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legal but non-green zones would be wiped out. >> so the green zone is directly in front of the of the pharmacy. >> at this point but actually, the appellant is hoping to have it negotiated to have it moved away not part of this appeal but, yes their adjacent to a green spot. >> it enables customers to come in and out of the business? >> yes. assuming they're available that's true. there not available at this point, because from after 4 and before 10. >> okay. all right. thank you. >> okay. we can hear from the permit holder now. >> thank you, mr. johnson for appellant at&t with all due respect to my colleagues who got up and auditor he's got a lot of the facts about the appeal wrong i'm going to attempt to correct the record. at&t employed for a pilot in the vicinity of the neighborhood at&t conducted a box walk as mrs. lee confirmed in her brief she was at the box walk during the box walk mrs. lee identified a couple of locations those locations on the northeast location of gerrero and caesar chavez i'm going to pickup truck up a faithful so the board can look at that. so at&t agreed
legal but non-green zones would be wiped out. >> so the green zone is directly in front of the of the pharmacy. >> at this point but actually, the appellant is hoping to have it negotiated to have it moved away not part of this appeal but, yes their adjacent to a green spot. >> it enables customers to come in and out of the business? >> yes. assuming they're available that's true. there not available at this point, because from after 4 and before 10. >> okay. all...
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most of them in the so-called green zone at that huge u.s. embassy complex. what's the latest on how the u.s. is preparing for whatever may come next, including the possibility of massive evacuations? >> well, as you know, 275 military personnel have been brought to the region. more than 100 sent already to the embassy, since the weekend. said to be about 100 more in the region. that's about all the u.s. military is saying. capable of dealing with airlifts, helicopter transport and the like. all of that really to protect the enormous u.s. embassy, which is really kind of a city within the city itself, inside the green zone. as you said, some 5,000 employees at that embassy. the largest most expensive embassy that the united states has anywhere in the world. so to evacuate it, that would obviously be a massive challenge, which is one of the reasons they brought in these troops. combat ready troops, according to the white house. but obviously not directly engaged in the fight against isis. >> u.s. taxpayers spent, what, $1 billion, building that embassy complex
most of them in the so-called green zone at that huge u.s. embassy complex. what's the latest on how the u.s. is preparing for whatever may come next, including the possibility of massive evacuations? >> well, as you know, 275 military personnel have been brought to the region. more than 100 sent already to the embassy, since the weekend. said to be about 100 more in the region. that's about all the u.s. military is saying. capable of dealing with airlifts, helicopter transport and the...
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also the change in the lanes the bike lane was added and other traffic issues that have caused the green zone area in front of the or in front of the the pharmacy to be usedless i stated this is the pharmacy in the city with a radius that has the most easy access for the disabled. indeed at the hearing in front of many crumble the appellant submitted a petition with 25 signatures from customers and neighbors including people with disabled and also a letter from dr. jerome about the access issues. this is not mentioned in the order and indeed the first first, the appellant was notified that the wrong area was being surveyed when mr. crumble issued the order we were told to wait to appeal to this board a that's what we did the appellant tried to contact at&t and i just found out that the brief on page 3 has a miss statement of the person she contacted she contacted after the hearing someone in the office that mr. mark recreational vice president for customer affairs and someone in that office threshold the file contained no file of a box walk he promptly >> the what. >> the box walk to decide w
also the change in the lanes the bike lane was added and other traffic issues that have caused the green zone area in front of the or in front of the the pharmacy to be usedless i stated this is the pharmacy in the city with a radius that has the most easy access for the disabled. indeed at the hearing in front of many crumble the appellant submitted a petition with 25 signatures from customers and neighbors including people with disabled and also a letter from dr. jerome about the access...
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>> >> well, there is a lot of people in the green zone worried about that and the green zone, of course, is home to the u.s. embassy and to iraqi government officials. but, it really varies. depending on how close you are to the cities that have been taken over. near mosul in the north where i was just a couple days ago, things are extremely tense because really that's just about 10 miles from a city that has been taken over by islamic fighters. here in baghdad, it's kind of further away. so, while there is a feeling that they are waiting for something to happen, life is oddly normal here. the streets are a little bit quieter than usual. but oddly enough, there aren't as many car bombs as there normally are. it seems as if the people setting those off are tied up at the moment taking over cities. so, it's an odd kind of situation. even for a country like this that's used to war. >> any update on the largest oil refinery there? i understand that there were problems there a short time ago. >> that is one of the places that iraqi government forces are trying very hard to take back. now, th
>> >> well, there is a lot of people in the green zone worried about that and the green zone, of course, is home to the u.s. embassy and to iraqi government officials. but, it really varies. depending on how close you are to the cities that have been taken over. near mosul in the north where i was just a couple days ago, things are extremely tense because really that's just about 10 miles from a city that has been taken over by islamic fighters. here in baghdad, it's kind of further...
