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russian businessman victor borge is being flown to the us where he is wanted for alleged arms trafficking and this comes after thailand approved his extradition. fighting against time the u.s. congress tries to approve the arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington before a new members are sworn in but may have a different agenda. stopping the abuse cycle human rights activists fear a new cases of torture in u.s. prisons in afghanistan as washington refuses to reveal details on its detention facilities. and a brutal mass murder that shocked russian authorities arrested gang leader following the slaughter of twelve people in the southern region across the dar we are at the scene.

watching r.t. coming to live from moscow i'm marina josh welcome to the program first stop the alleged russian arms trafficker viktor board has left taiwan after being handed over to u.s. authorities it follows the thai government's decision to approve his extradition washington accuses the businessmen of a number of crimes including trying to sell weapons to rebels in colombia well again across alive a jab partner who is following the developments for us bangkok. jack we know that it took a very few hours to hand over to the u.s. authorities what are the reasons behind this rush. well the one thing everybody is talking about in bangkok at the moment is the incredible speed between the decision of the thai cabinet to extradite mr boat and him actually being put on the flood

plane and flown to the u.s. now the thai government hasn't come out and made a statement as to their motives which even the russian embassy was not informed of this but it's fairly clear why this has taken place ever since mr boot was arrested in two thousand and eight march two thousand and eight his case has been fraught with political interference diplomatic pressure legal injunctions legal errors it's been a incredible fos in many ways the u.s. in trying to keep mr boot in line for extradition followed extra money laundering charges which then in turn meant that he couldn't leave the country they were removed many mistakes have been going on simply once the decision was made they wanted him out of the country they didn't want another legal mistake or another serious legal injunction. but yet what's the reaction from the family to this. well of course not just his family his lawyer has come out this morning he's

outraged he says clearly under time law this extradition is illegal mr boots wife echoed those words. adding that she would continue to fight for her husband here's what you have to say. it's not a book if you do not find that it wouldn't was a secret in the cabinet ordered to extradite back to good old the prime minister of thailand had said that while court proceedings are ongoing won't be extradited this operation was illegal it was done after lobbying from the us but was shipped to the united states if he was just a thing with all his documents and with the russian embassy being informed the operation was so quick because it is illegal under title or i plan to appeal. that was mrs bhutto talking about the case obviously she will have more to say in the days to come after mr badlands in the us and it becomes clearer how the government will proceed with the legal case against him what you and

a lot of you said to us earlier and in light of what mrs gould just said what can we expect to happen next in this case. well mr byrd was. arrested here in a sting operation in march two thousand and eight with u.s. undercover agents posing as colombian guerrillas they allege that missed the boat off at the seldom rockets among other weapons but really there was no clear evidence of this legal experts say the difference between saying they're going to do something and showing any means of being able to deliver that is very different not just mr boots lawyers but many legal experts claim the case is very weak now what they people really expect is going on here is that the u.s. have a very strong interest involved they believe mr putin knows about russia's military and intelligence operations throughout the world. right j. barton thanks very much indeed for bringing us the details from bangkok. well for

more on bigger boats extradition to the united states we are now joined by him because going from the russian center for policy studies. what do you has this really come as any surprise and did we ever expect to walk free from thailand. it was not a surprise was precious to follow this event for the last several while for it was obvious that he would be extradited as far as the. file on government was of the strong pressure from divided states many participants will be those who go through the this case of the prosecutor if i love for you was closely connected with the united states why did you for travel so specialist during the bombs but if you have. already was would just talk to the correspondent from the ground and we've heard what our board because it's wide said the lawyers of bigger

would say the move is legal but what prompted this extradition. if we look through the records of the united nations to use two thousand year they were fixed the food was most of sixty five various you looked at these war reports investigating what do you do your arms market was. both leagues almost like a bowl of life. the other laura and so on. because of food bank accounts were frozen in the united states in the fall of five. so though there are a lot of records of me as a t.v. so it was mostly a surprise that you widely. expelled two of your my dude states. also i want to mention that you you know. as government made the big pressure for the

