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and the u.n. is the one place on the planet, despite it's many flaws where we can marshal the support and share the costs of doing what's necessary to protect the united states. so it's far from perfect but actually a place where we get a lot done for the american people. >> it is far from perfect. okay. >> don't worry. i'm going to nail her. now listen. all of that sounds great, okay. don't get me wrong. but at what price? why are you willing to surrender the sovereignty of the united states to the foreign governments who get to come in and say what we can or cannot do. because there are well-known plans to drop blue helmeted para troopers into the united states to establish a government within the government and to take away our guns. will you admit that? >> no. >> will you not admit that. >> in fact, let me tell you how it really works. the u.n. security council can't even issue a press statement without the united states's agreement. they don't tax us. >> i'm not saying are you not on board wi
and the u.n. is the one place on the planet, despite it's many flaws where we can marshal the support and share the costs of doing what's necessary to protect the united states. so it's far from perfect but actually a place where we get a lot done for the american people. >> it is far from perfect. okay. >> don't worry. i'm going to nail her. now listen. all of that sounds great, okay. don't get me wrong. but at what price? why are you willing to surrender the sovereignty of the...
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u.n. police it outlines a plan for elections within the next nine months and an interim government before that earlier i spoke with journalist matthew lee and to start up i asked him just under what mandy the u.n. is operating with this proposal for libya now here's what he said. right now they really don't have a mandate that's what was so surprising when i was able to get this document i mean when when the resolution one thousand nine hundred three was passed which authorized no fly zone and protection of civilians in libya the u.n. was assigned a role to somehow coordinate or at least receive notification of that they really abdicated that role basically nato you know did what it wanted the french drop in weapons into the mountains and then sort of i guess to sort of wreak either reclaim its lead or its relevance the u.n. under secretary general ban ki moon started this planning process but it's all been done behind closed doors he appointed a british diplomat ian martin to do it and th
u.n. police it outlines a plan for elections within the next nine months and an interim government before that earlier i spoke with journalist matthew lee and to start up i asked him just under what mandy the u.n. is operating with this proposal for libya now here's what he said. right now they really don't have a mandate that's what was so surprising when i was able to get this document i mean when when the resolution one thousand nine hundred three was passed which authorized no fly zone and...
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u.n. operating under with this proposal for what a post conflict libya would look like. yes sure thanks a lot to i mean right now they really don't have a mandate that's what was found so surprising when i was able to get this document i mean when when the resolution one thousand nine hundred eighty three was passed which authorized a no fly zone in the protection of civilians in libya the u.n. was assigned a role to somehow coordinate or at least receive notification of that they really advocated that role basically nato you know did what it wanted the french dropped in weapons in the mountains and then sort of i guess to sort of wreak either reclaim its lead or its relevance the u.n. under secretary general ban ki moon started this planning process but it's all been done behind closed doors he appointed a british diplomat ian martin to do it and the result is a is a document that doesn't present different alternatives that great basically presents one alternative which is it could easily
u.n. operating under with this proposal for what a post conflict libya would look like. yes sure thanks a lot to i mean right now they really don't have a mandate that's what was found so surprising when i was able to get this document i mean when when the resolution one thousand nine hundred eighty three was passed which authorized a no fly zone in the protection of civilians in libya the u.n. was assigned a role to somehow coordinate or at least receive notification of that they really...
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the u.n. has not confirmed its authenticity. the reports from the united nations. >> the report appears to be an internal planning document that could form the basis for a new u.n. mandate. so, for example, on the security side, it recommends the possible deployment of 200 unarmed military observers. they would monitor a cease-fire. the documents suggest that what could they could be used to do is monitor the process of dealing with the troops that fought for the gaddafi government, what to do with them, how to treat them. it calls for the deployment of up to 190 u.n. police officers to help establish law and order in the country. on the political side, it talks about the transition to democracy, how the u.n. can help to support the establishment of an interim government that would be inclusive, legitimate. how we can help organize elections for a provisional body that could draw up a constitution. the u.n. has a lot of experience in this. this is a planning document. all of these things will only be implemented if requested by
the u.n. has not confirmed its authenticity. the reports from the united nations. >> the report appears to be an internal planning document that could form the basis for a new u.n. mandate. so, for example, on the security side, it recommends the possible deployment of 200 unarmed military observers. they would monitor a cease-fire. the documents suggest that what could they could be used to do is monitor the process of dealing with the troops that fought for the gaddafi government, what...
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and the u.n. warns of a possible resurgence of the deadly bird flu with a mutant strain threatening asia. it's 2:00 a.m. here in london, broadcasting to viewers on bbc in america and around the world. welcome to "newsday." four close relatives of colonel gaddafi have fled libya and crossed into neighboring algeria. the algerian government has concern that his wife, darbg and two sons are in the country. the white house has said it has seen no evidence that the libyan leader himself has fled. jeremy bohn is in tripoli. >> these are the only portraits of colonel gaddafi you'll see in tripoli these days, positioned carefully so everyone visiting this hotel in the city center has to step on them. his image used to be everywhere. in his last months in power, he relied increasingly on his members of family. his daughter made a fierce speech saying he'd never step down after the nato bombings started in the spring. it condemned algeria for allowing them in, demanding they should all be tried as criminals
and the u.n. warns of a possible resurgence of the deadly bird flu with a mutant strain threatening asia. it's 2:00 a.m. here in london, broadcasting to viewers on bbc in america and around the world. welcome to "newsday." four close relatives of colonel gaddafi have fled libya and crossed into neighboring algeria. the algerian government has concern that his wife, darbg and two sons are in the country. the white house has said it has seen no evidence that the libyan leader himself...
