it's quite ironic to see why it has the second highest rate of malnutrition in the world after information. afghanistan. it has never been a top priority for the government. the government has been concerned wit with al-qaida. it has not been able to get it's act together. as we go into the mass report, this is not about breaking the cycle of poverty in yemen. it has to do with the new infrastructurhugeinfrastructuree developed and yemen having access to drinking water. it has 14 cubic meters of water a year, neighboring countries are a thousand. which means you'll expect more outbreaks of diseases in the country, which also leads to malnutrition. children will continue to die of malnutrition until the yemeni government find a solution do t it. >> a new child introduced to the therapeutic feeding hospital. the three-year-old sufferedded severe malnutrition at bit. by the time her family brought her here, it was too late. her brain had had been permanently damaged and she'll never be able to talk. her glazed eyes and stunting are signs of malnutrition, and she now requires they are putting food. >> 1 mi

purple heart recipient served as avary scout in afghanistan. the world's most deadliest fire fights he fought troops and risked his life to save a soldier the fifth living service member to receive the purple heart for actions in afghanistan and iraq. >> march in washington you can relive that history event at the national museum of american history. changing america the proclamation 1863 and walk on washington 1963. >> idea is you come down this corridor and you see the people on one side you have people enslaved av african-americans and the other side a crowd of people coming to the march on washington. both of these events the emancipation proclamation and match on washington are people's movements. >> allow yourself a lot of time if you want to check it out there is a lot to see. as the nation's capital commemorate help us tell the story were you there? send pictures and recollections 3 ways eshg mail, twitter or face book we will share your stories. more ahead on the news edge. >> it is not every day a professional athlete shows up at your high school

so the negotiation of the old afghanistan and the culture of the outside world is very deeply mixed up with what is going to happen going forward. i'll just up there. -- just stop there up on. >> thank you very much. i'm not a historian, not analytical as tamim is, but i'm just so fortunate to be here in a position to be able to speak on behalf of the afghan people. and the reason i really took and embark on this journey was to write "lost decency" is for the afghan people. for millions of people who have had nothing to do with the decisions that put them in the misery we are talking about today. submission is indeed that and that is what i again i wrote the book to start part of this dialogue to talk about the decency of human beings, and the loss of decency, and that was very important to me. so in that regard, i want to apologize to you that when i speak to groups, when i sounded judgmental, because when i talk about the social aspects of life and people who defend them, it is very difficult, especially in today's environment where there are so many different opinions and so many ex

karzai met with the clock ticking before international troops are scheduled to withdraw from afghanistan. nhk world reports. >> reporter: president karzai's visit was his first since nawaz sharif became prime minister of pakistan in june. karzai wants pakistan to use its support influence to encourage taliban to return to the negotiating table. >> i've come to pakistan, mr. prime minister, to meet with you. and to advance a course of action together by having a common campaign against extremism. we make sure that the two countries are safer and prosperous towards a secure future. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: securing the peace e single important issue for karzai. the militant group has been stepping up attacks as international troops prepare to withdraw from afghanistan. but the taliban has so far refused to talk to the karzai administration, accusing it of being a puppet of the united states. a peace deal is also an important goal for the united states. in june, the u.s. tried to launch direct talks with the taliban. which opened an office in qatar as a channel for discussions. but that move angered p

. >>> in news of the world tonight in afghanistan ten people killed in an attack on an construction site were transported in the back of a truck today. a development projects are frequently targeted by insurgents. in pakistan heavy rains and floods have destroyed thousands of homes. pakistan regularly suffers from flooding during the monsoon season that usually runs through july and august. >> in canada, police say they found 40 pythons in an ontario motel room, where five young children were staying with their parents. the snakes were owned by family that recently been evicted from their home. earlier this month, a 4-year- old and a 6-year-old were killed by an african python, a much larger shake while the two brothers were sleeping at a home at of a friend in news brunswick jerry sandusky is specific up to 60 years in prison follow his conviction of child sexual abuse. victim no. 5 received an undisclosed amount of money, he was assaulted by the coach after the university knew of reports that saunder had attacked a boy in a campus shower. 25 more settles are expand in the next few days

