it's taken eight months for it to come out, and it was only smuggled out of sri lanka in the past c of days. an independent sri lankan human rights investigator who's watched the pictures with me this evening believes them to be genuine. towards the end of the video, a ninth man is shot dead. extra judicial killings by government soldiers and paramilitaries have been documented in sri lanka for years but there's never been evidence like this. 280,000 tamils remain incarcerated in camps for displaced people. the government says it needs to screen the civilian population for suspected tamil tiger militants. three months ago, sri lanka's victorious president, pack shar, promised equal rights to tamils and promised they would be protected. it will do little to real estate sure tamil civilians. >> the sri lankan government has denied that the saerm carried out atrocities against the tamil community, dismissing the images you just saw as a fabrication. >>> once again today, there was violence on the border of pakistan and afghanistan. a suicide bomber struck a security checkpoint in the khyb

it's ten eight months fort toome ou and it was onl smuggled out of sri lanka ithe past of ys. an independe sri lankan human rits investigator who's watched the picture with me this evening believes them to genuine. towards the end o the video, a ninth man is shodead. extr judicial killings by government sdiers and paralitaries have been domented in sri lanka for years but ere's never been evidence like this. 280,000 tams remain incarceratedn camps for displaced people. the government say it needs screen the civilian populaon for suspected mil tige militants. ree months ago, sri lanka's victorious predent, pack shar, promised equal rhts to tamils and promised they would be protected. it will do little to real estate sure tamil ciilians. >> the sri lanka government has denied that the saer carried out atrocities against th tamil counity, dismissing th images you just s as a fabcation. >>> oncegain day, there was violence on the border of pakistan and afghastan. auicide bber struck a security chepoint in the khyber pass region, killingt let 18 border guds and woding dons re. happe

the freedom of movement is at play in sri lanka and can you speak more about your trip? there was some confusing reporting as to what you have or had not said tuesday sri lankans in terms of people's confinement. >> i don't think there is anything ambiguous about the word confinement against their will. i am not sure what other meaning you can draw from the phrase confinement against their will. that is what i said. i spoke about three minutes ago and used the phrase release from confinement. i spoke of freedom of movement and i said that displaced persons everywhere make their own decisions about when they feel they want to go home. so i think all of those sentences are pretty unambiguous. our position is that people who are displaced should be agents of their own destiny. if i could think of another way to say it i would. >> how many people are you talking about? our people -- did you go to that area and see what the conditions of people being confined in? >> yes, i did. i went to this very large facility in one town, and it is a very large displaced persons camp. it lo

. >>> the embassies of show lank you -- sri lanka and india are teaming up with the national zoo for a celebration. >> and holly is there to talk about it. >> reporter: first i want to show you, it's ladies day at the pool here. we have amicca and shanty getting a water spr. but it's hot out here. when you weigh 9,000 pounds, you have to cool off some way. i'm not in here alone. i'm standing in here with marie galloway who is the elephant keeper and she's treated us for a super behind the scenes day today. thank you. >> your welcome. >> reporter: we talk about it being hot out, how is it for them? >> elephants are adaptive, but heat is not their favorite thing. >> reporter: so they're complaining in their own way. i hear you. well we wanted to talk about what is going on on saturday, because that's why we're here. and it's a super special celebration. someone is sneaking up on you right there. but it is celebrating asian elephants and what we have here at the national zoo. so tell me what will happen on saturday. >> saturday we'll have booths and things for people to come and see and

this was him in shackles after a judge sentenced him to 20 years afte violating sri lanka anti-terrorism lws all bcause his article accus the government of withlding food from ethnic tamil ars as a tool of r. > we want to devote a considerable amot of time again tonight to afghanistan where the country's ection mmission said today that present hamid karzai continues to hld a wideead over the former foreign minister abdullah abdull. with almost ha of the vote counted inhe presidential election, karzai has almost 46%, about 33% forabdullah. but the results ctinue to b cloudedyeports of fraud, which ha gone up substantially in recent ys. there are also increasing reports of violence against people who tried to vote. this man claimed that the taliban cutff his nose and ears. his docto spoke aboutt. >> translator:his is the victimf the political game which is going on here. he is e of many who have made it here to the hospital. there are my othershose fingers we cut off, ears were cut of before ections, a this parcular patient is the victim of this election. >> two more americans were killed

