often with not so satisfactory results as abby all hisor points out this week in the wire when john mccain comes to town talking freedom disaster ensues most recently mccain was in cairo august following the egyptian military coup since then protests have continued in that country as well as the violent crackdown now the former democratically elected president mohamed morsi is facing terrorism charges that could result in his execution. also mccain visited syria back in may where he met with the rebels and became the biggest supporter of arming the opposition in the syrian civil war since then that opposition has been routed and far more el radical elements of the opposition are exerting more and more control and initiating violence within the ranks mccain also met with rebels in libya back in april of two thousand and eleven specifically he met with them in benghazi and we all know what happened there later so it seems like wherever mccain goes the situation deteriorates which doesn't bode well for ukraine and one has to wonder how a senator like john mccain has garnered such respect in t

senator john mccain win on what is famous or infamous diplomat. yet remain with opposition leaders and protesters and push for closer ties with the european union. mccain whether the state department likes or not has become a maverick ambassador to the world in recent years though often with not so satisfactory results. is that the whole highs are points of the suite in the wire when john mccain comes to town talking freedom disaster ensues. most recently mccain is in cairo august following an egyptian military coups since the protests continued in the country as most violent crackdown. now the former democratically elected president on a more student is facing terrorism charges that could result in his execution. also mccain visited syria back in a word he met with the rebels and became the biggest supporter of arming the opposition in the steering civil war. since then that opposition has been rapid and far more aloe radical elements of the opposition are exerting more and more control in initiating violence within the ranks. mccain also met with

what is john mccain doing going into a repeal and replace obama care. >> it is puzzling. what's puzzling about it, like so much of mccain, it came out of nowhere as if it was scribbled on a napkin at lunch. really, there was no warning or anything. again, this is someone who i guess you can see him getting board, sitting on my couch. what am i going to do now, what news am i going to make this afternoon. i'm not going to say it wasn't thought about but emblem act of the sensibility of everything he does. >> i want to explore cliche, that is sort of an organizing -- it is repeated in the piece. i think initially one thinks of that as a negative designation. you quote david foster wallace saying mccain, david foster wallace described mccain as someone who acts in the ballpark of the way a real human being would act. cliche exists for a reason. in your piece, a very humanizing piece for a politician is genuinely who he is. >> right. in a sense the story is damming, if not more damming of the media, mythologist that grow up around washington than anything john mccain has perpe

and with john mccain, i think you're right. when he did face a challenge he moved very far to the right on things like immigration that he had long stood for and he's taking a courageous stand, a principled stand. it may look a little different but i'm still glad that he's there to support some sanity at this moment. >> and mcconnell would have voted for this if he wasn't running for re-election. they did something very smart. they didn't want to leave it at just 60 because each one of the republicans who voted for it could have been blamed as being the deciding voter who made this happen. >> right. >> so mcconnell made sure that there was enough of it well over 60 so no individual could be blamed for this and mcconnell made sure it passed. most of the people who voted against it very much wanted to see it passed. >> don't forget this got a bunch of republican votes in the house. >> yeah. >> 169 republicans voted for this in the house and that's been a heavier lift for anything that wreaks of compromise. so i do think that they

against his own administration and the arab spring of course didn't escape his attention either john mccain supported protestors on egypt's top career square and in libya where he pushed for more active u.s. involvement in its civil war as for syria mccain was among the most vocal advocates for america to start bombing the regime and arming its rebels international relations professor mark snowballed says the u.s. senator demonstrates a highly selective approach when it comes to anti government anger. zetter john mccain hasn't shown any such concern for occupy wall street protesters when they were brutally repressed in the united states and driven from zuccotti park and from the main centers of american cities across america or with. protesters in europe against neoliberal austerity measures when tens of millions receive like treatment over the last two years indeed just this week in spain in the united kingdom and in italy we saw police repression of peaceful political dissent john mccain hasn't. shown any concern about this what john mccain has always been concerned with as he views russi

