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america faces major choices in the middle east. now, i've reported from all these countries, but syria, truly this is an incredible moment we face. in an election year, rhetoric can get more heated. jamie reuben, great to have you with us. so, let me just start off by asking all these situations obviously are i guess worse is a fair word to use in an election year, but let's talk about iran specifically. what is happening here in your view? is this going to be something where you see some sort of strike? >> i think what's happening is what i would call the psychological warfare phase. we've known sanctions have a limbed chance of convincing iran to stop its nuclear program. the israelis are increasingly worried that iran is getting to a point of no return. to the point -- could stop iran from developing a nuclear weapon, so the psychological warfare is the message being delivered to the united states, to journalists and throughout the world that israel is getting close to a decision to use force. this is a kind of psychological war
america faces major choices in the middle east. now, i've reported from all these countries, but syria, truly this is an incredible moment we face. in an election year, rhetoric can get more heated. jamie reuben, great to have you with us. so, let me just start off by asking all these situations obviously are i guess worse is a fair word to use in an election year, but let's talk about iran specifically. what is happening here in your view? is this going to be something where you see some sort...
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america faces major choices in the middle east. now, i've reported from all these countries, but syria, truly this is an incredible moment we face. in an election year, rhetoric can get more heated. jamie rubin, great to have you with us. so, let me just start off by asking all these situations obviously are i guess worse is a fair word to use in an election year, but let's talk about iran specifically. what is happening here in your view? is this going to be something where you see some sort of strike? >> i think what's happening is what i would call the psychological warfare phase. we've known sanctions have a limbed chance of convincing iran to stop its nuclear program. the israelis are increasingly worried that iran is getting to a point of no return. to the point -- could stop iran from developing a nuclear weapon, so the psychological warfare is the message being delivered to the united states, to journalists and throughout the world that israel is getting close to a decision to use force. this is a kind of psychological warf
america faces major choices in the middle east. now, i've reported from all these countries, but syria, truly this is an incredible moment we face. in an election year, rhetoric can get more heated. jamie rubin, great to have you with us. so, let me just start off by asking all these situations obviously are i guess worse is a fair word to use in an election year, but let's talk about iran specifically. what is happening here in your view? is this going to be something where you see some sort...
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you do it differently in the middle east? >> well, first of all, i would have pursued the israeli/palestinian peace process. >> but he tried. >> no, not really. he talked about it. when push came to shove, he didn't try. >> he backed off. >> he backed off. i've been involved in that for 30 years. the fundamental lesson to me is this. the palestinians are too weak and too divided to make concessions, first. the israelis are too strong and too self-confident to make concessions first without something like the united states playing the role of a arbiter, there will be never be peace. and if there is no peace in the short run, the palestinians will pay a high price. in the long run, the israelis will be threatened. and in between, our interests will suffer. >> talk about this issue of political awakening that you describe in the book, and you've done it in a previous one because i think this is a really crucial part of this new world we're going into. >> absolutely. >> everywhere you see these stirrings that countries are more a
you do it differently in the middle east? >> well, first of all, i would have pursued the israeli/palestinian peace process. >> but he tried. >> no, not really. he talked about it. when push came to shove, he didn't try. >> he backed off. >> he backed off. i've been involved in that for 30 years. the fundamental lesson to me is this. the palestinians are too weak and too divided to make concessions, first. the israelis are too strong and too self-confident to make...
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here now you have syria which has power in the middle east, friends in the middle east. don't you just light the fuse if the u.s. in any way gets involved in this? >> i think that our strategic interest in assisting people of syria overthrow assad is actually greater than our interest in what we did in libya. we went into libya for humanitarian, moral reasons. we did the right thing. we're always better when we do that. we did it with a lot of assistance from the arab world and from our allies in europe. but iran is the greatest threat to security in the middle east and in the world today. the biggest state sponsor of terrorism. its only ally, iran's only ally, is syria. if assad is thrown over by his own people, it will be a tremendous strategic setback for iran. and a great victory for the rest of the people in the middle east and for us as well because obviously iran is our sworn enemy. >> any expectation at all because i've seen nothing from the administration that says they seem eager, willing, or even considering helping to arm under any umbrella, helping to arm sy
here now you have syria which has power in the middle east, friends in the middle east. don't you just light the fuse if the u.s. in any way gets involved in this? >> i think that our strategic interest in assisting people of syria overthrow assad is actually greater than our interest in what we did in libya. we went into libya for humanitarian, moral reasons. we did the right thing. we're always better when we do that. we did it with a lot of assistance from the arab world and from our...
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the one obvious factor, of course, is the political instability in the middle east. worries about iran are probably the principle driver of these prices and the speculation surrounding it. ironically, president obama's foreign policy is having an impact economically that is not advantageous to him or the american economy. now, there isn't an easy economic path to lowering oil prices. drilling more, raising efficiency, none of this will have much impact in the short run. for now, as so often in the past, the geopolitics of the middle east, america, israel, iran, is the crucial driver of the fate of the american economy and possibly the fate of this presidency. let's get started. >>> long before he was national security advisor for president jimmy carter, he was a professor, a thinker, a theoryist. with his new book, strategic vision, america and the crisis of global power, he puts his professor cap on again taking a hard look at america's stand and offering up strategic solutions on how to approach this brave new world. welcome. >> fareed, it's good to be with you. >>
the one obvious factor, of course, is the political instability in the middle east. worries about iran are probably the principle driver of these prices and the speculation surrounding it. ironically, president obama's foreign policy is having an impact economically that is not advantageous to him or the american economy. now, there isn't an easy economic path to lowering oil prices. drilling more, raising efficiency, none of this will have much impact in the short run. for now, as so often in...
