welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle as the u.s. starts its military withdrawal from iraq what does fate hold for the kurds his post invasion iraq administratively and democratically strong enough to keep the country intact and if the kurds strive towards an independent state what is stopping. you. to cross talk the fate of the kurds i'm joined by pressure was in washington he's an independent journalist in new york we cross to brendan o'leary he is the louder professor of political science at the university of pennsylvania and his most recent book is how to get out of iraq with the integrity and in london we have sami ramadani he's a senior lecturer in sociology at london metropolitan university all right gentlemen this is cross talk that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it but first let's take a look at a report about the future facing the kurds following the u.s. withdrawal from iraq. eight years after the u.s. led invasion of iraq washington is negotiating its withdrawal from this war torn country

and up next peter lavelle discusses with his crosstalk guests why nato campaign in libya was supposed to end quickly continues with out three months after it began. we'll. bring you the latest in science and technology from the realms of. the future of coverage. you. know you know welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle quagmire and standoff in libya is there a military solution to the conflict in libya and a stable democratic and whole libya be created through the use of force to museum change and is there still a realistic possibility of a political solution. to. the process of the ongoing conflict in libya i'm joined by jim brann in london he's the spokes person for the stop the war coalition also in london we have and his he is a libyan political analyst and in los angeles we cross to omar tora b. he is a political analyst and a founding member of the libyan human rights commission all right gentlemen this is crosstalk that means crosstalk rules in effect and that means you can jump any time you want and i always start this program with the person that had to get up early as far a

welcome back to crosstalk i'm peter lavelle two minds who were talking about the u.n. investigation of the killing of a former lebanese prime minister. ok. ok mona i'd like to go to you again another issue that's being brought up in this program is that who benefits the most from this crime ok and there's so many different variations here some people say it's the israelis and the americans others say it's syria certain factions within lebanon of course has blah you know logically in your mind who benefited from this why it was done. those who benefit it is those who don't want to see a stable levanon and this has been going on for twenty five years and we don't know who it is but we know at the same time that there are people who are to be held responsible. until now we don't know who are the real people who are just bunch of it is possible that there are other indictments identifying individuals in other countries and that's what we were trying to say earlier there has been speculation that syria could be issued with and i mean but it's not clear. that our speculation

next to peter lavelle asks his guests why the strongest military alliance can't remove colonel gadhafi for more than four months now that's our debate show cross talk next right here on alt. if you can. follow in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle libya's stalemate in the sand and nato bombing campaign and aid to anti kadafi rebels have only hardened political facts on the ground western intervention was intended to last a few weeks now is open ended instead of dislodging khadafi nato allies are left to bicker among themselves. to. cross the nato mission in libya i'm joined by io johnson in london he is the founder and director of viewpoint africa also in london we have marco gas like he is a political analyst an expert on south east european affairs and in barcelona we crossed to omar asher he is a lecturer in politics of the modern arab world at the university of exit are all right gentlemen this is cross talk that means you can jump in anytime you want omar i'd like to go to you first in barcelona how would you assess nato's operations in libya to date because depending on the

next peter lavelle and guess discuss whether the norway's atrocities could set in motion anti islamic for across europe stay with us. and you can. follow in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle the color of terrorism as norway comes to terms with its most horrific attack on its soil since the second world war a plethora of questions demand answers how could this assault be planned and executed under the radar of the authorities and as the west focused too much on islamic groups instead of homegrown extremists and terrorists. to cross talk the rise of far right nationalism i'm joined by my guests in london he is chair of the muslim safety form and stephen gash he is spokesperson for stop islamization of europe all right gentlemen this is cross talk that means you can jump in anytime you want but first let's see how the oslo it to.

more over the next half hour peter lavelle and his guess ass as asks his guess about the affairs impact on both sides of the atlantic and the implications for the murdoch media empire cross talk coming your way next stay with us. and you can. still. below and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle came in the murdoch empire as the phone hacking scandal in the u.k. engulfs more victims and politicians look for cover all eyes are on the future of news corp and its assets in the u.s. and beyond has the murdoch family finally outfoxed itself. and. crossed out the implications of the phone hacking scandal i'm joined by kevin zeese in baltimore.

