forces is the disconnect forces of moderate to be in the u.s. army the central intelligence agency the law enforcement community and the state department that's what the u.s. secretary of defense should address even before presenting his recruiting sales speech to the duke university students robert gates should have paid attention to mostly ignored advice from the general mcchrystal when he indicated the most pressing challenge for the u.s. army in afghanistan that is to drastically change conventional operational culture within the pentagon and the u.s. army which results in such a heinous crimes as killing evidence of aliens for drugs and for fun until robert gates start promoting the unconventional thinking all these sales speech to expand the our o.t.c. systems at the us universities are not going to change them a man to them and to resolve a man challenge for the u.s. policy in afghanistan and pakistan. well in pakistan suspected militants have attacked at least twenty seven tankers curren fuel for nato troops stationed in afghanistan the attac

sometimes, the regular u.s. army will engage in combined operations with the iraqi army, u.s. special forces, and you pay forces. we get small glimpses through a corner of the window for those organizations involved which are not the u.s. army proper. we do glimpse their activities, but it is not a full account of their activities. >> we have time for one further question. i will pass it on to you. you right here. you had your hand up the loest. >> i am with voice of america. this is a question i'm asking anyone on the panel about week, the press. why do you think it is easier for us to cover things like race as a tool of war in places like west africa, where it has been widely documented, as opposed to some place like iraq? >> one of the things that we have to face up to, and we see a very clear, is a british historic colonial savagery, if we could put it like that. the techniques we were using, putting stress positions, food and water deivation, they go back to all of the collodion -- colonia wars, and into northern ireland. you might think that when they disbanded, it disba

these u.s. army field reports describe a war even more brutal than we knew, including allegations of widespread abuse of detainees at the hands of iraqi soldiers and police. the documents also provide details of more than 66,000 civilian deaths, including 15,000 that were previously unreported. london's "guardian" newspaper posted this map of baghdad based on the documents, with red dots showing every location where a civilian was killed. cbs news has taken great care not to reveal information that would compromise the safety of any individuals. more now from national security correspondent david martin. >> reporter: late this afternoon, news organizations began posting a trove of classified documents from the iraq war given to them by the whistle-blower julian assange and his wikileak web site. it first appeared on the arab network al jazeera. >> found within the files, the real civilian casualties. the prison torture coverup, the extent of deadly checkpoint encounters. >> reporter: wikileaks is bel

they are the u.s. army corps of engineers, the u.s.fish and wildlife service, the national marine fisheries service, the california department of fish and game, and the quality control board. the way that we accomplish this mission is by following the environmental and narrative of the resources agency. --

they are the u.s. army corps of engineers, the u.s.fish and wildlife service, the national marine fisheries service, the california department of fish and game, and the quality control board. the way that we accomplish this mission is by following the environmental and narrative of the resources agency. -- imperative of the resource agency. avoid environmental impact to the extent possible. menem bias, and if you can't -- if you can't avoid, that buys, and if you can't minimize, mitigate. do it to the maximum extent possible in the planning process. the other way that we avoid impact is through the environmental construction compliance project. if we can't avoid, we minimize impact through the ceqa process so that mitigation measures recommended through ceq aa and the permits, it mitigates impact. for wsip, we have come up with an innovative idea to add benefits and accomplish beneficial environmental planning. we are adding benefits to the habitat restoration. it is a way of consolidating so that instead of being scattered, they are i

sometimes, the regular u.s. army will engage in combined operations with the iraqi army, u.s. special forces, and you pay forces. we get small glimpses through a corner of the window for those organizations involved which are not the u.s. army proper. we do glimpse their activities, but it is not a full account of their activities. >> we have time for one further question. i will pass it on to you. you right here. you had your hand up the longest. >> i am with voice of america. this is a question i'm asking anyone on the panel about week, the press. why do you think it is easier for us to cover things like race as a tool of war in places like west africa, where it has been widely documented, as opposed to some place like iraq? >> one of the things that we have to face up to, and we see a very clear, is a british historic colonial savagery, if we could put it like that. the techniques we were using, putting stress positions, food and water deprivation, they go back to all of the collodion -- colonia wars, and into northern ireland. you might think that when they disbanded, it d

there is u.s. army corps of engineers gave notice they're going start enforcing a longstanding ban on vegetation and trees next to levies affecting about 3,000 miles of levies in california and those not clear cut could lose funding. >> it's if the federal government has its way, the banks of hundreds of california creeks and rivers could look like this. there is clear cut of trees or vegetation. >> this is stuck 50 years ago. >> congressman john garamendi joining with leaders to oppose enforcement of a national clear cutting policy by u.s. army corps of engineer autos there is an overreaction to hurricane katrina? >> i think so. i think the army corps was really pummeled. and in this hurricane katrina and new orleans situation. they want to cover their back side. fine. okay. doesn't make sense here in california. >> in 2005, after hurricane katrina there were catastrophic levy failures. engineers determining the trees long the riverbanks compromised levies. in the bay area there are 100 miles of levies

