because it saw oil be a big free beer in iraq if their major export there was broccoli the u.s. navy repositions its fleets in the mediterranean as the prospect of outside military intervention in libya becomes a possibility also claims that gets us to have stockpiles of chemical weapons and killed the run up to the iraq war. and his protest is in libya i hope for the rest of the support we take a look at the history would suggest that support only applies to the proces that truong. and outrage are the allegations this new grass is the logical warfare unit to use online tricks on the status is secure more cash and troops

raising fears into the military change of policy it's. very warm welcome to you this is from last year the u.s. has begun a repositioning of ships in the mediterranean triggering speculation of a naysayer invasion of libya british ship planes are reportedly been moved to an air base in cyprus for possible ration it comes as libya is a long time in colonel gadhafi remains seized in the capital tripoli with opposition forces nearby correspondent he's only one has more from neighboring egypt. but what we're seeing at the moment is the united states navy moving their fleet into the met in the mediterranean into strategic positions around libya this comes after the u.s.

secretary of state hillary clinton said it's 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 most 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 been mentally said that they will not support any form of outside intervention outside a chip into libya this could lead to. the being thrown around a coalition of the willing just those 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 me 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 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 things have to be very clear sanctions i guess. treason there are so. in europe that's ok but no need to imperialist adventurism in norse in ask if the next they're being discussed already. in washington would be

a need to. 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 falling on. to and so there is fighting continuing we're also hearing reports of heavy weapons being used against opposition forces we have seen this in the past and 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 could be themself as 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. that reporting from all the transvaal calls

itself the lensing says it's not the libyan people but interest in the car. driving us. the only reason they're interested in 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 and i guess cocoa was that that you know much of a national priority they will try anything but we already heard hillary clinton say that they're willing to do anything to anybody in libya that needs aid so they're putting it out there already they're talking about no fly zones and they have cockers see is just beyond belief i mean for example they did has anybody called for a war criminal trials against mubarak as they are. and you know in all of the the world is the western world of calling for his head but the other heads in bahrain

and in yamin and in egypt or are you know they're ok chimneys you leave them alone but they're calling for gadhafi said why because it's the oil yet think we'd be in iraq if that major export there was broccoli. you're with also coming up later this hour how you go. now the pentagon is looking into the matter experts say they're going to try and downplay the effect but this report controversies u.s. special forces units are accused of using psychological tricks on leading politicians to secure extra. it's the first day of a major overhaul of russian born pulls a major thing a name change from the leads to police but all of the reforms concrete warnings all purely cosmetic. many western countries have gone out of their way to

throw support behind elf risings in the arab world it comes out change of heart as they had supported these regimes the decades and is drawn further attention to a foreign policy that only seems to like democracies tailored to western interests and tries to undermine all those which are just hamas in gaza what aussies one of sleep now. demonstrations for regime change across the arab world have spread like wildfire dictators like hosni mubarak in egypt a fall in one in libya many believe the forty one years of rule by a more moderate duffey are nearing an end western powers of come up that he would protest demanding regime change dramatically changing the colors it's apportioning the al sting of authoritarian rulers they backed 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 the west has shown an approach to democracy in the arab world six years ago elections in gaza were

hailed internationally as a mass of moscow and for the middle east. representatives from the west renowned political figures and organizations who were present during the election and monitored it confirmed its authenticity to the world. but when the results were in that authenticity was ignored. standing here is the. very worst support democracy is wrong it's good for them and give it is not good for. their interests. supporters and the west most certainly did not support the new her must government despite being voted in by more than sixty percent of gazans western powers labeled him as a terrorist organization. they're not really many instances of genuine democracy in the west the people for democracy but when people make a democratic choice like choosing among us to refuse to help

a western democracy is a false democracy a democracy double standards for the benefit of europe. which is why as soon as hamas was voted in western governments got busy with trying to booted out for boycott and sanctions which raises the question why support free elections in the first place but not there are come. on. you know i believe the west is in constant need of regimes to go along with its policies they should either serve the west be its proteges or be elected by their own people. i believe that the americans. don't really know how to handle this situation relationship is good for you were. there were times when your post him and him and there were a time when you support the pm when he gave them the oil but now he's no longer of use and like to take his elsewhere who at the start of the year were in favor of the waste he's been ditched the hopes in 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. that the administration under president obama would have done better the protesters across the arab world hoping to topple dictators in the quest for democracy may find the choice may not be as free as they'd hoped for with a middling hand from afar still calling the strings policy r.t. tel aviv. oh don't forget to get more on all of our stories of dot com for more of the day's news and analysis all as he through some of what's online view right now . your pants will have to suppress that time from the kids as the government bans

