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of course, the u.s. has a tremendous influence. the u.s. culture. >> charlie: movies and -- >> and the same thing with europe. we are proud of the western world, but we are opening up our economy. chile is is a very open country. we have free-trade agreements with 58 countries. i think that is probably only mexico and maybe israel have so many free-trade agreements so chile is a very open economy and we are trading with asia. we have a free-trade agreement with europe, with the u.s., with china, with india, with korea, with japan, so we have a lot of trade with asia, but of course from a cultural point of view, we are very -- we feel much closer to the u.s. and to europe. >> charlie: you also -- in latin america set up a regional organization, did they not, which is part of the hemisphere but the united states is not part of it? >> yes. that's unisar. >> charlie: what's the purpose of that? >> that's an organization that has joined all the south american countries. we have another organization. the o.a.s. which includes only south america a
of course, the u.s. has a tremendous influence. the u.s. culture. >> charlie: movies and -- >> and the same thing with europe. we are proud of the western world, but we are opening up our economy. chile is is a very open country. we have free-trade agreements with 58 countries. i think that is probably only mexico and maybe israel have so many free-trade agreements so chile is a very open economy and we are trading with asia. we have a free-trade agreement with europe, with the...
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a u.s. criminal investigation of someone very close to president hamid karzai. brian todd is looking into this story. what are you learning? >> this has been simmering for a while. aczcusation of corruption amid karzai's family. his brother may find himself the target of u.s. investigators. he's the eldest brother of afghanistan's president and one of the most influential power brokers in the country. now the "wall street journal" reports federal prosecutors in new york have opened a criminal investigation of mahmoud karzai, trying to determine if they have enough evidence to charge him with tax evasion, racketeering or extortion. contacted by cnn, a spokesperson for the u.s. attorney's office in new york's southern district said it's their office policy neither to confirm nor deny the existence of investigations. i'm spoking with mahmoud karzai's attorney. have you or has mr. karzai been contacted about any possible probe by u.s. officials? >> no, absolutely not. as a matter of fact, mahmou
a u.s. criminal investigation of someone very close to president hamid karzai. brian todd is looking into this story. what are you learning? >> this has been simmering for a while. aczcusation of corruption amid karzai's family. his brother may find himself the target of u.s. investigators. he's the eldest brother of afghanistan's president and one of the most influential power brokers in the country. now the "wall street journal" reports federal prosecutors in new york have...
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>> u.s. secretary of defense robert gates says he doesn't expect changes to the obama administration's afghanistan strategy with following an upcoming december review of the war's progress. speaking at a news conference, gates says there will likely be room for adjustments and weeks to. mike mullin added the strategy is already showing signs of progress. >>> and the colombian president is calling the death of a major guerilla leader a "historic event." the number two in the revolutionary armed forces of colombia, farc, was killed in the raid. another high-level leader wanted by the u.s. was killed over the weekend. farc has been at war with colombian governments since the 1960s. >>> and congress is considering new legislation to protect student athletes who get concussions. experts testifieden capitol hill today that these injuries not only cause aches and impaired concentration but can also be deadly. the bill would force evaluations for students who have suffered concussions before they ret
>> u.s. secretary of defense robert gates says he doesn't expect changes to the obama administration's afghanistan strategy with following an upcoming december review of the war's progress. speaking at a news conference, gates says there will likely be room for adjustments and weeks to. mike mullin added the strategy is already showing signs of progress. >>> and the colombian president is calling the death of a major guerilla leader a "historic event." the number two in...
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on the record, u.s. officials are saying as little as they can about the investigation. >> we are not going to comment on specific intelligence. as doing so threatens to undermine intelligence operations that are critical and protecting the united states and our allies. >> on background, u.s. officials say they see no indication that the intelligence about potential terror attacks in europe has a u.s. dimension. but, they are continuing to look. >> they don't know what they don't. they don't know -- they only have pieces of this puzzle. they know they don't have all of them. so they're reluctant to rule out there's annex cis next hit to t united states until they understand the plot. >> different threats coming from different places and it's not yet clear how or if they'll come together. a german counterterrorism official says that much of the intelligence is coming from a german citizen of afghan dissent by the name of ahmed sadiki. he was arrested in kabul and in u.s. custody. listen to this jihadi vid
on the record, u.s. officials are saying as little as they can about the investigation. >> we are not going to comment on specific intelligence. as doing so threatens to undermine intelligence operations that are critical and protecting the united states and our allies. >> on background, u.s. officials say they see no indication that the intelligence about potential terror attacks in europe has a u.s. dimension. but, they are continuing to look. >> they don't know what they...
