it's no coincidence that he's going from west africa to east africa to south africa and skipping those? >> yeah, they're not on the tour. >> they're not on the tour. i don't think he'll get a t-shirt. he's doing the symbolic visits where mandela was imprisoned, in senegal the slave port. i was on a very similar trip with president bush when he was in the white house. in fact, that whole trip was dominated by yellow cake uranium in iraq. >> oh, sure. >> nothing to do with africa. there was the occasional photograph of the president finding an elephant on safari, that sort of thing, but we could have been in france for all it mattered to the press core. that doesn't mean that it's not interesting to africa. in east africa the building of trade ties, where there's rivalry with china. these are important things particularly with afrikaans and that has some benefit to the united states as well. i don't expect the president to be volunteering a lot on egypt and libya. >> at the same way there are some curious stages on the table in terms of democracy building and trade. almost certainly the

. >> in recent years severe drought has affected the entire east africa region and caused a food crisis across somalia, djibouti, ethiopia and kenya. paul found the wild rice specimen about seven years ago in the hot drylands near mutha, but just as they're approaching the town, they find worrying news in a national newspaper. >> some local people were abducted by somalis. we are heading into this area called mutha where we will find the wild rice, and there is a conflict between the communities. the somalis have abducted a young boy from the kamba community. the police went to rescue the boy and they were also abducted in the process and currently there is tension in the area. >> okay. let's just see how it goes. >> mutha is a town relatively close to the somali border, a no man's land where clashes between communities are commonplace. political instability, social unrest and food prices are inextricably linked. a more stable rice crop could mean more stable prices and greater social cohesion. the key to this could be the wild rice species hiding somewhere in the local area. >> this is

the largest religious event in east africa. many have traveled a long way. some from neighboring countries. almost all of them came on foot. met thiss earlier, we group on the road. the journey from their village in western uganda is now the 300 kilometers. angela took time off to appear. you have to feel that strength. at the end of the day you feel very happy. >> that comes later. the pilgrims help each other cope with blisters and aching legs and the hardships of life on the road. after eight days of walking, they finally reached the outskirts of the capital. on the road that leads to the shrine, they are not alone. more people come here every year. on the side of the road you can see thousands of people queuing up trying to get into the event. they have come from all over the region and this line stretches back for kilometers. there are vendors selling food and snacks and cold drinks and religious paraphernalia. it is not just the religious and cultural event created is an cultural event. many here are very religious. these people collect holy water from

he said many of these attacks take plays in the middle east, africa, and asia. >> george: in china, anmprisoned house church pastor faces life or a death struggle. gong shin lang once led an underground house church movement of more than 50,000 people. back in 2001, the government convicted him of rape, arson, and leading a cult. although many witnesses later recanted their testimony, he remains in jail. in a recent report his daughter says he is near death after years of torture and neglect. she wrote a public letter to the chinese president, requesting her father's release and medical treatment. >> wendy: earn week in countries around the world, pastors speak at evangelisitic meetings, but it isn't so easy if the country is egypt. michael yusef spoke there recently, and some who heard him were threatened, but as john waggi explains, that didn't keep hundreds from responding to the good news. >> reporter: indonesia is home to more than 200 million muslims. that's nearly 13% of the global muslim population. so when the preparations began for a visit to jakarta by atlanta pastor dr. mic

of oil into the united states from africa in east africa they have been a huge findings of all that natural gas all along the eastern coast of africa from somalia all the way down to tanzania so this in my opinion explains why we have this escalation of u.s. military intervention on the after tax net so backlash in the form of extremism on the one end of the scale and tangible benefits on the other that could be the dilemma that the u.s. is weighing in africa now but as we've seen reports about gross human rights violations haven't stopped us from partnering up with quantum leap use of government in washington i'm going to check out. now also go to my other stories from around the world starting with brazil where a fresh wave of protests once again spilled into the streets aspart asters clash was riot police near a stadium hosting a confederations cup football match the violence was sparked after tans of thousands tried to march to the ground but were blocked by security forces opened fire with rubber bullets and tear gas the country has been engulfed by the largest anti-government protests

