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afghanistan. hello dr hakim or so the people of afghanistan have been exposed to danger and attacks and there are also reports now of voting violations of these elections really worth the risk they pose to people. actually diego is was a big concern among the people of afghanistan about this election. particularly when the taliban threatened the people of afghanistan to not participate in this election and they threatened that today well as attack the polling stations in afghanistan because of. the level of turnout in general in afghanistan in this election was very low particularly in those areas or under control of taliban or under the threat of threats of taliban even. turned out to was very low in the capital of kabul. and the government of afghanistan tried to assure the people of afghanistan about the curative concerns that in general elections and afghanistan was held in a better situation in comparison to the past. ears and that the taliban of course attacks some places off that can three
afghanistan. hello dr hakim or so the people of afghanistan have been exposed to danger and attacks and there are also reports now of voting violations of these elections really worth the risk they pose to people. actually diego is was a big concern among the people of afghanistan about this election. particularly when the taliban threatened the people of afghanistan to not participate in this election and they threatened that today well as attack the polling stations in afghanistan because of....
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and antiwar activist i think ok so is the shift of attention from iraq to afghanistan is just another way for the top players in washington to profit financially. when you go into the individual characters that are responsible for the invasion of iraq the imperial motivation it's very important to make sure that we're not ascribing this to you know a conspiracy of a handful of men but really a conspiracy of factors that are much more systemic that that in that they continue to this day and will continue under this continued occupation of fifty something thousand troops and indefinitely under our influence in iraq the reason we're able to draw down in iraq is because the powers that be in america that have always sought to have more war that have always sought to concentrate more power that it always benefited from the increased borrowing and spending that comes with war and the inflation that comes with war will always seek to convince the american people that these this military adventurism is in our best interest and now they found a better scam with afghanistan having a like that p
and antiwar activist i think ok so is the shift of attention from iraq to afghanistan is just another way for the top players in washington to profit financially. when you go into the individual characters that are responsible for the invasion of iraq the imperial motivation it's very important to make sure that we're not ascribing this to you know a conspiracy of a handful of men but really a conspiracy of factors that are much more systemic that that in that they continue to this day and will...
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data say their forces in eastern afghanistan have launched a series of airstrikes into pakistan. they were in self-defense. >>> chilling details in the case of five army soldiers accused of murdering civilians in afghanistan. army prosecutors say these murders happened that day forward operating base in southern afghanistan. the five soldiers, all in their 20's, have all been charged with premeditated murder. the video shows one of them confess and on tape. >> the ball down one of his grenades. he popped it and threw a grenade. [unintelligible] >> the parents of another soldiers said they tried to alert the army about what was happening but nothing was being done until after three murders. >>> the federal government could soon have access to your e-mail and your facebook account. the obama administration is drafting a bill that would require on-line communication services to be equipped to comply with a wiretap order which includes providers like blackberry, facebook, and skype. they say they knew -- need new regulations because terrorists are using their phones to communicate on
data say their forces in eastern afghanistan have launched a series of airstrikes into pakistan. they were in self-defense. >>> chilling details in the case of five army soldiers accused of murdering civilians in afghanistan. army prosecutors say these murders happened that day forward operating base in southern afghanistan. the five soldiers, all in their 20's, have all been charged with premeditated murder. the video shows one of them confess and on tape. >> the ball down one...
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problems of afghanistan particularly the problem of the problem of security and afghanistan because the taliban getting the ground in afghanistan and getting stronger by. democratic process in afghanistan has failed. he would extend it because of this i think that the political process in afghanistan in the democratic process and afghanistan could solve the problem of the people and bad the problem in afghanistan is getting worse. and if afghanistan fails to become a stable nation it will have serious consequences for other countries in the region that's according to matthew hoh head of the afghan study group. i think it's in. every other nation's interest to see a negotiated settlement in afghanistan it's been a proxy war or. a real war in one way or another for the last thirty thirty five years in afghanistan and it has improved nobody's economy has approved nobody's way of life i think for nations like the central asian states for russia for china to have issues with their own ethnic minorities or muslim minorities i think it's important for what's happening in afghanistan not to
problems of afghanistan particularly the problem of the problem of security and afghanistan because the taliban getting the ground in afghanistan and getting stronger by. democratic process in afghanistan has failed. he would extend it because of this i think that the political process in afghanistan in the democratic process and afghanistan could solve the problem of the people and bad the problem in afghanistan is getting worse. and if afghanistan fails to become a stable nation it will have...
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afghanistan's president hamid karzai has urged citizens to vote in saturday's parliamentary election and ignore threats from the taliban at least twenty four people have been killed and eighteen abducted in election related to towns across the country. a suspected russian mafia boss is being treated in a moscow hospital after an attempt on his life nicknamed grandpa a son he's thought to have fallen victim to a gangland turf war. up next the alyona show this time alyona finds out why the christian right in the u.s. want to try and get god into politics and how it could affect the upcoming midterm elections. welcome to the lower show we'll get the real headlines with one of the marcy can be live out of washington d.c. parliamentary elections are going to be held this saturday in afghanistan but with over two thousand candidates threats from the taliban and a staggering number of afghans who can't even read how could this be a success what with success even look like i'll speak with foreign policy analyst milou innocent next we're going to tell you about a three day summit where pailin
afghanistan's president hamid karzai has urged citizens to vote in saturday's parliamentary election and ignore threats from the taliban at least twenty four people have been killed and eighteen abducted in election related to towns across the country. a suspected russian mafia boss is being treated in a moscow hospital after an attempt on his life nicknamed grandpa a son he's thought to have fallen victim to a gangland turf war. up next the alyona show this time alyona finds out why the...
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afghanistan. i am going to ask you a question to try to keep you away. how many people believe the attacks on our country on 9/11 were an act of war? how many people believe it was a crime? manmade disaster? does it matter if you treated as a crime obverses an act of war? yes, it does matter. i would argue that we have drifted away from treating the attacks of 9/11 as an act of war and we are going back to the law enforcemt model, not just here but throughout the alliance that we have enlisted to help fight the enemy. who is the enemy? and how you engage them? does it matter if you resort to all law enforcement model? i think it matters greatly. ladies and gentlemen, the difference between it fighting a crime and a war is enormous. and i believe we are at war. the eny has declared war on us. the question is will we declare war on them? here is the state of play in america in september, 2010. the cia is out of the interrogation business in the war on terror. i say that boldly and prove me wrong. th
afghanistan. i am going to ask you a question to try to keep you away. how many people believe the attacks on our country on 9/11 were an act of war? how many people believe it was a crime? manmade disaster? does it matter if you treated as a crime obverses an act of war? yes, it does matter. i would argue that we have drifted away from treating the attacks of 9/11 as an act of war and we are going back to the law enforcemt model, not just here but throughout the alliance that we have enlisted...
