what was striking was official egypt was even in our quiet time with various eletes you couldn't haveany conversation about domestic issues whether it was labor unrest, whether it was ndp candidate process. no one wanted to talk about the sensitive issues. this is a large departure from previous trips i made to egypt where you could talk about anything at any time with anyone, but there was a great deal of circumspection, and again, a great deal of concern about how the transition is going to unfold at home. so what about the sensitivity at home? and all of our discussions we try to talk of domestic issues. we would return again to the process. was used in my view as a way to deflect from any serious discussions of domestic developments, and as i mentioned it proved nearly impossible to get anything on this issue. in fact, the dinner i personally attended was organized specifically so we would only talk about the peace process, which was educational, but having set out to learn more of egypt that proved a bit of a disappointment. again, in our meeting with the parliament i was most st

there is in my view a level of attention and concern related to the transition in egypt from officially jumped -- offical egypt that is creating an insularity and worry about how to affect this? it will be the first transition in 30 years in this country. there is a great deal of lack of uncertainty as to how things are going to workout. that is the context under which we arrive. what we wanted to talk about is we're egypt was going, of course. we wanted to get their impressions on the obama peace process and the initiatives that the administration was taking. but mostly, we one of the sense of where egypt is going. what is going on in the political sphere, with the aspirations of the government, and where they hope to take it. instead we really heard almost exclusively about the peace process. i want to talk about two things. one, this impression that there was a weakness in their ability to project in foreign affairs, and secondly, about the insecurity that i thought they are feeling at home, and clearly demonstrating at home. as rob touched on, we met with parliamentary folks, the sp

and the same thing for officials he spoke about in egypt and jordan, is that entering their calculus at all about how possibly to do with iran? >> in short, no. i did not see that there was any positive interrelation one way or the other with the green movement or would have been seen by either the government or civil society movements. i do think that there is more of a sense with, within, for instance, central egypt that we are not going to let a green movement emerge and have that scope. but, of course, there's much more, there's still more space in many respects in egypt than there was before, including in, still on the internet, the ability to organize some levels. there are some still outlets of independent media, however circumscribed, that do exist. so it's not, as rob noted, i mean, there is something there, but i don't think that what's happening in iran is at all playing in the domestic political debates in either country. >> thank you. in your conversations with arab leaders, did you get a sense of what specific expectations they have about u.s. leadership? if you conside

egypt is focused on this transition period that is coming up. there is in my view a level of attention and concern related to the transition in egyptrom officially jumped -- offical egypt that is creating an insularity and worry about how to affect this? it will be the first transition in 30 years in this country. there is a great deal of lack of uncertainty as to how things are going to workout. that is the context under which we arrive. what we wanted to talk about is we're egypt was going, of course. we wanted to get their impressions on the obama peace process and the initiativeshat the administration was taking. but mostly, we one of the sense of where egypt is going. what is going on in the political sphere, with the aspirations of the government, and where they hope to take it. instead we really heard almost exclusively about the peace process. i want to talk about two things. one, this impression that there was a weakness in their ability to project in foreign affairs, an secondly, about the insecurity that i thought they are feeling at home, and clearly demonstrating at home. as rob touched on, we met with parliamentary folks, the speak

now that i think about it, and all of our meetings with officials in egypt, i tuna remember -- i do not remember gaza featuring heavily in the discussion. it is much more focused on what the united states can do to get the israelis back to the table. i do not remember anything on efforts to do more or to promote palestinian reconciliation between the authority and hamas. >> this was a highlight, watching a diplomat at the height of his power to produce lead. -- sleep. >> we are grateful. some want to cut diplomatic water boarding. that is another matter. i tend to talk to the people. we are very crunch for time. e, t hatcting for peac is a fair question. back not and now a new project netanyahu's seems to agree on the objective. -- president netanyahu's seems to agree on the objective. you still need a strategy for the objective. you can avoid any sort of head on collision. he knows the politics best. i hope on both sides that there is more of a conditioning of the societal landscape. i feel that is really missing. i had a lengthy back and forth on the state issue. i said i him many tim

there is in my view a level of attention and concern related to the transition in egypt from officiallyped -- offical egypt that is creating an insularity and worry about how to affect this? it will be the first transition in 30 years in this country. there is a great deal of lack of uncertainty as to how things are going to workout. that is the context under which we arrive. what we wanted to talk about is we're egypt was going, of course. we wanted to get their impressions on the obama peace process and the initiatives that the administration was taking. but mostly, we one of the sense of where egypt is going. what is going on in the political sphere, with the aspirations of the government, and where they hope to take it. instead we really heard almost exclusively about the peace process. i want to talk about two things. one, this impression that there was a weakness in their ability to project in foreign affairs, and secondly, about the insecurity that i thought they are feeling at home, and clearly demonstrating at home. as rob touched on, we met with parliamentary folks, the speake

