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southern sudan resolved with southern sudan remaining united with the rest of sudan even though thatis not the way it seems to be headed today with egypt perhaps being most forcefully taking that position. it is clear that a geographical unified sudan is dependent on the willingness and the ability of deng xiaoping -- khartoum to make the unit the attractive and southern sudan's willingness to leave the door open to that possibility. some observers might argue that a breakup of sudan, and i would suggest that a breakup might very well go beyond just northern sudan and southern sudan, but possibly the breaking off of parts in the north and in the south. some would argue, that that might be a good thing. i respectfully disagree, so long as khartoum can make unity attractive to the south. should that fail, it is incumbent upon khartoum to allow the cpa to move forward, to allow the independence to proceed. there's a lot to criticize in sudan but i want to focus on a few things, a few areas where there has been progress. one has been talked about already today, whether sudan should be co
southern sudan resolved with southern sudan remaining united with the rest of sudan even though thatis not the way it seems to be headed today with egypt perhaps being most forcefully taking that position. it is clear that a geographical unified sudan is dependent on the willingness and the ability of deng xiaoping -- khartoum to make the unit the attractive and southern sudan's willingness to leave the door open to that possibility. some observers might argue that a breakup of sudan, and i...
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, i promised that i would remain an advocate for peace in sudan. and while we have pressing concerns both here at home and beyond, i have sought to keep my word. for this reason i stand today to ask my colleagues to support house concurrent resolution 159. this timely resolution solemnly recognizes the fifth anniversary of the declaration of the united states congress of genocide in darfur, sudan, while expressing regret that this determination has yet to yield effective action on the part of the united nations and other nations which maintain significant influence in sudan, including china and certain members of the arab league. it urges the administration to work with other responsible nations to ensure an end to the conflict in darfur and full implementation of the comprehensive peace agreement for sudan. it urges states of the united nations to provide sufficient resources to support the deployment of a fully capacitated african union, united nations mission in darfur, including by supplying required tact beical and utility helicopters -- tacti
, i promised that i would remain an advocate for peace in sudan. and while we have pressing concerns both here at home and beyond, i have sought to keep my word. for this reason i stand today to ask my colleagues to support house concurrent resolution 159. this timely resolution solemnly recognizes the fifth anniversary of the declaration of the united states congress of genocide in darfur, sudan, while expressing regret that this determination has yet to yield effective action on the part of...
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central sudan, the redrawing of barriers could bring more civil war.resident obama is hosting the iraqi prime minister, the first since u.s. troops withdrew in june. the president doesn't want to be seen as dictating, but he would like reconciliation. let me ask you, this is delicate, is it not? the president always says that he is in listening mode, but there is something that you would like to get from iraq? >> more involvement of iraqi citizens and a curtailing of the violence that has flared up. they promised that their forces were ready. violence every day, there is an explosion with people getting killed. he once iraq out of chapter 7. >> connected to kuwait? >> yes, kuwait wants to be paid in full. iraq does not have enough money after the fall of oil prices. they need the money. they want diplomatic pressure other countries, there are a lot of things that nouri al maliki once -- once -- oncwants. this visit will boost his chances in iraqi elections, making appear as a leader, elections coming next year. there are many things that he would like
central sudan, the redrawing of barriers could bring more civil war.resident obama is hosting the iraqi prime minister, the first since u.s. troops withdrew in june. the president doesn't want to be seen as dictating, but he would like reconciliation. let me ask you, this is delicate, is it not? the president always says that he is in listening mode, but there is something that you would like to get from iraq? >> more involvement of iraqi citizens and a curtailing of the violence that has...
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rich in oil, a flashpoint for war, regions coveted by north and south sudan. welcome to "bbc world news." broadcast on pbs in america and around the globe. coming up, it is what everyone in italy is talking about, the prime minister and the prostitute. watching it all go down, the longest solar eclipse of the century. the u.s. secretary of state talked tough today, warning -- warniniran and north korea agait their nuclear ambitions. she said to north korea that the only option was dismantling their weapons program. our state department correspondent was traveling with her. >> the theme of the day for hillary clinton was nuclear proliferation. from iran to north korea, she had one message, washington would not accept their nuclear ambitions. in iran, they said -- she said that their rationale was misguided. >> the focus that they must have is that they are facing the prospect of sparking an arms race in the region. >> the secretary of state said that washington would defend -- extended defense umbrella over the region. it sounded like a plan b should engagement
rich in oil, a flashpoint for war, regions coveted by north and south sudan. welcome to "bbc world news." broadcast on pbs in america and around the globe. coming up, it is what everyone in italy is talking about, the prime minister and the prostitute. watching it all go down, the longest solar eclipse of the century. the u.s. secretary of state talked tough today, warning -- warniniran and north korea agait their nuclear ambitions. she said to north korea that the only option was...
