former prime ministers are meeting in capital riyadh. they're likely to discuss the latest political and security issues. saudi arabia tension with lebanon could also be on that agenda. our correspondent to join us telling us what is expected to come out of the meeting if anything at all is expected to come out. >> reporter: indeed. it is a bit too early to say whether any concrete measures will be agreed. it is, of course, a meeting of foreign ministries in riyadh. in saying that, as you rightly mentioned, they will be discussing issues like syria, libya and iraq which are major issues that the g.c.c. they will also be where i am here in lebanon. as we know over the past few weeks there has been a serious downturn in relation to particularly with saudi arabia and some of allies in the g.c.c. and lebanon. the source of that tension, if you will, really seems to stem from lebanon's failure to condemn the attack on several saudi diplomatic missions in iran after a popular shia cleric was put to death. it included billions of dlargs being c

they were coming out from riyadh. now they are talking about other kurdish parties. for example, they are talking about civil society representatives, but eventually i would say that they should be some kind of definition of certain negotiating team that will go there because it will continue expanding and then this will not contribute to the process altogether >>> it's interesting to talk to mr staffan de mistura. he is talking about govern nans, and the red line is the president and his continuing role in that job-- and his continuing role in that job. is that a walk-away from the discussions issue for you? >> this is the core issue, the core problem. when we talk about geneva, which is based on geneva communique and based on the security council resolutions, they are calling for a genuine political transition. genuine transition of power. if this does not happen, then the syrian government will not be solved. we cannot solve this war without a genuine change in the political system in syria. this means that bashar al-assad has to go and if bashar al-assad doesn't

yasser lands in the capital of riyadh: a bustling, modern city of more than six million people. saudi arabia is a key u.s. ally in the middle east, and the world's largest oil exporter. its state oil company is worth an estimated $10 trillion. the face of the new king, salman, looms large over the streets. a single family, the house of saud, has ruled the country since its founding. they subscribe to a strict form of the sunni branch of islam, and the country is run according to sharia law. the royal family and their inner circle are among the wealthiest people in the world. yasser films an avenue of palaces. this is the saudi arabia the world usually sees: a country of wealth and luxury shopping malls. but the global crash in oil prices has hit the saudi economy hard. >> narrator: although the saudi government has spent billions on social welfare, as much as a quarter of the population is estimated to live in poverty-- a reality rarely seen. >> (translated): i'm going to show you how people live here. >> narrator: yasser brings his hidden camera to a slum on the edge of the hol

we discussed their riyadh grouping. he said the prospect of assad staying on could be a deal breaker. it is not acceptable to all syrians in syria. a person who killed people and drove people out. and the aim of putin to push leaders out. >> on the ground syrian government forces have attacked while trying to advance on areas of opposition control. there have been opposition with airstrikes in central cities. to yemen where government forces have recaptured the city of taiz. government airstrikes took key areas in the city. >> troops loyal to president abd rabbuh mansur hadi break through houthi lines, partially breaking a siege on yemen's third largest city. they can now send humanitarian aids for the government, the latest gain is a major development in the push to capture the capital of sanaa. >> the siege of taiz was broken. this is a key issue. the wheels have started to roll. despite the heavy fighting and gains made, the houthis remain defiant. the houthis are backed by guards units loyal to ali abdullah saleh. t

to places like riyadh, dahran. >> in the early going, it was wall to wall planes.be holding until a plaep took off so another plane could land. in november and december, after the president decided we needed more forces, we actually went through a second peak. we went through a same thing, strategic forces to bring things into the theatre. >> the allies began a military offensive to liberate kuwait. general schwarzkopf was the commander-in-chief in theatre. his concept for operation desert storm called for an intense massive air campaign to prepare the way for the allied ground offensive. >> found amential towards any air campaign is seize control of the air. >> experts of the air staff and commands throughout the air force helped build the most successf successful air power in history. >> our target was the field army deployed in the kuwaiti theatre of operations. our mission was to eck pell that army from kuwait. on the airside, our concept really is summarized here. first of all, we knew we needed to operate in iraqi air space. so he was going to have the home c

