i told you about the congo. remember he sees the money from the congo in the two in the cholera epidemic. now, he also has gone after detroit but here's the big one. he went after argentina. many of you saw in the post that sailing ship that was seized, the old pirate vessel. that is because the pirate who seized it is paul the vulture singer. one of those masts and i think the parrot on the deck is now owned by mitt romney's blind trust. bad is the romney operation. i can see that anywhere in any u.s. paper. there are a lot of pictures of the pirate ship that was seized by the argentine navy but let me tell you something. that is the biggest battle on this planet which is not about syria. it's not about pakistan. that sailing ship is the naval action of the biggest battle on this planet. paul the vulture singer, and romney are co romney has a piece of it. a small piece but you know a couple hundred million. a small piece. these vultures have attacked the nation of argentina saying that all the money that argent

conflict is based on who's going to control the resources of the congo that's really what's at stake we're talking about ten year rainy i'm cobalt or you name it ira and they have it is here in the congo. and a place in africa but you ask all the soldiers it was very different than what the children are at odds. with so you have a number of major corporations that are implicated illegally exploiting congo's mineral wealth so you have cabot corporation out of boston massachusetts o.m. group out of cleveland ohio you have freeport me out of phoenix arizona microsoft panasonic touchy you have new kia motorola being questioned about the crime by tattoo that's used in their cell phones congo as anywhere from sixty four to eighty percent of the world's reserves of coal tan great electric conductive and is found in almost every cell phone in the world and in almost every electronic device so these are some of the corporations that have been involved in benefiting from the car work while on the other hand we have the congolese people dying to the tune of fifteen hundred a day forty five thou

member speaks of the congo. the united nations said it's conflict in the world since world war two. it was a geological scandal because of the enormous mineral wealth that's in its soil the . conflict is based on who's going to control the resources of the congo that's really what's at stake we're talking about ten year rainy i'm cobol. you name it. they have it it's there in the congo and nothing is ever going to ask all the soldiers what the parrot meant what the children are at odds that it is on track so you have a number of major corporations that are implicated illegally exploring congo's mineral wealth so you have cabot corporation out of boston massachusetts o.m. group out of cleveland ohio you have freeport me out of phoenix arizona microsoft panasonic. you have new kia motorola being questioned about the crime by tattoo that's used in their cell phones congo has anywhere from sixty four to eighty percent of the world's reserve of coal tan great electric conductive and is found in almost every cell phone in the world and in almost every electronic device so these are some o

you name it irene they have a new b m it's deer in the congo. and nothing's in africa but you as all the soldiers will bring them to bed watch your children at odds with your thoughts so you have a number of major corporations that are implicated illegally exploiting congo's mineral wealth so you have cabot corporation out of boston massachusetts o.m. group out of cleveland ohio you have freeport mcgraw head out of phoenix arizona microsoft panasonic itachi you have nokia motorola being questioned about the crime by tattoo that's used in their cell phones congo as anywhere from sixty four to eighty percent of the world's reserve of coal. three letter conductive is found in almost every cell phone in the world and in almost every electronic device so these are some of the corporations that have been involved in benefiting from the car on the other hand we have people dying to the tune of fifteen hundred a day forty five thousand a month. in the last ten years hundreds of thousands of women raped. so what really discouraged you is to see a patient

we start this part of the program in the democratic republic of congo where fighting continues in the east. >> there are reports that rebels had taken a city about 20 kilometers away from goma, and they now have their sights on the capital kinshasa. >> the crisis is causing a major humanitarian problem. >> thousands are fleeing the rebels in east congo, cramming into makeshift rebel camps -- refugee camps with no food. amid the chaos, 1000 children have been separated from their parents. rebels took goma, a key target earlier this week. there was no blood bath. the rebels are well-trained and equipped with heavy weapons. the government cozy army is poorly armed and demoralized -- the government's army is poorly armed and demoralized. >> is it an army? what is it? it is not able to protect the border. it is not able to protect this side of the congo, and they have capitulated faster than you can say the word capitulation. i do not think they are capable. they do not have the capacity, and they do not have the wherewithal to do what they are being tasked with to do. >> wrote -- many reb

i've been to eastern congo twice, 2005 and 2010, goma. goma is one of those places you'll never forget once you visit it. this is one of the poorest places on earth. you see the poverty in every direction, you see the disease, you see the victims of war in every direction because there's been an ongoing war in this part of the world which literally rivals some of the great wars of our history in terms of the innocent people who have been killed, maimed, raped, and have suffered displacement and on top of all of these things in goma is an active volcano which erupted not many years ago covering this godforsaken part of the world with lava. and it troubles me to go there and see the suffering that goes on every day. and the ongoing war that is taking place, the rebel groups, m-23, have now taken over sections of eastern congo. eastern congo is known as the rape capital of the world. one of the tactics of war is to rape the women of any age in front of their families and then force these women many times to kill other members of the family w

