i'm liz wahl here watching artsy. well the u.s. now shifting energy away from the middle east to asia pacific that's because that is where all the action is apparently with china's growing economy and expanding influence in the region president obama recently announced a plan to scale down the military budget but part of that plan is eroding in asia as i make clear in australia we will be strengthening our presence in the asia pacific. and budget reductions will not come at the expense of that critical region china and the us now two of the biggest of world economic powers and we see somewhat of an arms race going down now with the two countries the us bumping billions into new weapons to do to deploy to the region here's a look at some of the well this is a fighter jet lockheed martin is working on it integrates advanced l. technologies and sensor systems with supersonic speed and then there is this you're looking at a sketch of the most expensive piece of military equipment ever to be created the first of the navy's next generati

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victory in washington liz wahl r.t. all right so this is not only something to think about the idea that the u.s. would negotiate with the taliban but is also important to think about the agenda the u.s. has with afghanistan and look at the fact that you know now the troops are gone from iraq and someday they'll be gone at least for the most part from afghanistan journalist and writer neal say just returned from afghanistan he spent some time watching as u.s. troops told some of the villagers there that they should get ready for this impending departure i spoke to him a little while ago and asked him about their responses and also about the taliban's role there today take a look while i was there most recently don't remember i would ask. citizens how they felt about the impending departure of nato forces and most of them told me that they were virgins certainly about it. they felt. almost without hesitation that as soon as nato forces left the taliban would be able to sleep back in because they didn't have much confiden

victory and washington liz wahl r.t. so i want to talk about the agenda in afghanistan and look at the fact that the troops are of course now gone from iraq and will someday be gone also from afghanistan journalist and writer neil shea just returned from there and spent some time watching as u.s. troops told some of the villagers they should get ready for this impending departure i spoke to him a short time ago and asked him about their response and also about the taliban's role there today while i was there most recently don't remember i would ask. citizens how they felt about the impending departure of nato forces and most of them told me that they were virgins certain about it. they felt. almost without hesitation that as soon as nato forces left the taliban would be able to sleep back in because they didn't have much confidence that the afghan government would be able to handle things on their own so i think there's a lot of worry among afghan citizens about what will happen when those troops begin to leave when we t

i'm liz wahl and you're watching. well made in the usa products with that proud stamp increasingly becoming a thing of the past companies are finding it more attractive to do business overseas it's no secret that foreign labor is cheaper than hiring u.s. workers but it's much more than that it's the system america's infrastructure workforce the work ethic factors that companies and workers here in the u.s. at least as of now just can't compete with one is the labor force a skilled labor force that in china is willing to work twelve hour days live on site and sleep in a dorm so they get the job done by working hard and working quickly so it seems the likelihood these manufacturing jobs will come back home are slim to none and as unemployment continues to soar how is it possible for america to compete meanwhile china seems to have a wealth of jobs both for skilled and educated workers so how is it possible for america to compete well to dig deeper into this i spoke to peter schiff president of euro pacific capital and i

liz wahl r.t. . right before we go to a business with dmitri first this was ground where missiles and drones britain is not gearing up for war rather at london's summer olympics preparations are calling on all corners of the nation's defenses but as artie's of a bend it reports many fear the measures will pose serious risks to your privacy. spectators may know who they're watching at the olympics but they won't know who's watching them surveillance drones like this could be circling the skies of london this summer police may use the spy cameras in their lympics anti terror tactics it'll leave no hiding place the drones can make out a car's number plate from heights of up to one kilometer privacy campaigners fear is the start of a slippery slope i think it be our salute tragedy for britain the largest part of the olympic legacy was a surveillance like to see where we had store all this equipment in the name of national security and then when the other books are over we keep using it the spy in the ski

