Place. The bodies of at least 65 men believed to be the victims of a mass execution have been found dumped by the side of a river in the syrian city of aleppo. One of the most gruesome discoveries in nearly two years of horror in syria. Body after body caked in mud, sprawled on the bank near the city center. Dozens of them, all men, all shot through the head. Some of them clearly with their hands bound. Some of the victims were recognized but many remain identified for the moment. They were found in an area controlled by the rebels. Activists had no doubt that the killings were the work of Regime Forces took the government officials said the victims had been kidnapped and killed by armed rebels. The rebels themselves are advancing in the east of the country. After a fierce battle, they overran a government intelligence headquarters, setting free a number of prisoners. But, the regime has been hitting back hard in many areas. Around damascus, homs, hamaa. Might have lost a lot of the al
Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and also around the globe. Syria is breaking up before everyones eyes, that was the warning issued by the u. N. Media specialist as he briefed the security council. On the ground, there is fresh evidence of the terror is taking place. The bodies of at least 65 men believed to be the victims of a mass execution have been found dumped by the side of a river in the syrian city of aleppo. One of the most gruesome discoveries in nearly two years of horror in syria. Body after body caked in mud sprawled on the bank near the city center. Dozens of them, all men, all shot through the head. Some of them clearly with their hands bound. Some of the victims were recognized but many remain identified for the moment. They were found in an area controlled by the rebels. Activists had no doubt that the killings were the work of Regime Forces took the government officials said the victims had been kidnapped and killed by armed rebels. The rebels th
Ever called Martha Washington martha. She was always called patsy as Lady Bird Johnson was never called claudia. So i was just wondering, you mentioned in his letters when he referred to her in his letter that it was just mentioned on the telephone that he did call her patsy. And i also wanted to mention that in the story that im reading about martha and George Washington that the house, mt. Vernon, was originally the home of his half brother, George Washingtons half brother. That he lived in a smaller farm. And i wondered if you are going to talk anything about his years as a surveyor or is this really about the years with martha as an adult . Thank versus much. This is actually Martha Washingtons time in the sun. So we wont talk about georges early career. What about the nickname patsy . Patsy, pat, patty were the nicknames for martha in those days just as peg or peggy is a nickname for margaret. The martha nickname has fallen out of favor. Nobody was named patricia back then. The on
Host is 10 00 a. M. On the east coast. We booked a to a hearing and a second. This is on the benghazi attacks. It is the Senate Armed Service committee that will be conducting this hearing. Secretary panetta and joint chiefs chairman general dempsey will both be testifying at this hearing about the benghazi. Last thursday, we went to the same Committee Room that we will take you to now. We went there to hear defense nominee chuck hagels testimony. They will come in soon. A little bit later, at 2 30 p. M. In the Senate Intelligence committee, John Brennans confirmation will be life. You see senator mccain. You have the ranking for the Senate Armed Service committee. This should begin in a second. Let us watch. We will cavill and to hear from defense secretary leon panetta and general Martin Dempsey about the attack on the u. S. Consulate in benghazi that resulted in the death of four americans. One week ago today, this Committee Heard from senator Chuck Hegel Hagel to be the next defens
Here it is it is. An englisharabic pocket dictionary. First edition. Printed in cairo. It is. What is it doing in bridlington . Well, i have a theory about that. I am told that it was once the property of t. E. Lawrence lawrence of arabia. Oh, thats fantastic. Who of course worked in bridlington and just before he left, hes alleged to have given this to a local man, and then he went back to. Whats he doing in bridlington . He was one of the people who were working on the rescue boats at the time on the harbor. He stayed in the ozone hotel. The ozone hotel . Yes, and thats where he said his famous line cats and landladies husbands thread the streets at bridlington in the winter. chuckles i love it this book was handed to a local man. Yes. Whose name i have, who handed it to a second man, to a third man who then offered it to our local museum the Harbor History Museum and posted it to me, free. Its all incredibly tentative, isnt it . It is, unfortunately. Theres no signature theres nothi