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causing huge spikes in unemployment and waves in syria ration and quality of life collapse in american britain and around the world is a promise no amount of cash injection alone forcing will change that because these banks colluding with the governments have yet to disclose the full extent of the shadow banking system another twenty trillion and bad debt yet to be revealed but max there is the other side of the equation of deflation is hyperinflation and vince cable could get what he wants and that might be a collapse of the currency if you call it hyperinflation because right now all of that new money all that quantitative easing and remember the u.k. has had the most of anybody as on a percentage basis on a per capita basis and it's just sitting there on the banks' balance sheet so if they start lending it out you could have a wide margin or any sort of situation well that's an excellent point i think people need to get their term straight you've got inflation and you've got disinflation then you've got deflation versus hyper inflation if i say that correct yes i do so deflation equals hype

britain's defense secretary admits u.k. and american troops use depleted uranium an initial or muroc war in two thousand and three it's use is why do you condemn it because of the potential long term health effects such as tense with the militants. and washington has apologized to moscow for arresting a russian citizen without proper notifying the countries of forty's the pilot was detained in long period and transferred to mess with his alleged involvement in drug trafficking. longer than jews explores the ring of ancient cities and towns just outside the russian capital. hello and good to see you again now about seventy five kilometers north of moscow along the road. is the small town south of the main goal to ring the nations. of the next few weeks we'll be visiting several of these historic wonderful cities and towns day out on a beautiful something. you can see the journey. to just over the centuries many fasting throughout the journey is a long way from the second full day today it's about a two hour drive where you live your gree

britain's defense secretary admits the u.k. and american troops used to depleted uranium munitions during the iraq war in two thousand and three its use is widely condemned because of the potential long term health effects such as cancer and birth abnormalities. washington has apologized to moscow for arresting a russian citizen without properly notifying the countries of origin the pilot was detained in liberia and transferred to the u.s. over his alleged involvement in drug trafficking. and all the sporting news is next with human. to have your company. today here on twenty four hour r t i am you know these are some of the stories we're covering feeling blue. monitor a long long suspense the entire world cup squad following their disastrous in south africa. championship winner tim clark not just up a bogey free run to take a share of the lead after day two that can be in the open. and off track it's a dog's life when you don't know which hurt to chase a brace the artificial one or. more on that shortly but let's kick things off with russi

americans. did not believe. to much time had already been wasted. on britain's heyday. we raised the flag the american flag on the surface of congratulation i really believe that the soviet union drove the us to the moon. in our day and we did that in the sixty's and i think it was because there was serious competition between the two countries i. didn't get to see strong take the first step on the lunar surface he died in nine hundred sixty six during some routine surgery his anonymity died with him and his identity was finally declassified triggering a wave of the. streets when. monuments and plaques were unveiled in his own even room said. that he never realized all the work could be done by just one person. my father liked to say that people can travel into space issued by trade he was absolutely sure that outer space was not empty and people must live and work there he said. seeing americans and russians in space together. in one hundred seventy five the so he. put an end to the space race. i'm approaching so use. less than five meters. three meters. contact. i like

britain's defense secretary. and american troops used depleted uranium a new mission during the iraq war in two thousand and three which may have led to high radiation levels across the country. and it's a man's world in estonia as a new report shows women suffer the most in europe in the battle of the sexes with lower pay and fewer jobs. and the sports is next with that union stay with us. great to have your company sports today here on twenty four hour r t i am you know these are some of the stories we're covering feeling blue. monitor a long long suspense the entire world cup squad following their disastrous in south africa. championship clark not just up a bogey free run to take a share of the lead after that can be in the open. off track it's a dog's life when you don't know which hurt to chase a race the artificial one were real and. more on that shortly but let's kick things off with russian football we may not have reached the midpoint of the premier league season yet but by the end of saturday's neat could already ha

