40
40
Oct 12, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 40
favorite 0
quote 0
what is the washington post saying about this verdict? >> the post editor calls the verdict an outrageous injustice and says the paper is working with his family to appeal. there are no details about his sense. according to the newspaper, his lawyer will ask that enreleased on bail. >> it's increasingly clear that the final decision about how jason's case will be handled will be made by political authorities, not by judicial ones. >> the washington post journalists activity sparks a campaign for release, calling the legal proceedings in iran a sham. they are calling on iran's leaders to resolve the case. >> we've heard from president rouhani and others that iran is willing to move vase son's case towards conclusion if the united states will do something in unreturn. the final decision needs to be made by iran's highest authorities. >> he was detained along with his wife in july of 2014. she was later released, but the iranian american was tried in secret and charged with espionage. his family has insisted he's innocent. >> since he was a
what is the washington post saying about this verdict? >> the post editor calls the verdict an outrageous injustice and says the paper is working with his family to appeal. there are no details about his sense. according to the newspaper, his lawyer will ask that enreleased on bail. >> it's increasingly clear that the final decision about how jason's case will be handled will be made by political authorities, not by judicial ones. >> the washington post journalists activity...
66
66
Oct 13, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 66
favorite 0
quote 0
here in washington. president obama pushed back on the notion that there is a proxy war taking back between the united states and russia, the problem is vladimir putin's own jets are bombing c.i.a. trained rebels on the ground in syria, and that plays intoed narrative. >> reporter: u.s. made b g.m. missiles seeking out targets of forces loyal to bashar al-assad, free syrian army call them bashar al-assad tamers, as they drive rebels gains in the north-west. posted online, it purports to show weapons smashing into russian made tanks on the ground in syria. it's beginning to feel like a cold war era proxy war, two great powers facing off, without facing each other in combat. >> vladimir putin began a proxy war with the united states. when russian aircraft struck, moderate forces trained by the central intelligence agency. this was no accident. targets were provided by the syrian regime, they were accurate. >> reporter: retired army general making his point to congress. not everyone agrees. >> weapons, quit
here in washington. president obama pushed back on the notion that there is a proxy war taking back between the united states and russia, the problem is vladimir putin's own jets are bombing c.i.a. trained rebels on the ground in syria, and that plays intoed narrative. >> reporter: u.s. made b g.m. missiles seeking out targets of forces loyal to bashar al-assad, free syrian army call them bashar al-assad tamers, as they drive rebels gains in the north-west. posted online, it purports to...
68
68
Oct 21, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 68
favorite 0
quote 0
developer adrian washington is another washingtonian who takes an along view. he lived through the murderous '90s, and decided while applications and police were trying to figure out why crime was happening, he would help communities mobilize against it. >> you know, the police can't put a cop on every corner and have them here 24 hours a day. there are not enough resources. we have to get involved. not just with your job making it safe but we have to do what we can do to make us safe. >> the message is not lost on this 13-year-old girl just two days after she was shot she found her voice. insisting her mom take her to a community meeting at the first district police station. >> i want us to go to the community meeting because i feel like i belong there. it is a community. i was in the community. something happened upon the community. so i figured i should go to the community meeting because i don't want this to happen to nobody else. >> lisa fletcher, al jazeera, washington, d.c. >> president obama today is said to announce steps aimed at preventing overdosing
developer adrian washington is another washingtonian who takes an along view. he lived through the murderous '90s, and decided while applications and police were trying to figure out why crime was happening, he would help communities mobilize against it. >> you know, the police can't put a cop on every corner and have them here 24 hours a day. there are not enough resources. we have to get involved. not just with your job making it safe but we have to do what we can do to make us safe....
49
49
Oct 12, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 49
favorite 0
quote 0
both in washington and tehran. on sunday the iranian parliament voting in favor of moving forward with the agreement. that vote oh volumed a heated debate one lawmaker calling the deal a disgrace. the bill allows the government to withdraw from the agreement if the economic sanctions against tehran are not lifted. hours against that vote tehran conducted this test of a new long range missile system. it was broadcast on state tv. iran said that the missiles can accurately hit targets as far away as israel. officials are now trying to determine if the test violated the u.n. ban on iran developing weapons that could carry a nuclear warhead. iran's officials saying that they do not need approval to improve on its weapons. >>> in ankara there is suspicion that isil is behind attacks. [ protesting ] >> on sunday thousands gathered mourn and condemn the attack that killed 97 people. there are concerns that similar attacks will take place ahead of next month's general elections. mohammed january june is in ankara. >> tensi
both in washington and tehran. on sunday the iranian parliament voting in favor of moving forward with the agreement. that vote oh volumed a heated debate one lawmaker calling the deal a disgrace. the bill allows the government to withdraw from the agreement if the economic sanctions against tehran are not lifted. hours against that vote tehran conducted this test of a new long range missile system. it was broadcast on state tv. iran said that the missiles can accurately hit targets as far away...
76
76
Oct 28, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 76
favorite 0
quote 0
marvin cal joins us from the brookings institute in washington b.c. where he's a senior fellow, the author of a book, imperial gamble, vladimir putin, ukraine and the cold war. he has hosted "meet the press", and been the moscow bureau press for n.b.c. good to see you. since vladimir putin began the aggression, we discuss whether we find ourselves in a cold war. do you think that is the case. >> i don't think it's a new cold war. i think it's a new time in global relations. in the old cold war we knew that russia had an international, a global ideology driving policy. that is not true today. vladimir putin is not a fascist. it's not a democrat or republican. he is an old-fashioned russian despot. he does things according to old-fashioned kremlin rules. and ask if it enhances the central position of russia as a major force notice world. everyone has to turn to russia to get a solution, and he thinks of himself as a supremely confident man, he thinks of himself as being able to accomplish anything. >> you in the book describe him as a modern era despo.
marvin cal joins us from the brookings institute in washington b.c. where he's a senior fellow, the author of a book, imperial gamble, vladimir putin, ukraine and the cold war. he has hosted "meet the press", and been the moscow bureau press for n.b.c. good to see you. since vladimir putin began the aggression, we discuss whether we find ourselves in a cold war. do you think that is the case. >> i don't think it's a new cold war. i think it's a new time in global relations. in...
47
47
Oct 12, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 47
favorite 0
quote 0
he joined the washington post as its correspondent in 2012. the newspaper has worked for months for his release, even appealing to a united nations human rights panel for help at a black tie continuer in washington, the president of the united states spoke about him. >> he's been in prison for nothing more than writing about the hopes and fears of the iranian people. >> there was hope with world powers to limit iran's nuclear program, hoping that others would be freed. but the white house maintained the issues are separate. the agreement was signed without their release. his time has been troubling for the washington post foreign editor. he says the increasing trend of locking up journalists is alarming. >> we are used to the threat from armies and wars. what we have seen is just as troubling, the governments seem to be arresting and holding journalists for doing nothing more than acting as journalists. >> for attempting to tell the stories governments don't want to be told. >> five nato military personnel have been killed in a helicopter cras
he joined the washington post as its correspondent in 2012. the newspaper has worked for months for his release, even appealing to a united nations human rights panel for help at a black tie continuer in washington, the president of the united states spoke about him. >> he's been in prison for nothing more than writing about the hopes and fears of the iranian people. >> there was hope with world powers to limit iran's nuclear program, hoping that others would be freed. but the white...
