u.s. state department's plans for spreading democracy around the world have been greeted with speculation that washington is planning a program of foreign regime change it will provide finance and technology to opposition groups but the attached strings could be used to steer other states where america wants them as artie's garnishes counterparts with the u.s. state department now generously hands out cash and technology to dissidents throughout the world its bureau of democracy human rights and labor has announced the request for proposals on how to fast a change in a number of countries in the middle east and north africa as well as cuba the u.s. claims the best of intentions saying it wants to strengthen independence civil society groups in those countries it's just been really another form of provoking regime change they're just trying to do it under a different guise under a different facade saying that somehow with the best of intentions they're promoting. democracy but in reality it's just promoting u.s. agenda among other things the state department is financing the creation of st

states where the u.s. wants them as are he's got a cheeky reports. the u.s. state department now generously hands out cash and technology to dissidents throughout the world its bureau of democracy human rights and labor has announced the request for proposals on how to foster change in a number of countries in the middle east and north africa as well as cuba the u.s. claims the best of intentions saying it wants to strengthen independent civil society groups in those countries it's just in really another form of provoking regime change they're just trying to do it under a different guise under a different facade saying that somehow and with the best of intentions they're promoting democracy but in reality it's just promoting us agenda among other things the state department is financing the creation of stealth wireless networks that would enable activists to communicate outside the reach of governments in countries like iran syria and libya according to participants in the projects other programs include a so-called internet in a suitcase a powerful portable wireless transmit

u.s. state department and it turns out that oil trading firm arcadia petroleum sued by regulators just lastweek for allegedly manipulating us oil prices used hardball tactics in yemen to buy the country's oil exports a below market prices until authorities revamped their. sales process to break up the trading houses longstanding monopoly so arcadia was using a local agent who was a tribal leader named how he'd arm are these cables from the u.s. state department say that once they had to compete with other competitors then they didn't take it lightly first they started reading the process where they were offering like a dollar more per barrel of then the other competitors to drive them and scare them out of the market but the state department cables then cite a highly ranked government officials that says all our own nic arcadia took their fear of competition further and scared away potentially more competitive bidders by threatening to kidnap their representatives i think that falls under the category of best practices something called k p m g good blue zone on the phone that's right in the

u.s. state department helped her leave libya today on a united nation's flight for malta. she will stay in nurp feurope f. the u.s. state department will provide whatever help she needs. >>> an up diet on the e. coli outbreak in europe. an official says bean sprouts and other sprout varieties grown in northern germany are the likely cause for the outbreak that's killed 22 people and made more than 2,000 sick. last night we led our broadcast with an important development in treating breast cancer. tonight more promising news to report. researchers said two new drugs can extend survival in patients with advanced melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer. the lead investigator for one of the drugs said it made an unprecedented level of difference for those who received it. the findings were presented at a meeting of the american society of clinical oncology in chicago. >>> in paris today, one of the classic rivalries in tennis played out once again at the french open. it was rafael nadal against rogr federer. nadal ultimately prepared as he has so many times on clay. boost

u.s. state department as of a lot of attention to russia lately including statements from michael posner our own assistant secretary of state for human rights perhaps it's because hillary clinton thinks the u.s. government's massive propaganda machine is losing the info war the russians have opened up an english language network i've seen it in a few countries and it's quite instructive as u.s. state department spokesman mark toner said in a statement on may thirtieth we know it was concern that a peaceful demonstration of russians advocating for the rights of gays and lesbians joined by international supporters was forcefully disrupted by kevin protesters in that russian security forces then detained people from both groups. well here's the disturbing part from posner about working with russia i want you to know that you have the support of barack obama's administration of secretary of state hillary clinton and of the american people and that's why we have the american people are supporting a foreign government violating human rights this is your tax money at work under obama i'm sure the r

u.s. state department has echoed the sentiment. >> if he cannot end the violence against his own people and take meaningful steps to start the process of reform, then he needs to get out of the way. every day that he stays in office and the violence continues, he is basically making that choice by default. >> despite the growing pressure from washington and elsewhere, the right syrian regime is showing few signs of settling -- stepping aside. protesters fear there will be more bloodshed before any kind of solution is reached. >> in the middle east, fighters have been gauged in have the clashes with government forces. thousands of residents have been forced to flee. there are also reports of live bullets fired against protesters. nigerian police say they have rescued teenagers from what they described as a baby farm. more now on our top story. the ban on the vegetable imports is totally unacceptable. they consider the economic impact of the outbreak. today, they done to vegetables outside. german officials wrongly identified spanish cucumbers as the source of the outbreak. sales accosting ne

u.s. state department consultant for years, like many others agree the u.s. should commit to a long-lasting presence and economic aid. he believes that he hopes the u.s. can help end corruption in afghanistan because he says that is the only way the people will believe it's possible to improve their country. >> and the defense department puts a cost of the 10-year war at nearly $300 bill yichblt those figures are through april of the year. and that is not counting the human tolls. there are 6160 crosses in the hillside memorial off highway 24. they represent men and women killed in combat in the war in afghanistan as well as iraq. >> giants fan guyin stow, brutally beaten in los angeles reached a major milestone in his recovery. we have the latest on the condition. welcome news. >> doctors say they've seen enough improvement and upgrading the condition from critical to serious, an indication of touch and go phase is over, now, hard work of helping him regain as much brain function as possible is set to begin. >> brian stow sustained a traumatic brain injury h

