and listen got yeltsin to stay. too bad we lost it again but maybe we can get it back. an incredible conversation. russia was going broke. the first thing i did was go to vancouver and meet with boris yeltsin and put together a package to bring soldiers home from other countries. talking about this before the american people were 74% against the package, what is bill clinton going to do to meet with the russian leader? we got economic problems at home. i also knew i needed his cooperation to keep from gumming up the works in bosnia because of the historic ties of the russians to the serbs. so we did that. you heard all this before, but america was basically supposed to stop this awful violence in bosnia. miraculously acting on its own in a place where europe was heavily involved only european soldiers were on the ground, there were no american soldiers on the ground. we were supposed to somehow go in and fix it and do it without losing a single american life, without telling a single innocent bystander and if possib

fast forward, boris yeltsin is dead, and yeltsine successor vladimir putin has reasserted russia's place in the world. >> russian president vladimir putin had a few surprises up his sleeve thursday as he announced the prisoner releases in his announcement. most notable, mikhail khodorkovsky. he has spent ten year in jail. he was found guilty of tax invasion in 2015 and i am bes embezzlementment in 2010. >> he's citing humanitarian reasons, his mother is ill. i think taking that into circumstances it is possible to make the relative decision. >> reporter: the russian president also announced a new amnesty bill which will free several political prisoners. prisoners not involved in violent crimes, minors, women, small children and first time offenders. the bill will grant release of greenpeace activists involved in an arctic demonstration and members of the punk group pussy riot who was arrested a. >> it was denigrating to women. >> reporter: pew ton cut neighboring ukraine's natural tax tax 30% and promised to helped the nearly bankrupt country $30 million. >> we just see that ukraine is i

he even said is a entity minister under reservoirs yeltsin. his successful run leadership -- under his successful leadership, it is one of the more transparent and well-run companies. backed by international investors, and became one of the country's largest oil producers. but that changed when vladimir putin became president. in 2003, he found himself at the center of an investigation into tax claims. he was arrested on charges of tax fraud and, in 2005, he was sentenced to nine years in prison. a year later, he filed for bankruptcy. the company was broken off and the government sold off its core assets, including oilfield and refineries to the state owned company. that company was headed by the americans former deputy minister. >> the european union has promised russia a bruising summit meeting on their jew political confrontational -- on their geopolitical confrontation . >> they blame moscow for applying undue pressure on the ukraine. >> there were smiles on the faces of eu leaders who could look back on a year winding down without a homeg

inside russia many secret costly as one of the shady oligarchs that rose to power during the chaotic yeltsin years is the old soviet union collapsed. well what is clear is that he uses connections in the communist apparatus to forge a foothold in the oil sector which expanded to the western financing. here's a look back at the rise fall and one of russia's most ambivalent oligarchs. by the mid nineteen nineties mechanic audit kosky has built an empire. it's not much of russia's oil production from the russian state which was setting off key assets. using his own bank. when it comes to gain control of the yukos oil company for the bargain price of three hundred million dollars. the deals to control the sea water kosky kept times times with the crime and even sent as a deputy minister under president boris yeltsin. on the corner kosky successful leadership fuel costs and a name as one of russia's most transparent and well run company is backed by international investors. it became one of the country's largest oil producers. but that soon changed when the demand putin became president in two th

right after the fall of the soviet union perhaps the the approval ratings of yeltsin were very high but what conditions were the russian people and what conditions was russia as a as a major power and it was seemed as as a weakened power something that was almost a plaything by western powers in the recent period the russian government has reasserted itself as a major player in the case of syria it stuck with its ally it demanded a political settlement that's what the syrian people wanted that's what the people in the region wanted all to me at least president obama grabbed hold of that as a lifeline because he was so severely politically isolated and in the case of iran the russian government has recommended what the people of the world want which is a diplomatic settlement for a crisis which was largely created as a pretext by western powers who want to undo another independent government so maybe the governments in the west are bridling that putin's position but i would say generally the positions he's taken on these issues have favorable response in the western public opinion at

