on august 24 as a british begin to move which was right at a river crossing a place to the british could cross the river defending washington and bring the forces around to capture the capital, by the time the forces for a clear they were literally racing from washington to reach the right place in they were arriving at the same time as the british after their serious of brilliancy. so if you look today you can see the shops and the places but if you close your eyes you and look at the terrain and go there with a map you can visualize how the battle took place. the hills with the british attacking coming up and crossing where their river is today where the bridge is they came across there. the american forces actually put up a strong fight under commodore joshua barney one of the real heroes of the story. i will not go into detail right now but he was the finest american fighter out there with some him in a few marines almost single-handedly turn back the british assault with a very vicious cannons and fire. when we talk about the racist everybody laughs a and says the americans and turn

the british. but in this passage he is saying that they were offering a sign them up arms to the oppressed. so there's surely no notion that slavery was a just system, and the suggestion you that if virginians do not free the slaves, that the british will force emancipation up on them with the assistance of the oppressed. let me just go back, point out one phrase in there, the bloody process of saint domingo. sickening to was a french colony in the west indies which has since libby, the republic of haiti. and during the 1790s there was a very bloody revolution in which enslaved peoples establish their freedom and would eventually in the next decade establish their own republic. this was something that deeply troubled virginians because they feared that their own slaves would engage in revolution and would end the nightmare fantasy kill men, women and children in their beds. and here is an image which expresses that they are i white virginians that i live on top of a powder keg. this is an image in

the british grabbed in the. the russians had moved into what was the former ottoman lands of southeastern europe. so this was going to be the place where the next generation of colonies and the building of empire. but what happens when the war started is they very quickly realized -- very few people, the war started in august 1940. most people thought the war was going to be over by christmas, but what they forgotten to take into account is one thing the machine gun arab tribesmen when they're armed with spears, war becomes a very to begin with the other side also has machine guns. what happened in the first month of world war i was unparalleled. the french and the first three weeks of the war suffered over a quarter million casualty. britain which, over the previous entry to have fought over 40 wars, mostly colonial wars but also including the crimean war and another war, over the previous 100 years the british lost less than 40,000 soldiers in combat. in the four years of world war i they were losing 20 times

the british and french dividing it. what happened in paris with lawrence was he kept fighting to try to get his government to stand beside the promises made to faisal to the point where lawrence became a problem for the british government, and he was, he was simply stripped of any role at the peace talks. and made to, just placed in a barracks. actually forbidden, he was still in the military, forbidden to have any more contact with faisal. so the betrayal went through. what happened almost instantly throughout the middle east with the partitions is that the place started to blow apart. and it was pretty much all carved up in 1919. by 1920 there was a full-scale revolt in iraq, there was independence riots in egypt, jewish settlers were being attacked in palestine, there was war in syria against the french occupation. and over the decades since, what you -- i think there's one more -- oh, okay. this was, this was the four big leaders at paris. so basically i what had happened was before wilson got to paris lloyd george,

why are the british in chesapeake bay? they don't normally liberate the slaves. with the expedition begins not deliberate more than a handful of men that could be useful as guide and by this. with the british don't want to do is repeat what they have done to help to liberate thousands of enslaved people men women and children. been saddled with the expenses for the war of 1812 the british wanted to be of forth as quickly as possible and to be left with as few responsibilities as possible. only free a few men who could be helpful. but hundreds of blacks about 600 during the year 1813, and then women and children distilled canoes to go to the british. cannot deliberate slaves but to reflect as much damage of the american economy as possible to punish virginia which was perceived quite correctly the home of president madison secretary of state monroe they're perfectly willing to include their land as collateral damage. the 600 enslaved people go to the warships that they need the help of the escaped slaves. they cannot achieve their purpose without them. they do not

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companies that means i would british companies are not competitive across the globe. so we're not putting in the right tax policies we're not dealing with regulation that hinders these come welcome to have new investment it always is in the long term this takes away economic productivity from this country it means that staff and jobs are more liable to go because there's allegiance between the companies that are owned by foreign entities and their country rather than britain pieces been a cabbie for over forty years in a scene the london taxi company goes through several british owners i hopped in for a ride and asked him how he feels about turning chinese this is a shame that it's not owned by a british company but it's better then go into the wall a dynamic the companies that are still british they would be faced with any time. i see london. so let's have a look at some of china's recent investments well as mentioned in her report in two thousand and ten a chinese car maker flush with money decided it would be easier to buy out sweden's troubled volvo than compete w

