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jennifer griffin is at the pentagon, with strong words from the secretary today. >>reporter: and they come one day after the pentagon announced the unprecedented large war game that is going to take place in the persian gulf in september. secretary panetta, today, issued his wanting after meeting with the u.k. defense minister here at the pentagon and he told the iranians to think twice before closing the strait. >> the united states and the international community are going to hold them directly responsible for any disruption of shipping if that region. >>reporter: the iranian parliament has simply issued verbal threats, threatening to target any ships going through the strait would take part in the oil embargo against iran's oil industry. but they have not taken any moves yet to close the state. >>shepard: "hold them responsibility," does not make anyone quake. did he give specifics? >>reporter: he said they are increasing their resources, assets in the region, and he is referring, of course, to some of the recent reports that the pentagon is sending, an anti-mi
jennifer griffin is at the pentagon, with strong words from the secretary today. >>reporter: and they come one day after the pentagon announced the unprecedented large war game that is going to take place in the persian gulf in september. secretary panetta, today, issued his wanting after meeting with the u.k. defense minister here at the pentagon and he told the iranians to think twice before closing the strait. >> the united states and the international community are going to hold...
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is josh letterman today gave us some insight when he quoted the pentagon spokesman as saying we don't have any plan right now for sequestration to have that certainly appears to be the case where the pentagon has been spending money makes me wonder if they're insuring that the private counterparts will survive the cuts if they're just ignoring the january deadline. yep but nobody else picks up on it because that means you actually have to pay attention so today i'd like to say told you so to the mainstream media but the thing is that we find ourselves in this position so often here on the show so i think that we're going to create an entire segment for it and it will be called. so told she told you so told you so. so you guys going forward that on future shows but tonight it's just one more thing that the mainstream media chooses to miss. we often talk about the difference between the official unemployment numbers that are put out there and the use six you six measures not only those who are out of work but also those who are marginally attached part time workers so all of fishel unem
is josh letterman today gave us some insight when he quoted the pentagon spokesman as saying we don't have any plan right now for sequestration to have that certainly appears to be the case where the pentagon has been spending money makes me wonder if they're insuring that the private counterparts will survive the cuts if they're just ignoring the january deadline. yep but nobody else picks up on it because that means you actually have to pay attention so today i'd like to say told you so to...
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you want to watch your step in the pentagon area. route 110 and 395. i'll keep you posted on that situation. if you're planning to head around there, let's take a live look close by route 1 and 110 looks okay. if you're planning to head northbound on 395 or southbound on 395 itself, you'll be okay past the pentagon as well. we'll keep you posted on that situation. back over to the maps and this time to the north side of town. no problems on 95 between baltimore and our beltway. no problems on 29 and the bw parkway looks great as well. we'll take a live look outside once again, this time on 95 at route 198 and really no delays to speak of as you head for the beltway until you hit the outer loop which is just slow into silver spring. more on what's going on near the pentagon at 6:42. >>> sounds good. thank you. forget the red, white and blue. now the campaign trail is all about the green. >> cbs this morning is looking at the fund raising race in the presidential campaign and erica hill joins us live from new york with a preview. they could settle the na
you want to watch your step in the pentagon area. route 110 and 395. i'll keep you posted on that situation. if you're planning to head around there, let's take a live look close by route 1 and 110 looks okay. if you're planning to head northbound on 395 or southbound on 395 itself, you'll be okay past the pentagon as well. we'll keep you posted on that situation. back over to the maps and this time to the north side of town. no problems on 95 between baltimore and our beltway. no problems on...
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the bloletted pentagon budget must be address -- the bloated pentagon budget mub addressed if we are serious about solving our deficit. our real national security is about rebuilding our economy, it's time to use these tax dollars to create jobs here at home. it's time to rebuild america and also to provide for the health and economic security of our brave troops and the communities that they live in back here at home. even with the modest cut, and it's very modest, $19.2 billion, the pentagon base budget would still be, mind you, a half trillion dollars, excluding war funding from afghanistan far outpacing any other nation in defense spending. americans across the country -- country have been forced to cut back and many are barely able to make ends meet while pentagon spending has doubled over the past decade. the united states spends as much on its military as the next 14 countries combined. and all but three of these are close allies. americans believe no federal agencies should be immune from cuts, including the pentagon. in fact, the average american would pursue a much larger c
the bloletted pentagon budget must be address -- the bloated pentagon budget mub addressed if we are serious about solving our deficit. our real national security is about rebuilding our economy, it's time to use these tax dollars to create jobs here at home. it's time to rebuild america and also to provide for the health and economic security of our brave troops and the communities that they live in back here at home. even with the modest cut, and it's very modest, $19.2 billion, the pentagon...
