>> i think it depends inart on which shiite leader is prime minister, and there will be a shiite prime minister. uh, a shiite leader who wants to present themselves as a powerful nationalist might feel compelled to push for a continued build down, even though in his heart, he would know it was risky. but uh, there are shiite leaders who i think would recognize that they want some troops, not just to keep sectarian conflicts from bubbling, like in the north, but also as a sort of buffer against iran, because iraq will be close to iran. but in a way, it can be an intermediary between the united states and iran because it will be a shiite lead government, and having a few u.s. troops, not a huge number, but some thousands... >> what are you thinking, about 50,000, 20,000, 100,000? >> no, i would say 50 or under. that in a sense, gives them a little buffer against iran, while lowering the feeling of threat that iran perceives, and allowing the iraqis plathe role that iraqi shiite leaders and kurds have told me we should encourage them to play, which is an intermediary between us and iran,

a charm offensive for about thirty one years since the islamic republic was founded because it's shiite and it knows they it the only way they can win the battle and make sure that their type of islam becomes the right type of this long for the whole muslim world is through a charm offensive to the people of the arab world she is an is never cared for example about jerusalem where i'm sitting right in there but since it is the narrative of the palestinians of the arab world that's why i'm in the job for many before and harming the now adopted they don't care this is simply a charm offensive unfortunately. to win hearts and minds it really is to take advantage of them so as what happens would be what khomeini said when he got off the tarmac in one thousand nine hundred ninety nine in february and he said one of the things he came to correct was a problem which took place fourteen hundred years ago in islam and that is when the shiites lost and what became the sunni's one that's the charm offensive ok for professor marandi. so the iranians really just don't care about your asylum they don

between this country's sunnis and shiites especially. memories of civil war are always close. >> i see people from all communities. they are just afraid. they want some hope. they have not been able to build up a national conscience and not been able to get rid of this horrible sectarian regime, political regime. we have not been able. >> israel says president ahmadinejad's visit proves lebanon has become an iranian protectorate. the lebanese would not agree but as he leaves lebanon the growing conflict in the middle east is a little sharper than it was before he arrived. jeremy bowen, bbc news, beirut. >> the u.s. secretary of state, hillary clinton, has told the bbc that washington is worried about the potential cuts to defense budgets in britain and other european countries. interviews during a visit to brussels, where she met nato chiefs, she said the alliance depended on a commitment to common defense which had to be maintained. you're watching bbc news. still to come, exploring the hitler years but will berlin's new exhibition open

the creation, for example, of iraq, with the kurdish north, a shiite south, and a sunni middle. so anywhere you look, you will find that you are still living

not a surprise to people part of the iraq war that iran has been providing certain things to the shiite militants in trading them in iran. what is funky about the document is the scale of the effort and that it continued during the first year of the obama administration. that is the first time the american administration is reaching out to tehran. >> what about the and the filing for the tension once u.s. troops leave? >> we vetted the documents and worked through them as carefully as we could. we posted about 20 documents not for hundred thousand. we extracted names from anything that could pose a security risk to american forces were put iraqi lives in danger. they did not ask us to make any additional cuts. what i took from the document is a highlighted a number of issues that will be important the next three years to 20 arabs and kurds. it is regarding prisoner abuse. >> for more on the story, you can go to our bbc website. law on and take a look. og on and take a look at bbc.com. >> aid agencies are on high alert to prevent cholera in haiti. thousands of people are still living in

among them, members of the radical shiite muslim hezbollah, a group supported by iran. >> i'm here waiting for ahmadinejad. >> hezbollah in lebanon received funding and weapons from iran, much of which goes toward carrying out terrorist attacks on israel. there are many who believe it is undermining the authority of the lebanese government. some politicians are wary of ahmadinejad's influence and his blood gangs in power. the war has been over four years, but unity seems far off. still, there's been no public opposition to the visit, perhaps for fear of reprisal by the iranian-backed hezbollah. >> rules for offshore oil drilling in the waters off the coast of the eu are being discussed today. >> yes, efforts to halt deepwater drilling off the coast of europe in the wake of the gulf of mexico disaster failed yesterday following intense lobbying pressure. the european commission has instead proposed a tightening of existing rules. there are currently several hundred offshore oil rigs operating in eu waters, most in the north sea and the mediterranean. safety regulation has so far been in the

