its internal developments are of no greater concern to the lives of ordinary americans than internal developments in a significant number of oth countries. it will face challenges and fluctuations, move in ways that are better for i ways that are more constructive in termsf our relationship, there wl be waves that will move in the other direction, but it is much more in the nature of the kind of relations that the united states has with a group of major nations of which russia remains one, and will be one, than it is the north star of amecan strategy and american policy. that is, i think, the largest change from the world o20 years ago. that doesn't mean these kind of deliberations are no longer important, of course they are. but they no longer have theind of trance sentence and importance than they had for much of the post secon second wd war period .. >> rose: i was thinking about this look of this list of people that had enormous iluence, a lot has changed since your colleague henry kissinr wt to china and then the big, led to the recogniti of china. the initial motivation was to f

agency for international development says more than 29,000 children over the age of five starved to death in somalia in the last three months alone. every day, hundreds more refugees arrived at camp all over the city. they construct shelters from anything they can find. the survival is wholly dependent on aid. there are no guarantees. >> president obama will be traveling to new jersey to see the damage caused by hurricane irene. the effects are really only becoming clearer and right now. flooding that has not been seen in decades. >> irene may have gone, but misery and winkers. -- misery lingers. in patterson, new jersey, widespread flooding, triggering fresh evacuation's and rescues. some towns were cut off for two days, rhode swept away by rivers. >> it is more than i ever thought i would see. >> william swept through the debris who. they have seen floods before, but nothing like this. >> here we have 1927, and this line is hurricane irene. >> from north carolina sued new it -- to new england, people are without electricity. estimates of the cost very to as much as $10 billion, a figure

agency for international development says that more than 29,000 children under the age of five starved to death in somalia in the last three months alone. every day, hundreds more refugees arrived at camps all over the city. they construct shelters. this is, for the foreseeable future. the survival is wholly dependent on aid. right now, there are no guarantees. >> president obama will be traveling to new jersey to see the damage caused by hurricane irene. the storm swept across the east coast of the u.s. four days ago, but the effects are really only coming clear right now. areas inland -- it has that been seen in decades. >> hurricane irene may have gone, but the misery lenders up and down the east coast. it has left a trail of devastation that is still being assessed. in paterson, new jersey, widespread flooding, the river. on tuesday night, triggering fresh evacuations. in vermont, sometimes were cut off for two days. roads swept away by a swollen rivers. national guard helicopters used to deliver supplies to stratton communities. >> it is more than i would ever thought i could see.

service is twenty years he got hungry again and came back over working with usa id eight international development and. he went over there and ripped the clothes off into the night and. cut from all the way up well just about of her breast and her organs out completely out of or cavity amount and then he stopped and not over and commenced to peel every bit of skin off her body and left her there as a as a scientist something or other and i went and listened to the three days of testimony and absolutely came away from an emotionally drained and floored by i never grasped even up to that point how powerful was the genocidal plans and strategy of the us was that the people on every level. where there was agent orange and dow chemical we can figure it napalm because the napalm was a stick into the skin. and that was you know all of this just added to the overwhelming sense of the criminality of the united states. this was on forces day and in many cities across the country there were the usual parades displays and the recent surge of protest over the role in indochina cast a shadow over today's activi

services when he hears me he got hungry again and came back over working with us to id aid international development and. he went over there and rip their clothes off into the night and. cut from a ridge line all the way up well just about it for breath in order organ down completely out of or cavity and threw him out and then he stopped and not over and commenced to be worried that it's going over body and left her there as it is fine for something or other and i went and listened to three days of testimony and absolutely came away from an emotionally drained and floored by i never grasped even up to that point. how powerful was the genocidal plans and strategy of the us towards the vietnamese people on every level. you know whether was agent orange in there in dow chemical and we configuring the napalm because the napalm wasn't sticking to the at me skin enough. i mean that was you know all of this just added to the overwhelming sense of the criminality the united states. this was armed forces day and in many cities across the country there were the usual parades displays and bands of the recent s

agency of international development so with all of that in mind it sure doesn't look like the u.s. will be leaving iraq in a real way any time soon but rather replacing troops with civilians and private contractors as much as possible so is the u.s. mission in iraq over we would say hardly sounds like it. now last night afghan an afghan employee of the u.s. government opened fire and side a cia office in kabul killing an american and injuring a second now this was an employee of the u.s. government and it reportedly happened in the cia compound in the already on a hotel that is said to be one of the most heavily guarded in kabul now i want you to remember back in two thousand and nine remember when the cia experienced the second attack in its history when a would be in for it blew himself up on an afghan base well at the time then cia director leon panetta noted that counterterrorism required working with dangerous people in dangerous situations involving a high degree of ambiguity and risk yes u.s. war seemed to make for interesting bedfellows and just earlier this month in afghan

