food aid support to somalia is limited to the northern region of somalia only. >> charley, and david and a team that is all we will have time for. >> charlie keyes, cnn. you've spoken several times about what the u.s. military assistance is not what u.s. military assistance with somalia is. >> let me say the united states government in support of amisom largely through programs run by the department of state have in fact provided assistance to amisom. we have supported the acquisition of nonlethal equipment to the governments of burundi and ugonda. we have provided them with military equipment and this ranges from everything from communications gear to uniforms. we have supported the training of the tfg forces outside of somalia, mostly in the ugonda but also in djibouti. we have paid for the transportation of the troops back from their training places abroad into the country. we have also paid for specialized training given by egon vince to the djiboutians to deal with such things as improvised explosive devices, training for the protection of ports and airports. but this has been d

military assistance to somalia is? >> well, let me just say the united states government in support of amisom, largely through programs run by the department of state, has, in fact, provided assistance to amisom. we have supported the acquisition of non-lethal equipment to the governments of burundi and to uganda, in particular. we have provided them with military equipment, and this ranges every -- from everything from communications gear to uniforms. we have supported the training of tfg forces outside of somalia, mostly in uganda but also in djibouti. we have paid for the transportation of the troops back from their training places abroad into the country. we have also paid for specialized training given by ugandans to the djiboutians to deal with such things as improvised explosive devices, training for the protection of ports and airports. but this has been done by the ugandans, not by any u.s. government military officials. so those are some of the things. and everything that we have done, we have reported, as re

others found refuge in isolated camps, the kind of refugee camps you'd normally find in war-torn somalia, sudan or the congo. it started, we are told, in alexandra, a sprawling black township on the edge of johannesburg. >> the men came from this side. he was running, bleeding from that side in there. went over here and then he lost balance over here and then he died over here. >> reporter: you saw this? >> yeah, i saw this. >> reporter: there has always been an undercurrent of anti-foreigner sentiment in this country. but the level of the attacks and the intensity of the violence is unprecedented. and there's a common theme here. they all occurred in south africa's poorest townships. alex, as it is called, is one of the poorest. they have lived here her whole life. >> they say foreigners take jobs. >> reporter: what do you think? is that true? >> yes. >> translator: they take jobs? >> yes. >> reporter: which countries? >> zimbabwe, nigeria especially zimbabwe. >> reporter: you will hear the same story everywhere you you go. they are taking our jocks. and in south africa, it is a very bi

. >> reporter: but this was just last year.ed at icans from zimbabwe, nigeria, somalia and elsewhere who had come to south africa hoping to find a better life. it was called xenophobic violence. fear of the foreigner. foreigners had their businesses destroyed. houses were torched. they were killed with guns and machetes. some were even set on fire. burned alive. the death of one man, a mozambiquan, shook the nation and shocked the world. within two weeks, the violence had spread across the country. it took a massive deployment of security forces to bring things under control. by the time it was over, 100 people were dead. an estimated 200,000 people were displaced. some took cover in police stations. others found refuge in isolated camps, the kind of refugee camps you'd normally find in war-torn somalia, sudan or the congo. it started, we are told, in alexandra, a sprawling black township on the edge of johannesburg. >> the men came from this side. he was running, bleeding from that side in there. went over here and then he lost balance over here and then he died over here. >> report

there are not authorities in somalia that will deal with them. we've made arrangements with some neighborhoods countries in the region but some of their facilities are starting to get fairly full. >> well, with respect to those authorities and my time is up, is that something we should be looking at in terms of rules of engagement if we're going to be patrolling and protecting those arenas? i realize it's very sensitive? >> it is a sensitive one, sir. we've offered this to the policy arena. it becomes an international legal issue and again and so forth. and i think the u.n. has given the authorities that generally the international community is willing to provide. >> thank you. thanks to both of you. >> thank you, senator nelson. senator thune? >> admiral, general, thank you very much to your extraordinary service to our country in some interesting and dangerous times. general petraeus, the advanced weapons systems defined for antiaccess and aerial denial are being proliferated including in the centcom responsibility. iran, for example, is seekin

