it being over two years since barack obama has been elected as president and through your eyes which of his very ambitious promises hasn't kept well i mean i think he's kept the one which was he's going to try and i think that he has been trying but the change that he promised the hope that people had i think it's living on life support at this point he came into office with vast majority of people behind him and he had built such a sense of expectation and i think people's hopes many of them are really dash because he started on such a high pedestal what do you think it means for him in the next presidential election well let's hope we don't focus on the next presidential election for the next two years because that's what happens in american politics we've got a lot more important things to do and you kind of wish for a president that wasn't about getting reelected that was really about making the change that he thinks the country needs instead of trying to guarantee his return to the white house but for sure i mean one of the challenges this administration has and this president has is to keep in gauged space because it's only because of grassroots organizing that this barack obama presidency ever came about so his

biggest challenge i think these next two years is to try to keep them in some way engaged when he sold out most of the signature pledges that he made to them in two thousand and eight why is that is it because there were too many challenges is it because the change that he promised was a change that was too big for america at the time well i mean it's a long list but i think you've got a very very troubled democracy in the united states where corporate influence is run amok and he came into office on the back of a lot of campaign contributions first and foremost from wall street so in some sense if he wants to get reelected and keep friendly with those that brought him into office on the financial side well then he's going to be nervous about chomping down on the hand that feeds him he's going to be nervous about abandoning some of those folks whose contributions he took so you've got to trouble democracy you've got people in trouble i mean we've got an economy that was in crisis when he came into office still in crisis the only difference now is that we're being told that the recession is over we're being told that a recovery is taking place. for most americans it's really not so i mean the

challenge that he faced was overwhelming there's no question and eight years of bush left this country in a disastrous state but the nature of our democracy i think is what he's up against his own hands being tied by the people that brought him this far and of course the state of all our congressional system where you have this insane filibuster rule that enables the senate didn't able the senate in the set of republicans in the senate to basically shut down any initiative coming out of the democrats they said we're not going to take any any action on anything and that's basically what they did and i think that surprisingly it came as a shock to barack obama now you mentioned the hand that feeds how do you describe the relationship between washington and wall street right now well it's very complicated i mean barack obama received more money from wall street firms when he was running for office than any other candidate and yet he comes in the progressive candidate make sense of that i don't see how we can keep having elections when anonymous sources they don't even have to reveal who they are pouring billions of

dollars as they did into this midterm race over four billion dollars almost as much as was spent on the presidential race in two thousand and eight into midterm races where little congresspeople who've never really had a fight for reelection suddenly found themselves up against a huge money machine that they couldn't fight back that's not democracy that's something else now we're talking more about the recession. we've seen corporations be saved by the government so apparently washington had enough money to save the corporations and yet millions of people are essentially not being saved by you know by any means at this point millions are jobless people don't have homes how come the government just doesn't print that money like they did essentially for corporations yes well he says you know it's an excellent question because you've got now with i don't know the latest numbers that came out as we're speaking show that the five biggest banks goldman sachs morgan stanley citibank and bank of america have seen their biggest revenue. news ever and you've got in general the

financial sector bouncing back to conditions of profit and bonuses that haven't been seen in decades in many cases the highest on record somehow this country's been persuaded that the first and foremost important thing to do is to help the super wealthy and then somehow it will trickle down on the rest well we've known that was bunk for forty years but there hasn't been i don't think a loud enough argument coming from the left to explain how that money that's pumped in at the top stands tends to remain spent you've got one point eight trillion dollars sitting in private bank accounts untouched by the government keeps giving money to private employers but they keep not employing anyone and banks are sitting on that cash. when you by contrast plug the money pour the money into the lowest part of the economy then you have a much better chance of stimulating the economy that's the argument that hasn't been made loudly enough where the money being pumped into defense is it essentially worth it to be spending billions and billions of dollars of dollars on warfare and

