for your kind words an introduction or i'm speaking about china russia security, and copy to point out a disher was actually the 60th anniversary of the establishment and diplomatic relations between moscow, since a change from the soviet relations, but mcow. and china. and there was a series of celebrations and events to mark the casion. the most important perhaps the president whmade a visit to russia and moscow in particular but in the context of this, the chinese television interview the president and he said that he thought given he would be basically what happened, all the high level exchanges and meetings turkey that this is probably the highest level of dice in the history of china russia, russian chinese relations. and i think this is correct. i think that if y put anything in context, it probably is, they're probably have never been so close and so many across the entire relationship. but it's important to consider what metrics you are looking at. and what you've seen in the pas is especially high hurdle. for the most part the relations they have ignored each other, or they h

but my feeling unless you have china and russia onboard they're going to be unefctive and at's because china a russia are key investors in iran'snergy sector and they've actually benefited hugely are not part of e existing sancons just this st spring you w the chinese coming in with the $70 biion oil and gas deal to velop southwestern iran reserves. russians a selling the iranians -- biions o dollars worth of nuclear technology d radar missiles. littlempetus for these cnt rose. >> they're doing okay? >> yeah. >> andhe other thingbout the sanctions, and of course the idea here is to get the iranians to negotiate aay their nuclear progm. but by enfcing this, are we not also strengthening the hand of thehdliners who right now appear to be teering? >> wel this weekwe're seein al kinds of stepseing taken. were sayingoday and yesterday that yes we should go ahead with e sanctions that the iranians don't behave on the nuclear issue. but wenow as you said a dper andver isible split between the hard-liners and the reformers withli khamenei. the supreme leadersort of trying to bridge t two. and

but my feeling unless you have china and russia on board they're going to be uneffective and that's because china and russia are key investors in iran's energy sector and they've actually benefited hugely are not part of the existing sanctions just this last spring you saw the chinese coming in with the $70 billion oil and gas deal to develop southwestern iran reserves. russians are selling the iranians -- billions of dollars worth of nuclear technology and radar missiles. little impetus for these count rose. >> they're doing okay? >> yeah. >> and the other thing about the sanctions, and of course the idea here is to get the iranians to negotiate away their nuclear program. but by enforcing this, are we not also strengthening the hand of the hardliners who right now appear to be teetering? >> well, this week we're seeing all kinds of steps being taken. were saying today and yesterday that yes we should go ahead with the sanctions that the iranians don't behave on the nuclear issue. but we know as you said a deeper and ever visible split between the hard-liners and the reformers with ali kha

the cyop was focused on russia and china.there would be little side chapters if you will regionally for regional contingencies, but not as those countries being wmd adversaries of their own weight. they are individual adversaries, not as parts of a china or russia or soviet scenario. cyop was the cold war strategic operational plan. that was dropped and transformed in 2003, and turned into this operational plan. too complicated to go into the details, but that's the general trend i'll say. this war plan is aimed at six adversaries. this is a significant expansion compared to the cold war. it was focused on russia and china. now there are six adversaries in the war plan. that means that there are new requirements to weapons, delivery systems, the strike plans that are drawn up of course, but it has the side effect also created a -- what is described as an increasingly complex plan. there are fewer weapons, you have to be able to do more with them, more scenarios, more contingencies, but with fewer of them. so that's creating s

china. every year they would go from russia into china. russian firms derived substantial revenue from this, it was very helpful particularly many the 1990s when the russian industrial complex was straining to sustain itself, and then the chinese liked it. they managed to pick up a lot of good soviet technology at fairly low prices and were able to incorporate them to make up some of the gaps in their own forces. but you see, as i said, a sharp decline starting about 2007 deliveries as well as new contract orders. i think this is due for several reasons. complaints about the quality of the goods and sales and so on, but the major reason is the chinese defense industry itself has been able to, has really improved over the last few years. it's been effective at producing goods that previously they would have to buy from russia, and now the russians have a choice: do they accept the loss of this market, or do they agree to start selling the kind of weapons that are really top of the line which they have not given to the chinese? and they go a