however, we have been receiving disturbing news of the deteriorating conditions in somalia and that somalia is becoming a safe haven for all kai eial qaeda. my question is do we have sufficient resources to counter the somali als shabab? is that becoming a threat to us, the somalia situation? >> go-ahead? >> [inaudible] senator, we are working very hard to in our civilian military cooperation with the aim of trying to bolster the transitional federal government in somalia, which does not have a lot of scope of authority. it is basically confined to a parts of mogadishu. our main source of support is the african union troops, primarily from uganda, that are providing a lot of the logistical and back of support as tomthe somali's need. al shabab is a threat. it's more a into a sort of a al qaeda junior partner over the last year. but there is a growing sense that many of the somaliland's themselves are no longer willing to be intimidated by or give in to al shabab. they have been extremely brutal in their treatment of people. a lot of temptations and other kind of very barbaric punishments. t

. >> the fact that he was there with us and the somalia thing happened. i think he is taking a bum rap. you talked to the senator about the cooperation between rwanda, uganda and congo. i personally have talked to them on their cooperation with each other in another area, the area of the lra or whoever they are right now. we made a point to go over to east africa thinking that was about where he was last seen and he had another reign of terror since that time. we have legislation right now that is hoping to try to get more assistance to those period presidents and to try to end what i call one of the worst reigns of terror i have ever personally observed. i have been there and observed it. do you think we should be helping with more resources to end that lra problem? would you support me on that? >> yes, sir. the work being done by that group of countries to combat the atrocity committed for over 25 years is work that's important and i think our support to the ongoing efforts is important to support. >> most of the members on the committee are cosponsors

two tours in vietnam where he was severely wounded as well as operations in the philippines, turkey, somalia, kenya, iraq, and the persian gulf. he has received 23 military service awards including the defense distinguished service he has received 23 military service awards including the defense distinguished service medal is oak leaf cluster. he's also participated in numerous presidential diplomatic missions. his latest book "leading the charge: leadership lessons from the battlefield to the board room" includes a visionary approach to leadership and challenges of the 21st century. this is a book about what future leaders must know. and they must be effective in our dynamic and rapidly changing environment so please welcome general anthony zinni. [applause] >> first, let me say it's a true honor to be here. i really want to commend tucson and the daily star and the university for this unbelievable event. i mean, i spent all day walking around and the number of people who have come out -- the interest in reading and literature just warms my heart. and it's great to see the young people out

they are all, not all but mostly all concerned about what is going on in somalia. and i realize that the u.s. reduced its funding to somalia last year after ofac expressed fear that the extended supply line and insurgent heavy areas were operating that it could be diverted to al qaeda linked groups, but on the other side of the coin, the people in the u.n. have expressed concern about that because it results in a net reduction to food to people who needed desperately. what are the things that you think could be done to straighten the situation out, and do you care to offer some views on this? >> certainly, thank you. first i will start by saying we will follow and respect the law and the guidance around protecting and stewarding effectively u.s. resources. we have been in a very in-depth conversation with the world food program and they are our primary food distribution partners as you point out that they have been clear with us that this is not, that our policies are not impeding in any way their capacity to distribute food at this time. they are not distributing

they are all, not all but mostly all concerned about what is going on in somalia. and i realize that the u.s. reduced its funding to somalia last year after ofac expressed fear that the extended supply line and insurgent heavy areas were operating that it could be diverted to al qaeda linked groups, but on the other side of the coin, the people in the u.n. have expressed concern about that because it results in a net reduction to food to people who needed desperately. what are the things that you think could be done to straighten the situation out, and do you care to offer some views on this? >> certainly, thank you. first i will start by saying we will follow and respect the law and the guidance around protecting and stewarding effectively u.s. resources. we have been in a very in-depth conversation with the world food program and they are our primary food distribution partners as you point out that they have been clear with us that this is not, that our policies are not impeding in any way their capacity to distribute food at this time. they are not distributing

