is this another step towards more political reforms in burma? >> there really is a split between burma-watchers at the moment. on one hand there are those who are very wary, very cautious, and say none of the steps taken so far by the military-led government are in reversible. it could still go wrong. we have been here before with burma. the flip side is that this is really something different. there is change under way in burma. the question is how far it goes, how deep those reforms go. but the reformers in the new government should be encouraged. it is time for western government to make some sort of gesture in his return. >> the u.s. senators approved legislation intended to punish china for keeping its currency artificially low. the bill would prevent imports from china. china calls this a breach of rules which will affect relations between the countries. hillary clinton says it is a feeling felt by many americans. this brinksmanship between the americans and chinese on the currency issue has been going on for some time. if the senate appro

groups like the charity action believe that burma might be at a tipping point. the actress emma thompson has just been to burma as an ambassador for the charity, and earlier she told me why there is reason to hope for political reform in burma. >> i was very lucky, even though i was only there for a week, we spoke to an incredibly wide variety of people from grass roots activists, young people who have grown up with the military dictatorship, after all, to ex-political prisoners who are the people with the most reason to suspect that this is just window dressing and not the real thing, to government officials who are reformist in their views and on some city herself. so we had a very wide range of people. the message we were getting is the same, which is the president is genuine in his desire to move this reform forward. and while it's going to be a very difficult process and must be a gradual process, it's a real space that has been made. >> we've got some pictures of your visit. can you talk us through them at all? >> this is at the women's meeting discussing

the release of potentially thousands of prisoners from jails in burma is underway. it's part of a long-awaited amnesty. we understand already around 120 political prisoners have been freed, including one prominent satarist. as many as 6,000 will be released. while many will have criminal convictions, the eyes of western diplomats will be fixed on how many of these detainees were being held for their politics. our correspondent, rachel harvey, is in bangkok in neighboring thailand. i asked her how many prisoners we're expecting to see. >> the total number of prisoners the government has set is just in excess of 6,500, 6,559 i think is the figure they stated yesterday. but the majority of those will not be political prisoners. and as you rightly said in your introduction, the eyes of the world will be on that total. that we do not know. no list has been made public of which prisoners are to be freed today. it looks as though at the moment the number of those considered to be political detainees who have been released today stands at somewhere around 100 and is expecte

i don't think i think if that was not a clip from burma or around or as herman cain would say beki beki beki stan this was police suppression of political protest against american patriots peaceably assembled in a public area right here in the united states of america and the man you just saw believing out of the head is in critical condition in a hospital sedated and on a respirator and the police would not have been able to do this if it hadn't been authorized by like to civilian authorities like oakland's mayor and city council that i mentioned by the way that oakland's mayor is now facing a recall petition a crackdown against the occupy movement is getting more and more violent around the country this week police have attacked america american patriots in chicago atlanta albuquerque boston and several other cities for the latest on what happened last night in oakland joshua holland joins me now he's a writer and editor alternate dot org and has been covering the ongoing clashes in that city joshua welcome. thanks for having me tom thanks for joining us what's going on right now. wel

one thing i think if that was not a clip from burma or around or as herman cain would say beki beki beki stan this was police suppression of political protest against american patriots peaceably assembled in a public area right here in the united states of america and a man you just saw believing out of the head is in critical condition in a hospital sedated and on a respirator and the police would not have been able to do this if it hadn't been authorized by a like to civilian authorities like oakland's mayor and city council that i mentioned by the way that oakland's mayor is now facing a recall petition to crackdown against the occupy movement is getting more and more violent around the country this week police have attacked america american patriots and chicago atlanta albuquerque boston and several other cities for the latest in what happened last night in oakland joshua holland joins me now he's writer editor alternate dot org and has been covering the ongoing clashes in that city joshua welcome. thanks for having me tom thanks for joining us what's going on right now. well the pro

