Im ali velshi, and this is real money. This is real money, you are the most important part of the show. Tell me whats on your find. Hit me up on facebook. Ukranian president petro porashenko went to washington to ask for weapons and other lethal military assistance. The billionaire businessman told a joint session of congress that nonlethal aid is important, but one cannot win the war with blankets, thats a great line. Petro porashenko cap ittual lated to russia by agreeing to delay the tradesdeal with the European Union. Petro porashenko got a lot of applause and Standing Ovations from lawmakers but is not getting the lethal aid that he wants from america. Here is what petro porashenko got. A photoio op with president obama photo owe op with president obama. The picket of petro porashenko sitting in the oval office will be worth 1,000 words in english and russia, but the question is what they say. The obvious answer is not very far. Sure, the u. S. Today plempinged 46 million in nonlethal security aid for radar equipment to detect incoming artillery fire and humanitarian aid. Petro porashenko is not getting heavy weapons for his army or support from n. A. T. O. Forces. You cant help imagine him thinking the west had his back, as n. A. T. O. Invited him to a meeting, as political scientist ian bremer said the outcome of the European Crisis is not one iota important to the United States as it is to russia. Bremer made a comparison to the lip service and photoop in supporting the georgian president , seep with gornal brush. The senator john mccain said we are all georgians, after rush ainvaded georgia in a conflict provoked. The u. S. Did not come to georgias aid and russia upd and controlled the picture. Like ukraine, georgia is not in n. A. T. O. , as much as it would like to be. Perhaps petro porashenko needs to vote up on his lessons. Ukraines president would say that america is not standing with them, according to nick in the bloomberg washington bureau. I have to wonder, we make these leaders think that we are behind them. The invitation to the n. A. T. O. Summit in whales gives that impression. Go for it, be an agitator, but we are not going to give you what we need to do it. The cant say the United States is not behind ukraine. He addressed a joint meeting of congress. Both clapped. He got to go to the white house, and had a one on one meeting with president obama. On the other side of that, you are correct. It is a great line. You cant win a war with blanket. White house spokesman, and the president , was very clear that the United States believes there was a diplomatic salesian to what is happening in ukraine, and well not be riding arms to ukraine. All the stuff you mentioned he got. Other than the money. Is cheap. You can get someone to congress. You can get them into the white house. The picture is worth more than 1,000 words in russian and english, is it . They are in a tough place. The ukraine borders russia. Imagine the mexican president doing the same thing. I think the United States is in a tough position as far as arming ukranian forces. Does that mean na the United States is fighting a war with russia, and i dont think the president has any trt in getting involved in. Its a standard line. Instead of turning to arm they turn to sanctions that ratchets up seven or eight times. Theres not unanimity. It has been called for the u. S. To provide ain tank weapons. The president doesnt seem to want to do this. It occurs to me that nobody they have enough on their plate, they are worried about what to do with i. S. I. L. , they are not going further with this. I agree with that. In congress theres a lot of support for ukraine. There was a stepped up sanctions bill. It could pass the senate that evening. It calls for more military assistance. This is something the president could veto, i dont think the president is interested in antagonising russia when they view it as something that can be solved through sanctions. Will we go with what the sourpt is saying, stepped up sanctions, if nothing else happens, if we maintain the status quo, will we see the pressure for sanctions to pull back. I dont think the status quo would leave to less sanctions. I run a breaking hold desk. Ukraine hasnt been on my desk, russia has. Unless putin takes steps to deescalate that, you will not see a lessoning of sanctions in the cards. Good to talk to you. Thank you for being with us. Nicholas Johnson Deputy editor the bloom burgs. If boots are put on the ground. A lot will be private citizens. And a man rejected 10 times by harvard gets the last laugh. Thats the real story. Keep it here. Entertaining its fun to play with ideas. Thought provoking get your damn education. Surprising oh, absolutely . Exclusive oneonone interviews with the most interesting people of our time. Youre listening because you want to see whats going to happen. A british journalist who disappeared two years ago in syria resurface the. John cantlie appeared in a video released by Islamic State of iraq and levant. He is shown wearing an orange jump suit and reading from a script. Its a departure for i. S. I. L. , which outraged the world with the beheading of three others. Chuck hagel is back on capitol hill, telling the House Armed Services committee na the u. S. Is ready to strike i. S. I. L. In syria. Mike