should be only the security council of the united nations that shoots the tops of the resolutions and no unilateral sanctions well it could be productive in this case. the most russia's foreign policy will always be independent ads as it has always been we see the result of a legacy and it reflects unique a unique role of russian international affairs and with a role that has evolved over the past centuries and. it has nothing to do with an isolated approach more with a confrontation on where we want we see integration more than in global affairs human. influence need to be pragmatic and flexible. and this is true from within this for economic interests where it's very important task and it's a very difficult one that we have. to admit that very often we're losing ground to many of our international partners. who are more aggressive in lobbying their economic interests are going to get one with you know we've been speaking about the instruments of diplomatic work for a long time here looking at the but we have not been able to achieve any breakthrough so yes we do have some progress b

russia and china deliver a double veto at the security council of the united nations as western countries tried to pass sanctions against syria more details from new york straight ahead. also this israel's prime minister extends his blame list in lebanon saying both iran and hezbollah were behind the deadly blast in belgariad. and british intelligence points far with far with the country's security committee calling for the use of cyber warfare to tackle on line criminals. live from the new center here in the russian capital this is r t with twenty four hours a day the u.s. and its allies have failed to push an anti assad resolution through the u.n. security council for the third time russia and china have once again vetoed the motion to point nine has the latest for us now from new york. many people would say it's about time the international community stood together and did something about syria so what is moscow's reasoning for blocking yet another draft resolution. well the reasoning is simple russia has said for from the get go that he would not support any resolutions on syria that

. >> the united nations general secretary has accused the syrian government of violating united nations resolutions, and he again accused -- urges the security council to take action. we must warn you there are disturbing images in our report. >> this man was one of the lucky ones. according to syria's opposition, he escaped the massacre. activists say about 200 people did not. they claimed government forces bombarded the village before pro-regime militias moved in. other reports claim a rebel attacked a government envoy. whatever unfolded, this appears to be the bloodiest event yet in the syrian conflict. at -- as ever in this crisis, independent verification of what really happened is very difficult. united nations observers cannot travel to the village, but they have confirmed heavy fighting. >> this involved mechanized units, indirect fire as well as helicopters. we stand ready to go in and seek verification of facts if and when there is a credible cease- fire. >> the killings, as the mandate for the un mission nears an end. the united nations security council remains divided on how to proceed. russia is blocking attempts on how to seek renewal

members of the security council have voted in favor of extending their mandate which could be renewed if necessary artist has all the details from new york. brush ambassadors of the united nations vitaly churkin says he's a very pleased with the way the vote out friday with his security council unanimously approving a u.k. draft resolution that extends the u.n. supervision mission in syria for a final thirty days investor churkin said this is what russia was hoping for from the very beginning and the vote that took place on thursday of course put a lot of consequences on the syrian government in association with extending the supervision mission which is why it was vetoed but investor churkin said he was pleased overall that this mission is going to be extended this vote happening just hours before the original mandate was set to expire however there is a bit of contradiction with the text of the resolution because it extends the mission for a final thirty days stressing the word final but then it also says that it can be extended if violence decreases in syria a russian ambassador vitaly churkin did address this issue when talking to the meeting out there were explaining to pu

of the meeting was that u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice said that washington will continue and increased its work outside of the security council meaning that the u.s. will continue working with partners. on what to do with syria because what they want to do in terms of sanctions or any other approaches that would put more pressure on the syrian government is that it was not allowed in the security council so it looks like there may be some unilateral moves in pressures that are going to be taken by washington and its western allies russian ambassador to the u.n. but the only true it can has given an interview to our explaining why some western states were so eager to push for a resolution on syria you can see it right here throughout the day or on our website r.t. dot com. police in bahrain have used tear gas to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters at least fifty people have died since the unrest began in february last year but the regime banning pro reform rallies earlier this month collin ask a former lecturer at the university of bahrain believes the time has come for change in the country. the people have been

the world is focused on britain. government ministers should negotiate a settlement instead of going through the courts. >>> the united nations security council is deadlocked over how to deal with the conflict in syria. now u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton says the united states will side step the council and try to find a solution with the arab league and other partners. >> we obviously spent a good amount of time working to find a way that russia and china could move forward with us in the security council, that is on the far back burner right now. >> russia and china last week vetoed a resolution that would have imposed sanctions on the syrian administration of bashar al-assad. >> we will intensify our efforts with the arab league and with the neighbors and friends of syria and with the justice and accountability unit we're starting with the u.n. commission of inquiry and the sanctions working group. all of the other elements that are not affected by the failure to act in the security council. that is what we're doing. >> the violence in syria is growing worse. fighter jets and helicopter gun ships joined the fighting in the second

