lawyers of alleged russian arms trafficker viktor boot said to challenge the 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 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 we see there's still a faint glimmer of hope joining us for more later in the program.

news around the clock from around the world thank you for joining us here on r.t.i. matras it's six am in moscow our top story viktor 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 but 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 out of stock future has more from new york. it was definitely an interesting and interesting hearing we saw a picture 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 or 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 bhutto was arrested in thailand two years ago courts 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 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 try to on that country's territory the defense team has been saying 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 closely following the case tells r t the us was targeting russia through viktor. of the bridge was actually going to go after proving his innocence in the new york ward is absolutely ridiculous he was not going to trial. he is going to get

a life sentence there is absolutely not one shred of evidence on big trouble there is nothing on bits of wood 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 to 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 is russia then game is not there to would if they didn't have a terrible day 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 the 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 wisely power to withstand you know this onslaught of not is russia. unless you give journalist daniel estulin giving his opinion 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 have 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 artie's laura m. it has more from boston. ed koch is taking from i mean we as host of pool to gather in central on saturday sitra it one last attempt to try and prevent deportation if they've come here at sea central's day just outside the parliament building in states the prime minister pleased to have we want to stay but this is no no good just about mattie amity just about one passage through. the book on the place of illegal immigrants and all three say three of the high profile court cases that has drawn attention to illegal immigrants in norway she has 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 two to provoke us 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 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 way but their father he was not accepted. when he. came to seek asylum 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 tone it's promised 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. there is still. the immigration authorities much researching the case even though it does currently look like muddy amalie will have to leave behind the home that she's worked so hard to cultivate and the friends. 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 now that has been truly made today to ten out into the streets in trying to help really good 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 out and he gets to stay. artie's laura and reporting from oslo stay with us here on r t coming your way later this hour why love can't be bought in afghanistan it seems it's india that may be winning afghan hearts and minds while u.s. dollars may go to waste details shortly plus. as those for extreme depression divers plunge into ice water is this winter and you can follow the journey of these fearless thrill seekers in just a few moments. first though an explosion and fire at a giant shopping complex in russia's year olds has left two people dead five others were injured after the blast in the city of the flaw in russia's republic of court

of fire then broke out during construction work inside the multistory retail center but also housed restaurants offices and nightclubs and initial investigation says a gas leak may have caused the explosion. there's no sign of any fusion at the latest round of talks on iran's nuclear program international powers who carried out the two day talks with tehran say they're disappointed with the outcome in istanbul our correspondent. the situation is quite two sided at the moment because on 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 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 ring in part he will consider in a very serious manner. it is 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 the 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 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 rose that as if we're going to talk about corporations and 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 iran 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 and leaving iran are checked for prohibited cargo and also countries are banned from accepting investment from iran into their nuclear programs and their nuclear facilities. our reporting for us from istanbul turn 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 capital of algeria the march was organized by a leading opposition party to protest a government ban on public gatherings police dressed in riot gear used to disperse

crowds of angry demonstrators on arrest comes amid a weeklong series of pro-democracy protests in neighboring tunisia. irish prime minister brian cowen has stepped down as a ruling party leader but will remain in office until parliamentary elections in march that he announced just days ago on tuesday cohen won a secret leadership ballot but has continued to come under pressure the p.m.'s popularity plummeted and made 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 rehabilitation center in texas doctors described 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. check out some of the highlights

from our web site r t. the us witnessing the biggest british cultural invasion since the beatles except this time the u.k. talent may be dominating american t.v. schedules. lead into law to mirror lennon should he stay or should he go the soviet leader still manages to provoke controversy with debate raging over what to do with the body. when it comes to extreme sports russians are in. never afraid to break new ground or that includes smashing a hole through ice before diving into the murky depths below i was just one way through all seekers are enjoying the winter season artie's i verbally or join the 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 rushes 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 meters but the rope allows a horizontal range of twenty with only one exit surface contact must not be lost. you know some of us know it's crucial that the route 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 with it 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. it's got a 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 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 scenario 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. after ben it's. a new flavor of support for afghanistan could be leaving a better taste in some american mouths india may not be contributing anywhere near as much cash to the war torn country as the u.s. but afghans may believe the nearby nations are all maybe having a bigger impact party's policy reports 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 are only

neighbors 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 afghans speak my language their indian c.d.'s or indian or books but on language is a very simple 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 they're working in afghanistan on the basic things like dance training and other things that 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 they are not the afghans who are in my experience is just better it implementing projects than 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 me heads as they continue to bankroll afghanistan strategy. kabul. staying with afghan affairs hamad karzai the country's president was in moscow earlier this week he took time out to speak with r.t. sophie shevardnadze tells us how he plans to solve his fragile country's mounting problems which threaten to spread 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 two thousand and four when you were made president of afghanistan my whole put aspirations were the. peace for afghanistan is still what i've gathered afghanistan in close contact. with its neighbors and the new neighbors the country that progress into a better economy. the living standard where the. children who are deprived of education for so many decades would have a chance to go to school some of those are. some of them have not been moved so that was my my aspiration at the time but what would you say precisely seven years or what do you want to achieve and where did you fail maybe you managed to achieve a better economy we 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. 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 from the stunning north of afghanistan in that situation partly because of politics and when your. in a country like afghanistan where do so which would you 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 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. of. the afghan people we have reduced poppy use in twenty two provinces. you know stuff some of those promises were completely immediate. we are not in charge. of one or two provinces where there was 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 what's behind this how high up does its power reaches those who grow poppies. grow

it out of desperation i know people in afghanistan who destroyed the division yards 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 michael to afghanistan from other countries so those afghanistan is hopeless to address so the rest of the money the real money goes are brought into. businesses of 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 order. and i contacted us officials sort of repeatedly. not one store twice or thrice five six seven eight nine ten times more . and to them officially if they have anything. if it so that they should come to tell me. they always can see that this was all who were 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 council by twenty the 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 withdrawing. and realistically once we are back as a stable strong administration and country we can definitely protect our historical country. mentioned that we 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 to rebuild itself and really really develop its capacity but also by the off trade investment by. interaction between your business which is

very strong thing question seven better understanding of afghan mentality as opposed to americans oh yes a lot better a lot better because russia. is european both russia and. culturally better but we have to start the culturally better that's a fact of the matter that's very true thank you very much mr president and well. i sincerely wish you and your people all the best in achieving peace and democracy wish you the best to. the close up team has been to the story. of the land developed by cossacks in ancient times. now wattie goes to the center of russian defense

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