, continuously training and plotting in east africa and the region. we have the 2002 attacks on the hotel, at tempted bringing down of the israeli aircraft with surface-to-air missiles which didn't succeed, fortunately. we also had the recent attacks in uganda on the world cup crowd. people who were celebrating and watching the world cup. fazul is expected to have been behind that. and so there have been not only international attacks but also attacks there in somalia that the al shabob movement has been behind. and h action r-- haroun fazul was not only the link to al qaeda proper but also a master trainer, strategist and manipulater. and he was great at evading capture until he was caught just recently. >> suarez: when a group like al shabob losses a leader of this stature, what happens. there is not an official formula for succession. what happens inside the group? >> well, unfortunately, the movement has other leaders who are positioned internally within somalia. i think the loss of haroun fazul represents more to the global movement a catastrophe

embassies in east africa. how long has the fbi been looking for him? >> they've been looking for him for years, deborah, and they're very pleased to final have this case resolved. in fact, a short time ago secretary of state of state hillary clinton said the killing of him was, quote, a significant killing of al qaeda. he was the architect of those 1998 embassy bombings in kenya a and he was responsible for other attacks throughout east africa. in fact, the u.s. wanted him so bad that in 2007 the u.s. military launched a covert air strike into somalia, tried to get him. they failed. there is no more risky pace possibly on earth than to put u.s. troops inside somalia. it was that kind of risk they were willing to go to back then to try and get him it. is said that he was killed in the last day or so by somali forces when he tried to flee a somali police checkpoint. now, did the somali police have some tip-off he was coming? who knows. but the u.s. takes them at their word that they got him. topping the list of al qaeda concerns for the united states. it

>> i think this is a game changer in east africa.d general for al qaeda in east africa, one of the few remaining with deep ties to bin laden and al qaeda central and so his removal from the battlefield takes away somebody who was not only well-known in the broader network but had the ability to train people, to fund the operations and to link what was happening in east africa to other elements of the global movement. >> so we're seeing his killing now which in essence was a little bit of dumb luck but still a good thing to take him off of the roster of course following the death of osama bin laden, it seems like things are speeding up almost, a pace and a more aggressive nature. >> absolutely. we did get lucky, sometimes better to be lucky than good. you have u.s. officials in particular and the counterterrorism community trying to use the momentum of the killing of bin laden to break the back of senior al qaeda leadership and not just the leadership in pakistan and afghanistan but regional affiliates in trubz liibes like fazul in ea

the drought and these soaring food crieses that have put millions of people at risk throughout east africa. >> although made up of three settlements. dadab is the largest refugee camp in the world. the organization is struggling to cope with the sharp rise in the number of arrivals. it says because of the conditions in somalia and the arduous journey, the refugees arriving in urgent need of medical care plans to move a new refugee plans have stalled. the kenyan government is worried about security at the border. the war in somalia shows no end and the douth is expected to continue for several months. conditions in this already overcrowded refugee camp are likely to get even worse. >> this is news day on the "bbc." >> in london, the headline this is hour. one of the top hotels in the afghan capital kabul has come into sustained atk. six taliban and insurgents have been killed. >> could austerity measures due to be voted on by the greek parliament, there have been more rye yachts on the street of athens. a wild fight in the u.s. state of new mexico is threaten a huge government nuclear labor

just to escape the drought and the soaring food prices that have put millions at risk throughout east africa parian >> although made up of three settlements, this is also referred to as the largest refugee camp in the world. the organization is struggling to cope with the sharp rise in the number of arrivals. it's as because of the conditions in somalia and the arduous journey, refugees are arriving in urgent need of medical care. plans to build a new refugee camp in the area have stalled. the kenyan government is worried about security near the border. the war in somalia shows no sign of ending and the drought is expected to continue for several months. conditions in this already overcrowded refugee camp are likely to get even worse. >> this is "newsday". >> one of the top hotels in kabul has come under sustained attack. >> with austerity measures due to be voted on, there have been more riots on the streets of athens. fire in the u.s. state of new mexico near a huge government laboratory in los olmos. the facility has been forced to close in more than 12,000 residents evacuated. the sites

