number of u.s. troops in iraq becomes the lowest since the start of the war those who've already returned home claim they've been left on the scrapheap by the very country they fought for. it just felt just some. that i don't think all of the pain itself will never ever leave me. women's winds down for kids in the u.k. sound the alarm over the old forest you stay here to stop the growing practice of female circumcision also. according to the agreements between kiev and moscow 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 them we look into how long russian warships could save the unique on the water was the black sea.

a very warm welcome to see this is r.t. live from the russian capital with me on a set but now the top u.s. general in iraq says there are now fewer than fifty thousand troops in the country that's the lowest number since the start of the war but once those troops are out of the conflict zone and back in the u.s. many are finding themselves in the midst of a deadly new struggle. and they sent us this report. 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 brian 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 britain 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 drugs 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 not just in is very familiar with san diego's homeless population he started stand down twenty three years ago because he 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 defines. 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 in you know wherever you know high society you know it was bunch of people still want to pay tax anymore. and that's going to happen again in san diego ramon galindo r t. well the us federal government volley legs the institution on such a regular basis that states have to work for themselves top hold the rule of law well so says arizona sheriff richard monk he spoke into the in the full interview is coming your way in about twenty five minutes from now but here's a quick preview. one of the 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 i 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 stand in fighting and he wrecked in the barriers against the encroachments of the national government the federal government. on alleged russian arms dealer dubbed by the west the much in debt may be extradited to the u.s. within hours so lawyer says a special plane has arrived called where he's currently being held it comes off to washington else thailand to god fresh chocolate is brought against him what is that tradition to america for when dealing was approved last week but before the decision was announced the u.s. brought new challenges the money laundering and fraud against him then or now requires him to stay in toyland until the fresh proceedings are over who was

arrested in bank or two and a half years ago in a sting operation by us for the aussies and has been in prison ever since daniel estulin author and investigative journalist says the whole process has been all castrated to discolor american involvement. i spend quite a bit of time in researching story and entering bits of wood extensively over sixty times for hundreds of hours in the inquisition called i also it actually is true. intelligence and time teligent officers a very high level told me that in fact the whole thing was already done before it started in the sense that you know the court of course instance was going to rule in books favor so it looked actually the book was going to win the case and the appeals court was going to rule in boots against the trouble so that nobody could say that it was askew decision or that nobody could say that the americans paid the ties everybody could say it was one for blood what it would for the americans except that the the appeals court decision was the final decision because

unfortunately in thailand there was no appeals to the supreme court as far as the foreign as like i'm certain the war against borders basically a war against russia if you can destroy board and you can prove that he's a virtual death and obviously he has to get his arms from somewhere and that someone has to be rational so you destroy russia's credibility in the international community i think is chance of winning the case the united states is zero point zero united states states have spent fifteen years trying illegibly trying to catch an alleged garden runner but it was it true they spent two and half years trying to win the extradition case and it looked a bit actually said to the united states to think that he can win in the united states against america on their home turf when everything is against them so that in the end if you walks and goes home america will all become a laughing stock of the entire world not to mention that whatever little credibility they have as a nation will definitely be ruined. now we've got plenty more have found us so stay with r.t. it's a fine don't just go wrong president and one of the world's biggest rock star alan

kohler well. religious disbelief ruptured rehab centers using divine gun like drug addiction are accused of posing a bigger threat than drugs themselves. in the u.k. medical officials say the number of women being subjected to genital mutilation is on the rise although the product is illegal in the country no one's ever been convicted of the crime and thousands are considered to be at risk each year you may find some of the images and more and it's disturbing. school holidays for some golden afternoons in the park but for others a horrific ordeal aged fifteen u.k. born jay kumar as mother took her home 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 gentle

