our guest tonight, one of my favorites, the chairman of the joint chief of staffs admiral mike mullen will be joining us later. it's our third time talking to him which i believe makes me a sergeant. (laughing) we begin tonight with the obviously the big story from this weekend. obviously what everyone was talking and thinking about: president obama's jobs bill. a bill so important that its unveiling last thursday night preempted the packers'-saints game pre-game through. two teams with high expectations for the coming season. i'm sorry. what were we talking about? jobs bill. what is so great about this that it preempted my pre-game show? >> it will create more jobs for construction workers, more jobs for teachers, more jobs for veterans and more jobs for long-term unemployed. repair and modernize at least 35,000 schools. it will provide a tax break for companies who hire new workers and cut payroll taxes in half for every working american and every small business. >> jon: it will triple guarantee that all children get to be the thing they wanted to be when they grow up, including ast

. >> and another shout out, we played a clip just a bit ago of mike mullen.o me at that armed services committee hearing, that mike mullen saying that this was just a matter of integrity, you could not ask people to lie about themselves and still meet the standards of the military code. but that was a signature moment, it took a year and a half for the pentagon to come along, but the chairman of the joint chiefs made a difference, i think. >> no. i can't agree with you more. that was a turning point moment when the chairman of the joint chiefs, admiral mike mullen, he's a very eloquent man, and a lot of credibility with members of congress, just said, this is wrong. we teach one of the central values of our military and the military is one of the few institutions left in america that still lives by values, is integrity and here we're asking people to lie about themselves. that i think affected a lot of people in both houses and both parties. so this is an unusual star. maybe a fifth star, to give to admiral mike mullen. >> indeed. joe lieberman, thank you ver

joint chiefs of staff, mike mullen. they also talk about the pentagon's budget at this 40-minute briefing. admiral mullen will retire from his post at the end of the month. >> as of 12:01 this morning, we have the repeal of don't ask, don't tell, pursuant to the law that was passed by the congress last december. thanks to this change, i believe we move closer to achieving the goal at the foundation of the values that america's all about. equality, equal opportunity, and dignity for all americans. as secretary of defense, i'm committed to removing all the barriers that would prevent americans from serving their country and from rising to the highest level of responsibility that their talents and capabilities warrant these are men and women who put their lives on the line in defense of this country. and that's what should matter the most. i want to thank the repeal implementation team and the service 60's, along with the service chiefs for all of their efforts to ensure that d.o.d. is ready to make this change, consistent

tonight he's the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff please welcome back to the program admiral mike mullen. sir. ( cheers and applause ) nice to see you, sir. >> thank you. >> jon: how are you? >> good. >> jon: your term is is done at the end of this month. >> right. end of september. >> jon: end of september. do you have plans for relaxation? what does someone who has worked as hard as you have for as long as you have under this kind of pressure, what do you do for yourself to... do you go to a sandals resort? what does an admiral do? >> my plan is to take a long winter's nap. >> jon: that would be the time to do it. >> actually we're going to try to come down and rest. we've been going at a pretty quick pace here for upwards of six straight years. it's time to take a break. we're going to do that. >> jon: what i didn't know about you and we got to know each other a little bit during a recent spring break trip together. you come from show business folk. your father was in the entertainment industry. >> right. he was a publicist out in hollywood. that's the business i grew up in. although

. >>> president obama will be among those honoring joint chiefs of staff chairman admiral mike mullen today. he will hand over his office to army general martin dempsey and retire after 43 years in uniform. for more on the stories log onto our website at wjla.com. >>> the time is 6:14. some stafford virginia residents said they are devastated after a recent storm caused a massive landslide. look at this video. the deck and a hot tub an entire yard cascaded down a hill park and the same thing happened to the family next door. they paid $340,000 for their property and insurance does not cover the damage. >> the property and the land and the house are covered by zero dollars. our total worth is zero dollars. >> even adding to that frustration, they still have to make mortgage payments of $3,000 per month. they and other residents expressed their concern last night at a public meeting and county officials say they are asking the state and fema for help them we have news about food safety. >> the number of food recalls is growing. they have been issued for beef, lettuce, and tomatoes. ther

