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middle east peace process. we all know the difference that the united states can make. our efforts to vaccinate children, combat climate change, engage at risk youth, promote core u.s. national security interests, our global presence also does something else. it creates jobs. through opec lines and multilateral forums we both lift the economies of low income countries and simultaneously, and this is important for americans to understand in terms of our own interests, we open markets for american businesses and recognize the connections between promoting our business and creating jobs elsewhere. energetic global leadership is a strategic imperative for america. not a favor that we do for other countries. it is who we are. it is in the american dna. from the marshall plan to our response to the earthquakes in haiti, and the floods in pakistan. it strengthens our security and makes us stronger at home and in the world. and as we carefully watch our expenditures, we also need to scrutinize the cuts that have been p
middle east peace process. we all know the difference that the united states can make. our efforts to vaccinate children, combat climate change, engage at risk youth, promote core u.s. national security interests, our global presence also does something else. it creates jobs. through opec lines and multilateral forums we both lift the economies of low income countries and simultaneously, and this is important for americans to understand in terms of our own interests, we open markets for...
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the middle east and north africa will drive an economic rejuvenation to the region. but we must also look to the wider picture. global energy consumption cannot be ignored and the middle east has a vital role in obtaining a secure supply of energy to the world's market. it's predicted unchecked global demands for energy will reach over 17 billion tons of oil equivalent, some 40% of current reduction. meeting this demand while simultaneously tackling the climate change is one challenge of our time, but we need a stable energy. how we achieve it is the key. the middle east has always played a major role in meeting global energy demand, and this is not going to change. production of hydrocarbons needs to increase, and iraq and libya are leading the way. it should be the lifeblood that drives economic regeneration, not just on their borders after years of oppression, but across the global community. the industry as a whole is creating new opportunities in unconventional hydrocarbon and renewable energy sources. the rejuvenation of natural gas production in the u.s. has t
the middle east and north africa will drive an economic rejuvenation to the region. but we must also look to the wider picture. global energy consumption cannot be ignored and the middle east has a vital role in obtaining a secure supply of energy to the world's market. it's predicted unchecked global demands for energy will reach over 17 billion tons of oil equivalent, some 40% of current reduction. meeting this demand while simultaneously tackling the climate change is one challenge of our...
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they are drawing from the middle east peace process. the israeli-palestinian issue is not going to solve every problem in the middle east, but it would certainly bring us to some high ground if we could make some progress. i use that as an example but \ / always come back down to a dictator. mubarak was a dictator, so what is happening is a result of the dictatorship that we rolled along with. it is not our fault. the international community all have to take some responsibility, but those are things we have learned. >> i appreciate you are making my job easier. let me continue to follow you. the issue tonight is a perennial issue as we sit with this conversation. the issue is really about israel and iran and whether israel is going to strike, and if they were to strike, what would our position be? your thoughts? >> i think the obama administration, as was the situation with the bush administration and the clinton administration and the senior bush administration have followed the right line on this. in particular, this administration ov
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everybody will be very bad not only to it and not only to the middle east. oil prices are very high now because of this ok gilbert if i can go to you i think patrick kind of put it really out there very openly it's all about regime change that's what this is about it's not about the nuclear program the united states and its allies particularly israel want to regime change there for some reason they think you know it will be better and better to know i mean that change the regime you get the regime or the nuclear weapon you have a choice well it's really strange i use a weapon you go over to your future i guess we don't have all some people have sovereignty some don't you know but what do you think about this. well you've summed it up in the last sentence the word rational came up here and i'd less like to put it into a context as to who is behaving more rationally in the sense of looking after their own interests yes america has interests in the middle east and i think of an attack on iran would jeopardize those interests so is america acting rationally by i
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not only to the middle east all work or oil prices are very high now because of this ok gilbert if i can go to you i think patrick kind of put it really out there very openly it's all about regime change that's what this is about it's not about the nuclear program the united states and its allies particularly israel want to regime change there for some reason they think it will be better advised. to you know i mean that change the regime you get the regime or the nuclear weapon you have a choice well you can read strange you say well can you give one of your picture i guess we don't have or some people have sovereignty from don't go but what do you think about this. well you summed it up in the last sentence the word rational came up here and i'd less like to put it into a context as to who is behaving more rationally in the sense of working up to their own interests yes america has interests in the middle east and i think going to an attack on iran would jeopardize those interests so is america acting rationally by its very aggressive position that we run today on the other hand we
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policy and senior editor of middle east quarterly and in washington we have got i got he is a professor of political science at the national defense university and in brussels we crossed to gilbert doctorow he's an independent scholar and author of great post cold war american thinkers on international relations are i gentleman this is cross talk to me and you can jump in anytime you want gilbert if i go to you first in brussels and you explain something to me the american military establishment and intelligence community says iran is not developing a nuclear weapon has no intention of doing it and then you changed or in the same page on the washington post new york times everyone's discussing when the attack is going to happen what is going on this seems to be an amazingly paradoxical situation. well i don't have a direct answer to that question but yes there is a lot of cross talk within the united states and within the foreign policy community so i'm not particularly surprised that. the personalities or interests within the pentagon would be inconsistent in their public position now
policy and senior editor of middle east quarterly and in washington we have got i got he is a professor of political science at the national defense university and in brussels we crossed to gilbert doctorow he's an independent scholar and author of great post cold war american thinkers on international relations are i gentleman this is cross talk to me and you can jump in anytime you want gilbert if i go to you first in brussels and you explain something to me the american military...
