question marks. >> no. >> okay i will just try to repeat it. >> i want to ask him to focus in on saudi arabia and the united states, possibly iraq in the middle east. saudi. saudi arabia for the last 50, years or so has been a close ally from the united states. primarily based on our need for oil. as i look at saudi arabia and its policies and what has been doing in the middle east, i do not see a friend in the saudis and islam. i see someone who has been undermining many of our objectives in the middle east. it concerns me deeply. i would like us,. >> thank you. saudi arabia has had strong connections of strategy and economics with the united states. but for some americans saudi arabia does not look like much of a friend to the united states as a moment. the saudi arabia look like it is still a partner of the united states to you? >> well i believe it is sneaky at the time being. but the question is fair. and reasonable and i say reasonable because saudi arabia used united states for its own purposes. the strategy of the saudi arabia is based on a strong doctrine which is to weaken everybody

there is saudi arabia and qatar. [inaudible] he tried to imitate. they are united now despite their differences they are a force of instability on the region themselves. [inaudible] they decided to establish themselves strongly in the saudi area. they are very well organized. they have leadership. it was frightening to the saudi arabia families so they decided to ignore them. they are going back to them and adopting them in yemen in iraq and syria. >> i have one more question, but i know the audiences interested in posing questions as well. perhaps they can think about the questions and perhaps prepare to come to the microphone as i ask you one more thing. i can't resist, since i'm able to speak with you. you remark at one point in the world that the islamic state is engaged in a campaign of expansion. i think one might argue instead that the movement is trying to protect the muslim community from attack and to protect the muslim community from interference and intervention from the outside powers. what would you say about that? >> their doctrine and

saudi arabia. i wanted a complete change in my life. within ten days i was on a plane to saudi arabia. it was an islamic country. i remember the major culture shock from the moment you landed. every piece was opened just to make sure it was not illegal. we were warned do not take any alcohol with you. none of that is allowed in saudi arabia. 12 weeks on and three weeks off. 12 weeks without a drink wouldn't do me any harm at all. everything was totally different. oil was funding massive growth in the country. i was catering manager for the company building the saudi arabia national headquarters 50 kilometers out in the desert. i had to look after 200 american staff. the wages were three times what i was making in scotland. i would be up by about 5:30 making sure everything was shipshaped for their breakfast. i don't like anything sloppy. check the supplies for the day. in between i would visit friends who were also visiting for the company at other compounds. you were told that it was a dry country

with us, former ambassador to saudi arabia, robert jordan, on what's going to push the saudis to move. will it be oil or isis? too much of a good thing? marco rubio leads the gop candidates with endorsements from congress, but could this ultimately be his demise? we're going to look at the pros and cons of his support base. we're about to rock and roll on this cyber monday. so with one eye on your shopping, that's okay, keep the other on us, and let's start the "countdown." ♪ ♪ liz: and we are continuing to follow breaking news at in the hour, the story that has the massive metropolis of chicago rivetted right now. naacp protesters were told have just been arrested after parading coffins in the streets of chicago in this last hour. they, of course, have been voicing their anger over the shooting of laquan mcdonald by chicago officer jason van dyke. the situation is very serious. not only is the shopping district very tense with heightened police presence, but the university of chicago has closed its campus after an online threat to kill 16 white students in retaliation. jeff flock is

in saudi arabia, we have a lot of aficionados to i.s.reak it down and see who would really be ready to take a great effort to combat islamic state if it is not on the priority list or can be beneficial. peter: i know you have a lot of contacts in the region. your people on the ground in the region. what do they want from the west? what are they hoping for? daniel: it really depends who you are talking to, of course. i can tell you that i know people whose families that are being ruled by islamic state that are saying -- and this is a very affordable plan -- why doesn't the west come up with a plan? what will be the political future of the land that we live on? if the alternative to being ruled by a islamic state is to be the assad regime, thank you very much. we are not going to rise against these people. islamic state understood who they have to eliminate. these are not necessarily minorities or different beliefs. these are social posts, clans, family leaders, that can think independently and rally around people that probably rise up ag

