>> reporter: one ancient gem the islamic state did not manage to capture sits in the heart of northern iraq's kurdistan. it remains one of the very few postcard images of the middle east still open to historians. the citadel in erbil is the only unesco world heritage site in all of syria and iraq not on the danger list, and yet, when isis pushed into iraq in 2014 they came within 30 miles of it, threatening one of the very last cultural treasures in the country. archaeologists from around the world have flocked to the middle east for centuries to study and preserve evidence of humanity's past. now, after watching so much destruction, they will be needed to help piece it back together again. for the pbs newshour, i'm jane ferguson in northern iraq. >> ifill: now to an instant sports classic, and college basketball history, possibly on two straight nights. william branhgam is here with the latest on the n.c.a.a. championships, starting with last night's amazing men's title game. >> brangham: this had been a close game throughout the night. the north carolina tar heels in white were trailing vil

driving a cost -- across northern iraq, monitoring where they go.these hills, is the man who leads the pkk, a militant group at war with turkey. they fight for self-rule, but an kora says it is a terrorist group that slaughters civilians. at this point, we were told to turn the camera off, as we met the most wanted man in turkey. >> he is escalating this war. allhey don't, he will kill turks. but that is only in the kurdish area. negotiations, we are ready. this is thet: battle raging across the border. side,urkish forces on one and kurdish militants on the other. a peace process gave way to violence last year. and cities were pounded, hundreds and thousands -- hundreds of thousands of people forced from their homes. kurdish suicide bombers brought terror and death to the nations capital. more than 1000 have been killed in the last nine months three. -- nine months. civilians, police and soldiers, and kurdish fighters. expect more scenes like this. >> [speaking foreign language] the turkisht: president has ruled out talks, threatening to annihilate

learned forces acted quickly on a local tip, and took out that terrorist in a drone strike in northern iraq. marine staff sergeant louis cardin, who was killed when his unit came under rocket attack last month, is the one we're talking about now, a company of 180 marines has been supporting iraqi forces from a small base in northern iraq for the last few weeks. >>> brussels is taking another step toward returning to normal life as much as possible. the first passenger flight took off since the bombings blew up the departure terminal last month. security has been tight, as you might imagine, with enhanced screenings and completely new check-in procedures meant to allow only ticketed passengers near the terminal. meanwhile, belgian police say more attacks could be on the horizon, claiming as many as 50 isis savages work at that very airport. people who were sympathetic to the islamic state. that is raising new concerns here at home, whether our airports in the united states would face the same vulnerability. garrett tenney is live from washington. >> reporter: u.s. officials concerned that am

we're learning the group has hijacked a mosul university chemistry lab in northern iraq to perfect its bomb making capabilities. mosul is iraq's second largest city and fell to isis in 2014. isis is reportedly hoping to train militants to make new generations of explosive devices at the well-stocked lab there. all of this enhancing the islamic state's ability to launch more attacks in iraq. export bomb making knowledge like the suicide vest used in the recent brussels attacks. let's bring in now retired army operations lieutenant colonel mitch utterback. this is disturbing. what does this tell us about the sophistication of isis and how dangerous is this? >> it tells us what we already know about isis for those of us that paid attention. they are very sophisticated. they're a very lethal enemy dedicated to finding as many ways as possible to attack the west and the united states. this is troubling because they've had possession of this laboratory for probably more than a year. >> talk about what kind of damage or what sort of devices they could build in that time and what countries cou

strategic attack, closed air support, and air intradiction to help iraqi forces take back mosul in northern iraq. they arrived in the region one day after secretary of state john kerry was in iraq. >> we will not be come play acceptability at any point in this campaign. in the coming weeks and months, the coalition works with iraq to turn up the pressure even further. >> earlier this week, a senior military officer said the u.s. may add extra outposts in northern iraq also to help with the battle for mosul. u.s. military leaders do not think mosul will be retaken this year. >> all right, molly, thank you very much. >>> well, success as spacex lands in the history books. the falcon 9 rocket made a successful return to earth touching down on a drone ship in the middle of the atlantic ocean. previous attempts suffered from various mishaps, the unmanned rocket was coming back after launching a cargo capsule to the international space station taking off from cape canaveral yesterday. >>> coming up, a story of inspiration and courage, reflections of love, war, and renewal. wife of american hero navy s

