located welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle a country in turmoil a country divided lebanon faces the prospect of a government controlled by hezbollah will lebanon's democratic choice find the country in danger but then in a pawn for others in the region. can you. still. discuss the political situation in lebanon i'm joined by alastair cook in beirut he's director and founder of the conflicts forum in new york we go to tony battering he is a research fellow at the foundation for defense of democracies and in london we cross to patrick seale he is a british journalist and author of the new book the struggle for arab independence all right gentlemen cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want there are differences of opinion on this panel and i want my viewers to see it alister year in beirut just an hour or two hours ago we word came out that indeed hezbollah has sponsored by minister will has been appointed by the president of lebanon and will be confirmed in a matter of hours probably to well within twenty four hours on wednesday they're calling it the

the head of the has said repeatedly that he respects lebanon's institutions its constitution. seeking power by himself he wants a national unity government it's the high really cried crowd was saying they will never join this government so this is a very. that is the least corrupt by far of any of the political groupings of the lebanon it's a remarkable organization and i wish them well i was trying to give you the last word before we go to the break here and go ahead. yeah i think it does provide as patrick says an opportunity it's an opportunity to get back if you like to an earlier form of levantine politics which is about power sharing and about partnership and trying to find a national consensus and i think this does give it to chance to do this under mikati and to move away from the polarized language the polarized politics that have been presence really basically since two thousand and five all right gentlemen to jump in right here after a short break we'll continue our discussion on lebanese politics stay with our. new the latest in science and technology from around r

remind you we're talking about the events being played out in lebanon. ok tony and i to go to you because it's been kind of turned into a two against one thing here is i want to give you a little bit more time here to get your position right gentlemen the first part of the program we talked about domestic politics and what's going on in lebanon now let's kind of widen this out right now because it it lebanon isn't a very important very small country but it's a very important country in a very volatile region tony if i can go to you i mean we haven't talked about the u.n. tribunal at all and a lot of people say this is why hezbollah pulled the plug on the government. because it doesn't want to face what it believes what many people in international media say is an indictment that could be. followed up against the members of hezbollah for the assassination of the former prime minister so. do you think that well what do you how do you reflect upon that this political crisis in this political process and the international dimension. yes i mean i mean that wa

were committed to lebanon. committed to its stability and it is within that context we provide, you know, military and other assistance to lebanon. it's in our national interest to do that, but we want to make sure we see the emergence of a government that continues to focus on and searched in the interest of the people of lebanon and not the interest. the actors no immediate product as a result of the political uncertainty? >> one aspect is we decry the motive so hezbollah and what they have obviously tried to do to intimidate the government and use the set two d. has pressured tech fix. at this point, lebanon will work to put together a new government and we'll see what emerges. >> that there is no immediate cut up? the mac in the past, the similar crises resulted in the eruption of outbreak or violent. so when are you prepared for such an eventuality? and second -- >> i'm sorry. are we compared to what? >> on lebanon. >> erupted into violence in the past. there was such a seller government crisis -- [inaudib

now we have lebanon. what's the irony is lebanon may turn out to be the most stable of any of these governments because it's a confessional democracy. >> warner: explain confessional democracy briefly. >> the muslims and sunni muslims and shia muslims hold one part of the parliament eke equal to seats with the christians. they're evenly divided. it's a very tenuous... there's a quota fof for each confession in the country. and this government, led by hariri, collapsed as sometimes happens in a parliamentary democracy. now a new government is being formed. this is something i think we can live with. yes, it's uncomfortable as the secretary of state made clear but it's something we can live with. >> warner: he said this did amount to a coups. you saw people in the streets. this is a country that has had a real history of violent, sectarian conflict. do you think that that... do you agree with mark perry that this will be very stable? >> i think that that's unclear at the moment. the government was brought d