admiral -- admiral mike mullen has accused pakistan's intelligence service in aiding the haqqani groupast week. the group was effectively pakistani intelligence. >> last tuesday, a truck bomb attack in central kabul targets the u.s. embassy. now america says it was plotted by the help of its ally pakistan. by the end of the mayhem, 25 people were dead. they blame the haqqani network, which had help from the pakistani intelligence service. america's top military man, admiral mike mullen, one of the president's most closest advisers had never been so blunt. the government of pakistan uses violent extremism as an instrument of policy. >> by exploiting violence, they have eroded their internal security and the position in the region. they have undermined their international credibility and threatened their economic well- being. only a decision to break with this policy can pave the road to a positive feature for pakistan. >> the haqqani network operates untouched from within pakistan. they are linked to the taliban sympathetic to al qaeda appeared it is suspected that they are armed and tr

admiral mike mullen directly accused their secretive spy agency, the isi, of playing a role in attacks on the u.s., like the one at the u.s. embassy in kabul. and it sent shockwaves around the globe today. abc's martha raddatz with more. >> reporter: the attacks have been spectacularly bold. >> rpg, get down! >> reporter: machine gun fire and rocket-propelled grenades raining down on the u.s. embassy in kabul, resulting in a day-long battle. and the truck bombing of a u.s. base that left 77 soldiers wounded and five people dead. these are the attacks that the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, mike mullen, today blamed directly on the pakistani government, accusing its spy agency, the isi, of helping the terrorist group, known as the haqqani network, every step of the way. >> with isi support, haqqani operatives planned and conducted that truck bomb attack as well as the assault on our embassy. >> reporter: never before has an american official so publicly linked the government of pakistan to attacks on the u.s. a sickening accusation, given that the u.s. has been giving pakistan m

after leading the charge against "don't ask, don't tell," admiral mike mullen hands over the reins to army chief of staff today with an unusual and heartfelt thank you to his wife. >> you've always been my angel, always on my shoulder and i love you more than you can know. >>> and after months of insisting that he is not running for president, is chris christie having a change of heart? plus, the 2012 wives club. ann romney and anita perry taking on new roles in the campaign trail. will they be able to change the course of their husbands' campaigns? and good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. a big day. we begin with the death of american-born al qaeda leader anwar awlaki, a man considered the single greatest threat to u.s. -- to the u.s. homeland. an inspirational leader, he was killed around 3:00 this morning eastern time, when an american drone fired on his convoy in yemen, killing him and another american-born terrorist sammer kahn. jim miklaszewski is live at the pentagon with the latest. this is a very big deal. they must be celebrating at the pentagon and the white ho

plus, worst suspicions confirmed department, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, mike mullen, accuses the pakistani government of directly supporting attacks on the united states in afghanistan by aiding pakistani militants. is the u.s., our country, prepared to go into pakistan and take the militants out? also, as expected, the palestinian authority has officially requested full membership status at the u.n. that's statehood, nationhood, if you will, and also, as expected, israeli's prime minister benjamin netanyahu told the u.n., not as far as he's concerned. israel's ambassador to the united states joins us tonight live on "hardball." finally, check out michele bachmann's claim that americans should be allowed to keep every dollar they earn. no more taxes at all, period. how exactly does she expect to fund the government she wants to run? by the way, how's she paying for that big, long fence with mexico she wants. smaller question, how does she expect to get paid this week? >>> flip-flop -- actually, his flop, simple flop at last night's debate. david corn's an msnbc analys

admiral mike mullen is retiring after fourfour is as chairman and more than 40 years in uniform. president obama thanks adderall mullen -- thanked him for his service. >> our nation is more secure because of the service you have rendered. >> army general, martin dempsey is being sworn in. he is the 18th chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. >>> when we continue, a high school football coaches off the job. coming up, and what the man says is the reason he decided to hold a motivational team meeting in a graveyard. >> we looked over every hill. >> the family would not give up until they found a missing loved one. a missing man survived for days strapped to the bottom of a debt. and later, you never know where you might run into when you get out for a shopping trip. all that and if steve rudin returns with a look i just joined extracare advantage for diabetes at cvs pharmacy. i'm taking the right steps to manage my diabetes and my budget. extracare advantage for diabetes is a program that helps me save money on the supplies i need so we can stay a step ahead of... all: our diabetes

