and they didn't lose to the american surge or the american tactics. they lost things to black and decker. what do i mean? black and decker power drills. if you find a corpse in iraq that had its head cut off it was killed by sunni militiamen. if he found a corpse power drills in the body dead was a signature of the shia militiamen. so you had in 2006 a really strong cooperation between the shia militiamen, the iraqi police and the iraqi army. they pounded and punished sunni neighborhoods to the point where sunnis began to depopulate baghdad. you have places like doherty in south baghdad, one set of wealthy neighborhood mix with majority sunni. when i visited in 2007 and was totally empty. thousands of homes, all of the clothes, kuchins orloff pots and everything but nobody was living there. sunnis were defeated, leaving 40 anbar, they were in syria and jordan. of course many shias were fleeing as well. and this was important to stress, six months before the surge, the sunni militiamen began to realize that lost. what this meant was they were also payi

the american commander began to describe the american occupation as a problem and our presence is creating antibodies. that was certainly true when the main struggle in iraq, we had resistance groups fighting the americans. by 2006 or even 2005 it wasn't just anti-american but the main circle was a civil war. the americans were always a couple years too late in their realization what was going on. in 2006 they began to pull out. you wouldn't see them anymore. it was occupied but not by any particular security force but what i talked about, people in weird uniforms. melissas at checkpoints and sunni muslims in city neighborhoods or she at neighborhood and warlords. it felt like somalia. americans are pulling out and their motto, the police and the army, we will stand down. the problem was the iraqi police and iraqi army were participants in the civil war on one side. americans pulled back and the iraqi army going into the city neighborhoods opening fire at random on houses and realized they were going to come in. this civil war could lead to a regional conflict. president bush, two years fr

american know as much about history as possible i don't think that's. a controversial and but let me just say one thing about american foreign policy which is that it is it is infused with david said with a kind of idealism and more out of the which certainly is not alone it's that this is a self-interest as is dominant but it does define self-interest in moralistic ways and that can lead to great tragedies and mistakes as well was great and triumphs ok david quick word before we go to the break go to another example all right go ahead and then we're going to david go ahead real quick to show you go to the break . yeah i'm talking about woodrow wilson in one thousand nine hundred nine hundred nineteen woodrow wilson could not open his mouth without saying that the united states alone had no selfish interests in the. inferior should be ok because the united states had the greatest interest of all which is that the emerging from the wall as the rich as soon as powerful nation in the world all right gentlemen i'm going to jump in here after a short break w

the only way americans could accept this projection of american power beyond american shores, first time with the barbary wars in the nineteenth century. first time americans projected power beyond american shores is 1898 and partly because we could afford to and partly because it was only 90 miles from florida. of someone said we need to protect american power 9,000 miles across the -- everyone would serve said you needed have your head examine. even william mckinley had to get on a map to figure out whether the philippines were. remember when you heard of the invasion of grenada in 1983 and the first thing of the newscasters had to figure out was where in the world is. this was the reaction of americans to the news that, or do we have won the first battle of the war because everyone was looking towards cuba. the philippines are way over there. the basic american attitude toward east asia from 1895 -- the first sign a japanese war. when they take over china and win this is a surprise to a lot of people because it is really big. japan is a country we need to pay attention to. nothing mor

american are as much about history as possible all right i think that's. a controversial and but let me just say one thing about american foreign policy which is that it is it is infused with david said with a kind of idealism and more our the which certainly is now. alone it's that is to say that it's self-interest is is dominant but it does define self-interest in moralistic ways and that can lead to great tragedies and mistakes as well was great ventures and triumphs ok david quick word before we go to the break going to be another example all right godfrey go ahead and then we're going to david go ahead real quick fish are we going to brag. yeah i'm talking about woodrow wilson in one thousand nine hundred nine hundred nineteen were two of us and could not open his mouth without saying that the united states alone had no selfish interests in the. inferior should europeans because the united states had the greatest interest of all which is that of the emerging from the wall as the richest in us powerful nation in the world all right gentlemen i'm going

