joint be the children's home of valence the gateway her to the grand imperial truly the torturously. you can a let me tell socialism which suggested to go and. run this in the kennel was her child to retreat. on take it down be protesters take control of most of libya as the country slights towards collapse. as the libyan crisis triggers the oil price hikes threatens to derail global economic recovery is concerned in the united states about how it will affect the situation part of. the u.k. is under fire for the court decision to extradite julian a song to sweden which experts say exposes the hypocrisy of a justice system that provides asylum to a number of suspected war criminals and terrorists basic tradition relating to asylum is that anybody can come here provided you. provided i got lots of

money. and it's the final straight for the first race of the two thousand and fourteen winter olympics sounds the winning must go on for the sochi games is due to be announced a little bit late. it's now or seven am in washington d.c. three pm here in moscow you without saying welcome to the program but the bloodshed and the arab world continues as the libyan army is once again reported to have fired at night or rounds at protesters in tripoli forces loyal to longtime leader mcconnell khadafi are said to have lost control over most of the country's territory and some fear it could descend into complete chaos peter all of us our correspondent in the region has the latest. forces under gadhafi protesters have

have arrested power away from us to control away from gadhafi 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 gadhafi loyalists that have been firing protestors and it's a billion using light rounds also mercenaries in the capital who would be using violence against these people wanting to get out of 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 while they were alive so would be his that they are trying to make a final stand as it were against these these protesters who want to see kind of the down step down now tripoli at the moment is ringed by time 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 also hearing from a former u.s. diplomats that the country is descending into chaos gadhafi has made sure that no 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 order chaos in libya that we were going to do the in egypt and now it's a very fearful thing if it continues to get worse and worse and the civil war drops and not just a few thousand but tens of thousands of people were killed so. we're looking at the complete disintegration of the country well as the country does completely collapse then the big question comes up what next. for libya colonel gadhafi is was no we

means a friend of the west in the past few years he had developed relations with countries the united states and countries in the e.u. however he was stable now if he is toppled what comes in his place could it be a rather radical islamic state could we see something else there could be see another dictator a 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 have imposed sanctions on colonel gadhafi and his family and other libyan officials now it's being condemned by the international community however that condemnation is being criticized in some circles is coming far too late and it's only words. of a reporting for our political journalist anthony while told us here at r.t. that 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 who need so much the philosophy of what they've developed and put together in any in the u.s. for example take a look at look at what they're doing in the building bases in hundreds of the whole over one hundred different countries you know basically putting at the end of a gun the word democracy and shoving it down their throats i 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 the value in by the minute we're not going to have anything more here than chaos that is used to mask that evaluation process and hopefully distract people from the overall fraud that's been perpetrated on western societies if that's democracy who want it all the time journalist ian barrow former deputy editor of the british newspaper the independent he thinks that the armies of libya's neighbors could intervene to oust gadhafi. people say they're in for blood sugar continues 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 it was possible to come in there is very little army it's mainly the police over the mean kind of arts and if you use just hold up in this in these alert people think years. super restricting christian spirit from good future action army they are low seen as people who carry a pivotal role in getting rid of mubarak and. who would be treated i

think if they came into trying to get rid of it there is a possibility that they would be seen as very very cruelly forced to come and do such a tour. so you can also have your say about the situation in libya and the effect it will have for the region you can do so on our website that's our to talk on our online poll we're asking who could benefit from the riots in the arab world and the results so far twenty nine percent of our viewers said the arab people themselves would gain the most they could be rewarded with so-called and walker say twenty five percent think oil exporters will be the main beneficiaries sixteen percent say islamic radicals were profit from the chaos and equal numbers here are fifteen percent and forty percent believe that her. producers and the media will be here benefiting the online voting is ongoing you can have your say at any time by logging on to our website that's party thought com. of the 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 our hundred nineteen dollars in the past few days our lists are warning of the threat to the economy if spread a further a regional artist because often explains how the problem is playing out in the united states. boyle three little letters. could have dire consequences on any economy and here in the united states while it's sometimes also accompanied by three big words to him. and with those three words you got yourself a politically entrenched power house will drill new wells sure it will drill them drill baby drill and dream. and the crisis in the middle east has only inflamed it

