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the libyans are breaking their fast to mark the end of ramadan. this ye, the festivities have taken on a different meaning. tens of thousands gathered to revel in their hard-won freedom. >> this is perfect. we have two celebrations, the celebration of happiness after we got rid of the tyrant. >> we have been waiting for this for over four decades and now it is here. look at the libyan people thanking god for the day we have been waiting for. >> this is a reminder that the war not over yet. troops loyal to former leader muammar gaddafi are fighting in three towns. they are showing no signs of surrender in. for many libyans, all that remains for the time being at least is to pray that the conflict will soon be over. >> syria's last ally appears to be losing patience. iranian officials held talks with syrian opposition leaders in paris. this came after tehran said they must address the legitimate demands of the people. russia has joined the country's calling for president assad to halt the bloodshed. in syria, the protests continue and the harsh crac

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i've been coming to kalandia for seven years so when it comes to ramadan it's important for me to know what's going on fall though it's not even my shift time i decided to come and have a look the problem is that when you meet the individual people with the individual problems your heart just breaks you know that for some stupid reason that you didn't bring your origin or birth certificate for your sixteen year old daughter but only a photocopy. it's crazy you know it's not only crazy it's very painful to think that there are so many rules and that if you don't fit into the category then nothing out. of course you'll be able to pray just go over there and they will check everything in the computer. and the computer you wouldn't condemn a moment for to us trying their damndest you know to get into jerusalem because it's such a holy place it's so important the army and the authorities behave as if they did know when to treat them as naughty people and not obeying the rules ignoring good ramadan karim. kawar just that's what we are one for learning and. they're looking at us now the whole

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. >>> at the end of the muslim holy month of ramadan people celebrated the downfall of moammar gadhafi. thousands gathered in green square in the capital of tripoli on tuesday. gadhafi often gave speeches in the square, and it was a symbol of his regime. people said they were celebrating freedom from autoaccuratic rule and commemorating the victory. people also gathered in benghazi at a square for early morning prayers on wednesday. >> translator: this year, we lost many of our friends and colleagues. i feel sorry about that. we cannot feel complete happiness. >> meanwhile, libya's national transitional military leader told rueters on tuesday that about 50,000 people have been killed since the start of the conflict six months ago. >> i think maybe i would say around 15,000 to 17,000, in that area. >> he said many others were killed in the western mountains and in brega. he said many protesters arrested by gadhafi's government are missing and presumed dead, suggesting the death toll could rise. >>> next we go to our bureau in bangkok for the latest on what's going on in the region. >>>

and the end of ramadan, the celebrations as a man hunt marches on. . >>> new report says the united states loses $12 million every day in iraq and afghanistan was of waste and fraud. the report says there is poor planning and poor oversight and federal money is sometimes funneled to warlords. all of this dates back 10 years. >> it wasn't out of the question to be saying then there were billions of dollars of waste, fraud and abuse. >> the commission that investigated the problem is pushing agencies to reexamine and change how contracts are given and supervised. >>> in libya recalls on advancing on moammar gadhafi home town and libya celebrated the end of ramadan in freedom. >> they gathered in martyrs' square to celebrate. moammar gadhafi continues to allude them. there are pockets of support for moammar gadhafi. they are observing a cease fire till the surrender deadline. >> really nothing to negotiate. what we offered and still offering, they surrender, they will be safe, brought to court and that's the deal on the table. take it or leave it. >> there were conflicting reports on whether

." >> brown: we have a report from tripoli, where libyans are marking the end of ramadan and celebrating the first holiday in decades without moammar qaddafi in power. >> ( translated ): this is the first time in my life i feel that i am free and i pray free without any restrictions from qaddafi's regime. >> ifill: from texas, we get the latest on the scorching temperatures, raging wildfires and the worst drought on record from wade goodwyn of npr. >> brown: we look at who's behind the spike in the illegal marijuana trade in california in a story produced by the center for investigative reporting. >> we're at a fork in the road. if we don't make an aggressive push now to take back public lands, we may be at a point of no return. >> ifill: and 9-11 commission chairmen lee hamiliton and tom kean discuss how far national security has, and has not improved, in the decade since the terrorist attacks. that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses. >> they're t

ramadan and the end of the dictatorship. here is a moment you don't see very often in this part of the world. the imam who led today's service thanked nato for its support in overthrowing quadaffi. the service ended with tears and cheers and everyone here is cherishing. >>> to washington now. a change of plans. president obama will now address congress about his jobs proposal next thursday instead of wednesday. the change was requested by house speaker john boehner. historians say congress has never before denied the president permission to speak before a joint commission. wednesday is the same night as the republican presidential debate and thursday is also the opening of the nfl season. president obama is coming to san francisco and expected to start a west coast tour. over a span of three days stops here, san diego, los angeles as well as denver. >>> here you see a steel beam salvaged from the world trade center after 9/11 being loaded for delivery to the bay area. it and two smaller beams being hauled to solano county an

