where as mr. ahmadinejad's supporters are more likely >> any idea if mr. ahmadinejad will change the policy because of the turn outs? >> no. he has been very defient in responding to his critics at home and in the stance taken towards the west. >> what with do we care some finalization of this issue? >> it should be saturday or early sunday morning. >> thank you for joining us from tehran. >> thank you. >> if you want to comment on the results of the eye roon election. the numbers are on the scene. twitter is c-span wj. on the democrat line. thank you. go ahead. guest: i feel sorry for the people of iran. i feel like this is a fixed election. it reminds me of the year 2000 in our own country. there's not too much those people can do over there. it's like, wow, good thing we have a change every four to eight years, we would have the same thing to the extreme of this. we are already having problems with the rhetoric of rush limbaugh insighting all the crazies. people are going out here and being bolder with their guns. why doesn't america wake up and talk ab

mr. ahmadinejad was able to do an effective job in hanging him around his neck. it was him that ahmadinejad been so handily the first time he won the presidency, in 2005. in that final round, the percentage of the vote he won was essentially the same percentage that he won against mr. mousavi this year. host: let me remind viewers of the out of -- of the telephone numbers. republicans, 202 737-0002. democrats, 202 737-0001 is your number. independence, 202 628-0205. our guest is flynt leverett, international affairs fellow at penn state. he also was a senior analyst at the cia in focusing at the -- on the middle east. when exactly did you leave? >> of guest: i left because of t had become fundamental disagreements i had in the direction that policy was going. host: based on what you just said, and as we look at the photos of the protests, what is driving all of this? guest: i think mr. altman did judd -- mr. ahmadinejad is very polarizing figure, as we would say about some figures in american politics, you either love him or hate him. you were not neutral about h

ahmadinejad's time will not go away. until now mr. mousavi has not been in a position of power since he was prime minister to show whether he would act any differently in regards to the nuclear issue, among others. we will wait and see. host: raleigh, n.c. on our end of the line. caller: good morning. i want to thank the program about the iranian people. i have a message. iranian are not asking americans to intervene. it is just because their turn to get their intention -- the united nations is in the united states. -- they're trying to get their attention. they do not realizrecognize ahmadinejad's government as iranian government. when the time comes for him to come to speak to the american people we hope that americans do not give him a visa. he is the one who claims to have democracy and freedom of speech. i want americans to know that iranians are just looking at the united states and try to get their voice out

them i don't think mr. ahmadinejad addlightly. the u.s. is gone out of its way to not interfere in the election process in iran. i am not concerned about mr. ahmadinejad apologizing to me. i would suggest that he think carefully about the obligation he owes to his own people. he might want to consider looking at the families who have been shot, that is where mr. ahmadinejad and others need to answer their questions. >> [unintelligible] >> first of all, i have to discuss with the chancellor our interest in closing guantanamo. it has become a symbol internationally, our very legitimate pursuit of our national security and our concerns about international terrorism. we will be looking for the help of our friends and allies, as we execute that process. it will be admittedly difficult politically. in the past i have spoken not only to the chancellor, but other european union's who are pleased that the e you provided a legal framework on how to deal with the detainees in guantanamo, and we have received a positive response from countries across

i don't think it is necessarily the result that mr. ahmadinejad has. i think the margin is something people could not believe and the speed it was announced and the way it was officially announced and ratified by the chamber that mr. ahmadinejad is the president and congratulated him as though it was all of this that really angered people. you got to remember, they only get a small window of opportunity in this type of regime to voice your concern. they felt extremely cheated and given the frustrations that they have, that is what they underestimated, more than anything else. >> how long do you suppose iotola will listen to the people's upsetness or displeasure before he decided to seriously get help? jshgsz. >> the regime has to measures. it is unfortunate that -- basige means mobilization of masses. the groups formed to protect hussein from the invasion of iraq. back then they didn't have military equipment. they used the mass of people, using sheer numbers to defend against iraq. they also got involved in a number of causes, having to do with agricu

ahmadinejad that much. nor does mr. ahmadinejad have that much respect for mr mr. khameni because he feels it should be led by someone who has more experience not by khameni who was pushed into that position. they're useful to each other. there is risks. i think he has used mr. ahmadinejad to push his rival back. host: tim in davenport, iowa, welcome. caller: i believe in the president's position. i hope he stands by his guns. second of all, i can't speak enough of the admiration of the iranian citizens taking to the streets and standing up for their rights. question,io do you think our congress is taking opposition to this, what do they look to gain from it? guest: congress has to deal with constituents. the constituents that we have in this country, the iranian-americans, in particular, i think if you wanted to poll, the majority of them would probably expect something stronger from the president or from the members of the congress. the one thing that also you do have to realize is that i think there is a sense and maybe it is known up on the hill, maybe it is no

