galpin said in islamabad, the opposition is accusing the u.s. of trying to sabotage these talks between the taliban and pakistan government with the strike. >> i'm not surprised by that. i think u.s. strikes against agostini taliban figures get the government -- against the taliban and figures give the islamabad government quiet cover over the close cooperation between the countries. typically they do not target asked any taliban, they focus on al qaeda. i think this reflects new working level relations between the two militaries. >> what do you think the timing means for the peace talks? >> i think the peace talks were mostly only for show. the government in islamabad was going through these talks to show that it has adopted all diplomatic options. on the talks have failed, which they will, the government can say we tried all we could and now the military will have to go in and pursue more aggressive measures. >> what impact will the death of mehsud have on the pakistan m taliban? >> a creates a lot of disarray. there will be competition for po

galpin said in islamabad, the opposition is accusing the u.s. of trying to sabotage these talks between the taliban and pakistan government with the strike. >> i'm not surprised by that. i think u.s. strikes against agostini taliban figures get the government -- against the taliban and figures give the islamabad government quiet cover over the close cooperation between the countries. typically they do not target asked any taliban, they focus on al qaeda. i think this reflects new working level relations between the two militaries. >> what do you think the timing means for the peace talks? >> i think the peace talks were mostly only for show. the government in islamabad was going through these talks to show that it has adopted all diplomatic options. on the talks have failed, which they will, the government can say we tried all we could and now the military will have to go in and pursue more aggressive measures. >> what impact will the death of mehsud have on the pakistan m taliban? >> a creates a lot of disarray. there will be competition for po

in a moment we'll be live in islamabad. first, a report from al jazeera's correspondent. >> it is a set down for the tal pan. hakimullah mehsud had finished meeting tribe all leaders when his compound was struck by four missiles fired from a drone. the united states had been pursuing hakimullah mehsud for years. in 2009 he was pictured with a jord anan suicide bomber who killed seven c.i.a. agents at a base in afghanistan. now the c.i.a. has its man. it puts the pakistani government in a difficult position. >> he was a man of strategic military and tactical skills. we don't want to romanticize what he did, he was a mass murtederror who -- murderer who killed hundreds. they will be pleased but on another level they won't be pleased he was killed by a drone strike >> reporter: peace talks were meant to start friday. it's uncertain what hakimullah mehsud's death will have on the group. they may retaliate with attacks. or others suggest he may moderate. >> he was one that pushed for an aggressive violent campaign to the chag re

particularly the conspiracy theories. >> well -- yes, and -- the sun is about to rise over islamabad and i hope today is better than the last few. which is right next to islamabad between shiites and sunnies because the shiites were commemorating, as they have been there for 14 years the martyr come for some of the families. and even in that, it is amazing that if americans think they don't get embroiled in this. at the center of this, is this inability for pakistanis to understand what americans are going through with this war, because americans are going through a lot with this war. and for americans to understand what pakistani is going through. it is difficult to separate what happens this weekend, arrived this weekend, to the raid. to the raid on the red mosque in 2007. all the way back to 2001. the fact is that pakistanis have been living in this war for the last decade, and it becomes very difficult for people living inside that war, to compartment lose all this violence, and all this distress into different compartments. this is because of america, but minute, and this is not

we are joined by our correspondent in islamabad. clearly this killing of the pakistani leaderer sparked a strong reaction. what measures is the government taking to display their displeasure to the u.s.? >> it's two fold. i think the government in islamabad is content to continue with the rhetoric, to continue with the strong condemn nations against the united states. i'm not sure that the government led by nawaz sharif wants to go as far as the provin shall government of kpk province, which is lead by the former cricketer imran khan. who swept into power in may's election. they, as you have rightly been saying, wants to shut the nato supply routes that crisscross the province and the country in process to u.s. drone strikes. now, if that does happen, it could be a replay of what we saw in 2012 when the pakistani government did just that in response to the u.s. killing 24 pakistani soldiers in a cross-boarder raids, and pakistan blocked supply routes. relationship plunged to lows. if we cut to two weeks ago when the prime minister n

