by the 1500s, venice claimed 1,000 years of history as a free and independent republic. the chill wind of economic change-- the decline of empire-- had not yet touched its self-confidence. it was still rich in trade and crafts. its imperial possessions still spread out across the mediterranean and into the italian mainland, as here at vicenza. so the theater and the spectacle were props for a powerful empire which had survived for so long by hardheaded business acumen, by skillful diplomacy, and when those failed, by sheer military force. the cast of characters who paraded on this spectacular stage included the gods of antiquity whose attributes the city took as its own. like ancient athens, venice personified itself as a woman-- as serenissima the serene as venus the sensual. the city even claimed a special relationship with the virgin mary virtuous and pure. behind its spectacular mask the republic used its prisoners of war as slaves employed thousands of prostitutes and preserved the privilege of democracy for a small clique of nobles. compared with tyrannies of princ

assessment team in the central african republic.iplomats believe one option is they'll recommend a larger peacekeeping operation. it looks like international involvement in the central african republic is set to grow. >> now, philip is the united nations director for human rights watch and arrived in bang jirks and has been in touch with the u.n. assessment team in the country and joins us from there. thank you for being on the show. >> as james pointed out u.n. troops have been sent in to protect staff, but what protection is afforded the rest of the population, who are more likely to be at risk of rape for murder. >> not much now. that's a problem. the u.n. security council has been really missing in action on this crisis, and so it's a good thing that the u.n. is deploying a couple of hundred men to protect its premises. you need to put on your own oxygen masks before you help others. that's what the u.n. is doing. it's not enough. what we need is a peacekeeping mission in the central african republic to protect civilions. right

cemex is the dominican republic's largest cement maker. every day several truckloads of old tires are delivered to its plant. their high petroleum content makes the tires a good source of fuel. >> the tires are a waste product that if you do not use, they will be left on the street, plagues will grow up and the tires will take about 1000 years to disintegrate. so, each time we use a tire, we are reducing our primary fuel consumption, meaning that it is going to be less emissions, less co2, and more environmentally friendly. >> close to 80 tires can be burned per hour in the largely enclosed incinerator, which releases only a small amount of pollutants. but, overall, the project does little to change the company's carbon footprint. the firm's main energy source is still coal, making the cement factory one of the country's largest emitters of co2. still, there's no shortage of creative ideas here. the dominican republic is trying to reinvent itself as a pioneer of environmental protection in the caribbean. it wants to be seen as a country wi

you know, they know the history and they knew the history of republics. republics always die. there isn't one that has survived as long as we have and the decline and -- they decline and die over the same thing. they get in trouble financially. we're in trouble financially. we're $30 trillion in the hole. plus another $17 trillion in debt. wouldn't it be smart if we started addressing that problem before we blankly give an increase in the level of the credit card? actually what we should do is we should cut this credit card up, which is what i'm going to do because that's the way i vote. i think it's time we quit borrowing money -- actually i think i'll just tear it up. time we quit borrowing money against the future of our kids. it's time we quit mortgaging their future. it's time we start taking responsibility for the actions of the federal government rather than giving excuses on why we can't get together and address the real problems of this country. congress fails to do the oversight. you know, we just had a hearing yesterday where we showed one of the problems inside the

powerful twin blasts to shake the capital of russia's southern republic of dagestan killing one person and leaving several injured. also n.s.a. reform grows louder among washington's political elite its intelligence chiefs remain defiant warning of drastic consequences if the spying program is. also this hour independence or security longer threatens to deny access to intelligence services scotland or votes yes to separation from the united kingdom. and canadians get the vast ever bitcoin a.t.m. swapping digital codes for cash or look at why global users are turning to the unstable side but. international news life from moscow this is see with me you know hello and welcome to the program in the u.s. political opinion to all this spying practices that caused a storm of global criticism looks to be shifting was republicans and democrats have called for reform of the n.s.a. with a long way because proposing a buy in on the agency collecting dazing bulk the intelligence community is however strongly opposed it is much more important for this country that we defend this nation and take the

