my kids are in french schools.in the states, they are so interested, they love going to school, it is fun. they are doing interesting things. they play music in orchestras, they are learning history in a much more active way, much less passively learning of dates. when it comes to literature, they are reading texts, learning texts, learning to enjoy them. in france, the approach is much more academic. despite the changes, it is much more rote learning and learning dates. you do not touch the musical instruments until you have done two years of music theory. >> is it like that in all schools? >> they go to an ordinary public school in santa monica. obviously there are really big problems in the united's dates. -- united states. a big problems in many countries. what is shocking in france is a france has an idea of itself of having an education system that is really good. the reality which has become evident is that it is failing for a large proportion of kids. 20% of pupils who are unable to read or write well and d

came under french influence.he franco-prussian war in the 1870s, however, was partly driven by german efforts to expand to the west bank of the rhine-- that's where strasbourg sits. so it became formally a part of germany at that time. and then in the 20th century, it's fallen back under french control. those original cultural and linguistic ties with germany are still there, so you have a dialect that is a germanic dialect, but it's now, of course, formally a part of france. and this particular and special situation gives it a bifurcated identity, which is really sort of special for a city of its sort. narrator: as the capital of france's alsace region, strasbourg's combination of cultures is one of its strengths. ( speaking french ) translator: we are fortunate, some would say, to be the fruit of a mixed marriage-- a marriage between a so-called "germanic" culture and a latin culture. this is alsace. narrator: you can see this dual history in the architecture here. strasbourg is german in its 16th-century timbe

that was picked up by the french press today. the front page of today's papers had one word again and again, trapped. unusual that they would both agree on the topic. he has been trapped by barack obama. why? after david cameron was voted down in the british parliament, not willingly, obama then remembered that there is a parliament also in the u.s. that constitutionally has to be consulted for matters of war. i am not sure that is being trapped, it is just remembering the realities. another website is saying trapped by obama and also by the french media. he makes reference to the militant position of newspapers such as le monde going back to may and editorials recently have made a strong case for war and have concluded that bashar al- assad did use chemical weapons. so trapped by obama, cameron, the french media. perhaps even trapped by himself. >> in the case of le monde, they brought back actual samples. >> right. they made a very strong case saying, for us, this is conclusive. for another french political website, they remind

to get the french to accept the ottoman empire as an ally and the french just brushed him off. it's a really good question on what would have happened. i often wondered what would have happened if the ottomans would have just stay out of it. i think that -- i was talking about the system that the ottomans used in this idea of one of the weird strengths of the ottoman empire was it's very lack of cohesion its lack of central authority and i think that just given modernity and the change in communications and the change in interaction between people, railroads, ships and airplanes had just started that the world was rapidly becoming a much smaller place and i have to think almost anything the ottoman empire did they were headed for serious trouble in the near future. as the different component parts of their empire came into increasing contact with each other and it's kind of a pessimistic view of human behavior but by coming into contact also coming into collisions so i think almost anything the ottomans did their days were kind of numbered. what would have -- if they had joined

the french newspaper "le monde" reports discussions about beefing up the presents to over 1200 frenchoops being sent there. >> we must be careful, after what has happened in mali, and the current discussion on the budget for defense in france. i do not believe france will be able very long, in the long term, to run such an operation. i guess that the only way -- i understand. you have people speaking french, knowing the people. it is easier. but it is very difficult. you have a number of african countries speaking french must be able to do that, and not only the french. >> we have on twitter a reaction. the central african republic needs military, technical, and financial support to ensure security, conduct overdue reforms, and restore the state. a speech at the u.n. general assembly on tuesday, the french president calling on the security council to be the one to initiate matters. you are saying the french are cash-strapped. they cannot send peacekeepers everywhere. who is going to pay for all this? >> that is why it is at the u.n. currently, the mechanism to pay a peacekeeping opera

to the french. we definitely know i won't spend three hundred extra you have to find this money first he says yes if i have the money certainly. did he just know i think globalization allows us to find cheaper goods but you must know it when you look at the product you know. those short or whatever you go that bottle he has been dug into in france but part of it has been done as well in fact the french political parties have been accused of hypocrisy as a local newspaper's investigation last year she lection campaign materials had been made in china bangladesh morocco you name it. here for example this little case is made in china so i'm not afraid buying sings in china that's not the point the point is we have. no hope in france at all isn't d.c.m. is a brand that takes pride in having its manufacturing base in france its director says the study more is an important point that paying more to support their own industries creates local jobs and is far less of an economic burden than the cost of three

