From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. The escalatingh crisis in iraq. The Central Government is steadily losing control of its territory. Captured known as isis mosul and tikrit. Yesterday, it seized a city to the west of mosul. Graphic images emerged of a massacre carried out by isis as it continues its march toward baghdad. The administration has considered opening a dialogue with iran to assist in the reconciliation effort. Us, journalist robin and you are in iraq a month ago. Tommy what was going on and what happened to cause this to move so rapidly. It had been long planned and carefully thought out. Go ahead. This is the greatest threat we have had in the last century. The jihadis are well disciplined, wellfinanced, and welltrained. They have a game plan. I think they surprised the outside world largely because of the timing, the swift headway they made through northwestern iraq. Known, we have always for the past 2. 5 years, that this could happen, that they c
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. We begin with the escalating crisis in iraq. The Central Government is steadily losing control of its territory. The group known as isis captured mosul and tikrit. Yesterday, it seized a city to the west of mosul. Graphic images emerged of a massacre carried out by isis as it continues its march toward baghdad. The administration has considered opening a dialogue with iran to assist in the reconciliation effort. Joining us, journalist robin wright and les gelb. You are in iraq a month ago. Tell me what was going on and what happened to cause this to move so rapidly. It had been long planned and carefully thought out. Go ahead. This is the greatest threat we have had in the last century. The jihadis are well disciplined, wellfinanced, and welltrained. They have a game plan. I think they surprised the outside world largely because of the timing, the swift headway they made through northwestern iraq. I think we have always known, fo
Establishment. Two georgia races with some famous political name. Those are just some of the story lines in todays primary elections. Were taking a look at five races from the west to the northeast to the south. We begin with the Kentucky Senate race. The Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell facing Tea Party Challenger matt bevette in the race for the republican nomination. Our chief Congressional Correspondent is joining us from louisville right now. Mcconnell was well financed. It looks like that might not be enough. What is the sense over there . How are things shaping up . Senator mcconnell certainly appears confident, as does his campaign, about todays contest. They feel like they did what other Senate Republican incumbents didnt do in years pa past when they were tackled by tea party opponents, which is attack it early, with a lot of money. Also, he had the help of his junior republican senator rand paul would signed on with mcconnell. And he of course is a tea party darling. T
Lets get to the breaking news right now. Stunning new details of the nba charges against Donald Sterling and of the leagues intent to force him and his wife to sell the Los Angeles Clippers. Cnn has obtained documents showing the nba accuses Donald Sterling of discrimination but also of lying, destroying evidence, and refusing to pay a 2. 5 million fine. The nba board of governors will take up the charges on june 3rd and if they are sustained, the league will terminate donald and Shelly Sterlings ownership of the clippers. Rachel nichols will be joining us momentarily. And don lemon is joining us. Youve gone through these documents showing the strategy of the nba. Termination of the Los Angeles Clippers entire membership, including mrs. Sterlings interest in the team is called for, they say, by the ncba constitution. They are not just going after him, they are going after her as well. Absolutely. Theres quite an interesting and almost bombshell piece of information in there which was c
Ali-Reza Asgari was allegedly executed by the Iranian regime in 2020 after spilling secrets to the CIA. But the former IRGC commander is believed to be living in the US, according to a new investigation