short ways in the great to middle east with a more anti government protests erupting in bahrain yemen jordan only there in bahrain troops fired on a crowd injuring at least fifty up to three thousand is gathered following friday prayers the u.k. has now works on the export licenses out of concern that weapons supplied to bahrain he also or she could be used against protesters. and researchers make a second space when one of the actual martian surface as part of a simulated eighteen month mars mission the whole school based most of five hundred program as johns part is home play long scientists don't want to be volunteers to one day and able a month mission to the red planet. but now it's the norm russia's relations with not nato all good old talks to james up with the ride the secretary general's special representative for the caucuses a central asia spotlight is up next. hello again a welcome to spotlight. on r.t. and i'll bring up when today my guest on the show james patterson. washington has published its new national military strategy.

also shock waves in the greater middle east with more on two government protests erupting in bahrain yemen and jordan and libya. researchers make a second space walk on a virtual martian surface as part of its simulated eighteen month the mars mission that's hoped to bring the real thing out step closer. and it is rated clinic put slice before politics by treating children with heart problems from neighboring countries despite often tense relations. international news life or mostly this is with me thanks for joining us diplomatic cable published by week in leagues has revealed the u.s. was eavesdropping on a nato secretary general washington received information on his private conversations with top officials and as now is not a one hour reports the revelation explains more the yard's domination of nato. cat among the pigeons. strikes again this time at the very heart of nato according to documents published by two european newspapers the us most was planted right in the office of the alliance's secretary general several of the cables revealed by wiki leaks indicate america is trying to c

shock waves in the greater middle east with more antigovernment protests erupted in bahrain yemen jordan and where in bahrain troops fired on a crowd injuring at least fifty after thousands gathered following friday prayers the u.k. has now revoked some export licenses out of concern that weapons supplied to bahrain e. or still issues could be used against protesters. and researches make a second space walk one of the surface as part of a simulated eighteen month mars mission the mostly based mars five hundred program has just passed a halfway mark scientists are monitoring day one and he is to one day and able a manned mission to the red planet. as public anger grows in the muslim world. ask his guest whether it was political establishment is next to be toppled that's now cross talk program which is. welcome to cross talk time peter lavelle as protest and people's power rage across the arab middle east there are those who say iran's political establishment is next in line to be toppled are their objective facts on the ground to support this prediction or is it merely wished.

he is a wealthy man and a lot of people in bahrain think he is corrupt. the president of yemen has been the president for 32 years and that country doesn't work very well. >> one thing that i think a lot of people wrestled with this week is how much did we know? could we have foreseen it? if we could, could we have done anything or should we have done something differently? do you -- >> there was a very interesting story this week because it turns out that the white house, the president commissioned a study about a year ago about the roots of instability in the middle east and it appears to have looked at these countries we're talking about, at egypt, at yemen, at bahrain, at jordan. but the real problem is, ok, that's great. can you look at the conditions and say there is going to be trouble here because of all of these forces including the internet, including the revolution of rising expectations, what do we do about it? what can we do about it? american leverage in all of these places is much smaller than we like to think in washington. these events went much faster than any

so much fire we've seen a huge amount of chaos in the middle east across these countries libya bahrain yemen before that egypt and tunisia and the police cracking down on these protests in certain countries and in fact there's a former foreign office minister here in the u.k. member of the labor party denis macshane who has called the prime minister's visit with defense companies at this time insensitive and crass he's insensitive and crass to seek to bolster u.k. arms deals with countries in the middle east at this very sensitive time we've seen just just very recently embarrassments for the u.k. after it was forced to revoke arms licenses to bahrain and libya amidst fears that british arms had been used against protesters during the trouble david cameron is now trying to ascertain that they weren't that british arms weren't used in the suppression of protesters one just can't have that kind of control if one is an arms selling country we've also seen in the past accusation of the u.k. selling arms in exchange for oil particularly in relation to saudi arabia and we've also seen over a numbe

a new round of violence left some dead inch bahrain, yemen and libya. a look at the dramatic scene just ahead on kron 4 news. . >>> a 90 day extension for the house and senate to consider changes to the patriot act. critics believe membery provisions privacy and unconstitutional. at issue, wire taps, government access to business records and surveylen of nonamerican terror suspects. in wisconsin, 25,000 people protested antiunion legislation. they are against a bill that would trip employees of collective bargaining rights. they chanted slogans. so far some democrats managed to block the bill. drugs went missing at a laboratory. the lab failed to keep track of samples of dangerous drugs, including cocaine and black tar heroin. >>> snow still going in the sierra. when is it going to stop? i will have information on your weekend get away and also when the train will taper off, all coming up. [ son ] my parents always lived in the states, until my dad transferred to istanbul. they settled in quickly, found their local deli, a few shortcuts and a neighborho