middle east and north africa, and 21 american diplomatic posts in that part of the world, including iraq, egypt, afghanistan, and libya, will be closed on sunday. so far, the government hasn't said much except that it is all connected to al qaeda. but our national security correspondent david martin has learned new details about why the government is taking this so seriously. >> the threat comes from yemen, where the group known as al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has emerged as the most dangerous terrorist organization in the world. the intelligence does not reveal where an attack might occur. analysts believe yemen is the most likely place, but warn it could be anywhere in the arc of mostly muslim countries stretching from north africa to south asia. the threat goes beyond u.s. inn stlaigzs to include those of other western countries. britain will close its embassy iniemen and urged all its citizens to leave the country. there's no indication what kind of attack might be in the works although al qaeda in the arakian peninsula has specialized in stiewdz bombing. it's master bombmaker built the underwear b

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interpretation of islam and that have drawn in a number of foreign fighters from around the world libya egypt tunisia afghanistan russia all over who have the same philosophy and they sort of have taken a very critical role and have been called by even the united states is the most effective fighting force and in june we heard obama say that we are viciously declaring arm the rebels of course we know that by proxy they've been armed by the us for a long long time what does that mean i mean what stage is the armenian right now can you give us a little sense of what that actually entails and certainly well the united states they're trying to sort of keep a wrap on it but what they have been saying when they said they're officially arming the rebels is that they were sending a large amount of quote unquote small arms rifles that sort of thing as well as things that have been flowing in from europe and sort of through europe and america the gulf states shoulder to shoulder fired rockets that can take out tanks or be used against helicopters and things of that nature so it's still primarily sort of a small arms kind

and others boycotted over the soviet invasion in afghanistan. >> i was world champion. so i thought that that opportunity was taken away from me. >> reporter: he and others say the best way to combat human rights policies here is for athletes to compete and win. michelle kosinski, nbc news, moscow. >>> when we come back here tonight, a billionaire's big secret revealed, and it could change the way we travel forever. >>> back now with what was one of the biggest talkers of the day. the proposal by inventor and entrepreneur elon musk to revolutionize the way we travel faster and cheaper. musk says he was up all night working on the design before he released it today. were it anyone else, the world probably wouldn't notice, but this is elon musk. nbc's tom costello reports. >> reporter: what if going from point a to point b quickly no longer involved planes, trains, or automobiles? >> bye! >> reporter: think "the jetsons." not jets. one of the world's most visionary entrepreneurs says it's no longer science fiction. >> a cross between a concord, a rail gun and an air hocke

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world. really solve any problems afghanistan iraq libya is a new dimension to the now. which is what the us explained it to are to bring your there's no civil peace or violence all of this needs to be taken into account before you wonder decision to start bombing syria which will lead to civilian casualties so as the world expects a u.s. air strike at any time a prudent urging restraint at this moment in time. the u.n. chief doesn't want to military action in syria until his chemical weapons inspectors present their findings to the security council that could take a couple of weeks but washington has said it will decide on what to do regardless of the probes results the u.s. appears ready to pull the trigger soon but much of the world rejects that plan also is going to check out reports while the obama administration is laying the groundwork for a military strike against syria but the president says he has not made the final decision it missed ration has spent the last few days scrambling an intelligence assessment that would make the case for an attack on syria today w

afghanistan, they are surrounded by very conservative culture. in 2010, this is not true now but narco trafficking and helman province alone was the fourth largest trafficker of heroin in the world. the taliban controlled the region and this is the environment that the marines came into in 2009 and subsequently it has stabilized significantly since then. so the primary mission of marines in southwest afghanistan is security. but our secondary mission is to assist our interagency partners in kick starting institutions that contribute to a stable nation state. as an educator i joined the team to oversee the portfolio of education and was given the opportunity to implement the country's education strategic plan over the southwest provinces. additionally i was given the national action plan for women and control of two female engagement teams which were marines trained to interact with the population of women because of the pashi culture, the males were not allowed to interact with the women. in order obviously to ensure communities stay strong you have to not only address the men, but you absolutely need to address the women. so we created the female engagement team. with our inter