. you know what or what are these efforts for well it's been very interesting in the wiki leaks documents that have been released over the last few weeks as we've seen the american power is evident not just in how many weapons this country has but in the pressure it's able to bear on just about every embassy around the world to do its bidding the u.s. arms race to become by far the most weaponized nation on earth is an asset when it comes to the state department bullying other countries and undermining their democracy to get what they want you've seen tremendous power come to the united states but you've come to see i think the cost as our economy probables where does this kind of right to bully other countries stem from and why do other countries allow that to happen when i think i might be about only really about powerful well i think the other i think other countries might be about to fight back in europe we're seeing a very big. explosion of fury in spain and in germany as the cables reveal the

degree to which the state department has tried to bully those governments in the spanish case to actually stop an investigation of u.s. terra tactics in the german case again to not bring a lawsuit against cia agents who lifted. german civilian off the streets and sent them to a so-called black site for interrogation i mean this stuff is getting a response elsewhere it's just here in the united states the public's being told oh there's nothing much in this in these document releases it's all old stuff it's not now another thing that many common americans might not be aware of is that the u.s. involvement in afghanistan has actually now been longer than its involvement in the second world war and i'm sure many people when they hear this would say while that means it's a really long time why who profits and is there really a win outcome for the united states well i think it's obvious that there's not and again to go back to these wiki leaks releases you've got the bastard in pakistan telling the state department this is not working we're seeing an increase in

taliban strength almost in almost all across afghanistan we're certainly seeing a growth in the mountainous regions between afghanistan and pakistan we are spending millions of dollars in pouring in aid into afghanistan and then we're seeing it going again according to these cables the vice president of afghanistan showing up in abu dhabi with fifty two million dollars in some cases huge asset flight from an already devastated poor country of afghanistan i don't think the american population is going to stand for that the question is whether they get to hear about it they know they're not winning no nobody gets we need in afghanistan the russians knew that the british knew that it's not an easy thing to win and when we pull out as pull out we will be unsatisfied ape talk more about that money being pumped into afghanistan does it mean that this money these billions of dollars will essentially end up being washed down the drain when the us pulls out i think we're going to see them in the gambling tables of abu dhabi by the sound of it i mean this is not situation. where the money is going to be traceable and the irony of

these cables is that you'll seeing the state department saying we know we are giving money to allies who are corrupt the trick we have now as a society and i think it's happening in europe and as well as in the united states and has happened in the past in latin america and it's happening now is that the populace is realizing that government isn't really working in their interests is really not listening to them and not only is they is their information being withheld by the government but the government is lying to the people flat out to their face. we're getting a sense of that now i think on both the economic front and the foreign policy front and the question is when will there be a coherent response more and more information keeps being revealed about where this money is going you know corrupt forces machinery that doesn't work different operations being built in afghanistan that are just not sustainable and the money is basically disappearing you know it's still going on how come it's that much money and how come it's still going on the united states had nine billion and then

a little bit later another nine billion that simply went missing in iraq so you know this is old stuff that money disappears and it's old stuff that money that's put into the pentagon in this country can become part of a so-called black budget that we never really get to see much about i mean one of the reasons i work in independent media is you know we can't be reliant on military contractors gee to bring us our news about the war any more than we can be reliant upon television networks that are run by disney to bring us the truth about what's happening in our economy there is a poll out recently which said that fifty seven percent of americans gallup polled don't trust the media anymore i mean what does that say to us isn't it time for some sort of change well i mean the media get to line up behind the president of the congress and the local politicians american people i think a very unclear about who they can trust we've got a state of distrust and you put your finger on a very important element of american society right now a level of distrust. but i think it's very dangerous and we need some new

relationships between people and the politicians and yeah between people and their process talking about your latest book at the tea party what stage is america at right now with this huge level of distrust towards the media with a certain level of distrust towards politician in washington politicians in washington d.c. and now this huge movement appearing that some people take as a joke all their stake very seriously what does the session we essentially mean where where will this end up teaching america well it goes back to that trouble democracy and those people in trouble you know we have a democracy that is being undermined by corporate influence and the ability of one large megaphone to get behind the loudest voice and shut all the others out these are the same folks we've seen around for decades the christian right the militia movements the gun rights as the anti tax people the anti immigrant people the libertarians but they have a new face of the tea party reframed as an economic movement and frankly they're taking advantage of media power that they never had in the kind of most on the

liberal side that used to used to be more fight laura flanders thank you very much for your time. it's the secret incursion into the country. it's the invasion by means of. tradition the language usually you suggest the best deal copied could be. and culture. the thing is that the had the dozens are still

