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-led drum strike in yemen. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is described by washington as one of the most dangerous wings of the global al qaeda network. in the last two years the u.s. has intensified the use of unmanned drones to target the group. joan strikes in yemen nearly triple last year from the year before, according to the new america foundation, a washington-based think tank. according to the bureau of investigative journalism, there have been up to 154 strikes by u.s. drones in yemen since 2002 and killed almost 800 people. including keep it. like shirhri and clerics like i'm one i'll a lucky guess clerics like anwar al-awlaki. as a report, mostly civilians being injured or killed. >> in yemen's rugged and barren countryside, people live in constant fear. here of what they call the killer planes, or drones. qaeda inght against al yemen, the united states dramatically stepped up use of drone strikes here. he was hit by a drone missile recently. challenging the obama administration's frequent assertio
-led drum strike in yemen. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is described by washington as one of the most dangerous wings of the global al qaeda network. in the last two years the u.s. has intensified the use of unmanned drones to target the group. joan strikes in yemen nearly triple last year from the year before, according to the new america foundation, a washington-based think tank. according to the bureau of investigative journalism, there have been up to 154 strikes by u.s. drones in...
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we havarti seen it happen here in yemen. we are living in a the moment where we have a popular democratic president who is a constitutional lawyer by trade in training and who won the nobel peace prize and campaigned to reduce the excesses of the bush era and he would close on time of day, what and torture, which shut down this around the world. but what happened is that many of the most egregious aspects of the apparatus that was built up by bush and their cohorts had been intensified or continued in some of them have been rebranded and there is an attempt to legitimize policies that i think many liberals had opposed to john mccain would've won that election. but because of it being president obama, he is getting a free pass and we don't have anything even vaguely resembling a credible challenge to these policies because the democrats have checked their conscience at the door and they're asking he questions about how far we have come since 9/11. you know in the week after september 11 after those attacks, congress passed a
we havarti seen it happen here in yemen. we are living in a the moment where we have a popular democratic president who is a constitutional lawyer by trade in training and who won the nobel peace prize and campaigned to reduce the excesses of the bush era and he would close on time of day, what and torture, which shut down this around the world. but what happened is that many of the most egregious aspects of the apparatus that was built up by bush and their cohorts had been intensified or...
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military actions in yemen this number includes the sixty nine civilians who've been killed this year alone. keep in mind these statistics speak to the civilian casualty count just in yemen in a country that's rarely if ever spoken about in the corporate media yet the details that are given about the country paint a picture of a lawless landscape ruled by militants and terrorists he said on harming america a country so dangerous that the u.s. has to continuously conduct targeted assassinations using drones even if it means civilian casualties in the process now while some of you watching this program may object to the united states policy of extrajudicial assassinations recent polling shows that at a staggering sixty six percent of americans still support the use of unmanned drones to kill alleged terrorists. but when it comes to drones or america's other controversial issue on tom oh perhaps no one has felt the hardships more than the people of yemen recently a delegation of american activists with code pink travel to yemen as a good as goodwill ambassadors hoping to raise awareness
military actions in yemen this number includes the sixty nine civilians who've been killed this year alone. keep in mind these statistics speak to the civilian casualty count just in yemen in a country that's rarely if ever spoken about in the corporate media yet the details that are given about the country paint a picture of a lawless landscape ruled by militants and terrorists he said on harming america a country so dangerous that the u.s. has to continuously conduct targeted assassinations...
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in yemen, people trafficking is big business. we have heard repeated stories of soldiers working with people trafficker's. when theyre robbed come ashore and some are sold through criminal gangs. the gangs run water called torture camps. -- what are called torture camps. brutal story is common. thousands of ethiopian migrants are being kidnapped and beaten and their families must pay a ransom to release them. his father was told to wire $250. he did not have the money. we found him at this refugee camp. we also found esther. she is 17. she walked 300 miles from ethiopia to djibouti. there, she paid the traffickers to ferry her to yemen. she and her friends were picked up by kidnappers. she was too ashamed to call her parents and ask for money, so she was raped every day for three months. i asked her who the men were who took her. this girl is 16. she said that you many soldiers sold her to a torture camp where she was raped every day, often by many men. >> do you know how much money you are sold for? i spoke to some of the people
in yemen, people trafficking is big business. we have heard repeated stories of soldiers working with people trafficker's. when theyre robbed come ashore and some are sold through criminal gangs. the gangs run water called torture camps. -- what are called torture camps. brutal story is common. thousands of ethiopian migrants are being kidnapped and beaten and their families must pay a ransom to release them. his father was told to wire $250. he did not have the money. we found him at this...
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military actions and yemen this number includes the sixty nine civilians who've been killed this year alone. keep in mind these statistics speak to the civilian casualty count just in yemen in a country that's rarely if ever spoken about in the corporate media yet the details that are given about the country paint a picture of a lawless landscape ruled by militants and terrorists be set on harming america a country so dangerous that the u.s. has to continuously conduct targeted assassinations using drones even if it means civilian casualties in the process now while some of you watching this program may object to the united states policy of extrajudicial assassinations recent polling shows that that's a staggering sixty six percent of americans still support the use of unmanned drones to kill alleged terrorists. but when it comes to drones or america's other controversial issue on top of mo. perhaps no one has felt the hardships more than the people of yemen recently a delegation of american activists with code pink travel to yemen as a good as goodwill ambassadors hoping to raise awa
military actions and yemen this number includes the sixty nine civilians who've been killed this year alone. keep in mind these statistics speak to the civilian casualty count just in yemen in a country that's rarely if ever spoken about in the corporate media yet the details that are given about the country paint a picture of a lawless landscape ruled by militants and terrorists be set on harming america a country so dangerous that the u.s. has to continuously conduct targeted assassinations...
