carl levin says this trend has to stop. >> shut off the spigotof dollars flowing into the pockets of warlor and power brokers who act contrary to our interests and who contribute to the corruption that weakens the support of the afghan people for their government and for our effort. >> well, levin says the u.s. must improve the vetting process of new hires if there is any hope of fixing the problem. >>> nevada candidate sharron angle is suesting that islamic law is taking root in american cities. she was heard last week saying that the country needs to address a militant terrorist situation that has allowed surreal law to take over cities like deere born, michigan. >>> meanwhile, one of nevada's most influential republicans says that he is luctantly endorsing angle's opponent, democratic leader harry reid. in a stement he criticized angle saying she was a, quote, totally ineffective lawmaker. >> now here's a look at other stories mang news early today in america. >>> in michigan, three brazen criminals are seen on video tying up their victims, cleaning out what they could in three mi

the chairman of the committee, carl levin, adds that the u.s.'s failure to vet, train and supervise afghan security contractors has cost american lives, undermined the u.s. mission and "helped play into the hands of the enemy." >>> let's take an early look at the markets as we get all up in your business this morning. carolyn schober is live in zurich for us. >> reporter: good morning to you. it looks like president obama will pocket veto a bill that would have allowed foreclosure documents to be accepted not just in the state that they were issued in or signed in but in multiple states. the white house is worried about processing the sheer numbers of those documents and that it would speed up foreclosures. the big focus of the day will be the nonfarm payroll numbers for the month of september. economists are expecting a drop of around 10,000 jobs that follows the 45,000 jobs drop in the month of august. as for the unemployment rate itself, that is seen ticking higher to 9.7%, and that would be the highest level since the month of may which is ac

later, carl levin on the afghanistan war. >> this week on q&a, the first of a two-part program with historian ron chernow. his newest biography is about george washington and will be in bookstores this coming week. he has also written about alexander hamilton, john d. rockefeller and the j.p. morgan family. >> ron chernow, almost at the very end of your new book on george washington, you write, "late in the writing of this book, i suffered an injury that nearly derailed the project. and then you go on to thank people. what happened? >> i broke my ankle. i slipped on the top step of the stoop of my brownstone and smashed my ankle. it may have been providential because it forced me to slow down. for three months, i could do nothing but read, so i did additional research and then when i returned to the book, i found that i had a kind of sharpness or clarity. not to mention energy that i might otherwise not have had. there was a silver lining to it. but now i'm ok. >> when did that happen? >> that happened towards the very end. it was june 2009. i was very close to finishing the book. i think tha

armed services committee chairman carl levin says this trend has to stop. >> we must shut off the spigot of u.s. dollars flowing into the pockets of warlords and power brokers who act contrary to our interests and who contribute to the corruption that weakens the support of the afghan people for their government and for our effort. >> levin says the u.s. must improve the vetting process of new hires if there is any hope of fixing the problem. >>> nevada republican senate candidate sharon angle is suggesting that islamic law is taking root in american cities. she was heard last week saying that the country needs to address a militant terrorist situation that has allowed sharia law to take over cities like deerborn, texas. >>> meanwhile, one of nevada's most influential republicans says that he is reluctantly endorsing angle's opponent, democrat and senate majority leader harry reid. in a statement he criticized angle saying she was a "totally ineffective lawmaker." >>> we are less than a month away from midterm elections, candidates have enterred the home stretch of their campaigns. last

senator carl levin described the findings. >> there is significant evidence that some security contractors even work against our coalition forces, creating the threat they are hired to combat. these contractors threaten to security of our troops, and risk the success of our mission. >> reporter: in one instance, the corruption was so bad a private security contractor placed rocks from a distance were supposed to look like security personnel who had been paid to stand guard at a u.s. base. then there was the case where $12,000 a month in salary were instead going to the taliban. "the committee's inquiry uncovered evidence of private security contractors funneling u.s. taxpayers dollars to afghan warlords and strongmen linked to murder, kidnapping, bribery, as well as taliban and other anti-coalition activities." meanwhile, there is mounting evidence that pakistan continues to play a double game undermining the u.s. ally. for the sixth time in a week, militants attacked nato supply convoy. #0 vehicles -- 70 vehicles set on fire. and they report a taliban commanderer in kunar province saying

