do you believe that hamid karzai can be trusted, knowing his background and knowing what he's been involveds i have known president karzai since i think we met in 2004, and worked with him confide closely during his first term. not quite as closely the second term, because i retired and was working at the white house. he is the elected leader of afghanistan, has been reelected. he is who we have to work with, and despite the fact that many of us have pleaded for years with efforts to bring about better governance and rule of law, to work hard a reducing corruption, there's still a lot of work to be done and that's unfortunate. however, there is progress in terms of security. there's progress where the army is concerned. the police are still a bit further behind. and, again, i have to say that it's been xligted by what hasn't happened on the other side of the border in pakistan. anytime you have a safe haven somewhere, that is a disadvantage for our efforts. >> you mentioned that hamid karzai is the man that has been elected to lead that country, but would you trust him? >> what i think does

. >> hamid karzai and his country, afghanistan, are a study in contradictions. in a moment, fareed will give us more impression from the exclusive interview. don't miss it. first, a look at some of the other stories i will be drilling down on tonight. >>> the president and gay marriage. mr. obama in manhattan for a lesbian and gay fundraiser. >>> meanwhile, in new york's capital they are voting on same-sex marriage. coincidence? in politics, there is no such thing. >>> and slavery. it didn't end with the civil war. 40,000 slaves in america, many of them children. is it time for a new emancipation proclamation? then the repeal of prohibition. in the '20s it was booze. now it's marijuana. hear from one half of cheech & chong. guess which side he's on. >>> this is a night when there is so much going on. let's go to the top story first. afghan president hamid karzai is the crucial factor and perhaps the weak link in our success or failure in afghanistan. that's just a fact. in a worldwide exclusive interview cnn's fareed zakaria spoke to him today in an interview th

what happened with hamid karzai? >> there are a couple different things that i think happened with him. we set him up to fail. we love 0 leader who speaks english and dresses well. we do. we especially love -- we like having those horrible dictators in the middle east with our foreign policy does -- we preach about democracy but we like having a strong man to deal with. in the beginning the sense was here is our guy and the bush administration we love having our guys in places hamid karzai was our guy. can you remember when the iraq war happens and everyone said if only there was a hamid karzai iraq. think about that for a minute. over the years -- he is known to be paranoid. he has become increasingly isolated. he is in this palace by himself. if you haven't read the story by elizabeth reuben about him it is a great story in the new york times magazine and pretty much describes how he got to this point and he is caught between the idea that he really believes he is the person who will save his country. he really bel

. >> a few days ago, president hamid karzai gave a very strong anti western, anti-american speech. characterized nato as not in his country's interests, that we were there to of -- occupied afghanistan and we have different interests than the afghan people. how difficult is that making things for the u.s. and nato in terms of trying to produce a favorable outcome in afghanistan? and you spoke of our interest in maintaining stable government there. you think that karzai cannot stand on his own 2 feet? >> it is not just a matter of having to stay and fight because the greater the numbers, the greater the likelihood of success. the greater the number, the greater the likelihood that leaders like hamid karzai will come under pressure. that is part of why that drawdown is necessary. as far as whether or not our government -- the government there could stand if we left right now, probably not. that is why we have to do it over a time line. i think the president was very specific. when we get involved in libya, everyone wants an exit strategy. i appreciate that, but we do not always know

willing to take responsibility and they are ready to take on this role actually the president hamid karzai had also said that he would like to see nato and foreign forces adhere to afghan law he would like them to respect that afghanistan is a sovereign nation and he said that they are currently negotiating. how to implement this of course we also have talks on the economy economic trade in all of the countries of ghana send again at the forefront in the persistent problem of drugs drug production and trafficking and the russian president dmitri medvedev had reiterated that afghanistan being here as a potential observer state is a partner in combating this problem let's hear what he had to say. afghanistan. and it. can be closed which. is a country which hugely impacts. syria has always been and i'm sure. the meeting between the president. will touch expectedly touched on the topic of the nuclear program as well as security in the region and possibly common approaches between the two countries a bilateral approach to the situation in north africa and the middle east now with the president

