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does the obama administration need to be to the american people about its justification of the drone programcamethink one thing that out of my opposition is the president did agree to release this to the public. he didn't say when. it could be months from now. this judge believes the constitution doesn't apply to you when you're overseas. he believes that the government accuses you of a crime overseas you can be killed with an accusation. important distinction. i think before he is given a lifelong appointment the public should debate this. i have seen the memos, but that was under duress. the president is releasing them to the public, but we won't get to have a debate until the vote has already happened. it's over now. tavis: on this issue of drones, what agency to the american people have to press back on anyone who has not been as transparent about this as they should be? how did this program get to be so robust without the american people having a say on this kind of engagement vis-À-vis his foreign-policy. >> some of this started under the last administration. they were doing so many dr
does the obama administration need to be to the american people about its justification of the drone programcamethink one thing that out of my opposition is the president did agree to release this to the public. he didn't say when. it could be months from now. this judge believes the constitution doesn't apply to you when you're overseas. he believes that the government accuses you of a crime overseas you can be killed with an accusation. important distinction. i think before he is given a...
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we know that there are multiple memos on the drone program, as many as 11, and, as "the new york times" has reported since 2010, there are at least two drone memos that this nominee has written. but there may be more. the best we've gotten so far is, "i don't know." now, on may 14, the white house changed its tune just slightly. another white house spokesperson told the press that the white house said it had provided all of the professor's drone materials related to -- quote, unquote -- "u.s. citizens." but again, the white house hasn't said whether there are additional materials that the professor wrote on the drone program. it's not at all clear to me why this administration thinks it has done its duty to provide the full senate with materials that are crucial to our consideration of this nominee's fitness for a lifetime appointment, particularly considering the fact that the white house should make at least that one memo available to the public. it's kind of like when president jackson didn't like what john marshall ruled in a particular case. the chief justice rule let him enforce
we know that there are multiple memos on the drone program, as many as 11, and, as "the new york times" has reported since 2010, there are at least two drone memos that this nominee has written. but there may be more. the best we've gotten so far is, "i don't know." now, on may 14, the white house changed its tune just slightly. another white house spokesperson told the press that the white house said it had provided all of the professor's drone materials related to --...
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should the man behind the obama administration's controversial drone program be in the running now for a major promotion? i'm gretchen carlson. welcome, everyone, to "the real story" today. the guy's name is david behrenb. when he was acting assistant attorney general, he was tasked with writing a memo that ultimately gave the supposed legal rationale to kill american citizens abroad if they were involved in terror impl. it's been condemned by in lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and could set the nomination and the tone for the nomination for the debate of the drone use here at home. catherine herridge drive for us in washington. >> we're expecting to hear from the senate majority leader, harry reid, within the hour about the nomination and whether it is trouble. president obama's nomination of b b barron is one of the most controversial. republicans and democrats and the president's traditional supporters on the left are banding together to force access to david barron's legal opinions before his nomination. >> there are very few opinions that have come out of the justice departme
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to cooperate on things like the drone program, things like the deployment of troops around the world.ne of the first reports i did in our new journalist adventure was with how the nsa uses metadata analysis to determine who should live and die through the drone program. yes, there are a lot of very sensitive documents in the archive that he gave us that go beyond surveillance. >> he described the last piece of material you released it will be like a firecracker, the great finale. >> right. >> what consequences will come from the great finale? >> if you look at the surveillance abuses of the past, the principal question has always been, on whom is the government spying domestically and for what reasons? who are their targets? that's the missing part of the puzzle in terms of the reporting, who specifically are the targets domestically, american citizens, u.s. persons legally inside the united states. the investigation and the reporting we are currently doing that i do think will complete the picture is to answer that question in a very comprehensive way. >> when will that happen? >> as
to cooperate on things like the drone program, things like the deployment of troops around the world.ne of the first reports i did in our new journalist adventure was with how the nsa uses metadata analysis to determine who should live and die through the drone program. yes, there are a lot of very sensitive documents in the archive that he gave us that go beyond surveillance. >> he described the last piece of material you released it will be like a firecracker, the great finale. >>...