festival is being held as popular uprising sweep across the arab world, affecting states like bahrain, yemen, and algeria, as well as nations with long ties with the u.s. and europe. the film festival chose the dissident iranian director jafar panahi to sit on the jury. an empty chair stood in for him. in december, he received a six year prison sentence for the summit in propaganda against the government. this gesture was a sign of the festival's commitment to human rights. also part of the tradition is the awarding of the amnesty international comprise. an actress will be on hand to present the award on saturday. she talked tus about the role films can play in helping create a world free from censorship, torture, and war. >> sheet stored in the oscar- winning film "nowhere in africa." before that, she earned a silver bear. now, the actress is a member of the jury for the amnesty international film prize. she and her colleagues will decide which movie has made the biggest contribution to addressing human rights issues. >> in a good film, you learn a lot about the situation in the country. in

. >> reporter: from the streets of cairo to bahrain to yemen even iran and libya, the events half a world away are now reaching america's gas pumps and pocketbooks. nationwide, regular unleaded is averaging $3.16 a gallon up 55 cents from a year ago. the cheapest gas in the lower 48 wyoming and missouri at $2.96. >> i've had to sacrifice food, rent just so i can go to work. >> reporter: while egypt, bahrain and yemen have very little oil to export, the fear is that unrest will spread to the countries on which america's economy dependses. >> there's a ton of i'll in saudi arabia, that's of greatest concern. we're going to see these protests erupt in saudi arabia. >> it's not just the middle east factor, only 9% of our oil comes from the persian gulf. the world's economies are also showing signs of recovery, with strong demand from china, india, even latin america, helping to drive gas prices higher. the forecast is for .330 a gallon by memorial day, with a worst case scenario of $3.75 to $4 a gallon later in the year. those are levels we haven't seen since 2008. that would make everything

they called for justice and liberation for libya, bahrain, yemen and morocco. for gadhafi's resignation. >> actor charlie sheen defended his comments during a recent interview on abc's "20/20" magazine. cbs suspendedded the hit comedy after sheen blasted the show's producer during a radio interview. he referred to the producer by his birth name, which sparked claims of antisemitism. sheen argued if someone called him car loss esteves, which was his birth name ex-he would call them antilatino. you can see the interview on a special edition of "20/20". >> the 83rd academy awards airs right here on abc-7. part of hollywood boulevard was closed as the rolled out the red carpet. producers say they'lly a new device that lets winners know how much time they have in their acceptance peach. and james franco and anne hathaway will mark the first time a man and woman have hosted the show together. >> something else new, the "on the red carpet" ipad app will give you access to exclusive cameras in the red carpet in the theater, and at the governor's ball. it works on the i

shock waves in the greater middle east with more anti-government protests erupting in bahrain yemen jordan and leave it in bahrain troops fired on a crowd injuring at least fifty after thousands gathered for doing fine day parades the u.k. and i would go to some areas so. this is out of concern that weapons supply to the bahraini authorities could be used against protesters. make a second space walk one of. us part of a simulated eighteen month most mission of the most good based last five hundred point zero misstates log scientists are monitoring the one hundred one day to one day enable a manned mission to the red on and. that's the headlines up next our special report on the damage all corporations are doing to the amazon rain forest and the indigenous tribes in living. would you believe the locals were affected by cancer. hygiene conditions.

reporter: another day of rage in the middle east as protesters confronted government forces in iran, bahrain, yemen and libya. where antigovernment protests initially broke out yesterday in the second largest city of benghazi. police fired rubber bullets to push back crowds who were calling for the ouster of moammar gadaffi, libya's ruler for 41 years. bahrain saw its third day of demonstrations. cbs radio news reporter toula vlahou was there. >> streams of people are just walking-- children, women, men. the traffic naturally has come to a standstill and people have left their cars on sidewalks and they're walking through the square. it's quite extraordinary. >> reporter: in tehran, government supporters confronted mourners at a funeral for a protester who was killed on monday. and in yemen, there were clashes between pro and antigovernment groups outside the university in the capital sanaa and in the city of aiden. in egypt, the army did not fire on protesters, and ultimately they persuaded mubarak to leave. as these protests spread around the region, one of the most decisive factors in each count

short waves in the greater middle east was more antigovernment protests erupting in bahrain yemen jordan in bahrain troops fired on a crowd injuring at least fifty outside gathered filming friday prayers has now revoked export line says says it concerned that weapons supplied to the bahraini authorities could be used against protesters. make a second space walk on the surface as part of its simulated eighteen month mars mission the most good of days to laws five hundred program has just passed malta scientists are monitoring the volunteers to one day enable a month mission to the red planet. and up next our special report on the damage all corporations are doing to the amazon rain forest. living that. her.

