not just islam. and in my youthful enthusiasm i thought that oh if you get liberated from hellfire you will join me in my atheism. and in 2010 i was disappointed that ex-muslims, the ex-muslims that i interacted with and i encountered were not willing to join me in my atheism. and i thought well, what the heck, if you want another religion it might be possible i was kind of thinking the way americans think there is a problem there must be a solution. and if the problem was i want to believe in a god in 2010, i thought well there are so many gods, there is a benign god, the christian god. and back then i was promoting the idea if you are a peace-loving tolerant muslim and you want to be religious why not just convert to christianity. and i write a very naive letter to the pope saying why don't you capture the hears and minds of all these millions of people who are spiritual in search of redemption. unfortunately, today i have to admit to you that the pope did not follow my advice, there is no program,

the islamic state is not islamic?we literally have administration officials playing armchair in mom and telling the muslim world what is and is not islamic. it boggles it boggles the mind, but it is happening. in terms of fighting we apparently believe, and they hate to pile on is that bad. we believe that iran could be used as an ally and counterweight to isis. folks, let's get one thing clear, iran has been the head of the global terrorist snake for 36 years. whether it is hamas, hezbollah, palestinian islamic jihad and in some cases al qaeda. they have fueled and driven this global jihad. yes, they are fighting each other in syria and the rack not because iran is suddenly some friends to the united states and the west, not because they have reformed ideology not because they have change spots changed spots the because they want the same thing, to dominate the region and lead the global jihad. it is that simple. they are killing each other across the middle east. my comes to killing christians and jews they get alon

not just islam. in my youthful enthusiasm, i thought if you get liberated you will join me in my atheism. in 2010 i was disappointed that ex-muslims, that i interacted with and encountered were not willing to join me in my atheism. i thought well, what the heck. if you want another religion, it might be possible. i was kind of thinking the way americans think there is a problem. there must be a solution. and if the problem was i want to believe in a god, in 2010 i there are so many. there is a benign god a christian god. back then i was promoting the idea that you are peaceloving and tolerant muslim and you want to be religious, why not confide in christianity. i had a very naÏve letter to the posed saying why don't you capture the hearts and minds of all of the millions of people who are spiritual. unfortunately today i have to admit to you that the pope did not follow my advice. there is no catholic program that wants to capture the hearts and minds of muslims. if it is they are, i don't know about

the islamic state is not islamic? we have administration officials playing, armchair imams, and telling the muslim world what is and what isn't islamic. it boggles the mine but it's happening. and in terms of fighting isis in the middle east we apparently believe now -- and i hate to pile on, but this needs to be piled on about, because it's that bad. we apparently believe now, does our government, that iran can be used as an ally and a counterweight to isis. folks, let's get one thing clear. iran has been the head of the global terrorist snake for 36 years. whether it's hamas hezbollah, palestinian, islamic jihad and in some cases al qaeda iran has fueled and driven this global squad. -- the global squad. yes, iran and isis are fighting each other right now in syria and iraq. why? not because iran is suddenly some friend to the united states and the west. not because iran has reformed itself ideology. not because the mull las have changed their spots. because iran and isis want the same thing. they both want to domin

the islamic state is not islamic? we literally have administration officials playing armchair in moms and telling the muslim world what is and wasn't sure what isn't islamist. it boggles the mind but it's happening. and in terms of fighting isis in the middle east we apparently believe now and i hate to pile on, but this needs to be piled on about because it's that bad. we definitely believe now as our government that iran can be used as an ally and a counterweight to isis. folks, let's get one thing clear. iran has been the head of the global terrorist snake for 36 years. whether it's hamas, hezbollah palestinian islamic jihad and in some cases al-qaeda iran has fueled and derivatives global jihad. yes, iran and isis are fighting each other right now in syria and iraq. why? not because iran is suddenly some friend to the united states and the west. that because iran has reformed its ideology. not because they changed their spots but because iran and isis wants the same thing. they both want to dominate the region. an

