he grew up in past 10 -- in pakistan. he considers the attacks on churches not just here, but in a rack, egypt, and serious, too. isolateds not an attack. this is why i say this is systemic. we are facing a false ideology that is going to ruin this nation and many others. still churches here are trying to pull together in the face of the extremist threat. but this year in pakistan, the services are taking place behind barricades and barb wire. fears for the future loom large. >> stay with us. still to come -- not here family is this christmas. the arrival of the baby gives everyone a chance to contemplate the future with renewed happiness and hope. prince georgef gives the nation new hope for the future. >> lots of people matter here. the population is young and growing rapidly. >> once one of europe's growing cities. >> stockholm is my city. >> rangoon is my city. >> hello there. you are watching bbc world news. the turkish prime minister carried out a major reshuffle of his government after three of his ministers steppe

on the pakistan border it's in terrible shape. you had the segment in the program about about weinstein who has been kidnapped by al qaeda in pakistan. that's really the kind of -- that capability's not very large, they're able to kidnap an american citizen in pakistan, like mr. weinstein, but not able to do what they want to do reach out and attack the united states. al qaeda central's in bad shape, but you know, some of its affiliates are doing better for the moment. >> all right. peter, wish we could chat longer. peter bergen, thank so much. >>> ice breaks are racing to rescue a ship stranded off the coast of antarctica. why the passengers might not be seeing help soon. >> they didn't want this white of a christmas. [ sniffles, coughs ] shhhh! i have a cold with this annoying runny nose. [ sniffles ] i better take something. [ male announcer ] dayquil cold and flu doesn't treat all that. it doesn't? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast-acting antihistamine. oh, what a relief it is

military is halting cargo shipments out of afghanistan through pakistan out of concern for drivers on these routes and all the pentagon hopes the supply route will be reopened in the near future they're in the process of redirecting supply lines by bypassing pakistan and all the pakistani government which has both publicly criticized the drone attacks and privately supported them claims to be committed to reopening that supply line. and while supplies may have trouble leaving afghanistan at the moment we will soon be seeing more and more u.s. soldiers leave that country as the war there winds down next year of course those soldiers will have access to medical care through the v.a. when they return back to the states. but is that so-called care they're receiving actually driving them toward drug abuse or period boring reports prescription drug abuse and overdose has taken so many lives in america that the white house classifies it as an epidemic sadly our nation's veterans are some of the most at risk of becoming addicted to prescription drugs better and like nick stefan a brick i got

al jazeera, pashouer. >> pakistan reopened the route after the u.s. apologized. >>> bad weather affecting the efforts to reach those people stranded on that russian ship stuck in the antarctic, its ietion breaker got close but no cigar. most of the 70 passengers and crew on the scientific expedition ship will be evacuated if the weather cooperates. that ship has been stuck in ice. everybody on board is oscar. >>> here at home a milestone for the affordable care act. the white house now saying more than 1 million people have signed up for insurance on healthcare.gov. added up to others on state sponsored websites, the amount has risen to 2 million. >>> the federal aviation administration choosing six states as drone test sites. they are alaska, nevada, new york, texas and virginia. companies like amazon and.com noaa's pizza want to use drones for deliveries. commercial drones by the end of 2015. >>> next on al jazeera america, a california family dealing with what could be the last days of life for their daughter. many worry that the gains made in educ

if i was living in pakistan i would be quoting the sharia and we called people of pakistan to obey sharia. we believe the whole world belongs to god and wherever we a are, it should be. i don't believe sharia will come tomorrow and it's a normal thing to embrace it and be part of it. >> you wouldn't go to pakistan because troublemakers like you are thrown in jail in pakistan and you couldn't get the welfare benefits you have. why are you on welfare? you say it's so decadent. >> i'm not on job seekers allowance. i'm a qualified lawyer and teach sharia law. lots of trashy newspapers try to trash our image and the main message isthmus limbs and non-muslims can live side by side peacefully. rather than living under capitalism we can have sharia, which is divine law and we are inviting people to embrace it, think about it. for all intents and purposes isl islamism is the highest grow in religion rather than people attacking them as your program does on a daily basis. you're not inviting them, you're threatening them with 40 lashes. that is a threat. >> actually, you notice, you read it all, in

