tunisia, egypt, and bahrain. following the cyber war that incited revolutiona arary movem across the arab world. first revolt began here in hue necia where the people overthrew a dictator that ruled for 23 years, ben ali. we're out in front of former president ben ali's homes that's now just been absolutely trashed. tiles off the sidewalk. everything here is just been destroyed. th >> this is the expression of 23 years of rage. >> reporter: they lit the place on fire. rubble everywhere. tore out the wiring. obviously completely destroyed. they even knocked out the ceiling. looters in this case had a bit of a sense of humor. if you look over here, they drew pictures of ben ali on the wall. called him "the robber." overthrowing that robber was the goal of a handful of bloggers driving the revolution. what is the number one enemy to a dictator? >> freedom of expression. >> reporter: two tunisians at the center of the arab blogosphere. in a country where the state controlled the media, they offered a simple but power

next year's formula one is due to start in bahrain in march. joining us on the line is the bbc's formula one commentator david kroft. just explain because this has now been rescheduled, canceled. why have the organizers come to this final decision? >> the organizers have put out a statement this evening saying that they respect the view of the team basically, the teams association who said after the world motor sport council that the f.i.a., the governing body's sport council said it could be rescheduled to the 30th of october. logistically it just wasn't practical for them. they couldn't make arrangements, that they already booked for india. it wasn't fair on the fans that have booked the tickets as well. and the teams had already made an awful lot of outlay in terms of lo jest call spend and hotel rooms and flight bookings to india. they have reservations about going to bahrain and a letter to the f.i.a. and the formula one management and the bahrain circuit as well expressed those reservations. what the bahrain circuit said tonight was in li

air force base in bahrain to fly planes out of and used that base so i want to ask you if you did see those as being some of the largest interests in the region. well absolutely the whole if you look at it from the geopolitical perspective with objectives of the united states that this. is militarized. militarizing big time middle east in the persian gulf. and there's no exception there's a mess for deployment of u.s. military much throughout the region and. the gulf states of posters in this so i think of course with saudi arabia. to get info i didn't see. we we had indications although no evidence that saudi arabia is also doing this in syria. that's another i mention of this of this geopolitical sure will. cause any kind of humanitarian still humanitarian operation waged on syria that whole region which is there all of the eastern mediterranean right through buckers so as the chinese border without all that there is so much at stake and one thing i'm curious do you think how many think yemen is because from what i understand from sources saudi arabia is perceived as having the powe

. >> activists in bahrain say there have been some pro-democracy reforms. they poast videos and photos online which they say show protests in several villages outside the capital. at least 30 people have been killed since protests began in february. >> waiting for business, bahrain's formula one race track. site of this year's grand prix after the worst clashes in the country's history. now the government has lifted the state of emergency, and it is hoping to claw back lost revenues and show life is back to normal. but bahrain today is far from back to normal. checkpoints like these are going to remain. a reassurance to some. hundreds of troops called in in march are saying they have been guarding bahrain's key installation. but it has been a warning 40's gulf states not to get involved. bahrain's protest, marked by events in tune eeshia started out -- tunisia started out peacefully. after protests turned deadly, protesters took over the streets. a state of emergency was declared in march. since thernings they have been detained without trial. four have die

elections will go ahead in bahrain despite the unrest. is money driving the decision? -- the grand prix will go ahead in bahrain despite the unrest. is money driving the decision? welcome once again. state television in yemen has broadcast a brief audio message by the president less than six hours after a rocket assault on his palace. he called the attackers and outlawed gain of rockwell anemones -- outlaw gang of rival enemies. it appears the country is sliding toward a civil war. we have this report from the capital. >> prayers for peace and hope for change. for almost four months now thousands have gathered in the streets demanding one thing, that's president saleh leave power. all along, they have insisted their revolution is peaceful. demonstrators here are determined to continue until president saleh is out of power. without the international community stepping up and asking president saleh to leave, this crisis will continue. for the first time today, rivals hit the presidential palace. television showed the aftermath of the attack, which it said skilled seven p