ahmadinejad's supporters are more reticent and would have been inflamed by the opposite results but mr. mousavi's supporters will really not have a lot of action on the streets over the next week or so. it is difficult how they could be a lot of anger in this security situation that they have. i hate to say it but i think this is just going to come to pass, that people will have to swallow the election results, even though they won't like it. >> any suggestion that ahmadinejad will change policy or at least attempt to improve the economic situation over there because of the turnout and result of this election? >> i think it will be business as usual. he has been very defiant in responding to

ahmadinejad's declared victory stood firm. because of that precedent i'm skeptical that the iranian regime will engage in an honest review of this election contest. this count, i should say. president obama and his senior national security team have refrained from extensive commentary on the election in recent days. that is as it should be. the u.s. government should not give the iranian regime any flimsy rationals for further crackdown on protesters and reformist leaders. however, the administration officials, led by vice president biden, have made clear that the strategy of diplomatic engagement with iran's leadership to bring a peaceful resolution of iran's nuclear program will continue regardless of who may comprise that leadership or how they may have assumed power. that, i believe, is the right strategy. we must deal with iran as it is, not as we may wish it to be. for far too long the united states deprived it sell of the power of its diplomacy on the mistaken insistence that iran agree to a set of preconditions before

mr. ahmadinejad, he is against the people's will. i don't know. there was a huge turn out before that that was helping him. there was a huge process in favor of mr. moussavi. host: we'll have to leave it there. appreciate the input. baltimore, maryland>on the democrat line. caller: thank you for receiving my call. good morning. i am watching the front page of the "washington post." i see all these ladies dressed in these long black robes. i would like to see the iranian people vote for freedom. it seems to me like moussavi is the one that represents those principals. these leaders are in bondage and need to be set free. thank you. host: los angeles, california on the republican line. caller: thank you for taking my call. i'm an iranian-american, first generation. this was an important ante lection due to the coverage. the outcome wasn't what i would have desired. it reminutes me a lot of the anniversary with china and the democratic movement attempted there in 1989, i'm old enough to remember that personally. i've been to iran. my family is from i

actually mr. mahmoud ahmadinejad is going to start. mr. mir-hossein mousavi, you will speak for the conclusion. mr. muller ahmadinejad, basically every person may have independent or social concerns. so, if you want -- since you are the presidential candidate and you are competing presidential race, what are your main concerns for running for the presidency? >> in the name of god, the passionate and the merciful, initially i thank god almighty to gave me the opportunity to serve the great nation of iran for one term and i also appreciate the nation for all their support and their backing for me. and i hope that the iranians nation will always keep its dignity. we remember the late leader of the islamic revolution and the martyrs' and to whom we owe all we have nowadays. elections i guess is a making a pair iraq. it isn't only picking one single person, it also means people getting energized for taking leaps towards conquering peaks of success and development. the atmosphere, the vote should be one of fervent zeal and excitement. it should

ahmadinejad apologizing to me. i do think he should think about the obligations he owns his own people -- he owes to his own people. he might consider looking at the families of those that have been beaten, shot, or detained, and that is where i think mr. ahmadinejad and others need answer their questions. >> [inaudible] [unintelligible] >> first of all, i have discussed in the past with the chancellor, our interesting closing guantanamo. i think it has become a symbol internationally of the united states strain from some of our core ideals and our very legitimate pursuit of our national security and our concerns about international terrorism. we're going to be looking for the help of our friends and our allies as we execute that process. it is one that is going to be admittedly difficult, politically. in the past, i have not only spoken to chancellor merkleel, t other leaders on how to evaluate the detainee's that are in guantanamo and we have seen a surprising response from countries across europe. i think the pa

ahmadinejad was very much chided for this. the rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness does not belong to any nationally, and ethnicity, or religion. it goes beyond these borders. host: this from the paper this morning. it is an ap story which says that on wednesday iran accused the u.s. of intolerable meddling. it has fuelled a bitter post- election dispute. the iranian government summoned the swiss ambassador who represents the u.s. interests and iran to complain about american interference. guest: this has been a tactic of the iranian regime to pretend that the desire for choice of freedom is of foreign imports. you remember success of the arrests and trials of iranians within the country like a philosopher who was accused of fomenting the velvet revolution. that shows the degree of the fear that they try to say the desire for freedom is not iran. the way the protesters have acted demonstrates that you do not need any instructions from america to want to have a better life. host: we're spending an hour this mornin

