u.n. general assembly. we will see how many countries in that supporting what has been dubbed the so-called anti--- nsa resolution. >> it isn't only the international community that is fed up with nsa spying. over the weekend, thousands to send it on washington, d.c., to participate in the "stop watching us" rally. nsa whistleblower thomas drake thomas gary johnson, former congressman dennis kucinich and u.s. representativess were some of those who spoke at the rally. >> thousands of people gathered on the capitol lawn on saturday, demanding congress pass meaningful reforms to rein in the nsa and stop the mass surveillance. a petition was signed by more than 500,000 people demanding congress investigate the programs. the senate judiciary and intelligence program has planned hearings. the congress is divided among those who want drastic overhaul and those who suggest a bit more oversight. as certain members of congress believe, oversight can turn into overlooked. congressman alan grayson came out and said co

u.n. general assembly. it's called "united nations stimulating the economy."ver think about that? no. neither did i. here you go. "united nations stimulating the economy." take a look. >> we had one of our best weekends over this past weekend. and we had a lot of foreign people come into the club. ( laughter ) >> dave: "foreign people." that's right. ( applause ) i tell you, this first week, the opening week of the u.n. general assembly, there was a lot of tension, a lot of anger, a lot of discord, but everybody from the nearly 200 nations gathered at the united nations agreed on one thing: cher looks fantastic. ( laughter ) >> paul: yes! we agree. >> dave: and even though it's the end of the first week, there's still a lot going on at the u.n. take a look at this schedule. >> dave: well, there's a lot to look forward to. ( applause ) now, the united states government october 1 runs out of money. the united states government. out of money october 1. this country needs a brother-in- law, that's what it needs. ( laughter ) how about that crazy texas senator ted

u.n. general assembly, a resolution was passed over syrian chemical weapons. u.n. inspectors are on their way to take inventory and dispose on them -- dispose of them. and we are hours away from a government shutdown, with the house and senate still on a standoff over the spending bill. more on the shutdown showdown, coming up. government use of domestic drones seems to be expanding. millions of dollars have been spent on uav's for local police departments. it is monday, september 30. 5:00 p.m. in washington, d.c. u.n. weapons inspectors are due to arrive in damascus tomorrow, to begin taking inventory of the syrian weapons arsenal, the first step in ridding the company of dutch country of its stockpile, the result of a unanimous un security council agreement after a point of contention between the u.s. and russia was stripped from the resolution. the requirement of punitive action against the syrian government if it did not comply with disarmament. syrian president bashar al-assad has vowed to fully cooperate with the mission, a mission that aims to destroy the fu

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u.n. general assembly a resolution was passed over syria's chemical weapons u.n. inspectors are now on their way to take inventory and dispose of them the latest ahead. we're just hours away from a government shutdown with the house and senate still at a standstill over the spending bill parts of the federal government will soon to close more on this shutdown showdown calling up. and government use of domestic drones seems to be expanding millions of dollars have been spent on you weigh these for the f.b.i. and local police departments more on the drone spending later in the show. it's monday september thirtieth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you are watching r.t. u.n. weapons inspectors are due to arrive in damascus syria tomorrow to begin taking inventory of the country's chemical weapons arsenal it is the first step in ridding the country of all of its stockpile as part of a unanimous u.n. security council agreement know that agreement passed after a point of contention between the u.s. and russia was actually stripped from the resolution that

u.n. general assembly in new york. it was the highest level of contact between the nations since they cut off diplomatic ties more than three decades ago. but the head of islamic revolutionary guards says rowhani's conversation with obama was premature. he argues rowhani should have rejected the call and waited for the u.s. government to take concrete action such as lifting sanctions. >>> president rowhani's tone isn't swaying leaders in israel. they remain convinced the iranians are using their nuclear program to build a bomb. president obama is trying to reassure them that the u.s. will maintain its tough stance on the issue. obama met at the white house with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> i believe that it's the combination of a credible military threat and the pressure of those sanctions that have brought iran to the negotiating table. >> our hope is that we can resolve this diplomatically, but as president of the united states, i've said before and i will repeat that we take no options off the table

u.n. general assembly and pledged ongoing u.s. support for human rights and democracy around the world. he cited a list of challenges facing the international community, and noted the u.s. is criticized for getting involved with those challenges, but also