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he talks about israel and recent changes in the middle east. ambassador ross stepped down from his post in the obama administration in november. the aspen institute here in washington hosts this hour, 20 minute event. >> welcome, everybody. it's good to have back our old friend, dennis ross. this is a michelle smith and robert smith foundation sponsored round table. also the middle east programs of the aspen institute are putting it together. i thank you all for being here. looking around the table, i realize that this is a man who needs no introduction to you. henry kissinger's line, maybe a man who needs no introduction but there's no man who enjoys one more. so i will say of dennis. he's written one of the great books, "missing piece." he's worked for george h.w bush as policy planning. president clinton. obviously the current president obama's administration as well as secretary hillary clinton, worked with madeleine albright, jim baker. but he's here, totally, obviously, nonpartisan but also speaking only for himself, not for any of the pr
he talks about israel and recent changes in the middle east. ambassador ross stepped down from his post in the obama administration in november. the aspen institute here in washington hosts this hour, 20 minute event. >> welcome, everybody. it's good to have back our old friend, dennis ross. this is a michelle smith and robert smith foundation sponsored round table. also the middle east programs of the aspen institute are putting it together. i thank you all for being here. looking around...
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iran would ignite all of the middle east. we can cope with the threat of an iranian bomb by making a blanket guarantee of american protection for the states of the middle east that are threatened by iran and israel. we have done this affectively for japan, south korea, north korea. we have done this affectively over the years. for all of the states that are a part of nato. in both cases, more dangerous than iran. >> so, when there are people clamoring that we should not even go to war to prevent iran from having nuclear weapons, you are saying no? >> absolutely not. that could become very destabilizing for the entire region. can we really extricate ourselves from afghanistan? they have a lot impenetrability into afghanistan. -- a lot of panic ability into afghanistan. -- penetratability into afghanistan. we have done a lot of damage to a. -- to it. as a result, more specific kinds of ethnic, religious differences. >> a federation of the kurds, sinise, and shiites? -- sunnis, and shiites? >> it could be very destabilizing. thi
iran would ignite all of the middle east. we can cope with the threat of an iranian bomb by making a blanket guarantee of american protection for the states of the middle east that are threatened by iran and israel. we have done this affectively for japan, south korea, north korea. we have done this affectively over the years. for all of the states that are a part of nato. in both cases, more dangerous than iran. >> so, when there are people clamoring that we should not even go to war to...
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america faces major choices in the middle east. now, i've reported from all these countries, but syria, truly this is an incredible moment we face. in an election year, rhetoric can get more heated. jamie rubin, great to have you with us. so, let me just start off by asking all these situations obviously are i guess worse is a fair word to use in an election year, but let's talk about iran specifically. what is happening here in your view? is this going to be something where you see some sort of strike? >> i think what's happening is what i would call the psychological warfare phase. we've known sanctions have a limbed chance of convincing iran to stop its nuclear program. the israelis are increasingly worried that iran is getting to a point of no return. to the point -- could stop iran from developing a nuclear weapon, so the psychological warfare is the message being delivered to the united states, to journalists and throughout the world that israel is getting close to a decision to use force. this is a kind of psychological warf
america faces major choices in the middle east. now, i've reported from all these countries, but syria, truly this is an incredible moment we face. in an election year, rhetoric can get more heated. jamie rubin, great to have you with us. so, let me just start off by asking all these situations obviously are i guess worse is a fair word to use in an election year, but let's talk about iran specifically. what is happening here in your view? is this going to be something where you see some sort...