this skeptically in terms of what china's doing, creating these new relationships, china-africa, china-russia? should we be afraid or skeptical of these new relationships away from the united states that the u.s. doesn't have any involvement in? >> that comes down to it's more of a political influence type of decision. i think china's going to get the resources that it needs to grow, whether it -- we like it or not. we're competing on the international stage with china for all commodities, and i think the free market and the best price will win it. china can pay more for oil or nickel or copper than we can in the u.s., then that's where the supply will go. i don't think necessarily the strategic links are going to deny the u.s. commodities if we can pay a dollar more per barrel or a cent more per barrel in china. >> as far as the strategy right now, morgan, what's the strategy based on everything we just heard? >> i don't think you're going to see the same spikes in prices in some of the base metals, for example, nickel and copper you've seen over the past four or five years. i think into tho

before and oil for food, with saddam hussein, and the claims they -- basically, france, russia, were -- and china were bribed to support saddam hussein and i remember asking kofi annan about that and what they're economic interests and how do they affect national interests, especially with something like this?

china and russia trade with burma.ung san suu kyi's long and courageous fight is far from over. >> and as a relief operation is underway across parts of east asia to rescue people trapped by heavy rains and landslides. the number of dead is not yet clear, but there are fears that it could drive into hundreds. the typhoon dropped several inches of rain. we will have a report from taiwan in just a moment. first, to china where a number of homes have collapsed. >> a small village in china, a late-night landslide here triggered by relentless downpours. it destroyed seven homes last night. they found six people underneath the mud and the rocks, some very badly hurt. as the clear operation got under way, two of those rescued had not survived. two women had died here. they were moved to a place of safety, but they came back when they thought the danger was over. they did not stand a chance. >> across eastern china, more than 6000 homes were wrecked by the storm. it rained harder here than it has done during any typhoon in the

china wants a soft approach to burmese the attention of aung san suu kyi. russia boost military spending in of koziura as vladimir putin makes his first visit there -- in abkhazia. and 60 years on, how relevant are the geneva conventions today? it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, midday in london and 7:00 p.m. in the evening in the south of taiwan. where a massive rescue operation is still under way after the worst flooding in 50 years. wednesday began with welcome news. some 700 people escaped mudslides that buried whole villages. it still leaves many more um accounted for. finding them is proving to be a logistical challenge and the only way in and out is by helicopter. damn of apparel from typhoon -- >> the apparel from typhoon morakot. supplies can only be taken on foot to a nearby village. suddenly villagers' bought fresh danger. -- spot fresh danger. for communities now cut off by swollen rivers and the dreaded mud slide -- mudslides, the rescue mission gathers momentum. hear, the battle to set up a temporary bridge is nearly lost. it was a tidal wave of mud that

russia is, very easily can do it china can, russia is not afraid. your opinion, dr. weitz, how dangerous for the united states could be the military and, of course, intelligence rapprochement between china and russia now? >> now i don't see much of a problem because there for ery instance you can show cooperation and pursuit of common aims which maybe the united states doesn't share, particularly central asia versus their focus on -- [inaudible] their cooperation is very limited. often it's because they're pursuing parallel policies towards third areas like iran or north korea, not directly in con junction with each other, but their policies overlap. and you see areas of tension between them which has allowed united states some influence, say, for example, orgia or the relationship economically at least china is much stronger with the united states. you mentioned the intelligence cooperation. i have less of a good hand on that because it's classified, but for the instances of where you think they're cooperating -- perhaps their case officers are sharing iellince or th

development of the country' oil-based econom even while sanctis keep amican companies out, businesses fm china, russia the gulf states have been moving in. so, jeweler osm yousef is an enthusiastic supporterf president al-bhir. >> ( translated ): this situation has improved grtly. there's devopment everywhere. even in my home area, thers been great impvement. a new sugar plant has beenuilt where i live, and irrigatn projects have bn completed tht are helping with that project. >> narrar: while the people of sudan debate his mers, the country's president is now ofring his strongest hint yet that h time in power may be coming to an e. >> reporter: did you eve consider not standing forhe presidency aga? >> ( translated ): wthought at, after signing the peace agreement south sudan, that this s an achievement one could end eir political life with. four yrs ago, i urged the party telect a new president because weannot present to the sudanese people president who s been in power for 20 year because thsudanese people would be naturally bored political work isudan, as i see it, is not a comfortab task. it is t

