fair trial. the other line twelve rounds of oncology each on our team. and for them. to live below position forces closing in on colonel gadhafi has some experts predict revelations about his relationship with the west should he be tried at the hague the get out free regime and the people that are still supporting him in tripoli in their bunkers will be able to tell the stories about everything from not could be to how american ritual is going to be his word involved in putting up that regime. and r t brings you an exclusive report from the heart of libya on the horror faced by foreigners traps in the violence and chaos some of whom are unable to leave plus. loyal is the most valuable resource on the planet today.

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forces in libya say they're planning a final assault on the capital tripoli it's essentially the last part of the country. that remains under the control of longtime leader colonel gadhafi and protesters say his days in power are now numbered the recent u.n. resolution has referred him to the international criminal court for war crimes but some say there are details of his recent friendship with western countries that neither washington or london would like to be revealed are his correspondent in the middle east peter all over has more from cairo. the current frontline if you will of the battle between opposition forces and those troops still loyal to colonel gadhafi is the city of zawiya around fifty kilometers outside of tripoli tripoli being essentially the only place they could se still has any semblance of control the protesters the anti government forces help their base set up in benghazi in the east of the country from there they're controlling the assault on. gadhafi forces

if you will from the air from benghazi in the east and we're expecting that they may try to make a push for tripoli very very soon now the united nations over the weekend imposed sanctions upon the libyan regime these included a travel ban on colonel gadhafi and members of his family also asset freezes on khadafi his family a sixteen names on that list and in arms and barcode now the interesting thing it is also included in that resolution is the. be referring of the situation in libya and referring colonel gadhafi to the international criminal court in the hague now we're hearing that from some experts that say that if he does go to the hague we may hear some startling revelations about the the recent closeness between colonel gadhafi and western countries the americans and i don't know people like tony blair would be very very frightened of nicolas sarkozy or mr berlusconi of italy would be quite frightened about an i.c.c.

trial because then they're going to have a regime and the people that are still supporting him in tripoli in their bunkers will be able to tell all the stories about everything from lockerbie to hell american and british arms companies were involved in propping up that regime and there are a string of e-mail that have an e-mail trail i don't think the americans or in london or brussels would very much want that to come out in court are you a little asian ship between the west and regime the libyan. take still in around two thousand and four as they were looking for support for the war in iraq i can look at our feet and signed many deals with countries like britain and the united states and the u.n. suggests in britain the united states is just there so he wouldn't continue the development of chemical weapons and that they would supply oil and arms contracts with the countries as well so we'll be keeping an eye should he end up in the international criminal court and just come out from the investigation well what

we're looking at at the moment is the international red cross have described the border between chinese here and libya as a humanitarian crisis forty thousand people cross that border fleeing from violence in libya in the last week alone now around one hundred thousand people are extra estimated by the u.n. to have fled libya in total some coming here to egypt where i am going on board elsewhere now the also there's been a mass exodus of foreigners who have been in the country we've seen in the past few days britain france the united states doing the best to get their nationals out of the country we can now hear from my colleagues on a boy who spoke to some of the russian nationals who saw the violence in libya propelled by fear how bad they you know those who boarded the last russian emergency plane from libya didn't want to leave but then decided that or save that story a step constructor for gasper on alexy says he never cared much about they've been

politics that is until arguments very placed by guns it's both sides this is equally dangerous because the regime suppressors its people with the form. of. the people. they get the guns. and they just don't have learned don't feel any responsibility one this start. once this stuff is people it doesn't really matter it was just friends. for years it was a mantra for many foreign companies ignore good office quirks and you'll be rewarded in oil revenues but as the league this leads closer to civil war these larger no longer seems bulletproof yet even on the russian plane there were some who say that the grim predictions were blown out of proportion but you know who's

