is an israeli foreign ministry of defense forces consultant trying to just establish the connection i did speak to him just a few moments ago off air but i believe he is still there nearly there. and yes i can hear you clearly great sorry about that we got a slight delay i can hear you clearly now tell me is israel supporting. president sad if so it seems quite an odd alliance isn't it saying israel is siding with muslims. the alliance doesn't exist what israel has been doing and acting in the last few days has been according to reports aiming at. and aiming at hizbollah rockets in other words what israel is trying to prevent is arms coming from iran to. syria israel is not interested in siding on one side or the other with the conflict the opposite they're interested in stopping those missiles getting into the hands of either all those radical al-qaeda groups you were talking about minus fight it out with chad and surely israel is supporting the rebel opposition against assad they're going to benefit from those attacks surely. well. this is certainly the case if israel wanted to weak

about 350 personnel from the ground self-defense force have been upgrading infrastructure. they decided to expand operations into neighboring areas which are relatively stable. the japanese will step in. government officials are considering sending more peace keepers to the region to help maintain stability. >>> the nikkei took a nose dive. nothing as big as what tokyo suffered. tell us what was behind that drop. >> what we're hearing is it was a correction because the nikkei has risen so significantly in the last few months. the dow jones briefly fell more .8 of a percent from the previous days close. the dow ended the day less than .1 lower that the 15,294. many traders regard the slump in tokyo shares. earlier in europe frankfurt and paris all posted a drop a 2%. the nikkei plunged on thursday. it was the sharpest point loss in 13 years. let's go to eileen lee at the tokyo stock exchange. after yesterday's dramatic trading session, how are things looking now? >> what a change of direction on thursday. at the moment investors are back buying shares. let's look at the for

defense force. the biggest group was the 40% that said they could not decide. it would make it easier to modify other articles and a similar result. 35% of respondents disagreed with the idea. 39% said they could not decide. government leaders have reopened their constitutions with various -- vashing degrees of success. german leader have revised their 59 times, the u.s. has made six, and japan has made none. >>> general douglas took over. his aides wants to disarm japan and have no further aggression. but the japanese leaders say they need to rewrite the constitution to express the will of the people. the liberal democrats have been calling for the document to be amended every since the party was founded in 1955. shinzo abe says he needs to reopen the constitution to change how the japanese defend themselves. he wants them be able to exercise collective self-defense. first, he wants to make a change that will make all changes easier. right now, any revision requires at least two-thirds of the membe

it red japan to maintain armed forces exclusively for defense. the liberal democrats want to upgrade the status of the self-defense forces to a military force. >> translator: in japan, the sdf is not called a military, but it's treated as one in international laws. we need to resolve the contradiction in accordance with reality. >> reporter: nhk polled about 1600 people to get their thoughts on the possible change. 33% said they would want to revise article ix. 30% said no. 32% were undecided. the poll suggests attitudes among japanese are changing. the yes answers are up 5% from six years ago while the nos are down 11 points. among those in favor of modifying the constitution, they said it should be revised to clearly stipulate japan's right to have defense capabilities. about one-third wants to make changes to allow japan to take part in u.n.-led military activities. among those against modifying the constitution, about two-thirds identified article ix as the most important article. 16% said it doesn't need to be revised. and that changing its

defense force. 27% agreed with the idea. 26% disagreed. the biggest group was the 40% who said think couldn't decide. the ldp wants to modify article 96. 35% disagreed. 20% were in favor, 39% said they couldn't decide. government leaders around the world have reopened their constitutions with varying degrees of success. german leaders have revised theirs 59 times since world war ii. the americans have made six amendments in that time. japanese leaders have made none, but prime minister abe said he's determined to write a new page in history. nhk has more. >> reporter: general douglas macarthur took charge in tokyo after the war, shaping changes, economic, social and political. his aides oversaw the new constitution. think wanted to disarm japan and prevent any future aggression. but many japanese say their leaders need to rewrite the constitution to express the will of the people. the liberal democrats have been calling for the document to be amended ever since the party was founded in 1955. prime minister shinzo abe says he needs to reope

it lead japan to maintain armed forces exclusively for defense. the liberal democrats want to upgrade the status to a military force. >> in japan, the sdf is not called a military, but it's created as one in international laws. we need to resolve the contra decision in accord dance with reality. >> nhk polled about 1600 people to get their thoughts on the chance. 33% said they would want to revise article 9. 30% said no. 32% were undecided. the poll suggest that attitudes among the japanese suggest attitudes are changing. among those in favor of modifying the the constitution, nearly half said it should be revised to clearly stipulate japan's ricket to have defense capabilities. about a third wants to make changes to allow japan to take part in u.n.-led military activities. among those against modifying the constitution, about two-thirds are identified article 9 as the most important article. 16% said it doesn't need to be revised and changing the interpretation is enough. >> i personally want to keep the peace constitution as it is. >> it's been a

