this is obviously to deal with the government's stance that president mubarak cannot step down despite the demand from protesters on the streets that he step down immediately and till the constitution is dealt with the committee has been given one month to complete its work it is significant that the vice president almost sentiment met with opposition groups and that among those opposition groups it was the muslim brotherhood the muslim brotherhood is banned here in just a few days ago they were saying that there was no way they would meet with the government until mubarak step down now the brotherhood is it pains to say that its position has not changed that it has called these talks are not negotiations and it's only said that it went to go and meet with cement to see what was the position of the government how much it was prepared to do to meet them halfway and to put the demands of the people across as far as we can gauge the the need is one solution but it's not so much that people are fearing more violence it's really the uncertainty of what comes next today sunday we've met we witnessed the various precisions being held by coptic christians as well as muslims they've come together

and they've been praying for the people who died today has been called the day of matches the message that they've been pushing out is that this is a people's revolution this is a democratic revolution for the first time we've noticed a real desire for people to get back to work in some kind of normality the banks were open earlier for three or four three hours there have been some businesses you've opened their doors the figures being bandied about is that this crisis has cost this country three hundred ten million dollars a day totaling three point one billion dollars so there is a very real desire from most people in the country that while they sympathize and empathize with the protesters for some kind of the military to return to the streets of egypt just yesterday the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton speaking in munich saying that the washington the american administration would support a government that is headed by almost sort of man he is the vice president that is currently meeting with these opposition groups now superman is widely regarded here as mubarak's right hand man and people prefer him possibly to mubarak but they certainly. believe that

a government headed by him will be anything different to what they say seen at the moment his nickname is mr torture because of the position he's held for so many years in the intelligence service here he was the chief of egypt's intelligence so when those kind of statements come out of the american administration they just reinforced the feeling on the streets here that the united states and european powers and the rest of the world really needs to stay out of egypt and i say is my colleague in england took a look at the phenomenon president obama started it is my belief that an orderly transition must be meaningful. it must be peaceful and it must begin now and then faithfully one after the other one the other governments followed suit not the show but these democratic change has to start now. it needs to happen now for greater 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 three

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 unrest about dissatisfaction with a 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 give you a regime and now they are talking about democracy and respect the from the right side of this and so obama's speech i want this bob could be sitting on the fence so much it was up there i mean it is not the same going on the boat out there saying guys we're curious for a transition where is this peaceful transition it's a complete turnaround for the western world which has always supported hosni mubarak as 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 but the way regimes like survive. is by making themselves useful. to the west so they have to convince the world that. if they leave it'll be the muslim brotherhood and you'll have to publish. in egypt. it's the worst case scenario so that 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 the sovereignty 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 the support is conspicuous in its absence this 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 teen. you're with the week here on ars he still to come human rights groups of verses a george w. bush find out why the former u.s. president has done sound visits to the land of chines. class russia really being a commercial aviation with a brand new ally which is just being clear from the image we pulled from a few minutes. for two people from the republic of believed to be connected to the deadly terror

attack on don't want to out of the airport thirty six people were killed and more than one hundred injured in the blast at one of the busiest travel hubs almost two weeks ago it's thought the two men could be linked to the twenty year old who's currently suspected of being the suicide bomber when his body parts were found at the scene but russian investigators say they need time to determine if he wasn't found the culprit meanwhile the video was the mud showing russia's most wanted man ducking model threatening. the capital well the chechen terrorists went on to promise a year of tears i'm blood and his ozzy's company as that of a reports many now believe it's his way of claiming responsibility for will be. in that video a lot of is standing with two other men both of whom he refers to as his brothers the man on the one side of model appears to resemble the man of dorothy's believed 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 lot of of course has made similar videos before he is russia's most wanted terrorist and a leader of a terrorist organization operates in the north caucasus previously of course he has been found guilty of organizing men. 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 two 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 as suicide 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. the fact the investigation is still ongoing but they've also said that they've arrested they've actually detained some other people who they believe to have been involved in 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 bringing us the nascence only investigation into the bombing of the app would only be ok. they knew

a deal on nuclear arms reduction between russia and the u.s. has come into force nearly a year after with. countries presidents the treaty known as the new style has being held as a proper reset relations between the two countries but as. for pool it is only the beginning of a long road to the cold war era stereotypes. 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 the most over the years the one that would unleash nuclear destruction the day 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 both sides by over a third an outcome which would have appeared impossible even