>> repo >> we have members from the sri lanka, thailand and the indian embassies coming out and celebratingasian elephants live. there will be sri lankan dancers and everything else. >> reporter: so we'll learn about the culture. >> exactly. >> reporter: and let's learn about our supersized superstars. here is shanty, she looks beautiful after our bath and on the left is our birthday girl. >> yes. am eeka is turning 61. she was bosh in he wild so we don't know her specific birthday, but we know she's 61 years old which is ripe old age for an elephant. >> reporter: how lock do -- long do they live? >> that's one reason why we're studying them, because we don't know that simple norm about asian elephants. so we think in general they live into the late 50s and i thinks that probably fairly accurate. at 61, she is an old elephant but we know they are capable of living beyond that. >> reporter: and with that, we have a special surprise. >> we have a special surprise for her. >> reporter: there it is. tell me about this birthday cake here. >> well this birthday cake is made in our commissary and

this was him in shackles after a judge sentenced him to 20 years after violating sri lanka's anti-terrorism laws all because his article accused the government of withholding food from ethnic tamil areas as a tool of war. >>> we want to devote a considerable amount of time again tonight to afghanistan where the country's election commission said today that president hamid karzai continues to hold a wide lead over the former foreign minister abdullah abdullah. with almost half of the vote counted in the presidential election, karzai has almost 46%, about 33% for abdullah. but the results continue to be clouded by reports of fraud, which have gone up substantially in recent days. there are also increasing reports of violence against people who tried to vote. this man claimed that the taliban cut off his nose and ears. his doctor spoke about it. >> translator: this is the victim of the political game which is going on here. he is one of many who have made it here to the hospital. there are many others whose fingers were cut off, ears were cut off before elections, and this particular patient i

china gave robust support to the sri lanka and government in its recent conflict, and western governments were unable to pass a resolution in the u.n. council on human-rights. india, another rising power and the world's most populous democracy, is traditionally not inclined to support our western inclination to support human rights and economic pressure and military intervention. nor are many of the growing economic power centers in the world, brazil or in the call. not only has the world not converting around our own democratic norms, but according to a survey, global freedom to his third year of decline in 2008, but nearly powerful democratic nations do not share our view of how to conduct foreign policy. the liberal interventionism has generated much debate in britain. but the varying degrees, all have subscribed to it. the economic conditions have enjoyed some support as has military intervention in many countries. iraq being a much more controversial case, but heavily supported at the time. we're all agreed that we would try to intervene in another situation. but in the years and dec

. >> reporr: the president's plan is t buy up la in india, sri lanka indonesia, a place where his people can take refuge when the time comes. he wantshe world's first climateefugees to know that they ha a secure future. he set up a specialund to finance the plan with money generate by the touri dustry. it's a pn that is being put in place quieeime being, at least, the maltese wants toemain a paradise for tourists. >>> and final this evening, a story about identity. thatisraising questions around th orld. and wh promed along scussion right here athe "wldfocus" newsroom this morning. when-year-old cast semenya won the world chamonship race last week in berlin, south africans got rea to celebrate. but landing in johanneses burg today, senya wasmet with chants and signs th celebrated gend as much asvictory. when deated rivals but a crhing 2 1/2-second margin, international sports officials were alrea questiong whether this young wan is actually a man. the young athlete had no cment on the ntroversy. only on being a world champi. >> i don't knowhat to sa man. i'm pretty good to read it. feel

including an attack on sri lanka cricket team. the previous pakistan taliban leader is believed to have been killed by a cia missile strike. >>> and in britain, a champion female stunt pilot from california was killed during practice for an acrobatic air show. she was the 2007 u.s. national acrobatic champion. her manager said the plane appeared to have mechanical problems and she was unable to eject. >>> still ahead on "world news" this saturday -- the man who came to symbolize vietnam war. what he said coming up. >>> wiwith so many americans drowning in debt now, looking for help. a warning this evening. >>> and forget hurricane bill, martha vineyard's preparing for a new storm. the first family's rental property. concierge claim centers. so i can just drop off my car and you'll take care of everything? yep, even the rental. what if i'm stuck at the office? if you can't come to us, we'll come to you in one of our immediate response vehicles! what if mother won't let me drive? then you probably wouldn't have had an accident in th

