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>> russia, we strongly disagree with russia and pauappalled in veto. russia is a permanent member of the security council. does it have a veto. we'll contino ruia the way forw we will discuss it with all other nations. >> sir campbell, is it not clear that the exercise of the veto by any permanent member of the security council always comes at a cost and the shameful events of last saturday will be no exception to this principle? but in this case, isn't the immediate cost being paid in the broken bodied wrapped in burial sheets of children and the anguish of their parents? my right friend needs to urging. but the urgency with which he should fulfill the objectives he's properly set out. but can i say to him that i think he is most well placed when he takes the views that this should be the widest possible coalition of the willing throughout the world as indeed the vote in the security council emphasized so that the united nations was unable to do maybe achieved in a much broader basis, namely the maintenance of pressure upon syria. >> i absolutely agre
>> russia, we strongly disagree with russia and pauappalled in veto. russia is a permanent member of the security council. does it have a veto. we'll contino ruia the way forw we will discuss it with all other nations. >> sir campbell, is it not clear that the exercise of the veto by any permanent member of the security council always comes at a cost and the shameful events of last saturday will be no exception to this principle? but in this case, isn't the immediate cost being paid...
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at the moment russia agreeing to an arms embargo, russia continues to sell arms to the regime. russia has many close interests, allied to those of the assad regime. a naval base and they are an important customer. there has been an important customer for russian arms. this is no doubt one of the factors. the prospect of the comment is very small. >> sir roger gale? >> do you have any suggestion that russia's failure to support human rights in syria might be construed by some as incompatible with russia's own membership of the council of europe? >> well, i will give consideration to all the points that are being raised at russia. i think that is the best thing for me to say. i will make sure that the will be understood anyway. my first preference in how we're going o conduct our discussions with russia now is for me to do so directly with the russian foreign minister. as well as any contact with the ambassador that we may have. >> all the action of russia and china is completely inexcusable and no one in this house has tried to defend it or justify it in any way, can i take the
at the moment russia agreeing to an arms embargo, russia continues to sell arms to the regime. russia has many close interests, allied to those of the assad regime. a naval base and they are an important customer. there has been an important customer for russian arms. this is no doubt one of the factors. the prospect of the comment is very small. >> sir roger gale? >> do you have any suggestion that russia's failure to support human rights in syria might be construed by some as...
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because the energy of this country, virtually every aspect of our country and of russia was dedicated to pursuit of the cold war. >> george, you and tanya remember on some weekends we had enough crowds to break down the fences almost. 60,000 people would come in in this ten-acre site. and one day another one of the russian staff up there who we all knew was the kgb man, and he came rushing in on a weekend. and up the stairs, very excited. and i -- my russian was fair, but not good. and so i pulled -- we had several translators who were russian. part of the russian staff. i said, what's the matter? so she took me a little bit aside while he was sputtering on the steps and said, you know, he's used to -- when he's around around tells people what to do, that they, you know, they feel that he should -- that they would do that. they understand who he is. he said, but here they feel that it is america, and they're on american grounds. and the only people who they obey are the americans. i had designed this button which actually is my original button, all of us wore them, and it was mcclella
because the energy of this country, virtually every aspect of our country and of russia was dedicated to pursuit of the cold war. >> george, you and tanya remember on some weekends we had enough crowds to break down the fences almost. 60,000 people would come in in this ten-acre site. and one day another one of the russian staff up there who we all knew was the kgb man, and he came rushing in on a weekend. and up the stairs, very excited. and i -- my russian was fair, but not good. and so...
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we have a lot of work to do with russia. i should add, i think i've already gone almost as long as i need to. there's another dimension to the motivation here. doesn't lead us to withdraw the bush plan but there's a russia improvement aspect to this strategy. namely you may know if you follow this that as early as spring of 2009, president obama and vice president biden have spoken about russia reset strategy. when we came in, russia was very bad, invade in '08, russians were upset about nato, clinton administration, upset, wide variety of -- very upset with the withdrawal, even if it was legally fine. and part of the obama approach has been to improve relations with russia, not to just be a good guy and get along better but for very concrete objectives. because on the nuclear side, the american position under obama is that the proliferation of nuclear weapons to other country and their use by terrorists, nuclear terrorism is now, in fact, the top threat, top security threat to the united states. it's not the threat of 3,000
we have a lot of work to do with russia. i should add, i think i've already gone almost as long as i need to. there's another dimension to the motivation here. doesn't lead us to withdraw the bush plan but there's a russia improvement aspect to this strategy. namely you may know if you follow this that as early as spring of 2009, president obama and vice president biden have spoken about russia reset strategy. when we came in, russia was very bad, invade in '08, russians were upset about nato,...
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i don't think the old order will work in russia. i think when the thousands of people willing to turn out in a bitter, bitter moscow cold in january or february is a great testament to some profound change that i believe is going on in russia. >> thank you bother thank you v shaheen. i have a few or the end of round two and depending if any other first, in response to a question about how long an israeli military attack on iran would postpone iran getting a bomb, secretary of defense panetta said that at best it might postpone it one, possibly two years. does the intelligence committee agree with that? >> i don't disagree with it but there are a lot of factors that, you know, that could play here. how effective such an attack was and what the targets were and what the rate of recovery might be. so there are a lot of issues there that could affect a guess. >> has the intelligence committee made an estimate of that issue? how long it would take to resume after an israeli military attack? >> we have not come up with a single number bec
i don't think the old order will work in russia. i think when the thousands of people willing to turn out in a bitter, bitter moscow cold in january or february is a great testament to some profound change that i believe is going on in russia. >> thank you bother thank you v shaheen. i have a few or the end of round two and depending if any other first, in response to a question about how long an israeli military attack on iran would postpone iran getting a bomb, secretary of defense...