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and it is flat out wrong for a candidate for the u.s. senate to be stealing her campaign funds and using them for personal use. and you don't have to just take cruise word for it. you have her former campaign aide who is the one that brought this to our attention and supplied an affidavit for us talking about, for example, the times in 2009 when she used campaign funds to pay her rent to this campaign aide's nephew who bought her house in 2008 when it was about to be foreclosed upon. >> even if the u.s. attorney in delaware, though, believes this -- there's cause here for an investigation, that's a tough call for them to be investigating somebody. i mean it looks political no matter how you slice it. >> well, david weis, the u.s. attorney for delaware, was in the u.s. attorney's office during the bush administration. so he's not, by any stretch of the imagination, an obama appointtee. and whether or not it looks political it is up to the department of justice to keep our elected officials honest. keep our candidates honest and this goes
and it is flat out wrong for a candidate for the u.s. senate to be stealing her campaign funds and using them for personal use. and you don't have to just take cruise word for it. you have her former campaign aide who is the one that brought this to our attention and supplied an affidavit for us talking about, for example, the times in 2009 when she used campaign funds to pay her rent to this campaign aide's nephew who bought her house in 2008 when it was about to be foreclosed upon. >>...
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the u.s. ambassador of the united states, susan rice, if the new book by bob woodward gets it right. sensitive questions coming up. also, christine o'donnell shut down the national news media frenzy surrounding her. >>> and my interview today with donald trump who thinks president obama may pay a huge price for the bad economy. >>> i don't know if he'll ever recover. i look at him as a president who really is in trouble. i can find the combination that gets me there and back quickest. where you book matters. expedia. personal pricing now on brakes. tell us what you want to pay. we do our best to make that work. deal! my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> president obama just completed an address at the united nations. the main speech at the u.n. assembly is tomorrow as his administration plays defense at the same time against an explosive new book revealing details about the overall strategy in afghanistan. joining us from the united states, the united states ambassador susan rice. thank you fo
the u.s. ambassador of the united states, susan rice, if the new book by bob woodward gets it right. sensitive questions coming up. also, christine o'donnell shut down the national news media frenzy surrounding her. >>> and my interview today with donald trump who thinks president obama may pay a huge price for the bad economy. >>> i don't know if he'll ever recover. i look at him as a president who really is in trouble. i can find the combination that gets me there and back...
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house or the u.s. senate in those new campaign finance rules, but look, the fact that there's another big picture thing going on here and we may see the democrats go through this if republicans win control of both the house and senate this year, which is when a party loses, they have a fight and the base wins in the short-term. the question is, does it work in the long-term. >> the old breed and hot tickets and i look at what's happening. what a role they're on. nevada, they put in sharon engine engel. in alaska, they brought in miller. in utah, they've got lee. you've got rubio. in pennsylvania, you've got toomey. in every case, they're bumped. this is a party in rapid transition. this is a party that's not the old party of nixon. it's a new kind of party. >> what you just rattled off is why -- it explains why castle's airing that call. because he saw what happened with murkowski, bob bennett, all these folks who said, it's not going to happen to me. >> he said he doesn't like to get dirty or rough. h
house or the u.s. senate in those new campaign finance rules, but look, the fact that there's another big picture thing going on here and we may see the democrats go through this if republicans win control of both the house and senate this year, which is when a party loses, they have a fight and the base wins in the short-term. the question is, does it work in the long-term. >> the old breed and hot tickets and i look at what's happening. what a role they're on. nevada, they put in sharon...
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>> i think u.s. is company driven. ten years ago the e-commerce is focused on big company, focused on buyers, focusing on cut the cost (china we focus on small and medium size companies. we focus on supplies. i think you have to teach the s.m.e. how to save the costs. we would help them to sell things but u.s.a., we have over two million registered users, small and medium size individual users in the states right now. >> rose: i don't know that this is an analogy or not but sam walton at wal-mart focused on small towns. he built wal-mart by serving people in small towns. not by coming to manhattan or boston or chicago or los angeles. >> i agree with that. i think... i've seen people make a fortune by catching shrimp but i've never seen people make a fortune by catching sharks and whales. like "forrest gump" told me, shrimp this and shrimp that, you have a simple dream. >> rose: (laughs) exactly. so now that you have a very, very prosperous business, enormous wealth fame, what is it you want to do? >> i think the rest o
>> i think u.s. is company driven. ten years ago the e-commerce is focused on big company, focused on buyers, focusing on cut the cost (china we focus on small and medium size companies. we focus on supplies. i think you have to teach the s.m.e. how to save the costs. we would help them to sell things but u.s.a., we have over two million registered users, small and medium size individual users in the states right now. >> rose: i don't know that this is an analogy or not but sam...
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the u.s. brokers a deal. >> the u.s. brokers an agreement made in good faith by the israelis and palestinians and are determined to keep it. and let's assume the israelis, you know, have to move somewhere between 55,000 and 80,000 settlers out of the west bank, depending on what the territory line looks like, and they go about doing it. we know there will be enemies to peace. we know there will be people who will try to undermine the new palestinian state. in fact, the palestinians may be subject to more physical attacks than the israelis are as a result of this agreement. so the question we're dealing with a narrow question here. none of us, including me, wish to be on record inadvertently saying anything that makes the job of the palestinians, the israelis, the secretary of state harder. we don't want to do that. we're not negotiators. it doesn't count what we think about the settlements or anything else. what we are going to do -- say, let's assume they make an agreement, what can our members do to help it take hold?
the u.s. brokers a deal. >> the u.s. brokers an agreement made in good faith by the israelis and palestinians and are determined to keep it. and let's assume the israelis, you know, have to move somewhere between 55,000 and 80,000 settlers out of the west bank, depending on what the territory line looks like, and they go about doing it. we know there will be enemies to peace. we know there will be people who will try to undermine the new palestinian state. in fact, the palestinians may be...