viqueira has the latest. Thats right. Chuck hagel recounting the president s meeting, going to tampa, the air force base, the home in charge of operations, the president signed off on what the military is developing, going after oil christopher gibson, command and control i. S. I. L. , command and control. The senate is passing, on its way to the president , the measure, the authorisation that the president needed. He doesnt need it further authoritiesation for the larger air strikes, but if he offers overt aid to the syrian rebels, theyll be training in saudi territory. That is so interesting. You listen to the debate over the course of the afternoon, everyone is standing up and raising objections to what the president wants to do. Many think hes going too far. A lot like john mccain says hes not going far enough, here is comes, the measure is passed, and here it comms to the president. A major hurdle here, a lot of skepticism, and some outside congress, general james maddize in charge for a long time says tell the enemy beforehand that we will not send in ground troops, a huge mistake. President obama promises the war against i. S. I. L. Will not involve u. S. Boots on the ground. What about the private military forces. In iraq and afghanistan contractors took on everything from security to interrogation to food services. There are many contractors in iraq outnumbering the troops, its been dubbed the first contractors war. Private contractors can be a way to build military on a moments notice. That convenience has come at the cost of billions in waste, fraud and abuse. Reporter over its past decade in iraq and afghanistan, the United States government spend 200 million on private military contractors. With the war against i. S. I. L. Ramping up, the pentagon is reaching out to its stable of contractors. In july the Defense Department issued lion lip the second request sought the reality for the United States, and many countries around the world, is that the military simply cant function without the support of arms bearing contractors specifically and broader contractors generally. 90 of jobs outsource the contractors. Everything were construction and meal service to logistics planning. Some 10 of the private contractors are guns for higher. These are private security firms like black Water Consulting group, hired by the state or Defence Department to guard key personal, and these firms often have been at the center of contractor fraud and abuse scandals. The private firm, Caci International is accused of torturing prisoners at baghdads abu ghraib prison. In 2006 black water guards opened fire killing 17 iraqis, in 2009, the private Security Team guarding the u. S. Embassy in kabul was called out for drunken parties, some involving prostitutes. The oversight responsibility that the government has when engaging in this outsourcing is challenging, something that the United States government did not do a great job on during iraq and afghanistan packs of activity. Reporter according to war time contracting, waste and fraud stemming from poor oversight of private firms cost the u. S. 60 billion. Aside from the money lost, a 2013 Congressional Research report added that left unsupervised, contractors can now, as america moves to take on i. S. I. L. In iraq and syria private contractors will undoubtedly play a significant role in the region. Can the military bosses keep them under control. Everyone nose they need to do more. The government recognises this and they were doing a better job. It will be a challenge. Its important to note that all three private contracting firstly involved in the scandals mentioned have been called to answer for their part. Caci international denies their employees were involved in the torture of prisoners. A jury will decide. In june a judge cleared the way for the accused to stand trial. Four black water guards are awaiting a verdict in a murder and manslaughter trial resulting in a 2007 matter. The state department extended the contract for armour group, the Company Responsible for the guards. Doug brooks is the president emeritus of the International Stability company. And says accountability is key when outsourcing military job to private employees, but in a war zone perfect lentibility is accountability is not possible. It may be difficult. If its tough anywhere, but we are demanding it of our military. It doesnt always come, but theres outrage and congressional hearings when we get those kind of things from the military. Why cant we provide the same things from the contractors, many of whom are former military. I think we do for the most part. Essentially when we hire a contractor, we shouldnt hire idiots, but make sure that the people they it hire are the ones we want carrying out our policy. Who are the kinds of people. We talk about the guns for hire, and i assume all cases are former military, all the way from cooks to manual workers. The important thing to remember, contractors generally are local nationals. When you do the big construction and logistics, you hire nationals, putting them to working training them on skills. Its generally better for the local population when you use a Contracting Community to do this. Youll have western managers. And part of their role is making sure the companies what is required under the contracts