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keen to amend the lisbon treaty to allow bailouts to cash strapped neighbors host peter lavelle asks his guests whether this heralds the end of the organization as a whole coming your way in half a minute. keep . a low in welcome to cross talk i am peter lavelle european union leaders need to consider what is called a minor change to the lisbon treaty that minor changes a guaranteed financial bailout of weaker members is this legitimizing moral hazard and is it even.

up next peter lavelle and his gas put their money on the table over whether there's a future for the euro. for the we've got to. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. will. review the latest in science technology. the future of coverage. if you can. follow in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle a currency in crisis and under siege what does the future hold for the euro is it destined to be a weak currency or is it time to seriously consider ending this monumental monetary experiment. can. you discuss the future of the euro i'm joined by john ganton birmingham he's the u.k. spokesperson for the e.u. referendum campaign and in london we cross to rodney shakespeare he is one of the founders of the global justice movement and another member of our cross talk team you know on the hunger are a gentleman cross talk rules are a fake so you can jump in anytime you want if i go to you rob me first we had the e.u. the e.u. zero is that facing a fork in the road meaning either reassess the entire project or and this will inflate may get john even more wound

up next cross-talk peter lavelle and his guest debate whether new u.s. legislation to educate the children of illegal immigrants is a pipe dream or the future of a pipe dream of future integration or realistic response to current immigration issues it's coming your way next stay with us. and you can. follow him welcome to cross dot com peter lavelle they have a dream the development relief and education for alien minors act is languishing in the u.s. senate legislation most americans agree with is this bill commonsense immigration policy or is it a sham rewarding those who break the law. to discuss washington's new immigration legislation i'm joined by marty.

follow it well the crosstalk i'm peter lavelle one of the defining characteristics of modern life is mass consumption western lifestyles are being adopted globally but with the advent of the global recession all those who were once rich now have to live more modestly.

now it's time for cross talk with peter lavelle and a look at whether the u.s. should continue as the main broker in the search for middle east peace. and if you. still. want him to. blow it welcome to crossfire prime peter lugo embarrassing failure this is how many describe washington's most recent attempt to reach a peace settlement in the middle east.

with leaders of the keen to amend the lisbon treaty to allow ballots to cast neighbors host peter lavelle asks his gas whether this heralds the end of the organization as a whole stay with us. hungry for the full story we've gone to. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. bringing you the latest in science and technology from around russia. we've got the future covered. and you can. follow in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle european union leaders need to consider what is called a minor change to the lisbon treaty that minor changes a guaranteed financial bailout of weaker members is this legitimizing moral hazard and is it even democratic. can you. discuss the e.u. in the lisbon treaty i'm joined by stephan your neck in stockholm he's director of corporate relations at the center for european policy studies in london we go to robert oulds he's director of the bruges group and in amsterdam we crossed the harry vaughan he is a dutch socialist party member of parliament and another member of our crosstalk team on the hunt all right gentlemen crosstalk

welcome the crosstalk i'm peter lavelle call so again on the brink after a less than successful election in allegations of organized crime including organ trafficking and heroin smuggling this self-proclaimed country is a threat to its neighbors. and. to discuss the allegations made against kosovo's leadership i'm joined by misha godly ovitz in london he is a political expert on the balkans also in london we have his excellently zeph mozzie he is the albanian ambassador to the u.k. and to the republic of ireland and in new york we go to alan cooperman he's an associate professor at the l.b.j. school of public affairs at the university of texas and another member of our cross talk team yell on the hunger all right gentlemen cross talk rose in effect or a difference of opinions on this program and i'd like my viewers to see them if i go to you alan first the allegations that came out of the council of europe are serious allegations against the leadership particular the prime minister of course of all over all of a week ago or so these are very serious allegations given your knowledge of th

follow and welcome to cross dot com peter lavelle embarrassing failure this is how many describe washington's most recent attempt to reach a peace settlement in the middle east is it time for the u.s. to drop the pretense of being an honest broker and allow more neutral players to take its place. and you can. discuss the prospects for peace in the middle east i'm joined by omar bug guti in ramallah he is a founding committee member of the palestinian campaign for the academic and cultural boycott of israel in jerusalem we cross to gil hofmann he is the chief political correspondent and analyst at the jerusalem post and in nablus we go to abdul sattar qassam he is a professor of political science at on the national university and another member of our cross talk team yell on the hunger for a gentleman cross talk rules and if that means you can jump in when you want to go i'd like to go to you first in jerusalem there's words being used the humiliation embarrassment failure they're all being attached to the recent american effort to broker a peace process there mitchell seems to have you know v

to logan and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle the new exit is christians leaving.