can put pressure on saudi arabia? >> oh, yes, they can. they can. president obama was actually absolutely correct when he talked to the saudis, look, i'm not going to bomb iran because you want us to bomb iran. ok, we can protect you from any iranian danger am a but, you know, your problem is, your people. it is an internal problem. you have a population which is -- those populations completely marginalized. those people are unemployed and they have no future. they don't have any role in actually determining their future. so this is the problem. there are huge problems inside. the united states can put treasure on saudi arabia and can put pressure on and in turkey and say, look, we can't continue arguments -- which is first, the chicken or the egg? the islamic state or the assad regime? they have to make up their mind. if the islamic state is the party, go for it. but you can't keep arguing while hundreds of thousands of people are killed. 7000 soldiers -- we don't know what these soldiers are killing, for example. how many innocent people are killed

should schoolkids be trained to fight back against gunmen, and my final thought on how saudi arabia is missing an opportunity to separate itself from i.s.i.l. i'm ali velshi, this is "third rail". after i.s.i.l. struck paris, it called the city of light the capital of prostitution and obscenity. pleasures and freedoms parisians enjoy was in a front that must be punished. too many times in recent years we saw people willing to kill anyone that represents something that offends their deepest beliefs. one ugly example, riots in 2006, triggered by a danish newspapers publishing cartoons of prophet muhammad. beyond that grotesque response more people criticize free expression as a tool in the hands of the privilege. who use words to mock and control minorities. >> words are weapons. >> there is no easy and absolute way out. we do have to decide when, where and how we will limit speech. >> do we use free speech to insult a marginalized people. or use it to enhance discourse between people living in an interconnected world. >> that is smart and sensitive. free speech means different things in

, groups were bee seechg the administratiobeseeching unitedso saudi arabia. not to keep its qualitative edge over its neighbors. >> and that is what the talks are about? >> yes, to obtain israel's opposition in weapons in the middle east. >> benny obne, thanks for coming in, we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> coming up democratic presidential candidate ben carson's trouble with the truth. while he claims the trouble is with america's media. this is our american story. this is america tonight. >> republican presidential candidate ben carson continues to accuse the mainstream media of selectively picking apart his unabu. awb. august. autobuying if i. autobuying if i. autobuy og iautobiography.carsod with media over scholarship. >> i never got a scholarship. i had people who said yes i could get a scholarship to west point, i told them i wasn't interested i was going to pursue medicine. >> is ben carson truly a are victim of gotcha press corps? jason if you can't deal with the media how will you deal with the bad news that inevitably comes your way as president?

but saudi arabia, to come to the table where iran is, partly of that respects fatigue on the saudi side, because of the war in yemen, and they have gotten involved in the very open-ended engagement there, that's right on the back door and very costly, but possibly more importantly, the entry of president putin and russia into syria and the sass add regime, it means for russia and saudi arabia, that a full on war against the assad regime, if it's backed by not just iran, but a world power like russia, is not a feasible option, so they have to explore other avenues, including the political one. >> let's talk about more issues when we come back. guests, stay with us. and even though iran has said that it may walk away from the talks, the conclusion has been treated as a major milestone. and what about the russians? and why different mixed messages from different parts of the leadership when it comes to tehran? the road to damascus, the "inside story." >> welcome back to "inside story," i'm ray suarez. we're looking at the latest developments in the ongoing syrian civil war with paul salem

mention the name israeli israel on the streets. >> and saudi arabia and israel are joined at the hip in terms of their opposition to iran. >> exactly. so -- but you remember that years ago, there was during the reagan years there was a fight over weapons to saudi arabia, that apac and other pro-israel groups were bee seechg the administratio beseeching unitedstates not to l awacs to saudi arabia. not to keep its qualitative edge over its neighbors. >> and that is what the talks are about? >> yes, to obtain israel's opposition in weapons in the middle east. >> benny obne, thanks for coming in, we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> coming up democratic presidential candidate ben carson's trouble with the truth. while he claims the trouble is with america's media. >> welcome to al jazeera america. more reporters, more stories, more perspective. >> from our award-winning news teams across america and beyond. >> we've got global news covered. >> republican presidential candidate ben carson continues to accuse the mainstream media of selectively picking apart his unabu. awb. august. autobuyin

mention the name israeli israel on the streets. >> and saudi arabia and israel are joined at the hip in terms of their opposition to iran. >> exactly. so -- but you remember that years ago, there was during the reagan years there was a fight over weapons to saudi arabia, that apac and other pro-israel groups were bee seechg the administratio beseeching unitedstates not to l awacs to saudi arabia. not to keep its qualitative edge over its neighbors. >> and that is what the talks are about? >> yes, to obtain israel's opposition in weapons in the middle east. >> benny obne, thanks for coming in, we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> coming up democratic presidential candidate ben carson's trouble with the truth. while he claims the trouble is with america's media. >> it's the biggest question out there. >> go inside the groundbreaking research. >> are you ready to have your brain scanned? >> ready to go! >> challenging your deepest beliefs. >> feeling the spirit is very subjective. >> i don't buy that. >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is what in