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drones and u.s. surveillance programs appear to spark a backlash. t whether hollywood's love affair with obama has gone cold. >> reporter: they were once an obama punch line. >> i have two words for you, predator drones. >> reporter: but drones are now the inspiration behind pow powerhouse flatline. >> why can't we use these machines at home. >> reporter: from a looming presence in the new "x men" movie. >> they began targeting everyone. >> reporter: to machines gone rogue in "captain america" and "robocop". >> overriding the system's priorities. >> reporter: hollywood has created its role for the administration's most controversial policies. >> i selected 13 targets all wanted for murder. >> reporter: casting drone surveillance as their top enemies. andrew wrote about this for the dai daily beast. >> always the villains, the tool of evil that is an expression of the anxiety of the filmmakers. >> reporter: in president obama's second term, shadowed by predator drone strikes and an nsa scandal, films are flipping the script on the president who was on
drones and u.s. surveillance programs appear to spark a backlash. t whether hollywood's love affair with obama has gone cold. >> reporter: they were once an obama punch line. >> i have two words for you, predator drones. >> reporter: but drones are now the inspiration behind pow powerhouse flatline. >> why can't we use these machines at home. >> reporter: from a looming presence in the new "x men" movie. >> they began targeting everyone. >>...
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all whether it has provided to the senate any and all materials written by this nominee on the drone program. the white house refuses to answer that simple question. one hour after i spoke, the white house press secretary refused for a third time to confirm that the senate has been provided all of this nominee's writings on the drone program. why is that? why won't this white house give us a simple, straightforward answer? we still don't know how much more is out there on this subject that this nominee's been involved with. so after this vote, my colleagues can't tell their constituents that the white house has provided all of this nominee's materials on the drone program because we simply don't know that that is true. finally, i want to emphasize one more point about this court -- that court order requiring the administration to make a redacted copy of one memo public. senators should know that the court also ordered the trial court to take a second look at the other additional secret documents to see whether any of those additional documents should be made public and in redacted form. if s
all whether it has provided to the senate any and all materials written by this nominee on the drone program. the white house refuses to answer that simple question. one hour after i spoke, the white house press secretary refused for a third time to confirm that the senate has been provided all of this nominee's writings on the drone program. why is that? why won't this white house give us a simple, straightforward answer? we still don't know how much more is out there on this subject that this...
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rand paul is attempting to reignight the debate over drone programs, something that's been out of thein the mainstream after the killing a terrorist. is this going to get back in the headlines? >> i think it has, yeah. i mean, we're seeing that it's being covered on television, obviously, we're all here. it's back in the papers and it's something people are talking about. also, just a modicum of publicity creates a snowball effect where more members of congress hop onboard. in fact, that's what we've seen. unlike rand paul's 13-hour filibuster that you mentioned, this time around we've seen a lot of members of congress from both sides of the aisle come to support his position, that these memos should be made public and that they should be evaluated in order to check out baron's credentials for the federal judgeship. that doesn't mean that this isn't going to be a vote that comes down on party lines, but members from both parties have come out with essentially very close positions to rand paul's. >> but isn't it a little bit odd that this confirmation hearing is the trigger as opposed
rand paul is attempting to reignight the debate over drone programs, something that's been out of thein the mainstream after the killing a terrorist. is this going to get back in the headlines? >> i think it has, yeah. i mean, we're seeing that it's being covered on television, obviously, we're all here. it's back in the papers and it's something people are talking about. also, just a modicum of publicity creates a snowball effect where more members of congress hop onboard. in fact,...
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>> we began the drone program to get one guy, bin laden. that didn't work.ve a very restricted list of very senior people. and it did kind of work for that. and we had nothing else that worked. so if you put yourself into the mind of the counterterrorism official in the novel, or in reality, the counterterrorism official feels the weight of the world on his or her shoulders. they have to stop the next attack. they have to save the lives of americans. and they look at their quiver and there are very few arrows that work. and the drones did. so there begins to be a seduction, an addiction. did that work? well, it worked to kill him. let's do it some more. well, maybe we should broaden the definition of who we're going to kill. then you end up, as we are today, having killed probably 2500 people in five countries. and they all have friend. they all have family. they all have tribe. and when a program gets that big, it also becomes a phenomenon in and of itself. and so you get protests in the street about the drone program. >> you raise another issue in the book
>> we began the drone program to get one guy, bin laden. that didn't work.ve a very restricted list of very senior people. and it did kind of work for that. and we had nothing else that worked. so if you put yourself into the mind of the counterterrorism official in the novel, or in reality, the counterterrorism official feels the weight of the world on his or her shoulders. they have to stop the next attack. they have to save the lives of americans. and they look at their quiver and...
