i worry, frankly, that the u.n. itself is losing its focus. it should be worried about the iranian nuclear program. it should be worried about being effect 95 countering that. it should be worried about how to actually work out a monitored piece. but to say that israel itself has to be helpless in the face of the attempt to bring in unmonitored ocean traffic-- the right of visit and search under the law of the sea, under the law of armed conflict, can be conducted on the high sea. >> woodruff: you're referring to what the u.n. position is. >> i agree with ruth's assessment of the u.n.. i agree with her statement about iran. we're on the same side on that issue. but i don't think that the principle of freedom of the seas should be placed in jeopardy for something that israel could very well do in a more reasonable way wait for those boats to come in and check them out. it doesn't set up that kind of a situation of endangerment to israel. they already knew what was on the boats. and when they don't , they can wait and check them out and arrest p

u.n. security council last week. the u.s. imposed its own new penalties yesterday. israel has eased its blockade of gaza. a spokesman for prime minister benjamin netanyahu outlined the new terms today. they include letting construction materials for civilian projects into gaza. >> the government of israel took decisions to liberalize the system under which civilian goods may enter the gaza strip. to expand materials for projects inside gaza that are under international supervision, but, of course, we must remain with the security procedures that prevent the import into gaza of weapons and more materials that could strengthen the hamas military machine. the militant group hamas rules gaza and a spokesman called the israeli move nothing more than "window-dressing." the chief negotiator for the palestinian authority, saeb erekat, was critical as well. >> there is no such thing as easing the siege. this siege must be totally and completely lifted. this is a collective punishment against 1.5 mi

the ease with which the u.n.security council was agreed and with the united states and i think that will be duly noted in israel. can i promise what reaction the israelis will have? no, i can't but we will watch it very closely and we will push very strongly for the measures i proposed today and not exclude other actions in the future. >> it is unusual to hear a york shermkshireman verbally restrai. we have been told in the past that this will open an enormous amount of access for munitions of war. will this be monitored? will it be reported to the house and will bwe be able in this house to hear about the progress? >> it is very important that this is monitored. i welcome other opportunities for the house to discuss these matters. >> resolution 1860 acknowledges that the international community itself has responsibilities to ensure that weapons are not smuggled into the gaza strip. can you tell us what practical steps can the international community take to offer assistance to israel but also to egypt to ensure

we're going to show ahmadinejad that the u.n. sanctions and these we are about to pass today are not worthless paper. he is about to be proven very, very wrong that the days of the united states turns a blind eye are now officially over. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida. ms. ros-lehtinen: i'm proud to yield one minute to the gentleman from nebraska, mr. fortenberry, a member of our committee on foreign affairs. the speaker pro tempore: jise for one minute. mr. fortenberry: mr. speaker, the time to stop iran's nuclear drive is running very short. unless the community of responsible nations takes decisive actions, the world will soon awake to the headline iran has a nuclear bomb. a nuclear-armed iran will pose a very real threat to civilization itself, increasing the dangers of a destabilizing nuclear arms race in the world's most volatile region. iran clearly doubts the collective resolve of world powers. it's not difficult to see why. while some european leaders vacillate, european corporations continue to do

investigation should not be left in the hands of-- the investigation should be international as proposed the u.n. secretary general.

in washington, president obama spoke after the u.n. vote. he said this day was not inevitable. >> we know the iranian government will not change its behavior overnight, but today's vote demonstrates the growing cost that will come with iranian intransigence. now, i want to be clear-- these

the u.n., a body committed by its charter to universal rights has been sadly fixated on singling israel out for condemnation. the only democratic nation in that region ofhe world that recognizes human rights and we see the supreme court of israel saying time after time, you cannot do that, government. that is a nation of laws. yet, it has bn singled out for condemnation, as much more serious crimes and cises have gone unaddressed throughout the world. the bias record extends beyond the 1975 resolution. the u.n. general assembly has convened an emergency special session 10 times, 10 times, not, i would suggest to you when the north koreans killed obviously 46 individuals in their ship of south korea in south korean waters. six of the times they met, out of 10, have focused on one small nation, israel. while no emergency session was ever held on the genocide in rwanda, not held on the ethnic cleansing in the balkans, not held on genocide in sudan. . the u.n. conference against racism neglected r