burma will try very hard in the year 2014. i think there will be some further discussions. >> how do you think this will be viewed by the neighbors? >> i think it will be very positive. >> thank you, sir, for your insights. meanwhile, huge areas are being flooded. hundreds of people have drowned and millions of people's lives have been affected. crops have been damaged in fields, factories, flooded, and billions of dollars worth of damage costs. our correspondents have been out to see the impact. >> you see the flood waters behind me. there's 3.5 million acres of farmland that is inundated like this. 2.5 million people who have been affected by these floods. just up from that direction, a very short distance is a world heritage site. the water, the rivers, and the runoff is all flowing from north to south from that direction in that direction. and in its path is bangkok. so the focus now is on trying to shore up the flood defenses there to try and protect the capital. >> they're showing little sign of going down. the water is

it was the latest in a series of reforms in the country once known as burma. at least 155 political detainees were included, but hundreds more remained behind bars. we have a report narrated by john sparks of "independent television news." >> reporter: it's called the insane prison, burma's largest correctional facility and today it played host to a very unusual event. the gates were opened and several hundred inmates passed through into the welcoming arms of friends and relatives. (cheers and applause) many were elderly and frail, their release a reward for good conduct, said the government. included in their number: 120 political prisoners, dissidents who have dared to criticize the military-backed regimes that have long ruled this land. >> we interrupt our regular programing to bring you this breaking news. >> reporter: the amnesty was announced with some fanfare. over although this footage didn't make it on to tell television, burma's most popular comedian swamped by well wishers after his release. he's called zaginaw, or tweezers in english. the governmen

was not easy to find people that could show their faces because many burmese left families back in burma. so they weren't wanting to show their real names. they wanted to show respect for what they did for japan. on the other hand, i wanted to protect their security. so finally or let's say unwillingly, i had to make a decision to put all the false names. but i really wish someday i could show this movie with their own real names. >> i see. while were you involved in this, the government of my app march underwent some changes, at least on the surface it seems. how are the memories in japan looking at the changes? >> a new step. the president is calling for the burmese overseas to come back, but most of the burmese in japan let's say are suspicious about it because their security is not guaranteed. they have been living here in japan for 20 years, without being able to go to their hometown. so they cannot believe that easy. but burmese in japan want to believe that now is the time for a new step and also i wish that the politicians in burma would see this movie, and to open up for a new f

burma is freeing hundreds of political prisoners as part of a general amnesty. rights groups have welcomed the news but are urging that all political prisoners be released. some 100 walked free wednesday morning, including some well- known dissidents. it is estimated that about 2100 people serving time in burma because of their political convictions. the country is considered one of the most oppressive in asia. to libya now where troops there loyal to the interim government say they are close to full control of muammar gaddafi's hometown, sirte. they are coming up against less resistance, but loyalists of the ousted leader are putting up a fight. the transitional government believes gaddafi himself may be in a stronghold where heavy fighting is being reported. a delegation from the palestinian islamic hamas movement has arrived in cairo, egypt, to finalize a prisoner swap deal with israel. under the agreement, israel is to free 1027 palestinian prisoners in exchange for its soldiers held captive in the gaza strip for the past five years -- in exchange for its so

burma is freeing hundreds of political prisoners as part of a general amnesty. rights groups have welcomed the news but are urging that all political prisoners be released. some 100 walked free wednesday morning, including some well- known dissidents. it is estimated that about 2100 people serving time in burma because of their political convictions. the country is considered one of the most oppressive in asia. to libya now where troops there loyal to the interim government say they are close to control of muammar gaddafi's hometown, sirte. they are coming up against less resistance, but loyalists of the ousted leader are putting up a fight. the transitional government believes gaddafi himself may be in a stronghold where heavy fighting is being reported. a delegation from the palestinian islamic hamas movement has arrived in cairo, egypt, to finalize a prisoner swap deal with israel. under the agreement, israel is to free 1027 palestinian prisoners in exchange for its soldiers held captive in the gaza strip for the past five years -- in exchange for its soldier

because many myanmarese have left their families back in burma. so the most difficult thing was to show the real, to show their real names or not. and they wanted to show respect for what they did for japan. and but on the other hand, i wanted to protect their security. so finally, or let's say unwillingly, i had to make a decision to put all their false names. so but i really wish that some day i could show this movie with their own real names. >> i see. and why are you involved in this point? the government of myanmar underwent some changes, at least on the surface it seems. how are the memories in japan looking at these changes? >> it's a new step and the president is calling for the myanmarese overseas to come back. but most of the myanmarese in japan let's say are suspicious about it. because their security is not guaranteed. they've been living here in japan for 20 years. without being able to go to their home town. so they cannot believe that easy. so but the burmese in japan want to believe that now is the time for a new step of reconcilia

