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is al jazeera america,s hard sell. secretary of state on a mission in the middle east, looking to fight the islamic state group. 13 years later, remembers the victims of never, how that day came to america forever. on edge, breaking away from the u. k., by impact around the word. three years of trout, one town now completely out of water, why could be just the beginning.
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>> and bouncing back, the ozone layer is recovering but what is making it better could make another problem worse. we begin in the middle east, to defeat the self-declared islamic state. today a new plan which could involve joining military action. president obama expanded u.s. campaign including possible air strikes in syria. the secretary of state john kerry was in saudi arabia, bidding support, and nick chef ron is in our middle east bureau with more. >> >> the ten countries agreed not only to perhaps help militarily, but also stop the flow of fighters and funding. and also combat the
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groups radical religious message. it will not be easy, but it is vital. >> very grateful -- >> across three countries. >> what pleasures is for me to be back in the kingdom of saudi arabia. >> that strategy is centers in a global coalition of nations. that's because the u.s. knows etch a massive campaign can't defeat the group would regional support. >> all that military action just creates space for the kind of political compromise, political reform, improved governance, human development. that will really inoculate society's in the middle east against this kind of extremist rhetoric, extremist amile, and violence.
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the sent of the coalition is saudi arabia. >> religious propaganda. much more confident in this new government, that they could expect to get a bare shake. >> to destroy him on the ground. >> but many of those rebel fighters whom i met earlier this year, are difficult to vet. in the past, some switched sides and gave the weapons to the
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islamic state group, the free stirrian army argues the more they help, the safer those weapons are. >> let's guarantee that these weapons don't fall into the wrong hands is by giving them, to the forces on the ground, that are directly fighting the extremists that not only the people oppose, but the international community. >> but this isn't only about military and coalition building without solving the political root cause this is strategy isn't likely to succeed. i think the white house wanted to send a strong message -- that they don't see this as solely a military campaign. and they are willing to make an investment that will make a lasting difference. turkey refused to sign the agreement today, and at least publicly, they denied it was going to train those moderate fighters. privately a senior official tells me that, in fact, yes, saudi
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arabia will train them. they are a very helpful very aggressive partner with the u.s. in this coalition, but supporting the u.s. in this is not always popular in inside these countries and that's just another sign of how difficult this will be. one general said today that this challenge fighting the islamic state group is more difficult than the wars in iraq. he argued that the grouch was kind of like hamas, which runs gaza, which of course israel was fighting for about five weeks behind the scenes israel has been trying to help the u.s., and help the region, providing some satellite imagery, that it has access to that the u.s. doesn't
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across countries in this region, but just like saudi arabia, or just like turkey, they cannot be seen. helping the u.s. or helping the west publicly that will be unpopular in these arab countries and to the summit is trying to balance all of these interim and external pressures. throughout this region to try to fete this fragile coalition together to help defeat and degrade and ultimately defeat the state group. >> all right, up late with his in jerusalem, nick, thank you very much. here is a look at regional support so far. egypt, jordan, lebanon, iraq, all back the plan today, six gulf states join them, including traditional rifles. saudi arabia and cutter, the country that funds this network. israel also backed the military mission, and turkey a key u.s. ally says it will not participate in air strikes but will help with humanitarian aid.
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some saying it goes too far others saying the u.s. should be more aggressive. president's plan includes sending 475 more american troops to iraq bringing the total there to 1600. he is also calling for more air strikes in iraq, and he is opening a possibility of strikes in syria too. seeking $500 million to arm and train rebels. the white house spokesman said today that congress needs to approve that funding fast, and certainly before they head home to campaign for the midterm election. the president needs this authority as soon as possible. to the syrian opposition.
