the rest of the war hero turned opposition leader in sri lanka brought conflict to the streets. the bbc crime -- the 1,000 kilometer journey just to get on the internet. china's security clampdown is driving business to the wall. hello, welcome to "gmt." the official death toll in haiti has reached 230,000. if private burials are included, they are fast approaching the number of deaths in the 2004 asian tsunami. the arrival of hollywood superstar angelina jolie you may keep the disaster in the headline, but the effect it will have on the aid efforts is a moot point. tens of thousands are waiting for shelters. >> one month on in the full scale of the haitian catastrophe is still not known. the official death toll has climbed once again and the needs of one of the world's poorest countries are colossal. >> one month after words -- after words, there are still people in the street. there is no clear vision on certain problems. >> shelter is now the priority. there are not nearly enough tents to go around. the haitian prime minister says that it could take up to a decade to rebuild

>> as my honorable friend knows, a decision was made at the commonwealth summit that sri lanka would not host the next commonwealth summit. we are aware of the human rights issues that have arisen in sri lanka since the fighting that took place with the tamils. we urge the government to recognize the human rights of all those who are tamil citizens in sri lanka, and we also urge them to move forward with the reconstruction of the country so that those who have been excluded both from power and from the chances of a livelihood can benefit now. >> phil willis. >> the prime minister knows that every five minutes in the uk somebody has a stroke, which will have a devastating effect on those people's lives and on the lives of their families. in harrogate the stroke association has set up a carers' resource to support families in their own homes, yet conservative-controlled north yorkshire county council has slashed the 35,000-pound budget, preferring to spend 140,000 on self-congratulatory newsletters. what is the prime minister -- mr. speaker: order. order. i want to hear the question an

i do not know why sri lanka is not just. please join me to stand up against this injustice. >> the government has been reeling -- reiterating allegations that he broke political rules wiley was that of the military. >> the general is arrested to the army. there is sufficient evidence to deal with anyone that commits an offense to be defined. >> there is still bewilderment at the way the government has moved in to silence the man who had become a vocal opponent. the government says that they have evidence against him. sri lankan's await the details. >> western forces in afghanistan are waiting for one of the most dangerous missions of the past nine years. the new offensive against the taliban is imminent and afghan forces will be playing a prominent role. our bbc security correspondent is that the afghan army headquarters next to the nato base at cam the heart. >> -kandahar airbase, all day and all like they're going on reconnaissance missions, carrying intelligence, with native speakers in afghanistan saying that a success t

accused of plotting to overthrow the government. >> the former army chief burst unexpectedly onto sri lanka's political scene just a couple of months ago. suddenly, there was fire in a presidential election campaign. hitherto seen as a likely walkover for the president. that is now becoming just a memory. the general lost the election two weeks ago, and now, he is in military detention. his allies and his wife sit dozens of security forces dragged him away from his office by his hands and feet late at night as he held discussions with colleagues. >> this is not an arrest. this is an adoption. he was carried away. all he had said was that as a civilian he would surrender to police. it is a deduction for another reason. up to now, we do not know where he is being held. how can that be? if he is arrested, we must be told where he is held. the government must do that. >> the government is continuing to denounce the former army chief, alleging that he and half -- that he worked with anti- government politicians while in uniform and saying that the evidence may lead him to be court-martialed. >> th

does the prime minister agree that the arrest of general in sri lanka is yet another indication thatthe regime of president is sliding into a dictatorship? >> my honorable friend knows a decision was made at the commonwealth summit that trulock would not host the next summit. we are aware of the human rights issues that arise in history like a. since the tide fighting has taken place. we urge the government at the state to recognize the human rights of all those people in sri lanka and we also urge them to move forward with the reconstruction of the country so that those people that have been excluded both from power and from the chancellors of a livelihood should benefit now. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the prime minister will know that every five minutes in the u.k. somebody will have a stroke. will have a devastating effect on their lives and their families lives. take the stroke association is a resource to support families in their own home. they have slashed the 35,000-pound budget, referring to spend 140,000 on self contract renews letters. what is -- [shouting] -- >> order. or

sri lanka's newly appointed president has dissolved parliament. there was the arrest yesterday of his chief rival. he now faces a court-martial for treason he is accused of plotting to overthrow the government. >> the general, the former army chief, burst unexpectedly on leave sri lankan political scene a few months ago. suddenly, there was fire in the presidential campaign. that is now becoming just a memory. the general lost the election two weeks ago and he is now in military detention his allies and his wife and dozens of security forces dragged him away from his office by his hands and feet late at night as he held discussions with colleagues. >> this is not an arrest. this is an addiction. he was carried away h. he had said that, as a civilian, he would surrender to police. up until now, we do not know where he is held. how can that be? if he is arrested, then we must be told where he is being held. the government must do that. >> allegedly, he worked with and i-government politicians while in uniform -- with anti- government politicians wil

