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and president abbas a determination to do this at the u.n. to get a symbolic victory at the u.n. that could counter the a loser even korea that has mass had on the battlefield and tried to even out politically the playing field and i think one of the reasons that so many european states switched from either abstentions to yes votes or no votes to abstentions and left israel supported only by the united states canada the czech republic panama and a bunch of polynesian islands whose combined...
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the u.n. john bolton. also a fox news contributor. good morning, ambassador. >> guest: good morning, eric. glad to be with you. >> eric: as always. of course. the u.n. vote, does it really instead make peace more difficult and compromise more complicated in that region? >> guest: absolutely. this vote was fundamentally illegitimate. there is no palestinian state. there is nothing that meets the custnary international law definition. the palestinian authority violated the oslo accord trying to change the status of the west bank and gaza through a means other than negotiation. i have to say it was a vote that could have been won by the united states and israel. but that, leave it for another day. i think israel is responding appropriately. i think that the initial israeli reaction sort of shuts the whole thing off was a mistake. this is a serious problem. and i think they are well within their legitimate rights to take the steps they take. >> eric: you said something fascinating, you think the v
the u.n. john bolton. also a fox news contributor. good morning, ambassador. >> guest: good morning, eric. glad to be with you. >> eric: as always. of course. the u.n. vote, does it really instead make peace more difficult and compromise more complicated in that region? >> guest: absolutely. this vote was fundamentally illegitimate. there is no palestinian state. there is nothing that meets the custnary international law definition. the palestinian authority violated the oslo...
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if it it will not work at the u.n., then, outside the u.n. but to let it deinvolve into whatever the u.n. comes up with is a recipe for anarchy, chaos and war but a disintegration of the world order we depend on. >>neil: it is more obvious each day. thank you very much. and victims are still looking for answers and democrats are looking for help, not with this, for super storm sandy but with this. stay tuned. [ male announcer ] are you considering a new medicare plan? then you may be looking for help in choosing the right plan for your needs. so don't wait. call now. whatever your health coverage needs, unitedhealthcare can help you find the right plan. open enrollment to choose your medicare coverage begins october 15th and ends december 7th. so now is the best time to review your options and enroll in a plan. medicare has two main parts, parts a and b, to help cover a lot of your expenses, like hospital care... and doctor visits. but they still won't cover all of your costs. now's the time to learn about unitedhealthcare plans that may be r
if it it will not work at the u.n., then, outside the u.n. but to let it deinvolve into whatever the u.n. comes up with is a recipe for anarchy, chaos and war but a disintegration of the world order we depend on. >>neil: it is more obvious each day. thank you very much. and victims are still looking for answers and democrats are looking for help, not with this, for super storm sandy but with this. stay tuned. [ male announcer ] are you considering a new medicare plan? then you may be...
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now the u.n. gets control over them. >> so u.n. bureaucrats could get control over his child if they decided to define disability as kids with glasses. so keep that sound bite in mind. it came up earlier tonight when i spoke with michael. >> mr. ferras, you have been saying this u.n. treaty would allow u.n. bureaucrats based in geneva to take control of american kids. you said under this treaty the u.n. could define disability as kids who wore eyeglasses and therefore they would come under u.n. control. that's made up, though. how can you say that? >> well, first of all, i didn't say those things exactly. there are two different threads of the argument. >> you actually did say that. you were on a radio program and i have the quote. >> let me give it to you straight. the eyeglasses comment was to illustrate the fact there's no definition of disability in the treaty. >> right, it's left up to each country to define it as per domestic law. >> no, it is not. because it's an evolving concept and it will be defined by the u.n. committee
now the u.n. gets control over them. >> so u.n. bureaucrats could get control over his child if they decided to define disability as kids with glasses. so keep that sound bite in mind. it came up earlier tonight when i spoke with michael. >> mr. ferras, you have been saying this u.n. treaty would allow u.n. bureaucrats based in geneva to take control of american kids. you said under this treaty the u.n. could define disability as kids who wore eyeglasses and therefore they would...
