cultures from the realms. because it's a wild guess they believe me in iraq if their major export their most rockley the u.s. navy repositions its fleets in the mediterranean as the prospect of outside military intervention in libya becomes a possibility also claims they did just the house still piles of chemical weapons and killed the run up to the iraq war. and is protesters in libya hope for western support but take a look at history which suggests that support only applies to democracies it can control. and outrage after allegations that a u.s. psychological warfare unit used by tricks on senators to secure more cash and

troops received fierce over the military's reach into politics. goes john's gospel will finally be able to develop the giants according to gas fields which has not results to cover global news from iraq to eight years one business and twenty minutes. live from moscow you're watching our team thanks for joining us now the u.s. has begun repositioning its ships in the mediterranean triggering speculation over a nato invasion of libya british planes are reportedly been moved to an air base in cyprus for a possible operation well it comes as libya's longtime leader colonel gadhafi remains in this sieged in the capital tripoli but opposition forces nearby are his correspondent peter all over has more from neighboring egypt. well 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 that nothing was off the table when it came to libya raising some concerns of outside military action taking place in the country the 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 missing kids into libya this could lead to the words to being thrown around a coalition of the willing just the paedos people of those nations that are willing to throw military support behind intervention into libya this has a cause 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 or claims that colonel gadhafi may possess stockpiles of chemical weapons well those there are those that have suggested this 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 early return no humanely chariot period so it seems have to be very clear sanctions i guess that could actually play. treason there asked. in europe that's

ok but no need to imperialist adventurism ignore soon ask if the next they're being discussed already. in washington would be a neat invasion this would be absolutely disgusting but we cannot rule that out fighting is continuing in libya at the 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 past in i've seen on arabic television 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 feed 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 now as r.t. skeeter all of our reporting from cairo meanwhile trans forecaster gerald celeb to says it's not support for libyan people but interest in the country's vast oil fields that's driving u.s. actions. the only reason they're interested in with libya is matthew oil we hear anybody screaming and yelling about all those people last week that were killed in the ivory coast or the i guess cocoa was that that you know of much of a national priority if they don't show anything but we already heard hillary clinton say that they're willing to do anything for anybody in libya that needs aid so there's a pretty good out there already that fluffy about no fly zones and they have popular sea is just being on the police i mean for example they it has anybody called for

a war criminal trials against mubarak as they are for gadhafi in all of the the world is the western world are calling for his head but the other heads in bahrain and in yamin and in egypt and are are you know they're ok tunisia leave them alone what they're calling for gadhafi said why because its soil you think we'd be in iraq it's a major export there was broccoli. well you're with r t and coming up later this hour why and how you gold. now the pentagon is looking into the matter experts say they're going to try and downplay the effect of this report controversy as u.s. special forces and force units are accused of using mind tricks on beating politicians to secure extra funding. and it's a first day of a major overhaul of russian law enforcement it includes

a name change from new leads us to police are the forms call for relief because that takes. now many western countries have gone out of their way to throw support behind the uprisings in the arab world live cause as an abrupt change the change of heart as it has supported these regimes for decades and it's draw 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 party's policy or 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 forty one years of duffy are nearing an end western powers have come up backing the protesters mourning regime change dramatically changing the colors in supporting the ousting of authoritarian rule is 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 the 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 were present during the election and monitored it confirmed its authenticity to the world. for when the results were in that authenticity physique nord one of the. standing here is that. the worst case of war democracy as long as it's good for them and that it is not good for. their interests than their peers supporters and the west most certainly did not support and you have must government despite being voted in by more than sixty percent of gazans western power was labeled a mass

a terrorist organization yet. there are not really many instances of genuine democracy in the west the people for democracy but when people make a democratic choice they choosing among us if used to help a western democracy is a false democracy it marks you double standards for the benefit in europe with the hubbub which is why as soon as hamas was voted in western governments got busy with trying to do sort out through boycott and sanctions which raises the question why support feel actions in the first place but not there are come. a lot of your. i believe the west is in constant need of a regime to go along with its policy is the shooter serve the west be its praises and be elected by their own people. but i believe the americans. don't really know how to handle this situation a relationship is cut out for you where. they claim ago there were plans when postum and go bob bob with him and there were times when we supported him when he