90
90
Oct 7, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 90
favorite 0
quote 0
he has since the air strikes began, been trying to talk with washington, trying to persuade washington and america to come on board his coalition in his strikes against isil. well the secretary of defense, ash carter ruled that out today saying putin's plan was flawed. but there will be talks on how to safeguard their pilots in this air space. but very basic technical stuff. russia's replied to this, and said that america -- the pentagon's refusal to share tactical intelligence on isil just goes to show that america is not looking to fight in this war. >> okay. peter many thanks. let's go to washington, then, rosiland jordan is there, ros, there's surprise that the u.s. says no to cooperating militarily with russia, but at least the two sides are still talking, the relationship hasn't broken down completely. >> reporter: no, but it would be a really far stretch adrian to suggest that there is anything warm and fuzzy about relations between moscow and washington when it comes to the question of syria. the u.s. is very much opposed not only to military coordination against isil in the wa
he has since the air strikes began, been trying to talk with washington, trying to persuade washington and america to come on board his coalition in his strikes against isil. well the secretary of defense, ash carter ruled that out today saying putin's plan was flawed. but there will be talks on how to safeguard their pilots in this air space. but very basic technical stuff. russia's replied to this, and said that america -- the pentagon's refusal to share tactical intelligence on isil just...
60
60
Oct 6, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 60
favorite 0
quote 0
patty culhane, al jazeera, washington. >>> iraqi green zone has been opened. the green zone is home to government buildings and several foreign embassies. imtiaz tyab reports. >> would have been unthinkable just a few days ago to see traffic moving freely down this road. but since sunday parts of baghdad's heavily fortified green zone have been open to the public. the decision was announced by prime minister haider al-abadi, seen as attempts by part of his government to address growing public anger for insecurity and poor public services. the green zone or international zone as it's been officially known has been closed to citizens. but it was turned into the administrative hazardous for coalition forces. it's been surrounded by barbed wire and heavily manned checkpoints. it's the area for homes of high profile iraqis. >> there will be a lot more searches, trust me this will be shut down soon. >> reporter: the easing of some restrictions inside the green zone is surprising to many here. over the years it has been a frequent target for bombings and rockets. it
patty culhane, al jazeera, washington. >>> iraqi green zone has been opened. the green zone is home to government buildings and several foreign embassies. imtiaz tyab reports. >> would have been unthinkable just a few days ago to see traffic moving freely down this road. but since sunday parts of baghdad's heavily fortified green zone have been open to the public. the decision was announced by prime minister haider al-abadi, seen as attempts by part of his government to address...
66
66
Oct 9, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 66
favorite 0
quote 0
the pentagon admits that the $500 million plan is not working, but mike viqueira is in washington with the latest. >> reporter: succeeding failure, secretary of defense, ash cart, said that the u.s. is pulling the plug on the program to train and equip syrian rebels. >> the way to achieve the same kind of strategic objective, which is the right one. >> reporter: the idea was for the u.s. to train fighters in a third country and send them back to syria to fight isil. [ audio difficulties ] >> our apologies, we'll get back to that report from mike viqueira in moments. >>> a top general has been killed in syria. hosein was apparently advising syrian troops when he was killed. hamdany was a long time figure in the revolutionary guard. >>> russia said it's latest airstrikes in syria have killed hundreds of fighters, along with two field commanders. russia has remained one of bashar al-assad's strongest supporters, and now we look at that relationship. >> reporter: russian missiles, launched from the caspian sea, bound for targets in syria, the newest dimension in moscow outside of the sovie
the pentagon admits that the $500 million plan is not working, but mike viqueira is in washington with the latest. >> reporter: succeeding failure, secretary of defense, ash cart, said that the u.s. is pulling the plug on the program to train and equip syrian rebels. >> the way to achieve the same kind of strategic objective, which is the right one. >> reporter: the idea was for the u.s. to train fighters in a third country and send them back to syria to fight isil. [ audio...
99
99
Oct 8, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 99
favorite 0
quote 1
let's go live to washington where michael is standing by. he's been talking to some members of the republican caucus who were in that meeting. this has been a month of surprises for republicans. first, house speaker john boehner moved up his expected departure saying that he was only going to resign from the speakership but he was going to leave the house. that was a huge shock. now this. >> reporr: and randle, these are the kind of shocks that the conservatives in the republican caucus are happy about. happy to have boehner resign and mccarthy step down. the problem they have now is going forward. they won't get a candidate from the anecdotal evidence gathered here. people are starting to digest this now. the representative said he won't think about this until tomorrow. what it brings to mind, though, are two particular representatives, paul ryan of wisconsin and tre gowdy of south carolina, both who were courted by the republicans to run who said they didn't want to. those are the types of candidates that some republicans have said could b
let's go live to washington where michael is standing by. he's been talking to some members of the republican caucus who were in that meeting. this has been a month of surprises for republicans. first, house speaker john boehner moved up his expected departure saying that he was only going to resign from the speakership but he was going to leave the house. that was a huge shock. now this. >> reporr: and randle, these are the kind of shocks that the conservatives in the republican caucus...
109
109
Oct 12, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 109
favorite 0
quote 0
at a court iran convicts a washington post journalist in an espionage case his employers say is purely political. >> the top sport this monday ire land beat france at the rugby cup but the intaer national career of their captain appears to be over. more on that in the program. ♪ we begin this news hour in occupied jurisdiction lumbar where a man was shot down by lion's great in the old city and tried to stab one of their officers and he is the 25th palestinian to be killed by israeli forces since the beginning of this month. meanwhile in gaza a rally has been held in solidarity with other palestinians across the west bank at occupied east jerusalem and follows on from weeks of protests sparked by tension over jerusalem's mosque compound and we are in bethlehem in the west bank and mike is in jerusalem and what more do we know about the incident where a palestinian man was shot and killed? >> reporter: well, adrian as yet there has been no independent eyewitness verification of exactly what happened in the sequence of events and we have the statement from police that the man attacked
at a court iran convicts a washington post journalist in an espionage case his employers say is purely political. >> the top sport this monday ire land beat france at the rugby cup but the intaer national career of their captain appears to be over. more on that in the program. ♪ we begin this news hour in occupied jurisdiction lumbar where a man was shot down by lion's great in the old city and tried to stab one of their officers and he is the 25th palestinian to be killed by israeli...
95
95
Oct 16, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 95
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> meanwhile, speaking in washington, d.c. u.s. pratt barack obamu.s. president barack obama has this warning. >> over time the only way that israel is going to be truly secure and the only way that the palestinians are going to be able to meet the aspirations of the people is that if there are two states living side by side in peace and security. it's going to be up to the parties, and we constant ready to assist to see if they can start a more constructive relationship. but in the meantime right now, you know, everybody needs to focus on making sure innocent people are not being killed. >> live now to patty culhane in our washington bureau. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is set to meet with the israeli prime minister. what can they achieve at this stage? >> president barack obama is not sounding all that optimistic that in his time in office he'll be able to find a two-state solution. we've been told that he plans to meet with palestinian leadership not that secretary kerry has enough influence to change the situation on the ground. he has spent a
. >> meanwhile, speaking in washington, d.c. u.s. pratt barack obamu.s. president barack obama has this warning. >> over time the only way that israel is going to be truly secure and the only way that the palestinians are going to be able to meet the aspirations of the people is that if there are two states living side by side in peace and security. it's going to be up to the parties, and we constant ready to assist to see if they can start a more constructive relationship. but in...
