was conduct there has always got away with imbalances that nobody else in the world would be able to tolerate or would be tolerable anywhere else and they do it because they're big and tough and can throw the waiter at ok it's in everybody's interest. we were going to end this program on a very pessimistic i want to thank you for being on the program here and i want to thank the viewer for watching us as well see you next time remember crosstalk.

military p.r. the us is the ads promoting the bunting the she wants american say they become immune to the campaign events sponsored them and that's good says.

stopping the aging process. took place to have found beyond six kids three face and turning blue. and fighting for acceptance sexual minorities in georgia say their unwelcome in a. stunningly government docs church for christmas only. this is r t where live from moscow welcome to the program see the land and even billboards the u.s. military is screaming for world dominance from all directions the insatiable war machine is fueled by over six hundred billion dollars of taxpayers' money yeah. he's got the chicken reports an advert for destruction may not be as unlikely as it sounds. no where else in the world are multi-million

dollar war machines marketed like soft drinks and cell phones while come to the washington d.c. metro. ads for military helicopters alongside those for a gambling spot you would think somebody would notice saw there is such you know a fact of life i just i knew before you mentioned that just stop paying attention to the drones combat ships fighter jets bragging about defining the future. and nobody seems to care except for a very few of these ads are targeted at a handful of people who decide on move to be lindahl a contract but what do regular commuters have to do with this they're going to run and buy a fighter jet they need this does have a certain effect on them let's find out. it makes me think that we are country stone for needed then we need to get taxes are going somewhere. and a big chunk of it. around

a third of american taxpayers' money goes to the military and to contractors who gear up the military they promised dominance and brag about efficiency in killing this ship contributes to a complete maritime down the strategy not of the military suppliers who advertise on the metro we contacted were willing to talk none would answer the simple question of why bother buying ads for commuters to see when is the government agencies which spend the big bucks maybe you want to have people see that and think that's annoying anti-war activists say the money spent on this kind of p.r. doesn't go waste it reinforces our profiteers decision to sit in a positive light when it actually ality it's something that is destroying the american economy for capitol hill observers the expensive ads are a signal to future decision makers in congress we pay a lot of money for the said we think our programs important we know you're watching us understand also that we're watching you and if you help us out we'll help you

out that help comes in the form of contributions and jobs but for most those signals passed under the radar. nobody deeply questions the ads and as we can see with washington commuters it doesn't take long before what's advertised becomes normal get a check on r.t.e. washington d.c. well the privatization of war is a worrying trend. says former south african president thabo mbeki as he tells r.t. later the main threat is that it falls outside international rules. you've got this very worrying process of the privatization of war you see these large numbers of private military record drug doesn't get enough understanding. to fall outside. of the norm international law governing the conduct of. war

you can't allow a situation where you've got these large numbers of people. who are free. some kind of private enterprise free to operate as it is they wish a kind of mess and not a force. that would. be a possibility of the modern state to govern i would should. stay with us for the full interview with the former south african leader later this hour. now as we get older so our bodies begin to turn around but a russian scientist believes he's got the answer to keep us in peak condition in our retirement. says he's found an antioxidant that stops the gradual deterioration of people's health if you think aging process. with that it looks complicated and it is it's almost

a life's work for lead. to more years of testing and the doctor thinks he will have finally cracked the need of aging let's get the science over with now apparently it's all about how oxygen reacts in your body from the one thousand nine percent of the time it turns into harmless water but there's that one percent that turns into super oxide that later turns into very poisonous elements so the task was to find an antioxidant that stops that process. and hence according to the professor stops anyone from getting old he's been working to perfect his treatment for more than forty years the hard thing has been to try and stop any possible side effects colleagues from around the world think professor is on to something that's very realistic because it's been showing oxidative damage is huge and we don't have accidents of the type that school and have developed and he as you know. coined the term bio. you can see it's clearly in the world's best buy

or chemists bio energetics. the compound has already undergone animal testing and the results appear promising these two rats are siblings the one in the left has been given the drug and is now much more lively than the other one that is dying and finally we call that we will manage to convince people that. look this single you know. so many traits treats of aging so must be doing something itself then if we're going tory authorities with this logic then . maybe we could somehow market this. drug at a success with the eye drops on animals then ventured sure i did on his own cataract six months later he's positioned to him he's cataract was gone thousands are queuing to take part. clinical trials which have just started but it will be

a few years before professor discovery is sitting in the shell hole pharmacy like this some have already dubbed the drug a panacea and if it lives up to its promise the treatment should have an effect on the disease of aging and bring it with a prospect of a longer and better quality of life about a lot of r.t. . still to come on the program reclaiming land or is expanding its territory but some say. just do it legally or not how i want somebody to do that. her.

her. her her own her. this history still keeps its secrets but now it's time to reveal the truth of the soviet files the cascine case evan long and. close up game has been to their hang me. for the first russian fleet was born. col r.t. goes to the area which holds top position in oil and gas resources coast where the biggest russian salmon cammy are processing factories located. and where unique species of flora and fauna can be found. welcome to the cycling region. should close up on our t.v.