he had already indicted the u.n. tuesday. >> ( translated ): the security council is the most undemocratic international organization. a few countries have the right of veto, which means they dominate the whole world. unfortunately , their wrong behavior has even raised the security council to a level above the general assembly and has enabled it to dominate the general assembly. >> suarez: iranian's u.n. ambassador insisted today no amount of pressure will make its country give up its nuclear program. we're now joined by the united states ambassador to the united nations, susan rice. welcome to the program. >> thanks, ray, good to be with you. >> suarez: this, as we reported, is the fourth set of sanctions against iran in this latest round. how does this take it further? what's new in this set of packages approved today? >> well, ray, this is actually a very tough and comprehensive resolution the security council passed by a very strong majority today. it builds very substantially on the previous resolutions in a nu

palestine's observer at the u.n. was one of them. >> i think that you can assume that palestine and lebanon and turkey would have liked to see a stronger test and a attempt for a stronger text was tried. but we all know that the security council is composed of 15 members and an agreement was reached in spite of all these different interpretations to the text that you have before you. >> ifill: this afternoon israeli ambassador to the u.n. told the newshour the investigation should look at actions on both sides. >> as you know at the u.n. every word counts . i think it was drafted this way because they have to look and it called for looking into all the acts in the events that led to really the very bad situation that evolved on the ship. so it's not only from the moment that our soldiers tried to intercept the ship but before that, all the things that led to what happened on the ship. the turks say they can interpret it in any way that they want. i think they were very disappointed because they wanted something much

the u.n. security council have rightly condemned the violence which resulted in the loss of these lives. we continue to demand urgent information and access to all uk-pulse -- uk nationals involved. are seriously concerned about the seizure of british nationals in international waters. the prime minister has spoken to the israeli prime minister, i have spoken to the israeli foreign minister and parliamentary undersecretary of state has been in close contact with the israeli ambassador in london. the embassy in tel aviv has been in constant contact with the israeli authorities. i am grateful for those hon. members who have been in contact with relation to their constituents and have provided information. we recognize the concerns for those involved. israel has told us that they will move as quickly as possible to deport those people from the flotilla currently held in israel. if they agree, there will be deported very quickly. those who remained unwilling to leave can stay for 72 hours in the t

>> we expect that there will be a vote in the u.n. security council tomorrow. >> can i follow up on that? >> you may. ahmadinejad is on the record as well saying that isn't going to work. you're forcing this issue. in fact, he is specifically quoted saying that the u.s. government and its allies are mistaken if they can brandish the stick and sit down and talk with us. such a thing will not happen. is this going to work at the end of the day, even if you get this all passed, no vetoes, where is this going? >> well, no one has kidnapped the diplomatic corps of the government of iran. we did have what we thought was an encouraging meeting with an iranian diplomat on october 1 of last year. and there has been no direct follow-up since then. we have been encouraging through a variety of means the united states, the e.u., other countries to have a direct conversation about iran's nuclear program and encourage iran to answer the questions that the international community has and to meet its obligation under u.n. security council resolutions

with respect to north korea, our main focus right now is the u.n. security council making sure that there is a crystal clear acknowledgment that north korea engaged in a belligerent behavior that is unacceptable to the international community, and if the united states participated in the investigation that was conducted around that, our exports concluded that north korea had carried out that attack. that was consistent with south korea's assessment and others who were observers in the process. i think president li had shown significant restraint in these circcmstances, and it is absolutely critical that the international community to rally behind him and send a message that this kind of behavior is unacceptable and that the international community will continue to step up ppessure until it makes a decision to follow a path that is consistent with international norms, and my expectation is that those who were here at the g-20, as they look at the evidence, will come to the same conclusion. it is a bad habit that we need to break to try to shy away fr

the u.n.ecurity council have rightly condemned the violence which resulted in the loss of these lives. we continue to demand urgent information and access to all uk-pulse -- uk nationals involved. we are seriously concerned about the seizure of british nationals in international waters. the prime minister has spoken to the israeli prime minister, i have spoken to the israeli foreign minister and parliamentary undersecretary of state has been in close contact with the israeli ambassador in london. the embassy in tel aviv has been in constant contact with the israeli authorities. i am grateful for those hon. members who have been in contact with relation to their constituents and have provided information. we recognize the concerns for those involved. israel has told us that they will move as quickly as possible to deport those people from the flotilla currently held in israel. if they agree, there will be deported very quickly. those who remained unwilling to leave can stay for 72 hours in the

