u.s. military, by the u.s.-south korea alliance. so although it does cause some concern and consternation for u.s. policy officials when there are these transitions of, when they're is a political instability, if government leaders firmly believe that u.s. bases and the alliance relations that they have with the united states is central to their own national security, to their own national defense then i think in the long run the u.s. -- i think they can breathe a sigh of relief under those circumstances . >> host: how much resources and time is the u.s. banned building relationships? >> there is no cookie cutter approach. for the bases we are seeing today and for example, sub-saharan africa, djibouti is a good example because we are flying drowns out of there. i'm sure in that case there is some discussion among diplomats and policy makers and military officials. for them it is almost like a quid pro quo where they are exchanging foreign aid more money basically to have access to not necessarily building american bases, but they ar

u.s. military had serving. as recently as six months before they were deployed for us so the same kind of competencies the same kind of skill sets the same kind of value system we reemployed to do that job. part we're going to go to a short break right now eric and we'll be back with erik prince founder of the notorious military contractor blackwater right after they so stay with us. for london. the whole world is on the. seat of the original one the one on the end. of the court that building at the end of the street another one the more transparent society gets the money or the puppet tears become we see military and state police forces mobilized against people who blend into the city the city the more people trust electronic devices the more defenseless the. fear that it is a thousand. nine hundred fourteen the scenario. because the united states is becoming the dominant force on every continent but brian when it when we look at the calculations and strategy i have to go back to iraq. afghanistan libya and yo

u.s. military presence. although it does cause consternation with political instability that the u.s. bases to their own national defense that in the long run they could breathe a sigh of relief under those circumstances. >> host: how much resources or time does the u.s. began building relationships of those countries? period there is no cookie cutter approach so djibouti is a good example. so i am sure in that case there is discussion of military officials and for them it is a quid pro quo to exchange a door foreign aid or monday to have access not to build the base but would never infrastructure exists. so there is much quicker but over time it kayhan and should develop if they continue using the bases there. four countries that we see a law under presidents we have to cultivate our relationship with these countries become as as i said they require a firm partnership if another country believes if we don't share the same values that it is easy for political leaders to say if we don't have security threats or share the same values then why do we have thousands? let's get rid of them.

u.s. military had serving. as recently as six months before they were deployed for us so the same kind of competencies the same kind of skill sets the same kind of value system we reemployed to do that job. but we're going to go to a short break right now eric and we'll be back with erik prince founder of the notorious military contractor blackwater right after they so stay with us. of the nine hundred fourteen the scenario is of likeable today because the united states is becoming the dominant force on every continent but brian when it when we look at about the calculations in strategy i have to go back to iraq afghanistan libya and you came in that's all recklessness in my opinion it well you know the u.s. policy resembles those of what the caricature of those western movies where they put the drunken cowboys coming to town and shoot the place up just because they can . you know the plane. the limbic spirit travels with the flame from its place in. greece. joined james brown for an elementary and a big journe

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u.s. military bases and they want to know exactly what the u.s. military servicemen are getting up to on british soil well to talk about this i'm joined by one of the authors of the proposed amendments to defense legislation lib dems baron s. miller barnett's miller thank you very much for joining us the u.s. and the u.k. have a special relationship they're both part of nato what does it matter what they're getting up to on these bases. where you are quite right we do have a special relationship but the global surveillance program that the american national security agency has been up to has gone well beyond what we think is acceptable in terms of security are you saying that these bases have basically become a lauren to themselves within the u.k. what we're really talking particularly about menwith hill anyone living in new york should be familiar with it huge goals pulls dozens of people working at the scale of it should have told us that something was going on beyond simply missile defense so perelman terence like myself have been asking questio

u.s. military members to where. it's a balance between the freedom of religious expression of the christian soldiers and you want them to be able to express themselves through religion that's their right just as it's the right of the muslim and the sick and jewish personnel but you can't have a situation where you're forcing that religion on other military personnel and you know as they say there's no atheists in the foxholes when you're in the military and you're in combat religion is an important thing to you but you shouldn't be in a muslim country pushing your particular faith on people that you're supposedly there to help you shouldn't have overt religious symbols on your weapons i mean just common sense kind of thing that's that's not something you want to do we wouldn't recommend it for muslim soldiers we wouldn't recommend it for anybody but as i said our main goal as a civil rights organization is to make sure that all military personnel whatever their face. they have the ability to express themselves to pr

