bodies to isolate the united states now safety united states doesn't change its policies toward cuba and these countries are just not going to go along with the united states has put it's symptomatic as part of a broader international lessening of u.s. influence we see what's happening in the middle east can really influence the situations are war making we've got this powerful military the most powerful military in the history of humanity and it doesn't work since world war two you look at korea you look at vietnam you look at afghanistan you look at iraq i mean we we can we can invade grenada and we can defeat a couple dozen cuban construction workers and reagan could go on television saying it's morning again in america the united states is back and standing proud but this the military solutions don't work to any of these problems even the libya situation there is falling apart. we need some we need to rethink how we approach the world as model and join it really truly join it not as a dominant partner but as a co-equal partner and that would really take an active enormous mental your military and i don't know the president can weigh in on that on that idea

when everybody else is subjected to susteren symmachus we have cut intelligence spending as the united states has adjusted to the fiscal realities that we have in the united states but i think it's been money very well spent i don't think it's been exorbitant whatsoever we are a big country like russia where we have a global intelligence service because we have interests all over the world we have more threats you know i think it's interesting it might be interesting for your viewers you know the way the united states sees intelligence is different than when we saw it in the cold war while the soviet union and the united states were sort of pitted against each other in a sense it was an easier intelligence mission because russia is a very large of the soviet union was a very large nation state within embassies and armaments in the rest where as today's threats are stateless international terrorists they are political writers of weapons of mass destruction so the intelligence job is a little bit harder here today in the post cold war era than arguably it might have been in the cold war absolutely

united states there as a key ally, one of our oldest allies, really, gives us more confidence. facing china, however, we see--we look at it as david versus goliath. we have elevated the government has elevated the case through the al jazeera america arbitration course through the hague, there is a case there right now on the south china sea dispute. having the united states support this measurement is something that the people really appreciate, the public and the government, that they have a backer some how. >> ddon't you have to live with china as a neighbor. and a new relationship now that it's a more powerful and wealthy country is there risk of having it look like provocation in beijing? >> so definitely we are also trying to be more measured in our approach knowing that the u.s. is here and taking steps. the rebalancing strategy of president obama, so i think the government is worried that it might send the wrong signal to china, that we're trying to form what they already call an axis. we want to hear these words because it reminds us of potential conflict. the tension is escalated by the assertiveness. >> can the united states from thousands of miles away be a counterweight

again united states has never ratified that we have the the cluster munitions weapons ban again the united states has never signed on to that the mind bans united states and signed on to that so when we actually look at these various international agreements we can talk about all sorts of like the covenant of the social economic cultural rights again you know united states never signed on to that you know we actually find that here could be said to be the you will of the international community but we find that the self-appointed spokesman of the community haven't actually signed on to these important agreements you want to jump in there. you know i think a few days ago i was i usually follow the news also from not only from the west and also news outlets what from the eastern one and they use the term international community is used in the if you in the iranian. media particularly press t.v. or so it's being used to really i think you can say loosely across the board but again i think. i think the term is without that is a western concept which was you can say of course war was to legacy.

united states. and it is very funny because in general, people think that everything in the united states is perfect, that everybody here is rich, that life is wonderful. and the reality is that the united states has a lot of problems right now, and they are affecting everybody. so i think that people outside should start learning more and visit more the united states to learn that people really sometimes have to struggle here too. so in general, the united states is a health care system which is the most privatized in the entire world, yet half of the health care spending is financed by the government through medicaid and medicare. so what is happening is that despite the fact that the united states is spending more than 17% of its gdp on health care spending right now compared to 5.2 in the 1960s tells a lot about this difficulty. so the health care costs have soared here for many decades. and then even though it is spending more in terms of money spent, it has the highest infant mortality rate, it is the country in which people have the lowest life expectancy, and in the next graph, next table i will show that. and also the amount of healthy americans at the age of 55 is low or than in other co