government of thailand to make it up. well this of course is a very complicated case but what's next for viktor but is there any chance at all he'll ever return home to russia. i don't think about. this investigation really reflects march or russia as far as all of you do or victor borge work also of russian territory actually that was the probably why he was not persecute to be in russia i spoke to russian officials of they said that it's a problem of russia low risk of no extra territorial provision so russian citizens . conducting a t.v. deal also our territory cannot be investigated. because even the higher russian companies he didn't which is the russian weapons he didn't sell russian weapons so that created a lot of complicated. russian national relations three of them all right as russian

partners do particularly united states of course he's a russian citizen the russian government has to provide the sort of assistance i think the russian embassy in. united states will provide through some kind of legal assistance as well. private because you and thanks very much indeed for even use their opening because i am from the russian center for policy studies. to other stories now here in r.t.e. top u.s. officials have urged the outgoing santa to ratify the latest nuclear cuts treaty with russia before the on the here they say america's national security depends on prompt ratification but as r.t. is going to check our reports manner republicans are banned on scrapping the deal. obviously this is going to be a last minute push to get this landmark deal passed through the senate before you newly elected officials step into office in january there is

a very tense partisan game going on here in washington and the a lot of observers say that for many on capitol hill the fight is not about the content of the treaty but rather about scoring political points and the point scoring because it is expected to intensify after republicans gain a considerably bigger influence in the senate in january compared to what they have now the republican senate minority leader has already said their priority will be to have obama voted out of office in two thousand and twelve so basically to make sure that the president feels like he's major initiatives so the obama administration is very eager to get the treaty passed on this so-called lame duck session in order to avoid a bumpy ride after january when obama's arguably major foreign policy achievement could well be on the line of the u.s. it proves that. hillary clinton and defense secretary robert gates have just published an urge for the senate to hurry up with a ratification saying the u.s. national security depends on the prospects of the treaty to be ratified by by this

look promising the treaty was earlier approved by the senate foreign relations committee there had been a long buildup to it over many months of hearings america's key military officials had been unanimously testifying in support for the treaty leading security experts in the country were saying it's only common sense to have the new arms reduction deal in place actually among those who testified in support for the treaty there were more republicans than democrats so it's wrong to think republicans are all against it some very influential republican senators like richard will guard have strongly advocated for the treaty to be passed they've been they've been calling for their party members to put partisan games aside to to put their overwhelming desire to undermine obama as side and do what they believe is right for their country and for maybe on for many cut capitol hill observers the whole thing. bate it really comes down to this question will some republican senators sacrifice a landmark historic deal just for the sake of denying obama this feather in his

foreign policy cap and what's at stake the treaty will create nuclear arsenals of both russia and the u.s. by a third it's meant to increase the level of trust between the two nuclear superpowers it's meant to show an example of nonproliferation to other countries and is expected to pave the way for u.s. russia cooperation in other areas as well and many believe what's on the line now is the well advertised reset and not ratifying the treaty could well put the leaders other cooperation plans on. got it got reporting there allison on the program here in our including the feast of the sacrifice later this hour we go live to moscow biggest mosque. russians are celebrating here in moscow all of course russia and even in far away. join us later for all the details . and u.s. and afghan officials are trying to downplay a potential fallout between the two countries this comes after president hamid

karzai slammed washington's war tactics in afghanistan karzai the man of the u.s. led coalition reduce its military operations in the country he also called for an answer to night raids against suspected taliban commanders which often result in civilian casualties but the u.s. state secretary hillary clinton says the surgical strikes are key to winning the war the exchange of statements comes just days before crucial nato summit with the alliance expected to set a deadline for ending combat operations in afghanistan in two thousand and fourteen but as artie's john halfassed reports america's rules of engagement are the only thing troubling the president. thirty eight billion dollars have been poured into afghanistan by the u.s. since the two thousand and one invasion to bolster security and economic development a significant chunk of that money humanitarian aid to provide food build health clinics schools and one of the poorest countries in the world all part of the u.s.

