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Four Coalition Troops Killed; Paid To Protest in Egypt; Pope Speaks in Beirut
Aired September 16, 2012 - 06:00 ET
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RANDI KAYE, CNN ANCHOR: From CNN world headquarters in Atlanta, this is EARLY START WEEKEND.
Another green on blue attack leaves four troops dead in Afghanistan. That just one day after a deadly strike kills two Marines.
The topless Kate photos spreading around the world. Now a second magazine has published the pictures and a third may come out tomorrow.
And, they're back. "Saturday Night Live" kicks off its 38th season. Just wait till you see its take on the campaign.
It is Sunday, September 16th. Good morning, everyone. So glad you're with us. I'm Randi Kaye.
We start in Afghanistan this morning where four coalition troops were killed early this morning by men believed to be Afghan police. It happened in southern Afghanistan, though officials aren't saying exactly where. It is the second such attack in less than 24 hours. Saturday, two British troops were killed in Helmand province when an Afghan policeman opened fire at a checkpoint. Remember, Helmand province is also where attackers, dressed as U.S. Army soldiers, stormed a joint U.S./British base late Friday night. Two U.S. Marines were killed in that attack.
Joining me now to talk about the latest attacks is Anna Coren. She's in Kabul, Afghanistan, this morning.
Anna, good morning.
What more can you tell us about today's attack on the coalition troops?
ANNA COREN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Randi, details are pretty few and far between. But as you say, four troops, four coalition troops, were killed this morning when a -- a police officer, an Afghan police officer, turned his gun on the troops he was on a joint patrol with, killing all four of them.
As you say, this is the second attack in 24 hours. The other one happening yesterday, also in southern Afghanistan. You mentioned this is the Taliban heartland, Helmand province in particular, but the Taliban are extremely active in the south of the country. They now really have spread out across the whole region, across all 34 provinces, which is a great concern for coalition forces who are in the process of transferring power, transferring security to the Afghan armed forces in the hope of exiting here in 2014.
Randi.
KAYE: And how many of these so-called green on blue attacks have we actually seen?
COREN: We've seen now more than 30 attack this year. The death toll has risen to 51. It really has risen quite sharply this year. Last year there were 35 attacks. The year before, even less. So we are seeing a real alarming trend.
Now, the Taliban will claim responsibility for every single green on blue attack. I've spoken to U.S. forces and they say that is a complete lie. It's completely inaccurate. They believe it's more like 25 percent of the attacks in which the insurgency has really infiltrated the police or the army. The others, the majority come down to personal grieves, cultural differences and just the fatigue of an 11-year war, Randi, that is now about to enter its 12th year.
KAYE: Amazing. All right, Anna Coren, thank you for the update there, from Kabul.
To Libya now. FBI investigators are delaying their arrival in Benghazi, Libya, until it is deemed safe. They're supposed to be investigating the deaths of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. The four men were killed during protests at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi last week. This is video of the gutted out consulate. It's believed the attack was planned by al Qaeda operatives.
Now to California, where the filmmaker whose YouTube video sparked some of the protests in the Middle East is hiding out. Nakoula Basseley Nakoula talked with investigators yesterday. Part of the questioning is believed to have centered on his probation from a previous bank fraud conviction. Police say Nakoula was helpful.
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STEVE WHITMORE, LOS ANGELES CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT.: It was all choreographed. There were conversations between the federal probation officers and him. He was ready and willing and very cooperative.
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KAYE: It's unknown where Nakoula went after that interview. He told police he would not return to his home in Cerritos, California.
Now let's move to Egypt, where protesters had gathered for several days for anti-American demonstrations. But now it turns out not all of the protesters were there because of their anger with the U.S. and that anti-Muslim YouTube interview. They were apparently there because they were getting paid to be there. Our senior international correspondent Ben Wedeman joining me now live from Cairo. Ben, good morning.
So who exactly is making this claim that the protesters were paid?
BEN WEDEMAN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, this is Hesham Kandil, the Egyptian prime minister, who made that claim in an interview with the BBC Arabic service. And, of course, we've heard this before. In fact, a senior official of the Muslim Brotherhood suggested to me the other day that some of the protesters were being paid by remnants of the old Mubarak regime.
Now, obviously, it's very difficult to sort of ascertain the veracity of that claim and there obviously were people in the crowd who were there out of genuine fury over this YouTube video. But we've heard these claims before, not only in this particular outbreak of clashes, but in the past, that there are forces who are essentially paying modest amounts of money to young men who don't have any other form of income to go out and throw rocks and clash with the police here.
Randi.
KAYE: And do we know how -- any idea exactly how many were there for legitimate reasons and how many were there for their own beliefs, I guess I should say, and how many were there because they were getting paid?
WEDEMAN: No, it's not at all clear. And, you know, the demonstrations here in Cairo sort of morphed. In the beginning, the initial demonstration outside the U.S. embassy on Tuesday evening was organized by the Salafi movement. That's sort of the real hard core Islamic fundamentalists. And -- but they basically withdrew after that and they were replaced by sort of the same young men who don't seem to have anything better to do, who, in a sense, they were probably motivated in part by fury over the YouTube video. But many of them basically are there because of their hostility to the security forces going back many years, over the years when they've clashed with them and many of them just see this as an opportunity to, in a sense, throw rocks at the authorities.
Randi.
KAYE: And what is the situation there today? I mean Sunday is the beginning of the work week in Egypt. Are there protesters still in the streets?
WEDEMAN: No. Actually, I saw yesterday morning at about 5:30, as the police really came out in force into Tahrir Square, completely cleared them away. And since then, life has really just sort of snapped back to normal in this part of town. The traffic is as traffic in Cairo always is, a bit slow. The school year began yesterday as well. So there really is no sign of any protest anywhere in Cairo at the moment.
