not be so honorable after all the new report shows they're actually profiling and monitoring muslim americans so let's put the good cop bad cop act and whatever happened to a reasonable expectation of privacy. i mean this goes to plan. i'm a trace of sir director of operations and. you on some advice don't get on this man's bad side that's right leave it to the republican candidates to assemble a ragtag team of neo conservatives to act as their political henchmen they're ready to meet some questionable characters the g.o.p. has up its sleeve. it's thursday february twenty third seven pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall and you're watching r t. well the man accused of the biggest leak of classified information in u.s. history had his day in court today twenty four year old army private bradley manning was arraigned in a military court in fort meade maryland he faces a slew of charges including aiding the enemy today manning deferred his plea he allegedly gave hundreds of thousands of secret documents and cables to the whistle blowing web site wiki leaks some celebrate manning as being a he

nypd can defend itself but these lies cause such trouble and confusion and consternation in the muslim-american community, makes it harder for the in, ypd to carry out its job. i wish members of congress before they talk about press reports would look into the facts behind them and i just again want to go over with you general petraeus, the cia inspector general said there was no violation of the security act as far as the nypd and the cia. is that correct? >> that's correct, and if i could point out congressman, the ig of the cia is an independent individual. he is the only person in the agency beyond the director who is nominated by the president, and confirmed by the senate. >> did he find out there was no violation of the national security act. he also concluded -- did he also conclude that there was no executive order violated by the cia or the nypd? >> that's correct. >> is there any evidence at all the inspector general find any evidence at all that the cia carried out or engaged in any spying or any type of surveillance or clandestine activity in new york oh on its own or with the nypd?

. >> well, jim, military officials hope that the local muslim american community can help defuse the koran burning controversy by calling for tolerance. hundreds of washington area muslims gathered for a friday prayer service at the all dulles area muslim society. >> the koran for every muslim is a word of god. >> it is the koran that brought pentagon officials to the largest mosque in northern virginia and acting secretary of defense apologized to worshipers for the burning of korans at a military base in afghanistan. 20 people have died in the protests including two u.s. soldiers. >> we at the department of defense regret and apologize for this incident. we are fully investigating it. we are learning from it. we are committed to ensuring that such an incident will never happen again. >> the apology comes after a thursday meeting at the pentagon between area muslim leaders and pentagon officials. the military is investigating the incident and all troops are being retrained on the handling of religious materials. the mosque's imam called the visit a mile stone and says the government

officials and today's was from a top leader spoking to muslim americans in northern virginia. during midday prayers in sterling, virginia, he called for calm in the face of hurt. >> don't respond to something -- and two mistakes don't make a right. >> reporter: they were joined by the top pentagon official for u.s. policy in afghanistan. >> and i come here to apologize on behalf of the department of defense for the incident takes place in afghanistan this week. >> reporter: the protests over the burning of the qu'ran by u.s. soldiers in an air base in afghanistan. and copies taken where they were allegedly using them to pass messages. >> we're fully investigating it and learning from it, and we're committed to ensuring that such an incident will never happen again. >> and president obama sent apologies to karzai. the top u.s. military commander to his counter parts los angeles. >> i assure you and promise you, this was not intentional in any way. and i offer my sincere apologies for any, on fence this may have caused. >> reporter: muslim american leaders say a relatively few i

who we need to look further at and has understood that the worst thing that could happen to the muslim american community in the united states is another terrorist attack. yes, we have our reach. every one of our field officers has substantial out reach with and has since september 11 with the muslim communities. but in addition to the relationships that we establish, the education that we do jointly, it is in large part attributable to the muslim community itself that local radicalization is somewhat diminished and, really, it is on the internet where we face our biggest challenge now. >> director, several government officials have raised questions about the relationship between contractors and the federal government, and this is an issue that indicates perhaps not only the department of defense, the state department, and many other government agencies, but also to some degree, our law enforcement agencies. what is your take on -- what would be the philosophy of the fbi when it comes to the use of contractors? >> there are certain roles a contractor needs to play. it may be an area of expertis

homeland security committee is going to hold congressional hearings on the radicalization of muslim americans later this week new york congressman peter king says the hearings are to help him learn how certain u.s. citizens are recruited or drawn into terrorism according to court records mohammed said he had been interested in just since he was an early teen even writing for just how this website under an assumed name all of them were actually the intended targets of a would be terrorist here to wage war right in his own backyard. according to the undercover f.b.i. agents who spent time with him nineteen year old will home with us manuel hubbard was a teen anxious to go quote operational and to learn about explosives are you targeting muslims. absolutely not what i'm talking about is violent terrorist in the stream of. so considering our media's obsession with the threat of homegrown radicalization or five you can call it concern if you want although i don't buy it you would think that a certain report released today what caught their eye the triangle center on terrorism and homeland security

