let's talk about sweden. sweden is the only country people want to talk about and i can understand why. is a tremendously attractive place. they are tall, good-looking, blonde haired blue-eyed people and they live a long time and

let's talk about sweden. sweden is the only country people want to talk about and i can understand why. is a tremendously attractive place. they are tall, good-looking, blonde haired blue-eyed people and they live a long time and they are healthy and happy and it is really nice country. suite at the next a lot of followers of hayek. the hypothesis is "the road to serfdom", doesn't look like you will it will become an authoritarian hellhole. some people would say -- >> host: friedrich hayek is the economist whose book road to serfdom you just referred to. >> guest: some people would say maybe "the road to serfdom" is longer than we thought it was and it will take sweden a while to get there and it has to go through several more generations of an proffering him proffering its -- impoverishing itself. in sweden, country with the life expectancy, you know, the median income low unemployment, nonetheless you discern as i said science. can you describe this? >> guest: two things about sweden to keep in mind. one is

sweden is in an unlivable hell hole. there's lots of socialists who don't want to send you to camps and things and put the figures are the same as the totalitarian because there's an information management problem in the middle of it. the -- even a simple industry, orange juice, how much orange juice are you going to buy this year to the nearest gallen t think? you don't know. >> host: 100 gallons. >> guest: you think? that's a lot of orange juice. most people wouldn't know, most people don't know how many pairs of shoes they're going to buy like that. you may know in particular circumstances but they're likely to change. you don't even plan your own life that far. the government trying to plan that for you for a whole country even a small country is just impossible to really run through a little thing with the u.s. consumer market for milk. you look at the different kind of milk whether it is 1% or skim or 2% work with their slash 0 gallons because you're a beginner or you might buy 10 gallons because you're having a fa

sweden widely known as a voice of neutrality and peace and swedish people believe still believe that we are normal and the true. why then just we didn't need antiwar groups like. sweden is very integrated in both and they'd like to tease both in the administration and also with over five hundred soldiers in afghanistan right now but are under their command whatever with previous government. well apologies for the privilege they're now we are keeping you updated on the latest developments in libya on the air and online and you can also follow our twitter stream any time r.t. correspondents are on the ground in libya bringing you the latest developments and eyewitness accounts of the fighting log on to find out what i was near is here in tripoli with our correspondent going off to date from the rebel stronghold of benghazi also you can follow us on our facebook page as well as check out the latest videos on our you tube channel. disarming saddam hussein. charge of iraqi citizens. this event brings further assurance to torture chambers and the secret police are gone forever. places agai

let's talk about sweden. sweden is the only country nobody wants to talk about and i understand it's a tremendously attractive place. sorbitol, good looking, blue-eyed blonde haired people come and they lived a long time. they are healthy and happy and it's a nice country. sweden i think makes a lot of, you know, fathers of hayak. the question hypophysis the road to serfdom because it is event a authoritarian and doesn't look like it is going to become a hell hole. some people would say -- >> host: frederick hayek, the economist whose book the road to serfdom you just referenced and the thesis of the road to serfdom. >> guest: it always leads to totalitarianism. it's always necessary and some people say the road to serfdom is longer than we thought it was and it has to go through several more generations. i have no way of knowing that. >> host: in sweden a country with good median income, low unemployment, nonetheless, you discern as i said signs of -- could you describe those? >> guest: two things about swed

and he's now i r t coffin group sweden. we are keeping you updated on the latest developments in libya on air and online of course you can follow our twitter stream any time because we have look at the pages now correspondents on the ground in libya the latest developments with our eye witness accounts of the fighting of paulus leader in tripoli going off you can be found in the rebel stronghold headquarters of big girls a lot of outrage and information here if you're trying to put a page but also our facebook page and of course our very own you tube channel all the latest videos there for you twenty four seven. russian pilot constantine is facing trial on monday in new york for alleged international drug trafficking he was arrested in liberia last year by u.s. officials who failed to notify moscow claiming a communication with it was to play the part of the lawyers accuse american agents of kidnapping and torturing him and it's also used on a see a truck going to reports it will take more than an admin area to excuse the a

and he's now a r t cough and sweden. and we're giving you have dated on the latest developments in the air and online in can follow our twitter stream and time larches correspondents are on the ground leave you bring you the latest developments and eyewitness accounts of the fighting there so log on to find out what caused the years here in tripoli and you go keeping you up for the from the rebel headquarters in ghazi and also follow us on facebook and check out our latest videos on you tube . the russian pilot constantine is facing trial on monday in new york for alleged international drug trafficking he was arrested in liberia last year by u.s. officials who failed to notify moscow claiming a communication of blood was to blame but pilots lawyers accuse american agents of kidnapping and torturing him and authorities us if you're going to reports it will take more than an admin error to excuse the actions of the u.s. . a legit tons of cocaine a pilot snatched up and brought to a foreign prison and a wrong fax number thi

