fall greater than the american government could ever have imagined alarming figures show that the suicide rate among veterans you've dinner and afghanistan is at a record high. you can take a look at why so many u.s. soldiers feel abandoned by the country they. each day eighteen american veterans commit suicide in the last few years more u.s. military personnel have taken their own lives than have been killed in either iraq or afghanistan the numbers raise a question where is the battle really happening in the field or at home. it was only home parade months before. he was even took him over to my home is mentally. and here and it happens when i post torture.

and told him he was number twenty six. when. these parents share a similar tragedy one of losing their children who had gone to war in iraq strong and healthy man and came back deeply traumatized and haunted by nightmares. thousands of american troops returning home with post-traumatic stress disorder but many refused to seek help from the government in fear it's going to show on their records and they won't be hired anywhere but even those who do seek help are often neglected i want to apply for a job. i applied for unemployment benefits. i went to the veterans administration for treatment a year after i was discharged because i was feeling suicidal and i was discharged i was refused treatment actually brian little would served in iraq came to this charity event for homeless veterans because he too was homeless he and dozens of

other young man and women here longer. than most of us are called not only do many come back from war traumatized but are often left without a roof over their head according to the u.s. national coalition on homelessness forty percent of homeless man arved. edwards the staggering number of those who see no other option but to kill themselves pushed the country's veterans affairs department to start a suicide prevention hotline they claim they've talked to more than ten thousand veterans out of killing themselves iraq and afghan veterans fuel the epidemic and i share your. special is so often hear from callers they see no meaning behind the many killings they witnessed any war can be traumatizing for soldiers but the suit side rate among vets in the u.s. is now the highest seems the vietnam war there was no similar surge after world war

two civilians questioning the motive of the war is now reflected among many young american dance whose own down drives them even closer to the brink looking at the plight of veterans in the u.s. one can't help asking what is the cost of war is it the one point eight trillion dollars the u.s. spent in iraq and afghanistan last year or is it the shattered lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers who come back home to find out their battle for survival has just begun going to shut down all take clinton maryland. coming up in just a few minutes the freedom of speech shuffling under attack in the states. we are t.v. news crew jailed for filming a protest sound find america the lead school of us since after being released on

bail we hear first hand of their experiences so-called media freedom. denmark's defense ministry wants to know if its troops abuse prisoners in iraq the media and wiki leaks have published some evidence but they won't give bill it cheese all the data in case it puts their sources in danger or nato allies rules the staying tight lipped that in the canoe school reports all the whistleblowers think there are more sinister motives. when the going gets tough the tough go to for help that's what denmark's military officials have apparently resorted to there after access to classified documents to try to establish very danish forces were involved in prisoner abuse in iraq if anything had happened in a wrong way of course we should be open about that we ask weekly to provide us the four thousand documents so we can actually work them through together their own own information and then compare but the whistleblower website was not the first place

don't require him to in it's supposed quest for the truth a danish newspaper had the documents in its possession for quite some time and not from the same source as we can leaks we're not going to give them to the defense forces because this is the source protection thing called newspaper with a paper keen to protect informants identities the danish military ran into another dead end after being refused access to information by nato and their american counterparts. forced to turn to wiki leaks ironically we got to see those documents before they did. none of these logs had been seen by danish military chiefs something which journalists here find astonishing could get the documents from the americans because the americans a close ally often mark and these documents are american former military intelligence officer frank gravel thinks there is a different agenda at work we don't have a very common. view point regarding freedom of speech.

so as to sort of sort of if it's embarrassing and leaked through whatever her counterpart national messenger gretl himself was arrested and jailed six years ago for leaking classified information which showed there were no weapons of mass destruction in iraq and if military top brass don't like what they discovered this time it might just be that once again it will be a website which tells the danish people what their soldiers were really doing in iraq. coming up soon restoring a giant dead lake back to the question says it wants. metal monsters like this fishing vessel said here abandoned waiting for the sea water to return to the deserts of kazakstan with international rehabilitation efforts taking us back to the erroll sea proves it may once again return i'm one of the friends