riyadh's that its military coalition will scale them operations in the country.orth korea fired a medium-range missile into the sea this friday. that is according to officials in both south korea and the united states. it was in defiance of a recent u.n. resolution as pyongyang has condemned ongoing military drills between south korea and washington. the susa has the details. stepping up its defiance of international sanctions, north korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea weeks after the countries leader nuclear andore missile tests to improve their capability. the tests were swiftly called a violation. >> are military takes the development of north korea's nuclear capability seriously. attack against the u.n. resolution and a significant threat to peace in the international society. reporter: joint military drills between the united states and south korea began last week. iny are the largest ever response to the nuclear test from the north earlier this year. pyongyang views the exercises as a rehearsal for invasion. meanwhile, china is calling for calm in

to riyadh and a spokesman for the syrian opposition's high negotiations committee. welcome to al jazeera. in our last hour we were talking to one of your opposition colleagues out of the egyptian capital cairo. they're on message. they told us on our news hour program, they will go to geneva and indulge in the proximity talks within this 24-hour window that has been laid down by the government in damascus. will you give mr staffan de mistura the same undertaking? >> the situation is to go there. the main objective is to save lives. it is important that we break free of this dictatorship and terrorism, and having a serious partner on the other side. it looks like that will be. we want to see an influence on the international community from the state's, from the u.n. and we trust our friends, and we trust the special envoy >>> when you say you want to be free of this leadership, is your part of the opposition, because you were quite in tandem with the other parts, are you prepared to display any form of ee elasticity when it comes to the red line when it comes to who

the first meeting of the islamic military alliance initiated by saudi arabia has wrapped up now in riyadh. the group of 34 countries was formed in december to fight what it calls terrorism. members vowed to target how organizations such as i.s.i.l. are resourced and financed. the greek authorities are continuing to move people from the main camp on the border with macedonia. officials say the flow of asylum seekers arriving on the island has slowed to a trickle. people who are refusing to leave the camp say conditions are getting worse. >> reporter: yet again they make their way towards greece's border with macedonia. they have been told that the migrant trail to northern europe has reopened. these refugees and migrants packed their belongings, left their camps and walked for kilometers in the cold >> translation: we're going to idomeni because they're opening the border. we read it on the facebook. >> reporter: these people were not given the correct information. this is what they found when they reached here. dozens proposed to break through greek police lines and push their way forward

yemen's groups made an exchange with what it fold faux riyadh. groups have been fighting for two years. a ceasefire is set to come into force on april 10th, as well as police talks on the 18th. >> the somali government captured towns and cities. >> soldiers have been killed and others were injured. they said they have been abandoned by the authorities. we have this report from mogadishu. >> this is the image that somali's government wants you to see. hidden away from the public, soldiers who have been wounded in the fight against the armed group. they are struggling to make ends meet. no longer able to fight the soldiers have been abandoned. >> translation: i was wounded by al-shabab in 2010. i was badly injured and left on my own. my rights have been neglected. i paid for the hospital bill. they stopped paying me. i need to be taken abroad for treatment. i can't afford that. >> today i was injured. it was the last time i heard from my stars. i was not able to walk. my wife left. i could not provide for them after they were injured. >> government

riyadh is taking on a central role. the brigadier general stressed the aim of the exercise at a news conference. >> the message we want to address is that we will work as countries to protect our national security, to protect our borders, our interests. >> he criticized iran saying the country is supporting militia in neighboring countries and meddling in other countries' internal affairs. ♪ >>> after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, many people in taiwan decided they wanted to help so they sent more than $180 million in donations for disaster relief. ahead of the fifth anniversary of the disaster, a japanese man visited taiwan with a message of thanks and a memory of a lost loved one. . >> reporter: it's now an annual event. japanese students studying in taipei giving thanks to people in taiwan for helping in their time of need. every year students gather on the anniversary of the disaster to give updates on rebuilding efforts. they also pass on messages of thanks from people back in japan. it's kozo ono's first time h

it on will follow is riyadh's decision to stop financing.as well as hezbollah, most powerful organization, a terrorist group. it is seen as saudi arabia punishing lebanon for allowing hezbollah, a patron of rival iran, to become so powerful across the country it is not just the sharp decline in tourists from gulf states that have leaders worried. they're also concerned that saudi arabia and its allies could impose restrictions on these workers in the region. including cancelling their work permits. more than 300,000 lebanese workers live in gulf countries. they send home around five billion dollars in remittances every year. it is a major portion of lebanon's economy and foreign currency reserves >> the one who should be heard is the people that support saudi arabia in lebanon. a large part of the country shows the future movement and other organizations are big supporters of saudi arabia and they actually work in saudi arabia. >> reporter: lebanon has been caught in the rivalry between shia led iran and sunni led saudi arabia. it is pushing

