premises and if any stock has gone missing also on knowledge of whether the islamic crime was working with or had any quantity affiliation with the islamic state of iraq in syria known as isis or al nusra those two groups as terrorist organizations by the united states right about now many u.s. senators may be the calling us president barack obama saying i'm going to hold him really u.s. representative publicly warn the obama administration against supporting the syrian opposition predicting that american weapons will likely fall into the hands of terror groups also arguing that providing aid to the rebels folkways to funding al qaida you know some critics say that washington so-called suspension of non-lethal aid to northern syria doesn't necessarily mean that u.s. weapons won't continue to flow to other parts of the country nonetheless this development is being seen as a big blow to the supreme military council and really an army opposition that the obama administration has been championing and championing for the biggest problem of for the obama administration what is now faces is

will the condolences be met by actions in the west in terms of really trying to stop islam is terror so you're saying that you think doku umarov and his cohorts who are fomenting. could be fomenting unrest in the north caucasus are getting money from the saudi royal family there's no doubt that the saudis are intricately involved in these islamist movements it was only fourteen days ago that we've heard from the u.s. congress that they suddenly realized that the nine eleven attacks. the government the u.s. government deliberately hid saudi involvement in nine eleven saudi government involvement in nine eleven it's a kind of conspiracy ideas that are actually now being raised in congress so many years after the fact it looks like that whereas with the afghanistan in that would you had been financing by the united states and saudi arabia in the late eighty's they had to wait more than a decade for nine eleven it looks like the syrian war and u.s. nato defacto support for islam is groups the fallout is already being the fallout is already there whether it be here on the streets of londo

>> the islamic state of iraq is antagonizing everybody. they basically hate everybody who doesn't agree with them and that will yous other islamists who they accuse of being infidels if they disagree with their ultra conservative view of what an islamic society should look like. so you can put them aside. s al nousra has a more nuanced approach. they say cristiance, for example, are people of the book and should be treated, respected as people of the book. the allowites are different, they say they are infidels and increasingly now they are saying that, they're perceiving the allowite community as one bloc sticking with the regime. if you are allowite you will be a sum soed to have a political position and that is sadly becoming the case. >> it is a grim picture, a grim prospect. >> it is. >>> thank you. >> thank you. >> tomorrow night margaret reports on refugees fleeing syria and ending up in iraq. >> ifill: next, a conversation about charting a different course in the world of higher education. today, spelman's beverly daniel tatum beca

the dive into islamic is not always a one way hit. movement. >> for 13 years of my life i considered america my enemy. i worked to overthrow officers and instigate coups against world. >> after being arrested and suffering a brutal 4-year term in prison. he emerged a changed man, a candidate for britain's parliament and a founder of a think tank and organization to build grass-roots demand for democratic culture. i'm pleased to welcome him to the studio, author of, "radical - my journey out of islamic extremist", and is a political party member. it's a pleasure to have you here. a fascinating story. you came from a family that was not fundamentalist. your mum grew up in britain. by all accounts you were a normal british child. you loved hip hop. then something happened. what was it? >> as a teenager i experienced violent racism, hammer, screwdriver, machete attacks by a group known as combat 18. they targeted my white friends. i only had white muslim friends in essex, next door to london. they'd hold me back and force me to watch as t

kite is not just active in iraq but it's gaining territory to an extent that they're talking about an islamic state the us is now watching dozens of finding solace and surveillance drones to the iraqi government to combat this is the insurgency there. the ci is also reportedly helping them with car gets inside iraq. but al qaeda is gaining momentum in iraq largely because they've been able to establish a strong hold in the neighboring seriously you have that safety hottest group called the state of the law could knit on controlling territory both iraq and syria. although the switch in serie a they say is work that is critical in that regard the syrian government to put cannot count on washington's help in fighting. there are quite the opposite. these radical groups have taken advantage of the farms that the so called friends of cereal for sending this in opposition and now washington is talking about negotiating with the islamic front in syria which includes groups that demand a hard line should be a state of washington says the us can engage with them because it not be designated as terroris