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 weekly 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 it rallied the base and it's spokespeople for 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 coffee 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. well he has lifted the moratorium in the gulf for drilling oil thanks to cass sunstein no new permits have been issued but permits and backup plans aside what's really going to happen in an already ravaged economy where 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 echoed by vladimir putin russia's prime minister said that the unrest in libya has driven crude prices beyond fair market levels endangering the global economy but here concerns of violence spreading to other well 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 but at the same time seems to never get old who are our friends and who are our enemies for our tea dina kosofsky. well the editor of foreign policy magazine steve eleven above the oil prices will reach their peak if the unrest in libya spreads to the other countries in the region. the markets have been calm 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 these the following a difference that would create a situation in which prices would really skyrocket if another opec country ran off line so you lost a million barrels a day it is offline from libya if algeria which is also having trouble it is

aren't that would bring saudi arabia right up to its capacity to to substitute the volume then you would see i'm not sure two hundred twenty i think that's probably an animist trying to get headlines but maybe one hundred fifty that that which is still pretty high. now the situation in the middle east has prompted others around the world to speak out against their government's policies and the u.s. is no exception for many thousands in one northern state protesting against benefit cuts later this hour the president asks people on the streets of america how they feel about those on ordinary incomes paying for the mistakes of others. for the that 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 quieter so to say or do you think that people in the middle class are responsible it off for where the economy is that right now now if.

you live from the heart of the russian capital now julian assange is preparing to appeal the court's ruling that he can be extradited to sweden like asians so we can expand a sense that charges are baseless and if handed over it believes he will not face a fair trial. reports on why persons agreed to extradite her son shall granting safe haven to those wanted on a 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 why is it. that i am subject. to nonprofit free speech activists who are three hundred and sixty 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 be only one asking not particularly as the british government has a history of crumbling asylum system fairly controversial characters recently the immigration minister admitted one hundred thirty nine suspected criminals have been given the right to settle in britain permanently that 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 i'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 the welcome here our shakes. i have

a jew b.s. criminal record as it were of torture yet they were allowed just one around london annoyed scrooge rosewater where ever since the second world war the u.k. seen only two successful convictions for war crimes and despite recent retrospective laws that allow 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 the is fishing evidence found for prosecution. should be prosecuted in the u.k. they always are bringing these people to account these suspects but it seems very little is being done 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 living here in two thousand and three alleged chechen terrorists. was granted political refuge the same year asylum was

granted to russian tycoon buddies but is not ski convicted of embezzlement in russia it shows here the hypocrisy of the british courts. he is quite clearly been involved in the mass fear 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 rape which hasn't actually even come to charges in sweden this certainly does appear to show political interference in the court system here in britain and total hypocrisy from the british justice system while julian are stars looks set to be cast from the safe harbor of the u.k. into choppy waters it's unlikely he'll think from ptrace 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 influence passengers defense team has vowed to now take

his case to the highest courts in the land in the hague preventing his extradition meanwhile some of the world's nastiest people suspected torture is terrorists and war criminals remain at large in the u.k. under the protection of the state's lore and it's r.t. . all right and i still have for you this hour here on r.t. it's a case of mind over matter the u.s. army is investigating reports that one of its units used psychological tricks on its own politicians all for more funding. plus the future face of the new. the winter olympics find out what the mascot for the two thousand and fourteen games hosted by the southern russian city of sochi might look like that will be coming away in just a few minutes time. the situation is returning to normal in russia's republic of couple of you know block area after a series of coordinated got attacks on the capital check from that.

we're here at the back of the gas station that was attacked early on saturday morning armed gunmen reportedly shot the station and the deadly blast was prevented only thanks to the fire crews. this follows a series of similar militant attacks here in the capital of russia's republic of korea just a few hours earlier that could have resulted in a major bloodshed after drove people simultaneously attacked several locations including a traffic police post and the office of federal forces but the plans to cause havoc in that should have clearly failed the fact that they will no fatalities and just one policeman injured shows that there has been a turnaround from the last two weeks dramatic events in the fall of child republic on the time on the tourist mini bus last saturday left three people dead and two injured further south a cable tower it is skill if you know resort it was low enough and home tells in

