nhk world reports from islamabad. >> reporter: the investigative panel held a news conference in islamabad on thursday. it said it will complete all the interviews by the end of the month. >> the commission has examined more than 100 witnesses, including arabian air force officials, police and intelligence officials, the surviving members of the family of osama bin laden. >> reporter: osama bin laden was killed by u.s. forces near islam in may. his hideout was only 50 kill meters from the pakistani capital. the near military facility with tight security. suspicions were raised in the u.s. about the possible connections between bin laden, the pakistani military and the intelligence services. the u.s. mistrust had soured the relationship with islamabad, a key ally in the war on terrorism. the panel will investigate whether the pakistani government knew that bin laden was hiding in the country. it will also try to find out if he was receiving any support there. the members insist they will maintain their independence. some key questions need to be answered. it is not clear if the panel has ac

nhk world reports from islamabad. >> reporter: the investigative panel held a news conference in islamabad on thursday. it said it will complete all the interviews by the end of the month. >> the commission has examined more than 100 witnesses, including arabian air force officials, police and intelligence officials, the surviving members of the family of osama bin laden. >> reporter: osama bin laden was killed by u.s. forces near islam in may. his hideout was only 50 kill meters from the pakistani capital. the near military facility with tight security. suspicions were raised in the u.s. about the possible connections between bin laden, the pakistani military and the intelligence services. the u.s. mistrust had soured the relationship with islamabad, a key ally in the war on terrorism. the panel will investigate whether the pakistani government knew that bin laden was hiding in the country. it will also try to find out if he was receiving any support there. the members insist they will maintain their independence. some key questions need to be answered. it is not clear if the panel has ac

the attacks last friday were still at least twenty four pakistani soldiers has caused outrage in islamabad and prompted an indefinite shut down of transit routes and supply need. troops in afghanistan the pakistani army called the air strike unprovoked and questioned why it lasted two hours and targeted well known border posts. this was a premeditated murder of this person sources and i think the parts on government was not enough just dropping the nickel supplies and the junk should be this has got to go i think the most will be going back which is what pakistan appears to be doing it is boycotting the bomb conference on afghanistan and it's also said to be considering anything up to determination over its involvement in the afghan war meanwhile washington says it's unsatisfied with islam about its unwillingness to crack down on taliban fractions for too long extremists have been able to operate here in pakistan and from pakistani soil the nosedive in u.s. pakistan relations is badly timed but president barack obama's plans to wind down the of canister and mission and begin the withdrawal

vital nato supply line in the region are we seeing it escalation of tensions between washington and islamabad and what are the consequences likely to be. you know it's been a continuous load own words from b one two thousand one thousand eleven ten years it's been a disastrous corporative game it used to be called by critics as a double game very party stand hunted with the hones and then run with the hears but now i think the parts of the military in the parks only public opinion is sufficiently inflamed and read by these are cross border raids on the americans to the point that i think they will now acknowledge at least in private that the this is an open war and in fact even the us media is no more or less reporting to pakistan as the real enemy so this doesn't auger well because parts of the nuclear on stage and i think it is a recipe for p.r. . instability in the region and for the party sunny's the army is even more hurt because very recently there were these allegations that the civilian regime in islamabad was colluding with the americans with prior properly armed forces and from thei

bbc news, islamabad. >> children in a grim conditions there. now, to syria, where the united nations say 5000 people have been killed in a crackdown on protesters that began in march, and today, the u.s. urged russia to join action with the security council, but the moscow foreign minister accused the u.s. of taking an immoral stance by pressuring assad but by not dealing with the extremist groups trying to oust him. a senior fellow at the hoover institute joins me from new york. thanks so much for joining me. 5000 people now dead since march, and we have the russians saying it is the west that is immoral in not speaking up for the president. there is no consensus. >> absolutely, katty. we have to remember that the estimated 4000 people had been killed since the rebellion erupted in syria, so we have added 1000 people in the last few days. 1500 people have died in one city which has become the epicenter of this fight between the butcher, the regime of assad, and you're absolutely right, there is no consensus. libby let us astray. we thought lib

