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iran's supreme leader lashing out at israel calling israel a quote cancer. what has been the reaction today? >> reporter: this is a cycle of rhetoric going on between israel, iran, israel and the u.s. effectively, what we've seen in the last few weeks, erin, everyday, it seems, in the paper, on the street, from the words of the mouths of the leaders here is not taking this strike off the table against iran. whether this is rhetoric used to push forward diplomatic sanctions against iran or whether israeli leaders really believe they are under threat, it remains to be seen. it's dangerous talk and people worry israel might be painting itself into a corner. >> do israelis believe war is imminent or is the common perception, as you said, a cycle, although an escalating cycle of rhetoric? >> reporter: that's a great way to put it. escalating cycle. some weeks ago, the defense minister said any strike was way into the distant future and now talking about it as though it's an imminent thing. i think israelis are a little bit more cynical. people have spoken they're
iran's supreme leader lashing out at israel calling israel a quote cancer. what has been the reaction today? >> reporter: this is a cycle of rhetoric going on between israel, iran, israel and the u.s. effectively, what we've seen in the last few weeks, erin, everyday, it seems, in the paper, on the street, from the words of the mouths of the leaders here is not taking this strike off the table against iran. whether this is rhetoric used to push forward diplomatic sanctions against iran or...
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israel can attack iran this spring. spring. let's go "outfront." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, everyone. "outfront" tonight, a burning question for mitt romney. today, he got an endorsement from donald trump. he was all smiles, but another day has gone by without an answer to a crucial question. does mitt think we should pay more taxes? here are his returns. sorry, this is unwieldy. for 2009 and estimated for 2010 and '11. it turns out that 30% of mitt romney's income, $12.9 million comes from one very specific thing. in these tax years, 2010 and 2011. it's calling the carry. here's how it works. partners in private equity and hedge funds invest money for their clintss and clients and get a significant cut of the profits they make. this cut is taxed at 15%. not 35% like regular income. now, money people think it is right to reward people for investing money, for taking risks with a lower tax rate. they argue this encourages people to create jobs. but almost no one says it is right to award the guy what
israel can attack iran this spring. spring. let's go "outfront." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, everyone. "outfront" tonight, a burning question for mitt romney. today, he got an endorsement from donald trump. he was all smiles, but another day has gone by without an answer to a crucial question. does mitt think we should pay more taxes? here are his returns. sorry, this is unwieldy. for 2009 and estimated for 2010 and '11. it turns out that...
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what israel has to decide is what is our red line? what is the line that iran crosses where we say we can't have that happen. it's too dangerous. a middle east nuclear arms race is dangerous for israel ark really dangerous for the region and dangerous for us. that's what i think all of this talk is right now about where israel is. >> and would you support an israeli strike on iran? >> i think a unilateral strike by israel is not helpful. it takes middle east allies to the united states and makes them have to oppose israel. it comes with a pretty high cost. now, we have a defense treaty that will support israel if they're attacked and we will live up to that. i would hope that we could do this if necessary to try to slow the program, sanctions are taking hold. the u.s. congress passed tough sanctions. >> right. of course. >> that's really starting to take hold. the one thing that is missing here is we're not sure that iran really believes when the administration says everything is on the table. if we can make them believe everything is
what israel has to decide is what is our red line? what is the line that iran crosses where we say we can't have that happen. it's too dangerous. a middle east nuclear arms race is dangerous for israel ark really dangerous for the region and dangerous for us. that's what i think all of this talk is right now about where israel is. >> and would you support an israeli strike on iran? >> i think a unilateral strike by israel is not helpful. it takes middle east allies to the united...
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>> this is rhetoric that is going on between israel and iran and between iran, israel, and the u.s. what we have seen ing the last few weeks is that every day in the paper, on the street, from the words, the mouths of the leaders here, not taking this strike off the table against iran. now, whether this is rhetoric that is being used to push forward diplomatic sanctions against iran or whether israeli leaders believe they're under threat, remains to be seen, and they worry that they might be painting themselves into a corner. >> do israelis believe that war is imminent, or is the common perception that this is a cycle, although an escalating cycle, of rhetoric? >> that's a great way to put, an escalating cycle. a few weeks ago, the defense minister said any strike was in the distant future. now he's talking about it like it's an imminent thing. i think israelis are a little more cynical. yes, people have spoken to me that they're really worried about iran, that the threat that iran might pose, but they know this is a game on some level that is being played. it could be a very deadly
>> this is rhetoric that is going on between israel and iran and between iran, israel, and the u.s. what we have seen ing the last few weeks is that every day in the paper, on the street, from the words, the mouths of the leaders here, not taking this strike off the table against iran. now, whether this is rhetoric that is being used to push forward diplomatic sanctions against iran or whether israeli leaders believe they're under threat, remains to be seen, and they worry that they might...
