you know how's that number on a government learned lebanon lebanon voters a vote of no confidence like any other country can because it does have some form of a democratic system and then rooted and then brought the government down and it's as simple as that you know and one who hadn't run and sell his soul it was the worst i mean it's you say has. brought down the government i mean when you look at any particular government has the lies about two members and that's not what i'm saying doesn't even and doesn't you know how can a surety and a government i say i don't know it can i just go to a moment here i'd like to go to mona there's there's one interesting scenario out there is that jim and i'm not going to point a finger at anyone right here but there are some people in the in the region and i'll be honest something about israel are very pleased to see that the lebanese are squabbling among themselves because they don't want to see another war with hezbollah because they hezbollah has been very very careful in expanding its influence in the country in maintaining its grassroots stro

because lebanon contra you know in contrast to say syria. egypt and libya you know where they were ruled by one man one party scenario lebanon is not is not that case so it's very hard to apply regime change in lebanon as such you know you have governments governments going governments come people with no confidence now the new government is because these governments down the line i mean there is an attempt as we speak and there. three days and they declared it the march fourteenth if you want the opposition at the moment said that it aims to bring down this particular government and they're in session for the next three days starting today. in parliament to see whether they would vote for or against now the likelihood is that they will not be able to bring it out on this round but they could do that you know maybe another time. that doesn't matter is you know there won't be as. you know it's a pickle i mean spring revolutions that are happening around the world we must we must be very careful not to stereotype them all as the same you know

an hour from now next cross-talk looks to lebanon and whether the political or military group has been our it's funny his reputation bolstered by being more closely linked to murder that's heated debate next on r.t. . if you can stand. alone and welcome the cross-talk i'm peter lavelle a united nations tribunals has indicted some members of the lebanese shia movement hezbollah for the assassination of former lebanese prime minister is this special tribunal looking for justice or is it a tool attempting to take advantage of the country's deep political divisions and is lebanon the ultimate loser in this legal process. can. live. to cross-talk lebanon struggle i'm joined by how a jogger in beirut she's a british lebanese journalist and author in jerusalem we cross all makes sharon he is a writer for commentary magazine and in cairo we have mona evades she is a professor at the american university in cairo ok folks cross talk was in effect but first let's have a show report on the tribunals findings today. days ago a united nations tribunal delivered its long awaited indictment of four ha

cross talk lebanon's trial i'm joined by howard job are in beirut she's a british lebanese journalist and author in jerusalem we cross all makes arun he is a writer for commentary magazine and in cairo we have mona evades she is a professor at the american university in cairo ok folks cross talk was in effect but first let's have a show report on the tribunals findings today. days ago a united nations tribunal delivered its long awaited indictment for hezbollah officials in lebanon accused of assassinating the country's former prime minister rafik hariri and a roadside bomb six years ago the indictments now risk originating sectarian violence in a country already rattled by decades of bloodshed these political establishment now faces a tricky challenge it needs to find a compromise that both honors its international obligations and prevents a dangerous political split with a shiite has a belong with men currently enjoying great political clout and lebannon about this and we are today in front of a new reality that request a wise approach putting the supreme interest of the country our

on the israel lebanon border. now with the american space shuttle program g. to officially end with the return of atlantis from its last mission on buzz day there are some that say the country's dream of space exploration is now over a position rejected by robert williams a distinguished astronomer on the mound behind the hubble telescope where he says the golden era of space research is in its prime and you can watch the full interview with him in fifty minutes time helen ossie. we're going through difficult periods now in the past few years but when i talk about the golden age of astronomy i talk about the the space missions that we've had in the past fifteen years and the large ground based observatories in the new technological developments that are the neighborhood us to do things like adaptive optics supercomputers that have really advanced our understanding of astronomy at this large number of discoveries that i would say a really big set appropriate to call this a golden era of astronomy. and when it comes to starting a family determined couples in rus

on the israel lebanon border. but the american space shuttle program you to officially ends at the return of atlantis from its last national thursday there are some that say the country's dream of space exploration is now over its position rejected robyn williams it stinks the stronger man behind the hubble space telescope he says the golden era of space research is in its prime and you can see the full interview and. we're going through difficult periods in the past few years but when i talk about the golden age of astronomy i talk about the the space missions that we've had in the past fifteen years and the large ground based observatories and the new technological developments that have enabled us to do things like adaptive optics supercomputers that have really advanced their understanding of astronomy if you look at the fundamental discoveries that have been made in astronomy. pulser our qualls ours. the existence of planets around other stars in the past fifteen years there's been an explosion of knowledge a

