Hello, welcome to al jazeera america, im stephanie sy. A decision on the future of u. S. Troops in afghanistan now in the hands of a council of tribal leaders. More than a decade after america entered the region thousands of delegates are gathering on thursday, known as the loya jirga. Theyll accept or reject a security pact. U. S. Forces that remain after next year will receive immunity from afghan courts that was a key point. Also American Forces will not target afghanistan civilians, including in their home. Afghanistan will fund the forces. Secretary of state john kerry clarified a key part of the deal. It is entirely train, equip and desist. Theres no combat role for the American Forces. The Bilateral Agreement is an effort to clarify for afghan and United States military force, exactly what the rules are with respect to the ongoing relationship. For many afghans the proposed security pact is having all the troops out. Jane ferguson reports from kandahar. His family was murdered b
This is the cbs morning news for thursday, november 21st, 2013. Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Well, congressman trey radel says he let down his country, his family, and his constituents. Radel pleaded guilty to drug possession but is not resigning from congress. Instead hes taking a year off effective immediately. Susan mcginnis from washington. Susan, good morning. Good morning, annemarie. Radel said he wants to continue serving his country. On wednesday he said he struggles with drugs and alcohol abuse and says he sees this charge as an opportunity to get help. Late last night congressman trey radel apologized for his cocaine arrest and announced hes taking a leave of absence to seek treatment for substance abuse. I do believe in faith, forgiveness, and redemption, and i hope to come out of this a stronger man, a better man for all of you. Radel was less talk aive earlier in the day as he was led into a washington, d. C. , court to face a charge. He pleaded g
With ten days left until the potential Government Shutdown, the house fired the first shot in the battle over the budget. Lawmakers passed a bill to keep the government running until mid december. But it takes money away from president obama i am momen imple Health Reform law. Problem talked about the days votes when he stopped at a ford plant in kansas city, missouri. Im not going to allow anyone to harm this countrys reputation. Im not going to allow them to inflict economic pain on millions of people just so they can make an ideological point. But i need you to help. I need you to Tell Congress to pay our bills on time. Stop governoring from crisis to crisis. Put our focus back on where it should be. On you. The american people. Mike viqueira joins us live from washington, and mike, look. For the president i dont know if there is any hope of him getting any socalled grand bargain, but the question is there there any bargain available for this president from the house. Reporter most
Considers various options to help the Iraqi Government. President obama said this about potential u. S. Military involvement in iraq. We will not be sending u. S. Troops back into combat in iraq, but i have asked my National Security team to prepare a range of other options that could help support Iraq Security forces and ill be reviewing those options in the days ahead. I do want to be clear, though, this is not solely or even primarily a military challenge. Over the past decade, american troops have made extraordinary sacrifices to get iraqis an opportunity to claim their own future. Unfortunately, iraqis leaders have been unable to overcome too often the mistrust and sectarian differences that have long ben simmering there. And thats create td vulnerabilities within the government as well as their Security Forces. So any action we may take to provide assistance to iraqi Security Forces has to be joined by a serious and sincere effort by iraqs leaders to set aside sectarian differenc
Harvey weinsteins fall from grace continues. The movie mogul has been kicked out of the film industrys most elite group, the academy of Motion Picture arts and sciences, best known for hosting the oscars. The academy says the allegations against weinstein caused him to lose the respect of his colleagues. Weinstein has already been fired from his Namesake Company amid dozens of allegations of Sexual Misconduct for decades. He was one of the most powerful men in hollywood. And now increasingly a pariah. Our Brian Stelter takes a look at the Motion Picture academys decision and what it means to the industry as a whole. Reporter the Harvey Weinstein scandal has been profoundly embarrassing, not just for the weinstein company, but also for hollywood at large. So on saturday, we saw the representatives of the hollywood elite make a bold statement, expelling Harvey Weinstein. The academy is made up of thousands of hollywood workers, both stars, but also behind the scenes workers, producers, e