the u.s. viewpoint much of what they want to do is not just wasteful, not just waste, but wickedness. there are an awful lot of things that the un general assembly would like to see go forward, or important sectors would like to see go forward that are really quite bad things. and they are quite willing to cover for the worst members from the human-rights standpoint, from many standpoints. and the nature of such a body and a subsidiary organs that depend upon it within the un institutions tend to be the worst you what -- the worse you are the more you want to be the leader of an organization that might somehow say things about you. so there is a very perverse incentive for the worst actors to actually want to have the most voice at the un because a protect them, and then they create a little protection racket for them and their friends. >> host: in your book, "living the un," you write that the u.s. should seek a buyout of the ua networks and containment of the un. what to you mean? >> guest:

the u.s. has once again hinted more aid is set to head to the syrian rebels secretary of state john kerry met with the opposition for many this indicated washington's sticking firmly to the trend of supporting a loyal movement so governments at any cost and. the u.s. doesn't limit itself to influencing just one country. opposition leaders in many countries have sought and received washington's backing but u.s. support often comes at a price counting on money and arms from washington and its allies serious opposition coalition has elected a us citizen. to be the leader of an interim government we are serious have to take action we must action the syrian born i.t. executive from texas history he told may have washington's blessing to form a new government in syria but even anti outside voices inside the country say instead of uniting syrians the american leader in syria will sow even more division in order for mr huge all to build a team with which you could have mutual understanding he needs to

mainland but they can potentially attack u.s. bases in the region there are twenty thousand u.s. troops just across the border in south korea so could we see the worst nuclear standoff since the cuban missile crisis between the soviet union and the u.s. even though the rhetoric is probably as hostile as it's ever been no one really believes that north korea is actually going to carry out an attack as young as the north korean leader is he does understand that it would be suicidal of him to do that north korea itself knows that if it did it for the attack the united states it would be committing national suicide the united states would retaliate in a tremendous fashion north korea does not want to commit suicide i believe north korea is doing all this sure it can get to a point to actually negotiate some kind of peace agreement with the united states in the u.s. media to you have all pundits basically saying the same thing that north korea is not going to strike because they know it's a suicide that they want to reach some kind of a deal with washington but they're not going to ge

the u.s. isn't worried about some sort of low-scale provocation. but no movement towards large-scale combat, and very interestingly, for some hours at the end of the week, north korean tv itself was ratcheting back a little bit, just like the pentagon, not being so militaristic in its broadcasting, showing more about farmers and that sort of thing. a sense that maybe everybody might be getting ready to step back, but u.s. intelligence still carefully watch thing. >> everybody watching it very carefully, because the stakes are enormous. barbara, thank you very much. >>> let's get the administration's reaction. our white house correspondent breanna keeler is working this part of the story. how worried are they at the white house? >> reporter: white house officials are down playing there's any level of real concern here. they say north korea has been on the radar for a while, particularly since december with that ballistic missile test that was successful. but i'll tell you, the discussions here

u.s. power they don't think that u.s. power is coercive in japan and korea as the professor is saying this is something that they they they want as a check against chinese power i'm not saying that china is any worse than the u.s. i'm not saying that they're any more belligerent that there is a moral issue here or a normative issue it's simply the case is this if the u.s. were to withdraw all of its military troops tomorrow or the next day from east asia i can't i don't think that we're going to experience a period of complete peace and harmony and you have to think about how deterrence works and and that china with the largest military in east asia would behave very differently if they didn't have the united states there i'm not saying that this is necessarily a great thing but i mean the idea that the united states is the principal aggressor and is the only country with imperial interests in east asia is wrong china has interests as well in a sphere of influence that it wants to to to preside over and that's simply the

so what is the u.s. doing the u.s. is for sending a signal to the south koreans it's treaty ally saying we've got you back you don't have to worry it's also intended to send a message to the north koreans have a we can reach out and touch you you know be careful what you wish for and then it's also a message to the united states the american public saying look we're doing something about this we're taking it seriously i do worry though that you know all these moving pieces and plus all this new leadership a new leader in south korea a new leader in north korea all this stuff going on someone could make a mistake and that could light a match that would lead to a conflict that no one actually wants to have the north the north koreans are crazy . they're not going to deliberately start a war but they are they try to stay just below that level of provocation will they react the way we want them to react i just don't know we don't know what's inside the minds of north koreans it's the most closed country in the world but wh

