lawyers for alleged russian arms trafficker viktor booth set to challenge the u.s. government attempt to charge the businessman and of the merchant of death. protests in oslo as norwegians lend their support to a russian born immigrant about to be deported this fight being brought up in the country and voted a model citizen. six party talks in istanbul and in disappointment over iran's nuclear program. no deal and no deadline set for further talks but envoys see there's still a faint glimmer of hope joining us for more later in the program. five am in moscow i match president good to have you with us here on our team our top

story victor boots defense team says 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 boot faces a minimum twenty five years in prison his lawyers are also arguing the legal grounds of his extradition from thailand to the u.s. in november are he's not a stasi a target of reports. it was definitely an interesting and interesting hearing we saw a picture of good 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 they 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 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 thailand that are now being used against picture boot by the prosecution whether or not they were made legally under thai 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 tribe 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 documents from thailand are also believe 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 estulin 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 there is absolutely not one shred of evidence on big trouble there

is nothing on victor board 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 and muslim 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 there to would if they didn't have a terrible day would have simply invented another big trouble 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 military power to withstand you know this onslaught and that is russia perspective from investigative journalist daniel estelle and on the victor boot 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 turned out

to show their support for the russian born woman who is awaiting deportation despite being brought up and educated in norway her efforts for other illegal immigrants also won her a magazine award as a model citizen or his laura amid reports from. coke is taking from i merely as hosts a pool to gather in central on saturdays to try it one last ditch attempt to try and prevent her deportation and they've come here. just outside the parliament building to say to the prime minister please don't call her we want her to stay but this is no known good just about mattie emily just about one person through her also a book on the place of illegal immigrants and all through it also through a high profile court cases that has drawn attention to illegal immigrants in norway 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 illnesses nations 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 create focus an emphasis on what conditions these people live under and why they should have papers and b. and be able to work get married get health services so it's very important and 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 all say. 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 legal stay in norway but their father he was no that's the. one he. came to see. so we're here to protest the split in families to get through the one more immigrant as for money i merely herself her face looks almost assured the government still hasn't been a zone its promise that it will deport her and it does look like that might happen to woods in the beginning of next week but her lawyer was here earlier and he told me how the case stands. very optimistic at the moment but. there is still. the immigration authorities much rethink the case even though it does currently look like mahdi army will have to leave behind the home that she's worked so hard 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 this is

a movement now that has been truly amazing waited to turn out into the streets and try to help really good immigrants here in norway and they seem determined to carry on fighting for asylum seekers and illegal immigrants here in this country no matter where the money amalie gets to stay or go. or reporting from a low stay with us here on our coming your way those are why i love you afghanistan seems that you may be winning afghan hearts and minds while u.s. billions maybe going to waste details shortly plus. what divers plunging into hot water is this winter and you can follow the journey of these fearless all seekers in a few moments. first though an explosion and fire at a giant shopping complex in russia's year old leaves two people dead five on. others were injured after the blast in the city of rafah in the works but russian republic of. fire then broke out during the construction work inside the multistory

retail center that also housed restaurants offices and nightclubs people have been evacuated from the scene not yet clear what caused the explosion. there is 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 it with the outcome in istanbul our correspondent. 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 either 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 and 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 to be 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 round. the iranian party will consider in a very serious manner these eight years 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 about 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 representative here in istanbul. they were also hoping for an open discussion but this was not possible since the six nations did not respect iran's right for peaceful nuclear power and. that 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 have all said that they support a peaceful nuclear program any run but once again they 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 and 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 their nuclear programs and their own nuclear facilities. our reporting for us from istanbul turning 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 algerian capital a march was organized by a leading opposition party to protest a government ban on public gatherings police in riot gear used to toms to disperse crowds of agri demonstrators the unrest comes amid a week long series of pro-democracy protests in neighboring tunisia.

irish prime minister brian cowen has stepped down as ruling party leader 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 bailout by the e.u. and i.m.f. . u.s. congresswoman gabrielle giffords who was shot two weeks ago has been transferred to a special rehab center in texas doctors describe the move as flawless adding that she smiled and even shed tears on hearing applause from well wishers police installed additional security at the building that specializes in treating traumatic brain injuries giffords was seriously wounded when a gunman opened fire at a constituency meeting leaving six day. check out some of the highlights on our web site r t dot com in the u.s. but missing it's a bit of a biggest british cultural invasion since the beatles except this time u.k.