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the u.n. is a pernicious institutn and we ought not to give it legitimacy. [ male announcer ] this commercial is not about getting fios; it's about getting fios. that moment after you finally got it that you actually get it. when you c see blades of artificial grass in their full glory you get it. or the first time you download a two-hour movie in two minutes, you get it. because once you've got it, you get it. now you can get fios for an amazing price online just $79.99 a month with a two year agreement. act now and you'll also o get $300 back. hurry. this holiday deal ends soon. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities go to got2getfios.com. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. once you've got it, you get it. >> if true these reports may mean that the united states and our allies are facing the prospect of usef weapons of mass destruction in syria and this may be the last warning we get. the time for talking about what to do it may be coming to a close e anande may be left with an awful and
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/terribly peace mission -- the joint u.n.-piece -- the joint u.n.-arab league peace mission is at a standstill it is hard for them to make progress. if they cannot make progress, then as things began to fragment here, more people die and the big worry is that syria might even descend into being a failed state. >> and now we go to retired general james dupnik at the institute for the study of war. thank you for coming in, general. how much do we know about what the syrians have in terms of chemical weaponry? >> i'm sure our intelligence agencies know a lot more than we do in reading the newspaper. but there's always a degree of ambiguity. we know 85% to 90 percent of what they are duly, but -- to 90% of what they are doing, but there's always an element of the unknown gruden >> what of their storage facilities? >> i think we would know about -- about their production facilities or their habitual storage facilities, but it is entirely possible that we do not know about some other facilities, or some facility that is not actually a storage spot. >> i h
/terribly peace mission -- the joint u.n.-piece -- the joint u.n.-arab league peace mission is at a standstill it is hard for them to make progress. if they cannot make progress, then as things began to fragment here, more people die and the big worry is that syria might even descend into being a failed state. >> and now we go to retired general james dupnik at the institute for the study of war. thank you for coming in, general. how much do we know about what the syrians have in terms of...
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/terribly peace mission -- the joint u.n.-piece -- the joint u.n.-arab league peace mission is at a standstill it is hard for them to make progress. if they cannot make progress, then as things began to fragment here, more people die and the big worry is that syria might even descend into being a failed state. >> and now we go to retired general james dupnik at the institute for the study of war. thank you for coming in, general. how much do we know about what the syrians have in terms of chemical weaponry? >> i'm sure our intelligence agencies know a lot more than we do in reading the newspaper. but there's always a degree of ambiguity. we know 85% to 90 percent of what they are duly, but -- to 90% of what they are doing, but there's always an element of the unknown gruden >> what of their storage facilities? >> i think we would know about -- about their production facilities or their habitual storage facilities, but it is entirely possible that we do not know about some other facilities, or some facility that is not actually a storage spot. >> i h
/terribly peace mission -- the joint u.n.-piece -- the joint u.n.-arab league peace mission is at a standstill it is hard for them to make progress. if they cannot make progress, then as things began to fragment here, more people die and the big worry is that syria might even descend into being a failed state. >> and now we go to retired general james dupnik at the institute for the study of war. thank you for coming in, general. how much do we know about what the syrians have in terms of...
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and so i think the record performance at the u.n. speaks for itself, and anyone who thinks she is deserving of a promotion should realize she doesn't deserve a promotion, she should be fired. she has been a terrible representative nor united states. >> when i was talking with judge mccasey, one of the things he mentioned in his article is the fact that iran was allowed to get on the human rights commission as it relates to women's issues without any real objection by the united states. i fine that unbelievable. do you? >> it's totally unbelievable. and when they were elected she didn't speak out afterwards. even if she wants to say i didn't realize the election was coming up, or it came out of the blue, once they were eye selected there was no condemnation from rice, i've been at the u.n. and if you go there and want to be liked, you're not going to be very effective. i wrote this piece that shared 30 points why susan rice should not get a promotion, and all has to deal with things that happened before benghazi. so, there's a plethor
and so i think the record performance at the u.n. speaks for itself, and anyone who thinks she is deserving of a promotion should realize she doesn't deserve a promotion, she should be fired. she has been a terrible representative nor united states. >> when i was talking with judge mccasey, one of the things he mentioned in his article is the fact that iran was allowed to get on the human rights commission as it relates to women's issues without any real objection by the united states. i...
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the entire u.n. initiative was totally recontextualized by the war between hamas and and and israel the fact that hamas claimed victory because a weaker party confront a stronger party and survive they always claim victory they claim with egypt and backing to have won some concessions on the blockade which seem to be illusory they don't seem to actually be taking place and i'm not surprised by that israel never israel has denied they made those concessions and i don't think they did frankly but it doesn't matter how a loser it is there's always this moment of intoxication you know for policies or for any oppressed people when they when they're confronted the enemy and survived and one i know it is it's a terrible illusion but it's inevitable and there but there's usually a hangover typically there is and there's the next morning we wake up and you bury the dead and you count the cost and whatnot last time we went through this in two thousand and nine the p.a. could point to a lot of successes on the
the entire u.n. initiative was totally recontextualized by the war between hamas and and and israel the fact that hamas claimed victory because a weaker party confront a stronger party and survive they always claim victory they claim with egypt and backing to have won some concessions on the blockade which seem to be illusory they don't seem to actually be taking place and i'm not surprised by that israel never israel has denied they made those concessions and i don't think they did frankly but...