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and that's particularly important now, because of the response that we have gotten from countries in the h the region. partner whose are ready. >> congress work on anything this week, watch for next week. and republican leaders in the house, even as republicans say the president's plan just doesn't go far enough. john. >> question heard from a number today, not all on the same wave length, but what generally do they want the president to do here? >> they say if more u.s. troops had stayed in iraq, the state fighters wouldn't have been able to flourish. they say that air strikes simply are are not enough. i am not suring we are doing all we can to defeat this threat. and if our goal is to
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eliminate isil, there's a lot of doubt whether the plan was outlined by the president last night is enough to accomplish that mission. some republican ares and some democrats also have reservations about those funds to help the syrian opposition, their concerned that arms could get in the wrong happens and could be used by extremist to fight forces. now despite that, they do have that support from house speaker john boehner which is critical especially in this polarized environment. >> just so i am clear, not saying for sure they would like to put boots on the ground in iraq? >> some republicans are saying that they are a minority, the bulk of members of the house and senate, are expressing support. when they can take a vote, and when they can get enough. they believe they can. and it is all a matter of timing though, and members being willing to
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put that vote on the line, and say they do sup effort political opposition those lines as they get ready to head home. >> especially for the midterm elections. in the heart of the conflict, the iraqi government has welcomed president obama there was also reaction today from the so called islamic state itself. reports from baghdad. >> the reaction has been strong and positive, the deputy prime minister, welcomed obama's strategy saying it is exactly what they need to deal with the threat from the islamic state. the three military parts are key, that's sending in those advisers and that another 475 would make the total number in this country from america about 1600 they are advising that the intelligence gathering training and with the strategy, also the air strikes are seen as key weakening the targets the then allowing the iraqi
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ground troops to go in. that this wasn't just about jihadis that this was a regional problem, and he thought the idea that the americans can help bring a regional coalition, was absolutely key. the foreign minister of iraq, alongside the deputy -- sorry the u.s. secretary of state, and representatives from other states as part of this anti-islamic state coalition, that they are building, so clearly the iraqis are very interested in this coalition. they say that it is a regional problem, how, the islamic state has reacted what they said is that they haven't declared war on america. the beheadings can they referred to in his strategy, they say were just a revenge attack. they were blood for blood and soul for soul. they also accuse obama of waging a proxy war, and they say that's not going to effect their plans.
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studies at georgetown. christopher welcome, tell us about this list. who do you think is critical to the coalition on this list? >> and that is saudi arabia, jordan, and turkey. depending not only on their interests but also how far they can go without their own publics domestically. >> how popular is this campaign in their countries. >> i think for turks that are are near the boarder and have been watching
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the influx of refugees, there's probably much more understanding of the difficulty in the region, and the need to secure not only their own border but also stabilize the region at large. helping to train moderate rebels and for the saudis -- in public, they are going to be supportive but skeptical in private, they will get the support they can. but don't forget that the saudis and the iraqis don't have a very good relationship now. >> can i press you on moderate -- your definition of moderate syrian rebels and how the united states and this coalition finds them? the last year or so we have been reaching out to these groups but we have remember that the free
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syrian army are a coalition of coalitions. within the syrian opposition, and that the relationships between these groups are not always constructive. that we associate with isis. the challenge for the administration over the ensuing months is going to be getting on the drowned, understanding who these people are. and making sure that if we are supporting people in syria, that we are really playing up the middle and not inadvertently supplying people on the market. >> it sounds similar, but this country and other countries have had experience with that, where they tried to back rebels. and somehow it ends up in the hands of people that the united states doesn't want it to end up in, how do you stop that. >> i would argue it's not
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summer. it is easy to dream up, but when you get into these theaters and i have conducted research in these, the local relationships are very very important. it has to be with the purpose of identifying who those people are, and figuring out who we can work with. verses who represents a long time threat. the on news is now on the administration to get this done, and it will be very interesting to see what kind of criteria and commitment they make to get that done. the 4-point plan makes perfect sense, give them
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cover, be it air cover, logistics and the rest, for them to get their act together and take the battle. support the middle and the three sided civil war so that we aren't back in asaad, but still marginalizing and containing isis. all of that makes perfect sense, not much to disagree with there, the difficulty is that where the rubber meets the road on the ground, is where all of this gets complicated. and i am not sure that the administration has developed the kind of intelligence assets it needs in the field,s especially in syria, in order to do their due diligence, and understand exactly what the consequences are of our intervention. we will learn more details as the days ahead unfold, thank you for being where us tonight. america and it's european allies are about to announce new sanctions on russia, the punishments are expected to impact