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explains why moscow opposes any u.n. resolution against the syrian regime despite its condemnation of continuing violence in the country. the developments in the middle east concerned the entire world and russia is no exception russia is a permanent member of the u.n. security council as well as an active member of the international court in the middle east russia's deputy foreign minister mikhail but done of joins us to discuss recent developments in the situation in the middle east and answered a question whether the region is going through the arab spring some experts say were a period of decline just about done before you became deputy foreign minister you were russia's ambassador to egypt for a number of years and witnessed the tragic events that shook the country the life of the vast majority of egyptians remain brutally hard and it's constantly deteriorating do you think there is a possibility that egypt will experience another way of mass protests this time inspired by economic demand and what are the prospects f
explains why moscow opposes any u.n. resolution against the syrian regime despite its condemnation of continuing violence in the country. the developments in the middle east concerned the entire world and russia is no exception russia is a permanent member of the u.n. security council as well as an active member of the international court in the middle east russia's deputy foreign minister mikhail but done of joins us to discuss recent developments in the situation in the middle east and...
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funding for any u.n. agency that upgrades the status of the palestinian observer palestine observer mission it also halts all your contributions to un peacekeeping missions until further reforms are implemented amp it would withhold u.s. funding from the human rights council until the state department can certify that it doesn't include any members subject to security council sanctions or a state sponsors of terrorism now this is for the most part considered more of a symbolic move rather than legislation that could actually pass but you have to wonder why mrs ross elected and devote such time to these failed measures when let's face it there are better areas to cut spending from and we have to ask what message this bullying sends to the rest of the international community and what it could mean for president obama's foreign policy joining me to discuss this is retired lieutenant colonel anthony shaffer senior fellow for the center for advanced defense studies and impact america tony thanks so much for be
funding for any u.n. agency that upgrades the status of the palestinian observer palestine observer mission it also halts all your contributions to un peacekeeping missions until further reforms are implemented amp it would withhold u.s. funding from the human rights council until the state department can certify that it doesn't include any members subject to security council sanctions or a state sponsors of terrorism now this is for the most part considered more of a symbolic move rather than...
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the u.n. failed in rwanda. the u.n. failed in bosnia. the u.n. failed in dar for. fur. they stood by and allowed 400,000 people to die. kofi and not watch what was happening in rwanda. president clinton felt so bad about it that he wanted rwanda to apologize because the state department was watching. what is taking place here took place in rwanda. nobody did anything. china is the problem. you have to remove bashir. he has to be removed. regime change, government change, there is no other way. it has been going on for 21 years. 2.1 million people mainly christian but some muslim were killed in the north-south battle. 200,000 - 400,000 killed in darfur. people are being turned over to be taken away. that sounds like the nazis. that sense that something out of a bad movie. the u.n. has failed. these are war criminals. i don't think anybody connected to this government should be permitted to visit the united states. we should close their embassy down and force them out. libya? they are a problem because of gaddafi and syria is a problem because of bashir. , i mean presiden
the u.n. failed in rwanda. the u.n. failed in bosnia. the u.n. failed in dar for. fur. they stood by and allowed 400,000 people to die. kofi and not watch what was happening in rwanda. president clinton felt so bad about it that he wanted rwanda to apologize because the state department was watching. what is taking place here took place in rwanda. nobody did anything. china is the problem. you have to remove bashir. he has to be removed. regime change, government change, there is no other way....
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the u.n. general -- you wind capital -- the you can secretary to iran-- the -- the u.n. secretary-general condemned the attack. >> two stories were destroyed and many of those with and. >> the security agents just came around. i saw the whole window shattered. the other portion of the building was actually collapse. >> it is the worst attack on a u.n. building in over three years. suspicion fell on the local extremist group. the group called the bbc in nigeria to claim responsibility. this marks a major escalation. up until now, their targets were mainly nigerian officials. they are radical nigerian is lummis. they believe western education -- they are radical nigerian islamists. they have killed 250 people in the last year after a failed government attempts to crush them. the u.n. secretary-general was quick to condemn the blast. >> they devote their lives to helping others. we condemn this terrible act. we do not have precise casualty figures. they are likely to be considerable. >> the inves
the u.n. general -- you wind capital -- the you can secretary to iran-- the -- the u.n. secretary-general condemned the attack. >> two stories were destroyed and many of those with and. >> the security agents just came around. i saw the whole window shattered. the other portion of the building was actually collapse. >> it is the worst attack on a u.n. building in over three years. suspicion fell on the local extremist group. the group called the bbc in nigeria to claim...
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the u.n. building in abuja. the u.n. secretary general said it was an assault on those who devoted their lives to helping people. our security correspondent reports. >> stunned, bleeding, and in shock, they were brought out one by one. they've destroyed the two stories and many of them within. i saw the whole window shattered. there was no casualties. >> this is the worst attack on the building and over three years. suspicion fell on the local extremists group. soon afterwards, they rang the bbc and nigeria to claim responsibility. up until now, they have targeted nigerian officials. who are they? they are radical nigerian islamists. western education is sinful. they are seeking a taliban-style government throughout nigeria. human rights groups say they have killed a around 200 people. the u.n. secretary-general was quick to condemn the blast. >> this is on assault on those who devoted their lives to helping others. we don't have precise figures but they're likely to be considerable. >> invest
the u.n. building in abuja. the u.n. secretary general said it was an assault on those who devoted their lives to helping people. our security correspondent reports. >> stunned, bleeding, and in shock, they were brought out one by one. they've destroyed the two stories and many of them within. i saw the whole window shattered. there was no casualties. >> this is the worst attack on the building and over three years. suspicion fell on the local extremists group. soon afterwards, they...