. >> the injured people are being transported to the emergency bus. 50 japanese self-defense force personnel are taking part in the drill. they were involved in rescue opions after the earthquake and tsunami that struck japan in 2011. >> japan had the help of it's regional partners at the time of the march 11th disaster. such regular exercises will help improve mutual coordination. >> translator: the 2004 indian ocean tsunami left more than 224,000 people dead or missing. those participating hope to take this opportunity to learn from japan's experiences in the 2011 disaster and to share rescue techniques. >>> here are the latest market figures. >>> heavy rain and flooding in southeast china. meteorologist robert speta is here with more on that. robert? >> owe, we're kochbting to watch a stational -- even in southwestern china, that front is remaining in place. a few hours back we showed you that video of the severe flooding. now this front will be continuing to drop this rainfall after continuous days of rain. in portions here, you could see 100 to 150 millimeters in the next 72 hours. ther

the is really defense forces, did more to safeguard the rights of civilians than any other army in the history of warfare. obama's you and representative told the ghost of the report, balanced, 1-sided and unacceptable. and the israeli government would not cooperate with him and mentioned he was not interviewed any. and reluctantly agreed that his anti-israeli report had been flawed. and never supported is true. and the think i'm losing my voice. and the mutual self-interest that there are three main reasons why american presidents have supported jews and israel. and admiration. and the president followed the viewers of the american people and all the while support jews in israel against many neutral enemy's. most of non informed non-jewish americans know that the jews have suffered and throughout their range intend recent history's showed them the same bible, the same values to democracy. although jews are only 2% of the american population, one nobel prize in any category, 1% of their numbers. you may remember president john adams. and, and continue to do more for the advancement of

the leaders have also agreed to promote joint exercises involving japan's maritime self-defense force, and india's navy. government officials on both sides are expected to appoint representatives to a working group to look into exporting japan's rescue amphibious aircraft to india. the japan/india nuclear power deal has been on the horizon for some time now. but the 2011 nuclear accident in fukushima slowed the pace of discussions. as abe and singh move forward on this issue, experts say they'll have difficulty mapping out the strategy on another -- what to do about china. a professor from century university has insight. >> in india is an emerging power, and the energy demands are very high. so and also global warming is a big problem. so nuclear power is certainly one solution. so india wants to develop or construct more nuclear plants. and indian people admire japanese technology. despite fukushima. that sort of admiration hasn't gone down. so certainly for india to construct more nuclear power plants, india needs japanese cooperation. and from japanese side, abe administration want

figures show that sexual assaults within the defense forces are on the rise. reported. >> politicians in berlin are planning to lower the hurdle for german parties to enter the european parliament according to media reports. previously, parties needed at least 5% of the vote, but the constitutional court has ruled against that, now 83% threshold is at the polls. >> a former argentine dictator has died in prison at the age of 87. he was serving a life sentence for murder, torture, and kidnapping. he was the first president to leave the country's military dictatorship that killed thousands of dissidents from 1976 to 1983. in what became known as the country's 30 war. >> berliners are gearing up for a nice, long holiday weekend. one of the events to look forward to is the annual carnival of cultures. >> it is a huge multicultural festival with lots of music and dancing, and this year, a special guest. >> these performers are chomping at the bit before rehearsals began. they call themselves the dancing devils of venezuela even though most of them have lived in ber

figures show that sexual assaults within the defense forces are on the rise. last year, 3300 incidents were reported. >> politicians in berlin are planning to lower the hurdle for german parties to enter the european parliament according to media reports. previously, parties needed at least 5% of the vote, but the constitutional court has ruled against that, now 83% threshold is at the polls. >> a former argentine dictator has died in prison at the age of 87. he was serving a life sentence for murder, torture, and kidnapping. he was the first president to leave the country's military dictatorship that killed thousands of dissidents from 1976 to 1983. in what became known as the country's 30 war. >> berliners are gearing up for a nice, long holiday weekend. one of the events to look forward to is the annual carnival of cultures. >> it is a huge multicultural festival with lots of music and dancing, and this year, a special guest. >> these performers are chomping at the bit before rehearsals began. they call themselves the dancing devils of venezuela even though

