> you're going to be reading about secret cia and joint special operations command missions into mogadishu, to liase with warlords by surface- to-air missiles back from the son of fairo i.d.ed, in the battle of the mogadishu and also you're going to be reading about some tapping somali cell phone networks as well. >> shawn, absolutely fantastic work and everybody i'm sure looks forward to reading the entire series. thanks very much for coming out today. coming up a former pentagon comptroller who now heads the american arm of europe's largest aerospace company e.a.d.s. tells >>> with the pentagon embroiled in budget and strategy reviews and a super committee about to propose cuts of its own, it's a tough environment leading a defense company which is exactly what our next guest advocates sean o'keefe. over the decades, sean has served as the pentagon's comptroller, navy secretary and most recently director of nasa. while his company lost the competition to supply the u.s. air force with new tanker aircraft, he's still trying to win new work like supplying the army with new armed aerial sco

. >> arc has used its donations to run a hospital in the somali capital, mogadishu. the recession at home has not hurt contributions. the group says people tend to be more sympathetic and responsive in tough times. larger donors, though, need more convincing that their dollars, should they contribute, will bring enduring change over the long term in addition to easing the immediate suffering. for "religion and ethics newsweekly," this is fred de sam lazaro in minneapolis. >>> in other news, republican presidential hopefuls continue their outreach to religious voters. in iowa, six of the candidates took the stage last week at an event called the thanksgiving family forum. the event was hosted by a conservative religious group and took place in a des moines church. the candidates were asked questions about their faith and several spoke of struggles in their personal lives. mitt romney and jon huntsman did not attend. >>> a pew research center poll conducted november 9th to 14th, showed white evangelical republicans favoring herman cain over newt gingrich and mitt romne

people dead and many injured officials say the explosion happened in a normally safe district of mogadishu by the city's main base for a thousand strong african union force is located the african union has been recently pushing all al qaeda linked insurgents out of the last neighborhoods in the capital they control. and it's been a soft landing on the step of cars it's done for a russian soyuz capsule and its crew the russian american and japanese space travelers returned after six months in orbit and at least one bought reports now from mission control after a descent from the international space station the soyuz module has safely touched down in a step in kazakstan put a surrogate volkov them might force them have been up on the international space station for six months conducting maintenance and experiments they also have a tense time up there in august a progress module crashed on the way up to the i assessed bringing supplies and that raised many questions over the reliability of the soyuz vehicle all launches were suspended for a while so the crew that was supposed to come up to jo

people dead and many injured officials say the explosion happened in a normally safe district in mogadishu where the city's airport and main base for a one thousand strong african union force is located the african union has been recently pushing all al qaeda linked insurgents out of the last neighborhoods in the capital they control. in the south korean parliament became a battleground when an opposition lawmaker decided to throw what's being called tear gas power he was angry that ruling party lawmakers pushed through lol stalled free trade deal with the us deputy parliament speaker was seen wiping his eyes after being balanced with the chemical of unification of the trade deal with washington it was agreed despite strong opposition saying it favors us over south korean workers. and it's been a soft landing on the step of kazakstan for russian soyuz capsule and its crew the russian american and japanese space travelers returned after a six month stint in orbit of his time but reports from mission control after a descent from the international space station the soyuz module has safely tou

>> that's exactly what magnus has been doing since september when he brought 20 tons of food to mogadishulivering the aid was a daunting challenge since a terrorist group has blocked many humanitarian organizations from entering the country. mary's meals used its partners to help them do what others couldn't. >> so often you hear it's not possible to get food to the people in somalia. it certainly is possible. this work is about people. it's really important for the people we're working for. >> how long has she lived here? >> three months. why did she leave? >> they lost everything. >> everyone i've talked to here has walked long distances from their homes. they all talk about how their cattle have died, how they have no farms to go back to. the meal that we provide is a porridge mixture. very, very cheap but very nutritious. one meal costs six cents. >> mary's meals plans to ship a total of 200 tons of food by the end of the year. that's more than 2 million meals. it's been a life-changing journey for this one-time salmon farmer who feels more at home helping others than he does in the s

>> that's exactly what magnus has been doing since september when he brought 20 tons of food to mogadishusomalia's capital. delivering the aid was a daunting challenge since a terrorist group has blocked them from entering the country. mary's meals used its regional partners to do what others couldn't. >> so often you hear it's not possible to get the food to the people that need it in somalia. we have seen today that it certainly is possible. this work is about people. it's really important for the people we're working for. how long has she lived here? >> three months. three months. >> why did she leave? >> they lost everything. >> everyone i've talked to here has walked long distances from their homes. they all talk about how their cattle have died, how they have no farms to go back to. the meal that we provide is a porridge mixture. very, very cheap but very nutritious. that's good. one meal costs six cents. >> mary's meals plans to ship a total of 200 tons of food by the end of the year. that's more than 2 million meals. it's been a life-changing journey for this one-time salmon farme