the u.n., they have to study it. but here, the jump right out on israel. unbelievable. muslims are bad for the world, they want to take over and nobody wants to understand that. host: why do i say that? caller: why do i say that. here is an example, in israel, they are just trying to be safe, keep their people from being killed. so, what are they doing? they are looking into ships that going into gaza. people in gaza are trying to kill the people in israel, but we can't stop those people from checking ships. they need to check the ships to see what they are getting killed with. host: your sentiment is reflected in "the wall street journal." this conclusion from "the wall street journal" -- billy is joining us from north carolina. good morning to you. democrats line. caller: thank you for taking my call. i think -- more control over israel -- that will almost of the world's problems. china will do more for north korea appeared we can't go round and say that israel can do what they want and then

the u.n. security council adopted expansive and severe sanctions on iran. in this legislation -- and this legislation builds off the security council sanctions. diplomacy and strong multilateral sanctions have been a critical part of this -- part of this process. the more countries that participate in this mission, the more effective it will be and this bill, thanks to the leadership here, has built on this essential premise. i look forward to the passage of this legislation and i thank the administration for its leadership on this issue and you, mr. chairman, for your tremendous work on moving this legislation forward. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentlewoman from florida. ms. ros-lehtinen: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from indiana, mr. burttn, the ranking member on the foreign affairs subcommittee, on middle east and south asia, as well as a house conferee on this important measure. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's recogni

let's go to the u.n. hoohah for the u.n. well, we've done hoohah for the u.n. we have had over -- we have had several sanctions. we have had one most recently passed that our administration worked very hard on and we thank our allies for that. but the u.n. sanctions, although a good first step, are quite tepid and they're tepid because there are other members of the security council who want to keep doing that business, that business with iran. well, i think iran -- you might want to do business with iran, but iran has no business developing nuclear weapons. so the united states therefore has to pass these unilateral sangs. that's why i support them. it's the -- it's the united states, the indispensable nation that can come up with the muscle to be able to do this. this is a very serious matter. if iran continues to develop these weapons, it's going to destabilize the world. first of all, it emboldens the regime that's currently in power. that regime is no friend to peace, it is no friend to stability, it is no friend to us or our allies. second, a nuclear iran

today e u.n.security council adopted resolution 1929 as a result of the international community ongoing serious concerns about the proliferation risks of the iranian nuclear program. once again, the u.n. security council has sent a strong message of international resolve to. it is a clear signal that iran's continued failure would comply with its u.n. security counl and iaea boardrequirements to cease its enrichment related activities could not be tolerated. mr. president, the u.n. security council last addressed the issue in september, 2008 and a clear statement we wish to resolve our serious concerns throug dialogue and negotiations. since that time we have made several efforts to achieve this. when the foreign ministers met in new rk on the 23rd of september, 2009, they reiterated their wish to negotiate a comprehensive long-term agreement to resolve the irony and nuclear issue. but they also made clear that this could only be achieved if both sides were willing to approach these matters in a s

u.n.ty council resution 1701 and hezbollah ctinues and gives the iranian regime a dgerous proxy that serious threatens u.s. interests, as ll as, of course, israel's existence. st november, israe intercepd a sp carrying hundreds of tons of iranian weapon intended for hezblah. thus, amon t most pressing concern is hezbollah's rusal to disarm a cald for in the 1989 taif accord thatnded the lebanese civil war a more recently in u.n. security council resolutions 1559 and again 01. e sstantial demilitarization, if not the complete disarmament of hezbollah is required to transform lebanon from a perpetually war-torn society and geopolitical pawn into a durable 21st century state. as long as hezbollah is armed, the group can dominatanon through reat of force. justou years aer its 34-day wawith israel, hezbolh's military capabilitiesoday are mo robust thanever. with the help of iran and syria, its arsenal has becomeore soistited and melethal. during the 2006 nflict, heollahired approximately 4,000