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

called for more of the day's news and analysis let's take you through some of what's on my right now russia's and bureaucrats will have to suppress their appetite for luxury goods as the government balance officials from spending state funds on expensive goods like furniture cars and dogs. and also available online to report on claims that six more says were burned alive at staples in central russia to stop the spread of swine flu. the recent revelations by rolling stone magazine about me you was army's alleged use of psychological operations on congressman have created a stir in the u.s. well at school and beside the ops 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 too much influence into politics and he's going to chuck e. on reports were u.s. lawmakers brainwashed by the military when making key decisions on supporting gas collation of 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 and congress you know that legations to manipulate them into backing more funding and troops who were there they have a special unit that conducts psychological operations now to be information support operations said he was told to provide quote deeper and now it says of pressure points we could use to leverage the delegations from more fronts. my job in science is to clean with people's heads to get the enemy to behave the way we want them to

behave and perhaps from doing that people when you ask me to try to use these skills on senators and congressmen you're crossing a line moreover it's illegal to do so according to the defense department's own definition psychological operations imply the use of propaganda and psychological tactics to influence emotions and behaviors and are supposed to be used exclusively on hostile for in groups but instead of fighting afghan insurgents 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 they have oversight over what the pentagon was doing because the pentagon not wanting that every oversight as much and wanting to extract more resources from the senate

to support their mission in using one of the techniques they used against the taliban against the united states senate that's that's incredible the long list of high profile targets included carl levin who's the chairman of the senate armed forces committee 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 back in january last year steve clemons reported on the sudden shift of some senators 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 called while this is like a confidence game and you know you feel as if the military is manipulating people right. i 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 the insurgency intensifies the rampant drug trade is surging just like the wars on popularity in america the problem is it's a political. solution not a military one general the. politicians do but some say the reported use of psychological tactics to influence politicians could be happening not only in afghanistan but here in washington as well there's. tends to be the belief that you can't necessarily trust the political leaders behind the war but you can't trust the military commanders behind a war that's not really the case not a military it's just. its own benefit.

unfortunately congress and i are also willing to now the pentagon is looking into the matter experts say they're going to try and downplay the effect of this report the kind of general caldwell has already did night i think given such orders but if true for many it's going to be a further testament to the wobbliness of civilian control over the military into days america i'm going to check on our team 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 then a ship doherty say the ship sent a distress signal on thursday and is now headed for somalia they added that the government would do everything in its power to secure the families release somali pirates have become a serious threat to regional shipping lanes total of thirty one vessels and six hundred eighty eight hostages are currently being held captive. fashion designer

john galliano is facing up to six months in prison over allegations of anti-semitic remarks and a video posted online appears to tell a woman at a cafe that he loves hitler and also praises the whole the cost well yana was earlier detained facing the relief people accusing him of racial abuse in a parisian barrio two separate incidents the fifty year old has denied the allegations but has been a suspended from dior fashion house pending further investigation. iranian opposition leaders mir hossein mousavi and mehdi karoubi have reportedly been arrested by security forces and taken to a jail in staff run a concert head of protests called for by the opposition urging demonstrators to follow the uprisings in egypt and tunisia earlier this month the two men and their wives were under house arrest after staging protests two were killed and the cautious with police while many more were detained. riots across new zealand were

flying at half mast as the nation held a two minute memorial silence one week after the massive earthquake hit christchurch the death toll is currently at one hundred fifty four but authorities warn that with a dozen still they're saying it's likely to be much higher and rescue work is ongoing but frequent aftershocks are hampering efforts and the cost of rebuilding the city is estimated at fifteen billion u.s. dollars. now scientists could soon be able to predict up to ten days ahead of when and where earthquake could strike well it starts to work by a russian british joint project and already has been speaking to one of the experts involved the full interview scumming up next hour but here is it's a start. idea is that hopefully in the future we can understand the relationship between signals in the on a sphere and earthquakes we might ultimately be able to create a constellation switch which you know predicting the main damage from an earthquake

