shares in. the clearing collection multiples of. the particles are moving medicine. but they. are an intervention in troubled libya gets closer as the u.s. reposition its naval forces in the region and the u.k. refuses to rule out using military assets against these regime. at the same time military stated no air strikes which the western media have been reporting have actually occurred on the ground in libya more in doubt in just a few moments. he western nations have been quick to balance rearguard drives and despite use of helping the old regime. raises questions over a selective approach to democracy. and in day one of the not charile that

a lot of russians police are trying to use public trust in the force but many say to leave obviously. this is all from moscow the u.s. has started repositioning its heavy hitting ships in the mediterranean triggering speculation of a nation invasion of libya or britain is vowing to threatening to use military force against his regime there and that is in london with more. the strongest sign among several strong signs that they are ramping up this pressure is this repositioning of the u.k. the u.s. is warships in the region we've seen the aircraft carrier u.s.s. enterprise which is literally bristling with choice of planes moved from pirate

duty so patrolling for pirates off the coast of somalia down now to the mouth of the suez suicide canal which is within a flying distance of libya and there's talk that it might be moved even closer and we've also heard u.k. prime minister david cameron talk about setting up a no fly zone in libya that essentially means that any aircraft that takes off inside libya will potentially be able to be shot down by u.k. and allied forces under the assumption that aircraft that do take off are headed to be turned against the libyan people themselves and that in fact is similar to a position that was taken against saddam hussein a no fly zone was imposed in iraq ahead of the invasion of iraq and we also heard talk that there's a possibility that jets will be based in u.k. and cross bases in cyprus to perform those functions and we've also heard reports out will be its own confirms that western powers are also preparing to arm. forces

inside libya and of course this all comes against the backdrop of a very strong statement from the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton he said that the u.s. is ready to offer and i quote any type of assistance to libyans who wish to oust gadhafi and in all of this we shouldn't forget that there is still usable u.s. naval base in of rain that's the headquarters of the u.s. navy's fifth fleet and thousands of sorties cheering the gulf war were flown from bahrain over to iraq and it could be an important base in any military intervention . in libya a source inside the kremlin is cooling. a living political course but notwithstanding russia it feels that the international community should concentrate on sanctions in order to punish the un has imposed trade restrictions an arms embargo and has also frozen foreign assets all of which is intended to store the

regime of cash that might be intended to hire foreign mercenaries to support the russians also against this no fly zone that's being proposed by cameron and others and also the international community together with russia supports a u.n. security council unanimous vote she referred libya and more specifically could daffy international criminal court for an investigation into. those of human rights during this time of crimes against humanity that may have taken place in libya whilst seeming to turn the army on his own people the argument being that of course and his loyal supporters will presumably think twice about turning the army in and other weapons on its own people if it thinks that the full force of international law will be brought down against it remains to be seen whether this military intervention will in fact take and take place to whether this is just threats to. his supporters and whether in fact these sanctions and this action by the

international court of human rights will be in our own international relations expert john not been told r.t. the nato members news are all designed to get a foothold in crumbling country. i certainly think military intervention is on the cards we know it's on the cards because government leaders have said they're not ruling it out libya is an important state and the west does want to try to establish some sort of control over the situation it's because it wants to recuperate the situation it wants to muscle in and appropriate to itself developments which it did but which it did not did not and this year it gets away as a repeat of the west muscling in on the situation and trying to present itself in a virtuous light by bringing the crimes or other prosecutions against the libyan leadership whereas of course as we all know the west including my own country britain has got its hands very dirty with the libyan leadership over recent years where the reports of libya mobilizing its air force against its own people spread

quickly around the world but russia's military chief says they've been monitoring from space and that it just tell a different story artie's any pollution. at this point we have information from russia's joint staff we are saying that they have monitoring the situation in libya from space spies that allied since the beginning of the unrest in the country and according to them some of the reports why they made by the western media are not entirely corresponding to the pictures that they are getting to be more precise the courty to al-jazeera and to b.b.c. on the twenty second of february libyan government has inflicted the air strikes on bin ghazi and on tripoli and according to russia's military the have not registered any of those airstrikes according to them the pictures show that nothing all of that sort has been going on the ground now if we also focus on the pictures on the footage that we've been getting from the country we may be able to notice that

there are absolutely no signs of any destruction inflicted by attacks from air or by leaving air force in those pictures so at this point russia's military is saying that as far as they're concerned they have not seen any attacks so they can pretty much make a judgment that those attacks which the western media has been reporting on probably not being made the russian military is also working in very close cooperation with russia's ministry of foreign affairs than they're monitoring not just the military situation not just tripoli and other cities and we be out there also paying a very close attention to the oil extraction facilities and they are keeping us up to date as to what is happening on the ground from space. or media reports suggest the libyan leader has found his closest ally in the company named by europe's last to taste of batteries but without these planes the nudging spots in the capital minsk something the russian foreign ministry deny. a possible

