>> pakistan is seriously fighting the taliban today. >> rose: in pakistan. >> in pakistan.ur fight in pakistan has had a very positive and backed across the border in afghanistan. >> rose: because the two have connections? pakistan and-- afghan, taliban, and pakistanital bin. >> our operations have curtailed the border crossings. today taliban, al qaeda, and their associates are on the run. pakistan was once considered to be a safe haven. no longer. people are running away from pakistan. because they have seen the seriousness, the resolve of the people and the armed forces. where is mullah omar now? >> i wish he was in my pocket, but he isn't there. >> rose: if you knew where he was, you would call for a drone missile attack? >> we'll get him. if we knew where he was. we would go for him. >> rose: most people believe he's in pakistan. >> people speculate about it. it's all a guessing game. >> rose: the central point you've made is you've begun to close the borders so people are running out of pakistan knowing it's not a safe haven, correct, because you're coming after them?

the second thing is from a security standpoint from pakistan emma pakistan for the first 58 years ofits existence it was always the student as pakistan and india from the u.s. perspective. it was always balancing one against the other so when the u.s. made this nuclear deal to start sharing nuclear technology within india and pakistan's thought we are next and they didn't get it and then became very angry. now though you have 180 million people come in nuclear-weapons, you got al qaeda based in the country, all they want is two have the pakistan problem viewed as a pakistan problem and you got out from pakistan and india to the silly moniker s. park and they are like what they have to do to be referred to as our own problem. but it's the sense that pakistan is an attachment to what is the larger u.s. security focus whether india or in this case be one. so i think it's the sense of being old is used. we can say this on c-span but they always talk about pakistan q1 naivetÉ been used in the runaway and whether that be regards to india or afghanistan so that sentiment is certainly there.

all they want is to have the pakistan problem viewed as a pakistan problem and you've gone now from pakistandia to this silly moniker afpak. what do we have to do to be referred to as that problem? it's that sense that it's sort of an attachment to what is a larger u.s. security focus, whether it would be india or in this case afghanistan so i think it's the sense of also being always used. there's this -- we can't say this on c-span but they always talk about pakistanis feeling like they've been used and thrown away. and whether that would be with regards to india or afghanistan so i think that sentiment is certainly there. >> before sending these guys to the back of the room to sign books, i wanted to mention to everyone that if you are interested in these questions of the region, you're in luck. there are a couple of additional events that we're sponsoring over the next two days that you should try to make plans to attend. the first of which is an event with photographer louis palieu who will be showing his photographs from the southern part of afghanistan. he spent the last three-plus ye

both were captured in pakistan which illustrates increased cooperation from the pakistan government thanks in large part to the administration's careful diplomacy. as "the washington post" put it on february 23, and i quote, pakistani security forces have long supported or turned a blind eye to afghan taliban members seeking sanctuary in pakistan. the recent arrests seem to mark a change in that attitude. clearly success in afghanistan will be positive -- deposited on the success of those in pakistan to act against sanctuaries. at the same time the leadership of al qaeda and taliban has been severely damaged through strikes in pakistan. and the new counterinsurgency strategy has been put to work in an important district in hallucinate monday province where american coalition -- hell monday province where american -- helmon province where americans have worked with the pakistanis. the gentleman has made some comments about the afghan central government. all of us share the gentleman's concerns about the central government. these are concerns that are properly raised and need to be addressed

the people of pakistan, the armed forces of pakistan, have shown the resolve, the determination, and the commitment. and we will win. and we are going to win in the struggle, because the feed is not an option that we are planning for. and inshallah, by the grace of god, we had a clear objective, we have a plan, we have a strategy, and that strategy is working. and today we have a partnership, and hopefully this partnership will turn the tide in our favor, hopefully in our mutual favor. >> thank you so much. [inaudible] >> madam secretary, this is for you. pakistan says it would like that a real partnership with united states with all the perks that come with that. are you prepared to discuss a civilian nuclear deal such as the one that india has with pakistan? and then, foreign minister qureshi, what is currently on your wish list to do all that you need to do in terms of making the border region more secure with afghanistan? . we are committed to helping pakistan meet their real energy needs. i am particularly pleased we are moving forward with $125 million to pakistan for energy se