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u.n. general assembly as prime minister benjamin netanyahu says iran cannot be trusted after a former relations between tehran and washington. and britain considers pulling out of the european human rights convention with senior politicians claiming rights rulings are standing in the way of justice the main developments this hour. live from our studio center here in moscow where it's just turned ten pm this is. so the u.s. government has partially ground to a halt for the first time in seventeen years squabbling democrats and republicans couldn't find a way to agree a new budget clashing over the care the current administration's high profile reform of the health system now the essential elements of the government such as the military and national security will continue to operate but eight hundred thousand workers are being put on paid leave and over a million are being forced to work despite their pay being delayed when experts estimate that the political stalemate could cost the economy up to fifty five billion dollars that's as much as the effects of hurricane katrina back in two thousand a

u.n. general assembly well israel now stand alone will it strike single handedly. contrast and conflict israel has achieved its right to exist even though. it's used to dictating its terms that's not to conform knowing the u.s. is always there but. how things change for israel is their big friend drifting carried away by its own fights and failures israel up to the task of defending itself. so our guest today is israel's deputy foreign minister. thank you very much for being with us on this program that benjamin netanyahu his visit to the united states doesn't seem to have produced the desired result for its row so is america less of a friends now. i have to say this was a very interesting visit companied the prime minister and we visited new york and washington. should do it it is too early to talk about specific results of this point because israel's goal is very simple. we wanted to discuss some issues with our american friends and allies and in addressing the u.n. general assembly to show the whole world a simple truth to present israel's facts based position r

u.n. general assembly to show the whole world a simple truth to present israel's facts based position regarding iran's nuclear program atmosphere at the core of a week before our visit there was an atmosphere of euphoria all the iranian president had to do was to say a few words and the whole world immediately for god that the concept of the reigning democracy is quite unusual they elect a president from a list of candidates approved by spiritual leaders many candidates are basically bared from running the world seem to have forgotten about iran's military nuclear program which is still under way and this is not just israel saying so the i.a.e.a. and other international agencies gathering intelligence on this program say so. what this really prime minister did is basically he put a mirror in front of the whole world. will have to wait and see what kind of effect this may have. to shoot well heard this speech he made at the united nations and he also clearly sat in that speech that israel will stand alone against iran if it has to now considering how isolated israel is in the region now adays lo

u.n. general assembly in artie's marina portnoy has more. just seven days ago iranian leader hassan rouhani delivered his debut address at the u.n. g.a. proclaiming that his government was ready to resolve any and all concerns about his country's nuclear program even promising more transparency and engagement with the united states during a meeting with u.s. president barack obama at the white house on monday israel's prime minister insisted that tehran offer immediate concessions by suspending sensitive nuclear projects or else face even greater international pressure now obama shorting netanyahu that all options including military options are on the table when it comes to protecting u.s. interests in the middle east or hope is that we can resolve this diplomatically bush as president said before i would prefer that we take no options off the table including military options while televisa of has been ringing alarm bells over tehran's allegedly nuclear program it is simultaneously even ignoring calls from iran syria and other countries to j

u.n. general assembly well israel now stand alone will it strike singlehandedly. contrast and conflict israel has achieved its right to exist even though. it's used to dictating its terms that's not to conform knowing this is always there but. how things change for israel is their big friend drifting carried away by its own fights and failures is israel up to the task of the fed to get self. so our guest today is israel's deputy foreign minister is it ed q thank you very much for being with us on this program that benjamin netanyahu his visit to the united states doesn't seem to have produced the desired result for its row so is america less of a friends now. i have to say this was a very interesting visit companied the prime minister and we visited new york and washington. should do it it is too early to talk about specific results at this point because that israel's goal is very simple sublists good machine and we wanted to discuss some issues with our american friends and allies and in addressing the un general assembly to show the whole world a simple truth to

u.n. general assembly brings together world leaders the maid and never talk of the circumstances but do they hear each other on the honest about their intentions when the world is watching do they care about finding a solution or is their agenda the only thing that mattered was syria as a litmus test we can now see whether the u.n. still makes sense. our guest today is that it should be russia's and voyage to the united nations mr churkin it's great to have you on the program with us today. now the resolution on syria is obviously so the resolution on syria is obviously a victory for russian diplomacy but the resolution has in a way also restored the u.s. credibility that was kind of lost in recent years so with the inability to make a joint decision it at one time saying do you think or we'll see more decisions like that well i hope we will i mean the most important thing about this resolution is that it's really paving the way for the implementation of this project of eliminating all chemical weapons. in syria and making sure that no chemical attacks can be possible in the future so it's a

