s army has to offer but even they aren't immune from government cuts the ministry of defense is being forced to save between ten and twenty percent of its budget for the s.a.'s that will mean getting rid of those too old for combat duty and axing one of its part time battalions my concern would be the vast numbers of going in they're going to be out of work they have been in the military environment. combat environment hostile environment for a number of years all of the shot and they go off on themselves with a skill set that they can't use in the civilian community pretty harsh or for the fact that there are no work out of a job some say the decision to axe old soldiers is a false economy they're the ones with the know how and in valuable experience and economists urging a proper look at what the u.k. is defense needs actually are rather than just last paying off a bit here and there i don't think that sort of slicing approach is really going to work i think what you really need to ask is what britain's military needs going to be over the next ten twenty thirty years and so far as w

s army has to offer but even they aren't immune from government cuts the ministry of defense is being forced to save between ten and twenty percent of its budget for the s.a.'s that will mean getting rid of those too old for combat duty and axing one of its part time battalions paxman used to be in the s.a.'s and now help servicemen to overcome post-traumatic stress disorder he wonders what will happen to men who've spent their lives in extreme situations and my concern would be the vast numbers of going in there are going to be out of work that have been in the military environment. combat environment hostile environment for a number of years all of the shopping they go for themselves with a skill set that they can't use in the civilian community pretty hard fought for the fact that they're out of a job some say the decision to axe old soldiers is a false economy they're the ones with the know how and in valuable experience but needs must and as the u.k.'s economy shrinks so difficult decisions have to be made and economists are urging a proper look at what the u.k.'s defense needs a

. >> the backdrop to the review is that the ministry of defense is having to make savings of up to 20%. ministers insisted that the nation's security will not be compromised. >> let me make this perfectly clear. the battle in afghanistan remains an absolute priority. nothing has been done which will undermine that principle of for that troops' are performing remarkably out there. we're not plan to undermine what they're doing. we will make sure they're properly equipped and in the needs of the have are met. >> the defence review will be completed next month. mp's warn that the nation's ability to maintain current operations, such as afghanistan, could be put at risk. "bbc world news." >> this is gmt on "bbc world news." these are the headlines. the u.s. welcomes the second day of face-to-face talks between israeli and palestinian leaders, saying some progress has been made did the conservative tea party movement ahead of november's midterm primary election. some movement on the yen at last. >> it hit a fresh 15-year high against the dollar yesterday. today it is down 2%. the bank of ja

much of this is about the united states. now, defense ministries all over the world prepare for bad outcomes, worst-case scenarios, etcetera. so i sort of come back to the point that the historical definition of threat, or at least we're taught in the military where i came from, is a combination of capability and intent. and so it's that intent side of the equation that is now uncertain that i think we can shape and work on and prevent this from being a relationship that heads toward uh, conflict. but there's no question in my mind that on the capability side of the equation, there's very robust, uh, investment, and much of it is oriented against the united states. >> you've had a good deal of military experience. i know there have been numerous efforts over decades, really, to engage in military to military cooperative exercises and discussions and so on. it doesn't seem as though much of that has succeeded. why? >> well, we've talked about the mutual suspicions and the overall relationship. that's at it's height, highest point, i would suggest, i

that would ease to an extent the pressures on the ministry of defense, although it has to be said that given the fact it is 38 billion pounds over committed and going to have to face a significant cut back to its budget, it is still facing some lean years ahead. >> a un-backed court in cambodia will decide whether a four senior leaders of the khmer rouge will be charged with genocide and war crimes. we will get more with our bbc correspondent in phenom penh. tell us more about these four that are being charged. >> that are the heart of the mon-khmer arusha -- surviving senior leaders. -- the khmer rouge. we have the foreign minister, his wife, the social affairs minister, and the head of state. these are the people at the top of the organization who survived. pol pot died more than a decade ago. they can provide answers to what happened in the late '70s, when millions of people died. >> the trial is likely to start early in the new year. >> we are going to hopefully see the initial proceedings in the trial in the first quarter of next year, and the full trial itself sometime toward the

