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Peter Lavelle 14 October, 2009, 16:39 Greetings to RT viewers! Well "CrossTalk" has finally been launched. All of us at the program welcome your feedback. What do you like? What should be changed? Please let us know. best regards, Peter Lavelle - anchor of CrossTalk.
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MEJanssen 17 October, 2009, 03:43 Interesting that you get Mark Brzezinski saying "we are all in this together" when the dollar is in trouble. I agree with that statement at face value, but so much was left out. When US dollar was in much better shape, we liked to think we could "go it alone" and act unilaterally. Now that we are in trouble, we suddenly discover how useful friends can be! It sounds like what the bankers had been crying last year, when they were begging for handouts. Now that they have finished paying bonuses to all their officers with that government money, they want the government to leave them alone.
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Max 18 October, 2009, 00:01 Always good to see new debate show from Peter! On your show on subject of "Russia's sphere of influence": really wished that you would reply on Aeriel's bringing up of Chechnya's "fight for independence',which become a truly misinformed stereotype in the west,(thnx to ppl like him) that Chechnya got DE_FACT O its independence in 1996. (!!!!) It is an extremely important element of "Aggressive Russia!!" Image in the west. I do advise to promote this fact and story of Chechen independence and Today's Republic inside RF more.
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johnx 21 October, 2009, 22:19 @Max I agree Russia has completely failed on this topic. To understand the situation in the Caucasus you have to understand the real situation of what western governments were doing in the Balkans during the 90’s which RT seems to take the western perspective. It could highlight the fact that it is essentially a proxy CIA/MI6/Saudi/Turkish war who want to use Chechnya as a base to destabilize the region so the US can control Caspian oil basin and pump more oil and gas into Europe (read Brezinski's "The Grand Chessboard") from the very beginning secretly financing and training Chechen militants in 92 in Bosnian and Turkey. And there is several high profile instances were they can prove they have links to international terrorism and foreign intelligence like September the 11th who were all originally recruited to fight in Chechnya there was a court case in Turkey that proved that Turkey was training some of the September the 11th hijackers to fight in Chechnya but were blocked from entering Georgia. Also Morocco and Madrid, Turkish bombing, UN bombing, etc all have connections to Chechnya in fact all the major high profile terrorist attacks do. Or counter the negative propaganda like impossibly high death toll which is the exact same numbers presented to us during the Bosnian and Balkans wars that has been debunked The 2002 Census and immigration numbers to foreign countries as well as Chechens killed fighting US and British forces in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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johnx 21 October, 2009, 22:20 They should clarify why the first war happened in the first place because the situation there got so bad and the leader ship was trying to create a military style dictatorship under his control resulting If independence was their real motive then why did they do everything after the first war to destabilize the entire region and expand their international network creating links and fighting along side the Taliban and running camps in Afghanistan, Northern Iraq, connections to the KLA, camps in Bosnia, etc. It is absolutely clear when we have real info that what there real objective is and that they were preparing and training on mass for a second war. The only good info I got that was not pro-Chechen is from a handful of western commenter’s including Peter Lavelle's in his old Untimely Thoughts website before joining RT and Robert Bruce Ware and especially former CIA counter-terror agent in Russia from 94-2000 Paul Murphy who is the only person to cover it full time on his website Russian Eurasia Terror Watch which has daily updates of events and his excellent book Wolves of Islam and what Russia has to contend with.
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AG 29 October, 2009, 00:01 Nice show. I like it.
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johnx 31 October, 2009, 06:29 Again I think the show would go smother of there was 2 guests instead of 3 where they have more time to express there opinion in the given time slot.
