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war in the western part of pakistan? thousands and thousands of pakistanis have been killed by the pakistani taliban. thousands. those are the people who trained the times square bomber. the afghan taliban is sitting up there killing americans, attacking the indian embassy. these are really bad people. you mentioned in your opening remarks one of the headquarters of one of the groups who kills a lot of americans. if you're in a war, you can't kid yourself about it. i've seen a lot of wars. i hate them more than anything you can imagine. but in this particular case, as the president has said repeatedly, our own homeland security is directly involved. then you have the l.e.t., another group whose goal is to provoke a conflict between india and provoke a conflict between pakistan and who did the mumbai bombing. this is the reason why this the most dangerous place on earth to stability. >> should we understand the war in afghanistan and pakistan as two separate wars. should we not consider what's happening in the pakistan to
war in the western part of pakistan? thousands and thousands of pakistanis have been killed by the pakistani taliban. thousands. those are the people who trained the times square bomber. the afghan taliban is sitting up there killing americans, attacking the indian embassy. these are really bad people. you mentioned in your opening remarks one of the headquarters of one of the groups who kills a lot of americans. if you're in a war, you can't kid yourself about it. i've seen a lot of wars. i...
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, and real concerns, even by the head of the pakistan military, that the civilian side in pakistan is not up to the task, and the cia now on the ground there really concerned about pakistan and the leadership there. >> well, you see in another example of the tenuous nation of the government's lack of response to the tragic floods and on going concern about the instability on the border. what you are seeing in the border region is a witch's brew of afghan and pakistany taliban and al qaeda posing threats to the central government in pakistan. the pakistani military is nervous about that, and they may try to do something in the coming months to rechange the structure that is in the country. that is going to create a lot of concern in washington, and in fact, cia director, leon pennetta is in pakistan right now for a previously scheduled meeting. i guarantee some of the concerns will be raised. >> can you be sure of that. thank you so much. >>> now, telling the story of pope john paul ii's story. never seen before documents show that the soviet political leadership considered the pope th
, and real concerns, even by the head of the pakistan military, that the civilian side in pakistan is not up to the task, and the cia now on the ground there really concerned about pakistan and the leadership there. >> well, you see in another example of the tenuous nation of the government's lack of response to the tragic floods and on going concern about the instability on the border. what you are seeing in the border region is a witch's brew of afghan and pakistany taliban and al qaeda...
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pakistan, our ally. there is a passage in the book about the terror networks, the hokani network in afghanistan. mullah omar thought to be hiding within pakistan. the pakistani intelligence chief reaches over for a chocolate chip cookie and talking about mullah omar's whereabouts and why we can't locate him. and he said, the intelligence agency in pakistan could pick up mullah omar the way i just picked up this chocolate chip cookie. are they our ally? >> well, this is one of the cold showers for barack obama. two days after he was elected in 2008, the intel people say, okay, now we're going to let the president-elect in on the real secrets. and they go into a room, one of these things called the skiff, secure compartmented information facility where supposedly no one can bug what's going on. and they tell barack obama pakistan is living a lie. and they're our ally when they want to be. they support these terrorist groups. they give safe haven. and they actually lay out and say, look. the problem here is
pakistan, our ally. there is a passage in the book about the terror networks, the hokani network in afghanistan. mullah omar thought to be hiding within pakistan. the pakistani intelligence chief reaches over for a chocolate chip cookie and talking about mullah omar's whereabouts and why we can't locate him. and he said, the intelligence agency in pakistan could pick up mullah omar the way i just picked up this chocolate chip cookie. are they our ally? >> well, this is one of the cold...
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it appears that those nato helicopters did cross the border into pakistan. it's not the first time and it's not the first time that pakistani soldiers have been killed, but it is the first time that pakistan has take on the drastic step of shutting down the borders to those vital nato convoys carrying food and water and other supplies into afghanistan. food and fuel into afghanistan for u.s. and nato forces. now, according to u.s. officials, what happened in this case is that those nato helicopters were pursuing militants into pakistan when some pakistani soldiers at a guard post decided to take warning shots at the nato helicopters, not a good idea. the helicopters returned fire, killing three of the pakistnis and wounding three others. now, the big question here is even though there have been some formal protests filed by pakistani military and government officials and the denial to allow those convoys to go from pakistan into afghanistan. is this really serious? do they intend to see this to what would be an unfavorable end or is this just the pakistani g
it appears that those nato helicopters did cross the border into pakistan. it's not the first time and it's not the first time that pakistani soldiers have been killed, but it is the first time that pakistan has take on the drastic step of shutting down the borders to those vital nato convoys carrying food and water and other supplies into afghanistan. food and fuel into afghanistan for u.s. and nato forces. now, according to u.s. officials, what happened in this case is that those nato...
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in september alone, there were 21 attacks in northern pakistan. that's at least double the usual number. in 2010, there was 76 in total and that's compared to 2009 when there were just 53 drone attacks in pakistan. now, although we have no specific intelligence, we do have indications that there may have been a mumbai-style attack rather than a suicide attack. >> all right. thank you very much for the latest out of our london bureau. >>> former president jimmy carter will spend a second night in a cleveland hospital. he's canceling some scheduled events. a spokesperson said that the former president is feeling normal today, but doctors are recommending he undergo additional observations. joining us now is nbc's bob bizel. good to see you. haven't seen you in a while. president carter is 86. he's got a really tough schedule promoting this book. why do you think the doctors have decided to keep him in for observation? >> tamron, we just don't know. they're not saying anything more than you just said. we have here an 86-year-old. he'll be 86 on frida
in september alone, there were 21 attacks in northern pakistan. that's at least double the usual number. in 2010, there was 76 in total and that's compared to 2009 when there were just 53 drone attacks in pakistan. now, although we have no specific intelligence, we do have indications that there may have been a mumbai-style attack rather than a suicide attack. >> all right. thank you very much for the latest out of our london bureau. >>> former president jimmy carter will spend a...
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blow a lot of people up. >> pakistan, right. not afghanistan. >> on the border. on the border. the reason my job as special representative for pakistan and afghanistan is because the two are closely related. afghanistan is a tough, tough problem. let's not kid ourselves. >> but, richard, how long are we going to be there? yes, you're right. the person that went in and tried to blow up times square was trained in pakistan. you're right, most americans supported us going in to afghanistan in 2001. nine years ago, when that was the center of al qaeda's operations. right now the director of the cia says there are 50 members of al qaeda in all of afghanistan. things have changed over the past nine years. >> the issue in afghanistan is much more complicated than that. what happens in afghanistan and pakistan are closely integrally related. >> i understand. of course. but the question is how long do we stay? what's the end game when the fact is we could send a million troops into afghanistan and our enemies would have to move across th
blow a lot of people up. >> pakistan, right. not afghanistan. >> on the border. on the border. the reason my job as special representative for pakistan and afghanistan is because the two are closely related. afghanistan is a tough, tough problem. let's not kid ourselves. >> but, richard, how long are we going to be there? yes, you're right. the person that went in and tried to blow up times square was trained in pakistan. you're right, most americans supported us going in to...