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the world. bringing you the latest in science and technology from the realm. we've got the future covered. party's top story is russia in india to secure a multi-billion dollar deals on a trip to new delhi by president medvedev as two of the so-called nation cement relations nuclear power trade and investment were just some of the agreements sealed. the e.u. is furious as hundreds of people remain in custody in belo roots following violent protests from the opposition to alexander lukashenko win in the presidential election the demonstrators have been sentenced from five to fifteen days in straight of rats two of the nine presidential candidates have reportedly been

released. and poland rejects moscow's report into the april plane crash that killed the polish president and ninety five others but ignition experts say the russian probe was open and borrow meanwhile the late leader's brother was the former prime minister of the country claims the wrong body was perry. i'll have more on all those stories at the top of the hour up next to sports. hello and welcome to the sports news thank you for joining me and other top stories weather champions lusha finished the china one cup as they can witness after crashing finland six two. while keeping up a ten man rail madrid takes away a one l.t.r. with two points of. flying high

a stunning late comeback from the philadelphia eagles against the victory i think new york giants. let's start with i saw he where russia and china one cup in style and yet it's not because men secured the try thing with victory over the czechs on saturday and finished the tournament by beating the finns six two on sunday to keep their one hundred percent record intact robert that onion records. the fans celebrate as the trophy comes back home the title was secure and surly in russia claimed their second victory winning the general one cup a game early although the hosts still had some unfinished business on sunday last year's tournament winners finland and recently proved to be one of the toughest opponents just love because man but this done it turned out to be different story ten minutes in an alexander or a duel of score the opener to send them back in a good sport arena wild. and muster peace with the way again and

again. the visitors in needed flipboard back and their purist british will soon want to make up euro billing at home in front of russia's don't and leveling matters one one. i over there who cite soon restore their lead in a pope league team russia's first line making it to one early in the second period and that's when the show started the red machine geared up to team the home crowd with a variety of goals in a trio of finishing his teammates efforts with american mischief three one soon and there's the dual and sergei mazak in easily these two on one chance e.g. good ole one. and they go first to dean at least two more by hosts six one by the second into mission. hill and finally managed to get on the scoresheet in the final

period but to no avail as russia rolled out six two winners concerning the book were none of us in the first two games but as without ready fulfilled our main task of taking the title we just loosened up so today we could just produce the best game especially after we scored the first two girls feel pretty good the first period was a bit tough for us as the game had started preparing so we needed some time to wake up old oh in the second period we had the aged and scored five goals i'm sure the spectators enjoyed the way we played after their olympic dreams was shared and the disappointment of the world championships was trying from home ice was a nice near present for the russian fans robert byrd's known thirty mr. sanderson happened for the tournament russia has three wins on three and maximum points the czechs finished in second spot sweden for one in the final then on

sunday last year when the stanley from the area with just a point. has moved to football and ahead of the winter break round the dreaded cut boss led his lead at the top of la liga to two points after one ill home when i was severe despite playing last half an hour with ten men rails recalled a call value was given a second. caught the tragic heads about in the data however that layout still took the lead in the seventy seventh minute and out demetria just about kept the place wrong for to the keeper and scored from a tight angle to the goal which they say out of fifty only in a row so there was also i would use to ten men in stoppage time and amadou diallo was given a straight red card and brutal challenge and that severe we called it that this consecutive deceit. while assassinate pedro and david villa struck a brace of pieces boss alive and tried five want to espanyol because one dog ate the dry fend off the nineteen minutes discovered set up by you know messy and

shouty added to second nature this does lead to nil by the interval also not pep guardiola side further extended that lead to. the time ses shot pedro picked up the rebound to make it stronger. however espanyol quickly pulled a go back as a white stripe habit than spending. but also responded messi this time getting out of the. need to pull one to the disease. and six minutes to go the net is another to make it five one on the night as possible finish the weekend two points clear at the top end of a spineless person in the league this season i say sis. over in america and in the n.f.l. there was a showdown for first place in the n.f.c. east as philadelphia took all the new york giants with needles winning in dramatic

