until gadhafi protesters take control over most of libya as the country slides towards collapse. as a leaving prizes triggers the oil price hikes and threatens to derail global economic recovery there is concern and support for our will affect the situation at home. the u.k. is under fire for the court decision to extradite julian assange to sweden which experts say exposes the popular city of a justice system that provides asylum to a number of suspected more personals and terrorists and basically tradition relating to asylum is that anybody can come here provided they unload

a valid id i got lots of money. and as a final straight for the first race of the twenty fourteen winter olympics the winning mascot for the sochi games is due to be announced later. in the russian capital you're watching r t with josh welcome to the program the bloodshed in the arab world continues as the libyan army is once again reported to have fired live rounds at protesters in tripoli forces loyal to longtime leader colonel gadhafi are said to have lost control over most of the country's territory and some fear it could to sand into complete chaos here all over our correspondent in the region has the latest. to get down to the forces on the gadhafi protestors have over arrested power away from the rest of control away for. could it be that

he of most of libya they are in control of the majority of the country starting out in the in the east of the nation in benghazi that's where they have they main strongholds they've spread that influence across the country leaving really only tripoli the capital in the hands of the loyalists now there are those could often loyalists that have been firing protestors and its civilians using live rounds also mercenaries in the capital who would be using violence against these people wanting to down the power now the son of colonel gadhafi saif has said in a television broadcast that he and his father will not leave tripoli a life they will not leave libya a little i while they were alive said to his that they had been trying to make a final stand as it were against these these protesters who want to see kind of put down the step down tripoli at the moment is ringed by tanks there are there are soldiers on the streets there now these soldiers have been told have been warned by

the united kingdom today that if they don't defect from gadhafi they could face walk crimes charges and also hearing from a former u.s. diplomat that the country is descending into chaos gadhafi has made sure that there is no other power source the army is not power all the army is not a force for stability there is a very small middle class very few are educated people in egypt so we're looking out across regular godor chaos in libya where we were in tunisia and in egypt and that's a very fearful thing if it continues to get worse and worse and. not just a few thousand but tens of thousands of people were killed. we're looking at the completeness integration of the country well if the country does completely collapse then the big question comes up what next for libya kind of the is was no weak means a friend all to the west in the past few years he had developed a relation. ins with countries the united states and countries in the e.u.

however he was stable and if he is toppled what comes in his place could it be a radical islamic state could we see something else there could we see another dictator military dictator take place to get take power again so really if colonel gadhafi is removed from power a lot of questions arise about the future of libya the united states of imposed sanctions on colonel gadhafi and his family and other libyan officials now it's being conned them by the international community however that condemnation is being criticized in some circles is coming far too late and it's only words. they are all over reporting their political journalist and while torquey the west is advocating the spread of democracy across the region to control the politics of the arab world . western style democracy in its current state is far from what i would consider to be something that we should want in any of these countries i think i think if

there's going to be democracy it should be democracy with a real change and a change that reflects democracy that actually benefits the people today's democracy is nothing more than a mainstream control mechanism through which the vast majority of the public who do not think are emotionally engaged in in situations that they don't even really realize what it is that they're voting for or approving and if you think that democracy which is supposedly what the u.s. is out there pushing and driving home for these people who need so much the philosophy of what they've developed and put together in the in the u.s. for example take a look at what they're doing i mean building bases in hundreds of the over one hundred different countries you know basically putting at the end of a gun the word democracy and shoving it down their throats to mean this is not democracy this is abuse this is nothing more than a system that is doomed to failure and as long as central banks continue to stand side by side in a democratic system like we have printing endless amounts of money which is devalued by devaluing by the minute we're not going to have anything more here than

chaos that is used to mask that devaluation process and hopefully distract people from the overall fraud that's from perpetrated on western societies if that's democracy who want to. journalist a former deputy editor of the british newspaper the independent think steps the armies of libya's neighbors could intervene to oust gadhafi i don't see burning the bullet should continue if the days turn into weeks i do think there is a case where it's possible that we might look to some of its arab neighbors to see if. there is very little army but it's mainly the police doesn't mean us and if you use just hold up in this and seize a lot of people think years. very swift conclusion security with egypt almost seen as people who clearly purposeful role in getting rid of mubarak and they would be treated i think if they came in to try and get rid of free there is a possibility that they would be seen as very very firmly forced to come into such

