for the united states. because of the items above, the military the partnership, israel came to be seen as a country that was mainly congruent with the united states and could be expected to act in a way that would be beneficial to us. an enduring example is when israel acted to eliminate the nuclear program of saddam hussein. it was an act that was publicly vilified and privately congratulated on the part of many in this town because it was seen as being congruent with what the united states saw as a threat and a response. the result of this was that israel came to be seen as a security producer in the region, not a security consumer. from that flowed the foreign aid that we give israel, the idea of qualitative edge, the promise that was given to israel under the reagan administration that israel would be provided with the type of military equipment that would allow its to stand and fight against the quantitatively more numerous adversaries in the region. there have obviously been tremendous changes in the

to the united states. my own reading it was not. my own reading is that turkey continues to play a similar role today. the game has changed because of the -- because of the uprising in syria. but turkey remains -- it remains a blot -- or at least a break on a tougher policy by the united states on the assad regime. and as turkey has somewhat supplanted iran and syria in the region, rather than being a moderating influence, it has taken up the mantle of anti-israeli -- of a leader of anti-israeli sentiment. it's continuing to legitimate hamas. it has worked to delegitimate policy. the united states recently decided to sell drones to the turks after the turks broke off the military relationship with the israeli and stopped -- and stopped receiving drones from the israelis, they turned to the irene and say you have to give us the drones and we said yes. i think it would have been a lot better had the united states signaled to turkey that the behavior in cairo, the hostility to israel, threatening israel in th

to the united states. i want to begin with wolf blitzer. what do you make of this? >> it's a huge development, brooke. it's not often that the united states is charging a for engovernment to assassinate an ambassador, especially a close ally, del al jaber. who is close to the king abdullah and was a recent guest here on cnn and he's well known behind the scenes. he plays an active role in promoting saudi interest in washington throughout the united states. he goes back to the kingdom all the time to brief the king and top officials of what is going on. he's well known. not a huge surprise that he's somebody that the iranian government, president ahmadinejad would hate, because the saudis and iranians have had a tough relationship over the years. the saudis are deeply concerned about iran's nuclear program and worry that it would endanger the saudi kingdom. there's a huge rivalry between iran and saudi as a result. it's a huge development when you see them make these allegations against the iranian governme

and the united states. the united states is now an old country. israel is still a very young one. the united states is a very large and powerful country, with worldwide interest and influence. israel is a very small one, and necessary more restricted in its influence as well as its interests. of course, israel's primary interest today and throughout most of its life has been injuring its contingent existence, a most serious interest that the u.s., i'm happy to say for the time being, does not have to worry about on its own behalf. we know from history that it is not uncommon for large countries to distinct interests of small ones, especially ones far away. i use this expression advisedly because it was an expression used by some 70 years ago, by neville chamberlain, prime minister of great britain when he used it in reference to the importance that czechoslovakia might have to the interest of great britain. czechoslovakia being a country not bigger and not much smaller than israel. one thing explains the st

united states to bring down the wrath of the united say so but the problem is is that the united states is deals irrationally with iran it's not a rational player when it comes to iran and this is this is just a part of that no one in iran believes this story i don't believe that many people in the united states believe the story but the fact that the u.s. government pushes such an absurd story i think it just shows that there's a very little hope for for a rational approach in any time in the future with iran in the near future at least what do you think about their man. i mean because again i mean professor marandi gave a pretty good detailed account of the story to date again you know what does the rand benefit from all of this i mean and the absurdity of it all unless more evidence comes out the ties it makes in a tighter case it looks like utter nonsense. as i said i think there's a lot about this case that does not smell right to me. but i think the point about reading spy novels i think that goes both ways i think if the claim that mr marandi seems to be making that the obama adm