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david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. >>> we'll take a quick break on this fourth of july. coming up, a return to mayberry. we'll remember actor andy griffith who brought to life one of television's most popular characters. this is the "cbs morning news." ife one of television's most popular characters. this is the "cbs mornng news." now you can apply sunblock to your kids' wet skin. neutrogena® wet skin kids. ordinary sunblock drips and whitens. neutrogena® wet skin cuts through water. forms a broad spectrum barrier for full strength sun protection. wet skin. neutrogena®. it just wouldn't go away. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia, thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i learned lyrica can provide significant relief from fibromyalgia pain. and for some people, it can work in as early as the first week of treatment. so now i can plan my days and accomplish more. lyrica is not for everyone. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor
david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. >>> we'll take a quick break on this fourth of july. coming up, a return to mayberry. we'll remember actor andy griffith who brought to life one of television's most popular characters. this is the "cbs morning news." ife one of television's most popular characters. this is the "cbs mornng news." now you can apply sunblock to your kids' wet skin. neutrogena® wet skin kids. ordinary sunblock drips and whitens. neutrogena® wet...
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but pentagon officials say this was not a case of an iranian vessel harassing a u.s. navy vessel as has happened in the past. >>> court-martial proceedings started today at lackland airforce base in san antonio in the u.s. military's largest sexual assault scandal in more than 20 years. our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski reports on this latest example of a problem the military knows it needs to fix. >> reporter: air force staff sergeant louis walker went on trial today in texas charged with 28 counts of rape and sexual assault against ten female recruits, many still in their teens. he's among a dozen trainers at lackland airforce base under investigation for sexual assaults against 31 recruits. jennifer norris is not one of the 31 recruits but she did train at lackland and before she got there says she was drugged and raped by a recruiter in maine. >> i was frozen. i couldn't move. he did what he had to do and then just rolled over like i was a piece of trash. >> reporter: terrified, norris did not report the rape. like many victims in the male dominated mili
but pentagon officials say this was not a case of an iranian vessel harassing a u.s. navy vessel as has happened in the past. >>> court-martial proceedings started today at lackland airforce base in san antonio in the u.s. military's largest sexual assault scandal in more than 20 years. our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski reports on this latest example of a problem the military knows it needs to fix. >> reporter: air force staff sergeant louis walker went on trial today...
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now that the supply lines have been reopened pentagon officials estimate it will take about two months to clear that backlog which stretches some 900 miles from the boarder to the port of karachi. the break through came when secretary of state clinton told the pakistani foreign minister the u.s. was sorry for the loss of life which occurred when american gunships accidentally opened fire on a pakistani border outpost last november pakistan had been demanding an apology but clinton's sorry apologized only for the 24 dead not for the incident itself which a u.s. investigation concluded was caused by mistakes on both sides. u.s. officials believe the pakistanis accepted that more limited apology because the closure of the supply routes was hurting pakistan at least as much as the u.s. pakistan lost several hundred million dollars in aid the u.s. withheld while the routes were closed, $250 in fees paid for each truck which crossed pakistani territory and perhaps the biggest loss, the pentagon stopped buying the fuel it used in afghanistan from pakistani refineries. it cost the pentagon an
now that the supply lines have been reopened pentagon officials estimate it will take about two months to clear that backlog which stretches some 900 miles from the boarder to the port of karachi. the break through came when secretary of state clinton told the pakistani foreign minister the u.s. was sorry for the loss of life which occurred when american gunships accidentally opened fire on a pakistani border outpost last november pakistan had been demanding an apology but clinton's sorry...
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five times what the pentagon asked for. in a time when so many of my colleagues are calling for decrease in the spending on the federal government's spied, it seems that they -- side, it seems they should heed the requests of their constituents and the budget and the advice of congress in refrain from throwing $500 million at this program, that the department of defense is trying to phase out. now mirkse amendment would allocate -- now, my amendment would allocate $235 million of that excess to defense health programs. the rest would go toward deficit reduction. americans would be better served if that $235 million didn't go to a program of buying cruiser ships that the department of defense doesn't want and rather have this money go to health care research which the department of defense does in the area of cancer research. breast cancer research, prostate cancer research. and other cancer research. the department of defense has a strong cancer research program and can always use more money to save lives. i've been a stron
five times what the pentagon asked for. in a time when so many of my colleagues are calling for decrease in the spending on the federal government's spied, it seems that they -- side, it seems they should heed the requests of their constituents and the budget and the advice of congress in refrain from throwing $500 million at this program, that the department of defense is trying to phase out. now mirkse amendment would allocate -- now, my amendment would allocate $235 million of that excess to...