some time now because ninety percent of the drugs in russia does come from afghanistan and again hamid karzai has understands that he needs to work together with his partners and dmitri medvedev has stressed again how important this is for us to listen to what he has to say. afghanistan. hugely important. president reiterated the importance of participation here is the dialogue especially in relation to the drug problem which really is threatening the country as a security also calling for a military resolution to the problems that afghanistan is facing cars i said it's really. a long term help even after nato is gone including. the usa and another of course a big issue here is the economy president. decisions should be made faster on that special law from which the countries will draw their funding for big projects which include railway communications even building universities so this is a fundamental project that they really have to get along with another statement has made is that a unilateral missile defense system unilateral. or by one group is certainly going to be a threat to internat

for some time now because ninety percent of the drugs in russia does come from a stand and get hamid karzai has stress and understands that he needs to work together with his partners and to me she knew that if has stressed again how important this is for us to listen to what he has to say. afghanistan. is a country with. b.s.e. has always been and i'm sure. president most feared of reiterated the importance of got his participation here is the dialogue especially in relation to the drug problem which really is threatening a big country is a security hole so they have calling for non military resolution to the problems that afghanistan is facing have because i said it's really willing to ask for a long term help even after nato was god including from its partner the usa and another of course a big issue here is the economy now our president did of us stress that a decision should be made faster on that special account for which the countries will draw their funding for big projects which include railway communications even building universities so this he sees it is a fundamental project th

whether afghanistan is really ready to handle the situation on its own however today president hamid karzai had said that of ghana said it is willing to take that responsibility and that they are ready when nato troops will withdraw expectedly and the twenty fourth and one other issue in a data set is that drugs. is a big issue for russia on the table for some time now because ninety percent of the drugs in russia does come from afghanistan and get hamid karzai has stress he understands that he needs to work together with his partners and dmitri medvedev has stressed. again how important this is for us to listen to what he has to say. afghanistan. the country which hugely important. another state maybe a c.e.o. has made is that a unilateral missile defense system unilateral meaning just by one country or by one group is certainly going to be a threat to international security and also they are calling on their members to adhere to the nuclear nonproliferation treaty interestingly enough iran to be here makes for interesting discussion as you know iran has a controversial nuclear program so

. >> hamid karzai is the head of this country. it's a large country, a tribal country, a divided country where none of his countrymen seem to like karzai. i think we should just focus on the first mission, protecting ourselves, and i think that can be done with significantly fewer troops. >> schieffer: all right. senator, thank you so much. happy father's day.

willing to take responsibility and they are ready to take on this role actually the president hamid karzai had also said that he would like to see nato and foreign forces adhere to afghan law he would like them to respect that afghanistan is a sovereign nation and he said that they are currently negotiating how to implement this of course we also have talks on the economy economic trade in all of the countries of ghana send again at the forefront and of course the fight against drug trafficking and production being the main source of my pursuit of drugs in russia they said that they are willing to work with the u.n. ought to tackle this problem let's hear what's a russian president dmitri medvedev had to say what has been talked about today. because the mission of afghanistan. can be. as far as i understand it. is a country which impacts on the security of. the a series. of data stand and thereafter also holding separate meetings with russian president dmitry medvedev on the sidelines of the summit. so what can we expect from these talks. well as those meetings are going to happen still in

and hamid karzai makes these kind of remarks not infrequently. we've seen him so many times that u.s. troops must leave afghanistan because of casualties. because of these kind of things. he says things for his own domestic political audience inside afghanistan to appeal to his own constituency, knowing fell well that that may be very different with his dealings with the coalition and washington. t.j.? >> very important perspective, barbara, we appreciate you hopping on this morning, thank you very much. if you get anything from the pentagon this morning, let us know, and we'll get you right back on. >> you bet. >>> five minutes past the hour, turn now to the flying public. if you are flying today, you might be delayed because of the lingering effect of a united airlines computer glitch. united says the problem is fixed. the system went down for several hours last night. thousands of folks affected, some passengers may still be affected, might still be stuck at airports this morning, waiting to get out. united tried to process everybody by hand w

the alternative to hamid karzai would be another corrupt, incompetent afghan leader. ice

what do they think of their leader, hamid karzai? >> reporter: he keeps winning elections, but i think there's a brought feel he's not that popular, not that trusted. corruption is a word often associated with his administration, strongly denied by them. but there's a general feeling in the obama administration there's not much choice, apart from karzai. there were moves at the election to find a real challenger, before that to find ways of working around the administration, but i believe they feel they're stuck with him. one observation that it's a relationship between a child and a parent, but i think nato regards the karzai administration as a difficult partner who at times will be frankly obstinate and just try to upset them, but somebody they have tried to live without but eventually are stuck with. >> nick paton walsh, thank you. >>> will afghanistan become a haven for al qaeda terrorists when troops leave? we'll talk about that with peter bergen in the next hour. >>> delta air lines is apologizing to some u.s. soldiers over ba