effort to win over hearts and minds and to convince afghans to reject the taliban and al qaeda drop off some humanitarian aid supplies as much as we can and give the people the knowing that we are out here we are the good guys but there is a dark cloud looming over the battle for hearts and minds it's known as america's black hole in the afghanistan a secretive place journalists and human rights activists still depict as a liability to. because so-called war on terror former detainees have described the bug room detention facility as the scene of heinous crimes a place into which people simply disappeared without a trace two detainees were tortured to death by u.s. forces in two thousand and two while the scandal exposed the use of torture to obtain information from detainees today bob graham rename part when detention facility rarely makes the news bob graham is still very much

a black hole it's a prison facility that is operating that we don't have very much information about as i indicated there are about six hundred or so detainees that are there many of them captured outside of afghanistan although a list of names that were released last year a federal court recently denied access to any other information pertaining to those detainees. global outrage and condemnation over detainee abuses america's the tourist guantanamo bay prison forced the u.s. to change its practices there but those languishing within the walls of bug room were less lucky the detention facility at guantanamo bay is this the most transparent or time to silly in history bob graham detention facility and afghanistan to have the same standards for litigation process bob graham is in a wartime theater it's an act of war zone it would be unprecedented have such

access the original bob graham detention facility may have been renamed relocated but it will take more than a fresh coat of paint to ease the fear afghans associate with the prison reports of a prison with an imprisoned persist with afghan president hamid karzai recently demanding greater afghan insight into the prisons affairs and greater legal recourse for its detainees which is why human rights advocates insist the billions of dollars sent to afghanistan does little to buffer and. sign an image of america has already been tarnished by places like bob graham a lot of. human rights policies seem hypocritical and inconsistent and i think it's a problem for the government mixing humanitarian aid with contentious u.s. policies and nontransparent detention practices relay a different reality on the ground for the people of afghanistan hypocrisy is basically what it is jan huffers our t. washington d.c.

. now russian police have arrested a man they believe responsible for the brutal slaying of two families in the country south twelve killings which included four children shocked the nation five other suspects who are all members of a criminal gang are currently being held parties dinners blotchy reports. grieving relatives detective still working on the scene and candles in the wind this quiet rule neighborhood was the scene of a gruesome murder of two families just days ago the number of victims children among them as well as the way they were killed with knives and razors terrified many in the village of. russia four out of twelve victims are buried here at the small symmetry everyone who knew these people is in deep shock victor used to work for their mental family they were farmers he says real hard workers this is the

head of the family surrogate his wife and daughter in law yelena with a little daughter and i just calm believe it happened and i don't know who could do something like this. for the bodies of the twelve were found in this house investigators believe the killers entered through the back door literally slaughtering everyone who got in their way the owners and their guests who were there to celebrate national unity day together with their met office the hitmen tried to cover their tracks by burning the house down but the flames went out this man was the first to arrive on the scene but no one was alive by that time. i entered the house and i saw three dead bodies in a bad another person was lying on the floor and there was a gas canister in the hallway and. six men have already been arrested in connection with the murder two of them are believed to be influential crime boss says. we detained a leader of the criminal group suspected of all the noise in the murders of twelve

people november fifth as well as being an active member of this group he is also suspected of being involved in this mass murder we are conducting an investigation and gathering further evidence. investigators say the case resembles the gruesome murders of the nine hundred ninety s. when record tierce used scare tactics to threaten us and us many locals also tend to think that this was a contract killing that didn't go according to plan and well said a very tough was at tivoli refusing to pay off a local crime boss says may have been the target his family and friends just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time this shocked community wants justice life behind bars but those responsible of a truly horrific crime dennis bought ski party across the region. let's not take a look at some other stories from around the world and a four story building has collapsed killing at least sixty four people in india's

capital new delhi more than eighty others were injured and it's thought the monsoon season rains weakened the buildings foundations emergency crews are working to free a dozen still trapped under the rubble. pakistani officials say u.s. missile strike has killed at least fifteen people in north waziristan near the afghan border four missiles were fired hitting a house and a vehicle pakistani intelligence sources say the data are militants the region is a hard bad for insurgents and has attracted the series of u.s. drone attacks in recent months. police in china have detained for welders over a fire at an apartment block in shanghai that claimed fifty three lives reports say the unlicensed builders may have accidentally started the blaze inferno ripped through the building on monday injuring dozens and forcing a man to climb down scaffolding to escape a twenty eight story tower was undergoing renovation. eurozone finance ministers are meeting in brussels to discuss members' debt and its impact on the single

