on the government program. so the policy is that he would support or increase the government maintenance and so i believe that i just don't think it is a public-private thing i think we have to have a cooperative attitude. i think there are a lot of things the public sector does better than the government will ever do. for example, i prefer tax credits to the government subsidies, taking the particular companies to win and lose, but i liked the section 16 of three program which i talked about a lot because it gives the equivalent of a tax credit startup so that we encourage start-ups as well as existing businesses. so, i know mr. more would like to see us continue to shrink the federal government more or less indiscriminately. i have no objection. when i was president we had the smallest federal government since dwight eisenhower's last year, smallest percentage of the federal work force since franklin roosevelt was president. i wouldn't mind doing that again. but i've been there are some things that the govern

i will fight the federal government. i have learned from the leaders in the cannabis committee not to start here in city government. i got recorded on the radio saying not only is this a local city issue, a state issue, but ultimately the federal government is the pressing cannabis. we need to address the federal government. who is going to help us? [applause] supervisor avalos: next speaker, please. >> i am and medical patient peter i am speaking for people that cannot speak english or the american language. we need that medical marijuana. i am a patient. thank you. gracias. [applause] >> good morning peter i am from divinities tree. it is so encouraging to hear the patience speak. i want to remind you folks -- thank you very much for considering this resolution. no, i view this as an attack on landlords and agents and an attack on the board. i think the board came up with great rules and regulations for dispensaries, and is really a model. that was in 2005. i hope you will stand up to the department of justice. i think

intervention it's not capitalism that created the financial bubble it was government interference in capitalism it was artificially low interest rates it was government subsidies this is what created the malinvestment and this is what continues to perpetuate those malinvestment you know a lot of the kids there that are protesting are students with a lot of debt the free market never would have saddle them with all that debt without government guaranteed loans they never could have are all this money without access to cheap government loans college universities would have been forced to slash their prices now if people couldn't go to school on the government money they would actually major in things that have significance they would major in engineering not some liberal arts of and you have kids going to school for five six years on government grants and guaranteed loans studying stuff that has no real relevance to the job market and then they graduate they got all this debt there's no good job prospects out there because while the government is subsidizing education they work taxing

when i thought of canada i thought of big government. government healthcare and all of that.s canada's finance minister said we are in debt up to our eyeballs that can't be sustained. their debt level is just as bad as ours is today. >> just as much debt, yes. >> they fixed it? >> they fixed it. >> he 4rleft canada before they fixed it. >> they had an editorial calling the dollars to the north that was scary. >> with 9 debt the canadian dollar was falling? >> yes. >> the problem was canada's government had a safety net that was more like a hammer. >> when groifzing up in canada they were said to go you could work as little as 8 weeks taking the rest of the year off. >> play hockey all year? >> oh, yes. >> no work for the most of the year. >> in 95 they cut other programs. the debt stopped increasing. they ran budget surpluses with the debt going down. >> things got better. >> the economy moved in the 90s. government waists most of what it spends. having that money be in the hands of people means it will be used more valuebly. >> unemployment didn't increase. it decreased from

a new government, a government of national unity, is to be sworn in very soon now. and then, of course, the talking starts on how to save that country from bankruptcy. let's go over to our correspondent, mark lowen, in athens. new man at the helm, mark, of whom we don't know that much, do we? >> no, and that's possibly his advantage, because he is a new face around town. he's not tainted by the extremely low level of confidence that george papandreou inspired at the end of his premiership. so, i think greeks are really withholding judgment for the time being. they see him largely as a safe pair of hands. he has impressive credentials. former vice president of the european central bank. but he will face an enormous task here, because with the ratification of the bailout package will come more austerity measures and more cost-cutting. we all know what that means, more demonstrations, protests, and strikes here on the streets of athens. a winter of discontent awaits lucas papademos. he will face a baptism of fire after taking that oath of office later on this afternoon