it is the end of the holy month of ramadan. just after dawn, the square was full of people and memories of almost 42 years of dictatorship. >> they killed our children and raped our women. he is a murderer, and god will punish him. suburban growth still have barricades' put up by residents to keep the violence of colonel gaddafi's fall away from him. the war had already touched. a nato mistake killed a family here, but now the children can play outside. he can save the fighters gave think its and and and we is going to be fine for our families and -- gave their lives, and we think it is going to be fine for our families now. people are looking out for themselves, their families, and their neighbors. now the government has been recognized by some of the biggest government in the world, but around here, it is local people making decisions, and decision making starts with these men, locals who picked up guns to stop the regime. anyone suspicious deaths take into this school, requisitioned by the fighters. -- anyone suspicious and

the egyptian people have decided, after iraq -- after ramadan, to reassert themselves on the streets. it is a path of reform that the revolution should never wavered from. >> hundreds of documents were scattered into the streets. this anger against israel has been rising in egypt since mid- august. the trigger was israel's killing of five egyptian border guards during an operation against militants who killed 8 israelis. combined with the existing frustrations in egypt about the granting lee slow pace of political change, it has produced a toxic atmosphere. there is no sign of the dissipating. the violence on the streets of cairo continues. >> he took part in the -- she took part in the protest. >> the protest started here. [inaudible] demanding -- and there was a market that led to the interior. there was a march that went to the israeli embassy. they knocked down the wall that the government made last week to protect the embassy. it's a big couple of hours to not -- it took a couple of hours to knock this down. some of the protesters climbed the buildings, which had the israeli emba

paris -- paris for the end of the holy month of ramadan. just after dawn, the former square was full of people and memories of almost 42 years of dictatorship. they killed their children and raped are women, he is a murderer, and god will punish them. suburban roads still have barricades put up by their residents to keep the violence of colonel gaddafi away from them. the war had already touched into the street on the 19th of june, a nato mistake killed a family here. the children can play outside now. >> he can say that the fighters give their lives and we think it is gone to be fine for our family now. tripoli is a feeling very local at the moment. people are looking after themselves and their families and they're looking out for their neighborhoods. there is a vacuum at the top. the national transitional council has been recognized by some of the biggest powers and the world. decision making on the street starts with these men, locals and picked up guns to fight the regime, stopping to chat. -- to check. anyone suspicious gets taken. the

hometown was a cause for celebration, especially because he had made a just-in-time for the end of ramadan fasting. >> i am very glad to be back home again. finally i can see my family. i thank god for that. the city of zawahri is on the road to recovery. there are signs of fighting everywhere. but of the's drugs bombarded the city for months before the rebels finally defeated them -- at topsy's troops -- gadhafi's tropps bombarded them for months. >> we treat the prisoners will. we don't beat them. we don't shout at them. we treat them according to the loss. those on not our borders, those are our principles, the principles of the rebels. >> he is in charge of organizational matters, including contact with foreign journalists. the 21-year-old is one of the volunteers responsible for security. he says he is doing it for the new libya. he wants democracy and the rule of law, not like under gaddafi create >> we will brothers in any -- every part of the country. we will be one people. bit of the always wanted to divide us of according to tribes. he played us off against each other. >> the cap

. >> we have been going after these networks systematically throughout the month of ramadan. we knew the enemy intended to attack the population, to attack kabul. they still manage to get in. they only have to be right once. we have to be right every single time. >> the taliban were able to bring urban warfare to the heart of kabul. as foreign troops began to leave, protecting the people here will become even harder. bbc news, couple. >> libya's interim leader has told the bbc he believes colonel gaddafi is still in the country. he made the comments during an interview with the bbc. we began by asking him if he knew where colonel gaddafi is. >> we cannot say exactly where he is, but we know for a fact that he is in the south of libya. it is very dangerous to have gaddafi on the run, and that much money and gold with him. it is not only dangerous for libya. it is dangerous for all arabs. he is planning revenge attacks that will harm a lot of people in the area. >> have you made any progress in catching him? >> the troops loyal to gaddafi have moved south. the rebels have not y

of the ramadan says he also wanted change and a brighter future for his country but not face way. people are dying on both sides of the cities destroyed and no one cares do they seriously think that he changed it for the better don't want you so just look around is that what you wanted and what is around is a scene of widespread destruction and social chaos of badly damaged buildings matched by the rising stink of garbage and decomposing bodies youngsters roam the streets barely old enough to understand that what they carry are weapons not toys many shops schools and hospitals are closed while the city's symmetries a growing bigger and bigger. shortly after triple in fact going to rebel hands with national transitional council libya's new authority claimed it was moving here from benghazi it weeks have passed and there is still no sign of order to race toward the city functioning by itself and treading a fine line between freedom and allocate. bridge national. tripoli libya. explodes a war the sense of national identity and united kingdom is on the wane it comes at a time when sco