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i'm marina joshie welcome to the program the u.n. is calling for a hopes to violence in libya as the rebels are advancing on colonel gadhafi hometown of sirte with aerial support from nato british tornado jets have fired cruise missiles at his command and control bunker in the town regarded as khadafi is last stronghold the nato bombings come this five previous statements from the alliance that it wasn't to sing rebel. meanwhile hundreds of bought into a hospital in tripoli after staff fled the facility as rebels advanced has also been intense fighting near tripoli's international airport are these marina maria fanaa who's in the capital says nanny there are now living in constant fear. khadafi still remains the goal number one for the rebels and since the beginning of the peroration here in the libyan capital of tripoli we've been hearing numerous reports and we've been hearing numerous statements by the leaders of the rebels that the whereabouts first as you remember they've announced that they captured say full islam gadhafi his s
i'm marina joshie welcome to the program the u.n. is calling for a hopes to violence in libya as the rebels are advancing on colonel gadhafi hometown of sirte with aerial support from nato british tornado jets have fired cruise missiles at his command and control bunker in the town regarded as khadafi is last stronghold the nato bombings come this five previous statements from the alliance that it wasn't to sing rebel. meanwhile hundreds of bought into a hospital in tripoli after staff fled the...
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the u.n. security council considers allowing the international criminal court to prosecute syrian officials for crimes against humanity details coming up from new york. is rolling for the aid given to taking a strike in gaza in retaliation for a string of deadly shoot out in the south of the country join me full of fear in a few moments from the. business market stumble across the world with that underlying fears of a double dip morgan stanley warning of the global economy is dangerously close to recession join me for a full business bulletin and try to get its. and where on the ground of the most scary regions the international air show where all eyes are gonna start by. a very warm welcome to you this is our see live from moscow britain has sentenced to young bands of four years behind bars after their facebook posts which they said were called off as to cause trouble in their home towns now a human rights groups and sounding the alarm saying the courts are overreacting by dishing out penalt
the u.n. security council considers allowing the international criminal court to prosecute syrian officials for crimes against humanity details coming up from new york. is rolling for the aid given to taking a strike in gaza in retaliation for a string of deadly shoot out in the south of the country join me full of fear in a few moments from the. business market stumble across the world with that underlying fears of a double dip morgan stanley warning of the global economy is dangerously close...
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well from the latest here the u.n. secretary general has called on colonel gadhafi forces to cease fire immediately and make way for a peaceful transition and that the you when he said he stands ready to provide all possible assistance to the leading people he also said that the u.n. is going to hold a meeting on the recent developments in leaving here with representatives from the e.u. the arab league and the african union as well as other organizations well the me is falling apart that's obvious to everyone with the enormous help of nato and the airstrikes in the meantime washington a key player in this fight for trying to shore says they are in close contact with the rebels leadership and that the west will support and direct quote president obama at peaceful transition to democracy well everything that was going on in tripoli this weekend was anything but peaceful we're talking about extensive nato bombing of the city before the rebels made it to the central square of tripoli we've seen the rebels cheering all nigh
well from the latest here the u.n. secretary general has called on colonel gadhafi forces to cease fire immediately and make way for a peaceful transition and that the you when he said he stands ready to provide all possible assistance to the leading people he also said that the u.n. is going to hold a meeting on the recent developments in leaving here with representatives from the e.u. the arab league and the african union as well as other organizations well the me is falling apart that's...
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explains why most case against any u.n. resolution targeting syrian regime despite its condemnation of the bloodshed in the country. the developments in the middle east concerned the entire world and russia is no exception russia is a permanent member of the u.n. security council as well as an active member of the international quartet on the middle east russia's deputy foreign minister mikhail but none of your reasons to discuss recent developments in the situation in the middle east and answer the question whether the region is going through the arab spring some experts say or a period of decline mr dunne of before you became deputy foreign minister you were russia's ambassador to egypt for a number of years and witnessed the tragic events that shook the country the life of the vast majority of egyptians remain bitterly hard and it's constantly deteriorating do you think there's a possibility that egypt will experience another way of mass protests this time inspired by economic demand here and what are the prospects for e
explains why most case against any u.n. resolution targeting syrian regime despite its condemnation of the bloodshed in the country. the developments in the middle east concerned the entire world and russia is no exception russia is a permanent member of the u.n. security council as well as an active member of the international quartet on the middle east russia's deputy foreign minister mikhail but none of your reasons to discuss recent developments in the situation in the middle east and...
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you know while the u.n. is calling for a halt to violence in libya nato allies are already eyeing up the countries of vast oil reserves countries who've worked together to break up its rule and that waiting against each other to secure lucrative energy contracts and further ports and that's a fear as a new regime in libya could easily slide into corruption. half a billion dollars from italy now a whopping one point five billion from the u.n. last one to pursue three hundred million dollars from turkey it's questions abound about the future of the paste it back in libya it's the money it's been talking the loudest governments have a strong interest in every now you've done the. opening up business for. everybody. it leads foreign minister has the night there's a race on with france to be the first on the ground to restart business in libya and the italians have me clear their eagerness to maintain the extremely case trade ties they enjoyed and they get back the regime because the money begins to flow to help
you know while the u.n. is calling for a halt to violence in libya nato allies are already eyeing up the countries of vast oil reserves countries who've worked together to break up its rule and that waiting against each other to secure lucrative energy contracts and further ports and that's a fear as a new regime in libya could easily slide into corruption. half a billion dollars from italy now a whopping one point five billion from the u.n. last one to pursue three hundred million dollars from...
