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Here is the transcript from the State Department website:

MR. WOOD: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome. As you can see, we have with us Ambassador Bosworth who is here to talk about his recent visit to the East Asian region with regard to North Korea. So without any further ado, I’ll turn it over to Ambassador Bosworth.
AMBASSADOR BOSWORTH: Thank you, Robert. Good …

The American Security Project has just released its report,  Are We Winning 2009: Measuring Progress in the Struggle Against al Qaeda and Associate Movements. Authored by Dr. Bernard Finel and Christine Bartolf, the report has a more positive tone that previous years’ reports. As Dr. Finel explains:
The 2009 version of “Are We Winning” is markedly more optimistic than previous editions …

From the State Department website, here is the transcript of Secretary Hillary Clinton’s Address:

SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. It is wonderful being back here at Georgetown in this magnificent Gaston Hall, and to give you something to do during exam week. (Laughter.) It’s one of those quasi-legitimate reasons for taking a break – (laughter) – which I’m very happy to have …

Laura Rozen is reporting this morning over at Politico:
Days after Obama delivered a Nobel speech that struck a new emphasis on human rights, saying freedom movements have “history and us on their side,” and making the moral case for the use of force in some cases, Hillary Clinton will deliver what advisors say is a major address on human rights …

As noted in a previous post, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be speaking on “The Human Rights Agenda for the 21st Century” at Gaston Hall at Georgetown University today at Noon.  The address will  be available for live viewing on http://webcast.georgetown.edu/live It can also be accessed after the event at http://webcast.georgetown.edu.

And check out Lewis Sheppard’s blog post, The Purple History of Intelink, who posted this video.

As someone who studies  just war theory and international law dealing with the use of force, I was fascinated to read President Obama’s Nobel Address. First, let me note that I was quite impressed with the Address. I thought it was honest, nuanced, and philosophically quite sophisticated. Indeed, the day after the address, I was chatting with Father John Langan, …

From the Human Rights Action Center.
Created by Seth Brau Produced by Amy Poncher Music by Rumspringa courtesy Cantora Records.
With a HT to my great friend and fellow human rights advocate, Martha Heinemann Bixby, who posted this video over at her blog, Inside the Beltway & Outside the Ordinary.