it must be fought and won by yemenis. to their great credit, the president and his government including the defense minister and chief of army staff and the interior minister, have made commenting -- combating the terrorists a priority. so long as aqap that fence is its murderous agenda, we will be a close ally with yemen. just as our approach to yemen is multidimensional, our counter to his or -- our counter-terrorism tools are many. with our international partners, we have put unprecedented pressure on their aqap. plots of imported and keep aqap leaders have met their demise. attention has focused on one tool in particular, drone strikes. in june, the obama administration declassified the fact that in yemen, our results of resulted in direct action against opposition leaders. this spring, a -- i address the subject at length and why strikes are legal, ethical and highly effective. today, i simply say that all our efforts in yemen are operated in conjunction with the yemeni government. every effort is made to avoid any c

yemeni relations. on the subject of yemen, when it comes out, it is often through the prism of the terrorist threat that is emanating from its borders. for good reason. al qaeda has an active affiliate, the peninsula. it has murdered and killed and kidnapped people, and poses a threat against u.s. aviation and the united states breadlike vitamin discussion of yemeni and counterterrorism efforts can focus exclusively on the use of one counterterrorism tool in particular. a targeted strike at the white house, we have always taken a broad view, both of yemen's challenges and u.s. policies. two months ago, however, a number of experts wrote an open letter to president obama arguing that there is a perception that the united states is focused on the exclusion of yemen's broader political economic and social ills. among the recommendations, that u.s. officials conveyed, making a commitment to the yemenite transition and stability. it is in that spirit that joining him today. both in my official capacity and

the prisoners told him they were in fact the yemeni soldiers capture in the attack near jaar. while the camera was rolling, they pleaded for the government to agree to demands for a prisoner exchange. many claimed the al qaeda fighters had been better armed and supplied. >> it was a very, very difficult situation to be tasituation to a journalist to interview prisoners. i have been detained before, and i know how hard it is, how hopeless you are, how you have no control. it was very difficult. >> narrator: a few minutes after this scene was filmed, the guards ordered the cameras turned off, and blindfolded the team again. their visit was over. >> i thought, "okay, we've done something. now we'll be detained, and we'll be put with the prisoners." and as we sat blindfolded, a man comes, and he started addressing us. he had this very deep, sinister voice. and he said, "those are our detainees. the sharia tell us we can kill them or we can exchange them for prisoners. and we want to tell the yemeni government that those people will be killed if negotiation doesn't start very soon.

.- yemeni relations.on this subject of yemen, it is often through the prism of the terrorist suburb. and for good reason. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula or aqap is that most active affiliate. leaders who murdered your many citizens, kidnap and kill abrams, harbert american and terrorist attacks on the united states and attempted repeated attacks against u.s. likewise discussion of the many an american counter-terrorism efforts tend to focus on exclusively on the use of one counter-terrorism tool in particular, targeted sites. at the white house it is always taking a broader view, both of the challenges and u.s. policy. them number of experts wrote an open letter to president obama arguing that there is a section of the united states whose singular focus to the exclusion of the broader political and economic and social ills of yemen. among the recommendations that u.s. officials publicly convey the united states is making a sustained commitment to the political transition of yemen, economic development,

we share the vision that guide so many yemenis. a yemen where all citizens have a government that is democratic, responsive, and just. we are under dilution. given the tremendous challenges that human faces, progress will take many years. if we have learned anything in the past two years, it is that we should not underestimate the will of the yemeni people. despite the insurmountable obstacles, hundreds of thousands of men and women took to the streets engaged in political and social movements for the first time in their lives and in so doing, helped pave the way for change with a, which a few years ago -- which a few years ago would have seemed impossible. not be future may determined by violence. the people of yemen have a long and hard working ethic. as they go forward in pursuit of the security, prosperity, and dignity they so richly deserve, they will have a partner in the u.s. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you for that comprehensive laying out of u.s. policy to yemen. very interesting. he mentioned a democratic and

it must be fought and won by yemenis. to their great credit, the president and his government including the defense commenting -- combating the terrorists a priority. so long as aqap minister and chief of army staff and the interior minister, have madethas its murderous agenda, we will be a close ally with yemen. just as our approach to yemen is multidimensional, our counter to his or -- our counter-terrorism tools are many. with our international partners, we have put unprecedented pressure on their aqap. plots of imported and keep aqap leaders have met their demise. attention has focused on one tool in particular, drone strikes. in june, the obama administration declassified the fact that in yemen, our results of resulted in direct action against opposition leaders. this spring, a -- i address the subject at length and why strikes are legal, ethical and highly effective. today, i simply say that all our efforts in yemen are operated in conjunction with the yemeni government. every effort is made to with us. yet many cit

. >> narrator: fouad said that us drones and the yemeni air force often attacked. >> (translated): they bomb people's homes to prove to washington they are truly fighting terrorism. but they have failed. >> narrator: he agreed to take ghaith on a tour of jaar.