>> i don't take mr. ahmadinejad's statements seriously about apologies, particularly given the fact that the united states has gone out of its way not to interfere with the election

it is very clear that when mr. ahmadinejad went to iraq, the ayatollah did not meet with ham -- with him. he has given his hands in terms of where his preference is like -- preferences lie. i think it is all these activities that go on within the clerical activity. they showed me the political leaders that have taken a stance. but in the past week two major ayatollahs have given us our men. they have not -- have given the answer man. they have not done that for a while. it was a political arrangement that existed in the early days of islam. in a direct rebuke to ayatollah khamenei, he gave this very interesting sermon about how could you talk about the rule of law when the institution that devised the law judges the law and is the same institution? the mistrust that law. it is for the first time that these very nonpolitical, very hesitant clerics are making their points. this is not going to continue. this is not working out. i assume that ayatollah sistani has always tried to stay away from iranian politics but al

we need to protect this country from madmen like mr. ahmadinejad and madmen like mr. kim jong il. it is our duty and our first duty under the constitution to do so. i ask this body to pass this amendment. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlewoman from california. mrs. tauscher: i could not make a bert argument for rejecting the franks amendment. let's get it right. we are investing $9.3 billion for missile defense. because we believe what the president has said is right. that we need to have defenses that are going to defeat long range, short range, and medium range systems aimed against the united states, our forward deployed troops, our allies. don't take the money from cold war legacies. we are going to lose 10,000 jobs of people cleaning up sites around the country. we need to defeat this bill because we want to invest the smartly. we don't want to follow what we have done for the last eight years which is just spend money and not have any oversight. let's get this right. let's have strong missile defense. defeat the franks amendment. the chair: the gentlema

ahmadinejad, make no mistake about who is in charge. we have seen the brutality of that regime on the streets of tehran on our television screens of the last several days. he gives us all great cause for alarm. that is why we are calling on our allies across the world, as well as urging president obama to speak out strongly on behalf of freedom. we can make a difference for the iranian people. with that, i want to turn over to chairman mike pence who has been the primary sponsor of the resolution just pass. >> i want to thank all my colleagues, but most especially i want to thank eric cantor, who led the effort in so many ways of the last week on behalf of giving the american people an opportunity through their elected representatives to be heard on the question of freedom and iran. i also want to commend the ranking member of the foreign affairs committee for her leadership and hurt yeoman's work in bringing this work so expeditiously to the fore. let me also say how grateful i am a congressman for his bipartisan spirit and the good fa

do you think that these kinds of messages go directly to mr. ahmadinejad is a stand against the people on the streets, or an alliance to the current iranian regime? how do you interpret it? thank you. >> well, i think it is hard to interpret it anything other than standing in complete opposite of with the iranian people stand today. why they do this? ask them. i don't think it is my place to justify or explain why it is that if the government decides to legitimize the regime. all i am telling you is that people in iran will not forget such a key moment, at the time they are risking everything they've got. if we have a long-term vision, the will become more aof an issue to think about that the media. -- more of an issue to think about than in the immediate. >> i would like to ask you about the relations between president hugo chavez and president, in a shot. they have had the privilege -- president ahmadinejad. they have had a privileged relationship over the last two years. my second question is that if you think that iran should have nuclear e

mr. ahmadinejad doesn't care what his critics say and won't take their criticism into account. >> when do we expect a finalization of this issue? >> later today saturday or early sunday morning. >> thank you for joining us from tehran. >> thank you. . and later, the housing crunch and where it's headed. every weekend is filled with books and authors on book tv. look for your schedule on-line at booktv.org. now a senate hearing on u.s. policy towards north korea. the witnesses include steven bosworth, a special representative to north korea for the state department and john kerry of massachusetts for the foreign relations committee. this portion of the hear something 90 minutes. foreign relations committee,. [inaudible conversations] >> the hearing will come to order. we are here today to discuss recent troubling developments in the korean peninsula and the road ahead in dealing with the democratic people's republic of korea. we're going to hear first from the administration point man on n

ahmadinejad your time is over. >> the iranians election takes place on friday, june 12. you can watch more of c-span's international coverage at any time by visiting our web site, c-span.org. these these men, created in 1979 by the cable television industry. but come up with the commercials, how is c-span funded? >> federal funding? >> from dollars and stuff like that? the dalmations. >> publicly but the most part. >> i think there's some congressional appropriations. >> from cable providers. >> america's cable pun companies have been providing programming for 30 years, commercial free as a public service. >> next, the federal communications commission holds a news conference on the digital tv transition. after next friday, june 12, of free broadcast tv signals will be digital requiring a converter box for analog tv sets. this is 20 minutes. >> the e-mail is dtv countdown at fcc.gov. mark let me know if there are questions that come in and in the meantime we will go ahead and proceed. you may direct your questions to the chairman or any of the commissioners or they will

i think the president in many ways to dispose seven mr. ahmadinejad and language from the past couple of days as the press earlier appear in. i think he has done what he needs to do to ensure that he doesn't become a foil by the regime and i think that has been reported by many of your outlets from people believing that and iran. ..