even today, the czech republic is still investigating. lots of new information has come out.pefully, the story is not over. but the u.s. government has never cooperated with the czech investigation. instead they have frustrated and refused to provide documents. they refused to provide materials available. it was only the new york state attorney that has cooperated. and we talk about public -- how we get to know things, this is a very frustrating story. a whistleblower comes forward, leads to the strings that get pulled and a whole international series of transactions regarding azerbaijan, czechoslovakia, the heart of russia, the largest of institutions, and it all gets brought to ground by the lack of interest from the united states government for reasons that are opaque. the only person who sacrifices in this is the whistleblower. >> let's talk about who some of those investors were. i mean, ric bourke alone did not invest in privatizing the azerbaijan will supply. in fact, you have columbia university, aig, omega fund, who else, michael tigar? talk about who this group of i

another possible a doctor from the democratic republic of congo. stephanie deck are has his story. >> dr. deni mckwegi has risked his life to physically fix the bodies of women that have quite literally been ripped apart. >> all the victims have been raped in unbelievable brutality. often they arrive with the genital system destroyed by bullets or sharp objects. an act of savagery unheard of before in the history of the region. >> he survived an assassination attempt and had to flee the country with his family. but who months later he returned to a hero's welcome. >> my decision to come back is motivated by the fact that i'm determined to continue fighting against the sexual violence which is happening here. and also, by the determination of the congolese women. we will not be intimidated. >> and so he is back at panzi hospital which he founded over ten years ago. it is a rare haven for thousands of women who arrive violated beaten and broken. dr. deni mckwegi has become an expert, from grandmothers to young baby girls. he has become their voice ca

had pass this, what does it mean for the central african republic?toe bring attention to this issue, that really is falling off the radar. the issue of the humanitarian concerns with civilians being targeted, reports of rape and real kind of looting going on in communitying and also people being force out of their homes. so there is a dramatic need to pay attention. and i think the security council basically said, let's commit to an election with a timetable, in a set period of time, 18 months to try to bring long stem stability to the republic, let's rep, the country became independent in 1960. you had military leaders dominating the scene throughout that period. and now, there is an opportunity for the central african public to regain its footing to put the needs of the people first. >> the revolution also chalks back, and new peace keeping forces heavily involves elsewhere including somalia. so can they get enough support for the mission? >> well, i think there is a need to support the i.u. and the resolution does that. there is also a commitment

i'm the editor of the new republic. why do you want to do this?r. >> i was intrigued. so i called him. >> reporter: kinsley was looking for a managing editor. was there something that made you want to bring him down? >> he was a psychiatrist. he had no writing samples. so we arranged for him to come to lunch. there he was in his wheelchair. we hit it off right away. >> reporter: what did you see in him though? >> you know, i just enjoyed talking to him so much. i had this feeling he must be able to write this down. >> reporter: kraut haimhammer gt a shot. he wrote about what he knows. his first article, the expanding shrink protested how psych analysis was creeping into discourse including carter's malaise speech that blamed the crisis on confidence. >> i got lucky. it was republished in the washington post. the first time any article of the new republic was picked up by the post. >> reporter: krauthammer wrote a few more pieces and might have joined the staff except he got an even more intriguing offer as a speech writer for vice president walter

the republic planned to make big reforms, but was slow in doing so.road mass of the middle classes were holding change back, and the working classes were feeling restless. lautrec, as an aristocrat, was rather outside this tension, but that gave him the opportunity, the position, to look at what was going on and observe it in his art. (narrator) he painted montmartre's types-- the working class women eager to pose for cash. and he began to frequent and paint its public spaces and entertainments-- including its circuses. a staple of popular entertainment in the 19th century, the circus was much loved by artists including pierre bonnard and lautrec's friend louis anquetin, for its color, movement and excitement. lautrec was intrigued by the clowns-- whose mix of fantasy and menace seemed to reveal a psychological dimension. the 1888 painting at the cirque fernando is a study of the tensions between the ringmaster's coolly arrogant control and the athletic sexuality of the rider. a figure glamorous at a distance but at close quarters an image of coarsene

in the 17th-century netherlands, they were essential, for power in the dutch republic was held not by a prince but by corporate bodies, boards of governors, councils. so the group portrait was the equivalent of the equestrian portrait in aristocratic states. [speaking dutch] in the hands of the most remarkable of the dutch painters, the group portrait becomes an intense expression of the group ethos. the nightwatch. more has been written about rembrandt than any other painter in the history of western art. if we chose one word that would sum up the essence of that art, it would probably be drama. the elements of rembrandt's art were put to the service of drama none more so than light. his use of light was the opposite of vermeer's. the delft painter flooded his figures with an even serene radiance so they sparkled with the intensity of an n image caught by a lens. rembrandt, on the other hand, turned the lights down low plunging his histories into a theatrical darkness the better to use his spotlight for dramatic emphasis and expressive brilliance. the painting was one of rembrandt's

