in this room look he's available in some of the telltale of the reus hotel jerusalem. lawyers of alleged russian arms traffickers viktor booth set to challenge a u.s. government attempt to charge the businessman the merchant of death. protests in oslo as norwegians lend their support to a russian born immigrant about to be deported despite being brought up in the country and voted on a model citizen. and six party talks in istanbul and in disappointment over iran's nuclear program. no deal and no deadline set for further talks but and we see there's still. hope joining us for more later in the program.

it's two am in moscow i'm at treasure good to have you with us here on r t our top story viktor booths defense team say they're ready to challenge the u.s. government move to prosecute the alleged russian arms dealer he's being held in a new york jail pending trial on terrorism charges now scheduled for september if found guilty bood faces a minimum twenty five years in prison his lawyers are arguing the legal grounds of his extradition from thailand to the u.s. in november are going to has more. it was definitely an interesting and interesting hearing we saw a picture but he seems to have lost quite a lot of weight his hair has grown longer his wife his daughter and his mother were also present in the courtroom because this was the first time we got to see a glimpse of him in a very very long time and essentially what was going on inside the courtroom were several technical questions were being decided such as setting a trial date and also of course importantly the defense team presented to the judge that they're planning to file several motions concerning victor groups case among

them is what they call the unlawful extradition of him to the united states of course a very big issue since picture was arrested in thailand two years ago decided that he was not guilty twice and then all of a sudden he gets extradited to the united states and issue which technically with many of his papers are meeting in thailand which means the court is that the case is still going on there that's something the defense team is planning to address as well as issues of whether or not the recordings that were made of in thailand that are now being used against a picture boots by the prosecution whether or not they were made legally under law this case is no joke for him if found guilty in the united states because of the charges he's facing that include conspiring to kill american citizens conspiring to support groups that the united states deems terrorists international arms trafficking that he's being accused of he's facing from twenty five years to a lifetime in jail there's been a lot of speculation about whether or not he has some information that the united states government might want to get from him we had an exclusive interview with his

wife olive who told us that just because he might have some sort of information interesting to someone does not mean it's ok to call kidnap a person to another country and tried on that country's territory the defense team has been see in court that they're absolutely overwhelmed with the amount of documents that they have to deal with because this case is so deeply intertwined with ty law and just not just the u.s. law they have to make sure that all of the da. cements from thailand are also but legal what the prosecution is presenting so it's definitely a complicated case that's going to be dragging on for a while because of so many different countries involved in this situation investigative journalist daniel still in who's been following the case tells r t the us is targeting russia through victor boot to think for a second that picture of what is actually going to go home after proving his innocence in the your chord is absolutely ridiculous he's not going to get a fair trial he's going to get a life sentence that is absolutely not one shred of evidence on big trouble there

is nothing on big trouble at all he was never an arms merchant he was not a merchant of death what he is is a transporter who actually remained in africa after being a translator become stayed in the soviet union basically fell apart and disappeared into oblivion and he remained there becoming a very well known and successful transport of merchandise so you have to understand the end game the end game is russia then game is not the cure would be if they didn't have a terrible they would have simply invented another tool because again if you create a new one world government a one world company limited to one of these powerful organizations above government level for control what you need to do is you need to control the nations who can actually stand in your way and there is only one nation who has the power to withstand you know this onslaught of that is russia perspective from daniel estulin with the victor good case. the case of maria a failed asylum seeker in norway has brought the plight of illegal immigrants in the country to the steps of the parliament in oslo civil rights groups have turned

out to show their support for the russian war and woman who is awaiting deportation despite being brought up in educated in norway her efforts of other four other illegal immigrants also won her magazine award as a model citizen it has more from us alone. the coke is taking for marie amélie as her supporters gather in central also on saturday to try it one last ditch attempt to try and prevent her deportation they've come here to central oslo just outside the parliament building and say to the prime minister pleased to call her we want her to stay but this is no known good just about mattie amalie just about one person through her also a ship of a book on the plight of illegal immigrants and all through also through a high profile court cases that has drawn attention to illegal immigrants in norway and she has started this movement behind me there are about five hundred people here is today's demonstration and they are all from various different organizations

