one i can talk to mark a history professor at oxford university for his perspective on the latest developments in libya thanks indeed for joining us live there from oxford now wrote suggests reports are suggesting that gadhafi and his sons are call of now but still no confirmation are you surprised it's taking so long to get him. out entirely. is how long. it will be in our interest in some way. and. the question is should we also be surprised if it turns out that rebels are. armored the track record of the rebels. in their statements is very bad in some ways. i mean wild and improbable think. revolution and how to make. rather cautious about. what we're told and we actually saw. with our own eyes this is interesting talk about the unreliability of those messages coming from the opposition the reports of rebels calling khadafi have come in just start to italy promise the rebels the colonel's frozen assets so do you think the opposition is actually sending out these messages trying to prove they're actually worth the cash. right there in charge because of course. we're going in the african unio

the interest that various factions have in it i'm joined by mark bannerman he's professor of oxford university thanks very much and the professor of the being with us here in r.t. now six months and thousands of deaths later what do you think it's been achieved will the transitional government deliver the freedom and justice it's promising. looks like we have a problem with the communication relay speak to our president army veteran and we did establish our contact with him can you hear me now or professor aman i get i can hear you and i can be clear yes and you know yes fine did you hear about a question so i can get the first question they don't like the idea i did yes we've heard the idea that this is we and or beginning if you've got trace. of your service to our service the next hours of tapes and that's a lot about how acquittals what was going to come because watching what it were always going to work each kernel is what divides them for instance regional interests and each person's quest for one and trying to even religious right. and so i think we've heard all the right one of us from

when i can talk to mark almond history professor at oxford university for his perspective on the latest developments in libya thanks indeed for joining us live there from oxford now wrote suggest reports are suggesting that gadhafi and his sons are cornered now but still no confirmation are you surprised it's taking so long to get him. out entirely. he's had a long controversial is going to be in our interest in some ways of trying to target is not. the question is should we also be surprised if it turns out that the rebels are besieging a building. permit the track record of the rebels. correct in their statements is very bad in some ways not at all he has a terrible reputation for making wild an improbable story but his opponent should never do seem to remember how to make. cautious about believing what we're told to we actually concrete evidence of with our own eyes this is interesting talk about the unreliability of those messages coming from the opposition the reports of rebels calling gadhafi have come in just after italy promised the rebels the colonel's frozen assets so do you t

by god for if you can find a university there in oxford i would suggest that you dig up the fourteen points i would suggest that you try and look at all the woodrow wilson it's nice and i hope all parts of it well i hear what i think is important they have i done got the forty votes every now book about them so don't put me down in that. i think really it's not what doesn't work for one hundred year old how do you suggest how dare you suggest i was told by the fourteen points without having read them because it's american exceptionalism and smart peter and new york go ahead. i think it's not very useful to get hung up on speeches that were made by a president a hundred years ago the question is the long the long arc of history and in the long arc of history. america has been a very. very important force for good in the world with lots of mistakes along the way lots of tragedies that we have helped to create but on the on balance i think it's impossible to make the case that we have not been a very important force for progressive ideals all right let's change gears for you guys becaus

bush in oxford we go to godfrey hard thing from oxford university and author of the myth of american exceptionalism and in new york we cross to peter shock he is a professor at yale law school and coeditor of understanding america the anatomy of an exceptional nation and another member of our cross talk team yelena hunger all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want since you wrote a book on it i'd like to go to godfrey first in oxford you are quite open out there it's a myth why is that a myth well first. well a myth does not mean that everything about it is untrue it is an idea or a story which is partially true and not of the same turns in the book is that it's not a good thing to believe things which are not wholly true now they're basically two parts to my thesis one is that historically. people in the united states exaggerated how different they are and how outside how exceptional to history and that if he has children or not it's in many many important ways as being part of larger movements larger ideas of the protestant reformation

to receive a new tranche of money from the u.n. a history professor at oxford university mark armor draws parallels with how the cash was handed out in iraq and afghanistan. clear target our program libya not entirely sure who controls there is. also. the revel national transitional council has said much for its time actually threatening libya was actually in place and right now traveling around rome and paris and so we're going to get rid of it. it was very valuable to arthur some high profile folks must be looking america for the curtain rods i want to get our physics but let's put that a shadow if it is and i'm afraid to do so for us also if an experience in iraq and afghanistan were billions of dollars went missing should be really send in cash and this is what we're talking about large war. two things are good out there executives who can print how it's going to be spent going to recede there are recently those who want to be against the ills and turn against him recently and also because business in the west to actually force him to trip until they don't. deserve you almost by the w