join me in central asia to explore what used to be one of the world's largest landlocked bodies of water. journalist writes the united states are on to question after the news teen spend around thirty two hours in jail following the coverage of a protest rally offices handcuffed the crew before marching to a police. thank you yes i think. we can use to describe. these. hundred syrians. while we were filming we were asked to step aside we were asked to step onto the sidewalk which we did this is documented in the footage that we shot we turned our backs and all of a sudden we were being arrested we were not told what we were being charged with we

were taken to the county jail it took about four hours for us to be told what we were being charged with and we were processed through the system and we actually spent thirty two hours in the county jail there in georgia even though we were clearly credentialed press were accredited with the united states congress we presented our press credentials and they still arrested as we were charged just as all the either activists were all of us were found guilty of every single charge brought against us there was no distinction made between the press and between the you know the activists that were there and the bystanders the innocent bystanders who really we felt as journalists that we didn't have protection of freedom of the press we didn't have the first amendment rights it's interesting that this happened outside of the school of the america where they're training soldiers and police to do these kind of actions against populations of latin america and much of the same repression racine on the streets of the united states the case isn't over again we did it appear before a judge in many ways it was the most undemocratic i would say process as you know

sort of miscarriage of justice i mean a lot of us weren't even permitted to speak we weren't even for timidity here what the police officers were saying against as or permitted to respond it was sort of the judge chose to not only. press charges against us and decide even though it was an arraignment but also sentence us and we're also facing state charges for unlawful assembly which as journalists we you know obviously are not part of an unlawful assembly where they're covering it under our first amendment rights. and of course you can get more news stories from looking on to our website that that dot com here's just a quick look at what else is online for the moment breaking habits often will make is lead by example fight the no smoking is a. overload out of a business that's a safer place for children all that and much more common.

decades ago agricultural to use the soviet economy nearly destroyed central asia is great. now there's an even more ambitious plan on the way to reverse one of the world's worst mother made environmental disasters. reports from kazakhstan all attempts to bring the dying date back from the brink. but there are people living at this harbor who have never seen the water which once lapped at its walls the former port city of a raskin kazakstan was once a bustling hub of business and human activity but beginning in the one nine hundred

sixty s. rivers feeding massive cotton fields for the soviet union diverted water away from the rivers that fed the air all sea. was closed to the city my husband and i had and we would swim to the islands for picnics on the weekend we swam and lay in the sun later the sea started moving away the waters became shallow and then just joined up my children so i don't in the pictures until the waters were so aggressively diverted the air all sea was the size of ireland. the disappearing sea took with it fishing jobs commerce and an entire way of life just a few decades ago where i'm standing now as far as the eye could see was bright blue water ships just like this bobbing up and down bringing in the day's catch now when you drive across the former seabed all you see is abandoned villages abandoned ships and camels now people here call it errol coom or errol desert

it was a lot of school more to soviet planned economy is largely to blame for the dying of the r e c all decisions are made in moscow which took no account of the ecological balance of that region the consequences of that could be felt as early as in the one nine hundred sixty s. the r.e.c. region the fines the terms pre-crisis crisis and disaster. it was after the collapse of the soviet union that people were faced with the seriousness of the disaster the sea have split in two in two thousand and five experts harnessed what little water still flowed into the lesser erroll see from this river by building the cocoa. and eighty seven million dollar project funded in part by the world bank the smaller body of water had become the great hope of the future. we had over two hundred people here from russia stand in his back to stand the workers very hard in many of us lives here on site for two or three years but now we're happy to

say the time has come to pack up the structure is working perfectly. welcome to news after years of failed damn projects and wasted water in just a few short years these small downs have turned parts of the cows like desert back into a seascape dotting it would be. the hope is that as the project progresses the dams will be built even higher heaping more water is extending the boundaries and the boundaries of the lesser erroll see back to the city of r l. when the sea left us my husband did not want to leave this place he used to say our children would grow to see with their own eyes even before he died he believed that this year would come back. now as the excess water flows through this loses it disappears out into the nearly empty greater peril seen no grand scheme for saving that this yet for the one million people living in kazakstan supported region measurable

improvement will only come when the shores once again fill with bugs lindsey france r.t. kazakstan. and that was the latest report in all series focusing on one of the world's worst environmental disasters they do stay with us for more on the hours the region tomorrow. as tensions between north and south korea himself russia has a warned against escalating aggression russian foreign ministry says the clashes are all acceptable and called on both sides to show restraint is to prevent the outbreak of military conflict. with us of what happened deserves condemnation we insist that both sides must take measures to pacify the situation and prevent similar action in the future unfortunately this is already the third incident of the kind this year but this time it is a colossal danger of the situation descending into military conflict this must be