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there's the paranoia from the u.n. >> explain it. >> the notion that the u.n. is going to come in and tell us what to do. the fact of the matter is this treaty raises the world to the standard of the u.s. doesn't require the u.s. to change its standards at all and doesn't in any way give the u.n. power to do anything in this country. but i think it's -- all you have to do is say u.n. and people on the right get very exorcised. rick santorum helped lead the opposition to this treaty. i think he's out of step with the american people, out of step, by the way, on this tax cuts for the rich stuff. you know, bobby jindal said today, and i thought it was remarkable, we're in danger of becoming the party that defends the rich, anti-medicare, anti-social security, and there's no future in that kind of republican party nor is there one in a party that's anti-handicapped. >> let me go to john on this because you and i, john, i think we all know people in our business, in the journalism world, and in consulting who have handicaps. they are in wheelchairs, but they raise a
there's the paranoia from the u.n. >> explain it. >> the notion that the u.n. is going to come in and tell us what to do. the fact of the matter is this treaty raises the world to the standard of the u.s. doesn't require the u.s. to change its standards at all and doesn't in any way give the u.n. power to do anything in this country. but i think it's -- all you have to do is say u.n. and people on the right get very exorcised. rick santorum helped lead the opposition to this treaty....
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he will go to the u.n. and deliver a nice beach, but then he will go back to iran and will continue the race to build a nuclear bomb. and my book i speak a lot about israel, but its effect the well-being of the american people because it's a dream the become nuclear, it is a threat to maybe in the frontline. maybe they will go after ourselves. to listen to what the people in iran are saying. they're saying very clearly we wipe out israel first. and we want to wipe out the united states of america. we will go after the saturday people come in the jews. but after that we go back to the sunday people, the christians. in my book or try to send your message. you have to make. many americans say well, the issue of iran from israel. why should we care? bonito you something. it is in your backyard because if iran becomes nuclear, is a threat to the american people. look at the linkage between america and iran, and hezbollah and al qaeda. what is the connection between hezbollah and iran and venezuela? ways their we
he will go to the u.n. and deliver a nice beach, but then he will go back to iran and will continue the race to build a nuclear bomb. and my book i speak a lot about israel, but its effect the well-being of the american people because it's a dream the become nuclear, it is a threat to maybe in the frontline. maybe they will go after ourselves. to listen to what the people in iran are saying. they're saying very clearly we wipe out israel first. and we want to wipe out the united states of...
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the u.n. secretary-general believes there is no prospect of an end to the conflict. >> syria began in conflict and ends in war. day-by-day the death toll has climbed. >> that can only mean more violence, the u.n. warning that conflict has to come over -- has become sectarian. the u.n. human rights council said in its latest report that there has been a clear shift in the nature of the conflict, with more fighters and civilians on both sides describing the civil war in ethnic or religious terms. foreign fighters are filtering into syria to join the rebels, and lebanese hezbollah and ha possibly iraqi shia are supporting the government. where are foreign fighters, some with links to extremist groups, and some anti-government forces are becoming radicalized. we have met foreign fighters and they do not make up the majority of the opposition, but some work independently from the mainstream army. and some have made clear they do not recognize the syrian national council the main political body in e
the u.n. secretary-general believes there is no prospect of an end to the conflict. >> syria began in conflict and ends in war. day-by-day the death toll has climbed. >> that can only mean more violence, the u.n. warning that conflict has to come over -- has become sectarian. the u.n. human rights council said in its latest report that there has been a clear shift in the nature of the conflict, with more fighters and civilians on both sides describing the civil war in ethnic or...
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the u.n. is a pernicious institution and we ought not to give it legitimacy. >> let's look at where things stand in syria. >> if true, the reports mean that the united states and our allies face the prospect of imminent use of weapons of mass destruction in syria, and this may be the last morning we get. the time for talking about what to do may now be coming to a close, and we may instead be left with an awful and a very difficult decision. >> senator mccain is talking about the possibility of military intervention should they employed chemical weapons. what form would military intervention take? >> i don't know whether it would be actual american boots on the ground, air cover. i know now. -- i don't know. this is one of those terrible international tragedies, and except for getting rid of assad, which would probably spark a for the civil war -- >> he is looking for a new address. >> you have a civil war that is just as bad between the factions that are there. this is like a bottle of someth
the u.n. is a pernicious institution and we ought not to give it legitimacy. >> let's look at where things stand in syria. >> if true, the reports mean that the united states and our allies face the prospect of imminent use of weapons of mass destruction in syria, and this may be the last morning we get. the time for talking about what to do may now be coming to a close, and we may instead be left with an awful and a very difficult decision. >> senator mccain is talking about...
