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the u.s. military is reorganizing its bases around the world. today we're looking at the changes planned for asia, in south korea and japan. south korea carried out a joint anti-submarine drill with the united states in july in the sea of japan. the move came after the two countries concluded north korea was behind the march sinking of a south korean warship in the yellow sea. recent tension in the region has prompted the south to consolidate its military partnership with the u.s. the u.s. is preparing to enlarge its military base at pyeontack south of seoul. the changes at the base prompted protests four years ago. about 100 families tried to fight a government order to move out. in the end, they were forced to leave their homes. people are still unhappy about the resettlement, but the opposition campaign has faded away. >> we need u.s. forces. we should coexist. >> north korea played a role in changing people's attitudes. it conducted nuclear tests in 2006 and 2009. it also fired missiles. in
the u.s. military is reorganizing its bases around the world. today we're looking at the changes planned for asia, in south korea and japan. south korea carried out a joint anti-submarine drill with the united states in july in the sea of japan. the move came after the two countries concluded north korea was behind the march sinking of a south korean warship in the yellow sea. recent tension in the region has prompted the south to consolidate its military partnership with the u.s. the u.s. is...
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what is beneath the u.s. administration goes to great lengths to get its hands on the on the edge condition arms to boot testing the limits of international move as they push for his ability to extradition. discord is to build a mosque today ground zero in your pursuit of peace some saying issues just a way drawing attention from america's economic struggle. for the good prince a self-proclaimed moral seeks to move the president from prison and saying it's these good people right to rule the country. news much more twenty four hours a day this is o.t. . say a russian businessman wanted for stealing in the u.s. will not be extradited immediately reports had suggested a special plane and fifty u.s. commandos had arrived in bangkok where vick to boot was being held all correspondence. has been following the latest developments in the case there's finally been some clarity in the case it is very unlikely that it will be thailand day that is according to the country's prime minister who said that according to tile
what is beneath the u.s. administration goes to great lengths to get its hands on the on the edge condition arms to boot testing the limits of international move as they push for his ability to extradition. discord is to build a mosque today ground zero in your pursuit of peace some saying issues just a way drawing attention from america's economic struggle. for the good prince a self-proclaimed moral seeks to move the president from prison and saying it's these good people right to rule the...
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occupation of redefine the u.s. withdraws its last combat troops from iraq ahead of president obama's deadline but critics say nothing will change in the country. and the troop pioneers it's a fifty years since two dogs from the soviet union became the first living creatures to survive space travel paving the way for future exploration. broadcasting live from central moscow this is our t.v. the top story this hour pharmaceutical companies are accused of using people in india as guinea pigs to test new drugs without their consent human rights groups say even those people on tests who are alerted to possible dangers are not told the full story meanwhile india's health ministry says the number of deaths linked to clinical trials has risen this year alone more people have died than in two thousand and seven and two thousand and eight combined archies charan singh investigates. india government run hospitals provide treatment to the poor but there are increasingly aims that being made in guinea pigs in drug trials for wes
occupation of redefine the u.s. withdraws its last combat troops from iraq ahead of president obama's deadline but critics say nothing will change in the country. and the troop pioneers it's a fifty years since two dogs from the soviet union became the first living creatures to survive space travel paving the way for future exploration. broadcasting live from central moscow this is our t.v. the top story this hour pharmaceutical companies are accused of using people in india as guinea pigs to...
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has to cut military spending what happens to the u.s. then well the u.s. empire is going to have to shrink but it's going to have to be a managed shrink you know these things don't happen they do happen dramatically overnight sometimes but usually it's something that happens progressively such as with the british are so what you'll see is the u.s. will pursue its withdrawal from iraq which president obama said he was going to do today and from afghanistan and from other parts of the world and let other big powers take over that spatial see india merge in the south continent china in asia as it has been brazil and south america and russia and germany and europe so you'll see these other powers start to move forward the u.s. will learn or lose a little bit of its of its empire and chunk by chunk but they'll be stronger at home and that will allow them to move forward on a stronger basis and i think that's what's really facing the u.s. right now that's how it all starts greggory why we appreciate your insight on the possibility of a lost decade for the u.s. t
has to cut military spending what happens to the u.s. then well the u.s. empire is going to have to shrink but it's going to have to be a managed shrink you know these things don't happen they do happen dramatically overnight sometimes but usually it's something that happens progressively such as with the british are so what you'll see is the u.s. will pursue its withdrawal from iraq which president obama said he was going to do today and from afghanistan and from other parts of the world and...
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it's the alyona show from our washington studios looking at today's growing youth unemployment in the u.s. . welcome the alone to show that the real headlines and that of the mersey are coming live out of washington d.c. and today we'll take an in-depth look at another side of unemployment the youth a new report shows the global youth unemployment has reached its highest level on record and they're warning that this may turn into a lost generation or discuss the issue with the reasons anthony read as a then we'll ask if the u.s. is really fighting a holy war a story recently broke where american marines were baptized to camp pendleton preparing to fight the taliban which was then takes up by jihadi website so our afghanistan veteran jake deliberate oh what he thinks of the story and if u.s. troops do come under pressure to hold christian beliefs and is the latest medal of honor a video game is said to be released some people are up in arms the one of the options is to play as the taliban all chat with churchill about this game to see if it is just a game or if it's simply too offensive al
it's the alyona show from our washington studios looking at today's growing youth unemployment in the u.s. . welcome the alone to show that the real headlines and that of the mersey are coming live out of washington d.c. and today we'll take an in-depth look at another side of unemployment the youth a new report shows the global youth unemployment has reached its highest level on record and they're warning that this may turn into a lost generation or discuss the issue with the reasons anthony...
