secretary general kofi annan kofi annan former u.s. reserve federal reserve chairman paul volcker and these guys are no shrinking by i mean they're the screaming liberals and or rape of current and former heads of state like from nations like mexico brazil and greece including a report that the global war on drugs is an ultimate is an utter failure and it's time to look into legalization commission paid particular attention to the u.s. war on drugs recommending that our nation may want to look at ways to treat addiction like you better health care and not life prison sentences its former colombian president cesar your arena. we hope the united states at least starts to think there are alternatives we don't enjoy seeing the u.s. evolve in a way that is compatible with our country's long term interests so what is the result what is the rest of the world scene that we don't see in america where it comes to the war on drugs joining me now to talk more about this issue is shawn doug duncan a former d.a. analyst and now a speaker with the or

secretary general kofi annan as well as the former presidents of brazil mexico and colombia and he said that if we look at the drug policy with during the coffee and leadership of the u.n. it has been a failure so he doesn't think that this report should be taken seriously he didn't dismiss it. right there well i mean i'm on our web site r.t. dot com we are asking you if soft drugs should be legalized let's look at how the opinions that if i were there right now and a third of respondents believe that it will stop drug lords from cashing in from hard drugs the majority however thinks that the move will not affect the use of hard drugs like twenty five percent of the opinion that legalizing drugs will boost their use and no one is for the all out that not want to watch the dot com and you can join in the debate as well. now the european commission has criticized russia's decision to ban imported vegetables from europe in the wake of the eco light operate but prime minister putin says people's lives are more important. to you and me she was good at our colleagues from the european commiss

secretary general kofi annan as well as the former presidents of brazil mexico and colombia and he said that if we look at the drug policy during the coffee and i'm sorry leadership of the u.n. it has been a failure so he doesn't think that this report should be taken seriously he did it dismiss it now with regard to the suggestion. the reports are looking into alternatives sure russia is certainly doing that and has been doing that but it is unlikely that the country is going to go as far as legalizing the actual drugs. right ted thanks very much for bringing us the latest on this. and a major fire has broken out at an ammunition storage depo in central russia triggering explosions and injuring fifty two two elderly people have died from heart attack said to have been brought on by the incident military personnel at the side and local residents have been evacuated to safety and that's around thirty thousand people are always had word has the details. comics spread across the central russian republic all the more to last night when the fire broke out at knox hillary depot right around e

secretary general kofi annan as well as the former presidents of brazil mexico and colombia and he said that if we look at the drug policy during the. coffee announce a leadership of the un it has been a failure so he doesn't think that this report i'm should be taken seriously he didn't dismiss it now with regard to the suggestion of the report to looking into alternatives sure russia is certainly doing that and has been doing that but it is unlikely that the country is going to go as far as legalizing the actual drugs. there's always more on our website that's our talk but here's what's one of you online right now. i have not seen while the have all the snarled crush has become the fifth in the world in terms of super rich families all of it gloomy poverty statistics. and the silence of the lambs or in this case dogs cats and any other pets ukrainian city has officially banned them from making noise might find out what the locals think of your thought piece of barking. it's an article. he is coming to live from moscow spain may launch a legal action against germany which prematurely p

secretary general kofi annan as well as the former presidents of brazil mexico and colombia and he said that if we look at the drug policy during the coffee and leadership of the u.n. it has been a failure so he doesn't think that this report i'm should be taken seriously he did it it dismiss. reporting for well on our website r.t. dot com we're asking you if a soft drugs should be legalized let's check out the opinion to see how divided they are right now but a third of respondents believe that it will stop the drug lords from cashing in from the hard drugs the majority however thinks the move will not affect the use of hard drugs twenty five percent are of the opinion that legalizing drugs will boost their use but no one is for people out why not log on for yourself r.t. dot com i did join. the european commission has criticized russia's decision to ban imported vegetables from europe and the wake of the outbreak but prime minister putin said that people's lives are more important. to you but again these issues good in an. extremely european commission say russia's decision goes again

secretary general kofi annan as well as the former president of brazil mexico and colombia and he said that if we look at the drug policy during the coffee announce the leadership of the u.n. it has been a failure so he doesn't think that this report i'm should be taken seriously he did dismiss it. reporting right now let's watch out some other world news headlines for you this hour and there are conflicting reports that the president of yemen has either been killed or wounded the government denies the president is dead but it confirms there's been an assassination attempt to position has attacked his residence killing at least four people and injuring a senior official the country's been in a state of virtual civil war since president saleh refused to step down from power three months ago. greece has agreed in principle to a second bailout package from the european union the international monetary fund the government over the debt ridden country has wrapped up negotiations over new austerity measures the tough rescue measures have sparked a nationwide protests with hundreds taking to