iraq's former deputy prime minister tariq aziz has been sentenced to death for persecuting iraqi shiites. the pope has appealed for his life to peace. . -- for his life to be scared. -- spared. >> the sentence was death by hanging for crimes against humanity. he said recently he thought he would die in jail. that is now in question. tariq aziz was associated with the party and saddam hussein from the early days of the 1950's. a christian from the north, he rose rapidly to ministerial rank. he was a member of the top leadership parties including the revolutionary command council, but as foreign minister he established himself as the face of iraq to the outside world. he argued back that cost case in the tribunes of national power. tariq aziz was the most recognized i iraqi official to the outside world. it was his voice that try to stop the invasion in 2003. this base was on one of the famous deck of cards dished out by the americans, but they ranked him only number 43 in the iraqi leader of power. he handed himself in to the americans. he faced a series of trials. the first two brought h

sectarian tension is rising between the syrian -- sunnis and shiite. members of the civil war are always close. >> they want hope. we have not been able to build up a national conscience. we have not been able to get rid of this horrible regime. >> israel says the visit proves lebanon has become an iranian protectorate. the lebanese would not agree, but as he leaves, the growing conflict in the middle east is a little sharper than it was when he arrived. >> good to have you with us. stay with us. still to come, pressure at the pumps. the french government is urging calm but bracing for a fuel crisis. the nato secretary general says he is optimistic. the alliance will invest in a missile defense system to protect europe and america from hostile states. he was speaking at a rare joint meeting of nato foreign and defense ministers in brussels to discuss the strategy. we caught up with our correspondent, nick child. >> this is what is concentrating nato minds, iran's missile program. it is one piece of the backdrop to trying to modernize its strategy. this

among them, members of the radical shiite muslim hezbollah, a group supported by iran. >> i'm here waiting for ahmadinejad. >> hezbollah in lebanon received funding and weapons from iran, much of which goes toward carrying out terrorist attacks on israel. there are many who believe it is undermining the authority of the lebanese government. some politicians are wary of ahmadinejad's influence and his blood gangs in power. the war has been over four years, but unity seems far off. still, there's been no public opposition to the visit, perhaps for fear of reprisal by the iranian-backed hezbollah. >> rules for offshore oil drilling in the waters off the coast of the eu are being discussed today. >> yes, efforts to halt deepwater drilling off the coast of europe in the wake of the gulf of mexico disaster failed yesterday following intense lobbying pressure. the european commission has instead proposed a tightening of existing rules. there are currently several hundred offshore oil rigs operating in eu waters, most in the north sea and the mediterranean. safety regulation has so far been in the

the attack occurred in a neighborhood predominantly made up of ethnic kurd shiites. >>> now merapi hasbeen erupting just two days after a killed 33 people on the island of java. officials brought people to safety. tens of thousands of people have left the area or have been as accurate. >> mount merapi was still spewing clouds of smoke and ash on friday, with the lava flows down the hillside, causing a remote threat. officials of evacuate residents living in the danger zone. villagers who initially ignored the orders were brought to safety. medical personnel say many are still in shock after losing friends and loved ones in the initial eruption. >> i just let go and pray to god. i hope this will be over soon and there will be no more casualties. >> but experts said the volcano showed few signs of settling down, raising fears an even larger eruptions could be on the horizon. mount merapi is considered one of the world's most volatile volcano. the death toll from a tsunami that hit indonesia on monday it was still rising as rescue teams continued their search. but there were glimmers of h