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america faces major choices in the middle east. now, i've reported from all these countries, but syria, truly this is an incredible moment we face. in an election year, rhetoric can get more heated. jamie reuben, great to have you with us. so, let me just start off by asking all these situations obviously are i guess worse is a fair word to use in an election year, but let's talk about iran specifically. what is happening here in your view? is this going to be something where you see some sort of strike? >> i think what's happening is what i would call the psychological warfare phase. we've known sanctions have a limbed chance of convincing iran to stop its nuclear program. the israelis are increasingly worried that iran is getting to a point of no return. to the point -- could stop iran from developing a nuclear weapon, so the psychological warfare is the message being delivered to the united states, to journalists and throughout the world that israel is getting close to a decision to use force. this is a kind of psychological war
america faces major choices in the middle east. now, i've reported from all these countries, but syria, truly this is an incredible moment we face. in an election year, rhetoric can get more heated. jamie reuben, great to have you with us. so, let me just start off by asking all these situations obviously are i guess worse is a fair word to use in an election year, but let's talk about iran specifically. what is happening here in your view? is this going to be something where you see some sort...
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i truly fully share your perspective and the goals in the middle east and north africa which will make sure that we have tools and flexibility needed to act proactively and take advantage of opportunities when they arise. i look forward to continuing make sure that you have those tools and also to try to ascertain the best way forward with respect to the north supp change and the continued hopes that we all share for a renewed effort in the middle east peace process. we all know the difference that the united states can make. our efforts to vaccinate children, combat climate change, engage at-risk youth, promote core u.s. national security interests, our global presence also does something else. it creates jobs. through loans and multilateral forums we lift the economies of low-income countries and simultaneously and this is important for americans to understand in terms of our own interests, we open markets for american businesses and recognize the connections between promoting our business and creating jobs elsewhere. energetic imperative for america and not a favor we do for other c
i truly fully share your perspective and the goals in the middle east and north africa which will make sure that we have tools and flexibility needed to act proactively and take advantage of opportunities when they arise. i look forward to continuing make sure that you have those tools and also to try to ascertain the best way forward with respect to the north supp change and the continued hopes that we all share for a renewed effort in the middle east peace process. we all know the difference...
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the easing a very strong body position in the middle east goes. to a lot of evil of course china is very good relations between israel but china is also good relations we. saw china re your power broker in in the middle east. where as the u.s. presidential campaign holds up we look at who the republicans may end up choosing to challenge barack obama here's a quick look at what's in our cross talk debate show that are today. for mitt romney to have a debate with the president on the health care reform bill it's going to be laughable because the bill that the president signed into law was based almost entirely on the bill that mitt romney signed into law in massachusetts. you're right he's not even going to be able to make that argument and the question earlier is is a conservative enough i mean how could anyone call him a conservative when he himself has called himself a moderate the real deal here is the republican party is trying to get the conservative grassroots to support the guy who lost to the guy who lost to obama and so there's this endles
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survive here in the middle east. only if we are ready precisely when you resigned we sent a message to all the staff of the foreign ministry explaining the resignation what will save the action and what is the general mood like among israeli public servants concerning the policies that i have to the friends i have no illusions some of us were frustrated by my letter. because it is outside of the code of conduct that you just drop out because you don't like the message the messenger has no view over the message that is the code of conduct and it's quite legitimate to think in that way how many missions does agree with the message and how many don't in the foreign ministry in my view. the large majority don't care they are professionals and whatever message comes for them to deliver that they will do. there is. a solid minority ministry that is politically motivated to promote. israel. in its. rather. hawkish. position it's just government it is is pursuing. i think we do also have the lefties leftovers from the past b
survive here in the middle east. only if we are ready precisely when you resigned we sent a message to all the staff of the foreign ministry explaining the resignation what will save the action and what is the general mood like among israeli public servants concerning the policies that i have to the friends i have no illusions some of us were frustrated by my letter. because it is outside of the code of conduct that you just drop out because you don't like the message the messenger has no view...
