but the u.s. iran relations melt down. sees 52 americans held hostage in the u.s. embassy in tehran for 444 days. khomeini shuts down the nuclear program only to start it in 1984 during the height of the iran-iraq war. in 1992, israel raises the alarm claiming iran is on track to have nuclear weapons by the end of the decade. a warning echoed through the corridors of washington. >> iran aggressively pursues these weapons and exports terror. >> 1992, president george w. bush labels iran as part of an axis of evil. claims iran has clan destinely built a uranium facility. inspectors finds traces of enriched materials. in 2006, newly elected hard line president mahmoud ahmadinejad. a move that culminates in europe effectively cutting iranian banks off from the global financial system. >> iran's savage record. >> autumn 2012, israel's priessments speaking at the u.n. uses a cartoon to illustrate iran's nuclear threat. by 2013, iran elects reformist haive rowive president. hasan rouhani president. the first contact between the two country's leaders in 34 years. by novemb

the u.s. government's mass surveillance. organizations including wikipedia and human rights watch are challenging the nsa's upstream program, which taps into the fiber-optic cables moving internet traffic around the world. attorney patrick toomey of the american civil liberties union said the spying violates constitutional protections. >> the nsa's indiscriminate copying and searching through americans international can medications imposes a chilling effect on basic freedoms -- freedom of speech, freedom of expression, the freedom of inquiry and also innovation of americans right to privacy in those communications. we have long operated in this country on a basic rule that the government does not search your home coming your papers, and today, your e-mails when you have done nothing wrong. the flip side of that role is the government must go to a court to invite -- to individualized suspicion when once access. amy: the supreme court previously rejected an aclu challenge to warrantless spying o

the u.s. effort here in accordance with the discussion we're having earlier. >> senator graham. oh i'm sorry. general did you want to -- >> no. i just want to say we need a partner on the ground and we need something in which we can have this coalition coalesce around. >> senator graham. >> thank you. let's continue that thought. have you been told, general, by the arab forces in the region, the arab leaders that we're not going into syria unless we can get rid of assad? >> there are some of them that say that and others who don't. but yes i've heard that. >> well, the reason they are saying that is they don't want to defeat isil and turn assad syria over to iran that. assad is a puppet of iran. do you agree with that? >> i do. >> so a lot of arabs are saying i want to destroy both enemies of the region assad wells isil. so i don't see any chance of a regional force until you put assad on the table. the authorization to use military force. i've got a very specific question. the people we're tr

u.s.ess. chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga announced abe's itinerary. he revealed the prime minister will visit the u.s. for eight days late next month. >> translator: abe's next visit to the united states will have great significance, showing the world the strength of the japan-u.s. alliance. >> abe will become the first japanese prime minister in more than five decades to address congress, and he will be the first to address a joint session of the senate and house of representatives. abe's expected to discuss various issues with president barack obama including revisions to the u.s.-japan defense cooperation guidelines and negotiations for the transpacific partnership. >>> the president of indonesia is visiting japan for the first time. joko widodo met on monday with the emperor and empress of japan and prime minister shinzo abe. joko visited emperor akihito and empress michiko at the imperial palace. the emperor asked him about the current situation in aceh which was struck by the

u.s. troops from afghanistan. >> i have consulted with general campbell and i've decided we will maintain our current posture of 9800 troops through the end of this year. amy: as the longest war in the history of the united states drags on, we will look at the case of u.s. army sergeant bowe bergdahl. the former taliban prisoner has been charged with desertion could be sentenced to life in prison. and we will look at why climate scientists are calling on some of the nation's top museums to sever all ties with climate deniers and fossil fuel companies. all that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. saudi arabia and other regional allies have launched a military campaign in yemen targeting houthi rebels. the saudi-led air strikes are intended to thwart the houthis' advance after seizing control of the capital sanaa last year and deposing president abdu rabbu mansour hadi last month. hadi called for international intervention

the, when it comes to u.s. companies exposure companies that are exporting to the emerging markets for sale will have a harder time in this environment. those that are able to produce locally and already have those local production facilities in tact will do a little bit better. speaking in terms of industries we see health care being more rezil yenlt because it's typically government-funded in emerging markets and more resilient to the market impacts, but consumer durable goods as well as energy companies are struggling. >> lauren, thankl leave it there. lauren goodwin with financial strategy group. >>> the dramatic climb in the dollar is already impacting the u.s. economy in much the same way a rate hike would. steve liesman explains the link between the strong greenback and the central bank's decision to tight. >> rep 22% rise of the dollar over the last year means the french bottle of wine got cheaper but for a california winery it means it might have to lower its prices to stay competitive. the same is tru

