militaries, there's a lot of uncertainty now. remember, the united states is not only a military ally of south korea, we just signed a free trade agreement with them. i think president obama did the right thing by calling the south korean leader and we have to make sure that everyone knows we're staunch allies of the south koreans in this time of turmoil. >> absolutely. senator mark kirk, republican from illinois, we thank you, sir for giving your perspective on this monday morning. >> thanks for having me. >> rest of your headlines to start off your week. secret negotiations are reportedly under way to release several suspected terrorists being held at guantanamo bay. according to reuters now, an agreement is being made between the united states government and taliban leaders. it involves the u.s. handing over some prisoners in exchange for the promise of peace. the former taliban leaders would have to denounce future acts of terror and enter talks with the current afghan president hamid karzai. pfc bradly manning returns to