pyongyang has consistently denied responsibility. we have talked of a possible secret nuclear war. -- sacred nuclear war. they say, if we are afraid of war, we can never prevent war. we had a distinct cooling of rhetoric. the hands calling for talks. for a few weeks, they were rebuffed by south korea saying it is a propaganda attempt. but something changed in the last weaker too. south korea has committed to these talks today, and the choreography is such that there will be higher level talks, and possibly a summit between the two country's leaders. >> you have mentioned what we could expect, but ultimately, how likely is it that they will reach any kind of agreement? >> there are all sorts of reasons why they might not. there are demands by south korea, some kind of suggestion of the responsibility. as i say, pyongyang has said that it is not responsible and that the shelling of the islands was simply a retaliation. that calls very short of the apology that some people want. on the other hand, the reason that north korea is going to

pyongyang customers to go without power. but the weather is a blessing for companies like ponderosa tree service. >> it will probably be a good week, not just day. >> reporter: foreman says they've gotten dozens of calls from worried homeowners. what can people do? >> maintain your trees. if it looks like it's overgrown, heavy, leaning towards your house, you don't want to deal with it at midnight when it blows down and hits your house and you get a new skylight. >> and they have been working throughout the day to restore power here. around 50 people still remain in the dark. >> thank you. and this storm in the bay area is leading to significant snowfall in the sierra of course. >>> and now to a developing story and it is stunning news out of the east bay tonight where two men in law enforcement, one of them a police commander, are behind bars and accused of drugging. jodi hernandez has more on the charges and how the community is reacting tonight. >> both men are being held here at the contra costa county jail facing multip

a previous attempt at a summit before the attacks collapsed due to differences over food aid for pyongyang. in canada has emerged one hundred dogs were shot dead over two days after a dog sledding business experienced a sharp decline in bookings following last year's even colder winter olympic games the gruesome slaughter was described in documents awarding compensation to the worker who carried out the killings animal rights organizations have announced that they intend to file charges against those involved the company has become the target of outrage from people as far away as you are at australia. tensions remain high between russia and georgia with both sides in a constant angry exchange of words but this is also spilling over into everyday life with georgian restaurant owners facing the threat of fines if russian songs are performed their artist on board has a story. i think it's party time and traditional georgian restaurant style music is central to the country's dining experience and russian songs were sung alongside georgian war until this. particular we will warned the guys from

a previous attempt at a summit before the attacks collapsed due to differences over food aid for pyongyang. while later this hour we look back at a u.s. led war that turned into one of last century's greatest tragedies it was special report it no american holocaust is coming your way about ten minutes but here's a taste. the more people we killed the happier our officers were it got to be like a game like yankee cousin to see who could chill the most people and the different ways you could prove maybe you killed it be like that you know appears now if you brought back someone tears you know we had the most tears they would get the most fierce you change you should be rich overnight you went to germany and five men around the circle open up on full automatic whether i'm sitting. here saying i'm great like six or seven people in front of our family. most of the other. tensions remain high between russia and georgia with both sides in a constant angry exchange of words but this is also spilling over into everyday life with georgian restaurant owners facing the threat of fines if russian songs

first in six months since relations plunged to their worst in decades the breaks were came after pyongyang agreed to discuss the sinking of a frigate show now on and in the van birds are tillery attacks on the south which claimed fifty lives in all both incidents and war games by so have fueled tensions between the two the previous attempt at a summit before the attacks a lapse due to differences over food aid or pyongyang. and over nine thousand people in low lying parts of the one industry we have been ordered to leave their homes as a second cycle own in a week is expected to cycle only assy is forecast to bring a meter of rain in the north already saturated by months of devastating flooding and other side struck the area on monday but did little more than up through trees damaged power lines recent flooding in the region killed thirty five and damaged thirty thousand homes and businesses while the country's third largest city brisbane was left out of water for days. later today we look back at a u.s. led war that turned into one of last century's greatest tragedies our special report v