egypt? >> what is interesting here is that the official legal opposition parties -- they are very weak.instead,the most important and the strongest t position is the illegal muslim brotherhood. the reason for that is that the state has systematically week and the political parties -- systematically weakens the political parties. tteans they have traded their political voice for economic rewards, and this has, of course, bird and their credibility amongst the people. >> what role exactly does the muslim brotherhood play, and why is the government so very afraid of them? >> repression on the muslim brotherhood has been increased. especially since 2007, and then again now in the run-up to the elections. the reason for that is that the brotherhood is actually the strongest opposition is force in egypt. the biggest opposition as a bloc in parliament, even though they had a weird legal status. officially, they are banned, but in officially, they are targeted. the reason why the region is so afraid of the moslem brotherhood is that it is the only political force which it has not been able to c

egypt? >> what is interesting here is that the official legal opposition parties -- they are very weak. instead, the most important and the strongest opposition is the illegal muslim brotherhood. the reason for that is that the state has systematically week and the political parties -- systematically weakens the political parties. that means they have traded their political voice for economic rewards, and this has, of course, bird and their credibility amongst the people. >> what role exactly does the muslim brotherhood play, and why is the government so very afraid of them? >> repression on the muslim brotherhood has been increased. especially since 2007, and then again now in the run-up to the elections. the reason for that is that the brotherhood is actually the strongest opposition is force in egypt. the biggest opposition as a bloc in parliament, even though they had a weird legal status. officially, they are banned, but in officially, they are targeted. the reason why the region is so afraid of the moslem brotherhood is that it is the only political force which it has not been abl

. >> i've been to egypt twice in the last year, most recently last month in october. i've raised these issues with senior government officials. i was in egypt first in january several weeks after the nag hammadi killings. we urged, and the government did initiate an investigation. there are now three people on trial. that's a step in the right direction. but i my conversations and i had a number of conversations with religious leaders, both christian and muslim, last month the level of violence may not be increasing, but there's a great tension. there's a great sense that this sectarian tension is actually increasing. we'll continue to raise it. i raised it publicly there; i'll continue to raise it. these are concerns of ours, and they're certainly concerns to many, many people in egypt. >> this will not affect any u.s. aid to egypt or any tools that you may use regarding to the ignorance of the egyptian government to these issues? >> one of the things that president obama has talked about a principled engagement. we have a strong bilateral relationship with the government of egypt, we have many, many security and other inte

the official egyptian state news agency said some 3000 people took part in that demonstration. christians make up about 10% of egypt'spopulation and say they are increasingly being subjected to governmentb persecution and mob violence. now this -- the united states is getting ready to celebrate thanksgiving on thursday. each and every year, the highlight of that holiday is gathering around the family dinner table, but for millions of turkeys, it means ending up on the table. their only hope -- a presidential pardon straight from the white house. this year, president obama saved two lucky turkeys from the chopping block, just one day before the big national holiday. the annual pardon has been a white house tradition now for decades. there he is. i will be right back. the situation in the age of austerity in europe. more on that coming up in one -. >> welcome back. europeans are increasingly angry about the deep spending cuts that are part of what is being called the age of austerity. wednesday sought a general strike i of portugal, for example. greece has been seeing regular anti-government strikes. also on wednesday,

egypt twice in the last year. most recently, last month in october. i've raised these issues with senior government officials. i was in egypt first in january several weeks after the killings. we urged and the government did initiate an investigation. there are now three people on trial. that's a step in the right direction, but my conversations and i had a number of conversations with religious leaders both christian and muslim last month, the level of violence may not be increasing but there's a great tension. there's a great sense that this sectarian tension is actually increasing. we'll continue to raise it. i raised it publicly there. i'll continue to raise it. these are concerning of ours and they are certainly concerns to many, many people in egypt. >> do you expect any u.s. aide to egypt regarding to the ignorance of the egyptian government to these issues? >> one of the things that president obama has talked about is principle engagement. we have a strong bilateral relationship with the government of egypt. we have many, many security and other interests which are very important. they have been our pa