>> somalia. >> somalia. an incredibly unstable country. >> sir. >> and very little prospect for stability in the future? >> well, it's a work in progress to be sure. small things happening now. but much work to be done. >> could you just make a comment about ethiopia and the situation there? >> ethiopia remains a friend, a partner in our efforts to help produce stability there in the region. there are work that the ethiopians do in the counterterror business as well as in the work of their participation in peace keeping operations is important work. and i think the partnering with ethiopians as well as other east african nations is something we would continue to look at in ways of helping produce stability in that part of the world. >> i thank you, general, thank you admiral, thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator mccain. senator liberman. >> thanks mr. chairman and thanks to the three of you for your extraordinary service. general ward, let me just pick up where senator mccain was. particularly in s

iraq, yemen, and somalia -- the situation of iraq and sudan and yemen and the somalia -- and somalia is cause for preoccupation. we need to work hard to preserve the integrity of these countries. i would like to mention the recent elections in iraq and i wish to congratulate the iraqi people for this and also advances in progress between sudan and what we have noticed foreseen the possibility of solutions in darfur and the very difficult negotiations that took place. also, we see some hope with regard to the south in sudan and with regard to the unity as an attractive solution. the key to the solution is development, possibilities of investment in a way that leads to real stability of the political and social and economic situation. i hope that work will continue through the arab league to achieve such objectives and that the commitment to solving the problems and conflicts and challenges of its country. no. 10, reform of the lead. there are a number of suggestions from members on that we have -- that will be discussed in closed sessions. in the past nine years, i tried very hard to

we are surrounded by sudan and somalia and parts of uganda where there are so many legal arms and there is a market for -- and having a market for elephants would tell people to go ahead and slaughter them. >> still to come for you on bbc world news, will google's move to hong kong solve their censorship problems in china? we will hear from the company themselves next. >> the french president has sacked his liver minister. -- his labour minister. >> it is a day to take stock. the prime minister goes to the nbc2 talk through what went wrong. -- bruce goes to elize to talk through what went wrong many blame sarkozy himself for the poor scores. high unemployment and the feeble economy has been met with a series of strikes and demonstrations. >> i think the french are fed up. sarkozy has accumulated many errors. >> for a minute, it was a night of triumph. >> but noting and by explaining, the french people have expressed their [unintelligible] i really believe that they have sanctioned and unfair policy of fiscal gifts for the most privileged ones to the detriment of the employment and the f

in the course of the discussion, the speakers were talking about somalia, vietnam and others that have come after and he said i could not do that. i could not do what you did reading the young people in the audience. you are kidding me. you are legendary. he said i knew who the enemy was, i knew we're the front line was in when we were going to fight and stop. to know that you don't know, you don't know that individual is the end of me if there is a rear area or front line and you have the continuous pressure 24/7 nine not knowing, you have the unbelievable feeling when you try to do something good and it backfires are simply does not appreciate your intentions were blows themselves up. you take a young person 17 or 19 years old of any war and expose them to the carnage and brutality that some of us have seen goes against everything a young minds experience and the difference between right and wrong and what is morally correct and incorrect begins to blur and trying to piece it together and understand it. only now reach trying to recognize this and just at the embryonic stages of under

interior ministry in riyadh, but they have confirmed 101 arrests. 47 of the saudis, and the rest from somalia, yemen, and bangladesh. they say that have been tailing the ringleaders for some time, and they say some of these men have been prepared for suicide missions. we have not been told yet what installations they were targeting or whether they were being read or belonging to western companies, but i guess that is it fair assumption given how many western companies operate in the kingdom. they seized a lot of weapons and ammunition, and they recovered computer equipment and a large amount of money. i think, given that there are yemenis among those arrested, it does confirm saudi suspicions that al qaeda is operating from bases in northern yemen, exploiting the instability on the southern border of the kingdom and using connections within saudi arabia to plot a tax of the kind depots today -- plot attacks of tehe kind deposed today. >> and man was killed as guards repelled a second attack by a same part gang. the spanish navy ship are arrested six men and destroyed three skiffs. at least si

