and such an. army knowing something that any military tries to keep under wraps civilians killed during an operation this april the pentagon saw one of its skeletons walk out of the closet a secret video of american soldiers opening with looks like indiscriminate firing in baghdad suburb three years ago more than a dozen people were recruited dan including two reuters news staff also two children were wounded the incident was investigated in the us military concluded that the actions of the soldiers were in accordance with the law of armed conflict and its own rules of engagement so while the us military is ok with causing some collateral damage it's when civilians die in the course of action a number of soldiers who were involved in those killings now speak out and say this shouldn't be a norm of warfare you can see in a decent record a soldier with the unit that's shown in the video said it hadn't been

a one time experience who went as far as to say soldiers in his unit were ordered to kill civilians in certain circumstances mccord said the message they got from their commander was if someone in your line gets hit with an improvised explosive device three sixty rotational fire you kill everyone on the street. josh the brewers served in the same unit as ethan mccord he refused to talk about the order because of as he said the threats and warnings that he'd received from his former army fellows with the secret video of how the captive killings seemed nothing unusual to him from my experiences what was shown in that video was no uncommon and it's like that happened on a fairly regular basis just as the training they'd gone through did not ingrate much sensitivity there he remembers one of the songs soldiers were made to sing the

more intense on going is as i went down to the market where all the children were all women shop where i was shoddy and i began to chop josh and a group of other former soldiers are now touring the us and telling people of their experiences and their regret for me it was when i was finally able to kind of put ourselves in the shoes of of all the people. really start to imagine how i'd feel if people were durance me or what i was doing other people on a regular basis of storerooms in people's homes sometimes in the middle of the wife and kids and and children's faces. some blamed the type of war the us was finding for the psychological trauma so many american soldiers are now going through it was a very disorienting and destabilizing condition of warfare for most american

soldiers to try to separate the but nine populace from the insurgents who wanted to kill them that were absolutely indistinguishable from regular civilians. seven rather. even according josh stieber signed a letter of apology to the mother of the children hurt during the operation and pledged to change from the inside out again is chicken art team washington d.c. . when america's military chiefs bracing themselves for more to come the wiki leaks website is promising that further revelations are on the way to online whistleblowers knowledge checking into reports dealing with american conduct in iraq it's the ok could expose similar to the thousands of documents already posted on the web include details of civilian casualties at the hands of u.s. and allied troops as well as concerns that pakistani intelligence is helping the

taliban insurgency the white house described the release as a breach of federal law and threat to american military personnel filmmaker danny schechter says there's a media game being played out ok. they wanted impact they didn't want this to be buried marginalized sidelined and treated as just some sort of internet phenomenon by going to major newspapers in the world that gave legitimacy to this story it also made it a global story unlike the pentagon papers which was covered by the new york times and the washington post this was covered in england by the guardian it was covered in germany and of course it's been covered by media worldwide we know the truth is the first casualty in war it always is and that the united states government has a big apparatus in a sense to manage to muzzle the news and information to try to. kind of engineer perception of the public and so of course they tend to emphasize the

positive they downplay the negative many journalists have been frustrated by the lack of access to the facts and to the pentagon there's a lot of. this trust in the media of the pentagon and the pentagon's motives and the founder of wiki leaks told forty german magazine der spiegel that he likes to crush bastards that's what if and of course in their view the truth here is that this war is not only unwinnable but it's been savaged it's taken a many many innocent lives and that's what they're really trying to show with this . now coming up in a few minutes the authorities in russia who are almost literally out on a witch hunt. the law is aimed at ads and articles printed in magazines like this one which is called oracle and it is literally chock full of people who claim that they can heal or tell the future using these of mystical abilities we report on how

russia is predicting the end of the line for fake fortune tellers. or russia's foreign minister who has criticized the latest e.u. sanctions against tehran as unacceptable and that they fall outside the scope of the latest u.n. restrictions moscow says such unilateral actions undermine collective efforts to find a solution to the iranian nuclear issue on monday the european union adopted tougher sanctions against iran's energy sector in an effort to block its nuclear program they include a ban on the sale of equipment and technology iran has a long been suspected of trying to develop nuclear weapons which continues to deny the new measures come into force in the next few weeks and coincide with canada's decision to also impose restrictions but some analysts think these additional sanctions have more to do with scoring points with the united states. adopting new sanctions against iran in addition to the package approved by the u.n.

