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. >> reporter: cbs news was there in southern afghanistan when sergeant johnny jones got hit. that's him being rushed to a hipon a stretcher. >> first thing i saw was my legs, and i knew they were gone. >> reporter: he was part of a team that had cleared nearly 50 roadside bombs in five days but the taliban were watching and learning. >> they understand that we have these wands out there. we're sweeping the ground. eventually they figured out that's to find metal so then they come up with components that are nonmetallic. >> they may be kind of stone age people but for what they have they are very smart and they can make some very high-tech or lo low-tech stuff that we can't find. >> reporter: lance corporate mike martinez was a dog handler playing a deadly game of hide and seek against the taliban. it must be a frustrating enemy. they don't stand and fight >> everything is on their term. >> reporter: do you get a feeling you're shoveling sand against the tide? this is just going to go on day after day after day? >> people who haven't been there don't understand it. but you get

for instance, the former taliban stronghold of marjah in southern afghanistan where the marines launched an offensive 11 months ago. >> if you look at marjah in terms of next summer, so six months from now, we think we're going to be in a pretty good place in marjah. >> reporter: that fits the president's timetable of beginning a withdrawal down from the current 100,000 troops in july, 2011. but it still leaves the u.s. a long way from meeting its goal of all combat troops out by the end of 2014. >> for the security gains to be sustained over time, there is an urge want need for political and economic progress in afghanistan. >> reporter: that means a less-corrupt, more efficient afghan government. there are a quarter million afghan soldiers and police, but 4,000 to 5,000 go awol every month. u.s. officials call that unacceptable. and there's a shortage of civil servants, the ones who actually deliver government services, in every province. on the other side of the border in pakistan, record floods have stymied the army's offensive against the terrorist safe havens, which send fighters i

terry mccarthy followed the marines on a raid in southern afghanistan. >> reporter: sergeant matthewmb disposal expert maneuvers a robot to a car he suspects may be book -- booby trapped suspected may be bookie-trapped. >> you pack a vehicle full of explosives and guys swoop up near it, it could be catastrophic. >> reporter: he drops and explosive charge through a window. >> all right. dropping it. >> reporter: and blows the threat away. the marines had to blast their way into this taliban stronghold back in august. buried under the streets of this market town were countless ieds. >> is everybody all right? >> reporter: today, things have changed. >> you know, when you think about just how dangerous this place was and how completely abandoned to anything but ieds -- >> reporter: did the locals know where most of the ieds were or not? >> the locals say that they did not and i tend to believe them. according to them, they were all forced to adhere to a curfew at 7:00 every evening and nobody but the taliban was allowed on the street. >> reporter: jackson has lost count of the total num

. >> the campaign in southern afghanistan was more difficult and has taken longer.y there is on target. the transition to afghan forces. the most famous was a low of the vietnam era was one of many arrested for civil disappointmeobedience. >> we will not end this war today. only the american people can do that. >> earlier today, he held a news conference defending wikileaks founder julian assange. ellsberg says that julian assange should not be prosecuted but given a medal for exposing war crimes. >>> julian assange has made bail and has been released from prison. >> i hope to continue my work and continue to protest my innocence in this matter. >> julian assange has been jailed for more than a week on charges of sexual assault and sweden. prosecutors claim this is nothing to do with the release of secret documents. his supporters believe otherwise. he will be subjected to electronic monitoring until his next court date. he is moving into a mansion in the english countryside. >>> a new code of conduct could keep advertisers from collecting personal information onlin

an explosive-packed minibus exploded outside of a base in southern afghanistan yesterday. we are following a developing story in eastern france. officials say have detained a 17-year-old who is accused of taking a classroom full of preschoolers hostage this morning. all of the children and their teacher is safe. authorities say the teenager was armed with swords. another cruise ship nightmare. 30 passengers are recovering from injuries. prophecies battled the luxury liner -- rough seas affected the luxury liner. the event was certainly not what this couple expected in their honeymoon. it threw her up in the air. i went up and back the other way. >> royal caribbean officials say that most of the damage to the ship is cosmetic. they are expected to arrive in the port of molto four and a violation. massive snow and ice is being blamed for the collapse of the metrodome in minneapolis. take a look. the snow caused the inflatable roof to puncture and then burst open early yesterday. fortunately, no one was hurt, but they were forced to postpone the game against the new york gian