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. >>> plus, pakistan's foreign minister. the latest on the flood relief efforts and what he hopes to get from world leaders this week at the united nations. send me your thoughts. you can find me on twitter at mitchell reports. one a day men's 50+ advantage. it's the only complete multivitamin with ginkgo to support memory and concentration. plus vitamin d to help maintain healthy blood pressure. [ bat cracks ] that's a hit. one a day men's. >>> topping the headlines on andrea mitchell reports, in utah more than 1600 homes have been evacuated as wildfires close in on the tiny town of merriman. at least four homes have burned down. the fire started at a national guard fighting range when the brush caught fire during artillery sessions. >>> in bermuda, people are still feeling effects of hurricane igor. even though it brushed by as a category 1, high winds and surf still affected bermuda. >>> they're holding hearings on genetically engineered salmon to determine if it can be marketed and sold. if given the green light, it woul
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. >> do you think the pakistan government is protecting al qaeda within its borders? >> i don't believe that new president zardari has that mission at all. >> whew. like i said, i don't watch a whole lot of tv. >> lawrence said he went into his office when he knew he had levi johnston figuring out what to ask him. he took katie couric's questions, cut them, pasted them into his script and read them verbatim to levi johns johnston. that's "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. >>> still ahead on "way too early," why are you awake? troubling texts and e-mails ahead. [ female announcer ] does your volume pass the afternoon test? or does it flop by 4 o'clock? get ready for a revolution. the new pantene. flat to volume system. we discovered fine hair has up to 50% less protein. so we customized a pro-v system that in test, outlasts the flop. the results? volume that lasts long past 4 o'clock. put it to the test. flat to volume. from new pantene. healthy makes it happen. the pantene re-invention is here. introducing the new pantene custom solutions. with options for your
. >> do you think the pakistan government is protecting al qaeda within its borders? >> i don't believe that new president zardari has that mission at all. >> whew. like i said, i don't watch a whole lot of tv. >> lawrence said he went into his office when he knew he had levi johnston figuring out what to ask him. he took katie couric's questions, cut them, pasted them into his script and read them verbatim to levi johns johnston. that's "the last word" with...
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is it working as we escalate our activity in pakistan. the show starts right now. well, good afternoon to you. democrats in danger, as the republicans, of course, no prize. they at least have the advantage of not being in power. america's campaigner in chief going back to school, to so speak, this week to try to recapture the magic. tonight the president will be at the university of wisconsin in a speech the white house is calling newly tailoreded to the young votered who carried he campaign. a group of 17,000 turned out to hear the message of change, but if he's planning a personalized appeal, he might be start talking about jobs. that number has simply tripled. they continue to be the most disengaged politically. a new poll shows how half still, believe it or not, those numbers are optimistic. if they did vote, it would be much, much higher, and like many other americans, the george of young voters believe this country is headed in the wrong direction. now to say that sarah palin is the solution, but maybe she was right about one thing. all that hope-y-change-y s
is it working as we escalate our activity in pakistan. the show starts right now. well, good afternoon to you. democrats in danger, as the republicans, of course, no prize. they at least have the advantage of not being in power. america's campaigner in chief going back to school, to so speak, this week to try to recapture the magic. tonight the president will be at the university of wisconsin in a speech the white house is calling newly tailoreded to the young votered who carried he campaign. a...
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one, because it's a credible threat emanating from pakistan. and two, because it has the hallmarks of an al qaeda central inspired plot. this has been goinging on now for several months. u.s. and western european officials have been on it since the summer. it's unclear as to what stage the plot may be at right now. some people say it's not that imminent. others say individuals have already started to go into europe. we don't really know, but it's very serious. and it is very credible. >> you know, roger, what a lot of folks are talking about that this intelligence was gotten, thanks to some captures in afghanistan. what can you tell us about that? >> well, chuck, this one individual, ahmed siddiqui, a german, who has been held now for some time and who has been talking a lot and has given one stream of threat reporting, talking about a mumbai-style of attack. but that's not the only stream of threat reporting that concerns official. there are other potential threats emanating from south africa, particularly targeting france, which is of concern
one, because it's a credible threat emanating from pakistan. and two, because it has the hallmarks of an al qaeda central inspired plot. this has been goinging on now for several months. u.s. and western european officials have been on it since the summer. it's unclear as to what stage the plot may be at right now. some people say it's not that imminent. others say individuals have already started to go into europe. we don't really know, but it's very serious. and it is very credible. >>...
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the cia is drastically stepping up the drone bombing campaign in pakistan to stop terror plots against european targets. u.s. officials say 20 attacks have been lunched this month alone versus a previous peak of 12. u.s. commander general david petraeus says high level taliban leaders are reaching out to the afghan government to start discussions on reconciliation. retired u.s. army general is an msnbc military analyst and former gulf war division commander. he joins me live in washington. general, thank you for being with us. how do these attacks differ from previous drone attacks? the 20 attacks we're talking about? >> well, essentially the problem is, the network and to some extent the taliban are operating out of pakistan. you can't go across the border with conventional on the ground military forces without enraging the pakistanis. a lot of it is done through the cio or other sources to strike these people with remotely piloted vehicles. missiles being fired off. probably more than 65 strikes now, richard, recently against warziristan alone. >> very effective technology, no doubt.
the cia is drastically stepping up the drone bombing campaign in pakistan to stop terror plots against european targets. u.s. officials say 20 attacks have been lunched this month alone versus a previous peak of 12. u.s. commander general david petraeus says high level taliban leaders are reaching out to the afghan government to start discussions on reconciliation. retired u.s. army general is an msnbc military analyst and former gulf war division commander. he joins me live in washington....
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for locations see drscholls.com >>> pakistan shut down a keep supply route for u.s. forces in neighboring afghanistan. it may be retaliation for nato strikes designed to kill terrorists hiding in pakistani tribal regions. steve clemens is senior fellow and director at the new america foundation and joins me now. you know this part of the world so well. what is going on there? we're just looking at a quote from the interior minister who said today in pakistan, we will have to see whether we are allies or enemies. >> i think this has been something that a lot of analysts have been saying for a long time. that in one hand while people have been worried about al qaeda having a safe haven it afghanistan, it's clear they have one now in pakistan. it is now the taliban network, both a sponsor and foe. that explains for many people why this is such a hard, hard slog because oural ally in pakistan is turning out to be the enemy. >> the head of the military staff there suggesting that the civilian government is also at risk, the very unpopular president. we have huge tensions
for locations see drscholls.com >>> pakistan shut down a keep supply route for u.s. forces in neighboring afghanistan. it may be retaliation for nato strikes designed to kill terrorists hiding in pakistani tribal regions. steve clemens is senior fellow and director at the new america foundation and joins me now. you know this part of the world so well. what is going on there? we're just looking at a quote from the interior minister who said today in pakistan, we will have to see...