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is josh letterman today gave us some insight when he quoted the pentagon spokesman as saying we don't have any plan right now for sequitur. so yeah that certainly appears to be the case the way the pentagon has been spending money makes me wonder if they're insuring that the private counterparts will survive the cuts if they're just ignoring that january deadline regardless of the reasoning it is astounding to see the pentagon blow money like this one supposedly government spending our deficits and our control but then of course there is your military industrial complex at work people no matter what it will keep on truckin. our guys it is time for our last break the evening but there's a lot more to come public schools are increasingly segregating classes by sex so does that make as much sense as a clean shot and then can college students major and even called their find out on happy hour and be read as a returning archy's lauren literally join us after that. she did laboratory. was to build the world's most sophisticated robot which doesn't give a darn about anything tim's mission to
is josh letterman today gave us some insight when he quoted the pentagon spokesman as saying we don't have any plan right now for sequitur. so yeah that certainly appears to be the case the way the pentagon has been spending money makes me wonder if they're insuring that the private counterparts will survive the cuts if they're just ignoring that january deadline regardless of the reasoning it is astounding to see the pentagon blow money like this one supposedly government spending our deficits...
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it cost the pentagon an extra $2.1 billion to ship materiel through a longer but safer northern supply route. despite the increased distance and costs, the pentagon actually increased its stockpiles in afghanistan. u.s. officials say they're in no particular hurry to start using pakistani routes again. they won't need them until the pentagon starts withdrawing all of its heavy equipment from afghanistan. >> pelley: david, thank you. if you are one of those who think the financial is rigged, there was some evidence of that today. a scandal at barclays bank claimed more top executives. the bank is accused of manipulating an interest rate that is a benchmark for u.s. mortgages and credit cards. a day after barclays' chairman announced his resignation, the chief operating officer and the chief executive officer stepped down. liz palmer is in london tonight. >> reporter: even after barclays was fined a record $450 million last week, bob diamond, the american head of one of britain's biggest banks, insisted he wasn't going anywhere. but by this morning, he was gone, forced out as c.e.o. by a
it cost the pentagon an extra $2.1 billion to ship materiel through a longer but safer northern supply route. despite the increased distance and costs, the pentagon actually increased its stockpiles in afghanistan. u.s. officials say they're in no particular hurry to start using pakistani routes again. they won't need them until the pentagon starts withdrawing all of its heavy equipment from afghanistan. >> pelley: david, thank you. if you are one of those who think the financial is...
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the pentagon announced this that it's sending the aircraft, the u.s.s. john c. stennis to the gulf region four months ahead of schedule and it should arrive late this summer. >> the united states is leading the decision to order the john stennis to the gulf and we have supporting assets in the gulf. we will continue to maintain those supporting assets and work closely with the united states and others. >> reporter: the u.s. is also sending the u.s.s. uponce which has been refigured to be a float flotilla for demining ships and for demining divers. it's heading toward the strait of hormuz as we speak. >> jennifer griffin at the pentagon. jen, thanks. >>> the battle over defense spending in congress. house lawmakers today passed a measure that aims to force the white house to detail how it plans to cut half a trillion dollars from next year's defense budget. the spending cuts are required, but remember that super committee failed to reach an agreement on deficit reduction? house lawmakers are calling for the senate to take up the by partlbi-partisan bill as well.
the pentagon announced this that it's sending the aircraft, the u.s.s. john c. stennis to the gulf region four months ahead of schedule and it should arrive late this summer. >> the united states is leading the decision to order the john stennis to the gulf and we have supporting assets in the gulf. we will continue to maintain those supporting assets and work closely with the united states and others. >> reporter: the u.s. is also sending the u.s.s. uponce which has been refigured...
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now the proud owner of nine point two billion dollars worth of new defense contracts or rather the pentagon is with the help of your pocketbook we'll tell you what they bought with all that cash. plus it's a hard knock life for american students they're becoming prisoners to their education and more ways than one from cops in the classroom to metal detectors at every door it's school safety on hyperdrive so when did we shift from protecting american youth to imprisoning them. it's tuesday july tenth four pm here in washington d.c. and liz well when you're watching our t.v. well today marks the twentieth anniversary that x. panama dictator manuel noriega was sentenced for drug trafficking and miami on the payroll of the cia and graduate of the school of america as noriega has become notorious for representing one of the most serious foreign policy failures for the united states and as the u.s. war on drugs drags on into its fourth decade it looks like little has actually been achieved and the crack down violence rages on in latin america the demand for drugs still remains and while brutal dr
now the proud owner of nine point two billion dollars worth of new defense contracts or rather the pentagon is with the help of your pocketbook we'll tell you what they bought with all that cash. plus it's a hard knock life for american students they're becoming prisoners to their education and more ways than one from cops in the classroom to metal detectors at every door it's school safety on hyperdrive so when did we shift from protecting american youth to imprisoning them. it's tuesday july...