iraqi military fors but also kurdish peshmerga forces in advance of a major attack on mosul and northern iraq. isis is remaining stronghold. this is likely to be the bloodiest, most intense, significant fight in iraq that will have major significant regional consequences and implications. but at this point, julie, there's doubt, serious doubt whether or not iraq's military will be ready to launch that offensive this year. there are those military commanders both u.s. and also kurdish military commanders that feel that's just not going to be the case, particularly as iraq's government continues to try to get itself together in the instability remains. julie, back to you. >> john huddy, thank you so much. >>> terror fears rising across the globe yet again. police in belgium conducting another anti-terror operation in a suburb of brussels today. there's a warning we need to tell you about. stay tuned for that. first this coming as the state department is warning u.s. citizens about, quote, credible threats to crowded tourist areas in turkey. here to talk about it all, lieutenant colonel rich utt

it's not just on the ground in syria or in northern iraq. it is a systemic approach.ust as you have to turn the tide for recruiting for young european men an women or western men and women, whether it is from canada or the u.s., that want to join the fight, it is not as simple as dropping a bomb in syria or suffocating the resources and finances. it has to be a multi-layered, multi-pronged approach. in order to stop the growth, one, of i.s.i.s. and also to combat it in ways that are beyond just on site in raqqa, in aleppo, in syria, in northern iraq. that has got to be part of the strategy. i know that's part of it, but i'm not sure how well it is working >>> we talked the day after the president rolled out that policy. you were sceptical then. have your fears been realized? i think they have. he said that we're doing with a multi-pronged and fast edit adverseary. we need to have a military pronged strategy for dealing with that. what is important to keep in mind here is that we're dealing with one that operates from the asynmetrical. where they operate like a militar

we have removed, an isil financer in iraq, their finance ch northern iraq, not to mention a number of top foreign terrorist fighters. they are off the field. and in the days and weeks ahead, we intend to take out more. every day isil leaders wake up and understand that it could be their last. with coalition support, local forces continue to push isil back in iraq. iraqi forces have consolidated their gains around ramadi and have pushed up the euphrates river valley. iraq forces have pushed towards mosul and as secretary kerry made clear last week, we will continue to assist iraq and so must the entire world as it works to stabilize liberated areas and promote governance. >> the virginia. he just had a meeting with his national security council. he is wrapping up what appears to be information on the fight against isis and the progress that the u.s. has made thus far. >> we'll keep you up to date what else the president may say that is newsworthy. stay with us for that. >>> first came the breathalyzer, now comes the text-alyzer. >> fall out from a bathroom bill in north carolina. the c

. >> it was really shortly after the destruction at the mosul museum and added sites at northern iraq like hatra that we said we have to do something. >> reporter: nonprofit organization sciarc is working to lays ir-scan sites that are most at risk of being destroyed. that data can be turned into a blueprint or virtual model. in cases of sites already destroyed there are several groups like the mosul project that are crowd sourcing identification of the projects for future reconstruction. >> this can give us some idea of the things that have been lost. >> other organizations like the american school of oriental research are monitoring by satellite image and sources on the ground and providing weekly upstairs of the destruction. >> it's all about documentation. right now. without documentation we won't know what we are missing. so it will be much harder later to restore anything. >> mary snowy al jazeera. >> that's our show for today, i'm ali velshi, thank you for joining us. >> al jazeera america, proud to tell vital and important environmental stories. >> i'm off the coast of hawaii.