>> in pakistan they don't have sharia either. we have 55 so-called muslim companies who live under nonislamic law and many are more brutal than in the west. if i was in pakistan i would be calling for sharia. we have had campaigns to call people in pakistan to implement sharia. we believe the world belongs to god and wherever we are we propagate islam. i think surely if you believe something is good for man kind it is normal to invite people to be a part of it. >> you wouldn't go to pakistan because troublemakers like you are thrown in prison. and you couldn't get the welfare benefits you get. why are you on well tear? will you >>> i'm a qualified lawyer, i teach sharia law. there are lots of trashy newspapers but i don't think this is a main message. is that what we're calling for. rather than liberal democracy and capitolism which failed people we can have sharia, devine law. we're inviting people to think about it and for all intents and purposes it's fastest growing in the western hemisphere for your information instead of th

that many people think that pakistan got their nuclear weapons because of saudi money so if there is a nuclear arms race we will be right there after iran it's one of the reasons why i support the current iran deal because i think it is the best chance we have to prevent this nuclear arms race from happening but please don't pretend that saudi arabia somehow is an independent or somehow it's a nice to be client state or a very unpleasant place has a provision in the interest of the fact of their joining with israel tells you that they're doing what they need to do to survive not because they like israel but because the enemy of my enemy is my friend ok brian this has nothing to do with a nuclear iran does it it has it when it's all about is a good time and possible detente with to run in the in the outside world the stop isolating it this is the worst nightmare for saudi arabia and israel since it's already been mentioned it's not about a nuclear weapon this is a fiction. it's all about new. markets that the specter ahead it's not the specter of a nuclear armed iran it's the specter

, however, the pakistan need was still concerned about the ongoing drone strikes in pakistan against where there is considerable anger now and most of the political parties that were blocking the nato supplies from going into afghanistan are still continuing with their protests. the americans would be concerned because they would be conducting a major logistic operation from withdrawing the hardware from the country and will be needing pakistans for the exercise and therefore there was a lot to talk about between washington and islamabad but the pakistans are trying to improve ties with u.s. and said high-level contacts between the two countries were helping matters. >> reporter: still ahead in sport we will have the latest from the series as australia continues dominance over england right after the break. ♪ consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. >> we begin with the government shutdown. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> it seems like they can't agree to anything in washington no matter what. >> antonio mora, award winning and hard hitting. >> we'

but supply route running for a province in northern pakistan has been blocked. this is the end of november by protesters demanding an end to the continuing drone strikes in pakistan. a former cricket player turned politician in on khan says his political party is responsible for blocking the supply route one of two routes that run through pakistan. he says his party had bought the sector out as well. again to protest drone strikes in response to the destruction a spokesperson for the pentagon said today that us military is halting cargo shipments out of afghanistan through pakistan out of concern for drivers on these routes. and while the pentagon hopes the supply route will be reopen the near future. they are in the process of re directing supply lines by bypassing pakistan the pakistani government which has been both publicly criticizing drone strikes as well as privately supporting man claims to be committed to reopening the supply route tomorrow in over one hundred cities across the united states fast food workers are expected to walk off the job in the late

. >>> american kidnapped in pakistan seconds out a plea to president obama. >>> and retailers have a huge steak in the turnout for the last major shopping day of the year. >>> plus the ups waiting game. the company is trying to deliver on some christmas promises. ♪ >>> we began in south sudan where diplomatic efforts are underway to end the violence there. kenyan's president joins ore leaders trying to being end the violence. the un beliefs thousands of people have died since the fighting began on december 15th. the un special representative pleaded for an end to the violence. >> these past 11 days have been a very trying time for south sudan and all citizens of this new-born nation. what has happened last week has for many of them brought back the nightmares of the past. the nation painstakingly built over decades of conflict and strife is at steak. >> i expressed my willingness for dialogue for a peaceful settlement of our differences. i also send the same message to all other armed groups who have taken up arms against the state. all of these efforts i have taking for peace. >>

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why does pakistan see this as an injustice against pakistan as opposed to an injustice against al qaeda or bin laden. why is he in prison for this? their allegiance is to terrorists. >> don't you remember pakistan went crazy with the idea that we brought a helicopter in there without their knowledge. >> then they are our adversaries and we have every right to take this guy and bring him back. if they believe that they are on the side of e people that we killed, then we have every right to go in there. >> there's some people that maybe that's the right thing to do. although we'll probably lose soldiers in the process. we have to ask ourself that question too. >> there's a lot of interrupters, in particular in afghanistan, that helped our troops during the mission there and now that we are leaving i think it is the right thing to do to allow them to come in the country. heres one of the sticking points is how many family members do you allow in? lots of extended family and there might have to be a tough decision to say immediate family as defined by x and allow them to come in. >> at veie

stops carrying out air strikes in pakistan and afghanistan and releases al qaeda prisoners. but, jim, that is clearly not something the u.s. government would consider doing. >> axelrod: holly, thank you very much. president obama took time out from his vacation in hawaii today to sign several bills into law. one is a defense authorization bill which, among other things, includes a crackdown on sexual assault in the military. another is a bipartisan budget deal that eases spending cuts. chip reid is in honolulu with the president tonight. good evening, chip. >> reporter: well, good evening, jim. that budget bill the president signed today funds the federal government through the year 2015 and that is significant because it all but eliminates the possibility of another government shutdown any time soon. and, jim, the other bill that you just mentioned is the annual spending bill for next year. in a written statement the president said he's please it had bill eases is transfer of guantanamo bay prisoners to other countries but he's disappointed that it does not allow the transf