afghanistan. in a media world where most wars are reported on from a safe distance it's no wonder that most western outlets sided with saakashvili who by the time had a live t.v. link set up in his own office. on the other hand public relations have never been russia's specialty in the days of the conflict many state institutions went into lockdown completely yielding the initiative to saakashvili. haven't been many events like this in our country for the past few decades. and if we're talking about the russian federation as an independent country. it was the first time in its history. the struggle for global public opinion was in many ways just a theater of war i see a turn where exaggerated emotions and tree keep the public's attention i cannot even imagine i mean seeing a twelve year old go through all of this it must be but that also mentally doesn't care about. the real suffering we can blame only one person and joe lieberman i'm not going george and very good people and plain georgian government and he has to resign and that certainly wasn't the one. making the wars all about personalities pu

afghanistan. veterans of 9/11, this is a world away form the battlefield. a return home is never easy. job, nocome home to no family that can support them. >> he returned to the u.s. in february after his first two were in afghanistan. readjusting to civilian life and finding a good job are difficult challenges. >> having challenges and difficulties reintegrating back into the community. >> the unemployed a rate for these veterans, post on 11 vets have a 7.7% unemployment rate compared to the overall 7.4% rate. that is where the fun comes in. -- that is where the fund comes in. it is not just jobs. canceling is available. that's can receive benefits. >> we are not where we need to be. we are making progress breed >> president obama is reassuring veteran groups that their service is not forgotten. aheadwill keep moving with paper less systems. >> to build hope for those who sacrifice so much. >> if you need help or need access to different support systems. >> he considers himself lucky he has a good job in the i.t. field, and a loving and supportive family. gets satisfaction from helping

has started several conflicts and various parts of the world but did that really solve any problems afghanistan or iraq libya there's no democracy then now which is what the u.s. claimed it tried. to bring this new civil peace all balance all of these has to be taken into account before making the decision to stop bombing syria which will lead to civilian casualties so as the world expects a u.s. airstrike at any time a prudent urging restraint at this moment in time. or to sean thomas there well before obama made it certain that he wants a limited attack on syria washington's already had a lot of naval power on standby in the mediterranean he says he wants to talk to congress about it but the healths will only be back from its break on september ninth something i mentioned a little earlier well five american destroyers are ready to attack whenever the order is given and the u.s.s. san antonio now that's a warship with several hundred marines on board also joined them late on friday obama said that there will be no boots on the ground in syria echoing earlier u.s. claims that these troops on bo

recognize that all of us, here in the united states, great britain, and many parts of the world giving afghanistansuspicion of any action post iraq, and i appreciate that. on the other hand, it's important for us to recognize that when over a thousand people are killed, including hundreds of innocent children through the use of a weapon that 98 or 99% of humanity says should not be used, even in war, and there is no action, then we're sending a signal that that international norm doesn't mean much. that is a danger to our national security. obviously, if and when we make a decision to respond, there are a whole host of considerations i have to take into account too

going to withdraw because to prove that point you know we've now been in afghanistan for longer than the first and second world wars added up together my view is that what we've done in afghanistan and iraq in fact for many decades whatever britain's got involved in the middle east we tend to make things worse not better horrible the way it is ghastly though some of the crimes of the that are being committed there is nothing the british military can do my view to make things better the us is a sin that this time around will be nothing unlike iraq or serbia oh in libya washington is confident that when it comes to syria the evidence is unquestionable just like it was when saddam was accused of hiding weapons of mass destruction his art is gannett if you can on america's reckitt missteps military. before every u.s. intervention in the last fifteen years there was a hype of lies misinformation and discrepancies but every time washington would present its case for war as the ultimate truth leading people to believe that waging war was the only way to peace as the us is preparing an attack on syria striking similar

that mine was made in louisiana, exported around the world, used in afghanistan, used all other the place, sold to different countries. in a sense, these struggles will always return to where you are if you are interested in them. see, what is the point of, say, somebody in mongolia joining anti-tear gas movement unless tear gas is extensively used in mongolia? that's how they are use -- join the movement to end tear gas use. let's have a u.n. resolution to ban tear gas. that is a legitimate international politics. but the politics that you're thinking of is that tear gas is made in the u.s., in brazil. what is it, five, six places? i read that report. basically, a handful of places. those are the places where the campaign has to assert itself. but that doesn't mean that tomorrow the indians are going to stop manufacturing tear gas. the americans have banned it, the brazilians have banned it. at the same time, there has to be a push in the global forum to have an international convention against tear gas. but here's the thing, there are international conventions against most of these thin

