to discuss the prospects for peace in the middle east i'm joined by robert fisk in cairo he's the middle east correspondent for the independent and the author of numerous international bestsellers in jerusalem we cross to dan dyker the director of strategic affairs of the world jewish congress and a foreign policy fellow at the jerusalem center for public affairs and another member of our cross talk team yell on the hunger all right gentlemen both of you have been on the program before you so you know how it works you can jump right in that's crosstalk rules it robert fisk if i can go to you first ok we've seen a public mending offenses with netanyahu and obama not a long time back and the process michel's in the middle east doing as little shuttle can the united states of this be quite blunt can unite states be a fair broker in finding some kind of solution because it seems to have gone on forever. no i don't think you can the last time that america really complained about israel seriously was when eisenhower ordered the israelis along with the british and the french to get out of so is

like his speech in cairo, it was beautiful, but the biggest thing was the colombian expansion. the crew in honduras, it was a big deal for them. but was it a crucial mandate? he did not do anything to get these thugs out. seven journalists have disappeared under this system. this is real human rights violations going on. there is no pattern of repression. we support the bad guys. hillary clinton was down there a few weeks ago, trying to separate echoed their -- ecuador from venezuela. we keep over reaching. we want to control anyone that steps out of line that is a regional power. recently when turkey went into the iranian sanction, remember their head was cut off? fighting with turkey. brazil was criticized. 500 billion barrels of oil reserves. we are making enemies out of them. they are not the enemies the us. you know what it is? the attacks of the new century, when bush and donald rumsfeld called wolfowitz, they wrote the pack about the american unilateral control of the world. they would not allow for the emergence of military or economic rivals. whenever obama says, this

joining me now is michael schlakmin, formerly cairo bureau chief of "the new york times" now in berlinhe has a front page piece from the people level. joining me is mort zuckerman, editor in chief of "u.s. news & world report" and knows well the israeli leadership. here is shifting sands, new economy, the new issue of "the economist" saying change is coming the west arab allies and michael's piece, written by the jurors correspondent or israeli bureau chief. "two elements have conspired to turn a difficult life into the gaza strip into new torment. a blockade that has locked them in a small enclave and crushed what there was of a formal local economy, and two, the bitter rivalry between palestinian factions which has undermined identity and purpose, divided families and caused a severe short-yardage of electricity in the middle of the summer." how -- a shortage of electricity in the middle of the summer." how are they going to change the reality of life on the ground in the gaza strip? >> we didn't come away from this story with a good deal of optimism -- the two circumstances you read

i think the president said the best in his speech in cairo. he said the bond between israel and the united states is unbreakable. i can affirm that to you. today. >> thank you very much, -peverybody. stay cool out there. hydrate. >> thank you for exiting. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] on cspan this morning, "washington journal" is next with your phone calls. then we reduce supreme courses and the most recent term and later, the deputy white house speak at the campus national conference. %oday, the joint center for housing studies has a report on the current housing market in the economy

the american embassy in cairo should be an island of freedom. the american embassy in every country should be an island of freedom. those yearning for greater freedoms in egypt are not alone in facing the era -- ire of their government. so too does the christian community face these hardships. uscir, the commission that recently released a report describing a deteriorating situation for this community. they found that, quote, the reporting period marked a significant upsurge of violence targeting coptic orthodox christians. the egyptian government has not taken sufficient steps to halter oppression of and discrimination against christians and other religious believers. where in many cases the punishers responsible for violence or other severe violations of religion freedom this increase of violation is the failure to prosecute those responsible forces a growing climate of impunity. even our own department has included that the last three years or more have been marked by a decline of religious freedom conditions in egypt. there has not been a si