>> no, i can't take names, but many are trying to escape and go into places like yemen, somalia-- whatever. other places. because pakistan is no longer considered to be a safe place for them. >> rose: this is general petraeus on this program several weeks ago, talking about north wazirstan. here it is. >> they have been in north wazirstan. there's a little bit of popular misperception that they have not conducted operations. they have conducted operations and they've conditioned. they have not done a clearance operation. they're not going to do what they call-- they explicitly ruled out a steamroller operation, and certainly they can't do it until they consolidate some of the gains. they've done a lot. thief taken significant losses, frankly, the military, and the civilian population, too. and what they need to do is do some transition. remember, it's clear, transition and they need to do some transfer. they're working on that? >> rose: that's general petraeus. >> that's recognition of our effort. >> rose: but with respect to north wazirks rstan, do you expect to see the kind of operation

half of the food aid sent to somalia is diverted to a web of corrupt contractors, radical islamists, and u.n. staff members. mr. ford was shown to "the new york times" by diplomats, out lightning a host of problems so grave that they are recommending opening and independent investigation. suggesting that a rebuild the food distribution system, the aid of which was worth 2.5 million -- $485 million in 2009, rebuilding it from scratch." you are looking at "usa today" and one of their main items is "a black eye for embassy in kabul. train police in afghanistan, building up the infrastructure, $2 billion in contracts are needed." the next call comes from ellen in north dakota. hello. caller: i would like to talk about global warming. a huge part of global warming is caused by the manufacturing and usage of plastics and plastic goods, which is everywhere around us. but around, there is tons of it. it is not biodegradable. it gives off noxious fumes when burned. the fumes go into the air. i urge everyone to please just use only the most very necessary plastics and give up the usage of unne

now from the interior ministry, but they have confirmed 101 arrests, 47 of them saudi, the rest from somalia, yemen, bangladesh, and elsewhere. they say they have been trailing the ringleaders for some time, and they say that some of these men have been prepared for suicide missions, but we have not been told yet what installations they were targeting or if they were being run by western companies, although i guess that is a fair assumption, given the amount of those companies that operate there. >> a suspected smily pi rick has been killed during an attempted hijacking at seat -- a suspected somali pirate. a spanish naval vessel patroling as part of the into piracy task force arrested six men and destroyed three of pirate ships. lawyers for american talk-show host oprah winfrey say she has reached an out-of-court settlement in a defamation case brought forward by a schoolmistress she founded in south africa. there are allegations that another teacher had committed child abuse. she claimed the statements by oprah damage to reputation. -- damage to her reputation -- damaged her reputation. im

a dramatic pirate battle off the coast of somalia. private guards were able to defend the vessel before international forces swooped in to chase down the pirates. we're learning one pirate was killed. david, what's the latest. >> reporter: well, kiran, a very dramatic battle that happened sometime yesterday morning. it is a shot was on the way to mogadishu when it came under pirate vessels. first time in my experience, the private security that was on board thwart the pirates using small arms and pushed them back not one but two pirate attacks on that vessel. the e.u. forced were called in by the stress signal and swooped by helicopter to the scene and sunk one of those pirate vessels and they managed to take three pirates in custody. one was killed by those private security. very unusual and dramatic battle off the coast of somalia. >> david mckenzie. thanks for the update. >>> if you want to be safe, be more like israel. robert harding told congress he wants u.s. airport security to closely resemble security at israeli airports, esp

there are not authorities in somalia that will deal with them. we've made arrangements with some neighboring countries in the region, but some of their facilities are starting to get fairly full. >> well, with respect to those authorities, and my time is up, is that something we should be looking at in therms of rooms of engagements, if we're going to be patrolling and protecting those arenas? i realize it's very sensitive. >> it is a sensitive one and we have offered this to the policy arena. it becomes an international legal issue again and so forth and i think the u.n. is given about the authorities that generally the international community is willing to provide. >> thank you. thanks to both of you. >> thank you, senator nelson. fortune. >> thank you, mr. chairman. admiral and general, thank you very much for your extraordinary service to our country during some very interesting and dangerous times. general petraeus, the defense weapons systems are being proliferated throughout the world, including in the centcom world of responsibility. iran

afghanistan, pakistan, somalia, yemen, north africa, and elsewhere. but i also believe we have serious challenges right here at home. millions of americans are out of work. our economy is just now beginning to emerge from the worst recession in decades. our schools, our health care, our tax code, our infrastructure all must be updated for the 21st century if we are to create a better america. mr. speaker, the war in afghanistan has caused u.s. taxpayers well over $200 billion. none of it paid for. none of it paid for. all of that money has been added on to our debt. and those costs will continue to rise as we fund increasing troop levels and provide the necessary care to our veterans when they return home. and our policy has drastically changed in those eight years. we are no longer just going after the bad guys. we are engaged in a massive nation building effort in afghanistan. now, i certainly don't believe we should abandon the afghan people. but instead of nation building in afghanistan, i'll introduce more nation building here at home. our allies

