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very warm welcome to you this is live from moscow. danish police have released one of the five suspects who were arrested on wednesday for planning a gun attack in copenhagen it's thought the others will face custody hearings as investigators look into what's being called the most serious terror plot ever attempted in the country that target was the office of the newspaper that printed the controversial cartoons of the prophet muhammad five years ago police say the suspects intended to break in and to kill as many people as possible the publication of the cartoons one of which depicted the prophet mohammed with a bomb shaped turban invoked the fury of muslims around the world it's the latest in a series of arrests throughout the year which have put european nations on high alert over the spread of islamic radicalism and as artie's you could have just gone off reports it's happening right under the noses of the authorities.

over a year of investigations and a massive police raid in the end brought results twenty six people have been arrested in belgium germany and the netherlands belgium dutch moroccans and chechens all are suspected of recruiting so-called jihad is candidates and financing terrorist organizations right from the horror of europe police mission a success absolutely but is the battle over it's just a visible part of the iceberg it's huge there is a whole machine behind this redo on a ruse was born in belgium in the family of christians and converted to islam when he was lame t. he says he did it on his own will because it simply provided the answers he couldn't find in other religions according to him is lanty just peace and tolerance but unfortunately due to generally poor knowledge about it it can be used to teach the exact opposite. there are really extreme arms acting in europe and the problem

is people who don't feel erratic and don't understand the muslim philosophy or they end up in the arms of these in moms who come from saudi arabia. egypt a former french intelligence officer claude money care now has a company advising governments and corporations on hell to deal with terrorism and extremism related threats based in brussels he claims the spread of islamic extremism is happening right in front of the authorities wiil to from their attention by its privacy they will say you are not a good mistake because you don't practice five times the prior five times a day you are not a good muslim because you are drinking you are not a good muslim because your life is not and you are not a good mystery because you don't do nothing for your brothers. in palestine in iraq and so on which are oppressed and are killed it begins in the families it begins. in the streets and in the most this is one of the immigrant quarters of brussels

populated by muslims signs in arabic specialist shops and cafes and of course to believe we are in the portland top european union official around a quarter of the local active working age population from eighteen to thirty is unemployed officially this figure is even higher which makes it prime ground for recruitment. the lack of education and little work in many european muslim communities seem to have become the driving force behind the spread of extremist belgium's early two towards asylum on the most relaxed in the european union the flow of newcomers is likely to continue and many experts believe. it is need to hope muslims integrate into a multicultural society the extremism threat will remain no matter how many arrests or me you've got this kind of brussels. you are with r.t. it's good to have your company today and there are still thoughts more stories ahead for you this hour including people in the boat getting nostalgic for the more

prosperous past during the mid twentieth century. show of siberian strength we travel to the russian city of a. whether the tough climate produces a tough breed of people. the fourth day of reading the verdict in the second trial of former oil tycoon. is underway sentencing is expected on friday that of course he and his business partner were found guilty of all embezzlement and money laundering both men are coming to the end of their previous jail term for tax evasion and fraud. when i thought about has all the developments for us in moscow. right now the judge is in the process of reading the verdict this is of course the fourth consecutive day of reading and it's taking so long because the verdict is this long. there are fourteen files in the verdict itself around three hundred pages in each file so far the judges read over five hundred pages so nobody knows

as of now whether the judge will actually finish reading the verdict before the year two thousand and ten is over or whether the process will in fact carry on into january some of the defense lawyers are already suggesting that they're leaving may well go with the law into tomorrow which of course is new year's eve a very a celebrated holiday here in russia but many others suggesting that they really will continue all the way into next year of course for the previous trial because of that it will be the verdict took over two leaks to be read so it may well take a very long time but for now everybody here at the courthouse just monitoring the reading watching and wondering whether the verdict will be read in full today and the prison sentence the fact that the final part of the verdict that everyone is now waiting for back in two thousand and three of criminal process began. because of that of his former colleagues. accused of tax evasion and money laundering and

