moves to isolate the islamic republic. the republicans freshly nominated presidential candidate mitt romney promises a hard line stance against russia but faces criticism for flip flopping on previous policies. and. successfully fends off attempts. to carve out five billion dollars out of his fortune at the london court ruled but he was a fundamentally unreliable witness. of next hour to talk to author andrew levine on the upcoming u.s. presidential election and the troubles with america's political system. we're sitting down with an author professor of philosophy and currently a senior scholar at the institute for policy studies and you're a living thank you very much for joining back you thought of writing me you contributed to a book it's titled hopeless barack obama and the politics of illusion what was the illusion in your opinion and how did it get hopeless well obama of course campaigned on the idea of hope and the possibility of change but he was skillful in turning himself into something like a rorschach figure wh

moves to isolate the islamic republic. which successfully friends off. the boards but is also key to carve five billion dollars out of this fortune the london. he was a fundamentally unreliable witness. when the republicans freshly nominated presidential candidate mitt romney promises a hard line stance against russia but faces criticism for flip flopping on previous policies. and now the latest news from the world of sports you're watching r.t. . hello welcome to the sports here are the headlines. fighting for our revenue so makes it to interiors test our winning one nil of thousand dollars to go within a point of top spot in the russian premier league locker defeat spots in the dog. while much for robin van persie miss is a penalty but nets a hat trick as manchester united come back to snatch a last gasp three two win in a thriller at southampton. and talking mclaren's jenson button wins and crush it belgian grand prix from pole to clinch the fourteenth victory of his career. but first a football and cisco have overcome

islamic republic iran is playing out the clock.een putting pressure on them, isolating them both politically and economically. we've said and president obama has reiterated this many times, all options are on the table. but at the same time, as you said, he is coming to new york in two weeks. so we have to kind of be very much focused and if we make those kinds of punitive threats, then we have to hold by them. so again, this is something to be celebrated for the pastor, for his family, for the community, but again, let's look at the bigger picture here and how the islamic republic is really hipping these situations. and we have to really focus on the bigger picture. >> rick: fox news contributor, lisa, thanks so much. we appreciate your insight. >> my pleasure. >> arthel: with the election less than two months away now, a new report is raising concerns that the defense department is not providing enough voting assistance on military bases that would violate the 2009 overseas voter empowerment act. now a group of senators is callin

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moves to isolate the islamic republic. the republicans freshly nominated presidential candidate mitt romney it promises a hardline stance against russia but faces criticism for flip flopping on previous policies. successfully fends off. five billion dollars out of his fortune the london court ruled by his office he was a fundamentally unreliable witness. and broadcasting live from our studios in central moscow this is r t let's get right your top stories the most open push yet for military intervention in syria came this week proposed by turkey has requested security for refugee camps inside the country which would lead to foreign forces guarding the camps while they're protected by a no fly zone but the idea hit a dead end at the security council as several member states expressed strong reservations about militarizing a humanitarian effort britain and france warned they could completely bypass the un if the conflict worsened meanwhile the new international envoy to syria lakhdar brahimi said the. any intervention would e

moves to isolate the islamic republic. successfully. carve five billion dollars out of its fortune. was a fundamentally unreliable with. the republicans freshly nominated presidential candidate promises a hardline stance against russia but faces criticism for flip flopping on previous policies. those were the headlines for you this morning stay with us for. coming up next on our city. if you. follow in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle forward to vladivostok on the eve of the meeting of the asia pacific economic cooperation regional group to what degree is the global economy now centered in the east and south are we living in the pacific century and if we are what does it really mean. anything. to cross-talk the apec group i'm joined by and lee in new york she's an adjunct professor at new york university and author of what the u.s. can learn from china in cambridge we have william overhauled he is a senior research fellow with the ash center for democratic governance and innovation at harvard's kennedy school and here in the studio with me is the of on as easy as a professor

moves to isolate the islamic republic. mitt romney officially named the republican party's presidential candidate this week while the democrats are greeted by protests ahead of their national convention. successfully. dollars out of his fortune. he was a fundamentally unreliable witness. broadcasting live from our studios in central moscow this is r.t. glad to have you with us the most open push for military intervention in syria came this week proposed by turkey has requested security for refugee camps inside the country which would lead to foreign forces guarding the camps while they are protected by a no fly zone but the idea hit a dead end that the security council was several member states expressed strong reservations about militarizing the humanitarian effort britain and france warned of they could completely bypass the un if the conflict worsened meanwhile the new international envoy to syria lakhdar brahimi said that any intervention would. professor paul sheldon foote from california state university fullerton be

moves to isolate the islamic republic. the republicans freshly nominated presidential candidate mitt romney promises a hard line stance against russia but faces criticism for flip flopping on his own policies. successfully. to carve a five billion dollars out of his fortune. he was a fundamentally unreliable witness. in broadcasting live from our studios. certainly glad to have you with us let's get right to your top stories the most open push yet for military intervention in syria came this week proposed by turkey has requested security for refugee camps inside the country which would lead to foreign forces guarding the camps while they are. by a no fly zone but the idea hit a dead end at the security council and several member states expressed strong reservations about militarizing a humanitarian effort however britain and france mourned if they could completely bypass the un if the conflict worsened and that according to brian becker from the anti-war answer coalition would be like a return to the kind. if the united st