u.s. music claims nineteen year old john hartson naive has denied links to any islamic terrorist group although he indicated that target was driven by religious views and led by his older brother more now for in the. official complaints in the presence of a judge and a lawyer have been filed against one thousand year old boston bombing suspect just hearts are naive this took place at his hospital bed here in boston where he has been kept under strict guard ever since his arrest friday evening we do know of course that he suffered several serious injuries and was unable to speak for this entire time sunday evening he finally awoke and was able to answer several questions and writing and finally today he was conscious and able to react to the charges being brought against him at his hospital bed these charges of course include the use of weapons of mass destruction as well as the malicious destruction of property resulting in death now the penalty that's her knife is now defacing as a death

the u.s. secretary of defense warns of the threats from north korea and outlines the american response. chuck hagel has been on the job for just over a month but during that time the u.s. defense secretary has heard daily propagations. they will warn u.s. targets and those of their allies and they've done so again. >> some of the actions they have taken these last few weeks present a real and clear danger and threat to the interest certainly of our allies. >> commanders at the pentagon say they will deploy a missile defense system to guam. they need to increase defenses against a possible attack. state media broadcast soon after hagel spoke. they would inform the u.s. government they had approved a possible nuclear strike. america's hostile policy would be smashed. >>> residents of singapore are noticing another sign in the region. the visit highlights president obama's decision to focus more on the asia pacific. >> reporter: the aircraft carrier has been docked at singapore since monday. the

other things banned u.s. citizens from adopting russian children and that adoption ban came after a string of child abuse this cases by u.s. foster parents however non the less russia was still highly criticized for the adoption ban the you asked if russia does not give a chance for a better live to so many children but what's so interesting here is that rory do you know which are the countries that never ratified the most important document pro-tax children rice across the globe the u.n. convention on the rights of the child or what i understand why do you know the almost the entire united nations signed off and ratified this document but there were two left of the right to countries somalia and the united states some of it the united states has been a culture of thank you. the voices within russia claiming the magnitsky list has sunk the challenge for moscow and washington to raise toys and push drove the head of the foreign affairs committee in the russian lower house of parliament believes that president

what the u.s. spends is a lot. a lot of sort of negatives about the infrastructure out here but we tend to overlook the fact that the u.s. is still spending a lot of right things. a lot of cutting edge production in the world is still coming out of the u.s., even compared to japan. what the u.s. has done is really remarkable because it spends so much on r & d and remains at the cutting edge of innovation. >> pleasure to have you on. >>> you heard the outlook for the next decade or so, my next guest takes a longer view from the ice age all the way to the distant future. the historian ian morris on whether we're going to make it as a species. [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. i've always kept my eye on her... but with so much health care noise, i didn't always watch out for myself. with unitedheal

because the u.s. still sees itself as the sole superpower and countries that don't line up with the u.s. are then outlier states richard i would agree with zachary that lumping korea and iran together is a real mistake because they they have very little in common richard what do you think about that. i agree that there are differences in the nature of the governments and in their behavior i mean north korea is close to being a failed state the one thing it does have there are nuclear weapons and other tools that it can either threaten other states with or offer to sell to try and earn money iran is a different category altogether it's got a very rich set of tools it can use it it's not clear that iran is going to seek nuclear weapons soon but they certainly have a powerful conventional forces but in a way there are economists much stronger despite the sanctions so in the category of rogue states not use that much outlier though i think it's helpful in the sense that it indicates those states that for

