because it's annoying to get think we'd be in iraq if the major export there was broccoli the u.s. navy repositions its fleet in the mediterranean as the prospective outside military intervention in libya becomes a possibility also claims the good stuff behind stockpiles of chemical weapons echoed the run up to the iraq war. and protesters in libya hope for western support to take a look at history which suggests that support only applies to the model says it can't control. and outrage after allegations that he was psychological warfare unit leaders mind tricks on senators to secure more cash and fruits raising

fears over the military's reach into politics. from our studios in moscow you're watching r t m thanks for joining us the u.s. has begun repositioning its ships in the mediterranean triggering speculation of a nato invasion of libya british planes have reportedly been moved to an air base in cyprus for a possible operation well it comes as libya's longtime reader colonel gadhafi remains to be seen just in the capital tripoli with opposition forces nearby are his correspondent peter all over has more from neighboring egypt. but what we're seeing at the moment is the united states navy moving their fleet in a mess in the mediterranean into strategic positions around libya this comes after

the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said this nothing was off the table when it came to libya raising some concerns of outside military action taking place in the country british prime minister david cameron has suggested that he would support arming the opposition forces arming those forces opposed to colonel gadhafi he also threw his backing behind the imposing of a no fly zone over libya well the nato secretary general has said that there will be no nato intervention into libya without a u.n. resolution now a resolution seems something that won't happen now this is due to the fact that both russia and china who have a veto on the security council have both vehemently said they will not support any form of outside intervention outside militia mentioned into libya you know this could lead to the words the being thrown around or a coalition of the willing just the people of those nations that are willing to

throw military support behind intervention into libya now this has echoes of the buildup to the war in iraq also something that has troubled those people that have seen the the similarities between this and the run up to the war in iraq claims that colonel gadhafi may possess stockpiles of chemical weapons well those that there are those that have suggested that should outside international intervention outside international military intervention take place in libya it could be disastrous for relations between the west and the arab world this is very very ugly return oh you mean each area period so it seems have to be very clear sanctions i guess they could actually clear it treason they're asked. in europe that's ok but no need to imperialist adventurism ignore soon asked if the next they're being discussed already in brussels in london in washington would be

a neat. this would be absolutely disgusting but we cannot rule it out fighting is continuing in libya moment overnight on monday we saw attacks against the cities of benghazi as well as artillery for ling on. so there is fighting continuing we're also hearing reports of heavy weapons being used against opposition forces now we have seen this in the i've seen on arabic television the the devastating results of anti aircraft guns being used against against the people of libya tripoli remaining encircled by opposition forces trying to remove colonel gadhafi from power duffy himself has said that the people of libya love him and will die for him believing that the people will still fight for him and that he can remain in power we're also hearing out of libya this r.t.

sister station that the arabic language channel has been blocked by forces in libya inside libya the satellite signal being jammed. trance forecasts are generally to lead to says it's not support for libyan people but interests in a country. that's driving u.s. rhetoric. the only reason you're interested in with libya is about the oil you hear anybody screaming and yelling about all those people last week that were killed in the ivory coast or the sudan has cocoa was it that you know much of a national priority if they don't try anything but we already heard hillary clinton say that they're willing to do anything for anybody in libya that needs a so they're here pretty good out there already to talk to you about the no fly zones and they have to talk or see it's just beyond the police i mean for example they did has anybody called for war criminal trials against mubarak as they are for

the you know in all of the the world is the the western world of calling for his head but the other heads to raid and been yamin and in egypt are are you know they're ok tunisia leave them alone but they're calling for gadhafi said why because it's loyal you know i think we'd be in iraq if the major export there was broccoli. the impact of the middle east turmoil on the u.s. economy is being analyzed in the latest edition of the kaiser report which is coming up later today. gasoline prices in the united states recently hit a twenty eight month high that's right gasoline is really the only point at which the average u.s. consumer makes contact with the economy in the global economy and for this reason it's been kept artificially low for years as the basis for america's foreign policy

