we had tried direct messages between kennedy and khrushchev through a back channel. nothing worke up to that day >> reporter: he says the movie, 13 days, got st of it right. as president kennedy tried to fi a peaceful solution to stop a potential nuclear war. >> the generals thought that the only real way to get rid of the missiles poted at the united states s to bomb them and follow that up with an invasion. if we had done that, you and i wouldn't be sitting he today. >> reporter: a stroke and partial blindness have not dulled the emotions of ted, about a world on the drink of a nuclear holocaust in october 62. jfk's trust in sorrienson was so high that he asked hi to help bobby kennedy draft a k letter. it was to khrushchev at the most critic point of the first nuear confrontationetween global super powers and it worked. he was just 34. >> during the first year i was a lowly research assistant, but then after one year he asked me to help on the speech. he likedy draft of the speech and afte that, i couldn't get rid of the speech writing job. >> reporter: then, of c

military analyst is going to khrushchev says it's high time the war on drugs was linked to the fight against corruption. the russian ambassador to the united kingdom you should note that has just been appointed as the u.n. and drug czar so now in his new capacity he will be leading the way of the international community he gains the narco terrorist threat that comes from afghanistan the russian voice has been mostly neglected by i said nato and international community so now it's point when russia has a unique opportunity to retain vigor weight and to jumpstart the international efforts to build up and raise the world where it is the one and only threat of it really is important significant and neglected in afghanistan and that is how to combat the most when the galactic and forgotten drug threat that directly killed ten times more civilian people in afghanistan and all across the world general petraeus has already arrived applause with his written invigorated efforts against the widespread corruption in afghanistan he's entitled her option efforts will be even more appreciated if he

this industry still keeps its secrets the balance time from the feel of the soviet files mickey to khrushchev to between black point on onto. every month we give you the future we help you understand how will get there and what tomorrow brings the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world join us politics knology update on our g. top stories this hour on r.t. the u.s. is poised to officially hand iraq's security over to local forces as the last of america's combat troops have left the country but about fifty thousand will remain to train local security forces. a severe two year drought as the three hundred families in a village in eastern india desperate for help. they'll commit mass suicide rather than starve to death if government aid doesn't arrive soon. after russia limited gambling to four remote regions casinos there have failed to attract business that's prompted investors to stake the future of gambling on a popular tourist destination the black sea. well those are all top stories this hour i'll be back with more for us in fifteen minutes from now in the m

this is true still keeps its secrets but now it's time to move feel that the soviet files nikita khrushchev's between black and white on obsolete. their childhood was overshadowed by this tragedy. these still feel the fear they faced. and remember every second of this nightmare. it will remain in their memories and hearts forever. and it seems so. innocent. a little angels. every month we give you the future we help you understand how to get there and what to bring the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world . join us for technology update on our g. that's take a look at top main news headlines now arundhati the u.s. meets its withdrawal deadline for combat troops in iraq but thousands of other soldiers remain what critics are calling america's rebranding of its occupation service personnel not staying on training and support that many americans faint would result in more casualties. place your bets the russian less vegas could be moving closer to a major city as long as often to try to come to its effort to eliminate underground to see those that have popped up

have the war against drugs in afghanistan so it's the defense of military and this is going to khrushchev financial concerns plague millions around the world to move the banks have reined in the loads that are lenders promising to magic away money worries but as we report later tonight it's often not the answer and more trouble lies ahead. houses parking. cars appliances. until they come to visit you. do you think the property bought on credit really belongs to you. let's go up in ten minutes time first though before that let's get we can business with kareena money can. hello and welcome to business grain prices have more than doubled since the start of the drought in russia the hikes have been further supported by docs and the global harvest forecast but despite a temporary ban on grain export local producers are seeking to retain their presence in the international market anybody reports. the record drought has seen the russian government reduced estimates of the two thousand and ten greenhouse wished to sixty sixty five million tonnes it announced a temporary ban on green experts from

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that was our military analyst he is going to khrushchev and now let's take a look at what. the six million dollars russian bank manager and several of his staff have been accused of siphoning funds from their employer in an elaborate credit card fraud. is ready to say i do again only this time in the russian palace you can find the details on that other news story. while u.s. civil rights organizations report a high rate of violence against the transgender community. perhaps the least understood and least legally protected minority u.s. laws protect against discrimination on grounds of race religion and the sex but there's no provision for gender identity in many states as lauren lyster reports transsexuals are fighting hard to gain equality. blitzing glamour to the job fit for a queen i mean i was. happy beautiful claimed it was. i was here to have a good time to. put all that glitters. is in called police for good grief when someone with no warning for you to feel the need for most transgender people for them to believe in the unit in the united states. is for art for a p

history still keeps its secrets the balance time from the feelin's of the soviet firearms nikita khrushchev's between black and white on oxy. you feel emotions. about some move from phones to these. movies from stunts on t.v. don't come. full school knows the u.s. officially ends combat missions in iraq fifty thousand troops stayed behind to assist local forces even critics to say that america's proclaimed pullout is a sham on the war goes on. for most of the drug hit indian village say the ready to commit mass suicide unless they get out of aid from the government's. massive russian vegas in the baking the black sea coast stakes its future gambling as casinos in remote parts of the country fell to bring in enough business. and twitter mania reaches a session of russia's state council president and creative catching politicians tweeting instead of. around the clock around the world.