well of course the islamic radicals are the ones that tend to carry out these attacks but the ones that are directing funding fostering and training them tend to be elsewhere located elsewhere and of course we have for example the testimony of former f.b.i. whistle blower sabella edmonds talking about operation gladio b. earlier this year she was talking about how this this operation was a nato fund is an ongoing nato funded operation in cooperation with the pentagon to stir up islamic radical terrorism specifically in the north caucasus region and the surrounding area as a type of threat directed at russia and of course that china is well sitting right there on russia's doorstep so i think we have to see this in that context and as a potential larger geopolitical threat to russia. and expect that anyone will claim responsibility for that any time soon. i don't know if that will be coming but at any rate as we know of course these bombings are linked as we can tell that from the forensic evidence of the bombs themselves and that the types of agents that were added to them so there's no

the islamic rulers in those countries would not put up with this. you're taking advantage of the good manners of the west and you're a parasite taking welfare. >> well, you know, i mean on welfare issue i've addressed. that >> i agree with you. >> bare with me, look. i don't think your viewers want to hear about the fallacy of the benefits the fact is that jordanian reejem are and you know what they do, they're able to have parts of the penal code and social system. for your information, all the way to the -- >> i understand -- >> i'm sorry. i'm going ask an adult question. i'm against drinking. i don't drink. the think the goal is not bad. what do you concede with your unwillingness to renounce violence makes your program repulsive to people in the west. why don't you say we are against whatever you're against, but we're not going to threaten people with violence. >> and you know demonstration, you know, the demonstration was peaceful. police said they're not going to take action. muslims, and christians live side by side so what we're saying is th

has been very consistent because we're told on the one hand the west implacably opposed to radical islamic terrorism and that it's the biggest it's a school shooting manatee etc and yet on the other hand we have the west lining up with radical islamic terrorists in syria. backing on the same side as al-qaeda trying to topple a secular government now the west has got to i think change its relationship with saudi arabia which is a major sponsor of a lot of these radical islamic groups around the world the west has got to realign its foreign policy the trouble is if you put syria for example the west is actually on the same side as a terrorist because it's because of its relationships with large between sweet with saudi arabia and israel who both want that regime and syria to be removed so i think we need a shift in the western capitals i think we need to get to work closer with russia because when there is closer cooperation we saw that with the boston bombings in we when we had the russian warnings about the south sorry no brothers were ignored by the americans because their game there was

mass transport has always been a target of these islamic terrorist attacks in russia we've seen several terrorist attacks on trains previously as well as metro stations within moscow over the last decade plus i think they calculate this as it is extremely disruptive to the fabric of russian society creates a true atmosphere of terror when any and every citizen can be affected who uses public transportation which is the majority of the population although grad is a principal focus simply because it's an easy and close target to the south of the caucasus and is going to be the driving force of the terra threats that. the terrorist the terrorist threats are a loosely based coalition that is often well the islamic caliphate. that is centered around doku umarov who has taken over several years ago of the larger chechen caucasus terrorist groups doku umarov has taken these groups in a much more strictly islamic fundamentalist action than ever has been before they have largely been displaced from chechnya itself due to security measures there over the last decade but they still exist in the fr

terrorism particularly terrorism inspired by a fundamentalist visions of islam this expansionary more difficult in russia because it is a homegrown terrorist albeit one from a very restricted southern area of the country i think the combination of what has worked best in chechnya which is a combination of large amounts of federal aid to restart the economy restart employment cooperation with the local moderates sufi islamic. mosques and institutions along with a firm hand of security searches rams i'm could your office has shown he i think this model needs to be extended. as well to august on and. and this is the best chance of combating a problem that has no easy solution of the city of volgograd had barely begun mourning the victims of sunday's deadly train station bombing when a fatal blast targeted monday morning commuters within the past couple of hours as we've been reporting all day here we know twelve people have so far been killed in this latest terror attack or he's margaret howell is live now with the latest so are we any closer to finding more details about this latest inc

