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say to president obama that waiting for election day the make the right decision on syria is unacceptable for syrians. we cannot understand that a superpower ignoring the killing of tens of thousands of syrian civilians because of an election campaign. also an american pastor kidnapped in egypt apparently had no idea that where he was traveling was a dangerous area. the pastor was abducted along with a parishioner and tour guard. his son talked with cnn's randi kaye about the ordeal and how it's taking a toll on the entire family, especially the pastor's wife. >> all of a sudden an...

>> the irony here to me is what we came in with. the picture of the flag raising at iwo jima. four years earlier, this case w country was a basket case. what this country did to retool it's strength, energy, and will to win world war ii, was no less than amazing feat. and today, all these years later, we can't find the courage in the political leadership to co summon the word sacrifice? >> what is so irritating to me and what has been for such a long time, jim, you know, i know, everybody on wall street knows, you guys know. everybody in the media world knows, if we crack the code for the next...

And india celebrates tomorrow, isn't that interesting even though they granted independence on the same time, because the lord, the vice president royal of india couldn't be at both places at once. he was in karachi on the one day and then he went to india on the second day to new delhi to preside over the ceremony. >> again, india will be celebrating tomorrow. >> tomorrow. >> we will hit on that a little bit as well. a what normally would we see today in pakistan? >> you would see flag raising, the honoring of grand officials of people, huge festivity, feasting. i'm assuming that although off...

Like what we're now witnessing in haiti. today president clinton and i are joining together to appeal to you with real urgency. give now, and lives will be saved. thank you. thank you. >> you probably didn't know this. today marks the 65th anniversary of the flag raising at the battle of iwo jima. the iconic picture symbolizes american patriotism and valor, of course. james bradley, author of "flags of our fathers" is the son of one of the soldiers in the photograph. in his new book, he traces his father's fight at iwo jima to a secret treaty struck by teddy roosevelt and japan. welcome to the...

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