Sarah today as new yorkers made their way to work, a an explosion went off in one of manhattans busiest commuter hubs. Police Department Officer jack collins apprehended the terrorist along with several other officers. These brave First Responders and the others who rushed to the scene are heroes. On behalf of the president and a grateful nation we would like to thank them and commend them for their bravery. This attack underscores the need for congress to work with the president on Immigration Reforms that enhance our National Security and public safety. We must protect our borders we must ensure the individuals entering our country are not coming to do harm to our people and we must move to a meritbased system of immigration. Additionally, this attack comes as our Coalition Continues to make great gains against isis. Still, there is more work to be done on the ground in the shrinking isiscontrolled areas and the president s plan to annihilate isis is moving forward. We must also dest
Aspen Strategy Group and welcome to this session on American Global leadership in the 21st century. We want to thank them for the space and particularly dan sussman of alaska, im going to introduce in just a minute. Let me tell you about our program this morning. We at the aspen Strategy Group are 35 years old. We have this radical notion that even in washington there can be an organization thats resolutely nonpartisan. We have been resolutely nonpartisan for 35 years. Bill perry, joe nye, joe showcroft. We meet in aspen and debate about American Foreign policy and leadership and each year we prepare a book based on our proceedings for publication and this years book is available today. If the book were discussing today called the world turned upsidedown, maintaining American Leadership in a dangerous age, were going to discuss the book this morning beginning with senator sullivan and then continuing with our good friend who will talk about major changes and how america looks at global
Good morning. Thanks for your patience director of the Strategy Group yen to welcome to this session on american in goal leadership first i want to take they thank you for giving us this base with our members of our Strategy Group let me tell you about our program this morning the Strategy Group is 35 years old with the notion that even in washington there could be an organization that is nonpartisan we have been resolutely nonpartisan over 35 years the founders meet annually in aspen in colorado to discuss and debate big ideas of americas Foreign Policy and our Global Leadership in each year we prepare a book for publication and this years book is available today that we are discussing today maintaining American Leadership. We will discuss the book this morning and with that global trade position about the impact of technology on the Global Military leadership continuing with a conversation i will moderate between former secretary of defense bill and Madeleine Albright about these iss
Good morning. Thanks for your patience director of the Strategy Group yen to welcome to this session on american in goal leadership first i want to take they thank you for giving us this base with our members of our Strategy Group let me tell you about our program this morning the Strategy Group is 35 years old with the notion that even in washington there could be an organization that is nonpartisan we have been resolutely nonpartisan over 35 years the founders meet annually in aspen in colorado to discuss and debate big ideas of americas Foreign Policy and our Global Leadership in each year we prepare a book for publication and this years book is available today that we are discussing today maintaining American Leadership. We will discuss the book this morning and with that global trade position about the impact of technology on the Global Military leadership continuing with a conversation i will moderate between former secretary of defense bill and Madeleine Albright about these iss
The opening ceremonies at the olympics. Intoday the olympics begin north korean and south korean athletes will be marching together in the Opening Ceremony carrying a one korea flight. This is extraordinary. We would never have imagined this a month ago as tensions reached a boiling point. Unfortunately, as is incredibly hopeful Peace Process is taking place, u. S. Vice president mike pence is there to sew bitterness. Image within the now in the coffin for so many. February 5, 2003, secretary of state general colin powell gave a speech to the are green with evidenceaq causing the was clear Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass distraction. It was based each he would later call a blot on his career. His trump and the same thing with a rant . Generalspeak with powers former chief of staff colonel Lawrence Wilkerson. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Congress has given final approval to a massive budget bi