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government the u.s. military as well as afghanistan prior to nine eleven who knows what kind of information he has that could embarrass the united states. but go through the blue turns been in the toy jail for two years now how did the in the in the first place that can give some background to this. he was arrested and at the thai capital bangkok in march two thousand and eight following charges filed by the u.s. government using him of international arms trafficking and specifically selling and delivering weapons to known terrorist organizations he was taken down and that's why capital by a joint sting operation by the u.s. and thai authorities or so that the board has always maintained his innocence his family and his lawyers many analysts actually believe that one of the main reasons that the man is being persecuted by the united states authorities is because of his long term contracts with the pentagon itself of course of george bush in two thousand and four that president for habited to the united s
government the u.s. military as well as afghanistan prior to nine eleven who knows what kind of information he has that could embarrass the united states. but go through the blue turns been in the toy jail for two years now how did the in the in the first place that can give some background to this. he was arrested and at the thai capital bangkok in march two thousand and eight following charges filed by the u.s. government using him of international arms trafficking and specifically selling...
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what the law is beneath the u.s. administration goes to great lengths to get its hands on the alleged russian arms to the victims groups testing the limits of international move to push for these extradition. discords plans to build a mosque at ground zero in new york her speech of union some saying that issues just a way of drawing attention of his economic struggle. for the good prince and so proclaimed seeks to have it russian president from the kremlin saying it's use don't even want to rule the country. you know there you're watching our two you know we're broadcasting live from moscow welcome to the program. a russian businessman wanted for dealing in the u.s. will not be extradited immediately reports had suggested a special plane and fifty u.s. commandos had arrived in bangkok where victor boot was being held all correspondents covering the desire of a has been following the latest developments in the case there's finally been some clarity in the case it is very unlikely that it will be thailand day that is ac
what the law is beneath the u.s. administration goes to great lengths to get its hands on the alleged russian arms to the victims groups testing the limits of international move to push for these extradition. discords plans to build a mosque at ground zero in new york her speech of union some saying that issues just a way of drawing attention of his economic struggle. for the good prince and so proclaimed seeks to have it russian president from the kremlin saying it's use don't even want to...
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the u.s. is bankrupt and we don't even know it those are the words coming from boston university professor of economics laurence kotlikoff now according to the professor a simple examination of the i.m.s. annual review of u.s. economic policy will lead anybody with a calculator to understand that are due is inevitable that in order to close our fiscal gap the us needs to immediately and permanently double taxes and cut cut cut quite frankly speaking i want to know why we had to hear the following from laurence kotlikoff and not from our own government you know the people like tim geithner who just wrote an op ed in titled welcome to the recovery or earlier i caught up with her from the young turks in our l.a. studio and i asked him just that. right well of course we don't want it we don't hear from our own government because those are guys that want don't want you to know republicans and democrats they've got to deal should tell people what we've been doing otherwise they are fine and get quite
the u.s. is bankrupt and we don't even know it those are the words coming from boston university professor of economics laurence kotlikoff now according to the professor a simple examination of the i.m.s. annual review of u.s. economic policy will lead anybody with a calculator to understand that are due is inevitable that in order to close our fiscal gap the us needs to immediately and permanently double taxes and cut cut cut quite frankly speaking i want to know why we had to hear the...
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while the u.s. launched an appeal against the decision submitting more allegations as evidence the appeal the ruling today will mark the end of the legal road for the extradition bid the decision will determine whether those free or is sent for trial in the u.s. or he could spend the rest of his life in jail if convicted on the gun running charges victor boot has been accused of arms links to wars across the world allegations he denies as well as u.s. claims former u.n. expert on arms trafficking brian johnson thomas believes washington's battle to jail has become personal. i think the trouble is that. the americans have got a lot invested in this now in terms not just of cash but also national pride and if you look at the revised in darkness which they put in some months ago i far not even strangers on the original sting operation i mean i worked for the united nations over the years i was an arms trafficking expert and it's always seemed to me that if there was a case to a recipe for arms trafficki
while the u.s. launched an appeal against the decision submitting more allegations as evidence the appeal the ruling today will mark the end of the legal road for the extradition bid the decision will determine whether those free or is sent for trial in the u.s. or he could spend the rest of his life in jail if convicted on the gun running charges victor boot has been accused of arms links to wars across the world allegations he denies as well as u.s. claims former u.n. expert on arms...
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in the setting for which opens the question what defines terrorism u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton was recently asked the question relation to other drone attacks killing innocent civilians constitute terrorism clinton responded she didn't think so jan hoffa's r. t. washington d.c. . here with more on her story is jan hopkins jan it was interesting to see you get that response from the state department when you asked for evidence on some of these issues and one of the iran was really a country that there was a lot more focus on in this list that the u.s. issued and you asked you know what evidence is there that iran is funding the taliban with the answer you got no unfortunately that's sort of how the state department responds every year it's the exact same question for the past almost now for the past decade the u.s. state department has put iran up there as funding elements the taliban which can be seen as of their own is completely to some analysts to know that initially the tele but iran fought the taliban tooth and nail long before we were eve
in the setting for which opens the question what defines terrorism u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton was recently asked the question relation to other drone attacks killing innocent civilians constitute terrorism clinton responded she didn't think so jan hoffa's r. t. washington d.c. . here with more on her story is jan hopkins jan it was interesting to see you get that response from the state department when you asked for evidence on some of these issues and one of the iran was really a...
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i get frequent calls from the u.s. journalists asking what the u.s. should do in the current situation and whether they should withdraw their troops next july i don't want you to respond with a question of my own but is there an alternative immutable there is not there is no alternative to the complete withdrawal of u.s. troops some of the longer the forces him u.s. and nato forces stay in afghanistan the more they will destabilize the region it is evident that the presence of any foreign troops nato u.s. or soviet troops will only inspired terrorism in afghanistan you cannot depict the country as a den of terrorism or its people as terrorists by default this is not true there is a faction of people within the rebel movement that use terror methods some of these people do indeed have links to al-qaeda in no way does this mean that any afghan or any armed afghan is a terrorist the u.s. is facing a philosophical problem if they spent nine years there by december two thousand and ten the length of their military presence will match that of the soviet cont
i get frequent calls from the u.s. journalists asking what the u.s. should do in the current situation and whether they should withdraw their troops next july i don't want you to respond with a question of my own but is there an alternative immutable there is not there is no alternative to the complete withdrawal of u.s. troops some of the longer the forces him u.s. and nato forces stay in afghanistan the more they will destabilize the region it is evident that the presence of any foreign...