they are the authority of islam and there's a mainstream current in islam that believe that the ancestors the three generations of islam are a source of authority. they can't just rely on the courant but they had to rely on the interpretation of how these generations interpreted islam. so in the way you can argue against salafism. it doesn't make you argue with them. they make you argue with salafism and general. you need to deal with centuries centuries worth of literature and sayings and fats was and as long as you become distracted by that you are good but that doesn't mean you don't deal with these problems. there is not enough attention to these problems like i said they historical precedent but also really precedence set by the prophets and the first cut looks through the profit recommended as sources of legislation for sunnis and so on. so they rely on these authorities to justify their acts. they rely on these events. they don't make corona beer priority because if you rely on the koran you have a lot of problems. you still have crucifixion and the thieves and the crimes that you

this is a booby trap from the islamic state. don't walk over there. we just crossed about three quarters of mile of open territory to get here with the pesh soldiers, to find out that they're behind this wall because there's actually a sniper around the corner here and they sent a unit out this way to clear out the sniper. >> in suleiman bek we didn't see any iraqi troops. but we did come across a commander from the government's ministry of interior who told us he was helping to coordinate the battle. >> but they're not just fighting isil. shia militias and the peshmerga are trying to consolidate control over disputed areas along the islamic state's border. >> things on the ground indicate that it is a fight for more territory. it is a fight for more natural resources. it's a fight for power. >> not far from the iranian border we met a peshmerga officer who is part of the siege of the city of jalawla. the kurds have never been able to hold on to the city as part of their territory. but they hope that will soon change. >> our forces start from there ok

jessica: an islamic-based state.hey believe that when the caliphate was ended, around world war i, that it was imperative to reestablish the caliphate in advance of the end times. brian: what was it about world war i? what was the area of the caliphate? jessica: i don't know exactly, i am sorry. i don't know the whole area. you probably know. brian: no, actually. is that daddy a -- is baghdadi a calpiiph? jessica: he is self-anointed. in order to take on that role, he needed to be a descendent of the prophet. he claims he is. brian: what is the difference between, i know sunnis are dominant in the world. 1.6 billion muslims. and the shia. what is the difference between those two? jessica: they have different practices. from the perspective of isis, one of the most important differences is that shia have monuments, they have holy i am sorry, i shouldn't go into this. i have that in the glossary. you're going to have to cut this out. brian: tell me about the glossary. jessica: we have it in the f pendants -- in the app

the islamic state still controls parts of the country.here the battle goes from there it is less clear. if the americans would like to see iraq plus second-largest city, mosul, back in hands. on a visit to a kurdish stronghold iraq's prime minister said only he and the kurdish leader were planning to liberate the whole country from isis. >> i can assure all iraqi citizens, if they are from anbar or elsewhere that they will be protected from the islamic state . we will accept no violation of the lives and property of our people. that includes the militias includes of committing various abuses against the sunnis andin tikrit. the sunni desire for revenge will have to be controlled. paul adams, bbc news. katty: there are reports of atrocities from both sides. russian media say that one of russia's nuclear submarines is on fire in an arctic naval shipyard. it is not clear if the blaze is under control. the reactor does not appear to be addressed and there are no weapons are nuclear fuel on board. they decided to immerse the submarine and wate

talk about human rights in islam, talk about women issues in islam, talk about extremism in islam, talk about global warming in islam but in a very sound manner this would be recognized, adopted by the masses. once you create in this authority and you have a crew of scholars that are charismatic and that do have man and woman, the aura to convince and to say let's verify and then to be listened to, then you can start to work. so you need to snatch recognition from them. not to come and impose on. because the teem of the state that would -- the time of the sate that would impose a scholar as a scholar even though he is not, she is not a scholar is over. so now it's some touchable and tangible authorities that need to be built. then after this we would direct the context. the context is intricate amalgamated and complexified. what are your tools to decipher the context, to understand and to know its various dimensions? do you have the keys for that? what are the keys? i'm talking economics, i'm talking history, i'm talking name it. all those keys that would allow you to understand the con