here the developing country of the dominican republic presents its prettiest face to the world. more than three million tourists from around the globe flock here every year. most stay at all-inclusive resorts, which consume vast amounts of energy. they also release more than 800,000 tons of co2 into the atmosphere each year -- as much as is generated during a thousand flights from germany to punta cana. for years, the grupo puntacana has been trying to combat this kind of environmentally- damaging, mass tourism. founded in 1969, the tourism group operates three hotels, eight restaurants and four golf courses in punta cana. since 2012, it also runs a biogas plant. the plant's boss says up to 20 tons of organic waste are incinerated here each day. >> we checked out various technologies and conducted studies before deciding to builg able to produce our own biomass. that way we're not reliant on others, like those who determine fuel prices. >> the concept is very simple. the grupo puntacana's gardens, trees, and plants produce a large amount of organic waste. after drying in the car

in the czech republic, where the death penalty was banned in 1990, there are only 35 lifers. otto bitterman is one of the most infamous. >> translator: i was sentenced to life in prison for committing five murders. >> he was a notorious criminal. his case was very notorious. but to me, he was actually a very pleasant person to deal with. he was very polite. mild mannered. he was actually just a very affable guy. >> bitterman led a small gang that robbed and killed at least four men and one woman over a three-year span. >> translator: it actually started when i got into a certain gang of friends with whom i had common interests, as far as weapons and drinking alcohol and having parties. and for things like that, of course, you need money. and, of course, as a young kid i didn't feel like working, but on the other hand i wanted to have money. >> how many people you the personally murder, otto? >> myself personally, i actually killed three people. but i participated in all five of the murders. >> bitterman buried one of the victims in his own backyard. >> translator: in a movie

they spent everything to make the crossing from the dominican republic to peur.espite the dangers, they keep coming. in 2009 the u.s. coast guard stopped 500, now it's approaching 2,000. >> a major election taking place in argentina. how the results could provide a shake-up in that country. and the death of a rock'n'roll legend, the legacy of lou reed and his impact on music. >>> . >>> argentinian president cristina fernangez de kirchner and her allies have taken a beating in midterm elections. voters went to the polls sunday shrinking her party's hold on congress. party vafrts are losing -- favourites are losing ground. many see the race as a barometer to the 2015 presidential election. we have more from buenos aires. >> it looks clear now that there's no chance at all that president cristina fernangez de kirchner can reform the constitution and try to make it possible to run for a third term. that is absolutely out. now the power struggle begins. the inner team within the coalition, the different coalitions within the dominant parties, and that is what we are s

they embarked on reforms to modernize the state into a new secular republic. japan recognized the country the following year. 90 years later, the leaders of the two countries are working to forge stronger ties. >> tokyo. >> reporter: tokyo and istanbul were both candidates to host the 2020 olympics. when the ioc declared tokyo the winner, turkish people posted as many as 150,000 congratulatory messages a day on twitter. surprising the japanese public. abe visited turkey last may and signed a strategic partnership agreement with prime minister aldor. the two oversaw the signing of a $22 billion deal by japan's mitsubishi heavy industries, and the french conglomerate aribe to build turkey's second nuclear power plant. friendship between these nations began 123 years ago, with the tragic sinking in a typhoon of a turkish naval ship off the coast of japan. local villagers pulled 69 turkish sailors from the raging sea. since then, japan and turkey have been there to help each other in times of distress. during the iran/iraq war, turkey sent its flag airliners to te

we have the bear bones of what is happennic in the democrat be republic of congo. do you have any more details? >> okay, we'll leave markham there. we can see him but he can't hear us. >>> in the occupied west bank farmers have been driven off their land because it has been called a nature reserve by israel. and it has been hit with untreated sewage. >> reporter: the palestinian farmers here lives are becoming increasingly difficult. this summer israeli officials marked with red paint more than 2,000 citrus trees for disruption. >> i was working on my land when officials from the israeli parks authority arrived. they marked trees that were younger than two years. i told them to leave my trees alone. they were planted more than ten years ago. >> reporter: they were told that this area was called a nature preserve and it is not possible to expand cultivation and grazing activity. israel's decision to declare this a nature preserve and frequent harassment of settlers, he used to own 25 cows but now it's down to seven. >> since they declared the area a nature reserve w

