in bahrain what we have encouraged is a political dialogue, right? >> rose: between the shi'a and the... >> between the shi'a group a the... and king hamad's government, right? and they he started that. there will be some bumps in this. that's what we encouraged and we've been working with the sais to encourage that. the saudis are ry concerned about bahrain, though, and with some reason. it's on their border. they did not want to see... because this is a mixed ethnic... mixed country. >> rose: they didn't want to see sectarian strife. >> exactly and the iranians would look to ke advantage of that. so there were real concerns here but the way forward on that and the way to confront iranian interests in seeing disruption in bahrain was a political process and we've been pushing them in that... >> rose: to encourage a political process. >> exactly, right. and to work through essentially what... the crown prince were fear bahrain i think what he'd tell you, to really work through our political issues but basically civil rights sues. about which there ne

in the case of bahrain, it was much messier, and you have a shiite majority there are of 70%, maybe 65 or 70% and they were on their way to probably overthrowing the monarchy there if the demonstrations had been allowed to continue, but this are obese in the late march moved in with some other troops from the united arab emirates and ships to patrol the waters around bahrain to kuwait and they crashed the uprising. now, particularly in the case of bahrain i think the united states is really facing a very difficult problem because we are a democracy and we are trying to promote democracy and we are for protection and promotion of human rights. and if we follow through on those commitments, and really work at this, you are very likely going to end up with a shiite dominated government in bahrain. it is a lot closer to iran and then than it is to saudi arabia. so this is a real dilemma for the u.s. government, for the obama administration. the state department has been working very hard on trying to get the two sides there to talk to each other and work out some compromise and some formul

that is saudi arabia and bahrain.s purchasing $60 billion of arms from the united states over the next decade. it is quite important what happens there. it is extremely important to not only the united states but the entire world. bahrain is the home base for the u.s. sixth fleet, which is about 40 vessels and 30,000 personnel. the fleet has been there for decades. it is the base from which the navy goes out and not only deals with the gulf, but also down into the gulf of oman, towards pakistan. it is very important. these two monarchies have done everything possible to crush any sign or effort of reform or agitation for reform. in the case of the saudi arabia, there were quite successful in doing this. some of the liberal saudis tried to have a so-called day of raids on march 11. -- a so-called day of rage on march 11. exactly one person showed up in riyadh. that person was swamped by journalists. but 17,000 people had signed up on the facebook page to come out and participate in the day of rage. some shiites in the

protests that claimed the lives community in bahrain claims that longstanding discrimination against the majority group thousands of people participated in nationwide demonstrations demanding fair political representation. all short of their goals wife maria shriver has filed for divorce after twenty five years of marriage the kennedy era cited irreconcilable differences and ask for custody of their two children it was revealed in may that's false and a guy had a child out of wedlock over ten years ago he was elected governor of california in two thousand and three and left his post in january to resume his acting career. now the star studded international film festival in moscow is heading for a few should be a dramatic climax the window of the best film will be announced at the closing ceremony later on today seventeen films from around the world are competing for the percentage of said george awards hollywood stars descended all the russian capital for the premiere of the transformers three film that opened the first of all mine days ago independent filmmakers also how to chance t

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police in bahrain have fired tear gas at hundreds of anti-government protesters denouncing peace talks between the sunni led government and the shiite opposition that's according to reports the dialogue follows months of violent protests that claimed over thirty lives the shiite community in a bahrain claims it's discriminated against by the sunni majority thousands more to support it nationwide demonstrations demanding their political representation. now leon panetta has been sworn in as the new u.s. defense secretary replacing robert gates would held a position for over four years well you're a dishonest pentagon chief gates struggle to bring about victory in iraq and afghanistan military contributors says the retired defense secretary actually helped nurture the taliban in the first place. for our generation of the cold war warriors on the both sides in the united states and in russian federation it is robert gates there i would go in secretary of defense who personalizes the cold war had its peak robert gates was anything but controversial and he has garnered full respect all acros