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the u.s. administration goes to great lengths to get its hands on the alleged russian arms dealer brute testing the limits of international law as they push for his urgent extradition. going web site wiki leaks announces fresh revelations concerning the cia just a month after infuriating the pentagon by publishing its documentation. big apple of discord plans to build a mosque near ground zero in new york opinion some say issues just a way of drawing attention from america's economic struggle. to go prince the self-proclaimed royals seeks to a victory the russian president from the kremlin saying it's he's gone given right to rule the country. coming up in a business update russia's fishing industry may be growing the problems here mean that they catch is more likely to end up doing nothing in twenty minutes time. news and much more ahead twenty four hours a day this is r.t. welcome to the program top story now thai authorities say a russian the businessman wanted for arms dealing in the u.s. w
the u.s. administration goes to great lengths to get its hands on the alleged russian arms dealer brute testing the limits of international law as they push for his urgent extradition. going web site wiki leaks announces fresh revelations concerning the cia just a month after infuriating the pentagon by publishing its documentation. big apple of discord plans to build a mosque near ground zero in new york opinion some say issues just a way of drawing attention from america's economic struggle....
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the last u.s. combat brigade pulls out of iraq two weeks ahead of leaving behind a month's contingent to train security forces and protect the people. it's fifty years since two dogs from the soviet union became the first living creatures to survive space travel making history and paving the way for a future exploration. chief inspectors to pull off russia a visit to examine its bid to host one of the next world cups leaving officials optimistic about the country's chances. turn are stopping terrorists and stemming the flow of drugs that's what the leaders of afghanistan and pakistan together with russia agreed upon at a summit in sochi middle east expert james denselow thinks there's a chance that afghanistan could become a source of corporation between russia and the u.s. . i think russia is strengthening strengthening its presence in the world in the last few years and i think it's interesting that afghanistan a country which for ten years during the one nine hundred eighty s. was a source of con
the last u.s. combat brigade pulls out of iraq two weeks ahead of leaving behind a month's contingent to train security forces and protect the people. it's fifty years since two dogs from the soviet union became the first living creatures to survive space travel making history and paving the way for a future exploration. chief inspectors to pull off russia a visit to examine its bid to host one of the next world cups leaving officials optimistic about the country's chances. turn are stopping...
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number one and number two economies in the world now the u.s. is the number one economy and then we are told that the richest nation on earth however if you actually look at the ground the cities the towns you see absolute poverty bombed out cities detroit total wreck los angeles homeless people camped out all over the place the exact opposite is in china they always try to pretend that there is they're smaller than they are where we're you know we're a small economy are only making two thousand dollars a year per person and yet you see these gleaming cities of beijing and shanghai gwangju and all these big cities bursting up all over the place that look really rich and high tech trains so this takes me to this next headline china's rich have one point one trillion in hidden income oh this is like a sequel hidden absent scratching g.d.p. growth. well in fact china's household hide as much as nine point three trillion yuan which is one point four trillion of income that is not reported in official figures this is eighty percent of it is a crude to
number one and number two economies in the world now the u.s. is the number one economy and then we are told that the richest nation on earth however if you actually look at the ground the cities the towns you see absolute poverty bombed out cities detroit total wreck los angeles homeless people camped out all over the place the exact opposite is in china they always try to pretend that there is they're smaller than they are where we're you know we're a small economy are only making two...
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recent economic statistics from the u.s. is not encouraging because for example on thursday you're saying this is a. big deal because of the statistics about manufacturing activity and about the troubles claims commodity prices right now are not supporting. the current commodity levels are. already in the prices of the russian stocks there was a lot. in terms of fertilizer industry. might emerge soon and the information which came in on friday about chinese company which might participate in the offer of four. so that information. is quite important for us. crude oil without a six week law is being struggling to break out of the seventy to eighty dollars range for moments of bravery has an eighty two dollars the beginning of august price that slipped back on concerns about faltering economic growth and high in victories in the u.s. as alexei corking from metropole explains the risks appear to be mainly on the downside for the rest of the year. i rather doubt this country a major breakthrough through say. the next three to six
recent economic statistics from the u.s. is not encouraging because for example on thursday you're saying this is a. big deal because of the statistics about manufacturing activity and about the troubles claims commodity prices right now are not supporting. the current commodity levels are. already in the prices of the russian stocks there was a lot. in terms of fertilizer industry. might emerge soon and the information which came in on friday about chinese company which might participate in...
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the last u.s. combat brigade has left iraq two weeks ahead of their planned withdrawal at the end of the month but the fifty thousand strong american military continue will remain in the country for support and training until the end of twenty eleven have the power to use their weapons in self defense or at the request of the iraqi government and over seven years of being in iraq more than four thousand u.s. soldiers died according to the pentagon like ready from the antiwar group democracy village in london says there'll be no actual pullout for years to come. why simply is happening is they're going to stay there for at least twenty years and that's the length of time the oil contracts have been signed the fifty thousand troops that are there is also a believing number because it's actually about one hundred thousand private contractors there that number is likely to increase so i don't see any change really for the iraqi people between now and then life is just going to be one big struggle for th
the last u.s. combat brigade has left iraq two weeks ahead of their planned withdrawal at the end of the month but the fifty thousand strong american military continue will remain in the country for support and training until the end of twenty eleven have the power to use their weapons in self defense or at the request of the iraqi government and over seven years of being in iraq more than four thousand u.s. soldiers died according to the pentagon like ready from the antiwar group democracy...