he met with hamid karzai, who presented gates with afghan's highest before governmental awa. >> the international commitment here is strong and durable. that commitment is not infinite in either time or resources. >> alan: president obama has pledged to begin withdrawing american troops from afghanistan in july but no final decisions have been made on the size of the withdrawal. >>> millions of women hat eye risk of breast cancer have a new option for preventing that disease. pfizers a drug cut the risk of developing breast cancer by more than half who were past men pause. the drug did not cause many of the common side effects caused by other prevention drugs like blood clots. the results were discussed today at a cancer conference in chicago, and published in the new england journal of medicine. >> a change of plans for a new stadium for the 49ers. how the project is growing whopped the developer's expect stations. and how long will this soggy weather last? leigh glaser coming up with her forecast. as a buyer for t.j.maxx, i'm not just looking for deals, i'm looking for the hottest fashion. hot

i have an exclusive interview with the president of afghanistan, hamid karzai. >>> then we'll introduce to you a nation that will have only 364 days this year while the rest of us enjoy 365. "what in the world" indeed. >>> after that, is greece on the brink of bankruptcy? does it matter? is america? we'll ask the man who should know the answers to all these questions, the ceo of the world's largest bond trading firm, mohamed el erian. >>> next up, crime sourcing the u.s. constitution. i asked for your idea for amendments. we got an extraordinary response and we'll talk to jeff toobin about the realities of amending the u.s. constitution. all that and more, but first, here is "my take." >>> this week we got a look into the way barack obama's mind works. from his campaign on, obama has clearly felt that the united states has a lopsided foreign policy with too large a military commitment to certain crisis points on the globe. he has wanted to rebalance american foreign policy to shift the focus away from the problems the focus away from the problems the focus away from the problems the foc

and president of afghanistan, hamid karzai, seem to be boiling over. i want to read something. something that the u.s. ambassador said in a speech. when we hear ourselves being called occupiers and worse, and our aid programs are ineffective and source of all corruption, our pride is offended and we begin to lose our inspiration to carry on. what is going on here? >> well, look. the united states are clearly frustrated with hamid karzai who is constantly publicly been berating, for instance, nato strikes which killed civilians. he's been calling for an end to the so-called night raid. remember, this is also being played out against a backdrop of fierce political debate. over how many troops to start withdraw the president will make a ing. decision on that shortly this summer in accordance with what he said when he sent the surge troops in. it's really kind of an argument that's going on at a very important time here in the united states. when you've seen so many politicians, even republicans, pulling back from their traditional defense talk postures. >> this, as you say, is a f

afghan president hamid karzai told a youth group today the united states is involved in peace talks with the taliban. but u.s. officials could not be reached for comment. cnn's barbara starr says the u.s. is looking for insurgent leaders that it can work with to try to start negotiations. >>> president barack obama and house speaker john boehner are holding their golf summit right now. let's check in with brianna keilar who's live from the white house about this golf meeting and the symbolism behind it and what kind of business might actually get taken care of. brianna? >> reporter: the timg on this could not be more intriguing. this was announced a few weeks ago. but it's so interesting. we know that president obama and speaker john boehner at least when the pool caught a glimpse of them -- and we have some of this on tape -- that they were sharing a golf cart. so presumably they are playing together, partnered off there. this would certainly give them a lot of time to talk. a round of golf takes about five hours or so. right now, there are a couple of very pressing issues between tat w

afghan president hamid karzai also welcomed the announcement saying it's a sign his government is ready to take control of security in the war-torn nation. >> group of congressional members including oakland representative barbara lee introduced legislation today aimed to end federal laws making marijuana illegal. the measure would limit the federal government role of pot enforcement to interstate substance. it will let them grow, use, sell marijuana in states that allow it without fear of federal prosecution. congresswoman lee backed previous marijuana reform efforts and says the war on drugs has been costly in terms of dollars and human lives. >>> obama administration decided to release 30 million barrels of oil as an international effort to pump more than 60 million barrels on the world market over the next month. the u.s. 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.