health center and the native american aids project in celebrating american indian heritage month. we proudly celebrates the diversity out northern california by commemorating american indian heritage with more than 60 programs this year -- this month, in fact. these programs are highlighted in a guide along with listings of community resources and local events, and you can find that actkqed.org/ -- at kq ed.org/heritage. i wanted to point out a couple of films we have coming up on our films series. one is called "real injun" and it is an interesting trip through the history of north american native people as they have been portrayed in the history of movies from silent did today. the second explores the life and death of fred martina's and the spiritual nature and gender. two spirits is going to come on kqed television in june of 2011, but we are also sponsoring the american indian film festival this year, and that will be premiering at the festival i hink next week. then, just this past month in october, helped dialogue with a special theory from kqed public radio did a report on

health center and the native american aids project in celebrating american indian heritage month. we proudly celebrates the diversity out northern california by commemorating american indian heritage with more than 60 programs this year -- this month, in fact. these programs are highlighted in a guide along with listings of community resources and local events, and you can find that actkqed.org/ -- at kq ed.org/heritage. i wanted to point out a couple of films we have coming up on our films series. one is called "real injun" and it is an interesting trip through the history of north american native people as they have been portrayed in the history of movies from silent did today. the second explores the life and death of fred martina's and the spiritual nature and gender. two spirits is going to come on kqed television in june of 2011, but we are also sponsoring the american indian film festival this year, and that will be premiering at the festival i think next week. then, just this past month in october, helped dialogue with a special theory from kqed public radio did a report o

americans. besides providing care and prevention services for our community, we also strive to create a home for the most disenfranchised members of our community. those who are struggling with hiv, those who are struggling with alcohol and drug addiction. one of the things that we share with the honorees tonight is that we strive to create a sustainable and of the community. -- healthy community. i would like to present our fourth honorinee. marvin grew up in a rural community in arizona and has been living in san francisco for nine years. he is a member of the navajo nation and has dedicated his life to serving the usyouth of the community. by creating a true partnership with them and their families, he honors the building programs with community that highlights the role of leaders today and the potential to give back as global citizens of this ever increasingly connected world. marvin has influenced the development of progressive and youth-driven projects for generations to come. i like to in

american indians have the highest rate of diabetes and other americans 195% higher. native americans have the highest rates of alcoholism. suicide is one of the highest health disparities that impact our community. access to treatment and care is the lowest for native americans in san francisco alone. they are clearly underserved populations, the city and county of public health. one of the key issues to really underscore is why we're here. we're healthy, but we're here. i think one of the other important things to point out, it is not all american and alaskan natives. we have a post-colonial stress disorder. we don't come to city funded programs and therefore we must not exist or we are very healthy. that is not the case when you look at all of the other statistics. in talking about all of these health disparities, one of the key things that we helped speak to that we demonstrate when asking for funding, what is that we have to show need -- one is that we have to show need. we have statistics and numbers that really impact whether we are going to get funding or not.

americans. we will continue to do that and we appreciate your support as we build our new clinic for the native american population. it is my pleasure to introduce the third honoree. they are enrolled member of the great nation of montana. she is a great wife, sister, mother. the teacher and practitioner of cultural traditional wellness and spirituality. she has worked in various roles at the native american health center in san francisco. some of these roles include hiv outrage, medical assistance, and prevention work. she has had critical roles in spirituality and practitioners. she helps the agency address complex needs. they are reaching, finding, and assisting those most vulnerable. the most essential healing element is developing and fostering positive relations with community building activities, cultural arts, spiritual practices, community gatherings, and many more. once a timber 4, 2010, she received an award and was recognized as a cultural preservationist. she is one of the five co-

they put themselves in front of the american economy, the american worker, of american business, and everything else. we think that kind of foolishness is going to continue, hopefully not as much, but it will continue. we are going to work in the states to do locally and regionally what we can do to help create jobs, such as the 30/10 project in los angeles and hopefully work with those states and regional businesses to get things done -- to create jobs and put people back to work, whether it is small business, mid-size business, or large business, we are anxious to work in those areas to create jobs and get an economy that is humming. all of you have probably written at one time that the recession is over, but it is not over for the 50 million people that are unemployed. it is not over for about 11 million people that are under- employed. he will feel, until -- they will feel until we can put them back to work. that should be the definition and the yardstick that we judge everybody by -- how many jobs have you created? what have you done to put america back to work? that is the yard