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diana magnay, cnn, berlin. >>> that's it for this edition of cnn "marketplace middle east." i'm john defterios. thanks for watching. we'll see you next week.
diana magnay, cnn, berlin. >>> that's it for this edition of cnn "marketplace middle east." i'm john defterios. thanks for watching. we'll see you next week.
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"marketplace middle ea "marketplace middle east" is next. @ >>> this week on "market middle east" mulling over syria as the u.n. security council mulls its options, we look at the economy. plus, the ripple effect. an interview with jordan's prime minister on the impact of events in syria on the jordanian economy. after days of debate at the u.n. security meeting on syria the council is still torn on the best approach towards the country. a rare criticism in foreclosure country, qatar calls for al assad to step down. >> translator: our efforts and initiatives, however, have been all useless because the syrian government failed to make any sincere effort to cooperate with us and unfortunately, the only solution available was to kill its own people. the fact of the matter is that bloodshed continued and the killing machine is still at work. >> russia and china, however, oppose the draft resolution, moscow opposes any words which could lead to a u.n.-led military intervention and say promoting dialogue inside the country is a much better solution. the syrian ambassador to the u.n. claimed wes
"marketplace middle ea "marketplace middle east" is next. @ >>> this week on "market middle east" mulling over syria as the u.n. security council mulls its options, we look at the economy. plus, the ripple effect. an interview with jordan's prime minister on the impact of events in syria on the jordanian economy. after days of debate at the u.n. security meeting on syria the council is still torn on the best approach towards the country. a rare criticism in...
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that's it for this edition of "cnn marketplace middle east." thanks for watching. thanks for watching. we'll see you next week. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
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we can't quit the middle east. and when you look at the borders of syria, we can see that these are very strategically important country. >> we know that president obama just late today said the international community cannot be bystanders in his words during these extraordinary events. we'll be all watching very closely to see what steps are taken and when. thank you very much, professor ajami for joining me this evening. >> thank you, kate. >>> seven states are taking the fight over birth control and the new healthcare law to a whole new level. we'll have more details in a minute. >>> sound you'll be able to use your computer to glide along one of the world's most beautiful and remote natural wonders. while some fiber ads use super models, metamucil uses super hard working psyllium fiber, which gels to remove unsexy waste and reduce cholesterol. taking psyllium fiber won't make you a model but you should feel a little more super. metamucil. down with cholesterol. will be giving away passafree copies of the alcoho
we can't quit the middle east. and when you look at the borders of syria, we can see that these are very strategically important country. >> we know that president obama just late today said the international community cannot be bystanders in his words during these extraordinary events. we'll be all watching very closely to see what steps are taken and when. thank you very much, professor ajami for joining me this evening. >> thank you, kate. >>> seven states are taking the...
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reports coming out of the middle east tonight. also, former cia agent telling "outfront" that iran is soon in the process right now of learning from china how to assemble intercontinental ballistic missiles from iran. this is all part of the rising rhetoric that is leading america to have some tough decisions to make. all that coming up, top of the hour. plus, an absolutely amazing and shocking statistic about how much of the stuff that you buy is made in america. as opposed to made in china and probably not what you expected. >> i'm guessing it's not going to be that made in the u.s.a. encouraging, but we'll see. >>> still to come, welfare recipients using their benefits at strip clubs, casinos. plus, the ad we all missed except one small town in nebraska. details next. online dating services can get kind of expensive. so to save-money, i found a new way to get my profile out there. check me out. everybody says i've got a friendly disposition and they love my spinach dip. 5 foot ten. still doing a little exploring... on it. my si
reports coming out of the middle east tonight. also, former cia agent telling "outfront" that iran is soon in the process right now of learning from china how to assemble intercontinental ballistic missiles from iran. this is all part of the rising rhetoric that is leading america to have some tough decisions to make. all that coming up, top of the hour. plus, an absolutely amazing and shocking statistic about how much of the stuff that you buy is made in america. as opposed to made...
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we would be capable of saying to the middle east we frankly don't care what you do. the chinese have a big problem because you ain't going to have any oil. but we would not have to be directly engaged. it's a very different question. first of all, you have to set the stage, i think, here to not be afraid of what might happen in the region. second, we clearly should have our allies -- this is an old-fashioned word -- we have have our allies covertly helping destroy the assad regime. there are plenty of arab-speaking groups that would be quite happy. there are lots of weapons available in the middle east. and i agree with senator santorum's point. this is an administration which, as long as you're america's enemy, you're safe. the only people you have to worry about is if you're an american ally. >> governor? >> i agree with both these gentlemen. it's very understanding you're seeing on the republican platform a very strong commitment to say we're going to say no to iran. it's unacceptable for them to have nuclear weapons. syria is their key ally, the only ally in the
we would be capable of saying to the middle east we frankly don't care what you do. the chinese have a big problem because you ain't going to have any oil. but we would not have to be directly engaged. it's a very different question. first of all, you have to set the stage, i think, here to not be afraid of what might happen in the region. second, we clearly should have our allies -- this is an old-fashioned word -- we have have our allies covertly helping destroy the assad regime. there are...