this report from islamabad does contain flashing images. >> the funerals last month of 24 pakistani troops, killed by nato aircraft. pakistan claims that this was a deliberate attack and is still grieving, still angry at the u.s.. when we met the prime minister, he was blunt about the cracks in the relationship. >> yes, there is a credibility gap. we are working together, still, but we do not trust each other. i think that we have to improve our relationship for the better. we should have more confidence in each other. >> you have not had an apology from president obama. are you angry about that? >> apologies do not make dead men lived. we want to set new rules of engagement with the united states. >> until those rules are written, the relationship is at a standstill. so our convoys carrying supplies for afghanistan. the prime minister told us today that it could be weeks before prime -- before pakistan crosses the border. from strikes could be another casualty. >> are you going to try to stop the americans? >> if there is credible information from pakistan, i think that it should be left

we report from islamabad. >> it was an attack that shocked pakistan. even more because it was perpetrated by an allied. 24 soldiers were killed in the aerial bombardment of a border post by nato forces. for the first time, washington admits those forces made a series of mistakes. >> the loss of life and lack of proper coordination between the forces that contributed to those losses -- we express our deepest regret. we further express sincere condolences to the pakistani people, the pakistani government, and most importantly, the families of the soldiers who were killed or wounded. >> 823-year-old was one of the soldiers who lost his life in the assault. his father says nothing will make room for give the americans. "if i had the means, "says, "i would set the whole of america on fire." his son was killed. his only thought is to destroy the home of his killers. the attack caused public perception of the u.s. to fall to a new low. huge demonstrations were held. the government stopped some cooperation with washington in protest. the key question is whethe

hideki yui, nhk world, islamabad. >> that wraps up our bulletin. i'm patchari raksawong in bangkok. >>> workers at the fukushima daiichi plant are rushing to meet an impending deadline. they want to bring reactors there to cold shutdown by the end of the year. the fuel inside three reactors has melted to the bottom of their surfaces. today's "nuclear watch" plant operators try to identify where all the fuel has gone. they can't check it firsthand, that's too dangerous, so experts are consulting a wide range of data. >> reporter: tepco built reactors at fukushima daiichi to power thousands of homes and businesses. now there's rot inside number one. analysts estimate all the nuclear fuel has melted through the furnace, much of it into the containment vessel. concrete covers the bottom of the vessel. it was up to two and a half meters at its thickest point. but the high temperatures have eroded parts of it. in the worst case the fuel may have melted 65 centimeters into the concrete. in some places that would leave just 37 centimeters before a steel sh

hideki yui, nhk world, islamabad. >>> that wraps up our bulletin, i'm pachari raksawong in bangkok. >> thanks, pachari. >>> japan's diet has assembled a panel of experts to investigate the cause of the nuclear accident at the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. the ten members of the panel which is independent of the government received letters of appointment on thursday, they include panel chairman, cure kau waugh, a former chairman of the science council of japan and a nobel laureate. he told the tanaka told the upper and lower houses of the diet that he is ready to take on this task. >> translator: i'm an expert in analytical metrology, not nuclear technology. but all sorts of knowledge must be brought together for analysis if we are to find solutions to the problems exposed by the nuclear accident. >>> unlike a separate panel investigating the same accident, the panel will basically open up its meetings to the public. it can demand the right to investigate state affairs and can summon officials of the government and tokyo electric power company and compel them to submit data. >

determination over its involvement in the afghan war meanwhile washington says it's satisfied with islamabad's unwillingness to crack down on taliban factions for too long extremists have been able to operate here in pakistan and from pakistani soil the nosedive in u.s. pakistan relations is badly timed with president barack obama's plans to wind down the afghanistan mission and begin the withdrawal of american troops to try to avert any real damage washington too is now said to be overhearing its cooperation strategy with a slam about but all in all experts on both sides of the fence agree that mutual dependence is very likely to drive the two parties back to the negotiating table for pakistan anything short of that would mean losing u.s. aid while for the u.s. it would at the very least mean resorting to other a logistical partners in the region an option it's currently disinclined to use so strong as both countries may feel they will turn into if they're still worse ok let's talk about some of those alternatives first i'd like to go to robert you wrote an article pakistan going rogue you sa

