host: president karzai, over the weekend. from our twitter page -- "his statement means nothing if it means we have to preserve relations with neighbors." darwin, twin cities, go ahead. caller: just seeing karzai's comments, it is clear that he did not have a great deal of respect for what we were trying to do to respond to terrorism. however, the bigger issue is the fact that they are over populated in all of these areas where continents are not doing well themselves. we are mooring for religious reasons, factional reasons that will turn the world into another great crusade, using nuclear energy. before that, the world is over populated. there will be massive starvation in the decades to come. the greatest thing that the world could do, people can humble themselves and turn within their own countries, trying to educate people. the lack of educated people who research and analyze the things that are happening in the industry's that take care of the people of the world, such as food production, things like that. host: thank yo

karzai is trying to pressure pakistan by deepening ties with india. pakistan's relationship with india also remains 12r5i7bd. fumeio sugaya, nhk world, new delhi. >>> meanwhile, after the meetsing president karzai said he has no intention of pursuing direct talks with the taliban for the time being. with no sign of progress in efforts to talk with the taliban, karzai gave a speech in new delhi and said he had been unable to find any reliable negotiating partner in the militant group, calling pakistan his country's twin brother, karzai said he would use pakistan as a channel for talking with the taliban because of its connections to the group. >>> and next to the philippines, where one of the country's long-term nickel mines came under attack earlier this week. communist rebels claimed responsibility and accused the miners of harming local people and the environment. >>> this photo shows the smoldering aftermath of the attack which took place on monday. hundreds of guerrillas stormed a mining site on the southern yiechbld mindanao. a subsidiary of japa

down ought to be conversations with president karzai to express that. back in the day an american politician could say one thing in the northeast, another thing in the south and then in the west and get it away with it. that doesn't happened to that within 24 hours inconsistencies are being point the out. other cultures they aren't used to. but they are speaking to some pakistani radio station and you get found out you say i was quoted out of context or you have the interpretation wrong. unfortunately he got caught in due policety and double dealing. he needs to be called out for it very severely in private. >> you know, sort of aside from the fundamental discussions that you and i are going to have in a moment about our relationship with pakistan and afghanistan, what about karzai as an individual? this isn't the first time we've heard this from him, and he's sort of had to be brought into line in some ways in terms of our. >> he can say one thing to one person and the opposite to another and believe he can get away with it. it's one reason why we, the

hamid karzai is doing what he thinks is best for him. they don't care about our interest. frankly, dylan, by 2003, we met our obligations to achieve victory. now all we're trying to do is insinuate an artificial circumstance, a border in which -- the hakani network doesn't recognize a border, and yet we're trying to insinuate our perspective on them. >> they say that people change the way they're thinking when they have the revelation of new information or a new understanding. what do you think we could all understand a little bit better about that war that might help more of us understand a different way to look at it. >> well, i think mr. karzai's comments emphasize how complex this region is, and just how much lengthier and more costly this entire venture has been for our country than was originally sort of told to us. i mean, mr. karzai, he's got his own domestic policy concerns, and that's why he makes outrageous and unpredictable statements like that, as he's done before, but frankly, we are so invested in his government right now that we have very little choice but

hamid karzai's comments mean what for the mission? >> what it means is that karzai is a fickle leader. he's a very, very weak read r the nato collision. i haven't met a senior military official that has had anything good to say about karzai. what karzai is doing, he's hedging his bets. think for a minute. this precipitous and somewhat embarrassing withdrawal from iraq has sent a signal to afghanistan and other nations in the region we areç out of foreign in -- entanglements any idea that -- leading from behind in libya signals are obvious for foreign leaders. what karzai is trying to do is establish new bilateral relations with pakistan and oh by the way, india. neither nation isç particularly popular in afghanistan. karzai wants to stay in power after the americans leave and he has to start now to put in place, the conditions for him to do that. >> mention of india, i found particularly interesting. if afghanistan were to stan behind pakistan as karzai has pointed out, what sthrepbt does it have we'reç there to try to train the

a new government was later formed under president hamid karzai, with international support. however, public discontent over delays in reconstruction has allowed a resurgence of the taliban. the anti-government organization has been blamed for recent terror attacks across afghanistan. the u.n. says over 1,400 civilians were killed during the first half of this year, the highest number since the invasion. >> translator: things improved after the collapse of the taliban, but recently the security situation has been deteriorating. >> translator: no progress has been seen. people's livelihoods have become much worse since the u.s. army came to afghanistan. >> the u.s. military began its pullout in july and nato blanz to withdraw troops from afghanistan by the end of 2014. a japanese expert says measures are needed to prevent terrorists from using afghanistan as a base to launch attacks. >> translator: the number of afghanistan troops and police are sufficient, but their skills are not. the taliban might gain ground and the security and political situation could becomeunstable. if