u.s. so-called war against terror has been a smashing success. there was a small group up in the tribal areas of mostly pakistan and afghanistan, al qaeda, that we have succeeded in spreading it all over the world. now they are everywhere. west africa, southeast asia simply generating more and more terror. amy: today, part two of noam chomsky on the rise of the islamic state, blowback from the u.s. drone program, the legacy of slavery in the united states, the leaks of edward snowden, u.s. meddling in venezuela and the thawing of u.s.-cuban relations. >> the u.s. launched a major terrorist war against cuba. though we kind of downplay at -- it and cia attempts to kill castro bad enough, but that was a very minor part of it. major terrorist war is part of the background for the missile crisis which almost led to nuclear war. amy: and we will hear noam chomsky talk about love and his new marriage. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace rep

u.s. federal aviation administration that was released in january 2002. specifically january 11th, 2002. four months to the day after the attacks of 9/11. this was the press release in which the faa announced mandatory new standards for reinforced cockpit doors on all commercial aircraft flying in the united states with more than 20 seats onboard. the faa's new rule announced four months after 9/11 required new newly strengthened doors that, quote, resist intrusion by a person who attempts to enter using physical force. that new rule required cockpit doors to remain locked. it re required an internal locking device so that it can only be unlocked from inside the cockpit. which is an excellent improvement in the rules of what you are trying to prevent, a bloodyminded hijacker from getting into the cockpit. but if it is the pilot who wants to crash the plane, who has locked himself or herself inside that cockpit, or if it is a healthy pilot who is locked out, when the co-pilot inside the coc

. >>> u.s. troops are not getting outs of afghanistan as fast as the president promised, and that could be a problem for a world-weary american public. where afghanistan is vulnerable and what a secure afghanistan can mean to americans and afghans. domestic abuse you do not hear about. we'll look at how money can be used for power and control and how romantic relations go wrongs. and why people say the dallas cowboys are crossing the line, by paying big money to a football player bringing shame to the game and league to a footballer with a domestic violence prop. i'm ali velshi on al jazeera america, and this is "real money". >>> nearly 14 years into the war in afghanistan today president obama announced he will halt u.s. troop withdrawals planned for the next few months. the decision after a face-to-face request from the afghanistany president ashraf ghani. he knows the united states well spending a decades in the u.s. when president obama stood at the white house next to ashraf ghani, he annou

that's why the u.s. israel have always had a strong relationship relationship two democracies, shared values. that's why we back israel. >> what do you make of all the concern in israel certainly by his critics, there's concern expressed here in washington as well that some of his statements seemingly belittling israeli arab citizens of israel warning the arabs are voting in big numbers, coming out in big numbers. he's really getting criticized for that for going against 20% of the israeli population israeli arab were you upset when you heard that kind of commentary? >> well i think that you know it's hard again, to get into somebody's head and see why they said it. i think he assumes that the arab parties, which have unified for the election, were running on one slate and that the arabs of israel were not going to vote for him. so i assume he was saying to his supporters that the others who are not going to be voting, you better come out to vote to counterbalance that. perhaps it wasn't the right choice

u.s. and israel and try to lower the temperature and say, look this is not about partisan politics. i respect the u.s. and the white house and the president for what they've done for israel. i feel i need to talk about iran. this is not a partisan issue. the relationship between the u.s. and israel has always been bipartisan and it should remain so. i think a real effort by the prime minister to stick to the substance and try to what aides call de partisanize the iran issue. >> he's facing a tough audience because aipac, that pro israel lobbying group is largely pro obama obama. i heard what you just said but netanyahu will criticize the president's policies on iran. >> reporter: i think there's an effort to keep this substance focused on the iran issue and why he feels this deal is bad for the u.s. iran and the world. i feel like today, this is a very pro israel cloud. it's divide -- pro israel crowd. it's divided about president obama and divided supporting a lot of republicans in this c

