importantly as well, both of the security ministries, the ministry of defense and ministry of interior led by the ministry of defense completed something called transparency and accountability working group. this has been a complete inventory of all of the functions within the ministry of defense, all the way from systems acquisition to personnel assignment. they are looking to remove criminal capture. and criminal influence from both of those insecurity ministries and that's a very important step as well, ma'am. >> general, i have a follow up question. general petraeus cited this case as a success story over a year ago. has the afghan general been tried yet or have any high profile or senior officials who have been protected or members of these criminal patronage networks been tried? you didn't specifically mention this, but this was an afghan army surgeon general. >> short answer is no, ma'am. the longer answer is i went to see minister wardak. i wrote a letter to the president. i presented the evidence of this case to the palace and there is now a comprehensive investigation under w

depots which rob afghans daily of millions and millions annually of resources, as well, the ministry of defense has recently underare taken and completed a transparency and accountability working group which is a complete survey of the ministry of defense led by minister wardack. all -- everything from patronage associated with recruiting and assignment to procurement of systems and weapons and pay facilities, it's a very comprehensive assessment which has been built into a work plan to begin to address those specific issues. the ministry of interior is undertaken very shortly a similar assessment which will really lay bare the corruption issues in the two security ministries which are our principle partners both in terms of building a credible ansf and the shield for stability for the state. those are important outcomesenthe pro outcomesenthe. the proof in the pudding, having now designed effective work plans. now we've got to start checking off the items. that's really where we'll see how serious everyone is in their compliment to do this. >> on a related note before my time expires, i have o

the representatives of the ministry of defense of was based on take part in regular meetings of the finance ministers and they also participate in. the regular exercises military to serve as observance and the solicitations charter doesn't require all the countries to sign an agreement within the total. to make italy on them and you can continue to be a full fledged member of the seal without joining one of the major fields of cooperation of course of course e.c. is still considered to be full fledged members that yes yes well this gives a lot of a lot of opportunities for going to zation to grow old if i meet a truck in france wasn't considered a full faced member of nato when they joined the mil train ization navies nato the only thing is c o t creek and army corp i think. we are one of the seeing the rapid growth of economic corp really a sea of and not all the numbers states may be interested in. executive in concrete projects in the sphere of energy sea or transportation or agriculture but we have agreed within the a sea org that it would not hamper the promotion of economic cooperatio

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suicide bombers and those vests were to be used on buses full of workers going in and out of the ministry of defenseit could have easily have killed several hundred if not a thousand or so people because those buses are packed full of 50-100 or so afghans going to the ministry of defense and the security issue is it was right next to the presidential palace, so we don't know if there could have been an attack on the presidential palace as well but as you can tell, this was a serious breach of security, and we've seen more and more of these breaches of security here in afghanistan in the past few months. just yesterday, three coalition troops were killed at the hands of afghan security forces, 2brits and one american -- two brits and one american were killed by an afghan soldier and afghan police officer. these are the type of attacks we're seeing in afghanistan and it calls into question how ready the afghan security forces are to take over security responsibility by the end of next year. all of these attacks that we've seen here at the hands of afghan soldiers and police officers on coalition troop

became the object of jokes that keep discrediting them stay to tell you this in detail so our ministry of defense made the song for george w. bush and this remake of god coverings congress song from fifty's you know something like hello raider we welcome you here we're so happy we got here and people from all around europe were telling us like oh your your minister of defense is so great she made such a joke of mr bush you know i was like no no this was not a joke like are you kidding this had to be a joke she made out you know they're going to remake a bank or a song like hello raider no this isn't true. i still. miss. the. rest stop. must see a little live this is such. a misleading. listen some of the. drama. simply. seriously. actually shut. up. shut. up he. lived he. lives. lived. it up leave out the serious stuff. has really not. changed. this much mom we're a small country in the me too if you're up first as my marty we've all noble because some are small stuff out not many times in history we have experienced the value that freedom and democracy. we are difficult to gain and easy to lose

became the object of jokes that keep discrediting them as they tell you and this in details our ministry of defense made the song for george w. bush and the song remake of god coverings from fifty's you know something like hello re there we welcome you here we are so happy with that and people from all around europe were telling us like oh your your minister of defense is so great she made such a joke of mr bush you know i was like no no this was not a joke like are you kidding this had to be a joke she made out you know that they are going to remake of a song like hello raider no this isn't true. i still. miss. that. stuff. most see listen. listen this is. the misdemeanor lizzie the message. the mom. just simply cut seriously. and shut. up. shut. up please. liz. liz. believe it or not seriously i put it. as her not. nicely. it's. just. this month mom we're a small country in the middle a few roe vs my money we vulnerable because we are small sign up are not many times in history we have experienced the value that freedom and democracy. a difficult to gain and easy to lose on our discussion board m