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forces in pakistan. principally through the predator drone program. but law enforcement and intelligence cooperation is extremely high because they're not sure whether or not operatives have even left the region, are now in europe, or what the status of the planning cycle is. but it's very serious, credible threat, though. >> and roger, some of the information we were reporting yesterday was that one of the plots may have been a mumbai style attack where they weren't using suicide bombers, but they wanted to use a lot of ammunition, a lot of fire power, going in and taking out lives. what does that tell you about the way the terrorists are perhaps planning to operate? >> so, we just talked about faisal shahzad and the very sophisticated explosive device that failed to detonate. you look at the mumbai attack, a group of guys with ak-47s killed over 160 people. that lesson is not lost. this is one that u.s. intelligence is very worried about as well as european intelligence right now. >> roger cressey, president of good harbor consulting, thank you, rog
forces in pakistan. principally through the predator drone program. but law enforcement and intelligence cooperation is extremely high because they're not sure whether or not operatives have even left the region, are now in europe, or what the status of the planning cycle is. but it's very serious, credible threat, though. >> and roger, some of the information we were reporting yesterday was that one of the plots may have been a mumbai style attack where they weren't using suicide...
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he was a self-starter and went to pakistan and got the training and returned. the dynamic is challenging. >> the other thing is too, there may be more skeptical eyes if someone is coming from say, yemen or jordan. if someone has a german passport, do they get a different level of scrutiny coming through security checkpoints whether it's the united states or in paris? >> well, this is the lesson which is profiling does not work. racial profiling does not work because the evolution of the threat is such that al qaeda and its affiliates aren't stupid. they know they need to recruit individuals from the west with clean passports who don't fit the profile. german security services said there were at least 100 plus germans who have gone to pakistan and are individuals of concern. the british have a similar problem. we all in the west have to be eyeing potential operatives who don't fit the traditional profile and start understanding what the motivations are before they end up in pakistan training for a terrorist operation. >> roger, good to see you today. thank you.
he was a self-starter and went to pakistan and got the training and returned. the dynamic is challenging. >> the other thing is too, there may be more skeptical eyes if someone is coming from say, yemen or jordan. if someone has a german passport, do they get a different level of scrutiny coming through security checkpoints whether it's the united states or in paris? >> well, this is the lesson which is profiling does not work. racial profiling does not work because the evolution of...
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most of the problem is in pakistan. with that said, in '03, we had chance to put a heart into taliban's resurgence to buy more time. i'm not arguing my book to deal with the then in 2003 resurging taliban. we knew the taliban were being able to reconstitute and rearm in pakistan in three safe havens. this is the focus of the book. that tipping point where we knew we were able to achieve victory and we saw where this was going. the future part of the book is to show what can be done to actually do something positive to achieve what we need to do to achieve a form of victory. >> but operation dark heart was the beginning. i think there's a mosquito in the studio. but moving effectively into pakistan. never happened? happened? >> it started. the book details -- i think there's a lot of issues with that. there were some issues there because we felt at the time, this is a policy issue, they were too close to the pakistani service. we felt they had lost a great deal of objectivity by the fact they had been dealing with the is
most of the problem is in pakistan. with that said, in '03, we had chance to put a heart into taliban's resurgence to buy more time. i'm not arguing my book to deal with the then in 2003 resurging taliban. we knew the taliban were being able to reconstitute and rearm in pakistan in three safe havens. this is the focus of the book. that tipping point where we knew we were able to achieve victory and we saw where this was going. the future part of the book is to show what can be done to actually...
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the fight in afghanistan is as much about pakistan as it is about anything else and the drones there for the drone attacks figure very prominently in knocking out the bad guys. >> sounds like it's getting dicy in kabul, what is that all about in. >> kabul is a separate problem altogether and don't forget afghanistan is very fragmented and people up in the mountains opposite pakistan don't care about kabul, but to the extent that kabul goes to pieces, then i think we'll have a lot of problems there. still, don't forget, there's so much corruption in kabul. so much of the money that we send over there disappears down the rat hole in kabul and unless we get control of that, then we're not going to have a good time of it in afghanistan. >> jack jacobs, good information. even with the voice. >> very bad voice. >> but you look good, that's all that matters. thank you, jack. >>> oh, listen to this. one of those chilean miners who is trapped underground has a new reason for hope this morning. aerial tacona is waiting for the rescue below ground but above ground her wife gave birth to a baby
the fight in afghanistan is as much about pakistan as it is about anything else and the drones there for the drone attacks figure very prominently in knocking out the bad guys. >> sounds like it's getting dicy in kabul, what is that all about in. >> kabul is a separate problem altogether and don't forget afghanistan is very fragmented and people up in the mountains opposite pakistan don't care about kabul, but to the extent that kabul goes to pieces, then i think we'll have a lot of...
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so i think the promises that they felt was necessary to make to pakistan played a pretty big role in this as well. but let me go back in a political point in here, chris. that is what this means going forward and the fact that how well -- how aware the white house is of their problem inside the democratic party. if these midterm elections are as bad for the democrats as things look now, the democrats that will be left in congress will be the ones that are probably, you know, from the more liberal districts, the more dovish democrats, the ones that have been standing by him, giving him more leeway on this, are probably the first guys that lose if this midterm election goes badly. so he won't even have -- he will have even fewer democrats left in congress backing him up on anything beyond july 2011. >> that appears what he is talking about here in the book, the woodward book and what president obama told gates, robert gates, the secretary of defense and secretary clinton. secretary of state, "i'm not doing ten years i'm not doing long-term nation building. i'm not spending a trillion d
so i think the promises that they felt was necessary to make to pakistan played a pretty big role in this as well. but let me go back in a political point in here, chris. that is what this means going forward and the fact that how well -- how aware the white house is of their problem inside the democratic party. if these midterm elections are as bad for the democrats as things look now, the democrats that will be left in congress will be the ones that are probably, you know, from the more...
