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Before he could get there. a syrian peace process begins today. the new report claims the u.s. is now funneling cash and other aid to rebel groups in hopes of fighting extremists in syria. the newspaper "the telegraph" said the efforts are in connection with saudi arabia and qatar battling for control of syria. a state emergency today in thailand as pass protests spent on toppling the government are paralyzing parts of bangkok. this follows weeks of deadly clashes there. and calling her the puppet of a former leader. the emergency decree could lead to curfews and bans on public gathers. th...

This will involve partnerships with other countries. already, thousands of pakistani soldiers have lost their lives fighting extremists. in yemen, we are supporting security forces that have reclaimed territory from aqap. in somalia we helped a coalition of african nations push al shabob out of its strongholds. >> president obama speaking on the war on terror in may, a long speech, unprecedented and his theory on that. i'm here with jeremy scahill, and will be doing q&a with rick who directed it. it debuts tomorrow. you talked to some of those partners. who are those partners? >> the united st...

Our troops will come home other combat mission will come to an end. and we will work with the afghan government to train security forces and sustain a counter terrorism force which ensures that al qaeda can never again establish a safe haven to launch attacks against us, or our allies. beyond afghanistan would must define our effort not as a boundless global war on terror but rather as a series of persisted targeted efforts to dismantle persistent networks of extremists that threaten america. in many cases this will involve partnerships with other countries already, thousands of pakistani sold...

So-called collateral damage, a terrible term for innocent victims, is much higher when you're using artillery in afghanistan than when you're using a predator or a reaper in a terrorist area. so, they're extremely carefully controlled. the damage to the innocent population is limited to the extreme. you know, craig, at the end of the day, we've got to be very cautious tying the hands of the president of the united states in foreign military operations. >> but at the same time, don't we also have to figure out a way to balance civil liberties? >> well, i don't think there are any civil libertie...

At world war ii, use it as you can, but ner trust it. >> bret: may be tit may be why e paying for the arms race with india and has people scratching their head and giving pakistan 20 billion dollars. >> it's unbelievable when you stop and think about the presence of, as senator kerry was saying, american troops on the ground in afghanistan who have been fighting extremists and we have cooperated with pakistan not only in terms of supply routes, but as you point out in terms of foreign aid and the idea is that that foreign aid is not only to help with the abject poverty that charles is about, b...