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military actions and yemen this number includes the sixty nine civilians who've been killed this year alone. keep in mind these statistics speak to the civilian casualty count just in yemen and a country that's rarely if ever spoke. about in the corporate media yet the details that are given about the country paint a picture of a lawless landscape ruled by militants and terrorists be set on harming america a country so dangerous that the u.s. has to continuously conduct targeted assassinations using drones even if it means civilian casualties in the process now while some of you watching this program may object to the united states policy of extrajudicial assassinations recent polling shows that that a staggering sixty six percent of americans still support the use of unmanned drones to kill alleged terrorists. but when it comes to drones or america's other controversial issue on top perhaps no one has felt the hardships more than the people of yemen recently a delegation of american activists with code pink travel to yemen as a good as goodwill ambassadors hoping to raise awareness o
military actions and yemen this number includes the sixty nine civilians who've been killed this year alone. keep in mind these statistics speak to the civilian casualty count just in yemen and a country that's rarely if ever spoke. about in the corporate media yet the details that are given about the country paint a picture of a lawless landscape ruled by militants and terrorists be set on harming america a country so dangerous that the u.s. has to continuously conduct targeted assassinations...
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military actions in yemen this number includes the sixty nine civilians who've been killed this year alone. keep in mind these statistics speak to the civilian casualty count just in yemen and a country that's rarely if ever spoken about in the corporate media yet the details that are given about the country paint a picture of a lawless landscape ruled by militants and terrorists he said on harming america a country so dangerous that the u.s. has to continuously conduct targeted assassinations using drones even if it means civilian casualties in the process now while some of you watching this program may object to the united states policy of extrajudicial assassinations recent polling shows that that a staggering sixty six percent of americans still support the use of unmanned drones to kill alleged terrorists. but when it comes to drones or america's other controversial issue on top perhaps no one has felt the hardships more than the people of yemen recently a delegation of american activists with code pink traveled to yemen as a good as goodwill ambassadors hoping to raise awarenes
military actions in yemen this number includes the sixty nine civilians who've been killed this year alone. keep in mind these statistics speak to the civilian casualty count just in yemen and a country that's rarely if ever spoken about in the corporate media yet the details that are given about the country paint a picture of a lawless landscape ruled by militants and terrorists he said on harming america a country so dangerous that the u.s. has to continuously conduct targeted assassinations...
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there was no declared war in yemen. out here in the middle of the desert, no one was looking. >> an excerpt from germany scahill's "dirty wars." that,t i say right after the one local journalist who investigated the reporting, the bombing, had disappeared. i felt there when talking to the survivors is the only americans they will ever meet our cruise missiles that took the lives of their family members. being there with them and listening to this woman who had lost so many members of her family and this tribal leader who was there, he was spared from the attack only because he was running an errand that day and turned back to find his village completely blown up. i talked to tribal leaders who went there within 24 hours of the strike and describe the scene where livestock and humans, the flesh of livestock and humans was melted together. they couldn't determine if it was goats and sheep or human flesh. there were trying to figure out how to bury the dead. we have video that is extremely graphic of infants being pulled f
there was no declared war in yemen. out here in the middle of the desert, no one was looking. >> an excerpt from germany scahill's "dirty wars." that,t i say right after the one local journalist who investigated the reporting, the bombing, had disappeared. i felt there when talking to the survivors is the only americans they will ever meet our cruise missiles that took the lives of their family members. being there with them and listening to this woman who had lost so many...
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military actions and yemen this number includes the sixty nine civilians who've been killed this year alone. keep in mind these statistics speak to the civilian casualty count just in yemen in a country that's rarely if ever spoken about in the corporate media yet the details that are given about the country paint a picture of a lawless landscape ruled by militants and terrorists he said on harming america a country so dangerous that the u.s. has to continuously conduct targeted assassinations using drones even if it means civilian casualties in the process now while some of you watching this program may object to the united states policy of extrajudicial assassinations recent polling shows that at a staggering sixty six percent of americans still support the use of unmanned drones to kill alleged terrorists. but when it comes to drones or america's other controversial issue on tommo perhaps no one has felt the hardships more than the people of yemen recently a delegation of american activists with code pink travel to yemen as a good as goodwill ambassadors hoping to raise awareness o
military actions and yemen this number includes the sixty nine civilians who've been killed this year alone. keep in mind these statistics speak to the civilian casualty count just in yemen in a country that's rarely if ever spoken about in the corporate media yet the details that are given about the country paint a picture of a lawless landscape ruled by militants and terrorists he said on harming america a country so dangerous that the u.s. has to continuously conduct targeted assassinations...
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he's in yemen. he's not from there. we've seen him meet with somebody before. he's saying bad things about the united states. he's encouraging people to attack us even if he's not coming himself. what's... we indict him and then what happens? >> wait a minute. you're saying that someone is saying bad things about the united states. he was an american citizen. >> stephen: was. now he's a vapor trial. >> president obama searched as judge, jury and executioner. >> stephen: you left out commander in chief. >> he's also the commander in chief. if you fast forward to the death penalty without an indictment. if an american citizen is going to be executed on orders of a president the government has a burden to show evidence against him. >> stephen: you don't know that he's not a threat. they say he's an i am net threat. >> only by edict. stephen: however you say it, i don't care what language you say it in, you just say it. >> it doesn't trouble you that the president of the united states is asserting the right to kill american citizens without any actual evidence for
he's in yemen. he's not from there. we've seen him meet with somebody before. he's saying bad things about the united states. he's encouraging people to attack us even if he's not coming himself. what's... we indict him and then what happens? >> wait a minute. you're saying that someone is saying bad things about the united states. he was an american citizen. >> stephen: was. now he's a vapor trial. >> president obama searched as judge, jury and executioner. >> stephen:...
