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a roadside bomb kills marine sergeant kenneth may and corporal jeffrey johnson in garmsir, southern afghanistanhalf a day later and halfway around the world in southern california, may's wife, crystal, gets a knock on the door. >> i looked through the peephole and i saw the marines, and immediately, i knew that my husband was dead. >> reporter: kenneth may was 26. he and crystal had been high school sweethearts in kilgore, texas, and were married two years to the day when he was killed. >> this is his purple heart, and this was presented... >> reporter: which is given to anyone who is wounded or killed. >> ... in combat. >> reporter: in combat. there are some 200,000 u.s. military personnel in afghanistan and iraq today. each one has a family waiting back home, anxious for good news... >> phone calls, emails, whatever contact you do get, you just savor every second of it. >> reporter: ... but fearful they, too, will get that knock on the door. >> "is it finally going to be me? is it my turn now to feel this, to go through this?" it's just-- indescribable. it really is. >> reporter: nicole morse
a roadside bomb kills marine sergeant kenneth may and corporal jeffrey johnson in garmsir, southern afghanistanhalf a day later and halfway around the world in southern california, may's wife, crystal, gets a knock on the door. >> i looked through the peephole and i saw the marines, and immediately, i knew that my husband was dead. >> reporter: kenneth may was 26. he and crystal had been high school sweethearts in kilgore, texas, and were married two years to the day when he was...
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in afghanistan, the afghan taliban should have full pakistan, the kind of communicates in southern afghanistan, and i think we are rather naive to think that the pakastanis are ever going to give up -- >> rose: and they can't do anything about the kiani network. >> absolutely, and i don't think they ever will, why should they from the pakastani point of view they need the afghan taliban because they see india coming into afghanistan and they feel they need a counter against india in afghanistan, so it is pakistan and southern afghanistan, roughly speaking and india, perhaps, having influence in the north. and the afghan taliban, the pakistan's proxies. >> rose: general petraeus, is he going to change anything about the mcchrystal strategy? >> i think what is going to happen is general petraeus is obviously doing an assessment of all aspects of the policy on the ground to see where things may be tweaked. i don't think you are going to see any major changes at this point. i think in terms of candle hear there will be a continued and renewed focus on some kind of political settlement within the c
in afghanistan, the afghan taliban should have full pakistan, the kind of communicates in southern afghanistan, and i think we are rather naive to think that the pakastanis are ever going to give up -- >> rose: and they can't do anything about the kiani network. >> absolutely, and i don't think they ever will, why should they from the pakastani point of view they need the afghan taliban because they see india coming into afghanistan and they feel they need a counter against india in...
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. >> sreenivasan: a bus packed with passengers t a roadside bomb in southern afghanistan today, killing 25 people. 20 others were wounded. the bus was blown up as it drove through nimroz province on a main highway to kabul. meanwhile, nato reported a u.s. service member was killed yesterday in the south. 59 americans have died this month. a record 60 were killed in june. the budget crunch in california is going to hit state workers again. california governor arnold schwarzenegger today ordered a new round of furloughs starting august first. he said state employees will have to take three unpaid days off every month, until the legislature adopts a budget. last year, they piled up 46 days in furloughs-- in effect, a 14% pay cut. the justice department is investigating whether fbi agents cheated on a test about surveillance rules. the associated press reported that the department's inspector general has received allegations that hundreds of agents were involved. but at a senate hearing, fbi director robert mueller said the number is unclear. >> i do not know how many. and i'm not certain t
. >> sreenivasan: a bus packed with passengers t a roadside bomb in southern afghanistan today, killing 25 people. 20 others were wounded. the bus was blown up as it drove through nimroz province on a main highway to kabul. meanwhile, nato reported a u.s. service member was killed yesterday in the south. 59 americans have died this month. a record 60 were killed in june. the budget crunch in california is going to hit state workers again. california governor arnold schwarzenegger today...
