Authority under the a in you have to put boots on the ground and the condo to mcentee said yes. I think there is a way in which when you have this openended authority that nobody has been challenging, it becomes like a self licking an icecream cone. It perpetuates itself, and it exists in order to exist. And that is why there are a number of proposals out there. I think the best proposals involve getting rid of the a. M. You have after 15 years. That does not mean that the president is to wait until something explodes before. But the war on terrorism, wisely going to be a Law Enforcement and intelligence operation. The military force where appropriate, and if it is appropriate in the case of isis, i am not convinced will but this is the kind of thing that, you know, we have a debate in congress about. The congressman, whoever is up, if we were actually and because of the nature that terrorist organizations that are constantly changing, what would it look like . Would it be that we do i
Detained by Police Officers there before being released. Other reports backed up by video taken during the disturbances show that some television grews were hampered by authorities from doing their professional duties. This is all unacceptable. And we call for the police to let the journalists carry out their professional mission to report the news in an unfettered matter, otherwise its a violation of the freedom of the press enshrined in the First Amendment of our bill of rights. Also unacceptable. Very much unacceptable is the threat of prison to james risen. This morning a petition signed by more than 100,000 persons was delivered to the department of justice declaring, quote, we support james risen because we support a free press, unquote. Those petitioners, significantly include 20 Pulitzer Prize winners bungled cia operation in iran that appeared in his 2006 book state of war. We are pleased and honored that james risen whos still under threat of prison could be with us today. Th
Snyder and democrat mark shauer. Campaign 214. Coming up on cspan 3, programs about journal oichl. Well begin with new york reporter james risen fog about freedom of the press, then bob woodward of the Washington Post moderates a discussion on journalism and National Security. Later the National Association of black journalists hosts an event on government and the media. After that association of black journalists mark rogers. New york times reporter james risen was subpoenaed in 2008 to testify at the trial of a former cia officer accused of leaking information on Irans Nuclear program. In august, mr. Risen spoke about freedom of the press at an event hosted by the institute for public accuracy. Youll also hear from former talk show host phil donahue, this is about an hour and 10 minutes. Good afternoon. Im myron belkheim, president of the National Press club, i would like to welcome you on a day that is important to our where journalists are once again at the front line, courageously
President s term . Independents. All others. Send us a tweet. You can go to facebooked you can also email us. Start dialing in now. First the column for the Washington Post says the president should listen to the criticism. Writing in his piece this morning that, that anyone that knows leon panetta cannot be surprised if he has written a candid and insizive memoir. Goes on to say at the end of his column that panettas book is not the first time hes expressed frustration. A year ago, he lamented the changes in the culture of washington that he has seen. He says there was plenty of blame to go around. And today says there are many ways to convey a message to a pet he says. But sometimes a public bracing can be more effective. Main message is that obama will need to change. Restrictions sense to engage are no longer options. Frustration with Congressional Republicans or the political process or the culture isnt either. At this point, as panetta says, the jury is still out on obamas legacy
Higher education. Appreciate it. Guest it has been a pleasure. Host that props up cspan bus s big 10 college tour. If you missed any of them, go to our website, cspan. Org. That does it for todays washington journal. We will see you back here tomorrow morning 7 00 a. M. Eastern time [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] than four weeks to election day. Coming up a bit later today, maryland congresswoman Donna Edwards headlines an event on diversity and elected officials. A number of other specialists who study under represented groups. A part of the forum at the center for american progress, we will have that live at 12 30 p. M. Eastern. Our campaign 2014 coverage continues with a week full of debates. Tonight at 7 00, live coverage of the pennsylvania governors debate between republic governor republican governor tom corbett incumbent and tom wolf. Then live coverage of the Illinois House debate between the 17t