and the north africa region and also in pakistan the intelligence community did not see the arab springcalming. in the koreas mrs smith's about the situations and countries like egypt and syria for instance and i think in part this results from a heavy focus by the intelligence community overall on that what's called signal signals intelligence that is these very very sophisticated intercept systems to the detriment of the traditional human intelligence and i think now what we see in washington is a general acceptance of the fact that you can't do that the system is out of balance that they have to have much better human intelligence gathered on the ground to be able to interpret what they've gotten from signals and this is an effort to to address that problem but it also means continuously but wounding budget for intelligence. it's maybe inside of me but it's been revealed to us now relies on a run south that's when it comes to the treatment of its soldiers despite american sanctions imposed on terror ronde they've planted in past patches the nets in from the islamic republic to trim t

or any place close to north africa. they couldn't get there in time. there was a drone that took pictures but it was unarmed. >> let's bring this to human terms. people like to find somebody responsible. there isn't always somebody responsible. sometimes things break. is it true they were tough in their report, the pickering and mullen report. but in the end are they saying this could have been avoided, really? >> yes, they are. >> if chris stevens wanted to go into a dangerous area, could he have been protected? >> the two phrases that admiral mullen used in the clip that introduced this segment, first there were inadequate sources there. there were requests for more forces. the state department didn't act in a timely way. the bureau which overseas that consulate, that mission, didn't act in a timely way. and the forces were grossly inadequate. an unusual phrase to use. >> partly to save money and partly to rely on the host. we don't have marines at these place. we rely on the libyans. they were not able. they didn't h

and if you have to across the mediterranean, keep fighting from north africa.and a big part of the reason was that the french fleet was a very, very large fleet. many battleships to it was the fourth largest navy in the world. and churchill was very worried that if france was conquered, then hitler would see these the french fleet. and the arithmetic was if you put the german fleet, which was considerable. they had the bismarck coming along, together with the italian fleet which was an ally of the germans and at a considerable fleet in the mediterranean, if you then put that together with the french fleet which was the fourth largest fleet in the world, now you have a navy that was larger than the british fleet. and if that happened, it's a game set and match for britain. they couldn't have controlled the sea lanes to the island. it was going to be over. so churchill implored him to keep fighting because he was worried about the french battleships. but the french army was totally in disarray. very overwhelmingly conquered, and a certain element in france decide

military intervention basically to clean up the mess that was created by their intervention in north africa in libya in two thousand and eleven now there are seemingly pushing to install similar islamicist in power in damascus and i dare say in two thousand and thirteen some time next year there will be further discussion the international community to clean up the mess that this intervention in damascus has created a lot of tall jerad of chemical weapons perhaps being used by the syrian authorities but isn't the biggest threat here is what happens to those stockpiles of chemical weapons if they do indeed exist what happens if they get into the wrong hands after assad does go if he does get. well not only are there chemical weapons getting into the wrong hands we've also heard reports the belt the anti aircraft missiles in the hands of rebels and i think it's fair to suggest that there is a potential danger to civilian aircraft in the region with regard to chemical weapons recall the discussion in iraq about so-called weapons of mass destruction we came to find out that such weapons did not

to suggest that he will be criticizing the revolutions in the middle east and north africa as well as calling to increase russia's influence on the global arena definitely promised a lot during his election campaign and particularly in the articles he has published he had published and we are expecting to hear from him from him this time during this address a more detailed and more explanatory suggestions and strategy on how he is going to deal with all the problems that russia has been facing and also on the biggest challenges ahead for person and russian national and international. just came to power again for the third time in the kremlin it's already been a very tough year i can only politically and socially and definitely russia is facing lots of different challenges on the economic level he is expected to talk about diversifying russia's economy because it has been very strongly reliant on the export of natural resources and putin is willing to change that on the a social level of course one of the most most important issues will be the demographic problem because the death rate