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here in moscow the u.s. says its combat mission in iraq will come to its official end within the hour vice president joe biden is in baghdad overseeing it with all american combat troops having already left the country. and washington says that this means the end of the seven year long war that killed over four thousand u.s. troops however about fifty thousand will remain in iraq to provide training and support for local security forces u.s. troops will no longer be allowed to go on combat missions unless requested and accompanied by iraqi forces but many analysts say baghdad doesn't control the country which remains split some plagued by insurgent violence last week alone dozens of iraqi citizens died in a wave of terror attacks well john laughlin from the institute for democracy and cooperation says the war in iraq is far from over. there's no real withdrawal at all on the contrary fifty thousand troops are going to remain in iraq so what we're dealing with here is a political package it's an administrative
here in moscow the u.s. says its combat mission in iraq will come to its official end within the hour vice president joe biden is in baghdad overseeing it with all american combat troops having already left the country. and washington says that this means the end of the seven year long war that killed over four thousand u.s. troops however about fifty thousand will remain in iraq to provide training and support for local security forces u.s. troops will no longer be allowed to go on combat...
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documents reveal israel's code but attempts at shaping the u.s. media agenda and american policy in the middle east. occupation redefined the u.s. withdraws its troops from iraq president obama's deadline. nothing will change in the country. the troops. on the soviet union become the first living creatures to survive space travel paving the way for future exploration. thomas will be with us in thirty minutes from the news continues here in the meantime to money matters. financial experts next. look at the hidden wealth of china stay with us for because a report only here on. oh yeah it's time once again for the kaiser report markets finance scandals and political scandals too barack obama appears to have lost his mind his spokesman and the white house recently classified his supporters he characterized as supporters of bloggers and activists and all the people put them into office he characterizes the mis nibbling greedy professional left this guy has a political suicide wish him or stacy remember what's happening max actually in particular he iden
documents reveal israel's code but attempts at shaping the u.s. media agenda and american policy in the middle east. occupation redefined the u.s. withdraws its troops from iraq president obama's deadline. nothing will change in the country. the troops. on the soviet union become the first living creatures to survive space travel paving the way for future exploration. thomas will be with us in thirty minutes from the news continues here in the meantime to money matters. financial experts next....
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lies beneath the u.s. administration goes to great lengths to get its hands on the blood strawson arms dealer viktor bloom testing the limits of international law known as they pushed for this purge and extradition. the whistle blowing web site wiki leaks announced fresh revelations concerning the cia just a month after infuriating the pentagon by publishing its secret document to see. her go friends a self-proclaimed royals to a victim russian president from the kremlin saying it's his god given right to rule the country. and big apple on discord plans to build a more near ground zero in new york the split opinion from saying the issue is just a way of drawing attention from america's economic struggle. live from our headquarters in central moscow you're watching argue with me nice and now it's two pm here in the russian capital five pm in bangkok where thai authorities say a russian businessman wanted for arms dealing in the u.s. will not be extradited immediately reports have suggested a special plane an
lies beneath the u.s. administration goes to great lengths to get its hands on the blood strawson arms dealer viktor bloom testing the limits of international law known as they pushed for this purge and extradition. the whistle blowing web site wiki leaks announced fresh revelations concerning the cia just a month after infuriating the pentagon by publishing its secret document to see. her go friends a self-proclaimed royals to a victim russian president from the kremlin saying it's his god...
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the u.s. state department has described the end as a historic moment and vowed that america's long-term commitment to iraq is unwavering. 6000 troops will remain to the end of next year, training their iraqi successors. >> the withdrew under the cover of darkness. there was no fanfare and no ceremony. but the soldiers are looking forward to going home. >> we are going home. we won. it is over. america. i love you. i love you. >> operation in rocky freedom claimed the lives of over 4400 soldiers and almost 110,000 iraqis. the country held free elections, a law and order are a long way off. as recently as tuesday, 58 were killed in an attack. the rocky politicians are divided about the withdrawal. -- iraqui politicians are divided about the withdrawal. >> we have to take control -- move from military to civilian control. we are supportive of the withdrawal. it will be taken over by the iraqi government. >> the process of the american troop withdrawal under the light of non-readiness of barack tro
the u.s. state department has described the end as a historic moment and vowed that america's long-term commitment to iraq is unwavering. 6000 troops will remain to the end of next year, training their iraqi successors. >> the withdrew under the cover of darkness. there was no fanfare and no ceremony. but the soldiers are looking forward to going home. >> we are going home. we won. it is over. america. i love you. i love you. >> operation in rocky freedom claimed the lives of...
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and the u.s. sanctions are starting to bite and they're going around trying to get the chinese and the emirates and various other players on board because it or they really need to let this play out on a political time to talk a little more about that's me just a resident of indonesia they said as well to me that he would like to publicly debate with president obama about global issues and solutions what are the chances at the end of the day that that meeting of minds could take place and what response we'd like to see from the obama side. there is zero chance that that meeting of minds will take place u.s. president president obama cannot be seen as elevating president to a debate of equals here and domestically in the united states especially in the run up for the november elections if he's seen to be seen as taking what might be perceived as some sort of a bait from to sit down and discuss these issues where of course will bring up the issue of israel and u.s. relationship with israel and so on
and the u.s. sanctions are starting to bite and they're going around trying to get the chinese and the emirates and various other players on board because it or they really need to let this play out on a political time to talk a little more about that's me just a resident of indonesia they said as well to me that he would like to publicly debate with president obama about global issues and solutions what are the chances at the end of the day that that meeting of minds could take place and what...
