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troops is under way in afghanistan, even as we speak. there are, in fact, hundreds of troops trying to establish a foothold near kandahar city, which is, of course, where the taliban movement was born. now, elements of the 101st airborne are involved in this operation, which is designed to prevent insurgents from moving fighters, explosives and drugs into those taliban strongholds. nbc tom as peljoins us live from kabul and tell us a little bit about this struggle and how it's likely to shape up there, tom. >> hi, chris. well, as you mentioned, it's the 101st airborne with hundreds of afghan troops and they're moving west of kandahar city. now, the objective is to deny the taliban safe havens in those areas. it's part of an ongoing operation, really, that has been happening for the last couple months trying to sweep the taliban not only out of kandahar, but helman province and southern afghanistan in general. most of the attention in afghanistan today is focused on elections scheduled for this saturday morning. and we have seen the last
troops is under way in afghanistan, even as we speak. there are, in fact, hundreds of troops trying to establish a foothold near kandahar city, which is, of course, where the taliban movement was born. now, elements of the 101st airborne are involved in this operation, which is designed to prevent insurgents from moving fighters, explosives and drugs into those taliban strongholds. nbc tom as peljoins us live from kabul and tell us a little bit about this struggle and how it's likely to shape...
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he was in afghanistan in october 2007. they were ambushed by the enemy and even though the firing was happening from the enemy the sergeant giunta got hit in the chest plate and ran directly into the ambush to try to save some of his comrades there. let me bring in jim miklaszewski. when's the process now? when will he actually receive his medal? >> reporter: well, contessa, you know, i want to make the point here that you saw sergeant giunta stop at the point that the firing started and he is reluctant to talk about that. he's still somewhat troubled by what had happened and the fact even though he rescued one of his fellow soldiers, that soldier died with another soldier and when asked himself if he considers himself to be a hero he'll refuse to acknowledge that. and instead say it was those on the left and right who were the real heroes and all the u.s. service members in afghanistan who go out on the missions and encounter this kind of threat every day. as far as the award itself, or the honor, the medal of honor that
he was in afghanistan in october 2007. they were ambushed by the enemy and even though the firing was happening from the enemy the sergeant giunta got hit in the chest plate and ran directly into the ambush to try to save some of his comrades there. let me bring in jim miklaszewski. when's the process now? when will he actually receive his medal? >> reporter: well, contessa, you know, i want to make the point here that you saw sergeant giunta stop at the point that the firing started and...
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the in fighting in afghanistan? >> it does. people seem apparently shock that there's infighting in the white house. and i would be disappointed if there wasn't. this is a badly flawed strategy. it has a number of holes in it. not least of which is it's not properly resourced. if you were really serious about standing up a functioning nation state in afghanistan, which is our professed goal, you can't do it with even 100,000 troops. you need far more troops and to be there for a very, very long time. >> that's exactly what general petraeus said and i'll ask our graphic folks to skip ahead to the quote from general petraeus from this book. he apparently said to the president, "you have to recognize, also, that i don't think you win this war. i think you keep fighting. this is the kind of fight we're in for the rest of our lives and probably our kids' lives at the same time." the president has already said, look, this can't be a war without end. among other things, i'll lose the democratic party. he got to be president in part on
the in fighting in afghanistan? >> it does. people seem apparently shock that there's infighting in the white house. and i would be disappointed if there wasn't. this is a badly flawed strategy. it has a number of holes in it. not least of which is it's not properly resourced. if you were really serious about standing up a functioning nation state in afghanistan, which is our professed goal, you can't do it with even 100,000 troops. you need far more troops and to be there for a very,...
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. >>> today has been a deadly one in afghanistan. nine american troops were killed during a helicopter crash in the southeastern part of the country. the taliban claims it shot down the helicopter. u.s. officials say there were no reports of hostile fire. an afghan national army soldier and u.s. civilian were also injured in the incident. >>> 2010 is now officially the deadliest year in this nine-year war in afghanistan. and as casualties mount, what does it mean for the president's stated july 2011 date to start bringing u.s. troops home? jamie reuben is former assistant secretary of state for public affairs and former state department spokesman. good to see you. how you doing? >> very well, thanks. >> 30,000 extra troops were deplayed to afghanistan. most in the song strongholds. westerns were warned. how does the escalating violence make this equation more difficult for president obama, for david petraeus? >> well, i think the loss of american life is more difficult, especially given how many years we've been in afghanistan. it's
. >>> today has been a deadly one in afghanistan. nine american troops were killed during a helicopter crash in the southeastern part of the country. the taliban claims it shot down the helicopter. u.s. officials say there were no reports of hostile fire. an afghan national army soldier and u.s. civilian were also injured in the incident. >>> 2010 is now officially the deadliest year in this nine-year war in afghanistan. and as casualties mount, what does it mean for the...
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army staff sergeant salvatore giunta rescued soldiers while under fire while in afghanistan. he is still on active duty and he's in vicenza, italy. such an honor to speak to you, congratulations. >> thank you. >> tell me a little bit about what this award means to you. >> this is really huge award. but, to me, you know, it represents more than just me. this is for everyone that i've been with, everyone that i served with and everyone that has served with me. every time we go outside the wire for all the service members, men and women, not only in the army, but also in the marines and the navy and the air force that are really out there fighting for the american people. this incompasses all of us. i'm just the one that's here to receive it here today, i guess. >> everything i read about what you did, absolutely remarkable and truly heroic. and a lot of it, not just about that incident, but about what happened in the valley in afghanistan back in 2007 is written about so extraordinarily in sebastian younger's book "war." he spent just about a year with you guys. i just want to
army staff sergeant salvatore giunta rescued soldiers while under fire while in afghanistan. he is still on active duty and he's in vicenza, italy. such an honor to speak to you, congratulations. >> thank you. >> tell me a little bit about what this award means to you. >> this is really huge award. but, to me, you know, it represents more than just me. this is for everyone that i've been with, everyone that i served with and everyone that has served with me. every time we go...
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you know, afghanistan is the second poorest country in the world. there are lot of countries in the world. this is the second poorest. it has a 70% illiteracy rate. it had no significant traditions of a strong central government that could provide services to its people or a civil service or just the basic infrastructure of a modern nation state. so, we're not going to get it perfect there. it is messy, it is hard and the toughest job i have is when i deploy young men and women into a war theater because some of them don't come back. and i'm the one who signs those letters. to family members offering condolences for the enormous sacrifice of their loved ones. but, i do think that what we are seeing is the possibility of training of afghan forces more effectively, keeping pressure on al qaeda so that they're not able to launch big attacks and that over the next several years, as we start phasing down, those folks start lifting up. here's the impact it will have on our budget. there are still going to be some hangover costs from these two wars. the mo
you know, afghanistan is the second poorest country in the world. there are lot of countries in the world. this is the second poorest. it has a 70% illiteracy rate. it had no significant traditions of a strong central government that could provide services to its people or a civil service or just the basic infrastructure of a modern nation state. so, we're not going to get it perfect there. it is messy, it is hard and the toughest job i have is when i deploy young men and women into a war...
