nations is is that also a value janine i mean we value facebook more than we value the united nations and the and where i guess we're all agreeing this is an american centric conversation. well i mean that's that's that maybe that may be the case but i think that that bill has an has an important point here and i think it's also that facebook represents the future that is a future to us in a way that the united nations doesn't when you think about it you think about facebook you think the future new information technology social networking what's on the horizon but when you think about the united nations it has a very different symbolic are. symbolic meaning and i think that we have to figure into we have to that's also a a large part of how we how we see the world and what would factor into to such a list michael why wasn't the president of iran in venezuela on the list because normally some other occasion you are you going to normal. tension in western media . make the cut as it were. right let i can can i go back to that in a second i just want to go back to the facebook thing what

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nations is is that also a value janine i mean we value facebook more than we value the united nations and the and where i guess we're all agreeing this is an american centric conversation. well i mean that's that's that maybe that may be the case but i think that that bill has an has an important point here and i think it's also that facebook represents the future as if future to us in a way that the united nations doesn't when you think about it you think about facebook you think the future new information technology social networking what's on the horizon but when you think about the united nations it has a very different symbolic our. symbolic meaning and i think that we have to figure into we have to that's also a a large part of how we how we see the world and what would factor into to such a list michael fangled you why would the presidents of iran and venezuela on the list because they get an enormous amount of occasion you i mean you can ignore mr tension in western media. make the cut is that we're broke. right let i can can i go back to that in a second i just want to go bac

nations is is that also a value janine i mean we value facebook more than we value the united nations and the and where i guess we're all agreeing this is an american centric conversation. well i mean that's that's that maybe that may be the case but i think that that bill has an has an important point here and i think it's also that facebook represents the future as if future to us in a way that the united nations doesn't when you think about it you think about facebook you think the future of new information technology social networking what's on the horizon but when you think about the united nations it has a very different symbolic our. symbolic meaning and i think that we have to figure into we have to that's also a a large part of how we how we see the world and what would factor into to such a list michael why wasn't the president of iran in venezuela on the list because you get an enormous amount of ok you're going to normal. tension in western media. make the cut as it were. right let i can can i go back to that in a second i just want to go back to the facebook thing what's

nations is is that also a value janine i mean we value facebook more than we value the united nations and the and where i guess we're all agreeing this is an american centric conversation. well i mean that's that's that maybe that may be the case but i think that that bill has an has an important point here and i think it's also that facebook represents the future that is a future to us in a way that the united nations doesn't when you think about it you think about facebook you think the future new information technology social networking what's on the horizon but when you think about the united nations it has a very different symbolic our. symbolic meaning and i think that we have to figure into we have to that's also a a large part of how we how we see the world and what would factor into to such a list michael why wasn't the president of iran in venezuela on the list because norman some other. tension in western media. makes the cut is that we're broke. right let i can can i go back to that in a second i just want to go back to the facebook thing what's really interesting actually

nations is is that also a value janine i mean we value facebook more than we value the united nations and the and where i guess we're all agreeing this is an american centric conversation. well i mean that's that's that maybe that may be the case but i think that that bill has an has an important point here and i think it's also that facebook represents the future that is a future to us in a way that the united nations doesn't when you think about it you think about facebook you think the future new information technology social networking what's on the horizon but when you think about the united nations it has a very different symbolic our. symbolic meaning and i think that we have to figure into we have to that's also a a large part of how we how we see the world and what would factor into to such a list michael why wasn't the president of iran in venezuela on the list because you get an enormous amount of attention you're going to normal. tension in western media. make the cut as it were. right let i can can i go back to that in a second i just want to go back to the facebook thing