the government of burma says workers will be entitled to go on strike for the first time in decades at the introduction of new labor laws. the announcement was made on a visit to india by the burmese president. he received full state honors. the new regulations allow workers to form unions and take strike action. human-rights groups and burmese opposition groups are cautious. here in germany, the defense minister has opened a museum by underscoring the need to use armed force. this critical approach to arms conflict was essential. he says he hopes the museum will play a role in helping people reflect on war and the human costs. >> and the enormous wage splits the museum, -- an enormous splits the museum. it is not just a typical array of armaments through the ages. it is a history of war with all of its horrors. >> it offers unaccustomed perspectives on military history. it is provocative and scandalous. >> this exhibit shows military vehicles as toys. it is a museum of contradictions, partly redesigned by the german armed forces. the aim is to present the historical and technological

. >> burma has announced an amnesty for more than 6000 prisoners. it comes after a human rights panel says prisoners should be freed. it is not certain if it includes political prisoners as well. and the military rulers of egypt, dealing with clashes that killed several people in the worst clashes since mubarak took power. there is anger in the minority community, which continues. president obama condemned the violence. new zealand has declared it the worst maritime pollution disaster as oil continues to leak from a container ship stranded off of the reif of the north island. more oil has spilled from the vessel than previously thought after being pounded by heavy seas overnight. a beach famed for its natural beauty has been closed. >> on nearly every front, the news surrounding the ship has not been good. more oil being washed up on the nearby coast line. it is the amount of oil leaking out that is the biggest shock. until now it was thought about 20 tons. but that has been significantly revised upwards. >> overnight, we have had a release of oil.

there are three types of determinations -- we recently developed a new checklist form required for any burma -- any permit application. that provides us with the documentation we need to make that determination. the next level would be a negative declaration or mitigated negative declaration. then, a full environmental impact report if the project so merits. the california environmental quality act provides the legal framework by which historical resources are identified and given consideration during the planning process. there are two steps in the process. first, a determination whether the property is a historic resources. any building 50 years or older is a potential historic resources and we need to review it as such. second is whether not the proposed changes would cause a substantial adverse impact to that resource. you can imagine quite a bit of the buildings in san francisco are 50 years or older. historic preservation is a strategy for conserving press specific elements to retain a tangible physical connection to the past. article 10 of the planning code addresses landmarks and his

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so today you know i'm very surprised because the i thought of burma's go to rick. and to false. to all negotiated. i didn't take into account with what you could do you would go it can all do now because of elections. so obviously it's contribution was. on most negative he did not help the process can some of the blame be put on israel the argument that is well through its settlement building and its expansion policies and its occupation could its all not be harming the reputation of the united states really goes together we didn't go into iraq or afghanistan. we're not wanting to to save the world we are not successful in saving i was saying it's a saw on the other hand we're very dependent on america and we get a big big budgets for aged for armament so we've sunk a little for a fusion reactor i don't think can be dissolved but we never had such an extreme right of government in israel which was. over a few snick to peace all together so i don't think the delaney's obama i think we instead of opening up being the strong power to being the able to quote from my using we have a

so clearly you know i'm very surprised because the i thought all burma is go to be in using and force both sides to negotiate it and i didn't take into account reporter could do a year will go it can all do now because of fairly actions. so obviously it is called the abuse. was. and most negative it did not help the process can sum up a claim be put on involve the argument that is well through its settlement building and its expansion policies and its occupation could as well not be harming the reputation of the united states really goes together we didn't go into iraq or afghanistan and. we're not wanting to save the world we are not successful in saving ourselves so on the other hand we're very dependent on america and we get a big big budgets for a good for armament so it's incredible for a fusion that i don't think can be dissolved but we never had such an extreme guide the government in israel we share was a. perfuse nicked piece altogether so i don't think the blainey's obama i think we instead of opening it up being the strong power being the able power to compromising we have

