hello and welcome to crossfire all things considered on peter lavelle the ultimate cost benefit analysis assessing the so-called war on terror after costing chileans of dollars sacrificing personal freedoms and ingratiating rent seeking corporations can anyone claim the u.s. in the world is any safer from the insidious plans of terrorists and what is the difference between an act of terrorism and western style humanitarian intervention . to cross-talk terrorism versus interventionism i'm joined by john glaser in washington he is a contributor to antiwar dot com and a columnist with the washington times community section and in new york we cross to max abrams he is a terrorism expert and fellow at the johns hopkins university all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it john in washington you first give me a cost benefit analysis over the last twelve years what's the balance what's the ledger say. so most of all costs the defense budgets and every other kind of budget in washington has ballooned to you know unpreced

a little unwelcome across were considered on peter lavelle many americans still have the almost cult like believe that america is the greatest nation on earth but objective facts belies its exaggerated patriotism for the past thirty years the us has been in decline relative to other countries during this time washington continues to fight wars abroad engages in nation building is america becoming a third world country. to cross-talk america in decline i'm joined by george samuel in new york he is a fellow of the global policy institute of london metropolitan university and in washington we cross to charles blair he is the senior fellow on state and non-state threats at the federation of american scientists all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it george is the united states becoming a third world country the topic of this program. well the certain features of it do resemble that of a third world country i mean obviously the united states is a giant global military superpower that controls vast military alli

hello and welcome to cross talk were all things are considered on peter lavelle the ultimate cost benefit analysis assessing the so-called war on terror after costing chileans of dollars sacrificing personal freedoms and ingratiating rent seeking corporations can anyone claim the us in the world is any safer from the insidious plans of terrorists and what is the difference between an act of terrorism and western style humanitarian intervention. cross-talk terrorism versus interventionism i'm joined by john glaser in washington he is a contributor to antiwar dot com and a columnist with the washington times community section and in new york we cross to max abrams he is a terrorism expert and fellow at the johns hopkins university all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it john in washington you first give me a cost benefit analysis of the twelve last twelve years what's the balance what's the ledger say. so most of all costs in the defense budgets and every other kind of budget in washington has ballooned to you kn

hello and welcome across like we're all things are considered i'm peter lavelle spies r us us in this case is the us and it finds on just about everyone in the world including its so-called friends and allies why shouldn't seeks total global information dominance and this is being done we're told to fight terror wouldn't it be better if the us monitored its intelligence community rather than snooping on the rest of us. to cross the global information dominance i'm joined by t.j. walker in new york he is a syndicated t.v. commentator and in london we cross jim killer he is the executive director of the open rights group all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it jim if i can go to you first in london. leaks after week after week it shows that the united states is watching quite a few people and collecting data on them including europe now and people are calling the united states big brother but the washington elite is just brushing it off saying business as usual here and i think that's outrageous what's happen

hello and welcome to cross talk we're all things are considered i'm peter lavelle spies are us and us in this case is the us and it finds on just about everyone in the world including its so-called friends and allies washington seeks total global information dominance and this is being done we're told to fight terror wouldn't it be better if the us monitored its intelligence community rather than snooping on the rest of us. to cross the global information dominance i'm joined by t.j. walker in new york he is a syndicated t.v. commentator and in london we crossed jim killick he is the executive director of the open rights group all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage and jim if i can go to you first in london. leaks after leak after leak it shows that the united states is watching quite a few people and collecting data on them including europe now and people are calling the united states big brother but the washington elite is just brushing it off saying business as usual here and i think that site rages and. w

hello and welcome to crossfire all things considered i'm peter lavelle with the military getting control after a coup what is the future hold for egypt is this country's experiment with democracy a thing of the past what signal does this send to islamic parties in the region and will washington's reputation among egyptians ever be redeemed. to cross-talk the chaos in egypt i'm joined by cynthia schneider in washington she is a professor at georgetown university and a senior nonresident fellow with the brookings institution we also have jeffrey ingersoll in new york he is a defense reporter with business insider and in london we cross to say to lisa he's a political analyst and writer all right crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much appreciate it cynthia franco to you first in washington is egypt in a process of self-destruction after this coup. no not at all but i can understand why you would say that i find coverage of the events which by the way i would call the continuing revolution rather than a coup baffling to me i find so many people