security council is more of a political gesture on behalf of the easy one cannot doubt and it's aimed at washington and it's important to see that the latest u.n. sanctions are harsher and more comprehensive than the previous rounds and if they're fully implemented they're likely to have the desired effect it's worth saying here that foreign companies including european firms frequently find ways and loopholes to bypass restrictions and channel investment and technology is. therefore a way key objective is to make sure that all the un member states it here to its decisions. it is. ten minutes past the hour here in moscow you are with auti thank you for joining us today israel's defense minister is visiting washington to talk to u.s. officials about iran's nuclear program america is around are united in their drive to hold tehran's atomic ambitions and support tougher international sanctions u.s. academic norman finkelstein says washington's harsh rhetoric indicates that all

talk of change was simply short lived. there was an offer made in october two thousand and nine by the us administration to iran and how to resolve the nuclear issue around that time i rejected the offer for several reasons mostly because they didn't trust the main powers who were involved but now barack obama is refusing to take yes for and then. and so there is no real difference between the so-called diplomatic approach of barack obama and the. mill touristic approach sometimes claimed or belligerent approach of the bush administration. and our full interview with norman finkelstein is coming up next hour right here on r.t.

well the global recession is forcing charities in latvia to step in and provide basic provisions for the struggling population it's a far cry from the initial optimism that gripped the country when it joined the european union six years ago but as ati's tom reports modern day latvia is now a place of raging unemployment and international handouts. diana gives out food to people in need for months she's made sure families can get a square meal but this isn't a developing country it's the modern economy of latvia and recently joined the. when we brought the first food bags to those families many parents wept they could have never foreseen a crisis of this magnitude they had jobs they were well to do and respected and all of a sudden they find themselves in a situation where they have to plead for help to feed their children latvia speculated aggressively on international markets leaving this so-called baltic tiger vulnerable when the crisis hit those with loans and mortgages were suddenly

seriously short of money if we get there if brussels sneezed we in latvia already had a bad case of angina. a very small and very open economy felt the world's problems more painfully than the others and we were experiencing our own mistakes much more painfully two. years unemployment soared to over twenty percent middle class families with houses and cars couldn't afford to put food on the table and almost eight percent of the population registered below the poverty line this peer to go we could never imagine if giving food to people in this country would ever be needed the situation showed that it is needed so we decided to start it the food bank relies on donations of money and food to supplement the diets of hard up families the charity raise half a million dollars in two thousand and nine money vitally needed if the government is failing to support those years in more schools that it all came too soon in

created a sort of traffic jam the social services were not prepared for an influx of people who needed aid all at once unable to rely on their leaders latvians have dipped into their own pockets and cupboards to help each other out and it's not always the rich who give the most we read newspaper the donors are often not the richest sort of people more often than not we notice their women with. and quite often it's children who say let's leave some charity money here in this food part we've got pork and fish we've got some sugar got condensed milk got flour. got stock past cooking oil and much more but it's this food that shows how deep the financial crisis has cut in latvia and until the families affected get more work this food will only be a temporary comfort not a cure tom barton r.t. . coming up in just fifteen minutes time takes

a side swipe at the reasons behind america's growing unemployment. they shift all their jobs overseas they haven't got jobs left therefore they have no savings no capital they get after capitalism without capital that's why it's kind of debasing and degrading and. pop consumer state. muscovites are struggling in the worst heatwave for more than one hundred years with temperatures approaching forty degrees celsius what's making it worse is that forest fires burning peat spreading foul smelling small go across the city as emergency teams try and bring the flames under control more than twenty fires are raging in the moscow region alone south easterly winds are blowing the smoke through the capital and causing breathing difficulties for many people