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i don't think israel has made a decision on what they need to do. >> as the iran situation escalates, at least rhetorically, there is a point coming where america will have serious decisions to make. there are also serious questions about an arab ally that america expected to always be on its side. 19 americans facing prosecution on charges of illegal foreign funding as part of an ongoing crackdown on nongovernmental organizations in cairo. we're going to show you some undercover video of a raid on an ngo. that's what you're looking at right here. egypt knows this isn't going under the radar because one of the defendants of the 19 i just told you about is the son of the united states transportation secretary ray lahood. and then there's libya, where america spent more than a billion dollars getting rid of moammar gadhafi. right now, lawlessness still rules, rebels are looting and destroying homes. the interim government is trying to take control. the son of the dead dictator within weeks. the bottom line clear. america faces major choices in the middle east. now, i've reported from al
i don't think israel has made a decision on what they need to do. >> as the iran situation escalates, at least rhetorically, there is a point coming where america will have serious decisions to make. there are also serious questions about an arab ally that america expected to always be on its side. 19 americans facing prosecution on charges of illegal foreign funding as part of an ongoing crackdown on nongovernmental organizations in cairo. we're going to show you some undercover video of...
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israel blames iran for the attacks, iran actually blames israel. the bombs were disguised as radios and contained c-4 plastic explosives. now, no one was killed in the thailand attack, but thai police says the devices were likely smuggled into the country. >>> number three, at least 49 people have been killed in a horrific train crash in argentina. more than 600 people injured. the accident actually occurred when a commuter train hit a barrier at a buenos aires train station during rush hour. officials are trying to figure out exactly what happened, but the transportation secretary of argentina says that the conductor, who was 28 years old, had just started his shift and had a good record. >>> number four, some horrible news to talk about from syria tonight. you may be aware that two western journalists were killed in the besieged town of homs overnight. the victims of heavy shelling from government forces. american marie colvin and french photographer remi ochlik were reportedly killed in a makeshift media center. marie's mother, rose marie colvin
israel blames iran for the attacks, iran actually blames israel. the bombs were disguised as radios and contained c-4 plastic explosives. now, no one was killed in the thailand attack, but thai police says the devices were likely smuggled into the country. >>> number three, at least 49 people have been killed in a horrific train crash in argentina. more than 600 people injured. the accident actually occurred when a commuter train hit a barrier at a buenos aires train station during...
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that secretary of defense leon panetta said that there is a strong likelihood that iran would attack israel later in the year, and the president was clear with matt lauer. >> we will not take any options off of the table, and i have been clear that we will do everything to prevent iran from creating a nuclear weapon in a volatile region. >> and also, iran's region was hit with the stuxnet virus, and source who wrote and implemented sanctions for iran was talking to me to dday and most of them e explicitly designed to target iran's nuclear and military industri industries. bau change. on february 14th, and maybe in honor of valentine's day, leon panetta said he never thought that iran would attack israel that soon, and here is general dempsey talking about the fundamental reasons for the sanctions for iran, and whether they were on the path to develop the weapon. >> i believe it is unclear, and on that basis it is premature to exclusively decide that the time for a military option was prudent. i think that the material around sanctions has begun to have an effect, and i believe that the dipl
that secretary of defense leon panetta said that there is a strong likelihood that iran would attack israel later in the year, and the president was clear with matt lauer. >> we will not take any options off of the table, and i have been clear that we will do everything to prevent iran from creating a nuclear weapon in a volatile region. >> and also, iran's region was hit with the stuxnet virus, and source who wrote and implemented sanctions for iran was talking to me to dday and...
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14th, and maybe in honor of valentine's day, leon panetta said he never thought that iran would attack israel that soon, and here is general dempsey talking about the fundamental reasons for the sanctions for iran, and whether they were on the path to develop the weapon. >> i believe it is unclear, and on that basis it is premature to exclusively decide that the time for a military option was upon us. >> i think that the economic sanctions and the coop rashz eration we have gathered around sanctions has begun to have an effect, and i believe that the diplomacy is having an effect and the preparedness. >> outfront is former defense secretary william cohen, and what is going on here? >> no question that iran is building a nuclear weapons capability. we talk about circumstantial evidence, and the footprint of guilt can be traced by the searchlight of probability. what is the probability you have a country that takes 10, 15, 19 years to produce nuclear powers if it were only interested in developing pharmaceutical or medical probabilities? so they are on the way, but the question is how far are t
14th, and maybe in honor of valentine's day, leon panetta said he never thought that iran would attack israel that soon, and here is general dempsey talking about the fundamental reasons for the sanctions for iran, and whether they were on the path to develop the weapon. >> i believe it is unclear, and on that basis it is premature to exclusively decide that the time for a military option was upon us. >> i think that the economic sanctions and the coop rashz eration we have gathered...
