reconstruction after fascism. reconstruction after world war ii. why that word? >> because i believe part of the american project of nation-building is to reconstruct other societies. empires believe that societies can't change that they have to be dominated and controlled from the outside. americans believe that societies can be rebuilt to be better for themselves and better for us. this is self-interest as well as altruistic activity. >> so on a personal level, do you support the concept of nation-building? >> i do. i don't see how we can escape it. in fact, i argue in the book that i cannot predict -- no one can predict the next foreign policy crisis. but i can safely predict that the next president will be involved in nation-building again. it's in our dna as americans. it's what defines us as americans. >> has there been a president who hasn't been involved in nation-building? >> not a president who actually oversaw a period of any major american expansion. there have been presidents who have served in short periods when the united states was contracting and

, philippines and afghanistan. >> can you use the word reconstruction after fascism, reconstruction after world war ii. why? >> i believe part of the american project is to reconstruct other societies. >> empires believe society can change. they have to be dominated and controlled from the hillside. americans believe the rebuild. this is self-interest of as well as help to a stick. as the man on a personal level to use up with the concept of nation building. i don't know how we can escape it. are your do in the book no one can predict the next 41 -- foreign policy process. president will be involved >> has there been a president who hasn't been involved in nation-building, but deeper period that over salles death in many that have served a short term and that's o.k. there are moments we might be in one of those in a moment but at this particular when americans have gone not to expend their interest is involved in nation-building. >> when has it been successful? >> mostly under two conditions. one when americans are committed to the case they are involved in to we have oversees government

then came reconstruction. it was almost like a civil war faded into reconstruction and the reconstruction faded into the great depression and not much changed for the poor. and the mail came in the early years of the 20th century and was salvation. these people were sharecroppers were subsistence farmers. he dug wells, cut timber and all of a sudden there has inside work 30 and it saves them. naca, many of them, sons and daughters and grandsons and granddaughters cs salvation. in that, should they get paid? >> next to nothing. it varied over the years from nicholson times an hour, pocket change to a few dollars a week even after roosevelt demanded a decent wage for them, the male owner there refute to pay them decide the federal government successfully invoke the union. so mill owners kind of paid what they knew they had to pay, with considering these poor nonpeople and where they came from was not very much. now it's 50 feet into the 60s and 60s and 70s it became a decent paying job. the machines will never s

then came reconstruction. almost like the civil war faded into reconstruction and reconstruction faded into the great depression. not much changed. the mill came in the early years of the 20th century. and was salvation. these people were sharecroppers were subsistence farmers. they dug well. they cut timber. and all of a sudden there is inside work, steady, and it saved them and many of them, the sons and daughters and grandson's and granddaughters see it as salvation. >> host: how much did they get paid? >> guest: next to nothing. it varied over the years from nichols and times an hour, pocket change to a few dollars a week. even after roosevelt demanded decent wage for them the mill owner just refused to pay it. and b5 the federal government successfully and broke the union. mill owners kind of paid what they knew they had to pay. considering these poor mountain people and where they came from was not very much. as the 50s faded into the 60s and 60s into the 70s it became a decent paying job. the machines w

they emphasized the fiscal reconstruction to greece saying they may announce the bailout package. japan's financial service agency may investigate the auditing firms by the optical machine making if irregularities are found in the past financial statements. the third party panel is investigating a cover up of huge losses by olympus. based on the results of the probe, olympus plans to correct and submit past financial statements to the agency. if irregularities are found, they plan to investigate the firm. the firms to be penalized if they are found to have committed violations like intentionally overlooking false iveications. they plan to hold a meeting with the creditor banks on wednesday and explain what it has learned so far with current business results. on thursday the change dizzy nated olympus as a supervisory issue and cautioned investors. they could fail to release an earnings report by december 14th. >>> japanese prime minister is expected to finally announce his decision this afternoon for japan to join talks on the transpacific partnership. they would eliminate trade b

