square a quote when told earlier today for a million people to come to the streets there one of what eternity one of anger and one is still insisting for president mubarak to step down there is a strong army presence as there has been for the last few days they are maintaining their presence along the perimeter and we as journalists have been prevented from going in for the so we having to rely and not on the voice of the chauncey that are coming out from there but the slow going to still remains mubarak step down mubarak step down people saying that they will accept nothing short of that the focus today sunday is also on the talks that are due to begin any moment between the opposition groups and the vice president and most of them and what is significant is that costly to those talks is going to sing gravity which is the largest opposition group here in egypt it's it has about thirty to thirty five percent support base before the brotherhood insisted that they would not talk to the government they of course are after all here in the fact that both groups have come to the party shows

a significant step on both sides but the brotherhood we understand is split not everyone within the organization supports the fact that people is talking to the government and the official message coming out from the group is that they just want to hear what the greek government is prepared to do and that anything short of an announcement that mubarak was stepping down they will not accept the west is coming on board with a strong message that it supports the people of egypt and wants them to decide their own future that that might be the message that the west is thinking that's pushing across but it's certainly not the message that's being interpreted by people here in egypt if we look at the the shift in position particularly of the united states egyptians did feel that mubarak was very much and merry couldn't support base perhaps that might not have quarter of an american agent but there certainly felt that he was someone who pushed the american agenda figures rachmaninoff baradei who are coming forward as representing this opposition bloc he has put himself up as a candidate to head an interim government figures that are not supported by. the

average people because essentially they believe that these are people who are cut from the same cloth there are people who support the voice of the machine and the western interests in this country so devalue corn on the streets of cairo and other cities is that people here want to decide their own future so yes they might see this shift in terms of the american government initially support them about economic presenting itself or supporting the people on the streets but it is understood by the people on the streets that this is the same american administration and they're very careful and very nervous of allowing other united states or europe to dictate who will believe a future leadership my colleague in england excuse this phenomenon further and put together this report president obama starts today my belief that an orderly transition must be meaningful. it must be peaceful and must begin now and then faithfully one after the other one the other governments followed suit. to show these democratic change has to start now. it needs to happen now the growth of

freedom and democracy in egypt and it seems the theme was contagious as the call for a new egypt spreads uncontrolled across the western mass media there were no hundred and fifty thousand people in the streets of cairo protesting for democracy this is how democracy happens but what right do u.s. and european leaders have to get involved in what's essentially domestic on the rest about dissatisfaction with the ruler who cares what they want in egypt certainly not these demonstrators at the egyptian embassy in london they supported the egyptian regime for such a long time and in fact they are they do feel regime and now they are talking about democracy and respect the feeling right out of this into obama's speech i want this bubble spread out it could be sitting on the fence so much and most of that i mean is not to say going overboard out there just saying that's the appearance for a transition where is this peaceful transition it's

a complete turnaround for the western world which is always supported hosni mubarak is a force for stability in the region the u.s. gave him one and a half billion dollars a year for his armed forces alone and it was western support that kept mubarak in power betraying an inherent misunderstanding of the way society operates according to chatham house. is by making. use. to the west so they have to convince the world that. if they leave it will be the muslim brotherhood and you'll have to publish. in egypt. it's the worst case scenario so the. minute you can see beyond never the fall of all of which suggests that western countries should stand back and let the egyptian people exercise that suffering take the president of the united states would call on us to move immediately and. to make changes as if we are the fifty third state of

the united states we are not trying to play a role in egypt steve chase a dangerous game for western leaders hosni mubarak enjoyed strong support from american cofa many is but now at the first sign of trouble this approach is conspicuous in its absence it sends a message to friends and foes alike in the region when the going gets tough don't count on us a message that's likely to further destabilize an already deeply unstable possibly was no rabbits or t. . meantime brazilian john last pay says the u.s. pressuring mubarak is critical after thirty years of blind support it's very very complicated for us because it's a tightrope walk this guy after all has been brought up by the u.s. for thirty years the police state that he set up and tortured virtually