yeltsin month of the memorial service at the half empty stadium. and so what. jubilant type celebrating the life of nelson and talent in paying respects to mom who is credited for bringing this nation together. for facilitating its first democratic elections. of course becoming its first democratically elected presidents. first black president as well. the tests continue to rise. clarifies things still to arrive service is scheduled to begin in exactly thirty minutes. african government has deployed the eleventh partisan troops just to make sure not everything that is smoothly. this memorial service. the by nelson on the list. what the lying in state at the union building in victoria. wednesday through friday. see pictures of people arriving there the moments. almost one hundred kmh is expected to attend this memorial service the bottom side archbishop desmond tutu. arriving. along with. henry kissinger the stormers call on tom some state ten years ago nelson and fellow won the nobel peace prize. we're going to stay with these live pictures we're going to check

but these are mostly people who recently left the government so for example mr yeltsin nuclear used to be at the head of the parliament ms tymoshenko or was the prime minister and you shankar was the president so why didn't they sign their so sation agreement with the e.u. when they were in power there was no one to prevent them from doing that they would have done it in their due time and there would be no question arising today why didn't they do it after all. it's one of those i think i've got a legitimate suspicion that this has nothing to do with association with the e.u. this is rather about domestic politics. and the e.u. association is only a trigger all the pretext. so we believe that whoever wins in this political struggle whatever is. there in the future for ukraine we are going to cooperate with ukraine in a format that will be acceptable to the ukrainians themselves but are we going to go are you ok we continue with the questions. and a colleague from siberia. yes it was from the original workers think you think it's a new cause zusak from the city of alms is to put in our

he was able to amass so much wealth so far as the all the guards did in the chaotic yeltsin era right after the collapse of communism this is now in history in russia . meantime in europe there's been reserved a reaction to the news of course. she's been discussing his release and it's glad it's finally happening and the head of the european parliament martin schulz he called president putin's decision progress all across the atlantic though it's all quiet on capitol hill as artie's guy nature kind of reports the reaction in washington to the news about the upcoming release is very muted it would be fair to say there is no reaction other than perhaps a written statement from senator mccain has been bashing president within three years since he wrote this russian president vladimir putin's announcement today that he may pardon me that surprising and welcome news well first of all send a mccain misinterpreted the president's announcement a little bit it did not say he may pardon you said you will pardon what is also surprising perhaps is that the news about whether this thursday did not

he was able to amass so much wealth so for us i was the all the guard in the chaotic yeltsin era right after the collapse of communism this is now engine to street in russia. so it has been a roller coaster life for hudak of ski from one of russia's richest men to a high profile criminal and now he's back in the lap of luxury though flown on a private jet to berlin and accommodated in a five star hotel so let's recall shall we how he got to jail in the first place well back in february nine hundred ninety seven he became chairman and c.e.o. of the private corporation new cost which produced a fifth of russia's or oil order became one of the country's richest man or richest men about six and a half years later he was arrested on fraud charges around that same time linked to the privatization of state assets he was eventually found guilty in may two thousand and five and was given nine years in prison or paled and had one year taken off that sentence and then in december two thousand and six there was a second case against the former tycoon and he was charged with embezzling three hundre

smashed the statue of one revolutionary has fallen victim to a new generation of marys they call him yeltsin is evil but somehow take their cue from these things is when you did a hundred years before that in two thousand to you captain america to him for senate buildings. right now the scene there is a mix of a refugee camp gypsy village and hippie hang out. in the row. concept of the whole lot of political slogans thrown. this is what ukrainian opposition calls a revolution and others though have a different name for it you see things happening in ukraine you see the story the government building you see but it's the ashes of all those being huge trash halfway to the buildings if this was happening been happening from. then of course that he denounced as rioters. maybe given thirty six percent oppose this difference or getting a financial helping hand from contributors who drop cash into special collection box that has been set up in securities provided by the so-called revolutionary guard masts and helmets whose job is to ward off hostile forces from the gates of the citadel the movement

subject to the break of the soviet union the fall of the soviet union i mean it was in times of boris yeltsin there were the all the guards would have taken over apollo and were most influential in russia to president putin came and you know be criticizing today the influence of the other guys in the ukraine for example but we will come somebody a representative of this group who has been imprisoned in russia i think that the first message is to the russian people as well that the other guys have no influence on russian policy any more as into last ten years. and i will be bringing you more news and perspective on we have heard across his release rob the day international and just how websites. the pentagon has secured a three six hundred thirty billion dollars budget for next year even though it's failed to even account for the money it's received since ninety nine to six i was paying eight point five trillion dollars of time expect cash have gone to defense bar grounds none of which has been audited this blank bunch it sparked concerns over potential fraud as. the pentagon is almost certain