china and russia trade with burma and have shown no interest in challenging their rule.ung san suu kyi's fight is far from over. >> a massive relief operation is underway across parts of east asia and to rescue people trapped by heavy rains and mudslides. there are fears those dead could run into the hundreds. typhoon morakot caused the damage. we will have a report from just -- in just a moment. some buildings have collapsed. we have this report. >> a small village in china, a late-night landslide year triggered by relentless downpours bearing seven homes last night. -- burying seven homes. they found six people underneath the rocks, some very badly hurt. as the clear run operation got under way, it emerged that two of those rescued had not survived. -- as the clear up operation got under way. they came back when they thought the danger was over. when it fell on top of their house, they did not stand a chance. across eastern china, more than 6000 homes were wrecked by the storm. it rained harder here than it did during any typhoon during the last 60 years. in taiwan, re

united nations last night ended with no conclusive statement because of the statements from china and russia. >> we recognize that other members of the council may take differently views on this. we think it's important to have a discussion and a debate, and to seek as a matter of principle and policy, a statement by the council in accord with the principles of the charter and the principles of democracy and respect for human rights. >> while they deliberate, suu kyi will be spending time under house arrest, keeping her out of the elections. many in the international community wonder whether next year's elections can be considered legitimate if suu kyi has no role toy the electoral process will be questioned. if there is to be an inclusive and fair electoral really process in myanmar, it cannot be without the participation of all relevant political players. >> for now, the woman so many revere as a hero is back in her home, appealing her guilty verdict. it's unlikely that will make much of a difference. >> the past two weeks, about how manies went off at a bar and restaurant. over the weeken

you're talking about the bric countries, brazil, india, russiaa, china. russia is still one of the ones you want to be invested? i recognize as oil goes higher it's positive but russia was sort of the outlier there for a little while. >> i'd say we're most focused, you know, at morgan stanley investment management we have an investment emerging markets portfolio manager rushi sharma. i agree with him. we very much like the india story. i'm probably a little more positive on brazil. but we want to stay in the big liquid countries. and we also have a positive bias toward some of the smaller countries where we're seeing catch-up, things like turkey. but there's a lot of interesting things going on in the u.s. versus global. take china versus the u.s. right now. china's financials are trading at almost three times book. the u.s. financials are trading at one times book. and in the near term i think the chinese banks will continue to do well, but ultimately they're going to participate price the way u.s. banks did from excessive lending along the way. there's going t

intelligence services had picked up definitive information that russia and china were cooperating in the korean war. when this information was presented to eisenhower, he decided that the u.s. had to have a response to international communism. and what that meant roughly was the u.s. believed that russia and china were cooperating so closely that we in turn had to fight against both of them as if they were one. now this was a theory of monolithic communism and in 1955 it looked true. right around christmas of that year, eisenhower signed a document for the national security council called 54122. 54122 was a document outlining activities that is true central intelligence agency should undertake worldwide to undermine international communism. and it was an extremely specific document. it's kind of fun to read it, we put it in the appendix of the book, but it directs, it doesn't ask, it directs the c.i.a. to go out and begin geurilla wars and to do all the activities pat it's with that -- compatible with that order, short of doing a war and to do it secretly and to do it in such a way t

china and russia trade with burma and have shown no ev effort to fight the rulers. >> a former german officer was sentenced to hive in prison for the killing of ten italian civilians during the second world war, charged with attempted murder in connections with the killings in 1944 in the italian village. he is probably one of the last nazi war crime trials to be held in germany. one of the world's most notorious bank havens signed an agreement with britain to cut down on tax evasion deals. it provides for partial amnesty for clients who have been hiding money from the brittish tax authorities and allows the two countries to share information about investors. in russia, southern region of chechyia, the head of a town was shot dead along with her husband. the bodies were discovered in the back of a car in the cheshian capital. now, how does a ship disappear in one of the busiest shipping lanes in a the world? the cargo vessel was last seen off the coast ofel northern france and missing two weeks. it may have been taken over by pirates, something unheard of in european waters. >> how ca