terrorism particularly terrorism inspired by a fundamentalist visions of islam this expression be more difficult in russia because it is a homegrown terrorist albeit one from a very restricted southern area of the country i think the combination of what has worked best in chechnya which is a combination of large amounts of federal aid to restart the economy restart employment cooperation with the local moderates sufi islamic. mosques and institutions along with a firm hand of security such as ram as i'm could your office has shown he i think this model needs to be extended. as well to august on and. and this is the best chance of combating a problem that has no easy solution. just to recap for you the city of volgograd in southern russia suffering its second deadly blasts within the space of just twenty four hours this latest happening in a trolley bus as it approached a market during the morning rush hour we now understand up to fifteen people were killed in this morning's attack up to twenty eight others wounded including a one year old child three people described as critically inju

also unknown whether the islamic crime. i was working with or had any quantity affiliation with the islamic state of iraq and syria known as ice this will work out news for the two groups as organizations by the united states. no right about now. many u s senators me calling us because it brought. u s representatives have publicly borneo on administration against supporting the syrian opposition predicting that american weapons that will likely fall into the hands of terror groups also are giving that providing aid to the travels of weeks to fighting al qaeda. some critics say that washington's so called suspension of non lethal eat in northern syria doesn't necessarily mean that us weapons will continue to flow to other parts of the country. nonetheless this development is the scene hasn't been allowed to treat military muscle and in the army opposition that the obama administration has been champion champion for the biggest problem up for the obama administration what it now faces is figuring out how to cooperate and work

media is now facing possible execution for allegedly rejecting islam we've got a story. and we expect spartans a shopping like crazy it seems despite the country's us territory dr weil studies say they're going to be paying for the christmas splurge well into the new year that story a few minutes to. but next a rainy lawmakers demanding that you rainier enrichment be brought up to three times the previous level if the u.s. imposes new sanctions on the country's crippled economy the move apparently come in retaliation to u.s. proposed legislation that authorizes tougher reprisals if iran breaches that historic deal that was reached in geneva last month while the landmark agreement seemed to have put an end to the decade long standoff over to rand's nuclear program and indeed became one of the most significant achievements in global affairs this year. let's remind ourselves of the timeline if you look back at the history of the failed talks and the penalties it becomes clear why that deal i was talking about there was hailed as a story u.s. intelligence initially suggested

george london but was being held by islam the group vocal her on the french foreign ministers on his way to camera right now creeping back. michael schumacher's condition improved slightly. surgeons were able to operate on the racing legend the second time. some of the brain hemorrhage has been absorbed that he remains in a coma real details in this edition israel releases twenty six palestinian prisoners. after spending years in jail their welcome back as national heroes. with abbas. the move is intended to revive israeli palestinian peace talks breaking news on tours until the french priest was captured in northern cameroon last month has been released from the georgia font and it was seized in mid november and taken to neighboring nigeria is being held by a local islamist group the statement for the first presidency. thanks cameron in nigeria for helping to secure his release. when george and are essential for isn't it kinda songs that i mean can you give is i can use recap the story first give us a sense of background would we know at this stage. well we cut the queue was release

terrorism particularly terrorism inspired by a fundamentalist visions of islam this is expression more difficult in russia because it is a homegrown terrorist albeit one from a very restricted southern area of the country i think the combination of what has worked best in chechnya which is a combination of large amounts of federal aid to restart the economy restart employment cooperation with the local moderates sufi islamic. mosques and institutions along with a firm hand of security such as ram as i'm could your office has shown he actually i think this model needs to be extended. as well to august on. and this is the best chance of combating a problem that has no easy solution. recapping the tragic developments in volgograd this monday morning a second deadly explosion has struck the city within twenty four hours the latest blast happening on a trolley bus as it passed by a market during morning rush hour at least twelve people now known to have died this is live video you're looking at of the scene there twenty five others injured including a one year old child in this incident the