hello and welcome to crossfire all things considered i'm peter lavelle with the military again in control after a coup what is the future hold for egypt is this country's experiment with democracy a thing of the past what signal does this coup send to islamic parties in the region and will washington's reputation among egyptians ever be redeemed. to cross-talk the chaos in egypt i'm joined by cynthia schneider in washington she is a professor at georgetown university and a senior nonresident fellow with the brookings institution we also have jeffrey ingersoll in new york he is a defense reporter with business insider and in london we crossed to so you to lisa he's a political analyst and writer all right crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much appreciate it cynthia franco to you first in washington is egypt in a process of self-destruction after this coup. no not at all but i can understand why you would say that i find that coverage of the events which by the way i would call the continuing revolution rather than a coup baffling to me i find

hello and welcome across all things are considered i'm peter lavelle what if china ruled what if china were a military superpower on par with the united states what kind of world would we live in what china put in to check washington's appetite for unilateral military action and manipulation of the global economy or would we witness another cold war where both beijing and washington maintain to chile the relatively peaceful world. to cross not china's rise i'm joined by han in washington he's a visiting fellow at the hudson institute we also have dan low balts in cincinnati he's a coeditor of new politics a journal of socialist thought and in philadelphia we crossed him and then he is a political commentator and writer for a counterpunch all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect i mean you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it allin if i go to you first in philadelphia what will the world look like today if china were the same military strength had the same military strength of the united states you know on par. it won't be a cold war i think it will be a series

hello and welcome to crossfire all things considered i'm peter lavelle what is the future of democracy in the arab middle east in the wake of the coup d'etat in egypt is this region condemned to a vicious cycle of uprisings and brutal suppression what about the claim islam and democracy are incompatible and does the west really have an interest in seeing the people of the middle east free to decide their own destinies. cross-talk the future of democracy in the middle east i'm joined by stephen bucci in washington he is director of the allison center for foreign policy studies at the heritage foundation also in washington we have gareth porter he's an investigative journalist and author of the upcoming book manufactured crisis the untold story of iran's nuclear scare and in beirut we cross to solemn he is a professor of international affairs and diplomacy are gentlemen cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want my very much encourage it steven if i go to you first in the wake of the coup in egypt what is the future of democracy in the region i think democracy

well you say well that's coming up as the latest edition of peter lavelle's crosstalk and watching marty. to the. science technology innovation hall the list of elements from around russia we've got the future covered. exactly what happened there i don't know but a woman got killed. years later is when i got arrested for for a crime i did not do. we have numerous cases where police officers lie about polygraph results. innocent people to confess to police officers don't beat people anymore i mean it just doesn't happen really. in the course of interrogation why because there's been this is like meant no because the psychological techniques are more effective in obtaining confessions than physical abuse and they were off taking they could do what they wanted they can say what they wanted and there was no evidence of what they did or what they said. hello and welcome to crossfire all things considered i'm peter lavelle what drives american foreign policy values or merely interest washington claims it supports democracy as a universe.

hello and welcome to cross talk we're all things are considered i'm peter lavelle. and us in this case is the u.s. and its fines on just about everyone in the world including its so-called friends and allies washington seeks total global information dominance and this is being done we're told to fight terror wouldn't it be better if the us monitored. intelligence community rather than snoop on the rest of us. to cross the global information dominance i'm joined by t.j. walker in new york he is a syndicated t.v. commentator and in london we cross to jim killer he is the executive director of the open rights group or a gentleman cross in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage and jim if i can go to you first in london. leaks after week after week it shows that the united states is watching quite a few people and collecting data on them including europe now and people are calling the united states big brother but the washington elite is just brushing it off saying business as usual here and i think that's outrageous what's happened

glowing welcome across these are considered i'm peter lavelle obama's africa the us president's trip to this continent is criticized by some as too little too late indeed washed. continues to be seen by many how britain's as a source for outside democracy promotion and the creeping militarisation of the continent obama is calling card has always been hope but is he bringing much hope to africa. to cross-talk obama's trip to africa i'm joined by richard downie in washington he is the deputy director and fellow of the africa program at the center for strategic and international studies also in washington we have clarence hussein he is a professor of international relations at the american university and in johannesburg we crossed the border he's an advocate and member of the muslim lawyers association in south africa gentlemen crossed the fact that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it for us if we go to you first in south africa in johannesburg is obama bringing much hope to africa i do not think that the president obama will bring any hope to this contin

hello and welcome to crossfire all things considered i'm peter lavelle what is the future of democracy in the arab middle east in the wake of the coup d'etat in egypt is this region condemned to a vicious. uprisings and brutal suppression what about the claim islam and democracy are incompatible and does the west really have an interest in seeing the people of the middle east free to decide their own destinies. to cross out the future of democracy in the middle east i'm joined by stephen bucci in washington he is director of the allison center for foreign policy studies at the heritage foundation also in washington and we have gareth porter he's an investigative journalist and author of the upcoming book manufactured crisis the untold story of iran's nuclear scare and in beirut we cross to solemn he is a professor of international affairs and diplomacy are gentlemen cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want my very much encourage it even if i go to you first in the wake of the coup in egypt what is the future of democracy in the region i think democracy sti