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the u.s. is poised to officially hand iraq's security over to local forces as the last of america's combat troops have left the country but about fifty thousand will remain to train local security forces. a severe two year drought as the three hundred families in a village in eastern india desperate for help. they'll commit mass suicide rather than starve to death if government aid doesn't arrive soon. after russia limited gambling to four remote regions casinos there have failed to attract business that's prompted investors to stake the future of gambling on a popular tourist destination the black sea. well those are all top stories this hour i'll be back with more for us in fifteen minutes from now in the meantime unions next with the latest sports these. good to have your company this is sports today i'm let's take a look at our headlines this hour making moves it's been a busy day of transfer action with big names on the road all over europe. really relief twenty ten world basketball title
the u.s. is poised to officially hand iraq's security over to local forces as the last of america's combat troops have left the country but about fifty thousand will remain to train local security forces. a severe two year drought as the three hundred families in a village in eastern india desperate for help. they'll commit mass suicide rather than starve to death if government aid doesn't arrive soon. after russia limited gambling to four remote regions casinos there have failed to attract...
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the u.s. . but perhaps the most interesting aspect of it is the development of a regional diplomacy which does not depend on the united states i think it's time that we began to look forward to a day when the united states will not in fact be present on the ground in afghanistan and countries in the region will have to make their own arrangements to deal with whatever comes after the american presence three other countries are absolutely essential namely china india of course and iran and the problem is that sort of deep distrust between pakistan and india and to a lesser extent between india and china makes return of the great arrangements over afghanistan extremely difficult in the past and to a degree even today these countries have often played proxy wars against each other including in afghanistan over the past thirty years or so there has been only one force only one force in afghanistan which has ever been able to control the heroin trade and that is the taliban for their own reasons in th
the u.s. . but perhaps the most interesting aspect of it is the development of a regional diplomacy which does not depend on the united states i think it's time that we began to look forward to a day when the united states will not in fact be present on the ground in afghanistan and countries in the region will have to make their own arrangements to deal with whatever comes after the american presence three other countries are absolutely essential namely china india of course and iran and the...
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the u.s. military regrettably has determined that a policy should be had of not interdicting and not eradicating the drugs in afghanistan because it would destabilize afghanistan what a mistake of a policy and it's a policy mistake both by the military by general petraeus by ambassador holbrooke because it's the drugs that that fund al qaeda which is the reason that the united states went into afghanistan in the first place what are we doing making happy farmers in afghanistan or is our job to secure afghanistan stop the drug trafficking create alternative economies and then stop the killing that goes around the world both by the terrorists and by the drugs themselves have killed millions throughout asia and europe because of coming from afghanistan and pakistan which transits thirty percent of afghanistan's drugs we're creating crime we're creating addiction we are creating terror but it is a mission that can be achieved it's not going to create happy afghanistan farmers at first until they ha
the u.s. military regrettably has determined that a policy should be had of not interdicting and not eradicating the drugs in afghanistan because it would destabilize afghanistan what a mistake of a policy and it's a policy mistake both by the military by general petraeus by ambassador holbrooke because it's the drugs that that fund al qaeda which is the reason that the united states went into afghanistan in the first place what are we doing making happy farmers in afghanistan or is our job to...
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the u.s. is poised to officially hand iraq security over to local forces but critics say the campaign is not over yet thousands of american troops remain. committed suicide unless they get aid from the government. a russian vegas. casinos in remote parts of the country failed to bring in enough business. twitter mania reaches a session of russia's state president in video. tweets instead of working.
the u.s. is poised to officially hand iraq security over to local forces but critics say the campaign is not over yet thousands of american troops remain. committed suicide unless they get aid from the government. a russian vegas. casinos in remote parts of the country failed to bring in enough business. twitter mania reaches a session of russia's state president in video. tweets instead of working.
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the u.s. approaches an august 31 deadline for a drawdown of combat forces. just yesterday, the white house announced that u.s. troops in iraq now number fewer than 50,000-- the lowest level since the u.s.-led invasion of 2003. the man who has been in charge of u.s. troops in iraq, general ray odierno, spoke with us this "did you ever think you'd see the trauma they've been through? the psychological toll. >> yeah, i mean, i think they've been through a lot and its incredible what the iraqi people have been through a lot, and i think in some cases they see the u.s. presence here as psychological support for their effort and that's why the 50,000 force is important. and that's why it's important for that force to stay through 2011 to provide the psychological support as well as some of the physical support that well continue to give the iraqis so they can continue to develop. i think we can do that with the force that well have here through the end of 2011. >> warner: now they still don't have a
the u.s. approaches an august 31 deadline for a drawdown of combat forces. just yesterday, the white house announced that u.s. troops in iraq now number fewer than 50,000-- the lowest level since the u.s.-led invasion of 2003. the man who has been in charge of u.s. troops in iraq, general ray odierno, spoke with us this "did you ever think you'd see the trauma they've been through? the psychological toll. >> yeah, i mean, i think they've been through a lot and its incredible what the...
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first it was the u.s. troops killing civilians and journalists in iraq now more than ninety thousand classified documents about the war in afghanistan have been obtained by the whistle blowing web site wiki leaks and while this is being called the biggest leak in intelligence history this isn't the first time that important military information has been released to the process in public i'm here with neil sheehan former new york times reporter who released the famous pentagon papers which forever changed the american public's perception of the vietnam war mr she had first of all a lot of people are comparing this story with the pentagon papers story but one major difference between the two is that the source in this case went to a relatively new and modern web site wiki leaks as opposed to in your situation the source came to you working for an established newspaper the new york times what do you think that says about the state of the media today is there any sort of significance we can draw from that espec
first it was the u.s. troops killing civilians and journalists in iraq now more than ninety thousand classified documents about the war in afghanistan have been obtained by the whistle blowing web site wiki leaks and while this is being called the biggest leak in intelligence history this isn't the first time that important military information has been released to the process in public i'm here with neil sheehan former new york times reporter who released the famous pentagon papers which...
