Food Shortage In Haiti Could Lead To Violence, Says Defense Secretary Gates

Defense Secretary Robert Gates told reporters that the lack of food and water in Haiti could lead to violence. (0:09)
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Napolitano: Mexican Drug Cartel Violence A Threat To U.S. Homeland Security

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today on "Southern Border Violence: Homeland Security Threats, Vulnerabilities and Responsibilities," Secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano agreed with a question posed by Committee Chairman, Senator Joseph Liberman (D-Conn.) on threats to U.S. homeland security. Senator Liberman asked whether, as Secretary of Homeland and Security, she considered Mexican drug cartel violence a real threat to the homeland security of the United States.
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McGovern thinks military options might stop genocide

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

Congressman Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) said today that although he hopes diplomacy can work to stop the genocide in Darfur, he thinks that a military option should be on the table. He thinks this military option could take the form of a no-fly zone. (01:43)
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Miami Mayor: AK-47 assault rifles cheaper than a Playstation

Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, who is also President of the US Conference of Mayors says that an AK-47 assault rifle is cheaper on the streets of Miami than a Playstation. He also says there are more gang members in America than police officers, and that youth violence accounts for 20 percent of all violence in America (:40).
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Global Islamists will save people from capitalism

Maajid Nawaz, director of the Quilliam Foundation, speaks about the four main beliefs that connect Islamists. He says that the state will save the global community from capitalism or communism and connect the people. The principles are fundamental to Islam, so that if someone says that they do not belief Islam is political they are viewed as heretics. (1:14)
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United States is a "very violent country"

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) talks about the importance of the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to the American people, today at the ATF national headquarters building dedication. (1:05)
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Rend al-Rahim, Senior Fellow of the United States Institute for Peace, Predicts Violence Surrounding Upcoming Iraqi Provincial Elections

At a USIP panel discussion, Ms. al-Rahim describes the complex partisan situation in Iraq and forecasts "a good deal of violence" heading into the provincial elections. (1:06)
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Njoki N'Dungu, Former Member of Kenya's Parliament, Talks About U.S. Role in Kenya Before House Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health

Njoki N'Dungu shares her opinion on the best way forward for the United States in its relations with Kenya, specifically in terms of the United Kingdom, the former colonial power in the region. (0:45)
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Njoki N'Dungu, Former Member of Kenya's Parliament, Talks About Kenyan 'Masculinity in Crisis' Before House Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health

Ms. N'Dungu tells the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health that the transition to more modern gender roles threatens to leave Kenyan males without work, a dangerous proposition for a developing democracy. (0:57)
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Chairman of Kenya National Commission on Human Rights

Maina Kiai, Chairman of KNCHR, tells the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health that the true test of a democracy is its behavior between elections rather than during, a fact that the world sometimes forgets in relation to countries like Kenya. (0:42)
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