currency and there are growing concerns that smaller countries such as ireland require aid to support their struggling economies dublin insists it doesn't need a bailout from the european union last week borrowing costs shot up in portugal and greece in response to such fears. well followers of islam are celebrating their biggest holiday the so-called feast of sacrifice all around the world in russia the number of muslims runs into the millions well you know across life terry martin is watching the big day at moscow's main mosque hello to you tom so is there are russian flavor to celebrations of this muslim holiday. as far as a celebration goes marina there's not much difference here between elsewhere in the world but what might surprise you is is how many people have been involved here in moscow at this mosque behind me which is moscow's largest as you said there have been fifty thousand more than fifty thousand followers gathering today to to pray

here there is also estimated to be around two million muslims here in moscow and there's they've all been celebrating the same thing which is being celebrated all across the world which is the festival of the sacrifice known in the western world as eat now that celebrated in the old testament. the episode where abraham the character there in the old testament took his son to a lonely place out in the desert and on the command of god prepared to sacrifice him to show his love of god at the last moment to god realizing his his love of of god changed his son into a sheep into a lamb which was then sacrificed and so all over the muslim world today people sacrifice animals to show their love of god their appreciation of their story. well certainly sounds like a very big holiday for muslims around the world but just how big a part does the muslim community play in russian life. well again i suppose the

thing that that is not always so well known is that there are so many muslims in russia being a very large and multicultural country there's estimated to be upwards of twenty million muslims in russia that's about one seventh perhaps up to about ten percent of the population and there's also this year twenty thousand russian muslims traveling to saudi arabia for for the hotch this marks the end of the hotch so a great part of russian society and a growing one as well as part of the celebrations today the president has congratulated that muslims on the celebration of aids and also in russian muslim russian muslim areas of russia many of them in the south of the country many followers there i've had a day off it's a day off in those muslim regions as part of

a sort of agreement to keep things well organized today all across russia when there will be sacrifices of animals it's a range those are done in private out of public view to try and maintain the cohesion there throughout russia and there's but in general it's very supportive atmosphere for muslim worshippers here in moscow there is a bit of a problem the number of muslims has been increasing loss in recent years and despite having one of the largest muslim populations in europe there are only four mosques here so it seems that in coming years as the number of muslims increase the number of facilities needed the number of space needed for worship will also have to increase right tom gardner thanks very much indeed for this update and bring us the details on how the muslim holiday is celebrated here in moscow and around the world. and brings us up to date and right now take a look what's happening in business with stephanie.

hello and welcome to the business bulletin russia's state owned gas monopoly gazprom has dramatically reduced investment in the stockmen field in the barents sea this year the budget dropped from the planned two billion dollars to less than two hundred million as development was put on hold due to falling demand for gas the company says the funds have been redirected to the largest gas field on the year mile peninsula in gold and russia a final decision on whether to continue developing stock but it will be taken next spring. russia central bank has announced it will accept gold as collateral from banks and us have welcomed the decision as it gives new opportunities to raise cash but when prices have almost doubled in two years and demand is still high in october this year russian banks held in excess of one billion dollars of gold. let's take a look now at the equity markets european stocks have opened lower on tuesday

following heavy falls in china and losses on the street island is still in the spotlight as it comes under pressure to accept a bailout from europe. and the russian markets are on the slide here in moscow with both indices shedding more than one percent banks and energy majors away it's down more than one and a half percent on the r.t.s. on rough enough to shedding a one point eight percent on the my six this hour. russia's largest still make a service has almost doubled its profits in the third quarter beating analyst estimates that it come jumped to around three hundred seventy million dollars as the company benefited from higher commodities parts of. the moscow government plans to raise that more than four hundred twenty eight million dollars next year from a privatization program developed by the new man must go own shares in more than three hundred sixty companies experts say investors could be interested in

companies respond. civil for housing and public utilities the pharmacy chains to live techie which has fifteen percent of the market in the capital could also be an attraction. the owner of chelsea football club russian billionaire roman abramovich has joined in list of the top twenty most influential foreigners in london the list also includes the m.e. of qatar and the founder of wiki leaks website the ranking was compiled by the evening standard newspaper owned by another russian tycoon alexander lebedev. and that's what this is used for now but of course i'll be back with more for you next hour and you can always follow stories if you log on to our website that's r.t. dot com slash business. wealthy

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