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>> that's what we were told. >> reporter: pentagon officials do not dispute that the photos from 2010 show hidden, but deliberate abuse by afghan staff. but they insist that after a u.s. inspection, conditions have improved significantly. in this memo to congress, geller alleges, two senior u.s. generals who oversaw afghan training, lieutenant general william caldwell and his deputy gary patton in 2010 delayed bringing in pentagon investigators because of their political concerns over the looming midterm u.s. elections. geller says caldwell was angry his staff wanted the inspector general to investigate and that patton ordered a delay out of concern it would embarrass the obama white house. >> and then he said, but we don't want to do -- we don't want to put that request in right now because there's an upcoming general election. and we wouldn't want this to leak out. >> that's just not acceptable. >> reporter: congressman jason house oversight subcommittee is inre inrest. >> did didn't just come from one, or two, we've had several who stepped forward and said, yes, this is indeed the
>> that's what we were told. >> reporter: pentagon officials do not dispute that the photos from 2010 show hidden, but deliberate abuse by afghan staff. but they insist that after a u.s. inspection, conditions have improved significantly. in this memo to congress, geller alleges, two senior u.s. generals who oversaw afghan training, lieutenant general william caldwell and his deputy gary patton in 2010 delayed bringing in pentagon investigators because of their political concerns...
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iran the pentagon is beefing up our military in the persian gulf. a construction of a so-called secret site in qatar. fox confirming that the pentagon is organizing massive minesweeping exercises in the gulf as well. this comes off the deadly shooting in the gulf of due buy we first told you about yesterday. the uss navy ship firing on a small boat after it approached the ship at high speed and ignored some repeated warnings to move away. national correspondent steve centanni is in washington with more. steve, let's talk a little bit more about specifically what we mean when we say we're beefing up our defenses in the gulf. >> reporter: well, jeanne that the "wall street journal" is reporting that there are secret negotiations underway to place a superpowerful x-band radar in qatar. word of this coming one day after that latest security threat in the gulf. a pleasure craft with indians and emiraties on board coming close to a u.s. navy operating vessel carrying oil. the security team own board the ship, firing at the boat, killing one and critically
iran the pentagon is beefing up our military in the persian gulf. a construction of a so-called secret site in qatar. fox confirming that the pentagon is organizing massive minesweeping exercises in the gulf as well. this comes off the deadly shooting in the gulf of due buy we first told you about yesterday. the uss navy ship firing on a small boat after it approached the ship at high speed and ignored some repeated warnings to move away. national correspondent steve centanni is in washington...
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the impact of the cuts would extend far beyond the pentagon. a recent study found a million people are likely to lose their jobs in this country if the cuts go through as planned. those include 400,000 factory workers, up to 50,000 jobs in health and education at risk. in pennsylvania a key battleground state, 78,000 workers could be out of a job next year if those cuts actually go through. joining us now in washington someone who has studied this issue probably more than he would like, the mayor of phoenix, greg stanton. mayor stanton, you've got a fair amount of especially aeronautical defense industry in your city, right? >> correct, defense and aerospace is a tremendous employer in our region. it's a high wage employer, not only a high number of jobs but the right kind of jobs that you want to build an question. a sequestration takes effect in washington can't get together, republicans and democrats can't get together it will have a devastating impact on our local economy and national economy. we may go back into recession. that is exactly
the impact of the cuts would extend far beyond the pentagon. a recent study found a million people are likely to lose their jobs in this country if the cuts go through as planned. those include 400,000 factory workers, up to 50,000 jobs in health and education at risk. in pennsylvania a key battleground state, 78,000 workers could be out of a job next year if those cuts actually go through. joining us now in washington someone who has studied this issue probably more than he would like, the...
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. >>> but first, the looming threat of sequestration and whether the pentagon will be forced to cut another $500 billion if congress fails to strike a daily by january 2. defense secretary leon panetta and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general marty dempsey say cuts would be devastating to capabilities. industry executives warn unless congress resolves the crisis they will be forced to lay off thousands, starting a chain reaction that could cost up to 2 million american jobs. panetta was so concerned that just a few weeks ago he summoned some of the nation's top defense executives to washington to discuss the problem. dennis muilenburg, the ceo of boeing's space business was mog those who spoke with panetta. we recently caught up with him at the farnborough international airshow outside london. >> wade very good conversation around the overall defense budget situation and the potential sequestered situation in particular. the conversation was really around making sure we have open communication lines, a common understanding of the risk areas and how the sequestered scenario coul
. >>> but first, the looming threat of sequestration and whether the pentagon will be forced to cut another $500 billion if congress fails to strike a daily by january 2. defense secretary leon panetta and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general marty dempsey say cuts would be devastating to capabilities. industry executives warn unless congress resolves the crisis they will be forced to lay off thousands, starting a chain reaction that could cost up to 2 million american...