everybody that stayed in egypt it was progressive although wise to speak for exiles . this was also supported by the u.s. so i when hillary clinton says that's me being encouraging mubarak to the reforms this is absolute nonsense they started doing this probably just days ago not thirty years ago. you know with the lie from moscow now the landmark treaty between russia and the u.s. to reduce their nuclear arsenals is now officially in effect the sides launched a new start agreement had a special ceremony at the security conference ongoing in munich you could it was going off was that. words put into action a historic exchange of ratification documents and the new strategic arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington is officially in force and when it comes to the button that has worried most over the years the one that would unleash nuclear

destruction today we take another step to ensure it will never be pushed. to last for the next ten years the treaty said to reduce the number of nuclear weapons on. an outcome which would have appeared impossible even a decade ago i think we be presented with this historical moment the green light has been given six weeks the united states will change. and in two months they will resume regular check ups of the nuke stocks and perhaps most importantly their reduction the pact was backed by both presidents but it still took months of talks and internal disputes until the treaty was ratified by both country's parliament and even then only after the two sides had made so-called special statements or recommendations but they were non-binding and will not affect the actual implementation of the deal and the regional text remains untouched.

on both sides but. we see that it. started with a reception also on the table at the munich security another initiative backed by moscow the building of a unified anti missile defense system which includes russia the united states and the european union all sharing responsibility for the safety of the others according to maintaining a balance is essential for everyone security and he stressed this is a unique chance to work together. in agreement to discuss the possibility of a joint anti missile shield doesn't automatically mean russia is ready to join the program which is being drafted without its participation was the idea of take it or leave it doesn't work here if we don't work together she will have to compensate like you don't know when you're an emerging imbalance. you're getting rid of all

cliches and you're receiving dividing one that's the message voiced by most here in germany a country which learned from bitter experience. is all about. what was there which there were a lot remains to be done to irreversibly overcome the accumulated historical cliches phobias and suspicions of all our countries need to follow the principle of the indivisibility of security we already to follow serious collective work in the key area of year in global policy the time has come to take a choice between common strategic interests really immediate political expediency. but clearly not everyone is able to get rid of all stereotypes we are proceeding with it because of the threat we face from iran not from the soviet union and. when you look from the former. no this meeting in munich is fast becoming

a major stage for people to look forward to among other issues dominating the talks were the current unrest in egypt the peace process in the middle east iran's nuclear program north korea frozen conflicts and for the first time in forty seven years cybercrime the security there was that's the nickname this conference has been given by some sense it's a great opportunity for all we know is on top level politicians to share of their views on key contemporary issues and many say every year this forum reveals the true direction of global politics for the near future and this time in the case of russia and the united states for the next decade you've got this kind of arty munich. pap's from the university of kent in britain says the treaty marks a real milestone in russia u.s. relations. the reset has often been dismissed as just nice rhetoric with little action but now we have a concrete outcome of the reset in u.s.

russian relations and i think both sides will want to build on this indeed missile defense has been one of the most divisive issues about as we saw in november at the nato summit in lisbon president is prepared to discuss this and also prepared to consider russian participation in a missile defense shield that is not aimed at russia but in fact is aimed at rogue states and so it would really help to diffuse tensions of the last few years and move forward in a more positive spirit both sides can pull out that's also been the case in the past with previous treaties so i don't think that is any different. real threats always exist and both sides have to be very careful as to what they want to put out because that would really set back relations by by many years. well you always. had for you in the program. mind the people of ukraine's capital. has been missing from. several

months now. and the full sphere over the presence of weapons of mass destruction drew america into a war with iraq but the same happened with iran you look at how the us media is a ratcheting up of public suspicion. security services say they know who might have organized the deadly suicide bombing at moscow airport last month investigators told russian president. stepping up the hunt for those behind the touch there to view their progress into the investigation but warned that it's too early to say the case has been solved meanwhile a video has a showing a rushers at most wanted terrorist. threatening and. it comes less than two weeks after the suicide blast at the capitol. took thirty six lives and injured well over one hundred. reports this address is believed to be

