egypt's army says it will not fire on the thousands of protesters demanding president hosni mubarak step down but there are fears that they and handpicked to lead the uprising will seek to align egypt with washington's agenda. the western media covers the riots in egypt as a democratic storm twisting the story and other similar events to suit their own two experts say the mainstream view is plagued by double standards. eighty years since the birth of boris gelfand the legacy of russia's first president is remembered the across the country join me next on a boy in a few moments. it

is not i am of the russian capital you're watching r t with me marina josh and we start with cairo where a mass rally has been promised by protesters demanding the country's president step down close to a million are expected to fill the streets and fresh demonstrations against the government so far more than a hundred and fifty people have been killed and south injured since protests began over a week ago many protesters claim the u.s. help to stabilize their country to make it more dependent on them behind the bar day who is the axe chief of the international atomic watchdog has been put forth to replace incumbent president hosni mubarak even though gyptian sworn to regime change they're not sure whether this candidate will serve in their best interest or those of the u.s. army's policy or has been finding out why the public doesn't fully trust him. knowing time in kind of dark empty and see. we we gather every day like

at seven thirty pm. we say ok who like to to do the first shift and so would like to do the second and so on some people are armed you know mohammed and his neighbors take turns protecting their property by day they're professionals by night street guards groups of armed gangs are on the prowl and ordinary citizens have to rely on themselves for protection they've collected what they can kitchen knives. sticks poles rods anything they can get their hands on to keep their home safe. and with security at an all time low the leader who's come forward to replace hosni mubarak is offering precious little to make egyptians feel safer. belated attempt at getting in on this opposition movement well it may be too late he's part of the international crisis group a murky elite group with close ties to western interests i think of the media of

war two different lines as the people of egypt have shown such courage in the face of such us backed terror that has occurred in egypt for the worse thirty years i'm not sure margaret elbereth i really stand as much of chance as senior analysts are saying washington has yet to officially declare support for the former international atomic energy agency chief but he's someone they recognise as do other foreign powers prompting some to believe president obama's allegiance is now divided between the current president and the would be challenger. and there is no difference between the barak and el baradei america supports both of them and the american media has built up. egyptians don't like it he's lived in europe and united states and hasn't even been here for thirty years. and he came back and called for a regime change prompting critics to point out that he was absent for most of us.

ober a day lived in america we don't want him he was an ugly strange things and he was bred out of all. this and we didn't choose our own drawing which was only for a short period of change he's only temporary. now he's much better known on the international stage than in his own backyard and has yet to be recognized by the eighty million egyptians he hopes to who are good and the egyptians need national leaders not american populous with american agenda if people support el baradei it's only because they hate on barak. which is why amidst the chaos he gyptian find themselves turning to each other for protection and reassurance policy r.t. khyber. and washington has been financially supporting the country for a year is anas heavily invested in its political agenda but when it comes to openly supporting the incumbent president or he suggested replacement some say washington

is playing on both fields to avoid losing out. right now we see being promoted by a number of important actors including important actors in the united states like freedom house that has been served to funding resistance groups in egypt however it has somebody who's been out of egypt for years he's somebody who promotes neo liberal reforms the same kind of that have caused the of an economic devastation in egypt and who doesn't have a real lot of credence within you know broadly within egypt and hasn't been involved in any of the democratic mobilization the muslim brotherhood has a base but certainly not the kind of base that would give it a win in the election the bush administration or the obama administration they've been supporting the mubarak regime for thirty years to the tune of one point five billion dollars a year remes more money than any other country in the world except for israel which is the top recipient and what they're doing is supporting a military dictatorship and they're doing that enthusiastically so this rhetoric about democracy is a complete farce that said there is no chance the muslim brotherhood would win

elections you know the difficulty for the united states is that mubarak has what is really the key that they see has been holding israel and place and as such mubarak and his regime have been complicit in oppressing the palestinian people as well while the u.s. is hedging its bets the u.s. has a tendency to fund both the both the those in power and to the opposition because that way either way it wins there is a recognition on the part of the state department that there is great discontent in egypt that there are that there have been riots there that there is a potential for the overthrow of this dictator who they've kept in power for thirty years recognizing that it's important to the state department to make sure that whoever is going to come and take his place will also be an ally of the united states and that was anthropology professor at g.m. pine explaining washington's position on egypt's uprising. you know staying with the country you were the blood scenes witnessed have been dominating headlines across the world the protest and the violence have become