both u.s. and afghan officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to the new york times and many paid tens of dollars what they say was go to the office of president karzai the afghan government has received billions of dollars of u.s. taxpayers money but the officials say that the secret cash went to fuel corruption in the country the cia apparently delivers the cash every month in suitcases backpacks and plastic bags. much of the money goes to paying off warlords and politicians many of whom have ties to the drug trade and in some cases the taliban the result of that appears to be that the agency empowers the american diplomats agents say they're trying to dismantle president karzai was asked about the goetia money and. basically dismissed the payment as no big deal saying the plea. for various purposes such as the cia declines to comment another u.s. official has been quoted as saying the biggest source of corruption in afghanistan was the united states afghan officials quoted in this new y

exactly ten years ago a u.s. marine from new york city made international headlines for his actions in baghdad edward chen tied a large noose around a massive statue of saddam hussein wrapped the face of that statue of an american flag before that monument was eventually toppled right now i am joined by mr chen for a one on one conversation on thank you for speaking with archie today oh you're welcome ten years have passed since that that that moment where you essentially became a symbol for the u.s. occupation and invasion in iraq you were twenty three at the time when you climb that statue what you know about the iraq war now that you do know that all army when i know dollars does not turn years longer than expected. they're still struggling to. rebuild their country to have a stable government are your feelings different now than they were ten years ago in terms of your intentions to motivate a personal in the room. when you know when you were going to war two thousand and three i did i thought. it was a very

well the u.s. is not the only one being criticized for controversial choices about who to back the e.u. has agreed to buy crude from rebels in syria selectively easing sanctions in the process that critics say the union is simply supporting. and trying to hold up a city center in the west and russia leaves six people dead including two teenage girls. sixty thousand people have signed an online petition for the u.k. to offer asylum to hundreds of afghan interpreters who worked with the british forces during the military operation that are being left behind as the army withdrawals to face the wrath of the taliban who see them as enemy collaborators. and reports. it was a dangerous job that required courage but while british forces withdraw the afghan interpreters who made their what possible are being left to fend for themselves rafi worked at camp prince in the helmand province he says he gets regular calls from the taliban he is your group or for. and. where you are all center delta you have to be

how is it that the u.s. can have total disregard for international law in this regard yet we're really good at preaching to others about their behavior but not very good at practicing ourselves so you know we condemn other countries for doing things that that we do so we just ignore the u.n. you know there was a report recently on drone strikes there was one about the waterboarding and torture in the past and now this one about guantanamo and we just tend to ignore it but the u.s. is kind of in a damned if you do damned if you don't position if they let the detainees starve themselves to death then they'll be oh my god the detainees are dying if they force feed them then they're condemned for abusing them physically so it's a no win situation because we've created this legal black hole where we let people sit for over a decade and just abandon them. you've said quote president obama doesn't have the balls to close the gap now to make it very clear for our viewers who are saying that obama can't do this is ha

. >>> u.s. officials fear this could be the week north korea goes ahead with a provocative missile launch or something even worse. kim jong-un's regime warns the region is becoming a hot bed of war. tensions are only rising now that north korea is suspending operations of a huge industrial complex near the border jointly owned with south korea. our correspondents are covering this unfolding crisis and the u.s. response with tens of thousands of americans potentially at risk. let's bring in our pentagon correspondent barbara starr right now. she's following the renewed concerns about the north's nuclear ambitions. what's the very latest, barbara? >> well, wolf, at this hour we can tell you that the u.s. intelligence community, the united states military, slowing everything they have, satellites, eaves dropping systems, reconnaissance, surveillance, everything they can at the north korea problem, trying to figure out what the regime is up to and keeping a very close eye on that nuclear program. >>

u.s. military is ready to respond. >> our country is fully prepared to deal with any contingency, any action, that north korea may take or any provocation. >> reporter: the joint chiefs chairman, offering a grim assessment of how close north korea is to putting a nuclear warhead on a missile, a direct threat to the u.s. >> in the absence of concrete evidence to the contrary, we have to assume the worst case. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence indicates the regime in the last few days may have used several short-range missile launchers around the country. that's on top of the two intermediate-range mobile missiles it parked along its east coast. the u.s. worries multiple missile launches are the first of more provocative actions by the north. no one has forgotten the 2010 shelling of a south korean island by north korea. >> we may see a succession of things to try to make this point that they are a strong and prosperous nation. and try to coerce the international community back into negotiation

