they fell short in meeting the nato mission requirements. nato is committed to provide. can you give us any kind of assurance as to that -- whether that's going to be filled in and whether the nato countries that have fallen short of their commitments and obligations are going to be forthcoming? >> first of all, let me give you the exact numbers. we're looking for an additional 1278 and we have pledges for 541. so it is absolutely correct to say that nato has fallen short in providing these vital trainers. what we are doing about it is taking further steps in terms of contacting each of the nations individually and going one by one through the precise requirement for each of the nations in terms of where they could most effectively fill in the trainer mix. that effort is going on in realtime both from my headquarters and up in brussels where the secretary general is very engaged at the political level. so we will continue to hammer away at this until we fulfill that commitment. and i will continue to place it as i told you, senator levin, at the top of my priority list.

our topic is nato. why does nato still matter? bob guest: good question, because here is an organization organized in 1949 to protect against a soviet attack. that threat disappeared 20 years ago. what nato has become since then is an organization doing a variety of things. first, working to establish stability across central and eastern europe, and tried to repair damage done during the cold war. now increasingly dealing with threats that emanate from, far from the trans atlantic area. but there is afghanistan or counter-piracy off somalia. host: what is the current u.s. contribution to nato? guest: the u.s. is the main contributor in troops and personnel, financial resources. on afghanistan, the nato allies are contributing about 40,000 up to 50,000 troops, and the u.s. will have about 100,000 by the end of the year. hostthere are 28 members of nat, and other issues that are aspiring members of nato. a couple are in the membership action plan for nato, which means there trying to become members. others such as the ukraine and ge

>> as i said earlier, nato is not a part of this. nato does not have a role. as far as this sale of military equipment is concerned. and having said that, i have also indicated that i have not been informed in advance and i've not had any expectation to be informed in advance as nato doesn't play a role in this case. and as far as the protection of allies is concerned, i can assure you that nato has all necessary plans in place to protect and defend all allies. >> one question there -- >> secretary-general you used the word "deterrence" concerning the nuclear nonproliferation. could you please specify on these policies? in particularly what kind of are we going to deter the intentions, the capabilities, what kind of policies of nato will it be in the field of nuclear nonproliferation. thank you. >> actually i think it's a bit premature to embark on that. one very important aspect of deterrence -- let me take this opportunity to stress that is development on the well functioning missile defense system in europe. let me stress that nato is not engaged in the ira

the problem is not just the current underfunding of nato. over the years, nato and the national defense budgets consistently have declined to wear only five of 28 member states are obligating the required defense spending of 2% of gross domestic product. while the war in afghanistan has shown a light on nato's chief of diminished capacity, the shortcomings are not new. for the years before afghanistan, nato due to its limited budgets has led its capabilities decline. for example, nado lacks the cargo airlift, the helicopters, refueling tankers and isr platforms needed to be effective in afghanistan or in any other future conflict. member states should be explaining to their parliaments and to their citizens nato faces common threats and shares common goal. i of concern they continue to allow the idea to build up among the republics but nato is fighting war because the americans are making them do it. the alliance must be about more than fulfilling our obligations under article 5 has essentials as that is to read it must also serve to detour

does nato support that new missile defense plan? >> nato is beginning that conversation and at the moment what we have is a ballistic missile defense seek to command and control basic structure, which is being explored to decide where, when and how nato could connect into this if the alliance decides to do so. i anticipate there will be a significant discussion about that at the defense ministerial, which will be in the may time frame and i'm hoping to see a decision taken towards the time of the summit, which is then lisbon in november. so it's very an active conversation. i don't want to prejudge the political decisions of the nations but it's certainly on the agenda. >> from what you know, can you say there seems to be a positive response to it? >> i think overall that would be fair to say. >> thank you, very much. senator mccain. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. admiral, as i understand the president's proposal was that we would be adding approximately 30,000 troops and our allies including in and out of nato would be addin

they fell short in meeting the nato mission requirements. nato is committed to provide. can you give us any kind of assurance as to that -- whether that's going to be filled in and whether the nato countries that have fallen short of their commitments and obligations are going to be forthcoming? >> first of all, let me give you the exact numbers. we're looking for an additional 1278 and we have pledges for 541. so it is absolutely correct to say that nato has fallen short in providing these vital trainers. what we are doing about it is taking further steps in terms of contacting each of the nations individually and going one by one through the precise requirement for each of the nations in@@@@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Åj >> we appreciate that. at a press conference last week, afghan army recruitment was going very strong. i think he said there wasn't a promise -- and 800% increase in recruitment in the last four months to five months. they cannot put them into basic training right away because of the shortage of trainers. that they can't put them in the basic training right away