he of course is the second three general special representative for haiti of the u.n.. and children living in desperate conditions in camps in order to avoid this discontent, these demonstrations we heard about, being transformed into social and political instability than he added the international community must support political stability in the country without political stability the efforts deployed by the haitian government or the international community will not bear fruit. so it is somewhat of a assessment from mr. malai who is on the top of the scene. i'd like to share with you briefly three kind of barometer's i will be following as this process goes forward in terms of haiti monika kalra's pe found itself and move forward and build that better. one barometer i will be looking at is how it works with these subcontracting were outsourcing of the aide to haiti. in this fairly realistic to see the patterns that were established in the past where muchf the international systems will go to externals investors, private sector, non-governmental lectors or for-profit c

meanwhile, the israeli government rejected a u.n.all for an international investigation, but promised to do its own. >> it is our standard practice that after all military operations and especially operations where there have been fatalities, that we conduct as thorough, professional, independent investigation. >> holeman: secretary of state hillary clinton also addressed the issue after meeting with the india foreign minister in washington. >> we are hope to different ways of assuring that it is a credible investigation, including urging appropriate international participation. >> holman: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu met with cabinet ministers today on ways to enforce an arms embargo on gaza while allowing in civilian goods. in afghanistan, delegates at a k-frpb in kabul-- the peace jirga-- moved toward endorsing a plan to reach out to the taliban. but it was unclear which leaders the government could work with. meanwhile, eight afghan civilians died in violence in the south. and u.s. officials announced an american sol

the u.n. security council is scheduled to vote on a new round of sanctions tomorrow morning. in washington, a state department spokesman said iran has had more than enough time to change its course. >> iran wants to portray itself as the victim here. iran is not the victim. iran is an actor in this play. it's iran that has failed to come forward and meet its international obligations. what we are saying is that failure has consequences. we are not closing the door to any step beyond, you know, the sanctions vote tomorrow. >> holman: in london u.s. defense secretary robert gates insisted it's not too late to stop the iranians from developing a nuclear weapon. he said the clock is ticking. >> voters in 12 states headed to the polls this primary tuesday to determine the fates of senators, house members, and governors. primaries or run-offs were underway from maine to california, georgia to north dakota. in california's gubernatorial race, republican meg whitman, a former e-bay executive, already

and u.n. officials said one million people may need humanitarian assistance.krygyzstan is also home to a key u.s. airbase at mannas in the north that supplies operations in afghanistan. u.s. assistant secretary of state robert blake toured one of the refugee camp s inside uzbekistan today >> united states supports an investigation into the cause of the violence that took place and is still occurring in southern krygyzstan, so that everyone can better understand why this happened , so that this can be prevented in the future. >> woodruff: krygyzstan has been in turmoil since a violent uprising overthrew the president andrew bacevich in april. the intergovernment blames bakiyev and his sympathizers for inciting this new crise. earlier today i talked with clifford leevee of the "new york times." he has been reporting from osh for the past four days. clifford leevee, thank you very much for talking with us. first of all, what is the situation there now? >> the situation is relatively stable. we're not seeing the kind of violence that erupted here about a week ago.

he did indeed play an instrumental part in negotiations of the u.n. resolution and has always argued, as we have argued, that ignoring gaza will not work. this is a problem that must be addressed. i am grateful for the implicit support he has given to the government's position, and for the argument that he makes that the israeli policy towards gaza does not listen, but taken as the grip of hamas on the people of -- tightens the grip of hamas on the people of gaza. he can tell that i'm disappointed with the israeli response. the reason i did not condemn them unequivocally is that there is a complicating factor, which is that many of the people who are aboard these ships did not have their passports were destroyed all their papers. it is not immediately obvious necessarily which nationality to which they belong. but to handle this number of people and this number of consular inquiries, our staff has been working extremely hard to ask people if they are british. it is a chaotic situation, completely unsatisfactory, and i am glad that some of these people