u.s. hinting intervention in syria is possible suspecting assad's regime used chemical weapons but struggling to find firm evidence. iceland there is heading to the polls in their second general election since the financial crash of zero eight when the country let its banks fail but later made a stunning turnaround to growth we take a look at success. americans tuning out a new study shows cable news audiences are dropping as analysts say viewers are getting burned out from too many viewers and not enough news. ten pm in moscow tries a good having you with us here on r.t. our top story while the u.s. is yet to decide whether a red line has been crossed in syria president barack obama is reiterating that the use of chemical weapons would be a game changer in the crisis in claims there is a growing body of evidence the arsenal was deployed by assad forces with some u.s. lawmakers now pushing for direct action in the country archies marine important as the details. u.s. president barack obama

and u.s. officials have begun notifying the lawyers of hunger striking prisoners in guantanamo bay as to whether their clients are being force fed inmates at the notorious detention camp have been refusing food for over two months now putting their lives at risk in a defiant protest official say forty two inmates are now involved but their lawyers insist the real figure is more than three times higher the hunger strike began after detainee detainees korans and personal items were allegedly mishandled. the dark side of the world's finances is in focus next in the kinds of reporting. you know i always try to stay clear of falling into the trap of fake outrage on this program people love to come on t.v. and be angry over this and angry over that just to fill air time but trust me sing obama signing into law with that wacky lobster like way he has of writing the bill marked the month santo protection act well it does not put a smile on my face that's for sure not only does this bill effectively ba

some of the u.s. officials involved in shaping the controversial guantanamo policy is now fighting themselves blacklisted by russia moscow releasing the names of eighteen americans that sanction for alleged links to torture and human rights abuses close drawn up as a direct response to washington so-called magnitsky list that bans eighteen russians from entering the u.s. the move greeted in moscow by a chorus of condemnation and accusations of russophobia from officials europe is kind of has more. what we're witnessing now is really a game of political pingpong first washington published a part of its so-called magnitsky a list eighteen russian official suspected of being connected to human rights violations they have been subjected to various economic and travel sanctions including the ban for them to enter the united states and shortly after this list was published a symmetric reaction came from moscow which published a part of its blacklist of eighteen american officials linked to human rights viol

the u.s. military worldwide. here is the "new york times" article reporting on defense cretary hagel's speech yesterday. budget con strants forcing an overhaul in military operations, hagel says. facing inevitable steep cuts in military spending even as globalt threats remain high. said wednesday that he is being forced to consider fundamental changes in how the pentagon defends american interests and conducts its daily business. in his first major address as secretary -- addressing an audience, mr. hagel offered no specific cancellations, trims or shifts in pentagon spending accounts, >> host: again, role of the u.s. military worldwide is our topic this morning. here's a little bit more from defense secretary hagel. >> in a decade where our country has grown we'rey of war and skeptical of foreign entanglements, questions arise about the merits of america's role in the world. america's global leadership. america does not have the luxury of retrenchment. we have too many global interests at sta

u.s. secretary of state john kerry is headed to the region to lend his weight to diplomatic efforts. he wants to convince chinese leaders to use his leverage. kerry wants to encourage them to take advantage of their influence. on sunday kerry will move onto tokyo. he'll meet with japanese foreign minister. >>> foreign ministers from the group of eight nations have line ed up against north korea. they condemned the strongest terms of the the missile program. >> we made clear in the text that ministers supported the commitment to strengthen the courage regime and take significant missions in a further launch or nuclear test. >> they criticize the rhetoric. the talk will serve to only further isolate the country. >>> u.s. aviation experts say batteries on boeing 787 dreamliners could be a fire hazard if the design is still flawed. six experts spoke at a hearing in washington, d.c. investigators are looking into what caused fires on two dreamliner jets and whether they could have been prevente