if the riyadh grouping, the hnc, people who talk for the rebels on the grouped, if they barely want to get off the plane in geneva when it comes to diplomacy and diplomatic pressure, i'm interested to know where the points come to be found when exerting more pressure on the different groups involved in the conflict. >> i think just to reiterate that the last weeks have been positive, so like you say, increased u.s. engagement and i think that is a key part of the puzzle, so the gulf states, turkey and u.s. has influence over them, as well as over groups which are operating on the ground. i think key here also is russia given its huge military intervention, the amount of support which it provides to the syrian government, i think that is absolutely critical that the u.s. and russia come together and if and when they do that, we will see more progress on the ground >>> what's the silver bullet of diplomacy here, because if you have the united states literally using the same words, the same language that lavrov has used two to four weeks beforehand in communiques between the kremlin, i'm

. >>> the first meeting of the islamic military alliance by saudi arabia is in riyadh and group of 34es was formed in december to fight what it called terrorism and vow to target how organizations such as i.s.i.l. are resourced and financed. the movement of cattle is being restricted in northeastern nigeria at a bid to cutoff boko haram's income, the armed group stealing livestock and using proceeds to fund attacks but as we report from maiduguri it's having an effect on the meat industry. >> reporter: workers are preparing the animals for slaught slaughter, the last few weeks were difficult for business here and the number of animals brought here have significantly dropped. >> translator: we used to slaughter 250 cows a day, now we only do less than 100. most of them will bring us home. >> reporter: that is because the government here in nigeria borno state restricted the movement and sale of cattle, its itsdz -- it's an effort to cutoff income and it has shortages and hikes in the prices of meat especially beef. the empty butcher's table of this market reflect the move, and the flie

gulf cooperation council defense min steeral on april 20th in riyadh.head of president obama's participation in a usgcc leadership summit. this will be an important forum, to strengthen u.s.-gcc defense partnerships, including discussing a way away for joint defense initiatives we all committed to during the camp david summit last may. chairman dunford and i are now prepared to take your questions. we have limited time to do that, but we want to do that. i'm going to ask you also, please to respect the fact that we're not going to go into any further details about how our coalition conducted the operations i mentioned earlier. any more details than that could put lives and our future operation at risk. so we're going to ask you to be restrained in that regard as we intend to be as well. let me ask the chairman -- >> i just join you in expressing my condolences for those effected by the attacks in brussels this week, and to recognize staff sergeant cardone a great leader that we lost last week in iraq. >> reporter: mr. secretary, i realize you said you d

. >>> the first meeting of the islamic military lines initiated by saudi arabia has wrapped up in riyadhup was formed in december to fight what it calls terrorism. members vowed to target organizations such as isil how they are resource resourced and. >>> the movement of cattle is being restrict ed in nigeria in a bid to cut off boko haram's money. they have been stealing live stock and using the proceeds to funds their attacks. the restrictions are having a negative affect on the area's meat industry. >> reporter: workers are preparing these animals for slaughter. the last few weeks have been particularly tough for business at the main place. the number of animals brought here have significantly dropped. >> translator: we used to salute 250 cows a day now we only do less than 100. most of them we breed ahead home. >> reporter: that's because the government here in nigeria's borno state has restricted the movement and sale of cattle. it's honest to cut off boko haram's income. but also resulted in shortages and hikes in the prices of meat especially beef. the empty butcher's tables at th

heavily involved and almost like super power politics and regional politics and players if it's ankara, riyadhhe i.s.i.l. and da'esh in raqqa and mosul so all of these factors tend to play into what is happening in geneva and what staffan de mistura can or did and approval over the last several months to be a diplomate who continues unredent lentingly to hold the threads and they are thin and hard to let go when people pull when people let go. >> representative of the syrian government, syrian ambassador to the u.n. at talks as he was last time and the time before that but then he only wants to talk about defeating terrorism and refusing to talk about and i do believe that staffan de mistura has just come out. we are just seeing him sitting down there in geneva. she going to be talking from the nations ahead of the third rounds of negotiations so let's listen in to what he is saying. >> introduce the special envoy staffan de mistura who doesn't have much time this morning but did want to meet with you before the talks and staffan de mistura you have a few words to say first. >> yes and i will