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funding for any u.n. agency that upgrades the status of the palace and of the palestine observer mission it also holds all new contributions to un peacekeeping missions until further reforms are implemented and it would withhold u.s. funding from the human rights council until the state department can certify that it isn't including members subject to security council sanctions or a state sponsors of terrorism now this is for the most part considered more of a symbolic move rather than legislation that could actually pass but you have to wonder why mrs ross liked him in the vote such time to these failed measures when let's face it there are better areas to cut spending from and we have to ask what message this bullying sends to the rest of the international community and what it could mean for president obama's foreign policy joining me to discuss this is retired lieutenant colonel anthony shaffer senior fellow for the center for advanced defense studies and impact america tony thanks so much for being h
funding for any u.n. agency that upgrades the status of the palace and of the palestine observer mission it also holds all new contributions to un peacekeeping missions until further reforms are implemented and it would withhold u.s. funding from the human rights council until the state department can certify that it isn't including members subject to security council sanctions or a state sponsors of terrorism now this is for the most part considered more of a symbolic move rather than...
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investigators they say that they have evidence against at least fifty eight suspects so what the u.n. human rights panel is now recommending is for the security council to refer syria to the international criminal court for these fifty suspects to be prosecuted that is a move that the security council is now considering discussing debating but we should mention that the u.n. investigators the huge human rights investigators were not allowed inside syria they were they were allowed to witness or they did interview about a hundred eighty to two hundred witnesses according to reports but one of our correspondents maria for notional was is inside syria did speak to some people on the ground there are some people who believe that the government security forces are actually helping their lives here's a bit of what she found out. but the last few days it suffered to be. occupation having made his place bandits plot the weights put up barricades it became a gay city we were hiding we were just like hostages for more than a week military claimed the army fought against armed groups that had ta
investigators they say that they have evidence against at least fifty eight suspects so what the u.n. human rights panel is now recommending is for the security council to refer syria to the international criminal court for these fifty suspects to be prosecuted that is a move that the security council is now considering discussing debating but we should mention that the u.n. investigators the huge human rights investigators were not allowed inside syria they were they were allowed to witness or...
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diplomats at the u.n. say that a deal has been reached to release $1.5 billion of frozen assets to meet urgent humanitarian needs. some of the money would go to rebel leaders. but the bbc's barbara plat in new york said that after days of impass, south africa finally agreed to release the frozen money, as many u.n. members already recognized the m.t.c. as the leading authority in libya. >> the americans who put forward the request worked for two weeks to try to get the u.n. committee that monitors sanctions to agree to unfreeze this amount of money. there are a lot of questions about to whom it would be going, exactly. how it could be ensured that this money would benefit the libyan people. they convinced everybody, except the south africans who continued to put on a block on it, saying if you give money to the rebel leaders, because some of the money was designated for them, it's as if you're recognizing them as a legitimate government. the african union hasn't done that. so finally, it came down to the w
diplomats at the u.n. say that a deal has been reached to release $1.5 billion of frozen assets to meet urgent humanitarian needs. some of the money would go to rebel leaders. but the bbc's barbara plat in new york said that after days of impass, south africa finally agreed to release the frozen money, as many u.n. members already recognized the m.t.c. as the leading authority in libya. >> the americans who put forward the request worked for two weeks to try to get the u.n. committee that...
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a battle that the u.n. russia calls for a dialogue to broker a peace in syria accusing the u.s. and european states of showing by siding with anti-government protesters. a british court is accused of gagging a world war two veteran by jailing him for speaking out against corruption in the judiciary. and i am in the russian capital you're watching r t i'm marina joshie welcome to the program the levy rebels are advancing on colonel gadhafi is hometown of sirte where the help of aerial support from nato british tornado jets have fired cruise missiles at least command and control bunker and the town regarded as good as his last stronghold the nato bombings come despite previous statements from the lines that it wasn't assisting rebels in their hunt for khadafy meanwhile hundreds of bodies have been found abandoned at a hospital in tripoli after staff fled the facility as rebels advanced there's also been intense fighting near tripoli's international airport artie's marie ivanovna who is in the capital says many there are now living in constant fear. khadafi still remains the goal n
a battle that the u.n. russia calls for a dialogue to broker a peace in syria accusing the u.s. and european states of showing by siding with anti-government protesters. a british court is accused of gagging a world war two veteran by jailing him for speaking out against corruption in the judiciary. and i am in the russian capital you're watching r t i'm marina joshie welcome to the program the levy rebels are advancing on colonel gadhafi is hometown of sirte where the help of aerial support...
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on a visit to the u.n.'s headquarters in new york, a bishop claims the car too many was carrying out an ethnic cleansing campaign. >> at this rally in new york, protestors urged the world not to forget a worsening conflict. they called on the u.n. to protect their people who are being attacked in the province here. >> these people have come here to u.n. headquarters in new york because they can no longer appeal to the u.n. in their own countries. despite appeals from some members of the security council, it has refused to renew it. >> they closed the u.n. mission when they is he seeded and joined the united nations. at the same time, the sudanese army stepped up a military campaign against former guerilla fighters, which it says are still allied to the new southern state. but a bishop from the province says this is much more than the leftovers of the civil war. >> there is a lot of killing going on and we consider this as ethnic cleansing. so that is why we are calling on the u.n. council and the security co
on a visit to the u.n.'s headquarters in new york, a bishop claims the car too many was carrying out an ethnic cleansing campaign. >> at this rally in new york, protestors urged the world not to forget a worsening conflict. they called on the u.n. to protect their people who are being attacked in the province here. >> these people have come here to u.n. headquarters in new york because they can no longer appeal to the u.n. in their own countries. despite appeals from some members of...
