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to eradicate much poppy using just such week as we've just seen. but here's another thing those farmers from all feel sorry for drug dealers they just provide for their families because poppy is the most profitable crop to they sell it very cheap to those who produce drugs why don't pharmaceutical companies buy it from them for as they are absolutely right about the fine. because these still drugs for making profit based on you. grew up. in southern afghanistan and that's where clashes take place and it's no accident here things like helmand which produces sixty five percent hill who's the world's aussie it has always been the richest province. the richest formers live in helmand it but it could climatic conditions near theory could. have the helmand river and there is a wonderful system of irrigation in other words they were needed money they were then wealthiest people and today this province has more drugs than any other place so the financial factor the need to make a living is not the key here. but probably they became even richer when they st
to eradicate much poppy using just such week as we've just seen. but here's another thing those farmers from all feel sorry for drug dealers they just provide for their families because poppy is the most profitable crop to they sell it very cheap to those who produce drugs why don't pharmaceutical companies buy it from them for as they are absolutely right about the fine. because these still drugs for making profit based on you. grew up. in southern afghanistan and that's where clashes take...
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growers in order so that those poppy growers don't become additional allies to the taliban and other arms insurgent groups that's the calculation by the military the u.s. military force is the driving player in the region and i see and i think we can see discernibly without any question that as the war in afghanistan has expanded since two thousand and one the problem of heroin production the problem of poppy growing has only expanded well but in view of all of that you said mr baca should central asian countries in europe have to fight terrorism and drug trafficking on their own well i mean i think it's clear that the u.s. nato military presence in afghanistan is not really a diminishing of so-called terrorism or the spread of islamic extremism or whatever the pretext is that it's given for it i think we all know now that the occupation by hundreds of thousands or more than one hundred thousand foreign soldiers in afghanistan is in fact a catalyst for the insurgency for the armed insurgency in afghanistan and probably throughout the region it's not a didn't you didn't issue of terro
growers in order so that those poppy growers don't become additional allies to the taliban and other arms insurgent groups that's the calculation by the military the u.s. military force is the driving player in the region and i see and i think we can see discernibly without any question that as the war in afghanistan has expanded since two thousand and one the problem of heroin production the problem of poppy growing has only expanded well but in view of all of that you said mr baca should...
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don't pick the poppy!en't the same poppies. >> trials of tribulations of growing up in california! >>> let's go fishing! >> let's. >> okay. you don't need much. >> dozens of fish leaping out of the river. some of them hit the boat with the laughing men on board. 15 to 20 pounds. that's got to hurt. they may be found watch, hit by one can be dangerous. >> got to be bad! [ laughter ] >> does anybody feel bad for the fish? >> guess not. [ laughter ] >> okay. get some guys together with duct tape and cardboard and you go jump off a pier. >> long walk off a short pier? >> this is what they did. small town in england. >> that worked well. the annual international birdman competition although some didn't even try. participants vied for a cash prize of $47,000. they actually managed to do quite well. then he was eat n by a carp. 81 meters was the best. >> what are you going to do. but that's a little like cheating to me. >> with the hang gliding there. >>> got a story idea or comment you would like to share with u
don't pick the poppy!en't the same poppies. >> trials of tribulations of growing up in california! >>> let's go fishing! >> let's. >> okay. you don't need much. >> dozens of fish leaping out of the river. some of them hit the boat with the laughing men on board. 15 to 20 pounds. that's got to hurt. they may be found watch, hit by one can be dangerous. >> got to be bad! [ laughter ] >> does anybody feel bad for the fish? >> guess not. [ laughter...
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center yes there is control but at the periphery very little control the majority of drugs in the poppy fields are there not in the center so as soon as government central government takes control over the periphery as well i think we will see better results. alexander's how about geopolitical asper from moscow state university for the humanities thanks very much indeed for your views here in the program. you're watching our team and let's now take a look at what else is dominating headlines around the world former illinois governor rod blagojevich is corruption trial has come to a close resulting in a conviction for a long time the jury was unable to you now mostly decide on the most scandalous charge trying to sell of rock obama's old seat in the senate the power was said to be deadlocked eleven to one will go in which was found guilty of lying to federal prosecutors prosecutors promised to try him on a twenty three unresolved accusations. in the philippines at least forty people have been killed after a bus packed with people plunged down a ravine the conductor who survived said the
center yes there is control but at the periphery very little control the majority of drugs in the poppy fields are there not in the center so as soon as government central government takes control over the periphery as well i think we will see better results. alexander's how about geopolitical asper from moscow state university for the humanities thanks very much indeed for your views here in the program. you're watching our team and let's now take a look at what else is dominating headlines...
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even the poppy that goes into the formation of heroin will grow anywhere. the national park service was growing best poppy at monticello for years until the dea found out about it and made them take it out. i assure you, if it grows in virginia, it will grow anywhere. these drugs are cheap. the only reason they are expensive is because they are illegal. in switzerland, the heaviest using person for a maximum of $10 per day can support their habit. by the way, if they cannot support their habit, it is subsidized. it is such a small amount of money it does not work discussion. what happened in this program? remember, it is a three-year pilot program. less than a year later, the minister of health held in a press conference and said they were going to expand the program to every city in the country. but get what we have seen happen? what had he seen? number one and he had seen that crime in the neighborhoods around the clinics plummeted. wait a minute. what is the connection here. understand. what do people do to support their habit? not hard to figure out. be
even the poppy that goes into the formation of heroin will grow anywhere. the national park service was growing best poppy at monticello for years until the dea found out about it and made them take it out. i assure you, if it grows in virginia, it will grow anywhere. these drugs are cheap. the only reason they are expensive is because they are illegal. in switzerland, the heaviest using person for a maximum of $10 per day can support their habit. by the way, if they cannot support their habit,...
