checkpoints, that they killed people who were trying to surrender, that even after the scandal of abu ghraib, u.s. soldiers continue to abuse prisoners. and also, how the americans stand accused of turning a blind eye to the torture and murder of detainees by the iraqi security services. this is the cemetery of najaf, in southern iraq. it has existed for a thousand years and is the biggest in the world. since the invasion by coalition forces to topple the dictator saddam hussein in 2003, it has expanded by 40%. it now covers over 3 square miles. >> [speaking arabic] >> the united states and its coalition partners respect the people of iraq. we are taking unprecedented measures to spare the lives of innocent iraqi citizens. >> there's often a difference between what political leaders say in public and what they may have known in private, as we discovered when we received access to data from wikileaks, the whistleblower's website. it contained nearly 400,000 secret reports, known as sigacts, that's short for "significant activities." with the exception of a couple of months, they were all logg

over 500 al qaeda leaders have escaped from abu ghraib prison in iraq and with iraq facing over a thousand sectarian killings a month, experts fear the country is plunging once again into a bloody civil war. for more, go some place else because there's a royal baby! [ cheers and applause ]

howhow much of that residual force did he think would be stationed at abu ghraib. why would the result have been any different? if suicide bombers pull up in front of the door, blow up a truck and then the people who come in are wearing the belts do you think americans are going to fare any differently? >> john: then you have dead americans to blame on obama. >> exactly. it is stupid. >> this is a really good story to remind ourselves why we're not really great at war and we should kind of just cut it out already because what we really should have done, which -- what we should have started doing from the beginning, we should have also had a plan for nation building. because people aren't going to be susceptible to al-qaeda and suicide bombing if they have electricity or like running water or roads but we didn't do any of that stuff. we really, really messed that part of it up. so that made the country susceptible. we failed it at nation building and that was a failure from day one. it is not obama's failure. >> one thing quickly, why isn't mccain complaining about

and there's been a massive jailbreak at iraq's abu ghraib prison allowing the escape about pay to members the attack comes nearly a decade after the infamous photos of abuse at the prison were released more details coming out. and the house is considering amendments today the to the defense spending bill one lawmaker is pushing to fund the n.s.a. surveillance program we'll have an update from capitol hill later in the show. hello there it's tuesday july twenty third five pm in washington d.c. i'm marinate and you're watching our t.v. now since the one nine hundred sixty s. local law enforcement agencies across the u.s. have blurred the lines between police officers and soldiers so much so that american police forces have adopted a mindset previously reserved only for the battlefield now more recently the department the department of homeland security has doled out grants for local police departments that give them tanks rockets and more military grade weapons so is this a measure towards a safer society or does this mentally pit police against the civilians they're sworn to protect. now t

then the abu ghraib blew up on us.by senior iraqi adviser and air force general under saddam retired and came into my office and said general we cannot understand how badly this is going to play on the arab street. we lost the moral high ground. investigation of abu ghraib by major general to go for a great american hero found that torture implemented at guantÁnamo was exploited to detainee operations in iraq. it was a logical outcome of our guantÁnamo experience. a man who served in guantÁnamo during the worst days of enhanced interrogation techniques were deployed to iraq to get allies interrogations. not my words. abu ghraib was the small guantÁnamo and one reason why i'm convinced we have to close down this detention center. you can't both guantÁnamo and up to shake -- after the sins of the past. improvements in detainee treatment boom in new military commission rules will not change a belief of our allies and enemies that guantÁnamo is a significant problem to the prosecution of u.s. national security agenda. in g

first time in history abu ghraib gets broken into.irst time in history the most notorious prison in iraq. the political tension that's happening, in terms of what happens to guantanamo's prisoners. i just came back from the middle east. my worry is america's reputation vis-a-vis the people of the muslim countries, no longer the governments of the muslim countries who are changing and who are a mix between dictators and between newly elected governments and between military governments. but the people in a predomina predominantly muslim quarters -- which is about a quarter of the population in the world, are seeing america in a very different light. they're saying that you're sending us messages about democracy and freedom and human rights, yet you are doing this to our own people in guantanamo, yet you are putting prisoners without trial, you are keeping prisoners indefinitely. america in this case sending very mixed messages in here and it is only impacting negatively. >> gitmo is not the only place where we are indefinitely detainin