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these special ops forces aren't just going to the green zone or baghdad. they would be placed in brigades all around the country gathering intel on isis and then advising the local forces as well. i want to bring in the former ambassador to iraq, christopher hill. ambassador hill, i have to ask you -- i think a lot of people listen to this. they are frustrated. they are annoyed. they are fatigued by everything they hear that has to do with afghanistan and iraq, quite frankly. and at the same time, they're saying no one's burning effigies of president obama in iraq right now. why draw attention to americans again? >> well, i think the president and his advisors have looked very carefully at the situation. they seem to have concluded that there's not real scope for air operations, but they want to stabilize it. i mean, after all, we have this isis horde, in effect, coming in. they've used all kinds of sundry other people to move, and i think the potential for huge number of civilian casualties is very much there. and so i think understandably, the president
these special ops forces aren't just going to the green zone or baghdad. they would be placed in brigades all around the country gathering intel on isis and then advising the local forces as well. i want to bring in the former ambassador to iraq, christopher hill. ambassador hill, i have to ask you -- i think a lot of people listen to this. they are frustrated. they are annoyed. they are fatigued by everything they hear that has to do with afghanistan and iraq, quite frankly. and at the same...
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there is also the green zone in the capitol. the green zone is the home to the iraqi government the prime minister and also to the u.s. embassy and other diplomats. so the capitol is vital both for the government and of course for advancing rebels. >> omar our correspondent sheila macvicar is with us as well. >> omar, the call by the ayatollah, to join the army to go ant fight, is that interpreted as a sectarian call to arms? or a national call to arms? are sunnis joining along with shia in order to try odefeat i.s.i.l? >> well, grand ey ayatollah is l the greatest, are his word will be followed by thousands if not millions. the number now stands at tens of thousands of people. the religious authority in nejef, north of baghdad, where the grand ayatollah som is base, says this is not a call, hope this is not leading to a civil war. they are calling on all iraqis to volunteer and join the government forces to stop the advancement of the rebel forces. however when you speak to the other sects, the sunni community say well this is
there is also the green zone in the capitol. the green zone is the home to the iraqi government the prime minister and also to the u.s. embassy and other diplomats. so the capitol is vital both for the government and of course for advancing rebels. >> omar our correspondent sheila macvicar is with us as well. >> omar, the call by the ayatollah, to join the army to go ant fight, is that interpreted as a sectarian call to arms? or a national call to arms? are sunnis joining along with...
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i can assure you that if there is an offensive like assault on the embassy in the green zone, there willmbat troops on the ground. otherwise we're going to have a benghazi squared. >> there's a lot of firepower in the region to respond to anything that happens on the ground. >> yes. there's an aircraft carrier, 5,000 combat troops in the region. the 300 on the -- that the president is sending in, however, have a mission that is not clear to me, as we've heard general keene say here over and over again. if you're going to have air strikes, you have to have americans on the ground to pick the targets and direct the firepower. if they're not doing that, what are they doing? if they're advising the ragtag iraqi army that seems to evaporate when the enemy approaches, that's going to be short work. >> let me play the sound byte from secretary kerry about these military advisers, and i'll get your thoughts on it. >> is that the difference in stemming the tide? it's meant to give the president the best assessment possible so that whatever choices the president makes, or has to make as we go down
i can assure you that if there is an offensive like assault on the embassy in the green zone, there willmbat troops on the ground. otherwise we're going to have a benghazi squared. >> there's a lot of firepower in the region to respond to anything that happens on the ground. >> yes. there's an aircraft carrier, 5,000 combat troops in the region. the 300 on the -- that the president is sending in, however, have a mission that is not clear to me, as we've heard general keene say here...
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and securing the green zone, the green zone is where the u.s.k embassys are located and clearly they are worried about some sort of threat against baghdad. they have not said explicitly this comes as a result of isil march on baghdad but i think it's safe to assume they are taking it seriously and taking measures. >> it is the commanding control center for isil fighters and they certainly want to make sure that they can control everything from there. what do we know about the situation and the operations of isil for the moment? >> reporter: what we do know is the isil operations are changing one from a military to now a civil duty. what they are doing is they are setting up a provisional council to run the city on the areas in the province they control and they are starting to pay civil servant salaries and have not been paid in a number of months and they are paying salaries and asking people to come back to work, to jobs, to start to live their lives like they have not before. that is one of the statements they have issued. so they are moving
and securing the green zone, the green zone is where the u.s.k embassys are located and clearly they are worried about some sort of threat against baghdad. they have not said explicitly this comes as a result of isil march on baghdad but i think it's safe to assume they are taking it seriously and taking measures. >> it is the commanding control center for isil fighters and they certainly want to make sure that they can control everything from there. what do we know about the situation...
