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in pakistan and afghanistan today protestors burned u.s. flags and shouted anti-american slogans in anticipation of the weekend burning. >> (translated): if they burn the koran than, god willing, all the islamic organizations will join together and give a lesson to americans-- jews and christians. the sky and the people on earth will watch this happening. >> suarez: back in washington, a department of defense spokesman said a strong message of disapproval had already been relayed to jones. >> i think the message is out there loud and clear. it's impossible to miss the message that is coming from the leaders of the united states military, the united states government, our diplomatic leaders, some of our... from all walks of life, frankly. >> reporter: at a peres conference held by the council on american islamic relations, speakers called on jones to examine the koran before burning it. >> education is very, very important. we believe that he has not given himself a chance to read and reflect on the koran. however, we believe in freedom of e
in pakistan and afghanistan today protestors burned u.s. flags and shouted anti-american slogans in anticipation of the weekend burning. >> (translated): if they burn the koran than, god willing, all the islamic organizations will join together and give a lesson to americans-- jews and christians. the sky and the people on earth will watch this happening. >> suarez: back in washington, a department of defense spokesman said a strong message of disapproval had already been relayed to...
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s commitment in afghanistan? >> well, we're to the going to do anything which will in any way weaken our commitment and our ability to fulfill our duty and obligations in afghanistan. that is simply not going to happen. >> warner: so it's off the table? >> absolutely. we're not going to do anything which in any way will undermine our effort in afghanistan. we're there. it's not uncontroversy for other reasons that i have explained. but we are there and we will do the job properly that we've been asked to do. in the wider scheme of things we need to ask ourselves big questions as we need to do across public expenditure when money is tight. which is what kind of weapon systems can we afford. what kind of security threat does we face in the future. are they the same as we faced in the past. can we make any safe predictions about what kind of challenges we will have to address in the future and what implications does that, in turn, have for what we spend our money on. this is going to be very difficult. it's going to
s commitment in afghanistan? >> well, we're to the going to do anything which will in any way weaken our commitment and our ability to fulfill our duty and obligations in afghanistan. that is simply not going to happen. >> warner: so it's off the table? >> absolutely. we're not going to do anything which in any way will undermine our effort in afghanistan. we're there. it's not uncontroversy for other reasons that i have explained. but we are there and we will do the job...
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. >> lehrer: through afghanistan. >> and then to the economy. we had to show the same kint of mettle and dedication and courage that they had shown here at home. we owed it to them to do it. but in answer to your question, jim, what did lincoln say at gettysburg? a little note the world won't long remember. he was excessively modest in his own words. i can't imagine that this speech will be learned by elementary school kids. >> lehrer: just to not pick up on that. david, the idea that the the president, you know, this is a war without surrender , ceremonies, and that we've had a lot of those. is he essentially saying we have to get used to that? this is the way modern wars will be ... have been and will be. is that something.... >> not necessarily true. i mean yugoslavia there was a winner and a loser. i'm not sure he's always right that. i guess he's right in this case because it will be decades before conflict and violence ends. i thought if was a sentence that's going to be remembered and that will be pulled out it will be the one where he ha
. >> lehrer: through afghanistan. >> and then to the economy. we had to show the same kint of mettle and dedication and courage that they had shown here at home. we owed it to them to do it. but in answer to your question, jim, what did lincoln say at gettysburg? a little note the world won't long remember. he was excessively modest in his own words. i can't imagine that this speech will be learned by elementary school kids. >> lehrer: just to not pick up on that. david, the...