112
112
Oct 5, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 112
favorite 0
quote 0
rosalynn jordan has more from washington, d.c. >> reporter: the u.s. is having trouble explaining how and why it bombed a charity hospital in kunduz, afghanistan on saturday. at first military leaders said u.s. troops during the doctors without borders trauma center were under attack from the taliban and called in a gun ship for help. on monday the commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan said that wasn't the case at all. >> the afghan forces advised taking fire from enemy position and asked for air support from u.s. forces. an air strike was called to eliminate the taliban threat and several civilians were struck. this is different from the initial reports. >> reporter: 22 people were killed including 12 hospital workers and three children. doctors without borders accused the u.s. of trying to escape responsibility. >> it goes from collateral damage to a tragic incident and now we hear pushing the responsibility to the afghan government. whereas, we now know that it's the u.s. military who dropped a bomb that hit a full-functioning hop. >> reporter: th
rosalynn jordan has more from washington, d.c. >> reporter: the u.s. is having trouble explaining how and why it bombed a charity hospital in kunduz, afghanistan on saturday. at first military leaders said u.s. troops during the doctors without borders trauma center were under attack from the taliban and called in a gun ship for help. on monday the commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan said that wasn't the case at all. >> the afghan forces advised taking fire from enemy position...
55
55
Oct 15, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 55
favorite 0
quote 0
charleston church shootings, the temple shooting in washington, fort hood in 2009. here's how the assistant attorney general for national security put it this morning during a speech at the george washington university in d.c. >> the new domestic terrorism council will not only help ensure that domestic terrorism cases are properly coordinated but will play a key role in our headquarters-level efforts to identify trends, to shape national strategy, to analyze legal gaps to combat these threats. >> now, in the u.s., there are really two kinds of terror threats at the moment. one is the international religiously inspired threat that we think of regarding al quaeda and isil. then there's domestic threats such as the sovereign militia for example. neo nazis. also to some degree eco terrorists. >> we don't really see a lot of groups but we see a lot of lone actors across the country that interact with one another on the internet and carry out their actions independently. there's a lot of people throughout the country. >> andy says that's where this new department could e
charleston church shootings, the temple shooting in washington, fort hood in 2009. here's how the assistant attorney general for national security put it this morning during a speech at the george washington university in d.c. >> the new domestic terrorism council will not only help ensure that domestic terrorism cases are properly coordinated but will play a key role in our headquarters-level efforts to identify trends, to shape national strategy, to analyze legal gaps to combat these...
65
65
Oct 27, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 65
favorite 0
quote 0
rosalind jordan has the story from washington, d.c. >> the u.s. military is rolling out a new version of its current isil strategy. they're calling it the three rs. syrian rebels retaking raqqa. iraqi troops swooping in on ramadi, and u.s. forces getting more involved. >> the third and final r are raids signaling we won't hold back in opportunist attacks against isil and conducts such missions directly. >> carter's statement comes after last week's raid where u.s. special forces jumped in to help kurdish fighters. if so that would be a major policy change for the u.s. president obama promised no ground troops to fight isil. carter told the congressional panel on tuesday that despite the decision to launch airstrikes in syria, they're pressuring hyder al abadi not to let russia join the fight on its territory. >> we're the preferred partners of iraq. we've insisted on that point, and prime minister abady has repeated those pledges. >> there is another complication, the never end flow of foreigners who want to fight with isil even as allies such as
rosalind jordan has the story from washington, d.c. >> the u.s. military is rolling out a new version of its current isil strategy. they're calling it the three rs. syrian rebels retaking raqqa. iraqi troops swooping in on ramadi, and u.s. forces getting more involved. >> the third and final r are raids signaling we won't hold back in opportunist attacks against isil and conducts such missions directly. >> carter's statement comes after last week's raid where u.s. special...
62
62
Oct 12, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 62
favorite 0
quote 0
what the "washington post" would like to see is more anger at the top of the u.s. government and calls for his relief, and they are calling on businesses saying they should raise their voices and say this is unacceptable. >> okay. lisa in washington for us. along with jason three other americans are still in iran. they are retired fbi agent, who disappeared in 2007. his family says he was there on a secret mission for the cia. a former u.s. marine was arrested in 2011 when he traveled to iran to visit his grandmother. he is serving a ten year sentence. a pastor in 2013 was sentenced to eight years in prison for establishing christian home churches in iran. coming up in about 15 minute's time we will speak with not one but two other journalists who have been jailed in iran. they join us live. . >>> a delegation of peace envoy is called uf to the middle east because of the escalating violence between the israelis and palestinian. confrontations broke out hours after the funeral of a palestinian funeral shot the day before. 27 palestinian have been killed and four isr
what the "washington post" would like to see is more anger at the top of the u.s. government and calls for his relief, and they are calling on businesses saying they should raise their voices and say this is unacceptable. >> okay. lisa in washington for us. along with jason three other americans are still in iran. they are retired fbi agent, who disappeared in 2007. his family says he was there on a secret mission for the cia. a former u.s. marine was arrested in 2011 when he...
97
97
Oct 6, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 97
favorite 0
quote 0
rosalyn jordan in washington, thank you for that. she is talking about john campbell speaking to the u.s. senate committee about the incidents in afghanistan recently. as the general said, the u.s. decision was made by the u.s. to make that air strike after being asked for by the afghan government calling in for support, so still a lot to come out of that. we are monitoring this hearing, and we'll bring you more from it a little bit later. >> we'll look at something completely different now, though. we often hear about how the world's natural resources, vegetation and creatures are disappearing, but it seems planet earth can still surprise us. the world wildlife fund told us 211 new species have been discovered in the eastern haim lay i canes in the last six years. we have the vibrant blue walking snake head fish. it can breathe out of the water and survive on land for up to four days. that doesn't really sound like a fish, does it? >> we have got the spotted wren babbler, which hides in -- this has gone a bit dark here. there we go.
rosalyn jordan in washington, thank you for that. she is talking about john campbell speaking to the u.s. senate committee about the incidents in afghanistan recently. as the general said, the u.s. decision was made by the u.s. to make that air strike after being asked for by the afghan government calling in for support, so still a lot to come out of that. we are monitoring this hearing, and we'll bring you more from it a little bit later. >> we'll look at something completely different...
44
44
Oct 23, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 44
favorite 0
quote 0
rosiland jordan has more from washington. >> reporter: i.s.i.l. has held the iraqi town of howaga since june 2013. early yesterday the pentagon said the raid turned deadly. >> one u.s. service member was wounded during the rescue mission acting in support of iraqi peshmerga forces after they came under fire from i.s.i.l. he subsequently died after receiving medical care. >> reporter: the unnamed service member was the first to die in iraq since the u.s. withdrew in 2011 an the first to die in the fight against i.s.i.l. now there is question about the u.s. determination not to commit combat troops. >> this was a support mission in which they were supplying support to the kurdistan government. u.s. are not in combat in iraq, i can say that directly. >> reporter: question is whether iraqi forces are ready to retake territory from i.s.i.l. could be seen as a test run for a larger operation. rosiland jordan, al jazeera, washington. >> it is six weeks until a major climate conference in paris and negotiators in germany are trying to agree on a framework
rosiland jordan has more from washington. >> reporter: i.s.i.l. has held the iraqi town of howaga since june 2013. early yesterday the pentagon said the raid turned deadly. >> one u.s. service member was wounded during the rescue mission acting in support of iraqi peshmerga forces after they came under fire from i.s.i.l. he subsequently died after receiving medical care. >> reporter: the unnamed service member was the first to die in iraq since the u.s. withdrew in 2011 an the...