Randi. KAYE: Ben Wedeman in Cairo for us this morning. Ben, thank you.
Federal investigators say a Chicago teen who wanted to kill Americans in a terrorist attack is behind bars this morning. They say 18-year-old Adel Daoud unsuccessfully tried to detonate a car bomb in front of a downtown Chicago bar Friday night. His arrest followed an undercover investigation spanning several months. A preliminary hearing is now set for tomorrow.
Also in Chicago, today could bring an end to the week-long teachers strike. They're set to vote today whether to end the walkout that's crippled the nation's third largest school district. The union has reached a tentative agreement with the school board. Both sides are optimistic that the student's will get back to school tomorrow, but they stress a final deal is still in the works.
President Obama may be riding high after the DNC. He's leading Mitt Romney in key swing states, but the GOP is talking about a different kind of high. A sugar high.
Plus, what's a presidential campaign without SNL's twist on things? We'll check out last night's season premier.
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KAYE: In case you're keeping track, we are less than two months away from election day. And new polls seem to suggest Mitt Romney is falling behind President Obama in key battleground states. The biggest difference is in Ohio. A poll by NBC News, "Wall Street Journal" and Maris shows the president leading Mitt Romney among likely voters by seven points. These polls were taken between Sunday and Tuesday last week after the Democratic National Convention.
But take a look at Florida and Virginia. It shoes Obama leading, but those numbers are within the sampling error. So they're virtually tied.
But the GOP has a new campaign talking point to try to win over voters. This time they're targeting the Federal Reserve. The stock market bounced higher this past week after the central bank announced its latest move to stimulate the economy. It's buying up billions of dollars in additional mortgage-backed securities. The program is aimed at pushing mortgage rates even lower, but critics, including Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan says it's a bad idea that will do little to help the middle class.
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PAUL RYAN (R), VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: We don't need sugar- high economics. We don't need synthetic money creation. We need economic growth. We want wealth creation. We don't want to print money. We want opportunity and growth. And when they do this to our money, it undermines the credibility of our money.
(END VIDEO CLIP) KAYE: The Obama campaign is responding to the latest attack by saying, quote, "Congressman Ryan has no credibility when it comes to helping the middle class."
The 2012 campaign season is giving the cast of "Saturday Night Live" plenty to talk about or make fun about. The popular sketch comedy returned for its 38th season last night with a few new faces. Check this out.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE, ACTOR, "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE": Election Day is near. And things aren't great. The economy is in the tank. The job market's horrible. And now even my foreign policy is under attack. But there is something I want you all to know. I'm not worried. Not in the least. Should be. Seems like I would be, but I'm not. And I'll tell you why. Our campaign has a secret weapon. And that secret weapon is speaking right now in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Let's take a look.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE, ACTOR, "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE": Hello, I'm Mitt Romney. And I understand the hardships facing ordinary Americans. For example, this summer, one of my horses failed to medal at the Olympics. So I know hardship.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Isn't he great? So, America, I know you're not in love with me anymore, but I want you to know that my heart still beats for you and I can prove it.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE (singing): I'm so in love with you.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That was fun, right? So do you want that or this --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE (singing): E-i-e-i-o.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The man is a Christmas miracle. So there's your choice, America. Stick with what's been barely working or take your chances with that.
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KAYE: No matter what your politics, that's pretty darn funny. And you might have noticed "SNL" veteran Fred Armisen wasn't playing the president. That job now belongs to impressionist Jay Pharoah, who has been with the show since 2010. He's also really funny.
Angelina Jolie paying a visit to Baghdad, visiting with refugees from Syria's civil war. The latest on her work on behalf of the U.N.
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KAYE: Welcome back.
Today brought more shelling across Syria in the country's ongoing civil war. You're looking at new images coming out of Rastan. One hundred and sixty-four people died yesterday across Syria. Opposition groups blame Syrian security forces. Those deaths happened on the same day the new U.N. envoy to Syria met with President Bashar al-Assad. Lakhdar Brahimi is replacing Kofi Annan, who recently stepped down. Brahimi says he believed al-Assad is more aware of the scope of the crisis, but there is still no end in sight.
And in Pakistan, a remote controlled roadside bomb has killed 14 people and injured six others. The blast happened earlier today in Lower Dir, near the Afghanistan border. The apparent target was a passenger van. So far there are no details on the occupants, nor has anyone claimed responsibility for that attack.
An American free after two years in a Nicaraguan hell hole. Jason Puracal's 22-year sentence for drug trafficking and money laundering charges have been thrown ought after months of pressure from human rights activists and renowned international attorneys. Here's his 35- year-old's sister fighting for his freedom just last month in Grenada.
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JANISE PURACAL, JASON PURACAL'S SISTER: Jason is absolutely innocent. I have no doubt in my mind. There is no evidence here of any drugs, there's no evidence of any illegal money. Jason didn't even know the other 10 people with whom he was arrested.
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KAYE: Puracal, we're told, is now out of Nicaragua and in a safe location, but wouldn't say -- nobody would say where.
And, don't forget, our Anderson Cooper has an exclusive with Jason Puracal tomorrow night, Monday night. You'll see him reunite with his mother and his sisters, only right here on CNN.
Actress Angelina Jolie is in Baghdad visiting a Syrian refugee camp. The Oscar winner met with senior government officials in her role as a special envoy for the U.N.'s refugee agency, discussing efforts made by the Iraqi government to meet the needs of the refugees. More than 21,000 Syrian refugees have sought sanctuary in Iraq.
Typhoon Sanba made landfall in Okinawa, Japan, last night. There were no reports of damage. The Korean Meteorological Association estimates the storm, seen here in images taken by NASA, will hit South Korea in just a couple of days before making its way to China.
