you were in brussels correspondent from 2002 through 2005. the early years as the euro project developed. i would -- i would love your sense of the internal german dynamics on this but appreciate the anti-german sentiment we are saying in the south. how does the german foreign policy and economic policy react to that? we look forward to your comments. thank you. >> thank you and thanks for your patience. i know this thing -- it is 10 days old. angela merkel said -- they ask, what is your name and would international become a german. she said i am just coming for vacation. icthey know they have a problem. i also would like to talk about that. and i guess i would like to comment on that as well. i think i would address two or three basic misperceptions i have observed here in d.c. german crisis management. i think no one in germany commensurately not the delran has any plan for this crisis trade what they're doing now is they're trying to define what they did as a plan. it is a little bit unfair because no one has anticipated this. there was no

harlem, the first novel -- first novel about a psychiatric resident in the streets of new york and brussels and a collection short story by a master of the form who's seen the appreciation. topics range to the majors at brown in the 1980's and the conscientious objectors in world war i to guns and roses and the real world. without further pleased to introduce the chair of the award committee carol lynn kellogg to present the citation for excellence and review. thank you for joining us. [applause] >> the citation for excellence in reviewing is a mouthful. it's awarded each year to a nbcc member who has proved their mettle beyond the call of duty. i would like to congratulate our four finalists and apologize if i mispronounce any names. william, ruth franklin and kathryn harrison. they rose to the top of a very crowded field and have received more entries this year than ever before the winners stood out from the rest with a sense of emotional urgency and intellectual clarity pleaseççç congratulate catherine schultz for winning the citation for excellence and reviewing. [applause] >> than

brussels is almost always about to break apart. you've got problems in hungary. my friend paul duffy talks about the race about these right-wing anti-immigrant populist parties and this they think is the future. even the chinese are not a theist. but that the way the to do battle with the leakers in pyongyang and into bed. the tibetan religion and ethnic identity is challenging the week up of china and the muslims want to break away from china and established east turkestan. they sell the russians and that fell apart. that ain't going to happen to us. so they keep moving chinese send. so i know that people can't talk about that. we'll be talking about what it is that could kill us. >> first of all in britain were quite happy -- [inaudible] last night. >> tell me the same thing. [laughter] >> i've lived for about six months in los angeles. they think hispanics are pretty good job of integrating. i think they share letters to american values. hard-working, focused on their families. they're still a melting pot up reading. heather macdonald dutchess solomont p. she

brussels is almost always about to break apart. we've got these down and hungry but my friend down there. look at the rise of all of these teen anti-immigrant populist parties. and this i think is the future. even the chinese are not oblivious. look at the way they do battle with the uighurs, and see game to to that. the tibetan religion and at that identity is challenging the breakup of china and that was fun -- they want to break away china and establish each turkestan and the chinese are terrified of this. they saw the russian and things fell apart. it ain't going to happen to us and they keep moving chinese saying. i'm like, people say we can't talk about that. we won't be talking about what it is that can kill us. >> i will be committed to catch on. first of all in britain were quite happy for scotland to leave. [laughter] that not going to worry us. but since the beginning i've lived for six in los angeles. and i think hispanics are pretty good job of integrating. i think they share a lot of. they're very religious, very focu

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brussels says one law gives the government too much authority over the appointment of judges. the other concerns the independence of the country's data protection authority. >> it would be a lot easier for hungary as well as for the european union if these problems were eliminated. because these are not just minor violations. they are about fundamental european rights and the values on which our union is based. >> in brussels on tuesday, the prime minister did agree to your demands to improve the independence of his country's central bank, a condition set by the european commission in order for hungary to resume negotiations over financial aid that the country badly needs. hungary sees that as a success. >> only a very limited number of issues will continue in this legal procedure and go probably to the european court of justice, but it is also part of the game. bonn this basis, i guess now we can really say babbitt there is a very positive results -- on thisasis. begin,rlnthess giatioit tal minute, the latesli nle titicionakgo vo bti tloipetens . wldpar. lave ih hinueedhehnoe

