we have we released this on slovenia? good. you should be seeing in your blackberries of course you're not paying attention to them. you're paying attention to the briefing. the united states released a statement that the united states congratulates the people of slovenia on the border arbitration agreement on june sixth. the people there help moved them closer to full european integration and we commend the leaders and governments of croatia and slovenia to agree to arbitration in the spirit of good neighborly relations. we believe the agreement is good for both. and good for the entire region. just to highlight a statement by secretary clinton last evening where she applauded the bill and be linda gates foundation for $1.5 million for women and children's health. we share her priority there and focusing on women is not only the right thing to do but also the smart thing to do because investing in the health of women includes the health of their families and communities. turning to africa. united states government expresses co

is how bad things are, jeff, they will be dreading the game against the mighty glean dragons of slovenia on wednesday. i am extremely bullish and very, very confident about the u.s.'s possibilities. >> brown: before i let you go, i have to ask you about one more thing. that's the issue of flopping which always interests me, i guess, and maybe the american audience here. it's an old story. they've tried to do things to stop it, but it seems to go on, right? >> they always say that the world cup is the greatest sport in soap opera. you have to excuse it. the game is is extremely tight. any kind of an edge will give any team an advantage. and these theatrics have purposefully designed for winner-free, opponent dismissed and alienate the american viewing public all in one fail swoop. >> brown: it looks like every country has their individual style for how to do the flop. >> the amazing thing english people pretend to find it distasteful. there's a word for it in italian translated gamesmanship. they excel it and hold it up as an art. englishmen pretend to be offended but i have to tell you t

team salvaged a draw sbaens slovenia today.a late goal that would have given them outright victory was disallowed. and los angeles celebrated after the lakers wunl their 16th nba title. they beat the boston celtics in game seven last night. portuguese novelist jose saramago died today at his home in the canary islands. he published his first works in 1997. one of his best known booked, "blindness" was made into a movie. he was 87. those are some of the day's major stories. now back to jim. >> lehrer: we return to central asia now where the violence in krygyzstan is abating. judy woodruff has our story. >> woodruff: the intermim president of krygyzstan made her first visit today to the stricken city of osh since violence erupted. roza otunbayeva said 2,000 people may have been killed. 10 times earlier estimates. >> ( translated ): by all means, we have to give hope that we shall restore the city, return all the refugees and create all the conditions for that. i think the entire world will be helping us because we have the good w

the united states is playing slovenia and the world cup this morning right now. admittedly, if i were not here, i would be glued to the tv like my friends. there were fewer consequences if i were living in somalia were watching soccer is not an option. the stakes in the outcome for today's discussion as great as the world cup is, are much greater. the future of afghanistan not only has great impact to the united states but most important to the afghan people. we are delighted today to have someone share his perspectives and thoughts as to where afghanistan is today, where it is going in the future. on fortunately, most of the news we hear in the united states is really positive. there was a short article in the "new york times" that there are $1 trillion of resources on tapped in lithium. afghanistan has its hands fall ull. they have a difficult set of issues but in afghanistan is a contact sport where politicians who stand up against the taliban and other forces find themselves in very tough positions. s quoting assassinations. last week, there was a 7-year- old

have we released this on slovenia? you should be seeing in your blackberries, but the united states, we have just released a statement from secretary clinton, united states congratulates the people of slow ven yeah on the border agreement with croatia. they helped move the region closer to full european integration. we commend the leaders of the governments for resolving to settle their disagreements and agreeing to arbitration in the spirit of good neighborly relations. we believe the arbitration agreement is good for the two countries and for the entire region. and just to highlight a statement by secretary clinton last evening where she applauded the bill and melinda gates foundation for the announcement of $1.5 billion for women and children's health. we share their commitment to making child health a priority focusing on women is not only the right thing to do but also the smart thing to do because investing in the health of women improves the health of their families and communities. turning to africa, united sta

and the coach may want to add you to the team roster before slovenia later in the week. i thank you both for your service and your leadership. i want to say at the outset that as you both said yesterday in your opening statement, in previous appearaes before our committee, you've made clear that things would get worse before they got better in afghanistan. and unfortunately, that's exactly where we are now. but to me the important point here, and i want to go back to that december 1st speech by president obama at west point, we're talking about the deadline parts of it. i want to come back to that in a minute. but the president made a very strong case there, expressing his decision that the outcome of the war in afghanistan was a vital national security interest of the united states, and if it -- if it went badly, the consequences for our security, american security, were disastrous. and to me, that's the -- that's the most important point. we kno from previous experience that -- that counterinsurgencies take ti. i tnk the key now is to make sure that we've got the right

slovenia, which is the smallest team in the tournament, has a population of two million.y do not have the athletes to draw from. when they play a countryylike england or the united states, they could still tied a country like that, but anything can happen. host: there is a political cartoon in "the financial times ." guest: that is one of the fascinating sub-primaries. the british are not so happy that the obama administration is starting to kick bp. the economic significance of bp to the british economy is a tremendous. they do not like the fact that we are pressing beat pete -- bp in the way that we are pressing them. host: republican line, eric. caller: franklln, i listened to that caller from new york who trashed soccer, asking what is the need and then she continued to say we need to focus and worry about the economy. i do not think that were really gets anything done. during any depression, most people are looking for entertainment. i think soccer really provides that diversion. also, i think that soccer is great for diplomacy. in and of itself, it really does help

and the coach may want to add you to the team roster befe slovenia later in the week. i thank you both for your service and your leadership. i want to say at the outset that as you both said yesterday in your opening statement, in previous appearances before our committee, you've made clear that things would get worse before they got better in afghanistan. and unfortunately, that's exactly where we are now. but to me the important point here, and i want to go back to that december 1st speech by president obama at west point, we're talking about the deadline parts of it. i want to come back to tt in a minute. but the president made a very strong case there, expressing his decision that the outcome of the war in afghanistan was a vital national security interest of the united ates, and if it -- if it went badly, the consequences for our security, american security, were disastrous. and to me, that's the -- that's the most important point. we know from pvious experience that -- tha counterinsurgencies take time. i think the key now is to make sure that we've got the right

the coach may want to add due to the team roster before slovenia later in the week. i thank you both for your service and leadership. i want to say at the outset that as you both said yesterday in your opening statements, in previous appearances before our committee, you made clear that things would get worse before they got better in afghanistan. unfortunately, that is exactly where we are now. to me, the important point here and i want to go back to the december speech of obama at west point. the president made a very strong case expressing his decision that the outcome of the war in afghanistan was of vital national security interest to the united states and if it went badly, the consequences for our security were disastrous. to me, that is the most important point. we know from previous experience that counterinsurgencies take time. i think the key now is to make sure that we have the right strategy, that it is appropriate resources to be exercised with full force. we need to give our war fighters and the state department personnel on the ground the time and pati

and the coach may want to add you to the team roster before slovenia later in the week.r le. want to say at the outset that as you both said yesterday in your opening statement, in previous appearances before our committee, you've made clear at things would get worse before they got better in afghanistan. and unfortunately, that's exactly where we are now. but to me the important point here, and i want to go back to thatecember 1st speech by president obama at west point, we're talking about the deadline parts of it. i want to come back to that in a minute. but the president made a very strong case there, expressing his decision in afghanistan was vital national security interest of the united states, and if it -- if it went badly, the consequences for our security, american security, were disastrous. and to me, that's the -- that's the most important point. we know from previous experience that -- that counterinsurgencies take time. i think the key now is to make sure that we've got the right strategy, that it's sufficientn decisive force. and as important as anything else,