spread no vaccine exists against a mosquito borne virus which has become the world's fossil spreading tropical disease. in afghanistan a suicide bomber has attacked a mosque in the northern province of killing a district chief and his associates while wounding several others the exact casualty figures are not yet clear and no groups have claimed responsibility the incident reportedly occurred during the funeral of a tribal leader who died the day before north afghanistan has been at the country's elisa volatile area in recent years but has seen a surge in attacks ahead of the twenty fourteen nato withdraw. with the damage of from the floods in russia is far easier reaching all those a billion dollars president putin has been urging local officials to step up their response the disaster has seen many thousands evacuated farmland and homes destroyed and entire towns devastated. as. this man is one of thousands in russia's far east waiting nervously his garden submerged and soon his ground floor could also be taken over by the amel rivers rising levels the consequences of which are unthinkable you know well after this f

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historically conflicts in various parts of the world that really solve many problems afghanistan iraq libya is a new dimension to the now which is what the u.s. claim to try to bring your there's no civil peace or balance all of this needs to be taken into account before you know you wonder decision to start bombing syria which will lead to civilian casualties. expects a u.s. airstrike at any time a prudent urging restraint at this moment in time. thank you very much indeed for that thomas live from sound from moscow thank you very much again. u.n. chemical weapons are exposed are expected to present the results of the investigation into last week's use of deadly toxins in syria but the u.s. has made it clear the wild body's findings will not influence its intentions to a time of the syrian regime which it blames for the chemical entente that reportedly killed more than fourteen hundred civilians with an investigation expected with intervention i should say expected as early as this weekend the wider international community remains unconvinced by america's claims as count reports whil

historically conflicts in various parts of the world that really solve many problems afghanistan iraq libya is a new dimension see there now which is what the u.s. claim to try to bring your there's no civil peace or balance all of this needs to be taken into account before you know you wonder decision to start bombing syria which will lead to civilian casualties. and one thing that president putin said. is that the g twenty summit that is coming up next week is a good place for the global community to discuss the situation in syria and that anything should wait until then it looks like now obama has sent this to abate in congress and we're waiting to see if that same spirited debate that happened last week in the parliament will happen in the united states as well sean thanks a lot for that live update there from central told us well meanwhile antiwar protesters have been demonstrating around the world against this imminent strike on syria more than a thousand protesters in london chanted hands off syria that was before obama left no doubt the country will be a target there were simi

afghanistan. the victims all work for a world bank program managed by the afghan military rule rehabilitation. five of them are affiliated with an international nongovernment organization. reuters says earlier the same day six other men were executed in the eastern province of paktia. the men were afghan drivers and the taliban killed them after accusing them for working for the government. the taliban are increasingly targeting civilians who they believe are cooperating with the government. the development adds to concerns about the prospects for peace in afghanistan as most foreign combat troops prepare to withdraw by the end of next year. >>> india has enjoyed years of economic rapid growth, yet the country remains home to one in four of the world's poor. the lower house in parliament on monday approved a plan worth nearly $20 billion to provide cheap grain to lower income households. the governing coalition will face elections in less than a year's time and the opposition is accusing it of creating populous policies designed to win votes. the program still needs the approval of the upper h