u.n. general assembly resolution that lays out the rules of road moving forward speaking to the huffington post latin american and european diplomats said that brazil and germany are leading an effort to guarantee online privacy to civilians around the world are to correspondent on a stasia chuckin to join me earlier and i asked her which of the countries were involved in the u.n. g.a. draft resolution while me again not germany and brazil are certainly spearheading this whole operation of the united nations. understandably so with these latest revelations around tapping the phone of german chancellor angela merkel as well as the recent cancellation of the planned trip to washington of the brazilian president who also made a very fiery speech at the united nations addressed at the united states earlier a couple of months ago in september where she basically said that whatever the u.s. is under way basically is via violation of international rights so that laws so basically we have germany and brazil as well as nineteen other countries which include austria hungary liechtenstein norway swed

u.n. general assembly does not have this kind of power to be binding on on any kind of document that we see come out of it and so yes critics of this step are saying you know this is pointless because it's not really going to affect the u.s. but it is also a strong message it seems because first of all like we said this is the first time many countries in the international community come together to voice their outrage this is also a big body and certainly of this is there could be further steps where this could be taken if this document is eventually passed to the general assembly this could be there could be certain pushes to update the international legislation for example that all of these countries are signed up to and that is something that would certainly have some kind of impact on the u.s. if it chooses to follow its own international treaties and honest also we have just about thirty seconds left but do you know what the next step in this process would be well the next step is this committee is going to put this text together and then they're promising that by the end of the year

u.n. general assembly the u.n. kicks into here. this year iran's new president, hassan rouhani, distancing himself from his predecessor, mahmoud ahmadinejad, rouhani went on a media blitz that cast him as savvy with media dialogue. a wate "washington post" op-ed written by rouhani. and took the step of interviewing an democrat. it reflected the country's divisions. but this time it fell into line with the new dominant rhetoric of reconciliation. and then the israeli counter offensive. prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who used the u.n. stage to tell those at home and abroad that rouhani's push was just a charm offensive and a dangerous one at that. we start with the media beehive that is the u.n. headquarters in new york city. >> he's been in the job for two months but the gathering at the u.n. was for all intents and purposes hassan rouhani's debut on the world stage. it provided 25 minutes to deliver his speech unfiltered through whatever news outlet chose to carry it and what did he before and after the speech was part of the s

u.n. general assembly calling for right to privacy on the internet. a draft could be circulated later this week. i talked to al jazeera's national security advisory faisa patel. >> there is embarrassment right now, the socialist government is way, way down in the polls. so the notion that the french government has no control over its destiny that it can't protect itself even against american spying doesn't play well with the elect ral rat. >> faisa do they have a right to be outraged? >> i think so. you have to put this in the context of, parting of ways between europe and the united states, the drone issue being another one just last week, in the u.n. general assembly, there was a big debate about drones and there you had many european countries joining with third world countries to express concern about drones. i think there's also this general sense that maybe the americans have just gone too far in their quest for security and i think that's also part of the equation here. >> but when it comes to the spying how does that rank on the evils of the u

u.n. general assembly in the last hour. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said that israel will not allow iran to develop nuclear weapons. >> he does not sound like ahmadinejad, but when it comes to iran's nuclear weapons program the only difference between them is this: ,ahmadinejad was a wolf in wolf's clothing, and rouhani is a wolf in sheep's clothing, a wolf who thinks he can pull the wool over the eyes of the international community. well, like everyone else i wish we could believe rouhani's words. >> we're live now at the u.n. headquarters in new york. james, we just heard from benjamin netanyahu urging the united nations community not to fall for iran's claim offensive. >> very strong word speech just days after that historic phone call between president obama and president rouhani. he's saying israel certainly doesn't trust the iranians. look to rouhani's past and if you look to his past as a negotiator and national security adviser this is a man who is not a man who should be trusted. israel was prepared if necess

u.n. attorney general. the u.n. has faced all sorts of charges about ineffectiveness. hasn't been able to stop syria from killing its civilians and other scandals. >> the u.n. definitely doesn't exit in a vacuum. it is a reflection of what goes on in the outside world. it certainly has its own weaknesses and faults. but it's the kind of organization that is very relevant today and very much needed. if someone wakes up today and doesn't have a u.n, you would probably have to recreate it the next day because the need is very much there. >> what is the u.n. trying to do to make sure that that doesn't happen in the future and to make it clear that they are an open organization, not a closed organization that's hiding anything? >> as we very correctly pointed out it's a huge deal for unops to become very transparent entity. as part of that drive as early as the beginning of 2010 we decided to release all data with regard to expenditure on our projects online. it's not just available on demand to those who are interested, it is publicly released for anyone who wants to see.