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concerns about a potential invasion of privacy, the police department decided against pursuing the drone program at all. >> i think that the misconception out there that these would be weaponized, that these would be used for indiscriminate mass surveillance somehow -- that is where the opposition starts. >> reporter: as drone technology takes off, debate on how it can be used and restricted will likely continue. kenji mccauley, nhk world, san francisco. >>> people in china province are still struggling to recover following one of the deadliest earthquakes there. six years ago a magnitude 8 quake left 87,000 people dead or missing. many reinforced buildings collapsed in the most devastated area in the province. residents are urging the government to keep its promise and help revive the most damaged areas. nhk reports. vrp she lives in one of the worst quake hit rejops. he was a sports loving boy who had dreams of joining the military. his hopes were destroyed when he lost his legs in the disaster. he was rescued here at his high school. he was dragged from the debris 76 hours after the quake. he
concerns about a potential invasion of privacy, the police department decided against pursuing the drone program at all. >> i think that the misconception out there that these would be weaponized, that these would be used for indiscriminate mass surveillance somehow -- that is where the opposition starts. >> reporter: as drone technology takes off, debate on how it can be used and restricted will likely continue. kenji mccauley, nhk world, san francisco. >>> people in china...
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us drone program. that way when i saw the parts fall into the hands of arch and all the details for you on etsy dot com. the west has further boosted the credibility of cereal apples so which it had already named the only agenda was to the steering people in washington is now recognized the offices of the opposition on its territory is fully fledged diplomatic missions that after all official damascus diplomats were expelled from the country and the embassy closed many astonishing and heal the rebel says that bring years of positive change assessment are removed from reality to the editor of the pan african news wire it's totally contradicts the most of the reports that though we receive from inside syria. the end of main forces that have been fighting of the government of the shuttle side had not been told he is the purported blogroll and pseudo democratic countries but the goals of radical islam is the extremist outlook and twenty and wilkinson into the country it was still in opposition top the agen
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the president has surprised a lot of people with the drone program. i love what he's doing. what he did in yemen two and a half weeks ago, go ahead and say it, we're going to help these governments. they are the bad guys. we're the good guys, to find those kids and bring them out and help chad and kenya, and stop playing defense and get on the offense. mike sheen of west point an expert said the only way to stop it is to continue to pushback on the jihad everywhere we go. >> bob, you've been saying that as well from the beginning. >> i've been saying it a long time. eric is exactly right. if a hash tag, if nothing else, it forces the media to see how many people are interested in this. i don't think there are a lot of muslim countries that want the help because i think in their own way, the heads of these governments want to see these terrorists work. the saudis have funded these groups. number one, when you say this is not about -- why not mus slims stand up and say this is a war. this is a war on their religion and yet we have to carry the ball for them because they are to
the president has surprised a lot of people with the drone program. i love what he's doing. what he did in yemen two and a half weeks ago, go ahead and say it, we're going to help these governments. they are the bad guys. we're the good guys, to find those kids and bring them out and help chad and kenya, and stop playing defense and get on the offense. mike sheen of west point an expert said the only way to stop it is to continue to pushback on the jihad everywhere we go. >> bob, you've...
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entrepreneur's david company works with corpus christi with their drone program. need to be fertilized or watered to unmanned planes in search and rescue operations. >> it can be done without putting a pilot's life in harm's way. >> reporter: the trade group projects the trade site could have an impact of $8 billion statewide. $260 million of that in south texas alone with 1200 new jobs created in the region. but until the faa finalizes the regulation coveraging drone use and officially opens air space the industry remains grounded with possible delays to come. industry analysts suspect the drone market could double to $12 billion over the next decade. >>> the nba has appointed a new ceo for the los angeles clippers. richard parsons, former chairman of citigroup and time warner and his employment comes as the result of the donald sterling scandal. the league announced it would appoint a ceo to oversee the team's operations. >>> some football fans are celebrating while others are thinking about what could have been. after the first round of the nfl draft, clowny wa
entrepreneur's david company works with corpus christi with their drone program. need to be fertilized or watered to unmanned planes in search and rescue operations. >> it can be done without putting a pilot's life in harm's way. >> reporter: the trade group projects the trade site could have an impact of $8 billion statewide. $260 million of that in south texas alone with 1200 new jobs created in the region. but until the faa finalizes the regulation coveraging drone use and...
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should the man behind the obama administration's controversial drone program be in the running now forr promotion? i'm gretchen carlson. welcome, everyone, to "the real story" today. the guy's name is david behrenb. when he was acting assistant attorney general, he was tasked with writing a memo that ultimately gave the supposed legal rationale to kill american citizens abroad if they were involved in terror impl. it's been condemned by in lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and could set the nomiti
should the man behind the obama administration's controversial drone program be in the running now forr promotion? i'm gretchen carlson. welcome, everyone, to "the real story" today. the guy's name is david behrenb. when he was acting assistant attorney general, he was tasked with writing a memo that ultimately gave the supposed legal rationale to kill american citizens abroad if they were involved in terror impl. it's been condemned by in lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and...