. >> bill: the movie blackhawk hawk down covered the horrific events in mogadishu somalia. >> stay with>> is he going down. he is hit. he is hit. president clinton's first secretary of defense les aspen. who was predecessor. dick cheney and very few people know that. >> that's right. so that's a very interesting part of history. >> it doesn't matter, does it? >> it's just fun being here. >> bill: it is a blast. can i see it in your face. have to do this again this week? >> bill: all right, doocy, you win. >> thank you. >> bill: you heard the applause in the studio. >> come on. >> bill: question number one, the movie a few good men portrays a dramatic military trial. >> did you order the code red? >> you don't have to answer that question? >> i will answer the question. you want answers? >> i think i'm entitled. >> you want answers? >> i want the truth. >> you can't handle the truth! >> bill: whoa, in that film, cruise plays a lawyer in the navy's jag corps. what does jag stand for? cards up please. and the answer is correct. judge advocate general. now, doocy lost his first. bend down a

. >> bill: the movie blackhawk hawk down covered the horrific events in mogadishu somalia. >> stay withing down. he is hit. he is hit. president clinton's first secretary of defense les aspen. who was predecessor. dick cheney and very few people know that. >> that's right. so that's a very interesting part of history. >> it doesn't matter, does it? >> it's just fun being here. >> bill: it is a blast. can i see it in your face. have to do this again this week? >> bill: all right, doocy, you win. >> thank you. >> bill: you heard the applause in the studio. >> come on. >> bill: question number one, the movie a few good men portrays a dramatic military trial. >> did you order the code red? >> you don't have to answer that question? >> i will answer the question. you want answers? >> i think i'm entitled. >> you want answers? >> i want the truth. >> you can't handle the truth! >> bill: whoa, in that film, cruise plays a lawyer in the navy's jag corps. what does jag stand for? cards up please. and the answer is correct. judge advocate general. now, doocy lost his first. bend down and get that

controls much of southern somalia, although they've had some set backs recently in the capital of mogadishucampaign attracted many young people, young many in particular in places like minneapolis where there is a large somalia-american community to come fight in somalia. the concern of law enforcement officials is shabaab is teaming up and getting closer to the al qaeda branch in yemen. that is the same branch of al qaeda that was responsible for the so-called underpants bomber in 2009 and the printer cartridge plot in 2010 p.m. >> something to keep a close eye on. we'll be talking to eric in the future. pretty frightening these people live here, train there and have american passports. and we can all imagine how that could end. thanks again, eric. >>> halloween is not just time for ghosts, goblins and a chance to scare young ones. it's a time to talk about the tricks and treats of politics. john avlon is with us. and i've just got to say, john, we did call all of the campaigns today and it was an unusual day. usually one or the other is off. it was like they were all off, but herman cain.

controls much of southern somalia, although they've had some set backs recently in the capital of mogadishupeople, young many in particular in places like minneapolis where there is a large somalia-american community to come fight in somalia. the concern of law enforcement officials is shabaab is teaming up and getting closer to the al qaeda branch in yemen. that is the same branch of al qaeda that was responsible for the so-called underpants bomber in 2009 and the printer cartridge plot in 2010 p.m. >> something to keep a close eye on. we'll be talking to eric in the future. pretty frightening these people live here, train there and have american passports. and we can all imagine how that could end. thanks again, eric. >>> halloween is not just time for ghosts, goblins and a chance to scare young ones. it's a time to talk about the tricks and treats of politics. john avlon is with us. and i've just got to say, john, we did call all of the campaigns today and it was an unusual day. usually one or the other is off. it was like they were all off, but herman cain. >> when did halloween become

on october 29, a suicide bomber attacked an african union base in mogadishu, killing himself and ten other human beings. the suspect was a 22-year-old american citizen who grew up in minneapolis and studied to be a doctor before he suddenly disappeared to join al shabaab in 2008. on the recording that he allegedly made before his death contains a disturbing message aimed at young americans. he said -- quote -- "today jihad is what is most important. it's not important that you become a doctor or some sort of engineer." according to the f.b.i., ali was one of 30 american citizens who have now joined al shabaab. in august of 2010, the f.b.i. arrested two and charged 12 more individuals in minnesota and alabama and california with -- quote -- "acts of terrorism that include providing money and personnel and other material support to the terror organization al shabaab. at the time, attorney general eric holder called it a deadly pipeline that has routed funding and fighters to al shabaab from cities across the united states. on july 27, an investigation by the house committee on homeland