u.s. has evidence that chemical weapons have been used in syria he also said it would be a game changer as he put it for the u.s. although only if it is proved the end of the day the arms are being used by the government and you of course what i'm reporting is across this forest marina hi there ok so that would be a game changer he says if assad that used it what happens if the rebels may be used to go into their hands and they use these at weapons what then. well i think that is what u.s. intelligence officials are trying to figure out now u.s. president barack obama said that his team doesn't know how the chemical weapons were used in syria when they were used who used that meaning was it the syrian government or was it members of the opposition group obama says his administration doesn't have a chain of custody that establishes exactly what happened in syria when chemical weapons were allegedly used he says that of washington does confirm that the syrian government used chemical weapons

how is it that the u.s. can have total disregard for international law in this regard that we're really good at preaching to others about their. havior but not very good at practicing ourselves so you know we condemn other countries for doing things that that we do so we just ignore the u.n. you know there was a report recently on drone strikes there was one about the waterboarding and torture in the past and now this one about guantanamo and we just tend to ignore it but the u.s. is kind of in a damned if you do damned if you don't position if they let the detainees starve themselves to death in the b. oh my god the detainees are dying if they force feed them then they're condemned for abusing them physically so it's a no win situation because we've created this legal black hole where we let people sit for over a decade and just abandon them. you've said quote president obama doesn't have the balls to close the gap now to make it very clear for our viewers who are saying that obama can't do this is hands ar

so, if u.s. continues to deter north korea by its force together with cooperation from its allies, north korea will not take a really, really stupid behavior. that's, i think, the conviction of the united states and that's behind the recent announcement that they will deploy missile defense system to guam. i do not believe that the united states, people in washington, believe that there's a real danger of an immediate clash between the two countries. so i think as long as the united states, together with south korea, japan, other countries in the region, maintains the effective deterrence against pyongyang, they will be deterred. >> japan's defense minister has told his staff to work more closely with their partners i>> chinese to press the north koreans to show restraint. they're not threatening to attack the united states. -- not only completeenning to attack the united states, they also say they're going to restart their nuclear complex to produce plutonium for weapons. he said leaders of othe

u.s. releases the so-called magnitsky list naming russian officials banned from entering america for alleged human rights abuses moscow says it amounts to interference in his domestic affairs and promises a similar response. also a blinding doubt stephen over cypresses economic revival and survival as the bailout price tag doubles bringing fears of an even greater burden on bank depositors and setting a dangerous precedent for europe's other struggling nations. while cyprus faces severe pressure from international lenders we look at the example of another european country where the public refused to foot the bill for bankers' mistakes. plus. american protesters voiced their outrage over the mistreatment of prisoners at guantanamo bay and urged their president to follow through on his campaign pledge to close the detention camp. breaking news this hour as i said the u.s. has released a list of russian officials banned from entering america because of alleged human rights violations moscow's

u.s. . spending. the majority of the. crisis of unity. u.s. officials of the grueling hunger strike. lawyers though have insisted all along the figure is much higher. it's just after two pm here in the russian capital this is with me it's good to have you with us today. according to investigators the surviving suspect in the boston marathon bombings says america's wars in iraq and afghanistan that led him and his brother to carry out the worst u.s. based attack since nine eleven after questioning nineteen year old. police believe the bombers were acting on their own initiative and are not linked to any foreign terrorist group or reporting from boston. as the nineteen year old boston bombing suspect dzhokhar tsar naiads condition improves from serious to fair he's beginning to reveal information to investigators from what we're hearing on the ground according to official start of has said that the motive behind the two bombings that took place on monday april fifteenth for the wars you what the u.s. has been fighting in iraq and afghanistan acc

u.s. ones just here they are indeed extending their biggest weekly drop of the year after data showed that the nation added less than half of the number of jobs economists forecasted in march as a result it's expected that the federal reserve may continue buying bonds eighty five billion dollars per month the rate that they're currently at at the moment through to twenty thirty european stocks the most in. u.s. work force data didn't the mood and airline shares fell as the bird flu concerns spread in china as well moving on you'll be able to see what the russian ruble did today can see is makes it gave to get to us dollars that fell for the common currency the russian markets then they finished up the day. after a pretty dismal if we can actually with that negative international data and oil going south as well and one of the top stories today russia's gas major gas from the big news after signing a memorandum on a camel europe to pipeline which will travel through poland and hungary at a