a media sensation as artie's an associate been finding out some western countries choose to portray the events in a matter that suits their own political janda. riots and outrage have the same face no matter where on the world map they take place. you are or the middle east if you're britain or egypt when people do this. the world should know it's time to listen to what they have to say although the scale of events doesn't compare the anger does it is that a leadership deaf to the needs and desires of its people what we're seeing play out in tunisia egypt and other countries is no different than what we saw in in greece and what we've seen in italy and what we've seen in the u.k. are violent at least what is different is how the media choose to approach their cause bridge depending on what country has its streets in chaos you look at the double standard if you burn a bank in greece you're a villain if you burn the party headquarters in cairo you're a hero if you're not

a mockery of course when recently tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of britain in reaction to to wish an hikes in an economy that was dwindling the u.s. media downplayed what was happening so stressing the young age factor the youth in britain are very disappointed and spinning the bad kids at play aspect the smashing of the windows a fire extinguisher getting thrown at a police person as well as underscoring the criminality of what was happening violent criminals who will join in the action for the sake of having a cause to adopt or just a crowd to join and vent some anger focusing on the unfortunate occurrences with charles and camilla. what we know about charles and camilla they're fine right a window was smashed or splashed the car kicked not to mention on any channel the symbolism of attacking the king in waiting seen by many of the british as a remnant of a deeply unfair class system because this under reporting of substance by the u.s.

media have been a way to make sure the message from britain that the common people are not prepared to pay for the folly of the ruling elite did not ring too close to home meanwhile as. the streets of egypt erupt in chaos not stopping people u.s. media has been portraying the events as a struggle of the disenfranchised masses and stressing the need for the egyptian leadership to address the grievances of the population all of those values that we take so seriously here haven't really existed in that part of the world less attention has been drawn to u.s. support of this leadership the united states taxpayers of billions of dollars over the past thirty years some media also threw in wishful thinking it could go all the way from tunisia to obama unlike britain egypt is a country seen as too different to reflect on the us speaking of the people's will and the need for responsive government may therefore be less scary information is

a word that seems to be long forgotten by the mainstream american media instead what you will some been receiving are opinions from people far away from events on the ground but close to a political agenda that creates depending on what kind of impact occurring world events can have on america just as in turkey i teach you. what you want to live from moscow and human rights activists are accusing swinish authorities of separating innocent families for monetary gains they say children are being put into foster care without evidence of any wrongdoing at home and as are teasing so now he reports swedish law does little to help the parents get their loved ones back. christmas gifts never given so covered so my children are in someone else's hands the most don't and i don't know what's happening with them or how they're being treated. it's been over a month since natalia russian citizen living in sweden has seen her twin girls wash

and believe a mother's worst nightmare their children taken from where they're supposed to be most safe and not by kidnappers or child abusers but by the swedish government that are used when girls were taken out of their music lessons at this school without any warning and for an entire week she had no idea where her daughters were until she received documents from social services for all of what she says are false statements about the family's life the complaints filed against natalia claim she and the girls are psychologically troubled and could be enough to send her daughters into foster care for good under swedish law without sufficient proof that it is considered legal because of the law or. the protection law it's a protection for the children. so it means that even if there is a flight that's to risk even if there is no evidence sort of there is there is no witnesses there are third nothing but there is. a risk of something happening sort

of. then the law sort of the social workers within the law are able to to take the child into. sort of their to the social office. take take them away from the family attorney has been advised by human rights activists that this is only part of a much bigger welfare system in the car rare cases that you will have been where social services have paid ten thousand swedish. that's about one hundred new goods thirty one. archie was unable to get a comment on a time is case from swedish social services who cited a privacy policy i knew about all this deal they don't generally steal children but money apartments property and children are human goods to them with course we just language skills

a lawyer appointed by social services and little money in italy has been told the chances of getting her grades back are slim and that they are most likely now with a swedish family antonia should be protected by international laws and conventions but loopholes in the swedish system allow cases like this to go unnoticed through consensus country. and people. prone to speak up against the consensus so it's very quiet in this way and the consensus is. the consensus is that the state is always right reservoir jacobson burke is persona non grata here in sweden for his outspoken views on the system he says some still services can take children away using their own criteria by working together with doctors psychologists employers all wrapped up in a big business say you have six foster children or you make