five percent is little chunkier goes to the state department and usa id now this is for international development this deals with reconstruction in iraq and afghanistan foreign aid programs and funding for embassy operations and the last tiny sliver what's left the little bit right here one percent goes to veteran affairs now this is involved for veterans involved in both operation iraqi freedom and operation enduring freedom so when we hear about the u.s. war on terror and winning hearts and minds in afghanistan it looks like the bulk of that money to achieve those goals goes to the ninety five percent that is military weapons and personnel so that's something that maybe can make you think so with one point two trillion dollars going to our war efforts let's take a closer look at how much of a chunk of that is it makes up our country's discretionary federal spending so take a look at that huge chunk that fifty three percent in this paragraph that's the defense spending so what else is left not a whole lot housing assistance transportation education and health six seven five and five percent resp

>> international development studies. can you talk about how you see the world bank restructuring itself and the policies it is promoting in order to enable the achievement of your business? >> there is a multiplicity, but i think the starting point is to recognize that while we are called bank, that the primary purpose is not really finance. that is a little misleading for people, because they're used to banks planning and financial role. as i alluded to, when the world bank group is an institution, because real private-sector arms in different public-sector arms is most effective, it is able to combine three activities. it is able to acknowledge and experience haand be able to customize it. speaking come up with a variety of different innovative forms for doing it. third, we had done almost $200 billion of commitment since the start of the financial crisis. big number, but in the larger scheme of things, not that significant compared to trillions. what we have to try to do is use those projects and funds to have a lever

here at for this book the event on "black and tired" essays on race, politics, culture, and international development" by anthony bradley a few days ago hurricane irene pushed back the official dedication of the new memorial to dr. martin luther king but the silver lining is the delay appropriately extends k our focus on the civil-rights legacy and the work of since then have strive to make all god's children truly free at last. dr. bradley is one of those freedom seekers. as the title conveys, "black and tired" he is not satisfied with the progress. although for reasons you may not hear about.luin as the essays show like devaluing the family and her pop delusional talk, anthony bradley is a scholar with a wide ranging and tristan his academic pedigrees shows that as well with his undergraduate-- britain degree -- undergraduate degree is in science andry a also from the seminary in t theology and today teaches at a christian a liberal arts school, king's collegeatin in his first book was liberating the black theology and his latest book looks at the experiences of one race to teachers of all humanity

have met our aid commitments, and i hope you will continue to join me in working with our international development partners, not just for the good of the developing world, but for the safety and security of us all. just as britain and canada worked together for the world's security, so we must now work together on the biggest challenge this year, securing strange and sustainable growth in the global economy. now, it is important that we are clear about the facts. we're not quite staring down the barrel, but the patent is clear. the recovery out of the recession for the advanced economies will be difficult. growth in europe has stalled. growth in america has stalled. the effects of the japanese earthquake, high oil and food prices created a drag on growth, but fundamentally, we are still suffering from the aftershocks of the world financial bust and the economic collapse in 20086789 that means -- 2008. that means families in britain and canada are facing a tough time. i believe prime minister harp earn and i share the same analysis what is wrong and what needs to be put right. the world is recoveri

. >>> it is a truism in the the world of international development that if you give an aid dollar toan, he is likely to spend it at the bar or on guns. if you give that same aid dollar to a woman, she will buy necessities, food or diapers or invest it in the family or a moneymaking venture. we're back with nick kristoff, sheryl wudunn and zainab salbi. nick, when you look at the statistic, why do you think that's true? >> that's the part that we really don't know. some people think it's nurturing instinct. other people tend to think it's the way we're socialized. what is true across traditions women are more likely to take income they have and also if they have titled-over assets. if they have financial assets, more likely to convert those to the benefit of their children and to invest in small businesses. >> have you seen this in action? are there there stories where you actually can see this vividly? >> there many different ways that this surfaces. micro finance, a typical way that many people have gotten involved in this issue, if you give a loan to a woman she really tends to tak

global development is now at a new critical juncture. global recovery remains fragile. international financial markets are volatile, and the pursuit of sustainable development faces daunting challenges. the world economy, therefore, has to meet the crucial tests of maintaining both. some countries in west asia and north africa are in continual political turmoil. terrorist threats are spreading, and global challenges are growing. the international community faces a critical test of haven taping stability -- maintaining stability. the gap in development between the south and the north is as wide as ever. the population living in absolute poverty has increased by 64 million due to the international financial crisis, and nearly one billion people suffer from starvation. meeting the u.n. millennium development goals calls for urgent actions. it is imperative to step up international cooperation to help the least developed countries meet the test of insuring basic living needs of their people n. the face of these challenges, we share an important mission to achieve common development, and