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yes the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov the u.n. arab league envoy lakhdar brahimi in a news conference in moscow talking about syria and the for his part said all warring parties must lay down arms and enter negotiations and he rejected criticism over russia's position on the conflict of course we'll have much more reaction to this throughout the day here on r.t. . now moving on iran has entered a new phase in its naval war games in the strait of hormuz which is a vital oil shipping route the exercise involves warships submarines and jet fighters names to show tehran can maintain security in the region but on earlier said it could block the straight back to the shutting off a fifth of world oil trade if it's attacked iran is feeling the pressure from the west as the u.s. and its allies piled on sanctions over its nuclear program. which is a global diplomacy specialist she says iran only wants to show it's capable of protecting its borders. for the past two years war the west is simply united states is waged a war against iran so yo
yes the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov the u.n. arab league envoy lakhdar brahimi in a news conference in moscow talking about syria and the for his part said all warring parties must lay down arms and enter negotiations and he rejected criticism over russia's position on the conflict of course we'll have much more reaction to this throughout the day here on r.t. . now moving on iran has entered a new phase in its naval war games in the strait of hormuz which is a vital oil shipping...
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we got involved in the treaty on capitol hill, they were trying to pass a u.n. treaty that we felt was an overreach, something that would involve the united nations in the rights of parents and being able to provide was best for their disabled children and as well as other things that we are disconcerning about the u.n. and reach here. i think most people would say about but for our action and what we did, the senate probably would have passed that. we'll stay ingauged on capitol hill there's a lot of folks that want to -- republicans that want to move in another direction. want to sort of walk away from the founding principles and what republicans have stood for. we're going to hold their feet to the fire and present a different vision. >> would you like to go through it again? do you think you could win if you did it again? >> what i've said is it's four years from now. i'm going to keep my options open and we're going to stay involved in the fray and wait and see how things turn out. i felt like we were well positioned in 2012 to be the candidate that barack
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>> the u.n. votes for palestine as a non-voting observer state. >> progress cannot be made by pressing agree voting button in this hall, nor does passing any resolution to create a state where none exists or change the reality on the ground. >> speaking of susan rice, there she is, the u.n. ambassador to the general assembly voted on thursday by a large amount and to upgrade palestine from its status as an observer entity to an observer state. the united states opposed this, as you just heard from susan rice. why is it a bad idea? >> the united states and israel put intense pressure on abbas and the palestinians not to bring it up, and the palestinians had already decided to bring it up. there is a rule in politics -- when you have the votes, a vote. they have the votes. i believe behind it was an attempt to buttress and support the palestinian authority, which has been eclipsed by hamas, it is strengthening its hand -- into strengthening its hand, that hamas had become the paramount force in the
>> the u.n. votes for palestine as a non-voting observer state. >> progress cannot be made by pressing agree voting button in this hall, nor does passing any resolution to create a state where none exists or change the reality on the ground. >> speaking of susan rice, there she is, the u.n. ambassador to the general assembly voted on thursday by a large amount and to upgrade palestine from its status as an observer entity to an observer state. the united states opposed this,...
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they voted town a u.n. treaty aimed at spreading equal rights for those with disabilities around the world. despite the endorsement, some others viewed it as a threat to american's sovereignty. kelly o'donnell has more on how the emotional vote unfolded on the senate floor. >> reporter: once a giant of the senate, visible in the corner of the c-span camera, though frail and rarely seen in public, bob dole, the presidential candidate, champion of disabled rights, tried to change the contentious spirit of this senate for disabled people around the world. >> that's why an 89-year-old veteran, one week removed from bethesda naval hospital comes back to the senate on an early december day because it matters. >> reporter: matters to people like disabled veteran, dan, who lost both legs in afghanistan. >> only by voting in favor of the disanlt isabilities treaty truly honoring the sacrifice of those disabled. >> reporter: advocates say the treaty would promote equal rights and better treatment for the disabled. in
they voted town a u.n. treaty aimed at spreading equal rights for those with disabilities around the world. despite the endorsement, some others viewed it as a threat to american's sovereignty. kelly o'donnell has more on how the emotional vote unfolded on the senate floor. >> reporter: once a giant of the senate, visible in the corner of the c-span camera, though frail and rarely seen in public, bob dole, the presidential candidate, champion of disabled rights, tried to change the...
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the u.n. voted overwhelmingly to grant palestine a non-member observer status. john ray from our british broadcasting partner itn is live in tel aviv. john, good day to you. first up, what is the effect of the settlement announcement? and will israel really move forward with these plans? >> well, you could really hear and see and feel the frustration in hillary clinton's words there, couldn't you? the reason is because, if there are people who still believe in the meaningful prospect of peace settlement, these have been a very depressing couple of days here. the u.n. votes in favor of the palestinian status upgrade and then this countermeasure from the israelis. let me be clear about this. this comes in two chunks. first of all the 3,000 homes the israelis say they will now build. that will come within existing settlements on the occupied west bank, and possibly extending some of those settlements. it would also be within the arab east part of jerusalem. again, extending existing settlements.
the u.n. voted overwhelmingly to grant palestine a non-member observer status. john ray from our british broadcasting partner itn is live in tel aviv. john, good day to you. first up, what is the effect of the settlement announcement? and will israel really move forward with these plans? >> well, you could really hear and see and feel the frustration in hillary clinton's words there, couldn't you? the reason is because, if there are people who still believe in the meaningful prospect of...
