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Just a suggestion. [ inaudible ] thank you. We have a hurricane thats usually later in the year but point taken. I want to start briefly by talking little bit about the administration the obama administrations work in this area. And, you know, a lot of this goes straight to the top here. President obama upon taking office said Cyber Threats were one of the most serious Economic National Security challenges we face as the nation. And he made confronting them a priority from the beginning of the a...

Challenges and we will continue to devote our available resources in this area. I would ask, and i know much of what you say has to be short if you had to itemize one or two or three action items we could work on resources are other tools you need to do your job what do you hope we would do . Caroline ciraolo Holding Hearings like today are critical to getting word out to the American Public. Our elected representatives taking the message back to their home state and making sure the information ...

Doing phenomenally well. The gap between the very, very rich and everyone else is growing wider and wider and wider. The top 1 now owns about 41 of the entire wealth of this country, while the bottom 60 owns less than 2 . Today, incredibly the top 1 10 of 1 , 1 10 of 1 now owns nearly as much wealth as the bottom 90 . Today the walton family, the owner of walmart, is now worth 157 billion. That is more wealth than the bottom 42 of the American People. The fact of the matter is, over the last fou...

Director brennan it is a hypothetical, the iranians have certainly bought to bear many capabilities. We are working closely with the militias there. We have been able to amass enough force to push back against isil insurgence. The Coalition Strikes have softened up a lot of the iso forces and have disrupted their majestic networks. There logistics networks. There has been tremendous effort made by the coalition in terms of rights. Charlie and in the iraqi army are they fighting any better . Dire...

Some russian making a mistake, a loose nuke idea. Do you lose sleep over that . Director brennan it has the potential for some type of cycle that was not the intention of either side. When there is a lot of violence going on that will provoke a reaction. And just a quick series of reactions to that. Whether we are talking about ukraine or the situation between north and south korea, that spark has the potential. That is why it is important to call attention to these issues. This is the time to t...

Progovernment forces in iraq have launched an offensive against Islamic State militants in the countrys anbar province. The focus is the provincial capital ramadi which i. S. Fighters captured 10 days ago. Its let the government scrambling to reverse its Largest Military setback in nearly a year. Prime minister has vowed to recapture the city within days. Government troops are now reported to be closing in on ramadi with heaviest support from Iranianbacked Shia militias. A racks army is backed b...

Panel 42015. At panelists discussing last year for lessons. They will discuss future threats and best practices for the future in combating terrorism. This is live on cspan. [indiscernible] again, we are live this afternoon at the National Press club where the Potomac Institute is set to host a discussion on the global efforts to combat terrorism. The panelists are current and former ambassadors. While we wait for this, we will show you the latest in negotiations with iran on a nuclear deal. Thi...

Happened. I know that he is the legitimate government. He is the legitimate president. He wants to do what is going yemen. Once yemen goes through a transition kgb transition period, then it is up to the yemeni people. He spent 35 years or so driving the country into the ground and he played a very dark role in the events in yemen. And so now he was removed. He continues to cause mischief he had the scenes. And we are doing our best to put an end to it. I want the audience to please remain seate...

Out to more people has to be doubled, has to be made more real. And that brings us to the issue of education where we know there is a huge deficit in the region. The regions Higher Education institutions remain not up to the challenge of the 21st century, and many leaders recognize this. So we will continue to push where we can with 100,000 strong in the americas program, which was now awarded 38 innovation grants to 100 Higher Education institutions in 12 countries. I am proud we are continuing...

To the private sector and say this is what i think is coming at you. This is what it is going to look like. This is the precursor activities that will give you a sense of what is occurring. What i am interested for the private sector is did you see what we told you you were going to see . What did we miss . What worked out well . How did you configure your system . What were the telltale signs that told you something was coming . There are always advanced indicators well before you get to the fi...