there is a human waste that's the larger the silent was stands behind the conclusion of this global commission on drug policy. the countdown has begun of the by going to cosmic where revamped version of the so you spacecraft has been moved into position ready for blast off in just a few days or carry three crew members to the international space station for a six month mission on board mankind's most remote outpost are designs of france reports from the launch pad. the twenty eighth expedition to the international space station blast off from here at the pike nor cause madrone so far everything is run according to plan very smooth indeed we've got three people heading out into space from here russian cosmonauts sergei volkov japanese astronaut fluke our and american astronaut mike fossum and with us is mike fossum son he's going to give us a little inside story as to how it's been living and preparing for a space expedition with an astronaut what is it like actually living with an astronaut day in and day out he's just a normal guy you know we were just talking a minute ago about how he seems

global commission drug policy report stirred big time control over city but in fact it makes perfect sense this self-appointed global commission does not represent the drug busters and counter narcotics community on the contrary it is a collective y.d. of global lobbies on behalf of the drug lords all across the world from the latin american cocaine plantations back to the killing fields of afghanistan scientifically this report only makes sense if you believe like those commissioners in a social darwinism the theory of those isn't banned eugenics in essence all those racists theories weighs on the very simple with some shit the reason master race then there is a human waste that's the logic there silently as stands behind the conclusion of this global commission on drug policy well a countdown has begun to baikonur cosmodrome where revamped version of the site spacecraft has been moved into a position ready for blastoff interest a few days it will carry three crew members to the international space station for a six month mission on board mankind's most remote outpost of france repo

a possible double dip for the economy then next is the global war on drugs a failure of the global commission on drug policy is saying and they're now calling for decriminalization of the obama administration has dismissed this report so what have the obama that once said this is a legitimate debate the next day republicans have no trust in obama on national security take a look at the defense authorization act and they want to tie his hands when it comes to the start treaty so tonight will determine how bad this bill could be for a nuclear free world and is it just me or does the media have wiener fever and no i'm not just talking about anyway here i'm talking about the crotch shot the made it onto representative anthony weiner's twitter page so why is this stupid story headline news old of in that all those issues and have some fun and are happy hour segment but first tonight's top story. jobs numbers for the month of may are coming out tomorrow and everything is pointing to a disappointing report you can add that to the home price index that was released which was found that home prices ha

twenty minutes time from russia's drugs chief as a proposition to legalize some narcotics by the global commission on drug policy as simple propaganda victoria even off says the report is designed to de rail the global fight against drugs commission is made up of well known former statesman politicians and businessmen. small from sco. here in russia the issue on the war on drugs is a really a big deal it has been at the forefront of domestic policy for some time now and about thirty thousand russians are documented to die each year here so it is a subject that is close to heart and so this report did not sit well with the russia's anti drug chief because he went off and he see believes that this is just propaganda as he said he thinks it's a ploy to simply divert attention of the international community from what really has to be done. to be discussing this with the so-called global commission we should realize that we're dealing with a global campaign on drugs promotion this campaign is going directly or indirectly linked with the joint revenues amounting to about eight hundred billion dollars as

soft drugs is playing into the hands of the narcotics cartels moscow says the report by the global commission on drug policy could derail the global fight against drugs. and i'll be back to recap our top stories for you just fifteen minutes from now coming your way next and so we cling to the russian capital moscow and. hello and welcome to this week's alfhild muskrats i'll be exploring how to relieve stress and also look after your mind body and soul in a busy thriving city sun is shining so take a deep breath as we discover what's exciting remedies and treatments the recent capital cost of. modern day city living pollution noise traffic too much causing stressful jobs extreme temperatures the list seems to go on it's easy to see why hundreds of thousands of muscovites next pets take to the city's parks and gardens every possible chance ok it may not be the countryside but it does prove that people strive for green trees fresh air and relaxation even though the russian capital is far greener than most think men and women of all ages still search for the latest treatments and cures. really is

to be discussing the report of the so-called global commission we should realize that we're dealing with a global campaign on drugs promotion this campaign is directly or indirectly linked with the joint revenues amounting to about eight hundred billion dollars as far as russia's efforts are concerned even north himself had reiterated early this year that russia is committed to expanding the anti drug effort in afghanistan which is the source of ninety percent of drugs coming into russia now it just in two thousand and ten russia had spent seven million dollars alone so he says that this fight will continue and here ideas are being thrown out such as perhaps a drug testing in school or replacing here with with methadone the alternative means of curbing this problem are also being seen now if we look at the actual report they're basically suggesting that we have they have to legalize drugs in order to undermine organized crime by basically making the drugs readily available so that the prices will go down and therefore heard the revenues of this drug cartels and another point is to keep t