across the middle east, protesters follow egypts lead. >> [chanting] the result -- violence in bahrain, yemen and libya and iran. we talk about turning points here and abroad with jeanne cummings of "politico," john dickerson of "slate magazine" and cbs news, doyle mcmanus of the "los angeles times," and jim sciutto of abc news. >> award-winning reporting and analysis. covering history as it happens. live from our nations capitol, this is "washingt w

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at all these revolutions is we have countries which are very different you know tunisia egypt bahrain yemen libya is you know i was in libya last year i would not have suspected that this was going to happen. you know but in each of the countries with very different socioeconomic standards you see this thirst for democracy i mean there are many common factors you mentioned some of them and each of these countries have had rulers who have been there too long and most of the countries there are crown prince's who are detested. you have youth with a little little perspective you have educated middle classes without a lot of money. and almost all of these countries you have a total lack of fundamental freedoms. but you know some countries are richer with libya's a very rich country actually some countries are poor egypt but the one thing that they're all fighting for is the say they're all fighting for democracy now if we're going back to the other point if the if the if if the west of the united states had been supporting democracy all the time i don't think they would have to be fighting for

talking about the domino effect and we are seeing countries you've been reporting both in jordan bahrain yemen all looking at this domino effect which is taking place i don't think egypt is going to be the last country what i do think is important is that egypt is one of the most important countries in the arab world much of the arab world today saying if it can happen in the streets of cairo perhaps it can happen here so democracy does seem to be spreading the question is will that democracy lead to a rise of islamic fundamentalism or will it continue the peace process as a process that is or has been looking for with other countries and the peace there has already with egypt and jordan and the process with the palestinians i came here last rites many thanks for joining us from from jerusalem many thanks pleasure. now what's behind the uprising and what lies ahead for egypt those questions explored in the latest edition of crosstalk that's coming up at eight pm g.m.t. here. the future of the mubarak regime is not so much being decided on the streets of egypt but mainly. there are certainly ha

. >> [chanting] the result -- violence in bahrain, yemen and libya and iran.e talk about turning points here and abroad with jeanne cummings of "politico," john dickerson of "slate magazine" and cbs news, doyle mcmanus of the "los angeles times," and jim sciutto of abc news. >> award-winning reporting and analysis. covering history as it happens. live from our nations capitol,

members of the bay area arab communities called for justice and liberation for libya, bahrain, yemen, and called for moammar gadhafi's resignation. >>> the death toll from new zealand's earthquake has been raised to 146. new zealand's prime minister is calling it the country's worst disaster ever. more than 200 people are still missing and rescue crews are not optimistic about recovering survivors. the country is expected to announce an aid package for 50,000 people who will be out of work due to the closure of downtown. >>> the forecast. how long will the cold temperatures stick around? leigh glaser is coming up to tell us more. >> mike: the stanford women set a new record today at maples pavilion, and [ male announcer ] eakfast for breakfast. breakfast for lunch. breakfast for dinner. with three new breakfast lovers dishes, who needs a break from breakfast? denny's. america's diner is always open. >> alan: we have more pick toward the snow to share with you. grant send in this pike tour -- picture of people waiting for snow. and this is from dave and here's a vintage photo from 1968

so bahrain yemen and algeria all up in arms calling for reforms the anti-government discontent has spread across the arab world with tunisia and egypt leading the charge and sweeping aside a decades old cycle of oppression peter all of that has trouble to cairo to invest . whether the revolt has brought real change to egyptians. more months on from the outbreak of the revolution that so mubarak stepped down from power many protesters who stood. regime they did what they achieved and tell you square. but the moment mubarak stepped down and it was announced like we had on the screens on the square and people just couldn't resist for a second to get overwhelmed by the joy of like get rid of that big figure of corruption or the regime western leaders were quick to throw their support behind the popular revolution in a country that spent the last thirty years under mubarak and. these democratic change has to start now. it needs to happen now for greater freedom and democracy in egypt ultimately of the united states can't have sort of the dictate what happens but you know we can what we can do

fire we've seen this is a huge amount of chaos in the middle east across these countries libya bahrain yemen before that egypt and tunisia and the police cracking down on these protests in certain countries and in fact there's a former foreign office minister here in the u.k. a member of the labor party denis macshane who has called the prime minister's visit with defense companies at this time insensitive and crass his huge incentive in class to seek to bolster the u.k. arms deal with countries in the middle east at this very sensitive time. could possibly comes to move leases are playing a part in some of the accusations now. well it is i mean we've seen just just very recently embarrassment for the u.k. after it was forced to revoke arms licenses to both bahrain and libya amidst fears that british arms had been used against protesters during the trouble but of course you can't sell arms to countries like this and to to police and military like this without being and still remain in control of what they're used for so although david cameron is now trying to ascertain that they weren't that