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"obama's wars" isn't about afghanistan and iraq, it is about afghanistan to be sure, but the other wars are the internal ones in the white house over finding the right strategy for afghanistan. and even though early excerpts show the key decision makers in afghanistan are duking it out, top white house aids say that are satisfied with the way it portrays the president. richard wolffe is an nbc news contributor and analyst. good morning. >> good morning. >> from what you read on the book, what's your take? >> woodward kids did a spectacular job of getting behind the curtain and finding out the granule detail of the policy debates. they were debates though that were extensively reported at the time. and the divisions between the generals and the white house, between members of the administration and each other, they are broadly what we know is extraordinary, as i said, is the kind of conversation, the color, the detail, and in the case of the book as well, the actual documents that he's reprinted. the president's term sheets on the expansion of the military thing. capping that in the book
"obama's wars" isn't about afghanistan and iraq, it is about afghanistan to be sure, but the other wars are the internal ones in the white house over finding the right strategy for afghanistan. and even though early excerpts show the key decision makers in afghanistan are duking it out, top white house aids say that are satisfied with the way it portrays the president. richard wolffe is an nbc news contributor and analyst. good morning. >> good morning. >> from what you...
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are the mentions of the cost of war in afghanistan and iraq? >> let me start with the entitlement programs. the day after the president signed the health care bill, the co-chairman of commission of debt got on tv and said the problem with our debt is health care entitlements. thls the day after we supposedly passed a bill that took care of the issues. the first thing you do is not to make the problem worse. we took the saving from medicare and invested it into an entitlement program. we took medicaid and greatly expanded it. somehow we create a third entitlement to rescue the first two. the first thing you do is go back to basics and say you use the savings from programs to shore up programs, not to create a third entitlement. >> is that enough money to make a difference? don't some hard decisions have to be made about social security? don't important decisions have to be made about supporting the troops? >> clearly our decisions have to be made. i think john boehner was saying we'll make those hard decisions. but it has to be in participation
are the mentions of the cost of war in afghanistan and iraq? >> let me start with the entitlement programs. the day after the president signed the health care bill, the co-chairman of commission of debt got on tv and said the problem with our debt is health care entitlements. thls the day after we supposedly passed a bill that took care of the issues. the first thing you do is not to make the problem worse. we took the saving from medicare and invested it into an entitlement program. we...
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even as his special representative to pakistan and afghanistan richard holbrooke told the president the strategy can't work. "you have to recognize also that i don't think you win this war. i think you keep fighting and this is the kind of fight we're in for the rest of our lives and probably our kids' lives" says general david petraeus. author of "the promise" jonathan alter, when you're reading the excerpts does it sound similar to the tug-of-war over where the war in afghanistan should go? >> very similar. i hadn't read bob woodward's book but sounds like he came across a lot of the same deliberations that i did. remember, they had 20 hours of conversations in the situation room on afghanistan, it was the most discussed foreign policy issue since 1962 in the cuban missile crisis, much more than discussed about iraq or vietnam so almost all of it has leaked out for months now so we have a very good sense for those who are interested and everybody should be interested, because we're talking about young men and women going into harm's way. >> this has been the deadliest year so far in a
even as his special representative to pakistan and afghanistan richard holbrooke told the president the strategy can't work. "you have to recognize also that i don't think you win this war. i think you keep fighting and this is the kind of fight we're in for the rest of our lives and probably our kids' lives" says general david petraeus. author of "the promise" jonathan alter, when you're reading the excerpts does it sound similar to the tug-of-war over where the war in...
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general mcchrystal, he asked for 40,000 more troops in afghanistan. the president undertook that review, wanted a painstaking look at exactly how those troops were going to be used. they ended up with 30,000. he had an exit strategy. that's something that officials at the pentagon were very much against, according to the book, as well. but then the president telling lindsey graham, of all people, the republican from south carolina, according to the book, i can't lose the whole democratic party. in the context of needing that exit strategy. so there is no shortage, you talked about the holbrooke and biden going at each other. mike mullin against his deputy, petraeus. and right on down the line. even an intel report revealed in this book that one intel report says that hamid karzai is manic depressive. chris? >> one of the lines is that explains a lot about his mood swings. much more to come surely once this book is in wide release. mike, thank you. >>> now, of course, bob woodward is arguably washington's most famous reporter. so was it wise for all th
general mcchrystal, he asked for 40,000 more troops in afghanistan. the president undertook that review, wanted a painstaking look at exactly how those troops were going to be used. they ended up with 30,000. he had an exit strategy. that's something that officials at the pentagon were very much against, according to the book, as well. but then the president telling lindsey graham, of all people, the republican from south carolina, according to the book, i can't lose the whole democratic party....
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forces topped afghanistan positions as part of operation dragon strike which began saturday. in eastern afghanistan and pakistan, nato helicopters launched air strikes killing more than 50 militants that led to a protest. the u.s. launched a criminal investigation of hamid karzai's brother suspected of corruption. prosecutors weigh charges of tax evasion, extortion and racketeering. >>> allies won a strong majority in congress, but lost the 2/3 necessary. elections were held yesterday. chavez hailed it as a solid victory. the mayor of one settlement said bank are reluctant to commit because they are afraid construction will be stopped again. israeli prime minister is asking to tone down the celebrations over the expiration of the ban. palestinians believe new construction will likely hurt the peace process. >>> the u.s. said they ares a d pointed by the decision to allow the partial moratorium to expire. the palestinian president abbas will wait a week before deciding whether to quit the peace talks. netanyahu urged them to continue negotiations. newish settlers resisted neta
forces topped afghanistan positions as part of operation dragon strike which began saturday. in eastern afghanistan and pakistan, nato helicopters launched air strikes killing more than 50 militants that led to a protest. the u.s. launched a criminal investigation of hamid karzai's brother suspected of corruption. prosecutors weigh charges of tax evasion, extortion and racketeering. >>> allies won a strong majority in congress, but lost the 2/3 necessary. elections were held yesterday....
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. >>> a deadly crash in afghanistan, nine americans killed. nbc news has confirmed the troops died when their helicopter went down in the southeastern part of that country. the taliban claims to have shot down the chopper, but u.s. officials say there were no reports of hostile fire. this year has been the deadliest for international forces in afghanistan since the war there began in 2001. >>> iran's president declares the west's oppression of his country is over. he spoke a short time ago at the united nations. boy, does he have his share of critics. there are protests outside of the united nations in new york mahmoud ahmadinejad, the punishment with not cooperating with nuclear inspection, his mere presence causes controversy. and israeli president calls ahmadinejad calls him a living -- perez doesn't think iran should have a role at the unites nations. joining us is a contributor to the daily beast and dan, a senior fellow for middle eastern studies for the council on foreign relations. dan, let me begin with you. why doesn't iran, which sa
. >>> a deadly crash in afghanistan, nine americans killed. nbc news has confirmed the troops died when their helicopter went down in the southeastern part of that country. the taliban claims to have shot down the chopper, but u.s. officials say there were no reports of hostile fire. this year has been the deadliest for international forces in afghanistan since the war there began in 2001. >>> iran's president declares the west's oppression of his country is over. he spoke a...