tavia would be cut i was laid down the floor lots of hands like celebration chairs etc and then my mouth was covered so thing to muffle and then my legs would 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 to but it's like i mean i can understand how people feel when they lose an arm or a leg where they have found some kind of pain all the time and that's the kind of pain which i personally have to live with on a day to day basis i heard that some people just really quick but i felt like it was being sought women's rights organization forward estimates that 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 is 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 it's hospital in london is one of the senses that deals with those repercussions some girls die they bleed to death all develop techniques infections when dirty instruments are used. midwife comfort momo sees the lasting effects of f g m which includes cysts on the vagina and sterility the removed everything referring to leave in the morning for the passage of law. and so on and they expect the will remain to have sexual intercourse from this opening

g.m. is thought to be so prevalent in the u.k. local authorities have set up task forces to identify when children are at risk but this is a practice that's gone on for centuries in some african and arabic countries and it's entrenched in families we. some communities and this has been some protests. and knowledge that some females that have had this procedure done to them but you will consider it's appropriate procedure is done to their own daughters and this is a war it's an important matter of education as well. that in the legal and despite being an illegal act there's never been a single conviction against someone who's arranged or 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

whole mutilation 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 a term over the head with legislation proving ineffective it's a culture that the british authorities have so far failed to eradicate leaving thousands of its citizens at risk every year. r.t. london. just from mind you of course you've got a whole lot more on our website dot com do you log on to check out our gallery of political cartoons will follow us home. a look now at some of the stories that might culturally on line at the minutes of the miracle of life infertile couples forced to siberia to see the wisdom of a god s. he's a patron with a lot those read how many women then became pregnant. on the hunt saver in britain for they kept tasting pen should they threw a kitty in a bin but while the poor old tuppy is now safe it's the woman he's

a rich guy after receiving death threats. president medvedev is renowned for his love of rock music so it's no surprise he found time to meet the frontman of the irish band you cheat to talk about music you know i come here to cross the great to buy between me. and you for. the little fellows up into oh. but i can relax. i met to meet david vitter the head of a concert in moscow on wednesday it will be first ever performance in russia their three hundred sixty degree show is the world's most expensive to date on is

expected to attract more than eighty alison's people. ukraine wants to think russia's black sea fleet but all in the name of parts of asia a request been made for decommissioned ships to be scuttled to create also official reefs in the crimea and if he had a chef he hath he tells. 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 to peak to or season brings launch pollution too young to play on the wall to feel sick leaning every year we see fewer fish caught in this part of the black sea i believe you will to blaze ecosystem is in grave danger alexei 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. 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. as 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 heart 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 route if you get a shot of the pact of russian leader the need to be definitive said the fleet needed serious modernization and now the crimea is ready to help more school with

that the head of several stoppers administration says the run. the 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 he said was that we have an excellent shipyard in the crimea which has been abandoned for almost two decades if moscow decides to repair its fleet here we're ready to offer our facilities and specialist this would be much cheaper for the russians and we revive our factory which was one of the best in the country just several decades ago april sark 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. more news in brief you now this hour reports coming in that a passenger plane has crashed in northwest salina at least ninety one people with said to be on board airlines flight rescues are rushing to the scene we'll bring you more on the story as we get it. done on the officials are trying to coordinate relief efforts as flood waters affecting millions continue to rise many are fleeing their homes off the government new warnings and making matters worse the millions that escape before the flood swept in are at risk of water borne diseases pakistan's president warns it will take at least three years tens of billions of dollars to a cover from the damage. at least thirteen people have been killed in an attack on a hotel in the somali capital mogadishu police say gunmen stormed the building opened fire on them blew themselves up six members of the country's parliament all

called to be among the dead i mean is a group with links to al kind to her. claimed responsibility for the it's time. drugs agency is planning to increase the number of state controlled rehab centers it says currently most drug addicts get help from known governmental facilities and do you help backley addiction all that is only about their patients in deeper trouble. how do you through them by spread of drug and alcohol addiction took me nearly a decade these twenty nine year old on a collision course with crime and with that diagnosed with hepatitis b. and c. we can now sense god saved and changed his life. when i came here last year for the first time in eight years i realized their grass was green birds were singing and everything was beautiful i used to take drugs and alcohol at the same time i was