wtf was not supposed to be on the shiit. supposed to be the school logo.re some students are having a little un. the school principaa said while the harm is not intended athletts should remember they are representing the school. >> and check this out. this is amazing. georgia sheriff's deputy is pulling over someone for speeding. look at that. tractor traaler side swipes the car. truuk driver was on painnkillers at the time. approached the car on the driver's side he would not be here tonight. car driver was not hurt. semi driver could face charges. >> amazing. >> well get this. mysterious obscene floating over manhattan yesterday? could it be a balloon, plane, or ufo? >> crowds stareed at the strange silver object bobbing in the sky. people pulled out cell phones to take pictures. and took some guesses about what that coold be. >> maybe superman. wonder woman. >> you would rather it be wonder woman? >> i think it is a balloon. >> i don't know. >> ufo. >> i am looking for the mothee ship. >> kind of looks like that -- do you remember the blood guy? >> ball

in northern yemen, there's a conflict with shiite rebels. in the south, another with a group that wants to break away. in areas where the government has little or no control, al qaeda has set up an aggressive franchise. there was the attack on the "uss cole" off yemen in 2000. last christmas the plot to crash an airliner in detroit came from yemen. [ speaking in foreign language ] and then there's this man, anwar al awlaki, an american living in yemen, who's believed to have inspired the shooter at fort hood. al qaeda even produces its first online english language magazine from yemen called "inspire." with articles like "how to make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom." the magazine calls on supporters to launch as many attacks as possible, arguing that even if they fail, they create publicity, disruption and economic loss. >> al qaeda at this point understands that it doesn't need to carry out successful terrorist attacks to have the impact that it's looking for. >> reporter: while there are al qaeda cells all over the world, lester, the u.s

he was sentenced to death for the persecution of shiite political rivals by disasaddam hussein's government. he said canceling the execution would promote peace in iraq. tar east coast assiz is a catholic who once met with pope john paul ii at the vatican. >>> several seek groups in this country expressed disappointment that president obama will not visit one of their most sacred sites during his upcoming trip to india. some media outlets speculated the president is avoiding a stop at the golden temple because he would have had to cover his head in order to enter and that could have fueled the mistaken view that he's a muslim. he is a christian. the white house denies that's the reason saying the visit simply did not fit ito the president's schedule. one group says it emboldens those who want to divide the country over race and religion. >>> now our special election coverage. two weeks ago kim lawton reported on how the tea party movement is rallying religious conservatives a trend that's expected to help the republicans tuesday. this week kim reports on the democrats and questions that are

the majority of iraqis are estimated to be shiite. it is [unintelligible] in terms of the rivalries competition for the region, and therefore, the saudis and the iranians have been competing for influence in iraq. the saudis were not able to overthrow the regime of saddam hussein. they have been concerned about the increased influence that iran has had in iraq. the shiites have had relations with iran and iraq, and they have had a particularly difficult relationship with the current prime minister of iraq. host: next up is alan on our line for republicans. good morning. caller: good morning. i have a quick question on this whole wiki leaks thing. i have done two tors and iraq and it tore in afghanistan. i was there for the invasion of iraq, and that was a gun pilot, and apache pilot. we were not going out there and killing civilians. we did everything we could to limit that. i think all soldiers are out there doing that in good faith, but it is war. i think we all have to understand that. i think the fatalities, as far as civilians, c

this week to week as these was found guilty by the country's high court of persecuting opposition shiite islamic parties international human rights groups have condemned the decision to hang the seventy four year old and some experts to the sentence as an attempt to divert attention away from the weekly leaks revelations british m.p. jeremy corbyn says the priority should be investigating the allegations connected to the current regime. now that you are correct on this is to divert attention away from the wiki leaks issue because wiki leaks have exposed the torture that has gone on systematically and i think the death sentence pronounced from each era to the user is there to divert attention policy absolutely no point in this form of victor's justice being carried out will be nothing to reconcile people in iraq i think what we need is a real investigation into the behavior of the occupying forces and the iraqi army and its forces ever since the invasion of two thousand and three cancel the death penalty abandon the whole idea of the death penalty and instead look at the issues of human r