[speaking in native tongue] >> translator: the important issue is regarding yemen and bahrain. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: in these two countries the shias are the minority on the front line of the uprising, and there are being killed and part oppressed badly. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: saudi arabia sent forces to bahrain to help the government to kill more people. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: the world has closed its eyes on the killings of shias in bahrain and yemen. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: and the only country that supports them, and i want to repeat here, the only country that supports them is there on. there is financial support. at iran provides them with arms, and iran has brought a complaint to the designations in this regard. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: on the day the people when, you know how many people exist there to appreciate iran? [speaking in native tongue] at. >> translator: and at the same time, let's not forget that both countries were small countries. [speaking in native tongue] >

so further doubt now cast on whether that bahrain grand prix will go ahead. of course, it was cancelled by the f.i.a. because of the violence and protests in the first place. that was the decision taken back in february. then it seemed to be reinstated over the course of the last weekend, and now he's saying of course it's not on. we wait to see how that develops. in the meantime, members of opec are meeting in vienna against the backdrop of record oil prices. demand for oil, as well as unrest in libya have kept prices well over $100 a barrel for many months. saudi arabia's idea is to raise output and help push down the price to help the world economy, but it's certainly not necessarily the view to be taken by iran and venezuela. let's get some more on this now from our correspondent, bethany bell, who is in vienna. at least we have some clarity about where libya fits in all this in terms of sitting around the table. >> well, that's the very interesting thing. we've been told over the last few days that libya would be represented by an official from colonel g

in syria and then bahrain. well if you treat the propaganda seriously then of course there is a split when you greenlight saudi arabia to go into bahrain and kilt human beings in order to get their support for going into libya supposedly to save human beings you're dealing with ocracy from the get go we we switch sides we give each are we stopped army educator to begin arming and fighting on the side of the of the desired opposition and in every other country in the region including bahrain we're continuing to arm and support a dictator are our policy if it were about support for democracy and human rights we would begin with unilaterally c.c. to support and arm these dictators across the board now not when the next one falls or a cia friendly opposition arises and. lets their take i mean are there certain wars that are the just wars and the right wars there are certain wars that are just wars and right we're saying to you you know when you look at what happened to us in the wake of nine eleven there was the re

my own just think of them anywhere in the world as regional instability china russia south ossetia bahrain saudi arabia you've got one hundred countries it could invade the next day this is the greatest usurpation of authority in the history of the united states by one announcement of one president and if the congress doesn't respond they will have been reduced to an ink blot on the. constitutional lansky think of all the money that spent under the war powers authority of the prez we're spending three hundred fifty million dollars a day in afghanistan. and you talk about potentially reducing congresswomen but what what can they realistically do and more importantly what will they really list if we do in this climate i mean they're not i don't really see boehner initiating impeachment but why not we had president clinton he's impeached because he lied under oath concerning a sex deal surely the paula clause exists not been whited out all you need is courage battery and standard congress in washington d.c. you my gods are no but i understand but without courage then of course you're succumbi

because bahrain is very important to saudi arabia and saudi arabia does not want and rest there but look at it from a geopolitical perspective you have it is also very important that it's part of a strategy. it was. sort of the route see. because there's a lot of the so-called which. i suspect the military presence in the region is what what the united states wants this there's. little explored to the regional agenda of the war agenda which no extends from north africa through the middle east right through to central asia where the very process for that was michel chossudovsky director of the center for research on globalization. welcome to the war on our t.v. this is where we get a chance to fire back at some of the criticism that has been hurled against us that we don't quite agree with now one thing that often comes up when people write about our team they like to refer to us as. state run or kremlin propaganda or that sort of thing let's look at a couple of those comments this one comes from global media war as they said our motto is question more but it's clear who supplies the

. >> they treated injured protesters in bahrain. now a group of medics stand accused of trying to bring down the government. >> our correspondent is outside the courtroom and will brick us a special report. >>> libyan rebels say they got their hands on secret government documents. hey, max. [ announcer ] your dog's one of a kind. and now, you have the power... [ giggling ] to help significantly extend his healthy years. a groundbreaking 14-year study by purina... proves that puppy chow, then dog chow nutrition, fed properly over a lifetime, can help extend his lovable antics... up to 1.8 healthy years. [ barks ] long live your buddy. oh, max! long live your dog. purina puppy chow and purina dog chow. >>> this is world one live from london. top stories. they're not letting up in their crackdown. human rights activists say hundreds of military vehicles and helicopters were used as the army moved in over the weekend and there was heavy shelling. state media says at least three people were killed on sunday, including a soldier. >>> he h

point here was that he was profoundly unpopular with all of his neighbors in a way that the king of bahrain is nuts and bashir al assad isn't quite you could look at salah as well i mean in the end these are some of the there already sanctions in some of these cases so he had what should be done rather what should be done now in bahrain so in what should be done now in libya libyan authorities have accused the coalition of killing over seven hundred people so far as a result of these air raids is the killing of even more people justified for the sake of removing things you think. well i think the credibility of gadhafi and his regime is very very low it's possible that some people have been killed certainly not on that scale it's noticeable that he hasn't taken the foreign press who are available in tripoli to see these massive casualties and there are no independent reports of them and there are actually demonstrations in tripoli itself within the last twenty four hours showing that he is his only hold on power is through his militia the military of defecting the question is when will he g

