it's close to the persian gulf. it's got a lot of influence in the region. but other than that -- >> charlie: borders with efshg, almost. >> it borders -- >> charlie: borders with everybody, almost. >> it has a dynamic, educated population. >> iran is the bell weather state for the middle east, for the past 100 years everything has happened in the middle east either in iran, turkey or egypt. read the bible. read herodotus. the two two canonical texts about civilization. in the bible, there is no nation that plays a more significant role in the freedom of jews, in the building of jerusalem than persians. iran is not two-bit hustlers who rule the country now. iran is one of the oldest civilizations in the world. it has produced hafez. it has produced cyrus, and in the 20th century it is the bell weather state for the middle east. you are very right to like it. >> i sometimes think, charlie, iran is like classical music or wine. it's just something that is so complex and so deep and has so many layers, and when i read my own name in the press referred to as an

in an exclusive interview with bbc persian television, president obama has called the comments made by mahmoud ahmadinejad about the september 11th attacks as it is usable. later, the iranian leader said that the american government might have been involved in the attack. president obama says that he believes that mr. -- that the iranian president's opinions are inconsistent with that of the american people. >> this was offensive, hateful, and for him to make the statement here in manhattan just a little north of ground zero where families lost their loved ones, people of all races and ethnicities who see this as a seminal tragedy of this generation, for him to make a statement like that was inexcusable. this stands in contrast with the response of the iranian people went 911 happened. there were candlelight vigils and a shared sense of humanity and sympathy that was expressed within iran. this shows once again the difference between how the iranian leadership and this regime operates and how i think the vast majority of the iranian people who are respectful and thoughtful think about

persian in a last minute lotuses makes you think you are in the persian shop you. read some of the most common plants and of all the delta they grow all the over the place have any of the deltas islands are in fact nothing more than a fifth of reeds growing in shallow water. some of them can even grow up to six metres in height. motorboats can't go too far off without damaging its crew propeller. fortunately the warden you know you can easily lose your way in a rethink it it's not like a forest here you can tell where north through especially if the skies over cost and the stars are nonphysical and rethink its constraint for many many kilometers from the q. the noise of an engine is heard from a far it's there's peace and quiet it signals that there's a trespasser in the area in the range it immediately calls based with the gods. a few minutes later the rats finds approaches and that's one of the real dominance dimitri mares and nets me just say oh yes i see it. the net is full of fish most likely it was last checked a long time ago. the bulk of the fish that. grea

in an exclusive interview with bbc persian television, mr. obama drew a contrast between comments and expressions of sympathy. >> ground zero, the site in new york of the attack on america which murdered nearly 3,000 people and scarred the nation's psyche. for a foreign leader to come here and entertain the suggestion the american government inflicted this on their own people has caused outrage. president obama, in an interview with the bbc's person service, seemed genuinely angry in what he called outrageous and disgusting remarks. >> it was offensive, it was hateful, and particularly for him to make the statement here in manhattan was inexcusable. >> president ahmadinejad was quite unrepentant today, repeating his call for u.n. investigation into 9/11. something happened, and that event was the pretext of the invasion of two countries, he said. hundreds of thousands of people have been killed as a result of don't you think we need to explore the real reasons for 9/11 to look at that excuse? speaking here at the united nations just five mile

and gas will no longer come out from the persian gulf iraq and afghanistan a very unstable the whole region will move towards chaos and the united states will have no way whatsoever of controlling it iran is far also a lot is going to lose on through it by not exporting oil go ahead now and that makes us general in general many united nations respect that of the united states you as i already have no doubt that the iranians will respond severely ok alan you know this is not in a position to anybody that's wearing it i know you. hear it and gentlemen let me jump in let me jump in and i want to use are port limited military strikes against nuclear facilities correct limited murder allen correct exactly right what is your scenario what is the reaction in iran and american interests in the region expression lee the troops in the region ok afghanistan will see more iraq iran i mean like you said what is there is there a knock on effect here do you see that because it by attacking iran in a limited way you could endanger american lives. absolutely that is a chance that the u.s. would be ta

billionaire sultan who footed the bill and arranged for the private jet that flew her across the persian gulf. the state department will only confirm he did play a key in freeing shourd. this exclusive interview is with iran's president and he said that shourd was released on cam passionate grown, but the fate of her fiance shane bauer and their friend, josh fattal is up to the iranian courts. >> i one, two, three inning we should let the judge and the court decide about the case. i think this is the greatest help to all of them. >> you can watch the rest of that interview coming up. it's at 7:00 this morning on the "today" show. >> craigs list cutoff access to the adult section and it's not coming back. >> they were on capitol hill and he was asked, is craigslist going to open the adult services section. they put a sensored bar over the link and closed it all together. asked by a lawmaker, they said the adult services on craigslist was closed for good. they were talking to congress not because they were in trouble, but trying to make lawmakers understand the problem of sexual traffickin