talent is dominating american t.v. schedule. and john lennon tells a lot of near lennon should he stay or should he go the former russian soviet leader still manages to provoke controversy with debates raging over what to do with his body. when it comes to extreme sports russians are never afraid to break new ground and that includes smashing a hole through i used to dive into the murky depths as being another way thrill seekers are enjoying the winter season or ben is joining the brief few who journey but he. 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 ice diving in russia is 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 a dive is nine metres but the rope allows a horizontal range of twenty with only one exit surface contact must not be lost. it's crucial that the rope is always kept taught when it's taught i can pull on at once 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 that this is 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 men 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 anymore you're 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 watertight the hood should cover as much space as possible if it's too big your head cheeks and lips freeze. the most chilling scenario of ice diving is when a dive eleusis his mouth piece all runs out of air then it's a case of holding your breath and not letting go. after bennett's.

filing this news block a new flavor of support for afghanistan could leave a bitter taste in some american mouths india may not be contributing as much cash to the war torn country as the u.s. but many afghans believe the nearby nations are all may be having a bigger impact artie's policy or has more from kabul. 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 one to india in the money we have a long history of friendly relations between afghanistan and india india is 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. whatever i want i can find here lots of afghan speak my language there indian c.d.'s are indian of books and all languages are very similar and india's role particularly in the medical and construction industries here hasn't gone and recognized 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 but an american doesn't and also whenever they start a would go to start a project in afghanistan 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. the afghans who are you my experience is just better it implementing projects than the united states us projects often suffer from. blimey. india is clearly held in high regard here 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 their costly afghanistan strategy policy r t kabul. staying with afghan affairs hamad karzai the country's president was in moscow earlier this week and he took time out to talk with sophie shevardnadze tells us his plans to solve this fragile country's mounting problems which threaten to spread beyond their borders.

q. how many cars are a afghan president it's an honor and pleasure to have you with us today sir. thank you know what were your hopes two thousand and four when you were made president of

afghanistan my whole put aspirations were the. peace for afghanistan is to put a new afghanistan in close contact. with its neighbors and the new new birth of a country that progress into. the. better living standard would be. true. who were deprived of a future cation for so many decades who would have a chance to go to school some of those are. some of them have not been moved so that was me. 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 more than twenty universities right now term vision channels the. construction industry and the afghan flag flying all around the war an

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. to 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 in that situation partly because of politics and when your. in a country like afghanistan where there are so which wanted to turn should were to so much. conflict with the rivalry were there so many interests involved. it's only natural that. criticism like that would take place in

twenty years after you came to power. record levels of opium where harvested and that's to say at some point i think taliban point down to me or what happened where we are in charge. afghan people we have reduced poppies and twenty two provinces of afghanistan in some of those provinces we've completely eliminated. we're we are not in charge. of one or two provinces where there is taliban or with more foreign forces and those provinces. of course poppy's of. 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. yours there are 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 poppy to narcotics is not the issue of toll it's smikle to afghanistan from other countries so those afghanistan is helpless to address so the rest of the money the real money goes abroad. to businesses also for get us through suppressant people close to you for instance your health brother or your inner kardex minister are led by the united states to be involved in or in profit with the heroin trafficking. what do you do how can your administration be taken seriously when such accusations are out there in public there or there were

these accusations in the u.s. media. these accusers began almost five years ago. or even or do. and i contacted you a sufficient sort of repeatedly. not once or twice thrice five six seven eight nine times more. go to them for sure if they have anything if it 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. now you know we have a transition. 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 against and

by twenty fifty americans also want to reduce to forces by twenty fourteen the transition is the most important thing here 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 only. help and afghanistan rebuild itself and be redeveloped its capacity but also by trade investment by interaction between all businesses which is very

strong thing question seven better understanding of afghan mentality as opposed to americans oh yes a lot better a little bit because russia. is a european nation more to russia and. culturally better and we have started culturally but that's a fact of them very true thank you very much mr president and welcome and i sincerely wish you and your people all the best in achieving peace and democracy wish you the best to. very first verses of the bible is that all human beings are created but sentimental came in god's image and it doesn't say just. sixty to seventy percent of what i did as a combat soldier. doing what we call making our presence so you go

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