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. >>> and crisis in the middle east, is iran behind it? i asked a top member of the israeli government? >> they would like to take control of the persian empire and the oil fields in the middle east and to have a nuclear bomb. >> we begin with our big story, latest on whitney houston's tragic death. i want to start by bringing you cnn's don lemon covering the story in los angeles where whitney died saturday night. you've been with us from the start, endless twists and turns. i understand you spoke to the coroner today. what did he tell you? >> i did, piers. i want to be very specific what the coroner said because he warned everyone about the rumors out there. lots of rumors. one i want to point out. he said he's getting calls from all over the world. the dea is now joining this investigation with the coroner because prescription drug meds are killing celebrities in los angeles. he said that is simply not true. that is out there. and another thing, the whole thing about mickey fine, the pharmacist with the michael jackson case. i asked him
. >>> and crisis in the middle east, is iran behind it? i asked a top member of the israeli government? >> they would like to take control of the persian empire and the oil fields in the middle east and to have a nuclear bomb. >> we begin with our big story, latest on whitney houston's tragic death. i want to start by bringing you cnn's don lemon covering the story in los angeles where whitney died saturday night. you've been with us from the start, endless twists and...
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there are lots of weapons available in the middle east. and i agree with senator santorum's point, this is an administration which as long as you're america's enemy, you're safe. you know, the only people you got to worry about is if you're an american ally. >> governor? >> i agree with both these gentlemen. it's very interesting you're seeing on the republican platform a very strong commitment to say we're going to say no to the iran. syria is their key ally, it's their only ally in the arab world and it's their route to the sea. syria provides a shadow over lebanon. syria is providing the armament of hezbollah in lebanon that, of course, threatens israel, our friend and ally. we have very bad news that's come from the middle east over the past several months opinion a lot of it in part because of the feckless leadership of our president, but one little piece of good news, snd that is the key ally of iran, syria, has a leader that's in real trouble, and we ought to grab ahold of that like it's the best thing we've ever seen. there are thi
there are lots of weapons available in the middle east. and i agree with senator santorum's point, this is an administration which as long as you're america's enemy, you're safe. you know, the only people you got to worry about is if you're an american ally. >> governor? >> i agree with both these gentlemen. it's very interesting you're seeing on the republican platform a very strong commitment to say we're going to say no to the iran. syria is their key ally, it's their only ally...
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east. nick? >> many afghans out in the street. protestors were initially peaceful but obviously hating it. in the west of the country, a series of demonstrations which outside the u.s. in which police clashed with protestors. a total of six people dead, 60 injured, one person dying of protest. in the north of the country, another dying in the east. in the capital of kabul, police firing over the heads of the crowd. a total of 70 people injured today in these protests. so deep concerns, really, about tomorrow, and people appear to be coming out day after day despite these freezing temperatures. wondering if fears could really be tempered, especially given that president obama has apologized and they have appealed for calm at this particular point. we also heard from nato commander general john allen, a man normally very calm, considered to have visited troops at a base where yesterday two americans were shot by a man in afghan army uniform where he is seen in conjunction with the protest of
east. nick? >> many afghans out in the street. protestors were initially peaceful but obviously hating it. in the west of the country, a series of demonstrations which outside the u.s. in which police clashed with protestors. a total of six people dead, 60 injured, one person dying of protest. in the north of the country, another dying in the east. in the capital of kabul, police firing over the heads of the crowd. a total of 70 people injured today in these protests. so deep concerns,...
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he this understand it's not good for the greater middle east. they've started to increase their pressure. i think that has to be our option. and i think it's the best option for the united states right now. u.n. resolution is not going to get there with russia and china standing in the way. >> it is not. thank you so much, congressman, for joining us. mike rogers, chairman of the house intelligence committee. >> thanks for having me. >>> up next, our "sound of sunday." highlights from the other sunday morning talk shows. >>> and then "fareed zakaria gps" at the top of the hour. you can see. reds like whole roasted nuts, chewy granola, and real fruit. nature valley trail mix bars. 100% natural. 100% delicious. 100% natural. imagine if you could always see life [music] in the best light. every time of day. outdoors, or in. transitions® lenses automatically filter just the right amount of light. so you see everything the way it is meant to be seen. maybe even a little better. experience life well lit, ask for transitions adaptive lenses. >>> now t
he this understand it's not good for the greater middle east. they've started to increase their pressure. i think that has to be our option. and i think it's the best option for the united states right now. u.n. resolution is not going to get there with russia and china standing in the way. >> it is not. thank you so much, congressman, for joining us. mike rogers, chairman of the house intelligence committee. >> thanks for having me. >>> up next, our "sound of...