the deadliest of those in east africa was not the result of intelligence. somali authorities now acknowledge it was luck. he was killed during a routine checkpoint gone wrong. on him, he was carrying fake i.d.s and the soldiers who buried had no idea who he was. as dana hugues reported to us today. >> david, after commanders started checking documents and matches the photos of the man that was killed with older photographs of fazul, they decide to exhume his body and notify officials. >> reporter: after notifying the u.s., dna tests came next. clinton issuing a statement, fazul's death say significant blow to al qaeda. who brought so much death and pain to so many. >> let's turn to christiane amanpour, she joins us in washington preparing for tomorrow morning's program. christiane, this latest case, more luck than intelligence. there's no question, when you put it all together, this has been a good month on the war on terror? >> well, absolutely. a good month for international justice, precisely as you say. they can run, but eventually, they can't hide, no

the head of al qaeda in east africa was carrying a laptop when he was gunned down at a checkpoint outside the somali capital of mogadishu. on that laptop were documents outlining a potential plot to attack luxury hotels in london and europe. inspired by the spectacular 2008 mumbai attacks which killed 164 in india's largest city, the plan called for al qaeda operatives to check into guest rooms on various floors of upscale hotels and then set the rooms ablaze. one of the hotels was the ritz- carlton in london. storied eton college was also on the list. mumbai was the work of a different terrorist group, but al qaeda had been impressed that a handful of dedicated fighters could cause mass terror and grab worldwide attention by attacking lightly-guarded targets in a major city. security forces throughout europe were on high alert last winter against the threat of just such an attack run out of pakistan. it does not appear the plot run by harun got very far before he was killed, but there was no doubt he was capable of murdering large numbers of people. he had been the ground commander of th

angry man and he sounded really quite civilized what happened was after that there were bombings in east africa in the american embassies and basically access was stopped so i unfortunately i really regret to be honest we're not having gone to that meeting to meet these guys obviously as a journalist it would have been very beneficial but you know in my brief conversation with him on the phone yes he's actually a well informed and intelligent around a doctor you know well trained and he speaks three languages soul reason i wish we could talk more on this we're out of time thanks so much for joining us live in london. well now let's return to libya and russia's attempts to broker a peace deal investigative journalist wayne metz and he's just returned from a trip and he's joining me live now in washington tell us what did you see when you with their own you'll visit. well it was really amazing to read the western press accounts from the media that are ensconced at the rixos hotel in downtown tripoli to read their accounts and to see what was actually happening on the ground it was like they were

bin laden was under indictment for supporting an ambush of soldier in somalia and bombings in east africaone of the charges involved the 9/11 terrorist attacks. navy seals killed bin laden in may in a raid in pakistan. >> amidst heightened terrorist claims. police founded a suspicious car and took a man in custody early this morning. karen travers has the latest. >> a man was behaving suspiciously in the arlington national cemetery in the early hours on friday. >> he caught the attention of local law enforcement and authorities here. he had a backpack on his person and he was detained. >> he was identified as 22 year old and a naturalized u.s. citizen and corporal living in northern virginia. >> it is forth coming with information. there may be a difficulty involved . it is unknown material that requires ongoing investigation. i can tell you that it was not a device and that the product in the back part are inert. >> they found one page with al-qaida, taliban rules. defeat coalition forces written on it so far law enforcement officials have not found direct ties to terrorist organization.

he was regarded as al qaeda's leader in east africa. i talked to barbara starr about him just a short time ago. >> this guy was believed to be a mast mastermind of the architect of several al qaeda attacks against east kafka in the last few years. it seems to be a product of the 1988 attacks in kenya and cans an tanzania that kills about 238 people. >> also, 38 people have fled the city of syria and have gone to aid kamps in turkey. leon punelta is in washington today. this isn't what is popular with days ago. he's urging officials to step up efforts to hunt militants in pakistan. >> the wildfire fight intensifies in eastern arizona. winds pick up again, making containment even harder. >>> and it's the time of year where weather can take a sudden turn for the worst. bonnie schneider will join us with things you need to know to stay safe. what's this option? that's new. personal pricing now on brakes. tell us what you want to pay. we do our best to make that work. deal! my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> well, hi. witne winds and high m