first in six months since relations plunged to their worst in decades the breaks were came after pyongyang agreed to discuss the sinking of the frigate and november's artillery attacks on the south which claimed fifty lives in all both incidents and war games so a few will tensions between the two at a previous attempt at summit before the attacks a lapse due to differences over food aid for pyongyang. now with fatalities rising every week in america's ongoing afghan campaign u.s. policy in the country is increasingly under fire in a bid for a way out of the deadlock song like veteran american diplomat robert blackwell propose partition of afghanistan as the best solution but as r.t.s. military contributor explains the so-called plan b. is not going to save the situation for the u.s. despite all the goodwill mr blair will to promote the defacto partition over afghanistan. the whole concept is a nonstarter the u.s. policy in afghanistan has moved in example leave from this snafu to full bar and has crossed and point of no return for native afghans his proposition is keen to covertly break u

first in six months since relations plunged to their worst in decades the breaks were came after pyongyang agreed to discuss the saying king of the frigate and of embers are tillery attacks on the south which claimed fifty lives in all both incidents and war games by so have fuel tensions between the two at a previous attempt at a summit before the attacks collapse due to differences over food aid for pyongyang . in canada has emerged hundred dogs were shot dead over two days after a dog sledding business experienced a sharp decline in bookings following last year's one coover winter olympic games the gruesome slaughter was described and documents awarding compensation to the worker who carried out the killings animal rights organizations will have announced that they intend to file charges against those involved a company has become the target of outrage from people as far away as you were up. well later today we'll look back at a u.s. led war that turned into one of last century's greatest tragedies our special report vietnam american holocaust is coming your way next hour but here's a t

a previous attempt at a summit before the attacks collapsed due to differences over food aid for pyongyang. tensions remain high between russia and georgia with both sides in a constant angry exchange of words but this is also spilling over into everyday life with georgian restaurant owners facing the threat of fines if russian songs are performed their artist on bar has a story. it's party time and traditional georgian restaurant style music is central to the country's dining experience russian songs. georgian. until it's. too late and the guys from tbilisi called in here is warned us not to sing russian songs always hidden camera captured threats against a restaurant owner outside the georgian capital the reason they say the georgian government views russian as the language of its own them. performers to complain they've been stopped from singing popular russian songs my musicians apologized and said they couldn't sing their requested songs because they were banned many georgians here a sitting in the restaurant for very upset they couldn't hear the russian songs they're all so fond of g

months during which relations of close to their worst in decades they worried through came after pyongyang agreed to discuss the sinking of the frigates plane that i saw. hillary attacks on the south which claimed fifty lives in all both incidents and massive war games by saw have helped fuel tensions between the two the previous attempt at a summit before that tox collapse due to differences over food aid or pyongyang. the king of jordan has dismissed his entire government and appointed a new prime minister amid growing unrest in the arab world they were shuffled comes as jordanians are taking to the streets over high food prices and poor living conditions former general and premier marouf hit has been appointed to head the new government by king abdullah has ordered the new prime minister to launch immediate political reforms as soon as his company is you named. over nine thousand people in low lying parts of queensland in australia have been ordered to evacuate a second cyclon in a week is expected cycling gases forecast to bring a meter of rain in the northern state already saturated b

on the same day a gala ceremony was organized in pyongyang, but neither kim nor his third son and heirpparent, kim jong-un atte attended. at ceremony the country's number two leader blamed south korea for the breakdown of last week's bilateral military talks saying the south are h rejected dialogue. north korea has been proposing talks with the south since the start of the year. on the eve of the north korean celebration kbs television on tuesday evening aired footage of the man believed to be the second son of kim. the man believed to be kim jong chol was spotted and the concert of british guitarist eric clapton in singapore on money. the man in a t-shirt and pants was accompanied by 20 people. he didn't answer questions from the television crew and left the scene while one of the companions asked them why they were shooting the video. kim jong chol is said to be a span of clapton and was spotted at the concert five years ago. if the man was kim jong-il's son he was outside the country before his birthday. the second son plays a less report role now that his younger brother has effect

