office control foreign intelligence was one. the other one briefly learned was that if you're going to operate overseas it is a whole bunch cheaper to have aircraft carriers than to have to hope that you can get ground basis from which to operate. on that note the british british very very very poor at learning the lessons of anything broadly speaking because they're going to face up to the truth about anything the politicians if they can will draw the long wrong conclusions from everything and blair got us involved in war after war after war beyond british capabilities we were put into whole battles where we did not have the combat power to do that we were putting to hell man we did not have the combat power to do that one rages in vain against this. not because of any censorship not because of any oppression or the fact that i will walk out of here and get beaten over the head for my opinions because very simply my opinions and my statements of fact will be ignored because they're too inconvenient. thank you. to a substantial

office control foreign intelligence that was one. the other one they briefly learned was that if you're going to operate overseas british very very very poor at learning the lessons of anything the politicians if they can will draw the wrong conclusions from everything i'm glad got us involved in war after war after war beyond british capabilities we were put into whole battles for we did not have the contact part to do that we were put into hell memory did not have the combat power to do that one rages inveighing against this. not because of any censorship not because of any oppression or the fact that i will walk out of here and get beaten over the head for my opinions because very simply my opinions and my statements of fact will be ignored because they're too inconvenient he bitch and i thank you. to a substantial degree and one form or another socialism has spread the shadow of human regimentation over most of the nations of the earth and the shadow is an approaching a whole different. to leave early twenty first century militar

office controlled foreign intelligence that was one. the other one briefly learned was that if you're going to operate overseas british very very very poor at learning the lessons of anything the politicians if they can draw the wrong conclusions from everything i'm glad got us involved in war after war after war beyond british capabilities we were put into whole battles where we did not have the combat power to do that we were put into hell memory did not have the combat power to do that one rages in vain against this. not because of any censorship not because of any oppression or the fact that i will walk out of here and get beaten for my opinions because very simply my opinions and my statements of fact will be ignored because they're too inconvenient. thank you. for sure is that so much of the experience i mean to say show me even if i live here it's a time finally when we should value measurements welby industries such as g.d.p. and other governments. exactly how in the russian capital good to have you with us top stories now this

the war the foreign office lost the power to distribute secret intelligence after that it went straight to the joint intelligence committee how much to the issue of the falkland islands and their ownership feature in this policy we're going to balance that

syria's top diplomat in london was summoned to the foreign office to be told the massacre was an evil and sickening crime , and threatened against robust action against syria if the regime does not cease its violence. >> being summoned to the foreign office is a well understood part of the diplomatic ritual, a way to express anger and urged better behavior. the trouble is, the syrian government has so far shown itself and death to almost all diplomacy and most government run the world are finding it difficult to agree on other options. >> so what are some of the options to increase pressure on the assad regime? some call for international military intervention. it is clear the major powers have no intention of getting drawn in. what about arming opposition groups? qatar and saudi arabia actively supporting, but other countries reject that approach. diplomacy has so far failed to end the bloodshed. the foreign secretary in moscow today is a blunt and leak in his assessment. the kofi annan cease-fire plan is the only hope for syria. >> the alternatives is a the kofi annan plan or ever i

and that was the foreign office told but that didn't stop the city because the bureaucracy has its own way of doing things you know how trendy this country is and every charge is off in one direction at that time the big thing was oh well we must share our imperial past and then everyone is going to like us again. i can see the full interview with historian and author hugh because now and fifteen minutes here on our team. israel is taking new steps to show itself from its arab neighbors meaning further isolation having already walled off the palestinians of georgia state is now seeking to do the same with a lebanese artist falsely reports from israel. while the israeli army says it is building this seven need to hire a cement wall between israel and lebanon to prevent firing from lebanon into northern israel now over the past year and a half there have been and number of incidents just last week a man crossed over the border with his two children from lebanon but a much more deadly example was last year when a number of people were killed during commemorations when they came too close