problem in bahrain. there has been a brutal suppression. a lot of people have been arrested from the circuit itself. a lot of the doctors and nurses who treated the injured have been locked up and badly treated according to credible reports. that goes way beyond what should be allowed. if you are part of the machine, which is pretending that is not happening, that is unacceptable. >> there are no question marks about the teams themselves, whether they are willing to go out. do you think ultimately they won't? >> i think it goes further than that. i think under the rules of the f.i.a., you cannot change the calendar. like for example move the indian race without a written agreement from all the teams. you can cancel a race. >> they can fight it on changing calendar. the current president of the f.i.a., you wanted him imposed. do you regret that now? >> i absolutely do. i consider this the first mistake he made in two years. i did back him. i think he has been misled here. >> max mosley. the stark realities of life as a model soldier have bee

the mood has changed significantly after the protracted cluster mess to put it politely and libya in bahrain and syria and yemen. i think people are just simply more grounded in reality now about the kind of cost it's going to take and time and blood to see this transformation through but i still think that the general outlook is still positive for me the story in syria is not so much the fact that there is this protracted brutality taking place as much as it is that people are still taking to the streets the spite of it that far in so i think the cat is out of the bag people have lost their fear this is the moment for the middle east to change and i don't think that anything can stop it i think we're different regimes will be able to employ different tactics to delay that transformation they can use brutality they can use bribes they can use. exploits ethnic fears and what have you and things of that sort and blame foreign agents and that will buy them some time in the meantime but i think they will not be able to stop the transformation generally speaking anybody who expected this to be qu

mood has changed significantly after the protracted cluster mess the political lightly and libya in bahrain and syria and yemen. i think people are just simply more grounded in reality now about the kind of cost it's going to take and time and blood to see this transformation through but i still think that the general outlook is still positive for me the story in syria is not so much the fact that there is this protracted brutality taking place as much as it is that people are still taking to the streets the spite of that far and so i think the cat is out of the bag people have lost their fear this is the moment for the middle east to change and i don't think that anything can stop it i think we're different regimes will be able to employ different tactics to delay that transformation they can use brutality they can use bribes they can use. exploits ethnic fears and what have you and things of that sort and blame foreign agents and that will buy them some time in the meantime but i think they will not be able to stop the transformation generally speaking anybody who expected this to be quic

the mood has changed significantly after the protracted cluster messed up at a politely and libya and bahrain and syria and yemen. i think people are just simply more grounded in reality now about the kind of cost it's going to take and time and blood to see this transformation through but i still think that the general outlook is still positive for me the story in syria is not so much the fact that there is this protracted brutality taking place as much as it is that people are still taking to the streets despite of it that far and so i think the cat is out of the bag people have lost their clear this is the moment for the middle east to change and i don't think that anything can stop it i think we're different regimes will be able to employ different tactics to delay that transformation they can use brutality they can use bribes they can use. exploits ethnic fears and what have you and things of that sort and blame foreign agents and that will buy them some time in the meantime but i think they will not be able to stop the transformation generally speaking anybody who expected this to be qu

air force base in bahrain to fly planes out of and use that base so i want to ask you if you see those as being some of the largest interests in the region. when absolutely the whole if you look at it from a geopolitical perspective with the jets over the united states and its nato partners militarize it's militarizing the entire middle east and we shall. win is no exception there is a massive deployment of u.s. military might throughout the region and the gulf states partners in this process of course with saudi arabia. there participating in inflate and saying. we we have indications although no evidence that saudi arabia is also playing.

and in formula one the bahrain grand prix will be back here on the racing calendar on october the race returning after being called off in march following unrest in the arab state the clashes are still continuing in the country but the sport's governing body. they come back reasonable. in the end with rugby because there is just a day to go until the start of the churchill cup in england the russian national

it depends on the kind of backlash generated over the next few months, both from bahrain possiblend protesters there, and within the formula one community. >> for some, the sport may have lost its sparkle. >> just a reminder that in the past have our human rights activists in syria say 63 people were killed, pro-democracy