north africa. her parents were born in egypt. >> you feel you're african-american? >> yes. n a struggle for me. >> egypt is in after kashgs right? >> yeah, but it's not subsa herian africa. it's not in real africa. it's in fake africa. and most egyptians don't identify themselves as african-american. >> unlike nyo, becca proudly calls herself black. but not everyone in the poetry work shop is buying it. >> do you think she's black? >> sophia washington is becca's good friend. >> no. >> why is she not black? >> like i acknowledge, you know, egypt is african. but i feel like there's a difference between being from africa and being black. >> so you think that you don't get to choose what you are? >> i don't think you get to choose. i think while we would all love to get to choose how we are and how people see us, what people see you as speaks stronger than what you personally identify. you are don't always get that chance to explain how you identify. >> what makes somebody black in your mind? >> i think how people see them a certain amount of experiences. >> so there is a black

those three were very seriously injured early in their time in north africa, which is in a way why they survived. >> rachel cox, this is your book, "into dust and fire: five young americans who went first to fight the nazis." we didn't want to give voice to much of the indian. we gave away a little of it. rachel cox has another uncle who became rather notorious, and that is who? >> archibald cox to everyone in my family called him uncle bill. nobody knows why. that was his nickname. maybe just didn't like being called archie, i don't know spent so you called him uncle bill? >> yes. >> he is well-connected to the watergate era. what do you remember about that era? >> well, i think the general feeling was that it was characteristic of him to resign when his put in a position. i guess he was fired actually. he didn't resign, but anyway, he left. he wouldn't be with the president told him to do what he felt it to be illegal and against his convictions. and he left. so it kind of fits with what uncle robbie did. they're a family who was raised to do what they believed was right, act on their

why are people from north africa white? what purpose does that serve? ke that decision? they are on the continent of africa, and why not be black? >> will she be viewed as white by anybody else as the census taker. unless the police officer or loan officer or teacher or employer for whom she is trying to get a job views her that way and it's unlikely they will, she will be, at the very least, a woman of color. >> what role does family play in all this? that's unclear. >> look how pretty that is, dad. >> i think a lot of it is how you are cultured. what is the dominant culture in your household. >> for her it's white. >> so there you go. who loved you? who took care of you? >> while she is reluctant to embrace her black roots it's a different story for her 14-year-old sister. >> i feel more comfortable when i am around people that are black. i think that i fit in more with black people. she likes different music than i do and dresses differently and hangs out with different people. i like more hip-hop, and she likes -- she hangs out with more white people

then after graduating from the university of california at berkeley, i traveled to north africa as peace corps engineer. i worked as an english teacher in morocco two years and quickly grew to love this part of the world. since joining the service i spent almost my entire career in middle east and africa. one of the things that impressed me were people old enough to have lived and traveled in the united states when we had closer relations. those days are back. we had 1,700 libyans apply for fullbright grants to study in the united states this year, more than any other country in the world. we know that libya is still recovering from an intense period of conflict. there are many courageous libyans who bear the scars of that battle. we are happy we have been able to treat some of your war wounded at u.s. hospitals. we look forward to building partnerships between american and libyan hospitals to help return libya's healthcare system to the extraordinary standards of excellence it once enjoyed. over my shoulder here you can see the u.s. capitol building. in that building 535 elected represe

later to determine if she needs more tests she has been forced to cancel a trip to the mideast and north africa for next week. >>> doing a good deed while getting a tax break. how you can help your bay area neighbors in need and snag freebies. >>> partying in the land downunder. we'll show you >>> there's a new year's eve party already underway and you're invited. designed to get you a tax write-off and other goodies for helping bay area neighbors in need. amy hollyfield is live at goodwill on mission street. >> reporter: here's something you don't see everyday. police officers are here having to direct traffic at the goodwill, because there are so many people here who just want to give. has become as much of a tradition as a champagne toast. people showing up on new year's eve to give to the goodwill. >> it is off the charts. we have hundreds and hundreds of people today, usually long lines down the seat, down mission street. -- down the street, down mission street. >> reporter: for the first time goodwill decided to turn the day into a celebration, giving away snacks, movie tickets, tickets t