seen more than forty thousand mexicans killed in the last five years and a recent report by the global commission on drug policy denounced the recalcitrant violence calling the global war on drugs a failure stop the war on drugs and let's be more constructive in reducing consumption if you look. at the production but not this so profitable that all time to be someone we should be able to risk his life to africa and indeed profit margins related to the drug industry are huge and is the main factor that sustains it and many argue that if some drugs were legalized it would help put a cap on their price and the stop to the incessant violence all the while purging the economy of the black market making drugs more available as this report suggests will make it harder to keep our communities healthy and safe the fact that each dollar that an american spends on drugs goes to fuel a juggernaut of corruption and violence is no revelation and neither is the fact that the u.s. war on drugs has not managed to keep that while in said bay nor yield any substantial results but whether or not legalization can pro

the global commission on drug policy has deemed the war on drugs a failure and they are now urging contraries to consider legalizing cannabis as well as other drugs in order to accomplish two goals which they think are very important one is to undermine organized crime and the second is to protect the citizens health now they are saying that the government should start experimenting with new illegal models of regulation so they do cite an increased number of drug use like since one thousand nine hundred nine according to us a to six there has been a fanatic increase in the use of drugs production as well as the sale of drugs and it is this that they do want to address and there say the so-called repressive measures are not effective they say that politicians the important people should start acknowledging publicly what they have been doing so privately that the measures that have been implemented for decades really are not working now in terms of the trying to undermine organized crime they're suggesting that by legalizing drugs you're essentially opening up the market and making these drugs

crush accuses the global commission on drug policy of promoting drugs softer issues a report calling for the legalization of narcotics. all right those are the headlines. to get to grips with a healthy lifestyle here in the russian capital moscow out is now. hello and welcome to this week's alfhild most crowds are out exploring how to relieve stress and other look after your mind body and soul in a busy thriving city sun is shining so take a deep breath as we discover what's exciting remedies and treatments the recent capital to. more than day city living pollution noise traffic too much causing stressful jobs extreme temperatures the list seems to go on it's easy to see why hundreds of thousands of muscovites next pets take to the city's parks and gardens every possible chance ok it might be the countryside play does prove that people strive for green trees fresh air and relaxation even though the russian capital is far greener than most think men and women of all ages still search for the latest treatments and cures. is located in the east of moscow in office alternative therapies

a report by the global commission on drug policy says the war on illegal drugs has failed. the former president of colombia, member of the commission, joins me on the line from his new york hotel where a live news conference will be held. thank you for your time. this commission is proposing a dramatic shift in the paradigm on drugs. tell us, what is going to come out of that? >> basically, it is it is a disagreement. not too much on in-fighting. traffickers, but dealing with consumption. the problem is that the war on drugs for 30 years has been a failure. many poblingts possibilities of looking for domestic policies. it takes to much better use of the resources of the community. there's a reason for everything. a health problem. >> there are suppliers to the united states -- of course colombia supplies the united states with many of its drugs. they say they should admit it is a problem of supply in north america and not necessarily latin america. >> well, they already recognize thafment the office of drugs already recognizes it is a problem of consumption. the problem for

soft drugs as playing into the hands of the narcotics cartels moscow says the report by the global commission on drug policy could be rail the global fight against drugs. there's all the headlines here and coming your way next week look at how russia's southern neighbor has been developing over the turbulent years off of the for the soviet union to stay with us. people living in this land seven thousand years ago were already making wine and shoes this world's oldest shoe was drawn right here in this hole in the fourth century armenia adopted christianity as its state religion i was fit for astonished . in the early twentieth century armenians went through the horrors of genocide. only one point five million are. sealed group to move on when you broke free from the soviet union in september one thousand nine hundred ninety one was hands independence brought to this ancient country. in two thousand and eight archaeologists released yesterday and could have rivaled armenian politicians in terms of popularity news of his discovery had spread far and wide for out the world in caves in the mountai

legalize drugs simply playing into the hands of the narcotics cartels moscow says the report by the global commission on drug policy would be rail the global fight against drugs. my colleague bill gawd is here in half an hour's time but for now it's a cross talk to chart and people discuss the so-called humanitarian mission in libya and the legitimacy of military action against us. say twenty years ago the largest country. would have been. challenged. where did it take. you can. stand. alone in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle under the war powers act the president must get approval from congress within sixty days after ordering u.s. forces into combat now the president barack obama nor any other president has formally acknowledged being bound by this restriction it would appear u.s. presidents can go to war at will. keep. it crossed out the war powers act i'm joined by robert naiman in our band he is policy director at just foreign policy in denver we have david kopel he is an adjunct professor of advance constitutional law at the university of denver and in london we crossed the leslie video