and pakistan at the state department. secretary of state hillary clinton and mahmoud koreshi spoke with reporters for a half hour. >> good afternoon. it is such a pleasure, once again, to welcome the foreign minister and his delegation to the state department for this latest round of our meetings and for this beginning of the u.s.- pakistan strategic dialogue, the first ever held at the ministerial level on both sides. that staff, along with the unprecedented for dissipation of senior leaders across both of our governments reflects the importance we place on this relationship. these meetings are an opportunity to engage directly on the full range of issues that are matters of common concern and shared responsibility and to produce concrete results. today, we discussed our shared goals -- to protect our citizens and our countries from the violent extremism that threatens us both, to see pakistan prosper as a strong democracy and a stable region, to cooperate on issues that improve the daily lives of the pakistan the people

suspicions that pakistan had gone away, it was now completely different. >> the armed forces of pakistan had shown the resolve, the determination, and a commitment -- have chandra's off -- have shown the result -- resolve. with the grace of god, we have a clear objective. we have a plan. we have a strategy, and that strategy is working, and today, we of the partnership, and hopefully, this partnership will turn the tide in our favor. hopefully in our mutual favre. >> the pakistan foreign minister speaking there in washington -- hopefully in our mutual favor. this new mood in washington. >> i think what we have seen is a concerted attempt by the united states to persuade pakistan that the american commitment in that part of the world is not only about afghanistan and not only about al qaeda but is about a broader engagement and that the americans are going to stay put for a good, long time. among skeptics, as soon as america's security concerns are sorted out in that region, the americans will go home and never be heard of again, and the americans are very key to persuade the pakistanis t

allow pakistan army, pakistan to handle its affairs in pakistan. strategically, pakistan is in favor of defeating al-qaeda and taliban. there should be no doubt about the intentions of pakistan. leave how they want to handle it to pakistan. and we hope with better consistency in the policies of united states that the situation changes as it was in 1989. >> thank you very much, president musharraf. [applause] [applause] >> and thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for joining us tonight. i hope we will see you on may 3rd when we welcome jane lubchenco when we talk about the environment. bye. >> a coalition gathered around a rally to change immigration policy. this hour-long portion of the event begins with remarks with naacp executive director benjamin jealous. >> and a champion for economic and social justice. >> si se puede. si se puede. si se puede. good afternoon. my name is ben jealous. i'm the president of the naacp. i was raised in monterey, california. and i was taught to fight by the ufw for the naacp that monterey has always fought with. we are

in a limited window of opportunity to help pakistan eradicate the danger to them but to us. i strongly do believe that this president still needs to provide this nation something, however, and that's what he promised us a year ago and that was an exit strategy. every warrior knows that when you go into battle, you have an exit strategy. which is really benchmark -- which is the benchmark by which you measure success or failure. if success succeeds, exit. if the cost of failure becomes greater, exit to an alternative strategy. i believe that needs to be provided to this nation who after seven or eight years of war needs to see how its national treasure being used but as i end to my colleague from ohio, i served for 31 years with the wonderful men and women -- may i have 30 seconds? mr. berman: i yield 30 seconds. mr. sestak: i'll always remember what the former chairman of the joint cheafs -- chiefs of staff said, our men and women in the military are wise enough to know, this is your sacred duty here to have a debate about the use of their lives, when i led them into war. i

in protecting minority groups in pakistan from taliban. >> mr. speaker, the danger that is posed by the afghan taliban as the pakistani taliban with both work from pakistan is something that becomes more obvious every day and when he refers to the murders of people in pakistan by the pakistan taliban he is referring to violent incidents that are happening every day as a result of the efforts of the taliban. we are working with the pakistani authorities so we can make inroads into the taliban that has had some success with the leadership of the afghan taliban in only the last few weeks but at the same time we will work with the pakistan security authorities and we will continue to say to the pakistani people we will help children with education. we ask you to work with us so madrasahs cannot have an evil influence on the young people of pakistan. >> the prime minister will know that government expenditure on advertising and marketing and self-promotion went up by more than 40% last year. will he cut it out? >> we already announced government adver

i think in pakistan and afghanistan but particularly in pakistan there's been a movement, a shift in sentiment here. and pakistan right now, my greatest concern is to help pakistanis with her economic and energy problems. i think they're on the right track in this other area. >> samir nader with radio sawa. can you give us any idea what your visit to saudi arabia? this is the second time. last time you met with the queen. what was the agenda? >> i didn't meet with a cane because after a scheduled the trip, the secretary of state came in at the same time his name and she went out of riyadh to meet with some of the place they call the farm. and they had a very extensive meeting. and they came in like five hours later, only in time to stay for the night. and i saw very senior officials at the level i needed to see them. and she and i worked very closely together on this. the king laughed and came in to see me and saudi arabia, those meetings take place pretty late at night. in the subject was a legit country elicit terrorist financing. again, we're doing everything we can to try to put