. >> reporter: the president's plan is to buy up land in india, sri lanka or indonesia, a place where his people can take refuge when the time comes. he wants the world's first climate change refugees to know that they have a secure future. he set up a special fund to finance the plan with money generated by the tourist industry. it's a plan that is being put in place quietly for the time being, at least, the maldives wants to remain a paradise for tourists. >>> and finally this evening, a story about identity that is raising questions around the world. and one that prompted a long discussion right here at the "worldfocus" newsroom this morning. when 18-year-old caster semenya won the world championship race last week in berlin, south africans got ready to celebrate. but landing in johannesburg today, semenya was met with chants and signs that celebrated gender as much as victory. when semenya defeated rivals but a crushing 2.5-second margin, international sports officials were already questioning whether this young woman is actually a man. the young athlete had no comment on the cont

out of the amazon a few decades earlier, the botanical garden in london, and send to what is now sri lanka and southeast asia, and ceded the beginnings of the plantation economy. that begins to come on line in 1910, 1911, 1912, white south the rubber economy. ford's venture into the amazon was also a venture into a region that had this enormous rubber bubble, produced -- the cities we have seen that we talked about that keeps those, built on the profits of robert, often called tropical parises. and classical buildings, that collapses by 1910. ford's coming to the amazon is celebrated by many brazilians and has the potential of reviving and redeeming at rescuing the collapse robber economy. >> had a chance to read the book. one thing i remember was in the intro, there was somebody that you interviewed either living in or around the settlement, recalled with quite a bit of honesty, kind of bubbling about the settlement, can you trace that a little bit to what you found and how you see, a lot of the factories, how they are run now and the conditions, can you talk a little bit about that? it i

in china, you can buy things in other countries where workers are free from mexico to honduras to sri lanka and they're equally good, usually equally cheap. you have to look around a little bit. sometimes you actually find goods that are keeper not made in china, because one nasty little trick that multinational corporations are doing is they're making things in china, but then they're exporting them to markets in europe and in north america, and selling them at the same kind of prices they used to sell them at with they were made here or down in mexico. coach leather is a great example of that. i love coach leather, great company, they now make everything in china, but they don't sell it any cheaper. that coach belt still costs you about $100 and that handbag is going to be $300 or $400, so the idea that something made in china is cheaper, it's better for consumers, has not panned out. alan greenspan himself was asked about that himself on a book tour two or three years ago. how did he explain the fact even though things were made in china, prices have not come down andy answered. i can't

. >> caller: i'm from sri lanka myself so we have gone through this terrible crisis in sri lanka.ouple of comments. one is the conversation that you're having within the justice system. i'm in the process of trying to write a book called -- it's going to be entitled "the last plantation" the criminal justice system and the united states. because about 60% of all the people who are incarcerated in the united states happen to be minorities. only 40% white. in the national league, ok. then how come guys that get drunk driving convictions are allowed to come back? >> wasn't on his watch -- >> well, jared allen has been playing on his watch. how come guys who have done the things they've done off the field, guns, all this other stuff, he's not as worried about their mental well being. this is for show. i think this guy has a chance to be a great commissioner. he doesn't want him there on opening day. >> see, what concerns me about this is the fact that by doing this you're basically saying that the last two years, he was not being punished at all, at least as far as the national footba

>> this family from sri lanka move to the u.s.. in the last few months, she became a christian.rlando. çthen she took a greyhound buso orlando her parents filed a missing persons case the same day she disappears, but for a few weeks, no one knows where she is. then it turned out, this couple contacted authorities and said that they had heard. megyn: what is the evidence that her life may be in danger, or that her father threatened her? >> and i spoke with police and they say there is no evidence that her life has been in danger, and they have never been called up to their home before for any allegations of abuse. this pastor couple claims that they are brainwashing their daughter because there is no harm that will come to her. she claims their parents are devout muslims, and now that she is a christian, she will be killed in an honor killing. megyn: he has denied making those claims. we are going to have much more on this today in kelly's court, including the legal ramifications. the daughter is claiming she will be killed. this is a 17-year-old girl. in the meantime, we want t