should school kids be trained to fight back against gunman and my final thought on how saudi arabia is misterying a major opportunity to separate stiffly from i.s.i.l. i'm ali velshi. this is third rail. after i.s.i.l. struck paris on november 13, it called the city of light the capital of prostitution and object scenity. the freedoms were an affront that must be punished. we have seen people willing to kill anyone who represents something that offends their deepest beliefs. one ugly example riots in 2006 that were trigged by a danish newspaper publishing cartoons of the phophetmoham med. there are peep who criticise freedom of expression who use words to mock and control minorities. >>> words are weapons. there is no easy and absolute way out. we do have to decide when, where and how we will limit speech. do we use our free speech or do we use it to advance and hence desperately needed discourse between people living in an increasingly inter connected world >>> that sounds smart and sensitive, but free speech means different things in different countries. free speech should be absolut

signed that deal with saudi arabia to give weapons.he role saudi arabia has played when it comes to al qaeda and the rise of isis? mean, the dilemma for the u.s. is not just now in syria and iraq, because right back to 9/11, the basis for u.s. power in the middle east is really the sunni states like turkey, saudi arabia, the gulf monarchies, but these are the ones that also have been supporting the opposition in syria and is fairly notorious, have been funding the al qaeda affiliate, the al nusra front and another that is a similar and in the past has been accused of sending funds and enabling isis, the islamic state. so i think the u.s. has the same dilemma as before, that it kind of knows this, kind of wants to stop it, but doesn't want to do so at the expense of torpedoing their relationship with countries like turkey or saudi arabia, which, as you said, has just on this enormous arms deal. so i don't think the dilemma has changed, but the response in washington has always been to find some sort of way of maneuvering that they can d

alix: saudi arabia's net foreign assets are falling.en downgraded by s&p and the government is said to be ready to cut spending. our next guest says the country's debt has been greatly exaggerated and he will explain. ♪ miss?what you the fall of oil prices puts heavy pressure on saudi arabia. the economy was downgraded last countrys&p and the is burning through cash. it is the lowest level in nearly three years. we are joined by john, a middle east director at the ashmore group and comes from us in london. thank you for joining us. just today, we saw five year at its highest level since records began. you say the saudi economy is not dead so what are investors missing here? john: first of all, they are missing the fact they should be visiting the country. it is very hard to get the pulse of the country if you are not seeing it yourself. often enough, i'm asked what happens to the average saudi citizen. is this creating any problems? i tell them not at all. safety nets are there. the economy is still vibrant. it is growing at 3.5%, more

we had saudi arabia down by 3%, dubai down by 3%, egypt taking a big hit. the other thing going on was sale.s i should note finally that there is a large french jewish community in israel, more than 20,000 strong. the immigration from france to israel increased in the wake of the "charlie hebdo" attacks. they are expecting 7000 french jews to move to israel this year, and one can assume that in the wake of the attacks in paris friday, the figure may even go higher. guy: thank you very much indeed. our middle east editor, elliott gotkine, on the reaction in the region to what happened in paris. an hour, it's going to be a busy day. we are going to continue to monitor the manhunt for salah abdeslam, that story front and center. at 4:00 p.m. today, a rare event in paris. the president francois hollande will be speaking to the congress, affectively the two houses. he is normally banned from doing so, but exceptional times lead to exceptional events, and we are watching the political fallout in france as the day develops. back to you. anna: thank you very much.

the oil prices have whacked saudi arabia's finances. these bountiful budget .urpluses, averaging 7% of gdp this year, those surpluses are expected to swing quite violently into deficit. 60% is what standard & poor's reckons. -- 16% is what standard & poor's reckons. -- the imfth reckons reckons -- ordinary seminary this if you check out any shopping center -- if you check out any luxury restaurants, you will see them eating. business is better than ever. retail sales are 10% higher this year than they were last year. what is going on is the government which is a social people, weth the will make sure some of his oil wealth trickle down's -- trickles down toward you. family would rather rack of these budget deficits and incur the wrath of standard & poor's been rather shake this social contract that consists -- that exist between them and the ordinary saudi's. a lot of resilience and push back by the saudi government wants the decision came through. question would be to they continue with their current strategy and ignore the warnings ?