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let me focus at the start on russia. there will be coming before the congress important work to be done in order for american businesses to benefit from russia's membership in the wto. the united states is very much in the interest of the kind of rules based economic system that we think benefits americans and that we're very keen on establishing firmly for the 21st century. so we'reve the congress vote to grant permanent normal trade relations to russia because it's a vote to create american jobs. for u.s. businesses, farmers and workers to receive the maximum o the wto, we have to give unconditional permanent normal trading relations treatment to russian goods that we provide to all wto members. that commitment requires us to terminate the application of the jackson vannic amendment. and jackson vannic achieved its historic purpose by helping thousands of jews emigrate from the soviet union and jackson vannic is not any longer the kind of active tool we need to promote universal human rights vis-a-vis russia. because w
let me focus at the start on russia. there will be coming before the congress important work to be done in order for american businesses to benefit from russia's membership in the wto. the united states is very much in the interest of the kind of rules based economic system that we think benefits americans and that we're very keen on establishing firmly for the 21st century. so we'reve the congress vote to grant permanent normal trade relations to russia because it's a vote to create american...
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i was talking earlier with harold about the issue of russia. i want to at least touch on a little of why the russians are concerned. phase 4 of the european phase adaptive approach is really designed it defend the united states, not europe. up three phase iii that's europe, phase iv tcontinental united states. i assume engage on remote, a standard missile 3 block 2b of different speeds. this shows the defended footprint going against an iranian icbm. let's assume we have icbm. this is the maximum range i've assumed here slicing through the united states. 4.5 kilometers a second, which is very fast for defending europe. this the defended area in here. you really cannot protect the united states. if i increase that speed to 5 kilometers a second, now i can do a good job defending eastern part of the united states but the west coast is a little bit out of the footprint. i haven't shown you capability of fort greeley, which can defend this whole area. five kilometers a second, forward site could defend east coast, fort greeley, west coast. if you w
i was talking earlier with harold about the issue of russia. i want to at least touch on a little of why the russians are concerned. phase 4 of the european phase adaptive approach is really designed it defend the united states, not europe. up three phase iii that's europe, phase iv tcontinental united states. i assume engage on remote, a standard missile 3 block 2b of different speeds. this shows the defended footprint going against an iranian icbm. let's assume we have icbm. this is the...
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get above 5, 5.5, 6 kilometers per second, the problem is you start potentially poseing a threat to russia. you cannot have your cake and eat it to. you can't defend from europe against iranian icbms without potentially encroaching on russian capability. though in my mind you don't encroach on it very much. most of the concerns are political. airborne infrared, space-based infrared, good sensors. you need more than one or two radars and nato radars, by the way, the french are developing radars, germans, others, hopefully they will contribute to the system. multiple radars and rapid control system. i think that's it. yeah. so that's the kind of capability the system could have. there's several key pillars required to really make this thing work fairly well, which i believe it could. >> thanks. >> thank you, dean. that was very helpful. i'm personally left with the question of you've given defense every benefit of the doubt, everything works as you said, yet it doesn't threaten russians very much until phase 4. i tend to come down where you come down, russian objections are much more politic
get above 5, 5.5, 6 kilometers per second, the problem is you start potentially poseing a threat to russia. you cannot have your cake and eat it to. you can't defend from europe against iranian icbms without potentially encroaching on russian capability. though in my mind you don't encroach on it very much. most of the concerns are political. airborne infrared, space-based infrared, good sensors. you need more than one or two radars and nato radars, by the way, the french are developing radars,...
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this is no longer true now in russia but was true during the communist period. >> i think you may be right about reading literature and novels, i think the russian culture is steeped on it. their news was totally censored. >> they were restricted. >> the u.s. had freedom of information and we had that. >> things like voa, voice of america, they loved that and the jazz program that we pushed through on voa, it was very tough for them. we had much more access to information than they did. >> did any of you get to know i think we had three black guides? >> sure. >> one was a great buddy of mine, yes. >> they would come up and that is where they didn't want to go to the exhibition, they would ask them aren't you persecuted, have you ever had anyone lynched, all kind of ignorant questions because they didn't have nl. one of their fathers was a doctor. >> one was norris garnett. i can't remember his background. >> went into usia later. it wants hard for them they were pummelled with questions, being black and trying to represent america, what are you doing here, how come you're representin
this is no longer true now in russia but was true during the communist period. >> i think you may be right about reading literature and novels, i think the russian culture is steeped on it. their news was totally censored. >> they were restricted. >> the u.s. had freedom of information and we had that. >> things like voa, voice of america, they loved that and the jazz program that we pushed through on voa, it was very tough for them. we had much more access to...
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the number two source of growth was russia, which grew by about 500,000 barrels per day. north dakota is an important part of this story. today north dakota produces about as much as ecuador. ek what door is a member of oaf peck. i don't want to suggest north dakota is going to join opec but it gives you a sense of how big the increase has been. looking out over the next decade, when we look at the potential for the u.s. and canada combined, we see the potential for u.s. and canadian production from 2008 to 2020, over that 12-year period to grow by more than 40 billion barrels per day. that's the potential. it's significant specific we've seen peek demand. we deblooe demand fo -- imports in 2020 are likely to be well below what they were as they were in 2005. have you seen the price of oil was $20 in 2020? given the demand supply trends, the import bill for oil could be about $182 billion less than what it would otherwise be. that $182 billion is about one third of the 2011 trade deficit. this increases in u.s. production and canadian production are not guaranteed. impact
the number two source of growth was russia, which grew by about 500,000 barrels per day. north dakota is an important part of this story. today north dakota produces about as much as ecuador. ek what door is a member of oaf peck. i don't want to suggest north dakota is going to join opec but it gives you a sense of how big the increase has been. looking out over the next decade, when we look at the potential for the u.s. and canada combined, we see the potential for u.s. and canadian production...
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sortly we will be considering whether to grant them to russia as the united states looks at russia joining the world trade organization. that presents an opportunity for us to advance the aspirations of the people of russia. >> it is time and it may be controversial, but it's time we recognize that the inclusion put a spotlight on the world of the oppressive practices of the former soviet union. as we move to pntr, we would like to get your view as to how to use the opportunity. assistant secretary gordon was quoted when responding to what congress might do on pntr, on human rights he said we will see what congress demands. i would hope we can working to o the issue and welcome your thoughts as to how to use this opportunity. >> first, let me commend you for your long work on behalf of the held sinky commission and the interest in the osce which i believe not only played an important historical role, but still has a role to play in maintaining emphasis on human rights. promoting universal human rights is one of the highest priorities for the united states around the world. we engage on beh
sortly we will be considering whether to grant them to russia as the united states looks at russia joining the world trade organization. that presents an opportunity for us to advance the aspirations of the people of russia. >> it is time and it may be controversial, but it's time we recognize that the inclusion put a spotlight on the world of the oppressive practices of the former soviet union. as we move to pntr, we would like to get your view as to how to use the opportunity. assistant...
