in the. course of march you are from moscow many so now i refer to has gone into the libyan government says the coalition's airstrikes in the country have claimed more civilian lives after a third night of bombing as its troops loyal to colonel gadhafi of track of rebel held city in iraq. and concerns rise there's a hidden agenda behind the military intervention in libya as british officials say colonel gadhafi could be targeted this contradicts the u.k. prime minister's earlier statement that regime change is not in pain. and in other

news radiation levels around japan's fukushima nuclear plant are reported to be over one and a half thousand times higher than normal and figures rise so don't fears around the radiation its impact such as food and water contamination. next starts he looks into the rise of islamophobia in the u.s. and how it's being justified that's coming up in our interview. archie sitting down with award winning writer and journalist ian buruma named one of the top one hundred global thinkers by foreign policy magazine mr brewer is a professor of democracy human rights and journalism and bard college in new york sir thank you so much for joining us today thank you for your latest book is teaming the gods of religion and democracy on three continents so i want to start

our discussion by asking you about the role of islam in the modern world how significant is it and do you see a certain level of. some a phobia in the united states nowadays and you think it's just so there's certainly a level of islamophobia or just the there is all over the western world it's difficult to talk about this a lot of the role of islam because it's not one thing to millions and millions of people it's a faith but inside the world of islam there's also the violent revolutionary movement which is a minority of muslims who take part in it we can sympathize with it but it's there and that causes problems and to the extent that people are worried about violence coming from those groups that worried that worry is justified is that is along my we. know it will be a very mistaken and dangerous notion are you seeing

a certain level of phobia when it comes to. well yes you do you do occasionally beat people who are bigoted opinions on it i think it's one of the last forms of bigotry that is more or less for spectacle and you can't be an anti-semite and be respectable but you can say that you can't stand muslims and you cannot be you'll still get invited to dinner is that an acceptable double standard no not in my view . it's it's it's part of the modern world from some of the things that have been coming out of the media but he seems like that is a sentiment they're trying to fuel i don't think so. i wouldn't blame the mainstream media for that and so. i think what it really is is that because of globalization. because of financial insecurity. fast moving developments in the modern world in which some people feel that they are being left behind and so on there's a lot of anxiety and it's always useful in times of anxiety when people have an

enemy to focus on immigrants in general but muslims in particular are singled out as an object to fear. but. to come back to your question i don't think that the mainstream media have been. the worst culprits in this who have been the worst i think some of them in europe some of the populist politicians who've used to use. the united states. on radio cable t.v. and so on who. use this issue to stir up. also exploit resentment now in one of your articles about china there's a place where you see nick nationalism is often fed by a sense of impotence and i want to ask you about this do you think that is a saying that could also be relevant to modern day united states yes. comes back to that same issue that people who feel they're not represented they don't

have a voice that they're not listened to they don't have a grip on public affairs. very vulnerable. leaders who promise the earth as it were if you feel you're a lonely individual who has no influence on anybody and nobody cares about it feels good to be in a crowd shouting usa usa or. in the case of america it could be in china or could be anywhere in china what i meant by. chinese nationalism being a form often an expression of formal terms i didn't mean that the sense of the trying to government but where people have no political voice china is often not a democracy. there nationalism can play the same role that religion plays in other parts of the world it becomes a kind of. substitute for political. participation the united

states is a democracy do you think people have a political voice here certainly more than in china. but the huge role played by money for example has distorted the process somewhat i mean it is a democracy but like all democracies it has great flaws and one of the flaws i think in this country is that you have two parties and people who gets elected only can only get elected if there are. huge amounts of money involved and that leaves a lot of the population sort of out of the equation who do you think is the real power in the united states who really leads the country at this point is a corporations you know still wall street is it really washington d.c. or is the tea party is the media its course not one thing and the fact that it's not a dictatorship means there is not one center of power but you do corporations for

