well there's a huge music issue apparently on the run from the mark libya will be in the arab awakening a one off deep to work for the maintenance of western military and political intervention in the arab world. welcome back to top past the hour here in moscow a look at the headlines libyan rebels are gaining on colonel gadhafi as they advance west closer to the capital tripoli after a light as strikes helped them recapture several peak oil towns meanwhile nato has agreed to take over command of operations in the country which will go beyond forcing the no fly zone. for an intervention as a result of gadhafi as crimes against his own citizens were warned that ordinary people shouldn't suffer during strikes russia says foreign air forces have been too

reckless in their actions as reports of more civilian deaths come through. and in other news this week over two hundred arrested in london after serious rioting following the huge protests of half a million people against british government plans to slash public spending by eight billion pounds but demonstrations also group the e.q. with citizens angry about dirty cuts while cash flows into banks and forms for libya. nuclear facilities management has apologized for long reporting that radiation levels the top ten million times in the room and the state brought the results of that creation of the workers to teams at the signs. next we discussed the rise of islamophobia in the us with award winning journalist in burma who says this reaction to fear.

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. some phobia in the united states nowadays 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 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 a long war with no would be 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 ninety seven nights 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 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 want 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. of 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 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 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. 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. with the 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 it on something in the united states it's usually an external enemy

model 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 it'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 it creates a kind of confusion in a civil 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 isn't the united states powerful enough to just stop worrying about. rationally you would have thought so but these things are not always rational and if there isn't an external enemy people often invent 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 i don't 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 all not. 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's 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. base. 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 hope 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 now 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 the room i think so much. and he was a pleasure. first. clear cut. second. class to go deeper than the. third the remains are. finally.

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libyan rebels are gaining on colonel gadhafi as they had falls westwards closer to the capital tripoli. tried to help them recapture several key towns meanwhile nations agreed to take over command of the ratios in the country which will go beyond enforcing the no fly zone. moskos of the foreign intervention as a result of gadhafi crimes against his own citizens but warns that ordinary people shouldn't suffer during strikes law says boring and forces have been too reckless in their actions as reports of more civilian deaths come true. and in other news this week over two hundred arrested in london off a serious rising filming

a huge protest of up to topple million people against bridges plans to slash public spending by a two billion pounds bus and demonstrations also group eview citizens angry because while cash flows into banks and loot. and in japan the fukushima nuclear facilities management for wrong worth watching. aviation levels have dropped ten million times and no mistake probes the regions of a creation of the largest city in the side. of europe is eight now and i'll be back with more news in less than fifteen minutes first let's take a look at what's happening in the world of sports with. 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 ansel about move closer to the garden cup finals both moving up in the respective series over the weekend. the telly 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 the borgo rocket believed 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 an injured teammate. results also the first

podium finish for russia as a country that's well no doubt in great spirits to remain champion a full twenty two seconds in front of the 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 forward from here now brings us the football we're being knocked off their perch in european qualifying adik advocates second in group b. after being held. by armenia on saturday nights and watching not much in your of on 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 about a task has now become a lot harder following their failure to beat armenia and what pick up the care of us is a big setback for him but he was my grandmother said enough to pay tribute to way armenia played today. seeing 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. but still we had the opportunity to do to win. i think the organization from the team was to find the 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 for my he said here it was crucial the key point of the match is that we didn't score but we scored we would have borne. more from the team dominating controlling creating chances as a coach. but shooting in the goal there. was virtually 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 sorts of energy of the likes of carrick or found that showed his form of study is a worry for advocates of a moment it's been a long time since he's put in a decent performance and also russia going to freed a half manches one actually managing to find the back of the net. i think the whole team worked very hard and you have always as you do everybody brings his best form we also have seen that some players did not bring their best form but in the organization they did their 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 message 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 they're all again played the armenians and they've got to catch him out time has plenty to think about most notably about how to try and get his team scoring again as bellamy to free from in the back of the net separate want to break those euro two thousand and twelve finals. to r.t. i mean you're. ok that result means slovakia rise to the summit in group b. after this soft during a solitary goal while draw between struck proved to be the winner on twenty two minutes in dublin helping the republic of ireland security 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 shark line just two points behind in fourth quarter finishes second will go into a playoff for the ukraine all in find. surprising results stateside meanwhile where argentina were unable to clinch victory over the us in new york some russian

interests in this one as well with spartak moscow defender marcus were all given a full ninety minutes to impress in the friendly rotation has been the key word for . recently the argentina manager constantly changing his squad to interim n s but also and how he is a net impact in the fold did not realise one player roy injuring madonnas rain though the reality of the top are coming close after the huff our mark di maria also pivotal in opening the scoring this very intricate play a french to me allowing the firehole. time argentina did. make their superiority complex in the second period though and paid the price fifty nine minutes in. jello the full advantage of a mistake by argentina keeper and you are one of the finest. and stalin met in london meanwhile and some liberal still dominating from the off but only managing to reach the scots 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 for a man enough his brazil second fifteen minutes time neymar earning and confirming the penalty for two nil brazil simply. let's talk ice hockey where semifinal surprise package kneeled on a commanding three zero lead in their series with lockyer motif the most original if it going real thing off after the first period. goal they made a three zero in the second third slightly teef well they didn't have a consolation in the final period slovak couple to meet threat 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 coach.

meanwhile have seized control in their eastern semifinal series with five to nothing up overall following saturday's win sell about taking a tour zero with goaltender earth bird's eye game and spotting for the winners shocking news to thank you to. drug be a new zealand fans will be hoping the hong kong sevens titled a one on sunday won't be the only world 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 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 gnarly sing off. and play off 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 these ilands benchley 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 arland shocking england sound south africa being dumped by new zealand of course the latter occur and seeing the i phone proteas coach offer an apology for his side's elimination. to explain. always seems to be the most to lose. and it's going to. insult 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 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 feud or . putin being experts in the combat sport no less some moves 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 in what he says. about somebody is very similar to. a general said to have a jacket. i think the transition is going to go. from the one you have become but some of the not so popular just last year or so. stars. putting together fights like this the hope of having a great future for our fighters and let's have a great relationship with you see and i'll do my best to be called the fighting championship in the russia. and i'll do my best to get the

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