Internet and find themself spart, you see people who have had no training, no association with it, including americans, who go on the internet and find themself s themselves enthralled because of whatever lost souls they are or because of the violence with isil and selfradicalize and unfortunately undertake to do violence. So you see that spectrum there. You do see some effort by isil, meaning isil in syria and iraq to command and control, but its not exclusively that way. I say all this because thats very distinctly different from the al qaeda model. The al qaeda model was a very hierarchical, very clear command and control type terrorist enemy. And that meant they had discipline and it meant they could take on big things like 9 11, but it also meant that when we started to go after them they were vulnerable to attacks on the command and control structure and on their logistics structure. Isils more resilient because it is more decentralized and informal in that kind of sense. Takes a
We addressed those to director munoz and greg starr. Today agreed at the meeting to improve coordination and collaboration. At a later date in a meeting with director munoz, she developed colleagues to work with senior colleagues in d. S. We believe the coordination is improving, certainly in washington. We are not able to speak to the relationship in the field. Thank you. I want to see if i can put this in context a little bit. Ambassador hayes, i would like to ask questions from the view of the Inspector Generals office. I understand staffing attica bull increased since 2002. Is that right . Thats correct. In 2009 there was bipartisan support for a drastic increase in troops and civilian personnel. They commonly called that a surge. Construction contracts. I would like to understand how state plans to adapt to such changes. Explaining that the total number of american personnel working for the americans in 2008 to a peak of more than 1340 in fiscal year 2012. Is that all correct . Is
Discuss the future of television technology. A Government Accountability Office Report has found that construction of a new u. S. Embassy in kabul afghanistan, has gone 27 overbudget. Gao and state Department Officials testified about the project at a House Oversight committee hearing. Republican Jason Chaffetz chairs this three and a half hour hearing. Committee on oversight and government reform will come to order. I appreciate you being here as we have a hearing today regarding the Construction Costs and delays of the United States embassy in kabul, afghanistan. The chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. I appreciate you being here. This is an important topic. We have so Many Americans who have given their lives in afghanistan, who have sacrificed away from their families to serve the United States of america and our interests there. We have a duty and a obligation to make sure that they are well housed, that they are safe, that they are secure, that theyre able to do
Decades or more and the policy has failed. We ought to try Something Else not just continue applying that same model to new substances. Thats just me. Mr. Wooldridge. In talking about alcohol in the period of alcohol prohibition, bootleg dhol was adulterated with methyl alcohol and other compounds and drinkers were blinded and people were paralyzed and there was a term called jake leg which was a kind of paralysis in which people were perm nentsly injured from their use of alcohol and that, of course, we know is the function of prohibition and not of the legal control. Are these drugs harmful . The evidence is of people who present themselves to the police and so on yes, these seem to be quite harmful. They are harmful as a consequence of the market distortions that Law Enforcement creates for the drugs that people want to get and there was an article in the New York Times magazine this sunday, i didnt want to use these drugs, but theyre easier to get and theyre being represented as be
Head to head in New Hampshire the democratic president ial hopefuls square off in the final debate before the crucial primary, welcome to your world this morning, im stephanie sy. Im del walters and things heated on the campaign trail with four days before the first of the nation category and pulling out the stops to win over voters. Bernie is leading Hillary Clinton by a wide margin in New Hampshire and as we report clinton tried to close that gap last night saying she is the candidate who can get things done. A progressive is someone who makes progress, that is what i intend to do. Reporter in their first one on one debate, their last before the New Hampshire primary democrats Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton battled over who is the real progressive. Secretary clinton does represent the establishment. I represent i hope ordinary americans and by the way who are not all that inavid with the establishment. Reporter they squared off over healthcare. Im not going to talk about big idea