importer of oil into the united states from africa in east africa they have been a huge signing. all of natural gas all along the eastern coast of africa from somalia all the way down to tanzania so this in my opinion explains why we have this escalation of u.s. military intervention on the african continent so backlash in the form of extremism on the one end of the scale and can dribble benefits on the other that could be the dilemma that the u.s. is weighing in africa now but as we've seen reports about gross human rights violations haven't stopped us from partnering up with quantock leave you said governments in washington i'm going to check up. and coming right up our new show world of hard looks at internet privacy you know wake the n.s.a. scandal. and you lose the u.s. knows that the i.r.s. does not play around one honest or dishonest mistake could get you in a lot of trouble even a longtime friend of mine got his entire. lifesavings destroyed due to some simple honest error you think that workers in an organization that could punish you for your financial failings would be

of oil into the united states so massacre in east africa they have been a huge findings as well as natural gas. along the eastern coast of africa from somalia all the way down to tanzania so this in my opinion explains why we have this escalation of u.s. military intervention on the african continent so backlash in the form of extremism on the one end of the scale and ten jubal benefits on the other that could be the dilemma that the u.s. is weighing in africa now but as we've seen reports about gross human rights violations haven't stopped us from partner up with the government in washington i'm going to check out what britain has signaled a change in its attitude to the taliban in afghanistan is now urging the militant group to answer the political process prime minister david cameron made a surprise visit to the country on saturday afghan president hamid karzai says he still willing to talk to the taliban despite an attack on the presidential palace earlier this week the incident on tuesday once again undermine peace negotiations washington is currently preparing for a troop withdraw at

>> it's east africa. there are so many of these safari country destinations. >> okay. >> and -- . >> yes. >> the big 5 and they're not part of the big five, but you can see them in their natural area. and it's magnificent, especially for a city girl. >> and skyed this, let's face it. the dirty secret in america is that we don't know about joey graphy. mot most of us. >> and they said that one out of five americans can't place america on a world map. >> that i can do. >> need we say more? >> and i think we have a picture of tuscany. the one you will see if you goes there and is that next or petra? that is tuscany. >> yeah. >> and that is the quintessential rome, which is you, that you see in the merchant ivory movies. the most beautiful of the 30 something regions throughout italy. >> if you go there, can you stay at a place like that? affordably? >> yes. the small hills throughout tuscany, the family-owned b&bs, the grandvillas turned into country inns or hotels and that is across the board from a reasona

of oil into the united states from africa and east africa there been a huge finding. of all that natural gas all along the eastern coast of africa from somalia. all the way down to tanzania so this in my opinion explains why we have this escalation of u.s. military intervention on the african continent so backlash in the form of extremism on the one end of the scale and tangible benefits on the other that could be the dilemma that the u.s. is weighing in africa now but as we've seen reports about gross human rights violations haven't stopped us from partnering up with chronic lead use of governments in washington i'm going to check out. south african politicians sali my pilot says america's pursuit of its economic interests comes at a heavy price for the people of africa but we feel that they express that in our programs. for these things based on these numbers up a couple of months. it's an indication of where u.s. interest on the front of good clinton and we want him to stop that and also. the military bases all over the way that the u.s. has court in order that you

of oil into the united states so massacre in east africa there have been huge findings. of natural gas. along the eastern coast of africa from somalia all the way down to tanzania so this in my opinion explains why we have this escalation of u.s. military intervention on the african continent so backlash in the form of extremism on the one end of the scale and ten jubal benefits on the other that could be the dilemma that the u.s. is weighing in africa now but as we've seen reports about gross human rights violations haven't stopped us from partner up with the governments in washington i'm going to check up. now israel has approved the construction of sixty nine new housing units in east jerusalem authorities say the move is simply to ease overcrowding in the area but the plan could sward washington's push to revive peace talks between palestine and israel and make things difficult for us secretary of state john kerry he is meeting leaders from both sides later today in an attempt to renew negotiations which broke down three years ago and more than half a million israelis

of oil into the united states from africa and east africa there been a huge finding. of natural gas all along the eastern coast of africa from somalia all the way down to tanzania so this in my opinion explains why we have this escalation of u.s. military intervention only after time so backlash in the form of extremism on the one end of the scale and tangible benefits on the other that could be the dilemma that the u.s. is weighing in africa now but as we've seen reports about gross human rights violations haven't stopped us from partnering up with chronic leave use of government in washington i'm going to check out. my social media has been a driving force in the recent public dissent across turkey could that online activity backfire on the protest is facebook has played down that plane it hasn't passed any user data to the to despite requests to one of its ministers said ankara had been working closely with the social networking site you can read more about this story at r.t. dot com also there the timing of west in texas which suffered a deadly fertilizer plant exp