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and her comments today saying that russia and other members of the u.n. security council need to decide which side they are on. this is "washington today" on c-span radio. the president today traveling to falls church, virginia, conceding that his earlier housing programs have fallen short. ben feller is writing the story for the associated press. pointing out that the president proposed a "vast expansion of government assistance to homeowners" to make lower lending rates a possibility for millions of borrowers who have not been able to get out of what many view of burdensome mortgages. the president's proposal is laden with election politics and faces a difficult path in congress. the president wants to pay for this plan by raising fees on some of the nation's largest banks, fees that would increase about $5 billion to $10 billion to help homeowners who are essentially under water. particularly in battleground states like nevada and florida where the primary was yesterday, and nevada caucuses on saturday. the president himself drew attention to politics
and her comments today saying that russia and other members of the u.n. security council need to decide which side they are on. this is "washington today" on c-span radio. the president today traveling to falls church, virginia, conceding that his earlier housing programs have fallen short. ben feller is writing the story for the associated press. pointing out that the president proposed a "vast expansion of government assistance to homeowners" to make lower lending rates a...
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in terms of russia -- what? you know, we will set a side the rest of your question. in terms of the resolution at the u.n., chinese and russian motivations. there's a long standing strategic partnership between russia and syria that i think was an important part of their decision to veto, that is far less meaningful in the chinese case, the chinese expressed support for the arab league resolution and told the friends group that they would support the arab league resolution that they voted against in the security council in just a few weeks ago. it had a great deal to do with principals of global government and the maintenance of international order in which they are determined to prevent the west from organizations for oversight of global governments. if you read this altrticle, the are chinese spokesmen who make the case, there are underlying principals of global governance at stake in this vote and we expressed our views on that and not permitting the west to define this for the international community p that is why they back tracked so quickly in this period immed
in terms of russia -- what? you know, we will set a side the rest of your question. in terms of the resolution at the u.n., chinese and russian motivations. there's a long standing strategic partnership between russia and syria that i think was an important part of their decision to veto, that is far less meaningful in the chinese case, the chinese expressed support for the arab league resolution and told the friends group that they would support the arab league resolution that they voted...
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canada, and russia. we don't believe actually brazil will be able to add a lot of barrels this year. there is one uncertainty that we haven't talked about, which is iraq. baghdad maintains an optimistic outlook on production growth of around 500,000 to 600,000 barrel per day in 2012. in our view, the iraqi government forecast is over optimistic, given the security condition on the ground. we also have to remember we're basically lost two small countries in the recent months from production sudan, recently, syria, a couple months ago. we might still have problems in libya and nigeria, they're not solved. the supply risk are still abundant, even if we still believe we can have a million barrels per day of growth from non-opec crude and liquids and opec liquids. we also need to talk about iran and the impact of sanctions. when we look at the potential countries that iran could divert its european supply to, we actually don't see a lot of them, and we don't see a lot of countries willing to be more reliant o
canada, and russia. we don't believe actually brazil will be able to add a lot of barrels this year. there is one uncertainty that we haven't talked about, which is iraq. baghdad maintains an optimistic outlook on production growth of around 500,000 to 600,000 barrel per day in 2012. in our view, the iraqi government forecast is over optimistic, given the security condition on the ground. we also have to remember we're basically lost two small countries in the recent months from production...
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india, china, brazil, possibly russia. add to these the present economic great powers, the united states and japan, and if the federalists get their way, a european superstate with its own independent, foreign and defense policy separate from and perhaps enimical to the united states what we see here in the year 2096 an unstable world in which there are more than half a dozen great powers, all with their own clients, all vulnerable if they stand alone, all capable of increasing their power and influence if they form the right kind of alliance, and all engaged willy-nilly in maneuvers to show their relative positions improve rather than deteriorate. in other words, 2096 might look like 1914 played on a somewhat larger stage. this need not come to pass if the atlantic alliance remains as it is today. in essence, america as the dominant power surrounded by allies which generally follow her lead. such are the realities of population, resources, technology and capital, that if america remains the dominant partner in a united we
india, china, brazil, possibly russia. add to these the present economic great powers, the united states and japan, and if the federalists get their way, a european superstate with its own independent, foreign and defense policy separate from and perhaps enimical to the united states what we see here in the year 2096 an unstable world in which there are more than half a dozen great powers, all with their own clients, all vulnerable if they stand alone, all capable of increasing their power and...
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the more cooperative superpower relationship between the united states and russia. the spread of democracy and civil society in eastern europe and the baltics. better prospects for solving regional conflicts like those in south africa and the middle east once soviet mischief making had been removed. the discrediting of social economic planning by the exposure of its disastrous consequence necessary russia and eastern europe, and the removal of soviet obstruction on the united nations and its agencies. these were, and still are, real benefits for which we should be grateful. in the euphoria, which accompanied the cold war's end, just what is church hill's private secretary called the hiatus of 1944 to 1946, we failed to notice other, less appealing consequences of the peace. like a giant refrigerator that had finally broken down after years of poor maintenance, the soviet empire in its collapse released all the ills of ethnic, social and political backwardness which it had frozen in suspended animation for so long. suddenly, border disputes between the successor stat
the more cooperative superpower relationship between the united states and russia. the spread of democracy and civil society in eastern europe and the baltics. better prospects for solving regional conflicts like those in south africa and the middle east once soviet mischief making had been removed. the discrediting of social economic planning by the exposure of its disastrous consequence necessary russia and eastern europe, and the removal of soviet obstruction on the united nations and its...