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is fighting for the wrong cause in afghanistan and paying too big a price for that i. every month we give you the future we help you understand how to get there and what tomorrow brings the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world join us acknowledging update on our jeep. our stop we are going to come back. we'll have a rally will sell lots of beer will wrong wrong they will wear uniforms that will damage is down the black for them moving but very little damming to white. and they are the key to our problem are already. wealthy british. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to cause a report on our. fifty five. ft. a pullout a triple bombing in baghdad and dozens dead bring doubts over whether romney forces and manage in the wake of the withdraw all u.s. combat troops. instant karma the internet's rise in russia with more people to highlight problems like crime and drugs and that in the past might have been overlooked. also what a house is not a
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should not be afraid of taliban afghanistan i don't believe so. i'm not i'm not one to apologise for taliban you know and i don't want to be accused of that or be seen as that but we have to recognize the taliban is not a monolithic movement the taliban is composed of many different groups within afghanistan that have diverse motives supporting taliban a lot of times that being financial financial the sense of not only give you ten not because they give you ten dollars to put a bomb aside because value on a give this group a couple thousand dollars and that's going to make that group the most powerful group in that valley a lot of the groups that support the taliban have very vocal concerns. things are not going to affect you and i here in washington d.c. or other folks throughout the united states also to the ties between the taliban and al qaeda are not really there there or certainly elements of the taliban that have ties to al qaida but you can you can isolate them do not because there is ten or fifteen or maybe even twenty percent of taliban
should not be afraid of taliban afghanistan i don't believe so. i'm not i'm not one to apologise for taliban you know and i don't want to be accused of that or be seen as that but we have to recognize the taliban is not a monolithic movement the taliban is composed of many different groups within afghanistan that have diverse motives supporting taliban a lot of times that being financial financial the sense of not only give you ten not because they give you ten dollars to put a bomb aside...
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should not be afraid of taliban afghanistan i don't believe so. i'm not i'm not one be apologist for the taliban you know and i don't want to be accused of that or be seen as that but we have to recognize the taliban is not a monolithic movement the taliban is composed of many different groups within afghanistan that have diverse motives supporting taliban a lot of times that being financial financial the sense of now i'm going to give you ten not because i give you ten dollars to put a bomb aside because in your valley on a give this group a couple thousand dollars and that's going to make that group the most powerful group in that valley it a lot of the groups that support the taliban have very vocal concerns. things are not going to affect you and i here in washington d.c. or other folks throughout the united states also to the ties between the taliban and al qaeda are not really there there or certainly elements of the taliban that have ties to al qaida but you can you can isolate them do not because there is ten or fifteen or maybe even twent
should not be afraid of taliban afghanistan i don't believe so. i'm not i'm not one be apologist for the taliban you know and i don't want to be accused of that or be seen as that but we have to recognize the taliban is not a monolithic movement the taliban is composed of many different groups within afghanistan that have diverse motives supporting taliban a lot of times that being financial financial the sense of now i'm going to give you ten not because i give you ten dollars to put a bomb...
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troops pledging to pull out of afghanistan by next summer many feared the election show the country is far from stable and still plagued by corruption archies polis leer is in kabul. by and large the sunni militias successful day for us gun democracy even if it was an extreme meet you know the voter turnout at some polling stations reporting that less than of course the number of people turned out today compared to the number of people cost him a batted in last year during the presidential elections the first results will come in next week wednesday with the final tape tending to been tabled at the end of october but these sort of he will be elections associated with flying in space more than anything else in polling stations what i'm able to open the doors are particularly in far flung communities where the taliban has its. on control we've also heard from the electoral complaints commission and it says it was the course of the day it received numerous reports on irregularities some of the complaints were by people saying that they saw you know action officials accepting bribes some o
troops pledging to pull out of afghanistan by next summer many feared the election show the country is far from stable and still plagued by corruption archies polis leer is in kabul. by and large the sunni militias successful day for us gun democracy even if it was an extreme meet you know the voter turnout at some polling stations reporting that less than of course the number of people turned out today compared to the number of people cost him a batted in last year during the presidential...
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afghanistan afghanistan is facing a lot of challenges. cannot solve the problems of afghanistan particularly the problem of security and afghanistan because the taliban are again getting the ground in afghanistan. by. democratic process in afghanistan has failed. because of this i think that the political process in afghanistan in the democratic process and afghanistan could solve the problem of the people and bad the problem in afghanistan is getting worse . where you are with r.t. it's good to have your company today still to come this hour calls for a change in priorities in us. here in these big. and gay marriage. when we hit the campaign trail for the u.s. midterm elections and discover what values something they're the most important in these tough economic times. also in the program find out what dangers lurking in the depths of the baltic sea that's coming your way in just a few minutes. a polish court is due to decide whether to extradite one of russia's most wanted terrorist suspects. was detained in warsaw on friday and later r
afghanistan afghanistan is facing a lot of challenges. cannot solve the problems of afghanistan particularly the problem of security and afghanistan because the taliban are again getting the ground in afghanistan. by. democratic process in afghanistan has failed. because of this i think that the political process in afghanistan in the democratic process and afghanistan could solve the problem of the people and bad the problem in afghanistan is getting worse . where you are with r.t. it's good...
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troops pledging to pull out of afghanistan by next summer many fear of the election showed the country is far from stable and still play by corruption party's polis lear is in the afghan capital. by and large this was certainly not a successful day for afghan democracy it was an extremely ill voter turnout with some polling stations reporting that less than a quarter the number of people turned out today compared to the number of people casting their ballot last year during the presidential elections the slowest to insults will come in next week wednesday with the final tape tally been tabled at the end of october but these certainly will be elections associated with violence more than a thousand polling stations where i'm able to open the doors particularly in far flung rule communities where the taliban has a strong control we've also heard some of the electoral complaints commission and it says it throughout the course of the day it received numerous reports on irregularities some of the complaints were by people saying that they saw election officials accepting bribes some of the r
troops pledging to pull out of afghanistan by next summer many fear of the election showed the country is far from stable and still play by corruption party's polis lear is in the afghan capital. by and large this was certainly not a successful day for afghan democracy it was an extremely ill voter turnout with some polling stations reporting that less than a quarter the number of people turned out today compared to the number of people casting their ballot last year during the presidential...
