We are waiting for a News Conference by secretary of state john kerry. When that happens, well bring it to you live. Hes been engaged in a shuttle of diplomacy for middle east peace talks. Nick schifrin is live in jerusalem. I understand thats a palestine response to a possible deal. Yes, this is an Unwelcome Development from the United States point of view. And a dramatic speech by mahmoud abbas, palestine president. He said that israel is procrastinating, that they have promised to release the batch of prisoners that were supposed to be released this weekend. Thats why john kerry came to save the process, because the prisoners were not released. Abbas says we are sick and tired of waiting, we will not wait any more, he said theyll go to International Organizations to seek state hood or representation. And at that point basically he has done what he promised not to do so long as the talks were going on. Now, he has not left the talks, but he has done what israel says he must do in ord
202 5853880 for democrats. Independents. For you can let us know on our social media pages. You can send this email, too. The New York Times highlights the use of airs trikes as a possibility. Michael gordon and helen cooper writing. Should the Obama Administration go forward with airstrikes, the unstable situation in iraq would require the aircraft to be based in neighboring countries. Armed drones could be based in the region or possibly in kurdistan. If the Obama Administration wanted to use air power to influence battles closer to baghdad where insurgents are operating your civilians, the strikes would be most effective if the United States deployed small teams of special forces or s. Telligence agent identifie it isng iraq highlighted in the m on the map. Highlighting the fact that drone strikes against militant likely re more are already two armed with tomahawk missiles in the persian gulf. Would you support it . For republicans. 202 5853880 for democrats. 202 5853882 for indepen
Recess. The weather continues to damage crops. The economy continues to struggle. Sequestration threatens interest of all americans from a myriad points of view. During the coming weeks, may all americans find respite from all their struggles, and may all members of this peoples house find rest and resolve, to return to the service of these United States as citizens empowered by their constituents to address the needs of the nation. Ay all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings hizzhis. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentleman from illinois, mr. Shimkus. Mr. Shimkus would our guests join us in the pledge . I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker the chair will ente
this hour. We begin with horrific new developments in the case of more than 200 girls who were abducted at gunpoint from their boarding school. A man claiming to lead the terror group that kidnapped the girls in rural nigeria last month says hes going to sell them. The statement came out a short time ago. It says there is a market for selling humans. Allah says i should sell. He commands me to sell. I will sell women. I sell women. We go to the nigerian capital. I think this claim of responsibility is not a surprise but it is certainly brazen in defianc defiance. If the face of something so offensive and outrageous, what is the government there going to do . Reporter you know, thats the thing. Its so offensive and so horrifying when you hear the words from this boko haram leader saying proudly that he did abduct 200 plus girls almost three weeks ago and his intention is to sell them and claiming that allah says he should sell them. Its nauseating. Its horrifying. One can only imagine w
This year alone, 1 tlourks 500 people have been killed in violence. This latest atrocity, the abduction, and now as you heard, the leader supposed leader of the group, abu backar saying not only has he abducted these girls, hes going to sell them. These parents sent them to school, they were in the dorms sleeping in the middle of the night. The armed assailants stormed into the classroom, woke the girls up, shootout with security guards, carted them away into the forest after setting fire to the school. We had suspected for quite some time they may have been trafficked into neighboring chad, and now for the parents, this cant be if you thought it couldnt get any worse for them, it just has. Because their worst fears are being realized, carol. So whats the point . What do they want . Why do they hate these girls . Reporter well, boca haram means western education is forbidden, a sin in the local house of language. They are against anything western. And women getting an education is an a