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in syria, the u.n. announced it is pulling out non-essential international staff for their own safety. those who remain will be restricted to the capital city, damascus. separately, the u.s. voiced mounting concern about activity at syrian government sites storing chemical weapons. this afternoon, president obama warned syrian leader bashar al- assad not to cross that line. oday i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command, the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences. and you will be held accountable. >> sreenivasan: in response, syria's government released a statement saying it would never use chemical weapons on its own people. the regime has never confirmed it has such weapons. there were warnings about greater curbs on the internet, as the world's nations gathered today for a summit on telecommunications. the 11-day conference in dubai is the f
in syria, the u.n. announced it is pulling out non-essential international staff for their own safety. those who remain will be restricted to the capital city, damascus. separately, the u.s. voiced mounting concern about activity at syrian government sites storing chemical weapons. this afternoon, president obama warned syrian leader bashar al- assad not to cross that line. oday i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command, the world is watching. the use of chemical...
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in the u.n. security council, we have taken action to ensure that 550 and 23 is most abusive commanders are now under targeted sanctions. we have also stressed the need to hold accountable all of those who commit human rights abuses and atrocities. i myself have traveled to the drc, rwanda and uganda by november 24 was my british and french counterparts to deliver a clear and common message that the congolese rwandan government must work together to stop this crisis works towards a sustainable resolution of underlying issues. all three governments reiterated to s. their commitment to these goals. we also stressed that there should be no impunity for senior m23 leaders who are under icc and a hint for international sanctions in human rights abuses. the m23 but not be the threat that it is today without external support. they continued to discourage outside parties from providing any assistance to the m23 movement. there is a credible body of evidence that collaborates key findings of the group of
in the u.n. security council, we have taken action to ensure that 550 and 23 is most abusive commanders are now under targeted sanctions. we have also stressed the need to hold accountable all of those who commit human rights abuses and atrocities. i myself have traveled to the drc, rwanda and uganda by november 24 was my british and french counterparts to deliver a clear and common message that the congolese rwandan government must work together to stop this crisis works towards a sustainable...
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initial green light to the building of fifteen hundred new homes in a jewish settlement on what the u.n. considers occupied palestinian learned the new netanyahu called jerusalem the eternal capital saying israelis should be united there but palestinians want east jerusalem to be the capital of their future state and the threatening to take the matter to the u.n. security council israeli officials meanwhile say they're going to discuss plans for another four and a half thousand homes in two other settlements this week the push for expansion was announced by israel after the u.n. upgraded palestine to a normal member observer state to step towards recognizing its statehood equality campaign and party hirshman says the plans of threatening hopes for a two state solution it seems very clear that it was a retaliatory effort we should also talk about as though in the context of calming israeli elections there is clearly a lot of political cash aid to be gained from making these very bold and aggressive announcements of the u.n. resolution and clearly this is going mark so israel's. planning
initial green light to the building of fifteen hundred new homes in a jewish settlement on what the u.n. considers occupied palestinian learned the new netanyahu called jerusalem the eternal capital saying israelis should be united there but palestinians want east jerusalem to be the capital of their future state and the threatening to take the matter to the u.n. security council israeli officials meanwhile say they're going to discuss plans for another four and a half thousand homes in two...
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the united states opposed the palestinian authority effort to have the u.n. general assembly declare them to be an observer state, but failed to prevent it which i think was a real defeat for the united states and israel and the palestinians and the u.n. under the obama administration will suffer no consequences from that. so if you're the palestinian authority or even more if you're hamas, the lesson that you learn is that ultimately, if you just keep the pressure on, the united nations will deliver israel for you. now, that's a badly misguided view, but when secretary clinton reacts the way she did just in the tape you showed, i think it sends the wrong signal to the palestinians and makes the negotiated outcome less likely, not more likely. >> and i want to ask you about what would have to happen, but i want a side bar on what happens at the united nations. as you described, despite objections from the u.s. and israel, they did get the status they were looking for and maybe they wanted more. why did that happen? >> well, i think because the united nations
the united states opposed the palestinian authority effort to have the u.n. general assembly declare them to be an observer state, but failed to prevent it which i think was a real defeat for the united states and israel and the palestinians and the u.n. under the obama administration will suffer no consequences from that. so if you're the palestinian authority or even more if you're hamas, the lesson that you learn is that ultimately, if you just keep the pressure on, the united nations will...
