Welcome to the Hudson Institute im senior fellow and we are here to talk today about today in america and hightech warfare chris is a former staff director for the Senate Armed Services committee the senior policy advisor for senator john mccain and previously held other positions in government right now the chief Strategy Officer for those for the military and department of Homeland Security we can talk about that as a go through the interview but they give for being with us today. Its great to be here. What led you to do this book obviously this is something you have encountered over the years as a policy advisor but what is the genesis to lead you to sit down and write the entire book . Its a great question i ask myself constantly why did i get into this . Basically its two things. Both of these are a product and thinking about the stuff on a daytoday basis with the growing realization that we decided a fundamental problem to be underappreciated that we were losing competitive advan
A very difficult journey for those who are trying to leave or in the philippines where tens of thousands are on the run from a volcanic eruption. And. The corruption trial of former will definitely chief the mean diac in paris has been delayed with the 86 year old facing up to 10 years in jail. Hello talks for a permanent cease fire in libya ended in moscow and they failed to achieve a breakthrough or russias foreign minister says quote Good Progress is being made on an unconditional and open ended cease fire but the words but if i have to choose day to decide whether to sign a formal deal a truce to stop fighting came into force on sunday morning libyas Prime Minister phase a sudden i have to. Her attending the negotiations in moscow and the Turkish Foreign minister explained the results off the days think associations. Today we worked hard on this document and we put into consideration the compromises regarding the situation in libya called in to the proposals made by mr after marsha
The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, your words are pure. When hate seems to triumph, surround us with your protection and favor. Have mercy upon our nation and world. Lord, the wicked are often exalted as they blaspheme and destroy. May our lawmakers not permit inaction to derail liberty. How long will the enemies of freedom seem to prevail . Awake us all and use us for your glory, for we trust in your mercy. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president . The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley i ask to speak in morning business for one minute. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassl
[inaudible [inaudible conversations] the hearing will i welcome you all. [inaudible] we have a profound responsibility to do all that we can do. [inaudible] that could be trouble. All right. Can we get the rest on record as i get started here quick servicemembers put their lives and their health on the line when they put on theirand in return they have a profound responsibility to make sure that the nation is doing all that it can to keep us safe, to training casualties and provide the best possible care for those who are injured. We are holding this hearing because dod is not meeting its responsibility when it comes to traumatic brain injuries and other injuries that result from firing weapons. Injuries from the pressure thats caused by a shockwave that exceeds the normal atmospheric values have been signature with wounds of the wars in iraq and in afghanistan. But there are also injuries incurred in training home. They are invisible but they affect thousands of Service People causing
Of the zionist armys reserve forces, as well as the active forces of the zionist army in being here and leaving this area, now only their Operational Forces are present in a very small way inside the shelters located behind this town, as well as their patrols that enter this area on a transitory basis and are rebellious. This is the emptying of the northern lands the occupation, especially of these border towns , goes back to the protests that took place among the Security Forces of the zionist regime after their presence in the Northern Front of the occupied territories for more than five months. In this area , it has cost a lot of money and has caused widespread protests among the zionist soldiers. From this morning until now , the zionist regimes warplanes have been shelling 3 areas in southern lebanon, including odysseus. It used to be in the asab aljalil region in the north of the occupied territories, the announcement of the media of the zionist regime was heard. Thank you very m