hello and welcome to crossfire all things considered i'm peter lavelle what drives american foreign policy values or merely interests washington claims it supports democracy as a universal value but makes glaring exceptions when it suits its geo political purposes and what about the neo conservative agenda is it the genetic code of pax americana. to cross-talk the new conservatives and democracy i'm joined by my guest in washington mark jacobson he is a senior fellow at the german marshall fund and a senior advisor to the truman national security project and we also have matthew feeney he is an assistant editor at reason twenty four seven right german crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want matthew playing go to you first in washington would you describe american foreign policy use is neoconservative i think would be a little too simplistic to say that american foreign policy is explicitly neoconservative all the time but that said i do think that since the cold war we have as a nation been interfering far too much in other people's affairs but like i said i t

hello and welcome to crossfire for all things considered i'm peter lavelle syria and reversed momentum rebels are now killing one another in alienating the people they claim they're fighting for the assad regime has regained lost ground and is on the offensive in the meantime western powers are showing we lucked to provide arms to the rebels is it now time to consider a process to stop the violence and to talk peace. to cross-talk the war in syria i'm joined by kelly vlahos in washington she's a journalist at antiwar dot com also in washington and we have a son rory he's an independent defense consultant and author of the book the great powers versus the hedge a man and in london we crossed a cocktail come already he's a writer and a journalist right folks cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage you to kill me if i go to you first in washington with a stalemate and with assad's forces gaining ground isn't it time more to take seriously the peace plan that has been proposed by the united states and russia yes i think it is time to

a low and welcome to cross talk we're all things considered i'm peter lavelle the ultimate cost benefit analysis assessing the so-called war on terror after costing trillions of dollars sacrificing personal freedoms and ingratiating rent seeking corporations can anyone claim the us in the world is any safer from the insidious plans of kara's and what is the difference between an act of terrorism and western style humanitarian intervention. cross-talk terrorism versus interventionism i'm joined by john glaser in washington he is a contributor to antiwar dot com and a columnist with the washington times community section and in new york we cross to max abrams he is a terrorism expert and fellow at the johns hopkins university all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it john in washington you first give me a cost benefit analysis of the twelve last twelve years what's the balance what's the ledger say. it's almost all costs the defense budgets and every other kind of budget in washington has ballooned to you know un

alone welcome to crossfire we're all things are considered i'm peter lavelle the ultimate cost benefit analysis assessing the so-called war on terror after costing chileans of dollars sacrificing personal freedoms and ingratiating rent seeking corporations can anyone claim the us in the world is any safer from the insidious plans of keris and what is the difference between an act of terrorism and western style humanitarian intervention. if you cross talk terrorism versus interventionism i'm joined by john glaser in washington he is a contributor to antiwar dot com and a columnist with the washington times community section and in new york we cross to max abrams he is a terrorism expert and fellow at the johns hopkins university all right gentlemen crosstalk roles in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it john in washington you first give me a cost benefit analysis of the twelve last twelve years what's the balance what's the ledger say. so most of all costs the defense budgets and every other kind of budget in washington has ballooned to you kno

a little when welcome to crossfire all things considered i'm peter lavelle many americans still have the almost cult like believe that america is the greatest nation on earth but objective facts belies its exaggerated patriotism for the past thirty years the us has been in decline relative to other countries during this time washington continues to fight wars abroad engages in nation building is america becoming a third world country. to cross-talk america in decline i'm joined by george samuel in new york he is a fellow of the global policy institute of london metropolitan university and in washington we cross the charles blair he is the senior fellow on state and non-state threats at the federation of american scientists all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it george is the united states becoming a third world country the topic of this program. well the certain features of it the do resemble that of a third world country i mean obviously the united states is the giant global military superpower that. con

hello and welcome across like we're all things are considered i'm peter lavelle spies are us and us in this case is the us and it finds on just about everyone in the world including its so-called friends and allies why shouldn't seeks total global information dominance and this is being done we're told to fight terror wouldn't it be better if the us monitored its intelligence community rather than snooping on the rest of us. to cross the global information dominance i'm joined by t.j. walker in new york he is a syndicated t.v. commentator and in london we cross to jim killer he is the executive director of the open rights group all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it jim if i can go to you first in london. leaks after week after week it shows that the united states is watching quite a few people and collecting data on them including europe now and people are calling the united states big brother but the washington elite is just brushing it off saying business as usual here and i think that's outrageous what'