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two were americans and 25 people died in southern afghanistan, when a packed bus hit a roadside bomb. the "newshour" is always online. hari sreenivasan, in our newsroom, previews what's there. hari? >> sreenivasan: there's more on the arizona immigration law ride-along with a police officer in the border town of nogales, as he describes the challenges for law enforcement in that area. and we follow up on the afghan document leak, we talk to raffi katchadourian of the new yorker about his recent profile of the wikileaks organization and its founder, julian assange. plus patchwork nation looks at what economic troubles in the suburbs may mean for democrats' prospects in the midterm election. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll turn our attention to the economy and whether government stimulus efforts are working. i'm gwen ifill. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you on-line and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by:
two were americans and 25 people died in southern afghanistan, when a packed bus hit a roadside bomb. the "newshour" is always online. hari sreenivasan, in our newsroom, previews what's there. hari? >> sreenivasan: there's more on the arizona immigration law ride-along with a police officer in the border town of nogales, as he describes the challenges for law enforcement in that area. and we follow up on the afghan document leak, we talk to raffi katchadourian of the new yorker...
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. >> reporter: later, a roadside bomb killing one american soldier in southern afghanistan, pushing theeath toll for u.s. troops this month to 40. appearing on answer's this -- abc's there is week, wide biden -- joe biden says the surge -- this does not mean the surge is failing. >> it's too premature too make a judgment until the military says we should look at it, which is december. >> reporter: coalition forces announced they received a letter from the taliban in which he calls on his fighters to capture and kill any afghan working for foreign forces. >> this message, actually a letter, was from a man who is hiding in pakistan to sis sub ordinary nat commanders in afghanistan. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary rodham clinton is in pakistan, urging that country to work harder to defeat terrorists, hiding in border areas. clinton will fly to kabul this week to attend an international conference on afghanistan's reconstruction, and the eventual handover of security to the afghan government. >> carolyn: tomorrow morning, carpool commuters on the golden gate bridge must have a fast
. >> reporter: later, a roadside bomb killing one american soldier in southern afghanistan, pushing theeath toll for u.s. troops this month to 40. appearing on answer's this -- abc's there is week, wide biden -- joe biden says the surge -- this does not mean the surge is failing. >> it's too premature too make a judgment until the military says we should look at it, which is december. >> reporter: coalition forces announced they received a letter from the taliban in which he...
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and that violence continues today in southern afghanistan. an american soldier was killed by an ied. he is the 41st service member to be killed this month. and that puts july on track to be the deadliest month of the war. rob? >> nick schifrin in kabul, thank you. >>> suicide bombers have carried out the deadliest this year. a second gunman stormed militia headquarters in the far west anbar province, opening fire before blowing himself up. nearly 50 people were killed and dozens more were injured. >>> it's day two of a smothering heat wave in the northeast. the last four months were the hottest on record putting 2010 on track to be the hottest year since records have been kept. jeannette calle is joining us with the latest. >> reporter: well, rob and vinita, the heat and humidity will lincolner. . this is ahead of a cold front from the west. that sparks a system over the great lakes and ohio valley yesterday. and it's marching eastward for today. so there will be widespread showers and thunderstorms across much the northeast. take a look at t
and that violence continues today in southern afghanistan. an american soldier was killed by an ied. he is the 41st service member to be killed this month. and that puts july on track to be the deadliest month of the war. rob? >> nick schifrin in kabul, thank you. >>> suicide bombers have carried out the deadliest this year. a second gunman stormed militia headquarters in the far west anbar province, opening fire before blowing himself up. nearly 50 people were killed and dozens...