the united states and the soviet union had agreements they didn't have to like each other but they did get agreements and they did get treaties. sure so basically you're saying that the united states has a corner we're going to be easy syria you know there's a whole hundred thousand and when you look at history and you saw what happened in afghanistan and then you saw what happened in libya just a few years ago the chaos that reigns in libya now we're warlords and mercenaries are running rampant i think that sitting down with assad is a reasonable strategy especially since he can say on the one we don't want the tower he wanted states to stop her from going to take this no i mean i think this is that what started as a con of the one hundred say that you want the united states to stop funding big taters and have been bringing democracy or at least promote democracy on here on the hunts a notch and it's by the united states is getting rid of dictators in libya and syria because those people bring stability to the country i mean that's a double standard ok that's why the united states supports the dictatorship in saudi arabia i think russia all right surely if you're only there run out o

biden says the united states has deep concerns about the zone and does not recognize it. the air zone includes a group of islands that japan controls and taiwan claims. japanese leaders have urged for the declaration to be withdrawn. >>> in pattern of events unique to thailand violent protests have paused for a nationwide celebration. thursday marks the 86th birthday of the widely revered king. he called for solidarity, a televised address during the break in antigovernment demonstrations. our reporter tra tina gao son is in bangkok. >> reporter: this area around the monument is in front of one of the king's palaces. it's where massive

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the united states has a different interpretation of the right, itself. >> there were reports the deal was not only the result of intention negotiations with the p5 plus 1 but secret back channels between you and the americans. you deny these reports? >> they were not secret back channels. >> we had discussions. they were extensive discussions and these discussions produced this in addition to the very serious discussions we had within 51. oman has played a signifrole in the past with regard to clarifying positions of the united states and iran husband majesty, the sultan of iran paid a visit to iran when it used the opportunity of his meeting with the supreme leader in order to clarify the american positions on this issue. we have valued greatly. but what has happened has been a good number of negotiations within the 5 plus 1 on the sidelines the of the 5 plus 1 in order to reach an agreement. >> many people are wondering: what is it that which sponsored iran suddenly to go for this dealing? because under former president amadi nejad, it was rhetoric with the west trying to undermine

the very ugly precedent that the united states has set over the -- beginning with the george w. bush administration and escalated by the obama administration has been this use of drones for targeted killing campaigns. >> what potential adversary is big on drones? >> well, the chinese, the russians, the iranians are also believed to have a predator or reaper class drone. >> who has weaponnized drones? >> this is a great question. these programs are so seek active around the world like the u.s. program, it's really hard to pin it down. right now there are about 26 countries in the world that are believed to have reaper or predator class drones. those are the ones that hell fire missiles can be tamped to. of those about 15 countries, militarys around the world, are believed to have the weaponnized version. that's why i say it's really a matter of time before we wake up to a scenario, whether it's an adversary or ally other than britain, israel and the united states, uses one of these things and we don't have a lot of moral standing in washington to say -- >> do you have enough stand

united states government. is the united states' privilege and it was done in public has to realize you can't just buy. your own just throw it away. for instance belongs to the united states environmental protection agency i found this on a dump site here this year it's not always the last producers of these left when i should be able to collect these i believe that this should be responsible for their products from cradle to grave. fatal from mexico department of mental health proper jail cell to murder and copper also belongs to the washington metro transit authority properties of a dentist aids page trend and trademark office. what defines a country's success. faceless figures of economic growth. for a factual standard of living. i wonder if we can add democracy at least expansionist democracy of the kind us dollars by george w. bush to that place stuff utopian ideologies on par with communism on par with not says long par with militant relayed gents you know the ideologies that can ultimately lead to an increase in violence i think the problem is the idea that by military force you to decapitate the

the united states has a lot of options in terms of pursuing its interests.ptimal certainly from the afghan perspective which is why i in another interview called it reckless. the big risk is president karzai risks undermining support among the american people for a continued effort in afghanistan. that's what really is a major risk here. there are practical risks. there's a risk we won't, in fact, be able as a practical matter be able to do the planning and excuse necessary to have an ongoing presence. >> if it doesn't happen, you're saying we could protect our interests and fight al qaeda even if there were zero troops available in afghanistan. >> the united states has options to it to protect its interests. the united states is capable of doing this. we're going to finish -- >> there were people in government who have been arguing for that option, zero option internally anyway, right? >> i don't want to get -- there's a variety of options being argued for in the government. i haven't in the past and i won't today get into internal discussions, but what i c