it is important -- >> showed an eventual french -- should an eventual french intervention be put to a vote? >> from personal opinion, i think so. it has been said. i think we should have a vote. but i repeat, it is not a question we are asked today. the question is, do we have proof of the chemical attack in syria? first. second, who conducted this attack? these are the two questions we are looking at the moment. >> you say yes to a vote, but it is too early for the vote. >> i think it is too early. we have the g-20. everybody is complaining we did not give a try diplomacy or diplomatic action. that is now, in russia. putin is in front of his responsibility. he said this morning, if we have evidence of chemical attack we will act. we will move. he decided to stop the delivery of rockets to syria. so there is first move. but i repeat, the question is not the moment -- do we have the proof of an attack? how do we manage to demonstrate these attacks have been committed by the syrian regime? >> too early for a vote, you say. a lot of lawmakers on the benches of the national assembly this

what's intended as a lifeline for french industries is proving to be an unwelcome burden on people's wallets as a silly loose into the initiative when france's industry minister struck a pose looking as french as one could be consumer affairs minister bid one more thought it was a joke. this is a real photo of on new moon to boo i don't believe it was only. in fact what it was message was serious choose french products over foreign made ones to help more the country manage keep jobs and appeal to french patriotism in the face of a thirteen year high unemployment rate with the number of jobless hitting three million for the first time a move that comes as france talks about reforms to restore global competitiveness a critical priority says the international monetary fund. a recent study suggests that if consumers were to buy only french made goods they would have to spend between one hundred three hundred euros more each month and amount that would squeeze an already weakened purchasing power because of all the publicity the french are even more aware now are made in france products v

french intelligence charges the -- just a key u.s. senator and a congressional vote on military action. >> if the congress were to reject a resolution like this after the president of the united states has already committed to action, the consequences would be catastrophic. nuclear plant and saying a final farewell. they are packed in dublin as they pay their respects to a famous native son. worry be welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. the syrian government stockpiled sarin and mustard gas, a claim made by the french authorities who released their docier on chemical weapons in syria. president obama is trying to drum up congressional support for a military strike. the french and americans have been warned of serious actions if they take military actions. samples collected biochemical weapons inspectors have arrived to the analysis in europe. it may be some time before the results are published. meanwhile the pressure is mounting on france, the one european country that says it will support the

the french were going to get syria and lebanon, and initially the french were going to have mosul which was in the north of what is today iraq, and the british wanted it because they suspected there was a great deal of oil there. and so, clemenceau much to the fury of his own people, including pichon, his foreign minister, agreed but we suspect that in return he got a promise from lloyd george to get them back in europe. but it was really old-fashioned imperialism. i mean the british and the french didn't think the arabs were ready for independence. they didn't think their wishes should be taken into consideration and so they carved up the arab middle east really to suit themselves. c-span: by the way before we go on, where do you live now and what do you do? >> guest: i live in toronto in canada and i'm a professor of history at the university of toronto and i've just become head of a college there. i'm called a provost and so i guess it's like a principal and i'm half administrator and half teacher. c-span: where were you born? >> guest: toronto. c-span: how did your family get to tor

to the french. definitely no i won't spend three hundred years extra you have to find this manifests. yes if i have the money certainly. just you know the community there's no i think globalization allows us to find cheaper goods you know it's when you look at the product you know or some of those short or whatever you go that bottle of been dug into in france but part of it of been done as well in fact french political parties have been accused of hypocrisy as a local newspaper's investigation last year showed election campaign materials have been made in china bangladesh morocco you name it. here for example this little case is made in china so i'm not afraid buying sings in china that's the part the point is we have. no hope in france at all isn't d.c.m. is a brand that takes pride in having its manufacturing base in france its director says the study more is an important point that paying more to support their own industries creates local jobs and is far less of an economic burden than the cost

your thoughts on him speaking french? >> i have spoken french with him and i knew he could.hen he was running for president, the republicans attacked him as said he looked french and at the time that hurts him. we have now what we lacked during the bush administration. doing an excellent job. a real american diplomacy. he is reaching out to allies and to france and there's a good bilateral working relationship. i say bravo. >> delighted that he speaks french. a very good move. if more americans could speak french they would be more delighted. to come back to the very difficult issue, one more reason why we have got to accept his offer, this russian offer. it is far too important. >> accept the russian offer but does that may suspend the vote in congress? >> we should not be slaves to deadlines. very important instance at the moment. there is a chance. we have to grab the chance of maybe finding a solution. a military intervention, this is an easy option contrary to what many people think. we have all the weapons it would destroy a lot of buildings and do a lot of damage. tha