hello and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle a currency in crisis european finance ministers central bankers and politicians remain an odds on how to rescue the euro as pressure mounts for another greek bailout and investors worry about italy is the euro a dysfunctional currency and who will ultimately foot the bill. came. across the eurozone crisis i'm joined by dennis gartman in virginia he is editor of the carbon letter in singapore out we go to jim rogers he's an author and financial commentator and in washington we go to sherry's ide raymond she's professor of international business finance and international affairs at the george washington university all right folks this is across time then you can jump in anytime you want there are different points of view here like to hear me and then it's if i go to you first i i ask the question now before we go to there you the facts of that are out of hand with the euro i posed the question is it a dysfunctional currency what do you think about that. i've always thought it was a dysfunctional currency i thought quite honestly that the onl

following me welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle the color of terrorism as norway comes to terms with its most horrific attack on soil since the second world war a plethora of questions demand answers how could this assault be planned and executed under the radar of the authorities and as the west focused too much on islamic groups instead of homegrown extremists and terrorists. and it. started. to cross talk the rise of far right nationalism i'm joined by my guest in london ali he's chair of the muslim safety forum and stephen guy.

as the phone hacking scandal is raging on both sides of the atlantic peter lavelle and guest discuss the future of the murdoch media empire cross talk coming up next. and you can. follow and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle came in the murdoch empire as the phone hacking scandal in the u.k. engulfed more victims and politicians look for cover all eyes are on the future of news corp and its assets in the us and beyond has the murdoch family finally outfoxed itself. and if you. crossed out the implications of the phone hacking scandal i'm joined by kevin zeese in baltimore he is a spokesperson and lawyer for the government accountability group protect our elections and author of an open letter to the f.b.i. and s.c.c. urging them to investigate murdoch's news corporation in the us in washington we have dave south danae he is communications director for free press and in london we cross it toby young he's a journalist and author of how to lose friends and alienate people all right gentlemen crosstalk rules and in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want kevin if i can go

alone in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle the united nations tribunals has indicted some members of the lebanese shia movement hezbollah for the assassination of former lebanese prime minister is this special tribunal looking for justice or is it a tool attempting to take advantage of the country's deep political divisions and is lebanon the ultimate loser in this legal process. crosstalk lebanon's trial i'm joined by hala job are in beirut she's a british lebanese journalist and author in jerusalem we cross all make seran he is a writer for commentary magazine and in cairo we have mona evades she is a professor at the american university in cairo ok folks cross talk was in effect but first let's have a show report on the tribunals findings to date. days ago a united nations tribunal delivered its long awaited indictment for hezbollah officials in lebanon accused of assassinating the country's former prime minister rafik hariri and a roadside bomb six years ago the indictments now risk reigniting sectarian violence in a country already rattled by decades of bloodshed. political e

we have more on the eurozone debt crisis on our debate show which is coming up next peter lavelle asks his guests of italy's economy will be the next country to need a financial rescue package from brussels and if so who will foot the bill. hello and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle a currency in crisis european finance ministers central bankers and politicians remain at odds on how to rescue the euro as pressure mounts for another greek bailout and investors worry about italy is the euro a dysfunctional currency and who will ultimately foot the bill. and. crossed out the eurozone crisis i'm joined by dennis gartman in virginia he is editor of the garment letter in singapore we go to jim rogers he's an author and financial commentator and in washington we go to shows i dream and she is professor of international business finance and international affairs at the george washington university all right folks this is cross talk to me and you can jump in anytime you want there are different points of view here like to hear.

and next peter lavelle and his guests argue whether the norway atrocities could sudden motion at the islamic movements across europe that discussion is coming up next. wealthy british science. because. markets. can find out what's really happening to the global economy for a no holds barred look at the global financial headline is going to cause a report on hard to. keep. flowing welcome the crosstalk i'm peter lavelle the color of terrorism as norway comes to terms with its most horrific attack on its soil since the second world war a plethora of questions demand answers how could this assault be planned and executed under the radar of the authorities and as the west focused too much on islamic groups instead of homegrown extremists and terrorists. can start. to cross talk the rise of far right nationalism i'm joined by my guest in london assad ali he's chair of the muslim safety forum and stephen gas he is spokesperson for stop islamization of europe all right gentlemen this is crosstalk that means you can jump in anytime you want but first let's see how the oslo attacks may influe

after decades of war and bloodshed southern sudan breaks free and goes it alone peter lavelle and his cross talk guests discuss whether it's already at risk of failure that's coming up next right here on our. in. the low end welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle after decades of conflict in war south sudan is set to become an independent state on july ninth as the world intice to pay for this event there are lingering questions surrounding the viability of this new oil rich country has south sudan failed even before it's established. to cross-talk the future of south sudan i'm joined by my guests in washington jonathan temin he is the director of the sudan program at the united states institute of peace john campbell he's the ralph bunche senior fellow for african policy studies at the council on foreign relations and need a cooter he is an african political analyst all right gentlemen this is cross talk that means cross talk rules and effective means you can jump in anytime you want need i'd like to go to you first in washington and looking at the future of south sudan and will hav