. >> fugitives from north africa headed for europe. the eu cozy for the agencyhas discovered the boat, but it does not mean they will provide assistance. many vessels are forced to turn around, and many could die. amnesty international criticizes the actions. >> they need to respect human rights more. time and again, people die because they are trying to reach a europe with boats that are not seaworthy. there is no cooperation between the states, but this would also be a task force context, but human rights violations are also taking place within the european union. despite anti-discrimination laws, they have little access to education or public services in several european countries. >> we need more than just words from the e you. brussels can launch proceedings over treaty violations and holds member states to account this way and other areas, but so far, not over discrimination a menorahs. >> amnesty international nevertheless concludes that the you deserves the nobel peace prize for its peace-building policies over the past six dec

further east, this extends through north africa, so for both tripoli and benghazi, it will be cloudy, the chance of some showers. 19 degrees in cairo as a maximum. along the coast, for the west, whitely dryer -- likely dryer. solutions for america, friday, 7:00 p.m. eastern, 4:00 p.m. pacific. >> hello again. top stories on al jazeera, at least 30 people have been killed in southeastern kenya. the deaths in the delta region have been blamed on fighting between the orma and pokomo tribes. the first round of the draft for the egyptian constitution is planned for friday. u.s. president barack obama says he will work with congress to avert spending cuts and tax hikes in the new year. where republicans budget bill to avert the -- a republican budget bill to avert hit the fiscal cliff was killed in the house. 20 people have been killed in flash floods and landslides in sri lanka. 14 people are missing. tens of thousands of people have been affected. more now from miguel fernandez. >> the worst destruction seen in the center province of sri lanka. behind me, this was washed down by a wall of

. >> i particularly have been inspired by what has happened in the streets of egypt, north africa, the middle east, as well as the occupy wall street protest, where people have come out in huge numbers, asking for their civil and political rights, achill -- economic, social, cultural rights. >> being heard often start small. in this kenyan village, the chief uses twitter to communicate with residents. he says it has made the running of the community much smoother. >> i believe that is the best example. we find that those people are the grassroots. those people in the villages, they don't know about technology. they have been suffering. >> it also means his friends back home can follow him on his dirty to geneva, despite the difference -- on his journey to geneva, despite the differences -- distance. >> that's it for "journal." >> find more at www.dw.de. see you soon.

toward democracy as paris looks to deepen economic ties with the oil-rich former french colony in north africa. >> enthusiastic crowds greeted the french president as he walked the streets of the capital algiers. despite his security, many onlookers even got a chance to shake hollande's hand, seemed unconcerned by the bitter history between algeria and france. hollande won repeated applause for his speech to the algerian parliament. he did not apologize for france's actions, but he did acknowledge the brutal nature of colonial rule. >> for over 133 years, algeria was subjected to a profoundly unjust and global system -- brutal system. this system has a name. it is colonialism, and i recognize the suffering that it inflicted on the algerian people. >> hollande and the algerian president have signed a declaration of friendship and cooperation. it lays the groundwork for closer economic cooperation. investment from france is welcome in algeria. french carmaker renault's as it is drawing up plans to build a new plant in the country -- french car maker reynaud says -- french car maker renault says

and the north africa region and also in pakistan the intelligence community did not see the arab spring calming. in the koreas mrs smith's about the situations and countries like egypt and syria for instance and i think in part this results from a heavy focus by the intelligence community overall on what's called signal signals intelligence that is very very sophisticated intercept systems to the detriment of the traditional human intelligence and i think now what we see in washington is a general acceptance of the fact that you can't do that the system is out of balance that they have to have much better human intelligence gathered on the ground to be able to interpret what they've gotten from signals and this is an effort to to address that problem but it also means continuously ballooning budget for intelligence. the u.k. is accused of abandoning families in need of state support and that some say it was revealed an average household is now forced to pay seventy three percent of its being sent to turn that's coming up after the break. which issues do just what their name implies they

i'm joined by the middle east and north africa correspondent for the financial times. welcome to the program. just a w days aft predent morsi asked the army to restore peace to the streets of egypt, the head of the military has called for national reconciliation dialogue. what's going on? >> well, there's a couple different possibilities. one is that you're seeing a little bit of the army reentering the scene. viewers may recall that just a few months ago, president morsi made a dramatic move against the army and got them somewhat out of politics. at least visibly. on the other hand, this could also be sethi that msi himself had suggested in an attempt to ease tensions, to bring the opposition to the table. so far morsi has said that he will attend these talks tomorrow afternoon, but the opposition says they're still debating. >> suarez: the face-offs between pro morsi and anti-morsi forces on the streets of the country seem to be escalating. have we reached a point of no return? can these two groups even talk to each other any longer? >> you raise a very good point. t