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russia was considered the menace of communism. he made a racial argument as to why america should stay out of the war and a religious argument. what was his religion argument? who america to war? >> he believed that the jews was pushing a boil that wasn't good. >> he even said that. it was the jews that were pushing the united states into involvement in these european quarrels. the republicans, however, how much time is left? 11 minutes. perfect. get right to pearl harbor. the republicans didn't dominate an isolationist. there were isolationist running but they didn't have much popular appeal. then they nominate this guy. one of the few true dark horse nominees. remember dark house nominee is someone who unexpectedly getting the nomination. who is this guy? >> wendall wilkey. >> what was he? >> a businessman. not an isolationist and represented the business sietd of opposition to the new deal but not an isolationist. as other nominees began to falt falter, he was supported. came out of nowhere to win the republican nomination. the
russia was considered the menace of communism. he made a racial argument as to why america should stay out of the war and a religious argument. what was his religion argument? who america to war? >> he believed that the jews was pushing a boil that wasn't good. >> he even said that. it was the jews that were pushing the united states into involvement in these european quarrels. the republicans, however, how much time is left? 11 minutes. perfect. get right to pearl harbor. the...
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phase three does not threaten the russia whatsoever, from europe. if you think of phase three as the polish deployment, no threat whatsoever. if you put the ships off the coast of the united states, then it could do something but that's not what the russians have complained about yet. >> that's not true. we wrote a paper, published it under the federation of american scientists. we looked extensively at the potential that united states could draw these ships back off the coast and defend the country. at least in principle. i want to be clear that in practice, i don't think the system is going to work at all. it's just another way to pump money out of your pockets through a defense ministry. but the four kilometer, 4 1/2 kilometer could easily defend the united states in theory. to argue that an adversary has the capability but won't use it because they just won't choose to, the phase that they approach is supposed to be adaptive by putting it on ships so they can move it all over the place. i think that's in the ballistic missile defense review. so
phase three does not threaten the russia whatsoever, from europe. if you think of phase three as the polish deployment, no threat whatsoever. if you put the ships off the coast of the united states, then it could do something but that's not what the russians have complained about yet. >> that's not true. we wrote a paper, published it under the federation of american scientists. we looked extensively at the potential that united states could draw these ships back off the coast and defend...
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. >> that's hard to do with russia not cooperating. >> what is russia's -- is this some grand historical thing? is it autonomy with the relation with syria? is it lavrov ore putin? let's put it this way. putin was focused on what was going on in the streets of moscow. correct. >> putin is focused on what will happen on march 1st and then afterwards, he's thinking about what's the kind of government that he will put together. his preoccupation is on the inside. there will may be a kind of investigation that putin is seen as wanting always internationally to demonstrate russian independence. the only naval base they have in the middle east isser issia, but you would think if you take a step back and if you're russia and want to preserve a position in syria, the only way you will preserve a position in syria is being on the right side of history and where this is headed. the longer you are seen as helping to prop up a anded basically what is now a killing machine and the way assad treated this vote was a license to unleash and if you look at -- i don't know how many people looked at the vid
. >> that's hard to do with russia not cooperating. >> what is russia's -- is this some grand historical thing? is it autonomy with the relation with syria? is it lavrov ore putin? let's put it this way. putin was focused on what was going on in the streets of moscow. correct. >> putin is focused on what will happen on march 1st and then afterwards, he's thinking about what's the kind of government that he will put together. his preoccupation is on the inside. there will may...
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it isn't going to make sense to the participating countries, whether it be russia or america. i believe the problem that we have with the international space station is that nobody in america is really understanding what is going on there, why we are doing this, we have done a very poor job of selling this program. and i believe it is going to go the way of the lunar program. it's going to go the way of skylab. but the problem is, you can't just walk out after the mission's over because you have this massive device up in earth orbit that has to be brought down in a controlled fashion. and it is again, a horrible waste of financial resources within the united states, within russia, within the participating countries. the fact is that we have to come to a business-like set of agreements with the russians in the same fashion we have with the other participating countries -- europe, japan and canada, and we have not yet established that kind of relationship. we continue to make excuses for the financial problems they've got. we continue to make excuses for the lack of deliveries.
it isn't going to make sense to the participating countries, whether it be russia or america. i believe the problem that we have with the international space station is that nobody in america is really understanding what is going on there, why we are doing this, we have done a very poor job of selling this program. and i believe it is going to go the way of the lunar program. it's going to go the way of skylab. but the problem is, you can't just walk out after the mission's over because you...
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we also know that russia and china have probed our electricity grid to find vulnerabilities. our economy hinges on our reliable flow of power with losses that go into the billions of dollars with every major blackout. our national security also depends upon it. since 99% of the electricity used to power our military facilities, including critical strategic command assets comes from the commercially-operated grid. last september, i asked all five commissioners on the federal energy regulatory commission under our jurisdiction to name the number one threat to electricity reliability. all five commissioners agreed, cyber threats are the number one threat to the grid. in 2009, the full energy and commerce committee unanimously passed the grid act, which i authored along with chairman upton. that bill gave ferc, the authority to quickly issue grid security orders or rules that vul vulnerabilities or threats have not been adequately addressed in the industry. it was killed in the senate. all five fe are everyone c commissioners agreed that giving ferc this authority would increase
we also know that russia and china have probed our electricity grid to find vulnerabilities. our economy hinges on our reliable flow of power with losses that go into the billions of dollars with every major blackout. our national security also depends upon it. since 99% of the electricity used to power our military facilities, including critical strategic command assets comes from the commercially-operated grid. last september, i asked all five commissioners on the federal energy regulatory...
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that was represented by japan and russia. russia was considered an asiatic country. of course, the menace of communism. so he made a very racialized argument as to why america should stay out of the war, and he also made a religious argument with respect to the war. what was his religious argument? who was pushing america to war? >> he was basically anti-semitic and he believed the jews were pushing a policy that wasn't good for americans. >> he said, this may be good for the jews, but it's not good for america, saying jews weren't real americans. it was the jews that were pushing the united states into involvement in these european quarrels for their own selfish . the republicans, however -- how much time is left? >> 11 minutes. >> 11 minutes. get right to pearl harbor. the republicans, however, didn't dominate. an isolationist, somewhat surprising. there were isolationists running, but they haven't did much popular appeal. so they nominated this guy. one of the few true dark horse nominees in america. a dark horse nominee is someone who unexpectedly gets the nomina
that was represented by japan and russia. russia was considered an asiatic country. of course, the menace of communism. so he made a very racialized argument as to why america should stay out of the war, and he also made a religious argument with respect to the war. what was his religious argument? who was pushing america to war? >> he was basically anti-semitic and he believed the jews were pushing a policy that wasn't good for americans. >> he said, this may be good for the jews,...