the to the brink of the soviet union the fall of the soviet union i mean it was in times of boris yeltsin they were the only guards would have taken over power and were most influential in russia and to president putin came and you know be a criticizing today the influence of the other guy can the ukraine for example but we welcome somebody a representative of the group who has been imprisoned in russia i think that to the first message is to the russian people as well that the other guys have no influence on russian policy any more as into last ten years. and we'll be bringing you more news and perspective on we hail her that of course he's released throughout the day here on r.t. international and at our website r.t. dot com. the plan to go to has secured a six hundred and thirty billion dollar budget for next year even though it's failed to even account for the money it's received since nine hundred ninety six i was paying eight point five trillion dollars of taxpayer cash have gone to defense programs none of which has been ordered to there's a blank budget has sparked concerns of a p

he was able to amass so much wealth so far as the all the guards did in the chaotic yeltsin era right after the collapse of communism this is now ancient history in russia and now in europe there's been reserve reaction to the news of course pardon chancellor merkel said she's been discussing his release and is glad it's finally happening and the head of the european parliament a show c called president putin's decision progress while across the atlantic it's rather quiet on capitol hill is gone a teacher can report. the reaction in washington to the news about the upcoming release is very muted it would be fair to say there is no reaction other than perhaps a written statement from senator mccain who has been bashing president putin for years and he wrote this russian president vladimir putin's announcement today that he may pardon me uprising and welcome news well first of all sent a mccain misinterpreted the president's announcement a little bit he did not say he may pardon he said part of the u.s. media said that the decision had to do with the olympics this late for example ran a

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subject of the break of the soviet union the fall of the soviet union i mean it was in times of boris yeltsin there were the all the guards which have taken over power and were most influential in russia until president putin came and you know be criticizing today the influence of the only guy in the ukraine for example but we welcome somebody a representative of the group who has been in prison russia i think that to the first tibet it is to the russian people as well that you have no influence on russian policy anymore since the last ten years and we'll be bringing you more news and perspective on the concorde across his release throughout the day on r.t. and on our website dot com. the pentagon has secured a six hundred thirty billion dollars budget for next year even though it's failed to account for the money it's received since nine hundred ninety six i was paying eight and a half trillion dollars of cap taxpayers' cash has gone to defense programs none of which has been audited now this so-called black budget has sparked concerns over potential fraud. reports. the pentagon is almost ce

the subject of the breakup of the victory the form of the soviet union i mean it was kind of boris yeltsin do with all the carrots which if taken all the pollen but most influential in russia and cheaper than we think a yield of criticizing today the influence of the only guy can do for you for it on but what the we welcomed somebody a representative of the flu within russia. i think that is the first method used to it the russian people as well the tea on the gods have no influence on russian anymore since about ten years. i held her close he will begin his first news conference on sunday at midday gmt and will be bringing to life on an assault on line at rt dot com meanwhile bizarre live updates section on the website for the latest photos videos and analysis direct from a brillant. well the pentagon has secured a six hundred and thirty billion dollar budget for next year even though it's fail to account for the money it receives since nineteen eighty six. now a whopping eight and a half trillion dollars of taxpayers' cash has gone to defense programs none of which have been the object a

after the break of the soviet union the fall of the soviet union i mean it was in times of boris yeltsin there were the. taking over of power and where most influential in russia president putin came and you know be criticizing today the influence of the ukraine for example but we welcome somebody a representative of the group who is being imprisoned russia i think that to the first message is to the russian people as well that you have no influence on russian policy anymore since the last ten years. i mean how how he will be getting his first news conference on sunday at. we will of course we'll bring it to you live on the air line at r.t. dot com meanwhile the live updates section on the web site the latest photos video and analysis from. the pentagon has secured. three hundred thirty billion dollars budget for next year even though it's failed to account for the money that it's received since one thousand nine hundred six now a whopping eight and a half trillion dollars of taxpayer cash has gone to defense programs none of which have been audited the so-called black budget has sparked