they're helping in nato. you look at all of the former warsaw-pact countries that are now members of nato. mr. berman: i yield the gentleman 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. tanner: former warsaw-pact countries. nato is evolving from a static land-based defense force to a security force that relieves our men and women to the extent they supply troops. it relieves the american taxpayer to the extent they help us pay for these efforts for our common defense. again, were this just an american expedition perhaps this debate would be more worthwhile. but it's not. and so i would urge the strongest possible terms to reject this. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from ohio. mr. kucinich: i yield four minutes to the gentleman from florida, mr. grayson. the speaker pro tempore: mr. grayson is recognized for four minutes. mr. grayson: madam speaker, i have good news. the good news is this, we won the war in afghanistan. now, it happened a while

. >> lehrer: now, the ongoing nato offensive in southern afghanistan. u.s., british and afghan forces ended major combat operations in and around marjah last week. but they still face an entrenched taliban threat. alex thomson of independent television news has been embedded with british troops at a base in helmand province. here's the first of two reports. >> reporter: this was the only safe way to get around says the british commander. now ground movement here is possible, albeit in heavily armored convoys. passing gangs of local people paid by nato to keep the road ditches clear. >> it gives them a job. it gives them work. they won't get bored and find other things to do. >> reporter: not being stupid, the taliban are not shooting. they faded away from this area, perhaps to bide their time leaving nato with the real challenge of operation. what now? how to hold this ground. not this week or next month but next year, five years from now. >> the commander made one point this evening of particular note. >> reporter: shortcut base. the greineder's guards

a february 21 nato air strike conducted by a u.s. special forces helicopter killed over 27 civilians, wounded dozens more, after many buses were hit by helicopters, quote, hunting for insurgents who had escaped the nato offensive, unquote, of 100 miles in the southern province. "the wall street journal" cited afghan and nato representatives explaining that the air strike was orre

for prospective nato leaders who meet the alliance criteria. i hope and i appreciate the leadership that you're providing to say to those countries in the balkans that if they can achieve the alliances criteria, they will be welcomed as members of nato. and i wonder if you could speak to that. >> well, first, senator, as i expressed to senator voinovich earlier in the foreign service appropriations committee, thank you for going to southern europe and the balkans. there's a lot of unfinished business there. we can be proud of the role that the united states played. but we can't rest on any laurels because there are still some volatile situations that have to be addressed. with respect to nato membership, i believe strongly in leaving the door open. i also believe it needs to be left open for the european union although we have no direct role in that. and i think it's particularly important for bosnia. now, we have been trying to persuade bosnia to do the necessary constitutional reform that will enhance the prospects for unity and not division

anil < two hours, nato briefings on the situation in afghanistan. and after that, a hearing on next year's budget request on u.s. aid budget. -- the usaid budget. on "washington journal" tomorrow morning, your effort -- your questions about congressional efforts to oversee the financial industry's. more about health care legislation from wyoming republican senator john barrasso and peter welch of vermont. and we will examine the president's budget with someone from the brookings institution. "washington journal" is live it every morning at 7:00 a.m. as the -- at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> of a couple of live events to tell you about tomorrow on our companion network,3,. the congressional oversight panel on the troubled asset relief program looks sad assistance to citigroup. that is at 10:00 a.m. eastern. and at 2:00 p.m., it is a hearing on next year's budget request for the transportation security administration, with the acting administrator testifying. >> the next journalism must be open to blogs and e-mails that are hammering like this

nato troops being there, as well as other security issues. china is very concerned about islamic extremism in the far west reason -- region, which shares a border with afghanistan. they do not want instability spreading over the border. >> this is "gmt." our main stories so far this hour, european leaders meeting in brussels to try to fix the year -- latest crisis that has hit the european currency. pope benedict is in the spotlight over child abuse from priests who say that he failed to respond to a warning from an american archbishop of about child abuse. finally, results from the iraqi parliamentary election should show whether the prime minister or his main challenger won, with the race so tight and accusations of fraud hanging over the process, some are demanding that the votes be counted again. our correspondent is in baghdad asking how widespread the called far for a recount. >> coming from all sides. early on in the counting process that we heard from many people about concerns over how the counting was being carried out. and then we

