we will not be the only one who suffers in the middle east. and as long as we shall suffer you will suffer and we reached a balance of power your f-16 versus our suicide bomber. at that point i understood that we are losing the idea of victory. we are killing each other and we tend to forget okay, yes, when we suffer we are looking for revenge. but revenge will not bring us to see israel secure and a jewish democracy. if you asked me, this palestinian friend with what he told me which was horrible, horrible, created me to believe that finally it was said years ago it's not important how many of our members were killed or how many times we concur a city. finally victory is measured in the better realities that we create. and sometimes in the middle of the violence we tend to forget it. >> rose: it's argued by some that the arab spring is a threat to israel because governments that israel had a relationship with like the egyptian government are going to change is that bad or good for israel? >> i think it depends on us. even when i was the direc

forces in the middle east. these are arguably the two most important positions in the united states military, and had oral fallon is the only person that has served in both positions. since his retirement, from the united states navy four years ago, admiral fallon has begun a second career of public service and served in a variety of boards and commissions and panels related to higher education, related to various congressional commissions and also for the private sector. admiral fallon is an expert will only on u.s. national security policy but u.s. foreign policy. about two minutes ago, before we walk out here, he said what are you going to say in the introduction and i gave him a 22nd version of this and he said forget all that stuff. just say to use to fly airplanes and he wishes he still did. [laughter] with that please join me in welcoming admiral william fallon. [applause] thanks for the kind introduction short and sweet and following my mother's good advice to be seen, be seen and be gone. i hate to sto

iran is problems in the middle east so says the u.n. secretary general interim ban ki moon is taking part in the gathering of nations in the city lot of line with the u.s. washington has voiced criticism of the u.n. chief visits and of the gathering in general. and ukraine's former prime minister will not walk free of the country's high court rejects her appeal against a seven year sentence for abuse of power and to machine who was sentenced last year for her role in the green gas deals with russia. what next his promise to form a french intelligence agency in the region hit by the arab spring shares his views on what's happening in depth interview next. in the news. room. well today we're joined by claude many places a former member of the french intelligence services also an officer and founder of the european strategic intelligence and security center that's a brussels based think tank specializing on terrorism as security issues thanks very much for the same money for joining us today do you spend a lot of time in north africa the m

today we're joined by christiane sen he's an analyst specializing in the middle east particularly syria renia relations and he also founded the assyrian a friendship association here in belgium about four years ago thanks very much obvious for us for joining us today the first question i'd like to ask you establish the basis of your opinion you established this is so c.h.m. syrian friendship does that mean you are considered pro assad as you have been portrayed in the belgian media i'm considering me as pro syria pro syrian people i'm convinced that the only way to get out of this crisis out of this bloodshed is by following the path of free forum not the ball to offer firelands so if i say i'm ready for him i don't see i'm pro sets. but if you look to the reality in the city and go from the men's who also is willing to follow this path or forum and you've written and said that the armed uprising in syria has been supported or started from be outside but do you also acknowledge the fact that the syrians from inside want change and what is the basis of your analysis on this i do believe

middle east. blair left and found himself cut out of the drafting process. that's the kind of generational disputes and tensions that underlay this administration since the beginning. and at the top of the, the ultimate obamian is, of course, obamalf. um, and what can we say about him? first, we need to -- i need to spell the idea -- dispel the idea that he was in some way fundamentally different from other presidents. and and so i'll give you a couple paragraphs from the book. over the years far too much has been made of how obama's race and upbringing supposedly affected his thinking about the world. political opponents, diplomats and journalists have sometimes speculated about the impact on obama of his father's roots in kenya or of his childhood years in indonesia. some have theorized that obama had been imbued with an anti-colonial perspective and was hostile to british and european traditions. there's little, if any, evidence to support this theory, and it represents an extremely selective i