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it is even about much more than who controls lebanon. the fallout from the death of this man is now the latest round in the big confrontation in the middle east between america and its allies and iran, syria, and theirs. the lebanese are good in a crisis -- they are used to them -- but there is no easy way out of this one. nobody knows what is next, and that vacuum is being filled with some dire memories of the violent past. >> let's change the tone of it. when it comes to listening to music, do you change between artists or patiently listened to every track of an album? in this age of ballots, you may not even possess an entire album. some people feel so passionately about this that they form classic album clubs to listen to the most popular records from beginning to end. >> ♪ pushing through the market square so many mothers sighing ♪ >> when was the last time you sat and listened to an album all the way through? >> i thank you all for coming. classic albums sunday, people come in, hang out, try to create a living room feel, and they c

and basing themselves in lebanon. you a different groups in lebanon, some sponsored by saudi arabia try to take advantage of these al qaeda guys just fight hezbollah, to fight a shia. they were hoping they could fight palestine. what we've seen in lebanon since 2006-2007 are increasing clashes between sunni and shia thugs on the street. they culminate in 2000 a when sunni militias were very quickly dispatched and defeated by hezbollah in 24 hours. that education remains. as long as hezbollah is a thorn in the side of the americans and the studies, the one group saying that you don't have to compromise, look, you can defeat israel or humiliate israel, it's going to be an embarrassment to saudi arabia which totally sold out. they will do their best to undermine it, undermine it by spreading its fear of shi'ism which is now becoming much more serious threat to the arab world. you see she is being tortured and arrested. saudi arabia has a significant shia minority. kuwait, we seek sunni and shia more than ever. she is are

economics and military support for lebanon. after a government takeover by the militant anti-israeli group hezbollah. as elizabeth palmer reports, the power shift triggered violent protests in lebanon. >> reporter: with the enemy nowhere in sight, demonstrators in the northern city of tripoli took their anger out on a tv crew satellite truck. this is a stronghold of lebanon's sunni muslims, angry that the iranian-backed shiite group hezbollah will, for the first time, lead their country's government. this rage has roots in the unsolved bombing and assassination of lebanon's prime minister. an international investigation is soon expected to hand down murder indictments against senior hezbollah leaders. but rather than take the blame, hezbollah toppled a lebanon government and formed a new one. which means that, with supporters of the dead prime minister, justice will never be done. the u.s. administration is, to say the least, disappointed. >> a hezbollah-controlled government would clearly have an impact on our bilateral relati

>> iraq would be lebanon -- lebanon is a sectarian system. sectarianism is not yet -- the resources is to go through the sectarian groups. there is sectarianism and militia which reminded us of lebanon. but the sort of new phenomenon, we can blame the americans for that and a civil war in iraq. i will get to that. lebanon was the most sensitive to place because it was a very big state and had a strong militia. the prime minister who was assassinated, nobody knows by whom in 2005 which really recreated the way they've thought about themselves. in the whole region a sunni revival, there has been a revival as well. in 2006, hezbollah defeated israel as well. became the most powerful movement in the arab world and a real fresh to the sunni dictatorships because of what it stood for. a challenge to american region and it was a popular movement, a populist movement of social justice. and stagnant regime in saudi arabia and elsewhere that were collaborating with americans and israelis and costing them legitimacy. they couldn't play the arab national

demonstrations turned violent in lebanon. a candidate backed by hezbollah becomes prime minister. the russian prime minister rao's retribution against those who bombed the airport in moscow. -- the russian prime minister vows retribution. president obama aims to promote bipartisanship and unity. we know all of the contenders for next month's oscar ceremony. have died in the riots and protests -- have died in the protests in egypt. egypt is a far bigger country and it has crushed protests before but the demands are similar -- more jobs, cheaper food, less corruption. as demonstrators surged through cairo, the police were clearly struggling for control. >> egypt has not seen anything like this for years as thousands of protesters marched through the center of cairo, the police took up positions. then, the battle commenced. the demonstrators are not going to give ground. the police bring out water canons, one young man steps up to confront them. on top of another water cannon, you can see a demonstrator wrestling withç the operator until they both tumble into the crowd. at times, th

demonstrations turned deadly in lebanon against hezbollah. russia's prime minister about retribution for the russian airport bombing. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast around the world. my name is mike and lee -- emley. the state of the union -- president obama bows to promote unity. the oscar nominations -- we now know all contenders for less -- for next month's ceremony. three people have died in one of the biggest demonstrations in egypt in years. riot police in cairo and other cities fired teargas and water cannons to try to break up demonstrations. there were inspired by the popular uprising in tunisia. their slogans against president hosni mubarak were shouted as they threw stones at the police. john leyne was there. >> egypt has not seen protests like these in years. but after the example of tunisia, suddenly they have lost their fear. >> this is for egypt. we want hosni mubarak to leave egypt. it has been 15 years, and there is no change. we need to change the security. they are beating us, killing us. there is government oppress