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military action -- >> drones with hellfire mifssils protect military advisers who may be in the green zoneopulated area. are you going to start firing -- >> because if we're going to collect intel, they're not going to stay in the green zone. forward operators will need to be in the northern area to gather intelligence and they need protection. >> you wrote a fascinating piece this week. basically saying a cohesive iraq or cohesive iraq strategy, it's all a fiction right now. >> it's tough because iraq confronts two major problems that no nation, even functional nations, can't really alter. what it is, its demockogrademog. and what it is. you've got a country that's sectarian in nature. a prime minister who wants to preserve shia exclusivism. you've got jihadis capitalizing on sunni disaffection. you've got kurds protecting their own interests and going their own ways. how do you create -- the iraqi army collapsed. if you're an iraqi sunni, why do you want to die for nuri maliki? >> drones flying over baghdad, even if there are air strikes, in the end, will that make a difference? >> the r
military action -- >> drones with hellfire mifssils protect military advisers who may be in the green zoneopulated area. are you going to start firing -- >> because if we're going to collect intel, they're not going to stay in the green zone. forward operators will need to be in the northern area to gather intelligence and they need protection. >> you wrote a fascinating piece this week. basically saying a cohesive iraq or cohesive iraq strategy, it's all a fiction right now....
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and inside the green zone it's like apple pie.utside of the green zone is garbage on the street no power or nothing like that. keep think our people saying we know everything. it's a complete failure. got us into going to iraq while president bush dick cheney, [inaudible] shaum kept iran at bay and kept the country under control. soldiers are dead, wounded. how much $2 trillion. how much do you want from us sir? guest: thank you, ken. and i certainly understand your sentiment. that said, what i always -- the reason i go back to iraq as often as i do and what i always warn analysts is don't assume because you're stationed in one part of iraq that you understand all of iraq. it's important to travel around and don't understand iraq six weeks ago is iraq of today. the fact of the matter is when i traveled around iraq, i don't spend time in the green zone although i visited. and you're right there's a difference between the green zone and the area outside. but kirkuk has been rebuilt the same thing with bass ra which is booming. one o
and inside the green zone it's like apple pie.utside of the green zone is garbage on the street no power or nothing like that. keep think our people saying we know everything. it's a complete failure. got us into going to iraq while president bush dick cheney, [inaudible] shaum kept iran at bay and kept the country under control. soldiers are dead, wounded. how much $2 trillion. how much do you want from us sir? guest: thank you, ken. and i certainly understand your sentiment. that said, what i...
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embassy, protected on all sides by the green zone and on the southern edge by the tigris river.ilt in 2009 at a cost of about $750 million and it's about the size of an amusement park, or 60 football fields all put together and all the way around there are these various checkpoints to keep track of anybody trying to get any sort of access to it. plus this giant blast wall so that even if someone got close, any bomb would bethwarted by th itself. this is overseen by the ambassador steven beekroft who lives inside the compound. there are a half dozen apartments for various people and scores of offices handling visas to security to trade to agriculture. they work in buildings that are hardened against attack and this have bulletproof glass and there are troops there to protect the 5,600 workers inside this compound. many of these people really can't leave very often without a heavily armed escort so inside they have cafeterias, they have workout rooms, they have a swimming pool, they have tennis courts, they even have a movie theater and the ability to generate their own electricit
embassy, protected on all sides by the green zone and on the southern edge by the tigris river.ilt in 2009 at a cost of about $750 million and it's about the size of an amusement park, or 60 football fields all put together and all the way around there are these various checkpoints to keep track of anybody trying to get any sort of access to it. plus this giant blast wall so that even if someone got close, any bomb would bethwarted by th itself. this is overseen by the ambassador steven...
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the embassy within baghdad's green zone has about 5,000 personnel, making it the largest diplomatic post the world. also, three navy ships have been sent to persian gulf. >>> the militants posted photos online yesterday, reportedly showing its fighters massacring dozens of captured iraqi soldiers. there are fears the grisly images will further tensions between the shiites in iraq. >>> we have video of what appears to be a police officer in r rio de janeiro firinging a shot at demonstrators. some protesters through fireworks and molotov cocktails. police had to use pepper stray on the crowd. >>> 'phoenix priest who was badly beaten in an attack that killed another clergyman is expected to make a full recovery the two priests were attacked wednesday night at a roman catholic church in downtown phoenix. police are searching for a suspect described as a white male between the ages of 40 and 49 years old. >>> this morning, people across the country are remembering casey kasem following his death. he died yesterday at a hospital in washington. people laid flowers on his star along the hollywoo
the embassy within baghdad's green zone has about 5,000 personnel, making it the largest diplomatic post the world. also, three navy ships have been sent to persian gulf. >>> the militants posted photos online yesterday, reportedly showing its fighters massacring dozens of captured iraqi soldiers. there are fears the grisly images will further tensions between the shiites in iraq. >>> we have video of what appears to be a police officer in r rio de janeiro firinging a shot at...