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troops have been missing and southern afghanistan.ncement of southern afghanistan where international forces are stepping up to fight against insurgents. meanwhile, a retirement ceremony for retirement general stanley mcchrystal. but if he said that his service did not end as it called but his decisions were not recorded on the battlefield. and after his " and rolling stones, scathing remoteandquotes winstone that point a finger at president obama. >> and several vehicle fires sfo, they're calling these suspicious and an arson investigation is under way. >> officials say that their investigation is focused on this toyota sienna minivan that start on fire thursday morning and spread. it is been there since last week since july 13th the owner has been contacted and is in europe. he says he has no idea why a car would start a fire and he does not have any reason to do this why it would be started on purpose. and he sthe chp said it was so hot that it melted the windshield. the fire is suspicious but no tolerant or assisted to expand the
troops have been missing and southern afghanistan.ncement of southern afghanistan where international forces are stepping up to fight against insurgents. meanwhile, a retirement ceremony for retirement general stanley mcchrystal. but if he said that his service did not end as it called but his decisions were not recorded on the battlefield. and after his " and rolling stones, scathing remoteandquotes winstone that point a finger at president obama. >> and several vehicle fires sfo,...
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. >>> also this morning, continued fallout from a nato air strike friday in southern afghanistan. nato command is denying afghan government claims that the helicopter attack killed 52 civilians. a nato spokesman says it investigated the incident and found that six taliban fighters were killed, but no civilians. >>> in washington, the obama administration is in full damage control mode following that huge leak of military secrets. more than 90,000 field reports from u.s. troops in afghanistan were released by the wikileaks website which says it will post even more soon. david martin reports. >> reporter: most of the reports document what is already well known. for years the u.s. has not had enough troops in afghanistan. resulting in this record of a remote outpost calling for help as they are nearly overrun. we are taking casualties. enemy in the wire. the afghan government has been corrupt and inefficient. according to this document, the general view of the afghans is that the current government is worse than the taliban. american air strikes and commando raids have killed too man
. >>> also this morning, continued fallout from a nato air strike friday in southern afghanistan. nato command is denying afghan government claims that the helicopter attack killed 52 civilians. a nato spokesman says it investigated the incident and found that six taliban fighters were killed, but no civilians. >>> in washington, the obama administration is in full damage control mode following that huge leak of military secrets. more than 90,000 field reports from u.s. troops...
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three american service members died in two explosions in southern afghanistan on thursday and that brings the death toll for july to 63 americans killed. casualties have been rising steadily this year as nato forces go on the offensive against taliban strongholds. >>> in other news, the investigation into the leak of tens of thousands of afghan war documents could stretch beyond the military. terrell brown is in washington with the latest on this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. we've always been under the impression these documents were leaked from someone within the military. defense secretary robert gates is saying that may not be entirely true. the fbi is being brought in and now there's a new person of interest. wikileaks founder julian assange could soon find himself at the heart of a criminal investigation. >> the battlefield consequences of the release of these documents are potentially severe and dangerous. >> reporter: defense secretary robert gates hasn't ruled out asang could be a target after his website posted more than 70,000 secret papers. gates has a
three american service members died in two explosions in southern afghanistan on thursday and that brings the death toll for july to 63 americans killed. casualties have been rising steadily this year as nato forces go on the offensive against taliban strongholds. >>> in other news, the investigation into the leak of tens of thousands of afghan war documents could stretch beyond the military. terrell brown is in washington with the latest on this story. good morning. >> reporter:...
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afghan police and spreading security and governance across afghanistan particularly in our case southern afghanistan. we will be publishing quarterly updates in this house so we make sure we keep the publish public fully informed and on side as we take difficult decisions in this conflict. >> in the run-up of the general election, the party that would support small businesses and yet -- on their first budget they counseled out tax breaks for computer games industry crucial to my constituency of dundee west, can the prime minister tell me and not only others who are employed in the computer games industry and the students who study that at the university in dundee just why head chancellor feels that this tax break was clearly targeted? >> well, we believe what matter is low tax rates what and we did in the budget which the house voted last night cut it down from 20p from 22p and set out a path of getting corporation tax by 2% by the end of this parliament which will give us one of the lowest rates in the g8, the g 20 or anywhere in europe. that's what we benefited for. the i know the party opposite v
afghan police and spreading security and governance across afghanistan particularly in our case southern afghanistan. we will be publishing quarterly updates in this house so we make sure we keep the publish public fully informed and on side as we take difficult decisions in this conflict. >> in the run-up of the general election, the party that would support small businesses and yet -- on their first budget they counseled out tax breaks for computer games industry crucial to my...