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the relationship between islamabad and washington hit an all-time low. islamabad was keen to avoid it but wanted to make sure that the peace process continues. it finds itself in a tricky situation with the death of hakimullah mehsud. >> malian refugees in mauritania claim that they are not receiving essential food supplies at the camp. there's a high rate of disease among children because of malnutrition. fighting between rebels and government forces erupted in 2012, an estimated 204,000 people have been displaced within the country. that's according to a u.n. refugee agency estimate. another 200,000 malleeans have found refuge in mauritania and other towns. northern mali and the people remaining there are found to be inaccessible due to the presence of heavily armed groups. we visited refugees on at the camp on the mauritania border. >> the school year at southern mauritania should have started on 1st october. the school is not ready. so this is where and how children spend their time. the other place is this one. at this medical center worried mothers

and the other thing islamabad is accusing them of doing is skuttling an effort to broker peace talks about the pakistani taliban. therthey are arguing that with e death that basically that everything is lameverything islg to achieve is back at square one. the pack ta pakistani citizens g to be suffering from the attacks within their borders. >>> vandait's widely assumed the pakistani government has been cooperating first with the bush administration and now with the obama administration. it's been the obama administration h that has increased the frequency of these attacks some would argue out of a sense that the pakistanis have not been doing enough to crack down on taliban and al qaeda sacactivitywithin it's borders. there was recently a front page story in the "washington post" that outlined in detail, not just how much access the pakistani government was giving to washington, but the fact that the pakistanis were getting top level intelligence briefings about the targets and the strategies used in deciding when to launch these attacks. it's worth keeping note that pakistani citiz

we'll get the view from islamabad. how is the rally in peshawar being viewed in islamabad. how much pressure is sharif's government under. >> nawaz sharif made a speech, discussing rising terrorism in this country and the relationship that pakistan has with india. he didn't talk about imran khan's rally or this threats to block the nato supply routes. we understand nawaz sharif and his government are concerned and unhappy about the move. since nawaz sharif took power in may of this year the relationship, the critical relationship with washington has been on the upswing. sharif was in washington earlier this year. he met president obama at the white house. although the issue of drones came up, it appeared that this relationship, which has been fractured over the years, was on the mend. the u.s. approved billions in aid to come to pakistan. we understand it helped pakistan secure a critically needed loan from the international monetary fund. these are things that nawaz sharif is trying to protect. blocking nato supply routes could help that and that has the government concern

we have this report from islamabad. >> it's a serious setback for the pakistani taliban. hakimullah mehsud had just finished meeting tribal leaders when the compound was struck by four missiles fired from a dran. the united states had been pursuing moousz. he was -- moousz for problem hakimullah mehsud for years. >> he was picture with a suicide bomber. the c.i.a. has his man. the pakistani government is in a difficult position. >> he was a man of great strategic military and tactical skills. we don't want to romantizize what he did. he killed many. on another level, he will not be so pleased that he was killed by a drone strike. >> at the peace talks - these were meant to start friday. it's uncertain what impact the death will have on the group. they may retaliate by increasing the attacks. on the other hand others suggest it could motivate. >> he was one of those in the group who pushed for an aggressive violence campaign, actually to the shaking rein of some people in the pakistani taliban. we could see a lessoning of violence committed by the group as a consequence of

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we go to islamabad. you say that he may be the most moderate of all the contenders for successor, but still the taliban are vowing retaliatory attacks. >> absolutely. and there is no surprise that the taliban is. had this is the group responsible for horrific attacks across pakistan for several years, attacks that have claimed the lives of literally thousands of people. this is an organization that is actively fight to go overthrow the government here in islamabad. it certainly doesn't come as a surprise that the pakistani taliban said it will retaliate and it will do so by using suicide-bombers. at the same time, the reason we perhaps describe khan said as a mod raid, some believe that he is more inclined than some of the other people to engage in peace talks with the government. now the prime minister nawaz sharif has been saying for weeks that he wants talks with the taliban. with the election of khan said many believe that this dialogue could start and it could lead to the end of violence as we've be