. more news today violence has once again flared up the film these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. china operations are today. sexual minorities in georgia say they're still suffering deep seated persecution from the government and the orthodox church which is keeping prejudice among their fellow georgians as artie's explains a mix of old fashioned thinking and political manipulation is leaving them out in the cold. need to spend five years of working in georgia's police force and got

fired for being a woman. neither is transgender and says he is not accepted for wanting to live in a man's body he claims gays lesbians and transsexuals are considered perverts by most georgians should. they say we should sit in our homes and not show up on the street what am i not a human being or they say get the hell out of georgia is this not my country. the georgian orthodox church is one of the strongest opponents of gays and lesbians in the country. our position should be stored but we must also remember that their sick people society the government and the people must do everything they can to help them heal but nneka who is an orthodox christian himself disagrees. if this is an illness where is the cure i feel fine nothing hurts except for my soul because i'm being mistreated which. knickers cars aren't just emotional

when he was younger self mutilation seemed the only way of dealing with the everyday stress of not being accepted by anyone except his own daughter. she hugged me and said she knows everything and loves me the way i am. when you can he support he turns to this man bob disability really is the founder and president of the inclusive foundation one of georgia's very few organizations for lesbians gays and transgender people he believes sexual minorities are being abused by society and used by authorities. this topic exploited this talk to. the public attention or the criticism. existing. georgian authorities insist the country's embracing western values the reality part of says is quite different. very positive way.

there is not much. participation even those who dare to show support for the community are also under fire. this is the happiest place in the georgian capital two streets lined with bars and clubs there are literally on every single corner here but not a single one of them caters to gays and lesbians in this country it would be too dangerous not only for them but for the bar's owners as well and where they sit or . part. of the news now the outcome of turkey's referendum on amendments to the country's constitution has won support from germany and the u.s. sixty percent of voters back the package of changes that help in the country's bitter end. critics say the proposed alterations will undermine the judicial system and hand over power to the government turkey's prime minister. has described the

result as a victory for the country's democracy. media says the crew members of a chinese fishing boat held by japan have been released and were seized in disputed orders in the east china sea after the edge of the. collided with two japanese patrol boats the incident sparked a diplomatic route between the two countries causing top chinese officials to appeal to japan for the crew's release it's not yet known whether the captain of the fishing boat who was arrested following the collision has also been freed. in. electoral campaigning in guinea for its first democratic vote has been suspended because of ongoing violence supporters of the former prime minister clashed with supporters of the opposition leader over the weekend leaving at least one dead and dozens injured the presidential election is the first in a small west african state since it gained independence from france more than fifty

years ago. north korea's ruling party has apparently delayed its biggest meeting in three decades due to concerns over their leader's health but south korean t.v. reports that kim jong il condition is not serious enough to cancel the conference it's believed the rare workers' party gathering will speed up plans to name kim's son as successor to the frail leader who's thought to have suffered a stroke two years ago. singapore is being accused of expanding its coastline with illegally dredged sand from neighboring states the last fifty years the small island nation has increased its territory by more than twenty percent but as our teams were a financial reports it seems only singapore is benefiting from shifting sands. seem to be who has one of the world's most prosperous and fastest growing economies the tiny island one of the smallest twenty nations in the world is growing fast to. the

key global shipping hard its fast food conflicts is happening expanding relentlessly in the sea by land reclamation. we have been taking sail from our hills and then. when there are no more hills then we have been breaking from from the sea a bit. more thought it is being reported from a neighboring country. singer who is today the world's biggest importer of sand literally the foundation of a tiny state extraordinary konami growth singapore has been importing sand for years and its territory has increased by over twenty percent in the last hop a century but with other countries in the region such as malaysia indonesia vietnam and can border mending sand experts require mean more land has become a difficult task for this tiny island city state well at least legally there are some accusations send smuggling is making up the shortfall. critics say it's

a dirty business with illegal imports of sent come in from poorer neighboring countries every pooled one independent american watchdog strongly rejected by the government of singapore says the treat causes huge environmental damage in combat food and corruption while causing misery to ordinary people the sound trade in cambodia has been extremely damaging and has the potential to have huge environmental consequences it's also an incredibly corrupt trade two senior senators are we know to be linked with a number of dodgy land they all have been involved in force of actions of a series of complex allegations made about them control of this trade and none of the money is actually reaching government accounts single poor is world renowned for economic success but critics say the state needs to use its respected repudiation to do more in the relation to the murky world of send importing. singapore portrays itself as a regional leader in sustainability and environmental protection and they need to