a fortune for now only tell you can do is wait for a hearing on her case which is so far been postponed several times during our senior most of their birthdays coming up with well my children we want the already missed christmas. and liz turning thirteen this week at home with their mother who sweden has just tried it is at least for now not going to be there mom anything no way our t.v. stock. now is to go get some other stories from around the world and south korea's president is demanding film yang admits responsibility for two attacks last year ahead of planned peace talks if held they will be the first negotiations between the two since the north shell the south korean island in the vampyr pyongyang insists it was in retaliation of cells large scale military drills close to the maritime border the south has agreed to take part in talks in a step towards easing tension on the peninsula but has rejected the north's offer

to move the date forwards. katie has agreed to issue a former presidents with a passport opening the way for his possible return. was ousted seven years ago and has been living in exile in south africa the move comes at a critical time with the final results of the first round of the disputed presidential election do on wednesday the government says as soon as it receives an official request from aristide and grant him the passport aristide will be the second alstad leader to return after the new arrival two weeks ago of ex dictator sean claude duvalier. that israeli officials are warning residents of queensland that a powerful tropical cyclone is heading towards the northeast state experts say it's said to be one of the worst storms to ever batter the area and could be a life threatening comes on the back of severe flooding in the region which claimed at least thirty five lives psychology se is expected to hit the coast on wednesday

. and russia is marking the eightieth birthday of the man who took perestroika to its limits and introduce democracy following the collapse of the soviet union force yeltsin four years after his death the first president of russia is remembered for his reforms and free market aspirations are as exciting boyko reports. the main event is the opening the unavailing of the monument a white marble all below is that you can see behind me but in addition to that a lot of advance a planned across the country of iraq concerts will take place here and he may put in bourg a series of photo exhibit. a tennis tournament for children tennis was of course the very popular sport and the favorites for the more sales and but this isn't your office david he says he's of course this lady of turin boric formerly known as. the hometown of boris yeltsin president of area who was present at their veiling

ceremony today phrased russia's first president for his courage in staring the country towards democracy europe is a jump on the issues that only the path of our first president was a very difficult every single citizen of our country realizes this today the first president always has his work cut out for him he needs to change the entire political system and this was the fight that befell boris yeltsin we must admit that he was up to the time and stood his ground honorably the modern but not perfect country we live in today was created thanks to boris yeltsin and everyone who helped him build the foundations of a new nation boris yeltsin has always been and remains a harley polarizing figure in the russian society he's generally credited for bringing democracy to russia both of his successors lauded near putin and mentored me that have commanded him for making the russian democracy irreversible he was

also overseeing a major transition of the world's largest command economy into a free market one but all those reforms came at a very high price for the russian society and were hard on many people in russia in almost a decade that he was in power in russia external data has increased by sixty percent russia suicide rate has increased by seventy percent. and for many people it was indeed a very very hard transition they blamed him for not preventing the collapse of the soviet union and for not softening the blow for the majority of russians but at the same time it needs to be sad as the time goes by most trust a growing a bit more sympathetic was said by my window and was. ever present at this ceremony just now if these body was really heartbreaking and really it's hard to imagine while still syrians here in your country more baby got married in year after graduation and they stayed together for more than fifteen

years at the name of yeltsin and his beautiful boys moved to tears to see his morning well that. he still greatly missed our best day he never doubted he would live to celebrate his hundredth birthday but instead his widow has to fight back tears while opening an exhibition time to what have been his eightieth jubilee in nearly four years since boris yeltsin's delf the agony of loss has given way to quiet remembrance. he really liked family gatherings birthdays we usually celebrated with. most of these photos show yeltsin in his early years in power when he had the backing of almost the entire country when voicing your political position was still an act of novelty and courage and one hopes of a different life in a better country are still on tainted by the harsh reality the war in chechnya and

himself admitted was a mistake the banking crisis that would cripple the already impoverished population all of these would come later and some argue would end fairly obscure all the good that yeltsin had done. anything largest better perceived from a distance especially in history. i think we still need more time for the emotions and troubles to give way to serious analysis of what to take tannic figure you'll see really was. a dimmer shift cenk a service he's had of protocol for more than eight years and of all the yeltsin explosive character and unpredictable temperament often contravened the dry rules of diplomatic engagement but the mayor says he had never had a better boss. he never thwarted a single event and he was never a lace but emotionally he could be absolutely unpredictable and do what no one expected him to do like his famous conducting of an orchestra for example and again