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the financial, energy, and defense sectors. they are the latest response to russia's involvement in the conflict in eastern ukraine, more from berlin. they will find it very difficult to finance oil and gas exploration, at least on european capitol markets. oil and gas exploration is a capitol intensive industry, it costs $10 billion to give you a ballpark figure. which may come one nothing rat all, without that money, you will have your fields run dry, and other parts of the country, and you will have nothing left to export. it was difficult for the union to come to this decision, because the sanctions were drafted last friday. and other parties came one a cease fire. and some countries among
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the 28 members of the european union wanted to adopt a wait and see approach to see if that would hold, however, germany led the charge to a certain extent, and said we need to push these through to keep the pressure up, so it doesn't get involved again. >> that's nick spicer in berlin, the california town reeling from drought. hungs of families that have no running water at all. aerosol spray cans on earth's protective shield.
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then the small community is dying. turn on the tap in j.c. coach's bathroom, across the street in her kitchen. >> we don't have water. for washing clothes, dishes. or bathing. nor than 1300 people, close to 20% of the town's population have no running water and haven't for months. >> how are you living like this. >> is this any way to li? >> no. no, but what do you do. >> it is especially harsh in the central valley, where they rely on money from private wells. with little rain, most of those wells are dry. i have watched people if they have nothing, bathing them in a little
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bucket. >> which hasn't run out yet. >> it makes me think, of how people can -- and the thing to me was some of the people just didn't have a voice. they didn't know where to turn. >> many are now turning to johnson, with the help of donations, she's delivering water to her neighbors. >> have you got barrels to put water in. >> it has gotten so bad, many residents are only surviving because of volunteers like these community member whose have organized a sunday afternoon water pickup. members of the junior football league are here, high schoolers are here, nursing students are helping out. and in less than an hour, more than 40 cars have come through here to get water. you can't drink this water, but kit be used for patrioting and flushing toilets.
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andrew is the office emergency services manager. you have 300 homes that have no water, they turn on the tap and nothing comes out. how is that possible? how is that allowed to happen. >> largely what it comes down to is drought is not a traditional disaster, normally when you think of hundreds and thousands of home, you are thinking of earthquakes and wild fires very visible things, drought is really impacting people in their homes. question don't have any way of knowing this is going on until they tell us. it's a struck that will will only get worse, most residents and even the county can't afford to drill deeper wells. which means all anyone can do now, is wait for the rain and bottled water to arrive.
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a new u. n. reports that hole may be shrinking. science and technology correspondent is live tonight, so jake, tell us about this? and why is it happening? is. >> well, john, you may recall, back from when we were talking about this, the ozone layer is composed oafter gathering gas that results from industrial emissions mixing with volatile organic compounds. most of the ozone is present in the stratus fear, the highest part of our atmosphere. and the thinning of that ozone layer resulted from the result of what are called clear foric carbons. they come out of cans and old form of fire extinguisher, and nasa has tracked over time, the smog, the ozone forming smog, how all of
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that up in the stratosphere has gotten thick. and over the course of the last few decades it's thin sod much that a hole has grown, big enough to put our moon through. as a result sun screen is much more complicated and expensive. now the u.n. and world meteorological organization have determined that that layer is replenishing itself, we are getting the ozone back, they say by the middle of this century, we will be back to 1980 levels. >> is there a down side to this? >> well, yes. this is not just sort of the happy collaboration of several countries to wipe out c.f.c.s, although that is good news, it is actually because of a -- it is a byproduct of climate change. all of the carbon that we are giving off right now, the green house gases
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that's what is putting the ozone back. it's because of carbon in the atmosphere that the stratosphere is cooling off, and ozone is being replenished. and so although we aren't get as sun burn t we are still seeing the incredible drought, and ore side effects of climate change, and we will continue to see that. good news in the short term, but still bad news in the long term. the melting of the icecaps was because of this new exposure that the icecaps had to u.v.b. radiation, the sun coming down and melting them off, but that isn't going to change although it is going to change in the that the polar icecaps won't melt in the sun in the same way, the surface temperatures around the world are still going up, because of climate change. the two separate issues. thinning of the oddone
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layer, separate issues bewith are setting better news with the ozone, but still tough news when it comes to climate change in general. >> all right, jake ward, we will talk about this again, it is an interesting topic, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> coming up next, the lasting impact of 9/11. how protection and privacy have changed in the name of national security. plus, the rise of the new world trade center, captures one image at a time.