u.s. military more american service members have complained that religion has been forced on them during training and while on duty and look at this i mean. the new study cast a wary eye on months and herbicides the study claims that a roundup may be linked with more americans suffering from celiac disease will ask if that's possible leader and. it's wednesday february twenty sixth five pm in washington d.c. i'm perry and boring your watching our team america the pentagon is preparing a full withdrawal of troops from afghanistan by the end of two thousand and fourteen president obama phoned afghan president karzai on tuesday to discuss afghanistan's coming elections and the bilateral security agreement since president karzai refused to sign the security agreement the white house said they will resort to the so-called zero option but options actually do remain on the table here is white house press secretary jay carney. the president has. tasked the pentagon with preparing for the contingency that there will be no troops in afghanistan beyond two thousand and fourteen but we are also. remaining op

u.s. military and the cia.hat is a new revelation on this case and could have an impact on the legal case that the family awlaki and another family have filed against the obama administration. it shows the man knowledge being there were all in ash acknowledge they were all involved in the operation. for brandon bryant, it was the ki and thenanwar awla his son two weeks later that spurred him to speak out. he does. he feels he became an enemy of the american people are participating in those operations because he denied due process to an american that should have had a right to a trial before being sentenced to death by drugs. >> you are saying brandon bryant said that? >> i don't have it in front of me, but you can read his own words and his beast -- in the peas were he said, i swore an oath to the constitution to uphold it and its value and then i violated that i participating in the effort to kill this american citizen who, albeit a very bad guy, deserved his day in court rather than just be sentenced to deat

u.s. military facilities. anti-base demonstrators met the u.s. envoy at the prefectural office. they held up signs opposing the building of any new u.s. military facility in okinawa. some shouted in english, they don't want the controversial osprey transport aircraft there. his meeting with kennedy, governor hirokazu nakaima said the hosting of more than 70% of military facilities in japan has given rise to crimes and environmental problems in the prefecture. >> translator: i hope you will provide leadership in reducing our burden of hosting the bases. >> nakaima submitted requests in december for a reduction in bases when he approved a landfill project. the construction is needed to relocate the futenma marine corps air station within the prefecture under japan/u.s. agreement. >> seeing so many students at the museum was really, i think, a great reminder of the importance of working together to reduce the burden of the american military presence here. >> kennedy told nakaima she will cooperate. she said she wants to help build a future for children in okinawa. the ambassador al

u.s. military official argued with me that anonymous and al qaeda were the same thing. where every stand with anonymous i figured out i am probably more empathetic to anybody with the d.c. security establishment but wherever you stand, they differ from al qaeda from the organization, personnel, a profile, their means the only thing they share is they're both non state actors that begin with the letter a. that is not supported. these disconnects of policy in reality and technology is not only growing tension but feeding into poisoning the u.s.-china relationship but also we are taken advantage of at the individual bubble. by that e-mail you received from your mom saying i am stuck in iceland send me your bank account information. i did not know she was there but i better helper. we smile but it hits the most senior people. of a group of diplomats they've received the spear fishing e-mail with the exciting offer if you click this link you will be able to see nude photos of the former french first lady. [laughter] many of them collect instead it down bloated spy wherefrom

u.s. bases and a growing constellation of small american drone outposts camp north of somalia has been america's main facility on the continent for nearly a decade it houses about four thousand military and civilian personnel but at the end of last year it was forced to stop flying drones in the area after a string of crashes and growing anger from locals traveling is u.s. forces are getting stretched very thin there be tasked with missions well beyond their numerical logistics capability right now and the danger will there for good like all foreign interventions is new conflicts expand shroom and all the next thing you know the troops and money to sustain these missions u.s. secretary of state john kerry says what is happening in africa so. exciting overall and we are really deeply engaged and the president has instructed us to really try to. light our fire under our efforts throughout the crowd but what's not so exciting is the growth of jihadists and groups across the continent thousands of american soldiers are gearing up for missions as part of the pentagon's new strategy to train and advise african militaries to deal with the threat it's not impressing those who live here. the