to pakistan in four years which shows how much the u.s. wants to build a relationship with pakistan and ease tensions which have been occurring over these drone attacks. recently nationwide protests have been occurring in pakistan america insists that these drone strikes are essential include bashing terrorists despite pakistani protests saying it's not a threat to national security and i tacked on their sovereignty as well recently a family from pakistan traveled to washington and spoke to congress and told them about this story and the impact it all strikes have had on their lives there have been recently confiding vosh sharif and president obama in washington and the drone strikes have still continued many politicians and analysts and wondering and journalists wondering what will be the outcome of today's talks and whether that is actually any point in chuck hagel visit and i think will be result because so far nothing has. now for some more global headlines this hour in our world update a series of blasts in iraq have killed twenty one

to pakistan in four years which shows how much the u.s. wants to build a relationship with pakistan and ease tensions which have been occurring over these drone attacks you know recently nationwide protests have been occurring in pakistan america in fear for these drone strikes are essential include bashing terrorists despite pakistani protests saying it's a threat to national security and i tacked on their sovereignty as well recently a family from buckstone traveled to washington and spoke to congress and told them about their story and the impact it all strikes have had on their lives there have been recently to five of our sharif and president obama in washington and the drone strikes have still continued many politicians analysts and wonder and journalists wondering what will be the outcome of today's talks and whether that is actually any point in visit and i don't think will be result because so far less than have. and some more global headlines this hour in iraq a large blast in a town sixty kilometers northeast of baghdad has kill

pakistan even arabs. i think there is no difference between the current occupation and the occupation then so tom oven with the claim that up on this one is an acquired country i think you don't have a valid point and therefore i think many people in advance of life to continue to have the same situation not to reverse back well you brought up the word occupation because you're too many does seem like even though it's a partnership and it's a civil partnership it does seem like a civil occupation to say do you think that your country will ever be completely independent. in your lifetime for example without americans. looking after afghanistan well a father son is defined an independent country. it is a country that has its dependency but in the meantime i agree that you know there are foreign troops according to the agreement security agreement we will have the troops for another ten years i am hoping that ten years will be enough time for afghan forces to stand on their feet and to be able to defend the

part of what pakistan is proposing is a more substantial cooperative border regime. the afghans, of course, don't accept as a legitimate border but essentially a regime along the line but regulate some 60,000 people that go back and forth every day across the line. the pakistani seems serious about moving toward a more substantial regime. more check points, more by yo metric data it. it's going to be take time to put those kinds of things in place. they have, at least, agreed to begin talking about that. clearly our ability to directly impact border is going to be diminished. part of the residual -- is a small counterterrorism force which operate almost exclusively partner with afghan forces and directed very much at the insecurity and mill about it sei that grows up on border region. especially as we pull back. it creates opportunities for iran to move in. what is it that you are concerned about, if anything? in a relationship between iran and afghanistan become more close and where our interests might coincide with afghanistan and where might they -- with iran and

that many people think that pakistan got their nuclear weapons because of saudi money so if there is a nuclear arms race we will be right there after iran it's one of the reasons why i support the current iran deal because i think it is the best chance we have to prevent this nuclear arms race from happening but please don't pretend that saudi arabia somehow isn't independent somehow it's united in client state or a very important place has a an interest mark to the fact of their joining with israel tells you that they're doing what they need to do to survive not because they like israel but because the enemy of my enemy is my friend ok brian this has nothing to do with a nuclear iran does it it has it when it's all about is a detente possible detente with around in the in the outside world the stop isolating it this is the worst nightmare for saudi arabia and israel since it's already been mentioned it's not about a nuclear weapon this is a fiction. it's all about nuclear waste that's going to be but i don't think it's the road to go to markets that the specter ahead it's not the sp

afghanistan and pakistan. he has filled a number of senior positions at the state department and white house. we also have michael dumont. he is the deputy assistant secretary for the secretary of defense. prior to joining the office of the secretary of defense, he served as the federal prosecutor in the criminal division of the u.s. department of justice and managed the justice department programs in iraq. currentlyler, he serves as the assistant to the administrator. -- he has previously worked at the u.s. department of state. welcome. objection, your statements will be made part of the record. we're going to ask you each to summarize in five minutes your statements. members here are going to have five days to submit statements and questions for the record that you might be asked to respond to. ambassador dobbins, we will begin with you. >> thank you mr. chairman. let me concentrate on what i think is the most topical and immediately important aspect of our situation in afghanistan which is the fate of the b

