/south korean alliance. they're going to show that they are going to be there militarily for the south koreans going forward. they've sent more military materiel in the region. they'll be engaged in more exercises with the south koreans but the united states does not want to lend its chips to provocation. >> just on that point. i thought it was interesting if you compared the obama administration's decision to keep a very low profile in recent days to say bill clinton's effort to begin to reinforce during the... on the peninsula during the 1994 nuclear crisis or even president obama's decision to send bombers to guam during a crisis in 2003, the obama administration is trying to play it very cool and i think trying not to give the north koreans an excuse by putting american forces up front. >> rose: thank you, david, pleasure to have you on. >> thank you, charlie, great to be back. >> rose: back in a moment. congresswoman carolyn maloney. stay with us. >> rose: in 2006, new york police officer james zadroga

koreans denied doing that presidesouth koreans, u.s. of the rest of the world blame the north koreans for that. there have been a lot of other tensions. today the governor is going to meet for what will probably be a more important meeting with the chief north korean negotiator, the individual who invited richardson to come here to begin with. and that could set the stage for a visit to the nuclear facility north koreans have. there will also be an added meeting, i'm told, richardson will have with senior north korean military officials. all of this is designed to lower the temperature, to ease this crisis which is probably the most significant since 1953, the armistice that ended the korean war. it's a very tense situation. right now the latest exchange of rhetoric and threats between north and south korea has further escalated the tensions so there's no doubt about that. >> wolf, obviously you're live there inside north korea. can you give us a sense of whether or not the governor or yourself have learned any new information, any kind

south korean exercises which clearly are leading to the north koreans upping their . upping their readiness for for future for a future attack or military adventurism it seems to be a lot of saber rattling right now repeated warnings from the north continued war games in the south in this ever be resolved or do you think things have gone maybe too far. well i mean the danger is that somebody makes a mistake and what's happening is that both sides are escalating the rhetoric and if you want the preparation for military action i don't think anyone's intending to start if you want a full scale war at this point but the danger with escalation is it gets out of control so if we see something we need that we need to be concerned about for the future. and a worst case scenario if a quote sacred war begins who do you think is going to get involved. oh wow i mean i think in terms of the bottles it will clearly be science in north korea with the americans assisting and less with troops than with if you want naval and air force components that will try early on to take out a nor

, especially after the north koreans -- they knocked out this south korean warship. north koreans deny they did it, but almost everybody else accused the north koreans of doing it back in march, 46 south korean sailors died in that incident. and there was a big uproar that the south korean government wasn't responding tough enough. and then after the shelling of the island, they didn't respond tough enough. they got a new defense minister in place right now. so under domestic political pressure, the south koreans have to show some determination. and there's concern, richardson i know is concerned that if the south koreans go ahead with these exercises at this sensitive moment, that will provoke the north koreans and who knows what will happen. so they're trying to calm things down. but it's -- it's by no means easy. it's a lot easily said than done. >> wolf blitzer traveling with former u.n. ambassador bill richardson right now in north korea trying to calm things down. wolf, we appreciate you being able to hop on the phone and report there from -- for us. wolf blitz

across the yalu river is the north korean town of hyesan.tream here is so narrow, you can literally hear voices from the other side. in the winter, the river freezes and becomes a natural bridge for the countless north koreans hoping to cross into china. the shore is lined with old wooden houses and traffic is sparse. even on a normal weekday, the city seems to be cloaked in silence and most factories appear to be at a standstill. despite a temperature of minus 10 degrees celsius, many women are washing clothes by the river. the bridge linking hyesan and changbai is one of the trade routes between north korea and china. a popular export to north korea is this electric torch which can last up to ten hours with a single charge. >> translator: we sell a lot of these torches because power failures are frequent in north korea. >> reporter: in the hope of meeting north korean traders, we decided to move closer to the customs office. despite this initial failure, we soon met a woman visiting relatives on the chinese side of the border. >> translato