ministry reporting on the latest statements coming out of there on the situation in the middle east and north africa thanks rob. well during a visit to rome president russia's president reiterated he wants a peaceful resolution to the crisis in the middle east north africa he held talks with italian prime minister silvio berlusconi after the two off the ground military parade it came as italy celebrates the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of its unification. was there to see. yes to take a show featuring not only the national army of easily but also foreign armies every second day of june italy celebrates the italian day of the republic on these state nine hundred forty six one fashion fall at the end of world war two beatles voted more arps had to drop their republican form of government these days no less passed at the last republican traditionally features these spectacular military parades in the very center of romania call a stay home and this year's parade as you said is national because at twenty eleven also marks one hundred fifty years since he became a unified country from a patchwork of

east. in africa it really is a huge amount of action going on when it comes to the issue of yemen why why is the u.s. we're talking one of his own war on terror laws and using these unmanned drones which are notorious for killing civilians in pakistan. and of course just to add to what you've said they are becoming more and more involved whilst saying all the time we don't want to get any more involved in the conflict and you haven't any more involved in libya than we can help it any more involved in the middle east as a region as a whole but of course as you say we are seeing u.s. drone attacks increasing numbers of u.s. drone attacks in yemen and the reasoning for that is that according to u.s. forces is taking advantage of what's going in going on moving into this power vacuum which is being created since president saleh left and went to saudi arabia for medical treatment moving into that opening the activity taking advantage of general civil unrest to grab more support more power and more territory that the reason for the u.s. paying these drone attacks that's how it's justifying it but

that may force the closure of airports in east africa.es are closing dozens was flights in south america because was the ash from the volcano in chile. the concern that a cloud of fine grit could damage the engines. it forced hundreds of flight cancellations over the weekend and as it drifted flights were grounded. those flights resumed today. >> two strong after shocks that caused more damage to a new zealand town by a powerful earthquake lastt february. people ran into the streets in a panic after a 6.0 magnitude quake hit christ church. this is after the quake shook the same area. it destroyed several of the buildings still standing in the downtown area and left more than 40 people injured. more than 40 people died in the quake last february. in january six more workers in the damaged fukushima power plant may have exceeded the radiation exposure limit. they have long-term health that will be monitored. they have restored electricity to the plant after the march quake and tsunami. >> 40 years after most of the pentagon papers were leak

and also beyond regional issues calling for nonmilitary resolutions to conflicts in north africa and the middle east journey for the details later in the program. plus the west brings this deadly air superiority to the u.s. drone attacks allegedly killed scores of civilians while the u.k. readies helicopters on commandos and the rest of country. worldwide news and live from moscow this is r.t. . well greece at boiling point with police firing tear gas at crowds of angry protesters thousands of demonstrators are trying to access to the parliament building where the government is discussing and more cutbacks to secure rescue does looking at live pictures right there. all right i know the deal on the table suggests suffocating austerity measures such as more taxes and a four year privatization program if the greeks fail to tighten their belts a place being cut off from vital european aid worth hundreds of billions of euros parties so first she's in athens and will bring us updates later this. hour one of more analysis on the situation the scorching things to flare up again in greece let's talk to. a co

see here as an arab-american community if we are able to bring people from north africa and the east africa to this kind of gathering i think we will accomplish a lot because, you know, because of the changes happening right now in the arab world and sharing so critical here but it is the challenges we are facing here as an arab-american the forces are active on the air american institutions, i should say, and that actually should change because it is critical for us to come together and discuss issues pertaining to that particular people from the particular anger and whirled and i talked also to other arab institutions to bring sudanese americans and do a roundtable discussion on the particular issues so we can benefit from the arab americans from different parts of the world. >> thank you. just for reference the region he is alluding to we hope the special envoy to sudan at the hotel in northern virginia for me it was an experience. it was a little over 300 people, and i probably was the only arab american in the room but it was one of the first times ever for abc that was not advertised