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but the pentagon is looking into geller's allegations. caldwell eventually did request a dod investigation into the hospital. but that began after the 2010 elections. a senior pentagon official tells cnn there's no indication the white house knew about any of this, and that conditions ats the hospital are better. they are even inviting tv cameras in. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> all right, barbara, thank you very much. >>> want to get you up to speed. a hollywood legend died today. ernest borgnine, appeared in his first movie more than 60 years ago and won an acacademy award for "marty." he was still working into his 0 90s doing voiceover work for spongebob squarepants. >>> the weather was still deadly last night in the small town in missouri of cuba. a woman riding out the storm in her car foo in a food star parking lot died when debris crashed through her car and into his chest. >>> six u.s. troops were killed today when a roadside bomb blew up in the eastern part of the country. their national its initially were withheld but a
but the pentagon is looking into geller's allegations. caldwell eventually did request a dod investigation into the hospital. but that began after the 2010 elections. a senior pentagon official tells cnn there's no indication the white house knew about any of this, and that conditions ats the hospital are better. they are even inviting tv cameras in. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> all right, barbara, thank you very much. >>> want to get you up to speed. a hollywood legend...
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jennifer is at the pentagon. jennifer things are heating up in the gulf, the sense is this could get hotter. >>guest: that is right. the pentagon announced today that it would hold an unprecedented international demining exercise in september not far from the strait of hormuz, but deny it is designed to send a message to iran. iranian divers are shown here as part of a 2006 mining exercise that in september will involve 20 nations including the united states, u.s. central command says the military exercise will not take place in the strait and the u.s. military buildup in the gulf continues as you mentioned, defend sources confirm what the "wall street journal" first reported today, that the pentagon is placeing radar and thaad missile defense system in car tar. >> anymore from the navy vessel that fired on the fishing boat in the persian gulf yesterday? >>reporter: we understand the indian ambassador spoke to the survivors who are currently in a dubai hospital, and this is a photo of the boat they were on provid
jennifer is at the pentagon. jennifer things are heating up in the gulf, the sense is this could get hotter. >>guest: that is right. the pentagon announced today that it would hold an unprecedented international demining exercise in september not far from the strait of hormuz, but deny it is designed to send a message to iran. iranian divers are shown here as part of a 2006 mining exercise that in september will involve 20 nations including the united states, u.s. central command says the...
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>>trace: happening you, from the pentagon. officials fear the chemical weapons could wind up in the wrong hands. that is truly a nightmare scenario dealing with deadly nerve agents. and now former intelligence officer mike barrett for his take on the situation. mike, you look at this and it is they will take stuff away to use it, take it away to protect it, but either way something is up in syria. >>guest: that is right. of course, the other option is they are signaling to the west if you do intervene we are going to use this stuff and you will be caught in the crossfire. there is no way this turns out to be a good piece of news. >>trace: so, if, in fact, that is the case, what does the united states do? there are clearly reper cautions going in with military force in syria but what does the united states do in continue to watch? >>guest: this is a civil war, with the sunnies and shias and a state falling apart. people are killing each other. trying to separate them is not a good idea. trying to pick sides is not a good idea.
>>trace: happening you, from the pentagon. officials fear the chemical weapons could wind up in the wrong hands. that is truly a nightmare scenario dealing with deadly nerve agents. and now former intelligence officer mike barrett for his take on the situation. mike, you look at this and it is they will take stuff away to use it, take it away to protect it, but either way something is up in syria. >>guest: that is right. of course, the other option is they are signaling to the west...
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army accuses the pentagon of trying documents. there's anen going investigation being conducted to determine the facts in the matter. a marine combat veteran of iraq and afghanistan says the army logic doesn't make zens it's cheap and simple to run. everybody's clamoring for it. special forces are using it, allies are using it, intelligence communities are using it. the military's begging for it and they're told no but not for any other reason that the pentagon doesn't like it. pentagon says it's a top priority for commanders in the field and. >> the secretary has full confidence in the army to look into issues that there may be with respect to the software. but i would refer you to the army for specifics on this matter. >> 72 of the 187 american troops killed in afghanistan so far this year were victims of ied's. among the reasons the house over sight committee is likely to open an investigation in a matter of days. >>> the obama administration may be backing off the president's promise services to troops that return home would n
army accuses the pentagon of trying documents. there's anen going investigation being conducted to determine the facts in the matter. a marine combat veteran of iraq and afghanistan says the army logic doesn't make zens it's cheap and simple to run. everybody's clamoring for it. special forces are using it, allies are using it, intelligence communities are using it. the military's begging for it and they're told no but not for any other reason that the pentagon doesn't like it. pentagon says...