of the meeting was that u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice said that washington will continue and increased its work outside of the security council meaning that the u.s. will continue working with partners. on what to do with syria because what they want to do in terms of sanctions or any other approaches that would put more pressure on the syrian government is that it was not allowed in the security council so it looks like there may be some unilateral moves and pressures that are going to be taken by washington and its western allies russian ambassador to the u.n. vitale to again house give an interview to our team explaining why someone states were so eager to push for a resolution on syria you can see it here in the next hour or on our web site r t v dot com. well with some news outlets speculating that the syrian president may be ready to step down the rebels are already making plans for a post future one of the opposition groups has announced it will launch and islamised faction while the leader of the syrian muslim brotherhood said his party is ready to step up to its role syrian activist mimi on the home says rebels will

of those chemical weapons reaching hezbollah. the -- not to mention the massacre of 17, 18,000 people while this administration has relied on the goodwill of russia and the united nations security councilrelied on russia for a long period of time, that they would take bashar al assad to russia. it has been shameful. it is shameful. and we need to -- now the latest reports are they're going to help, but they're not going to provide weapons. they want other countries to do that. these are helicopter, gun shops, tanks, artillery that are slaughtering people. now there is a risk, i'm not going to say it is going to happen, a risk in this desperation, bashar assad may use chemical weapons and clearly the israelis see this as a serious threat because the situation has gone on and on and on, more extremists have come into the fight, the more -- the more difficulty there will be once this is over. >> we are where we are. so, like, as of right now, we are still working through the u.n. or trying to work through the u.n. and you laugh. do you -- >> how many times do we have to try that. kofi annan has been abject failure. we keep supporting that. we keep pushing the reset button with russia, tha

the timetable writ of what is going to place is being set by the discussions at the united nations security council on the brule of the drive for shape in the middle east i don't think that the conflict is going to carry on in the form that is taken there is a real push for western intervention in the discourse in a chapter seven. back in for sanctions chapter seven obviously as we all know allows for military intervention there's a lot of discussion about whether about me would president obama would want not before the elections but i think to make that the top stone of your perspective would be somewhat naive understandably the american president barack obama at a time of politicking and election campaigning as well i mean you suggest that it may be a dangerous maneuver for him to put his support behind article seven as you said from the u.n. that would allow for military intervention then again there are many that say that for example with the presidency of george w. bush terrorism was very very good for his position in the white house when it comes to as you were saying a moment ago about certa

of the meeting today was that u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice said that washington will continue and increase its work outside of the security council meaning that the u.s. will continue working with partners. on what to do with syria because what they want to do in terms of sanctions or any other approaches that would put more pressure on the syrian government is that was not allowed in the security council so it looks like there may be some unilateral moves in pressures that are going to be taken by washington and its western allies report that ahead of the vote russia's envoy to the un vitaly churkin gave an exclusive interview to be . and the full version is entering later but you can also watch it anytime on our website dot com. in the meantime what this is reporting large explosions in damascus as the fighting in the capital rages into its fifth day battles are also continuing throughout the country syrian state media claims assad's military forces are won back control over four rebellious districts in damascus meanwhile the u.n. is trying to verify reports that up to thirty thousand refugees have fled to lebanon in the last f

of the chemical weapons reaching hezbollah. not to mention the massacre of 17,000 or 18,000 people? while this edadministration has relied on the goodwill of russia and the united nations security councilon russia for a long period of time that they would take bashar al assad to russ russia. it has been shameful. it is shameful. and we need to, and now the latest reports are that they are going to help, but they are not going to provide weapons. they want other countries to do that. these are helicopter gunships, tanks, artillery that are slaughtering people, and now there is a risk, and i'm not saying it is going to happen, but a risk that in the desperation, bashar al assad may use the chemical weapons, but cle clearly the israelis see this as a serious threat, because the situation has gone on and on and more extremists have come into the fight, and the more difficulty there is going to be after this is over. >> well, we are kind of where we are where we are, so as of right now, we are still sort of working through the u.n. or trying to work through the u.n. -- >> how many times -- >> and you laugh, because do you just consider -- >> how many times do we have to try that? kofi annan