russia of interfering but many question why he was there in the first place it's not the first time john mccain has been seen paying a visit to the united states is it supports he had a photo op with some syrian rebel kidnappers now it's a world boxing champion turned politician and mccain is not the only american politician in ukraine his appearance at kiev's independence square was preceded by u.s. assistant secretary of state victoria nuland handing out cakes to the protest is the reason they are there is bluntly because i think these people want to detach the ukraine from russia as they see it and they think that by supporting the protesters in kiev they might act. that the problem with that strategy is that it's simply not working the bonds between the ukraine and russia economically and culturally and ethnically and simply too strong and i think for american politicians and indeed european politicians to go to the ukraine and to try to do that is actually very unwise and very dangerous and he simply exacerbating making worse the differences the divisions in the ukraine which are already v

the most famous, of course, john mccain. john mccain came with a message of u.s. support.hat he essentially told the crowds here on independence square is that america stands with it, and it also told them that they should be moving towards europe. that europe was their future. now, russia is not going to like that message at all. russia is saying this procession of western diplomats through the ukraine is the west meddling in ukrainian affairs. it went down very well with the people here. they were cheering thank you, thank you usa. >> rory, well-done. a difficult report to deliver over the loud noise in the background. >>> history was made last night in the sports world. this year's heisman trophy winner was the second freshman ever to win the prestigious award. >>> a humanitarian crisis in central african republic. they're being critical of the slow response to the crisis. >>> as we mentioned earlier in the broadcast, south africa buried nelson mandela today marking the end of an exceptional journey for the prisoner turned president who transformed the nation. here's th

shown any concern about this what john mccain has always been concerned with is he views russia as a geo political enemy of the united states of the greater trans-atlantic community and he like many a western officials is viewing through this through a cold war lens of trying to separate russia from the ukraine in order to in his mind keep it in a permanently geopolitically weakened state political turmoil a crackdown on protesters and economy and a limbo life and it is no easy ride just to add we take a look at whether the dreams of those two card in the arab spring uprising almost three years ago came true plus. warm welcome for new members as immigration and finance drives a wedge through the european union. will be the. technology innovation all the developments around russia we've got the future covered. wealthy british style seinfeld's that's not on. the books. and markets finance scandal find out what's really happening to the global economy for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines joining to cause a report on. to be told language. programs and documentarie

hear john mccain's media conference in kiev was rich in loud statements didn't leave veiled warnings to moscow we need to make it clear. to the russian government that in their putin that interference in the affairs of ukraine is not acceptable to the united states of america or to any other free country in the world followed by explicit threats to kiev if the movement and membership and he has not achieved that is going to have very serious effects here in ukraine and in us cray cray malaysians. interfering but many question twice he was there in the first place it's not the first time john mccain has been seen paying a visit to the united states is currently lending its support to he had a photo op with some syrian rebel kidnappers now it's a world boxing champion turned politician and mccain is not the only american politician in ukraine his appearance that gets independence square was preceded by u.s. assistant secretary of state victoria nuland handing out cakes to the protesters the reason they are that is bluntly because i think these people want to detach the ukraine from rus

shown any concern about this what john mccain has always been concerned with is he views russia as a geo political enemy of the united states of the greater trans-atlantic community and he like many western officials is viewing this through a cold war lens of trying to separate russia from the ukraine in order to in his mind keep it in a permanently geopolitically weakened state. the issue of moscow supposed pressure on ukraine is one of the main topics for a meeting between russia's foreign minister and the top diplomat that was kicked off in brussels so it's ours isn't there for us and now brings us the latest ukraine is definitely on the table here while the situation on the ground remains tense so it is to a certain extent among diplomatic circles now a russian foreign minister sergei lavrov his visit to brussels comes on the back of a tweet from the e.u. chief for enlargement who says that the e.u. believes that ukraine's position on the go seizures of the association agreement is quote unquote and has no grounds in reality now the ukrainian prime minister's office has responded