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johnx 7 November, 2009, 14:22 I would be good if Crosstalk would interview FBI whistleblower Sidel Edmonds and her revelations some of which can be publicly verified of US lead support for terrorism in Eurasia (Chechnya, Central Asian stans and Xinjing China). http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/15/551916/-Sibel-Edmonds-Case:-The-Central-Asia-Islamization-Cocktail:-Mosques,-Madrassas,-HeroinTerrorism
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Sarah 17 November, 2009, 14:33 Peter Lavelle I do prefer the older format of the program but am willing to get used to the new format. Few suggestions: in number of shows, such as one of the future of the US dollar as a the sole global currency, Afghanistan, you brought in participants majority of which supported U.S centric view point. Most of us read the British and U.S media. We come to RT to learn what the Russians think and less what U.S, neocons such as Mark Brzezinski think. I would not mine the inclusion of neocons on Crosstalk but where are the voices of Latin America, Africa and Asia? Russia Today, CrossTalk included, seem to focus singularly on the United States. If this continue, I will have little reason to visit RT website. I come to visit this site to know about Russia and Russians. I would like to see more Russian academics and policy analysts be included in future Crosstalk programs. It is important to that RT reflects on the West but we also need to know about Russia and Russian points of view of key issues.
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Tony Rawlings 25 November, 2009, 01:07 Love russiatoday. Switched from euronews. I would like to see some programmes about Eastern Russia, what's going on there.
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USN (Ret.) 3 December, 2009, 04:14 I am tired of the U.S. news channels and watch rt (and read the articles at rt.com) for the real news rather than faux. The U.S. concentrates on entertainment to convey their version of happenings in the world (propaganda)...I feel more comfortable watching rt. Definitely a fan. Love CrossTalk.
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Conrad 15 December, 2009, 14:19 Peter I think you could do some business topics in your program. I like RussiaToday but I think its business show is weaker, although there are interesting things on the website. You could look at Russian economy and business too, or do a business program sometimes. Investors in Europe do not have much information on Russian business.
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dsk 23 December, 2009, 13:26 Dear Peter, I really enjoyed watching your programme 'Velvet Legacy' today. The debate about communism and democracy/capitalism is very often one which seems to go on forever with people presenting pros and cons for each. I particularly found the debate about sending troops to Afghanistan quite interesting. In my opinion, helping the US where necessary is a good thing (the war on terror), but NATO member countries must not become subservient the US for just any campaign the US goes into. I agree with the view that joining NATO comes with an incentive. Countries get financial benefits for developing their military and upgrading their military equipment. I am from India. I enjoy watching RT because I think that many of its programmes are very interesting and meaningful. I would appreciate if RT could do some features about India and about Russia-India relations. Regards.
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Karl 27 December, 2009, 19:16 Hi Peter I, and I believe very many others, would like to see you do an interview with a British woman called Annie Machon. She is an ex-MI5 operator and she and her then boyfriend, David Shayler, went public about an MI5/6 plot to kill Colonel Gadaffi some years ago. Both of them were then heavily vilified and prosecuted after going on the run. She has since got involved and speaks publicly about many more 'issues', including 9/11, and is a coherent, authoritative presenter and debater. Her website is www.anniemachon.com email: annie@anniemachon.com Please keep doing what you are doing there at RT. It is so refreshing to hear the things that CNN / BBC don't or won't tell you. Best regards and please do follow up on Annie. Looking at what you have done already I know that you could produce an insightful and thought-provoking interview or documentary about her, or with her. Regards Karl
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Bianca 8 January, 2010, 20:11 I watched Cross Talk on Soft Power. It amazed me how, in spite of Peter's efforts, the panelists saw Soft Power (irrespective of what is/not included) exclusively as the means of control. Therefore, for as long as someone is an economic and military power, the narrative is established according to its wishes. That narrative, no matter how distant from the truth it may be, is then conveyed via soft power to the adoring and gratefull multitudes. An example of that comes to mind when the late opera great, Pavarotti, held a concert in memory of the anniversary of the fall of Vukovar, a township in Croatia that became a symbol of Serbian brutality. How little the reality resembles the fictional narrative! The town did fall when the Serbian forces crushed the Croatian resistance. But what is seldom mentioned is what happened in Vukovar prior to that day. For months, Croatian police and paramilitary have been killing and torturing Serbian population. The most gruesome places was a Rowing Facility on the river Sava, and a Borovo shoe factory. The bodies were dumped into the river and floated all the way down to Serbia. There were only few investigative reporters that detailed what exactly happened. The information was provided by Brittish intelligence, as they had their spies imbedded into Croatian paramilitary, as foreign "volunteers". This is how the gruesome reality came to be known. Yet, the Western media, and the art greats were all parroting the official narrative --- no questions asked. But the soft power can also turn against the very power that it serves. This year, as the New Year festivities were broadcast from Times Sqare, the programming tuned in occassionally to the concert by Reehana. In a display of vulgarity, she kept on grabbing her crothch, showing disrespect to her audience and to herself. Billions world wide were supposed to be impressed by this vulgarity posing as top art, and worthy of being beamed worldwide.