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i will ask him where i can get one of those karzai hats. please welcome lieutenant colonel jason amerine. (cheers and applause) lieutenant colonel, thanks so much for coming on. all right, first of all, thank you for your service. >> of course, thank you for having me. >> stephen: thank him for his service, everybody. (cheers and applause) is it hard to know what to say when somebody thanks you for your service. >> it always is. >> stephen: right, because you don't want to say you're welcome. that seems a little casual. >> yeah. >> stephen: people must say it a lot, though. >> not as much as you would think. >> stephen: really? >> yeah, i think that that's one of those things where when we, when we're traveling in uniform, when we're visible traveling in airports then yeah, people are running up to us. when you see people with short hair in civilian clothes that are traveling, you know, at airgas station getting gas or whatever, then i think we just seem a little bit less approachable in a strange way, when we're not in uniform, but people

that is part of the reason why president karzai has tried to enter talks with the taliban. they are on the winning side, at least they think. there is no chance for a political solution right now. >> we no foreign troops are beginning to withdraw from the country. -- we know foreign troops are beginning to withdraw. what is the future look like in terms of security? >> it seems like civil war will break out in the country. there will be alliances and they have already hinted at this possibility. they are preparing for this fight. the taliban are preparing for this fight. it is not clear where the government will have its place in the future configuration but the future is extremely bleak. >> for the international troops that stay there under the assistance force, what can they do to provide greater security in the future? >> they cannot a lot anymore. there has been success is due to the new strategy in the past two years. now, the american troops are withdrawn and the taliban are doing their up the list to show that they're withdrawing under fire. -- the taliban are doing

i will ask him where i can get one of those karzai hats. please welcome lieutenant colonel jason amerine. (cheers and applause) lieutenant colonel, thanks so much for coming on. all right, first of all, thank you for your service. >> of course, thank you for having me. >> stephen: thank him for his service, everybody. (cheers and applause) is it hard to know what to say when somebody thanks you for your service. >> it always is. >> stephen: right, because you don't want to say you're weome. that seems a little casual. >> yeah. >> stephen: people must say it a lot, though. >> not as much as you would think. >> stephen: really? >> yeah, i think that that's one of those things where when we, when we're traveling in uniform, when we're visible traveling in airports then yeah, people are running up to us. when you see people with short hair in civilian clothes that are traveling, you know, at airgas station getting gas or whatever, then i think we just seem a little bit less approachable in a strange way, when we're not in uniform, but people kn

i will ask him where i can get one of those karzai hats. please welcome lieutenant colonel jason amerine. (cheers and applause) lieutenant colonel, thanks so much for coming on. all right, first of all, thank you for your service. >> of course, thank you for haing me. >> stephen: thank him for his service, everybody. (cheers and applause) is it hard to know what to say when somebody thanks you for your service. >> it always is. >> stephen: right, because you don't want to say you're welcome. that seems a little casual. >> yeah. >> stephen: people must say it a lot, though. >> not as much as you would think. >> stephen: really? >> yeah, i think that that's one of those things where when we, when we're traveling in uniform, when we're visible traveling in airports then yeah, people are running up to us. when you see people with short hair in civilian clothes that are traveling, you know, at airgas station getting gas or whatever, then i think we just seem a little bit less approachable in a strange way, when we're not in uniform, but people k

president hamid karzai formed a new government, but the taliban is still a force in afghanistan. and its power seems to be growing. nhk world's hideki yui visited the eastern part of the country to find out why. >> reporter: this is the main road leading to the eastern region from the capital, kabul. we found wreckage of a u.s. military fuel truck, apparently attacked by the taliban. this huge hole was created when the roadside bomb exploded. >> translator: a u.s. military vehicle was blown up here. the u.s. forces came quickly to collect the wreckage. >> reporter: our nhk crew contacted taliban members based in the eastern province of kunar. they said their unit had 30 troops fighting u.s. troops. to avoid detection, taliban members move around in small groups in the mountainous region. they say they have the support of local residents. >> translator: thenid states continues to kill civilians. that's the reason why more people are joining us in the fight. >>eporter: residents o a nearby village have gathered to discuss the worsening security situation in the area. we spoke with

