Growing frustration with lebanons economic crisis protesters are angry that 3 months of antigovernment demonstrations seem to have gone nowhere whats needed to break the stalemate in the 11th leadership willing to change the political system this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im Richelle Carey for 3 months now people in lebanon have been demanding change worsening economic crisis means many cant find jobs pay for basic goods or even withdraw money from the bank or blaming political leaders for corruption and mismanagement and after months of peaceful rallies the protestors are calling for a week of rage Police Fire Tear gas and Water Cannons to disperse crowds near the parliament in beirut on saturday only 400 people were injured or testers are repeating their demand for lebanon sectarian political system to end they want to new government and dependent experts who have no links with traditional parties. I think that the message of everybodys thing here is that the
Growing frustration with lebanons economic crisis protesters are angry that 3 months of antigovernment demonstrations seem to have gone nowhere whats needed to break the stalemate in the 11th leadership willing to change the political system this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im Richelle Carey for 3 months now people in lebanon have been demanding change worsening economic crisis means many cant find jobs pay for basic goods or even withdraw money from the bank or blaming political leaders for corruption and mismanagement and after months of peaceful rallies the protestors are calling for a week of rage Police Fire Tear gas and Water Cannons to disperse crowds near the parliament in beirut on saturday only 400 people were injured or testers are repeating their demand for lebanon sectarian political system to end they want to new government and dependent experts who have no links with traditional parties. I think that the message of everybody sitting here is that the
Club. Thank you very much. This is a great turnout, i am flattered if there Something Else important in washington, d. C. Tonight, i think you know what im talking about. [laughter] thank you for coming. I am dean of the policy of government at George Mason University. And respond to the Michael Hayden center for intelligence policy and International Security that has put on a number of wonderful programs over the past few years and we will continue to do so. I look very much forward to this special event and for those of you who do not know, George Mason University has a policy government that provides academic programs both in fairfax and in Arlington Virginia and we have a number of professional degree programs primarily taught in arlington and public policy, public ministration, International Security studies which is ranked number two by u. S. News and world report, we are very proud of that. I think the Michael Hayden center, our center for Security Policy studies, another number
Government that provides academic programs both in fairfax and in Arlington Virginia and we have a number of professional degree programs primarily taught in arlington and public policy, public ministration, International Security studies which is ranked number two by u. S. News and world report, we are very proud of that. I think the Michael Hayden center, our center for Security Policy studies, another number of entities at the school are very important component of the recognition we have received for being leaders in the field of security studies. Again, thank you for being here, i look forward to a great event. I want to acknowledge the presence of the university, david lewis. [applause] several members of our board of trustees are also here tonight. Thanks to them for attending this event as well. But most importantly i want to acknowledge the presence of the founder of the Michael Hayden center and his wife jeanine, general Michael Hayden and jeanine hayden. [applause] we are ve
University and we sponsor the Michael Hayden center for intelligence policy and International Security that put on a number of wonderful programs over the past few years and we will continue to do so. Very flattered by this turn out. I look forward to this special event. For those of you who dont know George Mason University has policy and government that provides academic programs in fairfax and arlington, virginia and we have a number of professional degree programs primarily in arlington and Public Policy and public administration, International Security studies which has been ranked number 2 by u. S. News world report that we are very proud of and i think, the Michael Hayden ctr. Center for Security Policy studies, a number of other entities at this school are an important component of the recognition we receive are being leaders in the field of Security Studies so again, thank you for being here. I look forward to a great event and want to acknowledge the provost of our university