president obama flew to the saud saudi arabian capitol riyadh. the president's visit is meant to smooth out relationship trains with 89-year-old king abdullah. they have seen internal and external tensions in the past year. first, saudi arabia lost powerful allies in egypt and tunisia in the arab spring. in both countries the u.s. supported change and publicly backed the will of the people. the will of the people led to egypt's first election with muslim brotherhood winning office there. but mohammed morsi did not last. the muslim brotherhood was ousted by the military after another public up rising just a year later. >> then bashar al-assad used chemical weapons against his own people. the saudis opened that president obama would back up his statement that the syrians should not cross the red line. nuclear negotiations saw modest breakthroughs and the u.s. eased sanctions on iran for the first time in decades. then the king saw an internal danger, public di dissent crept through the cracks of social media. next came riffs between saudi arabia an

it's very clear that this point arrive in riyadh that syria and a major change in the u.s. policy towards syria is acquir acquired. otherwise it would not revert from the present crisis. i think if mr. obama is not going to offer a major change, especially changing the balance of power on the ground, i don't think this visit will be considered a success. whatever achievement, this is a crucial issue, and there must be a change in u.s. policy on syria. >> carol murphy, would you assume that this is the last visit between an american president and this king? there is talk of his great age, the planning of succession, and it's a difficult conversation to have inside the kingdom, but what can you tell us about what people are saying? >> up until yesterday saudis looked very worried to the future. they knew the crown prince would become king if and when abdullah dies, but they don't know who would then become crown prince for sure. but yesterday, last night on tv there was a royal decree read in which it was clear that the youngest son of the founder of the kingdom was made seco

mike viqueira joins us from saudi arabia, in riyadh. a lot for these leaders to discuss, so what came out of their meeting earlier? >> reporter: well, tony, it was a two-hour meeting, and it was dominated by two topics. the two topics that brought the president tory idea after a grueling week in europe. it's the policy towards syria and the policy towards iran. they done even pretend that the long-time partners of the united states, the saudis for o seven decades. the saudis were were caught by surprise by iran's talks in secret. and syria last fall when the president backed away from a bombing campaign, a brief bombing campaign in retaliation and punishment for bashar al-assad's use of chemical weapons. this is something that the saudis disagreed with. the word came her is that the pt came here to look at king abdullah in the eye that though they may have tactical differences a phrase at a officials like to use here, they're aligned in their interests on both of those issues. >> mike, the u.s. is said to be weaning itself off opec oil,

they met for two hours, they were outside riyadh in a compound owned by king abdullah. there was the issue of arming the rebels. the saudi arabia have been known to want to give them missiles, the united states is loathe to do that. the more comfortable they are with the moderate elements in the syrian opposition, it's likely they'll increase the aid. the president concluding his week-long trip in saudi arabia, returning to washington on the weekend. >> u.s. lawmakers are urging the president to get tough with the saudis on its human rights record. >> video like this is unusual in saudi arabia. it's supposedly showing an anti-government protest in a place where the spring never really materialized. the government descouraged dissent. protests are banned. taking to the streets could lead to prison. president obama's trip gives them a chance to criticise riyadh. >> it's one of the most repressive governments in the middle east, and yet it gets the treatment of kid gloves when it comes to president obama and prior presidents going to saudi arabia. >> the country's apriled

the man in charge when it comes to syria for a riyadh. how do you explain that shift away from them. well yes and they shipped it to her than i did the interior minister. i think that is as we want something that has been brewing for some time now the saudis ahead of this visit by barack obama appeared to be the same pages the us might be. as the friends of ms reaction against the us version has received it was the reason recognize that the whole strategies no longer working i have to find anyone like to see them. designate these two groups that is why it seems they stand a chance be back within two weeks or face jail. alright of comments coming in from a lot of viewers including whatever happened to our brotherhood is it that fragile or is that no such thing to begin with. hey come on back order for all saudi nationals who are fighting spirit to return home to think it will be heeded. and so the photo and must make it. some remarks about than conventional food and so forth. most rides. do you think. in the dictionary also the odd because