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it's no secret the u.s. is getting fat and fatter but as americans continue to put their health on the line we have to ask should the government have a say in what you eat or how you eat it all debate catherine manga ward from reason magazine on the subject then will shed light on limitless political spending by major corporations one very well known corporation has given a generous amount of money to one minnesota politician only to face threats of a boycott against the company so is this just the beginning thanks to citizens united i'll ask radio host tom hartman also gay marriage is back in the headlines as a federal judge in california rules prop eight unconstitutional but we're going to approach this issue from a different angle will host a debate asking if marriage is a civil right that's later in the show but first today's top story. are we headed towards a world war three scenario well some analysts think that's what would happen if the u.s. went to war with iran and a group of u.s. veteran intelligen
it's no secret the u.s. is getting fat and fatter but as americans continue to put their health on the line we have to ask should the government have a say in what you eat or how you eat it all debate catherine manga ward from reason magazine on the subject then will shed light on limitless political spending by major corporations one very well known corporation has given a generous amount of money to one minnesota politician only to face threats of a boycott against the company so is this just...
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barack obama says the u.s. is still on track for pulling out all combat troops from iraq by the end of august but he also hinted that an american presence would remain in the country for the foreseeable future by saying quote the u.s. would not ended the war torn country james damn slow spoke to me he's a writer of mideast politics and security he told me a bomber is trying to act like the iraq war isn't his business. the u.s. has has always been maturing in iraq as a bomber talked about today he was. unsure of the speeding up of the process of drawing from iraq will hand over to a more of a combat support than a combat role in the coming months and technically the country entirely by the end of next year what's interesting i think is that obama has always distance himself from iraq was joe biden his vice president has been the emissary to iraq in recent months i think he's using this remind that he's the president to take u.s. troops out of iraq too can be the same amount of support for his war in afghanistan w
barack obama says the u.s. is still on track for pulling out all combat troops from iraq by the end of august but he also hinted that an american presence would remain in the country for the foreseeable future by saying quote the u.s. would not ended the war torn country james damn slow spoke to me he's a writer of mideast politics and security he told me a bomber is trying to act like the iraq war isn't his business. the u.s. has has always been maturing in iraq as a bomber talked about today...
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light some people are saying but here's a headline about the u.s. u.s. is bankrupt and we don't even know if this is laurence kotlikoff boston university he's an economist and he points to a fiscal gap of two hundred two trillion dollars if you put everything on the balance sheet that's a big number well it's fifteen times more than the official debt and the discrepancy between the official debt and the actual net debt. it reflects what economists call the labeling problem what is a labeling problem well is when congress labels most of its liabilities unofficial in order to keep them off the books and into the future so the question is as laurence kotlikoff was asked by bloomberg presenter but is that to say that they are effectively lying to us. yeah they're effectively long tours there's no question about it yes governments are lying to you. wow what a revelation well how can you tell they're lying to us well take a look at this other video from america and its third world america tens of thousands of americans outside of atlanta georgia fight to get a
light some people are saying but here's a headline about the u.s. u.s. is bankrupt and we don't even know if this is laurence kotlikoff boston university he's an economist and he points to a fiscal gap of two hundred two trillion dollars if you put everything on the balance sheet that's a big number well it's fifteen times more than the official debt and the discrepancy between the official debt and the actual net debt. it reflects what economists call the labeling problem what is a labeling...
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treasury department all of this is coming just a few days after the u.s. joint chiefs of staff michael mullen said that the option to strike iran a plan to strike iran is still on the table and it's an option that's ultimately up to u.s. president barack obama that subject did come up at the. united nations when i ambassador vitaly churkin the russian representative to the united nations held a press conference as russia assumes the presidency of the security council now why the issue of potential strike didn't come up with discussing iran in the mountains sanctions that have been placed on iran by the international community ambassador churkin also noted that all of the un resolutions that include sanctions against iran do not include any text that allow the use of force to be used against iran under any circumstances let's take a listen when we discuss iranian nuclear issue and we will not resume. on this matter as you remember we have very clear language and it is aleutian in the last resolution even clearer than in three previous resolutions. it has not
treasury department all of this is coming just a few days after the u.s. joint chiefs of staff michael mullen said that the option to strike iran a plan to strike iran is still on the table and it's an option that's ultimately up to u.s. president barack obama that subject did come up at the. united nations when i ambassador vitaly churkin the russian representative to the united nations held a press conference as russia assumes the presidency of the security council now why the issue of...
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the u.s. is also trying to speed up the process of extraditing alleged russian arms dealer victor boot bangkok and has reportedly already dispatched a special plane to collect him. to sell some. that i don't think will at the pain itself will never ever leave me women's rights campaigners sound the alarm over the rise in the number of female genital mutilation cases in the u.k. all of the practice is illegal in the country no one's ever been convicted of a crime and thousands are considered to be at risk in cheated. time now for you alone to show up next alone a look so why the sex scandal surrounding the wiki leaks founder is described as a distraction all that and more coming up on the a lot of. well convey a lot of show that the real headlines with none of the mersey are coming live out of washington d.c. now today we keep hearing that word distraction coming from the mainstream media when it comes to the wiki leaks scandal and the islamophobia crisis but is this word being tossed around a l
the u.s. is also trying to speed up the process of extraditing alleged russian arms dealer victor boot bangkok and has reportedly already dispatched a special plane to collect him. to sell some. that i don't think will at the pain itself will never ever leave me women's rights campaigners sound the alarm over the rise in the number of female genital mutilation cases in the u.k. all of the practice is illegal in the country no one's ever been convicted of a crime and thousands are considered to...