connections between the team. according to experts from the stockholm based international peace research institute sixty two aircraft two course in the middle of february from the air base in belle russia in the town of but on the beach and headed for the libyan town of sao paolo which according to experts is indeed a key strategic center in in libya this base from where the sixty two airplanes took off in bel air was is as represents a stockpile of different weaponry gooding rocket launchers and machine guns and all other sorts of weaponry and allegedly they headed for libya now this allegedly transfer of weaponry from belarus to libya happened before the u.n. security council imposed an embargo on all weapons sales to libya this is the latest in a string of different allegations connecting in tripoli which surfaced in the last several weeks several days ago media outlets reported that i witness is supported

mercenaries from belarus fighting on the could duffy side on the side of conduct these troops in libya i'm under several media outlets reported that khadafi is private jet was ported landing in a men's airport before flying back to libya these claims have been denounced by the country's foreign ministry which called them insinuations against minsk. keep you updated throughout the day on developments in the middle east and north africa and of course there's always more news and analysis available on our website . or those behind the arab uprising for having no trouble finding friends in the west but it's an abrupt change of heart for those countries supporting the previous.

regimes for decades he's got us here now reports of the deep suspicion that the u.s. and its allies are tailoring democracies to fit their interests. demonstrations for regime change across the arab world have split like wildfire western powers of come up backing the protests demanding regime change dramatically changing the colors supporting the ousting 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 they wish to shown an ellicott approach to democracy in the arab world six years ago elections in gaza were hailed internationally as a massive milestone for the middle east. the representatives from the west renowned political figures and organizations who were present during the election and monitored it confirm its authenticity to the world. but when the results were in

that authenticity for is ignored one preview. of standing here is the. very worst and the board democracy is wrong it's good for them and grip is not good for. their interests were not supported and the west most certainly did not support the new how much government despite being voted in by more than sixty percent of gazans western power was labeled him as a terrorist organization. there are not really many instances of genuine democracy in the west if you will for democracy but when people make a democratic choice only choosing among us if used 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 boot it out from boycott and sanctions which raises the question why support felix's in the first

place but not there are come. i believe the u.s. is in constant need of regimes to go along with this policy is the shooter serve the west because bruises will be elected by their own people. but i believe that the americans. don't really know how to handle this situation relationship is good enough for the world. there were times when. him and they were the support of them but 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 winning favor in the east he's 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. after the advent of president obama. welcome

to the new america under mr obama. i would have hoped that. the administration under president obama. the protesters across the arab world hoping to topple dictators in the quest for democracy may find that the choice may not be as free as they'd hoped for with a meeting hand from a far still pulling the strings policy r.t. tel aviv. well claims that the american minute she's been getting its own way by psychologically manipulating the country's decision making is raising high court on capitol hill wearing stone magazine says on the officials ordered groups then as the psyops teams to put pressure on congressman this is in afghanistan to get more money and support for the war. you can take up a story. 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 is the head of a special unit that conducts psychological operations now information support operations said he was told to provide quote deeper and now lasse's of pressure points we could use to leverage the delegation for more funds. my job in psyops is to clean with people's heads you can't see any need to behave the way we want them to behave and perhaps and from doing that to our own people when you ask me to try to use these skills on senators and congressmen you're crossing a line and 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 a group. 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 or 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 that they 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 mission and 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 including carl levin who's the chairman of the senate armed forces committee steve israel a member of the house appropriations committee senators john mccain and out franken

i don't see how it could have affected my position. 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 and i felt it was something i wrote about and i called bob 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 whose things article at the time or about psyops one example it's. al franken who in january last year went to afghanistan with strong doubts and criticism but came back feeling much better 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 a belief certainly trust wedded to leaders during the war but you can't trust a military matters behind a war that's not really

a new experience just. to its own benefit and. unfortunately congressmen are also willing to believe that now the pentagon is looking into the matter experts say they're going to try and downplay the effect of this record lieutenant general caldwell has already been night i think given such orders but if true for many it's going to be a for the testament to the willingness of civilian control over the military and today's america i'm going to shut down to washington d.c. . well some fools. a mindgames acclaims from a former congressman tom andrews he's in washington to talk to us here live on this on his way that for being here now how cool simple is it that the country's military can actually manipulate this way. well it's clearly possible i mean there is a weapon of war

a psychological weapon of war that is so well developed that it's a part and parcel of warfare that that most countries engage in to one degree or another and of course there's an entire unit in afghanistan that is its mission is exactly that now it's one thing to train and on the of the taliban it's another thing to train it on members of congress i mean what it becomes is in effect an attempt at it a coup d'etat i mean it's not taking out. civilian authorities with an a k forty seven you're taking them out taking out they are of ject of oversight capacity by training psychological weapons of war against them this is a very very serious serious charge that has to be fully investigated not just by the pentagon but by the justice department and by both houses of congress of course you know the military is going to try to it like any kind of government anyone for that matter will try to spin the strongest best possible light on their operation i