in national and unity government gives way and in greece -- a national unity government gives way in greece. the pressure piles up on the prime minister of italy. >> 6.6% interest rate for money is unsustainably high. the bureau's own countries that had to be bailed out -- the year wrote zone countries that had to be bailed out. -- euro zone countries that had to be bailed out. >> welcome to all "gmt -- welcome to "gmt." also in the program, international protection for the un to actually listen. a test of systems that could be one day be a dominant feature that could be on every car. midday in london, 1:00 in the afternoon in rome. after days of seeing the spotlight on athens, the focus of anxiety is shifting to events in italy. the government is being charged a huge interest rates. more on that in a moment. first, we start with greece. the makeup of the new government with national unity is taking place. >> thank you very much indeed. hello from greece, a country the stands on the brink of a new political era today. the imminent end of the premier- shift and the beating of a new, c

the deal calls for the ruling party and anti-government forces to set up a provisional government and for an election to choose a new president to be held within three months. anti-government demonstrations have continued in yemen since january, demanding that president saleh step down after more than 20 years in power. following the arab spring upridings in tunisia, egypt, and libya, it appears that yemen's autocratic administration is likely to be forced out as well. however, some people in yemen doubt that the president will give up power. armed clashes continue between troops led by president saleh's family and anti-government forces with no prospect of a settlement being reached any time soon. >>> the foreign ministers of japan and china have agreed that the two countries will strengthen their relationship. foreign minister koichiro gemba met with his chinese counterpart yang jiechi wednesday for the first time since he assumed the post. nhk world's hitoshi hirouchi reports. >> reporter: more than one year has passed since a chinese fishing boat rammed a japanese patrol vessel ne

trade deficit hits record high surgeon in ports deals blow to government hopes for export led recovery max keiser i credit you with blowing their hopes away according to the article the widening in the deficit followed a three point eight percent jump in imports driven by higher imports of chemicals oil and silver. that's correct all you you cave followers out there you've been buying silver that's right so has been massively flooding into the u.k. causing this massive trade imbalance completely destroying osborne's attempt to stimulate economy using banking tricks and by appeasing the banking terrorists the several abrasion took matters into their own hands they're buying silver aggressively the price is going higher now i was born to be carried out on a stretcher because not only is he a plump little weasel who knows nothing about economics but he's immoral is unethical these are schlock these worst encounter these careless little duck well the u.k. goods trade deficit with the rest of the world stood at nine point eight billion pounds much wider than eight billion that was forecast

thousands of protesters flood the political and financial capitals of the country the money the government rein in corporate and banking greet. the arab league decides to suspend and sanction syria in an effort to force assad to stop bloodshed in the country but the move sparks fears of a western backed repeats of the libyan scenario. wonderland for travelers turns into how the high profile discussions of the heads of the asia pacific nations gather in hawaii and with the isolate themselves from the spreading. crisis. with more news stories more developments in less than half an hour from now in the meantime our financial guru. along with his co-host stacy hunt reveal the dirty secrets of the financial world discussing the debt crisis that's next. kaiser this is the kaiser report they wanted well. we gave them more savers versus speculators so over liberation army we've got a major scalp we've got cameron and all where all the rot they are. just so you see tell us more max keiser u.k. trade deficit hits record high surgeon imports deals bloated government hopes for export led recovery max

germany as protesters flood the political and financial capitals of the country by the government. and. our financial. i reveal the dirty secrets of the financial world also discussing the debt crisis to stay. kaiser this is the kaiser report they wanted well. we gave them more savers versus speculators silver liberation army we've got a major scalp we've got covered it all the wrong on our door yes stacy tell us more max kaiser u.k. trade deficit hits record high surgeon in ports deals bloated government hopes for export led recovery max keiser i credit you with blowing their hopes away according to the article the widening in the deficit followed a three point eight percent jump in imports driven by higher imports of chemicals oil and silver. that's correct all you you can a follower is out there even buying silver that's right tumorous been massively flooding into the u.k. causing this massive trade imbalance completely destroying osborne's attempt to stimulate economy using banking tricks and by appeasing the banking terrorists and several abrasion took matters into their own h