top of the break of the soviet union the fall of the soviet union i mean it was in times of boris yeltsin there were the all the guards which have taken over power and were most influential in russia until president putin came and you know be criticizing today the influence of the only guy in the ukraine for example but we welcome somebody a representative of the group being imprisoned russia i think that to the first bet it is to the russian people as well that the other guys have no influence on russian policy any more it's into last ten years and khodorkovsky will be holding his first news conference and ten is on sunday at twelve pm g.m.t. now will be in berlin to bring that to you so you do join us here in r.t. or of course on our website r.t. dot com to see what he has to say. other news now the pentagon is secured a six hundred thirty billion dollars budget for next year even though it's failed to account for the money it has received since one thousand nine hundred six and whopping eight and a half trillion dollars of taxpayers' cash has gone to defense programs none of which has

he was able to amass so much wealth so far as the oligarchy in the chaotic yeltsin era right after the collapse of communism this is now engine history in russia. so it's been a roller coaster life a hoarder called ski from one of russia's richest men to high profile criminal now he's back in the lap of luxury flown on a private jet to berlin and accommodated in a five star hotel as easily as now he looks at the most dramatic decades of his life. around the world this is the most familiar image of former russian tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky and the book. is hereby sentenced to fourteen years imprisonment this was once the epicenter of his power and stature the former c.e.o. and founder of the oil company yukos built a fortune that made him russia's richest man after the collapse of the soviet union snapping up state assets at a bargain price in allston dubious circumstances but it was a short lived fairy tale hundred corpses fall from grace began in october two thousand and three he was arrested at novosibirsk airport on charges of fraud and tax evasion he and his business partner plott

the overall across controlled media helped m i would say produce for didn't look at results to get yeltsin back in ninety six and they have friends in the west remember the huge jump of money from russia which many people in the west many banks in the west and scott recently not terribly concerned anyway were having this money and also of course as i say think tanks universities and so on this huge generous donations what i think we may now be in is a situation that kind of ability of people to plunder the society has been brought to an end that after all is one of the reasons why a lot of it hooting has remained basically popular a lot of people if they have a criticism of the russian government of the prosecution service is not the holocaust and so on the course now to others were to mend their ways and carry on without having to thank any kind of restitution of illegal immigrants who mounted mountains. professor marc ullman live in oxford great to talk to you thanks very much and have your thoughts thank you thank you. well for more on his first public comments after his release and to

the subject of the breakup of the victory the form of the soviet union i mean it was kind of boris yeltsin do with all the guards which if taken all the pollen but most influential in russia and cheaper than we think a yield of criticizing today the influence of the only guy can do for you for thought but what the we welcomed somebody a representative of the fruit within russia. i think that it refers to methods used to it the russian people as well the tea all the gods have no influence on russian anymore since about ten years. and cortical ski will be holding his first news conference in ten years on sunday at twelve pm gmt know will be in bed and to bring the cheese had to join us cannot see all of course know what type of people called to see what he has to say. the new company can to secure the six hundred and thirty billion dollar budget makes it even though it failed to account for the money it has received since nineteen ninety six what a haul of tritium dollars of taxpayers' cash has gone to different programs. none of which has been ordered to the so called backbone to dispel con

after the break of the soviet union the fall of the soviet union i mean it was in times of boris yeltsin there were the all the guards which have taken over poland were most influential in russia and to president putin came and you know be a criticizing today the influence of the other guys in the ukraine for example but we welcome somebody a representative of this group who has been imprisoned in russia so i'm not sure if it has something i don't i think it's a message to the that all the guys in russia have no influence on russian politics and to western world has to accept that maybe we should look in the west and would about the influence of all of the girls in our politics politico a polish politician a poor humble from the alternative for germany party mr humble thank you very much indeed for a time and will be bringing you more news and perspective on the held her coffee skills renesas rama day here on our sea and at our website. the pentagon has secured a six hundred thirty eight billion dollar budget for next year even though it's failed to even account for the money it's receiv

there are all sorts of very shady things in his past going well back into the ninety ninety's and the yeltsin era anybody who tries to set cut across the opposite sort of new mandela is going to have some work on his hands. all right investigative journalist robert honiss thank you very much indeed for your time thank you and now ben arras and it's a business they were easily axed i concerns a positive signal to the business community and and out of russia. but of course he has been a cause celeb here put some eyes and personified a lot of the concerns that investors have basically portfolio investors into doing business and investing in some russian shares to let him out it is not to say it's going to fix the problems with russia's perception but certainly it's a step in the right direction and i think at the end of the day the investors stock investors should quite pragmatic if not even cynical and to see how to cause to be released for them will be a positive signal and so much is a step in the right direction for investing into russia. and will be bringing you more news and perspective on