coming up the state of the american economy is up for discussion on cross talk with peter lavelle and his panel of guests. choose your language. fully recover though if they feel some. of the fumes get consensus you can. choose the opinions that invigorating to. choose the stories that entire life choose be access to your office or. limitation and free liquid intake should free liquor store charges free to make amends three lists three stooges free limone free blood counseling video for your media projects a free media. tom you. live . live. the speed. you. live. will. look. good live. play lists. and a. little. live. science technology innovation all the list of elements from around russia we've got the future covered. please say. hello and welcome to crossfire all things are considered on peter lavelle many americans still have the almost cult like believe that america is the greatest nation on earth but objective facts belies its exaggerated patriotism for the past thirty years the us has been in decline relative to other countries during this time washington continues to fight war

hello and welcome to cross talk where all things considered i'm peter lavelle the arab muslim world is a place with complex and turmoil be it revolution civil wars or external meddling it could be no doubt this region will never be the same again it would also appear that the old neo colonial order for much of the region is coming to an end but what is replacing it and who is on the right side of history. to cross-talk the middle east in turmoil i'm joined by grant smith in washington he is the director of the institute for research middle eastern policy and in london we cross the charles wolf he is a writer broadcaster and political commentator all right gentlemen in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it grant if i go to you first in washington we have turmoil all across the region and particularly in egypt libya tunisia syria iraq i can go on and on bahrain is this a regional civil war is this what we're saying. i think you can make an argument that even though we've got nation states that you can make an argument that there is a conflict betwe

the point of view of peter lavelle there of course will bring in more opinion and analysis on the only only case throughout the day of course we've also got live updates for you on the story on our website r.t. dot com and don't forget to check out our twitter feed for all the latest on this developing story. right see. first struck. and i would think that you're. going to. syria faces the prospect of radical forces gaining overwhelming control over the country's north now sources in the free syrian army the rebel group claim that the international terrorist network al-qaeda plans to create its own state near the border with turkey the movement was until recently believed to be cooperating closely with extremist groups including al qaida but that relationship had been deteriorating are going to judge you can reports. you imagine okai hiding in some caves in remote mountains not anymore they want their own country they found the land so that it's syria the part of syria which is under the rebels control we're talking about the northern part of the country so that borders turkey accordin

hello and welcome to crossfire all things considered i'm peter lavelle what drives american foreign policy values or merely interests washington claims it supports democracy as a universal value but makes glaring exceptions when it suits its geo political purposes and what about the neo conservative agenda is it the genetic code of pax americana. to cross-talk the new conservatives and democracy i'm joined by my guest in washington mark jacobson he is a senior fellow at the german marshall fund and a senior advisor to the truman national security project and we also have matthew feeney he is an assistant editor at reason twenty four seven right german cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want matthew playing go to you first in washington would you describe american foreign policy use is neoconservative. i think would be a little too simplistic to say that american foreign policy is explicitly neoconservative all the time but that said i do think that since the cold war we have as a nation been interfering far too much in other people's affairs but like i said i

a little unwelcome across your considered on peter lavelle many americans still have the almost cult like believe that america is the greatest nation on earth but objective facts belies its exaggerated patriotism for the past thirty years the us has been in decline relative to other countries during this time washington continues to fight wars abroad engages in nation building is america becoming a third world country. to cross-talk america in decline i'm joined by george samuel in new york he is a fellow of the global policy institute of london metropolitan university and in washington we cross the charles blair he is the senior fellow on state and non-state threats at the federation of american scientists all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it george is the united states becoming a third world country the topic of this program. well the certain features of it the do resemble that of a third world country i mean obviously the united states is a giant global military superpower that. controls vast militar

polling welcome to crossfire for all things considered i'm peter lavelle syria and reversed momentum rebels are now killing one another in alienating the people they claim they're fighting for the assad regime has regained lost ground and is on the offensive in the meantime western powers are showing we lucked to provide arms to the rebels is it now time to consider a process to stop the violence and talk peace. to cross talk the war in syria i'm joined by kelly vlahos in washington she's a journalist and antiwar dot com also in washington and we have a son he's an independent defense consultant and. author of the book the great powers versus the hedge a month and in london we crossed a couple come already he's a writer and a journalist or right folks cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage you to kill me if i go to you first in washington with a stalemate and with assad's forces gaining ground isn't it time more to take seriously the peace plan that has been proposed by the united states and russia yes i think it is time to co