massacre for his involvement in the massacre is trained by the school of the americas which is a u.s. army and you bring that up i want to talk about the school of americans he himself is a graduate of columbia sent ten thousand i think the most of any other country. people to train there so what is this pool of americans that right like you said colombia has sent over ten thousand students soldiers to the school the americas it's a u.s. army institution located in fort benning georgia in the united states where the trains soldiers in counterinsurgency tactics and a lot of these soldiers. went on to commit some of the worst human rights abuses in all of latin america and so on the become leaders of coups a lot of people think when they think of the way they think of. the military dictator of that country argentina dictatorship it's not just the past however even as early as recent as june june of two thousand and nine general about. a trained soldier who was the head of the. chief of staff he helped to lead a coup against the democratically elected government of manuel said. just last week

oh we've got just one more segment left on tonight's show we're going to ask is the u.s. army glamorizing the idea of being a soldier to get new recruits some activists think so and they want the recruiters to be more honest about what happens when you actually sign on the dotted line artie's you know soft you will join me with that after the break. it's the secret incursion into the country. it's the invasion by means of. tradition the language is really you know this is the first to go feed the beat. and culture. the thing is that the had the dems are still unaware of what's going on in their mind you're still asking them why do you. like me i don't know you but the less they're great. on our cheese. every month we give you the future we'll do you understand how we'll get there and what tomorrow brings the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world. join us for technology update on r g. like millions of americans i've lost thousands of dollars in retirement funds that i haven't had as bad as many it's not just about the fit it's about me to. me ma

the department of defense says the u.s. army ranger from their land has been killed in combat in afghanistan. 29 year-old sergeant first class died from injuries he suffered insurgentsanc attacked in his unit. he leaves behind a wife and two children. a fire at fells point started in a restaurant. it did not spread inside. no injuries reported. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. people stopping at shops along baltimore county will no longer be able to purchase potpourri. it could produce a high, when smoked, similar to marijuana. >> there is additional funding aimed at keeping tobacco out of the hands of children. they celebrated maryland's 32% drop in adult smoking. in order to keep the numbers down, the fda announced a $550,000 grant for enforcement. >> this is something that is now an active partner with fda in the fight to prevent the sale of tobacco products to under age youth. we know that stopping children from starting is the most effective battle we have. >> maryland is one of three states to receive tha

enter into agreements with state ó but not limited to u.s. armywildlife service, national marine fisheries service, california fish and game, and bay area quality management district. they can enter into agreements with third parties as necessary. notwithstanding the authority granted to the general manager by the resolution, the general manager is not authorized to dispose of any real property in of the puc pursuant to the implementation will includei.ar advertisements for contracts. >> the third project is the harry tracy water treatment plant. area of san mateo county near interstate 280. small portions of the site are within the city of millbrae. =-m the regional system. it provides treatment of the water stored in the peninsula reservoir. the plant was built in 1972. it was expanded later in 1987 and in 1992. the improvements will allow us Ñbñe capacity of hundred 40 million gallons per day, even after a major seurq9 major components include upgrades throughout the entire plant. we will add five filters, include handling system, and replace t

the u.s. army released a photograph of certain plants -- sergeant lance vogler. we are also monitoring in developing story from gainesville, florida, where a gunman shot two people and injured five others on what appeared to be a random street. the victims are not related. there were found in a red pickup. they are investigating any possible motive. >>> 80 party republican running for senate makes controversial comments about minimum wage. joe miller tells "politico" he does not believe there should be a federal minimum wage. he believes it should be up to each individual state. the latest poll numbers show him slightly ahead of lisa murkows ki in the democratic candidate. >>> d.c. is issuing a hiring freeze. mayor adrian fenty is trying to close a budget shortfall. all travel and pay raises are frozen. government agencies have to cut their spending by 10%. gray is expected to take over as mayor next year. >>> raised eyebrows over a bill aimed at protecting wildlife in the district. this would require d.c. residents to humanely remove critters like squirrels or p

. >>> a u.s. armywwfolks in his hommtn remember him. >> it's sad, you know. this is the father, young kids, and married and leaving all that behind. >> reporter: brenda cooper reflects on a life cut short. %->> reporter: sergeant class lance bogger is finally remembered. he joiied the army nine years during that time he was deployed 8 ttmes to fganistaa and four times to raq. >> he was injured in iraq on a previous tour of duty before ú-lost his ife now and mentiond that he was injured and rehabilitated and he apparently wanted to go back and continne to serve. i have a strong sense of %->> reporter: durrng his 8th touu in afganistan last3 friday, the sergeant loot his life after being hit by enemy fiie. he leaves behhnd is wife who is preeinn fainpregnant and two yo. >> my heart goee out to these3 two young kids. >> reeorter: his neighbors mourn, they worry about the human toll in the ongoing war on terror. >> i want peace, but there's a ú%t of ouu young men that is going over there dying. >> reporter