mr. fleming: mr. speaker, recently elections were held in iran with the iranian government declaring ahmadinejad the landslide winner over mr. subey. few saaby is claiming the -- musabi is claiming that -- people went to vote. he is calling upon his supporters to remain vocal and protest the results of this election, and they are turning out in the tens of thousands but many have been killed. in response, president ahmadinejad has tried to minimize anyone with an opposing viewpoint, physical threatening any form of dissent and shutting out the media and communications. the accusations of voter irregularities should be investigated, a fact supported by vice president biden. but until the selection is certified the people of iran should be -- should be able to protest, if they so choose. and they should protest with violence without them. i call on our president to not be timid but to speak out firmly. it is either a democracy with a legitimate government or it is a tyrannical dictatorship. i yield back

to me, mr. obama has sort of inflamed this situation in my opinion. they are two parties over there, ahmadinejad, whatever his name is, will not give in and will have to be put out. america's policies -- when one gets end they just hold on to do whatever they can. of the van so far as we know killing someone to stay in office. but i think that his speeches have and landed the situation around the world. host: back to twitter. if you like to start using it just good to twitter -- go to twitter.com to learn about it. we want to remind you that one of our upcoming guests later wrote this piece which says ahmadinejad one, get over it. he will be on with us at 9:00 a.m. eastern to take your questions and comments on iran. chicago has been standing by, a democrat. is the president's approach correct? caller: absolutely correct. people need to look back to 1953. if you were to do anything different, all he would do is emboldened ahmadinejad. i hope that i pronounced his name correctly -- it would be even more death for the opposition. this is about people's

mr. poe: mr. speaker, the turmoil continues in iran with the little man from the desert, president ahmadinejad, claiming victory in the apparent fraudulent presidential elections. believe it to the students of iran to continue to protest in spite of the government shootings of students and others who risk their lives for the human right to peaceably assemble and freedom of speech. backed by the government controlled press and the religious leaders, ahmadinejad is trying to quell the hundreds of thousands who say his claim to the imperial thrown of the presidency is a fraud. the sons of liberty and the daughters of democracy of iran who wish to exercise the right of free speech and freedom to assemble should resolve this drama peaceably in order to ensure their human rights. i hope our american policy would be morally and verbally supportive as stated by president kennedy years ago when he said, let every nation know whether it wishes us well or ill we will pay any price, bear any burden, meet any

mr. poe: mr. speaker, we've all seen the bold and brave students defy the imperial regime of president ahmadinejad in iran as they struggle for freedom. the people of iran are being shot, assaulted and arrested by their oppressive government. this is the same government that supplies arms and money with insurgents that are at war with our military in iraq and afghanistan. the iranian revolutionary guard, a state sponsor of terror. or more appropriately called the demons of democracy are killing their own people, mostly students, whose only crime is speaking out in public against these tough tyrants. as july 4 nears, the most sacred of all days of liberty, how about we invite the sons of freedom and daughters of democracy of iran for a bit of hotdog diplomacy? the youth of iran has shown more love of freedom than the world has seen in years. this would be -- there would be no better way to honor the fourth of july, our founders, our heritage than to celebrate this glorious day by opening our embass

mr. shimkus, is recognized for five minutes. mr. shimkus: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. shimkus: thank you, madam speaker. it's interesting to follow my colleague from florida because this cap and trade bill that's going to the floor will definitely cost jobs. and have a lot of examples to promote that and prove that. the pennsylvania public utility commission said in a memo to members of his delegation that, however, if the waxman-markey bill would pass pennsylvania is looking at a bleak scenario by 2020. a net loss of as many as 66,000 jobs, a sizeable hike in electricity bills of residential customers and increase in natural gas prices. you don't want to believe the public utility commission, just believe john dingell, chairman emeritus. he's quoted here as saying, nobody in this country realizes that cap and trade is a tax. and it's a big one. and if you don't believe that, just listen to the comments made by n

and i am really not concerned about mr. ahmadinejad apologizing to me. i would suggest that mr. ahmadinejad think carefully about the obligations he owes to his own people. he might want to consider looking at the families of those who have been beaten, or shot, or detained. that is where, i think, mr. ahmadinejad and others need to answer their questions. captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2008 >>> there was a specific mandate for a comprehensive investigation by multiple inspectors general including the department of justice, the national security agency and others, which is due this july, and at least a significant part of which is mandated by law to be done in public. so we are looking forward very much to that report and to see what further needs to be done in that area with respect to these very important issues. fifth, the issue that brings many of you here today, the issue of selective prosecution. our investigation here was also extremely comprehensive. we had several hearings before several of our subcommittees reviewed countless documents,