i think the president said it invested in his speech at cairo. he said it to the entire islamic world. the bond between the united states and israel is unworkable -- unbreakable. >> thank you very much, everybody. >> as part of the recurring bbsiness to new york city, queen elisabeth spoke at the un, the first time since 1957. she talks about efforts to curb terrorism and address climate change. this is 20 minutes. delegates, distinguished guests, her majesty queen elizabeth ii and his royal highness prince philip, duke of edinburgh. please rise. [applause] >> [unintelligible] is called to order. this afternoon, we show here and address from her majesty queen elizabeth ii on the occasion of her visit to the united nations. %+ her majesty will have a short stateeent. [speaking foreign-language] foreign language]ign languag [speaking foreign language] [speaking foreign language] [speaking foreign language] >> i now give the floor to the secretary general, donkey mell. >> we are honored by your presence, your majesty it. inna changing and churning w

it was the beginning of his journey back from extremism, a journey that began in the dungeons of cairo'ste security headquarters. >> nawaz: everyone was given numbers. my number was 42. and then, what they did is they started with number one, called number one into their interrogation cell. and the rest of the hundreds of people that were there would have to listen to number one scream as he was being electrocuted. then, they would call number two, and everyone had to hear number two scream and... and get electrocuted. they'd call number three. and they'd go up the numbers, one by one. so, you can imagine... i was 42. >> stahl: and you listened to 41 people being... >> nawaz: i'd have to listen to 41 people being tortured. >> stahl: you said "electrocuted." what do you mean, "electrocuted?" >> nawaz: electricity was applied to their genitalia and their teeth. >> stahl: oh, my god. during his trial, he remained defiant. he would walk in and out of court shouting out radical slogans. after he was convicted and sentenced to prison for five years, he was locked up with the assassins of anwar

the president's speech in cairo was a resounding statement of things. we have all been working with in that view. we have a challenge here as well. we know that. the muslim communities in this country bring a richness to our society, a commitment to the american way of life. there are larger communities within these communities within these communities exist. they all have to engage. we do not believe this is a problem you can simply arrest your way out of. it has to build -- be built on an engagement burd. based on the rule of law, all of the things we know. we need to remind ourselves that it is available for all americans. that is our concern. we rae a part of t hat. >> ove rhere. they asked earlier about earlier tools that you might need to fight the war on terror. if you look at the international threat that we deal with, n we withsa and cia. we have more capabilities monitor what is going on the with a possibly hope to have internally. internally, it seems a lot of our ability to detect a threat in the making comes from a tip, informant or because

host: our guest is emily kaiser, also studied american history at cairo and london.espondent for reuters talking about the unemployment rate. there are a lot of telling numbers. orange county, california, you're up now. it is marrianne, independent. caller: i'm appalled this president is considering amnesty. most people i know feel the same way. further more, you were talking about social security. i think there has to be some stort -- sort of a law that has a mim time period. in orange county i see a lot of ads that run about bringing new people into the social security system. there is no minimum time period people have to pay in, like say 10 years, of minute consistent work before they take from the system. i was amazed people could get right in the system and draw from it. it is wrong. host: any thoughts? guest: i actually look at immigration and social security in a different way. that is when you have an aging population, the first of the baby boomers hitting 65 next year, you need younger workers in the system in order to pay into the system. you mention those

so i think there's -- the president said it best in his speech in cairo. he said in front of the entire islamic worldd he said, the bond between israel and the united states is unbreakable. and i can affirm that to you today. >> thank you very much, everybody. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> as part of for current visit to new york city, britain's queen elisabeth addressed the united nations general assembly. it was her first speech at the un since 1957. the queen it talks about efforts to curb terrorism nd help it changed. this is 20 minutes. >> excellencies, distinguished delegates, distinguished guests, her majesty, queen elizabeth ii and his royal highness prince philip, duke of edinburgh. please rise. [applause] >> the meeting of the general assembly is called to order. this afternoon, we will hear an address by her majesty, queen elizabeth ii, on the occasion of her visit to the united nations. now, allow me, your majesty, to have a short statement. [speaking foreign