worked in libya as a nurse for twenty years says she already regrets the decision to flee i jiggled. those reports by al jazeera and all the arab language channels calls she a plan you can on the people of new bodies and taken in tripoli there is no in shooting you still there could easily go to see my friends all the young people are supporting gadhafi hospital working as usual as are all the people open today everything puncheons people want to leave as they can here to be contrary awash with firearms the current flow in violence increasingly looks like a conduit for the storm that's why tripoli airport is now of busier than ever with a country scrambling to pull their citizens out oh my god after he's known to product itself on being a shrewd negotiator and it shows even in the way the back ation of foreign nationals has been carried out over the past week the government before servicing planes at the tripoli airport has more than tripled to more than eight hundred

thousand dollars per plane considering that ex-pats used to make about twenty percent of the country's labor force the far from where it's proving to be a very good source of cash with less than two thousand of its residents caught up in there and rest russian managed evacuation fairly easily all the countries didn't fare that well the gyptian uprising may have in sports lead bins but it also left thousands of egyptians guest workers stranded at tripoli airport it's barely. if any assistance from their state a few years ago many countries raced to leave been who's all reserves and biggest in africa now these even more franticly if they're trying to get out the deuce fleeing the violence it's just a matter of time before they'll be back. artsy tripoli the violence of the arab world has sent oil prices spiraling with some suggesting it's only the

beginning of a huge hike well it effects the global cost of everything from food to transport and also threatens to stifle economic recovery well now some are suggesting that the u.s. could have a certain interest in removing gadhafi so as to gain control over libya's oil reserves or lister has more. tunisia. egypt. bahrain. algeria. libya protest in country seeming to fuel one another unrest spreading like wildfire through the middle east and north africa only ranging in all here rich countries that help fuel the world's use at more than eighty four lilian barrels of crude a day. uncertainty over production has set prices soaring meaning a shock waves from the middle east turmoil are being felt worldwide will is

a viable resource. now the mideast crisis is hitting home for outrage americans as oil prices have skyrocketed so too have the prices people paper gasoline and now the price americans pay at the pump is threatening to derail the u.s. economic recovery a surge in oil. prices will be the end of the u.s. economy not just an andrew the recovery there's no more bailouts like a reality peak oil expert michael c. rupert sees happening if oil hits one hundred fifty dollars a barrel which he believes is inevitable this year others predict it going to two hundred twenty dollars it's so devastating because oil. fuels more than just cars. it fuels the entire global economy. though there's no doubt that if gas goes to

five dollars a gallon for americans as some predict there would be a high political price to pay for the obama administration's you know gasoline prices go up and march and for a very long period. of your or. your political impact yet there is no denying the u.s. has played a role in the events that have transpired in the middle east every time. u.s. president barack obama went to the podium calling for this year that there must be reform political social and economic reforms that meet the aspirations of the egyptian people and calling for egyptian president hosni mubarak's resignation it was calling for an end to the status quo which means a rise in uncertainty and move rich region so did leaders weigh the toll it could take on their own economy some argue they don't have the power to kind of reining back up drag or push their back against an avalanche and i don't think we're going

to have a lot of success that may not something us from trying to take control some observers believe the u.s. may intervene militarily in libya or oil reserves are massive under false pretenses of helping protesting people have nothing to do with interest he. has everything to do with the interest of the us corporate oil corporations. profit either way analysts say the price of fuel going up will simply fuel public rage and the government is largely helpless the american people are going through a very nasty ride and there's no way out of it now but i can tell you the government understands that it's not boring mr r.t. new york bullet or today the wider consequences of the unrest in the greater middle east are being discussed in our debate show crosstalk. so. there is no neutrality of washington ok we. start

a little tension that that was for me to try to control events on the ground in the middle east and that's probably of certainly there's no way we could i mean it's not so chaotic it's solely believe me the only way we go down central is me there is a man that the cia is calling the shots really defies description i mean i don't think america is now also doing if you're already on their side and really as we know you're not up to speed on the latest make sure you're willing to look at all the revolutionists remain around your interesting was your tripoli and you can realize this is not being dictated by washington. d.c. to talk. to other news now the u.k. is preparing for a nationwide census to start next month well the government says it will help provide the services and resources that people need but a link up with

