it's a terrible crime in fact i think this is the act of the nato powers the united states britain and france the former colonizers and slavers about africa who carried out regime change in many countries they've done it again they've taken out the leader and replaced him with a new government which will be basically a nato client regime normark adoptee would be alive today except for one reason and that is the nato intervention the nato bombing of sirte the nato bombing of cities and complete defiance of their own resolution resolution that said that they were entering libya just to protect civilians it's been clear from the outset that they're killing civilians killing anybody who stands in the way of the real objective of the operation which is to carry out regime change i don't think the n.c.c. really is the force in libya it is there for the time being at least it may be a transitional regime the real power in libya today is the united states britain and france the nato countries that carried out the regime change we see a nato takeover of a country that has the largest oil reserv

no i think it's a terrible crime in fact i think this is the act of the nato powers the united states britain and france the former colonizers and slavers of africa who have carried out regime change in many countries. in the congo most that day in iran most a bitch in yugoslavia noriega in panama saddam in iraq they've done it again they've taken out the leader and replaced them with a new government which will be basically a nato client regime and i think it's a great tragedy for the people of libya ok looking at again those said the videos and the stills that we have been seeing there are so many of them now running repeatedly on the mainstream media when we haven't been shown a single one of some of bin ladin who's killed he was also heralded by the west why the difference those two situations well i think we know in the case of osama bin laden the united states had its own reasons it was fighting not only against osama bin laden but against the pakistan military in fact we don't really know what happened with osama bin laden presumably he's dead. why this video has gone viral it's possib

and in the united states and britain or at least in certain government circles it was damned because the united nations didn't make saddam hussein behave. the united nations is only as strong as the states who are part of it who decide to do something and the major powers have a bigger voice than the smaller powers that's the rules that's the way it's always operated that's the way it'll always operate what was good enough truth is that good enough and the age of where everyone should have a voice and and have legitimacy because they are right not just because they're powerful. well i certainly do to agree with tom that the security council's regime at least makes major powers come to new york to talk about whether force should be used so if you think kind of moral intellectual engagement is worth something the u.n. usually does fill that role fairly successfully but i would disagree with the assertion that that small powers are weak i have my own differences with how the general assembly operates it operates in clax and cliques it operates in groups that actually often decid

ecuador and definitely red alert for syria and for iran this is the kind of democracy that the united states britain and france want for the whole world right thanks very much for your thoughts their international consultant and author in genocide which we thank you. now many libyans are celebrating the death of a dictator and western leaders are hailing a transition to democracy president is going to check out reports that may not be the next step for libya. hillary clinton on a surprise visit to tripoli days before the killing of the ousted libyan leader where she was quoted as saying the u.s. hopes to see could killed or captured soon raise the captured scenario might have put could off in the toppled egyptian leaders true or those of iraq's saddam hussein but a trial over common could argue no doubt here and even more controversy thanks to those very congenial assured the big you're going to notice for us if you went to the hague you would spill the beans of belt all the dirty deals there are to stuff a real politic between the west in a developing country like libya nobody wanted that levy and

countries that matter the other hundred ninety are irrelevant the three countries are the united states britain and germany as long as the prevents ancient's and provide this umbrella for israel israel so i think you worry about who's going to say it who's going to force it to get out who's going to put pressures on israel. palestinian leader mahmoud abbas has told r.t. r a big he's concerned the u.s. will pressure u.n. security council members to vote against the bit of the full interview coming up on monday here r.t. . but we knew in advance and we were officially notified that washington will use its veto during the voting in all it's clear that the u.s. as the dominant world power wants to extend its support to israel but what concerns us most is that the u.s. wants to force all the countries that took part in the general assembly big and small alike in particular the members of the u.n. security council to vote against palestinian a bishop in the un this is the key concern for us all the member states of the security council have the right to use or as i would put it misuse their rights to

reimprisoned, and if so, where, libya, united states? britain or scotland? >> christiane, i never thought that he should have been released in the first place. i raised this with the highest levels with the tnc. we want to see him returned to prison. preferably in scotland where he was serving the sentence, but if not, elsewhere, because we thought that it was a miscarriage of justice that he was released from the sentence for the ghastly bombing of pan am 103. >> let's turn to iraq, president obama at the end of this week, has announced that all troops will be out by the endf the year. it's well known that the u.s. military wanted to keep 20,000 to 30,000 in. and that the iraqi forces while they have made progress still need american logistical help. are you concerned that some of the gains are at risk? >> it was president bush who set the timetable in motion by agreeing with the iraqis that all troops would be out by the end of this year. and, of course, president obama promised the american people that the troops would be out by the end of this year. we'r