would this be fair to share this contract with the europeans since they are now full members of nato and the share the price of the war? >> what i just told you would be meaningless and sat) of course, we talked about it. president obama oh give his answer but we trust each other. if you say that the request for proposals will be fair and transparent, then we say we trust you. >> what i said to presidents are cozy as -- president sarkozy is the process will be fair and trust is justified. it is important for my european friends to understand that at least here, the secretary of defense makes procurement decisions. the president is not in these decisions. that is a longstanding policy. i maintain an arms length approach but i have assurances from secretary of defense gates that in fact to the rebuilding process will be completely transparent and open and a fair competition. that is in our interests. it is in the interest of the american taxpayers and in the interest of our young men and women who rely on this equipment in order to protect this nation. it is important to note for those

. >> the nato commander and the afghan vice-president have visited more just days after it was declared free of taliban influence. that was the main focus of the largest military operation since 2001. the offensive was centered on central helmand province. police in dubai say all 11 suspects in the killing of a palestinian hamas commander say they are now in israel. it was revealed that the man was tried and suffocated in his hotel room. police say there are 99% certain the killing was carried out by my sob. old and weak seawalls are being blamed for the violent storms that have left 50 dead and thousands homeless along the atlantic coast of france. many died when the see wild was -- and the sea wall was -- when the sea wall was breached. radovan karadzic, leader of the bosnian serbs during the war of the 1990's has put up a stout defense. he described the conflict as just and holy. he blames muslims for starting it. he is beginning his defense as the trial resumes on 11 counts of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. we have been following the hearing from the hague. >> th

., nato, and even independent elements including china and russia has been out there as well. ultimately, senator, the key there is going to be maritime shipping companies taking more defensive measures including up to, we think, at some point armed security elements. we have changed our tactics and so forth as well. we've learned a lot about the networks that carry out the pirate attacks which are really quite extraordinary in some cases, up to 5, 600 nautical miles off the coast of somalia with lots of big huge 50 gallons drums of fuel throughout. and there are other paraphernalia. but it's a very challenging mission because we have the authorities relative to pirates only that police have relative to an alleged criminal. this is not the declared hostile enemy for a military force. it is a reduced set of authorities, if you will, that we have in this arena. and so if you then detain a pirate we're right back to the question of who do you turn them over to? there are not authorities in somalia that will deal with them. we've made arrangements with some neighborhoods countries

seven days of life aren't running at over 1700, he has yet to implement the recommendations of the new nato task force would report to the government last year? >> mr. speaker, i do know a lot about this issue, and i do know about the problems that arise. and i do know that there are issues affecting health inequalities as well as issues of medicine in baltimore. and i do assure her that we're doing everything that we can to reduce the number of infant deaths, to make sure as i said to my honorable friend before, that mothers, too, are safe in childbirth. i can assure her we will do everything we can. >> thank you, mr. speaker. onto the house will join in offering condolences to the family of those who died so tragically in my constituency on sunday. turning to the economy, does my right honorable friend share the views of the executive board of the international monetary fund and a growing band of leading economist, to slash public investment this year with drivers back into recession and destroy jobs? >> mr. speaker, i share the condolences he has expressed for those who died in his const

in concert with our nato allies. nine years later, i believe congress has the duty to re-evaluate america's involvement in a war that seems to have bogged down with few signs of success. i believe had we not taken our focus off afghanistan in order to invade and occupy iraq, we would not be in the situation we are in today but pressing ahead without regard tour best interest and ignoring our war powers prerogative is the wrong course. we cannot tolerate the presence of terrorists seeking to harm our nation anywhere in the world. we must ask ourselves if long-term occupations are the correct answer to this threat. we must also be clear in our analysis of our situation in that country. we have a partnership with a government that seems increasingly unstable, corrupt, and almost completely incapable of maintaining control over vast stretches of the country. we seem unable to eradicate the taliban enemy. they scatter before our troops into lawless regions and then once our troops leave, without an effective government in

