none of this was ever for the congolese.buildings, except as help. not even allowed to walk their own streets after dark. not a lot of dependable electric power left in the city, but what lights do glow around town, much of it comes from places like this -- small kiosks serving the congolese version of barbecue and what passes for cold beer. christian is one of our fixers, tasked with keeping us on track and out of trouble. which, believe me, is a big job around here. you know, it's an amazing-looking city, if you blur your vision a little bit, you can see it the way it used to be. >> beautiful. i think it could be the best place to live. very kind people. people like listening to music, sitting, taking their meals, eating. >> what's the congolese word for barbecue? >> barbecue. >> cheers. >> cheers. >> i like any meat on a grill. it's looking good. grilled goat with cobri, with a traditional goat stew on the side. now we're talking. >> roasted, put some sauce in there. >> that's delicious. >> as you can see, people don't ea

riding shotgun, dan's close friend and associate horeb, a congolese.cross the border. one side, rwanda, hotels, paved roads, internet, and paperwork to be filled out. just a few feet of barbed wire, machine guns and cement walls away -- this. welcome to goma. a city of 1 million, the significant number of whom are idps, internally displaced people -- sitting, rather inconveniently, at the base of mt. niragango, a still smoldering volcano. current street level is about 12 feet above where it was in january 2002 when it last erupted. lava everywhere. which explains the less than smooth ride. one of the first things you notice out the car window, the u.n. about four months ago, the m-23, one of the various rebel groups holed up in the jungle nearby, invaded the city. the ngos battened down the hatches. the u.n. stood by, hands tied. everyone else had to fend for themselves until the rebels withdrew. the congo was a place i've dreamed of visiting before i ever thought i would get the chance to travel the world. actually being here, i'm not so sure. dan, ho

. >> we are serving the congolese people and do so alongside the congolese government. that is very important. we are in a supporting role. we do not want to govern the country. on the contrary, we want others to govern the country and for us to support them in that task. >> he says he will not rest until all the rebel militias have given up. many congolese say he has come to successfully end the united nations mission and finally bring peace to the country. >> in thailand, a state anticorruption panel says it will press charges against hundreds of politicians over a failed attempt to amend the constitution. most of the targets belong to the hardy of the embattled prime minister. >> the main opposition party is boycotting next month's elections, which locked him in his unsuccessful attempt to end weeks of massive protests against her government. >> protesters say they plan to bring the capital to a standstill next week, and they've been holding smaller rallies to try to drum up support. >> their rallying point is the national flag. tuesday's protest was the second in a

and it was stunning to see to what extent the congolese government was not able to control or did nothave authority over the area. even more surprisingly what you found was not people who had been abandoned. i found a pigmy tribe that had given away forest for bags of salt toll international logging companies. i saw mass graves left by foreign armies. people asked me not for food or money but metal detectors. there's an incredible -- a sense that even in that country congo you have global forces at play and peoples' lives are caught up in this and you don't feel like you are in some remote abandoned forgotten place. >> jon: but it is forgotten because it's the type of colonialism and exploitation that you feel like these powers should not be able to get away with anymore. it's old school exploitation, in a way. >> indeed. and the difference now is that there are african players involved. there are other african countries who have stepped in where once it was the west. it was the colonial powers that used to exploit congo. now that no longer is kosher so now you have to -- you work thr

forces are working with the congolese government to bring them under control. malcolm webb was with a unit as they launched an attack on a rebel base. >> this congolese government convoy of heavy weaponry may team like no match, but the adf rebels are elusive. government troops never know when they'll be caught. the unit is deploying to attack a rebel base. they stopped to look for a firing position. people lived on the armed groups for decades. now the army is here, they attract a crowd. >> translation: before we suffered a lot. sometimes it was not safe to farm in the fields. now the big nurse in government came down to chase the rebels. we are very happy. >> it will not be easy. there's bush for miles. a clearer view though if you can get up. >> from the top of the tree he can see the target and the direction for bombing. from up there you can see a hill. the enemy is beyond the hill, on the plain. >> the adf are hiding in bush and forest. a main base is within range. they've been in eastern congo for 10 years. they are from neighbouring y ugan ugan uganda.

