korea north said in chechnya and dagestan the district is home to dozens of ethnic groups and languages relationships between neighbors are not always perfect which is also an obstacle to development there are signs of progress with grozny the cutoff to undergo an intensive rebuilding and neighboring. he's considering being turned into a special we can all. zone with tax breaks for local businesses in north caucasus possesses economic potential as it is reaching natural resources however trapped vestment down stable region is a challenge and the federal district remains much choice subsidized by the state it's a place where people have become used to relying on themselves so experts know we cannot make progress is possible without changing public attitudes and the development of a civil society. we know that a new body is being established in the north caucasus area names the social council of the north caucasus federal district what is it and what authorities are going to have. it's apparent that it's impossible to solve many questions without the close cooperation with the population

saw earlier this year two increasingly but bloody suicide blasts in russia's southern republic of dagestan and chechnya of the one of those attacks russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov said that those chechen linked groups were based and was standing very much in line with al qaida but after that the united states but chechen rebel leader dog or more are on the most wanted list of terrorists but it's really taken this set of events to show that. russia's church and terrorist networks all standing shoulder to shoulder with some of the world's most dangerous terrorists. dollars get some more analysis on this now from bottom of the shan a senior researcher from the center for terrorism and counterterrorism he joins us live now from the hague many thanks for joining us all to share now these stories of obviously was quite a commotion here in russia with the chechen link with all of you surprised by the seeming lack of coverage in europe to people just don't care i think it's all over in the news at least in dutch newspapers this morning it was all over it was on the news yesterday evening a

saw earlier this year two increasingly but bloody suicide blasts in russia's southern republic of dagestan and chechnya of the one of those attacks russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov said that those chechen linked groups were based and was standing very much in line with al qaida but after that the united states but chechen rebel leader dog or more are on the most wanted list of terrorists but it's really taken this set of events in the past twenty four hours to show that russia's chechen terrorists networks are standing shoulder to shoulder with some of the world's most dangerous terrorists. well british security analyst peter says the terrorist network has helped strengthen european cooperation and this raid is much more important than people give it credit for let's not fool ourselves al qaeda is somehow great regiments of uniformed soldiers marching over the horizon it is in fact much more a franchise yes the strong power base in the foothills between afghanistan and pakistan and it's clearly. a strong cobol now operating in yemen but we're now seeing this creeping out under this

well as attacks various numerous attacks in the southern republics russia's southern republics of dagestan and chechnya well political analyst and the baggage from the rear novice news agency says it's high time for the west to realize it's in the same boat with russia as far as the terror threat is concerned. their ideology or for g.o.d.'s stereoscopes i think is the best name for them is actually directed against the west in general and against russia as a part of the west and the in that sense were in the same vault with the e.u. and with the united states whether they were the states or america wanted or not if you'll look at the media the french investigate gear five years ago all linked their modern war but their store. interests not to church interests but do not kick asian terrorists because the jihadist movement in north caucasus became very international it's no longer a church and nationalists this is a jihadist movement directed against russia and they gauge the worst news about that have been coming all these years so there's a lot of information it was just the lack of politi

troops have taken place in russia's south leaving two men dead and seven wounded in the republic of dagestan policemen were searching cars on one of the region's motorways when a gunman opened fire on them in another attack in the same region one officer was wounded in an improvised explosive device went off as a police convoy was passing by a neighboring chechen republic a soldier on a search missions killed by an explosion russia's north caucasus has recently been facing an increasing number of militant attacks despite efforts by the authorities to crack down on terrorist groups. iraqi official say at least four people have died in a spate of bomb attacks on different christian neighborhoods across central baghdad dozens were injured in the blasts and comes just ten days after forty six christians were killed when the gunman took over that confusion. health officials in haiti have confirmed the first death from cholera in the capital aid groups are setting up treatment centers to help contain the disease which has already killed more than five hundred outside rinse the water borne infectio