u.n. general simply today. welcome to democracy now! talk about your findings. >> the first point to make is this is not a final report. findings is perhaps putting it too high. this is a process of dialogue which will involve a number of reports, but the general simply in the human rights council. what i am presenting to the general simply this morning as an interim report. in terms of the key issues, what we sought to do was take an overview of the use of deployment of armed drones both by the u.s. and the united kingdom in afghanistan and other parts of the world, and by israel and gaza as well. and to get a sense of the difficulties involved in assessing civilian casualties. there are real practical problems in that process from a partly due to the lack of transparency from the states and gauged in these counterterrorist -- engaged in these operations. and partly because of the sheer topographical challenges involved in conducting investigations in these largely ungoverned or poorly governed spaces. so at this stage, the principal r

u.n. general assembly there must be a credible military threat, too, and he said israel is prepared to standne in defending itself. more on this story later in the program. an advance group of international weapons inspectors has arrived in syria to begin the hunt for chemical weapons. their convoy crossed the border from lebanon today, carrying 20 inspectors from a watchdog agency based in the netherlands. they are tasked with finding and dismantling the regime's chemical arsenal. the u.n. security council has ordered that the weapons be eliminated by the middle of next year. the u.n. reports a surge of killings in iraq brought the death toll for september to nearly 1,000. yesterday alone, more than 50 people were killed in car bombings in baghdad, many of them children. today, a man who lost two sons recently appealed for peace. >> what is the goal which has been achieved by terrorists to kill innocent children. the children are not military leaders or officials in the government. my children were going to school. one was in the first year, and the other in second year in school. they went

u.n. general assembly as prime minister benjamin netanyahu says iran cannot be trusted relations between tehran and washington. and britain considers pulling out of the european human rights convention with politicians claiming rights routings are standing in the way of justice the main developments.

u.n. general assembly last month. he said he hoped to improve relations with the u.s. and europe. >> translator: this visit will be the first step toward improving relations with the international community. >> reporter: iranian voters gave rouhani a mandate to defuse tensions with the west. the geneva conference will be his first real test. nhk world, tehran. >>> a car bomb has exploded in northwestern syria. 20 people were killed. police say the bomb exploded in the city near the turkish border and went off in a busy shopping district. the force of the blast left the street covered in debris. no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. government and opposition forces have been fighting for control of the area. aid workers have been caught up in the conflict. a group from the red cross was distributing medical supplies on sunday in the northwestern city of idlib. they were on their way back to the capital damascus when gunmen ambushed them. the attackers kidnapped seven workers. they released four of them but three are still missing. government officials blame

u.n. general assembly that his country will never allow iran to develop nuclear weapons than me even if it has to act alone. he dismissed what he called the recent charm offensive of the new president. he described him as a wolf in sheep's clothing. our middle east editor reports from new york. prime minister's motorcade was relatively low- key. his message was not. he compared the rulers of iran to the nazis, claiming that the uranian's are developing nuclear weapons to give them the power to annihilate israel. to counteracts last week's charm offensive by iran's new offensive -- new president, rouhani. deals here to negotiate a on the future of the nuclear program. >> the assembly will hear a statement by the inspection -- his excellency, benjamin netanyahu. >> the israeli prime minister said it would be easy to take aim at the previous iranian president who delighted in being the west of the demand. mr. net are not himr. netanyahue president stone change. >> difference between them is this, ahmadinejad was a wolf in is as clothing, rouhani wolf in sheep's clothing. >> he said, do not li

u.n. general assembly that his country will never allow iran to develop nuclear weapons than me even if it has to act alone. he dismissed what he called the recent charm offensive of the new president. he described him as a wolf in sheep's clothing. our middle east editor reports from new york. prime minister's motorcade was relatively low- key. his message was not. he compared the rulers of iran to the nazis, claiming that the uranian's are developing nuclear weapons to give them the power to annihilate israel. to counteracts last week's charm offensive by iran's new offensive -- new president, rouhani. deals here to negotiate a on the future of the nuclear program. >> the assembly will hear a statement by the inspection -- his excellency, benjamin netanyahu. >> the israeli prime minister said it would be easy to take aim at the previous iranian president who delighted in being the west of the demand. mr. net are not himr. netanyahue president stone change. >> difference between them is this, ahmadinejad was a wolf in is as clothing, rouhani wolf in sheep's clothing. >> he said, do not li

