it comes from the guitar family in persia. it's the ancestor of the lute and the guitar family. oud is actually the most prominent instrument in arabic music, and it's as valuable as the piano for the western composer or performer. as far as i'm concerned, this is one of the greatest instruments in the world. it's very dear to me. ♪ her cheeks were like the lily white ♪ ♪ that bloom in yonder valley, oh. ♪ (narrator) the human voice is perhaps the most flexible of all instruments. [singing traditional japanese music] [choir singing] the great variety of vocal timbres found around the world are reflected both in how singers render individual pitches and how they place their voices. ♪ i know i've been changed. (lausevic) there are so many elements that create a particular type of sound that are much more variable than when you're plucking an instrument or playing an instrument in which you have an expected sound. there is some aspect of the voice that is unique to each person. [singing doleful melody] when you're talking about vocal timbre, you need to think about whether the soun

thomas was speared to death in india, simon sawed in half in persia, matthew murdered in ethiopia.cholars debate the authorship of the gospel of john, held by some to be an eyewitness account of the life of jesus. antipas continued pressing rome to be named king until his efforts offended the new emperor, caligula. antipas and herodias were exiled to gaul, where they died in obscurity. pontius pilate was recalled to rome, while joseph caiaphas, without his roman ally, lost his position within the temple, whereas the story of jesus, a humble carpenter of nazareth, gave birth to one of the world's foremost religions. today, there are more than 2 billion christians worldwide. ♪ ♪ the world of islamic extremism. that's it for "the kelly file." i'm sandra smith. >>> tonight, on "war stories" -- isis ruthless and expanding the so-called islamic state. >> isis is hot wiring apocaly e apocalypse. >> fierce fighters standing against isis. >> parent are a fighting force. our efforts anemic so far. >> attacks in europe and in america. >> the threat is growing in terms of scale

thomas was speared to death in india, simon sawed in half in persia, matthew murdered in ethiopia.cholars debate the authorship of the gospel of john, held by some to be an eyewitness account of the life of jesus. antipas continued pressing rome to be named king until his efforts offended the new emperor, caligula. antipas and herodias were exiled to gaul, where they died in obscurity. pontius pilate was recalled to rome, while joseph caiaphas, without his roman ally, lost his position within the temple, whereas the story of jesus, a humble carpenter of nazareth, gave birth to one of the world's foremost religions. today, there are more than 2 billion christians worldwide. ♪ ♪ p.m. and fox has a big special&ó!; t 10:00 tonight. don't miss it ♪ ♪ >>> hi, i'm eric bolling in for bill o'reilly. thanks for watching this >>> i'm eric in for bill o'reilly and thank you for watching this special edition of "the factor, the terror equation." all across europe, there are daily raids to stop outrage, and officials say that u.s. forces have killed the number two isis leader in syria, and ash

persia. "and the u.s. had some hostages there in 1980," for some reason.a, how long have you been the president's iran expert? two days. [ laughter ] prior to that, i worked in a private sector. as what? a temp. [ laughter ] i'm a temp. and what qualifies you for this position? i'm proficient in word and excel,

they had a swastika in persia, way before national socialism came along. >> radcliffe defended asatru, his comments disturbed murray, who let him know how much when he returned to his cell. >> you just made us look like a bunch of [ bleep ]. >> i tried to talk to you about this i swear i did. sorry, marcus. i apologize. try not to get mad at me, man. >> you just sank my boat. >> later we told murray we recorded his exchange with radcliffe and asked him to explain it. >> i was a little man. i mean, it -- he didn't mean any harm, he just -- ignorant of the conduction of leadership roles, and i think now that he has seen that it upset me and knows that it's not really how we do business, i think he's changed his point of view. >> murray hopes to also change the point of view of prison officials. he will soon have a hearing with administrators to appeal their ban on group worship services among asatru members and have it removed from the list of security threat groups. robbie mcanally faces another challenge. he not only feels isolated from his young son but his boyhood friend who just ha

persia will not be able to keep the power against blood, this is against people, against god and everythingin the world. all i can do is show with my own example is that russia, with 2s nation hood and totalitarian regime, can be whipped into submission. >> and then to round her disdain for the russian cause, she did this. >> did you want my final statement? here's my final statement for you. >> her mother and sister were there to support the pilot accused of murdering two russian journalists. and when friend and family started singing the ukrainian national anthem, the court has cleared of cameras. a verdict will now be delivered march 21st and 22nd. prosecutors want a 23--year sentence, but the subject's health is a growing concern. she's vowing to continue her dry hunger strike. no food and no water, and dead or alive, she will return to ukraine. >> still ahead on the program, somber anniversary, marking five years since the japannies tsunami, and the race in one of the biggest battle ground states. >> iming grace has been a major topic in the 2016 presidential campaign, and it could pla

is what we don't want is emboldened iran in persia of expanding territory.s fixable under a president that understands peace can only be obtained through strength. >> excellent. [ applause ] >> let me ask you. you both articulated a number of big ticket items that the united states might have to deal with. you talked about nuclear proliferation. well, i guess the answer is missile defense. cyber, that is a major economic issue as well as a security issue. terrorism. you've talked about maybe the united states has to get militarily involved in the middle east. and we've all talked about the economy. so if admiral mullen, former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff several years ago was at a congressional committee hearing, i don't think it was your committee, was it? >> no. but i know what he said. >> okay. but he ai

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iran, persia, has always been considered their number one opponent.udi arabia, you saw the uprising of the rebels in yemen as iran performing state sponsored terrorism. that is why they carried out the military intervention in yemen which is not going so well but it is having the effect the kingdom wanted to have, to keep iran's influence out of there. now that's created a chaos back in which allowed isis and al qaeda to flourish there. on the other hand, you have hezbollah, the western anchor of what they called shia cres cent which goes from southern pakistan through iran all the way through iraq, jumps over most of southern lebanon, syria, and goes into lebanon. saudi arabia sees that as iran expanding its influence. they want to do something about that but they cannot do that with the assad regime in power. one of my recommendations was based on senator lindsey graham's recommendation that we may have to facilitate or assist the gulf states to intervene assadrily to isolate and isis, so both threats can be handled. i want to ask your thoughts abou

guest: persia. caller: ok, thank you. host: mark is up next in virginia. go ahead.sestion like iran is the most stable it isin the region and also a democratic public. so why are we not more friendly with them? guest: that is a short question with a really long answer. i don't think it is that stable. it is certainly not that democratic. frankly, the reason we are is friendly with them because their leaders and people -- hundreds of americans on their hands. that is one thing that people tend to forget. ands funny to me that libya gaddafi was enemy number one for so long. but if you think about it, the leadership and leaders and rulers of iran are responsible for the deaths of multiple times more americans. they are responsible for the hobart bombings, that kills hundreds of americans in saudi arabia. there are responsible for the bombings of the u.s. embassy and marine barracks in a root, the in american of life history since world war ii. ,ouhani, the president of iran this reformer and moderate, he was responsible for and directly tied to the community center in