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this is see and these are the stories that shapes this week western nations a ramp up calls for military intervention in syria in order to protect refugees but face criticism all aiming to help all rebels is fighting toxics are accused of being crimes. tremendous song might have to spend from six months to get

back what dorian embassy in london the whistleblower makes of four cars during their reign to be saying he hopes for a diplomatic resolution to the standoff. also no longer now calls to iran refuse smits of its international isolation by hosting a high profile sun that attended by leaders and senior politicians from over one hundred countries despite opposition from washington. clash of only guards russian business tycoon. when this in a multibillion dollar bombshell with fellow countryman. and the london court in a case political actions of dirty dealings and spreads. up next to discuss the upcoming u.s. presidential election and the troubles with america's political system was also. we're sitting down with an author professor of philosophy and currently

a senior scholar at the institute for policy studies and your living thank you very much for joining me you contributed to a book it's titled hopeless barack obama and the politics of illusion what was the illusion in your opinion and how did it get hopeless well obama of course campaigned on the idea of hope and the possibility of change but he was skillful in turning himself into something like a rorschach figure which anyone could see whatever they wanted to see the changes were not certainly ruptures with the past. and they dashed at the expectations of virtually every constituency that supported him because they envisioned. transformations of american domestic and foreign policy that were far more far reaching than what obama actually even attempted let alone

achieved as far as foreign policy you're writing that president obama's wars could come back to bite him even the ones he didn't start but which you argue are his buy now he pledged to withdraw from iraq and afghanistan he says that's what he doing in what way could they bite him well they could all fall apart. if the united states lost both of those wars even before obama assumed office but the imperative that obama faced which was also the imperative that george bush faced in his final years was not to lose face i'd like you to expend a little bit on afghanistan you argue that ghana stand in particular certainly into a face saving operation for the president how is he handling that. well to the extent that he can develop a consensus in the political class in the united states to get out as soon as possible which seems to be happening not particularly through his own initiatives

he will get out but unless that develops he is going to happen is going to have to be a continued presence there of some sort which is going to continue to wreak murder and mayhem and not to achieve any of the official objectives that the united states put forward in entering into that conflict in the first place if that explodes then obama will look bad because the united states will look weak and it will look it will look defeated and that will and that's not a recipe for success for someone who was worked on an electoral campaign aside from the wars already on the u.s. plate you wrote that by far the biggest bullet for president obama to dodge is a war against iran do you think it might actually happen i mean expert even in the was government say so crazy idea. well it looks now like obama has dodged that

bullet at least until november by basically buy buy buy buy in lawful israel with our arms what do you think about the president's approach with regards to iran when he's trying to cater to to everybody in a way to the israelis by saying that he would be ready to go to war and to everybody else by saying that he actually doesn't like the drums of war and there's still a chance for diplomacy to work i think the result is that although he maybe have succeeded in avoiding the war between now and the election and maybe even afterwards one could hope the rationale for the war remains intact and so the past so the danger that some events could transpire which would lead to. which would reignite the danger and maybe even lead to more to the eruption of the war remains real and obama hasn't effectively addressed that issue i think this. an instance of a general problem with obama's presidency and it's partly why it's very hard for

anyone any of obama's supporters to come up with any reason for. it and for supporting him especially for supporting him enthusiastically in the upcoming election other than that the alternative is so much worse. because whatever he's accomplished that could not on balance be. given up a plus it's always in cumbered by negatives that are very nearly cancel cancel out the benefits the contenders for the republican nomination they have a pretty scary rhetoric when it comes to foreign affairs everyone minus ron paul they don't seem to have words political solution in there with capillary right and yet you called president obama the most hawkish of the lot why well he's the most hawkish of the lot with respect to some issues there not with respect to to all

issues his position on afghanistan. is at least momentarily probably more hawkish than that of mitt romney they they. they have all of them said that now is the time to get out and obama has the steward of the empire can't say that and so he also said that well i gradually gradually to get out there as a graduate to get. but that's different from getting out now which was what even though gingrich served on a different note related to domestic politics i want to ask you about the occupy wall street movement and where you think it's heading these people took to the streets to protest the culture of revolving doors in washington and a cozy relationship between corporations and politicians of a limited contributions to political campaigns which we see as

legalized corruption do you think their voices were heard. in a general defeat really diffuse cultural sense i don't think. wall street banks tourists or cultural heroes anymore the way that they work the way that they used to be in terms of policy making what in terms of policy making probably not. least with this administration so far but there was a backlash the talk create a forum and that went to a kind of awakening kind of consciousness raising and where that goes now as the spring is coming to new forms of struggle are likely to emerge and how that will interact with the political campaign which he has to respond to which i mean fortunately of the union address for example he would say that you know there is a need to keep the last reading chair that it needs to be better regulated so you

