Pose terrorist threats in the united states. We will have created by precedent exactly what congress refused to do when they voted the Bush Administration down in the initial 2001 aumf. The Administration Says it may justify war for another 25 or 30 years, why possibly would we want to even further the precedent that would suggest, you know what, congress should have voted for the doctrine in 2001 and handed it all over to the executive to make these decisions. Congress was right then and they did it in serious emotion. Congress was smart enough not to do it. If we do not weigh in on this mission and have an up or down vote on it, we will basically be handing back to the executive what the 2001 congress refused to do area the last reason we need to tackle this is the value reason. I am not a constitutional law scholar. It is enough to do this to vindicate the constitution but that is not really why i am doing it. The constitutional allocation of power that was put into the constitution
United notions tuesday nations to talk about climate change. But before he left washington, the president spoke for the first time about the overnight attack. This is not americas fight alone. He praised the five air ran countries, calling them friends and partners. Americas proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with these nations. And his address to the General Assembly here at the United Nations on wednesday, the president is expected to talk more about the International Coalitions military strikes over syria. Pentagon officials called the american led offensive against isis and a separate terror group affiliated with alqaeda very successful and said that there is more to come. Last night strikes are the beginning of a credible and sustainable Persistent Campaign to degrade and destroy isil. Military video of a residential sight being destroyed. He said that area was used for training and logistics and confirmed that u. S. Participation will be limited to air strikes. We have not put G
Garner while in california,le anger turns to violence. A red carpet arrival for british royals. Prince william prepares for a meeting with the president. Good morning and welcome to aljazeera america. We begin with breaking news out of los angeles, where a huge fire has shut down two major freeways there. In fact, this is an image of the downtown l. A. Skyline, where you can clearly see the building up in flames about that fire firms say it was an apartment complex under construction, the fire so intensity shut down parts of two free ways. Some 250 firefighters are now battling that blaze and no one was living there and Officials Say so far, there are no reports of any injuries. This is a live look right now at the scene, firefighters still trying to bring the flames under control. Well bring you the very latest on that as we get it. American embassies are on high alert bracing for a potentially explosive report on the c. I. A. It has details of u. S. Interrogation tactics scribbled as
Hole, i am ray suarez, how do you do the challenging military calculus around operations meant to free kidnap victims . Freelance programmer u. S. Citizen luke somers was said to be running out of time. Hour by hour, closer to the day his captors would finally take his life. The United States doesnt pay ransom to the shadowy networks of kidnappers fighting government as cross the world. That official policy is based on the conviction that americans would be put at even greater risk of kidnapping. Somers was killed by the men who were holding him, as an American Military mission unfolded. This time on inside story, how you make a decision with the potential for terrible consequences. My name is luke some, he i am 33 years old. Reporter from. From this video and other pieces of intelligence, american official believed al qaeda hostage luke somers had 72 hours to loaf. The u. S. Attempted to rescue him once before, but failed. He had been a captive since september 2013. On saturday, aroun
What the challengingcaing calculous in up freeing a hostage. The United States does not pay ransom to the shadowy networks of kidnappers around the world. That would put americans at a greater risk of kidnapping. This crime on inside story, how you make the decision for the potential terrible consequences. From this scenario and other pieces of sel intelligence, the american had only hours to live. He had been captive the militants heard them coming. There was an attempt to save them, but unfortunately they shot the hostage before and during the attack. They were freed but unfortunately died on the way. Somers was held with a teacher from south africa. Both were evacuated with u. S. Forces with injuries but died from their windows. Coryies family had just raised the money needed to pay the ransom they had received. We had hoped to have pierre for christmas. So have criticized the u. S. After the failed raid. His life was clearly in danger. And we are, including. President on down, we m