. >> admiral mike mullen, america's most senior military officer. he is close to retirement. he spoke with blistering frankness, asserting that pakistani intelligence is helping militants attacked and killed americans in pakistan. >> the network access as an arm of pakistan's = -- acts as an am of pakistan's services. it planned the attack as well as an attack on our embassy. >> the tins attacked the u.s. embassy and other official buildings. -- militants attacked the u.s. embassy and other official buildings. were u.s. allies involved? admiral mullen says yes. >> as an instrument of policy, the government of pakistan and the pakistani army jeopardize is the prospect of our strategic partnership. , but pakistan's opportunity to be a respect it-- jeopardize is the prospect of our strategic partnership. >> u.s. officers collet half a violent and had a hard line. -- called it half a violent and half hard line. >> it issei the -- if you say the isi was involved in that attack, i categorically deny it. >> but admiral mullen, perhaps with the candor of demands and to hang up his un

admiral mike mullen, his courageous testimony and leadership on this issue. i think they were major factors in bringing us to this day. let me also if i can give you an update on the defense budget and where that stands at this point. as you know, the department -- >> to leon panetta, marking this historic occasion at the end of don't ask don't tell. i have colonel jack jacobs including a war vet who fought in iraq and did not reenlist as a result of don't ask don't tell. we see the shoulder of mike mullen, but leon panetta said it was part of the testimony given by that admiral that may have changed this game. i remember he talked about how he served with men who were gay and they have a place at this table to fight for our country. men and women. >> anybody who has been in combat, i you don't care when the shrapnel is flying around what anybody's orientation is. we fight for each other under the most difficult of circumstances. it was admiral mullen's testimony. it was inevitable. sooner rather than later. there a lot of people, officers both retired and on

chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen on thursday accused pakistan's inter-services intelligence agency of providing support to the hakani network, the pakistan based militant group the u.s. says planned and conducted the assault. it was the first allegation of its kind in public by the most senior u.s. military officer. even so, the pakistani military declined to take action against the hakani network, citing the group's alliances with other militant organizations and mastery of the rugged mountain terrain. >>> meanwhile, in afghanistan, another shooting at a u.s. facility in kabul has been reported. two weeks after the attack on the embassy and nato headquarters. gunfire and a blast were heard sunday evening from part of the u.s. embassy compound. a u.s. government source has acknowledged that the building likely contains offices belonging to the cia. an embassy spokesperson said monday that an afghan employee killed one u.s. citizen and injured another. the afghan employee was also killed. the motivation for the attack is unknown. u.s. officials are still investig

that's the story of mike mullen. it's the story of america. d it's the spirit that we celebrate today. indeed, if there's a thread that runs through his illustrious career, it's mike's sense of stewardship, the understanding that as leaders our time at the helm is but a moment in the life of our nation. the humility which says, the institutions and people entrusted to our care look to us. yet, they do not belong to us. and the sense of responsibility we have to pass them safer and stronger to those who follow. mike, as you look back as your four consequential years as chairman and your four decades in uniform, be assured our military is stronger and our nation is more secure because of the service that you have rendered. [ applause ] >> and the president there thanking, giving high praise to admiral mullen, the outgoing chairman of the joint chiefs. he will be handing over the baton, if you will, to the new chairman of the joint chiefs, army chief of staff general martin dempsey. the president also prefaced the thanks and praise for admiral mul