united states to bring down the wrath of the united say so but the problem is is that the united states is deals irrationally with iran it's not a rational player when it comes to iran and this is this is just a part of that no one in iran believes this story i don't believe that many people in the united states believe this story but the fact that the u.s. government pushes such an absurd story i think it just shows that there's a very little hope for for a rational approach in any time in the future with iran in the near future at least what do you think about their man. i mean because again i mean professor marandi gave a pretty good detailed account of the story to date again you know what does the rand benefit from all of this i mean and the absurdity of it all unless more evidence comes out the ties it makes a tighter case it looks like utter nonsense. as i said i think there's a lot about this case that does not smell right to me. but i think the point about reading spy novels i think that goes both ways i think if the claim that mr marandi seems to be making that the obama admin

here in the united states. monsoue arab-siar who holds an iranian passport and was arrested last month in new york is accused of working with members of the arm of the iranian revolutionary guard corps to devise an international murder for hire scheme targeting the saudi arabian ambassador to the united states. according to the complaint filed today in the southern district of new york, abab siar orchestrated a $1.5 million assassination plot with golan shakori, a member of the force and other iranian coconspirators. the force is a member of the iranian revolutionary guard -- guard corps and is suspected of coalitions forces in iraq and was designated by the department of treasury in 2007 for providing material support to the taliban and other terrorist organizations. the conspiracy was conceived, sponsored and was directed from iran, which constitutes a flagrant violation of u.s. and international law, including a convention that explicitly protects diplomats from being harmed. in addition to holding these ind

united states to bring down the wrath of the united say so but the problem is is that the united states is deals irrationally with iran it's not a rational player when it comes to iran and this is this is just a part of that no one in iran believes this story i don't believe that many people in the united states believe this story but the fact that the u.s. government pushes such an absurd story i think it just shows that there is a very little hope for for a rational approach in any time in the future with iran in the near future at least when you think about their man. i mean because again i mean professor marandi gave a pretty good detailed account of the story to date again you know what does the rand benefit from all of this i mean and the absurdity of it all unless more evidence comes out the ties it makes it a tighter case it looks like utter nonsense. as i said i think there's a lot about this case that does not smell right to me. but i think the point about reading spy novels i think that goes both ways i think if the claim that mr marandi seems to be making that the obama admi

united states to bring down the wrath of the united states but the problem is that the united states is deals irrationally with iran it's not a rational player when it comes to iran and this is this is just a part of that no one in iran believes the story i don't believe that many people in the united states believe the story but the fact that the u.s. government pushes such an absurd story i think it just shows that there is a very little hope for for a rational approach in any time in the future with iran in the near future at least when you think about grandma. i mean because again i mean professor marandi gave a pretty good detailed account of the story today again you know what does the rand benefit from all of this i mean and the absurdity of it all unless more evidence comes out and ties it it makes a tighter case it looks like utter nonsense. as i said i think there's a lot about this case that does not smell right to me. but i think the point about reading spy novels i think that goes both ways i think if the claim that mr marandi seems to be making the obama administration

the united states? >> obviously the creation of jobs is one of the most important issues that face this country from the standpoint of how to get our family's strong again. i laid out two weeks ago a plan clearer on the energy side, 1.2 million jobs, by opening up those federal lands, by pulling back those regulations that are killing jobs, by rebuilding the epa into an agency that is therefore no other purpose than to work with cross-state issues or what have you. you can get this country working very quickly, but you need a country that -- you need a president that has a record of job creation. just like in my state, i would use four simple principles. keep the tax burden as like as you can on job creators. send a clear message of the regulatory front that you have a clear and predictable regulatory climate. have a legal system that does not allow for over-suing. you have to have a president that stands up and if a bill comes that spends more money than you have in, if they pull out a pen -- a preside

on the united states soil. according to documents that we filed today in court. akou according to the complaint, the approval to facilitate the wiring of approximately $100,000 into a bang account in the united states as a down payment for the attempted assassination. the complaint also states that in the days since the defendant's arrest, he has confessed to his participation in the alleged plot as well as provide other valuable information about the elements of the iranian government's role in it. the disruption of this alleged plot marks a significant achievement by our law enforcement and intelligence agencies as well as close cooperation of our partners in the mexican government. i want to commend the outstanding work of the agencies involved in this investigation and robert mull letter, who is with us today and the drug enforcement agency and michelle lynnheart. their agency worked closely with the southern district of new york over these many months to monitor this alleged conspiracy, obtain valuable inf

