/south korean alliance. they're going to show that they are going to be there militarily for the south koreans going forward. they've sent more military materiel in the region. they'll be engaged in more exercises with the south koreans but the united states does not want to lend its chips to provocation. >> just on that point. i thought it was interesting if you compared the obama administration's decision to keep a very low profile in recent days to say bill clinton's effort to begin to reinforce during the... on the peninsula during the 1994 nuclear crisis or even president obama's decision to send bombers to guam during a crisis in 2003, the obama administration is trying to play it very cool and i think trying not to give the north koreans an excuse by putting american forces up front. >> rose: thank you, david, pleasure to have you on. >> thank you, charlie, great to be back. >> rose: back in a moment. congresswoman carolyn maloney. stay with us. >> rose: in 2006, new york police officer james zadroga

the north koreans consider through their waters the dangerous escalation what you heart is south korean maneuvers which in disputed waters which led to the north korean response of. the artillery shelling of the island we've now seen massive joint u.s. south korean exercises which clearly are leading to the north koreans are upping their. upping their readiness for for future air for a future attack or military adventurism i don't think anyone's intending to start if you want a full scale war at this point but the danger with escalation is it gets out of control and that's obviously something we need to we need to be concerned about for the future but we need to see is some gestures from either side to try and step down and maybe an offer from the north koreans for. example to give up their their fuel rods from the yongbyon nuclear reactor and try and ship them to the scientists will be something that might be might allow us to start scaling down the current levels of tension. before they're an expert on korea all the way on r.t. her black ops denied the details of the patients against

of yeonpyeong island that left four south koreans dead. the south korean military announced on tuesday that the exercises will be conducted at 29 locations across the country, including yeonpyeong island. the south korean military says it plans to stay on the highest alert for the time being. south korea and the united states began a four-day military drill in the yellow sea following the exchange of fire on november 23rd. on wednesday, the final day of the drill, the two nations will carry out exercises to protect the u.s. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier "george washington" from enemy attacks and to deliver supplies to combat areas. >> conventional forces -- provocative actions by those forces. >> a weekend poll by south korea's kbs television shows that more than 70% of those surveyed want much stronger responses to any future provocations by north korea. >>> nations concerned with north korea are carrying out diplomatic moves following china's proposal of an emergency meeting of chief delegates to the six-party talks. japan's top negot

koreans obviously are i don't believe the south koreans want to bring this to an open state of conflict and i don't believe they actually want the north koreans to retaliate but when you play this kind of dangerous game anything can happen i believe the vice chairman of the u.s. joint chiefs of staff had mentioned that it's very important that the united states control this escalation so that it doesn't get out of hand i don't believe that peeling yang wants to retaliate but if it's attacked it really has few options but to retaliate but at the same time recognizing that if it does will be pulverized. we can be almost certain to be probably rising by the united states by south korea which are far more formidable military powers than north korea is this this latest nuclear threat comes of course just as russian of the u.s. are imposing on president cut some atomic gosnell's is what's happening on the korean potential blow to the whole ideal of a nuclear free world that are going to affect that. i think what blow to the to the whole idea of a nuclear free world is the idea of threatening

are you urging the south koreans to take action to show constraint or urging the south koreans to delay the exercises? >> what i am urging is i'm here with the north koreans so this is where i can make a difference. i'm urging them extreme restraint. last night i was very, very strong with the north korean foreign ministry officials, and they gave us a dinner and i'm going to do it again today. in other words, let's cool it down. no response. let the exercises take place. but, on all sides, i'm urging restraint. i saw that an american general is urging restraint on the south koreans. that is encouraging. that is positive. but right now, this is a tinderbox, and what we need to do is to not just tamp it down, but to look at the steps to be taken by the north koreans especially such as perhaps allowing iaea inspectors to come in to look at the nuclear arsenal, and finding ways perhaps for responses between the north and south to avert any kind of altercation like we are having today. perhaps look at ways, also, that both sides can have some kind of a summit, some kind of direct discussion

in an unusual step, south korean military invited about 2,000 people including citizens and community officials to watch. >>> and that's it for this edition of "newsline." i'm gene otani in tokyo. we'll be back in half an hour with the latest news and weather.