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that's our man, hamid karzai, the president of afghanistan. he went on to say he would not allow any nation to dictate his nation's policies, including the united states. we turn now to turkey where 239 people are now confirmed dead and more than 1,000 injured after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the country's eastern region. search and rescue teams are now in a race against time to save the lives of dozens of people, perhaps hundreds trapped beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings. the earthquake was turkey's most powerful in more than a decade. scientists have recorded more than 100 aftershock theres ther. president obama responded saying we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our turkish ally at this difficult time. >>> in tunisia, millions turned out for the country's first free elections, with one official saying more than 90% of registered voters had cast ballots. they were choosing an interim government while setting dates for parliamentary and presidential elections. this marks the first election of the arab spring which began ten mon

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a new government was later formed under president ham i did karzai with international support, however, with public discontent during reconstruction has allowed the taliban to get stronger. the u.n. says over 1400 civilians were killed in the first half of this year. the highest number since the invasion. >> translator: things improved after the collapse of the taliban. recent recently, the security situation is deteriorating. >> translator: people's lives have become much worse since the u.s. army came to afghanistan. >> the u.s. military began its pullout in july and nato plans to withdraw combat troops from afghanistan by the end of 2014. >>> a japanese expert says measures are needed to prevent terrorists from using afghanistan as a base for attacks. >> translator: the number of afghanistan troops and police are sufficient. but their skills are not. the taliban. the political situation could [ unstable. if afghanistan becomes a safe haven for terrorist organizations, they might plot and carry out attacks overseas. we must take all measures necessary to stop terrorism. >> meanwhile,

now afghan president hamid karzai begins a two day visit to india to sign strategic agreements which could potentially raise tensions with neighboring pakistan it follows a statement by karzai accusing islam about of playing a double sided game in the fight against terrorism with more let's talk results through a professor and vice dean of the school of international affairs. i thank you for joining us today so karzai and his nato allies have been unable to stop the taliban over the last ten years what kind of help do you think india can offer given the current circumstances. india's been largely playing a developmental role it's been providing all kinds of assistance towards infrastructure growth and telecommunications and rules and. and really with and so on. health so it's really you could call it low profile but in terms. that it's one of the largest bilateral going to stand so we need has been doing that for a long time but whether it or that actually manage to create any dent in the threat posed by the taliban is not at all clear in fact india has chosen projects that are meant

group which is linked with al-qaeda had were routed one of karzai bodyguards for the operation they confessed in training to use guns rockets and suicide attacks and targeting top government officials last month a former karzai envoy and former president burhanuddin rabbani was killed by a suicide bomber pretending to be a taliban peace negotiator. time to take in more of russia close up today one health care. or in the pens a region in the east european plane over most of its territory lies in the volga highlands the capital also called panzer was founded as a small fortress in the seventeenth century and has been growing ever sense today the city is striving to be one of the healthiest and safest in russia by order of the governor argues you are going to find out why. almost every day the government is telling is that we should eat more fruit and vegetables drink less exercise more of course many people ignore these recommendations in fact working for the government will be very frustrating always telling people to do stuff but having no way of enforcing it now what would happen i

and coalition soldiers have died trying to rid afghanistan of the taliban but according to president karzai and has failed to provide security for civilians ruthless insurgent attacks have increased in recent months with several high profile assassinations and shootouts and of the capital kabul civilian casualties are also on the rise they saw comes after the u.s. announcement of plans to withdraw troops by the end of twenty fourteen director of the coalition brian becker told us over the washington's got no intention of leaving afghanistan and uses its presence there to influence the karzai government . i think advisor is just a euphemism for what amounts to an american military occupation if the us military were to leave afghanistan altogether or if it were to leave iraq altogether those governments would become independent determining governments free of foreign interference or foreign occupation that's what would happen they would form their own natural alliances with their neighbors the united states does not want that this is the great prize this is a geo strategically and resource ri