for now, al jazeera's riyadh bureau is open. >>> as myanmar's former military government signed off on a historic media law, four journalists and a news manager there went on trial. they relate to two reports in the unity journal which identified an alleged chemical weapons plant built with the assist enof the chinese in the northwestern city of paut. if they're convicted, they could face 14 years in prison. their court hearing came on the day former general and now president of myanmar sein signed the media law into effect. ever since the transition to democracy in 2012, the law has been trumpeted as a way to guarantee freedom of press. the big that passed in parliament drafted by the myanmar's ministry without consultation with journalism groups coming with significant loopholes. the government retains the power to withhold or revolt publishing licenses sp ban any consent insultive to religion or undermines the rule of law. >>> ever since the early day of the web when the printed word began a migration to new forms of media online, it's a two-way conversation. when media outlets firs

we are joined from riyadh. take us through it. on the face of it, it looks like the disagreement is over this security pact that was signed, which dealt with information exchange between gcc countries and pursuing criminals, is that the says. >> this is what the statement says. [ inaudible ] the agreement or the meetings or security agreements was about supporting some certain groups, maybe the gcc countries or some, maybe, do not want to support, while maybe qatar wants to support or find an interest to support. the problem also, which is the statement maybe that natural stated that everyone ask her what is exact - what was the - just in case, which is the countries went ahead with this. >> when you talk about groups that qatar supports, that the other countries don't support, there has been a lot of speculation that this is about qatar's support of the muslim brotherhood in egypt. have you been able to find out any more about that from your sources in saudi arabia. saudi, of course, being a country that vehemently opposes the br

relying on riyadh as a leading local policeman. a mission accomplished to russia's top brass reporting back to their commander in chief a lot of important than graduating and on news the annexation of crimea as military installations there was complete when kept the terms of the new ins to the least of words for ukraine's new readers this friday on edge as a foreign radical group calls for the dismissal of the interior minister. on friday to its new leaders face attacks on two fronts will the president viktor yanukovich cricket to become saunas to weigh in on ukraine's future. they excelled in russia. democrats issued a statement calling for each ukrainian region to hold a referendum on mistakes in the country. instead of a presidential election count them eight twenty fifth there are ice separatist sentiment in ukraine's east yanukovich is all like what you get a matching pair said the ex president was bent on destroying ukraine the guardian reported that makenna to the chief's statement. doesn't he use to present ukraine that is

he met with king abdullah for two hours, at a royal farm outside riyadh. the elderly monarch wore what appeared to be an oxygen tube. he was joined by prince muqrin bin abdul-aziz who's just been named second in line to the throne. there were no public statements, but aides said mr. obama hoped to reassure abdullah on key concerns. on syria, for example, the saudis want the u.s. to provide more military aid to sunni rebels fighting president bashar al-assad. he's backed by shiite iran. in washington today, the state department's marie harf sought to play down divisions over syria. >> we've always had same goals with saudis, right? we've had some tactical differences, we've had conversations and worked through them and today, feel like we are in a stronger place with our two countries, closely coordinating even more what kinds of assistance we're providing, how we can increase that assistance, what makes the most sense in how we can change the balance of power there. >> brown: in fact, reports today indicated the president may reverse his opposition to supp

it will shortly depart and land in riyadh thereafter. i also know, michelle, you'll also be taking off shortly to go as well with the president. but let me ask you this, on the human rights front -- as you mentioned, saudi arabia the only place in the world where women are not allowed to drive, so you have that as a major difference between the united states and saudi arabia, also the issue of gay rights in the two countries. >> reporter: yeah, and a couple of things have come up, just sort of in tandem with this trip, the fact that that protest goes on every year where a few women take to the streets and drive, and sometimes that video turns up on youtube. i mean, it really is shocking sometimes in the u.s. when we're reminded that that is the case there and that continues. and this is one of our allies. and we were just talking about that amongst ourselves. sometimes it's funny when there are issues in a region that need to be dealt with right away, how we sometimes put human rights, and big ones like that, longstanding human rights di

and while there's little hope human rights concerns will be brought up at the summit in riyadh we look at the lucrative arms in the oil to try it keeps the allies together. european leaders roll out the red carpet for the chinese president on his first tour of the continent in hopes of securing trade deals to kickstart the e.u. struggling economy. and ukraine's parliament braces for a second day of siege by right sector radicals who want the interior minister over the killing of a prominent extremist meanwhile former revolutionary allies fall and the head of the upcoming presidential vote. it's nice to have you company watching r.t. international. now the u.s. president is on his way to saudi arabia to meet king abdullah the countries enjoy a close relationship and the talks are unlikely to touch on human rights violations in the arab nation one such case is that a former saudi diplomat seeking asylum in the u.s. after coming out r.t. has been closely following his story and. brings us the latest. we're following developments in the asylum case of former saudi diplomat all the serious