hello and welcome to cross talk where all things considered i'm peter lavelle the arab muslim world is a place with conflict and turmoil be it revolution civil wars or external meddling there could be no doubt this region will never be the same again it would also appear that the old neo colonial order for much of the region is coming to an end but what is replacing it and who is on the right side of history. to cross out of the middle east in turmoil i'm joined by grant smith in washington he is the director of the institute for research middle eastern policy and in london we cross the charles wolf he is a writer broadcaster and political commentator all right gentlemen cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want i very much encourage it grant if i go to you first in washington we have turmoil all across the region and particularly in egypt libya tunisia syria iraq i can go on and on bahrain is this a regional civil war it's what we're saying. i think you can make an argument that even though we've got nation states that you can make an argument that there i

hello and welcome to cross talk where all things considered i'm peter lavelle the arab muslim world is a place with complex and turmoil be it revolution civil wars or external meddling it could be no doubt this region will never be the same again it would also appear that the old that neo colonial order for much of the region is coming to an end but what is replacing it and who is on the right side of history. to cross-talk the middle east in turmoil i'm joined by grant smith in washington he is the director of the institute for research middle eastern policy and in london we cross the charles wolf he is a writer broadcaster and political commentator all right gentlemen in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it grant if i go to you first in washington we have turmoil all across the region and particularly in egypt libya tunisia syria iraq i can go on and on bahrain is this a regional civil war it's what we're seeing. i think you can make an argument that even though we've got nation states that you can make an argument that there is a conflict bet

below and welcome to crossfire where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle writing in protesting middle classes all across the world middle classes from the traditional rich to emerging economies feel the pain of the global financial crisis with newly earned wealth and better education millions demand governments to be more accountable and have strategies to meet rising expectations the failure to do so has led to mass protests and political people it's the world prepared for a globalized middle class. across something globalization of middle class as i'm joined by richard wolffe in new york he's a visiting professor at the new. school and in washington we cross to mark levine he's a senior fellow with the truman national security project in a radio host all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect it means you can jump in anytime you want richard if i go to you first let's look at middle classes in the traditional rich countries in the emerging markets similarities differences. well the problem for the middle classes in the rich countries of north america europe and japan is th

glowing welcome to crossfire all things are considered on peter lavelle many americans still have the almost cult like believe that america is the greatest nation on earth. but objective facts belies this exaggerated patriotism for the past thirty years the us has been in decline relative to other countries yet during this time washington continues to fight wars abroad and engages in nation building is america becoming a third world country. to cross-talk america in decline i'm joined by george samuel in new york he is a fellow of the global policy institute of london metropolitan university and in washington we cross to charles blair he is the senior fellow on state and non-state threats at the federation of american scientists all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it george is the united states becoming a third world country the topic of this program. well the certain features of it the do resemble that of a third world country i mean obviously the united states is a giant global military superpower that c

oh and welcome to crossfire where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle rising in protesting middle classes all across the world middle classes from the traditional rich to emerging economies feel the pain of the global financial crisis with newly earned wealth and better education millions to man governments to be more accountable and have strategies to meet rising expectations but failure to do so has led to mass protests and political people it's the world prepared for a globalized middle class. cross-talk the globalization of middle classes i'm joined by richard wolffe in new york he's a visiting professor at the new school and in washington we cross to mark levine he's a senior fellow with the truman national security project in a radio host all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect it means you can jump in anytime you want richard if i go to you first let's look at middle classes in the traditional rich countries and the emerging markets similarities differences. well the problem for the middle classes in the rich countries of north america europe and japan is that they've

hello and welcome to crossfire all things considered i'm peter lavelle what drives american foreign policy values or merely interests washington claims it supports democracy as a universal value but makes glaring exceptions when it suits its geo political purposes and what about the neo conservative agenda is it the genetic code of pax americana. to cross-talk the neo conservatives and democracy i'm joined by my guest in washington mark jacobson he is a senior fellow at the german marshall fund and a senior advisor to the truman national security project and we also have matthew feeney he is an assistant editor at reason twenty four seven or a german cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want matthew playing go to you first in washington would you describe american foreign policy is is neoconservative. i think it be a little too simplistic to say that american foreign policy is explicitly neoconservative all the time but that said i do think that since the cold war we have as a nation been interfering far too much in other people's affairs but like i said i thin