if you are not against the policies of the united states and if you are an ally of the united states or a permanent member of the security council, would the agency talk about iran in this way? that is clear. whoever is against the policies of the united states is either a terrorist or it is going to create a nuclear bomb or it is against human rights or it is a dictator. they must accept the era of colonialism is over. >> president ahmadinejad, i just want to be clear on the nuclear issue. katherine ashton says that negotiations could begin within weeks. is your government ready with your proposal and do you welcome negotiations? >> translator: certainly we are ready. certainly. we are always ready. and certainly we are going to talk about new proposals. we think dialogue is the solution. >> you have said there are no political prisoners in iran. the u.n. human rights report just suggested otherwise. what we do know is that leaders of the green movement, the people who ran against you, are essentially under house arrest and have not been heard from. so i guess my specific question i

united states in the world today. southern new hampshire is proud to welcome governor huntsman to our campus. [applause] >> bill, thank you very much. and anna, to you, thank you for your leadership and your willingness to host this event today. to governor tom rich, my great friend, someone who i admire and look up to, one of the great public servants of my generation, and to ambassador gray, it is an honor to be with you, my friend, and of course, mary kay who makes you both look a lot better with her sitting between you. [laughter] to state representative graham and driscoe and my good friend who does so much for veterans, it is, indeed, an honor to be here. it is my second time to southern new hampshire university. i was commencement speaker just a few short months ago. i am reminded of my chance to get a second show at this great institution. i am reminded of a bit of repartie that took place between george bernard shaw and church yill when church ill wasn't doing so well. shaw was in town for the play pigmallian

him to the united states up to two years in thailand and now they put him up on trial in the united states only to have both women embarrass the united states i don't think it's going to happen. for more on line analysis on the trouble still resonating throughout the arab world r.t. dot com footage and video reports across the region including the story swap as thousands of palestinian eyes a thousand palestinian prisoners held in israeli jails due to be freed in the coming days and it's all one israeli soldier live show. also on line president obama sends troops to central africa but there is concern that america's growing global military presence there may be turning into a military pressure. u.s. officials are scrambling to clarify claims of what they call for terrorist plot by iran on tuesday america said it had uncovered an iranian government plan to assassinate the saudi ambassador to the u.s. a delegation is now heading to russia china and turkey to provide evidence to back up the suspicion tehran denies the accusations washington says it is committed to holding the country a

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and the united states. judgment day for ukraine's democracy that was how some dubbed events in a key of course this week where former prime minister yulia timoshenko was awaiting the verdict over her a legit shady dealings and a gas deal with russia supporters to go to the streets in her defense before being dispersed by the police. three months of nonstop protests surrounding the case culminated in the biggest reminder yet of the all rings revolution in two thousand and four uprising which made him a shango a household name. now as then there were tens of thousands in the streets and they could anger and even naked activists this group staging another topless demonstration against both sides in the dispute up of the main drama was inside the court especially after the judge's country is what the court has ruled that the demand of not to mention to you is guilty under article three six five pounds three of the criminal code of ukraine and sentences her to seven years imprisonment under nizer the right to wo

by not always having the united states at the lead. and remember, the american name and democracy american style in the middle east is toxic. there is not a great deal of support for the administration right now in other arab spring countries. and if we got it right here, maybe that will trickle across the mediterranean, to egypt and to other countries who will say, you know, after all was said and done, the president got it right here, and we have to at least give the americans the credit they deserve, and that's what i'm hoping for. obviously, i would like to see arabs more supportive of the administration's policy in the middle east. >> absolutely. trickle-down foreign policy there. what do you think, though, about the future for libya? because we've been hearing throughout this broadcast, there are virtually no civic institutions. the structure of democracy has to be constructed from the ground upwards. are you concerned at all about the future for that country? >> well, of course. i've been to libya twice and i was supposed to be

on trial in the united states only to have women embarrass the united states i don't think it's going to happen investigative journalist daniel a student thank you thank you. you with us you live from moscow now some reports of accused boston police of beating up wolverine's taking part in a peaceful occupy boston protest offices moved in off the demonstrators expanded their footprint in the center of the city now the movement that started in new york is quickly spreading all look across the country with people objecting to big banks being bailed out at the expense of average americans. as the latest. what we know about the situation in boston thus far is about a fifty to one hundred protesters that have been arrested there's bakshi been such a mass a buzz word for where this movement in boston that there were two separate tampa areas where of protesters were demonstrating one of them got raided by the police just in maine we heard reports about of police officers actually breaking down the tents confiscating property the most i guess egregious act that we had witnessed was an actual