of t.g. christan the country's defense ministry called it an act of terror local journalist nargis brings us the details but the. government troops have come under attack in the mountains the servicemen had been searching for prisoners who've recently escaped from a high security prison they were sentenced for their part in the time to cool the slimmest opposition movement that fought against the central government in the civil war in the one nine hundred ninety s. the country's defense ministry officially confirmed the death of twenty three soldiers though a source in the law enforcement agency earlier told us that forty servicemen had been killed the terror attack is believed to have been carried out by gunmen linked with international terror groups from pakistan afghanistan and russia's republic of chechnya so far no other ministry has made any comment the republic of south a set is celebrating twenty years since it declared independence since one thousand nine hundred has faced several military conflicts amid continuous attempts by georgia to bring it back under control artie's oxana lea

of canada. for asians or. the defense ministry of to stand has confirmed the death of twenty three soldiers in a gun fight and has called it a terrorist act earlier reports put the death toll at nearly forty people the ministry also says the soldiers were ambushed in the mountains in the northern part of the central asian republic by the militants who have links with international terror groups the servicemen had been searching for prisoners who recently escaped from a high security prison last month more than twenty people saddam's for their part in an attempted coup killed the jail security guards and escaped to the mountains they were part of the islamised opposition movement that fought against the central government in the civil war in the one nine hundred ninety s. . the republic of south of seti is celebrating twenty years since it declared independence since nine hundred ninety it has faced several military conflicts and made continuous attempts by georgia to bring it back under control are on the leaf has more from the fe

of defiance. south korean defense ministry officials said on friday the five-day anti-submarine drills will start on sunday west of the korean peninsula in the yellow sea where a south korean war ship sank in march. south korea's government has blame the incident on a north korea torpedo attack. south korea's joint chiefs of staff say it sends a clear message of deterrence to north korea's leaders. the maneuvs are will involve about 1,700 u.s. and south korean sailors. south korea will send four ships and a submarine to take part in the drills, while the u.s. is sending a ship and submarine. china's government announced its military plans to stage live ammunition exercises in the yellow sea from wednesday to saturday next week. but in an apparent effort to allay china's fears, the u.s. will not send a nuclear powered aircraft carrier to participate in this weekend's joint exercises as it did for previous drills in july east of the korean peninsula in the sea of japan. >>> the leadership race for japan's democratic party is fully under way. the two contenders trying to drum up support for their pol

of the world where the helicopter will then carry out rescue reconnaissance or other operations but this is our technology. as far as i know the russian emergencies ministry is a member of the international civil defense organization it's an advisory body but i've talked to your colleagues including the minister many times there's an opinion that a supra national emergency situations reaction center a kind of international emergencies ministry should be set up are you going to discuss this question edge in moscow for him. do you think this idea will be implemented in the near future or not. well naturally the forum is ready to hold a free to use caution on any subject the most urgent theme in a source of universal concern he's hard to make our world safe for he turns off catastrophes in natural calamities that are striking now. some of our international partners have even refused to attend the forum they say that about two million people in india are being stranded in the flood stricken areas. this is what worries us. but practically interest will certainly provoke a discussion of we should unite our efforts or to fill in the they came in sphere is where the work of rescuers and firefighters has been

being killed in a shoot out after being ambushed by militants in the mountains of tajikistan the country's defense ministry has described it as a terrorist act. according to our information the group of terrorists responsible consists of mercenaries from the islamic republic of pakistan based on the republic of ghana stand and the russian federation's chechen republic these people are trying to take advantage of islamic ideas in order to turn to jesus turn into an area of civil warfare law enforcement officers arrived at the site of the attack shortly after it happened they are currently conducting an operation to detain members of the militant group the servicemen that were wounded whole ready been taken to hospital but had to government condemns the attack and will do everything within our to bring those responsible to justice the reports about twenty five to dig servicemen going missing in action have not been confirmed the total number of soldiers injured in the attack is only ten or fifteen people. just now turning twenty minutes past the hour here in the russian capital this is r t let's check out so

