combat platoon leader, but what i saw in terms of the decay and deterioration of the army in which i was serving. oft gave me an appreciation the terrible effects of war. >> what was your career like? how long were you in the army? >> 23 years. i served until 1992. it was a year in vietnam early on. they were mypart, experiences of a serving officer at the latter part of the cold war. we thought we existed to be prepared to fight world war iii and that our readiness to do that to prevent world war iii from happening. i spent seven years in germany. most of the rest of the time in stateside units that would have germany in the event of a crisis. >> 23 years in the service and finished as a colonel. why did you in the first place go to west point? what was the drive for you and where were you raised? >> i was raised in the u.s. i was born in illinois and grew up in indiana. both my parents world -- were world war ii veterans. this was at a time when i think patriotism was a very common toue and patriotism equated seeing military service as not simply honorable, but almost what it meant to be to be a citizen. i gr

and the means to ensure that the army we send is an army of the people. it's a cross section of the american people. that is something that needs to be part of the political debate. >> watch president george bush talking about tommy franks very much involve in the iraq war, getting the medal of freedom. he's sitting with there george tenet and don rumsfeld. not sure, but get your reaction to this. >> no plan ever survived the first contact with the enemy. but in iraq, tommy franks' did. the force defeated saddam hussein's regime and reached baghdad in less than a month. the longest fastest advance in the history of american warfare. today they're building a secure democrat inge future. one of the highest distinctions of history is to be call ad lib ray tore. and tommy franks will always carry that title. >> the other person i think -- it was not don rumsfeld. he was probably no inn the audience. but paul wolfowitz. what's your reaction to that. >> the travesty. the narrative of the iraq war was to put it mildly, incomplete. franks did succeed in toppling

the japanese had one, humiliated the russian spirit of last thing that one is some for an army going in there. that will just throw them into the hands of germany. his idea was of little bit different. that is that he wanted these trips to keep a low profile, not big armies. the russians themselves, the anti bolsheviks should be the ones to do it, not some big, for an army. his idea was that -- only 8500 troops. his idea is that this would provide support, control the railway so that we can send aid. .. this is what today they call mission creep. you start with one mission and you end up with another. the reason they stayed a year and a half is that wilson began to see the bolsheviks. he looked around at the postwar world, especially europe and he said you've got all these hungry

. >>> coming up, an army ranger who survived black hawk down, returns to the scene of the battle, he'ssunday spotlight." today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. >>> our "sunday spotlight" shines today on jeff struecker, an army ranger caught in a fire firefight that inspired black hawk down. a life-changing experience that inspired him to return to mogadishu. and matthew dowd is back with struecker's story. >> reporter: in 1993, he was a 24-year-old army ranger sergeant, tasked with leading men through hostile streets of mogadishu. somalia had descended into chaos. u.s. sent an elite team to help restore order. on this day, the routine mission went horribly wrong. a black hawk helicopter was downed by warlord. an assault mission turned quickly to rescue

an army corps. instrument. to be in the. i think. they would like to know that you know the price is the only industry specifically mentioned in the constitution and. that's because a free and open process is critical to our democracy albus. role. in fact the single biggest threat facing our nation today is the corporate takeover of our government and across a semi-colon we've been a hydrogen lying handful of trans national corporations that will profit by destroying what our founding fathers once told us about my job market and on this show we reveal the big picture of what's actually going on in the world we go beyond identifying the problem to try to fix rational debate and a real discussion of critical issues facing america to find a job ready to join the movement then walk a little bit there. biomass guys are welcome to because the report of the second i think it was greg palast felt stuck up about larry summers the most evil financial journalist in the world but first let's catch up on world war money station over yes max there

the 17-year-old son of an army general, his mother is a famous singer. he drove a $100,000 luxury car at 15 and attended a private school in the united states. that life came to an end on thursday. he was convicted of gang rape, and he'll spend the next ten years in jail. the teenager and four others were fount guilty of raping a woman in a hotel. he said he was drunk and knew nothing about the attack. living in a bubble about luxury and prestige, stories like this inflame the public in china. hundreds of millions of people here struggle to make ends meet, but it's more than that. the new second generation rich are raised to believe that they're above the law. when his trial started, his name was the second-most read topic on china's top microblog. some feel that kind of interest could have swayed the court. >> translator: this case garnered so much attention from the public. sometimes in china the opinion can strongly affect the verdict. >> reporter: more than gaining the public attention, the case sent a message. >> translator: even though he were well