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and only a few of its surveillance cameras were working when van gogh's famous work, known as both poppy flowers and vase with flowers was stolen. >>> two iconic landmarks in cape town, south africa didn't take long to come tumbling down. the cooling towers, known as the old ladies of avalon, were reduced to 20,000 tons of rubble in just eight seconds. >>> finally, you say nevada and i say nevada. in an outgoing congressman harry mortonson has his way, both will be correct. he's working on legislation in the state with tolerance to the suspicious pronunciation which residents have long considered incorrect. >>> now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,213 after losing 57 points on friday. the s&p dipped three points, you but the nasdaq was up a fraction. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei fell 62 points while in hong kong, the hang seng dropped 92. >>> to say wall street heads into the weekend in a defensive posture is putting it mildly. summer is normally slow with light volume, but with investors becoming c
and only a few of its surveillance cameras were working when van gogh's famous work, known as both poppy flowers and vase with flowers was stolen. >>> two iconic landmarks in cape town, south africa didn't take long to come tumbling down. the cooling towers, known as the old ladies of avalon, were reduced to 20,000 tons of rubble in just eight seconds. >>> finally, you say nevada and i say nevada. in an outgoing congressman harry mortonson has his way, both will be correct....
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it tie to the drug trade. 90% of the world's heroine comes from afghanistan, much of it from the poppies grown in kandahar province, where the unofficial ruler is the president's brother. mandy clark spoke exclusively with ahmed walli karzai. >> reporter: they call him the king of kandahar. at a meeting of provincial elders, he takes the seat of honor but is accused of massing his power through dishonorable means including under the table deals with tribal war lords and taliban fighters. >> no one came up with any proof that i'm involved in any illegal activities. >> reporter: you know there have also been accusations that you've been linked to the drug trade and also the insurgency. >> yeah, when it comes to drug issues, it's not a legal issue. it is a political issue. it's going on, on and off, and that's-- i believe it's in the past now, and when it comes to insurgency, i was part of this war from even before 9/11. we were fighting against the taliban before 9/11. my father was assassinated by the taliban in '99. >> reporter: but a decade later, kandahar remains a taliban stronghold a
it tie to the drug trade. 90% of the world's heroine comes from afghanistan, much of it from the poppies grown in kandahar province, where the unofficial ruler is the president's brother. mandy clark spoke exclusively with ahmed walli karzai. >> reporter: they call him the king of kandahar. at a meeting of provincial elders, he takes the seat of honor but is accused of massing his power through dishonorable means including under the table deals with tribal war lords and taliban fighters....
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can you say poppy? we have a saying in kabul, you know, we pass by the poppy palaces. there is an enormous amount of drug money being raised in afghanistan. that is a whole other problem in itself. and not just looking at it from the perspective of like just the taliban, but a lot of people have their money in the pot here. corruption plentiful it afghanist afghanistan. from the centralized government down to the local level. it is probably one of the greatest challenges that general patraeus will face, in my opinion, in the next six months. not only does he have to find some success, but he has to be able to kind of rein in this corruption. and unfortunately for him it is going to be an enormous task pause we all know -- because we all know and we have read the stories about corruption in afghanistan. now we have president hamid karzai saying that he is going to ask for all private contractors to be removed from the country the next four months, that he wants his afghan army and afghan police forces to take care of security in the region when he himself did not have h
can you say poppy? we have a saying in kabul, you know, we pass by the poppy palaces. there is an enormous amount of drug money being raised in afghanistan. that is a whole other problem in itself. and not just looking at it from the perspective of like just the taliban, but a lot of people have their money in the pot here. corruption plentiful it afghanist afghanistan. from the centralized government down to the local level. it is probably one of the greatest challenges that general patraeus...
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poppy pembroke is with the second harvest food bank. nice look. sorry you got dragged into this. >> that's all right. we'll do anything for you guys. >> reporter: i look at the food banks as a good indicator of what's going on in the economy. do you get a sense things getting better, the same, or worse? >> we're still seeing a steady increase in need, and all i can say is people have to work so hard these days just to make ends meet in the bay area, it really takes two people working in a family to make enough money to provide all the basic needs. now, if one person loses their job, they're going to need help. so that's why we're here. >> reporter: okay. and you're asking for canned goods tonight to be donated to the starlight cinemas, this would be at the end of the zombie walk. if you want more information, go to our website, nbcbayarea.com, you can search "zombie walk" and get all the details this. and you can maybe bump into people like tasha tonight. or run. she's good. >> no kidding. she plays the part very well. >> she's in the role. >> rep
poppy pembroke is with the second harvest food bank. nice look. sorry you got dragged into this. >> that's all right. we'll do anything for you guys. >> reporter: i look at the food banks as a good indicator of what's going on in the economy. do you get a sense things getting better, the same, or worse? >> we're still seeing a steady increase in need, and all i can say is people have to work so hard these days just to make ends meet in the bay area, it really takes two people...