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he was sitting in an open air restaurant in southern yemen. six other civilian bystanders were killed including another teenage boy. born in my town of colorado. he moved to yemen when he was seven to live with his grandfather. his father was a clerk who was reportedly on a c.i.a. and pentagon kill list as a suspect terrorist but never charged with a single crime. he was killed by an u.s. drone attack along with his aide, another u.s. american. that separate attack happened two weeks before the drone attack.attack. the rationale was that the targets were up to no good. the american civil liberties union filed against the government. tomorrow they'll be in court with oral arguments. we'll to go maria lahood, thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us here in "the war room"," maria. >> thanks for having me. >> there was an op-ed asking the question, the government has killed a 16-year-old american boy. shouldn't it have to at least explain why? can you explain the death of the american and how the government is blocking the case you'
he was sitting in an open air restaurant in southern yemen. six other civilian bystanders were killed including another teenage boy. born in my town of colorado. he moved to yemen when he was seven to live with his grandfather. his father was a clerk who was reportedly on a c.i.a. and pentagon kill list as a suspect terrorist but never charged with a single crime. he was killed by an u.s. drone attack along with his aide, another u.s. american. that separate attack happened two weeks before the...
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that's what yemen is. the osama bin laden place is now not as important, although al qaeda is now back in afghanistan. but the real action, the crown prince is coming out of yemen. jenna: i'm going to ask disney what they think about that. a final question here. we have the big n.s.a. hearing on capitol hill today and according to the reports, this guy in yemen was killed when he was talking on his cell phone. there's no connection to any surveillance program? we don't know anything about that. because surveillance is a hot topic right now, how do you see the issues working together as far as our surveillance abilities and their effectiveness? >> we would not be worried about the n.s.a. leaks if this was in a different context. i talked to somebody who is in charge with medidata. they store the records and then if they find a terrorist, they want to recreate conversations. who was he talking to two years ago, three years ago? maybe it wasn't just to mom about groceries. maybe he was talking to somebody in
that's what yemen is. the osama bin laden place is now not as important, although al qaeda is now back in afghanistan. but the real action, the crown prince is coming out of yemen. jenna: i'm going to ask disney what they think about that. a final question here. we have the big n.s.a. hearing on capitol hill today and according to the reports, this guy in yemen was killed when he was talking on his cell phone. there's no connection to any surveillance program? we don't know anything about that....
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this has resonated in yemen and beyond. young girls there are still being married off to this day. >> as you say it's such a huge problem. i think something like half young girls under the age of 18 are married off. what are the laws and is it likely that perhaps another story will change the situation in. >> reporter: i've been covering stories like this for some time. what's shocking to know is there was a 10-year-old girl who had been married off. she was appalled by that. she took herself to court in the capital and demanded a divorce and got that. at that time it was so much outrage directed towards yemen that officials said the law would be changed. a minimum age would be set. five years later it hasn't happened. every time they try to pass this law conservatives there call it unislamic and they get it blocked. that's a huge problem. i spoke with a yemeni journalist and she said in yemen there's a saying in some provinss it's good to marry an 8-year-old because they are guaranteed meaning they are still a virgin. she
this has resonated in yemen and beyond. young girls there are still being married off to this day. >> as you say it's such a huge problem. i think something like half young girls under the age of 18 are married off. what are the laws and is it likely that perhaps another story will change the situation in. >> reporter: i've been covering stories like this for some time. what's shocking to know is there was a 10-year-old girl who had been married off. she was appalled by that. she...
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the bulk of those eighty six have been approved are yemen's and some changes and to recognize yemen as a someone who is opposing terrorism as a country they can send them back to yemen so there are things that he can do and so i think we our job as americans is the hold him accountable nothing's going to happen unless he has pressure we cannot go on him to act alone on this we're going to take the people demanding it and so more and more our field because gitmo that met organization their witness against torture veterans for peace opposed paying those living groups are doing great work on this and i think more and more americans are really you know feeling disgusted by the way that this demonstrates what our country has become and so combine that at the end and i say surveillance leaks and the edging into war in syria all this adds up to an empire that's in great distress and learn to rethink its foreign policy kevin zeese thank you very much indeed for your comments and your perspective on this life of an l.t.e. thank you thank you very much. but it's not come up to twenty eight mi
the bulk of those eighty six have been approved are yemen's and some changes and to recognize yemen as a someone who is opposing terrorism as a country they can send them back to yemen so there are things that he can do and so i think we our job as americans is the hold him accountable nothing's going to happen unless he has pressure we cannot go on him to act alone on this we're going to take the people demanding it and so more and more our field because gitmo that met organization their...
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they say he was killed during a drone strike in yemen. the u.s. says al qaeda is the most dangerous wing of the network. it has intensified its strikes, 18 -- 800 people .ave been killed the have masterminded attacks against the u.s.. civilians are often the real victims. countryside,ged people live in constant fear. fear of what they call the killer planes. the fight against al qaeda, they have dramatically stepped up the use of drums strikes here. these are the frequent assertions that they don't attack populated areas. this is apart. >> we are not all al qaeda. we don't know why we were targeted. >> yemen has become the second biggest fraud in the global warfare. they are caught in the crossfire. >> one morning last september, his wife and son stepped into a vehicle in their village. they were heading to a nearby town among other villagers, but the family never returned. the vehicle was hit by to drone missiles. some of those that survived the attack we were told died in hospital later. >> may tragedy strikes them. they killed my relatives and
they say he was killed during a drone strike in yemen. the u.s. says al qaeda is the most dangerous wing of the network. it has intensified its strikes, 18 -- 800 people .ave been killed the have masterminded attacks against the u.s.. civilians are often the real victims. countryside,ged people live in constant fear. fear of what they call the killer planes. the fight against al qaeda, they have dramatically stepped up the use of drums strikes here. these are the frequent assertions that they...