-yemeni relations.emen comes within thealways context of terrorism emanating from there. most-activeda's most active's pavilion. it has carried repeated attacks against the u.s. and u.s. affiliations. efforts tend to focus exclusively on the use of one counter-terrorism tool. targeted strike. the at the white house, we have always taken a broader view of the challenges and u.s. policy. they said the united states is singularly focused on that to the exclusion of yemen's social ills. the u.s. officials publicly convey that the united nations is making a sustained commitment for economic development and stability. both in an official capacity and as someone who has come to know and admire yemen and its people over the last three decades. i want to begin with a snapshot of where yemen is today. they have made progress toward implementing to key elements of the cooperation council agreement. they provided a road map for political transition and reform. as part of military reorganization, commanders includin

the arabian peninsula is mostly made up of yemenis. they are not determined only to carry out attacks against americans. and a lot of them are trying to gain ground. that actually put up their flags. controlling the territory. they are trying to unseat the government. we are trying to help the yemenis thwart that insurgency and push it back. it is counter to our interests and the arabian peninsula as a whole. where we get involved is to mitigate those terrorist threats. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has some very creative and determined murderers that have gone to great lengths to try to find ways to put ied's on aircraft and carry out attacks on a daily basis. we are not going to sit by and let our fellow americans the killed. if the only way we can prevent this deaths is to take direct action against them, we will do so. >> this gentleman right here. then the lady right there. >> thank you so much. what is your assessment of the claim from five members of congress that the muslim brotherhood has deeply penetrated the u.s. governm

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while their wives set the table the men need to discuss their coming performance the bread the yemenis baking is only made in this part of dagestan it's one of the most diverse regions of russia there are about thirty different ethnic groups living on this land all of them those their own cuisine and language. yet there are three things that unite. the rope. and. the most popular dagestani dish gets meat and cold separately in a meat broth but even though when karl is cooked all over doug is done the recipes vary slightly from region to region. was where making is it's not sake like ever pastry. and this tastes much better this way i remember one is why i'm expecting guests so i'm going to treat them with this wine . we always win first prize. and we are going to win as well because we're the best at what we do. victory will be out. tomorrow they head to the festival. because from across. one of them seeking victory. wealthy british. markets. the road from the southern border of dagestan runs across. it's russia's southernmost city and one of the oldest in the world some say that it's

a while their wives set the table the men need to discuss their coming performance the bread the yemenis baking is only made in this part of dagestan it's one of the most diverse regions of russia there are about thirty different ethnic groups living on this land all of them those their own cuisine and language. yet there are three things that unite. the rope. and. the most popular dagestani dish meat and separately in a meat broth but even though i think i was cooked all over doug has done the recipes very slightly from region to region. from this where making is it's not sake like ever pastry. and this tastes much better this way a remote one is why i'm expecting guests so i'm going to treat them with this wine . we always win first prize this time we are going to win as well. we're the best at what we do you know with this victory will be out. tomorrow they head to the festival along with other tightrope walk us from across to. each one of them seeking victory. good luck for a tour. to build a new. dawn about anything tombs mission to teach music creation why it should care about huma

blew himself up at a funeral service he was apparently targeting tribesmen who had sided with the yemeni army during an offensive against islamist militants this all comes after a u.s. drone strike has killed five suspected al qaeda members earlier in the day. and if you've got vacation plans to mexico were jamaica you may be out of luck tropical storm ernesto is on its way there and it's expected to swell into a category one hurricane the u.s. national hurricane center predicts it will hit the mexican coast by wednesday with winds reaching one hundred twenty kilometers an hour jamaican authorities have issued storm warnings that are evacuating people to me and them. meanwhile the united nations has announced food aid shipments to north korea this follows heavy flooding that has killed nearly one hundred seventy people there hundreds of thousands more are just placed in large swaths of problems have been damaged the recent events prompted fears of food shortages in the country the flooding comes on the heels of the most severe drought in decades. and one if conducted military exercises l