though are still preparing to resist with offices standing at the ready nearby and it's not his liz wahl explains occupiers remain united in their own going beliefs. so we are here at macpherson square where protesters have been occupying the park since october through out the demonstration about one hundred tents have been pitched here the national park service has repeatedly slapped these notices on tents here macpherson square informing protesters that they can no longer camp out here that means they have to get rid of sleeping bags and any other material which allows them to live here protesters are responding by painting that symbol on the notice which demonstrates the fact that they do not agree with this mandate there are tens can stay about their doors must remain open proving no one is living in it the notice warns protesters that violate the rule are subject to arrest and it's basically a symbol of opposition. to you know he is what everything this movement is opposing right now and so i think the tents are really important part of what you buy but police presence was sparse wi

though are still preparing to resist with officers standing at the ready nearby and i thought he's liz wahl explains occupiers remain united in their beliefs so we are here at macpherson square where protesters have been occupying the park since october throughout the demonstration about one hundred ten had been pitched here the national park service has repeatedly slapped these notices on tents here at macpherson square informing protestors that they can no longer camp out here that means they have to get rid of sleeping bags and any other material which allows them to live here protesters are responding by paying.

space so if they want to arrest one of us they have to rest all of us are not us and washington liz wahl. eighteen minutes past the hour now in the russian capital quick look now at some other world news in brief and i will not thank thousands of egyptians are flooded the streets in protest of the own going parliamentary elections demanding faster reforms demonstrators want the immediate dissolution of the military council which inherited absolute power from the deposed president hosni mubarak isn't this parties are expected to win majority control of the upper house of parliament and already hold the majority of seats in the lower house. the search for the remaining fifteen passengers still missing from the stricken costa concordia cruise ship has been cooled off italian officials say the effort was too dangerous for rescue workers such as already been suspended several times due to poor weather and choppy waters seventeen bodies have been recovered from the korea since it run aground off the on individually of this month . a recap of our top stories when we build on is only just a few

liz wahl r.t. . and i to corporate movements elsewhere in the world are also facing tough sanction not only from the police london bailiff runs his car through a group of demonstrators as a police just stand by and watch you can find out a full story from our london correspondent at r.t. dot com. you with r t live from moscow i'm rory sushi it's good if you join us today let's go back to two of our top stories here the ongoing going boiling crisis in syria and that of what's happening in iran as well to discuss both issues further i'm now joined in the studio by the deputy chief of the russian a duma committee for international affairs constantine cost of thank you for joining us on r t today straight to that of syria the u.n. security council is set to negotiate a new draft resolution later on tuesday what do you think we should expect to see by the end of the day do you expect any action on this well hopefully we will be able to see here because i believe that we need to have a united position by t

i'm liz wahl and you're watching our tea before we begin you may know it is a different look today already america is now high definition some of you may still be getting the standard definition for some of our programs but not to worry that will change in the months ahead. well the european union now with jumping on the bandwagon and placing sanctions on iran it's the west attempt to stop iran from furthering their nuclear enrichment program their convince the program is being used to create a nuclear weapon iran insists the program is only for peaceful purposes but it's not stopping the same gins against the country from coming but how much of an effect will distinctions really have on iran well if you take a look at their exports maybe not that much as you see year about the largest amount of oil actually goes to china about five hundred forty three thousand barrels each day with the largest amount going to be turkey india e.u. japan and south korea also acts for hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil from iran each day china and most of these countries though are refusing to join the

space so if they want to arrest one of us the after arrest all of us or not of us and washington liz wahl r.t. . occupy protesters in oakland california may be a victim from the city after the weekend's demonstrations and there they were met by a strong police reaction with tear gas flash grenades and hundreds of arrests activists robert wall from the occupy d.c. action team thinks the protesters fell victim to military stick police force i think you have to recognize the specifics of the oakland police department they're known as one of the most violent repressive in the country and it's exposed how militarists militarized american police have become in recent years so you know it's it's shocking it's horrifying to see what's coming out of oakland but it's hardly surprising knowing what we know and it's worth remembering that the oakland police may be under federal control soon because there have been so many civil rights abuses there if you look at the videos you don't see protesters attacking people you see protesters sticking together in ways that try to shield each other from the pol

