Friday News Roundup - International

Friday News Roundup - International

Indian police charge five men in a New Delhi gang rape. A U-S drone strike kills a key Pakistan Taliban commander. And the death toll rises in Syria’s conflict. David Ignatius of "The Washington Post," Indira Lakshmanan of Bloomberg News, and Jonathan Landay of Mcclatchy newspapers join guest host, Tom Gjelten, for analysis of the week's top international news stories.

India’s top law enforcement official vowed to crack down on crimes against women with “an iron hand” following the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a bus in New Dehli last month. Five alleged perpetrators face charges of murder. An American drone strike killed a top militant leader in Pakistan. U.S. troops under NATO command have arrived in Turkey to man a Patriot missile defense system near the Syrian border. The conflict in Syria is now said to have taken the lives of at least 60,000 people. The Pentagon considers how many U.S. troops should stay in Afghanistan after 2014. Please join us to talk about these and other top international news stories on the Friday News Roundup

Guests

David Ignatius

columnist for The Washington Post and contributor to the “Post Partisan” blog on washingtonpost.com. His latest book is titled "Bloodmoney: A Novel of Espionage."

Indira Lakshmanan

senior correspondent covering foreign policy for Bloomberg News.

Jonathan Landay

senior national security and intelligence correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers.

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Re: gang rape of indian woman
Is Japan a developing country?
Japan is the originator of chikan gangs.. gangs of men who accost women in public, traditionally on trains but increasingly on buses, filming the assault and selling access to the films on porn sites.
Chikan porn has proliferated thru out the far east and is obviously taking an increasingly violent turn in India.

January 4, 2013 - 12:19 pm

Is the moderator today suggesting that we stay in Afganistan to protect their constitution re womens rights?

I hope not, we have lost too much blood and treasure which will never solve that country's problems.

Thank you
Don Flugencio

January 4, 2013 - 12:44 pm

"Don Flugencio wrote:

Is the moderator today suggesting that we stay in Afganistan to protect their constitution re womens rights?

I hope not, we have lost too much blood and treasure which will never solve that country's problems.

Thank you
Don Flugencio
January 4, 2013 - 11:44 am"

The Reagan/Bush/CIA/Mossad/FBI/NeoCon/GOP/Jew Media/Military/Hoover Institution/NPR/Bloomberg News/MI5-MI6/ NRA Militia/ Kabal created the Terrorist Monster that is Afghanistan and destroying Pakistan, one of our strongest Allies, in the process. So put the blame for that country's problems and our lost Blood and Treasure where it belongs.

Furthermore, do you think that, if the Russians had won, Reagan/Bush's dear Taliban Butcher Friends would be allowed to run around shooting little Girls in the head for wanting to go to School?

Monte Haun mchaun@hotmail.com

January 4, 2013 - 5:44 pm

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