and bahrain and they continue to isolate itself from you know our awakening then i think it's going to have a minimal impact but at the end of the day if it does spread the saudi arabia and saudi arabia loses control then i think you know all bets are off and my going to scrape or something because the other day saudis are producing eight point nine million barrels of oil a day of the three point six million barrels a day of oil that's available in circles capacity three point three of it is in saudi arabia so at the end of the day it's a saudi game and if anything impacts negatively saudi flow in oil it's just a huge huge issue for the consuming world what do you think about that i mean this is where another political angle comes in i mean we we see a lot of criticism of saudi arabia and i get a mention in bahrain and whatnot i mean this is a region that is getting more and more volatile and it doesn't look like pro-democracy forces are winning lead the day at the end at the end of all of this here is just more sectarianism mean how much how concerned should the global consumer be as

and bahrain and continue to isolate itself from you know our awakening then i think it's going to have a minimal impact but at the end of the day if it does spread the saudi arabia and saudi arabia loses control then i think you know all bets are off and my going to scrape for something because the other day saudis are producing eight point nine million barrels of oil a day of the three point six million barrels a day of oil that's available in surplus capacity three point three of it is in saudi arabia so at the end of the day it's a saudi game and if anything impacts negatively saudi flow in oil it's just a huge huge issue for the consuming world what do you think about that bill i mean this is where another political angle comes in i mean we we see a lot of criticism of saudi arabia and i get a mention in bahrain and whatnot i mean this is a region that is getting more and more volatile and it doesn't look like pro-democracy forces are winning lead the day at the end at the end of all of this here it's more sectarianism mean how much how concerned should the global consumer be as th

and bahrain and continue to isolate itself from from the start you know or awakening then i think it's going to have a minimal impact but at the end of the day if it does spread the saudi arabia and saudi arabia loses control then i think they are all bets are off and we're going to scrape yes i mean but the other day saudis are producing eight point nine million barrels of oil a day of the three point six million barrels a day of oil that's available in surplus capacity three point three of it is in saudi arabia so the end of the day it's a saudi game and if anything impacts negatively saudi foreign oil it's just a huge huge issue for the consuming world what do you think about that though i mean this is where another political angle comes in i mean we we see a lot of criticism of saudi arabia and i'm going to mention bahrain and what not i mean this is a region that is getting more and more volatile and it doesn't look like pro-democracy forces are winning the day at the end of at the end of all of this here is this more sectarianism mean how much how concerned should the global cons

and bahrain and they continue to isolate itself from from the you know or awakening then i think it's going to have a minimal impact but at the end of the day if it does spread to saudi arabia and saudi arabia loses control then i think you know well bets are off and i going to pray for something because the other day the saudis are producing eight point nine million barrels of oil a day three point six million barrels a day of oil that's available in surplus capacity three point three of it is in saudi arabia so the other day it's a saudi game and if anything it packs negatively to saudi foreign oil it's just a huge huge issue for the consuming world what do you think about that i mean this is where another political angle comes in i mean we we see a lot of criticism of saudi arabia and i'm going to mention bahrain and what not i mean this is a region that is getting more and more volatile and it doesn't look like pro-democracy forces are winning the day at the end at the end of all of this here is this more sectarianism mean how much how concerned should the consumer global consumer

earlier this month, bahrain lifted the state of emergency. the teams were unhappy. that would mean moving the indian gp, extending the season into december. although bahrain does expect to resume hosting the race for next year. >> good news for some, not so good for others. you're watching "world one" live from london. >>> when when come back, the living nightmare for doctors in misra misrata. >> that this was so disturbing to you that you couldn't do the procedure? >> i couldn't do it for a kid. did i it for young guys and rebels on the front line but i couldn't do it. >> there's a future hold for the youngest victims of libya's war? we'll bring you mulik's tragic story after this. i'm chef michael, and my dog bailey and i love to hang out in the kitchen. you love the aroma of beef tenderloin, don't you? you inspired a very special dog food. [ female announcer ] chef michael's canine creations. chef inspired. dog desired. there are some things we know for sure. there will still be weddings, still be babies, and still be bright futures. that's why new york life has

world has changed significantly after the protracted cluster mess to put it politely and libya and bahrain and syria and yemen. i think people are just simply more grounded in reality now about the kind of cost it's going to take and time and blood to see this transformation through but i still think that the general outlook is still positive for me the story in syria is not so much the fact that there is the sports ality protracted brutality taking place as much as it is that people are still taking to the streets the spite of that far and so i think the cat is out of the bag people have lost their fear this is the moment for the middle east to change and i don't think that anything can stop it i think we're different regimes will be able to employ different tactics to delay that transformation they can use brutality they can use bribes they can use exploits ethnic fears and what have you and things of that sort and blame foreign agents and that will buy them some time in the meantime but i think they will not be able to stop the transformation generally speaking anybody who expected this