avoided russia has repeatedly warned of the growing tension in the region and is now counting on both sides to arrive at a suitable conclusion. well clashes began between north and south korea as both countries fired artillery shells across the disputed maritime border but do you blame each other for the international attack or for further analysis on the situation i'm now joined by from the international center for things at the mosque a state university many thanks for joining us mr. strong words there from that warning that there is a strong risk this could escalate into a military conflict if we're not careful so what is being done to stabilize the situation on the peninsula and what all the chances of us witnessing a full blown military conflict over this. full scale military conflict is not. probable on the peninsula because the situation is under control but this war hysteria which is now spreading all over the walls in the sols and in the north of

course it could lead to some unpredictable consequences so i think the threat of escalation is very very vital and. the task of politicians to. change this opportunity is i think that's the new good opportunity for politicians to take more close attention to the peninsula trying to circle this situation where you really echo the words of mr lavrov there when you talk about escalating this is the latest episode in growing tensions between the two koreas with both sides accusing each other of initiating this particular attack do you think that there is possibly attendant see within international reaction do you north korea the villain too quickly in all that goes on frankly speaking i think sometimes it is even if you take the case of previous

case of china. so the conclusion that it was the. blame it was. more than was. not so much evidences and if you take the un statement on this matter they don't mention exactly north korea but still i think eighty percent of articles made you still blaming north korea for this piece or another recent headline to come out of them peninsula and we said daisy us scientists review all the new north korean nuclear facilities we raise some alarm over pyongyang's growing atomic capabilities in this conflict do you think that there is possibly a link between these two events yes i think there is a link because it was sure not to russian experts not to chinese experts but to american experts and that's i think that's kind of a mean for pinney to try and negotiate with. washington because in

my opinion the most important thing is negotiation between north korea and the us and you for. more how to see more cautious and more. problems on korean peninsula the solution could be reached quite easy. many thanks for those thoughts and in such a sense of korean studies the mosque is investing money. ok it's a race against time as international organizations try to save the tiger from extinction is helping worldwide efforts by raising forty five million dollars at the tiger forum in st petersburg but not report on russia's other efforts to save this species. the used to be one of the most dangerous species on earth that is until humans nearly destroyed their population currently there are just over three

thousand tigers left in the wild saving them is a tough task this supportive park in southern russia is home to eleven tigers and contrary to popular belief they breed very well here since this place is not really is what started out as an animal shelter. the tigers first appeared here just a few years ago they were taken away by a court order from st photographer as so often mistreated the animals or would you know after we nursed them they gave birth to the first litter the two male cubs and one year later cassandra and cleopatra were born you can see them here they feel very well now. here in the given park the animals are provided with medical treatment fresh food and lots of living space the place is also home to a tiger celebrity marshall was given to put in as a birthday present in two thousand and eight and he later gave her up for adoption according to the world wildlife fund russia has developed a simple yet effective strategy of saving this endangered species besides setting

aside protected areas it includes a ban on hunting and anti-poaching activities that allowed us to. ration the russian far east from about. as low as fifty animals in the middle of the last century. three hundred by the eighty's now for the last twenty years worth of. population in the level of four or five hundred animals in many countries these animals are on the brink of extinction the current summit on the issue and seeing peter's group is looking at turning the old it round the world thirteen tiger range nations are hoping to double the population of the species by twenty twenty two that would be a boon not just for tigers themselves but for the millions around the world who love them there is a lot ski r t cross in the region. well that is the way the news does this hour here on ars he to go where they want a short break in and we'll be here with all the latest chris. hungry for the feel

we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. in some petersburg only she's available in hotels a story of a militant. race on speech you can tell the truth palace hotel the true spirit hotel new golden nova tilson to. external dostoevsky lift you can see it on this column if you visit. our welcome to business program on top story the cell that outflow of capital from