go to nothing in the city of rome when the congolese hold in the cold so my own got a shell shock given the cold shoulder it's only so thin on the. go up enough to make it in the season when you constantly hold in the cold so hot oh god me just blow shit on the sidewalk little pieces walk around the same time go. the way there situation is things think you'll see a big problem this whole nation when it pops the next cage and live in the system big pussy mancipation preaching a dream to see believing in santa economic he's got a second life animal. and the little chap a normal clock would have to kick him in the day keep it high. enough so him to give you society would be so you're still the one that's a treat you can see it's a trap music one of my actions in the boss to soften up a big case twenty five the old who had an awesome job this law still shot livin in the coal stove me it's in the skull but in all the stuff cold enough to get in the city ya know when the congolese hold in the cold to go golfing shellshocked event in the boss told me it's only so often all the people go to not

last year the democratic republic of congo suspended exit permits for families with ato wanted congolese children, even though that met the criteria. >> it has nothing to do with adoption, but has everything to do with politics. >> reporter: bob is a nashville lawyer specializing in adoption. >> usually adoption as a foil, as a tactic, suspending adoption as a tactic to achieve some other kind of diplomatic win, no, it does not work. >> the motive for stopping the adoptions is unclear. the state department says applications for exit permits are being held up because of concerns about falsified documents. the rc authorities have said it was over concerns about abuse or abandoned children or that some children were, quote, sold to homosexuals. whatever the reason, eilelena a her husband have no choice but to communicate through skype. it's the only way to see the boys, and dad can see his new daughter. justin told us even though it's an unstable and possibly violent situation, they feel safe. >> with any couldn't like the congo, you know, instability, something can always happen. there's t

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coastal me it's a leasing office and all the stuff cold enough to get in the city are broken when the congolese hold in the cold until the toll guy the shell shocked event in the polls told me it's only so often all the people go in to get in to see how when you constantly who looks so hot don't got me. dangerous entanglements in contradictory alliances is the u.s. has been asleep hostage to its many client states how well do these fine states and alliances serve america's national geo political interests and is washington hopelessly overstretched in its foreign policy commitments. language of war but i will only react to situations i haven't read the reports so i'm likely to push the know i will leave them to the state department to comment on your latter point of the month to say to mr kerry l.h.r. is on the docket to know god i. hope they do no more weasel words. when you need a direct question be prepared for a change when you throw a punch be ready for a. pretty speech. down to freedom to crush. some of the sixteen percent imports came from illegal fishing. the european union is ironically

. >> is there anything else a person can do to prove to the congolese government i care about these kidsd maureen maher joins us now. maureen, powerful story. watching the piece, it seems pretty clear something needs to be done. >> reporter: they're going to try to do something significant later this summer, jim. they will enact law that will require all american adoption agencies that deal with international adoption to meet the same international standard, and we'll see if that helps to solve some of the problem. >> axelrod: maureen, thanks for stopping by. you can see maureen's report in its entirety tonight on "48 hours." and still ahead, from bad to worse, elizabeth palmer's personal look at the growing despair in baghdad. ♪ ohh, oh-oh-oh-oh ♪ ohh, oh-oh-oh-ohhh ♪ go, let's go ♪ hit me like a supernova ♪ let it flow ♪ over like an ocean ♪ when the sound explodes ♪ everybody's feeling all right ♪ ♪ everybody's feeling all right ♪ ♪ ohh, oh-oh-oh-oh [ female announcer ] we eased your back pain, you turned up the fun. tylenol® provides strong pain relief while being gentle on your stom

