afghanistan reports include details of civilian casualties of the hands of american and allied troops as well as concerns pakistani intelligence helped the taliban insurgency several files struck osama bin laden just by u.s. claims it had received no reliable information on him in the u.s. pentagon it's a bit it will take weeks to assess the damage caused by these revelations parties are going to become has been hearing from soldiers involved in the last major wiki leak. let me know when something that any military tries to keep under wraps civilians killed during operation this april the pentagon says i want to be skeletons walk out of the closet a secret video from american soldiers opening with looks like indiscriminate firing in baghdad suburb three years ago more than a dozen people who were pretty damn including two looters new staff also two children were wounded the incident was investing board in the u.s.

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 u.s. military is ok with causing some quiet old 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 of these in my who are a soldier with the unit that's shown in the video said it hadn't been a one time experience and went elsewhere is to say shooters 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. just the brewers served in the same unit as ethan moving forward he refused to talk

about the order because it as he said these threats and warnings that he'd received from his former army fellow with the secret video of how they come to killings seemed nothing unusual to him from our experiences what was shown in that video was no uncommon and happened on a fairly regular basis just as the training they've gone through did not in great much sensitivity either he remembers one of the son soldiers were made to sing more than ten songs because it was i went down to the market where all the children were all women shop where i was shouting 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 from here was when i was finally able to kind of put myself in the in the shoes of of other people. and

i really started to imagine how i'd feel people were doing to me what i was doing so people on regular basis of storerooms in people's homes sometimes in the middle of and i think is in children's faces. some blame the type of war the us was sliding 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 benign populace from the insurgents who wanted to kill them that were absolutely indistinguishable from regular civilians. have been rather. eason mccord and josh stieber signed a letter of apology to the mother of the children hurt during the operation and pledged to change from the side act against chick and our team washington d.c.

and one of the authors of the apology letter former u.s. soldier josh stieber now joins us live from washington d.c. hello josh now the latest wiki leaks exposes cover ups over the war in afghanistan he think it could perhaps force the u.s. army to change its tactics in war. based on reports and responses from the white house that seems questionable but i think of changes going to happen people of common citizens then veterans more than already have of taking hold of this information and demanding that change really needs to happen now now i'm a civilian deaths are nothing new in afghanistan do you think it could mean the main impact of this exposé will be the scandal itself rather than the shock of the deaths and its details. by her certainly hope it doesn't end with just that i think it can be easy to only pinpoint things on the soldiers

and say look how they acted in this situation and i definitely think that everybody including soldiers have a responsibility to act morally but if we only focus on that and don't look at the broader system in this broader picture of what's going on which this report details . then i think we're being very shortsighted and so my hope is that when people see all these instances of what it looks like on the ground all formed into a larger picture which is what this report shows then people will not only realize a lot of things about the war that that haven't been talked about but realize the. largely unfair situation that soldiers are put into where. where what they're asked to do is putting them at odds with that goal of winning the hearts and minds of the local population now a u.s. army intelligence analyst bradley manning charged this month with leaking

classified information is now being checked by investigators as a possible source of the leak that you think he could be behind it. he's the one name that has come out that people are. saying is responsible for these leaks and you know i have no way of knowing for sure if it is him but people who are assuming that it's him. have written about him especially in the u.s. media and been very critical and tried to just like the white house is dismissing these reports tried to dismiss manning and talk about his psychological health and i think it's an important note and it's the strategy i think that people take to not really examine what's going on whether it's examining this large week of information about afghanistan or are dismissing if if it is indeed bradley manning by saying oh he was psychologically unstable i think

a lot of soldiers get to kind of a crisis in conscience where either they're forced to kind of stop asking questions and just go along with the line and unfortunately that leads to you know the things you see you a computer vs the and suicide i think that is. kind of that contributes to that or you get to a point to something like what manning is accused of doing of saying that what's going on is wrong and i'm actually going to try and do something about that and that's something that veterans have done in the past and that i've tried to do personally and i hope i'm one to make specially with what this recent revelation now the next stage with the leaking of these classified documents is that we can leaks is now checking into reports dealing with us conduct you know rob what do you think that could lead to. i'd have to know more about what the actual details were i mean the video that came from iraq

a couple months ago which included the military unit that i was in has certainly sparked a lot of discussion and hope has challenged people to really reexamining what's been going on both in afghanistan in iraq and what these wars look like there and if the stated goals again of. creating a stable country if the way that these wars in these orders are being carried carried out if those are accomplishing that goal and i think through things like what you saw in the initial what you weeks video and things being shown in the report now that that goal and means to accomplishing it have been brought in the serious question and hopefully more questions will arise as people are really confronted to ask themselves the question of what's really going on over there and it was something that we support or that we should try and do something about. the u.s. soldier josh from washington d.c.