afghanistan pakistan his role is key to stability in the region boycott's the event it's the latest sign of islamabad so relations with washington taking a turn for the was following nato as we said deadly air raid on pakistani border. and egyptians are back at polling stations for the second stage of the country's parliamentary election round of the vote so one overwhelming when the islamists who now have to secure their advantage. syria bennet's talks to one of britain's foremost journalists jonathan steele of the guardian newspaper this take on possible solutions to the country's political crisis. i'm joined by jonathan steele former chief correspondent of the guardian newspaper and now a commentator on international affairs jonathan thanks for speaking to r.t. europe now the recently been approached by the king of jordan to spearhead a diplomatic offensive against assad william hague the foreign secretary is now met with opposition leaders is this the preamble to another libyan start intervention. it could be i mean we can't be sure and i think it's dangerous it might be i mean they're trying to

so coming out in today's review of the week's news all ties strained to deliver islamabad pulls out of crucial u.s. backed talks on the future of afghanistan further widening the rift opened by a deadly nato air strike at pakistan's border. and europe holds its breath as merkel and sarkozy try to brew up a cure for the blocks financial agony while the people protest against a stare. that's been one of the most tense weeks yet in iran's continuing drama as western nations unleash more sanctions greater restrictions and even more rhetoric on the middle east nation it all began with britain's decision to levy fresh measures against iran as punishment for what israel and others believed to be a covert nuclear program it sparked outrage among there were any in public angry students stormed the british embassy in tehran the u.k.'s reaction was to shut down its diplomatic mission along with other e.u. nations and some twenty four rainy and diplomats were expelled from london they returned home as heroes the us hasn't been quiet on the issue either with washington preparing its own crippling s

and pakistan to a new low nato supply routes through pakistan were shut off and officials in islamabad said washington must make commands for its mistakes and win back the people's trust political analyst manticore she says the u.s. fails to acknowledge pakistan's final role in afghanistan. any interest will have to be respected of parks and is to participate in take part in any efforts to stabilize of going to and let me just remind you that has played a major role as you know in the beginning of the war we're talking ten years ago. in our first peace efforts that led to the formation of the government that is headed know that president hamid karzai there's no way that you can have the operation of a country if you will not take that country's interests along unfortunately the international coalition led by the united states and abroad has done has failed to do that locks and has suffered losses in excess of fifty billion dollars over ten years lost opportunities investments right away when somewhere else and so forth and of course not to mention the huge psychological damage of cours

afghanistan pakistan whose role is key just ability in the region boycotts the event it's the latest sign of islamabad relations with washington taking a turn for the worse following nato his recent deadly air raid on a pakistani border pegs. and egyptians have back at polling stations for the second stage of the country's parliamentary election day playing round of the votes so overwhelming win by the islamists who now i to secure their advantage. although it's all special report on ecuadorian amazonia where not. digitas people lost slowly disappearing as oil companies push for profit. i. led. the clinic . live. live . live . live. live. live live. live live. live . play like i. played. it. was. exciting. lead. thank. you i. thought. it's. thirty. so. one is the goal of the twelve on to the ground when he wishes to rest he turns into a stone. he rules over the wild beasts of the jungle and when the shamans drink they come in contact with him and ask him to bring animals to a community. and when the animals come to the community we will be hunt them down with blowpipes and share them as we always have