year old or in pyongyang people climb to the foot of a giant statue of the country's founding leader and kim's father we could festivities. exhibitions ice skating music shows it's widely believed the leaders health is ailing after a stroke in two thousand and eight and his son is being groomed as a replacement. animal rights activists in china are condemning a magic trick with synchronized goldfish they say cruelty was required to make the fish move in unison the act was made famous after being broadcast on state television during the lunar new year celebrations last month in the most watched program of the year the magician responsible says there's no abuse refuses to give away the secret of the trick. for us president barack obama has unveiled his two thousand and twelve federal budget proposal in which he highlights the country's financial priorities planning clues of budget cuts and tax increases all aimed at reducing the deficit over the next decade and while washington's calling for over three trillion dollars in federal spending experts say regular americans will not benefit.

officers from the two koreas have sat down for talks for months of high tensions on the peninsula pyongyang and so broke contact late last year when the north responded to what responded in a territory by shelling a south korean island the talks which took place in the town inside of the winterizing will lead to higher level dialogue between both countries defense ministers. and far far there is battling to bushfires near perth in australia's west coast brought the flames under control the blazes destroyed sixty homes and dozens more damaged officials haven't declared the situation safe yet warning residents to be vigilant meanwhile cities on the country's east coast continue to struggle with flooding prime minister who's moved to tears one to live in a tribute in parliament thirty five people died in floods. goats sheep and rabbits are making a contribution to modern medicine. governments are helping pharmaceutical companies produce drugs to treat diabetes and cancer it's a groundbreaking sides known as transgenic farming sarah first discovered. just how do you rabbits more importantly why

korea's communist regime can ya tale has turned seventy crowds have started to gather in the capital pyongyang to celebrate his birthday the government officially lists his age as sixty nine though records show he's a year older it's thought celebrations will be more a low key this year due to a food shortage in the country. the czech republic's health minister and a group representing the country's doctors have reached a deal to and the route over poor pay dispute hit a peak in samara last year when three and a half thousand doctors had a day in resignation letters under the deal hospital doctors are to receive the pay rise of around three hundred fifty dollars a month this year and next the deal still needs the approval of the cabinet and the doctors union. girls county has been died on charges he slept with an underage prostitute and then he used his influence to cover it up the woman at the center of the scandal admits receiving money from denies he slept together a judge in the land gave the go ahead for the trial of the prime minister to begin with stony has rejected all accusations and

regime kim jong il has now turned seventy crowds have started to gather in the capital pyongyang to celebrate his birthday the government officially lists his age is sixty nine records show he is a year old is thought celebrations will be more low key this year due to a food shortage in the country. the czech republic's health minister and a group representing the country's doctors have reached a deal to end a rout over paul pate the dispute had a peek into somebody's last year when three and a half thousand doctors handed in resignation that was under the deal hospital doctors are to receive a pay rise of about three hundred and fifty dollars a month this year and next the deal still needs the approval of the cabinet and doctors. ok let's get to business news now with you. hello and a very warm welcome to the business update this week's news maker ficci b. which successfully sort of ten percent of its shares on monday and is plenty to snap up bank of moscow is expecting to the record profits for twenty ten in addition to these positive developments ficci b.'s deputy chairman get that morse s

korea's communist regime kim jong il he's turned seventy years old started to gather in the capital pyongyang to celebrate his birthday and the government officially lists his age as sixty nine their records show he's a year older it's thought celebrations will be more low key this year due to a food shortage in the country. and japan has temporarily suspended its annual antarctic whale hunt for filling its quota after repeated to strong. the sea shepherd conservation society has been chasing the fleet for weeks and the i.c.c. is off antarctica and comes a year on from a collision in which a japanese whaling ship was damaged there you see shepherd wrestle both parties and blame each other for the incident. u.s. immigration and customs enforcement agent was killed and another hurt when they were attacked while driving through northern mexico on tuesday one that was critically wounded and die from his injuries the second he was shot in the arm and leg remains in stable condition it's not clear if the incident was related to the escalating drug violence in the country but u.s. and what's going t

