Dem Doubts U.S. Presence In Iraq Will Really End

Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.) states at a House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on Monday that we should stop funding restoration programs in Iraq if there is no substantial end in sight. (00:09)

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Holocaust Survivors Are Still Victimized, Says Lawmaker

Rep. John Gramandi (D-Calif.) explains how Holocaust survivors are still being victimized after the war by insurance companies rejecting their insurance claims for lack of paperwork that never existed (00:58).

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Hillary Clinton: Karzai Taken Out Of Context

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton explained  to the House Committee of Foreign Affairs that Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s claim that Afghanistan would side with Pakistan if threatened by the U.S. was taken out of context. (0:30)

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Central Africa Mission Not Open Ended, Says Defense Official

Alexander Vershbow, Assistant Defense Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs assured members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the mission sending roughly 100 U.S. troops to Central Africa is not open ended and will have a clear focus and exit strategy. (0:28)

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"Advise And Assist" Model Proven Successful, Says Defense Official

Alexander Vershbow, Assistant Defense Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, defends the deployment of roughly 100 U.S. troops to Central Africa in order to train and better equip African troops to take on the known terrorist organization, Lord’s Resistance Army. (0:11)

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Taking Down Kony Necessary For Central African Peace, Says Lawmaker

Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) assured that the take down of the terrorist organization Lord’s Resistance Army and its leader Joseph Kony is a necessary step in achieving peace in the region. (0:17)

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Refusing To Pay UN Bills Is Counterproductive, Says Rep. Berman

House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Howard Berman (D-Calif.) opposes legislation that seeks to authorize the withholding of American funding to the United Nations at a hearing Thursday. (0:57)

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UN Funding Should Be Voluntary, Says Lawmaker

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) suggests possible funding changes in regards to US involvement in the UN, at a hearing on “Reforming the United Nations: The Future of U.S. Policy” Thursday. (0:56)

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Clinton On Working With Hamas

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

At a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing today on foreign policy priorities for the Obama administration, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made clear the administrations position on working with the Palestinian political group Hamas. She said, “The President’s policy...is very clear, we will not deal with, nor in any way fund, a Palestinian government that includes Hamas unless and until Hamas has renounced violence, recognized Israel and agreed to follow the previous obligations of the Palestinian authority. That is our policy, but we want to leave open the door so that can happen.”

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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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Congressman Delahunt says if we don't treat refugees with respect it creates a breeding ground for terrorists

At the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on "Neglected Responsibilities: The U.S. Response to the Iraqi Refugee Crisis," Congressman William Delahunt (D-MA) says that we cannot allow a breeding ground for terrorism to fester in the Middle East, and he says he suggests the vast numbers of refugees will produce terrorist of the future unless they are treated with respect and dignity. (:27)
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Congressman Ackerman says we have not seized the moment to rehabilitate our image in the Middle East

At the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on "Neglected Responsibilities: The U.S. Response to the Iraqi Refugee Crisis," Chairman Gary L. Ackerman, (D-NY) says that at the hearing last year, a witness said that the U.S. response to the refugee crisis could be the first step to rehabilitating our image in the Middle East and globally, but a year later, we have yet to seize that moment. (:23)
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