this devastating fungus is spreading across africa, asia, and the middle east with the potential to threaten crops that feed 1 billion people. the united states is playing a key role to reduce its affect and damage. we have provided more than 14,000 lines of wheat to the screen for resistance at the kenyon institute. we are prescreened lines of wheat before sending them for field tests. we're increasing the frequency with which can in researchers are finding rust resistance in our wheat and moving us closer toward developing new ug-99 resistant strains. we're taking another step today to strengthen our capacity to combat ug-99. we are celebrating the groundbreaking of a new usda/ug- 99 green house at the university of minnesota. the basics -- is a significant commitment to provide a more stable grain supply worldwide. other u.s. genetic science has helped us lead to a flood-porn rice variety that shuts down during flooding conditions. it resumes growth afterwards. to was developed in conjunction with the universe to california and the international rights research in the philippines, new var

he was believed to be a master mind of several al qaeda attacks in east africa in recent years, is saide the architect of those 1998 attacks against them in kenya and tanzania. this was a guy, deborah, that the u.s. wanted and wanted bad. there was a $5 million reward on his head. nay had a tip about where he was. they didn't get him. somalia being one of the most dangerous places for u.s. forces to try to even operate in. so now that they have confirmed through somali government sources that they do believe indeed he's dead, this is good news, but there also is a but, al qaeda and somalia and next-door yemen, on the rise, growing terrorist concern for the united states, so this is still a very tough neighborhood. deborah? >> bausch rarks as an operational guide does it suggest he was building a network and is there there any suggestion that they were uniting to form a 1-2 p hf 2 po in that region? >> that is the concern. they were concerned about this very point. leon panetta said in written documents to capitol hill that al qaeda's affiliate in somalia but an al qaeda affiliate organi

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another volcano erupted in east africa today.retary of state hillary clinton had to change her travel plan today. >>> michael jackson's new fans will soon have a new way to remember him. some of jackson's most famous memorabilia will be put up for auction at the end of the month. items up for bid include the significanter's famous red leather jacket from the thriller music video and his crystal black glove. money raised from the auction will benefit the simbala preserve sanctuary. >> steve job's life story will be put into a comic book. they will make a 32-page comic book paced on the apple's ceo. it is part of the publisher's series of unauthorized looks at today's biggest names, including sarah palin and facebook founder mark zuckerburg. >> some blunt talk today from the owner of the dallas mavericks. we had to bleep ou ♪ let's go out to the dmv ♪ it's ok that we're number four hundred and three ♪ ♪ we'll find ourselves a comfy seat ♪ ♪ and watch some shows and stuff ♪ ♪ ♪ let's follow that lady with the laptop ♪ [ male announc

another volcano erupted in east africa today.hillary clinton had to change her travel plan today. >>> michael jackson's new fans will soon have a new way to remember him. some of jackson's most famous memorabilia will be put up for auction at the end of the month. items up for bid include the significanter's famous red leather jacket from the thriller music video and his crystal black glove. money raised from the auction will benefit the simbala preserve sanctuary. >> steve job's life story will be put into a comic book. they will make a 32-page comic book paced on the apple's ceo. it is part of the publisher's series of unauthorized looks at today's biggest names, including sarah palin and facebook founder mark zuckerburg. >> some blunt talk today from the owner of the dallas mavericks. we had to bleep out what he said about lebron james. >>> plus game six of the stanley cup finals. mark is here with sports up after the break. . >>> mark is here with sports. boy, the boston bruins made a little statement tonight with game six, d

energy secretary said it's response to oil supply disruption caused by turmoil in the middle east and africa and libya. high oil prices inyees cost of gas as we know. according to triple-a the average price for gallon of regular unleaded gas in california is $3.88. in the bay area, prices in oakland are $3.86. san jose, is $3.87. san francisco drivers paying $3.97. >>> fewer people bought new homes last month. the latest sign that the struggling housing market is resisting rebound. they say new home sales fell 2% in pay. housing remains the weakest part of the economy. sales of new home have fallen 18% in two years since recession ended. >>> still ahead, an old school criminal is finally caught. federal agents use at new strategy to catch a former mob boss who was on the run for 16 years. >> the popular plan to run bart trains later on a friday night raises some new problems.  >>> one of the f.b.i. most wanted criminals will make a court appearance today after a tip led to capture of whitey bulger. the 81-year-old had been on the run since 1990s. many thought he would