shown any concern about this what john mccain has always been concerned with is he views russia as a geo political enemy of the united states of the greater trans-atlantic community and he like many a western officials is viewing through this through a cold war lens of trying to separate russia from the ukraine in order to in his mind keep it in a permanently geo politically weakened state. political turmoil a crackdown on protests and an economy in limbo life in egypt is no easy just ahead as we take a look out whether the dreams of those who took part in the arab spring uprising almost three years ago. plus. no warm welcome for new members as immigration and finance drives a wedge through the european union. the . economic ups and downs in the final months the on the deal and the rest because it's going be casey will be if we told me. one of the wonderful strong arming allies the new knowledge base i describe you know both. a pleasure to have you with us here on our team today i'm sure. you know more you know i mean people name is ali baba. going to a mobile solti. sadly i've got a

senator john mccain is in kiev and joins us now. senator, you actually went out and talked to the protesters this morning, and urnalled them to keep pushing for closer ties with the west. why do you think this is important enough to u.s. interest to go to kiev, this morning? >> i think, bob, there's no doubt about the strategic and geographic and every other aspect of ukraine, it's a large country, it's a cultured country, it's the he beginning of russia which a lot of people don't know. and what's happening here is not only desire to be part of the european union, which makes them look to the west and not be coerced in to the customs union that the russians and putin are trying to push them in to bought they're tired of corruption, tired of a bad economy because of that. they really want change. that change epitomized by a turning to europe and relationship with europe that they think would benefit them and their lives. >> schieffer: are you concern thad this could make tensions between putin and the united states worse. >> well, i

protests against his own administration now the arab spring didn't escape his attention either john mccain supported protestors on talk radio and in libya where he pushed for more active u.s. involvement in its civil war and asked for syria mccain was among the most vocal advocates for america to start bombing the regime and arming its rebels well as the pro e.u. and anti-government protests in ukraine's capital rumble on they're becoming a source of conflicting media reports the numbers of protesters their motivation the actions of police and the diplomacy around the demonstrations are all being reported very differently around the world let's not get the opinion of graham phillips a british journalist who actually lives in ukraine and is reporting on the situation there thanks for joining us and you've written an article called your home i don and the twelve mythical twelve myths mythical mantras let's go through some of those montrose as we have you here the first most people on key of central square are protesters hugh claim it's a myth who else is there that mr philips will think now

in the center of the mayhem was john mccain.old demonstrators in the heart of kiev. >> i am a republican. senator murphy is a democrat. we are here together speaking for the american people in solidarity with you. >> the president tries to at that time country in the opposite direction closer to the russians. senator mccain says the u.s. will not stand by and allow the ukraine government to brutalize it's own people. >> these people love the united states of america. they love freedom. and i don't think you could view this as anything but our traditional support for people who want free and democratic society. we are not talking about military action. we are not talking about blockades. we are talking about the possibility of sanctions if they continue to brutally repress their people. >> mccain calls the uprising in the ukraine an incredible display of patriotism. >>> helicopters dropping barrels filled with explosives on residential neighborhoods killing dozens of people, including 16 children in syria. >>> appears contact spo

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protests against his own administration now the arab spring didn't escape of course his attention john mccain supported protestors on egypt's tahrir square also in libya where he pushed for more active u.s. involvement in its civil war as for syria mccain was among the most vocal advocates for america to start bombing the regime and arming its rebels. well as the pro e u n anti-government protests in ukraine's capital rumble on they're becoming a source of conflicting media reports i spoke to graham phillips a british journalist living in ukraine who wrote an article on what he calls the mythical montrose of the protest movement. cranes out most popular band ok an l.c.d. a good performance there and it's become very can be made to conflate the numbers in attendance in that crowd with protesters i think it's become quite fashionable to it's almost become a festival what we're looking at is a very pleasant to use definition have you seen the pictures as we all have a protest as we'll be. changed to tear gas attacking police soon as they themselves see the injury they switch over from effectivel

