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There are rules to war. >> does that include international law about when it is okay for the u.s. to strike in any fashion? does it need to go through the u.n.? is it not in the view of human rights watch a legitimate exercise of force if it doesnt go through that process? >> the u.n. security council should allow -- is the party that allows or not an intervention. now, we know from experience and history there have been attacks that were not -- >> kosovo. >> exactly. >> as the congressman noted...

She broke out on this. >> every large problem in america effects minorities more than they do the general population. so if you talk about general problems, perhaps that helps. >> she built her brand, her show is successful. oprah network became oprah network, she never saw a difference in someones skin color. her audience was across all racial lines. >> so when president bushs book came out, called decision points, he did an interview with her, they had a great time together. separately on the ...

Somebody can remind me sometime she broke out on this. >> every large problem in america effects minorities more than they do the general population. so if you talk about general problems, perhaps that helps. >> she built her brand, her show is successful. oprah network became oprah network, she never saw a difference in someones skin color. her audience was across all racial lines. >> so when president bushs book came out, called decision points, he did an interview with her, they had a great t...

What trayvon was telling her on the phone, why they feared perhaps what george zimmerman may be doing. >> there was no doubt in your mind from what trayvon was telling you on the phone about the creepy ass cracker and so on that he absolutely believed that george zimmerman, this man you didnt know who he was at the time, this man was pursuing him? >> yes. points and none back them but look back now and say there are 1,000 decision points but if we look at what did happen and the natural conseque...

Cetera, but none of that seemed to be relevant in terms of the law. is that an area where the law could possibly be reviewed and possibly changed? >> couple of answers. the prosecutor certainly tried to ever a great deal about that pre-altercation conversation and all that. so in one sense, it was talked about and discussed and we have to look at it again in context as to what was going on. here is the other consideration, i think we need to have. there is this intersection between what george z...

Or stayed in his car originally completely, do you accept that that would not have led to the catalyst of events that led to the shooting? >> no question. we can look back now i think there were 1,000 decisions points and none back them but look back now and say there are 1,000 decision points but if we look at what did happen and the natural consequence of it but its hard to say any action by george zimmerman was so wrong he should be responsible for what happened criminally afterwards. >> i wa...

That four-minute of silence of trayvon martin and there was a minute and a half of silence of george zimmerman where we dont know what happened but ended up in a physical altercation. >> should he not when he was told we dont need you to do that, turn around and go back in his car, and if he had done that or stayed in his car originally completely, do you accept that that would not have led to the catalyst of events that led to the shooting? >> no question. we can look back now i think there wer...

He was parsing his words. i think it all comes down to what he meant by substantive impact, because clearly fossil fuel of any sort has an impact. >> particularly the tar sands coming out of the -- >> some of the worst. is it better to ship that, move that by pipeline than by truck? yes, youre still talking about youre burning it at the end. thats a fossil fuel. you lose and pollute the atmosphere even when its coming out. its a question, i think what he will get it down to, is it going to happe...

Decision points. >> thats absolutely clear on keystone. >> let me play this last little bite where he shouts out the divest movement which organizers started a month ago. >> convince those in power to reduce our carbon pollution. push your own communities to adopt smarter practices. invest. divest. remind folks theres no contradiction between a sound environment and strong economic growth, and remind everyone who represents you at every level of government that sheltering future generations agai...

Or with his rhetoric. you know, when hes talking about the rhetoric of i want to be able to tell my children and my grandchildren that we did all that we could, right -- >> keystone is one of those key decision points. >> thats absolutely clear on keystone. >> let me play this last little bite where he shouts out the divest movement pitwhich organis started a month ago. >> convince those in power to reduce our carbon pollution. push your own communities to adopt smarter practices. invest. divest...