so this past weekend sixty minutes aired an interview with secretary of defense leon panetta now was a good sit down with a former cia director that covered a pretty wide range of topics some of them highly important if you ask me now the mainstream media however didn't really pay all that much attention to what he said and in fact i'm pretty sure that c.n.n. was the only network that even bothered following up on some of the secretary statements this morning from what we saw and for some reason their take away was that the following line of panetta as was really wild and shocking beyond that is creating some international buzz he says he remains convinced that someone in pakistan's government must have known that osama bin laden was hiding in that country what do you know about the rifts between our country and pakistan and is it getting any better these types of statements from u.s. officials like defense secretary leon panetta certainly won't help especially statements that can't be substantiated certainly a man in his position if he makes a statement like that it's going to creat

leon panetta lives on the farm where he grew up. he and his brother planted these walnut trees 65 years ago with their father, and the panettas stick to their roots in northern california. he and his wife sylvia raised three boys here, one of whom served in afghanistan. panetta's parents had arrived here from italy without a word of english. did you pick the walnuts? >> panetta: used to pick them all the time. my dad used to have a pole and hook, and shake every one of these branches, and hit the walnuts. and my brother and i used to be underneath collecting the walnuts, putting them in sacks. and, you know, my dad often said i was well trained to go to washington because i'd been dodging these nuts all my life. ( laughs ) >> pelley: his mother wanted a pianist. but panetta orchestrated a run for congress and, for 16 years, represented his home district. he became president clinton's budget director and worked with congress to balance the federal budget for the only time in the last 42 years. a lot of people were surprised when your

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all right so here we have numerous other problems that with leon panetta statements he says that if a locket wanted to return to the united states to raise questions about his own terrorist label then he would have been entitled to due process big problem with that logic is something that glenn greenwald also pointed out today at salon dot com is he there were never any charges brought against a lock in a courtroom the only reason that we even found out that it was on an assassination list is because it had been leaked not because the administration openly said it so how are you supposed to return to the us turn yourself in if you don't even know that you're being targeted and if you have no court room to question it tell us also not forget the statement made by panetta that any terrorist arrested is provided due process well that's just false how about so many of the detainees that are still being held at guantanamo bay the president deemed fifty of them on tribal early on many have been cleared and yet are still being held at gitmo and if you want to claim that it's because they wer

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panetta is they will say let's make some cuts and some of the systems that we're not using i'm pretty like i mean there's little so many things that you could turn switches off at the pentagon and i guarantee you nothing would happen that's which cost us a million dollars to put up and to begin with so i think you will hopefully see some about a balanced approach from leon panetta going into this on ways that we can sort of help to make sure that we're not cutting retirement for our retired soldiers and our soldiers are calling on the ground but one thing that i do want to point out is that you know this culture of war that the republicans are trying to perpetuate now they're out there saying this is horrible you can't cut the defense department all of these costs are systems that we're not using on top of that we're keeping our troop levels above the troop level that they were before nine eleven and on top of that we're not in war ladies and gentlemen we are not in war right now we have no active war our job what and where the focus of the money is going is the special operations lik

on the "newshour", defense secretary leon panetta insisted that even with spending cuts, the u.s. military could handle multiple wars at the same time. a wave of bombings in iraq killed at least 78 people. and republican presidential hopefuls swarmed new hampshire with rivals stepping up criticism of frontrunner mitt romney. it's science thursday on our web site. kwame holman explains what's there. kwame? >> holman: we have a story we dubbed "honey, i blew up the ants." the discovery by scientists that they can create supersized ants with giant heads may be a key to evolution. don't miss the slideshow. on the rundown, judy ponders whether the internet and social media signal an end to the tradition of candidates meeting voters face-to-face. and on art beat, jeff reflects on the past year and what's ahead for our arts and culture blog in 2012. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and d

today, leon panetta said america is ready militarily. >> we've always made clear that in terms of any threats to the region, in terms of some of the behavior that they've conducted in the region, we'll also be prepared to respond militarily if we have to. >> those are strong words. just how close are we to a confrontation with iran? joining us now, james reuben. >> assistant. >> assistant secretary of state. >> that's a good promotion. >> i just gave you a promotion. you should have taken it and run with it. we're about truth and transparency. but let's start with this letter, this red line we've been hearing about now leon panetta weighing in. why the frenzy of activity? is ready militarily. >> we've always made clear that in terms of any threats to the region, in terms of some of the behavior that they've conducted in the region, we'll also be prepared to respond militarily if we have to. >> those are strong words. just how close are we to a confrontation with iran? joining us now, james reuben. >> assistant. >> assistant secretary of state. >> that's a good promotion. >> i just gav