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. >> glor: the world lacrosse championships are currently under way in britain minus the north americanm that is one of the best in the world. their story is the focus of tonight's weekend journal. age-old principles of pride and sovereignty colliding with modern-day security demands. >> one, two, three! >> they are the pride of a nation. 23 lacrosse players representing the iraquois confederacy, a council of six native american tribes living in upstate new york and canada, 125,000 people in all who consider themselves a nation apart from the united states. with a host of former collegiate stars, including syracuse's sid smith, the iraquois nationals are the number-four ranked team in the world. they were supposed to be playing right now in the world lacrosse championships in manchester, england, against 30 other countries, including the u.s., england and canada. >> we're trying to stay positive, trying to stay as positive as we can and just stay focused. >> glor: but last week both the u.s. and the u.k. said they wouldn't honor these iraquois issued passports used by the tribe since th

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but there is a feeling to a certain extent that the american media reaction has chosen to put bp in the corner because it is associated with britain and that an american company had this accident to them it might be treated rather differently. host: sky news conducted an online survey. this was not a scientific poll, but 1200 people responded and nearly a third -- nearly a third responded that they believe the u.k. and u.s. relationships is more important than it was then before the gulf oil spill. and that the relationship between the administration is more negative. guest: i think there's the realization that no one is interested in the company if it goes out of business. -- no one's interest is that if the company goes out of business. i think there has been quite a bit of intervention in the affairs of the company. although, the conventional wisdom among those following this event in britain is that both the chancellor and the chief executive are unlikely to be your next time -- this time next year. host: when both of the leaders went to the g-8 summit, what was the message said mr. cameron brought home to the people in the u.

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britain was a prisoner on the u.s. train. >> an american watchdog criticized the military for failing to account properly for $9 billion of iraqi money. the money consisted of the proceeds from the sale of iraqi oil and gas, as well as assets. the u.s. military says funds went mrs. -- records may have gone lost. bangladesh doubled the minimum wage for workers in the garment industry. take-home pay will increase to $40 a month. there have been a violent clashes in recent months with workers complaining of poor conditions. the garment industry produces 80% of the country's exports. american and south korean forces are taking part in joint military exercises. they have been taking place at sea and in the air. they involved the dozens of ships and thousands of personnel. a south african judge found four former students guilty of humiliating a group of black domestic [unintelligible] it was recorded on video and placed on the internet. ourselves african correspondent has been at the court. >> guilty of criminal behavior, humiliating their victim

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government rages on a group of american indian lacrosse players were denied entry to britain for lacrosse tournaments until this afternoon because the iroquois lacrosse team had high hopes to travel to britain to participate in this tournament only to find out that britain won't allow the team into the country unless they have the proper documentation c. as of now they have passports issued by their tribal federation which the u.k. said they will not accept while the british and us travel out already say the team being detained should come as no surprise the team thinks that those passports that they have should be recognized because they are not united states citizens and they've vigorously assert their sovereignty from the u.s. now earlier we spoke with drew bucktooth one of the team members earlier about the problem and asking why they don't want a standard us passport. we've been a sovereign nation and if we give into using the passports this time in my sort of precedence for them to say we don't use it all the time and it would just be taking another piece of our sovereignty away fro

britain was a prisoner on the u.s. train. >> in the u.s., a federal watchdog has harshly criticized the american military for failing to account for billions of dollars that they had received to rebuild iraq. the department of defense in washington is unable to account properly for 96% of the money that they receive for reconstruction. >> i have the documents here, this is pretty slim but it starts off pretty devastating. the first paragraph says that weaknesses leave them unable to account for 8.7 billion out of the $9.1 billion that they received in this fund for the development in iraq. this is iraqi money that mostly comes from the sale and proceeds of oil and gas and some of the assets left over from the saddam hussein regime. this was entrusted to the u.s. defense department to spend on reconstruction projects. almost all the money, they cannot say what it was spent on due to poor record keeping. what they are not saying is that the money has disappeared and they are not necessarily alleging fraud. they are saying that huge chunks of the iraqi money has gone missing and they are urging the department of defense to improv