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but the reality is, the green zone is super secure, and the embassy is behind many, many layers of securityat zone. let's say the isis tried to lob a mortar or artillery round or something that flew over the city and landed in there. yes, that's a possibility. and you don't want additional staff in that area when that's a possibility. and there are indications isis wants to get around this city and get within shelling range of it. >> we talk about isis, and it's certainly not news these militant groups have cameras, take footage of horrendous acts, post it to social media. i mean, it's propaganda to recruit. but let's talk about these execution videos which are horrible to look at. but what's the back story? what do we know about what we're seeing? >> reporter: there's an escalation to this material that isis is using. when they swept south, they released when they were in tikrit a video showing hundreds of what they said were iraqi security forces being rounded up and made to walk off. then they released 24 hours or so ago these still images of what they said were iraqi security forces, ag
but the reality is, the green zone is super secure, and the embassy is behind many, many layers of securityat zone. let's say the isis tried to lob a mortar or artillery round or something that flew over the city and landed in there. yes, that's a possibility. and you don't want additional staff in that area when that's a possibility. and there are indications isis wants to get around this city and get within shelling range of it. >> we talk about isis, and it's certainly not news these...
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and they build the hotel point your home before they find your children that shocked to hear that green zone is the land a wildfire hotspot in the gun ship a cheap way to kill civilians that cost will play this it's so left to play to clean up big g. you'll soon get caught if profiteers that get the contract the more they get the paper books but a change in name killem brown folks from city did that new ruling. that shakes that the little local that's in the border just. you came beat up though you. had shakes that p.t.s.d. shakes when you make them do they get to sleep in industry get that outside in the in the shake shake that go to jail for you to cover up and try to see that as shake they call you when you will so max out a couple credit cards and declare bankruptcy makes a world change. makes to her old shake. speare ship the free it will move us toward a website you would eco terrorists but that could make sure that abortion clinic bombing in the name of christ you will hear over don't go home that head shake that couple hundred thousand dead. you don't get that reagan era shake that f
and they build the hotel point your home before they find your children that shocked to hear that green zone is the land a wildfire hotspot in the gun ship a cheap way to kill civilians that cost will play this it's so left to play to clean up big g. you'll soon get caught if profiteers that get the contract the more they get the paper books but a change in name killem brown folks from city did that new ruling. that shakes that the little local that's in the border just. you came beat up though...
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and they build a hotel put your home before they find your children that shocked the jury that green zone is the land a wildfire hot spot in the gunship that's the place to feel civilians could possible play this it's so left to play to clean up big geos and get cut if profiteers that get the contract the more they get the people better change the name kill them brown folks from sid did that new ruling. that shakes that total local that's in the border just to you k b w k that baghdad shakes that p.t.s.d. shakes so when you make a rule to get just sleeping in the street get the outside in the room is shaken can't substantiate that go to jail for you if you cover up and try to sleep that is shaky they call you when he will so max out of credit. cotton declared bankruptcy makes a change. makes to her shake. speare shake the free it will move us toward a website you would eco terrorism but that could make sure that abortion clinic bombing in the name of christ you were here before don't go hold both that head shake that couple hundred thousand dead. you don't get that reagan era shake that f
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every week, we work with small businesses to address issues they have, regarding yellow zones, or green zones. and in the big scheme of things it has been very, very little on the street parking loss, in this city, and relative to the i think that it is 280,000 on the street spaces that we have. and any time that we are proposing any parking changes, adds or subtracts, we are working very closely with our respectful community to make sure that there was no adverse impact and so, kind of the, and in the big picture as we don't have the plans at the moment, and nor would it be consistent with the city policy to build the parking garages any time that we are looking at parking impacts and we look at those, and in the large part, i think that we have been successful in doing so, and one example right now, we are doing a project on haight street where it comes in on market and converting that last block to a two-way, which will make it come straight into the city as opposing to having to jog around. there was some parking loss associated with that project, but there are also parking gains that we
every week, we work with small businesses to address issues they have, regarding yellow zones, or green zones. and in the big scheme of things it has been very, very little on the street parking loss, in this city, and relative to the i think that it is 280,000 on the street spaces that we have. and any time that we are proposing any parking changes, adds or subtracts, we are working very closely with our respectful community to make sure that there was no adverse impact and so, kind of the,...
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forces going into the green zone. i don't think we will see much more than that.k about troop numbers, you got to divide those numbers by three because for every soldier in front of the wire, you've got two or three behind the wire helping with logistics. we don't have enough logistical support to operate widely in iraq right now. >> thank you so much. our guest host this hour is christopher grisanti, owner and cofounder of grisanti capital management. let's go to oil. should you be overweight oil? when the terrorist army is coming into northern iraq, it is driving up the price of rent and we prefer to play the refiners and think this is an opportunity for the airlines. what we keep an eye on is if this goes too far and rex economic growth in the united ortes, you get rent at $150 terrorist action -- i think we are ok here and this is more opportunity than it is a problem. christine lagarde yesterday talked about very tepid economic growth. imf scenario the in the united states. we are seeing a second quarter that is weather-related but i think that strength will
forces going into the green zone. i don't think we will see much more than that.k about troop numbers, you got to divide those numbers by three because for every soldier in front of the wire, you've got two or three behind the wire helping with logistics. we don't have enough logistical support to operate widely in iraq right now. >> thank you so much. our guest host this hour is christopher grisanti, owner and cofounder of grisanti capital management. let's go to oil. should you be...