don't say all those words you can even say that and then he can go right out and not keep wall street and soon americans will face a choice between mitt romney most possibly and obama candidates from two parties democrat and republican you wrote that romney's and i quote here awfulness will win the election for the democrats i want to ask you about the two party system and the horse race that he'd established the fact that we do you think americans. that much of a choice when electing a president it's sort of like. coke and pepsi and the level of the anti-gun is out of the exist in the places where those things are manufactured and marketed at the level of underlying political vision or underlying political orientation there isn't that much difference and romney would probably be perfectly happy doing what obama does we have

a media which is so thoroughly controlled and all the institutions that manufacture opinion are so pervasive and our electoral system has become basically like an advertising it's become sales promotions there are brands and there are people trying to sell different products one of two products to a product and it's. a pressure that's not all it's not so much the pressure that's hard to resist it's a pressure that most people or most people aren't even aware that there is an alternative and can't be measured but i wanted to ask is there a chance for third product to somehow get into this well historically that only seems to happen to some small extent when the third party product is backed by a huge amount of money when ross perot was running for president and. the greens can't do that and they're not going to have in one thousand nine hundred two very that was in one thousand nine hundred ninety two you know according to. one of

the latest gallup polls a record number of americans forty percent of americans identify themselves as independents that ever happened and they don't have their candidate. right we have a very profound disconnect between what people want to in any recognize meaningful and recognizable sense of the term and what the political process offers in the way of four of alternatives by the way that the party system has evolved especially in recent years that makes it it and buy it. indefensible jurisprudence which has made it increasingly possible for. corporations and for very rich people effectively to control the political process and under those circumstances it doesn't matter that much what people want or even

that much how involved people are thank you very much thank you dr levin. thank you . download the official publication. choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. t.v. is not required to watch on t.v. all you need is your mobile device watch on t.v. any time.

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a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to gaza reports on . the stories that shape this week western nations around calls for the military intervention in syria in order to protect refugees but face criticism for aiming to help the rattles these fighting toxic southeast of being crimes. might have to spend from six months to hold get back door an embassy in london that was love and makes up phone calls during a rain tipping say hugs for a diplomatic resolution to the standoff. also no longer

a cost of romber few myths of its international isolation by hosting a high profile summit attended by need is that senior politicians from over one hundred countries despite opposition from washington. only gulps of russian business tycoon romana brim of the choice in a multi-million dollar bottle with that no country man buries bruce also in a london court in a case full of accusations up to his team dealings and threats. and supporters coming up next with andrew's go all the goals from the russian premier league class action from the tennis at flushing meadows. hello there thanks for watching the sports and these are the headlines keeping up informed terry quinn two one who being to go joint top with their meat in the

russian premier league players begun bruce arena williams powers pass rushing you catherine account of the top seeds have few problems at the u.s. open and bucky is back mclaren driver claimed his first poll in three years after an incredible qualifying session for the belgian grand prix. but will start with the football in terek continue their incredible start to the russian premier league season mike moment three shared grabbed a late winner as they try and two one rubin to go joint top of the russian premier league watched on by russian coach fabio capello to do sell put the visitors ahead thirteen minutes in the charge strike of their left putting him after a pinpoint cross from the door could go to show off the home side went all out in search of an equaliser but were made to wait until midway through the second half salomon roamed on putting the finishing touches to their full blooded attack but. came unstuck after meeting shared snatch the winner in the dying minutes twice

former champions then lost the founder salvatore big charity after two late bookings despite the defeat. for. the support of struck later on to help their man volga salvage a one one draw at home to the last of their again black opening for the visitors early on. rostov capsulize ing on the defensive slip up but the bosnian was denied a double he missed a penalty awarded after under a. bushel of sorry was sent off on the half hour however vulgar didn't give up and support was levelled from a set pace with three minutes to go volga a second bottom two points behind. and in the last game saturday alone you came back to draw one one at home in their mid table battle public not your bitch had struck the village this late in the first half the time ash pretty skin leveled with the head with twenty minutes to go to share the points . nine and ten. for

gains today in russia's top flight locomotive take on spacek in the moscow are looking to balance back from their europa league exit and travel to their bodies and will host and courteous to get off and to take in and she will angie have a death squad by signing france midfielder the son and from reality trade the twenty seven year old will undergo a medical before joining on a three year deal for a ported fee of more than six million dollars. meanwhile in england branch the city up to four thousand and three one when it home to keep goals from yard. and cost have as sealed the three points of a city do admit there's still room for improvement would not. be in terms of performances at this moment in time but with this problem start by the point stall that we've got almost on the table its problems start scoring goals. would like to