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moves to isolate the islamic republic. republican presidential candidate. against russia but faces criticism. that. he was a fundamentally unreliable witness. broadcasting live from our studios in central moscow this is your top story the most open push yet for military intervention in syria came this week proposed by turkey has requested security for refugee camps inside the country which would lead to foreign forces guarding the camps while they're protected by a no fly zone but the idea of the security council member states expressed strong reservations about militarizing a humanitarian effort britain and france warned they could completely bypass the un if the conflict meanwhile the new international envoy to syria. said. any intervention would end all peace efforts professor paul sheldon foote from california state university fullerton believes that for some it's not about ending the violence. that's a pretext it's still another way to divide and take over the country years seeing the united nations as your vehicle their playbook worked in libya they w

is an iranian exile cult group that advocates the militant overthrow of the islamic republic and of iran and has been listed on the state department's list of terrorist groups for decades and for good reason they carried out more of the full assassinations of u.s. military personnel and civilians in the one nine hundred seventy s. not to mention the killing of seventeen members of the iranian parliament in the same decade also the group is reported to have praised the nine eleven terrorist attacks and even though it said that the group is now denounce terrorism syria have u.s. officials have confirmed that the emmy kay worked in concert with miss saud to carry out the assassination of five iranian nuclear scientists within the country since two thousand and seven well last week the state department removed the m.e. k. from its terror watch list in response to a heavy lobbying campaign directed at u.s. politicians to do so now you may ask if you're rational logical person why on earth would they do such a thing well because the list is nothing more than a number of groups and. states that

[applause] >> on behalf of the general assembly, i wish to thank president of the islamic republic of iran for the statement just made. may i request representatives to remain seated while we greet the president. >> the assembly will now hear an address by his exlen as i, mwai kibaki president of the republic of kenya. i request protocol to escort his exlen as i. >> on behalf of the general assembly, i would like to welcome to the united nations, his excellency, mwai kibaki, president of the republic of kenya to towards general assembly. >> the president, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, it is an honor and a pleasure for me to once again address this august assembly. mr. president, kenya is at a time in its history that is full of hope for a bright future. over the past 10 years, our country has enjoyed a sustained blossoming of democracy. in the year 2010, kenya adopted a new constitution. with that constitution, we further secured the human rights and civil liberties of our citizens and entrenched constitutional governance and justice. over each of the past 0 years we have scored

administration isn't backing up his call to draw a red line and plan action against iran if the islamic republic crosses it. >>> wait, there is still time. i say wait for what? wait until when? those in the international community who refuse to put red lines before iran don't have a moral right to place a red light before islam. >> two prominent senators in the state john mccain and lindsay graham came out yesterday saying the white house will meet with prime minister send a troubling signal to the allies as they continue to work toward developing a nuclear bomb. >>> a story that continues to develop. thank you very much, peter. that's what charles krauthammer is talking about this morning. krauthammer issuing harsh words in response slamming the white house for not meeting with netanyahu and the lack of action on iran. >> they were claiming they can't meet because they are not going to be in new york at the same time. that is ridiculous. that doesn't mean washington isn't accessible. who starts this campaign schedule. wanted to meet with netanyahu they would. >> that's about the weakest excuse

iran is an islamic republic. so they don't seem to be a marriage made in heaven.but it's a symbiotic relationship that's based on strategic necessity. >> it's not a particularly natural alliance, if you will. but for reasons of common enmity towards iraq, towards israel and other regions, they did form this alliance that has been the strongest, the most enduring in the region. >> narrator: but back in the early 1980s, while assad was building an alliance with the new shiite theocracy in iran, he was facing resistance from fundamentalist sunnis at home. >> there was a very aggressive islamic fundamentalist opposition to the syrian regime. there were attacks against the regime. it was essentially almost a civil war. (explosions) >> narrator: the assad regime's response was to attack the stronghold of syria's muslim brotherhood, the town of hama. >> in 1982, the syrian regime launched one of the worst massacres in the history of the middle east. the regime used artillery to level large parts of the town. between 10,000 and 30,000 people were killed or were disappeare

we shouldn't fall into the trap we so long did with the islamic republic of iran giving them plausible deniability. they need to ultimately be responsible for everything that happens in egypt. gerri: the iranian hostage crisis, byron, to you, before the crisis at that time, way back then, president jimmy carter was leading reagan in the polls by 30 points. that shrank and went away largely because reagan took advantage of it with ads is this the man who should be run our foreign policy? could this have a similar effect on our president today? >> well, certainly the hostage crisis left carter looking like an impotent, powerless president, and clearly, mitt romney wants to portray president obama as a president who doesn't pursue american interests aggressively, who thinks more in terms of a world image rather than an american image. democrats had a big national security show at their convention, and i guess the name bin laden was heard about every other word at the democratic convention so they are fighting back hard on that. i don't think just given the bin laden kill that mitt romney