afghan president hamid karzai welcomed the move but the taliban said -- dismissed it as symbolic and vowed to continue fighting. our course on the reports. >> the president said the tide of war is turning and he has -- is hardly posing as a victor. these men and women spearheaded his search and he was almost hesitant telling them of the decision unpopular with their generals. >> we have turned a corner where we can begin to bring back some of our troops. we're not doing it precipitously. we're going to do it in a steady way to make sure that the gains that all of you helped to bring about are going to be sustained. >> the white house says the remaining troops can start coming home at a steady pace, it ending their combat role in 2014. many in the pentagon feel the withdrawal of search troops is too quick and too large. in military men, they say they back the decision that is being made. >> the president's decisions are more aggressive and incur more risk than i was prepared to accept. the ultimate decision was a more aggressive formulation, if you will come in terms of the timeline t

. >> this morning afghan president hamid karzai said his young troops are ready to take over. and in a rare statement, a taliban spokesman urged all foreign troops to leave. following the u.s., france also announced this morning a progressive withdrawal of its 4,000 troops in afghanistan beginning this summer. >> so france beginning to leave the u.s., beginning to leave with a smaller military in afghanistan. did lo macy will play a greater role, and we'll get an update from secretary of state, hillary clinton. she'll talk about our relationship with afghanistan. >> tracie potts in washington, thank you. >>> now to a desperate situation in north dakota. residents in minot have been told to leave or else. this as the swollen river shows no signs of letting up. now thousands of people watch and wait for historic floodwaters that the army corps of engineers say are inevitable and unstoppable. reporting from minot, here's nbc's kevin tibbles. >> reporter: the sound minot's flood-weary residents have been dreading. sirens signalling the emergency and mandatory evacuation from low-l

afghan president hamid karzai also welcomed the announcement saying it's a sign his government is ready to take control of security in the war-torn nation. >> group of congressional members including oakland representative barbara lee introduced legislation today aimed to end federal laws making marijuana illegal. the measure would limit the federal government role of pot enforcement to interstate substance. it will let them grow, use, sell marijuana in states that allow it without fear of federal prosecution. congresswoman lee backed previous marijuana reform efforts and says the war on drugs has been costly in terms of dollars and human lives. >>> obama administration decided to release 30 million barrels of oil as an international effort to pump more than 60 million barrels on the world market over the next month. the u.s. 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.

and assistance force and hamid karzai stressed that the incident required no change of plan to hand security over to afghan forces as planned by the end of 2014. germany's governing coalition wants to extend the country's controversial anti-terrorism laws that came into force after the september 11 attacks. the move would ensure that intelligence agencies are able to access airline passenger and bank data of terror suspects. germany's interior and justice ministries have agreed that the measures will only remain in force for a limited period of time. the justice minister has voiced concerns about the broad range of power is given. german lawmakers are looking to get more people on the organ donor list in an attempt to tackle a chronic organ shortage. under a new proposal, people wod be asked directly whether they would like to become a potential donors. currently, a person has to come forward to volunteer and assign a special donor card. other is a proof of an opt out system, where people would be considered donors unless they specifically reject it. we will have more on the shortage of orga

president hamid karzai created the court, after rivals made major gains in the elections. iament serves as the only check on karzai's authority. four bombs exploded across baghdad today, killing at least 40 iraqis and wounding more than 80. the attacks targeted shi-ite sections of the capital. an american civilian was killed in a separate bombing. the u.s. state department said he was working for the agency for international development. the obama administration has announced plans to release 30 million barrels of oil from the strategic petroleum reserve. other countries will contribute a like amount, to make up for lost production in libya. the u.s. release amounts to less than two days worth of domestic oil consumption. the announcement sent the price of oil tumbling more than $4 in new york trading to $91 a barrel. on wall street, stocks were down sharply for much of the day, as oil stocks sank and claims for jobless benefits rose. a late rally cut the losses. in the end, the dow jones industrial average shed 59 points to close at 12,050. the nasdaq gained 17 points to c