french president francois hollande said he would wait not only for the french parliament to speak but for french congress. >> syrian presidential bashar al-assad saying this is premature. what else does he have to say? >> we're hearing an awful lot coming out of france in the figaro newspaper, the full extent of that interview is yet to be released. a wide condemnation of possible u.s. attacks in syria, but that plays right into the narrative coming out of damascus. whether or not the french people would respond to this, prima facie is too eerld to say. there is widespread reluctance in france to go into any kind of military action, in syria. so obviously this interview being released at this time to try and convey the court of public opinion in france not to get involved in syria though. >> john bittner. millions who are fleeing the war torn region, joining us by phone is sama, the director of the international program save the children she joins us from is oman. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> we are hearing that many of the children being displaced by th

algerian with a french passport ammar has spent most of his life in france where he married a french woman and leave a normal life that changed after he was recruited by an islamic group with the kind of ties calling into hard in syria. i volunteered i went to turkey in a refugee camp there i met a salafi group and i trained with them for about two and a half months and then we illegally crossed the border into syria. says as a selfie a fundamental muslim he had to get involved. with so much sunni syrian brothers suffering here i saw an al-jazeera al-arabiya and other channels the kids are also suffering i took up arms and i was ready to use them but when i came here i didn't see the enemy. in a separate building they show west weapons including handmade bombs and green aides seized from militants these are the instruments of global jihad that chose syria as a battlefield to bring foreign fighters and violence this prison may be full but beyond the walls really men with many causes remain free to continue their fight. damascus syria. and maria's been seeing the brutality of the war a

french time tonight. we will have to watch this in the next few hours but there is a lot of points to iron out. this chapter seven is used, how are they going to word it so it does not necessarily lead to war in the case of noncompliance. there will be a lot of echoes of iraq before 2003. again that is something that is presumably not going to stick with the russians for obvious reasons. a couple of other elements is the timeframe will be crucial. what does soon as possible or without delay actually mean? there has not been a collection of information so far available in weapons inspectors arsenal. this -- the timeframe has been a key concern. is this fundamentally going to be a russian controlled process in which case the western powers will be skeptical about that. >> a lot to talk about before the u.n.ecurity council emergency session, 10 p.m. paris time. and also facing charges in the hague. the pair accused over the violence. and facing three charges of murder, deportation, and persecution. he prayed

. >> reporter: the french morning minister has been speaking about the russian proposal and jackie isparis for us and jackie a positive response always a cautious one. >> yes, i would say a mixed reaction from the french and they said the french received the proposal with a mixture of interest and caution, interest because he sees it as a positive resolution of the russian position and caution bearing in mind the different positions that the russians have presented in resent weeks. speaking to french media on tuesday morning, and he maintains the change in the russian position vindicated france's firm stance. >> translator: it has been a succession of positions from them and the russians initially denied there were chemical weapons in syria and denied there was a chemical attack and have evolved and it's very good. >> reporter: and jackie, is this a way out for france and going ahead with military action which wasn't terribly popular with the public there? >> this could, in fact, represent quite a positive development for france in a number of ways. you will recall that france along w

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the french made plans to evacuate the capital to bordeaux secretly french and british commanders wereelling each other that they thought perhaps the war was lost and at this point the french reached out to general pershing and begged him to commit a couple of american divisions to the fight. general pershing who had great fondness for the french agreed and he committed the second in nerd infantry divisions to the battle. they were sent to chÂteau thai lee which is so close to paris as i said only about 40 miles that today people regularly commute every day to one or the other. the two marine regiments in france at the time the fifth and sixth marines were part of the second u.s. division so they arrive in the chÂteau at the end of may 1918 and beat the germans back. the germans fell back into well fortified positions that they had set up previously at a place called the lowood which was only a few miles away from chÂteau to leave. there they had set up concrete fortifications and lots of machine gun nests. the french asked general pershing if he would send the division up to the lowoo