voted against a u.n.commission condemning israel. >> the secretary will meet with the indian education minister in about an hour. they will discuss u.s. in the cooperation and higher education. education is a key component. also, the undersecretary met with -- as part of our discussion of u.s. foreign policy. we have the indian officials now arriving. the leaders of democracy fellows, a program under our middle east partnership initiatives, this is a program that we provide to young civic and reform leaders from the region and they have the opportunity to study at syracuse university. this year represents syria, to nietzsche, the west bank, morocco, algeria, saudi arabia. george mitchell spent the day with the delegation at the palestinian investment conference as part of our efforts to build reform. during the course of the day, he had the opportunity to meet with president abbas. liberia has is not open to this type of business. the u.s. and liberia are united in a strong partnership to combat the natio

investigation calling for one -- a u.s. -- will you support a u.n. resolution calling for a u.n.n? >> we are not aware of any resolution that will be introduced at the un next week. we are in discussion with the un. the secretary-general is evaluating the situation. it is within his purview to do so. >> in those discussions, are you encouraging security council members to support a resolution? are you saying maybe this is not the right forearm? >> as we have made clear, we support and is raise lee -- we support an israeli lead investigation. we are open to discussing with israel potential ways in which the internationaa community can participate. we believe this has to be seen as impartial. it has to be seen as credible. international participation in some fashion can enhance the results and the outcome, and support for the investigation. >> in an interview, an ambassador said the israelis will head the commission. have you heard that? >> try me again. >> in an interview today, an ambassador said the israelis will be the ones who lead the commission. >> again, as to what might be

and i would reiterate that we have with the u.n. security council condemned the acts that have led to these deaths. >> we have talked about this before and i understand it was written the way it was, but by condemning the exportacts, thatd condemn the people on the flotilla to a degree. does the fact that one of the victims was an american born in troy, new york changed at all the u.s. view of what happened, or the u.s. position on what happened? >> again, i would reiterate, we condemn the acts and i believe -- >> [unintelligible] >> well, i go down the other side of the street. i know that we have called for statement calls for a fullcil%- investigation. so that we have all the facts about what happened. that is tremendously important. i said just a couple of days ago that could include international participation in that investigation. >> doesn't change, to a degree, that one of those killed -- doesn't it change, to agree, that one of those killed was an american, and by necessity, change the view of the u.s. government has to thi

claims, he once said that the u.n. that there was a halo appearing around his head and the audience did not blink for an entire hour. people take what he says with a chunk of salt. with regards to the united nations, one distinction which people are trying to make this time the sanctions on iran against the ones that were placed on saddam hussein and iraq were blanket sanctions which really hurting the iraqi people. there was the oil and food scandal within the united nations. sanctions against tehran, they are trying to make that has targeted as possible. the want to target the leadership instead of the people. it is very difficult to carry out. that is the goal. that was a lesson learned from the failed iraq sanctions host: we are joined from redmond, ore.. caller: think you for taking my call. i was wondering if the gentleman could please address iran's hard tower in regards to brazil, turkey, bahrain, yemen, sunoco se --n senegal, and i could go on. they have an incredible uranium supply being placed on rivers that

it said russian prime minister vladimir putin has agreed the sale would violate a new round of u.n. sanctions. just yesterday, the russian foreign minister said the missile sale would go through. wall street ended the week on an up note. the dow jones industrial average gained 38 points to close at 10,211. the nasdaq rose nearly 25 points to close at 2,243. for the week, the dow gained nearly 3%; the nasdaq rose 1%. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jim. >> lehrer: now, the turkey story-- a u.s. ally in the middle east starts going its own way. kwame holman reports. >> holman: along the waters of the bosphorus, istanbul has been, through centuries, the symbolic frontier between east and west. once the seat of christian and islamic empires, the modern turkey finds itself again straddling two worlds. this week, at that ancient crossroads, turkish prime minister recep tayyip erdogan moved to strengthen his role as an emerging leader in the islamic world. >> turkey definitely feels more self confident these days. >> holman: omer taspinar is a professor of internati

by supporting the work of the u.n. high commissioner for refugees and the many dead nate -- dedicated nongovernmental organizations, the people of the united states don't show our generosity toward the displace and the vulnerable. world refugee day, observed for the 10th time this past weekend, is a fitting time for us to reflect on these dire human needs, commend the bravery and service of those who assist refugees in insecure circumstances around the world, and to recommit ourselves to the protection of displaced populations as a humanitarian and human rights priority. for these reason ares, madam speaker, i support -- for these reasons, madam speaker, i support this measure and urge its prompt adoption. madam speaker, we have no further requests for time. at this time, i would like to yield back the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida yields back the balance of her time. the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. watson: madam speakee -- ms. watson: madam speaker, i wan