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yemen is a mess. polling there is not going to be easy. it might be interesting to talk about some of those cases. i had a couple of thoughts about how you might interpret the data taking it at face value in a different way. we in washington have a temptation to look at this and see what is essentially a good news story that iran's favorables are down and that means that hours are up or that our allies are in -- ours are up and that our allies are in a better position. i agree with other speakers that if there were military action, it would revert quickly. we should not read that as a green light. it would certainly put us back into the prism of american interventionism. i was struck by something else. much of what we are seeing is rooted in the spread and entrenchment of a quite frightening sectarianism around the region, which is extraordinarily divisive and extremely hard to ratchet back once it has begun. the events in bahrain and syria and growing conflicts across the region. you see these even in places very few shia -- with very few
yemen is a mess. polling there is not going to be easy. it might be interesting to talk about some of those cases. i had a couple of thoughts about how you might interpret the data taking it at face value in a different way. we in washington have a temptation to look at this and see what is essentially a good news story that iran's favorables are down and that means that hours are up or that our allies are in -- ours are up and that our allies are in a better position. i agree with other...
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yemen's economy was dealt a staggering blow that plunges the country into a civil war. in part they rely so heavy on -- heavily on money sent home from abroad. the hope here is that this round of deportations does not cause as much suffering. >> hello, again. another violent and chaotic day in egypt. let's recap key events. thousands of supporters and opponents of the ousted egyptian president morsi clashed in the center of cairo. three protesters were killed when the army opened fire on them. 17 people have been kill aid cross the people. the most intense fighting took place on the 6 october bridge at the entrance ott square where anti-morsi demonstrations have been taking place. morsi supporters were supposed to be marching toward a state building close by. this man demanded the reinstatement of morsi. protesters came out in huge numbers after friday powers. they marched on a building where the deposed president is elieved to be staying. egyptian arrested one of the most powerful men in the muslim brotherhood organization. now in other news, there's more evidence that
yemen's economy was dealt a staggering blow that plunges the country into a civil war. in part they rely so heavy on -- heavily on money sent home from abroad. the hope here is that this round of deportations does not cause as much suffering. >> hello, again. another violent and chaotic day in egypt. let's recap key events. thousands of supporters and opponents of the ousted egyptian president morsi clashed in the center of cairo. three protesters were killed when the army opened fire on...
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in my life, never, ever. >> yet according to the united nations children fund half of all girls in yemen marry before age 18. and 14% of those marry before age 15. >> this is wrong. happening for children. >> with the middle east childrens alliance says in 2009 parliament passed legislation raising the marriage age from 15 to 17. but repeeled by conservative leaders. no word when it will be voted on again. >> but implementation of the new rules is not there yet. families are still in control of the future of their children. >> organizations say this happens in a few other countries they say india and bang where la desh are the worst. a care spokesperson talked to use this is a problem has been going on many,. centuries so we're looking for ways to not just stop one or two cases but to create a social movement and a social change to stop it. >> the 11-year-old now live was her uncle but says she wor business about other girls saying they might die, doing whatever comes to mind. they're just kids what. do they know? the video posted four days ago on you tube, it's lfr gotten nearly 7.5 mil
in my life, never, ever. >> yet according to the united nations children fund half of all girls in yemen marry before age 18. and 14% of those marry before age 15. >> this is wrong. happening for children. >> with the middle east childrens alliance says in 2009 parliament passed legislation raising the marriage age from 15 to 17. but repeeled by conservative leaders. no word when it will be voted on again. >> but implementation of the new rules is not there yet. families...
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a drone was flying over yemen. the target was in an suv. >> i got a vehicle moving out. >> are the vehicles moving right now? >> delong: i'm sitting back like this, looking at the wall and talking to george tenet. and he goes, "you going to make the call?" and i said, "i'll make the call." he says, "this suv over here is the one that has ali in it." i said, "okay, fine. you know, shoot 'em." >> you are clear to engage it. >> delong: they lined it up and shot it. >> score. roll it in. ( gunfire ) oh! hey! >> good shot. >> delong: it's a pretty good- sized explosive. in an suv, you can imagine a big explosion. ( gunfire and explosion ) so we knew everybody in the vehicle was dead. ( gunfire and explosion ) >> an attack in yemen this week killed a top al qaeda leader. >> the us government officials called the attack highly successful. >> priest: the cia had fired an armed predator at a car driving in the desert in yemen, with a weapon that we didn't know they had, in a way that we had never seen anybody do anything li
a drone was flying over yemen. the target was in an suv. >> i got a vehicle moving out. >> are the vehicles moving right now? >> delong: i'm sitting back like this, looking at the wall and talking to george tenet. and he goes, "you going to make the call?" and i said, "i'll make the call." he says, "this suv over here is the one that has ali in it." i said, "okay, fine. you know, shoot 'em." >> you are clear to engage it. >>...
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in a series of kidnappings in yemen. he's being held hostage. last week, video was posted on internet of a dutch couple kidnapped early in june. june analysts -- journalists say capturee threatening to -- kill them within days if the government did not meet their demands. judges have started work on amending egypt's constitution. they are expected to propose changes to repeal controversial changes made during the rule of deposed president mohamed morsi. critics say it fails to protect freedom of expression and religion. the amendment will be handed to a 50-member panel for review before a referendum is held. thousands of morsi supporters are still out in force in the capital of cairo. they insist that they will not be moving. they will remain in place and continue to call for his reinstatement. r city has been the focus since the president was deposed. forrals have taken place three women killed on friday during protests in support of mohamed morsi north of cairo. earlier, mile protests -- more protests were held in cair
in a series of kidnappings in yemen. he's being held hostage. last week, video was posted on internet of a dutch couple kidnapped early in june. june analysts -- journalists say capturee threatening to -- kill them within days if the government did not meet their demands. judges have started work on amending egypt's constitution. they are expected to propose changes to repeal controversial changes made during the rule of deposed president mohamed morsi. critics say it fails to protect freedom...