fashion falling a pump return on the final play of the game the final score was thirty eight thirty one to philadelphia but it was a game that swung massively john squads they need to bring in line manning and marion manning and thirty five minute touchdown and they will still team three out of the device for the second quarter and not the wide receiver yet again. quarterback had four touchdown passes on the night in his side with thirty one turned up in affairs in eagle stage their incredible comeback they tied the game at thirty one of these in general mattis in the commercial to michael vick and right at the death sean jackson would use this time to turn dancing along to enjoy my shotgun to zero before going in and what's the first thing that john traffics. while iranians elder brother peyton thrilled to touchdown passes with the indianapolis colts to victory they beat the jacksonville jaguars thirty four twenty

four the lucas oil stadium austin collie collected both touchdown throws for the colts for linebacker taiwan butler so often like jugglers fight back with the score at twenty seven twenty four is twenty four to one yards for touchdown suv a win for the colts and i'm twenty believe me and it's sad that someone. had us around some of the dolphins playoff hopes were dealt a blow by the buffalo bills over detroit lions ended the longest losing streak on the road in n.f.l. history when either times they snapped a twenty six game losing run that it spanned three years also the falcons wrapped up best fought in the postseason a thirty four eighteen will lead to the seattle seahawks while the jets closed in on a playoff spot below the steelers who still secured a season place. there's no place like home for any else who won the south african i've been championship for a fifth time of the holding of a late challenge forty first and two rounds were played on the final day after

writing that almost the entire first round but the soggy conditions didn't prevent great moments in the fairways this was a holy man in full force or something him to say that even though he finished seven shots back with players out in front or houston and else person finishing on twenty four under par. over all along here here for birdie. couldn't much else be put into the title by a single shot this eagle from him on the fourteenth was the highlight was. talking in victory on the eighteenth. now russia's top female boxer and italia goes and has announced the date of the next fight the super middleweight will end her long injury layoff with a fight in june twenty seventh in the eastern city of you catherine borg the thirty four year old has an excellent career record having won all of her twenty two fights she lost that into the ring in december two thousand and nine when she beat

probably in london also in you've got to move but then she picked up a leg injury like most people with a son because he is next opponent hasn't been announced yet and management has a few possible candidates the undefeated champion also said she's about to go into the ring in london at the twenty twelve olympics. me up when you start. it's always been my dream to win gold at the olympics and i'm ready to step into the ring with a. professional boxer with our heads very much harder is completely different amateur level so have to think twice about it. in winter sports american lindsey vonn time test second straight wall cup victory by win the super combined race of all desire in france the olympic champion put together a great performance in the super g. and in the show it's long run to win by just on that conference second to all spins elizabeth go go as nicole foster and second and third respectively the three time world cup champion also seen google in relation to germany he finished fifth. all

over in his sleep taking the heat sink expanding his domination in iraq trying slalom are winning his third straight race to take the euro standings the american finish fourteen hundred for the second edifies it's a better shot another french are not completed the podium the. first. round finally politicians artists and former sportsman attended a gala ceremony here in moscow to celebrate the chief ment's of a charity called under the flag of good the organization raises money for children who need medical treatment by holding various sporting events as president medvedev state. explains. it was just the sixth year of the sure two variant turned out to be very successful with four announcers and medical support to help two hundred children over those six years the felt more than a thousand children this is our modest but i suppose very important contribution to developing

a churchie work in the country and of course the main result is the happy faces of the children who want to live here whatever little wife's body and very very grateful to everyone who took part in the advantage. and that's all the sports news for this bill isn't. the observe nature and discover its beauty. the communicate with the wild and learn. test yourself and become free. to. see what nature can give you the.

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ninety five others aviation experts say the russian probe was open and thorough. while the late leaders brother who's the former prime minister of the country claims the wrong body was buried moscow is baffled by the claims. it's five pm in moscow this is r t coming to you live first up this hour billion dollar deals military agreements and high tech link ups they're the result of demeter madrid's of high profile visit to india the russian president also sealed a number of agreements on nuclear power and to satisfy a growing energy demands in the world's second most populous nation argues carbon seeing is following the meetings between the two countries' leaders the long strategic partnership for the bus and for the civil.