julian barnes was the author. he was presented with the $50,000 pound. novel is called "defensive and ending." he had been the favorite to win and the judges said it's a book about his past, speaks to human kind in the 21st century. >> an congratulations to all of this awardees. you've been watching the "bbc." >> the israeli soldier gilad shalit who has been held captive for five years went home. he was handed over in egypt by the palestinian group hamas. and that is it from rico in singapore. good night. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. union bank. and shell. >> this is kim - about to feel one of his favorite sensations. at shell, were developing more efficient fuels in countries like malaysia that can help us get the most from our energy resources. lets use energy more efficiently. lets go. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles.

julian barnes was presented with the 50,000 pound prize at a ceremony in london. his novel, "the sense of an ending," had been favored to win. it is a book about a man facing up to his past. it's big to humankind in the 21st century. -- i t speakas to humankind in the 21st century. the story of survival in china. a 3-year-old boy. he is lucky. look at this. he is down there in that well shaft. yet fallen down there. -- he has fallen down there. that rope was lowered by villagers to try to help them out, but emergency services did the job. a happy ending for a lucky boy. a miracle indeed. >> you've been watching "newsday." >> test reminder of our main news this hour. the israeli soldier gilad shalit that was held captive in gaza for five years has flown home after being reunited with his family in israel. the 25-year-old was handed over in egypt on tuesday by the palestinian groups haman is in exchange for 1000 palestinian prisoners. that is it from london and singapore. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolul

. >> julian barnes.t julian barnes, "wall street journal" and i, i may have been the reporter he was talking about there. my question is this, and it sort of follows along some of the queries we've had today, which is you've talked about the categorization problems you've had in recent days, that certain individuals might be covered by military commissions that they might not have the other laws for authority. so that makes me think maybe there is a role for congress in clarifying that, but then you've also been critical of the use, affiliated entity and the legislation that's come before the congress. so one, how should congress clarify, clarify who you have jurisdiction over? and two, do you think, just for clarity, going forward do you believe that guantanamo could take another captured detainee or is that off the table now? >> let me answer the last question first. it is the firm policy of this administration not to add to the guantanamo population. the president pledged to close the guantanamo, and

. >> julian barnes. >> "wall street journal," and i may have been the reporter you're talking about there. my question follows along the queries we have had today, which is you have talked about the categorization problems and in recent days, that certain individuals might be covered by military commissions, but they might not have the other law for authority. that makes me think that there is a role for congress and clarifying that. then you also been critical of the use of "affiliated entity" in legislation that has become before the congress. one, how should congress who you have jurisdiction over? and two, do you think just for clarity going forward, do you believe that guantanamo could take another captured detainee, or is that off the table now? >> let me answer the last question first. it is the firm policy of this administration not to add to the guantanamo population. the president pledged to close guantanamo. we continue to be committed to that goal. so we do not intend to add to the guantanamo population. military commission jurisdiction is different from detention authority. o

here is bit of what julian barns and writes. the approach emphasizes quick planning, a small footprint and limited duration engagements according to u.s. officials assessing the outcome. nato showed it could provide a ready made coalition capable of conducting a far-reaching expeditionary operation. president barack obama, an early champion of the approach, said thursday demonstrate what collective action could achieve in the 21st century. in contrast to the other recent conflicts in libya, the americans took the initial lead opening days of conflict but at mr. obama's insistence quickly handed over most airstrikes to european allies leaving the u.s. to take a support role. the nato model was also beset by shortcomings. uneven participation and inadequate supplies and fuel and targeting intelligence. future interventions may not look the same and may not involve nato. some could involve little air power and more special operations troops on the ground. others could involve u.s. forces training indigenous forces of the not all se