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that green zone is the land a wildfire hotspot in the gunship that's the place to kill civilians plus we'll play this the left to play the cleanup and you'll soon get credit profiteers that get the contract the more they get the people bet it's change you name it kill them brown folks come sit there is a new ruling that shakes that total hope that sends a potent past the u.k. beat up for you. baghdad shakes that p.t.s.d. shake the wind you make a movie gets you sleeping in the street get that outside in the image shake can't shake that go to jail for you if you cover up and try to sleep that shakes you when you will so max out a couple credit cards and declare bankruptcy make tomorrow change. makes to her old shake. greenspan shake the free it will make. it over website you will eco terrorism but that could take a shape that abortion clinic bombing in the name of christ you will never win don't go that head shake that couple hundred thousand dead. you don't get that reagan era shake that finger on the back in twenty years later meeting in russia some okada else the to shake that made
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rescue village and they build a hotel put your home before they find your children that shot to that green zone here's the land a wildfire hotspot in the gunship that's the place to kill civilians plus we'll play this it's so left to play the clean up n.g.o.s and get excited profiteers to get the contract the more they get the people but it's change you name kill them brown folk forms that there is a new wound that shakes that total hope that sends a potent stuff to the u.k. beat up all you can that baghdad shakes that p.t.s.d. shake the wind you make a movie gets you sleeping in the street get that outside in the in the shake shake that go to jail for you if you cover up and try to sleep that is shake they call you when you will so max out a couple credit cards and declare bankruptcy make the world shake to have. some. minutes to hurl shake. speare shake the free it. posted on a website you would eco terrorism but that could take a shit that abortion clinic bombing in the name of christ you will never win oklahoma that head shake that couple hundred thousand dead. you don't care that reagan er
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obama artie's lucy cavanagh is in iraq she is one of the few reporters traveling outside of the green zone in baghdad here's her report on the unrest and golfing that country. the march on baghdad for now on hold instead of just hottest fighters tightened their grip on western iraq this weekend's gains three border crossings into syria and jordan and for nearby towns territory now for only in the hands of insurgents from the islamic state in iraq and syria. despite the chaos spreading across the country and eerie calm in the kurdish capital the city is just sixty kilometers from the isis front line but it downtown erbil it was business as usual kurdistan has often felt like a separate country altogether even at the height of iraq's most violence and bloodiest moments now but the current crisis treading the country to pieces it's closer than ever to becoming one kurdish soldiers are now in control of territory that used to be disputed but no one here seems to think that just harvest would dare march on them. but i have full faith in the forces we won let's anything happen. for some the pros
obama artie's lucy cavanagh is in iraq she is one of the few reporters traveling outside of the green zone in baghdad here's her report on the unrest and golfing that country. the march on baghdad for now on hold instead of just hottest fighters tightened their grip on western iraq this weekend's gains three border crossings into syria and jordan and for nearby towns territory now for only in the hands of insurgents from the islamic state in iraq and syria. despite the chaos spreading across...
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illegitimate build a hotel point your home before they find your children shocked to hear that green zone is the land a wildfire hotspot in the gunship a cheap way to kill civilians but plus we'll play this it's so left to play the clean up big deal to get credit for profiteers and get the contract the more they get the paper books better change the name kill. brown folk films that there is a new ruling that shakes that total hope that sends a potent pass to the u.k. beat up oh you can. shake...
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it's inside the green zone. there's ring upon ring of security to get into the area. you cannot get close within several miles unless you have a special permit to get into that area. they're building the location relatively safe. >> preparing for a possible full evacuation if needed. nic robertson thank you so much. i'm joined by two very distinguished experts on iraq and its troubles. peter is a professor of military history and before that he was a u.s. colonel to general david petraeus and christopher hill is a former diplomat and troubleshooter who for 16 months served as u.s. ambassador to iraq. he's now the dean at the university of denver. can the iraqi government defend baghdad? >> oh, yes. baghdad is a huge city, seven million people. it has tens of thousands of formed shiite militia men. there is zero percent chance that the forces will take baghdad. none at all. >> are you as confident ambassador hill? >> yes, i am. i don't think the issue is the siege of baghdad. i think the issue is that we're looking at a defacto partition of iraq with the north western
it's inside the green zone. there's ring upon ring of security to get into the area. you cannot get close within several miles unless you have a special permit to get into that area. they're building the location relatively safe. >> preparing for a possible full evacuation if needed. nic robertson thank you so much. i'm joined by two very distinguished experts on iraq and its troubles. peter is a professor of military history and before that he was a u.s. colonel to general david petraeus...