. >> reporter: as muslims were observing ramadan, an unlikely group gathered in syracuse at the islamic society of central new york mosque. christian, jewish, buddhist, hindu, and bahai women joined their muslim friends for the traditional iftar meal that breaks the daytime fast. the event was organized by women transcending boundaries or wtb, a grassroots group that started in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. these women didn't know each other ten years ago, and they admit they probably still wouldn't. but 9/11 changed everything. >> wtb took a negative, you know, a really tragic, tragic situation and made something positive from it. >> the relationships with these women have enriched my life enormously, have expanded my view of the world in a way that i would never have known before. >> reporter: experts say the attacks of 9/11 have had a dramatic impact on interfaith relations in america. but that impact has been felt in complicated and sometimes contradictory ways. on one hand, there has been an unprecedented wave of new interfaith activities, with muslims playing key roles. at the sam

assembly on friday gave libya's new when siege to the national transitional council which toppled ramadan although not yet holding the whole of libya the rebels nevertheless represent their. entry at the u.n. general assembly next week as with the arms embargo imposed on libya there are uncertainties whether everyone at the u.n. security council is on the same page here russia called for removing a ban on small arms supplies to leave you to protect u.n. pairs personnel diplomats and humanitarian staff but the essence of the french british proposal with regards to lifting the arms embargo is yet quite vague so there might be some tension over the issue there anyway when it comes to concerns over the proliferation of arms in libya and its potential impact on regional peace everyone seems to be on the same page and the security council has clearly expressed those concerns the amount of weapons in the view that are up for grabs is it's really worrying. left behind are brimming with weapons and the rebels have helped themselves those weapons mean very well wind up in the hands of people who ha

. >> reporter: ramadan is a time for muslims to fast, pray and reflect.this year the holy month was the prelude to remembering 9/11. young muslims who grew up in after 9/11 say it's something you will never forget. >> it's a hectic moment but also something that really sticks in your mind because, you know, they just fell within a few minutes of each other. >> reporter: ahmed was 5 years old. arehazi was seven on that day, both remember seeing the horrific images on the television. arehazi remembers the words. >> he told me not to go outside, not to talk to anyone. lock to doors so i was really scared. >> reporter: the teenagers who work as interns at the center of islamic relations say they didn't feel the full impact of 9/11 until they were in school. >> i just remember my group of friends started asking me questions like, wait aren't you muslim. aren't you one of them. and i would be no, no it's not like that. i remember one day, they just decided that i can't sit at their table anymore for lunch. >> reporter: ahmed says her first encounter with discri

prisoners were granted early release by israel's authorities as a gesture in our of their holiday ramadan she has sad news of a prominent west bank a mosque leader has been in jail since two thousand and five after being convicted by israel of terrorism. a fierce battle is underway in northern texas to fight nine raging wildfires sweeping the region scores of homes have been destroyed with hundreds forced to evacuate from the area strong winds have fanned the flames and hinder it firefighters with helicopters join the battle against the infertile the fire is the state's second in four months making it one of the worst seasons for such destruction in texas in history. seventy years on russia commemorates the victims of the deadly hostage crisis that took place in a school in the town of business on over three hundred people died during the brutal siege most of them children and as you know question the reports the tragedy has left behind wounds unlikely to ever heal. it all happened within the walls of this school here more than a thousand people were kept without water all food and in con

the tane and murdered by the syrian regime thousands have been killed many during the holy time of ramadan. thousands more have poured across syria's borders but the big news coming out of the u.n. today is about to be is what's to be done about it independent palestinian state palestinian authority is set to make a bid for independent statehood and acceptance into the united nations a move that has roiled israel and put israel's closest ally us in a difficult position as a member of the un security council the u.s. can veto palestinian statehood even though last year at this very same time in the un general assembly meeting the president expressed his support for an independent palestine he spoke to this issue today. one year ago i stood at this podium and i called for an independent palestine i believed then and i believe now that the palestinian people deserve a state of their own but what i also said is that a genuine peace can only be realized between the israelis and the palestinians themselves one year later despite extensive efforts by america and others the parties have not reache