suspicions of pakistan had gone away. he said the mood was completely different from his previous visit to washington. >> the people of pakistan, the armed forces of pakistan have shown the result, the determination, and the commitment. we will win in this struggle because defeat is not an option that we are planning for. we have a clear objective. we have a plan. we have a strategy, and that strategy is working. today, we have a partnership, and hopefully, this partnership will turn the tide in our favor. hopefully, in our favor. >> atom is there to report and what accounts for this new mood. >> we have seen an attempt to persuade pakistan that america's commitment in that part of the world is not only about afghanistan and not only about al qaeda, but it is about a broader engagement and that the americans are going to stay put for a good, long time. we often hear from skeptics that the sooner america's -- as soon as america's immediate security concerns are sorted out, the americans will go home. the americans are keen

pakistan, on one side, israel on the other. but, it is clear that it is not in america's interest for iran to get nuclear weapons, however one can address the issue, that is the bottom line. the bottom line is, as the president used to say, it is unacceptable for iran to have nuclear weapons. >> yes, sir, i'm -- >> speak into the mic. >> i'd like to know at what point do you think israel will step in and act to defend itself against iranian nuclear weapons? >> that is a -- first obviously, a question that only an israeli government official could answer, if he would, which he won't. [laughter]. >> but, from an israeli point of view, it is understandable that they would be very concerned about a nuclear iran, particularly, a nuclear iran, where the government is an extremist islamic government. not to say that if iran were democratic and had a nuclear weapon, israel wouldn't be concerned. and we might be concerned, too. but, obviously, much less concerned. we are not concerned that france has nuclear weapons. for a reason. it's

the need to get the full cooperation of pakistan. on the pakistani side there is a desire to find out whether the administration has overcome what they have seen as what they are confused about, is it really reconciling the peaceful war -- reconciling a peaceful war or continuing in afghanistan? obviously they want an orderly and so that there is not continuous fighting. pakistan has borne the brunt of the fighting that has gone on for years. >> alright, we must leave it there. thank you very much. seen by many as a lot -- dante of latin america, 30 years to the day that he was assassinated while celebrating mass at a church in el salvador. the small central american country was set on a path of violence in the ensuing decade, salvadoran people killed in a bloody civil war. we return there to look at the legacy of oscar romero. >> he was celebrating mass on that alter, it marked a turning point in the history of this central american country. two days before he died, he said that he would write again of the salvadoran people. how pre

it can do things and in pakistan the human rights commission is an ngo. on the other hand, because of its u.s. a public reasoning -- use of public reasoning a can bring a human justice to the public an attractive way but in this case a very daring, very active movements took a video of a young woman being caned for having violated some religious taboo. in this could have lost his life, he pretended he was making a long call while and attract the camera was in the video camera inside the temple actually photographed in that. it was only one that was placed in the public domain to the pakistan television media which also cooperated that the pakistan's civilian population came quite sharply in wanted it intervention. on humanity but also that of justice. so i think the presence of justice in consideration and debate not only in india of which you ask and you are familiar but also pakistan. .. >> my name is that clement a senior at unlike you and my question is on your first critique talking about how social contract theory demands only a single assistant com

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may be changing its relationship with pakistan. a nuclear power and ally in the fight against al qaeda. in box 2, cops called it urban terrorism. someone is targeting our men and women in uniform with booby traps and it's happened again. four city trucks up in flames. we're live in southern california with more on the damage and hunt for suspects. >> plus, chili peppers. no, not the band but these chili peppers as weapons. how one country plans to use one hot pepper who fight terrorism. don't touch that thing. it's all ahead on "studio b." first on fox, breaking news in just the last few minutes. president obama following through on his -- on the deal that pushed healthcare reform over the top, signing and executive order reaffirming a ban on federal money for abortions. he agreed to sign the order to get a group of pro-life democrats to vote for the house bill sunday. with the deal the president angered people on both sides of the fight even though the money is truly already on the books. the briefing, robert gibbs didn't seem eag

if they're in pakistan, do we occupy pakistan? if we weren't already in and occupying afghanistan would we choose to go in there today? i would submit that the answer is no. we need to continue our effort to battle terrorists wherever they err -- they are and focus on this stateless menace through targeted special operations and a refocused emphasis on homeland security, all of which are very costly and expensive operation in afghanistan continues to reduce our ability to do by soaking up our national time and resources as well as costing the lives of american soldiers. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from florida. reserves his time. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: i'd like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. doggett. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. doggett: thank you. today, so very late, represents the first real house debate on afghanistan since president obama announced that the path to peace c