. >> u.n. up there with him and the family? >> we did. >> they let you in and what were the roles? through their office. we had to go through the proper pathways. >> what impact did that particular session have on you? >> that was a difficult day and a long interview, about 2.5 hours. i had never been to a maximum security prison before. we had not met before, but i knew his whole family. it was very emotional. >> is he married? >> how many children do they have? >> just one, gregory. >> most of the kids were going into kindergarten or first grade. >> how long does the charter school go? >> this is news so they have their first class of fifth graders this year. it began in kindergarten and grows every year after that. it will go through 8th grade. >> how close is the test -- a statistic, 1.1 million students k-12 and 50,000 in charter schools in new york city? >> that sounds about right. there are 200 charter schools. >> this is a confrontation of the city council. we will watch this. did you evvr see eva moscowitz blue circle? >> no, she has been doing this a long time. she chairs

. >> i believe that the u.n. is not serving this nation well.hey often have anti-american interests, and i think we should wean ourselves off of any involvement we have with the u.n. i think a lot of the agenda is anti-family, anti-american in many respects. i am a gun owner. i have been hunting for most of my life. the right to bear arms should not be infringed it is not something i believe in just philosophically -- should not be infringed. it is not something i believe in just philosophically. the rodney king riots, when that korean store owner was on top of the is shop, i believe that is a right -- was on top of his shop. barack obama has recently put forward a new supreme court justice nominee, that while she was at harvard, there was a requirement to study constitutional laws, and they were imposed on to study international law, and many think we have to ignore the historical, original intent of the constitution and look to something in the international arena, and i fundamentally disagree with that. >> mike lee. >> i would be strongly opp

but at the end the real process is the u.n. process. and we are all determined to be sure this process will be successful. >> just a couple of quick points if i may. the language on bilateral trade deals, does that suggest that you concede that (inaudible) is dead. not going anywhere. i think that was the first time we have seen that language. >> were you going to ask a second question? >> in afghanistan the conflict and concerning general mcchrystal and how much conflict is there? >> two good questions, first on trade. i don't think it's any secret that the do-hal round has run into difficulties. everyone agrees that we must complete this round, and looking at language in our g-20 to advance that objective. and to have a successful round in the do-hai, we raise our level. and the area of canada are committed bilateral trade deals as a way to kick-off the process. and as you know around that table, canada and the european union are involved in a trade deal between our part of north america and europe. we will continue to look for ways t

because we'll defend ourselves but any country that votes against us more than half the time in the u.n. won't get any funding. march 31, every year, the list comes out of who voted which way. you say, fine, that's your position. we are not going to keep paying people to hate us. we found we can get people to hate us for free and we don't have to get tax payers to keep paying taxes to get people to hate us when they'll do it for free. we're paying israel's enemies. about as much as we're supporting israel with. it's a big mistake. one thought i had that would be a clear image to the world and i appreciate the few friends across the aisle that have said they supported the idea and that is, we need an image of -- a visual image going to the rest of the world so they know, there may be bickering with our friend, our close ally, israel, but when people saw both sides of this congress applauding when addressed by prime minister netanyahu. there are some historians who believe that when a secretary of state said, korea is beyond our sphere of influence, some people believe that's when the kor

when the u.n. tells them anything, they don't do it. i've got nothing against israel. i really don't. they are an allyo us. but israel isot a part of the united states. it is not first over the interest of us. that is whe we are using our soldiers. if we are not careful, they will ha us in world war iii. this is real people, the jews are great people, but only the big time ones at control all ofhe finances here in america and i think it is very dangerous. if you look in the hr, in the government, even the supreme court or what ever, it is disproportionate pro israel. host: the supreme court is predominantly cathic. caller: they have three is a row jews, have nothing against jews but they are not 1% of the population. host: bp set to try the risky strategy t contain the blow. yesterday indispositions submarine robach that will try to share of a collapse 21-inch riser pipe with a razor-like wire studdedith bit of industrial diamonds. if it is achieved, oicials will need at least a couple of days to position a dome like cap over the blood prevent thr, which failed to show