. >>> al-qaeda militants staged an attack last night on the abu ghraib prison last night.t least 25 members of the security forces and 21 prisoners were killed. american abuse of prisoners at abu ghraib nine years ago, triggered outrage around the world. >>> across europe, any body of water drew people swelters in a heat wave. they're not expected to drop until the end of the week. certain places are seeing the worst heat wave in seven years. some scientists blame a change in the jet stream for causen recent weather extremes. >>> an east bay man says he just reacted, because of that, he's being called a hero. here's a picture moments after he rescued an elderly man from a burning house saturday in hercules. he says he was driving by, saw the fire, stopped, an ran into the house. he found the elderly man sleeping, and he carried him outside. >> he looked like he was glad to get out of there. he was very surprised. firefighters basically told me he would have died. >> he went into the house a second time to make sure no one else was in there. the fire apparently started in a

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. >>> al-qaeda militants staged an attack last night on the abu ghraib prison last night.least 25 members of the security forces and 21 prisoners were killed. american abuse of prisoners at abu ghraib nine years ago, triggered outrage around the world. >>> across europe, any body of water drew people swelters in a heat wave. they're not expected to drop until the end of the week. certain places are seeing the worst heat wave in seven years. some scientists blame a change in the jet stream for causen recent weather extremes. >>> an east bay man says he just reacted, because of that, he's being called a hero. here's a picture moments after he rescued an elderly man from a burning house saturday in hercules. he says he was driving by, saw the fire, stopped, an ran into the house. he found the elderly man sleeping, and he carried him outside. >> he looked like he was glad to get out of there. he was very surprised. firefighters basically told me he would have died. >> he went into the house a second time to make sure no one else was in there. the fire apparently started in a c

they include abu ghraib. it claims it spent months planning the attacks.s can't confirm how many prisoners escaped and there are conflicting reports on how many died. abu ghraib are where members of united states military are an accused of abusing militaries prisoners. anyway, iraqi security forces have locked down areas around each of the prisons surgerying for the attackers and escaped inmates. robert young peloton is author and filmmaker who has been over there and knows some of the players. this would happen not a big shock, is it? wonder how it happened. >> first of all, prisons over there are much different and prisoners are much different over there because prisoners are exchanged. there is usually negotiation or payments. big prison breakouts have happened in afghanistan like in kandahar in 2007 where 500 people escaped through a tunnel. somalia had 60 break out. but these are a bit unusual. it won't make much difference in the problems in iraq. >> i've been reading that the guards aren't highly paid and they can buy somebody out inside. is that ac

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abu ghraib prison became synonymous with u.s. abuses in iraq after graphic images emerged nearly a decade ago, showing iraqi prisoners being sexually abused and tortured by u.s. soldiers. meanwhile, and a northern city on monday, suicide bomber targeting an iraqi military convoy killed at least 22 soldiers and three other people who happened to be passing by. the top u.s. military general traveled to afghanistan on monday for a meeting on the future of u.s. troops there. general martin dempsey, chair of the joint chiefs of staff, said he hopes to see a deal signed by october to keep u.s. troops in afghanistan beyond the official end of the combat mission in 2014. afghan president karzai had halted negotiations with the u.s. following a dispute over a taliban political office in qatar. the office, which opened amid plans for u.s.-backed peace talks, poor a flag and the name used by the taliban when it ruled afghanistan. speaking on monday, general dempsey downplay the idea of a zero option that would see the u.s. withdrawal of tro

. >>> iraq's security forces are locking down areas around the infamous abu ghraib prison. authorities are on the hunt after more than 500 escaped from the facility. it comes as a result of carefully orchestrated late night attacks earlier this week. that violence killed at least 25 members of the iraqi security forces. al qaeda's arm in iraq has claimed responsibility for that. >>> since his not guilty verdict, george zimmerman had been in hiding. last week he emerged to help rescue a family trapped in an overturned suv. it happened july 17th in sanford, florida. a blue ford explorer traveled off the road and then rolled over. that's when zimmerman and another man helped two children and their parents escape uninjured. police saying zimmerman was not a witness and left the scene after making contact with police there. >>> you know the problems for san diego's mayor are going from bad to worse. a former aide has filed suit. irene mccormick jackson alleges the mayor frequently put her in a headlock and said, quote, crude and disgusting things about sex. she served as communi