a move aimed to help those displaced by the islamic state. he made that offer following a meeting with the iraqi prime minister who was at the white house. as we hear it fell short of the prime minister's request for more military support. guest: he came looking for billions of dollars in u.s. military aid to combat the islam kwrbg state group and got a handshake and warm endorsement along with an offer of $200 million in additional humanitarian humanitarian assistance. way short of what he wanted as the iraqi push forward to recapture lost territory. >> we have plans to liberate and we need high level coordination and support from the u.s. and coalition forces and the regional government. guest: on the iraqi prime minister's concrete request of extra military support obama declined to say and made clear it was for baghdad to lead the way. president obama: it is very important for us to coordinate our activities so that the impression is not that the united states is somehow moving back into iraq but rather the united states is doing what is

those are words of one you an official as islamic state militants make their appearance.nd 12 mass graves fought to hold the bodies of 1700 iraqi soldiers. and canyons take to the streets to demand more national security. today marks the final day of mourning for the 148 people killed by islamic militant group al-shabaab. time for business news now with stephen carroll. hi stephen. let's start with a special delivery in the postal business. stephen: fedex is going to pay $4.4 billion to take over the dutch parcel delivery service tnt express. the news has caused a stock wave -- a shockwave on the stock market. tnt up almost 30% in trading today. they own almost 50% of tnt. -- postnl also up, they own him was 50% of tnt. ups was forced to drop its takeover when it was blocked by eu authorities in 2013. reporter: it is a shakeup in the parcel delivery sector, but will fedex's gamble pay off? the u.s. company is trying to buy dutch rival tnt express for 4.4 billion euros. >> we believe this acquisition will add significant value for fedex share owners, team members, and cust

unwilling to enter -- utter the words radical islamic terrorism. you know, we all remember in paris just a few months ago the horrible terrorist attack that occurred there. that the president referred to as a quote, random act of violence. there is nothing random when radical islamists with butcher knives go into a kosher deli seeking to murder jews because of their jewish faith. it is a naked act of anti-semitism. and it is inexplicable that the administration will not knowledge that. likewise, our hearts were broken when 21 coptic christians in egypt were beheaded by isis. once again, the white house put out a statement saying, those 21 lost their lives because of their egyptian citizenship. that was not why they were beheaded. they were beheaded because they were christians. as pope francis powerfully said, their blood confesses jesus christ. [applause] senator cruz: the next 20 months are going to be a dangerous time. the next 20 months are going to be a hobbsean state of nature, going to be like "lord of the flies." january 2017 is coming. [ap

islam in the 1900s. after the rise of the state and an alliance with mohammed descendents, the discourse became very simple. so no scholars, no quotations. we can't have access to the text and then we have the authority to interpret the text. there is no need in arabic for the other signs of islam. just go in there and you will get it. you will have some organizations a big scholars who will assist you if you do fail and who will produce some very excellent are stand. alternative is the author copy of cop that were there to reach a beautiful adopted by the imam, were not willing to go to the extended versions of the have knowledge of his own and this was their with the issues that daily life. this was is to was is the was is to provide assistance to shiite. that can in that land socialists came in the region, this institution suffered official religion institution, that many sources -- it was not as present as respect it as they used to be before. the third is when in the late decades at the 19th century

talk about human rights in islam. talk about women's issues in islam.talk about extremism, global warming. but in a very sound manner that will be recognized, adopted by the masses. once you create this authority and you have a crew of scholars that are charismatic and that do have, minimum in, -- men and women, who are there and are verified to be listened to, then you can start the work. you need to listen to them not to come and impose on. the time of the state imposing on the scholar he is not a scholar, she is not a scholar is over. now it is a tangible authority that needs to be built. then we will have the context. what are your tools to decipher the context, to understand it and to knows its value engine mentioned? -- its value and mentioned? -- dimensions? then we can talk. but it is a true tango that needs to be danced before commencing those tigers to join the crew. also, the question before last yes, there is hope in the region. because the awareness is there. and we as humans, homo sapiens we have in our views competitiveness. we love to co