i'm pakistan, on turkish, an algerian, i'm south asian, and so when. if there is one single thing i'm asking people to do is to recognize the incredible rich diversity of those we simply now called muslim. >> a member of the audience says, i've working initiative on for almost 15 years but have lived in afghanistan, egypt and iraq. this dialogue has been ongoing all these years. prior to 9/11 activists are calling for intervention in afghanistan because of the treatment of women, nothing happen. haven't we reached a point of going beyond dialogue? >> so, i guess i think that question whether i ever think the use of force is necessary. and i should say that yes, i do believe that sometimes it is necessary in certain contexts when you're confronting armed jihadi groups who believe themselves to go to war with a state or a ledge actual armed occupiers and/or killing large numbers of the civilian population. i also believe, that was a point i tried to express at the end, that the use of force with a local one or an international one has to be carried out w

pakistan and india. we just want to continue working there. >> asia is particularly re-creating itself every day although it has thousands of years of history that kobe for stories like partitions. it's a tremendous feeling of energy there in terms of the new rate being. there sends stunning filmmakers, cartoonists and you really get that feeling of drive. there is no complacency. sometimes i go back to london mcafee and will be working for a while and the complacency is just staggering. they're making opportunities. that's a tremendous privilege to be able to travel freely and make films in that culture and pakistan. it's been 20 years of repeated third of present giving. i'm glad we've had the opportunities to do it. >> have you lined up your next project yet? >> yes. we cannot tell you. >> it's a secret. [inaudible conversations] >> will return to the same area with similar people. as kathy said, were very influenced by the journalist at a time when poland had no money at all and cnn arrived by helico

national sovereignty of pakistan and more fool pakistan for continuing to describe itself as an ally of the very people who are bombing them. in the case of yemen the political situation is a bit less clear but nonetheless the many governments sovereignty doesn't to a row of beans these countries will be bombed and when white men in britain and black president in the united states have their kill meetings on tuesdays or thors this and decide that they're going to fire rockets these people remember president obama made a joke about it he said. boy friends sniffing around his daughters you don't see them coming just like drawn missiles it's true you don't see them coming until your wife is minus her head sitting next to you until your daughter is lying in pieces in front of your eyes you don't see them coming but the hatred and bitterness that they leave behind is sowing dragon's teeth for a terrible harvest farther down the line because i'll tell you this if my family was wiped out by a drone i would devote the rest of my life and i'd encourage my sons to devote the rest of their live

to pakistan in four years which shows how much the u.s. wants to build a relationship with pakistan and ease tensions which have been occurring over these drone attacks you know recently nationwide protests have been occurring in pakistan america insists that these drone strikes are essential in combat terrorists despite pakistani protests saying it's a threat to national security and i tacked on their sovereignty as well recently a family from buckstone travel to washington and spoke to congress and told them about their story and the impact it all strikes have had on their lives there have been recent meetings by of our sharif and president obama in washington and the drone strikes have still continued many politicians analysts and wonder and journalists wondering what will be the outcome of today's talks and whether there is actually any point in with it and i don't think will be result because so far less than half. let's now have a look at some other global headlines this hour in the wrong a large blast in a town sixty kilometers nort

national sovereignty of pakistan and more fool pakistan for continuing to describe itself as an ally of the very people who are bombing them. in the case of yemen the political situation is a bit less clear but nonetheless the many governments sovereignty doesn't to a row of beans these countries will be bombed as and when white men in britain and black president in the united states have their kill meetings on tuesdays or thors this and decide that they're going to fire rockets these people remember president obama made a joke about it he said you know boyfriends sniffing around his daughters you don't see them coming just like drawn missiles it's true you don't see them coming until your wife is minus her head sitting next to you until your daughter is lying in pieces in front of your eyes you don't see them coming but the hatred and. bitterness that they leave behind is sowing dragons' for a terrible harvest for all the down the line because i'll tell you this if my from me was wiped out by a drone i would devote the rest of my life and died encourage my sons to devote the rest of

i think we should do our best to try to free the doctor from pakistan. pakistan, they claim to be our friends and yet they do something like this. there should be a diplomatic push. and the pakistani that helped mark lutrell, these are the people we should help. >> dana and greg, same question? >> well i -- >> he said both of us together. >> do you want to do it in unison. >> yes. >> leave, no one, on the battlefield. i didn't understand why we didn't try to scoop him up. >> scoop him up? >> scoop him up and get him out of the country and put him in the witness protection program? >> well that is fine -- >> i don't see how president obama would be able to convince pakistan -- >> how do you scoop him up? >> go to the jail. >> it is a big jail. >> i think she means get him before going to jail. >> how is this an injustice and why is he in prison for this? this means their allegeance is to terrorists. >> don't you remember pakistan went crazy that we brought a hospital in there without their knowledge. >> then they are our adversary, then we have every righ