u.s. military no longer big enough to handle long, large retracted ground wars. this bill is a consensus among military leaders but some others are skeptical. defense secretary chuck hagel sees the u.s. militarily of the future as smaller, more focused and more high tech. >> we're entering an air where american dominance in the seas, skies and states can no longer be taken foregranted. >> reporter: hagel's plan will shrink the army to its pre-world world ii. and spy planes and reduction of military benefits. hagel calls it a reshaping, after a decade of war to adjust to smaller budgets. >> the reality of reduced resources and a challenging and changing strategic environment requires to us prioritize and make difficult choices. >> reporter: hagel is confident the military can make do with less, with new technology employed to fight the wars of the future. >> we're going to become a drone and pilotless military. >> reporter: cbs military consultant lyons said it's going to be hurt. some experts foresee a dramatic economic impact. >> the use of bullets most of them a

u.s. military officials in the last few minutes. so far, no requests from the u.s. ambassador there, we are told, for any u.s. military involvement for specific assistance to get american citizens out of there. that could change in the coming hours if this grows worse. they are very aware here of the advisory for americans to stay away, to stay indoors, to not get caught up in this. but you know, the u.s. military has a very strong relationship with some of the nations in this region and, in fact, the marines and navy are planning a deployment to the black sea shortly and will go into this region. we'll see if they make any port calls in the ukraine, if this violence continues. that may be one of the first things to go because typically you will not find them u.s. military document countries that engage in this kind of activity. that's a very strong military diplomatic signal that can be sent. but, you know, i'm with you and elise and nick is, i watch this and this seems to be out right military action, by all accounts, against these civilians. >> pictures are so dr

u.s. military veterans.ernie sanders, independent senator from vermont, is crying foul over this move. he's joining us live from capitol hill. senator, thanks very much for coming in. >> my pleasure. >> so what's going on here? because americans are confused. i think almost everyone wants to see military veterans get better health and education benefits. what's the connection between a veteran's benefits bill and increasing sanctions towards iran? >> well, that is a great question, and i think you're going to have to ask the republican leadership that question. the fact of the matter is, we have introduced with strong bipartisan support, wolf, the most comprehensive veterans' legislation introduced in decades. it's going to make sure that veterans who, for example, because of war wounds are unable to have children, we're going to help them do that. we're going to help vietnam era veterans families who are taking care of the disabled vets get some support. we're going to naked occasion easier for a lot of ira

u.s. military. that will allow some american troops to stay in afghanistan beyond the drawdown at the end of 2014. it's hamid karzai resisting signing the pact. his cabinet and the afghan parliament are in favour of signing it. it further strips relation shans between the two. hamid karzai wants the taliban on his side. the release of these prisoners are effectively trying to woo the taliban or the members of the taliban showing that karzai is ready and wants to work with them. >> live from us there, bernard smith. thanks for that. >> the head of egypt's military abdul fatah al-sisi is in moscow to strengthen ties with moscow and reduce cairo's reliance on the united states for aid. the trip is een as an undeclared campaign by abdul fatah al-sisi for the egyptian residency. washington suspended aid. most of the aid goes to the military. >> the egyptian counterparts sat for talks. the first foreign visit for abdul fatah al-sisi, this is a field marshal. take us though how significant the trip is. >>

u.s. military forces.ded to us by edward snowden -- but we determined is that in many cases , what the u.s. military or cia is using is the metadata provided by the nsa's satellite technology or fake cell phone towers that have been put on the bottom of drones that are used to track down sim cards or handsets of mobile phones. in many cases, the u.s. does not know the identity of the individuals using these phones. they simply have build a web of their social network tracking, and they are targeting people on the metadata. where was this phone, who is this phone in contact with, and if enough of the selectors art off,lectors are ticked this person can be targeted for a drone strike. the notion that technology has its limits, right -- human intelligence versus signal intelligence. mastery of signal intelligence, technology over human intelligence? thehe u.s. going back to beginning of the founding of the republican some form or another used signal intelligence. it has always been a part of major u.s. milita

u.s. air superiority and shorteninshortenin g combat units of spare parts, basic maintenance and the ability to to have complex militaryraining. consider most significasignifica ntly the kind of world that could follow several years of sequestration. the u.s. could not respond decisively to simultaneous aggression by two states thus inviting military adventurism by potential adversaries. our forces could not play quickly and in strength to respond to disasters overseas or other contingencies that require america's leadership. some allies and partners would be more likely to hedge their bets and cut side deals with their larger and more aggressive neighbors and finally america would remain the world's military power but would no longer be the guarantor of global security that can be counted on to protect our values, interests and allies. these are the kinds of scenarios we need to consider, the kinds of discussions we need to have. after looking at these issues carefully analytically with real data for many years as recently helping secretary hagel for the recent budget review i know this much. pretending that a return