a controversial u.s. security for our means that many fear their privacy will be violated as well personal data falling into the wrong hands lore ever reports. since this time in the u.k. when every household in the country is to provide detailed information about their to the government they can keep track of what's going on and who will be in charge of this sensitive data. yes it's controversial u.s. arms manufacturers melted and campaigners ranging from religious groups to peace activists to take to protection lobbyist. states on ethical grounds play on a number of oppressive regimes they also. the u.s. heavily in the wars they fought in iraq and afghanistan opposed by. the british government hill vows to boycott the census despite the prosecution he says

he won't be alone looking makes mines and nuclear weapons and contracts out interrogation. although it will be the u.k. arm that carries out the survey there's still a worry that the information could fall under the auspices of the us patriot act which compels personal data held by any company on systems in the us to be made available to government intelligence the office for national statistics which. martin maintains its taken measures to make sure u.s. authorities can't access the data. processing would be carried out in the u.k. leave or be held at any point outside the u.k. and the lockheed martin staff will have access to any data or data is the property of you and only u.k. you owned companies will have any access to data but it's that last point that's

raise red flags for data protection lobbyists who say that all the private information collected during your senses vailable to practically any organization that requests it only use it on the only statute. but only use by the security or intelligence services for national security purposes any use for the pursuit of croy any use in pursuit of an e.u. community obligation so any e.u. rules that information can be passed over so it's essentially any government use whatsoever of being a published and u.k. government agencies don't exactly have a great track record when it comes to safeguarding information three years ago a file containing secrets terror related documents was left on a train more recently the national health service lost their medical records of tens of thousands of people thanks to lockheed martin's involvement in the sense that it would be hard for the u.s.

authorities to lay their hands on that information if they wanted data from the said says is used by the government grants to local councils and recognize new groups in society that census run by lockheed martin raises grave concerns in britain about ethics and international security if a lot of people boycott this that says it will make it ineffective and a waste of money but the two hundred forty million dollar contracts amount will go into looking at martins pocket any way you read it r.t. . and we've got more heated debate on ethics and freedom in the u.k. on our web site r.t. dot com. the place to have your say on how the case of julian assange reflects on the british justice system and whether a suspected criminal should be granted asylum in the u.k. and also we'll look at how americans feel about the end of the space shuttle program and the fact that for now russia will be providing the only link to orbit.

the u.s. military in afghanistan has denied accusations that an army unit psychologically manipulated top visiting officials rolling stone magazine published claims that these psychological operations known as psyops were used to get more money and troops for the war are these military contributors says the revelations exposed the massive propaganda campaign used by the us army to avoid any confusion i have to make it crystal clear there. all those terms regarding this psychological operations information operations law being and spinning in the contest of the general betray us profile we actually imply and mean the same thing

that is exactly what general betray us try to present and he's aged the paper regarding the main lesson hell learned from his experience in vietnam conflict that is whatever happens on dig around ease your relative works really does matter what day you as decision makers and american public thinks about what's going on overseas regarding their military affairs the bottom line b.s. the whole american operation enduring freedom has nothing to do with the military conflict neither on the edges stand on afghan territory it has nothing to do with the counterterrorism or counternarcotics operations what it really does matter is their clandestine per session manager man and again all of political leadership in the united states and american public. well let's take

a look at some other headlines from around the world a massive landslide in the libyan capital has swept away at least four hundred homes there have been no reported deaths but there has been widespread structural damage across an entire neighborhood in the mountain city president of what alice declared a state of emergency to cope with the flooding and landslides savage that has hit much of the country and killed forty four in recent weeks. the eighty third academy awards have come to a close in los angeles the biggest intrigue of the night so the king's speech today could best picture prize about film star colin firth longview war for best actor for his portrayal of british rule six not only portman winning best actress for a performance. well in total the king's speech scooped five oscars with the social network getting three. now it's a luxurious delicacy for the most exquisite taste but the black caviar can soon