a decade ago i think we will be presented with a for this historical moment the green light has been given in around six weeks to russia and the united states will exchange full information on all their strategic facilities 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 hard talks and internal dispute until the treaty was ratified by both countries parliaments 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 the original text remains untouched to remember there were. threats from hoax on both sides but luckily this is all and now we see that it was well the start treaty that started the reset process also on the table at the munich security forum was 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 the responsibility for the safety of the others according to some of you i would offer maintaining a balance is essential for everyone security and he stressed this is a unique chance to work today. whether you're snapshot of fortune if 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 or the idea of take it or leave it doesn't work here if we don't work together russia will have to compensate like it or not with an emerging imbalance of getting rid of old cliches and we're really seeing dividing one that's the message wars by most here in germany a country which learned from bitter experience what being divided is all about that's the part of that 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 are ready to follow serious collective work in the key area of year a land tick in global policy the time has come to take a choice between common strategic interests and the immediate political expediency . but clearly not everyone is able to get rid of all the stereotypes we are proceeding with because of the threat we face from iran not from the soviet union. when you look from the former. this meeting in munich is fast becoming a major stage for people to look forward among other issues dominating the talks were the current 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. the

security that's the nickname this conference has been given by some since it's a great opportunity for world leaders and top level politicians to share of their views on key contemporary issues many say every year this forum reveals the true direction of global politics for the near future and in the case of russia and the united states for the next decade you've got this going off. ahead check in on some other stories making headlines around the world and to near zero remains ten weeks after the ousted president ben ali left the country two people were killed seventeen others injured in the time of tests when police opened fire on protesters around a thousand who are demanding the resignation of the local police chief who they claim abused a woman from the local news see many in the country remain distrustful of police who they blame for carrying out the oppressive policy of president ben ali who was ousted last month. the indian navy has seized more than twenty pirates

and rescued two dozen hostages from a hijacked to tie fishing boat it happened off the southwestern coast of india they will now be taken to mumbai and handed over to authorities pirates mainly from somalia have highly active in the indian ocean in the years and three time vessels were reportedly captured last year. thirty five homes have been destroyed and hundreds of others evacuated this fire is raging west of australia the blazes were found by a massive cycling good strong east of the country on friday psychoanalyse also exacerbated the flooding that continues to affect the eastern region they've been the country's worst in decades killing thirty five people and calls in billions of dollars in damage. three americans accused of spying and illegally entering around have pleaded not guilty on the first day of their trial and to run they were arrested last year while hiking in the iran iraq border the

hikers insist that they didn't cross the border under the did it was by and for that but iran says they're spies working for the u.s. the trial has increased the high level of the students here between the two nations . all those tensions in iran. likely way this week u.s. authorities discovered a book instructing iranian suicide bombers in the hours and it does it will no one quite knows what it was doing in the middle of nowhere but the u.s. media were quick to make their own conclusions as i can report. a book found in the arizona desert has put america's most watched cable news channel on the high alert fox news alert on new terror fears the book was reportedly published in iran and contained information on suicide bombers that much was enough to trigger sensational suggestions that iranians 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 reported it point out at the end it 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 to vote by attacking iran newscaster every got negative publicity from your own it is an industry in the united states that whenever you have something negative that you want to say about the middle east or about the islamic world you can always attack iran every chance is taken to toss the rain into a stories that has no connection with amateur like this suicide bombings in moscow going to help us in places like iran to get more russian cooperation with al qaeda in 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 release of u.s. secret diplomatic cables despite having best amounts of material at their disposal to choose from the new york times chose to go biggest on e ran with a four page article alone focusing on the country but the demonize they should have iran is not new in the u.s. media has been going on for years despite no prove tehran was building nuclear bombs says people are out to kill us i feel that this 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 so 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 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 reasons later proven to be false the question is could the same approach be used with iran 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 yeah 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 gotta check on r.t.e. in washington d.c.

. now the mayor of ukraine's capital kiev has been missing the for months so now the prime minister is demanding someone finds him one local official has reassured ukrainians that he ended the charge in the death ski is alive and well but that's not enough for the government. investigates the history. many if agree that over the past six months ukraine's capital has become a better place to live in 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 maybe it's he has been a journalist delight from singing at a press conference. taking a dive in front of cameras to prove he was mentally sane the eccentricity of kiev

smellier earned him the nickname spaceman among locals yes i am a spaceman absolutely true if he had gone to space it might at least explain the mystery of where he actually is that's because the last time should not be askew was seen in public was almost six months ago it is troubling not just ordinary citizens but those at the very top as well. urged the authorities to find two novitsky and tell him that the people of kiev miss him and want him to return to work. 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 chimney cap he s'posed but the real man running affairs is thought to be the city hall of ministration boss alexandre popof but he is giving nothing away about the mystery may. 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 last year six months ago even his. post. this whether it is from a look at the jury. resort in france or italy or somewhere else the location of where exactly and you should maybe it's queue runs the city from remains unclear but with the prime minister inquiring for his whereabouts the long vacation could still be cut short for gives me your looks your share of ski odyssey reporting from kiev ukraine now a brand new russian passenger plane has been cleared to fly into the lucrative world of commercial aviation this is why superjet one hundred is the first airliner designed in the country since bit small aims the playing with a capacity of around one hundred passengers is set to replace russia's aging fleet