south korean exercises which clearly are leading to the north koreans paying their . upping their readiness for for future for a future attack or military adventurism i don't think anyone's intending to start if you want a full scale war at this point but the danger with escalation is it gets out of control so we see something we need that we need to be concerned about for the future what we need to see is some. yes cheers from either side to try and step a maybe an offer from the north koreans for example to give up their their fuel rods from the real nuclear reactor and try and ship them to the scientists will be something that might be allow us to start scaling down the current levels of tension now as korean experts going forward for us there. on the way black ops denied. details of allegations against american and military officials in afghanistan who are reportedly preparing to take the war over the border. power has been restored at moscow's airport after a twelve hour break over one hundred flights were canceled and others are diverted to nearby airports after

foreign policy goals on the korean peninsula than say the government's president's role in president kim. in south korea. president lee is often times seen as a puppet of the united states and the area around his office is called by many south koreans the news united state of south korea is there ever a danger do you think that the north would ever play the car that it's that it's brought out yet again talking about maybe using its nuclear deterrent if i have a bit of sacred war ever did break out there could that happen and which nations are likely to be drawn into the conflict. the north could use its deterrent you never know what's going to happen when there's a game of brinksmanship being played as the south koreans obviously are i don't believe the south koreans want to bring this to an open state of conflict and i don't believe they actually want the north koreans to retaliate but when you play this kind of dangerous game anything can happen i believe the vice chairman of the u.s. joint chiefs of staff had mentioned that it's very important that the united states control this e

the south korean military says it plans to stay on the highest alert for the time being. south korea and the united states began a four-day military drill in the yellow sea following the exchange of fire on november 23rd. on wednesday, the final day of the drill, the two nations will carry out exercises to protect the u.s. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier "george washington" from enemy attacks and to deliver supplies to combat areas. >> conventional forces -- provocative actions by those forces. >> a weekend poll by south korea's kbs television shows that more than 70% of those surveyed want much stronger responses to any future provocations by north korea. >>> nations concerned with north korea are carrying out diplomatic moves following china's proposal of an emergency meeting of chief delegates to the six-party talks. japan's top negotiator to the six-party talks met china's special envoy on korean peninsula issues on tuesday in beijing. akitaka saiki asked wu dawei to explain beijing's request for a meeting of the chief delegates to the six-party talks on north korea'

you don't want miscalculation regarding our allies the south koreans and north koreans.here is a little bit ever an opening now. i detected that. i am the only one to talked to north korean officials like in the last six months and i'm not perfect, i'm a citizen diplomat. i went there on my own, i was invited by the north koreans and maybe they wanted to send a message through me. who knows. but i think the status quo is unacceptable. >> warner: very briefly before we go. do you think any serious engagement is possible as long as this succession is taking place the one that vice president biden referred to or kim jung ill wants to hand to have his son? >> well, i do agree with the vice president that they wanted to look strong and perhaps this is one of these very strong military actions have taken place. but i also sense that that transition is probably already taking place. although i did detect in some low level and mid level bureaucrats that they're not entirely pleased with that succession. they were questioning it, they're not going to stop it. but i think that has

for the south koreans it's rather just a return to the original state of forestalled. when you talk about the talks that the south has recently called for once again the reuniting of six party talks about the north's nuclear intentions but it appears the south of the moment is doing everything it can to make sure those talks might fail why would such an agenda be the case it is very confusing because for the last six months or probably nine months already since the sinking of china on corporate in the western city of korea south korea simply refused to talk to the north. tried to or abstain from any negotiations military. commercial parade any kind of negotiations but just twenty four hours ago there's a new development yes that can be looked at as a smart move in the pen and a new kind of try to change the pace of these bilateral game see saw winter korean relations says it is very unstable when you talk about the seesaw between between what would essentially brother states here and souls a research proposal to unify the peninsula and that would cause massive change i

i think that the south korean goals are to pressure north korea and even risk the conflict to. isolate or to further. for further influence not a regime of supposing that it will be too late which is absolutely. and based purely i did say will let the i.a.e.a. inspectors into the country to examine nuclear facilities at a change of stance at all well you know have been saying it's ready for talks for several months already. it has been said to the chinese it has been said publicly. so there's a ready for dialogue for dialogue both on on the issues of nuclear nuclear program and the broader issues of security in the korean peninsula unfortunately that's the u.s. and south korea are not ready for the dialogue and this gives us another suspicion that the real goal of both exercises and this. refusal to start the dialogue is to really should north korea even to get into concessions you mention the u.s. then of course there are many differences on this between the u.s. and china i mean could this. new international diplomatic conflict. well fortunately this is a sort of first cry of