south korean exercises which clearly are leading to the north koreans upping their . upping their readiness for future for a future attack or military adventures i don't think anyone is intending to start if you want a full scale war at this point but it is a danger with escalation is it gets out of control. which is something we need to we need to be concerned about for the future but we need to see is some gestures from either side to try and step down maybe an offer from the north koreans for example to give up their with their fuel rods from the only real nuclear reactor and try and ship them to the saddest will be something that might be might allow us to start scaling down the current levels of tension. and also from korea expert going for stay with us here on r t still on your way diplomatic fallout i know why you're wrong is considering breaking off all ties with e.u. ok. but first the aftermath of freezing rain is causing major delays around us ructions at one of moscow's main airports i stopped electricity cables have a ruptured and caused a power outage at

23rd, killing four south koreans. two military, two civilian. it's a sensitive moment because the north koreans say they were provoked, the south koreans deny that. and the south koreans have been criticized back home for the south korean government not doing enough, especially after the north koreans -- they knocked out this south korean warship. north koreans deny they did it, but almost everybody else accused the north koreans of doing it back in march, 46 south korean sailors died in that incident. and there was a big uproar that the south korean government wasn't responding tough enough. and then after the shelling of the island, they didn't respond tough enough. they got a new defense minister in place right now. so under domestic political pressure, the south koreans have to show some determination. and there's concern, richardson i know is concerned that if the south koreans go ahead with these exercises at this sensitive moment, that will provoke the north koreans and who knows what will happen. so they're tr

-- mike mullen, is meeting his south korean counterpart in seoul to respond to any further north korean attacks. it follows an artillery assault by north korea on the southern island of yong pong which killed two south korean civilians and two marines. our correspondent lisa williamson in the south korea capitol seoul says there appears to be confusion about how to handle the north korean problem. >> that's right. we heard hillary clinton earlier this week in washington talking to her south korean and japanese counterparts. and coming out with a statement that said they're not ready to restart talks with north korea. the six-party talks with china and russia as well unless north korea shows it's ready to come to the table. and what we see is mike mullen coming here to seoul to have talks with his south korean counterpart about what to do, how to coordinate their defense strategy. in effect, what to do if north korea attacks again. >> china is regarded as being the key neighbor in all of this. and you wonder quite what china is prepared to do. because it doesn't want to destabilize north

south korean exercises which clearly are leading to the north koreans upping their . upping their readiness for for future for a future attack or military adventurism i don't think anyone's intending to start if you want a full scale war at this point but it is a danger with escalation is it gets out of control. which is something we need to we need to be concerned about for the future what we need to see is some gestures from either side to try and step down maybe an offer from the north koreans for example to give up their with their fuel rods from the only real nuclear reactor and try and ship them to the saddest will be something that might be allow us to start scaling down the current levels of tension. commentary from korea expert glidden ford. at least eight suspected militants have been killed in a counter terror operation in the capital of russia's southern republic of dagestan authorities say one of them was the leader of a local terrorist group artie's excitedly hunch over who's at the scene of the violence we're just a couple of meters away from the buildi

koreans the news united states of south korea south korea certainly seized on any opportunity it can to escalate tensions there is the sinking of the south korean corvette chain on then which was immediately blamed on north korea over north korea and denials and there are many in south korea who do not believe the official inquiry then we have the artillery exchange that happened on november twenty third which has been blamed on north korea however the exchange was triggered by south korea and marine garrison on an island that lies very close to the north korean coast you consider that you consider president leaves hostility toward north korea . it's his policy of confrontation deescalating war games and it's hard not to conclude that south korea is trying to precipitate a fight to to pick a fight and trying to provoke its northern neighbor washington based investigative journalist wayne madsen says the south korean leaders policies totally contradict the more conciliatory approach of his predecessors and the peninsula may indeed see a nuclear war. last few presidents south korea had