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>> are you saying that the u.n. peacekeeping troops and the african union forces should be marching in? >> i think they should be robustly trying to negotiate carter's of tranquillity. they were used over and over again openly in ethiopia. carter's of tranquility needs to be something that is pushed very strongly. right now, as far as i know it may be there, but not being pushed the way it ought to be. we need to get food for babies, children will die. and those people are leaving by their feet. they become refugees in places like kenya. so many are dying on the way. and when they get to the refugee camps, they are so close to death and the very young ones and the elderly die soon after entering the camp. the camp in kenya was made for 90,000 people and is now at over 370,000 refugees. it is building at the seams. and people are still arriving by the thousands every week. this crisis needs much more focus on the part of the world leaders. that includes president obama. we have serious problems with our deficit and o
>> are you saying that the u.n. peacekeeping troops and the african union forces should be marching in? >> i think they should be robustly trying to negotiate carter's of tranquillity. they were used over and over again openly in ethiopia. carter's of tranquility needs to be something that is pushed very strongly. right now, as far as i know it may be there, but not being pushed the way it ought to be. we need to get food for babies, children will die. and those people are leaving...
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carrying out numerous summary executions kidnapping and torture over the past five months and also u.n. investigators are encouraging security council members to refer this issue to the international criminal court to the un is planning to send a humanitarian team to syria on monday no u.n. investigators were not allowed inside syria to to see what is going on inside the country but maybe this weekend things will change and of course this meeting happening within the security council is just the latest blow to syria we do know the u.s. president barack obama came out calling for president assad to step down this was the first time that was vocalized by the u.s. president in the aftermath we saw a european countries such as france germany and britain and the european union all issuing statements calling for mr assad to step down in addition u.s. president barack obama did sign an executive order calling for more sanctions against the syrian government clearly this is a circumstance where pressure is mounting international pressure from all angles and it is a story in a situation of pres
carrying out numerous summary executions kidnapping and torture over the past five months and also u.n. investigators are encouraging security council members to refer this issue to the international criminal court to the un is planning to send a humanitarian team to syria on monday no u.n. investigators were not allowed inside syria to to see what is going on inside the country but maybe this weekend things will change and of course this meeting happening within the security council is just...
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russia puts forward a u.n. resolution calling for dialogue to broker peace in syria the document is to counter a document proposed by the u.s. and european states which moscow says is siding with anti-government protesters. and a british court is accused of trying to gather world war two veteran eighty five year old has been jailed for recording a court hearing but activists claim the real reason was.
russia puts forward a u.n. resolution calling for dialogue to broker peace in syria the document is to counter a document proposed by the u.s. and european states which moscow says is siding with anti-government protesters. and a british court is accused of trying to gather world war two veteran eighty five year old has been jailed for recording a court hearing but activists claim the real reason was.
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while the u.n. is calling for a halt of violence in libya and nato allies are already eyeing up the country's vast oil reserves countries who have worked together to break it off its rule and now racing against each other to secure lucrative energy contracts and i thought he reports to fears a new regime in libya could easily slide into corruption. half a billion dollars from italy now a whopping one point five billion from the u.n. that on to three hundred million dollars from turkey it's a scotians of downs about the future of the case here is the money that's been talking the loudest governments have a strong interest in. opening up business again. everybody is raising its lead foreign minister has tonight there's a race on with france to be the first on the ground to restart business in libya but the italians have me clear their eagerness to maintain the extremely close trade ties they enjoyed under the gadhafi regime but as the money begins to flow to help the national transitional council if i
while the u.n. is calling for a halt of violence in libya and nato allies are already eyeing up the country's vast oil reserves countries who have worked together to break it off its rule and now racing against each other to secure lucrative energy contracts and i thought he reports to fears a new regime in libya could easily slide into corruption. half a billion dollars from italy now a whopping one point five billion from the u.n. that on to three hundred million dollars from turkey it's a...
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about that in congo you know as the arab spring and mr la bella off explain why moscow opposes any u.n. resolution against the syrian regime despite its condemnation of continuing violence in the country. the developments in the middle east concern the entire world and russia is no exception russia is a permanent member of the u.n. security council as well as an active member of the international court in the middle east russia's deputy foreign minister and the hero but donna joins us to discuss recent developments in the situation in the middle east and answer the question whether the region is going through the arab spring some experts say or a period of decline just about done of before you became deputy foreign minister you were russia's ambassador to egypt for a number of years and witnessed the tragic events that shook the country the life of the vast majority of egyptians remain bitterly hard and it's constant through the cheery do you think there is a possibility that egypt will experience another way of mass protests this time inspired by economic demands here and what are the
about that in congo you know as the arab spring and mr la bella off explain why moscow opposes any u.n. resolution against the syrian regime despite its condemnation of continuing violence in the country. the developments in the middle east concern the entire world and russia is no exception russia is a permanent member of the u.n. security council as well as an active member of the international court in the middle east russia's deputy foreign minister and the hero but donna joins us to...