of government sponsored enterprises. now still ahead right now capital house don't go away what does an executive at fannie mae which is it controlled by the u.s. government as you just heard have in common with an n.f.l. rookie you don't know and look at you the answer in a second but first carrier closing stop the birds. just put a picture of me when i was like nine years old and so she told the truth. i confess and i am in total get over friends that i love dr and hip hop is second to last and first. he was kind of the jester. i'm very proud of the legends you it's played. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so bleak you think you understand it and then you live something else here's some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm charged welcome to the big picture. what drives the world the fear mongering used by politicians who makes decisions to break through. who can you trust no one. is you know with the global machinery city where we had a state controlled capita

the protesters also demanded the new government put no further burden on the public. prime minister papademos won a vote of confidence in parliament with over 80% of lawmakers in favor of the austerity bill. >>> tokyo stock prices are falling this friday morning as the growing european debt crisis prompted investors to place sell orders on on a wide range of shares. the nikkei index stands at 8,378 down just about 100 points with a loss of 1.2%. topix is down by 1.2% kurncurre at 719. sources say concerns are mounting among investors after the spanish government bond yield surged to 7%. an overnight plunge on wall street was another factor for sell orders in tokyo. look at the currency markets. the dollar is move inning a narrow range. the greenback is changing hands at 76.97 to 98 yen. the you're yo is at 103.54 to 59 yen. they saw upward pressure continues on the safe haven yen as market players remain concerned about the european debt. let's look at the latest long-term interest rates. the yield on the bench march 10-year japanese government bond is down about one

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the german chancellor expressed confidence in the new government. >> i wish the government in italy every success. i hope that prime minister will make it clear that italy will take full advantage of the abilities that it has. italy is a strong, innovative country, with a good economic base. >> all eyes are now on a italy to see whether they can bring the country back from the brink of economic collapse. >>> it does not matter what italy does not, does it? >> that is right, shares in europe hitting a six-week low. investors wondering if the eurozone debt crisis is spiraling out of control. first, holders of greek debt have been meeting in frankfurt and say they're committed to the 50% write-down on the bonds. meanwhile, people i've been on the streets of athens, protesting the latest spending cuts announced by the newly installed administration. more than 30,000 people marched. unions one to send a message to the government to reduce -- to reverse policies. >>> greece is not the only country having problems paying back. some of it is spreading through the bond market. >> the french econom

and government bonds what they did with those bonds is that they took those government bonds put them on the balance sheets then the went to the people to the purchase window at the they put them as a collateral. at one point five percent interest rate and then bought more government bonds in the markets so as a result of that in august september right after it was done on july thirtieth when the injection of capital went into the banks in august september the irish banks largest banks bought more than three billion worth of the government bonds of ireland and this is all to with the government bonds government bonds went up in price the government turned around and immediately started presenting that as the case of stability that it's all this is a work in that there is in this common hand the decline of the bonds in the whole ponzi scheme continues to roll in over both in terms of the reputational knock on effect on the government that its claims to be and the banks pretending that they're healthy and the government in return pretending that the banks are healthy because that helps

we want to reform government.e do so with the respect for the rule of law in this great land of ours. [applause] there is one last crucial difference. the occupy wall street movement and the far left is based on anger and in the -- ency. they want to tear down fellow americans to suit their radical ideological agendas. de -- at the employ class warfare and unrestrained envy. we know something they do not know. americans are not envious. they are aspirational. [applause] they aspire to a better life and are willing to work for it and to fight for it without tearing down fellow citizens. there are those who tell us today that we cannot change the direction of our nation. there are those who say that the government and big spending and high unemployment and a job killing regulations and ever spiraling deficit and debt are here to stay. the national failure we're watching increase is our fate. those who say such things do not know you in this room and your commitment to freedom. they cannot know the millions of americ