87
87
Oct 13, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 87
favorite 0
quote 0
lisa stark, al jazeera, washington. >> reporter: at the u.n. tomorrow the security council will debate moving forward on a landmark resolution adopted 15 years ago on the role of women on peace and security. a new report says women are the key to ending wars. roxana saberi joins us with more on that. >> antonio, the report calms on women to get more involved in bringing about peace and protect them better in times of war. the report comes as leaders prepare to meet at the u.n. this week to talk about women's rights. it warns that as extremism worsens around the world, a lot of violence is aimed specifically at women. >> in northern iraq i.s.i.l. fighters have killed men and raped and enslaved women. and in northern nigeria more than 200 girls remain missing. a year and a half after they were kidnapped by the rebel group boko haram. >> there are children that we need to be -- that need to be protected. they are vulnerable children. now they are in the hands of monsters. >> reporter: in 2000, the u.n. security council acknowledged that the world
lisa stark, al jazeera, washington. >> reporter: at the u.n. tomorrow the security council will debate moving forward on a landmark resolution adopted 15 years ago on the role of women on peace and security. a new report says women are the key to ending wars. roxana saberi joins us with more on that. >> antonio, the report calms on women to get more involved in bringing about peace and protect them better in times of war. the report comes as leaders prepare to meet at the u.n. this...
49
49
Oct 12, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 49
favorite 0
quote 0
he joined the washington post in 2012. they worked for months for his release, even appealing to a united nations panel for help. the president of the united states spoke about his imprisonment. >> he's been in prison for nothing more than writing about the hopes and fears of iran's people. >> the white house has maintained issues are separate, the agreement was signed without their release. his time behind bars has been troubling for the washington post foreign editor. he says the increasing trend of locking up journalists is alarming. >> we are used to the threat from armies and wars. but it's the governments seem to be arresting and holding journalists for the crime of nothing more than acting as journalists. >> and paying a price for attempting to tell the stories governments don't want to be told. >> the head of the united nations refugee agency inspected shelters for refugees arriving on a greek island. the european union agreed to relocate more than 60,000 refugees in greece and italy to other european nations. they
he joined the washington post in 2012. they worked for months for his release, even appealing to a united nations panel for help. the president of the united states spoke about his imprisonment. >> he's been in prison for nothing more than writing about the hopes and fears of iran's people. >> the white house has maintained issues are separate, the agreement was signed without their release. his time behind bars has been troubling for the washington post foreign editor. he says the...
64
64
Oct 27, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 64
favorite 0
quote 0
washington says its guided missile was an international territory. rob mcbride reports. >>> the united states has been signalling for months that it would make this symbolic sail past. china has warned it would respond appropriately. the patrol came within 12 nautical miles of the disputed islands in the south china sea, normally the national limit of a nation east territorial claim, but not accepted by the u.s. us, which says these are international waters open to anybody. china says it shadowed the u.s. vessel, assuming of it harming to peace and stability. >> translator: we want the u.s. to respect our position and correct its mistake immediately. it should not threaten china's sovereignty and security interest. it should also keep the promise of not taking sides on territorial disputes. >> reporter: the waters are disputed by choo -- china and several other nations, among them the philippines who welcomed the move by the u.s. >> the balance of power says there has to be a plurality of voices when all parties are effected by changes of realities t
washington says its guided missile was an international territory. rob mcbride reports. >>> the united states has been signalling for months that it would make this symbolic sail past. china has warned it would respond appropriately. the patrol came within 12 nautical miles of the disputed islands in the south china sea, normally the national limit of a nation east territorial claim, but not accepted by the u.s. us, which says these are international waters open to anybody. china says...
54
54
Oct 15, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 54
favorite 0
quote 0
we want to go to our washington, d.c. correspondent mike viqueira. mike, you heard the israeli prime minister talking about that visit from secretary of state john kerry. the table has been set. you set the table for us as to how it is going to be received in washington and just how much tension there is between the united states, between israel, and the palestinians. >> reporter: that's a great jumping off point, del. all throughout all of the difficulties and tension in this relationship that we have seen over the past two or three years, we have heard the administration assure everyone who will listen, time and time again that the u.s.-israeli relationship is strong, that the united states is committed to the peace, welfare, and security of israel. but now john kerry announcing on tuesday night at a speech at harvard, that he was going to quote, unquote, very soon to the region to see what he can do to try to bring people back to the table. the test is going to be whether or not either side will be listening to him at all. whether john kerry can g
we want to go to our washington, d.c. correspondent mike viqueira. mike, you heard the israeli prime minister talking about that visit from secretary of state john kerry. the table has been set. you set the table for us as to how it is going to be received in washington and just how much tension there is between the united states, between israel, and the palestinians. >> reporter: that's a great jumping off point, del. all throughout all of the difficulties and tension in this...
49
49
Oct 11, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 49
favorite 0
quote 0
"the washington post" bureau chief was arrested in july. the iran judiciary won't reveal what it is but says it is not final. >> reporter: outside the headquarters of the "the washington post", reminding passers-by that for 400 days, one of their own, jason rezian has been held in captivity. his formered score says rezie yn's time in prison has been difficult. >> jason has been isolated in custody, spending a lot of months in solitary confinement, having little contact with the outside world. >> he was arrested, along with his journalist wife and two photo journalists in july 2014. all released except for rezaian. charged with espionage and tried in secret inside the court. his family maintained rezian is incident. -- enjoyment. >> since he was a little boy my son loved iraq. he has made a career of sharing its beauty with others. >> reseighan was born in california, and holes duel citizen shch. he joined the "the washington post" in 2012. the newspaper called for his release. the president of the united states in a black tie prison spoke a
"the washington post" bureau chief was arrested in july. the iran judiciary won't reveal what it is but says it is not final. >> reporter: outside the headquarters of the "the washington post", reminding passers-by that for 400 days, one of their own, jason rezian has been held in captivity. his formered score says rezie yn's time in prison has been difficult. >> jason has been isolated in custody, spending a lot of months in solitary confinement, having little...
95
95
Oct 7, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 95
favorite 0
quote 0
in washington they said moscow was ready for another round of talks. but secretary of defense ash carter said that russia is playing with fire. >> this is a wrong and back ended approach that will backfire. and it is not consistent at all with the 60-member coalition is doing, and it's just going to fuel the syrian civil war, and so it's a serious strategic mistake on the part of the russians. >> russian violated air space and no one buys when they say it was accidental. today it's a challenge to see how the west will respond. >> russian bombs fall on syria once more. on the ground syrians have been filming and up loading footage that they say shows the work of russia's air force. and the diplomatic fireworks detonating, too, and an incursion into turkish air space over the weekend was called a fleeting mistake caused by bad weather. >> i will not speculate on the motives. >> this is a violation much turkish air space and should never happen again. >> russia is still there. it's carrying out operations in syria and it's trying to create an air base in
in washington they said moscow was ready for another round of talks. but secretary of defense ash carter said that russia is playing with fire. >> this is a wrong and back ended approach that will backfire. and it is not consistent at all with the 60-member coalition is doing, and it's just going to fuel the syrian civil war, and so it's a serious strategic mistake on the part of the russians. >> russian violated air space and no one buys when they say it was accidental. today it's...
