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what does it say when the nato commander on the ground says no nato troops, no u.s. troops, no european troops, can go into afghan ministries right now, because they might be shot in the back of their heads like they two u.s. military officers. is that progress? >> this is a temporary measure to make sure that we do all we can to secure our people. they will return as soon as the situation allows. i would also like to stress the very tragic incidents we have seen do not define the relationship between isif and afghan security forces. on a daily basis, 130,000 troops cooperate with more than 300,000 afghan security forces, and a cooperation based on trust and confidence. >> unfortunately i see that trust and confidence going away. but let's move to syria. this is another troubling moment for nato and nato's history. and you're the secretary-general. we know the role that nato played in saving thousands of lives in libya. nato went ahead with a no will have fly zone, provided weapons. what are you doing in syria? because thousands of people are getting killed. >> it's
what does it say when the nato commander on the ground says no nato troops, no u.s. troops, no european troops, can go into afghan ministries right now, because they might be shot in the back of their heads like they two u.s. military officers. is that progress? >> this is a temporary measure to make sure that we do all we can to secure our people. they will return as soon as the situation allows. i would also like to stress the very tragic incidents we have seen do not define the...
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official. >> enroute to a nato summit in brussels, secretary panetta announced u.s. forces will end combat operations in afghanistan next year. quote, hopefully by mid to the latter part of 2013 we'll be able to make a transition from a combat role to a training, advise and assist role. he told reporters traveling with him. it's not going to be a kind of formal combat role that we are now. it was the first time a senior obama administration official has said that the u.s. would end its combat role next year. a senior u.s. defense official tried to clarify, saying it was consistent with the process which calls for u.s. and nato forces to leave afghanistan at the end of 2014, and similar to the way u.s. forces positioned out of iraq. >> it seems to me that our government is at odds with itself n a sense that senior commanders in afghanistan and also generals are under the clear impression that 2013 is a fighting season for them with full combat operations and not a training support mission only. >> on friday, french president sarkozy surprised hit nato ally, announcing
official. >> enroute to a nato summit in brussels, secretary panetta announced u.s. forces will end combat operations in afghanistan next year. quote, hopefully by mid to the latter part of 2013 we'll be able to make a transition from a combat role to a training, advise and assist role. he told reporters traveling with him. it's not going to be a kind of formal combat role that we are now. it was the first time a senior obama administration official has said that the u.s. would end its...
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we have the withdraw of ministers, and huge impact on i'm sure many nato soldiers. they should have been safe where they were, but somehow somebody got to them and it happens of course in this climate of afghan fury about the burning of the koran a week ago at a u.s. base not far from where i'm standing. we've seen protests for the fifth straight day. clashing with police. and really concerns as to how that climate of afghan discontent and this incident could really play into how may toe so nato soldiers feel here. >> so the ramification still yet to be seen. nick, thank you so much. >>> a concrete reminder of osama bin laden's life is going away. it's tricky to make this out, but in the distance, that's the three sorry building where bin laden was hiding and where he was killed. cranes and heavy machines are working through the night knock down the walls and the building itself. they don't want to become a shrine for followers of bin laden. >>> addrenelson mandela went to hospital and we checked in with our reporter a little while ago. >> reporter: very worried, wa
we have the withdraw of ministers, and huge impact on i'm sure many nato soldiers. they should have been safe where they were, but somehow somebody got to them and it happens of course in this climate of afghan fury about the burning of the koran a week ago at a u.s. base not far from where i'm standing. we've seen protests for the fifth straight day. clashing with police. and really concerns as to how that climate of afghan discontent and this incident could really play into how may toe so...
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security here so nato could withdraw on the tight time table. the message is a deeply psychological impact on nato troops working here, this should have been the safest place and it feeds in protest in the quran burning. >> almost as if parallel would be if someone opened fire in the pentagon, slightly the equivalent. nick paton walsh, appreciate you bringing us the latest. >>> another developing story, nelson mandela is in the hospital after under going hernia surgery. his doctors say he will be released in a couple days, at 93, his health has declined in recent years, but a government spokesman says this time there is nothing to worry about. joining me from johannsburg is cnn's correspondent. his health is a matter of national importance. what are you hearing? >> reporter: it is a matter of national importance, south africans very worried, wanting more information in the last 30 minutes or so we received an updated statement from the presidency. dealing with all the communication around mr. mandela's health, this is what they're saying, mr. ma
security here so nato could withdraw on the tight time table. the message is a deeply psychological impact on nato troops working here, this should have been the safest place and it feeds in protest in the quran burning. >> almost as if parallel would be if someone opened fire in the pentagon, slightly the equivalent. nick paton walsh, appreciate you bringing us the latest. >>> another developing story, nelson mandela is in the hospital after under going hernia surgery. his...