so despite the differences, pakistan is receiving aid. for the record, since july, 2012, when the blockade was lifted against n.a.t.o. supplies, earlier kdone by the pakistani government. it was given money this assistance. the pakistanis will be keen to continue of the dialogue with the united states despite differences. >> still to come on al jazeera. anxiety in pakistan causing fear in the business community. why a number of farmers in myanmar are finding themselves in the dark. >> welcome back, you're watching al jazeera. thailand's prime minister yingluck shinawatra called an early election. tens of thousands marched on her office. there's said to be a carnival atmosphere. eight died in a train accident in jakarta. the passenger train collided with a lorry and one carriage burst into flames. >> france's defence minister says troops are sending fighters in. they've been deployed after days of violence between rival militias in which hundreds have died. there's reports from the capital bangui. >> people find refuge in a church in bangu

you see caption of rt pakistan. have been praised by the obama administration as the search took a walk then allowing them to take out leaders and save the lives of american soldiers. but nt john campaigner norm year believes the efficiency of the us on man strikes is questionable to say the least. we've seen an actual legislative bands coming out of countries were drone strikes actually happen the yemeni parliament has asked for dan and karen strikes the pockets tiny national assembly passed full house for about an interest rate when we did we hear about the genocide that happened in part this town that did end up getting at the second commander in chief of the timeline and papa son and you know you see every once in while you know that the program is great this happen. lee also to keep in mind that sees ben had proclaimed killed at least four different times by terence rights prior to this one. so who died and those just like that happen before this one that finally why those are the questions that need to ask whe

sovereignty of pakistan and more fool pakistan for continuing to describe itself as an ally of the very people who are bombing them. in the case of yemen the political situation is a bit less clear but nonetheless the many governments sovereignty doesn't to a row of beans these countries will be bombed and when white men in britain and black president in the united states have their kill meetings on tuesdays or thors this and decide that they're going to fire rockets these people remember president obama made a joke about it he said. boy friends sniffing around his daughters you don't see them coming just like drawn missiles it's true you don't see them coming until your wife is minus her head sitting next to you until your daughter is lying in pieces in front of your eyes you don't see them coming but the hatred and bitterness that they leave behind is sowing dragons steep for a terrible harvest further down the line because i'll tell you this if my family was wiped out by a drone i would devote the rest of my life and i'd encourage my sons to devote the rest of their lives to getting

that many people think that pakistan got their nuclear weapons because of saudi money so if there is a nuclear arms race we will be right there after iran it's one of the reasons why i support the current iran deal because i think it is the best chance we have to prevent this nuclear arms race from happening but please don't pretend that saudi arabia somehow isn't independent somehow is united in client state or a very unpleasant place has a provision in the interest of the fact of their joining with israel tells you that they're doing what they need to do to survive not because they like israel but because the enemy of my enemy is my friend ok brian this has nothing to do with a nuclear iran does it it has it would it's all about is a detente possible detente with around in the in the outside world the stop isolating it this is the worst nightmare for saudi arabia and israel since it's already been mentioned it's not about a nuclear weapon this is a fiction. it's all about nuclear it's not celebratory but i don't think you need. to go to markets that the specter ahead it's not the s

national sovereignty of pakistan and more fool pakistan for continuing to describe itself as an ally of the very people who are bombing them. in the case of yemen the political situation is a bit less clear but nonetheless the many governments sovereignty doesn't to a row of beans these countries will be bombed and when white men in britain and black president in the united states have their kill meetings on tuesdays or thors this and decide that they're going to fire rockets these people you remember president obama made a joke about it he said you know boyfriends sniffing around his daughters you don't see them coming just like drawn missiles it's true you don't see them coming until your wife is minus her head sitting next to you until your daughter is lying in pieces in front of your eyes you don't see them coming but the hatred and bitterness that they leave behind is sowing dragon's teeth for a terrible harvest farther down the line because i'll tell you this if my family was wiped out by a drone i would devote the rest of my life and. i'd encourage my sons to devote the rest o

a former kidnapping victim says pakistan is partly to blame. the pakistani government do not control their territory. it's a save haven that exists. >> al qaeda said it will release him if america stops the drone strikes and releases tall prison ners. >> americans don't respond. the american government will not pay ransom or release prisoners. >> wine stein pleaded for the president's hand last year. >> my life is in your hands, mr president. if you accept the demands i live, if not, i die. the video is labelled with al qaeda's media arm. the state department says: >> the white house has said it will not negotiate with al qaeda. >> more than nine years after the death of former palestine leader yasser arafat there is confusion about how he lied. palestine officials accused israel of poison him with plutonium. israel denied the claim. a swiss report said high levels of: >> french scientists rejected the theory and concluded arafat died of natural clauses and the russians concluded there was no pointing. >> ice-breaking ships are heading to antar

many people in pakistan oppose the u.s. drone program. they think it kills innocent civilians. >>> time now 6:16. police still looking for the man who shot five people outside a new jersey nightclub. three victims died. they include the club owner's son. detectives believe the bouncers stopped the gunman from going inside the club and that is when he opened fire. >>> take a look at this crash on a california freeway. the 72-year-old driver of this burning car survived thanks to other drivers who saw it happen. beverly white from our sister station in los angeles spoke to two of those heroes. >> reporter: witnesses say traffic was mercifully light when they shot this christmas day car fire on the 405. >> i pull out my phone and i see this guy trying to open the car that's on fire and trying to break the window. there are three or four guys. >> reporter: one of those guys was don thompson from lapd's bomb squad driving southbound to work when he saw the fiery crash on the other side. he parked his rig and jumped two dividers to reach the un