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defense secretary leon panetta have condemned u.s. soldiers urinating on the bodies of dead taliban fighters. they are attempting to identify those responsible for an incident likely to inflame relations with afghanistan. karzai has called for those responsible to be brought to justice swiftly. >> these pictures appear to show u.s. marines urinating on the corpses of dead taliban fighters. the acts, if true, are highly offensive. u.s. authorities believe they have identified the unit at the center of the allegations. but the pentagon and the white house said the culprits will be held accountable. >> good morning, everyone. is absolutely inconsistent with american values, standards of behavior we expect from our military personnel, and how the vast majority of our military personnel particularly marines hold themselves responsible. >> others are shocked by the incident. >> this should go to the u.n. human rights commission. they need to be brought in front of an international court. >> it is against islam and jeopardize peace talks wit

today, leon panetta said america is ready militarily. >> we've always made clear that in terms of any threats to the region, in terms of some of the behavior that they've conducted in the region, we'll also be prepared to respond militarily if we have to. >> those are strong words. just how close are we to a confrontation with iran? joining us now, james reuben. >> assistant. >> assistant secretary of state. >> that's a good promotion. >> i just gave you a promotion. you should have taken it and run with it. we're about truth and transparency. but let's start with this letter, this red line we've been hearing about now leon panetta weighing in. why the frenzy of activity? right now? >> there's a lot happening at once. number one, the united states is imposing new sanctions. iran responded by threatening to close the strait of hormuz, and finally, an iranian scientist was assassinated. this has happened within a week or so and that has raised the threshold and led as you reported to an important communication between washington and tehran. >> so, we have no direct line of communication

panetta spoke about when they talked about these cuts to the military is you know i think right now we have eight hundred bases around the world eight hundred bases around the world certainly we might need bases right now in afghanistan or in certain places. but some of them are just you know the people that were stationed there those are the jobs that are being lost or whatever and i do i hear so many people blaming it on the military cuts. they're not major cuts i mean that that that's affecting like the unemployment rate well no we're talking about over half of the federal discretionary budget going into the military we're talking about a military budget that could be cut by three quarters and still be the largest in the world we're talking about roughly four percent cuts we're talking about potentially bigger cuts getting us back to two thousand and seven levels right this is what leon panetta who twenty years ago wanted to do what i was talking about and convert a big chunk of it to nonviolent industries he calls this armageddon at this point this is where he's moved to but if

listen carefully to what he said to leon panetta. >> good job tonight. good job tonight. >> pelley: it turns out that "good job" was a daring mission which was, at that moment, still wrapping up. u.s. navy seals had rescued an american woman and a danish man who had been kidnapped in somalia. it was the same special operations unit that killed osama bin laden. bob orr is in washington with details. bob. >> reporter: scott, for navy seal team six it was yet another daring raid in the dark with commandos parachuting into a remote region of central somalia. sources say about two dozen seals jumped from an airforce transport plane near the desert town of djibouti. moving quickly and quietly, the commandos crept about a mile and a half to a nearby camp where u.s. intelligence had determined american aid worker jessica buchanan, and deignis coworker poul hagen thisted were being held. as the seals closed in on the somali kidnappers, shots were fired. all nine of the suspects were killed, but there were no american casualties. two army helicopters swooped in, p

the changes announced today by leon panetta as he was joined by general dempsey it's in total cutting about $887 billion from defense spending. here's more everywhere today's event at the pentagon. >> one thing i was hoping you could better help me understand, you talk about hard choices and accepting some measure of risk but you also point out the ground forces will still be higher than ach nevin, there will still be aircraft carriers roughly at the same level. given that, what is the risk and where are the hard choices? >> want me to do it? >> yes, sir, please. >> look, the risks come with the fact that you know, we will have a smaller force. as we said, it's larger than we had prior to 9/11. but obviously, it will be a smaller force and when is you have a smaller force, there are risks associateded with that in terms of our capability to respond. we think we've dealt with those risks because the combination of the forces we have in place and the ability if we have to to mobilize quickly will give us the capability to deal with any threat. but nevertheless, there's a risk there. the

. >> defense secretary leon panetta made it clear the military will no longer be large enough for large scale ground campaigns. still, he noted that american soldiers could win a conflict on the korean peninsula, and counter the iranian threat in the straight of who are muz. the u.s. will help allies defend themselves through diplomacy and military assistance. north korea says new leadership will promote nuclear development under military led rule. the statement was issued by the north committee for peaceful reunion i have indication of the fatherland on thursday. the statement refers to the south korean president's new years speech. he said if north korea halts nuclear activities, the south will provide it with guaranteed safety and economic assistance through resumption of the six party talks on the north's nuclear program. the north's statement says nuclear deterrence is a revolutionary inheritance, and that it is a foolish miscalculation to think the deterrence can be traded for some form of aid. it said as long as hostile moves tirn, they will try to safeguard dignity and autonomy.