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and nato combat operations? afghanistan will start wrapping up mid 2013, next year, and be wrapped up by the end of 2013. that is now the goal. that is the decision that panetta is announcing. there had been a lot of hints about this, but it hadn't been made official until the defense secretary said it. it was expected it might come out later this year. the 2014 date, that is when all u.s. and nato troops will be out of afghanistan. that is when they say that the training even will be done in large part for afghan forces, though it may go on for some time after that. so the key question now, will afghan forces really be able to deal with the taliban, be able to deal with the insurgency by the end of next year, but for the 89,000 u.s. troops serving in afghanistan and their families, certainly welcome news after more than a decade of combat in that very trouble part of the world. wolf? >> it comes at a time when france says it's getting ready to pull its troops out. a lot of the troops -- a lot of the countries s
and nato combat operations? afghanistan will start wrapping up mid 2013, next year, and be wrapped up by the end of 2013. that is now the goal. that is the decision that panetta is announcing. there had been a lot of hints about this, but it hadn't been made official until the defense secretary said it. it was expected it might come out later this year. the 2014 date, that is when all u.s. and nato troops will be out of afghanistan. that is when they say that the training even will be done in...
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it's more a symbolic precaution but it does show that this could impact the nato training mission and of course the psychological impact. americans may not trust the afghans they work with. >> let's talk more about this gunman. an afghan official says it is unlikely in his opinion that this gunman was an outsider, that this had to be a planned attack perhaps from the inside. what do we know, if anything, about the shooter so far? >> reporter: well, if we believe the taliban, we know his name. we have spoken to afghan policemen. afghan policemen are still a little surprised as to how this happened. isaf too say they're still looking for this gunman. the taliban claim another gunman escaped from the ministry and in fact they even received a phone call from the gunmen just after the attack had happened. so many different claims and counterclaims moving around this particular incident, but i think the impact is already clear. the two americans should have been safe where they were. they were shot in the secure part of what should have been one of the securest ministries in the country. an
it's more a symbolic precaution but it does show that this could impact the nato training mission and of course the psychological impact. americans may not trust the afghans they work with. >> let's talk more about this gunman. an afghan official says it is unlikely in his opinion that this gunman was an outsider, that this had to be a planned attack perhaps from the inside. what do we know, if anything, about the shooter so far? >> reporter: well, if we believe the taliban, we know...
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and nato will be ending their combat mission at some point next year. i want to go straight to barbara starr at the pentagon. barba, you know, what are you reading into this, the fact that it sort of makes it official? >> reporter: well, it does make it official for defense secretary leon panetta on his way to brussels, landing and now saying on his wait to this nato meeting that u.s. troops will end their combat role in afghanistan after more than ten years of war, they will end that combat role by the end of next year, 2013. the u.s. has 89,000 troops on the ground in afghanistan, so this would be very welcomed news for the families who have loved ones serving there. so the end of combat by 2013, u.s. troops will then really begin this transition even sooner into a training role for afghan forces, very much like we saw happened in iraq, and u.s. troops will remain on the ground under a nato mandate until the end of 2014. you're going to start seeing this shift happening, but panetta making it official, making it very clear that the expectation now is
and nato will be ending their combat mission at some point next year. i want to go straight to barbara starr at the pentagon. barba, you know, what are you reading into this, the fact that it sort of makes it official? >> reporter: well, it does make it official for defense secretary leon panetta on his way to brussels, landing and now saying on his wait to this nato meeting that u.s. troops will end their combat role in afghanistan after more than ten years of war, they will end that...