spending and lay off tens of thousands of government workers measures that have already unsubtle the streets of athens over the past year prime minister knows that he will not accept the banks to his terms without his people having a chance to vote on it themselves they call for a national referendum on the bailout sent shock waves across europe this morning global markets and in the greek parliament itself calls for bob and drew to step down and at least one member of his ruling party quitting european leaders and financial giants are now struggling to prevent any sort of vote on the bailout and ensure the greece gets the money it needs to pay off the banks' triggers so how all those play out and what is exactly the choice that the people of greece may be facing i'll get to get the details of that in just a moment but first what role did goldman sachs and american bank play in triggering this whole greek does. ask your scenario for an answer to that question independent investigative journalist greg powers joins me now from central africa is the author of the book vultures picnic in

or religious governments where we care about is our interest in the region very another u.s. ally in the region it hosts america's fifth fleet and also leads on the shari'a law and as a. questionable human rights records and those in power are their only things to nido and particularly the united states the media here have generally been supportive of the campaign to topple gadhafi but now that he's gone why the sudden concern about human rights in libya maybe out of old habit so well demonstrated in the run up to the iraq war when the media cheered first and then when it was too late when the war was full on started asking questions and always say human rights in libya was never a top priority for those in washington who called the shots and threw their support behind the currently be in government i'm going to check out reporting from washington r.t. . more military controversy and world events are discussed and analyzed dot com we'll just go online and have a look post war and disappointment tens of thousands of u.s. veterans become drop was an accomplice after coming home

to governance. from control to enable months, but really has the potential of transforming cities, communities, and institutions as platforms for community empowerment. in particular one that has been quite successful is go design, where it is really where citizens and governments come together to articulate visions for policies and services and projects that are determining the difference stakeholders. much more, a prolonged process of consultation that really from beginning to end. a greater sense of ownership involved in the process. and so just to give you a few examples on the government's side, the enabling cities showcases over 40 examples from categories that range from growing and eating to financing. more specifically in relation to governments and cities, there are a few examples that i like to cite. there is -- there was a greater vision for the city of help that was organized a few years ago. it had 14 municipalities come together to involve the public in articulating a vision for the s

government bonds government bonds went up in price the government turned around and immediately started presenting that as the case of stability that this bill this is a work in that there was in this common. deal the decline of the bonds in the whole ponzi scheme continues rolling over both in terms of the reputation will knock on effect on the government that its claims to be and the banks pretending that they're healthy and the government in return pretending that the banks are healthy because that helps them to pretend that they are themselves healthy isn't this a form of propaganda of course it is a propaganda now people absolute associate propaganda with political propaganda with scapegoating ethnic groups or religious groups and propaganda terms jingoism and and patriotism but this is a different form of propaganda it's a financial propaganda where if the government and the banks colluding together can create the illusion of a trend that then they can come out and say that things are getting quote unquote better but at the same time forcing through more draconian sturdy measures

the government debt. even though we have been able to kick the can down the road, there is a much bigger problem that has not been dealt with. >> we brought you on for a bit of optimism. thank you for coming in. even though you are pessimistic, you could come again. as the world's economic leaders try every trick left to spark economic growth, these have actually been boom times. one of them was brazil. 10 years ago this week, a goldman sachs economist lumps them in with a newly developing country. a decade later, we travel to brazil to see how far it has come. >> how things change -- 40 years ago, brazil is a net importer of food. now is an agricultural superpower. >> brazil has grown to feed everyone in the world. >> a modest ambition. >> we're the first in coffee, the first in the sugarcane. the first in the orange juice. the first and cocoa. >> you're not just the breadbasket, you are a whole growth restorer. but brazil did not put the b into brics on agriculture alone treated as iron ore, other miner

the italian government will be forced to pay more than 7%. the italian economy would be crippled and the government would not be able to repay everything in those. it would be a disaster for italy. it will have to pay debt falling due to his interest. it would go bust unless it can get an emergency loan. but there are only 250 billion left in the bailout fund. >> of the immediate issue that i think europeans face to try to stabilize the situation is basically to come up with new money in order to try to settle down the italian bond market. and that probably means the european central bank will be center stage. >> of the departing chief economist of the european central bank rejected the idea of the central bank becoming the lender of last resort for financially stressed the government's. the german government has blocked the central bank making an emergency loans. countries are obliged to help each other. >> our responsibility does not and the borders of our country. it goes far beyond. >> italy could renege on what it owes a and a massive lo