has given all the time to israel anyway which is complete protection in the united nations that means vetoing any effort by the palestinians to get the security council to to to recognize a new palestinian state it means protecting israel from being held accountable for war crimes that may have been committed in the gaza war including preventing the goldstone report from being brought forward and with israeli accountability sent to the international criminal court it means continuing what the u.s. has done in the past of making sure that in the international atomic energy agency that israel is never even requested to join the nonproliferation treaty and make public its well known but officially secret. nuclear arsenal all of these things are things that the u.s. has provided to israel anyway so what they're adding to it now is saying that after this three month partial slowdown of settlement construction because it will not apply in east jerusalem which is crucial that's where there's a big settlement expansion campaign already underway that they will never again ask for a settlement

quote unquote permanent members of the united nations permanent security council. the u.n. most prestigious powerful body. each of the five permanent members, perhaps soon to be 6 has very to power -- veto power that allows them to block a member by the council. it means also that the u.s. wants india as an ally. it can be construed as a check on the economic activity of china. president obama's support for india might sour relations with pakistan with whom india fought three separate wars over the past 63 years and with whom we have engaged as a u.s. ally in fighting terrorism in southwest asia. will president obama's initiative to getting india a seat on the permanent security council add up to a plus or minus for the united states, monica crowley. >> this is a huge plus, not because india will get a permanent seat any time soon. japan is still first in line. bill clinton encouraged a seat for japan and president bush made it official u.s. policy and japan is waiting. but here is why it was symbolically important. obama's trip was the first long- term strategic important

nations is is that also a value janine i mean we value facebook more than we value the united nations and the and where i guess we're all agreeing this is an american centric conversation. well i mean that's that's that maybe that may be the case but i think that that bill has in it has an important point here and i think it's also that facebook represents the future as if future to us in a way that the united nations doesn't when you think about it you think about facebook you think the future new information technology social networking what's on the horizon but when you think about the united nations it has a very different symbolic are. symbolic meaning and i think that we have to figure into we have to that's also a a large part of how we how we see the world and what would factor into to such a list michael why wasn't the president of iran and venezuela on the list because you get an enormous amount you think you're missing the tension in western media. make the cut as it were. right let i can can i go back to that in a second i just want to go back to the facebook thing what's

nations is is that also a value janine i mean we value facebook more than we value the united nations and the and where i guess we're all agreeing this is an american centric conversation. well i mean that's that's that maybe that may be the case but i think that that bill has in it has an important point here and i think it's also that facebook represents the future as if future to us in a way that the united nations doesn't when you think about it you think about facebook you think the future new information technology social networking what's on the horizon but when you think about the united nations it has a very different symbolic are. symbolic meaning and i think that we have to figure into we have to that's also a a large part of how we how we see the world and what would factor into to such a list michael why wasn't the president of iran in venezuela on the list because you're going to norma some other occasion you're going to normal. tension in western media. make the cut as it were. right i can can i go back to that in a second i just want to go back to the facebook thing wh

there's a huge problem with anti-united nations protests. let me break it down for you a little bit first. the first confirmed case of cholera in haiti was in late october. so far 1,344 people are dead, another 57,000 people have been treated for cholera. international health officials are expecting that number to rise into the hundreds of thousands. and the united nations has criticized the international response to the haiti cholera outbreak. it says donors have only pledged about 10%, 10% of the money needed to curb the disease. we're talking about doctors, nurse,s, water purification, all of that stuff. let's talk about the haitians, themselves. check this out. there are people in haiti who blame the very organization who's trying to help them, united nations. they accuse soldiers and peace keepers of bringing cholera in from their homeland. the u.n. and officials deny the charge. protests against the united nations and nepal turned violent last week in port-au-prince and the northern port city. cnn i-reporter john nny holt traveled to h

united nations security council. mr.obama is in new delhi today. he gave a wide ranging speech to parliament to endorsing india's bid to the council seat. the president called the u.s. and india, quote, indispensable partners and he said both countries can do a better job of jointly combating terrorism as well as securing the world's nuclear materials. >> we can make it clear that even as every nation has the right to peaceful nuclear energy, every nation must also meet its international obligations and that includes the islamic republic of iran. >>> after india, president obama will travel to indonesia and then to the g20 meeting in south korea before heading to japan. >>> a volcano export is warning that indonesia's mountain could erupt again at any time. 141 people have died since the volcano started erupting two weeks ago, shooting clouds of gas and debris up to 3,000 feet. thousands of people have evacuated the area near the volcano.

