argue that. the economy has considerably weakened after they come a crisis do you think the mafia have become more powerful in light of that the black economy i mean in some countries yes. but i would not generalize economic craziest was provoked by criminality interests and this is the most important contribution that organized crime gave to the situation created the east ability creating one happiness in the many countries of the word well how are you dealing with it not trying to cut down we have a first of all to stop with the source of instability and financial crisis and organized crime. act or you provoking financial crisis all over the word. i was saying many times that water russia was in the ninety's with the mafia going all over exporting russia money. money laundering corruption

by zero and is now or curing in the several countries of the word which countries or you have an. albanian was being recently struck by a big financial crisis so you have all these countries that. experience dramatic negative. situation you got to be good sample to tunisia and egypt where the two families of the two presidents became reach stash their money abroad the family of a mr ben-ami the family of mubarak. to me to have stashed abroad between them six billion dollars so now they create a big problem because when you go in that country to record. that was. a product of all over the production most of money laundering

or sometimes also relationship with organized play well here you are now a rapper tor to afghanistan. do you agree with american ambassador eikenberry who says that president karzai is brother is a major afghan opium trader but this is a very old story i know but no one ever gives an answer and that this is a very old story when i was in the missions this guy was already you know. major traffic so it's true of course it is true but this is just one. out of many problems what about you work so closely with afghanistan that's why i'm asking revelations for example in diplomatic cables to u.s. diplomatic cables it dry disastrous picture afghanistan for example is it true that afghan minister arrive to buy with fifteen million dollars in cash or like other cabinet members have probably seen palm trees already in dubai it's

a true it is absolutely true. but this is just one piece of the truth. you might report that you will find many figures and one important figure is this that. forty billion dollars that lived in afghanistan for the civilian aid only eight of these forty went through the afghan government so the corruption of the african go month is big so where does the rest go to the government officials know that there is international corruption so they're all intertwined yes which is never to address international newspapers particularly west of these people never speak about this big piece of the cake they speak all the time about option which is there of course but this is most like. the biggest corruption. that i've discovered or the steal of african people eighty percent there with

international aid. the problem is that it's not visible. to the african ministers of the fifteen million dollars because with kids you have soft corruption. i call the soft. waste. useless consultancies people who work three hundred thousand euros a year. for doing nothing just to get off. the probable or women's right so suddenly this. totally useless with. me and these money absorbs a disproportionate amount of the international aid who goes to afghanistan but no one speaks about it why what operation on a bigger scale for instance anti-drug. policy in afghanistan has had any impact.

in two thousand and one up to now why may two thousand and two. the contribution of a. need. is different. their contribution to the military logistics. they subcontract to just you know from the start to private companies. these companies subsequent to . the military were just a. business of a couple billion dollars to companies who are comprised by world roads sometimes even by the taliban. they go to the security of. boiler trucks goes from kabul. afghanistan in exchange of huge amount of money and the money that is taken from the military nato military logistics is

more i calculated the money the taliban takes from drug trafficking well now you as an executive director at the office for drug control and crime prevention i know that your policy has almost brought about a collapse in afghans. traits did you directly negotiate with the taliban to kill the poppy crop or i spoke with the taliban leaders in one thousand nine hundred seventy when they just conquered. the country about the limitation. poppy cultivation. in exchange for international aid for the after the peace. they did not abide by the agreement we've got. and i change the strategy. i ask the security council to get the sanctions they got. also i will be to them politically from the countries that surround the

focused on the fifty percent of. before arriving to russia or before arriving to europe. after going to have a stake in the region both to pakistan. to the six countries borders of i created an alliance of these countries to put pressure on the taliban on top of the cultivation. of this fact or blood a certain point the taliban would be to the production in the year two thousand and one there was almost zero production of afghanistan this is important because. i showed that it is possible to eliminate the drug cultivation of i'm not going to start it is not something that is beyond our possibilities for example in a recent interview with russia today his recent interview with cars and he said that you know promises that we are in control of there is no proper protection where we're not in control we you know we can't be responsible. it is true that.

cooperate with the international community plan to provide africa a base an alternative livelihood. drug production can be eliminated i'm sure that to the point that with the even of. the with the between russia and the e.u. we are going to launch a plan to eliminate production in five years you're talking then your resume details a lifelong fight corruption organized crime and drug trade it seems like afghanistan is like a perfect storm in that respect yes yes it's been the basically destroyed by the storm. that is lasting since ten years plus another twenty years of civil war poverty in afghanistan is. more widespread today than it was ten years ago

you have a fifty percent of african children while. you will ask why if international community send it off every year more than five. billion euros. just for civilian aid where does money go. most of this money is lost eighty percent a calculator this money is simply lost. course but also the international waste what they call soft corruption that. most of the body the european and american taxpayers so. thank you very much. thank you.