they emphasized that fiscal reconstruction is a precondition to greece receiving the eu's latest bailout package. >>> japanese prime minister yoshihiko noda is expected to finally announce his decision this afternoon for japan to join talks on the transpacific partnership. that tpp would eliminate trade barriers among member countries in the asia-pacific region. there's been an intensive debate even among his party members over whether japan should join the free trade pact. noda was expected to make his announcement thursday but he and other parties leaders agreed to delay their decision. business circles argue the tpp will open up markets and provide a boost to manufacturing. farmers worry the deal would expose them to cheap alternatives from abroad. opposition lawmakers claim there hasn't been enough discussion about the free trade pact. some members of noda's party propose the government take a cautious approach. the prime minister told the party executives he will weigh their opinions but he says he needs one more day to think about the matter. noda is expected to speak to the media

meanwhile, afghanistan is trying to take its own steps to work reconstruction. on monday it awarded several contracts to develop its natural resources and the big winner was india. it's another sign of how asia's emerging powers are gaining economic influence as the war-torn country looks for help with reconstruction. nhk world's hideki yui reports. >> reporter: the afghan government said on monday an indian consortium would receive mining rights to three of four iron ore blocks at a mine in burma province. other was awarded to a canadian company. some mine holders are estimated 1.8 billion tons of iron ore. the afghan government said the development would attract billions of dollars in investment. and create thousands of jobs. new railway lines and power plants are also expected to follow. afghanistan says its untapped natural resources are the key to unlock the reconstruction of the country. but the worsening security situation has put off many companies from developing the country. that leaves the door open for rapidly-growing economies like china and india.

however, there's a long way to go before full-fledged reconstruction can be carried out. police say close to 20,000 people have been confirmed dead or remain missing as of november 10th. 15,770 people are confirmed dead. and 3,648 remain missing in the devastated prefectures of miyagi, iwate and fukushima. reconstruction plans for the disaster-hit areas have been drawn up by eight local governments in iwate, and seven in miyagi. the government's newly-established rebuilding subsidies and other funds will shoulder all costs for relocation of residents to higher ground or other regions. however, no criteria has been set to assess the value of the flooded land the government will purchase from owners. local residents will need more time to form a consensus on mass relocations and reconstruction projects. >>> some residents are spending the day remembering. others, rebuilding. they've got to work fast with winter approaching. morning temperatures dropped to 3 deees in the town of minamisanriku in miyagi prefecture. the disaer destroyed many of to's homes and lt 0 residents de

however, there's a long way to go before full-fledged reconstruction can be carried out. police say close to 20,000 people have been confirmed dead or remain missing as of november 10th. 15,770 people are confirmed dead. and 3,648 remain missing in the devastated prefectures of miyagi, iwate and fukushima. reconstruction plans for the disaster-hit areas have been drawn up by eight local governments in iwate, and seven in miyagi. the government's newly-established rebuilding subsidies and other funds will shoulder all costs for relocation of residents to higher ground or other regions. however, no criteria has been set to assess the value of the flooded land the government will purchase from owners. local residents will need more time to form a consensus on mass relocations and reconstruction projects. >>> some residents are spending the day remembering. others, rebuilding. they've got to work fast with winter approaching. morning temperatures dropped to 3 degrees celsius in the town of minamisanriku in miyagi prefecture. the disaster destroyed many of the town's homes and

then came reconstruction. it was almost like a civil war faded into reconstruction and the reconstruction faded into the great depression, not much changed. and the mail came in the early years of the 20th-century. salvation. these people, you know, where sharecroppers or subsistence farmers. they dug wells, the cut timber. all of a sudden this is an inside look, steady. and it saved them. and they see it. many of them, the sons and daughters and grandsons and granddaughters see it as salvation. >> how much to the debate? >> next to nothing. it varied over the years from, you know, nichols and dimes an hour, pocket change to a few dollars a week. even after -- even after roosevelt demanded a decent wage for them the mill owner they're just refuse to pay it. defied the federal government successfully and broke the union. so the mill owners kind of paid considering these poor mountain people and where they came from, it was not very much. now, as the fifties faded into the 60's and the 60's and 70's, it became a

