said the colonel was her job as a retreat. service no longer required us veterans returning from combat find themselves homeless and neglected by the very country they fought for. the still just some. that i don't think all of the pain itself will never ever meet me as the number of female genital mutilation cases in the u.k. growth of women's rights activists activates rather sound the alarm all media are you telling your stop in vigo practice also. according to the agreements between the two you must go the russian black sea fleet ships will stay in ukraine's crimea until twenty forty two but some in this black sea resort area are now willing to sink that we look into how old russian warships could save the unique underwater world of the black sea. still

flood so well moments lows as the old course continues to form business in twenty minutes. live from our headquarters in central moscow you're watching are with me and the sun now way it's four pm here in the russian capital eight am in washington d.c. and the mission is complete and victory in sight that was the message from u.s. vice president joe biden as he addressed american troops withdrawing from iraq his words raised eyebrows however among those who believe the whole campaign was a failure many veterans say the u.s. administration is simply trying to put on a brave face to cover up a lost cause they feel that although their praises the country's heroes they've been abandoned and forgotten hard to. among the window for. by the government but

still more treason you know and that's me i don't think they they they show enough respect for the local bad things bryan little is a u.s. navy veteran who has been suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome since his discharge he was unable to find work after leaving the military and hasn't been able to get the proper treatment for his condition little has been suicidal at times his pleas for help have been ignored it's a common theme at stand down an annual nonprofit event that helps homeless vets get off the streets volunteers are helping these veterans become better adjusted to civilian life something the military isn't doing enough of a lot of people really don't know exactly what to expect or where to go to get the help that they need pamela brisson served in afghanistan and has been homeless for two years the largest growing population of homeless women in san diego is veterans returning from current combat according to catholic charities which operate

shelters around the city while on the street prison has been taking care of her nine year old son chris he's been able to maintain straight a's even while they bounced around from shelter to shelter or slept on a sidewalk. i'm not i was right. many veterans want help but prison admits it's easy to get discouraged when the government doesn't want to help it only takes one or two people to say i don't know or know we can't help you for them to walk away and think that there's no hope for them. you know they get hooked on drugs or alcohol. and they just they're not aware to take advantage of the programs that are made available to them the last couple years i think the number of persian gulf veterans has increased greatly outnumbering the vietnam veterans dr john that just in is very familiar with san diego's homeless population he started stand down twenty three years ago because. we saw

a huge number of homeless veterans that no one was talking about the problem will likely get worse for current service members who are dealing with extended and frequent lines. still in this crowd patriotism is very much alive you know what actually i really would go back despite her troubles pamela brisson says she would still go back and buy for the country that has led her down a sentiment echoed by many of these veterans who still have an undying loyalty to the military and country when america was great as a whole who started it you know it was a bunch of politically correct people living you know wherever you know high society knows bunch of people still want to pay tax anymore. and that's going to happen again in san diego ramon galindo r t. well grady oh host an iraq war veteran adam caucus says biden's optimistic remarks about troop withdrawal

are ridiculous he believes the american public is starting to see through the vice president's upbeat words as the number of u.s. private contractors in iraq is now it's highest level when joe biden does this kind of ridiculous cheerleading well they the success is because the troops have done so well oh and that's why we have to replace them with more state department officials and private contractors then there were troops here people see through that it's kind of it's getting kind of ridiculous the presidential commission on fiscal responsibility which is currently convening is actually considering cutting veterans' benefits that's really sad but that's sort of the attitude of those in power well you know taking care of the vets is something that can kind of go keeping the money going to our political sponsors on the other hand that can't be questioned. the u.s. federal government violates the constitution on such a regular basis that states have to work for themselves to up hold the rule of law

says arizona sheriff richard mack he's spoken to r.t. and the full interview is coming your way in around twenty five minutes but here's a preview. when i was a rookie cop i made a huge mistake i actually read the constitution and specifically the bill of rights and i saw. one hand what the constitution says saw on the other hand what the government is actually doing the only solution that we have left is state sovereignty local control the sheriff of this country getting together with county commissioners county attorneys and standing fighting and he wrecked in the barriers against the encroachments of the national government the federal government. in the u.k. medical officials said the number of women being subjected to genital mutilation is on the rise although the practice is illegal in the contrary no one's ever been convicted of the crime and thousands are considered to be at risk here and you may