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there is a lot of religious tinged violence in afghanistan. coming, you know, coming our way. these are the problems that people are dealing with. i don't think anybody has a problem with muslims in america. >> brown: well, reverend vincent, you started this by saying that we had not processed 9/11 and that was a very contrary view. >> i agree with nick that the lack of leadership. i think the lack of leadership in helping process the trauma of 9/11, we're paying a big price for. i also agree that being at war for nine years causes constant anxiety. this anxiety that so many people experience but have no reasonable outlet for. how do we deal with that? i think we do need to deal with it politically and pastorally. our leaders need to stand up and say who we are. in this time of anxiety, our highest, when we are fearful, when we are afraid for our lives, for our safety, for our children, our highest values go out the window. the things we hold on to. but we say we are americans. we say we love liberty. we say that we love equality. we say we love freedom. then we have to stand
there is a lot of religious tinged violence in afghanistan. coming, you know, coming our way. these are the problems that people are dealing with. i don't think anybody has a problem with muslims in america. >> brown: well, reverend vincent, you started this by saying that we had not processed 9/11 and that was a very contrary view. >> i agree with nick that the lack of leadership. i think the lack of leadership in helping process the trauma of 9/11, we're paying a big price for. i...
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there's no party system per se in afghanistan but an opposition grouping to karzai. if they are coherent, if they have a strong mandate because people think the election is credible, then i think they can play a much more active role in improving governance in afghanistan. if, however, there does turn out to be a significant amount of fraud or if characters that are seen by the public as being, having a bad reputation wind up winning i could see the parliament being considered weak and being less effective. >> ifill: scott worden in kabul, thanks a lot. >> twhau. >> lehrer: still to >> brown: still to come on the newshour, the shutdown of the b.p. well; the debate over genetically modified salmon; the power of sarah palin; and the murder of another journalist in juarez, mexico. but first, the other news of the day. here's kwame holman in our newsroom. >> holman: the u.s. recession officially ended back in june of 2009. the national bureau of economic research reported today the recession lasted 18 months. that makes it the country's longest downturn since world war i
there's no party system per se in afghanistan but an opposition grouping to karzai. if they are coherent, if they have a strong mandate because people think the election is credible, then i think they can play a much more active role in improving governance in afghanistan. if, however, there does turn out to be a significant amount of fraud or if characters that are seen by the public as being, having a bad reputation wind up winning i could see the parliament being considered weak and being...
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. >> lehrer: then, two stories from afghanistan. ray suarez looks at the preparations for tomorrow's parliamentary election. >> woodruff: and james foley of global post has a rare, on-the- ground view of a taliban ambush of an army infantry company in kunar province. >> lehrer: jeffrey brown gets some perspective on the middle east peace talks from glenn kessler of "the washington post." >> woodruff: kwame holman reports on how social conservatives are trying to shape the republican message for the fall campaign. >> i think we've reached a situation in a country where people are alarmed, scared. they're up set. and they're stirred up. >> lehrer: and mark shields and david brooks provide their weekly analysis. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> wood
. >> lehrer: then, two stories from afghanistan. ray suarez looks at the preparations for tomorrow's parliamentary election. >> woodruff: and james foley of global post has a rare, on-the- ground view of a taliban ambush of an army infantry company in kunar province. >> lehrer: jeffrey brown gets some perspective on the middle east peace talks from glenn kessler of "the washington post." >> woodruff: kwame holman reports on how social conservatives are trying...
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and nato forces in afghanistan today. it followed a disputed nato raid along the border, and escalated tensions between pakistan and the u.s. dozens of trucks that carry supplies to u.s. and nato troops were turned back today on the pakistani side of the border. officials said they were stopped at the edge of the khyber tribal region on a major access route into afghanistan. some of the convoys returned to peshawar, to unload massive containers filled with military goods. hours earlier, pakistani officials said nato helicopters struck inside their territory, killing three government soldiers. the interior minister said his government was no longer content with mere verbal protests. >> ( translated ): it should not be only a formal condemnation. it should be more than a formal condemnation, because we will not tolerate these kinds of attacks in which our regular soldiers and frontier corps soldiers or border security people come under attack. we will have to see whether we are allies or enemies. >> sreenivasan: meanwhile,
and nato forces in afghanistan today. it followed a disputed nato raid along the border, and escalated tensions between pakistan and the u.s. dozens of trucks that carry supplies to u.s. and nato troops were turned back today on the pakistani side of the border. officials said they were stopped at the edge of the khyber tribal region on a major access route into afghanistan. some of the convoys returned to peshawar, to unload massive containers filled with military goods. hours earlier,...