u.s. military to stay in the country after 2014. relations continue to stumble from one argument to another. jane ferguson, al jazeera. >>> a u.s. vessel that will help destroy syria's chemical weapons is in spain at this hour on its way to italy. docking in spain to refuel. the ship will collect about 560 metric tons of syria's chemical weapons before taking them to international waters to be disposed of. dead lock today at those syrian peace talks. negotiators all trying to rescue the talks. >> reporter: peace talks continue, and they continue to stall. i think there is quite possibly a link with what you are seeing on the ground, which is an intense indication of the conflict, and the fact that nothing is going on here. the syrian observatory for human rights estimates that more than 4,900 people have died since the talks started here in the first session in the middle of january. an intensification of the violence on the ground. they have now had to call in the russians and the americans to try to kick start this process. they wi

u.s. military's mandate runs out in 11 months. if a security pact isn't signed, all troops will leave. tuesday the u.s.'s top commander will remind president obama that his work is not done. but afghan president still refuses to sign the agreement. speaking last month he was defiant that the u.s. must bring peace first. >> translator: in return for signing the agreement, we want peace and security for the people of afghanistan. without that, it is better they leaf and after afghanistan determines its own future. >> reporter: but the obama administration still hopes the private securities litigation reform act will be signed. >> with the afghan forces in the lead for their own security, our troops have moved to a support role. together with oural lyes we'll come a pleat our mission by the end of this year. >> reporter: continued financial support is also at stake. 350,000 soldiers and police officers are largely paid by foreign donations. and its economy is propped up by aid. the u.s. congress recently cut development aid in half, a move seen as further incentive to sign the agreement.

u.s. military justice systems has affected the reportg of sexual assaults. in fact, despite fundamental changes to their military justice systems include eliminating the role of the convening authority and placing prosecution decisions with independent military or sometimes civilian entities, our allies still face many of the same issues in preventing and responding to sexual assaults as the united states military. 9th, it is not clear what impact removing convening authority from senior commanders would have on the military justice process, or what consequences would result to organizational discipline, or operational capability and effectiveness. 10th, congress has recently enacted significant reforms, addressing sexual assault in the military. and the department of defense has implemented numerous changes to policies and programs to improve oversight and response. these reforms and changes have not yet been fully evaluated to assess their impact on sexual assault reporting or prosecution and lastly, prosecution of sexual misconduct contributes to the overa

now the pentagon is pumping in cash to boost its military presence in africa the u.s. says by pouring in troops weapons and mercenaries but it tends to turn a land of conflict into a land of hope now u.s. military bases are now spread all across the whole horn of africa drone bases are dotted across the region the biggest being in djibouti hosting over four thousand military personnel and contractors and thousands of u.s. soldiers are reportedly preparing for missions as part of the pentagon's new strategy to train by regional forces so artie's paullus leonardo so what could really be motivating america's newfound focus on the bread basket of the world out of africa. hundreds of millions of american dollars are flowing into africa as the pentagon upset spending on the continent there's plenty of moment to realize here nigeria a case in point the west african nation is america's fourth largest supplier of crude oil accounting for eleven percent of all u.s. oil imports we have made it has a lot of investment and. they have invested so much in the oil sector and they need

u.s. military? they are calling this a breach of trust. i have 23 pages of u.s. military evidence against these people. the u.s. military very happy to provide it. that's how furious they are about this because they believe they had an agreement. and just a couple of details about these people, some 30% of those released, the u.s. says, were involved in direct attacks killing or wounding u.s. troops/coalition forces. a total of 25 insurgents linked to ied attacks. 33 when captured had explosive residue after being captured tested positive for it. the u.s. says as these people return to their towns and villages, wherever they're going, if they find them involved in activity again, they will seek to capture them. they will obey the rules they say and turn them back over to afghanistan. if they get into fire fight with them, they will -- some 2,000 u.s. troops killed, some 20,000 wounded. >> the longest war in u.s. history. barbara, thanks very much. let's get some more on the outrage over this prisoner release. joining us is the retired u.s. army lieutenant general

