has lost south sudan bashir has failed to end the crisis in darfur and the shearers approach to the opposition in khartoum. is repressive so bashir is not a totally independent actor in all of this ok jonathan what do you think about that i mean when that when the noise seize all this oil and i do point out i mean right now the oil does go through the north for exports so i mean there is some kind of interdependence already built into this relationship irrespective of attitudes political attitudes about the independence of the new state. and this is why the oil is actually a positive factor in terms of north-south relations in some ways because there is such mutual dependence between the north and the south in order for both of them to get their oil revenue the south gets about ninety eight percent of its revenue from oil almost all of their revenue comes from oil the north the numbers are a little fuzzy but probably something in the neighborhood of sixty percent of their revenue comes from oil they both need it they can't afford to live without it despite some of the heated rhetori

know all the done and we're in for the last few days president bashir has made a lot of very worrying statements and there is war on the border. and in southern kordofan so yes you have to look at the security about everything that has been said i agree totally with because of the especially the challenges of oil and. we have to help the sudan southern sudanese the u.s. and others who have to help them to build their institutions incidentally i think if you stressed democracy you will have wired world people wrongly called the oil case it is not the case what is necessary is once you have oil you have to build strong institutions to do with the oil the united states is well endowed with oil it doesn't corrupt. their country as much as people assume for other places so i do think that yes the focus on military security may seem skewed but that is a fair step now the hard work begins there and one side today it comes and the country is independent people should not say everything is done and goof and particularly people like me octave east and people in the united states who do put pres

and we watched their constitution sign and he and and what was really amazing was that bashir who is the president of sudan came in recognize southern sudan a really yes and they stood side by side well it's a good sign for the radical exasperate now remember bashir of course is a indicted world criminal and people kept wondering if he would be arrested but he was this is such a country of contradiction he was warmly received by the southern sudanese states but he said we will cooperate now he has the problems going on now in in the upper now certainly in the newbie in mountains but understand this of bashir is fighting right now in our battle zone for funds he cannot afford to fight southern sudan or now the republic of south sudan one is because south sudan can sustain itself this is not only where the oil reserves are or the oil fields but it is it has enough agricultural land pashley feed most of central africa and it is the source of the nile river and so watter is as important to now northern sudan khartoum area as it is a country the size of the state of texas and what would a

show, martin bashir. you for joining me tonight. i seem to be missing the spot where parliament had the murdochs tarred and feathered in that room today. how bad did it get for them? >> it was fairly intense, but i have to tell you, lawrence, this was the one occasion where being 80 years of age probably proved to be a positive and distinct advantage. he couldn't remember dates and times, he couldn't remember payments, he couldn't remember individual staff members. and so what we had was this all-powerful media mogul reduced to a frail, elderly man, who couldn't remember a single thing, but he could assert two things. one was that he knew absolutely nothing about illegal phone hacking, he knew nothing about illegal payments to police, he knew nothing about paying private detectives to steal private medical records of politicians and members of the public. he knew nothing about that. he was adamant. and also, second, he was absolutely clear that he's not for resigning. he believes that he should stay at th

martin bashir is host of the "martin bashir show" here on msnbc and knows the world of rupert murdoch well indeed. first of all, explain to us the unique role that murdoch and his holdings and his executives, his editors, had and their relationship with leaders of both parties. >> great to be with you, andrea. when murdoch bought "news of the world" 42 years ago he was an ordinary proprietor but overall, he acquired more and more. finally, 30% of british sky broadcasting. it was so influential and his position in british politics was so influential he was almost like a combination of someone like jack abramoff and a mobster. he had the power to reward people and to punish people. so for example, in 2004, when a cabinet minister called clare short said wasn't it time that "the sun" newspaper stopped featuring semi-naked women on page three of the newspaper, what did they do? edited, by the way, at that time by rebecca brooks. they sent 20 scantily clad women to her office and had loads of photographs everywhere. they described the minister at the time as frumpy, dumpy, fat and ugly. th

very much, and see more of ezra's analysis in an hour on msnbc, because he is filling in for martin bashir, and great to have you on board, ezra, and i will be watching. >> thank you. >>> and now to the historic event that happened here a few hours ago. the shuttle "atlantis roared into space, executing a perfect liftoff one last time. >> two, one, zero, and liftoff! the final liftoff of "atlantis on the shoulders of the space shuttle "america" will continue the dream. >> space shuttle spreads the wings one more time for the final time into a sentimental journey into history. >> with the threat of bad weather putting the launch in jeopardy, there was a mix of emotion in the liftoff, and exhilaration, and excitement, and they are carrying a year's worth of supplies to the international space station. an estimated 1 million people watched in the areas the shuttle took flight. and space correspondent jay barbary is with me, and he has covered every manned space flight since this whole thing started, and we are now into the my and we have developing news on how long they will be there. >> yes,

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american exceptionalism. >>> martin bashir, next, only on msnbc. >>> welcome back. told you about a man in the casey anthony murder trial who used his middle finger directed towards the prosecutor in the case. well, the judge is not having it, you could say. he sentenced the 28-year-old to six days in jail, and a $400 fine, and plus $200 in court costs, and we asked you the text us whether you thought that sentence was too harsh and here is what you said in the texting. 32% said yes, it is was too harsh and 68% said no, the punishment was appropriate for this guy. >>> all right. well, a special fourth of july inspired gut check today from "newsnation." a study from two harvard professors claims that if you at the end one july 4th celebration before you are 8 years old, you are 2% more likely to identify with the gop. so, the researchers say that the early childhood experiences can quote have a permanent impact on political beliefs. the researchers also claim to have found going to a july 4th celebration will increase the likelihood of voting republican by 4%. they a

. >> bashir: jimmy. jimmy, please.ybody! you know why, because -- [ cheers and applause ] -- we're all here tonight. we're all here together. we're having fun, we're enjoying ourselves and honestly, we're not promised tomorrow. [ light laughter ] you know what i'm saying, girl? [ laughter ] we ain't promised tomorrow. that's right, come on over here, let me tell you. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] you see -- ♪ we're not promised tomorrow to get there we don't know how ♪ ♪ but here's a thing that's for certain, my dear is that we have right now ♪ ♪ so i wanna smell your hair i wanna smell your hair let me smell your hair let me smell -- ♪ >> oh, there it is! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ smell your hair let me smell you hair i wanna smell your hair i wanna smell your hair ♪ ♪ let me smell your hair let me smell your hair can i smell a hair? let me smell a hair ♪ [ applause ] >> jimmy: all right, hey, hey, hey, hey. stop it. stop, stop it. stop it. all right, that's it. thank you. ♪ i wanna smell it! ♪ [ light laughter

a really yes and they stood side by side what's a good sign for the exact same right now remember bashir of course is a world criminal and people kept wondering if he would be arrested but he was this is such a country of contradiction he was warmly received by the southern sudanese. but he said we will cooperate now he has the problems going on now in in the upper now certainly in the newbie and mountains but understand limits of the share is fighting right now and battles on the forefront he cannot afford to fight southern sudan or now the republic of south sudan one is because south sudan can sustain itself this is not only where the oil reserves are or the oil fields but it is it has enough bag of cultural land to actually feed most of the central africa and it is the source of the nile river and so water is as important to now in northern sudan khartoum area as oil this is a country the size of the state of texas and what will and what was also said to us what was also said to us is that it will be the easiest country to do business in as long as it is mutually beneficial people who

martin bashir is in london with the latest developments and he joins us now.noon, martin. >> good afternoon, ezra. that was sweet of you to say that. >> and martin what is the reaction on that side to the testimony that we have heard today? >> well, ezra, an afternoon of high drama as the world is focus o ed on the murdoch empire and with so many allegations of phone hacking and police payments and outrage has given way to answers and improved accountability. we have witnessed the sudden stunning shutdown of britain's biggest selling newspaper, world, and with that gone, 2,000 jobs are gone, and we have seen two police officers resign and also the right-hand woman of rupert murdoch, rebekah brooks. but after weeks of trying to downplay the scandal the murdochs were in the hot seat today facing a rare public grilling before a committee in the house of commons. >> did you or anyone else at your organization investigate this at the time? >> no. >> can you explain why? >> i didn't know of it. >> so, despite the fact that blackmail can result in a 14-year prison se

i'm richard lui in for martin bashir. governor of iowa signs of the most restrictive abortion law in america. lawmakers huddle together to see if they can come together on a plan put forward by the gang of six. it's hot outside and inside the corridors of power as well. >>> roseanne barr says she's glad rupert murdoch is under fire for the hacking scandal and paris hilton storms offer an interview set and hip-hop history with jimmy fallon and justin timberlake. >> let's begin with roseanne, she hassish own reality show, "roseanne's's nut" and in appearing that show she appeared on "chelsea lately." and she got to a very typical point about rupert murdoch and we've all been enthralled with the hearings going on yesterday. take a listen to what she said. >> i'm so happy to see rupert murdoch's stuff crumbling because when he came to our country, and i was like one of his first targets, and he tapped my phones and people went through my garbage and all that kind of stuff does kind of drive you crazy, and now here i am sittin

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. >> do you think it's been a mistake to indict bashir, the president of sudan?his problem is the government of sudan, which really seems to be determined to do whatever it can to hold on to as much oil revenues, by insiding bashir, you give him no exit strategy. he knows the minute he leaves the office of the presidency, he'll probably end up in the hague in a war crimes trial. >> i can see the argument that it makes it more difficult for him to retire politely someplace else, but he has a long history of extraordinarily nasty things and i don't think it worsened his behavior. i also think there is something to be said for creating norms of how leaders behave a and creating some accountability, so they know there may be consequences. so on balance, i think it was the right move albeit, probably made it more difficult to deal with sudan right now. >> would you like to see robert mugabe insided? >> i think in the short term, it can create a lure of unintended consequences. but i think we're trying to create a new culture, where you say you're not immune. it doesn'

he said about the bashir threatened to fight the law there. >>> in the united kingdom extremist muslims are calling for the establishment of islamic state. as peter reports the proposal has christians very troubled. >> reporter: muslims against the crusade is a controversial group. to be turned into states ruled only by islamic law. any plans to enforce sharia law in u.k. are completely ridiculous. >> it's totally nonstarter. it's nothing but a public stunt. most muslims, are law-abiding productive citizens in this country do not wish to have sharia law here. >> reporter: christian leaders say, one of the towns affected by the proposal, are deeply disturbed by the plan. david told cbn news. what was it that frighten people in the country? it's a very small group. they try and get as much publicity as they can and it worries people that somehow we will subject to sharia law. terry quinn is on a to relaunch it. >> many muslims in the area are welcoming. so, the extremist group don't represent what the muslims really believe. >> reporter: he believes these proposals don't represent the wis

while i wish president obama would voice his preference that president bashir al asad should resign, it is worth noting that the same critics who want obama to save us also criticize him for calling for moammar gadhafi's ouster when he doesn't have the means to make it happen, or perhaps they want us to interview in syria as well, which would mean we would be engaged in four wars, but at least we would be consistent. in the early years of the cold war, the brilliant and then controversial secretary of state dean acheson was asked by a congressman why the united states was trying to militarily defeat communist forces in greece but being much more cautious in china. acheson's reply was they were two different countries. i am not in the slightest bit worried because you can say so-and-so about greece, why isn't that true about china? i will be polite, i will be patient, and i will try to explain why greece is not china. it's still true. greece is not china. let's get started. >>> so in light of the dominique strauss-kahn case we wanted to explore how different or laws and morals are dif

this was the scene of the huge demonstration against president bashir al assad. three people were killed including two brothers. at least 20 other people are believed to have been injured. we're joined by an opposition supporter on the line. we have heard there has been cash's between residents and security forces. what can you tell us? >> early morning around 5:00, we heard the people going out to the streets, screaming, calling each other. that means that there was a problem in the area. the security forces, they come to capture people here. they came only on the edges of the city from all sides. they captured around 20 to 40 people. they don't know how many. people were all in the streets. they were shouting and they blocked all the city entrances by 8 tires and garbage boxes. the military tried to capture people there. then some people came back and supported the military and tried to stop them. they remained in those classes for two hours. all the people on the streets are putting fire to the blocks and there was many civilian people that work on arm to. --

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in london, and martin bashir. i guess the pie thing.tin, why don't they use real by but use shaving cream? >> it might be, but it also means that it's easier to get in. you can get one of these minuscule shaving foam tins and can you take a paper plate in and so it's slightly easier to get in through security, i guess that was why. an awful thing and it really was embarrassing for the british parliament because i don't think anybody wanted that. they wanted to continue what was a fairly excruciating experience for mr. murdoch senior and jr. but didn't want it to be painful in anything other than the content that they putting it to him. they didn't want that to happen. >> here's rupert murdoch's response who was to blame with the problems at "news of the world." >> mr. murdoch, have you considered resigning? >> no. >> why not? >> because i feel that people are i trusted, i'm not saying who. i don't know what level, but they let me down and i think they behaved dreadfully in the trade for the company and for me and it's for them to pay. i