so china and russia finally onboard. so two or three have a lot to do diplomatically to gain the respect of the world. it will take more than this photo op. >> andrea, thank you for the reporting. we'll release you to your other duties. i want to bring jonathan back into the conversation. where does bill clinton go from here? is there an opportunity for now bill clinton in some, again, non-diplomatic manner to utilize this success to continue to serve in some sort of, again, private citizen but special envoy for other hot spots? >> look, former president bill clinton can go wherever he wants to go. and he was very smart to say, i'm not going to north korea unless it's guaranteed i will come back with ms. lee and ms. ling. it is one thing also we should point out that i don't think can be mentioned often enough, and that is by having bill clinton there, meet directly with president kim jong-il, a former president, what he would be able to come back and tell the administration is invaluable. things about the, kim jong-il's

let me point out that both china and russia do wage wars. ina has serious domestic disturbances in some of their own provinces and russia invaded georgia one year ago. but if we left afghanistan, that is a big unanswered question. i apologize that iti do not have a great answer for you. the argument of how serious or important our interests are there if we were to pull out -- i do not think that the taliban would take over immediately. we would be able to use some standoff fire power to keep the taliban and network from taking over the government and kabul. the key issue is whether afghanistan becausea, an area in which al qaeda and other transit-national terrorist groups can plot against the u.s., and b, whether we create this chaos there that destabilizes pakistan and the rest of the area. that is where we have concerns. we do not know the consequences of an american withdrawal. i am cautious of articulating for an immediate withdrawal until we realize the consequences. we do have interests in both we do have interests in both afghanistan a

talking to china and russia. what has happened before the six-party talks have just not worked.way to talk. it's in everybody's international interest. north korea and their nuclear program. improve their human rights record. there's so in objectives we need with the country. >> maybe this is an opening in the direction. it's a joyous day for the families of these two young women held there for so long. governor, we appreciate your take this morning. thanks. remember the dustup, usualing racially charged language to describe the harvard professor. wait until you hear what he's saying and doing now. you woeptd believe it. >>> just when you thought the white house took race of the table in the arrest of professor gates, a new poll shows a dramatic split in the way people viewed what the police did. the question, did the cambridge police "act stupidly" as president obama said they did when gates was arrested. 29% of whites said yes. 59% of blacks said yes. that's quite a split. the controversy continues with boston police officer suspended for his e-mail calling professor gates a "

china. and efforts at the united nations to formally condemn the conviction yesterday were stalled by both russiand china, which said the case of aung san suu kyi was an internal, burmese matter. >> lehrer: for more we go to two myanmar watchers: priscilla clapp was chief of the u.s. mission there from 1999 to 2002; tom malinowski is washington advocacy director for human rights watch. miss clapp, what do you make of the 18-month house-arrest sentence? did you expect more? or were you relieved? >> both. yes. she did -- her sentence was three years at hard labor, and i expected three to five years -- >> lehrer: you expected they would put her in prison? >> i expected that's what they would sentence her to. i was hoping that they wouldn't put her in prison, because i think it would be very dangerous for her, so in a sense, i am relieved that they've let her go home, but that doesn't mean that i think the conviction was correct. >> lehrer: what's your analysis of why they did not put her in prison, mr. malinowski? why did they let her stay at home? >> actually, i think this is what they planned to d