. >>> coming up, an army ranger who survived black hawk down, returns to the scene of the battle, he'ssunday spotlight." >>> our "sunday spotlight" shines today on jeff struecker, an army ranger caught in a fire firefight that inspired black hawk down. a life-changing experience that inspired him to return to mogadishu. and matthew dowd is back with struecker's story. >> reporter: in 1993, he was a 24-year-old army ranger sergeant, tasked with leading men through hostile streets of mogadishu. somalia had descended into chaos. u.s. sent an elite team to help restore order. on this day, the routine mission went horribly wrong. a black hawk helicopter was downed by warlord. an assault mission turned quickly to rescue mission. >> i went through still to this day, the most intense gun fight. that i have ever been in in my life. there was nothing that i could do about it. >> reporter: then you're told, you'll have to go back out because there's another rescue that has to be done. do you think you were going out on a death mission? >> all of us were thinking this is a suicide mission. if we g

of conquest and an army of occupation. some state of the war they took every american city but they could never occupy the territory. every time they started to spin out there would be insurgencies led by people who today are american folk heroes come for men like thomas sumpter and marion fox. the british authority collapsed in new jersey in the winter of 1776 in 1777. it collapsed in pennsylvania in 1777. it collapsed in the carolinas in 178021781. their main problem was the revolution was popular. now this may not, so startling insight to this audience were to the average layman but it's a very important antidote to a new scholarship that emphasizes the cynicism among ordinary americans, the neutrality, the loyalists him and the disaffection among citizens. in modern-day newspeak the patriot base was wrote that the the -- roosevelts. before one shot had been fired by lexington and concord britain has effectively lost political authority in america. the patriots successfully wrestled from the local governments the assemb

it's harder but i am happy that i get to be an army wife because not a lot of people get to do it it's definitely a privilege and an honor being married to someone he serves the country so. it's not an easy lifestyle. and i had family members who were in the military so i knew he was going to be gone i knew i was going to be home alone a lot you know if it wasn't for my dog i'd go talk to my. but here i was nigh just turned nineteen in the picture so i was here just graduated college. went off to get married. this was the day he came home i did these on my phone so they're kind of blurry but this was when he came home it was just he kind of just wanted for a minute and just like i think soak in the fact that he's not there anymore he's back in the mainland he's able to just breathe and not worry about any thing exploding behind him. you may or may. not get. there. this is a reef that i made when my husband came home from deployment the material that you see here is what they call a c u from their uniforms. he wore these were actually his pants and he wore them in iraq so when he came h

it's harder but i am happy that i get to be an army wife because not a lot of people get to do it it's definitely a privilege and an honor being married to someone he serves the country so. it's not an easy lifestyle. and i have family members who were in the military so i knew he was going to be gone i knew i was going to be home alone a lot you know if it wasn't for my dog i was going to talk to my. but here i was nigh just turned nineteen in the picture so i was. just graduated college. went off to get married. this is the day he came home i say these on my phone so they're kind of blurry but this was when he came home it was just he kind of just wanted to sit for a minute and just like i think soak in the fact that he's not there anymore he's back in the mainland he's able to just breathe and not worry about any thing exploding behind him. you know. you're. here. this is a wreath that i made when my husband came home from deployment the material that you see here is what they call a see you from their uniforms. he wore these were actually his pants and he wore them in iraq so when