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there is no legal minimum age for girls to marry in yemen. in this impassioned plea she says what about the innocence of childhood? the video has six million views. >>> seven years ago a palestinian boy came to the bay area for a free prosthetic leg. when he needed a new one, the same group that helped him before is ready to help him again. he received his prosthetic leg from a doctor in oakland. he lost 18 family members and his lower leg in a rocket attack in his home in the gaza strip in stwiks. he -- 2006. he was only six years old. he is now 13 and has out grown the original prosthetic device. on both trips the young man has stayed with the same host family and they are happy to help. >> a lot of kids in the same situation that he is that need some help. it does president take much. it takes the right people and to open your home and heart to these kids and you can change their life. >> he was flown in and received the light thanks to the palestine children relief fund. >> a two-year-old girl is recovering after a coyote attack in orange
there is no legal minimum age for girls to marry in yemen. in this impassioned plea she says what about the innocence of childhood? the video has six million views. >>> seven years ago a palestinian boy came to the bay area for a free prosthetic leg. when he needed a new one, the same group that helped him before is ready to help him again. he received his prosthetic leg from a doctor in oakland. he lost 18 family members and his lower leg in a rocket attack in his home in the gaza...
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for example, pakistan, somalia, yemen. the current head of the cia has a desire to put this authority back in the military's hands, who -- where it would be in legal authority, but right now it is something that only a handful of lawmakers can have complete access to. , you know, a lot of the controversies and well-informed because so much of it is secret -- so much of the controversy isn't well-informed because a much of it is secret. i will said that even with the legal authority the obama administration is given to the use of these drones, the actual use of drugs is declining. -- the actual use of drones is declining. the peak year, 2010, the united states dropped something like 110 weapons from drones in pakistan. this year so far it has been 13. it is going down. i think the president is taking a closer look, is controlling more of it himself, and we are getting a little bit -- we are getting a bit out of the drone fever, where it becomes so tempting to use this against a bad guy target where you do it without thinkin
for example, pakistan, somalia, yemen. the current head of the cia has a desire to put this authority back in the military's hands, who -- where it would be in legal authority, but right now it is something that only a handful of lawmakers can have complete access to. , you know, a lot of the controversies and well-informed because so much of it is secret -- so much of the controversy isn't well-informed because a much of it is secret. i will said that even with the legal authority the obama...
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there is no legal minimum age for girls to marry in yemen. in this impassioned plea she says what about the innocence of childhood? the video has six million views. >>> seven years ago a palestinian boy came to the bay area for a free prosthetic leg. when he needed a new one, the same group that helped him before is ready to help him again. he received his prosthetic leg from a doctor in oakland. he lost 18 family members and his lower leg in a rocket attack in his home in the gaza strip in stwiks. he -- 2006. he was only six years old. he is now 13 and has out grown the original prosthetic device. on both trips the young man has stayed with the same host family and they are happy to help. >> a lot of kids in the same situation that he is that need some help. it does president take much. it takes the right people and to open your home and heart to these kids and you can change their life. >> he was flown in and received the light thanks to the palestine children relief fund. >> a two-year-old girl is recovering after a coyote attack in orange
there is no legal minimum age for girls to marry in yemen. in this impassioned plea she says what about the innocence of childhood? the video has six million views. >>> seven years ago a palestinian boy came to the bay area for a free prosthetic leg. when he needed a new one, the same group that helped him before is ready to help him again. he received his prosthetic leg from a doctor in oakland. he lost 18 family members and his lower leg in a rocket attack in his home in the gaza...
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yemen hunter is convinced her daughter didn't run away but was kidnapped she was certain the. the police barely even tried to find her daughter. that was the model i went to the police and declared her missing and they call me periodically asking whether or not i've solved the problem i always answer is it me who has to solve it maybe they also told me i have to cooperate with them how come they didn't question that muslim girl. we've documented about five hundred cases of girls disappearing off to the revolution the case of fourteen year old. is one of the most famous i don't remember the name of the man who was accused in the kidnapping he was the owner of a bookstore. she went out and didn't come back. called the hospitals and declared her missing cording to witnesses the last place she was seen was that exact story. it was accused and there was a warrant to arrest him but it wasn't carried out. abraham lewis heads the coptic civic organization that investigates cases of christian girls who've disappeared most of the time the girls do run away with their muslims the un says
yemen hunter is convinced her daughter didn't run away but was kidnapped she was certain the. the police barely even tried to find her daughter. that was the model i went to the police and declared her missing and they call me periodically asking whether or not i've solved the problem i always answer is it me who has to solve it maybe they also told me i have to cooperate with them how come they didn't question that muslim girl. we've documented about five hundred cases of girls disappearing...
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there is no legal minimum age for girls to marry in yemen. in this impassioned plea she says what about the innocence of childhood? the video has six million views. >>> seven years ago a palestinian boy came to the bay area for aree free prosthetc leg. when he needed a new one, the same group that helped him before is ready to help him again. he received his prosthetic leg from a doctor in oakland. he lost 18 family members and his lower leg in a rocket attack in his home in the gaza strip in stwiks. he -- 2006. he was only six years old. he is now 13 and has out grown the original prosthetic device. on both trips the young man has stayed with the same host family and they are happy to help. >> a lot of kids in the same situation that he is that need some help. it does president take much. it takes the right people and to open your home and heart to these kids and you can change their life. >> he was in and in and received the light thanks to the palestine children relief fund. >> a two-year-old girl is recovering after a coyote attack in ora
there is no legal minimum age for girls to marry in yemen. in this impassioned plea she says what about the innocence of childhood? the video has six million views. >>> seven years ago a palestinian boy came to the bay area for aree free prosthetc leg. when he needed a new one, the same group that helped him before is ready to help him again. he received his prosthetic leg from a doctor in oakland. he lost 18 family members and his lower leg in a rocket attack in his home in the gaza...