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they want to destroy israel, attack us. they kill our soldiers and want to kill the saudi arabian ambassador in the middle of our capital. how about we take them at their word. they're crazy. they also held american hostages. this is already escalated. >> you don't think sanctions will work? by all accounts, i was in iran a year ago, were complaining that food prices were going up because the government couldn't afford subsidies because of the sanctions. >> in the history of diplomat kic affairs, they've worked and not works. if sanctions were backed up by the credible possibility, the sanctions would become more effective. >> final question. what about just letting them get a nuke? we become obserssed over this line in the sand. >> the irrational part we told you about. iran's propensity for supporting terrorism. they don't have to attack us. they can hand off the nuclear material to terrorists. they could arrange more effectively what they tried to do in d.c. except it could be a nuclear weapon and then set it off in lond
they want to destroy israel, attack us. they kill our soldiers and want to kill the saudi arabian ambassador in the middle of our capital. how about we take them at their word. they're crazy. they also held american hostages. this is already escalated. >> you don't think sanctions will work? by all accounts, i was in iran a year ago, were complaining that food prices were going up because the government couldn't afford subsidies because of the sanctions. >> in the history of...
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would ta take sides with the u.s., israel or iran? then you have to look at what iran's retaliation will be. i think it's likely they will take advantage of some proxies. they have ties with hamas and hezbollah who could open up attacks on our softer targets lirk u.s. embassies, troops in afghanistan. we have a very large, unprotected u.s. presence. in a sense that we haven't been targeted by iran in that part of the world yet, but i think they're probably thinking through what their retaliation would be. >> general marx, do you think, it sounds like from what paula's saying in a sense and maybe i'm reading too much into your words, whether for will or ability, is what it is. they're going to get a nuclear weapon. they're going to get a nuclear weapon. do you think that is fair and do you think we have a way, the united states militarily, that could prevent it that does not involve a ground war. which nobody in the country would really want. >> i'm in complete agreement with paula in materiterms of th political will or capability. but
would ta take sides with the u.s., israel or iran? then you have to look at what iran's retaliation will be. i think it's likely they will take advantage of some proxies. they have ties with hamas and hezbollah who could open up attacks on our softer targets lirk u.s. embassies, troops in afghanistan. we have a very large, unprotected u.s. presence. in a sense that we haven't been targeted by iran in that part of the world yet, but i think they're probably thinking through what their...
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but it is important to note that experts also tell us that israel may be exaggerating iran's long range missile capability. but on a smaller but perhaps much more real and frightening scale, iran could attack the united states in a much more fearsome way. the top intelligence officer for the new york police department, the nypd, said this week in an op-ed that iran's next target could be here in the nation's largest city. given iran's increasingly rhetoric, the nypd must remain vigilant in attempting to detect and disrupt any attack by iran or its proxies. the intelligence officer calls this no idle threat. and remember this fall, the u.s. government says iran was planning it to bomb a crowded restaurant in washington, d.c. the target was this man, saudi arabia's ambassador to the united states. but perhaps 100 or more americans would have died, too. the defendant is an american of iranian decent and he stands trial.and he stands trial. this week the iranian government is suspected of carrying out bombing attacks against israeli diplomats in thailand, india and the republic of georgia.
but it is important to note that experts also tell us that israel may be exaggerating iran's long range missile capability. but on a smaller but perhaps much more real and frightening scale, iran could attack the united states in a much more fearsome way. the top intelligence officer for the new york police department, the nypd, said this week in an op-ed that iran's next target could be here in the nation's largest city. given iran's increasingly rhetoric, the nypd must remain vigilant in...
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they want to destroy israel. they set off the scheme to have the saudi arabia ambassador killed on the streets of washington. looks like they're killing people around the world, they have killed americans around the world, american soldiers in iraq. this is a truly dangerous regime, a real issue. >> how would we know how close iran is to getting a nuclear weapon? how do we evaluate such a thing? intent is one thing, being on the process is a totally different thing? >> i don't think it's a 100% accurate sienls. it's a lot of intelligence, a lot of reliance on israeli intelligence, a lot of reliance on middle eastern intelligence. a lot of countries come out and hate iran. you look at wikileaks and saudi arabia, they were going to kill the saudi arabia ambassador, they probably have killed some saudi diplomats already. we get a lot of information behind the scenes. i think we would have a good indication they're nuclear capable. >> here is the question because people are looking back in washington and around the c
they want to destroy israel. they set off the scheme to have the saudi arabia ambassador killed on the streets of washington. looks like they're killing people around the world, they have killed americans around the world, american soldiers in iraq. this is a truly dangerous regime, a real issue. >> how would we know how close iran is to getting a nuclear weapon? how do we evaluate such a thing? intent is one thing, being on the process is a totally different thing? >> i don't think...