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latest from chief white house correspondent ed henry, who is traveling with the president tonight in riyadh, saudi arabia. hello, ed. >> shannon, these two leaders have spoken several times now. what is significant tonight is that the white house does not usually reveal who placed the phone call between mr. obama and mr. putin. this time, they're saying putin called the president. they're trying to show putin is on defense, he's looking for a way out of the diplomatic mess, and the president pressed him on the call to de-escalate the situation. they're trying to show after weeks of the president dealing with being on defense, critics saying he's not holding the cards, that they're turning it around on putin and the president put the pressure on putin today in an interview with cbs's scott pelley in which he said the troop build-up has to end. >> we reject the notion that there is a sphere of influence along the russian border that then justifies russia invading other countries, because you're bigger and stronger, taking a piece of the country. that's not how international law and internatio

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and then what the ex nutrient ha of the egyptian embassy in saudi arabia in riyadh. since it was back when it snowed the cool and too cold for each. what they did do was immediately to disband the muslim brotherhood. and to create all the fuss that we have and cannot ever since so you have two different versions of islam sunni islam flanking the future. but the muslim brother. with this internet on ramifications that's what mothers is no reason do we. because the muslim brotherhood has each of these countries the presents. the lee government to arrest dozens of uav of muslim brotherhood it's in now would be put in jail and put them on on trial because of the efficient and smooth. the same thing as too in saudi arabia however facilities support and defend another version of radical islam that of the side of the movement of the lobby at the moment which basically speaking are the most extreme versions of islam and the different islamic groups are fighting each other. it's not a subdivision in syria are representatives of these different groups. represents the toughest

newspapers described as a stormy betweenlate last night the leaders of the gulf cooperation council in riyadh. let's go to brazil, where it is a race against time to get the country ready for the football world cup. to beadiums were supposed ready by december of last year, but 2 months later, brazil is far from ready for the competition in june. they are less than 100 days to go. it is getting down to the wire. >> clock is ticking for the world cup organizers. leftless than 100 days before the start of the competition, 4 of the 12 venues are under construction, including the sao paulo stadium, which will host the opening game on june 12. 'sspite the setbacks, fifa president isn't worried. much is a long day to go long way to go, and a short way to go is there a question problems -- it is a long way to go, and a short way to go if there are still problems. but they are under control and will be in 100 days an exceptional good start for an exceptional competition. >> organizers are struggling to complete various infrastructure projects like roads, transport systems, and even airports. officials

. >>> president obama continues his international trip this morning heading from rome to riyadh, saudi arabia. he had his first ever meeting with pope francis at the vatican on thursday. he said he and the pope found common ground. >> the theme that stitched our conversation together was a belief that in politics and in life the quality of empathy, the ability to stand in somebody else's shoes and to care for someone even if they don't look like you or talk like you share your philosophy, that that's critical. >>> well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," scott pelley's interview with president obama. he'll be live from rome. ♪ (announcer) from the company that invented litter, comes litter re-invented. (woman) hey! toss me that litter! (announcer) tidy cats lightweight. all the strength, half the weight. [ female announcer ] just about anywhere you use sugar, you can use splenda® no calorie sweetener. splenda® lets you experience the joy of sugar without all the calories. think sugar, say splenda™ . >>> good morning. welcome to wusa9 on this yellow alert day.

the president heads from rome to riyadh to meet with saudi arabia's king abdullah. cnn's michelle kosinski traveling for the president. she is live for us in rome. it's interesting. you've heard, michelle, people call the united states saudi america because of how much energy the u.s. is now producing. that changes the balance of power a little bit. what do you think will be top of mind when he meets with the king? >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. i mean, and just look at this in the context of this trip as a whole. it has been a big and important tr trip, four countries in five days. and really the point, before the issues in ukraine came up, was to re-establish and emphasize the ties between the u.s. and its strongest allies around the world, not only in europe, but also asia and now the middle east. and saudi arabia has been one of the u.s.'s strongest partners in that region. that's not to say, though, that there haven't been some tensions, and some have come up lately in terms of saudi arabia's view of the u.s.'s role in syria. saudi arabia thinking that the u.s.