on the israel lebanon border. ok let's take a quick check now some other top stories from around the world and dozens of the protests in the japanese embassy in south korea get decisions to boycott korean to be airline test flight disputed territory korean f. through its new flagship. only the. territory which you can't do without them disputing the sovereignty of the audience for many years the region is located in the east sea and distance from japan and south korea . u.s. president barack obama has welcomed a bipartisan senate proposal designed to cut the country's huge debt the crown aims to decrease the deficits by about four trillion u.s. dollars over the next decade and we're bringing more teacher reductions will mainly effect help education programs with a need to avoid leaving the fold and will make his from policies already discussing raising the federal borrowing limits. and when it comes to starting a family the terms couples who are in russia will stop at nothing many of the country's six million infe

on the israel lebanon border. you can find more background on israel's conflicts with its neighbors on our website dot com also that the latest on the efforts to lift the sunken bold barrier cruiser from the river bed in central russia for asia is expected to start shortly and we've first hand accounts from the divers who found the one hundred fourteen bodies trapped in the back also. the biggest concent the world. unique project is on the way in st petersburg to create a model replica or brush your prime details you can look at all gallery crowd. rigging free storage three. three. three. three. three blow in video for your media project and a free media card. george is the latest spy saga takes yet another twist tblisi says that three fellows here john this child was spying for russia have no confessed guilt anything in the reports there are mounting concerns the suspects were us into admitting crying think didn't commit. and then there were in on the last georgian photographer to deny allegations of spying has a

on the israel lebanon border. now it's a story that stood out some controversy off forum and you can join the discussion also dot com also you there for your children preparing a. new breastfeeding dulls get a mixed reaction from parents as they hit the shelves of the toy stores across europe and the u.s. . in the wilds biggest country in minutes a unique project on the way in st petersburg to create a tiny replica of the fine detail taken the gallery of art into. britain free. free. free. free. video for your media project free media oh god our t.v. dot com. george's latest spying saga has taken another twist to bring you see says the three photojournalists charged with spying for russia have now confessed they killed but as always he's going to reports there are mounting concerns the suspects us into admitting to crimes they didn't commit. and then there were none the last georgian photographer to deny allegations of spying has apparently changed his story he now admits the charges video testimony of jordan have

on the israel lebanon border. also making headlines this wednesday night syria's foreign ministers warn the ambassadors of america and france will travel outside the capital without permission this one for diplomats were severely criticized by the government for visiting the volatile town of hamas considered an opposition stronghold it comes as security forces continue violent crackdown on anti-government demonstrations at least ten people were killed and she was there is police fire the rally in the city. the u.s. president barack obama is welcome to cross party senate proposal designed to cut the country's huge debt plan aims to reduce the deficit by about four trillion dollars over the next decade by slashing health spending education and labor programs with only two weeks left to avoid a looming default lawmakers from both parties are also discussing raising with federal borrowing limit. now says the lantis is on its way back down to worth as the final mission of the u.s. space shuttle program draws to an end

on the israel lebanon border. georgia's latest spy sagas take another twists tblisi says the three photojournalists charged with spying for russia vo confess their guilt but that is really good reports that are mounting concerns the suspects were coerced into admitting to crimes they didn't commit. and then there were none the last georgian photographer to deny allegations of spying has apparently changed his story he now admits the charges video testimony of georgie have the largest confession of spying for russia was released by prosecutors to the media but most journalists are skeptical about this latest development or our. old this is very strange and there is in the middle of the night and it isn't there a case has been marked as top secret and this confession is a serious victory easer because we have made doubts about this whole deal cynical you would get the odds and maintained his innocence ever since he along with three other photojournalists was arrested at the beginning of this month although including

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on the israel lebanon border. next to the man behind space telescope who believes despite the u.s. shuttle program. we're still. the beauty of. security basically it's funding and if. you think. you have a better chance than that that is pretty it's always nice to look at beauty. but. as far as a scientific value is concerned or trying to understand the universe. is one of those things maybe you've heard the expression. what beauty. is a picture that other people might not consider beautiful but it reveals the answer to some important question like how stars galaxies. beauty is a totally different. produces beautiful images that children like to see. he is very important for the funding of horrible and of course that's important for we scientists and in fact i can tell you in the united states maybe in many countries schoolchildren tend to be fascinated by certain things they're fascinated by dinosaurs for fifty years now if you would go to a typical classroom in the united states and look at posters on the wall you would see pictures of dinosaurs for the first time last year pictu

