for let's talk more now about the international reaction to the pussy riot so let's speak to robert naiman policy director of just foreign policy joining me live now from washington good to see you today thanks for coming on the program it seems the seams of the pussy riot sentence has left no one in the west indifferent how do you assess the abundant criticism that's been unleashed given that in relation to cases like oh i know not be a lot about jobs rain or britain's refusal to observe. them right so the response with those was nowhere nearly as vocal. that's right i mean he viewed in isolation i think most people in the us would see the pussy riot for it it is extreme two years for this protest but as you say if you put it in the context of these other incidents. specially the us government reaction it's very different i watched the press conference where we tory knew in the state department spokesman was asked about the. job sense in bahrain she did criticize the case but her words were very careful and measured and she refused to call for his release or to specifically criticize the