that is not going down well with brussels. turkey is still denying that a genocide actually happened with armenia. there are a number of domestic issues like freedom of the press. reporters without borders are saying there are more journalists in present at the moment in turkey then in china. some people in brussels are saying that the chances of turkey to join the eu are today slimmer than there were 25 years ago. >> so there are more misconceptions -- there are misconceptions, rather, on both sides. how all -- how long you think turkey will have to wait? >> well, it is not going to happen anytime soon, that is clear. in brussels, people have been saying that everybody knew that 2012 was going to be a particularly difficult year in terms of turkey and eu relationships with the french presidential elections and with cyprus, as i mentioned, taking over presidency of the european union. so far, the consensus seems to be, ok, it is a good thing that we're in talks that all and let's not worsen our situation. so there is a big ent

jeff joins us from brussels. can you tell us why the new tensions are such a source of concern were you are? >> it is little known fact that in the recently agreed lisbon treaty on european union, strangely enough there was a reference to the falklands. the declaration of the treaty says that the falklands along to the united kingdom, and therefore, of course, that means that 27 nations, including the u.k., have subscribed to that belief. officially. now, if you talk to european commission felt here, they will say, look, it has nothing to do with us. this is a foreign policy matter for argentina and for the united kingdom. so we do not want to get involved. but in fact, if there's any by is one where the other, because of the treaty reference, the express instructions of the british foreign office, then the official opposition for the european union is malvinas are the falklands and belonged to britain. >> latin america is pretty much united behind argentina on this. in spite of this treaty, what else is happenin

and nato are mapping their way out of afghanistan, meeting in brussels, they're working on plans to pull away from the front lines and hand over combat operations to afghan officials after 2014. the u.s. is already drawing down troops from afghanistan. >>> the director of the secret service is handing his agency's prosecution scandal over to an independent government investigator. on tuesday, the scandal in colombia widened to include ten u.s. servicemen now under investigation, in addition to 11 secret service agents. according to u.s. officials, some of the secret service personnel under investigation have been offered a polygraph test. they were in cartagena setting up security in advance of president obama's weekend visit. >>> a police official in central georgia said a kindergarten girl was handcuffed for her own safety, as well as that of his officers. 6-year-old selesia johnson was accused of throwing a violent tantrum at school last friday and knocking over furniture in the principal's office. she was cuffed with her hands behind her back, and taken to a police station where her

brussels sprouts. when you buy brussels sprouts you want to make sure that they're nice and green. very important. not too large. is there is and yellow that to not buy them. and when you bring them home. put them in the refrigerator right away with red onions, planchette and brussels sprouts and oil, we sought say everything together. then we add chopped tomato. and some pasta. now we're going to lighten this up a little bit. add some of that cost a water that was in the pasta when we were cooking. then we add red pepper flakes. pepper. and some kosher salt. i want to add she's right on top here. not after but we'll is cooking so that the cheese absorbers in there. ok, and we're going to put this on a little bit and that is it. we're going to stir. hold on one second and here it comes. did your for already. brussels sprouts, tossed up. delicious. and a piece of tin shed. i am tony tantillo and this is tony's table. bone appetit! >> i love tony but i can't do brussels sprouts. >> coming up tonight at 5:00 daily deals making it into your in box becoming less appealing and more restr

>> we brought a little ratatouille and brussel sprouts, one of my favorite vegetables, and raw zucchini shall lalad whu shave them into olive oil, lemon juice, and peculiorino. >> we talked about that you would travel. >> we were one place and another. i was born in milan, italy, moved to paris, south of france and then we did a stint -- >> lovely accent. >> and did a stint in virginia and then rome, back to rome again. i ended up cooking in paris for a while. i worked in a restaurant there later on in life when i decided to start cooking. >> your favorite food spot? >> i would think my favorite food spot is probably italy. it's more me. it's more the relaxed, the comfortable -- it's very -- you go to any italian restaurant in italy, you know it's going to be good and really relaxed. >> yep. >> when it comes to great italian cooking and something like spaghetti car bow nar w ca carbonara, is it difficult to do it right? >> i don't know if it's difficult to do it right. i grew up in rome and it's a dish that everybody makes right. it's the most simple dish to make. it's basically eggs, c