the governing council that iran was running a few years ago. the answer is, while the security council passes sanctions, the general assembly of the united nationsh has huge lobbying blocks like the organization of the islamic conference controlling 57 big block votes, lobbies for other things, and they will pass whatever they want to, and that is how you end up with, you know, under muammar qaddafi running on the human rights counsel, and iran open the arms trade treaty conference. >>neil: i don't. all you buffett line guards i will come and join you. we are getting word that fitch investers has confirmed our aaa rating for now but mired in uncertainty so a good grade but they watching us. i don't know what that means. we will have more after that. . this is new york state. we built the first railway and the first trade route to the west. we built the tallest skyscrapers, the greatest empires. we pushed the country forward. then, some said, we lost our edge. we couldn't match the pace of the new business world. well today, there's a new new york state. one that's working to attract businesses and create jobs. build energy highways and high-tech

blood on his hands because the evidence is unequivocal we recall that in the wake of the united nations security council face off with russia and china moscow intimated that the u.s. led coalition was supporting these terrorist attacks committed by the free syrian army and also al-qaeda affiliated entities now we've got ample evidence that the government is not responsible for these crimes against humanity and atrocities but in effect. the free syrian army which is supported financed by the united states nato the gulf the gulf of the allies of the gulf persian gulf and sentra. the free syrian army other quickly is involved in getting innocent civilians and then blaming the government for the crimes that they themselves have been committed have committed and we've got lots of material on that and also the question is it is sort of. course responsible for these kids well that's a good good point isn't it because also all this violence in kelso stood up the sectarian tensions and whether a sad goes whether he's toppled with external force or in the near future that's not going to solve the sectarian tensio

well clearly the postponement of this vote is taking place because the united nations security council remains very much divided on how to handle the situation in syria particularly when it concerns the draft resolution that has been tabled by the u.k. and supported by france the u.s. germany and portugal that draft resolution calls for an extension of the u.n. observer mission in syria for forty five days but it also is also written under chapter seven of the u.n. charter which paves the way for sanctions against the syrian government and possible military intervention this u.k. drafted resolution calls on damascus to seize the use of have been heavy weapons and withdraw from the heavily populated area within ten days if the syrian government does not meet the requirements then the security council would be allowed to impose sanctions on damascus that is something that russia and china say they do not support they do believe that there is a problem that needs to be addressed with more pressure in syria that was by request of kofi annan the joint envoy by russia and china do not believ

partners to diversify its options and explore ways to address the syrian crisis outside of the united nations security council she didn't get into specifics but we have to remember that the u.s. and the europeans already imposed their own independent sanctions on syria so any other options may nobody knows what they can make it can in involved maybe it would involve some type of intervention maybe it would involve for providing more weapons nobody knows but the u.s. said that they would explore its options after russia russia and china vetoed against any sanctions that the west wanted imposed to impose on this government because their position is that it wouldn't help alleviate the tensions and the violence that is taking place in syria and it would also not be good for the international community to only put pressure and consequences on one side being the syrian government and not put pressure on and consequences on the armed opposition fighting the syrian government so it and its supporters so there's still a big stalemate within the security council but at this point i think they're focusing on at least tr

we had our secretary of state, a distinguished four-star general, stand before the world at the security conference -- security council of the united nations and hold up a vial that the claimed was a buyer -- was biological weapons. there were none. that is a blight on our intelligence. it should never happen again. i've voted to go to war in iraq. i read that classified report very carefully. i read the white paper. i believe it. shame on me. and i voted to go to war on what was america's first preemptive war. and so i have a sympathy with your question, obviously, but the way to remedy the situation, i think, is to see that policy makers have the right intelligence instead of intelligence which is just plain wrong. >> yet there is always a diversity of opinion, even in the intelligence community. that is one of its strength. the state department does not always agree with the defense intelligence agency. >> which is exactly what happened. the problem was as i recall it, every time there was a big difference, the cia prevailed. with the energy department or the military department. and now the analysis system change. it is much better. i

diplomatic window dressing to the side now and admit that this is the end of the line for diplomacy as far as the united nations security council is concerned? >> yes, you would not find anybody who put diplomacy to rest entirely in this case, but it is clear that there is no common ground for any meaningful compromise in the security council that would actually have an impact on the ground in syria. the positions from russia and the west are just too far apart, and it is safe to say at this moment that the peace plan from the united nations special envoy kofi annan has failed. >> as always, thank you very much. tunisia's former dictator has been sentenced to life in prison. a military court found him guilty of complacency in the killing of 43 protesters during the jasmine revolution, which led to his downfall. >> it is the fourth time he has been sentenced, though it looks unlikely he will spend time behind bars because he fled into exile when he was toppled in 2011. the germans agreed again on thursday to open their wallets for a fellow eurozone members in trouble. >> that is right. germany's parliament approved an aid packag