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a power broker or even in the middle east. now later in the moscow out team on the hunt for new ways to spend your time and the winter freeze on staying indoors. good morning everybody. hello this week's program we're exploring the popular subject of hobbies in the working capital from board games to extreme sports the cold weather certainly doesn't put anybody off here but why the mosque well that's because i'm here at the big wig language school in the center of moscow where this group the popular game of maque where. the what is it enjoy moscow out in just a few minutes here on r.t. first though this is updates with me. thanks kerry and market watchers expect the darkness of euro zone debt problems to get some light ratings agency standard and poor's expects the currency union to gradually climb out of its a mild recession in the second half of this year and into twenty four to the firm's chief european economist. c. explains the risks of the more severe recession. that could go into twenty thirteen or are significant we es
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and the american fatigue of the middle east. could work badly for the image is present in the u.s. in the political discourse in the us. in the context of american interests god forbid that the u.s. will be more reluctant. to reach out for israel because our predicament now is like a result of policy pursued by this kind of government in a way that i think is tragically wrong. that we lean to the american congress a single source of strength. in our diplomatic fabric and that is. very dangerous who can install the lie on in the region considering that in the aftermath of the arab spring the middle east has become more radicalized i don't think israel is looking for a life i think israel is looking for. partners. of convenience. one is jordan. whose survivability in the way in the form we know it is a house in my kingdom. so we entertain. a lot of common interests egypt is consumed by its own revolution and as long as it doesn't pose a threat to us i think israel is taking a very careful distance and took. a cut the straw figure foreign policy towards one of the emerging powers in t
and the american fatigue of the middle east. could work badly for the image is present in the u.s. in the political discourse in the us. in the context of american interests god forbid that the u.s. will be more reluctant. to reach out for israel because our predicament now is like a result of policy pursued by this kind of government in a way that i think is tragically wrong. that we lean to the american congress a single source of strength. in our diplomatic fabric and that is. very dangerous...
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this is not the same middle east. when i made the reference to people seeing themselves as citiz citizen, we shouldn't underestimate the significance of that. this is the region where people were acted on as subjects. they couldn't make demands. they had no rights and there was no accountability and now they see themselves. they've discovered their voice. the fact that they've discovered their voice suggest to me that they're not about to give it up easily. syria is another interesting example because for all of those who think that coercion can work and they can simply apply their own rules, it simply hasn't worked in syria. >> los angeles times. >> i would like to ask you to go back to iran for a moment and spend a little time deciphering the various israeli warnings of the potential military action that you've almost gone through mood swings. is it unresolved? is it a message for the united states, for the p-5 plus one and if it's a message for iran and if it is, is it possible to decipher which message arrives at
this is not the same middle east. when i made the reference to people seeing themselves as citiz citizen, we shouldn't underestimate the significance of that. this is the region where people were acted on as subjects. they couldn't make demands. they had no rights and there was no accountability and now they see themselves. they've discovered their voice. the fact that they've discovered their voice suggest to me that they're not about to give it up easily. syria is another interesting example...
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even the easing a very strong body position in the middle east peace goes. to tel aviv of course israel china is very good relations between israel but china was also good relations we. saw china. a power broker in in the middle east later join the moscow out team on the hunt for new ways to spend your time envy at the winter freeze well. good morning everybody. hello to all of this week's program we're exploring the popular subject of hobbies in the working capital from board games to extreme sports the cold weather certainly doesn't put anybody off here but why the mosque well that's because i'm here with language school in the center of moscow where this group the popular game of matter. moscow are coming away in five minutes here on our team but first the business update with dimitri. thanks matt the european union is reporting a fall in russian gas supplies for the straight day the exceptionally cold weather is putting strains on supply from siberia to cornwall to tell us what's going on we sent daniel bushell out into the freezing night what we do know
even the easing a very strong body position in the middle east peace goes. to tel aviv of course israel china is very good relations between israel but china was also good relations we. saw china. a power broker in in the middle east later join the moscow out team on the hunt for new ways to spend your time envy at the winter freeze well. good morning everybody. hello to all of this week's program we're exploring the popular subject of hobbies in the working capital from board games to extreme...