Pope Benedict XVI will speak in Beirut this morning one last time before he leaves Lebanon. And what a trip he has had so far. He arrived Friday while hundreds of people violently protested the U.S. in an anti-Islamic video in Lebanon. He's met with President Sulaiman and addressed Syrian refugees and told Lebanon to be an example of religious co-existence for the Middle East. That's because about 40 percent of the country is Christian.
Mohammed Jamjoom is in Beirut this morning.
Good morning, Mohammed. So what did Pope -- the pope discuss earlier today when he spoke?
MOHAMMED JAMJOOM, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Randi.
Well, this Sunday mass, it was an open air one. It was given at the sea front here in Beirut, attended by hundreds of thousands of people who had gathered to hear Pope Benedict the 16th speak. The pope prayed for peace and reconciliation and that the leaders here in the Middle East would try to forge that path. Here's more about what the pope had to say about piece and the importance of it in this region.
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POPE BENEDICT (through translator): For our communion (ph), brothers and sisters, to give this region of the Middle East peace and reconciliation so that all may live in peace.
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JAMJOOM: Throughout his visit, the pope spoke about he was here as a pilgrim of peace, that he was here as a religious leader, not a political leader, and tried to stress the importance of co-existence here in Lebanon and the wider Middle East. This trip comes at a very volatile time with this brutal civil war raging in neighboring Syria, with increasing sectarian tensions and instability here in Lebanon as a result of the spillover of violence from Syria as well.
Randi.
KAYE: And, Mohammed, did he have specific comments about the violent protests taking place in the Middle East?
JAMJOOM: Randi, the pope didn't speak specifically about these violent protests we've seen the last few days, but he was welcomed enthusiastically here. And he met with leaders of every faith that he could here in Lebanon. He met with religious and political and cultural leaders yesterday as he was at the presidential palace in Baabda. He gave a speech in which he urged these leaders to work together for the good of this country, for the good of the Middle East.
This was the central tenet of his trip here. And it's important to point out that he was greeted very enthusiastically by the Lebanese population, not just by the Christian population in the Christian parts of Beirut. You saw his picture and welcome banners plastered on practically every street corner. You even has Hezbollah here welcoming the pope. On Friday, there were banners posted in parts of the city welcoming the pope here. That's quite extraordinary.
Randi.
KAYE: Yes, that is certainly something. What has security been like, though, I'm curious.
JAMJOOM: It's been quite tight, Randi. As the pope has been driven through parts of Beirut, there were helicopters overhead. Also we were told that weapons permits were suspended for everybody except the bodyguards of politicians. So very heightened security. And there had been concerns in the days leading up to the pope's visit as to whether or not he would actually make it here. Not just the volatility due to what's going on in Syria, but these anti-American protests that have been going on in response to that anti-Islamic film that was released. So there was some worry, but the pope maintained and the Vatican officials maintained that he was committed to coming here, that it was a very important time for him to come here and spread this message of peace.
Randi.
KAYE: Mohammed Jamjoom for us in Beirut. Mohammed, thank you.
So here's a question for you. Do you ever feel unappreciated at work. Wait till you hear what this car dealer gave his employees just to show his appreciation.
And later, a new species of monkey that has a whole lot of people talking.
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KAYE: Welcome back, everyone. Twenty-five minutes past the hour. Checking stories cross-country.
In St. Louis, it is the ride of the century. Hundreds of motorcyclists descend on this area this weekend for a controversial ride that has police on alert. In a warm-up event on Friday, cyclists rode down Interstate 55 doing stunts, like wheelies. There was one reported accident, but the cyclist is said to be OK.
All right, I like this next story. In Foxborough, Massachusetts, an 11-year-old girl helped bust a serial burglar. Haley Anderson came home from school to find her basement door kicked in and her house ransacked. Her friend called police. But before police arrived, the thief was gone. Then someone noticed another basement door kicked in at a neighbor's house. The burglar, it turns out, was still inside that home and holding a prescription for codeine that belonged to little Haley's dog.
Four Tuskegee airmen getting a rousing welcome at a Montgomery, Alabama, airport. The retired airmen returning to the legendary Moton Field for their first time in decades. Hundreds of well-wishers formed a path of honor to greet them upon landing.
We often hear about business owners selling their companies without any care or concern about their employees. Well, Howard Cooper is not one of those business owners. This week he expressed his appreciation to the staff that helped make his car dealership successful. Cooper gave all 89 employees $1,000 for every year that they worked at his dealership. One employee had been there for 46 years. Another for 30. All right. So at $1,000 a year. Yes, do the math. You get the idea. Cooper spoke to a local radio show to talk about his generosity.
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HOWARD COOPER, DEALERSHIP OWNER (voice-over): It was an emotional experience, but it was fun. It was a little teary-eyed as a matter of fact for myself, as well as them.
ANN COOPER, HOWARD COOPER'S WIFE: I think he's a man that really admires loyalty and I think he had so many employees that were here for 20, 30, 40-some, almost 50 years, and I think he wanted to do something to -- something nice for them.
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KAYE: The final payout isn't known, but you can bet his staff is happy to have him as a boss. What a nice thing to do.
All right. Take a look at this. Looks sort of human, right? If you haven't heard, scientists discovered a new species of monkeys. An expert takes us through natures fascinating find.
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KAYE: Welcome back and thanks for starting your morning with us. I'm Randi Kaye. I'd also like to welcome our troops tuning in on the Armed Forces Network. It is half passed the hour.
Four coalition troops were killed this morning in Southern Afghanistan. Officials say, they believe the attack was carried out by members of the Afghan police force. It is the second such attack in the past 24 hours. The nationalities of the coalition troops have not been released.