. >> lehrer: that's bsically china and russia, right, in terms o keeping the rest of the rld on the backs of the -- the general assembly is when all of theorld leaders -- >lehrer: they all come, righ. >>f something bad is going on in burma -- in myanmar, the wld leaders start talking about it, and the generals do notike that, so they try to make sure thathings are calmed down by thime the general assembly comes, and i think that m wdhen md when they hande out this sentence. >> lehrer: thk you very much. >> thank you. >> lehrer:nd finally tonight, the power the fed at the height of the financial cris.1o on again to jeffrey brown. a te: this conversation was recorded bore today's developments. >> brown: even amid some rece positive econic sis, the fallout from the meltown continues and the lasting iact on individls, communities and intitutions is still being assessed. a new book "ben bernanke's war onhe pani goes wndehind the scenes to lok a why. author did wessell is economics editor for "wall street journ." welcome back >> good to behere. >>rown: you have covered ts every day, the daily n

let me point out that both china and russia do wage wars. a has serious domestic disturbances in some of their own provinces and russia invaded georgia one year ago. but if we left afghanistan, that is a big unanswered question. i apologize that iti do not have a great answer for you. the argument of how serious or important our interests are there if we were to pull out -- i do not think that the taliban would take over immediately. we would be able to use some standoff fire power to keep the taliban and network from taking over the government and kabul. the key issue is whether afghanistan becausea, an area in which al qaeda and other transit-national terrorist groups can plot against the u.s., and b, whether we create this chaos there that destabilizes pakistan and the rest of the area. that is where we have concerns. we do not know the consequences of an american withdrawal. i am cautious of articulating for an immediate withdrawal until we realize the consequences. we do have interests in both afghanistan and the greater region we want t

diplomats from britain, france, china, russia, and the united states, they are meeting later this week talk about possible sanctions. israel will be all ears with them. bill: thank you for that, brett. you can check out that exclusive interview with israeli president shimon peres later tonight at 6:00. if thank you, brett. patti ann: president obama's health-care overhaul has the backing of the american medical association. cardiologists say that hard and cancer doctors -- harkin cancer doctors are set to lose millions of dollars if certain changes to medicare go through. the rule would cut -- would cut payments to some specialists and a redirect that money to family doctors. thank you for joining us. 43% of all medicare is spent on cardiovascular-related care. it would mean cuts of more than 40%. what impact would this have on life-saving cardiology services? >> the impact of this could be devastating. we have been focused on reform. we get increased access and better quality of care the rule was like a mack truck that was driven into the waiting rooms of cardiologists are around the

now, there are currently an effort at talks that include the u.s., south korea, north korea, russia, chinajapan, the so-called six-party talks which are stalled. what the north seems to want -- and i think what this gesture is about -- is to try to start a dialogue just with the united states. cut these other parties out. that's a goal of the north because i think they believe they'll get a better deal from the u.s. than maybe all of these parties together. so far, the secretary of state, the president's wife, has said that's not going to happen. >> okay. barry petersen in tokyo, thank you. >>> this morning on "the early show," updates on president clinton's mission in north korea. i'm ross palumbo. this is the "cbs morning news." [ announcer ] you make healthy choices every day-- oh, max! and you want to do the same for your laughable, lovable dog. [ barks ] that's why purina fit & trim is specially formulated... with high-quality protein, including delicious real chicken, to help him maintain lean muscle and a healthy weight, so he can make the most of every day. long live your buddy. lo

the u.s., russia and china have albeen unable t persuade them to giveup their ambitions. might there be new opening now? a clue. bill clion was medical on the tarmac by north korea's chief nuclr negotiator. is that a gnal? this i an extordinary outcossafor the u.s. and the clintons. in the coming days, the world ll be loong for more signs that the north koreans rey to stareengaging with the world. ad brooks washington. >> a mor diomatic question as iran is confirming it i holdg three american to crossed in from kurdistan. the two men a one woman were arrest near e border. ey're relativesay they strayed over e border accidentally while hike neglence northern iraq. ssia troops in ossetia have heightened their battle readins. moscow blamea serie of provocatn frs georgia. a five-day war bween russia and gegia started a year ago this cing friday. police in the afghan capital say insurgent have fired nine rockets into the city. e missiles landedcross kabul,njuring two people. e landed close to embassies d nate headquarters. auralian police are sayin they foiled a terrorist plo