military have taken admiral mike mullen around the world many times over-- meeting with troops in twoones; attending elaborate military ceremonies in china; coordinating disaster aid in earthquake-stricken haiti. but mullen's greatest role was in helping wind down the war in iraq and expand the war in afghanistan. at his senate confirmation hearing in 2007, he expressed characteristic candor about iraq. >> based on the political... lack of political reconciliation at the government level, obviously-- although i spoke earlier about some of it going on at the local level, which i think is important-- i would be concerned about whether we'd be winning or not. >> holman: on afghanistan, mullen played a bigger role, saying the u.s. needed to refocus its energies there and in the region. when president obama asked for an afghan war review, mullen stuck by commanders in the field who demanded resources for a counterinsurgency approach. david ignatius of the "washington post" has traveled to the region frequently with the admiral. >> there is this view that the white house has that mullen and

mike mullen. a copy by the host, the honorable leon panetta, secretary of defense -- accompanied by the host. and general martin e. dempsey. >> present. ♪ [band plays] the president of the united states. ["hail to the chief" plays] ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the invocation. plays] [military orders] >> let us pray. eternal father, we praise you and thank you. it's subtle presence -- your eternal presence touches us this morning. thank you for your leadership, guidance, and direction that admiral mullen has given to this great nation. we thank you for having stood next to this great leader as he led hundreds of thousands of our most treasured puncher man and woman through two major conflicts. we ask you for a special blessing, a blessing upon admiral mullen. such service has meant sacrifices, chief of which has been the long separations from home, family, and friends. we rejoice with him on this day. we pray that the lord will be with him. life has advance the well-being of sold

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at the pentagon, joint chiefs chairman mike mullen said for him, repeal of don't ask don't tell is all about integrity. >> it's fundamentally against everything we stand for as an institution, to force people to lie about who they are just to wear a uniform. >> reporter: in 1993, the new president bill clinton, wanted to lift the ban against gays in the military all together. but faced with stiff opposition from both congress and the pentagon, he was forced to accept don't ask don't tell. on capitol hill today, lawmakers say the repeal marks an end to 18 years of official discrimination and the beginning of a new era. >> when gay and lesbian service members can serve their country openly, without constant fear of being kicked out of the military. >> and sarah pezette was free to tell the whole world the truth. >> i'm 31 years old, i'm a woman, i'm a united states marine, and i'm a lesbian. >> reporter: were you living a lie? >> absolutely. all of us. all of us were living a lie. >> reporter: but air force staff sergeant jonathan mills was among many who fought back. he's been executive

. >> reporter: in his final days as chairman of the joint chiefs, admiral mike mullen was publicly criticized by the white house for having been too tough on pakistan. asked if he agreed with mullen, white house press secretary jay carney gave the classic washington put-down. >> it's not language i would use. >> reporter: the offending language was delivered last week in mullen's final appearance before congress. reading word for word from a written statement with defense secretary panetta at his side. >> the haqqani network, for one, acts a veritable arm of pakistan's internal services intelligence agency. >> reporter: the haqqani network, one of the most violent enemy factions in afghanistan, launched the receipt attack on the u.s. embassy in kabul and the truck bombing of an american outpost which wounded 77 soldiers. according to mullen, both attacks were carried out with the help of pakistani intelligence known as i.s.i. >> with i.s.i. support, haqqani operatives planned and conducted that truck bomb attack, as well as the assaults on our embassy. >> reporter: that charge, directly tying

mike mullen has served the post for four years. he is a 1968 graduate of the naval academy and previously commanded the george washington carrier strike group. >>> the last thing you expect to see at your local walmart or target is a celebrity. >> but that's exactly what happened yesterday at a target in alexandria under this baseball cap and behind the sunglasses, yep, that's the first lady, michelle obama doing a little shopping. apparently no one recognized her until a cashier began to ring her out. the disguise. the press photographer who snapped the pictures was tipped off and yes, even the secret service agents were dressed pretty casually. >>> our time, coming up on 4:36. at 4:39, imagine a bank charging you to spend your own money. that's exactly what's happening at one american bank. >>> at 4:49, no more free turkeys for thanksgiving. this year, some people are going to have to earn their holiday bird. >> we're back with your weather first in two minutes. you're watching 9news now. your checking account is le pew. interest