. >> six americans soldier were killed in a bombing in southern afghanistan and they were members ofhe 101st airborne division out of kentucky. another nato service member died in a bombing. the president plans to review the u.s. efforts there and coping with the death of the u.s. envoy. >> working nearly two hours, president obama and his national security team finalized the unclassified summary outlining progress of their entwined pols in afghanistan and pakistan. >> we did not set down two months ago and say, okay, this working? we've been doing that every day since the president enumerated the policy. >> richard holbrooke died monday. with his experience in the vietnam warm, the pentagon papers, ambassador to the un. he was water peer among his statesmen. >> word that we don't use much anymore but richard embodied it. a monday who loved -- man who loved our country and dedicated his life to serving our people and the cause of peace. >> he remained focused on the job. >> at one point the medical team says you have to relax. he said i can't, i'm worried about afghanistan an pakista

. >> soldiers from the airborne task force destiny, so far from home in southern afghanistan, relished a reminder of home, in this case, a lavish buffet filled with christmas favors. >> it's a grail meal. >> most of the soldiers in this huam has served multiple deployments. the food helps and so does the mail. >> it's great. >>> and following army tradition enlisted men who take orders gave orders to the officers who manned the buffet line. >> their minds are with their families back home but they are also fully knowing they have to go back to war. >> they have two more months here and still a lot more war to fight. camp wolverine, afghanistan. >> a little sound of bethlehem is seeing the biggest crowd in years. israeli military officials say more than 100,000 pilgrims and tourists have poured into the west bank town since christmas eve. that is twice as many as last year. hotel rooms were booked solid for the weeks. worshipers packed the roman catholic church next to the grotto the traditional site where jesus is enshrined. >>> this home near sanchez and 16th streets in san francisco

soldiers in kandahar in southern afghanistan. veteran u.s. diplomat richard holbrook, president obama's special envoy to afghanistan and pakistan remains in critical condition tonight in a washington hospital. the 69-year-old holbrook had 20 hours of surgery yesterday to repair a torn aorta. the march of dimes said last month that america's pre-term birthrate has declined over fast two years but is still too high. one innovative approach to health care for expecting mothers may help improve that. here's dr. jennifer ashton. >> reporter: when expecting mom stacie walsh goes for her regular check-up -- >> take a nice slow deep breath. >> reporter: -- she's not alone. in fact, she's surrounded by pregnant women. >> we learn so much about the pregnancy, about what to expect, and we bounce ideas off of each other. >> massage and walking and position changes. >> reporter: unlike individual prenatal care where appointments are often just a few minutes per visit, women in group care spend two hours with their provider. boston mid-wife beth monahan say

. >> 14 civilians have been killed by a roadside bomb in southern afghanistan, but others were wounded. new figures out of the u.s. show first-time unemployment claims fell last week to the lowest level since july of 2008. this is a sign the labor market is improving. a polish judge has jailed a swedish neon not say -- neo- nazi. and it did to stealing the infamous sign december last year. it was discovered in three pieces three days later. and found guilty on two charges of raping a woman who worked for him when he was a cabinet minister. fear the most serious charges ever brought against a high- ranking israeli politician. he faces at least four years in prison very good >> this is one of the most eagerly-awaited verdicts in israeli history. he rejected a plea bargain and insisting he wanted a day in court to clear his name. instead, the panel of judges called him guilty on two counts of rape and sexual harassment. his son was defiant. >> we will continue to walk with our heads high, and with god's help, everyone will know my father is innocent. >> outside the court, women's rights a

president obama's war review shows military games against the taliban and southern afghanistan but pakistan's refusal to attack extremist havens in the border regions threatens to unravel any progress made in afghanistan, so how much longer should our troops night this nine-year war? democratic senator jack reed of rhode island's a member of the armed services committee. he was a combat veteran himself. he's made ten wartime trips to afghanistan, and eight to pakistan. he was a veteran of the united states army's 82nd airborne. thank you so much for joining us, senator. i've got great respect for you. my trick question and it's trick question because it's trick reality. i don't know how many years that we'll stay over there but how can we ever win if we stay 20 years with al qaeda holed up in pakistan? >> first i have to correct. i am not a combat veteran. i have great respect for combat veterans. i have spent 12 years in the army but just for the record. we have to make sure that the pakistani's cooperate with us, and frankly, one of the issues there is that they consider some of these extre