those killed, the rebel commander says that forces planted a bomb inside of a room where a senior government officials were meeting today. that news comes as the united nations security council plans to vote on a resolution for the war-torn nation. western countries hope to extend the mandate of u.n. observers in syria. >> san fransisco sherrif ross mirkarimi ethics hearing will continue today with his wife testifying. he has been suspended since march after he pled guilty to false imprisonment connected to a dispute with his wife. she never wanted charges filed against her husband, she has been living in a native venezuela for the past few months. a key vote on a major hospital expansion project in san fransisco has been delayed. last night the board of supervisors met for seven hours about a proposal that includes construction of a new hospital on cathedral hill. opponents are worried the plan's environmental impact report is incomplete. >> let's not hold them hostage to the other work that still has to be done. >> the $2.5 billion project would overhaul some of california pacific medical center's existing san fransisco facilities. the board will revisit the matter in a co

. >> the united nations security council is deadlocked over how to deal with the conflict in syria. now u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton says the united states will side step the council and try to find a solution with the arab league and other partners. >> we obviously spent a good amount of time working to find a way that russia and china could move forward with us in the security council, that is on the far back burner right now. >> russia and china last week vetoed a security council resolution that would have imposed sanctions on the syrian administration of president bashar al assad. >> we will intensify our efforts with the arab league, with the neighbors, with the friends of syria, with all of the other elements that are not affected by the failure to act in the security council. >> the violence in syria is growing worse. fighter jets and helicopter gun ships joined the fighting in aleppo, syria's second largest city and world heritage site. a human rights group says more than 100 people were killed on tuesday. syrians are at war as the majority of them are supposed to be marking one of th

security situation and in persistence of violence in somalia, an act of piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of somalia, which have repeatedly been the subject of united nations security councillutions and rye violations of the arms embargo imposed by the united states security council in resolution 733 of january 23, 1992, and elaborated upon and amended by subsequent resolution constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the united states. to address that threat, e.o. 13536 blocks the property and interest in property of persons listed in the annex to e.o. 13536 or determined by the secretary of the treasury in consultation with the secretary of state to meet criteria specified in e.o. 13536. as united nations security council resolution 2036 of february 22, 2012, and resolution twule of july 29, 2011, i amish shoeing the order to take additional steps to deal with the national emergency declared in e.o. 13536 and to address exports from somalia which generate significant revenue for al shabab. the misappropriations of somalia public access, and certain acts of violence committed against civil civilians in somalia all of whi

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the increasing violence that has taken place in syria. this is a situation that is rapidly spreading out of control. >> prior to the attack the united nations security council had planned to vote on a resolution aimed at ending the 17 month crisis. that vote has been delayed until thursday. a war hero wounded while fighting for our freedoms has been back in united states for a little while now but today the bay area native truly came home. >> cate caugurian was there when he got the keys to his new mortgage free house. >> oh my gosh!. >> the land of the free gives this soldier a new home forces freely curious >> i am in shock. i really am. i have never been in the house like this. >> bank of america partner with a military warrior support foundation to give this sergeant the keys to a new home unlocking new possibilities for him and his family. >> to think that now i will be able to raise my family, here, with so many people from the community reaching out to us, and willing to help us out, i could have never expected this. >> he served three combat tours overseas with the marine corps and was given a purple heart after sustaining head injuries during opera

but pass a law that they believe in the issues you want to see coming up in the united nations security council has a lot. of a whole lot of processes that you've been doing on for the bus loads of india and i understand what you're saying about it you know it's funny what you say about the un security council getting involved you used the word logical there are many many in this world that might say take a take a few are chuckles with that let's talk about the fighter ok we understand that the turkish prime minister out of the one is here and moscow he's trying to get russian support to support turkey when it comes to the syrian conflict but i'm curious has warned it will take military action against syria if it feels threatened do you think that could happen and frankly do you think you think turkey would try and do it unilaterally or would it call on nato to come in with it. see the un so insistent on what the suspicion and i don't think that that is that constance's on the city and policy at all it is stronger it's. been about the policies that policy you term rather than. the present government. evolved