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understand, a lot of them are pretty pissed off about we're just getting our -- together and all these congolese no formal culinary training. he's completely self-taught. picking up bits and pieces where he can. often from the women in the neighborhood. >> you're plucking the best of everybody in the culture. >> every day. every day i learn. what are you eating? where are you from? i've been taught by some men. that's not how it's cooked at home, you know? go to that auntie. to the back of some dingy cab. there's a small kitchen. look, there, it'll be nice. she'll teach you something and then that is me. hey, auntie, you know, i'm really keen on knowing how you make your particular sauce. >> they'll show you? >> she will show me stuff and i pick up. then i rush back to the shop and i try it out. i have all of the elements now. >> at his cook shop, he mixes recipes, ingredients, techniques and traditions as he sees fit. one reviewer described his style as gastronomic smuggling, moving people across borders with dishes that slightly partake of elsewhere. on today's menu -- >> i made this for you.

. >> reporter: the congolese troops have been using this rocket launcher to fire at one of the two groups of ads they have been fighting engaging in the area of forest and bush. here. >> thousands of people have gathered in the streets to pay respects. >> they had gathered from all corners of india to pay their respects to a spiritual leader. what started as a farewell turned into a disaster. when a large number of mourners were crushed and killed. >> the police should have been here. >> the local police say they were overwhelmed and it's been suggested there was a stampede. >> people were sometimes opening the gates and sometimes closing them so there was suffocation. people started having breathing problems, fainted and fell over each other. when the gates closed some people died by falling. doctors say most of the deaths happened due to sufficient facing. >> revered by millions of muslims and many had come to pay their last respects. many are grieving for their fellow mourners. what should have been a final good buy to a spiritual leader has ended in many more deaths. caroline malone,

the congolese army is going up and down there. the area is under the control of the army. >> corruption is widespread. the east is lawless. the powerful profited in the disfunctional stat uts quo. they were unique and skilled. many believe he was a threat by somebody more powerful. the army says it's conducting an investigation. >> they cannot conclude immediately, because there is no capture. we are waiting for the suggestion. we have the job. >> after the assassination printers made a commemorative poster. he was seen as brave and dedicated to make this country better. whether or not his killers faced justice, to people here, his death is a lose. >> parts of north america are in the middle of a polar vortex. however there is evidence that the temperatures around the world are rising. >> the u.s. national oceanic and atmospheric administration pulled together millions of measurements from satellites recording air temperatures all over the globe. we have seen this 2013, as the fourth warmest year on earth. it means nine out of 10

problem - last year the democratic republic of congo suspended exit permits for families with adopted congolese children, even those that earlier met the criteria. >> it has nothing to do with adoption and everything to do with international politics. >> this is a nashville lawyer specialising in adoptions. >> using adoption as a foil, as a tactic, spending adoptions as a tactic to achieve diplomatic win - no, it does not work. >> the motive for stopping the adoptions is unclear. the state department says applications for exit permits are being held up. drc authorities said it was over concerns about abused for abandoned children or some children were sold to homosexuals. whatever the reason, elaina and her husband have no choice but to communicate through skype. it's the only way she can see the boys and dad can she his new daughter. justin said they do feel safe. >> with a country like democratic republic of congo there's a chance something can happen. >> elaina says she'll keep the christmas decorations up until they come home. >> years before edward snowden made global headlines for leaking

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. >> this congolese government as heavy weaponry may seem like no match. >> the rebels elusive. tactics cunning. the government troops never know when they'll be caught in an ambush. this unit is deploying to attack a rebel base. they are looking for firing positions. people lived among the armed groups. armies attract a crowd. >> we suffered a lot. sometimes it was not safe to farm in the fields. now the force of government chases the rebels. we are happy. >> it will not be easy. there's thick bush for miles, but a clearer view if you get high up. >> from the top. free you can see the target. he can see the direction for bombing. from up there you see a hill. the enemy is beyond the hill, on the plain. >> the adf is hiding in the bush and forest. a main base is within range. they've been in eastern congo for 10 years. they are from uganda, but the government defeated them. they've been in congo since. the army says their time is up. >> the rocket launcher is in position. the soldiers prepare it to fire on to the adf rebels. the commanders are studying a map to work out the loca