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coming up later, the woman from sudan fighting for the right to wear trousers. if she loses her case, she faces 40 lashes. and the hotel that has it all, including a cold war history that makes it a truly unique place to stay. >> it is a kid's dream. there are buttons to press, will soon move, paddles to push. they have even still got this emergency wear -- but instead press, -- buttons to press, wheels to move, pedals to push. >> the nigerian assault against rebels in the north of the country has intensified. four days of violence has left more than 200 people dead. security forces have been shunning the headquarters of the sect in the city where thousands of people have fled their homes. >> parts of northern nigeria are in a state of fear. violent attacks being blamed on a radical religious groups have caught the authorities off guard. police stations, government buildings, job centers, and churches have already been attacked and torch. many of the pictures are too graphic to show. hundreds of people thought to be members of the radical religious sect are unde
coming up later, the woman from sudan fighting for the right to wear trousers. if she loses her case, she faces 40 lashes. and the hotel that has it all, including a cold war history that makes it a truly unique place to stay. >> it is a kid's dream. there are buttons to press, will soon move, paddles to push. they have even still got this emergency wear -- but instead press, -- buttons to press, wheels to move, pedals to push. >> the nigerian assault against rebels in the north of...
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the region is claimed by both north and south sudan.now the international court in the hague has ruled in favor of the north. it effectively awarded more of the mineral wealth, after a dispute that saw 100 people killed and tens of thousands flee their homes. >> it is being fought over and coveted. now we know exactly what it consists of. the sudanese could not agree on the borders of the oil-rich and strategically important region, so they called on the permanent court of arbitration to make a binding ruling setting out the limits. at the hague, senior members of the south and north made a gentleman's agreement to accept the verdict. when it came, it clearly delighted the north. >> we think a minimum of 10,000 kilometers has been returned to the north. it includes the oil fields that were disputed. we have made very important gains in this award, although we have not been given all that we think was our rights. >> it could provoke new violence in sudan. in may last year, as many as 100 people were killed and 50,000 fled as the armies o
the region is claimed by both north and south sudan.now the international court in the hague has ruled in favor of the north. it effectively awarded more of the mineral wealth, after a dispute that saw 100 people killed and tens of thousands flee their homes. >> it is being fought over and coveted. now we know exactly what it consists of. the sudanese could not agree on the borders of the oil-rich and strategically important region, so they called on the permanent court of arbitration to...
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south sudan is very complicated.roblems and internal tribal conflicts as well as contested fighting over the border area between the north and south. i wanted to go -- i have been interested in getting involved with refugees international for some years now. and this was the first mission that really was something, and we had the time to get involved in it, and i brought a camera with some footage. >> is that your footage we just saw? >> yeah, that's my footage. >> what are we looking at? >> what we saw was a principal of a school that we visited in easternequatoria, i believe. and there were 10 teachers, and not a desk in any of the classrooms. i see kids walking to school and carrying chairs, and it occurred to me, they are carrying chairs because that's the only way to get a seat in class to bring a chair to and from school. we talked to them about some of the problems they are facing there. and those problems include security. security is a major issue. that was the biggest concern with everybody that we talked t
south sudan is very complicated.roblems and internal tribal conflicts as well as contested fighting over the border area between the north and south. i wanted to go -- i have been interested in getting involved with refugees international for some years now. and this was the first mission that really was something, and we had the time to get involved in it, and i brought a camera with some footage. >> is that your footage we just saw? >> yeah, that's my footage. >> what are we...
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>>t uld proke new violence in sudan.in may last year, as many as 100 peopleere killed and 50,000 ed as the armies of the north and south clashed once more. the un has stepped up its vigilance in the region,ut the head of e celts delegati in the hague said the would trouble. >> i respect the decision >> is region has been a source of tension for many years. between those who support the north and the biggest ethnic group in the south. political lders have called r calm, but cautions counsele. there will be watching the action of those directly affected by the rulg very closel >> tensof millions of people across asia havead a once-in- a-fetime chance to witness a total solar eclie. in some places, day turned to night, as the moon entily blocked out thrays of the sun. actions to ts extraordinary moment have very. mo work overawed by the unueness ofthe experience. others saw it as a b omen. the shadow rac inland across india towards china the eclipse ached its peak over the souacific, laing for six minutes and 39 seconds. th
>>t uld proke new violence in sudan.in may last year, as many as 100 peopleere killed and 50,000 ed as the armies of the north and south clashed once more. the un has stepped up its vigilance in the region,ut the head of e celts delegati in the hague said the would trouble. >> i respect the decision >> is region has been a source of tension for many years. between those who support the north and the biggest ethnic group in the south. political lders have called r calm, but...