was at rye play land and named after the high fiber bread to celebrate a holiday marking the end of ramadan. they are not allowing head gear of any kind for safety reasons, and a policy officials say the tour operator was aware of. but apparently the word didn't get out to all of the group and some expressed displeasure. couples ensued and two park rangers were injured and 15 park visitors were arrested which reminds me of something. joy that was cute. -- >> joe, that was cute. you are the real expert here. whose fault is this? is this the tour operator's fault? should he have made sure everybody knew the policy? what should he have done? >> it sounds like an effort to make the policy known was made. i don't understand what the debate is about. if you believe got put you hundreds of feet into the air and into his face. but if you expose your head to him it is unholy. >> do you think this is anti-muslim discrimination or is it a safety policy? >> i was in cairo in march, and i actually went to gieza, and i was allowed to wear my davie crockett hat. i think we should reciprocate. i didn't eve

something bad when gadhafi was here at least we didn't have to sleep awake what we do know of the ramadan says he also want to change and the brighter future for his country but not they sway. people are dying on both sides of the cities destroyed and no one cares do they seriously think that they changed it for the better don't lie to yourself just look around is that what you wanted. and what is around is a scene of widespread destruction and social chaos the badly damaged building smudged by the rise in stink of garbage and decomposing bodies armed youngsters roam the streets barely old enough to understand that what they carry are weapons not toys many shops schools and hospitals are closed while the city's symmetries are growing bigger and bigger. shortly after tripoli from going to rebel hands the national transitional council libya's new authority claimed it was moving here from benghazi two weeks have passed and there is still no sign of order being restored the city is functioning by itself and treading a fine line between freedom and anneke. original. tripoli libya. let's now ta

a group of 3,000 muslims celebrating the end of ramadan with a trip to the amusement park.he smiles turned to frowns when the women were told to remove their heat scarves before getting on the rides. the park claim the trip organizers knew of that policy well in advance. but still the women became enraged. cops were called in and a melee ensued. >> the cops came and blew it out of proportion. they came ready to attack. they took my brother and threw him on the floor. they took my husband and cuffed him in front of my children. >> one of the cops came and threw me to the floor and they jumped on her. megyn: these women are considering legal action. but do they have a case? let's ask our panel. mark eiglarsh and lee armstrong. we just found this out before the show today that these women are weighing option as they consider taking legal action. what could they sue the park fork? >> i don't think they will prevail. i think they can get them to take a closer look at their policy. they have a right to say what they like in the interest of safety. but let's look at coney island.

ramadan tested both the regime and the opposition.adan came and went, and bashar is determined to ride out the storm. he's inspired to the extent we can use that word, by china tiananmen square, and iran in 2009 that you can actually -- if you kill enough people, you may prevail. that's a gamble he has. he has no other game. >> thank you very much for coming in. appreciate it. >>> all right. we're going to be speaking with robert gibbs. he's standing by, getting ready to watch that republican presidential debate tonight out in california at the reagan library. we'll pick his brain when we come back. [ indistinct talking on radio ] [ tires screech ] [ crying ] [ applause ] [ laughs ] [ tires screech ] [ male announcer ] your life will have to flash by even faster. autodrive brakes on the cadillac srx activate after rain is detected to help improve braking performance. we don't just make luxury cars. we make cadillacs. (announcer) everything you need to stay balanced on long trips. residence inn. >>> out in california right now, the rea

kandahar, december 1999, ramadan. he got very sick. you were nursing him and putting soup on his lips, so he won't get dehydrated." i took the book. i said, "let me make it very clear to you. you don't know how many people in the book works for me. you don't know how many people in the book we caught and they're cooperating. and that is the card that i have to know if you're cooperating or not. why don't you look at the book again?" he identified almost everyone in the book. >> logan: among those abu jandal identified as al qaeda members were seven of the terrorists who flew planes into the world trade center and the pentagon. abu jandal didn't know they had been involved in the 9/11 plot because he'd been in prison, and he insisted that al qaeda was not behind the attack. he didn't believe it? >> soufan: he was very adamant that bin laden didn't do it. >> logan: so what happens then? >> soufan: i said, "well, i know that al qaeda did that. someone told me." he said, "who told you?" i said, "you did." and he gets so mad. "you're puttin