with their lavish donations, they want to stake out claims and make money on reconstruction. he is in charge of the garbage heap. it is no secret that the yakuza has moved into the reconstruction market. >> they are hired directly by the city. i do not think they are enrolled in our work here. but there are people on the mafia payroll. >> people bring garbage to the mountain of debris every day. there has been 27 million tons of waste. as much as 100 years in normal circumstances. that offers business worth as much as 100 billion heroes. -- 100 billion euros. >> when it is dry and the wind blows, we disappear in a dust cloud. no one tells us whether it is hazardous or not. we are afraid of asbestos. >> radioactivity from people wishing me -- from the fukushima disaster also poses a problem. japanese newspapers report that they are engaged in turf fights with chinese syndicates who want to put radioactive waste in storage. radioactive waste could end up in the hands of criminals. even the state is not careful enough with the contaminated garbage. three waste incineration plant

amendments that in some ways what was being reconstructed ideally was not only the defeated south, but also a constitution that had proved to be unfortunate, to say the least, with regard to the ability to face, first, the problem of slavery and then, secondly, imaginatively to try to face the problems of integrating the former slave population into the body, the full body of american citizens. and, of course, that has been the great issue since 1868. and it lives with us today. and there is still an issue to what extent the constitution might not need additional reformation or reconstruction in order to achieve that aspect of our national promise that is set out most eloquently in the gettysburg address. >> constitutional faith is the name of the book, sanford levinson is a professor of government and law here at the university of texas, what do you teach? >> i teach constitutional law, emergency powers. oh, and this particular semester i'm visiting the harvard law school and teaching a course comparing the united states and american state constitutions because i really do believe tha

and then the -- joined at the chest and head and river and then the reconstruction begins. if all goes well, the two will begin to live independently all together. >> we just began to divide the chest wall and abdominal wall. and then we will get to the sternum -- sternium -- -- sternum. >> reporter: the twins's aunt started to -- twin's aunt started to search for help -- for help on the internet. ika and ina, as their mother calls them, she says she hopes after the surgery, the girls will finally live normal lifeles. live in stanford, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it's been a tough day on wall street with stocks taking a big drop. taking a live look at the big board. you can see the dow is currently down 272. the nasdaq is down 72 that is down about 2 2/3. and the s&p is down 31. that's down 2 1/2%. the main reason for the selloff concern -- selloff, concern that solving the european debt crisis could fall apart. the people's's approval is needed on the -- people's approval is needed on the package. if the european rescue falls through and greece defaults on

. >> translator: the reconstruction plant will call for the scrapping of all reactors. it calls for the safety of younger people for the revival of fukushima prefecture. >> the governor also said the prefecture will do its best to create jobs for people currently employ eed at nuclear plants. he is the first to call for a full decommissioning. japan has ten and four were cripples in the march 11 earthquake and tsunami. tepco has already decided to decommission the four damaged reactors. they will consult with authorities about what to do with the remaining six. >> they aim to make a final decision by the end of the year. >>> britain ordered the closure of the iranian embassy on thursday. the british foreign ministry is quoted as saying that all staff must leave the united kingdom within the next 48 hours. britain is expelling all from the country. britain ordered the closure on wednesday. rueters quotes the foreign secretary as saying all iranian diplomatic staff must leave within the next 48 hours. >>> the delegates at the u.n. conference on climate change in south afr