Back in the U.S., a 55-year-old murder case finally put to rest. Seventy two year old Jack McCullough has been convicted in the murder of seven-year-old Maria Ridulph. McCullough's mother made a death bed confession saying, she believed her son was guilty, in years later, it lead to his conviction. McCullough is scheduled to be sentenced on November 30th.
In Missouri, a single-engine plane crashes killing a father, his three children, and a family friend Saturday. Authorities are unsure what caused the plane to go down or if weather played a part. The FAA and NTSB are investigating.
Bad news for hockey fans. After weeks of talks, another NHL Lockout began at midnight. The second league wide stoppage in less than a decade. The league wants to cut players' salaries, but the players say no way. They have less than a month to sort this all out. The 2012 season scheduled to begin October 11th.
Ladies and gentleman, meet Lesula. It's the new monkey species found deep in the forest of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Lesula was unknown to the outside world even though it was well known by the locals in the region. It's the first new monkey species discovered in more than a quarter century.
And joining me now to talk about Lesula is Marc Bekoff, a wildlife conservation expert who was also a member of the Jane Goodall Institute. Marc, it's hard to believe that there are still unknown species out there or should this not come as a surprise? What do you think?
MARC BEKOFF, JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE: Well, I think it's a great surprise. We discover, you know, different species, fish, insects, but it's very rare to discover a new mammalian species. So, I think this is really, really exciting.
KAYE: What should we know about the Lesula?
BEKOFF: Well, you know, ultimately we want to know how this monkey -- its social organization, its home range, you know, in some ways we want to know who it really is and why it took so long to discover.
KAYE: Yes. That's what I wanted to ask you. I mean, can you explain for our viewers why it took about three years or so for the scientists to finally conclude that this was a new species?
BEKOFF: Well, I think people really want to be careful when they say that a particular, you know, animal or a set of animals is a new species because it adds a lot to the equation. It means that there's likely others. I mean this discovery really gives me a lot of hope that there are other species out there who we don't know about because we're losing species at an unprecedented rate. But, you know, they just want to be careful. They have to do the genetics and biology, you know, the morphology just to make sure that it's not an aberrant individual of a known species.
KAYE: Right. As we're looking at some of the pictures of one of these, I mean, the look is sort of unique, right?
BEKOFF: Very unique, yep. And, you know, it's found in a very rural area of the DRC. So, you know, once again, I expect if we keep looking we're going to find more new species.
KAYE: Yes. In the region, of course, though, the Lesula is just another animal. I mean, one was kept as a pet. But others are hunted. I mean, do you have some concerns that it could disappear just as quickly as it was discovered?
BEKOFF: Oh, I do. In fact, you know, this one was discovered as a pet who was leashed. And, so, yes, I have a lot of concerns. I mean, it's very important to recognize that, you know, the local people where animals like this exist, you know, eat them and they sell them and they use them for their own economic well being, so that's why I think it's incredibly important that scientists get on top of this now and really make sure that we can save this species.
KAYE: Yes, you certainly have to protect that little guy. What a great look. Marc, thank you. I appreciate it.
BEKOFF: You bet. Thank you very much.
KAYE: In Afghanistan, a marine's prediction tragically comes true two days before returning home.
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KAYE: Twenty-one-year-old marine Greg Buckley, Jr. predicted his own death in Afghanistan two days before he was scheduled to go home. While training Afghan forces, the marine told his father that if he wasn't out of there soon, he would be dead, and he was right.
CNN'S David Ariosto spoke with his devastated family.
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DAVID ARIOSTO, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): This was the game Greg Buckley, Jr. was supposed to see. Back home on leave from Afghanistan, where he helped train Afghan forces. The 21-year-old marine had only two days left before heading home to see his brother play varsity High School football for the first time. But before getting word that he was to go home early, he phoned his dad.
GREG BUCKLEY SR., MARINE'S FATHER: He told me that if I have to stay here to November, he says, I'm not going to come home. And I was -- I don't understand. He goes, I'm going to -- you've got to be able to tell mom and Justin and Shane, you know, that I'm going to be killed over here. I said out in the field, you know, or whatever, he goes no, in our base.
ARIOSTO: Then it happened. Greg was gunned down August 10th by the very forces he was training. Like he said, it happened inside the base. And by his phone calls and letters, he knew it was coming. And on one particular night on guard duty, he had a run-in with a trainee.
BUCKLEY: The guy turned around and said to Greg, you know, we don't want you here and we don't need you here and Greg said, what did you say? And he said it again and Greg turned around and said to him, you know, why would you say that? You know, I'm here, you know, giving my life to you guys to help you, you know, to make you do better for yourself and the guy just started tormenting him all night.
ARIOSTO: His dad says, Greg spent the rest of the night with a trainee.
BUCKLEY: Pitch black out and all he kept on saying over and over again is we don't want you, we don't need you, we don't want you, we don't need you.
ARIOSTO: Building up local securities considered the lynchpin of NATO strategy for withdrawal but attacks by trainees have become disturbingly more frequent. Families like the Buckley's say, it's a sign American's longest war has gone on long enough.
BUCKLEY: I basically collapsed and his mother collapsed. And we were both on the floor bawling.
ARIOSTO: But Greg's two brothers refused to cry, at least during the day. BUCKLEY: One night I went into Shane's room, and he was on the end of the bed, and his head was hanging over the edge of the bed. I thought he dropped water on the floor, he was just bawling. I broke for him. And later on that night, I heard noises from Justin's room, and I went inside, and he had a pillow over his face at 4:30 in the morning screaming at the top of his lungs, heart-wrenching. And I explained to Justin, you know, why don't you guys cry during the day and they both turned around at the same time and said, we can't. We have to take care of you and mom.
ARIOSTO: With the community behind them, the Buckley family is now coping as best they can. And Justin, Oceanside star running back wearing camou with his team to honor Greg, make sure to salute his fallen brother each time he scores.