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two years ago and has been kept in custody there ever since or his military analysts have been khrushchev believes group has a lot of information about u.s. dealings and that's why he's regarded as a threat by washington. victor boot is a walking intelligence treasure trove has a phenomenal phenomenal photographic memory and death several results of what u.s. intelligence community or so keen on getting him to the united states first they try to recruit him the cia made several approaches to recruit to refuse him all the village sticks of legal and illegal arms supplies all around the world and because look now it's too much heat ease more dangerous than we kill leaks for the u s smuggling role not only in africa and latin america but all over the world turning out as some other stories making headlines across the globe prosecutors in sweden have dropped a rape charges against the founder of the wiki leaks website giuliana songe but he could yet face charges of molestation the website says the allegations were without basis and that they had previously been warned to expect dirty tricks a

well for more on this we're joined now in a studio by our military analyst and danny khrushchev so victor but it was contracted to the u.s. military in iraq and afghanistan working for allies of the united states and for the united states tell us again in your opinion why do you think washington is so keen in pursuing the case could be useful to the u.s. in some way think absolutely and for several reasons the first most important thing it's a personal feature victor boot is a walking intelligence treasure trove has it phenomenal phenomenal photographic memory and there are several reasons why he's the u.s. intelligence community or so keen on getting him to the united states first they tried to recruit him the cia made several approaches to recruit refused so now the first reason it's it for intelligence purposes to recruit him because he knows all diligence ticks all of the legal and illegal arms supplies all around the world so that's. the cia first consider him as a from the positive take as a valuable asset the second problem of his memory too much from the u.s. viewpoint of personal

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that was our military analyst to get me khrushchev and now let's take a look at what's online for you today at r t v dot com six million dollars scam washington the bank manager and several of his staff being accused of siphoning funds from their employer in the lab or credit card fraud. plus is that madonna ready to say i do again only this time in a russian palace you can find details on that and all our other news stories online right now at r.t. dot com. cut. cut cut. while u.s. civil rights organizations report a high rate of violence against the transit gender community transsexuals are perhaps the least understood and least legally protected minority u.s. laws protect against discrimination on grounds of race religion and sex but there's no provision for gender identity in many states as lauren lyster reports transsexuals are fighting hard to gain equality. the mixing glamour to the job fit for a queen i mean i was. happy beautiful claim the it was. cool i was here to have a good time to. put all that glitters. music called police to go direct when someone with no harm to her y

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when pierre salinger, president kennedy's press secretary, a cigar smoker, went to moscow, nikita khrushchev him a box of cuban cigars, then illegal to be sold in the united states. salinger brought them home, handed them over to the president who told him to do something with them. they could not break the law by smoking them. pierre handed them over to the customs official who enforced the embargo, and salinger asked, what your going to do with them? the customs officer said, we're going to burn them. salinger said, yes, i know how you're going to burn them. one at a time. "this week" with george stephanopoulos. the voting fiasco in florida. they still can't get it right. our george will has a solution you won't want to miss. >> 22 months ago, we were all watching this florida farce. the presidency hanging on hanging chads. dimpled chads, butterfly ballots, all that. the problems then were worse in two south florida counties, broward and dade. guess where the problems were worst? i have two proposals for florida elections. break out the whiskey barrel and break out the fancy voting machine

i remember once when khrushchev exploded a 20-megaton bomb, which is 100 times more destructive thanhe bomb over hiroshima and nagasaki. it was launched into the atmosphere, and there were radioactive emissions over many areas but how many of those kinds of tests have taken place? i do not know whether there would be the hope for survival. when i spoke with economists' from the center for the global economy, they were asking, "what can be done, given a situation like that?" a very challenging d question. one of my colleagues said what you think of this scenario, and it seemed like a science-fiction scenario. what if everything were destroyed? what if the latin american countries were spared this? if you are in a situation like that as an economist, a scientist, what would you recommend kgiven this kind of scenario? that was a question i posed to economists. i reached this conclusion. and i have absolutely no doubt that when you ask me a question about, with this scenario, that i have assumed, and i met with the center, about a month ago, and i have been reading constantly the news co

i remember once when khrushchev exploded a 20 megaton bomb, which is 100 times more destructive than bombs over hiroshima and nagasaki. and it was launched into the atmosphere. there were radioactive emissions over many areas. but how many of those kinds of tests have taken place? i do not know. i do not know whether there would be the hope for survival. when i spoke with economists from the center for global economy, they were asking what can be done, given a situation like that, a very challenging situation. because if this was not discussed and all of a sudden one of my colleagues said, "what do you think of this scenario" -- it seemed like science fiction. what if everything were destroyed? what if the latin american countries were spared this? if you are in a situation like that as an economist, as a scientist, what would you recommend given this scenario? that was the question i posed to these economists. i continued to reflect further on this. i reached this conclusion. i have absolutely no doubt that when you asked me a question about -- with this scenario that i have assumed