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bal darfur. >> you don't like the criminal courts of basheer and sudan. here is a man who desperately sought international assistance against the genocide, and when the government in sudan seems to be perpetrating something that in some ways can be seen as similar, you're standing on the sidelines. >> i question the process because i understand better how international justice is flawed. first of all, rwanda has 3,200 troops in darfur. we were the fifrst country in te world to respond to the call in trying to do something in darfur. in kenya, almost every country wanted to come. when we are there, we are not being supported or used properly to help the people because of the critics between you, the u.n., different countries. i have been arguing for fair international justice, not selective justice. that is my point. when the country is being turned down, where the international institutions, they must be related. my point is we cannot cut out selective justice. >> this is the argument a lot of people made who didn't want to get involved in rwanda. they sa
bal darfur. >> you don't like the criminal courts of basheer and sudan. here is a man who desperately sought international assistance against the genocide, and when the government in sudan seems to be perpetrating something that in some ways can be seen as similar, you're standing on the sidelines. >> i question the process because i understand better how international justice is flawed. first of all, rwanda has 3,200 troops in darfur. we were the fifrst country in te world to...
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it is between north and south sudan. the north has been awarded more of the mineral wealth after a dispute which saw 100 killed and tens of thousands knee their homes. -- thousands flee their homes. >> it has been coveted and fought over. now we know exactly what it consists of. the sued zahn ease couldn'ting a -- the sudanese couldn't agree on the borders of the oil rich region so-called on the court of arbitration to make a binding ruling setting out the limits. at the hague, senior members of the south and the north played a gentleman's agreement to accept the verdict. when it came, it clearly delighted the north. >> we think about a minimum of 10,000 kilometres has been give tonight north. more importantly, this includes an oilfield that is the disputed oil field. we have made a very important gain in this award, although we have, of course, not been given all that we think was our right. >> the ruling could provoke new violence in sudan. in may of last year, as many as 100 people were killed and 50,000 fled to the a
it is between north and south sudan. the north has been awarded more of the mineral wealth after a dispute which saw 100 killed and tens of thousands knee their homes. -- thousands flee their homes. >> it has been coveted and fought over. now we know exactly what it consists of. the sued zahn ease couldn'ting a -- the sudanese couldn't agree on the borders of the oil rich region so-called on the court of arbitration to make a binding ruling setting out the limits. at the hague, senior...
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the questions of sudan and somalia will surely come up. i think sudan, there's some confusion. i think there are conflicting messages coming out of the administration on what the administration sudan policy will be. i think there's still a debate going on within the administration on how best to move forward. does it respond to pressure or do we try to craft policies, engagement, incentives and so forth? i don't think that debate is resolved. different elements of the administration kind of emphasizing different aspects there. and then somalia, which is looking -- the u.s. has just committed -- not significant but committed to helping the transitional, very weak transitional, federal government there to what end it's not entirely certain that government is hanging by a threat right now. and i think it's going to be a major impending challenge for the administration. i'll stop there and answer a few questions. and quickly, steve before we open it up for questions. >> thank you and good morning. i'm just going to offer some comments on the food security interception, what's going
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you don't like the international criminal court indictment of bashir and sudan. many look at that and say this is the height of hypocrisy. here is a man who desperately sought international assistance against a genocide. and when the government in sudan seems to be perpetrating something that can be, in some ways seen as similar, you're standing on the sidelines and saying -- criticizing. >> i criticize the process because i understand better, probably more than these people, how international justice is a fraud. first of all, rwanda has 3,200 troops in darfur. so, we were the first country in the world to respond to the call to try to do something in darfur. so we are going to be accused of doing anything and so on and so forth. in kenya, almost every country wanted to come. when we are there, we are not being supported or used properly to help the people of darfur because of the politics being played between the u.n., different countries. i have been arguing for fair international justice, not selective justice. that is my point. when the country is being turne
you don't like the international criminal court indictment of bashir and sudan. many look at that and say this is the height of hypocrisy. here is a man who desperately sought international assistance against a genocide. and when the government in sudan seems to be perpetrating something that can be, in some ways seen as similar, you're standing on the sidelines and saying -- criticizing. >> i criticize the process because i understand better, probably more than these people, how...
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sanctions against sudan be eased. he said keeping the country on the terrorism blacklist is a political decision and not based on evidence. the draft of a tough new media law is being presented to the national assembly in venezuela. under the proposed legislation, journalists will be sentenced to up to four years in prison. they considered this harmful to the civility of the state. after a ruling in the highest court in the u.k., the law concerning assisted suicide will need to be rewritten. the director of public prosecutions has been ordered to issue new guidance to clarify the circumstances under which someone would be charged with helping a loved one to die. the long wait goes for burma's pro democracy leader, aung san suu kyi. a court in burma has now postponed the verdict in her high-profile trial until suggest 11. she's aused of breaking the terms of her house arrest. the charges sfrem a bizarre incident in may when an american man swam apparently uninvited across a lake to her rangoon home. this has come under
sanctions against sudan be eased. he said keeping the country on the terrorism blacklist is a political decision and not based on evidence. the draft of a tough new media law is being presented to the national assembly in venezuela. under the proposed legislation, journalists will be sentenced to up to four years in prison. they considered this harmful to the civility of the state. after a ruling in the highest court in the u.k., the law concerning assisted suicide will need to be rewritten....