so you know i'm very surprised because the i thought of burma's go to rick. and to false both sides to negotiate it in i didn't take into account it will be called do you will go you can all do now because of elections. so obviously his contribution was. on most negative he did not help the poor sis can sum up a plane be put on israel the argument that is well through its settlement building and its expansion policies and its occupation could its all not be harming the reputation of the united states really goes together or we didn't go into iraq or afghanistan and. we are not wanting to save the world we are not successful in saving all sense so on the other hand we're very dependent on america and we get a big big budgets for aid for armament so it's some kind of fusion i don't think can be dissolved but we never had such an extreme government. we share was the perfuse nick to piece all together so i don't think the blame is obama i think we instead of opening it up being the strong power to being the able power ple compromising we have the pull and instead

i thought of burma's growth. and two were false both sides to negotiate. i didn't take into account what you could do a year will go it cannot do now because of elections. so obviously his contribution was. almost negative he did not in the process can some of the play be put on israel the argument that is well through its settlement building and its expansion policies and its occupation could its all not be harming the reputation of the united states really goes together or we didn't go into iraq or afghanistan and. we are not wanting to to save the world we are not successful in saving all saints saw on the other hand we're very dependent on america and we get a big big budgets for a good for our moment so we have some kind of fusion rick i don't think can be dissolved but we never had such an extreme government in israel which was the perfuse nick to piece all together so i don't think the blame is obama i think we instead of opening up being the strong power to being the be able to quote from ising we have a poll and instead of opening and being genero

it and we we saw it with largely middle ages and we see it regards now with country countries like burma. that countries oppress their people it's quite basically creating lots and lots of very small was. criminalized things that people ordinarily do by moving around in those kinds of things jaywalking and and then build database on all the crimes that somebody is committed and then once somebody steps over a political line come down like a ton of bricks and there's a very famous quote to that extent i believe it was coming out of russia many years ago you find me the mad i'll find it a crime yeah and there was a book written on this harvey silverglade i believe his name was three felonies that day and the theory is that for any of us out there trying to obey the law still every day we will have committed at least three felonies felonies yikes so that's you know you so i mean the man i'll find you a crime right so when the government has a database that includes basically all of us and should our government drift in in a direction you know if we had three three more george bushes in a ro

and we we saw it writ large the middle ages and we see it regarded now with come to countries like burma. that countries oppress their people is by basically creating lots and lots of very small laws that criminalize things that people ordinarily do like moving around in the kinds of things jaywalking and and then build databases on all the crimes that somebody has committed and then once somebody steps over a political line come down like a ton of bricks on there's a very famous quote that extent i believe is coming out of russia many years ago you find me the mad i'll find it a crime yeah and there was a book written on this harvey silverglade i believe his name was three felonies a day and the theory is that for any of us out there trying to obey the law still every day we will have committed at least three felonies felonies yikes so that you know you saw i mean man i'll find you a crime right so when the government has a database that includes basically all of us and should our government drift in in a direction you know if we had three three more george bushes in a row it might be s

in asia they were limited to burma and china. interestingly enough general macarthur of the southwest pacific theater didn't want any part of donovan's force. he didn't think he would have any use for him. admiral chester nimitz, commander of the northern pacific forces didn't think much of donovan's force and wouldn't let him in. the most extensive operation came in northern france and southern france. they mounted a good bit of research into targets in france and germany. they also infiltrated and parachuted in commandos during that operation. donovan liked to go in on landings, the beach landings. he went into sicily and italy and started to worry his own staff because they thought all those secrets in his head, last place you want to miss at the front where he might be captured and be a valuable target. george marshall, chief of staff of the army thought he had donovan banned from going in to normandy and so did dwight eisenhower. they had it prohibited that he would stay in england. donovan managed to talk his way aboard the

noting it's made quite a few similar gestures in the past, accord together alternative azian network on burma, a human rights group. there have been ten hume amnesties since 1949 freeing about 6,000 people. it says only 1% of those freed inmates were political prisoners. nina? >>> time to get a check on the worldwide weather forecast. hurricane jova has made landfall in mexico on wednesday. now parts of the southwest are dealing with major flooding. >> many areas are dealing with flooding along the southwestern coastline and we also have confirmed that four people have actually died since hurricane jova made landfall in mexico yesterday. as we go to some video, let's show you what it looks like. the problem is many areas now are dealing with this, rushing water. this is out of manzanillo, mexico. people are dealing with flooded homes, people walking through flooded streets and there's rescue operations going on there because the water came down so fast and furious with jova. that was the big damage out of that as opposed to the wind damage. the hurricane-force winds were basically in a smalle