of potential reforms as long. >> there will be no military based on funds available but solely based on security needs. >> but the finance minister is demanding cuts to spending across all ministries. the defense minister alone will have to find savings of 8.3 billion euros over the next four years. after weeks of speculation, guttenberg presented lawmakers with three different reform proposals. his preferred model includes a significant reduction in troop numbers. >> this model will show the military can get stronger but at the same time get better. it will improve its deployment capability and ensure the continued protection of germany's national security, while carrying out other essential tasks. that is a key aspect. >> guttenberg wants to cut troop numbers by 40,000. pyrrole holds the biggest potential for savings. -- payroll holds the biggest potential for savings. modern equipment comes at a price. but the body that represents over 200,000 german soldiers says the military needs more investment and is critical of the spending cuts. >> it is impossible because there is little to squeeze out of the armed forces that have been permanently underfinanced in the past. it is like bringing out

of potential reforms as long. >> there will be no military based on funds available but solely based on security needs. >> but the finance minister is demanding cuts to spending across all ministries. the defense minister alone will have to find savings of 8.3 billion euros over the next four years. after weeks of speculation, guttenberg presented lawmakers with three different reform proposals. his preferred model includes a significant reduction in troop numbers. >> this model will show the military can get stronger but at the same time get better. it will improve its deployment capability and ensure the continued protection of germany's national security, while carrying out other essential tasks. that is a key aspect. >> guttenberg wants to cut troop numbers by 40,000. pyrrole holds the biggest potential for savings. -- payroll holds the biggest potential for savings. modern equipment comes at a price. but the body that represents over 200,000 german soldiers says the military needs more investment and is critical of the spending cuts. >> it is impossible because there is little to squeeze out of the armed forces that have been permanently underfinanced in the past. it is like bringing out

of becoming a nuclear power. >> shepard: you just spoke with the defense ministry. what did he say about all of this. >> he called ahmadinejad a colorful dictator. iran has a nuclear and military capability. barack does tell me there is still time for sanctions. after that though he said it is still on the table. here is what he said. >> does israel have the will to attack the iranian nuclear facilities? >> i don't think that's an issue to talk about in front of the tv. israelis saw this tape that the argument is to be responsible for its future and we, of course, reserve whatever circumstances -- >> he said he thinks that sanctions are being effective, but the defense minister was adamant he said no one should test us. shepard? >> shepard: eric shawn live at the united nations. there are new details tonight about what life may have been like for the american woman held prisoner in iran for more than a year and for her fiance and friend still stuck there the iranians of accused them of spying. they claim they cross the the border by accident. sarah shourd now back in

of r r t from involved. in tajikistan and more than two dozen government troops have been confirmed dead after being ambushed by militants in the mountains the defense ministry in the central asian country has described it as an act of terrorism it claims the attack was conducted by militants who led by the country's opposition leaders one of them. ahead of the movement that fought against the central government in the civil war during the one nine hundred ninety s. . troops had been searching for a fugitive criminals who according to some reports may have been among the attackers under a more thousand political analyst from riyadh navasky news agency claimed the militant leader has connections with international terrorist organizations. i think the man behind the attack has links with al qaeda as he is based in pakistan i'm not ruling out the involvement of mercenaries from pakistan afghanistan and russia's chechen republic this terror act is a sign of the helplessness of a stance army which is failing to secure the border with afghanistan russia secure this border for a long time and as soon as the countries friends here garge withdrew in the mid ninety's