i'm joined in studio from the international rights organization and specialist on saudi arabia.first of all, what do we know about this group of 55 who have been convicted of terrorism and may all be executed? so these activists we do know that they have been sentenced to death, and they're on death row waiting for executions. it has been awhile. we do know very clearly there are serious concerns about how they were sentenced to death and based on what charges, etc. >> we know all 55 have been convicted of terrorism. how significant is it that the saudis are combining al-qaeda fighters, islamic state suspects with shia activists? >> it is very significant and dangerous at the same time. basically what they're doing is equating terrorism in the form accepted by most people around the world that entails some form of violent act with people who have not used violence or call for violence whatsoever. to do that in such a way that tries to balance it sectarian wise is a further indication that this is quite manipulated game. >> among those convicted, given his stature within the shia

it seems like that is what saudi arabia wants to see.verybody needs to come the table, but i think saudi arabia is trying to thwart the influence of a resurgent iran and iraq. you could suggest that there is a sectarian influence here as well. alix: opec production over 31 million barrels a day. what do you think it is next year? >> again, depends on how quickly iran can introduce these barrels into the marketplace. roughly 10 years ago, output was close to 3.9 million barrels a day. it's now right around 2.8 million. they will introduce roughly half a million barrels in 2016, at least they expect to. be pushed higher. again, excess capacity is the key that could suppress the overall environment. alix: what i have been noticing in the base metal market is that it seems like demand is not holding up. supply needs to adjust to balance the market because is not there. what do you see? >> the extra demand had come from the likes of the emerging economies and emerging markets like china. it's not there this point. we always felt it was more o

the question that remains unknown about that event to me has always been the actual real role of saudi arabia i'm not suggesting someone was pushing a button in riyadh. but 15 of the terrorists were saudi, and more importantly, if america is actually serious about fighting terrorism, which it's not, it would deal with saudi arabia. not invading. just saying, saudi arabia is one of the key global sources of terrorism, and america prefers to -- rather than criticize. i got my one clap when i said -- >> let's like when you say fuck you get a clap. >> to close all of this, the way that bush and cheney and rumsfeld and others were able to exploit the horrors of 9/11 has not been fully investigated. and we -- the kinds of crimes that were justified on the basis of 9/11 were epic in scale. >> which continues. >> and they continue to this day. president obama's justification for drone bombing in yemen, it's still linked to 9/11. the 60 words in the authorization for the use of military force is still the justification for bombing people who were toddlers when 9/11 happened under the understanding the

saudi arabia's finances. surpluses they have experienced in recent memory, an average of 7% of gdp, put out 15 years, that will swing wildly into deficit this year. , and thatet deficit justifies downgrades the other day on saudi arabia's credit rating. in other words, saudi arabia needs to get a grip on this and start doing something. if it does not and keep spending at the current rate, it will run out of money within five years. francine: you were mentioning the rising deficit, the high price on energy revenue. so used to being such a rich country, providing so much largess for its citizens . how do you turn that around? elliott: it is important to note that saudi arabia has still got $650 billion burning a hole in its pocket. it has hardly stopped being a rich country. there is kind of a social contract that the saudi rulers, and a lot of it trickles down to ordinary saudis. if you went to riyadh right now, it would look as business as usual. business has never been better for some. retail sales are up 10

, egypt, jordan, saudi arabia, you have 5 million men under arms.ut 50,000 on the ground, they could get rid of isis, but as peter was saying the saudis care more about that iran and they are preoccupied with it, and everybody -- you know, turkey -- erdogan anyway cares about the kurds. so everybody has different objectives and to have a real coalition you have to have a clear and concise objective. and we don't see that. >> we only have a couple of seconds left. definitely on the plate of the next in coming united states president. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> that was quick. i want to thank my guests. i'll be back in a minute with a final thought on war, capital, and human flesh. stay with us. it's "inside story." ♪ ♪ >>> in sports, in negotiations, in confrontations large and small, you'll hear the old saw, you can't beat something with nothing. across the arab world and many countries far from the front lines, but homes to large numbers of muslim young men, nurturing dreams of bringing back pride, sovereignty, purity, and power to muslims ca