we have special operations and special forces in northern iraq. they're very effective against the leadership of dash. and so, you know, they're doing a great job. everything we do, again, judy, is with the consent of the iraqi government. this is not a situation in which we're an occupying force. it's a very, very different, much more complex, much more challenging situation than 2007. but we believe that the most sustainable way to do this is to get the iraqis fighting, to empower locals. >> woodruff: you can understand why people look at this and they see more troops going, they see apache helicopters going, and they want to know what going on, but just in the time we have left, i want to ask you about syria, the fight against isis there. first of all, do you see real evidence that the russians have begun to go after isis rather than going after the rebels who are fighting the assad regime? >> well, we have seen a bit of a shift, and if you look at the statistics that we talk about, when russia came in, they claimed to be going after isil. that

for the pbs newshour, i'm jane ferguson in erbil, northern iraq. >> ifill: in the eight years since appleeiled its first smart phone, an entire generation of young users has spring up who never knew a world without a device in hand. that's the starting point for the latest addition to the newshour bookshelf: "american girls: social media and the secret lives of teenagers," by journalist and author nancy jo sales. she recently sat down with hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: joining me now is author nancy jo sales. what are the challenges that american girls are facing today that are different from the ones they've always faced? >> girls use social media a lot- - they're on their phones a lot- - and i think most parents are question is what is happening there and how are these some regrettable trends that we've seen happening for some time. just the sexualization of girls, the bullying, how are these moving on to phones and on to screens and what is this environment doing to the lives of girls and boys? >> sreenivasan: you paint a picture almost of these young girls at this kind of intersec

consolutes have closed their mission and warned against civilians visiting thor-- the area >>> in northern iraqt least three policemen were killed by a suicide car bombing in the town of mak mur. it happened in front of a government building. three other bombs went off on the outskirts of the town. peshmerga forces were the targets. i.s.i.l. claimed responsibility. violence in the southern philippines between farmers and police have left at least two people dead. about 6,000 blocked the highway in the north province. they were demanding financial help after months of dry conditions. gunfire broke out as police tried to disburse the crowd. >> reporter: a standoff between protesters mainly comprising of farmers and their supporters and police authorities continues here in central area. on friday we saw skirmishes between the protesters and the police station as the police tried to move them away from the highway. two are confirmed dead and dozens injured in hospital. the protesters and the farmers, who are the large majority, are still situated in the church compound. the police want to make sure

. >> and in the kurdish region of northern iraq three policemen were killed by a suicide car bombing. the attack happened in front of the government building. three other car bombs went off on the outskirts of the town. kurdish peshmerga forces were the apparent target. isil claims responsibility. >> anger in the philippines as police confront thousands of protesting farmers. >>> serving up solutions for former rebel fighters. >> welcome back. the top stories here on al jazeera. barack obama said that the 102 nations have signed a treaty preventing groups like isil from obtaining nuclear materials. >>> south african president jacob zuma said that he'll respect the court judgment ordering him to pay back public money used to upgrade his private home. >>> the u.n. has criticized the e.u. plan to deport refugees back to turkey. it wants safeguards in place before refugees return. >>> a soldier accused of killing an injured palestinian man can be key takenned in a military camp for now. a man was shot in the head in hebron in the occupied west bank. he allegedly attacked an israeli. charg

soldiers and kurdish fighters in an effort to get them ready, geared up in the fight to take mosul in northern iraqisis is the remaining stronghold there and this will be a significant, bloodied and intense fight when that happens, secretary john kerry today also about an hour ago pledged more us humanitarian aid and support to iraq, 1 $65 billion in humanitarian aid so clearly yes the us is ratcheting up its military and humanitarian support. john kerry landed a unannounced visit in baghdad earlier this morning. this was to shore up and build support for the embattled iraqi prime minister who john kerry met with today who is trying to reorganize the iraq government. there is a lot of instability as mentioned as we talked about and along with pledging more humanitarian aid, john kerry also reaffirmed the us's political and military support and as i said, the target at this point is mosul in northern iraq, questions about the timeframe if that happens this year or next year, when it does it will be the most significant, bloodiest and intense fight so far that will have major regional consequences an