u.s. futures pointing to a negative open after yesterday's rebound which saw the s&p have it's best day in a month and a half. this after the first day of the fed's policy meeting kicks off. >> the dollar takes a breather but oil continues to slide with wti hovering above a 6 year low. brent below. >> elon musk takes to twitter to defend the social media site. >> one of uber's top executive is taking a ride home. the cfo is stepping down to spend more time with his family. >> and what a way to kick off the week. it seems like st. patty's day came early for wall street. a rebound and the nasdaq posting a better than 1% gain. what made it interesting is that oil prices hit a six year low. typically there's a correlation between stock and oil prices. this time around doesn't seem to be the case. >> that's looking at one day and one of the interesting factors of the last three or so weeks is it has been in correlation with oil prices. one daybreaking with that mold is too short of a time frame

u.s. ambassador to japan. officials at the american embassy in tokyo received several telephone calls last month threatening to kill ambassador caroline kennedy. the u.s. state department has increased security around the ambassador. caroline kennedy has been u.s. ambassador to japan since 2013. during that time she has visited the cities of hiroshima and nagasaki and areas affected by the 2011 tsunami disaster. similar threats have also been made against the u.s. consul general in okinawa, alfred magleby. u.s. state department spokesperson jen psaki commented on the matter. >> we take any threats to u.s. diplomats seriously. we take every step possible to protect our personnel. we are working with the japanese government to ensure that necessary security measures are in place. >> earlier this month the u.s. ambassador to south korea was seriously wounded in seoul after he was attacked by a man carrying a knife. >>> business people around the world pay close attention to what officials at

the u.s. is involved is where we should see more democracy. however, if you look at the u.s. geo-strategic relationship with the arab world, our relationship has privileged geo-strategic interests which translates into stability above and beyond democracy, and we know democracy can be very unstable and it can induce instability. so we haven't -- we, the united states, have preferred stability and have prioritized stability over democratization. and i show this throughout throughout the book. and i capture it with, you know case studies and attitudes and survey attitudes and things of that sort about what citizens think about this relationship between the u.s. and the regimes. and here's the tricky issue where here's where i think i introduce a little bit of nuance into a debate that has been very much sort of exaggerated as, oh you have the u.s., and you have the arab or muslim world. arab and muslims don't like the u.s. and the u.s. doesn't like the arab world. basically, you have this confli

the u.s. is expected to provide air support as part of its continued bombing campaign. the offensive comes as the iraqi military prepares for a major u.s.-backed operation to retake mosul from isis in the coming weeks. opposition groups in syria have rejected the u.n.'s plan for a temporary ceasefire in the northern city of aleppo. u.n. envoy staffan de mistura recently won a pledge from the regime of bashar al-assad to stop attacks on aleppo for up to six weeks. but aleppo's revolutionary council says it won't meet with de mistura unless he proposes a conference solution based on assad's removal from power. this month marks the fourth anniversary of syria's civil war. the self-proclaimed islamic state has reportedly freed 21 assyrian christians kidnapped in syria. but more than 200 assyrians are said to remain in isis captivity following its raids on more than a dozen villages last week. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has arrived in washington for a trip aimed at stopping a nuclear

protestors gathered near the u.s. embassy in seoul. they demanded the u.s. apologize for writing off japan's past actions when the korean peninsula was under japanese colonial recall. >> it's a shocking comment that should never be repeated. it opened the wounds of the korean people who experienced the pain of japanese em peerlism. >> they have also accused washington of taking japan's side. they appear to be struggling ease the concerns by saying the u.s. stance remains unchanged. >>> representatives from across china have begun their talks at the national people's congress. we go live from the great hall of the people in beijing, about 3,000 representatives have gathered here. premier lee is to announce the government's plans for the year. he's said to announce an annual growth target down half a percent from last year. government leaders have included that target in their budget. government leaders have increased spending on defense by 10.1% bringing it to about 886.9 billion or about $141.4 billion. the defense budget has been posting a double didn't inc

the u.s.-iran nuclear talks and then turned over sensitive information to members of congress in an effort to derail a deal. but "after liberation came first, destruction." a new human rights watch report reveals shiite militias in iraq have burned down entire sunni villages after liberating them from control of the islamic state. >> we analyzed imagery recorded and found evidence of a systematic and sustained campaign of arson and demolition that lasted over two months after the end of the siege. we also analyzed 500 kilometer square radius of amerli which showed construction of 30 out of 35 villages. -- demolition of 30 out of 35 villages. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. a new reports accuses israel of spying on nuclear talks between iran, the united states and other world powers. according to "the wall street journal," the white house learned of the spying last ear -- last year shortly after the negot