taken by the south korea government today along with japan and the united states, so that left china and russiaw, most of the u.s. officials were saying that china holds the key here. china predictably would say we don't have as much influence as you think. i think the pressure was growing on china to do something about getting the north koreans back to the six-party talks. hard to say if they had the invisible hand here working but i think they obviously have a role to play and a bigger role to play in terms of helping to resolve the nuclear standoff we have with the north koreans. >> what was their role when it comes to the u.n. security council sanctions? the tougher sanctions passed this go-around? >> in favor, rhetorically at least, of much tougher sanctions and didn't want to put them into effect just yet. yes, we are you, at least verbally, rhetorically you weren't prepared to crackdown as hard as we would like to see them crackdown to put more pressure on, so it may be this was a way for them, if they were working behind the scenes torque say stay with us, we are bringing pressure, it i

>>reporter: politically and financially, china's ability to rebound so robustly sets it apart from the other bric group countries - brazil, russia and india. the bric four was actually once expected to reshape the global economy. but in today's extraordinary climate, that seems like wishful thinking in better times. this is the growth expected from china; while in neighbouring india, the economic fundamentals are also strong. but brazil has stumbled with no clear growth expected until 2010; and as for russia - over reliant on high commodity prices it now risks the spectre of high inflation and high unemployment. and the bric fault lines don't only concern numbers. for its members are fierce competitors and serious mistrust abounds - which is a barrier to enhancing trade and economic cooperation. >>zweig: well the chinese don't trust the indians at all. the indians don't trust the chinese. the 1962 border war seared, forever seared, the brains of indian policy makers. brazilian businessmen complain, over the last couple of years that china came - hu jintao the leader of china visited - promised all kinds of money, left - and then

those are russia, china, iran and syria.re's proliferation happening all over the place among all of the countries. the message here was despite sanctions being brandished by the bm administration and grudgingly approved by part of the u.n. security council that kim jong-il knows how to regain control. grab two amm, and now the signal is that all of this sanctions-busting traffic happen ing among all of the states will and can continue. >> hold okay. president obama salutes president clinton. >> i want to thank president bill clinton. i had a chance to talk to him for the extraordinary humanitarian effort that rethe release of the two journalists. >> they both used the words humanitarian. clinton and obama used it. >> it was a humanitarian effort and result. >> it was. is it an attempt to say that the fact that the white house was in on this from the beginning? >> of course. clinton didn't go there without knowing the outcome. >> did they have any reserve course in case it misfired? >> i can't imagine they would imagine it w

. >> reporter: china and russia continue to trade with myanmar, despite sanctions by the eu and u.s. u.s. policy is being reviewed. senator web was not in myanmar in an official state department visit, but rather as an independent senator, he clearly has the ear of secretary of state hillary clinton, reporting directly to her on his rare encounter with myanmar's generals. cnn, bangkok. >>> billboards are asking the question, what happened to these women? but the bigger question, are they the missing victims of a serial killer? who do not refill their prescriptions on time. readyfill at cvs pharmacy automatically refills my prescriptions and reminds me to pick them up. you mean, reminds me to pick them up. [ chuckles ] stop by your local cvs pharmacy to ask if readyfill is right for you, and get a $25 coupon book. readyfill, only at cvs pharmacy. with cialis for daily use... a clinically proven, low-dose tablet for erectile dysfunction you take every day so you can be ready anytime the moment is right. tell your doctor about your medical condition and all medications and ask if you're

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a i would like to thank the lady who called in about three or four phone calls talking about russia and chinarsus the middle east. let me make a quick comment. when bush and datedirinnovatived ask for help -- russia said no because it could not do it do to its investment. china also refused over its investments. therefore, the lady who called, if these two countries have business with iraq they're definitely going to stand side- by-side against israel. at least that is my opinion. host: your final thought on the future ofiran and its relationship with the u.s. next guest: i think we'll find out in october, november.