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the taliban claimed it killed mcneely and captured another sailor in southern afghanistan last week.nagement this morning after the boards of directors meeting in london. >> the company's also selling off assets to raise money. lama hasan is joining us from london with the latest details. lama? >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, vinita. you're absolutely right, bp has had its board meeting this morning and he is on his way out. after 28 years with bp, tony hayward's tenure is coming to an end. and on october 1st he'll be taking a job with bp's joint venture in russia. as you said, bp is planning to sell $30 billion worth of assets. now, he's really been the face of this oil spill. he's been nicknamed captain clueless for the way he handled or mishandled the oil slick disaster. it's also been a pr disaster for the company. you'll recall that he said he wanted his life back. that the gulf of mexico is one big ocean following the leak. and just weeks after the spill, hayward was captured on his yacht as the oil continued to spread across the gulf. for the oil giant bp, it was
the taliban claimed it killed mcneely and captured another sailor in southern afghanistan last week.nagement this morning after the boards of directors meeting in london. >> the company's also selling off assets to raise money. lama hasan is joining us from london with the latest details. lama? >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, vinita. you're absolutely right, bp has had its board meeting this morning and he is on his way out. after 28 years with bp, tony hayward's...
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and in spreading security and governance across afghanistan -- particularly, in our case, in southern afghanistancan tell my honorable friend that we will be publishing a monthly update and having house to ensure that we keep the british public fully informed and on side as we take difficult decisions in this conflict. >> in the run up to the general election, the conservatives claimed to be the party that would support small businesses, yet in their first budget they cancelled tax breaks for the computer games industry, which is crucial to my constituency. -- since the can the prime minister tell not only me and the house but the hundreds of people in dundee who are employed in the computer games industry and the students who study at abertay university exactly why his chancellor feels that that tax break was poorly targeted? >> we believe that what matters is having low tax rates, and which the house voted on last night -- was to cut the small company rate of corporation tax back down to 20p from 22p and set out a path for getting corporation tax down to 24% by the end of this parliament. that
and in spreading security and governance across afghanistan -- particularly, in our case, in southern afghanistancan tell my honorable friend that we will be publishing a monthly update and having house to ensure that we keep the british public fully informed and on side as we take difficult decisions in this conflict. >> in the run up to the general election, the conservatives claimed to be the party that would support small businesses, yet in their first budget they cancelled tax breaks...
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a nato statement friday said the blasts in southern afghanistan on thursday.no nationalities but u.s. officials say they were all americans. the officials spoke on condition of anonymity pending notification of kin. that brings the u.s. death toll for the month to at least 63 according to an associated press count. june had been the deadliest month for the u.s. fatalities. flooding in pakistan has killed 430 people over three days most of those who died were in northwest pakistan their hit with monsoon rains many others are still missing. 1051 we will be back in just a couple of minutes. a live look at fires in southern california burning near palmdale lookit this smoke blowing their flames behind the dark plumes hitting it from above and from the ground. you can see the fire retardant there. an army of the firefighters 8,000 a. one of our developing stories will be back. urs on my homework -- or at least that's what my mom thinks. with high speed internet from at&t, i get my homework done fast, leaving me time to download movies and music and chat with my fri
a nato statement friday said the blasts in southern afghanistan on thursday.no nationalities but u.s. officials say they were all americans. the officials spoke on condition of anonymity pending notification of kin. that brings the u.s. death toll for the month to at least 63 according to an associated press count. june had been the deadliest month for the u.s. fatalities. flooding in pakistan has killed 430 people over three days most of those who died were in northwest pakistan their hit with...