officials from spending state funds on expensive goods like furniture calls and it's. also available online we reported on claims that six of forces were burned alive in staples in central russia to stop the spread of african swelling. the recent revelations by rolling stone magazine about the u.s. army's alleges use of psychological operations on congressman have created a stir in the u.s. it's going the sign ups as they're called were used as a means of securing more military funding and support for the war in afghanistan now there are fears that u.s. military hawks are extending too much influence into politics is. can reports.

were u.s. lawmakers brainwashed by the military when making key decisions on supporting the escalation 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 congressional delegations to manipulate them into backing more funding and troops for the war there they have a special unit that conducts psychological operations now term gain from nation support operations said he was told to provide quote deeper and now it says of pressure points we could use to leverage the delegation from more fronts my job in science is to clear with people's heads to get the enemy to be here we we want them to be. seen from doing that to a room people when you ask me to try to use these skills on senators and congressmen you're crossing a lying 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 foreign 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 or to have oversight over what the pentagon was doing and because the pentagon not wanting that every oversight as much and wanting to extract more resources from the senate to support their men mission in used 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 our 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. so we'll see what happens but 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 it's you know you feel as if the military is manipulating 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 quote 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 so we need a political solution not a military one generals don't bring wars to it and politicians do but some say the reported use of psychological tactics to influence politicians could be happening not only in of garrison but here in washington as well. tends to be a belief that you can't necessarily trust what you call leaders during the war but you can't trust the military behind a war that's not really the case in the military is to just as eager to spin events that it thinks to its own benefit and. unfortunately congressmen are all too willing to now the pentagon is looking into the matter experts say they're going to try and downplay the effect of this report lieutenant general caldwell has already denied having given such orders but if true so many it's going

to be a further testament to the what willingness of civilian control over the military in today's america i'm going to check on our key washington d.c. . it is take a look now at small international headlines in grief and a day found when three children have been taken hostage on the pirates. in the indian ocean they say the ship sent a distress signal thursday and is now headed to somalia or picked up with everything in its power to secure the family's release somali pirates on a serious threat to regional shipping lanes a total of thirty one brussels six hundred eighty eight such is the current. fashion designer john galliano was facing up to six months and persian over remarks in a video posted online appears to insult a woman about the holocaust as well as telling her that he loves hitler and i was

arrested after three people accused him of racial if you were to step into the fifty year old has denied the allegations that has been suspended from your fashion else to do further investigation. and you out quite as strong in new zealand's capital wellington there are no reports of any damage or casualties with the trauma not the loss it's quite devastated quite tragic it comes as a blunt across the country flood hard to minute moral silence commemorating those who perished in the result the death toll in kharkiv hundred and fifty five little war with the dozens still missing it's like he's in much higher. well scientists could soon be able to predict up to ten days ahead when and where an earthquake could strike it sounds to work by our russian joint project analyses and speaking to one of the experts involved in

a full up shortly it is quite takes to. the idea is that hopefully in the future if we can understand the relationship between signals in the on a sphere and earth quakes we might ultimately be able to create a constellation spacecraft which would be able to predict the main damage from an earthquake is not the actual earth quake itself which usually before and that sort of thing that happened after the earthquake and you can prevent a lot about you know if you know things like to turn off the gas mains to turn off the electricity to reduce the likelihood of fire and just to prepare people for the likelihood of an earthquake so you'll save a lot of lives that way. major reforms of russia's police are coming into effect for the first time from today clearing a name change it follows a series of high profile scandals which the public trust in the fourth sink to an

all time low as our. report says a lot riding on the plane a success and it's hoped it would go far beyond here is magic. a change of title and hopefully a change in attitudes these line fortunately officers are abandoning their soviet era name of meat there 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. people stressed of the boys in blue has been dealt a huge blow in recent years it's led to any society amongst officers and outrage from knows they're supposed to protect dissidents like a supermarket rampage by officer you've sick of open fire and 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 birth ect where there were so many accidents with police officers we're hearing illegally in russia during the 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 cauldron of 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 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. everyone will be tested physical ability knowledge of new

law civic duties all those are included in the new exams it will be no one jordan says for anyone either 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 the force is determined to turn that around re-examining redesigning the uniforms all those changes will take a lot of time before the element is but one of the first things to change all the signs like these which soon will feature internationally recognisable policing casuarinas are. parts moving these. legs the business of.