sweden makes a lot of followers. questioning the hypothesis. sweden is not authoritarian hellhole. some people would say friedrich, the economist whose book he just referenced. an essential cases. >> socialism always leads to totalitarianism. always necessarily does. some people say it's just one of them without a test. it has to get through civil war generations. i have no way of knowing that. at don't really have an opinion. a country with a life expectancy , you know, a good median income, low unemployment, nonetheless, you discern, as i said, signs of decay. can you describe this? >> two things to keep in mind. one is that sweden is not really as we think it is pretty really big and expensive welfare state. the amount of actual central planning done by the government of the swedish economy is lower than we tend to think. the sectors in which it is very involved of the most dysfunctional. the of the things that americans stuck protectively realize. we have no appreciation for help or it is. sweden were estate in the united states it would be the poorest state, median income, rea

sweden widely known as a voice of neutrality and peace and swedish people believe still believe that we are nonaligned and the truck. why then for us we didn't the antiwar groups like on fox sweden is very integrated and they pose activities. in the administration and also with over five hundred soldiers in afghanistan right now that are under nato command whatever the swedish government thing but the fact the government says this about swedish combat troops in afghanistan we see our participation in international crisis management missions in a popular mandate as an expression of solidarity and responsibility of sweden in the world. the question is whose popular mandate. when you go to the major strategic concept it's what incentives to change course to do it they don't have an . most we aren't aware of how well line sweden is with nato really you have ignored it you have a military and some politicians crocker the influence of the united states of america and the large mass of the population being totally unaware. the public is told its peace keeping under the program partnership f

and use the now i r t gothenburg sweden. but we're keeping you updated on the latest developments in the air and online you can follow our twitter stream any time r.t. correspondents are on the ground in libya bringing you the latest developments and eyewitness accounts for the fighting log on to find out what i was sleepy years hearing in tripoli with your workers and are keeping up to date from the rebel stronghold of benghazi you know also follow us on our facebook page as well as the latest video i'll use for you tell. russian pilot constantine your shampoo was facing trial on monday new york for alleged international drug trafficking he was arrested by u.s. officials in liberia last year as lawyers accuse american agents of kidnapping and torturing the pilot and as artie's an associate you're going to reports this is not the first time the u.s. has targeted a russian citizen. a legit tons of cocaine a pilot snatched up and brought to a foreign prison and a wrong fax number this is the case of constantine you're shango a

and use the now i r t cough and burke sweden. we're keeping you updated on the latest developments and maybe on air and online and you can also follow our twitter stream times artie's correspondents are on the ground in libya bringing you the latest developments and eyewitness accounts of the fighting of all to find out what policy years hearing in tripoli with a group is going off keeping you up to date from the rubble have waters. and also follow us on our facebook page as well as check out elise videos or you tube channel. this is r.t. live from moscow russian pilot constantine is facing trial on monday in new york for alleged international drug trafficking he was arrested in liberia last year by u.s. officials who failed to notify moscow claiming it communication blip was to blame the pilots lawyers accuse american agents of kidnapping and torturing him as art he's an associate in a reports it'll take more than an admin error to excuse the actions of the u.s. . i'll let you tons of cocaine a pilot snatched up and walk to a fo

and he's now i r t come from group sweden. and you all with r.t. and i still have for you this hour going books and bridges coffees and military control assesses the impact of the u.s. faces in afghanistan after an american christian pastor torched the crowd. plus count out of blast off but we're on standby on the launch pad as three cosmonauts prepare for an historic space journey. a russian partners accused by the u.s. of international drug trafficking is facing trial in a new york court constantino your shankar was arrested last year in liberia and brought to the states illegally according to his lawyers and reports some see a tendency of america snatching people and trying them on its own soil. a legit tons of cocaine a pilot snatched up and brought to a foreign prison and a wrong fax number this is a case of constantine your shango a russian pilot in his forty's scooped up by u.s. officials in liberia last year brought to a manhattan jail and along with four other suspects charged with international drug trafficking. for a long time he did not