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and build the capacity of afghanistan's government and security forces so that a transition to afghan responsibility can begin next july. and from south asia to the horn of africa, we are moving toward a more targeted approach, one that strengthens our partners and dismantles terror networks without deploying large american armies. as we pursue the world's most dangerous extremists, we're also denying them the world's most dangerous weapons and pursuing the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons. earlier this year, 47 nations embraced a work plan to secure all vulnerable nuclear materials within four years. we have joined with russia to sign the most comprehensive arms control treaty in decades. we have reduced the role of nuclear weapons in our security strategy. and here at the united nations, we came together to strengthen the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. now, as part of our effort on nonproliferation, i offered the islamic republic of iran an extended hand last year. and underscored that it has both rights and responsibilities as a member of the international co
and build the capacity of afghanistan's government and security forces so that a transition to afghan responsibility can begin next july. and from south asia to the horn of africa, we are moving toward a more targeted approach, one that strengthens our partners and dismantles terror networks without deploying large american armies. as we pursue the world's most dangerous extremists, we're also denying them the world's most dangerous weapons and pursuing the peace and security of a world without...
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you have people in afghanistan who will soon hear some of these allegations? >> that's the tragedy of the situation. a systemic failure within the mill fair as a whole is ultimately going to be counterproductive for what we're trying to accomplish in afghanistan. as word gets out, the taliban insurgents are going to utilize this to their advantage. it's really just a tragedy for all the work that men and women have done on the the ground over there thus far. >> todd bowers, thanks for joining me. >> thank you. >>> we turn to our education nation initiative. we're looking at the education crisis in america and how to improve the schools. one issue, the shortage of male teacher ls. look at this. particularly african-american male teachers. on the about 25% of america's public schoolteachers are men. just 2% are african-american men. the shortage is most acute in elementary schools where about 260,000 male teachers versus 1.5 million female teachers. joining me now is youth advocate and author captain wes moore. also where he follows the similarities in his own l
you have people in afghanistan who will soon hear some of these allegations? >> that's the tragedy of the situation. a systemic failure within the mill fair as a whole is ultimately going to be counterproductive for what we're trying to accomplish in afghanistan. as word gets out, the taliban insurgents are going to utilize this to their advantage. it's really just a tragedy for all the work that men and women have done on the the ground over there thus far. >> todd bowers, thanks...
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a province in southeastern afghanistan. an area where the taliban is in control of a lot of the territory. it's next to kandahar province and a name people are more familiar. an area where coalition forces have been ramping up their efforts to drive the taliban out. the worst helicopter crash in four years in terms of casualties and this is already the deadliest year of the war for both coalition and u.s. forces. thomas? >> in afghanistan for us, john, thanks very much for that update. >>> we'll continue to follow that story and bring you more details as we get them here on msnbc. >>> we move on to this, a bill for the controversial don't ask don't tell policy banning gays from serving openly. the bill also contains $725 billion for the pentagon and a pay raise for u.s. troops. it passed a house in may, but senate democratic leaders are struggling to get the 60 votes needed to end a republican filibuster and allow a final vote. >>> pop star and long-time gay rights activist lady gaga travelled to maine yesterday early and s
a province in southeastern afghanistan. an area where the taliban is in control of a lot of the territory. it's next to kandahar province and a name people are more familiar. an area where coalition forces have been ramping up their efforts to drive the taliban out. the worst helicopter crash in four years in terms of casualties and this is already the deadliest year of the war for both coalition and u.s. forces. thomas? >> in afghanistan for us, john, thanks very much for that update....
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troops in afghanistan? >> reporter: the complaints about the votes are coming in faster than returns. this is a big issue for the united states, of course, because after last year's presidential election, filled with fraud, another tainted vote would call into question president obama's goal beginning to withdraw troops from a stabilized afghanistan next summer. i sat down with u.s. ambassador karl eikenberry, u.s. ambassador to afghanistan. he acknowledged there would be some fraud, probably some froau found in saturday's balloting but the standard should not be perfection. >> i am impressed with the -- to the extent which the afghans have come together, government, ngos, the citizenry, the afghan national security forces and a serious way to say, let's do better, is better going to be a perfect election? no, of course not. but an election that is not perfect, does that mean it's not a good election? no, it doesn't. >> reporter: ike eikenberry poi out with 25,000 candidates for 249 seats, there would be 9
troops in afghanistan? >> reporter: the complaints about the votes are coming in faster than returns. this is a big issue for the united states, of course, because after last year's presidential election, filled with fraud, another tainted vote would call into question president obama's goal beginning to withdraw troops from a stabilized afghanistan next summer. i sat down with u.s. ambassador karl eikenberry, u.s. ambassador to afghanistan. he acknowledged there would be some fraud,...
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take care. >>> new details about the cia covert war in afghanistan. according to bob woodward's latest book, the cia has a much larger secret paramilitary and nbc john yang is in kabul afghanistan with more on that and also we'll talk about the partial election results because they're starting to come in, too, correct? >> exactly, thomas. let's take the paramilitary for force. the new book. "obama's wars" new hints that the wikileaks organization released. this is an organization about 3,000 afghan forces, the cream of the crop in the view of the cia, according to woodward's book and they pursue, they're paid for, sorry, they're paid and trained by the cia and they pursue taliban targets within afghanistan. i think the more controversial element is that they carry out missions across border. they cross into pakistan to carry out missions and u.s. military forces are prohibited from doing. this force was authorized by president bush and according to woodward's book, the cross border operations became a little more active under the obama administration,
take care. >>> new details about the cia covert war in afghanistan. according to bob woodward's latest book, the cia has a much larger secret paramilitary and nbc john yang is in kabul afghanistan with more on that and also we'll talk about the partial election results because they're starting to come in, too, correct? >> exactly, thomas. let's take the paramilitary for force. the new book. "obama's wars" new hints that the wikileaks organization released. this is an...
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from the supply line to the nations north of afghanistan. what the two coalition generals were saying in the briefing is the pressure in the north is working. and that they are succeededing as separating off supplies to the taliban. they say the taliban is close to giving up their effort to show strength in the northeast. >> thanks, john. >>> iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad is lashing out at foreign media, foreign leaders and predicting capitalism will die out around the world. that was part of what he said this morning as he addressed a group of muslim leaders and clerics here in new york city. he arrived in the city this weekend. he will speak to the un general assembly on thursday. it's good to see you in studio. these comments, while certainl down from comments we've heard from him in the past. >> maybe he's trying to portray a different image while he's here. he's trying to distance himself. but he may be saving it up for thursday. we'll have to see. >> do we have insight into what he'll say. >> he's doing to defend iran's nuclear
from the supply line to the nations north of afghanistan. what the two coalition generals were saying in the briefing is the pressure in the north is working. and that they are succeededing as separating off supplies to the taliban. they say the taliban is close to giving up their effort to show strength in the northeast. >> thanks, john. >>> iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad is lashing out at foreign media, foreign leaders and predicting capitalism will die out around the...
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that does affect the troops in afghanistan. we think that's wrong. there ought to be clean funding bills with no fork and no domestic legislation attached. >> i appreciate you trying to opt for the tough questions. i know the republicans have been painted as the party of no. so i was trying to get from you the explanation of what the parisi is for and what you would change in a new congress. i appreciate you joining us today. >> this is the first step towards what would be changed. >> congressman mack thorn berry, appreciate it. >>> and president obama addresses it u.n. general assembly calling on global leaders to support the path of peace and also support the two-state solution in the mideast. we tco-host of the daily rundown joins us in new york because that's where the president is. and savannah, the president making a pledge today when it comes to mideast peace and palestine. >> that's what stood out with this speech. long speech, wide ranging. a progress report. the push on middle east piece. israel and palestine. it's about to be tested severe
that does affect the troops in afghanistan. we think that's wrong. there ought to be clean funding bills with no fork and no domestic legislation attached. >> i appreciate you trying to opt for the tough questions. i know the republicans have been painted as the party of no. so i was trying to get from you the explanation of what the parisi is for and what you would change in a new congress. i appreciate you joining us today. >> this is the first step towards what would be changed....