secretary general kofi annan as well as a former president of brazil mexico and colombia and he said that if we look at the drug policy during the course we are not leadership of the u.n. it has been a failure so he doesn't think that this report i'm should be taken seriously he didn't dismiss it. she's a celebrity amazing discoveries and mysteries of the russian capital coming your way in just a fine minutes but for now it's the business news with today. thanks for henri rushes to have you wear your chaps of banking have been holding that annual general meetings as burbank. recently posted strong results and have plans for expansion more details i'm joined by marina cost of outsides but i have to go to the retailers are you now the shareholders of these two banking giants pleased with what they're hearing today. well they're not only pleased they're looking forward to next year already but let's start with twenty ten which proved to be a great year for the banking sector the total profits came up to twenty point five billion dollars which is three times as much as they made in two t

secretary general kofi annan as well as the former presidents of brazil mexico and colombia and he said that if we look at the drug policy we during the coffee are not leadership of the u.n. it has been a failure so he doesn't think that this report should be taken seriously he did it dismissive. and on our website artie dot com we're asking if soft drugs should be legalized let's look at how opinions are divided there right now we can see the results on the screen for keep percent of all respondents believe that it will stop drug lords from cashing in on hard drugs georgie however i think that the move will not affect the use of hard drugs and ten percent of it at the moment are thinking that opinion that legalizing drugs will boost their use and five percent are in favor of them all. log on to r.t. dot com so you too can join the debate and be good to hear from the. international bankers who reportedly wasted billions of dollars invested by libyan leader colonel gaddafi the financial times says giants like goldman sachs were dealing with the dictator's investments when it needed to pl

secretary-general, kofi annan, many leaders spent a long time apologizing for that. i think what happened there was there wasn't this critical mass of journalists there telling the story because many, many other things were happening. bosnia was happening. there was a good news story happening in south africa with election of nelson mandela. there was o.j. simpson and trial here in the united states. all of that deflected attention so what you had in was the opposite of what we managed to achieve in bosnia. in rwanda by lacking attention and not being there in critical mass, we bear a part of the blame for not having been there and forcing that terrible genocide into the public's fear. >> how deeply do you feel that? >> i feel it very deeply like everybody does. like everybody who was involved whether president clinton or many of the other world leaders, i feel it very, very deeply. i believe in the power of this medium. i believe that when you use it, you can really be effective. when you use it right. and also when you don't use it. when you miss the boat, it can h

secretary general kofi annan. zain verjee joins us. what drugs are they talking about?ing about marijuana and cannabis and saying legalize it. what's the point of targeting the lower level criminals? don't do that. don't waste the time, money, and energy doing that. go for the kingpins. they say too don't criminalize people that use the drugs and don't do any harm to other people, but just focus on the top level. they've said that the whole way that the war on drugs has been run has been a costly failure. carol? >> we know what the united states says, at least the leaders at the top are certainly not in favor of this. >> no. no, they're not. they've rejected this outright and said absolutely not. mexico has done the same thing. the u.s. has taken a really hard line when it comes to drugs. essentially, their argument, it would be a huge mistake to legalize drugs because in the end more people would use it, the argument goes, and it would actually create a much more harmful situation. they say too the focus needs to be on reducing demand. there are numbers out there to pr

secretary general kofi annan. former secretary of state george schultz. former chairman of the u.s.d various former latin american presidents. they urge, quote, to end the criminalization marginalization and stigmatization of people that use drugs but do no harm to others and recommend governments experience with models of legalizing drugs to reduce the power and influence of drug cartels. >> they don't consider any more -- drugs a crime. they consider it is a problem of the health system. opened the health system to people so people can go and try to find the solutions to the problem. >> reporter: a spokesman for hazelton that operates treatment centers for drug and alcohol addictions agrees the war on drugs has been a pailure. and applauds the roar's conclusion for treating drug use as a health issue. the group strongly opposes legalizing drugs. >> if i can speak professionally has somebody that works for the hazelton foundation but i also know in my personal life whatever the drug of choice is, when you put that into the mind and into the body of an addict or alcoholic like me, t

secretary kofi annan, ronald reagan secretary of state george shultz, and paul volcker, said that the drug war was a failure. that it needed to be readdressed with new priorities and suggested this country get out of the federal marijuana possession business. it is for that reason and others that i'll be joining today with congresspeople ron paul, john conyers, barney frank, jared polis, and others to introduce a bill to get the federal government out of possession of marijuana and into interstate and international shipments of marijuana and allowing states to decide like alcohol how they should deal with it. better they should deal with it as a health policy and not a criminal policy and not stigmatizing young people for life that might deny employment and taking police officers away from haven't crimes. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. sanchez: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker