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>> yeah, well, that is a contradiction at work here fareed. just as you have the middle east where certain families have hijacked countries, like the gadhafis hijacked libya, here you have the national security establishment in this country that is almost in the same position in this country. and the elected leadership is sort of a cosmetic arrangement that is there for their convenience, really, and they don't have much money to spend on the people because out of half our tax collection, out of our total tax collection, half of it goes into defense spending and the rest goes into a debt servi...

And all we need to do is change the way we're thinking about them. a couple decades ago, we didn't even realize just how much natural gas was trapped in rocks thousands of feet below us. technology has made it possible to safely unlock this cleanly burning natural gas. this deposits can provide us with fuel for a hundred years, providing energy security and economic growth all across this country. it just takes somebody having the idea, and that's where the discovery comes from.

Which is it? >> actually, i do not know the answer. i think the best way to move forward is to wait for the findings of an internal look at the issue. i do not think that speculation going to solve any problem. we've had these speculations before on many occasions. i think what we need now is for pakistan's elected leaders to exercise the leadership and get to the bottom of the matter. at the same time we need to rally our people, make them understand what the issues are. you talk about the demonstrations, et cetera. the fact of the matter is a demonstration of 5,000 zealots does not necessari...

I can suspect knowing president bush he's been low-key and out of the limelight since his term in office ended, and this was a time for president obama to be with the people of new york and to express his satisfaction that this terrible chapter is closed, to be able to say to the families of the victims, the united states of america has delivered in part on our promise to avenge their loss. president bush was at ground zero at a really important time on september 15th when he stood on that rubble and he said, you may not be able to hear me, but they will hear you and they'll hear from us very ...

Columnists in in country ordinary people who are asking all the right questions for the first time, fareed. we're asking why do we have a duplicitous national security policy? why do we not a speak with one voice? why are we talking with forked tongue? why is there one slogan for the public and quite another for the united states of america? for the first time people are beginning to see through this, and they want answers and they want honesty and credibility from their national security establishment. one other thing, the last thing is that, yes, there is an acknowledgment that a sovereignty...