a channel and it can also have your say about the situation of the and the sects it will have for the region our website are dark car and our online poll we're asking who could be who could benefit rather from the riots in the arab world and these have been the results of the voting so far. so thirty three percent of our viewers believe that arab people themselves stand to gain a bolus as they could be rewarded with democracy twenty five percent think their oil exporters will be the main beneficiaries sixteen percent say islamic radicals will profit from the chaos and equal numbers thirteen percent believe arms producers and media will be benefitting the online voting is ongoing and you can have your say on the issue at any time by logging on to our our website. turmoil in libya has sparked fears of oil prices jumping to new highs affecting the global cost of everything from transport to food with prices per barrel reaching

a peak of one hundred nineteen dollars and the past few days analysts are warning of a threat to the economy if revolts spread further in the region artie's even to soften explains how the problem is playing out in the us. boy three little letters. could have dire consequences on any economy and here in the united states or oil is sometimes also accompanied by three big words. and with those three words you've got yourself a politically entrenched powerhouse will drill new wells short really drill them drill baby drill drill. and the crisis in the middle east has only inflamed so what we have now are soaring gas prices and fears of a relapse in the already weak economic recovery and on the heels of the unrest crude is heading for the biggest week we increase in two years and when oil prices

soar the price of food also skyrockets and so a vicious cycle begins for many americans a reality that is once again rallied the base and its spokespeople but perhaps for the wrong reasons and whenever there's a crisis either here at home or abroad it's usually exploited politically by the government or the media it loves to hate khadafi is now threatening to burn up the oil fields experts are predicting a worst case scenario of two hundred twenty dollars a barrel if that happens i don't believe that this this particular interruption of oil supplies will last very long so if you're trying to tie drilling offshore with what's happening in libya i think it's a bit of a stretch a stretch that some are all too willing to make the oil fields are on fire and we have no backup plan while he is lifted the moratorium in the gulf for drilling oil saying stick cass sunstein no new permits have been issued the permits and backup

plans aside what's really going to happen in an already ravaged economy are we see this in the middle east. and this. in our very own midwest. so the last thing you need is the people who are. in the worst economic shape are the first ones to get hit by gas prices and this will cause a lot of discomfort to a lot of people who don't need this bad news bad news recently at code by fulton russia's prime minister said that the unrest in libya has driven through prices beyond fair market levels endangering the global economy but here concerns of violence spreading to other globe producing nations in the region have been overshadowed and instead of asking how americans will cope with this are asking the question that never gets answered and at the same time seems to never get built who

are our friends and who are our enemies for our tea dina kosofsky editor of foreign policy magazine sting who haven't believes that oil prices will reach their peak if the unrest in libya spreads to other countries in the region the markets have calmed down over the last twenty four hours saudi arabia has gone around and quietly assured everyone we not only can add more volumes to the market but we have added the the different that would create a situation in which prices would really skyrocket if by no other country run our lines or you lost a million barrels a day it is our run from libya you have algeria which is also having trouble getting it right and that would bring saudi arabia right up to the two to substitute gallian and then you would see i'm not sure two hundred twenty i think

probably and trying to get headlines but but maybe one hundred fifty which is still pretty high. the situation the middle east has prompted others around the world to speak out against their government's policies and the u.s. is no exception or thousands and wonder of the state protesting against benefit cuts later this hour the president asked people on the streets of the big apple how they feel about those on ordinary incomes paying for the mistakes of others. working for the that type of coverage. we it would not be either of these things either the middle east things or the things going on with the states would be quite a sight to see or do you think that people in the middle class are responsible at all for where the economy is that right now now it's wall street and bush. their innocence is preparing to appear i want them courts ruling that he can be