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and nato forces in afghanistan warned a florida pastor's plan to burn the koran could incite violence against american troops. and to hari sreenivasan in our news room for what's on the newshour online. >> sreenivasan: watch dance performances from the alvin ailey dance theater and see more of jeff's interview with judith jamison. david chalian talks to gwen and judy about the new polls on this week's political checklist, a regular video feature from our politics beat. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> lehrer: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are ten more. >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll look at president obama's plan to allow businesses to write off capital investments. i'm gwen ifill. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and w
and nato forces in afghanistan warned a florida pastor's plan to burn the koran could incite violence against american troops. and to hari sreenivasan in our news room for what's on the newshour online. >> sreenivasan: watch dance performances from the alvin ailey dance theater and see more of jeff's interview with judith jamison. david chalian talks to gwen and judy about the new polls on this week's political checklist, a regular video feature from our politics beat. all that and more...
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ten nato troops died in afghanistan, nine of them in a helicopter crash. reports said all nine were americans. and the federal reserve left interest rates at record lows. lawrence summers is stepping down as the president of the national economic council. and to hari sreenivasan in our newsroom, for what's on the newshour online. hari? >> sreenivasan: a reminder: david chalian and our politics team weigh in every day on key stories to watch. you can get our feature the morning line delivered directly to your inbox. tell us what you think is the biggest distraction when you're behind the wheel. take our online survey and find out what others say on the rundown blog. plus on the story about teachers in tennessee, find a podcast featuring an interview with the superintendent of schools in nashville about how that system is changing. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> lehrer: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and ph
ten nato troops died in afghanistan, nine of them in a helicopter crash. reports said all nine were americans. and the federal reserve left interest rates at record lows. lawrence summers is stepping down as the president of the national economic council. and to hari sreenivasan in our newsroom, for what's on the newshour online. hari? >> sreenivasan: a reminder: david chalian and our politics team weigh in every day on key stories to watch. you can get our feature the morning line...
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david petraeus, the top general in afghanistan, said jones's plan is dangerous. >> it puts our soldiers in jeopardy very likely. i think in fact images from such an activity could very well be used by extremists here and around the world. >> ifill: asked whether he was endangering americans, jones said.... >> we are putting our own life at risk. we have received over 100 death threats. some of them being very graphic. some of them stating exactly when they will come, how they will kill us, what they will do. i mean, of course. but then again does that not show and reveal the nature of islam. i think what we are doing is long overdue. we are revealing again the violence of islam that is much much deeper than we would like to admit. >> ifill: state department spokesman p.j. crowley today call the planned burning unamerican and said the potential images could stir old resent manys. >> it can have at least as powerful an impact as the tragic events and photos that abu ghraib had. but at the same time, you know, people around the world need to also understand that america is not represented
david petraeus, the top general in afghanistan, said jones's plan is dangerous. >> it puts our soldiers in jeopardy very likely. i think in fact images from such an activity could very well be used by extremists here and around the world. >> ifill: asked whether he was endangering americans, jones said.... >> we are putting our own life at risk. we have received over 100 death threats. some of them being very graphic. some of them stating exactly when they will come, how they...
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soldier was killed in afghanistan today. he was the first american to die there in september, and the 20th in the last five days. nato officials also reported today that more than 500 saerjs were detained in august and 160 were killed. in the netherlands, two yemeni men who arrived from the u.s. this week were freed without charge. ahmed mohammed nasser al-soofi and hezam al-murisi had been suspected of plotting to attack airliners. they were detained monday when their flight from chicago landed in amsterdam. al-soofi's luggage contained a phone taped it a plastic bottle and another phone taped together and he had $7,000 in cash. today, dutch prosecutors announced there was no evidence of any wrongdoing and al-soofi's lawyer said his client is innocent. >> i cannot go into detail what my client has said to the police. we respect the agreements we have with the district attorney, but there is one thing i want to say on his behalf, his statement. "i do not have any connections with terrorist organizations whatsoever." >> sreen
soldier was killed in afghanistan today. he was the first american to die there in september, and the 20th in the last five days. nato officials also reported today that more than 500 saerjs were detained in august and 160 were killed. in the netherlands, two yemeni men who arrived from the u.s. this week were freed without charge. ahmed mohammed nasser al-soofi and hezam al-murisi had been suspected of plotting to attack airliners. they were detained monday when their flight from chicago...
