the eventual collapse of the soviet union issued by the self-proclaimed hard line state of emergency committee the announcement stated that mikhail gorbachev's efforts to reform the soviet union have gone into a blind alley and also declared a six month state of emergency in various regions of the country by that time gorbachev had already been removed and detained in his villa in the crimea with motivated the plotters to overthrow the existing order was the new union treaty designed to decentralize political power within the u.s.s.r. and indirectly weaken the position of the all powerful communist party little did they know however the coup attempt would encounter strong resistance from many in the military as well as the general public who by that time had begun to save or change as often happens in russia's history when the when these reforms start accumulating from the top. there's a sense of disenchantment and society there's obviously the sense there's no way things are going to go back to the way they used to be it was in order to some control of the russian parliament building the comm

the eventual collapse of the soviet union issued by the self-proclaimed hard line state of emergency committee the announcement stated that mikhail gorbachev's efforts to reform the soviet union have gone into

one thousand nine hundred one yes we declare illegal all of the craze decisions by the state emergency committee in the us and in the western world yeltsin was seen as a reformer and a leader who could compromise he was embraced as a friend and told she was treated as a peer and when she died in two thousand and seven some of the warmest eulogies came from western leaders he stood up for freedom and democracy and openness he really believed that russia couldn't go back to communism or back further to extreme rationalism ptrace from abroad yes. but yeltsin sharpest critics were in the new country that he helped bring into being russia in theory yeltsin supported a market economy but the reality was western inspired shock therapy and crony capitalism russia's economy went to freefall and the russian ruble had to be devalued twice during his time in office for millions of russians this was yet another time of troubles. yeltsin played a critical role in ending communist rule the us president he ordered the army to tackle mutinous parliament he then ran through constitutional reforms that extended hi

some of his cutouts it's neo conservative allies in washington have started this super pac the emergency committee for israel right now the only guy they're going after is ron paul because he's a republican candidate calling for an end to the u.s. israel special relationship but ultimately this will turn on president obama once the republican campaign is resolved i think it will turn on the issue of iran i think this is really interesting and i know you also write about that connection between bibi netanyahu and the republican party and the money aspect of this and all you have to do is follow the money you take someone like a senior mogul sheldon adelson we know that name here because about five million dollars check he just wrote to g.o.p. candidate newt gingrich turns out as you write about he's also a major contributor to netanyahu what do you think we should take from this money aspect of this. it's kind of remarkable because there's a discussion in the u.s. media about adelson is role in the presidential campaign and no mention of israel they refused to say the israel word and adelson is gam

emergency workers. quest amenities -- >> committees are on pins and hooks over the conditions. >> you may not know the man but you have more than likely seen his work. the influential british cartoonist has died at the age of 91. he created the world of misbehaving girls in a comic and creative school. we have in looking back at his life. >> these drawings of anarchy, these girls made ronald famous. this was only a part of his work. >> there was so few drawings, there was no more than about 60 tribes probably and to me it was a series of drawings but it was of no particular consequence. >> he sold his first cartoon as a teenager. his grim experiences as a prisoner of the japanese left with the drawings of a different sort. in the 50's, his images were everywhere. when it was turned into a film, the characters took on a new life. even when he tried to blo{7hv se things up, the public wanted more. >> he created these, which we all love it. he despised them because he could not get away from it. he did many other things. he worked in france, america, germany. he is known to throughout all of these countries

committee and every. and there is an emerging no military commander as you said in asia trying to sue chen so this is. it makes no sense but it's a huge risk to everyone in the world and as you just said that this tension this mounting tension you say that it's paving the way for nuclear a nuclear conflict and we earlier on we showed some examples of both the u.s. and china kind of increasing their arsenal of weapons i mean amid all this could we see the seeds being planted for a new cold war. yes. you know if if one country is. to me over the world. is is going to be at least war. well. definitely a lot of a lot to look for and maybe not look forward to a lot of turmoil and the area and we everyone is keeping a close eye and thank you so much for weighing and that was former reagan administration official and columnist paul craig roberts. well iranian leader mahmoud ahmadinejad now in latin america and has some worried some in the west worried about what he is up to worry that he is making new friends forming a new group that doesn't like america this as timothy geithner takes a trip to china to talk

>> does the committee have any questions for the earthquake safety and emergency response time. >> this is the series being sold for the earthquake safety and emergency response bonds. it would pay for the public safety building and mission bay and some fire station repairs that to not include the awsf project at this time. in terms of the property tax impact, it would add an estimated $29.90 per year to the tax bell of a single-family residence -- tax bill of a single-family residence. we do recommend approval. >> if there are no recommendations, why don't you continue on to the roads? >> this is a little bit shorter presentation on the road repaving and safety bond because this is the first issuance which was passed by voters just this past november. the upcoming issuance is really to get started on a number of different projects but also to get a lot of the paving work under way. the expectation of the $74 million that will be sold will be 424 blocks that will be paved and about 620 constructed. there will be 800 programs that will be constructed as part of the curved wrap program --