>> somalia. >> somalia. an incredibly unstable country. >> sir. >> and very little prospect for stability in the future? >> well, it's a work in progress to be sure. small things happening now. but much work to be done. >> could you just make a comment about ethiopia and the situation there? >> ethiopia remains a friend, a partner in our efforts to help produce stability there in the region. there are work that the ethiopians do in the counterterror business as well as in the work of their participation in peace keeping operations is important work. and i think the partnering with ethiopians as well as other east african nations is something we would continue to look at in ways of helping produce stability in that part of the world. >> i thank you, general, thank you admiral, thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator mccain. senator liberman. >> thanks mr. chairman and thanks to the three of you for your extraordinary service. general ward, let me just pick up where senator mccain was. particularly in s

. >>> a ship hijacked off of the coast of madagascar is steered towards somalia. that's what the owner of the norwegian tanker is saying. the ship's captain reported that pirates came aboard yesterday and contact with the captain has been lost since then. the companies tracking the tanker's location right now. it was headed for tanzania and had 21 crew members onboard. >>> take a look at this. look closely. a small razor blade found in a cleveland courtroom where a jury was debating a murder case. it was taped under the defendant's table. a bailiff got suspicious when the inmate started fidgeting. >> the inmate sat down and made a sudden judgment. i stood up to kind of see what he was doing. i noticed a piece of a razor blade sticking out from under the table. >> we know joaquin hicks did not put it there. i don't believe anyone put it there on hicks' behalf. >> that was the lawyer that you heard from. the jury was not in the jury room when the blade was found. joaquin hicks on trial for a 2009 execution-style murder. >>> it is the fest weirst weeke march. we're c

terrorist activity coming out of the yemen and somalia has become an increasing problem, but because of the scale of the activity plan from the region in afghanistan and particularly the pakistan border, our priority remains that border area. we look forward to the kabul conference. we will gather in washington and in new york next month to discuss the forth challenge, that of nuclear security and proliferation. now, direct military threats to the u.k., both conventional and nuclear, have sharply declined since the end of the cold war. we cannot yet be confident that such threats will not reemerge, so it is right that our objective remains multilateral disarmament and that the u.k. retains a credible and continuous nuclear deterrent as well as strong, balanced conventional forces. but we must act now with our global partners to reduce the threat of nuclear weapons or nuclear material falling into the hands of rogue states or terrorist groups. and that is why we are join with president obama to secure all fissile material across the globe over the next four years. it is why i can stat

particularly in somalia. i mean, i know from experience that where there is no government travel grows either piracy or the provision of space for a terrorists, islamic terrorists ability to operate. i gather that there is an attempt by, what do you call it, the provisional government to retake the capital city of mogadishu and i wondering if you could give us both your estimates of how that's going in to what extent were able to be supportive of that effort. >> senator, as you know, somalia has been an ungoverned state from us 20 years. based in the day is clearly not new, but i will say the current federal government being supported by the african union, been supported by the african union commission a small yacht and been supported by others of the international community to include the united states is an effort that i would continue to endorse something that it has for now our best potential for helping to turn around some of the instability and lack of government that we've experienced there. what's goi

however, we have been receiving disturbing news of deteriorating conditions in somalia and that somalia is becoming a safe haven for al qaeda. my question is, do we have sufficient resources to counter the issue in somalia? is that becoming an issue to us? >> we probably both ought to answer on this one. go ahead. >> we are working very hard in our civilian-military cooperation with the aim of trying to bolster the transitional federal government in somalia, which does not have a lot of scope of authority. it is basically confined to a part of mogadishu. our main source of support is the african union troops, primarily from you gonna -- primarily from uganda, providing the back of support that they need. it is a threat and a very clear one and we see, unfortunately, it is morphing into a kind of al qaeda junior partner over the last year. but there is a growing sense that many people in somalia are no longer willing to be intimidated by or give in to them. they have been extremely brutal in their treatment of people. a lot of amputations and other very barbaric punishment. they have sto

