also american permanent presence in the country in the year ahead. another attack in the south of the country in kandahar where two were killed by a man wearing an afghan army uniform we understand from an army commander down there. in fact, he may have been trained by the two nato personnel he killed. we hear they possibly were australian but they re not confirming that. nick paton walsh, thank you so much from kabul. here in the u.s. from the mid-atlantic it to new england, a rare october surprise. a powerful snowstorm could paralyze parts of the region this halloween weekend. preparations for the storm are already in full swing. among the big concerns, power outages and travel delays, and it s already, by the way, snowing in parts of new york, massachusetts and other states across the region. some areas are expecting more than a foot of snow. pretty hard to believe, and we re not even at halloween yet. alexand andra steel. that s monday and days away. surprise. i tak
ability to resolve it before it gets to the crisis stage. we ve informed everybody on all four shifts she s on weight management, everything that happens with that cell regarding food needs to be documented, how much she received on canteen, missing items, everything, so we re taking all precautions to make sure she does not declare a silent hunger strike. moore s change in appearance since her most recent mug shot also poses a potential security issue. dee dee? that could be an escape risk god forbid she gets away from us, the photograph says it s blond, but really she s a brunette so that s a high security risk. most of our inmates who stay a long time have appearance adjustments throughout their stay. we definitely want to get an update on their mugshot. moore you know we re taking you down to booking right now because we want to get a new mug shot of you. we ve noticed that you ve lost quite a bit of weight.
europe before they hit crisis stage. they also missed the subprime mess that led to a serious financial catastrophe back in 2008, so in my mind their credibility is effectively shot. the statement that john just described was largely a political one, not an economic one. the great irony here is that during this european debt crisis that continues to broaden, investors from around the world have been flooding into the u.s. and buying u.s. treasury bonds. ironically enough, as the safe haven investment. it s hard to be the safe haven and a riskier credit at the same time. i would question the downgrade on its economic merits because they seem to be making more of a political statement. what we don t know right now is how the markets will react. there s the conventional wisdom, and then there are some other options as well as to how wall street will respond come monday morning. we know wall street does not like jitters in any way, shape, or form. what are your expectations az long-time
in afghanistan it may lead to only more hostility against that foreign presence which is u.s. troops. so they re really trying to keep it to a minimum. this increase is very focused, very strategic. train more afghan forces and get a handle on the i.e.d.s that are still the number one threat for both the coalition forces there and for afghan civilians. it is at a crisis stage with the i.e.d.s. they have to really get a handle on that threat, wolf. it ll be interesting as you point out if these 2,000 requested troops are all from the united states or if any of the nato allies step up to the plate, and decide to send more, we know there is fierce opposition in a lot of those european capitals as to what is going on in afghanistan right now. barbara starr is reporting. thank you. this saturday is september 11, the anniversary of al qaeda s attack on the world trade center and the pentagon. it also marks the end of ramadan, a time in the islamic world for feasting and celebration marki
that would be a significant escalation in terms of turning up the heat on china to get serious about dealing with the north korean crisis, chris. kristen welker, thank you. richard engel, thanks to you as well. my panel, john finer served as chief of staff for secretary of state john kerry. careen john pierre from moveon.org. and contributing editor to bustle robert traynham. let s start with the diplomatic angle, what we ll see at the united nations 55 minutes from now. john, at this stage, what do you think the u.n. s moves are? well, i think at this point the most important thing that can come out of the u.n. today is a real show of unity and increased pressure on north korea. obviously, this has reached a crisis stage. to the extent i have issues with the way the administration has handled it, it is that the first step in this situation should be reassurance, reassurance of our key allies, in this case principal