member speaks of the congo. or the united nations then is there be a conflict in the world since world war two. was a geological scandal because of the enormous mineral wealth that's in its soil. conflict is based on who's going to control the resources of the congo that's really what's at stake we're talking about your rainy i'm cobalt or you name it ira and they have been a spear in the congo. and their place in africa but you know as old soldiers it was very different than what the children. just saw so you have a number of major corporations that are implicated illegally exploiting mineral wealth so you have cabot corporation out of boston massachusetts o.m. group out of cleveland ohio you have freeport me out of phoenix arizona microsoft panasonic touchy you have nokia motorola being questioned about the. tattoo that's used in their cell phones congo has anywhere from sixty four to eighty percent of the world's reserves of coal. three letter conductive in is found in almost every cell phone in the world and

. >> history seems to be repeating itself in the congo. >> this time, it is a group of insurgents who call themselves the m23 rebel group. >> it is a conflict that looks a lot like the one we saw back in 2004 through 2009. on thursday, government troops were fighting back. >> these weapons were left behind by the thousands of congolese soldiers who fled. many of their colleagues stayed behind and joined the rebels. the extra guns have increased the group's arsenal. many locals also fled. those who decided to stay are getting on with life as best they can. >> it is very sad that the government let this town fall into the hands of the rebels, but we hope things will be back to normal soon. >> congo's president is holding talks in uganda with his rwandan counterpart and the ugandan president. the three leaders agreed there can be no negotiations with the rebels until they pull out. >> the rebels should get out of the town. there must be a cease-fire, and then the government of congo will be able to address the rebel issues. >> the rebels are continuing their advance towards the capital,

well later this hour max cars and stacy who bit see similarities between the central banks of congo i'm britain speculating on just what is filling that bolts. congo rebels around central banking goma they're looting the bank a un source said later another un source denied that there had been money in the bags insisting they were full of being a lot of the central banks are collateralized by beans that's similar to the bank of england mark carney is going to be arriving to the bank of england in a few short months and he'll find that in the vaults are bags of beans and some of boris johnson's wigs but other than that there's nothing to collateralize his bank so yes of course you've got incredible similarity central banks are being looted the rebels whether they're in africa or in england. the motive is the same. and we hope that with more international use after a short break. a lovely quiet morning a family jet li sleeps in district heights maryland when fifty armed f.b.i. agents storm the house and guns drawn despite the family pleading that they were unarmed the law enforcement agent

you have been working in eastern congo for many, many years. we saw this week is, rebels march through this country. >> one of the things that we're hearing from our people here, the schools that we're funding, rebels are hiding in. you're hearing all kinds of brutal, terrible stuff that you hear about. >> this war has taken lives of millions. >> indeed. this war, since '96 and '98, conservative estimates are 3 million people have died. which is a hard number to imagine. you can imagine if this was happening in western europe, it would be a galactic event. people would be paying a lot of attention to, but it's in central east africa. people feel it's removed for our lifetime. >> earlier this week, you sent out a tweet urging america to insist on a cease-fire. what can we do right now that we're not doing? >> we have a lot of levers there. we can engage in the kind of high-level shuttle diplomacy that was so effective with gaza. ambassador rice to the united nations. peacekeeper agency, which we're on the hook of 400 million. we can engage a hig

if that disease emerged in the democratic republic of the congo , i love the congo, but has a lot of disadvantages and its disadvantages would have been probably very consequential to something like sars. >> hi connie spoken a lot about the wildlife aspect of the diseases. could you comment on the role of the livestock industry both in terms of the control and prevention, but also the potential spread? >> factory farming, huge operations like farms in malaysia are part of what makes this problem more urgent and more dangerous. it's part of what makes us, the human population and our extension a forest of dry timber waiting for a spark. i mentioned in the leash of the fact that pigs are kept in huge outdoor compounds and they were arranged in a particular way with fruit trees, with part of the resulted in the spillover. the other thing is huge aggregations of wildlife also represent populations in which a book can evolve. the more abundantly virus replicate, the more it's likely to mutate. and if it's an rna virus is supposed to accomplish helix dna virus, its mutation rate is particu