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and crisis in the middle east. we'll ask a top member of israeli government. >> they would like to revive the persian empire, take control of the oil fields. it was in the middle east and to have a nuclear bomb. >> we begin with our big story, the latest on whitney houston's tragic death. i'll bring you don lemon, covering the story from los angeles where whitney died on saturday night. he has the latest on the investigation. you've been with us from the start, endless twists and turns but i understand you spoke to the coroner today. what did he tell you? >> i did, piers. i want to be very specific about what the coroner said because he really warned everyone about the rumors that are out there. there are lots of rumors out there. one i want to point out. he's getting calls from all over the world, one of which includes the dea is joining this investigation with the coroner because prescription drug meds are killing celebrities in los angeles. and he said that is simply not true. that is out there. another thing th
and crisis in the middle east. we'll ask a top member of israeli government. >> they would like to revive the persian empire, take control of the oil fields. it was in the middle east and to have a nuclear bomb. >> we begin with our big story, the latest on whitney houston's tragic death. i'll bring you don lemon, covering the story from los angeles where whitney died on saturday night. he has the latest on the investigation. you've been with us from the start, endless twists and...
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east. are gas prices related, everyone agrees that iran is dangerous and must not get a hot weapon. santorum went so far as to say that obama is afraid to stand up to iran. so what do you think about those foreign policy views that we heard last night, ana? >> i thought that was probably the best segment of the debate. it's actually where we saw some contrast and differences between the current administration and when republicans weren't fighting amongst themselves about minute unusual sha, i thought it was a good segment and i think rick santorum is right. for people that should be our allies and doing anything wants that to me, somebody that hails from latin america is very worry some. >> there should be partisan rhetoric and talking points. you can't intellectually with any integrity say that ahmadinejad is focusing on it, even former ambassador nick burns has given the obama administration credit for sanctions. let's understand, listening to rick santorum and his colleagues lecture us a
east. are gas prices related, everyone agrees that iran is dangerous and must not get a hot weapon. santorum went so far as to say that obama is afraid to stand up to iran. so what do you think about those foreign policy views that we heard last night, ana? >> i thought that was probably the best segment of the debate. it's actually where we saw some contrast and differences between the current administration and when republicans weren't fighting amongst themselves about minute unusual...
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do we want another war with the middle east? can we afford it when we're cutting billions and billions of dollars from the pentagon budget? and it's really not something that i think a lot of people in the middle east want at this point. it's the kind of thing where it could get dragged in depending on these different scenarios where something could happen, like a misfiring in the street of hermuz or certain triggers that could happen where you could get a war almost by accident. >> interesting stuff, thanks. thanks, jay. >> thanks, ted. >>> you hate those long airport lines. who doesn't? find identity what's in the works to get you on the plane a lot faster. that coming up next. >>> but before we get to that, it is time for travel insider as cnn reporters and producers, we often have the inside scoop on great places to go. our reynolds wolf knows exactly where to go. he traveled about an hour north of atlanta here where he found one of the oldest gold mines in the country. >> at first impression, you see this beautiful building
do we want another war with the middle east? can we afford it when we're cutting billions and billions of dollars from the pentagon budget? and it's really not something that i think a lot of people in the middle east want at this point. it's the kind of thing where it could get dragged in depending on these different scenarios where something could happen, like a misfiring in the street of hermuz or certain triggers that could happen where you could get a war almost by accident. >>...
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>>> since the arab spring began, there was hope in the middle east. then there was this just last week in egypt. this soccer match erupted into sheer mayhem, killed nearly 80 fans, thousands injured. cla clashes spread across egypt and lasted for days. the rise of violence is a sign that hope from the arab spring is withering or spoiling. this is an egyptian blogger who is here in atlanta for an egyptian forum. thank you. >> thank you. >> i wanted to just begin with the images from that soccer match in egypt. and you sit here with a bracelet with january 25 on your hand. when we see images like this, the sheer violence. this wasn't just about soccer, was it? >> unfortunately, violence has been going on all over the country for a while now, and i believe it's somehow politically motivated to make it credible that a year ago, in his famous speech, he was trying to make a revolution, and he said it's either me or cape. i think he's still running things but behind the scenes. former members of the ngb, all the businessmen whose business was dependent on h
>>> since the arab spring began, there was hope in the middle east. then there was this just last week in egypt. this soccer match erupted into sheer mayhem, killed nearly 80 fans, thousands injured. cla clashes spread across egypt and lasted for days. the rise of violence is a sign that hope from the arab spring is withering or spoiling. this is an egyptian blogger who is here in atlanta for an egyptian forum. thank you. >> thank you. >> i wanted to just begin with the...
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a middle east nuclear arms race is israel, for the region and dangerous for us. that's what i think all of this talk is right now about where israel is. >> and would you support an israeli strike on iran? >> i think a unilateral strike by israel is not helpful. it takes middle east allies to the united states and makes them have to oppose israel. it comes with a pretty high cost. now, we have a defense treaty that will support israel if they're attacked and we will live up to that. i would hope that we could do this if necessary to try to slow the program, sanctions are taking hold. the u.s. congress passed tough sanctions. >> right. of course. >> that's really starting to take hold. the one thing that's miss r here, we're not sure if iran really believes when the administration says everything is on the table. if we can make them believe everything is on the table with sanctions, meaning the possibility of military strikes, that could be the thing that tips us over and backs them down. >> it sounds reasonable, although interesting david sanger at "the new york t
a middle east nuclear arms race is israel, for the region and dangerous for us. that's what i think all of this talk is right now about where israel is. >> and would you support an israeli strike on iran? >> i think a unilateral strike by israel is not helpful. it takes middle east allies to the united states and makes them have to oppose israel. it comes with a pretty high cost. now, we have a defense treaty that will support israel if they're attacked and we will live up to that....