floors of different to your country here in the russian federation you have involved a lot of ministry ministry of defense finance. state security service. maybe you want to go for forty below point in the future this point serving agreements with europol russia is not a member of your organization but since you are here i would like to ask you how close are you with the russian police how closely connected and are you are you moving in a direction now out of becoming. closely tied i mean in a joint fight against against international crime the russian federation is an important partner also for for for europe also for the group the lord's was made intrinsically. it is clear that we have a close cooperation with the russian federation state of play right now is that we have currently in place in the so-called strategic cooperation agreement with the russian federation that means that we cooperate and they play and we exchange strategic data on crimes on trains on you after which is. taken force from europe will play russian federation and from the russian federation to the lord fortunately agency. we have

of those soldiers in a moment. first, our defense correspondents has details on this new attack from the ministry of defense in central london. >> there's still some confusion as to what exactly happened. at is in part because we understand this warrior vehicle, the six soldiers were travelling in near highway 1 near candy kandahar, they have not been able to get to the vehicle yet because of bad weather and they have not identified the bodies yet. they say the soldiers are missing but believed dead, so their families will have been informed. six soldiers, five of them came from the third battalion yorkshire regiment. one of them was from the duke of lancaster's regiment. they are still trying to get to that vehicle, still trying to find out what exactly happened, whether it was anti-tank mines. the facts have to be determined. we have gone beyond 400 british troops killed in afghanistan now. this is the biggest single incident in terms of deaths and previously there were five killed, but six were killed yesterday. defense secretary philip hammond condemned this attack and made clear that those responsible will be hel

in two thousand and ten the british ministry of defense finally admitted the use of depleted uranium in iraq and supplied the united nations with information on the zones targeted a u.s. ally is beginning to voice its doubts on this weapon. only belgium ireland kosta rica the new zealand have formally banned uranium in their arms but today no international convention even mentions that we did your radio minutes texts. this allows the u.s. administration to continue using it without fear of reprisals. if the illinois law faculty francis boyle claims that the usa can be hauled before a tribunal this lawyer and harvard graduate has an international reputation asian origin vietnam gulf war syndrome or trials our specialty today francis boyle is locked in a new battle to have the use of depleted uranium recognized as a war crime uranium munitions violate the hague regulations of nineteen zero seven and then our do you also violates the geneva protocol of one nine hundred twenty five. so they are clear the use of the u. is clearly a war crime because it is legally easy to use it shouldn't

. >>> new this morning, the ministry of defense of britain says, six of its troops are missing and resumedead -- resumed dead following a truck in afghanistan. the humanitarian chief is urging the government access to the hardest hit areas. it is to get relief workers there to deliver the wounded and deliver essential supplies the syrian government blew up a bridge that thousands had been using to get to lebanon to escape the violence. >>> they arrested two 12-year- old boys. the 12-year-old said he was approached by the older boys and that they beat him until he was unconscious. they are investigating whether he has any gang affiliations as well. >>> they are facing charges accused of attacking two students with a stapler. police were called to the school. it began when another was accused. he reportedly picked up the stapler and hit him until he was unconscious. >>> medical doctors in san pablo need your help. they are trying to identify a patient. the hospital calls him john dough. he was in his early 40s. he was found at the wall greens store. doctors say he can only say a couple of wo

training missions to partnering with the units in the field and on up to advisories in the ministry of defense and interior. that has been tested in the disturbing actions in the last few weeks. the tragic and incomprehensible killing of 16 afghan civilians in kandahar provence, apparently by a u.s. soldier, has further strained the relationship between the united states and afghanistan. last week president obama and president obama karzai reaffirmed their common commitment to completing the process of transition in afghanistan. in a coordinated press statement the two presidents reiterated their support for the approach agreed upon at the 2010 nato summit in lisbon, which calls for afghan security forces to assume, quote, full responsibility for security across the country by the end of 2014. this morning i want to focus on another part of that jointly issued statement. president obama and president karzai said they share the goal of sharing security forces so afghans are increasingly in chashlg of their own security, and the quote is with the lead for combat operations shifting to afghan for