admiral mike mullen, senior adviser, has never been so blunt. he says, the terrorist organization is an arm of pakistani intelligence and the use of violent extremism as policy. >> the have eroded internal security and their position in the region. they have undermined their international credibility and threatened their economic well- being. only a decision to break with this policy can pave the road to a positive future for pakistan. >> the hakkani network operates untouched from within pakistan. they are linked to the taliban and sympathetic to the al qaeda. it has been suspected they are armed and trained by some within pakistani intelligence. the army director has met with the interior minister to press him to act. the government denies involvement. >> i categorically deny. i categorically deny it. we have no any such policy to aid a text of pakistani forces -- to aid these attacks through pakistan forces or assistance. >> the country receives $4.50 million in aid every year. the relationship has been fraught every year since 9/11. since th

. >>> what to watch today on abc news, mike mullen retires today.ident will make a statement honoring the admiral at a ceremony in virginia. >>> the protesters marching on wall street the past 12 days will take their demonstrations to the headquarters of the nypd. 80 people of the occupy wall street movement were arrested last sunday. >>> and the major league baseball post season begins with american league division series. >> big time for baseball. oh, yeah. >> you are a baseball fan? >> during playoff time. the other 80,000 games before the playoffs, i don't care. it gets good. >>> on the schedule today, the tampa bay rays visiting the texas rangers. tigers/yanks. >> on the schedule for the boston red sox, a golf game. along with the atlanta braves, red sox are licking their wounds after an historic september swoons. here is abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: the shot heard around red sox nation. >> a home run! a home run! the rays are going to the playoffs. >> reporter: evan longoria's game-winning home run sent the tampa bay rays to the playoffs a

protests and triggered by recent comments by the outoutgoing chairman of the joint chiefs, admiral mike mullen. he said thhey are supported by pakistan's spy agency. adding to the tensions between the u.s. and pakistan, secretary of state hillary clinton says the u.s. may soon officially brand the haqqani network a terrorist group. >>> a verdict in the amanda knox case is expected by the end of the week. knox is the american student convicted of killing her british house mate and sentenced to 26 years in prison. her lawyers begin their closing arguments today and monique reports from perugia, italy. >> reporter: amanda knox's sister sobbed as she and her family made one of their last prison verdicts before the verdict. next time they enter this italian jail, they hope they are taking her home. >> we just love her and here to support her. >> reporter: defense lawyers for knox and her ex-boyfriend raffaele sollecito say the prosecution's case is crumbling. >> translator: there was no evidence against raffaele and amanda. everything including the investigation and the murder verdict is based on n

today, chairman of the joint chiefs mike mullen told congress he believes pakistan's own spy agency, the isi helped the insurgents behind both of these attacks. u.s. military officials are telling nbc news the isi is, quote, actively involved in helping militants launch similar attacks. >>> now to the story back in this country that began this broadcast last night -- the execution of a georgia man that touched off controversy around the world and raised the question that still hasn't been answered, may never be answered. did an innocent man die late last night for a murder he never committed? nbc's savannah guthrie who, as a lawyer, has covered her share of crime and punishment controversy is with us here in new york tonight. good evening. >> good evening. this was a terrible crime. a police officer who came to the aid of a homeless man being beaten by a group of men was shot dead on the street but the troy davis case is gathering worldwide headlines tonight because of persistent questions about whether he really was the man who pulled the trigger. to his last breath, troy davis, con

an interesting point but earlier this week a really interesting serious interview with admiral mike mullen chairman of the joint chiefs chiefs of staff take a look this is part of it i was surprised in meeting with people that i've met in the military how a political they truly are how it really is so much more mission based and fraternal it's about their brothers and sisters and executing the tasks that they've been given well i think as you saw on the trip that we were on together is it very clear so much you've done there with your fighting with in many ways that's why they are there they understand what they're doing for their country they understand their mission. and on the daily show talking about u.s. troops and of course you know not all the sound bites pasted together so often of elected officials saying one thing and then saying the opposite a few months later about done a lot of times by the daily show producers but all of those intrepid reporters on the ground on the front lines of where news is happening reporters like i don't know anderson cooper. to really clean up and rebu