the leadoff islam is great and soft notes out loud it's known as the blue sock it was too would link the move follows ex giants between security forces as he was seen riding his mount to start another memo of the organization was arrested. i will be interrogated. so it was wanted in connection to separate attacks against short syphilis is a minute readings to license with his open eyes i've been claiming responsibility for september's final comp bombing attack against interior minister mohammed a brush and ink on a ride on the assassination of a high ranking police officer in color right who was involved in an ongoing crackdown on its limits. any tips. since ousting of the islamist president one hundred mostly jihadi militants have stepped up that come high tech security forces in the peninsula which borders on its trial on the gaza strip with denny died in attacks result in the deaths of dozens of streets and police officers. by the recent months that it since it or to post this up or treat and undeveloped sewing on a return to combat growing militancy as weather like in a crackdown

include designated terrorist groups like job at all and the so-called islamic state of iraq and live on but on the ground in syria there are so many different groups that the labels could be relevant residents of the town of audra near damascus can't name the exact rebel group that executed over eighty civilians there including children earlier this week. do you also supported the syrian opposition on the premise that washington would be able to discern different shades of extremists they would figure out which ones are less extreme but even the report that there was no battle over the warehouses between the islamic front and the western backed supreme military council is one indicator of how blurred those lines are and how flawed. that one can distinguish with certainty between those groups in washington. and while the anti assad forces may be united in their goal to topple the president there is little unity within the movement itself and that's particularly as extremist groups came more and more power and then turn the moderates just last week the secretary commander of the free s

there is the islamic threat was to set up the and the islamic rules and in the next area just behind him. it's easy to send people in the same forces on the ground. what happened the reader chances from the european from the us i know we've been talking for two years of supporting it being red guy is the one being the sens in either or indemnity bedroom weapons etc etc and at the end. nothing really happened so the people of iran. winger ty were exhausted. i have the feeling cheated. so of course the beaches to position the morrow. the visit of that software is now so that some it's not that significant consequence. off spinner and away. well yes but it's also way too slow so we talking about the islamic state that kerry was willing to talk to mrs lama spoke of when talking about is essentially being organized and funded by the saudis and into their tent. so to speak these fsa people and take people who may have tended to be affiliated with al qaeda say ok let's put together a big force of forty fifty thousand people and see if we can really do something that's attractive especially

in islam alcohol is the mother of evil. for your information in a couple of weeks we will be talking about gambling, homelessness, theel elederly. >> you're always attacking the west and america and great britain. if you were trying this in jordan or saudi arabia, you'd be hanging by your thumbs right now because the islamic rule efforts -- rulers of those countries wouldn't put up with this second. you're taking advantage of the west's good manners and you're a parasite taking welfare. >> on the welfare, you already addressed that. >> bear with me. look, i already explained to you my situation. i don't think your viewers want to hear more about the fallacy of that. and it is a brutal regime no doubt jordanian and saudi arabia and other regime. what these regimes do parts of the penal code and social system but don't provided the social justice. sharia law order was implemented all the way to 1924 -- >> i don't have time for all that stuff. i will ask you a completely adult question, okay. i'm actually against drinking. i d

our problem is the islamic republic. if it weren't the islamic republic, if it were a democratic iran, our problems would largely disappear, but it's not at all clear. we can come back to that. i would just add one other thing. the crisis that were having in relations now the difficulties and relations, the lack of good communication, which can partly be blamed on the administration. but of course, several of the top people in saudi arabia are very old and sick and having a relationship 10 years ago, 15 years ago would be far more difficult than today. saudi arabia may enter a crisis. the king is over 90 and not in good health. you look at the statistics. we make it a succession crisis during the obama administration. never, i think it is fair to say, since the establishment of this government, have we not known who's next. it's clear the crown prince can take over. you have that succession problem anytime in the saudi's are reaching the end of the brothers in how to confront the question of going to the next generation.