example do you think they have a bit more control than they should in making some i think they probably have more control than they should that's not to say that corporations run america be too simple they certainly have a huge influence as does the street as does the pentagon this goes. to congress as do. various voices in the media i mean they all have influence some. of these groups institutions have perhaps more influence than water and that's because of the enormous role played by money i want to talk about china now. we talked a little bit about some of the fear mongering in the media do you think china is really a threat to the united states why is it seen as a threat by so many people and. is there a basis to i don't think it's a direct threat to the united states certainly not a minute. the threat they're competing and they have

a comparative advantage of having a huge population that can make things much more cheaply than people kind of the united states i don't think it's a huge threat it's perceived as such because the rise of china as a as a serious power. with the economic clubs is has been is recent and has been very fast people are fearful for many different reasons and it's it helps them to be able to focus on something in the united states it's usually an external enemy model why is it so often external and it could be part of a lack of knowledge what is more i think is something that's partly the history of the u.s. and this sort of refuge from the dangers outside world one way to make people feel that they have something in common with each other that creates a kind of kid he said in a civil society because of course this idea that here we are in the united states

and we will have to defend ourselves against this dangerous world out there is it the united states powerful enough to just stop worrying about an outside rationally you would have thought so but these things are not always rational and if there isn't an external enemy people often vent to the mystic one that's not just america it's been all over the place you mentioned japan having been seen as a threat to western economies decades ago where does it stand now where you think anybody sees the plan as a threat anymore very soon after people are making a tremendous fuss about japan buying up the world there was a big recession and it is now seen as more or less normal capitalist country with these or not and now it's japanese to be fearful and they're they're very anxious about trying to want to ask you about bric bloc that is made up of brazil russia india and china some experts are saying that this block is going to really become. leader in. the world's economic arena do you think that's the case or is china way

ahead of everyone else china is certainly bigger than most other places and all these countries have a long way to grow. and are very dynamic for that reason because they come from a lower. basis so the tend to be industrious and ambitious and sold in a way that perhaps is less true in. a consulate like europe which has been prosperous for an awful long time do you think they could become stronger than the united states and europe in terms of their. combined possibly but what is stronger me in today's economies when. corporations very very often it's very hard will have their headquarters in one country but most of the factories in other countries and consumers all over the place and. it's become such an international

economy you know it's it's difficult it's very difficult to talk in terms of national strength the chinese talk in that way it's it's a nineteenth century. rather german way of looking. thinking about an economy. the american system of course is different if you are an american corporation and you aim is not to make the united states into a stronger nation state your name is to make a lot of money and make sure that the shareholders are happy how do you measure power. north korea economically is a complete backwater it's a little slum out there that nobody would pay any attention to accept for the fact that they have nuclear weapons and that makes it into a power that has to be taken into account in what they so much it's a pleasure. wealthy

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from the streets of canada. for asians are rooted a. perv. the libyan government says the coalition's airstrikes in the country have claimed more civilian lives have for a third night of bombing that's us troops loyal to colonel gadhafi atop a rebel held city in the words. and concerns arise that there's a hidden agenda behind the military intervention in libya as british officials say colonel gadhafi could be targeted this contradicts the u.k. prime minister's earlier statement that regime change is not a name. and radiation levels around transfer you can see where nuclear plants are reported to be over one and a half thousand times higher than normal as the figures rise so to fears and around

the radiation is in fact just food and water contamination. closer to the sports that's you know neal joins us but it looks as if the latter has been getting busy ahead of the presidential vote but is exactly right he's been making all sorts of pitches this week if he wins the vote and you say he will be eighty by the time he steps down we'll have more of the story plenty more just stick. joining us this is sports today i need to know me on these are some of the stories we're covering it's all. in it's to win it. on the final semifinal spot in the continental hockey league taking off guard in their deciding game seven. rising fast to meet in the second weekend of premier league optional alongside

another of the preseason favorites really being. the last time i promise dots the message from fee for president sepp blatter he confirms he stands on twenty fifteen if he wins another term. for the first time ever this year that the garden cup will not be raised aloft by powers the feeling to make occasional semifinals the lineup which was completed on monday evening. was last seen difficulty with deciding game set. to open towards the close bringing into life midway through the second leg and minka necessary to lead to the death this lets the visitors slim lead remaining until the final minutes of regulation that's next denise but the months taking full advantage of the guards joined swapping out there who tender with an extra. two zero one ended take the series four three meaning be