in east africa they have been a huge fire against. all of natural gas all along the eastern coast of africa from somalia all the way down to tanzania so this in my opinion explains why we have this escalation of u.s. military intervention only after time it's going to so backlash in the form of extremism on the one end of the scale and tangible benefits on the other that could be the dilemma that the u.s. is weighing in africa now but as we've seen reports about gross human rights violations haven't stopped us from partnering up with. governments in washington i'm going to. turn now to some other stories making headlines across the globe u.s. prosecutors have enough indictments against the surviving suspect in the boston bombing terror attacks. has been officially charged on thirty counts including the deaths of four people and using a weapon of mass destruction the nineteen year old has been in custody since police captured him outside boston following a long manhunt at the end of april he and his late brother are suspected of plantin

of oil into the united states from africa and east africa they have been huge finding. all that natural gas all along the eastern coast of africa from somalia all the way down to tanzania so this in my opinion explains why we have this escalation of u.s. military intervention on the after tax net so backlash in the form of extremism on the one end of the scale and tangible benefits on the other that could be the dilemma that the u.s. is weighing in africa now but as we've seen reports about gross human rights violations haven't stopped us from partnering up with quantock league you said governments in washington i'm going to check up. israel has given the go ahead for the construction of sixty nine new hands in units in east jerusalem city authorities claim is just part of a strategy to ease overcrowding in the area but the move could derail washington's efforts to revive peace negotiations between israelis and palestinians u.s. secretary of state john kerry is meeting leaders from both sides later today to try to claim the greenman to renew the talks which broke down th

of oil into the united states from africa in east africa they have been a huge finding of all of natural gas all along the eastern coast of africa from somalia all the way down to tanzania so this in my opinion explains why we have this escalation of u.s. military intervention on the afterthoughts not so backlash in the form of extremism on the one end of the scale and tangible benefits on the other that could be the dilemma that the u.s. is weighing in africa now but as we've seen reports about gross human rights violations haven't stopped us from partnering up with use of government in washington i'm going to take up. a huge lead is set to meet in brussels in an effort to tackle the ever growing problem if youth unemployment almost a quarter of young people right across the twenty seven nation bloc with the numbers hitting unprecedented highs in the most indebted countries of greece and spain details now from artie's will be the last generation and that is how everyone is referring to the fall. i point six million unemployed young people in europe an overall use jobless rate of twenty

but the emergence of al qaeda affiliates in yemen and east africa were not by design but a reflex ofeda's dedeterioration but those familiar with the documents say they do not back back that asse. >> shepard: what hat the girlfriend gleaned. >> at least two reviews of the documents, one by the cia, generating intelligence reports being acted on today. >> over 400 intelligence reports issued in the initial aftermath, immediately after the raid. >> the secondary exploitation, if you will, the second phase of what we are doing to take this exploited information, that is being shared around certainly in our military channels. >> as for the quality of the intelligence, spokesman for the national security council said the documents are helping to refine the administration's understanding of al qaeda ask the what it looks likeçç toda. >> shepard: all righting are catherine, thank you. >> you're welcome. >> shepard: a sign of life now in a searchç for former u.s. marine missing in mexico. that is what the mother of that iraq war veteran's kids say what the fbi found. >> a degreing number

and posted to -- which is [inaudible] in central east africa, and then was called out to fight in the war, italians -- [inaudible] ifers born around that time. my mother was an art student from a polish family, and they had a shared love of wild thing, wild flowers. they knew all the wild flowers. i was brought up in an atmosphere much scientific inquiry and love of nature. >> my parents had no interest in religion, but i was -- [inaudible] in schools. again, i think not really happened -- [inaudible] hard to find a school that wasn't in some way churchy. >> and when did you lose that connection? i suppose finally at the age of about 16 when i was in school. but i had my -- [inaudible] of the age about 9 my mother would -- [inaudible] >> when you asked your parents about religion, about god, how did they respond? >> i think my mother told me the standards of a christian story as though she believed them. when i think she didn't. and i got it all from school. >> richard, how did "the selfish gene "come about? >> before i wrote it in 1965, i was asked my my boss if i would stand in and