state which critics said would lead to an islamic state. the problem that the critics have with this constitutional law groups in the opposition to boycott the referendum which say they will at least including the muslim brotherhood is that they say it is much too much sweeping powers to the military things like the human appointed defence minister for eight years of a transitional period. i'm basically able to call the shots but civilians on military trial as well. i'm much too much power to the military even less of a role there is lots at stake thanks for that dad had to miss her but i still fits into taking a closer look at the situation in egypt. now south sudan that presence of a cure says he's always preparing for a major offensive against rebel forces have taken the key town of war. meanwhile the rebels' leader the former vice president reacted to has said he's ready for dialogue to end the conflict at first he wants his allies released from jail. fighting in the nation lasted over a week ever since the president accused his former

state members of the islamic products may take on tune in to meet the two talks next month which aimed to find a diplomatic solution to serious civil war. i the refuse and more . us haha. to be. it is. stg i know. the editor. he did while the eye. thus the eye nm. the it was cool until the border with lebanon following the killing of an israeli soldier by lebanese army still a thirty one year old alike yet so would just lead me to and watch all day busy trip along the volatile border like that knowing it's coming was killed in the auction the crap the northwest a trial with the reasons beyond the text him and tail. israel has the most of the united nations of their dismay at the attack. idf soldier was risen from one based on over to his commute lethal fire was open from eleven a side an injury here with us and then facing the killing in the end. we immediately to the start of course install the border to beef up our forces are no military presence. we convey to our dismay to the united nations all this incident especially because of the involvement of the site. the lebanese army and t

a saudi blogger and activist faces execution for rejecting islam after already being sentenced to seven years in prison and six hundred lashes we talked to a human rights campaigner about his case. and the british economy could limp past a sluggish germany with the next two decades a new forecast but for those who are not part of the affluent elite there is little cause to celebrate. this is our day international coming to you live from moscow i'm marina. now it's been almost three years and there's still no end inside for the war in syria which has escalated way beyond a conventional standoff between rebel forces for twenty certina has brought more trial and trauma for the people of the country and more obstacles for the global players trying to broker a solution. a study by the fans consultancy earlier this year showed that out of one hundred thousand rebels in syria are fred managed into multiple gangs more than half are extremist jihadism faggots make up around ten percent of the armed opposition while warmer than a third are thought to be islamic hardliners and the rest are more mo

was their something particular about the discomfort with islam and is it different for americans who are uncomfortable with it? >> guest: i think that islam is important for the moment in this discussion because the fact that it's not because of my knowledge and that we have the islamophobia. it extends right back before the actual establishment of the united states because the european settlers who came here came here with the memories of the centuries of antagonism and mediterranean reform. and they brought those antimuslims and that's in part as a way to also distinguish between christianity and islam and they also brought anti-jewish sentiment as well and so that is the reason that we have had so many centuries in this country. but that history has been embraced much better. the scholars have paid much more attention to that history and the ways in which that becomes anti-semitism. but we do not have as much of fame understanding of the history of islamophobia and the sentiment so we constantly think about it as a new thing. >> host: do you see it as primarily theological? when y

founded two years ago it's a sunni group awants to have islamic law and the main financial backing comes from saudi arabia and said he will not attend the geneva two conference. >> translator: we see geneva as an attempt to derail the revolution, the regime already set precondition, there is not going to hand over power and why would we go and who would go and what do they negotiate over. >> if they agree by anything in the talks would you agree by that? . >> translator: it is binding on the syria national coalition and continue the world revolution to achieve our rights god willing. >> reporter: you can watch the full interview at al jazeera on saturday, that is saturday. and he is a specialist in middle eastern politics and economics and author of a book called the rise and fall of al-qaeda and thank you very much for joining us, your reaction to hearing that he is basically saying the same thing that they said to us also that they won't be looking to attend geneva two and saying what is the point, what is to negotiate. >> well, the most powerful fighting groups inside syria, he is par