the ruling " want to have the traditional government last until march next year. -- government wants to have the traditional government last until march next year. >> it seems to be what a lot of people want. >> it seems likely, that is what most analysts are predicting. of course, as we have been seeing, everything is quite unpredictable in greece. they have been outspoken and about 10 having mutiny in his party. there are likely backtracking about that. they are waiting to see his speech and waiting to see what he will propose. what is he ready to commit to? they have all been asking for a coalition government. prime minister papandreou will swallow his pride and result in the formation of a coalition government for the greater good of greece. >> what about the protesters? they have been gathered outside parliament for a few hours. are they planning on staying the night? >> that would be the initial intention. we have mainly communists protesting. and also we have some nationalists. on the other side of the political spectrum, they were gathered outside of parliament, holding a big

we have to think about thousand to govern this huge state in this modern era and create a government that fits who we are. polarized, partisan, ethically diverse with many regions that are separate from one another. we have to have a founding in california. that's a hard thing to do. >> that's what nicholas berggruen is trying to do. >> no. >> they are -- >> they are trying to do incremental reform. what we need to do is what the founders of the united states did how do you design a government that works. >> they tried a constitutional convention in the last year and it failed for lack of any money and the people distributing initiatives. >> the people with the money are going to make the rules. look at the people and think long and move forward first of all they are self appointed important people. and whether you agree with them or disagree with them that's not a cross section of california. jerry brown did something this year it's the bellwether of the future. we will see more responsibility being pushed back on local government. maybe not the funding source but the responsibility

he has refused to offer legal advised to those want to go against the government. we went to see if we could see him. >> there is an activist has been a focus of discontent. he is not allowed visitors. shady figures supposedly guard him but we're going to try to see him. the men are waiting and know exactly what to do. when they realize we are journalists, they burst open the doors and go through everything. this is a glimpse into the world that many don't know exists in china. quickly and efficiently, they are carrying out the work of the state. they did not identify themselves but they're obviously authorities. suddenly, they eat through our equipment back at us, close our doors, and told us to leave. -- they went through our equipment, they closed our doors. this man used his knowledge to help women who had been forced to undergo abortions. now they're keeping him a prisoner in his own home. this video shows how closely he is being watched. >> there is no law that allows the government to place restrictions on him. he should have the full range of freedoms, the

the government in.iraq war veteran should mark thomas finding what had become in his eyes widespread police brutality he appeared on our show a few days later they're saying if you want to fight go to iraq go to afghanistan what do you mean by this you know to hurt the citizens that you swear to protect you know is this kind of you know a contradiction to the oath that you take and then there. was occupy oakland here you see another veteran scott olsen standing peacefully. within moments he was hit in the head with a tear gas canister fractured his skull and left him after the condition what happened was that she shot a spotlight now shining bright on the role of police all the while the protests spread much to the dismay of authorities who over the weekend evicted encampments once again in oakland. and in portland. st louis to name a few and new york's you can be part of the heart of the movement also clear for the first time since the movement began now many worry what's next for occupy d.c. so one of

>> it is 100% government-owned. >> so the government supports the arts here? >> very strongly supports. ♪ >> it is not only a city, but it is a larger area. can you tell me about that? >> our population is about 550 ,000 out of which 92% are native, and the others are presented -- represented by minorities. >> the oil industry has fueled the growth of the area. >> of course. oil has contributed a lot to the development of our country. the focus we are planning now is on small and medium businesses, which is the number-one priority for local government. over 20 years, we have created about 30,000 jobs with new facilities. >> diversification is the name of the game, is it not? >> of course. this is the number one priority. we are implementing an innovation program. last year, we put into operation about seven new industries. by the end of this year, we'll come up with an additional 15 facilities. it is in the region. we have it in oil and gas, and in construction, vehicles, chemicals, and heavy-machine building. >> how do people field in kazakhstan about the cha