hamid karzai presented gates with a medal named after a leader who fought the soviets. said he thinks increased capacity of afghan troops will allow them to consider modest drawdowns in july. long time diplomat lawrence eagleburger has died. he rose to the post of secretary of state and served richard nixon to george h.w. bush. he was called a dedicated patriot. >> the its tenth day. she's charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter caylee in 2008. testimony today focused on hair recovered from anthony's car. an fbi technician testified the hair did not belong to casey anthony but could have come from her daughter's decomposing body. antho anthony's attorney called it unreliable opinion. a special report at 10:00 p.m. eastern here on cnn. >>> so i have to warn you the video you're about to see is hard to watch. it is a magic act that goes horribly wrong. if you are squeamish, close your eyes. >> three, two, one! [ screaming ] >> i should have closed my eyes. it happened thursday night at the atlanta motor speedway. michael moony who goes by the stage name moodini was s

in afghanistan today, president hamid karzai said the transition from american to afghanistan security will not slow down despite an attack on one of kabul's top hotels. at least 20 were killed, including all nine attackers. mandy clark has learned investigators are worried those attackers may have had inside help. >> reporter: it was a bold attack that turned into a five- hour running battle on the grounds of one kabul's best- known hotels. the taliban insurgents came prepared with suicide vests and rocket-propelled grenades. it took a coalition helicopter to blast the last holdouts off the roof just before dawn. to attack this hotel, insurgents need to get through three layers of security, starting at this checkpoint. the assault came ahead of meetings today to discuss the hand-over of power from foreign troops to afghan forces and it underscores just how precarious the security situation still is here. in the end, this hotel security wasn't enough to keep determined suicide bombers out. 17-year-old ahmad tamim described scenes of chaos and terror. did you see any of the attackers? >

ambassador to afghanistan, responded to recent criticism to the war, made by afghan president hamid karzai and other leaders. >> when we hear ourselves called occupiers and worse, our pride is offended and we lose our inspiration to carry on. >> reporter: u.s. officials say military operation also be scaled back over the next three years. the president wants the afghans in charge of their own security by 2014. so following the address tonight, president obama will visit the troops at ft. drum, the upside new york military base is home to the 10th mountain division, one of the most frequently deployed divisions oto afghanistan. >> thank you. cbs news will cover the president's address to the nation beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >>> overseas the greek government in the midst of a critical financial crisis survived a confidence vote earlier today. following the vote, protesters outside the greek parliament clashed with police trying to prevent greece from defaulting on its loans. the government must pass a massive austerity program by next week. unless that passes, greece will not receive i

at a news conference with president hamid karzai, gates warned afghans must do more to protect their country. >> the afghan government and security forces must be willing to step up and take more and more responsibility for governing and defending their own territory. >> reporter: but gates said much depends on whether the recent death of osama bin laden creates a pathway to leaders of the taliban. >> our hope is because of his personal relationship with omar, that his death will lead to a weakening of that relationship and perhaps the taliban's willingness to walk away from the -- from al-qaeda and disavowal them. >> reporter: a top al-qaeda commander and possible replacement for bin laden has been killed in a u.s. drone missile strike near the afghan border. kazmiry, part of a group recently agreed to target. he's said to mastermind the mumbai attacks in 2008 that killed more than 160 people. if confirmed his death would be the first major kill or capture since bin laden. meanwhile twin bomb explosions racked kandahar university during gate's visit. the first blast struck the engin

director leon paneta and afghan pred hamid karzai were visiting the pakistan capital. the first went off, and as rescuers arrived, a second more powerful explosion hit the area. 34 people were killed. more than 100 injured. police say it does appear that the second blast was set off by remote control. paneta is in pakistan trying to repair strained relations in the wake of the raid that killed osama bin laden. >>> it was nothing like the celebration held in april for william and kate but it had all of the pomp and pageantry fit for a queen. britain's queen elizabeth celebrated her 85th birthday today. with an open carriage ride through london. british troops escorted the queen and her husband, prince phillip. the annual ceremony is known as trooping the color. although the queen was born in april, she celebrates her birthday on a saturday in june when the weather is better. >>> today's birthday celebration included a flyover with dozens of aircraft and she watched from the balcony of buckingham palace and joined by prince william and princess kate and prince phillip ce