people are looking for answers because tonight we're told that islamab islamabad's red zone is cordoned off by containers and the government is not coming up with a satisfactory answer as to what is happening in raulpindi after the clash on friday evening. many questions as far as this particular announcement is concerned. >> musharraf could face the death penalty if convicted. this goes back to when he suspended the constitution and implemented military rule, doesn't it? are the two events linked? what's going on in roopiindi at the moment and this subject with musharraf? >> translator: as far as the proceedings are the result of the fact the supreme court set up a committee to find out whether the former military ruler could be tried under article 6. that committee gave a report to the government saying, yes, he could be tried. so the government, of course, saying that they were doing this without any vin dick active design and this is a process of law. as i mentioned earlier and for the last three days there's been rioting that prompted the government to call in the military forces.

retired pakistan army general joining us live from islamabad. the place where the attacks took place today is not their natural home. does that seem to suggest they are moving away from tribal areas to somewhere they meet find it easier to lose themselves and even that isn't working? >> yeah, this is absolutely true. i think what they thought was that the settled areas are safer, and especially hiding in a seminary, they thought they could get away with it. as you know, the intelligence, american intelligence and also the pakistani intelligence probably knows all this, and that's why they were targeted, especially at this time. i think because the loyal jirga was about to meet in afghanistan, i think the net work was wanting also to sort of target them. the u.s., despite the fact that pakistan has been at least in public protesting the government and also the opposition political parties in pakistan against the use of drones was compelled in a way to strike a drone and kill these people. >> how much do this do you think it will have done, genera

one is violating authority, launching an attack on pakistan soil without islamabad's permission. the other thing they are accused of doing is scuttling - that's the pakistani's word, an effort to broker peace talks with the taliban. the pakistanis argue with the death of hakimullah mehsud basically everything that islamabad wanted to try to achieve has been put back to square one. it says as a result the pakistani citizens will be at a higher risk, suffering from taliban attacks within their borders. >> hasn't the pakistani government been cooperating with the u.s. and the c.i.a. drone program all alone. >> it's widely assumed that the pakistani government has been cooperating first with the bush administration and now the obama administration on the drone strike program. it's been the obama administration that has increased the frequency of the attacks. some argue out of a sense that the pakistanis have not done enough to crackdown on taliban and al qaeda activities in its border. there was a front page story in the "the washington post" outlining the detail not just how much ac

the international airport in islamabad was also seeing difficulties with passengers. so there were many questions as to what was really happening in the city of rawalpindi and why the government chose to make this announcement now. >>> still ahead, we update the top stories and the latest developments surrounding the floundering affordable health care website. >> al jazeera america brings you live coverage: typhoon haiyan. >> relief efforts are well underway here in cebu. >> we have a problem with no homes to go back to. >> clean water, food, medicine, all vitally required. >> the australian medical team arrived. >> this is a government warehouse that is preparing relief for the families most effected. >> al jazeera america is there with continuing live coverage. >> the water rose to half-way up to the second story. >> to find out how you can help, go to aljazeera.com. >>> welcome back to "al jazeera america." here's a look at your top stories. >>> relief supplies have started reaching remote locations in the philippines nine days after typhoon haiyan left large areas

there's a loft anger in islamabad and across the country. we hear from the interior minister. >> the efforts have been ambushed. it was an ambush. we see it as an ambush. now, this is the situation that of course could put reviewed strains on the relationship between the u.s. and pakistan. the issue of drone strikes has been a contentious one and, in fact, at one point after there was an errant attack that led to the killing of some 24 pakistani soldiers about two years ago, the relationship was about as non-existent as it could be between two countries with full diplomatic relations. >> there seems to be contradiction with the latest action. hasn't the pakistani government been cooperating with the c.i.a. drone program? >> it's been widely known, even though the pakistani government under successive presidents and prime minister publicly said it does not like the drone strikes - it's widely known in washington that the drone strikes could not take place without pakistani approval and acceptance and, in fact, there was a recent important sto