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. >> john mccain speaks. >>> and the train between barcelona and paris, dogs europe need more expensive high speed railways? >> l welcome to al jazeera, the battle for syria averages second city appears to be intensifying. government forces bombarded rebel held areas, by dropping explosives from helicopters, 22 people many of them children have been killed. our report, warning, includes graphic images. >> the this ithis is being descy activists as one of the worst days of the syrian war in a long time. opposition groups say syrian forces used helicopters to drop barrel bombs on at least ten neighborhoods in a aleppo. >> we have not rested since morning. more than ten areas in aleppo were heavily bombarded. this is the only equipment the civil defense team has. we don't have any other tools or equipment. >> it's not the first time government forces have used barrel bombs. they're made of large cylinders or oil drums packed with explosives and rolled out the back of helicopters. they may be aimed at rebel fighters but as the pictures show, they're not terribly accurate. children are among

on john mccain. so my question to you is how would you describe john mccain 2013?ccain 2013 is the story about the whole of his life and the series of cliches that have grown up around him. once again, john mccain is another crowded aisle which he considers himself right in the middle of the battle for the soul of the republican party, certainly in the senate against the ted cruzes and mike lees. as a very vocal critic, you know, he seems like he is ever injured by 2008, he's back and deciding whether to run for election again. i think it will be fun to watch. >> he is absolutely fun to watch. i've always thought that john mccain is most comfortable when he's uncomfortable. that that's his, you know, his world, i think, in some ways. is he somebody who will factor into 2016? because in a lot of ways the republicans don't have -- well, in every way republicans don't have someone that's kind of the head of the republican party and won't until there's a nomination. does john mccain or mitt romney factor into the elections or is that a free-for-all? >> i think my perso

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i think john mccain is with them. i want to check and see how far that extends to the united states. >> i think as tom said it's hard, we have it in our. >> dan: to love the protesters in the cold, that's what mccain was talking about. ultimately it's really the european union's fight not the united states' fight. very difficult to imagine scenario which the threats that pout is in making about withholding frayed agreements and what have you are able to be resisted. putin is railroad irresistible. >> the american people are emotionally with the ukrainians. i think the obama administration i can like a lot of issues, seems less interested in engagement. the perfect example is 2009 in iran when there was the green revolution, obama administration was very hesitant to say you guys are standing for what we stand for. i think today i think senator mccain is on to something. i think that people proceedesters look to america for moral leadership on these issues. it's a complicated issues. russia and eu plays primary role but

politician john mccain told ukrainians they'd be better off joining the european union. we have more on that story. lauren. >> mccain speaking in front of tens of thousands of demonstrators in kiev that want their country to join the eu. that protest is still going on and we're there. rory, why is senator mccain there? >> reporter: essentially what john mccain is doing by coming here to ukraine, he's showing exactly both sides, and clearly the u.s. is on the side of the protesters here in independence square. he was giving them a very, very warm message of support and saying that the people of the united states stand with the protesters who have been out here on the streets of kiev for weeks now. now, of course, this sort of message is not going to go down well with russia. russia thinks that western diplomats coming to ukraine is meddling in ukrainian sovereign affairs. the people here liked it very much indeed. there were chants in the square here of thank you usa just after john mccain spoke. he also -- after he had been on stage here, he had a few words to say for the

the uncle of dictator kim jong-un was executed leaving some -- senator john mccain joins us from ukraine. >>> then -- >> good evening. >> who would have thunk it. >> we have broken through the partisanship and the gridlock. >> a christmas miracle or just ewill beation season setting in? former director of the office of emergency management and the former director of the congressional budget office, is the best congress can do good enough for the economy? >>> and is consensus driven speaker of the house, busts loose. john bainer and the tea party, the president and the promise and the governor a and the bridge. our political panel and their discussion. this is state of the union. >>> good morning from washington, i'm candy crowley. a political tug of war brewing in the ukraine, a country sand wished between russia and europe. ukrainian -- european union. it's a move that would align the former soviet bloc nation with the west. instead the president is turning his financially strapped country toward russia which has offered economic assistance. nick payton walsh is in kiev as demonstrators