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did the u.s. army ignore warnings from inside of an elite unit where soldiers are now accused of murdering afghan civilians. >>> also, the question that moved a man to tears as he pleaded with president obama today, and you will see how the president was able to use it to slam his political opponents, and mr. obama's lengthy new interview in "rolling stone" magazines and scolds follow democrats, and scolds fox news, and we will talk about it this hour with arianna huffington and benstein. we want to welcome our viewer iin the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer and you are in i'm wolf blitzer and you are in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> we begin with a follow-up of a disturbing story of american soldiers killing afghan civilians for sport. cnn has obtained video of these confessions of allegedly rogue troops, but more disturbing that and the chilling descriptions of killings is what we have learned that army may have learned from a young soldier t
did the u.s. army ignore warnings from inside of an elite unit where soldiers are now accused of murdering afghan civilians. >>> also, the question that moved a man to tears as he pleaded with president obama today, and you will see how the president was able to use it to slam his political opponents, and mr. obama's lengthy new interview in "rolling stone" magazines and scolds follow democrats, and scolds fox news, and we will talk about it this hour with arianna huffington...
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two u.s. soldiers have been killed in iraq, nine wounded since operation iraqi freedom, technically a combat operation, became operation new dawn, which is technically not a combat operation. >>> joining us is iraq war veteran, paul rykoff. thanks for being here. the vice president says this can't be called a combat operation because the u.s. army cannot serve a foreign government. is that satisfying to you? >> no. it's absolutely unsatisfying. combat operations are not over. the military community is upset. they need to stop saying it. it does a disservice to the military and the american people. it does a disservice to the iraqi people. try telling the families of sergeant jenkins and private mcclamrock that it's over. it's garbage. >> even though it's legally not considered a combat mission, we haven't be using that term? >> there's probably a high percentage of american people who think there are zero troops in iraq right now. that's because the white house is pushing this message. they're
two u.s. soldiers have been killed in iraq, nine wounded since operation iraqi freedom, technically a combat operation, became operation new dawn, which is technically not a combat operation. >>> joining us is iraq war veteran, paul rykoff. thanks for being here. the vice president says this can't be called a combat operation because the u.s. army cannot serve a foreign government. is that satisfying to you? >> no. it's absolutely unsatisfying. combat operations are not over. the...
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some u.s. allies who have very close relationships here. we don't know if money is being transferred but it is not u.s. government money and the paperwork still being done. the swiss ambassador downstairs below me waiting for her arrival here. so we are expecting her any minute but things happen in a very slow methodical and sometimes difficult to understand way. it's iranian time. the good news is that sarah shourd is released and out and will go home. we don't know what her medical condition is. we know she has had some problems. in fact she was being released because of her medical problems but the next stage from u.s. perspective and family's perspective and sarah shourd's perspective is getting shane bauer and josh fattal, the two male hikers in iranian prison for more than a year. that is not what the iranians say about it. they say they are spies. they have not been formally charged. if they are released -- if sarah shourd was released and bail was paid, there would be legal ramifications of that. >> andrea mitchell live where the ne
some u.s. allies who have very close relationships here. we don't know if money is being transferred but it is not u.s. government money and the paperwork still being done. the swiss ambassador downstairs below me waiting for her arrival here. so we are expecting her any minute but things happen in a very slow methodical and sometimes difficult to understand way. it's iranian time. the good news is that sarah shourd is released and out and will go home. we don't know what her medical condition...
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/korea and u.s./colombia trade deals is expected to be negative, both for the u.s. trade deficit and for u.s. jobs. >> reporter: the study from the group public citizen claims that when america has signed free trade agreement, the trade gap has only gotten worse faster, making unemployment even worse. >> over the last decade, the u.s. has lost nearly 5 million manufacturing jobs. nafta and trade agreements like the world trade organization as well played a key role in aggravating these global imbalances. >> reporter: on the other side, the u.s. chamber of commerce, which hopes trade deals with mean more, sports of u.s. goo goods. they say the public citizens study is flawed. trade agreements create a lot of new opportunities and a lot of new jobs. on balance, we have a net plus, but we are not very good at helping those who are disadvantaged and lose their jobs and because of that, this is a big backlash. >> reporter: also proposed by the president, an increase in loans to foreign companies to buy american products, like helping a foreign airline buy a boeing, but d
/korea and u.s./colombia trade deals is expected to be negative, both for the u.s. trade deficit and for u.s. jobs. >> reporter: the study from the group public citizen claims that when america has signed free trade agreement, the trade gap has only gotten worse faster, making unemployment even worse. >> over the last decade, the u.s. has lost nearly 5 million manufacturing jobs. nafta and trade agreements like the world trade organization as well played a key role in aggravating...