a suicide bomber detonated a car outside the gates of abu ghraib prison in baghdad. the attackers bombarded the jail with grenades and mortar rounds. militants launched a similar strike north of the capital. about 100 prisoners are on the loose. many are members of extremist groups. independent monitors say terrorist attacks have killed more than 500 people in iraq this month. >>> people in iran are wondering what's in store for them. hasan will take office as president next month. iranians hope he'll be able to reverse the country's isolation and improve an economy crippled by sanctions. >> reporter: after years of economic stagnation under president mahmoud ahmadinejad, people in iran are starting to feel some rays of hope. the value of iran's currency had plummeted since the start of the economic sanctions imposed by the west. but following rohani's victory, the real rose by as much as 20%. >> translator: since the presidential election, prices have fallen. i hope life becomes easier. >> translator: i think relations with other countries will improve. i hope the e

one seems to have got i don't know away from infamous abu ghraib.e's that video. can you hear the gun fire. it seems like a car bomb, al qaeda suicide bombers with heavy weapons attacked the prison killing a number of guards but also letting out hundreds of inmates, including key clydia-linked now is these men but i go back to the ranks of battling the government there and increasing sectarian violen violent. >> michael jackson's mother wrapping up two days of emotional testimony at the wrongful death trial in los angeles. sheep bristled at questioning about her son and drugs. she said she didn't realize michael's "dangerous" tour was cut short so he could go to rehab for an addiction. the jacksons are suing a.e.g. for billions claiming they are liable for michael jackson's death. >> yet another reason to not start off your day on an empty stomach. harvard researchers say having breakfast may help stop up from having a heart attack. those who skipped breakfast showed a 20% increase in coronary and heart disease. researchers say the results will like

then abu ghraib blew up on us.y senior iraqi adviser air force general under saddam retired. he came into my office and said general, you cannot understand how badly this is going to play on the arab streets. we lost the moral high ground. investigation of abu ghraib by mineral -- make sure general to boot found torture implemented at guantÁnamo was exported to detainee operations in iraq. abu ghraib was the logical outcome of our experience. men who had served in guantÁnamo during the worst days of enhanced interrogation techniques were deployed to iraq to get model ice interrogations. not my words. abu ghraib was the smaller guantÁnamo and is one reason i'm convinced we have to close down this detention center. you can't both guantÁnamo enough to shake the shine again after the scents of the past. improvements in detainee treatment in a military commission rules will not change the belief in the minds of our allies and our enemies that guantÁnamo is a significant problem to the prosecution of the u.s. security ag

you remember -- >> you remember abu ghraib, right?notorious, of course, because that's where the u.s. military was in fact, torturing iraqi prisoners early on in the war in iraq. and the photographs and the videos proved that point. well, since then, of course, the prison has been turned over to the iraqis and it has been used to house the most dangerous and the most senior members of al-qaeda. that's where we're at. sunday night. suicide bombers in a very organized attack drove up to the prison, like waves of them. they kept assaulting the prison until they basically took over the prison and freed the prisoners up to reported -- up to 500 senior members of al-qaeda were -- are on the loose. were freed from abu ghraib prison and they are out there and you know what? they're not going back to running a mom and pop grocery store, right? or teaching school or whatever. they're going to go back to planning attacks against the united states, against americans in iraq and against the iraqi government. >> what's really -- >> bill: unbelievab

there has been a prison break at iraq's infamous abu ghraib jail.termath of iraq war pictures emerged from abu ghraib what some called the prison abuse. militants reportedly launched an attack on the jail, freeing hundreds of convicts inside, including senior members of al qaeda in iraq. at least 10 guards were killed as a result of that raid. abu ghraib. martha? martha: all right. bill, we are back here at st. mary's hospital. a little bit of activity here. we're seeing an increase in the police presence in front of the hospital and no doubt that will become even more intense when they get ready to bring out that announcement. we also saw most likely the same vehicles that dropped off william and kate very early this morning wrapped back around here. some speculation that may have been the middletons coming to the hospital because those look to be the same cars we saw earlier. and i can also report to you that we now know that the queen has arrived back at buckingham palace. she was at windsor. those of you who have visited here know when the queen