. >> we wanted to show to the outside of the world that the people of afghanistan and pakistan are brothers not have any problem with each other. >> reporter: back on the field the afghan team dominated the game, scoring three goals and sending pakistan home empty handed. >> translator: our government and media say there is a good relationship, but from what i have seen the relationship does not bring the people of afghanistan joy. >> reporter: there is joy in afghanistan. the victory gave afghans something to cheer about. >> oh, that's it for sports. >> thanks very much. >>> small scale farmers in kenya are using i-cow, and it sends valuable tips on production, and breeding information direct to their phones. peter has the stories. >> reporter: these cows have a heavy responsibility. together they feed, clothe, and education this man's entire family. four cows are fairly typical for kenyan farmers. enough to live off of but not afford expert advise. farmers can't produce prize stock or improve productivity without that kind of support. that's why one kenyan farmer worked with one of the co

vaccine exists i gave the mosquito borne virus which has become the world's fastest spreading tropical disease. in northern afghanistan police say twelve people including a district chief have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on a mosque around twenty others are said to be wounded no groups have so far claimed responsibility but suspicions have fallen on the taliban there is and reportedly occurred during the funeral of a tribal leader died of the day before north afghanistan has been the country's least volatile area in recent years but has seen a surge in attacks ahead of the twenty fourteen need to withdraw. ride with the damage of from the flaws in russia's far reaching almost a billion dollars present good is been urging local officials to step up their response the disaster has seen many thousands evacuated farmland and homes destroyed an entire town devastated artie's paul scott has more this man is one of thousands in russia's far east waiting nervously his garden submerged and soon his ground floor could also be taken over by the animal rivers rising levels the consequences of which are unthinkable. after

if you turn it around and say that we live in an extremely turbulent world and maybe we would like, after afghanistannd iraq, to pull back. and do nationbuilding at home. are we capable of doing nationbuilding at home in a world that remains as turbulent as it is? the am going to cite opportunity i had recently to write and op-ed with david petraeus. one was this week and one was earlier this year in the washington post. thatve tried to argue these deficit deals that have been proposed would be wonderful to have an many ways. they are not essential. what you need to do, given that america's economy has so much promise, what you need to do is tip the curve on how we are increasing the debt. a we lower our expectations little we can wind up in a reasonable place for the next five or 10 years. long-term entitlement is a big challenge. our colleagues have written eloquently about this. guyer not going to solve that problem. -- and i are not going to solve that problem. in the short term, if you had a modest increase in either income tax rates or a modest cap on deductions the way mitt romney was proposin

of us, here in the united states, in great britain, and many parts of the world, there is a certain weariness given afghanistan, a certain weariness given suspicion of any military action post-iraq, and i appreciate that. it is important for us to recognize that when over a thousand people are killed, including hundreds of innocent children through the use of a weapon that 98% or 99% of humanity says should not be used even in war and there is no action, then we are sending a signal that that international norm does not mean much. and that is a dangerous thing to our national security. obviously, if and when we make a decision to respond, there are a whole host of considerations that i have to take into account in terms of how effective it is and given the kinds of options we are looking at, it would be very limited and would not involve a long-term commitment or a major operation. we are confident we can provide congress all the information and get all the input that they need, and we are very mindful of that, and we can have serious conversations with our allies and friends around the world about this, but u

has started seven conflicts and there is parts of the world but did that really solve any problems afghanistan iraq libya there's no democracy then now which is what the u.s. claimed it tried. bringing this new civil peace or balance all of these has to be taken into account before making the decision to stop bombing syria which will lead to civilian casualties so as the world expects a u.s. airstrike at any time a prudent urging restraint at this moment in time. told us there and while washington is becoming increasingly certain to carry out at least a limited military operation in syria much of the world seems to reject that plan what he's going to check on reports while the obama administration is laying the groundwork for a military strike against syria but the president says he has not made the final decision the administration has spent the last few days scrambling an intelligence assessment that would make the case for an attack on syria today we finally saw that report beyond classified four page version of it secretary kerry presented the report with this take a listen the american in

has started several conflicts in various parts of the world but did that really solve any problems afghanistan iraq libya there's no democracy there now which is what the u.s. claimed it tried to bring this new civil peace or balance all of these has to be taken into account before making the decision to stop bombing syria which will lead to civilian casualties so as the world expects a u.s. air strike at any time a prudent urging restraint at this moment in time meanwhile the u.n. chief death and wanted military action in syria until his chemical weapons inspectors present that findings to the security council they've just returned from that trip and you're seeing the very latest pictures of that plane touching down and wrote it down a full report of the inspectors findings could take a couple of weeks but washington wants to make a decision on syria faster than that but much of the world projects the plan for us in intervention next check out reports. well the obama administration is laying the groundwork for a military strike against syria but the president says he has not made the final de