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middle east report contributing to. the un security council has debated two rival resolutions on syria the one by russia and china was proposed by the arab league the western powers. the syrian president to step down and proposes something canonic sanctions including an arms embargo the russian version of visions ending the violence through negotiations only over the west has. succeeded. both. opposition agreed to get around the table. mr rabbani walked into the show thank you very much for coming for being with us and my first question is about the mehdi. army many anywhere in the talks between the syrian opposition namely the syrian national council and the president do you think this can be considered good as a step towards a peaceful solution of the conflict were. like the military solution well i certainly hope it will succeed because as you indicated yourself this may well be one of the very final opportunities to prevent an even bigger catastrophe and in syria i think there are. basically two questions one is the
middle east report contributing to. the un security council has debated two rival resolutions on syria the one by russia and china was proposed by the arab league the western powers. the syrian president to step down and proposes something canonic sanctions including an arms embargo the russian version of visions ending the violence through negotiations only over the west has. succeeded. both. opposition agreed to get around the table. mr rabbani walked into the show thank you very much for...
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is a trying to get out of the middle east you know they are was drawing from iraq and like panetta said that the day two thousand and thirteen they will withdraw or finish their their actions in afghanistan and they are it they are tending to go to the pacific they are they have new strategies to go to the past because they are they are going towards the the asia they are trying to to blackmail russia and and to china or to contain them to make and you and you had your money order to restore their their hegemony order their way which was two decades before i think that it's a strategy to regain the head germany about and you would order like that one happened after the us as our collapse will not be regained again i think that there are many powers now and russia and china have the ability to contain also and to not to blame be blackmailed so the they will make a balance and then you and security council and they should make a balanced and the global order as well i think that that will be for the state for all the humanity and this will be it will prevent the chaos or constructive case
is a trying to get out of the middle east you know they are was drawing from iraq and like panetta said that the day two thousand and thirteen they will withdraw or finish their their actions in afghanistan and they are it they are tending to go to the pacific they are they have new strategies to go to the past because they are they are going towards the the asia they are trying to to blackmail russia and and to china or to contain them to make and you and you had your money order to restore...
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announced disappeared at the pentagon by the way the pivot seems from that middle east to asia this means more u.s. interference is cellcept in the sauce china sea military station the starting in norse in australia but maybe in contacts with surely p.m.'s singapore in thailand specially very close allies of us here in southeast asia so the chinese they look at this in a big circle washington's treatment of this or that country depends on its interests there is nothing surprising about that but it seems with marina america may find itself hostage to those interests in a situation where you cannot simply dictate its policies in the meantime beijing's economic clout is growing feeling america's fear i'm going to check our reporting from washington our. grace approved a new austerity bill on sunday in return for a second e.u. bailout the cuts were designed to prevent the country from defaulting on its debt although angry greeks worried about their pensions and jobs responded with more protests on the streets of athens jacob graves reports. the system on the seach m.p.'s drowned out the pleas
announced disappeared at the pentagon by the way the pivot seems from that middle east to asia this means more u.s. interference is cellcept in the sauce china sea military station the starting in norse in australia but maybe in contacts with surely p.m.'s singapore in thailand specially very close allies of us here in southeast asia so the chinese they look at this in a big circle washington's treatment of this or that country depends on its interests there is nothing surprising about that but...
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do you have some concern with all that is going on in the middle east that now is not the time to be putting significant cuts on the table for the military? >> well, i rely very heavily on our top uniformed leadersment they very strongly in support of the president's budget. they have embraced the budget. they worked very hard to produce that budget. they were involved very deeply in the discussions that led to this budget. and so when mr. romney, governor romney, talks about weakening defense, it's obviously a political statement. it's the kind of partisan statement which has no place, as far as i'm concerned in our politics, because when it comes to defense and security issues, there should not be partisan statements. obviously, there's going to be differences. those are legitimate. but the kind of partisan comment which is he's been coming out with just are going to run smack into the statements of our top uniformed military leaders that this budget will not weaken the united states. it's a solid budget, addressing the kind of shift in the threats which have taken place since the
do you have some concern with all that is going on in the middle east that now is not the time to be putting significant cuts on the table for the military? >> well, i rely very heavily on our top uniformed leadersment they very strongly in support of the president's budget. they have embraced the budget. they worked very hard to produce that budget. they were involved very deeply in the discussions that led to this budget. and so when mr. romney, governor romney, talks about weakening...