of winning the conflict and called for an end to external intervention if a cease fire is agreed by both sides. al-qaeda affiliated fighters who have battle the army the control of the border town agreed to an immediate cease fire there and fighting led turkey to shutting down a crossing with syria and we have more. >> reporter: this is one of the most oldest armies in syria and the only one large enough to attempt an end to a dangerous standoff between two newer opposition group, the northern storm bra grade and al-qaeda affiliates and iraq. and at first they kept distance where they imposed a curfew and ban any filming. at least seven people were killed overnight and many injured. hostages were also taken from both sides. the strategic border town very close to the turkish town and a large refugee camp and more refugees poured out and into turkey. >> translator: each of these two groups wanted to enter the area that is controlled by the other. and it's been in the hands of an army for a long time and the groups that came from iraq and damascus wanted to storm the city because of a long-standing dispute. >> reporter: it's believed the al-qaeda li

one the next 50 years this wash could see sweeping changes with the result of an army relocation processmany were originally locate right in the middle of floodplain. >> it's a natural process. it changes the communities. the park needs everyone once in a while. >> when we come back on a second look. is unbelievable. shhhhh! in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >>> hech hechey has long been called the twin. the recent rim fire in and around yosemite threatened to contaminate that water supply. from time to time people have suggested draining hetch hetchey has more. >> reporter: here inside yosemite national park a place that might just have a monopoly on beauty supply. what if t

pillaging executions on forced conversions our lands in the christian village of la lula as you were an army units for small enough thousand your heart is out of town. lore not a war president putin addresses political and public circles and the say america should not attack syria as it would diminish you and international design meant at . the us in school to its citizens privacy to ease row as the n.s.a. shares overall intelligence reports with a country with a secret deal setting no limits to how this data can be used. news from russia and around the while this is r.c. with me you have our thanks for joining us after a week of losing executions and forcing residents to convert to islam at gunpoint syrian rebels are reportedly now sleeping the question of village of our correspondent that tells us that an ongoing army offensive has dislodged jihad is from many parts of town but the fighting remains heavy notional reports now from the embattled village. that's the job. but. the mood is cheerful soldiers are smiling and relieved the jihadists have been booted out. but some of them were kille

as milton friedman said, we have to create an army or even the wrong people will do the right thing.views on this economy. we have just about $3 trillion in overseas bank accounts. we have an immigration plan that is suited and geared to accommodate course, businesses, and not the country. we are following business practices like of shoring up production, and outsourcing of jobs to cheap labor markets. we meet -- we may soon become one ourselves, but nothing that is the way we want to resolve the matter. 20 million folks out of work. and you talked about grass-roots bottom-up. >> one of my priorities that heritage is to learn how to communicate and connect with the american people. help them see how the eddy is that we talk about will make their life better, and not just policies but things that people care about, what they hope, with a dream for and make sure that they understand that when we talk about cutting taxes, made is not for any reason except we want the life to be better and then to be more prosperous. we have not done a good job of connecting conservative policies with wh

>> i think that the argument that it is used on a large-scale points to an army and a big organization. it is conceivable that rebels have used them on a smaller scale to produce sarain. many years ago, the religious sect killed a lot of people and it is not beyond the means. >> the white house has cited evidence by the israeli communities and images from u.s. spy satellites and intercepted phone conversations with senior syrian officials. >> from a distance, i give very little value to such evidence. i remember when colin powell sat on the security council and he played intercepted telephone messages. they did not have anything to do with weapons of mass destruction. it could be they are authentic tom abut i i don't think it is much evidence. prove the analysis of samples? they could be provided directly. >> president obama said he is comfortable going ahead with a strike on syria without the u n resolution because he says the security council is completely paralyzed and is unwilling to hold the regime accountable. >> tlice. the security council is for the whole world. they were paral