the u.s.-israel partnership. [applause] in 1942, at a 28-year-old polish diplomat disguised himself as a jew, donning an armband with the star of david, and smuggled himself through a tunnel into the warsaw ghetto. later, posing as a militia man he infiltrated the nazi death camp. he made his way to london, and he showed his documents. they immediately sent the following cable to the world jewish congress in new york. jews in poland, almost completely annihilated. stop. read report. 10,000 jews dead. stop. forced to dig their own grave. hundreds of children thrown, alive, into gutters. death camps. treblinka district. thousands dead. mass graves. murdered pregnant women. stop. jews, dragged into death chambers. thousands, daily victims throughout poland. stop. believe the unbelievable. stop. six years later, on may 14 1948, the declaration was issued that began the state of israel. jews had dreamed of being a free nation in their own land. a vision articulated by theodore hertzel. the declarat

the u.s. for its commitment to afghanistan. >>> on the brink of civil war. fighting spirals out of control in yemen and the u.s. evacuation vearkz evacuates its reamg special remaining special forces. >>> and legacy of lee quan yew. singapore making it one of the most important financial centers of the world. good evening and thank you for joinsjoining us on al jazeera america, i'm antonio mora. >> and i'm stephanie sy. tomorrow ashraf ghani has an open meeting with president obama. >> but today ghani had a meeting with secretary of state john kerry. >> this is a major statement. of support our armed forces and our security forces are going to greet this, with enormous welcome. because it gives them the assurance that the resolute support mission is continuing and that we are able to focus. on our key priorities. >> now on wednesday ghani will address a joint meeting of congress. jamie mcintire has a report. >> security was tight tithe even by security standards. center courtyard to hear afgha

in august 2014 u.s.-led air strikes helped kurdish ground forces break isil's siege of mount sinjar. in november pro government forces recaptured the home to iraq's biggest oil refinery. more recently pashmerga fighters have been making advances. although the u.s. has indicated they may not be ready by then. but they first need to recapture the city of tikrit because of its strategic location to baghdad. previous attempts have failed and there's likely to be strong resistance there. >> for more on this let's go live to fox island in washington state and speak to a senior advisor for the national security network and also former u.s. army major general. sir, thank you so much for joining us here on al jazeera. first of all, what do you think will be the major challenges faced by iraqi security forces? >> any urban warfare, attack is a complex military event, and we have a complex force. this is a force that has not developed habitual relationships, it's going to integrate air and helicopter support. compl

iran calls it u.s. backed aggression. >> u.s. futures point to another down day after the nasdaq has the worst sell off in nearly a year yesterday. >> media reports suggest that one of the pilots on the crashed germanwings plane may have been locked out of the cockpit during the aircrafts descent. >> and adidas unveils a new play book to catch up with u.s. nike and underarmour. this as we gear up for earnings out in just a few minutes. >> let's get you up to speed on what happened on wall street yesterday. it was a day of red across the board. the dow jones seeing a loss of 1.6%. the s&p 500 down 1.5%. a pronounced sell off in the nasdaq dragged down by biotech stocks. the worst day for the nasdaq in nearly a year on pace for its worst week since october. a rare green arrow in oil prices. oil prices moving to the upside. energy responding or outperforming and even in today's trade. the wti crude up about 4.4%. brent crude seeing a spike of around 4% at $58.71. taking a check at european markets following that global market sell o

help what the u.s. announced is more of a media call on the ground of the u.s. air evacuating the forces. and everything the intelligence forces are prosecuted and negotiated by the houthies. months ago so they are issuing is very weak right now, but more of a media campaign rather than on the ground reality. >> bun final question, one way to make up the fact that the president is now in riyadh having been spirited away. how theydy stand behind the war in yemen. and thousand they have not reached a deal, and now inside will be heading to egypt for the air rack summit tomorrow morning but again these two will lead. and saudi arabia will not lose anything, at least for now because the damage and destruction will happen in yemen, be the houthis leader has vowed that this war will not -- will go beyond the borders. >> . >> and before i let you go, you can still hear the sounds of those air strikes reverberating around tonight. >> oh yeah, as clear as your voice right now, i have one ear listening to you and the other ear listening to these saturdayly these explosion