that at the time of the strategic defense and security review, he described it as a mistake and an error to take over the vertical landing of the joint strike fighter. as the ministry of defense is about to perform a u turn on that original decision, doesn't he now accept and understand the real mistake and error has been a defense review that's been inadequate and is fast unraveling. >> the real mistake in error is eand to pay tribute to my friend, what he wants as defense secretary is to be the first defense secretary in a generation, frankly to announce a balanced and funded budget for defense for this year and for many years to come. that is what we're discussing, we will look at all of the evidence, all of the costings and costings as he will know change in defense. but i do make this pledge, unlike previous governments, if costs change and facts change, we wochbtd just plow on regardless and make wrong decisions for political reasons. >> order. >> the right honorable george oswald. >> mr. deputy speaker, this budget rewards work. this budget is going to earn it's way in the -- this budget supports working families and helps those looking for work. it unashame

the ministry of defense has named a soldier killed in afghanistan thursday. he is 24 years old from the 2nd battalion regiment, killed when he was struck by a blast from it improvised explosive device. >>> 5 metropolitan police officers have been injured, not four of them seriously after being attacked. they were making an arrest in east london when the attack happened. the officers are being treated in the hospitals. the dog has been destroyed. >>> you are watching " newsday." >> the headlines this hour -- nicolas sarkozy has called for national unity after the 32-hour siege in to lose and it. >> and mass protests in florida over the fatal shooting of an armed black teenager by a neighborhood watch volunteer. -- of an unarmed black teenager by a neighborhood watch volunteer. amistad and with that right by the protestors demanding the arrest of the crime much volunteer who shot dead the on armed teenager four weeks ago, discussing the possible consequences of the case. we will speak with joe hicks, who was a civil rights leader during the l.a. riots of 1992.

terry or ministry in the ministry of defense whole train or volunteers and in time of need police in the army are to moralize we are ready to defend our country the new security arrangement was in full display during the recent presidential elections in addition to observer and regular police each polling station had a group of heavily built man who called themselves people's guards all candidates in the corridors elections extolling the virtues of democracy and the rule of law but to make sure that these are graphic values work in their favor many of them are actual rather than political. the country's former interior minister sas reviling the regular police allows the courage as an excuse to maintain their own private armies and keys the public discontent boils over once again. under the pretext that the police would be moralized the new authorities are creating their own security the primary goal is not to protect. but rather to protect private interests of the bosses. this expression of the revolutions has also led to rise in the number of private security agencies here in the ce

i interface daily with the chairman of their military as well as their ministry of defense. so we'll have a small footprint there and, of course, the u.s. embassy will eventually relocate out to yongson on some property there. in regard to the cost, there are shared costs, and i would be more than happy to give you a detailed cost breakout of that so you can see. but i believe we're getting a very good deal. and i believe that the government welcomes u.s. presence. you just spoke of china. we are a stabilizing influence, as long as we're forward deployed. and that is something that would need to be factored into all of these discussions because that's important to maintain stability in that region. but i think overall they've been more willing. and you can go back to 1991. they have continued to increase their spending to assist u.s. forces that are stationed there. >> thank you, general. i know on our trip over there that they were very receptive and they were very supportive of u.s. troops and rok. so keep doing a good job. i enjoyed seeing you and hopefully i've already ma

the ministry of defense is buying tankers from south korea when the work can be done here. minister of defense says, and i quote, it will not consider employment, industrial and economic nearkets procurement. why won't the prime minister stand up for well class british industry? i do stand up for world class british industry and i'm very happy to have british aerospace, rolls-royce, on an airplane with me promoting british companies but i get attacked by the labour party. >> thank you, mr. speaker. is the prime minister aware of the tragic death of my constituent. her husband believes her death is one example of systemic management failures at the university hospitals. will the prime minister ensure dr. hagerty and my constituents that recent work to improve the management will continue and this trust will be turned around? >> i can certainly give me honorable friend that assurance but first of all, i'm sure the whole house will want to send the deepest condolences to the husband and family of the honorable member's constituent, penny hegerty.