they stormed an army camp. a gunfight inside the barracks is still going on. minister hasime assisted the attack will not derail talks with pakistan. this report from the area. >> indian troops under surprise attacks. some were badly wounded. militants were inside the indian base. the deputy the manager among the casualties. the gunmen are still fighting. it is one of the most audacious militant attacks in kashmir for some time. just as the indian prime minister is set to meet his pakistani counterpart at the united nations. when there is talk of peace, violence surges. they say talks must continue. will be a grave injustice to all of the brave people who lost their lives today. then the militants have succeeded and the rest of us have failed. >> the threats of war is never far away. year have killed over 120 soldiers and civilians. some say india makes things worse with its tactics in kashmir. afghanistan's uncertain future is fueling the violence. this clash may be a taste of what is to come. news, prosecutors in peru rejected a guilty plea made by two women

army. it premiered in the 2010 sundance festival. she's an a -- she's on the 2012 hot shot directors emerging to watch, she's also graduated from georgetown university law center and practicing attorney and abc television networks before starting her television career and next is john. i met john about 10 years ago when he was starting off and had this crazy idea of operating a training center for public defenders and he did. he's no now the president and founder and one of the contributors to gideon's army, he's from john marshall law school where he teaches law and criminal procedure. he was in the post katrina and new orleans center. he trained people in the film. he received an advocacy fellowship and named a public interest fellow by harvard law school. next we have maurice call well. he was convicted in the housing project here in san francisco. there was no physical evidence linking him to the crime yet he was still convicted based on the false testimony of a single neighbor. he was sentence to life behind bars. in prison mr. colwell c

finally this company has an army of lobbyists and lawyers as the chronicle said early this morning. all those people who are being paid to help prevent you to drive up the costs of housing and nothing to protect our families and firefighters. so in conclusion, i want to move supervisor chu's legislation today and protect the firefighters and families >> thank you very much. next speaker. >> hello, i'm dana and i'm here to speak on the half that supervisor wiener brought brought up. >> closer to the microphone point it at your myth. >> i spent the summer volunteering with commission market that is on - between 21 accounting and 22 accounting and seen the transformation. and safety wise i've seen - well before the market starts the block is covered with litter and we're responsible for cleaning up bio hazardous waste and a turn the space into a beautiful community area that's save for members to support local businesses and, you know, engage in community events. and during the market it's blocked - the street is blocked off specifically for pedestrians, children can play i know there'

an army officer said another attack happened in another area.'s government said the assaults were care rid out by al qaeda members. >>> the company this did a background check on aaron alexis also did the clearance on edward snowden. earlier this week the company said it had not handled navy yard shooter aaron alexis's case, but a spokesperson later confirmed that it had in fact screened him in 2007. alexis had a history of psychiatric problems and committing violent acts. despite this he had a security clearance. >>> iran's president has hinted that its country may be ready for talk withs the us. >>> scientist steven hawking is showing the world how he planses his brain and mind in a movie. ♪ >>> iran's new president has an op-ed in the "washington post" this morning. he says he seeks constructive engagement with the west, saying the age of blood feuds is on. and here is a quote . . . james bays is live at the un. that's quite a message in this op-ed, james. how would you summarize it. >> this is part of the ironian charm offensive, making it c

he was wounded severely, spent s yearsev in an army hospital.s just to honor him and alld these men. these are incredible. the greatest generation. >> reporter: scotto is part of the largest honor flight of its kind that has flown in 200 world war veterans from three hundrede hubs in new england and new york from their first look at this at memorial. veterans were greeted with pomp and circumstance and an outpouring of gratitude. >> i never had any so great as s was today. >> reporter: 100-year-old william grimshaw was theorte olt to make the trip. >> all the people that come up and congratulate you. you'll never forget that. it makes you feel you've done something good. >> it makes you proud. >> reporter: carol rodkin says itar was her dream to join the navy and now at the age of 90, she is awed that others are thing her. thanking her. >> it was something i wanted to do. >> reporter: this is a day she will not soon forget. >> i'll say one of the best thingses that ever happened to me. >> reporter: as for tony s he felt operation gratitude morg