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remember, turkey is a nato country and russia is surrounded. russia is already anxious about the expansion of nato in eastern europe. so now we see turkey's influence in the region coming in the possibility of ethnic nationalism probably coming in countries like azerbaijan, countries like uzbekistan. >> jon: i can see russia but china as well? >> china has a lot of uighur populations. the muslim population in china that's opposing and they want their own... their own independence. those people are also turkic people. and you're dealing with an area.... >> jon: turkey! (laughter) so that's what this is all about? it's the new power struggle? >> exactly. and russia is... sorry, turkey is a nato country so russia and china and there's a lot of resources in central asia and if problems start happening among turkic ethnic people in the region it might, affect the influence of china. >> jon: thank you for the explanation. it's incredibly complex and something we don't hear that much in the states because on our magazines we're concerned with if pets
remember, turkey is a nato country and russia is surrounded. russia is already anxious about the expansion of nato in eastern europe. so now we see turkey's influence in the region coming in the possibility of ethnic nationalism probably coming in countries like azerbaijan, countries like uzbekistan. >> jon: i can see russia but china as well? >> china has a lot of uighur populations. the muslim population in china that's opposing and they want their own... their own independence....
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nato troops in afghanistan incinerated korans. massive violent protests, chanting death to america, throwing rocks and burning cars. more than a dozen people have been killed, including two americans. president obama in a move designed to calm things down apologized for the koran burning, alarming one of his republican challengers. >> two young americans were killed and four other americans were wounded by an afghan soldier who we probably were paying for, who we probably 5 8 armed and who we probably trained. so we apologize to the afghans for burning korans. i believe the afghan government owes the families of those soldiers an apology. >> so far, afghan president karzai has not apologized. maybe because he doesn't want to and because it could further incite the mops. it's frustrating. listen to george allen talking to u.s. forces. >> there will be hoemts like this when your emotions are covered by anger and the desire to strike back. these are the moments when you reach down inside and you grip the discipline that makes you a u
nato troops in afghanistan incinerated korans. massive violent protests, chanting death to america, throwing rocks and burning cars. more than a dozen people have been killed, including two americans. president obama in a move designed to calm things down apologized for the koran burning, alarming one of his republican challengers. >> two young americans were killed and four other americans were wounded by an afghan soldier who we probably were paying for, who we probably 5 8 armed and...
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officers have been killed, possibly in response to nato troops burning qurans. it happened at the afghan interior ministry in kabul. let's go to nick paton walsh, nick, what are you learning? >> reporter: a lot that is unclear, what we do know is two americans were shot dead in the interior ministry here in kabul. that should be one of the safest places, frankly, for them in the country. we do also know the taliban have claimed responsibility for this attack. naming the man they refer to as their holy warrior, saying he shot four american personnel, obviously at times they tend to exaggerate their claims of their acts here. unclear at this point from a senior security source, exactly who was behind this, pretty clear from isaf the individual was not a westerner, we can out internal dispute between nato forces and pointing toward the possibility of some kind of afghan being the gunman here, but this came up from the taliban. we hear quite often sometimes they are right, sometimes they're wrong but they always try to get political capital from instances like that.
officers have been killed, possibly in response to nato troops burning qurans. it happened at the afghan interior ministry in kabul. let's go to nick paton walsh, nick, what are you learning? >> reporter: a lot that is unclear, what we do know is two americans were shot dead in the interior ministry here in kabul. that should be one of the safest places, frankly, for them in the country. we do also know the taliban have claimed responsibility for this attack. naming the man they refer to...
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to get them ready to take over security of the country so nato can begin to withdraw. deep concerns here really at how this incident in this climate of mass afghan fury because of the koran burnings, how this may impact on the vital relation of trust between afghans and americans. >>> nick peyton walsh. the pension released a statement today this comes from pentagon press secretary george little. "this act is unacceptable and the united states condemns it in the strongest possible terms." >>> turning to politics and the gop race for the white house. let's take a look at the latest poll numbers coming out of arizona. it's a dead heat. mitt romney leads with 39%. rick santorum is close behind with 35% but that four-point difference is within the margin of error. newt gingrich trails with 11%. ron paul comes in last with just 9%. arizona is just one of two battleground states voting this tuesday with santorum and romney in a dead heat in super tuesday around the corner. joe johns is in michigan. i thought it was intense at the debate. is it more tense than that? >> report
to get them ready to take over security of the country so nato can begin to withdraw. deep concerns here really at how this incident in this climate of mass afghan fury because of the koran burnings, how this may impact on the vital relation of trust between afghans and americans. >>> nick peyton walsh. the pension released a statement today this comes from pentagon press secretary george little. "this act is unacceptable and the united states condemns it in the strongest possible...