. >> of the american senator connected to the lockerbie bombing says he may send investigators to britain to investigate whether bp has argued for one man's release to seal an oil deal. those hearings have been postponed because key u.k. witnesses have refused to travel to take part. >> in addition to making a request for them to come to the hearings, we will be sending individuals and taking those who may be up travel abroad to great britain to interview the individuals and ask questions and get a thorough understanding of how they came to their decisions. >> i think it is a balanced and transparent thing -- offer -- we're after the troops -- where after the truth and what everyone to cooperate. >> today has been the hottest day ever recorded in moscow. the temperature reached almost 30 degrees celsius -- 100 degrees fahrenheit. the record-breaking heat wave began one month ago and has sparked fires across the country. >> the russian countryside is burning. the fields and forests are a tinderbox after weeks of scorching sun. local people in some areas are helpless as the flames engulfed

britain that this fast-growing activity could live up to its grim name. an afghan army recruit has again turned on foreigners. this time, two american civilians were shot dead at a training base in northern afghanistan. an afghan soldier and the suspected gunman were also killed. it is the second such incident in as many weeks and comes just as representatives of 70 countries descended on kabul to the skies the country's future. president karzai told the conference that he wants afghan forces to take control of total security for the country by the end of 2013. >> he is the president of a nation at war, buddy has been accused of presiding over incompetency and corruption. now, he is quoted as the man who can turn things around. today, more than 70 nations came to kabul to give him that backing. in return, he promised to take control of security in just four years, repeating a pledge that his troops will take over for foreign forces in 2014. welcome news for many. >> if the aim of the whole international community here is for the afghan national security forces to be able to take over their own security by 2014, and what he said and

but there is a feeling to a certain extent that the american media reaction has chosen to put bp in the corner because it is associated with britain and that an american company had this accident to them it might be treated rather differently. host: sky news conducted an online survey. this was not a scientific poll, but 1200 people responded and nearly a third -- nearly a third responded that they believe the u.k. and u.s. relationships is more important than it was then before the gulf oil spill. and that the relationship between the administration is more negative. guest: i think there's the realization that no one is interested in the company if it goes out of business. -- no one's interest is that if the company goes out of business. i think there has been quite a bit of intervention in the affairs of the company. although, the conventional wisdom among those following this event in britain is that both the chancellor and the chief executive are unlikely to be your next time -- this time next year. host: when both of the leaders went to the g-8 summit, what was the message said mr. cameron brought home to the people in the u.

american idol." >> the first lawsuit, "britain's got talent," simon cowell's other show. >> okay. >> they seem sowo of them. i don't know that this is a sign of good things for the stock exchange. take a look at who they decided to allow to ring the opening bell. can you see? can you tell who that is? >> that's right. from my home state, the cast of what, everyone's favorite reality show, "the jersey shore." >> the train wreck that it is. one of the funniest things, ringing the new york stock exchange, people are saying that the floor was the most crowded it's really ever been. people were coming from all over the place and they basically just wanted to get a signature, they wanted to get something, maybe a fist bump, maybe learn how to do the hair from snooki. >> oh, man. they said tanning salon stock soared yesterday. maybe that's why. who makes that call? who decides, so-and-so rings the bell? i wonder who does that? >>> last but not least, aretha franklin and condoleezza rice are performing "the diplomat and the diva." "good morning america" will have a lot of stuff. they're covering this int

britain than we are so. they are at home with that shock advertising. >> reporter: but american audiences are becoming more desensitized to gore and gross body parts. from watching shows like "csi." >> commercials like where they show you the aorta and squirting out the fat, are just so gross that i could see two teenage boys saying, hey, did you see that aorta? it was so cool, the amount of fat that came out of that. i don't think that's the way to go. >> just shut up! >> reporter: still, sometimes they cut through. in 2005, the montana meth project began a gritty campaign aimed at cutting the state's raging meth problem. >> you can do anything you want to me for 50 bucks. >> reporter: bob molineau says they work, by playing on kid's vanity or their love of family. >> kids often don't really think about themselves. but if you tell them, you hurt your sister, your brother, your parents, they're like, i would never do that. i would never do that. and they start to really grab hold of what this could mean if they got addicted to meth. it's not just about them. it's about the people they love. >> reporter: about what abou