(on camera) Greg was supposed to be home for this game. What would you tell him right now?
JUSTIN BUCKLEY, GREG'S BROTHER: I would tell him I love him and I miss him. And that's about it.
ARIOSTO: Thank you.
(voice-over) David Ariosto, CNN, Oceanside, Long Island, New York.
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KAYE: And we'll have more on the latest green-on-blue attacks in Afghanistan coming up in the 7:00 hour. We'll be back.
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KAYE: Welcome back to EARLY START weekend. This morning's passport. Kate Middleton sun bathing topless. They're the photos that surface in French and Irish tabloids this weekend, that everybody is talking about and naturally the royal couple is pretty upset. St. James Palace released a statement saying, "Their royal highnesses had every expectation of privacy in the remote house. It is unthinkable that anyone should take such photographs, let alone publish them."
That remote house is a holiday chateau in France owns by the Queen's nephew. The couple was there for some much needed relaxation heading up to this week's big tour of Asia. Now, the Italian magazine Chi says, it plans to publish even more of these topless photos tomorrow. This latest royal -- comes only three weeks after naked pictures of William's younger brother Prince Harry partying naked in a Las Vegas hotel room cause another big of frenzy.
All right. So, here to talk about the naked truth of this second nude royal photo montage is Nadia Bilchik. Good morning.
All right. So, CNN, of course, isn't airing these photos. But you've actually have -- I have seen them, you has?
NADIA BILCHIK, CNN EDITORIAL PRODUCER: I have seen the photos. And they're quite interesting because there's one with Kate and she's got her bikini top. And whether she's putting it on or taking it off is very revealing. My personal favorite is the one where she's bending over and Prince William is actually rubbing lotion on her lower back and her bikini bottoms, black and white, bikini bottoms are quite far down. So yes, she has good reason to be upset. And, you know, people are saying, they're grainy, they're clear enough to see everything.
KAYE: Wow! All right. But the chateau where this happened, I mean, as they say, is owned by the Queen's nephew. It's apparently pretty private. So this must have been a pretty incredible lens at very far distant.
BILCHIK: Well, what we're hearing is the telephoto lens came from about half a mile away. So, if you think of a mile, let's say, 20 New York blocks. So, this would be half a mile around ten New York blocks. So, a very powerful lens. But remember, the photographer was not on the property so that changes the legality.
KAYE: All right. And going topless. I mean, this is France, right? So, not everyone does it here in the U.S. maybe, but in France it's pretty coming, right?
BILCHIK: Yes. But she's Kate Middleton. She is the future queen of England.
KAYE: So, she shouldn't go topless.
BILCHIK: She should have been more prudent. She should have known. Yes, it's a private chateau in the south of France, but where was security, Randi. Did she say to the security guards, excuse me, boys, I'm just going to show and bare my all -- my husband. But I will tell you, the body language between Kate and William definitely shows intimacy and we know the truth they must be in love by those photos.
KAYE: I'm sure.
BILCHIK: And apparently there's a lot more to come in the Italian magazine Chi which by the way is owned by Silvio Berlusconi which gets me a chance to say, bangga, bangga. But anyway, Silvio Berlusconi owns the publication but there are going to be a lot more revealing photos to come. And if you look again at the intimacy between the two, I don't want you to know what is going to be published but certainly she has reason. She has been fully exposed.
KAYE: Yes. But you bring up a good point. I mean, where was the security at the time, but, you know, but they're a very relaxed couple though. I mean, she does her own grocery shopping.
BILCHIK: Right.
KAYE: So the fact that she is, you know, doing what they're doing in France --
BILCHIK: She needed to be more prudent. I mean, there are people around. She has to know that people will take any opportunity to photograph her. So should she have been allowed some privacy, absolutely. But should she and will she be more prudent going forward?
KAYE: Oh, yes.
BILCHIK: Oh, yes.
KAYE: No question.
All right. So, this is the second scandal involving a nude or semi-nude royal. We mentioned Prince Harry. Why is this one causing such an uproar? I mean, Prince Harry, you know, we saw the photos of him in the Vegas Hotel room, you know, covering his privates.
BILCHIK: And he's a man. Maybe (INAUDIBLE) for women but think it has echoes of Princess Diana. And I think that's the thing. This drove Princess Diana to her death. And St. James Palace said it so well. "The incident is reminiscent of the worst excesses of the press and paparazzi during the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, and all the more upsetting to the Duke and Duchess for being so." So, I think that's a very big part of it.
KAYE: And from what I understand, the photographer actually took these photos, tried to sell them in England, and nobody would buy them. Why is that?
BILCHIK: And for two reasons. Very protective of Kate and William. But also, they don't want to sabotage their relationship with the royals going forward. So yes, they were sold first to the French paper, Irish today, Italian tomorrow.
KAYE: All right. And so, what sort of legal action that they were talking throughout the weekend that they're planning to sue in some way?
BILCHIK: Planning to sue for invasion of privacy. We don't yet know exactly what the details are, but we know that it's going to be -- and it's going to be interesting to see what the Italian and the Irish paper today what the ramifications will be, but certainly an invasion of privacy. But another interesting point is, has it damaged Kate's so-called brand? And in my opinion, people have just come to her defense.
KAYE: Yes.
BILCHIK: But I will tell you those beautiful pictures in Asia of her exquisitely dressed, somehow you can't help but think about Kate with the black-and-white bikini half off with Prince William rubbing lotion on her lower back.
KAYE: That is the reason right there not to look at the pictures. Because I like her style.
BILCHIK: You would never quite to look at Kate Middleton the same because -- it takes a lifetime where he said in essence that brand for a product is like a reputation for a person. So, her reputation has been indelibly changed by this.
KAYE: Yes, perhaps. But that's one reason why we're not showing the photos here on CNN.