fraud they were found guilty and sentenced to nine years in prison the sentence was later reduced to eight years and they are of course coming up to the end of that sentence they were coming up to the end of that sentence when the prosecution launched a new case into them accusing them of stealing of over twenty billion dollars worth of oil and the laundering the proceeds we know that the judge has found them guilty we don't yet know exactly how much how lengthy of a prison term they will receive but the prosecution did asks for fourteen years behind bars starting from the time when the first trial of originally began in two thousand and three so should the. grant the prosecution their wishes and give her that full scale may be difficult for fourteen years they will be released in twenty seventeen the west has shown a lot of interest in the trial and tribulations of retail for that calling the trial politicized this of course and these latest comments of come from countries

such as the united states have oppressed expressed concern. well there's more reaction and analysis on that story dot com and here's what else we're covering for you online today. frustration all across moscow winterreise not brings a road to a bold putting the new year holiday plans for thousands on the skids. and dozens of exotic animals die after a fire breaks out in a russian traveling circus the details are available at. the united states maybe a nation deep in debt but you would never guess it with stores ringing in the takings but it's the credit card firms who are making the killings with shoppers

weighing heavily on the plastic. reverend billy a man with a mission to break the american addiction to shopping. truth. you should. stop. her. but styles and new must have items of the fashion world changes fast as the seasons but one thing that never goes out of style in the us is shopping america is the birthplace of modern consumerism nowhere else in the world do people buy more than here with officially more shopping malls in the us than high schools if i didn't spend enough money on sunglasses i could probably save for college and things like bad very few actually admit to an addiction is

a dora does exactly what. that obviously a twenty five things we do daily need for a new dose of jackets sweaters and skirts she considers herself a shopaholic how many pairs of shoes do you have. so hundreds the urge to possess has taken over men to statistics age men and women compulsively shop equally in the us nowadays i'm actually excited about spencer runs during the last couple of years i've seen i think a one hundred thousand dollars on clothes while these numbers are simply unimaginable for millions of americans only a few are putting up a very loud fight against consumerism. reverend billy says a credit card exorcism on the entire nation is what can cure america fifteen million

americans are addicted to shopping but many more americans than fifteen million shop too much state she gives me life mission is to cheat so we. the shopping devil by putting an act in churches and shopping malls around the country because across the purpose of the exaggerations is to make americans see their flaws use of this plastic you spend too much money consumer consumer. it's a church but controls us it's a fundamentalist church like the roman catholic church in the fourteen hundreds these desperate times normally accept my credit card limit every month could be calling for desperate measures like spells and exorcisms the things that the letter of the word does all that appeal to you since more often than not in the us legally the majority of people have too much month left at the end of the money the average american is said to generate over fifty tons of garbage by the time they are

a senior with millions buzzing around new york stores this holiday season it's hard to tell who is doing it responsibly and who is completely out of control because of shopping not considered a mental disorder there are dozens of there are people and clinics in the big apple for those who are willing to admit they have a problem an indication of no lessons learned even after the big crash of a recession and stacy artsy. well it appears that america has money to burn later this hour max keiser looks at how the country is almost bankrupt and why telling the truth can lead to torture. i'm looking at those bradley manning story presume source for the wiki leaks cable gate just because this guy embarrassed hillary clinton and proved that she was an incompetent bureaucrat the us is torturing young that's right they're torturing us it's come to that let's get more of how badly america sucks let's bring in stacy herbert hello i am so mad

really good headlines ok yeah preparation for the new year i want you to start paying attention to these sort of headlines. for what we're going to see for two thousand and eleven why the united states of america is broke tell me tell me oh great one well it turns out that one of the media reasons why the us is broke is you'll be shocked to hear this military spend. seven hundred billion dollars in two thousand and nine was spent on the military now for some reason with america you then have to include the proviso the seven hundred billion dollars was just the balance spending costs you have to actually double it if you were going to count the real costs of the military. in the balkans today are synonymous with struggle and devotion spurred on by the