products strongly associated with the french and they are devoured on mass across the country but key political political figures are now going to great lengths to get french consumers to buy more from the home and keep the money on the domestic front. reports when france is industry minister i know monday blues struck a pose looking as french as one could be consumer affairs minister bid one more thought it was a joke this is a real food over on new moon to. what was on the. inside to what it was message was serious choose french products over four and made ones to help more of their countrymen and keep jobs and appeal to french patriotism in the face of a thirteen year high unemployment rate with the number of jobless hitting three million for the first time a move that comes as france talks about reforms to restore global competitiveness a critical priority says the international monetary fund. a recent study suggests that if consumers were to buy only french made goods they would have to spend between one hundred three hundred euros more each month and amount that needs an already

there has been looking at the french perspectives the french president francois a lot is constitutionally able to order over the top without a parliamentary approval professor along has been under a lot of pressure from opposition to to put this issue to a vote with the opposition and also pointed out that a lot is that they want to quote humiliating position of having to wait for what the u.s. says before acting i was spokesman from a long office said that the president hasn't yet decided whether or not to ask for a vote along said so that france will not go it alone and we'll wait for the outcome of the u.s. congressional vote on all of this comes on the back the report for example to parliament by the prime minister regarding the chemical attack near damascus last march which they say is responsible for two hundred eighty one deaths of the report says though that quote it could not have been ordered or carried out by anyone other than the syrian government now the president of syria bashar al assad in the meantime had given an interview to french newspaper le figaro and we want that sh

i asked the president to hold a referendum in january two thousand and fourteen and i asked the french do they want to stay in the european union do they want to stay with this do they want european lewis to be stronger the national mood. it is right here the decisions on everything from public finances investment unemployment and the euro zone are debated and made the problem seems to be that there are more debates than decisions prompting the french foreign minister to say that this place needs a boss but france cannot afford to stall as french president francois hollande is still under great pressure from berlin and brussels to deliver on his economic promises in a draft text in april alone socialist party attack merkel and her selfish intransigence and called for a confrontation with germany over policy. if the economic situation in france dramatically worsens compared to germany it will take france on a different political course that will diverged from the german one this will create a complicated conflict inside the e.u. if that happens tensions will get worse a collision course

it may be the british, or it could be the french, one called "a monochrome affair." it is in with a chance of winning the golden lion. the competition here described as the toughest in many years. not necessarily the best. that from a man who covered this festival every year for half his life. >> it's not how it was in the '80s, and '70s. there is less international appeal especially for the most important productions. >> this could come first. a tale of an unemployed man who take on other people's jobs - it was hoped it will take the top prize. >> when in rome do as the romans do, when in venice hope for the best. the host nation has 22 movies considered among the four main categories. >> the movies have been screened and juries retired. in all probability they've been reached. as for the directors, crews and stars, they are at the start of their final scenes. they'll have to wait a bit longer before they find out how this one ends. >> we were looking at elections in australia. the lucky country. let's see what the weather is like. >> it's been strange, the weather

parliament about this issue, and french president said that he would wait for french involvement for congress to make its choice, but we are hearing from inside the french parliament some saying that absolutely france should join with the u.s. and do something. but we're also hearing massive criticism about the way this is being conducted in france. there will be no vote inside the french parliament. just the debate, and that's coming under heavy criticism. what is happening on the hill today is being closely watched on this side of the atlantic, the british the french, and the russians keeping a very close eye on this. >> my understanding this, the french prime minister has actually put forward intelligence bindings before the parliament, is that part of what the debate? it's interesting there has not been a lot of debate on the intelligence. is that the case for the french parliament a as well? >> yes, absolutely the french parliament has put out a nine-page document in which the french outlines intelligence reports that they've received about those attacks on august 21st, where th

to the french. differently no i won't spend three hundred extra you have to find this money first. yes if i have the money you certainly. just. no i think globalization allows us to find cheaper goods you know it's when you look at the product you know. those short or whatever you go that bottle beauty has been dug into in france but part of it as been done as well in fact french political parties have been accused of hypocrisy as a local newspaper's investigation last year showed election campaign materials have been made in china valid ash morocco you name it. here for example this little case is made in china so i'm not afraid buying things in china that's the part the point is we have. no hope in france at all is up to see him is a brand that takes pride in having its manufacturing base in france its director says the study noise an important point that paying more to support their own industries creates local jobs and is far less of an economic burden than the cost of three point two million unemployed big amount of those folks. of course to pay. for social care we have in fra