forces is drole from afghanistan it was afghan president hamid karzai on the one side their afghan leader was a happy camper regarding vamp's american president announced mant and on the other side there was so much apprehension regarding their we action from the u.s. military and from walks popularly as far as the military effort hanchen is concerned it was mostly limited only to armchair commandos and the u.s. secretary of defense robert gates in fact the admiral michael mullen opinion represents the bunker mentality and conventional wisdom all conventional group think that the only part of the u.s. military and intelligence community who really have the grasp of the situation less likely to step up to the t.v. cameras and to spill their guts that after ten years all for us uphill battle you know afghanistan it turns out that ninety percent of the failure of a conventional. it's now at ten minutes past the hour here in moscow you with our team over forty people have been injured and eleven seriously by a gas explosion at a wedding in russia's republic of north six children are reported

they both happened, though, as cia director leon panetta and afghan president hamid karzai were on a visit to islamabad. >>> changing gears, we're going to check in with meteorologist nick o'kelly. what's going on, nick? >> yeah, we're talking about summerlike temperatures the next couple of days. we'll have to wait, though, if you live at the coast. we still have this veryrine lay. the cameras have been bounced around all day. temperatures today, it really depended on where you live. 68 in san jose. los gatos, 72. but can you see where that marine air pushed on shore through the day? mid-60s around san rafael and oakland, san francisco, you only got to 59. tomorrow some warming especially inland. a little trough moving through, but check out these headlines for the next several days. clouds moving back in as we speak for tonight. maybe even a little drizzle right at the coast. tomorrow, much like today, morning clouds, sunshine in the afternoon. a little warmer inland. but in the ex-tended, things looking very warm, almost summerlike. the reason is right here on this map. this high-

they both happened as cia director leon panetta and afghan president hamid karzai were on a visit toamabad. >>> closer to home, house minority leader and san franciscan nancy pelosi has added her name to the list of people calling for new york representative anthony weiner to resign. the move follows weeks of public disgrace for the congressman whose sexting scandal now allegedly involves a high school girl. and today weiner has announced he will take a leave of absence from congress but not resign. in a statement released this morning before weiner's announcement, pelosi said, quote, congressman has the love of his family, the confidence of his con stilt westituents and t recognition that he needs help. i urge him to seek that help without the pressures of being a member of congress. jackie spears echoed those sentiments at a planned event in the south bay today. >> but i don't think the american people should be served by someone who engages in sexting with underage girls. >> meanwhile in new york, the congressman's routine walk to the laundromat this morning turned out to be anyth

gates meeting with afghanistan president hamid karzai and u.s. troops. and also addressing the question of a planned troop withdrawal starting in july. >> it's really not so much about where you start, but what the next year and a half to two years looks like. and i think we have to look at it strategically like that. >> in addition to conditions on the ground, gates saying long-term considerations should influence how to meet the administration's timeline. >>> israeli troops clashing with pro-palestinian demonstrators at the syrian-israeli boarder in the golan heights. as hundreds of marchers try to cross the boarder to mark the anniversary of the arab defeat in the 1957 mid east war, israeli troops firing at protesters who cut through the border fence, killing some and wounding others. israeli officials suggest the syrian regime instigated the border showdown to divert attention from its own civil unrest. >>> firefighters battling a massive wildfire in eastern arizona. it is already burned thousands of acres of land. >> the fire, which is a frightening

after president hamid karzai said u.s. forces run the risk of becoming occupiers of the country. >> when i hear your leaders call us occupiers and liken it to the brutal enemy of afghan people, my people are filled with confusion and grow weary with our effort here. >> with more than 100,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan, a modest draw down in the military opinion would be no more than 5,000 troops. with americans wanting less involvement and osama bin laden now dead, some are calling for a larger number, suggesting that the president can decide on a number as high as 15,000 troops. peggy bunker, abc news. >>> the time is 4:45. coming up, the free offer to make today the perfect day to visit any of the nation's national parks. >> also, the impact the slowdown in travel at a bay area airport is about to have on businesses who took a chance. >> plus, changing the way you fly. how your trash could be the fuel on the next plane you have in your next flight out of town. >> the scary new warnings that will soon be printed on every

after president hamid karzai said u.s. forces run the risk of becoming occupiers of his country. >> when i hear some of your leaders call us occupiers and liken to the brutal enemies of the afghan people, my people grow weary of our effort there. >> reporter: with more than 100,000 troops in afghanistan, a modest drawdown in the military's opinion would be no more than 5,000 troops. but with americans wanting less involvement and osama bin laden now dead some are calling for a much larger number. suggesting the president can decide on a number as high as 15,000 troops. >>> now, polls show that most americans don't think the war in afghanistan is worth fighting. support for the war to get a slight bump up after the killing of osama bin laden but it does remain well below 50%. >>> in northwestern russia this morning an investigation is geth under way into the deadly crash of a passenger jet. it went down in heavy fog overnight killing at least 44 people. remarkably 8 people survived the crash. among them a 10-year-old boy. i