have a name like cobol ski because my american with a name like evolves because it's harder to say i am. hoping to go my answers go back three hundred years in britain when you're not. these things could be checked so you have to have what's called a legend that's going to be very very perfect takes years of working all and usually as it with gordon lonsdale there was once a golden globe still as canadian boy who died and his entire life story was taken over by the k.g.b. . who created a new one around their own their own man that i was usually done to take over someone who died but who who is ancestry can be proved. that side's done do you think that this latest arrests which came all through all the others and often we thought that this was in fact david do you think that means that this story may continue i should know i think they probably. the end i suspect the newcomer the last one was probably something that some of the f.b.i. discovered going through the papers of the one of the ten. but the ten who i think not all of them were known even to each of us. i suspect the betrayal if that's the word the giving away of them started with a tip off

american congress and the decision to release the bomber. it was part of an oil deal regarding bp. he reportedly only had a few months to live. >> here's the problem facing britain and america he is free and he is not yet dead. the scottish and government release him a year ago when his doctor said he had three months to live. but 11 months have gone by and he is still alive. he is the only man convicted of the bombing of pan am flight 103. 270 people were killed when it exploded over the town of lockerbie. for this crime, he was jailed for life. which is why his release last year ended so many in britain and america, despite the objections of the victims' families. the scottish chairman decided to let him go home and died in libya. -- and to die in libya. >> is an affront to the families of pan am flight 103. >> there are very legitimate questions. there is the medical condition that has mid lead -- has led to the decision. we will look to the british government to help us fully understand the basis of the decision that led to his release. >> in washington, there is real and growing anger over circumstances surrounding the convicted bombers release. but the sco

doesn't matter it would be totally american with a name like of also because it's harder to say i am. hoping to go my instances go back three hundred years in britain when you're not. these things can be checked so you have to have what's called a legend that's going to be very very perfect takes years of working on and usually as it with gordon lonsdale there was once a golden globe still as canadian boy who died and his entire life story was taken over by the k.g.b. . who created a new one around their own their own man that's i was usually done to take over someone who died but who whose ancestors could be proved. that sides don't do you think that the rest of these people at that time was politically most of a sense i don't know i it's all because i'm. it's. it came just. prime as a president medvedev was. sort of sharing a hamburger with the american president so maybe the american president barack obama wasn't very pleased that it would be at that moment. it could be a decision that the director of the f.b.i. said we delay perhaps he thought they might fly the coop if they didn't do something quickly but anyway they were there was one shot of

this brings us to britain and i will be very american and say, by extension, the rest of europe. well is counter-terrorism operating in europe today? but i think is pretty good. there is a lot of cooperation between -- >> i think it is pretty good. there's a lot of cooperation between american agencies and european agencies that predates 9/11. clearly, everyone is trying to promote their own interests. any relationship house to recognize and trust the other side and to help with that. whether you are talking about europe or canada, for example, other countries whose security is so closely aligned to the united states, you are bound to see working together. i think it gets more complicated than that and in this world beyond with karger terrorism, you can pretty much see things the same way. the partners are upset arabia, algeria, a saudi arabia, morocco. it becomes a much more complicated relationship to manage. it is all very well that the u.s., u.k., france may share the same perspective, but that is not enough anymore. >> you have a sense of the european counter-terrorism? >> i