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that word came a day after the u.n. security council imposed new sanctions on iran over its nuclear program. the russian foreign ministry said the sanctions do not affect the nuclear plant talks. it also said moscow will keep a commitment to deliver surface- to-air missiles to tehran. u.s. attorney general eric holder promised a thorough investigation today, in a border shooting that's raised tensions with mexico. a 15-year-old mexican boy was killed monday night by a u.s. border patrol agent. it happened at a bridge that connects juarez to el paso, texas. there've been reports that mexican and u.s. authorities drew guns on each other after the shooting, but holder emphasized cooperation today. >> the incident that we talked about is certainly a regrettable one. one that we are looking into, but i think the relationship that exists between law enforcement in mexico and in the united states is a good one and is based on a series of solid accomplishments, the sharing of intelligence and information and our general working

it said militants who take part should be removed from a u.n. list that imposes travel and financial restrictions. president hamid karzai offered his own appeal to the militants during his closing remarks in kabul. >> dear taliban members who are dissatisfied, use this opportunity. this is the voice of the afghan people and this is the voice of peace. embrace it, come and join souse that we can rebuild our country with our own hands and make it peaceful and stable. >> holman: many taliban leaders rejected the jirga, and insisted there will be no peace talks until foreign troops leave afghanistan. most of the senior leaders of al qaeda in iraq have been captured or killed in the last three months. that word came from the u.s. commander, general ray odierno, in a washington briefing today. and "the washington post" reported the obama administration has greatly expanded special forces operations against al qaeda and other extremists. the account said units have been deployed to 75 countries, up from 60 a year ago. the president has made his choice

remember that on the day pakistan was-- declared independence, afghanistan opposed its entry into the u.n. in 1947. they have a disputed border. they are a pashtan ethnic group. there are massive historical issues here and president obama has sought to help the two work together for the simplest of reasons-- if they work together, there's mutual benefit for them and for the rest of the world because that is the area of the world , that border area, where the great threat to our national security, homeland security, that of our european allies, and indkra all lie. the last few months have seen a real dialogue, encouraged by but not guided by the u.s. that's what we do. that's what i think should have been years and years ago, and that's the policy i'm part of. >> ifill: ambassador richard holbrooke, special envoy to afghanistan and pakistan, thank you so much for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> brown: now: day three of elena kagan's appearance before the senate committee charged with her nomination to the supreme court. once again, congressional correspondent kwame holman reports. >> report

he said it falls short of u.n. demands for an impartial investigation. the death toll from a flash flood in arkansas climbed to 20 today when another body was found in the little missouri river. last friday, before dawn, heavy rain sent a wall of water through a popular campground, while campers were still sleeping. flash floods also hit oklahoma city, oklahoma today, closing several interstates and streets. crews rescued at least 50 people, including a teenage girl clinging to a tree. japanese scientists have retrieved the first space capsule to return from a trip to an asteroid. it parachuted from a mother ship into australia's outback overnight. the larger spacecraft burned up as planned after a seven-year four-billion-mile journey. helicopters then ferried the scientists to a remote desert area to pick up the payload. the capsule was flown to japan where scientists will try to determine if it brought back any all street lost ground late in the day, over new worries about europe's finances. that's after the greek government's debt was lowered to junk

also joined in speaking out against north korea's nuclear threat and last month it supported further u.n. sanctions against iran's disputed nuclear program. the two leaders still have some disputes to resolve over america's missile defense plans and russia's support of two breakaway provinces in georgia. the u.s. senate today approved new sanctions aimed at iran. they target foreign companies that do business with the revolutionary guard or contribute to iran's energy industry. the house also moved to approve the bill. in pakistan, a court convicted five young american muslims on terror charges. the men were all from the washington, d.c. area. they've been in custody since last december. today, they were sentenced to ten years in jail for plotting attacks inside pakistan. defense lawyers vowed to appeal. australia now has a new prime minister-- julia gillard, the first woman to hold the position. she was sworn into office today, after ousting prime minister kevin rudd. the vote by the ruling labor party was uncontested. >> i asked my colleagues to make a leadership change, a change becau