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>> but after surviving close calls for three decades, tom little was shot and killed thursday, along with nine other aide workers. an attack for which the taliban has claimed responsibility. >> it was an act of evil, and in its rawest, ugliest form. >> even in the face of such brutality, libby and her friends say toms murder was not in vein. >> i think it is going to inspire more people -- more people who are on the fence, more people who realize that, you know, staying at a nice, comfortable si...

These are terrorists. theyre thugs. theyre not muslim leaders. the muslim religion is a lovely religion. these people are not terrorists. and the afghans are not terrorists. and theyre not killing these aide workers. the aide -- only successful aide workers that have ever really worked in afghanistan have been the nonprophets. and they have been hugely successful. and so because of that, ali, thats why theyre killing them. >> let me ask you this, joanne. you have often explained to me why we nee...

The last cards they would have to play was having this fight about whether to let the bush tax cuts on the healthiest americans expire or not. it seems right now republicans are itching for that fight and democrats have to have it and im not sure how they will get out of the current trouble they are in out of that. willie, more news out of afghanistan. >> secretary of state hillary clinton condemning the killings of ten medical aide workers. six americans. who were executed in afghanistan last...

Said they were doing charity work. >> all of these people have come here to serve the afghan people all of them were volunteers. nobodys getting money for this. >> reporter: fighting between u.s. troops and militants has intensified in nurestan this summer. a large group of foreigners with cameras, including three western women, would certainly have drawn attention and raised suspicion. in the past, afghan villagers have been tolerant of foreign aide workers, even at times offering them protecti...

I spoke with some of the members on this party particularly dr. woo before she left. they thought, because they were aide workers, because they were volunteers, they would be protected. if they went with afghan security or they were carrying guns, that they would seem like an aggressive group of people, that they were not just there to deliver basic services. and they thought that who they were, foreigners, carrying medical supplies, that that would protect them. the problem is nurestan, where t...

Mission, iam. it was a medical mission to bring eye care and other medical assistance to a very remote part of afghanistan. now he said that all of the descriptions of the victims of this shooting matches up with the team that they sent out there along with the six americans. there was one german, two afghan and one british aide worker. were hearing different versions of what happened. a driver with them spoke with a police chief in the area. he said they encountered a group of militants who the...

In the u.s. charged with supporting terror groups. one of most deadly attacks, taliban fighters ambushing and killing ten members of a team. they returning where they were providing eye treatment and other health care. aide workers belonging to international assistance mission. taliban says they were spies. mopping the death karen ruth and tom little the leader of the team. she an eye doctor and well have more coming up later. to iran now where president mahmoud ahmadinejad is questioning th...

Dont stop giving, we need it. >> sean penn joins me now for the big 360 interview. youve been here pretty much nonstop for the last six months. when people say they dont see progress on the ground, what do you say to them? >> well, first of all, you a disaster that was beyond anybodys experience, including all the aide workers that i have come to know. the initial chaos, ive come to have a greater understanding. since that time whats become clearer and clearer is is the chess play that goes on b...

I know you were very passionate about this. what happens when the cameras go away? is this sort of your worst fear as a journalist? im sure your care about the people there. what happens when the cameras go away? you still have tent cities and people not getting the aid they should be getting? >> look, theres certainly been in the last six months there have been hundreds if not thousands of international aid workers, government personnel, aide workers. people working to solve this problem. i don...

Everybody. >> reporter: it comes in? >> yeah. it comes in. >> reporter: as hard as this is, life may soon get worse. a judge recently showed up to inform the camps 1,000 residents that the owner of his land wants them to leave his property. they asked us to leave, but we dont have anywhere else to go, says luciens mother. were waiting for the authorities to tell us what to do. in some case, land owners have taken matters into their own hands, pushing people off their land. how many people were l...