world. we've got to be vigilant about that. as the war in afghanistan ends, it's true.ncluding our marine corps, will be leaner. budgets will be tighter. and that's only natural. part of ending a war responsibly is moving off a perpetual wartime footing. it's time to use some of the money we have been spending on war to do some nation building right here at home. but, what we can't do is repeat the mistakes of history. we've seen in the past where after a war, we hollowed out our military. left our military unprepared. we've got right now the best-led, best-trained, best-equipped military in human history. our marine corps is the finest expeditionary force in the world. and as long as i'm commander in chief, i'm going to keep it that way. now, to do that, we're going to need some help out of washington. congress couldn't agree on a plan to reduce the deficit in what i consider a sensible way, so instead, what we've got is these big across-the-board cuts called the sequester. sequester kicked in. it includes defense. and we're already starting to effects. here at pendlet

how in the world, this guy said i was trying to defend taliban in afghanistan, knowledge out the soldiersthey got there. how in the world could you be in the military that long and people not pick up on this. >> the thing is he was part of a protected class, the higher ups, i read through briefings and writings he did. this guy was clearly radical, but there's a culture they wouldn't say figure if you were doing it. retribution or fear of retribution that you would be punished for saying anything against him was part of the problem. look, the biggest joke in this whole thing, when the trial is over if he appeals to civil court, to the supreme court, if it happens in the next three years, the president has to sign off on his execution, if he gets the death penalty. does anybody believe this president would sign off on the death penalty for nadal hassan. i don't call him major, he doesn't deserve that title. >> took three years for the trial to get under way. hard to believe the sentencing would come like that. the judge has an important role to make sure the victims aren't revictimized. im

he lobbed a few missiles into empty tents in afghanistan and showed the world he was unserious.r that was the cole. after that was 9/11. an attack here like that will do absolutely nothing. it was outlined by general keen earlier in the show. there are assets. it's the airfields. it's air control now that gives assad the upper hand and the opportunity to win this war. and we can stop that with weapons that do not involve going over syrian airspace and involves nobody on the ground. it can be done. if obama does that, it will demonstrate a strategic idea. otherwise, it will be worse than useless. >> there are now four u.s. navy destroyers in the mediterranean. all of them have tomahawk cruise missiles that could be used here. and strategically, if we're talking strategy to take out assad's air capability. and one of his ways to distribute chemical weapons. he does fire these rockets as we saw. but the most effective way according to experts is to use it by air power. >> right. by air power. i think that that could be one of the strategic goals, to prevent him from doing this agai

has started several conflicts and various parts of the world but did that really solve any problems afghanistan or iraq libya. there's no democracy then now which is what the u.s. claimed it tried to bring this new civil peaceful balance all of these has to be taken into account before making the decision to stop bombing syria which will lead to civilian casualties so russia continuing to stand in their position that the world needs to wait for the u.n. investigation to take place. and joy to live now for some perspective on this by political analyst and activist mark mason joining us from california so president obama looked as though he was about to act unilaterally on syria and now he's saying that he's going to seek congressional approval for it what do you think prompted him to change his mind oh it's going to be the raytheon factor the wreath back there is that raytheon corporation makes the tomahawk missiles their stock price on the stock market shot off more than thirty percent last week and we do indeed here in the united states we help but presumably we're told we have a constitutiona

conflicts in various parts of the world but did that really solve any problems afghanistan iraq libya there's no democracy there now which is what the u.s. claimed it tried to bring this new civil peace or balance all of these has to be taken into account before making the decision to stop bombing syria which will lead to civilian casualties so russia continuing to stand in their position that the world needs to wait for the u.n. investigation to take place the world needs to act globally it looks like now that president obama will be sending it back to congress and so we will wait to see if that spirited debate that happened in the in the u.k. parliament will also happen in the united states. or to sean thomas there for more let's not cross live to phyllis bennis she's director of the institute for policy studies written extensively on the middle east and the u.s. foreign policy joining us live from washington for us what a bomber he's really under public pressure and also his major allies the u.k. and nato. intervention at just how much that these factors impact on his decision to c