of the faith over society as distinct from the religion of islam however anyone wants to practice it individually. the politicization of the faith, i had come that islamism was one of the many grievances, up to that point i was aggrieved by foreign policy by bosnia whatever, islamism was the largest obstacle that prevented muslim societies from progressing. i wanted to continue to seek for justice but that would necessarily entail challenging the islamist ideology as well, to the advance of the of muslim societies. so we founded quilliu murvetion. >> we have a question from a viewer. hermella. >> is reduction of drone warfare an effective countermeasure against new extremist recruitment? >> so i've been critical of uav unmanned air integral vehicle strikes, commonly known as drone strikes. if bush's policy was democracy at the barrel of a gun, obama's policy, if he decapitated the leadership of al qaeda by surge karl strikes, drone strikes that he would deal with the problem. what we're dealing with is an ideology not just an organization. the phrase they used in the obama administra

umaga and waging war against islam this day from there. isn't that bad but at the washington dc with ot. on the big bang at home well be that they died. these accusations were made based on a joint investigation by the rt and foundations fundamental rights of non government organization that has been objecting that room tax. sixty six and didn't stop. posted by expanding government departments to take immediate action to stop the lyrics by leaving the country. he said. this was the first time the cover of the c i a officer has been real. he will do. you can play on the twenty fifth of august. it is that if you guys do good. it is. it was bizarre due to some of the dead tuesday. dr started off with it yet. yet his decency. it was cool. or is it. the net. eugene supper monday. bt i was haunted by all the good stuff. and what he did say that either of them from sticking and e i i i still think of november litigants taste. it still needs its drugs. the process the government hasn't made any official commons the demonstrations the charges made

islamism. it is the dominant-- . >> ifill: i have to let professor jouejati respond to that. >> if the united states does not support the moderates in syria, yes, the islamists will gain its upper hand. and it will be a battle between a dictator who has killed 126,000 of his people, who has gassed his people. it will be a battle between him and the extremists. at any rate, the united states, if it does not support the democratic forces in syria, the moderate forces, that means it is going to have to intervene later on, at a time not of its choosing. >> ifill: do you assume that in pulling back this nonlethal aid there is still humanitarian aid going on. apparently there is a small covert arms sales or arms transit that is still going on. do you interpret that as the first step to the united states getting out of the way and leting aadd is a-- assad stay in office. >> that would be dangerou dangerous-- dangerous for the united states that is calling for assad ouster, that has drawn red lines bec

saudi blogger and activist faces execution for rejecting islam after already being sentenced to seventy years in prison and six hundred lashes we talked to human rights campaigner about his case. and the british economy could the one pass a sluggish jurors like germany within the next two decades say new forecast but for those who are not part of the affluent to leave there is little cause to celebrate . in the russian capital which international with me marina joshing now it's been almost three years and there are still no an inside for the war in syria which has escalated away beyond the conventional standoff between rebel forces and the government the year two thousand and thirteen has brought more trial and trauma for the people of the country and more obstacles for the global players trying to broker a solution. a study by had defense consultancy earlier this year showed that out of one hundred thousand rebels in syria who are from command into multiple gangs more than half are extremist jihadist in fact make up around ten percent of the armed opposition while more than a third are

from the town of north of the syrian capital which has been occupied by islam is rebel groups at least one hundred people are said to have been massacred by the rebels but as the syrian army continues to liberate the city that number is expected to rise our crews spoke to some of the survivors. the heart when dawn was breaking over our drug the l. ners were front and the army of islam gave a signal for their fighters to attack they came in hundreds making use of bad weather and the element of surprise over government forces it was a year after fierce fighting with the syrian army the rebel factions achieve their objectives with the city soon falling into the hands of those who the residents of the city have dubbed the decapitated. how the friend of mine told me that he claimed he was insane in order to save his life and avoid the militants they believe just story and let him go he also said his children have been emotionally scarred from the savage act they have seen on the road between their house and the places where the choir is gathered people's heads were chopped off and the bodie