for his words after the 1950's, americans were hungry for these words. over here. wait for the -- there's a woman behind you. wait a minute. >> when i went to school, i always thought about -- all the people in the world, being patriarches. when i think about that, that speech, i always remind myself, we are that, because i think what one -- he always made people come to the country for this. it is true. opportunity. well, it's another reason, but they never say it. if you ask them anything about the founding fathers, there's absolutely no interest. so i think about that speech still, americans ought to be more patriotic. whether you support anybody. that doesn't have to be -- go to the peace corps, do something, you know? think about what the values of the country should be. at least learn to speak english, if nothing else. or to think about what other people are doing for the country you know? >> well, kennedy tell that it was -- he felt as did robert kennedy in his campaign that they -- that one of the things that you did in a presidential campaign wa

could i have all the native americans please remain standing? all native americans, stand up. how about a big round of applause for our native americans here for native american heritage month in november. all you non-indians, just look around. this is what custer saw at the little bighorn, and you know what he said to his men? where did all these indians come from? once again, welcome to the sixth annual nida american heritage month celebration here at city hall. -- annual native american heritage month cicelebration. i would like to thank our host for this month, native american aids project, the mayor's office, the san francisco native american health center, and kqed public broadcasting. how about a big round of applause for our host? thank you. at this time, when indian people -- when we gather, we throw on our regalia, our outfits. we do not call them costumes. if you are from oklahoma, we call them in being close -- clothes. it is good to see all these dancers and singers as well, their families. when we gather like this, we start out with prayer, so please stand if you

militia it's americans against americans overwhelmingly because the americans who had settled in upper canada were at least 60% and perhaps two-thirds of upper canada's population by 1812. it's also a symbol war of irish people against irish people so it is a civil war within the british empire over whether the british empire extends river its subjects go in the world. and then finally is a civil war might involving native people who are on both sides of the border and of the war. ultimately by telling the story of this border land war, i want to say that it is less about some sort of nationality understood as ethnicity than it is as a contest between a republican the empire for the allegiance of diverse peoples who lived on both sides of the border. both republicans and here i am talking about people who ideologically are committed to a republican form of government. both republicans and loyalists and here i mean anybody who is committed to the mixed constitution of great britain. republicans and loyalists suspected the continent wasn't big enough for the rival systems. republika and

i irish american. i didn't know what a pure american was. none of my friends were pure americans. a lot of my friends were lebanese and from syria. i had yewish and irish american friends. all of our identities were mixed. my sense of being american was being in a mix of things. >> margaret could you also reflect in a prior conversation you talked about your father had a sense of where he came from and it was a little more difficult for your mom to articulate that? >> sure. mother's side is irish american my father come from a different heritage. he is a genealogy. he traced his family all the way back to the times when they moved from spain to a region of france. that's where his family came from as peasants in 1850. and for generations, his family members had been going back to this place to visit their distant cousins. they knew exactly where it was. i was thinking that was a year after my irish american family came here. why don't my irish american family know this information. i want to try to find out what it is. i didn't know at that time what i was undertaking. i heard it

, throughout american history? with that i would like to introduce our panelists starting from my far right but definitely not politically on the far right angela oh is the executive director of the western justice center and the western justice center is involved in conflict resolution. it brings different parties, different groups to the center for very candid discussions about race, about identity and about pluralism. some of you may know that angela also became a very outspoken figure during the 1992 unrest in los angeles and was really part of the process in los angeles. next to her is rashad hussain. rashad is president barack obama's envoy to the organization of islamic conference. he was formerly, is formerly also the deputy associate counsel to the president and he has received his jurist doctorate from yale university and a spinning gauge with several conversations here and abroad on the status of muslim americans and u.s. policy toward the muslim world. next to him is fernando kiera. fernando and i had t