and so on. One thing the companies cant control, however, when you talk about the waste and abuses is the waste. That is 90 of the problem. When you have multiple organizations, countries involved in the reconstruction efforts, department of defense. Department of state theres duplication services, theres not another cooperation. We need to see the coordination within the government is there as well. What is the issue with regulation, theres no regulation. Theres a lot of regulation. You would be surprised. When you look at the contracts, they can be scores of pages, hundreds of pages. What happens to a paperclip after you buy it. Theres the far regulation, federal acquisition regulations, several pages of interesting reading. The federal act tonnes of regulation. The one im talking about is what we were speaking about, regulation of behaviour. Theres not military employees where theres too much regulation. That doesnt apply, these are not military employees. There are different laws. Theres the act that ensures that any contractor working for the military, anyone we hire, a third Party National or an american can be brought back to the United States and put on trial for a felony level crime. Its happened. From what we heard from the department of justice, there has been well over 60 cases alone. There are other means to hold contractors accountable and in the Company Level cans thing the contract is a good way to make sure that it follows those lines. Lets talk about the fight against i. S. I. L. , what opportunity does it present for contractors. Obviously this will be smaller for the industry. Its been shrinking a bit since the big conflicts. Youll see a lot of logistics contract, support. If the u. S. Military has people or facilities on the ground in northern iraq. Theyll be supported by third Country Nationals or local nationals who will feed them, provide security for their bases. Therell be some business, nothing like it was 10 years ago, but there will be new business. Doug brooks is president emeritus of the International Stability association. What started in a former english teachers apartment is about to become one of the biggest i po is. Alibaba rising to the top. And the fall out from scotland trying to break free from the uk. The best that you can be i would like to run for the senate in 2032. 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He retired but is executive chairman. It doesnt matter whether the People Choose yes or no in scotland. The economic damage has been done. Im talking to the man who says that coming up, plus, how a car can change manufacturing as we know it. The votes are in, scots went to the polls today to vote on independence from britain. With the vote expected to be very close, campaigners were knocking on doors trying to get scots to the polls. Julie mcdonald is in edden borough. Reporter ghostly and almost hidden from view as the nation decides, a gray day with a very clear purpose, and a passionate mood. Heading to vote millions of scots are turning out to decide the future of their nation. They came with neighbors, family, and with determination to mark their ballots. We now know 90 of the postal votes have returned their ballots. That gives us the first clue as to the level of turnout we can expect. Here at the largest polling station, they are already calling the turnout here astronomical. This surge of voters is happening across the country. I think thats really important as a signal to the world that we can make really important decisions about the way the u. K. Is driven and whether scotland is a separate nation peacefully. I think today i heard it is going to be the biggest turnout of any poll in the u. K. For almost 100 years. This is possibly the first time i felt my vote could actually make a major difference. Not just a minor, little bit of political shifting, but actual significant change. I think the stress has been building up, its just everything is so heightened on television, and emotions are high because its an important decision, and well see what happens. Reporter the first minister of scotland cast his vote in northeastern scotland, while the leader of the no campaign voted in edemburough, while the scots make up their mind about the future of their country. I want to turn to the owner of a pub where clientele is overwhelmingly in favor of independence. He told me a week ago he was undecided. Well, he is not undecided anymore. Andrew which way did you vote . I voted no today. And you are the owner of a pub. Last time you and i talked that is primarily patronized by people who voted yes. Oh, yes, there are still yes stickers being put on my car, leaf lets and flyers being handed out left right and center. All in good fun. But they have their political desires for today. They know what they want to do, but unfortunately there was nothing that really convinced me to change my mind. Last time i talked to you, i think you were leaning no, but you werent unite sure. Why in the end were you not convinced . I dont think anybody put forward an argument that really changed my mind. There is still a lot of questions. I will still concede that the Better Together campaign was particularly badly run. It didnt really give me a message i wanted to focus on or actually made me feel like i wanted to vote for them