In ukraine. Rushes, calling, calling up more soldiers to join the fight. And the kremlin is organizing a sham referenda. Try to annex partially ukraine. An extremely significant violation of the un charter this raul, should she, these outrageous acts for what they are putting claims he had to act because russia was threatened, but no one threatened russia. Author vasquez to james bass has more. President biden, though invoking the un charter of the founding documents of the United Nations, which was set up 77 years ago saying that russia was breaching the very basic principle of the United Nation set up at the end, the world war 2 that you dont invade another country and take their territory. He said this war is about distinguishing ukraines right to exist as a state and ukrainians. Right . To exist as are people. And the address, the 193 countries there in the chamber that should make your blood run cold. And ive been small protests in russia as people there opposed the military mobil
And by contributions to your pbs station and viewers like here we go. Retired fourstar general wesley clark has seen war first hand. He has been as supreme allied commander and commander in chief during the kosovo war. He has written his fifth book, its called dont wait for the next war, as always, good to have you on the program. Thank you, very much tavis. Before i get in to the text, the book requires unpacking. When you say, as a title, dont way for the next war. You know where im going, right . It suggests to my mind that war has become so much of a part of our world and our way, whether we want to acknowledge it or not, you have a general, wesley clark saying, dont wait until the next one, as if to say, theres another one coming. That is not really what i wanted on say by the title. Its wiabout the fact that americans go their own way. We have a hard time thinking strategic in this country. We dont have a really strong president by constitution. Its checks and balances and separa
By suggesting one. Chairman carper, youre recognized. Mr. Chairman, to you, our friend, Ranking Member cummings, to our colleagues with whom dr. Coburn and i have worked including the fellow from utah, most recently on really surplus property, access properties, wasted properties. I have a prepared statement im going to ask if we could be included in the record. Without objection. Both of your statements will be required we are not running a clock on you. This isnt the senate. Bear that in mind. [laughter] i like to think, first of all thank you for this thing. Thank you for giving us a chance to participate. Last year when we were new in our positions as Ranking Member and chair of the Homeland Security Government Affairs committee we invited both you and represented coming to come and bleed off are hearing on reform. Im courage to report today i think dr. Coburn and i have been working on bipartisan legislation. I think we are close to hammering out the final details. Report on the b
And by contributions to your pbs station and viewers like here we go. Retired fourstar general wesley clark has seen war first hand. He has been as supreme allied commander and commander in chief during the kosovo war. He has written his fifth book, its called dont wait for the next war, as always, good to have you on the program. Thank you, very much tavis. Before i get in to the text, the book requires unpacking. When you say, as a title, dont way for the next war. You know where im going, right . It suggests to my mind that war has become so much of a part of our world and our way, whether we want to acknowledge it or not, you have a general, wesley clark saying, dont wait until the next one, as if to say, theres another one coming. That is not really what i wanted on say by the title. Its wiabout the fact that americans go their own way. We have a hard time thinking strategic in this country. We dont have a really strong president by constitution. Its checks and balances and separa
Comey refuses to criticize the broad collection of phone records of americans and defends the indefinite detention of americans deemed to be enemy combatants. He also explains why he signed off on a memo authorizing waterboarding loss serving under james ashcroft. We will speak to a former fbi agent. And then Bradley Manning on trial. The former chief prosecutor, morris davis, testifies for the defense. Colonel davis joins us today. First, a political crisis escalates in egypt. We go to cairo for a report from sharif Abdel Kouddous. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Spain has a knowledge their request from the u. S. Prompting the blockade of a plane carrying bolivian president and evo morales. The plane was grounded in austria for 14 hours after spain, france, portugal, and italy closed their airspace over false rumors that Edward Snowden was aboard. The Spanish Foreign minister confirmed for the first time the rumor came from the u. S. Government.