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pledging to pull its troops out of afghanistan by next summer many for the elections show the country is far from stable and still plagued by corruption policy is in the afghan capital for us. by and large this was certainly not a successful day for afghan democracy there was an extremely ill voter turnout with some polling stations reporting that less than a quarter the number of people turned out today compared to the number of people casting their ballot last year during the presidential elections the first results will come in next week wednesday with the final tape tally been tabled at the end of october but these certainly won't be elections associated with violence more than a thousand polling stations where i'm able to open the doors particularly in far flung rule communities where the taliban has strong control we've also heard some of the electoral complaints commission and it's is that what the course of the day it received numerous reports on irregularities some of the complaints were by people saying that they saw election officials accepting bribes some of the reports we
pledging to pull its troops out of afghanistan by next summer many for the elections show the country is far from stable and still plagued by corruption policy is in the afghan capital for us. by and large this was certainly not a successful day for afghan democracy there was an extremely ill voter turnout with some polling stations reporting that less than a quarter the number of people turned out today compared to the number of people casting their ballot last year during the presidential...
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pledging to pull its troops out of afghanistan by next summer many fear the elections show the country is far from stable and still plagued by corruption party's policies leary's in the afghan capital for us. by and large this was certainly not a successful day for afghan democracy there was an extremely ill voter turnout with some polling stations reporting that less than a quarter the number of people turned out today compared to the number of people casting their ballot last year during the presidential elections the first results will come in next week wednesday with the final tape tally been tabled at the end of october but these certainly will be elections associated with violence more than a thousand polling stations where i'm able to open the doors particularly in far flung rural communities where the taliban has strong control we've also heard some of the electoral complaints commission and it says that what the course of the day it received numerous reports on irregularities some of the complaints were by people saying that they saw election officials accepting bribes some of
pledging to pull its troops out of afghanistan by next summer many fear the elections show the country is far from stable and still plagued by corruption party's policies leary's in the afghan capital for us. by and large this was certainly not a successful day for afghan democracy there was an extremely ill voter turnout with some polling stations reporting that less than a quarter the number of people turned out today compared to the number of people casting their ballot last year during the...
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up next concentrating troops in afghanistan and spending hundreds of billions of dollars in the hunt for al qaida is a deeply for all flawed strategy that's the view of former marine officer matthew hoh an outspoken critic of u.s. policy in the country he thinks washington is being in inconsistent in its military pursuits as he explains the artes guy nature to cuba. does the goal match the cost that is something many americans are asking when it comes to the u.s. strategy in afghanistan and members of the of ghana's then study group call on the president to bring the majority of the u.s. troops home abandoning the strategy of defeating the taliban and matthew hoh is heading that group he's a marine officer who resigned from the state department in protest of obama's policies the in afghanistan it happened last year and he he's here with me now thank you so much for joining me in that matthew so the war in afghanistan is the longest and it has cost a lot to the united states who are saying american interests at stake in afghanistan do not warrant this level of sacrifice please explain
up next concentrating troops in afghanistan and spending hundreds of billions of dollars in the hunt for al qaida is a deeply for all flawed strategy that's the view of former marine officer matthew hoh an outspoken critic of u.s. policy in the country he thinks washington is being in inconsistent in its military pursuits as he explains the artes guy nature to cuba. does the goal match the cost that is something many americans are asking when it comes to the u.s. strategy in afghanistan and...
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afghanistan is just not one of two wars. it is central to the global struggle against extremism and intoll rens. -- intolerance. the border of afghanistan that they share with pakistan is a virt wall command and control center where al-qaeda command and plan attacks against americans and allies. they must be resistent to the forces of extremism, and it must be resistent to becoming a potential safe-haven for terrorist organizations. i support our counterinsurgencey strategy in afghanistan. but the president must do more to emphasize his commitment to ensure success rather than focusing on an arbitrary deadline for withdrawl. and he also must place a greater emphasis on ensuring successful implementation of both the military and civilian components of his strategy. using campaign progress as yard sticks to measure projects and success in afghanistan runs the risk of triggering artificial spricktri laps and preem withdrawal dates unconnected to conditions on the ground. after years of hard fighting, are which has come at a hig
afghanistan is just not one of two wars. it is central to the global struggle against extremism and intoll rens. -- intolerance. the border of afghanistan that they share with pakistan is a virt wall command and control center where al-qaeda command and plan attacks against americans and allies. they must be resistent to the forces of extremism, and it must be resistent to becoming a potential safe-haven for terrorist organizations. i support our counterinsurgencey strategy in afghanistan. but...
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pledging to pull its troops out of afghanistan by next summer many fear the elections show the country is far from stable and still plagued by corruption our policy here is in the afghan capital for us. by and large this was certainly not a successful day for afghan democracy it was an extremely ill voter turnout with some polling stations reporting that less than a quarter the number of people turned out today compared to the number of people casting their ballot last year during the presidential election is the first results will come in next week wednesday with the final tape tally been tabled at the end of october but these certainly will be elections associated with violence more than a thousand polling stations where i'm able to open the doors particularly in far flung rule communities where the taliban has strong control we've also heard some of the electoral complaints commission and it says it throughout the course of the day it received numerous reports on irregularities some of the complaints were by people saying that they saw election officials accepting bribes some of the
pledging to pull its troops out of afghanistan by next summer many fear the elections show the country is far from stable and still plagued by corruption our policy here is in the afghan capital for us. by and large this was certainly not a successful day for afghan democracy it was an extremely ill voter turnout with some polling stations reporting that less than a quarter the number of people turned out today compared to the number of people casting their ballot last year during the...