for the first time, british scientist have -- british scientists have shown it is possible to stop brain cells from dying as a result of the disease. it could be many years before it leads to clinical trials in humans. here is our medical correspondent. >> this laboratory mouse has a brain disease which is gradually destroying its coordination. see how it struggles to write itself -- right itself. now contrasted with another mouse which has been given a compound which is protecting its brain tissue and stopping the run from dying. this study is being seen as potentially highly significant by those investigating human brain diseases. meansing population neurodegenerative diseases are affecting more and more people. around half a million have alzheimer's. then there is parkinson's and the devastating condition huntington's. scientists believe there could be a common mechanism that drives them, namely the buildup of abnormal proteins in the brain. that triggers a natural defense response which leads to cells dying. compoundwere given a which reactivated protein production, preventing cells

wealthy british. time. market. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look global financial headlines two kinds of reports. i'm talking about edward snowden you know that some americans believe they believe he was a criminal. i believe you said hero i believe he's coming directly from his heart that he feels some goodness that he wants to be truthful to the american people that he believes in and loves his country america so strongly and i wish that somebody in the same situation i hope that i have the courage to do the same thing . with the economic ups and downs in the final months of the deal and the rest. it will be a briefly on for me. actually nothing very good is happening now in the last twelve years and that's something western media and political leaders don't want to talk about anymore well there's really no actual practicing democracy to speak of in afghanistan what you have is a kleptocratic corrupt. state but we should reframe the question so. j

and a companies that are still british they would be faced with and you see. i see london. so let's have a look at some of china's recent investments in two thousand and ten a chinese car maker flush with money decided it would be easier to buy out sweden's troubled volvo than compete with it in january last year one of germany's premier concrete pump makers also fell to beijing's richest that same month italian not builder ferretti was snapped up by a company controlled by the communist regime just a few weeks later french fashion brand sonia recall was taken over by hong kong based firm in keeping with the growing fondness for luxury roger nightingale founder of an economic strategy consultancy firm says many european countries believe chinese investment poses a threat. a lot of european countries are very nervous about except seeing chinese cash who many of them and i think you find this in southern europe you find it in france you find it to some modest degree in germany also some countries think that they are threatened if china buys into their industrial base my own v

all british taxpayers' money should primarily be spent on british citizens and we have a problem in the u.k. we have a problem with social services being overloaded we have a problem with excessive demand for housing we have a problem of british people on unemployment benefits they can't find work we have a problem of people coming here to claim benefits that does exist to a degree so really the ball should change yes european union law does state that there should be no discrimination regardless of what country a citizen or someone comes from but of course that shouldn't be the case british borders should be managed according to the needs of this country farther than being dictated to by brussels so should you change your attitude is what look at a complete overhaul of the relationship between the u.k. and the e.u. or simply for the u.k. to get out and then close its doors and stop immigration. well yes we should leave the european union we would be we would be better off but of course the situation isn't so much as closing doors it's about inviting in those that will benefit the briti

companies that means i would british companies are not competitive across the globe. so we're not putting in the right tax policies we're not dealing with regulation industries come welcome to have new investment it always is in the long term this takes away economic productivity from this country it means that stuff and jobs are more liable to go because there's allegiance between the companies that are owned by foreign entities and their country rather than britain piece has been a cabbie for over forty years in a scene the london taxi company goes through several british owners i hopped in for a ride and asked him how he feels about turning chinese this is a shame that it's not owned by a british company but it's better than going to the wall or die lead the companies that are still british they would be faced with any time i see. r.t. london. and let's now have a look at some of china's recent investments in twenty ten a chinese comic a flush with money decided it would be easier to buy out sweden's troubled volvo than compete with it in january last year one of g

wealthy british soil. from time to time the money. market. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's culture the no holds barred look at the global financial headlines two kinds of reports. interview. welcome back this is r.t. president of afghanistan has slammed the occupation by nato on its. sent a verse to react using allied troops of making the nation suffer and failing to uphold security the criticism comes at a crucial moment for the country seeking to hold its first democratic transition of power during next year's presidential election the taliban overthrown by the us led forces over a decade ago recently promised to disrupt the vote after nato pulls out all aspects of security will be in the hands of the afghan army meaning they would have to deal with high risk militant areas and that's now a nearly a half of the country with elections around the corner the rector of the world can't wait anti-war group believes the chaos caused by the invasion comes in handy for the radicals this is an occupied country by th

wealthy british style. market. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines kaiser report. again welcome back now a bankrupt breakaway french region launches a surprise invasion across the border to raid swiss banks and loot money it says was stolen that's the scenario cooked up for the most recent war games carried out in switzerland which has the biggest army in europe relative to its population peter all of the reports the idea of two western european nations going to war with each other may seem unthinkable however that's exactly the contingency that the swiss military being preparing for an article in dimanche newspaper it was revealed that the swiss armed forces had conducted war games and which they depicted an invasion by neighbors france now to find out a little bit more about this i'm joined by the author of that article long thanks very much for talking to me why did the swiss military think that this was necessary.