you still have a situation however, where a shiite majority has now taken power. they're not particularly interested in the rights of the sunni minority, and so there are a lot of fundamental issues, the relationship with the kurds is particularly strained these days. um, the--uh, how to share the oil revenue, all of that goes into making a society where you can have some sharing of not only political power but economic power that's essential for stability, and that takes a long time to work out sometimes in any country. but i think it's particularly problematic where you've imposed a situation as we have in iraq through our military action. >> i might, i might add, ralph, that the balkans is another case example, case study of this. and we still have military forces committed to the balkans, not just the united states, but the europeans do, uh, to insure that the peace does not break down while the peace building is, is on, on the way to growth. but it's a very problematic, uh, enterprise to undertake. >> you know, i want to ask, it's good that you mention the fo

were picked up on the iraqi side of the border, and also, that iran had been providing help to iraqi shiite insurgents throughout the war, diane. >> i know there's a lot of outrage about this again tonight. but tell me, anything more about prosecuting the wikileaks group? >> well, the head of wikileaks said this afternoon that he said the fbi has actually interviewed people and there might be espionage charges against him. >> might be. okay, martha raddatz reporting tonight. as this is developing today. >>> and, on another topic, our health, we all got a blunt wakeup call today about an epidemic spiraling out of control in america. diabetes. the centers for disease control announced that at the current rate, 1 out of every 3 adults in this country will have diabetes by the year 2050. and that's just 40 years from now. it's an epidemic that can cause early death and the treatment could bankrupt the public health care system. but they warn it can still be headed off, and here's dr. richard besser. >> reporter: the projection is startling. four decades from now, you'll walk down the street, an

the creation, for example, of iraq, with the kurdish north, a shiite south, and a sunni middle. so anywhere you look, you will find that you are still living in the world created by world war i. so in a sense it's appropriate that it's actually been with us all these decades, only ending finally today. >>> when we come back, the united states and china at war over currency. the u.s. house of representatives this week voted to punish china for keeping its currency artificially low. china responded by sending its currency even lower. what does premier wen think about all of this, coming up next. my nasal allergies are ruining our camping trip. i know who works differently than many other allergy medications. hoo? omnaris. [ men ] omnaris -- to the nose! [ man ] did you know nasal symptoms like congestion can be caused by allergic inflammation? omnaris relieves your symptoms by fighting inflammation. side effects may include headache, nosebleed, and sore throat. [ inhales deeply ] i told my allergy symptoms to take a hike. omnaris. ask your doctor. battling nasal allergy symptoms?

the sergeant testified that the laser on the weapon's barrel comes across my line of shiite and i closed my eyes and he discharged the weapon. prosecutors will call several other survivors to the stand but it is not clear if they will seek the death penalty. and now back to the mine. you can see the chamber has arrived at the bottom of the mine. we expect number 21 to be loaded in a minute. you can see in spanish "the rescue of johnny barrios," and that is what his friends call him, and our friends at sky news are listening to a translation. let's listen along with them. we are very excited. we are very excited. very anxious. all of them are waiting for us and we are waiting for them. every minute. >> what celebrations do you have planned for your uncle? (spanish). translation: we do not have special celebration. just we want to see him, let him relax and roast. after that, we are going to have a meeting of the family. thank you very much. he is a former international football player, and he suffered hypertension but not enough concern to put him in the group which was said to be the wea

the creation, for example, of iraq, with the kurdish north, a shiite south, and a sunni middle. you look, you will find that you are still living in the world created by world war i. so in a sense it's appropriate that it's actually been with us all these decades, only ending finally today. >>> when we come back, the united states and china at war over currency. the u.s. house of representatives this week voted to punish china for keeping its currency artificially low. china responded by sending its currency even lower. what does premier wen think about all of this, coming up next. of the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel or restaurant workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. our job is to listen and find ways to help. that means working with communities. restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid over $400 million in claims and set up a $20 billion independently-run claims fund to cover lost income until people impacted c