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the flight was en route from canada to pakistan. the man in custody sufficient pakistani origin and has been detained for questioning. police are searching that plane right now. if nothing suspicious is found the passengers will be free to continue their journey on that plane bound for pakistan. >>> let's go to washington. new this morning, president obama is ripping the gop over the newly unveiled pledge to america. house republicans first shared the details of his plan on thursday. this morning, the gop says its pledge to slash taxes and cut spending represents a new way forward that hasn't been tried in washington. but the president isn't impressed with the proposals. >> many were the very same policies that tloed the economic crisis in the first place, which isn't surprising since many of the leaders were among the architects of that failed policy. >> nbc's mike viqueira is live at the white house. good morning to you. so the republicans aren't just defending their plan this morning. they are deciding to go out on the attack, to
the flight was en route from canada to pakistan. the man in custody sufficient pakistani origin and has been detained for questioning. police are searching that plane right now. if nothing suspicious is found the passengers will be free to continue their journey on that plane bound for pakistan. >>> let's go to washington. new this morning, president obama is ripping the gop over the newly unveiled pledge to america. house republicans first shared the details of his plan on thursday....
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she mentioned, obviously, pakistan. there have been reports in the "wall street journal" that the number of drone attacks have been stepped up despite some folks eneurope and critics among human rights groups. what does this accomplish? particularly stepping up with drone attacks. >> the group responsible or allegedly responsible for this plot is based in these tribal regions and based in north wuzeerstone and they have been releasing video after video showing young german recruits heading there and showing the recruits and the concern is we let these guys sit there, organize, plan out operations and, you know, we can't stop them once they get to europe. >> the concern is the type of operation because we're hearing from a lot of counterterrorism officials that the real concern now is for the growing threat of these mumbai-style attacks, which is basically you go into a public place and you open fire and next thing you know in the case of mumbai, more than 200 people are dead and how do you protect against something like
she mentioned, obviously, pakistan. there have been reports in the "wall street journal" that the number of drone attacks have been stepped up despite some folks eneurope and critics among human rights groups. what does this accomplish? particularly stepping up with drone attacks. >> the group responsible or allegedly responsible for this plot is based in these tribal regions and based in north wuzeerstone and they have been releasing video after video showing young german...
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afghanistan is where they felt, because of the importance of pakistan, as chuck correctly points out, and india as well, the whole region, the war on terror, it made sense but strategically, it made sense, but still is not an easy thing to do militarily and it is very clear that he is aware going in that it is not something you can be do in a year or two. and so one would ask, if you have loved ones there, you know, why are we going to be any better off a year or two years or three years from now than we are right now? and there is no good answer to that. >> the president told the chairman of the joint chiefs, mike mullin, and general petraeus and secretary gates, "in 2010, we will not be having a conversation about how to do more. i will not want to hear we're doing fine, mr. president, but we'd be belt fer we just do more. we are not going to be having conversation about how to change the mission." so he has basically said, unless he went on, we're talking about how to draw down faster than anticipated. so to he is saying, chuck, don't give me some trick. i've been stud dick the ken
afghanistan is where they felt, because of the importance of pakistan, as chuck correctly points out, and india as well, the whole region, the war on terror, it made sense but strategically, it made sense, but still is not an easy thing to do militarily and it is very clear that he is aware going in that it is not something you can be do in a year or two. and so one would ask, if you have loved ones there, you know, why are we going to be any better off a year or two years or three years from...
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has actually stepped up their number of drone attacks in northern pakistan. in the last month alone, they pretty much doubled their usual number of attacks so there have been 21 attacks in total. if you compare that to the whole of the year so far for 2010, 76 in total and if you compare that to 2009, they were just 53. so, there really has been a huge response to this. and the plots they were attempting to foil was stalled on the indian/mumbai style massacre that went on in mumbai when 174 people were killed. that's what they were attempting to avert. they do believe that they have caught this plan and it's very early, if not embryonic stages and that is perhaps why we haven't moved up to a critical level of threats which would mean that an attack is imminent. at the moment, just highly likely. >> jenny, thank you very much. now, let's bring in andy hayman and also former assistant commissioner at scotland yard. andy, thanks for joining us. first, let me get your insight on this alleged mumbai-style attack not using suicide bombers, but heavy arsenal and a l
has actually stepped up their number of drone attacks in northern pakistan. in the last month alone, they pretty much doubled their usual number of attacks so there have been 21 attacks in total. if you compare that to the whole of the year so far for 2010, 76 in total and if you compare that to 2009, they were just 53. so, there really has been a huge response to this. and the plots they were attempting to foil was stalled on the indian/mumbai style massacre that went on in mumbai when 174...
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-pakistan relations. pakistan is blocking a vital supply route in afghanistan. this follows an alleged helicopter strike. three pakistani frontier soldiers were killed. >>> in italy, team rs mapping out the search plan for go americans who went missing in a hot air balloon race. they were over the sea when they disappeared. >>> and in germany, water cannons spray back a crowd. despite the demonstrations, chain saws are expected to rev up to cut down the trees in a couple of hours. >>> the 33 miners could see the light of day again in two weeks. rescue efforts are going quicker than expected thanks to the miners themselves. new video shows them clearing away the rock, dirt and water. kerry sanders is in chile. >> reporter: the effort is moving ahead of the initial schedules and that's really good news. they're drilling three holes. plan b is making the most progress. it's slightly beyond halfway there. they're going through some of the hardest rock in the world and certainly the hardest rock in this region. it looks like cork, but it's harder than cork and the dr
-pakistan relations. pakistan is blocking a vital supply route in afghanistan. this follows an alleged helicopter strike. three pakistani frontier soldiers were killed. >>> in italy, team rs mapping out the search plan for go americans who went missing in a hot air balloon race. they were over the sea when they disappeared. >>> and in germany, water cannons spray back a crowd. despite the demonstrations, chain saws are expected to rev up to cut down the trees in a couple of...
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he made the trip to afghanistan and pakistan. and it upset him deeply, and rightfully so that the soldiers on the ground didn't exactly know what the mission was. >> it really strikes me in this book what a big presence biden is and how open he is with you. i couldn't help compare it to the cheney presence or nonpresence in your four-book series where cheney was one of the four people who refused to communicate with you -- >> actually, that's not true. there's a good deal of cheney in those books. cheney is a hold it type. biden is the opposite of let it go. and one of the interesting parts here is the relationship between obama and biden. and i asked obama about this, and i said, you know, don't -- isn't joe a little heavy handed here? doesn't he go too long too far? no, obama said, he's doing exactly what i want. i want him to push in the strategy review sessions, and during this whole process up to a couple months ago as i report. biden is asking the questions, worried profoundly about getting into another vietnam. and he's 19
he made the trip to afghanistan and pakistan. and it upset him deeply, and rightfully so that the soldiers on the ground didn't exactly know what the mission was. >> it really strikes me in this book what a big presence biden is and how open he is with you. i couldn't help compare it to the cheney presence or nonpresence in your four-book series where cheney was one of the four people who refused to communicate with you -- >> actually, that's not true. there's a good deal of cheney...