is. >>> defense secretary leon panetta ordered an immediate investigation into a shocking video involving men in marine uniforms. it appears to show a sniper team relieving themselves on bodies of dead taliban fighters. the video was 39 seconds long. >>> the team shown in the video is from camp lejeune in north carolina. a navy spokesperson calls it a egregious behavior. a writer is hearing another response. >> one sentiment that we heard repeated in several remarks is things get pretty tense there. they are under a lot of strain and sort ever seem to say, well, you have to show some level of sympathy. you don't -- maybe you don't know what they are going through. >> james sanburn adds this video could hamper american efforts to win support for our military efforts in afghanistan. defense secretary panetta assures the public that the people involved will be held accountable. >>> we now have an update on a battle over church property in virginia. a judge has ruled against seven congregations who split from the episcopal church after it installed an openly gay bishop. the case started in 20

defense secretary leon panetta says the president signed off on the mission on monday. in the state of the union the president appeared to refer to the mission was speaking to leon panetta. >> leon, good job tonight. >> in a statement this morning the president said this is "yet another message to the world that the united states will stand strongly against any perhaps to our people." we will continue to follow this developing story and bring you the latest. back to you. >> thank you. good morning america is also falling this developing story later on today. coming up in a few minutes they will speak with one -- with the vice-president joe biden about this exact rescue mission. it is the day after the stated the union address. president obama will devote to push the central themes of his address to congress and the nation. -- state of the union. >> is visiting five states that will be crucial to his reelection campaign. >> we can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well while a growing number of americans barely get by. or we can res

leon panetta says the u.s. wants to have that capability. >> defense secretary leon panetta cut is publicly acknowledging that a pakistani doctor provided key information to the u.s. in the raid against us, bin laden. he is currently charged with treason and pakistan and he worries for his safety. >> the federal chief technology officer is said to be considering other careers in his home state of virginia. while at the white house he was tasked with encroaching more advanced technologies and the government. it is rumored he is considering a run for lieutenant governor of the state. >> it was a nice day today, and some brave souls took to the water. 15,000 people took the polar bear plunge into the chesapeake bay. among them, maryland governor martin o'malley. it raises awareness and money for the special olympics across the street. -- the special olympics across the state. >> it was breezy. if you thought it was windy today, white until tomorrow afternoon. -- wait until tomorrow afternoon. the cold front has mo

leon panetta said it could endanger peace talks with the taliban. the marines promise an internal and criminal investigation of the matter. tara mergener has our report. >> referee: membe the act would violate international laws of war. it's not clear if the dead were taliban fighters, civilians or someone else. but at least two of the marines seen in the video have been identified. several more may be in trouble. >> anyone, anyone found to have participated or known about it, having engaged in such conduct must be held fully accountable. >> defense secretary leon panetta condemned the video saying, i have seen the foot anl and i find the behavior depicted in it utterly deplorable. he also spoke with hamid karzai who called the video completely inhumane. the taliban issued a statement asking the united nations to get involved and stop what it calls the barbaric act of the american soldiers that go against all human norms. >> relations between the u.s. and war weary afghanistan are already strained. there's concern this video could jeopardize u.s. br

today leon panetta announced a number of budget cuts. here's a look at what he said. >> coming out of the wash and dealing with budget reductions of this magnitude, the military would be smaller. but the key, as tough as it was to make the decisions with regards to drawing these down. the key is to fashion an agile and flexible military force that we need in the future. what that means for the services is that we will have an adaptable and batt-tested army that is our nation's fore for decisive action. capable of defeating any adversary on land. let me say that again. capable of defeating any adversary on land. we will have a significant land force presence in places lke korea and in the middle east. but at the same time, we will emphasize special operations forces. and we'll also emphasize a rotational presence so that we can establish the kind of partnerships that i discussed. and provide training and advice in other parts of the world. >> charlie: this move reflects a growing focus like bin laden an somalia raids. it comes at a critic

. >>> leon panetta still believes someone in the pakistani government knew where osama bin laden was hiding. on "60 minutes" last night, panetta told scott pelley he has no hard evidence. the pakistani military helicopters passed over the compound where osama bin laden was held. >> we had seen military helicopters actually going over this compound. >> pakistani mill tear? >> right. going over the compound. and for that reason, it concerned us that if we in fact, brought them into it, they might give bin laden a heads-up. >> you can see more of scott pelley's interview with leon panetta on the "60 minutes" page of cbs news.com. >>> the bloody ten month rebellion against bashar assad is closing in, in damascus. they're now in control of the dissidents. the violence has been approaching damascus for week. heavy fighting is reported. activists say 62 people were killed in violence nationwide on sunday. >>> in this country, occupy protesters have been served in the. they have to a ban do two washington, d.c. parks, freedom plaza and mcpherson square by today. an officer used a taser on on