lawyers for saudi arabia denied any link to terrorism. they call the comments colorful but immaterial hearsay from a convicted terrorist diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. the saudi embassy revert us to a 2003 statement saying, any idea that they funded or even knew about september 11 was malicious or blatantly false. "we can deal with questions in public, but we cannot respond to blank pages." today, there is a public push in congress for mr. koe -- mr. hoekstra: says today, he would have to come down the side of disclosure. for now,hen it comes to fully understanding the deadliest terrorist attacks on american soil, what view as a central chapter is written but remains untold. what do you think tom would think and what would he say about this particular issue? >> he would be laughing and saying, you go get them terry. don't let them hide the truth and don't let the people that were behind it not pay, not be held accountable. >> information such as this, on such a profound scale, should definitely be in the custody of the american pub

saudi arabia is holding on to market share, and saudi arabia believes that within the next year or twol see a rebound in oil prices. everybody is hurting, but definitely saudi arabia is not going to blink first, and it will win at the end. we will see massive demand coming up. it hasn't been seen since the 1970s. so definitely the venezuelans and others have to be a little bit patient. >> when you speak about under investments what are you referring to here? >> i'm referring directly to the fact that a lot of oil-producing countries and oil companies are not investing enough money, because the oil prices at 50 and 45, the break even is below anything that is economically feasible. so they are not investing. and right now, they are telling us that more than $200 billion is actually not properly being invested in the oil market, so a lot of this is going to be reflected with higher demand and under investment, which is going to depend on low supply. and that will push oil prices down. >> the global slump in oil prices should be, and i'm quoted here, as a splendid wake-up call. do you agr

adou rabbo mansour hadi saw the refuge in saudi arabia. it's the second time he has returned to the port of aden. >> police searched a dozen offices around the country. we have this update from west jerusalem. >> the decision was taken by the security cabinet about two weeks ago, but only made public on monday evening. the overnight raids targeted 17 offices or premises of n.g.o.'s related to the slack movement in several towns across israel, computers and documents were confiscated and funds frozen. now, according to the israelis, the movement has been using in citeful speech. one of its slogans says al aqsa is in danger and from an israel point of view, that has caused a lot of unrest among the palestinians. many now say that squeal wants to change the status quo around al aqsa mosque compound. something the israeli minister has denied several times. the leader remains defiant and says he will continue this movement. >> protestors threw rocks, bottles and petrol bombs at police. >> u.s. president barack obama was greeted by protests as h

the only other option, of course, was saudi arabia. but the saudis did not have the military capability to play that kind of role, nor were they particularly willing to play that role. they didn't want to be, they didn't want to open themselves to the accusation from the nasserists as being a proxy for the united states, whereas the shah had no such qualms and was happy to take on the amount of regional supremacy. but i would argue that is not a sufficient explanation, because the johnson administration in 1968 faced exactly the same dilemma and came to a different conclusion to the one you just listed. they decided to continue with the policy of balancing iran and saudi arabia. their idea was that a balance of power between iran and saudi arabia was the best way to maintain stability in the region. this was the famous twin pillars policy. the nixon administration abandons that policy and shifts to one of what i call iran primacy. they still pay lip service to the saudis. but in effect, everybody knows is that the shah has assumed the r

let's talk saudi arabia. exactly one year ago we saw that pivotal opec meeting when saudi arabia decided to defend market share instead of price. we're seeing a pull back in u.s. production but the oil price has recovered. do you think they're close to giving up on that strategy? >> i think they are close to achieving what they have been trying to do here. i think if they had stayed on this strategy for one year it will be almost foolish to go back and take a complete u-turn when you enter the first quarter of next year when seasonally it goes down and the markets come under further pressure which could mean that the end game for a lot of producers out there, particularly the marginal cost would be out from the market and maybe let the prices fall and let them able to produce at that price very quickly. >> but how long can even saudi arabia continue to stick with that strategy? because their own revenues are coming under pressure too. >> absolutely. if you look at their physical deficits we have seen almost $

from saudi arabia. they were trained in afghanistan. we did not need to go into iraq. if we stop the oil flow from saudi arabia, and ramped up our oil production in the united states, and we cut off the money machine in the whole middle east, it was stop a lot of the soft targets. economicstrengthen our way, and we could protect a lot of things over there. , and iraq,a and iran and syria, would not have these refugees flowing in there. we took down all the libya,rships in iraq, and controlled everything. host: thank you for the call. let me take one point of what he said, and that is the flow of money. has anerg" magazine extensive piece on how isishow ? it is difficult because, how do you track all the money down? on the other hand, there are certain things that we can do and we have recently been doing. that a convoyut of fuel tankers was destroyed by airstrikes. these types of activities will certainly put isis in a bind where they would have to look for alternatives, but going after that is critical