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elsewhere in afghanistan nato announced the u.s. soldier was skilled in fighting in the east on sunday. the fifth american death in afghanistan in september. also today it was widely reported that the top u.s. and nato commander in afghanistan has asked for 2,000 additional troops. general david petraeus wants them to join the 140,000 strong international force to help train afghan security forces. in pakistan today at least 19 people died and 40 more were wounded in a suicide bombing near a police station. the pakistani taliban claimed responsibility for the car bomb in the northwestern town. a spokesman said the bombing targeted police because they encourage residents to set up militias and fight the taliban. at least 44 people have died in landslides in guatemala, and dozens more are missing. heavy rains unleashed multiple landslides this weekend including on one of the country's main highways. rescue workers struggled today to try and free more than 30 people buried in the wreckage. more rain was forecast for the rest of the wee
elsewhere in afghanistan nato announced the u.s. soldier was skilled in fighting in the east on sunday. the fifth american death in afghanistan in september. also today it was widely reported that the top u.s. and nato commander in afghanistan has asked for 2,000 additional troops. general david petraeus wants them to join the 140,000 strong international force to help train afghan security forces. in pakistan today at least 19 people died and 40 more were wounded in a suicide bombing near a...
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in afghanistan, a suicide bomber assassinated a deputy provincial governor. the bomber rammed a motorized rickshaw into the official's vehicle, as it drove to his office in the eastern province of ghazni. five other people were killed as well. later in kabul, president hamid karzai made a tearful appeal to end the violence. >> i swear i feel the pain. i'm scared. i'm scared that maybe my son will flee afghanistan and abandon the country and become a foreigner. for the sake of god, stop the fighting. i don't want my son to be a foreigner. >> sreenivasan: shortly after the attack, the afghan government appointed 70 people to a new high peace council. it will try to reconcile with taliban leaders and militants who renounce violence. across the border in pakistan, intelligence officials reported a u.s. drone aircraft killed four militants with a missile strike near the afghan border. the news came as reports surfaced that the c.i.a. has drastically stepped up the attacks with more than 20 so far this month. pakistani officials said al qaeda's regional commander w
in afghanistan, a suicide bomber assassinated a deputy provincial governor. the bomber rammed a motorized rickshaw into the official's vehicle, as it drove to his office in the eastern province of ghazni. five other people were killed as well. later in kabul, president hamid karzai made a tearful appeal to end the violence. >> i swear i feel the pain. i'm scared. i'm scared that maybe my son will flee afghanistan and abandon the country and become a foreigner. for the sake of god, stop...
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that was their reflection of the views of the bush administration, wars in afghanistan and so forth. this year, you're seeing some dropoff from that. young people, only 30%, tell us they've given a lot of thought to this election. that's down from the high 30s at a comparable point. but a bigger difference is that older folks are more engaged this year. they're up. and so if the young folks aren't rising with that tide, the disparity grows and they make up a smaller share of the people who show up on election day. >> woodruff: liz murphy, from your perspective, again, penn state and pennsylvania as much as you can tell, what are young people talking about? what are the issues on their mind? >> i think the biggest thing that's being talked about on campus is the job market. you know, we're paying thousands of dollars to go to school for four years plus to find a job. no one wants to go back to mom's basement after grabbing their degree. so i think that's something that people really want to see a solution and an answer to. you know, where am i going to get a job after i graduate? >> w
that was their reflection of the views of the bush administration, wars in afghanistan and so forth. this year, you're seeing some dropoff from that. young people, only 30%, tell us they've given a lot of thought to this election. that's down from the high 30s at a comparable point. but a bigger difference is that older folks are more engaged this year. they're up. and so if the young folks aren't rising with that tide, the disparity grows and they make up a smaller share of the people who show...