and while there's little hope that human rights will be brought up at the summit in riyadh will the lucrative oil and try to keep the allies together. meanwhile european leaders roll out the red carpet for the chinese president on his tour of the continent hoping to secure trade deals to kick start the u.s. economy. and right sector radicals laid siege to ukraine's parliament for a second day forcing the government to consider sacking the interior minister. meanwhile ukrainian protest is set up camp in central kiev late last year show they're in no mood to pack up and. they're coming to you live from moscow you're watching r.t. international. now the u.s. president is on his way to saudi arabia for talks key mideast issues are at stake but human rights violations in the gulf monarchy are unlikely to be raised one case is that of a former saudi diplomat who was fired after coming out as gay washington has dismissed his multiple attempts to receive asylum r.t. has been keeping track of the story and. has the latest. we're following developments in the asylum case of former saudi diplomat all th

riyadh meanwhile the future of a former saudi diplomat who came out. you can never go home. he would mean the death sentence. so given the cold shoulder. picking up the story for. the obama administration. reports on what exactly. will or. one of his friends from officials say while the two leaders discussed tactical differences they both agree they're still in place to work along to your senior saudi officials warned of a major shift away from washington after this. want. for. talks with. the kingdom's friendship with now saudi arabia is the biggest buyer of u.s. weapons saudi arabia is the second largest oil supply with the. resources that dependence could diminish in the future but for now the u.s. wants to make sure saudi arabia stays a friend mutual benefits from the relationship with saudi arabia to fly under the. radar we've been following developments around one specific case that case involves a former saudi diplomat. several reports on this for years. consulate in los angeles found out that he's gay and saudi arabia. in saudi arabia being gay could be punished by d

and saudi arabia what does the future hold for washington riyadh ties. dramas that can't be ignored. stories others refuse to notice. faces changing the world right now. so picture today. on demand from around the globe. looked. to me. cold war two point zero there are those who claim the manufactured crisis in ukraine is drawing new lines in defining new geopolitical realities others are dismissive they say the old cold war never really came to an end so is russia and the west are doomed to be adversaries. thanks for joining us on the weekly here on r.t. international on rovers. the spanish capital has been rocked by a fresh wave of protests against spending cuts and unemployment this week you go to prison off reports from madrid. marchers and sit ins peaceful and not so peaceful it was a busy week of protests in spain which kicked off with a march of dignity in madrid. the wealth isn't distributed equally banks have being rescued while we've been working cannot have to pay. scores again to go to the streets to demonstrate against unemployment public de

man it's a really difficult to c think and come in riyadh united states and the government is committed to reducing the impact of these cases as quickly as possible. you can catch the interview with ambassador kennedy on nhk world tv will be airing this week in our current affair showed today's post up the first broadcast is half past midnight japan time on saturday. japan and south korea could be strengthening economic ties through trade talks leaders in seoul on are considering joining the trans pacific partnership negotiations officials from both nations met to discuss the current status and future outlook of the ttp the court did sudoku romantic mood and the of the south korean ministry of trade industry and energy to do all to explain the tv peas goals to achieve high level of free trade he said that it is difficult to forecast what a broad agreement would be reached. this will use from south korea is now showing interest in the willingness to join the dpp negotiations this photo. i think it's a good thing for japan couple of weeks. to know that in the final goal is that all nation

president is on a visit to saudi arabia which could be asked to replace the segments the summit in riyadh every american president is going to mean don't they just let the sun seeking to use code says that decades of friendship flame pakistan ttp and is funding the story the obama nutrition and saudi leaders are trying to keep their differences on the raps reports on what exactly that an obama has got a hello or skips one administration official said while the two leaders discussed put up with tactical differences in culture through their strategic interests were a lot. last year senior saudi officials warned that one of the major shift away from washington a disagreement with syria and you want washington was very anxious to leave for saudi arabia that talks with iran over its nuclear program will not get in the way as the kingdom's friendship with the two lads now saudi arabia the biggest fighter but he was but it's soggy rate is less effective largest oil supplier. with the west now has its own resources that the payments could diminish and the future but for now the us wants to make o