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she stared off toward the poppy mark had planted which stuck like finger bones out of the earth. thank you. >> hi. nice to be here. i came on the 14 mission bus. to spend 6 minutes with you. [laughter]. if there is time left over after my reading i will do knife tricks. [laughter]. short story from my collection, called love. this is a typical sunday night in the mission. rose colored dreams. what is
she stared off toward the poppy mark had planted which stuck like finger bones out of the earth. thank you. >> hi. nice to be here. i came on the 14 mission bus. to spend 6 minutes with you. [laughter]. if there is time left over after my reading i will do knife tricks. [laughter]. short story from my collection, called love. this is a typical sunday night in the mission. rose colored dreams. what is
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. >> reporter: poppy, as she is known, first saw bob dylan in 1964 and traveled the world to see him. >> it takes me back. there are no middlemen. the right people are getting the money. it's great. >> reporter: he is sticking it to the man but it's still a brilliant marketing technique. we're here covering it. we wouldn't normally cover a bob dylan show these days. by the way, there are still tickets available. i can't promise, but if you come down now, chances are, you will get in to see bob dylan tonight. in san francisco, mike sugerman, cbs 5. >> play a song for me. all right, mike, thanks. >>> now that their divorce is final, tiger woods' ex-wife is breaking her silence. elin nordegren tells "people" magazine she has been through hell, blindsided by her husband's infidelity, felt like her world fell apart. tiger woods says he knows he is to blame. >> i certainly understand that she is sad and, uhm, i feel the same way. i wish her the best and everything, it's a sad time in our lives. and we're looking forward to in our lives and how we can help our kids best we possibly can, and
. >> reporter: poppy, as she is known, first saw bob dylan in 1964 and traveled the world to see him. >> it takes me back. there are no middlemen. the right people are getting the money. it's great. >> reporter: he is sticking it to the man but it's still a brilliant marketing technique. we're here covering it. we wouldn't normally cover a bob dylan show these days. by the way, there are still tickets available. i can't promise, but if you come down now, chances are, you will...
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italians, a man and a woman, were arrested trying to leave the country with the painting known as "poppy flowers" believed to have been painted by van gogh in 1887. the same painting was previously taken from the same museum in 1978, but recovered a decade later in kuwait. >>> up next, a surprise at wendy's was just the start for two sisters. part of a remarkable week of superstars going into their community and making a difference. >>> finally tonight, our making a difference report. tonight it's about professional athletes who spent this past week making a difference for a lot of people. as you can imagine, they are always flooded with requests for autographs, tickets and tours. they try to oblige. this year the new york yankees went one step further with five special surprise visits in five days to inspire people on and off the field. here is nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: 18-year-old malita arias and her older sister joanna were stunned friday when they realized their next customers at wendy's were the new york yankees. the young women survived homelessness for years. joanna pas
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i love that picture of that rose there and we have another one, state flower california poppies taken mt. diablo by dave peterson. beautiful photo there. thank you. if you have a photo you want to show off send it to cbs5.com/connect. and that's a look at your weather. back to you, allen. >> ready for the cooldown. thank you. >>> it's well known that people who need health insurance the most often have the hardest time getting it. now there is a new state program that should be easier for people who are considered high risk to get coverage albeit at a price. >>> reporter: madera glen of hayward has been trying to buy health insurance for two years but the insurance companies always say no. >> they give you a pretty extensive questionnaire, and one of the things they ask is have you ever had had cancer? >> reporter: she has a heft of ovarian cancer so she -- she has a history of ovarian cancer. so she rarely sees a doctor. she goes to the emergency room. her last visit was $3,000. >> i hold out until it's critical. >> reporter: help is on the way for her and tens of thousands of other
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and they sliced the painting, the van gogh poppies right out of the frame. >> the alarms didn't go off and only seven of the 43 security cameras were working. it's the latest in a string of high-profile art heists, stretching back two years. in zurich, about $80 million snatched. a cezanne, van gogh, and degas. more recently, in the south of france, two heists a week apart. and this theft in paris, hundreds of millions of dollars worth of art stolen, including a picasso, a matisse. in that case, as well as in egypt, security was lax. >> the age of the buildings, the amount of the material that is in them, it doesn't lend itself to good security. and that's what we're seeing is a lack of security. >> former fbi agent bob whitman spent decades working under cover as an art dealer to recover stolen art. seen here in this copenhagen sting, retrieving a rembrandt from iraqi thieves. he says most of his clients are not like "the thomas crowne affair" more often they're crimes of opportunity. but can thieves really turn art into hard cash? >> it's worldwide, it's famous, it's known all over t
and they sliced the painting, the van gogh poppies right out of the frame. >> the alarms didn't go off and only seven of the 43 security cameras were working. it's the latest in a string of high-profile art heists, stretching back two years. in zurich, about $80 million snatched. a cezanne, van gogh, and degas. more recently, in the south of france, two heists a week apart. and this theft in paris, hundreds of millions of dollars worth of art stolen, including a picasso, a matisse. in...
