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There. No, christi. It is important to stress that baghdad doesnt appear to be under threat at the moment. Keeping in mind saz sprawling city of 9 million. And the majority certainly would not welcome isis. Where they are making progress is of course in Anbar Province, iraqs largest province. Provincial officials tell me more than 80 is under isis control and they continue to expand. We understand now the town of hadifa is now completely surrounded by isis. Some good news, apparently what we hea...

Organizations. So a heroin user in the United States, when hes putting heroin into his arm may not understand he used to buy that heroin is supporting terrorism, targeting americans here in this country and around the world. 75 to 85 of the worlds heroin comes from afghanistan. And people get to the country, that is the root of the problem and focus that attention on people that can cause us harm, well have a lot more impact. In this particular case, were up against the biggest drug trafficker i...

>> survivors were just like 50 or 40,000 people. so thats why you could easily understand why there was nothing here for 100 years. ♪ >> jean bourdain dies here? >> yes. before the alliance war. >> an adult natural of france by the name of juan bourdain. >> cause of death? >> not specified here. >> is there a grave site? >> were looking. >> we are looking for. ♪

>> a welcome song to the foreign people. >> yeah. ♪ [ singing in foreign language ] >> it says, welcome stranger. it says welcome brother stranger. ♪ >> the jean bourdain who died here was my great, great, great-grandfather. >> yes. >> this old cemetery. >> it seems most likely that he was buried there.

Mm. sandwich is awesome. >> awesome good? >> good awesome. all my greasy meat dreams have come true. thats good. and at the last minute, the last thing i give a steaming loaf about anymore is my long-dead relatives. i mean, im over it. here comes news of the big breakthrough. >> i talked with the historian, and he said it looks like your great-grandfather, what he was merchandising, it was definitely not hats. >> really? >> we have here jean bourdain. and what is he bringing? 200 boxes of firewo...

Maybe he died happy. maybe he lived out in the bush, surrounded by adoring indigenous women. i dont know. maybe he was an masseur for madam lynch. i guess ill be let down. >> i contacted with other historians and genealogists, and the history of your family is very interesting. >> oh, really? >> yeah. >> okay. interesting. >> your family, your grandfather, jean bourdain came to montevideo. following the son. >> the facts as i know them so far, i think are this. my great, great, great granddad, h...

So are you suggesting something untoward? >> weapons. >> weapons. >> yeah. >> he was a merchant of death? awesome. my aunt always said he was a gun runner. we figured she was full of shit. she also said she was in the resistance, but everybody in france said that. >> arms. so was he ever a hat maker? was this a cover job? was he a hat maker/arms? are all these historians on the money here? was great, great, great grampy an arms dealer? what hat maker needs 200 pounds of gunpowder. ive got you no...

An arms dealer? needs 200 pounds of gunpowder. ive got you now jean bourdain. ive got you now. or was he simply a party supplier, selling little firecrackers and party hats to school kids? i dont know what to believe. >> and in 1858, unfortunately, he died. >> right. >> and he was buried here, two miles from here. the rich peoples cemetery. >> yeah. >> we can pretty well say on which area. he remains. he is there.

[ laughter ] [ speaking in foreign language ] >> this was not the paraguay i expected. at all. >> please, we want to sing a song for you. >> a welcome song to the foreign people. >> yeah. ♪ [ singing in foreign language ] >> it says, welcome stranger. welcome brother stranger. ♪ >> the jean bourdain who died here was my great, great,

And at the last minute, the last thing i give a steaming loaf about anymore is my long-dead relatives. i mean, im over it. here comes news of the big breakthrough. >> i talked with the historian, and he said it looks like your great-grandfather, what he was merchandising, it was definitely not hats. >> really? >> we have here jean bourdain. and what is he bringing? 200 boxes of fireworks. >> fireworks? >> fireworks. >> like firecrackers? >> there is not even more than 200 or 300 wealthy families...