rush accuses the global commission on drug policy of promoting drugs after it issues a report calling for the legalization of certain narcotics. as the top stories coming up next our he looks at how russia's southern neighbor of armenia has been developing over the twenty turbulent years after the fall of the soviet union. people living in this land seven thousand years ago were already making wine and shoes this world's oldest shoes van right here in this hall in the fourth century armenia adopted christianity as its state religion if christian. in the early twentieth century armenians went through the horrors of genocide in total only one point five million are. sealed groups with armenia broke free from the soviet union in september one thousand nine hundred ninety one what plans independence brought to this ancient country. in two thousand and eight archaeologist very scarce body and could have rivaled armenian politicians in terms of popularity news of his discovery had spread far and wide for out the world in caves in the mountains around the village of allegheny the archaeologi

the global commission on drug policy did something in their report. -- canceled. then they showed how scientists except the relative risk of those drugs. there is no relationship between them. alcohol and cigarettes. those are the legal drugs. most scientists rank them high up in terms of their relative danger, more so than marijuana. heroin addicts say it is tougher to quit cigarettes than heroin. cigarettes is causing millions of cancer deaths around the world. heroin can be addictive, but you can remain and live a long live on herren. it does not destroy your bodily organs. it is not like alcohol, or cocaine for that matter. the argument for changing the way we deal with drugs and reducing our reliance on the criminal justice system -- this is not just an argument being made by people on the global commission who do not use drugs. many americans smoke marijuana and do not do harm to anyone else. many have seen the worst that drugs can do, and grown up in families where the addiction was rampant. they see how terrible drugs are, but they understand

one of them is the global commission on drug policy made up of international politicians and businessaders. it claims the war on drugs has failed. it estimates cocaine use is up 27%, opiates up 34%. in 1989, the first president bush named bill bennett the first so-called drug czar. today he told us fighting the war is worth it. >> it's like the war against ignorance or barbarism or anything else that's horrible and persistent. when you let up the pressure, things get worse. when you keep the pressure on, often things can get better. >> this war on drugs, when i look at from a civilian's point like, "okay, there's still a lot of heroin, still a lot of drugs on the street, what did it do?" and the second question is, "well if there wasn't a war on drugs, how much more drugs would there have been in here?" >> reporter: he also worries it could claim a third generation, like his granddaughter. sharyl attkisson, cbs news, washington. >> pelley: no illegal drug worries law enforcement more than crystal meth. but the federal government is stepping back from that fight. that story is next. ex

emergency workers are fighting to bring the situation under control from russia that uses the global commission on the drug policy of promoting drugs after issues a record calling for the legalization of certain narcotics. right next to a nazi it's our cross talk a great show at this time pete labelle with his guests discuss the so-called humanitarian mission ongoing in libya and the legitimacy of america's military action there. say twenty years ago the largest country. to. have been a. challenger. where did it take. you can. follow in wealthier cross-talk i'm peter lavelle under the war powers act the president must get approval from congress within sixty days after ordering u.s. forces into combat neither president barack obama nor any other president has formally acknowledged being bound by this restriction it would appear u.s. presidents can go to war at well. you can. still. do cross talk the war powers act i'm joined by robert naiman in our band he is policy director at just foreign policy and denver we have david koch how he is an adjunct professor of advance constitutional law at the u

and the war on drugs so says a high profile panel of experts in a report released today by the global commission on drug policy former u.n. secretary general kofi annan kofi annan former u.s. reserve federal reserve chairman paul volcker and these guys are no shrinking by i mean they're the third screaming liberals and our way of current and former heads of state law from nations like mexico brazil and greece included a report that the global war on drugs is an ultimate is an utter failure and it's time to look into legalization commission paid particular attention to the u.s. war on drugs recommending that our nation may want to look at ways to treat addiction like you better health care and not like prison sentences its former colombian president sezer your arena. we hope the united states at least starts to think there are alternatives we don't enjoy seeing the us evolve in a way that is compatible with our country's long term interests so what is the result what is the rest of the world scene that we don't see in america when it comes to the war on drugs joining me now to talk more about thi