is now facing possible execution for allegedly projecting islam we've got a story coming up. and we experience britain's shopping like there's no tomorrow apparently despite the country's ongoing austerity drive while studies say they're going to be paying for their christmas splurge well into the new year at that store a few minutes as well. focusing on random acts ready lawmakers are demanding that you grade the enrichment be brought to three times the previous level if the u.s. opposes new sanctions on the country's crippled economy the move apparently comes in retaliation to the u.s. proposed legislation that authorizes tougher of prices if iran breaches that historic deal was reached in geneva last month it was a landmark agreement of course it seemed to have put an end of the time anyway to a decade long standoff over iran's nuclear program became the most significant achievements in global affairs this year. so let's remind ourselves the finer points of it the history of it if you look back at the history of the failed talks and penalties it becomes clear why the deal

does not want to be accused of having effectively supplied weapons to islamic radicals. and increasingly complicated situation in northern syria. the authority which oversees global agreements has condemned a decision by uruguay to legalize the growing, buying, and smoking of marijuana. it is the first country in the world to legalize the entire production cycle of the drug. britain's prime minister has urged for more resources to be brought in the battle against dementia. countries to other get involved as well, likening it to other struggles against cancer, aids, and malaria. find outr we wait to who the time person of the year, and -- is going to be, and this year it is pope francis. by ourned in new york international correspondent. i don't think there are many people in the world that would put the pope and miley cyrus in the same short list. >> it tells you about the nature of influence and how it has changed over the years. there are many different kinds of influence. both high power as well as soft power. miley cyrus did not make the final cut. , there wasl five

the eye the ira welcome to nhk world islam and chino tawny in tokyo here's a look at some of the stories we're following this hour. i am. the governor of japan's okinawa prefecture tells the prime minister to make a decision this week on the east and the relocation of u s military bases. green leader steve jones and tells the lid to commanders to be ready for battle. given the apparent forcing yourself to read. and people in countries around the world are celebrating they're expressing their appreciation and hopes. therefore when it's. for nearly two decades the issue of relocating a controversial american military base in okinawa has been a thorn in the side of japan u s relations. prime minister she is on the hazmat with. okinawa gov gibbons not high enough to try to persuade him to prove the reclamation of land to build a new air base in the northern parts of the prefecture. lima has indicated he's willing to consider this proposal and each year olds. the local come up that has more. prime minister abbott wants to move them on reduced to a new base in north eastern town. i know husban

women and children were slaughtered and the town of trying north of damascus it was redefined radical islam and some are posted a number of those killed as high as ten hundred oz he's arabic channel one that took to the witnesses of the lunch at. tears still feels witnessed the militants entering the town about to be salt and a disorienting to run for their lives and they ran themselves they will never forget the despair in the eyes of those who were forced to stay behind with no reliable way to communicate with people trapped inside out. but officials are saying the atrocities against the civilian population are continuing. people are being butchered and even burned alive in every bit of news coming in over the town is doing a new blow to those whose families are still being held by the militants instead of everyone working for the local authorities was to be killed. regardless of their religion or denomination. they were all taken to the town's beaches everyone even those who supported neither the government of the rebels it was all i did tortured killed always uses human shields the thin

news were front and the army of islam gave a signal for their fighters to attack they came in hundreds making use of bad weather and the element of surprise over government forces you to say yeah after fierce fighting with the syrian army the rebel factions achieve their objectives with the city soon falling into the hands of those who the residents of the city have dubbed the decapitated hours. a friend of mine told me that he claimed he was insane in order to save his life and avoid the militants they believe just story and let him go he also said his children have been emotionally scarred from the savage acts they have seen on the road between their house and the places where the choir is gathered equals heads were chopped off and the bodies thrown all over the road ahead of the slaughter everywhere the eldest was only twenty years old he was slaughtered they were all children i saw them with my own eyes they killed fourteen people with a machete i don't know if these people were alawite i don't know why they were slaughtered they grabbed them by their heads and slaughtered them lik