russia and the first ten months of this year total twenty one billion dollars that's according to the chairman of russia's central bank capital outflow picked up stream in september and october coming to eight billion dollars for those two months alone the central bank attributes this outflow to an increase in foreign assets among financial organizations the net capital outflow forecast for two thousand and ten hasn't been changed yet because it's expected to top fifteen billion dollars the price of oil is sixty dollars per barrel. now the e.u. is energy commission and says europe will avoid another freeze out this winter ukraine which transits most of russia's gas to the e.u. has started a fresh pricing row with gazprom fears of two thousand and nine when a similar spot cut the supply to thousands of the homes but after the meeting and not the gossip craig and paul says. says this time they're ready. you know something positive from surprises stephen hawking ninety seven. really

examining believe only mechanism and we have to trust them more and more trust gifts in those dialogues and so i'm sure you. cannot avoid seeing any part in the rises in games between boston and new. there's a growing energy investment standoff between russia and the e.u. and as you minister sergei smart course says it boils down to brussels gas problem cause if the beds the gas giant from buying into e.u. energy pipelines so foreign firms can do the same in russia but interview far to rule that out. but these sore point in our relations guess proem has already made some investments in europe and we should protect those investments more carefully is they were in good faith trade intensive dialogue with the energy commission today and will continue to try mutually beneficial outcome. let foreign companies

use its just pipeline system as the e.u. demands on your perspective to this point is not up for discussion we have strict national completely cordon monopoly control of the gas transport network muscles on the world's most inefficient uses of energy you'd go so far as to say saving energy is now your number one target and energy efficiency today is our key priority we waste four times more energy than you or approach a parent because both homes and industry get power on the cheap it's affecting our competitiveness today the changing of energy is becoming a significant part of domestic and industrial costs when you log in energy efficiency will maintain that we can make energy savings of forty percent by two thousand and twenty but private companies must raise those improvements not government as happens in some other countries. stocks in europe decline on korean cost markets are also under pressure from arlen's financial and political toll more the footsies losing point six percent of the dax down a quarter of the south banking stocks away on the footsie with barclays down over

to the sat. here in russia markets are down and mid day trading as well all the bush ships are in the red on both the voices and of the stocks of the biggest drag on lower prices well soon after setting over a few cents on the r.t.s. the to be setting one to have some isaac's bucking the trend though those hydro has up in the set. x. five retail group is considering buying the last large chain all smart has said it is looking for options to sell some of its outlets or the business as a whole carving on sixteen stores across. fire. it's probably most interested in the four moscow retail centers worth three hundred million dollars expires also holding talks to buy another we tell a cop a car. and listen has decided to buy ten percent evolved of us reports a japanese newspaper after the purchase the rain only sun alliance will own thirty five percent of the russian comics only report said the two hundred nineteen

million dollars deal is expected to be reached next spring the nikkei newspaper also. plans to start a joint production small sized cars up to boss two thousand and twelve. and staying with the auto industry folks wagon group is considering building a second bus and plant in the kaliningrad region local authorities say company representatives plan to visit the region to inspect the area next year the company opened its first factory two years ago in the polluting today it produces an old viking. but gas group plans to produce mercedes-benz in russia with god that project will require more than one hundred sixty million dollars of investment and the plan is the plan is to produce sixty thousand vehicles a year starting from late two thousand while. russia will export about twelve million tons of coal to china this year the chinese vice premier says that's two

million more than china expected only a few months ago meeting with russian deputy prime minister igor sation he said he had a positive outlook for energy cooperation between russia and china. and russian shipping group fresco may build a grain terminal at the blood of all star commercial seaport within three years the company's vice president says the final day depends on japanese partners told to corp. corp. agreeing plans to construct a terminal with siberian agrarian holding a terminal worth around thirty five million dollars will initially have. a passerby to ship one to two million tons of gray area is the latest in the world of business but there's still more to come in the next hour here on out.

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yes suicide rates among us veterans returning from conflicts things rockets to repoint levels homelessness posttraumatic stress on government negligence of being blamed for driving them to desperation. denmark's defense ministry turns to whistleblowers to establish its own troops abuse prisoners and a rag but former intelligence officers worry is only trying to hound out informants . taiga's which will once one. the worlds of mighty is precious is old today fighting for their very existence is rallying thirteen nations to save them from extinction. kaiser does his bit to punish greedy bankers down when all it takes is the price of a small piece of silver the clients report is next here on our city.