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so many detail of the drone program was public that it was not administration for to argue that the legal rationale to remain secret. >> these are extremely important and consequential opinions. there are very few opinions that have come out of the justice department that are more important and more couldn't consequence shall than an opinion authorizing the president to kill a united states away from the battlefield. >> right now we've calls into the justice department and white house. >>> the cia is getting out of the vaccination business. the spy agency will no longer use vaccination programs as cover for intelligence operations. such a program was used to help track down osama bin laden. but aid groups has said it leads to dangerous conditions for legitimate workers. >>> china's foreign minister summoned the u.s. ambassador to prote protest. china says it never engaged in cyber spying. it accuses the u.s. of being the hacker of china's space. >>> thailand is under martial law. the move is stopping short of a coup, the nation's fragile government is in factor now. >>> vice president joe
so many detail of the drone program was public that it was not administration for to argue that the legal rationale to remain secret. >> these are extremely important and consequential opinions. there are very few opinions that have come out of the justice department that are more important and more couldn't consequence shall than an opinion authorizing the president to kill a united states away from the battlefield. >> right now we've calls into the justice department and white...
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. >>> plus -- how north korea seems to be provoking the south by way of a new drone program. stay with us. with one towelette. can your makeup remover do that? [ female announcer ] neutrogena® makeup remover. can your mak♪up remover do that? make every day, her day with a full menu of appetizers and entrées crafted with care and designed to delight. fancy feast. love served daily. >>> welcome back to "cnn newsroom," earn. i'm erroll barnette. thailand's prime minister was ousted in the latest round of back and forth political tugs in the country. our reporter is in bangkok covering all angles's this. yesterday when we saw you at this time you were at a, i guess we could call a a pro-government rally yesterday? those who didn't support the ousted prime minister. today you're at a scene of those who do support the ousted prime minister. just set the scene for us, and give us a bit of comparison at these two opposing forces there. >> reporter: errol, yes, yesterday at an anti-government protester house. today is a day for the pro-government protesters to come out in force. we ha
. >>> plus -- how north korea seems to be provoking the south by way of a new drone program. stay with us. with one towelette. can your makeup remover do that? [ female announcer ] neutrogena® makeup remover. can your mak♪up remover do that? make every day, her day with a full menu of appetizers and entrées crafted with care and designed to delight. fancy feast. love served daily. >>> welcome back to "cnn newsroom," earn. i'm erroll barnette. thailand's prime...
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in his reporting, not even congress knows for sure how many legal memos were written about the drone programlu's best assessment is that there are 11 memos and four have never been seen by capitol hill. >> what are mens of the legislation saying about this? >> a short time ago we head from white house press secretary jay carney who said it's optimistic that they'll get the nominees through. >> i think the president's track record getting his nominees supported by democrats has been very strong. and continues to be strong. and we look forward to confirmation of all of his nominees in a timely fashion. >> and facing this bipartisan pressure, the senate majority leader harry reid saying this afternoon that two of the drone memos have been made available for review. >> i ran into two of the senators they're working at reading the memo. >> the key thing is there's no sense at all that all of the memos will be relessed for capitol hill to review them before the david barron vote. and that may be a sticking point and deal breaker for some of those senator, both republicans and democrats, shep. >> c
in his reporting, not even congress knows for sure how many legal memos were written about the drone programlu's best assessment is that there are 11 memos and four have never been seen by capitol hill. >> what are mens of the legislation saying about this? >> a short time ago we head from white house press secretary jay carney who said it's optimistic that they'll get the nominees through. >> i think the president's track record getting his nominees supported by democrats has...
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if enough of these movies come out and they are always casting the drone program in a negative light, to change. >> and don't forget, premiering this thursday on cnn, the decade that changed the world, the free love, british invasion, all of it chronicled in the new ten-part cnn series "the sixties" from tom hanks, thursday at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. that's it for "the lead." i'm jake tapper. i'll turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >> thanks, jake. breaking news. end game. president obama will keep troops in afghanistan beyond this year but will combat really be over? and the white house accidently outs the cia chief in afghanistan. is his life now at risk? >>> and deadline day for donald sterling as the nba demands that he ends
if enough of these movies come out and they are always casting the drone program in a negative light, to change. >> and don't forget, premiering this thursday on cnn, the decade that changed the world, the free love, british invasion, all of it chronicled in the new ten-part cnn series "the sixties" from tom hanks, thursday at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. that's it for "the lead." i'm jake tapper. i'll turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room."...