. >> after active consultation with excellence i president hadi and the yemeni official in riyadh andion of the people's congress in sanaa, i am please today announce today that parties to the conflict have agreed to a nationwide cessation of hostility, hostilities beginning at midnight on the 10th of february. in advance of the ground of the peace talks which will take place on the 18th of april in kuwait. i am very grateful to his line us prince of kuwait for offering to host these new round of talks. the talks aim to reach a comprehensive agreement which will end the conflict and allow for the resumption of political dialogue knox with you were security council resolution 2216. >> in new york, what can you tell about how those tks will work? >> reporter: well, the u.n. envoy says it was really the last chance for a resolution for the conflict but he was confident that all sides were committed to dealing with several issues, including the withdrawal of military forces, the handing over of heavy weaponry, the reinstitution of civil institutions and government ups tuneses, prisoners,

to places like riyadh, dahran. >> in the early going, it was wall to wall planes. literally planes would be holding until a plaep took off so another plane could land. in november and december, after the president decided we needed more forces, we actually went through a second peak. we went through a same thing, strategic forces to bring things into the theatre. >> the allies began a military offensive to liberate kuwait. general schwarzkopf was the commander-in-chief in theatre. his concept for operation desert storm called for an intense massive air campaign to prepare the way for the allied ground offensive. >> found amential towards any air campaign is seize control of the air. >> experts of the air staff and commands throughout the air force helped build the most successf successful air power in history. >> our target was the field army deployed in the kuwaiti theatre of operations. our mission was to eck pell that army from kuwait. on the airside, our concept really is summarized here. first of all, we knew we needed to operate in iraqi air space. so he was

after inviting them to abbeey riyadh studios, he ised them whether they didn't like."i don't like your toy for a start", george harrison famously replied. martin described his feelings after a concert in 2002. >> i played two pieces, but the warmth from the people touched my heart. it was overwhelming. >> reporter: he was born in north london and served in the royal navy during the second world war, was married twice and was father to four children. tributes have flooded in. beetles drummer ringo tweeted thank you for all the love. george martin was a giant of music working with the fab four to create the world's most enduring pop music. he was the most successful music producer in history. he was honoured by queen e-elizabeth and became sir george 20 years ago. today the music world is mourning the loss of a master music producer >>> that's it for the news hour on al jazeera, but we're back in just a moment we will have a full bulletin of news coming your way. make here. it's a ticking time bomb. >>do you know what chemicals have been in that tank? >> my big brother

be an exchange for what it called its faux riyadh. peace talks are set to begin on the 18th. >>> experts are assessing the damage i.s.i.l. did ton world heritage site on palmyra now that it's been recaptured with the help of russian bombing strikes. first view of the ancient ruins which i.s.i.l. has been in control of for a year. the site lies in a hugely strategic location between damascus and the contested deir ez zor. meanwhile, the u.n. is pushing for more aid to be delivered while cessation of hostilities remains in place. desperately need food and other supplies. omar al saleh reports near border with syria. >> the town ever raids and barrel bombs, the town is mostly devastated area, its population of 250,000 have mostly moved away. just before the truce was instituted last month, people who stayed behind have lived under this. and this. leaving behind a town in ruins and largely destroyed. >> civilians took a break, bombardment has stopped. the regime used everything on us, bombs, be everything. >> reporter: no easter mass, the

the high negotiations committee, riyadh has told news organizations in a telephone conference call. that right now they are not ready to return to geneva. there's too many violations, they say still there are areas that are beseeged and have not received humanitarian aid and they want to see the release of detainees. everyone knows there's a risk in further delay, yet more violations could derail the process >>> a suicide bomber in pakistan killed 13, but missed his target. it happened in a town 20 miles north-east of peshawar. the attacker was trying to bomb a courthouse, stopped by security before he entered the compound. he detonated his explosives in a niche market. a group claimed responsibility saying it was revenge for an execution for the man that assassinated punjab's governor >>> twitter was praised for stopping groups like isil from using the site as propaganda and as a recruitment tall. twitter did not fair as well when it came to hate speech getting a d >>> u.s. drones and plains go after al-shabab in somali. the threat that the group poses to the u.s. and africa. donal

they want turkey to riyadh mitt those people and repat tree ate they will so their currented tries ofrigin. the difficulties here, chancellor americaey is sensitive to language that suggests that the balkan route is closed because she, of course, is the architect of the i wanted door policy foto europe. she wants to talk about stemming irregular flows rather than closure, and turkey coming here knowing that it has the upper hand, that europe is so relying on turkish help to deal with this program has just decided in the last 24 hours to up the ante. turkey wants more back from europe. it wants the greater movement on the plan. he wants europe to agree to resettle large numbers of the syrian refugee syrian caps in turkey. >>, of course, is difficult for europe because it doesn't have any consensus and a lot of countries don't want to see any more refugees in europe, let alone those ryaning legally from turk eric that's a great break down of what's happening there in brussels, jonah. turkey's prime minister is there today. what do you expect his role to be in these negotiations? >> they

described saudi arabia as a free ride order american foreign policy and then criticized what he saw as riyadh's funding of religious intolerance. what's the responsibility from the kingdom? >> it was swift and unambiguous. no. mr. president, we're not free riders. that come from a former figure, the prince saying in an open letter. they have done their part. not only did they have the humanitarian crisis, gifgs as many as he could. they feel like they've done their fair share. >> kevin corke live on the north lawn. thanks. >>> president obama is reversing his decision about oil drilling. he said he will no longer have the plan off south carolina and georgia. the interior department said it is in response to strong local on that significant and competing interests with commercial and military ocean uses. late this afternoon, hillary clinton tweeted her support, quote, relieved atlantic drilling is off the table. time to do the next right thing and protect the arctic too. >>> the former e. parx official who resigned over the flint, michigan crisis, about what she could do. susan headman said she

geneva one, and what we really agreed upon in riyadh during the conference of the opposition. i, you know, it's -- we are here to really see a negotiation about transition, a political transition in syria. we are here to really see some serious work. we want to see a serious partner, and also, we want to see action by our friends, because without our friend, without the support of our friends, without the support of the united nations and the special envoy, i don't think the regime will accept anything, but they should really, you know, this negotiation should really start, and we will see and judge it, you know, you can judge this prom day one, but let's say what happens tomorrow, then from there, you know, we can say how long this takes. >> i was going to ask you that, how long do you think this will take, when are we liking to see a deal and is that what we're looking to see here, a deal coming out of this? >> you see, we are seeing this, you know, about this negotiation. we are serious about, you know, the relief of all the people there. we hope events on how serious regim

helping them and launching attacks against saudi arabia and even carrying suicide missions without riyadh >>> labelling hezbollah a terrorist group, is this pushing sectarian issues to the forefront. is it just against iran? is that's what is going on? >> iran is the one that pushed and is still pushing sectarianism. it is supporting those regimes in the region. it's the regime of bashar al-assad that ask massacring his-- is massacring his population. the party that is pushing sectarianism and fanning the flame is iran. it is bringing them as far away from afghanistan and pakistan to fight a war that is not their way in syria. when we try to deter this project of sectarianism and domination in germany, now we are being accused of fanning the flame of sectarianism. we're just trying to create some deterrence from interfering in our fears and undermining our security and stability in a region that is witnessing major shift and realignment in many places and many parts of this region >>> thank you very much. >> thank you >>> the u.n. security council has adopted its first ever resolution to

the issue, i think, that we're seeing is that saudi arabia and the large opposition group lead by riyadhy clear that in two weeks if something hasn't happened, they will stop the ceasefire. on the other hand, i think it's in everything's interest to have this go forward. the u.n. is just now agreeing to up the amount of aid. it is saying 150,000 people will be receiving aid over the next several days, and this is absolutely critical. >> yeah, literally life-saving aid for thousands of people. thank you for sharing your views with us. >> thank you. >>> syria's conflict wasn't the only issue being discussed in paris. the french president met the german chancellor to discuss europe's refugee crisis. hollande says syrian refugees should be hosted by the nations close to them, lebanon, jordan and turkey. border restrictions in several european countries are creating a bottleneck at the boarder. hoda abdel hamid is on the greek side of that border. >> reporter: it has been a very difficult day for the people stranded here in this makeshift camp that continues to grow. the latest estimate is th