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and yemen. pakistan this. a state. in control of the government. those are the worries so and starting to deal with them. the strategy of use of drones. special forces training local forces and indigenous forcees to help us. that is what we are hoping that strategy will slow it down there. is always a feeling however that the terrorists will get through. it happened in the boston marathon bombings. some got through. being make organized. but ideology of the feeling of victimization of a radical idol gement and empowering them has a hold on a certain number of people. that will be almost impossible to stop. with he can do a better job of uncovering it. and to be more aware of it. but the state less terrorist groups are a important factor and will be for the foreseeable future. dr. henriksen what percentage of attention is focused on the rogues? >> a great deal. actually been. it is. it will go. we have the problem with china time-to-time and dealings with european allies and reoccurance of the power struggles with the putin government in russia. a g
and yemen. pakistan this. a state. in control of the government. those are the worries so and starting to deal with them. the strategy of use of drones. special forces training local forces and indigenous forcees to help us. that is what we are hoping that strategy will slow it down there. is always a feeling however that the terrorists will get through. it happened in the boston marathon bombings. some got through. being make organized. but ideology of the feeling of victimization of a radical...
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this is no legal minimum age for girls to marry in yemen. in this plea, she asked yes she is being forced to give up the innocence of childhood. the video has more than six million views. >> still ahead, the dangerous discovery that is forcing a salsa maker to issue a recall. >> the vote today on capitol hill that could make the way you get your mail each day a little tougher. >> a special invitation for the san francisco giants, why they are being asked t >> new research reveals how dominant google is in cyber space. the mountain view based internet giant gets 25 percent of all online traffic in north america more than facebook, netflix and twitter combined. a lot of the traffic comes from droid devices. 60 percent of internet connected devices interact with google servers. youtube account for a sizable share of google traffic. >> giant skipper bochy is in a special group of baseball history the 21st manager to 18 the 1,500 career victory when the giants bead the reds in the nightcap part of the double header. the giants have another honor
this is no legal minimum age for girls to marry in yemen. in this plea, she asked yes she is being forced to give up the innocence of childhood. the video has more than six million views. >> still ahead, the dangerous discovery that is forcing a salsa maker to issue a recall. >> the vote today on capitol hill that could make the way you get your mail each day a little tougher. >> a special invitation for the san francisco giants, why they are being asked t >> new...
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it operates in yemen and is trying to overthrow the government there. bob orr tells us about the leader who was killed. >> reporter: saeed al-shihri was a jihady disciple of osama bin laden. and trained with al qaeda fighters in afghanistan before 9/11. al-shihri was captured in december 2001 and sent to guantanamo bay. in 2007 he was released to his homeland, saudi arabia, and just two years later saeed al-shihri was back in the terror business, helping to form the yemen-based terror group al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. as number two he was an operational commander. right at the center of a series of bomb plots targeting the u.s. in december, 2009, a.q.a.p. put an underwear bomb aboard a passenger jet headed to detroit. in 2010, the group planted bombs aboard two u.s.-bound cargo planes. and in 2012, a follow-up underwear plot was disrupted by u.s. and british intelligence. while none of the plots succeeded, a.q.a.p. demonstrated stronger operational abilities than the remnants of bin laden's original group. a group has also motivated lone wolf att
it operates in yemen and is trying to overthrow the government there. bob orr tells us about the leader who was killed. >> reporter: saeed al-shihri was a jihady disciple of osama bin laden. and trained with al qaeda fighters in afghanistan before 9/11. al-shihri was captured in december 2001 and sent to guantanamo bay. in 2007 he was released to his homeland, saudi arabia, and just two years later saeed al-shihri was back in the terror business, helping to form the yemen-based terror...
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obama had a self-imposed rule that he would not send them to yemen. if you were in his position would you send those 56 immediately to yemen. >> i would have landed a plane there the day he gave the speech back in may. i mean, that's low hanging fruit. these are guys who have been an unanimous decision that the law enforcement intelligence communities unanimously agreed that they didn't commit a crime they're not a threat. we're not going to keep them. we're spending $1.5 million a year on each of these detainees. that's wasted taxpayer money to keep people in prison that we don't want to keep. if these were americans being detained by another country because of their citizenship we would have been pitching a fit. >> cenk: what do you think about the forced feeding. colonel davis has a point. i think that too we got to feed them. we can't let them die. but senator durbin said there is a way to do this in federal prisons. only if it's absolutely medically necessary. the flip side is the people of guantanamo are saying you want to take that chance? >> i
obama had a self-imposed rule that he would not send them to yemen. if you were in his position would you send those 56 immediately to yemen. >> i would have landed a plane there the day he gave the speech back in may. i mean, that's low hanging fruit. these are guys who have been an unanimous decision that the law enforcement intelligence communities unanimously agreed that they didn't commit a crime they're not a threat. we're not going to keep them. we're spending $1.5 million a year...
