Facts are. Sure. I do remember that was an issue that was of note. There was a precipitating event that made olc examine that question and issue that opinion in september 2011 that then precipitated the letter that the Deputy Attorney general sent out. We can find out exactly what that event was and share that with you. To release something on a friday before christmas, you just know theres something wrong. And i was the author of the National Commission on gambling a number of years ago, and there is a difference on the impact for destination gambling and convenience gambling. Destination gambling, youre going to go out far away, you take so much and thats it. Convenience gambling, around the corner the ultimate is to be able to go online in your bathrobe in your dorm at penn state. So, you know, id like to find out and also senator graham introduced legislation to restore the wire act. Will you provide the expertise to create that . Well look at the statute. I frankly dont know what
Northern and western part of afghanistan. But because he was very a the latee confidant of massoud, he is seen as a radical by a lot of pashtuns. Though yesterday you had a Campaign Rally in kandahar. From all the candidates, he had the biggest turnout. Which means that he has the biggest rally in kandahar. Which is a bit surprising for everybody. To zalmai rassoul, he is considered a very weak person, not only him but the Vice President he has. His second Vice President used to be a governor. It will help him to secure some votes of women. As entire team is seen as, we say in afghanistan, a just saying team. Whatever karzai says. I just want to follow up on something general allen set. This is an excellent analysis. I went to tee up one issue. President karzai is still 70 popular in afghanistan. He is not 70 popular in washington, but he is 70 popular in afghanistan. Im trying to think through this question ron and i were focusing on. What are rassouls real prospects . There is a cert
Predicted it would not have been this strong. I hoped and thought we would have been in a better place in terms of having weakened the taliban. The good news is they are still fighting. They have taken those casualties and held together. They have continued to be able to recruit and take the fight to the enemy. Last point, they have been able to continue to recruit. You had not imagined five years ago that the taliban would be strong, none of us could imagine could be this strong and able to conduct core level operations. This is a reason that the Afghan People are so proud of the army. , you know all the candidates. I was honored to meet with several of them with you a couple weeks ago. Could you please help us understand the choice that is now before the afghan better on voter on the afghan saturday. And what the choice might signify in terms of who the afghans would like to see replace president karzai after his 12 years in leadership. Thank you. That is quite a big task. I suppose
You biggest surveillance makes it almost impossible to be an investigative journalist because it makes it impossible for people to communicate with one another. Edward snowden has praised russia for standing against Human Rights Violations by the powerful. President putin has just invaded and then annexed crimea. The relationship between the United States and russia is increasingly hostile. There is even talk of a new cold war. How worried should we be that mr. Snowden is old herbal is vulnerable to the Russian Intelligence Services to in this increasingly tense situation . I need to back up a little bit. Be in russia . He was on his way to latin america where he was going to transit from russia. United government canceled his passport. He was in the transit area of the airport. President Putin Blakeney made fun of u. S. Intelligence services. The one place that you can operate and go get . Go get him there. It is asking a lot for Edward Snowden who is under international asylum. It is
While saying his cautious avoids mistakes. What you think of his administrations foreignpolicy today . You can also send us a tweet. Comments on facebook and email. We will get your thoughts in just a minute. Pieceshington post starts off by saying this. Heres what the president had to say. Typically, criticism of our foreignpolicy has been directed at the failure to use military force. The question i think i would have is, why is it that everybody is so eager to use military force . After we have just gone through a decade of war at enormous troops and to our budget . Exactly that these critics think would have been accomplished . My job as commanderinchief is to deploy military force as a last resort, and to deploy it wisely. Frankly, most of the foreignpolicy commentator set ed our policies would go headlong into a bunch of military adventures at the American People have no interest in participating in and would not advance our core security interests. If you look at syria, for exam