iran is key in solving problems in the middle east to the u.n. secretary general right now in tehran the bank. of nations in the city not aligned with the u.s. . criticism of the u.n. chief of the gathering in general. and ukraine's former prime minister will not walk free the country's high court rejects her appeal against a seven year sentence for abuse of power. deals with russia. a former french intelligence agent who served in the region hit by the arab spring. and what's truly happening on the ground there. in the news. room. well today we're joined by claude money to see is a former member of the french intelligence services also an officer and founder of the european strategic intelligence and security sumter that's a brussels based think tank specializing on terrorism as security issues thanks very much for the so much for joining us today based on a lot of time in north africa the middle east so looking at the arab spring did you see it coming where you were expecting this and how much of it. is a product of people going against of the

solving problems in the middle east. general. frankie moon is taking part in a gathering of nations in the. u.s. . criticism of. the gathering in general. will not walk free as the country's high court rejects. power. deals with. the sporting headlines now with. thank you very much very welcome along the to the world of sport is what's coming up global games london to welcome the sporting world once more to the i mean ceremony at the twenty twelve paralympics taking place later on wednesday. sudden death because of russia's female volleyball team die suddenly at the age of forty three following a disappointing london olympics. gold school all week sixty's deny moscow pick up their first win of the russian premier league season we recap the best of the action in goals goal. on starting with football spot on moscow will be looking to reach the group stages of the champions league later on wednesday the muscovites have a two one lead heading into the second leg of their qualifying tie with fred about say in turkey new spots our mana

fast fashionable and philistine yet this is the middle east first all female racing team they have got style and panache and they're out to smash speed records and stereotypes in the conservative arab world they were calling. the home that they saw with the boys and they should be. cleaning something like the five palestinian women come from different walks of life they share this. passion for breakneck speed they compete against the men and more often than not they win well some of them they don't like a girl beat and they feel jealous. because sometimes they're between them all sort of a girl betty you know but slowly they're winning over the male drivers who are now trying to recruit them in the first beginning when i heard a little girl. they were not good to be like somehow funny but they were driving the. maras a whole cope with the palestinian women's champ for two years running and often comes in the top ten the first time behind the wheel was in the early teens she used to steal the family car for joy rides near her refugee camp jimmy lucky for her both her parents were drivin

in the middle east, the legends have enduring myths. many people believe things that absolutely not true. they have heard the stories so many times. it becomes part of the fabric of life. it is tough to change opinions. i bought some years ago some peace. then there was the conflict. they can come to their senses. i am of opinion that they're not going to do on their account. we are the only likely facilitator. it might be enduring in this area. i will work my way back. >> i would like you to comment on this early news show this morning. they interviewed a former ambassador for hysteria. his comment -- for syria. his comment was that they would never stop fighting and it was up to the u.s. to stop it. ted it as sending troops. >> i would not sign up for that. the days are numbered. it is a matter of time. this is significant. he has a strong group of supporters. it is a distinct minority. they have to be weighing their options. as the opposition get bolder, we will see more violence. i do not think it is planned to last forever. for us

the diplomatic achievement that transformed the middle east. now, on the border, they watch anxiously for signs of change. kevin connolly, "bbc news," on the israeli-egyptian border. >> now, eating chocolate could help prevent strokes. that's according to researchers in sweden. they found that men who have a little more than a standard chocolate bar each week, which i think this is a little more than that, were 17% less likely to have a stroke than those eating none at all. both the researchers and the stroke association have warned that the findings are not an excuse to overeat chocolate. a reminder of our top story, the london 2012 paraolympics are underway at the olympic park for athletes competing for 28 gold medals on the opening day of action. these are pictures live from olympic park. olympic park. that's it.