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authorities say the plot originated in pakistan. >>> that country's border has seen a reason uptick in predator drone attack although a senior ter 86 official says there's no connection between the strikes and european threat. >>> a hot topic thanks in part to bob woodward's new book "obama's wars." last night on nbc "the last word with lawrence o'donnell" he asked him to wie in on what the white house has called a deliberative approach the president has taken in afghanistan. >> this is the conflict within obama, quite frankly. he's commander in chief. he knows and he committed himself in the campaign to make this the war we were going to pay attention to. but intellectually, he looks at the data, the intelligence on the afghan war and there's a lot of dreary, negative news. in fact, just back in may he came out of one of the monthly reviews, the top secret kind of assessments they make in the situation room of the white house and said, given this definition of the problem, i don't know how we come up with a solution. so this is a war that hangs in the balance. it's not clear where it'
authorities say the plot originated in pakistan. >>> that country's border has seen a reason uptick in predator drone attack although a senior ter 86 official says there's no connection between the strikes and european threat. >>> a hot topic thanks in part to bob woodward's new book "obama's wars." last night on nbc "the last word with lawrence o'donnell" he asked him to wie in on what the white house has called a deliberative approach the president has...
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. >>> the united states has reportedly stepped up on the border in pakistan. janet napolitano joins us from montreal, canada, where she's attending a u.n. meeting on aviation security. we'll get to that issue in a minute. first virks to ask you, a little news of the day. what can you tell us about these threats overseas in particular, any threats to the u.s. homeland, recognizing you are a little limited in what you can tell us. should people be fearful this morning? >> you know, i can't comment to specific threats. but what i can say is that we're constantly working both at the homeland but with our allies abroad to make sure that the terrorists are not successful in carrying out any of their threats. >> has there been an increase -- >> it's an ongoing effort. >> of course. has there been increased reporting? obviously, we're seeing that in europe. they're on high alert there. is there any companion threat here? >> i prefer not to comment. we're taking and always take every measure that we can conceive tof protect the american people. >> so the increased chat
. >>> the united states has reportedly stepped up on the border in pakistan. janet napolitano joins us from montreal, canada, where she's attending a u.n. meeting on aviation security. we'll get to that issue in a minute. first virks to ask you, a little news of the day. what can you tell us about these threats overseas in particular, any threats to the u.s. homeland, recognizing you are a little limited in what you can tell us. should people be fearful this morning? >> you know,...
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it emanates from pakistan. probably has ties back to the al qaeda central organization. what we've all been debating for months now is whether or not they still retain the capability. if this can be tied back to al qaeda central, we now have an answer. what we don't know is whether or not the individuals that might be involved in the actual operational component of this plot are being tracked, what their status is. one real concern is that because of how this operation is coming to the public light with all of the attention, if there are individuals operatives at large in europe, they may see the press coverage and go underground. so there's a race against time component to this as well right now. >> roger, thanks so much. it's good to see you. >>> president obama is taking the gloves off at two different campaign events today. now, any minute we're expecting him to talk about the economy in richmond, virginia. we will have that live when it happens. but true to recent and presidential campaign form, earlier today, he met with a family in des moines before holding anothe
it emanates from pakistan. probably has ties back to the al qaeda central organization. what we've all been debating for months now is whether or not they still retain the capability. if this can be tied back to al qaeda central, we now have an answer. what we don't know is whether or not the individuals that might be involved in the actual operational component of this plot are being tracked, what their status is. one real concern is that because of how this operation is coming to the public...
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a lot of bad guys in that region on the border of pakistan. matter of fact, where pakistan and iran come together with afghanistan and many years ago we gave lots and lots of surface to air shoulder fired missiles to the guys who are now the bad guys and it may have been something like that. >> so you think the bad guys did this. >> i think it's a bad area. look rvesh helicopters crash all the time. they have a lot of moving parts. i have been in helicopters that have and crashed and they do get in trouble from time to time because of mechanical difficulties and, most likely event is that's what this is. but this is a very bad area and we have been operating there with a lot of hostile fire in the region. >> look, no one wants to see any more american lives lost, i was thinking about the president yesterday and taking tough questions into tonhall and i was thinking when i heard about this, if there is a town hall and general petraeuses and people say to him, you were supposed to make things better. isn't things supposed to be improving? >> he
a lot of bad guys in that region on the border of pakistan. matter of fact, where pakistan and iran come together with afghanistan and many years ago we gave lots and lots of surface to air shoulder fired missiles to the guys who are now the bad guys and it may have been something like that. >> so you think the bad guys did this. >> i think it's a bad area. look rvesh helicopters crash all the time. they have a lot of moving parts. i have been in helicopters that have and crashed...
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a new york man is being arrested for running an illegal money transfer business between pakistan and the united states. the business provided thousands of dollars to two individuals. now, at least one transaction was made for the man who pleaded guilty to trying to set off a car bomb in times square back in may. he was caught trying to leave the country. investigative reporter jonathan davies has been breaking the developments since that times square plot. i was here with you in the studio that night. now i understand that you've learned that the suspect had no idea that the money he was providing to shahzaht had no idea where it was going. >> yeah. the man lives on long island and he was running this illegal money transfer business. they say he met with shazad, provided him with thousands of dollars and shazad turned around and used that cash to pay for the vex, for the materials used in that failed bombing attempt and that the money, as investigators have discovered, comes from the pakistan taliban. but nowhere to investigates believe that mohamed unis knew where this money was com
a new york man is being arrested for running an illegal money transfer business between pakistan and the united states. the business provided thousands of dollars to two individuals. now, at least one transaction was made for the man who pleaded guilty to trying to set off a car bomb in times square back in may. he was caught trying to leave the country. investigative reporter jonathan davies has been breaking the developments since that times square plot. i was here with you in the studio that...
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terrorist groups in pakistan were planning to carry out what's called mumbai-style strikes. the plan was in the early stages. threat levels have not been rais raised. that development comes after france's eiffel tower was evacuated after officials received a bomb threat there. despite the call which police said came from a nearby phone booth, no suspicious object was found. >>> former president jimmy carter expected to resume the book tour after spending the night in a cleveland hospital with an upset stomach. the decision to admit him was precautionary and carter who received a call from president obama was fully alert and resting comfortable. they took him off of the plane there in cleveland. may have been a case of motion sickness. >>> still ahead on way too early, the playoff battle tampa bay rays get in the war of words with their own fans. the star player says he's sick and tired of playing in an empty stadium. the rays were one of three teams to clench a postseason spot. and, yes, they did it in a half empty stadium. highlights ahead. >>> the interview sealed and sent
terrorist groups in pakistan were planning to carry out what's called mumbai-style strikes. the plan was in the early stages. threat levels have not been rais raised. that development comes after france's eiffel tower was evacuated after officials received a bomb threat there. despite the call which police said came from a nearby phone booth, no suspicious object was found. >>> former president jimmy carter expected to resume the book tour after spending the night in a cleveland...