polo and a very warm welcome to the business. has more than doubled gas deliveries to italy after the country was caught from its sleep. because that's you soon enough from the national energy security fund says the current unstable situation on the energy markets may give russia extra. russia may be the last hope of european union in this situation in the dish. in which the oil and energy is still everywhere very important commodity and remains true also feel so liberalization of access to guest qype and system it means that if you have no gas completion this is packages. because. gasper on. his direct way from our gas wells to final consumers in european union and that we

must remember the serious decline of the may suggest but actually european union so that is the way i absolutely sure that there will be no serious amount of i don't guess of european union. and or oil prices have continued to strengthen as the islands leave the stokes uncertainty on the market some the united nations imposed sanctions on the country just cost the macro economic impact i think we're all sorts we're now joined by professor smiler from manchester business school thank you very much for joining us how will surging oil prices impact inflation well inflation was going up in certain countries like in the u.k. in the us as well we've got a big increase in oil prices definitely political instability and uncertainty will push oil prices i mean facial globally to a higher level but what happened to the so-called currency was have pipe oil prices and inflation put an end to them for now i think we have the american fred

quantitative easing which which started the currency wars by putting pressure on. even brush and mobile and ought a bit between us and china. value but i don't think. it is one way or the currency wars because the. us was kind of blaming china for manipulating its currency and then the brazilians the bric countries said no it is the quantitative easing in the us. because of manipulation because by reducing interest rates through intervention money supply you can influence the currency rates as wrote so i think that was the sort of debate between the countries and the term currency wars was used but i think

we'll have turmoil in currency markets basically we have more instability in sterling is because of high place in the u.k. . and expect an interest rate rise in the u.k. is going to come on the i think pressure in some markets and we have uncertainty in europe about the debt problem in greece is not really sold people are talking about whether priests should. whether it's going to default or restructured there and the problems in ireland and portugal and so on so you will be under pressure and the code and sort of instability uncertain oil prices will not help you either and us as well increasing inflation in the in the u.s. duty high oil prices will put some pressure on the dollar as well because we expect a slight increase in interest rates in the states so i think. we're going to have

lots of turmoil. uncertainty in currency markets in countries like russia as well i mean the ruble is benefiting from higher energy prices but is it sustainable and so on so it's going to be a very. rough sort of sees as far as currencies are concerned i think in the next two three years but fundamentally we haven't really sold globally the financial crisis we have we banks financial markets not operating properly and this political uncertainty being added. we'll see lots of turmoil in terms markets speaking about the rebuild what do you think about the idea of internationalizing through what helped push moscow into an international financial center well at the moment i mean with the ruble denominated bonds in sort of

popular with some sectors in the in the investment world whether that can sort of make ruble. an international currency that people would like to invest in the investors and the central bankers would like to think i think there's a long way to go because the economic fundamentals in russia really needs to change and the exports from russia need to diversify rather than relying on the. sort of commodity. i think is very important for for for. we currently have. an international investors see currencies as a class in itself so i think. i think rational thought is need to be careful these . ruble denominated don't make. asset class but

as a currency that reflects the fundamentals of the country and for export and the investors in the country to be able to make long term investment decisions we are so worried about what will happen to rue ball in the next six months or next two years but i think the d.v.d. the banking system is very important to the extent that the russian banks are stable strong and the central bank has an authority i think those institutional strengths are as important as issue in a ruble denominated bonds in international markets but still along with the will to go before it becomes a reserve currency right i thank you very much for your analysis myal air turk from manchester business school where thank you and that wraps up the business bulletin joining me unless someone has time for more business news and get most or a small website archly dot com slash business.

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