. >> why the united nations is denyi israel's biblical heritage. >> welcome to christian worl news i am mark martin. >> and i am wendy griffith, george omas is on aassignment. >> america is shing a harsh light on regimes that persecute religious leaders. they have been abusg christians for years. paul strand has more from washington. >> some of the worst actor where those countries where your religion can get you killed, tortured or put in prison. state department disgusts them as they release the international report on internationafreedom. >> religious freedom is a fundamental right and essential to any society. >> many christians are jailed and a number of christian have died due to torture. >> very rsh conditions. >> in nearby somalia, the terrorist group alshabo in iraq, terroriss have been killing members of minority faiths, especially christians. clinton blasted government and private provaiers of persecutn. >> an authorarian regime. extremist groups that exploit sectarian teions. >> nations named as countri of particular concern, burma, china, air tree ya, iran, saudi arabia,

. >>> i look forward to a reformed united nations security council that includes india as a permanent member. >> president barack obama makes an announcement that draws applause from the parliament of india. >>> all lanes of westbound 580 are back open following a multivehicle accident that caused a huge backup this morning. the accident happened around 6:00 a.m. p there pleasanton near doherty road involving a big rig and several other vehicles. three of the right lanes were blocked. the back imriewp grew for than a mile. >>> a louisiana lawyer suing bp over the gulf oil spill calls a preliminary report about the cause of the spill absolutely absurd. during a hearing today the national oil spill commission created by president barack obama said it found no proof that any company associated with the disaster had cut corners to reduce costs. the spill killed eleven workers and released more than 200 million gallons of crude oil into the gulf of mexico. several congressional democrats accused bp are putting profits ahead of safety. the commission's final report is due in january. >>> pr

nations to some documents suggesting that the united states were planning to spy on some of the united nations top officials including secretary general the spying included listening to their conversations while collecting data of their personal data including on their bank cards and are following them around as well some information on. this incident when a group of american diplomats walked out during the statement of the speech of the president of iran at the united nations general assembly and this until the document suggests that the walk out procedure was one some very humiliating political make claims are also revealed in this document which are used by american diplomats according to wiki leaks in their conversations between each other. the presidential runs for example was called the naked king of the presidents of iran was referred to as simply hitler. the town then between the russian prime minister and the russian president he's a man with a horse that was named as batman and robin some some are some really strong information if you will which is she you see a big blow to a

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nations by the united nations and also city because you said that moscow is also keen to get a clearer picture on iran's vision of its cooperation with the world and on its on its nuclear program one of the most controversial subjects in international politics still at the moment another meeting which was also held already on thursday here and because a meeting between the president's offer russia armenia and azerbaijan discussing the longstanding. dispute between armenia and azerbaijan the now going on kind of there's a real dispute obviously that has been running for quite some time and it's not going to take just one meeting here to resolve it but it's also a positive sign of that these two sides are willing to talk about this problem here in bucko. ok i will tell us more about the objectives of the summit what is the caspian five aiming for. well let me just tell you a little bit about the caspian sea itself it's a view rich in natural resources it's thought to contain around up to twenty billion tons of oil and gas which is comparable with the deposits in the persian gulf and also