of winston churchill the british navy switched from coal to oil. the warships of the projected british power all of the world were now run one hundred percent wrong. and then in one nine hundred fifty two ronnie ins decided to take their oil. the democratically elected government of prime minister mohammad most an act nationalize the anglo iranian oil company. he banished all the british diplomats and along with them the secret agents who were plotting his overthrow so private.

and a companies that are still british they won't be faced with anything see. i see london. so let's have a look then at some of china's recent investments the european car market is increasingly attractive to beijing's enterprises and in twenty ten they snapped up sweden's troubled manufacturer volvo and then last january china also helped out one of germany's top make use of concrete pumps and that same month italian yacht builder ferretti moved into chinese hands and even a top french fashion brand has moved under the control of a hong kong based firm well roger nightingale founder of an economic strategy consultancy says many european countries believe chinese investment poses a threat a lot of european countries are very nervous about except seeing chinese cash who many of them and i think you find this in southern europe you find it in france you find it to some modest degree in germany also some countries think that they are threatened if china buys into their industrial base my own view is that that is entirely wrong my own view is that the industrial base of these c

well see british. time right let's go. around the. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger the no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to gaza report. thanks for staying with us here on our team the israeli prime minister has unwittingly turned to a public relations onslaught to win over the iranian public into something of a floss it's the first time he's tried speaking directly to the people of iran and will then two decades in top level politics and it's backfired a bit is a friends has the details he got a serious stressing down for saying that iranians aren't allowed to wear blue jeans he made the way were comments during an interview with b.b.c. persian in it he said if iranians were free they would wear blue jeans listen to western music and have free. elections now twitter is officially banned in iran but plenty of people use software to get around that and they took to the twitter sphere to point out the accuracy for instance they doctored up the famous shot of the pm d

chinese money's already changing the face of the british capital to. this time last year it looked like the iconic london cab would be consigned to the history books after it's made because the financially troubled london taxi company went into administration chinese manufacturer g.d. which already owns volvo has stepped in and bought the company for eleven million pounds the factory is now back in business this part of the assembly process is called the marriage of the carriage where the shape of the taxi. meets with the shafi of the taxi here but it's a marriage between the chinese manufacturer and he and the london taxi company that managed to save a british icon from going out of production g.-d's pledged to invest in getting fifty million pounds into the coventry based business over the next five years promising to create jobs and develop new engines so the future really previously when we were an independent company the financial resources to continue to develop the product as we would like to. gives us the ability to develop. which we could have

you had a british restrictions on american trade with the u.s. and in america there was just the beginnings of a further look westward and maybe northward and those were some of the fundamental tensions behind the war of 1812. >> host: how did it get started? >> guest: we forget that the united states declared war mechem great britain and not the of the way around. sometimes in the united states we tend to think they're great britain was interested in recreating the colony's. it was really american exasperation with brereton's refusal to honor american sovereignty. great britain because of the struggle with france was quite often quite willing to ignore american sovereignty with the trade restrictions. president james madison had come to the belief that the united states continued to allow this to happen, then we would be nothing more than a state of great britain not really truly independent nation. >> host: how long did it last? >> guest: the war of 1812 was a poor man because it lasted for three years. the war was declared in june of 1812, but

indian and the british airports authority spanish to some it represents a hollowing out of corporate britain and i'm happy that it's not going on that but it shows government policy for a long time now as encourage foreign companies to take over our british companies and what that means is that i would british companies are not competitive across the globe. so we're not putting in the right tax policies we're not dealing with regulation hinders these companies six welcome to have new investment it always is in the long term this takes away economic productivity from this country it means that staff and jobs are more liable to go because there's allegiance between the companies that are owned by foreign entities and their country rather than britain peace has been a cabbie for over forty years in a scene the london taxi company goes through several british openness i hopped in provide and asked him how he feels about turning chinese this is a shame that it's not owned by a british company but it's better then go into the wall a dynamic the companies that are still british they won't b

