ok. result. in israel is available in. jerusalem. as we run down the top stories of today this week libyan rebels are gaining. closer to tripoli is coming up. help them retake several towns meanwhile nato is ready to fight the leading coalition. meanwhile the moscow says foreign intervention as a result of these crimes against his own people but warns that ordinary people should suffer strikes says he's been too reckless in their actions.

and in other news this week hundreds of thousands marched on the streets of london protest eighteen billion pounds worth of cuts demonstrating for you with many vehicles. and money was found about libya. and in japan radiation levels reached ten times the norm in the water. comes out the government has people to leave the area a high concentration of a radioactive. detected in the sea near the facility. well next we discuss the rise of islamophobia in the us with award winning journalist who says it's a reaction to fear. artie's sitting down with award winning writer and journalist ian buruma named one

of the top one hundred global thinkers by foreign policy magazine mr bruma is a professor of democracy human rights and journalism at bard college in new york sir thank you so much for joining us today thank you know your latest book is taming 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. phobia in the united states nowadays do you think it's just there is certainly a level of islamophobia just as the all over the western world it's difficult to talk about 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 to take part in it if you 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 a long war with no that would be a very mistaken and dangerous notion are you seeing a certain level of phobia when it comes to. well yes you do occasionally beat people bigoted opinions on it. i think it's one of the last forms of bigotry that is more or less respectable i mean you can't be an anti semites and be respectable but you can say that you can't stand muslims and you can still get invited to dinner is that an acceptable double standard no not in my view but it's it's part of the modern world from some of the things that have been coming out of the media really 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 at all. 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 been. the worst culprits in this who have been the worst culprits i think some of them in europe some of the populist politicians who have used this . in the united states. on radio cable t.v. and so on who. use this issue to stir up. or to exploit

resentment now in one of your articles about china there is a place where you see nationalism is often fed by a sense of impotence and i wanted to ask you about this do you think that is a saying that could also be relevant to modern day united states yes but it. comes back to that same issue that people who feel they're not represented they don't have a voice that not listen 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 big could be in china it could be anywhere in china what i meant by. chinese nationalism being a form often the expression form of importance i didn't mean that in the sense of

the chinese government but where people have no political voice china's after all 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 get elected only can get 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 it corporations you know still wall street is it really washington d.c. or is it the tea party is the media it's course not one thing and the fact that it's not a dictatorship means that there is not one center of power but if you take 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 but that's not to say that corporations run america be too simple they certainly have a huge influence as does wall street as does the pentagon as does. congress as do. various voices in the media i mean they all have an 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 to you 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 that doing to consider wrecked threat to the united states. certainly not a military. correct 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 again because the rise of china as a serious power. within the economic clubs is has been recent and has been very fast people are fearful for many different reasons and it's it helps them to be able to focus it on something in the united states it's usually an external enemy well why is that so often external and it could be part of a lack of knowledge what is what well i think it's something that's probably the

history of the u.s. it's sort of refuge from the dangerous outside world one way to make people feel that they have something in common with each other that creates a kind of cohesiveness in society is 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 that the united states powerful enough to just stop worrying about an outside world rationally you would have thought so but these things are not always rational and if there isn't an external enemy people often invented the domestic one that's not just in america it's 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 will there was a big recession and japan is now seen as a more or less normal capitalist country with it is

a lot and now it's japanese to be fearful and 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 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 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 continent like your which has been prosperous for a long time do you think they could become stronger than the united states in europe in terms of their. combined possibly but what is stronger mean in today's

economies when. corporations very very often it's they have 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 that it's difficult it's very difficult to talk in terms of national strength the chinese talk in the way 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 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 in north korea economically is a complete backwater it's

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says. the headlines. in the libyan rebels are gaining on the colonel gadhafi as they advance westwards closer to tripoli. retake several key oil. ready to replace the u.s. leading the coalition's company. meanwhile in moscow says the foreign intervention is a result of crimes against his own people when war was good ordinary people shouldn't suffer during the strikes russia says foreign air forces have been too reckless in iraq reports of more civilian deaths coming through. news all this week hundreds of thousands marched on the streets of london protest eighteen billion pounds worth of cuts demonstrations also gripped the heart of the e.u.

all that money. and the money is being found the intervention. radiation levels reached ten times the normal in the water at the fukushima nuclear plant the government oh just people to leave the area high concentration over radio . active has also been detected in the sea there. are those are the headlines now let's run over to the sports and using the sport so you know not exactly what russia had hoped for in your life and last night that's exactly right nil nil was the score against armenia if you want to qualify rory directly really have to win those games you know that's still still a lot of football to play of course there is the only halfway through five out of ten games that won three drawn one last one so they're not in bad shape at all still a little disappointing last night we'll have a look at the latest in just a moment.

great to have you with us this is sports today i'm you don't know me these are some of the stories we're covering this. step the russian vitaly petrov reaches the formula one podium for the first ever time finishing third of the season opening a million ground for. all changed russia say goodbye to the top of their euro two thousand and twelve qualifying group after failing to break the deadlock with armenia. and ice cool cell about move closer to the garden cup finals following a second home win against. the sport first though vitale petroff has shown he belongs among the elite in formula one the first ever podium finish at the opening race of the season in melbourne that v borg a rocket only bettered by paul to flag winners and second place lewis hamilton petroff putting aside on earth do you view season last year to assert himself as

a more than capable replacement for injured renault teammate robert. results also the first podium finish for russia as a country no diving great spirits to the reigning champion while he finished a full twenty two seconds in front of humble ten checkered flag. all in all a very good race i think there was a lot of things to learn today and we need to definitely have another look on to the race and move forwards from here brings the football were being knocked off their perch in european qualifying dick advocate side no second in group b. after being held to a goal a stroll by armenia last night i watching that match and you have on for us was a poor fleet. russia had not reached the halfway point in their quest to try and qualify for euro two thousand and twelve finals in poland and ukraine and that task is now become a lot harder following their failure to beat armenia or pick up