fighter blew unself up at a funeral service apparently targeting tribesmen who had sided with the yemeni army during an offensive against islamist militants this comes after a u.s. drone killed five suspected al qaeda members earlier in the day. a fireworks factory in central pakistan has exploded leaving at least six people dead . in fifteen injured it happened on saturday morning while workers unloaded fireworks from a donkey cart the entire factory into adjacent buildings then became engulfed in the ensuing fire pakistan's been trying to crack down on the country's many illegal firework manufacturers. and if you got the patients plan to mexico jamaica you may be in trouble tropical storm ernesto is on its way there and it's expected to swell into a category one hurricane the u.s. national hurricane center predicts it will hit the mexican coast by wednesday with winds reaching one hundred twenty kilometers per hour the jamaican authorities have issued storm warnings and part of that grading people to the mainland. the u.n. has announced a grouping of shipments to north korea this follo

subject but it's smear campaign wasn't the punishment for the prominent yemeni journalist hyder shying he was the first to report on the u.s. drone strike in yemen which killed fourteen women and twenty one children back in two thousand and nine he's now in jail in yemen upon the request of barack obama himself convicted of having ties with terrorists and what's what's most outrageous for me as a as an american journalist is the role of the u.s. ali abdullah saleh the president of yemen gets a phone call not from john brennan or whatever obama's advisers but from president obama himself and president obama said we're very concerned about the release of this guy we don't know the full extent of what happened in that phone call with the white house and state department in fact i interviewed the state department admitted that obama in fact said the u.s. wants him to stay in jail here in the u.s. or in the u.k. for that matter journalists are protected by law and it's not easy to put them in jail but there is one way to get back at them try and discredit their work by suggesting they're he

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yemeni relations. when the subject of yemen comes up, it is often through the prism of the terrorist threat emanating from its borders and for good reason. the peninsula is al qaeda's most active affiliate. it has assassinated yemeni leaders. targeted american interests. killed aid workers. attempted repeated attacks against u.s. aviation. likewise, discussion of yemeni and american counterterrorism efforts tend to focus on the use of one counterterrorism tool in particular. targeted strikes. at the white house, we have always take an broader view. both of yemen's challenges and u.s. policy. two months ago however a number of experts wrote an open letter to president obama arguing there is a per stheapings the united states is -- per stheapings the united states is focused on yemen's political, economic and social ills. it is in that spirit that i join you here today. both in my official capacity and as someone who has come to know and admire yemen and its people. i want to begin with a snapshot of whe

officials say the bomber targeted tribesmen who fought with the the yemeni during an al qaeda offensive >>> as fierce as pelican bay's mainline housing can be, there is a place that inmates fear even more. in prison slang, it's known as "the hole." while pelican bay houses some of the worst inmate the state of california, the security housing unit or shu has always housed the worst inmates in pelican bay. >> now this might look concrete to you, but it is not comparison to the shu program. everything is concrete. >> no ground, no grass, it is all cement. lights all the time. noisy. the yard, you look up at the roof and it is like this. you don't see the sky, you still see bars, you know what i mean? >> you know, you can drive yourself crazy like that just sitting somewhere for 23 hours a day. i wouldn't want to see my worst enemy go back there. it's no place for any human being. >> in addition to containing inmates with a history of violence in the general population, the shu houses inmates who have been officially confirmed by the prison as active, valid gang members. >> under current p

and what al qaeda is trying to do, i believe this came from al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, the yemeni group, they're trying to get home-grown recruits across the west, the united states, and spain, all across europe to actually launch attacks themselves. because in some parts of the world, al qaeda is under some difficulty, particularly in pakistan. but what we're hearing about this plot, brooke, suggests this is the old-fashioned type of al qaeda plot, where operatives actually sent in, dispatched to the west, to launch attacks. >> i see. therefore, if they're in spain, they would have to speak spanish. paul cruickshank in brussels. paul, thank you. >>> a couple, man and woman, barges into their neighbor's home with guns, knives, wigs. it's dangerous, it's frightening. police say this is all because of bath salts. so just what is in these manufactured drugs that is making all these people so crazed? >>> and the lead negotiator to bring peace to syria, or so he hoped, now quits. kofi annan says he is done out of frustration. so what next? ♪ anything 'cause you mean everything to me ♪