south korean exercises which clearly are leading to the north koreans are upping their. upping their readiness for for future for a future attack or military adventurism i don't think anyone's intending to start if you want a full scale war at this point but there's a danger with escalation if it gets out of control and that's obviously something we need that we need to be concerned about for the future what we need to see is some gestures from either side to try and step this down a maybe an offer from the north koreans for example to give up their their fuel rods from the yongbyon nuclear reactor and try and ship them to the scientists will be something that might be allowed us to start scaling down the current levels of tension. that's good for talking to us an expert on korea as he is all the way black ops denied details about the gators against american military officials in afghanistan who are reportedly preparing to take the war over the border. first though the power is being restored now moscow's domodedovo airport after a twelve break over one hundred flights w

south korean exercises which clearly are leading to the north koreans upping their . upping their readiness for for future for a future attack or military adventurism it seems to be a lot of saber rattling right now repeated warnings from the north continued war games in the south in this ever be resolved or do you think things have gone maybe too far. well i mean the danger is that somebody makes a mistake and what's happening is that both sides are escalating the rhetoric and if you want the preparation for military action i don't think anyone's intending to start if you want a full scale war at this point but the danger with escalation is it gets out of control so if we see something we need that we need to be concerned about for the future. and a worst case scenario if a quote sacred war begins who do you think is going to get involved. oh wow i mean i think in terms of the bottles it will clearly be science in north korea with the americans assisting and less with troops than with if you want naval and air force components that will try early on to take out a nor

and the south koreans techss have lessened a bita quiet day. maybe they're not going to respond again. they had this huge rhetoric propaganda that they put out nuclear weapons, that's the public side. on the private side this time in contrast to others that i visited i sense a little more openness, pragmatism. but they got to prove themselves, they got to show that they are serious. >> warner: all right. now let's look at one of these promises they made to you or assurances, one about let inspectors back in. now, did they put conditions on that? did they say what the situation would be? what do they have in mind? >> well, it was my proposal, margaret. what i said is, look, you expelled iaa inspectors you got out of the nonproliferation treaty, a good step would be to permit iaaea inspectors to come in to the facility to see that you're not enriching uranium. that you're not moving centrifuges, they said we'd be prepared to do that, we want to call the monitors not inspectors. but we'd be prepared to discuss that with the south in addition to se

south korean exercises which clearly are leading to the north koreans upping their . i think their readiness for for future for a future attack or military adventurism i don't think anyone's intending to start if you want a full scale war at this point but the danger with escalation is it gets out of control so we see something we need to we need to be concerned about for the future what we need to see is some gestures from either side to try and step on a maybe an offer from the north koreans for example to give up their their fuel rods from the young nuclear reactor and try and ship them to the scientists will be something that might be allowed us to start scaling down the current levels of tension. commentary from korea expert glen ford still on the way here on r t diplomatic fallout. there ron is considering breaking off all ties with the u.k. . tales of allegations against american military officials that i've got instead who are reportedly preparing to take the war profit the border. but first the aftermath of freezing rain is leading to major delays endace ruct

south korean exercises which clearly are leading to the north koreans paying their . upping their readiness for for future for a future attack or military adventurism i don't think anyone's intending to start if you want a full scale war at this point but the danger with escalation is it gets out of control. which is something we need to we need to be concerned about for the future what we need to see is some gestures from either side to try and step down a maybe an offer from the north koreans for example to give up their with their fuel rods from the only real nuclear reactor and try and ship them to the sides will be something that might be allow us to start scaling down the current levels of tension. commentary from korea expert glyn ford will stay with us here on r t coming up in the program fueling anger find out how the u.s. interest precise day he american air base in kyrgyzstan and what it all has to do with a revolution in that country. and china extends its political influence in europe by offering to help struggling economies but is it enough to save the u