there's another pirate attack in somalia and this time it was different. this time there was a private security guard onboard the ship and security guard killed one of the pirates. as far as we know that has never happened before. we're told pirates followed a cargo ship, tried to board it not once but twice, armed with rocket propelled grenades and machine guns. 60 miles off the coast there was a gunfight. the guards opened fire and killed one of the pirates. a spanish navy ship to be a the pirates into custody. sound like a win-win, right? maybe not. some experts say the gun battles would be counter productive and lead to more violence, not less. with us, kim peterson president of the security division of the consulting firm transsystems. good to see you. >> hi, shep. >> shepard: from the beginning word has been if the companies would get private security guards and let the pirates know if you attack a ship, you might get killed, it might stop. now it's not a good thing? help me understand. >> i have a divvy under -- difficulty understanding that too. we

s food aid-- intended for millions of hungry people in somalia-- is being diverted. "the new york times" and others reported that today, based on a draft study from the u.n. security council. the reports said corrupt contractors, radical islamic militants and local u.n. workers are taking up to half the food. schools across the united states are now one step closer to a uniform set of math and english standards. the nation's governors and state school superintendents published new national guidelines today. they're expected to lead to standardized textbooks and testing. texas and alaska are the only states not taking part. house democratic leaders will stop setting aside projects for private companies, in annual spending bills. democrat david obey-- chairman of the appropriations committee -- announced it today. he said he hopes to eliminate 1,000 earmarks. the move follows an ethics probe of allegations that seven house members earmarked funds in exchange for campaign cash. the investigation found no wrongdoing. in economic news, the senate approved a new stimulus b

, and our commitment to somalia as a member of the arab league. in this context, i want to mention the countries in the south-sahara, the sub-saharan, who have joint interests. we have historic and cultural links to them. there are a number of countries around us on the mediterranean and in south korea -- and in south europe. i suggest that you decide launching a -- a -- a body of countries -- arab countries and the countries that i just mentioned in an initiative that can be launched from the summit. i suggest that we start inviting turkey to be the first nucleus with the arab league countries. i suggest that we look at chad, whose close illicit -- whose constitution stipulates that arabic is the official language. we should also look into other countries on the basis of consensus of the members, if you agree. i suggest that the foreign ministers of the arab league start putting mechanisms -- implementing such steps which will be historic and which will make the arab action very effective. let me explain hear something about iran. the situation c

investigators believe he fled to somalia. in upper marlboro, scott broom, 9 news now. >> sentencing for the kidnapper arrested is scheduled for next monday. >>> a man was charged with the death of summer thompson. he is accused of murdering the girl. she went missing while walking home from school. her body was found in a georgia land fill. he was living at his parents house when the girl disappeared. >>> a legislation that cracks down on parents who allow their children to spend time with sex offenders. sara foxwell was murdered by a registered sex offender the accused killer is a former boyfriend of her aunt and legal guardian. >>> a top maryland republican wants legislation that will invalidate a ruling on same-sex marriages. attorney general doug gansler instructed state agencies to recognize gay marriages performed in other states. minority leader anthony o'donnell is urging the house to reject the the policy without legislative approval. >>> nancy pelosi signed the final piece of legislation. after signing the bill she

it wouldn't be hard for somalia's al qaeda-wannabe, al- shabab, to infiltrate their swelling ranks. also in the yemenis military arsenal-- with u.s. assistance-- air strikes targeting aqap leaders and militants in the tribal provinces. civilian casualties have stirred criticism of president salehs government. >> reporter: abdul-ghani al- iryani is a development consultant and political analyst in sanaa. >> they will have to re-adjust the use of military force and the use of development. the next thing should be development and good police work and dealing with the root cause of terrorism, which is injustice and poverty. >> reporter: that is another weapon in yemen's fight against al qaeda-- development. one governor-- ahmed al-misri is trying it in his province of abyan, a no-go zone for foreigners amidst numerous kidnappings, a.q.a.p. activity and deadly airstrikes. he drove us through a checkpoint into abyan under armed guard. how long has that restriction been in effect on foreigners? >> ( translated ): it started since al-qaeda and such groups started getting more active in yeme