polling welcome across the aisle for all things considered i'm peter lavelle syria and reversed momentum rebels are now killing one another in alienating the people they claim they're fighting for the assad regime has regained lost ground and is on the offensive in the meantime western powers are showing reluctance to provide arms to the rebels is it now time to consider a process to stop the violence and talk peace. to cross-talk the war in syria i'm joined by kelly block host in washington she's a journalist at antiwar dot com also in washington and we have a son a rory he's an independent defense consultant and author of the book the great powers versus the hedge amman and in london we crossed a couple come already he's a writer and a journalist or at folks crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage you to kill me if i go to you first in washington with a stalemate and with assad's forces gaining ground isn't it time more to take seriously the peace plan that has been proposed by the united states and russia yes i think it is time t

a little unwelcome across were considered on peter lavelle many americans still have the almost cult like believe but america is the greatest nation on earth but objective facts belies its exaggerated patriotism for the past thirty years the us has been in decline relative to other countries during this time washington continues to fight wars abroad and engages in nation building is america becoming a third world country. to cross-talk america in decline i'm joined by george samuel in new york he is a fellow of the global policy institute of london metropolitan university and in washington we cross to charles blair he is the senior fellow on state and non-state threats at the federation of american scientists all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it george the united states becoming a third world country the topic of this program. well the certain features of it the do resemble that of a third world country i mean obviously the united states is the giant global military superpower that. controls vast milita

welcome back to cross talk we're all things considered i'm peter lavelle to mind your discussing the globalization of middle classes. ok marc if i go to you richard gave a very spirited critique of capitalism the first half of the program go right ahead . look i am a liberal in america i am a member of the democratic party which means that i do think corporations have gone too far and i do support reform reforms like the dodd frank bill which i don't even think went far enough but would keep corporations but for being so big they had to be bailed out reforms like obama's health care bill which means that everyone gets health care a little more cheaply i would go farther and i would give everyone universal health care so i believe in reforming the system and i do believe corporations have gone too far on the other hand i'm not quite sure which it is advocating is arguing that corporations shouldn't exist i'm not the first to argue the corporations for example don't have rights under the united states constitution that this applies right here to individuals not to corporations i'm all

hello and welcome to crossfire we're all things considered i'm peter lavelle writing in protesting middle classes all across the world middle classes from the traditional rich to emerging economies feel the pain of the global financial crisis with newly earned wealth and better education millions demand governments to be more accountable and have strategies to meet rising expectations the failure to do so has led to mass protests and political people because the world prepared for a globalized middle class. crosstalk the globalization of middle classes i'm joined by richard wolffe in new york he's a visiting professor at the new school and in washington we cross to mark levine he's a senior fellow with the truman national security project in a radio host or a gentleman crosstalk rules in effect it means you can jump in anytime you want richard if i can go to you first let's look at middle classes in the traditional rich countries in the emerging markets similarities differences. well the problem for the middle classes in the rich countries of north america europe and japan is that they've

hello and welcome to crossfire all things considered i'm peter lavelle what drives american foreign policy values or merely interests washington claims it supports democracy as a universal value but makes glaring exceptions when it suits its geo political purposes and what about the neo conservative agenda is it the genetic code of pax americana. to cross-talk the neoconservatives and democracy i'm joined by my guests in washington mark jacobson he is a senior fellow at the german marshall fund and a senior advisor to the truman national security project and we also have matthew feeney he is an assistant editor at reason twenty four seven or a german cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want matthew franck go to you first in washington would you describe american foreign policy is is neoconservative. i think it be a little too simplistic to say that american foreign policy is explicitly neoconservative all the time but that said i do think that since the cold war we have as a nation been interfering far too much in other people's affairs but like i said i think

i'll be back in about thirty minutes time cross talk with peter lavelle is up next stay with us. i've got a big question for you how stupid can stupid terrorist paranoia get according to four progressives dot com the texas department of public safety demanded that any women entering the state senate hand over any tampons or pads before entering wow so why would they do this are they really that scared that some terrorists are playing to sneak a bomb into the place at any cost according to news at yahoo dot com the official reason is that they're afraid of people using projectiles as a form of protest against a law that would really restrict abortions oh well no i kind of see where you abortion is an issue that people really get furious over now it kind of all makes sense but what what's that they're afraid of projectiles but people with guns were allowed to take them into the senate are you kidding me i think the second amendment does a lot more good than harm by i think it goes without saying that for women to concealed carry their hygiene items they should need a permit or perm