iraq when we debriefed foreign fighters was al qaeda is number one recruitment tool along with abu ghraib and it will continue to be so this is you know the indefinite detention at innocent people is a great selling point for al qaeda to recruit new fighters that america is not the country that it's as it is. reporting online tonight a dot com about snail mail spying if you thought you could escape the big how to avoid agave mail and big brother the rest of it you've been wrong in for disappointment new reports claim the u.s. postal service is we working alongside the intelligence services of a decade set on one and to find that other local postman could also be in the supply and in antarctica's lake vostok the discovery of scientists very excited over a new finding the thousands of life forms in the isolated body of water that's been cut off from the outside world for millions of years just a couple of the many a very stories you got lined up for you tonight. britain is pushing for a lift of the e.u. use tight regulations on genetically modified food with the country's environment secret

civilians civilians among them i mean while security forces say they foiled an armed attack on the abu ghraib prison and that tied to prison right near the capital baghdad. and the e.u. foreign ministers meet later to decide whether to blacklist hezbollah as a terrorist group a briton accused of being behind last year's attack on a bus carrying israelis in bulgaria up to now brussels has resisted pressure from washington and israel to put the shia muslim groups military wing on the terrorism list and many are concerned about stoking tension in lebanon because this ball is an official part of the government but today's meeting of e.u. states is being held partly because hezbollah has become involved in the syrian conflict with militants fighting on the side of president assad. partridge in the sports live finale though once a much loved holiday resort just a short drive from london is now one of europe's most deprived areas it's home to junkies dealers and generations of families with no hope of employment. golden sands beach front property and just a stone's throw from london wish you were he

are on the run in iraq stuff the gunmen attacked two high security jails near baghdad including abu ghraib killing twenty security personnel in the process sara flounders co-director of the international action center says there's been no improvement in the security situation since the u.s. led invasion. grape itself as a prison was notorious for us torture techniques humiliation sexual humiliation tactics that were used it was turned back over to the iraqi government we have no idea if any conditions through there was a prison break that we do know but we also really know that it's a us war and occupation that consciously created the sectarian violence of course al qaida or the government they don't serve the interests of the iraqi people but the policy of inflaming sectarian differences and consciously for mentoring and providing arms and funding and whatnot to groups who inflame sectarian violence that policy came from the u.s. of course the status security for any of the people of iraq has been terrible has been terrible through the years of u.s. sanctions absolutely devastating during

including a number of senior al qaeda members are on the loose today after an assault on iraq's abu ghraib jail. late sunday night, a group of suicide bombers drove cars that were filled with explosives into the gates of the prison. they breached the exterior perimeter as they attacked guards with rocket-propelled grenades. they were not able to regain control of the prison until military helicopters got there to provide aerial assault. so far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. >>> back here in the states, a dramatic scene unfolded late yesterday afternoon as boeing's 737 landing gear malfunctioned at newark's laguardia airport. the plane skidded for about 3500 feet. and you can see it go through your screen right there. that's a scary set of moments if you are a passenger on that flight. it came to a complete stop in a grassy area about halfway down the runway. passengers on the southwest airlines flight from nashville evacuated the plane on emergency chutes shortly after the bumpy landing, the plane was carrying 150 passengers and crew. ten people were treated by medical

iraq when we debriefed foreign fighters was al qaeda is number one recruitment tool along with abu ghraib and it will continue to be so this is you know the indefinite detention of n.s.a. people is a great selling point for al qaeda to recruit new fighters that america is not the country that it says it is. a couple stories online that online team of picked up a few today to bring your attention snail mail spying if you thought that you could be rather bored even played with additional letters think it did you for disappointment new reports show the u.s. postal service has been working alongside the intelligence services for decades with mail workers photographs and letters and packages before they've been delivered properly is nothing new. for the full story there and discovery of a different kind of life here soon antarctica's lake vostok we got reports that scientists are getting very excited over a new discovery that found thousands of life forms in the isolated will be able to this be cut off from the sun for millions of years it's good news they want to share it with your. story bro

learned in iraq when we debriefed foreign fighters was his number one recruitment tool along with abu ghraib and it will continue to be so long as it is open and especially in light of the fact that eighty six of one hundred sixty six detainees have been cleared of any wrongdoing and cleared for release this is you know the indefinite detention of anniston people is a great selling point for al qaeda to recruit new fighters that america is not the country that it says it is former senior military into going to turn you can read and thank you very much indeed your thoughts on the tea things. well the united states is running up quite a bill by keeping guantanamo bay guantanamo bay open as well one hundred fifty million dollars per year now that's how much the pentagon is spending on the facility that's roughly a million prisoner compare that to the costs of regular in within the u.s. then put that into perspective the average american citizen makes nearly one thousand times less than what the government pays for each guantanamo prison that well that stay with us here in our t. because we'll b