this government the british government are directed at ordinary iranians the banking system and therefore imports and exports so it is basically very much directed at ordinary people. well we're always curious as to what you think and today we're asking our website what the consequences of the attack on the u.k. embassy will be so can log on to our website or to dot com to participate. while this hour forty three percent of the viewers think it will eventually lead to a western invasion of iran the opinion that the attack was political theater but will have a few serious consequences come second eighteen percent of you predict more sanctions against iran is further isolation while the minority believes the u.k. and other western countries will cut diplomatic ties with iran so go on line to have your say. the u.k. has a lot to deal with bag on its soil as well and up to two million people are said to carry out a walkout across britain and what promises to be the largest strike of public sector workers in a generation labor unions object to the government's strategy to make their members wo

will he pledge to match his government, will he pledge her majesty's government will protect, defend and cherish the loyal subjects of all of those territories? >> i can happily give my friend that guarantee and let me add the overseas territories will remain british as long as the people of those territories want to maintain their special relationship with us and union flag will continue to fly over the governor's residencies. we are increasing our assistance to overseas territories and orderly with we're doing in the airport and next year we will have the anniversary of the liberation of the portland island and that will be a genuine celebration. >> my constituent, jackie political contacted me to ask how she will manage the 3% tax on her pension. non pay increase until 2013 and dropping fuel and food bills. how is she going to see it -- feed the family? why is the prime minister making people like jackie paper is government's failure? >> i am afraid the whole country is having to pay for the failure of the last government. but what i say to his constituent is we are trying to help

by buying the government bonds. it up or correct me if at any point here if i have this wrong but what most people don't get is that they can only buy those bonds you can't buy them from the government which issues them you have to buy them through like bank of america which skims a couple percent off the top and so in order you know for our own system theoretically . to be to be participating in regulating our money supply it's got to pay some vig to the to the for profit banks. exactly and it's just that they they've last control that way the bank of canada used to fund the government directly by direct loans so it's basically free and then in the seventy's there was this whole push it was there was this period of stagflation when it was blamed on the government supposedly printing money but they weren't and that wasn't the real reason it was cost push inflation largely due to oil which was which was artificially inflated but around the world after that center of the central banks were not allowed to live in lend

listen, there is no job other than a government job ever created by the government. government is supposed to be a referee to protect individuals from being abused by businesses and companies. but government does not create jobs. we have the greatest free enterprise system in the world. if we can get the government back to a balanced in the budget and a little bit less regulation, although fewer taxes, you will see the american competitive free enterprise system take off again. host: charles black, thank you for talking to our viewers. coming up next, sheila jackson lee will be here to talk about the deficit reduction committee and its impact on homeland security efforts. first a news update from c-span radio. >> the husband of congresswoman gabby giffords, mark kelly, in remarks earlier today on abc said that she has no interest in running for her house seat if she is unable to do so. and that representative giffords is in his words still improving. he went on to say that his job is to make sure she can get better so she can go back to her career. the administration

when i thought of canada i talk about big government, government healthcare and all that.s, finance minister said we are in debt up to our eyeballs. their debt level was just a as bad. almost 70% of their economy. >> just as much debt, that is correct. >> but they fixed it? >> they fixed it. >> john: he is a canadian that left canada before they fixed their debt problem. he watched as they went into deeper into debt? >> "wall street journal" called the canadian dollar the peso of north. that was scary because with the debt the canadian dollar was falling and moody's put the canadian dollar on the credit watch. >> they had a safety net that was more like a hammer. >> when i was growing up in canada, people were on unemployment insurance, you could work as little as eight weeks and take the rest of the year off and play hockey. >> john: no work for most of the year. so in 1995, canadian leaders cut unemployment benefits and other programs and as you see here, canada's debt stopped increasing. as canada ran budget surpluses, its debt has been going down? >> the economy boomed

it is not only the federal government, state government as well. every one of the government's has assumed that we will grow 8% per year. we're not growing at 8% per year. we are facing a huge financial challenge in this country. we have to try to get that 8% growth rate. whether it is democrat or republican, we have to get together to start getting these policies to allow economic growth. you are watching "the communicators," -- brendon sasso is a reporter. and unemployment is still an 9%. people are having a hard time getting jobs. what you say to the person who just graduated with a degree and that they cannot find a job and that these companies want to hire foreign workers? >> first of all, there are several million jobs available in the tech companies where we do not have experienced people. i would go to any college student and say, look at the jobs. it started during yourselves. -- start during yourself. maybe it's good for society, but we need skilled people. foreigners take my job, that is really not the case for the most part. those doubt