and knowing that nato hasn't been able yet to reach the goal of several thousand nato soldiers on the ground, has the president or does the president intend to reach to nato leaders, and the canadian prime minister in particular, on this topic? >> nato came up in the sense of discussing their contributions and in walking through the commitment that we need, quite honestly, from all of our partners, particularly in the realm of training. we did not discuss in the meeting any additional steps that the president might take. again, the president and many on the team understand the importance of what we have to do in -- not just in force contributions. as i mentioned, general mcchrystal believed that the pace of force flow from what the president had asked for was on schedule. but we have critical improvements that have to be made as it relates to an afghan national army and critical improvements that have to be made in an afghan national police and the importance of getting additional trainers from nato countries to afghanistan as quickly as possible. we are -- in these meetings, the pres

today we of a nato training afghanistan approximately you have the data? we went into the conference last week asking for 1200 we had pledges and commitments last week's because of@@@@@ @ @ @ @ capabilities marjah. how the afghan soviets have been doing? >> that is a great question. >> the reason people want to talk just statistics so last week i spent monday and tuesday and helmand province in marjah actually talking with and being around the afghan national police forces and afghan army soldiers so i could see the end product and how it is operating down there in that area. i would say most of us solve this performing better than the expectations were. then you say what are those expectations but i would say the expectations we had were perhaps not as promising as we saw them. if i took the commando unit lysol down there, exceptional, the commandos we have seven battalions and we are building two more for a total of mine. they performed superbly. well lighted and well organized, superb organization. the a.n.c.o.p., afghan national civil order police were

this is not a nato activity. the italians surrounded the plane but the americans are on pace and brought them into custody and tried them an italian court for although public knowledge it was kept quiet because although it was operated by the americans their research jurisdiction under article 32. that constrained the ability to grab them and bring them back to the united states and trained them here. you also find situations where it constrains the justification for using force and the political environment. for instance if you remember the rescue mission of the american medical students in grenada that is not the legal justification that was put out. it was put out in than do the press briefing it was a new wants to legal opinion because it was much better to stand in front of the television camera to save the american military is going down to rescue american citizens and that is the basis for the rest of pulling the troops and -- as opposed to invited by the former prime minister blah, blah, blah but the prob

civilians are forced to move in front of taliban fighters, attacking nato troops in the line of fire to provide protective shield for them. i readily recently on a jihadists website of an old woman who was used to fire at nato troops to distract them from taliban attack. all of this is, of course, in flagrant breach of any, anything we would recognize as international law. [applause] >> but, ladies and gentlemen, it would be an enormous error to believe that jihadists groups ignore the international laws of armed conflicts. they certainly do not. they study them with care and understand them very well. they know that a british, american or israeli commander and his men are bound by its national law and the rules of engagement that flow from it. they didn't do their utmost to exploit what they view as one of the enemy's main weakness is. they're very modus operandi is built on the correct assumption that western armies will abide by the rules. so how do civilized armies get around these tactics and prevail against the insurgents? in particular, avoiding killing innocent civilians when

six nato service members were killed in separate attacks across afghanistan. and insurance giant a.i.g. agreed to sell its asia unit to the british insurance company prudential for more than $35 billion. the newshour is always online. kwame holman, in our newsroom, previews what's there. kwame? >> holman: our earthquake coverage continues, with more from global posts' pascale bonnefoy, and a roundup of youtube videos from the disaster scene. we take a closer look at a new pew research study on the changing demands of today's news consumers. hari sreenivasan talked to one of the survey's authors on the rundown. and on newshour extra, we have a lesson plan for teachers about the intersection of politics and the olympic games. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: monsanto. producing more. conserving more. impro

side while urging nato to generate the remainder. and the surge in the recruits indeed was, i think a result of two factors, one, the increased pay without question, but, also, a sense by afghan leaders that they have to get on with it. i think it is correct to say in the speech of west point the president sent two messages, one was additional commitment and the other was urgency and the urgency component of that was connected to the july, 2011 date. and it has indeed concentrated the mind of afghan leaders to a degree. we have also sought to reassure leaders in the region that that is not a date when we bolt for the exits but, rather, a date on which we begin a conditions-based process of transitioning some tasks, to afghan forces and begin a responsible reduction of our forces. >> and you personally support that. >> i did, yes, i have stated that on the record, many times. >> thank you very much, senator mccain. >> thank you, mr. chairman, i thank the witness, general petraeus i want to talk about the issue with you for a minute, t