pakistan is saying we are and this case moves it. -- this case proves it.young muslim men are in their late teens and early 20s. they left their alexandria homes back in november traveled to pakistan where they were arrested a few weeks later. the state department is saying very little right now. >> we can also confirm press reports that in today's hearing the court formally charged the five american citizens. >> reporter: those five charges include planning attacks on afghan and u.s. territory. the description didn't specify what was meant by u.s. territory but sources tell fox it could be a reference to american bases or diplomatic outposts. >> we want to see if the literature, the videos, the information that these travelers had in their hands, if it's of jihad in nature, then the chance is that they have been indominated. >> reporter: a global terrorism expert with the foundation of the defense of democracies. >> always difficult to hav-- [ indiscernible ] parents will always take the natural stand they were innocent, they didn't know what they were doi

. >>> these five local men facing charges of terrorism in pakistan. they are arrested in december accused of planning terrorists attacks there and against u.s. troops in afghanistan. the charges come with the possibility of a life sentence. sherri ly has the news edge on this one. >> reporter: the men claim that they were heading to afghanistan to help other muslims. pakistani police say their real agenda was to wage a terrorist war. now the fate will be played out in a pakistani court anthe state couldn't -- stake couldn't be much higher. the five northern virginia men pled not guilty in a special antiterror court. they have been held since december now charged with six counts of terrorism-related charges, some of which come with a life sentence. >> these are american boys but that's the price of engaging, if that is true, in he jihad -- in jihad activities in those countries. >> reporter: pact any police sat men were in contact with the taliban and wanted to join al-qaeda. they are accused of planning terrorist attacks in pakistan and against u.s. t

efforts had been, and i quote, transferred to afghanistan and pakistan. thus, jihad must be directed at that region, end quote. bin laden later said in september, and i quote, not much longer and the war in afghanistan will be over. afterwards, not even a trace of the americans will be found there. much rather they will retreat far away behind the atlantic. then, only we and you will be left. end quote. we must do everything possible to deny by laden and al qaeda such a victory. -- bin laden and al qaeda such a victory. for us to succeed in afghanistan we need america's support, but the afghan people will not be giving that support if they believe that we will abandon them. as admiral michael mullen, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said, quote, when i'm in afghanistan i get the same questioned asked as when i'm in pakistan which is, are you going to leave us again, because they remember very well that we have in the past. and so there's a trust issue here. there's uncertainty through afghanistan's eyes as to whether or not we will stay, end quot

troops in afghanistan and pakistan. the charges carrying serious sentences including life in prison. sherri ly is here with the latest developments. >> reporter: the five men were held in pakistan since being arrested. they are set to go on trial charged with six counts related to terrorism. pakistani police say the men were home grown terrorists from the u.s. who went to the asian country to wage war against pakistan and its allies. they were charge ian antiterror court. they disappeared from their homes in the alexandria area around thanksgiving and turned up less than two weeks later in pakistan arrested for suspicion of terrorism. an attorney for the families of the men say the families are cooperating with the fbi and they do not believe the accusations against the men. the trial is set to start march 31st and is expected to last several months. it comes at a time when the u.s. is growing increasingly concerned about home grown terrorism. >> between 2001 and 2008, the u.s. government stopped 1 or 2 cases a year. th

first and foremost, of course, for the people of pakistan.ut it will also have regional and global repercussions. >> clinton also acknowledged that there was in the past mistrust and a lot of tension between the two nations. the meetings with nuclear armed pakistan continue tomorrow. >>> and developing right now, press secretary robert gibbs refused to talk about any specifics on the two one-on-one meetings last night between president obama and israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> at this point not going to get into walking you through the substance of what they discussed. i'm not going to get into the substance of what they talked about at each of the meetings. not everything the president does is for -- for the cameras and for the press. >> chuck todd is nbc's chief white house correspondent and cohost of "the daily rundown." chuck, this was pretty extraordinary. the prime minister comes over, and not only do they meet one-on-one with not even a staff photographer taking pictures, no press coverage, then they break. the prime min

