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>> this is al jazeera america. lye from new york city. president obama has a new choice to be this nation's top military officer. marine general joseph dunford would head the joint chiefs of staff the president made the announcement in the rose garden just over an hour ago. mike ma kerr ray is live with us, dunford would take over the armed forces at a time enwith the world's pretty complex place. why was he picked? well, president obama is known to trust general dunford as a confidant. and other hot spots around the world. of course it would have cob ton firmed by the senate. the former lead in afghanistan in 2013 and '14. a marine general serves a

come mordant, the top officener the marines. he has seen combat in iraq and afghanistan, all reviews coming into this nomination today have him as someone who was admired by the rank and the file. as well as top politician here. the president praised the man on his way out rotating out of office, was general martin dempsey, an army general. big shoes to feel, but never the less, president obama heaped praise on his nominee. >> under his steady hand, we have achieved key milestones. historic elections and the draw down of forces. who he serves christmas dinner too. >> he was also instrumental in the u.s. military operation, you recalled last year during the ebola crisis

he held coordinate the american military response there. >> that's right. mike is the second marine to serve as chairman, what lies ahead for his tenure. >> well, you said it it is a tumultuous time, and it has been. you can say the same for any joints chief of staff. but here is the situation where the united states has battled both political here in washington and military around the world no one needs to be reminded of the on going coalition against the isil forces. the forces being trained the moderate opposition being trained in turkey, obviously the situation in yemen the situation in afghanistan which general dunford has a lot of first hand experience in as they continue to draw down there. so no shortage of challenges including budget challenges here in washington. the military, the pentagon still trying to cope with sequestration cuts which they call dire, and are still trying to have reversed.

>> how smooth or bumpy a ride is this nomination going to get? it is always hard to say given the political climate we have seen other nominees sail through the hearing process for example, of course we are thinking late last year, of the new attorney general loretta lynch, only to run into problems once the nomination hit the floor but early indications are that this nomination is going to sail through. john mccain of course a frequent critic of the president's military and foreign poll six hailing this nomination as does his wing man in the senate. boothe of them serving on the armed services committee mccain is chairman, and of course on the democratic side of the aisle, the top democratic on the committee jack reed of rhode island, stampeding up and applauding he was there literally standing up and applausing. so this is not expected to face any significant problems. >> for us in washington, thank you. >> thank you. >> isil is reportedly claiming it was behind sunday's shooting at a

controversial art show near dallas. it would be the first attempted isil attack on u.s. soil, but there is no evidence yet to confirm isil's involve present. elton simpson were killed after opening fire on security guards the associated press has one of those men had been on the fbi's radar for years. secretary of state john kerry made an unannounced trip today to somalia becoming the first secretary of state to visit that one country. the historic flip comes as they try to rebuild from two decades of row. rosalyn jordan has more now. >> it was the first visit ever by a u.s. secretary of state, john kerry's mission was to communicate the obama administration support. outside this fledgling democracy, just three years old. as they get ready for parliamentary elections the secretary of state wanted to not only show the administration support but also to encouraging somalia to do more to try to improve

it's military. particularly as it is trying to get rid of al-shabaab. even though somalia is working with members of other countries that have also pledged to try to degrade al-shabaab they also have to deal with the fact that there is no long term military tradition and so kerry wanted to underzero the willingness to help somalia develop it's military capacity. finally, kerry wanted to deliver the message that the rule of law and that free expression are both important in any democracy and to that end he made it a point of meeting with people who were very much instrumental in trying to make sure that somalia has a healthy cultural environment not just one that is a safe security environment. >> rosalyn jordan for us, israeli war veterans say their forces caused massive and unprecedented harm to palestinian civilians during

last year's garza war. a new report sites testimonies from dozens of officers saying there was indiscriminate weapons fire, and lax rules of engangment. israel's military blames hamas for fighting in residential areas and in a statement to al jazeera, said lit investigate all claims. amnesty international says it has found systemic violations of human rights in syria's largest city aleppo. morgan radford with more. >> a frantic search for wounded children. after the. booing monday of one of the last remaining schools. for residents big and small. conditions here are the focus of a report just released. death everywhere. the organization says war

crimes are a daily occurrence in this city committed by armed opposition groups. it accuses the government of a policy of collective with violations so widespread, they constitute crimes against humanity. >> dropped from a helicopter on targets below. just last month, 85 such attacks in aleppo alone striking sites like hospitals, markets and mosques. the bombs have killed 11,000 syrians since 2012 according to that report. amnesty also reports to arrest being used systematically. and simply vanished. anest military commanded 85,000 individuals were victims of what that report calls enforced disappearances. a u.n. security council last

year condemned human rights violations in syria but in aleppo residents are still waiting for the international community to respond. the world has turns it's back in a cold harded display of indifference. >> well, talks are afternoon way to try and end the war in syria. the u.n. envoy is meeting with 40 groups but isil, and the al quaida linked front are not taking part. given the fanfare that meeted the news conference here, in geneva, on tuesday morning and the media presence that was there, he was actually rather modest in setting out the aims for the next four our five weeks. the consultations he said they would be closed, juan to one, he described it as not a one off meeting but low key consultations.