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should not be afraid of taliban afghanistan i don't believe so. i'm not i'm not one to apologise for taliban you know and i don't want to be accused of that or be seen as that but we have to recognize the taliban is not a monolithic movement the taliban is composed of many different groups within afghanistan that have diverse motives supporting taliban a lot of times that being financial financial the sense of now i'm going to give you ten not because i give you ten dollars to put a bomb aside because in your valley ana give this group a couple thousand dollars and that's going to make that group the most powerful group in that valley a lot of the groups that support the taliban have very vocal concerns. things are not going to affect you and i here in washington d.c. or other folks throughout the united states also to the ties between the taliban and al qaeda are not really there there or certainly elements of the taliban that have ties to al qaida but you can you can isolate them do not because there is ten or fifteen or maybe even twenty percen
should not be afraid of taliban afghanistan i don't believe so. i'm not i'm not one to apologise for taliban you know and i don't want to be accused of that or be seen as that but we have to recognize the taliban is not a monolithic movement the taliban is composed of many different groups within afghanistan that have diverse motives supporting taliban a lot of times that being financial financial the sense of now i'm going to give you ten not because i give you ten dollars to put a bomb aside...
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pledging to pull out troops out of afghanistan by next summer many fear the elections show the country is far from stable and still plagued by corruption archies paul the slayer is in kabul. by and large this was certainly not a successful day for afghan democracy it was an extremely ill voter turnout with some polling stations reporting that less than a quarter of the number of people turned out today compared to the number of people casting their ballot last year during the presidential elections the first results will come in next week wednesday with the final tape tally been tabled at the end of october but these certainly will be elections associated with violence more than a thousand polling stations where i'm able to open the doors are particularly in far flung rule communities where the taliban has strong control we've also heard the electoral complaints commission and it says it was the course of the day it received numerous reports on irregularities some of the complaints were by people saying that they saw election officials accepting bribes some of the reports were about th
pledging to pull out troops out of afghanistan by next summer many fear the elections show the country is far from stable and still plagued by corruption archies paul the slayer is in kabul. by and large this was certainly not a successful day for afghan democracy it was an extremely ill voter turnout with some polling stations reporting that less than a quarter of the number of people turned out today compared to the number of people casting their ballot last year during the presidential...
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troops pledging to pull out of afghanistan by next summer many fear the election show the contrary is far from stable and still plagued by corruption artie's paulus leer is in the afghan capital. by and large this was certainly not a successful day for afghan democracy there was an extremely ill voter turnout with some polling stations reporting that less than a quarter the number of people turned out today compared to the number of people casting their ballot last year during the presidential elections the first results will come in next week wednesday with the final tape tally been tabled at the end of october but these certainly won't be elections associated with violence more than a thousand polling stations where i'm able to open the doors particularly in far flung rural communities where the taliban has strong control we've also heard some of the electoral complaints commission and it says it throughout the course of the day it was seen to numerous reports on irregularities some of the complaints were by people saying that they saw election officials accepting bribes some of the
troops pledging to pull out of afghanistan by next summer many fear the election show the contrary is far from stable and still plagued by corruption artie's paulus leer is in the afghan capital. by and large this was certainly not a successful day for afghan democracy there was an extremely ill voter turnout with some polling stations reporting that less than a quarter the number of people turned out today compared to the number of people casting their ballot last year during the presidential...
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, what shouldn't be done in afghanistan, and what can be done in afghanistan. a lot of the book is about politics. for example, president obama is quoted as saying "i'm not doing 10 years. i'm not doing long-termination building. i'm not spending $1 trillion." i have two years with the public on this. i want an exit strategy. i can't lose the whole democratic party. of course, today is wednesday. that means when's with juan. the npr analyst juan williamss us. >>guest: think to johnson and vietnam, and you could see the members of the administration going at each other, and eisenhower, people are at each other's throats getting rid of generals and the like. here we have a situation that is interesting with the military versus military. we have chairman of the joint chiefs, for example, mullen, saying his deputy is going behind his back to get to the white house. that is very interesting, you thinking those guys are not open the same page. or you think about the idea you have a special envoy holbrooke arguing that the plan the president is putting out is in the w
, what shouldn't be done in afghanistan, and what can be done in afghanistan. a lot of the book is about politics. for example, president obama is quoted as saying "i'm not doing 10 years. i'm not doing long-termination building. i'm not spending $1 trillion." i have two years with the public on this. i want an exit strategy. i can't lose the whole democratic party. of course, today is wednesday. that means when's with juan. the npr analyst juan williamss us. >>guest: think to...
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pledging to pull its troops out of afghanistan by next summer many fear the elections show the country is far from stable and still plagued by corruption. is in the afghan capital for us. by and large this was certainly not a successful day for afghan democracy there was an extremely ill voter turnout with some polling stations reporting that less than a quarter the number of people turned out today compared to the number of people casting their ballot last year during the presidential elections the first results will come in next week wednesday with the final tape telling been tabled at the end of october but these certainly will be elections associated with violence more than a thousand polling stations where i'm able to open the doors particularly in far flung rule communities where the taliban has strong control we've also heard some of the electoral complaints commission and it says that while the course of the day it received numerous reports on irregularities some of the complaints were by people saying that they saw election officials accepting bribes some of the reports were a
pledging to pull its troops out of afghanistan by next summer many fear the elections show the country is far from stable and still plagued by corruption. is in the afghan capital for us. by and large this was certainly not a successful day for afghan democracy there was an extremely ill voter turnout with some polling stations reporting that less than a quarter the number of people turned out today compared to the number of people casting their ballot last year during the presidential...
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pledging to pull its troops out of afghanistan by next summer many fear the elections show the country is far from stable and still plagued by corruption artie's policy is in the afghan capital for us. by and large this was certainly not a successful day for afghan democracy there was an extremely ill voter turnout with some polling stations reporting that less than a quarter the number of people turned out today compared to the number of people casting their ballot last year during the presidential election is the first results will come in next week wednesday with the final tape tally been tabled at the end of october but these certainly will be elections associated with violence more than a thousand polling stations where i'm able to open the doors particularly in far flung rule communities where the taliban has strong control we've also heard some of the electoral complaints commission and it's is that what the course of the day it received numerous reports on irregularities some of the complaints were by people saying that they saw election officials accepting bribes some of the r
pledging to pull its troops out of afghanistan by next summer many fear the elections show the country is far from stable and still plagued by corruption artie's policy is in the afghan capital for us. by and large this was certainly not a successful day for afghan democracy there was an extremely ill voter turnout with some polling stations reporting that less than a quarter the number of people turned out today compared to the number of people casting their ballot last year during the...