he rejects the culture of austerity in braced by brussels. we are writing a new page in the history of the left, he tells the crowd. what are the key ideals he stands for? >> redistribution of wealth. we want tax is to apply 100% over 350,000 euros a year. >> in the first round of the election on sunday, the far left on the far right could get more than 30% of the vote. what they have both done is to tap into the air anger with the economic crisis. >> the left and right in france. to stonehenge, like you have never seen it before. the prehistoric monument is one of the world's most famous sites. today, a bouncy castle and a replica of it was unveiled in glasgow. it was commissioned for the london olympics. our courts correspondent -- our arts correspondent was there to have a balance. >> there is a new arrival on the skyline. it is an artwork by a prize- winning artist. the real stonehenge is 5000 years old and a sacred site. this replica is called sacrilege. after its unveiling, it will head to london. what is all this about? what is more br

he rejects the culture of austerity embraced by brussels. "we are writing a new page in the history of the left," he tells the crowd. what are the ideals he stands for? >> a strong redistribution of wealth. we want taxes to apply 100% over 350,000 euros a year of income. >> in the first round of the election on sunday, the far left and far right could get over more than 30% of the vote. what they have both done is to tap into the anchor with the economic crisis. >> passions running high on the left and right in france. now to stonehenge, like you have never seen it before. the pre historic monument is one of the world's most famous sites. today, a bouncy council replica was unveiled in glasgow. designed by a turner prize- winning artist, it was commissioned for the london olympics, to represent britain's history, culture, and sense of humor. our hearts correspondent was there. >> there is a new arrival on the galapagos islands -- the glass go skyline, and artwork by a prize-winning artist. and it is bouncy. the real stonehenge is 5000 years

brussels eastern ukrainian city of never patrol is slowly getting back to normal after its residents were left in a state of shock by a series of bombings friday thirty people were hurt ten of them children doctors continuing to treat the injured while police sift through c.c.t.v. footage of the blast. reports from. for some residents of new bit of skin ukraine their regular tri majority through the city was cut short because of the earth and i just got up from my chair when i heard splosion the doors was smashed the windows shattered all i remember that when i got up there was smoke and dust everywhere and women were crying. i was selling tickets when it came out of nowhere i grabbed my knees trying to hold on there was blood all over i got out sat down on a bench and blacked out it was a powerful blast the trousers i was wearing were all covered in holes i couldn't see if my legs were injured but it's not like it's a horror of previously unseen in ukraine's third largest city for homemade explosive devices hidden in trash cans detonated one after another a tram stops even doctors a

evidence in support of that regime change so who's gotten an answer now is washington and certainly brussels with nato of the world what they know about about that ship if we follow where the facts lead in the coming days i think there's going to be a remarkable. result in investigation of exactly what's going on. the political leaders of the syrian opposition been calling for foreign military intervention but that's something many people on the ground there refuse to accept as artie's acceptable reports from damascus. almost everyone in syria these days is in opposition to something ready to lash out at opponents at any moment and seventy six year old my feet mohammad is in opposition to that he says syrians are so worked up about politics that it's become difficult to make people smile but he found a way. i like dancing in the street and i like the reaction it produces in people i feel free this way. even he can't stay away from politics when i ask him about his biggest concern his sass syria should not dance to somebody else's tune. we don't need any countries meddling in our food. while