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you can see the united states has education apart hide. that's the facts.hat's it. >> come up with five fixes. areas that you study. you narrowed the list to five problems that if aapplied properly you can create solutions. the first is teachers. >> now, the continuant, the thing that we are saying is no roadblock teachers. what i mean by that is the research supports that the bottom percentage of teachers, the 1%, 2%, 3%, the bottom are pulling a drag on the system that it's hard for the other teachers to compensate for. for example, a child that has had one of these teachers, the bot on 1, 2, 3%. you can't make up that loss with four above average teachers. if they get four teachers in a row which they are not going to, slightly alove average. they can't make up for the one teacher. you talk about leadership, principles. explain this. in the schools that close the gap. it's a very consistent architecture to what the leadership looks like. by that i mean leadership. so there's a principle and there's another group that takes care of kind of paper work and

united states doesn't have a bilateral security arrangement with afghanistan, that supports its troop presence there, the united states cannot be present in afghanistan after december 31st, 2014. and this has cascading effects. if the united states isn't there, then nato allies won't be there. because they rely on the capabilities the united states provides. we won't have the same kind of support for the afghan national security forces. it's a very big point decision here for the afghans and president karzai. he should go ahead and sign the agreement. if he doubt, america will move towards plans -- by the way, america has a lot of options. >> could that cost all of the gains that have been made in this long war? >> we think, at the end of the day, it will be better to have a continued presence in afghanistan. again, as i said earlier to you, george, the united states has a lot of options in terms of protecting its allies in the region. >> let's talk about iran. some of president's allies in congress have been quite critical of the deal, it just freezes the iran program, it doesn't cause any rollback. you saw president rouhani of iran, saying iran is absolutely determined to maintain uraniu

that's only the second time since one thousand nine hundred four the number of executions in united states has been less than forty and this is because europe has banned that export to the united states of these drugs that are made here that execute. americans prisoners in america on the death row now for if but for the european commission all the many more americans would have been executed maybe for importing you know lobster tails in the correct cardboard box that maybe they didn't put the lid on correctly who knows what they would have been executed for well they don't have the money for the drugs maybe they should just let these people roam on their own accord elementary school all playgrounds the chances of getting murdered are pretty high. people like to shoot each other over there in america just let him go to a school and let him. gunned down like so many other folks but i got to go thanks. have fun in the second half yeah stay tuned for the second oh love mo. to you that was two thousand and thirteen what has made a memorable ask in this edition of crossfire. disappointed us what sto

interests, the united states has a lot of options in pursuing its interests.rom the afghan perspective. the big risks here by the way is that president karzai risks undermining support for the american people for a continued effort in afghanistan. there are practical riskses, there are risks that we won't be able -- planning and execution necessary. >> you're saying we could protect our interests and fight al qaeda even if there were zero troops in afghanistan? >> the united states has options available to it to protect those interests and it would undertake those options. the united states is perfectly capable of dolling that, we're going to finish this current mission. >> there are people in government who has been arguing for that option, zero option anyway, right? >> there are a variety of options being looked at in the government. but what i can say quite directly is that we'll finish this mission on december 14, 2014, the afghan government is in favor of this ongoing mission, as by the way the council of elders. he should sign this, if we don't have an u

united states has been flexing its muscles too. on the state sent the uss george washington and cropped area on a training mission of the eyelid if if not why. it is not a vested interest in the region since the end of world war two. but china is selling increasing determination to display it in a tree might be the speed of the islands in the east china sea has become a power play between the united states the traditional wild superpower. i know about and curly one. x but a warning of the potential ramifications of this piece the americans in the digestion in a statement. it's beyond cody was the components of the moment you all the other the only visible areas of the u s japan is home to the friendship is so odd bits news of the warriors for eighty dollars in its region and the americans would be invoked. as tensions mount tynan says it on high and that bowing to take measures to deal with what it describes as anthrax. it's about the scramble to find tickets in response to us nice and calm flying over its new defined at the french

this united states suffered damage and it was going to the public has to realize you can't just buy. you know i'll just throw it away this is a problem for instance belongs to the united states environmental protection agency i found this on a dump site here here in sideways and it produces of these left when i should be able to collect these i believe that this should be responsible for their products from cradle to grave. fatal from mexico department of mental health property of south america incorporated but also belongs to the washington metro area transit of politi properties of a dentist aids page trend and trademark office. deliberate torch is on its epic journey to show. one hundred twenty three days. through to the mines under thompson cities of russia. really fourteen thousand people or sixty tons to live. in a record setting trip by land air sea and others face. a limp the torch relay. m r t r two dot com. from jail cells in cambodia and sweden to solitary confinement in denmark a founder of the pirate bay website continued his battle against the authorities in a case with

