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You know you’ve hit the jackpot when the strategic bomber you’ve made gets to be 100 years old. And that’s how the U.S. Air Force (USAF) might feel about the mighty B-52 Stratofortress.

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Went down. >> that is the way it has been, mujahidh would avance. and they could call on b-52. >> that refreshed my interoutlook on life -- entire outlook on life was the independence, editorial independences, the bosses said do your thing, get out there report. gets close to the action as you can, take it away. >> fox news had a culture that said were going to tell the truth and we are going to take chances that other cable news and other news networks were not willing to take. i think of one s...

Went down. >> that is the way it has been, mujahidh would avance. and they could call on b-52. >> that refreshed my interoutlook on life -- entire outlook on life was the independence, editorial independences, the bosses said do your thing, get out there report. gets close to the action as you can, take it away. >> fox news had a culture that said were going to tell the truth and we are going to take chances that other cable news and other news networks were not willing to take. i think of one s...

Were in place to pick out targets, the air force started bombing. >> america fights back! here is tom brokaw. >> it does now appear that the american action against afghanistan is under way. >> on my orders, the united states military has begun strikes against al qaeda training camps in afghanistan. >> i knew that when we hit them with 2,500 pound bombs they werent going to last long. they ended up doing a b-52 run that actually went down the line of bunkers and took each one out, and they could...

World. thats the argument. its not without significance given our history. >> although that is true, i think it is totally overblown, the impact of military power on terrorist activity. what does it take to make a bomb? you get -- one guy is abdullah and abdullah number two, they get $25 worth of ingredients and they have an ied. the b-52 flying at 20,000 feet is not going to stop these two people from making their bomb. terrorism is a private -- sometimes it needs lodge is at s support. i belie...

The technological marvels unveiled in the First Gulf War including the precision weapons that were supposed to transform warfare into simply pushing buttons were soundly defeated by sandals, superior will, and AK-47 rifles.

Cuối năm nay, Lầu Năm Góc bắt đầu tiến hành trang bị động cơ mới cho 76 chiếc B-52 còn lại, với hy vọng có thể giúp dòng máy bay ném bom này vượt qua sinh nhật lần thứ 100 của nó.

Afghanistan, raising it to 5,000, to secure the evacuation of the u.s. embassy. which has now begun. the embassy staff have been instructed to shred sensitive documents. and destroy computers. the airport is the only safe way in and out of afghanistan. >> thats one of the reasons why we move these forces -- were moving these forces into kabul to assist with this particular mission because we know time is a precious commodity here. united states interpreters or other jobs have been evacuated to t...

Years in a long line. >> reporter: many here feel abandoned an betrayed fazia koofi is a womens rights activist and envoy to taliban peace talks. she survived two assassination attempts given the situation right now, how do you see the future for women in afghanistan everyone i have spoken to about this has gotten emotional, everyone >> theyre not afraid of the b-56 or the b-52 theyre afraid of the women. >> kelly, good to have you with us. the taliban advances are getting closer and closer to k...