'US empire heading toward collapse'

Source: Press TV (YouTube)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbVgb7pDRmA

Russia has strongly criticized the US over what it calls violations of human rights, citing torture, Guantanamo Bay and death of innocent death row inmates. The situation in the United States is a far cry from the ideals that Washington proclaims, the report has said, a view that is becoming more common for a country that is supposed to set the ideal for democracy.

In this News Analysis, we will ask our guests why the US is on a downward trend on human rights, and whether the way Occupy protesters have been handled spells the new status-quo when it comes to how Americans will be treated.