and a grenade the accident site became a crime scene while a jihadist from the republic of dagestan became the central focus of the investigation and then the story took another twist the attack wasn't meant for volgograd at all as the all of a had apparently taken a detour. she had purchased a ticket to moscow and boarded an intercity boss the pass through volgograd when the bus was almost at the city limits i see all of our gado and went back to downtown belgrade right now investigators are trying to find out whether this move had been planned in advance or r.c.l. over altered the plan along the way looking for a place packed with as many people as possible also under suspicion or three men believed to have helped in the plot to attack the russian capital two from dagestan wanted for twin terror attacks there in two thousand and twelve were said to be waiting for her in moscow on his way there was an aussie all of us has been to meet her circle of an ethnic russian convert to islam missing since two thousand and twelve some reports suggest the couple had an argument shortly before the at

powerful twin blasts showing the capital of russia and republic of dagestan killing one passenger and leaving several injured. souls who and i say were formed bros louder among washington's political elite but intelligence chiefs for main defined warning of drastic consequences of the spying program is tailored to. independence all security london threatens to deny access to its intelligence services its complement of blood yes just separation from the united kingdom. and canadians get the bust of a bitcoin swapping clothes for cash look at why global uses a turning to the stable sign the currency. you saw in russia and around the while this is see with me you national and with start with a developing story this hour at least one has been killed and several wondered off to explosions ripped through to neighboring shops and russia's southern region of dagestan. joins me now live with the latest you go alone do we know about what's happened so far. according to preliminary reports so these were two blasts which took place in the center of the entrances. bring shops so you just said and

the government of the central african republic was recently toppled in a coup. since then, chaos has rained. despite that, the tri-national wildlife protection troops still try to carry out their work in the parks. for christian ndadet, the project leader from the central african republic, it has been a bitter experience. >> in terms of what we have seen in the conservation area, the attacks were well organized. in early may, poachers, probably from sudan, invaded the clearing. the material damage was great, especially the infrastructure. but animals were affected as well. 30 elephants were shot dead. >> since 2012, the entire conservation area has been a unesco world heritage site. it is an important, if partial victory, ensuring the chances at least part of the congo's green lungs of the world will beaved from total explication. >> we need this region to ensure our own survival, what what happens to other creatures when the planet heats up? depending on what study you read, up to one third of all species will be affected. the race to adapt or extinct -- or go

heavy fighting in democratic republic of congo between rebels and the government. >> i'm in london with all the news from europe - including a new political party scores big after elections in the czech republic. and the former first lady of yugoslavia is laid to rest in belgrave. iranians >> welcome to the show. the iranian government has reportedly hanged 16 members of an armed suny separatist group. it happened hours after 14 iranian border guards were killed by armed men. according to the official newsagency that attack took place on friday night in south-eastern baluchestan prove jips. it took place on the border of sarav saravan. we talk to a prove store. >> it appears that guards, police and a smuggler - there was an ambush last night and l early hours of this morning. it's frequent. this type of squirmish between traffickers from pakistan and afghanistan, using iran as a transit route from that part - from afghanistan to europe. so we get frequent squirm ishes between iranian security force and the smugglers. it's difficult to say whether or not the people who were hanged this m

because they don't want the challenge of keeping a republic and we see that in the financial markets where we prefer i.p.o.'s that pop we like everything to be. easy profits right and we saw a bit of this psychology in this first headline here tweeter changes stock symbol after twitter confusion so tweeter is a home entertainment company which is bankrupt and people confused it for the stock symbol of twitter because twitter's it will be t w t e r this company is t w t r q so twitter which doesn't trade at all many days and often for less than a penny when it does. all right so we continue without breaking news this hour so he is a long snowden walking out of the ten zero at such a match about airport here in moscow and we're bringing you live pictures from mission i believe in hong kong is my understanding based on media reports to responsible journalists who've been writing stories sense but edward snowden since he has been in russia my understanding is he simply trying to remain healthy and safe. and he has nothing to do with future stories that's my understanding is someone who h