protesters in ukraine like speaker of the lithuanian parliament loreto grows in india and vice president yeltsin put to see a bitch and former polish pm your arse love kozinski you have the european union brassfield is just fine for their politicians to go to foreign countries and fire up protestors to start a pro e.u. revolution but then all their journalists write about is how russia is trying to put pressure on ukraine to not join the e.u. the obvious hypocrisy of this stinks all the way up the moscow but the shust by painting. convention have to with me katie pill they might spend at the business we could have the chinese guy is he the one taking over from here yes the second most widely used in the was going to delve into details and get out of his and just and then l.t. on that one we're also going to be talking about ukraine because we know the protests that bungling and it means to the economy it's gone from that. front elf. as it is again look at itself into detail on that one which was caught the fact that russia's biggest employer roster melways its slashing jobs what does that mean e

subject to the brink of the soviet union the fall of the soviet union i mean it was in times of boris yeltsin there were the all the guards which have taken over power and with most influential in russia to president putin came and you know be criticizing today the influence of the other guy in the ukraine for example but we welcome somebody a representative of the group who has been in prison russia i think that to the first to better to the russian people as well that the other guys have no influence on russian policy any more it's into last ten years. will be getting his first news conference on sunday at midday g.m.t. we'll be bringing you live on air as well as online and r.t. dot com you can check out our live updates section on our website for the latest photos videos and done for us from berlin. well the pentagon has secured a six hundred thirty billion dollar budget for the next year even though it's failed to account for the money that it's received since then a whopping eight and a half trillion dollars of cash payers tox has gone to defense programs none of which has been audited

they will criticize because they want a different kind of russian president someone like yeltsin who will do what they want who will take ronald bullets from the west and look neil over to them now. american security to be reasserted that's what the west elite want so president putin does he began to be governed and it's called journalist neil clark mr clark thank you very much indeed for sharing your insight with us weapons shaders thanks very much earlier by i and president putin's decision to release me came as a big surprise at home but among the european leaders there's been quite a reserved reaction to the needs let's now get more from laura smith had a lorissa mccomas case pardon is a major breaking news story here russia but that's not quite the case in europe as it. no reaction admittedly has been pretty muted over here i've been looking at the newspapers this morning and of course they are all covering it. and this has as you say come as a complete bolt out of the blue for everybody the guardian newspaper is pretty news itself it calls the development unexpected but the tel

was a figure from the ninety's he was able to so much wealth as we all guards did in the chaotic yeltsin era right after the collapse of communism this is no engine history in russia mikhail khodorkovsky press conference will be at twelve g.m.t. in berlin and of course we will be covering it live on air and online as well at r.t. dot com. at least eighty civilians including women and children have been slaughtered in the syrian town of address north of damascus after it was raided by radical islamic some reports put the number of those killed as high as two hundred artie's arabic channel went there to talk to eyewitnesses of the bloodshed. terror still fills the hearts of those who witnessed the militants entering the town about drugs they saw panicked disoriented people running for their lives and they ran themselves they will never forget the despair in the eyes of those who were forced to stay behind we have no reliable way to communicate with the people trapped inside address but officials are saying the atrocities against the civilian population are continuing and people are being b

he was able to amass so much wealth so fast as the all the guards did in the chaotic yeltsin era right after the collapse of communism this is now in his history in russia let's just do that you are in america what does this do for russia's image now in the u.s. will improve the already very sour relations now or will it be just what will it be received positively. it ought to be received positively because it is definitely a humane move president putin has received on the russian government have received repeated criticism over the continued jailing of color cost you over a very long period of time. russia is not the united states russia is not. britain or france but russia is not. a stalinist dictatorship either it certainly is not that. as you say there's been so much negative criticism of russia you should be what ought to be peripheral issues in the west especially in the u.s. in recent years that it's come to very much so are the dialogues between russia and the u.s. and between russia and the european union and this is how the very serious strategic consequences both sides is a

