now, we have robert young pelton the author of the world s most dangerous places. is this one of the most dangerous places? guest: yes, mexican jails are very dangerous if you don t have the permission and protection of the people who run the jail which are typically the criminals. gregg: by all accounts this appears to be an incredibly trumped up charge by the mexicans. i say that because they may have tough gun laws there, but don t they try to lure hunters into mexico as a hunting paradise? guest: mexico has tough gun laws and they slacked off a little bit and promoted things like dove hunting and antelope hunting. usually you should have a guide handle all the paperwork for your weapon but you can get caught to something as easy as a pocket knife. you can go to jail for up to five years if you are caught with a pocketknife.
we have a couple of sources saying otherwise. everyone agrees that the tough security situation is going on in this country and that city making for tough detective work. the latest word from the libyan authorities is that 25 suspects are in custody concerning the killing. finally, we had our producer on the ground in benghazi put a question to some locals about 9 idea of u.s. spies in their midst according to their report. you could be surprised at the reaction they got in terms of that question. they said they had no problem. they do not have too much respect if the institutions of the government and no respect for the extremists around them. back to you? shepard: thank you, and we go to an author, filmmaker, and author of the world s most dangerous places. it is about survivor nfl
sergeant bo bergdahl. the white house has sweetened the deal by offering to free five taliban commander in return according to reuters. that is according to reuters. it is their source. you may recall the military tells us that sergeant bergdahl walked off the base in 2009 near the border with pakistan. the taliban announced they captured him and threatened to execute sergeant bergdahl if the united states did not release certain afghan prisoners. we did not negotiate with prisoners, remember? we have learned the taliban sold him to another group in pakistan, like a used car, but we are told this deal is meant to help restart a peace plan. we often turn to the journalist and filmmaker robert young pelton who tracked the kidnapping if real time in twine 2009. he used to be a neighbor of osama bin laden and the author of the world s most dangerous
small step toward gender equality in those countries and may not result in any major changes for women at all there. and now to journalism and filmmaker robert young pelton who traveled in the middle east and hung out with the taliban in afghanistan, and used to be a neighbor of osama bin laden. he also is the author of the world s most dangerous places, and the new graphic novel blackwater chronicles, great to see you. the idea is if you send a few women to the olympics, suddenly you are telling the world you treat women equally, right? guest: well, trace, it is better than not sending women but if you go inside countries like saudi arabia or pakistan or afghanistan or other places you will find that the culture has not changed that much. women still are not equal to men in legal terms so unless legal things change where women can drive cars in saudi arabia or have equal rights nothing will
they lost his trail and we found out where he was and we toll the military and they lost him. the point being if they are going to rescue him, they can find him because he is easy to track. if they he has made it far too complicated because he wants 21 people released and that will not happen so the father is in a financial place because he wants his son back. even if he raises the money he wants the people out of gitmo. shepard: that is a nonstarter not these people particularly. guest: my heart goes out to them. shepard: the author of the world s most dangerous places. live with us from san diego. shepard: i don t have any friends kidnapped and he seems to know a lot of people kidnapped. a major set back to calls for a ceasefire in syria. details on one of the deadliest