on the israel lebanon border. when it comes to starting a family determined couples in russia will stop at nothing many of the country's six million infertile couples say surrogacy is their only chance of having a child but despite the practice being the legal in russia the end result isn't always a case of happy families. these first photos of van tom made him an orphan seeing he was ill his genetic parents refused even to hold him the boy has a rare and incurable genetic disease but. they simply threw him out like an unwanted kitten and picked a healthy one. while his healthy twin brother enjoys family life and tom has no one but hospital staff helping him to survive the boy's sorry mother who disappeared soon after the delivery little anton story is just one of the shocking examples of shortcomings in the russian family code that seeks to regulate sarrasin in the country. in our modern world the idea of surrogacy is sometimes distorted a given be used to avoid the hardships of pregnancy and to preserve the beau

lebanon is years behind explores its gas fields.ing oil and gas exploration, but the government may not issue any licences until late next year. an oil bonanza won't remake this country just yet. for "marketplace middle east," rima maktabi, beruit, lebanon. >> the foreign ministry says it's open to dialogue with lebanon and wants to settle the disagreement peacefully. >>> counting the cost of war in libya, around $50 billion and counting according to d country's finance minister. an exclusive interview with gadhafi's government when we come back. joo as fighting continues in . >>>as fighting continues in libya, germany announces it will contribute money. they need $3 billion over the next few months alone. from the region qatar has donated. earlier this year kuwait offered $177 million to the war-torn country, but how much is fight costing the country's economy now? the gadhafi government says the impact is, quote/unquote, colossal. and the export of gas has play add major part in that as ivan watson found out as he sat down with th

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from lebanon. as a still struggling to cope with the consequences of that withdrawal by members of the so-called south and the. practice range of forces and they feel that sacrifice is going on recognized part of the same with l.t. he says there's little support for the country he fought for. and there's only one thing for wise national dreams about and that is to return home at home to southern lebanon and he's here on the other side of the border in northern israel. that's my whole five kilometers away eleven years ago for was was one of several thousand christian mini's to flee with the israeli army as it left lebanon for eighteen years the israelis had been fighting the palestine liberation organization and his below on lebanese soil helped by the south lebanon army a militia of christians shias andrews who controlled the south of the country this old lebanese army has been fired for israel as a world that is for sale. there was a near thing of interest between them and us but growing domestic

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you know how is it going to run the government let alone what lebanon lebanon voltaire's every want of no confidence like any other country. approaching the ten minute mark of the hour here in moscow europe's ongoing struggle to save the euro has been dealt another blow as portugal has had its debt downgraded to junk status moody's the credit rating agency behind the move says a default is unlikely unless the country is given yet another bailout many analysts have questioned the logic of saddling struggling economies with more debt speculation grows over whether the e.u. is ready to come to portugal's rescue again and the direction of the e.u. and the i.m.f. are taking in solving this crisis may well lead to severe consequences that's according to douglas cos well an m.p. from the british conservative party. i think it would be immensely food dish to have another bailout because what we're doing with each so-called bailout is adding to the amount of debt owed by countries who are already bankrupt if we really want to fix this problem instead of adding to the debts of portugal greece an

celeb it is since the israeli army withdrew from lebanon however the consequences of the war against hezbollah and the palestinian liberation organization is still being felt members of the lebanese army who fought alongside there's really kind of say the country they've. got the story. there's only one thing for wise national dreams about and that is to return home but home is southern lebanon and he's stuck here on the other side of the border in northern israel. that's my home five kilometers away eleven years ago for was was one of several thousand christian neighbor nice to flee with the israeli army as it left lebanon for eighteen years the israelis had been fighting the palestine liberation organization and his below on lebanese soil helped by the south lebanon army a militia of christians and jews who controlled the south of the country this old lebanese army do them fired for is hard as a world that is the didn't fight for so. there was a knitting of engrosses between them and us but growing domestic pressure in israel over the high losses suffered by the army finally convin

ok eleven years after israel's retreat from lebanon thousands of soldiers are still struggling it's ok but the consequences of that withdrawal that members of the so-called south lebanese army he backed israeli forces and they feel their sacrifice has gone on recognized that one up almost soldier he says there's little support from the country he fought for. there's only one thing for wise national dreams about and that is to return home but home is southern lebanon and he's stuck here on the other side of the border in northern israel. that's my whole five kilometers away eleven years ago for was was one of several thousand christian mini's to flee with the israeli army as a cliff lebannon for eighteen years the israelis had been fighting the palestine liberation organization and hizbollah on lebanese soil helped by the south lebanon army and militia of christians cheers andrews who controlled the south of the country this old lebanese army didn't freud for israel as a world that didn't fight for self. it wasn't living in the between them and us that growing domestic pressure in israe