and my observation is yes, christianity is different from islam. judaism is different from islam. these two religions gone through a process of reformation. that will not say that i am converting to them. but i want to make it clear that the christian god in 2015 is different from the muslim god in 2015. and, the worst thing that a christian has ever said to me, the rudest thing that a christian ever said to me, thing that made me most uncomfortable that a christian said to me, i'm going to pray for you. i hope you will be safe. i hope you will be redeemed. but within my own family and my own community, and when i say you know what? i'm in doubt about the koran and muhammad and life after death and all that. it is, well you are to die. so i just want to point out that the differences between the religions. you can mockeries at this anty and judaism as much as you like you can't say a thing about islam. what makes me angry the moral equivalence. the moral equivalence. now religion give us faith in the future, hope in the future and my hope and faith in the future is that one day, o

isis islam, and the west.ladies and gentlemen please join me in a warm national press club welcome for ayaan , hirsi ali. [applause] >> thank you, john, for having me back again at the national press club. i want to start by acknowledging chris demuth, who was the former president of the american enterprise institute and among so many things that he has done, he brought me to america. thank you. [applause] when i was last here about four 1/2 years ago and chris was here, i was invited to come and speak to you on the proposition, islam is a religion of tolerance. i don't know how far back your memory extend. but you will forgive me for enjoying this moment, that i back then took the position that islam was not a religion of tolerance, it was not a religion of peace. of course, in october 25, of 2010 that is the day was here, i acknowledged that there are millions and millions of muslims who are peace-loving and who are tolerant. but i was confident that islam not reformed as a creed was not peaceful or tolerant

al qaeda's cause is not islam. it's a gross distortion of islam. the future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of islam. isil is not islamic. no religion condones the killing of innocence. and the vast majority of isil's victims have been muslim. we have reaffirmed again and again that the united states is not and never will be at war with islam. islam teaches peace. >> here now with reaction author of climate change the facts mark steyn is back with us. you know when he was running for office the first time, you know the tides were going to recede, he was uniquely qualified as somebody that went to a muslim school in indonesia as a child to bridge the gap between these two words, the western world, the islamic world. when you listen to his attacks on christianity and constantly praising the future does not belong to those that slander the prophet, what is your reaction? where is this coming from in your view? >> well if i'd been at that prayer breakfast, i would have shouted out shame. and i think it's a pretty poor reflection even o

june 10 the islamic state stormed across the border. they seized mosul which is the second-largest city in iraq. the iraqi army garrisons they are, essentially fled abandoning all of his weapons. over an eight-year period the u.s. had invested $13 billion into a train and equip program for the iraqi army and in a 24-hour period the iraqi army folded. they left office state of the art military equipment made in the usa. islamic state forces rushed south through the deserts of anbar. they got to within a birdseye view of baghdad and shiite militias came out to meet them and the people's detection unit opened the humanitarian corridor leding tens of thousands of people to flee to the area. the second phase was human humanitarian. america's approach evolved to a point where we focused on retaking territory and assisted some iraqi forces and the battle to retake the mosul dam and launched counter offenses to regain other territory like on the region of the turkey/syria boulevard. all of this is happening at the same time we were getting invo

what was called the islamic civilization unfortunately millions of muslims find themselves with the islamic extremist. i think we need to take a step back in a more coherent way. i don't think they can influence that but whatever we do the next candidate or congress our next president does we have a number of policies on the table that americans are not comfortable with there is military or economic where we're the most uncomfortable is a we're dealing with ideology. i still think we have not made any effort to invest to dissuade the people so that we have the alternative. locale but the islamic extremists are saying. whether skier or elsewhere -- here or elsewhere america is greek and american ones to come to take your oriole they just want to feed their consumers. to know vladimir katchis is about to cover isis. looking at the people that they have to beheaded. we saw the journalist they deserved it but there's was a young woman from arizona who went there probably against the advice of her parents to help the people of syria and they killed her. that is something of a blake to advertise

we listen to the news and have this problem with islam and the world. libya, iraq isis islam. this is something that we need to deal with. when i talk about this, my intention was to bridge this gap of fear and ignorance. once you know the story they are like you, like anybody else can have aspiration. and underscoring they can communicate, they have the love, they have the understanding. i believe at the core of the family and the society and the world. understanding hearing their voices, hearing your struggle to see that they are like you and not fear them. ..