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nato says the three latest casualties were killed in spray separate blasts in southern afghanistan. commanders had previously warned the number of deaths could go up as the military increases its war on the taliban. >>> in the meantime the fbi says it may know who was involved in leaking more than 90,000 pages of classified documents on the war in afghanistan. that showed up on the wikileaks websites -- [ inaudible ] >> -- the chairman of the joint chief of staffs is lashing out as the wikileaks founder and his source, expected to be a 22- year-old soldier, saying they have blood on their hands. >> disagree with the war al you want. take issue the policy. challenge me or our ground commanders on knee decisions we make to accomplish the mission we have been given, but don't put those who willingly go into harm's way even further in harm's way just to satisfy your need to make a point. >> reporter: and new this morning the white house is imploring wicky leaks not to past anymore more anymore of the afghanistan documents. >>> alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> an al qaeda flag was f
nato says the three latest casualties were killed in spray separate blasts in southern afghanistan. commanders had previously warned the number of deaths could go up as the military increases its war on the taliban. >>> in the meantime the fbi says it may know who was involved in leaking more than 90,000 pages of classified documents on the war in afghanistan. that showed up on the wikileaks websites -- [ inaudible ] >> -- the chairman of the joint chief of staffs is lashing out...
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25 people were killed this morning when a bus hit a roadside bomb planted by insurgents in southern afghanistan. close to the helmund province. >>> yesterday the utah supreme court reversed the conviction of being an accomplice to rape. it was ruled the jury was given incorrect instructions. jeffs presided over a wedding between a 14-year-old girl and her 19-year-old cousin. >>> fbi director robert mullier is expected face questions this morning about a possible cheating scandal. the justice department is investigating reports that hundreds of fbi agents cheated on a test. the test covered new rules on when agents can conduct surveillance or open new cases. the president of the fbi agent's association says there was pervasive confusion about how the test was supposed to be conducted. >>> we have spectacular video of a truck crash in brazil. a formula truck series race on sunday, one driver went airborne and smashed into another truck. the high-speed crash ripped the top off of that truck. you about miraculously no one got hurt. >>> here is a look at the weather. we will check in with dave price
25 people were killed this morning when a bus hit a roadside bomb planted by insurgents in southern afghanistan. close to the helmund province. >>> yesterday the utah supreme court reversed the conviction of being an accomplice to rape. it was ruled the jury was given incorrect instructions. jeffs presided over a wedding between a 14-year-old girl and her 19-year-old cousin. >>> fbi director robert mullier is expected face questions this morning about a possible cheating...
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troops killed in afghanistan earlier this week. 21-year-old chase stanley died wednesday in southern afghanistan. the department of defense says stanley and others were riding in a military vehicle when an explosive device went off. as of today nearly 1,100 troops died in afghanistan, pakistan and uzbekistan. >>> it is not apple gailt from the big man himself. apple fought back today inviting reporters to its headquarters to explain why its newest iphone is good to go just in need of a little accessory. among those there, business and tech reporter scott budman. was jobs convincing today? >> reporter: well, it depends on who you ask. i watched the stock price on wall street as jobs spoke and apple price went up. customers say for the most part they are happy with the iphone 4. the four has been a success in. three weeks we've seen 3 million sales. jobs trumpeting that but admitting it's not perfect and admitting that the antenna had some problems even calling it antennagate. how to solve those problems and move forward away from this bad press? well, jobs laid out three things today. first, step
troops killed in afghanistan earlier this week. 21-year-old chase stanley died wednesday in southern afghanistan. the department of defense says stanley and others were riding in a military vehicle when an explosive device went off. as of today nearly 1,100 troops died in afghanistan, pakistan and uzbekistan. >>> it is not apple gailt from the big man himself. apple fought back today inviting reporters to its headquarters to explain why its newest iphone is good to go just in need of a...