i'm still very thoughtful about the idea that this riyadh in difficulties. i find it very difficult if not here but it's that time. it is something that has taken us up. we didn't. wes is pledging support without any warranty. with time getting ourselves in this case neither do how we going to find a way out i don't think opposition is adequate the promised economic aid will come to the international money to fund the international committee to mobilize to help ukraine that belies its economic and financial situation. we truly can also contribute to political and social peace. what does he get into maintenance at the imf provides cairns under the strictest conditions the most in team colors don't come to the crease in portugal stole thousands of sector workers laid off benefits and pains and snatched and taxes go up. but all of the skill to put the country's finances back on track. despite predictions of truth because any contact with them. maybe cfr preceding ukraine kiev may end up in a painful consequences. as has happened in several eu countries. what is

on friday he travels from rome to riyadh, saudi arabia, for a meeting with king abdullah.

obama arrived in riyadh accompanied by secretary of state john kerry the crisis is syria highly agenda and a meeting with king abdullah. obama says the us was considering allowing shipments of air defense systems to the syrian opposition. the saudis also once called the reassurances the forthcoming us against nations over iran's nuclear program will not affect their secure. president obama is calling for russia to pull its military back from the border of ukraine what he says is an out of the ordinary buildup of troops. ukraine has responded by deploying the bulk of its forces in it the board of regents. but in the capital the political leadership is facing a different threat hundreds of extremists from the so called right sector are blocking access to parliament on the protesting the killing of india by twenty cents want the new interior minister to resign the slogans and carrying sticks and clubs in and as of right thing to take up positions outside the ukrainian parliament the extreme right wing nationalists furious at the death of one of intrigue is apparently the police shoot out

in two thousand eleven alone riyadh supplied america with crew that worked over forty six billion dollars. as president obama visit to saudi arabian counterpart today our keys and the future may look closer into the relationship the fan imagine convenience between two part is completely different minds off it a try surveys of love relationship but that it was a strong stable married for many years to have grown quite used to meet up. nobody with at that israel is that in the first day of the u s i know we are able to say that the kingdom of saudi arabia. three of us this despite that the union between the western saudi media has recently hit some bumps in washington to negotiate with iran the three the blessing. just as well as the center right government in the area where the trail. it does not want washington to sign the us president is now twenty fifth and a half. it started to go and visit. be sure the united states were renting. all i saw it. this is obama's first trip to the top twelve olympic games since two thousand and nine. i don't think they'll keep reading the news to hear the

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earlier on friday he met with king abdullah for two hours in riyadh. as mike viqueira reports, it was an attempt to mend ties. >> president obama came to saudi arabia to reassure the saudis and their king that the united states was a strong alley, despite saudi arabia anger and open brakes over the last 6-8 months. first when president obama backtracked and didn't go forward with tomahawk missile launches in punishment of bashar al-assad, after deploying weapons against his own people. and iran, when the yates netted in secret in the country of oman to get the iranians to the table to talk about the nuclear program. the talks began in geneva. senior administration officials briefing reporters on the trip. the president wanted to come and look in the eyes of king abdullah and assure him on the issue of iran, one of saudi arabia's main regional rival. they met for two hours in a compound owned by king abdullah, secretary of state john kerry was there. it's the issue of arming the rebless. the saudi arabians have been known to want to give them man pads.

and saudi arabia what does the future hold for washington riyadh ties. we should not have invaded iraq britain was was responsible that as much as the united states knew it was wrong russia condemned it quite rightly but it's now violating international law in the same way wait a second excuse me where is the violation of international law when the precedent has already been established in the judgment has already been brought down in the international courts from the situation in kosovo from the situation in south sudan again you can't have it both ways you can't be the arbiter of international law one day and then the defender of international law the next manipulating it to your own advantage this is the policy of the united states and the western powers more generally and somehow they don't like it when another country with its power flexes its muscles in order to protect its own strategic interests this is an absolute absurdity. to think you are in the heart of a problem everything has happened because there are a lot of buildings in the sand. ok th

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president is on a visit to sunday in retail which can be arsed to a range of the shipments at the summit in riyadh that the american president is looking to rebuild bridges with the sunday came to this consensus that decades of friendship on frame. these candidates again he is opening the story. the obama inspiration and saudi leaders are trying to keep their differences on the raps reports on what exactly present obama discussed the end of the low or steers one administration official said. while the two leaders discussed will put tactical differences they both agreed their strategic interests were all wine. last year senior saudi officials warned of one of the major shift away from washington after the swim until the serie a and you want. washington was very anxious to reassure saudi arabia that talks with iran over its nuclear program will not get in the way as the kingdom's friendship with the lads now saudi arabia is the biggest buyer of us but it's sunday reed is less effective largest oil supplier. with the us attacking its own resources that the payments could diminish and the future but f