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>> what we have learned is that this is a conflict of hatred and if the green zone and the city, if it's ever threatened. there may be some drone overrides, we may try to put some special forces trainers on the ground, but they will be prohibited from engaging this and at this stage all we can do is set back and let the iraqis fight this out. >> the sunnis and shiites. okay, thank you. >> well, if you think the iran's claims that it irretrievably lost lois lerner's e-mails, prepare yourself because it gets worse. dirs is now admitting that it can't find e-mails that belong to six other employees who are allegedly involved in the targeting of conservative and tea party groups and donors. among those irs workers, the former chief of staff and acting commissioners, steven miller. they learn this months before they informed congressional investigators last friday. the current irs commissioner, he is scheduled to testify before congress on this very matter this very friday. in a new report that the facility at the heart of the veterans affairs scandal actually paid out $10 million to trigger
>> what we have learned is that this is a conflict of hatred and if the green zone and the city, if it's ever threatened. there may be some drone overrides, we may try to put some special forces trainers on the ground, but they will be prohibited from engaging this and at this stage all we can do is set back and let the iraqis fight this out. >> the sunnis and shiites. okay, thank you. >> well, if you think the iran's claims that it irretrievably lost lois lerner's e-mails,...
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it's close to an entrance to the green zone, the home of the iraqi government and u.s. embassy. six in this building were killed. people are rebuilding their shops, that's what iraqis do. the question is can iraqis rebuild faster than the country is being destroyed. as many as five left the country in 2003. those that remained tried to survive and cleaned up the damage. this man owned this shop for almost 40 years. he was at evening prayers at the mosque when a man parked a car packed with explosives on the corner, walked away and detonated it. >> translation: i heard the explosion. people wouldn't let me go back. vehicles were burning. people were panicked. some were dead, a lot injured. >> the blast cost tens of thousands. almost no one has insurance. he is reopening his shop as soon as he can. with fighters moving through, some fear baghdad could fall. on the street corner, it's already fallen. a lot of residents of baghdad are not sure that they are going to be faghters on the -- fighters on the doorstep, but they are watching the disintegration of a country they love. >> a
it's close to an entrance to the green zone, the home of the iraqi government and u.s. embassy. six in this building were killed. people are rebuilding their shops, that's what iraqis do. the question is can iraqis rebuild faster than the country is being destroyed. as many as five left the country in 2003. those that remained tried to survive and cleaned up the damage. this man owned this shop for almost 40 years. he was at evening prayers at the mosque when a man parked a car packed with...
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he's sending a bunch of marines into the green zone. all right just protect the ones that are there and help them get out. >> you want cruise missiles and i assume drone strikes. a lot of these militants are in jeeps, tow trucks. they're just driving around. finding the right targets, you spend a million dollars sending in a tomahawk cruise missile, it could kill a bunch of civilians. >> they will make sure they have target they can hit and utilize. we have to give them the support we also do. sg c >> can you trust nuri? >> he agreed to put some sunni in his cabinet and he didn't do that. he's partially to blame for the problems that we have. now their talking about joining in with iran on this thing which would be a horrible mistake. >> even senator lindsey graham suggested maybe it's time pr the u.s. to start discussing options with iran as awful as the u.s.-iranian relationship is. we have to leave it there. we'll continue this conversation on another occasion. we'll take a quick break. more news right after this. s fr. like 50,000 b
he's sending a bunch of marines into the green zone. all right just protect the ones that are there and help them get out. >> you want cruise missiles and i assume drone strikes. a lot of these militants are in jeeps, tow trucks. they're just driving around. finding the right targets, you spend a million dollars sending in a tomahawk cruise missile, it could kill a bunch of civilians. >> they will make sure they have target they can hit and utilize. we have to give them the support...
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. >> they will be protecting the green zone and our interests but unless the iraqi military stepped uply fights this hard, there's not a lot we can do. >>american warships have moved into position in the persian gulf, in the event president obama decides to launch airstrikes against the militants. so far, he has refused to commit combat troops to the region. the body of a swimmer reported missing in lake michigan has been found. nancy loo is *live in whiting with the story. >> the body was recovered late last night. three hours after a teenager jumped off a pier at the beach. identified as 18 year-old jose alcazar. soon after he jumped into the lake three of his friends jumped in after him. they were able to make it back to the support beams of a new fishing pier to wait for rescue by the coast guard. but the victim did not resurface. witnesses say he was clearly struggling to stay afloat before going under. his body was found nearly 50 ft. away from the. which is just south of the casino. rescue crews used sonar and other equipment to locate the body. not known if he knew how to swim.
. >> they will be protecting the green zone and our interests but unless the iraqi military stepped uply fights this hard, there's not a lot we can do. >>american warships have moved into position in the persian gulf, in the event president obama decides to launch airstrikes against the militants. so far, he has refused to commit combat troops to the region. the body of a swimmer reported missing in lake michigan has been found. nancy loo is *live in whiting with the story. >>...