of short range jets the designers will promote the superdad home to the global market later this year after it undergoes european aviation safety checks. and we've got all these and many other stories for you on our website at r.t. dot com let's have a look at what's online right now using being removed religion american charges gather on super bowl sunday pray for the world to stop watching. and splashing out on cults petersburg's famous about inskeep yes it is said to become one of the most expensive beers projects in the world after its renovation. now this sunday is no day of rest for scores of russian athletes thousands of strapped on their skis and headed to the mosque

a region for an annual scheme are earth and this is race marks the fiftieth anniversary of the year to gardens historic first flight into space their first slid to the starting line. well here at the most. i knew a cross-country ski event one of the largest the marathons in russia now is a huge event there's over seventeen thousand participants today from the twenty region and the event really catering ages sizes and abilities now this year's event thirty k. fifty valcke in the fiftieth anniversary of the first manned space flight and these guys are going to be racing eva three distance if you go forty kilometers ten kilometers and five kilometers for the children and it's a great event a huge turnout of the said lazy people participating in fact all we need to join in the event is the pairs gays and how certificates are everyone here now gearing up for the cross-country float looks

a lot of spectators around to enjoy the event. now former u.s. president george w. bush has put off a visit to switzerland signing security concerns but human rights groups say they've prepared a criminal case against him on challenges on the rising tour and that he's simply scared of arrest for more on this as cross live now to london speak to german national. many thanks for being with us here on our say so what exactly is the case against george w. bush. it's difficult to know where to start my understanding is the center of a complete constitutional rights has a two and a half thousand page document they're releasing in the next twenty four hours in geneva but it's difficult to know where to start with george w. bush because it's an entire car drew of people it's dick cheney it's called rumsfeld is dick cheney's chief of staff we don't have rumsfeld's memoirs this is about illegal wars and so on but this case i think centers around two individuals in particular one of whom i've met a cameraman for a qatari satellite t.v.

channel who was incarcerated in guantanamo for years and we mustn't forget forty eight year old guy a few days ago after being in guantanamo for nine years also without charge of course and tortured but so with these human rights groups really have had any realistic chance of making a successful arrest or was this more about papa thirty. i mean published he comes into it my feeling is that the swiss authorities were more frightened that when george w. bush appears at this. organization in geneva that a lot of demonstrators would be throwing shoes at george w. bush perhaps you wouldn't catch them this time marking of course or miss them like you did in baghdad i think international law has proved pretty useless when it comes to torture i think most people would agree that the torture in guantanamo violates nine hundred forty eight. of human rights and and so many act of the

united states where the retitle eighteen of us code arguably the eighth amendment of the us constitution will any of these come to pass to actually indict all these people including of course tony blair britain's very doubtful in the hague seems more concerned with. what one might say trying to preempt wars in places like sudan where putting. subpoenas out for say bashir of sudan will of course the hague won't touch the people that really are responsible for torture and such a major scale and for training tortures at the school of americas where of course the torture of so many egyptians was was harnessed because it was started really there's a very strong views coming out by mesereau towns acadia subject feel very passionate about ok that was journalist asked in return for speaking to us live from london many thanks for your thoughts. thank you i have coming up we explore the issue of

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print. news for instance on t.v. dot com. this is almost seen the latest headlines of the week's top stories now changes promised in egypt after the government has been removed to be on position in the bid to stay vote for a bold both sides are now planning to set up a committee to look at constitutional reform off to thirteen days of rounding demonstrates is continuing to the mall the president's resignation but he has so follower for teams promising not to run for reelection instead it's. also russian investigators often saying it's two men with possible meanings to the suspected dome a debt of the airport suicide bomber it comes as russia's most wanted remodelled

val's to unleash a fresh terror on the small town i knew he released a video shows him with two albums. one of whom appears to be the suspect. also this week it's a fresh start from moscow and washington is that a new nuclear almost reduction treaty comes into full it's looking for a year after being signed by the country's presidents. and well as the mayor it's a case of i didn't see him here isn't crazy and officials search for this is used leading he's been a wall for six months in cranium prime minister says the public misses him and wants to see him back it was. a multiculturalism is costing europe its rights to free speech that's the opinion of danish m.p.'s but as long he was convicted on charges of making an anti muslim hate speech coming up in an exclusive interview he shares his views with elsie.