of millan's there is a senior fellow at the independent institute scutari on the program tonight ivan i mean today the phrase war on terror has almost become a slur isn't it it's always great to have the hindsight of. it's always good to have the wisdom of hindsight but is it really justified to attack the bush administration for its invasion of afghanistan at the time given all the fear or the grief or the confusion in the immediate aftermath of nine eleven which great to talk about now but things are very different than. yes i think now a recent poll shows that the american public only twenty about twenty five percent think that the war in afghanistan or the war in iraq and choose which one you want had a. positive impact on fighting terrorism in fact they seventy five percent think it either had no effect or it had a negative effect and i'm in the negative effect category i think george bush did exactly what bin laden wanted him to do he overreacted it went into iraq terrorism spike and the reason that obama has not used the term war on terror i think because it has been discredite

ivan eland senior fellow at the independent institute and speaking of iran iran was part of the axis of evil that george w. bush named after nine eleven but did this have anything to do with al qaida or with nine eleven ten years later our reporter guy answer to can took a look at the record and how history played out let's watch. if somebody gives a war on terror like the deadliest here is attack could history you know whether she would be enemy that's that's clear but the american sentiment quickly and including nations that had nothing to do with nine eleven they were defined by george bush as the axis of evil some of these regimes have been pretty quiet since september eleventh. but we know their true nature north korea is a regime arming with missiles and weapons of mass destruction while starving its citizens. iran aggressively pursue these weapons and exports terror while an unelected few repressed the iranian people's hope for freedom. do you reckon to any to punish hostility toward america and to support terror two years after nine eleven the u.s. invaded iraq on the grounds

more perspective on this i'm joined by ivan eland from the independent independent institute think tank which focuses on educational and social causes thank you for being with us so we're going into the homestretch what do you think we can expect to happen on friday. well it's hard to say of course but it seems like abbas has been using this as a for leverage to get the negotiations going again between israel and the palestinians and that's you know that's what this is all about the palestinians have been united for a long time. i think honestly goshi ations about getting their territory back from israel and israel keeps encroaching and weighing and increasing the settlements which is of course against international law to occupy. and develop kind territory that you've conquered militarily so i think this is this is sort of a desperation move on his part to get more leverage to try to get negotiations going in to try to get you know the two state solution and he was going to the u.n. i think that they've given more leverage over the process now whether he'll take it to a vote or take it

warning over iran's nuclear intentions now earlier i asked ivan eland senior fellow at the independent institute to set us straight and clarify the difference between producing nuclear energy for civilian purposes and developing nuclear weapons here's what he had to say. well one could lead to the other but in this killer case this reactor is a light water reactor so there's less proliferation danger. there's less of a chance that they could use it for nuclear weapons the other thing is that russia is selling the fuel and then taking the spent fuel in a lot of times the spent fuel can be. used to bomb fuel and so that's an added safeguard in this case so i think you know people who say that this is a proliferation risk might be a little bit but it's not it's not a it's not that much of one i think ok so you're saying that for example when the u.n. nuclear watchdog comes out and says that it is concerned about iran's nuclear intentions when they're playing it on line are you saying these are unfounded. no i think there's some. foundation to the fears that iran is seeking a nuclear weapon i'm not

national security but unfortunately have to leave it there ivan eland from the independent institute a think tank thanks for joining us. the u.s. is israel's major supporter at the un and it's backing them but is backing for the arab spring threatens to leave its main middle east ally in isolation the u.s. got behind the muslim movement for democracy but the new regime in egypt has left israel picking up the pieces of its broken former relations with the country or he's an isa now it has more from cairo. democracy has a price the people of egypt have spoken. their voices have been heard and egypt will never be the same and the new egypt embraced as a positive example of change in the arab world by the west is not the only one paying for what they did with the evolution bring us you know life during the earlier times there was a bit of security but now there's this security on the streets israel has also been left hanging a slow road to stability in neighboring egypt mixed with the massively unpopular israeli foreign policy makes a dangerous cocktail. that pays for change towards thos