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well from the latest here the u.n. secretary general has called on colonel gadhafi forces to cease fire immediately and make way for a peaceful transition and that the u. when he said stands ready to provide all possible assistance to believe you people he also said that the u.n. is going to hold a meeting on the recent developments in libya with representatives from the e.u. the arab league and the african union as well as other organizations well the regime is falling apart that's obvious to everyone with the enormous help of nato and the airstrikes in the meantime washington a key player in this fight for to death before says they are in close contact with the rebels leadership and that the west will support and direct quote president obama at peaceful transition to democracy well everything that was going on in tripoli this weekend was anything but peaceful we're talking about extensive nato bombing of the city before the rebels made it to the central square of tripoli we've seen the rebels cheering all night that
well from the latest here the u.n. secretary general has called on colonel gadhafi forces to cease fire immediately and make way for a peaceful transition and that the u. when he said stands ready to provide all possible assistance to believe you people he also said that the u.n. is going to hold a meeting on the recent developments in libya with representatives from the e.u. the arab league and the african union as well as other organizations well the regime is falling apart that's obvious to...
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these u.n. declarations arise from notions of equality, notions of justice, notions of self-determination, notions of, that these political and human and cultural property rights of native peoples are inherent human rights. and they are based on temporary international human rights law. much better source of values than the old notions of racism of conquest and colonialism that are the underlying values of federal indian law. so we have the prospect of maybe a brand-new set of rules that we can perhaps a reconceptualize the basis for indigenous rights in a more just fashion, you know, and have still equally a sound and perhaps even more vigorous native rights as indigenous peoples. why should we do that? i think that native, cultural survival of our native people, you know, which is at stake in the 21st century. and we really offer a great diversity in our human family and our wisdom traditions from some of our hunting, fishing and gathering cosmologies and some of our early primal religions tha
these u.n. declarations arise from notions of equality, notions of justice, notions of self-determination, notions of, that these political and human and cultural property rights of native peoples are inherent human rights. and they are based on temporary international human rights law. much better source of values than the old notions of racism of conquest and colonialism that are the underlying values of federal indian law. so we have the prospect of maybe a brand-new set of rules that we can...
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the u.n. chief added that he will hold a meeting on libya later this week with major organizations including the africaunion, arab league and european union. now mow garr gadhafi has ruled libya for 42 years, he's the longest serving head of state in the arab world. >> reporter: gadhafi took power in 1969 at the age of 27 when he led a bloodless coup against the king. he was initially a fierce opponent of the west. and he's long been accused of repressing any opposition. in 1988, libya was blamed for the bombing of an airliner over the scottish town of lockerbie. the united nations imposed economic sanctions. in 2003, libya accepted responsibility for the lockerbie bombing and said it would abandonts plan to develop weapons of mass destruction. libya's relations with the west improved in later years, thanks to its oil and gas reserves. gadhafi made his first speech at the u.n. general assembly in 2009 but he was still defiant. he criticized the u.n. and threw a copy of the u.n. charter to the
the u.n. chief added that he will hold a meeting on libya later this week with major organizations including the africaunion, arab league and european union. now mow garr gadhafi has ruled libya for 42 years, he's the longest serving head of state in the arab world. >> reporter: gadhafi took power in 1969 at the age of 27 when he led a bloodless coup against the king. he was initially a fierce opponent of the west. and he's long been accused of repressing any opposition. in 1988, libya...
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the u.n. says that the president has lost all sense of humanity. >> hosni mubarak prepares to face trial. growing fears for somalia's famine victims. the threat of violence undermines aid efforts. >> we are broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america, welcome to "newsday." the credit rating agency moody's has confirmed that the u.s. is to keep its aaa status after the country avoided defaulting on their debt. president obama has signed an agreement raising the american government's debt limit. they have assigned a negative outlook to show that there is still a risk of a future downgrade if the government's fiscal discipline weakens. the deal failed to diffuse washington's debt bond. >> there has been little to smile about in the past few weeks as the president and his opponents were deeply divided over the economy and they tried to cobble together a deal. failure followed failure but now it has done. the president became to power promising hope and change has been pushed into cuts. >> it is like
the u.n. says that the president has lost all sense of humanity. >> hosni mubarak prepares to face trial. growing fears for somalia's famine victims. the threat of violence undermines aid efforts. >> we are broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america, welcome to "newsday." the credit rating agency moody's has confirmed that the u.s. is to keep its aaa status after the country avoided defaulting on their debt. president obama has signed an agreement raising the american...
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and while the u.n. is calling for a whole lot of violence and libya nato allies are already eyeing up the countries of vast oil reserves countries who have worked together to break it up his rule and all racing against each other to secure lucrative energy contracts and it's not he's a surfeit of course it's fears a new regime in libya could easily slide into corruption. half a billion dollars from italy now a whopping one point five billion from the u.n. that's on top of three hundred million dollars from turkey it's questions abound about the future of the place exactly libya is the money that's been talking the loudest governments have a strong interest in. opening up business again and. everybody is raising its lead foreign minister has the night there's a race on with france to be the first on the ground to restart business in libya but the italians have me clear their eagerness to maintain the extremely close trade ties they enjoyed and they get back the regime but as the money begins to flow to h
and while the u.n. is calling for a whole lot of violence and libya nato allies are already eyeing up the countries of vast oil reserves countries who have worked together to break it up his rule and all racing against each other to secure lucrative energy contracts and it's not he's a surfeit of course it's fears a new regime in libya could easily slide into corruption. half a billion dollars from italy now a whopping one point five billion from the u.n. that's on top of three hundred million...