. >>> it is a truism in the world of international development that if you give an aid dollar to a man the bar or on guns. if you give the same dollar to a woman she will buy necessarilies, food, diapers or invest it in the family or a money-making venture. we are back with nick kristof and talking about women, culture, islam and all kinds of things. nick, when you look at the statistic, why do you think that's is true? >> that's the part of it we don't know and there are various theories. some people think it is biological, nurturing instinct and others think it is the way we are social ized. but what is clear is that across continents, religions and traditions, well are more likely to take the income they have and if they have financial assets more likely to convert them to the benefit of their children and more likely to invest in small businesses. >> do you -- have you seen this in action? are there stories of when you went around, do you feel as though there are places where you could see this vividly? >> there are many ways this comes -- that this surfaces. for instance, in micro

essays on race, politics and international development by dr. anthony bradley. a few days ago here in washington, d.c. hurricane irene pushed back the official dedication of the new memorial to dr. martin luther king. but the silver line anything that hurricane -- lining in that hurricane is that the delay appropriately extends our focus on dr. king's civil rights legacy and the work of those who since him have strived to make all god's children truly free at last. well, dr. anthony bradley is one of those freedom seekers. as the title of his new book conveys, "black and tired," he's not satisfied with the progress to date. although for reasons you may not often hear about. as the essays in this book show with titles like devaluing the family, hip-hop's delusional god talk and green booze led, anthony bradley is a scholar with wide-ranging interests. his academic pedigree shows that as well. his undergraduate degree from clemson is in science, and his master's and doctorate from westminster seminary are in theology. today he teaches at the king's college, a chri

. >> reporter: alan gross is an international development worker.n cuba, he was providing internet equipment to the island's jewish community. a cuban court found him guilty of trying to subvert the cuban government and sentenced him to 15 years in prison. >> i respect the sovereignty of cuba. i have learned from my parents and through experience that respect is something that one must have in order to receive. >> reporter: judy gross reads from a statement that her husband wrote by hand and delivered to a havana court in march. is that what he sounds like? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: yeah? >> that's very outgoing, very confident. very moral, very ethical. >> reporter: alan gross loves music. >> one string. >> reporter: so these are instruments that he collecteded? >> some of them, not all of them. >> reporter: and there were times early on when judy gross had hope music would help him through his ordeal. when he was in prison, he actually played instruments with his guards? >> once or twice, i think it was the warden of the prison who i think was a m

. >> i think myeply to that is first of all, chinatill developing country and as was agreed by the international community developing countries and developed countries have a common but differentiated responsibility in terms of the climate change. that's point one. number one. secondly, china is doing what we can in improving the energy efficiency. we have set a goal that is to make sure that the energy consumption wi come down and we're working on that. >> charlie: is energy efficiency in your judgment the best way to go. will it provide the largest result in ensuring global warming is restricted. >> that's one thing and we need to try new energy. wind power, solar power -- yeah. >> charlie: is your commitment to that stronger and better than the u.s. 'commitment? >> i will not pass judgment on how strong -- i think chinese commitment ist( very solid. >> charliewhen you look at at's now called cyber warfare and cyber security, is that a concern for the chinese government? >> my concern for chinese government but for political governmes of many coutries. i think wha we shoulwork together and we

and the thai government is pushing to develop new places for international tourism, one of which is bang pakong river... located south of bangkok in chachoengsao province, about an hour drive by car. traveling down the river on a boat, tourists can enjoy a scenic view of tropical plants and palm trees growing on the river banks. the river also provides access to a traditional market that has been in place for about one- hundred years. the market not only offers a unique shopping experience for visitors, but also gives visitors a chance to taste local food and a glimpse into ordinary thai peoples' lives. english "you can buy all things and all food, all souvenirs in this place. as this place is close to bangkok, not far from sovarnabhumi airport, only 30 minutes, you can easily travel, and you can see the local thai life style beside the river." and another location promoted by the government is the wat sothon , also located on the banks of the bang pakong river. the temple houses a buddha statue, which the local legend says floated down the river during a flood to its present location. e