i'm liz wahl and you're watching our team. well the west now calling on syria president bashar al assad to step down a draft resolution formed by the arab league and backed by the u.s. and european union calls for assad to hand over power to his deputy the west says the move is aimed at bringing peace and stability to syria where violence between government forces and rebel fighters rages on now the u.s. and e.u. stand behind this resolution but russia does not moscow says it will block the u.n. resolution over fears the move will allow the west to militarily intervene in the country and russia is one of the five council members with the power to veto the resolution artie's on the joins us now live from our studio in new york. why isn't russia on board with this resolution. well is you know it's interesting that this is the first resolution in a while since libya that has received so much attention and so much diplomatic back and forth in the last several months we have to mention that this is the first time in a very long tim

i'm liz wahl and you're watching our t.v. well the iowa caucus is now caucus is now underway and they started just minutes ago let's take a look at how the media is covering the frenzy and iowa. the race to the finish and i was. you can see right here from the morning register newspaper. you know when all of this started that we would be chasing rick santorum around in the final twenty four hours i would say that ron paul is the one that is winning their imagination by anything with these so seeing ron paul on television so much goosing guy got. another good heavens i went every four years with his caucus as ron paul when he. converged already on mitt romney. in a romney win. now in this race it is clear three front runners have. is a more in register poll finds mitt romney leading ron paul and rick santorum so it appears the battle lines have been drawn and one of these three men will win each candidate has a very different following let's take a look at who they are and what they stand for mitt romney is the man with the mo

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is far from declaring a victory and washington liz wahl r.t. . well that's going to do it for now i want to thank you for watching i'm christine and we will be back here in thirty minutes. tried to clean a ghost town. squandered money. on . what is now. more than sixty square kilometers or to move from the mistakes and those who are still surprisingly in line and fighting for jobs there so it's getting bad out here . but not saying hardly any birds squirrels you know. ducks you know i don't know what's going on here. concrete monarchy. down the official ante up location. called touch from the. life on the go. video on demand. old costs and says feed now with the palm of your. question on the dot com. good afternoon and welcome to capital account i'm more in leicester here in washington d.c. and when all the fireworks have fizzled out over two thousand and eleven so what is in store for financial markets in two thousand and twelve we've already said goodbye to the old normal now maybe even the new normal are we living in the paranormal. activity r

i'm liz wahl and you're watching artsy. well as we speak the worlds most rich and powerful are gathering in this whiskey town of davos for the annual world economic forum they're expected to take part in talks aimed at resolving the world's economic woes the meeting comes as the crisis in the euro zone there and supply into the region back into recession and bring the global economy down with it but as we see one economic summer summit after another play out will this forum be any different and being a real force for change will argue the lauren lyster joins us now from davos to bring us the very latest hi laura nice to see you so leaders from the euro zone have spoken how is it playing out over there and what are some of the highlights. well as you can imagine liz the eurozone as very much taken the if fishel center stage after yesterday we heard from angela merkel which i talked about with you guys and she said be patient we're going to stick to this fiscal integration we're going to join together for more europe that's a

i'm liz wahl and you're watching r.t. . well the countdown to the iowa caucus is on and with the first significant event of the nomination process just hours away three clear front runners have merged the morning register poll finds mitt romney leading ron paul and rick santorum so it appears the battle lines have been drawn and one of these three men will win tonight each candidate with a distinctly different following take a look at who they are and what they symbolize to voters well mitt romney is in first his big advantage money the candidate takes the cake when it comes to fund raising having huge support from the political establishment and big businesses romney also considered to be the most electable among the candidates and most closely aligned with the republican establishment and then there is ron paul paul has his dedicated passion a group of followers definitely the most energetic group of supporters his supporters are those sick of the status quo not happy with the current state of the economy and the meddling

i'm liz wahl and you're watching r.t. . all scaling down the military budget that's what president obama is announcing today as we look beyond the wars in iraq and afghanistan and the end of long term nation building with a large military footprint will be able to ensure our security with smaller conventional ground forces will continue to get rid of dated cold war era systems so that we can invest in the capabilities that we need for the future of the obama administration now realizing the u.s. can cite two wars at the same time anymore it just costs too much money now the department of defense is trying to figure out how to cut some four hundred billion dollars in spending and they say they can do this by ending the wars abroad and cutting back on other costs the pentagon certainly has a lot to work with with such a massive military budget to try to put it into perspective let's take a look at the u.s. military budget compared to other countries well in two thousand and eleven the u.s. pumped five hundred forty eight bill