later, tensions remain high on the korean peninsula, the u.s. reassures seoul it's committed to south korea's defense. 30 years after john lennon's tragic death beatle fans look back on his legacy. the founder of the wikileaks website julian assange nb in custody for a week after -- has been in custody for a week. prosecutors want to talk to him about allegations the sexual monthliestations and rape. his supporters put up a large sum of known get him out on bail but this was refused. staff on his whistle blowing website plan to carry on releasing leaked diplomatic correspondence. frank gardner's report contains some flash photography. >> a media scrum this afternoon as the elusive wikileaks founder was brought to court in west minister. julian assange is accused of sex crimes in sweden which he denies. the judge refused him bail pending extradition. >> i believe mr. assange could have been safely released today. the judge took a different view but it was clear that it was a close call in his mind. and he's of course asked now to see the evidence

. >>> as military tensions on the korean peninsula and other east asian regions continue to increase, japan and the united states aim to boost their capabilities to jointly respond to any emergency. the two nations also hope that their coordinated efforts will act as a deterrent against possible future conflicts. >>> a chinese government official says the country will keep a close eye on an upcoming meeting between japan, the united states, and south korea, where north korean issues will be discussed. foreign ministers of the three countries will meet in washington on monday to discuss north korea's artillery attacks on south korea as well as recently confirmed uranium enrichment facilities. chinese foreign ministry spokesperson jiang yu said in a statement on thursday that the situation on the korean peninsula is sensitive and complicated. the spokesperson said china hopes the three-party meeting will help ease tensions on the korean peninsula as well as promote disxlalogue and non-conflict. she said china will keep a close eye on the outcome of the meeting. the spokesman called for

korean response of . the artillery shelling of the island we've now seen massive joint u.s. south korean exercises which clearly are leading to the north koreans upping their . upping their readiness for future for a future attack or military adventurism i don't think anyone's intend. to start if you want a full scale war at this point but the danger with escalation is it gets out of control so we see something we need to we need to be concerned about for the future what we need to see is some gestures from either side to try and step this down a maybe an offer from the north koreans for example to give up their the their fuel rods from the young real nuclear reactor and try and ship them to the science will be something that might be might allow us to start scaling down the current levels of tension. one of moscow's main airports has ground to a halt after i stop electricity cables rupture officials say power is expected to be back on by the end of the day but they'll be no flights told then for more on

we've now seen massive joint us south korean exercises which clearly are leading to the north koreans upping their. upping their readiness for for future for a future attack or military adventurism i don't think anyone's intending to start if you want a full scale war at this point but the danger with escalation is it gets out of control so we see something we need that we need to be concerned about for the future what we need to see is some gestures from either side to try and step down a maybe an offer from the north koreans for example to give up their their fuel rods from the young nuclear reactor and try and ship them to the scientists will be something that might be allowed us to start scaling down the current levels of tension. and this week the brother of the way polish president killed in a plane crash in russia has claimed the body buried in cracow does not belong to lech kaczynski chance he has not yet announced whether he will ask for the remains to be doomed moscow was startled by the comments as a polish side had been involved in all stages of the identification last wee

south korean exercises which clearly are leading to the north koreans are upping their. upping their readiness for for future air for a future attack or military adventurism i don't think anyone's intending to start if you want a full scale war at this point but the danger with escalation is it gets out of control and that's obviously something we need to we need to be concerned about for the future but we need to see is some gestures from either side to try and step down and maybe an offer from the north koreans for. example to give up their their fuel rods from the yongbyon nuclear reactor and try and ship them to the scientists will be something that might be might allow us to start scaling down the current levels of tension. before they're an expert on korea all the way on r.t. her black ops denied the details of the patients against her could military officials in afghanistan would be preparing to take or over the border. the power's been restored moscow's domodedovo airport after twelve break over one hundred flights were canceled and others diverted to nearby airp