the future governance of syria >>> a spokesman for the high negotiations committee speaking from riyadh said the prospect of bashar al-assad staying on could be a deal breaker. >> the transition there will be without bashar al-assad in power, for a person or a murderer who killed almost half a million syrians cannot be there and it is not acceptable to all syrians in syria, a person who really killed people and broke people outside and people in other countries and the aim of not only bashar al-assad but the aim of putin to push more freedoms outside, puts russia trying to break the european union >>> to venezuela where hundreds of opposition supporters have held a mass rally as part of the campaign to oust the president. it is part of a renewed effort from his opponents to force him from office. his popularity has plunged because of the economic situation, including the increase in prices of food. >> reporter: this is the streets of down town karakas today. the president came to defend the renewal of a decree that rules that venezuela is a threat to their national security. these were

perhaps in the decades past, saudi authorities have seen pakistan as being able to provide whatever the riyadh would ask for. i think what we're going to begin to see now is a slight shift in the dynamic and greater equilibrium. >> equilibrium and stabilization of other causes, the sub titles there should actually say saudi arabia, they should say yemen. >> absolutely, but, you know, iran in and of itself, iran has also been not a great supporter of regional stat. i think what pakistan has to do is to try and balance between the sort of instincts of tehran, maybe expansionist instincts in tehran and highly defensive nature of the most recent saudi regime that. between these two, pakistan will maintain and continue to maintain deep economic interests. in saudi arabia, there are 2 million pakistani's who make their home there. there is a robust defense and security relationship. with ran, the potential for the gas pipeline is huge and there's always room for pakistan to buy more simply because the energy needs of this country as the economy grows are going to continue to grow exponentially. >> t

brussels and i'm joined by a television reporter for the belgium state broadcast brt and you were in riyadhe square covering the vigil today and witnessed the violent scenes and what was your reaction? >> very sad to see this happened and the people came here and they used like little fireworks that made explosions in a city that just got hit by bombs a few days ago. it was a horrific scene and threw rocks at people and chanted nazi slogans so it was horrible. i was here this morning and people were mourning in silence putting photographs down of victims of attacks and at 3:00 p.m. 500 people come in, start shouting racist slogans, become violent, clashes with the police. on a square that is now the symbol of the national mourning. so, yeah, it was quite sad and also quite angry at the moment. >> reporter: now i spent quite a bit of time in recent days talking to members of the muslim community notably at the school where the teacher was killed in the bombing and i have not heard examples of muslims being targeted at all in miss directed retribution, have you heard about this, is this a con

so, when iraq's commander of ground forces, major general riyadh jalal tawfig, showed up near the frontes in an unexpected visit, there was great fanfare. but he didn't wish to talk about past mistakes. when isis took mosul iraqi forces quickly withdrew from the city when isis were moving quickly. how do you feel you can prevent that from happening again? >> ( translated ): these issues depend on the timeframes and plans designed for them. after that, for every incident there will be a response, if god wills it. we will re-take mosul. >> reporter: the battle lines in iraq are as complex as the country's woven identities. iraqi forces are holding this ground alongside kurdish fighters called peshmerga. they are a skilled fighting force, protecting the semi- autonomous kurdish region, which borders mosul. they are holding the line on both ends of the iraqi army. peshmerga fighters are supported by u.s. air strikes when they confront isis, but are not given the extensive military equipment the official iraqi army receives from america. this peshmerga commander, colonel naji bedaroni, wande

cole and riyadh compound attacks. it was all her. it' s possible i had some help. it' s good to meet you. henry mccord. this is jose campos, ex-special forces, senior intel cia operative with tours in pakistan, afghanistan and iraq. if you' re glad the taliban government fell, thank him. all in a day' s work, huh? and you know jane fellows, army captain, long stint at socom, currently head of humint at dia. she' s a lauded tactician who' s run enough covert ops to keep conspiracy theorists awake at night. and apparently modest, too. i didn' t know about (chuckles) welcome back. can' t keep a good man down. well, when i heard i didn' t have to take orders from you anymore, they couldn' t keep me away. henry here is a decorated marine pilot whose recent dia work in russia is the reason we aren' t all bundled up for nuclear winter. he' s also a highly regarded theologian with expertise in islam. we' re fighting a radical ideology as much as any man. look, we can talk religion till the sacred cows come home, but at the end of the day, we' re a hunter-killer team. we do