is there something particular about people's discomfort with islam and is it different for americans who are uncomfortable with that? >> guest: yes, i think islam is some is an important discussion in this because it's not because of 9/11 that we have islamaphobia. it's not just because of the iranian revolution and the taking of america as captives from the embassy. it stems back to before the establishment of the united states. european settlers came here, came here with the memories of centuries of antagonism with mediterranean muslims and they brought those anti-muslim sentiments in part as a way to distinguish between christianity and islam. they also brought in jewish sentiment as well so that is the reason we have had so many centuries of jewish sentiment in this country. that history has been embraced much better. scholars have paid much more attention to that history and the ways in which that changes and becomes anti-semitism. but we really don't have as good as the national understanding of this history of islamaphobia so we constantly think about it. >> host: you are talk

is not just active in iraq but it's gaining territory to an extent that they're talking about in the islamic state the u.s. is now rushing dozens of hellfire missiles and surveillance drones to the iraqi government to combat this jihad is the insurgency there the cia is also reportedly helping them with targets inside iraq but al qaeda is gaining momentum in iraq largely because they've been able to establish a strong food hold in the neighboring syria so you have let's say a jihadi group called the state of iraq could live on controlling territory both in iraq and syria although the situation in syria is it is worse that was critical in that regard the syrian government of course cannot count on washington's help in fighting terror quite the opposite these radical groups have taken advantage of the arms that the so-called friends of syria were sending to the syrian opposition and now washington is talking about negotiating with these lawmakers in syria which includes groups that demand hard line shari'a state washington says the u.s. can engage with them because they've not been designated

continues to support the islamic. in recent weeks there's been an important shift in the relationship between the united states government on the one hand and what is now being presented as the new islamic front and we see that the united states is in fact no go c.a.t. and establishing a dialogue with the leaders of these terrorist organizations i should say that in this particular case the people who have dialogue with the terrorists they have blood on their hands they have provided funding most of the military and logistical financial aid has been channeled to these al-qaeda affiliated organizations and that's what we have to address there can be no peace as long as the west military alliance supports the terrorists. still to come on the program a pirate bay an alleged hacker is held in addition to tougher than days of mass murder is coming up we talked to the advocate of one of the founders of the pirate bay website on his plight. now president putin held his annual i think you in a session this week which lasted f

saying it was in response to an american-made video that was critical of islam. and not an organized raid by al-qaeda contradicting fox news reporting. >>> plus, a judge dismissing doddss of lawsuits that were seeking damages from the federal government for flood damage caused by hurricane katrina. the judge also tossing out lawsuit against a contractor claiming its excavation work weakened flood walls. >>> this just in, former president bill clinton will swear in bill de blasio as the next mayor of new york. that will be held new year's day on the steps of city hall here in the big apple. >>> we reported early on on obamacare showing signs of life now. healthcare.gov receiving more than 800,000 visitors on december 24th alone. now the pressure may be mounting on republicans who are pushing to repeal the affordable care act to make the next move. is it time for the gop to change its strategy? let's bring in our political panel to talk about it, jehmu green joins us, fox news contributor, brad blakeman, former deputyistant to president george w. bush. brad, what a

islamic extremists has been increasingly town to see the christian minority in syria. the country's ambassador to the un tell don t get some ballroom guys have influenced by the kidnappers we must be sick kiddos who mumbles and pacific division of them to act immediately and to shorten its possibilities in order to make the cut on both states and governments. they have influence over these groups so that they would use the word without any condition. the and the orphans. i cheated on his solid the government the government does mean that the turkish government it's the three governments of gaping holes in this ktv the situation is to get food or petitions. going back to that undertaken by tourist groups. this promises to extend the deal price and central african republic and has been a surge in sectarian violence. barry at the un security council resolution or fries french treats to join an african peacekeeping mission. the latest clashes between rival militias in the camper pompey have killed either hundred people was the rebels' ccs pattern on to fine tune christians