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the commander of nato forces here, general allen did send out an apology on nato, it's been airing on afghan television stations, the audio has been played out on the radio stations and sent out to the afghans hoping they would listen to his message where he says that the burning was unintentional, that the soldiers at bagram air base were throwing out material from the library, the detention facility. material that they felt was being used by the insurgency that they did not realize it was religious material until the afghan personnel pointed it out. but again, afghans are not listening to the apology. all they know is that their religion has been tarnished by the u.s. soldiers and the nato forces here in afghanistan. and it isn't the first time they've heard it. they've heard of nato officials using it as target practice, they've heard of a pastor in florida burning a koran. they want the afghan government, the international community, everyone to know how angry they are. unfortunately, what this means is protests that lead to violence, violence leads to death. we know of about six
the commander of nato forces here, general allen did send out an apology on nato, it's been airing on afghan television stations, the audio has been played out on the radio stations and sent out to the afghans hoping they would listen to his message where he says that the burning was unintentional, that the soldiers at bagram air base were throwing out material from the library, the detention facility. material that they felt was being used by the insurgency that they did not realize it was...
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nato had already decided and the u.s. is part of nato, that troops, foreign troops would be out of afghanistan by 2014. nobody is saying that they are pulling the troops out all that early. this will be a phased situation where you will begin to see the shift next year towards ending combat. that's what panetta is talking about, that towards the end of next year you'll see more training of afghan forces, less combat and you'll reach that tipping point and sometime before that 2014 when everybody leaves you will see the end of combat. is there a hard date on the calendar? not yet. but that's not to say that romney doesn't have a point that a lot of other people are raising which is even talking about this is giving the taliban some sense of just how long they have to wait for the u.s. to go home, and will they simply sit back and wait out the u.s.? that's one of the key questions. >> okay. barbara starr, we'll follow t.appreciate it so much, and tonight at 6:00 former defense secretary robert gates will share his thoughts
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and nato officials saying today as to how to proceed from here on? >> reporter: there's a lot of confusion, the forces know they have to move forward and they say they will. they still believe in their slogan, meaning shoulder to shoulder, they will continue to work with their afghan partners, but can they trust each other at the moment? there's a lot of tension between the two, there's mistrust going around on both sides. the afghans still outraged at what happened at the air base last week. the afghans take it as a big insult and it's coming along the lines of a long line of instruments, if we remember a pastor in florida last year, burning a koran, u.s. marine video showing the troop s urinating on bodies, that has fueled the fire. >> thank you. and jim i know you have just had a briefing from george little, the assistant secretary for leon panetta. how can we proceed if we cannot work side-by-side with the people that we are supposed to be -- to be training. >> included in that is john kirby, he said that tensions there in the capitol are still h
and nato officials saying today as to how to proceed from here on? >> reporter: there's a lot of confusion, the forces know they have to move forward and they say they will. they still believe in their slogan, meaning shoulder to shoulder, they will continue to work with their afghan partners, but can they trust each other at the moment? there's a lot of tension between the two, there's mistrust going around on both sides. the afghans still outraged at what happened at the air base last...
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there are no nato casualties. the taliban called the attack a retaliation for last week's koran burning by nato type troops and militants claim to have poisoned food at a base near the pakistani border. we're joined from kabul. it seems like the reaction is getting worse by the day, nick? >> reporter: it's changing in character, too, wolf. interesting about this suicide attack today, the taliban claim they were avenging the koran burning. this is basically a conventional taliban, suicide bombing on a nato base. they may try to claim the violence and the forthcoming insurgency campaign of the warmer summer months, is perhaps, all tied into avenging the koran and that could appeal to other afghans, also furious at this nato blunder. we also heard today, as you said, about this possible poisoning attempt. the taliban claim they may have killed five americans by poisoning food on the base near the pakistani border and nato denied anybody was hurt but did admit that coffee and fruit had had chlorine bleach somehow cont
there are no nato casualties. the taliban called the attack a retaliation for last week's koran burning by nato type troops and militants claim to have poisoned food at a base near the pakistani border. we're joined from kabul. it seems like the reaction is getting worse by the day, nick? >> reporter: it's changing in character, too, wolf. interesting about this suicide attack today, the taliban claim they were avenging the koran burning. this is basically a conventional taliban, suicide...