key if accuses the european union of harking back to the cold war as brussels moves to boycott the you're twenty championship in ukraine and poland over the case of jailed ukraine's former prime minister yulia timoshenko more details to follow in a few minutes. the founder of wiki leaks prepares to take center stage once again as the host to be very good to be a show right here on our team. quizzes the new president. he was swept to power by a popular uprising just ahead. international news and comment live from the russian capital this is r.t. with twenty four hours a day in syria a bomb blast has rocked the city just hours after nine people were killed and around one hundred wounded in twin explosions that the government down the opposition of blaming each other for orchestrating the attacks the united nations warns the ongoing violence threatens the peace plan it helped broker the head of the expanding u.n. observer mission to syria says the road map is futile and that's all sides observe the cease fire damascus maintains its fighting a foreign funded insurgency just days ago lebanon i

syria has more from brussels. well the museum director has started burning artwork he's calling this the art war basically it's a symbolic protest against the way that the economic crisis the european debt crisis is being handled until this point and he also says it over a thousand artworks are already doomed to be destroyed anyway because of the government's indifference to their situation subsidies have been cut to the cultural institutions and again this just brings about the message that no live and nothing is spared from these harsh cuts being imposed by governments in europe because of the debt crisis and it's the same story you have here art and cultural heritage of italy being prized assets and it's going down the drain the same goes with its workforce its assets their human assets bearing the brunt of all these pots and this is a symbolic protest follows what we've seen recently already suicides and suicide attempts in greece and italy as well over a pension cuts or loss of benefits or loss of jobs and th

vision and version of fear of the obstacles or getting bigger from voters rallying behind their anti brussels candidates to oppose also putting back the border controls some e.u. leaders have dismissed them as a populist threats but the question is are they merely still threats or is this growing resistance already the tip of an iceberg tell us are still here r t brussels. it's good to have you with us here and all to you today still to come in the program of. thousands are rallying in egypt's revolution roof square venting their frustration over the upcoming elections which they say will not represent their. detecting the truth russian m.p. on the very little boy takes a radical step roughish britain's accusation that he killed former security officer alexander litvinenko. on friday a series of explosions of the city of the in a property off script that's in eastern ukraine almost thirty people were injured when four consecutive blasts went off within an hour in public areas causing widespread panic that suspected terror attacks stoked fear not only among the locals but also abroad as the co

vision and version of here are the obstacles are getting bigger from voters rallying behind that to brussels candidates to oppose also putting back border controls some e.u. leaders have dismissed them as populist threats but the question is are they merely still threats or is this growing resistance already the tip of an iceberg tell us are still here r t brussels. you know what you are to live for moscow still to come on the program back on every year thousands rally gets revolution where are venting their frustration over the upcoming elections which they say represent their voice . and detecting the truth russian m.p. andre look at boyd takes a radical step to rubbish britain's accusation that he killed former security officer or example of any of. our friday series of explosions have hit the city of never a trough skin eastern ukraine almost thirty people were injured when four consecutive blasts went off within an hour in public areas causing widespread panic the suspected terror attacks stoke fear at all only among the locals but also abroad as a country prepares to host the euro two

to keep an eye on when it comes to the future of afghanistan you know washington is is right now in brussels trying to talk to its allies about raising one billion dollars a year to a. security forces in the country just how willing to things will european nations be who are already suffering major economic problems do you think they can scrounge together a billion dollars to take over a war that appears to be going on in the so-called graveyard of empires. there are two sides to this story on one hand one billion dollars much less than what they're spending on their own troops in afghanistan it would be a cheap investment on the other hand even one dollar coming from taxpayers from there is the world falling into the pockets of. officials off corrupt government is too much so we have to deal with two things one we have to explain to the europeans and the american constituency that their investment that they're going to make in the afghan military and security forces is much cheaper than what they're spending on their own security forces on the other hand we should hold our government and ot

still threats or is this growing resistance already the tip of an iceberg tell us are still here r t brussels. well the first round of the french presidential ballots on marine le pen's national front do better than ever as a came third with almost eighteen percent of the vote french journalist says sarkozy will have to work hard to attract these far right voters in the second round. i think the reason one of the reasons why a man like ben had such a high score which is the highest of our party ever is partly because of rejection of nicolas sarkozy so this rejection those people who voted for that reason that would have to be overcome in the coming two weeks if he wants to sway them it's probably all that he will carry on as he has in the last few weeks trying to send messages more strongly on the issues of. security and immigration and will not like this kind of talk so it's really a tricky game to play for sarkozy to be able to get his speech just right to sway people he needs i still think. we need. programs specially on economic matters. very close there was very little to tell them apart