spending on reconstruction work following the march 11th disaster is driving the growth. the analysts say japan's gross domestic product is likely to contract by 0.3% in 2011, but increase by 2% in 2012 and by 1.6% in 2013. they say the economy was forced to reduce the output after the disaster. the rebuilding has reversed the trend. analysts say growth may be hampered by europe's credit crisis. they are concerned the government needs funds for reconstruction and may not bible to reduce public spending. the oecd recommends that the government aim for a primary surplus by march 2021. the goals should be achieved by increasing revenue including consumption tax. meanwhile for the euro zone economy, the oecd expects negative growth for two quarters through march and know indicator that it could be entering a recession. the organization said on monday gdp for the 17 you'ro zone countries will likely shrink by 1% during the three months for december and 4/10 of 1% by march. government austerity measures like tax hikes and payroll for government workers are dampening spending an

there will be demolition of the existing pier structure, reconstruction of the pier and once the america's cup is over, it will be used as the terminal for the cruise ships. during that construction time and the use of the shell of the building, the power component will not be operational. it will need to be removed. we met our obligations in that partnership project and expects to continue to partner with them as it gets three developed and posts in the construction of the terminal used by america's cup . >> that will be when? >> demolition is expected to occur in january of 2012 at pier 27. the new cruise terminal will start construction in the spring of 2012. the show is expected to be complete by december of 2012, and it is that show that will be used by american's cup for that venue. and the completion of the events, the cruise terminal short of power will be reinstalled in the fall to winter of 2013. and we will have the cruise terminal, the park and landscaped area around it, finishing off the improvements and complete the spring of 2014. we'll be opening the cruise terminal with po

to wait until the nose reconstruction surgery. it won't be the name as his old nose, but his old nose will never be far away. it's in his freezer. >> this is a very unconventional way for jokes. this is my nose and an inch and a half of my tongue. >> does it bother you that it's sitting in your freezer? >> i would rather have it on my face. it definitely looks better on my face than it does in this baggie. >> coming up, paul komyatti goes back to prison, but this time to visit his mother. but first -- the incredible saga of twin brothers from colorado. >> i was in icu for, like, nine days. >> we met them at two different colorado prisons nine years apart. roy and ray slagle, twin brothers with seemingly boundless energy were two of the most memorable inmates to ever appear on "lock-up." our first slagle encounter was in 2000 when we met roy in state colorado penitentiary, and he made a big impression. at the time, roy was serving a 12-year sentence for robbery and had a notorious reputation for forcing the prison to perform cell e

there will be demolition of the existing pier structure, reconstruction of the pier and once the america's cup is over, it will be used as the terminal for the cruise ships.

local governments think the new technology will be most useful in the reconstruction of break waters and levees. transportation and other costs can be reduced because most of the necessary materials can be collected on site. >> translator: demand for re-using debris is very high. my priority is to help the effected areas accelerate their efforts to deal with the massive amount of debris. >> reporter: he plans to carry out experiments and reconstruction projects as early as next year in sendai. >> he hopes to take what he learns in sendai to other areas recovering from the disaster. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to post march 11. we have two unique segments offering perspectives on the fallout of the earthquake and tsunami. "the road ahead" examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss "nuclear watch" and "the road ahead." >>> next we go to bangkok to find out what's going on in the region. >> today we begin with pakistan, which is conducting military drills with china. the media has been given ax. hideki yui explains why the two nations are trying to strengthen th

local governments think the new technology will be most useful in the reconstruction of break waters and levees. transportation and other costs can be reduced because most of the necessary materials can be collected on site. >> translator: demand for reusing debris is very high. my priority is to help the effected areas to deal with the massive amount of debris. >> he plans to carry out experiments in reconstruction projects as early as next year in sendai. >> he hopes to take what he learns in sendai to other areas recovering from the disaster. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. nuclear watch brings insight and information on the fukushima daiichi crisis. the road ahead examines the efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss nuclear watch and the road ahead on "newsline." >>> senior officials from japan, the uz and india will have a meeting to discuss strengthening their relations in the asia pacific region. the move comes from china's gr