mosque's imam called the visit a milestone and says the government needs to understand that the muslim american community is a bridge to the muslim world. >> we as muslim americans have to convey this apology made today in the wider perspective and share it with many people along the wall. >> reporter: many in attendance say they were impressed by the administration's gesture which included a muslim american chapla chaplain. >> i think it was very good. i felt better when i saw this and i saw they made an effort and showed us how much -- >> we accept the apologies. we believe that it was an honest mistake, that no harm was intended, so we accept the apologies and now it's time to move on. >> a pentagon spokesman says the appearance at the adams center is part of a broad effort by the administration to defuse the controversy. pentagon officials reached out to the homosque and asked to co and speak directly to worshipers. >> thank you, jane. >>> news 4 your health now. there is a birth control pill being recalled. the pills are from a company based in india and it's called glenmark general e. rec

minutes a lot on the agenda tonight including for the latest to solve against civil liberties of muslim americans in new york and bring you the details of how the n.y.p.d. has been spying on american muslims in the fullest sense of the world and business is booming for bodyguards and that's that is based on the first u.s. contractors with the drug cartels fighting the next unliterary as well as each other and terrorizing local populations anyone traveling to the country these days knows that they need protection while the bodyguards are there to make big bucks i'm going to give you all those details just. and unfortunately that does it for now for more on the stories we've covered is what r.t.e. dot com slash usa and don't forget to check out our you tube pages you tube dot com slash r.t. america and as always you can reach out to me by following me on twitter that's at u.c. cafe know i want to hear what you want us to talk about stay tuned. it'll. be a good solid.

. >>> in the meantime we're going to move on now and talk about muslim-american community in new york, angered over newly released nypd documents, leaked internal police report allegedly details police surveillance of muslim-owned businesses and mosques in newark, new jersey. it reportedly shows maps and photographs but included no references to terrorism or criminal activity. muslim business owners are angry over the surveillance. >> it makes me feel like i've been violated, you know, like i've been, like someone has come into my home and has watched me without me knowing, and i don't think that's right. >> new york's police commissioner raymond kelly defending the program is fair, sensitive and legal but governor chris christi calls it disturbing and asked the state's attorney general to investigate. >>> theager in afghan statute of burning of korans at the nato base shows no signs of dying down. afghan's rage was clear today in several cities in northern kanduz province. several were wounded when the base was attacked with. lieutenant colonel john loftus was a 44-year-old air force

. >>> a muslim american group wants the fbi to investigate the vandalism of a mosque in virginia. all the windows of the mosque in chantilly were shattered last night. there is about $60,000 in damage there. the islamic relations are calling on authorities to investigate this as a hate crime. police think teens partying in the woods may be to blame. >>> drivers hit with tasers left stunned and vulnerable, and that's when the robbers swooped in. we hear exclusively from one of those targeted. here's shamari stone. >> this robber too embarrassed to show his face on camera. police arrested two of his suspected attackers. the third one was allegedly involved in a separate cabbie robbery. joe said he picked up two of the suspects at the rockville metro station on a sunday night, dropped them off, and then he said they used a taser on his neck. >> that was hard. i started fighting back. the one behind me was holding me to my fist. so i stopped fighting. at that time my shoulder was dislocated, you know. i was unable to fight anymore. >> reporter: then they ran away with his hard-earned

. >> reporter: muslim american leaders say a relatively few individuals are behind the violence. >> there's no question that there are people who don't want to see a good relationship between the u.s., the afghan people and the forces, so they want to manipulate this incident which is a mistake for their political gain and manipulation. >> reporter: some here say this kind of reaching out helps with the healing. >> it's helped out coming together as a community and trying to build these bridges that are falling apart when things like this happen. >> reporter: state department officials say the focus must be on the broader objective. >> everybody is invested right now in a stable secure and prosperous afghanistan. our men and women in uniform have died alongside afghans in this effort to fight terrorism and we all want to see a peaceful resolution to this conflict and that's something that we're working on together. >>> the hype is building tonight as the hottest basketball sneaker to hit d.c. in years is hours away from release. the anticipation caused some big problems across the country t