security council has unanimously decided to sanction armed rebels in the democratic republic of congo whose fighters have easily captured the resource rich eastern city of goma the m twenty three group formed after accusing congo flouting the peace agreed after a decade of conflict with neighboring rwanda where it saw up to five million people died but the un statement failed to mention rwanda or uganda which congo claim support the rebels. two suicide bombers have struck a u.s. base in afghanistan's capital killing two guards the attackers apparently tried to reach the gate but nato the are devices one police spotted them reports blame the taliban for the assault couples trying to beef up the city's security ahead of a holy day this week. india has executed the lone surviving gunmen from the two thousand and eight terror attack on mumbai. pakistani citizen was one of ten gunmen who laid siege to india's financial capital four years ago killing one hundred sixty six people. on wednesday morning after india's president rejected he's pleading for mercy. in the u.k. millions are said to

un security council has unanimously decided to sanction armed rebels in the democratic republic of congo whose fire is have easily capture the resource rich eastern city of gone there and twenty three groups formed after accusing congo of flouting the peace agreed after a decade of calls like neighboring rwanda which saw up to five million people die but the un statement failed to mention randa or uganda which congo claim supported the rebels. india has executed the lone surviving gunmen from the two thousand and eight terror attack by a pakistani citizen was one of ten gunmen who laid siege to india's financial capital four years ago killing one hundred sixty six people was hung on wednesday morning after india's president rejected his plea for mercy. argentina's capital and several other cities in the country are now in the grip of union strikes hundreds of flights have been canceled and on the ground lines have been closed the unions are voicing their anger over the state of the country's economy rising crime and corruption the rally is the second in two weeks against president cristi

but the un statement failed to mention randa or uganda which congo claim supported the rebels. india has executed the lone surviving gunmen from two thousand and eight terror attack on mumbai a small kosov a pakistani citizen was one of ten gunmen who set siege to india's financial capital four years ago killing one hundred sixty six people because saab was on a wednesday morning after india's president rejected his plea for mercy. argentina's capital and several other cities in the country are now in the grip of union strikes hundreds of flights have been canceled and other ground lines have been closed the unions are voicing their anger over the state of the country's economy rising crime and corruption the rally is the second in two weeks against president cristina fernandez de kirchner is government. in the u.k. millions are said to be left in the cold this winter as cash strapped families struggle to pay gas and electricity bills as she is laura smith reports there is little comfort from the energy giants where the race for profit and hold sway. it's a bitter winter's day

un security council has unanimously decided to sanction armed rebels in the democratic republic of congo whose fighters have easily captured the resource rich eastern city of goma the m twenty three group formed after accusing congo of floating the peace agreement agreed after a decade of conflict with neighboring wonder which saw after five million people die but the un statement of failed to mention wonder or uganda which congo claims support the rebels. two suicide bombers have struck a u.s. base in afghanistan's capital killing two guards the truck has apparently tried to reach the gates but seven eight has bad devices one police part of them reports blame the taliban for the assault cobbles trying to be found this is his security ahead of a holy day this week. and some of the heat from the conflict in gaza comes to ask his cross talk studio only minutes away. if you're passing through rushes to your region you really can be called the wild side thousands of kilometers of unspoiled countryside make up an area where it's still possible to live off the learned and enterprising locals s

rebel surround central banking goma congo rebels appeared to be looting the central bank in goma after refusing to withdraw from the city they captured last week and twenty three fighters surrounded the bank early this afternoon and were seen loading white bags into cars that armed rebels looked nervous and ordered the guardian to leave the area they're looting the bank a un source said later another un source denied that there had been money in the bags insisting they were full of beans a lot of the central banks are collateralized by beings that's that's similar to the bank of england mark carney is going to be arriving to the bank of england in a few short months and else find that in the vaults bags of beings and some of boris johnson's winks but other than that there's nothing to collateralize his bank so yes of course you've got incredible similarities central banks are being looted the rebels whether they're in africa or in england. the motive is the same of course there are being encounters at the central banks in the west so goldman sachs takes over the bank of england this is

fail to mention rondo or uganda which congo claims support the rebels. and has executed the lone surviving gamera from the two thousand and eight terror attack on mumbai marcus up a pakistani citizen was one of tam gunmen who laid siege to india's financial capital four years ago killing one hundred sixty six people was hard on wednesday morning after india's president rejected his plea for mercy. now in the u.k. millions are said to be left in the cold this winter as cash strapped families struggle to pay gas and electricity bills as argues laura smith reports there is little comfort from the energy giants where the race for profit and full sway. it's a beta winter's day in london and inside this plot it's not much warmer single mother of four julie has only one thing on her mind the cold bites how is she going to pay her ever rising energy bill i decided to take fewer libel from the ceiling and i only use one in my room it's only seat to the monkey chair in my you just one like trying to cut down. off the bill next time but in regard to bill come is st