if we stand up against isis and saudi arabia? stay in together. so this august in birmingham alabama where the last civil-rights movement started, i am asking people to come together from all different walks of life to say my political interests may differ but my principles are the same. we have to stop talking about interest and start talking about principles so won saturday's 29 it will have a march just as martin luther king did i have billy graham's daughter joining on the other arm. thousands of pastors from all different religions. we will put that into action i believe it is time for people of all walks of life to raise their hand to be counted we have to stop the hatred and stop jamming our points of view down other people's throats to see them for human beings and to unite those of the middle east the gays who are gave the women that are enslaved or systematically killed. start their. that is easy just to say stand against that. >> anything significant about august 28? >> that is the anniversary of the i've got a bad dream speech. we didn

they have struck from yemen to saudi arabia to turkey. fox news middle east and terrorism analyst joins me now this morning. these are conversations that we did not want to have about what has happened overnight in paris, but they are clearly things that we have been warned about. >> clearly many, many things, martha. we had those conversations over more than a year now since the rise of isis which actually, as you just showed on the map, is in full control of two halves or more of two countries. so that's where the caliphate is. but as the map showed as well, they are active. they have active cells in another half a dozen countries. and in libya and sinai and egypt, they do have some sort of control on the ground. what is now happening is that we are seeing their capacity to strike beyond these countries. you show france, but they have the capacity of going anywhere they want in western europe, if they have european passports. and the worst for us americans, they can cross the atlantic and act here. >> they absolutely can. i would love f

namely, boiling tensions between two other nations at the summit -- saudi arabia and iran. thus far, the saudi and iranian foreign ministers have used the vienna talks to blame each other for syrias problems. question. what change has president obama made in his demands regarding syria to give momentum to these talks? eleanor? eleanor: some months ago he indicated that the u.s. would accept a trarpe stay for assad. they weren't demanding that he get out immediately and then about 10 days ago the president basically upped the ante with a military intervention saying that the u.s. would be sending in special ops, a couple of thousand soldiers, i believe. i think the idea of getting more muscle behind the military intervention in syria on both the u.s. and russian part is so they have kind of equal leverage at the talks and this is the first time, as secretary kerry pointed out, you have saudi arabia and iran sitting down. an opposition leader from syria, not a particularly credible one. everybody is represented. they all have different interests but there is one common thread,

after the saudi arabia campaign to reinstate him.he offenses on the ground, after landing yemen, he went to the palace to supervise the offensive overtaking of taiz. >> the houthis right now are in anger because they did not want him to be part of the political scene of yemen's future. he's now in aden, showing that he is the president of yemen, whether the houthies and it's allies like it or not. >> the coalition forces on the ground and air launch offensive on monday with the support of local militias. >> this young boy was hit by a stray bullet. >> the thought houthis and forces against president hadi, god willing in the coming days we'll be more decisive. >> saudi arabia and it's allies averaged a war in march. when hadi left aden. although the war began with airstrikes, the coalition has provided ground forces. the u.n. said that 5,000 people, half of them civilians have been killed in yemen since the saudi-led campaign began. al jazeera. >> israel's government has banned a group called the islamic movement of israel after accus

opposition forcers shelling the government controlled city of latakia is backed by saudi arabia. they say that president bashar al-assad must go for a political solution to be achieved. russian and iranian allies say the focus should be on defeating i.s.i.l. >> the syrian army inflicted losses on a terrorist group. the importance of the fight is the breaking of the siege on the heroes, how important is the airport, encountering the attacks. we cut the supply routes. control of the airport is an important step in the control of the largest region. bashar al-assad's future should be determined in an election. solving the solution of the bashar al-assad's role and which groups should be included in the opposition will not be easy for world powers. russia submitted a proposal for 18 months of constitutional reforms followed by election, but does not rule out bashar al-assad's participation. one thing they share is stabilizing the country. >> reporter: given the ongoing issues, can you see any concrete coming out of the weekend. >> we want the meetings to bring deliverables to the syr