43
43
Oct 9, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 43
favorite 0
quote 0
mike viqueira is live for us in washington. mike, what does the pentagon have to say about the changes? >> reporter: well, good morning to you, randall. it has been brewing for quite sometime there's no question about it. it was a delayed launch of this program, much touted to train the so-called moderate opposition, put them in turkey, saudi arabia, jordan, train them, and then send them back into fight isil forces. it simply has not worked out. ash carter as you report, randall was in europe. here is how he described the new program. >> i wasn't satisfied with the early efforts in that regard, and so we're looking at different ways to achieve the -- basically the same kind of strategic objective, which is the right one, which is to the -- enable capable, motivated forces on the ground. >> reporter: essentially what this boils down to, randall is the administration is abandoning the effort to train individuals in those outside countries. what the administration now says it wants to focus on fighting units already fighting in s
mike viqueira is live for us in washington. mike, what does the pentagon have to say about the changes? >> reporter: well, good morning to you, randall. it has been brewing for quite sometime there's no question about it. it was a delayed launch of this program, much touted to train the so-called moderate opposition, put them in turkey, saudi arabia, jordan, train them, and then send them back into fight isil forces. it simply has not worked out. ash carter as you report, randall was in...
39
39
Oct 2, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 39
favorite 0
quote 0
but so far washington has not decided on a strategy to protect them. rosalind jordan has more from washington. >> reporter: only two things were confirmed at the pentagon brief on the ground thursday. one, that u.s. and russian military officials did have their first conversation about how to avoid getting each other's way as they conduct airstrikes against isil targets in syria. the other, that the u.s. does not plan to change its military strategy against isil. that said, the spokesperson peter cook was very reluctant to provide more details about what happens next. >> right now our focus is the fight against isil. there are moderate opposition forces that are taking the fight against isil who are getting our support right now. we believe the russians should be doing everything they can to take the fight to isil as well. >> reporter: peter cook did say that there are future conversations planned between the russians and the americans. but he couldn't say when those conversations will take place. and on exactly which topics they'll focus. it does not
but so far washington has not decided on a strategy to protect them. rosalind jordan has more from washington. >> reporter: only two things were confirmed at the pentagon brief on the ground thursday. one, that u.s. and russian military officials did have their first conversation about how to avoid getting each other's way as they conduct airstrikes against isil targets in syria. the other, that the u.s. does not plan to change its military strategy against isil. that said, the...
70
70
Oct 22, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 70
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> john nichols is the washington correspondent for the nation. john why do you think he made this decision? >> i think he was relatively frank about it in his own announcement. and that is, that the time had really run out. that's another way of saying that he couldn't see a route to the nomination. and i think he was right, to be honest. a month ago, it looked very possible, looked very reasonable to suggest that biden could get in and potentially, supersede hillary clinton. >> why could he get in then? >> what? well, as he said, again, if you look at that discussion of the grieving process i think was sincere, this family was really ripped apart by what for them was a surprise, the loss of beau biden. they knew he had been sick but the loss took time. i don't think there was any question of that. i think biden would look to see what would happen with hillary clinton, how her campaign would go. the striking thing has been that october has turned out to be a pretty good month for hillary clinton, and as a result, that opening that seemed to be th
. >> john nichols is the washington correspondent for the nation. john why do you think he made this decision? >> i think he was relatively frank about it in his own announcement. and that is, that the time had really run out. that's another way of saying that he couldn't see a route to the nomination. and i think he was right, to be honest. a month ago, it looked very possible, looked very reasonable to suggest that biden could get in and potentially, supersede hillary clinton....
68
68
Oct 12, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 68
favorite 0
quote 0
he joined the washington post as the tehran cord dent in 2012, the newspaper has worked for months for his release even appealing to a u.n. human nations panel for health and at a black tie dinner the president of the united states spoke about rezaian's imprisonment. >> jason has been in prison in tehran for nothing about writing about the hopes and fears of the iran people. >> reporter: hopeless negotiations with world powers to limit the program that resign to others held in iran would be free as part of the deal but the white house maintained the issues are separate, the agreement was signed without their released and his time behind bars has been troubling for the foreign post editor and says the increasing trend of locking up journalist is alarming. >> from armies and wars and what we have seen in the last couple of years is just as troubling and the governments are arresting and holding them for acting as journalists. >> reporter: paying a substantial price for attempting to tell the stories governments often don't want to be told, kimberly, al jazeera, washington. >>> exposered
he joined the washington post as the tehran cord dent in 2012, the newspaper has worked for months for his release even appealing to a u.n. human nations panel for health and at a black tie dinner the president of the united states spoke about rezaian's imprisonment. >> jason has been in prison in tehran for nothing about writing about the hopes and fears of the iran people. >> reporter: hopeless negotiations with world powers to limit the program that resign to others held in iran...
75
75
Oct 8, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 75
favorite 0
quote 0
thank you. >>> controversy today in washington, d.c. a suburb there after a gun shop opened behind an elementary school. nova firearms in mcclain, virginia. a group of parents want the business shut down. they have more than 2,000 signatures on a petition asking the owner to move. gun enthusiasts say the owner has the right to keep his store open. san francisco's last remaining gun store is closing. highbridge arms was the final holdout in a city with gun control laws growing more strict. asth melissa khan reportses, th story owners have enough. >> reporter: these are the last days of the last gun shop in san francisco. people have shopped here since 1952, but inventory is clearing quickly as they countdown to the permanent closure at end of the month. for the manager, the city's latest gun control proposal was the last straw. >> this year it's this one, and next year it's probably something else. you know, we understand why they're doing it. we understand that, you know, there is a homicide problem in san francisco. we just disagree th
thank you. >>> controversy today in washington, d.c. a suburb there after a gun shop opened behind an elementary school. nova firearms in mcclain, virginia. a group of parents want the business shut down. they have more than 2,000 signatures on a petition asking the owner to move. gun enthusiasts say the owner has the right to keep his store open. san francisco's last remaining gun store is closing. highbridge arms was the final holdout in a city with gun control laws growing more...
59
59
Oct 23, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 59
favorite 0
quote 0
soldier sinc rosiland jordan hae in washington. >> reporter: i.s.i.l. has held the rake town of howaga since 2013. pentagon said the raid yesterday turned deadly. >> acting in support of iraqi peshmerga forces after they came under aassaulted from i.s.i.l, died after severing medical care. >> the first to die in the u.s. led fight against i.s.i.l. there are now questions about whether the bowms ha obama admin has broken its promise to not be in an active combat mission. >> u.s. forces are not in an active combat mission in iraq, i can say that directly. >> reporter: despite the loss of the u.s. special ops member, thursday's raid could be seen as a test run for a larger operation. rosiland jordan, al jazeera, barn. >> israel has placed a series of age restrictions on muslim men who want to enter the al-aqsa mosque compound since september. israel wanted to change access to the side. the mosque is sacred to jews and muslims. muslims are allowed to enter the site but not pray there. >>> lightly injured, the alleged attacker is not injured. a 53 palestinia
soldier sinc rosiland jordan hae in washington. >> reporter: i.s.i.l. has held the rake town of howaga since 2013. pentagon said the raid yesterday turned deadly. >> acting in support of iraqi peshmerga forces after they came under aassaulted from i.s.i.l, died after severing medical care. >> the first to die in the u.s. led fight against i.s.i.l. there are now questions about whether the bowms ha obama admin has broken its promise to not be in an active combat mission....
