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From its normative moral power abroad. I dont think that the United States wants to join cuba in becoming the only other countryr in the western hemisphere to have an imprisoned journalist. And thats whats at risk here. T it is much harder for the u. S. To be taken seriously when it advocates for press freedom and journalistic rights abroad when they are abridged at home. Governments have many obligations, to enforce the law, to protect citizens, to provente attacks. But they also have an obligatio to uphold the constitution and to uphold democratic principles upon which this society is built and to ensure the functioning of the democratic process in which the press plays a central role. The committee to protect journalists calls on the United States department of justice to withdraw a subpoena seeking to listsd give force journalist james risen to give testimony that would reveaf a confidential source. Our next speaker has worked as the director of theto rgton f Washington Office for
President obama, remains an important and i would argue essential concept to bring people together around. Now, im well aware of everything thats going on right now and the increasing tensions that are existing in the region in israel, in the west bank, to say nothing of the continuing aggressive behavior by hamas coming out of gaza. But i am one who believes that the absence of negotiation leaves a vacuum that gets filled by problems, bad actors, threats, other kinds of behavior that is not good for israel and not good for the palestinians. So i think that, you know, the efforts that were undertaken in the last several years, you know, when i was secretary, now with secretary kerry, are very much in the interests of israel and very much in the interests of the palestinians. I hope it happens, but well see. As secretary of state, what is the one thing you wish you had done differently . Oh, my goodness. Is there a list or what . There were a number of things, and i write about a lot of
The director of the nsa, admiral mike rogers. Then improving congressional transparency using wikipedia. Town hall meeting with nancy pelosi and representative hoffman. The drafter of the nsa says his agency is committed to following the rule of law and providing transparency from gathering intelligence. He spoke about the future of the nsa at an event hosted by the National Security alliance for minutes. [laughter] [applause] x good evening. Can you hear me in the back . Can you hear me in the back . Excellent. First and foremost, thank you for taking time out of your busy lives to spend it together with us this evening to rear. To be honest, i was shocked to do an event in bc in the middle of august. I just didnt think there would be many people here tonight. Thank you for your willingness to take time out of your busy lives to spend some time. I am also grateful because frankly im here tonight for several reasons. First and foremost, many of you have heard me talk about this previou