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We will kill bin laden. we will crush al qaeda. that has to be our biggest national security priority. >> right after he took office he told leon panetta to make finding bin laden his to priority. he refocused the intelligence committee with this guy dismantled the bin laden unit. >> i dont know where he is. i just dont spend that much time on it. we hasnt heard much from him. i wouldnt necessarily say hes at the center of any command structure. again, i dont know where he is. i repeat what i sa...

the u.s. military asked the times not to publish the photos, but the papers editor defends the move saying, quote, after careful consideration, we decided that publishing a small but representative selection of the photos would fulfill our obligation to readers to report vigorously and impartially on all aspects of the american mission in afghanistan, including the allegation that the images reflect a breakdown in unit discipline that was endangering u.s. troops. chris lawrence, who is...

Is not only around the world, but also inside that country. over the weekend amateur video coming out of syria shows more of the same, government troops shelling the town of homs, adding to the more than 9,000 people that the united nations says have already died in the conflict there so far. theres little reason to think that ammunition, weapons and maybe some communications devices along with salaries are going to help the free syrian army because they are simply so ill-trained, a very rag tag...

murder. reports are he had killed 16 afghan civilians. can you help us make sense of that? >> this is very strange. it sounds like there may be another victim. the original reports were 9 children, 3 women and 4 men were killed in this rampage and now we seem to have another victim, so 17 counts would look like another victim. i suppose they could have indicted him on two theories relating to one count of murder, thats a possibility as well, but well have to wait to see the details. >>...

paul callen is with me right here on set. paul, lets talk about this first. my question is 17 counts of murder. reports are he had killed 16 afghan civilians. can you help us make sense of that? >> this is very strange. it sounds like there may be another victim. the original reports were 9 children, 3 women and 4 men were killed in this rampage and now we seem to have another victim, so 17 counts would look like another victim. i suppose they could have indicted him on two theories re...

paul callen is with me right here on set. paul, lets talk about this first. my question is 17 counts of murder. reports are he had killed 16 afghan civilians. can you help us make sense of that? >> this is very strange. the original reports were 9 children, 3 women and 4 men were killed in this rampage and now we seem to have another victim, so 17 counts would look like another victim. i suppose they could have indicted him on two theories relating to one count of murder, thats a possi...

Of course, you have the koran burning, a u.s. soldier allegedly going on this deadly shooting rampage, so the timing is important. chief intelligence correspondent catherine her eurpblg is live with more on what the temperature commander in afghanistan had to say today. some interesting changes on the hill. >> reporter: thats right. so far the hearing has not been dominated by testimony by staff sergeant bale, confirming there are 16 shootings of afghan civilian, one is criminal and the second, ...

international norm that we believe in and for us to provide strong support to continue to talk to the russians, the chinese, and others about why it is that they need to stand up on behalf of people who are being shelled mercilessly and why it is important for them to join us in a coalition, thats the most important thing that we can do right now. there may be immediate steps to discuss to make sure that humanitarian aid is being provided in a robust way and to make sure that an opposi...

Saying. the basic premise of the strategy is to build up and strengthen the host nation, which is afghanistan, so it can better govern and protect itself people. heres the deal though. calling afghanistan a nation is a far stretch of the imagination. most people in afghanistan dont even know how old they are. so how can we expect military members to accomplish a mission when the basic premise of the strategy thats implemented is flawed? >> and captain, with your work on the psychological piece o...

What the future of the u.s. presence will be. and many questioning whether they still want them to be here. but there are those that do want the americans to stay, but they are still very angry when it comes to the incident. the afghan government, we will see how they use it possibly to effect the partnership beyond 2014, there are many unanswered questions about the future of afghanistan when it comes to the u.s. mission here. >> this does not stands alone, it comes soon after the koran burning...