70
70
Oct 23, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 70
favorite 0
quote 0
the pakistani prime minister sharif is visiting washington d.c. and here is our white house correspondent patty. >> with the world watching the leaders of the u.s. and pakistan promised their relationship is only going to get better. >> we are looking forward to using this meeting as an opportunity to further deepen the relationship between pakistan and the united states. >> it is my endeavor to further strengthen and solidified this relationship. >> reporter: the same pledge president barack obama made when he first took offices but big setbacks like when they killed bin laden in pakistan and the government wasn't told and u.s. officials accuse pakistan of supporting the taliban in afghanistan. members of congress have been pushing the president to use his leverage to push prime minister zarif to do more. >> i think he has leverage but he has to use it not publically but privately and i think that's the key, the key thing that he has to do because he has got to tell the prime minister from pakistan is here now look we had enough of this stuff and
the pakistani prime minister sharif is visiting washington d.c. and here is our white house correspondent patty. >> with the world watching the leaders of the u.s. and pakistan promised their relationship is only going to get better. >> we are looking forward to using this meeting as an opportunity to further deepen the relationship between pakistan and the united states. >> it is my endeavor to further strengthen and solidified this relationship. >> reporter: the same...
71
71
Oct 7, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 71
favorite 0
quote 0
she's standing by for us in washington, d.c. roslind there is a real risk of russia and usa meeting over syrian air space. >> that is very much the u.s. military concern beyond a conference meeting in the past week to say that let's have these discussions there have not been those discussions about trying to figure out how to keep from having the two militaries getting in each other's way and lead to go confrontation. >> we know they're not planning military cooperation just remind us again. >> there is no coordination as they both conduct airstrikes inside syria. the u.s. said that the airstrikes should always be aimed as isil the u.s. is very critical what it believes are russia airstrikes against assad rebels inside the territory. they're trying to keep the focus on staying out much each other's way. they want to keep it doesn't discussion, but the u.s. said if there is going to be this sort of discussion it needs to be done through diplomatic efforts. >> thank you, roslind. >> tensions remain high between israelis and palest
she's standing by for us in washington, d.c. roslind there is a real risk of russia and usa meeting over syrian air space. >> that is very much the u.s. military concern beyond a conference meeting in the past week to say that let's have these discussions there have not been those discussions about trying to figure out how to keep from having the two militaries getting in each other's way and lead to go confrontation. >> we know they're not planning military cooperation just remind...
57
57
Oct 28, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 57
favorite 0
quote 0
mike viqueira has more from washington. recurring gun violence, police tactics and video gone viral serving as a backdrop for the wide-ranging speech before a group that has a stake in all of it. the international association of police chiefs >>> president obama walked a fine line, praising the gathering of law enforcement around the country. while keeping with his call for police to reform the way they operate in minorities. >> we have to have departments to fairly address it, and not close ranks or stands down. >> police deserve the benefit of the doubt. president obama said. incidents too quickly become a story of law enforcement and mine your arorities at -- minorities at odds. >> what is served up to us by news media seeking ratings, tweets seeking re tweet or political candidates. >> the tweet, an encounter between an officer and high school student? south carolina. and the day after president obama's federal bureau of investigation director speculated about the so-called ferguson effect,blaming a rise in crime in som
mike viqueira has more from washington. recurring gun violence, police tactics and video gone viral serving as a backdrop for the wide-ranging speech before a group that has a stake in all of it. the international association of police chiefs >>> president obama walked a fine line, praising the gathering of law enforcement around the country. while keeping with his call for police to reform the way they operate in minorities. >> we have to have departments to fairly address it,...
59
59
Oct 21, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 59
favorite 0
quote 0
and you in washington. this is something that joe biden, the senator, now the vice president has wanted to do for his entire political career, so we not only saw a potential candidate saying, i'm not going to run, but in a very real sense that is the end of the political career of vice president joe biden. >> well, you are absolutely right. and you alluded to this a moment ago. joe biden made the speech that perhaps he would have made at the campaign trial or at the debate next week, or even at the dinner coming up in iowa, i believe scheduled for this saturday. if he in fact had decided to run. a lot of the speculation, some of the reporting based on what in retrospect is flimsy evidence. but joe biden put a measure of finality on all of the speculation. the field is now hillary clinton's. many people will speculate on the timing of this. first of all coming after the debate in which hillary clinton was judge just to have a tour de force in a great debate last week, now putting distance in the latest round
and you in washington. this is something that joe biden, the senator, now the vice president has wanted to do for his entire political career, so we not only saw a potential candidate saying, i'm not going to run, but in a very real sense that is the end of the political career of vice president joe biden. >> well, you are absolutely right. and you alluded to this a moment ago. joe biden made the speech that perhaps he would have made at the campaign trial or at the debate next week, or...
77
77
Oct 5, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 77
favorite 0
quote 0
michael kaufmann live from washington, d.c. thanks. >> my pleasure. >>> still to come on this al jazeera news hour, houthi supporters rally in yemen's capital as government troops advance towards sanaa. >>> goodwill gesture? north korea releases a south korean student who has been detained for illegally crossing a border. >>> in sports cricket in the dark as the bangladeshi player faces jail after being charged with torturing a child. >>> first, though, the charity doctors without borders or msa has called for a full, transparent, independent investigation into a u.s. air strike that hit a medical clinic in afghanistan on saturday killing 22 people. the charity has criticized the u.s. for discrepancies in describing the incident and have accused them of passing responsibility to the afghan government. al jazeera's rosalynn jordan has more from washington, d.c. >> reporter: the u.s. is having trouble explaining how and why it bombed a charity hospital in kunduz, afghanistan on saturday. at first military leaders said u.s. troops
michael kaufmann live from washington, d.c. thanks. >> my pleasure. >>> still to come on this al jazeera news hour, houthi supporters rally in yemen's capital as government troops advance towards sanaa. >>> goodwill gesture? north korea releases a south korean student who has been detained for illegally crossing a border. >>> in sports cricket in the dark as the bangladeshi player faces jail after being charged with torturing a child. >>> first, though,...
61
61
Oct 27, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 61
favorite 0
quote 0
mike viqueira joins us from washington, and mike, the president covered a lot of ground. and he spoke for almost an hour. let's start with gun control. >> reporter: recurring gun violence, and controversial tactics by the police, all going viral, all serve as backdrops before president obama's long speech before a group that says it all, the international association of police chiefs. president obama walked a fine line. praising the gathering of law enforcement chiefs from around the country. while keeping with his call for police to perform the way they operate in minority communities. >> we have got to honestly and fairly address it, and not simply close ranks or stand down. >> reporter: but the police deserve the benefit of the doubt, mr. obama said. it has too quickly become a story of law enforcement and minorities at odds. >> a narrative that too often gets served up to us by news stations, ratings, and tweets, or political candidates seeking attention. >> reporter: an encounter between an officer and a high school student in south carolina, and the day after mr. ob
mike viqueira joins us from washington, and mike, the president covered a lot of ground. and he spoke for almost an hour. let's start with gun control. >> reporter: recurring gun violence, and controversial tactics by the police, all going viral, all serve as backdrops before president obama's long speech before a group that says it all, the international association of police chiefs. president obama walked a fine line. praising the gathering of law enforcement chiefs from around the...