literally a vegetable with no understandings of what was going on around. here is a rehab center run by cornerstone church days include group chores me to teach responsibility and bible and prayer sessions for the prayer is a fellowship and we are more likely to become like those we communicate with if someone talks to fishermen he's likely to become one too but when someone talks to god that's what a prayer is he becomes a believer and his life changes and 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 rehab critics insist the those who seek treatment through these are simply treating one crutch or another. 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 sequestered and felt later elected to spread their message to others in new centers answer me can now he doesn't believe he's part of a cult. i realized i had been brainwashed all my previous life and people around me had a consumer attitude but here i have people feelings and the new version and the desire to run a clinic of his own. r.t.

. well there is now with. the business process post service may be transformed into a joint stock company at the beginning of twenty twelve this would be the first step in turning the service into a public plan the rest must put its value at one to one point six billion dollars but if the company goes public the couple is asian is projected to grow to more than eight billion by twenty twenty russian post owns forty two thousand branches across the country and three point one billion dollars last year the. russian energy giant gazprom may build a gas pipeline from russia to china as early as twenty fifteen russia first agreed to build the pipeline to china 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 turkmenistan kazakstan. back to russia now on corporate

profits sold sixty three percent in the first half of twenty ten year on year combined pretax profits of big and mid sized enterprises reached ninety billion dollars the biggest growth was reported by property companies miners were not far behind fifty six percent the number of businesses reporting a loss filter just of. a look at the stock markets here are mosco they fell further in the last hour of trade oil producer rose next shed some two percent as the price of light sweet slips near a seventy two dollars a barrel. of the second largest food retailer magnate reported an eleven point three percent increase in first off profit to one hundred thirty one million dollars the company adds capital spending for this year may reach one point three billion as it opens thirty hypermarkets and some six hundred fifty convenience stores. potence because ford could produce a stock spirits' is looking to buy

a seventy five percent stake in ukrainian distil in the mirror of according to common daily the polish company is going to exclusive rights to acquire the shares and will make a final decision in a month the mirror of the system makes it to be worth the three hundred seventy million dollars there is another possible buy for the fake russian standard which previously expressed interest in the us it says it's still considering a bid. russia's biggest modern orals nickel is currently the subject of a fierce fight for control tycoons oleg there are pascoe of libya patrolling in both going twenty five percent of the group each wants to buy the other out well though neither was to sell what's at stake in this part of the billionaire's our correspondent toucher visits the town of the real scoop. the world's richest nickel copper the lariam sediments deposited here in the area the production facilities of the rust nickel stretch out in 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 how about this region suffered few cuts rolled the partials by degrees of the punters they've become the crisis quite successful because it was a constant demand for oil production on the global market that's why we didn't decrease fully move production juvie the hard times because not all nor nickels factories were so fortunate last year the company reported twenty seven percent drop in revenue to tap 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 cobalt production at three percent of copper . my. that. was. the c.e.o.

of neurochemical is keen to modernize and just promising to spend nearly half a billion dollars next year on cleaning up operations but. he's worried about how the shareholder battle for control of the company impact capital expenditure the bafana bafana situation is quite difficult as you know there are several ways shareholders and managers view it as something that you should take now without thinking of the company's future the shareholders who are in for the long term think that such a policy would slow down the company's development and would have a negative impact in the future i believe of face a negative impact if the money spent on dividends i support the idea of actions the dividends should be paid but in adequate volumes and not impede the company's development allocations of mismanagement of the company are somewhat hard to

substantiate its production costs and profitability are comparable with international competitors but it does face a challenging future it's resource base is shrinking and the price of extraction rising the chief of the rules wants the company to focus on what he calls investment into the mountain however that's unlikely to happen until the conflict between the owners is resolved. business our team. that's the latest her most you can always find more stories on our website dot com business.

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