seeking more support for the fight against the islamic state. a cease-fire in eastern ukraine is under threat by an upsurge in fighting. clashes break out. >> it shows you how quickly things can change. laura: more than 100 years after the titanic sank, one of the famous deck chairs is expected to fetch a hefty price at auction. laura: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. the white house today. president obama pledge support to the visiting iraqi prime minister as his country battles to it came land from the islamic state military -- state militants. president obama fell short of promising further military aid in the form of hardware or money. david willis reports. david: his election raised new hopes for iraq's partnership with the u.s.. tagged that reeled from another series of car bomb attacks, in which at least 28 people died. the white house was welcoming the man they hoped to could reach across the religious and ethnic divides, and prevent the united states from being drawn into another open-ended co

that same square was chosen as a site for that city's anti-islam protest. >> islams all around the world planning attacks. saying to islam, and you know, no to extremists here. >> 300 million extremeists muslim who is are dedicated to the takeover and down fall of western civilization. >> sydney had expected to be the biggest protest in australia but rain kept numbers down. >> well, the terrible weather will undoubtedly have put off many, but there are still quite a few hundred people here, who have cool together in the rain, in their words to reclaim australia. >> brisbane more flags and more rhetoric. >> there are those working close at hand who wish to destroy all that is australian and our freedom. >> in each city where there was a protest counter demonstrations were almost as large. australia is not having a crisis but the protests are a sign of fear and growing discontent. andrew thomas, sydney. >> a man in the usa state of alabama has been freed after nearly 30 years on death row. convicted of the 1985 killings of two fast-food restaurant managers but new forensic tests couldn't m

. >> isil is not islamic.ents, vast majority of isil's victims have been muslim. we reaffirmed again and again the united states is not now nor ever will be at war with islam. islam teaches peace. >> dr. jeffers, as you listen to the president his comments about islam and compare to comments about christianity, what do you conclude? >> i conclude the president has a serious addiction problem. he is addicted to bashing conservative christians and seems like the prayer breakfasts are trigger events that set him off. you showed february, then a couple of days ago he was silent about the 148 kenyan christians who were slaughtered by islamic terrorists. he didn't talk about that. instead he criticized christians less than loving for holding to traditional marriage. you can believe whatever you want to about traditional marriage but it is a fact, it has been the teaching of christian tee and judaism for years and it was the belief of barack hussein obama until he decided to run a second term of president and needed

state of islam. . is it a revolutionary regime. they are doing it in lebanon and are doing it in iraq. they are backing the bashar al-assad regime. and syria helping them to kill 200,000 mostly sunni muslims, and now they are funding and supporting a houthi takeover of yemen surrounding saudi arabia. yemen surrounding saudi arabia.> you tell me if this looks like a regime that is doing this if threatened. for me this is the nation of the regime >>> let me put it to you what is cthe islamic republic of iran, and what do they want? >> depends who you ask. if you ask hassan rouhani, and i want to take him back to a speech. what we want to do is have a nuclear agreement and build on it. iran is more complex. there are hardliners. the big question is who wins the debate. as of today it is clear that the supreme leader is backing hassan rouhani, and for their own reasons he sees nothing but the need to keep compromising, certainly against the west and maybe it could be extended to the likes of saudi arabia,

still to come, seeking refuge from the islamic state. making advances on an iraqi city. -- the execution of a ninth convict, a filipino woman has been delayed after another woman handed herself in in the philippines. the men shot from -- shot in front of a firing squad were from a number of countries including australia and brazil. >> saved from imminent death mary jane veloso's friends rejoiced and that's the horror of the execution some tears of joy. eight others were shot to death by 12 man firing squads. among them were australia policy -- australia's myuran sukumuran and andrew chan, part of the infamous bali nine and heroin smuggling ring. executions of popular here, and facing lower approval ratings indonesia's president needs a quick political victory. there are scores of people that have come out to watch this. the media is also out in full force. the public supports the death penalty for drug traffickers because the and a niche in government is reminding them that this country is facing a drug crisis. there are a dozen drug tra