jeff hart was drilling water wells for the u.s. armytan when he got an urgent call to come to chile. >> this is definitely the toughest hole that i've drilled since i've been in the business. >> reporter: do you ask yourself i wonder if i could survive 65, 66 days trapped down there? >> you absolutely do. the real hero is the guy that kept those guys in line and kept them alive on very, very food and they have somehow put it together. >> reporter: for hart and drill supervisor jim stefanik there will never be a more important job. >> we came from afghanistan thinking that we're on one of the most important jobs we'd ever go on supplying water for the military. this is so far above that this is literal -- there's lives at stake. >> reporter: their work is done. now the chilean coordinators have to finish the job. what they, the miners and fair families know is that the entire world is cheering them on. i'm jeffrey kofman for "nightline" at the san jose behind in chile. >> what an incredible story nearing its end thanks to jeffrey kofman

officials are investigating three of the indus detainee at guantanamo bay has pled guilty to killing a u.s. army sergeant and conspiring with al qaeda. the 24-year-old canadian was 15 when he was detained. his the last westerners held at the camp. he will serve part of his sentence in canada. workers at three main french oil refineries have voted to return to work. it looks like a victory for presidents are cozy -- sarkozy. the unions and planned another national strike for thursday. a bomb has exploded in eastern pakistan. the killed at least six people and wounded more. the bomb went off after morning prayers. it is the third such attack in recent months on sufi of holy places. >> witnesses say that there have been hundreds of people at the shrine when the explosion happened. according to officials, a bomb was attached to a motorcycle close to the entrance. it went off just after morning paris had finished. many pakistanis are asking how islamist militants suspected of carrying out the attack can justify mumming -- bombing and muslim place of worship. it is not the first such attack. earlier i

the other part is that there were in the military, u.s. army, people that were committed and working with the colombians to see where they could find us, and there were searching for us in a very discreet and secretive way. i think even though the american government was saying of front there were not going to talk to terrorists, they were doing secretly what was necessary to find us. and make the rescue happen. tavis: your captors were moving around from place to place as to detail in the book, treating you horribly, you and your fellow hostages during this journey. why in retrospect you think they did not kill you? why are you still live? >> we became trophies. the situation became so worldwide known and there w as so much pressure asking for freedom that the new killing us would deprive them from their trophy. which was as long as we were alive and as long as they could prove we were alive, they had this incredible media platform where they could be on stage and be vocal and do propaganda for themselves. tavis: the rescue, how did that happe

lot of back the anti-malaria drug referred to by agent hudson as mefloquine was developed by the u.s. army and is distributed by roche pharmaceuticals under the brand name lariam lariam was the focus of intense media scrutiny in two thousand and two after three soldiers from fort bragg killed their wives and ultimately committed suicide after returning from afghanistan thall three were reported to have taken lariam while deployed thin two thousand and three there was also reports of an increase in suicide among troops taking their eamonn iraq. part of every military mission is giving the troops the protection they need including medicines to prevent disease including malaria which kills at least seven hundred thousand people around the world each year thousands of u.s. troops in iraq received one of these drugs a drug called lariam and it may have prevented many soldiers from getting sick the question tonight is whether or not soldiers were adequately warned about its rare side effects serious life changing side effects in collaboration with u.p.i. investigative reporter mark benjamin c.n.

daybreak's in the raid begins police under the supervision of the u.s. army go door to door searching rooms and checking residents against lists of unknown terrorists. dominated heavily by kurds have been remarkably successful recently they have cut terror attacks by over fifty percent in the past few months these guys are very good they are very good and they're very good at intelligence and of gathering intelligence and developing intelligence and the other subversion companies who are not worried about it but others mainly the city's non kurds are here in downtown they're going to live with her charity turkey but with their own historic claim of the kirkuk is a unique city in iraq to melting pot of all the different ethnicities in the country but this mixture continues to lead to extremely volatile ethnic tensions the two thousand and nine field report that was recently leaked by the whistleblower wiki leaks states that without strong and fair influence likely from a third party these tensions may quickly turn to violence after the u.s. forces withdraw all

potato oil is going to allow us to run wal-mart walt disney world the interstate highway system the u.s. army and suburbia or even a fraction of it and the key to understanding where we're at is then and i don't want to be misunderstood because i'm not invading against alternative energy i'm quite sure we're going to use everything we. lots of we can but we're going to be disappointed in what these things can do for us you know we're going to be disappointed in what they can do we desperately need to make other arrangements for everyday life in america the way we produce or food the way we inhabit the landscape the way we do commerce etc all right now just to fill in a bit of the economic punny holding this delusion together the peak oil and the peak credit are co terminus just as we've run out of credit supply through the continuation of oil into the economy as oil peaks out it will also capitalize the ability to raise fresh credit so you've got these two things collapsing at the same time now let's move on to your thoughts on the us real estate racket what does the wholesale fraud coming to