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Meslin 9 January, 2010, 15:39 Mr Lavelle Today 9-01-2010, in an other comment (in a tiny square) I congratuleted you about your program: Armed to the teeth. I do not have satellite TV; my reception via Internet was bad and I had only a glimpse of it. Did you use the argumnts which are part of my crusade against useless industries: 60 trillions$, in 60 years (taking inflation into account)+ record 2010's military budgets for all. I appreciate RTTV follow-up on my many comments (225). Keep-up the good work. Internet is really a beautifull tool to reduce the margin in favor of us, commun citizen. HAPPY NEW YEAR Jean-Claude Meslin
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Bianca 9 January, 2010, 18:38 Peter, I am hoping you would say a word or so to those that followed your Untimely Thoughts blog. It is not nice to leave it abandoned, without at least a word or so to the faitfull followers. Otherwise, some are wondering how long should they "hold their breath"... Cross Talk is great, as you always seem to have the way of bringing things back into focus. However, too many participants. Also, when it comes to controversial topics, there is always a point of view called "the international community", which pretty much means the neocon narrative. And then there is a rest of the world. Since I live in neocon matrix, and that is all I hear in my media, it would be very much appreciated that you give "the rest of the world" more chance. Especially, it would be helpfull to identify not only credible individuals in their own field, but also people with some direct experience that offers the glimpse into the reality. There is always such thing as the North Pole, even though neocons have pretty much convinced many in my world that it is all relative, and the truth is whatever they say it is. And for us to maintain our bearings, and maintain sanity, it is important to know that North Pole exists, and that our earthy orientation moral and geographic, is not a mere illusion!!
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Lee Sutherland 10 January, 2010, 21:58 Peter Lavelle comes across as an intelligent and objective person and the format of crosstalk is exciting and revealing .In contrast to the Alyona show is often a little too broad(although Genius compared to anything on Australian TV}.
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Billde 19 January, 2010, 01:10 Mr. Lavelle I watched tonight's and I was struck by the lack of decor by the guest from "The Independent". Laughing at a position another holds, making faces and burying one's head in their hands to show that you find an opposing voice beneath contempt is unprofessional at best and a lack of character at worst. I am a recent fan of RT and I have enjoyed the programming immensely. I have watched crosstalk with interest because of its various opinions and I will continue to watch it. I just hope that the intelligence of the program will not allow it to suffer another appearance by guests like tonights. Thank you. William Deslongchamps.
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Lee Sutherland 23 January, 2010, 11:02 episode after episode my girlfriend and i find the topics on crosstalk very compelling(unlike the Alyona show ) Crosstalk always has guests that polarize each other which helps get to the tip of the matter,with some excellent mediating (unlike the Alyona show that has very boring panel guests and discussions) The Alyona experiment has failed so i think it's time for ......... The Peter show. it would be like the Alyona show but well worth watching . Suggestions for crosstalk Ron Paul : the last true constitutionalists ?- Has the constitution been warped to give power to the very people it was meant to restrict Fluoride : the high cost for small benefits ?- 95% of Europe has banned water fluoridation, is America on the cutting edge of dental health care Or the butt of a cruel joke( Edward Bernaise was paid to promote fluoride) False Flag terrorism : a Conspiracy theorists bread and butter or a tried and true method of hijacking public opinion? Operation North woods
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