served on the armed services committee within a month of my being in congress i was asked to go to the pentagon to meet with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general powell not because i'm sure he wanted by theories of military strategy he wanted my book perfectly acceptable but to take sophisticated psychological weapons of war and train them on your own congress was responsible for civilian oversight of the military is very very serious indeed and needs a thorough investigation not just by the pentagon but by the justice department and by the congress but as you say it is a serious challenge and if he is and it's a big if that minutes were yes what impact do you think that that will have on the war in afghanistan and political decisions on the campaign generally. well i think it just it shakes you'd have found your foundations you know if you take a look at blood were brought to book last year called obama's wars now the title

reflected the administration's battles if you will with the pentagon over afghanistan strategy and what woodward described in that book was a very angry and frustrated president obama because he couldn't get the pentagon to provide him with in the military leaders with real options in afghanistan they always came back the same one option so each described as a continuing you know give and take i mean i think that this is a. very serious charge that underscores what we've all been describing as a public policy driven by a military perspective as opposed to the broader perspective that we need to look at these conflicts in but in this case we're now learning that they're actually using psychological tools of manipulation to get their way so it's very very serious for afghanistan but even more importantly it's very serious for entire. issue of civilian oversight in the united states over the military now rolling stone magazine names you tenant general william caldwell he's in charge of training

afghan has been mostly responsible for this peter really just be the act of one man briefly if you can we don't know and that's why a full investigation has to has to occur this is a three star general responsible for the training of afghan troops placing this order for the psyops division to to to to intervene in this way it's outrageous so we need a full investigation not only in this instance but the full range of instances in which this could have happened how widespread was it who gave the order who was affected and who's responsible i can't say on angie's former congressman many times from washington my pleasure. well it's a new start for russia's police force with major changes kicking off today and it all begins the change of name and branch reforms forward after a series of high profile falderal so public trust sink to an all time low as are

you that in a lot of our reports of the lot riding on the involve all success by change of title and hopefully a change in attitudes these lines forcemeat officers are abandoning their soviet era name of meats here in favor of the world the recognisable 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 dr huge blow in recent years it's led to many zaya amongst officers and outrage from knows they're supposed to protect incidents like the supermarket rampage by officer use of course to 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 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 that there were so many accidents with

police officers we're hearing 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 cauldron of the current work the big question is whether there is the political will. to get under control to police themselves though to. each 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 and our students seem eager to absorb as much information before their upcoming exams so really that was good everyone will be tested physical knowledge of new civic duties are included in the new exams there will be

no indulgences for anyone to pass the test believe that 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 of the force is determined to turn that around reexamining redesigning the uniforms all those changes a lot of a lot of time before we implemented but one of the first things that change or resigns like the which soon will feature internationally recognisable policing kashmir as our moscow. and russian of performance art has worn off folks think their offer is own reforming our women our offices on the little or the hugs kisses the arses clay we want the goals and glue to be more relaxed with the

ball so a few months they throw their arms around lady lauren forces and claim they've already worked on several hundred offices the not all of the happy to be lungs out for a bit of free love and gases one of the key police for food is getting the food in spain else to feel liberated is a more light hearted they are no stranger to controversy having painted a giant palace want to think that it is both a rising bridget's. another look at the top stories in just a few minutes time as part of the business update with. our welcome to our business bulletin this hour saudi arabia has announced it will not boost its crude oil output until the price of brant crude which is one hundred twenty dollars a barrel has according to sources in opec. the world's biggest owner of oil

reserves announced plans to increase oil production in a move to slow down the price surge over the middle east unrest this comes as all prices continue to strengthen pushing inflationary risks up the first ever tour from manchester business school says the wave of inflation caused by the oil price hike well inevitably will to us however not immediately. if the inflation continues to be. if it continues to increase there i would think a consulate russia would feel the imperative later on not immediately because initially the companies selling to russia will bear the cost of rising. oil prices by reducing their profits and they'll be competitive pressures as well so i think it will take a while least a year or so for the prices. of important goods and services going up and the high court of london has rejected tellen or sue to perspire on

a vehicle can share holders needing to approve the deal to purchase at least when telecom and so were two thousand and ten then go come sign the deal with wind owned by egyptian billionaire and i.g.f. so various have it create the world's first largest mobile operator vice of scriber however norway's tell an oil of mental concho holder said it would vote against the deal arguing that the merger scheme would dilute its holding. u.s. stocks let go of opening tuesday gains as oil climbs back above ninety dollars a barrel and federal reserve chairman ben bernanke you can testifying to u.s. lawmakers the dow jones is down a quarter of a percent this hour and the nasdaq is trading point six percent european markets have given back to early against trading in the red losses for financial stocks and some oil companies offset gains for the mining in auto sectors banking giant has you see holding is blocking the upward trend on the footsie losing over two and

a half percent it was downgraded to neutral from buy at u.b.s. on monday's disappointing results. here in russia markets close in the red sea has ended point three percent lower and my zip lost over eight percent the indices were dragged by banking stocks and energy let's have a look at some individual share moves across we have lost one point four percent on the r.t.s. gazprom lost half a percent on the noise eggs out for the gas monopoly one the rights to develop the coverage through fields in eastern siberia reads he has lost over three percent but told us carly advanced to the third day gaining two and a half percent after an earlier report that it plans to boost prices in brazil. that's all we update for this hour i'll be back with more of. our so drunk that.

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