troops have taken place in russia's south leaving two men dead and seven wounded in the republic of dagestan policemen were searching cars on one of the region's motorways when gunmen opened fire on them in another attack in the same region one officer was wounded in an improvised explosive device went off in a police convoy was passing by in a neighboring chechen republic a soldier search engine was killed by an explosion russia's north caucasus has been facing an increasing number of militant attacks despite efforts by the parties to crack down on terrorist groups. health officials in haiti have confirmed the first death from color in the. groups are setting up treatment centers to help contain the disease which is already killed more than five hundred outside port au prince. the water borne infection increased in the wake of flooding caused by hurricane thomas over a million people living in makeshift tents so to be left homeless by a devastating earthquake in january. a tugboat has begun turning to shore cruise ship which caught far and was stranded off the coast of mexico the carnival s

well two attacks on police in russia something republic of dagestan have left seven officers and four militants had both incidents happened in the capital. in the first attack armed men stolen offices private car before using it to drive around and shoot at the police the militants were stopped by a highway patrol who opened fire causing the vehicle to explode killing the attackers three officers and three civilians were also wounded in a separate attack a policeman was wounded when an explosive device detonated as a convoy was passing. now let's get to some other international news making headlines this hour and iraqi leaders have agreed to create a unity government after eight months of a political standoff nuri al maliki will serve as prime minister for another term under the new deal which includes parties on the shia sunni and kurdish sides negotiations have been ongoing since elections in march fail. to produce a decisive result it's hoped the deal will help to stabilize the country's fragile security situation. the un says that it ease rolls easing of the blockade on gaza has b

we saw earlier this year to increasingly bloody suicide blasts in russia's southern republic of dagestan and chechnya of the one of those attacks russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov said that those chechen linked groups were based and was standing very much in line with al qaida but after that the united states but chechen rebel leader dog or more are on the most wanted list of terrorists but it's really taken this set of events to show that russia's chechen terrorists networks all standing shoulder to shoulder with some of the world's most dangerous terrorists. well counterterrorism analyst said edwin a has as the group arrested on tuesday's call of that global network that's trying to found its operation is a part of this global jihad of which al qaeda is the main i can they are not only recruiting chechens to go back to fight to chechnya but they also recruiting other people in this case possibly people would a dutch moroccan background so in that sense they're not only part of a a local struggle they're part of a global jihad and. is the focus for some of these groups who have ro

well as attacks various numerous attacks in the southern republics russia's southern republics of dagestan and chechnya. our correspondent in brussels that i spoke to dr edwin baca he's a research fellow from the international center for counterterrorism he told me that the group arrested today is part of a global terror network trying to expand itself as far as possible of course they are part of this global jihad of which al qaeda is the main i can they are not only recruiting chechens to go back to fight to church but they also recruiting other people in this case possibly people would have dutch moroccan background so in that sense they're not only part of a local struggle they're part of a global jihad and chechnya is the focus for some of these groups who have fruit in europe with nothing to do with chechnya so it's more international and these foreign supporters they want these groups very much to make it as international as possible more comment on the story from political analysts to be true babbage for the rain over state news agency says it's high time for the west to realize it

saw earlier this year two increasingly but bloody suicide blasts in russia's southern republic of dagestan and chechnya of the one of those attacks russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov said that those chechen linked groups were based and was standing very much in line with al qaida but after that the united states but chechen rebel leader dog or more are on the most wanted list of terrorists but it's really taken this set of events to show that russia's chechen terrorists networks are standing shoulder to shoulder with some of the world's most dangerous terrorists. we do check out more stories on analysis on our website. just a taste of what's online few out the minutes i reckon the number of young uns veterans that take their own long after they return from the front lines in iraq and afghanistan unemployment and the glad you're fourteen is it named as being among the reasons for the saw. and going back to their books as astronauts just last minute revision find out what's best on the head of their trip to the stars all that and much more at. the recent nato summit in lisbon that wasn'