now afghan president hamid karzai begins a two day visit to india to sign strategic agreements which could potentially raise tensions with neighboring pakistan if allas a statement by karzai accusing islam about of playing a quote double sided game in the fight against terrorism or more let's talk with. a professor and vice dean of the school of international affairs. and i thank you for joining us today so karzai and his nato allies have been unable to stop the taliban over the last ten years what kind of help do you think india can offer given the current circumstances. in years to be largely blended development it's been providing all kinds of assistance towards infrastructure growth and clearly communications and rules and. and really with and so on and health so it's really you could call it. in terms. it's one of the largest by local dollar store when you start so he has been doing that for a long time but actually managed to create a new dent in the threat of spores by the taliban. not at all clear in five years chosen projects that are meant constrained in regional alliances

well i think it's very dubious but it's not really a think the karzai government really is an extension of american power which has a masquerade the fiction of a nato cover but really it's an american power cards i of course probably cannot survive without outside support after all the outsiders the occupiers put him into power i don't think he has any real legitimacy and credibility for his people but nonetheless most of the country is not under the control of the karzai government it's under the control of the armed insurgents not just the television but the great vast majority of afghans who resented foreign occupation even before general allen predicted earlier this week the troops will stay beyond the announced pullout deadline it was hinted that out a few troop that a few troops i should say may remain in an advisory capacity what do you think is the actual truth about the future of u.s. involvement in afghanistan oh i think i think advisor is just a euphemism for what amounts to an american military occupation if the u.s. military were to leave afghanistan altogether or if it wer

these contrasts with karzai as harsh criticism afghanistan's eastern neighbor during the u.s. secretary of state's recent visit to kabul both hillary clinton and hamid karzai have accused a pakistani government of providing safe haven to terrorist groups launching a target in afghanistan. now where these ten soldiers have been killed in an ambush by far leftists of rebels in the north east of the country that tie comes just before a nationwide elections next week just a few days ago another title colombia's border with ecuador that's ten soldiers dead because he roadside bombs biasing incidents are being blamed on fog rebels despite the group being the focus of a recent army offensive. those who led peacekeepers trying to remove roadblocks in northern kosovo have been prevented by serbian sat on the road guarding the disputed soviet kosovo border crossing the barricades in july to stop kosovo from extending its control over the part of the country's populated. of the country populated mostly by ethnic serbians if you know she reports now on the continuing standoff. as months o

hillary clinton with karzai in afghanistan and herman cain's name comes up. roll the tape. >> one of the republican candidates, i think it was herman cain. >> herman cain. >> former pizza company executive. he started something called godfather's pizza. the president saying he saw this news clip about how mr. cain -- i don't even know the names of all the presidents of all these countries. >> anyway, that's politics. >> bill: i think we should send pizzas to karzai. he needs to get some pizza and say, this is good. maybe we should have more capitalism here so we have lots of pizza places. >> first of all, it's dismisssive. there is no real reason that hillary clinton had to repeat loudly, i guess what was mentioned earlier by karzai. very interesting, though. why would hillary clinton go after herman cain? he's obvious hee will he rising --ly rise not guilty the polls. -- rising in the polls. he's up over romney. and bill, look, i think herman cain, if he's going to be the serious contender that i think a lot of people think he could be, then you can't blow o

speaking exclusively to the bbc, afghan president hamid karzai it knowledge of the failure to provide citizens -- to provide security for his citizens. >> scarcely anyone forecast back in 2001 that this would turn into a serious shooting war or that the americans would be here longer than they were in vietnam. the man who has been afghanistan's president almost the entire time is frank about his major failure here. >> terribly badly about the security of the afghan people. this is the greatest shortcoming of our government. what we should do is provide better, more predictable environment of security to the afghan citizens. the afghan government differs from the failure. >> it will not get better when the foreign troops go. >> we don't know. this might get better. if we concentrate on the right items as far as security is concerned, or potential sanctuaries in pakistan. they are hurting pakistan, they are hurting afghanistan. there is the means of whoever would like to use those against both countries. the taliban would like to move a finger without pakistan's support. the fact is tha