tomorrow's terrorists well so then yeah if we go by his policy of also having worthy of independent institutions are independent commissions you know i one hand we've seen a number of commissions facing the obama administration's deficit reduction commission that came out with a plan and that just went to put nothing happened with it and sometimes it's a little frustrating because you wish that they might have more teeth english white people actually or people might actually take them into consideration but do we want more supreme courts to use that argument as well in his piece here saying that the supreme court nine people that's a good example of a another one of these commissions do we want more of small elite groups that are making all the decisions and they're seen as yours since it's hard to know where to start the supreme court is it is a branch of government that you find in the constitution right regulators or not a branch of government that you know exists in the constitution that you have constitutional authority congress can delegate away certain things because portions from what yo

ambitions it also wants he tells to refuse to accommodate after the shot but even ilands of the independent institute think tank told r.t. that it's hacking around risks increasing.

also some hotels turkey's president and others had a conversation but i haven't even does independent institute sametime told r.t. that title run the risk increasing his desire for nuclear weapons and that the leadership is not and how kind. if you remember after all nine eleven iran helped the united states apprehensive alka people and provided intelligence on them because remember iran. islamised government is different than al-qaeda which is sunni and the iranian government is shia and the al qaeda is hostile to the billboard for earlier demonizes iran so i think the problem with demonization as we've seen in the case of saddam hussein and moammar gadhafi is that the united states then seems to take out those leaders after a while and if you've got a republican administration in beat obama and next year in the elections by two thousand and thirteen we could hear the drumbeat for attacking iran which of course i think would be disastrous you have to put yourself in their shoes they do have legitimate security fears but i think you have to take them into account and you have to do everything t

ransom yeah actions it all say want to refuse to accommodate application but even even the independent institute think tank told all t. that its hacking around with increasing its design for us. if you remember after zero nine eleven iran helped the united states apprehends to malcolm people and provided intelligence on them because remember. islamised government is different than the al qaeda which is sunni and the iranian government is shia and the. is hostile to the billboard furler demonizes iran so i think the problem with demonization as we've seen in the case of saddam hussein and moammar qaddafi is that the united states then seems to take out those leaders after a while and if you've got a republican administration in who beat obama and next year in the elections by two thousand and thirteen we could hear the drumbeat for attacking iran which of course i think would be disastrous you have to put yourself in their shoes they do have legitimate security fears but i think you have to take them into account and you have to do everything that you can not to demonize them because that in turn

based think tank the independent institute says obama's support for israel may be determined by the votes he plans to get next year in one nine hundred forty eight when it looked like harry truman was going to lose he he recognized israel live in minutes after it provocatively disk declared its independence which the arabs didn't want and so he famously said well i have no arab constituents but i have a lot of people who are for zionism and i'm paraphrasing there but then i think obama is in the same boat i think obama really is that his back is to the wall the economy's down and he needs every vote he can get and it doesn't look good for him to get reelected right now so i think we'll see him tilt toward israel heavily here in this the rest of this year and next year before the election. all right on our website r g dot com are asking you what will happen if the palestinian bid for statehood is vetoed by the u.s. so far most people taking part in the poll think the u.n. will lose credibility if it walks the move thirty five percent think the veto might spark a violent uprising in palesti

since nine eleven thank you so much for me and i was i've been ill and senior fellow at the independent institute and that is going to go for now for more on the stories we covered at r.t. dot com slash usa check out our you tube page it's youtube dot com slash r t america and come back here in a half hour for more news. wealthy british. market. come to. mind what's really happening to the global economy with much stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines two kinds of reports on r.g.p. . martin here broadcasting live from washington d.c. coming up today on the big picture. we'll. bring you the latest in science and technology from around the world. the future coverage. sometimes we think that it's easier to make war and to work to create an attack or to clean up after it the military is a major player in terms of environmental outcomes. the environment is wars silent casualties when we talk about a cost of four we rarely focus on what happens to the way or the animals we rarely focus on that which sustains who are. completely out of sync now in defining threats to our