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united states is determined by the defense department there's an illusion that the united states and other western societies are markets is. based on free enterprise and so on that's only marginally true if you take a look at the core of the economy it's based on the state. the pentagon controls about five hundred billion dollars of funding a year and it uses that to control all of high technology industry the costs of the initial stages of technological development are all subsidized by the taxpayers through the system because the pentagon is publicly funded institution obviously you know half the federal budget now is devoted to things that are either military or intelligence or homeland security and all those bureaucracies feed a lot of contractors and the people making large amounts of money and why would they want to stop why would they not want to feed at the trough anymore the british historian e.p. thompson once said that it was misleading to say that the soviet union in the united states had military industrial complexes he said it was more accurate to say that they were mil

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threat to the united states? pat buchanan? >> no, i still think it's probably czar hero, but there's no doubt this guy is a major voice and he's a local operative. >> how many months will -- before -- >> i think the president can seal team 6 or somebody will get him. >> he's hot! >> if i were him -- >> i'd be nervous too! this is an important victory in the war against al-qaeda. >> liz? >> well, as i would say, i think it probably would help the president particularly in terms of countering this image of weakness that was developing in recent months and that has been very unhelpful to obama, so i think to the extent that they can get a bump out of this politically, that would be good. but as eleanor said, it's the economy, stupid. >> bump -- [not understandable] >> no, i don't think. i think this country is overwhelmed by the problems of the economy and joblessness, and the sense the economy is really still sliding. that's by far and away the number-one issue, seizing the american public and rightly in my glute h

here in the united states. mansor arbabsiar, a naturalized citizen who holds an iranian passport and was arrested last month in new york is accused of working with members of an arm of the iranian revolutionary guard corps to devise an international murder-for-hire scheme targeting the saudi arabian ambassador to the united states. according to the complaint filed today in the southern district of new york, he is alleged to have orchestrated a $1.5 million assassination plot with gholam shakuri and other iranian co-conspirators. now, the quds force is a unit of the iranian revolution yaer corps. it is also suspected of sponsoring attacks against the coalition forces in iraq and was designated by the department of treasury in 2007 for providing material support to the taliban and other terrorist organizations. the complaint alleges that this conspiracy was conceived, was sponsored and was directed from iran and constitutes a flagrant violation of u.s. and international law, including a convention that explicitly

the part of the united states. we will signal that the u.s. is recommitting itself to its partnerships that our word at the negotiating table can be trusted. very sadly over the past several years our partners could come to no other conclusion other than our word cannot be trusted at the negotiating table because of action taken a few years ago rejecting an opportunity for consideration of these agreements. mr. speaker, this rule puts in place a lengthy debate process during which the tremendous economic and geopolitical benefits of these three trade agreements will be discussed and the misinformation, the misinformation surrounding these agreements will be able to be refuted. that's why i think this is a very important debate. it's vitally important that we have this debate so that the facts can get on the table and the ability to refute specious arguments can be put forward and that's what's going to happen this evening and tomorrow leading up to the votes that we are going to cast. this rule provides, also, for

the part of the united states. we will signal that the u.s. is recommitting itself to its partnerships that our word at the negotiating table can be trusted. ry sadly over the past several years our partners could come to no other conclusion other than our word cannot be trusted at the negotiating table because of action taken a few yars ago rejecting an opportunity for consideration of these agreements. mr. speaker, this rule puts in place a lengthy debate process during which the tremendous economic and geopolitical benefits of these three trade agreements will be discussed and the misinformation, the misinformation surrounding these agreements will be able to be refuted. that's why i think this is very important debate. it's vitally important that we have this debate so that the facts can get on the table and the abilit to refute specious arguments can be put forward and that's what's going to happen this evening and tomorrow leading up to the votes that we are going to cast. this rule provides, also, for the co