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when i see the u.s. going down this road towards federal czars, more state spending, centralization of power in the white house. yeah, it becomes less american. therefore, less prosperous and less free. >> sean: as an outside observer, you warn about how we are adopting the european model on the economy, health care, you are saying don't do this. >> i don't know if you read wells' time machine. there's a moment where a guy comes from the future running out and says don't do it you are making a terrible mistake, don't follow me think of me as that man. i've been 11 years in the european parliament. i've seen firsthand the kind of model towards which your current administration is taking. european health care, daycare, social security, european health care, you are not going to like it. >> sean: i don't know if i took this personally. american journalists are forever trying to get me to be obliging about president obama not something i want to do for several reasons. as i've read that i have on many occasi
when i see the u.s. going down this road towards federal czars, more state spending, centralization of power in the white house. yeah, it becomes less american. therefore, less prosperous and less free. >> sean: as an outside observer, you warn about how we are adopting the european model on the economy, health care, you are saying don't do this. >> i don't know if you read wells' time machine. there's a moment where a guy comes from the future running out and says don't do it you...
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the u.s. senate. there have not been, as far as we can tell, except for one senator, any kind of successful write-in campaign for the u.s. senate. what makes you think you can win this? >> because alaskans believe that we can win this. because we believe that doing the right thing for our state makes this winnable. >> did you poll? >> there have been a lot of polls out there, but i'll be the first one to tell you, candy. this is a tough hurdle. winning a write-in campaign is going to be tough. but don't you tell alaskans we can't do tough things. don't say we can't fill in an oval and write lisa murkowski. our state's future is on the line and we're going to listen to what alaskans have to say. we're not going to be listening to the pundits back in washington, d.c. we're not going to be listening to the nay sayers. we're beginning to be listening to those people who live and work and raise their families and are worried about their jobs, their economy. this is what we're focused on right now.
the u.s. senate. there have not been, as far as we can tell, except for one senator, any kind of successful write-in campaign for the u.s. senate. what makes you think you can win this? >> because alaskans believe that we can win this. because we believe that doing the right thing for our state makes this winnable. >> did you poll? >> there have been a lot of polls out there, but i'll be the first one to tell you, candy. this is a tough hurdle. winning a write-in campaign is...
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for the 9/11 attacks. >> some segments within the u.s. government orchestrated the attack to reverse the declining american economy and its grips on the middle east in order to save the zionist regime. >> reporter: the white house called his comments outrageous. and president obama fired back personally in an interview with bbc peres yeah. >> it was offensive, it was hateful, and particularly for him to make the statement here in manhattan was inexcusable. >> reporter: so much for only using the interview as a way to extend a warm embrace to the people of iran, to show that sanctions were not a personal attack on them, but a way to rein in their country's nuclear ambitions. but ahmadinejad has a habit of making outrageous claims. like this about gays -- >> translator: in iran, we don't have homosexuals like in your country. >> reporter: and this about jews. >> translator: it is unacceptable that a small minority should dominate the politics, economy, and culture of vast parts of the world through a complicated network and establish a new
for the 9/11 attacks. >> some segments within the u.s. government orchestrated the attack to reverse the declining american economy and its grips on the middle east in order to save the zionist regime. >> reporter: the white house called his comments outrageous. and president obama fired back personally in an interview with bbc peres yeah. >> it was offensive, it was hateful, and particularly for him to make the statement here in manhattan was inexcusable. >> reporter:...
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while the u.s. government says it did not pay the money, they say that the money comes from aman, and the swiss who represent u.s. interests there. >> we have the swiss protecting the power working on the ground in tehran, and amani diplomats working on our behalf, and other countries have weighed in with iran and over the months and recent days. >> reporter: both the white house and state department continue to call for the release of bauer and fattal and the ordeal began in 2009 when they were hiking in iraq. they are accused of spying on iraq. but the families maintain that if they did cross the border, it is by accident. and for the mother of josh and shane, they anxiously await what is coming next. >> i am so happy for sarah and nora, but you can tell, i want my time, too, and cindy wants her time, too, and we want josh and shane home more than anything, and we think that the compassion can be extended and please, we are asking the iranian authorities to continue that compassion and bring both
while the u.s. government says it did not pay the money, they say that the money comes from aman, and the swiss who represent u.s. interests there. >> we have the swiss protecting the power working on the ground in tehran, and amani diplomats working on our behalf, and other countries have weighed in with iran and over the months and recent days. >> reporter: both the white house and state department continue to call for the release of bauer and fattal and the ordeal began in 2009...