well i think it's very dubious but it's not really a think the karzai government really is an extension of american power which has a masquerade the fiction of a nato cover but really it's an american power cards i of course probably cannot survive without outside support after all the outsiders the occupiers put him into power i don't think he has any real legitimacy or credibility for his people but nonetheless most of the country is not under the control of the karzai government it's under the control of the armed insurgents not just the taliban but the great vast majority of afghans who resent foreign occupation even before general allen predicted earlier this week that troops will stay beyond the announced pullout deadline it was hinted that out a few troops out a few troops i should say may remain in an advisory capacity what do you think is the actual truth about the future of u.s. involvement in afghanistan well i think i think advisor is just a euphemism for what amounts to an american military occupation if the u.s. military were to leave afghanistan altogether or if it were t

he will be a huge player behind the scenes in working with president karzai. i know for a fact he right now has a very, very good relationship, probably the best relationship we've had with karzai in years. >> that's very encouraging. what does that mean for our troops that are in afghanistan fighting the taliban? they are still active. we know al-qaeda, they have really taken a hit, haven't they? >> look it, the troops are doing incredible job. we've turned the stakes around in the south. the momentum is on our side. the problem that is facing us, the president's decision to reduce our forces, take all the surge forces out by next year before the fighting season is completed, really puts the overall mission. >> frankly, at risk. that's the problem i have with this decision. because it's asking more of our troops. they are being asked to do more with less, and frankly, for your viewing audience, it's going to drive the casualties up. >> we're not prepared for that. >> no. >> no. so if karzai changes the approach, doesn't have the direct talks, we won't have th

just yesterday hamid karzai said in an interview if pakistan and the u.s. were to go to war, afghanistan would back them. he has distanced himself from those remarks. do you think this supports leaving afghanistan or as a reminder of the need to keep troops there? >> well, as you'll recall i have been an ardent person to remove troops from afghanistan for a long time now. i believe that our mission is very muddy there. i believe that 2,700 lives la r later, almost $500 billion, $2 billion a week, when our own country needs to improve its infrastructure and its schools, for example. it's a long time coming that we get out there. and i believe karzai and i've said this many times both on television and in the armed services committee, is part of the corruption that happens there. there's a lot of corruption. i think when everything is said and done we'll see half of the money that the u.s. taxpayers spent in afghanistan under the name karzai. >> some of the numbers that i've seep, at least the amount of corruption are astonishing. you have so many lives lost

. >> bill: hillary clinton and afghan president karzai dissing herman cain. wait until you hear this. caution. you are about to enter the no spin zone. "the factor" begins right now. >> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. you live by the sword or you die by the sword. that's the subject of this evening's talking points memo. another brattle dictator meets a violent end. apparently he was killed in his hometown. details are sketchy, but there is no question his end was grisly. as saddam hussein, gadhafi was likely executed, but he didn't get a trial. they took him out. all throughout history, terrible war amongers met a bad end. guys like that survive for far too long. in the end they got it, but along the way, they did incredible damage. the lesson over and over again is there is evil in the world and always will be. that is the basis of many theologies, struggle between good and. we all have free will. what side will we choose? hurting other people is evil. you can't help on tuesday and hurt on wednesday. harm always overrides any good one

karzai defended his decision to stop talks with the taliban saying they have a pakistan address. >> we believe the taliban are great, very, very great, controlled by the establishment in pakistan. stay in pakistan. have headquarters in pakistan. >> meanwhile, the warning that the network is a wing of the pakistan intelligence service frosted u.s. pakistani relations. it was a source of friction. secretary clinton says the u.s. has proof. >> we have evidence that elements in the pack stabny government are in contact, know about, turn a blind eye to the network operation out of pakistan. >> aides say despite the harsh warning, the other essential thing about the u.s. pakistani relationship is that we can't afford to disengage. some question whether they really believe that. hillary clinton is here to provide reassurance. >> the party sab fight over fast and furious continueed today. the oversight committee ranking member chuck grassily wrote a letter to the f.b.i. director robert mueller seeking information in guns involve in border patrol agent's murder. but adam shift demanded an end t