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destroying the crops spera might well be the farmers a strong are reliant on large areas on growing poppy so it's not simply a matter as what was used in vietnam sort of using chemical weapons against these fields border security is element to it removing the dumond back of the border in other countries whether it's in the west or and elsewhere but there are many ways to reproach account not politics tragedy but it would seem that destroying people's fields is the most blunt and the easiest way to lose any form of hearts and minds you might have in afghanistan well brian backer director of the antiwar answer coalition in washington signs for countries are attempting to reassert their sovereignty over the u.s. . since the dissolution the breakup of the soviet union in one thousand nine hundred ninety one the american government both the democrats and the republicans didn't really matter who was in charge saw south and central asia and and especially the former soviet republics in that region as a new piece of real estate a possibility for an expansion of american of an american empire of a
destroying the crops spera might well be the farmers a strong are reliant on large areas on growing poppy so it's not simply a matter as what was used in vietnam sort of using chemical weapons against these fields border security is element to it removing the dumond back of the border in other countries whether it's in the west or and elsewhere but there are many ways to reproach account not politics tragedy but it would seem that destroying people's fields is the most blunt and the easiest way...
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center yes there is control but at the periphery very little control the majority of drugs in the poppy fields are there not in the center so. government settle government takes control over the periphery as well i think we will see better results. and the war on drugs has raged for more than four decades speedo values gas debate has actually been any notable success coming later today stay tuned for that. the coca-cola the opium heroin the marijuana in fact we haven't had a control system we've had a global prohibition regime reminds me of a senator more a shepherd in one nine hundred thirty one was asked if alcohol prohibition would ever come to an end and he said i think the chances of alcohol prohibition ending in america are about the same as a hummingbird carrying the empire state building on its back to the moon and two years later a national man with alcohol prohibition and i think the same is very much true certainly we respect to the probation of marijuana let's try to imagine even if we had some sort of. you could click your fingers to. cease to exist would do world be a bett
center yes there is control but at the periphery very little control the majority of drugs in the poppy fields are there not in the center so. government settle government takes control over the periphery as well i think we will see better results. and the war on drugs has raged for more than four decades speedo values gas debate has actually been any notable success coming later today stay tuned for that. the coca-cola the opium heroin the marijuana in fact we haven't had a control system...
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social progress and proof of what's good for interactions but for a lot of critics the embodiment of poppy farming republican ideological backwardness and a vivid example of that building which are a diplomatic bargaining chip for years the station has finally come closer to fulfilling its practical purpose but the first batch of nuclear fuel just loaded into the reactor the station is expected to start producing electricity by the end of this year but iran's top nuclear officials says it's already time for celebration we are grateful to the people from russia to the government of pressure to our great friends in russia were. instrumental in making gas witnessing today. had not been the assistance of the russians certainly would not have been witnessing such a great deal with temperatures well over forty degrees centigrade the cloud is a vivid example of why iran needs to produce smaller chasity even with air conditioning running at full tilt the heat is still too much to bear for years russia's top nuclear fishel sergei carey younker has been working up a sweat to defend moscow's cooperat
social progress and proof of what's good for interactions but for a lot of critics the embodiment of poppy farming republican ideological backwardness and a vivid example of that building which are a diplomatic bargaining chip for years the station has finally come closer to fulfilling its practical purpose but the first batch of nuclear fuel just loaded into the reactor the station is expected to start producing electricity by the end of this year but iran's top nuclear officials says it's...
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and only seven out of forty three cameras was operational when the canvas was taken he was cut the poppy flower from its frame before making a clean getaway with the with the work value got fifty million dollars the country's culture minister caused confusion when he mistakenly said the painting had been recovered. police in brazil are searching for a gunman responsible for saturday's attack at a hotel the armed men held more than thirty people hostage at the intercontinental in rio one person was killed four police officers wounded during the siege police believe the gunmen have drug dealing connections ten people have been arrested but dozens of the attackers managed to escape. when we wind up our week in review with our russia close up series this week our team has been to the region of our highway asking northwest russia and the coast of the white sand lies the land of the power people for generations communities of sailors fishermen and carpenters of all thrive from the area's natural resources artie's tests are still want to explore they were one of the first conquerors of the nort
and only seven out of forty three cameras was operational when the canvas was taken he was cut the poppy flower from its frame before making a clean getaway with the with the work value got fifty million dollars the country's culture minister caused confusion when he mistakenly said the painting had been recovered. police in brazil are searching for a gunman responsible for saturday's attack at a hotel the armed men held more than thirty people hostage at the intercontinental in rio one person...
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painting a day after it was stolen from a museum in cairo and earlier reports the piece known as the poppyflower had been found on a tally in a couple of the apple would have been refuted the canvas worth an estimated fifty five million dollars was caught from its frame it's the second time the masterpiece has been sewn in from the same museum last time it took a decade before it was recovered in kuwait. and now time for a close up series and this week we're heading one thousand kilometers northwest of moscow to the small town of cortical hole in the hunger region became an important trade center back in the sixteenth century as it was situated between russia's only seaport and moscow but as he says ophelia found out its history dates all the way back to the eleventh century. a town through isn't in time. these stone churches and centuries old wooden houses once owned by rich merchants stirred the imagination. once upon a time cargo bore was one of the wealthiest towns in russia thanks to bustling trade by the onyango river but it began to fade into obscurity when sea tree was moved to st
painting a day after it was stolen from a museum in cairo and earlier reports the piece known as the poppyflower had been found on a tally in a couple of the apple would have been refuted the canvas worth an estimated fifty five million dollars was caught from its frame it's the second time the masterpiece has been sewn in from the same museum last time it took a decade before it was recovered in kuwait. and now time for a close up series and this week we're heading one thousand kilometers...