selling america to poor countries to areas where i think you can describe example the russia, the chinese somalia, where people are impoverished looking for work open to radical idea is to become a jihadist. how this soft power figure into your calculation? >> it is a very effective tool with western about what -- values from the road is good to have a strong fist, if you will as teddy roosevelt said speak softly and carry a big stick. soft power but the availability to influence and adopt principles that are peaceful and promote human rights is critical for our country and i think we vastly under use the resources we have. we are an extraordinarily wealthy nation we want access to the market and two our technology, health care technology and education skills the we can provide in a way that nations would think more kindly of us and work with us. but i kept hearing when i was in latin america about the miracle cure or the miracle operation. what is that? they said fidel castro provides cataract surgery to people he has surgeon's that travel around latin america and brings site to people. i said h

and we were covering this huge story about somalia. >> that cargo ship that was hijacked off the coast last year, the one person that was captured, remember, there was a daring rescue. the captain of the alabama hmer was rescued. >> and the ipad goes on sale on saturday. >> like four of these put together. >> as long as we can get ahold of you when we need you. >> and christine joins us from the international desk. you were talking about the pope holy week coming up? >> pope benedict xvi today, he indirectly addressed a lot of the scandals that are occurring. we'll be listening for any additional comments and looking further ahead, he'll be visiting washington, d.c. on the 15th. >> and a visit from the israeli prime minister? >> exactly. >> what day is that happening? do we know? >> no. >> canada hosting foreign ministers for a group of eight leading industrialized nations. tell us about that. >> so foreign minister lawrence cannon is actually meeting with eight of his counterparts from the group of eight. he's hoping to increase pressure on iran, come up with a more cohesive strategy

constitutions and prosecuting war criminals to we've we've had offices in about a dozen countries, somalia, sudan, ugonda, iraq, sri lanka, nepal, and reef prÍncipe did in about two dozen peace negotiations or post conflict constitution's, and we are always wrestling with the question with our clients what is the role of international law. they always want a lawyer in the peace process or the constitution but they don't want you to cross your mind to get out of the box into the political realm and the oftentimes turn to their lawyer and say is that real law or would he want to happen, my lawyers telling me it is also i have to do it. a lot of those questions are what pushed michael and lie in the direction of this book, the rules call and shaping u.s. foreign policy. >> now, today we are going to be talking about u.s. foreign policy and just about a dozen hours ago a major event happened in the world. there was a huge earthquake in port-au-prince in haiti and just now they've announced the casualties of that for over 100,000 people. so i think it is appropriate that we began with the mome

a story about the group of somali young men -- somali american young men who have been returning to somalia as suicide bombers and jihadists. and that -- that story will be picked up for reprint in the next issue. so both of these guys doing really, really outstanding work from all over the world. and as i say, they also have these two marvelous books that are just out. one about pakistan, one about afghanistan. and i look forward to hearing what they each have to say and we'll have plenty of time for q & a afterwards. i'm going to have nicholas go first. it's my real pleasure to welcome both nicholas schmidle and j. malcolm garcia. [applause] >> ted, thanks so much for that overgenerous introduction. and not -- it's not a slight how long it took. that's just a comment on the content. is there a little feedback back here? i'm sorry. okay. i'm going to try to keep this to 8 or 10 minutes and tell one or two stories that gets back to the area where the pakistani government would rather me not go into. i'm going to talk mostly about swat which malcolm was recently there border boxes two months

the end and the vast majority were from yemen and saudi arabia but also some people from aratria and somalia and one person from asia as well. >> an incredible effort going on here and the big arrests over we want to make it clear, over the course of several months. >> it's taken very seriously that this group is trying to topple the government of saudi arabia and reaching out beyond the arabian peninsula and trying to carry out attacks within the united states. >> richard, thank you very much. >>> a delaware pediatrician accused of raping or molesting at least 103 of his young patients due in court at this hour. dr. earl bradley's arraignment comes a day after his attorneys announced they are leaving the case. mike taibbi joins us. >> reporter: money. they're not going to get paid. only assets from dr. bradley have been frozen at this point and even one of the attorneys was willing to represent him pro bono for free but the state wouldn't pay under delaware law for expert witnesses and expert testimony because as one of the lawyers said this is a man with severe mental health issues. this g