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east very closely and that is his findings from the monitoring that's being going on now this comes just a day after two israeli diplomats were targeted in the capitals of georgia and india now they were targeted with bombs being placed in cars the bomb in georgia was able to be found in diffused but the bomb in india exploded injuring several people now. what. the israelis were very very quick to point the finger of blame towards terror and something that experts of later said there's very really really no evidence to suggest that the iranians were behind this now this is all part of the blame game it's been going on between tell of the terror and terror and accuses the israelis have been behind a two year campaign to assassinate a rainy and nuclear scientists and well on tuesday in bangkok what we've seen is a rainy unmanned taken into custody by type police. an explosion two explosions in bangkok injured several people there now it's really media very very quick to point the finger of terror towards that iranian man who's being detained there so this is all part of as i say a bla
east very closely and that is his findings from the monitoring that's being going on now this comes just a day after two israeli diplomats were targeted in the capitals of georgia and india now they were targeted with bombs being placed in cars the bomb in georgia was able to be found in diffused but the bomb in india exploded injuring several people now. what. the israelis were very very quick to point the finger of blame towards terror and something that experts of later said there's very...
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west block russia and china from being closely related to the middle east and southeast asia this is the big picture so what are we going to see from now want is a radicalization and that's already happening. so this means. the rebels in syria the free syrian army will keep being armed and weaponized by not only qatar and saudi arabia which is already happening for months not but specially by the united states and in terms of intelligence as well and in terms of the maple base that it's in southern turkey near the border with syria a command and cultural center of need to be much more important any germs of weapons being smuggled through the lebanese border as well everybody knows these things in the middle east maybe people in the american mainstream media don't know what that they are in the middle one is that we were just a second because here you said a lot of interesting things and i want to just touch upon a few of them. you were talking about the relationship between russia and syria the relationship between china and syria i know one of the popular analyses given today regard
west block russia and china from being closely related to the middle east and southeast asia this is the big picture so what are we going to see from now want is a radicalization and that's already happening. so this means. the rebels in syria the free syrian army will keep being armed and weaponized by not only qatar and saudi arabia which is already happening for months not but specially by the united states and in terms of intelligence as well and in terms of the maple base that it's in...
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london middle east expert says besides the u.k. expert and american policeman has also been hired by the country's authorities to train security forces. those countries which are regarded as as the west still stooges of the west basically you know criticized regularly very rarely do we have coverage it's not just the gulf states and bahrain in particular it is also got increased like yemen was brutal former president is currently in the united states receiving medical treatment and no reporting is taking place and now we have a situation where the chief advisor to the bahraini police is the former chief of police in philadelphia and in florida. whose record in those two parts of the united states wasn't very good he's not giving women rights somehow to crush and brutalized to demonstrate to us and he says they're doing it with laci because these demonstrators create traffic problems the problem in bahrain is sort of traffic problem it is a problem that seventy to eighty percent of the population feels it has no representation whats
london middle east expert says besides the u.k. expert and american policeman has also been hired by the country's authorities to train security forces. those countries which are regarded as as the west still stooges of the west basically you know criticized regularly very rarely do we have coverage it's not just the gulf states and bahrain in particular it is also got increased like yemen was brutal former president is currently in the united states receiving medical treatment and no reporting...
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he is pulling himself out of the middle east. he is slashing the defense budget. it's the first time in history we have a president making these kinds of cuts. >> sean: it's all to pay for social engineering and redistribution of the wealth and overspending $5-6 trillion. >> i think it's giving him too much credit. the kind of cuts he is making to the defense budget is not going to make a dent in the budget. i think he believes back in 2009 that america needs to be one of many powers in the world. we're seeing him take it down to the path. >> at the price of gallon of gasoline, almost doubling, he has shown an unwillingness to drill anywhere in the country. we find our reserves much greater than we dreamed of. we have iran seeking nukes, strait of hormuz. threatening the free flow of oil. keystone pipeline. one thing with the economy but with one threat, how does he view this as a time to cut back and to cut our nuclear arsenal. >> now we learn he is going cutting it 80%. take us down to three nuclear weapons. when you look at the nuclear strategic arsenal we got,
he is pulling himself out of the middle east. he is slashing the defense budget. it's the first time in history we have a president making these kinds of cuts. >> sean: it's all to pay for social engineering and redistribution of the wealth and overspending $5-6 trillion. >> i think it's giving him too much credit. the kind of cuts he is making to the defense budget is not going to make a dent in the budget. i think he believes back in 2009 that america needs to be one of many...