forces withdraw from afghanistan it was afghan president hamid karzai own the one side the afghan leader was a happy camper regarding the american president announcement and on the other side there was so much after hanchen regarding there we action from the u.s. military and from vox populi as far as the military prevention is concerned it was mostly limited only to armchair commandos and the u.s. secretary of defense robert gates in fact of the admiral michael mullen opinion represents the bunker mentality and conventional wisdom conventional group thing the only part of the u.s. military and intelligence community to have a grasp of the situation less likely to step up to the t.v. cameras and to spill their guts that after ten years all few s. uphill battle in afghanistan it turns out that ninety percent of the failure of a conventional force is due to conventional thinking. and now to some other international news this hour thousands of anti-government protesters have marched across syria with the least fifteen people killed in separate cities after security forces fired on crowds sy

states has been negotiating peace conditions with the taliban according to again a stance president hamid karzai added that the talks were going well though american officials have not confirmed they are taking place the taliban rule of ghana stands for five years until two thousand and one when they were ousted by nato forces taliban militants. small scale attacks and called police and suicide bombings to resist the current regime and nato troops. work on decontaminating water agile pan's fukushima nuclear plant has been hold good after radiation surged well above safe levels with ortiz are anxious that the water inside the damaged facility could spread further radiation into the environment while you want atomic energy agency report that's a pretty size you're banned for failing to put essential safety measures in place in the wake of the disaster. more than half a million people have fled areas ravaged by severe floods in the youngs a river valley in central and southern china the military has been mobilized to help rescue efforts and the disaster alert has been raised to the highest level th

to this group now aside from the president had also sat down with the president of afghanistan hamid karzai and as expected topping that meeting the issue of a drug trafficking drug production in afghanistan of course a very big a security issue for russia where ninety percent of the drugs in the country comes from afghanistan so russia willing to stand by there in terms of investment in helping to rebuild. afghanistan. and its partnership with the organization can be. as far as i understand members agree with is a country with hugely impacts to security of. the of syria has always been. an organization for a shouldn't. really great. with different countries now asked for the main a summit itself b s c o had to produce a declaration at the end of it and they had come up with a common approach. to the situation in the middle east. and as expected that they had to just set officially what they have been echoing for some time now that it's national communities involvement in libya in particular should adhere to the international law specifically the u.n. security council resolution one thousan

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forces was drawn from afghanistan it was afghan president hamid karzai on the one side their afghan leader was a happy camper regarding the american president announcement and on the other side there was so much apprehension regarding very action from the u.s. military and from walks popularly as far as the military is concerned it was mostly limited only to armchair commandos and the u.s. secretary of defense robert gates in fact of the admiral michael mullen opinion represents the bunker mentality and conventional wisdom of conventional thing only a part of the u.s. military and intelligence community to have a grasp of the situation. less likely to step up to the t.v. cameras and to spill their guts there after ten years off us of he'll they're all in afghanistan it turns out they're ninety percent failure can eventually all force is due to conventional thinking here with r.t. live from moscow now to some other international news for you this hour in the eleven on the leader of the group has captured three spies among its low level members claimed two of them were recruited by the cia a

remote control struck the same area only minutes later the attack happened as afghan president hamid karzai and cia director leon panetta were in the capital islamabad for reconciliation efforts with the taliban. refugees from syria have been streaming into turkey after the syrian government intensify its efforts against rebels in the city of. most residents have reportedly abandon the area activists say more than thirty people were killed in clashes between government troops and protestors turkey has vowed to keep its border open to the fleeing refugees. and the libyan coast a group of environmentalists are disrupting the work of fishermen this ship from the sea shepherd conservation society used fire hoses and sting to half a fishing fisherman responded by laying a rope in front of the activities vessel conservationists claim they are trying to find out if the boats may be fishing illegally. now follow our close up team to the mysterious and beautiful russian republic of north a set yet to discover some of its best kept secrets. churches are a culture of magnificent ancient acropolis know