and bahrain and continue to isolate itself from from the you know or awakening then i think it's going to have a minimal impact but at the end of the day if it does spread to saudi arabia and saudi arabia loses control then i think they are well bets are off and we're going to scrape this i mean the other day saudis are producing eight point nine million barrels of oil a day of the three point six million barrels a day of oil that's available in surplus capacity three point three of it is in saudi arabia so at the end of the day it's a saudi game and if anything impacts negatively saudi foreign oil it's just a huge huge issue for the consuming world what do you think about that though i mean this is where another political angle comes in i mean we we see a lot of criticism of saudi arabia and i'm going to mention bahrain and what not i mean this is a region that is getting more and more volatile and it doesn't look like pro-democracy forces are are winning the day at the end at the end of all of this here is just more sectarianism mean how much how concerned should be concerned global

and bahrain and continue to isolate itself from from the start you know or awakening then i think it's going to have a minimal impact but at the end of the day if it does spread the saudi arabia and saudi arabia loses control then i think you know all bets are off and we're going to scrape yes i mean with the other day saudis are producing eight point nine million barrels of oil a day of the three point six million barrels a day of oil that's available in surplus capacity three point three of it is in saudi arabia so the end of the day it's a saudi game and if anything impacts negatively saudi foreign oil it's just a huge huge issue for the consuming world what do you think about the i don't mean this is where another political angle comes in i mean we we see a lot of criticism of saudi arabia and i'm going to mention bahrain and what not i mean this is a region that is getting more and more volatile and it doesn't look like pro-democracy forces are winning the day at the end of at the end of all of this here is this more sectarianism mean how much how concerned should the global consu

mood has changed significantly after the protracted cluster mess that would have politely in libya and bahrain and syria and yemen. i think people are just simply more grounded in reality now about the kind of cost that's going to take and time and blood to see this transformation through but i still think the general outlook is still positive for me the story in syria is not so much the fact that there is this word taliban protracted brutality taking place as much as it is that people are still taking to the streets the spite of it that thorin so i think the cat is out of the bag people have lost their clear this is the moment for the middle east to change and i don't think that anything can stop it i think with different regimes will be able to employ different tactics to delay that transformation they can use brutality they can use drives they can use exploits ethnic fears and what have you and things of that sort and blame foreign agents and that will buy them some time in the meantime but i think they will not be able to stop the transformation generally speaking anybody who expected this

and bahrain and they continue to isolate itself from. you know our awakening then i think it's going to have a minimal impact but at the end of the day if it does spread the saudi arabia and saudi arabia loses control then i think you know all bets are off and my going to scrape is i mean because the other day saudis are producing eight point nine million barrels of oil a day of the three point six million barrels a day of oil that's available in surplus capacity three point three of it is in saudi arabia so at the end of the day it's a saudi game and if anything impacts negatively saudi flow in oil it's just a huge huge issue for the consuming world what do you think about that bill i mean this is where another political angle comes in i mean we we see a lot of criticism of saudi arabia and i get a mention in bahrain and what not i mean this is a region that is getting more and more volatile and it doesn't look like pro-democracy forces are winning lead the day at the end at the end of all of this here is just more sectarianism mean how

and bahrain and they continue to isolate itself from. you know our awakening then i think it's going to have a minimal impact but at the end of the day if it does spread the saudi arabia and saudi arabia loses control then i think you know all bets are off and my going to scrape or something because the other day saudis are producing eight point nine million barrels of oil a day of the three point six million barrels a day of oil that's available in surplus capacity three point three of it is in saudi arabia so at the end of the day it's a saudi game and if anything impacts negatively saudi flow in oil it's just a huge huge issue for the consuming world what do you think about that i mean this is where another political angle comes in i mean we we see a lot of criticism of saudi arabia and i get a mention in bahrain and what not i mean this is a region that is getting more and more volatile and it doesn't look like pro-democracy forces are winning lead the day at the end at the end of all of this here is just more sectarianism mean how m

world has changed significantly after the protracted cluster mess to put it politely and libya and bahrain and syria and yemen. i think people are just simply more grounded in reality now about the kind of cost it's going to take and time and blood to see this transformation through but i still think that the general outlook is still positive for me the story in syria is not so much the fact that there is this brutality protracted brutality taking place as much as it is that people are still taking to the streets the spite of that far and so i think the cat is out of the bag people have lost their fear this is the moment for the middle east to change and i don't think that anything can stop it i think we're different regimes will be able to employ different tactics to delay that transformation they can use brutality they can use bribes they can use exploits ethnic fears and what have you and things of that sort and blame foreign agents and that will buy them some time in the meantime but i think they will not be able to stop the transformation generally speaking anybody who expected this t

