the pentagon says it s because there isn t a proper long-term detention facility in afghanistan. about 200 people are taking part in the peaceful protest against the killings in a neighboring province. u.s. defense secretary leon panetta is on his second day of his visit to afghanistan. around the time he was scheduled to arrive, an afghan national stole a vehicle and drove it on to the runway. the car crashed into a ditch. the driver later died. nato says panetta was never in danger. myanmar state television broadcast a campaign speech by pro democracy lead yee yeer ann sue chi. she called for reforms and media freedom, but they say some criticisms of the ruling punta were censored. the broadcast marks the first time myanmar s government has aired a speech by su chi. world business today starts right now. good morning. from cnn london, i m nina dos santos. and welcome to world business today. the top stories this thursday, march 15th. and also great for britain.
shepard? shepard: jennifer, all of this came just hours before we learned that an american soldier accused of gunning down 16 civilians in afghanistan has now been taken out of the country. military officials confirm now they flew the suspect out of afghanistan to bring him to a detention facility somewhere. we know they took him to kuwait. and since that s the military s transportation hub for iraq and afghanistan. it s a likely temporary stay. the still unnamed staff sergeant is accused of leaving his outpost on kandahar on sunday to go on a killing spree in two villages. some afghan lawmakers have demanded he go on trial publicly inside the country. that, we say, is not an option. and early on studio b, pentagon spokesman captain john kirby told me afghanistan s leaders are in the loop here. we have kept afghan authorities all the way up to president karzai of this move and this transfer. they know that we re doing. this and they know why we are