. >> on thursday, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, mike mullen, delivered a scathing allegation against our ally pakistan. he testified pakistan was behind an attack on the u.s. embassy in kabul, afghanistan, last week that killed two dozen people. have accusing them of supporting the terrorist group that ed the attack, the had connie network. >> with isi support, the operatives planned conducted that truck bomb attack as well as the assault on our embassy. >> over the last nine years the u.s. has given pakistan $20 billion in military development aid. question, what kind of image is the united states projecting to the world when our supposed ally, pakistan, stages an attack in afghanistan? >> pakistan is always played a dole game with us. but this is a lot more blatant than in the past. and this has implications for our president in afghanistan. why are we staying there? we were staying there to help protect pakistan, worried about the nuclear weapons and we don't want them to fall into the hands of terrorists. so i think this really does present a dilemma for the u.s., because

the actication same from admiral mike mullen, chairman of the joined chiefs of staff. testifying on capitol hill yesterday, mullen said the pakistan intelligence service, the isi, supported a taliban ally to a terrorist network. mullen says that group was behind the attack on the u.s. embassy in kabul last week and before that, a truck bombing that wounded scores of americans. >> are isi support, the terrorist group planned and conducted that truck bomb attack as well as the assaults on our embassy. >>> closing arguments begin today in italy and amanda knox's appeal for her murder conviction. in court this morning, knox has pinned her hopes of having the verdict overturned on a report from independent forensic experts. they say the dna evidence used against the american student was unreliable and that police made many errors. knox was convicted of murdering her british roommate in 2007. >>> back in this country, steven powell, the father-in-law of missing utah woman susan powell, has been arrested on child pornography charges. the 61-year-old powell, the father of susa

that's what lies behind the charges made by admiral mike mullen, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, that the haqqani network is a veritable arm of pakistani intelligence. this was the attack on the u.s. embassy and nato's afghan headquarters that resulted in a 22-hour fire fight, with american troops pinned down on rooftops. 16 people were killed-- no americans, but the buildings in the embassy compound were damaged. according to u.s. officials, the haqqani network consists of several thousand fighters and operates with impunity from safe havens inside pakistan, conducting cross-border raids into afghanistan and up into kabul. the pakistani spy agency used the haqqanis to sow violence so afghanistan cannot emerge as a strong and stable country allied with pakistan's archenemy india. two days before the attack on the u.s. embassy, a large truck bomb went off at an american combat outpost, wounding 77 u.s. soldiers. two days before that, u.s. intelligence intercepted communications that the haqqani network was sending a large truck filled with explosives into afghanistan. gener

admiral mike mullen told a senate committee that the pakistani government's intelligence agency was behind last week's attack on the american embassy in afghanistan. mullen said the u.s. has credible evidence that the pakistani agency is connected to that and to a number of other attacks against american troops. david martin has our story. >> reporter: the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said it as bluntly as it's ever been said: terrorist groups which are killing americans operate with impunity from pakistani soil and with help from pakistani intelligence. >> the haqqani network, for one, acts as a veritable arm of pakistan's internal services intelligence agency. >> reporter: the haqqani network is perhaps the most violent enemy faction in afghanistan. according to admiral mullen, it is responsible for last week's attack on the u.s. embassy in kabul in which 16 people were killed, and just before that, a powerful truck bomb on the anniversary of 9/11 which wounded scores of american soldiers. >> with i.s.i. support, haqqani operatives planned and conducted that truck bomb attack, a

admiral mike mullen made 27 visits to pakistan to stop its support for terrorism and says he failed. as he prepared to step down today as chairman of the joint chiefs he blew the whistle on pakistan telling congress last week the terrorists are a veritable arm of pakistan's spy agency. why was he so blunt? he told national public radio -- >> i am losing american soldiers. the haqqanis are killing american soldiers and from that perspective, i think it's got to be addressed which is the reason i spoke to it. >> reporter: mullen forced the administration to confront an inconvenient truth. this warning today to pakistan from hillary clinton. >> they are making a serious, grievous, strategic error supporting these groups. >> reporter: the charge that pakistan's spy agency is behind the attacks on u.s. troops has caused a firestorm in islamabad. crisis meetings and denials. former intelligence officials say mullen is right. >> we need to be honest with the american people about the partner we are working with in pakistan and we need to be honest with the pakistanis that we are onto what t

