FBI Director Mueller Discusses Al Queda Recruitment

FBI Director Mueller discusses how the Al Queda terrorists have begun to recruit Caucasian looking people. (0:44)
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Allan Shaffer says there is still much to accomplish with our non-conventional warfare methods

At the House Armed Services Committee Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee hearing on "The FY2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request - Department of Defense Science and Technology: Responding to the 21st Century Irregular Warfare Threat Environment," Allan Shaffer, principle deputy director of Defense Research and Engineering at the Defense Department, says over the last two years we have begun to reshape the investment of the department to work on programs in non-conventional areas, such as biometrics, human social modeling, locating tagging and tracking, surveillance, and cyber protection. While we are currently well positioned to support the force, he says, there is still much to accomplish. (:45)
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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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Representative Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Says a Border Fence is Only as Good as the Time it Provides Responding Patrols at House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing

Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) states that a border fence is only as good as the time it takes to get over it. If the fence takes 3 minutes to cross, those 3 minutes are what a border patrol gets to intercept violators. (0:25)
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Joseph Cirincione, President of the Ploughshares Fund, Says the ABM System is a Scam at House Oversight Hearing

Mr. Cirincione claims that if left to the Joint Chiefs and not the President, the budget for Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems would be a fraction of its current size and would be directed more at regional capabilities. (1:10)
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Stephen Flynn, Senior Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations, Describes How Increased Security for Military Bases Can Make Civilian Populations Vulnerable at House Oversight Hearing

At an Oversight Committee Hearing regarding Ballistic Missile Defense systems, Dr. Flynn claimed that too much focus on conventional missile and military attacks could lead enemies to avoid the systems by striking civilian populations in non-conventional ways. (0:50)
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Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte Discusses Spreading Violence in Pakistan at Senate Foreign Relations Committee

At a hearing entitled “U.S. Policy Options in Post-Election Pakistan,” Negroponte discusses the threat posed by violence spreading out of the "FATA" (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) into the 'settled' areas. However, he also notes the recent election and other indications from the Pakistani people of their interest in stability, democracy, and combating such threats of violence within their borders. (0:39)
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Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte Calls Afghanistan and Pakistan 'Flip Sides of the Same Coin' at Senate Foreign Relations Committee

At a hearing entitled “U.S. Policy Options in Post-Election Pakistan,” Negroponte discusses the importance of the Afghanistan/Pakistan border in winning the fight against terror, stressing that problems on one side can't be solved without addressing those of the other. (0:34)
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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks about Turkish operations inside Iraq

While traveling in Turkey, Sec. Gates says that Turkish operations inside Iraq against Kurdish terrorist groups should be limited and targeted and should take into consideration Iraqi sovereignty. (0:42)
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Congressman Pete Hoekstra says the terrorist threat is still real

Congressman Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) says that the terrorist threat still exists, listing some recent terrorist threats and saying the Terrorist Surveillance Program is necessary to protect American and its allies. (0:47)
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Congressman John Boehner says that if FISA expires, Americans will be at risk

Congressman John Boehner (R-OH), during a press conference on the Capitol steps after the House Republicans walked out, describes the extensions made to FISA reforms, saying Republicans have attempted to work with Democrats to find common ground. He says that if the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act were to expire, Americans would be at risk. (0:35)
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Dr. Thomas Fingar says that suicide bombers create an asymmetrical threat

At the House Armed Services Global Threat Assessment, Dr. Thomas Fingar, Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis, says he thinks that the most likely threat is a terrorist threat because of how suicide bombers create an asymmetrical threat in which the psychological threat may be greater than the physical destruction. (:44)
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Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) reacts to the lack of dicussion on Pakistan in the State of the Union address

Rep. Michale McCaul says that he is disappointed that President Bush did not focus on Pakistan in the State of the Union address.
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