i have been concerned about -- the president --sri lanka. we think the number is 280,000 displaced people. moving from what you might call an emergency situation to some form stabilization in these camps. conditions are very basic. people do not have the access necessary to facilities that are required. there are high levels of inadequate water and sanitation facilities. we have provided substantial money to help with humanitarian assistance. we are concerned about the lack of freedom and movement of the people in the camps, the restrictions put on activities. our aim is to encourage the government to cooperate with the humanitarian agencies, to help people on the ground, to lift the restrictions that are still being imposed on people in that area. you will find that the minister will make a statement on these matters. >> could you say what we are doing to try to make progress toward a political solution? if there is no political process, these problems will re- emerge in other forms of terrorism elsewhere. is it time the government recogniz

in this year as you all know, we've seen substantial displacements in somalia, in sharebankaa -- sri lanka and pakistan. some 214 million people were affected and economic costs were estimated at about $190 billion and the death toll and the costs for last year were far higher than the average for the six, seven, or eight years before. so for me in this new job, i guess the starting point for me are the words of the secretary of state. secretary clinton said at her confirmation hearing before the senate foreign relations committee that she would do her very best to elevate the attention of the u.s. government to refuge issues and to develop comprehensive strategies to address humanitarian crises. and there are many reasons why protection of the most vulnerable populations should be at the center of policy-making. first, there's the moral imperative. the imperative of saving lives. and i have to tell you, it's remarkable how consistent and generous has been the support of the american people and the u.s. congress for very large levels of assistance. and that is a -- that imposes upon us in

just fall, so my sweetheart and i will be going on a journey in november to vietnam and india and sri lankause i want to among other things come and get more of an understanding of how we can start to feed more people and make them more healthy so that when you do coded visit them you are not looking a lot of the impoverished people. you were looking at people who could look back at you and say, what is it? so i have been very interested in this organization called heifer international. >> host: heifer? >> guest: heifer da capo. they have come up with an incredible thing in a catalog, the most important catalog he will ever receive and it is because you can order water buffalo, the cows, chickens, ducks, pigs, rabbits, all kinds of animals and you can arrange for them to be sent to people who don't have them, and then someone will go to them and teach them how to take care of them, how to get milk and make cheese and how to sell your profit and then, when your animal has a child, whatever, a calf or a pig, then you give that to your neighbor, give that to somebody else in the community. i a

citizens arrested in sri lanka? >> i am not aware of that.thank you very much. >> tonight, an in-depth look at medicare part a dealing with hospital insurance. our guest is tom scully, a former administrator for medicare services in the george w. bush in ministration. that is tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern, hear on c-span. -- here on c-span. tonight on booktv, reporters from the boston globe look back on the life of ted kennedy. the event was taped earlier this year and you can see it tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> as the debate over health care continues, c-span is health care hub is a key resource. watch the latest advance, including town hall meetings and share your thoughts on the issue with your own psittacine video, including video from any town halls you get onto. and there is more at c-span.org. >> how is c-span funded? >> private donation. >> taxes. the oilers and grants and stuff like that. >> public donations. >> i do not know where the money comes from. >> contributions from donors. >> how is c-span funded? america's ca

sri lanka a boy plays cricket and muldova a farmer sets up a watermelon stand, pictures worth a thousands jeanne moos. >> reporter: most squirrels remain anonymous, especially one that gets a yogurt container stuck on his head so you can't see his face, but this is a squirrel you'll find yourself face-to-face with all over the web, the crasher squirrel, crashed a photo being snapped by this couple vacationing in canada. >> we're going to talk to them -- >> reporter: got them an exclusive on the "today" show explaining how they were using a timer and remote to take a picture of themselves when the squirrel stepped in. >> heard the shudder, thought it was going to give him some food. >> reporter: the squirrel is climbing the branches of the internet, you find him in the arms of vladimir putin, in sarah palin's sights, mugging in nick nolte's mug shot, posing from ahmadinejad to north korea's dear leader and bill clinton, even knowsing in on mblg whose music -- ♪ ooh >> reporter: had already inspired a video of dancing squirrels. ♪ the crasher squirrel is now crashing town hall meetings on