in [unintelligible] >> pakistan is a nuclear power. i do not think there is much likelihood that they will use their nuclear weapons against iran. objectively, the iranians are surrounded by nuclear states -- russia being somewhat removed now because they are no longer in central asia. but it is clear that it is not in america's interest for iran to have nuclear-weapons. that is the bottom line. as the president used to say, it is unacceptable for iran to have nuclear-weapons. >> i would like to know at what point do you think israel will step in and act to defend itself against iranian nuclear weapons? >> first, obviously, that is a question that only an israeli government official could answer. but from an israeli point of view, it is understandable that they would be very concerned about a nuclear run -- a nuclear iran, especially when it has an extremist islamic government. i am not saying that if iran were democratic and had a nuclear weapon that israel would not be concerned. we would be concerned, too. but we would be much less

there is no cost that can be put on stabilizing pakistan and no price that can be put on pakistan and india. failure in these developments will hurt our national security, yet a retreat will make it more likely. americans want peace. none of us want our friends or family to be deployed overseas. however, peace will not come until our enemies are within our destruction. until that day, talk of leaving afghanistan means our enemies will bring the fight back to us. there can be no peace in afghanistan. whether we leave today, tomorrow, this war does not end simply because we choose not to be engaged. the taliban will return. with their return, they will expand their efforts and provide sanctuary and will try to continue to murder americans. i hope and pray when our armed forces do come home. until our enemies lay down their arms, our military must remain out there on this wall doing their duty to uphold america's democracy and our safety. we have spent so much time today discussing abandonning our allies. i know our partners were watching what was said. it is my firm hope they see today'

>> well, pakistan is a nuclear power. i do not think there is much likelihood they would use their nuclear weapons against iran. the iranians are surrounded by nuclear states, russia, somewhat removed now because there are no longer in central asia, pakistan on one side, israel on the other. it is clear that it is not in america's interest for iran to get nuclear weapons. that is the bottom line. the bottom line, as the president is to say, it is unacceptable. >> yes, sir. i am up from colorado. i would like to know at what point you think israel will step in and act to defend itself against iran in nuclear-weapons. >> that is a question that only and israeli government official could answer if he would, which he will not. from an israeli point of view, it is understandable that they would be very concerned about a nuclear iran, particularly and iran with the government is an extremist islamic government. i am not going to say that if iran was democratic that israel would not be concerned, but obviously much less. we're n

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the united states, the east coast of the united states, all the way over to the persian gulf and pakistan. now, when i had to communicate with them we had these video teleconferencing and everything. you lost that sort of personal touch. ion which time zone they were in and if they're awake and we're trying to run a large military organization over that span of time and space. and all the electronic assistance and aids to do that, which makes everything move faster. you know, we're fighting a bunch of guys that live in caves that

, can i get a glass of water, he would -- >> reporter: no one knows why the five men traveled to pakistan last summer without telling their families. they were high school and university students age 18 to 22. >> the father, they have never done this, never, ever. >> never terrorists. >> never. >> they seem to be very much into themselves, not really talking to people. >> reporter: even within their own mosque, emotions range from sympathy to anger. >> some believe the five international terror suspects have tainted the image of the 6 to # million muslims in america. >> the issue, you don't do those things. i'm a muslim and islam is all about world peace. >> reporter: the letter alleges the five were blindfolded and beaten, deprived the sleep and threatened with electrocution. >> families are very, very concerned about the allegations because under torture you can extract anything. >> reporter: but terrorism experts say the letter is nothing more than a ploy. >> we've seen time and time again that al qaeda manuals that have been found in terrorist training camps say allege torture. tell t

this is for afghanistan, pakistan, and iraq. received spending plans only a couple of weeks ago, without a great deal of detail. none of the funds have been spent. for fiscal year 2009, funds that were obligated remain disbursed. you're asking for another $2.6 billion. i am worried when we deal with countries like afghanistan and pakistan, where there is enormous corruption. we're basically borrowing this money from other countries. among going too fast? what kind of control should we have -- am i going too fast? what kind of control should we have? po>> senator, we share your concerns and appreciate the opportunity to work with you as the chair of the appropriations committee that considers these requests -- the subcommittee that considers these requests. we are ramping up are spending and we are currently extending funds at an estimated $324 million per month. we are growing that to $400 million with projects that are starting up, in addition to continued support to quick disbursing to programs such as the afghanistan reconstr

we cannot win this thing without pakistan, correct? >> i do not think so. we were talking about let's look at the movie rather than the snapshot. if we go back 18 months or two years and think about what was going on in that part of the world, there was a major offensive generated by islamic extremists, pakistani taliban inside pakistan. there were enormous numbers of attacks inside pakistan. the pakistani military was attacked. if for no other reason, that seems to have gotten their attention. in the last 18 months, in general, the direction has been positive. the civilian government was elected on the premise -- benazir bhutto's husband ran on the idea that they needed to lead against terrorism. that gave political power to the pakistani military that had not existed under musharraf. then the pakistani military had been under attack and they responded. as far as the intelligence service is concerned, i do not think there is anyone view in that intelligence service because it is a complex organization with different people from different time periods. let'

