a.b. her to three collection. promise . this is. gaining. the capital tripoli after. the several key. take over command of policing the no fly zone in the country. for intervention as a result of. people should. she says paul nicholls is a pain to bring actions as reports of more civilian deaths. also in the news this week hundreds of thousands marched on the streets of london in protest of

eighteen million pounds of demonstrations also gripped the heart of the e.u. with many angry at home while money is being. intervention. and in japan the operator of the fukushima nuclear plant denies reports that radiation levels have reached the norm claims lead to the immediate evacuation of emergency workers but a high concentration of radioactive has been detected in the sea since. one next as promised we discuss the rise of islamophobia in the us with award winning journalist. who says it's a reaction to fear that's a special interview next. 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 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 all over the western world it's difficult to talk about 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 a violent revolutionary movement which is a minority of muslims who 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 and 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 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 i think some of the 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's 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 to not listen to they don't have a grip on public affairs. very vulnerable. leaders who promise. as it were if you feel you are 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 could be in china or 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 in the sense of the chinese government but where people have no political voice china is 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 mark received 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 no center of power but if 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 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 i don't think it's a direct threat to the united states certainly not a military. that 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. with the economic clout 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 it on something in the united states it's usually an external enemy well why is it such so often external and it could be part of a lack of knowledge what is what well i think it's a big what'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 of 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 isn't the united states powerful enough to just stop worrying about you know rationally you would have thought so but these things are not always rational and if there isn't an external enemy people often inventing 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 where you think anybody sees dupin 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 japan is now seen as a more or less normal capitalist country with it is a lot. 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 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 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 an awful long time do you think they could become stronger than the united states in europe in terms of their. combined possibly but what a stronger me 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 that way and it's a 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 you aim is not to make the united states into a stronger nation state your aim 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 a little slow out there that nobody would pay any attention to accept for the fact that they have nuclear weapons and that makes it into

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top stories this hour to the libyan rebels are gaining on colonel gadhafi as they advance westward closer to the capital tripoli off the strikes help to recapture several key points meanwhile nato has agreed to take over command of producing the no fly zone in the country. as a foreign intervention as a result of his crimes against its own citizens but warns that ordinary people shouldn't suffer during strikes russia's foreign air forces have been reckless in their actions reports of more civilian deaths. also in the news this week hundreds of thousands marched on the streets of london in protest of eighty billion pounds of inspiration's also part of the e.u. many angry. monies for the libya intervention. and in japan the

operator of the fukushima nuclear plant denies earlier reports that radiation levels there reach ten million times the norm it claims led to the immediate evacuation of emergency workers at a concentration of radioactive has been detected in the sea near the city. with more on those new stories in less than fifteen minutes from now but first let's have a look at what's happening sport there is you know with us now must do better that seems to be the verdict for russia's footballers today indeed well if you want to go to euro twenty twelve the automatic bell you really should be paying armenia away from home they didn't manage to do that it was nil nil but of course there's a long way to go yet yeah we're halfway there they've played five games one three drawn one last one there's five more so no time to get worried at the moment we'll have a look at their latest results in just a sec. well

that's what's the big good to have you with us our headlines this hour. the russian vitaly petrov reaches the full no one podium for the first ever time finishing third at the season opening a stream grand prix. all changed russia say goodbye to the top of their euro twenty twelve qualifying group for now after feeling to break the deadlock against armenia . on the ice to la plante ancel about move closer to the garden cup finals both moving up in the respective series over the weekend. showing he's got what it takes to contest in formula one the russian earning first ever podium finish at the opening race of the season in melbourne but the borg rocket only bettered by pull to flag winner with sebastian vettel lewis hamilton patrol for putting aside the nurse. since last year to assert himself as

a more than capable replacement for injured teammate. the results also the first podium finish for russia as a country that's will no doubt in great spirits to remain champion a full twenty two seconds in front of 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 define if you have another look on to the race and you know move move forward from here now brings us the football we're being knocked off their perch in european qualifying it dick of the kids second in group b. after being held to a goal a stroll by armenia on saturday nights and watching not much in your of and for us was richard from port fleet. russia 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 take up a cat overseas