BILCHIK: Well, not yet, Randi.
KAYE: I don't think we will. All right, Nadia. Thank you.
We'll be back with some scathing words from Bob Costas on the NBC's Olympic coverage.
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KAYE: President Obama is vowing to bring to justice the killers of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others Americans in Libya. Now, looking back at this week's memorial, remembering the lives of these four heroes.
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DAVID COMMANDAY, AMBASSADOR'S STEPBROTHER: It's tragic, it's so deeply saddening and also makes us aware, though, of the kind of world people like Chris and over the years are playing unsung, but the critical role that they play.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Ty would not want to be seen as a hero. He would want to be seen as a guy on his team who did his job.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: And did it well.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: And did it well, did it the best he could.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Glen lived his life to the fullest. He was my brother, but if you asked his friends, he was their brother as well.
HILLARY CLINTON, U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE: If the last few days teach us anything, let it be this -- that this work and the men and women who risk their lives to do it, are at the heart of what makes America great and good.
BARACK OBAMA, (D) PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Four Americans, four patriots, they loved this country. And they chose to serve it and served it well. They didn't simply embrace the American ideals. They lived it. They embodied it, the courage, the hope, and, yes, the idealism, that fundamental American belief that we can leave this world a little better than before. That's who they were. That's who we are.
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KAYE: Bob Costas on Conan sharing some opinions on NBC's Olympic coverage. You might be surprised.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK) KAYE: So, Bob Costas may have looked like he was having a great time covering the summer's Olympics on NBC, but apparently he wasn't all too happy about the network's coverage of the closing ceremonies. Listen to what he had to say on Conan.
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BOB COSTAS, SPORTSCASTER: In the final act in a closing ceremony that had iconic British pop acts, the final act is the who?
CONAN O'BRIEN, HOST, "LATE NIGHT": Yes, huge.
COSTAS: And NBC decides that at that moment, they should provide America with a sneak preview of "Animal Practice."
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And then come back an hour later and have the who --
O'BRIEN: And check in on the who.
COSTAS: Yes. Check in on the who. So here is the balance that NBC has to consider. The who, "Animal Practice."
O'BRIEN: Right.
COSTAS: Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, monkey in a lab coat.
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You know, I'm sure you'd be the first to attest, Conan, that when it comes to the tough calls, NBC usually gets them right.
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KAYE: Thanks for starting your morning with us. We've got much more ahead on "CNN SUNDAY MORNING" which starts right now.
From CNN world headquarters in Atlanta, this is CNN SUNDAY MORNING. The anti-Islam film that has enraged the Muslim world puts Google under the microscope. Was the company right to censor the film or it is an assault on free speech?
Another green-on-blue attack leaves four troops dead in Afghanistan, that just one day after a deadly strike kills two Marines.
And terror in Chicago, as the FBI arrests a man who accused of plotting an attack. We'll tell you exactly what he was planning.
Good morning, everyone. I'm Randi Kaye. It's 7:00 a.m. on the East Coast, 4:00 a.m. out West. Thanks for starting your morning with us. We start in Afghanistan where four coalition troops were killed early this morning by men believed to be Afghan police. It happened in southern Afghanistan though officials aren't saying exactly where.
Joining me now to talk about the latest attack is Anna Coren. She's in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Anna, good morning.
What can you tell us about these latest attacks?
ANNA COREN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Randi, as you know, two attacks in two days. The latest happened early this morning, four coalition troops gunned down by an Afghan police officer. We believe that he was working with the coalition forces.
This has been a trend now for some time. It's taken the number of deaths to 51 so far this year, these green-on-blue attacks -- Afghan soldiers turning on their coalition partners who are fundamentally training them so that they can take over control, take over security of their country come the final exist in 2014.
And just to put that into context, 51 deaths so far this year and we're only in the middle of September. Last year was 35. Back in 2007, 2008, there were a total of just four coalition deaths. So, we are really seeing an uptick in these deaths, which of course the Taliban take responsibility four, but the U.S. forces believe the insurgency is only responsible for 25 percent of those attacks, Randi.
KAYE: And weren't the troops there given word not too long ago that they should all be armed at all times, to hopefully prevent something like this?
COREN: For sure. They have definitely put in these new measures to try to combat these attacks, try to get ahead of them before they happen, preventive measures such as these guardian angels, which is coalition forces armed and watching over as this training is conducted.
The other thing that the U.S. forces did was to suspend training of recruits. Now, this affected thousands which was of concern for the Afghan government but this is something that they felt was necessary to re-vet them and make sure they're being correctly filtered. Obviously, Randi, it's just not working.
KAYE: No, it's not unfortunately. Thank you very much, Anna Coren in Kabul.
To Libya now, FBI investigators are delaying their arrival in Benghazi, Libya, until they find it safe. They're supposed to investigating the deaths of the four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. The four men were killed during protest at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi last week.
This is video of the gutted consulate. It's believed the attack was planned by al Qaeda operatives. In California, a controversial anti-Muslim filmmaker has gone into hiding. Nakoula Basseley Nakoula talked to investigators yesterday. Part of the questioning was believed to be centered on his probation for a previous bank fraud conviction. His YouTube video called "The Innocence of Muslim" is blamed for sparking many of the anti-American protests in the Middle East. Afterward this interview with the police, Nakoula disappeared. He said he would not return to his home in California.
Now let's move to Egypt where things are getting back to normal after several days of anti-American protests but now we're learning that some of those protesters may have actually been paid to go there and protest.
Our senior international correspondent Ben Wedeman joining me now live from Cairo.
Ben, this kind of claim isn't new, is it?