but by lebanon and the least in the sense, i mean the sunni shia fight. and there was a sort of new phenomena, and we can blame the americans for that and the civil war in iraq and zarqawi and i will get to that. lebanon was the most sensitive place because it had a very weak state and had a strong shia militia hezbollah and as the sunni primm minister who was assassinated and nobody knows by whom in 2005, which really recreated the way they thought about themselves. and you begin to see in the whole region the revival. people talk about the shia revival but there is the revival of the sunnis identity as well. in 2006 hezbollah defeated israel. hezbollah become of the most powerful movements in the arab world. and a real threat to some of the sunni dictatorship and egypt, jordan, saudi arabia, a threat for a challenge to american and israelis in the region to be there was a popular movement, a populist movement, a movement that spoke about social justice. and yet stagnant regimes in saudi arabia and egypt and jordan and elsewhere clever and with the ameri

lebanon in crisis. the government collapses as hezbollah and its allies announced they're withdrawing. portugal is breathing a small sigh of relief. had thaved the auction led to ma bailout would be inevitable. >> portugal needed to go to the markets to raise money. the big question what it would have to pay. if there were going to be 7%, officials said that would be unsustainable. they expected portugal would be billing -- need billion. portugal has bought some breathing space for itself and for the year. some of the fundamentals have not changed. the central bank has predicted this economy will decline by 1.3% this year. the worst did not happen. the doubts about the euro have gone away. a lot of economists believe that during this year, one or more countries will be needing rescuing. some signs of relief today. >> here in the u.k., speculation. the bbc has learned that eric daniels is entitled to a payment of 220% of his salary. the german airline lufthansa has seen a big jump in passenger numbers. i

it is even about much more the new controls lebanon. the fallout from the death of this man is now the latest round in a big confrontation. the lebanese are good in the crisis. they are good. there is no way out of this one. nobody knows what is next. it is being billed as some dire memories. >> you are watching bbc news. police have found by mutilated bodies outside month delay in the latest drug-related violence in mexico. the five dead men were dumped by gunmen. 20 people have been killed in and around the city in just 24 hours. polish investigation into the plane crash that killed the polish president and 95 others have accused air traffic controllers of failing to warn the pilots the airplane was of course. the official russian inquiries says the pilots were under psychological pressure from those on board the aircraft to land despite the bad weather. west african military discussed military intervention to force them to give up power after he lost the elections in november. they said nearly all states have agreed to contribute. it

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th are directed at this man, lebanon's new prime minister.lthough he himself is regarded as a moderate, he was appointed with the support of the radical hezbollah group. >> i assured the p psident that there will be complete cooperation between us to form a government that the lebanese want. a government that protects its unity and sovereignty and create solidarity between its people and protects coexistence. >> but supporters of t outgoing prime minister say the new prime minister iserely a mouthpiece for hezbollah. in in northern city, harry himself called on the protesters to remain -- hariri called on the protesters to remain calm. >> i a understand your anger, but it is not right to express it by going against our values, our upbringing, and our understanding of democracy. >> the new appointment has led to rising political tensions in lebanon, and they're likely to t fir test of manthe new primminister will have to deal with. >> russian officials have vowed revenge from it is a suicide bomb attack in moscow's main airport, which kilild 3

it is even about much more than who controls lebanon on.rom the death of this man, it is the latest round in the big confrontation between america and its allies and iran/syria and theirs. there is no easy way out of this one. nobody knows what's next. that vacuum is being filled with violent memories of the past. >> for those of us then joined the odd glass of whiskey, 17 years old is pretty special. what about more than a century? he took them on an expedition to the south pole in 1907, and there they stayed until now. the whiskey is back in scotland where the story began. >> the arctic pioneers called this home. when he and his men left having failed to reach the south pole, he left behind precious cargo. five crates of whiskey, brandy, imports. it was brought back to life one degree at a time. >> this is been under the ice for over 100 years. the temperature has been kept constant and we feel the whiskey has been preserved. we won't know that until we access the whiskey. >> to keep the bottle intact, they will use a syringe to get into

