To modernize the system for classified information. The bill is sponsored by senator moran and senator wyden and wood offers director of National Intelligence to set policies. This runs one hour 35 minutes. The hearing will come to order. This afternoon wicklund welcome gregory koch were having trouble getting linked in but hopefully we will resolve that here at w some point. Windows whatever third vote that is pending as well. Former rep john tierney from the Public Interest declaration declassification board will discuss declassification policy and in particular we will discuss striking vows in protecting our nation class i been to and ensuring Historical Documents can safely get their moment in the sun. I am prepared to do for my Opening Statement for the following reasons. Senator moran as the chair hearing at 330 thymic and has to vote. If its okayte with both of you because if i give my time to senator moran so we s can open with some comments since he joined a circuit of the sta
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Parts of the west bank will Benjamin Netanyahu is newly formed government heed those warnings will discuss its time to boost your news i. Q. More than 2 weeks after a botched beachfront invasion on the shores of venezuela to a u. S. Mercenaries captured by a bit of will military forces have again publicly admitted they had the backing from the u. S. Meantime on wednesday a special remote hearing a United Nations Security Council was held over accusations that the u. S. Was behind that failed coup attempt but while the u. S. Continues to deny its support of operation it did have some choice words for russia or his Rachel Blevins is joining us now to discuss the latest on this so rachel how did this hearing even come about so russia was actually become true calling for this hearing based on the letter that was submitted to the u. N. Security council by have been this way a law which was calling for some sort of response to this attempted to talk on their government take a listen to a por
Serving. Watch booktv this weekend on cspan2. So welcome. The scheduling of this book and panel is certainly timely given the rising crisis with iran. Look into that subject eventually, but the point of the book, entitled seven pillars, and the discussion is to look more broadly and more deeply at the drivers of instability in the middle east. From yemen to syria to iraq, and now with iran, the region more than ever seems in a permanent state of turmoil. Its become a land of endless wars. Tragically, despite decades of intense and often wellmeaning american attention and the expenditure billions of dollars, u. S. Policy has more often than not been a failure. Maybe the caveat more often than not is, its been absolute failure, if one accepts the basic aim was to foster stability and better life for the people of the region. Of course the ones ultimately responsible for a countries success or failure of the people who live there, but the catastrophe in todays middle east raises questions
European parliament for their growing concern of the situation in the two countries that is fixed featured in this debate as well as right here in this region. Is not an understatement to say the recent tensions have the potential over recent years by affecting the lives of millions of people. And for me to say one thing very clearly, i am committed to the European Union and to stop the current cycle of violence it must cease before it spirals out of control. Once again its also why with the Security Council line friday to receive a strong mandate to carry out all necessary diplomatic efforts to contribute to the escalations for political dialogue and more Regional Solutions these are the precise words the president of the European Commission has also been fully engaged in the escalation efforts. Mister president , in the past six weeks since last year, we have seen an increasing escalation of tension escalated with the iranian general Qassem Soleimani and then the attack from iran aga