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they have not toms from occupying afghanistan yes it was based in afghanistan when we showed up they fled to pakistan they dispersed around the world they became this near a virtual decentralized loosely for the as they try to use these individuals and cells and doesn't rely upon large physical tracks on land or successes in. against it and there's a good new yorker article not too long ago about this. have been through more of a police or the law enforcement or intelligence role like me capture of khalid sheikh muhammad then by the fact that we've got tens of thousands of u.s. troops occupying. two muslim countries out also suggests that we need to look at our strategy in the sense of that our policies have been in place for duck the return to using military occupation as a tool to beat a terrorist network that is more similar to a mafia organization or a criminal organization and that is only composed of a couple thousand or a few thousand members worldwide well let's get back to the taliban are you saying the u.s. should not be afraid of taliban afghanistan i don't believe so. i'm
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afghanistan, not the case. there were leaked memos from the embassy in kabul that our ambassador had his own idea about what would work and would not work in afghanistan and he did not think the counterinsurgency strategy would work. they had a problem. for a couple of reasons, they did not see eye to eye with the u.s. commander. the commanders are now the nato commanders and they do not answer to the u.s. ambassador. it is a coalition warfare with all the problems that it entails. there was the u.k. advisor -- ambassador to kabul. but i do not think that we really thought through -- if we think that we could do this politically and operationally, how we organize our team to use a little leverage? adding the other team, we need a coordinator to coordinate afghanistan and pakistan policy. if you're one to be an on board, you probably need to be in the region. you cannot just me with one guy. you have to sit down and get to know somebody and have launched multiple times. after you establish a relationship of trus
afghanistan, not the case. there were leaked memos from the embassy in kabul that our ambassador had his own idea about what would work and would not work in afghanistan and he did not think the counterinsurgency strategy would work. they had a problem. for a couple of reasons, they did not see eye to eye with the u.s. commander. the commanders are now the nato commanders and they do not answer to the u.s. ambassador. it is a coalition warfare with all the problems that it entails. there was...
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meanwhile, another threat to hamid karzai in afghanistan. mounting claims of fraud in this past weekend's parliamentary election almost on the scale of last year's taind presidential election. so growing challenges here, both on the security front and on the political front, brian. >> thank you for all of it, john yang ikabul, afghanistan, for us tonight. >>> it has happened again, just south of the u.s. border in the fierce fight between the drug cartels and the mexican govement. another journalist has been killed sending a chilling message about how journalist cover the dangerous and violent war on drugs. nbc's mark potter has been reporting exclusively on the war next door to the u.s. he has more tonight on this latest rou and a deadly campaign of intimidation. >> reporter: at a dusty funeral over the weekend in juarez, mexico, local journalist mourn the loss of one of their own, an intern athe city's newspaper. 21 year old louise santiago, a photographer, was shot and killed in his car outside a busy shopping center in broad daylight las
meanwhile, another threat to hamid karzai in afghanistan. mounting claims of fraud in this past weekend's parliamentary election almost on the scale of last year's taind presidential election. so growing challenges here, both on the security front and on the political front, brian. >> thank you for all of it, john yang ikabul, afghanistan, for us tonight. >>> it has happened again, just south of the u.s. border in the fierce fight between the drug cartels and the mexican...
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dilla barito afghanistan veterans and co-founder of veterans for rethinking afghanistan and from kansas is surely phelps roper a member of the westboro baptist church i want to thank you both for joining me now jake i'm going to start with you first i want to talk about this violence in the protests that have broken out in afghanistan you know the country you're a veteran of this war there yourself you know what are your thoughts are you shocked to hear that these protests and violence is breaking out especially in the bud action province which you know for many has long been considered a very america friendly one. a lot of things are happening on the program it's not a surprise that there's an increase in violence due to the mass hysteria that terry jones and the fred phelps have created with the koran burning but it's also i mean but they're not the only ones to blame the rise of the insurgency is largely dictated because of the deaths of innocent civilians and also the death the deaths of of unwanted women and children which are basically the main victims that happens in war so i thi
dilla barito afghanistan veterans and co-founder of veterans for rethinking afghanistan and from kansas is surely phelps roper a member of the westboro baptist church i want to thank you both for joining me now jake i'm going to start with you first i want to talk about this violence in the protests that have broken out in afghanistan you know the country you're a veteran of this war there yourself you know what are your thoughts are you shocked to hear that these protests and violence is...
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pledging to pull its troops out of afghanistan by next summer many fear the elections show the country is far from stable and still plagued by corruption artie's paullus leader is in the afghan capital for us. by and large this was certainly not a successful day for afghan democracy there was an extremely voter turnout with some polling stations reporting that less than a quarter the number of people turned out today compared to the number of people casting their ballot last year during the presidential elections the first results will come in next week wednesday with the final tape tally been tabled at the end of october but these certainly will be elections associated with violence more than a thousand polling stations where i'm able to open the doors particularly in far flung rural communities where the taliban has strong control we've also heard some of the electoral complaints commission and it says it throughout the course of the day it received numerous reports on irregularities some of the complaints were by people saying that they saw election officials accepting bribes some o
pledging to pull its troops out of afghanistan by next summer many fear the elections show the country is far from stable and still plagued by corruption artie's paullus leader is in the afghan capital for us. by and large this was certainly not a successful day for afghan democracy there was an extremely voter turnout with some polling stations reporting that less than a quarter the number of people turned out today compared to the number of people casting their ballot last year during the...
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the book hits store shelves next week. >>> a navy soldier killed in afghanistan. he lived in silver spring and graduated in 1999. at dematha. he was a standout athlete and his former coach says he lived up to the school's motto, a gentleman and a scholar. >> more so than a hero, a great human being. you know, everything that it would want your son to be. in 2004 he became an officer and later a navy seal. he was among the nine killed in a helicopter crash in afghanistan this week. >>> after five days of gains, wall street slows down. >>> independent audit finds millions of dollars in unused transportation funds. we'll be right back. ♪ [ female announcer ] have you ever seen a glacier while sunbathing? why not? have you ever climbed a rock wall in the middle of the ocean? or tried something really wild? why not? it's all possible in the nation of why not. royal caribbean's floating nation where you're free to do anything you want. which may be nothing at all. royal caribbean international. visit royalcaribbean.com today. >>> it's time for the first "living $mart"
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should not be afraid of taliban afghanistan i don't believe so. i'm not i mean i don't want to apologise for taliban you know and i don't want to be accused of that or be seen as that but we have to recognize the taliban is not a monolithic movement the taliban is composed of many different groups within afghanistan that have diverse motives supporting the taliban a lot of times that being financial financial the sense of not only give you ten not because they give you ten dollars to put a bomb aside because in your valley on a give this group a couple thousand dollars and that's going to make that group the most powerful group in that valley a lot of the groups that support the taliban have very vocal concerns. things are not going to affect you and i here in washington d.c. or other folks throughout the united states also to the ties between the taliban and al qaeda are not really there there or certainly elements of the taliban that have ties to al qaida but you can you can isolate them do not because there is ten or fifteen or maybe even twent
should not be afraid of taliban afghanistan i don't believe so. i'm not i mean i don't want to apologise for taliban you know and i don't want to be accused of that or be seen as that but we have to recognize the taliban is not a monolithic movement the taliban is composed of many different groups within afghanistan that have diverse motives supporting the taliban a lot of times that being financial financial the sense of not only give you ten not because they give you ten dollars to put a bomb...