i think it is a little flippant he was kind enough to writer burma -- blurb for my book but as replacement policies for struggles of what to do with a detaineend and i don't know how low level they are but the policy is distinct from whatdi to do with detainee's not just a decision is simpler to kill them then figure out what to do with them but a t placement for rendition i hope. >> i am a u.s. army jagged turney my father was then the death march in have been prosecuted for war crimes including war -- waterboarding we prosecuted service members foranam waterboarding and in addition, recently with nazintly germany many of thend justifications provided by the new conservative have legal theory provided by carl smith so first wire they given immunity from prosecution when they violate and in fact, the harm is continuing? because some of those things that we're doing to a sum of bin laden to provoke more people from towing with al qaeda? the story is not over now it is just hindsight but the problem is aggravated as some say by the fact they could act within themav constitution that we don't

we do not have an agreement with burma or north korea. we do not have one with iran. i would imagine my colleague from illinois it would not suggest we enter into them because of their human rights violations and the positions they hold that are contrary to ours and are shared allies like south korea. if you want to be treated like south korea, act like south korea. i just think it is important to note that many of us on this side of the aisle would say let's renegotiate the agreement with mexico. i was not here when that legislation was entered into. there is no question here, we all have concerns about the level of violence and murder taking place in mexico today. working through the agreement right now, hoping we can someway effectuate change within mexico, but the notion that these are purely economic agreements, i would argue they are also geopolitical agreements and diplomatic agreements that we are entering into today, and that our reason for supporting disagreements if we choose to is because we do believe that korea is a special ally of the united states. we

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we do not have an agreement with burma. we do not have an agreement with north korea. we don't have one with iran. i would imagine that my colleague from illinois would not suggest we enter into them because of their human rights violations and the positions they hold contrary to ours with our own allies, shared allies would have. for instance, with south korea. one of the things i said about south korea is they ought to be -- act like south korea. i just think it's important that many of us on the side of the aisle would say lech renegotiate the agreement with mexico. many people my side of guy would say, i wasn't here, my colleague from illinois, when that legislation, those agreements were entered into. but there's no question here we all have concerns about the level of violence and murder that is taking place in mexico today. and would certainly working through the agreement we have right now hoping that we can some weight effectuate change within mexico. the notion or idea that these are purely economic agreements i would argue that they are also and maybe more i

the security in burma has become very fluent. in the first gulf war, israel has taken a back seat in terms of coalition building in a way that it would not have during the cold war. 9/11 injected new -- the war on terror allowed americans to understand intuitively in terms of what israel was suffering in terms of terrorism and the threats it faces, but qualitatively, the threat to israel from groups like hamas and hezbollah has not diminished substantially. you can make the argument that it has grown. this sort of very fast forward summary brings us to where we are today. relationship between the u.s. and israel is clearly weathering a time of turbulence. from the israeli perspective, they are seeing a challenging environment. it is more challenging than any they have faced since the early tumultuous days of the post cold war era. we are talking about the arab spring and the realignment with turkey, and an uncertain future with the palestinians. the obama administration, at least politically, is not seen as being very supportive

association, the association of naval aviation, the vietnam helicopters pilots association, the china, burma, indian veterans association. i'd like to point out the language in the bill specifically states that the designation shall not be construed to require or permit federal funds to be expended for any purpose related to the national memorial. funds have been and will continue to be raised through private means for these purposes. the distinguished flying cross recipients have received this prestigious medal for their heroism, extraordinary achievement, while participating in aerial flight while serving in any capacity with the u.s. armed forces. there are many well-known people that have played a vital role in the history of military aviation and have received the award. as was previously mentioned, this renowned group includes captain charles l. lindberg, former president george h.w. bush, brigadier general jimmy doolittle, general curtis lamay, senator mccain, jimmy stewart, admiral jim stckto, just to name a few. the base is adjacent to the location of the memorial of march air museu