find some of the images and more and it's report disturbing. school holidays for some golden afternoons in the park but. all deal aged fifteen u.k. born jacob morris mother took him to sierra leone for an initiation ceremony jay had big ideas of evenings around the fire cooking and gossiping with female relatives she had no idea that during the celebration of her womanhood her genitalia would be cut i was laid down the flaw lots of hands lots of like celebration chairs etc and then my mouth was cough it so thinks i'm awful and then my legs were spread and then i just felt just some pain that i don't think all of the pain itself will never ever leave me because i've had that it's like i mean i can understand how people feel when they lose an arm or a leg but they have that found some kind of pain all the time and that's the kind

of pain which i personally have to live on a day to day basis i've heard that some people is this really quick but i felt like it was been sorn women's rights organization forward estimates. six and a half thousand girls in the u.k. are at risk of female genital mutilation every year the most common age for girls to have the procedure is between six and eight the summer holidays are a prime time because there's an opportunity for a long visit back to the family's country of origin and although it's illegal in the u.k. there's evidence that it is being done in this country female genital mutilation is performed for cultural reasons and justified as a religious requirement or rights of passage to womanhood much like male circumcision it's supposed to ensure cleanliness and better marriage prospects however it often has serious and long lasting physical complications and sometimes its hospital in london is one of the senses that deals with. some girls die they

bleed to death develop techniques infections when dirty instrument used midwife comfort more. effective which includes cysts on the vagina and sterility the removed everything. for the past. law. and so on and. the will remain to have sex. if g.m. is thought to be so prevalent in the u.k. local authorities have set up task forces to identify when children are risk but this is a practice that's gone on for centuries in some african and arabic countries and it's entrenched in families. in some communities. and. some female. procedure done to them but you will consider.

that procedure is done to their own daughters and this is a. matter of education. as well. in the legal act despite being an illegal act there's never been a single conviction against someone who's arranged all performed female genital mutilation in the u.k. victim j. kumara says that's got a lot to do with the terminology used for me personally i hate even the term mutilation because i don't i'm not mutilated i've been caught. and i think the. term is very very negative and i think it just causes a lot of survivors to go underground because no one wants walk down the street with the term over the head with legislation proving ineffective it's a culture that the british authorities have so far failed to eradicate the big thousands of its citizens at risk every year and it r.t. london. there are plenty more ahead this hour for you stay with our team for religious just belief us and rehab centers using divine guidance to be drug

addiction are accused of posing a bigger threat than drugs themselves. ukraine wants to sink russia's black sea fully but all of the name of conservation requests been made for decommissioned ships to be scuttled to create artificial reefs in the crimea. he has the details. professional diver alexei has been exploring the depths of the black sea in ukraine's crimea for more than three decades he says the underwater world here is absolutely unique from a scientific point of view but he is concerned about the danger that every year is getting worse during the peak season brings launch pollution too young to play in the water fails to clean itself every year we see fewer fish caught in this part of the black sea i believe you will to please ecosystem is in grave danger. she has considered many different solutions to the problem but his friend

a deputy in the city council came up with a simple yet hopefully highly effective idea so not a good. we will ask the russian black sea fleet stationed here to give us their old ships we will sink them and create an artificial reef which will greatly improve the base ecosystem this is nothing new many countries do the same. zordon says the idea came to him after what was seen as a major policy shift in the presidents of russia and ukraine signed an agreement to prolong the stay of the russian black sea fleet in the crimea until twenty forty two where the previous administration and key of these ships of the russian black sea fleet were unwanted guests in ukraine's crimea and were to leave the area by the year twenty seventeen but after the height of agreement was signed local authorities here are saying they're trying to do everything they can so that these ships remain here for years to come straight after the rectification of the pact