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to a afghanistan troops strategy. no comments today confirming nor denying it, i would be interested and it does show the world is deep division in the policy debate. >> the white house is not quarrelling with any of this substance, as i understand. particularly from general petraeus and a sense of frustration on all sides. >> what comes across is the president, according to bob woodward, everything being hidden. the president has set july of next year as the date at which he wants to begin the drawdown of some american troops. the really interesting thing, i think, is the president has everyone as part of that discussion and they are signed up to race it's paid to document. agreeing on what they would would not do, giving bob woodward access, making it available to the rest of the world. the generals being on the same page as the president. stay with us on bbc world news. still become, britain has announced a replacement for the armored vehicle that others call a mobile copy. first, the chinese prime minister is thre
to a afghanistan troops strategy. no comments today confirming nor denying it, i would be interested and it does show the world is deep division in the policy debate. >> the white house is not quarrelling with any of this substance, as i understand. particularly from general petraeus and a sense of frustration on all sides. >> what comes across is the president, according to bob woodward, everything being hidden. the president has set july of next year as the date at which he wants...
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should not be afraid of taliban afghanistan i don't believe so. i'm not i'm not one to apologise for taliban you know and i don't want to be accused of that or be seen as that but we have to recognize the taliban is not a monolithic movement the taliban is composed of many different groups within afghanistan that have diverse motives supporting taliban a lot of times that being financial financial the sense of now i'm going to give you ten not because i give you ten dollars to put a bomb aside because in your valley and give this group a couple thousand dollars and that's going to make that group the most powerful group in that valley it a lot of the groups that support the taliban have very vocal concerns. things are not going to affect you and i here in washington d.c. or other folks throughout the united states also to the ties between the taliban and al qaeda are not really there there or certainly elements of the taliban that have ties to al qaida but you can you can isolate them do not because there is ten or fifteen or maybe even twenty per
should not be afraid of taliban afghanistan i don't believe so. i'm not i'm not one to apologise for taliban you know and i don't want to be accused of that or be seen as that but we have to recognize the taliban is not a monolithic movement the taliban is composed of many different groups within afghanistan that have diverse motives supporting taliban a lot of times that being financial financial the sense of now i'm going to give you ten not because i give you ten dollars to put a bomb aside...
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host: general smith from kabul, afghanistan, about the future of afghanistan. thank you for being on the program. in a few minutes, we will be talking to barbara kiviat, the author of that this recent "time" magazine article. >> 9:13 a.m. eastern eastern time. afghans are voicing anchor about the plans of a georgia church to burn copies of the qaran. hundreds gathered to chant, "death to america." the israel foreign minister said they are hoping to and settlements. they have promised that the slowdown would end in a few weeks. palestinians say they will quit the talks if settlement construction continues. united nations say they need it additions to get food, water, medicine to pakistan is had by the flood. they need at least double the four murdered $6 million they asked for last month that the start of the -- double the four murdered $60 million. tropical storm hermine is moving through the gulf of mexico and is expected to bring rain to northern mexico and south texas. >> congress returns from break next week. here's a look at some of the prime-time programm
host: general smith from kabul, afghanistan, about the future of afghanistan. thank you for being on the program. in a few minutes, we will be talking to barbara kiviat, the author of that this recent "time" magazine article. >> 9:13 a.m. eastern eastern time. afghans are voicing anchor about the plans of a georgia church to burn copies of the qaran. hundreds gathered to chant, "death to america." the israel foreign minister said they are hoping to and settlements....
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is afghanistan policy was dead on arrival when strategy does not work in town much you can't put six forgave them do anything in ten months i think we can agree on that so i think if you're going to make every look good that's right they absolutely where do. they think about it being here that it's time for a break with so to come tonight a look at the waste of the u.s. taxpayer dollars and not from prisons that never held prisoners to a new hospital that still isn't accepting any patients u.s. taxpayers have been on the hook for billions of dollars due to the chronic waste and bloat of the u.s. military machine and while this war is symbolically coming to an end the u.s. is still fighting secret wars around the globe i'll discuss that issue in a moment with former. cia agent and criminal defense attorney jack rice. every month we give you the future we'll do understand how we'll get. to more. best in science and technology from across russia and around the world. knowledge on r.g.p. . when word first got out that soldiers in iraq were leaving seem to the troops were hosing a mega ga
is afghanistan policy was dead on arrival when strategy does not work in town much you can't put six forgave them do anything in ten months i think we can agree on that so i think if you're going to make every look good that's right they absolutely where do. they think about it being here that it's time for a break with so to come tonight a look at the waste of the u.s. taxpayer dollars and not from prisons that never held prisoners to a new hospital that still isn't accepting any patients u.s....
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policy toward afghanistan and pakistan. this is particularly important because the president has laid out a strategy come a plan of withdrawal and the future. as xe as a threat is itself to withdrawal, -- as the youngest aids raises up to withdraw, will it encourage them to become involved? to answer the question, to do this ride is not going to be easy. to be able to make this connection and make it well is going to be difficult. first of all, the engine procurement system, bu should ally the book, the picture of procurement is shot. secondly, indians themselves have articulated that the weapons purchases are going to be used as leverage for technology transfers. that raises a whole other host of issues. if the primary goal of the indian government is to have greater access to technology, then they're going to have -- then it is going to raise some issues with the technology control regimes in the u.s. and that is where the problem is. if the administration wants to change that or thinks that this is the way to go, then th
policy toward afghanistan and pakistan. this is particularly important because the president has laid out a strategy come a plan of withdrawal and the future. as xe as a threat is itself to withdrawal, -- as the youngest aids raises up to withdraw, will it encourage them to become involved? to answer the question, to do this ride is not going to be easy. to be able to make this connection and make it well is going to be difficult. first of all, the engine procurement system, bu should ally the...