. >>> a top al qaeda operative in east africa has been killed in a gunfight at a checkpoint in somalias believed to be behind the 1998 bombings of u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania. the united states was offering a $5 million reward for his capture. >>> those are your top stories. up next, more "fareed zakaria gps," and then "reliable sources" at the top of the hour. >>> spy agencies are the stuff of fantasy and fiction. so it is fitting that one of our best journalists on the spooky world of foreign affairs has used his vast travels and knowledge to write a novel. "washington post" columnist david ignatius has followed up his book "body of lies," which was turned into a hollywood blockbuster, with a new offering, this one is called "blood money." it spans the cia's operations here in the murky world of pakistan's powerful interservices intelligence. the key really is figuring out where the facts end and where the fiction begins. difd david ignatius joins me now. i loved this book, which i did the other book which was "the increment," which was about iran's nuclear program. you real

foreign policy in north africa and the middle east. his remarks came dragged the black talk today about u.s. foreign policy in north africa and the middle east. his remarks came after the presentation of pitcher out for presidential foundation journalism award. from the national press club, this is an hour. >> and with the foundation, which carries on his legacy. gerald ford spoke at the podium a record 18 times, appearing before, during and after his presidency. this is one example of how he enjoyed a cordial but appropriate relationship with the price. it is a tribute to president ford that many of you at this luncheon today have personal recollections of his brief historic presidency, public service. he has been a loyal friend and associates, which says a great deal about the person he was. he also some special greetings to former first lady betty ford who we trust his theory in grandest events via c-span in california. reporters who knew president ford admired his dedication to a free and unfettered press. even though the press is n

. >>> a top al qaeda operative in east africa has been killed in a gunfight at a checkpoint in somaliad to be behind the 1998 bombings of u.s. embassies in tanzania and kenya. >>> iraq says a u.s. congressional delegation visiting the country is no longer welcome there. this after california congressman dana rohrabacher reportedly suggested to iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki that iraq repay some of the costs of the war. the u.s. embassy in iraq is dist

fazul abdullah mohammed, the head of al qaeda in east africa killed. this is the guy who was behind the 1998 bombing of the u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania. he had a $5 million bounty on his head. from the u.s. government, that is. "this week" host christiane amanpour joins us from washington with more on the killing of this terror mastermind. christiane, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, dan and, of course, this was a bit of luck according to the somali and u.s. authorities. they got him at a roadblock, at a checkpoint, and he was shot because he was carrying a weapon according to them. but whatever, it does appear that this is now the third obviously high-profile terrorist target on the wanted list by the united states. there was osama bin laden at the beginning of the month. there was ilyas kashmiri, the head of al qaeda in pakistan just a few acts ago and now this man who was head of al qaeda, if you like, in africa. and it's very important that the somalis got him because they are not used to doing this kind of thing. but they host

rome russia's president reiterated he wants a peaceful resolution to the crisis in the middle east north africa he met with prime minister silvio berlusconi actually to watch the grand military parade dedicated to the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of italy's unification i should say are you cutting the grass has more from. vatican city vogel school any need just days after the g eight summit wrapped up in france so course the focus was mainly on the grants already achieved between the leaders like a common stance on the north africa and the middle east conflicts uprising again dmitri medvedev reiterated today russia's position russia supports a peaceful resolution of the conflicts in league and considers it the country's internal affairs also invited for talks today in rome was us vice president joe biden apart from libya and the middle east conflict they discussed the u.s. plans to deploy and to me sell system in europe you know russia expects more transparency more cooperation from the u.s. on that as this system is to be deployed so kudos to russia's borders from joe biden and to meet the