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unfortunately u.s. administrations do not take advantage of the opportunities that are presented to them. i don't understand why. i fail to understand why. the opportunities that iran provided america has been numerous. they have to have at some point take advantage of in the iran right now if a strong government is formed, it will serve everyone. the united states, the iran, and the entire region. they shouldn't prevent formation of a strong government. they have to assist in it. at least they can say we went to iraq with all the death tolls, with all the destructions and at the end of the day we have a strong government to show. this serves their interest but they don't, they just don't. let iraq have a popular government that serves you. it allows the u.s. government to show the world that it went to iraq for a reason because it created a strong government that is able to help with the development of iraq. it will change your image in the world the very iraqi officials who talk with your officials le
unfortunately u.s. administrations do not take advantage of the opportunities that are presented to them. i don't understand why. i fail to understand why. the opportunities that iran provided america has been numerous. they have to have at some point take advantage of in the iran right now if a strong government is formed, it will serve everyone. the united states, the iran, and the entire region. they shouldn't prevent formation of a strong government. they have to assist in it. at least they...
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it was back in 1899 that the u.s. navy sailed into this harbor and figured that it was perfect for refueling ships. the islands have been american ever since. but the people aren't exactly american citizens. they can't vote for president, but on the other hand, they don't pay income taxes either. the capital, pago pago, has an american feel. flag day is the most important holiday, and there's a tradition of sending kids into the u.s. military. but for all its beauty, american samoa is not blessed with wealth. for the most part, they make a living canning tuna. two-thirds of the people are below the poverty level. tavita neemia, the quarterback for the sharks, has a typical family. his mom works at the cannery. and he'll need a scholarship to go to college. neemia and coach lauvoa make the most of what they have. coach, this is the practice field... >> lauvao: yeah, this is our field. we call it "the field of champions." >> pelley: so, the field of champions is short, rocky and unlined. >> lauvao: yep. >> pelley: and y
it was back in 1899 that the u.s. navy sailed into this harbor and figured that it was perfect for refueling ships. the islands have been american ever since. but the people aren't exactly american citizens. they can't vote for president, but on the other hand, they don't pay income taxes either. the capital, pago pago, has an american feel. flag day is the most important holiday, and there's a tradition of sending kids into the u.s. military. but for all its beauty, american samoa is not...
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and u.s. military officials say that it speaks highly to the discipline, not only of the force, but the individual soldiers and marines fighting these wars that these kinds of unfortunate tragic incidents don't happen more often, chuck. >> jim miklaszewski at the pentagon for us this morning. thanks. >>> some palace intrigue in north korea. the ailing leader there kim jong-il has taken a major step toward ensuring his family keeps an iron grip on power for a third generation positioning his youngest son to take over when he dies. nbc's ian williams is live in seoul, south korea. so, ian, explain the significance of this move by kim jong-il. >> well, intrigue certainly, savannah. it's got analysts here in the south reading the tea leaves even more frantically than they usually do. asking whether this is indeed the third episode of the kim dynasty in the making. now what we do know is that today kim jong un, the youngest son of kim jong-il, was appointed to the position of four-star general. now
and u.s. military officials say that it speaks highly to the discipline, not only of the force, but the individual soldiers and marines fighting these wars that these kinds of unfortunate tragic incidents don't happen more often, chuck. >> jim miklaszewski at the pentagon for us this morning. thanks. >>> some palace intrigue in north korea. the ailing leader there kim jong-il has taken a major step toward ensuring his family keeps an iron grip on power for a third generation...
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. >> in addition to sergeant giunta, there are 100,000 u.s. military heroes in afghanistan, another 50,000 in iraq, and another 5,693 heroes have been killed. thanks for watching "state of the union." i'm candy crowley in washington. for our international viewers "world report" is next. for everyone else "fareed for everyone else "fareed zakaria gps" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> this is "gps," the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria. last sunday i talked about the ninth anniversary of 9/11. this week we mark the second anniversary of the collapse of lehman brothers. now, there's been lots written about whether this was a bigger turning point than 9/11 and of course whether it was a huge blunder. but i wanted to focus on the month after the collapse of lehman brothers, when washington, incredibly, actually worked. let's remember what happened in those weeks. it was pretty grim. credit came to a standstill. banks simply stopped lending. companies
. >> in addition to sergeant giunta, there are 100,000 u.s. military heroes in afghanistan, another 50,000 in iraq, and another 5,693 heroes have been killed. thanks for watching "state of the union." i'm candy crowley in washington. for our international viewers "world report" is next. for everyone else "fareed for everyone else "fareed zakaria gps" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> this is "gps," the global...
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media was infected by u.s. politicians to make a piece of news out this. >> but the iranian government lifted, lifted the sentence. >> translator: allow me. allow me. when i represent the iranian government, how come is it that i am unaware of what you are telling me and that you should be aware of it? this is an issue that is being considered. it's still being processed. given that there was no sentence of stoning issued in the first place, this was a news that was made up. the propaganda behind it was big, and then they're saying murderers of people become supporters of human rights? now, this is ancient method -- an ancient method that needs to change. it's natural. anybody can have an opportunity over an issue and propagate about it, but we are opposed to the way the united states manages the world, manages iraq, afghanistan and elsewhere. >> since we're talking about this, since you've been president, executions in iran have increased by four times. did you know that? >> translator: that is not true at all
media was infected by u.s. politicians to make a piece of news out this. >> but the iranian government lifted, lifted the sentence. >> translator: allow me. allow me. when i represent the iranian government, how come is it that i am unaware of what you are telling me and that you should be aware of it? this is an issue that is being considered. it's still being processed. given that there was no sentence of stoning issued in the first place, this was a news that was made up. the...