dollars has been invested by the government into reconstruction. progress is slow. the task of recovering from the christ church earthquake is proving a long and painful one. this is the red zone. 65 actors of the worst hit enter city. -- the worst hit inner-city. an estimated 20,000 people have left the city. among those that remain, there is frustration. >> very slow. >> it has gone nowhere. -- they still have streets were you cannot drive. >> as far as having all the infrastructure, it could be a long time. five or six years. i have to keep my head in a space that looks some years out to make sure every decision is going to build a more secure future. >> at the disaster caused christ church -- the local economy continues to suffer. how has business been effective? >> it is really bad. it is quite quiet, as you would expect. >> canterbury tv was one of the worst victims of the earthquake, losing its headquarters and many of its staff. today, it is back on air from the studios. the conditions are cramped, but each broadcast speaks of defiance. >> we are seen as a s

those are both for preservation and restoration and reconstruction and rehabilitation. the title actually is the secretary of interior standards for the preservation of historic properties and guidelines or preserving, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing historic properties. even within the ceqa language, under the standards they have set of guidelines that address things like material usage and that kind of thing. i think that if we want to take that approach and try to create specific guidelines that apply to san francisco, i do not have a problem with that. >> we have been talking under the staff in supervisors office about that particular issue. our belief is that it would be a good idea, but it would require time and money because it would require an environmental impact report. we are not suggesting all new standards. we are suggesting san francisco 's own interpretation of the standard that would apply here. that is what we have been talking about. i believe the supervisors supports that as well. there has been a misunderstanding among some folks about

$50 billion reconstructing afghanistan. we have spent millions getting girls to school. >> if you look at a map, where is the country most unstable? >> one might have said a year ago the south, which is the traditional heartland of the taliban. the u.s. military in surging into those areas has had a number of important tactical successes on the ground. they have been able to push the tablet bound -- knows the taliban -- push the taliban out of the areas. the security has deteriorated, and we see a network that is part of the taliban. they have been very aggressive, and they have been involved in a number of high-profile attacks that undermine american perceptions and afghan perceptions about which we security is heading in afghanistan. >> i want to point to the border with iran and asked about the threat or influence it was with insurgent groups inside afghanistan. >> the pentagon does accuse iran of supporting militancy in terms of weapons and no logistical support. it is really not the primary focus when we have a convers

there will be demolition of the existing pier structure, reconstruction of the pier and once the america's cup is over, it will be used as the terminal for the cruise ships. during that construction time and the use of the shell of the building, the power component will not be operational. it will need to be removed. we met our obligations in that partnership project and expects to continue to partner with them as it gets three developed

. >> they have reconstructed it on the base of the photographs. i saw that on a television program. >> how good is that? >> how idiotic if you want to somehow see the whole brain, you are going to be able to find the source of his genius. >> did he have an affair with his best friend's niece? >> his best friend's niece, yes. he also had an affair with his future wife's daughter, or tried to. he tried to marry the daughter of elsa. >> he proposed to her? >> we only know that indirectly, again. she wrote to a letter that einstein was putting the make on her and she wasn't really that interested. >> what does that phrase mean? >> putting the make on. >> interested in her physically. that's how she describes it. >> elsa's daughter? >> she says -- >> the daughter? >> the daughter describes it -- okay. she was 22 years old. >> she was born in '97, so she was 20 years old. >> this sounds like luita with the daughter and the mother. >> yes, it does. the shocker in that, of course, is that einstein says in the end, or this is now her reconstruction of it,

companies from my country used to took part in the libyan campaign look to cash in on reconstruction lucrative contracts in the pipeline of new questions over the real motives for military strikes. struggling to technical problems. just a few days ago now. interplanetary mission was aimed at getting a soil sample from the moon. to obtain a better knowledge of how the universe. headlines here in the sports with. hello and welcome to sport on ard seat with me or i'm on call for a plenty of news up ahead including the following top stories. are ready for greece team russia are in athens for a friendly end of next summer's year olds once it's well. while counting the cost we'll look at russia's opponents greece and discover how sport has helped give the recession hit country something to cheer about. and another record falls in russia is not just a good stooge and sets a new world mark at the weightlifting championships in paris. but we'll start with football though where russia had been training ahead of friday's encounter with greece even though their session did start in the dark and