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funny bear in mind that although the farmers in afghanistan are reliant on large areas on growing the poppy it's not simply a matter as what was used in vietnam sort of using chemical weapons against these fields there are many ways to sort of approach a counter-narcotics strategy but it would seem that destroying people's fields is the most blunt and the easiest way to lose any form of hearts and minds you might have in afghanistan. and the rich or the antiwar coalition in washington thinks the sochi meeting is a sign that the four countries are trying to reassert their regional influence over that of the u.s. in the area. since the dissolution the breakup of the soviet union in one thousand nine hundred one the american government saw south and central asia and especially the former soviet republics in that region as a new piece of real estate a possibility for an expansion of an american empire of an american sphere of influence of course the resources natural gas and oil which are rich in that region are a vital interest for american corporations and the u.s. government and the pentagon
funny bear in mind that although the farmers in afghanistan are reliant on large areas on growing the poppy it's not simply a matter as what was used in vietnam sort of using chemical weapons against these fields there are many ways to sort of approach a counter-narcotics strategy but it would seem that destroying people's fields is the most blunt and the easiest way to lose any form of hearts and minds you might have in afghanistan. and the rich or the antiwar coalition in washington thinks...
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this funny bear in mind although the farmers in afghanistan are reliant in large areas on growing poppy it's not simply a matter as what was used in vietnam sort of using chemical weapons against these fields there are many ways to sort of approach a counter-narcotics strategy but it would seem that destroying people's fields is the most blunt and the easiest way to lose any form of hearts and minds you might have in afghanistan. stay with us because there's lots more to come of this hour israel faces public anger after its x. army officer posts pictures of herself posing with bound palestinian detainees which human rights activists call just the tip of an iceberg. police in moscow have been put on high state of alert over fears a car bomb in russia's north caucuses could signal more attacks on the capital a chechen a militant leader linked to al qaeda is suspected of being behind the blast in the town of peter gorski which injured around thirty people investigators also know who owned the car which was packed with explosives outside a city center cafe the man's whereabouts are unknown
this funny bear in mind although the farmers in afghanistan are reliant in large areas on growing poppy it's not simply a matter as what was used in vietnam sort of using chemical weapons against these fields there are many ways to sort of approach a counter-narcotics strategy but it would seem that destroying people's fields is the most blunt and the easiest way to lose any form of hearts and minds you might have in afghanistan. stay with us because there's lots more to come of this hour...
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military seems to be to protect the opium fields the poppy and heroin production of the afghan farmers so that the u.s. air force planes as general goole of the pakistani i.s.i. send recent. the u.s. air force planes out of my house in kyrgyzstan fly those opium and heroin shipments directly into russia in sealed airplanes that no russian authorities are allowed to inspect and there's a huge heroin and opium addiction problem in russia and in western europe as a result of this afghan opium supply that's explore easily time times little against us just one last question so as far as you see it what are we likely to witness when this date in twenty leavened comes along a year from now are we likely to see a pullout i see no pullout in the cards from the u.s. military what i see is that the u.s. is getting bogged down like russia did back in the late seventy's into a quagmire that will be analogous to another vietnam for the united states troops forces but they're going to try to spread this indicator to stand in to his back to stand. fund surrogate terrorism in order to justify a broader
military seems to be to protect the opium fields the poppy and heroin production of the afghan farmers so that the u.s. air force planes as general goole of the pakistani i.s.i. send recent. the u.s. air force planes out of my house in kyrgyzstan fly those opium and heroin shipments directly into russia in sealed airplanes that no russian authorities are allowed to inspect and there's a huge heroin and opium addiction problem in russia and in western europe as a result of this afghan opium...
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crops bear a mind that although the farmers in afghanistan are reliant on large areas on growing the poppy they're not making huge amounts of money from it so there's been a whole sort of attempt at trying to reintroduce different types of materials different types of crops such as cranberries into afghan fields it's not simply a matter as what was used in vietnam sort of using chemical weapons against these fields border security is an element to it removing the demand back of the border in other countries whether it's in the west or in elsewhere there are many ways to sort of approach a counter-narcotics strategy but it would seem that destroying people's fields is the most blunt and the easiest way to lose any form of hearts and minds you might have in afghanistan as always very interesting here we have to say james joining us live there from london a writer of middle east geo political and security issues thanks for your time here in r.t. . a human rights group says the photos posted on facebook of a former israeli officer posing beside bound and blindfolded palestinian prisoners are t
crops bear a mind that although the farmers in afghanistan are reliant on large areas on growing the poppy they're not making huge amounts of money from it so there's been a whole sort of attempt at trying to reintroduce different types of materials different types of crops such as cranberries into afghan fields it's not simply a matter as what was used in vietnam sort of using chemical weapons against these fields border security is an element to it removing the demand back of the border in...