is to invade a country still or gas and keep the people driving along. many western countries have gone out of their way to throw support behind the uprisings in the arab world live concert as an abrupt change of heart as it has supported these regimes for decades and it's strong further attention to a foreign policy that only seems to like democracies tailored to western interests and tries to undermine others which aren't such as hamas in gaza archy's polis leader reports. demonstrations for regime change across the arab world have spread like wildfire dictators like hosni mubarak in egypt a fall in modern libya many believe the flush final years of duffy are nearing an end western powers of kind of backing the protesters marvelously change dramatically changing the colors supporting the ousting of authoritarian rule is bait that only weeks ago as demonstrations sweep across the arab world western

governments support a call for change but is it a call for change or is it actually a call for regimes if they want in power it's not the first time they wish to shown an approach to democracy in arab world six years ago elections in gaza were hailed internationally as a massive milestone for the middle east. and representatives from the west renowned political figures and organizations who are present during the election and monitored it confirmed its authenticity to the world. for when the results were in that authenticity physique nor were the general understanding here is that. their worst support as wrong as it's good for them and their it is not good for the world and their interests and their. supporters and the west most certainly did not support him you have mass government despite being voted in by more than

sixty percent of gazans western powers believe of hamas a terrorist organization yeah. they are not really many instances of genuine democracy in the west they appeal for democracy but when people make a democratic choice choosing among us their fused to help a western democracy is a false democracy a democracy double standards are developing in europe a war which is why as soon as hamas was voted in western governments got busy with trying to do sort out the boycott and sanctions which raises the question why support feel actions in the first place but not there are come lay i mean a lot of. i believe the west is in constant need of regimes that go along with its policies the shooter served the last bits protegees will be elected by their own people. i believe to the americans. don't really know how to handle this situation their way relationship is cut out for you were. a program there were plans. post him and go bob with him and they wrote i'm going to support them but he

gave them the oil but now he's no longer of use and tried to take his elsewhere with the start of the year winning favor and waste has been ditched the hopes of the arab world for change under obama appear to be dwindling among some political figures at least the president there are a lot of criticism. that after the advent of president obama there was a. welcome to the new america under mr obama. i would have hoped for the administration under president obama would have done better the protesters across the arab world hoping to talk to dictators in the christian democracy may find maybe choice may not be as free as they'd hoped for with a middling hand from a far still pulling the strings policy r.t. tel aviv well don't forget to get more on all our stories that our teenage daughter

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a stir in the u.s. it's claimed the psyops as they're called were used as a means of securing more military funding and support for the war in afghanistan well now there are fears that u.s. military hawks are extending to mush influence into politics as are things going to check out reports were u.s. lawmakers brainwashed by the military when making key decisions all supporting gascolator not war in afghanistan that's a question posed by rolling stone magazine which alleges lieutenant general william caldwell the man in charge of training in afghanistan ordered psychological operations against visiting senators include rational delegations to manipulate them into backing more funding and troops who were there they have a special unit that conducts psychological operations now termed information support operations said he was told to provide quote deeper and now losses of pressure points with. night job in science is to play with

people's heads to get the enemy to behave the way we want them to behave and perhaps from doing that to people when you asked me to try to use these skills on senators and congressmen you're crossing a line now moreover it's illegal to do so according to the defense department's own definition psychological operations imply the use of up again and psychological tactics to influence emotions and behaviors and are supposed to be used exclusively on hostile for a group. but instead of fighting afghan insurgency holmes and his team were systematically ordered to use their training to influence u.s. members of congress it is a methodology used for enemy yes this is not something you do with allies who are members of your own government tasked with oversight responsibilities of your operation that's why the senators were there not to be pals not to be partners but they have oversight over what the pentagon was doing because the pentagon not

wanting that ever oversight as much and wanting to extract more resources from the senate to support their mission he used one of the techniques they used against the taliban against the united states senate that's that's incredible belong to the high profile targets included carl levin who's the chairman of the senate armed forces community steve israel and member of the house appropriations committee senators john mccain and al franken although many of the senators say they doubt they were subject to any influence i don't see how it could have affected my position. to see what happens but back in january last year steve clemons reported on the sudden shift of some senator's views after their visit to afghanistan was a very big jump in shift and i felt that there's something i wrote about and i told bob this is like a confidence game and you know you feel as if the military is manipulate. in people