a small group is also reducing visibility on the roads there's no good news on the horizon either forecasters are saying moscow's sweltering record breaking temperatures will stay until at least the end of the week. well people have been fascinated by fortune tellers to for centuries unfortunately though there are plenty of self-styled psychics ready to turn people's curiosity into cash but russian authorities definitely know what the future holds a clampdown on fakes sean thomas reports. the allure of the unknown and the showcasing of psychic abilities have become big business in russia while simple entertainment for some others turned to these self-proclaimed mystics for healing and the promise of answers to the problems of everyday life just did not serve national seem you push lads these years ago trouble came to our family since my son was lured into a relationship by a woman some witchcraft as a mother i couldn't help seeing her to his house was impaired and was getting worse

is that his mind it was a minor change complete that oh yes she put her trust in a psychic who claimed to have a special insight into the situation but as time passed it became clear that all the psychic was after was more of lewis's money but isn't that is that a good there's a black they need her about six hundred thousand rubles a year for three years washed and that's not because we are rich but for the sake of your childs how did you do anything like yourself possessions to take loans anything experts say the nature of this industry provides a prime opportunity for people to take advantage of those desperate for a belief system this is namely reboot in what ways are in a manic things in the worst meaning of this word are all too close to a hoax but people want to keep believing so they trust them and when they finally turn for help to real doctors they find out it's too late too hard and that a patient is in need of critical measures now there is a movement in the state duma to protect people like from being conned mausam give

them a bridging advertisement for services which are not backed by professional commercial experience we believe these people practice tax evasion and swindling moreover they are deceiving potential consumers with these occult services the law is and at as an article printed in magazines like this one which is called oracle and it is all literally chock full of people who claim that they can heal or tell the future using views of mystical abilities but those who are. actually in the business say that this bad water effect that really at all. night sees that today the internet brings the most clients into this business rather than printers resources or t.v. the only ad that really works is the green line you help someone and they in turn bring their family and friends and while it may seem counter intuitive some who claim to have such powers see the provide a valuable service and that a ban on advertising could actually be helpful here's my soon to help people in

their family relationships and i do fortune telling depending on their needs most psychics do the same thing cora those who don't know what they're doing and trying to get an attorney to you through and sent other means i believe there should be a set of documents to prove their ability is a point that the duma is trying to push through is well known by them for the store they could get a diploma or a medical certificate undergo a medical commission it's got each region of russia if you are there particular diplomas which means each healer can work only in that with in the same way they can be deployed if they are claiming if the treatment does not work just like any other don't at all or in other words making the magical and mystical majority more mainstream sean thomas or t. moscow. we are online twenty four hours a day at r.t. dot com that's where we have plenty of other stories for you to discover and there's a selection of what's waiting for you on our website right now the russian post

service is under fire after a check reveals four out of ten letters are delivered late. and the box for unwanted babies czech republic says the facility helped save lives while some claim it encourages mothers to abandon their babies for more just log on to our teen dot com. well two of the crew from the international space station have just completed a near seven hour space walk they've completed the installation of a new laboratory into the russian module. flight engineers. and mikael. up the remaining connections aboard the new space station facility their other job was to replace a broken camera which is used to help spacecraft dock with the i assess the cause

of an old sorcerer tried out a new smart suits which is a computer systems and digital screens integrated inside the russian mission control which was directing the operation said everything went off without a hitch. well now the other international news making headlines all around the world and of b.p. tony hayward will step down after the company posted a seventeen billion dollars second quarter loss its first in eighteen years is shouldered much of the blame for the poor handling of the oil spill in the gulf of mexico and the british companies already confirmed that bob dudley one of its american executives will take over in october meanwhile heywood's expected to be offered a new role in the joint venture between b.p. and the russian oil company t. and k. there's more on that in our business bulletin with stephanie in just a few minutes. defectors from north korea have sent propaganda new thoughts to the former home to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the korean war the released flyers

and d.v.d.'s criticized she one writes recall accused of sinking a south korean warship in march something the north denies ceremonies have been held across the south to remember the outbreak of the korean conflict which claimed four million lives between one hundred fifty and one hundred fifty three. severe flooding and landslides caused by the rains continue to sweep across southern china more than seven hundred have died as a result of the extreme weather conditions in this country this year with hundreds of still missing. water levels along parts of the country's largest river. are at the highest level since one nine hundred eighty seven forecasters say more heavy rains are expected this week. i didn't tell you this time colleagues are explains america's conflicting attitudes towards social security that first there was the business update with stephanie after a short break. for the full story we've gone to.