over rested in kabul after intelligence officers and found nearly a dozen suicide vests in the ministry of defense building it's believed those arrested plan to detonate themselves on several also is hiring staff back and forth to work tensions have been high with one u.s. and two british soldiers killed by members of the afghan security force in separate incidents yesterday and earlier this month an american soldier went on a killing rampage shooting dead seventeen civilians. the father of mohammad marandi the man who murdered seven people includes france said he will sue the country for killing his son he's criticized the police for shooting rock saying officers could have used gas to capture him instead of deciding to kill him during a thirty two hour long siege meanwhile the gunman's brother is being held on charges of complicity in murder and terrorism. former international monetary fund chief dominique strauss column is under formal investigation again this time over alleged involvement in a prostitution ring a french court charged him with aggravated pimping he was then bailed for one hundr

been arrested in control after intelligence officers found nearly a dozen suicide vests in the ministry of defense building it's believed those arrested climbed to detonate themselves on several buses carrying staff back and forth to work tensions have been high with one who assigned to british soldiers killed five members of the afghan security force in separate incidents yesterday and earlier this month an american soldier went on a killing rampage at seventeen afghan civilians. the father of mohammad merah the man who murdered seven people in the loose france said he will sue the country for killing his son he's criticized the police for shooting in iraq saying officers quote of used gas to capture him instead of deciding to kill him during the thirty two hour long sea meanwhile the gunman's brother is being held on charges of complicity in murder and terrorism. riot police fired tear gas and water cannon to clear the streets of rock throwing indonesians protesting against law makers plans to increase fuel prices thousands of demonstrators blocked off streets and started fires before officers r

." >> the ministry of defense has announced that a soldier from the second battalion has been killed in afghanistan. the soldier died in an explosion in the district of hamand province. the family has been informed. it brings the number of urgs k. military deaths in -- of u.k. military deaths in afghanistan to 405. taking a daily dose of aspirin for middle age may protect people against cancer. the latest evidence based on new research suggests that a daily dose would not only cut the risk of developing the disease but also reduces the chance of it spreading to other organs. the findings are exciting, but experts warn the drug can cause dangerous side effects like stomach bleeds. doctors treating -- saying he is continuing to show signs of recovery. they told the bbc he was effectively dead for more than an hour after he suffered a cardiac arrest during a game against tottenham on saturday. >> this is newsday in singapore. >> in london, our headlines this hour. loud explosions in toulouse where french police are surrounding a gunman suspected of a spate of shootings. >> authorities sa

soldiers rested in kabul after intelligence services for nearly a dozen suicide vests in the ministry of defense building it's believed those arrested planned to detonate themselves on several buses carrying stuff back and forth to work tensions have been really high there lately with one of us and two british soldiers killed by members of the afghan security force in separate incidents just yesterday and earlier this month an american soldier went on a killing rampage shooting dead seventeen afghan civilians. the possibility of reopening the nato supply routes through pakistan to troops in afghanistan drew hundreds of angry demonstrators to rally in islamabad protesters from several islamic and political parties chanted anti us an anti nato slogans outside parliament the transit routes have been closed since an attack by nato forces in afghanistan killed twenty four pakistani soldiers last november. while police fired tear gas and water cannon to try to clear the streets of rock throwing indonesians who were protesting against lawmakers plans to increase fuel prices thousands of demonstrators b

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different from your country you're in the russian federation you have involved a lot of ministry minister of defense finance. state security of its. maybe point four four people open in the future this place having agreements with europol russia is not a member of your organization but since you are here i would like to ask you how close are you with the russian police how closely connected and are you are you moving in a direction now out of becoming. closely tied i mean in a joint fight against against international crime the russian federation is important but what was of all for europe also for the group in law enforcement agency. it is clear that we have a close cooperation also with the russian federation state of play right now is that we have currently in place in the so-called strategic cooperation agreement with the russian federation instead we cooperate and it may be exchange strategic paper on crimes on trains on you that which is. taken force from europe will play russian for the ration and from the russian federation we are you know unfortunately agency. we have a close cooperation wh

a complete survey of the ministry of defense. ything from patronage associated with recruiting and assignment to procurement of systems and weapons and pay facilities -- it is a very comprehensive assessment, which has been built into a work plan to begin to address those specific issues. the ministry of interior is undertaking very shortly a similar assessment, which will really lay bare the corruption issues in the two security ministries, which are principal partners, both in terms of building a credible ansf, but also ultimately being the shield for the state. those are important outcomes. the proof in the pudding is in the eating, of course, and what we are seeking to do is having out design effective work plans. we have got to start checking off the items. that is where we will see how serious everyone is in their commitment to do this. >> on a related note before my time expires, i have observed some of the reports relating to human trafficking among contractors. there are about 70,000 out of country employees from the phil