i'm liz wahl and you're watching r.t. . well the west now calling on syria syrian president bashar al assad to step down a draft resolution formed by the arab league and backed by the u.s. and european union calls for assad to hand power over to his deputy the west says the move is aimed at bringing peace and stability to syria where violence between government forces and rebel fighters rages on now the u.s. and e.u. stand behind the resolution but russia does not moscow says it will block the u.n. resolution over fears the move will allow the west to militarily intervene in the country and russia is one of the five council members with the power to veto the resolution artie's honest. joins us live from our studio in new york. what is the latest over there out of the u.n. security council meeting. well liz as we speak the u.n. security council meeting is underway where our top top notch diplomat spearheaded by u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton and her british and french counterparts are trying to push through this ver

i'm liz wahl and you're watching r t well it sounds like something straight out of a thriller someone secretly attaches a bomb to a rainy and scientists car the explosion killing him now the scientist wasn't just any scientist must suffer rashad was the director of iran's uranium enrichment facilities so those skeptical of iran's nuclear program believe he is a key figure in creating a nuclear bomb for the country and it's not the first time something like this has happened it's happened to three other iranian scientists killed almost the same way all under mysterious circumstances so it's hard to believe it's all a coincidence and this goes down as tensions escalate between iran and the u.s. over israel over iran's nuclear enrichment program as the u.s. threat is to impose sanctions on iran iran is threatening to block the strait of hormuz a critical waterway were about twenty percent of the world's oil passes through so what could possibly be behind this latest attack here to talk about this jamal of joins me here in the studio thanks for coming on this show jamal so no one has take

i'm liz wahl and you're watching. well the west now calling on syria president bashar al assad to step down a draft resolution formed by the arab league and backed by the u.s. and european union calls for assad to hand power over to his deputy the west says the move is a bringing peace and stability to syria where violence between government forces and rebel fighters rages on now the u.s. and e.u. stand behind this resolution for russia is not on board moscow says it will block the u.n. resolution over fears the move will allow the west to militarily intervene in the country and russia is one of the five council members with the power to veto the resolution or if he's honest aasia churkin to joins us live now from our studio in new york so ana stasi i know they you have been following the u.n. security talks what is the latest what liz after an entire over three hours of sitting around talking around around table they're certainly not any steps closer to a unified position at the security council today as we've been r

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i'm liz wahl and you're watching our t.v. . well it's the video that sparked outrage around the world u.s. marines urinating on what appears to be dead bodies of the taliban while such an embarrassing display of behavior by american soldiers surely is not helping to win the hearts of people abroad and it's likely to strain relations between washington and kabul this at a time washington aims to form some kind of a diplomatic relationship with the taliban but it isn't the first time humiliating acts by the u.s. military have been captured for the whole world to see it brings back memories of the infamous case of aboud group who can forget these haunting images the photos were released back in two thousand and four from the obvious ghraib prison in baghdad american guards piled naked inmates into human pyramids and forced them into embarrassing positions apparently just for the fun of it how do these acts serve as the best recruiting tool for al qaeda and the taliban to do things like this become acceptable when you go to war tha

is far from declaring a victory and washington liz wahl r.t. . all right so not only is this something to think about the idea that the u.s. would negotiate with the taliban but it's also important to think about the agenda with afghanistan and look at the fact that you know the troops are now gone from iraq and will someday be gone for the most part from afghanistan journalist and writer neal say just returned from afghanistan as present time watching as u.s. troops told some of the villagers there that they should get ready for this impending departure hey there neal i guess i want to ask you first what was their reaction and i was hoping you might be able to kind of describe for us the role of the taliban in afghanistan today i christine sure well i was there most recently don't remember i would ask. citizens how they felt about the impending departure of nato forces and most of them told me that they were very concerned about it. they felt almost without hesitation as soon as nato forces left the taliban would be able to sleep because they di

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