joined live from the capitol of french ghiana. gabrie he will el, what's at stake here >> a development versus non-development and how to protect or not protect the forest. you know, when a lot of people think about the amazon rain forest, they think of brazil, ecuador or peru but europe has a slice of the amazon as well in french ghiana, the overseas department of france here in south america, and deep in the jungle hear, we went to a small village called saoul where the local villagers are against development but a big mining company is for it. for cedric benoit, it is not a holiday but the rain forest is a way of daily life and survival. here. >> here in the jungle, we go to hunt and to fish. it's our culture. without this jungle, we have nothing here. >> benoit and 70 other people live in the village of saouel here deep in the jung els of french ghiana making this r0e7's largest national park and its only slice of the am zone. >> a growing tourist destination have decided to protect the village for one reason. in only one hect

begoin suggested army officers should read french because they they -- were in french. an expression were experienced counted they served as veterans and other wars and they served on some of the most distinguished commanders of the 18th century. they improved their military schools -- skills by beating every summer which the british army conducted annually. they demonstrated great personal courage that all of these commanders had horses shot from under them something that they shared with george washington. when a horses shot from under you it means the bullets are flying around you. with long absences from their families and the possibility that they may be killed in the war their military careers require great sacrifice and of course that remains true today. in the film the patron cornwallis is portrayed in a scholarly uniform looking immaculate sitting back in a huge house and of course is more worried about his dogs than winning the war. the real war of cornwallis burned all his provisions and tents in wilmington north carolina. he was determined to pursue nathanie

and you've got the french who are clumsy in their approach to everything going on. is that the western allies from afar anyway in syria, that the western allies will confront each other as time goes by. i just want to continue with the arabic language press. i turned to the mouthpiece al akbhar some of the mouthpiece for hezbollah, syrian ally. a front-page piece of francois hollande, saying that he is the emperor with no clothes. he is -- it calls on the french mp's who will be debating the question on a possible military strike on wednesday to actually stop hollande in his tracks. those two mouthpieces of the pro-syrians in force. >> at least he is wearing a shirt in that picture. talking about allies, you have a look at the russian papers. >> "the moscow times" as a news piece about serge libre off who rejected the whole stance secretary of state john kerry lavrov, who sergei rejected the whole stance of secretary of state john kerry. kerry said we have not reacted to everything washington proposes, but, yes, we have, and we found the evidence unconvincing. and t

in fact what it was message was serious choose french products over foreign made ones to help more of their countrymen keep jobs and appeal to french patriotism in the face of a thirteen year high unemployment rate with the number of jobless hitting three million for the first time a move that comes as france talks about reforms to restore global competitiveness a critical priority says the international monetary fund a recent study suggests that if consumers were to buy only french made goods they would have to spend between one hundred three hundred euros more each month and amount that would squeeze an already weakened purchasing power because of all the publicity the french are even more aware now are made in france products versus those coming from the outside but most of the time the difference could really be seen in the prices of the goods of this one for example is peaches from spain it costs for ninety five per kilo rather this one which is clearly marked made in france cost six and ninety five per kilo that's a two year old difference so the question here is how well it wil

once the french said they are going to on tuesday already present a draft resolution to the u.n.ity council, now the fact is there will be five main points to the resolution. first after all the security council members would condemn the massacre that took place on the 21st of august on the outskirts of damascus. secondly, the syrians would have to give control of all their chemical weapons stockpile to international control. thirdly that syria would then have to submit to an international regime of controlling and destroying chemical weapons, fourthly the u.n. security council would have to agree that there would be serious consequences for the syrians if they failed to keep in line with the program and fifthly and i think quite conversely from the point of view from some members of the security council an under taking to find and bring to justice those responsible for that attack on august the 21st and the french are playing a clever game saying russia will take you at your word and calling them bluff to see if they go back to the u.n. security council and deal with the whole c

and the french are getting ready to go public with an intelligence report on the arsenal of chemicalns, a series of high-level meetings are going ahead today. we are extensive coverage on syria and the flurry of diplomatic activity around the world regarding the conflict and we have omar and live in turkey and jackie is in paris and as we just said jackie france is going to release some intelligence today. why is it doing that? >> reporter: well, the french government is trying to bolster its case for military intervention in syria and said it's going to give to members of parliament on monday a four-page document which it says will show that the attack on the 21st of august was indeed a chemical attack and that the only person who could have been responsible for that is the regime of assad and the idea being that members of parliament need to be convinced and by extension the french public because at the moment french public opinion remains broadly against the idea of france being involved in any kind of intervention against syria. >> so the president it would be fair to say them st