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year and secondly, we said we would not allow people coming here to work the fields to transport the poppy and so forth. in many instances, we gave them a subsistence payments to burn their own fields. the production this year was very much disrupted. in the meantime, we know you create enemies if you take away the ability of a man to feed his family. through education and seed distribution and instruction on how to create a different crop and try to make sure the infrastructure is there at harvest time to get the crop to market because you will not have bad guys come by and pick up for you, we think we are giving them through the afghan government, i cannot overemphasize that, another way to once again be a productive and successful farmer. russian wheat is going to be less available on the market. the pakistani wheat fields will be problematic for probably some time to come. we think the price of wheat will do pretty well in the next year or 18 months. in that regard, we could be fortunate that we can transition the afghan farmers to something other than poppy. >> what is your retirement
year and secondly, we said we would not allow people coming here to work the fields to transport the poppy and so forth. in many instances, we gave them a subsistence payments to burn their own fields. the production this year was very much disrupted. in the meantime, we know you create enemies if you take away the ability of a man to feed his family. through education and seed distribution and instruction on how to create a different crop and try to make sure the infrastructure is there at...
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here on poppy lane in berkeley, he was robbed and stabbed 22 times in 2006. >> it was a very cruel crime. there was a time there that his condition was very grave, and his family had to endure the possibility that he might die. >> reporter: miradal survived, though he lost the use of his hand and suffers from nerve pain. the suspect will go on trial for the attempted murder of miradal on wednesday, and that wallet plays a significant role in the trial. but in order to use it as evidence, police and the district attorney must find the person who discovered it to establish where and when it was found and whose fingerprints and dna they should exclude once it's been tested. >> we're appealing to the community. if anybody has any idea or if you are the person that did find this wallet and did that wonderful deed for this young man, please call. please call us. >> orly berdette lives near there but didn't see the police when they walked around the area. >> hopefully they'll come forward. >> reporter: well, berkeley police say they understand why someone might be reluctant to get involved in a
here on poppy lane in berkeley, he was robbed and stabbed 22 times in 2006. >> it was a very cruel crime. there was a time there that his condition was very grave, and his family had to endure the possibility that he might die. >> reporter: miradal survived, though he lost the use of his hand and suffers from nerve pain. the suspect will go on trial for the attempted murder of miradal on wednesday, and that wallet plays a significant role in the trial. but in order to use it as...
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now poppies normally bloom in spring. trees change color in the fall. but both events are happening at once now within three blocks of each other in sunnyvale because of the changing weather conditions in the unusual temperatures. back we go to the bay area. there is a big picture. tonight's lows will be in the same range we've seen. and there is low clouds and fog. and there is a little bit of change tomorrow into the daytime highs. sunny skies with high temperatures into the mid to upper 70s and 77 in campbell. and there is highs mainly into low 70s and will be cool on the coast. and in and around san francisco, looking for highs of 59 digs in the sunset district. there is highs generally mild 72 78 degrees. there is farther north warmer 88 in yu kaia. we'll see highs ranging from mid-60s to low 70s. there is upper 70s to mid-80s warm tomorrow, highs 84 and 85. low 60s in ront ray and carmel. there is 81 morgan hill. here is the accu-weather forecast. a bit of a cool down. there is highs at or above 90 degrees but as we move into mid week next week te
now poppies normally bloom in spring. trees change color in the fall. but both events are happening at once now within three blocks of each other in sunnyvale because of the changing weather conditions in the unusual temperatures. back we go to the bay area. there is a big picture. tonight's lows will be in the same range we've seen. and there is low clouds and fog. and there is a little bit of change tomorrow into the daytime highs. sunny skies with high temperatures into the mid to upper 70s...
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poppy flowers, which is also caused vase with flowers, was stolen from a cairo museum on saturday.ued at about $50 million. that's a quick look at the headlines. here's marysol with the weather. >> thanks, ron. good morning, everyone. we continue to talk about the heat wave in the south, we ten states under heat advisories or warnings. 106 in dallas, that would be a record for today. houston, 99. shreveport, 103. when you factor in the humidity, it feels a lot steamier. we also have some fog to contend with. dense fog in the midwest that clears about 9:00, or 10:00 this morning. but travel conditions will be a little precarious. check in with your flight carrier before you leave. if you have to get o a >> thanks so much. this weather report was brought to you by townhouse flatbread crisps. bob? >> thank you so much. >>> and now to that tragic story out of ohio. a bear attacks and kills one of its caretakers. but this bear wasn't being kept at a zoo. it was being kept on a private residence. it turns out, there are thousands of such animals being kept at people's homes across the co
poppy flowers, which is also caused vase with flowers, was stolen from a cairo museum on saturday.ued at about $50 million. that's a quick look at the headlines. here's marysol with the weather. >> thanks, ron. good morning, everyone. we continue to talk about the heat wave in the south, we ten states under heat advisories or warnings. 106 in dallas, that would be a record for today. houston, 99. shreveport, 103. when you factor in the humidity, it feels a lot steamier. we also have some...