in the united states in the media in the united states the big corporate media and the corporate politicians they're denouncing this movement they're lying about it they're saying oh it's a bunch of hippies they're on drugs you know all this kind of stuff we have ph d.'s we write books about this we're not uninformed we're more informed than those members of congress so this is this moment is going to keep growing and that's a good thing thank you thank you very much kevin thank you borrow send just remind them i guess on the show today where it kevin downer is the co-founder of the global exchange national human rights organization. who is joining us live from san francisco california and. director of the institute for global research and social movements and that's it for now from all of us who would be back with more first time comments are what's going on in and outside russia until then play on our team and take it. as a. player . mostly. bringing you the latest in science stem cell technology from around the world. we've got this huge earth covered. in india auntie's available in the g

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the united states? >> that's what we don't know. the contrast is so dramatic, what we require to execute someone in the united states is a very elaborate system of due process. here, the president signs a piece of paper, and it's a death sentence. and it's unreviewable by the courts. that does appear to be what the law is now. so far, the number of people targeted and the kind of people targeted have not generated any considerable protests. i don't think there are going to be any protests about this killing. as you point out, you know, the extrapolati extrapolation, the other possibilities are really chilling. >> it was interesting that awlaki's father tried to stop this from happening. the family doesn't have any kind of legal recourse at this point. they're not suing the u.s. government, are they? >> i don't think so. i think in theory, his estate could sue. but there are so many barriers to that, i think it's just a law school hypothetical. it's never going to happen. if they wanted to tap his phone

and the united states. judgment day for ukraine's democracy that was how some dubbed events in a key of court this week where former prime minister yulia timoshenko was awaiting the verdict over her a legit shady dealings in a gas deal with russia her supporters took to the streets in her defense before being dispersed by the police. three months of nonstop protests surrounding the case culminated in the biggest reminder yet of the orange revolution the two thousand and four uprising which made him a shango a household name. now as then there were tens of thousands in the streets naked anger and even naked activists this group staging another topless demonstration against all sides in the dispute. the main drama was inside the court especially after the judge's controversial verdict. the court has ruled that the demand of not to mention kill is guilty under article three six five pounds three of the criminal code of ukraine and sentences has a seven years imprisonment and denies of the right to work in civi

to the united states. what he's saying about links to the iranian government. stand by. >>> also, "the wall street journal's" european edition is hit by ethics allegations. details of the latest scandal to rock rupert murdoch's empire. >>> plus, a u.s. senator accused of plagerism. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> a visit by the south korean president overshadowed by the unfolding international drama surround i surrounding an alleged iranian terror plot. for the first time, president obama spoke at length about what the united states maintains was a plan to assassinate the saudi ambassador to the united states here in washington, d.c. let's go straight to jessica yellin. jessica, the president was asked about the links to the iranian government. what did he say today? >> he declined to say the highest levels of the iranian government had knowledge of it. he would not say that the nation's supreme leader or president was aware of it. >> i don't think the problem here jessica is that i h

far that have been imposed on iran have not had this sort of effect the united states the united states was looking for at the end of the day right now according to the i.m.f. iran's growth is is is is it is ok it has i think roughly three percent growth whereas the united states is not growing at all and neither is europe but the more pressure that the united states tries to impose upon iran the iranians will push back as well but the iranian regime in our audience will push back in what manner would they push back you talking all prices or. no i think that the iranians have many we need to put pressure on the united states look how this situation in the region is unfolding already you have all america's allies in the region are becoming more and more unstable and the only country really in the region that is stable is is iran. but if i could go back to a couple of more holes in accusations because i think it's very important for people to recognize that the united states is being dishonest because this is the united states is threatening rule of peace through its dishonesty. in additi

