Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120806:09:36:00
But the brigade commander, ali bakhran tells us the mission must be called off. ali and his men are deeply frustrated. it's the second attack they've had to cancel for lack of weapons in two weeks. ali's men don't have enough weapons to fight and they're dying. we've been with ali's unit on two trips for nearly a month. his fighters are secular, welcoming to foreigners, not religious extremists. so, we were shocked by what ali told us. al qaeda, he says, has offered his unit money and weapons, and he's willing to take it. >> translator: we will accept arms and money from anyone, even al qaeda....