a big setback for him but he was my grandmother said enough to pay tribute to way armenia played today well in the game because. we had four away games we winning three one in place with us again is good but seeing this game we played against a very aggressive team. that still we had the opportunity to do to win. so i think the organizational world was excellent from the team. to find the finishing touch you need a little bit luck or russia dominated possession for long periods of the game but i broke out with a point in a 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 russians tonight he said here it was crucial the key point of the match is that we didn't score but we scored we would have worn. more from the team dominating controlling and 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 kerry's record showed and 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 gone afraid i have matches when actually managing to find the back of the net. i think the whole team works very hard and you have always she wagered everybody brings his best form we also have seen that some players did not bring their best form but in the organisation they did their job well over 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 we have a very good team and i think that you know many people many teams should really. be serious when they play for russia's next year in two thousand and twelve qualifiable being around for a month's time when though again play the armenians and recover catamount time has plenty to think about most notably about how to try and get his team scoring again as bellamy defined in the back of a net said they want to break those euro two thousand and twelve finals. ok that results mean slovakia rise to the summit in group b. after they saw. a solitary go wild robbie keane struck proved to be the winner on twenty two minutes in dublin helping the republic of ireland secure two one win over macedonia so over a close in that group with slovakia russia and ireland all on ten points but it is a slovaks who would currently take the automatic qualifying spot on points difference or maybe it will they're also still in with a sharp line just two points i did fourth where we finished second will go into

a play off for the ukraine and poland find. surprising results stateside meanwhile where argentina were unable to clinch victory over the us in new york some russian interest in this one as well with sports defender marcus were all given a full ninety minutes to impress in the friendly with rotation has been the key word for the recently the argentina monitor constantly changing his squad with two interim men as the band cumbia so unhappy as an entity in the full. year was one player around ensuring more adama's rain though the real madrid attacker come in close after the hour mark. also pivotal in opening this story the visitors' intricate play eventually allowing us to fire home three minutes from half time argentine. didn't make their superiority taunts in the second period though and paid the price fifty nine minutes in i do delo taking full advantage of a mistake by argentina to keep our mario until our one more final school.

brazil and scotland met in london meanwhile on sunday brazil dominating from the beginning but only moments to breach the scots cool line three minutes from the break rising star neymar finishing superb a no wonder the nineteen year old's attracting interest from all across europe were believed to be at the top of the queue for a man who is on present second thirty minutes from time neymar earning converting the penalty for chino brazil well simply support. let's talk ice hockey where semifinal surprise package have kneeled on a commanding three zero lead in their series with loch motif the most original going to be offering off after the first period apart with only goal then made a three zero in the second third slot and tif well they didn't have a consolation in the final period slovak public to meet threat giving the visiting found some hope but atlanta were to let their guard slip to the extent of three are

in the best of seven western conference the side from touching distance of the first k.-tel final. cell about to live meanwhile have seized control in their eastern semifinal series with five to nothing up overall following saturday's home when sol about taking a tour zero with goaltender erik urs bird's eye game in sporting form for the winner's action needs to thank you to. dr be a new zealand fans will be hoping the hong kong sevens title they want on sunday won't be the only world rugby crown they lift this year well the term and is the fifth of eight in the i.r.b. sevens calendar but it's far and away the most prestigious title last went to the northern hemisphere in two thousand and six. england winning and not a cation on the were hungry for more than navigating tough passage to the decider normally seeing off. in the playoffs but it was new zealand to establish the lead

they would never lose the physicality of the men in black up the bridge and the deciding factor new zealand eventually taking it twenty nine seventy. it's been a hugely entertaining cricket world cup to date three in a row champions australia exiting at the quarter final stage aren't shocking anyone sound south africa being dumped out by new zealand of course the latter occur and seeing the i phone approaches coach offer an apology for his side's elimination the feedback we got. was. due. to be difficult to explain but it. always seemed to do the most to lose is that i know i know this and it's going to dawn and so people who'll say things to us. the highlights of the martial arts here for some help and over the weekend in school the world cup taking place in the country where the

sport came into existence some seventy five years ago more than two hundred fifty athletes from twenty six countries taking to the mosque in the capital the majority of podium places going to russian practitioners both in the men's and women's offense despite such notables us few to. be an expert in the combat sport no less some bills popularity remains somewhat stunted worldwide however action movie star like the toff who is also a former ultimate fight champion promised to help bring it to the audiences. somebody is very similar. to me general said will have a jacket and i think the transition is going to go through with them no one has come but some of the not so popular just last year so we're going to. start. putting together fights like this i hope they're going to bring future for our fighters and let's not have

a great relationship with you see and do my best to the more. funding chip chip in the russia. and do my best to get the russians to come but some before either of us involved in the sport. but for the sports world whether it's coming up in just a tech. wealthy british style it's time to. go. to the. markets weiner scandal. find out what's really happening to the global economy cause a report on our. we'll

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