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the united nations has been there the last six decades and the united nations will continue to be engaged in working together closely with president karzai and his cabinet and other international partners. thank you. >> my first question is to mr. rasmussen. as nato has said to 2014 to any threat outside of afghanistan and i wonder to know what is your thought about pakistan interfering with internal affairs. my second is to mr. president. [speaking in foreign language] >> first of all, let me stress that the long term agreement we have signed today is not only a clear signal to the afghan people that we will stay committed beyond the date when our combat mission ends, we will not leave behind a security that will create instability in the region. i see this in parallel with a steadily strengthened partnership with pakistan as well. >> [speaking in foreign language] >> president karzai, just recently you criticized nato tactics in conducting night trades and other actions. have you resolved this issue with your partners here in lisbon? >> well, we are engaging in a very friendly and subst

first, the united nations' global assessment of new hiv infections shows the number has dropped. deaths from aids have also fallen. >> 33.3 million people worldwide live with hiv. last year, there were 2.6 million new infections, far too many, but still a 20% drop from the number two years ago. death rates are falling as well, and treatment rates are rising. some of the biggest improvements are in sub-sahara africa. >> the investment we have been making is paying off. we are seeing fewer new infections, and we are seeing also fewer deaths due to hiv. >> but the picture is not positive everywhere. eastern europe and central asia showed sharp rises in both new infections and age-related deaths. the key cause is drug users sharing needles, but a needle exchanges like this one are few and far between, and the united nations says bad laws and discrimination, particularly in relation to drug users or homosexuals, continue to hamper the fight against aids, which means that despite signs that in some countries at least the of aids epidemic is in decline, the united nations' vision of zer

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one conspiring to kill united states nationals two conspiring to kill united states officers and employees three conspiring to use and acquire anti-aircraft missiles and for conspiring to provide material support to the fark and at the beginning of this press conference the u.s. attorney to victor boot as the so-called merchant of death and then the u.s. attorney proceeded to paint a picture of mr booth as a man who sided with violence sided with war armed very dangerous people and was very aggressive so after quite ugly picture of one man who hasn't been able to really address the press at all yet in the u.s. and most likely will not in the u.s. attorney said quote he's innocent till proven guilty guilty so lots of mixed messages there but there are many experts believe that the real reason victor boot is someone that the u.s. has been so aggressively pursuing for this action titian is because mr boot is a former soviet military officer with what some people believe has extensive top intelligence possibly and some believe that is what u.s. officials are really after nobody proved he was t

the united nations has been there the last six decades and the united nations will continue to be engaged in working together closely with president karzai and his cabinet and other international partners. thank you. >> my first question is to mr. rasmussen. as nato has said to 2014 to any threat outside of afghanistan and i wonder to know what is your thought about pakistan interfering with internal affairs. my second is to mr. president. [speaking in foreign language] >> first of all, let me stss that the long term agreement we have signed today is not only a clear signal to the afghan people that we will stay committed beyond the date when our combat mission ends, we will not leave behind a security that will create instability in the region. i see this in parallel with a steadily strengthened rtnership with pakistan as well. >> [speaking in foreign language] >> president karzai, just recently you criticized nato tactics in conductg night trades and other actions. have you resolved this issue with your partners here in lisbon? >> well, we are engaging in a very friendly and substantial

a united nations observance that aims to promote mutual respect among people and among communities. >>> all day long, you can find out the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on nbc. tonight, be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news. >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. revealing insiders about how president obama make shake up his inner circle. >>> and day two of "today" goes viral. watch what happened when the crew gets auto tuned. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com from our winter luxury edition, with essential oils bursting with luxurious fragrances. new air wick scented oils wrap the whole room with indulgent scent, like apple and cinnamon velvet. winter luxury by air wick;

they have all been given protected status by the united nations, something that has made many italians very happy. >> these are all part of the mediterranean diet that is now protected. for years, italians, spaniards, greeks, and others have championed the health benefits of food like this. now unesco has given the diet's special recognition. it has added the diet to its intangible harassed -- intangible heritage list, protected world status. what this award says is when it comes to protecting things, traditions and cultures are just as important as monuments and buildings. in the end, it is all a matter of taste. although the scientific benefits of the diet have been disputed, unesco's award is a symbol that they believed the tradition is worth preserving. world heritage status is usually associated with physical structures or outstanding natural features, like stonehenge in britain, this temple complex in cambodia, or australia's great barrier reef. unesco began in tangible heritage status two years ago, and this week, along with the mediterranean diet, they added french cuisine and