for hire scheme targeting to the united states. according to the complaint filed today in the southern district of new york, bob is alleged to have orchestrated a $1.5 million plot. >> it reads like the pages of a hollywood script, the impact would have been real and many lives would have been lost. they have no regard for their intended victims and citizens that might have been hurt or killed in the attempted assassination. >> nbc news's pete williams is following this story from detroit. good afternoon, pete. we know the state department regarded iran as being a state sponsor of terror since 1984. this is a ho rentous and evidence and manifestvation of the view. >> it's interesting that today at the news conference, none of the officials were willing to say this. they cent saying it was conceived, sponsored and direct and elements of the government. how high up in the government, either they aren't saying or they don't know. the broad outlines are clear the one you heard referred to by the attorney general was having conversation

and the united states. so, instead it should pursue a market determined remedy and an accelerated timetable for capital didn't liberalization and that would give beijing the economic tools it needs in a large and increasingly complex economy. i know convertibility and capital account reforms and an open -- and a more open financial system aren't popular in china. many in beijing believe these reforms will make china more, not less vulnerable to future crisis, but china can play defense or it can play offense, or if you prefer, china can continue its single-mined focus on it five year plan, slowly unrolling reforms, when it needs reforms today that into give beijing the tools to effectively respond to future crisis. in the fall of 2008, chain had just one tool to deal with a crisis. massive spending to support growth. and while, yes, that helped cushion the impact of the slower expects as global trade shrank, china's response would be years if it hat the full suite of financial poll skis that ultimately requ

what is the united states really number one. on challenge. where nobody can come close to our level of dominance or level. food growing oil production. in the capital there's only one thing i'm not a certain. problems on the left to the insiders and the insiders on the whole are committed to the us empire. and to run the world. they want nuclear threats. and so long as the leaders in the us are ard to committed to the use of nuclear weapons the rest of the world is going to keep theirs or get their. and the prospects for human survival are not great. and all those out of engaging in the surging of this university of forty three years. but i believe it was over the shape of the employer the u.c. system and its alignment is the modern weapons for little activity. i think it's absolutely wrong for any university to be involved in making weapons of mass destruction weapons that are illegal under international law weapons that by any definition of morality are immoral weapons that kill indiscriminately weapons that could destroy civilization and t

what is the united states really number one. on challenge. where nobody can come close to our level of dominance on a level. food growing oil production. human capital with only one thing and that is the. problems are left to the insiders and the insiders on the whole are committed to the u.s. empire. and to run the world. they want nuclear threats. and so long as the leaders in the us are are to committed to the use of nuclear weapons the rest of the world is going to keep theirs or get their. and the prospects for human survival are not great. and all those i've been using in the surging of this university of forty three years. that i've already told the shape of the employer the u.c. system. and entirely his the modern weapons for little activity. i think it's absolutely wrong for any university to be involved in making weapons of mass destruction weapons that are illegal under international law weapons that by any definition of morality are immoral weapons that kill indiscriminately weapons that could destroy civilization and they i serio

for the economic future of the united states. since we're not number one, the first person is going to ask a question. lucia diaz is an engineering student from the university of california. >> good afternoon. secretary duncan, i want to make a comment and i also want to express my concern about the state of our educational system. it's been mentioned before, you know, and studies show that the united states is not as competitive as it used to be. in europe and asia, students have been prepared in a better and more efficient way than in the united states, especially in science and mathematics. and we all know they're basic for the united states to be able to be a leader in the scientific world. however, my perception of reality is that instead of teaching students to think critically, logically and rationally independently they're being taught only to memorize, to follow instructions, and they don't question the instructions. so this is my question: are there any plans to reform the educational system, the teaching methods, in a

and the united states. judgment day for ukraine's democracy that was how some dubbed events in a key of court this week where former prime minister yulia timoshenko was awaiting the verdict over her alleged shady dealings in a gas deal with russia her supporters took to the streets in her defense before being dispersed by the police. three months of nonstop protests surrounding the case culminated in the biggest reminder yet of the orange revolution the two thousand and four uprising which made to go a household name. now as then there were tens of thousands in the streets naked anger and even naked activists this group staging another topless demonstration against all sides in the dispute but the main drama was inside the court especially after the judge's controversial verdict. the court has ruled that the demand of not to mention who is guilty under article three six five pounds three of the criminal code of ukraine and sentences her to seven years imprisonment under noise of the right to work in civil s