>> if there is a u.s.y at all on syria then it is one of nonintervention while at the same time maintaining the policy of not recognizing the assad government or dealing with it. some people regard that as a non-policy, in other words, something that allows continuing drift but sit a clear position that has been taken by the obama administration all along. now, the training of the syrian rebel groups or opposition groups which up to a year ago was billed as being something intended to acquire leverage against assad agreement to force it to negotiate seriously, now these training efforts are being framed entirely as targeting the islamic state in the current conflict and specifically excluded from that or at least not mentioned in that is anything about confronting the syrian regime. so i think that the statements by u.s. military commanders basically reveal the sort of ambivalence of u.s. policy and the fact that the training frankly is pretty modest it's going to take place over a long period of time with

i still think because the u.s. is far ahead, we're going to have higher volatility but you should expect a lot of very strange noise in the currency markets. >> we're tight on time. joe, very quickly. of the major risks you think u.s. equities face the rising dollar, rising interest rates or pick a third. which is the one that worries you the most? very quickly. >> i think i'm most worried about what happens with the emerging markets because they are so dependent on the dollar and with a lot of the basic materials falling as well we're going to see some ugly surprises in south america or asia that could bubble up in many strange places. that's an area very few people have been talking about. >> very interesting. we'll delve in on that a future time. joe durand with capital financial advisors. >>> now to the job market where the number of openings rose to a 14 year high. employers across the country advertised 5 million jobs at the end of january and according to the labor department the number of people who quit al

so dire the u.s. even pulling out its special forces creating a dangerous vacuum for terrorists to fill. analysts fear the retreat of u.s. forces will be a win for al qaeda. let's begin our coverage with nic robertson live in london. nic. >> reporter: the real concern with yes, ma'am isn't that isis and al qaeda will do precisely what they did in syria, which is take advantage of a civil war to build bases to make themselves stronger and to be a bigger threat against the west and all this has taken place against the backdrop of this country, teetering on the edge of civil wash. shiite houthi rebels now in control of the international airport in the southwestern city warning that yemen is at quote the edge of civil war. this sectarian violence spreading across the country where houthi s, who control the capital and areas of the north are advancing south into the third largest city taiz. the unrest pushing the u.s. military to pull out following the evacuation last month. isis claiming responsibility fo

lawmakers in the u.s. are debating a bill that would give president barack obama greater authority to negotiate trade deals. some strongly oppose the bill though. they say the trade deal will weaken the competitiveness of u.s.-made goods and rob american workers of jobs. negotiate ares worry that debate could further delay the tpp talks involving all 12 participating countries. >>> well the people at a chinese state-owned enterprise are set to take control of a 143-year-old italian manufacturing icon. checkives at china national chemical or chemchina as it's known have agreed to acquire the tiremaker pirelli. the executives say they've struck a deal with pirelli's major shareholders to buy all of the company's stock and pay just about $7.8 billion to complete the takeover. analysts say the firm wants to use pirelli to gain more access to european markets and manufacturing technology. officials at pirelli can use chemchina's sales channels to expand their profits in asia where they face some pretty stiff co

will the u.s. get involved ntsb, other u.s.rench try to determine what's included on those two black boxes? >> it depends ow damaged they are and whether the u.s. has any particular expertise. but the french are fully capable. they have a very advanced laboratory there, the germans have one as well. i think the french will keep this close to home and they will be fully capable of downloading. >> i know the airbus is a european consortium. the jets i believe, rolls royce jet, maybe boeing jets. what about the black boxes, who manufactures those? >> those are manufactured in the u.s. >> you would think they would want the best u.s. minds to help them in a complicated situation like this. >> right. and the u.s. has offered that. they've offered their expertise. if the french take it i wouldn't be surprised. but we have a good working relationship between the big four or five investigative agencies. they share information, they share expertise. they do cross-training. so it's a good working relationship. >> if there's some criminal