we broke into an army one weekend. we heard they had this lemon meringue pie and ice-cream.we broke in and ate up all that and got tired and full and start fights. >> inside the place? y'all still in there? >> yeah. we had some pie fights and we were individually breaking into roochls separately. i broke into this supervisor's room. i saw a spend et piano and almost closed the door. thank god something above said go back in the door, idiot. i bent over to the piano. i knew when i hit it that that was what i would do the rest of my life. every drop of blood in the cell of my body could tell me that. i would play after school, played tu ba, horn, pick horn, french horn, trom bones. i could be up front with the majorettes in the marching band. i really wanted to play trumpet. i finally got to trumpet. >> most people can't span that range like you do. you do everything from jazz to symphony orchestra. is that something that somebody mentored you to do? >> no, no, no. in a way, ray did. in seattle, during the '40s, you had to play everything from jewish weddings, bar mitzvahs and

international news in brief a senior egyptian policeman has been killed and nine others injured during an army on an opposition stronghold just outside cairo dozens of police. military vehicles moved. on thursday morning more than fifty people were arrested in a raid it comes a month after an attack on a police station that left eleven people dead. in afghanistan where a district governor of the northern province is saadi paul has defected to the taliban according to officials because the abdul high is thought to be the highest ranking civilian official to defect to the taliban it comes as the american military needs to gear up to completely withdraw from the country by the end of next year. students of a new york university have accused city police of using heavy handed tactics while bringing a protest under control police reportedly shouted punches and some of the protestors and shoved down into the pavement six students were arrested the protesters were venting their anger over the university's decision to employ former cia chief general petraeus. up next now a special report antarctica by

an army of private security guards and a special medical core were on hand. no movie cameras, no bottles and no booze. >> ♪ >> this is the richest tour on record. by their closing date in december, the roller stones will have played to 2 million fans and grossed $30 million. >>> when we come back on a second look. the giants relief pitcher says he actually wasn't blown off the mound in the 1961 all star game. to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >>> candle stick park has hosted some of the biggest games in history. the pope as you saw a couple of moments ago also attended there. it's also been the stage for at least one wedding. that of former san francisco pitcher vita blue. and we have the report from that day. >> reporter: they say one never forgets

suicide bombers have attacked an army camp in northern mali. it was the first since july. t week rebels pulled out of a seize fire agreement with the government. >> reporter: the tell tale signs of an explosion lie all around. it's understood that two soup side bombers drove up to this army base, and then detonated their device. but rather than killing military personnel their blast took the lives of people passing by. no group has claimed it carried out this attack, which is the first in tim buck true. since july's presidential election. it comes days after the president told the united nations his country was committed to the democratic path. >> mali is back. mali again takes up its place, its rightful place in keeping with its rich history in the community of free and democratic states. the mali people stand ready to take part of full-fledged part in building a world of peace. >> reporter: as part of that he told the u.n. of new elections to be held in november. elections which should have been held last year. but back at home, the separatists who have been in peace talk

an army forest when i was an instrument. was. the n.f.l. oh my god. i want to live here when i grow up and you are now is about this place so sacred. they say the church was built here in the twelfth century it was destroyed in the 1930's. people constantly chose this place to pray and by doing so they created an atmosphere of holiness you can't commit a sin here even if you want to. i do want to come here and want thailand what would i do there but they came and stayed . until it changes every one little my little bits in the lake and in the sea of life. most of the island is so small for me it's the center. the center of the universe. given the sun i go to the island by motor boat that was in winter when lake when school freezes over i go by car from the town of all of this new i also skied there for a one time fight the island isn't very far from the. exide about twelve kilometers which i've become so used to this route that it's the way home. it was the first time. it was long ago so long ago but it feels like yesterday it was nine hundred seventy