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when people are demonstrating in the streets of yemen and pakistan against the drone program, when the program itself has become an issue, we've gone too far. i understand why. you know, when you've got something that is working for you to kill terrorists before they can kill us, that's all you've got that works in that manner, there's an addiction. there's a seduction. and you keep doing it because you have a responsibility to stop people from killing americans. i had that responsibility. i know what that wait feels like. and so i understand why we did it but i think we did it far too much and lost perspective. >> richard clark, always nice to have you here. the book is "sting of the drone." appreciate it. >>> the congressman leading the investigation into the deadly wait times at v.a. hospitals, veterans hit by ieds even had to wait for care. >>> and a california airport urging tourists not to visit a famous san diego attraction. (mother vo) when i was pregnant ...i got lots of advice, but i needed information i could trust. unitedhealthcare's innovative, simple program helps moms st
when people are demonstrating in the streets of yemen and pakistan against the drone program, when the program itself has become an issue, we've gone too far. i understand why. you know, when you've got something that is working for you to kill terrorists before they can kill us, that's all you've got that works in that manner, there's an addiction. there's a seduction. and you keep doing it because you have a responsibility to stop people from killing americans. i had that responsibility. i...
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and at the same time, bring people behind the curtain to see how the drone program works now and how potentially it will work this the future. >> you go to where the drones are flying. you go overseas. you do all of that. >> i ask the question what happens if the people we're attacking with the drones start attacking us with drones? because it's easy to have drones in the united states. in fact, they're beginning to be everywhere. pretty soon, everybody will have one. they're flying for all sorts of purposes. sheriffs have them. farmers are them. >> some are running into planes. obviouslily close. it sounds like a great book. dick clarke, i'll look forward to some day being on the beach with it. >>> next, one of the world's most famous landmarks like you have never seen it before. >>> now our "sunday spotlight" shining on one of the most famous landmarks in the world. check out this incredible time-lapsed video capturing the washington monument during 13 months of repairs. and starting tomorrow, it is finally back open. abc's john donvan shows us what we have been missing. >> reporter
and at the same time, bring people behind the curtain to see how the drone program works now and how potentially it will work this the future. >> you go to where the drones are flying. you go overseas. you do all of that. >> i ask the question what happens if the people we're attacking with the drones start attacking us with drones? because it's easy to have drones in the united states. in fact, they're beginning to be everywhere. pretty soon, everybody will have one. they're flying...
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five years away m volition but that hasn't stopped amazon from posting job openings within their drone program one? >> what i like so much was for the communications director. they have to be quote comfortable dealing with ambiguity and you have to be able to anticipate potential reputational issues. it sounds like they already know the drones-- right and they are going to kill pests or something. >> it could be ugly and i think it will happen and it's retailers moving to same-day delivery and it will in the big debate on online sales tax because everyone will be located everywhere in packs everywhere. >> i think this is a pr stunt. there five years away from having this thing up and going and they are already hiring staff three do you buy it? >> somehow they knew you were wearing yellow today. you can now apply. frankly, this strikes me as something that gamers would be excellent at. melissa: that's true. >> my big question is who's regulating the airspace? how will this work? melissa: no one yet. >> at some point someone will. melissa: i think a pet will just get decapitated by a drone flyin
five years away m volition but that hasn't stopped amazon from posting job openings within their drone program one? >> what i like so much was for the communications director. they have to be quote comfortable dealing with ambiguity and you have to be able to anticipate potential reputational issues. it sounds like they already know the drones-- right and they are going to kill pests or something. >> it could be ugly and i think it will happen and it's retailers moving to same-day...
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ins is something obama said may last year, we're going to be more transparent about the drone program it just hasn't happened. for the yemenis, they want the same for their citizens in the sense of why people are targeted or end up on the so-called list. what threat did they impose for america? many times we don't even know the identity of people being killed. as much as this is important to see this from a u.s. citizen's perspective i'm a it is still a long way off a finding the same reasons why yemenis are targeted or other individuals in yemen are targeted. when you're trying to push toward some form of transparency, i guess it is a step in the right direction. but it is still very unclear in yemen what the threat to these individuals pose because most people are being killed on the ground -- most are just foot soldiers. these are just people -- a body is lying in the morgue months later after they have been killed because nobody knows who they are. >> the impact of expelling so many foreign journalistss? you are the last foreign creditor journalist in yemen. >> i chose to leave. i
ins is something obama said may last year, we're going to be more transparent about the drone program it just hasn't happened. for the yemenis, they want the same for their citizens in the sense of why people are targeted or end up on the so-called list. what threat did they impose for america? many times we don't even know the identity of people being killed. as much as this is important to see this from a u.s. citizen's perspective i'm a it is still a long way off a finding the same reasons...