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been killed on duty in afghanistan, the three dying in two separate explosions yesterday in southern afghanistan. 63 americans have been killed in afghanistan this month. that is the most in any one month in nearly 9 years of the war in afghanistan. >>> the east bay search for a small town crook. very small. coming up next, the latest tip on the boy burglar and his adult sidekick. >>> and a massive marijuana raid in the foothills. who was running the pot farm and how much those drugs are worth. advantage topical s... >>> 5:06. the flea specialist for gentle, but effective, flea control. [ male announcer ] and this is our cheese. kraft singles. american cheese. only one nation could create it. and that nation is...america. a nation of dreamers, try-harders, doers. try doing this with roquefort. it's made with milk, never oil like some other slices. it is the culmination of the american dream. all wrapped up in individual slices. kraft singles. the american cheese. >>> new possible injury accident in san jose, southbound 101 at the 880 interchange. an ambulance is headed to the scene. traffic is c
been killed on duty in afghanistan, the three dying in two separate explosions yesterday in southern afghanistan. 63 americans have been killed in afghanistan this month. that is the most in any one month in nearly 9 years of the war in afghanistan. >>> the east bay search for a small town crook. very small. coming up next, the latest tip on the boy burglar and his adult sidekick. >>> and a massive marijuana raid in the foothills. who was running the pot farm and how much...
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been killed on duty in afghanistan, the three dying in two separate explosions yesterday in southern afghanistan. 63 americans have been killed in afghanistan this month. that is the most in any one month in nearly 9 years of the war in afghanistan. >>> 5:06. so friday morning commute, and a weekend forecast. we have been waiting. hi, elizabeth. >> hey, good morning, guys. let's go out to the nimitz freeway in hayward. everything is moving along just fine this morning. a stretch of northbound 880 was closed in hayward. that should have been picked up by 5:00 so we are good to go. we are seeing a lot of fog this morning so watch out for that. we hope chopper 5 can fly this morning later on for a hi-5 segment but looking iffy right now. at the bay bridge toll plaza, very light traffic. friday light as we like to call it all across the upper deck. a little bit of roadwork, one way traffic controls still in effect for at least another hour or so coming in or out of half moon bay, they are doing ongoing paving work and they are doing it again until august 8. so we can use it next week, as well. mass
been killed on duty in afghanistan, the three dying in two separate explosions yesterday in southern afghanistan. 63 americans have been killed in afghanistan this month. that is the most in any one month in nearly 9 years of the war in afghanistan. >>> 5:06. so friday morning commute, and a weekend forecast. we have been waiting. hi, elizabeth. >> hey, good morning, guys. let's go out to the nimitz freeway in hayward. everything is moving along just fine this morning. a stretch...
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in southern afghanistan. commanders had previously warned the number of deaths could increase as the military ramps up its war on the taliban. >>> the fbi is helping track down those responsible for leaking more than 90,000 pages of classified documents on the war. they showed up open the wicki leaks website and alison burns is live now in our washington, d.c. newsroom with more on this story. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning, claudine. we do have some new information this morning. the 22-year-old soldier suspected of leaking more than 90,000 documents from afghanistan has been moved from ku wait to the military base at virginia about 25 miles from us here on capitol hill. the fbi also has a base there and is on the case now. defense secretary bob gates and joint chiefs chairman called the leak of these secret documents deeply damaging because informants and innocent people were identified in them and the taliban could now have a road map into how troops operate in the field. the wicki leaks fo
in southern afghanistan. commanders had previously warned the number of deaths could increase as the military ramps up its war on the taliban. >>> the fbi is helping track down those responsible for leaking more than 90,000 pages of classified documents on the war. they showed up open the wicki leaks website and alison burns is live now in our washington, d.c. newsroom with more on this story. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning, claudine. we do have some new...
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the decision to order another 30,000 troops was made, we asked america's top commander in southern afghanistanadier general john nicholson, how the current strategy was supposed to work. >> john nicholson: clearly, at the front end, you're involved in heavy security operations, in this case, while we build up the afghan security forces. until they are of capability where they can take over the majority of the fighting, we are going to be in a frontline combat role. but over time, we become more focused on aspects of this such as the economic development, education, and helping the government provide basic services to the people. >> pelley: how long does it take to fight a counter-insurgency like this? >> nicholson: well, if you look back in history, a successful counter-insurgency usually lasts at least 14 years. >> pelley: general, you are talking about building a country. it would take generations to do that. >> nicholson: the first thing i can say is, it's doable. the second thing i come back to is, it's important. why is it important? this place was the sanctuary for al-qaeda from which th
the decision to order another 30,000 troops was made, we asked america's top commander in southern afghanistanadier general john nicholson, how the current strategy was supposed to work. >> john nicholson: clearly, at the front end, you're involved in heavy security operations, in this case, while we build up the afghan security forces. until they are of capability where they can take over the majority of the fighting, we are going to be in a frontline combat role. but over time, we...