both domestic human rights organizations organizations that campaigns specifically for people without papers in norway and international organizations like amnesty i had a word with a couple of people in the crowd and here's what they told me about why they thought it was so important to turn out today we have worked for rights for irregular immigrants in norway for for actually a few years now what we want is to to to crow focus an emphasis on what conditions these people live under and why they should have pay person and be and be able to work get married get health services so it's very important on the case with. a million have sort of put the sunday agenda like never before the people here see the plight of illegal immigrants in no way really as desperate they don't have the right to work they don't have any access to education or health care and they also don't have the rights to marry you see that's why people here have turned out today they all have

a story to tell but i met one specific family who told me that we're here today with a mother and two children who has a little say in their own way but their father he was not accepted. when he. came to seek asylum. so we're here to protest that the split is to get through the one more immigrant as for money i mean he has south fetes looks almost assured the government still hasn't been a zone its promise that it will be poor and it does look like that might happen to woods in the beginning of next week but her lawyer. and he told me how the case stands it does include a sort of very optimistic at the moment but. there's still. the immigration authorities might rethink the case even though it does currently look like money i mean he will have to leave behind a home that sees what to cultivate and the friends that she's made while she's been here she will leave behind

a different norway it seems from the one that she came to see a movement that has been truly made today to turn out into the streets and try to help me legal immigrants here in norway and they seem determined to carry on fighting for asylum seekers and illegal immigrants in this country no matter where the money admin he gets to stay. or do i meet a reporter from the norwegian capital stay with us on the way this hour why i love can be bought in afghanistan it seems it's. hearts and minds while america's billions are going to waste your tail shortly plus. in diverse plunging into how you stop water this winter and you can follow the journey of these fearless thrill seekers in a few moments. for a standing explosion and fire at a giant shopping complex in russia's year olds has left two dead five others were injured after a blast in the city of flaw in russia's republic of. a fire then broke out during

construction work inside the multistory retail center but also houses restaurants offices and i thought people have been evacuated from the scene it's not yet clear what caused the explosion. there was no sign of any fusion at the latest round of talks on iran's nuclear program the international powers who carried out the two day talks with tehran say they're disappointed with the outcome in istanbul our correspondent has more. the situation is quite two sided at the moment because on the one hand the six nations including the united states russia germany france great britain and china were not able to reach any concrete agreements with iran neither has tehran made an official reply to the international atomic energy agency's offer to enrich its uranium abroad in third countries and supply iran with nuclear fuel for its peaceful nuclear reactors thus providing international control over the entire process according to the six nations official representative they

were hoping for an open discussion without any preconditions and this was not possible since iran continues to demand a lifting of the later set of the un sanctions on the other hand the six nations were able to show you around that they are absolutely united in their views and we were able to speak with the deputy foreign minister of russia and the head of the russian delegation here in istanbul let's listen to what he had to say i would say i am encouraged by the outcome but to put it that i am squarely disappointed would be in the worst statement my hope is that after the stumble around. the iranian party will consider in a very serious manner. and specific proposals that have been put forward as russia says as i believe many in the world.

equally. share this view that there is no other way there is no alternative to be negotiations and invasion and the effort insists that its nuclear program is strictly peaceful it says that it's against nuclear weapons it's actually standing for the full disarmament of the current global nuclear powers according to the iranian representatives here in istanbul. we were also hoping for an open discussion but this was not possible since the six nations did not respect iran's a right for peaceful nuclear power and rose saw that as if we're going to talk about cooperation then the laws and rights of all nations and countries should be respected when we talk about people's rights and the rule of law everyone is in agreement we have to respect each other and if we want to talk on the basis of the rule of law then we have to avoid certain conditions and sanctions we must be respectful if any dialogue is to develop the six nations representative and the

russian envoy of all said that they support a peaceful nuclear program any run but once again we have to be sure and it's peaceful intentions meanwhile the latest a fourth set of u.n. sanctions is still in place there are severe limitations on the sale of arms to iran there are travel bans and asset freezes for some of the members of the revolutionary guard planes and ships coming in leaving iran are checked for prohibited cargo and also countries are banned from accepting investment from iran into a very nuclear programs and their nuclear facilities. r.t.d. reporting from istanbul now to some other stories making headlines across the globe at least nineteen people have been injured during clashes with police at a rally in the copy of algeria the march was organized by a leading opposition party to protest the government than on public gatherings police dressed in riot gear used by tongs to disperse crowds of angry demonstrators