with the death of hakimullah mehsud, basically everything that islamabad wanted to try to achieve has been put back to square one. it says as a result the pakistani citizens will be at a higher risk of suffering from taliban attacks within their borders. >> hasn't the pakistani government cooperated with the u.s. and the c.i.a. drone program all along? >> it's widely assumed that the pakistani government has been cooperating - first, with the bush administration, now with the obama administration on this drone strike program. certainly it's been the obama administration that has increased the frequency of the attacks, some would argue, out of a sense that the pakistanis have not done enough to crackdown on taliban in al qaeda activity within its borders. there was a front page story in the wopt out -- "the washington post" outlining in detail not just how much access the pakistanie government gave to washington, but they would get a top level intelligence briefing about the targets and strategies used in deciding when to launch the attacks. it's worth keeping note that pakistani citiz

was a leader and he had vowed to come to the table and a government delegation was about to depart islamabad to conduct and commence the dialogue process and for mr kamala massoud to have been targeted exactly on the night before that seems to be that it was an attempt to sabotage it to secondly you see the question arises that the prime minister of pakistan was in washington d.c. only a week back and he had spoken to president obama taking him into print for the regarding the dialogue process and it also made a request for the drone attacks to stop because with america taliban pakistan had made it a precondition that the drone attacks must come to an end before they come to the dialogue table. but instead of the drone attacks being stopped they continued and moreover they have targeted. the question exactly which you ask is it justified no i don't think it is justified because how we are big a criminal it is the united states does not have the right to be judge jury and executor all rolled into one without any authority but why on earth would the us want to sabotage any chance of peace. wel

that is against india in islamabad the teams consumption by an intelligent efficient as well lesson of that animal managing to get into heaven he got decapitated. and amen to washington. the us but sanchez and the city after he was included in a list of specially designated until the candidates. the gandhi is not the most dangerous thought among factions of the indian politicians and acts of non government us and active forces. i don't know because on sunday but jackson is an issue in . the kat's i wanted to be told to pakistan's main spy agency isi and the top side in the uk. another onion bread and butter the most dependent on strike in all this last year. the size and results oriented in the shade tents and tangible cooperation between the menace of each and not meeting our ascent as they come together to enhance a strategic partnership of growth and development. prime minister someone could she chaired the meeting hosted by india for the first time in gurgaon on the outskirts of captain you daddy. the dial up line between representatives of asian european countries is expected to d

from islamabad thank you very much for. you were signed up pakistani officials recently praised the way the bilateral relations have been developing but this latest drone strike will likely tarnish that trend and lead to just more killing that's according to peace activist nor to me. it's an absolute defiance of. on behalf of the u.s. government of what no law should have had explicitly stated was necessary for a pox on to take the matter into its own hands and this just seems to be a slap on the face to say your peace talks really do not mean anything to us and it seems to be the u.s. stating that it wants absolutely nothing to do with the pakistani government's stance on this i think the negotiations are going to be put to a halt and we're going to see severe repercussions the last time that the negotiations were on the table there was another drone strike and the pakistani taliban the t.t.p. said they were not going to negotiate any more we're already seeing calls from the from the police on the ground in pakistan tighte

ambassador is going to islamabad. the trouble gunman accused of opening fire at lax and killing a tsa worker and they told him after they shot him he acted alone. and a traditional form of fighting hundreds of years old is in danger of getting knocked out by modern martial arts. good morning and welcome to al jazeera america, i'm stephanie, more than four months after egypt military coup the trial of the first freely elected president is underway and p.m. was over thrown on july 3 and held in a secret location until today. no pictures showing morsi in court have come out. he arrived earlier at a police academy in cairo for the start of his trial. these are live pictures of protesters outside the court building. morsi is charged with insightment to commit murder. supporters say the trial is political and claim it's part of the military crack down on the muslim brotherhood. 14 more brotherhood leaders are also going on trial today. john kerry visited on sunday and urged the military government to work toward restoring d