hello and welcome to crossfire all things considered on peter lavelle many americans still have the almost cult like believe that america is the greatest nation on earth but objective facts belies its exaggerated patriotism for the past thirty years the us has been in decline relative to other countries during this time washington continues to fight wars abroad and engages in nation building is america becoming a third world country. to cross-talk america in decline i'm joined by george samuel in new york he is a fellow of the global policy institute of london metropolitan university and in washington we cross to charles blair he is the senior fellow on state and non-state threats at the federation of american scientists all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it george is the united states becoming a third world country the topic of this program. well the certain features of it the do resemble that of a third world country i mean obviously the united states is the giant global military superpower that. controls va

hello and welcome to crossfire where all things considered i'm peter lavelle what drives american foreign policy values or merely interests washington claims it supports democracy as a universal value but makes glaring exceptions when it suits its geo political purposes and what about the neo conservative agenda is it the genetic code of pax americana. to cross-talk the new conservatives and democracy i'm joined by my guest in washington mark jacobson he is a senior fellow at the german marshall fund and a senior advisor to the truman national security project and we also have matthew feeney he is an assistant editor at reason twenty four seven right german cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want matthew playing go to you first in washington would you describe american foreign policy use is neoconservative. i think would be a little too simplistic to say that american foreign policy is explicitly neoconservative all the time but that said i do think that since the cold war we have as a nation been interfering far too much in other people's affairs but like i

oh and welcome to crossfire for all things considered i'm peter lavelle syria and reversed momentum rebels are now killing one another in alienating the people they claim they're fighting for the assad regime has regained lost ground and is on the offensive in the meantime western powers are showing we lucked into to provide arms to the rebels is it now time to consider a process to stop the violence to talk peace. to cross-talk the war in syria i'm joined by kelly vlahos in washington she's a journalist and antiwar dot com also in washington and we have a son rory he's an independent defense consultant and author of the book the great powers versus the hedge a man and in london we crossed a cocktail come ready he's a writer. and a journalist or right folks crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage you to kill me if i go to you first in washington with a stalemate and with assad's forces gaining ground isn't it time more to take seriously the peace plan that has been proposed by the united states and russia yes i think it is time to con

hello and welcome across town for all things considered i'm peter lavelle peace process what peace process the palestinians have suffered over four decades of illegal israeli occupation and over twenty years of the so-called american sponsored to go she would have gotten them precious little why are obama and netanyahu in abbas interested in this trial again does it have anything to do with peace or are there other agendas in play. crosstown palestine and israel i'm joined by omar badar in washington he's a middle east analyst and in new york we cross to fred laysan he's a professor emeritus of government at ben gurion university all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it omar if i go to you first i mean kerry has a new initiative after twenty years there's another initiative in your mind does it pass the laugh test. you know one of the definitions of the word insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result we've been down this route this road for twenty years now and it's the

hello and welcome across town for all things considered i'm peter lavelle peace process what peace process the palestinians have suffered over four decades of illegal israeli occupation and over twenty years of the so-called american sponsored to go she would have gotten them precious little why are obama netanyahu and abbas interested in this drill again does it have anything to do with peace or are there other agendas in play. to cross-town palestine and israel i'm joined by omar are in washington he's a middle east analyst and in new york we cross to fred laysan he's a professor emeritus of government at ben gurion university or a gentleman cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it omar if i go to you first i mean kerry has a new initiative after twenty years there's another initiative in your mind is it passed the laugh test. you know one of the definitions of the word insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result we've been down this route this road for twenty years now and it's the exact

alone welcome across time for all things considered on peter lavelle peace process what peace process the palestinians have suffered over four decades of illegal israeli occupation and over twenty years of the so-called american sponsored to go she would have gotten them precious little why are obama and netanyahu in a box interested in this trip. again does it have anything to do with peace or are there other agendas in play. to cross-town palestine and israel i'm joined by omar door in washington he's a middle east analyst and in new york we cross to fred laysan he's a professor emeritus of government university or a gentleman cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it omar if i go to you first i mean kerry has a new initiative after twenty years there's another initiative in your mind is it passed the laugh test. you know one of the definitions of the word insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result we've been down this route this road for twenty years now and it's the exact same scri

welcome to things are considered i'm peter lavelle broken dreams in sobering reality says the us gone from a country with a bleep of ever greater prosperity and upward mobility to one where more and more get by on low wages in jobs that will always be temporary so differently can employment now and in the future be defined as mcdonnell ization of the us economy . to cross-talk mcdonnell ization i'm joined by austin peterson in washington he is the c.e.o. of stone gate and editor of the libertarian republic dot com and in new york we cross to eric draitser he is the founder of stop imperialism dot org all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it eric in new york do you like the term mcdonnell as ation of the economy you like it dislike it indifferent well the term is sort of something that is very recognizable particularly in the united states many of us remember in the one nine hundred eighty. you know mcdonald's had become sort of emblematic of what low wage jobs were that the mcdonald's work was essentially th