russia today rejected international criticism over its latest veto of the united nations security council. earlier this week and for the third time both russia and china vetoed a draft resolution that would have strengthened syrian authorities -- threatened syrian authorities with new economic punishments. leaders from western nations condemned the vetoes and the white house said russia and china are on the wrong side of history. they said the west is putting unrealistic demands on the syrian government while putting little pressure on the opposition. >>> police arrest five suspects in the killing of a religious leader and wounding of another and that tops our news around the world in 80 seconds. russia. in the first of yesterday's attacks, asass sins shot to death a top muslim cleric. officials say both men criticized radical islamist groups. one suspect heads a religious institution in the area,. >>> india. at least three people killed and dozens hurt when a train collided with another train in a western state. railway officials say an express train hit a local which a landslide had alr

the brother-in-law of the syrian president is among several top officials that were killed today in a suicide bomb attack. the news comes as the united nations security council plans a vote on a new resolution for the nation. russia remains at odds over western countries over syria. they could extend the mandate of u.n. observers in the country. u.s. stock futures falling at of a second day of testimony from the chair of the federal reserve >> loss comes after rare positive day on wall street. ashley morris and joins us now. >> good morning to you. some positive earnings reports in the united states did not inspire asian markets this morning. they fell slightly. on wall street stocks rose on stronger than expected corporate earnings from mattel and coca- cola and goldman sacks. the dow added 70 points while the nasdaq gained 13. ben bernake will be back on capitol hill today testifying before the house financial- services committee. yesterday he delivered some sobering news to the senate banking committee. he says that if congress allows automatic tax increases and spending cuts to go into effect and the economy will go back into a recession. he says that th

of time. the special envoy to sear, kofi annan, reportedly requested the united nations delay the vote in an effort to get the russians on board with the rest of the security council>> and jonathan hunt is like at theys for us this afternoon. still hopelessly divided or are the russians coming around, do we know? >>reporter: well, there has been so much talk here at the u.n. on syria over the past 12 months, or so, and so little action, and that looks unlikely to change. a vote has now been scheduled, tennively, for 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning on the british sponsored u.s. backed resolution which will threaten the syrian regime if they do not agree to kofi annan's peace plan but russia is not coming around and the russians are still likely to do so and we will be back at square one. president obama spokesman charge any said the time is running out for the international community to take action. listen. >> all i can tell you it reflects the fact that the situation is getting more violent each day and syria and it only proves a point we have been making that the window is closing and we need to take action. >>jonathan: you heard at top of the show the white house co

the conflict a civil war. united nations special envoy kofi annan is urging members of the security council to take a unified position as an international observer mission in syria is set to expire friday. annan is visiting moscow to meet with the syria's close ally russia and annan and putin are expected to hold talks tuesday. putin is pushing to extend the observer mission and his administration opposes the stance of the united states and other western nations and threatening further sanctions against al-assad's government. if he doesn't agree to a cease fire against opposition forces. western nations want to force assad to resign voluntarily. that is simply really innistnor. >> back in april the u.n. security council unanimously adopted a resolution to send 300 unarmed observers to monitor the cease-fire and the on going violence forced the team to suspend activities. the situation in syria seems to get worse with every passing day. a human rights group says government forces killed at least 100 people last thursday in a village near the central city of hama. forces are jockeying for position in damascus and they

peace plan so while kofi annan is asking for the security council to adopt with one voice you still have huge divisions taking place within the united nations and of course this is this is coming more than sixteen months after this crisis began in syria. want to put a new york appreciated we want to moscow tough negotiations been taking place with the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov the syrian national council the main opposition alliance those talks no meeting of minds though with the group insisting president assad's regime must be deposed before they'll be peace. sort of the story . after the talks we did hear from the syrian national council leaders sort of reinstating of their demand that assad step down in fact they upped that demand saying that everyone associated with the current assad government must step down for talks to be until you and i they also called the head of the delegation have called for you and help from the u.n. security council in the form of military intervention calling again for action to remove assad up blaming the russia for supporting a president assad that wasn't in the words of the opposition groups today ru

document which all five permanent members of the security council have multiple times endorsed, more binding on the parties under chapter seven of the united nationser. and it would have said that if the government fails to stop the use of heavy weapons and others massive violence against its own people within ten days, then the council would be prepared to implement sanctions against the syrian government. it was a threat of sanctions, andrea, nothing more. it was just codifying and reinforcing what the council members have already committed themselves to. that the russians and the chinese would veto something that incremental, that basic and not provide those monitors who are on the ground with the most minimal political support they need to have a fighting chance to do their job is really the death knell for the monitors over time and makes what kofi annan is trying to do all but impossible. he has asked the council to make it clear that there could be consequences for noncompliance by the government and, indeed, by the opposition, and the russians and the chinese ensured that that would not be possible today. >> susan rice, u.n. ambassador. th