under fire again for its intelligence gathering campaign involving muslim americans and illegal surveillance scandal erupted in the big apple after police officers were caught spying on mosques and muslim communities according to the associated press thousands were under surveillance with no evidence or even allegations of criminal behavior we have to keep this country safe this is a dangerous place many of the us hear that with america's escalating definition of suspicious activity the governments expanding powers remain the biggest threat to the people security. artsy new york. this is r t coming to live from moscow and coming up in the next few minutes eighteen controversy. do you want to be to the equal india doesn't want to be treated any more as of the future being towed by mother how to do things in a fancy manning the ins and angers most britons but london's aids to new delhi keeps flowing anyway find out why shortly on our team. now take a look at some other stories from around the world police in full riot gear have removed occupy london tans outside st paul's cathedral this came a

under fire again for its intelligence gathering campaign involving a muslim american. and illegal surveillance scandal erupted in the big apple after police officers were caught spying on mosques and muslim communities according to the associated press thousands were under surveillance with no evidence or even allegations of criminal behavior we have to keep this country safe this is a dangerous place many in the u.s. fear that with america's escalating definition of suspicious activity the government's expanding powers remain the biggest threat to the people security. r.t. new york. so world news in brief and i for you this are in our world update government of open bus and more like you start killing eighteen and injuring seven the victims were from the country's minority community the ambush happened in a mountainous village in a district dominated by sunny tribes the taliban has claimed responsibility. an explosion of a chemical plant in northern china has left thirteen dead and forty others injured the blast flattened nearby buildings and shattered windows and sur

under fire again for its intelligence gathering campaign involving muslim americans and illegal surveillance scandal erupted in the big apple after police officers were caught spying on mosques and muslim communities according to the associated press thousands were under surveillance with no evidence or even allegations of criminal behavior we have to keep this country safe this is a dangerous place many of us hear that with america's escalating definition of suspicious activity the government's expanding how it's remained the biggest threat to people security arena we're not artsy we're. just turning twenty minutes past the hour here in moscow this is on t.v. and just a few minutes away for you now is that of aiding controversy. india wants to be treated with equal india doesn't want to be treated any more as an infant child being told my mother how to do things it offends a many indians and angers most britons but london's aid to new delhi keeps flowing anyway find out why that shortly here on r.t. . are not as good to the world update for you some of the global headlines in brief this hou

under fire again for its intelligence gathering campaign involving muslim americans and illegal surveillancescandal erupted in the big apple after police officers were caught spying on mosques and muslim communities according to the associated press thousands were under surveillance with no evidence or even allegations of criminal behavior we have to keep this country safe this is a dangerous place many in the us hear that with america's escalating definition of suspicious activity the government's expanding how it's remained the biggest threat to people security we're not artsy we're. watching nazi law from moscow still to come in just a few minutes here aiding controversy. and you want to be treated equally india doesn't want you to do any more as a little child being told by mother how to do things it offends many indians and angers most britons but london's an eight it's a new delhi keeps flowing anyway find out why that's shortly here on our. let's get to some other international headlines for you in brief with the r.t. world off date police in full riot gear have removed the occupy lon

under fire again for its intelligence gathering campaign involving a muslim americans and illegal surveillance scandal erupted in the big apple after police officers were caught spying on mosques and muslim communities according to the associated press thousands were under surveillance with no evidence or even allegations of criminal behavior we have to keep this country safe this is a dangerous place many in the u.s. fear that with america's escalating definition of suspicious activity the government's expanding powers remain the biggest threat to the people security. r.t. new york. all right in about five minutes time is the business news but for now the oxy world update some of the global headlines in brief will start with pakistan a gunman opened fire on a bus in the northern part of the country killing eighteen injuring seven the victims were from the country's minority shia community the happened in amount district dominated by sea. bready the taliban has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a chemical plant in northern china has left thirteen dead and about forty others injured th

. >> we as muslim-americans have to convey this apology have been made today in a wider perspective andhared with many people around the world. >> i feel better. they made an effort and came here and shows how much they tried and muslims practices in this country peacefully. >> pentagon officials met privately with muslim leaders in an effort to diffuse the controversy. >> this morning, hugo chavez is in cuba where he will have emergency surgery to remove a tumor. crowds gave him an emotional farewell as his suv traveled to the airport. today, he will meet with doctors, the same doctors who removed a cancerous tumor the size of a baseball from his pelvic region last summer. he did not revealed details but said it is probably malignant. his surgery is scheduled next week. >>> mexican authorities are looking for the masked men who robbed 22 cruise ship paerges passengers. the group got off for a tour when they were held up. gunmen took their jewelry and valuables such as cameras. no one was hurt. carnival sponsored the tour and the cruise line plans to reimburse passengers for items stole