detonated a mini bus packed with explosives near the gates of a new military installation in southern afghanistan. the taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing, which is the deadliest attack on coalition troops this month. >>> london police are investigating reports that a suicide bomber behind twin attacks in sweden this weekend lived, studied and worked in england until recently. saturday's explosion came as christmas shoppers crowded a busy area of the swedish capital. >>> new research suggests that saturn's mysterious rings may be the result of a cosmic suicide. scientists say that a doomed moon hurled itself into the planet about 4.5 billion years ago. however, as it made its way, gravity likely stripped off the moon's icy outer layers forming the now famous rings which stretch across saturn's equator. >>> and anticipation is building for next april's royal wedding. england's prince william and his fiancee kate middleton released two official photographs to mark their engagement. they were taken by mario testino who is also famous for taking beautiful shots of william's mother, the lat

detonated a mini bus packed with explosives near the gates of a new military installation in southern afghanistanliban claimed responsibility for the bombing which is the deadliest attack on coalition troops this month. >>> london police are investigating reports that a suicide bomber twine twin attacks in sweden lived, studied and worked in england until recently. saturday's explosions which injured two people came as christmas shoppers crowded a busy area of the swedish capital. >>> new research suggests that saturn's mysterious rings may be the result of a cosmic suicide. scientists say a doomed moon hurled itself into the planet about 4.5 billion years ago. however as it made its way gravity stripped off the isaly layers forming the famous rings which stretch across saturn's equator. >>> anticipation is building for next april's royal wedding. prince william and kate middleton released two official photos to mark their engagement taken by mario testino famous for taking beautiful shots of the late princess diana. >>> wall street and dow opens at 11,410 and s&p edged up 7 and nasdaq climbed 20

left the country, and others are hoping to planning to leave as well.s d by roadside bomb in southern afghanistan. several others wounded. in a district of helmand province. new figures from the u.s. show first-time unemployment claims fell last week to the lowest level since july 2008, falling by 34,000 the week ahead of christmas. i signed the labor market is improving get up in a polish judge has given two years and eight months to a swedish neo- nazi. he admitted stealing the infamous sign in december last year. it was recovered in three pieces three days later. a former israeli president has been felt guilty of two charges of raping a woman who worked for him when he was a cabinet member. the most serious criminal charges ever brought against the high-ranking israeli politician. he faces at least four years in prison. from jerusalem, here's the report. >> this was one of the most eagerly awaited verdicts in is really legal history. the former israeli president rejected a plea bargain, insisting he want to stay in court to clear his name. instead, the panel of judges declared moshe katsav gui

cbs news, southern afghanistan. >> mitchell: just ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news", a crash course in runnaway education spending earmarks >> mitchell: public school budgets are being cut across the country, forcing teacher furloughs and even layoffs. so how are some members of congress spending your education tax dollars. sheryl attkisson has been doing the math. >> reporter: to get educated on some of the decades worst pork you need only go to school. critics say two federal programs to improve education have turned into slush funds. both began with modest budgets but then congress added earmarks, pet projected funded by your tax dollars without the normal public review. take the fund for improvement of education. one recent year it started at $12 million, then congress tacked on one earmark after another until they added up to $245 million. senator coburn sayings the funds don't go to the neediest or most deserving causes. >> whoever is well connected and well-heeled gets money. >> reporter: coburn has flaingd 71 pages of examples like the 273,000 education tax dollars congressm

the review says the surge has enabled important gains against the taliban in southern afghanistan. it islso said -- it also said at aggressive counterterror operations have caused major damage to al qaeda's leadership in kistan. but the report warns that the successes are fragile and reversible. the white house has set a date of the summerof 2011 to begin a troop drawdown. >>> coming up, the beginning of randomly bag searches at metro stations across the area. mo than 1,000 retailers are offering free shopping tomorrow. but some have a catch. later, larry king's fare well. how about sport >>> looks like offensive coordinator james franklin, currently at maryland, could be leaving college park. redskins, cowboys, not playing for much more than bragging rights. that rivalry, plus the wizards in new jersey desperately trying to win theirirst game on the road this year. we'll tell if you they can >>> in the next few cases, metro will begin randomly inspecting bags at entrances to the station. that is sed on similar programs in boston and new york city. searches will be done randomly, a