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within just 24 hours most of these roses will end up in europe, the middle east and in japan. barry says a year ago he used to export around 50% of his output. now he exports as much as 70%. orders are going up, he says, because the rupee has gone down. >> it indicates it increases. there's more deman. we can supply more of what we produce. we will increase the volume of exports. >> reporter: the rupee fell around 14% versus the dollar last year. >> when compared to countries like china or bangladesh, we were always close to anything between 7% to 10% more expensive than those countries. with this, 8% edge that we get, we are not cheaper, we get on to the same playing field with these countries. i think it should help the indian exporters boost sales. >> reporter: he says that may not be enough for india to meet its export target for $300 billion this financial year, given the situation in the u.s. and europe. >> it's just like a perfect rose. >> reporter: demand within india is soaring says this woman who founded this flower shop 30 years ago. she says local florists are just
within just 24 hours most of these roses will end up in europe, the middle east and in japan. barry says a year ago he used to export around 50% of his output. now he exports as much as 70%. orders are going up, he says, because the rupee has gone down. >> it indicates it increases. there's more deman. we can supply more of what we produce. we will increase the volume of exports. >> reporter: the rupee fell around 14% versus the dollar last year. >> when compared to countries...
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>> well, syria is russia's biggest ally in the middle east. they are home to russia's last remaining naval base in the mediterranean. they're also a big trading partner with ru shachlt they just inc.ed a $500 billion deal for earn parts, so they're a pretty important strategic and economic ally for russia, and russia doesn't want to give that up, that foothold in the middle east. it's a strategic play for ru shorthand they have elections comings up next month and vladimir putin doesn't want to seem weak with the west. >> with all this video coming out and the world watching this, doesn't this put russia in a precarious position, yeah, they want to help out their buddy and partner, but to what end? ? certainly it becomes more and more embarrassing and that's what you see with the u.s. and the west. they bring up resolution after resolution, embarrassing russia, say, look, this is really getting bad. do you really want to be supporting this guy assad. you notice last time they brought up the united nations resolution last week, even though they
>> well, syria is russia's biggest ally in the middle east. they are home to russia's last remaining naval base in the mediterranean. they're also a big trading partner with ru shachlt they just inc.ed a $500 billion deal for earn parts, so they're a pretty important strategic and economic ally for russia, and russia doesn't want to give that up, that foothold in the middle east. it's a strategic play for ru shorthand they have elections comings up next month and vladimir putin doesn't...
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together the three gulf airlines are spreading their routes from the middle east to the far reaches of asia and africa, retracing the ancient silk road in the sky. leone knee lakhani, cnn, dubai. >> those airlines of course have to deal with bad weather and the historic snowfall this winter across central and southern europe may now be melting too rapidly. that's raising concerns of widespread spring floods. meteorologist ivan cabrera is live at the cnn weather center to explain. ivan, it sounds like we went from one huge problem to another different kind of problem. >> the warmer it gets, the faster the problem is going to be exacerbated here. we'll watch the temperatures closely. you're absolutely right. the danube is going to be the culprit if we have significant issues. this is the water weigh that has been frozen. we have the chunks of ice dislodging as a result of the thawing. my concern is not that. it's all the snow that has fallen in and around this region here. we're talking about meters and record amount of snow. we've been showing you the scenes from there. if we have enoug
together the three gulf airlines are spreading their routes from the middle east to the far reaches of asia and africa, retracing the ancient silk road in the sky. leone knee lakhani, cnn, dubai. >> those airlines of course have to deal with bad weather and the historic snowfall this winter across central and southern europe may now be melting too rapidly. that's raising concerns of widespread spring floods. meteorologist ivan cabrera is live at the cnn weather center to explain. ivan, it...
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the price also spikes up when rogue nations like iran make threatening noises and the middle east erupts. it rises because the american economy is growing again. just yesterday president obama tried to call out his critics. >> there are no silver bullets short-term when it comes to gas prices. and anybody who says otherwise isn't telling the truth. anybody who tells you that we can drill our way out of this problem doesn't know what they're talking about. >> that may or may not be, just in case you only think we're keeping republicans honest. keeping the president honest, campaigning didn't stop when he was running for president. >> on gas prices, john mccain's part of the problem. mcand bush support a drilling plan -- mccain will give more tax breaks. he's voted with bush 95% of the time. barack obama will make energy an urgent priority. >> in fairness, mr. obama's plan for energy differs sharply from the gop talking points. but it's based on the same assumption that presidential policy makes a difference at the pump. he wasn't the first democratic candidate to do what republicans are d
the price also spikes up when rogue nations like iran make threatening noises and the middle east erupts. it rises because the american economy is growing again. just yesterday president obama tried to call out his critics. >> there are no silver bullets short-term when it comes to gas prices. and anybody who says otherwise isn't telling the truth. anybody who tells you that we can drill our way out of this problem doesn't know what they're talking about. >> that may or may not be,...
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that's it for this edition of marketplace middle east. thanks for watching.