them what has changed significantly after the protracted cluster mess the political lately in libya in bahrain in syria and yemen. i think people are just simply more grounded in reality now about the kind of cost it's going to take and time and blood to see this transformation through but i still think the general outlook is still positive for me the story in syria is not so much the fact that there is this brutality protracted brutality taking place as much as it is that people are still taking to the streets despite of it that far in so i think the cat is out of the bag people have lost their fear this is the moment for the middle east to change and i don't think that anything can stop it i think we're different regimes will be able to employ different tactics to delay that transformation they can use brutality they can use bribes they can use. exploits ethnic fears and what have you and things of that sort and blame foreign agents and that will buy them some time in the meantime but i think they will not be able to stop the transformation generally speaking anybody who expected this to be

world has changed significantly after the protracted cluster mess to put it politely and libya and bahrain and syria and yemen. i think people are just simply more grounded in reality now about the kind of cost it's going to take and time and blood to see this transformation through but i still think that the general outlook is still positive for me the story in syria is not so much the fact that there is this the brutality taking place as much as it is that people are still taking to the streets despite of it that far and so i think the cat is out of the bag people have lost their fear this is the moment for the middle east to change and i don't think that anything can stop it i think we're different regimes will be able to employ different tactics to delay that transformation they can use brutality they can use bribes they can use. exploits ethnic fears and what have you and things of that sort and blame foreign agents and that will buy them some time in the meantime but i think they will not be able to stop the transformation generally speaking anybody who expected this to be quick and

in bahrain's shia villages, more protests after today's verdicts. this one was contained by police. last night, protesters were calling for the royal family to be overthrown, despite promises of national dialogue due to begin on the first of july. how can you have dialogue says this leading bahraini refugee in london who in absentia today was sentenced to life. >> these despots and regimes and tyrants, when they are throttled by the will of the people they just throw out such statements but they don't really mean it. >> reporter: next week sentences are due to be handed down on scores of doctors and nurses who treated the wounded. they stand accused of inciting revolt. >> sreenivasan: the shi-ites sentenced today will have 15 days to appeal. in china, renowned artist and dissident ai weiwei was released from jail today. he had been arrested in april after strongly criticizing the ruling communist party. ai returned to his home in beijing late at night, but he said he was on probation and could not talk. state media said he confessed to tax evasion-- something his family had long den

world has changed significantly after the protracted cluster mess to put it politely and libya and bahrain and syria and yemen. i think people are just simply more grounded in reality now about the kind of cost it's going to take and time and blood to see this transformation through but i still think that the general outlook is still positive for me the story in syria is not so much the fact that there is this protracted brutality taking place as much as it is that people are still taking to the streets the spite of the foreign so i think the cat is out of the bag people have lost their fear this is the moment for the middle east to change and i don't think that anything can stop it i think we're different regimes will be able to employ different tactics to delay that transformation they can use brutality they can use bribes they can use exploits ethnic fears and what have you and things of that sort and blame foreign agents and that will buy them some time in the meantime but i think they will not be able to stop the transformation generally speaking anybody who expected this to be quick

and bahrain and continue to isolate itself from from the sort you know or awakening then i think it's going to have a minimal impact but at the end of the day if it goes spread the saudi arabian saudi arabia loses control then i think they're all bets are off and my goodness gracious i mean with the other day saudis are producing eight point nine million barrels of oil a day of the three point six million barrels a day of oil that's available in surplus capacity three point three it is in saudi arabia so the other day it's a saudi game and if anything impacts negatively saudi flow in oil it's just a huge huge issue for the consuming world what do you think about that bill i mean this is where another political angle comes in i mean we we see a lot of criticism of saudi arabia and i get a mention in bahrain and what not i mean this is a region that is getting more and more volatile and it doesn't look like pro-democracy forces are winning lead to the day at the end and the end of all of this here it's more sectarianism in how much how concerned should the concern global consumer be as

and bahrain and they continue to isolate itself from. you know our awakening then i think it's going to have a minimal impact but at the end of the day if it does spread the saudi arabia and saudi arabia loses control then i think you know all bets are off and my going to scrape or something because the other day saudis are producing eight point nine million barrels of oil a day of the three point six million barrels a day of oil that's available in surplus capacity three point three of it is in saudi arabia so the other day it's a saudi game and if anything impacts negatively saudi flow in oil it's just a huge huge issue for the consuming world what do you think about that though i mean this is where another political angle comes in i mean we we see a lot of criticism of saudi arabia and i get a mention bahrain and what not i mean this is a region that is getting more and more volatile and it doesn't look like pro-democracy forces are winning lead the day at the end at the end of all of this here is just more sectarianism mean how much