troops prepare iraqi and kurdish forces to retake the city of mosul in northern iraq. s, have been deployed to iraq to help in the preparation for this final assault. john, mosul remains an isis strong hold, and when this assault begins it is likely to be the most significant, intense, and bloodiest fight so far in iraq and it will have major regional implications although at this point, john, there remains no specific time frame on when that fight will occur. but, again, it will be a very significant one. >> thank you. >>> happening now, a big announcement. you don't let anything keep you sidelined. that's why you drink ensure. with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. for the strength and energy to get back to doing... ...what you love. ensure. always be you. this cit added this other level of clean to it. it just kinda like wiped everything clean. my teeth are glowing. they are so white. i actually really like the two steps. everytime i use this together it felt like leaving the dentist's office. crest hd, 6x cleaning, 6x whitening. i would switch to cres

their finance chief, an is i will figure in northern iraq, and a number of top foreign terrorist fighters. they are off the field. and in the day and weeks ahead we intend to take out more. every day is i will leaders wake up and understand it could be their last. with co-leg support local forces continue to push isil back in iraq. in anbar province iraqi forces consolidated their gains around ramadi and pushed up the valley. recent offenses in the tigris river valley coalition forces pushed toward mosul. we'll continue to assist iraq and so must the entire world as it works to stabilize areas that is inclusive of all iraqi community so isil cannot return. in syria a coalition of local forces, some backed by special operations forces continue to make progress pushing isil out of the strategic town of a la-shahidi. with this we severed a critical supply line between raqqa, syria and mosul in iraq tightening the squeeze on isil in both areas. these forces have pushed isil out of 2,800 square miles. in the north fighting continues as local forces continue to eject isil from it last pocket al

for their presence in afghanistan. 25 years ago, i participated in operation provide comfort in northern iraq, which was a refugee operation, a humanitarian operation rescuing from aone million kurds human stampede caused by saddam hussein. from that came the region we now call kurdistan. but it was security. it was followed by economic development and international organizations rule of law. those three things it seems to me are important. on the refugee problem, if you think the middle east is interesting now and a challenge, you have the entire african continent that is ready to explode one way or the other. there will be 60 national elections in africa this year. most polls show young africans are not looking to stay in africa. they want to go somewhere else because they don't believe they have any future. that should motivate our european friends to join with us in this partnership. lastly, i would like to make a point that there is an established, growing nexus between organized crime and terrorism. organized crime and terrorism have figured out ways to cooperate together. you have an e

interest diction which impart will support iraqi forces as they f controlled city of mosil in northern iraq. they arrived one day after secretary of state john kery was in iraq. >> we will not be complacent at any point in this campaign. and in the coming weeks and months the coalition will work with iraq to turn up the pressure even further. >> earlier this week a senior military officer said the u.s. may add extra out posts in northern iraq and u.s. military leaders do not think mosil will be retain this year. in washington, fox news. >> senator chuck shuber says anti-terrorism slogan see something, say something, should add something, get something. shum ser backing a bill adding 25,000 of award from information that comes from social media to help stop a terror attack. the current awards do not specifically cover tips that come from sites like twitter, facebook and snap chat. >> that seems like a good idea. >> it does. especially in this age where we find out so many operations are through social media it makes a lot of sense to start adding this. >> plus young people don't pick up the

i was in northern iraq a couple months ago. religious shrine just a few miles north of the front line with isis. we have a lot of programs that we are funding to provide direct support, that just military this is but psychosocial support for people who have faced violence, escaped captivity on the part of isis. as you know, the first shots we fired in this war to liberate territory in iraq from isis was fired to protect these people when they were surrounded by the terrorists, and i think this is something that we need to think about with particular focus in the next stage of the military campaign, as it focuses more members ofmany congress rightly urged us to look at the genocide determination and call was happening to the other minorities by its name, by using the terminology is the easy part , the important thing is that we these way to liberate historical homelands of these people in a way that not only to each isis, but enables these communities to go home with dignity and security. frankly, that is going to take resources

