Hes not a political cause to them. Hes not a prop in a social drama. This is a human being they brought into this world. We should not rob his legacy of who he was if, in fact, we really want justice. To have justice, we must act justly. Michael brown deserves more than an outburst. He deserves justice. Thanks for watching. Im al sharpton. Hardball starts right now. A threat to the civilized world. Lets play hardball. Good evening. Im in for chris matthews. Let me start with decisions facing president obama following a soberer assessment from the statement that the president
that air strikes wont be enough to slow the insurgents of isis. President faces a twosided struggle now. You have a terrorist organization so evil that they were outcast by al qaeda then there is the u. S. s ability to defeat them, but at what cost. Today we got a disturbing reminder of the serial killer mind set that drives isis courtesy of an image being circulated online but thats too gruesome to show you. This
Release the name of the officer who gunned down an unarmed teenager or details of the investigation. Protesters push. His parents plead. Still no answers. Why . Painful new details this morning about the circumstances surrounding Robin Williams suicide and recent battle with severe depression that he fought and lost. Good morning, everyone, im john berman. Were midway through the week. Im michaela pereira. Those stories and much more ahead at this hour. Were going to go back to iraq. U. S. Official say 130 more u. S. Marines and special Operations Forces will bolster the already hundreds there advising iraqi troops in their fight against isis militants. Were learning this morning those new troops could assist from the ground in an air evacuation of the thousands of iraqi minorities trapped on mt. Sinjar. Officials insist that any Ground Support would have a humanitarian focus not a combat focus. The latest Development Comes as u. S. Military planes drop food and water to yazidis. Meanw
Pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski. Jim, these air strikes that the president said he authorized have begun, hitting isis territory. Explain what the mission is. Is it about creating space so that the kurds can basically regroup and take them on themselves . Well, you know, while all the attention overnight was on this humanitarian air drop and the possibility of air strikes, the major concern of u. S. Military officials has been the situation around erbil and the isis militant rebels have been able to move so swiftly with such precision and, quite frankly, speed and coordination, that it exhibited a new kind of ability, military capability on the part of the isis forces and that the peshmurda forces, long considered to be some of the fiercest fighters in iraq were actually put on the run. So the idea that just last night president obama warned that if there was any threat to u. S. Facilities, personnel there in erbil, that he would order air strikes and that happened this mornin
Courtesy of an image being circulated online but thats too gruesome to show you. This is secretary of state john kerry talking about it at a press conference with australias foreign minister julie bishop today. This image, perhaps even an iconic photograph that julie has just referred to, is really one of the most disturbing, stomachturning, grotesque photographs ever displayed of a 7yearold Child Holding a severed head up with pride and with the support and encouragement of a parent, with brothers there. This is utterly disgraceful. It underscores the degree to which isil is so far beyond the pale with respect to any standard by which we judge even terrorist groups that al qaeda shunted them aside. Thats why they represent the threat that they represent. Chief chuck hagel is calling isis a threat to the civilized world. Today more u. S. Air strikes bringing the total to at least 17 over the past four days. Nbc news is reporting that the u. S. Is sending more than 120 additional milita
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