largest opposition party, the democratic progressive party, is tsai was educated in the unite states and britain and is said to have been one of the brain bees hind former president deng. amg e issues hee has raised is the widening income gap. tsai points out that ma's policy favors big business. >> translator: the pro-china policy of the ma administration has caused taipei and beijing to get closer. but the hearts and minds of the taiwanese people are increasingly moving away from the administration. >> reporter: in a bid to keep taiwan's reliance on china in check, tsai is taking a multi-faceted approach in diplomacy. last month, she visited the united states and earlier this month, japan. she stressed that well-balanced relations with other countries, without favoring china too much are essential for taiwan. >> rapid integration without adequate global diversification would deepen taiwan's dependence on china. therefore, we seek to strengthen our economic links with other major partners, including japan. >> earlier, gene otani spoke with our reporter in taipei, makita. >> naoki, it looks like

on october 7, 2,001 new york city, united states and britain launched against training camps in afghanistan. it began an effort to hunt down osama bin laden. it was weeks after the attacks in new york. now they are trying to win the hearts and minds of afghan civilians. >> the noble peace prize was awarded to three women on women's rights. the oners are the first elected female president's ellen johnson sirleaf. and libertyian peace activist, lema bowee and car man of yemen who is a figure leading protests against the yemen president as part of the arab spring uprising >>> there are rumors that the peace prize would go to mark salt laker burg because of the role facebook has played. he said for facebook or social media to claim any meaningful role in the up risings would be extremely arrogant. >>> a san jose graduate student removed from a flight is now suing southwest airlines for discrimination. the u.s. citizen of pakistan was wearing her traditional muslim head scarf on a flight from san francisco toe san jose in march. she was talking on a cellphone when she said. i have to go the plan

them up and turn as it was mostly france it's their call and fix going in egypt was the united states and britain they supported the dictators until the last minute and when. the army turned against them and it was no longer possible to support them then they said ok we want democracy is wonderful and then they moved to try to ensure that the regimes would stay pretty much as they were and cites a very old pattern but putting that aside it's true that the united states announced that it would test of the press thirty five years the united states and israel have been rejecting a political settlement that is supported by virtually the entire world the arab league the organization of islamic states which includes iran and hamas supports it almost no relevant party disagrees with except that the united states and israel let it happen how does the fact that egypt right now and turkey have really covered their relations see that's an effect of the arab spring what's happening there are changes in the world what's happening is israel's getting harm or isolated meaning the u.s. is getting for more isolat

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the president of the united states, the leaders of britain and other leaders are calling on you to step down, to leave libya, to leave your position of power. will you do that? >> translator: why do i leave my homeland? why do i leave libya? >> reporter: he never did leave. and today, he died at the hands of his own people, aided by a seven-month bomb campaign led by britain and france and the united states. >> the dark shadow of tyranny has been lifted and with this enormous promise, the libyan people now have a great responsibility. >> reporter: just 27 when he first came to power in libya, gadhafi was a dashing figure who quickly created a cult of personality, dressed in flashy outfits that bordered on costume. he surrounded himself with heavily armed women noen as the am zone yan guard. he welcomed visiting dig any tapes in a tent he pitched wherever he went. perhaps his most infamous moment was the bombing of pan am flight 103, which killed 270 people, most of them americans. at home in libya, he created an insular world that he ruled with an iron fist. his image was everywhere in

britain's as a share ofgdp. why are they having a crisis and the united states and britain are not.because the people who hold the spanish and italian debt aren't sure who will buy it next year because there is no lender of last resort. when you control your own currency, your lenders never worry about thr ability ll their bond. so the united states controls itsurrency, britain controls its currencythose countries in spite of their debt are bothering for less than 2%. because spain and italy do not control their own currency they must pay 5%. that's why it comes back again to that european central bank. europe is going through liquidity crieses and liquity crisisan be solved by the right application of good monetary policy. >>ose: so what is the supercommittee going to do in the united states? the largest question is of course the direction of u.s. fiscal policy. d unrtunately the news is not very good. you know what we do in america is that when this year's crop of congressman are not courageous enough to make the right decision they ask never year's crop of congressman to do it wh