iran is key in solving problems in the middle east so says the u.n. secretary general ban ki moon is taking part in the gathering of nations in the city not aligned with the u.s. washington is voiced criticism of the u.n. chief's visit and of the gathering in general. and ukraine's former prime minister will not free as the country's high court projects are appeal against a seven year sentence for abuse of power given to a shrink over sentenced last year for her role in agreeing to gas deals with russia . today for the moment next a former french intelligence agent to serve in the region hit by the arab spring shares his view on what's happening there that's next on r.t. . poll today we're joined by drug money is a former member of the french intelligence services also an officer and founder of the european strategic intelligence is a kurd center it's a brussels based think tank specializing on terrorism and security issues thanks very much for the same money for joining us today do you spend a lot of time with her a little so looking at the arab spri

ultimately what happens here could redraw the map of the middle east. >> with these changes and what the syria environment can do for the united nations. i asked him what the kurds tend from the population hope to get from this conflict. >> that are thinking of theiron future. and they don't want to be a part of another centralized autocr autocratic syria. but to run their own affairs. and that's implications for the rest of the autonomy of the courts in iraq, for the region at large. >> and of course it's another indication of how the opposition is not managing to come together. we had a message from the united nations to end that in syria. and the message increased and hasn't done much good. doesn't this push the rebels further in the countries that are prepared to arm them. and the united states is not a part of that group. >> i think that's a mistake on the part of the united states, and other western countries. not to be at the table when decisions are made who gets what kind of arms. >> so you are saying that the u.s. should be involved in arming them? >> i believe given the po

forces in the middle east. these arearguably the two most important positions in the united states military, and had oral fallon is the only person that has served in both positions. since his retirement, from the united states navy four years ago, admiral fallon has begun a second career of public service and served in a variety of boards and commissions and panels related to higher education, related to various congressional commissions and also for the private sector. admiral fallon is an expert will only on u.s. national security policy but u.s. foreign policy. about two minutes ago, before we walk out here, he said what are you going to say in the introduction and i gave him a 22nd version of this and he said forget all that stuff. just say to use to fly airplanes and he wishes he still did. [laughter] with that please join me in welcoming admiral william fallon. [applause] thanks for the kind introduction short and sweet and following my mother's good advice to be seen, be seen and be gone. i hate to stop

so i don't believe in internal religious challenges in the middle east. i think the problem that we have had is this conflict that started with iran. and this, therefore, created this shia sunni conflict which i don't believe is on the ground. it is used for political purposes but -- >> rose: but some do. some look at the fact that turkey is sunni and saudi arabia is sunni and they are encouraging a change in syria and syria is controlled by the alawites, even though the majority are sunni, and they say, this is one more example of this beneath the surface conflict between sunnis and countries that have a shia majority you saw it in bahrain. >> but again, if you take one step back there is sort of more strategic interest, i mean, iran is a shia country,. >> rose: iraq is a shia country, majority. >> majority, yes, but i think again if you are looking at the think items, i think, shiites, the way i describe it is, you know, iran is a revolutionary nation and as a result, i believe, as a revolution, the only way you survive is the revolution has to continue

which are greatly unstable i think go very far if you continue to see just you stabilization middle east as we go. now they've had to overcome parental skepticism and public disapproval but in the end it's paid off and now a group of palestinian women dubbed the speed sisters have become local racing stars policy or finds out braving the patriarchal world of the middle east wasn't easy. after fashionable and philistine yet this is the middle east coast female racing team they have got style and panache and they're all to smash speed records and stereotypes in the conservative world they were quoting. the whole nothing i say with a boy and we should be. cleaning something like five palestinian women come from different walks of life they share this. passion for breakneck speed they compete against the men and more often than not they win well some of them they don't like a girl beat and they feel jealous. because sometimes they're between them all sort of girl betty being you you know but slowly they're winning over the male drivers who are now trying to recreate them in the first beginni

, the contemporary middle east have been written by there are a few good ones on television. i think still. if we were to reject the idea that the present situation we can only do this on an individual basis. i am hopeful scott. i hope they do because on the one hand it's a very tough not to craft today. on the other hand the options are wide open because there are so many ways that you can publish or broadcast or whatever i can't say that i have total confidence this is going to happen i hope there will be some new business model that will take us beyond where we are now and that we will still have flourishing and effective news media because in the absence of that i think we are in very serious trouble. >> yes? we are educating more of our youth that they shouldn't be happening. do you believe that perhaps our educational system is lacking? >> i will lead off on brzezinski the answer would be yes. we hear an awful lot about what is failing to teach the sciences and math and i think that is demonstrably true in terms of the scores that are talked up by american students but