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we've seen it before where nato had burned qurans. in this case, they made high-level apologies, but that may not stop it from spreading, brooke. >> the actual burning of quran is sacreligious, but the nato admitting they burned the quran makes it that much worse. >> reporter: absolutely. instances like this let people who feel inferior from a decade-long presence often come on the street and express anger at not having got what they wanted to get, sometimes explosives by insurgents. recent in another city, it led to an attack on a u.n. building, and that was said to be hijacked by the insurgency. lots of worry about in the days ahead, brooke. >> nick walsh, we'll be following right along with you. thank you, sir. >>> also, hundreds of photographs surfaced of kids forced to do awful, awful things in the classroom. just a short time ago, the teacher accused of these lewd acts appeared in court. find out what happened next. o00 [ beep ] [ man ] you have one new message. [ mom ] hi scooter. this is mommy. the progresso chicken noodle you
we've seen it before where nato had burned qurans. in this case, they made high-level apologies, but that may not stop it from spreading, brooke. >> the actual burning of quran is sacreligious, but the nato admitting they burned the quran makes it that much worse. >> reporter: absolutely. instances like this let people who feel inferior from a decade-long presence often come on the street and express anger at not having got what they wanted to get, sometimes explosives by...
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there is a timetable to convince afghans that it is world is becoming safer, that nato security forces can take over, and now what they admit was a simple, unintentional mistake, this accidental burning of the koran is meaning that day by day they're dealing with these violent protests that showed no signs of letting up and they're really distracting people from the urgent task at hand and that's nato troops handing over to afghan forces here. >> nick walsh in kabul, thank you. >>> next, meteorologist alexandra steele on the volatile weather hitting the east coast. where on the east coast are we talking? >> it's snow, severe weather and wind. we've gust bjust begun to fight some of the delays. here's where we expect to see some delays. right around new york city, lagarla guardia and newark coming in at an hour and 30. big time delays. of course, it's friday, the volumes are big and the winds are only going to get bigger so problems will only get exacerbated through the night. charlotte, they grounded flights. none allowed to take off. georgia also under the gun because of wind. chicago
there is a timetable to convince afghans that it is world is becoming safer, that nato security forces can take over, and now what they admit was a simple, unintentional mistake, this accidental burning of the koran is meaning that day by day they're dealing with these violent protests that showed no signs of letting up and they're really distracting people from the urgent task at hand and that's nato troops handing over to afghan forces here. >> nick walsh in kabul, thank you....
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what they have done, kyra, is to call for more attacks on nato troops, on nato military bases as well as to inflict the most amount of violence possible because of what they see as intolerance and bigotry and the treatment of the koran. you mentioned there was some violence today. there were two demonstrators killed outside a military base when there was gunfire, a couple of u.s. soldiers were also injured and seven afghans too. >> zain verjee out of london for us. >>> a former lacrosse player faces years behind bars. just after a jury found him guilty of killing his ex-girlfriend. details ahead. >>> talk about someone who's pretty cool under pressure. a tv reporter in tampa reporting live, see what happens right behind her? two cars collide. you will a he see the live shot next. your finances can't manage themselves. but that doesn't mean they won't try. bring all your finances together with the help of the one person who can. a certified financial planner professional. cfp. let's make a plan. a living, breathing intelligence that is helping business rethink how to do business. in he
what they have done, kyra, is to call for more attacks on nato troops, on nato military bases as well as to inflict the most amount of violence possible because of what they see as intolerance and bigotry and the treatment of the koran. you mentioned there was some violence today. there were two demonstrators killed outside a military base when there was gunfire, a couple of u.s. soldiers were also injured and seven afghans too. >> zain verjee out of london for us. >>> a former...