this is islamabad we're talking about. it's the capital of the country. >> population is over a million people. jirga was a real public event. >> it was at a big hotel. it was advertised widely. it was an open event. >> tariq aziz was plainly visible to hundreds and hundreds of people. he talked with reporters. everything about him that the authorities could have wanted to know about his location and about his recent activities were known to the united states. >> it would have been extremely easy for them to approach him, sit down and talk to him or, for that matter, put him in jail. but instead the cia chose to go and kill him without giving him the opportunity to give his side of whatever it is that they thought that he had done. there is no evidence there whatsoever. and they've given him no lawyers, there's no judge and there's no jury. >> our preference is always to capture if we can because we can gather intelligence. but a lot of the terrorist networks that target the united states, the most dangerous ones, operate

he was killed by gunmen riding a motorcycle near the capitol of islamabad. just one of the groups fighting u.s. troops in afghanistan, we have the details. >> reporter: the son of the famous commander was killed on the outskirts of islamabad. also the brother one of the leading front line commanders of the taliban said to be active, no one knows who carried out the attack. two people riding a on motorcycle and open fired with an automatic weapon, shooting multiple times to the town. funeral prayers were held and he was buried in that particular area. >> shelling the town of algantu in attempts to recapture it. activists say there are many casualties. human rights groups condemn the government for using incendiary weapons. >> aleppo syria. the tic victims are students and teachers an and they report a bb was dropped. >> i was on fire. my friends were unfire. there were unidentifiable bodies on the floor. >> reporter: this is one of 56 attacks with incendiary weapons that human rights watch groups documented in the last year. these weapons like napalm and whit

. >> let's get more on this from islamabad. what else can you tell us about khan said? >> we understand he was a trusted lieutenant. he was in charge of pakistani taliban operations. we also that he was involved in fighting in afghanistan against u.s. and coalition forces. now he is about 35 years old. he is from the massoud tripe of thtribe ofthe tribal region. he is thought to be something of a moderate. i don't mean he will likely persue a track of non-violence. there is some something suggeste is more willing to negotiate with the pakistani government about the peace talks we have been talking about. an agreement had been reached with the pakistani taliban to start talks. with the death there is some question whether that will actually ever happen. there is a general feeling that these talks may not have been competely derailed. >> what has been the general feeling on the ground? the reaction on the ground to this killing? >> well let me start with the government and the military and the intelligence agencies. they have not said anything they are happy that massoud

the ruling by an islamabad district court means that he is on bail until all the charges are brought against him. that is one case leading to the former assassination of former -- leading to the assassination of former prime minister benazir bhutto. secretary of state john kerry is are- any break -- they concerned that any breakthrough in nuclear recreations could -- could be a regime in damascus backed by terror on. ehran.terro two journalists from our sister station rfi were kidnapped and shot dead in northern mali on saturday. 12 suspects have been arrested so far links to the attack. speaking on french radio this --ning, the former minister the foreign minister said authorities are working to find out exactly what happened. sure whonow we are not committed the assassinations. there are a few theories. we are talking about al qaeda in , possible in maghreb dissent between group members. currently there are no decisive -- precise answers to these questions, that a president who is watching this closely has given instructions to follow the trail so that the people responsible are pu

riding a motorcycle near the capital isla islamabad. kamal hydir has more from coleman bad . >> famous commander was called on the outskirts of islamabad, one of the leading front pipeline commanders of the are taliban said to be are active in the region, while no one knows who carried out the attack, according to eyewitnesses, two people riding on ooh motorcycle are said to have approached him when he was found dead at a road side, then opened fire at an ument weapo,funeral prayers were was buried in that particular area. >> the u.n.'s highest court last ruled on a case of disputed territory around a 11th century tell bl. the court decided in favor of cambodia and said thailand must withdraw all soldiers from the area. >> watching with anticipation. thais and cambodians student in to witness what was history, the court was to decide which one can call 4.6 square kilometers next to the temple theirs. after reading the are ruling, the answer. >> cambodia had sovereigncy over the entire area. >> what sounded like a clear cut victory, wasn