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this is al jazeera america. coming up, today the nation paused to remember the victim's of nerve. the steps taken since then to make sure it never happens again. plus. he is known as the terrorist son, my conversation with the man whose father planned the first attack on the world trade center. and, one week from today, scotland votes on leaving the u. k. what separation can mean for the scotts and the rest of the world.
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they are the chilling images americans won't forget. 13 years ago, on september 11th, attacks, millions paused to reflect and to remember the nearly 3,000 people who died when new york's twin towers fell. ♪ little about ground zero commemorations have changed, but the surroundings have. rebuilding efforts at the site are almost finished including the instruction of one world trade center. in washington, the president and first lady took part in a wreath laying ceremony. along with survivors and family members. they observe add moment of silence to mark the moment an airline crashed into the pentagon. for you, for your nation, these have been difficult heres. but by your presence
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here, you embody the truth that no matter what comes our way, many earthquake will always come out stronger. relatives of those that dies represented with the american flag, that flew above the capitol on 9/11. the jet liner was believed to be headed for washington, d.c. when passengers rose uhm against the hijacker whose then crashed the plane into a field. the attacks of 9/11 raised questions serious questions about nearly every security and intelligence system in this country. since then, new laws and agencies have been put into place, to try to keep americans safe. randall pinkston joins us now with more on that. >> john, by one count, nearly 300 new agencies and departments were created in response to the september 11th attacks, one department homeland security now has more than 100,000 employees. we talked to a security expert with a unique vantage point on law
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enforcement since september 11th. 2001. >> manuel gomez has an international security firm. a former marine and new york city my, gomez was an fbi agent on september 11th. and rush to the world trade centers. >> the flames were so, and the smoke was so powerful that people were making a cognizant decision to leap from 80 stories, 80 plus stories. that was something that is not very easy to process. new york city took an unprecedented step. posting detectives and analysts in the middle east, and europe. >> instead of waiting, or national agencies such as the fbi or international agencies such as the cia, the nypd became very proactive and sit out people to gather their own intelligence in order
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to combat possible attacks. >> new york police also ramped up the use of technology to keep 24/7 watch on the city. >> key to the surveillance, thousands of cameras known as the ring of steel. >> they spent tens of millions of dollars on this program. >> so you are talking something that is way beyond traffic cams. >> absolutely. these are highly sophisticated start of the art systems. that could zoom in on an individual, see what is in his or her hand. maybe even read lips and have people translate what they are saying. >> in washington, lawmakers responded to the attacks on 9/11 with a long stream of legislation. the secure administration to improve airport security, by federalizing the screening process. congress also created the department of homeland security. an umbrella agency that was supposed to coordinate information. >> and now the debate is do we need this huge machine, is it working
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effectively and efficiently. >> and congress passed the patriot act, giving broad powers to the national security agency. which edward snowden revealed collects data on millions of americans. >> but despite all of the new laws and agencies the system is not perfect. the person who goes overseas, or is somehow radicalized, by islamic fundment lists are training or given the resources to come back here, and commit a terrorist act. the solution so that is more intelligence gathering. >> they are the best tool that any intelligence or law enforcement agency has in order to prevent terrorism. >> manuel gomez now dedicated his work to the victims of 9/11, including six friends from the nypd who died
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that day. police commissioner of the city of new york, and he is in washington, d.c. with us tonight. thank you for being with us. >> thank you, john. >> what do you remember? what sticks out in your mind. >> just arying at the towers. i was trying to get to the upper center, in southern world trade, and that is the building directly across the street or it was directly across the street the tower one, and they were people jumping from the top of tower one and they were landing between the