and use them now i r t often burke sweden. coming up in the program this hour our countdown to blastoff we're on standby at the launch pad as three cosmonauts prepare for a very special takeoff. to come a little easier not even a mean time classic sterns lead on the sultan now the but it has won the country's presidential election with partial results showing he took over ninety five percent of the vote he's been in power for two decades and has the constitutional right to be reelected indefinitely some international observers slander ballots saying there were serious irregularities but many including monitors from europe and former soviet republics praised it is smooth and democratic well for more reaction on the election let's not talk to political analysts they need to be published from russia's ria novosti news agency joining us here in the studio good to see dimitri well there was little doubt that obviously the president will win this race but he said one of them just said but over ninety five percent of the vote is he r

after the break i'll explain how democratic socialism is like in sweden and germany and show us about the economic recovery in america. you know sometimes you see a story. to understand it and then something else some other part of it and realize every. part of the. crazy alert as you know that f.d.r. not only won world war two be back the great depression and build the middle class america but he also brought. the united states in no doubt well maybe you should listen to republican congressman paul brown we took in the house floor earlier this week to school his other republican colleagues just that. this big welfare system in this country it all started in earnest with president woodrow wilson and franklin delano roosevelt president franklin delano roosevelt just exploded the size and scope of government through his new deal both progressives both has socialist beliefs fact franklin delano roosevelt said his advisers his closest help friends his cabinet people to go his it was stalin and communists russia. to study what he was doing what stalin was doing they are so that f.d.r. coul

is the gap between the rich and the poor narrower in sweden than in america. because the top income tax rate there this is the top here is the top in sweden the top income tax rate in sweden the mind bogglingly rich pay up to fifty six percent income tax and the people's budget fulfills the wishes of ninety two percent of americans by jacking up our top income tax rate to forty nine percent much closer to the sweet spot. no matter how you look at it debt reduction balancing the budget preserving key social programs strengthening our defenses reducing wealth inequality public approval whatever the criteria the people's budget by the progressive caucus blows all the other budgets out of the water it's hands down the right choice for our nation and the more of us who start talking about it and hyping it up and the more the mainstream media will focus on it so call your congressperson call your two senators and tell them to support the people's budget it's the best way forward for america. crazy alert people who don't care about the middle class for a thousand dol

many if spirits can be accessed from sweden. regarding visits to. face yes we have quite a quarter we go. just about everyone today. and there and i quote. from puerto rico to watch the flights or story. you will be required to pay for god and i personally for the watching. and whatever it is you want her for telephone or area. you'll be able to see the care for which they are today. you'll see a somewhat of a character and you'll be able to photograph it all right this is very good if we share i thank you very much if you saw it got to be more proper question because. if you care. i think when i leave here watanabe one of most interesting experiences that i've had is actually having the opportunity to ask media it's interesting talking to people from all around the world from korea from sweden from the middle east from north america mali around the world has had the opportunity to speak with different people and hear this here how they feel about the detainees here and how they feel about politics it's a huge it's an interesting experience and i fe

will be released later on when he returns to sweden to give only one press conference if you say you spent five months in afghanistan where did you see this family how did you finance all these trips six trips in two years where were you substandard eleventh two thousand and one the support of bin laden and al qaeda did you meet al qaeda fighters did you carry arms do you think of bin laden. and after that he won't talk to us he refuses to talk to anyone who has anything to do with the media. but to tell his story we have to go back in time to long before the press conference with mattie was still held at guantanamo. and when there was only one official version as you can hear it on the radio station and voice of america and al qaeda detainees are being scrutinized standard interrogated at the u.s. naval base at guantanamo bay cuba only a select few american servicemen and u.s. officials have direct contact with the prisoners. u.s. officials insist that detainees are not tortured or subject to any cruel treatment during interrogation sessions in fact some interrogators go out of thei

here he was in sweden to persuade mentees father to convince his son to start to talk again. find the geneva conventions but he by his conduct is not the benefits of privileges to be a prisoner or. think about an inch ngs day and night. so we know for me. who's his father. still. you need to keep in mind that the people in u.s. custody are not there because they stole a car. or robbed a bank. that's not why they're there they're not common criminal. they're enemy combatants and terrorists who are being detained for acts of war against our country and that is why different rules after. saying no and the head of the international red cross for example people who break spirits and human rights issues say unto you clearly what you are doing is against . human rights conventions there was a fundamental problem the only thing i know for certain is that these are bad people the united states at one point in time signed the geneva convention and there it's stated that craziness of war need only to answer four questions name rank nationality and i.d. number. four simple questions won'