and his same, essentially is to try to find out what the situation currently is in syria. he describes the talks as a stress test, a reality check is another term he used. whether there is any room at all for compromise in a meaningful sense. >> he is also going to speak to 20 regional and international stake holders. and that includes the syrian government itself. so you can see he is casting his net as wide as possible in the hope of finding some ground to base some meaningful peace negotiations on. but the indications are not positive. he admits himself that he is neither optimistic, nor pessimistic, but he did have a duty to try. given the situation that there currently is, there is no luxury not to try. paul green then reporting.

angry protests today. where teachers are taken to the streets upset over government cuts to education funding. antigovernment protests as well in guinea demonstrators there are not happy with the way that the country is holding it's election. care line with more. things turned violent when police try to stop people from demonstrating against election plans. >> protestors threw stones and set fire to tires to try and keep security forces away. some have appealed to the president for an end to the fighting. people are being killed every dare, and some other people are wounded.

>> we regret to say there are victims of the targeting shooting but no one neither the opposition nor the authorities can say with certainty that those bullets have come from security officers. that's why we demand the opposition comes to it's senses and returns to the table. so that we can all find a solution. >> opposition groups are angry because of the timing of the elections. there have been a number of protests since march when the commission announced the presidential election would be in october, and local elections next year. the opposition says that goes against holding local elections first. question continue, we have claims that have to be satisfied the claims are

legitimate the aim is to make the authorities hon nor their commitment and respect the laws. a number of people were killed in april after similar violence. groups announced that claims would be widened into a nationwide show of defiance. care line malone, al jazeera. another day another candidate, former arkansas governor announced his run for the white house. burr even if he loses he can still win big the huge money presidential hopefuls can earn just from jumping into the race.

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police officers have been charged in connection with the case. mike huckabee is running for president. well, again. >> the former governor announced his candidacy. and ink cysting he will bring change to washington. >> we were promised hope. but it was just talk. now we need the change. >> the former baptist pastor is banking on sup bort from social conservatives to back his candidacy. even though the odds of being elected are slim, why do it then. it's about power and a big pay offer, even if you lose. >> there's a good chance you have never heard of ben carson. he is a retired neurosurgeon, now making a bid for the oval office.

i am ben carson, and i am a candidate for president. >> if history is any indication new doors will open for him even if he doesn't wind up in the white house. >> he is better known toe the country as the former c.e.o. of hewlitt packards. >> i have not been in politics all my life. >> along with adding the title presidential candidate to her resume, she has timed the release of her book with the kick off. >> both are entering a crowded field for hopefuls. on the democratic side, while hillary clinton is far aside it hasn't stopped the vermont center from throwing his hat into the ring, and at least two other challengers are also sizing up their options. whilelesser known candidates have long odds of writtenning jug boston celtics in the race brings credibility and potentially a financially

lucrative career. >> if you look at some recent examples of what serve presidential candidates have been able to parlay that is pierce into, it would be in the millions of dollars. >> life before politics was that part of a pastor, and then i got into politics so you know what that means you will be here a while. mick huckabee for one has seen his porches rise after his bit. in 2007, his assets were under $700,000 and while it is not clear how much he is worth now his beach house is worth $3 million. bill alison is with sun life foundation. >> he is governor as if he didn't have a prominent position, but you know by running for president he got introduced to a lot of the country, and that gave him a brand.

is that brand translated into a job as a talk show host his moist recent book debuted at number three. al sharpton that ran for president in 2004, also landed his own show his on msnbc and newt gingrich sign as deal with cnn after his unsuccessful white house run in 2012 and then we go to washington d.c. to take back the white house. [screams]. >> howard dean scream may have helped end his hopes for going to the white house in 2004 but he went on to become the head of the democratic national committee. his speaking fees topped $20,000. >> observers say even when it is clear to the outside world that a candidate doesn't stand a chance of becoming president on the inside, they see a different picture and hang on to hope. >> they go on the bus tours there's people coming out to see you you are the center of attention, and you have ideas and telling people how you want their live better, for a lot of people that can