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blast at a polling station in afghanistan marks the beginning of the country's parliamentary elections as threats of more violence from the taliban force many voters to stay away. whatever russia's most wanted terror suspects arrested then released in warsaw is awaiting a court's decision on his extradition. and find out what dangers why at the bottom of the baltic sea is r.t. explores the world war two relics still posing problems. nine am in moscow good to have you with us here on r t our top story parliamentary elections in afghanistan have been marred by several attacks by the taliban across the country it's feared that more incidents could follow with security forces on high alert as voting continues for the latest we're joined by paul asleep live from the afghan capital paula tell us about tell us more about the attacks and what kind of impact they're having on the average voter there in kabul. well since the polling stations opened in the early hours of this morning a grim picture here in afghanistan in terms of security it was a massive explosion here in the capital city of kab
blast at a polling station in afghanistan marks the beginning of the country's parliamentary elections as threats of more violence from the taliban force many voters to stay away. whatever russia's most wanted terror suspects arrested then released in warsaw is awaiting a court's decision on his extradition. and find out what dangers why at the bottom of the baltic sea is r.t. explores the world war two relics still posing problems. nine am in moscow good to have you with us here on r t our top...
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>>guest: we are in afghanistan we are the highest per capita contributor to the operation in afghanistan and we have soldiers in the south of afghanistan and they are combat troops, and no talk of pulling out. we have taken some casualties but it is important that our people especially for me, it is very in some ways a positive experience, that the families of the people who have been killed, they take this in a dignified manner. it should be taken like this. we cannot leave afghanistan without solving this because, and we all --. >>neil: you have dealt with russia and they have had problems with afghanistan. and the u.s. is experiencing the sail thing. >>guest: russia was there for the wrong causes not for the same reasons now in my country. they wanted to subview gate -- sub jugate afghanistan. we believe that the country can be stabilized and there is a future for the people, there is future for some kind of local version of democracy. and functioning government. and basically for saving the world. for a safer world. there is no way we should give up. >>neil: you could be right, but,
>>guest: we are in afghanistan we are the highest per capita contributor to the operation in afghanistan and we have soldiers in the south of afghanistan and they are combat troops, and no talk of pulling out. we have taken some casualties but it is important that our people especially for me, it is very in some ways a positive experience, that the families of the people who have been killed, they take this in a dignified manner. it should be taken like this. we cannot leave afghanistan...
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. >>> this has been an awful day for americans in afghanistan. nine u.s. service members killed this morning when their chopper went down in southern afghanistan. the deadliest chopper crash in more than four years for any of the nato forces. question now, of course, were they shot down by the taliban? our own john yang is in kabul and he's with us from there. john, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. military officials say this appears to be an accident, not a shootdown. but still as you say, the worst helicopter crash since may of 2006. today's nine deaths bring the u.s. death toll to at least 351 for this year. still, more than three months to go in 2010 but already, it's the deadliest year for both u.s. and coalition forces. the helicopter that crashed today was a black hawk. the crash is under investigation. officials say there's no indication of any hostile fire. that, despite the taliban claim that they shot the helicopter down. meanwhile, another threat to the stability to the government of hamid karzai in afghanistan. mounting claims o
. >>> this has been an awful day for americans in afghanistan. nine u.s. service members killed this morning when their chopper went down in southern afghanistan. the deadliest chopper crash in more than four years for any of the nato forces. question now, of course, were they shot down by the taliban? our own john yang is in kabul and he's with us from there. john, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. military officials say this appears to be an accident, not a...
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strategy in afghanistan. the world is waiting to see how afghanistan handles the election. they are watching to see if the afghanistan government made any progress in cutting down and rooting out corruption after last year's corrupt presidential election and waiting to see how the afghanistan security forces handle violence tomorrow. the taliban have vowed to disrupt this vote. already in the past couple of weeks there are 20 candidates and election workers that have been killed and many places in the south the polling stations have been closed because the security situation is such they cannot open them safely. now, still, millions of afghanistan are expected to turn out to vote tomorrow. and u.s. officials have been trying to lower expectations pointing out this vote in afghanistan, there is violence, this is a country at war, there will be some fraud but the big challenge, what u.s. and international officials want to see, they want to see progress after last year's fraudulent election. that's the big key. if they see less violence and corruption this will be a success.
strategy in afghanistan. the world is waiting to see how afghanistan handles the election. they are watching to see if the afghanistan government made any progress in cutting down and rooting out corruption after last year's corrupt presidential election and waiting to see how the afghanistan security forces handle violence tomorrow. the taliban have vowed to disrupt this vote. already in the past couple of weeks there are 20 candidates and election workers that have been killed and many places...
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what can we win afghanistan could mark >> we definitely can win in afghanistan. there is a long way to go in iraq, but with the right tactics, leadership, and tragic, we see a good future for iraq. that same hope can be in afghanistan if we follow the direction complete the mission. general petraeus said he thinks he can stall the insurgency's progress or stop it relatively quickly, and then began to turn it back our way. will take a little time. our country and our people will require patients to get this done successfully. >> but long-term, if the goal is to -- if you push them to -- that will go to another country or another part of the world. >> i have been to iraq five times and three times to afghanistan. i think we have a long-term war against terror that is going to show up in different places and different times around the globe. we will have to get after it in different ways to stay vigilant and protect the security and protect the united states of america. what you see in afghanistan is a very troubling and challenging situation. we need to see that th
what can we win afghanistan could mark >> we definitely can win in afghanistan. there is a long way to go in iraq, but with the right tactics, leadership, and tragic, we see a good future for iraq. that same hope can be in afghanistan if we follow the direction complete the mission. general petraeus said he thinks he can stall the insurgency's progress or stop it relatively quickly, and then began to turn it back our way. will take a little time. our country and our people will require...