a claim of responsibility for the bombing. many of us have accepted that conclusion and have accepted the responsibility and claim of responsibility based on one fact in that video is standing with two other men both of whom the first two asses brothers the man on the one side. appears to resemble the man authorities believe to be the suicide bomber who detonated the explosive device at the airport many also believe that this is one way to date the video despite the fact that it has been posted nearly two weeks after the blast of course has made similar videos before he has russia's most wanted terrorist and a leader of an extremist. organization that operates in the north caucasus previously of course he has been found guilty of organizing many terrorist attacks the most recent of course being the moscow metro bombings in march two thousand and

ten when dozens were killed and injured there has been no official reaction to the video so far earlier this week russian president dmitry medvedev met with the heads of the investigative committee and russia's security service the f.s.b. both these services have reported to the president that they have identified the suicide bomber they believe him to be a young man twenty year old young men are originally from the north caucasus who was quite high on drugs intoxicated with some illegal substances which the security services believe is a one way that these terrorist organizations are controlling those that they set up to. bombers they've also said that they could potentially have identified the men masterminding this terrorist attack that of course the details of that are not revealed to the day the fact that investigation is still ongoing way but they've also said that they've arrested they've actually detained some other people who

they believe to have been involved and preparations for the terrorist attack on the russian president has commended officials on all the steps that they have taken but warned against calling the case closed too soon before every investigative action has been taken. out of the reporting that now this week russia commemorated the man who had presided over the fall of the union and the country's transition to democracy. would have been boris yeltsin's eightieth birthday president unveiled a monument to the main leader in his hometown of your cousin involved in the urals praising him for leading the country through the difficult nineteen lines four years after yeltsin that his legacy still has many russians divided some of my him for promoting civil freedoms and democracy while others who despise him for the corruption and economic suffering that mocked his presidency. well we have an exclusive interview with boris yeltsin's with on our web site that's com but

there's also plenty of other news and analysis available for you as well. and infringing on civil liberties. of the countries patriot act which gives them a sweeping powers to legally spy on. russia as a black. coming off. to find out more on the story. now let's get to some other news now three million people in ukraine's capital kiev have been left scratching their heads after their. has gone a war has not been seen in the public for six months even by his standards. behavior is erratic now even the country's prime minister has demanded to know his whereabouts. investigates the case of the missing man.

many if agree that over the past six months ukraine's capital has become a bad place to live but locals are bewildered as to who should take the credit as the man in charge of the city has gone missing. the mayor. definitely. in five years as city's top dog. has been a journalist delight from singing at a press conference. due to taking a dive in front of cameras to prove he was mentally saying the eccentricity of smear earned him the nickname spaceman among locals the. true if he had gone to space it might at least explain the ministry off where he actually is that's because the last time she was seen in public was almost six months ago it is troubling not just ordinary citizens but those at the very top as

well. as the authorities defined in tell him that the people of kiev miss him and want him to return to work with. after an avalanche of criticism was dumped and gives mayor following a devastating winter in two thousand and nine the city's snow clearing gear was overhauled by the government. kept he's supposed but the real man running affairs is thought to be the city hall of ministration boss alexandre. but he's giving nothing away about the mystery man. villa looks deserted only his mother in law was captured by our camera security guards say they have not seen its principal resident for quite a while. i saw him. six months ago. in his. post. this whether it is for. a

look at serious resorts in france or italy or somewhere else the location of where exactly i need should maybe it's queue runs the city from remains unclear but with the prime minister inquiring for his whereabouts the long vacation could soon be cut short for kiev's mayor. this year a show of ski artsy reporting from key if you crane. the us media has gone wild over an iranian book that was found in the arizona desert its contents list the details of past terror attacks carried out by suicide bombers and militants the publication made some american news channels hinted at a future attacks on the us by iran but there are still those who think the threat is one colossal exaggeration. a book found in the arizona desert has put america's most watched cable news channel on the higher alert fox news alert i'm new terror fears the book was reportedly published in iran and contained information on suicide bombers that much was enough to trigger

a sensational suggestions that iranians immigrant could be plotting something inside the u.s. they would not give us a picture of the book they would not say if it's personalized in any way or you know what trackers may have found basically no facts behind the story but that didn't stop the channel from making a big scary deal of it story although they reportedly in point out of the end could mean something and it could also mean nothing the international community is worried about iran but the american media go way beyond that seeking to make the country the wall boogie man the biggest threat on earth no politician ever lost a. newscaster every got negative publicity from around. the industry are needed states then whenever you have something negative that you want to say about the middle east. you can always attack iran every chance is taken to pasi ran into a story that has no connection with