nations democrat ties the united nations and ensure that the united states dollar is not backed up by the united states military so we must be talking about institutions of peace within the context of the g. twenty the third point is that we are talking as if there are no major technological changes that will affect the nature and structure of the u.s. economy the nature and structure of the delivery of energy and energy forces we are talking pipit spoke about china and a five year plan what will be the major technological breakthroughs in the next five years that will affect the dominance of the united states petroleum companies and the united states oil companies the challenge for us is whether we have a debate that informed human beings about the changes since one thousand forty five or we. move to a world that is more democratic and a racist or a friendly to human being i want to i want to be good about this this guy was one more i want to know i want to go to pay you've got a lot you said a lot and i want to go to pepe i want to play because i think you brought up a very interest

nations democrat ties the united nations and ensure that the united states dollar is not backed up by the united states military so we must be talking about institutions of peace within the context of the g. twenty the third point is that we are talking as if there are no major technological changes that will affect the nature and structure of the u.s. economy the nature and structure of the delivery of energy and energy forces we are talking pipit spoke about china and a five year plan what will be the major technological breakthroughs in the next five years that will affect the dominance of the united states petroleum companies and the united states oil companies the challenge for us is whether we have a debate that informed human beings about the changes since one thousand forty five or we. move to a world that is more democratic and all races where a friendly to human being i want i want to be good about this guy was a lot one more but i want to know i want to go to pay you've got a lot you said a lot and i want to go to pepe i want to play because i think you brought up a very in

nations with countries around the world and then actually inviting to the summit. the leaders of regional organizations in africa the poorest region of the world the association of southeast asian nations singapore as the head of a three g. group of twenty seven smaller states and then of course we'll have ban ki moon the secretary general of the united nations bob zelic head of the world bank there at the summit sitting down with the leaders making sure that the voices of the poor in the world outside the g twenty are heard loud and clear. today when the g. twenty is is becoming a household name from politics and economic decisions those that mean that the g eight is actually dying is institution oh no no. what we saw there i know you the father of both says that that would make you sad of course if well done really it means twice as much work for us in the g. eight research group in the g twenty if you got lost struggling to keep them both alive again well i think what we saw a few months ago when both summits were held together g eight muskoka g twenty in toront

states nationals two conspiring to kill united states officers and employees three conspiring to use an acquire anti-aircraft missiles and for conspiring to provide material support to the fark. what's interesting to note and to underscore is that during this press conference the u.s. attorney and the head of the d.n.a. continued to paint a picture of victor boot one of the most dangerous men in the world a man who sides with violence who sides with war who sides against the united states they were first time as i mentioned as the so-called merchant of death and then at the end of their press conference they want to remind everyone that viktor booth remains innocent until proven guilty and assuring the press that he will receive a fair trial some were questioning how that could take place after he's already painted in the press and in the international media as a man who promotes violence and promotes war so a lot of wondering whether or not this trial will in fact be fair for mr victor boot. now the search for extradition to happen very quickly in there is a lot of secrecy surroundi

one conspiring to kill united states nationals two conspiring to kill united states officers and employees three conspiring to use and acquire anti-aircraft missiles and for conspiring to provide material support to the fark what's interesting to know and to underscore is that during this press conference the us attorney and the head of the da continued to paint a picture of victor boot one of the most dangerous men in the world a man who sides with violence who sides with the war who sides against the united states they were firsthand as the so-called merchant of death and then at the end of their press conference they want to remind everyone that victor boot remains innocent until proven guilty in assuring the press that he will receive a fair trial some were questioning how that could take place after he's already painted in the press and in the international media as a man who promotes violence and promotes war so a lot of wondering whether or not this trial will in fact be fair for mr victor boot military defense lawyer major eric montoya boots case could open a pandora's box for the

remember, the birthplace of the united nations, and the full promise of the united nations -- it all began here in san francisco, and there, many of you were. 100-plus-wrong with the largest demonstration this nation had ever seen at the time of people saying enough is enough, and we are going to demonstrate our right to demand that our rights are extended, and people paid attention. in so many ways, that was the cataclysmic moment in time that