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the u.n. has failed. the u.n. failed in rwanda. the u.n. failed in bosnia. the u.n. failed in darfur. they stood by an allowed 400,000 people to die. read samantha power's book, watch what was taking place in rwanda. president clinton felt bad about it and went to rue rwanda to apologize because the safety department was watching. what is taking place here took place in rwanda as the secretary alawed to take place and nobody did anything. read samantha power's book. china is the problem. you have to remove bashir. you have to remove bashir. he has to be removed. government change, regime change, there's no other way. it's been going on for 21 years. 2.1 million people, mainly christians, but some muslims, 200,000-400,000 people killed in darfur. u.n. and others were turning people over to be taken away. that sounds like the nazis to me. sounds like something out of a bad movie. the u.n. has failed. these are war criminals. they are war criminals. that's it. they are war criminals! i don't think anyone connected to this government ought to be permitted to visit the un
the u.n. has failed. the u.n. failed in rwanda. the u.n. failed in bosnia. the u.n. failed in darfur. they stood by an allowed 400,000 people to die. read samantha power's book, watch what was taking place in rwanda. president clinton felt bad about it and went to rue rwanda to apologize because the safety department was watching. what is taking place here took place in rwanda as the secretary alawed to take place and nobody did anything. read samantha power's book. china is the problem. you...
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gadhafi made his first speech at the u.n. in 2009 but he was still defiant. he criticized the u.n. and threw the charter to the floor. several days after the fall of egyptian president hosni mubarak in february, there were antigovernment demonstrations in libya for the first time since gadhafi took power. the protest gained momentum from senior military officers who had defected from the government. the government deployed foreign mercenaries to crack down on protesters. >> reporter: in march, the u.n. security council approved a military intervention. multinational forces led by nato launched air raids against libya forces. meanwhile, antigovernment protesters gained new momentum helped by economic sanctions on libya they drove gadhafi into a corner. >> we asked the former japanese ambassador to libya about his perspective on the conflict. he says confusion will continue in the days ahead. >> translator: under gadhafi, libya did not have an official head of state or parliament. but now it will be like a normal country. the national council formed by antigovernment forces is now un
gadhafi made his first speech at the u.n. in 2009 but he was still defiant. he criticized the u.n. and threw the charter to the floor. several days after the fall of egyptian president hosni mubarak in february, there were antigovernment demonstrations in libya for the first time since gadhafi took power. the protest gained momentum from senior military officers who had defected from the government. the government deployed foreign mercenaries to crack down on protesters. >> reporter: in...
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have exceeded the framework of the u.n. resolution nineteen seventy three this is number one. and secondly i would behave good to be wrong but i believe that when the new authorities come into power in libya the pirates which now. are losers will start questioning the legacy of the new sorties for the simple reason they want their victory with the assistance and military help from abroad from nato so the future government of libya will be questioned as well for the reason they have. had to have they have received support from nato countries and this is not good for libya this is not good for its people. so the future could be dim there with these new authours he is perhaps clashing with each other but let's talk about the new orthorexic what about these rebels or does nato actually know who they are or who it seems will shortly be running the country. i believe nobody knows that for sure and neither need to come to us nor are we here in russia or anybody else for the simple reason there are no obvious leaders for this national resistance committee of they have cereal for. prom
have exceeded the framework of the u.n. resolution nineteen seventy three this is number one. and secondly i would behave good to be wrong but i believe that when the new authorities come into power in libya the pirates which now. are losers will start questioning the legacy of the new sorties for the simple reason they want their victory with the assistance and military help from abroad from nato so the future government of libya will be questioned as well for the reason they have. had to have...
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of the russian capital you're watching r t i'm marina joshie the u.n. is calling for a halt to violence in media as the rebels are advancing on colonel gadhafi as hometown of sirte with aerial support from nato british tornado jets have fired cruise missiles at his command and control bunker in the town regarded as the last stronghold and nato bombings come despite previous statements from the lines that it wasn't assisting rebels in their hunt for gadhafi there's also been intense fighting near tripoli international airports. who's in the capital says many there are now living in fear of. was there but why am i proud of. his heavy volatility. he had said in the media nobody's seen these people nobody cared about this beautiful huge case and chiefly as each. i think you may not know i think she. was that he was he really was everything the most in life and that all the hey just to take a shit is be a friend was this is only for jerky things only for the things that these fighting has continued since rebel forces and to tripoli during the week and much o
of the russian capital you're watching r t i'm marina joshie the u.n. is calling for a halt to violence in media as the rebels are advancing on colonel gadhafi as hometown of sirte with aerial support from nato british tornado jets have fired cruise missiles at his command and control bunker in the town regarded as the last stronghold and nato bombings come despite previous statements from the lines that it wasn't assisting rebels in their hunt for gadhafi there's also been intense fighting...
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have exceeded the framework of the u.n. resolution and seventy three this is number one. and secondly i would be happy to be wrong but i believe that when the new authorities come into power in libya the parts which know. are losers will start questioning is the legacy of the new story this with the simple reason they want their leave korea with the assistance and military help from abroad from nato so the future government of libya will be questions as well for the reason they have. had to have they have received support from the two countries and this is not good for a leader of this is not good for its people. so the future could beat him there with his new war thora he is perhaps clashing with each other but let's talk about the new orthorexic what about these rebels or does nato actually know who they are or who it seems will shortly be running the country. i believe nobody knows that for sure and neither native country snore and we here in russia or anybody else for the simple reason there are no obvious leaders for this national resistance committee of they have se
have exceeded the framework of the u.n. resolution and seventy three this is number one. and secondly i would be happy to be wrong but i believe that when the new authorities come into power in libya the parts which know. are losers will start questioning is the legacy of the new story this with the simple reason they want their leave korea with the assistance and military help from abroad from nato so the future government of libya will be questions as well for the reason they have. had to...