so far that have been imposed on iran have not had the sort of effect the united states the united states was looking for at the end of the day right now according to the i.m.f. iran's growth is is is is it is ok it has i think roughly three percent growth whereas the united states is not growing at all and neither is europe but the more pressure that the united states tries to impose upon iran the iranians will push back as well reliant on our audience will push back in what manner would they push back you talking all prices or no i think that the iranians have many we means to put pressure on the united states look how the situation in the region is unfolding already you have all america's allies in the region are becoming more and more unstable and the only country really in the region that is stable is is iran. but if i could go back to a couple of more holes in these accusations because i think it's very important for people to recognize that the united states is being dishonest because this is the united states is threatening world peace through its dishonesty. in addition to the tw

states we see it in iraq a country that never attacked the united states and goes back to iran to lead the regime change under most of that incident airplane cuba. goes on and on but what he also fails to recognize is the more people they kill and afghanistan and now in pakistan people get angry over that and that's why you have this perpetual war on terrorism that's why they would be attacking because of the occupation because of the killing this is what ron paul has pointed out they come over here to kill us stephen because the empire's over there killing them the best thing to do to stop this nonsense is dismantle this imperial machine i mean you look like you want to go right ahead. yeah see the thing is that. you know whatever designs the u.s. has right at the moment you know i think there are things which need to be put in context which is that box on one part son has to seriously look at non-state actors even if the u.s. leaves or does not leave. i would not agree with the notion that you know part of the or a large part of the non-state actors are that problem is there i mean i

united states is determined by the defense department there's an illusion that the united states and other western societies are markets. were based on free enterprise and some. that's only marginally true this you take a look at the poor. it's waste on the street to the pentagon controls about five hundred billion dollars of funding in a year and it uses that to control all of high technology industry the costs of the initial stages of technological development are all subsidized by the taxpayers through this system because the pentagon is publicly funded institution obviously you know half of the federal budget now is devoted to things that are either military or intelligence or homeland security and all of those bureaucracies feed or a lot of contractors and the people making large amounts of money and why would they want to stop why would they not want to feed at the trough anymore and british historian he. once said that it was misleading to say that the soviet union in the united states had military industrial complex and he said it was more accurate to say that they were milit

united states we see it in iraq a country that never attacked the united states goes back to iran the regime change under most of the incident airplane. goes on and on but what he also fails to recognize is the more people they kill in afghanistan and now in pakistan people get angry over that and that's why you have this perpetual war on terrorism that's why they would be attacking because of the occupation because of the killing this is what ron paul has pointed out they come over here to kill us stephen because the empire's over there killing them the best thing to do to stop this nonsense is you dismantle this imperial machine i mean you look like you want to go right ahead. yeah see the thing is that. you know whatever designs the u.s. has right at the moment you know i think there are things which need to be put in context which is the box on one park sun has to seriously look at non-state actors even if the u.s. leaves or does not leave. i would not agree with the notion that you know part of the or a large part of the non-state actors are that problem is there i mean it has be

on the united states. well, as i mentioned earlier, ten long years after that terrible september morning, the war continues. many of the administration's wartime policies adopted by president bush have been adopted by the current administration. while others have been eliminated altogether. and so as we continue this preserve the constitution series, we thought it entirely appropriate to revisit the role of the constitution and the common defense. as the title of today's panel asks, who insures america's national security? i can't think of two more qualified gentlemen to answer that question as they led the justice department during the critical times after 9/11. each is a devout student of the constitution, a patriot, and an extraordinary american. i am privileged and honored to call each of them a friend, and we are extremely pleased to have them with us today. our first panelist will be attorney general john ashcroft who served as the 79th attorney general of the united states during the administration