alex tapper on professor of economics at george mason university research director for the independent institute he also co-writes the blog marginal revolution and we're so grateful to have him here to answer these questions for us thanks for being here now i'm sure you've been reading what's been released about obama's expected jobs plan is there anything that makes you think that this will get that stubborn nine percent unemployment rate down. well i think the payroll tax cut is a good idea this is extending the cut and it looks like he's going to also increase it by allowing employers to get part of the cut and i think he's going to do it in a clever way he's going to say small businesses who hire they're going to get a payroll tax cut and he's got to do that because he's got to get republicans on board so of all the taxes republicans have actually not wanted to cut the payroll tax but i think if he puts it on small businesses they're going to have to go along with that as well that's a good idea my question though is with all of the gridlock we've seen in washington and again we heard bernan

based think tank the independent institute says that obama's support for israel is a very much determined by the votes that he plans to get for next year. in one nine hundred forty eight when it looked like harry truman was going to. see he recognize israel eleven minutes after it provocatively just declared its independence which the arabs didn't want and so he famously said well i have no arab constituents but i have a lot of people who are first zionism i'm paraphrasing there and i think obama is in the same boat i think obama really is that his back is to the wall the economy's down and he needs every vote he can get it doesn't look good for him to get reelected right now so i think we'll see him toward israel heavily here in the. rest of this year and next year before the election. ramsey editor of the online i believe that newspaper the palestine conical says that the road map for a two state solution was drawn up a long time ago but the peace process lacks an honest broker. you have clear u.n. resolutions that have been passing for the last sixty three years and they have a very cl

authorities in pristina so the serbs there have parallels to sions and they will not accept any independent kosovo institutionsthey have been fighting up till now to resist all that so it is already breaking away and this is what bothers the international community they want sovereignty of course on all of its territory so the search will fight it i. firmly believe that they will fight it at any cost even if it means fighting to leave the area and. many thanks for speaking to us on the situation on the border many thanks. rebel forces in libya claim they're advancing in colonel gadhafi his hometown of sirte one of the last known as bastin several thousand opposition fighters backed by tanks and heavy weapons have reportedly launched an offensive on the city. is in the libyan capital. we're hearing from the national transitional council here in the capital tripoli that its troops have apparently entered the city of sip some five hundred kilometers east of tripoli that off his hometown and one of the colonel's last strongholds the city was first attacked by nature airplanes on the second day of the matriculation

the world's key financial institutions an independent palestine will be strong enough to cope. and more on that then the head of that u.n. vote we've been hearing from the people making that call the key palestinian politician explains next why four member status will finally hold israel to account over its actions and occupations. archie sitting down with award winning scholar and internationally recognized politician executive committee member of the palestine liberation organization dr hanan ashrawi thank you so much for joining us today thank you and it's my pleasure dr charlie let's start with one of the most highlighted issues this year's united nations general assembly gathering of course palestine's bid for recognized statehood we know that palestine is already recognized by over one hundred twenty countries why does this u.n. vote matter that's very important because this is a turning point in sort of palestinian history and in the history of peacemaking in the region we do have as you said bilateral recognitions from different countries we have right now one hundred t

financial institutions independent palestine would be strong enough to cope. with the e.u. is calling for calm over the ethnic tension of the ruptured one kosovo sees two checkpoints on its northern border with serbia. blockade in the approach road meanwhile belgrade's top negotiators sides to seek a diplomatic solution. to the program to take the frozen expanses of russia's far east where archaeologists have been finding well preserved remains of ice age. the shore of the c.e.o. before it's here lies mother down one of the most extreme regions of russia you can get to the most remote parts of jakarta and you are here. these researches are off to what may well turn out to be a sensation they know that something unusual has been found on the banks of one of the rivers in the country's north the scientists want to see whether the find is indeed as unique because they have been led to believe if it turns out to the truth the scientific community will get an intriguing glimpse into what life on earth was like thousands of years ago. expedition will travel across western and nor

and the world's key financial institutions say palestine strong enough to function as an independent state president abbas is due to request full un membership at the general assembly they said this week even though the threat of an american veto still hangs in the air on his way to put not explains the u.n. plans position. if global politics were sport. the united nations would be the grand arena. and september would be opening season nearly two hundred of the world's most powerful and not so powerful players descend on new york city gathering in one room for a week's worth of speeches and a chance to grandstand on the international stage nearly ten thousand delegates and two thousand journalists are in town for the general assembly debate but in reality five countries are the ones who really matter russia china france the us and britain the permanent security council members with veto power the real power in the united nations resides in the security council and it requires a consensus among the five permanent members and as long as the one of one or one or more of the permanent me

the world's key financial institution said independent palestine would be strong and.

