reaction from russia when i joined a life i caught up in cause of the chairman of the committee for foreign affairs in the state duma good to see you today so heavy fighting over there in tripoli how would you assess the events of this point. well i believe the lead has no reach the winter of no return and that mr gadhafi has no chance to restore control over the territory of the country this is quite obvious for me liz he tries to use weapons of mass destruction and hopefully he will never try to do that but for me this is not the end of the story of this is just the beginning or the further developments in the next stage of this the world will be equally complicated for libya for the simple reason the national community systems community is not united be consist of different tribes ethnic groups political forces reach will start fighting each other i'm afraid because it was mr gadhafi resigns both in any case the most important thing right now is to convince mr qaddafi to resign not to use military force because any further human casualties . will never change this development this situation it's

for the e.u. foreign affairs committee has said for the time being will remain in place over libya and will be lifted when the time is right and finally get down to where. balance is still unknown and britain stance has changed once again about on that issue prime minister saying this morning that his future will be in the hands of the rebels themselves to begin with when the campaign started six months ago he was saying that gadhafi must go then they changed tack about a month ago saying that he can stay in the country so long as he stands down but living in exile now there seems to be washing their hands of it once again saying that it will be in the hands of the rebels in libya potentially precarious state this is a post dictatorship limbo and we've been here of course before with iraq when mistakes were made and like iran libya sits on a great deal of oil wealth so that really complicates the issue considerably unlike iraq however there is this foundation for a new government already in place that is recognized around you they already have a diplomatic mission here in london but already the briti

for the e.u. foreign affairs committee has said for the time being will remain in place over libya and will be lifted when the time is right and finally big question mark of course still hangs over gadhafi where reese he. is still unknown and britain stance has changed once again about on that issue prime minister saying this morning that his future will be in the hands of the rebels themselves to begin with when the campaign started six months ago he was saying that gadhafi must go then they changed tack about a month ago saying that he can stay in the country so long as he stands down but living in exile now there seems to be washing their hands of it once again saying that it will be in the hands of the rebels as you're saying of a. last second tactical changes are going on here but what about other e.u. states any reaction from them at this point. well a lot of. britain's calls for gadhafi to go germany italy france the e.u. nato also have all come together saying that the end is now nigh and asking gadhafi to relinquish what little power he has left so there's a lot of jubilation going on in eur

pushing ahead with his controversial new media law we're joined now by the vice chairman for the foreign affairs committee at the pollen. thank you very much for joining us now press freedom is a fundamental principle of the do you think the hungry some even further away from the. stand with this maybe a little more there has been a lot of talk especially in the last half year about e.u. values and standards we never really know what this exactly means i mean. and i don't think maybe you has an almighty right to determine where ly be boundaries of such principles we never really heard a crude clear definition of what exactly these values are what exactly are the fundamentals of these principles and what are the details where exactly are the boundaries of these so it is always a contentious issue i mean every country every nation state which the e.u. consists of has its own media law and has its own institutions that safeguard the freedom of speech or the freedom of press so even in the e.u. the opinions about the hungarian media law have been very diverse it has received criticisms and it has also been de

other countries a concern for lawmakers are working hard and without much media attention to put that gag order back in place just this summer the house foreign affairs committee voted to reinstate it and place it within the state department's budget for fiscal year two thousand and twelve to go through the senate and be firmly approved but if it does it could hurt millions of women worldwide but the thing is if you consider the history behind the rule the history of western money from the world bank usa i.d.m. the u.n. population fund amongst others the beginning in the one nine hundred fifty s. helped her most sex selection as a means of controlling populations fighting poverty and even fighting communism and we see the effects today in china india korea and taiwan so how do we look at this tragic history and yet move on to keep options available for women in the future earlier i caught up with marvet this insults give me a correspondent for science magazine and author of the book natural selection choosing boys over girls and the consequences of a world full of men now i also asked her about to explain the history of this for us. well history really goes ba

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cairo which later became widespread disappointment constantino co-chair for the chairman of the state duma foreign affairs committee who says that even if the opposition. infighting is more than likely. the national committee assistance could meet is not united it consists of different tribes ethnic groups political forces. will start fighting each other i'm afraid there's. no the future government of libya having had this war and support will be very very grateful and. very helpful to these counties these group of nato countries for them to receive the future contours for the rebuilding of the economy of libya their china nor russia they have no chance to have the same equal. treatment every countless which have helped the opposition leader to begin this week. meantime members of the european union have once again called on khadafi to relinquish power but euphoria over the on going assault on tripoli is fading to be replaced by concern that the new government may not have built already needed to bring and maintain pace for more than and of course like the ones i've met enough live in london i've helos you so a rea

for ways to fix the real problems which are causing them. now ileana ros lexington has and again as the chairman of the house foreign affairs committee the congressman has been trying to cut u.s. funding to the united nations and play some tough restrictions on the international body if they want us to keep putting money in and so as a continuation of this bush and in anticipation for a palestinian statehood dr at the u.n. general assembly next month today ross left and introduced another bill now this bill would require the u.n. to adopt a voluntary budget model which countries selectively fund agencies rather than according to a set formula it would limit the use of u.s. funds to only purposes outlined by congress it would end funding for palestinian refugees and withhold u.s. funding for any u.n. agency that upgrades the status of the palestinian observer palestine observer mission it also halts all your contributions to un peacekeeping missions until further reforms are implemented amp it would withhold u.s. funding from the human rights council until the state department can certify that it doesn't include any members subject to security counci

foreign affairs committee. and alex wagner, msnbc analyst and reporter for the huffington post. congressman, what does it mean for the libyan people to have colonel gadhafi out of power. >> i think the adage, a picture is worth a thousand words, i mean, we saw, what you just showed on your show, the exuberance, the sheer craziness of it. but it is in such a positive way. people are drunk on freedom. and people are baffled by the leaders. are they paying attention to what is going on around the world? does everything is v to be related to politics aent performance of the president. this is bordering absurd. >> i think alex that there was some on the right that wanted him to go in and do more. there were some of us on left that did not want to see us go into a change like this and a regime change where america got involved in way that did not make many of us comfortable. >> sure. >> but you can't deny that what he said he was going to do -- >> he did. >> -- is what he did. so what are they talking about in real language? >> it's partisan bickering. it is partisan politics. as the

thank you for talking with us about famine in somalia. >> told a house foreign affairs committee in africa that between 70,000-90 ,000 people in sudan next month will die if they don't take action. they called on the u.s. to curve more of the humanitarian crisis in the region. sudan and neighbors of south sudan face mounting security problems facing the south's independence in july. oil revenue continue to plague a comprehensive peace agreement signed by both sides in 2005 ending a civil war. this hearing is about two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> subcommittee will come to order. good morning, everyone. we called today's emergency hearing because of the crisis in the sudan state of kordofan. they attacked the abyei region has a provocation to the people's liberation movement. south sudan was about to be independent, and these attacks may have been intended to bro voke a fight to derail their independence. north members in the sudanese state were increasing. because of the fighting and displacement of sudanese and foreigners of southern kordofan, nobody is es

for one year beyond august 17, 2011. signed, barack obama, the white house. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the committee on foreign affairsnd ordered printed. pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of house resolution 375, the house stands adjourned until 1:00 p.m. on friday, august 19, >> the house will continue to meet every three days while members remain on their summer long recess. it is away from making the president appoint recess. we will take you back live to the national defense university conversation with secretary clinton and secretary panetta. >> we do not know the cost of everything and the value of nothing. budget documents are value statements. who we are as a people, what we stand for, what investments we are making in the future, whether we will continue to be strong and be able to project american power is up for grabs. we are going to make the best case we can that american power is a power for the good, that it has helped to liberate hundreds of millions of people around the world, that it has helped to enhance opportunities for people and to give young girls and boys a chance to live up to their own god-given