the united states? >> well, that's what we don't know and the contrast is, of course, so dramatic. you know, what we require to execute someone in the united states is a very elaborate system of due process. here, the president signs a piece of paper, and it's a death sentence. and it's unreviewable by the courts. that does appear to be what the law is now. so far, the number of people targeted and the kind of people targeted have not generated any considerable protests. and i certainly don't think there are going to be any protests about this killing. but, i mean, as you point out, you know, the extrapolation, the other possibilities are really chilling. >> yeah, i mean, it was interesting that awlaki's father tried to stop this from happening in the court. the family doesn't have any kind of legal recourse at this point. they're not suing the u.s. government, are they? >> i don't think so. i mean i suppose in theory his estate could sue. but there are so many barriers to that that i think it's just a

the part of the united states. we will signal that the u.s. is recommitting itself to its partnerships that our word at the negotiating table can be trusted. very sadly over the past several years our partners could come to no other conclusion other than our word cannot be trusted at the negotiating table because of action taken a few years ago rejecting an opportunity for consideration of these agreements. mr. speaker, this rule puts in place a lengthy debate process during which the tremendous economic and geopolitical benefits of these three trade agreements will be discussed and the misinformation, the misinformation surrounding these agreements will be able to be refuted. that's why i think this is a very important debate. it's vitally important that we have this debate so that the facts can get on the table and the ability to refute specious arguments can be put forward and that's what's going to happen this evening and tomorrow leading up to the votes that we are going to cast. this rule provides, also, for

here in the united states. we believe that it if -- even if at the highest levels there was not detailed operational knowledge there has to be accountability with respect to anybody in the iranian government engaging in this kind of activity. >> we'll continue the investigation and all of the facts available to us. the important thing is for iran to answer to the international community why anybody in their government is engaging in these kinds of activities. which, as i indicated before, are i think out of bounds for you know, not just a country like iran and that historically has been engaging in these kinds of activities, but you know, violates basic principles of how diplomats are dealt with for centuries. now, with respect to the jobs bill, i have said repeatedly that the single most important thing we can do for the economy right now is put people back to work right now. and we have put forward a jobs bill that independent economists, not my time or administration have said would grow the economy substant

for the united states, the challenge is different and simpler. we need to adjust, rebuild, instruct the security balances that will provide for an overall global equilibrium all along russia's periphery starting with northeast asia, around afghanistan come into the broader middle east, into europe, and even now in the arctic region which has become a new frontier. it will become a contested one because of changes in the climate. i would argue that the united states is better off and will have a better chance of creating these types of balances if there is a strong russian partner to deal with. it would be one of many in creating the regional balances. i think russia will be better able to create stability along the borders if it recognizes the necessity of a robust american presence along its periphery. the question is whether one can persuade washington and moscow to move in that direction. if we can, i think you can say u.s.-russian relationship will move towards what the bush administration would of called a qualitatively new relationship base

in the united states. so we want to thank you for the thorough review working for federal officials, state and local interest to make sure this process is surely that it appeared opportunities given to hear their views, but fundamentally it comes down to one direct question. is the approval of this pipeline in the national interest? in our view is the answer is overwhelmingly yes. this pipeline has two key aspects of the two touch on briefly. first to provide energy security for the minute tape that menino canada is our largest trading partner and we bring in more crude oil than any other nation in the world today. by expanding this opportunity, we can become more secure as a nation and and a thick cotton a here in north america to have our resources locally to fuel our economy and to provide for what it is our american citizens need. so this makes us more energy securities with the long-term. recent analysis shows and we combined canadian production, bringing us together with the keystone xl pipeline, cou

united states in the euro zone that's leading it. well we may be whether it happens this quarter or next quarter you know we're in for a very long period of capitalistic nation since we don't have the credit fueled consumerism. consumption going especially in the united states and imports of europe you know the picture doesn't look quite as bad in the united states as it does in europe at the moment. perhaps because the asperity isn't quite as heavy auto sales this month that actually increased and warren buffett said over the weekend that he thought that the economy was humming along side of the constructions they're coming along and i think in the longer term well i mean what is the job generation where is the job generation i mean it's very interesting to look at these numbers and stats but people are out of work and that's something that is not happening generating jobs dean if i can go to you i mean you can look at two consecutive quarters of negative growth fine that's a double dip recession ok but we're not getting any job gen