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police in bahrain have followed tear gas at hundreds of other. government protesters opposed to peace talks between the sunni led government and the shia opposition the protesters gathered near a landmark square in the capital managua the epicenter of the uprising seeking more rights for shiites and we show the thirty have died since february they share community in bahrain claims it's discriminated against by the sunni minority elite . eurozone finance ministers have decided to release twelve billion euros to greece as part of the bailout package agreed last year litigating the threat of an imminent sovereign default by athens and they also pledged to complete work of the second rescue package for the nation in the coming weeks to pull out and it has approved a second round of austerity measures aimed at curbing its not wanting debt despite widespread public opposition over the owners of the plans without the money greece would have defaulted within days and the international monetary fund is now expected to rubber stamp its three point three bi

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whereas no other arab leader and i would single out in this particular context for example the king of bahrain is not being singled out. but not nor has any other head of anyone or in any other arab. i mean i'm told the bankers here think it's and you're ignoring the very annoying of the good the he's the completely different type of force to suppress and more so we were facing the same force in libya as the bahrain is used for the libyan people not asking for international intervention but when the scenario changed the reality in the fundamentals of the details of the growth were completely different it was an armed conflict now the civilians on and the army is on and it calls for intervention it's not the case and her and please do not try to eliminate israel and it is a very good story you know and it's if i could stay with you i could stay with you and it's real quickly i mean i don't think anybody on this program is wants to justify anything that mr gadhafi has done or not done i don't see that happening on this program however the indictment does seem to legitimize if not moral or morall

police in bahrain have fired tear gas and at hundreds of anti-government protesters opposed to peace talks between the. the sunni led government and she opposition protesters gathered near a landmark square in the capital manama to accent all the uprisings seeking more rights for shiites in which over thirty have died since february the shia community in bahrain claims that it's discriminated against by the sunni minority elite. eurozone finance ministers have decided to release twelve billion euro to increase as part of a bailout package agreed last year levy eighteen the threat of an even and sovereign default by her thoughts and it also pledged to complete what a second rescue package for the nation in the coming weeks athens has approved a second round of austerity measures aimed at curbing its mountain said despite widespread public opposition over the offenders of the plans and without dignity greece would have defaulted within days and the international monetary fund is now expected to rubber stamp its a three point three billion euro part of the bailout later this week. beyon

talks have started between a bahrain's sunni led government and the shia opposition following months of anti government protests that claimed over thirty lives the shia community in bahrain claims longstanding discrimination against the majority group thousands of people participated in nationwide demonstrations demanding a fair political representation. and we start studded international film festival in moscow is coming to a suitably dramatic climax with the winner of the best film being announced our correspondent peter all over is there at the ceremony soaking up the glitz and glamour. this year's winner of the coveted golden george award is the movie the waves directed by i'll bet it's a spotless movie the second year in a row that a spanish language movie has won the top prize here at the moscow international film festival last year it was the turn of every man also brothers this year though it's going to the waves a movie set in the against the backdrop of the spanish civil war the only prize that movies picks up carlos out of it is also taken in the best actor prize at this y

completely different type of force to suppress and wolf we were facing the same force in libya as the bahrain is for the libyan people not asking for international intervention but when the scenario changed the reality in the fundamentals of the details in the grove were completely different it was an armed conflict now the civilians on and the army is on and it calls for intervention it's not the case and her pleas not orthogonally been an issue and it is a very good thing to do you know if i could stay with you i could stay with you and it's real quickly i mean i don't think anybody on this program is wants to justify anything that mr gadhafi has done or not done i don't see that happening on this program however the indictment does seem to legitimize if not moral or morally allow the continued bombing of libya and i think that's the point that jim is getting at here but i think well we're doing a good morning and you can explain to me nothing to do with each other ok i'm sorry i didn't go first unless you know we're going to jim go ahead and the bombing of our country i mean you'd be hard