russian needed me to remediate have said the fleet needed serious modernization and now the crimea is ready to help more school with that the head of sevastopol as administration says the russian naval presence here brings massive investment for the city's infrastructure and calls for a fitting of the ships may create jobs for the locals who supports them in this is that we have an excellent shipyard and a crane mirror which has been abandoned for almost two decades if moscow decides to repair its fleet here we're ready to offer our facilities and specialists this would be much cheaper for the russians and we revive our factory which was one of the best in a country just several decades ago april spark of agreement sparked mass opposition protests in kiev they described it as a sellout of the country in crimea the mood is very much the opposite the russian black sea fleet command is yet to respond to the divers and officials proposals for an artificial reef but there will be glad to see few here can imagine life without these ships anchored on the surface in several stoppers docks. reporting from

ukraine's crimea. just a. mind you we've got a lot more on our website that's r t dot com log on to check out our galleries political cartoons or simply follow us on twitter a look now at some of the stories that late catch your eye online today the miracle of life infertile couples flock to siberia to seek the wisdom of a goddess who is a patron for mothers read how many women then became pregnant. and the plunge in britain for the kept hitting pensioner who threw a kiddie into a bin but while before your old tabby was found there so far no sign of the woman.

an alleged russian arms dealer dubbed by the west the merchant of death may be extradited to the u.s. within hours the lawyer says a special client has arrived in bangkok where he's currently being held this comes after washington asked thailand to discard fresh charges brought against him was extradition to america for alleged arms dealing was approved last week but before the decision was announced the u.s. brought new charges of money laundering and fraud against him the loan now requires him to stay in thailand until the fresh proceedings are over who was arrested in bangkok two and a half years ago in a sting operation by u.s. law enforcers and has been in prison ever since. let's take a look now at some world news in brief for you pakistani officials are trying to coordinate relief efforts as floodwaters affecting millions between to rise many are fleeing their homes after the government issued new morning making matters worse the millions that escaped before the floods collapse and are at risk of

colorado. and dehydration pakistan's president warns it will take at least three years and tens of billions of dollars to recover from the damage. these thirty three people have been killed in an attack on a hotel in the somali capital but least a gunman stormed the building opening fire and then blew themselves up six members of the country's parliament are reported to be among the dead a militant group with links to al qaida has claimed responsibility for the attack. manila police have admitted bungling bungling a hostage situation that took place on monday a sac police officer armed with an assault rifle seized a coach load of tourists mostly from hong kong he was demanding his job back the twelve hour standoff ended when police stormed the vehicle but eight hostages had already been killed the police struggled to gain access to the coach and at times appeared confused and ill prepared. the roses and two drugs agency is planning to

increase the number of state controlled rehab centers it says currently most drug addicts get help from non-governmental facilities and while some centers do help battle addiction others only land their patients in deeper trouble stacey bevins reports. how do you through the my spirit of drug and alcohol addiction took me nearly a decade these twenty nine year old was on a collision course with crime and with that diagnosed with hepatitis b. and c. we can now since god saved and changed his life. when i came here last year for the first time in eight years i realize the grass was green birds were singing and everything was beautiful i used to take drugs and alcohol at the same time i was literally verged to understanding what was going on around. here is a rehab center run by

a cornerstone church days include group chores me to teach responsibility and bible and prayer sessions with prayer is a fellowship and we are more likely to become like those we communicate with if some. talks to fishermen he's likely to become one too when someone talks to god and that's what a prayer is he becomes a believer and his life changes not on the schedule here is time with a trained professional the belief is that the spirit is what needs mending and that this only comes through god drug use is on the rise in russia the official numbers indicate that there are six hundred thousand addicts but the federal agency charged with combat in this problem puts it at millions more but there is also an increase in the number of religious rehab centers like this one that are offering nontraditional treatments but some are referring to them as little more than recruiting centers for religious sex the pentecostal community in russia is small but run several of the nation's growing number of religious rehabs critics insist

those who seek treatment through these are simply trading one crutch or another we're going to. we're losing people now not because of drugs but because of destructive cults chemical addiction to drugs or alcohol is substituted by group psychological addiction instead this kind of addiction is stronger and much more serious some experts claim recovering addicts become able to function outside of the church and sequester themselves later elected to spread the message to others in new centers as for me he doesn't believe he's part of a cult or. the contrary i realized i had been brainwashed all my previous life and people around me had a consumer attitude but here i have pure feelings i mean your version and the desire to run a clinic of his own someday stacy didn't r.t. . daniel joins us next to read all the way to business.