the north korean response. of the artillery shelling of the island we've now seen massive joint us south korean exercises which clearly are leading to the north koreans are upping their. upping their readiness for for future for a future attack or military adventurism i don't think anyone's intending to start if you want a full scale war at this point but the danger with escalation is it gets out of control and that's obviously something we need to we need to be concerned about for the future what we need to see is and gestures from either side to try and step this down a maybe an offer from the north koreans for example to give up their their fuel rods from the yongbyon nuclear reactor and try and ship them to the scientists will be something that might be might allow us to start scaling down the current levels of tension. before an expert on korea speaking to us coming over the program fueling anger or find out about the u.s. congress criticize the key american air base in kurdistan and what it has to do with

the korean peninsula since the end of the war back in 1953, the shelling that north koreans engaged in on a small island it's a tense, tense situation and people would like to see the situation calm down. what is making it more intense now has been a u.s. scientists, a top u.s. scientist from stanford university, los alamos who says that there is dramatic new developments on the north korean nuclear front and that scientist is going to join us live this hour as well. we have experts covering this story. we're going to be back in a few moments with governor bill richardson suzanne? >> thank you so much. we look forward to all of those developments the next couple of hours. >>> now to dramatic developments happening on capitol hill. that is where the senate has just voted overwhelmingly to approve president obama's $858 billion tax deal. dana bash is on the hill with more. dana, what do we know about where we are with the latest piece of legislation? >> reporter: well, as you said, the senate passed overwhelmingly this tax cut package. 81-19. really a bipartisan vote. we expect the house

japan ruled the korean peninsula before world war ii for 35 years.outh koreans are still wary of japan's participation in joint military activities. >>> a key member of japan's government is promising to do everything he can to resolve an international issue dragging on for decades. more than 30 years have passed since north korean agents abducted japanese citizens. chief cabinet secretary yoshito sengoku spoke at a symposium attended by families of the abductees. >> translator: the japanese government will do everything it can in order to resolve this abduction issue as soon as possible. >> sengoku said the abductions were an extremely serious infringement of japan's sovereignty and an unimaginable violation of human rights. he also expressed regret and apologized for not having been able to resolve the issue yet. the head of a group that represents the families of abductees complained it is hard to figure out who is in charge of the issue because the responsibility often changes hands. >> translator: there has been no tangible result, even though t

south korean exercises which clearly are leading to the north koreans upping their . upping their readiness for future for a future attack or military adventures i don't think anyone is intending to start if you want a full scale war at this point but it is a danger with escalation is it gets out of control. which is something we need to we need to be concerned about for the future but we need to see is some gestures from either side to try and step down maybe an offer from the north koreans for example to give up their with their fuel rods from the only real nuclear reactor and try and ship them to the saddest will be something that might be might allow us to start scaling down the current levels of tension. and also from korea expert going for stay with us here on r t still on your way diplomatic fallout i know why you're wrong is considering breaking off all ties with e.u. ok. but first the aftermath of freezing rain is causing major delays around us ructions at one of moscow's main airports i stopped electricity cables have a ruptured and caused a power outage at

that's as close as 750 meters away from north korean soldiers. lee gave them words of encouragement and said they must remain on alert because no one can predict what the north will do next. >> translator: we thought up till now that patience would make peace possible. but it turns out that's not true. we will be able to preserve peace by powerfully responding to attacks from the north. >> lee stressed that a strong response could curb provocations from the north and prevent war. >>> north korea's media, meanwhile, have criticized the drills. they reported on them during a regular news broadcast. >>> also, china has renewed its call for an emergency meeting of the chief delegates to the six-party talks on north korea's nuclear program. >> translator: the situation remains highly sensitive and extremely complicated. countries should stay calm and be responsible. >> the spokesperson also said china wants countries concerned to respond to its proposal to resolve the issue through dialogue and negotiation. >>> japanese government officials have quote