the leaders have also agreed to promote joint exercises involving japan's maritime self-defense force and india's navy. government officials on both sides are expected to appoint representatives to a working group to look into exporting japan's u.s. to rescue amphibious aircraft to india. >>> prime minister abe is set to announce a $30 billion plan to develop economies across africa. leaders from across the continent will gather this weekend at the tokyo international conference on african development. abe is expected to unveil plans in his opening speech to extend aid over five years. the government will provide about $14 billion. the private sector will provide the rest. japanese officials hope to invest in projects to help grow african economies, improve agriculture and create jobs. they hope to upgrade power grids and build roads linking inland regions to the coast. abe is also expected to announce plans for an internship program so african students can study at universities in japan. >>> africa, a continent of promise and plunder. more than a billion people in more than 50 countr

they call themselves the people's defense force. it is the military wing of the pkk which has been fighting the turkish military for 30 years. they say they want for 15 days from their bases in southern eastern turkey before arriving in northern iraq. as they rest, the group's commander warns of a new fight. the turkish government has to sit down and grant the kurds the rights and treat them as equal citizens. what is important is they have to free our leader. if that does not happen, we will not stop fighting. >> many of these fighters do not trust the current -- the turkish government. that is why many say they will not lay down their weapons. this is the closest we can get to the iraq-turkey border. turkey is about two hours walking from where i am now. these fighters have just arrived now in iraq he territory. they came with their weapons, and they will be stationed in their different paces in the kurdish region of northern iraq. >> as these rebels slowly disappear into the mountains to their secretive locations, the process of

defense forces on alert the pentagon beijing's obtained designs for dozens of cutting edge american weapon systems saving them decades of doing their own research. police in cambodia abuse started on clothes workers protesting for better wages at least twenty three were wounded around three thousand staff mostly women brought to a road outside the factory which makes clothes for sportswear giant nike professor from the school of international affairs he told me earlier that people are being forced to resort to extreme measures by their own government. witnessing the state of increasing disparate of working people in asia in countries like cambodia and of course the most infamous one of the asian people have been pushed to the age. of cruel and inhuman inhumane practices in industrial sites and this is also being a larger margin national enterprise a lot of the church is based in the western world so the global supply chain which is providing cheap clothes and other items for middle class consumers in the western world is basically one where the bottom you have this kind of extreme brutalit

reportedly responsible for we are hearing some new moves that we can expect an update from the israeli defense forces spokes person as you noted but have been trying to get hold of them and said i haven't had any like these different state television however is reporting that israeli rockets are responsible for the strike the early morning the in the early hours of sunday morning according to syrian state television israeli jets broke the sound barrier and hit civil military posts inside syria now they're also reporting that twelve missiles twelve israeli missiles were launched from a space targeting damascus is below t.v. is also came in that at least one israeli jet was downed after the explosion but i need to make the point that we haven't been able to independently verify any of this information and as of yet no confirmation or denial when in fact any response from the israeli side the information we have at this stage is that early sunday a military research same town the outskirts of the capital damascus from the cutscene on mountain region was struck and this is a strategic military position f

the israeli defense force used tear gas and rubber bullets on the demonstrators in a village near nablus there were further clashes between police palestinians near ramallah. also the date the child at the top prosecutor investigating the murder of x. prime minister benazir bhutto has been ambushed and shot dead in the capital islamabad charges have been brought against ex president pervez musharraf in relation to bhutto's death in two thousand and seven their one has yet claimed responsibility for friday's attack meanwhile in karachi an election counted at least three year old son was shot dead on their way home from friday prayers latest forecasts paint a gloomy economic picture for the e.u. with the european commission predicting deeper recession in two thousand and thirteen the eurozone is expected to shrink point four percent this year and growth is expected to be slower than had been hoped their predictions come after the e.c. be slashed the interest rate to record lows of naught point five percent but robert oulds from the euro skeptic brews group think tank says that it won't mak

a two state solution took office in march and authorities policy are now reports the israeli defense forces are ready to use almost anything to back their government's orders. first it was the bullets then the tear gas and now it's probably the worst smelling substance you will ever smell in your entire life . you stink you bad people i don't have a home it stinks you made it smell i have nowhere to go i can't even see my son you sprayed him developed by israeli security forces this foul smelling liquid is used to disperse palestinian demonstrations and it's proving to be pretty effective if it hits you in the eyes it could be painful and it could cause redness and if swallowed it can cause stomach problems it's important to. state that this material has never been used against israeli jews in only jewish demonstrations it's the on thirty years old search by the israeli military for an alternative to tear gas to control crowds the skunk is an anti-riot means that we employ in order to live up to our philosophy of containing rights at a safe distance while also ensuring the safety of everyon

the third is the national defense force which is a new institution. ou had the civil war 1978 and 1982 in syria, you had the emergence of new structures, new forces that became special forces. you have these new institutions. they serve as a rearguard. they protect key centers of power and in some cases engage in defense of operation. the critical aspect is these overlapping forces are all loyal, all united, and there is -- cohesive around assad's regime's survival strategy. so they are part of military operations, backed up by fashions like -- factions like hezbollah which provide support for shiite villages in syria that have lebanese population. all of these tactics are going on. headline in the "washington post" -- syrian regime gains ground. it talks about the asad regime moving forward and gaining the upper hand. it says there are a lot of things in play that could change the balance of power power and have to be watched, including the almonds that killed at least 40 people on a turkish border town -- including the bombs that killed at least 40 p

this rooftop quickly became the command post for rapidly improvised korean defense forces.y armed themselves, set up crude but effective command and control, communication and patrols. >> we weren't going around just slugging and capping people. all that was happening was just don't break down my store. making sure our parents, our uncles, our families, these stores, this town, stays alive. >> 58 people were killed. only a quarter of korean-owned businesses survived, either destroyed outright during the riots or abandoned afterwards by owners who felt the entire underpinning of their contract with america had shifted. yet today koreatown is bigger and better and forever changed by what happened in 1992. dong il jang, however is as ahn waveringly old school, we sit down with roy kim, whose grandfather opened the place in 1978. like most korean restaurants, you didn't mess with the original, and like most father/son relationships, you obeyed dad's wishes, no matter what. >> my father opened put all this redwood and cherry, to this day i can't touch certain things here. >> he

forced her to do it. >> after telling two different stories about her innocence, jodi now admitted under oath that she was the killer. >> reporter: she pled not guilty. self defense. that she was forced to kill travis. >> in just those two minutes, jodi had to make a choice. she would either live or she would die. >> the death penalty case, you want sympathy. >> reporter: the defense's explanation was to blame the victim. >> that's what they have to do in a self defense case. >> they have to blame the victim. they're saying, look, he was attacking me, he was about to kill me. i had no choice. the problem is self defense, you can use force when you are being threatened. but you have to use equal force. >> the defense called witnesses, including a close friend. to try and shatter the image of travis as the poor, mormon man. >> in your religion, is premarital sex allowed? >> no. >> did travis claim to be a virgin? >> yes, he did. >> did he seem happy to be a virgin? >> yes. >> did he seem proud? >> yes. >> travis alexander, there's no question he was conflicted. he was trying to be a good mormon and probably was. except when it came to jodi arias, she would have sex

obviously military within a couple days they agreed it was terribly wrong nato allies had these nato defense forces changed the changeover to the contractor to change it. >> bill: i'm not saying it's right. you should be able to tell me what the offending passage was. >> bill, bill, bill. let me put it this way. i can give you lots of different verses that are out there. the bottom line that this was well covered in the media. >> bill: no. the real bottom line. >> the military made the change and they fixed it. >> bill: the military took care of it that's the real bottom line. >> they did. after we went and had to stand up and fight on behalf of our clients they finally did. without us they would not have. >> bill: all right. final question, the obama administration very secular administration. are you still saying that the military is corrupt or has the obama administration after five years wiped all this out? >> this is not an indictment on any member of the us what. obviously whether it was george w. bush or his predecessor obama commander and chief. things are clearly better under obama. you sa

hours who are very aware of the intelligence sharing and the relationship between the israeli defense forcesraeli leadership and washington right now. they say they are consulting on almost every piece of intelligence, as well as any moves within the region with regards to iran, as well as syria. remember, defense secretary chuck hagel was in israel just two weeks ago and there is very close coordination with regards to both syria, its chemical weapons, as well as concerns about iran. >> shepard: there have been concerns for a very long time, jennifer, that this conflict inside syria might spread beyond its borders. >> that's the real concern. that's why you have seen such strong lobbying. learned that last friday, king abdullah of jordan was down in tampa, florida, on a very unusual visit to central command. he had dinner there with general lloyd austin, as well as a special operations commander. those are the people, since his country neighbors seering and neighboring israel, king abdullah of jordan is vendor, as you know, about this conflict spilling over in his kingdom. he's also allowed