thank you. well coming up for you in a few moments right here on r.t. once last year was the fastest growing european economy now many people there have to rely on charities simply for the band the subsidies. of fresh e.u. sanctions against iran have now come under fire from moscow russia's foreign ministry has said the move falls outside the scope of the latest u.n. restrictions and undermines collective efforts to resolve the iranian nuclear issue on monday the e.u. adopted tougher sanctions against iran's energy sector in an attempt to prevent the islamic republic from acquiring nuclear weapons the measures include a ban of the sale of equipment and technology iran denies western fears it is trying to build an atomic bomb some iran watchers say the new sanctions will not make the country cooperate on its nuclear program because as a chimp what are is there really any need for unilaterally sanctions like these are

just by the u.s. the e.u. got there now already u.n. restriction has. been warning and seen actually that if these can anything eighty around and make a return to international troops need. even more data they have been sanctions in place against iran says nine hundred seventy nine people that he's through they don't feel the fact is the only thing the latest sanctions can bring is even deep distrust between iran and the community. that was a loner support enough from moscow pace of novice to newspaper offer many latvians drastic economic conditions means they have to turn to charities for survival formally the fastest growing european economy these days the only thing thriving is unemployment and as artie's tom barton reports sustainable recovery is a promise that many believe the government is incapable of keeping. 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 international markets leaving the so-called baltic tiger vulnerable in the crisis hit those with loans and mortgages were suddenly seriously short of money basically. 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 disappears ago 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 for the government is failing to support. the more schools that it all came too soon and created sort of a traffic jam of the social services were not prepared for an influx of people who needed aid all at once unable to rely on their leaders not going to dip into their own pockets and cupboards to help each other out and it's not always the rich you give the most we read newspaper the donors are often not the richest sort of people more often than not we notice there are women with children and quite often of children who say let's leave some charity money here in this food but we've got to

end pork and fish we've got some sugar got condensed milk got flour. we've got stock cubes paster cooking oil and much more but it's this food that shows how deep the financial crisis has cut in love here until the families affected get more work this food will only be a temporary comfort not a cure tom barton r.t. riga latvia. and still ahead for you this hour the power of magic rockers psychics could be put out of business as authorities vowed to crack down on con artists promising to cure everything from diseases to cheaters. a russian helicopter with nine people on board has been hijacked in sudan's troubled darfur province russia's foreign minister confirmed the news but said no one has been harmed at this point the crew of four are russian citizens while the five passengers are sudanese nationals the helicopter belongs to the russian you terror

airline the incident happened on monday but hasn't been reported in till now russia's embassy in sudan's capital khartoum says it is doing everything possible to free the captives. the people tony hayward will step down after the company posted a seventeen billion dollars second quarter loss in its first in the past rather its first time in the past eighteen years he's shouldered much of the blame for the firm's poor handling of the oil spill in the gulf of mexico the british companies already confirmed bob dudley one of its american executives will take over in october meanwhile hayward's expected to be offered a new role in the joint venture between b.p. and the russian oil company t n k there's more of that to come in our business bulletin shortly. activists in south korea have sent propaganda leaflets to the north to mark the anniversary of the korean war armistice flyers and d.v.d.'s criticizing john yang human rights

record were released into the sky attached to balloons across the border tensions remain high fifty seven years after the end of the war the u.s. and south korea are currently conducting military exercises off the korean peninsula aimed at discouraging the north from any attack on the south a recent international inquiry into the sinking of a south korean warship in march concluded that pyongyang a was responsible and accusation it denies. soviets parliament has overwhelmingly approved a resolution saying the country does not recognize cause of us independence it comes after the hague's international court of justice ruled that the region's declaration of statehood was legal the parliament's resolutions said peaceful negotiations are needed to find an acceptable solution because of announced it would succeed from serbia two years ago following a bloody war in the one nine hundred ninety s. . a cargo plane has caught fire as it was trying to land in the saudi arabia's riyadh airport the pilot and the copilot were taken to hospital with light injuries

officials say the plane split into two while landing but haven't given any reason for the incident. people living by china's yangtze river are bracing themselves for more flooding as water levels reached the highest mark in thirty years with more rain predicted roads across the region are submerged with shops relocating to higher ground a landslide caused by downpours in the south of the country has left more than twenty people missing almost a thousand people have died since april and what's being called the worst flooding in a decade. well in recent years fortune tellers and psychics have become increasingly popular in russia some turn to magic to give their love life a little boost others seek cures for life threatening diseases for thora he say the trends attracting con artists who not only swindle people out of money but also jeopardize their health sean thomas reports on the government's battle against fake

magic. 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 see these years ago trouble came to our family through my son was lured into a relationship by a woman who years some witchcraft as a mother i couldn't help seeing that his house was impaired and was getting worse but his mind was suppressed changed completely 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 but they'd heard about six hundred thousand rubles a year for three years but that's not because we're rich but for the sake of your child's how old are your to anything sell possessions take loans out anything