the democratic republic of congo's army routs the rebels from their final stronghold - we bring you an exclusive report >> the two most senior khmer rouge figures alive are on trial - the latest from cambodia. >> the new kings of baseball, the boston red sox win the series at home, the first time in almost a century. >> syria has destroyed all of its declared chemical weapons production equipment, according to a report from the international chemical weapons watchdog. the u.n. is satisfied declared production - mixing and filling equipment - has been eliminated. live to istanbul. omar al saleh has more on this from istanbul. this coming ahead of a deadline set by the u.n. >> yes, that's true. basically it says that syria did need that deadline. now the opcw said that its inspectors visited 21 sites out of the 23 sites declared by syria. it said the other two sites were too dangerous to visit, but they were confident and satisfied with the removal of the equipment and it was brought to the inspectors and they oversaw the destruction of aerial bombs, war heads, as well as all the mixing

>>> an exclusive report from the democratic republic of congo - we are with the army as they retake the final town held by m23 rebels. [ ♪ theme ] >>> hello, this is al jazeera, live from doha. also ahead in the next 30 minutes - the two most senior khmer rouge figures alive are on trial. the latest from cambodia. >> the afghan election up for sale. we found counterfeit voter cards sold for a few dollars. >> the new kings of baseball. the boston red sox win the world series for the first time at home, in almost a century. . >>> the democratic republic of congo has taken back the last town held by the m23 rebels. it's taken 18 months to put down the rebellion by some of its former soldiers. now it's finally taken bunagana. the group muteineed over pay and conditions and say they are fighting for the tutesy group. malcolm webb was with the army for the final result. here is his exclusive report. >> day breaks. it's time to fight. >> a volley of rockets fired at the m23 rebels boosts more article. >> the congolese soldiers have a lopping way to go -- a long way to go. the rebel fighters ho

clsz >>> soldiers in the democratic republic of congo try to crush rebels in what they say is a final assault. [ ♪ theme ] . >>> you are watching al jazeera live from doha. ahead - the crackdown on the muslim brotherhood continues in egypt. the last senior figure in hiding has been arrested. a bush crash in india - 44 killed. we'll have the latest from new delhi. >> plus... >> in the ecuadorian amma zone, where the government has given the green light to drill for oil. [ ♪ theme ] >> right now in the democratic republic of congo government troops are shelling the last strong hold of m23 rebels, the fighting is close to the border of rwanda. our reporter has been with the soldiers as they prepare for the final assault. >> they've been fighting hard for days, and they are getting ready to fight again. they are congolese troops and have taken a stripping of towns back from the m23 rebels. they hold one town on the edge of the border. >> these congolese tanks are getting ready to move into position for what the army says is a final push against the m23 rebels. the soldiers are anxious. th

leader of the rose revolution the first color revolutions which saw power change in post soviet republics. in the last days of his near ten year presidency even former allies on the attack. after his successes started building an authoritarian regime the media was attacked one million people fled one quarter of the population went through the penal system they were either arrested or interrogated in two thousand and seven police used tear gas and rubber bullets against protesters one thousand such as phil is given to resign. in two thousand and eleven they did it again. there are people who are afraid to express or even have their opinions if they faced injustice they failed to report it small as it could affect their families. told me his brother used to run the state all. office and claims he was tortured in jail when he took his case to the human rights calls in strasbourg told me he says he too was arrested over fabricated case becoming another recognised political prisoner. i got eight and a half years if it wasn't for new premie ivanishvili i wouldn't have got out in just one week i

like the dominican republic and haiti. the number of people fleeing those countries has dramatically risen in the past years. the risks are high. andy gal ger has more from san juan. >> one of the fastest growing communities is the people from dominican republic,350 to 40 400,000 here, risking all for a better life. >> the dominican republic's northern coast has a reputation and not just for its beauty. >> here it's easy to hire a boat and captain to cross the treacherous passage to puerto rico. this man who prefers to remain anonymous. >> the more they drown the more they attempt to cross and they're not afraid. a lot of people have died, a lot have made it. we risk ourselves because of our conditions. >> reporter: the dangers of making the crossing are all too real for los lorenzo santiago, e has this picture of her husband, she's struggling to feed her three children. >> translator: he told me i'm going opuerto rico to go for two or three years to buy a house for the children to give them a better future. i didn't want