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and iran says it will take u.n. observers inspect its military bases in the west he says it's pressure but they'll freeze it lucky to for them to this report on to the break. if you're from my generation or younger and you were born into the one percent that i have a lot of college debt i sure do you know the deal used to be that you paid a significant amount for education but in turn that gave you a much higher salary later but now the system works in reverse many young americans studied very hard to not make any money at all around nine percent of americans with student loans have defaulted and at least nine but maybe up to eighteen percent are ninety days late with their payments given the situation the people at u.c. berkeley were nice enough to give away a million dollars in scholarships for everyone everyone that's an illegal immigrant yeah that's right if you're born in america then pay to jump the border and enjoy the red carpet education treatment the people who would be getting the scholarships are mostly
and iran says it will take u.n. observers inspect its military bases in the west he says it's pressure but they'll freeze it lucky to for them to this report on to the break. if you're from my generation or younger and you were born into the one percent that i have a lot of college debt i sure do you know the deal used to be that you paid a significant amount for education but in turn that gave you a much higher salary later but now the system works in reverse many young americans studied very...
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and the u.n. nuclear watchdog bring these talks with iran hoping to examine facilities they believe held secret atomic development but the evidence to back this is patience. it's midday here in moscow you're watching r t with me to bomb once a washington's decision to brand a leading rival group in syria as a terrorist organization spock's of course of all drage among those who enjoy america's overwhelming support the key rebel coalition recognized by the u.s. as the sole representative of the syrian people has thrown its weight behind the al qaeda linked al nusra front artie's up can expand its. it's clear that washington is trying to distance itself from extremists in syria they have designated a front a terrorist organization it's thought to be one of the most aggressive and ruthless groups currently involved in the conflict washington's decision to call them terrorists is seen as more of a symbolic move because many other fighters in syria possibly most of them welcome the efforts of those the
and the u.n. nuclear watchdog bring these talks with iran hoping to examine facilities they believe held secret atomic development but the evidence to back this is patience. it's midday here in moscow you're watching r t with me to bomb once a washington's decision to brand a leading rival group in syria as a terrorist organization spock's of course of all drage among those who enjoy america's overwhelming support the key rebel coalition recognized by the u.s. as the sole representative of the...
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what is the role of russia and the u.n., and the regional powers? talk to them about the humanitarian situation, but also prevent the damage with syrian heritage. syria is a historic place. there is a danger of looting of museums and other historic sites. >> this is what you saw as ambassador. thank you for coming. >> beyond syria, the middle east has been transformed by the unrest unleashed two years ago. and this week has special coverage of the arab spring. in bahrain, an unresolved conflict. >> bahrain is an old ally of the west. its rulers say they are doing all the can to perform the country. even the united states once they are moving too slowly, and could fragment. the police took us on patrol to see the violent side of an intractable political battle about the country's future. >> mostly teenagers. they are pushed by higher leaders. >> demonstrators opposed videos on youtube of what they do. the police said there was fun, using only -- police said they used force only to protect civilians. but we went to a protest about what they said were
what is the role of russia and the u.n., and the regional powers? talk to them about the humanitarian situation, but also prevent the damage with syrian heritage. syria is a historic place. there is a danger of looting of museums and other historic sites. >> this is what you saw as ambassador. thank you for coming. >> beyond syria, the middle east has been transformed by the unrest unleashed two years ago. and this week has special coverage of the arab spring. in bahrain, an...
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on tuesday the senate rejected a u.n. treaty aimed at protecting the rights of disabled people around the world. 125 other countries ratified this, but in the full senate 38 republicans voted no leaving the treaty five votes short of ratification. what we learned today that's interesting is some of these same senators actually supported the treaty before they voted against it. some even pledged their support very publicly. senator roy blunt of missouri was a flip-flopper and kay bailey hutchinson of texas and senator jerry moran of kansas. we asked them all to come on the program and they declined. they're silent on this. senator moran was a co-sponsor of the measure to ratify the treaty. he even put a press release back in may proclaiming his support. here he is with bob dole in june. dole, a war veteran, former republican senate leader is a long-time supporter of disability rights and a strong advocate of this treaty. just before tuesday's vote he came to the senate chamber 89 years old frail in his wheelchair. he thoug
on tuesday the senate rejected a u.n. treaty aimed at protecting the rights of disabled people around the world. 125 other countries ratified this, but in the full senate 38 republicans voted no leaving the treaty five votes short of ratification. what we learned today that's interesting is some of these same senators actually supported the treaty before they voted against it. some even pledged their support very publicly. senator roy blunt of missouri was a flip-flopper and kay bailey...