sectarian violence or will be held accountable and should be held accountable clearly the united states france britain and nato should be held accountable in any country in libya including egypt their preview of the country there is always about a half of the population that is against the ongoing government that definitely we've seen that in libya but what about the wall street protesters in the united states what about the very violent protests in london a few weeks ago what about the horrendous police repression in athens should we also be invading bombing greece the united kingdom and the united states because of the weak they are handling their own internal divisions ok and just very quickly i mean you did mention it earlier but there's a quick answer to this you think the rebel sense of victory in libya will mark the end of may to his interest in the country. definitely not to this is just to be giving this is part of the global regime change and see all wrong alert for venezuela in my region for the libyan for it will work and definitely red alert for syria and for iran this is the kind of demo

it was turned by several publishers in the united states before the university of chicago published it. both the britain and the united states it created a sensation. it was a best-seller. the reader die guest publiced a condensation tv and distributed 600,000 copies. it was -- you had a big argument raging about people who were damning it as reaction err against all of the good things of the world. and people who were praising it and showing what the real status was. it's a book well worth read buying anybody. it has a very subpoenale analysis of why -- how it is that well-meaning people who intend to only improve the lot of their fellows favor courses of action that have exactly the opposite effect. i think in my -- from my point of view the most interesting chapter in the book is one labeled why the worst rise to the top. it shows -- it is in the way, another example of the famous statement of lord acton that -- power corrupts. host: the reason i ask, he was coated several times in the book. guest: he was a great defender of the free society. the way the worst rise to the top, is if you are given pow

october7, 2001, troops from the united states, britain, and afghanistan's northern alliance launchedn enduring freedom. the taliban government refused to hand over al-qaida leaders a few weeks after the attacks on 9/11 and the war in afghanistan is now the longest in united states history. >>> presidential candidate mitt romney will give his first foreign policy speech today in north carolina. he'll call for a century of american dominance, out line plans to strengthen the u.s. military, and reject multilateralist institutions like the united nations when necessary. >>> surprising statement from the vice president, who says the republican party could be strong enough to beat president obama in 2012. he admits the shaky economy has a lot of americans dissatisfied. >> many of them are in real trouble, and even larger percentage have stagnant wages, and a significant majority of the american people believe that the country is not moving in the right direction. that is never a good place to be going into re-election. >> the vice president says he's counting on voters to recognize how dee

united states in britain launched attacks inside afghanistan. was an effort to find osama bin laden. >>> and police, they are looking for the man who sexually assaulted an 18-year- old girl at san francisco state university. it happened at the towers residence hall. and with details on the attack and reactions from students on campus. >>> good morning, yes, these are the crime alerts that are now posted on campus. and including here at the tower dorm, where this assault happened. and the students, they are getting some information as to what happened to this 18-year- old victim. here is what we know, between 8:00 and 10:00 last friday night. the victim came here with friends it go -- to go to the tower's dorm to go to a party. the victim believed that the suspect overheard them. and they will try to figure it out when they approached her, saying, "i know where you are going and you can come with me." she thought he was friendly enough, so she actually got in the elevator with him. as the doors were closing, her friends apparently came back, she

this case has had huge attention in the united states and britain, in italy all of the papers have a similar saying "innocenti" is this one, and as i try to hold it to the camera, humanized more than what we've seen previously, pictures that go along with the narrative of her being diabolical. this shows her after the verdict when she broke down in tears. back to you, savannah? >> lester holt with the headlines, thank you. >>> back here all eyes on new jersey's governor chris christie, today could be the day he announces his bid for the white house. this as president obama calls himself the underdog against any republican in 2012. as president he is being blamed for the faltering economy. >>> house speaker john boehner says he'll make delay of trade agreements his top priority. president obama said the deals with south korea, colombia and panama will support american jobs making it easier for u.s. companies to sell their products overseas. >>> the tsa begins testing a program today that lets some pre-screened frequent fliers pass more easily through airport checkpoints in detroit, mi

nine months of intense negotiations involving the united states and great britain succeeded with libya while 12 years of diplomacy with iraq did not. and one reason is clear. for diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible. and no one can now doubt the word of america. [ applause ] >> that was president bush in his 2004 state of the union address. joining me now, returning to the panel, andrea mitchell, steve clemons, bobby ghosh and eugene robinson. >> they took him off the list once he paid the families of the victims from the pan am. it was an full scale weapons program but the parts of the weapons pro program.hdjt then condoleezza rice went in 2008, she was the first to go in many, many decades and hillary clinton went back it tripoli two days ago, again the first secretary of state since then. the highest ranking official since the civil war. what happened between 2008 when we were normalizing relation answers even 2009, barack obama was shaking hands at the u.n. with moammar gadhafi. what happened was the arab spring. the uprising where the president and his foreign policy