a nice big sell about in the west finals sell about the team's jump on the team in a row. earlier the battle for eastern dominance centers on the. lunts need while the action gets underway on wednesday and not one. premier league football now we're champions the needs for me and perfect in the russian premier league the same petersburg side making a two from two following victory over anji on monday the holders joining would have been at the summit for to see the tree know when to revert to carlos and company are north calm and collected the montreux cough story things all for the chance but let's meet six months in sneak then double the only three done pull out lots of each free kick right before the break support efforts even better the second time runs to no. i'm starting to have points back from their shopping trying to fix stuff last weekend and are always please babysitting my bride i was

then struck the road sign with the sole to the fifty i staying with football were separate stated he intends to stepped on his feet for president in twenty fifteen if he's reelected for a fourth term in june the seventy five year old who has been head of world football's governing body since making ninety eight is being challenged by asian confederation chief mohamed bin hammam on the most recent challenge to abolish kingship came almost a decade ago his rival this time around been how mom has promised greater transparency the spread thief is a loss of wealth more evenly across the globe if he wins the vote son. of if they're of love you're putin has stated that russia are ready to step in and host the world figure skating championships if necessary tokyo was the holy event starting this week but i was not a possibility following the massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit japan on march the eleventh. so is this list good enough for it's known that i

would you twenty's france are unable to host the world probably because of the tragedy made on their way i never watch we're ready to support those i want to punish colleagues and the international skating federation by suggesting we can't hold them back of course the federation is interested lease is not an expensive process journey so we can't cover all costs of the city police to the ship. the name alexander bosch accost may not be one of the most well known and global martial arts circles but that could be about to change our correspondent cousins and that's how health caught up with a man who's regarded by vs hottest fight prospect fighting today. russia has been synonymous with producing world class fighters for many years now various disciplines in various martial arts scene russians dominating man and octagon do hasa give is one side where the undisputed world king boxing champion was recently invited to the prestigious k. one world series after winning every girl he had fought for. and not

a reason expired legend fielder a million into the thirty four year old last stand for maybe in the twilight of his career now after losing two consecutive hours but he is still on doubt we one of the greatest choir is blank history today he really on his former coach recently given it believes the next global star of the college game in his corner alexander which of course is of pride walks a good if a nation but he's ready to knock down the key one door. i've been training bolcik of who more than a year good people deserves a good coach and vice versa when i started to train him i had to change his technique a little but he's punching and kicking styles is now as good as anyone's gets is so powerful that sometimes after training i can feel my hands of orange want to know which i call has had eleven k. one qualifying votes winning ten of them and one draw with it when she styled featuring flying using kicks the twenty seven year old outclassed the competition to claim the european court of last year and world crown now top of his agenda.

first of all i want to become the best in the plant and then we'll get integrated into all the title defense by russia because if you win you dictated to us and hopefully that will happen but your coach has been addicted to martial arts since he was ten each year making impressive progress with regional and national titles added around his waist but for almost a day. it's been old boesky one for the st petersburg native and shipped with germany and the netherlands for example but there is a paid by there for the russians that's why we don't have a lot of assets as all of them have to earn money so instead of training they stay in the office. holding their skills open to success will help to stem a section of a one year and that russian flyers will get lots of opportunities develop the policeman who specializes in drug enforcement stating if you ration actually start talking to his native country his rise to the group he won ranks would happen

sooner rather than later and that is sure to be a very important step in developing the sport in martial arts crazy russian he's name part of our team ok let's move to the n.b.a. were meant for sure doing their best to secure the final playoff spot in the west the grizzlies overcoming conference rivals utah in the pick of monday night's action in memphis started brightly have mentioned leading to an eight point advantage by the end of the first quarter and made a dummy making its way into the one you're converting rebind with a left handed shots. male with an out of the three pointer from the corner right before the half time break including the memphis meets with josie zach randolph he had a game high nineteen points thirteen replies i was one of seven memphis players who faced in double figures on the night it was ending up one hundred three to eighty five in front of the ends meaning. three games behind and five the off spots only

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