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drone program. the "wall street journal" says some top defense officials plan to present chuck hagel with a proposal that would let them publicly defend drone strikes. the administration in the past has kept most of the details secret for fear of giving too much information to potential targets. >>> what if terrorists tried to take over a u.s. nuclear missile sillo? turns out, armed security forces of a wing in montana were put through a drill last summer simulating exactly that kind of attack. as pentagon correspondent barbara starr tells us, it didn't go well. >> reporter: john, christine, it was last summer at an air force nuclear base in montana when a security group, a small team of air force security experts failed an inspection. it was an exercise, training about what to do if terrorists took over a nuclear missile silo and tried to get to a nuclear weapon on the base. they failed that exercise. now a report has emerged about exactly what happened. i want to read you a couple of examples of wh
drone program. the "wall street journal" says some top defense officials plan to present chuck hagel with a proposal that would let them publicly defend drone strikes. the administration in the past has kept most of the details secret for fear of giving too much information to potential targets. >>> what if terrorists tried to take over a u.s. nuclear missile sillo? turns out, armed security forces of a wing in montana were put through a drill last summer simulating exactly...
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that's the home of the global talks area drone program. >> : lessor out here and about to do to shareilent people read joining us people locked up hundred 30 mi. but that's ok a route body can do is great more people will be meeting us in the bay >> : to the president holding vigils every month of the gets of beale air force base >> : to nationalize this morning sometimes the elmer's virus is spreading in the u.s. c.c. says ed elmira's and cut the wires after meeting with an indiana man his contract and then when trip to saudi arabia the agency says that the only resident did not need medical care and he's no longer set but he is being closely monitored as part of this investigation mars was the worst diagnosed and the arabian peninsula back in 2012 s and spread to 18 countries >> : several cottage cheese brands being recalled. due to improper storage that could lead to food borne illnesses ranging recalls 't news and bridgestone said the craft and daily chef clyde cheese. grins affected have a date between may 9th and july 23rd stamp on them press is there or not store at the proper
that's the home of the global talks area drone program. >> : lessor out here and about to do to shareilent people read joining us people locked up hundred 30 mi. but that's ok a route body can do is great more people will be meeting us in the bay >> : to the president holding vigils every month of the gets of beale air force base >> : to nationalize this morning sometimes the elmer's virus is spreading in the u.s. c.c. says ed elmira's and cut the wires after meeting with an...
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speech but behind the scenes it was written about in the newspapers that he was going to take the drone program out of the hands of the cia a move that dominated the military in the military and nothing has happened around that and as you mentioned in the intro the number of drone strikes has gone down but it still is wrapped in this secrecy and. i think the american people deserve to know what this program is about what are the legal justifications and we're starting to get a little bit of progress on that thanks to a court case april twenty first when the court said that the drone memo that justifies the killing of americans should be released in just two days ago the administration said it would release that memo but we don't know when and we don't know how redacted that might be meanwhile. all the other memos about killing non americans we have no access and i think it's a really important point i mean the province actually the point i made before that the province or the portfolio the military is to blow things up and kill people that's why you have armies that's not why you have intellige
speech but behind the scenes it was written about in the newspapers that he was going to take the drone program out of the hands of the cia a move that dominated the military in the military and nothing has happened around that and as you mentioned in the intro the number of drone strikes has gone down but it still is wrapped in this secrecy and. i think the american people deserve to know what this program is about what are the legal justifications and we're starting to get a little bit of...
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the cia's drone program in pakistan has reportedly been winding down with no strikes reported there since december. the associated press cites unnamed u.s. officials who attribute the pause to a range of factors, including new rules to prevent civilian casualties and the deaths of top al qaeda leaders. drones in pakistan are flown from bases that would be closed under obama's newly announced plan to pull nearly all u.s. troops from afghanistan by 2016. but for now, the drones are still flying over accident. argentina has reached a landmark deal with a group of creditor nations to repay its long-standing debt without the involvement of the international monetary fund. argentina is still trying to recover from a massive economic crisis and default more than a decade ago, which followed years of neoliberal reforms backed by the imf and the world bank. argentine president hailed the deal to pay the paris club $9.7 billion. it is the first time in the history of the paris club a country in our condition has negotiate with a multilateral body without the intervention of international monetary f
the cia's drone program in pakistan has reportedly been winding down with no strikes reported there since december. the associated press cites unnamed u.s. officials who attribute the pause to a range of factors, including new rules to prevent civilian casualties and the deaths of top al qaeda leaders. drones in pakistan are flown from bases that would be closed under obama's newly announced plan to pull nearly all u.s. troops from afghanistan by 2016. but for now, the drones are still flying...