follow me and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle what do you hear it was if anything two thousand and ten showed us just how fragile the world is was it a good year bad year for a lot in the middle. and you can. start. to talk about the year that is passing i'm joined by charlie beckett in london he's a professor at the london school of economics in new york we have steve lesser he is the editor of the op ed news and in boston we cross to jim walsh he is a research associate at the massachusetts institute of technology and another member of our crosstalk team on the hunger all right gentlemen crossed cross talk rules are not in effect for the first time. this program has a lot of debate on it and for the last program of the year i'd like to have a nice friendly chat with members panelist have been on this program before so with that in mind i'd like to go to you jim jim you've been on a couple of programs about north korea nonproliferation iran so i'm going to ask a very broad question about two thousand and how did the american empire do is it losing ground it's going to continue

up next peter lavelle's cross-talk looks at how the recession is forcing the kings of consumerism to cut their cloth stay with us here on r.t. . if you can. pull over and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle one of the defining characteristics of modern life is mass consumption western lifestyles are being adopted globally but with the advent of the global recession all those who were once rich now have to live more modestly. and you can. discuss consumer society i'm joined by jules back in london he is the co-founder of abundance the partners in chicago we cross to david armano he is senior vice president at edelman digital and in auburn we go to lou rockwell he's a founder and chairman of the libby gun muses institute and another member of our crosstalk team yellin hunger all right gentlemen crosstalk rules are in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want gentlemen we live in a new age apparently we were all told that we need a structural change to our economy because of the great recession that we're still going through but will attitudes change as well because it seem

welcome back to cross talk i'm peter lavelle remind you we are recapping two thousand and ten. before let's see what russians thought most about this year two thousand and ten is quickly coming to an end this year ripley it with major events on the political and economical scene has seriously tainted the world the russian public opinion research center conducted a survey and ask citizens what threatens them in today's world inflation tops the list the with think the six percent fifty three percent are worried about alcoholism unemployment ranked third gonna ring four to six percent these figures have decreased over the year so that the outcomes of two thousand and ten could be called positive with most people expecting even a better life in two thousand and eleven peter ok i talk about people's power but first to jim about the people's republic of china at the very end of this year we saw negotiations between the chinese officials and the e.u. about and i'll say what it is there's to be a lot of different ways of describing. but if china's helping to bail out the european union

coming up peter lavelle it's about the relative merits all of the so-called dream act in the u.s. does it promote immigration sanity or reward a lot of cross talk is next. hello and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle they have a dream the development relief and education for alien minors act is languishing in the u.s. senate legislation most americans agree with is this bill commonsense immigration policy or is it a sham rewarding those who break the law.

up next peter lavelle's guests ask why christians in palestinian areas are leaving at a rate of knots despite living in multireligious communities there for centuries that's here in just a few moments.

follow in the welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle the new exit is christians leaving the holy land christians have lived in historic palestine since the advent of christianity alongside muslims and jews now there are growing concerns the christian community will soon disappear. and you can. discuss the fate of christians in palestine i'm joined by alex out while in jerusalem he is a pastor of the east jerusalem baptist church and a professor at bethlehem bible college also in jerusalem we have david parsons he's a media and public relations officer with the international christian embassy jerusalem and in haifa we go to daphne simponi she's a professor of modern middle east history at technion israel's institute of technology and another member of our cross talk team yell on the hunger or at cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want alex i'd like to go to you over the last sixty years or so we've seen the christian population of what is the legal borders of israel and the the west bank and gaza drop significantly there are different estimates there from

coming up in about half an hour my colleague maria joshie will be coming in but next peter lavelle asks his guests with the advent of the global recession will have to live more frugally even in an age of mass consumerism. for the for. the biggest issues get. to face with the news makers.