reporter: now, with dudley at the helm, bp, the biggest company in britain, and the fourth-biggest company in the world, has an american running it for the first time. dudley is 54. born in new york. raised here in the gulf, in hattiesburg, mississippi. most recently, he's been running the company's oil spill response. >> i have to give him credit. he did come down and stick his hand in the oil. i saw compassion in his eyes. i saw a guy that cared. >> reporter: dudley will eventually relocate to london, where bp has an image problem. today, protesters armed with fences and fake signs, attempted to shut down every bp gas station in the city. the company stressed that it is strong financially. you have to remember here, it is a big, worldwide company. and to give you a sense of just how strong it is, the results today announced include a 34% increase in revenue. $75.8 billion worldwide revenue. george? >> thanks, jeffrey. >>> we're going to go straight, now, to the new man in charge, bob dudley from london. mr. dudley, congratulations are in order, i guess. you are taking over a company, whose brand and stock price and b

whether great britain and other european countries, especially germany and also france, as they cut their spending the day after the exacerbates the global problem? the country's, so some americans- some european countries are being forced by markets to cut their budgets aggressively and do not have much choice. when it germany, france, and great britain cut spending, does that slow economic activity in a way that creates risks for the global economy, a deflationary situation? that is what the u.s. administration, timothy geithner, and the president, have all been arguing at the g- 20 summit in toronto,he countries that are in position to continue spending, which includes germany, we should be spending now and try to prop up economic activity given that other countries are pulling back. that does not seem to be the direction things are going in europe. there has been a push to cut spending aggressively. we will see how that does. host: king county, new york, on our line for republicans. caller: i have a company -- more than 35% people in china are out of work. most of the companies in china are run by [unintelligible] we need to spend money to make jobs in america. people do not

drawn condemnation not only from american defenders of free speech but also from the united nations and some members of the british parliament. in addition to britain's defamation law, procedural laws facilitate libel tourism over a defamation defendant. under their more responsive standard, british courts have been quick to take over jurisdiction though principally or even exclusively distributed in the united states, reaches even just a handful of readers in the united kingdom who whose internet site is visited by someone in the u.k. particularly concerns have been raised that as a result of the expansive exercise of jurisdiction in libel cases, the internet has made them suspicious. quote, in the internet age, the british libel laws can fight you know matter where you live. the senate amendments to h.r. 2765 build on my version that passed this congress maintaining its core element. the senate language prohibits u.s. courts from recognizing or enforcing foreign defamation judgments that are inconsistent with the first amendment or do not comport with our due process requirements. the senate language also contains continues to prohibit the enforcem

whether great britain and other european countries, especially germany and also france, as they cut their spending the day after the exacerbates the global problem? the country's, so some americans- some european countries are being forced by markets to cut their budgets aggressively and do not have much choice. when it germany, france, and great britain cut spending, does that slow economic activity in a way that creates risks for the global economy, a deflationary situation? that is what the u.s. administration, timothy geithner, and the president, have all been arguing at the g- 20 summit in toronto, the countries that are in position to continue spending, which includes germany, we should be spending now and try to prop up economic activity given that other countries are pulling back. that does not seem to be the direction things are going in europe. there has been a push to cut spending aggressively. we will see how that does. host: king county, new york, on our line for republicans. caller: i have a company -- more than 35% people in china are out of work. most of the companies in china are run by [unintelligible] we need to spend money to make jobs in america. people do n

but we are americans and you have to remember that we were founded on independence from great britain. we don't want to go back to being under tyranny. and if we alou mexicans -- allow mexicans to flood our borders and bring their ideology to our country, then we fail to understand that we are built on the bill of rights. our foundation of the country is the bill of rights. host: what is that ideology you are referring to in caller: freedom and the bill of rights. we have freedom of religion and speech. we have the ability to defend ourselves because we have the second amendment and we have the -- tkpwhr i think we got all the points from toward. he seemed to have stopped. if you look at the arizona republican this morning, "the immigration cycle" with reaction to america's newest arrivals. a shot of the family looking at the statue of liberty and they say the u.s. has come full circle as arizona's new law pushes the issue in the spotlight. decades old arguments over government policy, economic needs and human rights are being raised in a politic iized confrontation over what it means