some civilians among the dead meanwhile security forces day they fought off an armed attack on the abu ghraib and taji prisons need the capital baghdad although officials say eleven members of the security forces were killed in fierce clashes that raged all night. for egypt's stability remains elusive and it remains locked in political turmoil and violence six people were killed in several militant attacks in this sinai peninsula and egypt's borders with israel and gaza dozens were injured in clashes between islamize supporters and opponents of the ousted president morsi in the town of cus meanwhile despite political divisions egypt has started to amend its constitution which is needed before elections next year but islamists have rejected the cabinet with its supporters van to continue mass protests r.t. sophie shevardnadze spoke to the son of the deposed president morsi to find out what went wrong when his father was in power what chance is egypt has the pace. the harmony morse's rule was democratic while going to democracy you have both the ruling regime and an opposition but the case of a

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and there's been a massive jailbreak at iraq's abu ghraib prison allowing the escapees of an al qaeda members the attack comes nearly a decade after infamous photos of abuse at the prison were released more details coming up. and the house is considering amendments today to the defense spending bill one lawmaker is pushing that to the dea to defund the n.s.a. surveillance program we'll have an update from capitol hill later in the show. hello there it's tuesday july twenty eighth.

iraq when we debriefed foreign fighters was al qaeda is number one recruitment tool along with abu ghraib and it will continue to be so this is you know the indefinite detention of innocent people is a great selling point for al qaeda to recruit new fighters that america is not the country that says it is. right let's not take a look at what online stream hasn't picked up today someone turns out to be hot a full russian train tracks now a lot of rails well you want to buy they intend some of the sunshine you need causing the tragedy but i do re think a passenger train that left more than one hundred to. get the full story online plus. a second life or killing machine at the u.s. state of missouri wants to bring back the gas chamber to execute days and death through a let's keep going to move in and out and actually to. britain is pushing for the e.u. to lift his regulations on genetically modified food which remain among the most strict in the world to change that to the u.k.'s environment secretary has gone as far as labeling g.m. food not only safe but beneficial for people's health but

mentioned just now the prison break here on this week five hundred on that on the run there was an abu ghraib prison we're hearing a senior iraqi security official today saying that the bombings we saw today he thought were linked with that prison break you touched on it just now do you think there's a connection. absolutely i mean their actual the prison break themselves had a series of coordinated bombings plus mortar attacks. there were obviously a core group of al qaeda people the al qaeda militants that were the target for that prison break everyone else their escape has been kind of left to their own devices but they're obviously. they mean they may be militants in themselves or they may just now be. wondering around without a cause just just knowing all the skills that they have developed the bomb making skills and the terrorist activities that they've been held for so this is a real danger for iraq and it's also a real danger for syria mike obviously wants these escapees so i filed a final twenty seconds we're running out of time what can foreign powers what can outside influence do c

learned in iraq when we debriefed foreign fighters was this number one recruitment tool along with abu ghraib and it will continue to be so long as it is open and especially in light of the fact that eighty six of one hundred sixty six detainees have been cleared of any wrongdoing and cleared for release this is you know the indefinite detention of anniston people is a great selling point for al qaeda to recruit new fighters that america is not the country that it says it is will do stay with us here in our team because we'll be covering all things going to move throughout the day and we'll be talking to former prisoners the as an ex military personnel about the situation at the facility. it is not a surprise to me that we. during a time of budget cuts we spend one hundred and fifty million dollars each year to imprison one hundred sixty six people become a symbol all around the world for an america that the rule of law. more stories ahead for you this hour including outrage in south america triggered by the grounding of the bolivian presidential plane with president saying he's ready to clos

