Skypes. Ves four that is the miracle of modern technology and it will either work or not work. It is very tricky so somebody may go down, somebody may have a time delay which is happening with one of our three guests. Analogous to the quadruple somersault ringling brothers. Please, bear with us. We will have problems from time to time but we have an Excellent Team of techies. I know because i can understand anything a say. It is my pleasure to interview introduce our interviewer, roger cohen. Thank you. [applause] good morning. We are going to rely on technology to try to bring this in balance and ignore whoever may or may not be listening. I think it is fair to say that in the immediate landscape there is a before and after Edward Snowden. Nsarevelations about global data vacuuming are backed with concrete evidence. The feeling i think that many of us have had since 9 11 that something has gotten seriously skewed in the appropriate balance between National Security and press freedom.
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
Eventually, it is going to be corrected. Set that, relax, this is the greatest nation on earth. After 100 years we finally have a congress and a senate and a president who have finally done something for the people. Host that is all the time we have for this mornings washington journal. We hope you will join us again tomorrow. We go live to the brookings institution, holding a panel on afghanistan 2014. The president ial elections and the planned withdrawal with general john allen and ronald nuemann, former ambassador to afghanistan. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2014] good morning, everyone. Welcome to brookings. Thank you for coming to discuss afghanistan. We have ael ohanlon, very distinguished group of american and afghan individuals and officials to talk with us former officials and continued scholars and experts on afghanistan to talk about the transitions underway. This upcoming saturday is afghanistans
Statements stupid plus. I am from the english mid lands looking at this machine designed for war zones finding its way into civilian hospitals and looking at why recycling blood is apparently the future. First, pakistans government has launched what it calls a comprehensive operation against fighters on the border with Afghanistan Army commanders are saying more than 50 fighters have already been killed in airstrikes. Its all in response to an attack on the airport last week in which at least 36 people were killed. We will be live with our correspondant in islamabad but this report from erica wood. Reporter leaving behind their homes and fleeing violence between the government and fighter groups in north waziristan. Some have crossed into af pakis in search of safety. Our schools are closed. The hospital is closed. The government is giving us great trouble. The latest offensive in the border region follows a brazen 5hour attack on karachis airport last week. Siege left at least 36 peop
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