custody this morning after a suicide attacker detonated a mini bus packed with explosives in southern afghanistan. the blast killed six american troops. the attack took place at the entrance of a new military installation there. the taliban claiming responsibility for the bombing which is the deadliest attack on coalition troops this month. the assault comes as president obama is set to talk about a review of his afghan strategy later this week. >>> still ahead on "way too early," heavy snow causing the roof to cave in in indianapolis. check this out. the vikings and giants were forced to bump their game back a day and move it to detroit. highlights of the games that were played yesterday in structurally sound stadiums are ahead. >>> plus, high drama when potential presidential candidate sarah palin and kate goslin go camping together on palin's show. a preview of the republican debates. that story and a check on weather when "way too early" comes right back. >>> we got him. saddam hussein was captured in a cellar, 15 kilometers south of tikrit. [ man ] i thought our family business would always

well now to some other international news this hour a roadside bomb blast in southern afghanistan has killed fifteen civilians their truck was carrying them to a nearby bazaar what it hit a homemade device it happened in helmand province which is one of the country's most violent regions and where nato troops are struggling against taliban insurgents. a royal wedding a football match in jordan has left some two hundred fifty people injured according to the hospital officials the match was between jordan's largest palestinian team and a jordanian team from a fierce rivals eyewitnesses say the palestinian fans were pelted with rocks by actual danes and it was as they try to leave the stage or riot police reportedly sealed the ground and five tear gas was in panic triggering a stampede. this is affected leader of a mexican drug cartel is among eleven dead following two days of fierce clashes between security forces and gang members thanks again officials saying those are a marina nicknamed the craziest one was gunned down in a shootout with police in the west of the country the violence

a roadside bomb blast in southern afghanistan has killed fifteen civilians it's thought that children are among the dead their truck was carrying them to a nearby bazaar when it hit a homemade device it happened in helmand province which is one of the country's most violent regions and when nato troops are struggling against taliban insurgents . the suspected leader of a mexican drug cartel is among eleven dead following two days of fierce clashes between security forces and gang members a second official saying this argument a no name to the craziest one was gunned down in a shootout with police in the west of the country the violence began on wednesday when gang members attacked federal police and caused on the road near the city of upsets and down month old lady was also killed in the crossfire. iranian television has both cost a film in which a woman set to be set down your to death apparently the mood of her husband in the movie shot in her home and they asked young the cubes and detailed account of the doctor's role any of them just made it she was convicted of adultery in the c

a roadside bomb blast in southern afghanistan has killed fifteen civilians and it's the children are among the dead their truck was carrying them to a nearby bazaar when it hit a homemade device it happened in helmand province which is one of the country's most volatile regions and when nato troops are struggling against taliban insurgents. the suspected leader of a mexican drug cartel is among eleven dead following two days of fierce clashes between security forces and gang members going to fishel saying. named craziest one was gunned down in a shootout with police in the west of the country violence began on wednesday gang members who police. want to secure a. baby was also killed in the attacks. iranian television has broadcast a film in which a woman said to be stoned to death apparently reenacts the murder of her husband in the movie shot in home. gives a detailed account of the doctor's role in the murder he was convicted of adultery in the crime punishable by spain on the grounds that it sharia law is a sentence that is drawn worldwide condemnation and there to an internationa

nato says six american troops have been killed by a suicide car bomber in southern afghanistan as kandahar province insurgents targeted an army checkpoint in the zali district the alliance has been stepping up its fight in the south of the country in recent weeks it's a particularly hostile region with taliban strongholds near the pakistani border. the suicide bombers blowing up his car outside government offices in the iraqi city of ramadi it's killed up to seventeen people many more were injured including children police reportedly found a second bomb in a nearby parking lot which was safely detonated the attack comes as the country's prime minister attempts to form a new cabinet to try and end months of political impasse. bad weather next heavy rain and fierce winds battering the middle east one woman's been killed in lebanon after a tree fell on a car there's also the destruction of beirut airport the storms also caused the ship to sink of israel's coast in egypt is closed its largest but it's raining in port lashing rains have ended weeks of unseasonably warm and dry weather which has