the caucuses republic of georgia has voted for a new president drawing mikhail saakashvili as decade in power to a close and it looks like his bitter rival is heading for a victory signaling that people want to clear break from the past as maria financial reports. they are among the maze determined detractors of georgia's outgoing president. they follow me how selfish really everywhere to leave him in no doubt of where they stand. circus really was the once popular leader of the rose revolution the first color revolutions which so power change in post soviet republics. in the last days of his near ten year presidency even former allies are on the attack. after his successes start of building an authoritarian regime the media was attacked one million people fled one quarter of the population went through the penal system they were either arrested or interrogated in two thousand and seven police used tear gas and rubber bullets against protesters one hundred seven to resign was in two thousand and eleven they did it again. boudin i'm ugly there are people who are afraid to express or e

this, butaware of there is this law taking place in the dominican republic. happening.>s passed athe high court ruling in which they considered anybody who was born there from 1929 on who did not have a dominican parent is in transit. migrants or the majority of immigrants who have ,een there for four generations and youome stateless, could be removed at any time. people are picked up sometimes he does they are dark skinned. on the other side. it is something for anybody who goes on vacation in the dominican republic for knowing these are happening that you have close to a quarter of a million people who are by atially a stateless irreversible,o be so they cannot try to reverse it, because you cannot essentially make four generations of people stateless. consider yourself made aware. the new book is called "claire of the sea light." good to have you on the program. thanks for coming on the program. coming up, comedien rick najera. stay with us. latinos may be the fastest- growing ethnic roup, but many still feel marginalized. he is an award-winning writer, actor, produc

magazine at that time literally was a new 1914 was "the new republic."hey were close to holmes he generally did not read the newspapers are read the new republic. as these men gathered or congregated around the house in washington d.c. in dupont circle they called it that serving as a salon where they would gather him and talk about the courage to events of the day of current events of philosophy and holmes woodstock then after hearing the court to have drinks or play solitaire. these men really worshiped holmes dan the fact that he gave them attention was remarkable. what he got out of it was they were starting to give him the recognition he felt he deserved it helped him to recapture the excitement of his views. and he was younger a part of the metaphysical club. and all the young thinkers in boston. this is a way to recapture that elevator stages of his life. >> one of his famous quotes footpath. >> the life of the law is not logic it has been experience. >> the lot going on in 1918 that in addition to these people is influencing what they're interact

basically it's that the idea that because we do live in a republic democratic republic everything that this country does has our stamp of approval on it whether or not we do approve of it our silence speaks louder than any words that we have so far put across so complicity is basically the that were complicit in this crime or complicit in the crimes that the united states performs here and overseas and that's with that with that song is saying the melon on your blog you were saying that it is rare to find musicians or music industry professionals especially in l.a. who are intellectual or quarter why do you think that most aren't. again it goes back to the idea that popular culture these days seems more interested in not stopping the party and as my guitarist brian actually put it once this generation seems really intent on preaching escapism and basically the idea that let's not pay attention to the bad things that are happening right now let's just pay attention to sex drugs and rock n roll and sure that's fun but again there are more pressing issues and it can also be an entertainin

and help the central african republic. population is waiting for, let's say an immediate solution. >> reporter: western powers have reluctantly recognized michelle the leader of the rebel group as the country's first muslim president. he toppled from saw in march. lexes promised in an early 2015 but chaos followed the all of thing with reports of summary executions and looting. it's reported that rebels have formed thiefdoms across the country. the european aid commissioner expressed her concern to al jazerra. >> i have been watching developments since december last year, and unfortunately, accelerated counts, a tsunami of looting and what used to be three to 5,000 fighters is now 20,000. so time to act today. >> reporter: here at the french foreign ministry it's feared that the breakdown in law and order could lead to further conflict with armed groups from neighboring countries becoming involved. france wants the u.n. to act quickly, possibly with its own peace-keeping force. tim friend, al jazerra, paris. >>> a bomb has