it was a bigger problem and he was so much so as we all got in the chaotic yeltsin era right after the collapse of communism this is no engine history in russia. accomplice near an elementary school in c. whereas holmes province has reportedly killed five students on two of the schools and perry's this week at least a few civilians including women and children were slaughtered in the town of outrun north of damascus after it was raided by radical islamists some reports but the number of those killed as high as two hundred. china when that you talk to eyewitnesses of the bloodshed terror still fills the hearts of those who witnessed the militants entering the town about drugs they saw panic disoriented people running for their lives and they ran themselves they will never forget the despair in the eyes of those who were forced to stay behind we have no reliable way to communicate with the people trapped inside but officials are saying the atrocities against the civilian population are continuing how people are being butchered and even burned alive and every bit of news coming out of the

he was able to amass so much was so proud of the holocaust did mickey up the yeltsin era. right after the collapse of communism. i'm disappointed history in worship. i come down to an elementary school in c were as host province has reportedly killed when students into the schools and carries added this week at least eight civilians including women and children were slaughtered and the town of trying north of damascus it was redefined radical islam and some are posted a number of those killed as high as ten hundred oz he's arabic channel one that took to the witnesses of the lunch at. tears still feels witnessed the militants entering the town about to be salt and a disorienting to run for their lives and they ran themselves they will never forget the despair in the eyes of those who were forced to stay behind with no reliable way to communicate with people trapped inside out. but officials are saying the atrocities against the civilian population are continuing. people are being butchered and even burned alive in every bit of news coming in over the town is doing a new bl

he was able to amass so much wealth so far as the all the guards in the chaotic yeltsin era right after the collapse of communism this is no engine history in russia so it has been a roller coaster life for her to call of ski from one of russia's richest men to high profile criminal so let's have a look back at how all this happened. well back in february one thousand nine hundred seventy became chairman and c.e.o. of the private corporation you cost which produced a fifth of russia's all will be became one of the country's richest men about six and a half years later he was arrested on fraud charges around that same time linked to the privatization of state assets he was eventually found guilty in may two thousand and five and was given nine years in prison. paled and had one year taken off that sentence then in december two thousand and six there was a second case against the former tycoon he was charged with embezzling three hundred fifty million tonnes of oil those proceedings also ended with a guilty verdict and a fourteen year sentence but the court counted time already served tow

richest man in russia, he was one of the oil barrens who became powerful during the chaotic years of yeltsin's presidency. his supporters say it was part of a kremlin campaign to punish him. he was once considered a serious contender to oppose putin for the presidency was named as prisoner of conscious by amnesty international. his imprisonment became a symbol for what critics here and overseas say is the kremlin's abuse. his release is the latest move in president putin's carefully orchestrated charm offensive. >> it is a time when he is referred to as bad, as an evil leader. he suddenly attracts the whole world to himself as a merciful leader who can pardon. >> reporter: on thursday in a four-hour news conference, the russian president announced an amnesty that would free 25,000 people. including the green peace activist arrested at sea after trying to board an oil rig. the surprise release is seen as an attempt by the president to brush up his image ahead of the up coming winter olympics in sochi. >> can you hear me peter? >> unfortunately it looks like he cannot hear me in moscow. we'll tr

but yeltsin was under siege but veto the russian army but the son of. eight a friend said the deal like yeltsin? just like that. yes i did. he got a big smile and said could. my country in is presently the baltic states and then talk about this before as part of my package to russia. we have economic problems at home. and we also knew i needed his cooperation because of the historic times of the russians. so we did that. but america was supposed to stop and miraculously acting with the u.n. peace keeping force. to fix it without losing a single american life without killing a single american bystander of the other side. then at the time our european friends pushing a plan the we thought had a chance to succeed but we had a policy early on to lift the arms embargo because the bosnian muslims in the service at all the arms they needed thank you very much. in the ability to use air strikes but to go to europe the europeans told him to go home they had everything under control. so we went back to work. you remember the already talk about this in the panel b

it was done under yeltsin. putin her presence of backlash. he is addicted to this.utin represents the blacthe backlash. he is addicted to this. i am not a defender ofp putin. we can't dotime, anything without him. >> he has a strategy from russia to play a role. forget the russian orthodox church plays a very important role in jputins -- in putin's russia and his psyche. you have the church there whispering in his year saying that assad is the protector of the christians. that is a factor. you don't see that. but it is part of their thinking. >> this whole possibility of the enlargement of the shia versus sunni warfare exploding outside of syria. >> i say a couple of things. we hoped, when the lid came off that whatrab spring we saw was people grabbing their from the assad government, from the mid-barrick government, from the good dr. government. but they couldn't agree on freedom, too. what do you want to be free to do? it turned out to be that some wanted to be free to be more islamist. some wanted to be free to be more sectarian. and some wanted to be free to be