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 georgia have been discussed much in recent years. some parts want to be part, others do not. -- some parts of the population want to be part of nato, others do not. the partners for peace is designed to provide links between nato and other countries nearby. host: we have the phone numbers on the screen. we want to talk about nato and whether it still works. you can reach as by e-mail or twitter. the main argument for reading your report is essentially that nato member nations must begin to think about the real threats more deepl

had a story about the group of somali young men, somali american young men who had been returning to somalia as suicide bombers and jihadists there and that story will be picked up for reprint in the next issue also. so both of these guys, doing really, really outstanding work from all over the world, and as i say, they also have these two marvelous books that are just out. one about pakistan, one about afghanistan. and i look forward to hearing what they each have to say, and we will have plenty of time for q&a afterwards. i'm going to nicklauses gophers. so it's my real pleasure to welcome both nicholas schmidle and j. malcom garcia. [applause] >> ted, thanks so much for the so generous introduction. and not a slut on how long it took. that's a comment on the content. is their feedback their come ons are. i'm going to try to keep this to eight or 10 minutes, till one or two stories that get back to this theme of me sticking into place as the pakistani government would have the rather not gone into. i'm actually, i'm going to talk about which malcom was recently they're about to much ago. i

nearly 60 people are dead in the capital of somalia, amid the heaviest fighting in more than a year. for three days now, islamic insurgents have attacked government positions near the presidential palace. the government, with the assistance of african union troops, plans a major counter- offensive. the mayor of mogadishu warned residents today to flee the battle zones. 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 judy. >> woodruff: secretary of state clinton rebuked the israelis today over expanding jewish settlements on lands the palestinians claim. and street clashes broke out between the two sides. ray suarez has our report. >> suarez: the day began with palestinians confronting israeli police in jerusalem. trouble erupted despite a 48- hour israeli lockdown of the west bank, and barricades and checkpoints to restrict access to jerusalem's old city, site of revered shrines for three religions. the protesters were enraged by this week's announcements that

think you described for example of the russians, the chinese were interested in places like yemen, somalia, where people are impoverished, young amana looking for work open to radical ideas jihadists so how does the soft power figure into your calculation? >> guest: soft power is a very effective tool enhancing american and western values around the world. it's always good to have a strong faced a few well as teddy roosevelt said speaks softly and carry a big stick. that is a part of the national power but soft power meaning the ability to influence the thinking of others and encourage them to adopt principles that are peaceful and promote human rights is critical for the country and i think that we under use the resources we have. we are an extraordinarily wealthy nation and trade with people around the world. they want access, they want our technology, health care technology, education skills all of these things we can provide in such a pace that nation's would think more kindly and be more likely to work with us but i keep on hearing when i was in latin america for instance about the mi

and in the course of the discussion, the speakers were talking about somalia, viacom and these other wars that come after his time. he turned to me and said i couldn't do that. i couldn't do what you did, meaning young people were out there in the audience. i said you've got to be kidding me. your legendary in the core. he said you know, i knew who the enemy was, i knew where the front lines were. i knew when we were going to fight and stop. and he said to know that you don't know, you don't know that individual is the enemy, you don't know if there's a rear area or a frontline. you had the continuous pressure on you 24 southern of not knowing if you have that's unbelievable feeling when you try to do something good and noble when it backfires against you, when someone doesn't appreciate what your intentions are, when somebody themselves up here at when you take a young person at 17, 18, 19 years old and anywhere and expose them to the carnage and brutality that some of us in this room have seen. that goes against everything the guy might experience and the difference between right a

the administration released two to somalia. there is no government there. to put it to people back into somalia and al qaeda, the government of yemen controls the capital of yemen and not much else outside. we spoke to the white house about mentioning names. one day they say they're pushing ahead and two days later, when this blew up, they said they are stopping that. there were some problems. i had a problem about you releasing several guantanamo bay people and to our congressional area and your people came up to me and at this time last year asked me at a hearing to please not to ask that question. out of respect, because i thought there would be some consultation, i did not ask the question because i did not hand it is for members to do a got it type of thing. whenever asked and then we got calls saying they are coming to northern virginia and here is what is going to happen. there has been a strong difference on a lot of these issues. i would just put a number of things into the record with that. i want the record to show that in 1942, german saboteurs