u.n. general was waiting for confirmation before replacing him on the council. >>> the taliban has attackedehicles on the out skirts of kabul. two siev civilians were killed. it happened outside of a compound. a european diplomatic staff and u.n. employees. jane ferguson reports from kabul. just off the jalalbad road? kabul is the green village where a lot of nato contractors stay. it's well known as somewhere where western civilians stay for their accommodations and their ofoffices. at 5:00 local time here in kabul, it's believed a 4 x 4 full of westerners came out of the compound down this street and it was immediately attacked by a suicide bomber in a smaller vehicle. we are hearing from the police that the vehicle itself was completely destroyed and there are likely to be high casualty figures both western and avenue began. avenue -- afghan. , there is a concern that this could turn into complex attacks where the fighting is on going. there is a heavy police and military presence. >>> police have raised uganda's security after maximum level after reports of an imminent attack. places of

u.n. general assembly was two weeks ago, and here netanyahu shows up a week later, when the world is not -- and giving this forceful speech. he has been back burnerred and sidelined in this. what is interesting, if you read between the lines of what netanyahu said when he was at the white house right after meeting with obama, he suddenly, he said israel could live within an iran that has a nuclear program. >> who said that? >> benjamin netanyahu. >> what down think of that? >> -- what do you think? >> i think it was a confession. >> that was a big break through. >> it is not. it's suggesting that israel is in the game. and behind the possibility of negotiations, and just to finish, netanyahu did not want to be seen as the lone wolf gunning for war with iran. >> you agree with that? >>> i think it was a major concession, but the fear that the israelis have is once they have nuclear capabilities, they won't be able to control it being transferred into a military purpose so the whole issue is how do you keep that under the right kind of constraint, and from israel's point of view, it's an exp

u.n. general secretary ban ki-moon called for the extension on monday. and north korea is on high alert. the nations were said to conduct naval exercises in approachin h approaching storms will cancel military exercises. >>> those are the headlines at this hour. i'm tony harris. "inside story" is next on al jazeera america. [♪ music ] >> hello, washington's fight over the debt has drawn the ire and eyeballs of capitols across the globe. american politician versus been in the international press calling to question americ amers economic supremacy as well as it's position of global leadership. perhaps no nation is more concerned that china. which holds the biggest piece of u.s. debt, a figure in the trillions of dollars. there are jen sin concerns that the united states could now do what was previously unthinkable, default on its obligations. because republicans and democrats cannot be reached. >> i guarantee you we'll move beyond this, and we'll move beyond it in strength and determination. >> secretary of state john kerry stood in for president obama on monday as he spoke before a room o

u.n. general assembly resolution to curb excessive spying and invasion of privacy. this comes after allegations that the u.s. listened in on the chancellor's private cell phone calls. germany plans to send a delegation to washington next week to seek answers from the white house which is already attempting damage control. >> state department spokesperson chose her words carefully saying the u.s. will closely review u.s. surveillance activities. nonetheless security conversations remain paramount. going forward we will of course continue to gather the information we need to keep ourselves and our allies safe. >> the revelations have created tensions with a number of allies. the white house is busy with damage control. in light of the number of recent disclosures washington is bracing for further leaks. european leaders have called u.s. spying activities unacceptable. berlin wants more assurances going forward. >> there are serious holes in security regarding cyber espionage. we have to defend ourselves against this threat even from allied nations. >> in this situatio

u.n. general assembly on tuesday. an explosion shook the campus at u.c. burkely today as students were in the midst of their afternoon campus. a few people received minor injuries and one has been taken to the hospital. the explosion is believed to have been caused by the underground facilities. "consider this" is coming up next. .. . [[voiceover]] from lucrative defense contracts to behind-the-scene lobbyists. >>did egyptians ever think that aid would actually be cut? >>never. [[voiceover]] fault lines explores the enduring relationship between the american and the egyptian militaries. >>i don't think we will suffer now. we already have airplanes, tanks ... >>they haven't changed the nature of what they provide us. why would we want to change what we provide them? millions who need assistance now. we appreciate you spending time with us tonight. >>> up next is the golden age of hollywood going golden but elsewhere. why l.a.'s mayor has declared a state of emergency for the entertainment industry there. next. on inside story, we bring together unexpected