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she has hit more than 20 hot spots, including iraq, afghanistan, pakistan, and sudan since 2001. we have been allowed behind the scenes at buckingham palace in london ahead of the summer opening. the state rooms are open to visitors for two months premier. that is when the cream mixture makes her -- that's when the cream mixture annual visit to scotland. >> she had been calling for just one year, but in 1953, as head of the commonwealth, queen elizabeth in part on her first world tour, taking in 13 countries across four continents. lady pamela hicks was a step behind. >> quite often, they would come up to me and davidson, now we know what we fought for. >> the queen has made 175 this visits. >> we look at a dress like this , but when we look closely, we see the wonderfully be the import duty -- the wonderfully beaded embroidery. >> the wealth of gifts on display. equally as precious, this chess set given by nelson mandela. >> then there are the presence that even buckingham palace does not have room for. >> in 1949, the london declaration establish the modern commonwealth. george
she has hit more than 20 hot spots, including iraq, afghanistan, pakistan, and sudan since 2001. we have been allowed behind the scenes at buckingham palace in london ahead of the summer opening. the state rooms are open to visitors for two months premier. that is when the cream mixture makes her -- that's when the cream mixture annual visit to scotland. >> she had been calling for just one year, but in 1953, as head of the commonwealth, queen elizabeth in part on her first world tour,...
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in a way the same with sudan and the dfur problem. they said we buy oil from sudan an we sell sff to th, what they do is their business, not ours. nowthey're graduallyaying yes we recognize that we have. th there are things we can do and should do. i think 's a process of wh foer deputy secretar zoellick called having ina become a respsible state holder. and i thk they're movinging in that direction. but they're moving slowly and gradually toecome involved in thgs that aren't just in their very narrow bilateral economi like economics. >> rose: but on the other hand, they believe th having a strong economi posture is essential fothem being able to al with the internal tensions. >> oh, absolutely. no queion about that. and that... they single mindedly nce deng xiaoping declaredt in 1978 single mindedly pursued economic strengtand well-being as a way toensure theirwn position and the stability of the countr >> rose: the psident went to moow, made a speech,aid that ey're going to ret relations wi the russians. whathould he do to reset the
in a way the same with sudan and the dfur problem. they said we buy oil from sudan an we sell sff to th, what they do is their business, not ours. nowthey're graduallyaying yes we recognize that we have. th there are things we can do and should do. i think 's a process of wh foer deputy secretar zoellick called having ina become a respsible state holder. and i thk they're movinging in that direction. but they're moving slowly and gradually toecome involved in thgs that aren't just in their very...
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in a way the same with sudan and thearfur problem. they said we buy oil from sudan d we selltuff to em, what they do is their business, not ours. now they're gradually saying yes we recognize that ha... at there are things we can do and should do. i thinkit's a process of at rmer deputy secrety zoellic called havingchina become a reonsible state holder. and i ink they'r movinging in that direction. but they're movin slowly and gradually become involve in ings that aren't just in their very narrow bilater econost like economics. >> rose: but on the other hand, they believe at having a strong econoc posture is essential r them being able to deal with tir internal tensions. >> oh, absolutely. no qstion about that. an that... they single mindedly since deng xiaoping declar it in 1978 singl mindedly pursued economic strenh and well-being as a way t ensure their own position and t stability of the couny. >> rose: theresident went to scow, made a speech, said that they're going toeset relations th the russians. wh should he do t reset the re
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. >> the dress code for women in sudan is being challenged now by a female journalist to faces 40 lashes for wearing trousers in public. she is resigning from a u.n. job that grant her immunity so she can challenge the law that prohibits women from wearing pants in public. she was among 31 and arrested this month during a police raid. all but three of the women were flawed. >>> a baby girl in new engld has been found. amazingly, alive, after being taken from her mother's womb. the prime st -- suspect, a woman believed to live in the same building and raised suspicions by claiming she gave birth. lindsay davis' has the latest on this grisly crime. >> 23-yea haynes plan to call her new baby sheila marie. she never had the chance to do that. >> this is the best case scenario out of this tragedy, that we have the child health a. >> the baby was not due for another month the police say she was cut out and still in from her slain mother's womb. on monday her mother was found mutilated in a closet in her massachusetts aptment. >> i can't believe this is happening. it is not real. it is just biz
. >> the dress code for women in sudan is being challenged now by a female journalist to faces 40 lashes for wearing trousers in public. she is resigning from a u.n. job that grant her immunity so she can challenge the law that prohibits women from wearing pants in public. she was among 31 and arrested this month during a police raid. all but three of the women were flawed. >>> a baby girl in new engld has been found. amazingly, alive, after being taken from her mother's womb....
