Friday News Roundup - International
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-10-19/friday-news-roundup-international
Syrian rebels get anti-aircraft weapons. Libya singles out an Islamist leader in the Benghazi raid. And Iranian hackers renew attacks on U.S. banks. James Kitfield of National Journal, Indira Lakshmanan of Bloomberg News and Matt Frei of the UK's Channel 4 News join Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories.
Guests
James Kitfield
senior correspondent for National Journal.
Indira Lakshmanan
senior correspondent covering foreign policy for Bloomberg News.
Matt Frei
Washington correspondent of the U.K.'s Channel 4 News.
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For the Oct. 19th news roundup - Presidential Debate
I have watched all of the debates and the thing I find most troubling is the bullying of the moderators, especially by Romney. He seems to think that the rules do not apply to him. He continually over talked and steam rolled the moderators to make sure he retained or took over the floor. This entitlement of the “rules don’t apply to me” and "I’m too important or special to held to them or to civility" is a hallmark of Narcissism. This was evident at the Al Smith dinner last night also. What concerns me the most is if the behavior he is displaying now is being tapped down so he can garner votes, what will he do to our country if he becomes the head of the most powerful country in the world? This thought is frightening. Ellen from Texas
Why are we so fixated about "binders" of women while ignoring his actual performance in bringing women into his administration?
I want to know why is it that NOBODY is talking about the "real time" Bain/Romney deportation of jobs to China. As we speak Sensata , a company most likely that benefited from saving the car companies because they make car sensors, is in the process of shutting down(SUCCESSFUL company) and deporting jobs to China. One G. Romney brings China up CONSTANTLY to P.Obama and Two...the MOST important reason to be talking about this...you CANNOT say you are a Job Creator for THIS country and still be doing THIS and not want to close the tax incentive to do so...which by the way, he pretended he never heard of during the first debate..thank you
THIS IS the very reason we have a jobs deficit. End of story
i thought iran had been pushing for and supporting a syrian cease fire months ago, just that the msm is just starting to report about iran supporting a cease fire
This government phenomena of "taking responsibility" or being "sanctioned" or any of the other stupid euphemism that the PEOPLES employees use to get away with corruption or malpractice is really just a slap in the face to those of us that want accountability. No one is fired, hardly anyone resigns no matter how many die or how much money is lost. Taking responsibility with no cost or consequence means nothing.
Dear Diane,
Will you be discussing the peace talks between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrilla in your international news program today? If not, would you please do it soon so Americans can be informed about this important process, the roots of the conflict, the FARC drug connections, and the heavy price Colombians have been paying for all this for decades. Thank you!
Pat Fisher
Columbia, MD
Thank you panel and Diane for your frankness and complexity in the discussion of North Africa and the Near East today. My perception is that Diane has demanded that the intelligence of her listening audience be respected in recent weeks and that the DRShow educational role has been enhanced. The brigade commander mentioned as "being present" during the attack that killed Ambassador Stephens is a CIA asset who was injected (from Falls Church) just as General Younis was assassinated. CIA Director David Petreaus testified before Congress that a protest began the events in Bengazi (before Rice said this at the UN). He was mistaken, or was concealing information. His asset was present at said attack.
I travel very frequently to Europe (France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and the UK, actually London). The people I meet, in university and government circles, anticipate a potential Romney presidency with tremendous trepidation. They fear a return to the Bush/Cheney years of adventures abroad (Irak, for instance) and blind support for one side (the Zionists in Israel) on the Palestine issue. There is no doubt that Obama was and is still perceived as a welcome departure from an arrogant stance and bullying attitude rightly or wrongly attributed to the former US government. I, myself, am uncomfortable with the attitude displayed by Mr. Romney in the debates and the diverse and often completely contradictory opinions he seems to hold on every issue...
Webster Tarpley has connected the offending video (Innocence of Muslims) to the Romney campaign. Guns and Butter (KPFA show of 10/19) had a discussion about Mormon cabals within our intelligence agencies.
Shame on the Taliban for what they've done to that young girl! Absolute heartless!
pp: By your standard Romney/Ryan should abandon public life and be glad to keep a smidgen of their millions.
Suggest you bring Susan Lindauer on the show .....
elocart- Romney's foreign policy monologue Monday night is going to be as outrageous as a Spaulding Gray show: Funnier than Colbert. But brainwashed debt worsippers will not get the jokes. Obama makes an excellent straight man, a la Dean and Jerry.
Your guest was correct, the Taliban's greatest enemies are ideas. Thought is a powerful weapon to use against any restrictive, regressive regimes.
Matt Frei should be a regular on DRShow.
Too late for today's show, but still but post this comment:
I wish people would quit referring to the consulate in Benghazi as our "embassy"! Our embassy in Libya is located in the capital of Tripoli, and any added security would be provided there ... not likely at a consulate like Benghazi! Hindsight is always 20/20, as the first 9/11 attack sadly taught us, but we never heard the President or Secretary of State accept responsibility at that time!
L Piro wrote:
"Why are we so fixated about "binders" of women while ignoring his actual performance in bringing women into his administration?"
......because his actual record of hiring at Bain was devoid of females in leadership roles, and his consideration of females while Governor of Massachusetts was not his idea - it was brought to his attention and to the intention of his opponent in the race for governor by an outside women's group....NOT even persons in his campaign at the time.
After Romney left Bain, Bain's record "improved" to 4 females out of 49 slots......not bad considering that women comprise 51% of the population and an even higher percentage of workers.
For all the NPR Haters,
Calling/writing in to say that Diane or her panel or NPR take a biased approach to any topic is so off-putting as to be offensive. It's too bad that educated people interpret presenting the multiple sides of every point is somehow slanted to one stance. I can understand UNeducated people taking such a view.
The solution is to not contribute to public anything, turn the radio/TV to some other channel, don't listen to see other points of view. If you just want one side of everything, the radio is full of shock jock material, particularly adjusted to get people to listen without thinking - for $$$$$.
Bill O'Reilly said it best when he indicated there are millions to be made in the media by just blasting out upsetting material.
It is my understanding that Taliban humanoids are against music ... all music. That is all I need to know in order to be against them ... all of them.
@acnorris
If the ambassador is operating out of a consulate, then there is where the security should be. I don't buy the argument that the Marine detachment is only there to guard the building. Yes, the ambassador has a private security detail, but in a situation like that - especially given the instability in Cyrenaica, you do what you have to do to protect the people - and especially the ambassador. I agree with what was said on this program about turning our embassies into fortresses. Back in the 80s, the two embassies in Bonn that were just totally locked down were the US embassy and the Israeli embassy. I was in Class B uniform, had gone through security, was walking down the hallway in the US embassy, and some lady came by and wanted to look in our briefcases to see "if there were any bombs" - that['s how paranoid these people were. And yet, Bonn had this huge housing area, just wide open, with a single police car staked out at the entrance 24/7. Really creepy.
The three reporters today vigorously proclaimed the US Government's ignorance of what was happened in Benghazi until much later. Frankly they sound like state department press aides.
Maybe they and the State Dept. should have read a McClatchy newspaper or website.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/09/13/168415/no-protest-before-benghazi-...
People made fun of Lyndon Johnson's rack of televisions so he could watch the 6:30 pm news on all three networks but maybe he was on to something there. Sometimes the media (even stringers!) gets it both first and right!