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Theyre now asking for us to balkans, in libya. they were engaged in all these evacuate our last base in the south in syria that protects missions. theyve been good partners. israel. so im sure well see that of late, that reputation for departure soon as well and being a strong partner in the alliance, craig, is beginning to russia will have an ironclad foothold in the heart of the diminish. and also, one other thing not middle east for decades to come and well have nothing we can do mentioned th...

To the realization of what happened for the first time. my first question. my soldiers are my soldiers. i said im so sorry i let you down. >> you felt like you let them down? >> i did. >> tell me about your wifes reaction. what happened to your relationship. >> definitely came closer. >> what did you tell her? you gave her an option. >> i told her. you dont have to do this. you should just probably take chloe and everything in our account that we have, not that we had much, and go because i -- i...

Actions are a result of a bipolar disorder. take a listen. >> your client was a functioning member of society, had the where with all to plan this, to pick out a victim, an elderly man who could not defend himself and now, since he has been caught doing it, it appears to most people that using bipolar disorder as a defense is an excuse for racist behavior. >> its a mitigation and can be viewed as such. i dont think theres an insanity defense in the works in this particular case. certainly, i thi...

The parents have basically raised a kid with a completely flat affect and no understanding of what it is like to be a functioning member of society. the psychiatrist testified unless you get him totally away from those parents and get him into deep therapy, there is no saving him. so it sounds like this judge bought with that psychiatrist said hook, line and sinker and going for that. >> do you think the kid should go in to deep therapy at 450,000 a year or jail? >> you know, its tough to say. h...

Law. >> the kid lives with whom? >> now kids sent to california as part of his penalty for these killings. >> explain that to me. >> he is going out to the newport academy in california which costs, wait for it, $450,000 a year to keep him there. the dad is going to pay. the dad has got millions as they argued in the case. >> he owns a sheet metal company. >> they made a ton of money. made like $10 million a year in this sheet metal company. is he going to pay $450,000 a year for ethan to go out...

Law. >> the kid lives with whom? >> now kids sent to california as part of his penalty for these killings. >> explain that to me. >> he is going out to the newport academy in california which costs, wait for it, $450,000 a year to keep him there. the dad is going to pay. the dad has got millions as they argued in the case. >> he owns a sheet metal company. >> they made a ton of money. made like $10 million a year in this sheet metal company. is he going to pay $450,000 a year for ethan to go out...

Why is it important to you? >> well, i helped launch it and colleagues and friends of mine put it together. it is about girls, ten or so, who are exemplified from all sorts of different countries around the world, and its about their striving to get an education. because like we all know, its only education that can empower girls or boys out of poverty and into a real sort of functioning member of society, and they know that. and its really very tragic. the figures are something like 35 million ...