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the questions of sudan and somalia will surely come up. i think sudan, there's some confusion, i think there are conflicting messages coming out of the administration on what the president -- what the administration's sudan policy will be. i think there's still a debate going on within the administration on how best to move forward. does cartoon bust respond to pressures and stix or do we try to craft a policy of engagement and incentives and so forth? i don't think that debate is resolved and you've heard different elements of the administration kind of emphasizing different aspects there. and then somalia likely which is looking extremely bleak. the u.s. has just committed, not significant, but committed to helping arm the transitional, very weak transitional, federal government there. to what end it's not entirely certain that government is hanging by a thread right now. and i think it's going to be a major and pending challenge for the administration. i'll stop there and answer any questions. >> return to steve morrison before we open
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the questions of sudan and somalia will surely come up. i think sudan, there's some confusion, i think there are conflicting messages coming out of the administration on what the president -- what the administration's sudan policy will be. i think there's still a debate going on within the administration on how best to move forward. does cartoon bust respond to pressures and stix or do we try to craft a policy of engagement and incentives and so forth? i don't think that debate is resolved and you've heard different elements of the administration kind of emphasizing different aspects there. and then somalia likely which is looking extremely bleak. the u.s. has just committed, not significant, but committed to helping arm the transitional, very weak transitional, federal government there. to what end it's not entirely certain that government is hanging by a thread right now. and i think it's going to be a major and pending challenge for the administration. i'll stop there and answer any questions. >> return to steve morrison before we open
the questions of sudan and somalia will surely come up. i think sudan, there's some confusion, i think there are conflicting messages coming out of the administration on what the president -- what the administration's sudan policy will be. i think there's still a debate going on within the administration on how best to move forward. does cartoon bust respond to pressures and stix or do we try to craft a policy of engagement and incentives and so forth? i don't think that debate is resolved and...
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. >> a court in sudan has adjourned the case of a woman facing 40 lashes for wearing what was called in decent clothing. the united nations employee was among a group of women arrested in khartoum for wearing trousers. she invited journalists and observers to purge trial to draw attention to an unjust law. international monetary fund has announced it is sharply increasing funding to poorer countries to help them deal with the global economic crisis. the imf plans to increase lending to the developing nations by up to $8 billion over the next two years, $2 billion more than called for by the g-20 summit in april. microsoft and yahoo! have announced a partnership in an attempt to take over market leader google. under the deal, microsoft's new bing search engine will be used on yahoo!'s sites. iraqi police say seven iranians have been killed and about 300 were injured in an operation to take control of a camp housing iranian dissidents north of baghdad. clashes between police and residents are reported to be continuing inside the camp, which is run by an iranian opposition group. our co
. >> a court in sudan has adjourned the case of a woman facing 40 lashes for wearing what was called in decent clothing. the united nations employee was among a group of women arrested in khartoum for wearing trousers. she invited journalists and observers to purge trial to draw attention to an unjust law. international monetary fund has announced it is sharply increasing funding to poorer countries to help them deal with the global economic crisis. the imf plans to increase lending to...
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thekind of refugee camps you'd normally find in war-to somalia, sudan or the congo. started, we e told, in alexand alexandra, a straprawling black township on the ed of johaesburg. >> a maname from this site. he was running and bleedin and went ov here and then he lost balance over re, andthen he died oer here. >> reporter: you sa this? >> yeah, isaw that. >> reporter: there has ways been an undercurrent of anti-forener sentiment i this country, but the level of the attacksnd the intensity of the violence is unprecedented,and thre is a common theme here, that allccurred in south africa's poorest townships. alex, as it is called, one of the poort. this woman lived here her wle life. >> they takejobs. >> reporter: what do you ink, is thatrue? yes. >> repter: they take jobs? >> yes. >> reporter: which contries, zimbabwe? >> zimbwe, niria. especially ziabwe. >> reporte you'll hear the same story wherever yu go, they are ting our jobs. and in southafrica, it is a very big deal. this is a cuntry of about 50 million people. official estimaes put the unployment rate atbout 3
thekind of refugee camps you'd normally find in war-to somalia, sudan or the congo. started, we e told, in alexand alexandra, a straprawling black township on the ed of johaesburg. >> a maname from this site. he was running and bleedin and went ov here and then he lost balance over re, andthen he died oer here. >> reporter: you sa this? >> yeah, isaw that. >> reporter: there has ways been an undercurrent of anti-forener sentiment i this country, but the level of the...
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the kind of refugee camps you'd normally find in war-torn somalia, sudan or the congo. it started, we are told, in alexandria, a sprawling black township on the edge of johannesburg. >> a man came from this site. he was running and bleeding. and went over here and then he lost balance over here, and then he lost balance e e ed and then died over here. >> reporter: you saw this? >> yeah, i saw that. >> reporter: there has always been an undercurrent of anti-foreigner sentiment in this country, but the level of the attacks and the intensity of the violence is unprecedented, and there is a common theme here, that all occurred in south africa's poorest townships. alex, as it is called, is one of the poorest. this woman lived in alex her whole life. they take foreigners, they take jobs there. >> reporter: what do you think, is that true? >> yes. >> reporter: they take jobs? >> yes. >> reporter: which countries, zimbabwe? >> zimbabwe, nigeria. especially zimbabwe. >> reporter: you'll hear the same story wherever you go, they are taking our jobs. and in south africa, it is a v
the kind of refugee camps you'd normally find in war-torn somalia, sudan or the congo. it started, we are told, in alexandria, a sprawling black township on the edge of johannesburg. >> a man came from this site. he was running and bleeding. and went over here and then he lost balance over here, and then he lost balance e e ed and then died over here. >> reporter: you saw this? >> yeah, i saw that. >> reporter: there has always been an undercurrent of anti-foreigner...