the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news maker. hello welcome to the business program have on ati it's two years since robert dudley then head of b.p. fred russia after disputes with the russian shareholders on tuesday he was declared at the new boss of b.p. taking office in october and in a final twist tony hayward's may return to russia as

a director of t m k p p seniors in the thought of a report. robert dudley has already earned his credit for handling of the gulf of mexico oil spill the gulf represents one third of the company's oil and gas was and refineries and his experience in russia where t.v. generates about a quarter of b.p.'s revenues and she should be well prepared to take over the whole company where she's likely true mean central to be peace jirga e.g. with analysts dismissing media reports that the company could sell a stake in its cash generator team t v p possibly to gas room or ross nifty tiki b.p. is a cash generator on an original investment of seven billion dollars in two thousand and three b.p. has already seen twelve billion dollars of dividends officially for the last year you reported for more than thirty five billion dollars of revenues and if they can stand alone. indeed is the largest piece of cedars in terms of revenues

and probably in terms of the dark and their profit and of course think u.b.s. one of the largest cash sources for b.p. so obviously catching aeration now for b.p. is one of the problem of target countries are lining up to pull the barrels from b.p.'s flour the company has already confirmed it is looking to sell the assets with few details an ounce to exxon mobil and chevron now both in talks to take over the company but first things first to stop the leaking first pass to begin with to plug the well that's still not done yet we're still two to three weeks away from that even though the spill has now been contained it has not been plugged for the first order of things to get the plug done second is to figure out how the reinvestment side going to be done and then it's a question of reconstructing and winning back the trust of the american people who are doubly has shown his skills at getting

a good price when he sold up to masses of team keep b.p. tell him to. come in handy you know b.p. needs to raise cash to people consequences of it or spill in u.s. waters the question is how much she has to dilute the brand. in any bit of a business. and now it's time to take a quick look at how the acting markets shaping up european shares are advancing with shock gains being seen in the banking sector barclays lloyds and world bank of scotland are all getting between seven and four percent on the footsie p.p.s. edging high after the announcement of its new c. at the same time is posting a hefty dots. here in moscow the markets are higher in off new trade with the r.t.s. up over one percent all the blue chips are gaining on them by sex roughneck and bt they are up around one and two percent respectively both companies which the russian government has proposed to selling state said. rising all prices have resisted russia's budget revenues the state budget took in one hundred twenty two

billion dollars from the first half of the year up thirty percent from the same period of two thousand and nine the lion share of presents tax payments on oil and gas production. of a style has taken a controlling stake in canada's crew gold corp up from forty percent russia's mining giant bought the shares on the all slow stock exchange is gaining more than two point two percent on them by six this hour. russia's biggest oil producer russia have to boost its second quarter profits by sixty percent helped by high oil output and prices that's not income jumped to more than two and a half a billion dollars crude production gained eight point eight percent after the launch of two new or old fields just one of them the bank of field is capable of providing the equivalent of five percent of russia's current. will to make a gas or shut its factory in nizhni novgorod for a fortnight blaming the record heat the volga produces sending thousands of workers

on paid leave after a month of temperatures topping thirty degrees. swiss. russian billionaire own leg better pascoe is in talks to buy discount carrier sky express according to com a sun newspaper the daily says the airline is not to go sheet in with basic elements holding company basic elements may merge sky express with its own air company coupe run airlines based in southern russia in turn express will get the chance to keep its license by solving its financial problems the airline carried more than a million passengers last year but was hit hard by the crisis and that all the business use for now but i'll be back with more updates for you next hour and you can always find more stories on our web site that's r t dot com slash business.

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