south korean exercises which clearly are leading to the north koreans upping their . upping their readiness for for future for a future attack or military adventurism i don't think anyone's intending to start if you want a full scale war at this point but the danger with escalation is it gets out of control and that's obviously something we need to we need to be concerned about for the future what we need to see is some gestures from either side to try and step this down a maybe an offer from the north koreans for example to give up their their fuel rods from the yongbyon nuclear reactor and try and ship them to the scientists will be something that might be might allow us to start scaling down the current levels of tension. korea expert lean forward speaking to us on the way in the program diplomatic fallout find out why angry iran is considering breaking off all ties with the united kingdom. and details of allegations against american military officials in afghanistan who are reportedly preparing to take the war over the border. the aftermath of freezing rains causi

south korean exercises which clearly are leading to the north koreans upping their . upping their readiness for for future for a future attack or military adventurism i don't think anyone's intending to start if you want a full scale war at this point but it is a danger with escalation is it gets out of control. which is something we need to we need to be concerned about for the future what we need to see is some gestures from either side to try and step down maybe an offer from the north koreans for example to give up their with their fuel rods from the only real nuclear reactor and try and ship them to the saddest will be something that might be allow us to start scaling down the current levels of tension. commentary from korea expert glidden ford. at least eight suspected militants have been killed in a counter terror operation in the capital of russia's southern republic of dagestan authorities say one of them was the leader of a local terrorist group artie's excitedly hunch over who's at the scene of the violence we're just a couple of meters away from the buildi

the united states' policy for the last sixty years has been to seek the collapse of the north korean state and its absorption into the south. the lead government is more closely aligned with u.s. foreign policy goals on the korean peninsula than say the governments of presidents rohan presidents kim. in south korea president lee is often times seen as a puppet of the united states and the area around his office is called by many south koreans the news united states of south korea south korea certainly seized on any opportunity it can to escalate tensions there is the sinking of the south korean corvette chain on the hand which was immediately blamed on north korea over north korean denials and there are many in south korea who do not believe the official inquiry then we have the artillery exchange that happened on november twenty third which has been blamed on north korea however the exchange was triggered by south korea and marine garrison on an island that lies very close to the north korean coast you consider that you consider president leaves hostility toward north korea . it's h

south korean exercises which clearly are leading to the north koreans paying their . i think their readiness for for future for a future attack or military adventurism i don't think anyone's intending to start if you want a full scale war at this point but the danger with escalation is it gets out of control and so if we see something we need to we need to be concerned about for the future what we need to see is some gestures from either side to try and step down a maybe an offer from the north koreans for example to give up their their fuel rods from the young real nuclear reactor and try and ship them to the sides will be something that might be allowed us to start scaling down the current levels of tension. alexander vorontsov from the institute of oriental studies believes china and u.s. perspective involvements with north and south korea could lead to a global conflict it's a. real big nightmare for many countries and first of all for the six countries three who met in the six party talks receives a common blood that was given control in china also and of course

south korean exercises which clearly are leading to the north koreans paying their . upping their readiness for for future for a future attack or military adventurism i don't think anyone's intending to start if you want a full scale war at this point but the danger with escalation is it gets out of control. which is something we need to we need to be concerned about for the future what we need to see is some gestures from either side to try and step down a maybe an offer from the north koreans for example to give up their with their fuel rods from the only real nuclear reactor and try and ship them to the sides will be something that might be allow us to start scaling down the current levels of tension. commentary from korea expert glyn ford will stay with us here on r t coming up in the program fueling anger find out how the u.s. interest precise day he american air base in kyrgyzstan and what it all has to do with a revolution in that country. and china extends its political influence in europe by offering to help struggling economies but is it enough to save the u

south korean forces struggled to effectively respond to a north korean artillery attack on yeonpyeong island last month due to problems with waep weapons deployed there. a member of the presidential advisory commission asked weapons manufacturers to analyze the problems and quickly improve domestic capabilities. an industry representative pledged to help enhance the country's defenses. an official said the government continues to support the defense industry as a pillar of the nation's growth strategy. south korea's government and military industry are jointly promoting arms exports. on thursday president lee myung bak agreed with indonesian president susilo bambang yudhoyono to export korean fighter jets to indonesia as part of a plan to boost defense cooperation. >>> japanese prime minister naoto kan has told a senior russian official that he is willing to discuss economic cooperation and territorial issues. on thursday kan met with chief of staff of the russian presidential executive office sergei narishkin, who is in charge of relations with japan. >> translator: in last month's m