meanwhile, the pentagon confirms defense secretary robert gates wrote to senator carl levin, chairmanthe armed services committee back in august 16 to say that an initial assessment by the pentagon concluded that the afghan war release by wikileaks had not compromised any american intelligence sources or practice. we haven't seen the letter, but a defense department official tells me the secretary gates also noted in the letter that in his view, the leak did pose a potential risk to individuals. so the debate and the investigation continues even as more secret war documents are expected to be released very soon. julie. >> julie: thank you so much. >> gregg: reports are surfacing that the wife of a terrorist who executed the mumbai attacks warned the f.b.i. three years in advance, according to the "washington post." investigators were tipped off about the man who played a key role in those attacks that killed 166 people. james rosen reporting from washington. >> the information that the wife of one of the conspirators in the mumbai attacks gave to the f.b.i. may have figured in the war

taliban, on a fact-finding tour here in kandahar in july, the chairman of the senate committee, carl levin, says he's seen enough. >> security contractors. they're making a fortune off the american taxpayers. that's got to end. >> reporter: the committees report is just as scathing. describing the pentagon's oversight of the security contracts as virtually nonexistent. >> reporter: but the most disturbing information included in the report is that some afghan warlords who bribe their way into nulu crative relationships with the u.s. and nato were passing on information to the taliban and even iran, exposing american soldiers to sneak attacks on the very basis their guards were hired to protect. mandy clark, cbs news, bob wilson, kandahar, afghanistan. >>> u.s. senate investigation confirms karzai's view that private security firms undermine the police and army. karzai's goal is to close security firms by the end of 2010. >>> we continue to follow the story we first brought to you as breaking news at noon. the jury has returned guilty verdicts in the ken harris murder trial. this is just-re

meanwhile defense secretary robert gates role to carl levin chairman of the services committee on augustt an initial assessment by the pentagon concluded that the afghan war releases by wikileaks had not compromised any american intelligence sources or practices. we are hearing from another whistle blower, colleen rowly, the fbi agent who came forward after 9/11 to detail how she and others had connected the dots a month before the attack between the so-called 20th highjacker and the 9/11 al qaeda ploters. in the la times she writes that wikileaks could have prevented 9/11 by acting as an outlet for whistle blowers frowned on by their government bosses. wikileaks might have provided a pressure valve for those agents who were terribly worried what might happen and frustrated by their superior's seeming in difference. the classified documents could hit the internet as early as this weekend. in washington, julie kurtz fox news. >>> a series of explosions rocked afghanistan today. the blast left at least two dead in the city of kandahar. in one attack a vehicle carrying explosives went off b

. >> senator carl levin was visibly angry today when he presented the corruption findings. is what he said. >> there is significant evidence that some security contractors even work against our coalition forces creating the very threat that they are hired to combat. these contractors threaten the security of our troops and risk the success of our mission. >> a mission that is being compromised, we're told by those who are supposed to be allies. >> shepard: you know, really no debating that pakistan plays both sides and now the white house and others are making those accusations. >> that's right. first we had reports today that members of pakistan's isi, that's the intelligence agency are encouraging the taliban to keep fighting nato. that echoed a white house report to congress suggesting that pakistan's isi is still involved with terrorist groups. here's what senator john kerry said outside the state department today. >> the isi's continued involvement with various entities, some of which we find troubling, remains an issue of concern between us. >> that's diplomatic speak

now, even senator carl levin, even though he says this is a serious problem, recognizes it as part of the doing business in afghanistan. tough hire afghans. they know the local population shall the territory much better than americans ever ever would and provide more protection than problems, actually. but nevertheless, secretary gates has appointed to two task forces to deal with this problem and try to get it under control. again it is the same kind of problem that the u.s. military experienced in iraq. they are seeing it here in afghanistan and while a problem official stays is not out of control. >> jim miklaszewski at the pentagon. thank you. >> okay. >>> in chile, this could be the day those stranded miners have been waiting for. we may be hours away from when rescue crews are able to punch through the also few fete of rock to reach those 33 people trapped underground for more than two months now nbc's kerry sanders is live for us in chile this morning. we can hear the work behind you, kerry. had you close are they? >> less than 200 feet. [ inaudible ] >> all right, nbc's kerry

a letter released to fox news on saturday, defense secretary robert gates rights to carl levin, the chairman of the armed services committee. in an initial assessment by the pentagon concludes that the leak did not compromise any sources or methods, but did pose a potential risk to individuals. so the debate continues on the impact as the pentagon braces for another big leak of classified war information. >> we'll look for all of this, julie, thanks so much. disturbing news out of iraq this morning, hundreds of sunnis, allies of the u.s. have quit or been dismissed and many have rejoined al-qaeda, we're told. according to the new york times, many are well disciplined fighters with knowledge of americans in iraq. and the candidates for u.s. senate in kentucky will square off tonight. the fourth debate between rand paul and jack conway at university of louisville. paul continues to hold a double digit lead and the latest shows him with 49% of the vote to conway as 38%. more problems for congressman charlie raining many, the upper manhattan empowerment zone controlled cash, and the group's tax

. >> now, senate armed serces chairman carl levin talking about the afghanistan war. he defds strikes in afghantan and says that the pakistan government is supporting those strikes th is one hour. >> good morning and welcomeo all of you to today's council on foren relations meeting. a coup of housekeeping reminders before i start. please turn off all cell phones, pagers, beepers etc.. not because it is disturbing to the audience but the wireless system. to the press in the back, today's meeting is on the record. >> now, you telme >> aughter] >> our speaker today is senator carl levin, democrat. is a series of words that strikes fear in commands and litical appointees called to teifbefore him. in the congress that veers tord partisanship and away from values that many of this would like them to adhere to, the senatoemains in high- value. the our expertise and sacrifice. ashairman of t senate armed services comttee, he is among the most respected voices on miliry affairs, not just to his party, but to his nation and around the world. it is a greaton for me to turn the f

defense secretaries robert gates, carl levin chair of the armed services committee to say that the aneleases by wikileaks had not compromised any intelligence sources or practices. now, we're hearing from another certified whistleblower, colleen rowley, remember her? she was a special agent and legal counsel of minneapolis division and came forward to 9/11 to detail how she and hers connected the dots between the so-called 20th hijacker, moussaoui arrested shortly before 9/11 and the al-qaeda plotters behind the attack and they were stymied by the superiors in washington the fbi officers even when they pleaded at the time they were quote, trying to keep someone from taking a plane and crashing it into the world trade center, they were that explicit at the time. now rowley is asking in an l.a. times op-ed a provocative question, had wikileaks expected would that website have prevented 9/11. wikileaks might have provided a pressure valve for those worried about what might happen and superiors seeming indifference, now back to the group i like to call cad, clayton, alisyn and dave. >> ca

taliban on a fact-finding tour here in kandahar in july, the chairman of the senate committee, carl levinen enough. >> the security contractors are making a fortune off the american taxpayers. that's got to end. >> reporter: the committee's report is just as scathing, describing the pentagon's oversight of the security contracts as virtually non-existent. but, the most disturbing information included in the report is that some afghan warlords who bribed their way into lucrative relationships with the u.s. and nato were also passing information on to the taliban and even to iran, exposing american soldiers to sneak attacks on the very bases that their guards were hired to protect. mandy clark, cbs news, kandahar, afghanistan. >>> an american astronaut and two russians are headed to the international space station this morning. the sue yoous rocket lifted off early today from the russian space center at kazakhstan. check out who was on hand for the launch, a surprise guest, yes, russian spy anna chapman. she's back. she was, of course, deported from the u.s. in july. >>> here's katie couric

with the taliban on a fact-finding tour near kandahar in july the chairman of the senate committee carl levinsity contractors, they're making a fortune off the american taxpayers. that's going to end. >> reporter: the committee's report is just as scathing describing the pentagon's oversight of the security contracts as virtually non-existent. the most disturbing information included in the report is that some afghan warlords who bribed their way into lucrative relationships with the u.s. and nato were also passing information on to the taliban and even to iran exposing american soldiers to sneak attacks on the very bases that their guards were hired to protect. mandy har, afghanistan. >>> and an american astronaut and two russians headed to the space station this morning. the soyuz rocket >>> this weather report sponsored by party city. party city as thousands of costumes at incredibly low prices. party city. nobody has more halloween for less. >>> up next innocent suburban moms and evil criminal masterminds all rolled into one. a look at the women who love the online game "mafia wars" and wh

senator carl levin says they took it right off quentin tarantino's "reservoir dogs." >> here are your names. mr. brown, mr. white, mr. blond, mr. blue, mr. orange, mr. pink. >> why am i mr. pink? >> warlords were variously implicated in murder and bribery. as a matter of fact, mr. pink killed mr. white i. >> reporter: the pentagon contracts with security companies which hen pay afghans to guard base or supply convoys. what did this group buy with american taxpayer dollars? >> they were found to possess landmines i and large amounts of ammunition and were determined by the u.s. military to be in league with the taliban. >> reporter: in fact, the report says mr. white, ii, was holding a taliban meting in his home when u.s. and afghan troops raided it. the armed services committee investigated 125 contracts like this and found the pentagon didn't have the manpower to oversee its own contracts. the pentagon says it has now hired 300% more personnel to audit contracts in the field. and general david petraeus has made commands in afghanistan responsible for overseeing contracts in their bat

. >> reporter: senator carl levin admits that the u.s.istake in the shooting thursday, but he strongly criticized pakistan for only going after militants that threaten its own government, and not insurgents who are plotting in afghanistan and overseas. >> they have a responsibility to go after them, and they have not carried out the responsibility. >> reporter: tensions are rising, but the analysts say it is not near the breaking point. >> the relationship is important enough for both countries to work very hard to make it survive. >> reporter: one thing that could help both sides mend fences is the fact that u.s. officials say that the unmanned drones are getting more accurate and they are used by the u.s. to strike at militants on the pakistani side of the border and they are still extremely unpopular with the people there, whereas a few years ago those drone strikes may have been killing civilians at 30 or 40% of the time, now u.s. officials say that rate has dropped to 7 or even 8%. wolf? >> chris lawrence, thank you very much. we wil

>> this is a letter reportedly secretary gates wrote to carl levin, and reportedly it was written ony that the initial assessment, the initial assessment by the pentagon included that the afghan war logs released, hadn't compromised u.s. intelligence sources, but questions continue about the impact, of course, of these leaked war logs and the chairman of the chiefs, mullen, said back in late july that wikileaks may have blood on their hands. and we asked former ambassador holts today a fox contributor about this. >> i think the risk here is substantial and i hope the pentagon is considering what states they need to take to identify individuals who are potential problems before it's more serious. >> again,the pentagon is braced for another huge document leak from wikileaks. >> kelly: 400,000 pages. >> right. >> kelly: all right, julie kirtz, thank you for bringing us up-to-date on that. >> sure. >> jamie: new threats out of north korea's world regime. the communist country is saying it will increase the military buildup by, as they're putting it, 1,000 fold. those statements are comin

committee chairman carl levin spoke to reporters about an investigation into private security contractors in the country. he speaks for a half-hour. >> afghan war lords are linked to murder, kidnapping, robbery, pro-taliban and anti-coalition activities. it describes the failures of some security contractors to adequately vet, train, and equip their employees. it discusses contractor personnel using drugs, being issued and serviceable weapons, and leaving their guard posts unmanned. all too often our reliance on private security contractors in afghanistan has empowered -- let me start over again. all too often, our reliance on private security contractors in afghanistan has empowered warlords and power brokers operating outside afghan government control. there is significant evidence that some security contractors even worked against our coalition forces, creating the very threats that they are hard to combat. these contractors threatened to the security of our troops and risk the success of our mission. that was the assessment of lieutenant general david rodriquez and major general nick

for >> now carl levin brings the committee report.0 minutes. >> this is the result of a bipartisan yearlong senate armed services committee. it describes a number of private security contractors. they are linked to murder, kidnapping, bribery and i coalition activities. it describes the failures of some security contractors to adequately that, train, and a equip their employees. it discusses personnel using drugs, and being issued and serviceable weapons and living there guard posts unmans. our reliance has all too often empowered -- quite the meeting is being recorded. >> let me start over again. there is some evidence that they've worked against our coalition forces, creating the very threat that they are hired to combat. these contractors threatened the security of our troops and risked the success of our mission. that is the assessment and that the commander of regional command shared me when i visited afghanistan. according to the division, there were 26,000 private security contractor personnel operating in afghanistan on u.s. g