, throughout american history? with that i would like to introduce our panelists starting from my far right but definitely not politically on the far right angela oh is the executive director of the western justice center and the western justice center is involved in conflict resolution. it brings different parties, different groups to the center for very candid discussions about race, about identity and about pluralism. some of you may know that angela also became a very outspoken figure during the 1992 unrest in los angeles and was really part of the process in los angeles. next to her is rashad hussain. rashad is president barack obama's envoy to the organization of islamic conference. he was formerly, is formerly also the deputy associate counsel to the president and he has received his jurist doctorate from yale university and a spinning gauge with several conversations here and abroad on the status of muslim americans and u.s. policy toward the muslim world. next to him is fernando kiera. fernando and i had t

-- a loyal and disloyal american. this she'lled must not be used. it stands as a state of sclugs that must be prepared topre tekt all citizens of prejudices. we are at a decision influencing the passage the act was not justified but resulted from race prejudice, and failed political leadership. for the rest of his life until his passing on march 30, 200 #, he dedicated himself to the education of the public particularly school children and young people about the history and standing up for the rights of others. on january 15, 1998. president clinton awarded him the presidential medal of freedom on behalf of all rights and liberties saying in ii 1942 an ordinary american took a stand. after being convicted for failing to report for relocation, he took his case all the way to the supreme court. the high courtroomed against him. 39 years later, he had his conviction returned to court giving him what he said he wanted most of all, the chance to feel like an american once again. some names of ordinary citizens came from mi

arab-americans are not the other. our community is not to be feared. our community is to be relied on. it is a rich community in culture and talent and heritage. we are the defendants of people who build great cities like casa blogging, baghdad, cairo, jerusalem, damascus -- casa blanca. we are the people of the world who have given the world great profits and religions. -- great prophets and religions. thank you. [applause] >> every year that i have been in city hall, i have tried to take an intern from the community and try to teach them the ways of politics to make sure we have leadership that keeps coming, so eventually, we have candidates for office. like when a friend on the school board. is she here? -- like winifred on the school board. a couple of years back, i was wise enough to bring on an intern that has made all the difference for our community, especially with arab heritage month. he worked so hard for last year's event and has made this year a success. we were really concerned about timing, and we were not sure he would get to it, and sh

it's for all americans. it's for all americans. it's the body that sits here that passes legislation that covers all americans. yet we are now next week going to be offered this piece of fraudulent hot air, it's house resolution 9. they'll say, yes we're repealing that, but we have this. and when you read h.r. 9, it's one page of nothing. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has ex-pired. mr. mcdermott: read it, you've got the weekend. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> ski unanimous consent to address the house out of ord. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you. mr. speaker, much of my district comprises forests managed by the u.s. forest service. over the past two years, i have received a growing volume of complaints protesting the increasingly exclusionary and elitest policies of this agency. these complaints charge the forest serv

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and what americans today don't realize is that at the time of the american revolution virginia and was a america's most important state. its largest, its riches richest, and most heavily populated state. it was huge. its borders stretch from chesapeake bay to the mississippi river valley, and northward beyond the great lakes. and its governors was north america most important, most civilian leader in the years before the constitution and the creation of a federal government. equivalent today of the governors of california, texas, pennsylvania, new york and massachusetts put together. he was the most powerful civilian leader. as urging his first governor, he saw to it history provided washington and his continental army with more financial and military aid than any other state. he helped washington win the war. it was henry who discovered the scandal behind the food shortages at valley forge and sent supplies to end the crisis. it was henry who uncovered and help thwart an attack of a group of ambitious officers to overthrow washington as commander-in-chief and effect a reconciliation w

they hispanic americans are probably the most violent group in american television. usually portrayed as doing harm to others or. in the so-called real world. in the world. over and over again. even though. over the. san diego. everything possible to prevent those committed by people who have no right to be here so without positive representations to balance the bad the meanest members of minority groups are allowed to stand in for all the rest creating it distorted and menacing picture that leaves viewers feeling under attack and reinforcing a mentality that feeds and feeds off of anger and rage he does not have the right to be a new study but that does nothing to do with. one of these really being deported here in a police chase devoid of the mean world creates people cultivating irrational fear and anger among those whose primary knowledge of latinos regardless of whether they're citizens or legal or illegal immigrants seems to come from media. nearly everybody back country and our stuff. this has nothing to do with you now it has something to do with the our coun