be it's own reward. >> long shot contenders can keep the campaigns going. >> these candidates have ideas. they have policy positions and vote es are sup effort popularitying those positions and they want to fight for that so it isn't necessarily about winning sometimes it is about keeping the issue in the spotlight. >> and mary snow, al jazeera. >> a surprising new find, about type 2 diabeteses to tell you about. researchers found diabetic whose are overweight, but not obese, outlived those who are of a normal weight. the findings conflict with some previous studies one explanation, diabetics with normal weight, tend to have a more aggressive form of the disease, so she called herself the food babe. yeah. an activist using her blog to try to change the way we eat but not everyone thinks she

is doing good, erica met the woman who is online presence has create add lot of controversial. >> she has become a force to be reckoned with, in her blog she promotes eating healthy foods much like you would find here at the farmer's market fresh and free of chemicals she takes credit for makes subway remove a chemical from it's bread that is banned from other countries and from making craft foods remove artificial dyes from mac and cheese. however, she also has a growing number of critics. a food terrorist that has no scientific background, is she doing more harm than good? we asked her herself. >> under their criticisms that would mean that no journalist working in this world without a scientific degree would be able to report on science. that is unacceptable. except that we aren't hearing

from your experts on your blogs we are just hearing from you. >> you are hearing from me, backed by data and my blog is a consumer based blog. i am a consumer, i am talking about what i want to put in my body and why. >> what do scientists have to say, we will have that are and more on this topic tonight. you can watch the full report tonight at 8:00 eastern time. coming up next on the program. greece at taxes why the country is in desperate financial straits. because are thes won't pay up.

>> the government of greece is about to run out of money and is asking for the rest of it's bail out funds. greece about about $8 billion left but the e.u. and the i.m.f. won't release it until they are happy with plans for economic reform. >> without the money greece may go bankrupt. one reason her facing bankruptcy, people aren't paying their taxes. ali velshi top a trick and

find out that tax evasion is more common than you may think. >> the ancient yuke ruins always a magnet for tourists but today also a bargain. after decades of mismanaged funds corruption scandals and rampant bribery the greek economy is itself a catastrophic ruin. i soak to many greeks about it. this is just not now, this is 30 years old. it is a legacy. left from our parents. >> to be honest with you we don't have the mentality to pay taxes. if you pay taxes you can't to having something back. but here, what you take back? you are paying your taxes for your healthcare and so forth from our wages yet to get

anything done, you really have to go to the private system our taxes aren't being put to good use basically. >> last year, the government announced that greece is owed 76 billion euros that's about $62 billion. $82 billion, in unpaid taxes. >> but with an economy still reeling from the global financial crisis of 2008, greece only expected to collect about 10% of what it is owed. >> while tax evasion occurs across all income levels it is most rampant across middle and lower income greek. that said, we heard plenty of stories about wealthy greeks systematically and often illegally hiding their wealth to evade taxes. >> greece's new leftist government led by prime minister has vowed to crack down on some 80,000 rich greek tax evaders to help bring in more revenue to pay it's lenders.

see police also named a former supreme court prosecutor as minister of state for combating corruption. and anticorruption czar if you will, he says he hoped to recover at least 2.5 billion euros of the 7 billion euros in unpaid taxes since 2012, a few years ago he was president of an independent organization formed to identify greeks who were money lawners through swiss banks. >> i want to state that we already know how much money was picked up from greece, and transfers to other places from 2010 and after. we have all the dates and the information, we know how much money was pulled out of greece and went to sis swear land, therefore we have no problem with taxing it. like elsewhere wealthy greeks have the resources to underreport their earnings and con oriole money.

>> like many here, john who owns a small fish market blames the tax crisis on the wealthy, and since the economic crisis began his business has lost about $18,000 a year the richer people can hide money and avoided paying taxes. i would say that the middle class pays the fairest part of the taxation. >> this man is an associate at a law firm. esh unmarried, has no kids but does have a large extended family, like many others he hopes authorities won't bother chasing down the smaller amounts they owe. the 400 euros is just enough to pay my yuleties, rent, and expenses like that. the rest of how i sum implement my income comes from friends and family, so you do the math, i don't have enough to pay taxes. >> increasingly, greeks

acknowledge to truly dig themselves out the culture of tax evasion must end. for everyone. at every income level. this athenian has been a shop owner for 27 years he is married and had a five-year-old child, he owes more than $9,000 in personal taxes and another $5.5000 in social security taxes. he hopes the new government follows through on the promise to forgive half of what an individual owes in unpaid taxing. it is an amnesty that required at milting how much you owe, and that's something that many greeks are loathe to do. i was not approached by the tax office, i took advantage of a recent law the one about payment, so i took advantage of that, and i am trying to pay back my taxes little by little. >> that's all of our time, the news continues next, life from london.

>> this is al jazeera. hello there. and this is the news hour live from london. coming up, in the next 60 minutes. saudi arabia closes schools and cancels flights in a region borders yemen because of the syrian forces accused of war crimes crimes. brought from a