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and while the u.n. is calling for a halt of violence in libya nato allies are already eyeing up the country's vast oil reserves countries who have worked together to break it off its rule and are racing against each other to secure lucrative energy contracts and authorities reports that's a lot of fears a new regime in libya could easily slide into corruption. half a billion dollars from italy now a whopping one point five billion from the u.n. . three hundred million dollars from turkey is discussions a bound about the future of the case here is the money that's been talking the loudest governments have a strong interest in. opening up business and. everybody is the reason for its lead foreign minister has denied that there's a race on with france to be the first on the ground to restart business in libya but the italians have me clear their eagerness to maintain the extremely trade ties they enjoyed under the gadhafi regime but as the money begins to flow to help the national transitional council as i
and while the u.n. is calling for a halt of violence in libya nato allies are already eyeing up the country's vast oil reserves countries who have worked together to break it off its rule and are racing against each other to secure lucrative energy contracts and authorities reports that's a lot of fears a new regime in libya could easily slide into corruption. half a billion dollars from italy now a whopping one point five billion from the u.n. . three hundred million dollars from turkey is...
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half a billion dollars from italy now a walk in one point five billion from the u.n. gas on to pursue three hundred million dollars from turkey it's questions abound about the future of the case here is the money that's been talking the loudest governments have a strong interest in. opening up business and. everybody is raising its lead foreign minister has denied there's a race on with france to be the first on the ground to restart business in libya but italians have me clear their eagerness to maintain the extremely close trade ties they enjoyed and they deduct the regime it is the money begins to flow to help the national transitional council if it takes power but a question mark a mainstay for exactly who these fast funds belong to in the states which is coming to an end the borderline between. the problem well it's family and the wealth of the state were not very clear so it's hard to see how much of this money was direct in the nation of gadhafi as well of wealth and how much of it was actually. could be categorized as libyan assets exactly family were often ac
half a billion dollars from italy now a walk in one point five billion from the u.n. gas on to pursue three hundred million dollars from turkey it's questions abound about the future of the case here is the money that's been talking the loudest governments have a strong interest in. opening up business and. everybody is raising its lead foreign minister has denied there's a race on with france to be the first on the ground to restart business in libya but italians have me clear their eagerness...
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be has no place in libya's future that he has to step down and that was a view shared by all of the u.n. security council members including russia but the means by which nato is going accomplishing the goal of our staying khadafi have seen many violations of the u.n. resolution from six months ago that authorized the military intervention the resolution was designed to protect civilians but many innocent civilians have been killed in nato strikes within those six months and also the funneling of weapons to leave in gravel so it's been done in clear violation of the u.n. arms embargo that was imposed on leave the western powers they've been taking sides in the civil war basically disregarding the whole part of the population in a leader that was against this kind of a military intervention in the first place well in light of all those violations it was very unlikely that the u.n. security council would have adopted yet another resolution or levy a come september and september is when the previous resolution runs out so it was crucial for the rebels and for nato to carry out the offer. ra
be has no place in libya's future that he has to step down and that was a view shared by all of the u.n. security council members including russia but the means by which nato is going accomplishing the goal of our staying khadafi have seen many violations of the u.n. resolution from six months ago that authorized the military intervention the resolution was designed to protect civilians but many innocent civilians have been killed in nato strikes within those six months and also the funneling...
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half a billion dollars from italy now a whopping one point five billion from the u.n. all that until three hundred million dollars from turkey is discussions a bound about the future of the case here is the money that's been talking the loudest governments have a strong interest in. opening up business where. everybody is racing for its lead foreign minister has denied that there's a race on with france to be the first on the ground to restart business in libya but the italians have me clear their eagerness to maintain the extremely close trade ties they enjoyed and they get daffy regime but as the money begins to flow to help the national transitional council as it takes power the big question mark remains a very exactly who these fast funds belong to in the states which is coming to an end the borderline between. the problems well for the gadhafi family and the wealth of the state were not very clear so of it's hard to see how much of this money was a direct in the nation of gadhafi as well of wealth and how much of it was actually . could be categorized as libyan as
half a billion dollars from italy now a whopping one point five billion from the u.n. all that until three hundred million dollars from turkey is discussions a bound about the future of the case here is the money that's been talking the loudest governments have a strong interest in. opening up business where. everybody is racing for its lead foreign minister has denied that there's a race on with france to be the first on the ground to restart business in libya but the italians have me clear...
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and while the u.n. is calling for a halt to violence in libya nato allies are already eyeing up the country's vast oil reserves countries who've worked together to break it off his rule are now racing against each other to secure lucrative energy contracts as arky sarah for a three ports it's led to fears a new regime in libya could easily slide into corruption. half a billion dollars from italy now a whopping one point five billion from the u.n. all that until three hundred million dollars from turkey is discussions a bound together the future of the pace get daffy live here is the money that's been talking the loudest governments have a strong interest in. opening up business for. everybody is reason for its lead foreign minister has denied that there's a race on with france to be the first on the ground to restart business in libya but the italians have me clear their eagerness to maintain the extremely case trade ties they enjoyed and they get back the regime but as the money begins to flow to help
and while the u.n. is calling for a halt to violence in libya nato allies are already eyeing up the country's vast oil reserves countries who've worked together to break it off his rule are now racing against each other to secure lucrative energy contracts as arky sarah for a three ports it's led to fears a new regime in libya could easily slide into corruption. half a billion dollars from italy now a whopping one point five billion from the u.n. all that until three hundred million dollars...