the mood has changed significantly after the protracted cluster messed up of the politely in libya in bahrain in syria and yemen. i think people are just slightly more grounded in reality now about the kind of cost it's going to take and time and blood to see this transformation through but i still think that the general outlook is still positive for me the story in syria is not so much the fact that there is the sports ality protracted brutality taking place as much as it is that people are still taking to the streets despite of it that far in so i think the cat is out of the bag people have lost their clear this is the moment for the middle east to change and i don't think that anything can stop it i think we're different regimes will be able to employ different tactics to delay that transformation they can use brutality they can use bribes they can use exploits ethnic fears and what have you and things of that sort and blame foreign agents and that will buy them some time in the meantime but i think they will not be able to stop the transformation generally speaking anybody who expected th

in bahrain, the fallout from recent anti-government demonstration continues. we report from the capital. welcome to "bbc news the." there was a vote in parliament. the vote was passed by just 20 votes. outside on the streets of athens, police fought running battles with hundreds of youths protesting against the proposed cuts. the reports from athens. >> fierce clashes continued tonight in athens after greek mps have a threatened to impose a tax cuts and spending increases. in the square and outside of parliament, protesters hopes to interrupt a vote that would print in hard-line austerity measures. fights with police quickly broke out as thousands of protesters gathered outside of parliament. >> there was teargas being in debt the crowd. the crowd has a sense of tension, knowing that within an hour, the mps have to vote. >> the violence was more serious than yesterday. protesters were injured. there were running battles with protesters charging police lines. the police used tear gas and stun grenades. the fighting spread to nearby neighborhoods. inside parliam

and bahrain and they continue to isolate itself from. you know our awakening then i think it's going to have a minimal impact but at the end of the day if it does spread the saudi arabia and saudi arabia loses control then i think they're all bets are off and my going to scrape or something but at the end of the day saudis are producing eight point nine million barrels of oil a day of the three point six million barrels a day of oil that's available in surplus capacity three point three of it is in saudi arabia so at the end of the day it's a saudi game and if anything impacts negatively saudi flow in oil it's just a huge huge issue for the consuming world what do you think about that though i mean this is where another political angle comes in i mean we we see a lot of criticism of saudi arabia and i get a mention bahrain and what not i mean this is a region that is getting more and more volatile and it doesn't look like pro-democracy forces are winning lead the day at the end at the end of all of this here it's more sectarianism mean h

the world has changed significantly after the protracted cluster mess to put it politely in libya and bahrain in syria and yemen. i think people are just simply more grounded in reality now about the kind of cost it's going to take and time and blood to see this transformation through but i still think that the general outlook is still positive for me the story in syria is not so much the fact that there is this brutality protracted brutality taking place as much as it is that people are still taking to the streets the spite of it that far in so i think the cat is out of the bag people have lost their fear this is the moment for the middle east to change and i don't think that anything can stop it i think we're different regimes will be able to employ different tactics to delay that transformation they can use brutality they can use drives they can use. exploits ethnic fears and what have you and things of that sort and blame foreign agents and that will buy them some time in the meantime but i think they will not be able to stop the transformation generally speaking anybody who expected this

and bahrain and they continue to isolate itself from. you know our awakening then i think it's going to have a minimal impact but at the end of the day if it does spread the saudi arabia and saudi arabia loses control then i think you know all bets are off and my going to scrape or something because the other day saudis are producing eight point nine million barrels of oil a day of the three point six million barrels a day of oil that's available in surplus capacity three point three of it is in saudi arabia so at the end of the day it's a saudi game and if anything impacts negatively saudi flow in oil it's just a huge huge issue for the consuming world what do you think about that though i mean this is where another political angle comes in i mean we we see a lot of criticism of saudi arabia and i get a mention bahrain and what not i mean this is a region that is getting more and more volatile and it doesn't look like pro-democracy forces are winning lead the day at the end at the end of all of this here is just more sectarianism mean h