when saudi arabia won, 3-2. report into allegations of widespread doping in russian thricts athletics sayathletics l sport, russia could be suspended from all athletic competitions. the independent reports commissioned by the world antidoping agency, found evidence of systematic doping, destroyed positive results and that there was a deeply road rooted culture of cheating. last time bans have been ordered for five athletes and coaches, details of alleged corruption within athletics governor body the iaaf, so as not to block an ongoing investigation. >> that affects the credibility of sport. the acts that affect the outcome of competitions on the field of play are particularly serious. if you can't believe is those results, then it's a serious credibility problem for that sport and by implication for other sports as well. >> well the athletics is a sport with the history of doping the 1970s saw germany leading a state sponsored doping program and as i speak the country won 40 gold medals at the 1976 olympics. ben

between iran and saudi arabia, between russia and the u.s. those groups can't even agree on who within syria is a reputable pattern that they can talk to. other parties, like qatar, getting together ail the outside parties to decide who they think should be included in future peace talks might actually be a smart move. >> emma, good to talk to you. thank you so much for joining us. emma ashford is a visiting color at tha scholar at cato institute. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound bites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". only on al jazeera america. >> you're the first one on the scene. suicides, homicides, the roof is crushing into somebody's chest. >> what is the number one cause of death for police officers? >> suicide. >> you're caught with a minor infraction, improper lane change, let's say >> reporter: and it's more than you can pay right now. and in two dozen states, you can be sent to jail for

russia and federation in the american sitting and heading the same table, and on one side have saudi arabia and the other one iran plus all the countries. >> reporter: still, divisions remain. opposition forces showing the government controlled city of latakia is backed by the united states and saudi arabia. they say president bashar al-assad must go for a political solution to be achieved. with the syrian military claiming advances on the battle field, its russian and iranian allies say the focus should be on defeating i.s.i.l. >> translation: the national syrian army in many locations has inflicted major losses on terrorist groups and sponsors. the importance of this breaking the siege, the protectors of the airport is encountering terrorista to beings for more than three and a half year. gun control at airport is an important step in the fight to take control of the larger region. >> reporter: assad's future will be decided. his role in the government and which groups should be included in the opposition won't be easy for world powers. russia has submitted a proposal calling for up to 18

saudi arabia has been saying the same thing for the last two years. it implemented a policy of market share. this was not new and did not indicate a change in saudi policy and the market quickly reversed losses. it's an indication the market is short and hedge funds have been that thing on the downside of the market. opec meeting in december indiana, we will have a lot of volatility going forward. technicals and positions or is there skepticism about the fundamentals that any effort to cooperate on supply levels may not see the necessary follow-through by any individual opec members? >> you are absolutely right. i think the market is skeptical that even if there is an agreement to cut production, who will do that? has followedabia through any production cuts with other members of the opec cartel. indicated there is no intention for them to join. if you look at other companies, in 2008, is to stabilize oil prices, mexico or norway are making the same noises. we don't see any need for production cuts of this moment. erik: let's raise the same question w

you saw saudi arabia talking about $10 billion investment in russian agriculture.middle east countries say is we are willing to cut if everybody else cuts. we know the u.s. is not going to cut intentionally. doing it inadvertently. the focus is on whether russia will make the cuts come and they don't see that happening. i think the signs are that they will stick with the strategy at least for another year or so. erik: even with the pressure it is putting on budgets, including in saudi arabia, which is running a massive fiscal deficit now? daniel: well, executive, but they still have around over $500 billion of foreign reserves. the strong since i got is they don't up those reserves in the last several years when i ran was out of the market and oil prices were high. it gives them a cushion. it doesn't give them a cushion forever. one saudi said to me that it is good to borrow when you don't need the money. those countries have the wherewithal -- they don't see this as a long-term thing, i do believe, but rather, as part of the cycle, it they will see the s on u.s. p

from saudi arabia.hey were trained in afghanistan. we did not need to go into iraq. if we stop the oil flow from saudi arabia, and ramped up our oil production in the united states, and we cut off the money machine in the whole middle east, it was stop a lot of the soft targets. economicstrengthen our way, and we could protect a lot of things over there. , and iraq,a and iran and syria, would not have these refugees flowing in there. we took down all the libya,rships in iraq, and controlled everything. host: thank you for the call. let me take one point of what he said, and that is the flow of money. has anerg" magazine extensive piece on how isishow ? it is difficult because, how do you track all the money down? on the other hand, there are certain things that we can do and we have recently been doing. that a convoyut of fuel tankers was destroyed by airstrikes. these types of activities will certainly put isis in a bind where they would have to look for alternatives, but going after that is critical -