we pay taxes and that is the government's job. good mod. >> it is not a model. we have to hold our government accountable. >> john: i don't know what will happen in the rest of the country. it is working in central park and in this new york city park. why not try it in boston. >> working for your corporations and working for your billionaires. >> working for the public. >> it is not because these people the money bags get to decide how the park is used and who goes there and who are the. >> john: who do they keep up? >> a who the desirables and undesirables are? >> john: whore the undesirables kept out? >> primarily homeless people which are always the first thing on the list to deal with the homeless people. >> want more homeless people in the parks. >> they have to be some where. if we don't make a system that accommodates people that don't have a place to live they have to be if the public realm unless you can suggest something better they have to be in the public released. >> we have an answer to that. we have the same number

it's a priority for the government.going to be very easy for the government given the really hostile and an tig miss it tick position -- and antagonstic position. >> now, do you see it being a watered down bill? how likely, for instance, will it give the ombudsmen power to investigate the prime minister, for instance? >> well, by no standards it's a watered down bill. it may not be meeting the standards of some of the activists' demand wizz have included sweeping powers for the ombudsmen to bring in a servicing prime minister under its purr view. that proposal has been widely opposed not only by political parties which are represented in parliament but also from some of the i understandian judiciary, former chief justices, so on and so forth. without any writers an without any exceptions. so except that provision, there again, the prime minister's not exempt from the ombudsmen's am by the but only that the prime minister would come under its investigative powers that perhaps certain areas of the prime minister's operati

governs best. they tried that, the articles of confederation, they tried it 8 year, didn't work,. then we tried it with the constitution. >> we tried it with the constitution and 9 same generation who wrote in the constitution congress shall make no law bridging the freedom of speech-- the president of the united states john adams prosecuted a member of congress for making fun of his waist line because that was-- perceived as being against the united states-- . >> jon: he was pudgey. >> i don't think anybody would -- >> he was called his rotundity. (laughter) let me tell you a story. >> jon: we got to go. solis en, you can stick around. >> absolutely. >> jon: we're going to go now. and then we'll put this all up on the web. >> would you do that for me. >> jon: what, are you kidding me? (laughter) >> jon: you're a judge for god's sakes. i'm not going up against you. it is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. it is on the book shelves now, judge andrew napolitano. thank you for being h

tloes five people died in anti-government protests. armed groups of saleh supporters shot supporters in the capital sanaa. 20 other people were injured. saleh on wednesday signed an agreement to transfer power to his vice president. diplomats brokered the deal. saleh will retain his title until a presidential election is held within the next three months. >>> military rulers in egypt promised to hold parliamentary elections there on schedule but there's still plenty -- a lot of uncertainty. many fear more violence. >> translator: we should not focus on protests but on the elections. as that is the first step towards democracy. >> the supreme military council held a news conference on thursday. the council declared it will hold the elections on monday as planned. they vowed to make it a success in order to bring more democracy to egypt. still demonstrations against the interim government continue even after the council promised to speed up the democratic process. 38 people have been killed over the past week in clashes between protester

your government is one government that has not expressed a desire to see the assad government go. >> is united states happy if a government comes in syria again after bashar assad which is a a very good supporter of islamic jihad and hamas like we are, for example. definitely not. >> rose: no i probably would agree with that i think that is the point they would not be happy with a government that is supportive of hamas or hezbollah. they would probably not be -- >> so i would make the conclusion-- . >> rose: but i don't speak fothe government. i'm just citing my impression of the government. >> i think in my-- that the united states is looking to extract concessions from bashar assad rather than to top tell. >> rose: oh, i don't think so. but we can't setle that either. let me just goack,peak frankly about the economic circumstance of iran today, okay. >> okay. >> rose: how bad is it? >> well, the economic situation in iran is not worse than united states economic situation. but i mean, if you are asking me whether the-- . >> rose: your inflation is at 19%. >> wel >> rose: your infla