it seems that the u.s. is doing those things to make correct evaluation on king john so that the nuclear problem doesn't see it and i'm putting stress with south korea with the joint military drills but i don't think it is really helping in terms of interfering in peace. while i'm on the advisory board of the korea policy institute things that are well as the u.s. can never have enough of us military presence abroad and the korean conflict is no exception. the united states has hundreds over one hundred bases throughout the military throughout the world. if north korea collapses united states stablished military bases right on the border with china and then circumvent of that nation. also because of our middle east deposits in north korea which would be useful for exploitation by u.s. corporations and the united states. has never tolerated a country that won't put its economy at the service of a foreign corporation they want to know that about north korea and know that if their approach diplomatic we don't

the u.s. accounts for thirty percent of global arms sales russia twenty six percent germany friends china seven six five percent respectively the figures are provided by the stockholm international peace research institute they cover the last four years of arm sales by the way this global. is worth around seventy billion dollars and four out of five of the world's largest stakeholders in this business happen to be permanent members of the un security council two out of which abstained from the vote that is russia and china they cite a lack of clarity in the language of the treaty in the part where it says arms transfers should be subjected to risk and human rights assessments first so it's supposed to tie arms sales to the buyers record on human rights which sounds like a very good idea but then this raises all kinds of questions like do brain or saudi arabia have a perfect human rights record so the treaty leaves lots of room for all kinds of interpretation is russia being actually supportive

in our state representative of the u.s. state department's bureau of democracy for an official take on the situation at the u.s. detention center. this is the status of being the only it's certainly going to follow it is a fish selfish eighty six what kind of business here these are given that choice would you agree to gauge to let it in based on the show. i would say on this we hold ourselves to the same standards by which we assess others on the issue of on time the president has made clear his commitment to closing guantanamo but this has to be done in accordance with u.s. law in consultation with the congress so i'd have to refer you back to your statements by the white house and the spokesman on that and give you some background the hunger strike began in protest over searches in cells and the confiscation of the prisoners personal belongings including korans at least fifteen detainees and i being force fed by cheeps in their nose at r.t. dot com we've got the detailed timeline of the seventy four days of the guantanam

u.s. army veterans charged with fighting alongside syrian terrorists even as washington continues to support we are brightening the. tip job to beat the tax man claimed a wealthy account holders and find methods to avoid strict capital controls and grab their cash before the plan to swap sixty percent of their money. and the united states rushes up tensions on the green peninsula by sending f. twenty two point three jets to be used in the war drills with cold while the north who beats up its border result after declaring a state of war. wherever you're watching from around the world or this is our duty is good to have your company with us. a former u.s. soldier faces life in prison for fighting alongside islamic is true extremist in syria the f.b.i. has charged eric harroun know with conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction but although the u.s. considers of the group that the u. ford for the all nusra front to be terrorists washington continues to beef up its support for the syrian

like u.s. officials at least the grinning hunger strike could go on tunnel a bay now in place of a pub the detainees that lawyers have insisted to gaze upon high at will and on. russia and wrong the wall this is aussie with me. hello and welcome to the program . according to investigators the surviving suspect in the boston marathon bombings says it's america's wars in iraq and afghanistan that led him and his brother to carry out the worst u.s. base to tog since nine eleven after questioning nineteen year old john hartson knives police believe the bombers were our own initiative and no slinks to any foreign terrorist group all seasons to citric and i reports now from boston. as the nineteen year old boston bombing suspect joe hart's her naiads condition improves from serious to fair he's beginning to reveal information to investigators from what we're hearing on the ground according to official star ny it has said that the motive behind the two bombings that took place on monday april fifteent