condon is going to appear before the accounts committee this has been welcomed by the chairman a john mccain is the spokesperson for mr conlon has also confirmed its doubts now a master of timing of when he will appear. eight we understand that the commission is now looking to tear its timetable to see if the committee is made to carry in the new year. he previously said he would not attend because he resigned his position he said adding information known to him was also known to other pitcher and current directors of the crc so now i am with this latest development there isn't going to be a showdown over his appearance between mr conlon. you can connect them to fester for us to compete for the posting with health markers the minister of james reilly said

here is senator john mccain. >> this is a grass roots revolution here. it has been peaceful except for when the government tried to crack down on them and the government hasn't done that since. but i'm praising their ability and their desire to demonstrate peacefully for change that i think they deserve. >> well those protests are the largest the country has seen in nine years. >>> senator mccain speaking out about the disappearance of an american in iran. suggesting the cia has not been telling the truth to congr fox news is now confirming that robert levinson was working for the cia when he went missing in 2007. despite claims by the government he was there on private business. secretary of state john kerry saying today the u.s. is still working to find levinson. we are live in our new york city with more. brian. >> reporter: hi, greg. just days after an associated press report revealed levinson was a cia agent on a mission in 2007, the leave annin son family now says the government has abandoned the search but in an interview on this week, john kerry

dan asked john mccain this question, do you think the straight talk express could no,t today, and mccain said there is no way. the reporters are too young. there is no filter. every little gas -- gaffe will make it out there. i talked to john todd about this, who said there might be somebody to crack the twitter code. reporters who are evolving will maybe be a little more forgiving if a candidate says something off-color, and we realize that was just a little bit of a slip up. you not worry about that. we are not going to tweet that. the other is to just shut the media out completely. , andmpletely barraged them we will not be able to keep up, and that maybe another way. one other point i make in this paper, which i think is important in 26 teen, looking at the people who might run, jeb bush, hillary clinton. i mean, jeb bush's last statewide campaign was 2006? no, 2002. hillary clinton? look. a lot of reporters covering politics now were not even in elementary school when the clintons were in the white house, so they do not necessarily hold the clintons in the same esteem the way a lot

john mccain says he does believe the u.s. is trying to learn the status of robert levinson but does worry congress is being left out of the loop. >> where is he? >> i have no idea. >> reporter: iran's foreign minister tells cbs news his country has nothing to do with the disappearance of robert levinson, the american who vanished on an iranian island in 2007. >> we know he's not incarcerated in iran. >> how do you know that? >> if he is, he's not incarcerated by the government, and i believe the government runs a pretty much good control of the country. >> reporter: the white house has always maintained levinson was a private citizen on a business trip at the time of his disappearance, but an "associated press" report reveals he was actually working for the cia. secretary of state john kerry says the u.s. brings up levinson's state in every discussion it has. kerry denies the family's suggestion that the u.s. government isn't doing enough to find levinson. >> to suggest that we've abandoned him or anybody has abandoned him is

senator john mccain joins other american and e.u. politicians who are putting their full support behind ukrainian opposition. also this week syria is shaken by another wave of atrocities islamist rebel forces are said to have massacred dozens of civilians in the latest in a series of attacks. and desire to exit its three year long bailout program the prime minister thanks citizens for their resilience but warns the economic situation won't change overnight. i welcome you watching the weekly here on r.t. international now a senior official has tweeted that trade dealing with ukraine have been frozen because demands are unrealistic but ukraine wants official confirmation of that message sent by and large commissioner stephan fuel. has more. well we have a statement by one of the european officials who is responsible for the enlargement of the european union particularly doing eastern direction with the staff and feel able to weed out more on his official account that i quoted words and deeds over the kremlin president and government re