become more affordable after russian scientists discovered a technique to harvest the eggs without killing disturbed them well if applied it might bring back the days when families could enjoy caviar without breaking the bank. has a story. this is the new klondike home to black gold caviar limited supplies and time consuming production is delicacy is one of the most expensive foods on the planet however that may soon be a thing of the past. here we have baxter a hybrid. sturgeon a beautiful fish a little sort hardy and very productive. igor board so has been working with stage and his whole life and even has a species named after him thanks to special living conditions he created his fish mature three times faster than in the wild so that caviar can be farmed all year round. target here this is all coffee are in the valley it's full of. roots and is

also behind a unique technique to harvest the rope without killing the fish rather than being cold like elsewhere in the world the female fish is what can be best called milk gently and honestly each time a fish is milked it can produce up to a quarter of its weight in paddy ah say this person is around ten kilos so up to two hours he was a penny off every time they approach known makes caviar more accessible but also helps preserve this increasingly scholars read but be the focus once russia had about ninety percent of the world's stock of sturgeon but by the turn of the century while sturgeon were close to extinction and poachers were running the show to preserve what was left russia first hold of commercial harvesting in two thousand and two and then banned the sale of sturgeon and black caviar altogether bunching escalated and so did the prices now the country is trying to return to the

head in days of soviet caviar abundance this is the largest fall in russia in both parties in malta organic fish food and even spa treatments for its inhabitants the head of this laser says it. the one inescapable fact that you think you and nonprofessional consumer will hardly be able to tell the difference between the wild and form caviar in fact you can only taste everything and if it tastes good that means a caviar is our meat fish however most experts agree that demand always outstrip supply and although black caviar may get cheaper never be cheap. r.t. and instead of i'll be back with a headline shortly and you will bring you the latest business in just a moment. hello

and a very warm welcome to the business update the school foundation says it plans to sign fifteen corporation agreements with international companies by the end will be here by novartis do pool google korak and johnson and johnson are among those expected to join the innovation development center in school call up the innovation fund has already approved twenty eight projects and will finance eleven of them if the victim president of the corporate foundation says the money is ready to be invested. in right. we do approve the budget for this year the value is around seven hundred fifty million dollars it will be spent on three main components for your physical construction of infrastructure in the development of the projects the

construction of research education center in the creation of an integrated environment where the main thing would be to support selected projects around three hundred million dollars and this year. let's have a quick look at how the markets are faring that solid asian markets are trading in the plateau the nikkei is just under at the sense that scientists are on this point eight percent co-producers upon some high crude oil prices which moved closer to the one hundred dollars a barrel mark. and here in russia the markets closed high on friday the r.t. has surged over one of the house the senate and the mice have seen just under two percent energy stocks were struggling as investors took profits off the several days of gains other sectors such as banking and retail why. most oil related stocks lost last week as investors worried that high energy prices would drag on the global economy roland nash from vero capital says although well will continue to drive the market in russia other sectors are likely to come back

into contention. whatever happens to the oil prices are really going to drive global markets and therefore russia russia has started seeing these two trends one is selling risk the other is buying oil and so you know once again it's going to be if the oil price moves up and it's actually likely to be the oil sector that will benefit i think the important point to remember is that traditionally when the oil prices going up it's not always been the oil sector this benefits it now so i think what you're beginning to see is people slipping back out of the oil sector and into the rest of the market if you have a strengthening ruble and you have rising interest rates then that it can actually help the banking sector and the banking sector has suffered over the last couple of weeks so if the price of oil remains roughly stable then you could actually see the banking sector coming back into. and russia's biggest lenders her bronchus search expands into investment banking the company says it will either buy an existing investment company or create the business center on scratch there has been plenty

of speculation in the local media that her broncos are preparing to buy top russian first one for troika dialog speaking after the market close on friday's burbank c.e.o. herman graff said at the session on the strategy would be announced in less than two weeks time. ok you're up to date now that's all for me for this hour but you can always find more stories from our website r.t. dot com slash business.

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