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two buildings and in the interior courtyard. of tower one. and to see that, first hand, you know one, two, three, people at a time. many many of them, come down in that manner i think that was one of the worst things. the second was when the second plane hit tower two, i was standing directly under it, and when you see that big orange fire ball, blow out of tower two, me and my staff, and the people that work for me, were under it, and we had to get behind the federal building, the post office there to escape the debris. >> when i think back to that day, we know there were a lot of changes that followed 9/11. what security like in the city of new york like today. >> well, listen, fortunately for the people of new york city,
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and this country, i think new york city is one of the -- is the most secure municipality in the nation. as a result of what has happened over the last think teen years, as a result of the intelligence gathering. the implementation of technology, that far surpassing anything else any other city has. and you have to remember, john, that we have a force in new york city, the nypd when i had it, was 55,000 strong, and i think they are shortener numbers today. but they still have an enormous -- enormous magnitude of people that can secure the city. and you are talking to the state, and the federal agencies, and the other agencies that are there, it's pretty security. but as mr. gomez mentioned, earlier you know all you need is one guy.
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one american to get through that ring of steel, to get through that intelligence. and you can have major problems. >> i mean is there something in particular other than the lone wolf that you worry about especially with regard to new york? >> you know what, john, my thing today is -- i am not worried about planes flying into towers. i am not worried about -- i am concerned about the electrical grid, and the water supplies, but my biggest concern is that we have people right now that are abroad in syria, and iraq, that are going to be coming back here, they are u.s. citizens. they have passports. they can get into this country, and they have lived and they have participated in the savagery of what we saw in the beheading of james folly and his colleague, and thousands of other people that have been mass murdered in the middle east. they are going to get back in this country. and if we don't know who they are, where they are going, where they are at,
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if we don't know that, then we can witness that same thing here and if you can imagine, things like that happening in our tourist sites, in our elementary schools. in our malls. in our high targeted if you will soft target areas. that can be a big problem for us. >> yeah, and that is truly terrifying. bernie you work with security forces in 2003, do you think the military there is really prepared to be a partner with the u.s. and others against the so called islamic state? >> you know what, i think they need an enormous amount of help. i was pleaed with the president's speech, in what he said he is willing to do. encouraging congress to support this. i am all for the coalition building especially the king of jordan, and saudi arabia,
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and these other countries that are saying they are committed. i know the king of jordan personally is committed. he has a country that is really in a bad neighborhood. >> youlyed there for four years didn't you? >> i lived in saudi arabia, but i worked for the king of jordan personally for three. and i can tell you nobody knows this threat better than he does. and if we are going to listen to anyone, we need to listen to him. we need to get him involved and the other region countries. that will support this, and take these people out. >> let me just go back to 9/11 just for a moment. did you ever measure -- i don't think ever of us imagined that 13 years later something like the so called islamic state would rise up, did you ever imagine we would be -- the united states would be in this position again? you know what, john, i didn't think about being
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in this position again, but i have talked about this since i gave my testimony before the 9/11 commission. i said if we don't battle this now, we will battle it later, and it is happening. we are going to be living this fight, for the next -- i believe, personally, for the next several decades. this radical extremist mentality, this demented and sick mentality that is a misinterpretation of the caran is going to be a big problem for us. if we don't fight it within our own country, and the coalition countries that should be helping us, because it is threatening them as well. >> bernard carrick in washington, d.c. tonight, good to see you, thanks
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again. september 11th was not the first attack, a truck bomb went out in the world trade center parking garage. six people dies one of the organizers of that attacklsa who in 1990 assassinated minor kahana the founder of the jewish defense league. now the egyptian american who was convicted is serving life in prison, his son says he spent his life trying to come to terms with what his father did. he is the author of a deeply personal group called the terrorist son i think that with indoctrination, one of the most important things you need is isolation. you have to create a public opinion around someone, and make them think anything outside of that is a potential danger. and it has to be taught.