seems square as part of the celebrations the day marks the nine to five overthrew of the turkish republic which was founded by a turk the riots followed yesterday's clashes with police over the government's refusal to detain a policeman accused of killing a protester. twin suicide attacks targeting soldiers and al-qaeda militants have killed twelve people in iraq and injured at least nineteen the first explosion hit a sunni leader attending a celebration dinner in northern baghdad and the second blast in mosul saw a suicide bomber detonated his car near a police checkpoint more than seven thousand people have been killed in violence inside iraq this year. the start of the twenty four scene sancia winter olympics is now just one hundred days away the international olympic committee pays a visit to the host city to see for himself how preparations are going to joins us now live from such a full nor high that poll so does the city and feel like it's almost already tell us. yes well as you mentioned the new president of the international olympic committee thomas has been in sochi all week to

and we were a republic for ten years. and he was one of the leaders and then became one of the first two senators. is he and margaret -- so he and margaret were married, and there are two chapters on them because they wrote so much which was a godsend for historians because it told about life, and it told about the early struggles of texas. but margaret was very quiet and very shy really, and she didn't even accompany general houston when he became governor. and he was president of the republic at one point. she didn't even go to austin with him very much because she was very, very shy. but she had this same grit and determination. she was an alabama girl. and she met houston after he had won the battle of san jacinto when he was coming through alabama and came to the home of her brother. and after she had her second child, she had a tumor in her breast, and it became very, very pain. painful. well, he was in washington, and she didn't want to trouble him. and so she reached tout his best friend, asheville smith be, who w

if you are talking about enrichment as an inalienable right of the islamic republic of iran and then we expect intrusive inspection by the international atomic energy agency, and then perhaps temporarily closed down [indiscernible] maybe we are talking about something. in return, what is the u.s. willing to deliver to iran? as you correctly said, the days when [indiscernible] rouhani negotiated with germany and the u.k. and france, those days are gone. orthose days, iran had 186 187 spinning centrifuges. today iran has over 18,000 of those centrifuges, and most importantly, i believe iran has developed the capability and the infrastructure to build a bomb if it decides to do it. it is going to be tough, but i -- they are more or less where they want to be all along. we talk about negotiations, we have to be realistic. the reality of it the least has middle -- the reality of east has changed. after eight or nine years of sanctions, devastating sanctions imposed on iran, those sanctions have hurt the iranian people, but they have not changed the calculus of the islamist republic of ira

what role do they play, if any, in russia's relations with the former republic?>> well, the kremlin would certainly like them to for sure, and as a result, they did all sorts of things creating, you know, relatively hassle-free assumption of russian nationality, for example, for those who live abroad, claim russian heritage, get a passport, and that increases the virtual role, not the actual role because they are not in the russian federation reproducing, but the trend line in economic and political terms is profoundly negative. great example of this is is that the -- at the tail end of the presidency, the kremlin dreamt up a project of creating a high technology hub outside of moscow intended as a hub for technology, innovation, you know, on everything from software to biotech, everything. the new silicon valley, and when -- and there are a tremendous number of russians or -- people of russian extraction who are fantastic in the sciences, and russia reached out to those, and i remember, of course, this was not the sum total of the answer, but there was two russi

and a grenade the accident site became a frenzy while i see oliver agee hardest from republic of dagestan became the central focus of the investigation authorities will be keen to find her husband teach her silken love and ethnic russian convert to islam missing since two thousand and twelve in the hope he may have the answers when different parties in both the core of. international terrorism expert alexander dahmer and told us it's a worldwide problem that needs a global answer. i can tell you that you know we're dealing with this kind of a terrorist international gender divide what's happening in america in boston or in a global masoud in a demented five well we cannot separate it from what has just happened in the mall to get out from what happened in there all the just several weeks ago we are in the scene boat and this is very unfortunate and we need to deal with it. reports in german media suggest president obama was aware of the n.s.a. tapping chancellor merkel's phone even though he reassured her he knew nothing during a personal conversation in a phone call merkel said the monit

oliver agee hottest from republic of dagestan became the central focus of the investigation and then the story took another twist the attack wasn't meant for volgograd at all as the all of a had apparently taken a detour. she had purchased a ticket to moscow and boarded an intercity boss the pass through volgograd when the bus was almost at the city limits i see all of our gado and went back to downtown belgrade right now investigators are trying to find out whether this move had been planned in advance or are altered the plan along the way looking for a place packed with as many people as possible also under suspicion or three men believed to have helped in the plot to attack the russian capital two from dagestan wanted for twin terror attacks there in two thousand and twelve were said to be waiting for her in moscow on his way there was a see all of us husband dimitri sokol of an ethnic russian convert to islam missing since two thousand and twelve some reports suggest the couple had an argument shortly before the attack which may have caused a last minute change in her deadly plan