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msnbc.com, a front-page story in the "new york times," cia steps up drone attack within pakistan. we are in the control room where hours ago they finished a celebration.
msnbc.com, a front-page story in the "new york times," cia steps up drone attack within pakistan. we are in the control room where hours ago they finished a celebration.
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intensifies drone campaign within pakistan in attempts to cripple in afghanistan. >>> and the national spotlight, perry eyes, as he perhaps to deliver an anti-washington message. >>> and rival airtran, southwest airlines plans to buy it for $1.2 billion. it could combine two of the nation's biggest discount carriers. >>> and authors feel the pinch in the age of e-books. the digital revolution redefines the model of the book industry. >>> texting bans may add risk to roads. comparing the risk of collision and insurance claims in four states before and after they enacted laws while texting and driving. the survey says crash rates rose in three states after bans were enacted. >> you know why that is? >> they're hiding it? >> they're hiding it from the cops. >> we have to -- >> let it go. >> with us now, white house correspondent from "politico," mike has a look at the morning playbook. hi, mike. >> you know what i'm hiding? >> what is that? >> i'm hiding the upcoming paperback, next week with the introduction of one mika brzezinski. >> i felt compelled. i was angry at the moment. >> nobod
intensifies drone campaign within pakistan in attempts to cripple in afghanistan. >>> and the national spotlight, perry eyes, as he perhaps to deliver an anti-washington message. >>> and rival airtran, southwest airlines plans to buy it for $1.2 billion. it could combine two of the nation's biggest discount carriers. >>> and authors feel the pinch in the age of e-books. the digital revolution redefines the model of the book industry. >>> texting bans may add...
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>> you know, the korengal was a small six-mile-long valley on the side of towards the border of pakistan. and it wasn't just the scene of local taliban, as it is down in the helmand, fighting against forces, but the hezbollah islami were there. so when we think of the war on terror and what was happening, that's really the location where it was going on. and the fighters are very good. just recently president obama announced that the next living medal of honor recipient is a guy called sal giunta. sal was up in the first platoon, watching, making sure we were safe. and as his platoon pulled out, that's when they were ambushed, and he stopped his friend from being dragged off by the insurgents. >> lawrence o'donnell with "the last word" is here. he's got a question for you lifted from a katie couric interview. >> i'm just curious, in shaping your world view, what newspapers and magazines do you read -- >> oh -- >> that's katie's question number one. it's all i got. >> i can bring questions that -- we've actually been talking this week about a 20-year-old guy headed back to afghanistan, se
>> you know, the korengal was a small six-mile-long valley on the side of towards the border of pakistan. and it wasn't just the scene of local taliban, as it is down in the helmand, fighting against forces, but the hezbollah islami were there. so when we think of the war on terror and what was happening, that's really the location where it was going on. and the fighters are very good. just recently president obama announced that the next living medal of honor recipient is a guy called...
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obama has intensified the number of drone attacks in pakistan, the number of civilians we're killing, so all the things we claim we learn as to what causes terrorism are the things we continue to do. occupy their countries, dropping bombing. we're continuing the problem. >> mike barnacle, christmas day bomber didn't go back to occupying saudi arabia. it was drone attacks killing civilians in afghanistan. >> war is a messy business and there are going to be stories and events where civilians get killed. the larger issue with afghanistan resognated with me having dinner a week and a half ago with a young captain back from afghanistan. he said if we were able to go to helmand province, kabul, every member of the taliban, they would throw rocks at us. that's what they would do. >> talk about the timing, talk about what they are doing now, what they haven't -- had not continued to do, what they did early on in the war was to try to decapitate the taliban by cutting down on the drug trade. if you look at the numbers, the drug trade has come roaring back. they might not have to throw rocks b
obama has intensified the number of drone attacks in pakistan, the number of civilians we're killing, so all the things we claim we learn as to what causes terrorism are the things we continue to do. occupy their countries, dropping bombing. we're continuing the problem. >> mike barnacle, christmas day bomber didn't go back to occupying saudi arabia. it was drone attacks killing civilians in afghanistan. >> war is a messy business and there are going to be stories and events where...
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assembly addressing the global economy, climate change and this year's natural disasters in haiti and pakistan. most of the speech focused on the israeli/palestinian conflict. >> each of us has a responsibility to do our part as well. when we come back next year we will have an agreement to lead to a new leader of the united nations. an independent sovereign state of palestine living at peace with israel. >> the president called cooperation between the u.s. and china absolutely critical. >>> and in about an hour iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad will address the assembly. let's bring in chief ali aruozi. i want to show you what the president had to say in his remarks earlier regarding iran's nuclear program. >> the united states and the international community seek a resolution to our differences with iran, and the door remains open to diplomacy should iran choose to walk through it. but the iranian government must demonstrate a clear and credible commitment and confirm to the world the peaceful intent of the nuclear program. >> so, ali, there was a headline that said will ahmadinejad be th
assembly addressing the global economy, climate change and this year's natural disasters in haiti and pakistan. most of the speech focused on the israeli/palestinian conflict. >> each of us has a responsibility to do our part as well. when we come back next year we will have an agreement to lead to a new leader of the united nations. an independent sovereign state of palestine living at peace with israel. >> the president called cooperation between the u.s. and china absolutely...
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a lot i think we ought to know about the role of pakistan in that war, what i've read so far the "times" and other papers, is information that i think the public should have had. i think he was right to be being willing to pay a very heavy personal cost, which he probably will pay. i admire very much the fact he was patriot enough to do that. >> thank you for sharing your time and point of view with us. daniel ellsberg, pentagon papers. >>> just ahead here, the debut of our special 2010 election panel. i give you the e-team. from nancy pelosi, the wicked witch in politics, to the age of iphone and twitter. i'll name names after this. we're back right after this. [ animals calling ] ♪ [ pop ] [ man ] ♪ well, we get along ♪ yeah, we really do - ♪ and there's nothing wrong - [ bird squawks ] ♪ with what i feel for you ♪ i could hang around till the leaves are brown and the summer's gone ♪ [ announcer ] when you're not worried about potential dangers, the world can be a far less threatening place. take the scary out of life with travelers insurance... and see the world in a di
a lot i think we ought to know about the role of pakistan in that war, what i've read so far the "times" and other papers, is information that i think the public should have had. i think he was right to be being willing to pay a very heavy personal cost, which he probably will pay. i admire very much the fact he was patriot enough to do that. >> thank you for sharing your time and point of view with us. daniel ellsberg, pentagon papers. >>> just ahead here, the debut of...