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top stories this hour. the rest is resonating throughout the arab world with many in neighboring countries to political reforms and protests getting involved and i mean one in tehran anti-government demonstrators are getting unwavering support from washington but some say the u.s. is using the pretext of democracy but display double standards. all this worldwide on risk has led to a search for culprits with wall street in the dark for orchestrating food price hikes planting the seeds of revolution and i would say this was the original cause of frustration which forced people to take to the streets. a politician in lithuania may face jail for disagreeing with his government he claims local authorities and not so be it truthful behind a fatal uprising twenty years ago easy way dee's right of immunity from prosecution to stand up for freedom of speech in the baltic states. you don't hear the

latest in the world of sport to c.n.n. and what a game to kick off the second night of last sixteen action in the champions league and indeed if you're a lover of beautiful football you're going to love the game which has just kicked off its arsenal versus barcelona and how do you see them going then. football i think they're going to win not only tonight but the champions league in total for the next three years they're just a wonderful team bell around and look at the leader scores on that in just a second remember that. help you with this i'm going to this is sports this these are heavy. pitched battle the clash all the artists in the champions league it's just kicked off arsenal versus favorites barcelona. in holiday also underway is the nice other sixteen fixture between ukrainian championship talk. on the

style dwayne wade and le bron james produce the goods to help by all may get back to winning ways in the n.b.a. . and the footballing tie of the year to date just begun arsenal hosting eyebright favorites in the champions league barcelona the emirates were talking about three minutes in there is no score yet. the gunners of the quarter final stage last season in the two thousand and six final motivation for the home side or should be blocking the nets are in new territory in the unites other clash the ukrainian champions playing their first ever game in the european cup the team standing in their way for there to work. out the silverware they're all after has just kicked off on a tour across a host of major asian cities former england center national. retired french star marcello this i.e. launching the tour headquarters in switzerland on whedon's they their champions

league trophy is to be paraded around before being returned to london's wembley stadium for the final on may twenty. no russian side from him in the champions league but you can barely move for them in the europa league for teens and all going for glory as the round of thirty two states gets back on their way on thursday now the tournaments against just as. you have taken over a cup. part. of the first russian team to carve their name on the trophy domestic champions in a top what looks like the easiest draw on paper voice of switzerland. a tricky first leg away clash against their cross-town rivals. and it will be called in moscow for f.c. twenty the dutch side and put a dent in the title hopes that kick off earlier from because of freezing conditions

. of. rubin one of four russian teams in the europa league last thirty two are due to open their campaign with a home game against the man f.c. twente however thursday's match is still in fact on the question and the reference is just a formality after the clash was moved from rubin's native city of consigned to freezing weather the temperature in both cities has already fallen down to twenty below zero making it impossible to play on natural grass the match if it does happen at all will be played on the fief i approved artificial pitch and bailable luzhniki stadium. dave admitted though they want the game to be played as scheduled if it doesn't threaten the players' health. it's two or three degrees warmer. there's no wind so generally much could happen even if the temperatures fall below twenty. however the play itself is the most important thing and if it goes down to

minus twenty five on thursday the game should be postponed three months there have been twenty clashes one of only two lost thirty two ties featuring teams and women aged from the champions league group stages and this will be their maiden had to have meeting or been on beaten at home in their last stand european encounters the russian weather has massively reduced the helm factor for the hosts however would be hoping they're still able to do better in freezing conditions than their. yes accustomed arrivals. we've watched most of planter's recent matches and of course they've played more competitive football lately but i'm sure the key factor is still the weather i mean how quickly the teams will adjust to playing on a frozen pitch in the survey cold from this point of view the dutch are obviously in a tough situation f.c. twente a meanwhile have found the going tough getting to this stage and they'll be up for the challenges after peeping dirda bremen to a place in the europa league the dutch champions are ready to fight at a new level the team that arrived in moscow is missing a key strike