and supposed ally pakistan. to show where he was hiding. >> trumped up charges against a tribal court system where the regular rules of evidence and trial by jury don't apply. and sos actually what you've seen again with with these new murder charges. >> they've been able to hide them because of these kinds of charges and these murder charge he's been hit with is for a surgery that he performed eight years ago. >> yes, that's right. the doctor was definitely involved with some shady affairs. and he never had the proper licenses as a surgery. as he detailed in my own investigation. the fact of the mart i matter is they're bringing this in now. >> in your article you say that pakistani officials had no problems telling new private that he was arrested because he held the c.i.a. that there is no question that that's why they put him in prison. >> well, yeah, definitely he was helping a foreign intelligence agency assassinate someone on pakistani soil. so he's basically guilty of treason. the situation is not one th

for some time there was also a drone base in pakistan that blackwater, the mercenary company, worked on as well and, of course, i wrote a book about that. it's a pretty large program. and to me, one of the things that's fascinating and devastatingly awful about the whole thing is that you can have guys who are trained drone pilots, you know, it's not true that they're unmanned. they very much are manned, but they're manned remotely. you can have a drone pilot sitting in a trailer on a military base in the southwest of the united states, and he is ening in a -- engage anything a bombing in pakistan or yemen, and he gets in his suv at the end of the day, and he passes a sign saying buckle up, this is the most dangerous part of your day. meaning that you're in a war zone theoretically, and you're dropping actual bombs on people, but you have a greater chance of being hit by another vehicle or having a traffic accident than you do in being killed in a war that you're engaged in. >> host: jeremy scahill is our guest, if you were watching booktv a little bit earlier, you saw him on the pan

a former kidnapping victim says pakistan is partly to blame. rah key player in this is the pakistani government, they do not control their own territory. there are also phone operators pakistani civilians being held here. >> al quaida said it would free them if the u.s. stops drone strikes in targets in countries like pakistan and afghanistan. one thing they don't understand, is that frankly americans don't overwhelmingly respond to these cases. they despise the captors, there's a very strict policy the american government will not pay ransom, and it it will not release prisoners. >> in this video. >> my life is in your hands, mr. president. if you accept the demands i live, if you don't, then i die. >> that video and the latest one are both marked with al quaida's made yeah arm. the state department says we are working hard to authenticate this latest report, but we reiterate our call that he will be released and returned to his family. the white house says lit not negotiate with al quaida. al jazeera. the united nations is increasing its pres

weinstein was abducted from 2011 from his residence in pakistan. al zawahiri called on muslims to kidnap westerners in order to free sheikh rahman. the master mine between the 1993 world trade central bombing. and there were other demands, releasing all prisoners in guantanamo and stopping bombings in afghanistan, pakistan and other countries. >> my name is warren weinstein. >> reporter: al qaeda has released other videos with weinstein with which he appeals to the obama administration. but u.s. officials say their policy is not to negotiate with al qaeda. and al qaeda's attempt to use him as a bargaining chip makes it situation difficult. >> the demands is the man responsible for the 1993 bombing of the world trade center. >> wine seen the said he thinks of it every day. >> i would like to ask my family not to give up hope. unless you continue to try to get president obama and his administration to actively that you are soos, we may never see each other again. >> thursday the state department said it is trying to verify that video. but that weinst

relations with pakistan have seesawed because of drone strikes and military operations along the pakistan-afghanistan border, though there have been some signs of improvement. sharif met with president barack the last pentagon chief to gates in january 2010. hagel flew to pakistan from afghanistan, where he visited u.s. troops but president hamid karzai, who has rankled the u.s. by refusing to sign a security agreement before year's end. >> eight major tech giants, many from the bay area, have called for tighter controls on government surveillance. the companies, including google, facebook and twitter are joining forces to argue there should be reforms in the way the united states snoops on people. they issued an open letter to president barack obama, saying that while governments have a duty to protect citizens, recent revelations have "highlighted the urgent need to reform government surveillance practices worldwide." the letter published monday said: "the balance in many countries has tipped too far in favor of the state and away from the rights of the individual - rights that are enshrined in our