nations security council. the pledge has been opposed by pakistan which is accusing him of playing power politics. our report from delhi on the growing ties between the state and the largest democracy. >> a ceremonial welcome for barack obama in deley. this, he says is one of the most important relationships in the world. it was in his speech to parliament that the lofty rhetoric was translated into the one firm commitment that india wanted to hear, a seat at the top table. >> in the years ahead, i look forward to a reformed united nations security council that includes india as a permanent member. [applause] >> the the applause was lengthy but it was followed with a warning, with power comes responsibility, speaking out against the suppression of democracy in places like burma is especially. >> if i can be frank, in the international forum, india has often shied away from some of these issues. and i have no doubt that future generations, indians and americans, will live in a world that is more prosperous and

nations democrat ties the united nations and ensure that the united states dollar is not backed up by the united states military so we must be talking about institutions of peace within the context of the g. twenty the third point is that we are talking as if there are no major technological changes that will affect the nature and structure of the u.s. economy the nature and structure of the delivery of energy and energy forces we are talking pipit spoke about china and a five year plan what will be the major technological breakthroughs in the next five years that will affect the dominance of the united states petroleum companies and the united states oil companies the challenge for us is whether we have a debate that informed human beings about the changes since one thousand forty five or we. move to a world that is more democratic and a racist or a friendly to human being i want to i want to people who bought this guy was a lot one more but i want to know i want to go to pay you've got a lot you said a lot of what i'm going to pepe i want to have because i think you brought up a ver

the united nations has appealed for $164 million to tackle the outbreak of ko a -- cholera. there are fears that the epidemic could run out of control. infection rates have been rising. 800 haitians have died. >> our correspondent tells us what she heard from her contact. >> what i'm being told now by the doctors at the clinic i was at on tuesday, theory seeing seven times as many cases as i was seeing just three days ago. patients are now overflowing in the hospitals in city -- in circumstance solei and port-au-prince. the doctors are close to being overwhelmed. the doctors without borders say they'll have to treat patients on the streets soon because they don't have the space. this has turned into a humanitarian emergency. the second in a pace of -- space of a year. what happened in this raff aned nation, the hurricane last week and the floods have spread the disease more widely across the country. >> given the situation you described, what would the money, even $164 million do? >> it would bring in supply supplies, like rehydration fluid. it could bring in water pure fict

world war two and its lessons because of course the united nations united nations as human rights commission where you have some of the worst offenders of human rights sitting as members on this human rights commission and making a mockery of the whole process so i think we have to judge everything on its own merits and understand the context and be very careful in making categorization is the way that you made ok but i mean even a court in israel found sharon culpable for events in lebanon one thousand nine hundred two but israel doesn't want internet. have its citizens tried under any kind of a new and your national to your new law it's inexcusably it's excuse me the question is guilty of what i said call the lords of it and say go i'll let you go let you tell him the word that he will let you rely on words whenever it is but what if the is really not that person but can he was removed he was removed from office in other words he was deemed unfit to serve as minister of defense why that's not a crime. not a bit of what we see deemed unfit. because it is because his judgment eat he displaye

nations with countries around the world and then actually inviting to the summit. the leaders of regional organizations in africa the poorest region of the world the association of southeast asian nations singapore as the head of a three g. group of twenty seven smaller states and then of course we'll have the ban ki-moon the secretary general of the united nations bob zelic head of the world bank there at the summit sitting down with the leaders making sure that the voices of the poor in the world outside the g twenty are heard loud and clear. today when the g. twenty is is becoming a household name from politics and economic decisions those that mean that the g eight is actually dying as institution oh no no. what we saw there i know you the father of both says that that would make you sad of course if well done really it means twice as much work for us in the g. eight research group in the g twenty if you got lost struggling to keep them both alive again well i think what we saw a few months ago when both summits were held together g eight muskoka g twenty in to

