if you can this is. twenty four hours a day top stories the libyan rebels are gaining. closer to the capital tripoli after. recapture several key oil town. operations in the country which will go beyond enforcing the no fly zone. intervention as a result of gadhafi crimes against his own citizens but the people shouldn't suffer during strikes she says forces have been too reckless in their actions as reports of civilian deaths are. also in the news this week hundreds of thousands

marched in the streets of london in protest of pounds of cards demonstrations also gripped the heart of the e.u. many angry at austerity at home on money libya intervention. and. nuclear plant reports that radiation levels there reached ten times the norm the immediate evacuation of emergency workers a high concentration of radioactive has been detected in the sea near the facility . with more on those stories more developments in less than thirty minutes from now in fact in fifteen minutes from now in the meantime we discussed the rise of islamophobia in the u.s. with award winning journalist who says it's a reaction to fear and 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 for 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. in the united states nowadays and do you think it's just there is certainly a level of islamophobia or just 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 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 who have 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're 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 i think it's 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 to leaders who promise. where 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 could be in china or it could be anywhere in china what i meant by. chinese nationalism being a form often an expression of form i didn't mean that 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 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 when you 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 that i don't think it's a direct threat to the united states. certainly not a military. it 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 again because the rise of china as a serious power. with economic clout 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 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 i think is something that's partly 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 is that the united states powerful enough to just stop worrying about you know rationally you would have thought so but these things in order always rational and if there isn't an external enemy people often invent 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 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 to 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 the way it's in one thousand 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

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 thank you so much. thank you it was a pleasure. well. fifty years after minced first flight the flames of space race are again alike brand new rockets meet a new launch site private companies now enter the flight to explore the cosmos skin very bright speciously on technology and. we've done the future covered. wealthy british style holds.

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it's the invasion by means of. traditional language tell you that the best compete could be. the thing is that the head the dems are still unaware of what's going on in their land still ask them have no idea about. i don't know anything about the alaska. on our cheek. more news today violence is what the city. these are the images seeing from the streets of canada. today.

top stories the libyan rebels are gaining. closer to the capital tripoli. helped them recapture several key towns. operations in the country which will go in forcing the no fly. intervention as a result of. citizens but warns that people shouldn't suffer during strikes. have been reckless in actions as reports of more civilian deaths coming through. hundreds of thousands marched on the streets of london in protest. demonstrations. with many home phone for the libya intervention.

the focus. radiation levels then reached ten million times the normal range. of emergency workers but a high concentration of radioactive take to in the sea near the sea. to bring us up to date for the moment i'll be back with more news in less than fifteen minutes from now first let's have a look at what's happening in sports with you know. 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 . plant ancel about move closer to the garden cup finals both moving three zero up in the respective series over the weekend. showing he's got what it takes to contest in formula one the russian earning the first ever podium finish at the opening race of the season in melbourne the borgo rocket elite 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. results also the first podium finish for russia as a country that's in great spirits to remain champion a full twenty two seconds in front of ten checkered. all in all a very good race i think there was a lot of things to learn today and we need to defer to have another look into the

race and move forwards 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. by armenia on saturday nights and watching not much in your of and for us was richard from port fleet. i reached the halfway point in their quest to try and qualify for euro two thousand and twelve finals in poland and ukraine a bad task is now become a lot harder following their failure to beat armenia what pick up a cat overseas a big setback for him but he was my grandmother said enough to pay tribute to way armenia played today. in the game because. we had four away games we were winning three one. is good but seeing this game we played against a very aggressive team. to win. i think the organization from the team was the final finishing touch you need

a little bit luck or russia would dominate 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. who was the stand i player really for the russians annoyed he said here it was crucial the key point of the match is that we didn't score it was scored we would have gone. from the team dominating controlling creating chances as a coach. but shooting in the goal they have. won fortunately andrea shaaban 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 so he didn't show the same sort of energy of the likes of carrick or showed him his form of study 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 one actually managing to find the back of the net. i think the whole team works very hard and

you have always she. brings his best form we also have seen that some players did not bring their best form in the organization that 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 a mess at least. in contention for us plays 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 fighting for qualification but 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 i'm sick of the 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 the net said they want to break those euro two thousand and twelve finals. to r.t.

. ok that result means slovakia rise to the summit in group b. after they saw during a solitary go wild robbie keane struck proved to be the winner on twenty two minutes in dublin of the republic of ireland secure two on win over macedonia so all very close in that group with slovakia russia and ireland all on ten points but it is the slovaks who would currently take the automatic qualifying spot on points difference or maybe it while they're also still in with a shot at lying just two points behind in fourth quarter finished second will go into a playoff for the ukraine and poland find. surprising results stateside meanwhile were argentina were unable to clinch victory over the u.s. in new york some russian interests in this one as well with sports defender marcus were all given a full ninety minutes to impress in the friendly rotation has been the key word for issue too but recently the argentina manager constantly changing his squad to

interim n s but also and how he is a net impact in the fold a little di maria was one player roy injuring moderate rain though that reality the top are coming close after the huff our mark di maria also pivotal in opening the scoring to this very intricate play eventually allowing the firehole. time argentina did. their superiority complex in the second period though and paid the price fifty nine minutes in i think jello the full advantage of a stick by argentina keeper and you are one of the finest. stalin met in london meanwhile and some liberal still dominating from the off but only managing to breach the stock's cooling three minutes from the break rising star neymar finishing some perv no wonder the nineteen year old's attracting interest from all across europe real madrid believed to be at the top of the queue from his brazil second fifteen minutes time neymar earning and confirming the

penalty for two nil brazil simply plus. let's talk ice hockey where semifinal surprise package kneeled on a commanding three zero lead in their series with locke motif the most original i felt going real thing off after the first period. goal then made a three zero in the second third slightly teef well they didn't have a consolation in the final period slovak couple to me try giving the visiting found some hope but atlanta were to let their guard slip to the extent. of the best of seven western conference the touching distance of the first k.-tel final. meanwhile have seized control in their eastern semifinal series with. two nothing up overall following saturday's win cell about to get through or zero with a goaltender earth bird's eye game and spotting for the winner shocking news to

twenty ticklish on the. drug be a new zealand fans will be hoping the hong kong sevens title they want on sunday won't be the only world they lift this year well the term and is the fifth of eight seventh's in the i.r.b. sevens calendar but it's far and away the most prestigious title loss went to the northern hemisphere in two thousand and six england. winning and not occasion on the were hungry for more 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 out the break and the deciding factor bench to 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 sounds south africa being dumped out by new zealand of course the latter occur and seeing the eye calling proteus coach offer an apology for his side's elimination we

go out. to explain. to the team. is that. and it's going to. and so people who'll say things to us the highlights of the martial arts here for some bowlers happened over the weekend in school the world super 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 in the couple the majority of putting in place is going to russian practitioners both in the men's and women's offense despite such noodles us food or. putin being experts in the combat sport no less some bills popularity remains somewhat stunted worldwide however action movie star alec tuck tore off who

is also a former ultimate fight champion promised to help bring it to what he says. is very similar to. a general said to have a jacket. i think the transition is going to. come but some of the not so popular just last year or so. stars. putting together fires like this the hope of having a great future for our fighters have a great relationship with you see me and i'll do my best to do more to the ultimate fighting championship in the russia. and i'll do my best to get the russian somebody to come out some of either of the involved in the sport. but for the sport this our world weather is coming up in just a tech. hungry

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