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afghanistan, the afghan taliban should have for pakistan a kind of sphere of influence in southern afghanistanand i think we're rather naive to think that the pakistanis are ever going to give up -- >> charlie: that's why they don't do something about the hakanni network? >> absolutely. >> charlie: what do you say to that observation from jane? >> what i say to that is i don't know how "the new york times" works, i don't know how much autonomy reporters have vs. their editors but different branches of government have only a limited amount of autonomy from their top leadership. she's referring to a period when the president was general pervez musharraf. pakistan has a parliament. i know that some people think pakistan's civilian government is relatively weak. that's because it is a democracy that has come back only two years ago after several years of dictatorship. but within pakistan, we must understand that where it's the interservices intelligence, the i.s.i., or the army, they all operate in the context of pakistan's politics, in the context of pakistan's constitutional arrangement and the
afghanistan, the afghan taliban should have for pakistan a kind of sphere of influence in southern afghanistanand i think we're rather naive to think that the pakistanis are ever going to give up -- >> charlie: that's why they don't do something about the hakanni network? >> absolutely. >> charlie: what do you say to that observation from jane? >> what i say to that is i don't know how "the new york times" works, i don't know how much autonomy reporters have...
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. >> well, we've known since 9/11 that much of the eastern and southern afghanistan operations have been turned over to a combination of u.s. special forces and cia para mill tarees and that their main mission has been to identify, capture or kill taliban leaders so i don't think in principal the mission is surprising. i think it's useful to see it in its specificity to understand its complexity, the nature of the mistakes that are made, the consequences of those mistakes with the broader strategy of persuading afghans that the international community is still a constructive partner of their efforts to reclaim their country. but the basic idea that we're out there shooting bad guys in eastern afghanistan doesn't strike me as new. >> brown: and steve coll, just to help our audience here there is so much more in this. but just help people understand, as someone who has covered the military intelligence for quite a while, how does something like this even happen, that all of these classified documents become public. >> well, obviously we don't know. and wikileaks isn't saying and whatever t
. >> well, we've known since 9/11 that much of the eastern and southern afghanistan operations have been turned over to a combination of u.s. special forces and cia para mill tarees and that their main mission has been to identify, capture or kill taliban leaders so i don't think in principal the mission is surprising. i think it's useful to see it in its specificity to understand its complexity, the nature of the mistakes that are made, the consequences of those mistakes with the broader...
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a nato helicopter went down in southern afghanistan today-- killing two u.s. troops. the taliban claimed it shot down the helicopter in helmand province. nato said the cause was still under investigation. at least 50 americans have died in afghanistan this month. in iraq, four prisoners linked to al-qaeda have escaped from a prison outside baghdad. the u.s. handed over the site-- "camp cropper"-- to the iraqis last week. the country's justice minister announced the escape, but gave no details. other iraqi officials said the prisoners had help from a guard. secretary of state hillary clinton urged vietnam today to improve its human rights record. she was in hanoi to mark the 15th anniversary of normalized relations between the u.s. and vietnam. clinton welcomed the improved ties, but said the communist government must allow free speech. >> vietnam, with its extraordinary, dynamic population, is on the path to becoming a great nation with an unlimited potential. and that is among the reasons we expressed concern about arrest and conviction of people for peaceful dissent
a nato helicopter went down in southern afghanistan today-- killing two u.s. troops. the taliban claimed it shot down the helicopter in helmand province. nato said the cause was still under investigation. at least 50 americans have died in afghanistan this month. in iraq, four prisoners linked to al-qaeda have escaped from a prison outside baghdad. the u.s. handed over the site-- "camp cropper"-- to the iraqis last week. the country's justice minister announced the escape, but gave no...