a marquee and go but will be boosted by the return of a mere bahrami who is back after a three month injury layoff it's moments like this that you question the wisdom of playing football in the middle of february due to the severe cold because of this or been have been forced to play outside their home with only a few thousand brave souls likely to sound much and of course there is still some doubt whether it will actually go ahead the final decision will be announced by the officers two hours prior to the game with kick off due at three pm moscow time. r.t. . indeed cold cold conditions there let's stay put side but move to the english game where a place in the fifth draw and of the f.a. cup is currently up for grabs with both going head to head the visiting bolton well the answer to cautious lightsabers confidence high following their two no win over everton in the premier league on sunday on currently there is no scored now wigan were fighting to leave the relegation zone domestically. in their last four games

the tie will see another top tier in your side leave the competition. talking basketball where to wayne wade tied a franchise record of thirty one first half points and finished with forty one overall and helping the miami heat indiana on tuesday miami came into the game aiming to eventually defeat to boston last month which snapped an eight game winning streak not look with unlikely early on especially with wade and le bron james installed stunning form as the visitors raced into the lead and the other picked up the pace in the third though managing to tie the game and i'm still anyone's match still in the fourth but king james had other ideas griots improvising on the show you're going on to see one ten to one three victory to stay in touch with boston off the top of the eastern conference. elsewhere in the night the chicago bulls had scored charlotte's on their home court by one hundred six points to one thousand four memphis kmart the right side of

a one hundred ninety one scoreline against philly oklahoma thrush sacramento by thirty points under current as utah will beat by just one though away to phoenix well the golden state warriors were always a step ahead of the new orleans in oakland taking one hundred two. up brings us to the courts. through to the third round of the buy championship setting up a repeat of the longest ever much in women's tennis the russian will eventually end three sets five seven six two six two meaning she meets another italian french chef . skate schiavone remember during the australian open in january but per set the record for the longest ever women's singles match lasting some four hours forty four minutes schiavone eventually winning that one elsewhere on the day very. also three to the next each one on edge of the times they had to retire in term match with top seed carline wozniacki because of a stomach the. seven time tour de france champion lance armstrong has announced

he's to retire from competitive cycling for good the american also taking the time to speak out on the doping allegations which have resurfaced in recent weeks i can't control what goes on outside of the regards of the world with regards to the investigation that's why you hire people to help you do that so i try not to let it bother me. and just keep rolling right along i know that i know what i know and i know what i do and i know what i did and. that's not going to change on that brings us to golf for twenty ten was truly a dream year for martin kaymer the german finished the season as we're number two in leap frogging tiger woods in the process the twenty six year old earning that spot by topping the big money race to the buy event and winning the p.g.a. championship which straights kaymer is already off to a good start this year securing his third of its s.b.c. championship in january no i very much on the double doors man but he know success

well. i know it will be tough to follow you like that you know i was very successful last year but i did for you to try to my main goal is to win the race to dubai and to be the number one in europe now number one and number two in the world would be nice if you could jump up there one more step but you know you have to take it step by step. all right just before i go i can update you on the champions league scores there is no score after ten minutes between arsenal barcelona and shocked the nets but that's all for me where weather is coming up in just a tick. culture is that so much of the muslim community if you give it a lot of people a lot of blood here is the world facing the serious and sustained food crisis prices are at all time highs and tens of millions of people are joining the dinner

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egypt's armrest is echoing throughout the arab world with thousands demanding political reforms and protests getting violent. anti-government sentiment is mounting in other parts of the middle east and north africa with people calling for change join me point here in a few moments formal. dress has led to a search for culprits with wall street and the dog for orchestrating food price hikes planting the seeds of revolution. plus a politician and that's the way nia may face jail for disagreeing with his government local authorities and not soviet troops were behind a fatal uprising in the baltic state twenty years ago.

live from our studios here in central moscow this is r.t. with the twenty four hours a day a tidal wave of anti-government protests is gathering pace as it spreads across north africa and the middle east libya joined the club of unrest on wednesday as demonstrators clashed with police and activists in algeria morocco collaborating online in anticipation of protests in those two countries in iran clashes erupted during the funeral of a student killed in an anti-government rally on monday and raining m.p.'s are calling for the trial and execution of the opposition leaders the first such underestimate islamic state in over a year protests are also taking place in bahrain and in yemen thousands have been running in those two countries for days calling for political reform and at least a strategic and vital for the u.s. and the demonstrations are now threatening the stability of its allies in the region and as artie's paula salerno reports washington strategy in the middle east is about satisfying its own agenda by any means. if we look at just some of these countries yemen is an.