he was overwhelmed by emotions he turned his head and saw that shift change that was the only one who's objecting and dragging him away all the other people around him were applauding. he was there shooting to power by the great hopes of his people he left office full of regrets for not fulfilling all of them and it was only after yeltsin passed away that he's country can start to design in his legacy in all its complexity yelton seventieth birthday were celebrated with far fewer accolades but one decade later even those who criticized him very harshly are growing a bit more gracious investment of his character and his policies because even they have come to realize that with all his ups and downs yeltsin was the very epitome of russia in the nineteen ninety s. that's in a way the artsy moscow. coming up going off interviews the widow of russia's first president's nightingale to share details about some of the difficult decisions her

husband had to make during his time in office. it was a time when there were russian cards and one there was nothing at all in stores and more importantly there was nothing left to stock them up when he became president in one thousand nine hundred ninety one what did he have to do. sit and wait for rights to begin. i remember very well when president mitterrand came with a visit in one thousand nine hundred ninety one and then chancellor kohl came later . but they both said the same saying no actually metron said that in one thousand nine hundred five when he came to russia to attend the b. day celebrations. he was already very ill at the time we had a long conversation and he said you know i came here because of your husband. i think mr president did everything possible to save people. not only in russia but also in europe on the whole world he said in the us

a cell was not repaying any loans so mitterrand said can you imagine what it would have been a famine broke out in such a multinational country as yours it would have been much worse than yugoslavia. they were afraid there would be war no they were sure of that under a nuclear power and by containing all the lot and mr metronomes words boris yeltsin not only saved russia but also europe and the world. and again watch alvin else full interview with me elsa in a few minutes here on our team before that we'll take a look at what's happening in the world of business was your way to go away.

that's right time for your business update and. russian shareholders have decided not to approve the one point eight billion dollars dividend for the fourth quarter of two thousand and ten half of which would have gone to british partner b.p. this comes after an extraordinary board meeting of the a our consortium which owns all of the joint venture with b.p. last month b.p. and ross miffed agreed to form a joint venture for arctic oil exploration and take a cross shareholding but the version of an as of ten p.v.p. you have found a complaint with the london court set to be heard today seeking to block the tail on the grounds that the b.p. roster tying up violates the taint the shareholder green analysts say whether that

they are consortium is not likely to block the disputed b.p. raw sniffed deal. it may. or. russians are holders of tin k.b.p.s. not to stop this deal because this is the extremely important for russia and i'm sure the people as you know mr friedman nice to big city be i don't want to stop this very important deal for that is why in this case the main aim of the russian stockholders of think i believe in my opinion is to have some small benefits in other questions it can be the problem or for example deal with it can be the problem of. time now to see how the markets are faring this hour and in asia both the nikkei and the hang seng out trading in the black this hour resource shares of pushing stocks higher as a strong u.s. factory data and surging commodities prices offset fears that unrest in egypt could spread to other parts of the middle east. and the protests in egypt unsettled

global markets on the very beginning of the trading week and russia also showed signs of strain the r.g.s. and my sense close dahlan monday as they dread those losses. and the like of course of from going to be the meeting these tensions will continue to weigh on the russian stocks we'll see a continuation of the same picture a little bit of a downward trend nuffin derived maybe to a turn of half percent or percent down. fear. of europe have been a little bit disappointing but there's nothing really dramatic going on there i think the middle east would continue to be the focus of attention and obviously view because you know deals which takes place this week and the week after will be taking price movements and market sentiment. from the should be capital

region telecommunications company turn a noise stake in russia's mobile operator simple call to arbitration over its planned six billion dollar purchase of telecoms groups wind and or askant teller not holds thirty six percent of the voting shares of the book home but the two would reduce the stake to twenty five percent telling all which is the second largest investor has also asked to postpone the usual three russian companies shareholders that are expected to approve the transaction wended or scott mccartney controlled by egyptian tycoon leggett so worse if the deal goes through it will create one of the world's largest mobile operators. and president medvedev has fired to the head of the united air craft corporation for ignoring innovation following a meeting on more than a zation of presidential aides said the bosses of some of the state owned companies may follow he also said companies should appoint feist presidents including specialists from abroad where the responsibility over in the nation development.

company and. some other companies will be thoroughly analyzed in order to take additional measures if needed so the time frame for adopting innovation programs is quite tough a president stressed that if the companies fail to meet the deadline if you can to quit it will be harsh all the way up to dismissals. let's all have time for knowledge join me for more and less the now one hour's time and to get more store a small website art dot com slash business.

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