don yeltsin. here's why. >> the law is going to kick the democrats in the butt. of college kids that's too lazy to get off and get a photo id, so be it. >> right, right. >> if it hurts the whites, so be it. if it hurts a bunch of lazy blacks, so be it. >> and it just so happens that a lot of those people vote democrat. >> gee. >> the third nominee, congressman louie gohmert who warned the obama administration was under the influence of members of the muslim brotherhood. >> thank god for the moderates that don't approve of what's being done. but this administration has so many muslim brotherhood members that have influence that they just are making wrong decisions for america. >> then there's congressman steve king, a long-time opponent of immigration reform this summer. he made these comments about people coming over the border illegally. >> for everyone who's a valedictorian, there's another hundred out there that weigh 130 pounds and have got calves the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert. those people would be l

it was done under yeltsin. and putin represents the the backlash. he is addicted to this. he has discovered, running against america is like being in the tea party. it is as good as it gets. he has discovered such great domestic politics to run against america and the west, they want to keep us down, encroach on our borders. i am not a defender of putin. but at the same time, we can't do anything without him. >> he has a strategy from russia to play a role. people forget -- >> people forget the russian orthodox church plays a very important role in putin's russia and his psyche. the christians of syria are predominantly orthodox, so you have a church there whispering in his year that assad is the protector of the christians. that is a factor. that we have ignored. you don't see that. but it is part of their thinking. >> this whole possibility of the enlargement of the shia versus sunni warfare exploding outside of syria. >> i say a couple of things. one is that we hoped when the lid came off with the arab spring that what we saw is something you and i have talked about, we

i think the big thinkers of the world, the yeltsins, the obamas, the yellens, the bernankes, have convinced us that liquidity is a substitute for solvency, but i don't suspect it is. if you had $1 million mortgage, $60,000 income, if you had $10,000 in your pocket, you'd be liquid, okay today, but you wouldn't be solvent. the confidence in the economy is a function of the fact that the liquidity in the economy has driven markets, but rekwidty is not -- repeat not -- a substitute for solvency. >> mr. rule, a quick question regarding tax loss selling. when you have a commodity like this one that's slid, and we're talking about gold, of course, right now, i know you're in other precious metals as well, but as far as gold, wouldn't you think that over the next week to ten days you'll see a zenith or capitulation trade where people dump this one to match it up against gains they've taken elsewhere in the market? >> absolutely. i think what the market needs to turn around this capitulation selling. the bottom of the last four bear markets has been marked by absolute capitulation selling. i think

it was done under yeltsin and putin represents the backlash. and ask yourself this-- and unfortunately putin's gotten addicted to this, charlie, but he's basically discovered, wow, running against america, man, this is like being in the tea party. this is good as it gets. so he's discovered such great domestic politics for him to run against america and the west. they want to keep us down, they want to encroach on our boarders. i'm not a defender of putin, bad guy, wants to do bad things but at the same time we can't do anything without him. >> rose: and he has a strategy, too. he has a strategy from russia to play a role. >> you've got to -- people forget this. the russian orthodox church plays a very important role in putin's russia. in his psyche and the christians of syria are predominantly orthodox so you have the church there. people don't see this, they're whispering in his ear that assad is the a protector of the christians. and that's a factor in their thinking, too, that i think we've ignored. you don't see that but it's part of their

president yeltsin then retired. he passed over the reins. he has been cementing his power in the three years preceding that. the oligarchs were named. mikhail khodorkovsky was in 2003 actually funding the political oppositione communis and another liberal party called yabloko tha broke what many people believe was a gentleman's agreement between president putin and his other government officials and the oligarchs. if they wanted to keep their money they would have to stay out of politics. mikhail khodorkovsky said that he was going to continue doing that and he didn't care. many people told him he would end up getting arrested. like you said, when he was arrested, in october of 2003 at gunpoint on a runway in siberia, it was a shocker probably for him and every single journalist covering russia at that time. >> we will get there. more on this later. thank you very much indeed, ryan chilcote on the release of mikhail khodorkovsky. >> the european union has lost its aaa rating. dinner and pours cut the eu to aa plus. a victory is in berlin wit