it was after all leaving for more because the university of chicago such as noble laureates milton friedman using simple rules of supply and demand who most forcefully pointed out the fragility of prohibition. this approach was ago by none other than one of latin america s most renowned and into his recent drug warriors, former mexican president lupe calderón took he acknowledged the failure of his own drug policies. the end of the term in 2012 he told the wall street journal the following, if the price of drugs goes up thanks largely to interdiction efforts and that demand is the same you will increased profits for your putting more incentives for participants in the market. he went on to say that it is clearly a textbook case for economic system which is the more successful you are, the more criminals you are creating. this is precisely what the world drugs have been doing for over 40 years. tom wainwright writes prohibition has driven up the price of a few cheap and cul
conducted under the cover of darkness, a team of delta force commandos took out roughly a dozen isis fighters, including a key isis leader, the man described ass head of the terror group s lucrative oil operations. abu sayyaf was his name, known to be a key associate of abu bakr al-baghdadi, the leader of isis. as david martin reports, this was a high-risk operation for the u.s. military which apparently yielded high rewards including the capture of sayyaf s wife. reporter: the delta force commandos went into syria aboard black hawk helicopters. their target was a building where abu sayyaf lived with his wife and oversaw black market oil operations, a major source of isis income. one pentagon official called him the chief financial officer of isis. isis oil facilities have been frequent targets of the u.s.-led pomming campaign, but this time, the delta commandos intended to capture the man who ran the operation. a firefight broke out and according to pentagon officials some
conducted under the cover of darkness, a team of delta force commandos took out roughly a dozen isis fighters, including a key isis leader, the man described ass head of the terror group s lucrative oil operations. abu sayyaf was his name, known to be a key associate of abu bakr al-baghdadi, the leader of isis. as david martin reports, this was a high-risk operation for the u.s. military which apparently yielded high rewards including the capture of sayyaf s wife. reporter: the delta force commandos went into syria aboard black hawk helicopters. their target was a building where abu sayyaf lived with his wife and oversaw black market oil operations, a major source of isis income. one pentagon official called him the chief financial officer of isis. isis oil facilities have been frequent targets of the u.s.-led pomming campaign, but this time, the delta commandos intended to capture the man who ran the operation. a firefight broke out and according to pentagon officials some
we ll have full details. we begin with the u.s. response to the islamic state group. this wednesday, president obama says he will address the nation to outline plans for battling is fighters. the president says the strategy will not include boots on the ground. the u.s. launched expanded air strikes against the islamic state group. it s the first time the u.s. hit targets in this counter conflict. first the iraqi government ask us for their support in the strikes. second, it was the iraqi security forces on the ground who conceived of the operation. they, too, the iraqi security force air force is conducting strikes. haditha dam is an important facility for iraq. jane arraf reports from baghdad. reporter: the air strikes are part of what appears to be a widening front and campaign by the u.s. military against islamic state targets. we are told they hit targets in between haed eetha and al qaim and they are as close to the syrian border as the u.s. has so far targeted.
behinds the 9/11 attacks and where it stands today. good to have you with us this week. president obama is taking his iraq strategy to the american people. ahead of wednesday s speech the president indicated there would be limit to the involvement in the fight against the islamic state group. this will not be an announcement about u.s. ground troops, it s not the equivalent of the iraq war. more on the president s comments in a moment, but first the expanding military campaign in iraq. this week the u.s. launched broadened air strikes. the goal was to support security forces near the haditha and mosul dams. the deputy secretary said the iraqi government requested the sites. it s the first time the u.s. hit targets in the anbar province during the current conflict. jane arraf reports. reporter: the air strikes are part of a widening campaign. we are told they hit tarts between haed eetha and al qaim. they are close to the border as the u.s. has targeted. that area is k