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we aren't born hating each other for our race, or religion, we don't know any of those things they have to be taught to us. >> when did you decide what your father was telling wasn't true? >> one of the first examples i was bullying very badlying up, so i became involved in programs that try to promote the -- or anti-youth violence initiatives in schools and that sort of thing. and i was at the national youth convention in philadelphia in 2000, working with a whole bunch of young people, in that effort, and about three days into it, i realized that one of the kids that i became very close with was jewish. and i had never had a jewish friend, and i was taught not only could you not be friends with someone who is jewish, you are supposed to be natural enemies and i when i saw we had no animosity, in fact we had been close friends even in just three days, i
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felt aceps of pride in thinking that i had been accomplished something that i was told was impossible. >> to you talk to your father now? >> i do not. i haven't had communications with him in a long time [why not. >> you know, throughout the years he maintained his innocence, so my family visited him in prison. we would spend weekends inside of attic castaying together in a small home, and pretending to be a family for 48 hours at a time, i would get weekly phone calls, and we would have the same conversations every week, and he would ask me, how are you doing, are you treating your mother nicely, are you making your prayers, and meanwhile, my life was in turmoil. i was having so much trouble in school, the at one point i had a very abusive step father, and i thought to myself, if you cared, why did you
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leave your family for the this. >> you feel like you are a victim of radical islam? >> i wouldn't necessarily call myself a victim, i think maybe a few years ago, ten years ago i may have thought that. now i find many of the experiences i have had have helped propel me into what i am doing now. i just feel almost lucky to have had the experiences so i can show people what it is like. >> what do you think when you see the 9/11 grounds today? when you see that memorial shaping on the anniversary. >> you know that day is still very vivid for me. i was living in florida but like many people in the united states, i was sitting there glues to the television, frankly scared half to death, and unformingly, any time that there's an attack like that, the first thought that comes to my mind, is please don't let it be an arab or a
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muslim. and i think it is important that we remember how we felt in the days after. like everybody in america was we were all in solidarity together. i think perhaps we have lost some of that since then. but it shows you in times of tragedy, it doesn't matter where you come from, or what color your skin is, that we are all in it together. >> you say your father was a terrorist. >> yes. >> but muslims were branded as terrorists because of their religion. some were, soy guess the question is, how do you -- 13 years later, how do you feel about that now? what is that you wanted to say about the message that you have. >> i just hope to show people that if someone like me who was exposed to this radical extremism, can come out f it preaching not just tolerance, but acceptances of other
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people's differences that kit provide some insight into what it must be like for the vast majority of muslims in the world. who are never indoctrinated the way that i was. good to see you. >> thank you for having me. >> thank you. >> now we turn to scotland, a week from today, the voters in scotland will decide whether that country should declare it's independents from the united kingdom. a yes vote would end a union lasting more than 300 years. lawrence lee c. membership loos back at what scotland is to feign, and what it has to lose. >> one of the gifts any new country has is the ability to choose it's friends and many scotts regard having their own foreign policies as a crucial break. the nationalist leader was taking questions from journalists all over the world, everything from fishing rights for spain, to student visas for indians.
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i wondering whether an independent scotland would join the coalition against the islamic state. at the moment, it is a no. >> do you think then if scotland were independent now, scottish air force, would be participating militarily. >> it only participated in actions that have been sanctioned under international law. >> more huge differences scotland's antinuclear doesn't want to host the u.k.'s weapons. it really watches to stay in the european union. yet the scottish national party also wants to be in nato, which they are partners in the green party don't like at all. though they are prepared to put up with it. >> that's something positive about the rich nature.