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appalachia, english to kids in mexico and africa's famine in the 80s she fed starving children in sudane know where we stand, don't we, bob. >> reporter: these days here at the boston home, sister bridgette herself a breast cancer survivor remembers when she was the one in need. >> when i came back, they would look at me and say -- sister, you know, you kind of look tired. if you want to sit on my lap i will roll you back to the office. >> a nun inspiring with a simple message even if the body has failed you the spirit is still alive. peter alexander, nbc news, boston. >>> that's our tuesday night broadcast. thank you for being with us. i am brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. the new swiffer sweeper cleans so completely... you'll never go back to your old broom again. and now a song for mary... from a mr. broom. ♪ don't you want me, baby ♪ don't you want me, ohhhh new swiffer sweeper is redesigned... to clean deeper into corners. dry cloths trap and lock 50% more dirt, dust and hair than a broom... with a new dirt grabbing texture. the all n
appalachia, english to kids in mexico and africa's famine in the 80s she fed starving children in sudane know where we stand, don't we, bob. >> reporter: these days here at the boston home, sister bridgette herself a breast cancer survivor remembers when she was the one in need. >> when i came back, they would look at me and say -- sister, you know, you kind of look tired. if you want to sit on my lap i will roll you back to the office. >> a nun inspiring with a simple message...
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they are certainly trying to do it in sudan. and there is a sort of export of a coined of radical muslim -- kind of radical muslim belief. by the way, saudi arabia has a large role in that because of their export of the wahabi dimensions of islam which many people think is a fairly radical regime. but it's something we have to find, we as a country and the west as a group of countries are going to have to find some way to deal with and to particularly if it turns out that iran's regime is as radical as they sound. and they do have the weapons of mass destruction, even without using them, it will give them immense power throughout the region. nobody is going to want to take iran on if they seize several of the smaller gulf countries that do also have oil capacity. i'll give you an example. qatar is a country that has become completely subservant to iran. their news media, al-jazeera, is influential throughout the world. they are fearful of an attack of iran. there are small countries. they have very limited military capabilities.
they are certainly trying to do it in sudan. and there is a sort of export of a coined of radical muslim -- kind of radical muslim belief. by the way, saudi arabia has a large role in that because of their export of the wahabi dimensions of islam which many people think is a fairly radical regime. but it's something we have to find, we as a country and the west as a group of countries are going to have to find some way to deal with and to particularly if it turns out that iran's regime is as...
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kids in mexico and during africa's devastating famine in the mid 1980s, she fed starving children in sudane know where we stand, don't we, bob? >> reporter: these days here at the boston home, sister bridgette herself a breast cancer survivor remembers when she was the one in need. >> when i came back, they would look at me and say -- sister, you know, you kind of look tired. if you want to sit on my lap i will roll you back to the office. >> a nun inspiring with a simple message even if the body has failed you the spirit is still alive. peter alexander, nbc news, boston. >>> that's our tuesday night broadcast. thank you for being with us. i am brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
kids in mexico and during africa's devastating famine in the mid 1980s, she fed starving children in sudane know where we stand, don't we, bob? >> reporter: these days here at the boston home, sister bridgette herself a breast cancer survivor remembers when she was the one in need. >> when i came back, they would look at me and say -- sister, you know, you kind of look tired. if you want to sit on my lap i will roll you back to the office. >> a nun inspiring with a simple...
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the questions of sudan and somalia will surely come up. i think sudan, there's some confusion, i think there are conflicting messages coming out of the administration on what the president -- what the administration's sudan policy will be. i think there's still a debate going on within the administration on how best to@@r and respond to pressures, or do we try to craft a policy of engagement? i don't think that debate is resolved. different elements of the administration emphasizing different aspects. and somalia, which is extremely weak. the u.s. has committed -- committed to helping a very weat there. to what end it's not entirely certain that government is hanging by a thread right now. and i think it's going to be a major and pending challenge for the administration. i'll stop there and answer any questions. >> return to steve morrison before we open up for questions. >> thank you and good morning. i'm just going offer some comments on the food security dimension of what's going to dimension of what's going to happen at the g-8 summit.
the questions of sudan and somalia will surely come up. i think sudan, there's some confusion, i think there are conflicting messages coming out of the administration on what the president -- what the administration's sudan policy will be. i think there's still a debate going on within the administration on how best to@@r and respond to pressures, or do we try to craft a policy of engagement? i don't think that debate is resolved. different elements of the administration emphasizing different...