television executives from around the country also will be in but first up next peter lavelle and his guests discuss what's been called of the new exodus christians leaving the historic palestine cross talk show is up next.

seem better wins are the only ones with a bone to pick with the israeli government next hour peter lavelle and his guests examine what is being called the new exodus christians leaving the holy land as they say they are not welcome there here's a quick preview. is israel does. chris shows to live in the jerusalem area their reality is that many jews today in israel don't want to live among palestinians whether they are muslims or christians this is the truth sometimes we try to ignore this truth we try to ignore the city ality but there is a lot of racism against christians and muslims in the state of israel this is not the state of israel this is not the state of israel. this is the occupied territories and i have. come in come out. and now for a brief look at other major headlines from around the world. the u.n. has recognized ivory coast opposition leader. as the winner of the country's disputed presidential election in. turn declared all mine thousand u.n. peacekeepers in the country enemy combatants the international body accuses. all obstructing access to the suspected mass graves of

and coming up peter lavelle asks is gas whether cost of zero is gradually turning into a criminal state supported by washington and its nato allies crosstalk is up next. we'll. bring you the latest in science and technology from the realms of. the future.

welcome back to cross talk i'm peter lavelle to remind you we're discussing if kosovo is a criminal state. but before let's see what russians think about this issue. a crime boss on top constable prime minister hesham patches democratic party of casaba won the country's first post independence general elections many call this ball a significant milestone in the development of amal to ethnic democracy kosovo declared independence from serbia on the seventeenth of february two thousand and eight the russian public opinion research center gauge its citizens opinion on the issue of cost of four to seven percent of the respondents say foreign countries should not intervene in their fears of another country and another twenty two percent believe they should nonetheless the west has already come directly related the people of costa on the election. ok we should like to go back to you given this report and i would agree with the ambassador let's make sure we get all of the facts out there however dick marty has a good road record in investigating things but. really hasn't nato got so much blood o

follow you know welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle start forward or start back with a new strategic arms reduction treaty between russia and the u.s. ever become law obama is putting all his political weight behind senate ratification while many see opponents playing politics in danger in global security . can. discuss ratification of the new start treaty i'm joined by my guests in washington richard burt he's a managing director mclarty associates and a former u.s. ambassador to germany amitai etzioni he's a professor at george washington university and daryl kimball he is the executive director of the arms control association and another member of our crosstalk team on the hunger all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect and that means you can jump in anytime you want richard byrd i can like to go to you are should i call you when bassett or because you are one of the chief negotiators if not the chief negotiator for the u.s. side first the first start agreement so looking at the at the debate that is going on we can talk about in the about this the lengthy process on this pro

more on these stories in thirty minutes time up next though peter lavelle tackles anti-semitism and asks his guests if it israel's domestic or foreign policy is fueling it coming your way and crosstalk in a few moments. we'll come to the what makes a big splash in the world of high tech business trends advance science and i get cheap products they don't understand oh he's he's got he followed russian evaders to easy bidders and brought in their big breakthrough back home spotlight on stories on technology update here on. the future coverage. hello and welcome to cross talk i'm peter all about anti-semitism is nothing new to the world and it's undeniable that it exists today however how should anti-semitism be defined and by whom. to discuss the uses and abuses of anti-semitism i'm joined by norman finkelstein in new york he's a political scientist and author in washington we go to jeff her he is a professor of modern european history at the university of maryland and in san francisco we cross to charles small he is the director of the yale initiative for the interdisciplinary study of an

follow in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle we're told we're traveling on the information superhighway but many assess information found in media to be biased and even worse wrong are we experiencing information overload in an era when traditional media is shrinking. and you can't. discuss what some called information overload i'm joined by jeff no bitch in new york he's an entrepreneur in a freelance journalist also in new york we have steve rendall he's senior analyst at fairness and accuracy in reporting and in phoenix we go to dan gilmore he's director of the knight center for digital media entrepreneurship and arizona state university and another member of our cross talk team you know on the hunger steve you've been on the show before so thanks for coming back i'm calling this program the age of disbelief and the current business model at least for people to make money in mainstream media i say is the following the business model is. fear sells sex sells even lies sell there is no interest in the condition of democracy there's no interest in the condition of society and of course