all times of being on the program much pre-shared for belgium and pillage joining us now live from brussels and here. are the headlines today several torture techniques used by the united states against terror suspects have been labeled war crimes in a leak secret state department officials burma which also reveals a warning to the bush administration about their use and as marina porter explains next for r t some believe president obama is turning a blind eye to america's past. america's so-called war on terror produced images and accounts that ignited a world of questions about torture and the u.s. treatment of suspects american people need to know or using techniques within the law to protect them two years after george w. bush left the white house let's talk about waterboarding the former commander in chief admitted his stamp of approval for the use of interrogation techniques like waterboarding dubbed into humane and illegal under u.s. law and the geneva conventions why is water political in your opinion as a lawyer said it was legal. or within the. latter torture. and. let's go first

in brussels well there are more details for you of this extremely sad and very public suicide in greece. we've accounts from the scene where money pressures just got too much for one elderly man as we've been saying where and also accounts from shocked onlookers wondering what this says about their country so our website now r.t. the calm. russia is accusing a group of western and arab states who supported the syrian opposition of undermining peace efforts gulf nations are calling for weapons to be given to the rebels but wasco says the opposition will never defeat the army even if it's armed to the teeth our middle east correspondent paula sleep has the latest. these comments by the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov come just as they do is take a trip state hillary clinton has restraints to the united states' position that they want the syrian president bashar assad to step down immediately against the backdrop park ongoing peace talks you can say that the u.s. want to decide to step down in any situation and the sooner the better now at the same time we are witnessing increasing

calling from brussels for us to talk more about the toll that it's taking on people sort of proudly is the executive director of the investment consultancy t.v. advisors rather patrick always good to have you on the program and throughout this whole thing we've always talked openly about. fiscal policy the big story the big picture what's going wrong what's not going right about it we often don't think about loved ones grandfathers grandmothers who are going through these awful problems day by day this particular pensioner who committed suicide today left a note as we've been reporting that he refused to scrounge for food in the rubbish and how reflective is his situation of most the rest of the people in the country how many other people are going through this all for awful predicament now. well this is truly a tragedy kovan it's what unfortunately we were always concerned was going to happen not that the reality is upon us it does not make it any less stark this is a ghastly situation because of the whims of indus economically and continent politicians who believe and listen to equal

have a have come from lebanon into syria so who's gotten an answer now is washington and certainly brussels with nato of the way what they know about about that ship if we follow where the facts lead in the coming days i think there's going to be a remarkable. result in investigation of exactly what's going on. chris hedges author and u.s. war correspondent in the middle east says under the guise of democracy washington is pushing its own interests in the region. i don't think anyone in the muslim world thinks that we care much about human rights or democracy we have since the first gulf war planted military bases some the size of small cities i think there is at this point absolutely no credibility i'm talking about within the middle east when the united states claims that it would like to bring liberty or democracy to syria my feeling is that everything should be pushed through to create some kind of a ceasefire rather than pass a resolution that calls for assad's removal or resolution. that calls for intervention or anything else there's no real formal opposition. you know it's a sort of

own minority dot com report i know brussels far reaching ambitions to move the tantalus up or grabs a scientist first have plans to be at the forefront of a status they are prominent man mention of their service. plus an american fighter jet crashes into apartments in the state of virginia injuring at least seven people you can see the footage of the aftermath on our you tube channel. these are the images real world in seeing from the streets of canada. trying to corporations rule the day. sea of red flags flooded central moscow today as hundreds of communists gathered to show their political support dishonest side with the results of the presidential election they want to revamp the party image and see the movement become a real opposition force to have the mark say was that the event. the red flags of the communist party as well as they play cards and day banners have been flying high here in pushkin square in moscow with slogans saying a decent life there parliamentary elections as well as russia with each and now this gathering here was all apologies to the party members talking t