u.s. propaganda and even if they're not official state department propaganda outlets they're still gras casting a point of view of the united states in promoting u.s. agenda around the world to the u.s. actually has an apparatus a media apparatus much larger than just what's out what's coordinated by the baby and this is what i think as a as a broader impact in a much more powerful impact around the world in promoting us agenda and does it have an impact though i shaping public opinion in places like venezuela because commentary of heard from people in regards to these u.s. funded operations is that people in those countries know they're u.s. funded and as a result they don't put much credence into them but yet this is something that's supposed to shape image abroad and we heard in that report that there's accusations that all this funding really is just funny outlets that are falling on deaf ears what have you seen to be the reality i mean i think that b.g. and i voice of america again and the radio and t.v. marti i have been complete waste of millions and millions of u.s. taxpayer dollar. i m

u.s. state department confirmed to abc news today that it is creating a so-called shadow internet to help protesters overseas. some governments especially in the middle east have been disrupting internet traffic between protesters who rely on social networking to organize and spread information. $2 million has already been spent to develop a suitcase-sized device that can provide wireless communication and phone networks over a broad region. >>> protesters greeted mexican president felipe calderon at a commencement ceremony today. a plane flew overhead with a banner drawing attention to the death toll in his country's battle with drug cartels. some members of the audience carried similar signs. calderon's speech mostly stayed away from the drug war and immigration. he called on the graduates to tackle two of the world's biggest problems. >> reduce poverty dash [inaudible] and to achieve the world needs. >> he urged graduates to fill their lives with meaning and enjoy every minute of it. calderon received a standing ovation at the end of his 18-minute speech. students nominated calderon to

u.s. state department was quick to condemn the attack. this coordinated assault on the key international target now raises serious questions about the handover of control from nato to the country's security forces just hours before a conference on the issue was due to begin. >> police in athens used tear gas in clashes over anger at the country's austerity plan. the clashes began at the start of a two day general strike on the eve of a vote whether to approve the new measures. if they reject them, the u.s. and imf will withhold its loan greece couldnd run out of money in weeks. >> late into the evening, there were clashes between police and protesters outside parliament. all part of a day of protests against the austerity package which greek m.p.'s will vote on tomorrow. earlier the protests had turned violent. for hours, there were running battles in the square outside parliament. communications trucks were attacked and set on fire. all attention, bitterness, and frustration of recent days, it was almost inevitable there would be an outb

u.s. state department spokesman. is america treading lightly on syria because it is afraid it might explode and therefore the risk of getting rid of the outside regime, however distasteful that regime might be, might actually hurt america in the long term more? >> certainly, syria is a much different situation and a much different country than libya. libya was on the periphery. gaddafi had no friends. assad sits in the heart of the middle east, and there has not been the same side of support -- the same size of support within the region for decisive action as there was against libya. that said, the united states has a declared policy. is in favor and will support reformers after an estimated 1100 that spirit we have a policy that is untenable. it is unimaginable at this point that assad will be able to lead the transition in syria. >> do you think the administration needs to say enough in order to put the right amount of pressure? >> looking back at the situation in libya, it was the president of united states who sa

u.s. state department expressed temps that the display of military power would only heighten tension in the region but vietnam said it was just a routine exercise. >>> china is scheduled to begin operating a high-speed railway between beijing and shanghai late this month. the trains will run at two speeds, 300 kilometers per hour and 250 kilometers per hour. the faster one will cover the 1,300 kilometers between beijing and shanghai in four hours and 48 minutes. the railway will have seismic sensors installed at 31 points along the route so trains can slow down in the event of an earthquake. the train and railway operation system were developed with technological support from other countries, including japan and germany. but the vice minister of railways stressed chinese technology at a news conference in beijing on monday. >> translator: the railway is a compilation of chinese railway technologies. our technology in this field has reached the highest level in the world. >> the line was initially set to open in october this year. china's leadership is believed to be using the railway openin

u.s. state department dismissed any significance of today's announcement with the response that it barely matters. the bbc security correspondent, frank gardner, has more. >> al qaeda's new leader is a familiar figure. he worked hand in glove with osama bin laden for many years and has given al-qaeda much of its strategic direction. he's long been the group's most visible spokesman. here he is saying the war with the west will go on. disappointment has been largely welcomed on the extremist web site. bin laden and al-zawahiri collaborated closely. both were fugitives for years, hiding out in afghanistan and pakistan. al-zawahiri, the natural successor to bin laden, is named the f.b.i.'s most-wanted terrorist, the leader of al qaeda. >> it's not a surprise that, from our perspective, that he's moved into that position. he and his organization still threaten us and as we did both seek to capture and kill and succeed in killing bin laden, we certainly do -- will do the same thing with al-zawahiri. >> so, what do we know about ayman al-zawahiri? well, he is a life-long egyptian extremist. he'