The time of deploying large Ground Forces with big military footprints to engage in nationbuilding overseas, thats coming to an end. And going forward, our military will be leaner. But as your commanderinchief, im going to make sure we keep you ready for the range of missions that we ask of you. We are going to keep you the besttrained, the bestled, the bestequipped military in the history of the world because the world will still be calling. And thats why it was so important that folks in congress, democrats and republicans, came together and passed legislation that im going to sign to keep our government open and funded for the coming year. And that includes military operations, the support and commissaries that your families depend on, a pay raise for you, health care for our Wounded Warriors and our veterans. [applause] youve always been there for us. Weve got to be there for you. And let me make one other point. At this time of transition, i know some of you will be returning to c
Still alive, took part in the murders. We will speak to edward duboise, the former state president of the naacp in georgia. Then we remember malcolm x. The history of unpunished violence against our people clearly indicates we must be prepared to defend ourselves or we will continue to be a defenseless people at the mercy of a ruthless and violent mob. 50 years ago on february 21 1965, malcolm x was assassinated in the audobon ballroom in harlem. Today, we will hear malcolm in his own words and speak to herb boyd who just published , malcolms diary from 1946. 1964. Then we will look at how the nsa and gchq hacked into the largest manufacturer of sim cards in the world and stole Encryption Keys used to protect the privacy of cellphone communications across the globe. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Record cold temperatures are continuing across the eastern and midwestern United States today with a blas
Remember malcolm x. The history of unpunished violence against our people clearly indicates we must be prepared to defend ourselves or we will continue to be a defenseless people at the mercy of a ruthless and violent mob. 50 years ago on february 21 1965, malcolm x was assassinated in the audobon ballroom in harlem. Today, we will hear malcolm in his own words and speak to herb boyd who just published , malcolms diary from 1946. 1964. Then we will look at how the nsa and gchq hacked into the largest manufacturer of sim cards in the world and stole Encryption Keys used to protect the privacy of cellphone communications across the globe. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Record cold temperatures are continuing across the eastern and midwestern United States today with a blast of arctic air scientists warn is part of a pattern fueled by Climate Change. In kentucky, temperatures are in the negative digits,
Of Climate Change echo give us a call. Our phone lines are open. If you are outside the u. S. You can also catch up with us on all of your favorite social media pages on twitter and facebook. A very good Tuesday Morning to you. That allnight session continuing this hour on the senate floor to talk about the issue of Climate Change. We will be talking about it with you, our viewers, this morning. We will talk about what is happening the floor and where the senators are hoping to go from here. Host who organized his allnight session and what is the goal of it this morning . Guest the senator from hawaii. The cochairs of the Climate Action task force were also involved. All the younger members of the senate who have been doing yeomans work all night in the wee hours and the less attractive slots in the Early Morning to talk about Climate Change. Host what is the goal . What are they hoping to get out of the session . Guest what theyre trying to do is elevate the issue. Theres no immediate