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ambassador to nato, nicholas burns. plus, former congresswoman jane harman from the wilson center. >>> topping the headlines right now on "andrea mitchell reports," seven u.s. marines were killed overnight when their helicopters collided during a nighttime training mission over the california desert. it's not clear yet what caused the accident, which ocurd over the border. as anti-american protests spread, a pair of u.s. soldiers were shot and killed today. multiple reports blame a man wearing an afghan army uniform for firing the fatal shots. it's not clear whether he was an actual soldier, a trainee, or perhaps a taliban insurgent in disguise. at least 11 people have died in demonstrations after it was discovered that copies of the koran were burned at a u.s. base in bagram. president obama sent a letter to president karzai apologizing for the incident. >>> with me now, former ambassador to nato, nicholas burns from the john f. kennedy school of government at harvard. thanks so much for being with us. let's talk about
ambassador to nato, nicholas burns. plus, former congresswoman jane harman from the wilson center. >>> topping the headlines right now on "andrea mitchell reports," seven u.s. marines were killed overnight when their helicopters collided during a nighttime training mission over the california desert. it's not clear yet what caused the accident, which ocurd over the border. as anti-american protests spread, a pair of u.s. soldiers were shot and killed today. multiple reports...
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overnight, another strike against nato forces in afghanistan. reports of attempted poisoning at a u.s. base. the latest hit following six days of violent protests. is there any way to diffuse this anger? it's monday, february 27th, 2012. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chucke ed ted t ed ted t ee. the final stretch rather than focusing on the economy, santorum used back to back speeches over the weekend to catch the republican race as battle between the secular and religious. he disparaged john f. kennedy's speech on catholicism. >> i don't believe in an america with separation of church and state is absolute. absolute you say that people of faith have no role in the public square, you bet that makes you throw up. >> and claims that president obama is encouraging college education to indoctrinate young people. >> president obama said he wants everyone in america to go to college. what a snob. i understand why he wants you to go to college. he wants to remake you in his image. >> by the way, santorum has one more higher ed degree than the presid
overnight, another strike against nato forces in afghanistan. reports of attempted poisoning at a u.s. base. the latest hit following six days of violent protests. is there any way to diffuse this anger? it's monday, february 27th, 2012. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chucke ed ted t ed ted t ee. the final stretch rather than focusing on the economy, santorum used back to back speeches over the weekend to catch the republican race as battle between the secular and religious. he...
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troops and advisers after nato mistakenly burned copies of the koran. in several cases those revenge attacks were carried out by afghan forces who turned their guns on coalition forces. despite the events, the american strategy in afghanistan remains the same. >> hethese are isolated inciden which does not mean they're not terrible and are being investigated by both the afghan government and isaf. but the overall importance of defeating al qaeda remains and that's why we need to see -- to continue to focus on that, to continue the process of in the implementation of the president's objectives, transferring security lead over to the afghans so that american troops can come home. >> republican presidential candidate newt gingrich weighed in on the issue during a stop in tennessee yesterday where he criticized not just president obama, but also the afghan people. >> we're not going to fix afghanistan. it's not possible. these are people who have spent several thousand years hating foreigners. and what we've done by staying is become the new foreigners. and
troops and advisers after nato mistakenly burned copies of the koran. in several cases those revenge attacks were carried out by afghan forces who turned their guns on coalition forces. despite the events, the american strategy in afghanistan remains the same. >> hethese are isolated inciden which does not mean they're not terrible and are being investigated by both the afghan government and isaf. but the overall importance of defeating al qaeda remains and that's why we need to see -- to...
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ambassador to nato nick burns on the rising tensions are iran. he's seen it all. my colleague tamron hall has a look what's next. >> great to see you. lunch rick santorum go there? some conservatives are urging him to stay away from his recent comments on religion and stick to the economy and jobs. santorum says he won't be silenced because he can defends everything he says, but will he go there tonight during the debate? that's one of the questions in our preview. plus politico's roger simon describes the republican presidential field as "not just weak but barren." roger calls the gop the party of "would have, could have, should have." he'll join me live next on "news nation." i tried weight loss plans... but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes. that's why there's new glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and they have 6 grams of sugars. with 15 grams of protein to help manage hunger... look who's getting smart about her weight. [ male announcer ] new glucerna h
ambassador to nato nick burns on the rising tensions are iran. he's seen it all. my colleague tamron hall has a look what's next. >> great to see you. lunch rick santorum go there? some conservatives are urging him to stay away from his recent comments on religion and stick to the economy and jobs. santorum says he won't be silenced because he can defends everything he says, but will he go there tonight during the debate? that's one of the questions in our preview. plus politico's roger...