keep clean sheets we haven't done. we. probably paid the penalty for not couldn't agree more. also unbeaten our west brom who defeated everton so you know ten man swanzy twice fought back to draw two two at home to sunderland and stay second spurs are yet to win a league game under a fierce bias after they conceded a late equaliser against west ham go to three nil darby when they were full on with it and andy carroll setting up two goals before he had to go off injured and peter crouch netted the late leveller in stage two two draw wigan. and the games today liverpool host ask him with both sides looking for their for this win of the season once united travel to new promoted to southampton by newcastle entertain aston villa have lost their opening two games. let's go to the tennis and serena williams has enjoyed a sweet victory over russia katherina mcadam at the us open mccallum who's running

forty two in the world had knocked the american administration open but williams made sure that it's not going to be a repeat beating beating the russian six four six love to reach the last sixteen and she will play next the n.c.d. check and i'll have a call after she beat russia marie olenka. second c i need to get advance is also interesting for the polish diary became a yankovic's a scrappy match that saw nine breaks of six three seven five the score. roberta vinci next. i want to look at the moment is angelica herbert the german reached the semifinals at wimbledon and got a straight sets victory over all the sorts from bellary. it was quick and a good match for me i started. also the men's single before

very long and actually warming out three times but. i just tried to be for cause. yeah it was very hot out there so i think it was good that they played a little bit later and in the men's trough roger federer needed just two hours to get past the end of it ask a well known long straight sets win for the top seeded flushing meadows although afterwards he admitted it wasn't entirely straightforward. today it was complicated because her desk oh give me a lot of different serves plus he's left handed one was sliced one of thirty five miles per hour so it's never easy to get into it and there is some wind also today but i'm really happy i feel good there's always a relief when you get through the first week the man who beat federer to take gold at the limit takes andy murray is also through although he needed almost twice as long to defeat for the china lopez despite having beaten him six times before mary was a bit labored as he eventually won three sets to one. serves to office for the first

. but it was. a. half way through. you're. probably going to a combination of things you know. you know not. conditions it's just. to get used. nowadays the belgium formula one grand prix today mclaren jenson button will start on pole position for the first time in three years he was fast this in qualifying at the. driver. took second to clinch the first front row start of his career while williams pastor maldonado was third then came here i can answer your pet is the standings leader fernando alonso ferrari six red bulls mark webber we seventh but will start twelfth after a great penalty behind defending champion sebastian vettel. it's been quite a long time since i got my proposition back in two thousand and nine monaco i think

so. yeah it's pretty emotional you know. being good for the past few years but some of those of. not gone perfectly. are great qualifying session. it's so important to come back after the break up to such a long break. with a good result and certainly one of the races tomorrow but this is this is close to winning the grand prix for me it has been it's been through a lot. of news goals world number one rory mcilroy has a one shot lead at the halfway stage of the george bank championship in boston the northern irishman started this approach setting him up for an eagle on his. he then went on to birdie the next and goes into the penultimate round a shot ahead of south africa's luis is things and he wasn't playing badly in self tiger woods is two shots back after firing a sixty eight. while scotland's richie ramsay has

a one shot lead going into the final day of the european masters he hit six birdies during his round of sixty four and saturday in switzerland and is a shot ahead of two other britons danny with it and poor larry. and finally several world records in athletics and swimming have already been smashed at the london paralympics the athletes have certainly produced the performance of their lives but is modern high tech science also responsible for continuously improving results for one quarter ref looks for the answer is in london. south africa's oscar pistorius is arguably the most famous paralympian in the world the sprinter big game diverse man in history to purchase bait in both events of the summer games following his exams at the olympic title earlier this summer pistorius is achievement has prompted debates whether paralympians good to form their able bodied counterparts as the prosthetic six knology advances each

year. steve pond takes care of the russian paralympic team's prosthetic limb stuck and contrary to the critics he believes that technology has little to do with the actual improvements of results. of course the manufacturers of all this equipment are competing between each other always trying to improve something but i want to stress it's in the end everything depends on the athletes and then mooney represents the african nation of garner the paralympics has come a long way in sports starting with the amputee football at home and now road cycling in london and he probably knows better than anyone that state of the art technology comes a distant second to strength of character youth how yesterday best they've been implement always been modified. and atlee to him or herself is not able to put forward it will do you us you never succeed at least so it is all about.

determination does it clean integrity initiate if she had intelligence given back passion and we need oscar pistorius prove to his fellow athletes with disabilities that competing at the able bodied the olympics is not an unachievable dream naturally they cannot do without artificial limbs but one thing's certain paralympians are the driving force behind the advancement of per static product. so what's in store for the future of technology for people with disabilities are we ever going to see a so-called blade runner the one hundred meters faster than the same bolt well the answer to that is still not sure prosthetics manufacturers have already made a huge technological leap in large part thanks to the efforts and courage of paralympic athletes. artsy london. brings us the end of the sport for the moment

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