meant to collapse on monday when one resigned as it failed to agree on painful measures demanded by brussels the political crisis has already been described as a revolt against in force to you austerity u.k. based journalist and book on your clarke says there's every chance now from the villains with abandon the euro which people use will be disastrous for the single currency the big divide across europe and not just in the south but in the north as well is between the people and the elite the people have had enough of austerity and they're now being told that because of this absolutely insane act which was agreed at the end of last year that they've got to be fifteen billion in cuts a fifteen billion cuts in government spending and this basically will destroy the whole and it will destroy the economy it will destroy the good life that the dutch people have been used to over the years and i'm surprised the dutch saying it's enough in holland to lead the euro and that's not such a far fetched idea as it might have appeared a few years ago but it really is game over because hollande has been a

states like greece are losing this sovereignty in effect handing over national decision making to brussels in return for aid so it's good he said that russia doesn't need outside help now the country however is not as vulnerable to price changes as some may think this listening to what he had to say. seeing. all the social initiatives are not connected with oil and gas revenues we shape a budget according to a conservative summary of prices and even if the oil price falls to seventy dollars a barrel will still be able to meet. you in the worst scenario it's a process of crude oil stay high russia will be one of the world's point biggest economies by p.p.p. the us purchasing power parity he said but he admitted to countries still lags world wobbles in key areas like to tease only hoffa's high that means it takes twice as long for russian worker to achieve the same amount he also said that there will be laws to ease doing business so bringing guarantees three investors he's discussing with president medvedev creating a public prosecutor who will control a level playing field for business ove

greece the idea of a losing big national sovereignty in other words control over decision making to brussels in return for financial aid so he said it's good that russia still controlled its own destiny as you put it with the current economic growth which is the third force that is in the g eight off to china and india within three years while she will be one of the world for biggest economies boy p.p.p. that's purchasing power parity but he admits of the countries still like small global's in cheek areas productivity is only twelve as high that means it takes a russian worker twice as long to make the same result as a western one for example if for missiles to ease doing business for investors also guarantees he talked about discussing with president method of creating a new public prosecutor who will control a living playing field for business but as you say overall the term of the speech was optimistic it was well received boy n.p.c. with a standing ovation at the end all right thank you for that. i we've got time to take a look at the russian markets how they're faring and they're lookin

shipments who have come from lebanon into syria so who's got time answer now is washington and certainly brussels with nato of the what they know about about that ship if we follow where the facts lead in the coming days i think there's going to be a remarkable. result in investigation of exactly what's going on. and watching r.t. now the world's most famous secret spiller is here again to unleash further controversy with his shows next episode airing on r.t. this change of course julian assange she's already spoken to the hezbollah leader in his first international interview and over six years and brought together two political extremes from both sides of the atlantic laura smith now joins us live from london with the details of the next upcoming storm laura good to see you so what can we expect this time around who is the guest for songs on cheese today. well this is the third episode of the program and the guest this week is the first president of the new tune is the president. of course is where the arab spring first really kicked off and the jasmine revolution as it's come to be known was on

financial desperation and the continuing harsh austerity measures are these tests are simply reports from brussels. on the bigger picture it is a symbol of the desperation on the street of the ordinary people across the e.u. who are suffering from all the a steady cuts in the financial difficulties other countries are going through at the moment the seventy seven year old man before shooting himself in front of parliament alpha's as he would be leaving so as not to leave debt with his children and this is a sentiment that is called by a lot of people they may be suffering as silently or they may not be protesting out of the streets or are killing themselves but it is certainly a sentiment that is reflected across the e.u. and it's not just the increase this country is seeing a rise in the suicide rates but also in italy there have been a string of recent to suicides directly linked to their financial problems we've seen a seventy eight year old woman who threw herself off of the balcony of her third floor flat and she said this was because she had said before that that this was because of the cuts