of intrigued with the nato mechanism. >> how about nfc? >> i have just mentioned on nsc my own experience experiences the nsc or other administrations the office of vice president were able to pull together for her actions and elements of our government towards a national priority in ways that nobody else could. as far as making all are current structure is better, i think we could do a lot more in that area and i am frankly, in our case, i am looking for ways and i think dr. 12-- shear mentioned it ultimately gets down to her human capital. and what do we do to recruit our people to retain and promote them, to keep them in theater? we spend so much effort getting our people off to afghanistan for example. what do we do next year? >> we are looking at that issue obviously through the issue of contracting, but we want to know what is inherently governmental. we want to know do we have an over reliance on contractors who it gets us into that very issue you mentioned and i will go to ambassador herbst. >> the joints stabilization funds, the s

forces to nato control and it includes up to 14 days for interrogation, for analysis, and then in some cases, for those who need longer detention, that is also available as well. >> well, i want to thank you for leading that charge, because i think our war fighters will appreciate that, particularly the marines down south and has that been well received by the force? >> it has, sir, and again, as you know, if you want to live your values, you have to set conditions in which our troopers can do just that. >> well, thank you. thank you, yes. i'm glad you've been given some relief, because the old rule didn't make a whole lot of sense and the new way forward does make sense. we talked a little bit about iran. from your point of view, how much time is available to the world before iran gets a nuclear weapon, given what they're doing today? >> again, probably best for a closed session, but it has thank flip slid to the right, ra bit. and it is not this calendar year, i don't think. >> ok. but it's not for every -- >> it is not infinite. >> ok. now, my favorite topic, detainees, i want to le

another is the multinationally pooled funds through nato. another is national security council level office. we had some support in the previous hearing particularly from seth jones, who talked about that may be a way to move. and finally making current and structural work better through additional resources and that would be through you mr. herbst. i'll start with you, dr. schear. respond to some of these proposals. tell us what the strengths and weakness of them are? so let's talk about the joint stabilization funds. what's the strength? what's the weakness. i'm not asking you whether your department supports it or doesn't support it. >> it's basic strength, it incentivizes collaboration and that's the basic incentive and that reflects the fact that both departments have very significant inequities in the stabilization area. its principal downside or the principal challenge is congressional oversight, quite frankly. if you have eight committees with jurisdiction here, that does create a major challenge for us. that's how i would -- >> that

. >> sreenivasan: two nato troops were killed in eastern afghanistan today. they died in a suicide bombing at a remote base near the city of khost. there was no immediate word on the victims' nationalities. to the south, u.s. defense secretary robert gates visited front-line troops near kandahar on the second day of his visit to the country. he said a coming offensive there will be a "decisive phase" in the war. greek prime minister george papandreou appealed for u.s. support today, as he tries to resolve a debt crisis. he met with president obama at the white house, and he said he urged the president to crack down on speculators betting that greece will default. papandreou spoke later, outside the white house after the closed-door meeting. >> we're not asking for a bailout. we're not asking for financial help from anyone. what we are doing is, first of all, revamping our own economy. we are taking measures to put our economy on the right track. and that has been recognized and has been hailed by many leaders. as i said earlier also from a very important inst

and nato troops prepare. general stanley mcchrystal has said there has to be success in kanduhar before the tied will turn. the president staid on grund for about four hurs here. he said he'll be back more times in the coming years. dan? >> let's go the general jack keene, a retired four-star general. you heard martha talk about the battle there. how difficult and dangerous do you think it will be? >> we're in the very early stages of changing the momentum. the helmand province is an important effort. >> just for those of us that don't know the geography. that's the marjah fight. kandahar is where the next focus will be? >> that right. we need the rest of the troops that the president is committed to conduct a comprehensive campaign there to change the momentum. that's going take well into 2011 to be able to get that job done. >> we're hearing that the taliban froops digging in, stocking up, this is going to be a tough fight in the city of kandahar itself. >> right. no mistake about it. that's been a strong h

witnessing the first major joint nato afghanistan military operation in the city of marja, considered a strategic folcrum for ridding the taliban. they are ridding their afghan counterparts. they are making the afghan people their number one priority, which is the basis for this counterinsurgency strategy. and to that end state department, usaid, they have been working hard to develop a concrete governance strategy. i was here during the frenzy debate during 9/11 when congress authorized the use of force against those responsible for the horrors of that day and those who chose to provide the perpetrators a safe haven, and i was here for the vote a year later -- i yield myself 30 additional seconds. and i was here for the vote a year later to authorize military force against iraq. please don't conflat the two. the fight in afghanistan is the fight against those who attacked us. i'm not endorsing an open-ended commitment. i'm not advocating we remain without assessing our progress, but i do believe the strategy of our president's deserves support and i urge opposition to the resolution.