past the hour let's take a look at some international news in brief a roadside bomb blast in southern afghanistan has killed at least fifteen civilians the homemade device went off when their truck was heading to a nearby bazaar it happened in helmand province one of the country's most violent regions and where nato troops are struggling against the taliban meanwhile in a separate incident in the north of the country of suicide bomber blew up a stolen police car packed with explosives near an army checkpoint injuring four two. delegates at the un climate change talks and came to mexico have agreed on measures to tackle climate change they include setting up a green climate fund that will raise one hundred billion dollars to help developing nations cut fuel emissions and cope with the effects of global warming over one hundred ninety countries approve the deal with only bolivia rejecting it saying the moves don't go far enough but this was overruled. the leader of a notorious mexican drug cartel has been killed in a two day shootout between security forces and gang members authorities have confirm

today's other main world news in brief nato saying that six foreign troops have been killed in southern afghanistan their nationality is not known tonight so far the alliance is stepped up its fighting in the south of the country in recent weeks it's a particularly hostile region with taliban strongholds in both the country and helmand province is. swedish police have launched their terrorism investigation into saturday's twin bombings in stockholm the first attacks or car explode in a busy shopping area packed with christmas shoppers although there were only a handful of injuries one man was killed in the second blast he's thought to have been carrying explosives a warning given prior to the bombings denounced sweden's military presence in afghanistan and a swedish off his controversial cartoons of the prophet mohammed. a suicide bomber has blown up his car outside government offices in the iraqi city of ramadi killing up to seventy people many were injured as well including children there police reportedly found a second bomb in a nearby parking lot which was there safely the attack comes as the

troops have been killed by a suicide car bomber in southern afghanistan khandahar province insurgents targeted an army checkpoint in the zari district the alliance has been stepping up fighting in the south of the country in recent weeks it's a particularly hostile region with taliban strongholds near the pakistani border. and a suicide bomber blew up his car outside government offices in the iraqi city ramadi killing up to seventeen many more were injured including children police reportedly found a second bomb at a nearby parking lot that they safely detonated the attack comes as the country's prime minister attempts to form a new cabinet to try and end bunts of political impasse. and powerful storm has struck america's midwest closing major highways and canceling more than a thousand flights at least two people have died as a result of severe weather the snow also caused the roof of the stadium in minnesota to collapse forecasters say the blizzard is now heading to surrounding areas including chicago. when russia scored the ultimate goal it's to host the twenty eighteen world cup m

turning now to some of today's other made world news nato says six army troops are killed in southern afghanistan their nationalities are not yet known the alliance has stepped up its fighting in the comps out of the country in recent weeks it's a particularly hostile region with taliban strongholds in both the kandahar and helmand province says. so it is police have launched a terrorism investigation into saturday's twin bombings in stockholm the first attacks are car exploding a busy shopping area packed with christmas shoppers although there were only a handful of injuries one man was killed in the second blast he's thought to have been carrying explosives a warning given prior to the bombings to announce sweden's military presence presence in afghanistan and a swedish authors controversal cartoons of the prophet muhammad. a suicide bomber has blown up his car outside government offices in the iraqi city of ramadi killing up to seventeen people many more were injured including children police reportedly found a second bomb in a nearby parking lot which was safely detonated the attack comes as

nato says six american troops have been killed by a suicide car bomber in southern afghanistan kandahar province insurgents targeted an army checkpoint in the district the alliance has been stepping up its fighting in the south of the country in recent weeks it's a particularly hostile region with taliban strongholds near the pakistani border. a suicide bomber blowing up his car outside government offices in the iraqi city of ramadi it's killed up to seventeen people many more were injured including children police reportedly found a second bomb in a nearby parking lot which was safely detonated it comes as the country's prime minister attempts to form a new cabinet try to wear months of political impasse. now in russia score the ultimate goal recently to host the twenty eighteen world cup many wondered who could be behind the success. from russia is the young star of the winning promo who made feet for hearts melt in moscow's favor. of met the boy behind the bid. it was a weekend. and when russia won its world cup they'd social media age broke up as something of a celebrity sasha was t

a roadside bomb blast has killed at least fifteen civilians in southern afghanistan helmand province it's one of the country's most hostile regions and is being targeted by nato troops in the fight to suppress the taliban the violence comes days after the u.s. defense secretary praised afghanistan's president hamid karzai on his dignified response to the latest wiki leaks cables during a visit to the country the recent disclosures were critical of the leader robert gates also commented. commanded i sense that the progress made by u.s. troops there but are to have military contributors that america's military strategy if i'm to have been by political realities. despite their goals trini its efforts in mud and treasure the united states has failed to control the situation in afghanistan during the obama surprise visit deliberately he failed to meet with me because i will symbolically it says a lot about american all nato control of afghanistan after the nine plus years of american led occupation of that country because of the as commander in chief failed to connect personally we've got