. >> moss and his crew eventually are able to make contact with the south african defense force. a rescue operation sending helicopters. but the choppers are a few hours away. the ship is listing badly. and the clock is ticking on the rescue effort. >> as the sun started to come up, the helicopters began to arrive. suddenly you feel like great, here's the rescue. here's the cavalry. >> but relief quickly turns to anxiety when the helicopters can't land. >> they hovered for ages. eventually we realized that the problem was that there's -- from the main bridge area across the deck, there's cabling and there's small masts, and there was a cable running down that he would get snagged on. >> they managed to cut the cable, but landing the helicopters on a ship tilting at such an angle proves impossible. so instead moss finds a rope tying himself to a rail so he doesn't slide straight into the ocean. next, four navy divers are lowered down. moss grabs them by the legs, and finally rescuers are onboard. >> and i can clearly remember hanging on the railing with these two navy divers in th

her problem is, you know, self defense is you can use force when you're being threatened.ou have to use equal force. >> the defense called witnesses, including a close friend. >> in your religion, is pre-marital sex allowed? >> did travis claim to be a virgin? >> yes, he did. >> did he seem happy to be a virgin? >> yes. >> and did he seem proud? >> travis alexander, there's no question he was conflicted. he was trying to be a good mormon and probably was, except when it came to jodi arias. >> she would have sex with him. they kept it a secret. but if this got out in his social circle, it might have hurt him professionally. >> jodi was, in the words of her defense attorney, travis' dirty little secret. something he vividly demonstrated in this lurid phone call. >> when you hear this call, it's crucial to understand the difference, the difference between the type of person that travis portrayed himself to be versus the things that he said on this recorded call. >> jodi's attorneys argue that travis was just the last in a long line of people, family and boyfriends who had phy

the third is the national defense force which is a new institution. 1978you had the civil war and 1982n syria, you had the emergence of new structures, speciales that became forces. you have these new institutions. they serve as a rearguard. they protect key centers of power and in some cases engage in defense of operation. the critical aspect is these overlapping forces are all loyal, all united, and there is -- cohesive around assad's regime's survival strategy. so they are part of military operations, backed up by factions like hezbollah which provide support for shiite villages in syria that have lebanese population. all of these tactics are going on. host: we see a headline in the "washington post" -- syrian regime gains ground. it talks about the assad regime moving forward and gaining the upper hand. it says there are a lot of things in play that could change the balance of power and have to be watched, including the almonds that killed at least 40 people on a turkish border town -- including the bombs that killed at least 40 people. and airstrikes against damascus last weekend.

. >> she pled not guilty, claiming self-defense, that she was forced to kill travis. >> in just those minutes jodi had to make a choice. she would either live or she would die. >> in a death penalty case, you want sympathy, you need an explanation for the defendant's actions and what they did. >> the defense's explanation was to blame the victim. >> that's what they have to do in a self-defense case. >> "in session's" beth karas has been in the courtroom every day of the trial. >> they have to blame the victim. they're saying, look, he was attacking me, he was about to kill me. i had no choice. her problem is that, you know, self-defense says you can use force when you are being threatened, but you have to use equal force. >> the defense called witnesses, including a close friend. >> the defense calls desiree freeman. >> to try and shatter the image of travis as the pure mormon man. >> in your religion, is premarital sex allowed? >> no. >> did travis claim to be a virgin? >> yes, he did. >> did he seem happy to be a virgin? >> yes. >> and did he seem proud? >> yes. >> travis alexander

wars so we're headed for a twenty to thirty percent drop in defense spending anyway that's that's natural what the sequester is done it is forcing the defense department to take a hatchet to the budget and so it is allowing the defense department executives to avoid the real thoughtful smart cuts that should occur anyway and now we see a lot of grandstanding so the first. the first to go will be you know employee employees are forced to go on furlough and we're looking at serious drops in family pay right now and we should be looking at the expenditures across florida that the bloat and waste and abuse in the defense department as is so i think the biggest thing that we are that is being overlooked here is that politicians are allowed to grandstand because of this sequester when we should be going into a natural downturn anyway ok do we need to fence spending money what do you think about it's a natural downturn but you don't get that idea from inside the beltway well it's not a downturn when you really come down to the numbers with even with sequester to kick in this saturday we're still talking about a two point three to two p

. >> reporter: she pled not guilty, claiming self-defense, that she was forced to kill travis. >> in just those two minutes jodi had to make a choice. she would either live or she would die. >> in a death penalty case you want sympathy. you need an explanation for the defendant's actions and what they did. >> reporter: the defense's explanation was to blame the victim. >> that's what they have to do in a self-defense case. >> reporter: "in session's" beth karas has been in the courtroom every day of the trial. >> they have to blame the victim. they're saying, look, he was attacking me, he was about to kill me, i had no choice. her problem is that you know, self-defense is you can use force when you are being threatened but you have to use equal force. >> reporter: the defense calls witnesses, including a close friend. >> the defense calls desiree freedom. >> reporter: to try and shatter the image of travis as the pure mormon man. >> in your religion is premarital sex allowed? >> no. >> did travis claim to be a virgin? >> yes, he did. >> did he seem happy to be a virgin? >> yes. >> an