the bomber allegedly targeted tribesmen who fought alongside the yemeni army during a recent al qaedaed tens of thousands of fans to be evacuated from the lollapalooza music festival today. nearly 90,000 people were sent to shelter sites in underground garages. thousands of area restaurants are still without power. >>> several wildfires are burning throughout oklahoma tonight. firefighters have contained at least one blaze that is suspected to be the work of arsonist arsonists. the fire burned through dozens of homes. police are searching for a suspect who witnesses say tossed a lit newspaper out of a vehicle on friday. >>> and happy birthday to president obama. the president celebrated his 51st birthday today with a round of golf and a trip to camp david. he will be back on the campaign trail next week. back to "lockup." >>> miami-dade corrections, the sixth largest jail system in the united states, is like a small overpopulated city, one that never shuts down. the task of officially running these facilities can be daunts -- meals, medications, rec time, visitations. it's a never-end

a very good op-ed piece that came out in "the new york times" on june 13 written by a 23-year-old yemenictivist and it was really a plea to the united states government. the title of it was, how drone's help al qaeda. he said the drone strikes are causing more people to join radical since not driven by ideology but revenge and despair. he said the short-term gains for killing military leaders is miniscule compared to the long-term damage the drone program is causing. so, in yemen, it's not only a case of killing people inside gehman and oh i should mention when the drum programs started there it was under the dictatorship of a sally and people as part of the arab spring has started to rise up against him. he was the one providing information to the united states about al qaeda so he was picking people out. that's al qaeda and that's al qaeda and of course these were just his political opponents. so in the case of yemen the u.s. drone strike was not only killing people from that country but they had been killing american citizens as well. i wonder in this group if you heard the case of an

this is despite e-mails between the accused gunman, major nidal hasan, and anwar al-awlaki, the yemeni-based cleric that was linked to al-qaeda. remember him? so why this double standard? apparently, it's a double standard, but we'll see. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is taking a closer look in washington today. >> reporter: jenna, thank you and good morning. domestic terrorism is defined as an act of violence that is intended to, quote, intimidate or coerce is civilian population, to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion or to effect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination or kidnapping. so the shooting earlier this month at the sikh temple where six were killed by a military veteran was publicly described by the attorney general, eric holder, as an act of terrorism motivated, he said, by hate. >> that is precisely what happened here, an act of terrorism, an act of hatred, a hate crime that is anathema to the founding principles of our nation and to who we are as an american people. >> reporter: and in a recent hearing

just like there is the insurgency against the yemeni government, could be considered to be waiting this domestic battle -- boko haram be considered to be waging this domestic battle against its government. it is an existential threat. one of the things we have learned, and i think the governments throughout africa have learned -- these organizations have the potential to expand at a rapid pace. it is critically important to nip it in the bud, if you can, but it also speaks to the need to not just have a pointy end of this year that you can take the action 00 end of the spear that you can -- pointy end of the spear, but you can take action to keep these from developing. the roots were in al-qaeda coeur, yet it took advantage of some of the real problems in yemen. same thing with boko haram and others. there is an ideologically driven cord that has a domestic, political agenda. it is also said by a number of underlying conditions -- discrimination, perceived inequities in the system -- they are able to recruit -- some of the teenagers that are being attracted and pulled into these organiz

. >> the bin laden raid, the virus in iran, the yemeni double agent bomber as well that exposed thata joint british and saudi and american plan which gives a trust deficit for our allies and hurts us in recruiting proceed tension sources from years to come. numerous leaks out there and widely reported on networks of all leanings. >> brian: i want you to hear a little of the ad in case you haven't gone on-line and heard it. let's look. >> been a goal for years, but the politicians turned that victory into an intelligence disaster. >> what about the people who put their lives on the line to help us eliminate osama bin laden? what happened when the administration made it public? who was on our side? >> brian: so a lot of people saying, look at that ad. it's very powerful. you guys are very credible. are you guys going to bat for the republican party? are you guys just anti-democrat or anti-president obama? >> absolutely not. in fact, among our ranks, we have folks who donated to obama and voted for obama. i think democrat senator -- my democratic senator of virginia john warner said it