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you clear prisoners and say they're going to leave you can't then turn around and say oh but we think yemen is not safe send these people home then we are left with eighty prisoners now the united states has said that forty six of those people it wants to hold indefinitely because it believes they're dangerous but it doesn't have evidence that it says it can use in a court of law that makes that evidence very suspicious to any rational person i believe but they need to initiate reviews of these men's cases to look again at what they claim is the evidence and they've a handful of people there they say they're going to put on trial they need to get on with those trials first the story really according to the authorities there are only twelve people in total who are going to go on trial so as far as i can see everyone else needs to be released it's nearly twelve years that this prison has been opened it will be twelve years in january it's always been an abomination morally ethically legally. harmful to america's so interest it really is in a time that the place is closed oh all right investig
you clear prisoners and say they're going to leave you can't then turn around and say oh but we think yemen is not safe send these people home then we are left with eighty prisoners now the united states has said that forty six of those people it wants to hold indefinitely because it believes they're dangerous but it doesn't have evidence that it says it can use in a court of law that makes that evidence very suspicious to any rational person i believe but they need to initiate reviews of these...
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i mean you've got a -- you've got a limited group there in yemen. what they're looking for is talent that comes with the technical ability, the leadership skills. this isn't about fighting u.s. forces in the field where they're expandible. these are leaders of a complex terrorist organization. this is a significant blow. but the number one guy there is still alive. >>> in california protests continued last night after the george zimmerman verdict. this time, peaceful. in los angeles, police moved in after some of monday night's rallies turned violent leading to 14 arrests. civil rights groups are calling for protests in 100 cities this weekend. >> one of the jurors who acquitted zimmerman is putting sm of some of the blame on trayvon martin. speaking in silhouette appeared with "60 minutes" correspondent anderson cooper last night on his cnn program. >> do you think trayvon martin played a role in his own death? what happened to him, this is something he also -- >> i believe he played a huge role in his death. he could -- he could -- when george con
i mean you've got a -- you've got a limited group there in yemen. what they're looking for is talent that comes with the technical ability, the leadership skills. this isn't about fighting u.s. forces in the field where they're expandible. these are leaders of a complex terrorist organization. this is a significant blow. but the number one guy there is still alive. >>> in california protests continued last night after the george zimmerman verdict. this time, peaceful. in los angeles,...
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yemen? are you crazy? who cares about yemen? and eventually that just means we need a military base. we will not nation build. for five years the president of mollie beattie beattie, jeffrey, help me get support. there is instability, hunker, lack of development. look at a map it is right in the desert it is hard probably the hardest p.m. place in the whole world you can grow crops no power new infrastructure is not called timbuktu in our language for nothing of course, it has been called that for the last thousand years but we know it as the end of the world because it doesn't get harder for development so the president had a plan for mostly in the north sea it is my job i tried every where no one gave a. not here, two blocks down three blocks down, one block up this is five important blocks nobody gave a damn. who cares about molly? then sitting under the stars when evening jay during last year with the prime minister in to a governor who said it is bad. it is so dry but their trampoline the crops there is violence every day p
yemen? are you crazy? who cares about yemen? and eventually that just means we need a military base. we will not nation build. for five years the president of mollie beattie beattie, jeffrey, help me get support. there is instability, hunker, lack of development. look at a map it is right in the desert it is hard probably the hardest p.m. place in the whole world you can grow crops no power new infrastructure is not called timbuktu in our language for nothing of course, it has been called that...
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transfer prisoners out of guantanamo he also announces the lifting of the prisoner transfer ban to yemen june seventh one hundred four prisoners now on hunger strike forty one being force fed president obama's chief of staff denis mcdonough accompanies senators dianne feinstein and john mccain down to get to monitor the situation july first as the number of hunger strikers peaks at one hundred six with forty four being force fed lawyers a forgive mode detainees file a motion in the u.s. district court in washington d.c. to stop the force feeding on july ninth the judge rules that only president obama has the authority to stop for speeding meanwhile prison officials say they are prepared to continue force feeding striking inmates during the holy month of ramadan the next day senator dianne feinstein again writes the white house asking the president to halt the practice of force feeding and then as the holiday of ramadan begins the hunger strike slows down on july fourteenth it's reported the prison guards have brought back communal living for prisoners at the facility who give up their hu
transfer prisoners out of guantanamo he also announces the lifting of the prisoner transfer ban to yemen june seventh one hundred four prisoners now on hunger strike forty one being force fed president obama's chief of staff denis mcdonough accompanies senators dianne feinstein and john mccain down to get to monitor the situation july first as the number of hunger strikers peaks at one hundred six with forty four being force fed lawyers a forgive mode detainees file a motion in the u.s....
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citizen of yemen, the mastermind of uss coal bombing. he was recaptured and able to escape from yemen in 2006 with 22 other terrorists. why would we risk another jail break by people on who intend to do us harm. i learned about how 00 prisoners escaped from iraq after they launched an assault to free them. many of these prisoners were senior members of al qaeda who were convicted and received death sentences. it's an example of what happens when the u.s. delegates its national security interests to other countries. this is a commonsense amendment of protecting amendments. this congress needs to get reports on factors that contribute to re-engagement so the choices can be made. that report is mandated by law and is still currently overdue. in 2012, it was reported that the combined and suspecteded rate of former gitmo detainees has risen to 30%. i consider you to join me in supporting this amendment and i reserve. the chair: the gentlelady reserves. anyone seek recognition? mr. visclosky: i claim time in opposition and reserve. the chair:
citizen of yemen, the mastermind of uss coal bombing. he was recaptured and able to escape from yemen in 2006 with 22 other terrorists. why would we risk another jail break by people on who intend to do us harm. i learned about how 00 prisoners escaped from iraq after they launched an assault to free them. many of these prisoners were senior members of al qaeda who were convicted and received death sentences. it's an example of what happens when the u.s. delegates its national security...