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negotiations with a private military company for the rental of a set of crounse they were going to deploy to sudan. they held the negotiations with private military company out of their dorm room. there's the threat side of this. the war between israel and hezbollah that took place a year and a half ago and have been between a state and non-state actor. but both sides flume loans against each other. hezbollah may not have a former military. it still flew for drones backend israel's we have a trend that comes from when we have to worry about what does this mean for the realm of terrorism and i think there are two ripple effects. what is it reinforces the power of small groups and individuals against the state. one of the people appears in the book is a scientist for the pentagon and he says look, if you gave me $50,000 i wanted to i could shut down manhattan right now. and he came up with a pretty scary scenario using current robotics he could buy off the open market to though is it changes the affect of suicide bombing. it takes away the calling effect on those organizations that is you don't have
negotiations with a private military company for the rental of a set of crounse they were going to deploy to sudan. they held the negotiations with private military company out of their dorm room. there's the threat side of this. the war between israel and hezbollah that took place a year and a half ago and have been between a state and non-state actor. but both sides flume loans against each other. hezbollah may not have a former military. it still flew for drones backend israel's we have a...
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with a private military company for the rental of a set of drones that they were going to deploy to sudan. they held the negotiations within the private military company out of their dorm room. there is the threats line in this, the war between israel and has led the took place over a year-and-a-half ago may have been between the state and a nonstate actor, but both sides flu drones against each other. hezbollah may not have a former military, still flu for drones in israel so we have this trend comes from when we have to worry about what does this mean for the realm of terrorism and i think there to ripple effect. one is that it reinforces the power of small groups of individuals against the state. one of the people in the book is a scientist for the pentagon and he says look, kiki me $50,000 i want to i could shut down manhattan right now. he came up with a pretty scary scenario of current robotics. the other though is the changes the effect of suicide bombing, takes away the effect on those organizations. that is you don't have to be suicidal to have many of the same lethality in impac
with a private military company for the rental of a set of drones that they were going to deploy to sudan. they held the negotiations within the private military company out of their dorm room. there is the threats line in this, the war between israel and has led the took place over a year-and-a-half ago may have been between the state and a nonstate actor, but both sides flu drones against each other. hezbollah may not have a former military, still flu for drones in israel so we have this...
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rick: the bloody civil war in darfur, in the sudan, is taking center stage at congress and the unitedtions today. the u.s. government calls it genocide. the security council just voted on whether to extend the peacekeeping mission in a dangerous part of the world. julie banderas is following this from our news from today. what is going on? >> there was a unanimous vote to extend the resolution calling for a permanent cease-fire in darfur. this means the joint african union peacekeeping mission, which expired today, will continue through july, 2010, to maintain security in saddam's were-torn region. -- sudan's wartorn region. militants there are responsible for murdering thousands of black africans. since then, the u.s. has campaigned hard for international action to stop the killing, but the allies in china and russia and the arab league have hampered efforts. atrocities continue, with a staggering toll in the hundreds of thousands despite the peacekeeping mission. had the peacekeepers pulled out, it could spell disaster, as african troops would have to take over. over the past years,
rick: the bloody civil war in darfur, in the sudan, is taking center stage at congress and the unitedtions today. the u.s. government calls it genocide. the security council just voted on whether to extend the peacekeeping mission in a dangerous part of the world. julie banderas is following this from our news from today. what is going on? >> there was a unanimous vote to extend the resolution calling for a permanent cease-fire in darfur. this means the joint african union peacekeeping...
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her break from the mideast is a trip to sudan when she sees they're seems to pardon her in a way that she doesn't like. she sees herself becoming similar to her male colleagues and realizes she needs to step back. her return to the mideast is at the start of the first. she decides it is time for marriage and family and she starts to question her own life style and courier and put away her cameras and examines her life through words. unfortunately before she could complete this beautiful book, cancer took her life. luckily for us her sister finished the manuscript this past year and we are left with a wonderful look inside of a special life. next book is in their own voice words, voices of the chehab by david aaron published by the rand corporation. unfortunately there are no pictures of this book. david aaron has brought us the haunting voices of the very people who could have been the children in carol spenser's photograph when she was working as a photojournalist. now they are angry young men and women. the book david aaron compiled is acting statements and writings of jihadis on ev
her break from the mideast is a trip to sudan when she sees they're seems to pardon her in a way that she doesn't like. she sees herself becoming similar to her male colleagues and realizes she needs to step back. her return to the mideast is at the start of the first. she decides it is time for marriage and family and she starts to question her own life style and courier and put away her cameras and examines her life through words. unfortunately before she could complete this beautiful book,...
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also like to see china work with us to address governance and development concerns in places like sudanrma and zimbabwe. fourth, in military affairs, the challenge before us is to maximize the space for cooperation. in that pursuit of common interests while working to narrow our differences and prevent misunderstandings or accidents that could lead to confrontation. if confirmed i will work closely with the defense department and the representatives of our military services to improve the military-to-military relationship and build a framework for increased strategic trust between our two nations. fifth and finally, collaboration on clean energy and greater energy efficiency. both offer a real opportunity to deepen the overall u.s./china relationship. as utah governor, i have been deeply involved in exploring clean energy options for the western united states. if confirmed i will continue my personal interest in working with china to identify and take action in areas that are mushly beneficial to promote low carbon economic growth. of course, there are areas where we have differences wi
also like to see china work with us to address governance and development concerns in places like sudanrma and zimbabwe. fourth, in military affairs, the challenge before us is to maximize the space for cooperation. in that pursuit of common interests while working to narrow our differences and prevent misunderstandings or accidents that could lead to confrontation. if confirmed i will work closely with the defense department and the representatives of our military services to improve the...