un security council has unanimously decided to sanction armed rebels in the democratic republic of congo has five earths have easily capture of the resource rich eastern city of gone more than twenty three group forum after accusing congo of flouting the peace agreed after a decade of conflict with neighboring rwanda which saw up to five million people die by the un statement fail to mention one or uganda which congo claims support the rebels. two suicide bombers have struck a u.s. base in afghanistan's capital killing two guards the attackers apparently try to reach the gate but detonated their devices when police spotted them reports blame the taliban for the assault couples trying to beef up the city's security had a holy day this week. now in the u.k. millions are said to be left in the cold this winter as cash strapped families struggle to pay gas and electricity bills as artie's laura smith reports there is little comfort from the average giants where the race for profit in full swing. it's a bitter winter's day in london and inside this plot it's not much warmer single mother of f

reportedly withdrawing from eastern congo.re should the united states be doing to put pressure on this. >> assistant secretary of state johnny carson returning today from a meeting with regional leaders and vie taken the step of joining with several of my colleagues, senators durbin and boessman and others introducing today an amendment to the defense authorization act that would impose sanctions on individuals, leaders and countries that provide material support to m23. watchers, listenering might wonder why this is an important matter. a huge conflict in eastern c no go that took 5 million lives in last decade and it's vital we take strong steps in supporting the u.n. security council resolution that calls for m23 to withdraw from goma and negotiate a path forward that reduces tensions and violence in the critical part of the eastern congo. >> senator, thank you very much. thank you for your attention to a subject that doesn't get enough attention in washington. >>> republican leaders have put revenues on the table but waiti

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rwanda has security concerns and economic interests in this part of congo. by taking goma, their proxies have ensured that the rwandans will negotiate for a position of strength. the withdrawal of british support, a price they may feel worth paying. >> sreenivasan: the u.n. children's agency says the violence in eastern congo has already forced 100,000 people to flee, more than half of whom are children. americans at home and abroad celebrated the thanksgiving holiday today. president obama-- in a weekly address-- urged the country to put aside partisan differences and unite. in new york, the annual macy's thanksgiving day parade wound its way through the streets of manhattan, as the area still copes from the aftermath of hurricane sandy. elsewhere, volunteers served thanksgiving meals to needy families at homeless shelters across the country, like this one in washington, d.c. turkey and all the trimmings were also served to u.s. troops overseas at bases in afghanistan and kuwait. the british broadcasting corporation appointed a new director-general in the w

now, i said it starts in the congo. i'll tell you the end of the book, the last chapter, i'll give that away right now because i put it on the cover of "nation" magazine, figuring that a lot of you won't get to the end. i put, by the way, a comic book in the middle of it, 50 pages of come mic

team recently helped identify the new virus which surfaced in the african nation of congo. he says it's relat relateed to rabies but produces symptoms similar to he boo bow bowl. >> there was a new virus from us a different family and it is actually what we call what we are dubbing the congo virus. >>reporter: the in the lab here researchers track viral outbreak from around the country and the world. in part to stay step ahead of the disease that could ultimately be heading our way. this year there has been no shortage of candidates. from new version of the virus in europe to west nile outbreak in texas to the sudden appearance of the hunt virus at yosemite. >> it's crazy but many i think that major focus of my lab is to look for emerging infectious disease and interested in outbreak emerging virus that you say can cross the species barrier and jump from animal to human. >>reporter: lab is epi-center in the study of virus with us new technology the lab crucials dna and reconstructs genome hoping to spot new mutation allowing virus to evolve into dangerous mutation including

team recently helped identify the new virus which surfaced in the african nation of congo.s relat relateed to rabies but produces symptoms similar to he boo bow bowl. >> there was a new virus from us a different family and it is actually what we call what we are dubbing the congo virus. >>reporter: the in the lab here researchers track viral outbreak from around the country and the world. in part to stay step ahead of the disease that could ultimately be heading our way. this year there has been no shortage of candidates. from new version of the virus in europe to west nile outbreak in texas to the sudden appearance of the hunt virus at yosemite. >> it's crazy but many i think that major focus of my lab is to look for emerging infectious disease and interested in outbreak emerging virus that you say can cross the species barrier and jump from animal to human. >>reporter: lab is epi-center in the study of virus with us new technology the lab crucials dna and reconstructs genome hoping to spot new mutation allowing virus to evolve into dangerous mutation including bird flu. >