extradited to sweden overweight allegations that we can expound or assess the charges are baseless and have it over he believes he won't face a fair trial artist or am it reports now why britain's agreed to extradite assange while granting safe haven to those who want it on far more serious charges. wiki leaks founder julian assange learns the court has ordered his extradition to sweden to face questions over rape allegations and he's got some interesting questions of his own lawyer is it. that i am subject. to nonprofit free speech activists who are three hundred and fifty thousand dollars bail. why is it that i am kept. under electronic house arrest. when i have not even been charged in any country he's not the only one asking that particularly as the british government has a history of asylum to some fairly controversial characters recently the

immigration minister admitted one hundred thirty nine suspected criminals have been . given the right to settle in britain permanently they're thought to include former henchmen of saddam hussein an afghan official who tortured prisoners and rwandan genocide perpetrators are basic tradition relating to asylum is that anybody can come here provided they are loaded provided they've got lots of money we will let them in because we want them in with their money and therefore it's not particularly the russian magnets and i only got so welcome here i would shakes. my have a jew be a criminal record as it were torture yet they're allowed to swung around london and knightsbridge water where ever since the second world war the u.k. seen only two successful convictions for war crimes and despite recent retrospective laws this allows suspects to be brought to justice in this country

according to anti torture campaigners redress so far nothing's been done people like that should be investigated by the u.k. police authorities. and if there is fission evidence found for prosecution it should be prosecuted in the you'd be all ways of bringing these people to account these suspects but it seems very little is being on the list of the rich and powerful on interpol's wanted list resident in the u.k. is long and around forty people wanted by russia alone in living here in two thousand and three a lead chechen terrorists akhmed zakayev was granted political refuge the same year asylum was granted to russian tycoon but he's been resolved convicted of embezzlement in russia ph here the hypocrisy of the british courts. is quite clearly been involved in the mafia over the years all sorts of very serious

offenses which he may actually quite literally equate with terrorism and yet he is not being. extradited and yet we see here that what appears to be anyway a trumped up charge of right which hasn't actually even come true charges in sweden certainly does appear to show political interference in the court system here in britain and total hypocrisy from the british justice system while julian assange looks at the cost for the safe harbor of the u.k. into choppier waters it's unlikely he'll think for trace just yet he may not have billions in the bank to buy himself out of trouble so he'll just have to hate his friends in high places have been ruined by soldiers defense team has vowed to now take his case to the highest courts in the land in the hope of preventing his extradition meanwhile some of the world's nastiest people suspected terrorists and war criminals remain at large in the u.k. under the protection of the state's your average altie. so how are you

a waiter of the hour on our team mind over matter u.s. army's reports that one of its units news psychological traits of its own politicians are also more plunder. plus a future face of the next winter olympics find out what the mascot for the twenty fourth in the games hosted by the southern russian city of starting a blog a few minutes time. in the u.s. there's growing anger over the size of the tax burden for middle classes being forced to shoulder it's quickly coming to a had us tens of thousands have been protesting in one northern state over plans to cut worker benefits this week the resident asks new yorkers how they feel when they are asked to make sacrifices that the super rich don't have to. people across the u.s.

are protesting proposed legislation intended to slash benefits for the middle class i do really protesting the fact that every day people are being asked to make sacrifices last three years continue to profit even more this week let's talk about bad i'm a member of this week's middle class and we say. we work for the obvious and first then friday we work for ourselves but think it stinks do you think that people in the middle class are responsible at all for where the economy is that right now no it's it's wall street and bush so why isn't all street paying more and why aren't they being asked to contribute more to health plans because the government would prefer to buy their pay a muffin and bailing out the upper class probably pays ninety percent of the taxes or more in new york city and new york state it's probably the same thing in wisconsin i don't know the numbers but i think everybody's paying for it paying to

keep the government moving so why are there isn't one riles up that if it if it seems like so clear cut to you why is everyone so in a fit right now where people don't want to give up what they've got were it not for the news coverage and or the social media and i'm not saying it's bad but we're not for the type of coverage. we it would not be either of these things either of the middle east things or the things going on with the states would be quite as tight as they are no matter who you think should be paying for the distressed economy the bottom line is that if you ask the middle class to relinquish benefits it's only fair to ask the same of the upper class as well. that's not u.s. commander in afghanistan is ordering an investigation into claims that an army unit are the ground was using psychological manipulation on a visiting souter's to get more money in troops or the war the report was published in rolling stone magazine which says the practice is illegal as psyops can only be