he jones us from pakistan. great to have you with us. the doctor was arrested after the bin laden raid in may of between but he wasn't arrested. >> lost the audio feed. >> do you have it, matthew? >> can you hear us? >> it was revealed that cigna will start testing employees for nick teen. if you smoke or use e cigarettes you won't be able to get a job with the major insurer. it will be implemented in 21 states where it's legal including massachusetts, arizona and only impacts new hires. a company told al jazeera, cigna believes the company has a responsibility to encourage employees to be healthy and to help cigna customers lead a healthy life. cigna is not the first to do this. companies who go after airlines have implemented similar policies. >> i hate smoking but it's not illegal. what's next? next? testing for caffeine? susan says what cigna is doing isn't illegal. smoker is not a protected status and the law allows drug testing. mey.aj.com. antonio, back to you. >> thanks hermella. we will try to get back to pakistan in just a mome

stopped air strikes in pakistan, afghanistan, somalia and yemen. additionally, all captured members of al qaeda and the taliban would have to be released. there are no signs the latest video allegedly featuring weinstein will change the government's policy not to negotiate with terrorists, which officials say would only encourage more kidnappings. the state department says it's working to authenticate the video and has reiterated calls for weinstein's release. after the break, it was a latentry in the sweepstakes for phrase of the year but "duck dynasty" of all things has raised new questions of where the soul of conservatism lies. we'll discuss next on "now." >>> from paula deen to black santa, the year 2013 has been full of controversy. but none has stuck to the american psyche quite like duck dynasty. phil robertson, the 67-year-old professional duck hunter has unleashed a public debate about the first amendment, gay rights and race. since a & e decided to suspend robertson over his remarks, robertson supporters have come to his defense in a big

it's about an old man in india and an old man in pakistan. they may live in different countries today but before 1947, under british rule, they grew up in the same town playing games together. how could they reconnect all of these years later? well, try google, which of course made the ad to promote its product. a few quick searches of their childhood and a reunion is arranged. the ad has been seen by millions of people and generated an outpouring of support in india and pakistan. according to a pew survey, four out of ten say pakistan is their biggest national threat. 6 out of 10 say the same about india. 70% of indians and 62% of pakistanis say improving relations between the two countries should be a priority. i hope more indians and pakistanis can watch google's ad and remember they have far more in common than they have differences. go to cnn.com/fareed for a link to the full video. and the correct answer is b, sidney to dallas, which covers 8,578 miles. johannesburg to atlanta was a close second at 8,439 miles. and that trip would take

to pakistan in four years which shows how much the u.s. wants to build a relationship with pakistan and ease tensions which have been occurring over these drone attacks you know recently nationwide protests have been occurring in pakistan america in fifth that these drone strikes are essentially incurred by terrorists despite pakistani protests saying it i throw it to national security and i tack on their sovereignty as well recently a family from buckstone travel to washington and spoke to congress and told them about their story and the impact all strikes have had on their lives there have been recently confided washington and president obama in washington and the drone strikes have still continued many politicians analysts and wonder and journalists wondering what will be the outcome of today's talks and whether there is actually any point in with it and i don't think will be result because so far nothing have time no more global headlines the world updates a series of blasts in iraq has killed twenty one people the deadliest happened w

pakistan don't give a damn about the national sovereignty of pakistan and more fool pakistan for continuing to describe itself as an ally of the very people who are bombing them. in the case of yemen the political situation is a big. less clear but nonetheless the mini government's sovereignty doesn't help to a row of beans these countries will be bombed and when white men in britain and black president in the united states have their kill meetings on tuesdays or thors this and decide that they're going to fire rockets these people remember president obama made a joke about it he said. boy friends sniffing around his daughters you don't see them coming just like drawn missiles it's true you don't see them coming until your wife is minus her head sitting next to you until your daughter is lying in pieces in front of your eyes you don't see them coming but the hatred and bitterness that they leave behind is sowing dragons deep for a terrible harvest further down the line because i'll tell you this if my family was wiped out by a drone i would devote the rest of my life and i'd encourage my so

countries the amount of devastation that has occurred in iraq and afghanistan in other parts of world yemen pakistan it's so

stopped air strikes in pakistan, somalia, and yemen. this video of weinstein is the first released since september of last year. he was abduct from his home in pakistan in 2011. at the time he worked for a u.s.-based firm that advises the range of pakistani business and government sectors. >>> snow is falling today in areas where residents are still waiting to get their power back following a weekend ice storm. utility crews are working for fix the problem, but they worry that the weather could set back those efforts. officials say thousands of homes and businesses, the main should get power back by tomorrow. it's already been difficult for crews because cool temperatures are keeping the ice from melting off power lines and tree branches. now forecasters expect to see two to six inches of snow and crews worry the additional weight on branches and power lines could actually hamper those efforts. >>> an oklahoma woman down on her luck and about to get evicted stumbles upon a purse full of money, and credit cards and valuables. christmas m

