won t show you the moment of her death, but a man with an automatic rifle shoots her at least nine times while men gather around and cheer. afghan officials believe the woman was part of a love triangle involving two taliban commanders who accused her of adultery. u.s. officials have called it a cold-blooded murder. kofi annan is back in syria to sign on to a new peace plan even as a special envoy touched down in damascus, the death toll was creeping up. at least 43 people were killed today. secretary of state clinton had her own message for syria s president. the future to me should be abundantly clear to those who support the the assad regime. the days are numbered. egypt s newly elected president is defying the military in a power struggle that could decide the country s fate. president mohamed morsi is calling parliament back into session. military officials are plan ini a meeting to discuss the move. the death toll from the flash floods in southern russia is still
that everybody pulls together, federal, state and local to figure out exactly how this tragedy happened. and right there, our president, president obama succinctly verbalized why trayvon martin s case is not just a problem for african-american parents, but for all parents, and quite specifically and in important ways for parents of color who are trying to raise children who might be profiled in this circumstance. and so i actually want to start, and one of the ways that i deal with the stress of the emotions of this sort of racial moment is to go back to the readings and i ve been on richard wright, and ralph ellison s invisible man and reading from james baldwin the fire next time and where james baldwin s uncle is writing to him, and he writes, you were born into a society which spelled out with brutal clarity. and in as many ways as possible that you were a worthless human