. >> and james madison over there-- >> a new report says that american muslims are becoming radical onliner than the feds can identify them. and why do the police department have some online and off line. we'll discuss it next on "the five." ♪ ok, guys-- what's next ? chocolate lemonade ? susie's lemonade... the movie. or... we make it pink ! with these 4g lte tablets, you can do business at lightning-fast spes. we'll take all the strawberries, dave. you got it, kid. we have a winner. we're definitely gonna need another one. small sinesses that want to grow use 4g lte technology from verizon. i wonder how she does it. that's why she's the boss. because the small business with the best tecology rules. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 1-800-974-6006. ♪ >> welcome back to "the five." we were just having a discussion whether or not our troops should leave afghanistan and one of the reasons we were there was to prevent terrorism and there's another story brewing here in the united states, that is whether or not the n.y.p.d. was right to monitor some muslim students,

if you go to the united states, you see mosques everywhere, you see muslim americans everywhere.t's the fact. so, i would not pay attention to the rhetoric. >> bill: okay. notice the new hairdo we have by the secretary of state. check four, angelina jolie at the academy awards. >> please welcome the original girl with the dragon tattoo, angelina jolie. ♪ ♪ >> good evening. [ laughter ] here are the nominees for adapted screenplay, whose who work so hard to make it look so easy. >> bill: is it just me or is she looking mighty slim these days? emaciated even? i was kind of taken aback. look at the arms on her. once again the media largely ignoring ms. jolie's physical profile but she is a role model for some women and something is going on here. she is slight. let's hope it's nothing unusual. check five when i was in los angeles last week i had chance to meet one of my favorite directors ridly scott who did american gladiator and american gang centers among others. >> i have met hundreds of parents of dead kids. this man murdered thousand of people and he did it from a penthouse dr

. >>> the muslim american community in new york is angry over newly released nypd documents and a controversial cartoon. susan candiotti joins us from new york to explain this. so, susan what are they telling you about this? >> reporter: richelle, i tell you there is frustration, hard feelings, even suspicion. and they're showing no signs of letting up in the new york city area. business owners like the one we're about to tell you about, her name is hamida abdullah, are angry over police surveillance looking for possible terrorists. she's owned a new york boutique for more than 12 years, a photograph and description of her store is part of a stop secret dossier listing new york businesses. >> it makes me feel like i've been violated. like i've been -- like someone has come into my home, and has watched me without me knowing. and i don't think that's right. >> muslim college students say they're worried big brother is watching. >> have to sort of think twice about my opinion on something because it is, like, what if the nypd is recording what i'm saying or what if the nypd opens up a file on wha

still ahead on eye witness news, growing unrest, new fallout over the muslim book at an american militaryase. doctors replace a heart valve without major surgery. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> here comes redding up the middle. corey has been at with the ravens for two years, but made a name for himself, he was asked to be a guest speaker at the chamber of commerce charter night. >> it's not about what i do at the end of the day. it's about i helped someone, along the way, be better. >> the theme, get in the game, focus on the importance of team work. a strategy redding lives by as he tries to help communities. >> lot goes unnoticed because i don't like a lot of media attention. i feel like it's more meaningful to me in the dark than it is in the light. >> reporter: redding spends a lot of time with his foundation, supporting quality educations and social programs for those at risk. i'm andrea fujii, wjz 13, eye witness news. >> redding is an un restricted free agents. >>> tornado watch for maryland. there are concerns about high winds tonight. can we expect any improvements this weekend? bob

itself and the nypd can defend itself, but this is of course such trouble and confusion in the muslim americancommunity which is to carry out its job and i wish members of congress before they talk about press reports would look into the facts behind them and i just again what to do with you, general petraeus, the cia inspector general said there was no violation of the national security act as the relationship between the nypd. is that correct? >> that's correct. if i could point out,,, we should remember that the cia is an independent individual. he is the only person in the agency beyond the director who is nominated by the president and confirmed by the senate aide spent and there is no violation of the national security act. you also concluded that there was no a executive order by the cia or the nypd. >> that's correct. sprigg is there any evidence, did they find any evidence at all the cia carried out or engaged in any spying or type of surveillance or clandestine activity in new york on its own or with the nypd? >> no. >> is there any evidence that the nypd in any way violate it reduce