they hispanic americans are probably the most violent group in american television. latinos are usually portrayed as doing harm to others or is deserving of white violence and justice. and beyond the world of fiction in the so-called real world. with little in the world of t.v. . over and over again in popular programs. all in the context of a single issue. and . these one sided representations seem to have. more immigration. even though it is the f.b.i. the opposite seems to be the case with crime in historic low over the past ten years in major cities and border cities like los angeles new york chicago miami san diego and el paso where the immigrant population is actually at all time highs. we can't stop all murders rapes and deadly drunk driving accidents but our officials should be doing everything possible to prevent those committed by people who have no right to be here so without positive representations to balance the bad the meanest members of minority groups are allowed to stand in for all the rest creating it distorted and menacing picture that leaves view

a hispanic american are probably the most violent group in american television. hold still. latinos are usually portrayed as doing harm to others or is deserving of white violence and justice. and beyond the world of fiction in the so-called real world. with. little in the world of t.v. to balance the image. over and over again in popular talk programs where they're all in the context of a single issue. and . these one sided representations seem. more immigration. even though according to the f.b.i. the opposite seems to be the case with crime and historically over the past ten years in major cities and border cities like los angeles new york chicago miami san diego and el paso where the immigrant population is actually at all time highs. we can't stop all murders rapes and deadly drunk driving accidents but our officials should be doing everything possible to prevent those committed by people who have no right to be here so without positive representations to balance the bad the meanest members of minority groups are allowed to stand in for all the rest creating a distorted

african-americans and asian- americans. do you novak when the agent exclusion act, the chinese exclusion act was before congress in 1870, the first national leader to speak out against that was frederick douglass. the same man who fought against slavery. do you know that when the chinese exclusion act was voted on in congress, there was one black senator named blanche bruce, the only african-american in the u.s. senate, voted against it. similarly, we work side-by-side for semel -- civil rights and improve public education. in '86, and laundry owner sued the san francisco board of supervisors for a racially discriminatory law, and it brought equal protection to minorities, and that overturned the 1857 dread scott case, which held that minorities were not protected by the u.s. constitution. we have the landmark case of brown harris is board of education, 1954, to thank for equality in education. -- brown v. board of education. seven years later, the chinese community here worked shoulder to shoulder with the african- america

i believe in american exceptionalism. and i've been in many places over the world that you see this in action. and i've been in many places in america where you see this in action, where somebody selflessly takes care of other individuals. or lt night i was at the korean embassy and we were talking about what's taking ple in north korea. and one of the people working there at the south korean embassy was just amazed that people in the united states would care what happens to people in north korea. i said to one of the people with me were just saying that that's how we look at the wld. if somebody else is in bondage, if somebody else is in difficulty, we -- we feel that and we want to help out and deal with it. and that, to me, is part of what american exceptionalism is all about. this is a special place, and has a special calling, and if it isn't us doing it, in many cases around the world, it doesn't get done. i've been in the sudan and they aren't calling on the chinese to lead sudan into a freer time period. i've been

it's clear that the american people know more than our democratic leadership in regards to what americans want. obamacare eliminates millions of american jobs. cuts hundreds of millions of dollars from medare. taxes by almost $500 billion over 10 years for six years' worth of coverage. everybody knowthat the health care system's broken and that reform is needed. however the unconstitutional job-killing mandates of obamacare are not the answer. use resolution 9 is an important step in congress working with the american public to find real, meaningful solutions to our nation's health care needs. this is the people's house and we should be listening to the people. house resolution 9 will allow us to foster economic growth, job creation, lower health care premiums, and protect medicare. and inform the medical malpractice system that is bankrupting america. for all these reasons i am grateful for my colleague from california, mr. dreier, for introducing house resolution 9 and i'm proud to be an original co-sponsor of that resolution. with that, i yld back the balance of my time. the speaker pr