president obama, the first lady and their daughters depart for a seven-day trip to west, south and east africabe president obama's first extended visit to the continent since he's been in the white house. in 2009, he made a brief visit to ghana. on this trip, he'll be focusing on ways to bring the country along economically. specifically by increasing trade and u.s. investment in africa. his first stop, senegal. >> reporter: i'm in one of the biggest markets in dakar, senegal, a country which the u.s. considers a haven of democracy in a volume are tile region. here, president obama will highlight the stable government and strong rule of law as a model of success in a region which has seen major security challenges. among these, the destabilization of mali. and the islam insurgency in northern nigeria. the u.s. has operated drones. and the president will meet with the president to visit a place for food security. >> reporter: i'm in pretoria where nelson mandela's ailing health could overshadow president obama's visit. south africa is seen by the united states as a strategic partner in trade, p

nsa was on a telephone line in east africa. they had a number of the line but they did not tell what calls were made to the telephone line in east africa. once equipment, they took the number and ran it against the database and came up with this number in san diego. all they had was a number. they then went through the legal process to get the subscriber information that is not included in the database. then they went up on this after they gained the requisite predication. initially.e case that person has been did and pled guilty and is about to be sentenced. that is one case for you had to 15 standing by itself. >> is impossible to say how many has been critical? we talked about billions of phone numbers. >> levy if i could say two things. we are working through the nest of numbers, cases. of those there will be anywhere from 10 or 12 where 215 was important. >> out of the billions of phone numbers. >> yes. let me go back to september 11. he was one of the principal hijackers ultimately. -- onein the plane that of the planes i

defence policy in the middle east, africa, and europe. than a modern health care reporter looks at the affordable health care blahs impact on insurance coverage for adults under age 26. later, we will examine the cost of operating u.s. military bases overseas. "washington journal" is next. ♪ good morning is monday, june 10. today the united states senate officially welcomes its new member when vice-president joe fill swears in a center to the seat of the late frank lautenberger. it lured a debate begins on high profile immigration overhaul proposal. to living avenue continues do with the fallout of the recent disclosure of security programs. yeto

oil pipeline for oil coming from the middle east or africa to china. this is important for the development of the southwest but it's important strategically as well. from the chinese side, it's also been like a dead end for a long time. if that dead end suddenly becomes a crossroads, then the potential not just for economic development but also for much greater relations between people on either side, cultural relations, everything else, it will change the whole map of asia. the country's going to become or is becoming much less isolated and it's going to achieve this real position as a cross roads between southeast asia, china and india. that is probably more important than anything else in terms of myanmar's future. >> that was presidential adviser feng mun u. it's amazing to think just a couple years ago myanmar was cut off from the international community. now the astonishing pace of reform means the whole world is watching what's happening here. change brings massive opportunity but huge challenges too. tomorrow we'll report on the simmering viole

they said he was one of the advisors to the then head of al .aeda in east africa so this man was snatchedorders from the u.s. government while president obama is in office, sent to a secret prison in the basement of a u.s.- funded agency, and then interrogated at times by u.s. intelligence and military intelligence personnel, and the cia did not dispute any of those facts that i reported. basically said, well, it is more that we sit in on debriefings with somalis while they are interrogating. so that is the reality of one aspect of the rendition program, the secret prison program, and i think it also speaks to torture and definitions of torture. >> you have been listening to jeremy scahill. that is the beginning of a major dress he gave at harvard university a month ago. i want you to have the whole address. also, after that speech, noam chomsky was in the audience. i had flown up to boston with jeremy. it was soon after the boston marathon bombings, so we went to pay tribute at copley square and then went over to the event. we sat down with noam chomsky. i'm not married it -- i moderated

in asia, the middle east and africa, the number inched up 0.9%. the upward trend is a huge plus for the fast food chain - it follows a decline in the first quarter. its dollar items and new menu helped drive the new growth. the auto industry is posting a big "help wanted" sign. engineers, technicians and factory workers are all needed as the industry races to build the next generation of vehicles. this comes at a time when factories are already running at nearly 95% capacity. according to usa today and the center for automotive research, the industry is expected to add 35,000 people this year alone. and a quick mention of that charity auction to have lunch with billlionaire investor warren buffett. someone won with a bid of just above $1 million. for the past few years, bids have topped $2 million. millionaires are going more modest with their money these days. a study finds millionaires are spending less on luxury goods such as jewelry, watches, and handbags. when surveyed, nearly 80% said they consider luxury items less significant following the