south koreans facing war. >> this south korean student says he feelingslike he will be called up like a reserve soldier and seriously really scar. this man says he thinks it might be the mostthreaten time aftethey cease fire 6 weeks after kim jong il unvailed his youngest son as his heir. >> this validates a lon standing concerwith respect to north korea and its enrichment of uranium and continues to validate a country led by a dictator constantly desires to destabilize the region. >> meanwhile north korea's agenciesthe government will continue stres if south korea violates a disput sea border. south koea's president has vowed to retaate strongly if thenorth attacks again. ephram gram cbn news. >> north korea is one of the most repressive nations in the world. a place where christianitis out lawed and believers are put into labor camps simply for owning bible or attending a prayer meeting. recently, cbn news sat down with carl muller and spoke about the brutality prisoners face the camps. >> one day i hope the world understandwhat these camps are like. they are worse because of the ex

north korean soldiers who are portably took part in the shelling of a south korean island last month said pyongyang was provoked by souls war games it's the first time northern troops have spoken publicly about the violence they appeared on a talk show on state television marking kim jong il's nineteen years as the country's top military commander the head of the anniversary of pyongyang warned it would launch what it called a secret nuclear war against seoul while the south president promised retaliation if attacked last month north korea shelled the south island of young young pianka killing four people in response to seoul's drills in the area analysts say the south koreans say south korea and the u.s. are seeking to destroy north korea as an independent state. the united states' policy for the last sixty years has been to seek the collapse of the north korean state and its absorption into the south. the lead government is more closely aligned with the u.s. foreign policy goals on the korean peninsula. say the governments of presidents rowan presidents kim. in south korea. preside

secretary of state, hillary clinton, south korean foreign minister and japan's foreign minister will discuss responses to north korea's artillery attack and they'll also talk about disclosure of a uranium enrichment plant. >> this demonstrates the close coordination between the united states, republic of korea and japan and our commitment to security on the korean peninsula and stability in the region. >> crowley rejected a chinese proposal for an emergency meeting of chiefs of the six-party talks on north korea's nuclear program and express nod interest in re-opening the dialogue with north korea. they say the three country also call on china to increase pressure on the north. >>> the federal reserve says the u.s. economy is continuing to improve gradually but its outlook remains uncertain because of a sluggish housing market. on wednesday, the u.s. central bank released it's so-called "beige book" the latest survey of business activity and says the overall economy is on a recovery tract including chicago and new york improving at a faster pace than before. manufacturing is growing

foreign policy goals on the korean peninsula. so the government's president's role in presidents kim. in south korea. president lee is oftentimes seen as a puppet of the united states and the area around his office is called by many south koreans the news united state of south korea and south korea certainly seized on any opportunity it can to escalate tensions there is the sinking of the south korean corvette chain on the hand which was immediately blamed on north korea over north korean denials and there are many in south korea who do not believe the official inquiry then we have the artillery exchange that happened on november twenty third which has been blamed on north korea however the exchange was triggered by south korea and marine garrison on an island that lies very close to the north korean coast you consider that you consider president leaves hostility toward north korea. it's his policy of confrontation deescalating war games and it's hard not to conclude that south korea is trying to precipitate a fight to to pick a

south korean exercises which clearly are leading to the north koreans upping their . upping their readiness for for future for a future attack or military adventurism i don't think anyone's intending to start if you want a full scale war at this point but the danger with escalation is it gets out of control and something we need that we need to be concerned about for the future but we need to see is some gestures from either side to try and step down a maybe an offer from the north koreans for example to give up their their fuel rods from the young nuclear reactor and try and ship them to the scientists will be something that might be allow us to start scaling down the current levels of tension. that was good for an expert on korea speaking to us coming up in the program fueling anger find out how the u.s. congress decides to keep american air base introduced and what isn't going to do with the revolution country. after mother freezing rain has been causing major delays and disruption and airports across russia one of the worst affected was moscow's domodedovo airport