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president bush here vowed to purge -- president bashir vowed to purge the areas to the south. parliament is preparing to uphold in the margin -- an emergency debate. some relatives of the victims of the london bombings in 2005 say that their phones may have been hacked by a private investigator. up one woman's phone was tapped into while she was missing. but there is evidence showing in the commission sanctioning the decision. >> the house of this private detective, who worked for "news of the world." police are investigating whether he had acted to the phones of the bereaved relatives of those in the attack. >> i have made my statement. thank you very much. >> what is your reaction to -- >> almost exactly six years on from the bombing, a small number of families have been told by scotland yard that there details were discovered as part of the latest investigation into hacking. this family lost their son in the bombing. the address and phone numbers were in a file. >> we receive personal phone calls from friends and family. to think that when you are at the lowest time of your

there is also issues about oil sharing, things that northern president bashir in khartoum really has help address before this -- these two nations are really at peace. i think you'll see the united states working intensively between the north and the south to see them working out these issues so that they could be at peace because that's really going to be seen as key in terms of helping stand-up south sueden. >> tell me about the terror lift and how it relates to khartoum. >> well, sudan has been on a state sponsors of terrorism list for many years. there was talk with the sudanese government in khartoum over the last several months that there is a road map that they had to follow in terms to get off the terrorism list. a lot of it has to do with these things that i mentioned. demilitarization, making sure that the border is demarked, oil sharing, these type of things that president bashir cooperated with this referendum, cooperated with the declaration of independence and he was there in juba and the u.s. is saying that's good step. but other issues, until he helped with the fighti

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despite calls for a cease-fire, al bashir has vowed to fight on. >> the danger comes from above as planes fly over and others scramble to escape the bombs. sudanese government at war with its own people in the nubea mountains. children take extreme measures to avoid the flying shrapnel from the bombing raids. parents send them to the bomb shelters to hide. this family is mourning a mother killed by a bomb as she was planting seeds in the nearby field. cut off by road and air, it's hard to escape this isolated area attacks on the vge going on every day. >> the civilians they want now as victims. shelling and ground attacks. >> the sudanese government says it wants to cleanse the area of rebels. there are thousands of nuba fighters in this area that futh with the rebels during the north-south civil war. this area is home to muslims and christians opposed to the khartoum government fighting against discrimination and strict islamic law. here they show off weapons they say were captured from government forces. recent peace talks trays possibility of a cease-fire, but the sudanese president al

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. >>> i'm martin bashir. coming up at the top. hour. we're going to hurt some people.nk heist film to motivate themselves for tomorrow's vote on their debt ceiling package, but it's a package and the party that looks to be in disarray. the clock is ticking as the first default in american history beckons. stay with us. >>> so it's being called the extreme dream. a woman who broke world records for long distance swimming in the '70s is gearing up for one heck of a long haul. diana nyad now 61 plans to swim a whopping 103 miles in shark-infested waters from cuba to key west. now back in 1979, she broke the record for longest swim in history by swimming from the bahamas to florida. now she's going to tackle this new challenge this summer and she hasn't been swimming professional in 21 years. diana joins me now by phone. good to have you with me today. you tried this swim before when you were in your 20s, so why would you want to attempt it now that you're in your 60s. >> thomas, i guess that was a fair question. i was 28 back in 1978 in my youth. boy, it was a wild day. w

. >>> overseas now to syria, where an unruly mob loyal to the current regime of president bashir al assad stormed the u.s. embassy compound and the home of the american ambassador. abc's alex marquardt is in the region for us tonight. >> reporter: t ty scaled the embassy walls, reaching the roof and unfurling a massive syrian flag and smashing windows -- that's when u.s. marines pushed them back. next, the mob attacked the ambassador's private residence. the americans inside botot locations were unharmed. the attackers are supporters of president bashar al assad, whose regime accuses the united states of encouraging the uprising against his dictatorship. last week, american ambassador robert ford visited the city of hama during huge anti-assad protests. he was greeted with cheers and flowers. today's attack and violence over the weekend are the regime's payback. but america's ambassador isn't backing down. despite the embassy attack, the state department says ambassador ford will stay in damascus, today calling his role there "essential." diane. >> thanks so much, alex. >>> and back in th

also there, the president of sudan, omar al-bashir. he remains under international indictment for alleged war crimes committed in darfur, to the west. >> ( translated ): for the sake of peace, we have accepted the separation of the south out of the united sudan so that they can form a new country. although we believe that the unity of sudan was best for the north and the south. >> woodruff: the new nation of south sudan instantly became one of the world's poorest, despite extensive oil reserves. bashir's government in the north has controlled the oil industry for years. for more on what the new nation faces, we turn to rebecca hamilton, a pulitzer center reporter, who has been covering sudan for years. she recently reported from there for the "newshour" and the "washington post." she joins us now from new york. >> still rebecca hamilton, thank you for being with us. >> pleasure. >> woodruff: other than religion, tell us what makes this new country of south sudaf different from sudan the country it broke away from? >> well, firstly i th

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