it was party knowing that former defense ministry building. a least four ofhe dead were soldiers so it's unclear if there are rocky warm united states military. >> still to come on kron 4 weekend jet blew flight attendant that made a dramatic exit on a plane is out of the job. >> but stick this live look outside from our roof camera it looks like the blue skies are peaking at [ female announcer ] this is not a burger. it's better. because with 57% less fat than regular ground beef, it's better for you. you see, this is a morningstar farms® meatless griller. that's right, meatless. and it tastes as good as it looks. so you can still enjoy that grilled-burger taste you love... and everything that comes with it. morningstar farms® grillers® original. [ indistinct conversations ] now that's more like it. [ ding! ] but what were the results? fact: brown promised to improve schools. but the drop out rate increased 50%, and the state had to take over the schools. fact: the city controller found employees paid for 22,000 hours... they never worked. fact: brown promis

the civil defense ministry has begun to tear down the worst hit buildings. relatives of the 33 men trapped underground in northern chile and held a ceremony to mark one month since the mine shaft collapsed. on sunday, rescue work took on new momentum. the cruise began drilling a new shaft to reach the men. the work is expected to take up to four months. >> families and friends gathered at the mine to mark one month since the cave in the sealed the miners inside. each of the 33 miners' names was read out along with shouts of "alive" from the crowd. they hope to have them out by a national holiday, but that may not be realistic. >> our scenario shows we will reach them some time of the beginning of november. we will try as hard as we can. people must not think we will have results by september 18. that is impossible. >> the minister was able to give an update on progress being made in rescue efforts. he said the miners to been receiving food, water, and medicine through supply shaft. the work is continuing on two additional shops. which ever one breakthrough first will be

the civil defense ministry has begun to tear down the worst hit buildings. relatives of the 33 men trapped underground in northern chile and held a ceremony to mark one month since the mine shaft collapsed. sunday, rescue work took on new momentum. the cruise began drilling a new shaft to reach the men. the work is expected to take up to four months. >> families and friends gathered at the mine to mark one month since the cave in the sealed the miners inside. each of the 33 miners' names was read out along with shouts of "alive" from the crowd. they hope to have them out by a national holiday, but that may not be realistic. >> our scenario shows we will reach them some time of the beginning of november. we will try as hard as we can. people must not think we will have results by september 18. that is impossible. >> the minister was able to give an update on progress being made in rescue efforts. he said the miners to been receiving food, water, and medicine through supply shaft. the work is continuing on two additional shops. which ever one breakthrough first will be use

negotiation with the general and the russian defense ministry about offensive nuclear weapons reductions and missile defense. we had a joint press appearance when we came out ofn moscow said to me that the first airplane had hit. we went to another press conference with the foreign press. when we arrived, we were told the second airplane had hit. i have been told when i came into my job toem

with a government policy of across-the-board cuts for all budget requests from its ministries and agencies. the request includes money for research on ways to deploy self-defense forces to the sakishima islands in southern japan to reinforce defense in china. separately from its general budget request the ministry has asked for items in a special quota that will be ultimately decided by the prime minister. these items include about $2 billion towards assisting u.s. forces in japan. about $5.5 billion for ballistic defense, fuels for ships and aircraft, and for maintenance of chartered government jets. >>> the japanese government has begun work on its draft budget for fiscal 2011. the main challenge will be to curb ballooning expenditure while at the same time securing funding in the tight fiscal conditions. total spending under general accounts for next year will likely top a record $1.1 trillion. the ministries have asked for a larger than forecast $36 billion in the special reserve to fund the administration's growth-related policies. another large chunk will be needed to service the debts on government bonds. on the revenue side tax income will likely remai

