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ALJAZAM News January 14, 2015

We begin tonight in paris with that new video showing the moments just after two gunmen stormed Charlie Hebdos offices last week and killed 12 people. This was taken from a rooftop of the magazine. We see the gunmen from the street. One of them shouting, we have avenged the prophet mohammed. And almost casually, both men reload, get back in their black getaway car drive around the corner and open fire on a police car blocking the narrow street. The officers back up, and the gunmen follow, spraying bullets as they make the turn. Charlie hebdo is keeping its promise not to be violenced by the attack. And the latest edition of the satirical newspaper is about to hit newsstands, and it shows the prophet mohammed displayed promptly on the cover. Jackie has the details. The cartoonist struggles with his emotions as he unveils the new edition of Charlie Hebdo. He was not in the office in the morning when the gunmen shot his colleagues. It was not the front page that the world wants us to make. But its the one that we want to make. Its not the one that the terrorists want us to make. There are no terrorists in it. Its just a guy crying, its mohammed. Im sorry we drew him again but the guy crying is above all. The newspaper is going global and its being translated into english spanish andaric and arabic. They used to have a massive readership. A lot of french people thought that its cartoons were in bad taste. But the cover of this weeks edition is the most hotly anticipated media event in at the years. 3 million copies have been printed and they will hit the streets in a matter of hours. Newspaper vendors are overwhelmed by the demand. I used to receive five copies here, and i would only sell one. After these events, i should be getting 40 copies, but 60 are paid in vance so ill be getting more copies in the next few days. Another tribute to the 16 people who died last week. The French Parliament observed a minute of silence. They then turned their attention to what many see as the most urgent question right now, how to protect the people of france. Jackie roland, aljazeera paris. France is honoring the Police Officers killed in last weeks attack. None of them were in that video, by the way. But one of them was a muslim officer, executed as he lay injured outside of the Charlie Hebdo offices. Barney phillips has that. Reporter three peace officers are dead. A black woman a white man and a muslim of algerian descent. All three are now heroes in france. Clarissa, frank and akmad died so we could live free. This is what hundreds of thousands of our fellow citizens have wanted to express by demonstrating, by standing up on mats to share your sorrow. Akmad was 40 years old. He had been a policeman for 8 years, and he was working hard for promotion. When the shooting started he rushed to the offices of Charlie Hebdo. But the kouachi brothers shot him, first in the leg and then he lay injured and pleaded for mercy, in the head. Mourners gathered at a Muslim Cemetery on the edge of paris near where akmad grew up. Akhmad didnt deserve this. Im speaking as a friend of his, he didnt deserve it. And i want people to remember, never again never again never again. This funeral has taken on enormous significance in france for one obvious reason. Because akmad was muslim, and so were the people who killed them. But their interpretations of islam were very different. To akmad theres no contradiction between his French Country and his islamic faith. When the Police Arrived at this funeral, they will warmly be applauded. And members of the French Jewish Community were also here. They talked about the recent attacks on mosques. Were very worried about these unjustified attacks, that are sending chills and spreading fear throughout the community. We cant let fear take over because of division, and we want unity. Today we want to feel french like everybody else. Many here worry that there will be more fear and division. Akmads life, and the courage with which he died, suggest a more optimistic future for france. Aljazeera, outside of paris. Charles has been in the field for 20 years as a foreign correspondent. And its great to have you charles. So charles, we have this provocative new cover from Charlie Hebdo. Have we seen this move before . Are we goat see it. We have seen this movie before. And its a very unpleasant picture. One of the things thats in this cover you and i were looking at it and not talking about it. And its certainly not offensive from what i can see it. It shows a man, who is the prophet according to the artist who drew t. And crying. And holding a sign. So very controversial very provocative and throughout provoking, and not what i would say is insulting to the faith. So its a cartoon and its open to interpretation, but whats most important the egyptian clerics, they have made an edict that they want the french government to condemn this cartoon to condemn Charlie Hebdo. And they see this as incitement. Im not saying that theyre right, but when we see an edict like that, we have seen violence before. In 2006, the clerics made a similar ruling, and when they made it as a similar cartoon that they see as an insult to the prophet theres violence. I hope that theres no more violence but the french Prime Minister said that its not a fight against islam but against jihaddists and radical islam. And again, its provocative but in the eye of radical islam, free speech is free speech. I think that its a fair question and a way of looking at it, but i think that we have to understand that we have a tension between two different very important things in our culture, which is the freedom of expression and the freedom of religion, and these two things are clashing, and theyre very much at a tension point in all of this, in paris. And the other thing thats going to unfold