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so the u.s. senate on the verge of dumping don't ask, don't tell, primarily because the american public has changed its mind on this matter. never has it changed its mind so quickly, so dramatically. the social acceptability of anti-gay biases rapidly diminishing, just as it did in the years after world war ii towards catholics, and also for jewish people. and sadly, only gradually for african-americans. military service was one reason prejudice began to die. it's hard to deny a person full acceptance when you know firsthand how they have given for our country. here we have a case of a group of americans ready to fight for our country, openly and with full pride in who they are. the american people have never changed their minds so quickly. perhaps the reasons are not so different from the reasons why wartime in the 1940s saw such a shift in national attitudes. perhaps one powerful reason for the acceptance of gay
so the u.s. senate on the verge of dumping don't ask, don't tell, primarily because the american public has changed its mind on this matter. never has it changed its mind so quickly, so dramatically. the social acceptability of anti-gay biases rapidly diminishing, just as it did in the years after world war ii towards catholics, and also for jewish people. and sadly, only gradually for african-americans. military service was one reason prejudice began to die. it's hard to deny a person full...
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bed bugs were virtually eradicated from the u.s. following world war ii, but due to international travel and banning of certain pesticides and developing resistance to others bed bugs are back and the federal government's jumping in for the fight. >> i feed them once a week. >> so you're one of the rare people who wants healthy bed bugs. >> i want healthy bed bugs to test. >> the sight of them, even the thought of them can make anyone's skin crawl. >> that would qualify as a lot of bed bugs. >> bed bugs are making a big come back. according to a survey by the national pest management association, 95% of pest control companies have faced bed bug infaesations in the past year, that's up from 25% in the year 2000. and this doctor is at the forefront of the federal government's attempt to take on the pests. his mission, finds the chemical that consistently kills the blood suckers. >> at first, we looked at compounds that the bed bugs produced themselves to see if that could be used. but as the problem has gotten larger and larger, we ha
bed bugs were virtually eradicated from the u.s. following world war ii, but due to international travel and banning of certain pesticides and developing resistance to others bed bugs are back and the federal government's jumping in for the fight. >> i feed them once a week. >> so you're one of the rare people who wants healthy bed bugs. >> i want healthy bed bugs to test. >> the sight of them, even the thought of them can make anyone's skin crawl. >> that would...
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he is talking about homeland security and the u.s. fight against terrorism. >> okay. >> we just keep punting on the hard, difficult issues surrounding guantanamo bay and the war on terror in general. congress has been awol. democrats are scared to death to talk about this, and most republicans just demagogue. >> is he right? >> well, it's good lindsay graham straight talk. lindsay has a unique position in the republican party. he actually is in favor of closing guantanamo, which agrees with what president obama wants to do. i don't agree with that. he want changes in the legal way we handle people we apprehend in the war on terrorism. >> so why hasn't it been done? >> for exactly the reasons that lindsay says. i think the administration has recognized that it simply does not have the votes to close guantanamo and bring those people suspected of being part of the war on terrorism against us to the continental -- to the united states. the republicans don't have the votes to pass some of the tougher anti-terrorist measures that they'd li
he is talking about homeland security and the u.s. fight against terrorism. >> okay. >> we just keep punting on the hard, difficult issues surrounding guantanamo bay and the war on terror in general. congress has been awol. democrats are scared to death to talk about this, and most republicans just demagogue. >> is he right? >> well, it's good lindsay graham straight talk. lindsay has a unique position in the republican party. he actually is in favor of closing...
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from saudi arabia, partly what the u.s. has agreed to because it will help them in their lead against iran. the obama white house is doing it because they feel it will help? in fact, help coordinate american efforts against iran because then they will be the same weapons systems in saudi arabia that we operate as well, the f-15s and the advanced fighter jets. what is your opposition? >> first of all, the israelis have not stated their position and i really don't care all that much -- they haven't really said one way or another, but i would say this is bad u.s. policy. every single arms sale we hear about awax in the '80s, it's all about arming the saudis so they'll have an edge against iran. has saudi arabia ever showed any signs of helping us? if they wanted to help us, they would stop funding and exporting terrorism, they would start treating their own people a little bit better and not teaching hate in their schools. this is just a very bad policy, and you know, every time we get into this cycle of exploiteding more arms
from saudi arabia, partly what the u.s. has agreed to because it will help them in their lead against iran. the obama white house is doing it because they feel it will help? in fact, help coordinate american efforts against iran because then they will be the same weapons systems in saudi arabia that we operate as well, the f-15s and the advanced fighter jets. what is your opposition? >> first of all, the israelis have not stated their position and i really don't care all that much -- they...