rights council in geneva a representative the vatican condemned the murder of christians in middle east and africall raise the awful persecution. >> i think the ability of congress to multi-task. to many things bad at the same time. if you have your own hit or miss, please send it to us. be sure and follow us on twitter. that is it for this week's show. thanks to my panel. i'm paul gigot. hope to see you right here next week. >> jon: in the news this week, the media backlash heats up. obama administration taking hits for infringing on freedom of the press in efforts to control leaks on information. the attorney general's actions and motives causing big concerns among journalists. eric holder invites the press for off the record chat about the scandal. some members of the media accept, others say no way. >> what would be the reasons? >> easter egg roll. >> more details service in the irs scandal in targeting groups, raising more questions. but are the media covering

in 2007, the nsa was up on the telephone line in east africa.hey have a number, but they could not tell what calls were made to that telephone line in east africa. they basically came up with these number of telephone numbers in san diego. it was a reckless predication. it was solely based, initially, reopening of that case, that person has been convicted. but that is one case. >> is impossible to say how many has been critical? >> well, let me go back to september 11, the intelligence agencies were on him, tracking to the far east. they are affiliated, they are known to be affiliated with terrorists. and someone was calling this number in san diego from yemen. you know, the ig report afterwards, they report had we had this information, we very well may have stopped the attack >> the 9/11 commission, i realize before you order time, the cia and the fbi are sharing information. the follow-up in washington, that moment made such a difference. we can look at a lot of things that i assume that we are doing a lot better today. -- and of course we kno

impacted by violent conflicts around the world, particularly in syria, other parts of the middle east, and africathe organization said armed groups are now occupying these spaces, including churches and mosques, making civilians there targets for opposing forces. the president of the red cross called it one of the most worrisome trends in the past year. >>> in india, prayer services were held this week for the more than 1,000 people who died in massive flooding and landslides. close to 100,000 people were rescued, and several thousand more were still stranded well into this week. hundreds of bodies were found in a flooded area near one temple, the site of an annual hindu pilgrimage. most years, pilgrims finish the trip before monsoon season, but this year, record-high rains came early. >>> earlier this month there was a massive display on the national mall in washington designed to call attention to genocides around the world. using whatever materials they had on hand, people from every state made artificial bones to recognize current violent persecutions and recall past ones, like the holocaust.

week, the representative of the vatican sternly condemned the murder of christians in the middle east and africais an excellent sign if the pope is going to raise the visibility of this awful persecution. >> jason, i'm afraid that i think that congress has the ability to multi task, do many things that -- bad at the same time. usually does. remember, if you have your own hit or miss, please send it to us. be sure to follow us on twitter. that's it for this week's show. thanks to my panel and to all of you for watching. i'm paul gigot. hope to see you right here next week. >> in the news this week, media backlash on the justice department heats up. the obama administration taking hits for overreaching and infringing on freedom of the press in efforts to control leaks of information. >>> the attorney general's actions and motives causing big concerns among journalists. eric holder invites the press for an off the record chat about the scandal. some members of the media accept. others say no way. >> what would be some of the reasons you might be at the white house? >> the easter egg roll with my ki

of the three hundred million arabs in the middle east north africa or only israel's arab citizens enjoy real democratic rights. but statements like this are small comfort for arab israelis whether or not they enjoy the right to vote they face every day problems of a more pressing nature three months ago tell of if street cleaner her son was five was badly beaten up for no other reason than that he's our. however there were a lot of them said to me hi arab i said what do you say that i mean what's the difference jewish then another guy came up to me and said you want a country arab or. the next thing the father of three remembers is being hit on the head with a bottle. so everything went black i fell to the ground they started kicking and hitting me my lawyer told me that when they were held by the police they heard the kids competing among themselves who hit me the most. violent racism among israel's youth has been growing steadily for some time we went undercover and this is what we found a typical thursday night in downtown jerusalem young israeli teenagers hanging out in the streets

we closed it down in 2003 and in 2007 the nsa was up on a telephone line in east africa.they had a number of the telephone line but they could not tell what calls were made to that telephone line in east africa and consequently they took that number and ranted against a database and came up with this number, telephone number in san diego. all they had was the number. they then go through the additional legal process to get the subscriberinformation that is not included in the database and from that went up on a fisa after they gained their requisite predication. that was the case that was solely based initially the reopening of that case, that person has been convicted and he pled guilty and is about to be sentenced but that is one case where you had it sitting by itself through speeds of possible to say how many were 215 has been critical? >> let me if i could say two things. i know we are working through the list of numbers and a list of cases and of those domestic way i think there will be 10 or 12 or 215 was important in some way shape or form. >> out of the billions