an isis communications compound this northern iraq also targeted on march 23rd. >>> it's 6:34 and wet the washington monument to be pack open this morning. it has been closed since friday afternoon when appan elevator bn again. the park service says a faulty power supply is to blame. that's the same problem that caused tuesday's shutdown. keep in mind the monument as closed ten times in less than a year because of elevator issues. >>> transportation officials trying to make your commute through virginia a little easier. they're working on a transportation package aimed at decreasing some of the gridlock particularly around interstate 95. we're talking about the corridor in northern you know it well if you travel that area. it can get really crowded. one of the proposed projects includes extending the 95 str 5 express lanes south to fredericksburg. virginia will apply for a federal grant to help fund that project. >>> we now know when the funeral will happen for a fallen police trooper. chad dermyer was shot and killed. there will be two viewing sessions, at 3:00 and 6:00. the funeral

may add extra outposts in northern iraq. also to help with the battle for mosul. u.s. military leaders do not think mosul will be retain this year. gregg? >> molly henneberg in washington, thanks. >>> and now to the fox extreme weather center. snow is blanketing parts of the united states bringing a cold and miserable beginning to springtime. areas in northern ohio got several inches of snow, as much as eight inches in toledo overnight. holy toledo. >> i was gog say that. >> i beat to you it. it's making a mess of the roadways. many roadways near whiteout conditions. slow traffic on i-75. more wet weather in the forecast. say it ain't so, for the great lakes and ohio valley senior meteorologist janis dean has the latest. >> ten to 20 degrees below average across the eastern half of the country, whereas over the west, we are dealing with above average temperatures. same deal on sunday. the warmer than average temperatures move into the central u.s. where we're still dealing with cooler than average temperatures across the northeast and the great lakes. your lowest tonig

the attack on a fire base in northern iraq killed one marine and wounded eight others. oil facilities are also causing a major crash crunch for the terror group. a report in "the washington post" says the isis cash flow is so bad that the group has been putting some of its recruits on half pay. i want to bring in lieutenant colonel rick francona, a military analyst. great to see you. i think you and i spoke about this recently, talking about paychecks. a lot of people don't even think about isis fighters getting paychecks or thinking they may be fueled by the philosophy. there are paychecks and apparently they are getting cut. what does that say to you about the money flow for isis? >> well, they are having a real problem and it's not just the oil. it's also that they are shrinking terrory. as they take back territory, the syrian government takes back territory, it's less than what they are controlling. that's less people for them to tax. the u.s. has been particularly effective in going after the financial aspects, the oil fields, taking out the oil convoys and the fin

. >>> at least 14 people are dead after suicide attacks in two separate areas of northern iraq. officials tell cnn six kurdish police were killed in makhmour in which a car bomb exploded. another bomb near the persian gulf camp. eight people were killed and isis has claimed responsibility for the attacks. >>> we are learning new details about the leader of isis, abu bakr al baghdadi. his former wife gave an interview about their brief marriage and said she was shocked when she found out what he had become. >> in fact, she even described the isis chief as a, quote, family man. cnn's brian todd has this story for us. >> reporter: a new warning from top u.s. officials to the terrorist leader of isis. we'll find you. >> abu bakr al baghdadi's days are numbered. >> reporter: president obama's anti-isis envoy says abu bakr al baghdadi is most likely hiding in the isis stronghold of raqqah, syria. could u.s. intelligence just picked up crucial information on al baghdadi from his ex-wife? saja al dulaimi has just given a videotaped interview to the cnn swedish affiliates suppressen. >>

military spokesman in baghdad said a coalition drone strike kills him overnight in northern iraq. he was an isis rocket expert. he's believed to be directly connected to the rocket attack that killed marine staff sergeant louis carden and wounded several other marines last month. today's strike killed five other isis fighters. >>> gop front-runner donald trump is expecting a bit of remorse today saying if he had to do it over again he wouldn't retweet that unflattering picture of heidi cruz and he clarified we stands on abortion. polls increasingly show women just don't like trump. is there anything he can do to win them back. let's talk to a couple of women about that. president of concerned women for america and author of the upcoming book "feisty and feminine." and the or of "annie gets her gun." i want to look at the polls where women are how they feel about the candidates. donald trump is upside down with women. negative 43 point. why do they go with that? >> cruz isn't any better. >> he is. he's at negative 23. >> all of trump's comments he sounds like a little bit of remors