BEN WEDEMAN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: No, it is coming from a fairly senior source, that's Hesham Kandil, the Egyptian prime minister, who said some of those who participated in the demonstrations and the clashes were paid. He didn't specify by whom. Although the other day I did speak with another senior official of the Muslim Brotherhood who seemed to indicate that possibly people affiliated with the Mubarak regime, the old Mubarak regime were behind that, were paying some of the young men who were in the street.
Now, one bit of news that's come out this morning is that even though Cairo is peaceful, there are know protests or clashes -- in the Sinai Peninsula, there was apparently an attack by militants on a security headquarters there. This was an attack with machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades, and we're told several Egyptian policemen have been killed in that attack -- Randi.
KAYE: Unemployment, Ben, has played a major part. It played apart in the downfall, as you well know, of Hosni Mubarak. How much of a problem or how much of a part of the problem do you think that is?
WEDEMAN: Well, obviously there are a lot of young men who don't have -- who are out of work, who may have never actually worked, and for them, oftentimes these clashes with the police, which come after protests, are in a sense a source of excitement, a source of adrenaline. And when you speak to them, they don't seem to be really aware of broad political issues, but they certainly seem to enjoy getting gassed and throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails at the police -- Randi.
KAYE: And also, Sunday, of course, the beginning of the workweek in Egypt. What is the situation there in the streets in terms of the protesters?
WEDEMAN: Protesters essentially disappeared early yesterday morning. I was up at about 5:30 and watched as a large sort of phalanx of Egyptian police entered on the road down below me into Tahrir Square. And since then we have not seen or heard of anyone trying to approach the American embassy, of any sizeable, any significant protest.
Of course, the Egyptian security forces early Friday morning did put up a concrete barrier on the main road leading to the American embassy which really made it very difficult for anybody to get near it. Now, of course, yes, today's the beginning of the Egyptian workweek and most people are back at work. The school year began yesterday. Universities opened this morning for the first time after the summer break. So, most people are going about their normal business today in Cairo -- Randi.
KAYE: Ben Wedeman today in Cairo -- Ben, thank you very much.
Back here at home, federal investigators say a Chicago teen who wanted to kill Americans in a terrorist attack is behind bars this morn. They say the 18-year-old Adel Daoud unsuccessfully try to detonate a car bomb in front of a downtown Chicago bar Friday night. His arrest followed an undercover investigation spanning several months, a preliminary hearing now set for tomorrow.
Also in Chicago, today could bring an end to the week-long teachers strike. They're set to vote today whether to end the walkout that's crippled the nation's third largest school district. The union has reached a tentative agreement with the school board. Both sides are optimistic that the students will get back to class tomorrow but they stress a final deal is still in the works.
Google has refused to remove the video that has fueled protests around the world despite a request from the White House. So we're taking a look at free speech and what Google is required to do under the law.
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KAYE: Welcome back, everyone.
Politics now, and the issue of Iranian nukes has been theme on the campaign trail. Mitt Romney has hammered President Obama over his stance on Iran and his relationship with Israel. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told our Candy Crowley that stopping Iran isn't about politics.
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BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER: This is not an electoral issue. It is not based on any electoral consideration. I think that there's a common interest of all Americans, of all political persuasions to stop Iran. This is a regime that is giving vent to the worst impulses that you see right now in the Middle East.
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KAYE: You can see more of that interview on "STATE OF THE UNION WITH CANDY CROWLEY," 9:00 a.m. Eastern, 6:00 a.m. Pacific, right there on CNN. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
JONATHAN TURLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: There is a war going on ore free speech and free speech is losing, and that's the reason, frankly, I would not yield if I was YouTube to these types of actions. There are some things you cannot yield to. Free speech is one of those. It's a bright line and you have to protect it and once you start to compromise, it slips through your fingers like water, and when you look in your hands, you have nothing left of what free speech was.
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KAYE: Here in the U.S., many Americans are shock that a YouTube video prompted worldwide protest and such violence. After all, blasphemy is illegal in many countries, but is protected as free speech in the U.S.
But just look at the TV show "South Park." It mocks Catholics, Mormons, Jews, and nearly everyone else.
But the anti-Islamic film "Innocence of Muslims" is different. It's the incendiary. And the filmmaker made it that way.
This past week, YouTube blocked access to it in Libya, Egypt, India and Indonesia, citing a sensitive situation. And the White House pressured YouTube to review the video and remove it if it violated their guidelines. Google, which owns YouTube, refused to remove it.
But many people wonder where does free speech cross the line?
Leslie Harris joins us now from Washington. She's the president and CEO of the Center of Democracy and Technology, and helped Google creates its guidelines on what needs to come down on YouTube and what doesn't.
Good morning. So, under --
LESLIE HARRIS, CENTER OF DEMOCRACY AND TECHNOLOGY: Good morning.
KAYE: -- what circumstances is YouTube required to remove a video? How does that work?
HARRIS: Well, YouTube's operating under United States law, and there are very few situations where they are required to take down content. We don't have hate speech laws. The only kind of hate speech that is illegal in the United States is when it insights imminent lawlessness, and I think Google was correct that the video in question did not meet that standard. So they made a decision globally to leave that content up.
That's the right decision. It's very, very difficult. We have -- YouTube gets 72 hours of video uploaded a minute. We have thousands of tweets coming in a second. We can't expect these companies to be screening on the front end, and our law doesn't require them to do so. In fact, it protects them from liability.
KAYE: I know it doesn't require them and you state's the right thing to leave it up, but it did insight violence and the deaths of four Americans.
HARRIS: Well, I don't know that we know it incited violence. You know, we know that those videos were used at least pretexturally. It's a decision that every company has to make for themselves.
That's how we've made our laws in the United States. We protect them -- we protect the intermediaries in order to encourage free speech and then we give them broad discretion to take it down. So certainly they could have made a decision that this video violated their own terms of service. They looked at the video and they made a decision that it did not violate their terms of service.