egypt lebanon jordan where there is democracy that is not recognize hamas hizbullah so it's a mixed game it's democracy is on the march it's not recognized at least by the united states and its allies and then the united states has been a huge impediment to democracy in the arab world since its inception since independence so what is its track record. its track record is very negative as many serious american historians admit themselves through of the cold war period when the big enemy was communism the united states not just in the middle east but also in south america it was prepared to tolerate tyrants to date. butchers of their people because it's there in cross with the end of the cold war. humanitarianism became one of the ideological pillars except in those countries where it wasn't convenient so we've seen in the middle east in particular. the dictatorship in egypt which appears to be collapsing as we speak which has been there for the last twenty five to thirty years we have seen regimes over twenty years long in the matter of b.m. concrete eastern is morocco shiria we've seen t

faces the prospect of a government controlled by hezbollah will lebanon's democratic.

yemeni protests and jordan and of course lebanon is its own story. but there's pressure on almost all of these regimes. rob is rice. the choices that leaders make is going to be decisive. and right now they're all worried that they're going to be next. and they've been coordinating with each other at the recent arab summit meeting they took measures to prop each other up and created a fund to ease the short-term economic problems. but one of the things which really struck me about egypt yesterday is that with all of those preparations in place, they were still overwhelmed. and that's the sort of surprise that makes me like rob be a little bit humble about what we can predict. >> charlie: i want to talk about three other events. first, the broader idea that rob and i talked about before, but that the complexion of the middle east into north africa is changing. and that the primary players today are turkey and iran and syria and less so egypt, saudi arabia. any truth to that? >> i mean, we have discussed it in the past. i think there are two dynamics n

>> you know, i... you know, growing up in lebanon...s a very... it's a little bit of a... it stands out in other arab countries, in a way, because we're really exposed to so many different cultures. we love to explore; we're curious about people from different worlds, and... >> hinojosa: so it's a very open... >> very open. you know, we have half christians, half muslims. we have a 51% christians... i'm sorry, muslims, and the 49% christians, and even though there were... a lot of the conflict was because of the diversity of it, yet the beauty of it is that and how contradicting it is. i think there's something really poetic about that whenever i go to lebanon. >> hinojosa: and you were... you were raised as a muslim. >> i am, i am... >> hinojosa: you're still... >> yeah, i was raised and i'm still a muslim, yeah. >> hinojosa: you said at one point that you were a very devout muslim. you used to pray five times a day. >> i used to pray five times a day, and then i decided to be a bad muslim for a little bit. >> hinojosa: ( laughing ) >>

it is significant tonight in beirut and elsewhere in lebanon. the stronghold of tripoli -- these supporters are out on the streets. that is a sign when you are out on the streets you are losing the parliamentary gained. -- losing the parliamentary game. >> palestinians have reacted angrily to leaked documents that show negotiators were prepared to make concessions to the israelis over east jerusalem. revelations include allegations of palestinian negotiations agreeing to limit the number of refugees be allowed to return to israel. we have not been able to in dupont -- in dependably verify the documents. -- independently verify the documents. >> the leaked documents say while publicly opposing the building of jewish settlements on occupied palestinian land, they have [unintelligible] in sensitive areas like east jerusalem and some of the holiest areas. as increasing frustration is in many palestinian towns with what they see as israeli expansion, while the leadership looks increasingly weak. palestinian negotiators have prepared to make concessio

protests on the streets of london on -- lebanon. welcome to "bbc world news, 0" broadcasting to viewers around the globe. save the children warns that people will die from preventable diseases unless funding improves. the royal wedding is just around the corner. a chinese manufacturer -- help desk -- how the chinese manufacturers are struggling to keep up with demand for memorabilia. ♪ an explosion at russia's biggest commercial airport has killed 35 people today and wounded at least 180. the suicide bomber is being blamed by russian officials. the explosion happened at the international baggage claim area at domodedovo airport. president medvedev says those behind the bombing will be tracked down and punished. we have this report from moscow. >> smoke, dust, and dazed survivors. immediate chaotic aftermath of what appears to have been a suicide bombing at moscow's biggest airport. it was full. several international flights had just arrived. hundreds of people were made -- waiting to meet the passengers. the carnage was inevitable.