american. the tax payer dollars going to aig windup in a bank in great britain, in a bank in germany, a couple of banks in germany, banks in france. banks in scotland. banks in canada. how do i explain to them, based upon what happens to them, that what occurred between new and the federal government was something that should have been done, and needed to be done, and that, in fact, was the right thing to do in terms of resolving this issue. is there anything you can give me that i can tell them? >> what i would say, is that aig was under tremendous liquidity pressure at that point in time, and the taxpayer came into the federal reserve bank of new york and assisted aig. the board made the determination to accept that assistance and move on. at that point in time, however, the markets were still in decline and there were further liquidity needs being put upon aig. at that time, the federal reserve bank took over negotiations and determined -- if they had discussions with my counterparts that we were not a party to that. a decision was made that the best way to a rest to the for the requirement

whether great britain and other european countries, especially germany and also france, as they cut their spending the day after the exacerbates the global problem? the country's, so some americans -- some european countries are being forced by markets to cut their budgets aggressively and do not have much choice. when it germany, france, and great britain cut spending, does that slow economic activity in a way that creates risks for the global economy, a deflationary situation? that is what the u.s. administration, timothy geithner, and the president, have all been arguing at the g- 20 summit in toronto, the countries that are in position to continue spending, which includes germany, we should be spending now and try to prop up economic activity given that other countries are pulling back. that does not seem to be the directi things are going in europe. there has been a push to cut spending aggressively. we will see how that does. host: king county, new york, on our line for republicans. caller: i have a company -- more than 35% people i china are out of work. most of the companies in china are run by [unintelligible] we need to spend money to make jobs in america. people do no

american. the taxpayer dollars going to a.i.g. wind up in a bank in great britain, in a bank in germany, a coup of of banks in germany, banks in france, banks in scotland, banks in canada. how do i explain to them based upon what happened to them that what occurred between you and the federal government was something that should have been done, needed to be done, and that in fact was the right thing to do in terms of resolving this issue? is there anything you can give me that i can tell them? >> mr. vice chairman, what i would say is that a.i.g. was under tremendous liquidity pressure at that point in time, and the taxpayer came in through the federal reserve bank of new york and assisted a.i.g. and our board made the determination to accept that assistance and move on. at that point in time, however, when the government came in, the markets were still in decline and there were further liquidity needs being put upon a.i.g. at that period of time, the federal reserve bank took over negotiations and determined and went and had discussions with the counter parts. we

illustration of britain and america standing shoulder to shoulder in our national interest than this mission that we are engaged in together. we have british troops working to an american commander in helmand, and we have american troops working to a british commander in kandahar. today, president obama and i took stock of progress in this vital year. we reaffirmed our commitment to the overall strategy. a key part of that is training the afghan national army and police so they can provide security for their country and our troops can come home. we also agreed on the need to reinvigorate the political strategy for afghanistan. insurgencies tend not to be defeated by military means alone. there must also be political settlement. and to those people currently fighting, if they give up violence, if they cut themselves off from al >>aeda, if they accept the basic tenets of the afghan constitution, they can have a future in a peaceful afghanistan. there is real progress. last weekend, the first afghan- led military operation took place successfully in helmand, afghans defending themselves. and today, as barack has just said, for the first time in decades, the government of

britain that this company may not survive this. we ought to be focused on cleaning up this disaster, but we also should not use it as an opportunity to eliminate more americanrops by saying we are not going to drill in the gulf for six months, which will easily turn into a lot more time than that. you cannot leave those rigs sitting there and use for six months. once they move away, they are not coming back. somewhere between 20% and 30% of all our domestic oil comes from the gulf. and then we bring cap and trade up again. if the president spent more of his speech focused on capping the well rather than talking about this is what we need to put a big tax on the energy resources we have, that would have helped. and then on credit, i would love for bankers to weigh in a little bit. you can. access to long-term credit is really important. when you are making an investment, you often and with great certainty that that investment over 10 or 15 years is going to do exactly what you think is going to do. you do not know where it is going to be in 18 months or 36 months. as long as the kind of lending you have has that short a leash on it, you might take up loan, w