afghanistan and pakistan whose role is key to stability in the region boycotts it's the latest sign of islamabad relations with washington taking a turn for the worse of tomatoes recent deadly raid on a pakistani border post. a moscow downgrades diplomatic ties with qatar after the russian ambassador to the country is assaulted by airport security there claims the instant could be linked to moscow's position on syria. next a special report for you about ecuadorian. natural diversity and indigenous people are slowly disappearing as oil companies push for profit. why do you believe the locals were affected by cancer when it's letters. hygiene conditions are terrible actually all the drinking water in eastern ecuador is. we have analysis results that show the water contains excrement residues meaning that it comes from the native stepha cations that is what causes cancer and all other illnesses if you constantly drink water with feces that it since you were a child let's see if that doesn't cause you some serious illness. and all of stomach cancer is definitely. another cause of cancer is the lack

in the eastern city of lehor demanding islamabad cut off ties with washington. the protest was in response to last month's nato air strike that killed 24 pakistani soldiers. >>> egyptian security forces and protesters demanding an end to military rue clashed on the streets of cairo today. at least ten protesters have been killed and 441 others wounded the. >>> and england's prince harry reportedly leapt into action after hearing a friend being mugged over the phone. the prince searched the streets of south london before catching up with the victim at a police station. he really is perfect. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,866 after losing two points friday. the s&p eased up three. the nasdaq gained 14. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei dropped 105 points while in hong kong the hang seng fell 215. today's death of north korea's leader kim jong il threw an unexpected curveball at already jittery market. raising fear of asian instability, u.s. futures are pointing downwa

in the eastern city of lehor demanding islamabad cut off ties with washington. the protest was in response to last month's nato air strike that killed 24 pakistani soldiers. >>> egyptian security forces and protesters demanding an end to military rue clashed on the streets of cairo today. at least ten protesters have been killed and 441 others wounded the. >>> and england's prince harry reportedly leapt into action after hearing a friend being mugged over the phone. the prince searched the streets of south london before catching up with the victim at a police station. he really is perfect. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,866 after losing two points friday. the s&p eased up three. the nasdaq gained 14. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei dropped 105 points while in hong kong the hang seng fell 215. today's death of north korea's leader kim jong il threw an unexpected curveball at already jittery market. raising fear of asian instability, u.s. futures are pointing downwa

supporting islamabad has been premised on two arguments. the first is if we don't, the pakistani government could collapse, and the country's nuclear weapons could fall in the wrong hands, perhaps even ending up with al qaeda. this misunderstands the problem. pakistan is not somalia. it has been ruled by a professional military for most of its independent existence, even when there has been a nominally civilian government in charge, as there is today. the military remains widely admired as a national institution that works. the second argument is the one given by businesses when they pay off the mafia. we need to keep these guys as allies or else they will become enemies. the problem with this protection racket is, it isn't working. admiral michael mullen finally said publicly what insiders have said privately for years. pakistan's army, despite getting over a quarter of its budget from washington, funds and arms the deadliest terrorist group in south asia that kills americans. pakistan's military needs to stop playing games to keep afghani

elmo goes to islamabad, could "sesame street" pave the way for better relations between pakistan and america? welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. never has europe been so necessary, never has it been so much danger. those are the words of nicolas sarkozy and head of the summit which is billed as the last chance to save the europe. the stumbling block is not financial, it is political. how much power should brussels have over the eurozone countries? >> in brussels, there is some christmas cheer. mention the euro and the gloom sets in. sarkozy, merkel, they're coming back here. will make a difference? >> they are not moving forward, he told me. the leaders meet again and again but there's never anything concrete. some fear that the single currency might not survive this crisis. we found them still turning out new coins at the belgian meant. there is a crisis of confidence. investors are not convinced that if they planned a eurozone country some money, they will get it all back one day. until the politicians can correct that perception, this crisis will go fro

bbc news islamabad. >> this is bbc world news from london. these are the top stories. syrian security forces are reported to have killed at least 35 people, for opening fire on large anti-government protests. in nigeria a blast kills four people and injured many others. one of england's major cities could have gone into unmanaged decline in the 1980's. margaret thatcher and her government considered letting liverpool run down after major riots racked the city. >> in july, 1981, eight days of fighting saw more than 17 buildings burned down in liverpool as tensions boiled over between the black community and the police. the prime minister at the time was advised that regenerating the area afterwards was a waste of money. it is a revelation that is of little surprise to many who live in the area and remember the trouble. >> the government had to deal with militancy and the strikes. in their eyes, they were losing ground. that cannot get folks in liverpool anyway. for them, there was nothing to lose. >> the government documents refer to advice given to the prime minister.