. >> you can see the united states has education apartheid. >> that's the facts. >> that and more as "real money" continues. every sunday night join us for exclusive, revealing and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time. tomorrow night. >> we try to be funny in serious stories which is very, very rare. >> he made radio cool with his sense of humor, insight and curiosity. he opened a new window into american life. >> before they know it we're actually able to present something new that they haven't heard about. >> talk to al jazeera with ira glass. >>> shamalon is known for plot twists in movies like "the sixth sense" and "the happening." he started a project you would never expect, an extensive study of america's education system. he analyzed inner city public schools with a team of experts trying to figure out what works and why. in september, he published years' worth of data in the book, "i got schooled," the unlikely story of how a movie maker learned how to close america's education gap. how he began this journey and why. his passion is clear and almost co

united states to step up. but in the past years they've been supportive of this, and they've been training with our military and improving their capabilities, and that has sent a strong signal to the militants that they have a serious enemy in the united states and the philippine military. >> is the current aquino government one that is open to accepting more visits from u.s. fleets and having for the first time in a long time a permanent presence on the philippine islands of american military? >> there are--the president aquino and his government has not said explicitly that it is very open to the idea of the united states returning to the philippines, especially on the establishment of bases. but given the threat of what you can call a threat from china, and they ar there are talks ongg between the united states and the philippines on asking for the continual presence of american military here. there are several factors they have to consider, and i think they have not been agreeing on the scale, scope, and the use of the facilitie facilities in theg negotiations. >> bonnie glazer, what is different about this? if china tried to put a naval base in col

the islamic front, now seizing a facility, main recipient from the united states, the end response, the united states government has cancelled what in its terms is nonlethal aid. josh earnest here is how he described the situation. >> we are still gathering facts and consulting with generalidris to inventory the supplies that have been provided. the united states has suspended all further deliveries of nonlethal aid into northern syria. our humanitarian assistance distributed through are organizations including the united nations is not are affected 50 suspension. >> nonlethal aid, how about lethal aid, the administration has not admitted that as going forward. the small munitions were finally starting to flow to rebel forces. they won't comment on that having not acknowledged that to begin with. you are correct, about $1.3 billion in humanitarian aid has gone forward over the last couple of years, that continues to go forward, that comes from the united states. it's administered by the united states and other organizations, but that nonlethal aid is quasimilitary aid, including vehicles, everything from meals read

what will happen and so on and the contention for trying to now is given the state of the united states economy has to press very hard indeed for more more concessions with the united states saying let's pacify this let's let's talk let's have a hot. line between tokyo and beijing and one between seoul and and beijing and so on that's let's talk about this because the world already together a gentleman has a job and here is a short break and after that we'll continue our discussion on china's state with our. leave. her alone with her science technology innovation all the latest developments from around russia we've got the future covered. please please. please take us. to get along here is a life that that would make their lives. please . please. please give the people. that was a new alert and. scared me a little. there is breaking news tonight and we are continuing to follow the breaking news. alexander's family cry you're so well i. think. that. you have read it or found. this is a story. playing out in real life. welcome back to cross talk are all things considered i'm peter lavelle to remind y

which is rather extraordinary isn't it to see somebody that the united states has banned from entering the country on the same platform as senator mccain to see somebody who's been by and by that i say francis mistake statements for denying the holocaust who supporters actually in the streets of kiev still do make anti semitic as well as anti russian. gestures and slogans it does signify that the west and politicians are quite happy to use nationalist forces when it suits them that lack of reaction is particularly bewildering given many european statements about ukraine's right wing factions in the past and the burning over ukrainian football ground for not the slogans in this stance so if you create does make it into the e.u. some day it will be interesting to see how people with such different values sit at the same negotiating table. let's see reporting from key of ukraine. washington the appetite for surveillance have gone too far according to the bosses of america's tech giants but our google and apple really rooting for a change are just desperate to appease angry customers we he