is not the actual of quake itself which usually before i was and that sort of thing happened after the earthquake and you can prevent a lot of that you know if you know things like to turn off the gas mains to turn off the electricity to reduce the goodwill for and just prepare people for you know the likelihood of an earthquake so you'll save a little lives that way. a major reforms of russia's police are coming into effect for the first time from today including a name change well it follows a series of high profile scandals which saw public trust him before saying to an all time low and as artie's katherine as our of our reports there's a lot riding on the overhaul be a success and it's hope it 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 meats they're 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 lettering desirea amongst officers and outrage from knows they're supposed to protect incidents like a supermarket rampage by officer use to cough who opened fire on innocent shoppers killing two and wounding seven it was the final straw that fueled calls for reform but can changing their name bring about a change in behavior while some insist that any change is long overdue for others it's purely cosmetic of the earth fact there were so many accidents with police officers 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 concret of the previous legislation as well as quadruple the current work the big question is whether there is the political will. they get 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 evaluate our performance 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 there it was that everyone will be tested physical ability knowledge of new civic duties are included in that it will be no indulgences for any more either pass the test or leave the force other changes are a mixed blessing there. 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 force is determined to turn that around reexamining staff redesigning the uniforms all those changes or take a lot of time to be fully implemented but one of the first things to change all the signs like these which soon will feature internationally recognizable policing pashminas are not. all the back of the head my shortly but first few years here with the business update. hello and a very warm welcome to the business update cast from has more than doubled gas deliveries to italy after the country will. be on gas supplies concession soon enough from the national energy security of the current unstable situation on the

energy markets may give russia extra opportunities russia may be the last hold off europe and you wouldn't be in the situation. in which oil and energy is still a very very important become what it remains through also fuel so they can use liberalization of access against bible and system it means that if you have nor. this of baggage is. because people so because of all. the better. for our gas wells final consume us and european union but we must remember that soon as dick one of them is to go with absolute opinions or that is way serious and while he was giving. i'm staying with braun the company will finally be able to develop the giant victor gas fields which has not resulted to cover global meets for up to eight years russia's giant has successfully pulled all assets off the

plank of conflict to operate our receipt of the trolling in a deal worth around seven hundred seventy two million dollars israel will allow gas from to help secure gas deliveries to china on free place to deliver offensive in and cubic meters of gas and route regime starting from twenty fifty and. let's have a look at how the markets are faring that sol european markets have extended their rally interest that straight session on tuesday miners and order stocks of posting some of the biggest gains while the banking giant h.s.b.c. holding says of bucking the upward trend on the food soon losing point eight percent it was downgraded to mutual from buy at u.b.s. forward monday's disappointing results and in russia the markets a mixed first solid miser to slip into the grass while the r.t.s. is posting school again still trading in positive territory grade as world we are seeing another bunch of statistics from the who has general later in the day let's look at some individual share moves here in russia energy majors all mixed. up

hundred percent on the news about its position on the rights to develop the giant convicted gas built. into lower point four percent and a touch mine at world college is three and a half percent higher after you can through the partners of twenty percent of sylvan it. sold only strong crude supporting the russian stock seven s. and the sun from the nation's capital says a number of factors are a trip to bulls to the market. we also see drearily across the globe increase and. people are more keen to worry scarce it's also see we dollar and specifically for russia we see. you know russia is approaching is more reliable whether it's through europe or on the back of middle eastern problems and this is another factor that is going to cry with russians who for.

russia's man of which has reached its highest level in three years the country's purchasing managers index rose to over fifty three points helped by a new business growth and stronger domestic demand the index which is compiled from a survey of purchasing executives of three hundred companies indicates a contraction if it's below fifty points under growth if it's about fifty. growing inflation or risks have become the key reason for russia's central bank to raise the benchmark refinancing great for the first time since two thousand and eight he was laughing similarly. consumer price growth will slow down this summer how well it will be tough to match their official six to seven percent inflation forecast twenty eleven we expect inflation to continue rising in the first quarter particularly in the second quarter of two thousand and eleven but starting from the middle of the year we expect the moderation and inflationary

pressures and. 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 oil prices that we currently see and what will markets. russell office of one of george and that wraps up the business boys in new york to date now you can buy most stores no web site r.t. dot com slash business.

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