in the eastern city of lehor demanding islamabad cut off ties with washington. the protest was in response to last month's nato air strike that killed 24 pakistani soldiers. this at two army posts along the afghan border. >>> egyptian security forces and protesters demanding an end to military rue clashed on the streets of cairo today. this for a fourth straight day today. at least ten protesters have been killed and 441 others wounded. >>> and england's prince harry reportedly leapt into action after hearing a friend being mugged over the phone. the prince searched the streets of south london before catching up with the victim at a police station. he really is perfect. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,866 after losing two points friday. the s&p eased up three. the nasdaq gained 14. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei dropped 105 points while in hong kong the hang seng fell 215. today's death of north korea's leader kim jong il threw an unexpected curveball at already j

and elmo goes to islamabad. could sesame street pave the way to better relations between the middle east and america? we find out. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. never has it the euro been so necessary or onion so much danger. those are the words of nicolas sarkozy. as we have seen so often, the stumbling block is not financial. is political. specifically how much power should brussels have over the eurozone countries? >> in brussels today, there is some christmas cheer, but mention the hero, and the gloom soon it sets in -- but mentioned the hero, and the gloom soon set in. >> do you think it will make a difference? >> perhaps. >> the uygurs movie -- the leaders meet again and again, but they're not agreeing on anything. we found that they are turning out new coins at the belgian mince. >> there is a crisis of confidence. investors are not convinced that if they land at eurozone country money they will get it all back one day. until the politicians correct that perception, t

. >> relations between washington and islamabad are in something of a crisis at the moment. but children in pakistan are about to be introduced to an american favorite, a locally produced version of sesame street. the u.s. aid has committed $10 million to the project over the years. ♪ >> meet the cast of pakistan's sesame street. elmo is here. but he is surrounded by new friends. a pakistani village has been created on set full of local characterize and local concerns. here is rally, star of the show. cricket mad, energetic and curious. she looks to kirum for help, daughter of the school village teacher, the 12-year-old who plays kiram says the puppets are like family. >> i am telling them a lot of stuff, and they are learning from me. >> and do you think the children that watch the show will learn a lot? >> they will learn a lot and get more educated and go to school. >> the programs show hopes to strong female lead will win over the schools in society. >> in generally, in schools they have the girls take a step back but in seeing ronny, she is the captain of the cricket

joining me from islamabad, olive, what details do we know? as far as i can make out, this school in particular might have had links to militants? any more detail? >> perhaps. police say that they will investigate all aspects of what was taking place in this seminary. some of those freed by police in this raid have been painting a picture of really brutal conditions inside of the seminary. speaking with their chains still attached, one student said that he was beaten 200 times with a stick. another described a beating given to a fellow student that was so sick afterwards, he was removed to hospital and never seen again. another student said that they were "sent ford jihad -- for jihad." this had been known as the jail much rasa. parents paid for their children to attend. they paid high fees. some of the children and young adults there, some of them hot had problems with drugs and petty crime. some of these parents seemed to believe that by sending these children to these very strict institutions, that they would be rehabilitated. we were told

supporting islamabad has been premised on two argument. the first is if we don't, the pakistani government could collapse, and the country's nuclear weapons could fall in the wrong hands. perhaps even ending up with al qaeda. this misunderstands the problem. pakistan is not somalia. it has been ruled by a professional military for most of its independent existence, even when there has been a nominally civilian government in charge, as there is today. the military remains widely admired as a national institution that works. the second argument is the one given by businesses when they pay off the mafia. we need to keep these guys as allies or else they will become enemies. the problem with this protection racket is, it isn't working. admiral michael mullen finally said publicly what insiders have said privately for years. pakistan's army despite getting over a quarter of its budget from washington funds and arms the deadliest terrorist group in south asia that kills americans. pakistan's military needs to stop playing games to keep afghanist