and bahrain and continue to isolate itself from from the you know our awakening then i think it's going to have a minimal impact but at the end of the day if it does spread the saudi arabia and saudi arabia loses control then i think they are well better off and we're going to strangers i mean because the other day saudis are producing eight point nine million barrels of oil a day of the three point six million barrels a day of oil that's available in circles capacity three point three it is in saudi arabia so the end of the day it's a saudi game and if anything it cracks negatively to saudi foreign oil it's just a huge huge issue for the consuming world what do you think about the i don't mean this is where another political angle comes in i mean we we see a lot of criticism of saudi arabia and i'm going to mention bahrain and what not i mean this is a region that is getting more and more volatile and it doesn't look like pro-democracy forces are are winning the day at the end at the end of all of this here it's more sectarian is i mean how much how concerned should the global consumer

and bahrain and they continue to isolate itself from. you know our awakening then i think it's going to have a minimal impact but at the end of the day if it does spread the saudi arabia and saudi arabia loses control then i think you know all bets are off and my going to scrape or something because the other day saudis are producing eight point nine million barrels of oil a day of the three point six million barrels a day of oil that's available in surplus capacity three point three of it is in saudi arabia so at the end of the day it's a saudi game and if anything impacts negatively saudi flow in oil it's just a huge huge issue for the consuming world what do you think about that bill i mean this is where another political angle comes in i mean we we see a lot of criticism of saudi arabia and i get a mention in bahrain and whatnot i mean this is a region that is getting more and more volatile and it doesn't look like pro-democracy forces are winning the day at the end at the end of all of this here is just more sectarianism mean how mu

the grand prix in bahrain will go ahead despite the unrest. is money driving the decision? welcome, once again. nato has set up an action against colonel gaddafi's forces in libya, using attack helicopters for the first time. nato has said that they are using forces in the field. our correspondent is on board the worship where the helicopters have taken off. he has given us more details. >> a royal navy helicopter carrier, under the cover of darkness two apache helicopters took off from this carrier. they went under the cover of darkness to target the area where we are told they launched their missiles and destroyed a military radar site and a military checkpoint. we are told by the captain that the attacks were successful and that those apaches were returned safely within the last few hours. we also understand that similar attacks on different targets were carried out by french helicopters from the air. those helicopter carriers. simultaneous strike by britain and france with helicopters, which is a change in the mission. they had been relying on airplanes flying thousands

and there is a strong suspicion in bahrain that iran is actually tomenting discontent, stoking up the protests against the government and so on. this has been a flashpoint in this very sensitive area because that is where a lot of the oil is actually proud. where a lot of the oil travels there through the persian gulf that caused a great deal of political tension inside of opec as well. >> warner: this is the first opec meeting since the arab uprising began around at rab world. how much of that was a factor maybe in another way. for instance saudi really wanting to pump in some oil right now? >> yeah, absolutely. that is another factor for quite a lot of countries. saudi a arabia happy to see literal prices, a lot of other countries want to see oil at $100 and will be concerned if it fell below that because they have these very large social programs that they want to spend their money on. they are concerned about political inability. as you say they look at the arab spring around the arab world. they see governments being overthrown. they see protests in very many countries. they don'

is a documentary just out of time for today bringing us so much more color on what's really going in bahrain he is from the center for research on globalization now that is going to our show for more on the stories we cover get our t. dot com slash usa follow me on twitter at lauren lester and i'll be right back here with for more news and a half hour. the in. the late. beginning in the 1980's the belief is slowly taking over the world that new liberal globalization with its built in self-regulating mechanisms would finally do away with old institutions like the state and the military and would assure the planet into an era of relative peace and prosperity retreat will bring on the great depression nine eleven and the current economic crisis have shown that believed to be largely a myth. but many signs were already there. markets have always relied on state power and military might. america's transformation from republic to economic superpower following world war two was accompanied by the creation of a global network of military bases unlike any other in history. according to the pentagon's

bahrain has managed through brutal force to repress the rebellion. it's surprising that people are still willing to come out. so it is in stark contrast to syria and yemen. but the fact that they've made this decision shows just how much force has played in quieting, and that's what, of course, what other regimes are hoping for, that they can return calm so that they can bring back whether it's foreign investment, foreign-- international races or tourists. >> brown: or grand prix racing of all things, right. okay, well, thanks for the update. robin wright, thanks a lot. >> woodruff: now, teaching kids about money. economics correspondent paul solman has our story. it's part of his on-going reporting, "making sense of financial news". >> hi, welcome to "sesame street." look what elmo has. >> reporter: a new financial literacy initiative from "sesame street." "money tips for tots" starting with savings. ♪ we save. it's okay. what a save, yeah, elmo's gonna save ♪. >> reporter: in elmo's gonna save, that would distinguish him from a host of grown-up