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and afghanistan forces on the taliban strong hold of kandahar. tom joins us now live from kabul. troops from the army's elite 101st airborne division are involved in this, correct? >> that's right, thomas. the military says several companies of them accompanied by afghan soldiers and they're moving in the zahri district, slightly to the west of the city of kandahar. the aim of the moment is to stop taliban supply lines from reaching into kandahar city itself. they've been using it for some time to move ammunition and the proceeds of drug trafficking into the the city of kandahar. the military says they've encountered some resistance. they've been in the area for about four months, but this is the first time they've gone near some of the smaller villages that until now have been controlled by taliban fighters. many afghan farmers and the civilian farm population have moved out of the area. it's the haven for the taliban and it's where the movement started years ago. and it's known to be the homeland of the taliban. american forces and afghan forces taking along with them afghan po
and afghanistan forces on the taliban strong hold of kandahar. tom joins us now live from kabul. troops from the army's elite 101st airborne division are involved in this, correct? >> that's right, thomas. the military says several companies of them accompanied by afghan soldiers and they're moving in the zahri district, slightly to the west of the city of kandahar. the aim of the moment is to stop taliban supply lines from reaching into kandahar city itself. they've been using it for...
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food and fuel into afghanistan for u.s. and nato forces. now, according to u.s. officials, what happened in this case is that those nato helicopters were pursuing militants into pakistan when some pakistani soldiers at a guard post decided to take warning shots at the nato helicopters, not a good idea. the helicopters returned fire, killing three of the pakistnis and wounding three others. now, the big question here is even though there have been some formal protests filed by pakistani military and government officials and the denial to allow those convoys to go from pakistan into afghanistan. is this really serious? do they intend to see this to what would be an unfavorable end or is this just the pakistani government exerting its own sovereignty in the face of its own people so that they don't appear to be subserbian to the americans and nato. >> mik, thank you very much. the story is moving and we'll keep up to date on the developments. >>> plans are under way for a huge rally in the nation's capital this weekend. being billed as the progressi progressive's an
food and fuel into afghanistan for u.s. and nato forces. now, according to u.s. officials, what happened in this case is that those nato helicopters were pursuing militants into pakistan when some pakistani soldiers at a guard post decided to take warning shots at the nato helicopters, not a good idea. the helicopters returned fire, killing three of the pakistnis and wounding three others. now, the big question here is even though there have been some formal protests filed by pakistani military...
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that has raised the number of coalition troops killed in afghanistan today to five. we'll have more on that story. >>> and pakistan is continuing to block nato supply trucks from crossing into afghanistan today. the blockade is apparent retaliation after two nato-led helicopters were involved in a cross border attack that killed pakistani insurgents on saturday. a spokesman for coalition forces confirm the gunmen entered the air space after they attacked a remote security avenue zban outpost. today nato vehicles carrying fuel, water and fuel are backed up waiting to cross from pakistan into afghanistan. that has american commanders on the ground in afghanistan looking for alternative routes for trucks to deliver those supplies. early next week, faisal shahzad will be sentenced on tuesday. we're seeing video of how much damage his bomb would have caused if it had detonated. the nib recreated the bomb and set it off. different camera angles show the huge force of a blast. also part of a sentencing submission wh he deserves life in prison. he was already plotting his ne
that has raised the number of coalition troops killed in afghanistan today to five. we'll have more on that story. >>> and pakistan is continuing to block nato supply trucks from crossing into afghanistan today. the blockade is apparent retaliation after two nato-led helicopters were involved in a cross border attack that killed pakistani insurgents on saturday. a spokesman for coalition forces confirm the gunmen entered the air space after they attacked a remote security avenue zban...
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troops from afghanistan starting next july. u.s. ambassador carl ikenbery says there was some fraud in this election and says he expecteds a lot of complaints. >> we also have to recognize there's 2,500 candidates competing for 250 seats. for every country satisfied candidate is going to be certified as voted into parliament x there will be nine unhappy. the candidates that didn't make it, there's going to be legitimate complaints. there's probably some not so legitimate complaints. i would expect over the next six weeks there to be a lot of complaints that will be surfacing. >> that six weeks the ambassador was talking about, we don't expect final results until the end of october. we don't expect preliminary results from this vote count for several days, perhaps several weeks. >> explain why the time line? why so lock? >> this is not a modern election system. these are paper ballots spread out along the country. the infrastructure is not great. it's going to take a lot of time to get them into kabul to be counted and examined by th
troops from afghanistan starting next july. u.s. ambassador carl ikenbery says there was some fraud in this election and says he expecteds a lot of complaints. >> we also have to recognize there's 2,500 candidates competing for 250 seats. for every country satisfied candidate is going to be certified as voted into parliament x there will be nine unhappy. the candidates that didn't make it, there's going to be legitimate complaints. there's probably some not so legitimate complaints. i...
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the fact of the matter is that things in afghanistan are going much more slowly. ambassador ike ikenberry made t point today or yesterday and said he's surprised with the very slow pace of operations and success we're having in afghanistan. >> i wonder if it plays into people who say, look, if we tell the taliban, if we tell the bad guys, whoever they might be, that we'll start getting out of there next summer -- >> they'll lay off and stay away and they'll shoot at people from time to time and they're not going to get into any trouble themselves. bad idea to tell people when you're going. >> thanks, jack, always good to have you in. >> thanks for having me. >>> a day after the recession is over and the president said, again, the economy is improving. he got a little ammunition this morning. new home construction jumped a whopping 10.5% last month and that's all the more surprising because economists thought that number would drop. the unexpected increase puts housing starts at their highest level in four months. cnbc diana olick joins me now live from washington,
the fact of the matter is that things in afghanistan are going much more slowly. ambassador ike ikenberry made t point today or yesterday and said he's surprised with the very slow pace of operations and success we're having in afghanistan. >> i wonder if it plays into people who say, look, if we tell the taliban, if we tell the bad guys, whoever they might be, that we'll start getting out of there next summer -- >> they'll lay off and stay away and they'll shoot at people from time...
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by the way, the polls did just close a few minutes ago here in afghanistan. but results are going to take a while. this is not like america where we are going to get results within hours. >>> it is going to take several days to find out preliminary results, and final results aren't expected until the end of october. as you say, alex, the ratio of 2500 candidates for 249 seats, they are expecting a lot of complaints because after all there are about ten losers for every winner. and they are all looking for reasons and excuses to complain about the results. >> that's an interesting situation. thank you for bringing it to us live from kabul, john kang. >>> sympathy is replaced by shock and confusion as investigators are trying to figure out why a washington woman burned her face with acid. bethany's parents are apologizing for the stunt that she admitted to, but they are baffled about their daughter's decision to hurt herself. >> as any good parent would, we stood by our daughter when she told us the different scenarios. we stood by her, we believed her, any goo
by the way, the polls did just close a few minutes ago here in afghanistan. but results are going to take a while. this is not like america where we are going to get results within hours. >>> it is going to take several days to find out preliminary results, and final results aren't expected until the end of october. as you say, alex, the ratio of 2500 candidates for 249 seats, they are expecting a lot of complaints because after all there are about ten losers for every winner. and they...