61
61
Oct 6, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 61
favorite 0
quote 0
rosiland jordan reports from washington. >> the u.s. is having trouble explaining why and how it bombed a hospital in kunduz. on monday, the demander of u.s. forces in afghanistan said wasn't the case at all. >> afghan force he advised they were taking fire from enemy forces. different from other reports. >> 22 people were killed, including hospital workers civilians and children. >> it goes from collateral damage to a tragic incident and now we hear pushing the responsibility to the afghan government. whereas we now know that it is the u.s. military who dropped a bomb that hit a full functioning hospital. >> reporter: the hospital had been open in kunduz since august 2011 and officials are demanding an independent investigation. earlier on monday, the u.s. defense secretary offered this. >> we have been in touch with them to assure them that a full and transparent investigation will be held. >> u.s. pilots in afghanistan can only fire to protect troops on the ground. and the afghan can only call in cover when they are in danger of bein
rosiland jordan reports from washington. >> the u.s. is having trouble explaining why and how it bombed a hospital in kunduz. on monday, the demander of u.s. forces in afghanistan said wasn't the case at all. >> afghan force he advised they were taking fire from enemy forces. different from other reports. >> 22 people were killed, including hospital workers civilians and children. >> it goes from collateral damage to a tragic incident and now we hear pushing the...
73
73
Oct 15, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 73
favorite 0
quote 0
david schuster, al jazeera. >> ari raifn hawri raven hawk in washington, d.c. so ari gif me your assessment of what happened last night? >> what happened is, democrats finally got on stage. finally got to debate. we didn't see raths about insulting miss oinsulting misog. or who mocked po who. who. who how do you break up the big banks, what do you to enhance or expand social security. how do we deal with the issue of gun violence. this was the most substantive policy driven debate that the american people have seen in 12 years. >> that's not saying that much really, there was more discussion of issues last night but talk to me a little bit about the most important issue you think they disagreed on? >> look, i think the most interesting disagreement to me came on the wall street issue. bernie sanders and martin o'malley, talking about the reinstitution of glass spiegel. very good different approaches but that different approach also comes down to rhetoric about it. where you know, bernie sanders had that line last flight which i think was one of the more memorab
david schuster, al jazeera. >> ari raifn hawri raven hawk in washington, d.c. so ari gif me your assessment of what happened last night? >> what happened is, democrats finally got on stage. finally got to debate. we didn't see raths about insulting miss oinsulting misog. or who mocked po who. who. who how do you break up the big banks, what do you to enhance or expand social security. how do we deal with the issue of gun violence. this was the most substantive policy driven debate...
44
44
Oct 16, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 44
favorite 0
quote 0
rosalind jordan has more from washington. >> reporter: the u.s. president want today leave office with almost no troops to deployed in afghanistan. but circumstances have forced barack obama to give up that goal. fave 500 troops will be stationed around afghanistan after 2016. >> the mission will not change. on you troops will fucus on training afghans and counter terrorism operations. but these bases will give us the presence and the reach our forces require to achieve their mission. >> reporter: right now there are about 90 a hundred u.s. troops in afghanistan, they are training and providing battlefield advice, under the president's original plan, the number of troops would drop to about 1,000 by the end of 2016. the political pressure on obama to cancel the troop draw down has been building for sometime. on wednesday more than 30 former u.s. on firms sent him a letter warning of chaos if u.s. troops leave. >> i think it would be a great loss for all of us if a too rapid withdrawal of american capabilities and counter terrorism capabilities and
rosalind jordan has more from washington. >> reporter: the u.s. president want today leave office with almost no troops to deployed in afghanistan. but circumstances have forced barack obama to give up that goal. fave 500 troops will be stationed around afghanistan after 2016. >> the mission will not change. on you troops will fucus on training afghans and counter terrorism operations. but these bases will give us the presence and the reach our forces require to achieve their...
41
41
Oct 28, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 41
favorite 0
quote 0
ambassador in protest and warned washington it will responsibility if u.s. warships deliberately pass near islands again. robnik bride reports. >> reporter: the u.s. has been signaling for months that it would make this symbolic sail past. chinas warned it would respond appropriately and both sides have been good to their word. the patrol by. uss larson came within 12 nautical miles of the disputed spratly island in the south china sea. normally the internationally send limit of a nation's territorial claim. but not accepted by the u.s. which says these are international waters open to anybody. china says it shadowed the u.s. vessel accusing it of harming regional peace and stability. >> translator: we want to strongly your honor the u.s. to respect our position and correct its mistake immediately. it should not conduct any dangerous provocative action that his threaten china's azov remember at this and security interests. it should also keep the promise of not taking sides on the issues of territorial disputes so as not to further harm the china-u.s. relati
ambassador in protest and warned washington it will responsibility if u.s. warships deliberately pass near islands again. robnik bride reports. >> reporter: the u.s. has been signaling for months that it would make this symbolic sail past. chinas warned it would respond appropriately and both sides have been good to their word. the patrol by. uss larson came within 12 nautical miles of the disputed spratly island in the south china sea. normally the internationally send limit of a...
61
61
Oct 22, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 61
favorite 0
quote 0
washington, d.c. thought it had crime under control. this summer, though, proved that wrong. >> pow pow pow pow pow. you could see you know, guy running through the door, and he's bleeding. >> "america tonight"'s lynch on "america tonight"'s "america tonight"'s
washington, d.c. thought it had crime under control. this summer, though, proved that wrong. >> pow pow pow pow pow. you could see you know, guy running through the door, and he's bleeding. >> "america tonight"'s lynch on "america tonight"'s "america tonight"'s
61
61
Oct 27, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 61
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> mike viqueira, al jazeera, washington. >> a programming note we will carry the president's speech to the police chief's association. he will be speaking at 3:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> surging in the polls. straight ahead we'll learn more about the republican who is now leading the pack. >>> the white house pushing to limit testing in schools is being praised and criticized. we'll talk about decisive issues in the country's classrooms. >> on the eve of the next republican presidential debate dr. ben carson leaping past donald trump. none of the other g.o.p. contenders have 8%. david shuster takes a closer look at ben carson and his new role as frontrunner. >> we're a long cry away from what we're supposed to be. >> he's soft-spoken and seems low energy but growing up in detroit ben carson was not always so calm. >> as a teenager i would go after people with rocks and bricks and baseball bats and hammers, and of course many people know the story when i was 14, and i tried to stab someone. you know, fortunately, you know, my life has been changed, and i'm a very different person now.
. >> mike viqueira, al jazeera, washington. >> a programming note we will carry the president's speech to the police chief's association. he will be speaking at 3:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> surging in the polls. straight ahead we'll learn more about the republican who is now leading the pack. >>> the white house pushing to limit testing in schools is being praised and criticized. we'll talk about decisive issues in the country's classrooms. >> on the eve of...
79
79
Oct 2, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 79
favorite 0
quote 0
he joins us from washington, d.c. barry, very good to have you with us. once again, a community is devastated 37 families destroyed and young lives lost. again, it is a disaffected young man who is responsible. >> yes, you know, the stories that we hear coming out of these shootings are tremendously similar. the stories are sadly very, very similar. >> and you're also concerned about notoriety. that seems to be a motive in more an more of these killings? >> well, you know, in the initial studies that were done in safe school initiative about this, it was sponsored by the department of education and national threat assessment center in 2002, yes, that was one of the major assessments, notoriety, drawing attention to the tosses or agree venezuelas that they have. >> you served on the collect training team from the national threat assessment center that came up with the safe school initiative. >> they have not been updated in the united states to reflect the advent of social media. how has that made a difference in what schools and what law enforcement shoul
he joins us from washington, d.c. barry, very good to have you with us. once again, a community is devastated 37 families destroyed and young lives lost. again, it is a disaffected young man who is responsible. >> yes, you know, the stories that we hear coming out of these shootings are tremendously similar. the stories are sadly very, very similar. >> and you're also concerned about notoriety. that seems to be a motive in more an more of these killings? >> well, you know, in...