wealthy british style some time to let. the. market. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines kinds a report. language as well but i will only react to situations i have read the reports for. the know i will be back to stay current a comment on your latter point to say. it's ok because i'm not talking no. thank you no more weasel words. when you need a direct question be prepared for a change when you. get ready for a. critical speech and a little bit on the freedom to. welcome back you're watching our t.v. now these really prime minister has unwittingly turned to a public relations onslaught to win over the iranian public into something of a flaws it's the first time he's trying to speaking directly to the people of iran in more than two decades in top level politics and it's backfired a big losing friends is with me now with the details was so what exactly did mr that who say well surprising as it may seem to be he got quite a dressing down i

and the london taxi company that managed to save a british icon from going out of production g.-d's pledged to invest in getting fifty million pounds into the coventry based business over the next five years promising to create jobs and develop new engines to future really previously when we were an independent company with the financial resources to continue to develop the product as we would like to now that we're part of the finances. and that gives us the ability to develop. new taxi which we could have only dreamed of financial analysts have called it a win win situation the london cab comes back from the brink of extinction while a major chinese manufacturer gets to invest in an exciting new project but what does it say about the state of british industry business secretary. cable called the chinese buy out a clear demonstration of the strength of the british car industry but the london cap is just the latest in a raft of u.k. businesses being sold off to foreign companies cadres chocolate is now american jageler motors india and the british airports authority spanish some

at the companies that are still british they won't be faced with any c. r c london. international news in brief at least fourteen people were killed and over thirty injured when a car blew up in iraq's northern city of simyra the attack was on a crowded street is people shop in preparation for a muslim holiday iraq has been struggling with a record spike in violence that has claimed over six thousand lives since the start of this year. a bus carrying fifty one people is the door for two hundred metre high cliff in peru killing all on board the passengers including children and many members of a single family were on their way to a local celebration because of the accident is yet to be determined the high altitude roads improve a notorious for bus disasters with over four thousand people dying in similar accidents last year. to spain now where thousands held a rally in barcelona against independence for catalonia time to coincide with the country's national day marches chanted slogans figure nitty and again separation from madrid despite overwhelming support for separ

or the companies that are still british they won't be faced with any c. r c london. china's richest man the entertainment tycoon no one geralyn has unveiled his plans for europe targeting hotels luxury brands and cinema chains claim chambers from stocks and markets website a d v a friend says china is doing its best but on a massive scale. generally speaking this is going as it's culture but doesn't matter where the money comes from wherever it comes from but what you're seeing here is it's really a currency trade and you don't want to be in the dollar at the moment and probably in the long term so you've got to live business in that different currency imagine that you know if you've got about a pound it's not a problem you got a million pounds you start to have a problem with your money where your money when you start out hundreds of millions then you've got to look globally where you put your money for it to be safe for it to be working for you so you have to put it around the world you can look at china is far more characters and it's far more capitalist in americ

companies and that means our british companies are not competitive across the globe. so we're not putting in the right tax policies we're not dealing with regulation that hinders these companies six welcome to have new investment it always is in the long term this takes away economic productivity from this country it means that staff and jobs are more liable to go because there's allegiance between the companies that are owned by foreign entities and their country rather than britain peace has been a cabbie for over forty years in a scene the london taxi company go through several british onus i hopped in for a ride and asked him how he feels about turning chinese this is a shame that it's not owned by a british company but it's better then going to the wall a dynamic a company they're still british they way be faced with anything seen. i see london. meantime china's richest man into time and tycoon a one german limbs unveiled his plans for europe targeting hotels luxury brands and cinema chains political analysts professor joseph chang one comes to the university tol

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i do know that there was great concern the first of all the british government was concerned. i'm talking about the race now, not the french were concerned that there were so many british women who are impregnated by american soldiers that there was a sort of quasi-treaty signed and english laws, were invoked and it was a support skill set up and the soldier had to agree to pay a think it was a pound a month and took little anglo-americans was 14 years old. but the french, there is an interesting issue, particularly in urban v. come with american soldiers behaving badly about frenchwomen and the french were so concerned. this includes general de gaulle and genera show in some way to fight in italy and was essentially chief of staff of the french military, that they wrote several very tart letters to president eisenhower, telling him that frenchwomen could not one of their in normandy at night without being accompanied by french men because they are being accosted by american soldiers in some cases by american soldiers. eisenhower took it seriously. he hanged several perpetrato