u.s. stocks rally to their best day in a month but the s&p 500 is still on pace for the third weekly loss. >> russia central bank is widely expected to cut rates when it announces it's decision in just over an hour from now. >> and there's a new twist in the saga. u.s. authorities are investigating whether people hired by bill ackman may have been potentially trying to drive town the company's stock. >>> welcome to the show. after a couple of down days in wall street a rebound on wall street, the s&p 500 and the dow back in the black for the year. the bond market and currency market clearly reacting. we had some good days in europe and some bad. the same is true for the u.s. that's part of a broader sentiment but we had this long six year rally and it starts to lead to more meaningful correction. >> some say u.s. markets are looking more fully priced. the european stoxx 600 index up. u.s. futures interestingly enough a mixed picture. the s&p 500 with a higher open around 2 points. dow jone

the strength of the u.s. dollar expected to dominate trade as it rises to levels not seen since 2003. but the euro rising against the dollar for the first time in two weeks. >> still stressed out. bank of america trading lower after the fed gives it only conditional approval for its capital plans. some fail the tests all together. >> volkswagen moves full speed ahead in china. plans to boost production after posting a record year for profits. we heard exclusively from the ceo and chairman. >> two police officers have been shot during proterss outside the police department at ferguson missouri. this is following a report citing widespread racism in the force. >> welcome to the show. let's bring you breaking headlines coming out of volkswagen. they announced that 2014 profit hit a record high of 17.9 billion euros. they also said they plan to increase china annual production to 5 million vehicles per year. we'll continue to identify more of the flashes. they have also identified half of the 5 billion cost cutti

u.s. has carried out a mass murder suicide with a u.s. plane in the way that french investigators say german wings flight 9525 was crashed a couple of days ago. should we take comfort in that u.s. record? is it luck or something else? would it have been harder to do what just happened in the french alps -- would it have been harder to do that here in the u.s. are there things we do in american aviation that would have helped prevent this or stop it while it was in progress? couple of things. compared with european carry years u.s. airlines do not conduct stricter psychological screening of pilots. pilots have to get a physical once or twice a year if they are over 40. at that evaluation there is no formal psych evaluation. lufthansa, the parent company of the airline that went down in france has similar standards. air maurnls -- not a solid difference. in the u.s. there are a few thousand air maishls marshals. some european countries have that, too. again, lufthansa is one of the companies

the u.s. military says iraqi force and tribal fighters aided by coalition air strikes have also cleared isis from al baghdadi. that is a strategically critical town. the u.s. says iraqi forces also drove isis from seven villages near al baghdadi. that's located south of hadithi. >> some u.s. leaders are nervous. barbara starr has the story. >> reporter: the latest u.s. military intelligence assessment most of the fighters here are iranian backed shia militia with iranian weapons fighting to reclaim the city of tikrit. signs of iran's influence everywhere, field commanders review their plans. the pentagon watching iran with a close eye. happy to have the iranians doing the bulk of the ground fighting. but worried it could again open up a cauldron of shia versus sunni violence. >> for the sunni and shia sectarianism that has happened for thousands of years, it could be strategically disastrous. >> reporter: u.s. officials also worry the fragile iraqi government in the long run will become a clie

as we were saying a the top of the u.s. coming forward rather than backwards which is the opposite of the case in the u.k. where expectations are yield about 1.92%. they're now, of course quantitative easing kicks off today in europe. the german ten year. greece on the other side of that trade remains elevated. let's look at the u.s. dollar the broader index has been rallied to fresh 11 year highs. the strong usda draft pushing it up. the euro has been the most marked on the other side. it's bouncing back today. it's up a half percent. on january 22nd we touched the 114 handle -- sorry february 22nd. and only taken a few weeks to get below not just 111 which was an important barrier and now 110 and 109. we're 108.9 and the euro dollar has been sliding significantly all though bouncing back as you can see today. a quick look at the oil price the commodity has been soft. wti below 50 at at 49.8. but also pointing out the gold price around three month lows 1173 it's bouncing back a little bit today. back to you. >>> let's also

u.s. confirmed it carried out more air strikes, five in syria, 12 in neighbouring iraq. the videos by the u.s. department of defense showed hits on i.s.i.l. facilities. the u.s. military said it destroyed the armed group fighting positions, a weapons cash and vehicles. >> kurdish peshmerga fighters retook villages south-west of kirkuk. they have been bat lining i.s.i.l. this video shows the flag flying in one of the villages as peshmerga forces move in. all three villages have been under i.s.i.l. control for the past nine months. the iraqi army paused the offensive on tikrit to give civilians time to leave. the coalition of iraqi force, shia militia and others are trying to recapture the city from i.s.i.l., which took control last june. tikrit is strategic because it's on the road. the fight against i.s.i.l. is taking place in libya. militias are preparing for an assault on i.s.i.l. affiliated fighters. we have this report. >> reporter: getting ready checkpoints have been set up around the