devastating conflicts of the one nine hundred ninety s. for many the future is even less certain but the feeling of being pushed towards e.u. integration as i was to put reports it's being met by a wave of hugo nostalgia and many say they hanker for the stability and prosperity under the leadership of what was marshall tito. everyone in stumpy a noose around his cafe is a popular watering hole for locals and tourists alike keen for a taste of you going to stone. stepping inside the cafe yugoslavia really taking a step back in time i mean food and alcohol available in the form of. a french wines or with the menu and you can pay for your meal in local currency we were told on no account will they accept u.s. dollars or english pounds here but now he's channeling his love for all things yugoslavian into politics founding the fledgling alliance of tito's left forces

policy. and when you say tito you think socialism peace brotherhood and unity it just says it all life was better then it was cheaper to live it was safe we could travel more people had jobs and factories were working now everything is imported. youngsters he may not remember life but they certainly know who he is. appalled by a macedonian based think tank revealed the most believe life was better in the former yugoslavia where they felt richer and freer the late. eighty's which are considered progressive period of the. federation when the image about this period has never faded there's always been kept as a positive results tallied with similar surveys carried out across the balkans. i remember how could i not remember what was good but now days things are miserable

in all the republics. there's no need to ask if life was better then you could live off your monthly salary and still save something now it lasts just three days. but is it just fear talking when the earth streaking when when everything is so uncertain and so on the only thing which which is provides absolute certainty a fixed point. comedian point is it's the past the recent wave of crises to hit the euro zone has raised concerns among some here in macedonia that as their own countrymen steadily towards joining the bloc membership might not only help solve their own pressing domestic problems of high unemployment and economic stagnation macedonia's ion after quest for a four hundred eighty million year owes his raise concerns that it will further in debt the country in tie it to a europe in the throes of

a financial crisis in the mountains surrounding belgrade this still cheer for the past is alive and bushie down his commitment to it is so strong he's built a lead to is. to say when i was a calm reader live local. i live like a big oh. so one governments in the former yugoslavia have their eyes firmly set on europe you can still remains for those keen to fly the flag for days gone by how is that it's assy in macedonia and central. for us is refusing to help poland with investigating claims of a secret cia prison which allegedly operated in that country between two thousand and three and two thousand and five warsaw prosecutors have spent the past two years looking into the supposed hidden facilities washington's refusal to help was reported by a polish news agency just days after a palestinian terror suspect claimed that he was secretly shipped to the country

and tortured in one of the prisons i mean the upper home who is the coordinator of the helsinki human rights courts cia observation program says that if evidence turns up during poland's investigation america's support would then be unnecessary . we believe that refusal. of terri definitely me. now is not going to the. investigation will not lead to explanation this issue all the balance of material gathered by the prosecutor which may include serious truth and evidence is what is also important is that there have been lately interventions into the investigation. by the christians claiming to be former prisoners of secret cia prisons in poland which might be serious for an investigation and the explanation of the case it's just now approaching

twenty minutes past the hour here in moscow you with r.t. let's check out some other global headlines now the former president of israel. has been convicted of two counts of rape and other sexual offenses it comes more than four years after the first complaints from his employees the assaults date back to his terms as tourism minister in the ninety's and later as president resigned from the largely ceremonial post in two thousand and seven and was indicted in march of two thousand and nine. a bomb hidden in a parked motorcycle has exploded outside court buildings in central athens no one was hurt in the blast even though it happened in a densely populated area cars have been damaged and windows were shattered a telephone warning was given to a newspaper and a private t.v. station officials suspect the greek militant groups are to blame. have been stepping up attacks in the past two years. the united states has revoked

the venezuelan ambassador's visa it's in response to president chavez's rejection of america's choice of envoy to caracas larry palmer was blocked after the american diplomat accused chavez's government of close ties to. just colombian rebels the venezuelan leader also challenged obama's administration to cut all diplomatic relations there are long simmering tensions between washington and socialist chavez who is a fierce u.s. critic. well time now to see a bit more of russia close up as we head off on a siberian expedition. and now we're in the southwestern screeching which was once the capital of siberia today we focus on its sporting prowess the people of school know how to make the most of the ice proud as they are of their brand on a professional hockey team up on god but as tom barton explains it's not the only