. >> i received messages from number 10, number 11, home office, foreign office. >> welcome to g.m.t. i'm stephen sackur. also in the program, scloid said to have mounted yesterday's suicide bombing in damascus. and in the breivik trial as a relative of a victim throws a shoe at the killer. it's 7:00 a.m. in washington, d.c. and 2:00 p.m. in athens and midday in london where in the last couple of hours a compelling piece of political drama has been unfolding at the legislativeson inquiry set up in the hacking scandal. today they have been hearing testimony from rebekah brooks. until last year rupert murdoch's editor at the "news of the world" and "the sun." and peter has been following developments >> the witness today is mrs. rebekah brooks. >> thank you. >> rebekah brooks was once thought of as one of the most powerful you know what i mean britain. as editor of the former "news of the world," she this be youngest editor and went on to become chief executive of rupert murdoch's papers. so had she received messages from some when she resigned? >> i received messages from number 10, nu

maybe not personally, but with the foreign office. it would be their decision ultimately. what is the government's decision as to whether or not someone should be uninvited? >> buckingham palace is keen to stress, but this isn't a guest list that has been kwan you up by the queen this. guest list has been worked out very carefully in conjunction with the british foreign office, the british government. all sovereign leaders from around the world have been invited also. so, with no picking and choosing, that is really because the queen has always seen herself as stand ago part from any political or diplomatic row. so, on the advice of the government, everybody was invited, and there was no picking and choosing. buckingham palace has been very keen to stress that. >> ok, thank you very much indeed. i'm going to take you to athens live, because greece's newly sworn-in parliament, remember those pictures from the presidential palace only yesterday, as they were all taking the oath of office? well, the parliament is filled now, so an election will be called. that's likely to be

the dirty war prime minister calla in the foreign office to try and sell the idea of selling out the island those he said. to a bunch of bleeping fascists. and that was the foreign office told but that didn't stop because the bureaucracy has its own way of doing things you know how trendy this country is and every charge is off in one direction at that time the big thing was oh well we must share our imperial past and then everyone is going to like us again. and you can see the full interview with the historian and author hubert in five minutes here on t but for now look i promise i'm going to go to the arena now i live in the aussie business that's good to see you as usual you don't have very good news for me i understand some unemployment rates in europe suddenly making the news what can you tell us which country is the worst hire henri i know i don't really have many positive news talk about but when it comes to the worst that's actually spain but that's not the latest news the latest news that came out was in fact about it's silly and that employment right there that's well for y

behind the headlines: american foreign service officers in beijing. >> hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, the changing u.s. population. for the first time in the country's history, most newborns are being born to families of color. new census bureau data show that last year just more than 50% of americans up to the age of one were black, hispanic or other minority groups. that's up from just below 50% from the year before. the largest and fastest growing minority group in the country is hispanics. non-hispanic whites will be outnumbered in the u.s. by the year 2042. one of the biggest factors in this demographic change is age. whites are the oldest group with median age over 42, while hispanics' median age of 28 places them in their prime childbearing years. what's the most important political issue congresswoman norton affected by think sea change of united states becoming majority-minority company. >> we best make haste because the new majority is the least well educated to compete

speaker, the foreign office, we're a bit per teshed about this. they started briefing, and said, all the chip the on one card, it turned out not to be the eighth, it was an error of judgment and not what was advised. you can tell whether he was advised to see perfect hollande. i think we can all concur after today, the prime minister has a habit of shooting from the hip. i think that's certainly true. the reality is, the reason why we didn't get the conclusions of this summit and the action we needed is that the international community is divided, not united as the prime minister said. it's divided between those who believe we must have a decisive shift toward growth, president obama now joined by president hollande, and those who believe the answer lies in more of the same. the german chancellor and this prime minister. for two years he's been the high priest of austerity. he's been telling the world that austerity alone is the answer. now, of course the recognition has dawned that it isn't working. he finds himself on the wrong side of the argum