for billions companies from countries that took part in the leading a campaign to cash in on reconstruction lucrative contracts contracts in the pipeline spark new questions are worth the real motives for military strikes. russian space experts are struggling to fix technical problems on board a probe launched martian moon a few days ago the ambitious interplanetary mission was aimed at getting a soil sample from the moon if it was to obtain a better knowledge of how the universe evolved. joins me now from the sports desk in knowing your style you probably have some good news for the russians for fans for you know me. well i just wish the performance of the russian athletes would always depend on what i have to say nevertheless here were goals says i have defeated the euro the champion spot and i calls on their courts to play the first place in their group all that coming up stick around. well welcome to sport on with me or i'm on call for of plenty of stories up ahead including the following top ones. already for greece are in athens for a friendly next summer's euro two one to twelve. whi

bombing for billions the lucrative contracts nato countries expect to reconstruct and levy a spark new questions over the real motives for military strives. and the eye of ukraine's political storm the nation's mood turns ugly as local breaks of unrest in the country read their return to the bad old days of national turmoil. now in the russian capital you're watching r t with me arena joshie welcome italy's rushing through a painful.

. >> reporter: she hopes one day she will return to afghanistan and participate in the reconstruction of our her country. economic self-dependence is the first step towards achieving that goal. that's why olami enrolled in a language and computer skills training program offered by a japanese professor. eight months into the program, olami also volunteers with the group. ♪ >> reporter: the japanese ngo has started this seminar to entitled "the role of education in afghanistan" to address the problems and issues facing afghan refugees in iran today. more than 250 afghan refugees are participating in the seminar. all of them share the same dream. that one day they would be able to return home. olami says meeting fellow refugees is a source of both courage and resolve. >> you can see that nowhere in afghanistan is safe. maybe one day blasts in kabul, another day somewhere else. we believe we should rebuild our country. not foreigners. we should go and build our country. it is not their job. it is our job because it is our home. this is our homeland. >> reporter: despite the uncertainty th

billions companies from countries that to party and believe in campaign a look to cash in on reconstruction lucrative contract contracts in the pipeline have sparked new questions over there we'll motives for a military strike. and russian space x. birds are struggling to fix technical problems on board a probe launched martian moon a few days ago the ambitious interplanetary mission was aimed at getting a soil sample from the moon phobos to obtain a better knowledge of how the universe evolved. both boys here and remind us here where prices stricken greece is set to host an international friendly with the national team of russia tell us more they are absolutely right perino i'll have the latest news from the training camp plus a special report which looks at how they could fall has affected the country's sports. hello and welcome to sport on our with me room on calls for a plenty of news up ahead including the following top stories. ready for greece team russia are in athens for a friendly head of next summer's your oats went to twelve. while counting the cost we'll look at russia's oppone

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we know that's the most critical part is getting them separate, but we still have a lot of reconstruction and recovery do. >> a recovery that is expected to take a while as both learn to live independently, even relearning how to walk. angelica and angelina are resilient. >> they will bounce back from this quite well. they have been instructed by their mother that they are going to be separated. >> angelica and angelina have overcome huge odds, surviving a difficult surgery. the long-term prognosis is very positive, a huge first step for the two little girls. >> my family will be grateful eternally. got bless us all. >> the hospital will not say how much the surgery costs, but say the medical insurance will cover part of the expenses. the girls will wake up tomorrow from sedation and realize for the first time they are separated. live in palo alto, nbc bay area news. >> so many prayers. you can watch our entire interview with the doctors and the twins's mom who posted the raw video on our website. just search conjoined twins. >> the bay area is bracing for a general strike. oakland is set