the other thing that islamabad is accusing washington of doing is essentially scuttling - that's the pakistani's word, an effort to broker peace talks with the taliban. the pakistani's are arguing with the death of hakimullah mehsud, everything that they have been trying to achieve has been put back to square one. as a result the pakistani citizens will be at a higher risk of suffering from taliban attacks within the borders. >> hasn't the pakistani government been cooperating with the u.s. and the c.i.a. drone program all along. >> it's quite by assumed that the pakistani government has cooperated with the bush administration and the obama administration on the drone strike program. it's been the obama administration that has increased the frequency of the attacks - some would argue out of a sense that the pakistanis haven't been doing enough to crackdown on taliban and al qaeda activity within its borders. recently there was a front-page story in "the washington post" outlining in detail not just how much access the pakistani government tacetly was giving to washington, but the pak

affair and bring the provin shall government of imran khan in collision with the central government of islamabad. >> well, the world's top documents could be making progress on iran's nuclear program. u.s.'s secretary of state arrives in geneva to draw another round of negotiations. talks are in their final moments. russia's foreign minister is there. he'll be joined by the ministers of the u.k. and france. >> while iran's foreign minister took time away from nuclear talks to discuss the conflict in syria, the u.n. and arab league envoys met. u.s., russia and saudi arabia were on hand to discuss giving humanitarian aid to the country. >> tribal leaders in afghanistan are gathering for a final day of talks on a u.s. security attack. if the loya jirga agrees to a deal it will allow u.s. troops to remain in afghanistan behind 2014 deadline. they have rejected calls to sign an agreement before the end of the year. >> this is the last day for the delegates at the loya jirga to debate the security pact. as of tomorrow they are expected to give findings to their president hamid karzai, saying whether o

al jazeera, islamabad. >>> there is a new independent report that says doctors and nurses taking part in the abuse of terrorism suspects. reports say the medical professionals helped with the cruel torture and of that being a quote. that report was based on a two year study of prisoners in afghanistan and guantanamo bay. the cia and the pentagon denying those claims. >>> biggest antiu.s. rally in years. they were there marking the 34th anniversary of the siege of the u.s. embassy. this year's demonstrations coming despite efforts of the u.s. and iran to continue negotiations. soraya lennie reports. >>> very, very large compound. the crowds stretch all the way past the embassy and down the street, probably thousands, a little less than in previous years. the sentiment is regardless of what's going on on the international political stage, the people here still see the united states as the great satan and don't support the normalization of relations with america. now it comes positive diplomatic that president barack obama and president housani, people here are absolutely 100% opposed to

the government protested the drone strike and this was echoed on the streets of islamabad. >> between the government and the taliban, the attack at this time was very wrong. them tornment wants continue attacking each other and america has done a terrible thing. mehsud took control of the pakistani taliban in 2009 at his predecessor was also killed. they have promised a wave of suicide attacks in the aftermath of mehsud's death. >> reports say that germany and the u.s. are close to reaching a deal about spying, with an agreement not to spy on each other's leaders. this after documents from edward snowden suggest that the u.s. was bugging angela merkel xfone -- angela merkel's a phone. they met to ask about the claims and edward snowden said he was willing to help the german government investigate. police in california have begun investigations into the shooting at los angeles airport that killed a security officer and disrupted more than 700 flights across the united states. the alleged shooter, a 27-year- old man stormed into a terminal, killing one officer and injuring at least thre

. >> you are suggesting the lack of clarity coming out of islamabad in relation with one issue -- washington has been concerned about is, what it comes to the battle against extremists, the pakistanis say one thing but do another thing. to what extent is that still the case? >> if you read the book, that has been the pattern since 1947. pakistan went to work with india, which was not a communist country. pakistan said, if you give us conventional weapons, we will not make nuclear weapons. in case of the extremists and terrorist groups, pakistan's's vision has been, this is blowback from the war against the soviets we fought together. >> when prime minister sharif comes to washington, as he did a couple weeks ago, and says the relationship is back on track -- to what extent is that true? to what extent might it no longer be true? >> i think the prime minister should have said, we are talking again. the question is, will united states or pakistan get out of the delusional approach that they have in their relationship, and actually talk straight and say, this is where our national interest is,