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a us drone program loses its way when some vital parts fall into the hands of a college student all the details for you on our team dot com. the u.s. has further boosted the credibility of syrian rebels which it had already named the only legitimate voice of the syrian people washington has now recognized the offices of the opposition on his territory as fully fledged diplomatic missions and that's after all official damascus diplomats were expelled from the country and the embassy closed america style mag and hailed the rebels as a bringers of positive change and assessment are removed from reality says the editor of the pan-african newswire it's totally contradicts most of the reports that we would see from inside of syria the main forces that have been fighting the government of bashar al assad have not been. reported liberal and pseudo democratic interests but those of the radical islamist extremists who have been trained and who have been sent into the country this is a method to put the syrian opposition at the top of the agenda as far as u.s. foreign policy is concerned and at th
a us drone program loses its way when some vital parts fall into the hands of a college student all the details for you on our team dot com. the u.s. has further boosted the credibility of syrian rebels which it had already named the only legitimate voice of the syrian people washington has now recognized the offices of the opposition on his territory as fully fledged diplomatic missions and that's after all official damascus diplomats were expelled from the country and the embassy closed...
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journalistic venture was with jeremy about who should live and who should the die through the drone program. there are a lot of very sensitive documents in the archive that he gave us that go beyond surveillance. >> rose: you have described the last piece of material that you released would be like a firecracker and it will be a great finale. >> right. >> rose: what consequences will come from the great finale. >> i think that if you look at the surveillance abuses in the past the principal question has always been on whom is the government spying domestically and for what reasons. which who are their targets. and that's the missing part of the puzzle in terms of the public reporting that has taken place. >> rose: who the targets are. >> who specifically are the targets domestically. american citizens, u.s. persons, people legally inside the united states. and so the investigation that we're currently working on in the reporting that we're currently doing that i do think will complete the picture is to answer that question in a very comprehensive way. >> rose: when will that happen? >> as s
journalistic venture was with jeremy about who should live and who should the die through the drone program. there are a lot of very sensitive documents in the archive that he gave us that go beyond surveillance. >> rose: you have described the last piece of material that you released would be like a firecracker and it will be a great finale. >> right. >> rose: what consequences will come from the great finale. >> i think that if you look at the surveillance abuses in...
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seoul says the drones are programmed to take pictures of military installations. technical problems and fuel shortages completed the mission. >> thailand's former prime minister denied abusing her position, saying her government never acted corruptly. yik supporters -- yingluck shinawatra supporters rent the decision by the constitutional court. they say they'll rally. the commerce minister will replace her as caretaker minister. and they'll move ahead to elections in july. the instability caused by the verdict has been said to benefit the opposition. >> the opposition is not seeking political stability. the instability of this court case is the latest incarnation of is to their ben fant. what does stability look like. it looks like a free and fair election. what we have seen over the course of the past seven years is six prime ministers, or caretaker prime ministerless. two of -- prime ministers, only two of which have been elected. the others are the result of extra legal or non-electoral mashinations. that is to the benefit of the opposition, that proved unable
seoul says the drones are programmed to take pictures of military installations. technical problems and fuel shortages completed the mission. >> thailand's former prime minister denied abusing her position, saying her government never acted corruptly. yik supporters -- yingluck shinawatra supporters rent the decision by the constitutional court. they say they'll rally. the commerce minister will replace her as caretaker minister. and they'll move ahead to elections in july. the...
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on the upside, it's a great test-run for america's new drone diplomacy program.ucture. captured in "toilets not temples." his campaign also tried "change you can relieve in and the i conk poster. there you go. no matter who becomes india's next prime minister, their election will have global consequences. jason jones has more. >> jason: india is having an election. it's an incredible place to visit. i'd rather avoid dysentery in the weather. i went to new york instead and met with ambassador -- (mispronouncing name) -- i met with the ambassador. i know nothing about india. i hear you are having an election. >> it's th the great tion democy in the world. >> no, that's the united states of america. >> how do you define it? >> jason: oh, 121 million people voting in our last election. >> and we have 14 million. >> jason: but that's in rubies. how many in american? i know why you know so much about us because we're the best. why don't we know anything about you? >> you can't understand india in one life. a person from the south would not understand the language of so
on the upside, it's a great test-run for america's new drone diplomacy program.ucture. captured in "toilets not temples." his campaign also tried "change you can relieve in and the i conk poster. there you go. no matter who becomes india's next prime minister, their election will have global consequences. jason jones has more. >> jason: india is having an election. it's an incredible place to visit. i'd rather avoid dysentery in the weather. i went to new york instead and...