arabia is in the spotlight after spending hundreds and thousands of soldiers to suppress of breaks in bahrain this year. >> let me assure you that the negotiations were taken out in a very responsible area. they considered civil concerns as well as economic ones. >> opposition parties are demanding a special session of parliament. >> the syrian government is continuing its efforts to stifle opposition. human-rights groups say security forces killed two people during a demonstration in the capitol of damascus. troops reportedly raided homes and made sweeping arrests, wounding at least 20 pro- democracy activists. this is amateur footage from last monday. it was the scene of the largest demonstration since the uprising against president al-assad began in march. joining us to discuss the situation in syria, a scholar and author from syria who himself has taken part in reform talks in the past. thank you for being with us. thank you. we know this area has seen some of the worst violence. why there? >> there's a history of unrest in the 1960's, 1970's, and 1980's. this time is different because th

. >> saudi arabia recently sent troops and armored vehicles to bahrain to support a violence crackdown on anti-government protests. in germany, coalition lawmakers point out the concerns for human rights cannot be the only consideration when it comes to arms sales. >> everyone in this parliament knows that saudi arabia is also a regional military power in relationship to iran. so, we will have to carefully weigh 8 different security interest -- a different security interests. >> sources say the u.s. and israel have approved the deal but the german government is not making official comments, invoking a commitment of confidentiality on such matters. >> the europeans are becoming quite fed up with rating agencies lately. >> up an arms. fitch, moody's, s&p, have become bad words. they are coming under increasing scrutiny in europe. the european commission president has condemned a decision by moody's to downgrade portugal's credit rating. the german finance minister has said that he would like to "break the power of rating agencies and limit their influence." recent ratings have put a lien

tanks could be used against protesters and pointed to saudi arabia's recent military intervention in bahrain>> the t too cast your vote and listened in on the debate as it went into overtime. the opposition again demanded an explanation for the government decision. the request fell on deaf ears. >> there is no question the government and chancellor should do away with the secrecy and provide information to the bund estag. she should but she does not want to. >> for the second time, the government has shied away from the debate. >> merkel remains adamant and refuses to provide information on the purported sale. the government says human-rights do play a decision in sales, but that strategic interests are also taken into account. even some conservative politicians voiced concerns over the secret to dealmaking. >> we're having the discussion for the second time this week. it clearly shows a lack of transparency. there are few incidents in the house with this is the case. >> her coalition partners easily carried all motions condemning the sale. >> we have the latest in business with some good ne

designed to be a mirror image of what has taken place in other capitals from tunisia to egypt, syria, to bahrain. there, friday afternoon has become a day of protest against the government. in tripoli, this friday afternoon has become the day when people come out to show their support for gaddafi and his regime. a message is very clear for the outside world. despite the fact that rebels controlled part of this country, here come support for gaddafi remains strong. colonel gaddafi and his regime are going nowhere. hundreds of thousands of egyptians have demonstrated across the country to press for faster political reform. people were calling for change, freedom, and social justice. protesters demanded that those responsible for killing demonstrators during the popular uprising that toppled the former president. a group of british agencies have launched a joint fund-raising appeal to help more than 10 million people affected by the severe drought in the horn of africa. about 1300 people are trekking across somalia to a refugee camp in eastern canada. >> the aid workers here are pretty overstretche

>>easen: you are renowned for being straight-talking: you took an ethical stance on racing in bahrain; do you think f1 can be a force for good when it comes to human rights? >>webber: well i think any world sport can sometimes help and play a role...obviously it's always a delicate situation when you don't maybe fully understand the situation that's going on in individualcases but when you've got a sport; in this case car racing that a lot of people look up to and follow and some of their heroes are competing or their favourite teams are racing, i suppose they would like to see em to make corrt decisions or have the right sorof mor wht mosteothink. cou dmo in of ominenroenlcars we've got bio-flso u i rmla on in fmu 1t e me wsa have helped fier t wldtye s d thin ttrbend px manfounhe vierore webechlescvetiy agn t se me