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. >> a big dispute over sudan, the washington times is currently working on a story about how u.s. held to the trouble nation may be delayed. >> a rift in the obama administration between two advisers is a reason likely for a delay in rolling out a coordinateed policy toward that war ridden country. >> also in the tilesers, horror stories about rough interrogation of political inmates inside of iran. and the legal battle against the new black panther party. all in the washington times. >> government cash-for-clunkers program hits a speed bump. they plan to suspend the program. underway for a week now. and car dealers worry the money may soon run o the national highway traffic safety commission said dealers will receive plenty of warning before the program runs dry, but dealers can stop taking part at any time. >> brace yourself for a heavy rain. when it will arrive coming up in the sky watch forecast. >> mr. clucky is maybe an outlaw but no criminal. >> later on fox 45 news at 10:00. meet mr. clucky. and type out why his neighbors want mr. clucky gone. >> in the sense of it basical
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he was with his dad in sudan during the '90s.but other than a couple of bombings early in this decade, he hasn't done very much. he's been mostly in iran for the last three years. we think he was under house arrest. we heard in january he crossed into pakistan. about this strike, it looks like the cia didn't target him. they just happened to have hit a taliban hideout and he was there. >> in the wrong place at the wrong time. what is the latest intelligence on osama bin laden? >> still much believed that he's in pakistan in this tribal area. perhaps he crossed back and forth between afghanistan, pakistan, but there remains this conviction that's where al-qaeda is based and that's where the big guys are located and it's very hard to pinpoint his exact location. it's a difficult area, very remote. the only way to get at these guys is from the air. >> how important is he to al-qaeda anymore? >> bin laden himself, he's an important figure head. somebody who we continue to see every few months who will come out and do video over the i
he was with his dad in sudan during the '90s.but other than a couple of bombings early in this decade, he hasn't done very much. he's been mostly in iran for the last three years. we think he was under house arrest. we heard in january he crossed into pakistan. about this strike, it looks like the cia didn't target him. they just happened to have hit a taliban hideout and he was there. >> in the wrong place at the wrong time. what is the latest intelligence on osama bin laden? >>...
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other members have gone to serbia, sudan, belarus, albania. senator coburn, who's been in his news for his role in the c street house, was actually very clear what he was doing in lebanon. he was trying to set up christian prayer cells and the government of lebanon -- prayer cells just like the one that helped cover up his pal senator ensign's scandal and this in a country that's long been torn by christian/muslim tensions. everywhere you go, as i said, it's the political philosophy of jesus but what they understand that to mean is not democracy, but rule through an iron fist. >> so when senator inhofe use thad phrase, the political philosophy of jesus, something put together by doug, what he's talking about there is the familia famili family's essentially foreign policy as driven by this theocracy of power as we talked about so much in learning about c street? >> it really is. it's a faith-based foreign policy. it's not a faith i think any christians out there would be comfortable with. this goes back to the beginning of this group and how th
other members have gone to serbia, sudan, belarus, albania. senator coburn, who's been in his news for his role in the c street house, was actually very clear what he was doing in lebanon. he was trying to set up christian prayer cells and the government of lebanon -- prayer cells just like the one that helped cover up his pal senator ensign's scandal and this in a country that's long been torn by christian/muslim tensions. everywhere you go, as i said, it's the political philosophy of jesus...
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in afghanistan, to have retired general scott grace en coming back from a sixth or seventh trip to sudan. having todd stern leading our efforts on climate change. i could not have possibly given the attention that we need to the in-depth way that is required for all of this. and the feeling on the part of much of the world that the prior administration, for understandable reasons, focused so much on some of the specific issues, like iraq, et cetera, that really grabbed it and required a lot of attention, that much of the rest of the world felt, you know, that they were kind of second tier. when i went to the asean meeting, if it hadn't been for some time that we had a secretary of state pay continuing attention. we announced an exciting new relationship with the lower mekong countries. vietnam, cambodia, laos, thailand. we are working, everywhere we can to make clear, you know, that the united states cannot solve all the problems of the world alone, but the world cannot solve them without the united states. >> here was a recent headline that got a lot of attention, not surprisingly, in t
in afghanistan, to have retired general scott grace en coming back from a sixth or seventh trip to sudan. having todd stern leading our efforts on climate change. i could not have possibly given the attention that we need to the in-depth way that is required for all of this. and the feeling on the part of much of the world that the prior administration, for understandable reasons, focused so much on some of the specific issues, like iraq, et cetera, that really grabbed it and required a lot of...