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is the same way if you want to go fight in the war in iraq or afghanistan or go be part of the drone programsomalia, you can go and work for the u.s. government and be a government employee but the more easier and certainly the more lucrative way is to go work for like water or corporations that have -- like water or corporations that have connections. this is a vital part of the story. so much of what we consider to be military functions are now in the hands of the private sector. i think this 75% of the nsa budget is money that goes directly into the coffers of private corporations. we hear all the stuff about how everything is so well controlled, transparency, oversight. none of these mechanisms of controls apply to the private sector that are running the vast bulk of the nsa. despite being a private enclave of private corporation had access to these systems -- nsa systems. aboutnn greenwald, talk why edward snowden leads dell, what he feels he can to there, and ends up that booz allen. >> when he first decided he was willing to cross this line and become a whistleblower, he had thought a
is the same way if you want to go fight in the war in iraq or afghanistan or go be part of the drone programsomalia, you can go and work for the u.s. government and be a government employee but the more easier and certainly the more lucrative way is to go work for like water or corporations that have -- like water or corporations that have connections. this is a vital part of the story. so much of what we consider to be military functions are now in the hands of the private sector. i think this...
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drone program, the drone attacks in that area, that really killed a lot of top leadership in north waziristand you can describe that as taliban on steroids and they had to break up in smaller camps and he was like kept in one of those smaller camps and moved around. but along the frontier, the few u.s. soldiers we had along that area always had their eye but it was always suspected he was in northern waziristan. >> barbara, for the viewers might be just joining us, share with us if you would that moment you told us all about many earlier today about when bowe bergdahl was on that helicopter with the commandos and what happened. >> reporter: what we are told by several u.s. defense officials, they got him very quickly on to the helicopter. military helicopters are very noisy. you can't really talk when you're aboard them. you use hand signals or write notes. apparently, we are told, bowe bergdahl wrote down on paper the initials f.f. with a question mark, meaning special forces, are you guys special forces? and the troops that had come to rescue him said, yes, we are, we have been looking for
drone program, the drone attacks in that area, that really killed a lot of top leadership in north waziristand you can describe that as taliban on steroids and they had to break up in smaller camps and he was like kept in one of those smaller camps and moved around. but along the frontier, the few u.s. soldiers we had along that area always had their eye but it was always suspected he was in northern waziristan. >> barbara, for the viewers might be just joining us, share with us if you...
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drone program the senator plans to put a hold on the federal court nomination of a lawyer who gave legal justification for drone strike more on that coming up. and lawmakers have enjoyed first class flights on the taxpayers' dime but now there's a push to make congress members pay for those flights out of their own pockets more on that later in the show. it's monday may fifth five pm in washington d.c. and lindsey france you're watching our to america. fierce battles between ukrainian soldiers and anti-government separatists in that country's east have left more than fifty people dead in recent days in the eastern ukrainian town of slovyansk government troops have renewed the crackdown on protesters there are thought to be casualties on both sides including civilians preliminary reports suggest at least ten locals and four troops sent by kids were killed according to the interior ministry a ukrainian army helicopter was downed in the area artist paula slayer became trapped in the town after the roads were blocked she sent this report. a little bit behind. the t.v. seem to which is curren
drone program the senator plans to put a hold on the federal court nomination of a lawyer who gave legal justification for drone strike more on that coming up. and lawmakers have enjoyed first class flights on the taxpayers' dime but now there's a push to make congress members pay for those flights out of their own pockets more on that later in the show. it's monday may fifth five pm in washington d.c. and lindsey france you're watching our to america. fierce battles between ukrainian soldiers...
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drones. no program has come further in 25 years, and none is now under greater scrutiny. >> there will be moreanned aircraft than manned aircraft. >> reporter: in a quarter century one person will be able to control several unmanned aircraft at once, all on one operating system, while on the ground armed robots may provide cover for soldiers and marines while driverless convoys will resupply troops. the technology is already being tested. >> i will say that i think the technology they have is better than the google car. >> reporter: some things may not change. robots and drones may never be given the freedom to kill on their own. >> i think that there are some things, some decisions that humans make that make the doctrine of war work, and so i think that is a distant probability. >> reporter: whether war itself will be a low probability ever, unfortunately, seems unlikely. for "nightly business report" i'm jane wells. >> that's it for us tonight. thanks for watching. >> have a great evening, everybody. we'll see you tomorrow. >> the following kqed production was produced in high desks of defin
drones. no program has come further in 25 years, and none is now under greater scrutiny. >> there will be moreanned aircraft than manned aircraft. >> reporter: in a quarter century one person will be able to control several unmanned aircraft at once, all on one operating system, while on the ground armed robots may provide cover for soldiers and marines while driverless convoys will resupply troops. the technology is already being tested. >> i will say that i think the...