>> this is a decision for pakistan to make to read our concerns about the world that pakistan please in the region and beyond is well known. we continue a wide range of discussions not only in the region and around the world in the nature of the future economic transactions between pakistan and iran and we will continue that conversation. >> will that -- second the in afghanistan the have had peace talks with the leaders yesterday that had links with al qaeda. how do you see the peace talks with these leaders? >> these are primarily issues between afghanistan and insurgent groups as a part of the reintegration and reconciliation process. we do support the afghan government's interest of reaching out to the members of the insurgent groups. our concern shared by afghanistan is d.c. support and live in accordance with afghan constitution renounces violence and have no ties to al qaeda or terrorist organizations if they are any group that is willing to accede to those conditions can play a role in afghanistan's future. >> could you back on the middle east again, this would be the second

would work with pakistan including energy and education. on capitol hill pentagon chief robert gates praised pakistan's efforts in fighting militants along the u.s.-afghan border. >> it has been extraordinary in my view seeing what pakistan has done over the last really more than a year in terms of becoming engaged, in terms of their operations, in terms of understanding that they now face an existential threat. >> shepard: of course that's along the afghan and pakistan border. we don't actually have a border over there. my bad. joint chiefs mike mullen says successful in killing terrorists in the past few months. the deaths of at least three babies now forcing the government to recall more than one million slings. take a look at this year the consumer products safety commission warns parents of infants under four months old to stop using slings made by the company infantino and stop now. this comes on the heels of a previous warning about these slings. a warning that did not include a specific type or maker. we're told babies could suffoca

efforts had been, and i quote, transferred to afghanistan and pakistan. thus, jihad must be directed at that region, end quote. bin laden later said in september, and i quote, not much longer and the war in afghanistan will be over. afterwards, not even a trace of the americans will be found there. much rather they will retreat far away behind the atlantic. then, only we and you will be left. end quote. we must do everything possible to deny by laden and al qaeda such a victory. -- bin laden and al qaeda such -- bin laden and al qaeda such ,@ @ @ @ @ @ @ r rs@ @ @ @ @ @ @-s)u@ @ h@ @ @ @ ra,@ @ @ hn# u)@ ru)n#) they know that they are risking their lives in the lives of their families. this debate reminds me of the many times that have come down to the floor to speak against the forced withdrawal from iraq and the need to support our mission there. mr. speaker, it is an illusion to believe that we can protect herself from our enemies by picking and choosing easy battles and turning away from those that require patience and sacrifice. responsibility to def

cooperation with pakistan has increased. pressure is greater and has been sustained for a long time. so i think it is fair to say that command and control is weaker and al qaeda is suffering seriously. >> lehrer: suffering seriously, mr. scheuer? >> well, it's certainly being hit in the was area of the border, mr. lehrer. but the border is 2,600 kilometers long. >> couric: >> lehrer: you mean the border between pakistan and afghanistan? >> yes and we're not working along that entire border. i think we should all hope panetta is correct. but we've heard this story from this administration, past administrations about the noose tightening around the neck of al qaeda and it never seems to quite tighten. the other point i would make is simply the act of trying to kill these people is an important advance. if you're being chased and shot at, you make mistakes. it's very callous to say, but violence creates intelligence. and the more we're out there shooting, the more people are going to make communications mistakes, travel mistake

men are facing terrorism charges in pakistan. they were arrested in december. one of the men sent a letter to a relative saying that pakistan police are torturing them with beating, elic rocushion and no food or water for 36 hours. >>> a houston city bus slammed into a light rail train. the most dramatic images comes from the train focused on a rider. records show that the driver has been in five accidents since 2007, but only one of the accidents was her fault. >>> a tv game show sparking controversy.  oh, my goodness. it's so great! okay, wait, let me take a picture. okay. ready? [ giggling ] perfect! um, move a little to the left. oh, my gosh, you guys! you guys, you gotta see this. this is totally going on the web. come here! the new ultra-slim fp series, from lumix. touch screen, hd video, one small camera. >>> welcome back. it is 15 minutes after 5:00 now. montgomery students will not have to make up the snow days. the state has granted the school a waver. they missed nine days this year. three in december and six more in last month's b