. >>> there are also anti-government protests in bahrain and yemen. in yemen protestors are demanding the ouster of u.s. backed practice and in bahrain, there is a call for greater political freedom. they clashed against this morning for the funeral on for protesters who died on monday. one person was killed in today's violence. >>> the rash of anti-government demonstrations has been in part organized and driven by the internet. in a speech she'll deliver today, hillary clinton warns against cyber suppression. she'll say that cutting off or somehow curbing access to the internet will not end the protests. >>> in egypt, a semblance of normalcy. more people in cairo are going to work than to protest. egypt's military rulers say they hope to have constitutional amendments drawn up within days. today they're expected to promise a swift transition to democracy. terry mccarthy is in cairo. what's the latest there? >> reporter: good morning. as you say, there is a semblance of normality here. tahrir square behind me which was clogged with protesters is now o

shock waves in the greater middle east with more and to government protests erupting in bahrain yemen jordan levy and in bahrain troops fired on a crowd injuring at least fifty after thousands gathered during friday prayers the u.k. has now revoked some export licenses out of concern that weapons supplied to bahraini authorities could be used against protesters and. our researchers make a second space we're going to virtual and martian surface as part of a simulated eighteen month old mission the moscow based mars five hundred program has just passed its calm way vog scientists are monitoring the volunteers to one day enable a manned mission to the red planet. now back to the i want to show up to a major u.s. conservative organization decided to vet members to prevent gays from joining the takes a look at whether homophobia will play a large part in next year's presidential elections. are a good time for tonight's tool time award and it goes to conservative pundits and coulter she was on m.s.n. b c is low.

one is the clampdown we saw in iran, yemen, bahrain and we might see in algeria if it happens, you know? but then there's the other trend which is the trend we saw in tunisia and egypt. but what's interesting is that for the first time i think i agree with you that you have the younger generation taking the matters in their hands. >> brown: that's the similarity you see throughout? >> through the region until a few months ago we always expected that if there was a change, a revolution, it would have been the people in the cities, the middle-class. but, no, these are the children who grew up under this regime in egypt. the children that grew up under mubarak, in iran the children who grew up in the revolution. so you have a whole different, i think, phenomenon popping up in the region. >> brown: shibley, focus a little more on the differences, then. in bahrain, for example, you have this secular... i mean you have sectarianism. >> well, in my opinion when i look at it in terms of where it's likely to have success and this trend of empowerment that's spreading there are three factors. one

protests and crackdowns continue to ripple through the middle east from iran to bahrain yemen algeria jordan and the u.s. responses have varied from country to country but could this unrest be forcing a change in our stance towards israel this week it was reported that the united states intends to support a u.n. security council resolution censuring israel for building settlements in palestinian territory now allegedly are going to back a draft saying of the security council doesn't accept the legitimacy of the settlements although they may also veto a stronger resolution denouncing those settlements as illegal but even if this small gesture happens it would be a very dramatic departure from longstanding u.s. policy so could there be some connection here to the protests that we've seen in recent weeks we were discussing with me a washington correspondent for the raw story it's a whole think so much for being here now to start with with this u.n. resolution here foreign policy originally reported that the u.s. was going to support this statement we haven't really heard any kind of a co

successful revolutions in tunisia and egypt we see the energy continuing but demonstrators in bahrain yemen libya algeria and iran before we start saying the democracy is spreading through the middle east and north africa like wildfire we have to realize that the responses by other governments might look a lot different a lot more violent than what we saw in egypt and iran a crackdown has already begun members of parliament are calling for the execution of opposition leaders whom they've already placed under house arrest security forces have attacked protesters were tear gas and electric prods so could many people be giving a very rude awakening a successful revolution in egypt doesn't mean successful revolutions everywhere else joining me to discuss it is matthew does national security advisor at the center for american progress thanks so much for being here and now you know everybody has been watching of course of the events unfold in egypt in tunisia before that but do you think the egypt perhaps has given some people a bit of a false sense of optimism that you know when we see protests