champions again russia when the ice hockey is euro top of town in four years to victory over sweden. out of four little i don't think is was continue on the tennis courts as the russian loses out in the third round in barcelona. and we can chart. the boxing's greatest ever people take the ring roy jones jr for his plans for russia's in his native they to this month. and start revise hockey in a stronger for period help russia. third time in four years as they did sweden for two and here putting game the final leg of the tournament and started well enough of the russians they are. models of unstudied of of the two and after a period however two goals in as many minutes before the second goal the swedes level which is how we decide where not to be denied blue line of italian to show off all important go ahead goal on the powerplay for models of his second with an empty netter to seal victory. on the cloud of again his words continue as the russian has done tyrants in the barcelona open in the third round and it was armado well for your comments opening to the year when the russian got

champions again russia when you're its author first time in four years for the fall to victory over sweden. out of four macliver doing his words continue on the tennis courts for russian results in the first round in barcelona. and we can charge we have one of the greatest boxes of all time voice jones jr out of his parents with a russian didn't leave it for later this month. the start of the ice or here in a strong third period how russia is europe's or the third time in four years as they did sweden for two game of the final leg of the tournament i think started well enough for the russians. obviously models of our youth of welcome to our part of the first period however two goals in as many minutes after the second brawl the swedes level but we could see. side were not to be denied blueline or italian too short of grabbing the all important go ahead goal of a power play or battles about it his second an empty netter still victory. on the tennis a nickle i don't think those words continue as a russian was done to and it's about sloan open in the third round by nicholas are now grow or fo

strong third period held in russia single ice hockey zero top of the third time in four years has played sweden for two in the opening game of the final leg of a tournament having started well enough for the russians so yeah. obviously models of their needs are equal but the two are part of a first period however the two goals in as many minutes after the second group the species level which is not weak of side were not so beaten i blew line exactly on too short of the all important go ahead goal on the powerplay for models of i did his second with an empty net to seal the. we're going to turn this and proud of it because words continues the russian was done science and barcelona open in the third round by nicolas almagro following a promising opening to be aired on the russian final go it's been all downhill for didn't go over since he was looking to reach his first quarter final since about abends in barcelona however the twenty nine year old st thirty nine in the world rankings was dispatched in straight sets by our magro broke new ground with that big tree. point moving into the world's top

kings of the ice russia claimed their third euro tour title in four years following victory away to sweden. net loss nikolai dhamma dangles was continue on the tennis court with the russian not in the third round off the course a little nobody. on congress calling we catch up with one of the greatest boucher's of all time roy jones jr as he attempts to rediscover his glory days in moscow. his quest for world's ice hockey honors next week has received a timely boost the red machine gearing up for the finals perfectly by clinching yet another euro two or cry on the home side delivering a third title in four years speeding sweden court suit in the opening game of the final leg of the tournament let's move on down the soul recall from putting the russians two to the good in the first before of those storms back to level matters in the second however which is often called side were not to be denied but tally on to your shelf on the result again on targets in the final period to seal victory. and if nickname may be the machine but he's been functioning of late the russian don't talk to all of th

the ice russia claim their third your roots are a title in four years following a four two win over sweden. net loss nicol i don't think those moves continue on the tennis courts of the russian news aside from the third draw and in barcelona. on canvas calling we can shop with one of the greatest boxers of all time roy jones jr as he attempts to rediscover his glory days in moscow. team russia's quest for a world ice hockey owners next week has received a timely boost the red machine gearing up for the finals perfectly by clinching yet another euro true across in a strong third period helping the home side deliver a third title in four years beating sweden four in the opening game of the final leg of the tournaments lexi metherell on and on these is already tough but being russians new to the good before the whole storm bottom level not a region where of it's not picked off side we're not to be denied a tally to show off on motos off again on target to seal victory in the. tennis and whose nickname may be the machine but he's certainly been malfunctioning of late the russian don't talk of

and germany and sweden is cutting taxes because they're running a budget surplus a massive budget surplus that spends actually you know there's got the surplus i mean it's going to any of it my in my opinion the republicans are actually trying to create a recession because it'll make obama look bad and help them win the two thousand election we'll see again senator carl levin chair of the senate subcommittee on investigations finally released a report on the causes of the financial collapse back in zero eight in it he points the finger at major banks like goldman sachs and washington mutual for the fourteen investors by selling them junk securities and manipulating the markets senator levin has now handed over his report to the justice department so will bang stores finally go to jail and why isn't it while democrats are investigating the real causes of them. republicans are trying to the thought of wall street regulations that would prevent another meltdown david they're not the democrats are not investigating the major source of the meltdown which was the government sponsored enterprise