up next, an american contractor taken hostage in pakistan. he appears in a video and says he feels abandoned by his country. right back with it. and ah, so you can see like right here i can just... you know, check my policy here, add a car, ah speak to customer service, check on a claim...you know, all with the ah, tap of my geico app. oh, that's so cool. well, i would disagree with you but, ah, that would make me a liar. no dude, you're on the jumbotron! whoa. ah...yeah, pretty much walked into that one. geico anywhere anytime. just a tap away on the geico app. >>> thank you so much for staying with us. i'm juan williams in for bill o'reilly. in the personal story segment tonight, an american contractor taken hostage by al qaeda in pakistan two years ago says he feels abandoned and forgotten by his government, the american government. in a video released on christmas day, 72-year-old warren weinstein is seen pleading for his freedom. >> nine years ago, i came to pakistan to help my government. and i did so at a time when most americans would

one of the people is pakistan and they are at one of the leaders of the charters. and i went out there to launch this charter in 2011 and it was a most uncompassionate schedule and i was talking for three huge lectures everyday. they came working with a network of compassionate individuals there. so when i came out, the young businessman said that your book -- i wrote a book called "twelve steps to a compassionate life", he said it would is an imported book and very expensive and can you persuade your publisher to waive the right to pakistan so that we can be so cheap or let the oxford university press, which has a huge addition, i thought they would never agree to that, when heck freezes over. so i said that in a weak moment i heard these words coming out and i tried to prove them wrong. and i said perhaps i could write a little book and in doing the 12 steps to compassionate life, pakistan was looking at it in islamic terms and that's what it was. and at the end of the book we invited scholars and journalists to comment on and i said this is your letter and chart

he was abducted in pakistan two years ago. >>> u.p.s. and fedex delivering a whole lot of disappointment this holiday. thousands of packages didn't reach their destinations by christmas because of bad weather and a surge in demand. the companies are apologizing. >>> power still out in parts of michigan, maine, and vermont after this week's ice storm in those places. some people might be in the dark until this weekend. overall, the weather is expected to be fine for most travelers heading home today. >>> and holiday discounts at the stores were big, but the after christmas sales may be even better. retailers are hoping big discounts will bring shoppers in to help make up for a slower and shortened christmas shopping season. >>> looks like mcdonald's has taken down its controversial employee website. the one that encouraged workers to skip fast food and get a second job. the site is being re-evaluated because it got so much unwarranted publica tension. >>> of course, we're always updating the five things to know so go to newdaycnn.com for

. >> we are getting a look at new video of an american contractor who was kidnapped in pakistan. next at noon, hear his message to president obama. another 10, 15 seconds, it would have been too much fire. >> a true christmas miracle -- a police officer had mere seconds to save a man from a burning car. >> plus, tens of thousands of people remain without power after a weekend ice storm. when utility crews plan to restore electricity. much are dealing with cooler temperatures. much are dealing with co[ male announcer ] some things are simply better at home. like the enticing aroma and distinctive taste of nespresso. elegant capsules meet masterfully crafted machines, and one touch creates the perfect coffee, cappuccino, and latte. ♪ temptll your senses with one extraordinary coffee. [ penélope crcruz ] nespresso. what else? [ male announcer available at these fine retailers andespresso-us.com. >> you are watching abc 7 news at noon, on your side. >> an american contractor kidnapped in pakistan is appearing in a new video. urging thestein is u.s. to negotiate his freedom. >> we

up next, an american contractor taken hostage in pakistan. he appears in a video and says he feels abandoned by his country. right back with it. to share w. [ woman 2 ] to carry on traditions. [ woman 3 ] to come together even when we're apart. [ male announcer ] in stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy and more, swanson makes holiday dishes delicious. ♪ ♪ i know they say you can't go home again ♪ ♪ ♪ i just had to come back one last time ♪ ♪ ♪ you leave home, you move on [ squeals ] ♪ andou do the best you can ♪ i got lostin this o♪ ♪ and forgot who i am >>> thank you so much for staying with us. i'm juan williams in for bill o'reilly. in the personal story segment tonight, an american contractor taken hostage by al qaeda in pakistan two years ago says he feels abandoned and forgotten by his government, the american government. in a video released on christmas day, 72-year-old warren weinstein is seen pleading for his freedom. >> nine years ago, i came to pakistan to help my government. and i did so at a time when most ame

when i saw the largest prant in pakistan, but in the u.k. most of the protesters opposed the invasion of iraq. that had a profound impact on me and humanized people i thought of as the other. >> you go to london, you are perceived as a hero as ht. you realise it is not for you. you leave the group and you find pakistan in england, to fight islamism. it's how you refer to it. briefly defined as the desire to impose given interpretation of the fate of a society as distinct from regional islam, however one wants to practice it. now, i had come to realise that islamism was one of the many grievances. up to that point you were agrooest my foreign policy. islamism was the largest obstacle preventing the society moving forward. i wanted to seek for justice. it would entail challenging the islamist ideologies. so we founded quil yam, a counterextremism think tank. >> viewer jd rawson asks, "is reduction of drone warfare an effective countermeasure against extremist recruitment." >> i've been critical of u.a.e. commonly known as drone strikes. the re