102
102
Oct 28, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 102
favorite 0
quote 0
al jazeera, washington. >> the u.n. general assembly has voted overwhelmingly to call for an end to the u.s. economic embargo on cuba. this is bad news for cubans who risked their lives to get a america including high profile athletes with that we look at major league baseball. >> these men are the future of cuban baseball. if they play well in the under 23 team, they might join the cuba's version of the new york yankees. some dream of a future well beyond that in the united states cuban ball players usually defect to a third country first to get to the u.s. in order to negotiate at international free agents. the salaries do not come easy. they have had to risk their lives and leave their families. >> the way things are now between cuba and the united states, i think it should be easier, since both goughs are looking for ways to have ties, i think it is easier. of course i'd like to have my family here with me. >> 350 players have left cuba since 1980. normalization sparked an exodus. 100 players of left in the last 12
al jazeera, washington. >> the u.n. general assembly has voted overwhelmingly to call for an end to the u.s. economic embargo on cuba. this is bad news for cubans who risked their lives to get a america including high profile athletes with that we look at major league baseball. >> these men are the future of cuban baseball. if they play well in the under 23 team, they might join the cuba's version of the new york yankees. some dream of a future well beyond that in the united states...
54
54
Oct 1, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 54
favorite 0
quote 0
one of the other options advocated here in washington by the former cencom commander, david patreus. now that russia is operating along side syria, it makes that much more complicated. so this makes the whole equation for the united states a far more complex problem. >> thank you very much, sir. >>> retired navy admiral william fallon told us earlier russia's moves will complicate the situation in syria. >> russia is now overtly moving in to support and prop up the assad regime. no doubt they're thrilled because what this effectively does is it will probably isolate assad from any direct assault on his positions in the country. it's going be vastly complicating things. i heard language yesterday that discussed u.s. and russian cooperation. i really doubt that's likely. i think it's going to be deconfliction. the reality here is that russia is now effectively going to put a bubble of sorts over the top of western syria and really protecting assad. their interests i think are quite different than ours in syria. they've been very supportive of assad. i think there are a couple of motiva
one of the other options advocated here in washington by the former cencom commander, david patreus. now that russia is operating along side syria, it makes that much more complicated. so this makes the whole equation for the united states a far more complex problem. >> thank you very much, sir. >>> retired navy admiral william fallon told us earlier russia's moves will complicate the situation in syria. >> russia is now overtly moving in to support and prop up the assad...
81
81
Oct 23, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 81
favorite 0
quote 0
rosiland jordan has more now from washington, d.c. >> reporter: i.s.i.l. has held the rak iraqi town of howaga sie 2013. the pentagon said the raid turned deadly. >> one u.s. service man was wounded during the raid, after they came under fire by i.s.i.l. he subsequent died after receiving medical care. >> reporter: the unnamed service member was the first american to die in iraq since the u.s. withdrew in 2011 and the first to die in the u.s. led fight against i.s.i.l. there are now questions about whether the obama administration has broken its promise to not deploy combat troops. >> u.s. forces are not in a combat role in iraq. this was a support mission in which they were providing support to the iraqi -- to the kurdistan regional government and u.s. forces north in an active combat mission in iraq, i can say that directly. >> for much of 2015 there has been speculation about whether iraqi forces are ready to retake territory from i.s.i.l. despite the loss of the u.s. special ops member, could be seen as a test run for alarger operation. rosiland jordan
rosiland jordan has more now from washington, d.c. >> reporter: i.s.i.l. has held the rak iraqi town of howaga sie 2013. the pentagon said the raid turned deadly. >> one u.s. service man was wounded during the raid, after they came under fire by i.s.i.l. he subsequent died after receiving medical care. >> reporter: the unnamed service member was the first american to die in iraq since the u.s. withdrew in 2011 and the first to die in the u.s. led fight against i.s.i.l. there...
60
60
Oct 11, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 60
favorite 0
quote 0
a minute march was held in washington 20 years ago. diane eastabrook reports on the impact of the original million man march. >> in the two decades since the march on washington, some things have changed for african-americans, for better and for worse. sociologist says the event promoting social and economic reform affected many black men on a personal level. >> you could see it over time, guys responsible with their father, children, more engaged in the community. a lot of people registered to vote >>> african-americans helped to elect the nation's first black president more than a decade after the march. despite that many things have not changed. high unemployment is a problem for african-american men. blacks out number whites and hispanics in prisons and gaols. gangs and gun violence escalated in many cities, and police shootings involving black men, like michael brown increased tensions between law enforcement and african-americans. strict land says while the march galvanized the blacks, he didn't think it sparked debate in washing
a minute march was held in washington 20 years ago. diane eastabrook reports on the impact of the original million man march. >> in the two decades since the march on washington, some things have changed for african-americans, for better and for worse. sociologist says the event promoting social and economic reform affected many black men on a personal level. >> you could see it over time, guys responsible with their father, children, more engaged in the community. a lot of people...
44
44
Oct 5, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 44
favorite 0
quote 0
it was heading to washington, d.c. five cars went down an embankment. the injured have been taken to the hospital. amtrak said that none of the injuries appear to be life threatening. several dozen passengers have been taken off that train and put on school buses to take them to a nearby armory. the cause is still under investigation. >>> the commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan spoke about this a short time ago. >> forces advised that they were taking fire from enemy positions and asked for air support from u.s. forces. >> 22 people from killed. 12 of them worked for doctors without borders. they call what happened a war crime. mike, what more is the pentagon saying about this attack? >> well, it's not so much what the commander not all u.s. forces in afghanistan, but the commander of the entire nato force. it's not so much what they're saying this morning but how it differs from the nato forces in afghanistan and other explanations that have been given by the u.s. side over the course of the last 24 to 48 hours since this tragedy, this striking of
it was heading to washington, d.c. five cars went down an embankment. the injured have been taken to the hospital. amtrak said that none of the injuries appear to be life threatening. several dozen passengers have been taken off that train and put on school buses to take them to a nearby armory. the cause is still under investigation. >>> the commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan spoke about this a short time ago. >> forces advised that they were taking fire from enemy...
218
218
Oct 10, 2015
10/15
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 218
favorite 0
quote 1
according to the washington post, chicago mayor rahm emanuel said this at a recent gathering in washington, d.c. we've allowed our police department to get fetal. they've pulled back from the ability to interdict. they don't want to be a news story themselves. they don't want their career ended early and it's having an impact. vincent hill is a former national police officer. he is in atlanta tonight. vincent, is there a youtube effect and are police holding back? >> well, john, that's the million dollar question. what we definitely don't want is for police to do that. and i think as we look at society, when we look at what's going on, i'm reminded of the detective that was beaten a few weeks ago. that basically didn't fight back because of fear what the video would show. so we definitely don't want to get into an instance where police are waiting to make those split-second decisions that could either get them hurt or killed. we definitely don't want that. >> you've got to balance here because you bring up that case. on the other hand, in charleston, south carolina, the town settled $6 mil
according to the washington post, chicago mayor rahm emanuel said this at a recent gathering in washington, d.c. we've allowed our police department to get fetal. they've pulled back from the ability to interdict. they don't want to be a news story themselves. they don't want their career ended early and it's having an impact. vincent hill is a former national police officer. he is in atlanta tonight. vincent, is there a youtube effect and are police holding back? >> well, john, that's...