south sudan is looking forward to united states and south sudan so this event are hosting the south sudan international engagement conference where that young nation will present its national development plan to international stakeholders and one important topic of discussion at the conference will be what role will women play in shaping the new south sudan for more on that i want to welcome to this to the studio sara james and chairperson of the south sudan women's general assembly and mary alley swirl if i have that right mary. director of the ministry of gender child and social welfare welcome to you both thank you thank you for being with us the minute. mary ice but if you're mary mary i spent a few hours with solve a cure when i was in south sudan and he seemed very this was even before the election the ballot for events and he seemed very committed to not just national independence but also a a and a gala tarion nation is how's it going what's where how is the how is the progress since independence yeah think of it i want. to put up with this going on what. he's trying he's with a f

the storm files that are gathering over sudan is going to. play out in a very very regrettable way so as a percent to say i don't want to transit looking for twenty twelve is more overt war zone in africa well you know what happened in libya is a good example the libyan government was about to set up the african development bank where they were putting forty two billion dollars into. a fund that was going to give interest free or low interest loans to develop infrastructure in africa to build railroads and build roads to help south africa solve its chronic energy shortages and you know long behold you see the nato attack on libya and the destruction of the qaddafi government and now all those up in smoke so i think the military intervention in africa is definitely a threat i think the us foreign policy is crisis management that they create a crisis and they manage their crisis the better loot and plunder the resources of africa which is exactly what's going on today and i think the one bulk work against this is is sort of a write in little re

help build infrastructure for south sudan, which declared independence in july this year. the defense ministry will send the first unit on january 11th about 330 troops from an engineering unit will work in the capital, juba,hrough the end of october 2012. a separate team will coordinate logistics in juba and in neighboring uganda and kenya. >>> and that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm shery ahn, stay tuned for more at the top of the next hour.

now the united states does not want sudan involved in the in the oil production in africa china has some major investments in angola but the sudanese oil fields is china's only major controlling stake in what's going on lo and behold we find out that the south sudanese army the sudan people's liberation army their salary is being paid by the united states one hundred million dollars a year is being paid funding the south sudanese army and on top of that the so-called ethiopian peacekeepers that almost ten thousand of them now are surrounding the be or field supposedly to keep the peace the same army that's conducting genocide in the den is having their entire expenses and salaries. by the united states so united states very much wants to see the sudanese oil fields shut down and china kicked out of africa and the united states which gets twenty five percent of its imported oil or fifty percent of our twenty fifty percent of its imported oil twenty five percent of its total oil from africa continuing to maintain its control over a very very important strategically critical or all res

gonda south sudan d r c a central african republic what's going on is just so in the horn of africa is really the model isn't it for this kind of a corruption and militarization of throughout the continent is not some while give you an example earlier this summer the united nations famine early warning center issued a report saying that millions of ethiopians in southie opiah were starving a few days later the international committee of the red cross announces that they're being blocked from doing any aid work in that region in southern ethiopia a few days later the british government announces they're getting sixty million dollars in emergency food aid to ethiopia well now no food aid is being allowed into south you know people are people starving what's that money being spent on the very next day the ethiopian government announces they're spending one hundred million dollars buying two hundred battle tanks from the ukraine in other words they're buying tanks to prevent aid from getting to the starving people and this is all being funded by the bank paper ships in the west so that's j

peae keeping operation in south sudan. engineering unit will lan the newly founded african nation early in the new year to help build roads, ports and other infrastructure. troops for the mission received a briefing on thursday. we kick off the story. >> reporter: here members are learning about sanitation in south sudan to prepare for the u.n. peace keeping operations there. >> 300 members of the unit attended the meeting north the tokyo. the first party of 200 members is to leave for the country in mid-january. sanitation conditions in south sudan are said to be extremely poor with almost no water or sewage systems. instructors ordered the personnel to take extra care against infectious diseases. they were advised not to drink untreated water or eat raw vegetables and receive shots for malaria caused by mosquito bites. >> translator: every member of a piece-keeping unit is expected to play an important role. i want to make sure no one gets sick and has to be taken off duty. >> next we go to bangkok to find out what's goi

peacekeeping operation in south sudan. an engineering unit of the ground self-defense force will land in the newly founded african nation early in the new year. they'll help build roads, ports and other infrastructure. troops for the mission received a briefing on thursday. nhk world's daisuke miyashita kicks off the story. >> reporter: here the members are learning about south sudan, they are willing to participate in the u.n. peacekeeping operations there. >> 300 members of the country attended the briefing at a base in itsunomiya, north of tokyo. the first party of 200 members is to leave for the country in mid-january. sanitary conditions in south sudan are said to be extremely poor with almost no water or sewage systems. instructors ordered the personnel to take extra care against infectious disease. they were advised not to drink untreated water or eat raw vegetables. and to receive shots for malaria which can be caused by mosquito bites. >> translator: every member of a peacekeeping unit is expected to play an impor