u.s. officials claim to have sketchy and unconfirmed intelligence the damascus has used a chemical agent on its own people she is right you know partner has the latest. u.s. president barack obama was delivering some fierce words in the aftermath of tables comments he indicated that washington will conduct its own independent investigation into syria's alleged use of chemical weapons and a separate probe will be conducted in conjunction with the united nations america's leaders said the world can't stand by and permit the use of chemical weapons obama has previously stated that the use of chemical weapons by damascus would be a game changer in the u.s. position on military intervention into syria is civil war now according to white house press secretary jay carney confirm that military force is one of many options that president obama is currently considering carney said as a general principle the united states retains the ability to act unilaterally now these revelations of course come ju

u.s. has released a list of russian officials banned from entering a matter of america because of alleged human rights violations this was released earlier on moscow has already warned the measure would have a negative impact on ties and promises to come up with a similar response it's a main story tonight we bring you live comment on that from washington d.c. and our correspondent there in just a couple of minutes time meantime let's continue and take a look at the eurozone and cyprus eurozone finance ministers have said that with no extra cash for cyprus beyond a ten billion euro international bailout the mood been grim then at the ministers meeting in dublin as it emerged that the island nation needs around six billion euros more than originally thought to avoid bankruptcy the cypriot government will now have to raise the extra funds without external help and after the recent raid on bank deposits there are now deep concerns too over the president has been set as artie's tests are of si

a u.s. army veteran has been charged with conspiracy for fighting alongside a syrian rebel group linked to al qaida eric harroun known to syrians as the american as appeared in numerous videos of members of the own nusra front designated by the u.s. as a terrorist organization but his father claims his son was working for the cia and would never join a militant group well he's going to charge account examines now where the u.s. draws the nothing between terrorists and so-called freedom fighters the u.s. army veteran eric karun posted the speed on line while fighting with the rebels in syria. the former c.e.o. eric karun has joined the al qaeda linked group gentleness were the only rebel group in syria that the u.s. has designated as terrorists while in syria erik actively posted photos and videos of himself holding various weapons spraying about the rebels latest attacks and calling himself a freedom fighter charlotte your days are numbered you're going to die no matter what where you go we

china is fragile, and the u.s. with subpar growth of a little more than 2% is the best of the lot, hardly the stuff of record high stocks. that anemic global growth is showing up in corporate revenues, while many companies are beating on earnings, more than 40% are missing revenue targets. eaten today reported earnings that beat the revenues that were light, with european auto parts a drag. >> eaton's revenue growth will be very hard to come by. perhaps only 2%. that 2% has become the new normal for both gdp and for revenue growth. for "nightly business report" i'm bob pasani. >> as we mentioned a moment ago, stocks got an unexpected lift from consumer spending in march, up two tenths;)c of 1% last mon following a jump of ç9w>seven-ts in february. more from hampton pearson. >> reporter: consumers aren't exactly lining up the cash registers, but shrinking paychecks, curbed consumer spending. it turns out spending in the first quarter was 2.3% higher than the fourth quarter of 2012. people like ann kanabi who counts

the u.s. says it may. force if north korea a nuclear weapons program possibly an apparent attempt to encourage china to put pressure on pyongyang. quarantines. billions and save us money krauts rushed through an emergency bailout to rescue his teetering economy. with the top stories over the weekend of today this is the weekly with me thank you for joining us today inmates of the guantanamo bay prison have clashed with attempt to end a two month long hunger strike that offices trying to forcibly remove detainees from communal living quarters and isolate them in individual cells. of the prisoners as they resisted with improvised weapons. the latest. this was apparently a pre-dawn operation that took place hours after the delegates of the international committee of the red cross left the island left guantanamo a statement by the u.s. military. of fired four rounds of prisoners the weapons they say the detainees surveillance cameras windows and. partitions to prevent the guards from observing them during the

u.s. has released the last few minutes a list of russian officials banned from entering merica because of alleged human rights violations washington imposes sanctions over the death in prison of a russian lawyer give magnitsky back in two thousand and nine the move cause a diplomatic row at the time between the u.s. and russia that came up with a tit for tat law against american officials now moscow's promised meantime going to publish now its own list in retaliation to the u.s. measure we've got more details coming up on this said developing breaking news story in a couple of minutes time. next the euro zone finance ministers have said they'll be no extra cash for cyprus beyond that ten billion euro international bailout the mood been grim at the ministers meeting in dublin as it emerged that the island nation needs around six billion. more than originally thought to avoid bankruptcy the cypriot government will now have to raise the extra funds without external help and after the recent r