team recently helped identify the new virus which surfaced in the african nation of congo.symptoms similar to he boo bow bowl. >> there was a new virus from us a different family and it is actually what we call what we are dubbing the congo virus. >>reporter: the in the lab here researchers track viral outbreak from around the country and the world. in part to stay step ahead of the disease that could ultimately be heading our way. this year there has been no shortage of candidates. from new version of the virus in europe to west nile outbreak in texas to the sudden appearance of the hunt virus at yosemite. >> it's crazy but many i think that major focus of myto look fs disease and interested in outbreak emerging virus that you say can cross the species barrier and jump from animal to human. >>reporter: lab is epi-center in the study of virus with us new technology the lab crucials dna and reconstructs genome hoping to spot new mutation allowing virus to evolve into dangerous mutation including bird flu. >> that's really been the big would i are about virus especially this

the security situation in eastern congo remains dire. m23 and other armed groups are fighting to extend their influence in the region. more than 400,000 people in and around goma have been displaced. the u.n. says more violence could drastically increase the flood of refugees. >>> thousands of people waiting to go home. tons of debris waiting for disposal. vast tracts of land waiting to be restored. overcoming the challenges of japan's 2011 disaster won't be easy, but step by step, people are moving forward. find out how on "the road ahead" every wednesday at 1:00 p.m. japan time right here on "newsline." >>> a four-legged robot is poised to go where no one has gone before, inside the damaged reactors at fukushima daiichi. researchers at electronicsmaker toshiba developed the animal-like machine to help emergency workers know what they're dealing with inside the destroyed reactors. the radio-controlled robot stands about one meter tall, has four 70-centimeter long legs, six video cameras and a radiation detector. it can step over obstacl

it's sourced from the congo.jor international effort has -- is under way just like the blood diamonds movement a decade and a half ago for sierra leonne and trying to drive that international market, that supply chain to be a more peaceful and legally developed. so that's really the objective. join up in some of those international efforts, go on raisehopeforco raisehopeforco raisehopeforcongo.org and talking about bringing transparency so that creates incentives for peace in the congo itself. >> john, thank you so much. we appreciate your effort and work in bringing attention to this. it's a great story. >>> we have a backlash that we're following on capitol hill. the criticism against susan rice is heating up. we're going to give you the very latest live report next. hone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phone. [ candidate ] and thanks to every y

officials from the democratic republic of congo have held talks with rebels in uganda the group known as m twenty three seize control of a key city in congo's east last week and threatening to overthrow the government the country is facing a growing humanitarian crisis really around five hundred thousand people displaced since the uprising began twenty three fighters accuse the government of failing to on of the terms of a two thousand and nine peace deal that incorporated them in the national army. and at least eleven people have been killed and dozens injured after two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a church inside a military base in northern nigeria no organization has claimed responsibility for the attack churches and security forces are frequently targeted by extremists fighting for an islamic state in nigeria which has a mixed christian and muslim population. for millions in the u.k. the cold winter may be more biting than ever soaring energy prices look set to drag people into what's been hailed as fuel poverty where the only way to stay warm is with an extra blanket her

also shells from the democratic republic of congo are holding talks with them twenty three rebels in uganda the rebel group were seized control of a key city in congo's east last week and is threatening to overthrow the government the country is facing a growing humanitarian crisis with around five hundred thousand people displaced since the uprising began in a trial and twenty three fighters accuse the government of failing to honor the terms of a two thousand and nine peace deal that incorporated them into the national army. of fly and close a factory in bangladesh has claimed the lives of at least one hundred and twenty one people dozens more were injured in the blaze which started on the ground floor and spread rapidly trapping hundreds of workers the calls are still being investigated fires are from shocks workers and poor wiring are common in the country's numerous textile plant. the was a controversial use of unmanned military a cross in hotspots around the world looks set to go on with the british government developing new technology but as our g.'s party boyko found out the

as twenty three seize control of a key city in congo's east last week and threatened to overthrow the government the country is facing a growing humanitarian crisis with around five hundred thousand people displaced since the rising began in april and twenty three fighters accuse the government of failing to all of the terms of a two thousand and nine peace deal and incorporate them into the national army. the west's controversial use of unmanned military aircrafts in hot spots around the world looks set to go on with the british government developing new technology but as. the locals close to the testing ground don't share their government's excitement. the victims in tribal regions of pakistan yemen and afghanistan it's the last sound heard before bloodshed in syria is a constant worrying that gets louder before it becomes visible but for residents of the quiet coastal town of abba porth in west wales the sound is synonymous with daily life this is the area where the r.a.f. tests its watch keep a drone from as you can see there's one taking off behind me as we speak in good weather