. >>> george clooney's mission with sudan.us about his project to help end the violence there. and up next, chuck todd live from iowa just six days before the first votes are cast. chuck next on "morning joe." confidence, with depend in color. now available in gray. looks and fits like underwear. same great protection. depend. good morning. great day. >>> what do you think of speaker gingrich not getting enough people on the ballot? >> you know what? i think you compare that to -- was it pearl harbor? it's more like lucille ball at the chocolate factory. so, i mean, you've got to get it organized. >> mitt romney made fun of you today. i don't know if you heard. did you hear about this? he's comparing you to lucille ball -- >> i have a very simple message for mitt romney. i'll meet him anywhere in iowa for 90 minutes just the two of us in a debate with a time keeper, no moderator. i'd love to have him say that to my face. >> meet me any place, any time. what do you think about the lucille ball reference? that was september 1952

peacekeeping operation in south sudan. en an engineering unit of the ground self-defense force will land in the newly founded african nation early in the new year. they will help build ports and other infrastructure. troops received a briefing on thursday. nhk world daisuke miyashita kick off the story. >> here sdf members are rounding up troops in the u.n. peace keeping operations there. >> 300 members of the unit attended the briefing in a base north of tokyo. the first party of 200 members is to leave for the country in mid-january. sanitary conditions in south sudan are said to be extremely poor with almost no water or sewage systems. instructors ordered the personnel to take extra care against infectious diseases and advised not to drink untreated water or eat raw vegetables and to receive shots for malaria caused by mosquito bites. >> translator: every member of a peace-keeping unit is expected to play an important role. i want to make sure no one gets sick and has to be taken off duty. >>> here are some other storie

. >>> from sudan the military says it killed the leader of darfur's main rebel group.dan's president is accused by the international criminal court of brutalizing the revels and civilians in darfur. >>> in canada, shoppers were shelling out up to $25 for mistletoe this holiday season. it seems the wild green plant with white berry social security in short supply. retailers say the biggest problem was a drought in texas where the plant grows with abandon. >>> on this christmas day, the 90-year-old duke of gettingsburg received visits from his grandchildren. phillip received a stint in his heart. other wise the royal family celebrated the holiday in traditional ways including attending church services. >>> getting along the easy way. how the recession has create add new wave of blending businesses. >>> and the holidays they arrive in many forms. some of them more unusual than others. we will bring you more of these pictures when we come back. >>> california's fish and game department is finding federal logging at lake tahoe in order to protect habitat for the black back

again, he's a military commander in sudan and was head of foreign intelligence in a government which is now accused of genocide in darfur. he reported to a leader who is now wanted by the international criminal court for crimes against humanity. this is the man who's head of the observer force. the syrian opposition group doctors local committee in damascus is calling for that man's removal from the observer force saying "his role as the deputy head of foreign intelligence raises questions as to his knowledge of mass atrocities in darfur." "al dabi is now tasked with probing war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed against syrian victims. the appointment of al dabi taints the arab league's efforts and taints is r it as nothing more than a political force causing little help but much harm to the situation in syria." the situation al dabi calls reassuring and calm. today a u.s. state department spokesman responded to al dabi's initial assessment of homs saying it's just the beginning of the mission and they've only seen a small area so far. it's important, he said, "t

there is no western provocation in sudan. an expression of an exclusive militant wing of a religion that will not tolerate anything other. what we don't remember, a few months before 9/11 the radical regime in afghanistan went out into the desert and what did it do? it destroyed and blew up two 1500-year-old buddha structures. buddhists or not capitalists and not oppressors. it was rejection of the other and in a sense they have to cleanse the world of infidels of any reflection of that culture. that is what we see in radical islam and we see it in the borders the most horrific way. >> when the kingdom of egypt was set up in 1922, the first or secretary finish minister was a jew. there are no jews, never mind in the egyptian cab bet but we accept that as perfectly. there are no jews in egypt. will we soon a generation hence accept the fact there are no longer christians in egypt. there are no longer christians in iraq and that fact of life, too? >> i think the west will acquiesce. people talk about the tragedy of the arabs an

las fuerzas carnaval de sudÁn mataron al lÍder del grupo rebelde mÁs poderoso, en el combate ocurridol hecho representa un duro golpe para los rebeldes que luchan contra el gobierno desde hace casi una dÉcada. >> un vÍdeo aficionado con escenas de la violencia la misiÓn que intenta detener una ofensiva de nueve meses contra manifestantes que ha causado la muerte de mÁs de 5000 personas. la oposiciÓn ha expresado escepticismo acerca de la misiÓn debido a la continua represiÓn contra los manifestantes. >> en china, los bomberos tuvieron que luchar durante horas para poder liberar la manÓ derecha de un trabajador industrial. la mano estaba prensada entre los ejes de la mÁquina y los bomberos tuvieron que cortar el eje principal con una sierra. el hombre fue trasladado a un hospital para recibir tratamiento mÉdico. >> cuando regresemos de comerciales,1 amplio recorrido por el mundo deportivo. ya volvemos. >> lo mÁs de tacado de la jornada deportiva. >> quÉ tal. primero que todo, les deseo una feliz navidad. hoy tenemos partidos de la nfl el inicio de la temporada de la nba y comenzamos co

