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Its own issues without external influence. Meantime, must protest to erupt in a number of african countries with crowds have demonstrated, ultimately calling for an end to western into farrah and the continents offence we condemn pressure on ethiopia by the west and the United States. I want to call on them to take their hands off ethiopia with which they are terrorized in our country with it is monday evening now here in moscow. And its so good to happy with us with some heavy hitting headlines for you. And tonights program here on our t international. So Russia Defense Ministry Says that kia...

Any of that at all whereas i tend to try to balance might Corporate Media with independent review will like democracy now and you hear all the time on democracy now about soldiers refusing to deploy. I just wondered if you saw any signs of that . Thanks. Thats a great question. The short answer somewhat tellingly is i think in my experience at fort hood and among the folks that i knew there, the short answer is basically no. I had one friend who is involved with a relatively oriented Veterans Advocacy Group and certainly there is in this country a really lively antiwar Veterans Movement made u...

There is a movement for democracy among people that work there, thinking it matters more and more to their work. And that is also true in the United States. During this last 25 years in the United States government. These last 25 years it has become part and parcel of every diplomats dna to appreciate that the democratic character of governments that we partner with affects their International Posture and policies as well and our military establishment and intelligence agencies i think increasingly understand that and increasingly weave that into their engagements with their partners as well b...

The Border Control and security initiatiinitiatives. We have been blessed to navigate the challenges. Welcome me in welcoming jim zigler. [ applause ] thank you for that very kind and generous introduction. It is pleasure and honor for me to introduce the keynote speaker. Senator Patrick Leahy from the great state of vermont. I consider him to be a good friend. And for all of you who are doubting it is possible for republicans and democrats to be friends in washington today. Didnt say it was easy. I said it is possible. But it is a special honor to introduce the senator Patrick Leahy because h...

Possibilities. My own office at the state department has had a pretty consistent budget thanks to the congress to support Civil Society actors in a variety of countries and, of course, the National Endowment for democracy remains the pree moore institution in the world premier institution in the world for targeting assistance to democrats usually many tough places. So they know they have support from the outside community, from the International Community. So let me mention a couple of things just to wind up this opening scene setter. One is that i think we in the United States need to appreci...