this is not just with the islamic republic. that saudi arabia has a major role in decreasing the price of oil. 1965, 1975, 1976, when the shah was an ally of the u.s. ofa result in the decrease the price of oil, iran had a financial crisis which paved the way for the coming of the islamic revolution. this competition goes back to the time of the imperial iran. after saddam hussein was overthrown, i think the saudisast -- the concluded that iran had become too close. border, toe closest have a shiite government knocking on your door is not something they like. then they try to undermine iran, to undermine saudi arabia and lebanon. it did not work. ah has become a major player in lebanon. we have the civil war in syria , the latest dimension of the and sauditween iran arabia. look at who is providing the money to rebels. only one thing you need to know about international politics. is follow the flow of money. look from whose pocket the money comes out. pay attention to whose pocket it goes into. , we have the civil war. on the o

and on saturday a large cache of suicide belts and explosives was discovered in russia saw the republic of dagestan that's after police detained a man carrying a grenade and several blocks of t.n.t. on a bus going to moscow you can learn more about these and other anti terror operations here in russia on our website r.t. dot com. merkel has been his spied on by the n.s.a. for over a decade that's according to the leaks published by germany's dispirit magazine the surveillance goes back even before merkel became the country's leader and this week it's been revealed the thirty five world leaders have also been closely monitored by america's national security agency europe has voiced its anger complaining that its trust in washington is now undermined from a french a prime minister dominique de villepin od says that if the u.s. continues to strive for world dominance could lead to. it. we knew that. some practices were existed but the search and overall system this came as a surprise for everybody in fact what we are seeing today is the incredible privileges of the u.s. administration or t

will not be her we've had a complete destruction of a constitutional republic in this country just like binge when franklin all those years ago and warned the people of the united states if you're going to treat your freedom for safety you're going to end up with neither god bless the people of stop stop watching this us or stop watching us rally i'm glad they're out there doing it i'm glad they got five hundred thousand signatures but we need a hundred million two hundred three hundred million people to wake up and realize that we've turned into. a police state and congress congress is seems to be interested in nothing more than collecting the revenue that they need in order to maintain their position to power by the same military and security industrial complex that is watching the people this country in the world illegally. still had to r.t. dot com for more details and updates on the battle for privacy as well as an expert analysis of the n.s.a. leaks and the outcry there triggering. a powerful suicide blast rocked russia's southern city of volgograd on monday six people were killed

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>> if they are from the dommin can republic they'll probably end up here.here's about a third of illegal immigrants, fulfilling domestic trade, coming to escape poverty. for the hashans, they are in lix bow. they spend all they have. they were charged between $50, $100 and more. when they get here, they have no offenses and no hope of going on. they are overwhelmingly happy. that's what we found. some have relatives in the united states, some they don't know where they are, but hope to reach them. authorities in the united states are doing what they can to deter that travel. earlier we spoke to captain mcpherson of the u.s. coast disorder. >> illegal migration by these means at sea is dangerous. we know the ones we intercept, we know of those that may make it to land. we don't know the many hundreds who perish at sea. that is why we are trying to get the message out to the haishans, to the community back in the united states, to not encourage this type of voyage. there are safer legal means to reach the united states. by taking these voyages, they put thems

a gauge citizens we need vigilant citizens that's what they wanted for this country to keep our republic the democracy that they created we've all been sitting on our hands we all haven't been active maybe this will get people up in active again to take their government back you know we forget one major thing vay work for us we don't work for them and we've lost sight of that in two weeks there's going to be this whole debate is going to repeat again with this debt limit fight what do you make of this concept of a debt limit to begin with and the fact that it's now being used as congress to try and get other things pass should there even be a debt limit and should the president just raise it on his own at this point i'm not sure i'm at but i'd like to just address the debt the democrats and republicans been in charge of our country now for one hundred fifty years and look at the debt we've incurred with them in charge if that was their home finances they'd be straight bag people living on the street wouldn't day they are. they have done it and when are the people going to wake up to that