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Repaired or refurbished by the russians is that a distinction without a difference? >> whether they are new or whether they are refurbished, the concern remains that they will be used for the exact same purpose that the current helicopters in syria are being used and that is to kill civilians. >> video smuggled out of syria appears to show russian-made helicopters, some firing missiles and while russia claims it does not supply damascus with any weapons, well, the syrian ambassador to moscow adm...

Some associated with al qaeda, could be to blame. after days of trying a convoy arrived in a town to find it almost deserted with buildings burned down, shops abandoned and a body lying in the street. >>shepard: thank you, gregg jarrett. and now former defense secretary during the clinton administration, and currently the chairman of the business consulting firm. secretary, where are we? >>guest: well, we are not very far along in dealing with the russians who seem to be going back to the future...

Governments in the region supporting the resistance and with iran supporting syria backed up by russia. this has wider implications than simply a civil war which is horrific in itself. >>shepard: but, mr. secretary, this has been a proxy war among the states you mentioned including saudi arabia and the rest. >>guest: sure. u.a.e., turkeys, all the countries in the region are new supplying the resistance with weapons. >>shepard: at our direction? >>guest: not according to our direction. they feel...

Understand, something nearby like the physics of the sun, how the sun interacts with the earth and how the science of the sun works. on a larger scale, there are all kinds of basic science questions where, you know, the immediate application, doesnt put food on the table but it inspires all kind of research and inspires new ideas. the technology of this thing is amazing. >> it is amazing and black holes are the kind of thing if you start thinking about it, folks, you could go on forever. has no ...

>> a member of president obamas cabinet is under investigation now for hit and run. after allegedly leaving the scene of one collision, then causing another. the white house says health issues were a factor. but there are so many unanswered questions. brian todd has been investigating the story for us. what are you finding out? >> there are a lot of unanswered questions, wolf. commerce secretary john bryson is now back in washington after the accident over the weekend. the information ...

Battle going on under the surface. you have the peaceful protests that start off peacefully 16 months ago and now are on the verge several war. but, under the surface you have a proxy war between saudi arabia and iran. you have opposition but they are not necessarily unified. and so this is something that makes it far more difficult to work through not for the international community or the united states, to pick the winners ands therers which is why you have to wait for the right kind of condit...

The franken recount in minnesota and the dayton recount. so both campaigns are seriously looking at a very, very close result. >> whats the lesson here? i feel like the voters of wisconsin havent basically given direction to either party because everything every one of these fights has been by a handful of votes. whether it was the supreme court proxy war that took place. they recalled just enough state senators to keep the republicans in charge. everything -- the voters have not delivered a man...

A survey of opposition leaders and found that very few or a minority are sympathetic to the muslim brotherhood. many admire the united states. this happens every time there is a question about whether we will support the opposition in libya or in bosnia and kosovo going back many years. the truth is most of the time they are proamerican and grateful for our help and we have a chance to gain an ally there as opposed to letting this situation continue to bleed. >> im going to drive a point brett m...

Considered and is rejected. on the subject, for example, of arming the opposition. well, the gulf states are already doing that, because syria is a proxy war, you know, with iran. but also, be careful what you wish for. you know, in the context of libya, for example, libyas awash with arms. and once the war has ended, now the new central governments having a tough time reining in, you know, these armed militias that are now challenging the authority of the new government. so thats the difference...

of may. thats the biggest monthly loss in nearly a year. in case you were thinking that europes crisis was their problem and your eyes glaze over when you hear about it, this is the wake-up call. americas 401(k)s are losing value thanks to greece and spain. why? well, because if and when greece drops the euro, its a little domino with a lot of punch. next comes spain, portugal, ireland, maybe even italy. they could all fail. and that means the breakup of the worlds biggest economy and ...