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iraq and afghanistan. be sure to watch tomorrow on nbc. check your local listings for the time. >>> the koran burning that wasn't is producing a new kind of outrage today. even though he declined a burn a single copy of the koran on the anniversary of 9/11 last weekend, the extra security the city supplied will cost more than $200,000. they expected the center to foot the bill for the 200 on-duty officers and the sheriff's deputies called to the church. but the gainesville city manager doesn't know if the city has the legal authority to make that church pay. a newspaper is reporting that terry jones may move his church to tampa so he and his flock can make a fresh start. >>> demonstrators hit the streets of london to protest the pope's visit. we have a live report coming up. >>> also ahead, the miraculous survival of a 2-year-old little boy who spent almost half an hour under water in a ditch. what was it that brought him back to life? copd doesn't just make it hard to breathe... it makes it hard to do a lot of things. and i'm a guy who li
iraq and afghanistan. be sure to watch tomorrow on nbc. check your local listings for the time. >>> the koran burning that wasn't is producing a new kind of outrage today. even though he declined a burn a single copy of the koran on the anniversary of 9/11 last weekend, the extra security the city supplied will cost more than $200,000. they expected the center to foot the bill for the 200 on-duty officers and the sheriff's deputies called to the church. but the gainesville city manager...
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he saved soldiers from a taliban ambush while taking fire in afghanistan. he is still on active duty. and i talked to him earlier today from italy. >> sergeant, it is such an honor to speak to you. congratulations. >> thank you. >> tell me about what this award means to you. >> this is really huge award. but to me, you know, it represents more than just me. s if thr everyone that i have been with. everyone i have served with. everyone that has served with me every time we go outside the wire for all the service members, men and women not only in the army, but also in the marines, in the navy, in the air force really out there fighting for the american people. this encompasses all of us. i'm just the one that's here to receive it, i guess, today. >> and you're very modest about that, but i have to say everything i read about what you did, absolutely remarkable and truly heroic. and a lot of it, not just about that incident, but about what happened in the valley in afghanistan back in 2007 is written about so extraordinarily. he spent about a year with you gu
he saved soldiers from a taliban ambush while taking fire in afghanistan. he is still on active duty. and i talked to him earlier today from italy. >> sergeant, it is such an honor to speak to you. congratulations. >> thank you. >> tell me about what this award means to you. >> this is really huge award. but to me, you know, it represents more than just me. s if thr everyone that i have been with. everyone i have served with. everyone that has served with me every time...
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. >>> a big test for afghanistan tomorrow. it will try to hold a legitimate election in the wake of last year's disastrous president's vote. one major issue, security. police set up extra checkpoints aimed at prevent be suicide bombers from disrupting the election. a taliban threatened to carry out threats against the voters in elections across the country. we go to john yang in kabul. john? >> reporter: good evening. it's not just kidnapping. campaign workers were killed in violence. the taliban, of course, wants to disrupt the election. they're asking people not to vote and vowing violence to keep them from voting. president karzai asked people to go to the polls to try to rep e repudiate that effort, the taliban's effort. it's not just physical security in the first afghan-run election, it's ballot security. so much fraud at the presidential election they had to do do again, short-circuited when mr. karzai's opponent dropped out of the race. there are rumors of counter fit voter registration cards and counterfit ballot pape
. >>> a big test for afghanistan tomorrow. it will try to hold a legitimate election in the wake of last year's disastrous president's vote. one major issue, security. police set up extra checkpoints aimed at prevent be suicide bombers from disrupting the election. a taliban threatened to carry out threats against the voters in elections across the country. we go to john yang in kabul. john? >> reporter: good evening. it's not just kidnapping. campaign workers were killed in...
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afghanistans. now over 800 protesters gathered at a square on the outskirts of kabul and chanted death to america. and heard fiery speeches from muslim clerics who are demanding to overthrow the afghan government and calling for foreign troops to leave the country. >>> the taste of freedom is bittersweet for u.s. hiker share raf shourd. she's in o man today where she's expected to have her first medical exam since after 13 months in a iranian prison. but the two men detained along with her, accused of spying, are still in custody. >> all of my efforts, starting today, are going to go into helping procure the freedom for my fiancee, shane bauer and my friend, gosh fattal. i can't enjoy my freedom without them. >>> a uble dose of category 4 hurricane sess roaring through the atlantic right now. hurricane igor to start, packing winds up to 135 miles an hour and looking big on that map, right? expected to make a close brush with bermuda. meanwhile, we're watching hurricane julia. that is packing a simi
afghanistans. now over 800 protesters gathered at a square on the outskirts of kabul and chanted death to america. and heard fiery speeches from muslim clerics who are demanding to overthrow the afghan government and calling for foreign troops to leave the country. >>> the taste of freedom is bittersweet for u.s. hiker share raf shourd. she's in o man today where she's expected to have her first medical exam since after 13 months in a iranian prison. but the two men detained along with...
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reveals deep divisions at the white house over the war in afghanistan. "obama's wars" top advisors quarrelling with some doubting that the president's strategy will work in the end. this book is due out next week, but portions have already leaked out through the "new york times" and "washington post." we have been looking at that here for you at msnbc. to give you more information on and andy barr reporting for politico a lot has to do with that debate over afghanistan and the number of troops. >> right, i don't think there is any big surprises there was a very contentious debate in the white house on this. what the book offers is more gritty detail on who was saying what, where the positions were and what was being fought over. but, i mean, you heard a lot of this especially from the left very concerned about that decision to send more troops in and still a big debate about what is going to happen as that august deadline shows up. >> what does it say about the the way the obama administration is working inside the white house, are they getting along sph
reveals deep divisions at the white house over the war in afghanistan. "obama's wars" top advisors quarrelling with some doubting that the president's strategy will work in the end. this book is due out next week, but portions have already leaked out through the "new york times" and "washington post." we have been looking at that here for you at msnbc. to give you more information on and andy barr reporting for politico a lot has to do with that debate over...
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role in iraq in afghanistan. it is today on "meet the press" always on sundays for you. check your local listings. >>> almost home. the american hiker held for 13 months in iran is flying back to the u.s. we have a live report next. >>> also, there is a new number one movie at the box office. we'll tell you what it is here on msnbc sunday. make me sneeze.. my eyes water. but now zyrtec®, the fastest 24-hour allergy relief, comes in a liquid gel. zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. com- that's right,gel. cso we've got a list of things you can do to get active. - like jumping jacks. - or how 'bout push-ups? - sit-ups? - uh, maybe jumping rope? - yeah. or jogging. - uh, how about like a wheelbarrow race? - oh, yeah, that's a great idea. - but imagine actually trying to use him as a wheelbarrow, like stacking bricks on him and doing, like, doo-doo-doo. you know what i mean? - or yoga. - which is actually peaceful and quiet and not a lot of talking, so... - exactly. is he still looking at me? when my doctor told me that my chronic bronchitis was copd...
role in iraq in afghanistan. it is today on "meet the press" always on sundays for you. check your local listings. >>> almost home. the american hiker held for 13 months in iran is flying back to the u.s. we have a live report next. >>> also, there is a new number one movie at the box office. we'll tell you what it is here on msnbc sunday. make me sneeze.. my eyes water. but now zyrtec®, the fastest 24-hour allergy relief, comes in a liquid gel. zyrtec® liquid gels...