the u.n. security council after russia and china again exercise their veto power. the u.s. ambassador to the united nations says russia and china are protecting syrian president ba shad al asad and thousands of civilians could die as a result. susan rice spoke after the russian and chinese representatives of the u.n. security council vetoed the latest resolution on the conflict in syria. the draft would have permitted nonmilitary sanctions if president assad's government stopped using heavy artillery in ten days and called for a 45-day extension of the u.n. cease-fire observer's mission. it's the third time russia and china have vetoed u.n. resolutions on syria. >> the security council has failed utterly. this is another dark day in turtle bay. one can only hope that one day, before too many thousands more die, that russia and china will stop protecting assad and allow -- >> western nations are expected to try to draft another resolution to extend the mission of the u.n. cease-fire observers. the failure of the original resolution isn't a surprise. russian and chinese leaders made it clear they didn't like the draft. still, top united nations officials tried to change their minds in the days

the brother-in-law of president assad also increased. syria's intelligence chief wounded in the attack died from the injuries. at the united nations, the security councilroved a resolution, giving a final 30-day extension to force of 300 unharmed observers. who were sent to the country to monitor a cease-fire that never took place. the force could replain longer, but the government stops using heavy weapons and overall violence is reduced. the u.s. ambassador to the united nations said washington would have preferred a resolution calling for economic sanctions. shethed other effort will continue to support a democratic syria. >> the u.s. approach will increasingly be to focus our efforts not so much in this council that hit a substantive dead end but also to strengthen our intensify our work with other countries. >> reporter: as the conflict escalated, estimateed 30,000 syrians stream aid cross the boarder to lebanon in the last 48 hours. at a border crossing with turkey, rebel forces defated photos of president assad. the syrian leaders whereabouts are not known. the u.n. ambassador asked how far moscow, the ally would go to ensure safety. >> it's not

of the secret service. learn if nine service members accused in the scandal will face >> welcome back. we are checking news around the world. the united nations security council said to me today to vote on the resolution aimed at ending the escalating violence in syria. the vote comes after a night of heavy fighting in the syrian capital. the rebels claimed responsibility for yesterday's bombing at a high-security compound that killed three people including the president's brother-in-law. civil rights groups and the families of three american terror suspects killed in drone strikes in yemen are suing the u.s. government. the lawsuit claims the killings of the three violated their rights as u.s. citizens. the lawsuit accuses the cia and military leaders of violating the constitution and other laws when they approved the strikes. >> a new fbi report reveals the agency saw e-mails between army maj nidal hassan and a known terrorist. in them he expressed his support for suicide bombings and killing civilians. the report indicates a i agents fell back on political correctness and did not pass on critical information to people who could never prevented the attack.

the ncaa action. why? >> i don't have a problem with punishment of penn state but looking to the ncaa is like looking to the united nations security councilo solve any problems. it is the sports culture that they complain about. they have this fine. we don't know where the $60 million is going. i don't think there is any allegation that any buy laws were in fact violated and i think the creepiest thing here is vacating wins on the field with no advantage. if we are going to do this my view is we should go back and knock point's off pete rose's batting average and take away his record and lifetime hits. take away o.j. simpson's records at usc. bill clinton got impeached, take away some of his electoral votes. what the problem at penn state is not that people were unaware. was a it was a lack of leadership and responsibility. you can't outsource. we outsource to the cops and courts. >> what about the argument why punish the students and the football players who really didn't do anything in this. this was a failure of the administration and of the leadership of the football program. >> well, unfortunately, when -- the institutions have to be

the recipient end of foreign aid if they don't do as we say in the security council or in the united nations the foreign aid is terminated but this is just standard politics not in the national basis but on an international basis do it you're told or else the process when it seems that military intervention could when a pin in this new draft what you think russia so you can see any form of intervention will necessarily follow if it doesn't accept this resolution. and if so why is it concerned that foreign intervention is a bad thing. well you know if you go back and look at the history of u.n. resolutions especially those backed by the us government. cracked them in such a way with with nebulous wording that appears to be very honest and limited in scope but in evitable. that wording used used to open up the floodgates of an invasion or occupation intervention and so it would be natural to be a little bit skeptical about you know new calls for u.n. resolutions that are supposedly going to be very limited in scope and you know i think what you have here is is a battle over you know which dict