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. >> chairman carl levin briefed reporters on the findings of a five-year long investigation into privateurity contractors in afghanistan. this is just over 30 minutes. >> all set? today we are releasing a report which is the result of a bipartisan senate armed services committee investigation. the report describes a number of private security contractors from the u.s. taxpayer dollars to afghan war lords and strong men linked to murder, kidnapping, bribery, pro- taliban activities. this describes the failures of security contractors. it discusses contractor personnel using drugs being issued and leaving their guard posts on land. all too often our reliance on private security contractors in afghanistan -- i will start over again. all too often our reliance on private security contractors in afghanistan has empowered warlords operating outside afghan government control. there is significant evidence that some security contractors even work against our coalition forces creating the very threat that they are hired to combat. these contractors during the security of our troops and risk of th

. >> senate armed services committee chairman carl levin defended the use of a drone strikes in afghanistan. this is about an hour. t one was. thanks to the council for inviting me to speak to you all today. and again, thanks to tom for moderating here. the council plays an invaluable role in providing a forum for discussing some of the most difficult and important issues that our nation faces. and i hope i can contribute to that mission in some small way today. i'd like to talk this morning about the united states strategy in afghanistan. how it's working and what i believe is a key to its success. there were two main elements to the strategy that the president announced at west point in december. first, he called for a surge of 30,000 u.s. troops, the last of which are just now arriving in afghanistan. to seize the initiative and to build the capacity of the afghan security forces. the strategy is to clear, hold, build and transfer, with transfer to strengthened afghan security forces being the essential addition to the familiar clear hold and build. second, the president announced that a

carl shows a little backbone. joining me now is rabbi yehuda levin, who dropped his endorsement of carl paladino. >> ed, thank you so much for having me. and in the interest of -- of full disclosure and transparency, you're not appearing with me in the same room where i could punch you in the nose, you have me in some set where i feel like i'm under a concentration camp conditions, i'm juggling two or three things in my hands to control the loudness and i have this light shining in my eyes. so let everybody know i'm -- i'm arguing under affirmative action standards here. he's got all of the advantages and now let's see how i do. go ahead, shoot. >> rabbi, i'll be the nicest guy you ever met on television. okay? >> you bet your boots. >> all right, rabbi, let me ask you this, i think a lot of viewers want to know, so there's no confusion, for orthodox jews, is there a formal position -- religious position on homosexuality? >> i have to elaborate, not only from our perspective for orthodox jews, but for -- for all jews, for all bible adherence, and we believe for all the nations of the world that it is prohibited h

thank you for joining us. >> thank you, lawrence. >> rabbi levin, is it true that you actually wrote the statement that carlagogue? >> there were two synagogue visits, first was carlsburg, that was a statement i wrote. it included many of the stands, wasn't the controversial one. that took place in williamsburg. for the last few days, everybody has been trying to find which mysterious stranger wrote the second one, which was even stronger. what i said is, look, i'm willing to defend the second one, but it happens to be that i didn't write the second one. >> and you -- >> i have no problem -- i have ideas, i'm protecting the identity of the person who doesn't deserve to be bashed and harassed. there's no other word that's better than indoctrination of brainwashing for putting children in a classroom prison and forcing them to absorb what the politically correct homosexual version of sex education. in massachusetts where they have gay marriage as the law of the state, parents are forced to have their children attend. it is a permanent case of somebody who tried to opt out and they faced prison and harassment

and we touched on this with carl and looking at the joe manchin race, how is health care playing in these races around the country? let's bring in radio talk show host mark levine thoughts on that. mark, welcome. you saw a little bit of a tangle for joe manchin there, chris wallace played some of his earlier statements, in support of health care reform. and now he's trying to keep the president and the health care reform bill as far away from him as he can? >> i think, there are two reasons, one is carl cameron is right. west virginia is different from the rest of the country. in fact west virginia actually voted more for john kerry than president obama. and, i think joe manchin also realizes that most americans don't know what is in the health care bill and what is interesting, when you ask americans who don't know what is in the bill, whether they like it, the vast majority don't. when you tell americans what is in the bill and ask them about the specific provisions, like health care company, can't cut off someone for being sick or children are covered until they are 26 or medicare prescription drug prices go down, then, 60 to 80% of americans support the bil