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israel is saying that they believe iran is responsible for both of these attacks. iran is flatly denying it. erin? >> all right, that's our report from india tonight. he's about to become one of the word's most powerful men. tonight, he's back in the united states for the first time in 25 years. his name is shi jin ping. he is in all likelihood the next leader of china. currently china's vice president, she will sit down with president obama tomorrow on valentine's day and, yes, in the chinese press so far i've seen, they're playing it as a love meeting. after all, we do need to love each other, don't we? these two countries, the opposite of love is not indifference, it is hate as we all know. and that's what we want to avoid. china is america's second largest trading partner, they own 7% of our debt. really when you look outside the u.s. federal reserve it is china's next biggest holder of our debt. as a future leader of china, there's a lot of curiosity of xi jinping. who is he? he's a son of a mao-era revolutionary hero. and he's a former governor of fujian prov
israel is saying that they believe iran is responsible for both of these attacks. iran is flatly denying it. erin? >> all right, that's our report from india tonight. he's about to become one of the word's most powerful men. tonight, he's back in the united states for the first time in 25 years. his name is shi jin ping. he is in all likelihood the next leader of china. currently china's vice president, she will sit down with president obama tomorrow on valentine's day and, yes, in the...
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happens after he goes down, risks millions more being killed in syria and worse, overspill into lebanon, israel, turkey, iraq, and other countries, which border this hot spot that is syria. >> and other places say look at iraq, because everybody said it would be hard for u.s. forces, they went in and immediately the iraqi government fell. that's true. but then it took ten years for our troops to leave and still iraq is not settled. >> i agree with many of the concerns that he raised, but not every intervention is iraq, and not every intervention is libya or afghanistan. there are lots of different ways to do this. i particularly like the plan that the arab league is putting forward which is the progressive penalization of the assad government for using force against its own civilians. that is that you threaten and will carry out the arming and the training of syrian opposition forces if the iraqi government -- excuse me, if the syrian government continues to do this. and you eventually diminish the syrian government's ability to use repressive forces against its own society and force it into a
happens after he goes down, risks millions more being killed in syria and worse, overspill into lebanon, israel, turkey, iraq, and other countries, which border this hot spot that is syria. >> and other places say look at iraq, because everybody said it would be hard for u.s. forces, they went in and immediately the iraqi government fell. that's true. but then it took ten years for our troops to leave and still iraq is not settled. >> i agree with many of the concerns that he...
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allies in europe and close allies are very concerned about iran's capability to get the nuclear bomb, is israel, obviously. they think iran is about one to two years away from getting the bomb. so i think to bring it back to an earlier point you made, iran is trying to make a signal that they can stand up to this, and concern the world that they will retaliate or that they can send ripples around the globe if we are to attack or strike their nuclear facilities. but the reality is that a strike would only kick the can a little further down the road. they do have a high likelihood of getting the bomb, but what's our response? and a there has been a unified response -- go ahead. >> there has been a unified response in the world. >> if you look at a unified response comes from the u.s., the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, the central leadership, all saying we are not going to stand for this. but the economic pressure we're putting on iran right now is showing some, i think, some success, and i think the europeans are taking this a little bit more seriously, as far as putting more diplomatic
allies in europe and close allies are very concerned about iran's capability to get the nuclear bomb, is israel, obviously. they think iran is about one to two years away from getting the bomb. so i think to bring it back to an earlier point you made, iran is trying to make a signal that they can stand up to this, and concern the world that they will retaliate or that they can send ripples around the globe if we are to attack or strike their nuclear facilities. but the reality is that a strike...
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this is an army that's prepared to fight israel, so it could certainly fight a nato-type coalition. i understand john mccain saying the bloodshed has got to stop, and this issue of arming the opposition is out there and senator mccain is expressing a view that you hear more and more. >> yep. >> my own feeling, for what it's worth, is this is a situation which calls for arming the opposition, for taking the next step down this slope, this very dangerous slope, need to come from the region. that the saudi government, king abdullah in saudi arabia says it is essential that we support the syrian opposition and begin arming them. that's powerful. if turkey, syria's northern neighbor, says this situation on our border is intolerable, turkey cannot live with it and we're going to take steps, those are the people that are going to act first. then the united states naturally and properly follows along. i don't think there's anything to be embarrassed about when you say following along. this is a time when the region has to make decisions and take the lead. >> david ignatius, thanks to come.
this is an army that's prepared to fight israel, so it could certainly fight a nato-type coalition. i understand john mccain saying the bloodshed has got to stop, and this issue of arming the opposition is out there and senator mccain is expressing a view that you hear more and more. >> yep. >> my own feeling, for what it's worth, is this is a situation which calls for arming the opposition, for taking the next step down this slope, this very dangerous slope, need to come from the...