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and in that was a letter in the persian script and said dear compassion of the poor we reviewed your case and in koran education is inor encouraged for all children. it encourages all people to have knowledge and seek knowledge. well, um... with that letter, started getting dozens of proposals especially for girls schools. why is girls education so important? i've gone to the extent now where i say you can drop bombs and build roads or put in electricity but until the girls are implicated, society won't change. several global studies show if you educate a girl to fifth grade level it does three things. reduce infant mortality, population explosion reduction and improve the quality of life and health. if your interested you can look up a guy called, well he wrote a book called development is freedom. it's a fat book. in the 60's another writer had the very foresite to see that girls education would be a process to bring about stabilization of population. he wrote a book called the poverty curve and jeffery sacks wrote the end of

decided to turn suso into a major tourist center and ever since it's become a museum town of ancient persian arts and architecture but it's not all about quite countryside exhibitions and ministries. are lucky because the various bell ringing sessions around the town. this will wake you up to still. a lot so what it's a just one man the sound is to see him. yes if. there's a range of interesting old russian architecture still here in soused from grandmother's trees to this impressive wooden cathedral they're all wonderful examples of buildings here which just centuries old. stone architecture began to flourish in the sixteenth century after sousa was absorbed by the moscow principality the first stone house was built by the central ministry at that time it was up to thirty times more expensive to build the modern ones today many of the houses here sill look like traditional russian is because she's in a combination of materials and is a local ruling more of the buildings a move three stories high. moving on we've a right to our looks like a brewery of some crimes. but it's not vodka. the met

software used in the primaries was not the persian the district requested.ith 36 days until the midterm elections, the battles are starting to get heated. >> on twitter, politicians are taking on their opponents in 140 characters or less. >> it was another viral moment in a vicious price. senate majority reader harry reid was striking back at his republican rival, sharron angle. one of her campaign managers posted this video of reid supporters with an insult. >> it is the newest media possible so that are going to use it. >> these day, it is as common as attack ads. uple tweets "cocked uked stimulous monkey." this tweet refers to campaign managers as "13-year-old girls." >> she is not getting any real issues. she is just belittling. >> it is name-calling in the hallways. >> not one boater we talk to was impressed. >> i do not think that is the best use of your time when you're trying to get out a political message. >> sarah palin has more than one -- more than 0.2 $5 million. 15 of the 25 most popular congressional protect accounts belong to republicans. at

he had become very interested in persian towers. it was the 1930's. it was all about machinery and sort of this amazing architecture, very powerful architecture. he convinced the rec park commission that building a tower in her memory would be the thing to do with her money. >> it was going to be a wonderful observation place because it was one of the highest hills in the city anywhere and that that was the whole reason why it was built that high and had the elevator access immediately from the beginning as part of its features. >> my fear's studio was just down the street steps. we were in a very small apartment and that was our backyard. when they were preparing the site for the coit tower, there was always a lot of harping and griping about how awful progress was and why they would choose this beautiful pristine area to do them in was a big question. as soon as the coit tower was getting finished and someone put in the idea that it should be used for art, then, all of a sudden, he was excited about the coit tower. it became almost like a daily dest

. >>> mediators from the persian gulf are visiting iran in hopes of securing freedom for two cal grads in prison accused of spying. the state department confirms the delegation from amman is visiting the iranian leader. earlier this month amman secured the release of shourd. shourd said the three were hiking along the iran/iraq border a year ago when they accidently crossed into the iranian border. >>> coming up -- >> i'm chief meteorologist>> je. triple digits are still lingering around at this hour. tomorrow, still warm to hot. 11:00 a.m., expecting 80 degrees in the south bay. we'll let you know when this cooling will arrive coming up. >>> why one retail giant said they will be hiring more workers this holiday season. >>> for better or worse, how the recession is affecting marriage in america. >>> why a new report is questioning whether bans on texting while driving fuactuall work our state is in a real mess. and i'm not going to give you any phony plans or snappy slogans that don't go anywhere. we have to make some tough decisions. we have to live within our means. we have got to t

tehran prison where she had been held in solitary con foinment for the spotlight and a fright to the persian gulf nation of oman. >> i'm very humbled, the more i learn about what people have done for me, what governments have done for me, the more i feel humbled. >> reporter: she was freed for health reasons after discovering a lump in her breast. but not until half a million dollars in bail was made, which officials insist did not come from the u.s. government. she's leaving behind josh fattal and shane bauer, who became her fiance in prison. shourd's mother said, i'm going to make sure she's going to get the attention and care she needs. i can only imagine how bittersweet her freedom must be. bittersweet for the other families, as well. we reached the fattals at home in philadelphia. >> we profoundly share in the joy of the shourd family and we want nothing more than to have that for our families, as well. >> reporter: tonight, tehran's prosecutor offered little hope for the other two, saying they will not be tried for spying. a newsweek reporter, held in the same prison last year, said sh

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he gave an view to the bbc persian service in which he came out and said how offensive these comments were, particularly being made in new york at such a short distance from the twin towers. and it's really kind of bizarre that ahmadinejad would make these comments now, nine years after these you toers came down -- these towers came down. there is a lot of support for conspiracy theories in the arab and muslim world. and this may have been an effort on his part to sort of -- to fan some of that resentment against the united states in the arab and muslim world. gwen: ok. thank you, tom. the president's back now from the general assembly. but there was one last distraction for the administration this week. remember, when the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and the defense secretary said a few weeks ago, they would support repealing the policy that bans gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military? well, apparently no one told the senate. this week, the issue warped into a fight over parliamentary and procedural politics. republican senator susan collins who actually favor

same time iran is an important country it's a country with great history it's civilization itself persian civilization. with self-esteem which with growing economy. and they or russia's partner for quite a few issues moscow has said that it will ensure that iran does not pursue one peaceful means how those russian tend to get that in terms of will share there is no way it can be perceived for non peaceful means in terms of general policies over on the russian proposal is quiet clear we are not against iran developing peaceful nuclear program that's their right including their rights in the nonproliferation treaty to which the member. it is. very important to. to make sure the. program is peaceful one of the ways to do it is to go with. russian and french proposals to. enrich the uranium to iran for research purposes but. all. should be under control and should be returned to the countries. france russia so there could be a proposal we could really engage those two purposes. develop their nuclear program and to make it peaceful. today. these are the images. on the street. headlines from al