a terrorist like this suicide bombings in moscow sakin to help us in places like iran get more russian cooperation with afghanistan things like that are they going to wise up and help us a little bit the pick and choose style of reporting which shapes the american usage and it became all the more obvious in the wake of the week he leaks we lease of u.s. secret diplomatic cables despite having vast amounts of material at their disposal to troops from the new york times chose to go biggest on he ran with a four page article alone focusing on the country but the demonize they should have iran is not new in the us media has been going on for years despite no proof tehran was building nuclear bombs. are out to kill us i feel it is the most dangerous country in. do you think the world understands how evil this regime is a nuclear iran can pass on nuclear military capabilities to terrorist organizations and why is america sitting there like apache waiting to get spanked smacked killed

what is it a whole city is going to get hit with a nuke some american news outlets have been major cheerleaders in fear mongering which back in two thousand and three legged stool war that was started on why the same people that want to cause regime change in iraq are now saying we need to do regime change in iran fear mongering can have major consequences creating a climate of scratch which could justify any action in the name of providing safety for the american people that's what happened in iraq where a friendly about long range weapons of mass destruction and links to al qaeda was whipped up to justify the invasion the reasons later proven to be false the question is could the same approach be used with a rat a bit of news about a suspicious iranian book in the middle of nowhere is nothing but as the news reporter pointed out in isolation this is just a piece of information we don't maybe know months from now maybe a year from now you'll hey remember that young poor yeah that's how i look at news

very often it's cumulative as far as the viewers are concerned fear is also a cumulative get a check on our team from washington d.c. . so it's now about twenty five minutes past the hour here in moscow you are with out here let's check out some other won't have lines now and brief massive flooding caused by monsoon rains have claimed at least fourteen lives and displaced more than one million people in over sri lanka local officials say thousands of houses being destroyed many roads are damaged the government has it deployed the army to assist in the ongoing evacuations for some areas it's the second time that you know affected this year in january more than a million people were hit by flooding in which the country said it was claimed at least forty three lives. two people were killed and seventeen injured in two newseum the people are rather police opened fire on protesters attacking and trying to burn a police station the incident happened in the northwestern town of health after

hundreds gathered demanding the resignation of the police chief the deaths came as a nationwide not trying curfew imposed during the unrest which. was shortened by two hours. and a pair of bushfires driven by hot summer winds are raging on the outskirts of perth australia as west coast several homes have been destroyed and hundreds of others have been evacuated the blazes were found by a massive cyclon that struck the country's eastern seaboard on friday. also exacerbated the flooding that continues to affect the region the floods have been at the country's worst in decades killing thirty five and causing an estimated five point six billion dollars in damage. while russia's first domestically produced passenger plane in over twenty years has been cleared for the skies this week the sukhoi superjet one hundred cost around one billion dollars to develop and involved thirty international aerospace companies now given the go ahead for commercial

flights in russia to replace an aging fleet of t u one thirty four jets plans to introduce the super jet onto the global market in the middle of two thousand and eleven after it undergoes european aviation safety checks. well over seventeen thousand skiers leaving their footprints in the snow right here in a moscow they are taking part in one of the biggest cross-country ski races in the country. correspondent sara firth is among those watching the picturesque competition. adam there are we're here at the most. cross-country ski event one of the largest ski mouth and in russia now is a huge event they save the seventeen thousand participants said they favor twenty of each and every muscle in the event really case race it's all ages sizes and abilities now this year's event thirty k.

fifty dollars in the fiftieth anniversary of the first manned space flight and these guys again see racing eva three just in physical forty kilometers a ten kilometer isn't five kilometers for the children and is a great event as he's tired of things that lazy people participating in fact all we need to join in the events of the pair of skis and a house that has because everyone here now carrying up the cross-country slope i love and lots of spectators around to enjoy the event to. talk to you sir for putting right that i do stay with us for a special report in two and i knew she will feel in prison but first a recap of our latest headlines.

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now egypt's president. his government the immediate resignation. the key arms reduction deal between moscow and washington finally comes into force. for the.

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