he is surrounded by people that lie to us all the time. that s the truth. and what woodward did he helped bring the veil down ever so slightly and now we ll see what the rest of need ya does as i said on my show. seems to be about 80/10 defending the white house. 80 defending, about 10% defending another 10% are probably drunk. neil: i don t know about the drunk thing. mark, always good having you on. now, whether gene sperling meant to be threatening, my nest given says it comes down from the top. you say the chief sets the tone. the culture. the president has been running around like an attack dog, scaring the hell out of the american public, at best being somewhat disingenuous about the sequester, which was his idea.
people were killed and 30 wounded when a car bomb was blown up at an outdoor village market, 75 kilometers north of bagdad. in a separate incident, seven people were killed when a gunman struck a town. when he meets with the eu foreign ministers thursday, hague shutdown the embassy and expelled diplomats in response to an attack on demonstrators on tuesday. he says iran should be ashamed of failing to protect britain s interest. today is the 24th annual world aids day. people, organizations and retailers are working together. in 2010 34 million people have the virus, nearly 17% than a decade ago. i m zain verjee and world business today starts now. it s 9:00 a.m. in the morning here in london. a very good morning to you. i m nina dos santos. it s 5:00 p.m. in hong kong. good afternoon. i m andrew stephens. you re watching world business today, the top stories this thursday, december 1st. steps to boost lending send asian markets soaring, banks and property stocks see