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transfer prisoners out of guantanamo he also announces the lifting of the prisoner transfer ban to yemen june seventh one hundred four prisoners are now on hunger strike forty one being force fed president obama's chief of staff denis mcdonough accompany senators dianne feinstein and john mccain down to get most to monitor the situation july first as the number of hunger strikers peaks at one zero six with forty four being force fed lawyers a forgive mode detainees file a motion in the u.s. district court in washington d.c. to stop the force feeding on july ninth the judge rules that only president obama has the authority to stop for speeding meanwhile prison officials say they are prepared to continue force feeding striking inmates during the holy month of ramadan the next day senator dianne feinstein again writes the white house asking the president to halt the practice of force feeding and then as the holiday of ramadan begins the hunger strike slows down on july fourteenth it's reported that prison guards have brought back communal living for prisoners at the facility who give up the
transfer prisoners out of guantanamo he also announces the lifting of the prisoner transfer ban to yemen june seventh one hundred four prisoners are now on hunger strike forty one being force fed president obama's chief of staff denis mcdonough accompany senators dianne feinstein and john mccain down to get most to monitor the situation july first as the number of hunger strikers peaks at one zero six with forty four being force fed lawyers a forgive mode detainees file a motion in the u.s....
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transfer prisoners out of guantanamo he also announces the lifting of the prisoner transfer ban to yemen june seventh one hundred four prisoners now on hunger strike forty one being force fed president obama's chief of staff denis mcdonough accompanies senators dianne feinstein and john mccain down to get mo to monitor the situation july first as the number of hunger strikers peaks at one hundred six with forty four being force fed lawyers a forgive mode detainees file a motion in the u.s. district court in washington d.c. to stop the force feeding on july ninth the judge rules that only president obama has the authority to stop for speeding meanwhile prison officials say they are prepared to continue force feeding striking inmates during the holy month of ramadan the next day senator dianne feinstein again writes the white house asking the president to halt the practice of force feeding and then as the holiday of ramadan begins the hunger strike slows down on july fourteenth that's reported the prison guards have brought back communal living for prisoners at the facility who give up the
transfer prisoners out of guantanamo he also announces the lifting of the prisoner transfer ban to yemen june seventh one hundred four prisoners now on hunger strike forty one being force fed president obama's chief of staff denis mcdonough accompanies senators dianne feinstein and john mccain down to get mo to monitor the situation july first as the number of hunger strikers peaks at one hundred six with forty four being force fed lawyers a forgive mode detainees file a motion in the u.s....
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pakistan, somalia, yemen, pl aces like this. for red drone assault in the middle of the war with a sniper in the few civilians as a result but that doesn't happen. but a drone that comes out of the middle of nowhere where people to lift this area that is something extraordinary but that is not very many people but to save the mexican government they're going after drug users and believe that they were hiding out. and they drop a drone on the house in half a dozen american civilians are dead. civilians. that doesn't sound like much but we're not in war with mexico we have nothing to do with this drug dealer. the american people and the american president should be all raged. it is interesting. he has used drones quite a lot and he said in an interview this is an area that did drone inspires so much resentment in the country that it is used that these kinds of wars one thing we're trying to do was not just kill the enemy but affect apart in the mind of the people in the end of the weapon kills insiders but it is also alienating. >
pakistan, somalia, yemen, pl aces like this. for red drone assault in the middle of the war with a sniper in the few civilians as a result but that doesn't happen. but a drone that comes out of the middle of nowhere where people to lift this area that is something extraordinary but that is not very many people but to save the mexican government they're going after drug users and believe that they were hiding out. and they drop a drone on the house in half a dozen american civilians are dead....
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ignored and i think is easy way to do that is to begin sending those clear to many as back home to yemen where their government wants them and i think if the detainees there that are on hunger strike saw some positive action this strike would be over all right nor is david's film gone tanit chief prosecutor thank you very much indeed for talking to us thank you so i'll see because that will be covering all things about on time all throughout the day and we'll be talking to former prisoners that lois and ex-military pass now about the situation at the senate see. it is not a surprise to me that we've got problems in guantanamo during a time of budget cuts we spend one hundred and fifty million dollars each year to imprison one hundred sixty six people dead more as become a symbol around the world for america the quotes the evil. and all stories ahead for you including outrage in south america triggered by the grounding and they believe in presidential play the president moronic saying he's ready to close the u.s. embassy in his country blaming washington for pressuring europe to block his
ignored and i think is easy way to do that is to begin sending those clear to many as back home to yemen where their government wants them and i think if the detainees there that are on hunger strike saw some positive action this strike would be over all right nor is david's film gone tanit chief prosecutor thank you very much indeed for talking to us thank you so i'll see because that will be covering all things about on time all throughout the day and we'll be talking to former prisoners that...
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or your i give you this young woman from yemen. she came in fourth grade. she is now at northwestern. in her home, this is a unique opportunity -- you cannot do this anywhere else. do not mess this up. that is the rejuvenation of the american dream -- people consciously left somewhere in to come someplace because they can do what they do only in america. there is nothing like the child of an immigrant trying to make something of their parents dream. x-unit have to cycle out and -- >> you have to cycle out come back. >> 126 nationalities -- that is a gold mine. i would not trade it for anything. >> you are the best political strategist in washington, d.c., that i know, and everybody is scared of you -- he did win funniest poll of the year in the improvisation thing, and that is coming up again. john lovett one. i do not know who you imitate. [indiscernible] celebritye funniest on c-span. >> does john boehner ever call you and say this is talk, -- tough, any ideas on what we can do? you are the strongman in the gop on so many of the issues. you fought admirab
or your i give you this young woman from yemen. she came in fourth grade. she is now at northwestern. in her home, this is a unique opportunity -- you cannot do this anywhere else. do not mess this up. that is the rejuvenation of the american dream -- people consciously left somewhere in to come someplace because they can do what they do only in america. there is nothing like the child of an immigrant trying to make something of their parents dream. x-unit have to cycle out and -- >> you...