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u.n. vote. granting the palestinian liberation organization nonmember observer state status. how does the latest mover impact the power of peace talk between israel and palestinians? joining us to talk about that, former israeli ambassador pinkus. thank you for your time today. israel signaled the u.n. vote they say will delay efforts at peace talks. how so? >> there doesn't seem to be chance of peace after the election, it's dim. combine that or complementbe that with the fact that the palestinians are divided between hamas controlled gaza strip and palestinian authority controlled west bank. you know, the recipe or chances for a peace process look extremely remote. if you look at the u.n. vote, shannon, and what are the immediate implications in one word it's nothing. in four words it's a lot of trouble. >> shannon: well, there were only nine votes no against recognition of that particular status. of course, the u.s., israel, canada and others. what do you think it says about the u.s. an
u.n. vote. granting the palestinian liberation organization nonmember observer state status. how does the latest mover impact the power of peace talk between israel and palestinians? joining us to talk about that, former israeli ambassador pinkus. thank you for your time today. israel signaled the u.n. vote they say will delay efforts at peace talks. how so? >> there doesn't seem to be chance of peace after the election, it's dim. combine that or complementbe that with the fact that the...
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>> nothing will happen at the u.n. even if it were to happen at the u.n. it will have zero effect on the program that the north koreans are running. all of this talk, reflexive answer. every time it happens and utterly meaningless. it's true. neither administration, nor the bush going back to clinton administration had agreement in the middle '90s which the north koreans reneged on. and essentially hoodwinked the united states. no administration has any success. the reason is sanctions have not effect. china has no intention of reining in the regime. it likes having a thorn in our side. in that part of the pacific while it probes the southern waters. it seems the only answer is two things. number one, pour resources to the missile defense. it is over, the north koreans have the capacity. if you put something in orbit, all you do is slow it down. it will land somewhere. it means you can reach it. continental distances; meaning, it can hit us. that is a matter of a short amount of time where he felt the capacity to shoot it down. we need to spend money to th
>> nothing will happen at the u.n. even if it were to happen at the u.n. it will have zero effect on the program that the north koreans are running. all of this talk, reflexive answer. every time it happens and utterly meaningless. it's true. neither administration, nor the bush going back to clinton administration had agreement in the middle '90s which the north koreans reneged on. and essentially hoodwinked the united states. no administration has any success. the reason is sanctions...
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gwen: how much of it is about what the u.n. ambassador said on a talk show and how much of this is about what the intelligence department didn't do and what the state department didn't do? >> you're 100% right. i mean, i talked to republicans this week about this, and foreign policy expert republicans, who say why are we picking this fight? what we need to be asking is did the intelligence community decide to use the different language because they were playing politics, or did they not know? we've heard that general petraeus said that he immediately assumed that this was a terror attack from al qaeda. so the question is this republican said to me, why are we making this about her? this needs to be about something bigger that is actually bigger than susan rice. did we get it wrong? did we pay no attention to it because there was an election? i mean, those are very important issues that of course -- >> and didn't it feed those suspicions when after they had testified there was a clarification issued by the intelligence community
gwen: how much of it is about what the u.n. ambassador said on a talk show and how much of this is about what the intelligence department didn't do and what the state department didn't do? >> you're 100% right. i mean, i talked to republicans this week about this, and foreign policy expert republicans, who say why are we picking this fight? what we need to be asking is did the intelligence community decide to use the different language because they were playing politics, or did they not...
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weakness that i think is trivial, the u.n. vote or where israelis build 2,000 house ons the outskirts of jerusalem, no one will remember that a few months from now. >> when they did that, that was against the u.s. wishes. they defied the u.s. wishes to so nobody seems to be listening to them. and there's egypt. and the continuing protests in egypt. thousands of the people who were demonstrating a year or so ago against mubarak, now demonstrate being against the new egyptian president morsi and the new draft constitution written by an islamist assembly. and people say it doesn't provide enough guarantees for women's rights or minority religions. what do you make of the situation in egypt and the dangers it could turn into an islamist state? >> the bottom line in egypt is it's bad for the egyptian in their political future. probably not as bad for the long-term interests of the united states. anytime a leader like morsi puts himself above the judiciary, that's not a good sign to democracy. anytime you put that language in there,
weakness that i think is trivial, the u.n. vote or where israelis build 2,000 house ons the outskirts of jerusalem, no one will remember that a few months from now. >> when they did that, that was against the u.s. wishes. they defied the u.s. wishes to so nobody seems to be listening to them. and there's egypt. and the continuing protests in egypt. thousands of the people who were demonstrating a year or so ago against mubarak, now demonstrate being against the new egyptian president...
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with the u.n. backed peace plan a russia's chief diplomat or also earlier this week met with senior syrian diplomats in moscow behind closed doors. it's most likely that they discuss the same concept hopefully will be able to find out more details after meets with brahimi in moscow on saturday it's unclear whether the syrian opposition will agree to take part in any transitional government with syria and after or uses they've been calling strictly for us not step down to the opposition's leader rejecting an invitation to come to moscow saying that no negotiations are possible with the syrian authorities even with russia mediating meanwhile the violence in syria continues asco waiting there have been more terrorist attacks also the rebels have been targeting military airstrips government forces have also been replying with more shelling. meanwhile are sectarian cracks in iraq are leading to a surge in violence across the country the sunni's who used to hold power lines say they are second class citi
with the u.n. backed peace plan a russia's chief diplomat or also earlier this week met with senior syrian diplomats in moscow behind closed doors. it's most likely that they discuss the same concept hopefully will be able to find out more details after meets with brahimi in moscow on saturday it's unclear whether the syrian opposition will agree to take part in any transitional government with syria and after or uses they've been calling strictly for us not step down to the opposition's leader...