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worse iran what they have done to support radical shiite militia in the rockets that fell on the green zone and writes in my front yard and one ks came from these militia groups courtesy of iranian. this is a big step but we have a strategic interest to make sure hour rand is not divided into sunni sections but we also have a strategic interest that maliki is part of the problem and not the solution. >> there seems to be more than an adequate amount of what to do that there has not then a clear path articulated. but it's moving at 275 troops into that in busy that is a huge and busy it additional 275 special forces are amongst them. that is an establishment to defend against with the embassy. >> that amount -- the main compound is 100 acres and is tough to defend with the very flat area of baghdad even on a good day you have the rocket fire. but i suspect what is happening we have the option if we have to remove people to of the engine that benghazi we have the capacity to do so. what use the today is to increase the options for the president to choose. lou: are you surprised they have not
worse iran what they have done to support radical shiite militia in the rockets that fell on the green zone and writes in my front yard and one ks came from these militia groups courtesy of iranian. this is a big step but we have a strategic interest to make sure hour rand is not divided into sunni sections but we also have a strategic interest that maliki is part of the problem and not the solution. >> there seems to be more than an adequate amount of what to do that there has not then a...
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mean it's a fear of everyone pretty much but mostly it's a fear of those people who live in the green zone and that includes prime minister maliki, the u.s. embassy and most of the embassies are in there and most of the government. right now it looks like they're nowhere close. there is fighting open the western outskirts of baghdad, by abbu grahib. one of the things about past ten years, after the fall of saddam is that baghdad has pretty much become a shia muslim city. a lot of the sunni have left. that limits the gain that the i.s.i.l. can make in taking the entire capital. >> how has i.s.i.l. changed life in baghdad if any in the last few days? >> reporter: well, one of the things about baghdad really and iraq is things that seem completely untenable become sort of normal. in baghdad you can have a dozen car bombs go off and it doesn't really affect daily life unless it happens in your neighborhood. this is slightly different. because this almost has a feel of what it was like waiting for air strikes in 2003 or even before that. except this time it could be so much worse. it's really h
mean it's a fear of everyone pretty much but mostly it's a fear of those people who live in the green zone and that includes prime minister maliki, the u.s. embassy and most of the embassies are in there and most of the government. right now it looks like they're nowhere close. there is fighting open the western outskirts of baghdad, by abbu grahib. one of the things about past ten years, after the fall of saddam is that baghdad has pretty much become a shia muslim city. a lot of the sunni have...
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troops that once patrolled the secure green zone. officials say for now, most of the americans will stay put. but acknowledge security could deteriorate very quickly. >> they do have to consider what would happen if not that the city were overwhelmed by 800 or 1200 or 1500 isil, but rather what if they're able to cut all of the roads, lines of communication, lines of supply into the city and essentially besiege it. >> and senior state department officials say the embassy has plenty of food and water for employees to hunker down and ride the crisis out, but less people to take care of in baghdad does ease the burden on the embassy. this means the provisions could stretch longer. they say the u.s. will only move to a full evacuation of things really get out of hand, ana. >> elise labott, thank you. >>> let's dive deeper. joining us now is former national security adviser for iraq and afghanistan under president george w. bush, megan o'sullivan, now an international affairs professor at harvard's kennedy school. good morning to you. >>
troops that once patrolled the secure green zone. officials say for now, most of the americans will stay put. but acknowledge security could deteriorate very quickly. >> they do have to consider what would happen if not that the city were overwhelmed by 800 or 1200 or 1500 isil, but rather what if they're able to cut all of the roads, lines of communication, lines of supply into the city and essentially besiege it. >> and senior state department officials say the embassy has plenty...
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purpose of military forces in iraq right now as i understand it is to evacuate americans if the green zone and city is ever threatened. there may be some drone overflights, we'll try to share intelligence with the iraqis. we may put special forces, trainers on ground, but they will be prohibited from engaging in close combat. at this stage, all we can do, lou, is set back and let the iraqis fight this out. >> sunni and shia. >> you've got it. >> appreciate it, general, thanks. >> thank you. >> if you think the irs claims that it irretrieveably lost lois lerner's e-mails is hard to believe, it gets worse. the irs is now admitting it can't find e-mails that belong to six other employees who are allegedly involved in the targeting of conservative and tea party groups and donors. among those irs workers, the former chief of staff, the former acting commissioner, steven miller. and irs technician say they first realized lerner's e-mails were lost not over the past week, but in february or march, months before they informed congressional investigators last friday. the current irs commissioner, i
purpose of military forces in iraq right now as i understand it is to evacuate americans if the green zone and city is ever threatened. there may be some drone overflights, we'll try to share intelligence with the iraqis. we may put special forces, trainers on ground, but they will be prohibited from engaging in close combat. at this stage, all we can do, lou, is set back and let the iraqis fight this out. >> sunni and shia. >> you've got it. >> appreciate it, general, thanks....
