National correspondent, joins us now from washington and there n london charlie winter is an expert on radical islam hes with a think tank focussed on counterterrorism. First you. Tell us about this group and how its been targeting the United States successfully as far as we know. Well, ttp is the acronym for its pakistani name. But the Pakistani Taliban, principle its principle target is the pakistani government but it has gone after the u. S. Most common way across the border in afghanistan against u. S. Forces in afghanistan. Thats been a target. But they carried their attacks in that attempt in 2010 radicalizing this attacker with the failed bomb attack in times square and theyve made other threats. After the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden in 2011 they called for retaliation against the u. S. , including on u. S. Soil. In 2012 again they called on followers to carry out operations overseas not just against the u. S. But against european partners. Now intelligence officials i talk
For survivors who may be hiding, victims and explosive devices those attackers left behind. Who are these militants . What do they want . Robert oneil is joining me, he is a navy s. E. A. L. Who claims to have fired the shot that killed osama bin laden. Thank you so much for being with me. And thank you for your service to this country. Thank you for having me, brooke. Its great to be here. So, when you first heard about this heinous attack on these children in pakistan, i want to know what went through your mind when you heard about this. This just another example of what our enemies are capable of. They know that hitting a school where the most innocent of our people are. They know they can send messages that way. Theyre just very bad people that will do anything to try to push their ideology forward. Whats the strategy . I mean, why beyond the, you know, the numbers and the pictures of little, you know, young, young people killed, why schools . In this particular case, its because i
Attention of arch rival india. In the next few hours, india schools observe two minutes of silence. Solidarity with pakistan after the assault that is now taken at least 140 lives, most young lives. School kids ages 12 and up. It happened in pa shower. The Pakistani Taliban was behind it and this is how the horror unfolded. Reporter First Responders desperate to save young lives rushed children to the emergency room. The latest casualties in pakistans war with the taliban. The siege on the Army Public School into Greek College begins at 10 00 a. M. , pakistan time. Pakistan militants set off a car bomb near the school to distract Security Forces and scaled the walls. 1,000 students, many children of Army Personnel are now inside. Translator the men entered the room one by one and started indiscriminately fired at staff and students. Within 15 minutes, pakistani Security Forces arrive on the scene, surround the school and take positions on rooftops. Inside, a massacre is under way. A to
Long to cuban president raul castro. I delivered a fairly lengthy statement at the front end about how were looking forward to a new future in the relationship between our two countries, but that we are going to continue to press on issues of democracy and human rights, which we think are important. There were some awkward jokes. At the end of my remarks i apologized for taking, you know, such a long time. I wanted to make sure before we engaged in the conversation that we he was very clear about where i stood. He said dont worry about it, mr. President. Youre still a young man. And you still have a chance to break fidels record. He once spoke seven hours straight. And then more awkward jokes. And then president castro proceeded to deliver his own preliminary remarks that lasted at least twice as long as mine. And then i was able to say obviously it runs in the family. What is so remarkable about this conversation is it was the first time in more than 50 years the leaders of the United
Movie chain to pull the plug from their more than 270 theaters across more than 40 states. Landmark theaters also bailing, canceling thursdays premiere in new york. Even the films star, seth rogan and james franco dropping out of all media appearances this week. This fear in the movie industry prompted by a new threatening american, purportedly by the sony hackers. The fbi investigating their promise of a bitter fate to anyone who sees the controversial north korean comedy. The message says soon all the world will see what an awful movie Sony Pictures entertainment has made. The world will be full of fear. Remember the 11th of september 2001. Now theyve got threats against people who go see the movie. Be careful. Theyre threatening the families of sony employees. This has taken hacking to a level that weve never seen before. This week, a leaked scene from the film was posted, showing the gruesome assassination of north Korean Leader kim jongun. Something the country condemns as an act