an afghan militant leader has been shot in the pakistani capital islamabad. he was one of the top members of the hot connie network, -- ha qani network. it was on a global list of terror networks with the taliban and al qaeda. if proposal angered demonstrators who had been campaigning against. [indiscernible] and the great -- the disgraced american cyclist lance armstrong has announced that all this business has not been good for the sport. he has said he will testify with 100% transparency and honesty in the future. of scenichink landscapes, the south of france or napa valley come to mind. has capturedher the rugged beauty of guantÁnamo bay. current exhibit of his watercolors is on display in new york and recently, he talked about his work. >> the subject matter of the show, which ultimately is the prisoners, wound up being everything except the prisoners. many not really have expectations of guantanamo. for some reason, it never occurred to me to go to guantÁnamo as an artist before it even though i had been to afghanistan and pakistan many times. focused

several of my colleagues -- i was in karachi in the south of pakistan but my colleagues as students in islamabad burned dow turned dow. embassy and people at karachi also wanted to go and burn down the u.s. consulate. all of this was over an incident that had taken place in the holy place of islam. the shrine had been taken over by government and the threat americans were involved so people just went berserk. i was somebody that said we can't do this. we have to wait. we will not be able to unburden it to the next day if we find out that the americans are not involved. and because of that, i was always sort of wondering why do pakistanis have this knee-jerk anti-americanism? because what i had read about the united states and i'd never been to the u.s. until then and what i'd known about the united states was the weaknesses and flaws of american foreign policy and even domestic policy. while it was in my mind that i was analyzing and then of course the ambassador to the u.s. in the serving as ambassador i was concerned about how both sides sometimes say things about historical events that were j

just as the government in islamabad hoped to get peace talks with the taliban and and other militants under way. in retaliation, the opposition leaving callse for nato convoys to be blocked. he told me that the timing of the drone attacks was mandatory. >> this was a deliberate targeting of the peace process. wasu.s. clearly knew what going on and everyone in pakistan knew was going on. finally, when everyone came to consensus, they destroyed the peace process. >> why would the americans do that? >> beats me. are they a friend or an enemy? ? are they deny us peace they are friend? >> there have already been many protests against u.s. drone strikes, like this one, but now he is demanding that the americans stop all drone attacks in the next three weeks, otherwise she says the blockade of nato supply routes will go ahead. >> the people of pakistan want peace, so we will do whatever it is in our hands, to put pressure madness.s. to stop this . all it is doing is fanning analysis and. >> the americans are very unlikely to drop their drone strikes. they believe they are weakening the milit

. >> you are suggesting the lack of clarity coming out of islamabad in relation with one issue -- washington has been concerned about is, what it comes to the battle against extremists, the pakistanis say one thing but do another thing. to what extent is that still the case? >> if you read the book, that has been the pattern since 1947. pakistan went to work with india, which was not a communist country. pakistan said, if you give us conventional weapons, we will not make nuclear weapons. in case of the extremists and terrorist groups, pakistan's's vision has been, this is blowback from the war against the soviets we fought together. >> when prime minister sharif comes to washington, as he did a couple weeks ago, and says the relationship is back on track -- to what extent is that true? to what extent might it no longer be true? >> i think the prime minister should have said, we are talking again. the question is, will united states or pakistan get out of the delusional approach that they have in their relationship, and actually talk straight and say, this is where our national interest is,

people were without communications because mobile telephones were blocked, the international airport in islamabad was also experiencing difficulties with passengers. so there were many questions as to what was really happening in the city of rawalpindi and why the government chose to make this announcement now. >>> coming up, president obama struggles to save the signature health care plan. that story and much more coming up when "al jazeera america" returns. >> al jazeera america brings you live coverage: typhoon haiyan. >> relief efforts are well underway here in cebu. >> we have a problem with no homes to go back to. >> clean water, food, medicine, all vitally required. >> the australian medical team arrived. >> this is a government warehouse that is preparing relief for the families most effected. >> al jazeera america is there with continuing live coverage. >> the water rose to half-way up to the second story. >> to find out how you can help, go to aljazeera.com. >>> welcome back. i'm richelle carey. let's recap the breaking news of russia. a boeing 737 airliner crashed while attempting to l