used against hostile foreign groups not americans are his military contributors says this shows that the truth about the campaign as a long been hidden. in the dirt in fleet the slate is sort of relations in this. scandal that you know again it's. regarding the american leadership back in washington d.c. has also revealed their hypocrisy regarding the public can reach over the american occupation in afghanistan is trying to say that half a year ago the psychological operations has been rebranded into the military information support peroration in essence the whole american global information or to be precise this information campaign remains the see there it is the most important and under with forty eight hard oldies growling and

unfolding drama regarding the american general unauthorized psychological operations against its political and military leadership back in washington d.c. they could be one of the biggest stars of sorties twenty fourteen winter olympics russians will be voting later to choose one of ten candidates to become the tournament basket and that enduring icon as it is that of a lot of the reports the competition is intense. an olympic race but no medals up for grabs it's the search for a mascot and these children want the snow we are part to be the symbol which sums up to the world they were allowed to decorate the statue in one of the city's parks to show their support for a species on the threat of his sister ernest paying him on his award they want this animal. this is because it's a very special animal right only for slowly airports living in forty's wildlife

preserve but drawings of these animals have appeared in dozens of entries in the national contest to find the mascot for the two thousand and fourteen winter games in southern russia the election of the olympic mascot started with hundreds of ideas and you can see some of these drawings here in sochi olympic information center eventually looking down from the stop turn rate here these are the meskins that made it into the finals and one of the entries are too good there's snow earlier poured for the frost and the mayor of sochi is personal favorite of the whole finance team special hotline was set up and saatchi to answer all kinds of questions about the two thousand and fourteen winter games and right now mascots are one of the hottest topics. our colors are people from all walks of life and many of them are locals who would like to support their citizen wills one of the mascots for instance represents the black sea the snow and the mountains. and the

see the little borders another couple of candidates reflect a famous russian stereotype with blair's brown and poor making the final shortlist the greens back fond memories of michelle the bear the mascot for the nine hundred eighty more for lympics remains an icon and russia but its creator victor to chicago says it wasn't easy for misha to become a legend you know so i had a call from the organizing committee they said your prayer has just been approved by the central committee of the communist party so imagine how scared the poor creature was. something that just. this time is up to the public to decide on the last good. look to play special jury consisting of celebrities i'm sure for you were some cultures the winner will be chosen going to give russia during the trial the boys. should. bring a lot of coverage of how the vote goes that's at six pm g.m.t. on saturday evening and remember you can always visit our website dot com for the

latest on the twenty fourteen winter olympics. coloring their special interviews with the mascot candidates wants the bowling pans practice their team dance and find out what father frost does in the spare time. to watch those that didn't quite make it needs zoraida satirical furry frog as mascot aspirations did quite meet the standards. now for a look at some other stories from around the world and four people have been killed after militants on the rocks largest oil required planting bombs and setting it on fire the governor of the province says that the plan has now been shut down the refinery is credited with producing almost half of iraq's portfolio back sports in

the past it was controlled by regional qaida cells were used to finance attacks. the confirmed death toll from the earthquake in new zealand has risen to one hundred forty five with as many as two hundred still missing rescuers warned that the chance of finding any more survivors under the rubble are slim emergency services in christchurch are working to restore power in the water to the city police are also on high alert and had reports of looting and two hundred israeli officers have been sense to help maintain order the earthquake was newsy. unsteadily it's natural disaster eighty years. at least forty two people have been killed and as a passenger bus the instance of a hundred eighty leader deep ravine it was traveling from the city in the end these to the capital limit for the say the bus was overtaking at a band where the driver lost control more than thirty people were injured in the accident. but coming up in about five minutes time our spotlight show without going

off and he discusses with his gas the fact that the turmoil in the middle east and north africa will have on the region and the world before that though headlines just about.

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