well as attacks various numerous attacks in the southern republics russia's southern republics of dagestan and chechnya. ok let's get some more reaction on the story now and chance political analyst meeting about it we are not easy agency many thanks for joining us about it. we've been told that the eleven arrested a part of an international terror network what sort of network are we talking about is that al qaeda well certainly i can't tell you that because i'm a journalist just like you are they only see the news reports so what i can tell you is that their ideology of jihad use their ists i think is the best name for them is actually directed against the west in general and against russia as a part of the west the you officials and the u.s. officials may not conceive the russia a european country or a western country for jihad guests russia is a western country and they're ready to strike russia as a part of the west of world war there were russia's relations with united states or the and that you know that sounds were in the same ball with the e.u. and with the united states whether th

saw earlier this year two increasingly but bloody suicide blasts in russia southern republics of dagestan and chechnya of the one of those attacks russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov said that those church and linked groups were based and was standing very much in line with al qaida but after that the united states but chechen rebel leader dog or more on the most wanted list of terrorists but it's really taken this set of events in the past twenty four hours to show that russia's chechen rebel network separatists are standing shoulder to shoulder with some of the world's most dangerous terrorists don't push people you're a correspondent on the line from brussels tonight thanks for bringing us the latest that you know of course me watching this story very closely as well bring you more comment as well as we talk to security analyst in the u.k. a little bit later in the program to get his take on the events. now the impact of the wars the u.s. is fighting in iraq and afghanistan is being felt on home soil greater than ever it seems recent figures showing a record high number of young ve

well as attacks various numerous attacks in the southern republics russia's southern republics of dagestan and chechnya. you're bushell with the latest there were political analysts to be tree babbage from the region obviously news agency says it's high time for the west to realize it's in the same boat as russia as far as the terror threat. the idea always or for jihad hysteria it's i think it's the best name for them is actually directed against the west in general and against russia as a part of the west and that you know that sounds where in the same ball over the e.u. and with the united states whether they were the states or america wanted or not if you'll look at the media the french investigate the year five years ago all linked there margaret born but that store norco cation terrorists. terrorists bottle northcote cation terrorists because the jihadist movement in north caucasus became very international it's no longer a church nationalists this is a jihadist movement directed against russia and the against the west news about that have been coming all these years so there was a l

saw earlier this year two increasingly but bloody suicide blasts in russia's southern republic of dagestan and chechnya of the one of those attacks russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov said that those chechen linked groups were based and was standing very much in line with al qaida but after that the united states put chechen rebel leader dog on the most wanted list of terrorists but it's really taken this set of events in the past twenty four hours to show that russia's chechen terrorists networks are standing shoulder to shoulder with some of the world's most dangerous terrorists. russia is that leader says the country's democracy is only the right path but needs improving it to avoid stagnation is the main message from president that is latest video blog which is just been posted online. been watching it. in his address russian president dmitry medvedev mainly spoke about the need to modernize russia's political system with the help of gradual but still reforms but also to make sure that a stable political system doesn't mean that it's the naysaying. zelig national political system o

there's an account that we put on our web site of a wild wedding in dagestan, the caucuses republic in russia, that is worth everybody's... worth ten minutes of your time to go and read. it's just wonderful to read about this wild wedding where the guests are throwing $100 bills at children dancing and everybody, all the guests, go for night jetskis on the caspian. >> meacham: it sounds like a "new york times" retreat (laughter) >> i wish, john! (laughter) >> meacham: the $52 million... y'all haven't had an expense account like that since johnny apple tide. we have... in your opinion the public information business, you were in public diplomacy, you were about informing in your heart, you believe in a strong democracy as a strong global power. >> i think the challenge is to see where this ends up. i think david and scott are correct that an informed public is a better public. i think journalists are doing their job, which is to inform and making their judgment calls about what is dangerous and what isn't. i think all of that is to the good and the more the american people can focus on