here, how do you protect paris, how do you step up security and not undercut liberty . These are the tensions that terrorism produces. This is the intention of terrorism. To force us to divide, and to force us to think about these deep differences that we have. What binds us together, i think, are these rights. Freedom of expression, and freedom of religion, and News Organizations like this one that wont show this cartoon the decision that we have made based on what we think of as the safety of our employees. But our News Organization would decide the same. But what our point would be, as much as i dont like Charlie Hebdo insulting anyones faith, i will absolutely stand up for the right for them to do it. And thats how most people feel. This is sadly a tension that cannot go away. And these are rights that are important to the people who adhere to them. How france deals with this is the same struggle every Society Faces with terrorism. Those dividing lines and tensions so the question is, how do we remain safe and protect journalists in their own offices, when journalists both in the offices and in the field, as you know, are under attack around the world . Thanks for saying that. We had a correspondent, james foley, who was beheaded by isis, and the threat is very real. This attack in paris is part of a wider attack on journalism. And how do we confront that . Stick to our ideals. Stay open to the rights we believe in. When we go after our security and curtail our own rights, thats when we lose and they win, and nobody wants to have that happen. The goal is to not lose sight of who we are. It has been another day of large crowds in germany this time in berlin, for a rally supporting racial tolerance. This after a largescale march in the city of dresden. Reporter at berlins iconic brandonburg gate, the sound of prayer. The vigil organized by germ know, has drawn thousands of all backgrounds. Many muslims fear reprisals. After the attack, islam is now seen as threatening. People are afraid. Its very terrible, the midge of islam. And its not the image of islam, what i want to live. And we need to change about that. Theyre behind the german president , chancellor, and an entire generation of politicians and religious leaders paying tribute at the french embassy. The terrorists want to split us apart and they have achieved the opposite. In the wake of the attacks in paris germany is keen to promote unity and tolerance but this rally is a clear cut rebuke of the supporters of the growing islamic movement. On monday night a record 25,000 people took to the streets of dresden calling for a tightening of the silent laws. Many here regard islam as a bye word for violence, and they fear a parisstyle attack is imminent. Germany is in a heightened state of alert. A reminder that today Germanys National identity transcends religion and race. Aljazeera, berlin. For the past week, the worlds attendance has been focused on the attacks in paris, but far more widespread bloodshed has gone largely unnoticed in west africa. Thats right paulo. A lot going on. And in fact, boko haram has been responsible for thousands of killings in nigeria and thats since the group was founded in 2002. It made headlines last year for kidnapping almost 300 schoolgirls, and while those girls are still missing paul, boko haram has a new series of attacks beginning this year. A grim month as the Nigerian Armed group, boko haram launched a slew of attacks in west africa, claiming 2,000 lives. Boko haram is a huge threat. And remains a huge threat. All you have to do is look at what has happened over the last week to know that, and were trying to get more information on numbers. But we have numbers. Starting in january 3rd in bagga, as many as 2,000 people were killed after the group seized a military base and went doortodoor, killing families, one witness said that they were slaughtered like insects and one puts the death toll only in hundreds. And then a suicide bomber, a bomb was found strapped to the body of a tenyearold girl. Just a day later two more children were used as human bombs, leaving at least six dead. If it didnt stop there. Boko haram fighters attacked a military base in cameroon on monday. And one soldier was killed. But so were 140 of the boko haram attackers. Given cameroons strong response the questions are popping up over the failure of nigerias military, which has been plagued with low morale and allegations of corruption. If. Pope francis has begun an asian tour today in sri lanka. And thousands lined the streets to greet him. Its the first pope al visit since 1995. And the pope was greeted with dozens of elephants. Its the first on his weeklong tour of asia. This is the first time that i saw the pope, but then he went so fast. We feel that hes the prince of peace. And in sri lanka hes a downtoearth pope. And he we can hear and see that hes on a mission to bring peace to the world. I hope that the pope will bring us peace. Thousands of three lankaens lined the streets as the pope went in an open jeep. Here on the sea front on wednesday, tens of thousands of people are expected to attend. Its the first papal visit to this country in 20 years. The papal visit comes at a crucial time for sri lanka which is trying to move on after 30 years of conflict. A new president was elected last week, and the pope had a clear message on reconciliation. The process of healing also needs to include the pursuit of god. Now,not for the sake of opening old wounds but as a means of promoting justice healing, and unity. Speaking of rebuilding, the pope emphasized the importance of promoting Human Dignity and respect for human rights, and including each member of society. The pope will visit a holy shrine in sri lanka before he leaves the country on thursday. Aljazeera. Still ahead tonight new steps by the white house to stop the growing threat of Cyber Attacks, and