. >> i repeat that the islamic republic of iran is not developing capabilities for nuclear-weapons, but also will not overlook the rights of its people and their needs for access to peaceful nuclear energy. our motto is nuclear energy for all. and a clear weapons is for none. we stand by both of these mottoes and know that breaking the bias that some western countries hold about the production of nuclear energy and the underlying fundamentals is to the benefit of all nations. >> back in the u.s., a military judge has said a trial date for the alleged army whistleblower bradley manning who is accused of passing classified materials to wikileaks. manning will stand trial on february 4 of next year. close to three years after his arrest. he faces life in prison. in breaking news, a number of people have reportedly been killed in a shooting attack in new jersey. a lone gunman, allegedly opened fire supermarkets in old bridge. initial reports of between three and seven people, including the gunman, are dead. those are some of the headlines. from tampa, florida, this is "democracy now!" break

and the islamic republic of iran is suffering under the worst economic conditions because of the toughest sanctions. >> chris: is there any indication of slowing down the nuclear program? >> guest: i haven't been briefod that. >> chris: there are reports that they doubled the number of centerfuges. >> guest: ther doling with the toughest economic sanctions because the world took a step together based on the leadership of obama. >> chris: it is not working. >> guest: chris, you don't know enough or i know enough about the intelligence. >> chris: robert, come on, you have any indication that it is stopping iran from stopping? >> guest: i think it made it tougher >> steve: has it hadny affect from stopping the nuclear material? >> guest: if you listen to ehud barak. he would tell you that what we put in place with israel is complicating greatly their ability to build a nuclear weapon. >> chris: but they are doing that? >> guest: there are people in the world continuing to do it. it doesn't mean we stop working and that's what the president said. our red line is that iran cannot have a nuclea

the report said the islamic republic has done computer modeling of the high explosives needed to create a nuclear chain reaction in a war head. for more on this i'm joined by an investigative reporter and military and political analyst a daily newspaper in israel. ronen, thanks for joining us. washington and tel aviv have been at odds for some time now about what to do about iran and the timetable for it. what prompted netanyahu to go public like this today? >> well, margaret, i believe that benjamin netanyahu is quite frustrated from his point of view for not bridging the gap with the american administration on what to do on iran. during the consensus on the interpretation of the intelligence received from iran, where the iranian nuclear project stands but there is a future gap and a debate on what to do with the intelligence. the american administration has been asking, almost demanding, israel (no audio) pre-emptive strike on iran. but on the other hand israel also demanded the administration to give some sort of promise, to draw some sort of red line, to assure israel what the admin

whereas we should be in a position of strength and to me that means that the supreme leader of the islamic republicn and the government of this fanatical government in iran, should understand that the world will not accept a nuclear iran and they're forcing us to contemplate military action. >> looking forward two weeks from now, we'll all be in new york covering the united nations meetings, the president will give a speech, prime minister netanyahu is scheduled to speech, in between those two speeches we're expecting that president ahmadinejad from iran is going to speak at the united nations and the u.n. scheduled him on the holiest jewish holiday, yom kippur. does that strike you as something that is either wrong or inappropriate or does it matter? >> i'm sure it's coincidental, not intentional by the united nations and frankly, it doesn't matter to me. what matters to me is the threat that iran represents to the whole world. it's -- on this day, 9/11, as we think back 11 years ago, we got attacked in a way that a lot of people could see coming, but we didn't act to prevent it until after we wer

the islamic republic of iran is suffering under the worst economic conditions because of the toughest economic sanctions ever put on them. >> chris: has there been the slightest indication they will slow down their nuclear program? >> chris, i don't have access to the intelligence on iran. i haven't been briefed on that in two years. >> chris: and no reports of it? >> in fact, let's be clear -- >> chris: they doubled the number of centrifuges at one face. >> they are dealing with the toughest economic sanctions because the world took a step together based on the leadership of barack obama, president barack obama. >> chris: but it is not working. >> chris, i don't think you know enough about the intelligence or i know enough about the intelligence to understand. >> chris: come on, robert, you are telling meow have any indication that our policy is working in stopping iran from developing nuclear weapons. >> do i think our policy has made it far tougher for them to do that, absolutely. >> chris: that is not the question i asked. do you think it had any effect in stopping them from devel

revolutionary guards, said "this is a declared policy by iran that if war occurs in the region and the islamic republic is involved, it is natural that the strait of hormuz as well as the energy market will face difficulties." amid the rising tensions with iran, u.s. navy leaders maintain this is purely a defensive exercise. rear admiral kenneth perry is the navy's top anti-mine officer. >> we are conducting these exercises to demonstrate the effectiveness of coordinating the various platforms, and the mission is to clear any strategic choke point, to restore the freedom of navigation, and to restore the international access to these international waters in as short a time as possible. >> suarez: the strait is narrow, only 25 miles across. the two shipping lanes are even more cstricted, just two miles wide in each direction. it's right off iran's southern coast. 20% of the world's oil flows through it this choke point. mining it could send oil prices skyrocketing. >> the iranian threat is variously measured at from roughly 2,000 or 3,000 mines to 6,000 or 7,000 mines. most of these are relatively unsop