rebels prepared to receive a new tranche of money from the u.n. a history professor at oxford university marco draws parallels with how the cash was handed out in iraq and afghanistan. libya is not entirely sure who controls their us but i also don't. believe the rebel national transitional council has spent much of its time actually happened in libya but actually in places like qatar and now traveling around rome and paris and so we're going to be one of these are places of boys from benghazi really are there some high profile spokesman in america and it's certainly a long time to want to get off his ex minister of the shadow if it is and i'm afraid we would also ask ourselves if an experience in iraq and afghanistan with billions of dollars went missing should we really send in cash and this is what we're talking about large wads of cash to benghazi without being there exactly who's going to count create how it's going to be spent going to receive it there are worries between those who want to be against gadhafi and those who turn against recently but also between those in the west who

demand faster reforms of the federal reserve evolution michaelmas professor of modern history and oxford university told us gyptian isn't ready for another uprising because they see too much of the old regime in the new one. the secular opposition who called on happy with the changes since were barak rylan they feel that the military government in practice is a continuation of the old regime and also something that they wanted to have not been done was a danger to us as well we could see this attempt to clear the square may well provoke more protests more violence but beginning of ramadan the other hand it also may be a sign the government wants to use ramattan as a month to calm the situation before we're supposed to have elections in eight weeks time now that could of course provoke more protests we could see as we've seen in other parts the arab world the expectation that you evening after the end of fasting people won't just break that demonstrate or we could see the government thinking that this will be an opportunity to crack down some support from people who feel they've had enough demonstra

for weeks to demand faster reforms out of revolution michaelmas professor of modern history at oxford university said gyptian is ready for another uprising because they see too much of the old regime in the new one. the secular opposition . are happy with the changes since with barak. the military government in practice is a continuation of the old regime and also they want has not been down well the danger in two ways is one we could see this attempt to clear the square may well vote more protests more violence the beginning of ramadan the other hand it also may be a sign the government wants to use ramadan as a month to calm the situation before we're supposed to have elections in eight weeks time now of course provoke more protests we could see as we've seen all across the arab world expectation that you need evening after the end of the past in people won't just break their hospitals or demonstrate what we could see the government thinking that this will be an opportunity to correct some support from people who feel they've had enough demonstrations in cairo but you have a kind of weariness

political reforms after febreze revolution and mark almond a professor of modern history at oxford university says the current unrest made me to another are frightening. the secular opposition who are happy with the train distance or barak they feel the military go in practice is a continuation. and also they want to have not been down. to exist when we could see this attempt to clear the square may well grow more protests more violence the beginning of ramadan the other hand it also may be a sign that the government wants to use ramadan as a mom to calm the situation before we are supposed to have elections. in eight weeks time now of course more protests we could see as we've seen in other parts the arab world experts. in evening after the end of past and people were just afraid the hospitals would demonstrate we could see the government continue this would be an opportunity to correct them. strong support from people who feel they've had enough from instruction to caro but you have a kind of weariness with i'm sure but of course there are many people who. would also go far. and these are a

from oxford university in the u.k. my being with us here on r.t. . ok that's the way the news that says our world one final story feeding us is all this buildings have become home to dozens of illegal immigrants desperate crowds fought for the russian capital seeking jobs or better living conditions will fall prey to city officials cash in with scams that charge high rents the local additions are doing the best gaiters looking into the exploitation racket. at first glance it looks like increase of illegal immigrants squatting in a former architectural gem. this used to be part of the moscow conservatory. this building here in the center of moscow was formally empty we heard but now there are many immigrants living here in very poor conditions are illegally right in the center of the city. but they would perhaps have gone unnoticed if it weren't for the fuss raised by the quiet center a group of local residents wanting the migrants off their doorstep it was a recent weeks it's good for you to live in crowded conditions who knows what diseases they may

for weeks to demand faster reforms out of revolution michaelmas professor of modern history oxford university said egyptians are ready for another uprising because they see too much of the old regime in the new one. the secular opposition . aren't happy with the changes since the barak. military government in practice is a continuation of the old regime and also they want to turn knocking down was essential to exist when we can see this attempt to clear the square may well but more protests more violence the beginning of ramadan on the other hand it's also maybe a sign the government wants to use grama to calm the situation before we are supposed to have elections. in eight weeks time now back of course hope more protests will come to see at the scene in other parts of our world expectation in the evening after the end of fasting people will just break their will demonstrate and we could see the government thinking that this would be an opportunity to crack down some support from people who feel they've had enough demonstrations in cairo that you have a kind of weariness of demonstrations but

