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Cleansing down the road in iraq. the tense between shiites and shoe knees s and the kurds. >> i have spoken to u.s. army officers who are concerned about the same issue. tikrit is going to be -- which is where the action is happening now, is a test case. the shia militia outside tikrit could go in and could interpret any sunnis still there as people basically supporting isis. if we see ethnic cleansing in tikrit that would be an indicator that there will be cleansing in mosul, which is a bigger ...

With iran. the ability of iran to exert influence over the militias through leadership that they have talked to for decades i think is extensive. i agree with peter, this is a test case. i dont have a lot of faith that the militias and the shia leadership will control ethnic violence. >> there are powerful shia militias in iraq. but there are sunnienni militias as well. >> i mean, the iraqi army is a militia itself. shia dominated. its probably one of the weakest forces. the revolutionary guard ...

Obviously this is frustrating isis and gets in the way of their propaganda efforts and then we have threats saying you have launched a virtual war against us we will now bring a real war to you. when its a serious threat its hard to know frankly. >> we talk about the tech platform but know what it means on the ground whats happening with isis and talking about tikrit. whats the iraq offensive and what are they doing to take back tikrit from isis? >> reporter: its an interesting possible test cas...

Its a unique challenge in the world at the moment. there is very little reference material that we can use to know what you would find and what the technology is going to need to do it. >> reporter: the only test case that comes close is air france 447 back in 2009. the crash in the atlantic ocean -- it crashed in the atlantic woegz 228 people on board. authorities knew where it hit the water, it took nearly two years to recover the black boxes. at around 4,000 meters below the surface. the dept...

Shaky. they need to prove that isis victory in the middle east is not inevitable. and tikrit is the first chance to show their stuff. >> you can see it as a test case for the upcoming battle in mosul. it will be complicated situation because of the door to it door? >> it is the difference between tikrit which has broad streets and building space far apart and mosul, which is a difficult military target because it is ancient city and narrow street and enemies can defend street to it street. tikri...

How many species will go extinct. will there still be island nations like hawaii 100 years ago, bali without burger joints. vanuatu is a fascinating test case 83 different islands, different tribes on each one, some with wifi and amazing cell phone coverage and they cant wait for the tourists to come. others have seen the big city and want no part of it. its this real sort of neighbor versus neighbor debate whether or not to join the modern world. it is the most beautiful bountiful place i have ...

Did here as he said stop in for us, in deference to the fourth amendment, reasonable searches and seizures im amazed that it was unreasonable to profile african-americans or anyone and just a what are you doing, let me see your idea let me talk to you. the problem is some say misdemeanor crimes. but why are we pulling these enforcement tools out of their hands? this should be a test case for new york city or any major city for that matter. this office was targeted in 2006. it was targeted in 200...

There was an underpinning of certain values when he decided to burn the koran. this becomes incredibly distasteful and a terrible idea. are they not just reverse sides of the same coin. >> the problem with freedom of speech and freedom of the press, the test case is when you find it deeply offensive. when you find it to disturb you at the most basic level, whether it is blasthemy. is it okay for people to have the right even though it disturbs us so deeply. >> for a lot of people it was when the...

Possibilities of working people, its an immediate input to the package of the people, who are working on an hourly wage. >> it rewards people that are working. >> also raising the minimum wage, that we know that people are going to have a few extra dollars in their pockets. i know that we have 20 new states that have increased the minimum wage and we can use them as a test case. why cant we have that on the federal level as well. >> real quickly we only have a ming left im going to get to obama ...

Instant cash in the pockets of working people. and immediate imput. and it rewards people who are working and that is important to send that signal, to. they have a couple of hundred and they will save and invest. >> sorry for the interruption. and raising the minimum wage is how we know they will have a few extra dollars and i am not saying jump to 10.10 an hour. but we have 20 new states that increased the minimum wage and we can use them as a test case. but the economy is better than in 2009 ...