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none of this would occur, even if the u.s. attorney took this up, there would be no end result of this until well -- years from now, correct? >> not necessarily years from now. but extremely unlikely anything could happen before the election. certainly we're not going to know the extent of her wrongdoing before then. it will take a while for investigators to unravel all of this. they'll have to audit and demand receipts and ask questions. now that she's brought in over a million dollars this week she has the money to pay the lawyers that she'll need. >> to the point that this is some sort ovf vendetta against her if she hadn't won, do you think you would be investigating her like this? >> i think that's what she counted on. no, groups like mine wouldn't have had time or inclination to comb through her reports. but it was the fact that her former campaign aides started talking about the problem. it wasn't us that investigated her. it was kristen murray who used to be a campaign manager started a robocall saying christine o'donn
none of this would occur, even if the u.s. attorney took this up, there would be no end result of this until well -- years from now, correct? >> not necessarily years from now. but extremely unlikely anything could happen before the election. certainly we're not going to know the extent of her wrongdoing before then. it will take a while for investigators to unravel all of this. they'll have to audit and demand receipts and ask questions. now that she's brought in over a million dollars...
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today u.s. officials confirm nine americans died in that helicopter crash in the southeastern part of the country. the taliban claims to have shot down the chopper, but u.s. officials say there were no reports of hostile fire. jack jacobs is the retired medal of honor recipient. jack, just awful news. how do we find out what happened here? >> there will be a report, an investigation, too, but probably public affairs and afghanistan will give a report of what they think it's going to be if they have a high degree of confidence they know it was either hostile fire or not. just the fact that there was no hostile fire reported in the area doesn't necessarily mean that the helicopter was not sh
today u.s. officials confirm nine americans died in that helicopter crash in the southeastern part of the country. the taliban claims to have shot down the chopper, but u.s. officials say there were no reports of hostile fire. jack jacobs is the retired medal of honor recipient. jack, just awful news. how do we find out what happened here? >> there will be a report, an investigation, too, but probably public affairs and afghanistan will give a report of what they think it's going to be if...
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tomorrow bob bennett before he became a u.s. senator, he was within the nixon administration, long-time republican operative. a lot of people thought he was somebody who might have been whispering. >> someoned a the fbi said mark feldman. >> makes a lot more sense. >> i'm depressed that we know who deep throat is now. one of the greatest washington secrets. anyway. >>> programming note, next week, msnbc and the networks of nbc universal focusing on education in america. week long series we're calling "education nation." it's going to include a two-day interactive summit at rockefeller plaza. it's across the nbc news platforms. something to watch. >>> coming up, most couples squabble over the house and the kids. but in hollywood, los angeles, the ownership of the dodgers is taking center stage in divorce court. and the decision could just be hours away or maybe even a settlement. >>> but first, the white house soup of the day, wow, white house. the president is not even there to enjoy this. but i don't believe we've ever seen thi
tomorrow bob bennett before he became a u.s. senator, he was within the nixon administration, long-time republican operative. a lot of people thought he was somebody who might have been whispering. >> someoned a the fbi said mark feldman. >> makes a lot more sense. >> i'm depressed that we know who deep throat is now. one of the greatest washington secrets. anyway. >>> programming note, next week, msnbc and the networks of nbc universal focusing on education in...
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the u.s. constitution. so the notion of sharia being implemented in america with 2% of the population, to me, is mathematically absurd. >> mr. gaffney, what about that? >> i don't think he answered your question. what is, of course, the case, today, the number of muslims in america and the number of muslims in america promoting sharia are very small, blessedly. this is the time to stop 24e78 from trying to this country in a direction we dare not have it go. >> what evidence do you have that the folks in murfreesboro are part of this plot linked to the muslim brotherhood? >> i've suggested that some of the evidence was introduced in the trial. we have an imam who was trained in ali czar, the central academic institution of sharia. we have those that promote hamas through public statements. we have people associated with the mosque who, i think, make no bones about their preference for sharia. in fact, that is what the authorities of islam say they are supposed to do and this is the problem. jus
the u.s. constitution. so the notion of sharia being implemented in america with 2% of the population, to me, is mathematically absurd. >> mr. gaffney, what about that? >> i don't think he answered your question. what is, of course, the case, today, the number of muslims in america and the number of muslims in america promoting sharia are very small, blessedly. this is the time to stop 24e78 from trying to this country in a direction we dare not have it go. >> what evidence do...