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. >> lehrer: a top american commander in southern afghanistan said today security will improve as more u.s. and afghan forces move into violent areas. he said: "it's a rising tide." two perspectives now: major benjamin tupper was an embedded trainer with the afghan national army. he wrote a book about his experiences "greetings from afghanistan, send more ammo." he's still in the army national guard. the views he expresses are his own. and major general charles dunlap was the air force's number two lawyer until his recent retirement. he's now a visiting professor of law at duke university. first, major tupper, how do you see the reasons for the rising tide of u.s. casualties? >> well, i think it's pretty straight forward. we're going into areas that we haven't been for years. we have force levels now that are on par to get into these home land, so to speak, safe areas that the talibans that been operating out of for years uncontested. so it's tragic, but it's logical to expect that we'll have more casualties as we go into their homeland and they fight to defend their logistical bases,
. >> lehrer: a top american commander in southern afghanistan said today security will improve as more u.s. and afghan forces move into violent areas. he said: "it's a rising tide." two perspectives now: major benjamin tupper was an embedded trainer with the afghan national army. he wrote a book about his experiences "greetings from afghanistan, send more ammo." he's still in the army national guard. the views he expresses are his own. and major general charles dunlap...
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sreenivasan: in another development, britain announced plans to pull back from a volatile part of southern afghanistan. 1,000 british troops will leave the sangin valley in helmand province. 99 britons have died there since 2001. u.s. marines will take their place, starting in october. a federal indictment in brooklyn alleges that al-qaeda was directly involved in last year's failed plot to bomb the subways in new york city. it named several al-qaeda figures, including adnan shukrijumah. he's on the f.b.i.'s list of most-wanted terror suspects. and the man who was osama bin laden's cook pleaded guilty today at a war crimes tribunal at guantanamo. in the plea deal, ibrahim al qosi admitted helping bin laden escape u.s. forces in afghanistan. al-qosi has been at guantanamo for eight years. the former dictator of panama -- manuel noriega -- now faces seven years in a french prison. he was convicted and sentenced today in paris, for drug money laundering in the 1980s. the court also seized nearly $3 million from his frozen assets. noriega was deposed by a u.s. invasion of panama in 1989. after that, he sp
sreenivasan: in another development, britain announced plans to pull back from a volatile part of southern afghanistan. 1,000 british troops will leave the sangin valley in helmand province. 99 britons have died there since 2001. u.s. marines will take their place, starting in october. a federal indictment in brooklyn alleges that al-qaeda was directly involved in last year's failed plot to bomb the subways in new york city. it named several al-qaeda figures, including adnan shukrijumah. he's...
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. >> roadside bombings in southern afghanistan killed two more american taps today, making a total of42 u.s. deaths this month compared with 60 in june. meanwhile security was tightened in kabul on the eve of an international aid donor summit. thousands of afghan troops and police set up check points to search cars and drivers. secretary of state hillary clinton arrived in kabul today from pakistan. while there she announced more than $500 million in new aid projects. clinton rounded out two days of high level talks with pakistani military and civilian officials in islamabad. and she tried to calm fears that america's focus in pakistan is solely on fighting militants. >> that this misperception has persisted for so long tells it us we have not done a good enough job with connecting our partnership with concrete improvements in the lives of pakistanis. and with this dialogue, we are working very hard to change that perception. >> reporter: the secretary also attended a town hall meeting with pakistani institutes and businesspeople. she said they seemed more receptive than during her vi
. >> roadside bombings in southern afghanistan killed two more american taps today, making a total of42 u.s. deaths this month compared with 60 in june. meanwhile security was tightened in kabul on the eve of an international aid donor summit. thousands of afghan troops and police set up check points to search cars and drivers. secretary of state hillary clinton arrived in kabul today from pakistan. while there she announced more than $500 million in new aid projects. clinton rounded out...