i love cheesecake. [ laughter ] >> i'd like to go to russia, china. just places that i've never seen. >> those aren't your traditional answers, but i like them. tonight's drawing isn't the biggest in mega millions history, but it comes close. in 2007 it reached $90 million. >>> my how time flies. the 11 best days of summer will be here before you know it. of course we're talking about the maryland state fair. the festivities kick off friday. the r&b group boys 2 men will perform and gavin degraw will take center stage at the fairgrounds. in addition to live entertainment, there are thrilling rides, plenty of good food and bad for you food. it runs through labor day at the state fairgrounds in timonium. >> and we're not going to be there this year. >> but we might be there. >> oh, yeah? >> just showing -- >> everyday folk. >> but we're not going to have a booth? >> we're not going to have a booth. >> something out of the ordinary. >> you won't get your balloons. >> i'll get my hot dogs and have to pay for them. >> okay. >> had to pay for them last year

my own feeling is that for all president obama's outreach to russia and china, all his attempts to resetelations with those two very important nations, russia and china have both got big interests in iran. china gets 15% of its oil from iran, and it's very much an open question that these two states, even after the attempted outreach, would really get on board for the kinds of sanctions that would actually hurt iran. remember, iran's been living with sanctions for a very long time now. it's like a patient that's already inoculated against a virus. and now you try to reintroduce the virus. well, that's difficult. >> and just briefly, i know we're interrupting your trip to brazil, but the complication of three americans who crossed the border one way or another, we don't know the details, obviously, but that does make it diplomatly difficult right now for the u.s. >> it does make it difficult. there are always complications between iran and the u.s., going back decades now. you know, the united states just released five iranian diplomats that were regarded as spies in iraq. they were relea

russia bush 22, obama 37. china bush 30, obama 62. japan, bush 25, obama 85. argentina, bush 7, obama 61. brazil, bush 17, obama 76. mexico bush 16, obama 55. the big skeptic in the group, israel. bush 57, obama 56. by the way, the united states' popularity ratings? bush 37, obama 74. question, for mort, israel a tradition ale american ally is odd-country out by a small margin that favors bush over obama. why is that? >> first, i'm not going to let pat's diatribe go unchallenged. president obama, candidate obama was acknowledging attitudes that were widely held. much of the world was delighted to see george w. bush go, as was america. the secretary of defense under bush talked about old europe. >> what was his name? >> donald rumsfeld. >> right. >> so the president has restored america's standing in the world to where it was before bush came in and wrecked it. now, in terms of israel, israel is the exception here, although obama's certainly popular there, too, but not as differentially popular as bush because israel did very well under president obama. bush ba

china, cuba, russia, and venezuela. we really want to be going down that road? >> lawyer remarks i want to know why you hate the first amendment of the constitution? he is. laura: that's a first way to respond. are you kidding me? >> well, listen, what he is saying is this. is he not talking about regulating it at all. he said let's look at what's happened to the business models where you have got to the "boston globe" going down. where they don't deliver the detroit free press, the advertising models right now in this economy are not supporting real investigative journalism, real news. laura: that's odd because fox's viewership is growing. why not cover michael jackson, if people don't want to hear about michael jackson, nancy, they shouldn't be covering michael jackson ad nauseam and a government commission has no business telling private broadcasters what they should put on television when it comes to political -- >> laura, this is red meat for the burger -- laura: too much no, no. i hate the first amendment. angela, we'll get back into nancy. angela, give me

the u.s., russia and china have all been unable to persuade them to give up their ambitions. might there be a new opening now? a clue. bill clinton was medical on the tarmac by north korea's chief nuclear negotiator. is that a signal? this is an extraordinary outcossak for the u.s. and the clintons. in the coming days, the world will be looking for more signs that the north koreans ready to start reengaging with the world. adam brooks, washington. >> and more diplomatic questions as iran is confirming it is holding three americans to crossed in from kurdistan. the two men and one woman were arrest near the border. they're relatives say they strayed over the border accidentally while hike negligence northern iraq. russia troops in ossetia have heightened their battle readiness. moscow blames a series of provocation frs georgia. a five-day war between russia and georgia started a year ago this coming friday. police in the afghan capital say insurgents have fired nine rockets into the city. the missiles landed across kabul, injuring two people. one landed close to embassies and