whistles) i was doing data entry, same thing i always do, grouping batches by source and entry point-- riyadh, tel aviv, cairo, milan-- suddenly, it's columbus, philly, portland. the addresses? they're--they're all domestic. do you know what that means? big brother. the eye in the sky. millions of americans are being watched right now, and they have no idea. you told your supervisors about this? of course i did, repeatedly, and they said they'd look into it, and then suddenly, i'm being followed. so i took it, okay? i took proof of thorngate. maybe it was a mistake, but-- (scoffs) maybe? but i did it, so now you have to hide me, because these people-- they won't just kill me. they'll make it look like i never existed. he's also lactose-intolerant, allergic to grass, honey, strawberries, peanuts, is a type 1 diabetic, and believes that vaccines are demonic. it's just a report on border security. it's just the firewall. the n.s.a. protected this program with everything in their arsenal, in case it ever got stolen, like right now. seriously, liv, he's certifiable. we can't take this guy on as a

-gulf cooperation council defense ministerial in riyadh ahead of president obama's participation in the's leader summit the following day. this will be an important forum to build on our forum in brussels last month and to strengthen u.s. gcc defense partnerships including by reviewing and discussing the way ahead for joint regional defense initiatives that we all committed to during the 2015 u.s. gcc camp david summit last may. general dunford and i are now prepared to take your questions. we have limited time, but we are prepared to do that. i am going to ask you to respect the fact we're not going to go into further details about how the coalition conducted the operations i mentioned earlier. any more details than that could put lives and our future operations at risk, hinder the effectiveness of our campaign, so we're going to ask you to be restrained in that regard as we intend to be as well. let me ask the chairman. >> i will just join you in expressing my condolence for those affected by the attacks in brussels, in particular, the families of the two americans lost and also to re

gulf council defense ministerial on april 20th in riyadh, ahead of president obama's participation ingcc leaders summit there the following day. this will be an important forum to build on counterisil defense ministerial in brussels last month and to strengthen u.s. gcc defense partnerships including by reviewing and discussing way made for joint regional defense initiatives we all committed to during the 2015 camp david summit last may. chairman dunford are prepared to take your questions. i have to say we have limited time to do that because we have something else we need to do upstairs. but we're going to do that i will ask you also please respect the fact we'll not go into any further details how our coalition conducted the operations i mentioned earlier. anymore details than that could put lives and future operations at risk, hinder the effectiveness of our campaigns. so we're going to ask you be restrained in that regard as we intend to be as well. let me ask the chairman. >> sir, i just join you in expressing my condolences those affected by attacks in brussels this week, in pa

what it was the shah of iran for 26 years, taking in riyadh, the emir in qatar of whoever. how many dictators have we accommodated for the region's calamities have many gaza. majority religion casino -- tirades who have sent people's blood drug testing lack of logical palette, one of the most entrepreneur people in the region on the palestinians. strategic waterways and the adjacent land masses making to be contested, tribal instincts of the very worst sort not a big legacy of english misstep can misdemeaned, crime, artificial border drones and double dealings that all by themselves within me people to purgatory best into the worst, but that is no reason for the united states of america to so tight it for an security policy to a tiny enclave in the midst of chaos that when the enclave goes, the master might be sucked into the morass that results. and for no positive purpose, the power whatsoever. does the policy of you towards the enclave jeopardized your smashes could interest? you bet it does come at a better all i'm asking, all i ask for four years in the state departmen

i had a slide that said what happens in beijing and riyadh is important for 10-year treasuries as what happens in washington. there was a time when i would have said the fed as that under control. increasingly now, with negative ines in europe, that is play. even though the fed is the most important central bank in the world, it does not set he entire path of interest rates. the further out you go, the less relevant the fed is. the fed had more control over interest rates when it was irresponsible in the 1970's because there was a huge inflation premium. now that the fed and other central banks are good at what they do, there's less leeway to move around rates. for those of you who think rates are low, if that is a global development that will persist, that gives you a different view on fiscal standing ability. louise: let me ask more on the fiscal space question. you've made your point clear. we don't think there is a trigger. anything during the recession about the relationship between interest rates and debt, about how much fiscal space there might be? have we changed our mind about

gulf cooperation defense ministerial on april 20th in riyadh.n a leader summit the following day. this will be an important forum to build on the ministerial defense and to strengthen defense partnerships including by reviewing and discussing the away ahead for initiatives that we all committed to during the 2015 usgcc camp david summit last may. we are now prepared to take questions. we have limited time to do that because we have something else that we both need to do upstairs. i'm going to ask you also, please to respect the fact that we're not going to go into any further details about how our coalition conducted the operations i mentioned earlier. any more details than that could put lives and our futureoirp operations at risk. we'll ask you to be restrained in that regard yar, and we will as well. >> i give my condolences to those in brussels. also, to recognize staff sergeant cardin, a great leader we lost last weekend. >> mr. secretary, i realize you said you didn't want to go into any more details. can you confirm this was in syria, the