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east. when i talk to members of congress, whether democrat or republican, there is almost the universal consensus that americans want to reduce our entanglements, our military entanglements in the middle east and bombing iran would of course prolong our entanlements. >> we have to leave it there. thank you. >>> a look back at the impact don cornelius can had on pop culture with his ground breaking television show "soul train" longest syndicated show in history. >>> pan moan yum and violence breaking out in a soccer match in egypt. dozens are killed. more on that ahead. diesel self-serve fix a flat jumper cables 5% cashback right now, get 5% cashback at gas stations. it pays to discover. have 46 grams of whole grains... mmmm. ...and a touch of sweetness. you'll be delighted to discover how good they taste. get your free sample of quaker oatmeal squares on facebook. when we were determined toe of quaksee it through.res here's an update on the progress. we're paying for all spill related clean
east. when i talk to members of congress, whether democrat or republican, there is almost the universal consensus that americans want to reduce our entanglements, our military entanglements in the middle east and bombing iran would of course prolong our entanlements. >> we have to leave it there. thank you. >>> a look back at the impact don cornelius can had on pop culture with his ground breaking television show "soul train" longest syndicated show in history....
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tension in the middle east shows the new focus for the u.s. military that means some troops in other places like germany are ready to come home. americans are always ready to work hard for a better future. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relationship. together for your future. ♪ >>> if you like mind twisting movies, we have two for your pleasure this weekend. our movie critic and movies.com is here to help us out. good to see you. hey. okay. so you're joining us from los angeles today, per usual. let's start with "the woman in black." oh, boy. so i saw the trailer earlier. looks very creepy and scary. this is from our old harry potter. maybe one of the first movies he's done since the whole harry potter series. yes? >> it is absolutely. this is his first
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syria is iran's only ally in the middle east. this is a critical point of confrontation. >> so do you consider what is going on in syria a threat to u.s. strategic interests? is it a threat to us in any way? >> it is a threat. and just in the terms of what the ambassador just laid out, it's an opportunity. if you have an effective regime change in syria, you take the only ally in the world away from them. now, the real dark scenario is that you stay in this stasis. what we're seeing now bleeding into syria, particularly from iraq, is al qaeda and fundamentalism and as long as this stays frozen, you'll see the opposition, i fear, take on more of this characteristic and that can't be good. >> well, stasis as you put it, or status quo, whatever you want to call it, it doesn't sound like it's going anywhere. it sounds like it's going to continue. the u.n., what good is it at this point because what do we do? >> the u.n. can't do anything at this point or never could in this situation. the trouble is, you don't really have a leader of
syria is iran's only ally in the middle east. this is a critical point of confrontation. >> so do you consider what is going on in syria a threat to u.s. strategic interests? is it a threat to us in any way? >> it is a threat. and just in the terms of what the ambassador just laid out, it's an opportunity. if you have an effective regime change in syria, you take the only ally in the world away from them. now, the real dark scenario is that you stay in this stasis. what we're seeing...
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they watch what happens in the middle east and they are starting to make their own arrangements because they have to remain in the neighborhood. and we still continue to have this very looming problem that ambassador crocker pointed out and that is sanctuary in pakistan for the taliban and others. but have no doubt, if afghanistan reverts to a chaotic situation you will see al qaeda come back and it again be a base eventually of attacks on the united states of america. >> i have two more countries i want to cover here, if i can the couple minutes we have left. senator graham, first to you, i want to talk about egypt which is not allowing i think about seven americans to get out of there because egypt, the egypt military government's wanting to try them, ngo folks, nongovernment organization, including secretary lahood's son. when will we -- when will this come to some fruition? the administration says we're talking. when is this over? >> well, i'm hoping it will be over soon. they're being charged under ngo law, a holdover law from the mubarak administration that clamped down on any eff
they watch what happens in the middle east and they are starting to make their own arrangements because they have to remain in the neighborhood. and we still continue to have this very looming problem that ambassador crocker pointed out and that is sanctuary in pakistan for the taliban and others. but have no doubt, if afghanistan reverts to a chaotic situation you will see al qaeda come back and it again be a base eventually of attacks on the united states of america. >> i have two more...
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. >> he also said that iran has the largest supply of ballistic missiles in the middle east and that they could one day be capable of carrying weapons of mass destruction. this is footage of iran's test missiles which they do like on show to the world to show the tower of their program and the country is working in intercontinental ballistic missiles, as well, developing them to deliver for 2,000 miles. and consider this, high ranking israeli official said earlier this month that iran is working on missiles with a range of some 6,000 miles. that is far enough to hit the united states of america. now, an expert that we spoke with said that fitting an intercontinental ballistic missile could take months or years. but it is important to note that experts also tell us that israel may be exaggerating iran's long range missile capability. but on a smaller but perhaps much more real and frightening scale, iran could attack the united states in a much more fearsome way. the top intelligence officer for the new york police department, the nypd, said this week in an op-ed that iran's next targ
. >> he also said that iran has the largest supply of ballistic missiles in the middle east and that they could one day be capable of carrying weapons of mass destruction. this is footage of iran's test missiles which they do like on show to the world to show the tower of their program and the country is working in intercontinental ballistic missiles, as well, developing them to deliver for 2,000 miles. and consider this, high ranking israeli official said earlier this month that iran is...