u.s. military gear, all in a tight ten month time frame. general dempsey warns, al qaeda is still alive and active here. and worries about leaving that job undone. >> so we need to have an ability to have a credible, stable, reliable partner in afghanistan against al qaeda for the foreseeable future. >> now, general dempsey would clearly like to leave a small residual american force here in afghanistan. but there is a growing sentiment among u.s. military officials here in afghanistan and at the pentagon that now may be the best time for the u.s. to pick up and get out. brian? >> jim miklaszewski from bagram air base in afghanistan for us tonight. jim, thanks. >>> now we turn to this stunning news today about the obesity epidemic in america. it just broke late in the day, and the news is this. researchers say there's evidence of a dramatic drop in obesity among young children. and new questions about what's behind it. it's not all good news across the board, however. we get details on all of it tonight from nbc's rehema ellis. >> reporter:

u.s. military is upset about the release of 65 prisoners in afghanistan. now despite u.s.emands the release is of no concern to the united states. jane ferguson has our report. the government has insisted for weeks it will release dozenings of prisoners. and they weren't bluffing. >> we cannot prove that the 65 people are criminals. there is no reason to keep them in the prison. but handed over to the afghan president. they are called it a taliban making factory. saying innocent men enter the facility, and leave despising his government. >> none the less, 65 prisoners were set free. >> the u.s. says the men are all dangerous taliban fighters, responsible for civilian and military casualties. >> these individuals are dangerous. they pose threats to safety and security of the afghan people, and the state which is what i would say in terms of the threat that they pose. there is information lynching each of them 20 terror related crimes which again, turn around from the u.s. are the largest killer of afghan civilians. >> but none of them were tried in court. a review board loo

u.s. military personnel and contractors now thousands of u.s. soldiers are reportedly preparing for missions as part of the pentagon's new strategy to train and advise regional forces so now looks at what could really be motivating america's new found focus on africa. hundreds of millions of american dollars are flowing into africa as the pentagon upset spending on the continent there's plenty of war materials here nigeria a case in point the west african nation is america's fourth largest supplier of crude oil accounting for eleven percent of all u.s. oil imports we have made it has a lot of investment in that they have invested so much in the oil sector and they need to protect that and that believes rafsanjani is the real reason for u.s. troop expansion in africa not to bring democracy not to help the local populations but to protect american interests and justify the reasons for being here the governess in that area. to you know the collapse of. you know accountability. and of course you know dubai is the. definitive kind of make up a crisis

u.s. military in fact some would argue that it's a necessary tool to humanize the enemy in order to carry out operations in the middle east but extremist islam is not the only radical ideology influencing how the military functions in fact one root called the officers christian fellowship is made up of over fifteen thousand five hundred fundamentalist christian military officers who don't think their oath is to the constitution but in fact to the bible or the organizations own website it's purpose is to quote glorify god by uniting christian officers for biblical fellowship and outreach equipping and encouraging them to minister effectively in the military society sounds innocuous enough but according to some of the military there's a brutal culture of bowling and harassment for those who just aren't christian enough so here to discuss this unreported issue i'm joined now by our team correspondent ana stasia churkin a thanks so much for researching as nazia what did you learn from your in bed. about the prevalence of religious extremism in the military well i'll be one of the first things

u.s. military weaknesses. those sources expect force levels and compensation cuts will take a lot of heat on capitol hill with members concerned the pentagon will be cutting too much and won't be able to keep quality people. bret. >> on this panel, mike, thanks. >>> a showdown today in the nation's highest court over just how much power the environmental protection agency, the epa, has in regulating the air you breathe. correspondent shannon bream tells us there's a lot more at stake than just that. >> the supreme court heard arguments today that could determine just how far federal agencies can or cannot go when it comes to using regulatory power to accomplish their goals. though today's case centered on ep arsh's permitting goals related to green house gases, the broader issue is whether they had the right to rewrite a federal statute so it would meet the epa's regulatory aim without ever going to congress. >> the executive branch does not have the right to legislate, does not have the right to amend legisla

u.s.-south korean military exercises going on. state department said they're deeply disappointed. they also reiterated those exercises have nothing to do with the case of robert bae. as you noted, another former u.s. diplomat arrived in north korea today. that is donald greg, former u.s. ambassador to south korea. i'm told by the state department, this is not connected to the bae case. they're in there for another trip with diplomats, american diplomats, to build connections there. but certainly valuable, at least, to keep that conversation going while -- >> well-known diplomat, u.s. ambassador to south korea during the bush administration, the fact that he himself is there, that is significant. we don't know exactly what he's doing, though. >> no question. they say just in general to build bridges between the two countries. i wouldn't be surprised if he would bring up the bay case. the state department says that's not the express reason for his visit. >> i'm sure he's there, at least with a as it i had blessing. >> the state department also has mentioned the possibility of the rev