coordinated raid on two of the country's a major prisons on monday now gods and swat teams that the abu ghraib and tonty penitentiaries failure to prevent the massive jailbreak falls into pole to issue international terror alert saying most of those who escaped are senior members and pose a credible threat director of the international action center sara flounders a says of the turmoil that has and goals to iraq in the last decade is mostly washington's doing. grave itself as a prison was notorious for us torture techniques humiliation sexual humiliation tactics that were used it was turned back over to the iraqi government we have no idea if any conditions improved so there was a prison break that we do know but we also really know that it's a us war and occupation that consciously created the sectarian violence of course al qaida or the government they don't serve the interests of the iraqi people but the policy of inflaming sectarian differences and consciously for mentoring and providing arms and funding and whatnot to groups who inflame sectarian violence that policy came from the u.s. of

its members in a coordinated raid on to the country's major prisons guards and swat teams at the abu ghraib and tired she penitentiaries failed to prevent the massive jailbreak which led to winter polisher going international terrorist saying most of those who escaped are senior members and pose a global threat to france consulted more in row thinks it's evidence that the iraqi government is powerless. the iraqi government is the ruling only. be allowed to be in your report indeed it began with the leading especially in dispute at the moment that are the past. in the islamic element that the country is insecure that government hasn't been spending it boil on on it with. the americans and the really bizarre legacy in the country's long. ahead israelis could get their say on whether to move towards peace with the palestinians later we reported on how promising that you know its government wants any potential decision to go to a referendum and it's hurry in parliament to get it going to also the people of mali turned out in large numbers to elect a president but there are fears logistical prob

and there's been a massive jailbreak at iraq's abu ghraib prison allowing the escape of al qaeda members the attack comes nearly a decade after the infamous photos of abuse at the prison were released more details coming out. and the house is considering amendments today that to the defense spending bill one lawmaker is pushing to de-fund the n.s.a. surveillance program we'll have an update from capitol hill later in the show. hello there it's tuesday july twenty third five pm in wa.

i've vented prisoners, including senior members of al qaeda, is it from the abu ghraib prison, which is controlled by the iraqi security force. s the likewise, underscore risk of relying on foreign facilities to became known toledo's forhe whom there is a substantial risk engaging in- terrorism if they find in-- are at larly those who in terrorismgaging if they find themselves at large. is there any reason to believe that the recidivism rate would be in the lace -- in less than the guantanamo prisoners that have been released and the engage in terrorism at 28%? terrorism at ain rate of 20%? question could always be -- also be post, is the existence of guantanamo a higher risk than the release of prisoners we have -- the question can also be opposed -- ofed, is the existence guantanamo at higher risk and the release of prisoners reality have their -- already have there? individualsce those back into the care of countries that would take care of them, a requirement is body has imposed on the secretary of defense, a certification process. releasing thebout 86 that are cleared for releas

they managed to escape iraq's abu ghraib's prison while gunmans attacked prison guards and 20 soldiersere killed and a simultaneous attack was also on another jail. fortunately no inmates escaped. >>> a group of more than 700 special operations veterans will rally on capitol hill. they are demanding a select committee investigate the benghazi terror attack. the obama administration initially tried blaming a video for that attack but the former leader of the american forces in africa now says that he knew right away it was the work of terrorists. >> it became apparent to all of us pretty quickly that this was -- this was not a demonstration. this was a violent attack. >> well, general ham didn't address reports that he was pushed into early retirement for criticizing the response to the attack. >>> he is out. brewers superstar ryan braun is out for using performance enhancing drugs. he said, "i am not perfect. i realize now that i have made some mistakes and i am willing to accept the consequences of those actions." after he learned how much evidence linked him to the clinic in florida,

qaeda has reportedly taken responsibility for a late-night jailbreak at two prisons in iraq, one at abu ghraib. militants attacked with mortars and grenades while inmates set fires on the inside. 21 inmates and 8 guards were killed, more than 500 escaped. >>> edward snowden does not have the so-called security crown jewels, according to an official familiar with an ceasement of what the admitted leaker got his hands on. snowden faces charges in the u.s., blue remains in a moscow airport waiting for a decision on his question for asylum in russia. >>> well, top guns deserve top pay, but the air force just can't compete with civilian lines. according to "los angeles times," that's led to a short an of 200 fighter pilots this year. for a nine-year commitment, it will pay a $225,000 signing bonus, guaranteed. >>> there was a big bang over the ohio river this morning. there it was. the first part of the democrat mission of the old milton-madison bridge. the rust of the old bridge will be blasted away over the next few weeks, and a new bridge is already in place. >>> run waugh for laguardia airport