abdullah abdullah told supporters he was withdrawing. the initial vote had been riddled with fraud, and abdullah charged the runoff was rigged as well. any talk of a unity government with president karzai was dismissed. you're saying that there's no shared vision at all between you and mr. karzai? >> i think it's... it's very difficult to find one. >> warner: the men had once been allies. abdullah fought with the northern alliance against the taliban until it fell in 2001. he served as karzai's foreign minister until 2006. but by 2009, the men were campaign rivals. after a rocky few months, karzai was welcomed at the white house last week, as the u.s., with nearly 100,000 troops committed, prepares to take on the taliban's hub, kandahar. abdullah is here this week, touting his new opposition alliance, planning to field candidates in parliamentary elections this fall. i spoke with him yesterday at his washington hotel. dr. abdullah, welcome. thank you for joining us. >> and thank you. >> warner: it's been more than a year since president

abdullah. thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >> woodruff: as hari reported in the other news, secretary of state clinton was in japan this morning. while there, she played down concerns over a disputed american airbase. mrs. clinton stressed the washington-tokyo alliance was more vital than ever, given regional threats such as north korea. sonia narung of global post, the online foreign news service, recently traveled to okinawa and filed this report. >> reporter: hundreds of protestors greeted japanese prime minister this month during his visit to okinawa island. 400 miles south of mainland japan. the protestors came from all over the island to make one thing clear, they want the u.s. marine corps air station off okinawa . >> when i think of the future of my children and grandchildren, we don't need any bases. >> reporter: the future of u.s. forces in okinawa is such a contentious issue that it could unseat the recently elected prime minister who some worry is waffling on his pledge to move

>>abdullah: another interesting area where islamic finance is moving forward, it's the recognition of the whole halal food chain and the fact that if you need to borrow money, you should borrow moneyislamically in order to support your halal food business. >>reporter: the halal industry is based on the making of products sanctioned for muslims to consume, slaughtered in the correct way, and free of pork products and alcohol. >>catering to more than one and a half billion muslims, the halal industry is estimated to be worth some 2 trillion dollars with growth expected to be as much as 25 per cent annually. >>as with islamic finance, muslim countries can't take their leadership in the industry for granted.indeed, far from it. >>it's actually large multinationals and non muslim countries that have by far the biggest share of the market, whether it's thailand producing halal chickens or australia halal meat. >>bidin: if you don't have these basic industries then you don't have halal industry so what we're seeing here is there is an urgent need for the muslim countries to look at this thin

we will be speaking with abdullah abdullah, the 2009 afghanistan presidential candidate. he is also the foreign minister of that country. in the meantime, some news. >> when will be peace top the oily? the company is warning that shooting heavy mud and cement into the well may not work at that depth. meanwhile, will has seeped 12 miles into louisiana's markets. south korea lashed out at north korea by suspending trade, as a result of that submarine attack. president lee myung bak also pledged to bring pyongyang back to the security council for possible additional securities tensions. secretary of state clinton says that the sinking of the warship has created "a highly precarious to tuition in the region." she also said the administration is working to avoid conflict. president obama discusses middle east security issues with the lebanese president. defense secretary gates accuses hezbollah of having more rockets and missiles that most foreign governments. finally, scores of american soldiers and a battery of patriot missiles have a crime in poland for a training mission.

homeowners. 2009 afghan president canadcande abdullah abdullah, and donna pavetti and robert rector. "washington journal" at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> on june 28, supreme court justice nominee elena kagan will testify. you will find all of the previous key moments, from antonin scalia to sonia sotomayor. it is washington your way. >> the british house of commons speaker was reelected to his post on tuesday. he was first elected speaker last june following a resignation. it was the longest continuous service in the house. you can also see the new speaker being dragged reluctantly to the chair. this also includes speeches from new british prime minister david cameron and the active labour party leader. labour party leader.

abdullah abdullah discusses the political and military situation in afghanistan, and president karzai is recent visit to the u.s.. and doona pavetti and renae merle look at the u.s. welfare system -- and robert rector look at the u.s. welfare system. "washington journal" why that 7:00 a.m. missed -- 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> hellenic taken will testify before the senate judiciary committee. you can find key moments from previous confirmation hearings on line at the c-span video library every program since 1987, it is washington your way. >> john bercow was reelected to his post on thursday. tuesday's elections were led by the father of the house, the member what the law is continuous service in the house. he is dragged reluctantly to the chair. it includes speeches by the new prime minister david cameron and harriet harman.

abdullah discusses the country, and then a look at the u.s. welfare system and temporary help for needy. >> on june 28, elena kagan will testify before the senate judiciary committee. you can find sonia sotomayor on line. every program since 1987. it is washington your way. >> the space shuttle of lettuce has undock from the space station. short -- atlantis has undock from the space station. we talked with them about life in space and the return. this is about 45 minutes. >> i think we are ready for questions here. >> yes, we are ready for questions. >> this is robert perlman. how would you have it remembered in history books? what has been the highlight that you feel such a part of mission orbited the final flight devlin -- flight? >> good question, robert. i do not want to set ourselves a side as different from any other mission. one of our objectives from the beginning was to get our job done on time and also to have a lot of fun doing it. hopefully to show that to everyone else involved. i think we did share the enthusiasm of the whole exp

our guest is heimdal and dollar, 2009 afghanistan presidential -- abdullah abdullah, 2009 afghanistan presidential candidate. he was afghanistan's foreign minister from 2002 to 2006. where are you spending most of your time these days, and what are you pursuing at this point? guest: i am based in kabul. i have laid the foundation for a democratic based on the planfm of changing hope, which had widespread appeal with the people in the campaign. there are some other technil concepts in it. most of the time, we put the blame on individuals, which is right sometimes, but at the same time, our sm needs to be decentralized. this is at the core of the problem. that is why we cannot get away from this vicious cycle of bad governance creatingnteger in our midst -- insecure environment. i am mainly based in kabul, traveling through the country, but this will hopefully be the foundation for a democratic opposition, not just for the next elections, but in the country as a healthy movement which will create hopes and bring openings for the future of the people of afghanistan. host: what is your se

us, instead of wanting to doe destroy our way of life, i would give them, humbly, the example of abdullah masud. he was -- a.k.a. sayid mohammed ali shah, was released from guantanamo. but because during his attempts to destroy american lives, he had lost his leg below his knee, well we fitted him with a prosthesis that cost between $50,000 and $75,000. so those who were worried about if we just are nicer to these folks, we were nice to mr. masud, gave him a prosthesis to help him, even though he last his leg trying to kill us. we tried to help him and did. and gave him that wonderful prosthesis, american ingenuity at its best, creating a prosthesis like that that would help him walk, help him be a participant in society and so knowing that he would surely have to love us after we had helped restore his leg that he lost trying to be violent against us, he was released and he, according to pakistani officials, directed a homicide attack that killed 31 people in pakistan and then two months later, when he was about to be captured by pakistani forces, he blew himself up, including the $75,00