there is a very well known trade by donkeys, black donkeys between northern iraq in a town in central turkey in based on the archives there, bush of cuneiform writing. is there anyone here who can decipher cuneiform? don't be shy. i got into correspondence with the charming gentleman and i said to him, he wrote back and said there were six of us. we argue. we quarrel, but we drink. and he gave me all thise corres information. it could even reconstruct the correspondence of wives of their husbands, telling them to bring jewelry. they got details of how the caravans fail, donkeys which were the same that offense. the donkeys are worth nothing. they were anonymous pickups. but they linked the ancient world, even more so initially than a camel. >> your book is a history book good bird you debate the history of the domestication? >> it began -- a lot of this is just the beginning. some in northeast africa where they investigated them out of the wild african donkey. but by 3100 b.c., gary berry also for donkeys in asymmetry associated in upper egypt and the skies were very good considerable

across the border and in northern iraq, that country's forces have liberated many villagers from isis control, and now we are hearing from survivors about their horrific ordeal, their physical and emotional scars, and how some were even used as human shields. they spoke to cnn's arwa damon, who files this exclusive report. >> reporter: the initial phase of the operation to push towards mosul has come to a halt until the iraqi army says it receives reinforcements. but they have managed to wrest control back from isis in a handful of villages. when we spoke to the civilians that lived there, their stories were horrific. the latest arrivals at this refugee camp are not those who fled isis. they're those who say isis used them as human shields and didn't let them leave. they're from a handful of villages the iraqi army recently recaptured from isis. the men are kept at the camp's mosque, a security precaution amid concerns isis fighters may be among them. isis put five families into each home in the middle of the village, this man recalls. like many here, he does not want his identity rev

an isis communication compound in northern iraq was also target orderar >>> we expect the washington monument to be back open this morning. it has been closed since friday afternoon when appn elevator bre down again. people had to walk down nearly 900 steps. a faulty power fsupply is to blame. in all, the monument has closed ten times in less than a year because of elevator issues. >>> easing traffic is also welcome. transportation officials say they're trying to make your commute flew virginia a little bit easier. as wtop is reporting, they're working on a transportation package aimed at decreasing gridlock along interstate 95 particularly the corridor in northern virginia. so one of the proposed projects includes extending express lanes south to fredericksburg. virginia is expected to apply for federal grants to help pay for that project. >>> we now know when the fal virginia state police trooper. chad dermyer was shot and killed in the line of duty thursday in richmond. his viewing will be tomorrow afternoon and we know that there will be two viewing sessions at the liberty baptis

i was in northern iraq about a month ago. mr. chairman, i visited the main yizidi shrine a few miles north of the front line with isil. we are -- as i mentioned in my testimony, we have a lot of programs that we're funding to provide direct support, not just humanitarian assistance but psycho social support for people who have faced violence, escaped captivity on the part of isil. as you know, the first shots that we fired in this war to liberate territory in iraq from isil were fired to protect the yizidi people on mt. sin jar when they were surrounded by the terrorists. and i think this is something that we need to think about with particular focus in the next stage of the military campaign as it focuses more closely on mosul and the ninoah plane. i think many, many members of congress rightly urged us to look at the jengenocide determination to call what was happened to the yizidis and others by its name but using the terminology is the easy part but the important thing is we find a way to liberate these historical homelands o