president obama pose a new plan for missile defense in europe is supported by a nato allies. later this year, neda will complete a revised conflict with how they should adapt the challenge. the challenges are staggering. the rage across borders. they are sentenced the best and only hope for security and stability for extremists well confronting some of these issues falls in the lap of a military command. many do not. your command is the acid -- is being asked to participate in nontraditional ways. the committee this for to your testimony on these issues. this is cause for deep concern. the tinted christmas day bombing remind everyone that violent extremists are not just located in the afghanistan and pakistan region but in places like somalia and in nigeria. the committee is eager to hear how africa is looking to confront those threats. i hope the general will discuss how they have changed and promoted the practices that result in more efficient policies in coordination that affect the joint operations. we are interested in hearing about the role of the joint forces command s

the nato commander in afghanistan promised to retake the taliban's symbolic home, kandahar. and president obama went after insurance companies and republicans as he pushed for final action on health care reform. the newshour is always online. hari sreenivasan, in our newsroom, previews what's there. hari? >> sreenivasan: ray suarez previews a series of stories from his reporting trip to peru. he looks at the economic boom there, a program that has halved the number of women who die in childbirth and new h.i.v. research. judy woodruff explores the future of the tea party movement. that's on the rundown. we mark a grim milestone in the afghan war as the pentagon reported their count of u.s. military dead passed 1,000. we look behind the numbers to see who died and where. and on "art beat," an interview with the director of "the cove," which won the oscar for best documentary last night. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you on-line, and again

and in that capacity, general goodpaster played a key role in organizing nato and formulating policy in the political and military and of the alliance. ike had long since come to trust the soldier scholar who had graduated second in his class at west point in his class of 1939. and so important that he had become to the president as an adviser and as a policy maker that he was soon known as ike's alter ego. general goodpaster was successful precisely because he never let his ego get in the way of his duty. and when he preferred to stay in the background to entering the limelight he was not afraid to challenge his boss when he believed was the right thing to do. and during discussions over troop reductions in europe, which eisenhower adamantly wanted, general goodpaster made the point that it was not possible until the europeans possessed the ability to fill the gap that we ourselves had created. and at that point, ike's legendary temper got the better of him prompting general goodpaster to seek out secretary of state john foster dulles who attested to the accuracy of his judgment. th

this as a nato helicopter crashed in southern afghanistan, but nato says no one died. >> britain's air force scrambled fighter jets twice this month after receiving notice of possible attempts to hijack passenger jets. in one instance, air traffic controllers overheard the word, hostage, and ransom on a flight from the u.s. both turned out to be false alarms. the guardian reporting that the prime minister was alerted and could have face add decision of whether to shoot down the airliners to avoid an attack. >>> major cleanup effort after dangerous storms ripped through the southeast. in atlanta, they ripped up power lines and trees. at least eight unconfirmed tornadoes touched down in north carolina, destroying dozens of homes. people say twister sounded like a train. >> there was a huge v shaped cloud and it sounded like a freight train, unbelievable. trash blowing everywhere and it was about 5-foot off the ground. it was crazy. >> gretchen: luckily, only a few people were hurt through all the storms. those are your headlines for monday. >> steve: the storms continue all the way from

pressure rejects a world in which u.s., nato, and chinese forces are so much superior to its own. concern about an unbeatable superiority should come as no surprise. it should not encourage russia or china to embrace that position. dmitri medvedev emphasize nuclear-weapons are the sine quo nine for russia. it will preserve its sovereignty. proponents of zero have offered no plausible basis forswearing this circle. just continuing expressions of hope that these countries' fears and conflicts will come to an end. finally, unaffected agreement would require a fundamental transferormation. states would not give up weapons they see as essential to their security. a system of sovereign states with its inherent security threats would have to be replaced by reliable global security system that would protect all who would give up the forces they see as essential to their security. when states the locker need to rely on their own forces but can rely on a system of global security, then will the conditions called for by churchill be necessary for nuclear disarmament to take place. the direct