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. >> reporter: poppy, as she is known, first saw him in 1964 and has since traveled the world to seeim whenever she can. >> it really takes me back. it's the way it should be. there is no middle man. the right people are getting the money and giving the money. it's great. >> reporter: the crowd is more in rogaine than cocaine, not to say young people aren't waiting either. this father-son team came from redding just for this show. >> a little bonding. we're hanging out waiting to see someone we love. good stuff. >> everything is from his lyrics to his image and everything that he is, i mean, he -- he is the poet. >> reporter: and this cash on the barrel head no advanced tickets one per customer, big ticket brokers aren't getting a dime. >> i want to needle them. >> reporter: then and now. he stuck it to the man then. he is sticking it to the man now. but it's so a pretty brilliant marketing plan because we're all here, the media is here covering this. i guarantee we wouldn't be covering just a regular bob dylan show. by the way, they have been waiting since noon but i'm told that cbs
. >> reporter: poppy, as she is known, first saw him in 1964 and has since traveled the world to seeim whenever she can. >> it really takes me back. it's the way it should be. there is no middle man. the right people are getting the money and giving the money. it's great. >> reporter: the crowd is more in rogaine than cocaine, not to say young people aren't waiting either. this father-son team came from redding just for this show. >> a little bonding. we're hanging out...
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grow, but it has all gone back to poppies which is turned into drugs. we are just spinning our wheels. host: one more short clip of the general on meet press yesterday about winning and possibly losing in afghanistan. >> after what wok a bloody civil war in which different countries in the region would take sides. the prospect is pretty frightening. if we succeed on the other hand. we are succeeding in a region that has linching -- links. it could become the new sill being road, think about the implications to that. >> baltimore sun leads gates with training transitioning some responsibilities as early as spring. likely those forces could assume those responsibilities suren in less violent periods of the country in the barlt son, is the afghanistan war winnable? caller: absolutely not winnable. in the cia report, they have reported that after $300 billion spent by the united states since 2001, we are quoting the "q" ia, worst off than in 2001. others have failed. we need to cut our losses and get out. caller: i 100% agree. now they are fighting us. this
grow, but it has all gone back to poppies which is turned into drugs. we are just spinning our wheels. host: one more short clip of the general on meet press yesterday about winning and possibly losing in afghanistan. >> after what wok a bloody civil war in which different countries in the region would take sides. the prospect is pretty frightening. if we succeed on the other hand. we are succeeding in a region that has linching -- links. it could become the new sill being road, think...
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on saturday, egypt's cultural minister said the poppy flowers painting was recovered. he even said there were arrests. he admits that initial report was wrong and the painting is still missing. >>> police in dallas are searching for a knife wielding robber, the surveillance video that shows the robber knocking a woman to the ground at a gas station earlier this month. police say the woman used her purse to avoid being stabbed. authorities say the robber's getaway car was stolen in a carjacking one day earlier. >>> the former illinois governor rod blagojevich hung out with superheroes saturday. blagojevich showed up a at the comic-con convention? chicago. there he is meeting and greeting, batman and superman. heros he says inspire him to fight his own legal battles. the former governor also made a little bit of money on the side, charging 80 bucks for photos and 50 bucks for autographs. >>> finally another big honor for america's favorite golden girl, betty white won her fifth emmy saturday night for that unforgettable hosting gig on "snl" this year. the 88-year-old won
on saturday, egypt's cultural minister said the poppy flowers painting was recovered. he even said there were arrests. he admits that initial report was wrong and the painting is still missing. >>> police in dallas are searching for a knife wielding robber, the surveillance video that shows the robber knocking a woman to the ground at a gas station earlier this month. police say the woman used her purse to avoid being stabbed. authorities say the robber's getaway car was stolen in a...
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kron 4 take a look at this city's illegal poppy growing trend. >> legal pot goes o pd investigators say tends to follow why so many illegal pot roast in oakland one investigator told me it simple, supply and demand legal medical marijuana up places cannot keep up with demand for the product. o pd source told you can add to that oakland slacks image when it comes to marijuana. what he'll back in july the city passing a new ordinance approving make a pot cultivating facilities. frustrating situation says an investigator close to this recent pop croquet's because of the attraction he says for those want to grow a little pot see oakland as a place to do so. two years ago oakland police responded to a crime discovered illegal growing operation in the same building however investigators say typically grow buses like this have multiple subleases which makes finding the actual owner kind of difficult. in oakland kron 4 news. >> of the stories making news around the bay in millbrae and 20 year-old man has to himself over to police in connection with the stabbing murder near mill size school. in
kron 4 take a look at this city's illegal poppy growing trend. >> legal pot goes o pd investigators say tends to follow why so many illegal pot roast in oakland one investigator told me it simple, supply and demand legal medical marijuana up places cannot keep up with demand for the product. o pd source told you can add to that oakland slacks image when it comes to marijuana. what he'll back in july the city passing a new ordinance approving make a pot cultivating facilities. frustrating...