financial institution say an independent palestine would be strong enough to cope. and the e.u. is calling for calm over the ethnic tension of the rutted when kosovo seized two checkpoints on its northern border with. blockade in the approach road meanwhile belgrade's top negotiators urging all sides to seek a diplomatic solution. next to the program to take a frozen.

financial institutions and independent palestine. tensions that erupted when. the approach roads. it's going to twenty two forty six moscow time thanks be with us. for the next thirty minutes or so. it's all coming up right. game with. seconds. but first let's get a basketball update where russia have wrapped up their european championship campaign with a bronze medal finish david plotz men beating to do me a seventy two sixty eight to reach the lowest rung on the podium their victory in the semifinals france had to settle for silver in the grand final later tonight spain the side successfully defending their courtesy of a thirteen point win. brings us on to football schools a months long reign at the top of the russian premier league is over is the meat of the team to catch though their rise to the summit over the weekend was far from straightforward fellow title challengers rubin taking the lead in their clash five minutes into the grass choose penalty the hosts then doubled their lead a quarter of an hour later the ak taking full advantage of the rushing international goalkeepe

obama will head to united nations and they will discuss recognizing palestine as an independent state. key institutions such as the world bank and international monetary fun are supporting statehood. >>> journalists with the bbc are jailed in iran. they are accused of giving news reports that make iran look bad. iran accused the bbc mass protest that followed the presidential election. those two berkeley students may be trapped in a battle between mahmoud ahmadinejad and his political rivals. last week mahmoud ahmadinejad announced they would get out  soon but that has been delayed because the judge needed to sign off is on vacation. now the clerks who control of iranian court system may be trying to deny mahmoud ahmadinejad a chance to claim credit on the world stable. he will be addressing the un general assembly. >>> today is a spare the air day, bay area quality district says light winds will combine and our air quality will not be good today so they are advising you to use mass transit and cut back on driving and using gas powered lawn mothers and other things you can think of. >> all right, 5:0

[the captioning on this program is provided as an independent service of the national captioning institute, inc., which is solely responsible for the accurate and complete transcription of program content. cbs, its parent and affiliated companies, and their respective agents and divisions are not responsible for the accuracy or completeness of any transcription or for any errors transcription or for any errors in transcription.] dick: djokovic lost the first two games of both the first and second set, but then rolled six straight in the first set, and eventually won the second set 6-4 as he came from behind. but he traded breaks throughout the third set. three each. and finally nadal won 7-3 in the tie-break to force this the tie-break to force this fourth set. mary: what a time for a scream. john: he's looking up saying the gods are against me today. they weren't the other day when he saved two match points against federer. hit that close to the frame and it cost him the point. dick: has to smile it off. dick: has to smile it off. it's his bad luck. dick: another terrific return. john: th

principle of being able to have children, it would not have moral authority to become an independent institution furthermore, all the bishops in the church were being appointed by the emperor. the church did not have control over his own personal policy basically. so he declared the church is independent. they will point the bishops and other priests and bishops have to be celibate. they cannot marry and cannot have children. this comes as something of a surprise to both very priests. it's a huge struggle within the church and it's an even bigger struggle that the emperor because the emperor wants to keep his legitimating source of authority. they fight a two generation were, alloys of the pope versus allies of the emperor. at the yen, the church issues independence. at that point, they can establish a separate ecclesiastical law presided over by bishops and priests appointed only by the church. the first lawyers are ecclesiastical lawyers. legal specialists is really a creation that happens first in the church and then gets transferred to the secular realm and also in the christian west divides