let's take that on for a minute and look at the ten shaltdments where thou shiite not commit adultery. >> these women look like atout women. >> geraldo: i don't hear any rage from your kimberly. >> i think that they should be investigate million this case. i don't think that it is okay. i don't like that it is thrown in everybody's place. >> geraldo: marry them in secret. >> see how it ends up in t [♪...] >> announcer: every child deserves the hope and healing of a children's miracle network hospital... [♪...] 170 hospitals helping 17 million kids each year. children's miracle network hospitals-- hospitals helping local kids. for information on how to help, visit childrensmiraclenetwork.org. pakistani troops last thursday. i'm lauren greene. now, back to "geraldo at large." >> prohibition didn't work. you sell a more dangerous drug in bars. >> i picked up marijuana and never looked back until it was too late. >> it is bad for california and it will wreak havoc if it is passed. >> geraldo: for as long as i remember propot con spear arecy theorists have suspected that the big bucks behi

suggest persistent sectarian unrest is worse than ever and illustrates iran's prominent role in backing shiite groups. richard angle joins me now. give me the reaction to the military to some of these shocking claims. >> the reaction is that this was a horrible breach of national security, that whoever stole these documents is effectively engaged in espionage and treason and that this was something that should never have been released. that is the military's approach on this. what happened? a lot of people i think i don't understand what happened. it was ant study. it wasn't a report. it wasn't like the pentagon papers. the internal military database that kept incident reports, these are little bits of information gathered by soldiers on the field when they react to a particular event, a car bomb, a shooting. all of these notes were stolen and they were stolen and distributed to wikileaks. and wikileaks put them out raw. so if you look at them and -- i've spent the last couple of days looking at these little data points. >> when you say there's no context for accusations like the military turn

let's take that on for a minute and look at the ten shaltdments where thou shiite not commit adultery. >> these women look like atout women. >> geraldo: i don't hear any rage from your kimberly. >> i think that they should be investigate million this case. i don't think that it is okay. i don't like that it is thrown in everybody's place. >> geraldo: marry them in secret. >> see how it ends up in tñ÷ [ male announcer ] taste pops... with pringles cracker stix. ♪ crackers turned into tasty, crunchy sticks! ♪ pringles cracker stix. ♪ so delicious... your mouth will be strangely attracted to them. ♪ everything pops with pringles cracker stix. [♪...] >> announcer: every child deserves the hope and healing of a children's miracle network hospital... [♪...] 170 hospitals helping 17 million kids each year. children's miracle network hospitals-- hospitals helping local kids. for information on how to help, visit childrensmiraclenetwork.org. >>> from america's news headquarters i'm lauren green. the obama administration is expected to issue an alert for americans visiting europe. this is over

turned shiite was not doing anything of the kind. this was a long talk she was giving explaining how she had overcome some of her more difficult racial feelings. this was a women's who her father had been killed a racial struggle and had struggled with the issues and come out in a really good place. the entire talk was an inspiring address. any way, this little exert came out and they gave the wrong impression this woman was trying make. what happened this era of instant journalism, reporters, i don't even think of them as reporters but these talking heads on television are on the air, they show the clip and then they give instant not just anal spis but their opinion and not just opinion but out rage about what should happen to this woman. the general consensus is she's racist. that's obvious. look what's happening in the video. we can't tolerate this. when it's white people doing it it's just as wrong when it's black people doing it. it's this. what happens the obama administration goes into panic mode and in less than 24-hours. les

left in iraq where al qaeda maintains a powerful group capitalizing on the local mistrust of the shiitet. >> because they have a sympathetic population in abu graib they are using it to prepare attacks inside baghdad. >> reporter: u.s. military and civilian teams are trying to stabilize the area, spending about $4 million this year to rapidly jump-starting a are you culture and revitalize the dairy industry as a way to offer an alternative to the insurgency. but farming is a tough business and a hard life anywhere you go. >> a dairy farmer never takes a vacation because the girls need to be milked twice a day. they require a lot of attention. >> reporter: u.s. teams have distributed hundreds of greenhouse tents to grow vegetables using less water. they have organized co-ops to teach modern farming and marketing techniques and imported dutch holstein cows bred to produce milk in hotter climates. the average is one gallon a day. in the u.s. it could be seven or eight gallons. the difference is largely in what they eat. the u.s. is encouraging farmers to sell and grow grasses and grains hi