three nato troops were killed today in southern afghanistan. two died in a roadside bombing, and a third was killed by gunfire. there were no other details. at least 30 nato troops have died in afghanistan so far this month. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of the program with a preview of what you'll find tonight on the newshour's web site. but for now, back to gwen. >> ifill: next tonight, combating terrorism on the arabian peninsula. the government of saudi arabia arrested 113 alleged al qaeda militants today, who they said were planning to attack oil facilities. 51 of them were from neighboring yemen. that's where margaret warner has been this week, reporting on how that nation is fighting terrorism. ( gunshots ) >> reporter: meet the face of yemen's covert fight against jihadists. these are the ranks of yemen's counter terrorism unit hunting down al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula, or aqap. today's training was a mock assault on an a.q.a.p. safe house with live fire. a similar raid three weeks ago netted nea

-led nato forces. so the military is returning to a tactic familiar to anyone who has seen a movie about world war ii. david martin reports. >> reporter: strafing, a low level run firing six inch bullets instead of dropping 1,000 pounds bombs from on high was a common tactic in world war ii. but it gave way to the shock and awe of more destructive precision-guided weapons. now with the urgent need to reduce civilian casualties in afghanistan, strafing is making a 21st century combat. >> since general mcchrystal took over in afghanistan, we've devoted significant more training to strafe. >> reporter: the captain's squadrons are preparing for their next tour over afghanistan. cbs news spent two days flying with them. hundreds of bullets are loaded into the nose, turning lieutenant commander jason gustin's $60 million jet into a flying machine gun. >> we expect the bullets to come out of the gun to be within about 30 feet from where we point the muzzle on the ground. >> reporter: that's about the same acc

and nato efforts. tehran says it supports the afghan government and denies allegations that it helps the taliban. . campaign to raise academic standards across the country. the blueprint is named to replace a hodgepodge of state benchmarks with common standards. those are some of the headlines on c-span radio. >> this weekend, "book tv" is headed west with live coverage of the tucson festival of books. hear from authors and their experiences living on the president -- living on the mexican border. sunday, panels on debt writing about history, the war in afghanistan, world war ii, and the military and leadership. this weekend c-span 2's "book tv." >> which four presidents live past 90? john adams, herbert hoover, ronald reagan, and gerald ford. find these and other presidential fax in the new c- span book, "who is buried in grant's tomb"? >> a guidebook, a miniature history, guidand each president. >> a research guide to each presidential graveside and insights about their lives and final moments. now a

so i think we have really good cooperation from our non- -- our nato and other partner nations. they have stepped up to the plate. despite considerable domestic opposition. >> senator? >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, secretary gates, secretary clinton for being here. we appreciate very much your candor. secretary gates, the materials submitted with the fy a supplemental request highlights you are requesting an additional $1.30 billion for the military to enhance u.s. intelligence capabilities and operations, which includes isr. i would like to talk about the department's efforts to coordinate investments and enhance isr. we have heard from the services that combatant commanders have a large appetite for isr. my concern is that the focus has been on uav's, and how quickly we can get more, but in that effort, hopefully we are not overlooking the critical aspects of expanding isr, like how the services plan to train the analysts that will be required to process the expanding of volumes of data and what infrastructure will be required to move data and shared with those that n

we now have on the ground in afghanistan, we are adding approximately 100,000 additional troops with nato forces to go after some 27,000 taliban and a couple hundred al qaeda. by the way, i wanted to ask, was it the taliban or al qaeda people that attacked us on 9/11? i believe it was al qaeda. 15 of the 19 terrorists who attacked us on 9/11 was saudi arabs. interesting to note that. a number of things is indeed most objective observers believe it will take a commitment of years, perhaps even decades by our troops and hundreds of billions of dollars by our taxpayers for afghanistan to overcome its divisions, to develop and maintain a functional government. when i weigh the likely cost of lives and resources against the potential benefit for u.s. security, i am left wondering whether we are in fact on the right track. here's something that i'm trying to figure out. i'm not a genius when it comes to military strategy. the taliban are posthoustons. 12 million -- are posthuns. 12 million. and yet right on the border between pakistan and afghanistan, 27 million additional past unis also live o