perhaps with the help of historic allies of theirs in pakistan. personally i worry these ideas are ill-advised though i'm sure we look forward to the time when there can be reconciliation, particularly beginning with lower level taliban and probably not as zealots in that regard. i agree with secretary gates, that we need to first make the taliban understand that they are destined to lose this fight, before any serious consideration of reconciliation at the higher levels, can take place. and, therefore, i worry that the current public talk about reconciliation is counterproductive, and i want to ask you what your view is on that. >> well, i agree with secretary gates on that. senator, i think certainly thinking ahead to that moment when, perhaps, the taliban -- and we're talking about, senior level taliban, because -- indeed there has been what is called reintegration, at low and mid levels, in fact, yesterday, again, i've got to confirm it, but there were open reports about a couple of taliban leaders, coming in with their hands up, that is not a

area are facing charges in pakistan. they are accused of plotting terrorist attacks and pakistan and other countries. they pleaded not guilty today. they said they were heading to afghanistan when they were arrested last december. they face trial at the end of march and face life in prison if convicted. >>> in internet stinkweeds manassas detectives to the arrest of the masters -- internet staying -- sting leads detectives to in airmen in manassas. >> that air force sergeant has been in jail, bonded out, and is in trouble for setting up an illicit encounter. >> i think it is terrible. >> the reaction is strong after the arrest of senior master sergeant arthur leon henderson. they say he was here from springfield with the intention of meeting of 14-year-old girl for sex. >> i think it is a nasty. >> the meeting was arranged on the internet. a person chatting in an instant message conversation was a detective. >> searching for sex on the internet? come on. you are serving your country. for a 14-year-old to have sex, that i

the charges include waging war against pakistan. the defendants are muslim americans from northern virginia. they were arrested soon after they reached pakistan in december. a senior police official said they would be deported. defense lawyers say the men were on their way to afghanistan and had no plans to stage attacks inside pakistan. the next hearing is set for march 10th. >>> coming up tonight a bill that would allow people in virginia to carry concealed guns into bars. >>> and we've got our forecast coming up. stay tuned. >>> tomorrow morning, more winter weather is headed to the washington region. we'll have any delays and an updated forecast with weather and traffic on the 1's. hello, i'm eun yang. >> and i'm joe krebs, we're also giving away a free trip to new york city and a trip to rockefeller center. to enter, go to nbcwashington.com and search 30 rock. we'll announce the winner in the 6:00 a.m. hour. >> start your day with "news4 today," we'll see you in the % [ male announcer ] don't like to settle? now that any pizza

in [unintelligible] >> pakistan is a nuclear power. i do not think there is much likelihood that they will use their nuclear weapons against iran. objectively, the iranians are surrounded by nuclear states -- russia being somewhat removed now because they are no longer in central asia. but it is clear that it is not in america's interest for iran to have nuclear-weapons. that is the bottom line. as the president used to say, it is unacceptable for iran to have nuclear-weapons. >> i would like to know at what point do you think israel will step in and act to defend itself against iranian nuclear weapons? >> first, obviously, that is a question that only an israeli government official could answer. but from an israeli point of view, it is understandable that they would be very concerned about a nuclear run -- a nuclear iran, especially when it has an extremist islamic government. i am not saying that if iran were democratic and had a nuclear weapon that israel would not be concerned. we would be concerned, too. but we would be much less

. >> let me ask you the budget on pakistan. but i just want to inquire expenditures are going from the 2010 budget. the reason i ask this is that it appears it's going slowly and there's arguments to go through ngos as opposed to the pakistani officials, whether they be local or regional or national. what is your general comment, whether it's the kerry-lugar, 1.5 billion or all sorts of things? how are we coming? >> we're making progress, senator. but we're trying to be very thoughtful about how we distribute this money. because it is a significant investment in pakistan. we've spent money already on some of the energy projects, which we think are paying off both in terms of what they're doing for the people of pakistan but also because we're connected to them. it is challenging because we do want to go through pakistani institutions and ngos wherever we can but they have to be vetted and we have to feel that they are going to perform in a way that i can come before this committee and report to you is in keeping with our effort