, as well as interests outside lebanon, to subvert justice and undermine lebanon's stability and progress. >> holman: the announcement came as lebanon's pro-western prime minister saad hariri-- the son of the late leader-- was in washington. he cut short his visit and flew home to meet the crisis. in afghanistan, five nato soldiers were killed in roadside bombings and other attacks. so far this year, 17 foreign troops have died in the fighting, including at least eight americans. taliban militants also carried out attacks today on members of the afghan intelligence service. four people were killed, and more than 30 wounded. the violence in afghanistan broke out shortly after vice president biden left kabul, for neighboring pakistan. there, he met with pakistani prime minister yusuf raza gilani in islamabad. and, he spoke to concerns that the u.s. infringes on pakistani sovereignty with attacks by drone aircraft. >> i would respectfully suggest that it is the extremists who violate pakistan's sovereignty and corrupt its good name. our goal is to work with your leaders, and you mr. prime mi

and sovereignty of lebanon. we want to see a government that will support the work of the tribunals, so, you know, we're going to wait and see as this constitutional process unfolds. >> is the secretary doing any talks with any leaders? >> ce continue to monitor the situation in lebanon very closely. we have had recent conversations with government officials, and we'll continue to engage across the full spectrum as lebanon goes through the democratic process. >> the documents -- >> hold on, hold on -- >> [inaudible] >> we'll go from issue to issue. >> very quickly, there's a call for the 14th march coalition which may develop into a flash point. are you counseling, the u.s. allies, against any kind of activity that -- >> that goes without saying. we, you know, there is a constitutional prosays here. every indication is the government is following this constitutional process, and certainly we do not want to see any faction of any kind resort in violence. >> [inaudible] >> i can't say, you know, not to my knowledg

many lebanon regard him as a sellout. with this the hezbollah which started in the 80s as a guerilla group is now calling most of the political shots in lebanon. >>> well, it has been a week since a little boy was kidnapped. still no sign of his or his alleged kidnapper but we are hearing something new from his family tonight. kiet do on what they hope will bring the little boy home. kiet. >> reporter: ken, first, through that investigation, it has expanded to include a stretch of the canal that spans more than 10 miles and today they had an airplane up in the sky to look for bodies that may have floated downstream. but here at the family home they still believe that the two are still alive. they believe that somebody might be hiding them. and one thing we did not expect to hear tonight was forgiveness. it is day 8 and the family, emotionally drained, have softened their tone. >> i forgive you jose if you are watching this. i forgive you. >> god is with us today. >> reporter: at the family moment a candle light prayer vig

as lebanon's lawmakers call for a nationwide day of rage people valen his gas discuss the effects of facing a government ruled by a spot on diplomacy inside and outside the country coming up at six thirty am g.m.t. but here's a preview right now. this government is much more representative than its predecessors it is an alliance of hof the christian community with hezbollah which represents forty percent of lebanon's population as. look there hasn't been a census since nine hundred thirty two but most people would say the figure is close to forty percent so with half the christians with other druze the way over the fifty five percent well tony you say not true not true what you'll see i think is total nonsense and you know it's not going to be i'm going to give an answer to your son the fact that i think the numbers that all the numbers that that does affect the psionics in these are tied at a back twenty nine percent and if anything the sunnis have them i mean if you and i go with them and you know this patrick you know it's really the study of the demographic studies of. the fact i

well as lebanon works to restore order peter lavelle in these guests on cross to discuss just what a hezbollah ruled government might mean for both the fragmented country and for the fractured region now here's a quick preview of what's ahead in the next hour on crosstalk. this government is much more representative than its predecessor it is an alliance of half the christian community with hezbollah which represents forty percent of lebanon's population as. look there hasn't been a census since nine hundred thirty two but most people would say the figure is close to forty percent so with half the christians with other druze the way with the fifty five percent well it would you say not true not true what you'll see again is total nonsense and you know it's like i can't even answer as your side their side the facts i think the numbers they're all the numbers that as a fact the see happening since i started high that fact twenty nine percent and if anything the sunnis have them like a miniscule edge over them and you know this patrick you know it's really the study of the demographic i