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qaeda central, it was easier to keep an eye on threats emerging, individuals coming back and forth from pakistan, afghanistan and the united kingdom. now you have the united splinter groups. like al qaeda and the arabian peninsula. it's becoming harder to track the individuals leading the united kingdom and heading to these places. there was an american killed this week in fighting in somalia. do we know all the individuals who are going there, and are we carefully tracking every single last one who is coming back? and the the worry, and i think this is a reasonable concern on the part of the british authorities is that eventually someone will go through that net. someone will escape through the net, and we won't find him. that's not just theory. if you look at the case of abdulmutallab, where we had prior warning about the individual, both the british government and the u.s. government let down the ball. we missed that one. can someone else follow the same path? yes, whether you're talking about al qaeda or elements of the provisional irish-republican army. individuals would love to capitalize
qaeda central, it was easier to keep an eye on threats emerging, individuals coming back and forth from pakistan, afghanistan and the united kingdom. now you have the united splinter groups. like al qaeda and the arabian peninsula. it's becoming harder to track the individuals leading the united kingdom and heading to these places. there was an american killed this week in fighting in somalia. do we know all the individuals who are going there, and are we carefully tracking every single last...
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google has pledged $1 million for pakistan procter and gamble 2 million packets of water purification. what happens here at this event besides it feeling like seventh grade? >> well, what happens here is they come and sign pledges. >> so there's more money being made. >> there's a follow through from the staff. for example, last night i introduced the president -- president clinton to the new ceo of the mayo clinic. and i had been unaware of this that the mayo clinic has signed on for his global cancer initiative on making more countries tobacco free because tobacco is the single greatest threat to health care in the world. and the may owe clinic has stepped up on that and wants to be a part of that campaign. what i find as i go across the country and around the world for that matter -- the best ideas are bubbling from the ground up. and people are finding ways to make things work. you have mark zuckerburg today from facebook giving $100 million to newark to take control of the newark schools. i was with bill gates yesterday, we were doing a profile of his m.e.t. he's spending $500 mi
google has pledged $1 million for pakistan procter and gamble 2 million packets of water purification. what happens here at this event besides it feeling like seventh grade? >> well, what happens here is they come and sign pledges. >> so there's more money being made. >> there's a follow through from the staff. for example, last night i introduced the president -- president clinton to the new ceo of the mayo clinic. and i had been unaware of this that the mayo clinic has...
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in eastern afghanistan and pakistan, nato helicopters launched air strikes killing more than 50 militants that led to a protest. the u.s. launched a criminal investigation of hamid karzai's brother suspected of corruption. prosecutors weigh charges of tax evasion, extortion and racketeering. >>> allies won a strong majority in congress, but lost the 2/3 necessary. elections were held yesterday. chavez hailed it as a solid victory. the mayor of one settlement said bank are reluctant to commit because they are afraid construction will be stopped again. israeli prime minister is asking to tone down the celebrations over the expiration of the ban. palestinians believe new construction will likely hurt the peace process. >>> the u.s. said they ares a d pointed by the decision to allow the partial moratorium to expire. the palestinian president abbas will wait a week before deciding whether to quit the peace talks. netanyahu urged them to continue negotiations. newish settlers resisted netanyahu's pleas. martin fletcher joins us now. how problematic is the expiration of the moratorium, the cele
in eastern afghanistan and pakistan, nato helicopters launched air strikes killing more than 50 militants that led to a protest. the u.s. launched a criminal investigation of hamid karzai's brother suspected of corruption. prosecutors weigh charges of tax evasion, extortion and racketeering. >>> allies won a strong majority in congress, but lost the 2/3 necessary. elections were held yesterday. chavez hailed it as a solid victory. the mayor of one settlement said bank are reluctant to...
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by the united states with approximately 20 drone attacks on suspected terrorists targets in northern pakistan. >> and nbc has learned the pakistanis arrested this month gave up information about the attacks, that there was never concern about the united states, but there were sort of these developing plans based on different targets in the united states. why mumbai-style attacks? why is that the plan of action terrorists would go to now? >> i think terrorists have learned now that rather than the big spectacular-style attack, it will create more attacks in a greater number. ten terrorists were able to tie the city up for days killing 166 people and seriously injuring over 300 more. >> and that was a soft target as we recall. steve purl, nice to talk to you. thank you. >> and charter schools getting a big boost. today the charter school growth fund announced a fund-raising campaign, the largest ever aimed at nontraditional schools. they wanted to create 135,000 more opportunities for students to attend charters schools over the next decade. we are devoting special coverage to education nation.
by the united states with approximately 20 drone attacks on suspected terrorists targets in northern pakistan. >> and nbc has learned the pakistanis arrested this month gave up information about the attacks, that there was never concern about the united states, but there were sort of these developing plans based on different targets in the united states. why mumbai-style attacks? why is that the plan of action terrorists would go to now? >> i think terrorists have learned now that...
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since the rains came and the flood waters rose in pakistan, we have pledged our assistance and we should all support the pakistani people as they recover and rebuild. and when the earth shook and haiti was devastated by loss, we joined a coalition of nations in response. today we honor those from the u.n. family who lost their lives in the earthquake. and commit ourselves to stand with the people of haiti until they can stand on their own two feet. amidst this upheaval, we have also been persistent in our pursuit of peace. last year i pledged my best efforts to support the goal of two states. israel and palestine. living side by side in peace and security as part of a comprehensive peace between israel and all of its neighbors. we have traveled a winding road over the last 12 months with few peaks and many valleys. but this month i am pleased that we have pursued direct negotiations between israelis and palestinians in washington, sh sharm el sheikh and jerusalem. i recognize many are pessimistic about this process. the cynics say that israelis and palestinians are too distrustful of eac
since the rains came and the flood waters rose in pakistan, we have pledged our assistance and we should all support the pakistani people as they recover and rebuild. and when the earth shook and haiti was devastated by loss, we joined a coalition of nations in response. today we honor those from the u.n. family who lost their lives in the earthquake. and commit ourselves to stand with the people of haiti until they can stand on their own two feet. amidst this upheaval, we have also been...
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they cross into pakistan to carry out missions and u.s. military forces are prohibited from doing. this force was authorized by president bush and according to woodward's book, the cross border operations became a little more active under the obama administration, thomas. >> and, john, let's shift gears, though, and talk about the partial election results. as they are starting to trickle in. we talked about this earlier this week, it took months to figure out who was going to be in power there. >> trickle is the right word, thomas. today the election commission released preliminary partial results from five of the 34 provinces. and they say that these things, these numbers could change. the big question is how much, how many irregularities and how much fraud. there has already been about more than 1,400 complaints of voter irregularities. voter election officials say they've segregated some ballots that they're suspicious of. they won't say how many. but we don't expect full preliminary numbers until the beginning of november and then the deeper investigation of these algigzigation
they cross into pakistan to carry out missions and u.s. military forces are prohibited from doing. this force was authorized by president bush and according to woodward's book, the cross border operations became a little more active under the obama administration, thomas. >> and, john, let's shift gears, though, and talk about the partial election results. as they are starting to trickle in. we talked about this earlier this week, it took months to figure out who was going to be in power...