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there is a continuing turmoil and unrest in the middle east from syria to egypt, to yemen and elsewhere. rising powers in asia are testing international rules and international relationships. and there are growing concerns about cyberintrusions and cyberattacks. to meet these threats, protect our nation and our people, and at the same time, meet our responsibility to fiscal discipline. this is not an easy task. it's a tough challenge. to build the force we need for the future, what we decided to do is to develop a new strategic guidance that consists of the following five key elements. number one, the military will be smaller and it will be leaner. but it should be agile and it should be flexible, ready to deploy quickly and technologically advanced. second, we have to rebalance our global posture and presence to emphasize asia pacific and the middle east. these are the areas of greatest concern in the future. third, for the rest of the world, we need to build innovative partnerships and strengthen key alliances and key partnerships from europe to latin america to africa. fourth, we'll
there is a continuing turmoil and unrest in the middle east from syria to egypt, to yemen and elsewhere. rising powers in asia are testing international rules and international relationships. and there are growing concerns about cyberintrusions and cyberattacks. to meet these threats, protect our nation and our people, and at the same time, meet our responsibility to fiscal discipline. this is not an easy task. it's a tough challenge. to build the force we need for the future, what we decided...
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later, tensions mount in the middle east and we will talk to michigan's carl levin. every superbowl has a water cooler ad and this year's has politics written all over it. >> this is the >>this is outrageous! [[vo]]cenk uygur calls out the mainstream media. >>the rest of the media seems like, "ho-hum, no big deal." we've have no choice, we've lost our democracy here. just refreshing to hear. no other television show does that. we're keeping it real. protect medicare and rebuild the middle class. >> steve israel runs the dccc, appreciate. >> thank you. [ jody ] four course feast. man it's great. the guests love it. [ male announcer ] red lobster's four course seafood feast is back. get soup, salad, cheddar bay biscuits, dessert and choose one of 7 entrees. four courses for only $15. offer ends soon. i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster manager and i sea food differently. [[vo]]...we're the idea nobody wants to hear. ...until the truth reveals itself. boat-rockers. and above all... and there's only one place you'll find us. weeknights on current tv. >> interesting, but may m
later, tensions mount in the middle east and we will talk to michigan's carl levin. every superbowl has a water cooler ad and this year's has politics written all over it. >> this is the >>this is outrageous! [[vo]]cenk uygur calls out the mainstream media. >>the rest of the media seems like, "ho-hum, no big deal." we've have no choice, we've lost our democracy here. just refreshing to hear. no other television show does that. we're keeping it real. protect medicare...
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east acts expert eric ali has been telling r.t. he's advising the government on how to strong arm protesters. those countries which are regarded as as the west still stooges of the west basically. criticise regularly very rarely do we have coverage it's not just the gulf states. it is also countries like yemen brutal former president is currently in the united states receiving medical treatment and no reporting that's taking place now we have a situation where the chief advisor to the bahraini police is the former chief of police in philadelphia and in florida. who's recorded those two parts of the united states wasn't very good he's not giving women rights about right and brutalized the demonstrators and he says they're doing it like should be because these demonstrators create perfect problems the problem in bahrain is sort of traffic problem it is a problem that seventy to eighty percent of the population feels it has no representation whatsoever and yet nothing happens on this front actually. our website r t dot com is the plac
east acts expert eric ali has been telling r.t. he's advising the government on how to strong arm protesters. those countries which are regarded as as the west still stooges of the west basically. criticise regularly very rarely do we have coverage it's not just the gulf states. it is also countries like yemen brutal former president is currently in the united states receiving medical treatment and no reporting that's taking place now we have a situation where the chief advisor to the bahraini...