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. >> impending elections in russia, mr. putin came clean to bolster the domestic upon polls for a show of strength. there is one possible explanation for the use of the russian veet yto. >> this may be a factor in the russian veto. they are coming up to elections. i think a stronger factor is that they have had a long alliance with the assad regime. they do have, as i mentioned earlier, a naval base there. they have sold large quantities of arms there. they do feel committed to support the assad regime. that is something that they should change their mind b circumstances have changed. and so we'll continue to work on them on that whether or not it's before or after their election on march 4th. >> mr. jay johnson? >> mr. speaker, it's welcomed news that india came off the fence in support of the resolution marking an end to three decades of that country's ties with the assad family. but what extent did new delhi dilute the text so they make any mention of automatic measures in the event of noncompliance? >> like my honorable
. >> impending elections in russia, mr. putin came clean to bolster the domestic upon polls for a show of strength. there is one possible explanation for the use of the russian veet yto. >> this may be a factor in the russian veto. they are coming up to elections. i think a stronger factor is that they have had a long alliance with the assad regime. they do have, as i mentioned earlier, a naval base there. they have sold large quantities of arms there. they do feel committed to...
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khrushchev, i lived in russia, among russians for years, so i have this. in my bones i feel about khrushchev for all his bluster about communism was some butter on the bread. he's shown here as a guy pounding at the un and he wasn't a very diplomatic guy and certainly did some nasty things and we did some nasty things. but essentially khrushchev wanted peace. eisenhower wanted peace. could we have cooled it? yes, we could have cooled it. do you realize during the cold war we produced 72,000 atomic weapons? am i exaggerating? does this have relevance to today? i leave that to you to judgment. we produced 72,000 atomic weapons. how do we, as a country, respond to challenge? are we paranoic? did a single politician say cool it, wouldn't he be accused of being soft on communism and lose elections? you can -- nobody knows more than i the faults of the soviet union and the responsibility for starting the cold war. but i want to say we often leapt down there in the pit with them and behaved just as badly as they did. >> i'm not sure i believe that. >> they were s
khrushchev, i lived in russia, among russians for years, so i have this. in my bones i feel about khrushchev for all his bluster about communism was some butter on the bread. he's shown here as a guy pounding at the un and he wasn't a very diplomatic guy and certainly did some nasty things and we did some nasty things. but essentially khrushchev wanted peace. eisenhower wanted peace. could we have cooled it? yes, we could have cooled it. do you realize during the cold war we produced 72,000...
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i've got clients, american clients in russia. and it's amazing. from '93 -- have you all been back a lot? from '93 when it was like the wild west to today, i mean, you got a growing middle class there with cars and the traffic like you've never seen. apartments. you know, moscow's got a couple of hiltons, a couple of marriotts. i stayed -- remember the in tourist hotel where they give you a towel like a wash cloth? that has been replaced by the ritz carlton. i mean, the whole thing -- it's one of the most expensive cities in the world now. the interchange, and if you see the amount of travel at the airports. if you go, you see the russian citizens coming to the u.s. and vice versa back and forth, it's a healthy -- very good, healthy thing. i don't want to leave that 72,000 -- you're in the old days, my friend. you're back 50 years. you're talking about now. we've got -- >> no. i said that's what we produced during the cold war. >> i know. but it's -- that's -- you keep harping on that. it's not fair to the united states. we're trying, and the russ
i've got clients, american clients in russia. and it's amazing. from '93 -- have you all been back a lot? from '93 when it was like the wild west to today, i mean, you got a growing middle class there with cars and the traffic like you've never seen. apartments. you know, moscow's got a couple of hiltons, a couple of marriotts. i stayed -- remember the in tourist hotel where they give you a towel like a wash cloth? that has been replaced by the ritz carlton. i mean, the whole thing -- it's one...
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the national counter intelligence checkive stated that entities operating from within china and in russia are responsible for the massive and routine theft of u.s. commercial and military technology and that could threaten our national security and our prosperity. it is important to know what our intelligence community regards this economic espionage as, whether it is a significant national security threat, and also whether that view is shared by our policymakers and whether china would believe that we are just bluffi ining if we talk ab ending normal trade relations with the economic espionage and counterfeiting and theft of our spe intellectual property to end. we have arranged for a closed session in room s.b.c. 217 following this open session in the event that such a closed session is necessary. senator mccain. >> thank you, mr. chairman and let me join you in welcoming general clamper and general burgess and thanking them for their many years of distinguished service. i also want to take this opportunity to express our enormous gratitude to the men and women of our intelligence commu
the national counter intelligence checkive stated that entities operating from within china and in russia are responsible for the massive and routine theft of u.s. commercial and military technology and that could threaten our national security and our prosperity. it is important to know what our intelligence community regards this economic espionage as, whether it is a significant national security threat, and also whether that view is shared by our policymakers and whether china would believe...
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national counterintelligence executive report we issued in october, which called out both china and russia as our primary concerns and particularly with respect to the chinese and theft of intellectual property, of course, much of which occurs in the private sector. i know the bill is quite lengthy, some 270 pages. i have not read it all. the important thing for me was the preseps that it addresses, which delineates roles of the various components of the government to include the department of homeland security which has an important role to play here. it defines what i feel is a good balance of -- in the relationship with the private sector and how intrucive the government is going to be, which is certainly an issue. most importantly protect civil liberties and privacy. i'm sure there are other provisions in the bill that -- that some might take issue with but the preseps are important in terms of the balance between protection and freedom. >> i appreciate what you said. part of the problem as we go forward is so much of the vulnerability we have and even the attacks that are occurring no
national counterintelligence executive report we issued in october, which called out both china and russia as our primary concerns and particularly with respect to the chinese and theft of intellectual property, of course, much of which occurs in the private sector. i know the bill is quite lengthy, some 270 pages. i have not read it all. the important thing for me was the preseps that it addresses, which delineates roles of the various components of the government to include the department of...