because as soon as it begins to rise and people become more conscious we see what happened in north africa and everywhere there were orchestrated revolutions by whom and by what we can't know exactly but personally i think it was an elevation of consciousness that caused it and that people become aware of how they are being manipulated there were several people assassinated because they were going to reveal these things we know that who for example. unity kennedy was going to reveal what was happening that wasn't appreciated what was happening in the nevada desert in the event that anything and so contact with extra terrestrials the cia's very powerful isn't it. very powerful. and unbelievable theory of an intergalactic plot. some of these participants believe it's obvious. and this surprised that we've never heard about it before. so for you it's not surprising to say that there are extra terrestrials among us not at all that's why i don't see why it's we made such a big deal. is maybe understandable some people live in their own world. or maybe i'm just a little advanced that's what i'm

referring to the arab spring, the pontiff said the countries of north africa are experiencing a major transition in pursuit of a new future. benedict prayed for the return of peace to many parts of africa, where violence has become the norm. he prayed for peace in mali, harmony in nigeria and fighting in the congo. he prayed for leaders to carry out their commitments to fighting organized crime. the pope also asked for blessings on the new chinese leadership, hoping they will allow the noble chinese people, as he put it, to build a more fraternal society, allowing religions to make their contribution. the vatican's relations with beijing reached a new low earlier this year with the detention by chinese authorities of a new roman catholic bishop of shanghai, which had previously than approved. he gave his blessing in 65 languages. [cheers and applause] >> although he sometimes walks with a stick and is tushed on a traveling platform to save his strength when he fish yates at masses, pope benedict wears his 85 years relatively well. at times his voice may be slightly hoarse, but his det

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driven it to mean that it's subjective is to extend radical islamism is means one had business in north africa in the middle east in central asia as well in southeast asia and to develop such a strategy. of the western world to keep it sounds pretty nationalist forces say the developing suburbs is only a cover up for investment into radical islamic groups that i was investing against they've been regime in a small market and he was not the best guy actually they shouldn't be interfering now we have a civil war involving a lot of islamist presence as in syria today we know that is investing in. groups and arming them so all. of it not so good so so good partner for us and stories like that of mohamed merah a shooter from toulouse who killed seven jews this spring stirred the debate he came from one of the troubled areas where qatar is planning to invest and public discourse on the matter suggests that people in france are not certain whether the oil rich state would cure such a problem or aggravate it. reporting from paris. now to some other world news this hour south korea says it the key to r

in eastern europe, central asia and north africa, infection rates are going up since public discussion of the issue is virtually nonexistent. high risk groups such as drug addicts are ostracized. aids remains a political issue. as long as governments around the world deny the disease and its causes, it will continue to spread. >> kenya is among the countries in africa that have experienced a dramatic fall in the number of deaths resulting from hiv/aids. >> a decade ago, the prevalence rate was close of 15%. it is now at about 6.5%, but that is still high by international standards, and that is not only what prevention wants to change, but treatment is also extremely important. >> here is one german company that is making a difference not only in kenya but all over africa. >> rowland has been to kenya many times, but this is his first visit to the slum in nairobi. around 90,000 people live here. medicine is scarce, and there are only 20 basic doctor surgery to treat those with hiv. is the head of the biotech company that does business with medical centers like this one. he knows how urg

she had an incredibly gruelling week dealing with the protests around the middle east and north africa that enveloped our embassies. she had to deal with the loss of our four colleagues in benghazi. and console the whole state department, greet the families and the bodies. and she declined to do it. and i was asked by the white house if i would do it as the next senior american diplomat. we were talking about a range of issues that week. it wasn't just benghazi as you'll recall. it was a broad spectrum of foreign policy and national security issues that i talk about publicly every day. so i was asked, i was willing to do so. it wasn't what i had planned for that weekend originally but i don't regret doing that, brian. i think when you're a diplomat and a public official and a tragedy happens and it is related to the work that you do, it's our obligation to try to explain it as best we can to the american people. that's what i did. >> last night, president obama says rice would remain a close member of his national security team. >> susan's going to continue to be an outstanding u.s. am