china, cuba, russia, and venezuela. we really want to be going down that road? >> lawyer remarks i want to know why you hate the first amendment of the constitution? he is. laura: that's a first way to respond. are you kidding me? >> well, listen, what he is saying is this. is he not talking about regulating it at all. he said let's look at what's happened to the business models where you have got to the "boston globe" going down. where they don't deliver the detroit free press, the advertising models right now in this economy are not supporting real investigative journalism, real news. laura: that's odd because fox's viewership is growing. why not cover michael jackson, if people don't want to hear about michael jackson, nancy, they shouldn't be covering michael jackson ad nauseam and a government commission has no business telling private broadcasters what they should put on television when it comes to political -- >> laura, this is red meat for the burger -- laura: too much no, no. i hate the first amendment. angela, we'll get back into nancy. angela, give me

we're in a fierce competition for influee andngagement with china, wi russia.i thought message she delivered, where are she goes, she bris cameras. she brings microphones--. >> lehrer: and she tks straigh >> she ds. >> the240 a 1 stea that an insult? how much a the carrots? >> lehrer: the cost foreign policy. >> as for clinton, thought her respon was completely propriate. the question was isulting, so-- i s fine with it. as for africa. one of th nice-- the good news stories about africa that there has ennstitutional change in cotry after country. now, we've had our pblems with south africa and oth cotrys-- sudan, obviously-- but thereas been institutional improvement on that continentn ny, many governments. and i think pa of the achievement ofhe bush administration (ly was the llennium... accounts a she's building onhat, i think, the obama emotion a as-- adminiration as well. >> lehrer: what shoulde said about caline kenned >> talk about presint pral siblings, and theye embarrassments and seek presidential pardons and unfl rig things. as far as presidential sib

klobuchar, whether they try to insist on bilateral talks which north korea has wanted instead of china and russia in the mix. i want to shift the conversation to the sotomayor vote. the vote on judge sonia sotomayor and whether or not she will be confirmed to the supreme court. do you expect, a, any surprises when the vote takes place later this week and, b, is there any larger meaning for president obama as he thinks about future judicial appointments based on what has happened in this confirmation process? >> well, first of all, i was thinking, as you were analyzing the hug between al gore and bill clinton, not a lot of hugs going on right now on the sotomayor nomination! but i will say this. we needed a segue. lindsey graham speech, i'm on the judicialary committee. despite the discussions on this. we know she has picked up a number of republican supporters but not as many as we pish. i think senator graham said it best. this may not be the person i picked, his words, somebody president obama picked but president obama won the election so our job is to look and see if she qualifies for the job

strengthening our alliances, developing more effective partnerships to deal with, work with china and russiaal with north korea -- >> just i need to stop you just because -- i want to get up on one of the points you're making. you're talking about strengthening alliances. i just want to pull up the map here of afghanistan where, of course, more u.s. troops are involved in tough battle, the helmand province down here. this is the current state of play. 62,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan, other nations contributing 34,000. if our alliances are so renewed, why can't the president, and president bush had the same problem, but why can't president obama convince other nations to add to that number in this fragile delicate part of the world? >> well, the number has increased substantially. >> this is through the elections, though. >> our partners and allies have made additional contributions of troops and critical contributions in other areas. training the afghan security forces and the police, investing in development in providing for the human needs of the afghan people, strengthening governance a

this is such a big issue that -- and we're making such good progress with our relations with china and russiaer countries to show them the wisdom of making the right decision here. but it is up to them, and we -- they know exactly what the end stage should look like. >> let me ask you about the back story. how did this first come up, this idea of sending president clinton over there? you did a lot of vetting of this idea. what were your concerns, and how did it come up? >> well, it actually came up through a private channel, through a communication from this two girls to their families. and evidently, the north koreans implied that if former president clinton were to take on this mission that they would guarantee the release of the two girls. >> but it had to be bill clinton? couldn't be al gore, couldn't be somebody else? >> they specified bill clinton. and so, the president said, well ooshgs let's see if former president clinton would be willing to do this. >> so, there were no reservations in your mind or the president's mind? >> i think the president from day one gave us the task of tryin