-led nato forces and so to try to reduce civilian casualties, the u.s. military is bringing an old tactic. david martin climbs into the cockpit to show you in this exclusive "eye on the military." >> reporter: a navy jet pitchs into a dive on a strafing run at a training range in north carolina. short bursts and a hail of bullets. the pilot pulls out of his dive at 2,000 feet. a sharp turn creating a force six times that of gravity. pilots call it pulling gs. to me in the backseat, it feels like being crushed. but the worst of it only lasts for about five seconds. >> it mashes you pretty good but it beats the alternative, which is running into the ground. strafing, a low-level run firing six-inch bullets instead of dropping one thousand pound bombs from on high-- was a common tactic in world war ii and in movies like "empire of the sun." but it gave way to the shock and awe of more destructive precision-guided weapons. now, with the urgent need to reduce civilian casualties in afghanistan, strafing is making a 21st century come back. >> since general mcc

as general stanley mcchrystal, the nato commander in afghanistan, recognizes in his the did to avoid sibylline deaths of virtually all costs, you must go even beyond the rules of law, sometimes even putting your own troops' lives a greater risk to do so. the commanders of the israeli defense forces have planned and implemented an operation, also understood this necessity, and they themselves took unprecedented measures to minimize civilian casualties. [applause] the israeli intelligence operation was complex and fraught with danger. convert intelligence sources, predominantly arabs working for israel worked tirelessly to get the best possible idea. make no mistake, it captured the penalties for these agents are heavy. hamas recently reintroduced crucifixion as a method of execution for its prisoners. torture is routine. so, why did israel make this effort? because to fight to pinpoint war on the ground particularly against an enemy like hamas, you need the best possible intelligence. to make sure that the minimum damages done to the civilian population. when possible the idea gave at

units and nato officers even though every nato member is a democracy and every nato member would insist on its military following our doctrine in training on the laws of the war. so that's why this -- the implicit threat to the united states seems to me to be real. and why the efforts to come back into the icty icc and whole or in part or something we should resist. yes, sir in the back. >> right here. sorry. >> thank you, mr. ambassador. my name is kumar from greensburg north carolina. i had the pleasure of the voting for senator helms three times. my question to you is regarding abu ghraib and also most recently guantanamo bay, closing guantanamo bay would pose a huge danger and the united states especially bringing these terrorists to illinois. what are some of the alternatives you might suggest the obama administration? thank you. >> i think the clear and logical alternative is keep guantanamo bay open. it's not like when the administration, the bush administration found itself in possession of terrorists captured on the battlefield in afghanistan and other locations around the worl

roberts, robert johnson will talk about financial relationships, and we will talk about the future of nato. "washington journal" is live 7:00 a.m. eastern time here on c-span. >> obama and his socialistic ideas to deciding salaries, that is what is in progress right now. >> sunday, michelle easton on her work to promote conservative women in leadership roles, sunday night on c-span "q&a prat." >> chief justice john roberts spoke at university of alabama law school on thursday -- on wednesday. he made comments about president obama as stated the union speech. today in 2010, when our nation has faced a stream of critical moments, lawyers maintain our faith in the resilience of our constitutional system. our society, our very way of life are protected by constitutional architecture that has survived and six every threat. our courts are often the branch of last resort, guardians of our constitutionalism with all attorneys bowling to serve the branch which alexander hamilton said will always be the least danger to the political rights of the constitution. in the united states, when there are di

and nato forces. they are beginning to consider us just successors to the soviets. so, the idea, somehow, we convince -- can convince them we are good occupiers is a piece of madness, really, that is only going to get more americans killed. martha: that is a pretty devastating assessment of what is going on, and i -- it is good to talk to you as always, we appreciate your insights, michael, thank you very much. >> thank you, ma'am. bill: 19 minutes past the hour and we remember the life of dawn brancheau, the 40-year-old trainer drowned by a killer whale an even as the show with tillikum goes on there is videotape and pictures that reveal a part of the tragedy that may have prevented the death. martha: and the tail section is the only part left of this plane that is intact. what eye witnesses saw that may give us a clue to what happened. martha: federal aviation investigators are looking into a plane crash in bristow, oklahoma that killed both people on board. the tail section of the plane what's the only part still in act. after the wreck, witnesses say it sound li