korea's communist regime kim jong il seventy years old crowds are starting to gather in the capital pyongyang to celebrate his birthday a week of festivities. polluting exhibitions ice skating and music shows it's widely believed leaders healthy after a stroke in two thousand and eight and the son kim jong un is being groomed as his replacement. japan has a temporarily suspended its annual antarctic whale hunt before. it's quota after repeated disruptions the sea shepherd conservation society has been chasing the fleet for weeks in the i.c.c. s. off antarctica that comes a year on from a collision in which a japanese whaling ship. blamed each other. for a u.s. immigration and customs enforcement agent was killed another one hurt while they were attacked when driving through northern mexico on choose day one was critically wounded and died from his injuries the second he was shot in the arm and leg remains in stable condition it's not clear if the incident was related to the escalating drug violence in the country where u.s. and mexican officials are working together on the investigation. the

korea's communist regime can ya nail has turned seventy crowds have started to gather in the capital pyongyang to celebrate his birthday. the government officially list his age is sixty nine the records show he's a year older it's thought celebrations will be more low key this year due to a food shortage in the country. barrels connie has been indicted on charges he slept with an underage prostitute and then used to use influence to cover it up the woman at the center of the scandal admits receiving money from there was tony but denies they slept together so the judge in the land gave the go ahead for the trial of the thai and prime minister to begin going has rejected all accusations and labeled the case a farce. senior official from the south of sudan has repeated accusations that the north was arming militias operating in the region at least two hundred eleven people have been killed in a wave of violence over the last week in south sudan's oil rich state more bodies have been found in remote villages the violence has highlighted security concerns in the region the last month opted overwhel

in relations between the two countries are they treat level talks aimed at improving ties between pyongyang and seoul collapsed earlier this week. well they say teamwork is the lynchpin of success and the russian public seems to agree having chosen not one but three mascots for such is twenty fourteen winter olympics competition was fierce from a snow leopard a polar bear and a body on skates to the gold in the televised vote i do there is a lot of reports on these leases additions to the winter games lineup. these are the first winners of the sochi olympics from no one will work heard paul or bear and the hare have won through to become the official mascots of the two thousand and fourteen winter games a ray of light and a snowflake will represent prepare olympics and yes it will be a three on the prize winning places in any sports around first second and third and the main model of the olympics is that it's not victory but with a separation those samples and elope and the band each had their strong. that's why i think creating a team was a smart choice the winners were selected by members

offices from the two koreas have sat down for talks only months of high tensions on the peninsula pyongyang and so broke contact late last year when the north responded tortellini finally hit it. barratry questioning a south korean island it's only talks which took place in the telling started in the troy so we need to hire a little dog between both countries defense ministers. firefighters battling to bushfires near perth australia as west coast now brought the flames under control the place is destroyed sixty homes and dozens more damaged missiles have to clear the situation so forget the warning residents to be vigilant. cities on the country's east coast continue to struggle flooding minister julia gillard was moved to tears want to do a tribute in parliament thirty five died in the floods. goats sheep and rabbits are making a contribution to modern medicine there are more scope. helping pharmaceutical companies produce drugs to treat diabetes and cancer it's a groundbreaking science known as transgenic finding its r.t. surface discover. just how do you milk rabbit more importantly why

would be the first to go between the two since indorsed shelled a south korean island in the vampyr pyongyang insists it was in retaliation of souls a large scale military drills close to the american maritime border and south has agreed to take part in talks in a step towards easing tension on the peninsula but has rejected the north's offer to move the date forwards. and haiti has agreed to issue a former president with a passport opening the way for his possible return john bertrand aristide was ousted seven years ago and has been living in exile in south africa the move comes at a critical time with final results of the first round of the disputed presidential election day on wednesday the government says the soon as it sees an official request from steed they grant him the passport aristide will be the second leader to return after the arrival two weeks ago of dictator john claude duvalier. an australian officials are warning residents of queensland that a powerful tropical cyclone is heading towards the northeast state experts say it's said to be one of the worst storms to ever a batter