welcome to business russia's post may be transformed into a joint stock company at the beginning of twentieth twelve it's the be the first step in turning the service into a public. company preliminary estimates put its value one to one point six billion dollars but if the company goes public the capitalization is projected to grow to more than eight billion or twenty twenty russian post forty two thousand branches across russia last year three point one billion dollars. russian energy giant gazprom may build a gas pipeline from russia to china as early as twenty fifteen russia first agreed to build a pipeline to the country in two thousand and two but failed to agree on gas prices with beijing but some experts doubt the new pipeline will be a priority for china as it's already investing heavily in the two biggest energy supplies in central asia and kazakstan. back to russia now and corporate profits soared sixty three percent in the first half of this year year on year the combined

pretax profit of big and mid sized enterprises reached ninety billion dollars the biggest growth was reported by companies in the property sector profits increases in the mining industry would not fall behind the fifty six percent number this is reporting. the. time to have a look at the stock markets here are most of their hope for at their lowest in a month as the price of light sweet falls near a seventy two dollars a barrel top oil producer rose net has shed another one point six percent today he also has now dropped below fourteen hundred points. selloffs in construction and mining is chipping away at european stocks. slumped some three percent as weak trading figures concepts and investors. the second largest food retailer magnates has reported an eleven point three increase in first off profit to one hundred thirty one million dollars the company at the capital spending for this year may

reach one point three billion as it opens thirty hot markets and some six hundred fifty convenience stores. potence biggest vodka produces stock spirits is looking to buy seventy five percent. stake in ukrainian distil in the mirror off according to commerce daily the polish for an exclusive right to acquire the shares a moment of final decision in a month the mirror possessed me to be worth three hundred seventy million dollars meanwhile there's another possible buyer for russian standards which previously expressed an interest in the asset saying it still considering a bid. russia's biggest one in the last nickel is currently the subject of a fierce fight for control. of the mid patel in both own blocking stakes in the group each wants to buy build the outs are the ones to sow but what's at stake in this battle of the billionaire as our correspondent clover visits the telling of the real. the world's richest nickel copper of the latter set of months deposited here in the area the production facilities of neurons chemicals stretch out from

the mountains dominating the town and provide the much of the local employment like many other commodity producers morales was hit by the financial crisis but this region suffered few cuts rolled partials the degrees of the punters overcome the crisis quite successfully it was a constant demand for oil production on the global market that's why we didn't decrease fully move production juvie the whole time suspicions because not all nor nichols factories were so fortunate last year the company reported to twenty seven percent drop in revenue to top point two billion dollars still the group retains its leadership on the world market accounting for more than twenty percent of global nickel output more than ten percent of production at three percent of call part.

of. the of. the c.e.o. neurochemical is keen to modernize and just promising to spend nearly hoffer billion dollars next year on cleaning up operations but drug costs are worried about how the shareholder battle for control of the company will impact capital expenditure the bottling approx time situation is point. as you know there are several ways shareholders and managers view it something that you should take well you can now without thinking of the company's future shareholders who. think that such a policy would slow down the company's development and would have a negative impact in the future i believe face a negative impact of money spent i support the idea of adequate actions the dividends should be paid but in adequate and not impede the company's development

allocations of mismanagement of the company somewhat hard to substantiate production costs and profitability are comparable with international competitors but does face a challenging future. and the price of extraction rising the chief of the rails the company to focus on what he calls investment into the mound however that's unlikely to happen until the conflict between is resolved. business r.t. . you can find more stories on our website. business.

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