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. >> reporter: that's poppy pembroke with the second harvest food bank.ay is the zombie oram a, a zombie walk to benefit the second harvest food bank. and right now ken franklin with face effects is making her, because there's going to be a zombie model show, a zombie fashion show. this is your regular gig, dressing people up like this, dolling them up? >> absolutely. >> reporter: as zombies? >> absolutely. this is a lot of fun. >> reporter: and if there's someone at home that wants to dress up like a zombie tonight, what is the one tip you would give them for makeup? a lot of shadows? >> lots of shadows, lots of contrast, no submit ymmetry, to cartoony, and lots of blood. >> reporter: we have lots of blood over here. i know this isn't exactly what you signed up for this morning. i would have done it, but i have this rare skin condition that doesn't allow me to have makeup. >> i know all about your skin condition. >> reporter: tell me about the demand this time of year for second harvest food bank. the holidays, thanksgiving, christmas is when it peaks, b
. >> reporter: that's poppy pembroke with the second harvest food bank.ay is the zombie oram a, a zombie walk to benefit the second harvest food bank. and right now ken franklin with face effects is making her, because there's going to be a zombie model show, a zombie fashion show. this is your regular gig, dressing people up like this, dolling them up? >> absolutely. >> reporter: as zombies? >> absolutely. this is a lot of fun. >> reporter: and if there's someone...
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even the poppy that goes into the formation of heroin will grow anywhere. the national park service was growing best poppy at monticello for years until the dea found out about it and made them take it out. i assure you, if it grows in virginia, it will grow anywhere. these drugs are cheap. the only reason they are expensive is because they are illegal. in switzerland, the heaviest using person for a maximum of $10 per day can support their habit. by the way, if they cannot support their habit, it is subsidized. it is such a small amount of money it does not work discussion. what happened in this program? remember, it is a three-year pilot program. less than a year later, the minister of health held in a press conference and said they were going to expand the program to every city in the country. but get what we have seen happen? what had he seen? number one and he had seen that crime in the neighborhoods around the clinics plummeted. wait a minute. what is the connection here. understand. what do people do to support their habit? not hard to figure out. be
even the poppy that goes into the formation of heroin will grow anywhere. the national park service was growing best poppy at monticello for years until the dea found out about it and made them take it out. i assure you, if it grows in virginia, it will grow anywhere. these drugs are cheap. the only reason they are expensive is because they are illegal. in switzerland, the heaviest using person for a maximum of $10 per day can support their habit. by the way, if they cannot support their habit,...
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they put poppy in the ground when the governor told them not to do. you know about people. many instances, we gave them just a subsistence to burn their own fields. the production this year was very much a destructive. in the meantime, we know you'll treat inmates if the take away the ability for a man to feed his family. it is through instruction on how to create a different crop after trying to make sure that the infrastructure is there at harvest time. you are not good to have five guys come in there and pick it up for you. through the afghan government, we will give them another way to be a productive and successful farmer. the russian wheat will be less available on the market. there is the pakistani wheat fields. they will be problematic. we think that the price of wheat will fare pretty well. in that regard, we could be fortunate that we are of to the afghan farmers. >> he did not preserve the senate in my job. thank you very much. take care. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] . . >> up nex
they put poppy in the ground when the governor told them not to do. you know about people. many instances, we gave them just a subsistence to burn their own fields. the production this year was very much a destructive. in the meantime, we know you'll treat inmates if the take away the ability for a man to feed his family. it is through instruction on how to create a different crop after trying to make sure that the infrastructure is there at harvest time. you are not good to have five guys come...
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. >> reporter: or the bagels -- >> we have plain, poppy, sesame, salt, raisin, pumpernickel -- >> reporter dog at the truck on the corner. there are certainly must haves in nyc and the secret behind some of them seems pretty simple. >> in general is the water. it's, you know -- in new york city you could drink, you know, from the sink. >> reporter: and of course, you can't talk about the food scene here in new york without mentioning the city's countless delis. sandy levine runs the world-famous carnegie deli in midtown manhattan where thousands of famous faces line the walls and the portions are a tapeworm's dream. >> and our signature sandwich is a pastrami and corned beef. our sandwiches are a minimum of a pound of meat that goes on each sandwich. if you can open your mouth and put your mouth around it we made a mistake. >> he dared me to eat this signature sandwich, the broadway danny rose. he said i'm not a real new yorker unless i do a full frontal on this mountain of meat. so there we go. big apple, baby. even after that mouthful, i can't help but to miss the tastes of new orleans.
. >> reporter: or the bagels -- >> we have plain, poppy, sesame, salt, raisin, pumpernickel -- >> reporter dog at the truck on the corner. there are certainly must haves in nyc and the secret behind some of them seems pretty simple. >> in general is the water. it's, you know -- in new york city you could drink, you know, from the sink. >> reporter: and of course, you can't talk about the food scene here in new york without mentioning the city's countless delis....
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they put poppy in the ground when the governor told them not to do. you know about people. in many instances, we gave them just a subsistence to burn their own fields. the production this year was very much a destructive. in the meantime, we know you'll treat inmates if the take away the ability for a man to feed his family. it is through instruction on how to create a different crop after trying to make sure that the infrastructure is there at harvest time. you are not good to have five guys come in there and pick it up for you. through the afghan government, we will give them another way to be a productive and successful farmer. the russian wheat will be less available on the market. there is the pakistani wheat fields. they will be problematic. we think that the price of wheat will fare pretty well. in that regard, we could be fortunate that we are of to the afghan farmers. afghan farmers.
they put poppy in the ground when the governor told them not to do. you know about people. in many instances, we gave them just a subsistence to burn their own fields. the production this year was very much a destructive. in the meantime, we know you'll treat inmates if the take away the ability for a man to feed his family. it is through instruction on how to create a different crop after trying to make sure that the infrastructure is there at harvest time. you are not good to have five guys...