now its all things making headlines this hour and pyongyang seoul having talks despite the south korean president earlier demanding north korea takes responsibility for its. deadly attack it's not just you if help the feds will be the first to go between the two sides since the north shelled a south korean island. so responded by staging massive whoopings of the yellow sea further ratcheting up tensions. a request to move the talks of forward. to. hear jordan has replaced his prime minister and five the government timid swelling on unrest that is missile follows several protests across the country spotted by food prices and poor living conditions. a former premier general was appointed by jordan's king abdullah to head the government is not yet know who's also a former ambassador to israel will name his company. residence in the flood ravaged australian stage of queensland to preparing for a new sign clarion only a day after one hades experts say it could be one of the worst storms to ever go back to the area some two hundred fifty patients have been evacuated from a regional hospital a

hill has just turned seventy years old crowds have started to gather in the capital pyongyang to celebrate his birthday the government officially lists his age as sixty nine records show he's a year older it's thought celebrations could be more low key this year due to a food shortage in the country. and the czech republic's health minister and a group of representing the country's doctors have reached a deal to end the raul over paul pay the disputed peak in december last year when three and a half thousand of them handed in their resignation letters under the deal hospital doctors are to receive a pay rise of around three hundred fifty dollars a month this year and next the deal still needs to be approved by the company. a little bit later here at r.t. will be looking at one of the most liberal leaders of the soviet union before that though the business news with you. hello time to get the latest from the world of business the any old russian business week is underway in london it aims to address the most pressing economy issues facing russia and the world speaking in the u.k. capital on

a quick look now at some other news making headlines this hour i'm pyongyang and seoul will announce the talks despite the south korean president demanding north korea takes responsibility for two deadly attacks last year it held the february eighth music will be the first negotiations between the two sides sims the north shelled a south korean island in the event so responded by staging massive war games in the yellow sea further ratcheting up tensions. requested to move the talks forward an awful seoul rejected. the king of jordan has replaced his prime minister and fired the government sweating on rest but is missile follows several protests across the country sponsored by food prices and poor living conditions heat a former premier and general was appointed by jordan's king abdullah to head the government is going to get nowhere to go through a former ambassador to israel will name his company. residents in the flood ravaged australian state of queensland apparel for a new site to date only a day off to one heads experts say could be one of the worst storms to ever batter the are

ok a quick check now on some other news making headlines around the world and that pyongyang seoul have announced a date for talks despite the south korean president earlier demanding north korea takes responsibility for two deadly attacks last year it held the five will be the first negotiations between the two sides since the north shelled a south korean island movember so responded by staging massive ball games in the yellow sea ranch giving up tensions here on the ng earlier requested to move the talks forward and offered some rejected. became of jordan has replaced his prime minister and fired the government welling unrest the dismissal following several protests across the country sponsored by food prices and poor living conditions model of a former premier and general was appointed by jordan's king abdullah to head the government it's not yet known when back to the also a former ambassador to israel will name is counted it. residents in the flood ravaged australian state of queensland preparing for a new cycling only a day off to one head experts say it could be one of the worst

pyongyang in seoul broke late last year with the north responded to artillery fire near their territory by shelling a south korean island. prosecutors and it lee had filed a request for the immediate trial of prime minister silvio berlusconi on charges of sex crimes and abuse of power he's alleged to have paid for sex with a seventeen year old girl and uses influence to secure her release from custody on charges berlusconi strongly denies any wrongdoing and says prosecutors are trying to destroy his career well the italian premier already faces the resumption of three trials for corruption and tax fraud next month. now or close of team continues to discover the western europe area as they get to explore the republic and its capital city. all this time the r.t. team learns how russia's elderly struggle to survive in the far urals villages where they make up the majority of the population with small pensions and poor healthcare the older generation is in desperate need of support to food and medical assistance but in most cases they have to rely on their own strength and determination to