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east arms race -- nuclear arms race in the middle east, that they are going to have to do something. if you look at it through their perspective, they have a hard choice to make here. >> did you try to disabuse them of their perspective, the top military commander, chairman of the joint chiefs said about a week ago, it wouldn't be prudent, they need to wait, give sanctions more time. do you think the prime minister of israel would do this, say, in a month or two regardless of what the united states thinks? >> i think that they believe, it's their calculus that the administration, when they say because of those public comments that they should wait and do other things, is not serious about a real military consequence to iran moving forward with its nuclear program, so given that, i think they believe they are going to have to make a decision based on what's good for their national security interests aside from what they think might be good for the united states, so i do think they believe they are going to have to make a decision on their own, given the current posture of the united s
east arms race -- nuclear arms race in the middle east, that they are going to have to do something. if you look at it through their perspective, they have a hard choice to make here. >> did you try to disabuse them of their perspective, the top military commander, chairman of the joint chiefs said about a week ago, it wouldn't be prudent, they need to wait, give sanctions more time. do you think the prime minister of israel would do this, say, in a month or two regardless of what the...
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a middle east nuclear arms race is israel, for the region and dangerous for us. that's what i think all of this talk is right now about where israel is. >> and would you support an israeli strike on iran? >> i think a unilateral strike by israel is not helpful. it takes middle east allies to the united states and makes them have to oppose israel. it comes with a pretty high cost. now, we have a defense treaty that will support israel if they're attacked and we will live up to that. i would hope that we could do this if necessary to try to slow the program, sanctions are taking hold. the u.s. congress passed tough sanctions. >> right. of course. >> that's really starting to take hold. the one thing that's miss r here, we're not sure if iran really believes when the administration says everything is on the table. if we can make them believe everything is on the table with sanctions, meaning the possibility of military strikes, that could be the thing that tips us over and backs them down. >> it sounds reasonable, although interesting david sanger at "the new york t
a middle east nuclear arms race is israel, for the region and dangerous for us. that's what i think all of this talk is right now about where israel is. >> and would you support an israeli strike on iran? >> i think a unilateral strike by israel is not helpful. it takes middle east allies to the united states and makes them have to oppose israel. it comes with a pretty high cost. now, we have a defense treaty that will support israel if they're attacked and we will live up to that....
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it takes middle east allies to the united states and makes them have to oppose israel. it comes with a pretty high cost. now, we have a defense treaty that will support israel if they're attacked and we will live up to that. i would hope that we could do this if necessary to try to slow the program, sanctions are taking hold. the u.s. congress passed tough sanctions. >> right. of course. >> that's really starting to take hold. the one thing that is missing here is we're not sure that iran really believes when the administration says everything is on the table. if we can make them believe everything is on the table with sanctions, meaning the possibility of military strikes, that could be the thing that tips us over and backs them down. >> it sounds reasonable, as you say it, although interesting, david sangar, a friend of mine at the "new york times," has talked about in an election year, we always hear the rhetoric turn up on iran. here's a quick sense of what i mean this year and other election years. >> we cannot tolerate a nuclear iran. it would with a game changer.
it takes middle east allies to the united states and makes them have to oppose israel. it comes with a pretty high cost. now, we have a defense treaty that will support israel if they're attacked and we will live up to that. i would hope that we could do this if necessary to try to slow the program, sanctions are taking hold. the u.s. congress passed tough sanctions. >> right. of course. >> that's really starting to take hold. the one thing that is missing here is we're not sure...
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east. when i talked to members of congress, whether democrats or republican, there's a universal consensus that americans want to reduce our entanglements, military entanglements in the middle east. bombing iran would prolong the entanglements. >> we have to leave it there. fran, appreciate you being on. karim, thank you as well. a look back at the impact don cornelius had with his show "soul train." longest syndicated show in history. >>> also, incredible images of pandemonium and violence breaking out following a soccer match in egypt. dozens killed. more on that ahead. evevilil p pririncncee bobollllywywoooodd 3-3-dd shsharark k atattatack nened d ththe e hehead 5%5% c casashbhbacackk ririghght t nonow,w, g getet 5 k onon m movovieies.s. itit p payays s toto d di. and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. [ woman ] lower cholesterol. [ man 2 ] yummy. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste and whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. tha
east. when i talked to members of congress, whether democrats or republican, there's a universal consensus that americans want to reduce our entanglements, military entanglements in the middle east. bombing iran would prolong the entanglements. >> we have to leave it there. fran, appreciate you being on. karim, thank you as well. a look back at the impact don cornelius had with his show "soul train." longest syndicated show in history. >>> also, incredible images of...
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you know, this is a result of a lot of the disruptions that are going on in the middle east. but it is also true what newt gingrich and some of the president's critics are saying, that this is a president who's been very hostile to domestic oil and gas development. a good example being the reduction in permits to do offshore drilling. we also saw what happened with the keystone pipeline. if you want to see the chickens come home to roost, that's reflected partly in higher gas prices. of course yesterday when the president gave his talk about high oil and gas prices, he said he wanted to actually increase the tax on the oil and gas companies which is not going to lead to more development. >> but he also said, and we've done the research that show that production has increased under this president. demand for oil in the united states has been flat. so what's the problem? what's the mathematical problem? >> okay. that's a really good point, ali, and it is true that our oil and gas development is way up. way up in the last five years. the issue is, though, that most of those perm
you know, this is a result of a lot of the disruptions that are going on in the middle east. but it is also true what newt gingrich and some of the president's critics are saying, that this is a president who's been very hostile to domestic oil and gas development. a good example being the reduction in permits to do offshore drilling. we also saw what happened with the keystone pipeline. if you want to see the chickens come home to roost, that's reflected partly in higher gas prices. of course...