alone welcome across town for all things considered on peter lavelle peace process what peace process the palestinians have suffered over four decades of illegal israeli occupation and over twenty years of the so-called american sponsored to go she would have gotten them precious little why are obama and netanyahu in abbas interested in this drill again does it have anything to do with peace or are there other agendas in play. crosstown palestine and israel i'm joined by omar are in washington he's a middle east analyst and in new york we cross to fred he's a professor emeritus of government at ben gurion university or a gentleman in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it omar fine go to you first i mean kerry has a new initiative after twenty years there's another initiative in your mind is it passed the laugh test. you know one of the definitions of the word insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result we've been down this route this road for twenty years now and it's the exact same script all over aga

welcome back to cross talk we're all things are considered i'm peter lavelle to mind you we're discussing global information dominance. ok t.j. in new york i'd like to go back to you and say director general keith alexander says his agency is incapable of determining how many americans have their calls and e-mails invaded by the agency without warrants i mean isn't do you find that troublesome i mean here's the head of this agency and he can't tell you you know the ease dropping without warrants i mean shouldn't he know that ideally sure it would be nice for him to know that it's a number so that he has you know that i think you know where it's so big i mean i don't know maybe it's too again we can speculate everyone from their own bias can speculate in their favor as jim just said you know we don't really know if the government is listening on everybody's phone calls by that by that same logic though i can't say you don't know if the government has foiled fifty major attempts to have dirty bombs go off in major cities and if it weren't for this program we would have dirty bombs going off

welcome back to cross talk where all things considered i'm peter lavelle to mind you we're discussing global information dominance. ok t.j. in new york i'd like to go back to you and say director general keith alexander says his agency is incapable of determining how many americans have their calls and e-mails invaded by the agency without warrants i mean isn't do you find that troublesome i mean here's the head of this agency and he can't tell you you know the ease dropping without warrants i mean shouldn't he know that ideally sure it would be nice for him to know that it's the number so he has just i think it's an alert so big i mean i don't know maybe it's too again we can speculate everyone from their own bias can speculate in their favor as jim just said you know we don't really know if the government is listening on everybody's phone calls by that by that same logic though i can't say you don't know if the government has foiled fifty major attempts to have dirty bombs go off in major cities and if it weren't for this program we would have dirty bombs going off everywhere in maj

welcome back to crosstalk where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle to mind you we're discussing obama's trip to the african continent. ok clarence if we can change gears here a little bit in reading mainstream media about this trip trip a lot of people are saying it's a day late and a buck short because the chinese are already in africa in a very big way and the americans are far behind when you think about that. that's true and it's not just the chinese it's also the brazilians it's also the indians it's also the south koreans so there's been a recognition i think much of the world that the african people thought of ten years ago twenty years ago as corrupt as full of wars. in the nineteenth century is not a view this held by much of the other developing countries in the world in other countries particularly the bric countries brazil russia india and china which also nine clued south africa so there's a sense by much of the investing world that africa really is a very different place and that if you go around the continent their economies that are growing education is growing t

welcome back to cross talk where all things considered i'm peter lavelle to mind you we're discussing obama's trip to the african continent. ok clarence if we can change gears here a little bit in reading mainstream media about this trip a lot of people are saying it's a day late and a buck short because the chinese are already in africa in a very big way and the americans are far behind when you think about that. that's true and it's not just the chinese it is also the brazilians it's also the indians it's also the south koreans so there's been a recognition i think much of the world that the african people thought of ten years ago twenty years ago as corrupt as full of wars. in the nineteenth century is not a view this held by much of the other developing countries in the world in other countries particularly the bric countries brazil russia india and china also nine clues south africa so there's a sense by much of the investing world that africa really is a very different place and that if you go around the continent they are economies that are growing education is growing there's

hello and welcome across town where all things considered i'm peter lavelle what if china ruled what if china were a military superpower on par with the united states what kind of world would we live in would china put into check washington's appetite for unilateral military action and manipulation of the global economy or would we witness another cold war where both beijing and washington maintain to chile the relatively peaceful world. to cross not china's rise i'm joined by han in washington he's a visiting fellow at the hudson institute we also have dan low balts in cincinnati he's a coeditor of new politics a journal of socialist thought and in philadelphia we crossed him and then he is a political commentator and writer for a counterpunch all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect i mean you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it lynn if i go to you first in philadelphia what will the world look like today if china where the same military strike had the same military strength of the united states you know on par. it won't be a cold war i think it will be a