. >>> a stunning comment from afghan president hamid karzai, who tells pakistani television he would backpa pakistan if it ever went to war with the u.s. karzai's position stands in stark contrast to his visit last week with secretary hillary clinton. >>> argentine president christina fernandez has won a landslide re-election with one of the widest victory margins in the country. >>> and lady liberty is going high tech for her 125th birthday. five torch cams will go online friday, allowing viewers to see various angles of the statue as well as new york harbor all in realtime. >>> and now here's your "first look" at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,808 after spiking 267 points on friday. the s&p climbed 22 points. the nasdaq rose 38. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei jumped 165 points while in hong kong the hang seng zoomed 746. trader also start off the week in limbo as european leaders made some debt crisis on sunday but put all financial decisions until a second summit wednesday. germany's angela merkel muscled out fran's

why is karzai talking about herman cain with hillary clinton. has it gone completely viral over there, they know about our most jughead ideas in afghanistan? they know our worst secrets of stupidity? you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. >>> back to "hardball." now to the sideshow. first up, the world is watching. secretary of state hillary clinton spent the morning with afghan president hamid karzai, and the talk wasn't all foreign policy. as it turns out, karzai has been following, believe it or not, the republican presidential race here in the u.s. and there's one candidate who has sparked his curiosity. and that would be the result of this. >> i'm ready for the got you questions, and they are already starting to come. and when they ask me who is the president of u-becky-becky-beck-stan, i'm going to say, i don't know, do you? >> let's watch his off-the-cuff exchange with our secretary of state. >> one of the republican candidates, i think it was herman cain. >> herman cain, yes. >> the former pizza company executive. >> i see this. >> h

. >> this is a pretty critical moment with the karzai government, tensiones with pakistan, from karzai to pakistan and recent attacks. the attacks against key -- well, the embassy where she is staying tonight. the embassy compound in kabul. >> right. it absolutely is critical. i thing that given the allegations that was made by the network, given the uncertainty about the future of the terrorism fight with osama bin laden killed bit united states and frankly given the state of poor relations between karzai and the united states, there is a lot of business to be done and there is a lot to do in the future of u.s. involvement in afghanistan. >> what about the campaign trail from the republicans for both a slower and faster pace of withdraw, depending upon which candidate you are talking about. >> i think you hit it on had head, andrea. there isn't a unified line of criticism or attack coming at the obama administration right now. instead i think the feeling you get is sort of, there is a lot of uncertainty and confusion in washington over where is this effort going? what exactly is the u

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speaking with a private television station, karzai said this. if fighting starts between pakistan and the u.s., we are beside pakistan. >> wow. hold on a second. isn't this the guy that the leaders when they come on the show say we are fighting and dying and need to stay another decade for that guy? >> he said if pakistan is attacked -- >> this is not a misprint? >> no. afghanistan will be there with you. karzai went on to say he would not allow any nation to dictate his nation's policies. >> women are fighting and dying for a man who said he would be in the war against the united states. >> this is the piece of information that this war is ill-advise and unwarranted. we are involved in local, civil, and regional war where vital interests are not at stake. no matter how much we accomplish, six months or a year later, you will not see traces that they talked about. this is misguide and should be wound down. we should wind down involvement. >> i can make an argument that keeping troops in iraq would be far more. >> this will bubble up. >> you don'

>> it's unfortunately a very difficult situation that president karzai faces. there are a lot of people in washington that are critical of him. i don't find it terribly constructive. his skepticism about the process is justified here. really the key is having the president of pakistan and president of afghanistan finding a way to work together to control the border area. that is a noble prize worthy challenge. it's one in which the obama administration appointed the late richard holbrooke to try to bridge and he was not succestrul in the remainder of his days. but it remains the key challenge in this region and remains very dangerous. in all these areas, the are the's head finds a way to reduplicate. >> kelly: almost a hydra. thank you so much for your comments. us> heather: noose may be tightening around khadafy hometown. they have surrounded the city of serte on the coast of the mediterranean sea. firing rockets and shells into the city, trying to break the grip of forces still loyal to khadafy. david piper is streaming live from the city of tripoli. >> repor

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