careers are set to sit down for military talks following months of high tensions on the peninsula pyongyang and so broke contact last september the north responded to artillery fire and if it were a tree by showing a south korean island its hopes the talks to take place near the border would lead to higher level dialogue between both countries defense ministers. to bushfires driven by hot summer winds have scorched suburbs near perth australia as west coast sixty homes have been destroyed and dozens have been damaged forefathers have contained the flames are warning residents to be vigilant meanwhile the cleanup from floods and cyclades on the country's east coast continues the floods have been the country's worst in decades killing thirty four people in. also wants to make it four point six billion dollars of damage. it's been confirmed that told us the truth so. hundreds referendum voted to split from the north ninety nine percent who are in favor of the breakaway. peaceful tension remains high in parts of the oil rich region before the announcement of the results the country is close to

officials at the meeting reportedly failed to reach a consensus on the agenda for higher level talks pyongyang and seoul broke contact late last year when the north responded to artillery fire near their territory by shelling a south korean island. the white house seems to be trying to win over wall street with many high profile business leaders installed in top government positions but as artie's lauren mr reports it has many questioning whether what's good for business is what's good for american. for two decades jobs and dollars have flown out of the us and across the pacific meanwhile the american people have suffered high unemployment and a diminished standard of living looking for someone to blame politicians point to asian countries on the rise seemingly at america's expense the american people have also borne the brunt of china's mercantile trade policies which promote trade surpluses through cheap exports based upon an artificial depreciation of china's currency overlooked in washington is the us corporate jungle it's become the elephant in the room this is not the explain to the amer

and now to some other stories around the world south korea's president is demanding pyongyang admits responsibility for two attacks last year ahead of the planned peace talks if held today would be the first negotiations between the two since the north shelled a south korean island in the. insists this was in retaliation of souls large scale military drills close to the maritime border of the south agreed to take part in talks in a step towards easing tensions on the peninsula but has rejected the north's offer to move the date forward. against a belorussian government over december's post-election violence visa balance antifreeze or foreign assets had been imposed on president. and other top ranking officials it follows europe's condemnation of the use of force against opposition supporters in the country washington and brussels so you can all that this will be lifted only when all of those detained all the little grounds. haiti has agreed to issue the president with a passport opening the way for his possible return. was ousted to seven years ago and has been living in exile in sou

the seoul responded by staging massive war games in the yellow sea for the ratcheting up tensions pyongyang earlier requested to move the talks forward but not first song rejected. the king of jordan has replaced his prime minister fired the government amid swelling on rest the dismissal follows several protests across the country sponsored by food prices and poor living conditions. a former premier and general was appointed by georgians king abdullah to head the government it's not yet known when back to the also a former ambassador to israel will name his cabinet. residence in the flood ravaged australian state of queensland repairing for a new cycle only a day after one heads experts say could be one of the worst storms to ever batter the area some two hundred fifty patients have been evacuated from a regional hospital as a precaution but it comes on the back of severe flooding in the country which claimed at least thirty five lives cycling yancy is expected to hit the coast on wednesday. hazy it has agreed to issue its forward president with a passport opening the way for years possible

strain relations between the two countries military level talks aimed at improving ties between pyongyang and seoul collapsed earlier this week. but they do say that teamwork is the lynchpin of success on the russian public seems to agree having chosen not one but three mascots for sochi is two thousand and fourteen winter olympics competition was fierce but a snow leopard polar bear and a bunny on skates took the gold in the nationwide it televised vote at least in this particular ports on this latest additions to the winter games lineup. these are the first winners of the four children pics from now on a snow leopard polar bear and the hare has won through to become the official mascots of the two thousand and fourteen winter games a ray of light and a snowflake will represent the paralympics he is the minister for on the prize winning places in any school so burns first second and third and the main model is that it's not a victory because it's a patient that has some balls and a leopard the hair and the bear they're strong. that's why i think creating the teen was a smart choice for t