i remember when he left to go to islamabad, it was a controversial decision. he did not even want chelsea and hillary to be with them because of the concern about his safety. as i remember when he was taking off there was at one. a plan to have him pretend to be on one plane and really get on another plane. there was some debate -- he will not get on the first plan but people will think he is on the plan. we will put the press on that plan. it was a decoy moment. we did not appreciate that when we heard about the discussion later. i do not think we heard -- i do not think they did that in the end. >> congress gets involved deeply in some of these decisions as well. here i have been dragging on the executive branch. on 9/11, i was at 9:00 in the morning heading to the dome of the capital which is where the intelligence committee was housed. it is now in a bunker. out of nowhere came these attacks -- that is not really fair. i had been on something called the congressional commission of terrorism which had been one of three commissions that have predicted it wou

the groups had spoke to the bbc in islamabad. >> it is not just here. our agenda for the entire country is that murders and massacres. we do not want them nor do we like them. but if iran tries to bring a shia revolution, we will beat a great ball in their path. >> they say they do have strong religious ties to iran but firmly remain pakistani citizens. they have done well here, prosperity evident in these neighborhoods with bustling businesses and children hurrying to school. this has gained resentment and hatred. it is here that one of the more recent attacks took place. a suicide car bombing. it happened on the day of the eid festival. they walked into the bombing. the destruction is still evident here. local people told me later that despite appeals to the government, nothing was done to prevent this incident. such killings continue. most here belong to the group. mourners throng inside. they said they are bring for the souls of the departing and their own deliverance. >> you're watching "newsday". tenet could be about to make some commitment on cli

there is a diplomatic route between islamabad and washington. this caused outrage against the u.s. here in pakistan. the fury was directed not only at the u.s. but the pakistani government for what many saw as a subservient relationship with washington. this would only intensify with the trauma that soon followed. >> i can report to the american people and to the world that the u.s. is conducting an operation that killed osama bin laden, the leader of al qaeda. >> there was a sense of shock that pakistan greeted the news that bin laden had been found not in a remote area of the mountains but in a garrison town, home to the military academy. the world heard he could have been living here for more than five years, many suspected pakistani collusion. >> this has brushed aside the whole record of pakistan fighting along the international community against al qaeda. the largest number of al qaeda operators ever captured in the world have been captured with pakistani help. >> the compound is still standing and it is still sealed off. there are many here who still did not believe that he

there is a diplomatic route between islamabad and washington. this caused outrage against the u.s. here in pakistan. the fury was directed not only at the u.s. but the pakistani government for what many saw as a subservient relationship with washington. this would only intensify with the trauma that soon followed. >> i can report to the american people and to the world that the u.s. is conducting an operation that killed osama bin laden, the leader of al qaeda. >> there was a sense of shock that pakistan greeted the news that bin laden had been found not in a remote area of the mountains but in a garrison town, home to the military academy. the world heard he could have been living here for more than five years, many suspected pakistani collusion. >> this has brushed aside the whole record of pakistan fighting along the international community against al qaeda. the largest number of al qaeda operators ever captured in the world have been captured with pakistani help. >> the compound is still standing and it is still sealed off. there are many here who still did not believe that he

we have this report from islamabad. >> it was an attack that shocked pakistan. even more because it was perpetrated by an ally. 24 pakistani soldiers were killed in the aerial bombardment of the border post by nato forces. for the first time, washington admits those forces may series of mistakes. >> the loss of life and the lack of proper cooperation between u.s. and pakistani forces contributed to those losses and we express our deepest regret. we further expressed severe condolences to the pakistani people, the pakistani government, and most importantly to the families of the pakistani soldiers who were killed or wounded. >> this 23-year-old was one of the soldiers who lost his life as a result. his father says that nothing will make him for give the americans. >> if i had the means, i would set the whole of america on fire. when your son is killed, you're only thoughts are to destroy the home of his killers. >> the attack caused the public perception of the u.s. to plunge. huge anti-american demonstrations were held and the government said it would stop its c