experts say the nature of this industry provides a prime opportunity for people to take advantage of those desperate for a belief system. even though it is some quasi should manage things in the worst meaning of this word or all too close to home but people want to keep believing so we trust them and when they finally try to hold a real doctors they find out it's too late too hard or that a patient is in need of critical measures now there is a movement in the state duma to protect people like yourself from being conned some give them a riveting of inverses months for services which are not back with more professional be commercial experience we believe these people practice tax evasion and swindling over their deceiving potential consumers with these occult services the law is and at ads in articles 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 these of mystical abilities but those who are. actually in the

business so that this bad water effect that really at all you can go to medical and i would say that sorry the internet brings the most clients into this business rather than prince of resources or t.v. the only ad that really works is the grapevine you help someone in the certain green day 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 singing my help people in their family relationships and so do fortune tellers depending on their needs most psychics do the same thing however those who don't know what they're doing a chance can not write ads and that means i believe there should be a set of documents to prove their abilities. a point that the duma is trying to push through is one. they could get a diploma or a medical certificate undergo a medical commission the region of russia is your desk it's

a little pointless which means it's only. in the same way they can be deployed as of the last name if the treatment does not work if you just like any other. or in other words making the magical and mystical majority more mainstream sean thomas moscow. well later in the hour financial analysts mark scott and stacey hubbard give their unique take on the latest financial headlines that's about ten minutes from now but before that though let's get a look at what's happening in the world of business with stephanie. hello welcome to the business bulletin hello naughty it's two years since robert dudley then head of b.p. fred russia after a dispute with russian shareholders on tuesday he was to credit the new boss of b.p. taking office in october and in a final twist tony hayward to may return to russia as a director of t.i.n.k. b.p.

saying i didn't read about reports. 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 the abuse 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 to be easy cash generator on an original investment of seven billion dollars in two thousand and three b.p. has already seen twelve billion dollars from dividends officially for the last. year 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 profit and of course thank you p.'s one of the largest cash sources for b.p. so obviously catching aeration now for b.p. is one of the promised target countries are lining up to pull the barrels from b.p.'s flour the company has already confirmed it is looking to sell of 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 asked to begin with the plug the well that's still not done yet we're still told to three weeks away from that even though the spill has now been contained it has not been plugged so the first order of thing is 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 dudley has shown his skills at getting a good price when he's sold upstream assets of team key b.p.

the talent will come in handy now that b.p. needs to raise cash to people consequences of its oil spill in u.s. waters the question is how much he has to dilute the brand in the process in any bit of a business r.t. . president dmitri medvedev wants to tap new sources of finance to diversify russia's economy is that investment along with business support services from law to accounting are the key to innovation our correspondent to tell you how clever has the details. maybe you got the presidential commission on more devastation has shown that when it comes to venture capital investment in russia it's easy to say what needs to be done that to make what has already been achieved so far there are at least twenty three venture funds working in russia with a total capital of two billion dollars which of course absolutely not enough for the country and building it over to economy now president putin would just add that

there is a lot of help to mom told me a lot of on the market and criticize the companies which are reluctant to take the rest of the best indication to the post so concrete measures that are designed to know how by make better capital investment work in russia so in the civil service that we need to develop the services needed for business accounting information and services it's also necessary to increase to small enterprises you grandstand. we need not only to attract foreign investment but also to develop our financial markets so that capital inflows stay in russian companies regardless of the situation in foreign markets dumpling i do not have a quick look now at the moscow markets they finished tuesday's trading session in the black with the r.t.s. up over one percent g.d.p. was the top gain of that which shows gaining more than two percent must have come up before the my socks off around five percent. so the star has taken a controlling stake in canada's crewe gold corp that previously held

a forty percent his money joined the shares on the also stock exchange. and russia's biggest oil producer based its second quarter profits by sixty percent helped by higher oil output on prices it's not income job to more than two and a half a billion dollars while crude production gained eight point eight percent after the launch of two new oil fields this one of them the bank of failed is capable of providing the equivalent of five percent of russia's current. russia's my sex stock exchange has confirmed to hold an i.p.o. after two thousand and eleven the share issue would cut the central bank's stake from thirty percent to around ten as part of the preparations the duma is considering a bill that would scrap rules preventing investors from owning more than twenty percent of myself us. loan rates in russia growing for the first time since the beginning of the year russia such a bank says rates reached eleven and

a half percent in june experts say banks hikes rates after that earnings on corporate lending began to dip banks had competed to cut rates in the first half of the year but in june the head of spy bank warned that rates were too low given the risks in the economy. and that's all the business use for now but of course you can always find more stories on our website that's r.t. dot com slash business.

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here in the russian capital you're with your headlines now. top military secrets of the afghan war. and soldiers who say civilian casualties are sometimes

a means to an end a specific orders to kill everyone in sight when. relying on neighbors for help is forced to survive on other people's handouts. to fix the financial crisis wreckage the country was once the fastest growing european economy suffered more than anyone else from the recession. illusions and delusions mysticism popularity in russia but. fraud some doctors fear that could become fatal for health the government is now trying to enforce. the unprofessional psychic. tax evasion and. will be here with a news update in about half an hour's time first though. a look at what's to blame and who's to blame for more americans losing their jobs the cars are poor.