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. >>> more developing news from europe where a pakistan-bound passenger plane made an emergency landing in sweden because of the bomb threat. police took a canadian citizen into custody after passengers were removed from the plane. the canadian in custody is being questioned. authorities received a tip that a passenger was carrying explosives and police are searching the aircraft. >>> it is a story right out a movie becoming a chilling reality for a florida bank teller. the suspect took him hostage before a high-profile robbery. this was the scene in miami on friday morning. the suspects kidnapped the teller just after midnight, strapping him to a device containing bomb-making materials, and made quick work of the bank of america branch in 25 minutes flat. wtvj's carolyn is here for us. >> reporter: the fbi spent several hours questioning the bank teller. he has since been released from fbi custody, but the big question this morning is where are the bad guys? this was an extremely unusual and gutsy heist that they pulled off. and so far they have been able to elude authorities. as you m
. >>> more developing news from europe where a pakistan-bound passenger plane made an emergency landing in sweden because of the bomb threat. police took a canadian citizen into custody after passengers were removed from the plane. the canadian in custody is being questioned. authorities received a tip that a passenger was carrying explosives and police are searching the aircraft. >>> it is a story right out a movie becoming a chilling reality for a florida bank teller. the...
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authorities in sweden are questioning a man suspected of carrying explosives on a flight from canada to pakistan. but the search has turned up nothing so far. the plane was diverted to stoke home where he's being detained. >>> a fourth lawsuit has been filed against a popular atlanta area pastor accused of having sex with young male churchgoers. an attorney denies the allegations. >>> a federal judge has ordered the air force to reinstate a nurse discharged under the don't ask, don't tell policy. it calls margaret witt an exemplary officer. >>> the nation's drug enforcement agency is asking people to drop off their expired and unused prescriptions at more than 4,000 locations today. those are your fast five headlines. >>> a new report in "the washington post" said the risk of small scale attacks by al qaeda and its allies is on the rise. the reports cite senior obama administration officials who say the terrorist network is likely to attempt less sophisticated attacks in the united states. and it is extremely difficult to detect these kinds of threats in the advance. joining me is evan coleman.
authorities in sweden are questioning a man suspected of carrying explosives on a flight from canada to pakistan. but the search has turned up nothing so far. the plane was diverted to stoke home where he's being detained. >>> a fourth lawsuit has been filed against a popular atlanta area pastor accused of having sex with young male churchgoers. an attorney denies the allegations. >>> a federal judge has ordered the air force to reinstate a nurse discharged under the don't...
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. >> the united states, as you know, is deeply unpopular in pakistan. do you think the pakistani government is protecting al qaeda within its borders? >> like i said, i don't want a whole lot of tv. >> "frontiersman" doesn't have a whole lot to say about that, when you're reading "fron teersman"? >> apparently not because i'm not brushed up on that. >> do you believe that the u.s. should negotiate with leaders like president assad and ahmadinejad? >> yeah, i do. i think that we should negotiate with everybody. >> that's the obama position. for a lot of people out there, you got that one right. all those questions are exactly what katie couric asked sarah palin when she was running for vice president, and let me tell you, she struggled. if you think they were tough, you're not the only one who struggled with those. so the question america wants to know -- and by the way, relax. >> i'm good, i'm good. >> i'm done with the politics. have you been watching "dancing with the stars"? i can't because i'm doing this show. >> the only time i watched it was back
. >> the united states, as you know, is deeply unpopular in pakistan. do you think the pakistani government is protecting al qaeda within its borders? >> like i said, i don't want a whole lot of tv. >> "frontiersman" doesn't have a whole lot to say about that, when you're reading "fron teersman"? >> apparently not because i'm not brushed up on that. >> do you believe that the u.s. should negotiate with leaders like president assad and...
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. >> "the new york times" reports today that the cia has stepped up its bombing attacks in pakistan in recent weeks. these cia operations are authorized by presidential finding. >> if you have some washington speak you'd like us to clarify, maybe secretary duncan has some education speak to share with us. send us an e-mail, dailyrundown@msnbc.com. >>> brian kerth of portland, oregon is the founder of vocation vacations. he gives the vacationers a two to three-day crash course to test drive a different career. it's an intensive learning experience for prospective entrepreneurs. for more watch "your business" sunday mornings at 7:30 on msnbc. you know, if we had let fedex office print our presentation, they could have shipped it too. saved ourselves the hassle. i'm not too sure about this. look at this. [ security agent ] right. you never kick off with sales figures. kicking off with sales figures! i'm yawning. i'm yawning some more. aaaaaaaand... [ snores ] i see your point. yeah. [ snores ] [ male announcer ] we understand.® you need a partner who delivers convenience. next time use f
. >> "the new york times" reports today that the cia has stepped up its bombing attacks in pakistan in recent weeks. these cia operations are authorized by presidential finding. >> if you have some washington speak you'd like us to clarify, maybe secretary duncan has some education speak to share with us. send us an e-mail, dailyrundown@msnbc.com. >>> brian kerth of portland, oregon is the founder of vocation vacations. he gives the vacationers a two to three-day...
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even as his special representative to pakistan and afghanistan richard holbrooke told the president the strategy can't work. "you have to recognize also that i don't think you win this war. i think you keep fighting and this is the kind of fight we're in for the rest of our lives and probably our kids' lives" says general david petraeus. author of "the promise" jonathan alter, when you're reading the excerpts does it sound similar to the tug-of-war over where the war in afghanistan should go? >> very similar. i hadn't read bob woodward's book but sounds like he came across a lot of the same deliberations that i did. remember, they had 20 hours of conversations in the situation room on afghanistan, it was the most discussed foreign policy issue since 1962 in the cuban missile crisis, much more than discussed about iraq or vietnam so almost all of it has leaked out for months now so we have a very good sense for those who are interested and everybody should be interested, because we're talking about young men and women going into harm's way. >> this has been the deadliest year so far in a
even as his special representative to pakistan and afghanistan richard holbrooke told the president the strategy can't work. "you have to recognize also that i don't think you win this war. i think you keep fighting and this is the kind of fight we're in for the rest of our lives and probably our kids' lives" says general david petraeus. author of "the promise" jonathan alter, when you're reading the excerpts does it sound similar to the tug-of-war over where the war in...