really put their money where their mouth is and make sure they're imports and doesn't he or environmental degradation if you rights violations not only in cambodia but in all of the countries in the region the government of singapore however has truly rebutted the global witness report denying it can do is send smuggling ric's trucks should reach britain the source countries laws the environmental protection the states has that sense of pliers a private firm spine from other countries who are responsible for policing their own environmental laws. want to be single pool. here with r.t.i. where i live twenty four seven and there are also more stories features on blogs on our website you're free to check it out r.t. dot com there's more to discover here just a few of the items waiting for you there right now no clowning around this time but russia's most renowned just demonstrates their deep feelings on the make up and then read news. and if you think hollywood movies are told there is to know about

russian wants to you just might have a few surprises in store for you this had to r.t. dot com and take a russian mafia quiz. on the way a former south african leader talks to r.t. from the global policy forum that was held in the russian city of venice level after business up they knew they were coming up in testament to their goals. hungry for the feel we've got. the biggest issues get a voice face to face with the news makers.

a very good morning welcome to the business program russia is to reintroduce the construction of tower blocks for cheap housing it's part of the effort to double house building in russia by twenty twenty the regional development ministry says it will reduce building costs and russia's regions will help to put potential schemes to tend it's hoped that the part of the process will be over by the end of the year . the international monetary fund is warning the global economy is likely to slow down in the coming months analysts have concerns over some national economies as

well as the united states property market i.m.f. recommends that emerging economies should focus on stimulating internal to money conversely it suggests that advanced economies increase their exports and cut budget deficits. a jump in food prices in russia is triggering inflation while this summer's drought is sparking fears about food shortages the government's promising to watch food prices closely to count them if necessary but large retailers say they have a better way to tie downs as found out. in august alone prices and dairy products grew by about two percent sugar rose three percent and bread five produces stand accused of holding back supplies in the hope of bigger profits but retailers claim they can help push prices back down to large retail chains can be a serious break for inflation because they are a real price indicator our chain had

a one percent inflation this august compared with the last year and there was a time when the prices on certain goods went up the way we are fighting against price increases is that we're searching for goods which are in the most demanded a cheaper price and buy them from suppliers from different regions of the c.e.o. of x. five retail says if there were most of the market chains in the country inflation would be lower big retailers control only thirty percent of the grocery market and other retailers are shot and decided to fight inflation at the expense of its own profits it cut its margin on products that were rising in price and says the move paid dividends results are good i like we said before during the crises we experience an increasing or a customer count for more customer. opportunities or where are buying less goods at the beach visit. we're. going to ration it so the price. we're asked to make experiencing this trend. the last few weeks trenton to improve

market players understand the government's eagerness to intervene but say it should respect market rules the best way to moderate prices they say is to lower customs duties in these terror of some goods that are in short supply not political over business r.t. . well look at how the markets are faring this hour let's start with asia where the markets are up commodities are climbing and the yen is weaker as higher than estimated industrial output in china boosted optimism in a club like anomic recover it. and in russia but if they are she asks them the mice it's finished the week in the red as yes treasures continues continued to slide and she says let the drop. from last nearly half a percent bucking the trend for the first telecom point seven percent dent to be close point three percent on the mice it's. now off to a relatively dull week for markets investors expect this want to be action packed

equities sales director i think sun that is the heart of says that's because there are investment bargains to be had in russia the market is probably going to hole pop in the next this coming week or maybe the next week we we do see substantial interest in that russia doesn't look cheap price earnings ratios other valuation of the russian market substantial lugging not only developed countries but also developing markets so the patient is one of the clients there is still sort of a little bit of apathy in the way last week we've seen a number of holidays in european countries so people have been quite an active because of several taking place last week this coming week for all the all the major players are going to go back and we will see the volume speaking of russia's largest private commercial bank as reporting record three hundred million dollars profits for the first half of the year it even outstrips the annual profits which alpha boeing seven major earning its twenty years in business the search comes. but

so are the banks treasury to one hundred eighty eight million dollars a share of but loans fell by hoff to twelve to twelve percent allowing the bank to decrease its results. the budget deficit in russia this year may be at least twenty billion dollars lower than full cost it currently stands at two point three for the first eight months of the here if the trend does change significantly it will help save money from the government's was that fund analysts all linking the new positive outlook on the budget having been based on crisis level expectations but the situation's been including since the worst of the decline and it. ok and that's all we have time for now join us next hour for more and get more news small website r.t. dot com slash business.

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a sergeant in the u.s. army. trying to become an american by digging for it in the. ranks and reasons differ but one thing brings them together once they disobey. more news today is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. trying to corporations are all today. and this is to move these paradise on earth. were not for the military presence.