we need to end this crisis within islam. i mean any american who sees what's happening in yemen fwhb syria, in iraq, you see as americans that it's coming to us of home now. there are six somali young people who left minneapolis and san diego to join the islamic state. if we want to the end that sort of really, you know violent jihads, then we need to start talking about the issues within islam. i have fought this fight proposals in my book, and i invite these people who are sneering me to come and put splugs solutions on the table not -- >> this is one of the complaints. this is from the same time article where they talk about how you are failing to see, like they say too often this happens failing to see how flexible islamic laws can be and flexibility was one of the reasons that islam could spread so effectively from arabia through asia and africa. praising islam, ways is saying, you not those who follow the faith are the one who doesn't get it. >> we can also see now how the islamic state is crossing borders spreading fr

in this one he is cast as the islamic conquerer salahadin.k weeks for the iraqi military to take back tikrit. with the help of shia fighters and us air strikes they've managed to push isis. tikrit is the first major sunni city retaken from isis and this was an isis stronghold-- one of the first cities it caputured after mosul. its fighters fought hard for it. fighting was street to street and it shows. now two weeks after isis was driven out, the only people allowed in the city are fighters and policemen. we were brought here by the popular mobilization forces-- shia fighters under nominal iraqi government command. most are backed and in some cases equipped by iran. the iraqi military couldn't have pushed back isis without them. but particularly in sunni areas some have been accused of looting and revenge attacks. on the streets shops believed burned by looters or damaged in the fighting. this is the effect of three weeks of air strikes, bombings. officials think it could take more than two months for them to be able to return. local police n

to allow iraqi kurdistan to fall to the islamic state. so it's, it has a tenuous situation, but ultimately, the kurds will prevail. >> [inaudible] >> so you have a trip planned you'll be okay. when you're in erbil you'll have areat sen of .. that the islamic state is a real fighting force, and if we don't keep our eye on the adversary and support our friends, the islamic state could very well roll into iraqi kurdistan. now, i've always maintained that the u.s. should stop trying to placate its adversaries and start working more closely with it friends who are the kurds. the only thing that arabs can agree on in iraq is their shared dislike of the united states. >> let's take some more questions for david. yes, sir. wait for the microphone to make its way. great, thank you. >> thank you for this presentation. i'm alec from -- [inaudible] a scholar here. >> where are you from? >> from turkey. i'm assistant professor in turkey. i have two question and one short comment. the first question is about the beginning of history -- >> we just ask y

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. >>> coming up the islamic state driven out of tikrit.n the offensive against other iraqi city. colonel ralph peters joins us. a quick thinking police officer takes down a public safety menace in >>> islamic state terrorists today launching a fierce attack on iraq's western anbar province. the radicals have reportedly captured three villages near ramadi. it now appears to be in imminent danger of falling to the islamic state forces. the new islamic state offensive comes two days after the obama administration said iraqi troops had retaken a quarter of the territory in iraq seized by the islamic state last year. >>> my next guest says pentagon claims are inflated when it comes to the islamic state. the latest fight for tikrit illustrated how inept the iraqi military remains. joining us ralph peters who spent 22 years in the army rising from enlisted man to colonel. and a best selling author, publishing 31 books. at new civil war novel coming out on the 5th of may. entitled valley of the shadow. i want the audience to know he didn't tell us

one of the islam's most outspoken critics.he thinks there is hope for re-formation within that religion. >> it's not a religion of peace now because as a religion you are responsible for 70% of all of blood shed in the world today then you possibly cannot be a religion of peace but could become a religion of peace if we make some changes. >> but christian pastor does not think so. listen. >> what all of these things have in common is they are based on the religious beliefs of radical islam. that is why you are never going to reform radical islam. the only way to defeat it is to eradicate it. i said i want you to call the white house. i want you to call your senator's office and tell them demand that we do something to defeat radical islam. >> do you think that there is hope? can we reform radical islamists or do you have to do what he says and eradicate them? >> what is kind of tiring to hear is people continuing to say islam is a religion of peace and then you hear talk about the 70% of the blood shed around the world is some