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now the u.s. is pulling out its combat troops, many iraqis we speak to here say they're pretty nervous that the iraqi security forces won't be able to keep that peace. like it or not, the iraqis have begun to depend on the american troops. >> they really give us a help, you know? when things get bad in baghdad and any city in iraq, when they leave, i don't know who will help us. >> reporter: general odierno who himself leaves iraq on september 1 after a total of 56 months here is optimistic. but with more than 4,400 u.s. deaths and more than $700 billion of u.s. taxpayers' money, he is still not ready to declare victory. was it worth it? >> they say to everyone we won't know probably for three to five years. because if nothing else, we got rid of a tyrannical dictator who will no longer be able to terrorize the iraqi people. >> reporter: although all u.s. troops are due to leave iraq by the end of 2011, some iraqi officials, including the defense minister, said they might want u.s. troops to stay o
now the u.s. is pulling out its combat troops, many iraqis we speak to here say they're pretty nervous that the iraqi security forces won't be able to keep that peace. like it or not, the iraqis have begun to depend on the american troops. >> they really give us a help, you know? when things get bad in baghdad and any city in iraq, when they leave, i don't know who will help us. >> reporter: general odierno who himself leaves iraq on september 1 after a total of 56 months here is...
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one of the biggest reads on the u.s. consumer also is due tomorrow. wal-mart's second-quarter earnings are scheduled before the opening bell. wal-mart has seen four straight quarters of negative same-store sales in the u.s. it does not report monthly figures, so investors will be looking to see same-store sales trends have improved. the company also has a unique perspective on consumers. last quarter, it said shoppers remained concerned about jobs. it has been a choppy 12 months for wal-mart shareholders. shares are in the lower end of that range heading into tomorrow's report. there has been plenty of volatility among for-profit education stocks this summer, with the market trying to figure out how new government rules on student lending may impact future profits. the department of education wants to require for-profit schools to have at least 45% of their graduates paying back their student loans, if those schools are to remain eligible for federal student aid. corinthian colleges, education management and strayer education all hit new lows on stiff
one of the biggest reads on the u.s. consumer also is due tomorrow. wal-mart's second-quarter earnings are scheduled before the opening bell. wal-mart has seen four straight quarters of negative same-store sales in the u.s. it does not report monthly figures, so investors will be looking to see same-store sales trends have improved. the company also has a unique perspective on consumers. last quarter, it said shoppers remained concerned about jobs. it has been a choppy 12 months for wal-mart...
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now the u.s. may still be trying to recover from the recession but that's not stopping our love of alcohol in fact our consumption is at a twenty five year high apparently we are a bunch of losers according to a new gallup poll listen to this in the eighteen to thirty four and thirty five to fifty four age bracket seventy two percent of americans say they have a regular drink now it drops significantly if you're over fifty five fifty nine percent which is still pretty high for people at that age now gallup started the pull back in one nine hundred thirty nine and it found fifty eight percent of americans were drinkers so when your work tomorrow look around and anyone under the age of fifty four pretty much likes the sauce now this study went on to find a few other interesting tidbits beer is the preferred drink followed by wine and finally liquor men under the age of fifty love beer no shocker there i'm sure and men in the midwest drink the largest amount of beer also no shocker women over fifty ye
now the u.s. may still be trying to recover from the recession but that's not stopping our love of alcohol in fact our consumption is at a twenty five year high apparently we are a bunch of losers according to a new gallup poll listen to this in the eighteen to thirty four and thirty five to fifty four age bracket seventy two percent of americans say they have a regular drink now it drops significantly if you're over fifty five fifty nine percent which is still pretty high for people at that...
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recent economic statistics from the u.s. is not encouraging because for example on thursday you are seeing this is where it went down big deal because of the statistics about the main effects you need to see in a. job with claims commodities prices right now are not supporting. the current commodity levels are. already in the prices of the russian stocks there was a lot sort of tutti in terms of fertilizer industry. in syria might emerge soon and the information which came in on friday about a chinese company which might participate in the offer for borders corp so that information. is quite important for us. now in other news russia's banks are enjoying a revival after having suffered throughout the financial crisis deposit levels all at an all time high inspiring confidence in the sector both home and abroad where data caution of reports. the russian banking sector has emerged lean and mean and from the crisis best buy bad to low depositors and a weak loan market confidence in the sector slumped as the world's economy went
recent economic statistics from the u.s. is not encouraging because for example on thursday you are seeing this is where it went down big deal because of the statistics about the main effects you need to see in a. job with claims commodities prices right now are not supporting. the current commodity levels are. already in the prices of the russian stocks there was a lot sort of tutti in terms of fertilizer industry. in syria might emerge soon and the information which came in on friday about a...
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the advisor, u.s. army lieutenant colonel dan reed. >> the word right now is the sight of... . >> warner: the advisey, an iraqi federal police by grade-- brigade commander and today a man very much in charge. he is inspecting his unit's outposts in west mozul. he shows us the sites of two car bomb explosions late last year, both targeting him. as we move on to the very heart of town, it's general hamid's men who fan out and provide security for him, for us and for u.s. lieutenant colonel reed this is one of the main market streets of mozul, tip calf the crowded marketplaces where they have found haven. businesses are open, people are shopping. these are ode citizens the iraqi police have to persuade they can protect. >> al qaeda may attack you that is why we have a post not far away to protect you. >> warner: under the watchful eye of general hamid we asked the jewelry store owner how good a job the police doing? >> in the past we open our shop once or twice a week depending on the security. now we are
the advisor, u.s. army lieutenant colonel dan reed. >> the word right now is the sight of... . >> warner: the advisey, an iraqi federal police by grade-- brigade commander and today a man very much in charge. he is inspecting his unit's outposts in west mozul. he shows us the sites of two car bomb explosions late last year, both targeting him. as we move on to the very heart of town, it's general hamid's men who fan out and provide security for him, for us and for u.s. lieutenant...
