Freshman Republicans United After Campaign, Says Incoming Member

Steve Southerland, a Florida Republican recently elected to the House, told reporters Monday morning that Freshman members are feeling united following the mid-term campaign. (0:16)

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Iraqi Politician Says Country's Security Is Temporary

Iraqi Front for National Dialogue leader Saleh Muhamed al-Mutlaq says Iraqi security cannot last with present pressures from neighboring countries. (0:35)
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Somalia's Piracy Problem

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service

Correspondent Michael Ruhl reports on the security and humanitarian crisis presently plaguing Somalia. Ruhl interviews Somalia's Ambassador-At-Large to the U.S., Abdi Awaleh Jama, and also speaks with Joel Carny from Refugees International.

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China identifies space as a military weakness for the US

Ashley Tellis, Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, says that China's military strategy identifies US dependence on space for intelligence as a potential weakness that the People's Republic could exploit for its own gains on the battlefield should a conflict arise. (1:00)
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Rice: “The United States will never be silent in our support for human rights”

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talks about the conflict in North Korea. She says that the United States goal is to eliminate all of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and programs, and to begin achieving this goal the six parties have signed implementation agreements. (1:11)
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Do Diminishing Resources Lead to Conflict?

David Victor, Professor of Law at Stanford University, discusses whether diminishing resources lead to national conflicts. (0:35)
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General George Casey, Chief of Staff for the Army, gives a grim outlook for future of conflict

Gen. Casey, testifying at a House Armed Services Committee hearing, Casey says that he sees the next few years as full of "constant conflict," and names some of the contributing factors. (0:56)
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