i also want to thank john mccain. why would i want to thank john mccain? as most of you know, in 2008, john mccain surprised the united states by nominating alaska governor sarah palin to be his running mate in the presidential election. and i remember that moment. i was at a political science conference and my first book had just come out on conservative women. it was academic press. i'm sure a few people thought it might be interesting. then i saw sarah palin on the screen on national television and i thought john mccain is promoting my research agenda. so i always feel it's important to thank john mccain when i do talk about my research. getting back to sarah palin -- speaking of research and i want to follow up on something that larry said. what i am presenting today is scholarly work and really intended to create understanding of conservative women. i am a women of politics scholar and i saw a lack of attention to ideological diversity among women in the scholarship that was being published. so i became very interested myself in exploring questions ab

senator john mccain, we did a tour around the globe. i really appreciate your being available to us out of kiev of all places. so good to see you. come back home soon. >> thank you. i'm glad you found me guilty. >> thanks. >>> ahead, the house passes a budget deal with bipartisan support. john boehner lashes out at conservative groups who criticize it. >> they're using our members and using the american people for their own goals. this is ridiculous. listen, if you're for more deficit reduction, you're for this agreement. >>> is the deal the right way out of the fiscal mess? that's next. [ male announcer ] for every late night, every weekend worked, every idea sold... ♪ you deserve a cadillac, the fastest growing full-line luxury brand in the united states. including the all new 2014 cadillac cts, motor trend's 2014 car of the year. now during our season's best event, get the best offers of the season on our award winning products, like the 2014 ats and srx. prefer the taste of gevalia house blend over the taste of starbucks house blend

senator john mccain joins other american and e.u. politicians who are putting their full support behind the ukrainian opposition. also this week syria is shaken by another wave of atrocities islamist rebel forces is said to have massacred dozens of civilians in the latest in a series of attacks. in the city is three year long program the prime minister saying citizens for their resilience but warns the economic situation changed overnight. hello there are mantri farmer you're watching r.t. international and our look back at the week's top stories well firstly a senior official has tweeted that trade deal negotiations with ukraine have been frozen because kiev's demands are unrealistic but a member of the european parliament who is the opposition headquarters in kiev says that statement sent by enlargement commissioner stephan fuel is not true and actually share. well we have a statement by one of the european officials who is responsible for the enlargement of the european union particularly doing a certain direction with the staff a

senator john mccain john mccain john mccain certainly he certainly made his rounds i mean he's been at protests all over the world for years indeed he's also well known supporter for regime. changes just like we call saakashvili he had been in ukraine almost a decade ago during the orange revolution and more recently he was active during the arab spring in egypt and libya and even supported the syrian rebels so he's been around for quite a while none of those names are on the black list so it's really not clear at all whether it will stop anyone else from going into ukraine and messing up with their domestic affairs but we'll see maybe it'll make them think twice darren fresco but thank you so much for those details well online for you today on the healthy food but not for the employees on our team dot com we've got the story of why mcdonald's is pushing its workers to choose a salad instead of a burger. piracy for good on our to dot com we tell you how an iconic heavy metal band plans to use data from illegal song downloads to fill their concert venues. welcome back the story of thirt

senators john mccain and christmassy that his country still on course towards e.u. integration so let's take a look now at what that could mean for ukraine and the possible reasons why. nothing has been signed yet a senior diplomat says that kiev is demanding too much cash from brussels to pay its debt and kick started struggling economy signing the deal would also mean huge bills for ukraine to modernize itself to european standards and those could run so i would twenty billion dollars a year the foreign affairs editor of chronicles magazine told us that the e.u.'s offer is designed only to the blocs. political aspirations. be you offered very dubious agreed which would have zero. european industrial products without the possibility of your ministry thanks for the least and the longer the e.u. will doesn't exist as a group and we're looking at. all. your central europe which is germany austria benelux perhaps. the. geopolitical interests in ukraine all along varying numbers of pro we demonstrate is a still on the streets of kiev but the opposition leaders will deba