u.n. general assembly deals with disarmament in a statement. new zealand's representative proposed a document. more than 120 countries have given it their support. >> the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons are a fundamental and global concern. >> reporter: the document says nuclear weapons have immense and controllable disruptive capabilities and indiscriminate in nature. it says the use and testing of such weapons have shown the consequences are unacceptable. it also says that it is in the interest of the very survival of humanity that nuclear weapons are never used again under any circumstances. delegates around the world have adopted similar statements since may of last year. one was released in april at a conference on the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. but up until now, japanese officials have refused to participate. many japanese, including survivors of the atomic bombings, criticized the government. japan is the only country where atomic bombs have been used. so critics said japan's leaders had a responsibility t

u.n. general assembly in new york city, the two leaders speaking about iran's nuclear program during their 15-minute phone conversation. the u.s. and its allies claim iran is developing nuclear weapons, but iran insists it's enriching uranium for civilian purposes. this is a historic move, as presidents from the u.s. and iran have not spoken since the 1979 islamic revolution. president obama believes there is a possibility of a comprehensive resolution. >> president rouhani has indicated that iran will never develop nuclear weapons. i've made clear that we respect the right of the iranian people to access peaceful nuclear energy in the context of iran meeting its obligations. >> the retrial of american student amanda knox and her italian ex-boyfriend gets under way in florence, italy. knox served four years in prison for the murder of her british roommate, meredith kercher. she was retried and acquitted in 2011 and has been a free woman since. italian authorities ordering a new trial to re-examine forensic evidence. knox is not required to attend the trial and did not travel to italy. the

u.n. secretary general proposed about 100 initial officials go to syria to destroy the chemical arsenal ands have started dismantling chemical weapons. a greek journalists who publicized the name of 2000 suspected tax evaders will face trial a second time and he is accused of breach of privacy for leaking the so-called la-guard list and broke laws after publication but said the verdict lacked credibility. the la-guard list has 2000 wealthy greeks with bank accounts in switzerland and given to authorities in 2010 and french prime minister to find tax offenders and accused the government of tampering with the list to remove names but there has been little action to prosecute anyone on the list. let's get more on this from john and john is in the capitol athens. has this trial, the second trial indeed, been politized? >> reporter: hanging over the trial is if the greek system has financial interests to give people favorable treatment when it comes to tax collection and tax audits and whether the weight, the burden of tax revenue has fallen disproportionately and unfairly on the shoulders of th

u.n. general assembly that by backing rebel forces, the u.s. and other nations are backing al qaeda-linked militants. at the same time, he vowed syrian leaders are cooperating with an international effort to eliminate their chemical weapons. >> translator: i assure you syria is committed to the full implementation of the provisions of the chemical weapons convention and to cooperating with the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons as a state party to the convention. >> western leader say syrian forces are behind a poison gas attack in august that killed hundreds. the leader accused anti-government forces of using chemical weapons in the ongoing conflict. he said they received the weapons from neighboring nations and the west. >> translator: how can some countries hit bay the same terrorism we are suffering now in syria claim to fight terrorism in all parts of the world while supporting it in my country? >> an advance team of 20 inspectors from the opcw is heading to syria from the hague. they're scheduled to arrive in damascus la

u.n. general assembly will be debating the use of remotely piloted aircraft now in a separate report a u.n. investigation looked at thirty three drone strikes around the world not just in pakistan that violated international humanitarian law and also resulted in hundreds of civilian casualties that report also calling for more transparency and accountability from the united states reporting from moscow i'm lucy catherine of. and i also spoke to the head of the drones report and she says people in pakistan fear the unmanned aircraft the same way as they do the taliban and al qaida. what we have done is conduct painstaking research into a specific time period in pakistan where u.s. has carried out drone strikes and that's a very recent eighteen months in a very particular part of the country in north waziristan this is one of the most neglected remote areas of the world. ordinary residents suffer abuse from armed groups also disappearances and torture obviously detention for the populist on armed forces on top of that out of the skies. they are being attacked by u.s. drone strikes and in som

u.n. general assembly and a lot of people talked about the bush administration's overreach but now they're talking about the under reach from the obama administration and friend or foe they were looking for the united states to play a larger role why because minus united states there is less stability minus the let united states there's less than a national order so the united states has a responsibility and has a role to play internationally well a lot of people would say if i go to romney is that the united states makes the world unstable in its unilateral actions around the world just the opposite. well we're only about two weeks ago from the american attempt to set off a third world war fortunately there was a bit of backbone coming from russia could i go into the mystic situation is going to say go ahead that the the two unemployment is twenty three percent that's john williams shadows that's and it's double that for young people there's fifteen million people on earth food stamps the really incomes of middle classes have gone backwards for twenty five years and we are told that ameri

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