. >> assistant secretary hammer explained that foreign service officers are also called diplomats. they're assigned to work at one of the more than 250 embassies, consulates, or diplomatic missions the u.s. maintains in foreign countries. what's the difference between an embassy, consulate, and a mission? >> they all seem to do the same kinds of things, but an embassy usually is in the capital of that country. it's our main representation to a foreign country. consulates are usually in the smaller cities. with regards to missions, missions are more sort of delegations that we have to a particular international organization. for example, in geneva, where there are a lot of u.n. agencies represented, we have what is called a mission. >> what's the role of the ambassador? >> as u.s. ambassador, that person is the representative of the country as the highest-ranking u.s. authority in the country that they are serving. so it really is quite an important job with tremendous responsibility. >> besides working with governments around the world, foreign service officers also help americans

i received some indirect messages from number 10, number 11, foreign office. >> you're talking about secretarys of state, prime minister. >> and also people who worked in those offices as well. >> labour politicians, how about them? >> like i say, there was very few labour politicians. mr. blair, did he send you one? >> yes. >> probably want mr. blair? >> no. probably getting the bunting out. >> and it has been reported in relation to mr. cameron that whonse whether it's true, that you received a message of support along the lines, keep your head up. >> from? >> from mr. cameron indirectly? >> yes, i did, along those lines. it was more, i don't think they were the exact words, but along those lines. >> is the gist right at least? >> yes. but it wasn't a direct text. >> did you also receive a message along these lines, sorry, i could not have been as loyal to you as i have been, but i have had on the run, or words to that effect. >> again, very indirectly. >> broadly speaking, that message was submitted to you? do you happen to know how these messages do enter the public domain? >> we

i have served a total of 48 months in the middle east as both a combat arms officer and a foreign officer. throughout my career, i have leveraged my arabic language training to build partnerships as a tactical, operational, and strategic levels with our partners in the region. i have studied arabic in a variety of venues to include the foreign field service, in my alma matter washington university in st. louis. however, it was a semester i spent in cairo as a fellow where i laid the groundwork for a high degree of spoken arabic proficiency. i first put my language skills to work in 2003 when i served with the third armored cavalry regimen. understood the valuable role with local iraqi officials and placed me in charge of the government support team. the rapport i built in cities such as fallujah saved american and iraqi lives and helped my unit develop the successful counterinsurgency strategy. in 2004, i took command of a tank company in the third armored cavalry and trained my men for a second tour beginning in april 2005. because i could speak arabic partnered with an iraqi army of bat

. >> in london, the foreign office has confirmed the arrest and says that it is in touch with officials in the central african republic. the british government says there are credible reports of periodic incursions into the southeastern areas of the area by the lord's resistance army. also detained has been his boss, and 10 local employees of the company. the men have appeared in court this week, but as yet, no formal charges have been laid by the authorities. >> at it is a tiny electronic chip roughly the size of a match head but it could change the life of a blind person. once implanted, the device helps them regain some measure of useful vision tend to be met with the first patients in england to receive this kind of implant. -- once implanted, the device helped them regain some measure of useful vision. we met with one of the first patients in england to receive this kind of implant. >> to six weeks ago, this man was totally blind. now, he can perceive light. this box powerses implant, but it is what is under his scalp which is amazing. -- this box power is his implant. the cit is j

. >> i received some indirect messages from number 10, no. 11, home office, foreign office. >> tony blair? >> yes. >> mr. gramm? >> no. >> it has been reported in relation to mr. cameron that you receive the message of support along the lines, "keep your head up." >> i do not think it was those exact words, but along those lines. >> did you also receive a message along the lines, "sorry i could not have been as loyal to you as i have been, but mr. millard and had me on the run." or words to that effect. >> similar, but not directly. >> she denied that she and mr. cameron texting each other up to a dozen times a day, which would have been a relief to downing street, but not this. >> occasionally he would sign them off lol, lots of love, intel i told him it meant laugh out loud, and then he did not sign off that way anymore. >> that is mildly embarrassing. this is politically troublesome. the inquiry heard how jeremy hunt and his office had asked news international to guide the government's position over phone hacking. counsel read from an e-mail mrs. brooks had received from news corp. exe