development and cooperation remain a trend of our times. the international environment is generally conducive to china's pursuit of peaceful development. numerous factors continued, industrialization and agricultural modernization, a high savings rates and better education, a more skilled labor force, deepening the form, and overall stability. all of these have created enabling conditions for continued economic and social the boat in china. on the other hand, we are still facing a pressing problem that is china's the ballot in. it is not yet balanced, coordinate, and sustainable. that many institutional constraints enduring scientists it -- scientific development. as the chinese population grows, it will be difficult to achieve highspeed growth over a long period of time. the new developments have not change the fundamentals of china's the ballot. we have the right conditions and we have the ability and competence to maintain steady and fast growth of the economy and bring china's economy to a new stage of the budget. the current 12 year plan is a critical p

countries to implement their development plans at achieving the millennium development goals through an enabling internationalironment that bolsters the efforts for realizing the comprehensive economic and social development and the fulfillment by it all developed countries of their financing for development commitment, as well as achieving more balance, international economic relations, and establishing a more just international trade system that takes into account the development needs of the countries of the developing world. mr. president, we can only see deep sorrow every time we realize historical injustice has been for decades inflicted upon the people while the world has failed to lift it. just a question of palestine still remains after two decades of fruitless negotiations without a desired settlement. and the palestinian people remains to this day deprived of acquiring their lead to the myth, fundamental rights, on top of which is their right to their freedom and establish their own independent state on the basis of the 1967 borders with east jerusalem as its capital this is the very state for whic

a survey taken in twenty ten by the international council on security and development found that ninety two percent of afghan men in helmand and other afghan provinces had no idea what nine eleven was with american troops that start with during this year it seems likely that they will leave a. against him about the vast majority of africans never having really understood why they came in the first place i don't let's from my friends step forward see you know this is an important story that isn't often told what to they know what do they think and from for more on that earlier i spoke with a veteran r.t. blogger and co-founder of veterans for rethink afghanistan i asked him for his reaction to this report that showed how so many afghan civilians don't know anything about nine eleven. and i think that's the key question i have i'm very critical of the hearts and minds campaign because i don't think it works very well especially if you accidentally bomb kids or schools or whatever and this always inevitably happens in war innocent people always get dragged up into it so what it means is wh

was jailed in december of 2009 when he was working as a subcontractor for the agent for international developmentt. it was deemed illegal by cuban authorities. cuba's highest court upheld the 15-year prison sentence. the state department is reacting, saying we are aware of the trip to cuba and had been in contact with him while the governor is traveling as a private citizen. we support his efforts to obtain the release. gross's family is put out of state and saying we are pleased that the cuban development invited to havana. we welcome in and all dialogue that will result in the release we hope that the governor is able to find common ground that will allow us to be reunited as a family before the jewish high holy days at the end of september. we will see what happens. we will stay on top of the story. 10 years after 9/11, al qaeda's weapon of choice is hard to detect. we are asking that of the senate intelligence committee what they are doing to counter the threat. 9/11 photos never seen at least until now. we will show you the very moving images and the old man stopped and thought and said: fre

a project for the international bank for reconstruction and development. bank to make long-term capital available to states so countries can grow and buy from one another and project to reduce barriers to international trade, foster open markets and resist downward spirals. the architects of the bretton woods system create d a model for their world. let's recall. in that world, developed economies share of g.d.p. was about 8 % with the united states alone accounting for 40%. in that world, developed economies accounted for 2/3 of global trade. in that world, most of today's developing countries were still colonies. for almost 70 years now, the multi lateral architecture of 1944 has persisted and has grown with currency and oil shocks in the 1970's, debt did he back wills in the 1980's and expansions and crashes in the 1990's, bru the system has remained intact. for all its weaknesses, the system provided the enabling environment for the greatest era of growth and the largest, most successful economic transformation over the shortest period of time in world

represented and where we go from here, i want to bring in cnn's international correspondent nic robertson. nic, this was a huge development. why was awlaki such a threat and a priority for the snus. >> he was an intellectual. he was smart. he was well educated. he knew how to sort of manipulate his audience and the

side of things thanks very much well looking at the country internally there's been developments there tonight bad developments in libya and gadhafi forces attacking the loyalist stronghold of bani walid retreated after facing fierce resistance i say because there's trouble still ongoing there now regrouping on the outskirts of the town of him being repelled by a mortar and rocket fire well get out of his hometown of sirte c. is the focal point of the latest fighting that continues tonight. picks up that side of it for you. we're hearing from the national transitional council here in the capital tripoli that its troops have apparently entered the city of sirte some five hundred kilometers east of tripoli that off his hometown and one of the colonels last strongholds the m.t.c. reports that at least four of its fighters eleven and the other reports have been killed during these offensive seven others wounded and also there is information that forty could offer loyalists have been captured and see if there is to be reports that this information chief dr muesli brigade would have been one