we salute in the's long history as a leading contributor to united nations peacekeeping missions. and we welcome in the yen as it prepares to take its seat on the united nations security council. [applause] in short, with india assuming its rightful place in the world, we have a historic opportunity to make the relationship between our two countries a defining partnership of the century ahead. and i believe we can do so by working together in three important areas. first, as global partners we can promote prosperity in both our countries. together, we can create a high-tech, high-wage jobs of the future. with my visit, we are now ready to begin implementing our civil nuclear agreement. this will help meet india's's growing energy needs and create thousands of jobs in both of our countries. [applause] we need to forge partnerships and high-tech sectors like defense and civil space. so we've remove indian organizations from our so-called entity list and we will work to remove and reform our controls on exports. both of these steps will ensure that indian companies seeking high-tech

one conspiring to kill united states nationals two conspiring to kill united states officers and employees three conspiring to use and acquire anti-aircraft missiles and for conspiring to provide material support to the fark what's interesting to note and to underscore is that during this press conference the us attorney and the head of the da continued to paint a picture of victor boot one of the most dangerous men in the world a man who sides with violence who sides with war who sides against the united states they refer to as the so-called merchant of death and then at the end of their press conference they want to remind everyone that victor boot remains innocent until proven guilty and assuring the press that he will receive a fair trials some were questioning how that could take place after he's already painted in the press and in the international media as a man who promotes violence and promotes war so a lot of wondering whether or not this trial will in fact be fair for mr victor boot. military defense lawyer major eric montoya booth's case could open a pandora's box for the u.s.

world war two and its lessons which has caused the united nations united nations as human rights commission where you have some of the worst offenders of human rights sitting as members on this human rights commission and making a mockery of the whole process so i think we have to judge everything on its own merits and understand the context and be very careful in making categorization is the way that you made ok but i mean even a court in israel found sharon culpable for events in lebanon one thousand nine hundred two but israel doesn't want internet. have its citizens tried under any kind of a new question your national to your new law it's an excuse me excuse me excuse me the question is guilty of what i said called the lords of the go i'll let you go let you know in the manner that he let you rely on words whenever it is but what is the is really more that's fine but he was removed he was removed from office knows he was deemed unfit to serve as minister of defense why that's not a crime. committed why was he deemed unfit. because because his judgment eat he displayed poor judgment in a

remember, the birthplace of the united nations, and the full promise of the united nations -- it all began here in san francisco, and there, many of you were. 100-plus-wrong with the largest demonstration this nation had ever seen at the time of people saying enough is enough, and we are going to demonstrate our right to demand that our rights are extended, and people paid attention. in so many ways, that was the cataclysmic moment in time that really will people of so that some 13 years later, we woke up the nation when 3000 people strong came out in washington, d.c. democrats, republicans, independents, and we got the americans with disabilities act signed by then-president bush at the white house lawn 20 years ago today. so it is remarkable, those origins. is remarkable progress. it is remarkable the work that all of you have done. if you have ever watched, and maybe you do not want to, or maybe you had to -- i never good with notes. i have my own learning disability called dyslexia, so i cannot be very well, but i thought it was important to make susan's point, and then doing som

a word about human rights which so far as i know should be a priority in the united nations. they are putting people in jail in china for peaceful dissent. his second term is coming up and if i were advising the white house which i am not, i would give serious thought that we should not support them. >> i can low point, the a-380 airbus. it was not encouraging. >> a bed of the concord fell off and that was the end of the concorde. >> high note looking for it is so many people as they come to washington and we have a whole new crop of them, they are going to come here and clean up the swap and they are all going to fix what ails us in washington they never think there is a reason things are the way they are. they are all coming here to run a brown r on thateef of reality and it will be kind of fun in an oddball way. >> for more than 40 years, people came to fix things, yong, passionate, there is a lovely quote that says they come expecting a cesspool and find a hot tub. that is a program for today. we are glad to join desperate please join us on the web at whchronicle.com. we