abc's nick schifrin joins us from islamabad. good morning, nick. >> reporter: good morning, rob, sunny. warren weinstein is the first private american u.s. citizen to be living in pakistan to be kidnapped since daniel pearl was executed in 2002, a real shock to people here. weinstein is a respect ed development expert and 70 years old. his work was uncontroversial. he is focused on economic development working with people like furniture makers and stone cutters which makes al qaeda's demands all the more amazing. al-zawahiri has released this video with nine demands, israel leaving gaza, the end of drone strikes from pakistan and other countries and release of taliban and al qaeda prisoners from all over the world including guantanamo bay. and u.s. officials find the demands outlandish. >> nick, what does this say about the power of al qaeda in pakistan, they have had a lot off takes and they're pretty prevalent and powerful? >> absolutely this has been by far, al qaeda's worst year in pakistan. osama bin laden is dead, and dron

this sent protesters onto the streets of islamabad torching and effigy of president barack obama burning american flags and demanding an immediate divorce from its american partner this is hardly the first time the pakistani sovereignty has been infringed by the united states is not the first time that pakistani citizens have been killed by the united states and its allies it seems to be the case now you know we guards pakistan as a kind of free fire zone in which we live. to abuse the country free with no need for poetry or redress nido has called the incident tragic and an intended promising to investigate killings the pakistani government has demanded the u.s.b. key an airbase used for drone attacks it's also closed a vital u.s. military supply route to afghanistan a third to half of all supplies that go to the nato forces go through pakistan so this is going to have a major impact there's no question about it the biggest rift between the two countries came six months ago when the u.s. violated pakistani sovereignty to assassinate osama bin laden with lost respect because people now f

in the eastern city of lahore, demanding islamabad cut off ties with washington. the protest was in response to last month's nato air strike that killed 24 pakistani soldiers at two army posts along the afghan border. >>> egyptian security forces and protesters demanding an end to military rule clashed on the streets of cairo for a fourth straight day today. officials say at least ten protesters have been killed and 441 others wounded. >>> and he saves the day. england's prince harry reportedly leapt into action after hearing a friend be mugged over the phone. the prince searched the streets of south london before catching up with the victim at a police station. >>> now here's your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,866 after losing two points on friday. the s&p eased up three. the nasdaq gained 14. taking a look at overseas trading this morning. in tokyo, the nikkei dropped 105 points, while at hong kong, the hang seng fell 215. >>> well, today's death of north korea leader kim jong-il threw an unexpected curveball at jittery

ties with her was a rocky year for relations between islamabad and washington from the raid to kill osama bin laden without informing his lot of bad last month's deadly drone strike that killed twenty four pakistani soldiers but an american report into the incident and says u.s. forces i couldn't self-defense after being fired on in afghanistan. and as we've been reporting on this state twenty years ago the u.s.s.r. ceased to exist the fall of the soviet union meant the end of the cold war and the birth of a dozen new states former republics again economic independence but drove many into years long instability an ethnic on a rest some people began enjoying freedoms they had never experienced before but even today there is division over whether the collapse brought more harm than good in some circles in the months that followed the august one thousand nine hundred one coup many were thought they were seeing the inevitable change of unfolded up next r.t. hears from a man on the. who witnessed the soviet union iraq war two decades ago here is his account what. do you perhaps recall saying o

lawmakers in washington are calling for a review of relations with another ally pakistan they accuse islamabad of supporting terrorist organizations following its freezing corporation that was triggered by a deadly nato attack on pakistan's border foreign policy. thinks america is planning to leave pakistan by the wayside. i think what's happened is that the united states has made some decisions about its strategy in the region both in central asia and in the south in south asia that essentially is going to cut pakistan out of the formula and i don't think united states care is very much what's going to happen after withdraws its troops in two thousand and fourteen and i think they would rather not do with draw other troops which is the nub of the problem because just on november second russia china iran and pakistan had a meeting in istanbul which they all agreed that they would pressure the united states not to leave troops in afghanistan and i find it very difficult to imagine if this fallout in relations between pakistan and the united states is not somehow try to that position another are