plus, new doubts about accusations of rape at a top university. Is the case finally closed . President obama called on Congress Today to approve a new measure to turn back the wave of Cyber Attacks against businesses and the government. The plan would give authorities more tools to track down hackers, and Jamie Mcintyre has that report. Reporter paul, theres not of that president obama and congress can agree on these days but they did find Common Ground on improving the nations cyber defenses. The self proclaimed cyber gee hide on the twitter and youtube pages has created a rare consensus among democrats and republicans that new laws are needed to colonel Cyber Attacks. The president cited Cyber Security as one area that should unite the government. It goes to show how much more work we need to do in the public and private sector to make sure that our Bank Accounts are safe and our Public Infrastructure are safe. Old ideas, installed in the last congress, that would among other thing encourage private companies that are attacked to ensure more data from the government. Targeted bot nets, computer programs with attacks the sale of bot nets would be outlawed and of course would be given new thats right to shut them down, and tougher laws for old credit card and bank account numbers, as well as committing i. D. Theft. The president fleshed out his proposals at the Cyber Communications Integration Center just outside of washington. The bottom line, we want cyber criminals to feel the full force of american justice because theyre doing as much damage if not more these days, as folks involved in more conventional threats. The reaction from republican lawmakers was positive. Thats an area that we can Work Together on, well have our ideas as well. And we can Work Together on it. The tricky issues would be on how much they can improve private lives. Efforts to improve Cyber Security have raised fears of libertarians that it would increase government snooping. They can only adopt new privacy restricts. Jamie mcintyre. The president met with congressional leaders today looking for Common Ground, but as the republicans use their own majority to push ahead with their own agenda, the Common Ground might be hard to find. Nike viqueira is at the courthouse. Its only aweekold, and so far the white house has issued no fewer than five veto threats. Even as the president met in the west ring with republican leaders, it was almost as if it was a boxing match with two fighters before the match began. And they were trying to turn back the president S Immigration issue and the keystone pipeline, trying to bipartisan the Affordable Care act, and they called it obamacare of course, and efforts to tweak that, and the president has again promised to veto. There are areas of potential agreement in the course of the next few months. Chief, the meeting of the authorization of the use of military force in the fight against isil. Remember, the president , after the election said that he wanted to renew that. And hes relying on the old authorizations from 2001 and three. 2003 and it appears that hes trying to get a fresh authorization. And theres also talk of possible deals on Corporate Tax reform. And two big trade deals with asia pacific and europe though democrats now are are rejecting many of those ideas. Mike viqueira at the white house and now to detroit where the north American Auto show is in full swing. It has been a chance for the rebounding u. S. Auto industry to show that its back on track. But theres one small car the german volkswagen, good news for detroit. But its still going to be a long road for the motor city. The city is emerging from bankruptcy trying to bounce back from tough times and right now there isnt enough money. Heres allen fisher. Snow is a great leveler. Leveler, it makes everything the same. But it hides many things. Here in detroit, its hard to see the warm. A bit like the city itself. Theres a feeling, a suggestion that detroit is on its way back after its controversial bankruptcy. The people and businesses are being attracted to the city center, but theres also a feeling and a suggestion that those in the edge of the city, just a few kilometers away, are already being left behind. North end was once a thriving community. But those are gone. Abandoned homes, shelly davis has lived here for 20 years, and she thought about leaving. She feels forgotten by the city. When i see something in front of me that says, miss davis, this is what were going to do for your community, then ill say yes, its getting better, but until i see that and until i know that my neighbor over here can get her porch fixed so she can come up on her front steps, then ill say yeah, its getting better. Detroit has run into problems, and once the industry jobs started falling away, the declining population didnt produce the same income. Costs for things like pensions continued to rise. But at 20 million in debt, the city filed for bankruptcy. One expert said that the city and all of its neighbors have changed forever. There are parts of the city that are never going to be the sort of neighborhood that people who grew up there remember growing up in. What you see here is a west oakland home. Guarded, the homes to rebuilt communities. And they cost the organization money, but its perusing results. She said while the city centers are recovering, north side will be the barometer to change. Trickle down economics, some said that it cant work for the u. S. , and it cant work for neighborhoods either. There have to be Clear Strategies and a clear intent. North end remains a challenge for detroit applies, but for neglected areas, it feels like a long winter. Alex fisher, aljazeera detroit. Up next, jews leaving france why many were packing their bags even before the recent attacks and well hear from an nypd whistle

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