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arriveed in brussels for the eusummit and nato meeting then to rome to meet with pope francis, then to riyadh to meet with saudi king abdullah. let's hope the remainder of his trip goes far better than the hague summit. thank you for joining us tonig tonight. join us, good night from new if you wear a denture, touch it with your tongue. if your denture moves, it can irritate your gums. try fixodent plus gum care. it helps stop denture movement and prevents gum irritation. fixodent. and forget it. ♪ ♪ neil: welcome, everyone, i am neil cavuto. if republicans can't kill the health care on their own, consider this their hail mary pass. arguing that there is a higher authority they must answer to. not the supreme court. because their argument isn't about the cost of the health care law or those supposedly provided in health care law. this is about the devil in the details of that law. the double himself dominating the theme of outlaw and the law of the founder called hobby lobby, sa

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the president is trying to repair strained relations with riyadh. thanks for being with us. you believe that the dynamics of this meeting are going to be a lot different than other meetings. what's changed in the region since 2009? >> there are four subjects to be discussed today, some more important than others. what has changed between the first time president obama met the king and today, things have changed. the arab spring has taken place, but for the president of the united states when he met the king, american economy was collapsing. president obama was very new, so was overwhelmed with the presidency itself. when he met with the king in 2009, he was in a very, very bad position and needed all the help he could get that that's why he bowed to the king that generated a lot of criticism of the president. today, the president is in a very, very strong position, economy is recovering. the united states is producing more energy than saudi arabia itself. >> on that note, how do you expect that to change things, the fact that the united states by 2015 will be the world's lar

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this gives president obama a chance to criticize riyadh. >> it's one of the most oppressive governments in the middle east yet it gets kid gloves by president obama and prior presidents going to saudi arabia. >> the country's new anti-terrorism law makes protesting even harder by making any kind of peaceful dissent a crime. >> reporter: under this new anti-terrorism law, it's an act of terrorism. >> reporter: in saudi arabia's earn province where they work in oil fields say they're fighting for religious, economic issues. >> tomorrow some women plan to defy government warnings not to drive. they'll take to the roads again. u.s. officials say the subject of human rights did not come up in meetings today. >> that's a bit disappointing. roxana saberi, thank you. >> another revers reversal in te michigan same-sex marriage developments. >> reporter: there is a new development same-sex marriages performed last week. erik holder announced that the marriages will be recognized by the government. that means that federal benefits will be extended to 300 couples who got married afte after a jue ru

back to mike viqueira in riyadh. what was at stake today? >> it's funny, because the white house added on the trip. it comes at the end of what has been for all intents and purposes a gruelling week, the president consulting with allies around the e.u. summit and netherlands. meeting with the pope and the italian prime minister, holding a series of press conferences. the president felt it was important to come and meet with king abdullah, why? because the saudi arabias, and king were mad with the united states, angry and disprnted. they are still -- disappointed. and their relationship matters. what were yes angry about? not to retaliate in saria against -- syria against bashar al-assad, after he engaged chemical weapons. and getting iran to come to the table to talk about its nuclear program. in both cases the saudi arabias were blindsided. in the ward of a senior -- words of a senior administration, pachla wanted to come and -- president obama wanted to come and look king abdullah in the eye and give assurances on iran and syria. there has

. >> the riyadh raid and how you ask the guys to go mission after mission after mission, not unlike the military that has been at war for 10 years, and a lot of military have had to go back in and being redeployed time after time. the best mission for the seals is to keep the spear as sharp as possible and send them on the finite mission where it takes out someone like osama bin laden, direct actions, things of nature, where you need the skill set not to maintain or stay there to be an army, but to take the mission and accomplish the mission and give the rest of it a clean-up to the other branch of the military. that's where they are best. >> there was a report over the weekend that a reason, and unconfirmed, one of the reason that the osama bin laden photos were released is because osama bin laden's body had been shot, perhaps 100 times by the seals that wanted to take their shot. no one knows if that was the case. is there danger, when you have an elite unit, going through emotional and gripping missions, is it difficult to make sure they operate within certain lines of authority. >>

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