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if we have like in russia, we will destroy human personality. there is discussion at howard school of religion that this is the kind of ways that a revolution has to be fought in the long run, a revolution has to be empowered through this force -- sole force that keeps human personality intact. war destroys relationships, period. how do you bring those back? that was a theological concern for thurman, mays at howard and more for the students. i really want to push that with all three of these persons working at the issue of community. not only from an ethical perspective but from a deeply theological perspective. it's not an approach as the need to indoctrinate doctrine and dogma for one's ethical engagement, it's an embodied theology and the process by which one is entering into diversity with other faiths, religions. people with multiplicity of ideas of approaches. the approach to working at building community is grounded in a theology that is taking the issue of personality which is usually. -- crucial to king's approach in boston personalism
if we have like in russia, we will destroy human personality. there is discussion at howard school of religion that this is the kind of ways that a revolution has to be fought in the long run, a revolution has to be empowered through this force -- sole force that keeps human personality intact. war destroys relationships, period. how do you bring those back? that was a theological concern for thurman, mays at howard and more for the students. i really want to push that with all three of these...
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so there's also because of a potential election in russia and a lot of electoral issues in russia that affect everything they say. it's true elsewhere. and on the third point i agree completely with dean's point. but if you extrapolate further, what's the point of having it with any countries. that's just a foolish -- >> that's not what he said. >> wehe said why would we do it? so, if they -- if we don't care -- if we think it's fruitless for them to consider using these weapons, politically or militarily, then we should being agnostic or indifferent. i just think, if you're in a position of real responsibility in government, we have to really make decisions and not copy it from the outside and you really have the weight of responsibility on your shoulder, part of the weight of the nation's security on your shoulders. then you're going to be more cautious than more cavalier about such threats. especially from a regime, such as regime that's in ter ran or pyongyang. >> speaking of a person who caught from the inside, one of the problems -- how many years ago was that, ted? you mentioned
so there's also because of a potential election in russia and a lot of electoral issues in russia that affect everything they say. it's true elsewhere. and on the third point i agree completely with dean's point. but if you extrapolate further, what's the point of having it with any countries. that's just a foolish -- >> that's not what he said. >> wehe said why would we do it? so, if they -- if we don't care -- if we think it's fruitless for them to consider using these weapons,...
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, and he told me that pepsi now has from that beginning employs 30,000 people in russia, been expanding. >> they do vodka, too. >> that is how they get paid. >> let's get the next picture, please. tanya, tell us how you ended up meeting pat nixon. >> again, this was not planned, i was just working in front of the house, and all of a sudden she came up with a group, small group and came up and wanted to see things and she was delightful. very very pleasant person. it was very nice to talk with her, it was easy, very nice, simple person, not complicated, not stand offish, i remember her distinctly as being very pleasant and the crowds liked her. stayed for a little while then she walked through. >> now, the next big moment of course is the -- let's look at the next picture. >> we took them in the studio the cameramen were ready, they stopped there, and were talking which became in effect a debate on, there were two debates, everybody thinks there was one. one in the rca color studio, and that was captured on television, and later on moved through. >> what was supposed to happen we're goin
, and he told me that pepsi now has from that beginning employs 30,000 people in russia, been expanding. >> they do vodka, too. >> that is how they get paid. >> let's get the next picture, please. tanya, tell us how you ended up meeting pat nixon. >> again, this was not planned, i was just working in front of the house, and all of a sudden she came up with a group, small group and came up and wanted to see things and she was delightful. very very pleasant person. it was...
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the technological problems aren't going to go away, but we still want russia as a partner. but we also have to set up the game plan that is going the work for the next five, ten, 15 years. >> do you think it is possible to establish such a game plan? >> i believe that there is enough in space for all participants that, yes, we can establish such a game plan. we have to move beyond what i would say are the national -- i'd say almost ethnic relationships for building a relationship in space. russians verses americans. we have to look into it. what is good for our nation in a broader sense. what is good for our industry. what is good for our scientists. we have to move beyond the boundaries we've got. but to do that we have to have a better framework and we don't have it. >> one thing we do have today is the work horse, something called space shuttle. and you worked on that, and now the shuttles have flown in an immense number of flights very successfully. would you like to talk a little about shuttle? >> i love the shuttle. john young said it's a magnificent flying machine. i
the technological problems aren't going to go away, but we still want russia as a partner. but we also have to set up the game plan that is going the work for the next five, ten, 15 years. >> do you think it is possible to establish such a game plan? >> i believe that there is enough in space for all participants that, yes, we can establish such a game plan. we have to move beyond what i would say are the national -- i'd say almost ethnic relationships for building a relationship in...
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steve said i'm not opposed to militaryizing the opposition, as far as russia, i mean the russian ties to the families. if you think about a counter fa factual, the russians will not have a solid partner, and i think they will not have the base they have in other places and so on. the structural issues play a bigger role. about the u.n. and the opposition and the resolution, i have very little good things to say about the syrian national council, i support the other branch of the opposition which is kind of led by the national coordinating bodies that oppose the regime and opposes military int intervention. >> so, final words. um, well, i think to speak of the militarization without anying that any militarization will bring foreign intervention will be mistaken, that means that there will be turkish intervention, american intervention and saudi and so on, and the continued iranian intervention, we have seen that already from the iranian and hezbollah's side. hezbollah has been said to be sending fighters but i've not seen anything to support that. but the leader of the resistance stand
steve said i'm not opposed to militaryizing the opposition, as far as russia, i mean the russian ties to the families. if you think about a counter fa factual, the russians will not have a solid partner, and i think they will not have the base they have in other places and so on. the structural issues play a bigger role. about the u.n. and the opposition and the resolution, i have very little good things to say about the syrian national council, i support the other branch of the opposition...