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is it impossible for the pentagon to put this together? >> no, that's based on a 2009 report of the house and senate. i responded to their targets and completely -- arguments and completely debunked each and every one of them. it's not impossible. we know how to do it. at military times we are doing it. >> that's just yourself. >> basically with the help of the tech staff and everybody up there. but we've got the infrastructure and place and we're doing it and we're demonstrating it can be done. >> is there support in congress for creating a national data base and how much would it cost? >> oh yes, jason chavez from utah had a hearing on that and be talking again with john tester the senator from montana about that. so there is support in congress for it. now it's got the endorsement of the supreme court as well as others and we will move ahead. i've estimated it would cost approximately 8 million to $10 million to have a complete tea da base that's 98% at least complete and dod says it was 95%. >> how many years would that take do you thi
is it impossible for the pentagon to put this together? >> no, that's based on a 2009 report of the house and senate. i responded to their targets and completely -- arguments and completely debunked each and every one of them. it's not impossible. we know how to do it. at military times we are doing it. >> that's just yourself. >> basically with the help of the tech staff and everybody up there. but we've got the infrastructure and place and we're doing it and we're...
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we got september the eleventh two thousand and one and the attacks on the world trade center in the pentagon the white house while the saudis are obviously on the qataris are overseas sending in their arms across the border is interesting that saudi arabia is also having problems at home i don't think you'll see the mainstream media want to cover problems in saudi arabia that oil superpower in the oil rich east of the country they will no doubt get the arms and i notice that the syrian foreign minister being over in tehran and already the american press talking about syria's w m d and and the chemical weapons i don't think this time around the west are going to intervene using their means they're going to they're going to go the proxy way they did in afghanistan. you're watching r t live from moscow still ahead for you in the program a romanian president trying on a bus a school survives a second impeachment attempt at a spider dorothy wanted him out of office for supporting grounds of partial sterett he shows that sometimes it's better to be lucky than good plus. tops the list of countries
we got september the eleventh two thousand and one and the attacks on the world trade center in the pentagon the white house while the saudis are obviously on the qataris are overseas sending in their arms across the border is interesting that saudi arabia is also having problems at home i don't think you'll see the mainstream media want to cover problems in saudi arabia that oil superpower in the oil rich east of the country they will no doubt get the arms and i notice that the syrian foreign...
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jennifer griffin on fox top story live at the pentagon. jennifer, what do we know about these chemical weapons? >> well, according to a senior u.s. defense source, jon, u.s. intelligence agencies noticed about a week ago that elements within the syrian regime had transferred some of syrians stockpile of chemical agents. possibly sarah palin nerve gas to -- saran nerve gas. violence on the rise lately. not clear to this u.s. military source whether the movement of the stockpile was authorized by president bashar assad or whether t was carried out by local commanders within the syrian military, who are frustrated that they cannot suppress the rebellion in homs. the intelligence i'm told came from multiple signals intelligence intercepts and raised all sorts of alarm bells here at the pentagon, jon. >> jon: so if the chemicals are missing, are there any plans for the pentagon to use force to try to get? >> well, aording to defense sources who have sat in on intelligence assessment meetings, regarding plans for syria, even in light of the new
jennifer griffin on fox top story live at the pentagon. jennifer, what do we know about these chemical weapons? >> well, according to a senior u.s. defense source, jon, u.s. intelligence agencies noticed about a week ago that elements within the syrian regime had transferred some of syrians stockpile of chemical agents. possibly sarah palin nerve gas to -- saran nerve gas. violence on the rise lately. not clear to this u.s. military source whether the movement of the stockpile was...
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the pentagon has proposed that as well. the strategy said we are not going to be sized for stability operations. as a consequence of that, you can change the size of your ground force. both the army and marine corps will be restored to prewar strength. we also saw that. it was the ground force that responded to cut the most. they cut it by 23%. that is more than the cut they made to the air force, 17%, and more than accompany me to the navy of 13%. you are seeing a similar sort of preference being expressed there. when the pentagon made the decision to downsize the army and the marine corps and move away from counter insurgency and stability operations, there was a consequence of that and it was putting more stress on priority on special operations forces. when secretary panetta testified on hell with the release of the 2013 request, he said that the pentagon had the ability to increase special operations forces. they delivered the so-called posture statement, looking between 66 and 71,000 strong force is more than we have
the pentagon has proposed that as well. the strategy said we are not going to be sized for stability operations. as a consequence of that, you can change the size of your ground force. both the army and marine corps will be restored to prewar strength. we also saw that. it was the ground force that responded to cut the most. they cut it by 23%. that is more than the cut they made to the air force, 17%, and more than accompany me to the navy of 13%. you are seeing a similar sort of preference...