las fuerzas carnaval de sudÁn mataron al lÍder del grupo rebelde mÁs poderoso, en el combate ocurridorepresenta un duro golpe para los rebeldes que luchan contra el gobierno desde hace casi una dÉcada. >> un vÍdeo aficionado con escenas de la violencia la misiÓn que intenta detener una ofensiva de nueve meses contra manifestantes que ha causado la muerte de mÁs de 5000 personas. la oposiciÓn ha expresado escepticismo acerca de la misiÓn debido a la continua represiÓn contra los manifestantes. >> en china, los bomberos tuvieron que luchar durante horas para poder liberar la manÓ derecha de un trabajador industrial. la mano estaba prensada entre los ejes de la mÁquina y los bomberos tuvieron que cortar el eje principal con una sierra. el hombre fue trasladado a un hospital para recibir tratamiento mÉdico. >> cuando regresemos de comerciales,1 amplio recorrido por el mundo deportivo. ya volvemos. >> lo mÁs de tacado de la jornada deportiva. >> quÉ tal. primero que todo, les deseo una feliz navidad. hoy tenemos partidos de la nfl el inicio de la temporada de la nba y comenzamos con muy bu

bart fischer is representing the government of sudan. was he granted a license from the office of foreign assets control at treasury as is required to represent the genocidal country of sudan, given the u.s. sanctions which have been placed against it? if not, is his representation a violation of the law? if so, why would the obama administration, why would the obama administration allow this to move forward? there are many questions which demand answers, but one thing is clear, it appears that mr. fischer's contract with the government of sudan went into effect in november. if he's received one penny from the government of sudan he should return it immediately or better yet, he should donate it to one of the n.g.o.'s seeking to help the suffering people who have been brutalized, brutalized by their own government, i.e., mr. fischer's client, and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. connolly, for five minutes. mr. connolly: mr. speaker

the mission's leader is a military commander in sudan and was head of foreign intelligence in sudan.is accused of genocide in darfur. in every city, they reported more deaths, at least 35 people in all. this amateur video, let's take a look. this amateur video showed soldiers firing at protesters in a suburb of damascus. you can hear them chanting "god is great." it's impossible to verify the video. they won't allow international journalists inside the country. one reporter got in. he snuck into the opposition's stronghold. we are not revealing his name for his own safety. he hopes to go back. tonight, we have more video. they are no longer willing to shoot and kill their own people. >> reporter: the neighborhood fighters took me into a house where their men were engaged in a shootout from snipers with the military. these men say they are from assad forces. they call themselves the free syrian army. one of the men managed to take a rifle with a precision scope with him when he defected. most of the fighters from the free syrian army are ill-equipped, short on guns on ammunition with

he is a military commander in sudan, head of foreign intelligence in a government that's now accused of genocide in darfur. he is wanted by the international criminal court for crimes against humanity. this is a man head of the observer force. the syrian group is calling for his removal from the force saying his role as deputy head of foreign intelligence raises questions as to his knowledge of mass atros tease in darfur. he is now task with probing war crimes and crimes against citizens. his role characterized as a force causing little help and more harm. the situation he calls reassuring and calm. the u.s. state department responded saying it is just the beginning of the mission and have only seen a small area so far. it is important, he said, that we let them get themselves squared away on the ground get their mission running. fair enough. syrian opposition groups report at least 14 people were killed across the country today, including five in homs. our free-lance journalist who we are not naming for his security left there, spent six days there. the next days, cnn will show case

he's a military commander in sudan and was head of foreign intelligence in a government which is now accused of genocide in darfur. he reported to a leader who is now wanted by the international criminal court for crimes against humanity. this is the man who is head of the observer force. the syrian opposition force, doctors local committees in damascus, is calling for that man's removal, saying his role of deputy head of foreign intelligence, raises protests. al dabi is now tasked with probing war crimes, the appointment of al dabi taints the arab league's efforts and is nothing more than a political farce. the situation al dabi calls reassuring and calm. other says it's just the beginning of the mission and it's important that we let themselves get squared away on the ground, get their mission up and running. but syrian opposition groups report that 14 people were killed today across the country, including five people in homs. a freelance journalist and filmmaker who we're not naming has just left homs. he spent six days there, and over the next few days, cnn is going to be showcas

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commission on international religious freedom visited sudan and met with refugees in a camp. they returned with similar reports, all with pastors with whom they spoke said they fled after learning that the sudanese military was undertaking house searches for christians and splm north supporters. we stand just blocks from the museum that cries out never again. meanwhile, it appears that this administration is complicit in allowing a genocidal government to have an advocate in washington. the people that have the authority and the power to stop this from happening are president obama, secretary state clinton, secretary of treasury geithner, the head of the office of ofac, and david cohen, undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence at treasury. . history will be their judge if they fail to act. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the the gentlewoman from california, ms. woolsey, for five minutes. ms. woolsey: thank you, madam speaker. now this war in iraq is drawing to a close, this is the perfect moment to reset our na