but i didn't know about these things article at the time or about psyops one example is senator al franken who in january last year went to afghanistan with strong doubts and criticism but came back feeling much better despite the u.s. continuing to pump billions of dollars into the military campaign in afghanistan be insurgency intensifies the rampant drug trade is surging just like the wars on popularity in america the problem is it's a political so we need a political solution not a military one generals. and politicians do but some say the reporting use of psychological tactics to influence politicians could be happening not only in afghanistan but here in washington as well. tends to be the belief that they trust the political leaders behind the war but you can't trust a military behind a war that's not really the case not the military is just as eager to spin events.

to its own benefit. unfortunately congressmen are also willing. now the pentagon is looking into the matter experts say they're going to try and downplay the effect of this report with and in general caldwell has already goodnight and given such orders but if true for many it's going to be a further testament to the war the innocent civilian control over the military into days america i'm going to check on our t. washington d.c. . let's take a look at some other international headlines in brief a danish family including three children have been taken hostage after pirates hijacked their boat in the indian ocean danish authorities say the ship sends a distress signal on thursday and is now headed for somalia he added that the government would do everything in its power to secure the families to release all somali pirates have become a serious threat to regional shipping lanes a total of thirty one vessels a six hundred eighty eight hostages are currently be held captive.

iranian opposition leaders mir hossein mousavi and mehdi karoubi have reportedly been arrested by security forces and took them to a jail in tehran it comes ahead of protests called for by the opposition urging a demonstrators to follow the uprisings in egypt and tunisia earlier this month the two men and their wives were under house arrest after a sting from protests two were killed in the clashes with police while many more were detained. floods across new zealand were flying at half mast as the nation held a two minute memorial silence one week after the massive earthquake hit christ church the death toll is currently at one hundred fifty four but authorities warned that with dozens still missing it's likely to be much higher cluskey work is ongoing but frequent aftershocks are hampering efforts well the cost of rebuilding the city is estimated at fifteen billion u.s.

dollars. all scientists could soon be able to predict up to ten days ahead when and where an earthquake could strike it's thanks to work by a russian british joint project and our team has been speaking to one of the experts and the full interview is coming up in about fifteen minutes five but here's a taster. idea is that hopefully in the future we can understand the relationship between signals in the on a sphere and earth quakes we might ultimately be able to create a constellation of space which will be able to predict the main damage from an earthquake is not the actual earth quake itself which usually before i was and that sort of thing that happened after the earthquake and you can prevent a lot of that if you know you know things like to turn off the gas mains to turn off the electricity to reduce the likelihood of four and just to prepare people for the likelihood of an earthquake so you will save other lives that way.

and measure it reforms of russia's police are coming into effect for the first time from today well it follows a series of high profile scandals which sort public trust in the forcing through an all time low as artie's catherine as our of our reports there's a lot riding on the overhaul being a success and it sort of will go far beyond pure cosmetics a change of title and hopefully a change in attitudes these law enforcement officers are abandoning their soviet era name of meet their in favor of the world the recognizable police for the government it's a first step down a long road towards modernizing the service and arresting a sharp decline in public perception. the people stressed of the boys in blue has been dealt a huge blow in recent years it's led to anxiety amongst officers and outrage from those they are supposed to protect its citizens like the supermarket rampage by officer used to cough open fire an innocent shoppers killing two and wounding seven

it was the final straw that fueled calls for reform but can changing their name brand about a change in behavior while some insist that any change is long overdue for others it's purely cosmetic over a fact that there were so many accidents with police offices behaving illegally in russia during the previous years. this very fact is not going to be changed by the change of the law because these illegal practices were contrary to the previous legislation as well as called it will the current work the big question is whether there is the political will to really. take it under control the police themselves though are preparing for the changes to come up with a huge part of our ratings will depend on the people of this country how they value each outperformance this colonel is already grasping the essence of modernizing the