KAYE: But isn't it more than just a legal question? I mean, isn't there an ethical obligation in some ways to remove the video?
HARRIS: Well, there's an ethical question about what your terms of service are and whether you're enforcing it. Our law sort of has two sides. We give them broad discretion and they exercise that discretion.
At the time they were looking at the video, it certainly did not violate U.S. law or their own ethical standards. They left it up for the world. They took it down in Indonesia and India under their guidelines because they got specific legal requests to do so. They did not get those requests in Egypt. They did not get that request in Libya. But having said that, they did make a decision on balance to take it down for those two countries. And now they're being criticized for doing that.
KAYE: Leslie Harris, appreciate your time this morning, and thank you.
HARRIS: Thank you.
KAYE: She's tall, blond, and has a beard. She's also a "he." No, it's not a drag queen. She's a fashionista.
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KAYE: Fashionistas aren't really known for their humor. They're known, of course, for their style. When is the last time you saw a model crack a smile on the runway? But fans of fashion come in every shape, size, and gender.
CNN's Alina Cho spends a day at the fashion shows with internet sensation P'Trique.
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P'TRIQUE: Taxi!
Oh, my God, chic, chic. Chic. ALINA CHO, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Whether they'll admit it or not --
P'TRIQUE: I'm not eating till fashion week.
People are worried about it. I wouldn't be that thing again.
CHO: -- these YouTube videos --
P'TRIQUE: Do you have that in a size 2?
Who's wearing this one, moo.
CHO: -- have nearly everyone inside fashion talking.
They're called stuff fashion girls say. Well, close.
P'TRIQUE: My intern was seated better than you.
DEREK BLASBERG, EDITOR-AT-LARGE, HARPER'S BAZAAR: What I love is he's the full package. He's good and ridiculous. He says ridiculous things. The response has been ridiculous.
CHO: The videos debuted in February and went instantly viral. More than 3 million combined views so far. The star is Patrick Pope, an L.A.-based web producer who moonlights as P'trique.
P'TRIQUE: We're here. Oh, my God, Alina.
CHO (on camera): You look so chic.
P'TRIQUE: You look amazing. Turn around.
CHO (voice-over): We spend a day with P'Trique at New York fashion week.
P'TRIQUE: Can I say something? I am Cho-tally into you right now.
CHO: Inside, it becomes totally clear -- P'Trique has a fan club and plenty of friends in fashion.
After all, who could resist someone who looks so good?
(on camera): How long does it take you to get ready?
P'TRIQUE: Most of the time about two hours.
CHO: Two hours?
P'TRIQUE: And about four --a team of about four, makeup, hair.
CHO (voice-over): We're headed to the runway show of designer Carlos Miele.
P'TRIQUE: One thing I love about Carlos is he's from Brazil, so you know he has taken into consideration the backside of a lady because Brazilian women have got that donkey donkey.
CHO: Front row, P'Trique strikes a pose.
Then it's show time.
P'TRIQUE: Wow. She's like a butterfly.
CHO: And P'Trique is at the ready with commentary.
P'TRIQUE: I feel like this whole collection is land and sea kind of meeting under a night sky. I see those pants and I think sexpot.
CHO: In a flash, it's over.
P'TRIQUE: Yay. Oh, my God. It's beautiful. Turn, turn. Over here.
I always kind of like to try and distract them. Carlos Miele.
CHO (on camera): Yes.
CHO (voice-over): Speaking of Carlos Miele. Backstage.
P'TRIQUE: Carlos Miele.
CARLOS MIELE, DESIGNER: Yes.
(SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
CHO: It's been great day at New York fashion week, and now it's time for good-bye.
(on camera): It was so great to see you.
P'TRIQUE: Let's do this again. I'll see you in the future.
CHO: Bye.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
CHO: Oh. P'Trique, I love that guy or gal, whichever.
In Chicago, teachers want a three-year contract and raises go with it according to the union's Website. If they reach a deal today, a vote could end the strike.
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KAYE: Checking our top stories now.
Four coalition troops were killed this morning in southern Afghanistan. The attack was carried out by a member of the Afghan police force who was on patrol with the troops. It is the second such attack in the past 24 hours. We'll have a live report from Afghanistan at the top of the hour. In Chicago, this is the home of a Chicago teen federal investigators say wanted to kill Americans in a terrorist attack. Eighteen-year-old Adel Daoud is behind bars this morning after unsuccessfully trying to detonate a car bomb in front of a downtown Chicago bar Friday night. His arrest followed an undercover investigation spanning several months. A preliminary hearing is set for tomorrow.
And also in Chicago, today could bring an end to the week-long teachers strike. Teacher will decide today whether to end the walkout that crippled the nation's third largest school district. The union has reached a tentative agreement with the school board. Both sides are pretty optimistic that the students will get back to school tomorrow, but they stress a final deal is still in the works.
All right. Let's take a look at the week ahead, get you ready for the week ahead:
On Monday, actually it is the one-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. That is when everybody gathered in their tents to protest Wall Street, of course. There are events planned in New York at Zuccotti Park, where most of it took place.
On Tuesday, Ann Romney will attend a fundraiser hosted by former first lady, Laura Bush, in Dallas. This is a critical time. We're coming down to the wire, less than two months left before the election. There's also going to be on Tuesday, a fundraiser in New York City hosted by Beyonce and Jay-Z for Obama.
And on Thursday, there's a court hearing for Aurora shooting suspect James Holmes. This hearing will continue to address the admissibility of a notebook that Holmes apparently sent to his psychiatrist at his school.
And on Friday, the iPhone 5 in stores. It's been tough to get apparently online. There's a long wait. So, I guess you can get it in stores coming up on Friday.
More headlines at the top of the hour when CNN SUNDAY MORNING continues.
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