> reporter: it's been one month since marine sergeant thomas humphrey stepped on a mine in southern afghanistan. he lost the right leg below the knee but doctors managed to save that left leg he couldn't find. >> the real beauty is this guy over here. >> reporter: oh, wow. >> reporter: they basically... >> reporter: a what. ... whoo. >> it's kind of disgusting. all the doctors say it looks amazing. >> reporter: patient privacy laws don't allow us to show you all the wounded marines at bethesda naval but take it from the commander of the hospital. >> there's no question things have been hopping in the last few months. we're all in. >> reporter: almost all the marines were hit while on foot by an enemy tae never saw. >> they can set in, hide, set up an ambush and wait for us. we're the ones out there walking around patrolling the area. >> reporter: corpsman keegan purcell was shot through the leg. >> if you're going to get out there and... get out there and put the fight to the enemy, you've got to the go out on foot. >> reporter: all those specially armored vehicles the u.s. bought for the war i

taliban in recent years has been arrested in much of the country and reversed in key areas of southern afghanistan, such as kandahar. our reporter on the ground in the region, nick schifrin, items us starkly what the review does not. >> reporter: afghans in the north and west tell us across large areas where there are no u.s. troops, security has decreased in the last year. and even in kandahar city, the focus of so much u.s. attention, the taliban are still able to assassinate government employees. and that means afghans there are so scared, two-thirds of all government jobs are unfilled. >> reporter: and that's an area that you're citing as a success? >> there's no doubt that the taliban has a very targeted assassination program. but as we deny them safe havens within afghanistan, their ability to carry out these kind of terrorist acts will be diminished. >> reporter: but given 60% public opposition to the war, is time running out? how can the obama administration continue to wage this war with so little public support? >> leaders and certainly this president will not make decisions that are mat

it happened in a taliban stronghold of southern afghanistan. the service member's nationality was not identified. 697 nato service members have been killed this year in afghanistan making it the deadliest of the nine-year-long war. >>> in egypt eight americans died yesterday, more than 20 injured when their tour bus crashed into a truck. the group on its way to see ancient temples. it is the latest in a string of deadly crashes involving tourists in egypt. >>> police in brazil are investigating the bizarre case of an elderly woman declared dead. she woke up hours later in a coffin. the 88-year-old was rushed back to the hospital but she died two days later authorities want to know if poor medical care and the misdiagnosis contributed to her death. >>> wikileaks founder julian assange signing a million and a half dollar book deal saying he reluctantly agreed to write his autobiography to pay for his mounting legal bills and to keep the intersnet whistle-blower site afloat. the book is due out next year. >>> presidents obama and the first family

nato saying tonight six foreign troops have been killed by a suicide car bomber in southern afghanistan and their nationalities are not yet known the alliance has stepped up its fighting in the south of the country in recent weeks it's a particularly hostile region with taliban strongholds in both kandahar and helmand province. a suicide bomber slowed up his car outside government offices in the iraqi city of ramadi it's killed up to seventeen people there many more were injured including children police reportedly found a second bomb in a nearby parking lot which was then safely detonated the attack comes as the country's prime minister attempts to form a new cabinet to try and end months of political impasse. so you are what you're clicking on in our brand new web site r.t. dot com tonight while there i can. reporting on russia's attempts to improve its human rights record it's got a lot of clicks maybe independent monitoring in the country now but it's not enough for russia's human rights commission to. find out what else you have to say on line tonight this chilly outside moscow ton

wounded when a van packed with explosives was detonated at a new jointly operated outpost in southern afghanistan those numbers just add on to the devastating figures when it comes to casualties in afghanistan especially casualties of improvised explosive devices id's killed two thirds of approximately two thousand and fifty u.s. and allied troops who died in action in afghanistan in the past five years this year alone there have been about one thousand more wounded and dead from id's since two thousand and nine and yet we don't see those figures or those pictures of the fallen coming home in caskets on our front pages on our t.v. screens despite the fact that obama ended the ban on images so what does that mean for america's heroes the troops that we all supposedly support or earlier from our new york studio i caught up with tom engelhardt creator and editor of time dispatch dot com and author of the book the american way of war and i first asked him if he thinks that there is a market difference in the coverage of casualties between the war in iraq the war in afghanistan. when we're talking abo