which like america is sweden's ip is sweat shop. and the very very ugly glenn beck on his radio show this morning beck came to this conclusion. about labor unions and in particular the service employees international union as i. look at what i see are you has done to our nation look what they've done just with health care and they are moving us to a new global order that doesn't look anything like something that has been written down in the constitution or a new global order where workers have a strong minimum wage a safe workplace environment and a few vacation days be afraid be very afraid when banks fear of workers' rights is frankly just very very. welcome to america the only developed nation in the world that encourages its students to go to college last year for the first time in the history of our nation student loan debt outweighed credit card debt in america and it's likely that by the end of this year there will be more than one trillion dollars in outstanding college debt in the hands of our students one trillion dollars

why can't we have this in sweden or all of these other countries? one more thing. as a walker, i have to see this. we have a gigantic industry in this area and in this city that is seriously threatened by this. you're going to have hundreds of people unable to work, thousands of dogs and able to go out anymore. it will be a big deal and all of the ways they already told you about. >> i am an auditor with over 15 years experience. i was with a major public accounting firm for the city of san francisco otic. this environmental impact study and plan is overwhelming and misleading to the public. the national park service claims that the dogs are public safety record. the actual data shows that about 1% of the public safety risks are actually related to dogs. this is in contrast to the people that enjoy the park with their dogs on a daily basis. for the suspects of by the attack incidents, most are relatively insignificant instances, and you require medical attention. i am shocked by the deliberate delays in providing real data and citizens. i created a request and the

--koran [no audio] among the dead are three security guards, and you an employee from sweden, and the 53-year-old pilot working at the compound. pastor jones's claims no responsibility for the violent attack. many muslims are saying the koran is as holy as the bible and burning it is blasphemous. they say they condemn not only terry jones for doing what he allegedly did on sunday but also the attacks going on where we have at least a dozen killed in afghanistan tonight. john gonzales for abc 7 news. >>> the former governor is in the hospital tonight. an aide says he was suffering from a slight case of pneumonia. the same aide says he is feeling better than yesterday. schaefer was a two-term governor of maryland. he is 89 years old. >>> in libya rebel forces announced they are ready to excess -- accept a ceasefire if gaddafi will pull his forces out and allow a peaceful protests. the pentagon is also extending down. it plans to stop firing tomahawk cruise missiles at libya. >>> and american fighter pilot -- his plane crashed in germany. it went down near berlin this afternoon. military

christian and i were in sweden. and i made kind of a judgment in error, big huge block of ice, we're talking like the size of a bus, broke loose. picture 500 foot deep elevator shaft with a block of ice slamming down, explode. christian's at the bottom of it. i'm watching from across the way ways going on. to me, if i kill myself ice climbing, that's one thing. one of my friends, that would be actually worst for me. just that silence after it all sort of stopped and we're waiting, like, okay. >> okay? >> all good. >> whoo. >> it was like yeah! you know? it was really -- i'm like, yeah, like, the hallelujah moment. >> snap it over your head. yeah. right towards the ice. >> to get a sense of the physical demands, will provides a five minute lesson and offered to try his craft. i feel like wolverine. this is cool. the biggest danger is ice falling from above. >> your face is an asset, right? so how do you protect it? me, it doesn't matter. drop it up, slam it in. drop your head forward. that way anything will go off yo

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second in line to sweden's throne. he loves car racing and was a commander in the navy. >> he's going out with someone who is in a swedish reality tv show. i think once they're going off to reality tv contestants, the holiness of the monarchy has a slight problem. >> prince wenzeslaus is known as wenze the prince. he once dated this victoria's secret model. >> that is pretty small place. a bit like being a prince of a ski resort. >> reporter: prince andrea and pierre are the sons of princess caroline of monaco. andrea has taught children in africa and has a master's in international affairs. pierre is a college dropout. grandmother was grace kelly, a hollywood star. when prince rainier fell in love with her, they broke the tradition of marrying within european royal families. >> bringing grace kelly into the gene pool was a stroke of genius because there are only five people in monaco. so, you know, you were actually otherwise going to have to marry your sisters. >> reporter: surprisingly, some princes are strapped for

kidding me yes that is an echo of this cultural sweden pirates are you know what it expected to shatter actually. i mean i know the stuff. maybe your area of interest but. you heard about the dispute between back because of the turkish and cakes. i think that that's why back fired it takes oh yes. and and see everybody down it on time ok i dare miller they were all required to sign a formal statement from the government which is called a non-disclosure statement and that means when they leave guantanamo bay they can't get anything that they. are heard or participated in i have to meet you if you live and i live in south carolina which is right on their own. rumor has it come pinsky is now in an open conflict with the army after being demoted and relieved of her title as a general. for the abuses in the prison she's been found not guilty but because three years ago she said to have shoplifted a perfume bottle she's even said to hate general miller and that she accuses him of the abuses in abu ghraib. like bankers she was chief over the military police and like him she also came in confli