in crosstalk and twenty minutes time peter lavelle's guest discuss why the leadership is so adamant about saving the euro at any cost. greece go bankrupt it would be good for greece it would be good for the europe would be good for the world if greece went bankrupt and right out of the how to pay their bills or stop a lie then you would have everybody would know with a strong sound currency based on a strong sound economy why not let them go bankrupt listen in our euro in america we've had states go away go to the cities go bankrupt we've had carriers go bankrupt it didn't in the united states and it didn't in the u.s.s.r. tell you why because of the four hundred billion dollars a debt the greece has fifty percent is held by german and french banks and those countries don't want to take a second in the financial markets it's that simple. and. arrest warrants have been issued for the captains of two vessels which passed by the sunken vulgar river cruise ship without stopping to help survivors will reportedly face negligence charges this comes just a day after two people linked to the disas

hello and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle after decades of conflict and war south sudan is said to become an independent state on july ninth as the world intice a page of this event there are lingering questions surrounding the viability of this new oil rich country as south sudan failed even before it's established. and. to cross-talk the future of south sudan i'm joined by my guests in washington jonathan temin he is the director of the sudan program at the united states institute of peace john campbell he's the ralph bunche senior fellow for african policy studies at the council on foreign relations and he is an african political analyst all right gentlemen this is cross talk that means cross talk rules in effect i mean you can jump in anytime you want me i'd like to go to you first in washington and looking at the future of south sudan and will have its independence in a few hours is it mission impossible or is it already mission failed. oh it's neither of those those i don't think those are the possible outcomes of course everything's in the air it depends on what happens m

hello and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle five months on what is the condition of the egyptian revolution as it lived up to expectations what does people's power mean there today and could the revolution be hijacked during a coming elections pleb. cross-talk what's going on in egypt now i'm joined by rula jebreal in rome she's a journalist and author of miral in london we go to now el saadawi she's a writer and political activist and often referred to as the mother of the revolution and in zurich we crossed her lorenzo but dino he is an academic and security expert who specializes in islam and political violence in europe and north america are you folks this is cross talk that means you can jump any time you want i very much encourage it through i'd like to go to you first in rome what is the condition of the revolution now is it lived up to expectations or is it going in the right direction what it's really thought.

next month after hosni mubarak was ousted as the popular in a popular uprising in egypt peter lavelle on a panel of guests to talk about whether the revolution has really achieved its goals stay with us cross talk coming your way. hungry for the full story we've got it fixed the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. and. hello and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle five months on what is the condition of the egyptian revolution as it lived up to expectations what does people's power mean there today and could the revolution be hijacked during upcoming elections. in egypt. crosstalk what's going on in egypt now i'm joined by rula jebreal in rome she's a journalist and author of miral in london we go to now el saadawi she's a writer and political activist and often referred to as the mother of the revolution and in zero.

a low in welcome across talk i'm peter lavelle an empire in disarray rupert. murdoch and his immense media assets are under investigation in what is being called voicemail gate is this scandal all about murdoch and his sleazy business practices or a media that no longer serves the public good. crosstalk media today i'm joined by tony pedersen and dallas he's a professor and bell distinguished chair in journalism at southern methodist university in los angeles we cross that audience russell he's a historian and the author of a renegade history of the united states and in oxford we go to shawn powers he's an assistant professor at georgia state university all right gentlemen this is crosstalk that means you can jump in anytime you want i always go to the person has to go earliest for this program so i'm going to go to you thaddeus here in looking at what's happening to them the murdoch media empire and every hour that passes more revelations are coming out and it looks very very ugly is any of this surprise you and do you think it's going to be this is just the

a low in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle an empire in disarray rupert murdoch and his immense media assets are under investigation in what is being called voicemail gate is this scandal all about murdoch and his sleazy business practices or a media that no longer serves the public good. and you can see. the crosstalk media today i'm joined by tony pedersen in dallas he's a professor and bell distinguished chair in journalism at southern methodist university in los angeles we cross to thaddeus russell he's a historian and the author of a renegade history of the united states and in oxford we go to shawn powers he's an assistant professor at georgia state university all right gentlemen this is crosstalk that means.