government has condemned the government's crackdown on protesters so why this sudden u. turn. well i don't think you can really refer to business as a crack complaint of crackdown the statement from the u.s. decries the violence is very i'm good at the you of the violence is indiscriminately described not attributed to the regime as such two thousand wounded people have lost eyes filled with grave head wounds these tear and chemical canisters are all made in the united states just as in myanmar so in cairo the population is not taken in by these crocodile tears shed in the presence of an ongoing struggle against an oligarchy that has continued to control the life political and economy economics of the country over two million excuse me over fifty percent of the population live on less than two dollars a day this staff supreme council of armed forces is the same apparatus that in conjunction with this highly concentrated bourgeois dollars are the atmosphere oligarchy is a stranglehold on the economic and political life of the country and will not yield it and we couldn't talk a

he tries to and any kind of people he appoints within next government. not in the was there reporting from kyra but so far the breeze revolution in egypt hasn't brought the reforms demanded by the public has turned into frustration on the streets what of that's when british m.p. jeremy corbett the international response to the arab spring has put vested interests of those people it's western gold standards work par excellence they invaded libya in order to change the government because of threats against the people. they have put sanctions against some countries because of oppressions of civil liberties because of bahrain saudi arabia has invaded so bahrain tech the molecule the case of saudi arabia massive violations of human rights and no intervention i think the west basically quite happy to carry on with a military strike in egypt to do something that is really because the whole of the west has to wake up you cannot on the one hand you deal with kingdoms and dictatorships that repress human rights in the same time pretend to be on the side of the dem

so they invaded libya in order to change the government because of threats against the people. they have put sanctions against some countries because of oppression of civil liberties the case of bahrain saudi arabian sea rated so bahrain in order to protect the molecule the case in saudi arabia massive objects the cuban rights no intervention i think the west basically quite happy to carry on with the military structure in egypt if you feel something that is really because the whole of any new government coming in that challenges the authority of a tree is going to have a huge profit it seems to me the brush has become even before the elections taking place. how marriage other protests are once again shaking in egypt visit our web site egyptian army has reportedly been inspired by the so-called efficient police response to the occupy wall street movement in america and picks up tips for dealing with protests first problem always seems so and read more about it on our team dot com and while you're online check out the food or trumpet hiero demonstrations on how worried channel.

this government that has put in place a carbon press law, one of the first government anywhere in the world to do that. also put aside a billion pounds for carbon capture a storage, so this is a very green government living atop promises. absolutely right. >> the prime minister join me in congratulating the staff and a foundation statement in my constituency, the former school. the impressive. and also, also the gold medalist who will be receiving the award as stays cool. >> the prime minister. very impressive list. i don't know what to put in the water, but i think you would all like to have some. i join my friend and he grabs a living. >> the agreement. take a personal interest. >> the hon. lady makes an important point. the was the attempt has not always been successful and does not always captured that which is to be captured. also in the taken interest. i can write to the hon. lady and set out what we intend to do. following the prime minister's answer a moment ago and given the huge anchor denny give me a personal assurance that he is committed from the boardroom to the sharehol

. >> government is in our way. let the free market work. >> politicians claim they must manage everything. >> student loans. street vendors. iphone apps. >> okay, here you go. >> why is my doctor's iphone your business? >> and the politicians want us to pay for everything including wine tasting centers. gary reid monument. how much better would america be if government just got out of the way? get out of my life. big government reject it. that is our show, tonight. and now, john stossel. >> you have h heard about our $14 trillion plus national debt and how it is getting worse but it is hard to get your brain around numbers that big so here is another way to think about the debt and the spending that makes it worse. this year, our government will spend twice what it takes in. twice. that is only going to increase the debt. this is just unsustainable. progressives say a solution is taxing the rich. but even if you took every penny of income from millionaires and billionaires, even that wouldn't cover the deficit. our