today is the last day on the job for admiral mike mullen handing over his office at fort mire and officially retiring from the military. president obama will speak during that ceremony. cynne? >> thank you natasha. what was supposed to be a joke now investigating. the headline, congressional leaders taking hostages and threatening to kill them if they didn't get $12 trillion in cash. many are saying that joke went too far. >> no. not funny. >> that's pretty bad. >> the capital police did launch an investigation. "the onion" released a statement assuring the public there was no truth to their tweets. >> former mayor adrian vente says he has no desire to run again for his job. he tells the huffington post when he was in office, he didn't compromise in what he believed in and his only regret was that he wasn't more uncompromising. >> a d.c. school board member wants to know why he was arrested last weekend. he says he was confronted by police when he went to check on kids at the apartment complex. >> they had -- i'm still waiting to see that. >> the d.c. housing authority won't talk about why w

the approval of defense secretary leon panetta as well as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff mike mullen . i cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are eager to do for their fellow shooters or. how this encourage me to repeal by admiral mullen is a stark contrast to that of some of the military he says staff such as the marines chief of staff general james amos who expressed concern about the repeal this law but those in favor good way now dan choi an iraq war veteran he was discharged after he came out of the rachel maddow show this. equality consistently even getting arrested after chaining himself to the white house fence now we're happy to report that choi is relisting in the army a difference a few years makes right so president obama released a statement today saying the as of today patriotic americans in uniform will no longer have to lie about who they are in order to serve the country they love every american to be proud that we have taken another great step toward keeping the finest milliped

getting under way right now in pakistan last week out outgoing joint chiefs of staff chairman admiral mike mullen who has visited pakistan twenty seven times since two thousand and eight fence secretary leon panetta says pakistan has proven safe haven to a terrorist group that carried out attacks in the u.s. embassy in kabul mullen prompted many. here both of them actually prompting many to say that the pentagon is upping the ante with pakistan meanwhile right wing writers and pundits are openly calling for attacks on pakistan or for us to abandon our balance of support for both india and pakistan in their disputes as rick perry soham and at least suggested in the last republican debate. the economy network for one acts as a veritable arm of pakistan's internal services intelligence agency with i.s.i. support conny operatives planning the conduct of that truck bomb attack as well as the assault on our embassy we also have credible intelligence that they were behind the june twenty eighth attack on the intercontinental hotel in kabul and a host of other smaller but effective operations for more on

journalists with doing which is holding a lawmaker's accountable interviewing heavy garrick like admiral mike mullen what's happening when you stephen colbert is doing it to me can't make them out there basically they're not really all they're doing is occupying the space that these guys once did you know occupied that's all it is it's not anything more complicated these people have abdicated their role to do investigative reporting to cover the news that people don't necessarily aren't comfortable with you know are and are not about say the. propaganda arm of the republican party that some say fox has become so you take that out of the equation this is wide open field and you have you know comedians that can move into that because they have this young kind of hipster audience that has expanded so now they have the freedom to do this that was pristine for journalism professor at georgetown university and that's going to.

coming from both sides on september twenty second outgoing joint chiefs of staff chairman admiral mike mullen testified that the u.s. government believes that the pakistan based according at work was responsible for the recent attack on the u.s. embassy in kabul and he also said that the i.s.i. not only helped the network in this attack but that the latter is a veritable arm of the pakistani intelligence services this is resulted in pakistani officials denouncing admiral mullen it's resulted in pakistani talk shows discussing how to react if the united states were to attack but why would they would think that the u.s. would attack that just more anti american media bias well maybe it's because a u.s. lawmakers have begun beating their chests and suggested doing just that. the idea of pakistani intelligence agencies supporting terrorism as a national strategy needs to come there and if you stabilizes afghanistan they're killing american soldiers if they continue to embrace terrorism as part of their national strategy we're going to have to put all options on the table including defending our t