experience of the tin mill tigers tamil -- tamil tigers, who were trying to separate themselves from sri lanka. what i am trying to suggest and coming to the question of psychology and mindset -- and after all, we have to deal with the intention as well as the capability, and the bottom line here is the radicalization and how do you deal with that? in other words, the expansion of psychological warfare and propaganda, education -- and that is why in my initial remarks, but questions that i oppose -- the questions that i posed is whether the arab- israeli conflict, not only the palestinian, that began almost 100 years ago, or at least in the 1920's, will continue for the next 100 years? and no one can honestly provide a definitive answer. there are many, many questions. but the point i am trying to make is that today from an israeli perspective i would like to submit that there are many perspectives which provide to combat terrorism. national self interest and what is perceived as national interests. for example, we find that iran today -- and the general strike to underscore the iranian terror

. -- back to sri lanka.h cuts and bruises on her. she claims -- andç again, thiss available through atlasshrugs --that she has been burdened -- that she had been threatened with her laptop to give this up. juvenile court today will decide whether to send her back to this possible mortal threat, or not. gov. christie has the ability to intervene and make sure that does not happen. i hope he will. the hope that we will encourage him to do so in the meantime. this is a test case to see if we will allow this barbaric practice of sharia law. peter, there is no direct evidence that she will be murdered -- peter: there is no direct evidence that she will be murdered? what can people do to e-mail turn depressed about this problem? >> -- charlie crist about this problem? >> just that, e-mail him. çpeter: thank you, peter. we appreciate it. they have been together for 25 years, but today they bring more heat to new yorkç city, diamond rio on the plaza. first, let's check in with bill hemmer to see what is going on.

i have been concerned about -- the president --sri lanka. we think the number is 280,000 displaced people. moving from what you might call an emergency situation to some form stabilization in these camps. conditions are very basic. people do not have the access necessary to facilities that are required. there are high levels of inadequate water and sanitation facilities. we have provided substantial money to help with humanitarian assistance. we are concerned about the lack of freedom and movement of the people in the camps, the restrictions put on activities. our aim is to encourage the government to cooperate with the humanitarian agencies, to help people on the ground, to lift the restrictions that are still being imposed on people in that area. you will find that the minister will make a statement on these matters. >> could you say what we are doing to try to make progress toward a political solution? if there is no political process, these problems will re- emerge in other forms of terrorism elsewhere. is it time the government recogniz

a book that i have read and learned a great deal from [inaudible] from my accent to see i'm from sri lankayself so we've gone through this terrible -- a couple of comments. one is the conversation that you are having on the criminal justice system. i am in the process writing a book that's going to be entitled the last plantation of criminal justice system because about 60% of all of the people happen to be minorities [inaudible] the drug lords are at the heart of the system where all of these done black men are incarcerated -- and the war in -- i don't want to get involved because that is a problem -- >> host: did you have question for juan williams? >> caller: the question i want to ask [inaudible] >> host: the beer summit. >> guest: all drinking beer. i think what happened is the president had this look up at that conference and got involved in a situation. aggressively, it was surprising because the president doesn't speak about race and doesn't want to be seen as the black president and wants to be seen rightly so as the president of the united states and all americans and suddenly he

i am a professor and head of from sri lanka myself and we have a racist prices fare.hen, and is the conversation you're having about the justice system. and in the process of writing a book boy to be entitled to the last plantation, the criminal-justice system and the blacks in the u.s. because about 60 percent of all the people who are incarcerated in the u.s. happen to be minorities and 40 percent are white and in my study is in contemporary society it becomes very clear that of the drug was far as the heart of a criminal-justice system where all these young black men that are incarcerated so that becomes the swordplay in my book by the emancipation n the insurance service declared in 1964 but i don't want to get involved with that because that's what i'm working on. >> host: did you have a question for juan williams grants. >> caller: the question i did want to ask . >> host: the bears haven't. >> guest: with them all drinking derrin beers. i think what happened there was a the president really had a slip up at that press conference and got involved in a situation