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after the regrettable veto and the security council by russia and china earlier this month, the u.n. general assembly voted overwhelmingly as did the united states senate to condemn the syrian regime's brutal use of force against civilians. during this upheaval, our government must pay special attention to serious weapons of mass destruction. in egypt, the difficult transition to a democratic civilian government has been marked by changing timelines, protests and sectarian violence. given this tentative transition, when resources are -- or what resources should be spent on building institutions, certainly our debate and the egyptian authorities would choose to harass the work of the civil society organizations, focused on elections and government transparency. i look forward to secretary clinton's update on efforts to secure the release of those facing trial for their work on behalf of democracy. amidst these changes in the region, we face the ongoing threats to peace and the global economy posed by iran. as iran government continues to fight the will of the international community f
after the regrettable veto and the security council by russia and china earlier this month, the u.n. general assembly voted overwhelmingly as did the united states senate to condemn the syrian regime's brutal use of force against civilians. during this upheaval, our government must pay special attention to serious weapons of mass destruction. in egypt, the difficult transition to a democratic civilian government has been marked by changing timelines, protests and sectarian violence. given this...
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nation states, primarily china and russia, have this policy and others do also. we're going to get intellectual capital, because we're worried about the massive casualty or protecting a clearance rather than harnessing the information and sharing it in a way that we could do the maximum benefit for the nation. i think as it's a national security issue. i think it's a national economic issuement and we' issue. we're not fully embracing it. the bills are insufficient. >> until we respond, there is no disincentive for that activity to occur. one thing i'm sure there will be questions on the national security agency assuming what could be perceived as a greater role not only overseas but domestically. >> overseas, there is not much pushback. >> the question is, if it moves at network speeds and goes from one side of the globe to the other in less than a second do, we want to empower nsa to look at domestic networks tofi bad things? wait a minute. that is monitoring. or you can say well it is scanning. you can find this lots of ways. you can also make it illegal to lo
nation states, primarily china and russia, have this policy and others do also. we're going to get intellectual capital, because we're worried about the massive casualty or protecting a clearance rather than harnessing the information and sharing it in a way that we could do the maximum benefit for the nation. i think as it's a national security issue. i think it's a national economic issuement and we' issue. we're not fully embracing it. the bills are insufficient. >> until we respond,...
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exports to russia could double over the next five years. this will create new jobs in all sectors. this budget would extend tax provisions that expired in 2011. these include deductions for college tuition and state and local sales taxes. and it has a tax credit for research and development, and we should extend that tax credit now. we need to end the cycle of year to year extension, we should work together to net comprehensive tax reform, and make the tax code fairer and more predictable. this budget takes a step in the direction by making the 2001, 2003 tax cuts for middle class americans permanent. providing permanent state tax relief and solving the problem of the alternative minimum tax. we cannot stop there. uncertainty is not the only program, the tax code is as thick as a dozen bibles. we need to simplify it and close loop high schools. we must ensure that it helps businesses compete in the global economy and create jobs. i look forward to working with my colleagues to create a better tax system that meets our needs. the president makes much needed investment in america's i
exports to russia could double over the next five years. this will create new jobs in all sectors. this budget would extend tax provisions that expired in 2011. these include deductions for college tuition and state and local sales taxes. and it has a tax credit for research and development, and we should extend that tax credit now. we need to end the cycle of year to year extension, we should work together to net comprehensive tax reform, and make the tax code fairer and more predictable. this...
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and i hope that russia will come and work with us to try to resolve it. >> thank you so much. madame secretary, if i could yield one minute to mr. johnson who is patiently waiting there. i don't want to end the meeting without him having an opportunity. >> thank you so much, mr. chairman. it's a real quick question, madame secretary, and thank you for being here today. with the growing economy and vast foreign reserves, it would seem that beijing has more than enough money to deal with many of the issues that u.s. foreign aid sports like it's own citizens' health issues. borrowing money from the chinese government to spend back in china on health programs seems a particularly bad use of u.s. government funds especially as americans struggle to cover their own rising health care costs. why are we proposing $2 million in support of health programs in china when the chinese hold an estimated $1.2 trillion of u.s. debt? >> well, congressman, the remaining aid that we are asking for goes to what we consider to be transnational issues in which we have a stake. it was united states a
and i hope that russia will come and work with us to try to resolve it. >> thank you so much. madame secretary, if i could yield one minute to mr. johnson who is patiently waiting there. i don't want to end the meeting without him having an opportunity. >> thank you so much, mr. chairman. it's a real quick question, madame secretary, and thank you for being here today. with the growing economy and vast foreign reserves, it would seem that beijing has more than enough money to deal...
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china and russia have been focused on this approach for quite some time. the arms control argument works as reagan said trust but verify. the atrib u bugattribute is dif. that is debilitating economically and for national security. let's -- please. >> can i just make a comment about information sharing? i feel so strongly about this issue. if it's not required, it won't happen. niso sounds look a nice idea. but bureaucracies will not put information into the system unless they're forced to do so. what i do mean fwha? i grew up in the navy. 30 years, loved the navy. had a great time. the navy's view of the world was we have our own ground force. we have our own airplanes and all these ships. why do we need the army or air force? and so our whole mental attitude was we were not going to cooperate with those guys. they're competing for funding that we want, we need to build ships. that was our argument. so we went to great extremes not to participate in anything joint. well, the legislature led by senator goldwater and nichols said, you know, this is just not
china and russia have been focused on this approach for quite some time. the arms control argument works as reagan said trust but verify. the atrib u bugattribute is dif. that is debilitating economically and for national security. let's -- please. >> can i just make a comment about information sharing? i feel so strongly about this issue. if it's not required, it won't happen. niso sounds look a nice idea. but bureaucracies will not put information into the system unless they're forced...
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russia, as we talked about in the last couple of days opposes the language that could lead to military intervention or potential regime change. >>> well, the new york times reporting on a developing story this afternoon of secretary of state leon panetta sending an end date for u.s. troops in afghanistan for 2013. elizabeth brumiller is in brussels and says that is a major milestone to ending the troops in afghanistan saying that the secretary will end the combat by 2013 which is a year before all scheduled troops are to come home. they cast the decision as an orderly step of a withdrawal process long planned by the u.s. and the allies. and france saying they will pull out of afghanistan within the next year, but however "the new york times" says that this is the first time that the u.s. has put a date on the central role in afghanistan. the defense secretary's words were reflecting the president's e eagerness to bring to the close of two grinding ground wars that he inherited from the bush administration. you can find out more on nytimes.com. >>> let's begin with the president's comme
russia, as we talked about in the last couple of days opposes the language that could lead to military intervention or potential regime change. >>> well, the new york times reporting on a developing story this afternoon of secretary of state leon panetta sending an end date for u.s. troops in afghanistan for 2013. elizabeth brumiller is in brussels and says that is a major milestone to ending the troops in afghanistan saying that the secretary will end the combat by 2013 which is a...