officials tell cnn at least nine people kill and had 55 others wounded in a suicide bombing in northern iraqities say a suicide bomber detonated in the middle of shiite militia troops as they were trying to take over two villages sout of kir kuk. we're continuing to follow developments out of brussels this afternoon. prosecutors are now saying the terrorists who planned the deadly attacks in belgium last month were actually plotting to hit france again. but as they saw how quickly the investigation into last year's attacks in paris was moving, they switched gears and turned their target to brussels instead. i want to bring in cnn global affairs analyst kimberly dozier joining us from washington. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> how much stock do you take into this information that's coming as a result of the arrests made? >> well, it matches previous information by one of the other attackers who'd been questioned in paris who mentioned that one of the targets was a building complex called la defense in paris, for later targeting. now, a cnn french affiliate is reporting that la defens

syria and northern iraq are rich in historic remains stretching over millennia. this is where the canadian king ruled and the where the hebrew prophet, jonah preached successfully 1000 years earlier. and as many faiths including judaism, christianity and and islam. minority groups such as the yazidi's, and others. it's been home to six world heritage sites. when an an archaeological site is alluded the relationship among the other remains is destroyed. thereby permanently preventing preventing us from fully understanding and reconstructing our past. unfortunately the leading looting is big business. often carried out and organized industrialized scale. in response to market demand. in many of these sites are unknown before they are looted. as cultural objects move from source, transit and transit and destination countries, different legal systems create obstacles and prosecution of crime. they allow allowed the laundering of titles to these artifacts. united states is the single largest market for arts in the world. is 43% of market share. because of the availabi

we are using it to a women who have escaped isil captivity in northern iraq. we are using it to support organizations that tried to build trust as we muslim communities and police in eastern kenya so they can unite against al-shabaab. we are using it to get help to people who need it faster that i think any other agency in the u.s. the government. ..

. >> recently in northern iraq i heard one of our diplomats say we hate what putin is doing. but we love the way he's doing it. yes. >> thank you, my name's warren clark. you mentioned saudi arabia and the issue of legitimacy. and there, of course, is the arab peace plan way back in 2002 which is i guess still on table. and that doesn't seem to have gotten much in resonance, much interest. nobody talks about it very much. can you explain why that seems to be so unimportant? >> no, it's actually not unimportant. and there are quite a few israelis including on the right who argue that they believe you know, in regional peace. said it's easier to negotiate with the arab states and help them then -- i wouldn't want to use the term deliver but help the person than come to the table and walk away successfully from the table. and the saudi peace plan has been mentioned even by right wing israeli. mr. lieberman foreign minister and his right wing politician, he's a major advocate of this approach. now, it's interesting you're right that even the israeli politicians who or leaders who

upon which to suggest that the people who are fleeing the atrocious events in syria, in libya, northern iraqare missilesople that are being sent to infiltrate communities. you know what? it is going to be easier, and i really believe it is part of the sophisticated strategic plan in our intent on destroying our democracies to tease us into an irrational response where we will destroy the very values we believe in. andill over securitize, inevitably we would use security measures in a discriminatory fashion with carding and racial profiling and so far. we will destroy the very values out of the sheer fear that is coming in to do it for us. we will do it to ourselves if we cultivate this culture of fear with an overreaction, restriction on freedom, over vulnerablein these minorities rather than protecting them and including them. [applause] rudyard: mark. we are getting to that meat of it now, and the question is, people talk about european values, british values, canadian values, without ever defining it. and i think simon is right, it is not just about movies and rap songs and the rest of it

suggest that the people who are fleeing the atrocious events in syria, in libya, to take these two, northern iraq and so on, that these people are missiles that are being sent to infiltrate our communities. you know, it's going to be a lot easier and i really believe that it's part of a very sophisticated strategic plan by those who are intent on destroying our democracies to tease us into an irrational response where we will destroy the very values we believe in. we will oversecuritize, and inevitably we will use security measures in discriminatory fashion with carding and racial profiling and so on. slowly we will destroy our very values out of the sheer fear that they're coming to do it for us. we're going to do it to ourselves if we cultivate this culture of fear with an overreaction, restriction on freedoms, oversecuritized and targeting these vulnerable minorities rather than protecting them and including th them. >> mark. >> well, we are getting to the meat of it now. and the question is people talk about european values. british values, canadian values. without ever defining it. and i thi