the law and you want to see the i welcome back to cross talk i'm peter lavelle to remind you we're talking about the middle east power brokers the. but first let's see if russians believe in a lasting peace between the israelis and the palestinians mission failed this remains polus to produce results in the middle east peace process however this has not stopped washington's to kickstart in direct talks between the israelis and palestinians but the experts are more and more skeptical about success some say it is time for other parties to step in the public opinion foundation also russians if there could be a last in peace between israelis and palestinians thirty four percent said the peace is quite possible and thirty two percent believe it's not with many dotting washington's ability to be a fair broker the americans still say this serious about pushing forward a peace agreement and laying their politicians for a future palestinian state back to peter ok before we went to the break amare i think you wanted to jump in there what we're talking about is the conditions for negotiations because

follow in welcome to crossfire guyon peter lavelle european union leaders need to consider what is called a minor change to the lisbon treaty that minor changes a guaranteed financial bailout of weaker members is this legitimizing moral hazard and is that even democratic. and you can. discuss the e.u. in the lisbon treaty i'm joined by stephan unique in stockholm he's director of corporate relations at the center for european policy studies in london we go to robert oulds he's director of the bruges group and in amsterdam we crossed the harry vaughan bell now he is a dutch socialist party member of parliament and another member of our cross talk team on the hunger or a gentleman crosstalk grows in effect you have differences of opinion here so i wanted to be shown first of all i'd like to go to harry when the when the lisbon treaty was being sold peddled to the europeans if i remember correctly the one of the selling points was that they would never be bailouts of member countries but that's what how they watered it down saying look this is we're never going to go that far you know where

moscow looking ahead in ten minutes time a brand new program for you called all the money with paid lavelletonight he looks at russia's business opportunities but let's get across the latest we can find out news before that. and i welcome to the business program here on our team with me. tomorrow and for world oil be higher than expected next year it will stay haul into two thousand and fifteen as according to the international energy agency brant crude traded over ninety one dollars this week ahead of the apec meeting on saturday but analysts a split a longer term outlook for the oil price touch out of ports. in contrast with many traders russia's finance minister. has a green projection for oil prices sixty dollars per barrel within three years among those who agree with him feature rating agency says it's a fair price justified by fundamentals and stripped off speculation it is our view that a lot of producing countries are quite comfortable with the level of between sixty to seventy because it helps them balance their budgets but also think the price of between sixty to seventy companie

well from the crosstalk i'm peter lavelle call so again on the brink after a less than successful election in allegations of organized crime including organ trafficking and heroin smuggling this self-proclaimed country is a threat to its neighbors. play. here.

and a new wave of anti-semitism seems to be gaining momentum around the world next peter lavelle and he's crossed all gas debate whether radicalized islam or israel's own policies are to. live with. what makes a big splash in the world of. what turns it science into products they don't understand oh he's he's got he followed russian leaders to egypt bidders abroad and their big break through back. sunlight on stone on technology update here. we. cover. hello and welcome to cross talk i'm peter all about anti-semitism is nothing new to the world and it's undeniable that it exists today however how should anti-semitism be defined and by whom. to discuss the uses and abuses of anti-semitism i'm joined by norman finkelstein in new york he's a political scientist and author in washington we go to jeff her he is a professor of modern european history at the university of maryland and in san francisco we cross to charles small he is the director of the yale initiative for the interdisciplinary study of anti-semitism and another member of our cross talk team yell on the hunger all right gent

and staying with us peter lavelle's latest fiery dition of cross talk turns to immigration a word there is immigration there's anger. where there are large concentrations of immigrants it has been a net gain for these states ok when i do believe you're going to learn is to say but as a body why argue against that how do you pass beyond doubt and this is interesting i know you are well versed in them bob how to react to that sounds pretty convincing if any of that is valid maybe some of it is and i could certainly give you a laundry list as long as my arm out the net loss. on me with illegal immigration. and i don't know where brother doing us a lot of issues on this although you are. the founder of the wiki leaks website julian assange just staying behind bars in britain for at least two more days despite a court order to release him on bail the ruling has been appealed by sweden the country the once it's over sex crimes allegations we can leaks has published hundreds of thousands of confidential u.s. documents causing an outcry in washington the website has faced repeated attempts to b