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they are taking carts to polling stations in afghanistan. voting begins in the morning. the song, reportedly, that's what bristol palin will shake it to in her debut. sarah palin will be in the audience. tmz reports security will be tight for the show. and the formed fitting black pants had to be sewn on. this might be easier. spray-on clothes. it's rewearable and washable, but a little weird. if you have a fear of heights, you may not be able to stomach this meal. this dining room is suspended 50 feet in the air. any beer there? what do paris hilton and the late michael jackson have in common? an obsession with animals. hilton writes on twitter, she just rescued 20 bunny rabbits from the pet store because they were on sale as snake food. she is 17 dogs, a bunch of cats and birds. so far, no chimp or giraffe. >>> sasha cohen will pay fred mercury in an upcoming bio pic. >>> juaquin, i'm sorry he couldn't be here tonight. >> it's funny. >> well, probably doesn't come as a shock to, i don't know, anybody. but it's official now. juaquin phoenix's weird antics and that so-ca
they are taking carts to polling stations in afghanistan. voting begins in the morning. the song, reportedly, that's what bristol palin will shake it to in her debut. sarah palin will be in the audience. tmz reports security will be tight for the show. and the formed fitting black pants had to be sewn on. this might be easier. spray-on clothes. it's rewearable and washable, but a little weird. if you have a fear of heights, you may not be able to stomach this meal. this dining room is suspended...
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the book details the leadup to the troop surge in afghanistan. secretary gates did not get into details of what he said to bob woodward. but he denied the chaos and division among the key decision makers. >> conflict sells. the second the relationship among senior officials in this administration is as harmonious as any i've experienced in my time in government. and the third is, and i believe this very strongly, presidents are always well served when there's a vigorous and spirited debate over important issues. >> secretary gates also said that once the president made his decision, the entire team got behind him and carried it out effectively. >>> another republican, delaware congressman, mike castle is not ruling out the possibility. he was defeated by christine o'donnell in last week's republican primary. while castle won't rule out a write-in bid, he does admit it remains unlikely he'll do so. senator lisa murkowski has launched her write-in bid after losing to joe miller in alaska's republican primary. >>> have you heard? the rich, seems to
the book details the leadup to the troop surge in afghanistan. secretary gates did not get into details of what he said to bob woodward. but he denied the chaos and division among the key decision makers. >> conflict sells. the second the relationship among senior officials in this administration is as harmonious as any i've experienced in my time in government. and the third is, and i believe this very strongly, presidents are always well served when there's a vigorous and spirited...
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. >>> people in afghanistan have gone to the polls to vote for the parliament. it's a key test of the government's ability to fight insurgen insurgents. at least two people have died. john yang is in kabul. what is the latest? polls closed awhile back. are things settling down? >> reporter: polls have closed a little bit ago. things have been quieting down. there were taliban attacks in afrg. in a relatively scattered area, areas away from kabul, places where the taliban had been traditionally strong. international observers say the tax didn't do anything to disrupt voting on a wide scale. they expected the violence. they stay voting is a process that could reduce the violence in the long run. >> hopefully, over time, as i said earlier, it's not going to be a factor. i think the more people that participate in a process like this, the more inclusive it feels and perhaps that's going to have an impact on reducing the violence over time. >> reporter: voting turn out today was a little bit scatter shot. there was some places relatively low. there were none of the l
. >>> people in afghanistan have gone to the polls to vote for the parliament. it's a key test of the government's ability to fight insurgen insurgents. at least two people have died. john yang is in kabul. what is the latest? polls closed awhile back. are things settling down? >> reporter: polls have closed a little bit ago. things have been quieting down. there were taliban attacks in afrg. in a relatively scattered area, areas away from kabul, places where the taliban had been...
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take a look at this one from alan grayson. >> religious fanatics try to take away our freedom from afghanistan and iran and right here. daniel webster wants to impose his radical fundamentalism on us. hands off our bodies and our laws. >> nbc's luke russert is live on capitol hill. negative campaigning is certainly nothing new, you know that bert than most. but some analysts are saying we're seeing some ads much earlier than usual, what do you think? >> reporter: absolutely. it's completely correct. we're seeing negative adser-year-old from democratic incumbents and it's an effort to try to localize the race. as you saw in the ad with mr. alan grayson against webster, he's trying to present webster is too far to the right for the localized district in florida. those are the constituents he's playing to. we've also seen they're going really far back into all types of things from the candidates' past, divorce filings, better business bureau recommendations. take a look into ohio, a democratic incumbent looking at tom gandy and hess past as a used car salesman. >> millionaire used car salesman to
take a look at this one from alan grayson. >> religious fanatics try to take away our freedom from afghanistan and iran and right here. daniel webster wants to impose his radical fundamentalism on us. hands off our bodies and our laws. >> nbc's luke russert is live on capitol hill. negative campaigning is certainly nothing new, you know that bert than most. but some analysts are saying we're seeing some ads much earlier than usual, what do you think? >> reporter: absolutely....
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. >>> in afghanistan, the vote counting has begun following this weekend's parliamently elections. turnout was low saturday as voters dodged more than 60 rocket strikes and 30 bombings that killed 14 people. the u.s. ambassador in afghanistan talked about concerns about security at new polling stations. >> in term of security, you said that yesterday some of the polling stations that were agreed to open did not because of -- some were because of security, some were because of the logistics. but of the 5,800 polling stations that were supposed to open, we think anywhere from 92 to 95% did. given that the -- we've got a very ruthless enemy out there, the taliban force that said their goal of -- was to shut this election down, that's impressive. >> officials are investigating numerous reports of ballot stuffing and fraud. that vote count is not expected to be complete until the end of october. >>> it's not only new candidates who see opportunity in the tea party, a number of time-tested republicans, some with moderate records, are suddenly embracing the grassroots movement. in fact, m
. >>> in afghanistan, the vote counting has begun following this weekend's parliamently elections. turnout was low saturday as voters dodged more than 60 rocket strikes and 30 bombings that killed 14 people. the u.s. ambassador in afghanistan talked about concerns about security at new polling stations. >> in term of security, you said that yesterday some of the polling stations that were agreed to open did not because of -- some were because of security, some were because of the...
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it looks at how to handle afghanistan. the white house says it is satisfied with the way this book portrays the president but from what you've read about this book so far, how do you think it might help or hurt the president and his image? >> that's the key word of what we've read because the book isn't actually out yet. i have not read it. i've read the excerpts out there. certainly the white house believes that's paints a flattering portrait of a president that's very deliberative. that's something we sort of already knew. there had been a lot of stories out there about how he went about his decision to send more troops to afghanistan. i thing sort of deliberative process and perhaps some of the inner workings of, you know, general jim jones has been very close with the president but has also sparred with many people within the administration. sort of goes back to the shuffle. he potentially could be leaving in the next year. it's going to reveal a little bit of what's going on behind the scenes. more than likely it's no
it looks at how to handle afghanistan. the white house says it is satisfied with the way this book portrays the president but from what you've read about this book so far, how do you think it might help or hurt the president and his image? >> that's the key word of what we've read because the book isn't actually out yet. i have not read it. i've read the excerpts out there. certainly the white house believes that's paints a flattering portrait of a president that's very deliberative....
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pakistan is blocking a vital supply route in afghanistan. this follows an alleged helicopter strike. three pakistani frontier soldiers were killed. >>> in italy, team rs mapping out the search plan for go americans who went missing in a hot air balloon race. they were over the sea when they disappeared. >>> and in germany, water cannons spray back a crowd. despite the demonstrations, chain saws are expected to rev up to cut down the trees in a couple of hours. >>> the 33 miners could see the light of day again in two weeks. rescue efforts are going quicker than expected thanks to the miners themselves. new video shows them clearing away the rock, dirt and water. kerry sanders is in chile. >> reporter: the effort is moving ahead of the initial schedules and that's really good news. they're drilling three holes. plan b is making the most progress. it's slightly beyond halfway there. they're going through some of the hardest rock in the world and certainly the hardest rock in this region. it looks like cork, but it's harder than cork and the dr
pakistan is blocking a vital supply route in afghanistan. this follows an alleged helicopter strike. three pakistani frontier soldiers were killed. >>> in italy, team rs mapping out the search plan for go americans who went missing in a hot air balloon race. they were over the sea when they disappeared. >>> and in germany, water cannons spray back a crowd. despite the demonstrations, chain saws are expected to rev up to cut down the trees in a couple of hours. >>> the...
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. >> let's go to afghanistan where polls are open for parliamenpar. good morning john. how are things going? have the polls closed? >> the polls are closed. despite the violence, there was obviously some taliban attacks. the taliban claims they have attacked 150 out of the more than 5,000 polling places across the country. the election observers say none of that caused major or systematic disruption of the elections. there have been complaints rolling into the official observers throughout the day. some things you might hear about in american elections. lack of polling papers or shortage of polling papers. some opened late. there are other complaint that is seemed unusual or might seem unusual to u.s. voters. at one polling place, a woman showed up with 1,500 voter registration cards and tried to vote proxy. another showed up with 1,600 cards and triied to vote by proy as well. results may not be known for several days. it won't be until the end of october before official results are known. this is a big test of afghan security to see if they can keep voters safe, but i
. >> let's go to afghanistan where polls are open for parliamenpar. good morning john. how are things going? have the polls closed? >> the polls are closed. despite the violence, there was obviously some taliban attacks. the taliban claims they have attacked 150 out of the more than 5,000 polling places across the country. the election observers say none of that caused major or systematic disruption of the elections. there have been complaints rolling into the official observers...
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that case coming out of afghanistan. >> five soldiers charged with killing as many as three innocent afghan civilians in what u.s. military officials call a killing spree by a rogue military unit. but jeremy morlack who was before an article 2 hearing for the military yesterday testified at an interrogation with army cri criminal investigators pointed that staff sergeant who was in charge of that unit saying that he and the others were afraid that if they didn't go along they, themselves, could be killed. in fact, it appears that the defense for all four of those soldiers charged in addition to that staff sergeant gibbs are going to mount a defense that says pretty much that they were forced to do it, dragged into it by their unit leader, this sergeant. >> mik, another story you're covering for us. that is soldier on soldier violence in iraq. >> this shooting occurred in the heart of what used to be the deadliest part of iraq during the height of the war there in fallujah and an argument broke out among four soldiers when suddenly one of them is alleged to have picked up a gun, opene
that case coming out of afghanistan. >> five soldiers charged with killing as many as three innocent afghan civilians in what u.s. military officials call a killing spree by a rogue military unit. but jeremy morlack who was before an article 2 hearing for the military yesterday testified at an interrogation with army cri criminal investigators pointed that staff sergeant who was in charge of that unit saying that he and the others were afraid that if they didn't go along they, themselves,...
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marines and taliban ins insurgents in afghanistan on sunday. the soldiers were forced to take cover as they came under fire from at least three locations. they fought back with rocks and machine gunfire. that battle occurred in the southern afghan town widely considered part of the taliban heart land. no casualties were reported in that. >>> back to grass roots. president obama taps young and midwestern voters hoping for a midterm victory. is it too little, too late? or perfect timing? >>> stay down. stay down. >> calm under fire. a plane's equipment fails, but the captain doesn't. ♪ i throw my hands up in the air sometimes ♪ >>> plus, one jump is certainly bad enough, but not for this bungee jumper who plunges into the record books. that and more next on msnbc. replant a forest? maybe you want to rebuild homes for those in need? or, maybe you want to help improve our schools? whatever you want to do, members project from american express can help you take the first step. vote, volunteer or donate for the causes you believe in at memberspro
marines and taliban ins insurgents in afghanistan on sunday. the soldiers were forced to take cover as they came under fire from at least three locations. they fought back with rocks and machine gunfire. that battle occurred in the southern afghan town widely considered part of the taliban heart land. no casualties were reported in that. >>> back to grass roots. president obama taps young and midwestern voters hoping for a midterm victory. is it too little, too late? or perfect timing?...
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. >>> police in afghanistan went to the polls today -- rather people, rather, went to vote in parliamentary election but not without the threat of violence from the taliban. today it is being looked at the government's key test to avoid corruption. so far several deaths have been reported. so far who has been targeted by violence, john? >> they targeted the taliban went after voters. they tried to -- they've been threatening violence to try to stop people from going to the polls. in all, about three civilians and seven security forces were killed today in taliban attacks with rockets, grenades and bombs. but far less than had been threatened or had been feared by many and far less than the violence in last year's presidential election. international election observers say they fully expected some sort of violence today. but they say this process, the selection process is a long-term solution to the problem of violence. >> there is violence. hopefully, as i said earlier, it won't get worse. i think the more people that can participate in a process like this, perhaps that will have an impact
. >>> police in afghanistan went to the polls today -- rather people, rather, went to vote in parliamentary election but not without the threat of violence from the taliban. today it is being looked at the government's key test to avoid corruption. so far several deaths have been reported. so far who has been targeted by violence, john? >> they targeted the taliban went after voters. they tried to -- they've been threatening violence to try to stop people from going to the polls....
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they wanted to stop one of the key conspirators before he left kabul and afghanistan. >> that's where we want to be with this, michael. we want to be in front of it. you cannot provide security at every potential place that could provide a target. let me ask you about spain, just arresting the u.s. silt zn suspected of financing the north african affiliate and talk to us about the financing and how it plays into thwarting these kind of potential attacks. >> what we learned from the 9/11 commission is the amounts of money necessary to carry out these attacks is small. it usually goes across border and in the form of wire transfers. >> because this u.s. citizen, right, who was arrested in spain was 80 grand. it wasn't like millions of dollars. >> correct, exactly. that's why the obama administration issued yesterday a proposed rule that would require banks to send all, without respect to the value of the transaction, all transactional data to the office of treasury, the brain trust of treasury so they can proactively begin to analyze these data sets and look for these pings of informati
they wanted to stop one of the key conspirators before he left kabul and afghanistan. >> that's where we want to be with this, michael. we want to be in front of it. you cannot provide security at every potential place that could provide a target. let me ask you about spain, just arresting the u.s. silt zn suspected of financing the north african affiliate and talk to us about the financing and how it plays into thwarting these kind of potential attacks. >> what we learned from the...