example of siberian strength. i. don't skills while the local hockey team album guard puts another goal in the news they may look like other teams from around russia or in the world but they know their special i this i just was in my knees since we were little we've practiced outside in the cold weather so we're used to hot conditions it's room i know america so we're the toughest players. and it's not just seasoned on school players you see as in for the test of courage and strength comes young i mean i like the way they play hockey the pull of this troy explained the opportunity to become a still right. i smokey isn't the only herculean endeavor trying to get attention here how about a wider no turning a minibus. for those boys to be there in say bierria in winter with sleep really

it's pretty hard to. pulling minibuses is the only way these weightlifters show their strength they can also find many other ways to flex some siberian muscle. here is a local gym the team lifts bends and pulls anything they can lay their hands on the competitions across russia they also put on public shows to entertain the crowds and earn some extra money for the uk but day in day out it's about heaving that little bit. more on the side to still put the same it's different i just like it that's all i like wrestling against these pieces of equipment i like to achieve high results with the teeth the team only formed a few years ago so they haven't won a major titles yet but again the siberian spirit infuses them and they have a strong sense of its special qualities should one of the i stand could possibly

come south and historically people from siberia have been very strong and made great soldiers i think they greatly contributed to our victory in world war two conditions he a make people learn how to survive because he thinks they might strong indeed in fact you could hardly describe these lot as being in survival mode. if it looks lift a bow or movable these guys will try and muscle it around need a tire moving. need some giant weights lifting. or perhaps even me. it's not a problem for the men with the muscles tom watson r.t. . hard on in just a moment charlotte said when the business. for the full stop we've got. the biggest issues get voice face to face with the news makers.

the latest in science. from. the future. hello welcome to business program hey on our tail with me is folly russia's prime minister's confident there will be no gas wall between the state. and its counterparts the energy geology expects demand for gas to increase next year with a market price to say at this year's high. we don't expect the demand for gas to fall next year it's on the contrary we think it will increase as for the gas contracts the price of gas probably contract is defined by

a formula connected to the price of oil products regarding the stock price the excess supply we saw recently is now fading as we think that next year the spot price of gas will be quite high and i'm sure this would. consumer prices in russia have risen eight point seven percent since the beginning of the year but slightly higher than official forecast but still the lowest level of inflation in the country's history buckwheat under which points it was from a drought and potato and cabbage almost six percent in the last week. the reason briefly now russia's international reserves declined by almost two billion dollars in one week central bank says they're now equal to around four hundred seventy billion dollars which is still almost eight percent higher than in january international reserves comprised foreign currencies gold and other assets. time to see how the markets performing down here in russia they're slipping into the red

this hour before the last day of its year's trading is among the worst performers in the r.t.s. down more than one percent. european stock markets have lost their grip on early gains for law school trading day of the year marked by low volume weighing on stocks is a weak session despite further leaves me us. gold is expected to continue its rally in two thousand and eleven as uncertainty over the global financial system safehaven. reports. two thousand dollars per round sum by them tough two thousand and eleven is the most optimistic target on the market mop sound ten hundred buck not been surprised to manny gold has risen the average here for the last decade and two thousand and ten and been told records delivering and to person to return find that says that really has been driven by a certain in the markets. and that's

a combination of of uncertain in the financial markets combination of low interest rates as we're seeing in the u.s. fear of inflation in the pipeline and get all these things are supported in the gold price if you look at gold production from audience that's been more or less range bound to about twenty five hundred tonnes a year and so you're not getting more supply from the mines while some analysts say such skyrocketing appreciation is the babo which is bound to burst auburn says strong fundamentals which will continue to drive the rally china's central bank holdings as a percentage of all holdings is two percent the global average just ten percent. if it were to increase its its holdings not to ten percent but just even to five percent the shock wave that would go through the gold markets you would easily see fifteen seventeen hundred dollar gold easily. russia has the world's second largest reserves about its own liver.