ambassador to iraq, an expert on the middle east. sir, we'll be watching the situation very closely. i know we'll have you on the program. we appreciate you giving us insight this evening. >> thank you. adam: moving ahead, ben bernanke holds off on more stimulus at least for now but did he signal a big surprise from the fed just around the corner? we'll get insight from one of the biggest players in global finance live from jackson hole, wyoming, next. >>> plus, mitt romney left republicans ecstatic but will his plans for the economy be enough to whip up enough support for november? more "money" coming up. ♪ . ♪ ♪ i can do anything ♪ i can do anything today ♪ i cano anywhere ♪ i can go anywhere today ♪ la la lla la la la [ male announcer ] dow solutions help millions of people by helping to make gluten free bread that doesn't taste gluten free. together, the elements of science and the human element can solve anything solutionism. the new optimis and waiting in line. i don't have to leave my desk and get up and go to the post office

in the middle east and in the arab world in north africa from of poverty social problems and drug problems problem of the you use was out and going on and so on and so on and we knew that something was burning. but we were much more the folks who is on the probably on the risk of the musician down the risk of a so-called arab spring. when it happened. and we saw when we saw the mechanics we understood that it would be a large. and deep shock not only for the oblong that's all the world at the beginning very clearly was not towards it was exasperated a few people wanting to leave and a normal life if you exhibit here in egypt for instance if you take the tahrir square at the beginning you very young people graduates most of them most of them had been supported by the united states some of them were trained in the united states were funded by the united states and someone with a very clear and very little idea of the future or the only sad thing is that it didn't happen in the west and all that but in and country where the political agenda was different and we had this people coming from the

in the middle east. nations in the. criticism of the. free as the country. behind the world's major states of disorder. to discuss. pleased to eat food. food. food. clothing and jewelry store. owner listen to. hello and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle wars revolts revolutions occupations and regime change are among the most important elements that are making and remaking our world today is there any logic or design behind these the people's is the world order of today the one that was expected with the end of the cold war and is the west a force for positive change. in egypt. or libya to cross-talk the new world disorder i'm joined by ryan monroe in new york he is the national security analyst of radical islam dot org and a fellow at the clarion fun also in new york we have george say movie he is a fellow at the global policy institute of the london metropolitan university and in austin we cross to alan cooperman he is an associate professor at the l.b.j. school of public affairs at the university of texas all right gentlemen cross talk rose and if i

iran is key in solving problems in the middle east so says the u.n. secretary general in tehran ban ki moon is taking part in a gathering of nations in the city not aligned with the u.s. washington has voiced criticism of the u.n. chief's visit and of the gathering in general. but also reporting the sound off to ukraine's former prime minister will not move free is the country's high cool rejects her appeal against a seven year sentence for abuse of power to get to the shrink it was sentenced last year for her role in the greek gas deal with russia. with a news team with more on those stories other stories too for you in half an hour from now in the meantime a debate on the nature of recent international conflicts and what lies behind world disorder. and crossed. more news today violence has once again flared up. and these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of kenya that. operation to rule the day. it is. a low in welcome to cross talk i'm futile about wars revolts revolutions occupations and regime change are among the most imp

in them in the middle east and in the arab world in north africa run of poverty social problems with drugs problems problem of the you use without and going on and so on and on and we knew that something was burning. but we were much more the folks who was on the probably on the he's got he's a musician don't the risk of a so-called arab spring. when the top. and we when we saw the mechanic for we understood that it would be a large and. deep shock not only for the oblong the but all the world at the beginning but it really was just what it was a desperation assume people wanting to know every normal life if you exhibit here in egypt for instance if you take the toughest were at the beginning you very young people graduates most of them most of them into growth of the united states some of them were trained in the united states were funded the united states into one which is a clear and very liberal idea of the feudal the only such things is that it didn't happen in the western world but in the country where the bodyguards and there were different and we had this people coming from t