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time to moroccan born soumaya akaaboune, an actress who appeared in the hollywood blockbuster, "green zone." it was during those years that 7-year-old elliot began his long treatment in therapy. >> why did you think he needed it? >> when we realized he had social issues, we brought therapists in to try and help him integrate into society. >> did he have trouble with other children, with making friends -- >> yes. he had very few friends in elementary school. because he was a very, very, very, very shy -- shy boy. and we just felt that that was his issue. >> reporter: on the surface, elliot seemed destined for a life of success and privilege. peter rodger's work gave his son access to hollywood's elite. from an early age, it was a world he longed to join. >> my little 9-year-old self realized that there were hierarchies, that some people were better than others. jealousy and envy, those are two feelings that would dominate my entire life and bring me immense pain. >> reporter: by any standard, the rodger family was living "the good life." but those tantalizing glimpses into hollywood's inner
time to moroccan born soumaya akaaboune, an actress who appeared in the hollywood blockbuster, "green zone." it was during those years that 7-year-old elliot began his long treatment in therapy. >> why did you think he needed it? >> when we realized he had social issues, we brought therapists in to try and help him integrate into society. >> did he have trouble with other children, with making friends -- >> yes. he had very few friends in elementary school....
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guard the complex but that's a far cry from the thousands of troops that once patrolled the secure green zonens will stand put. but acknowledge security could deteriorate quickly. >> you have to consider what would happen if not that the city were overwhelmed by 800 or 1,200 or 1,500 isil but cut the roads, the lines of communication, the lines of supply into the city and essentially besiege it. >> reporter: officials say the embassy has plenty of food and waters to hunker down and ride the crisis out if the situation on the ground starts to deteriorate. the u.s. would start with a drawdown of nonessential personnel on commercial airlines while the airports are still open and only move to a full vaerks if things really get out of hand. elise labott, cnn, the state department. >>> all right. straight ahead, many fans of "orange is the new black" watched every episode of the new season and it was just rolled out. but is there such a thing as orange overload? coming up, the science behind tv bing watching. is it bad for your health? co: sometimes you don't know you need a hotel room until you're
guard the complex but that's a far cry from the thousands of troops that once patrolled the secure green zonens will stand put. but acknowledge security could deteriorate quickly. >> you have to consider what would happen if not that the city were overwhelmed by 800 or 1,200 or 1,500 isil but cut the roads, the lines of communication, the lines of supply into the city and essentially besiege it. >> reporter: officials say the embassy has plenty of food and waters to hunker down and...
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it's an ordinary street but close to the entrance to the green zone, the home of the iraqi government and u.s. embassy. six were killed in in building alone. people are rebuilding their shops, that's what iraqis do. the question is can iraqi rebuild faster than their country is being destroyed. >> as many as 5 million left their countries but they are still leaving. those that remained are still cleaning up the damage. >> this man owned this shop for 40 years. he was at evening prayers at the mosque when a man parked a car, packed with ex-please is on the -- explosives on the corner, walked away and det jobated it -- detonated it. >> i heard the explosion. people would not let me go back. people were panicked. some were dead, a lot injures. >> reporter: he lost tens of thousands in the blast. almost no one has insurance in iraq. he is reopening as soon as he can. with the enslaught of fighters, some feel that baghdad could fall. on the street corner it's already fallen. thomas, iraqis have lived through a lot. on top of war, there's a threat of car bombs and the difficulty of every da
it's an ordinary street but close to the entrance to the green zone, the home of the iraqi government and u.s. embassy. six were killed in in building alone. people are rebuilding their shops, that's what iraqis do. the question is can iraqi rebuild faster than their country is being destroyed. >> as many as 5 million left their countries but they are still leaving. those that remained are still cleaning up the damage. >> this man owned this shop for 40 years. he was at evening...
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and if you move into a map of baghdad, you look at the very heavily fortified green zone in the middleu will find the u.s. on the southern edge by the tigris river. it's about the size of an amusement park or 60 football fields all put together. or also way around plus, this giant blast wall, so that even if someone got close, any bomb would be deflected or thwarted. steven beecroft lives within the compound. scores of offices handling everything from visas to trade, to security to agriculture they work in buildings that are hardened against attack. there are troops there to protect the 5600 workers inside this compound. many of the people can't leave often without a heavily armed escort. so inside they have cafeterias, workout rooms, swimming pool, they have tennis courts, they even have a movie theater and the ability to generate their own electricity and water, all part of the cost anderson? >> it is a city within a city. i want to bring in james jeffrey. he joins me from london. also with us peter binehart. ambassador, let me start out with you, you work with nuri al maliki up clos
and if you move into a map of baghdad, you look at the very heavily fortified green zone in the middleu will find the u.s. on the southern edge by the tigris river. it's about the size of an amusement park or 60 football fields all put together. or also way around plus, this giant blast wall, so that even if someone got close, any bomb would be deflected or thwarted. steven beecroft lives within the compound. scores of offices handling everything from visas to trade, to security to agriculture...