decisions have not been made yet, but we certainly to expect more of those things we saw in raqqa --riyadh. and will be enough position to provide capabilities to make them successful. >> what about more of a ground combat role than we have seen before. gen. dunford: no it is not. we have example that we have used in the past. there is not a fundamental shift in our support. this is the most appropriate tool for that particular location. >> secretary carter, al-qaduli was in an iraqi risen up to 2012. he was released shortly after u.s. forces were pulled out. do you see this as a cautionary tale for releasing these prisoners, who are already cutting captured? sec. carter: a number of the leaders of isil were in detention in iraq act in former years, including the head of isil, himself, in iraqi detention. so it is important that these are people that have experience, people who have shown dedication over the years, and that is why is so important that we eliminate them. >> doesn't give you pause about releasing prisoners from gitmo? sec. carter: that is precisely why we need an alternative

on april 20 in riyadh.ama -- stuart: ash carter outlining some dramatic moves in the fight against isis. some successes they are written including the death of, the minister of isis. what we were waiting for, ash, was whether or not we put boots on the ground. ashley: i do not know whether he is going to take questions. a presumption that it is done by u.s. special forces on the ground. on the ground, they are able to use intelligence. leading them to specific targets and the cabinet members. i think without knowing for sure, i think that this is on the ground taking out the target. 20% in theory out. there is concern as they get more desperate. preparation for the crucial atolls to come in the months ahead. crucial battles in iraq and syria. a lot more action on the ground. the people that we are supporting their in action. john stossel is still with me. you are a libertarian. you do not go out there killing foreigners. that is not our business. >> we are much too involved in that part of the world. one of

gulf cooperation council defense ministerial on april 20 in riyadh. ahead i had a president who promised effect participation in the gcc summit the following day. this would be an important forum to build on the counter of last month and to strengthen the defense partnerships including by reviewing and discussing the way ahead for the joint regional defense initiatives that we all committed to during the u.s. gcc camp david summit last may. the chair chair man and i are now prepared to take your questions and i have to say we have limited time to do that because we have something else we both need to do upstairs but we need to do that and i'm going to ask you also please respect the fact we are not going to go into any further details about how our coalition conducted the operations i mentioned earlier. any more of that flies in a few broad a veto -- future operations of the campaigns, so we are going to ask you to be re- streamed in that regard as we intend to be as well. on the attacks in brussels this week and the two americans that were lost and a

to places like riyadh, dahran. >> in the early going, it was wall to wall planes. holding until a plaep took off so another plane could land. in november and december, after the president decided we needed more forces, we actually went through a second peak. we went through a same thing, strategic forces to bring things into the theatre. >> the allies began a military offensive to liberate kuwait. general schwarzkopf was the commander-in-chief in theatre. his concept for operation desert storm called for an intense massive air campaign to prepare the way for the allied ground offensive. >> found amential towards any air campaign is seize control of the air. >> experts of the air staff and commands throughout the air force helped build the most successf successful air power in history. >> our target was the field army deployed in the kuwaiti theatre of operations. our mission was to eck pell that army from kuwait. on the airside, our concept really is summarized here. first of all, we knew we needed to operate in iraqi air space. so he was going to have the home cou

i had a slide that said that, you know, what happens in beijing and riyadh is important for ten-yearries as what happens in washington, and i really believe that. there was a time when i would have argued, well, the yield curve, the fed's got that under control. increasingly now in europe, even that is in play. even though the fed is the most important central bank in the world, it does not set the entire path. and the further out you go which is relevant for housing and capital spending, the less relevant the fed is. eye ironically, in the '70s there was a huge inflation premium. now that the fed and other central banks are good at what they do and that inflation premium's strong, there's much less leeway to move around than perhaps a lot of people believe. so for those of you who think that rates are low, if that is a global development that will persist for 5-10 years, that gives you a different view an if you think we're going to be reverting back to 2006. >> let me ask a little bit more on the fiscal space point. we don't think there's a trigger, we know that high her is less fi