the unrest comes amid a weeklong series of pro-democracy protests in neighboring tunisia. irish prime minister brian cowen has stepped down as ruling party leader but cowen will remain in office until parliamentary elections in march that he announced just days ago on tuesday he won a secret leadership ballot but has continued to come under pressure the p.m.'s popularity plummeted amid the country's economic crisis and its belo by the e.u. and i.m.f. . and i reckon congresswoman gabrielle giffords who was shot two weeks ago has been transferred to a special rehabilitation center in texas doctors describe the move as flawless adding that she smiled and even shed tears on hearing applause from well wishers police have installed additional security at the building that specializes in treating traumatic brain injury giffords was seriously wounded when a gunman opened fire at a constituency meeting leaving six people dead. he's ousted a former dictator john claude duvalier has called for national reconciliation after returning from exile he said that his return was out of solidarity with the victims

of last year's devastating earthquake adding that he wants to rebuild the country to evaluate also known as baby doc was deposed more than two decades ago on wednesday he was briefly detained and charged over corruption embezzlement during his time in power. let's check out some highlights from our web site always a click away at our tea dot com. the u.s. is witnessing the british biggest british cultural invasion since the beatles except this time the u.k. talent is dominating american t.v. schedules. and should he stay or should he go lead in still manages to provoke controversy with debates a raging. over what to do with his important body. when

it comes to extreme sports russians are never afraid to break new ground smashing a hole through the ice before diving into murky depths is just one way for all seekers are enjoying the winter season for a better join our brave few who journey beneath the ice. perched above the unknown with the icy depths below it requires guts to take the plunge. on the surface it's like a trap door to a sinister nether world but from below it's beguiling i still having in russia's a popular sport but it's not something to be taken lightly that divers are under the ice now which is around thirty centimeters thick the only sign left on the surface is this rope that's their safety line they're attached to in case they get lost on the water because there is of course only one way out and that's here the maximum depth of the dive is nine metres but the rope allows

a horizontal range of twenty with only one exit surface contact must not be lost. some of us know it's crucial that the rope is always kept taught when it's torso can pull and it wants to ask them if they're ok see the target wants to telling me it's all right down there that's how we communicate with them it's these divers first time under ice they're taught theory to accompany three dives before getting their qualification it may not be the coral reef but that's not the point because for these divers it's all about breaking the ice. fantastic i feel like a new man each diver has to air regulators in case one freezes a common problem with temperatures outside well below zero and then leaks and the equipment needs defrosting in the water is two degrees celsius with the right gear maximum dive time is forty minutes. we start with thermal underwear to take any

more away from the body then a thicker thermal under jackers before the dry suit on top we were gloves to but you have to ensure the joints are water ties the hood should cover as much space as possible if it's too big for your head cheeks and lips freeze. the most chilling sonora of ice diving is when a dive eleusis his mouthpiece all runs out of air then it's a case of holding your breath and not letting go. on to bennett's. idea of flavor of support for afghanistan could be leaving a bitter taste in us mouths india may not be contributing as much cash to the war torn country as america but afghans believe the nearby nations are all is having a bigger impact as artie's possibly reports. it's no secret money can't buy you love but it's a lesson still to be learnt in afghanistan at least by the americans they've invested some fifty billion dollars in the country india just over

a billion and the result latest polls say one in two afghans want america out while three in four want india in the money which are a long history of friendly relations between afghanistan and india news our only neighbor who does not interfere in our internal affairs on the streets of kabul you don't have to walk too far the flavor is often indian and the aroma and mistakenly spicy. in general i want i can find lots of afghan speak my language there indians who do use the engine of books and all languages are very similar and india's role particularly in the medical and construction industries here hasn't gone and recognised this is one of the projects both by the indians four years ago it brings water down from a river several kilometers away so that farmers here can easily cultivate their land these young afghans are all involved in development work they say will india

fall short in terms of cash support it more than makes up for in understanding the needs of afghanistan we're working in afghanistan on basic things like dance training in other things like an american doesn't and also whenever they start a would start a project in afghanistan they're completing their main complaint american projects are often inefficient and poorly resourced while analysts say india is just better than america at developing projects afghans want and appreciate you on the afghans who are in my experience is just better it implementing projects then the united states us projects often suffer from inefficiency and bad blimey. india is kiddy held in high regard and it seems they haven't had to buy this positive reputation a fact that could leave american scratching their heads as they continue to bankroll afghanistan strategy. kabul.