force her students seem eager to absorb as much information before their upcoming exams so. everyone will be tested physical ability and knowledge of new civic duties are included in the existence it will be no indulgences for anyone to pass the test or leave the force other changes are a mixed blessing there'll be a twenty percent cut in personnel but the remaining officers will get a pay rise there will be better screening of new recruits with every detail of an applicant's background put under the microscope but until all that takes effect officers have to knuckle down to the job in hand restoring honor to russia's police is a tough task and the public are no pushover judges but the four. he's determined to turn that around reexamining staff redesigning the uniforms all those changes will take a lot of time to be fully implemented but one of the first things that change will be signs like these which soon will feature internationally recognizable police

cashiers are. now he was wanted internationally for genocide and crimes against humanity but the former boston served leader out of a car addiction managed to avoid capture for almost thirteen years all next hour r.t. special report looks at what eventually gave him away. excellent professional. strive against possessing an extra ordinary car. the doctor who helped many people in his country. political criminal responsible for thousands of deaths. was it enough time to repent. or just escape a fair trial. the other line. on our case.

i'll be back with the headlines shortly but first you is here with a business update. that's right time to delve into the world of business a very warm welcome to gazprom has more than doubled gas deliveries to italy after the country will cut off from its sleep and gas supplies consume simoneau from the national energy security fund says the current unstable situation on the energy markets may give russia extra opportunities. rustam it was the last hole of europe in. the situation. in which. is still very very important commodity and remains from loss of fuel liberalisation of access to guess and system it knew that if you have more. baggage is. because because of so. we are on our

gas wells final consumers european union but we must remember. to go with action group so there is a way. to build more serious than world with i don't guess in your opinion. and staying with gazprom the company will finally be able to develop the giant convicted gas field which has not first that's to cover global elites for up to eight years russia's girls giant has successfully brought all assets of a bankrupt convict operate a riskier petroleum in a deal worth around seven hundred seventy million dollars the deal will allow a cast from to help secure the liver is to china after a pledge to deliver thirty eight billion cubic meters of gas annually to beijing in starting from twenty fifteen. let's have a quick look at the markets asian markets were high on tuesday held by monday gains on the wall street and gross misstatement while price in tokyo.

one point two percent from the hang seng finished point three percent higher although it was way too high a sharp decline in h.s.b.c. shares if you crystal least five percent after h.s.b.c. as last year profit fell short of analyst estimates on monday. and european markets have extended their rally in a soon to a third straight session on tuesday miners and ordered stocks up posting some of the biggest gains while banking giant h.s.b.c. holdings is again bucking the upward trend on the food see losing point eight percent it was downgraded to neutral from u.b.s. on with monday's disappointing results. and in russia the markets are continuing their winning streak. there are tears in the my suits are targeting the levels of two thousand and eight hundred points respectively traders will be eyeing another bunch of macroeconomic statistics from the us later in the day let's have

a look at some individual share moves here in russia energy may just on the rise gas from these edging almost at the center on news about its position on the rights to develop conflict a field. is two and a half percent higher as it close the purchase of twenty percent of sylvan it. crushes manufacturing output has reached its highest level in three years the country's purchasing managers index grossed over fifty three points helped by new business growth and stronger domestic demand index which is compiled from a survey of purchasing in secretary in three hundred companies indicates a contraction if it's below fifty points and a growth but it's above fifty points. now growing inflation the risks have become the key reason for russia's central bank to raise the benchmark refinance and rate for the first time since two thousand and eight it was lawful dortch of bank russia

says consumer prize growth will slow down the summer how well it will be tough to match the official six to seven percent inflation forecast for twenty eleven we expect inflation to continue rising in the first quarter partly in the second quarter of two thousand and eleven but starting from the middle of the year we expect a moderation and inflationary pressures and that slowdown and we expect to persist throughout the second half of the year so overall our forecast for two thousand and eleven is eight and a half percent for russia's consumer price increase with some upside risks partly emanating from that forecast from high will prices that we currently see and global markets. yes office the wallet deutsche bank crushed about that perhaps up the business portion you are up to date now you can join in less than one us time for more business news or get more stories from our website r.t.

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