last quarter walmart u.s. ceo bill simon says his consumers were most worried about jobs followed by inflation, taxes and gas prices. consumers may have concerns, but a number of analysts aren't worried. >> i think walmart right now is running as well as walmart has ever run since i started watching them in 1968. they are doing a fabulous job of bringing product at the price to the customer. >> reporter: and the stockholders are reaping the benefits. walmart sharesgained 27% over the last year, better than the s&p index and the broader s&p 500 over the same time period. for "nightly business report," i'm courtney reagan. >>> and tomorrow we turn our attention to housing and the one company to watch this earnings season. >>> so many american companies including many walmart suppliers move manufacturing out of the u.s. to plants in china, looking to save money. but things have changed. rising costs for labor, material and shipping has forced a lot of companies to consider bringing some of those jobs back home. p

arrives in the u.s. somewhere around the year two thousand settles down in boston by the way and receives political asylum despite russia's pleas to treat him as a clue criminal at the beginning us federal authorities appealed the boston course decision on granting him asylum then they withdrew their opposition after a number of political heavyweights in the us tuned in to support the chechen militants including former sector of state albright so when questioning u.s. federal authorities reaction to the alleged russian intel on the middle of it is important to keep in mind the mindset perpetuated in the u.s. for many years in favor of the militants in russia and against the russian government's actions to stop them new york city's former mayor rudy giuliani spoke to the confusion that many americans had as they learned about the background of these brothers the chechen revolution against russia is an islamic based revolution they want to islamic state in russia. not inherently anti-american right anti ru

u.s. led forces in afghanistan the raid was allegedly called in by troops on the ground after bitter fighting nearby all parts of mass land an air operations intended to temper a local taliban insurgency are. following the story for us. ten children's are said to be among the eighteen killed in the natl strikes in afghanistan's konar prevents according to officials there reports say it all happened actually when and that two airstrike hits the home of a suspected taliban insurgents in a small village at the same time his family was inside taking shelter from the ingoing strikes after the house was hit a local run through and the were seen carrying. the bodies of children spend other words from the rubble the u.s. led coalition has gone to plan that it carried out the airstrikes on that area and in a statement about the spokes man for the forces acknowledge that they were aware of the reports that civilians had been killed also but as yet it could not come from the total dead duraid was app

in the caring a state of war with seoul the u.s. and south korea responded by sending more ships and aircraft to the area and more on this with him being an asian expert who specializes in north korea thank you very much for joining us mr bill is there reason to worry north korea may be planning another nuclear test well i mean we keep on having rumors on. whether this will actually how this week next week one doesn't know we should realize is good her response. to two american actions. whether we should be worried. is another matter where our. equalised. in. north korea develops a nuclear deterrent there's strange luck is of course. very much we are. not ready. inadvertent nuclear weapons on the boat but in fact good. way from the opposition wall to wall street well that's an interesting point how much of a threat is really north korea really posing them because many experts really doubt it's war potential dont they. well of course yes i mean when we say threat we're talking about a threat of retaliation not a not or a threat as su

in the u.s. context, there seems to be communist activists or something, so it's a-- >> right, agitator. >> it's a dirty word in the u.s. >> it's a dirty word. and people think that what you're trying to do is to sabotage the workings of government. >> no. we're not that type of activists. we are free press activists. it's not about saving the whales. it's about giving people the information they need to support whaling or not support whaling. why? that is the raw ingredients that is needed to make a just and civil society. and without that, you're just sailing in the dark. >> there have been clear signs that assange, under the threat of possible indictment by the justice department, has moderated some of his views. before releasing the last two batches of classified documents, assange and his lawyers contacted both the pentagon and the state department, offering to explore ways to minimize potential harm. in both cases, their offer was rebuffed. assange acknowledged that his fundraising has been