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there is an office at the pentagon to coordinate and develop doctrine and coordination. but aside from that, there hasn't been a lot of discussion and it's prompted critics to say it's just a fad or just sort of play a head game with the chinese or iranians. where is the program now? what's next and how important is it? >> it's vitally important. the united states navy and the united states air force are the two power projection services of the american armed forces. and it is our services that will enable the army and the marine corps to operate should that be required. i think the key thing here is that there is a proliferation of technology. certainly it is true in the western pacific. it is likewise true in other areas, including the persian gulf. if we did not respond to these developments, we would be pushed further away from our objective areas with all the attendant disadvantages that would entail. so the cooperation between the navy and the air force is simply what one would expect operators to do. that is to maximize each other's capabilities to support one ano
there is an office at the pentagon to coordinate and develop doctrine and coordination. but aside from that, there hasn't been a lot of discussion and it's prompted critics to say it's just a fad or just sort of play a head game with the chinese or iranians. where is the program now? what's next and how important is it? >> it's vitally important. the united states navy and the united states air force are the two power projection services of the american armed forces. and it is our...
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she's at the pentagon. the syrians are saying we won't use chemical weapons on our own people but the outside forces that might intervene, that's a different matter. what are the folks at the pentagon saying about that? >> this is a huge concern across washington. the israelis are saying if they see chemical weapons on the move they will consider it a threat and they might do something about it. within a few days here everybody is going back and forth about chemical weapons. until now the administration had been firm that they were under military control and they didn't see a problem there. now a lot of people worried about it. i want you to have a listen to what the state department had to say earlier today. >> any talk about any use of any kind of a weapon like that in this situation is horrific and chilling. the syrian regime has a responsibility and the world has a responsibility to its own citizens to protect and safeguard those weapons and that kind of loose talk just speaks to the kind of regime we'r
she's at the pentagon. the syrians are saying we won't use chemical weapons on our own people but the outside forces that might intervene, that's a different matter. what are the folks at the pentagon saying about that? >> this is a huge concern across washington. the israelis are saying if they see chemical weapons on the move they will consider it a threat and they might do something about it. within a few days here everybody is going back and forth about chemical weapons. until now the...
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we start off with the national security correspondent jennifer griffin at the pentagon on the latest u.s. move concerning iran. good evening. >> good evening. today, defense department announced unprecedented 20 nation demining military exercise slated for september. it will take place near but not in the strait of hormuz. according to u.s. central command. >> this is not an exercise that is aimed to deliver a message to iran. this is exercise designed to within this multinational forum, increase our capabilities and cooperation. >> not only is the pentagon deploying the uss john c. stennis aircraft carrier four months early to the persian gulf denying it's moving to three-carrier policy this summer, it's also deploying an ex-banned radar site and sad antimissile defense shield to the gulf to monitor iranian ballistic missiles, a a all of this after stationing squadron of fighter jets in the persian gulf. uss ponce reconfigured for floating dock for special operation and demining ships. in 2006, iranian drivers carried out a military exercise shown here, placing mines under water. mi
we start off with the national security correspondent jennifer griffin at the pentagon on the latest u.s. move concerning iran. good evening. >> good evening. today, defense department announced unprecedented 20 nation demining military exercise slated for september. it will take place near but not in the strait of hormuz. according to u.s. central command. >> this is not an exercise that is aimed to deliver a message to iran. this is exercise designed to within this multinational...
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that we give to everything in the budget everything in the defense budget is classified the pentagon works hard to defend american values and even harder to spend taxpayer money the problem we don't have a clue exactly what they're buying coming up why this may be a violation of your constitutional right. it's wednesday journal july eleventh four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine frizz out here watching our t.v. . let's begin this hour by taking a closer look at our internet freedoms in the u.s. and around the world and we all remember a few months ago when some members of congress tried to pass the stop online piracy act and the protect ip act sopa and pipa now thousands of websites including wicked p.d.'s staged blackouts and protests and soon enough people were paying so much attention that those two pieces of legislation were voted down well it turns out soap is evil twin brother is back and his name is the intellectual property act and take a look at this it's hard to tell which is which both are talking about advancing intellectual property rights and preventing infringement
that we give to everything in the budget everything in the defense budget is classified the pentagon works hard to defend american values and even harder to spend taxpayer money the problem we don't have a clue exactly what they're buying coming up why this may be a violation of your constitutional right. it's wednesday journal july eleventh four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine frizz out here watching our t.v. . let's begin this hour by taking a closer look at our internet freedoms in the...
