It . Thats tonights inside story. Welcome to inside story, im ray suarez. Last year the United States and cuba announced the two governments would begin the process of reopening relations shut down half a century ago. There has been delegations to havana and washington long negotiations on pending issues and a very slow thaw. Currently theres no American Embassy or ambassador in havana or a cuban ambassador in washington. More americans are making their way to cuba even with the embargo in space, and on the streets of havana anticipation and speculation about the future are rising. Reporter time seems to move slower in cuba shielded from its giant neighbour by the half senturerylong u. S. Embargo, and a centralized government only allowing change when it thought the time was right. Now change is the main topic of conversation. Raising hopes, expectations and fears. There are negotiations on a number of reaches that are important for both countries. That is the way of Building Blocks to
Welcome. [applause] the format for this evenings presentation is were going tohe have discussion among ourselves for the first hour or two then well open it up for questions. There are microphones, i see onc in thero middle and one on thedl side over there. It seems to me that all of the fundamental questions on the n. S. A. And privacy rotate around balancing security and privacy. How have we done it so far . How should we do it . T . There is a further question ofeq what privacy means in a digital age where every time you go to the store or use your easy pass people are keeping track of you, let alone every time you use anl email. To make an informed judgmentsi about the n. S. A. Programs, we have to know what they are. Nfor i want to spend a lot of time during our hour talking about what the particular programs, how they work, et cetera. T butwh first, since this is we are hosting this political theory institute, i would like to start by asking a few bigskin norm ma tv questions aro
Off near the finish line of the race. At 8 00 eastern, a discussion with journalists who won the Pulitzer Prize for their coverage. Members of congress, it is my great privilege and high honor and personal pleasure to present , hamadhis excellency karzai, resident to the Islamic State of afghanistan. President to the Islamic State of afghanistan. [applause] thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thanks a lot. Please. Thank you for the great honor. Speaker, mr. Vice president , members of congress, distinguished guests, the great people of the United States of honora, it is my distinct to speak on behalf of the Afghan People in this assembly. I think you and the people of this great country for your generosity and commitment to our people. You have supported us with your resources, with your leadership in the worlds community. With theimportantly precious lives of your shoulders of your soldiers. Quick find more highlights from 35 years of house coverage. Cspan, created by americas
Weigh, it would work out pretty well. No, i dont think we should do that. No. [laughter] no, not by the pound. I only said that because there are so many sad people in the audience. Seder. Is your passover [laughter] im coming back. At your passover seder, are you the wise son, the bad son, or the son who is unable to inquire . I am the son who didnt make it home. If you know the seder, you know they put out a cup of wine for elijah. There is a seat for elijah and he never shows up. Im elijah. [laughter] elijah is meant to lead people to the messiah, so yeah, im out looking. [laughter] hes not at the target. [laughter] donald trump will be at this day as soon. No may 27, if you want to come down. What would you say to him . I would say to donald trump, oh, god. I did the thing on donald trump about three years ago on the daily show. I seriouslyof a cant remember what it was, but it was nice. It wasnt it was mean, it was funny. Thats what i would aboutu, is next having him here. I got a
And served 19992005. After his tenure at the nsa, general hayden went on to serve as the countrys first Principle Deputy director of national intelligence, the highestranking Intelligence Officer in the armed forces. May 2000 six, president george w. Bush appointed him director of the cia, and he served there until 2009. He is a frequent commentator at many major news outlets, as well as having been a foreignpolicy adviser to mitt romneys 2012 president ial campaign. He is currently a principal of the chertoff group, a distinguished visiting professor at george mason university. Barton gelman is a twotime Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and lead reporter on disclosuresens nsa at the Washington Post. He has actually met snowden several times. In person wants. Spent 20 one years on the staff of the Washington Post and has won numerous awards, which i will mention only a few. His first pulitzer was awarded in 2002 for reporting on the september 11 attacks. The second pullets are was awa