the global commission on drug policy did something in their report.y showed the way drugs are handled -- canceled. then they showed how scientists except the relative risk of those drugs. there is no relationship between them. alcohol and cigarettes. those are the legal drugs. most scientists rank them high up in terms of their relative danger, more so than marijuana. heroin addicts say it is tougher to quit cigarettes than heroin. cigarettes is causing millions of cancer deaths around the world. heroin can be addictive, but you can remain and live a long live on herren. it does not destroy your bodily organs. it is not like alcohol, or cocaine for that matter. the argument for changing the way we deal with drugs and reducing our reliance on the criminal justice system -- this is not just an argument being made by people on the global commission who do not use drugs. many americans smoke marijuana and do not do harm to anyone else. many have seen the worst that drugs can do, and grown up in families where the addiction was rampant. they see how terrib

very hard on drugs ok make sure that we don't end this war on drugs even though there was a global commission that showed that this war on drugs has been an absolute failure why are politicians ignoring that they're ignoring that because they know that private prisons are fattening up their pockets and private prisons are making huge profits and just to give you an idea of those profits both corrections corporation of america and g.e. zero group made a total of two point nine billion dollars last year alone so you know they're spending a considerable amount on lobbying the spend about eight hundred thirty five thousand dollars federal candidates and six million dollars on state candidates and you know what that they definitely got some bang for their buck that is a lot of money that is a lot of lobbying we hear this with a lot of different industries that have that kind of lobbying power to spend here that with wall street we hear that with you know the pharmaceutical industry i'm curious you know this is prisoners these are people's lives these are the policies that affect you know. justice

. >> reporter: this week the global commission on drugs called for a noncriminal approach to drug policy, an idea dismissed from the obama administration, signaling the war on drugs has many battles ahead. nbc bay area news. >> senator boxer was in san francisco today to call for president obama to scale back operations in afghanistan. california democrat is a senior member of the senate foreign relations committee. she is calling on the president to bring 100,000 troops in afghanistan home. >> there's simply no justification, none, for the continued deployment of 100,000 american troops in afghanistan. >> reporter: boxer told the audience that the mission to defeat alta and capture bin laden has been accomplished and the police and soldiers trained there can secure the pledging democracy from now on. >>> california doesn't have a budget and that could mean lawmakers won't be getting a paycheck. voters approved prop 95 and it says they will lose a day of pay and reimbursement for every day the budget is late. the taxpayer association is vowing to sue if lawmakers are paid out without pas

the global commission on drug policy claims the war has not, cannot, and will not be won.he 19-member commission suggests that the government try to decriminalize the use of drugs, such as marijuana, to undermine organized crime. they suggest putting an emphasis on reducing the consumption of drugs instead. >>> there's a new national spelling bee champion this morning. >> c-y-m-o-t-r-i-c-h-o-u-s. [ cheers and applause ] >> good for her. she did it. pennsylvania 14-year-old sukana roi spelledcy cymotrichous, meaning having wavy hair. huge trophy. very nice. good for her. and she was spelling it out. and i also heard she studied the dictionary, read the dictionary twice, and knew all of the words. good for her. well-deserved. 5:26 now. the investigation into the fire that killed a san francisco firefighter continues this morning. what experts think happened in the moments leading up to that deadly incident. >>> and we find out what happened to jaycee dugard during herf o 18 yes ofaptivivity by this man and woman in antioch. >>> live look outside the golden gate bridge this m

the global commission on drug policy said the evidence is clear that the drug fight "cannot be won".azilian president fernando henrique cardoso chaired the commission. he said governments should decriminalize marijuana, for instance, and focus on regulation instead. >> stop the war on drugs. and let's be more constructive in trying to reduce the consumption. if you look at the production, the market is so profitable that all time will be someone which will be capable to risk his life to continue to be trafficking. so it's better to reduce consumption and to use other instruments and not just to limit ourselves to the position of war. >> holman: the office of white house drug czar rejected the group's conclusions. a spokesman said making drugs more available would only raise the risk to public health and safety. the commission included former treasury secretary george schultz and former federal reserve chairman paul volcker, among others. in pakistan, islamic militants from afghanistan battled pakistani security forces at a border checkpoint for a second day. officials reported at lea

global commission on drug policy points to the drug violence in mexico that has killed more than 38,000 people. the commission recommends the governments try new ways of legalizing and regulating drugs especially marijuana as one way to defeat the drug cartels. however the u.s. government and the government of mexico are rejecting those recommendations. >>> it now seems likely that more san jose police officers are going to be laid off at the end of this month after contract talks broke down. city negotiators and the police union failed to reach an agreement by a midnight deadline last night. the city was already posed to lay off 122 police officers. without a contract deal an additional 156 officers may be laid off. the city council could order both sides back to the bargaining table before the layoffs become effective. >>> a new poll shows a majority of californians support governor jerry brown's call for a special election to let voters decide whether or not to extend expiring tax increasing in an effort to close the state's budget deficit. 62% of likely voters say they want a specia

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