. >>> in the wake of 9/11, there was increased discrimination and hate crimes against muslims and arab americansght in the frenzy, another religious group, whose culture also became a target. anne makovec was at a meeting today where a federal official discussed hate crimes against sikhs. n]♪ >> reporter: it's a culture that many don't know much about. >> i'm a sikh. >> reporter: wearing the traditional sikh head covering can lead to misunderstandings and discrimination. >> lot of kids do ask, you know, are you a terrorist? what's your religion? what's your culture like? >> everything from racial taunts, ep thets, violence, homes vandalized. >> reporter: crime against sikhs was the hot topic at the sikh center today, with a visit from u.s. attorney malinda haag. >> i can see why the sikh-american community can be targeted specifically and i think it's important for maybe the department to talk about that. >> reporter: the harassment and discrimination many sikh-americans face got worse after 9/11, when some people confused them with muslims, two very different groups. sikhism started in northern

for burning copies of the koran by american soldiers. the muslimbooks were destroyed earlier at bagram air base in afghanistan. obama sent a letter of apology to afghan president karzai yesterday saying the incident was not intentional. that is not stopping the anti-american anger and deadly riots across afghanistan. two u.s. soldiers were killed yesterday during the rioting. meanwhile, republican presidential candidate newt gingrich is criticizing president obama for apologizing. he says afghan president karzai actually owes the u.s. an apology for the deaths of the two u.s. soldiers. gingrich went on to say that, "if hamid karzai, the president of afghanistan, does not feel like apologizing, then we should say good-bye and good luck." he went on to say, "we don't need to be there risking our lives and wasting our money on someone who does not care." >>> al qaeda claiming responsibility for the coordinated attacks that killed dozens of people in iraq yesterday. several attacks occurred in 12 different cities. most of them targeting police officers

and you know, so i wanted to tell the story about a real american family that happens to be indian, happens to be muslimf heart warming and fun and funny. >> yes, you are a funny guy. beneath that humor, okay, going to get a little serious a moment, the council on american islamic relations recognized you for courageous work in exposing anti-muslim bigotry on national tv. >> they did. >> tell me why that's important to you. as a muslim comedian, i am guessing this changed quite a bit since '95 when were you air arab cabbie in die hard with a vengeance. >> they gave me this award which on some level was for my brilliant and stupid faces made on the "daily show." it was also an honor to be honored by my own community in a way, to let me know they were watching, and that the stuff we do on "daily show" actually does remember in some way the voice of the moderate muslim, at least my character as i play. there isn't a lot of voice out there for that. so i was honored for the award, even though the clip they showed at the awards before i received my award was of me doing plat falls. >> we love you on the dail

focuses on the us today mentioning the guantanamo bay prison and violation of the rights of american muslims it also covers the european union nato members and georgia. i want to thank you very much for being with us hello thanks well first of all. the question about current position about. the job you're here keeping the position of the spur of a special envoy within the foreign ministry was established just this year or so or pleasure last year last year had only been here a couple of months ago right so whose decision was it why was it decided in the kremlin in the foreign ministry or. well the position has been established as you put it last year it was. more than a couple of months it was established last april actually and this almost a year time flies and the decision has been taken by the russian leadership obviously and of course. by the leadership of the foreign minister mr lavrov and the idea was kind of. multi fall to profile even more our country russia in the field of human rights democracy and rule of law and those are very much interconnected in the interlinked elements obvio

. >> after september 11th there was increased discrimination and hate crimes against muslims and arab-americans. also caught up in the frenzy, another religious group whose culture also became the target. and quibec was at the meeting today where the government discussed hate crimes. >> is the culture that many don't know much about. >> but wearing the traditional head covering can lead to misunderstandings and discrimination. spent a lot of kids ask if i'm the terrorist war, what's your religion and your culture like? >> everything from racial taunts to appetites. >> the hot topic with the visit from us attorney melinda hagy. >> i could see why they would be targeted specifically and it's important for the department to talk about that. >> to harassment and discrimination got worse after 9/11 when many people confuse them with muslims, two very different groups. sikhism started in northern india, of peaceful religion identifying all humans as individuals regardless of belief. >> they are also facing the same challenges. >> page is believed to be the cause of the double murder near sacramento.

community for the burning of copies of the koran by american soldiers. the muslim holy books were destroyed earlier this week. president obama sent a letter of apology to afghan president karzai yesterday saying that the incident was not intentional. but that it is not stopping the anti-american anger and deadly riots across afghanistan. two u.s. soldiers were killed yesterday during rioting and afghan officials say at least seven people have been killed in protests around the country. meanwhile, republican presidential candidate newt gingrich is criticizing president obama for apologizing. he says that afghan president karzai owe it is u.s. an apology for the death of two u.s. soldiers. gingrich went on to say that if hamid karzai, president of afghanistan, does not feel like apologizing, he should say good-bye and good luck. gingrich also said we don't need to be here risking our lives and wasting our money on somebody who doesn't care. >>> al qaeda is claiming responsibility for the coordinated attack to kill dozens of people in iraq. yesterday multiple attacks