the month of ramadan was a very, very difficult month for the people facing the regime. and the month ended, and we now still are in this cul de sac in syria and it still remains an irresist tabl force which is the people of syria, an immovable object which is this terrible regime. they haven't figured out how to push it over the edge. >> anthony, in this week's "new york times" magazine you wrote about the time you spent in syria. what do you come away wa with and what should people watching know about what's going on right now? >> i think there are a lot of people who still believe what the government is saying. i think there are two nair tifs out there. >> do you believe government officials believe it or syrian people? >> i think there's a lot of fear in syria still. i think among minorities and other sectors of the country there is fear that what's happening right now is an islamabad position that's going to imperil their status in the country. so i don't want to be dismissive of people that government is still having some support there. i think that is clear. but w

the month of ramadan was a very, very difficult month for the people facing the regime. and the month ended and we now still are in this cul-de-sac in syria. and it still remains a resistible force the people of syria and the movable object, the regime. and they haven't figured out how to push it over the edge. >> you write about the time you spent in syria recently. what do you come away with? and what should people watching tonight know what is going on right now? >> well, i think i have to say, i actually think there are a lot of people who still believe what the government is saying. i think there are two narratives throughout. >> do you believe government officials believe it, or syrian people? >> thing is a lot of fear in syria still. i think among minorities, among sectors of the country there is fear that what is happening right now is an islamist opposition that is going to imperil their status in the country. i don't want to be dismissive of the government still having some support there. that is clear. what struck me and what i tried to write about in the time

we thought that they might be released during ramadan as a sign of compassion. but they weren't. now the president ahmed ahmadinejad is getting close to the world stage of the u.n. general assembly, the timing all seems to fit. this is certainly the most positive sign we've had for the hikers. we've also had word from their lawyer today that they may have to post up to half a million dollars bail each, as sarah shourd did. that may take some time, as well, to organize the finances. but it's certainly on the right track. andrea? >> ali arouzi in tehran. exciting news for those families, we hope. thank you very much. >>> now to the fiery republican debate in tampa last night. rick perry was the focus of repeated attacks from the rest of the field. mitt romney was aggressive from the start, attacking the texas governor on everything from jobs to social security. >> the question is, do you still believe that social security should be ended as a federal program, as you did six months ago, when your book came out, and returned to the states? or do you want to retreat from that? >> i th

the month of ramadan was a very, very difficult month for the people facing the regime. and the month ended and we now still are in this cul-de-sac in syria. and it still remains a resistible force the people of syria and the movable object, the regime. and they haven't figured out how to push it over the edge. >> you write about the time you spent in syria recently. what do you come away with? and what should people watching tonight know what is going on right now? >> well, i think i have to say, i actually think there are a lot of people who still believe what the government is saying. i think there are two narratives throughout. >> do you believe government officials believe it, or syrian people? >> thing is a lot of fear in syria still. i think among minorities, among sectors of the country there is fear that what is happening right now is an islamist opposition that is going to imperil their status in the country. i don't want to be dismissive of the government still having some support there. that is clear. what struck me and what i tried to write about in the time

many during the holy time of ramadan. thousands have poured across syria's borders. the syrian people have shown dignity and courage in their pursuit of justice, protesting peacefully, standing silently in the streets, dying for the same values this institution is supposed to stand for. the question is clear. will we stand with the syrian people or with their oppressors? already the united states has imposed strong sanctions on imposed strong sanctions on syria . we support a transfer of power that is responsible to the syrian people. many of our allies have joined in this effort, but for the sake of syria and the peace and security of the world, we must speak with one voice. there is no excuse for inaction. now is the time for the united nations security council to sanction the syrian regime and to stand with the syrian people. throughout the region, we will have to respond to the calls for change. in yemen, men, women, and children gathered by the thousands every day with the hopes that their determination and spilled blood it will prevail over a corrupt system. am

sullivan, a dress reher sag for the cole, and that occurred on january 3, 2000, towards the end of ramadan. in that particular year. basically, the bombers overloaded the boats with explosives an it sunk. but they learned from their mistakes and did the u.s.s. cole. but sullivan's attack was -- the planned attack was going to be part of a terrorist spectacular involving the bombing of los angeles international airport, lax and tourist sites in jordan and all of these things were going to be related for the millennium and none worked out either because of the incompetence of the plotters or good police work. it shows, a, al qaeda has had its share of failures, as it were, lucky. but, b, it shows the israeli grand-scale plans. this was a plan to not simultaneously but within the same time period blow up an airport in america, blow up a u.s. warship in yemen and blow up places associated with american tourists in jordan. and it would have been pretty devastating. >> where do you think u.s. intelligence has been in all this? >> well, i mean, you know, it's very easy to monday morning quarterba