a cab overseas a big setback for him but he was my grandmother's enough to pay tribute to way armenia played today well in the game because. we had four away games we winning three one goal employees will disagree is good but seeing this game we played against a very aggressive team. but still we had the opportunity to do to win. so i think the organizational world was actually learn from the team. to find the finishing touch you need a little bit luck or russia would dominate possession for long periods in the game but i broke out with a point to match in the second half of the first half when really russia had many chances to score but unfortunately they were unable to find a net of who was the stand i player really for the russian samoyeds he said here it was crucial the key point of the match is that we didn't score had we scored we would have worn. more from the team dominating controlling creating chances

as a coach. but shooting in the goal they have won fortunately andrey arshavin was once again not at his best form the russian national side as they are small midfielder really was on the periphery of everything the russians tried to create and certainly didn't show the same sorts of energy of the likes of carrick or found it showed on his form side is a worry for advocates of a moment it's been a long time since he has put in a decent performance and also russia is now going to free a half matches without change managing to find the back of the net. i think the whole team works very hard and you have always to see to a just not everybody brings his best form we also have seen that some players did not bring their best form but in the organization they did the job one of the last visit fantastic point didn't create much going forward but they managed to restrict russia's attacks by playing a very good defensive game and. in contention for us plays the euro two thousand and twelve finals in poland and ukraine i think that not many teams have considered . being up there you know fighting for the final four points but for qualification

you know what i think that we have a very good team and i think that you know many people many teams should really. be serious when they play the russians next year in two thousand and twelve qualifiable being around for a month's time when though again the play of the armenians and they've got to catch him at a time has plenty to think about most notably about how to try and get his team scoring again as we defeat front in the back of a net said they want to break those euro two thousand and twelve finals. given. that result means slovakia rise to the summit in group d. after they saw fun dora by a solar treat goal while robbie came struck what proved to be the winner in twenty two minutes in dublin helping the republic of ireland secure two one win over macedonia so it's all very close a lot group with russia. all in ten points but it is the slovaks who would currently take the automatic qualifying spot on points difference armenia also still in with a short line just to behind in fourth place finish in second will go into

a playoff for the ukraine and horton finds. out for england have gone top of group g. fabio capello's men beating wales two nil to leapfrog montenegro on goal difference with the worst of starts for gary speed's a young welsh man in front of a near capacity crowd at the millennium stadium james collins guilty of clumsily bringing to a national young inside the box seven minutes in front part stepping up to turn the police on the spot kick but this version is for all they didn't have to wait to long for their second glen johnson launching a long range pass young with the low for all this aston villa team with darren bent as the rest minutes in wales failing to muster a single shot on target right the stay rock bottom having lost all four of their games to date. the summit three drawn one much.

quickly. moving. to everything. else where on the night of group after georgia. thanks to a stoppage time winner israel. went down to ten men in injury time. defeat. of the better previously. thomas mueller each had a break germany. on norway denmark. ok let's leave football behind and talk semifinal surprise package can take a commanding three zero lead in their series with luck motif

a little later the mosque originally branching out of the box and you think couple of games to continue their vast improvement since the regular season is the opposite story for the. play from early in the action gets underway in game three in around ten minutes. you live meanwhile have seized control in their western semifinal series with. all following saturday's win tickets for zero with earth bird and sporting for the winners and once again action news team likely to force on be. moving to the greens where a warm up action is continuing in florida head of the masters martin lowered the man leading the arnold palmer invitational. three days the founding masters champion phil mickelson well he looks out of the reckoning in orlando lefty carving a seventy on saturday which leaves him in two on par tiger woods meanwhile he lies

further behind ten shots off top the world number five one too many bookies on the back nine finishing with a two over seventy four. lard on the other hand he had a good ole start the scot almost pulling his greenside chip on the sixteenth before carting eleven on the park total with a day to go but the effort of the day was a birdie putt by steve marino which lifted him to john the third ahead of sunday's action. for strokes behind the leader along with bubba watson while spencer eleven he is alone in second. ok let's talk basketball we're at lunch hour heading to the playoffs the hawks booking the eastern conference berth after seeing off new jersey on home courts taking control with a nineteen zero run early in the game josh smith and al horford enjoying each other's company here smith manifesting slumming at home though would finish with

twenty three points twelve rebounds for the hosts on while this joe johnson shelf to be on the end of the first quarter thirty two fifteen the hawks julie increased their advantage to must have twenty six points ahead of time slowed down a little after the break but the nets never really got close ninety eight eighty seven how it ended up of love for knowledge on chicago's boston miami orlando in the postseason. for. the highlight of the martial arts year for some boy lovers happened over the weekend in moscow the world's super cup taking place in the country with the sport first came into existence some seventy five years ago more than two hundred fifty athletes from twenty six countries taking to the mosques in the capital the majority of podium places going to russian practitioners both in and. winds offense despite such notable such futile yankel. being experts in the combat sports the sports poppy are they remain somewhat

stunted worldwide however action movie actor on and off who is also a former champion it's a bit promised to help bring. about somebody is very similar to him a general said will have a jacket and i think the transition is going to go smooth from now on has come but some was not so popular just last year so we're going to start. putting together fires like this and i hope they're going to bring a future for our fighters and let's not have a great relationship with you you see and you know i do my best to the more. fighting championship in the usa but. i'll do my best to get the russians to come but some before either of us involved in the sport. or we have to leave the sport for this are worried whether it's coming up in just a tick. hungry

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