the survey taken in twenty ten by the international council on security and development found that ninety two percent of afghan men intelligence and other afghan provinces had no idea what nine eleven was with american troops that start with during this year it seems likely that they will leave afghanistan without the vast majority of afghans ever having really understood why they came in the first place adam puts from afghanistan for it see. so that's the view from the ground in afghanistan what about the way in which things have changed here in the united states i'm just out of tubes but actual policies that have been implemented to deal with the threat and the new face of reality how have those policies contributed to a safer world with fewer terrorists or do you more people than ever worry that the u.s. has more enemies than before are you correspondent arena part i examined that part of the story and this report. ten years ago america was blocked by unprecedented terror. nearly three thousand innocent lives were lost in a forced nine eleven world was born. our war on terror. begins w

so it's right that we have met our aid commitments and i hope you will continue to join international development pars, not just for the good of the developing world, but for the safety and the security of us all. as britain and can worked together for t world security, so we must now work together on the biggest challenge this year, securing strong and sustainable growth in the global economy. now it is important that are clear about the facts. wenot quite staring down the barrel, but the pattern is clear. the very recon for the vanced emies will be difficult. growth in europe has stalled. grow in aca has stalled. the effects of the japanese earthquake, highil and food prices created a drag on growth, but fundaally we are still suffering from the aftershocks of the world financial bust and the economic collapse in 2008. that means families in britain and canadare facing a tough time. now lieve that prime minister harper and i share the same analysis of what is wrong and what needs to be put right. theld is rering a crisnd is sring from this notditional. it's a debisis. is t le of debt, and the f

. >> reporter: alan gross is an international development worker.as providing internet equipment to the island's jewish community. a cuban court found him guilty trying to subvert the cuban government and sentenced him to 15 years in prison. >> i respect the sovereignty of cuba. i have learned from my parents and through experience that respect is something one must have in order to receive. >> reporter: judy gross reads from a statement her husband wrote by hand and delivered to a havana court in march. is that what he sounds like? >> oh, yeah. very outgoing, very confident. very moral, very ethical. >> reporter: alan gross loves music. >> it's one string. >> reporter: these are instruments he collected? >> some of them. not all of them. >> reporter: there were times early on when judy gross had hoped music would help him through his ordeal. when he was in prison, he actually played instruments with his guards? joshgs once or twice, i think it was the warden of the prison i think was a musician, gave him an instrument. >> reporter: in early august,

today considering the international developments, i will try to analyze the present situation from aother creatures lie in the very nature and truth the humankind. this is a divide gift and the manifestation of the divine spirit embody iing the everlastg creator and planner of the entire universe. showing compassion to others, generosity, justice, both in words and in deeds. the quest for dignity to reach the tentacles of perfection. the aspiration to elevate one's material and spiritual status and the longing to real eye liberty. define oppression, corruption and discrimination in contrast to supporting the oppresses. lasting prosperity and security for all. these are some of the manifestation@of common divine and human attributes which can clearly be seen in the aspiration of human beings as reflected in the heritage of our search both in words and poetry and in the sew yo cuociocultura political movements of human beings in the course of history. all divine prophets and social reformers invited human beings to tread on this righteous path. god his given dignity to humankind to ele

the survey taken in twenty ten by the international council on security and development found that ninety two percent of afghan men in illinois and other afghan provinces had no idea what nine eleven was with american troops that start with during this year it seems likely that they will leave afghanistan without the vast majority of afghans ever having really understood why they came in the first place adam puts from afghanistan forty. and you know i think this is an important story that isn't often told what do they know what do they think i want to bring into the discussion jake gilberto he's a veteran r.t. blogger and co-founder of veterans for rethink afghanistan jake is in chicago right now and jake i want to get your take first on this report we just showed i mean i think a lot of americans would be absolutely shocked to know that there are is anywhere in the world that hasn't heard of nine eleven especially the place in which the war sparked as a result. christine you know this is a great point and kudos to our to you for putting together a terrific package this really highlights

international structure can only be established it is based on the region be. blog's strengthening the regional component of global management the growing influence of regional organisations this is what the current stage of development of international relations is characterized with and integration organizations and associations that exist in the post space. play their roles here in the financial and economic sphere it is the asian economic community with this crisis management fund worth ten billion dollars the customs union over a ship delivers and because it stand and there is a forming become an economic space which has a prospect of evolving into a eurasian union the collective security treaty organization is the key instruments for securing stability in the its zone of influence with the joint declaration on cooperation between the un and c c o secretariat that was signed in march and has become an essential step in developing the cooperation of these two organizations in the first place in the area of peacekeeping we're also critical about was the russians are. there addressing the u.n. general assembly if you want to kind of korea watching scenes in full in streaming now at all dot com ok now there that's t