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one on afghanistan. how can you lecture hamid karzai about corruption when so many of these corrupt people are on the u.s. payroll? and on the middle east, do you believe that israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu should extend the settlement moratorium as a gesture to peace? and if he doesn't, what are you prepared to do to stop the palestinians from walking? >> okay. on afghanistan, we are in the midst of a very difficult but very important project. i just want to remind people why we're there -- the day before september 11th. we're there because that was the place where al qaeda launched an attack that killed 3,000 americans. and we want to make sure that we dismantle al qaeda, and that afghanistan is never again used as a base for attacks against americans and the american homeland. now, afghanistan is also the second poorest country in the world. it's got an illiteracy rate of 70 percent. it has a multiethnic population that mistrusts, oftentimes, each other. and it doesn't have a tradition of a
one on afghanistan. how can you lecture hamid karzai about corruption when so many of these corrupt people are on the u.s. payroll? and on the middle east, do you believe that israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu should extend the settlement moratorium as a gesture to peace? and if he doesn't, what are you prepared to do to stop the palestinians from walking? >> okay. on afghanistan, we are in the midst of a very difficult but very important project. i just want to remind people why...
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special envoy to afghanistan steps the speculation that he was forced out of for his criticism of the military campaign. well today we have moved from usual at mosco studio to the fresh air of the city of global for the next two days we'll be bringing you full coverage of the global policy forum which is being held here now is not the first time this city has hosted a major international conference last year there was a forum on global security here in europe slapped back than it was attended by some five hundred politicians scientists and journalists from eighteen countries. well this year the meeting has representatives from twenty nine countries and it's being supported by russian president dmitry medvedev throughout the forum we'll be talking to. politicians of course we'll also have all the latest news developments from russia and around the world the city of located about two hundred fifty kilometers north of moscow and it's actually every market. city is entering the second millennium of sr eight where we'll be following those one thousand year celebrations which are taking pla
special envoy to afghanistan steps the speculation that he was forced out of for his criticism of the military campaign. well today we have moved from usual at mosco studio to the fresh air of the city of global for the next two days we'll be bringing you full coverage of the global policy forum which is being held here now is not the first time this city has hosted a major international conference last year there was a forum on global security here in europe slapped back than it was attended...
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secondly, afghanistan has a terminal date on it. this flows into a patent with no time to do it. >> i think they ought to do it. >> the money that fuels the empire is not coming down. secretary gates has taken some bold stands here, trying to chip away at the gold plated military culture and some of these weapon systems that have -- are very expensive and have no relation to modern warfare, but dwight eisenhower that had credility than the defense secretary. eisenhower couldn't tame the military industrial complex. especially with the new republican congress are minimal. >> michelle, do you think there's any other factor in play here? for example, what is the military primarily concerned about? they are concerned about terrorism, are they not? >> well, it depends on who the president is. i mean you ow, they are dealing with a war in iraq. the war in afghanistan. with military bases all over the world. i think that what gates is suggesting here is important, but we also want to make sure that we don't put the country in a position wh
secondly, afghanistan has a terminal date on it. this flows into a patent with no time to do it. >> i think they ought to do it. >> the money that fuels the empire is not coming down. secretary gates has taken some bold stands here, trying to chip away at the gold plated military culture and some of these weapon systems that have -- are very expensive and have no relation to modern warfare, but dwight eisenhower that had credility than the defense secretary. eisenhower couldn't tame...
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the top commander in afghanistan, david petraeus reportedly describes axelrod as a complete spin doctor. national security advisor jim jones reportedly calls president obama political aides alternative the water bugs, the mafia or the campaign set. top members of his own national security team are quoted saying that 30,000 troop surge was a mistake. the president coordinator calls it a gamble. ambassador richard holbrook says it can't work. but petraeus said i don't think you win this war. this is the kind of fight we're in for the rest of our lives and probably our kid' lives. the book reveals that the c.i.a. is running a 3,000-strong force to hunt top al-qaeda and taliban leaders but a senior military official says the group never yielded much. some comments undermine the diplomacy with cable, such as those -- kabul, such as those attributed to john ikenberry about hamid karzai who he describes as manic depressive. "he is on his meds, he's off his meds." the white house sounded pleased with the way the president comes across in the book saying he's portrayed as analytical, strategic a
the top commander in afghanistan, david petraeus reportedly describes axelrod as a complete spin doctor. national security advisor jim jones reportedly calls president obama political aides alternative the water bugs, the mafia or the campaign set. top members of his own national security team are quoted saying that 30,000 troop surge was a mistake. the president coordinator calls it a gamble. ambassador richard holbrook says it can't work. but petraeus said i don't think you win this war. this...
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who died when the helicopter crashed in afghanistan yesterday. the football coach said it was the type of sacrifice that defined looney's life. >> he was the type of man that would do anything you asked him to do and then some. >> after graating from manatha as an honors student in 1999, he became an outstanding lacrosse player. he graduated in 1994 and got married in 1998. he wanted toe a navy seal. he became one and hend his wife deployed overseas. wednesday night dozens had gathered at brendan looney's house in silver spring to welcome the american hero's family home. they had spent the afternoon at the air force base, waiting on their son's flag-filled casket. i talked to one of brendan looney's brothers and he told me the family would be making funeral arrangements in e rning. we are live. back to you. >> thanks, craig. >>> there is a new book out by veteran white house journalist bo woodward,nd it suggests contention and divion in the obama administration over how to deal with the war in afghanistan. the book is called "oba's wars." it says
who died when the helicopter crashed in afghanistan yesterday. the football coach said it was the type of sacrifice that defined looney's life. >> he was the type of man that would do anything you asked him to do and then some. >> after graating from manatha as an honors student in 1999, he became an outstanding lacrosse player. he graduated in 1994 and got married in 1998. he wanted toe a navy seal. he became one and hend his wife deployed overseas. wednesday night dozens had...
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men and women currently whose lives are at risk in afghanistan on behalf of this president? joining us to mix it up, "washington post" editorial writer jonathan cape part and editorial page editor for the washington examiner. obviously, mark tapscott, no more critical a decision the president will make than to put the soldiers of his or her country at risk. are you -- how do you view the most recent events? >> well, i think that is obviously the most important decision a president can make. and president obama came into office with that decision having been made for him by president bush. and face the question for himself and his administration, do we reverse it? he had all but said that he would reverse it before he was elected. once we got into office we began to see paralysis by analysis and that's continued to this day. there has been a decision to stay, a modest increase in troops but we still have the paralysis by analysis that is characteristic of people who are not sure that they are doing the right thing. >> jonathan? >> look, when president bush was trying to figur
men and women currently whose lives are at risk in afghanistan on behalf of this president? joining us to mix it up, "washington post" editorial writer jonathan cape part and editorial page editor for the washington examiner. obviously, mark tapscott, no more critical a decision the president will make than to put the soldiers of his or her country at risk. are you -- how do you view the most recent events? >> well, i think that is obviously the most important decision a...