. >> i, i've been to egypt twice in the last year, most recently last month in october. i've raised these issues with senior government officialsin egypt first in january several weeks after the killings. we urged, and the government did initiate an up vest gages, and there's -- investigation, there's now three people on trial. that's a step in the right direction. i had a number of conversations with religious leaders both christian and muslim last month that the level of violence may not be increasing, but there's a great tension, a great sectarian tension is actually increasing. we'll continue to raise it. i raised it publicly there and i'll continue to raise it. these are concerns of ours, and they are certainly concerns to many, many people in egypt. >> you don't expect any u.s. aide to egypt or anything you may use regarding to the ignorance of the egyptian government on these issues

the official egyptian state news agency said some 3000 people took part in that demonstration. christians make up about 10% of egypt's population and say they are increasingly being subjected to government persecution and mob violence. now this -- the united states is getting ready to celebrate thanksgiving on thursday. each and every year, the highlight of that holiday is gathering around the family dinner table, but for millions of turkeys, it means ending up on the table. their only hope -- a presidential pardon straight from the white house. this year, president obama saved two lucky turkeys from the chopping block, just one day before the big national holiday. the annual pardon has been a white house tradition now for decades. there he is. i will be right back. the situation in the age of austerity in europe. more on that coming up in one minute. >> sustainable protection for the birth. new ideas for climate change are coming from all over the world. a major series on global 3000 pioneers for energy and climate protection projects. global 3000 on dw-tv. >> state of the art. fast. reliable. just like us. dw-tv --

egypt to be set free. an explosion and main square has left at least thirty two people injured police say a suicide bomber was targeting police officials the blast occurred near a place where riot police were present in case of a protest after this blast more explosives were found and diffuse. yemeni authorities have released a female student suspected of sending explosives to the u.s. synagogues earlier qatar airways said one of the two parcels posted from yemen last week had been transported onto planes before being seized in dubai bombs were found on u.s. planes in the u.k. and dubai u.s. officials are now going to yemen to check security practices and holes in the system. indonesia's mount merapi volcano is once again spewing ash down its slopes the disturbance caught many people that had returned home to collect possessions following a low in activity no casualties have been reported thirty eight people died last week when the volcano began to erupt and at least fifty three thousand have been moved to safety. which is and a zombie have been taking center stage in moscow as people get set for the freakiest holiday of the year when

egypt to be set free. an explosion he stumbles main square has left at least thirty two people injured police say a suicide bomber was targeting police officials the blast occurred near a place where riot police were present in case of protests after this blast more detonated explosives were found and diffuse. authorities in yemen have released a female student suspected of sending explosives to u.s. synagogues earlier qatar airways said one of the two parcels posted from yemen last week had been transported onto planes before being seized in dubai bombs were found on u.s. bound planes in the u.k. and to dubai u.s. officials are now going back to yemen to check security practices and holes in the system. in honduras at least fourteen people have been massacred by gunman during a football game the group armed with assault rifles opened fire at point blank range at a stadium in the northern city of san pedro sula the motive is unclear but police believe the killings are linked to the drugs trade it comes almost two months after gunmen stormed a shoe factory in the same city killing eighteen people. this week global warming skeptics in the u.k. m

officials immediately arrest them and present them to the people. >> sreenivasan: ahmadinejad insisted the nuclear program would go forward, and that iran would get retribution. egypt was swept by demonstrations and riots today after opposition parties claimed widespread fraud in sunday's elections. the opposition said most of its candidates for parliament were defeated because the ruling party rigged the vote. that brought thousands into the streets to protest, even though the official results aren't due until tomorrow. the muslim brotherhood, an islamic fundamentalist group, said it may lose nearly all of its 88 seats. there were new tensions in the standoff between north and south korea. south korean president lee myung-bak warned the north will pay a "dear price" if it attacks his country again. he said he was outraged by north korean shelling that killed four people last week. also today, u.s. and south korea warships carried out joint naval exercises in the yellow sea. the north called that a "grave military provocation." summit representatives from nearly 200 nations began meeting in cancun, mexico, today at a united nations conference on climate ghange. the

egypt. i've been there twice. i'm going to go back there. there are other government officials raising our concerns, same thing in pakistan, and other countries that i'm describing. in some places we have more leverage than others. it's difficult for us to exactly be the one to promote the human rights in north korea, because our relationship is so strained. we will continue to raise the issues publicly and privately. the notice is this is part of what we do as a government. we are going to do it in a consistent way, sustained way. multiple officials will raise it. we will keep pushing until we gets the results that we are aiming for. the goal here is to allow people to practice freely. it's a human rights issue. we regard it of importance. >> just a quick one, the secretary said today that we want to see religious freedom around the world. and she also said that she wants to see people with all faith or with no faith can love together and pakistan is a -- is your friend country. we have been giving billions pumping it, why cannot you have a clause of human rights and religious