committee. judge threw out that lawsuit last month. >>> tomorrow the d.c. council will vote on emergency legislation. aims to address some of the problems that flagged district politicians as of late. the measure's sponsor and council chair are hoping this will help close a very embarrassing chapter in d.c. politics. >> we were just very pleased to take through the council, comprehensive ethics bill and tomorrow what we'll do is move an emergency that will put the law in effect immediately. >> my number one objective is to win back those residents that feel the distractions took the place of getting things done for them. >> we also found out councilman harry thomas will have to pay more than $17,000 in outstanding student loans. the federal judge unsealed that order this afternoon. thomas is also under investigation by the fbi and irs. they are also looking into allegations that he diverted more than $300,000 of city money for his personal use. >>> we have a most unusual robber to show you now. he is called the bandaged bandit. he struck most recently at a cvs pharmacy in maryland. that'

emergency. >>> we do have a health alert for virginia parents now about their children's vaccinations. a state health committee has approved a bill to end required vaccinations for girls against the human papillomavirus. hpv is sexually transmitted and it can lead to cervical cancer. republicans say the current lawu2nd2nd periods parental discretion and it encourages casual premarital sex. the house could take up the bill on friday. >>> a neighborhood in leesburg is suing the louden county school board over a redistricting plan. that plan will transfer more than 50 children from a school they can see from their homes to a school that is miles away. the children now attend tabert elementary pt the redistricting would send them to douglas elementary school which is under construction. the lawsuit says the school board did not consider proximity or community and it ignored better options for student population and diversity. >> another board member said she voted for it because it made the most sense and no communities were split up. well, that was false. >> there were nonpublic hearings done here, we did some he

speaker, can you give me some advice, since the backbench business committee is unable to make an emergency business statement to inform the house with a change of business on such short notice, how do i best go about doing business? [laughter] >> as i would have expected them the honorable lady has provided her own salvation. the information is on the record and the house is grateful to the chair of the backbench business committee. point of order. >> thank you, mr. speaker. this morning the government lost its appealed against the high court ruling that payments are legally flawed but the government has spent at least 66,000 pounds, cut social housing, and create even more uncertainty putting thousands of jobs at risk. can you tell me, mr. speaker, what he had received any indication at all from ministers and department of energy and climate change that they intend to come to this house and make statement explained how they plan to clear up the mess they created? >> the short answer is i have received no such indication or communication on the deputy minister. but i just have a sense, i d

committee. and wh--one of the issues that emerged during the late '65, early '66, when there were feeling that some of us was too non-violent, that we were too willing to be part of an interracial coalition, that we were not aggressive enough against president johnson; we were not standing up to martin luther king jr.--suggested that there should be a change. and i will never forget, in may of '66, i had been re-elected chair of the student nonviolent coordinating committee. the election was challenged. and stokely--i was de-elected and stokely was elected chair of sncc. c-span: go back over those names again. let's start with julian bond. where is he today? >> guest: julian bond i--is a professor at--at american university and the university of virginia. he served many years in the georgia state legislature, in the house and in the senate. bob moses a--is teaching algebra in cambridge, and he's been going throughout the country trying to get inner-city students to--to learn algebra. c-span: and you said that he changed his name in the middle of all of this. >> guest: he ch--during the height of th

emerging into the sunlight. joining us now is fran townsend, a member of the cia external advisory committee. in addition, we should point out in the name of full disclosure, fran and other national security officials want the state department to take an iranian opposition group off the terrorist list. the european union has done so, that's the disclaimer. also joining us, former cia officer robert baer, he and his wife co-authors of "a company we keep." a husband and wife true life spy story. i'm fascinated by this story, trying to figure out who did it. this is not the first iranian scientist who suddenly gets killed in iran. >> right, this is, i think if i'm keeping track right, i think this is four. >> right. so if you're trying to disrupt the iranian nuclear program, this is one very direct way to do that? >> absolutely. you've taken out four key players in the iran nuclear program and managed to intimidate the whole body of the iranian nuclear infrastructure who will all be frightened that they're going to be targeted next. >> so who do you think is behind this? >> well, you know, look,

senator baucus, chairman of the senate finance committee overseeing trade is not sure it is a good idea to take the u.s. trade representative office and emergency it with the new government agency. it could hurt u.s. exports. that is not the reaction the white house wants. >>shepard: what do the republicans say? >>guest: they are saying it is a good start because the president says that if this moves forward it will save $3 billion in money by merging all of the agencies but you hear republicans saying yesterday the president asked for $1.2 trillion in more borrowing authority, so is this really going to save that much money in the grand scheme? here is a statement from a spokesman for senator mcconnell who said after presiding over one of the largest expansions of government in history and a year after raising the issue in the last state of the union, it is interesting to see the president finally acknowledge that washington is out-of-control." so you can see republicans still poking the president there. the white house believes they have an issue like the payroll tax extension where republicans have been in favor of tax cuts and in a tough po