/south korean maneuvers. >> translator: japan and the u.s. are allies. we still need to resolve a number of issues with south korea. >> kitazawa said japan must continue efforts to resolve pending issues to make the south korean public more receptive to the idea of joint drills with japan. japan ruled the korean peninsula before world war ii for 35 years. south koreans are still wary of japan's participation in joint military activities. >>> a key member of japan's government is promising to do everything he can to resolve an international issue dragging on for decades. more than 30 years have passed since north korean agents abducted japanese citizens. chief cabinet secretary yoshito sengoku spoke at a symposium attended by families of the abductees. >> translator: the japanese government will do everything it can in order to resolve this abduction issue as soon as possible. >> sengoku said the abductions were an extremely serious infringement of japan's sovereignty and an unimaginable violation of human rights. he also expressed regret and apologized f

south korean exercises which clearly are leading to the north koreans upping their . upping their readiness for for future for a future attack or military adventurism i don't think anyone's intending to start if you want a full scale war at this point but the danger with escalation is it gets out of control and so we see something we need that we need to be concerned about for the future what we need to see is some gestures from either side to try and step down a maybe an offer from the north koreans for example to give up their their fuel rods from the young nuclear reactor and try and ship them to the science will be something that might be allow us to start scaling down the current levels of tension that was going forward an expert on korea. now find out why on the diplomatic fallout scene why iran breaking off all ties with the u.k. . power has been restored at moscow's. airport after a twelve hour break over one hundred flights were canceled and others diverted to nearby airports after freezing rain downed electricity cables authorities have been ordered to do ev

island by north korea and the sinking of a south korean warship in march. north korea said this is part of the south's psychological warfare and such an irrational provocative act could trigger a new armed conflict. >>> subway authorities in washington have begun random checks of passengers' bags as the u.s. capital steps up security measures for the holiday season. the metro transit system launched the inspections on tuesday. screeners swabbed some passengers' bags and ran the swabs through a device that detects gunpowder. last year on christmas day, an airline passenger arriving from europe was arrested for trying to detonate hidden explosives as the aircraft was about to land in detroit, michigan. more recently in october, washington's metro system was the target of an alleged bomb plot. >>> in biz news, the world's leading central banks will continue to supply dollar funds to the short-term money market until august 2011. six central banks agreed on tuesday to extend the emergency measure beyond january. the agreement aims to stem global credit worries,

north korean soldiers who reportedly took part of the shelling of a south korean island last month sept young gang was provoked by souls war games it's the first time northern troops have spoken publicly about the violence they appear in a talk show on state television marking him the audio of nineteen years as the country's top military commander i have the anniversary of john young warned it would launch what i call the sacred nuclear war against the south the president promised retaliation if attacked last month north korea shelled the south island. killing four people in response to the drills in the area analysts warn more military exercises would risk disturbing the already precarious balance on the peninsula. the danger is if we have new military exercises at sea because the problem is the land borders very clear the sea border is been arbitrarily and you know actually established by the south koreans along the northern limit line which is not recognized even by the united states. the recent shelling of the island. called. the south koreans intruding into what the north koreans c

secretary of state hillary clinton, japan's foreign minister and south korean foreign affairs and trade minister hwan met for 2 1/2 hours in washington on monday. the three countries adopted a joint statement denouncing the north's shelling of a south korean island. the three nations say they would build strong, productive and stable relations with china to achieve the shared goal of realizing a peaceful northeast asia. it's believed that the three nations discussed china's proposal for an emergency meeting of the chiefs of the six-party talks on the nuclear issue. the ministers expect china to urge the north to take specific steps to abide by its obligations before talks by the parties resume. >>> u.s. secretary of state clinton said top united states military officer mike mullen will visit sew to enhance coordination with its asian allies. iran and six major countries resumed talks over tehran's nuclear development program for the first time in more than a year. officials from iran, the united states, britain, france, germany russia and china start the meeting in geneva on monday. the

the flag an torch were handed over to south korean delegates. south korea's incheon will host the next edition of the games in 2014. >>> malaysia plans to build two nuclear power plants by 2022 to reduce its dependence on fossil fuel. gas accounts for 64% of the country's energy, with the remainder coming from coal. the energy minister said on sunday each of the two power plants will generate 1,000 megawatts of electricity. he added the initial blueprint for the projects will be ready by 2014 and tenders will be called for in 2016. he said this nuclear energy has become a viable alternative energy source due to its lower cost in the long run. >>> and before we check on the weather, we want to show you how monkeys at a zoo in central japan are staying warm now that winter is here. how's this for a way to cope with the cold? the 160 macaques gather around a fire every day. the zoo keepers keep the flames going. they also bake sweet potatoes, a favorite for the monkeys. when the food is ready, they scramble to get some. the greedy ones take extra h