so poor leadership and a little bit of luck too on the part of the british. one of the enduring controversy for 1812 is the surrender of detroit and the behavior of william hull during the time. i've read a summary of the court-martial in the library at the university of michigan, they describe hull at the time of the british -- partially having a mental break down. he's shoving wad after wad of tobacco in his mouth. he's oblivious to everything going on behind him. he unexpectly surrenders the fort. i also found -- another document that he suffered a stroke between the revolutionary war and the war of 1812. he was a hero of the revolutionary war. his brother was the dane of the institution, he a sterling record until detroit. i just would like to know your views on him and court-martial results that happened after words. thank you very much. >> guest: well, hull was i think essentially having a nervous breakdown. he really wasn't expecting the situation he was facing. he lost the nerve he, you know, there are different account as to how much responsibility h

of the companies that are still british they won't be faced with any. london while in line we've got much more about china's expanding investment abroad including a story about beijing by any leave in europe and france's bordeaux region you can catch it at r.t. dot com. well there is a growing divide between the u.s. and libya as tripoli slams washington for a raid to capture a terrorist suspect the target of the raid was allegedly involved in nine hundred ninety eight u.s. embassy bombings in kenya and tanzania libya's prime minister has demanded an explanation for what he called the kidnapping of one of its citizens from its territory saying that inside the country the fence consultant says the u.s. is used to meddling in other countries affairs. they claim that under a two thousand and one the us lol they can capture anyone anywhere in the world they can enter any sovereign territory and arrest anyone it's extremely dangerous policy that a a one governments in the world can intervene in any other country sovereign state they've been invaded. with a u

and then this british firm gets how much of the british contract worth? >> boy, that's another issue. so it was worth $1.249 billion with a b. that was announced in july. and then in july, august, september, news starts coming out of all these investigations in the u.k. investigations in the sexual coercion at a detention center investigations into overbilling, investigations into doctoring performance records. an the obama administration turns around and ups their contracts, extends it and makes it more expensive. up to $1.336 billion. >> what is the obama administration saying about the fact that they hire a company to sort out the paperwork for obama care, a company that's under suspicion in britain for defrauding, for filing false reports in work there from the british taxpayers? >> well, they defended it they said that this contractor has a good record in the u.s. that it's. >> a good record? >> yeah. a great record. >> actually, i read your record it, said highly skilled company. proven track record in providing cost effective services to numerous o

. >> in a few moments, british prime minister david cameron .ddresses members the british house of commons is currently in recess, so prime minister's questions will not the shown tonight. david cameron speaking to members of the conservative manchester, -- conservative party in manchester, england. >> thank you. this week we have shown this party is on the side of hardworking people, helping young people buy their own home, getting the long-term unemployed back to work. backing marriage, cutting the deficit, creating jobs, creating wealth. make no mistake, it is this party with the energy and ideas to take our country forward and i want to thank everyone here for the great week we've had. \[applause] when we came to office, we faced a clear and daunting task, to turn our country around. in may 2010, the needle on the gauge was at crisis point. people were talking about our country in a way they hadn't done so for decades. but three and a half years later, we are beginning to turn the corner. the deficit is falling, our economy is growing. the numbers of our fellow country men and women in

the power with brothels ahead of the referendum he promised to the british people. meanwhile turkey is also frustrated with its relationship with brussels. but. this is like an. endless platonic love affair find out what's been stalling on to join the twenty seven nation blog that's just ahead for us here on r.t. do stay with us. one hundred days remaining in the. days of flake. most of the missions that soldiers are sent to under the pretext of terrorism prevention are in many ways targeting the civilians that have nothing to do with the with the actual attacks against israeli targets. the load. of all the. great hopes for freedom and democracy. substituted by great to see. what was expected to be a blessing to the country. turned out to be its course. the story of a disappointment. maybe you don't know if you don't pay a car or you know response to ruse. i don't know if everyone in my life that i cared about their goal much when that happened i came askin well. i was national champion in track and field and also i was able to go and qualify for the olympic games.

british intelligence has experience in its effort to cover up details of mass surveillance operations fearing legal action stepping down trees. the cost of membership blundell's being forced to cough up a staggering twenty seven billion pounds a year for complying with ease many regulations. later ties are put to the test sets turkey turns away from its allies in seeking a missile defense deal with china. a very warm welcome to you if you've just joined us here on our two year live from moscow with me to almost say let's take a look at our top story the song the start of the revelations keep on coming with the latest one hitting a target away from home exposing the efforts of british intelligence agencies or g c h q to keep it practices out of the public eye for fear of legal action let's get the details now from our g.'s a surfer as adult us live from london sara what are the latest revelations mean for the british intelligence agency. well another day and yet more damaging revelations for t.c.h. key now these documents reveal the lengths of the t.c.h. he went to in the long fight th