by and large, and let me just take this example of sri lanka in particular, the anthropologists to study true like a know the big dog for the most poor report topological trauma in line with the center of the state in the ptsd diagnostic list, anxiety, fear, numbing, hypervigilance and so forth. they tend to see negative consequences in terms of the damage done to their social worlds, their social relationships. they will describe the damage as i cannot fulfill my social role in my group in my social group has been broken. they have have been much merciless eurocentric version of the self. in short they conceive of the damage done by mr. niemi is occurring not inside their mind the way we think it is but in their social environment. this is subtle but really important distinction. in western thinking, the causes, you know, we also think ptsd causes social damage but we think the psychological damage results in the social problems. a westerner might ascend to depression or anxiety brought on by ptsd would cause people to fail in their bowl of the parent or their social role. for sri lanka

gordon brown discusses questions on the bureau, greece's financial questions, and human rights in sri lanka. prime minister's questions, tonight at 9 eastern on c-span. . . the best is where we have plenty from either side. those are the ones that will stand the test of time. when we get polarized, we throw things in it that we know will be a litmus-test type of vote. we are passing legislation that does not stand the test of time. host: can this congress work in a bipartisan manner? guest: i do not know. i reflect back on health care and remember a year ago meeting with max baucus and talking about things i felt like ought to be in the bill and should not. i met with the president in july. those very things, like taking medicare savings from medicare which has $38.60 trillion in unfunded liabilities, and using that to fund a new health care program. everybody knew -- we sent a letter to harry reid that there was no way we could support that. i do not know what happened. ñrwhereas there was 80% that we agreed to in the beginning, it has become so polarized now, it is almost as if there were

the press about what happened at thailand of a ship that was posted from north korea to thailand, sri lankato somewhere else even chile to to iran, they were using front companies and five different countries. it's a choice to all calls to mind a plan from ukraine built by the russians from georgia, i'm sorry. the north koreans are smart at doing this stuff so we are going to have to -- our government and folks like syd are going to have to continue to be very smart to combat how the from these operations because they are very sophisticated. >> [inaudible] >> pardon me? >> is it impacting the north korea position? >> i think that larry can answer that one. >> we talked about whether it would be more difficult or less difficult between negotiating with kim jong il at the negotiating with a successor regime it seems to me the positions north korean government has laid out and the last few months including what syd talked about, this denigration of importance of diplomatic relations also the revival of the peace treaty agenda, the attempt to roll the nuclear issue into a peace treaty negotiati

about what happened at thailand, how the shipment was supposed to go from north korea to thailand, sri lankao somewhere else eventually to torian they were using front companies in five different come trees to discuss the six countries. it boggles the mind. the plane built by the russians, ansar, georgia. very interesting stuff. the north koreans are very smart at doing this stuff. so we are going to -- obra government and folks like syd he works with have to continue to be very smart to come out how they run these operations because they're very sophisticated. >> [inaudible] >> part and me? >> is it impacting korea's nuclear position? >> i think that larry can answer that one. >> larry? >> you talked about whether it would be more difficult or less difficult between negotiating with kim jong il and negotiating with a successor regime. it seems to me the position that north korean government has laid out in the last few months including what syd talked about, this denigration of the importance of diplomatic relations also the revival of the peace treaty agenda, the attempt to roll the nuclea

about what happened at thailand, how the shipment was supposed to go from north korea to thailand, sri lankasomewhere else eventually to torian they were using front companies in five different come trees to discuss the six countries. it boggles the mind. the plane built by the russians, ansar, georgia. very interesting stuff. the north koreans are very smart at doing this stuff. so we are going to -- obra government and folks like syd he works with have to continue to be very smart to come out how they run these operations because they're very sophisticated. >> [inaudible] >> part and me? >> is it impacting korea's nuclear position? >> i think that larry can answer that one. >> larry? >> you talked about whether it would be more difficult or less difficult between negotiating with kim jong il and negotiating with a successor regime. it seems to me the position that north korean government has laid out in the last few months including what syd talked about, this denigration of the importance of diplomatic relations also the revival of the peace treaty agenda, the attempt to roll the nuclear

about what happened at thailand, how the shipment was supposed to go from north korea to thailand, sri lankaomewhere else eventually to torian they were using front companies in five different come trees to discuss the six countries. it boggles the mind. the plane built by the russians, ansar, georgia. very interesting stuff. the north koreans are very smart at doing this stuff. so we are going to -- obra government and folks like syd he works with have to continue to be very smart to come out how they run these operations because they're very sophisticated. >> [inaudible] >> part and me? >> is it impacting korea's nuclear position? >> i think that larry can answer that one. >> larry? >> you talked about whether it would be more difficult or less difficult between negotiating with kim jong il and negotiating with a successor regime. it seems to me the position that north korean government has laid out in the last few months including what syd talked about, this denigration of the importance of diplomatic relations also the revival of the peace treaty agenda, the attempt to roll the nuclear i