very peaceful very quiet for a long time where if you like and he no involvement in the regions in bahrain has always been thousands of miles away from their own countries. that's on the news for now but i'll be back with a recap of our headlines in just a few moments or stay with us here not to. be the of them is. to do. fifty feet it's fifty. to. sixty. this nature and discover its beauty. communicate with the wild and. test yourself and become free. see what nature can give you seem. to be soon which brightened a few. songs from phones to impression it's. nice phones totty dot com. wealthy british style roads. and. markets finance scandal find out what's really happening to the global economy for a no holds barred look at the global financial headliners join in to cause a report on our to. download the official altie application to i phone all i pod touch from the i choose ops to. watch all teach life on the go. video on demand ati's live broadcasts and already says feed now in the palm of your . question on the t.v. dot com. this is r t the main international headlines this hour the wo

and he no involvement in the region in bahrain has always been housing was miles away from or own countries. danish journalist hello brit says the attacks have come as a complete surprise for norway that could prove the european governments have to rethink their policies on multiculturalism. one has plenty terrorism in mind and one has also in mind. the norwegian engagement in afghanistan one could ask why norway and why not join mark and i think that the danish intelligence service has locally prevented terror attacks in copenhagen and maybe just maybe the norwegian intelligence service has not been as alert as it should have been because one has simply not expected this and we know that although. in the u.k. in france in denmark in norway if you sort of look back through the years. certainly one has given safe haven to people who should never never have got to an asylum one is not surprised that this has happened and we have seen it several times we saw it nine eleven middle of london we have seen the failed attacks on copenhagen and now in norway and of course the european governments an

opposition leader stormed out of negotiations with president obama the government has allowed more of bahrain on top of. existing limit of fourteen point three trillion dollars if a decision isn't made by august second the u.s. will be unable to pay its bills and have to default artie's new york resident laurie harshness took to the streets of the big apple to gauge opinion on more taxation. would you be willing to pay more in taxes to save your government from bankruptcy this week let's talk about that yes definitely would pay more if any of their spending. demands whether they're spending on defense. or education. so do you trust your government to spend it correctly i don't trust any of the country a little bit how much is a little but. a few percentage points more and that's about it that's about it since fifty percent of the american public does not pay a nickel i would have a problem i believe everybody even if it's a dollar fifty everybody should be in this shared sacrifice you know the parents of how much work if you actually if you know if i'm working hard and i make you my good my g

seeking more whites for shiites and we showed a thirty have died since february the share community in bahrain claims it's discriminated against by that sunni minority. your words and finance ministers have decided to release twelve billion euro to greece as part of a bailout package agreed last here live a change the threat of an imminent sovereign default by athens they also pledged to complete work on the second rescue package for the nation in the coming weeks nothing this has approved a second round of austerity measures aimed at curbing its mounting debts but despite widespread public opposition of the fairness of the plans and without the money greece would haue defaulted within days and the international monetary fund is now expected to rubber stamp its a three point three billion euro part of the bailout later this week. they own has been sworn in as the new u.s. defense secretary replacing robert gates during his time as the pentagon chief gates developed a good reputation among his colleagues but struggled to bring about victory in iraq and afghanistan however the military contribut

the dialogue follows months of violent protests but claims over thirty lives the shia community in bahrain claims it's discriminated against by the sunni majority thousands participated in nation wide demonstrations demanding their political representation now leon panetta has been sworn in as the new u.s. defense secretary replacing robert gates what held the position for over four years well during his time as pentagon chief gates struggle to bring about victory in iraq and afghanistan but artie's military contributor says the retard defense secretary actually helped nurture the taliban in the first place. for our generation of the cold war warriors on the bolshoi in the united states and in russian federation it is robert gates there growing secretary of defense who pushing allies it's called war and each week. was anything but controversial and he has garnered full respect all across the board. during his valedictory exit tour from of ghana all across europe and back to the united states robert gates displayed unbelievable specter of sincerity and candor providing he's honest and unvar

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