and north korean soldiers who reportedly took part in the shelling of a south korean island last month sept young and was provoked by so was war games it's the first time northern troops have spoken publicly about the violence they appeared in a talk show on state television marking came danielle's nineteen years as the country's top military commander ahead of the anniversary coming here and your native would launch want to call the sacred nuclear war again so while the sounds president promised retaliation if attacked last month north korea shelled the south island of young killing four people in response to souls and drills in the area and alice say south korea and the u.s. are seeking to destroy north korea as an end. and state. the united states' policy for the last sixty years has been to seek the collapse of the north korean state and its absorption into the south. the league government is more closely aligned with u.s. foreign policy goals on the korean peninsula than say the governments of presidents rowe and president kim. in south korea. president lee is oftentimes seen as a

tensions between north and south korea are at a new high following a south korean military drill. the north threatened to retaliate, so far that has not happened. >> the live-fire exercise took place on the very same island th just last month.the north just last month. joohee cho is joining us in seoul with the very latest. . >> reporter: good morning. rob and vinita. tensions are high on the border, but politicians and citizens are divided over whether these routine exercises are necessary at this point in time. south korean military having conducted these drills every month for the past 37 years. it says the live-fire drills are defensive in nature. at the center of this dispute is this maritime border. south korea recognizes a northern boundary and thousands of south koreans reside in these small islands. north korea says the border is just to the south of the islands. in fear, residents of the island, victims of last month's attack on the north, are inside underground shelters waiting and earlier they've been given gas masks just in case. naval ships and missile capabilities a

in march it sunk a south korean navy vessel called the cheonan, killing 46 sailors. and in november, it shelled yeonpyeong island, a south korean territory close to the countries disputed maritime border in the yellow sea. on the streets of seoul, fears of an attack have magnified and there seems to be little appetite for dialogue with the pyongyang regime. >> ( translated ): the attacks were nonsensical. the north koreans are supposed to be our fellow countrymen, so what they did, as our brothers, was morally indefensible. they have showed their real communist face, and we can no longer trust them. >> reporter: on monday, the south conducted live-fire drills on yeonpyeong island, but the north never made good on its threat to retaliate, leading some to believe tensions may be slightly cooling. still, many residents of seoul have been critical of what they see as their government's lack of a coherent approach for dealing with its saber-rattling neighbor. >> ( translated ): every time the south korean government changes, our policy toward the north changes. we need a

first though north korean soldiers who reportedly took part in the shelling of a south korean island last month said pyongyang was provoked by seoul's war games and it's not the first time or check that it is the first time that the north's troops have spoken publicly about the violence they appeared in a talk show on state television marking enjoying ules one thousand years of the country's top military commander the head of the anniversary pyongyang warned it would launch what it calls a secret nuclear war against seoul while the south president promised retaliation if attacked last month north korea shelled the south's island of young pianka killing four people in response to seoul's drills in the area analysts warn more military exercises could risk disturbing the already parked areas balance on the peninsula. the danger is if we have new military exercises at sea because the problem is the land borders very clear the sea border is been arbitrarily and unilaterally established by the south koreans along the northern limit line which is not recognized even by the united states. th

on a south korean island in the yellow sea last week. lawmaker who is attended the meeting say won't explain the background of the north's attack. the chief reported that the north was irritated with south korea's rising international status after the group of 20 summit in seoul last month. he also said that the north's leadership needed to distract from the worsing on the economy and the success of kim jong il. >>> china's foreign minister says that china remains neutral on the korean issue and is working towards calling attention on the korea -- calming tensions on the korean peninsula. he made the remarks at a forum attended by foreign diplomats based in beijing on wednesday. >> he stressed the importance of not enflaming intention and ask that the country exercise restraint. diplomatic sources say china will send two senior officials, one state counselor in charge of diplomatic affairs. and a special envoy on korean issues to the north. >>> observers say yang's remarks were aimed at rebutting criticism from the international communit