we cannot win this thing without pakistan, correct? >> i do not think so.e talking about let's look at the movie rather than the snapshot. if we go back 18 months or two years and think about what was going on in that part of the world, there was a major offensive generated by islamic extremists, pakistani taliban inside pakistan. there were enormous numbers of attacks inside pakistan. the pakistani military was attacked. if for no other reason, that seems to have gotten their attention. in the last 18 months, in general, the direction has been positive. the civilian government was elected on the premise -- benazir bhutto's husband ran on the idea that they needed to lead against terrorism. that gave political power to the pakistani military that had not existed under musharraf. then the pakistani military had been under attack and they responded. as far as the intelligence service is concerned, i do not think there is anyone view in that intelligence service because it is a complex organization with different people from different time periods. let's call

so they're being fed either from pakistan or growing within afghanistan.re afghan citizens. by your question really is that they're not popular, how are they in control? they do it, these to send the vietnam war the adjust your preferences at night by coming in and slitting the throat of you or your family and terrorizing you so that if you read david rhodes pieces in "the new york times" after his release and a television had more pan era impulses and also that they were providing goods and services in the hinterlands that government could do. so if i want to come in and terrorize you and at the same time run up legal system in the banking system and give you a job and employ you, then i guess you're just want to kind of live with that. until something comes to neutralize the desk death grip you kind of out of my life. >> i'm not sure you can answer this. you probably have been an opinion. in view of the success of the cia and special forces troops just after 2001, why wasn't this strategy and tactics followed again when we went back to afghanistan, when

area were charged in pakistan with terrorism. in yemen, a new jersey man is in custody with suspected ties to al qaeda. and dr. hasan killed 13 colleagues in ft. hood. he had connections with anwar al awlaki, who last night released an audiotape that seemed to call for more attacks. >> how can your conscience allow you to live in peaceful co-existence with a nation that is responsible for the tyranny and crimes committed against your own brothers and sisters? >> reporter: national security experts say the internet is emerging as a key recruiting tool and one very difficult to police. jan crawford, cbs news, washington. >>> today marks the seventh anniversary of the start of the iraq war. the fight began with an overnight air strike by the u.s. shock and awe that targeted senior iraqi leaders. hours later u.s. and british troops invaded. as the war enters its eighth year, more than 96,000 american troops remain in the country. >>> just ahead on the "morning news," south carolina governor mark sanford agrees to pay ethics fines. pl

iran and pakistan are the two lowest important countries with common borders. i just visited two of the others, uzbeckistan and tajikistan and i missed turkmenistan and only because logistics and i will go back. now, having said that i need to stress pakistan and india have historic relationships which people must respect. it is complicated. its origins go back to 1947 and before 1947 ayman and mature student of that history but i don't profess to know a lot about eight, but what happened then affects us today but i need to stress both countries have legitimate security interests, and if one country says the other has no interest, then it's hard to have a dialogue. that is why president obama said we encourage any sort of dialogue between the two countries, and afghanistan is not the core of the issue but it is part of the issue. the other issues i would mention are critical of water. water is a huge issue and increasingly on our trips people in both countries talk about water, and overall security relationships. other issues have risen continuously, and we hav

and yet right on the border between pakistan and afghanistan, 27 million additional past unis also live on -- pastuns live on the side of the bothered. is it any wonder why we have such a difficult time in locating osama bin laden because they've been going between pakistan and afghanistan for all these years? madam speaker, i do not believe invoking the 1973 war powers act is appropriate at this time. september, 2009, they passed a resolution signed by the president four days later which granted the president authority to use all necessary force against those who committed the september 11 attacks in 2001. so whether one agrees with the war in afghanistan or not, whether one agrees with the administration's new strategy or not, there should be no doubt that concurrent resolution yq%=9 by u.s. military forces may undermine popular support and legitimacy. the united states is also unlikely to remain for the during aches of most insurgencies. this assessment of 90 insurgencies indicates it takes an average of 14 years to defeat insurgents once an insurgency develops. the assessment does

missile attack has killed nearly ten people in northwestern pakistan. the seven killed cia of employees, the u.s. has stepped up attacks in the tribal region. the u.s. authorities will not discuss the attack which apparently used unmanned drones. >>> thiefs in connecticut have made off with $75 million worth of prescription drugs. authorities say the heist appears well planned. the thiefs scaled the side of an eli lilly drug warehouse, cut a hole in the roof, rappelled inside and deactivated the alarm. it apparently took place early sunday during a rainstorm. >>> and the federal reserve said it will continue to hold interest rates at record lows for what it calls an extended period. it's doing so to help the flagging economy and high unemployment, attempted to bounce back. the fed's economic assessment today was a bit more upbeat, it said the job market is stabilizing and business spending on things such as equipment and software has risen significantly. >>> and the first lady is urging the u.s.' largest food companies not to just chew the fad in her ca