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he talks about news that the kidses may have heard from -- about the war in afghanistan, about the struggling economy. but he relates it not to the politics, not to what we talk about every day and what's going on in washington, but how it effects their lives. he says some of you may have to grow up faster than you should have because your mom may be working an extra job or maybe you have a brother or sister serving overseas, or you may have to pick up a part-time job because your dad is out of work. it's interesting how he relates that kind of news event, the stuff of politics to the kinds of pressure that school children are facing, the demands they have on themselves and what they should be thinking about, which is their school work. >> thank you. >>> this political ad by a tea party candidate may have been -- may be a bit of a hail mary. it casts nancy pelosi in a starring role, but ropepublican john dennis is challenging pelosi. it features her playing a wicked witch in the wizard of oz. the witch is not on a broom, she's in a plane and melted by a bucket of freedom instead of wate water
he talks about news that the kidses may have heard from -- about the war in afghanistan, about the struggling economy. but he relates it not to the politics, not to what we talk about every day and what's going on in washington, but how it effects their lives. he says some of you may have to grow up faster than you should have because your mom may be working an extra job or maybe you have a brother or sister serving overseas, or you may have to pick up a part-time job because your dad is out of...
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now, some of this threat level is also reported to have come from a german jihadi arrested in afghanistan as well. in response to all of this information, america stepped up its drone attacks in northern pakistan this month, attempting to target the plotters themselves. in september alone, there were 21 attacks in northern pakistan. that's at least double the usual number. in 2010, there was 76 in total and that's compared to 2009 when there were just 53 drone attacks in pakistan. now, although we have no specific intelligence, we do have indications that there may have been a mumbai-style attack rather than a suicide attack. >> all right. thank you very much for the latest out of our london bureau. >>> former president jimmy carter will spend a second night in a cleveland hospital. he's canceling some scheduled events. a spokesperson said that the former president is feeling normal today, but doctors are recommending he undergo additional observations. joining us now is nbc's bob bizel. good to see you. haven't seen you in a while. president carter is 86. he's got a really tough schedule
now, some of this threat level is also reported to have come from a german jihadi arrested in afghanistan as well. in response to all of this information, america stepped up its drone attacks in northern pakistan this month, attempting to target the plotters themselves. in september alone, there were 21 attacks in northern pakistan. that's at least double the usual number. in 2010, there was 76 in total and that's compared to 2009 when there were just 53 drone attacks in pakistan. now, although...
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joining me now michelle, who is a "today" show contributor and youth advocate businessman and afghanistan combat vet, retired u.s. army captain wes moore, also the author of the other wes moore about the similarities in his life with another man named wes moore who is serving a life sentence without parole. i want to thank both of you for being here. michelle, i want to start with you. the study sheing early childhood education is so important until later in life, how so? >> enormously so. one of the scientific proofs when looking at longitudeinal studies from infancy to 42 years of age, what we discovered is that early learning, if done well in a quality child care that focuses on language and relationships, you already give that child the jump start so they walk into that kindergarten door, really, the achievement gap is already big to the point here, it's diminishing. so, the kids got a jump start and a chance. >> as we talk about these tough economic times, wes, i want to talk to you. i grew up in baltimore and the state of maryland a $250 million federal grant as raced to the top, th
joining me now michelle, who is a "today" show contributor and youth advocate businessman and afghanistan combat vet, retired u.s. army captain wes moore, also the author of the other wes moore about the similarities in his life with another man named wes moore who is serving a life sentence without parole. i want to thank both of you for being here. michelle, i want to start with you. the study sheing early childhood education is so important until later in life, how so? >>...
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there's an explosive new book that shows divisions and sniping over the policy in afghanistan. >>> undermining health care. reform hasn't even taken full effect, and insurers in california and other states are finding ways to keep kids off their rolls. >>> and a confrontation 40 years in the making. >> he molested my sister and me. he molested me, too. >> molested as a boy, one man finally tracks down his tormentor and posts the results on youtube. we'll have him on live. >>> plus, growing up schwartzeneger. the daughter of arnold and maria shriver has a new book about self-esteem, and she's here to talk about it. >>> hello, everyone. i'm chris jansing at msnbc world headquarters in new york. >>> the white house is rushing to downplay an explosive new book that paints the president's inner circle as a divisive bunch. "obama
there's an explosive new book that shows divisions and sniping over the policy in afghanistan. >>> undermining health care. reform hasn't even taken full effect, and insurers in california and other states are finding ways to keep kids off their rolls. >>> and a confrontation 40 years in the making. >> he molested my sister and me. he molested me, too. >> molested as a boy, one man finally tracks down his tormentor and posts the results on youtube. we'll have him...
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iran can do a huge amount to help us calm afghanistan, which we have no other way out of. if we could see our mutual interests more clearly, we would get past the rhetoric and understand that these two countries have a huge amount in common. >> well, here is something that stood out to me in the daily piece in which you suggest that iran and the united states, they talk past each other. because you write, much separates them, language, religion, history, geography, culture. they are united, however, in a death embrace that has made both of them believe they can maneuver their way out of confrontation. and if that confrontation comes, they want win. that is a very strong image you paint with your words there. talk about the u.s. approach to image to dealing with iran. is it talking past? and who are they speaking to? >> the united states feels that we are going to deal with iran by pressure. we're going to force them to do what we want. but there's probably no country in the world that has had the last 150 years of history that included includes so much foreign intervention
iran can do a huge amount to help us calm afghanistan, which we have no other way out of. if we could see our mutual interests more clearly, we would get past the rhetoric and understand that these two countries have a huge amount in common. >> well, here is something that stood out to me in the daily piece in which you suggest that iran and the united states, they talk past each other. because you write, much separates them, language, religion, history, geography, culture. they are...
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roads safe and our bridges safe and make sure we're paying for our veterans coming back from iraq and afghanistan. at some point, the numbers just don't work. so what i've said is very simple. let's go ahead and move forward on what we agree to, which is tax relief for 97% of americans. in fact, actually everybody would get tax relief, but just up to $250,000 a year or more. and let's get the economy moving faster, let's get it growing faster. at some point in the future, if we want to have discussion about further lowering tax rates, let's do so at a time when we can actually afford it. >> mr. president, it is an honor to be in front of you. my name is walt. i'm a third generation business owner in pennsylvania. we are celebrating our 100th-year anniversary because we were founded in 1910. >> congratulations. outstanding. and your grandfather started this? >> my grandfather and his brother started the business. three generations. two world wars, one great depression and a lot of economic recessions. so we've been through a lot. what i have learned in running a small business over that period of
roads safe and our bridges safe and make sure we're paying for our veterans coming back from iraq and afghanistan. at some point, the numbers just don't work. so what i've said is very simple. let's go ahead and move forward on what we agree to, which is tax relief for 97% of americans. in fact, actually everybody would get tax relief, but just up to $250,000 a year or more. and let's get the economy moving faster, let's get it growing faster. at some point in the future, if we want to have...