libya and the interest that various factions have in it i'm joined by mark on he's professor at oxford university thanks very much indeed professor armor for being with us here on our team now six months and thousands of deaths later what do you think's been achieved will the transitional government deliver the freedom and justice it's promising. it looks like we have a problem with the communication lately too while there are many but we did establish our contacts with them can you hear me now or professor aman i get i can hear you i can hear clearly yes and you know yes fine did you hear about a question so i came to the first question that i got the idea why did you get stranded we've heard the idea that this is the end of the beginning if you give the case. for your service kids. the next hours of tapes that's a lot about one problem to come because what united the rebels is that the teacher colonel but what divides them for instance the regional interests of each person's voice for one and tribal leader religious radicals and so i think we've heard all the right words from the people of the

political reforms after february so resolution and not armand professor of modern history at oxford university says the current unrest may lead to another uprising. the secular opposition who are unhappy with the train distance will barak they filled with military government in practice is a continuation of the old regime but also they want to have not been down. to is when we could see this attempt to clear the square may well broke more protests more violence the beginning of ramadan the other hand it also may be a sign that the government wants to use ramadan as a month to calm the situation before we're supposed to have elections. in eight weeks time now of course more protests we could see as we've seen all across our world expert. in the evening after the end of fast and people were just the hospitals who demonstrate what we could see the government conclude that this will be an opportunity to correct some support from people who feel they've had enough time instruction in cairo but you have a kind of weariness of the demonstrations but of course there are many people who. would also gaa

demand faster reforms of the february's revolution now goldman is professor of modern history at oxford university he says egyptians are ready for another uprising because they see too much of the old regime and the new one. the secular opposition . are trying to censor barak are incredibly they feel privileged to go through this is a continuation of the old regime and also they want to have not been around well the thing to do is when we could see this attempt to clear the square may well vote more protests more violence from uni around it or on the other hand it also may be a sign the government wants to use gramatica as a mom carma situation before we're supposed to have elections. in eight weeks time now course more protests mcness here we've seen in other parts the arab world the expectation that in the evening after the end of last and people will just break their hospitals and demonstrate what we could see the government thinking that this will be an opportunity to correct some support from people who feel they've had enough demonstrations in cairo but you have a kind of weariness of demons

the rebels prepared to receive a new tranche of money from the u.n. a history professor at oxford university mark on draws parallels with how the cash was handed out in iraq and afghanistan. there. libya not entirely sure who controls there as the. lead rebel national transitional council has had much fun actually and in libya was actually in places like qatar or america or rome and paris and so we're going to have the. right place in the voice for many of the really are those some high profile folks and look in the character and it hurts a lot i want to get off his experience to the shadowy figures and i'm afraid we will do so because i also told you from experience in iraq and afghanistan what that means that all of us went missing should we really send in cash and this is what we're talking about large wads of cash to benghazi without being there exactly who's going to count for it how it's going to be spent. there are worries between those who want in against the bills who turn against recently but also because business in the west of action in tripoli who. deserve the almost all of the

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a book out of it which was the traveling version of the book that was just now published by oxford university press in be english and is already getting rave reviews in publications like "the wall street journal" and "the statesman." he has been a fellow at the u.s. holocaust museum. this past year he was a fellow at harvard university at the center of the european studies there. this is one of the most distinguished fellowships that an us austrian can hold in the united states, i think comparable to a rhodes if you though what that is. and he is just finishing in cambridge, and he has the very good luck of gotting a ten-year track position at the university of nebraska. now, you might say, wow, nebraska. who would want to teach there? but if you're a historian in this day and age, you're very happy to get a tenured position anywhere. [laughter] and he is. without further ado, i'd like to introduce gerald steinacher to talk about "nazis op the run -- on the run." a flight through italy to latin america. dr. steinacher. [applause] >> thank you very much for that kind introduction. and thank yo

we have archie brown he's america's professor of politics at the university of oxford and in between overgrown we go to nikolai petro he's professor of politics at the university of rhode island all right gentlemen this is crosstalk that means you can jump in anytime you want but first let's have a look at the failed coup of one thousand nine hundred one. on august nineteenth one thousand nine hundred one instead of tuning into the soviet national anthem citizens across the u.s.s.r. woke up to a radio announcement that would start a sequence of events leading to the eventual collapse of the soviet union issued by the self-proclaimed hard line state of emergency committee the announcement stated that mikhail gorbachev's efforts to reform the soviet union have gone into a blind alley and also declared a six month state of emergency in various regions of the country by that time gorbachev had already been removed and detained in his villa in the crimea with motivated the plotters to overthrow the existing order was the new union treaty designed to decentralize political p