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strategy and role in afghanistan centered around propping up local forces so united states and nato troops can draw down from the fight. u.s. plan calls for bringing the number of american forces in the country down to 68,000 by the end of this summer. leading to a complete withdrawal of combat troops by the end of 2014. >>> let's go to atia live in kabul. what's the latest? >> reporter: a car bombing outside jalalabad airport also used as a military base. nine afghans were killed, six civilians, one police officer and two guards at the base. from what we understand, there were personnel injured but no fatalities in that incident. four americans were killed, at least seven wounded yesterday in that grenade attack and dozens of afghans killed and the anger is not subsiding. afghans upset about the burning of the koran, whether it was accidental or not. this has been a long line of insults for the afghan people. last year the -- a pastor in florida burns a koran intentionally. that caused protests throughout the country and a few months ago a video of u.s. marines urinating on dead taliban f
strategy and role in afghanistan centered around propping up local forces so united states and nato troops can draw down from the fight. u.s. plan calls for bringing the number of american forces in the country down to 68,000 by the end of this summer. leading to a complete withdrawal of combat troops by the end of 2014. >>> let's go to atia live in kabul. what's the latest? >> reporter: a car bombing outside jalalabad airport also used as a military base. nine afghans were...
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nato was ready to go and an air campaign to protect civilians would have been effected. >> charlie: that's interesting. the first one that the forces in libya requested assist janjans syria doesn't want assistance. >> there's not been a broad call for international military intervention. >> charlie: they have not asked. >> there's not been that request in the very concerted way. more over to get next point the arab league itself has said explicitly and it's january 22 planned the security council almost endorsed for russia and china they explicitly did not seek foreign military intervention by the arabs or outsiders and the thrust has been in a wide deal of reasons with political pressure and why the united states from the earliest days have imposed sanctions and ratcheted them up and the united nations is looking to tougher sanctions in the coming days and the arab league had as part of their original package they adopted towards the end of last year economic as well as political pressure. >> charlie: it is my impression prime minister cutter some international forces should go in as a pe
nato was ready to go and an air campaign to protect civilians would have been effected. >> charlie: that's interesting. the first one that the forces in libya requested assist janjans syria doesn't want assistance. >> there's not been a broad call for international military intervention. >> charlie: they have not asked. >> there's not been that request in the very concerted way. more over to get next point the arab league itself has said explicitly and it's january 22...
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. >> experts say nato forces are prevailing militarily in afghanistan. after the combat mission subsides in the next year, the u.s. wants to leave in places diplomatic framework for the afghan government to succeed on its own. karzai sitting down at the peace table is important feature of the landscape. the state department stresses these are only preliminary talks. >> you are going to have a a lot of stray press conferences from different factions. we need to be steady. >> informal peace talks have gone going on for a year but take on new significant now with the afghan government being directly involved. bret? >> bret: more on this with the panel. steve, thank you. iraqi judicial panel says sunni vice president ran death squads targeting security officials and shiite pilgrims. he has denied the allegations and accuses the shiite prime nouri al-maliki of a smear campaign for power grab. >>> the underwear bomber got life without parole today. farouk abdulmutallab had pleaded guilty to all charges on the second day of his trial last fall. the attempt to d
. >> experts say nato forces are prevailing militarily in afghanistan. after the combat mission subsides in the next year, the u.s. wants to leave in places diplomatic framework for the afghan government to succeed on its own. karzai sitting down at the peace table is important feature of the landscape. the state department stresses these are only preliminary talks. >> you are going to have a a lot of stray press conferences from different factions. we need to be steady. >>...
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if you add nato, there are 150,000 troops. the fundamental reason we're not able to fully vanquish the taliban is that they go back to safe havens in pakistan. no matter how many troops you have, that ain't going to change. and so we're going to having to deal with the reality that the taliban is here to stay. and that's why i believe and have believed for years now negotiating with the taliban is the only way we're going to get some kind of peace settlement because they're not going to disappear. first of all, they do represent an authentic element of afghan society. secondly, they're supported by the pakistanis. so this is more a question about are we willing to come to terms with the afghanistan that exists or are we going to keep fighting in the hope somehow we can completely destroy all the bad guys if they can constitute 30, 40% of the society. a is very unlikely. the and b, the volunteersed you have to put in for a decade or two is not worth it. >> you're free to say we're still working on it. i imagine this subject wil
if you add nato, there are 150,000 troops. the fundamental reason we're not able to fully vanquish the taliban is that they go back to safe havens in pakistan. no matter how many troops you have, that ain't going to change. and so we're going to having to deal with the reality that the taliban is here to stay. and that's why i believe and have believed for years now negotiating with the taliban is the only way we're going to get some kind of peace settlement because they're not going to...