the french fought for about three days, and that was it. so as a result of the deal that eisenhower cut with the admiral, many thousands of lives or were saved. eisenhower saw -- excuse me, the president saw eisenhower perform again in north africa. the president went to the conference at cat blank ca in -- casablanca in 1943, and he met at this oint be eisenhower, and the president always had an eye for a pretty woman. and he noticed that eisenhower was chaufferred around by a very comely britisher, a witty woman, very attractive, by the name of kay sommers by. at this point in the upper levels of the allied command, the rumors are fairly rampant asking the question how close is dwight eisenhower to kay sommersby, his driver? admiral marshall is dead on any suggestion of hanky-panky of people under his command. he had a commander in the middle east, and he'd heard a rumor this commander was involved in a dalliance with his secretary. and he contacts that general and said i want her sent back to the states pronto. fdr's utterly unconcerned

this is information gathered by french intelligence. it's in addition to that already revealed by the united states. but, of course, the french leadership here now engaged in a very similar exercise to their opposite numbers in washington. that is, convincing politicians and the french public that an attack against assad is justified as punishment for using chemical weapons. president obama's decision in the states to allow congress to have a vote and i say on any possible intervention has led to some similar calls here. of course, president hollande is able to act alone, and for the moment that appears to be the course that he's determined to pursue. there will be a debate in the national assembly on wednesday, but at the moment that remains a courtesy for members of parliament to express their point of views. throughout monday the french leadership will be explaining their thinking on this crisis to the political leaders here in france in a series of meetings in paris. >> i'll be back later on in the program with more news from europe

french lawmakers gather to debase taking action in syria as the country's president claims he's the only one to give orders and is determined to strike but only if washington decides to. and also this hour the u.k.'s press freedom wash dog confronts the government over its a strong arm tactics against whistle blowers saying it's abuse down to terror laws to gag amounts. international news life in moscow this is our see with me you'd thanks for joining us president putin has warned against a military attack on syria without the u.n. security council's approval the russian leader said punitive measures can take place only under international authorization and if there's solid evidence the see when regime gassed civilians thomas brings us the details. president vladimir putin was doing an interview with the associated press and russia's first channel and in that interview he strongly cautioned the west against unilateral action against syria he also said that if united states has strong and conclusive evidence that it was the assad regime that used chemical weapons then it must be handed ov

mandate he debates or comparisons drawn to iraq and claims action would be a radical change in french diplomacy that's as the country's prime minister warned of the deadly consequences of doing nothing but there was no vote as president francois hollande insists he alone has the power to order an attack or he's just a silly has been looking at the french perspectives. the french president a lot is constitutionally able to order over the top without a parliamentary approval professor all along has been under a lot of pressure from opposition to to put this issue to a vote with the opposition and also pointed out that a lot is in a quote of what humiliating position of having to wait for what the u.s. says before acting i was spokesman from a long office said that the president hasn't yet decided whether or not to ask for a vote all along said so that france will not go it alone and we'll wait for the outcome of the u.s. special vote all of this comes on the back of the report deceptive to parliament by the prime minister regarding the chemical attack near damascus last march which they

the french go to the u.n. security council.the president was talking to the british and fench leader today. they seem to be on board. let's give this initiative a chance. maybe it will emerge that it will work, that the syrian chemical weapons will at least be controlled if not destroyed. if that happens, i think president obama will be able to make a case, look it wouldn't have happened unless there was a credible threat of military force. i did that. we'll try to get credit for it in the process. look, there's a long way 0 go between now and then and a lot can go wrong. >> the next hour, wolf will sit down with former ambassador nick burns to talk more about this analysis. it will be interesting to get his take on who are the ones that the u.s. can really work with? can they work with russia, with china on this? >> do they want to play if there's going to be a stick at the end of any u.n. resolution. that's the big question. the other big question, can you even go into this country and get those weapons and destroy them safel

an appeal to french patriotism in the face of a thirteen year high unemployment rate with the number of jobless hitting three million for the first time a move that comes as france talks about reforms to restore global competitiveness a critical priority says the international monetary fund. a recent study suggests that if consumers were to buy only french made goods they would have to spend between one hundred three hundred euros more each month and amount that would squeeze an already weakened purchasing power because of all the publicity the french are even more aware now are made in france products versus those coming from the outside but most of the time the difference can really be seen in the prices of the goods now this one for example is peaches from spain it costs for ninety five per kilo right this one which is clearly marked made in france cost six month to five per kilo that's a two year old difference so the question here is how well it will decide to sell to the french. we definitely know i won't spend three hundred extra you have to find this money first we says yes i