in lebanon tensions have risen after the president appointed a prime minister a bag by the shia islam is group hezbollah demonstrations to place across the country as najib mikati was asked to form a government and that fear is it could breed now. i disappear in fighting and being rude two thousand and eight many including those in the west see the appointment as a sign of the growing political power of hezbollah which the u.s. considers a terrorist organization. as lebanon's lawmakers call for a nationwide day of rage people of allen his guest discuss the effects of facing a government ruled by a spot on diplomacy inside and outside the country coming up in just over an hour but here is a preview right now. this government is much more representative than its predecessors it is an alliance of hoffman christian community with hezbollah which represents forty percent of lebanon's population as. look there hasn't been a census since nine hundred thirty two but most people would say the figure is close to forty percent so with half the christians with other druze the way over the fifty f

as bob backed candidate has been appointed to lebanon's new prime minister giving the militant party powerful political leverage the news was mad with fierce opposition in a mainly sunni northward demonstrators burned tires attacked vehicles belonging to media outlets protestors accuse hezbollah viewed by many as an iranian proxy of staging a coup the u.s. has voiced its displeasure over the events and threaten to withdraw its support for the country. as lebanon's lawmakers call for a nationwide day of rage and his guests discuss the effects of facing a government ruled by a spall on diplomacy inside and outside the country that's coming up at six thirty am g.m.t. but here's a preview right now. this government is much more representative than its predecessors it is an alliance of hoff's the christian community with hezbollah which represents forty percent of lebanon's population. look there hasn't been a census since nine hundred thirty two but most people would say the figure is close to forty percent so with half the christians with the druze the way over the fifty five percent we

and as lebanon works to restore order and his guests on cross-talk discuss just what a hezbollah ruled government might mean for both a fragmented country and for the fractured region brief glimpse at what's ahead in a few hours. this government is much more representative than its peter says it is an alliance of half the christian community with hezbollah which represents forty percent of lebanon's population as. look there hasn't been a census since nine hundred thirty two but most people would say the figure is close to forty percent so with half the christians with other druze the way over the fifty five percent well you say not true not true what you're seeing is total nonsense and you know it's like. you're saying the fact the fact i think the number is there all the numbers that does affect the. fact twenty nine percent and if anything the sunnis have a miniscule edge over them and you know this. demographic. the fact is tony you don't want to accept. it. and the business news now with dmitri. thanks very much rory emerging economies are considered the main growth driver in twen

it is about much more than you controls lebanon. the fallout from this is much more of the latest in a big confrontation in the middle east. >> lebanese are good in the crisis. they are used to them. there is no way out of this. this vacuum is being filled with some dire memories of the violent past. >> the irish prime minister has devised a competent vote in his leadership. they forced into resign over the economic crisis. he publicly opposed the prime minister. he resigned. >> ireland's financial crisis was always likely to lead to a political resignation or two. tonight there was a resignation. it is not the irish finance minister. it is the irish finance minister. he resigned after a week of political in-fighting. he said it is time for change. i think we need a new party leader. the issue went to a vote tonight at the irish parliament. the irish prime minister survived. after that, with an minutes and was a point of-term. he had a turbulent year months. he is not how many days left in government. an election year is scheduled s

they are directed at this man, lebanon's new prime minister.lthough he himself is regarded as a moderate, he was appointed with the support of the radical hezbollah group. >> i assured the president that there will be complete cooperation between us to form a government that the lebanese want. a government that protects its unity and sovereignty and create solidarity between its people and protects coexistence. >> but supporters of the outgoing prime minister say the new prime minister is merely a mouthpiece for hezbollah. in in northern city, harry himself called on the protesters to remain -- hariri called on the protesters to remain calm. >> i a understand your anger, but it is not right to express it by going against our values, our upbringing, and our understanding of democracy. >> the new appointment has led to rising political tensions in lebanon, and they're likely to be the first test of many the new prime minister will have to deal with. >> russian officials have vowed revenge from it is a suicide bomb attack in moscow's main airport,