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and used up on ice soldiers who fought for israel in the world it's lebanon bombing so it's stuck in a country that's forgotten their existence. george's latest spy saga has taken yet another twist to be seen out says three photojournalists locked up on charges of espionage on behalf of russia have confessed guilt results is a legal issue reports there are concerns that the suspects were coerced into admitting crimes they didn't commit. and then there were none the last georgian photographer to deny allegations of spying has apparently changed his story he now admits the charges video testimony of giorgio the largest confession of spying for russia was released by prosecutors to the media what most journalists are skeptical about this latest development per hour percoco through all this is very strange and there is in the middle of the night and this is a case has been marcus top secret work all of these raises questions and not getting any answers and this confession is a serious face three accuser because we have clear doubts about this whole deal. you would get the hearts and mind

some seven thousand south lebanon army soldiers crossed into israel those who were left behind would tried jailed and sometimes killed as traitors for was national was one of those who got out alive keeping working with israeli intelligence hoping to recruit lebanese spies i did not want to run here i wanted to die fighting but the israeli intelligence almost forced me to come i was told you know too much but the way they treat me now is a shame they forced me to run away and now they spit on my face six months ago i'm no lawyer found four was living in a tent on the street he was hardly surviving on the few hundred dollars a month the israeli government gave him i feel ashamed in my country they are treating not only the case of four was not him but i'm told them people that remain in state in israel. the country and the state of israel are treating them like. it's a charge the government is aware of although it says it's doing its best to help them by giving cash education and in some cases although not in far as this is a home. for them already eleven you. know the thing we don't

and they were demonstrating for free lebanon. free democratic progressive lebanon.rs later, hezbollah, iran's proxy and iran control lebanon. so that hope was dashed and the question, where does the rest of the arab country go to. where does iran go to, a non-arab country and started in tunisia, the ayatollah's regime stole the election, and millions walked into the streets and they were butchered quickly and silenced. there is a palpable yearning in the arab world and in the islamic world, in the middle east for this new beginning. i think most people, left to their own devices, you know, they'd opt for a genuine democracy, but they're not left to their own devices, the people with the guns and the people with the superior organization, they deprive them of their freedoms as they did in lebanon, as they did in iran. you know, we'd like to, i think we all would like to see a democracy. if democracy triumphs, we'll have peace because in a genuine democracy there's a public will. most people don't want their sons and daughters to go to battlefields, to die from bombar

huge numbers and they were demonstrating for free lebanon and free democratic progressive lebanon.t hope was bashed . you know, the question is where do the arab countries and iran go to . it started in tehran when the ayatollah regime stole the election and millions of those . millions walked in the streets and were butchered and silenced. there is a yearning in arab world and slam sham world and middle east for a new beginning. i think most people left to their own devices, they would opt for a democracy. but they are not left to their own democracy. people wit the guns and superior organizations, they deprive them of their freedoms as they did in lebanon and as they did in iran. we would like, we all would like to see a triumph of democracy. if democracy triumphs, we'll have peace. because in a genuine democracy, the public will. most people don't want sons and daughters to go to battlefields to die. they don't want war and don't typically initiate war. if we have peace and genuine democracy. we'll have genuine peace. but the jury is out on where it is going. let's hope it goes

lebanon's interior minister confirmed the names of four hezbollah members charged with killing of the former prime minister are really -- hariri. the government's efforts one now be made to arrest the four men. has blocked repeatedly denounced the tribunal and vowed to retaliate -- hezbollah has repeatedly denounced the tribunal. do we have any idea where the men are? >> people say they don't know where they are and they don't expect the lebanese government to actually make the arrest. this is going through the motions. basically hezbollah is a dominant force in the government and to use their phrase, they will cut the hand of anyone who tries to arrest any of their members. no one is really expecting it to happen but authorities need to make it look like they tried, so when the legal processes go on after the 30-day period, that they won't be criticized by the tribunal and get into various tangles for not having tried. >> we are watching pictures that remind us of the assassination six years ago. it is incredibly inflammatory it -- an inflammatory, is an? the you expect political ins