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you do it differently in the middle east? >> well, first of all, i would have pursued the israeli/palestinian peace process. >> but he tried. >> no, not really. he talked about it. when push came to shove, he didn't try. >> he backed off. >> he backed off. i've been involved in that for 30 years. the fundamental lesson to me is this. the palestinians are too weak and too divided to make concessions, first. the israelis are too strong and too self-confident to make concessions first without something like the united states playing the role of a arbiter, there will be never be peace. and if there is no peace in the short run, the palestinians will pay a high price. in the long run, the israelis will be threatened. and in between, our interests will suffer. >> talk about this issue of political awakening that you describe in the book, and you've done it in a previous one because i think this is a really crucial part of this new world we're going into. >> absolutely. >> everywhere you see these stirrings that countries are more a
you do it differently in the middle east? >> well, first of all, i would have pursued the israeli/palestinian peace process. >> but he tried. >> no, not really. he talked about it. when push came to shove, he didn't try. >> he backed off. >> he backed off. i've been involved in that for 30 years. the fundamental lesson to me is this. the palestinians are too weak and too divided to make concessions, first. the israelis are too strong and too self-confident to make...
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and the american fatigue of the middle east. could work badly for the image. in the us and the political discourse in the us and in the context of american interests god forbid that the us will be more reluctant to reach out for israel because our predicament. is the result of a policy pursued by this government in a way that i think is tragically wrong. that we lean to the american congress a single source of strength in our diplomatic fabric and that is. very dangerous following on from what to saying israel has become increasingly isolated on the international stage what should this country steps be to bring in the self isolation in my view this government. very explicitly. made a statement to the effect that. stepped out. intentionally . of the land for peace and of occupation the key to. a settlement in the middle east. and into a new paradigm. that stipulates ownership of. exclusive ownership of israel. over the entirety of the land of israel which comprises in the eyes of palestinians palestine. is a dead end i think it is immoral morally and practice.
and the american fatigue of the middle east. could work badly for the image. in the us and the political discourse in the us and in the context of american interests god forbid that the us will be more reluctant to reach out for israel because our predicament. is the result of a policy pursued by this government in a way that i think is tragically wrong. that we lean to the american congress a single source of strength in our diplomatic fabric and that is. very dangerous following on from what...
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a settlement in the middle east. and into a new paradigm. that stipulates the ownership of israel exclusively ownership. over the entirety of the land of israel which comprises in the eyes of palestinians palestine paradigm is a dead end i think it is immoral morally and practically it's not sustainable and that is the reason why i left government i thought i could not say that kind of off message thank you mean the united nations change has caught on it's also end of occupation of palestine morning that is worthy of the ten other israeli palestinian conflict. but if the israeli government is willing to let israel does on the west bank and the gaza strip whatever it likes. and. things are changing fast on the ground in favor of entrenching israeli presence in palestinian areas i don't think really jerusalem pays much attention too much attention to what the secretary general of the u.n. is saying who can is all the lion in the region considering that in the aftermath of the arab spring the middle east has become more radicalized i don't thin
a settlement in the middle east. and into a new paradigm. that stipulates the ownership of israel exclusively ownership. over the entirety of the land of israel which comprises in the eyes of palestinians palestine paradigm is a dead end i think it is immoral morally and practically it's not sustainable and that is the reason why i left government i thought i could not say that kind of off message thank you mean the united nations change has caught on it's also end of occupation of palestine...
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no future can be complete without considering might be ahead for the middle east peace process. let me say up front we cannot have the luxury of 20 years for the israeli-palestinian conflict. on my visit to the palestinian territory just two weeks ago i thought to myself the pace of the settlement construction which would soon land in the impression that remained to the establishment of the palestinian state. unless both sides can agree on a peaceful settlement that guarantees the security of the israelis and sovereignty of the palestinians and israel will be faced with a series of an appealing choice is. a one state solution that preserves the space nature the distress of the central character of a once did solution that preserves the jewish nature of israel for its space credentials. neither of these options would threaten the security of the israelis and as friends of the middle east and particularly of israel we need to say this on queerly now is the time to resolve the issue. during the period of change israel had the opportunity to redefine its relationship in the region.
no future can be complete without considering might be ahead for the middle east peace process. let me say up front we cannot have the luxury of 20 years for the israeli-palestinian conflict. on my visit to the palestinian territory just two weeks ago i thought to myself the pace of the settlement construction which would soon land in the impression that remained to the establishment of the palestinian state. unless both sides can agree on a peaceful settlement that guarantees the security of...