let's take that on for a minute and look at the ten shaltdments where thou shiite not commit adultery. >> these women look like atout women. >> geraldo: i don't hear any rage from your kimberly. >> i think that they should be investigate million this case. i don't think that it is okay. i don't like that it is thrown in everybody's place. >> geraldo: marry them in secret. >> see how it ends up in the long run. >> geraldo: coming up, the battle between beer and pot in california, after this. ♪ [ upbeat instrumental ] [ rattling ] [ gasps ] [ rattling ] [ laughing ] [ announcer ] close enough just isn't good enough. - if your car is in an accident, - [ laughing continu ] make sure it's repaired with the right replacement parts. take the scary out of life with travelers. call or click now for an agent or quote. your homecoming queen is... becca winegar! [cheering and applause] >>> from america's news headquarters, i'm lauren green. the obama administration expected to issue an alert for americans visiting europe. this over concerns about new threats from al-qaeda. senior u.s. officials r

. >> stahl: given iran's new-found strategic power in the middle east, and its influence on shiite politiciansiraq, i asked general odierno whether iran could end up the big beneficiary of the u.s. invasion. >> odierno: it's yet to be determined. it is yet to be determined. >> stahl: but how unbelievable, if you really think about it, that we came in here, we overthrew saddam hussein. and iran, you don't even know if they're going to end up being more influential than we are. that's a wow. >> odierno: here's my assessment. if you look at all the polls that are conducted, 80% of iraqis reject iranian influence inside of iraq. they're trying to influence it. they're trying... they're spending hundreds of millions of dollars here. and i'm not so sure they're getting what they want yet. >> stahl: last month, in a ceremony at one of saddam hussein's former palaces, general odierno handed over command to a new general, and after more than four years in iraq, he returned home to the united states. i want to ask you a personal question about leaving now, when all of these things are so unsettled. and

prime minister nouri al-maliki won the support today of a major shiite group led by muqtada al- sadr. al-sadr is known for his hard- line opposition to the u.s. presence in iraq. his backing puts al-maliki a big step closer to a majority in parliament. pakistan was hit with new turmoil today on several fronts. it began with attackers burning fuel that was meant for u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan. the attacks came in south and central pakistan. shortly after midnight, gunmen torched more than two dozen nato tanker trucks. a truck driver and his assistant died in a second incident. meanwhile, supply convoys were halted for a second day at a key border crossing in the northwest. the crossing closed thursday after a nato helicopter raid killed three pakistani soldiers. prime minister yusuf gilani delivered a warning to nato during a speech today to parliament. >> ( translated ): if you attack inside pakistani territory and cause any collateral damage, we will not accept it. we will never allow you to interfere with pakistan's sovereignty and security. >> sreenivasan: in washington, s

the attack occurred in a neighborhood predominantly made up of ethnic kurd shiites. >>> now merapi has been erupting just two days after a killed 33 people on the island of java. officials brought people to safety. tens of thousands of people have left the area or have been as accurate. >> mount merapi was still spewing clouds of smoke and ash on friday, with the lava flows down the hillside, causing a remote threat. officials of evacuate residents living in the danger zone. villagers who initially ignored the orders were brought to safety. medical personnel say many are still in shock after losing friends and loved ones in the initial eruption. >> i just let go and pray to god. i hope this will be over soon and there will be no more casualties. >> but experts said the volcano showed few signs of settling down, raising fears an even larger eruptions could be on the horizon. mount merapi is considered one of the world's most volatile volcano. the death toll from a tsunami that hit indonesia on monday it was still rising as rescue teams continued their search. but there were glimmers of