defense ministry building. >>> and new zealand is cleaning up the damage after saturday's powerful earthquake. in the city ofch, a 7.1 magnitude. power is back on to 90% of the people in that city. >>> a woman is ordered to be lashed after her picture showed up in the "times of london." not wearing a head scarf. but it appears that she may have been misidentified in that photo. >>> and a new world record for simultaneous lassoing. they beat the previous record of 23 cowboys as they twirled the ropes for almost three minutes. lots of world records being reported here on "gma" weekend. and that's a quick look at the headlines. over to marysol with the weather. >>> only we know how to break news here on the weekend show. it's the unofficial end of summer. i tell you, folks in the northeast and midwest should really revel in today's weather. it's going to be absolutely delightful. 73 and very sunny in minneapolis. st. louis, 81. portland, boston, new york, into the 70s. what was hurricane earl is out of here. in its wake, just beautiful skies. so take advantage of it. even in the south, two trouble spots. we're

ministry of the interior. they have been involved in a deliberate planning process, not only with the administer the defense, but also with coalition forces. there is enormous proportion under way. many of the activities that are going on are clearly on the right path. at this time we are about 96% where we need to be on getting set for the elections. host: sir, in "the washington post" this morning, the lead story talks about the situation bankers whosehan answe assets have been frozen. the authorities have barred the sale of properties held by the bank's principal owners, but the freeze and excludes president karzai's brother. the third-largest shareholder. he says he does not own property in the afghan capital. can you fill us in on what is going on there? talk to can't really the question you asked regarding the bank. we do depend on the bank for the pay for the afghan national police. we have gone through tremendous progress over the past year, getting the entire police force registered for the electronic fund transfer. it has had a huge impact on accountability and transparency. it is an issue we are watch

ministry confirmed indirectly that an omani delegation is in iran and when asked about the purpose of the purpose the spokesman didn't deny it saying "delegations from various country travel to iran." >>> the defenseent is confirming that two soldiers including one from stockton were killed by a fellow service member last week in iraq. army specialist john correo was shot to death last thursday in fallujah. he was 20. the family says they haven't heard the whole story yet from the department of defense but they say information from what they call "other sources" indicates he was trying to stop a rampage inside an army barracks. >>> israeli naval forces encountered no resistance today when they intercepted a catamaran carrying 9 jewish activists towards gaza. the boat called the irene had been trying to breach a naval blockade. it's cargo included medicine and water purifiers which will now be transferred to gaza by land. today's incident comes four months after a clash on another boat that left nine turkish activists dead. >>> a shake-up at the white house taking shape this morning. a key figure under president bush could be leaving. rahm emanuel the president's chief of staff is eyeing a run for

and then, there is of foreign minister, the defense minister, and the north koreans signed that they would continue with the policies. and the ministry of service is to be reviewed. it has been reviewed over 18 months, and it should be resumed to at least three years. at least our future recruits would like that. then, what is next? >> you have time. >> really? ok. thank you very much. china could be a stronger supporter for the security and unification, but at the same time, they could be a very terrible stumbling block for unification and security of the same time. when i was talking to chinese scholars and officials, they were not convinced by the report, again, and they were relying on their own source of information. if we want to have a better, more positive relationship with china, i think our government should have more aggressive, more active public policy toward the chinese. so i was proposing that. why not this year commemorate the anniversary of the korean war, and also china's passage into the caribbean more? why don't we show that -- china fell passage into the china's passage into the korean war? why don't we show that

and then, there is of foreign minister, the defense minister, and the north koreans signed that they would continue with the policies. and the ministry of service is to be reviewed. it has been reviewed over 18 months, and it should be resumed to at least three years. at least our future recruits would like that. then, what is next? >> you have time. >> really? ok. thank you very much. china could be a stronger supporter for the security and unification, but at the same time, they could be a very terrible stumbling block for unification and security of the same time. when i was talking to chinese scholars and officials, they were not convinced by the report, again, and they were relying on their own source of information. if we want to have a better, more positive relationship with china, i think our government should have more aggressive, more active public policy toward the chinese. so i was proposing that. why not this year commemorate the anniversary of the korean war, and also china's passage into the caribbean more? why don't we show that -- china fell passage into the china's passage into the korean war? why don't we show that