[laughter] you know what that means i received walkout storm the stage strategy in Southern California the blockade that prevented anyone from actually attending my talk. Students of color at nearby Pomona College and the fascist white supremacist ignorant of interlocking systems of domination that have the lethal conditions of which people are forced to live. So to have an audience still in its seat willing to listen is an unusual experience that may take me a while to get accustomed to. We have heard a lot of the crisis of free speech on College Campuses but not about the root cause, the victim apology rapidly spreading from academia to western culture American University is in the grips of the mass hysteria. Students actually believe they are victims of oppression and risk their lives from ambient racism and sexism it is impossible to overstate. And brown students of color occupy the president s office to complain about meeting academic expectations when we were so focused on stayin
Democratic and republican members of the House Armed Services committee over the pentagon plan to devote 3. 8 billion to construct more border wall. The pentagon is asking congress to approve a 705 billiondollar budget for fiscal year 2021. This hearing is three hours 35 minutes. We will go ahead and call the committee to order. Good morning, everyone. We are gathered here this morning from secretary of defense doctor mark esper and chairman joint chiefs of staff general to hear about the proposal for the department of defense. I will start with some good news or start by thanking the witnesses for being here and further service to the country. Both served their country in various capacities for a long time, not an easy thing to do. I appreciate that and look forward to continuing to work with you. Unlike last year, we have a budget agreement, and last year we spend a lot of time talking about how difficult it is to run while anything in the government but certainly the department of d
General to hear about the proposal for the department of defense. I will start with some good news or start by thanking the witnesses for being here and further service to the country. Both served their country in various capacities for a long time, not an easy thing to do. I appreciate that and look forward to continuing to work with you. Unlike last year, we have a budget agreement, and last year we spend a lot of time talking about how difficult it is to run while anything in the government but certainly the department of defense without Appropriations Bills in a timely manner. Last year we were off by 3. 5 months, Something Like that thats better than drifting into the next year. We did get appropriation bills done by december of last year which gives some predictability to the department i think that is enormously important. This year we hope to come a little closer to october 1 certainly on the authorizing bill that also the appropriation bill but most importantly, we have a budg
I will start with some good news well, first of all, i will start with thinking our witnesses for being here and thanking them for their service to our country. Further service to the country. Both served their country in various capacities for a long time, not an easy thing to do. I appreciate that and look forward to continuing to work with you. Unlike last year, we have a budget agreement, and last year we spend a lot of time talking about how difficult it is to run while anything in the government but certainly the department of defense without Appropriations Bills in a timely manner. Last year we were off by 3. 5 months, Something Like that thats better than drifting into the next year. We did get appropriation bills done by december of last year which gives some predictability to the department i think that is enormously important. This year we hope to come a little closer to october 1 certainly on the authorizing bill that also the appropriation bill but most importantly, we hav
Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com this is cnn special coverage of israel at war. Im john berman in new york. The nation promises a new phase in its war on hamas. It is looking like a Military Ground Operation as more troops amassed near the border with gaza. Israeli airpower hit more targets on saturday. Officials say hamas Command Group played a major role in the deadly Terror Attacks, was killed. Meantime, civilians in gaza are heating some of the ideas warnings to leave the northern end of the territory and head south. But United Nations officials and other agencies one such a large scale evacuation more than a Million People could lead to disaster. Hospitals in gaza already say they are on the brink. Also the today, an Important Development from the pentagon. It has sent a Terrier Strike Group in a show of support for israel. And to deter others including the militant Group Hezbollah from getting involved. Cnns Oren Liebermann is at the pentagon for us. Talk about the this u. S. Ca