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the u.s. is reportedly closer to striking a deal to install a missile defense shield in europe. struggling with a cultural divide germany plans to bring in turkish police to help combat crime among its rapidly growing ethnic minority. nucky is here big hit from the small screen. radar out snooki has been crowned queen of america's reality t.v. . you're watching news and much more on carried on still the u.s. is reportedly close to setting up a defense shield in europe against a possible attack from iran pentagon officials say a deal may soon be reached with turkey or bulgaria to host a key element of the defense system. in poland that the patriot missile battery deployed there by the u.s. for training purposes is part of a new project. reports. is obama's new security plan for eastern europe really what it seems ever since u.s. pressure of missiles were delivered to northern poland in a military experts have been asking themselves that question the polish defense ministry says for now these s.m
the u.s. is reportedly closer to striking a deal to install a missile defense shield in europe. struggling with a cultural divide germany plans to bring in turkish police to help combat crime among its rapidly growing ethnic minority. nucky is here big hit from the small screen. radar out snooki has been crowned queen of america's reality t.v. . you're watching news and much more on carried on still the u.s. is reportedly close to setting up a defense shield in europe against a possible attack...
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the u.s. is imposing more sanctions on iran drawing up a new expanded blacklist of groups suspected of terrorist slings it follows recent comments by america's top military officer that they're refusing to rule out using all of force of around its uranium enrichment to round last ounce in response saying military action would lead to the u.s. suffering a defeat worse than those in iraq and afghanistan. more from new york. well the united states treasury department did announce additional sanctions against twenty one iranian entities entities that u.s. officials say and accuse of aiding groups such as hezbollah hamas and the taliban now these u.s. sanctions are targeting iranian companies in the banking insurance investment mining and engineering sector americans or u.s. companies are now in a bid from doing any business from those entities that are now being sanctioned by the u.s. treasury department and all of this is coming just a few days after the u.s. joint chiefs of staff michael mullen
the u.s. is imposing more sanctions on iran drawing up a new expanded blacklist of groups suspected of terrorist slings it follows recent comments by america's top military officer that they're refusing to rule out using all of force of around its uranium enrichment to round last ounce in response saying military action would lead to the u.s. suffering a defeat worse than those in iraq and afghanistan. more from new york. well the united states treasury department did announce additional...
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sole storm as the u.s. official ends combat missions in iraq fifty lb troops stay behind to assist local forces leading critics to say that america's the plane as a shot on the war goes on concerns remain about the stability of the country with political leaders still unable to form a government after inconclusive elections in. the city to get drowned that's three hundred counties in a village next in india desperate to help the homeless by they'll commit minds to this side rather than starve to death if government and doesn't run soon. and off to russia limited counseling to four road regions casinos that have failed to try.
sole storm as the u.s. official ends combat missions in iraq fifty lb troops stay behind to assist local forces leading critics to say that america's the plane as a shot on the war goes on concerns remain about the stability of the country with political leaders still unable to form a government after inconclusive elections in. the city to get drowned that's three hundred counties in a village next in india desperate to help the homeless by they'll commit minds to this side rather than starve...
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while the u.s. survived their first real test of the world basketball championships beating brazil just by two. and bottom side should be to blame the referee for their want to defeat the russian prime minister but we begin with tennis as the u.s. open got underway at flushing meadows in new york and may go either way safely through into the second round the russian opening his campaign with a straight sets win over a local man michael. was made to come from for two down in the first sad before eventually winning six four six one six three six three and saying he is far from his best despite the victory. before my injury you're much more. feel much much stronger now like i say. yeah if you play matches you feel like something in the moment i don't feel like i don't feel like i play like him. this time. maybe depends how in my mentions counting how if i think how many matches and when then i can feel it and i can say you find play very good and play like top gun play in. the two thousand and three yea
while the u.s. survived their first real test of the world basketball championships beating brazil just by two. and bottom side should be to blame the referee for their want to defeat the russian prime minister but we begin with tennis as the u.s. open got underway at flushing meadows in new york and may go either way safely through into the second round the russian opening his campaign with a straight sets win over a local man michael. was made to come from for two down in the first sad before...
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this week the u.s. added thirty seven billion dollars to its war budget after congress approved further funding for the afghan troops capitol hill was unmoved by the whistle blowing web site wiki leaks which published ninety thousand classified documents detailing civilian deaths at the hands of nato personnel the pentagon is investigating the source of the leaks and one soldier has been charged with releasing online a classified video of a military operation the white house has requested to stop posting top secret documents but the founder and editor in chief of the website julian assange says they've tried to cooperate with the white house but have received no response. we're looking at these you seriously to see whether that is true we did hold back between thousand reports for the because they had this sort of classification that suggested maybe they contain that sort of material we approached the white house to ask them for assistance in reviewing material before we published the white house to be b
this week the u.s. added thirty seven billion dollars to its war budget after congress approved further funding for the afghan troops capitol hill was unmoved by the whistle blowing web site wiki leaks which published ninety thousand classified documents detailing civilian deaths at the hands of nato personnel the pentagon is investigating the source of the leaks and one soldier has been charged with releasing online a classified video of a military operation the white house has requested to...
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have a for that huntsville alabama played a unique role in the u.s. mission to the moon and offers a unique look at the space race today a boasts an extraordinary collection of flight hardware and offers a chance to put yourself in an astronaut shoes quite literally started in a sauce he discovered though even american aspart say it was the russians who drove the nation to the moon this is huntsville alabama vast space and a city devoted to just that. in the deep south of the usa. is where it all began this was the beginning of our manned spaceflight program it's where one man spatial vision when i was seventeen years old i had no doubt that man would land on the moon in my lifetime became reality he had always dreamed about space travel he was warner von brown a former member of the nazi party turned pioneer of u.s. space exploration given his past how did people here see him rocket scientists. the gentleman who could take us into space but why huntsville we had more ph d.'s per square acre than you could find anywhere in the country available land wi
have a for that huntsville alabama played a unique role in the u.s. mission to the moon and offers a unique look at the space race today a boasts an extraordinary collection of flight hardware and offers a chance to put yourself in an astronaut shoes quite literally started in a sauce he discovered though even american aspart say it was the russians who drove the nation to the moon this is huntsville alabama vast space and a city devoted to just that. in the deep south of the usa. is where it...