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a range of views -- whether it comes to nato, to other aspects of foreign policy, to energy policy, social justice or anything else. >> it goes without saying this new prestige, hangs like a fog over london. >> opponents of the scottish nationalists say that an independent would simply disappear without the status and power behind it. maybe so, but the united kingdom's real fear is what it would look like without scotland. one former primmish prime minister saying using scotland would be so humiliated that it may even lose it's position in the united nations security council, which is another way of saying the death of the union would felt around the word.
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more on the potential economic impact. >> at first this idea seemed farfetched, put now polls suggest it is a dead heat, and the splits it could weaken one of the largest economies. >> if scotland breaks away he worries his profit will break apart. >> if i am dealing with just the scottish population, five or 6 millions compared to the english population of 60 odd million, now i am on a 10th of my customer base. >> as campaign patriotism it's pocketbooks may be hit the hardest. >> disruption is always bad.
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iraqi think it would be a disaster, why? the banks would be moving. >> already the british pound value has dropped. scotland alone exports nearly $6 billion of goods to the u.s. effective force year. in the united kingdom is america's fifth largest trading partner. >> we obviously have a deep interest in making sure that one of the closest allies that we will ever have, remains strong, robust, united and effective partner. >> but a vote for an independent scotland could encouraging other unhappy regions around the world to break away. such as catalonia and spain. >> it would lend a certain legitimacy to people seeking separation from their countries. there are a lot of people in texas that want to
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leave the united states. >> they support an independent scotland would be better managed. also it has a strong tourism, and critically oil in the north sea, worth billions. i think it is clear that scotland could survive as an independent. yet the thought of ending a 300 year union, is a cry for freedom, some don't want to hear. i think the scotts when they come to place their shaking hand, they will see good sense, and vote no. >> now, some amists describe independent as a blow to scotland, but only really a stumble for england. yet supporters like to point out, 142 countries have chosen independent from britain, and not one of them, john, has asked to come back. >> earth shattering. as jonathan mentioned
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there is a call for independents, in another part of europe. catalonia is northeast spain, hundreds of thousands of people marched in barcelona today in h support of break away catalonia. generates one fifth of the wealth, many say they want more autonomy, rise from the aarons the new world trade center, will meet the photographer who documented the project, in 30,000 pictures.
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3 1/2 years. the video comprises approximately 30,000 photos individual photos. slowed down to 1200 for the purpose of the video, i think it mean as lot to new york. id symbolizes resilience, the fact that the city and the country can rebound for an event. >> it mean as lot as far as pride is concerned. i think the resident cans be very proud, and honored and privileged to have such a tower. entering the lower manhattan skyline, the whole world changed after 9/11, it was hard to know initially what those changes would be. but i think it's certainly life in the u.s. is travissicly different as a result,
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and 13 years since then, has huge effects and everything has been influenced by 9/11, really. so i think there was a lot of attention on this construction, it is one of the most profile building constructions we have ever seen, and to have a front row seat was an amazing privilege. the beauty of time lapse, is that it shows changes that happen that happen too slowly to be seen by the naked eye. kind of like the hour hand on a clock, or watch. everybody saw the images of the destruction and i think it is important for everyone to see the images of the rebuilding, and the reconstruction as well. i think that's just important, and it's a testment to all the individuals that worked so hard on it. at 1776 feet tall, it is the tallest building in the western hem atmosphere. coming up tonight, a live
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look at the 9/11 tribute rising into the night sky, above new york. we will look at how the memorial was created and the far reaching impact those two beams of light have had. that and more, 11 eastern 8:00 pacific, and we end with this image from the 9/11 memorial in lower manhattan today, a few of the roses and flags left during today's memorial service. there is our broadcast, thank you for watching, see you tonight at 11:00, america tonight is next.
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