ties with or was a rocky year for relations between islamabad and washington from the raid to kill osama bin laden without a boarding it's a lot of bad the last month's deadly drone strike that killed twenty four pakistani soldiers but an american report into the incident so u.s. forces i can self-defense after being fired on in afghanistan. and as we've been reporting on this state twenty years ago the u.s.s.r. ceased to exist the fall of the soviet union meant the end of the cold war and the birth of a dozen new states former republics again economic independence but drove many into years long instability and ethnic on a rest some people began enjoying freedoms they had never experienced before but even today there is division over whether the collapse brought more harm than good in some circles in the months that followed the august one thousand nine hundred one coup many were thought they were seeing the inevitable change or unfold with the next r.t. hears from a man on the inside who witnessed the soviet union unravel two decades ago here's his account of what happened. to you perha

this sent protesters onto the streets of islamabad torquing an effigy of president barack obama burning american flags and demanding an immediate use from its american partner this is hardly the first part of the pakistani sovereignty has been infringed by the united states is not the first time that pakistani citizens have been killed by the united states and its allies it seems to be the case now that you know it regards pakistan as a kind of free fire zone in which routes. through. the countries. with no need for polish your redress neither has called the incident tragic and an intended promising to investigate the killings the pakistani government has demanded the u.s. speaking in air base used for drone attacks it's also closed a vital u.s. military supply route to afghanistan a third to one half of all supplies that go to the nato forces go through pakistan so this is going to have a major impact there's no question about it the biggest rift between the two countries came six months ago when the u.s. violated pakistani sovereignty to assassinate osama bin laden with lost respect b

and this said protestors onto the streets of islamabad torquing and effigy of president barack obama burning american flags and demanding an immediate divorce from its american partner this is hardly the first time the pakistani sovereignty has been infringed by the united states is not the first time but pakistani citizens have been killed by the united states and its allies it seems to be the case now the united states regards pakistan as a kind of free fire zone in which. two. countries. with no need for poetry or address need know has called the incident tragic and an intended promising to investigate the killings the pakistani government has demanded the u.s. viki an airbase used for drone attacks it's also closed a vital u.s. military supply route to afghanistan a third to one half of all supplies that go to the nato forces go through pakistan so this is going to have a major impact there's no question about it the biggest rift between the two countries came six months ago when the u.s. violated pakistani sovereignty to assassinate osama bin ladin we've lost respect because peo

welcome back to cross talk i'm beautiful about to remind you we're discussing the relations between islamabad and washington. ok robert i'd like to go back to you and the war on terror that the united states has called over the last decade has had a really huge toll in pakistan and i think western audiences particularly the united states are not really aware of that or that how many people have died as this conflict goes on and the another issue is the radicalization of politics and in pakistan i mean it has to be one of the most anti-american countries in the world i mean this is the cost of fighting a war a war that is not that is certainly not winnable in afghanistan in the united states is going to leave i mean my goodness what a net loss all the way around for the united states in the region. it's hard to paint a pretty picture coming out of this there have been many unintended consequences of the large scale u.s. presence in afghanistan and as you point out one of those is the increasing islamic radicalization of pakistan and to the extent that the pakistan government is identified or.

between washington and islamabad a. place of revealed a gunman who killed a police officer in a us university car park on thursday acted alone the man whose identities not been released ran from the scene before turning the governor himself police say they still have no motive in the cop killing the attack is the site of one of america's worst ever deadly rampage is back in two thousand and seven a student massacred thirty two people before killing himself. and the corporate occupy protesters in boston have been given their marching orders of the police have yet to respond protesters erupted in celebration at midnight after police said they wouldn't immediately remove them from their encampment offices gave no indication of when the eviction would take place elsewhere police interrupted a mass demonstration in washington d.c. you're arresting seventy the campus of part of a three month long fight against corporate excess which is already some thousands of arrests but many are still the target to stick it out harder get.