staying with afghan affairs hamad karzai the country's president was on last week and he took some time out to speak with r.t. sophie shevardnadze up next year tells us how he plans to solve his fragile country's mounting problems which are spreading across its borders stay with us.

karzai afghan president it's an honor and pleasure to have you with us today sir. thank you know what were your hopes and two thousand and four when you were made president of afghanistan my whole put aspirations were the. peace for afghanistan is still out of afghanistan in close contact. with its neighbors and the new neighbors the country that progress into a better economy. better living standard where the. children

who were deprived of education for so many decades would have a chance to go to school some of those are spruces have been some of them have not been so that was my my aspiration at the time but what would you say precisely seven years or what are you willing to achieve and where did you fail maybe you managed to achieve a better economy we were more than twenty universities and right now television channels the. construction industry and the afghan flag flying all around the world and independent sovereign of. the rest of the world of course one of the greatest aspirations of us security for the afghan people peace for the afghan people for the whole country has not come in that is our continued effort and strive. for the past couple of years sorry you have been subject to much criticism both personal and professional how do you deal with it when i was attacked very strongly

by the western media. for the past many years partly because of their lack of understanding of afghanistan and the situation partly because of politics and when your. in a country like afghanistan where there are so which would you turn should were to so much. conflict with the sorts rivalry were there so many interests involved. it's only natural that. criticism like that would take place twenty years after you came to power. and record levels of opium where and that's to say at some point i think taliban point down to new york what happened where we are in charge. the afghan people we have reduced poppy use in twenty two provinces of afghanistan in some of those provinces we have

completely eliminated. we are not in charge. of one or two provinces where there is taliban or with more foreign forces it was those provinces of course poppies of. trees and that's a question but still the volume of afghan drug money as of today six point five billion dollars which is five times as much as your national budget i mean who is behind this how does its power reaches those who grow poppies. grow it out of desperation i know people in afghanistan who destroyed their division yards their pomegranate orchards to replace it with poppies invest must be done out of disparate. the trafficking is an entirely different matter the precursors that come to turn poppy to narcotics is not the shortfall it's

a smikle to afghanistan from other countries so those areas afghanistan is hopeless to address so the rest of the money the real money goes abroad. to businesses are sort of get us through suppressant people close to you for instance your health brother or your inner kardex minister are alleged by the united states to be involved in or in profit with a heroin trafficking. what do you do how can your administration be taken seriously when such accusations are out there in public yes there or there were these accusations in the media. and. these accusers began almost five years ago. or even or do. and i can talk to you a sufficient sort of repeatedly. not one store twice thrice five six seven eight nine ten times more. and to them officially if they have anything if it is so that

they should come. they always can see that this was all who worse what's your response to british defense minister sir david richards has said that they should stay another thirty forty years in afghanistan well that was the statement for five years ago now you know we have a transition plan. and you know that britain has announced that they will be withdrawing their forces by twenty fifteen do you believe that yes i believe that close contact with. prime minister cameron and his government the british will leave of cancer by twenty. merkins also want to reduce to forces by twenty four to the transition is the most important thing to hear so you disagree with those who say it's an realistic for nato to with growing. once we are back as a stable strong administration and a country we can definitely protect or could we have a historical country you mentioned that you needed russian help in order to build

that strong government independent government what exactly what type of help do you want from russia there is both the ability of russia and the the need for russian afghanistan to engage with. that not all only. help and afghanistan rebuild itself and really really develop its capacity but also by. investment by interaction between or businesses which is very strong do you think russians have a better understanding of afghan mentality as opposed to americans oh yes a lot better a little bit because russia. is european both russia and. culturally better but we have to start the. fact of them that. thank you very much mr president and welcome and i sincerely wish you and your people all the best in.

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