At. The end thank you very much for joining us its been a day of extraordinary and fast moving developments as a sense of crisis grips much of the middle east Iraqs Parliament has passed a resolution urging the expulsion of u. S. Troops from the country even as the u. S. Military says old supes have stopped most of their operations against eisel and are now focusing on protecting themselves at the same time the leader of hezbollah i never known has warned that the u. S. Military across the region is not fair target for retaliation after the assassination of an iranian commander cass sense and amani these are live pictures right now from iran where massive crowds have gathered in several cities to welcome home the body of cars and cinema any was assassination by us 3 days ago set in motion the Current Events are we have reporters covering this story from washington beirut and baghdad we begin in iraqi capital where in the last few hours weve seen extraordinary scenes in the Iraqi Parlia
So, hes been, i think, accurately described as one of the leading experts in the battlefield situation in that country. Were going to have a conversation as informal as we can sitting here under bright lights with microphones where we kind of go through some issues that came up this morning with regard to the diplomatic domain. Well move a little into the military domain as well. And then well open the floor to questions. But in order to keep this organized the way wed like to handle that and not distract too much from your meal is youll find cards on the middle of your table. Please, write your questions on the cards. Theyll be gathered up and then find their way up here one way or the other. So with no further ado, general, thank you very much for being here. Let me pose the most awkward question i can to begin with, which is in part because its complimentary. Youve been described broadly as a warrior diplomat. Im really interesting gwynn ive conversations weve had this morning on yo
Government ministers and yemen the interior minister and transport minister managed to escape after a bomb a supplanting near where they were staying in shabab province as happened just a few hours after a deal between yemens internationally recognized government and a Southern Separatist group was announced so a link draft of the saudi brokered deal with c. Yemens Southern Separatists included in a new cabinet of the internationally recognized government the separatists would be given half of the ministerial roles provided they are not involved in any fighting in a great areas the deal would also unite all forces from the Southern Transitional council and the government under the ministry of defense within 60 days. Plenty more head of the news hour and getting a 12th day of demonstrations and lebanon will be live from the capital beirut. They survived a civil war and a polo by chimpanzees in sierra leone still face a dire future. And the sport was hamilton wins the Mexican Grand Prix
Were going to convene a committee on Homeland Security. Were going to ask the members of the press to please part the center aisle so members can have access to the witnesses. The committees meeting today to receive testimony on global terrorism threats to the homeland part two. Good morning, the committee, as i indicated, is meeting to hear from four expert witnesses on where we are as of this date with threats to the homeland. This committee was created in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of september 11th, 2001. Since the establishment of the department of Homeland Security, the committee has focused on insuring the department is fulfilling its mission to secure the homeland. I take this responsibility seriously, as has every chairman of this committee. This is why its been the committees practice to hold a hearing to assess Global Threats to the homeland and evaluate the federal governments efforts to confront them. Congress and the American People deserve to hear about the t
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