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and nato soldiers. they've already seen an increase in instances which men on afghan uniforms turn their weapons on troops training them. this is a place where they should have felt safest and it's occurring in this climate of protests across the country. prote- really this instance happening in the secure afghan interior ministry is going to play heavily on the psyche of many nato soldiers here. nick payton walsh, cnn, kabul. >>> nelson mandela is said to be recovering after undergoing hernia surgery. he was hospitalized earlier today. the news sparked fears that the 93-year-old icon was seriously ill. but a family member insists the surgery was planned and nelson mandela will likely will released by monday. he's beloved by his nation and around the world. he gained notoriety after enduring 27 years in prison for battling apartheid. in 1994, he went on to become south africa's first black president, serving one year as promised. he retired from public life eight years ago and sense then has remained in
and nato soldiers. they've already seen an increase in instances which men on afghan uniforms turn their weapons on troops training them. this is a place where they should have felt safest and it's occurring in this climate of protests across the country. prote- really this instance happening in the secure afghan interior ministry is going to play heavily on the psyche of many nato soldiers here. nick payton walsh, cnn, kabul. >>> nelson mandela is said to be recovering after...
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defense secretary signaled during a trip to nato headquarters in brussels that israel is likely to strike iran this spring, the supreme leader of iran described israel as a cancer that needs to be cut out. iran's president, meanwhile, watched the launch of a small iranian satellite into space, amid israeli reports that iran is working on a missile designed to reach the united states. all of this a day after israel's defense minister barak, said in a major policy speech that now is the time to strike iran's nuclear program. he switched to english to make his point to an international audience. >> later is too late. >> later is too late. fox's judith miller was at the speech in israel. >> i feel based on everything i heard that a decision has not been made and that had a decision been made, no one would be speaking as freely as they have been to me this past week. what's going on now is an effort to telegraph to the other side and also to the iranians how seriously each side takes this issue. >> former defense secretary robert gates was asked by cnn's john king about the risk of getting inv
defense secretary signaled during a trip to nato headquarters in brussels that israel is likely to strike iran this spring, the supreme leader of iran described israel as a cancer that needs to be cut out. iran's president, meanwhile, watched the launch of a small iranian satellite into space, amid israeli reports that iran is working on a missile designed to reach the united states. all of this a day after israel's defense minister barak, said in a major policy speech that now is the time to...
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. >>> in afghanistan nato and u.s. military in full-on damage control this morning because of this. . that's about 1,000 afghans protesting outside the bag ram air force base. they say soldiers allegedly burned their korans. senior pentagon correspondent barbara starr with more on this. barbara, did it happen? >> well, by all accounts, kyra, it did. the u.s. military, nato forces now launching an investigation into exactly what did happen and why. when you look at those pictures outside bagram airbase, that is not what the u.s. wants to see right now is angry afghans. here's what we know. according to nato officials, they had gathered up a number of pieces of religious material, including the holy book, the koran, the holy book of the islamic faith, and these were gathered up for disposal. that was planned. we don't nope why they were being disposed of. perhaps they were worn out or something. we simply don't know. they had planned to dispose of them, but it is how they disposed of them. they burned them. and that is n
. >>> in afghanistan nato and u.s. military in full-on damage control this morning because of this. . that's about 1,000 afghans protesting outside the bag ram air force base. they say soldiers allegedly burned their korans. senior pentagon correspondent barbara starr with more on this. barbara, did it happen? >> well, by all accounts, kyra, it did. the u.s. military, nato forces now launching an investigation into exactly what did happen and why. when you look at those pictures...
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anger and why nato's commander issued an apology. >>> also, hillary clinton all smiles in new mexico. something not quite right in the photograph. let's see if you can figure out what it is. back in a moment. continually monitors blind spots, scans the road to reveal potential threats, even helps awaken its driver if he begins to doze. so in the blink of an eye it will have performed more active safety measures than most cars will in a lifetime. introducing the all-new 2012 m-class....