energy secretary said it's response to oil supply disruption caused by turmoil in the middle east and africa and libya. high oil prices inyees cost of gas as we know. according to triple-a the average price for gallon of regular unleaded gas in california is $3.88. in the bay area, prices in oakland are $3.86. san jose, is $3.87. san francisco drivers paying $3.97. >>> fewer people bought new homes last month. the latest sign that the struggling housing market is resisting rebound. they say new home sales fell 2% in pay. housing remains the weakest part of the economy. sales of new home have fallen 18% in two years since recession ended. >>> still ahead, an old school criminal is finally caught. federal agents use at new strategy to catch a former mob boss who was on the run for 16 years. >> the popular plan to run bart trains later on a friday night raises some new problems. honey...? [ mom ] yes. honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her cord?! we switched to at&t high speed internet and got wireless access. no

in the middle east since the end of the ottoman empire at the end of i.rld war r host: let's go to georgia on the democratic line, joan. caller: do you believe that the people of north africa and the middle east are still optimistic about how the obama administration will handle things put he had a great opportunity at the beginning because he had some -- the last thing goes back to what you have been talking about with israel and the palestinians. the issue of water and water rights and how that plays. thank you. guest: i will answer the first question. if we think back, president obama went to cairo in june of 2009. he had been in office six months or so. he delivered a very big speech about the need for more open democratic arab world. it is not a coincidence. there was a lot of hope that things might change. i don't know that anyone thought it would come so dramatically and as fast as we have seen it. he was seen as inspiration. it is gone tricky. president obama has found you have this often difficult choice between u.s. values and u.s. strategic interests. at times, they can conflict. i think the president's -- people in this part of the middle east and north africa

sticking its finger and making trouble in whether it's you know perk or elsewhere in the middle east north africa but but i think there were some genuine economic disagreements at this meeting as well i mean i was the scope of the delegates i think that there is a concern among. many of the producers outside of the gulf that we're already seeing some oil demand destruction from oil prices and we could be at a bit of a bit of an inflection point here so i don't think it's entirely about politics i think i think it's wrapped up with that but i think that there are some differences in opinion about well prices could go in the second half of this year and where oil demand could go. but i totally agree with the your introductory report which said that you know it's more important to look at what i'd say saudi arabia does rather than opec says and i think that that is the key to this because ultimately as you say you know saudi arabia is the only one with spurs so the only one who can at the end of the day and everything else has been pretty much assured ok germany is a shortage is there a shortage of

now six weeks after osama bin laden was killed and now another top al qaeda operative is dead in east africa. kenyan and u.s. officials tell cnn that fazle abdullah mohammed was killed at a somali checkpoint in mog adishu. he was on the fbi's most wanted terrorist list with a $5 million bounty on his head. >>> twin bombings in pakistan killed 34 people in the northwestern city of peshawar. 94 others wound. the first blast went off in a bathroom at a restaurant and as rescue workers responded to that explosion, a suicide bomber detonated another bomb. we have yet to here a claim of responsibility. >>> meanwhile in neighboring afghanistan, the united nations called the month of may the deadliest for afghan civilians since 2007. 368 people killed last month was also the deadliest for international troops this year. 57 isaf soldiers were killed in may, 20 have been killed so far this month. >>> to the u.s., cities of oakland and los angeles are bracing for protests for tomorrow's scheduled release of johannes mehserle from the l.a. county jail. he he was convicted of the new year's day killing o

embassy bombings in east africa.northbound's mike is at the white house. >> reporter: top white house officials here are calling it a huge setback for al qaeda and its operations on the horn of africa. this man's name was fazul abdullah mohammed. he is expected of being the mastermind of the embassy bombings back in 1998 in tanzania, in kenya that killed 224 people, including 12 americans. is has topped the fbi's most wanted list for most of the last of those 12 years since that happened. 13 years. he led a terrorist group called al shabab that operated mostly in somalia in the horn of africa and is closely affiliated with al qaeda. he was not killed by u.s. forces. he apparently blundered on to a checkpoint in somalia and was shot and killed at that point. nevertheless, u.s. officials are welcoming the news saying operations in the horn of africa and al qaeda as a whole suffering another blow coming on the heels of the killing osama bin laden. richard. >> all right. thank you. >>> america's most wanted aired the cas