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this is going to the u.s. supreme court probably going to be a 5-4 decision. they will say the commerce clause applies. five are going our way. i'm going to predict that right now this is the greatest intrusion by the federal government in the commerce laws ever in history that's why they are bailing out like attorney general strickland said and trying to go on the tax issue. we went on that too, there's nothing in the law that allows them to do this. nothing in the constitution that allows the kind of tax they are proposing. they are weak on this, we are going to win. >> greta: alabama, what is your reaction? >> folks in alabama are like folks across the country. they feel disinfranchised, they feel like their rights were trampled. they weren't buying votes with their own money they were using our known buy votes for things we don't want. whether it was ben nelson's deal the deal over in louisiana, in alabama, i think we long for the good old days when legislation passed and fail in the congress based on whether it was good or bad public policy not whether yo
this is going to the u.s. supreme court probably going to be a 5-4 decision. they will say the commerce clause applies. five are going our way. i'm going to predict that right now this is the greatest intrusion by the federal government in the commerce laws ever in history that's why they are bailing out like attorney general strickland said and trying to go on the tax issue. we went on that too, there's nothing in the law that allows them to do this. nothing in the constitution that allows the...
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it is not expected to approach the u.s. mainland but could impact canadian fishing. >>> that's the news for now. we'll send you back to "hardball." >>> these folks aren't serious about the deficit. not if they want to spend another $100 billion without paying for it. to give tax breaks to folks who don't need it and weren't even asking for it. that's their agenda. that's what they're offering the american people, a future that looks like a recent past that did not work for you. one where special interest got reined to play by their rules and middle-class families were left to fend for themselves. philadelphia, that's not a future i accept for the united states of america. that's not a future that joe sestak accepts for the united states of america, and if you don't accept that future for this nation, then we've got to have your help in this election. >> welcome back to "hardball." that's president obama up in pennsylvania, late this afternoon, campaigning for u.s. senate candidate, joe sestak, the longtime admiral. how can
it is not expected to approach the u.s. mainland but could impact canadian fishing. >>> that's the news for now. we'll send you back to "hardball." >>> these folks aren't serious about the deficit. not if they want to spend another $100 billion without paying for it. to give tax breaks to folks who don't need it and weren't even asking for it. that's their agenda. that's what they're offering the american people, a future that looks like a recent past that did not...
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if the u.s. chamber of commerce is not working for a u.s. company to hire u.s. workers so that we can have a growing economy right here at home, who are they working for? today many republican senators hid behind the u.s. chamber of commerce position. >> on the common sense board, senator durbin, you hit the bull's-eye. i appreciate you bringing this up, though the righties over there are saying this is demagoguery just before the election. you can do it the day before the election, the first day president obama was in, you get criticized for it anyway. there are a lot of families that are hurting because of outsourcing. people show know you and the democrats tried to do something about it. >> let me tell you, when the debate started, i said to my republican friends, you pick the state, the town, the meeting. i will debate this issue any place you want to debate it. haven't had any takers. >> senator durbin, appreciate your time tonight. >> thanks, ed. >>> one of the fox and friends is amazingly confused again. he's crying about the health care bill, not telling
if the u.s. chamber of commerce is not working for a u.s. company to hire u.s. workers so that we can have a growing economy right here at home, who are they working for? today many republican senators hid behind the u.s. chamber of commerce position. >> on the common sense board, senator durbin, you hit the bull's-eye. i appreciate you bringing this up, though the righties over there are saying this is demagoguery just before the election. you can do it the day before the election, the...
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u.s. congressman jim clyburn of south carolina is the democratic whip. congressman clyburn, thank you for watching. here is president obama last night in madison, wisconsin. >> i know times are tough right now. i know times are tough. i know a lot of folks are anxious about the future and i know that during the campaign, especially after we had already
u.s. congressman jim clyburn of south carolina is the democratic whip. congressman clyburn, thank you for watching. here is president obama last night in madison, wisconsin. >> i know times are tough right now. i know times are tough. i know a lot of folks are anxious about the future and i know that during the campaign, especially after we had already
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u.s. senators in her campaign to get rid of don't ask don't tell. >>> wait until you hear how a big wild fire in utah got started. you want some fiber one honey clusters? yeah. you must really care about him. what? you gave him fiber. this tastes way too good to be fiber. they're delicious crunchy clusters with sweet honey and half a day's worth of fiber. you care about my fiber? not really. [ male announcer ] fiber one. boss: and now i'll turn it over gecko: ah, t, ecko.eally. as we all know, geico has been saving people money on rv, camper and trailer insurance... ...as well as motorcycle insurance... gecko: oh...sorry, technical difficulties. boss: uh...what about this? gecko: what's this one do? gecko: um...maybe that one. ♪ dance music boss: ok, let's keep rolling. we're on motorcycle insurance. vo: take fifteen minutes to see how much you can save on motorcycle, rv, and camper insurance. that while you may come from the same family... you know, son, you should take up something mor
u.s. senators in her campaign to get rid of don't ask don't tell. >>> wait until you hear how a big wild fire in utah got started. you want some fiber one honey clusters? yeah. you must really care about him. what? you gave him fiber. this tastes way too good to be fiber. they're delicious crunchy clusters with sweet honey and half a day's worth of fiber. you care about my fiber? not really. [ male announcer ] fiber one. boss: and now i'll turn it over gecko: ah, t, ecko.eally. as we...