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then there are actors out there that have the capability, russia, and china, but people don't believe they have the intent. this to me is -- we can go back to the cold war metaphor. right now i think russia have however many thousands of nuclear warheads point add the united states. it's negligent for us as a government and a a defense architecture to not defend ourselves against the possibility of that threat. it's the same thing in sib her, except arguably worse where you have a bunch of cyber weapons pointed at us, but i think most security experts could assess that there are already cyber tools that are p put into our networks by our adversaries and are waiting for the switch to be flipped for an attack to be carried out. it would be negligent to address those threats, and to do so the government has to work with critical infrastructure to ensure they achieve a certain level of security. that's what our bill tries to do, and that's why we believe that fills in where the market doesn't work is so important. >> tell me one thing i want to underscore before jumping into questions. ni
then there are actors out there that have the capability, russia, and china, but people don't believe they have the intent. this to me is -- we can go back to the cold war metaphor. right now i think russia have however many thousands of nuclear warheads point add the united states. it's negligent for us as a government and a a defense architecture to not defend ourselves against the possibility of that threat. it's the same thing in sib her, except arguably worse where you have a bunch of...
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petersburg in russia. they are associated with a czar with the linkage that this czar is roughly the same time as lincoln. the russians wanted to create an exhibit that linked lincoln to their czar. >> so the great coat itself is in this larger box. however the condition the coat is in right now, the left sleeve is detached from it. the smaller box holds that sleeve. soon after the assassination, huh relic hunters and souvenir hunter who is wanted pieces of it. the people were trying to cutoff tiny speess of it and the owner alfonso dunn was cutting off pieces himself and giving them to people so when the park service received it in 1968, it was already in unfortunately very, very delicate condition. we found this approach helps so that we can preserve it. that's our priority. preserve it for present and future generations. at the same time we want to get to see it and enjoy it and having it up so the maximum amount of people can do that. >> we are checking for particulates. >> what do you mean by particul
petersburg in russia. they are associated with a czar with the linkage that this czar is roughly the same time as lincoln. the russians wanted to create an exhibit that linked lincoln to their czar. >> so the great coat itself is in this larger box. however the condition the coat is in right now, the left sleeve is detached from it. the smaller box holds that sleeve. soon after the assassination, huh relic hunters and souvenir hunter who is wanted pieces of it. the people were trying to...
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and international studies, turkey's foreign minister is here to talk about the up uprisings in syria, russia and china a vetoed a resolution seeking to stop the violence in that nation. there's a resolution that is sought to the tensions in syria. we expect it to shortly and we will have live coverage on it when it does. >>> president obama signed a nuclear arms reduction treaty after radification was signed, and we will hear from officials from the state department and secretary of state forearms control, that will begin at 1: 00 eastern and you can see it live on our companion station, c-span2. >>> we expect this meeting to start any moment. obama is expected to speak on the religious institutions having to cover birth control for women free of charge, the administration announced last month that religious affiliated employers had to include birth control as part of their employment. the president will make an announcement this afternoon, and we are hoping to bring that to you live on the cpsan networks. >>. >>> okay, ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for coming. my name is john henry. i
and international studies, turkey's foreign minister is here to talk about the up uprisings in syria, russia and china a vetoed a resolution seeking to stop the violence in that nation. there's a resolution that is sought to the tensions in syria. we expect it to shortly and we will have live coverage on it when it does. >>> president obama signed a nuclear arms reduction treaty after radification was signed, and we will hear from officials from the state department and secretary of...
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and will the world go into a violent revolution such as russia was and a civil war or is there another methodology? and one of the things i was struck by is that at howard at the school of religion was the center of this talk about gandhi. between mortechai johnson who calls gandhi the little brown man and is this -- this is the way we can have a social revolution that meets up with the idea that we don't want to destroy human personality. we don't want to destroy human personali personality. if we dominate we will destroy human personality. there is discussion at howard school of religion that this is the kind of ways that a revolution has to be fought in the long run, a revolution has to be empowered through this force -- sole force that keeps human personality intact. war destroys relationships, period. how do you bring those back? that was a theological concern for mays, howard and more for the students. i really want to push that with all three of these persons working at the issue of community. from a deeply theological perspective. it's not an approach as the rationale for ethic
and will the world go into a violent revolution such as russia was and a civil war or is there another methodology? and one of the things i was struck by is that at howard at the school of religion was the center of this talk about gandhi. between mortechai johnson who calls gandhi the little brown man and is this -- this is the way we can have a social revolution that meets up with the idea that we don't want to destroy human personality. we don't want to destroy human personali personality....
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petersburg at the hermitage in russia with material from the fords theater associated with a czar who -- the linkage is that this czar is the czar that freed the serfs roughly the same time as lincoln freed the slaves, so the russians wanted to create an exhibit that linked lincoln to their czar. >> so, the great coat itself is in this larger box. however, the condition of the coat is in right now, the left sleeve is detached from it, and so the smaller box holds that sleeve. soon after the assassination you had relic hunters and souvenir hunters who immediately wanted pieces of it. people immediately were trying to cut off tiny pieces of it. its owner alfonzo dun was cn cu off pieces himself and giving it to people so when the park service received it in 1968 it was already in unfortunately very, very delicate condition. so, we've found this approach helped so we can preserve it. that's our priority, preserve it for the present and future generations. at the same time we do want to make sure that people actually get to see it and enjoy it by having it up during the spring we've made
petersburg at the hermitage in russia with material from the fords theater associated with a czar who -- the linkage is that this czar is the czar that freed the serfs roughly the same time as lincoln freed the slaves, so the russians wanted to create an exhibit that linked lincoln to their czar. >> so, the great coat itself is in this larger box. however, the condition of the coat is in right now, the left sleeve is detached from it, and so the smaller box holds that sleeve. soon after...