on sunday morning he will travel to cairo, egypt, to consult with president mubarak. later he will fly to abu dhabi. >> what date was he meeting the quartet people? >> saturday, yes. the special representative for afghanistan richard holbrooke is in germany today where he meets with officials there and then he will travel to the region to meet up with the secretary as she departs washington early next week. a special envoy it leaves washington this evening where he will head first for khartoum, sudan, to meet with officials from the african union to consult the sudan on voice -- envoys. he will also meet with the those whoarty's and are negotiating post referendum arrangements. in addition to the referendum commission. you have already seen the release today where the secretary marked the plata that the civilian response corp. has reached 1000 members of its anniversary. it is the only force in u.s. government dedicated to conflict prevention and peacekeeping -- and peace building. to bring you up-to-date on that you're quite lacrosse team, we have had conversations -

and the president speaking in cairo is now the statement of the president's views of things. and we have all been working consistent within that view. we have a particular challenge here, we know that. the muslim communities that exist in this country bring a richness to our society, bring a condominium to the american way of life that we share. we know that there are larger communities within these communities, within which they exist, and so we do not believe that this is a problem that you can simply arrest your way out of. it has to be one built on engagement of the structural -- putting in place the structural elements of a capable society. representative governance, market activity, robust society based on the rule of law, all of those things that we know and that we're committed to in this country. and we need to remind ourselves that it is available for all of our citizens. and enlist their help. and that is our concern and we are part of that. >> over here? >> good morning. jeanne meserve asked earlier there are tools that you might need to fight the war on terror. i

host: our guest is emily kaiser, also studied american history at cairo and london. she is an economic correspondent for reuters talking about the unemployment rate. there are a lot of telling numbers. orange county, california, you're up now. it is marrianne, independent. caller: i'm appalled this president is considering amnesty. most people i know feel the same way. further more, you were talking about social security. i think there has to be some stort -- sort of a law that has a mim time period. in orange county i see a lot of ads that run about bringing new people into the social security system. there is no minimum time period people have to pay in, like say 10 years, of minute consistent work before they take from the system. i was amazed people could get right in the system and draw from it. it is wrong. host: any thoughts? guest: i actually look at immigration and social security in a different way. that is when you have an aging population, the first of the baby boomers hitting 65 next year, you need younger workers in the system in order to pay into the s

the president's speech in cairo was ever bite -- resounding statement of the president's view of things. we have all been working consistently with and not be you. here.ve a particular challenge%- the muslim community that exist in this country brings a richness to our society, a commitment to the american way of life that we share. we also know there are larger+ communities within these communities, and they all have to engage. we do not believe, again, that this is a problem thht you can simply arrest your way out of the. it has to be built on the engagement, putting in place the structural elements of a capable society, a market economic activity, robust economy. all of the things we know and are committed to in this country. we need to remind ourselves it is available to all american citizens and in less their help. that is our concern. >> over here. >> good morning. homeland security. gene asked earlier about other tools you might need to fight the war on terror -- >> are going to leave this to go live to the omni shoreham hotel+ jim messina on the elections. later on, we will hear

i think there is -- the president said that best in cairo. he said the bond between israel and the united states is unbreakable. and i can affirm that to you. >> thank you very much, everybody. >> thank you. >> stay cool out there. >> thank you. [capttoning performed by nationaa captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> president obama and prime minister netanyahu working through lunch this afternoon. we will have further remarks if they become available. also today, queen elizabeth ii is visiting new york city. she is scheduled to give an address at the united nations in at just under an hour. we will have it live on c-span at 3:00 p.m. eastern. later, the queen plans to tour ground zero in new york. >> more british programming tomorrow at 7:00 a.m.. prime minister david cameron takes questions from his party and the opposition. that gets underway tomorrow at 7:00 eastern on c-span2. >> c-span -- we can -- you can connect with us on twitter, facebook, and youtube and find our schedule alert e-mail's at