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has criticized israel for approving settlement expansion directly after the u.n. recognize palestine as a nonmember observer state washington says it's a step back for peace talks three thousand new settler homes have been given the go ahead in the west bank and east jerusalem less than twenty four hours after the u.n. vote israel has accused the palestinians of seeking for recognition not a solution through talks the palestinians in turn demand that all settlement building is stopped before negotiations resume one hundred thirty eight states voted to upgrade palestine status with nine including the us voting against i'm forty one abstaining political analyst dr franklin lamb says israel is losing america's support. what israel gars. pressure is trying to get tough it's been able to get away with militarily but increasingly it can no longer do it diplomatically so there's actually i think your concern is rejected everywhere even in washington time the separation between american and israeli jews are widening wives or between them and their and the rest of the worl
has criticized israel for approving settlement expansion directly after the u.n. recognize palestine as a nonmember observer state washington says it's a step back for peace talks three thousand new settler homes have been given the go ahead in the west bank and east jerusalem less than twenty four hours after the u.n. vote israel has accused the palestinians of seeking for recognition not a solution through talks the palestinians in turn demand that all settlement building is stopped before...
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the u.n. has said there is a possibility of reprisal killings and prolonged and violence that could last four years after the government fall. the conflict is eggs and -- is approaching its second year. so far the euan report was the gloomiest assessment yet. heraso's president has said cares more about preventing chaos than keeping president assad in power. vladimir putin also blamed the u.s. for poisoning relations, and he is backing a draft law that bans americans from adopting russian children. the united nations security council has unanimously opposed sending troops to north mali, but they also want talks on reunification before the african-led force goes in. more from the un. >> the united nations security council resolution was a final diplomatic hurdles for the member states to consider. they can now go about discussing ways to deal with the country. specific language in earlier drafts have been taken out. it gives a lot of leeway and freedom to discuss ways they can help. they have b
the u.n. has said there is a possibility of reprisal killings and prolonged and violence that could last four years after the government fall. the conflict is eggs and -- is approaching its second year. so far the euan report was the gloomiest assessment yet. heraso's president has said cares more about preventing chaos than keeping president assad in power. vladimir putin also blamed the u.s. for poisoning relations, and he is backing a draft law that bans americans from adopting russian...
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the u.n. program said 16 million north koreans or nearly 70% of the population suffer from malnutrition. north korea's relations with the outside world are at a stand still. last february the united states agreed to provide food aid in exchange for being free of the ballistic missile tests. the deal was welcome after the north tested a missile. north korea's leadership has been trying to hold talks with the united states, but officials in washington said they are not ready to accept. china is also applying pressure on its neighbor. arguing that the missile launch could violate u.n. resolutions. nhk world. >> the professor is an expert on the korean peninsula. i spoke with him to get more insight into the korean missile launch. i started with asking him the intention of north korea. >> the mostortant thing for pong i don't think is to appeal or to empathize with their own rights or so they said the most independent sovereign ty is the most important point. peaceful use of the nuclear energy and
the u.n. program said 16 million north koreans or nearly 70% of the population suffer from malnutrition. north korea's relations with the outside world are at a stand still. last february the united states agreed to provide food aid in exchange for being free of the ballistic missile tests. the deal was welcome after the north tested a missile. north korea's leadership has been trying to hold talks with the united states, but officials in washington said they are not ready to accept. china is...
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washington called the launch highly provocative on japan the once a tough response from the u.n. security council but antiwar campaign eric surat can pressuring pyongyang won't help but only talks can work. these are causes to have more talks not less talks and the north koreans have been willing to attend talks other nations have certainly russia has and other nations are that have been involved in the six party talks japan south korea the united states are less willing to engage in talks when these things happen but what the u.n. said was not only don't use ballistic missile technology it said we must have a commitment to a peaceful diplomatic and political solution to the situation there i'm afraid that the united states is going to step back talk less isolate more the military base that the united states brought merrily south korea's building on jesuit island in an effort to create a ring around china perhaps so to deal with north korea are all setbacks to peace what's necessary i think at this point in time is not is to step back from the process and the outside countries th
washington called the launch highly provocative on japan the once a tough response from the u.n. security council but antiwar campaign eric surat can pressuring pyongyang won't help but only talks can work. these are causes to have more talks not less talks and the north koreans have been willing to attend talks other nations have certainly russia has and other nations are that have been involved in the six party talks japan south korea the united states are less willing to engage in talks when...