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people have been afraid of this for as long as i've been covering the middle east. that's 30 years. people have been worried about this kind of wholesale civil war in syria. now we seem to be slipping toward it and it scares people. >> and it's important that you're using that word slaughter. file like sometimes in these situations we tend to engage in hyperbole, the media sometimes not always knowing and you covering it for 30 years, it's significant for everybody watching. >> i want to get your reaction on what john mccain sachltd here he is. >> i thinking we should have a contact group, a joint coalition and also we should consider all options including arming the opposition. it's got stop. >> if the united states got involved -- we were just going through the syrian military. it's a serious military, a well armed military. would we have to accept that we would have to have troops on the ground and american lives at stake? >> this risks being a big war. this is not the ragtag libyan army of moammar gadhafi. as you say, this is big. in addition, they have chemical weapons, it has
people have been afraid of this for as long as i've been covering the middle east. that's 30 years. people have been worried about this kind of wholesale civil war in syria. now we seem to be slipping toward it and it scares people. >> and it's important that you're using that word slaughter. file like sometimes in these situations we tend to engage in hyperbole, the media sometimes not always knowing and you covering it for 30 years, it's significant for everybody watching. >> i...
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east. and the other part is, of course, if the principle is established that when you have protests in the street the u.n. secures council can go in and intervene while there are protests on the streets in moscow, there are protests on the street in st. peters burg. >> turn you attention to the presidential campaign and foreign policy issues. i had a conversation with rick santorum yesterday after he said in a speech in indiana that the united states is throwing israel under the bus because he has a long-term plan to make friends with iran. i pressed him on that. i want you to listen. >> the president who fought tooth and nail against putting sanctions on iran and only ca pit lated at the end. this is a president who is not standing by our allies, is trying to appease, trying to find a way to allow -- clearly to allow iran to get a nuclear weapon. he's doing absolutely nothing in a consequential way to make sure they do not get this weapon. >> does that match up with the facts? >> reporter:
east. and the other part is, of course, if the principle is established that when you have protests in the street the u.n. secures council can go in and intervene while there are protests on the streets in moscow, there are protests on the street in st. peters burg. >> turn you attention to the presidential campaign and foreign policy issues. i had a conversation with rick santorum yesterday after he said in a speech in indiana that the united states is throwing israel under the bus...
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china needs to put in more efforts to delay the western advance in the middle east. the political landscape in the middle east is becoming unfavorable to china doing nothing is not an option. and today's za man, what now in syria? neither a neo-imperil list intervention nor the continuation of the current dictatorship is an option in syria. a challenge is to find a third way that will ensure the rebuilding of syria as a democratic, plural list and prosperous country. lots of talk but no one's got a clue what's going to happen next. >> it's quite a guessing game for all of us. max, thanks. >>> next hour a $26 billion settlement will be announced between the nation's largest banks and nearly every state in the country. underwater homeowners getting a check, and while some say, hey, it's about time, critics say the settlement money is peanuts. and where is this money coming from anyway? cnn's christine romans is live in new york. a lot of mixed feelings on this. >> this is the biggest industry government settlement since the big tobacco settlement of 1998, kyra. in shee
china needs to put in more efforts to delay the western advance in the middle east. the political landscape in the middle east is becoming unfavorable to china doing nothing is not an option. and today's za man, what now in syria? neither a neo-imperil list intervention nor the continuation of the current dictatorship is an option in syria. a challenge is to find a third way that will ensure the rebuilding of syria as a democratic, plural list and prosperous country. lots of talk but no one's...
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people have been afraid of this for as long as i've been covering the middle east. that's 30 years. people have been worried about this kind of wholesale civil war in syria. now we seem to be slipping toward it and it scares people. >> and it's important that you're using that word slaughter. ial feel like sometimes in these situations, we tend to engage in hyperbole, the need yeah sometimes not always knowing and you covering it for 30 years, it's significant for everybody watching. >> i want to get your reaction on what john mccain said. here he is. >> i thinking we should have a contact group, a joint coalition and also we should consider all options including arming the opposition. the blood letting has got to stop. >> if the united states got involved -- we were just going through the syrian military. it's a serious military, a well armed military. would we have to accept that we would have to have troops on the ground and american lives at stake? >> this risks being a big war. this is not the ragtag libyan army of moammar gadhafi. the syrian army is big, as you say, over 300,0
people have been afraid of this for as long as i've been covering the middle east. that's 30 years. people have been worried about this kind of wholesale civil war in syria. now we seem to be slipping toward it and it scares people. >> and it's important that you're using that word slaughter. ial feel like sometimes in these situations, we tend to engage in hyperbole, the need yeah sometimes not always knowing and you covering it for 30 years, it's significant for everybody watching....