. >> reporter: the remainder of the surgery was reconstruction.eading up to today, the girls had saline balloons under their skin to force the skin to stretch and grow to cover their chest and bellies. they will have scarring but the surgeon says he expects nothing but a happy, healthy life for a angelina and anjelica sabuco. >> quite light as the reconstruction went on and we saw how good and how happy we were with the reconstruction. >> the girls are separate now and are basically going to have a little scar to show for it. >> words cannot express how the family -- words cannot express how the family feels for the successful operation. >> reporter: gets you right here, doesn't it? that was right before ginady sabuco got to see her daughters. i bet she hasn't stopped crying yet. the girls are under sedation right now. they'll be in the icu for another week. in the hospital for another week. as for when they will see each other, as soon as they're ready they'll make it happen. nbc bay area. >> a remarkable story. thank you, chris. >>> two san fran

the first popularly elected -- >> host: and -- >> guest: people talk about reconstruction. during the reconstruction era in the nineteenth century it was legislatures selected who would be the senators. the legislatures elected the senators. that is -- there were blacks who were elected by legislatures to represent their states in the senate. one of the first and most interesting stories in the book is the story of hy rival who was the first black to represent the state in the senate. the thing about hiram revel was selected by the mississippi legislature to fill the seat that had been occupied by jefferson davis. jefferson davis had been the president of the confederacy. in the mississippi legislature chose a black man to fill the seat that had previously been occupied by jefferson davis. let talk about this in the book. when hiram reverend goes to represent mississippi as a senator, reconstruction era senator there is a big debate whether he can be seated because some took the position you cannot lawfully be seated because after all, before the promulgation of the fourtee

companies to get involved in the reconstruction of libya philip hammond is urging c.e.o.'s and sales directors to pack their suitcases and head to the north african country the u.k.'s bill for its part in the nato intervention in libya is estimated at just under five hundred million dollars but according to the u.k. department of trade and investments the value of contracts to rebuild libya in areas ranging from electricity and water supplies to health care and education could amount to upwards of three hundred billion dollars over the next ten years and the british government will make sure it takes a leading role in that just as it did in the war and that's raising more questions about the u.k.'s motives in playing such a big role in the recent conflict john hillery of war on want says it has shades of post-war iraq when companies from countries involved in the allied invasion were awarded best gigs. journalist john pilger just says there was evidence of battering before nato even got involved transitional council told the french. they would give virtually five. if you c

of iraq could pay for itself if that iraq could sell oil on the market naked the road reconstruction so is i think that people just didn't. see what ended up happening in terms of this massive insurgency taking cold it's the law of unintended consequences that particularly would you have an added me in a certain area you have to be wary of whatever action it of taking it over theaters specially what that could attack attracting jihad which was noted in advance that that could end up snowballing and end up backfiring against you and that's what happened in iraq ok let's take media and as a campaign unrelated terrorism does in any way contribute to draining the u.s. economically or is it just the war on terror that. i believe that libya does quite obviously i think actually it's much in my view as someone who had opposed the libya tradition from the outset i think it's actually much worse because in fighting against terrorism at least you're fighting it's people who are trying to destroy the country and to kill american citizens were as in libya it was entirely based on humanitarian in

supply them through and has been rather stable there their national proof and then a massive reconstruction process began so there are a lot of opportunities for us to construction companies especially and a lot of what he's still construction companies went there and they're currently they're very active and go maybe know something about many portuguese are starting to view it at least as a present day. an african country rich in diamonds an oil resources presents an appetizer an opportunity for a lot of people who have lost hope of finding a decent job at home or member of over who ever i tell i'm moving abroad invariably says drew and then you get mad job two friends even asked me to take their c.v. . according to some reports around ninety thousand portuguese are currently living in goa compared with just ten thousand in two thousand to some goalkeeper better income but most are simply looking for something something better than the ever worsening situation at home recently i think salaries unfortunately are not the main reason and the main reason is the lack of opportunities in the por