really is to try and consolidate the gains made against isis, specifically territory in syria, in northern iraq that has been regained recently. and as a result of that, it appears the president is inclined to bring in these extra special operations forces. now, 250 extra, that's great deal more than the 50 already there. the important part is they're there to advise and assist other troops there, to sort of keep the territory that's been gained back. and i think that's the crucial part there. these aren't troops that are going to be involved in combat operations, though they will be armed for their own defense. it really is in a sort of advisory role. so significant announcement that we are expecting today. hopefully we'll get more details in the president's speech later on. >> then of course president obama will be meeting with european leaders today. he's calling them good friends. what can we expect to come out of those discussions? >> reporter: very broad-ranging discussions so far with german chancellor angela merkel, everything from the crisis in syria to issues of the global economy, th

participated in operation provide comfort in northern iraq, which was a refugee operation, a humanitariantion rescuing almost one million kurds from a human stampede caused by saddam hussein. from that came the region we now call kurdistan. but it was security. followedstered by -- by economic development and international organizations rule of law. those three things it seems to me are important. youhe refugee problem, if think the middle east is interesting now and a challenge, you have the entire african continent that is ready to explode one way or the other. there will be 60 national elections in africa this year. most polls show young africans are not looking to stay in africa. they want to go somewhere else because they don't believe they have any future. that should motivate our european friends to join with us in this partnership. lastly, i would like to make a point that there is an established, growing nexus between organized crime and terrorism. organized crime and terrorism have figured out ways to cooperate together. you have an extreme rise in illegal drugs, illegal traffic

upon which to suggest that the people who are fleeing the atrocious events in syria, in libya, northern iraq these people are missiles that are being sent to infiltrate communities. you know what? it is going to be easier, and i really believe it is part of the sophisticated strategic plan in our intent on destroying our democracies to tease us into an irrational response where we will destroy the very values we believe in. we will over securitize, and inevitably we would use security measures in a discriminatory fashion with carding and racial profiling and so far. we will destroy the very values out of the sheer fear that is coming in to do it for us. we will do it to ourselves if we cultivate this culture of fear with an overreaction, restriction on freedom, over-securitize in these vulnerable minorities rather than protecting them and including them. [applause] rudyard: mark. mark steyn: we are getting to that meat of it now, and the question is, people talk about european values, british values, canadian values, without ever defining it. and i think simon is right, it is not just about

may add extra outposts in northern iraq to support iraqi forces as they prepare to take back the citysul which isis took over in june of 2014. still, u.s. military leaders do not think mosul will be retaken this year. >> molly, thank you so much. >>> turn to john hannah, the foundation for the defense of democracies, to vice president cheney. as we see the administration wanting to do more and more, ramp up the pressure against isis, put in b-52s, provide more training and support to the iraqi army, does any of that really matter, considering how inept the iraqi army has proven in taking on isis? >> well, yeah, definitely matters. any time you add u.s. forces to a fight on the ground, it's going to help enormously. and it's -- i think it will buck the iraqi troops that are in the field and have had terrible problems. laced with sectarianism. shiite fighting in sunni areas. you don't have enough sunnis in the fight, trying to liberate their own areas. but every dose of u.s. help we can add into this fight, i think it's going to make a big difference. >> when you say every dose of u.s.

syria and northern iraq stretch over many mi lennia. this is where they ruled at the beginning of the second millennium and where jonah preached to the syrian 1,000 years later. they represent the cultures of the greeks, the romans, byzantines and periods as well as many fates including christianity, judaism and islam. syria is home to six sites and ten world heritage sites. when a site is looted, the relationship among the artifacts and other remains is destroyed. there by permanently preventing us from fully understanding and reconstructing our past. unfortunately the looting of sites is big business, often carried out on an industrialized skeal and response to market demand. many of the sites are unknown before they are looted. as objects move from source, transit and est nation, they create obstacles and prosecution of crimes. they allow the laundering of title to the artifacts. the united states is a single largest market for art in the world. with 43% of market share. because of the availability to import the art and artifacts and