on the wealthy financial institutions and independent would be strong enough to cut. down the. tension that erupted when. syria it's said. to see. diplomatic solution. good to see you and russia's rugby squad they've got another bite at the cherry in new zealand tomorrow yeah their first ever match in the world cup i was it didn't go to last week against united states but it's a bigger challenge but if the win this it's the shock of the tournament to date we've got more in the plus the rest of the sport coming. thanks for joining us this is sports it's a we've got plenty ahead over the next ten minutes or so including. taking control is a neat sole ownership of the russian premier league summit after a long time leader c.s.k. record their third straight games without a win. seconds art russia gear up for much number two at the rugby world cup it's really the team who lie in wait for the birds on chewstick. living at large in some little bush cities claims for a european tour card after the nara with the victories of the russian challenge cup . but first let's get a basketball u

[the captioning on this program is provided as an independent service of the national captioning institute, inc., which is solely responsible for the accurate and complete transcription of program content. cbs, its parent and affiliated companies, and their respective agents and divisions are not responsible for the accuracy or completeness of any transcription or for any errors transcription or for any errors in transcription.] dick: nadal, who has admitted that he hasn't had a solution, and so far today that is true. john: one fact is he's got the crowd more and more on his side as they see the potential for this to be one-sided. and that could help him, if he can hang close here in this second set, stay one break second set, stay one break down. john: it literally comes back as soon as you finish your serve, it's right at your feet. dick: to have the confidence to continue to hit out, penetrate, get the ball so deep shot after shot. it's been a sterling it's been a sterling performance by djokovic. dick: fifth game point for nadal, who has saved the break point in this game. point in th

independently. what we have tried to focus on is the challenges in creating interdependent civic and cultural institutions as cooperative borders for all the problems that we face. tavis: since you mentioned the arab spring, how does what is happening in the middle east -- i know you have been to libya in years past -- how has what happened in that part of the world challenged this notion of interdependence? >> it is my belief that part of the problem of getting from the remarkable and inspiring arab spring to a real arab summer without first going to winter, which it looks like it could happen is some of these countries, is that these countries have to work together. you will not get liberty and justice in egypt alone, or syria alone or bahrain or tunisia. they need to be working together, across borders, and cooperative verot spring which is truly a north african and arab spring. we will have a much better chance of succeeding rather than try to do it in a special concept of tunisia or egypt or libya. there is a tremendous challenge after the disappearance of the gaddafis to unite their 140 tribes to cr

another one of the corner signs and it's interesting it's not a modern starbucks kind of institutional sign but independent individual sign and a great restaurant too by the way. here we go. we're in another district here. we have hand painted signs and in some ways around the city you see these signs and made by people rather than contacted out to the sign paren paint are but it coue the sign painter. do these count as part of it? >> generally they're painted on the window like that and you can have them in the city and the temporary signs and painted on. >> fascinating. on 24th street a new store and unfortunately displacing one of the old kind serving stores and up scale women's lingerie shop and i think it's called "pink" and i maybe the text is in pink. >> there is no text. what you see is what you get. >> i wonder how you calculate them into the area of the sign do you think? >> seems to be a symbol representative of the use and we would consider that as well. >> so the sign and not the lerling of the sign. >> the emblem. >> excellent. and illuminated and do you have different regulations? >> yes thi

by having institutions of independent state and also we convinced more than two thirds majority of the members of the general assembly to recognize the state of palestine before we began this process so therefore it makes a lot of sense that as a result of all these things that united nations should legislate this reality allowing palestine to assume its natural historic legal place among the community of nations as a full member however we are aware. that there is a powerful member of the security council that is not approving this process and they have the capability of obstructing our effort joining the community of nations by not allowing the security council to give a positive commendation but we are continuing with this effort and we hope that we will prevail in being allowed to have our natural place to join the community of nations as a full member mr ambassador i want to pick you up on what you just said that what will your next be if the u.s. exercises. as promised and plucks it. while we have other options we have many of our friends in fact. tens and dozens of countries and