south korea's president is demanding a pyongyang admits responsibility for two attacks last year ahead of planned peace talks if held they would be the first negotiations between the two says a north a shell the south korean island event for insists it was retaliation of souls large scale military drills close to the merry. border of the south has agreed to take part in talks in a step towards easing tensions on the peninsula but has rejected the north's offer to move the date forwards. the e.u. and the us have announced a fresh sanctions against rebel russian governments over december's post-election violence or visa balance and it remains open for now sets have been imposed on the president aleksander because chicago and other top ranking officials it follows your motivation of the use of force against opposition supporters in the country washington and brussels say the economic restrictions will be lifted only when all those detained on political grounds argue the. australian officials are warning residents of queensland that a powerful tropical cyclone is heading towards the north

he was speaking of the fact that president clinton had been invited to pyongyang and almost gaunt, had sent his secretary of state who had 11 hours of discussion with kim jong-il, and yet at the state of the union address 2002, suddenly george w. bush said north korea is part of the axis of evil. they had done nothing different, but in a year they had changed from someone who had almost hosted a president to a country, the bush administration called part of the axis of evil. i think that's been our shortcoming. we say they don't fulfill their obligations. they say you don't give us any continuity in what you say to us. so i am very much for continued negotiations. i am regretful that although president obama has not undertaken that, i think that president obama needs a high ranking full-time expert on korea in the white house. he does not have one. he has one of my successors, ambassador steve bosworth, who was dean of the fletcher school, a wonderful able man, but dean of the fletcher school is a full-time job. but he's also special representative for north korea. i don't think that t

pyongyang is scared of the united states. so if there is going to be a deal on the nuclear issue in either country that ultimately requires an understanding between the united states and the government of iran and north korea that deals with their security issues. that can come only from washington. it can't come from brussels or from moscow or anyone else. that is why i think you need the multilateral and unilateral to be working hand in hand. >> you mentioned the number as in four or five factors of of very important part of peace breaking out. i was wondering whether you would, whether you would comment on what is happening in europe, which of those factors you mentioned, especially responsible for peace to break out in europe. where do you see, in other words, what do you expect of europe in the future in terms of independence? >> at think that the story of european integration and peace, deepening its roots after world war ii was a product of that same kind of story that i told. fundamental understanding between france a

administration to the beginning of the bush administration from the invitation to bill clinton to visit pyongyang to george w. bush condemning them as part of the axis of evil. the biggest success was former secretary of defense negotiations on the north korean missile issue which was solved well enough so that general rock was invited to the united states, was hosted by vice president gore and the top floor of the state department and it was proof that sustained negotiation by a high-level americans can work with north korea but we have not given them the high enough level participation and we have not given them the sustained wave of negotiation to be effective in dealing with it. >> to the point where older men and remember how absolutely horrible world war ii was are dying now. do you think we are getting too far away from world war ii so people running countries now and politicians in various countries don't remember how awful that war was and they are getting careless? and we are throwing bombs around and marches in the streets and sells like we are getting ready for world war iii. >> remin

pyongyang single the willingness to engage in dialogue but also creates international recognition of power. and a troubling willingness to sell nuclear technology. i want to highlight the major aspect of the work of the intelligence community. we live in an interconnected interdependent world where instability can arise and spread quickly beyond borders as we saw recently and graphically have seen. examples of this include the sudden fall in to nietzsche and a contagious uprising in egypt and lesser demonstrations elsewhere. intelligence community is following these events very closely. recently questions have been raised as to whether the intelligence community has been reporting on these events effectively. the answer, i believe, is yes. we have been aware of instability in the middle east, north africa and reported those tensions and their implications. specific triggers for how instability would lead to the collapse of various regimes cannot always be known or predicted. would intelligence can do is reduce the uncertainty for decisionmakers but not necessarily eliminate it. wheth