the villages near gone back you way to run a car bomb was discovered and all the incidents forced this story just to close an anti terror operation on the region in that time and terrorist forces have already created a very used with weapon supplies and a makeshift explosive device now but as you know both our allies in the world are tile north caucasus believe that islamist terrorist operation in the region could be behind the latest attacks some experts say the way they were carried out he did several locations at the same time follows the pattern used by islamists operating internationally. just turning out twenty minutes past the hour here in moscow you with ours here now in the u.s. growing anger over the size of the tax burden the middle class is being forced to shoulder it's quickly coming to a head as tens of thousands are protesting in one northern state plans to cut benefits but this week there was the new yorkers how they feel when they're asked to make sacrifices but 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 while wall streeters continue to profit even more this week let's talk about that i'm a member of this week's middle class and we say. we work for the office and first then friday we work for ourselves but think. do you think that people in the middle class are responsible at all for where the economy is that right now you know it's it's wall street and bush. so why isn't vos street paying more and why aren't they being asked to contribute more to health plans if the government would prefer to buy their pay a muffin and bail them 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 that 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 hot as they are no matter who you think should be paying for the distressed economy the bottom line is that if you ask a middle class to relinquish benefits it's only fair to ask the same of the upper class as well. the top u.s. commander and afghanistan is ordering an investigation into claims the unit on the

ground was using psychological manipulation on visiting sentences together. money and troops for the war the report was published in rolling stone magazine which says the practice is illegal as a scientist can only be used against hostile foreign groups not americans. contributor says the shows that the truth about the campaign hasn't long been hidden from the public inadvertently these latest revelations about the psyops scandal in afghanistan regarding american leadership back in washington d.c. there's also revealed their hypocrisy regarding their public coverage oh the american occupation and afghanistan despite the fact that have three year ago their psychological operations has been rebranded into the military information supporter peroration in essence the whole american global information or to be

precise this information campaign remains the same there it is the most important. under reported charge all these and growling and unfolding drama regarding the american general unauthorized psychological operations against its politico and miller true leadership back in washington d.c. you without your life and that's going out could be one of the biggest stars of the sochi two thousand and fourteen winter olympics russians will be voting later to choose one of ten candidates to become the tournament mascot. during icon i think that has been what's going to reports the competition as for us. 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 the world they were allowed to decorate the statue in one of the city's parks to show their support for a species under threat but he is the strongest animal miserable and they want this animal. this is because it's a very special animal right only for slowly up towards living in forty's wildlife preserve but drawings of these animals have appeared in dozens of them trees 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 it really came down to the star turn rate here these are the methods that made it into the finals and one of the entries are two brewers snarly accord for the frost and the absolute cheese personal favorite of the open all ski special hotline was set up and thought she to answer all kinds of questions about the two thousand and fourteen winter games and right now markets 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 models one of the mascots for instance represents the black sea the snow and the mountains can be the issue in the borders another couple of candidates reflect a famous russian stereotype of beers brown color making the point all shortlist it brings back fond memories of mission of the beer the mascot for the nine hundred eighty more for lympics remains an icon russia but its creator victor to go says it wasn't easy for misha to become a legend you know so i had a call from the organizing committee they said you'll bear has just been approved by the central committee of the communist party so imagine how scared because creature was passing. test it with this time is up to the public to decide on the baskets full though the truck will select a place special jury consisting of celebrities i'm sure for you or some politicians

the winner will be chosen by the people of russia during a televised loops. and i will be bringing you live coverage of how the road goes that's at six pm g.m.t. on saturday evening and remember you can always visit our website our team dot com for the latest on the two thousand and fourteen a sochi winter olympics and will we bring you special interviews even with their mascot candidates watch the bowling pins practice their team dance and find out what father frost likes to do in his spare time. those are to me quite a make you can eat as zoid satirical thirty three. mascot aspirations didn't quite fit the bill.

right now let's have a look at some other major headlines from around the world this hour before people are being killed after militants stormed iraq's largest oil refinery planting bombs and setting it on fire governor of the province of sounds that the plant has now been shut down their finery is credited with producing almost harf of iraq's total petroleum exports in the past it was controlled by regional al-qaeda cells are used to finance attacks. the confirmed death toll from the earthquake in new zealand has risen to one hundred and forty five with as many as two hundred still missing rescuers one of the chance of finding any more survivors under the rubble are slim emergency services in christ church are working to restore power and clean water to the city police are also on high alert amid reports of looting. two hundred australian officers have been sent to help maintain order the earthquake was new zealand's deadliest a natural disaster in eighteen years. but at least twenty two people living killed

in one per room as a passenger bus plunged from one hundred eighteen metre deep rajini it was travelling from a city in the n.b.a. used to the capital mima police say the bus was overtaking out of bed and when the driver lost control more than a thirty others were injured in the accident quite a bit and i will update you on the rest of our top stories are shortly to stay with us.

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