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that is leaving edsall road up to do street and the pentagon -- and up to the pentagon is open. 66 is typical as well as 270. >> 6:41 is your time and coming up we have new details about the prospecolorado shooter. >> early warning signs, we will talk about >> we continue our coverage of the color of a movie theater showing with new details about the comments of bizarre behavior in jail. >> hours that the shooting, the suspect james holmes was staring at the walls in police four quarters with his eyebrows twitching. investigators put bags over his hands and then he started using the back as hand puppets that this could be behavior that is indicative of a psychotic episode. >> police are still trying to figure out why and how. a promising scientist said his mother was worried about him being socially isolated. >>caleb medleys' wife gave birth to a baby boy yesterday. they're doing great. he lost his right eye and suffered brain damage. >> a disease that attacks walnut trees is now impacting northern virginia. state agriculture officials have widened to the quarantine area to slow the s
that is leaving edsall road up to do street and the pentagon -- and up to the pentagon is open. 66 is typical as well as 270. >> 6:41 is your time and coming up we have new details about the prospecolorado shooter. >> early warning signs, we will talk about >> we continue our coverage of the color of a movie theater showing with new details about the comments of bizarre behavior in jail. >> hours that the shooting, the suspect james holmes was staring at the walls in...
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a lot of people in the pentagon will argue the pentagon can't make those cuts anymore. you have this battle of chicken where both sides don't want to blink. >> dana covers the blinking daily. do i see mitt romney walking toward the podium? dana let's wait for the thank yous. we'll take him live. this is the cnn orc poll. the question we polled who best can handle foreign? you see the numbers. obama 53%. romney, 41%. romney will be throwing some elbows and punches against the president. how effective do you think it will be? >> reporter: we'll have to listen to see how he goes off. stop me if you want to start to take this live. >> let me cut you off. i know you want to listen. i know our viewers want to listen. here we go. >> distinguished guests and members of the vfw, thank you for your generous welcome. i want to start today with a few words about the unimaginable tragedy in colorado last week. we have sense learned that among the victims were four people that were serving our country in uniform. today our hearts go out to the families of john laramer, rebecca wingo,
a lot of people in the pentagon will argue the pentagon can't make those cuts anymore. you have this battle of chicken where both sides don't want to blink. >> dana covers the blinking daily. do i see mitt romney walking toward the podium? dana let's wait for the thank yous. we'll take him live. this is the cnn orc poll. the question we polled who best can handle foreign? you see the numbers. obama 53%. romney, 41%. romney will be throwing some elbows and punches against the president....
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our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr is working that story for us. what are you seeing, barbara? what's going on? >> wolf, the question on the table today is russia changing its mind about syria. there has been good news. russia has agreed no new shipments into syria as long as the country remains so unstable. influential russian analysts saying if it came to it russia would not resist if there was military intervention inside syria. but russia is also making other moves with its ships and being call add flotilla. let's go to the map. there are a number of ships, at least four, that have left a northern port are making their way all the way around europe through the mediterranean on a journey to the syrian port of tartous. they are likely to be joined by other ships along the way in this flotilla. russia says it's all part of a training exercise. the white house says it's not too worried. but let's go to another map. there are two other ships, military cargo ships, also on the move from russia to syria. they are transiting today through the turkish s
our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr is working that story for us. what are you seeing, barbara? what's going on? >> wolf, the question on the table today is russia changing its mind about syria. there has been good news. russia has agreed no new shipments into syria as long as the country remains so unstable. influential russian analysts saying if it came to it russia would not resist if there was military intervention inside syria. but russia is also making other moves with its...
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-- not far from the pentagon back in 2006. the gsa says under the current administration spending on all conferences and ceremonies has been suspended. >>> the fast food chain expanding in the bay area but announcement by companies president could hurt the popularity here. chic-fil-a plans to open up stores in the bay area. the companies president has publicly said that it supports quote the biblical definition of the family unit. that is in reference to the defense of marriage. that has customers who already like chill phil -- chic-fil-a's food considering where they spend their money. >> when i learn they are against guy marriage and have been contributing to different things about the defense of marriage act and things like that, i don't think i'm going to choose to go there anymore. >> chic-fil-a released a statement saying they will treat everyone with honor, dignity, and respect regardless of their race, or sexual orientation. >>> we will send it back to sal. how is it going right now? >> good morning everyone. let's tak
-- not far from the pentagon back in 2006. the gsa says under the current administration spending on all conferences and ceremonies has been suspended. >>> the fast food chain expanding in the bay area but announcement by companies president could hurt the popularity here. chic-fil-a plans to open up stores in the bay area. the companies president has publicly said that it supports quote the biblical definition of the family unit. that is in reference to the defense of marriage. that...