against his own administration mustn't forget that the arab spring didn't escape attention either john mccain supporter protesters in egypt area square also too in libya where he pushed for more active u.s. involvement in the civil war and so to syria mccain was among the most vocal advocates for america to start bombing assad's forces and bring its rebels down with adam z's executive director ron paul institute he told me that mccain is simply doing his job. what's interesting about someone like mccain is he goes over to ukraine and he is siding with these people who are often very violent calling for the overthrow of their government his agenda in ukraine is the same as has been his agenda for decades you know he is the chairman of the international republican institute that is an organization an ngo that is funded soley by the u.s. government and its purpose is to change regimes overseas this is nothing new he was very active in the one nine hundred ninety s. in places like albania and slovakia garia and elsewhere he is he is the person that is in charge of changing regimes. still ahead in

on protests against his own administration to the arab spring didn't escape his attention either john mccain supported protesters on egypt tell you square you may recall and in libya where he pushed for more active u.s. involvement in its civil war syria didn't escape either the mccain turret she was among the most vocal advocates for america to start bombing the regime and arming its rebels. well back to ukraine again as the e.u. and antigovernment protests in the capital are rumbling on they're becoming a source of conflicting media reports too early we spoke to graham phillips he's a british journalist living in kiev he wrote an article on what he calls the mythical mantras of the protest movement. ukraine's our most popular band ok an l.c.d. a good performance there and it's become very can be to conflate the numbers in attendance in that crowd with protesters i think it's become quite fashionable to it's almost become a festival what we're looking at is a very pleasant to use or by a definition have you seen the pictures as we only have a protest as we all need weapons for a change to t

but john mccain said this. needs to do more than firing up libertarian kids and their college dorms. >> it did fire up libertarian kids. i thought that was great. stand with him on twitter, it's about. but you worked with senator john mccain. how is that ing? >> we have a good personal relationship and i respect him as a wr hero. it doesn't mean it is always right, but he deserves our respect and others for his time spent as a prisoner of war. but one of point of view is that if you are deemed to be dangerous, of course we can't incarcerate you with no trial d no attorneand no harges. in my response to that is that it begs the question. who gets todetermine whether or not you are guilty you of something? the government has critea that says that you ar susicious if you like to pay cash atthe ore. if you have missing fingers, stains on her clothing, or have changed the color of your hair. and that might include quite a few people in our country. you don't have to build back very far to see the government abusing

course on the protests against his own administration and the arab spring didn't escape either john mccain supported protests you may recall in egypt's tahrir square also in libya too and push for more active u.s. involvement civil war and syria as well mccain was among the most vocal advocates for america to start bombing the regime and arming its rebels let's get more thoughts about what america's doing in from mcadams is executive director at the wrong paul institute for peace and prosperity joining us on the line now love given a whole list there where senator. mccain's been involved of course it's not just him we saw victoria nuland as well and having her say look like a government official say didn't it why is america so interested in what's going on in ukraine right now that. what i what i can't understand is how on earth ukrainian government would allow foreign officials to come in and actively support those who are trying to overthrow the ukrainian government you know can you imagine that happening in the united states can you imagine if president putin came to the us during the o

why would i want to thank john mccain? you know, john mccain surprise the united states by nominating alaska governor sarah palin to be his running mate in the presidential election. and i remember that moment. i was at a little science conference and my first book had just come out on conservative women. press.academic i'm sure a few people thought it might be interesting. then i saw sarah palin on the screen on national television and i thought john mccain is promoting my research agenda. so i always feel it's important to use -- to thank john mccain when i do talk about my research. speaking of research and i want to follow up on something that larry said. what i am presenting today is scholarly work and really intended to create understanding of conservative women. i am a women of politics scholar and i saw a lack of attention to ideological diversity among women in the scholarship that was being published. very interested myself and exploring questions about conservative women and also wanting to highlight their impor