u.s. housing starts fell by the most important years. home starts plunged 17% you can blame the cold and unusual weather. there was a rise in a number of building permits, so this may be a temporary break. rejection of a $22 billion takeover offer they say it substantially undervalues the company. they own or have stakes in more than 50 miles across the united states -- malls across the united states. a chinese property owner may try to purchase cushman and wakefield. he is one of several parties considering a bid. cushman is the biggest privately held provider of commercial property services. it is currently controlled by a holding company. the managers who took over from bill gross of pimco are prospering after reversing one of his bet. it is now less exposed to debt maturing within five years. gross was a cofounder of pimco, but departed suddenly in late september. but as a look at the top stories we are following on this tuesday. in about two hours pulls in israel will be closing. let'

the president of the u.s.tood up at the un's general's assembly and laid out core interests in the region. he put at top security and sovereignty of our partners. that includes allies like saudi arabia. >> you and i both know there have been tense moments between the prime minister and president. is there a chance the white house reacted to strongly -- too strongly to the speech? susan rice called this a destructive moment. >> this is not a dynamic we sought out. we have had a clear policy of coordinating and briefing israel about these negotiations. we addressed differences tightly. -- privately. the speech is something planned between the prime minister and the speaker of the house. that created the dynamic we are in. what susan was articulating is the relationship should not become partisan. part of what makes the relationship special it is not between the labour party. it should be bipartisan. that is what we are going to stand for. the prime minister is making a case that is against the case that we belie

the u.s. pulling out military person, and yemen on the brink of chaos, with a former u.s. ambassador, blogger and military expert. later, president obama agrees to keep 10,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan through the end of the year, and we'll take you to kabul to talk to our reporter on the scene about what that means to that country's security. >>> hello. i'm ray suarez. american officials used to point to yemen as a reliable ally, stabilizing partner, and a country willing to take risks to rule out guerilla fighter and accept the president to do it. now the president abd-rabbu mansour hadi is leading a counterirn surgent force against -- insurnt force against a rebel army that has taken over big chunks of the his country. it's hard to say who is in charge. whether the militarily-suggested rebels, after pulling down the capital, are capable of running the country. it's a mess, and adds yemen to a too-long list of countries where the state is ineffective, in instability affects neighbours and c

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rupert: these u.s.eterans are rightly celebrated for the fact -- the sacrifice they made here 70 years ago. back in the u.s., they are still to this day known as the greatest generation. the same cannot be known for the japanese men who served here. it is telling that there is a live one japanese veteran here today and the only way he could get here was by coming with the americans. that man is 88-year-old -- is 88 years old. there is great excitement he is here. the american veterans all want to have their photograph taken with him will stop -- have their photograph taken with him. >> it is very hard in my mind to imagine what happened. the memories come flooding back. i feel very, very sad. rupert: it is hard to imagine what those memories are like. as an 18-year-old, he spent two months deep in a tunnel like this one under iwo jima. he was badly injured and slowly starving to death. >> the americans came into the cave. it was filthy, stuck with excrement and dead bodies. i jumped into the water to wa

that's the u.s. >> host: that's the u.s. all right. so, back to the book. in summary, "of empires and citizens" somebody picks this up what do you want them to learn? sunny want. >> guest: i want them to learn there's much more going on in terms of middle east politics than what you're going to see onen -- a clip from fox news for example. this book tries to capture a lot of debates and a lot of arguments, bring it together in a nuanced way to say look, here is how all these factors play out. domestic factors religious factors, reile factors international factors, and brings it together in a way to explain why we see authoritarian durability and we we possibly will see more democratic evolution. so that is what the book hopes to accomplish. i think it does accomplish that. and it really nuances our understanding what is going on in the region. >> host: amaney jamal, princeton politics professor and here is her book. this is back to on c-span chance. >> the author of princeton university professor keith wailoo. how do you write a political history of pain. >