below thirty thousand. possible known truths every year. clearly the overthrow of the governments poses a whole different set of issues and what europe will be able to do. vocally accordingly among some of the governments most affected i mean imagine if time is not overthrown i mean business cannot proceed as usual after something will have to be done if you look on the map of libya in terms of oil production facilities will see that eighty percent of the world producing territories right now are under rebel control now europe takes over eighty five percent of libya's crude exports more than thirty percent of libyan oil goes to italy fourteen percent in germany ten percent to china in france and five percent to the united states the unrest has already promoted a spike in oil prices which climbed it to over one hundred dollars a barrel the highest point in two years and this some analysts say is just the

beginning or prices have a knock on effect to the cost of. most items because of course you need energy to. make products and deliver them to the shop so. if prices continue to stay high that will have significant inflation pressures. on europe and the world finally if a civil war breaks out in libya with the country breaking apart geopolitical implications for the region and for the world cannot be underestimated the major peril now is. is the islamists already call islamists into a pile on all over the region you know these revolutions in egypt and syria. a lot of arabs. have been. thirty million radical islamist parties. suppressed by previous regimes like muslim brotherhood in egypt for

instance. al-qaeda in libya you know al qaeda is very strong in libya actually libyan department is one of the strongest of the world maybe the second strongest after the persone one of the greatest dangers no is that al qaida. could use their troops to try to get use of the situation so they're highly volatile situation in this northern african region really bears significance not just really be egypt in algeria but really for the rest of the world. r.t. . in just a few weeks the rest since unusual spread throughout the arab world and there are growing fears it could go further still concerns that islamic radicalism will come to power. a political analyst from islamabad says that the threats are vastly overestimate. i'm one of those people who are very skeptical about for example see i guess estimates on the strength of al qaeda in the afghanistan pakistan region we

believe that it is very very dissipated very very weak right now in fact if we count the actual numbers of members of al qaeda suspected ones who might be on the ground in either of constant or pakistan currently right now i think that would be of a figure much much less than even a figure like two hundred it is premature to speak really off any religious or any extremist groups of any sort really taking over what is largely a popular discontent about issues such as governance and politics and and the performance of politicians i just suspect that some off the reports that we read in the media particularly in the western media in the in the american media the british media sometimes exaggerate the strength of al qaida and in order to serve their own strategic interests there are extremist groups but we don't see any sign really that any of them really have the capability to seize power in vibrant countries such as egypt or tunisia. well that's that will surprise the uprisings in

the middle east and north africa are dominating good media around the world where later on our national gurus nascar's arresting some herbert gauge american reaction . here in beirut lebanon watching global media and watching c.n.n. b.b.c. it's amazing because they look at the price of gas and then on one chart and then they have the dead people racking up in various regions in another chart and they're trying to figure out how many dead people it takes to keep the price of gas down a penny and this is how they see the world it's all about dead people versus the price of gas how many dead people per penny and of course if they needed kill more people to keep the price of gas down another penny then they're all for it so they have these you know cheerleaders on c. and b. c. these overly qualified only make one in kind of bouncing around saying yeah they kill people as long as gas prices are down another penny and people think this is the cage fight of america is that they've created a global cage fight to keep it but going forward stacey the fact is that price of

gas is going to continue to go higher for a lot of different reasons so marriage is going to get into some other business other than the exportation of mayhem and murder i would imagine. but you can catch a kaiser report in just fifteen minutes time here on r.t. america is losing the information war too for an english language media like al-jazeera china something t.v. and r t well that's the concern of u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton who was asked call girls for extra cash to promote the u.s. agenda around the world are going to check out reports from the washington. here is what we have learned from hillary clinton's statement we are officially at war information war by we i mean english language non-u.s. run media which provide alternative views on the world news use which often run in contrast to the coverage of events by the u.s. mainstream media story clinton was defending her department in congress she says

a major reason the state department needs money is because the u.s. is losing the information war and among those media who are winning that war hillary clinton named r t we are in an information war and we are losing that war i'll be very blunt in my assessment al jazeera is winning. the chinese have opened up a global english language and multi language television network the russians have opened up an english language network i've seen it in a few countries and it's quite instructive this is clinton says she's leading an effort to spread u.s. propaganda through new media with twitter themes in arabic and farsi but on global stage the u.s. trailed when it comes to television basically said the u.s. should step up propaganda efforts and get back quote and they gave of doing quote what we do best here is more we are engaged in an information war you know during

the cold war we did a great job in getting america's message out after the berlin wall fell we said ok fine enough of that you know we've done it we're done and unfortunately we are paying a big price for it and our our private media cannot fill that gap in fact our private media particularly cultural programming often works at counter purposes to what we truly are as americans and what our values are i remember having an afghan general tell me that the only thing he thought about americans is that all the men wrestled in the women walked around a bikini because the only t.v. ever saw was baywatch and worldwide wrestling some five years ago western media outlets including b.b.c. and c.n.n. basically had a monopoly in the coverage of world news things have changed a lot since then more and more viewers of across the world tuning to various foreign media to get a fresh take on the events our t.v. presence on you tube for example is a real hit almost sui hundred million views. something like three new in artie's

cost and growing viewership is already an indication to many that the days of media monopoly are over and people demand to polar thinking al-jazeera coverage of the unrest in the middle east and in north africa has outdone the u.s. presentation of the events while many are happy to see this emerging medium. alrighty the head of a u.s. agency that manages the country's government run international broadcasting is basically called those who are media enemies i'm talking about water isaacson's last year's infamous page to get more funding for his agency which among other media outlets runs america later and he backtracked on the. statement though and said he was nice and i've written statement last year send a pretty hostile message to for immediate trying to trying to provide a fresh perspective on world news but this once they start to have state hillary clinton basically confirmed it saying that the u.s.

is at war at an information war with foreign media for more stories you can visit our website that's r.t. dot com and there are plenty of analysis and features for you to explore including the american dream for soccer player for others the divide in the u.s. between the haves and the have lots of golf. pancakes are ready for tossing of russia as a country gets down to traditional celebrations to mark the end of winter and the start of spring the find out more about the country's oldest holiday at our two dot com. time for a quick look at some other international headlines a man armed with a handgun has attacked a bus carrying u.s. air force troops to frankfurt airport in germany killing two and wounding two others at the attacker was identified as the twenty one people crossover who worked at the airport you apparently began shooting following an alter commissioner with them he boarded the bus and was caught by police trying to flee the scene.

officials in new zealand have stated that they don't expect to pull any more survivors from collapsed buildings falling deadly earthquake a little over a week ago but just told correctly said that one hundred sixty one and most died in multi-story building switchgear passion in the city of christchurch authorities say their goal is to recover as many bodies as possible feared that the final count may rise as high as two hundred forty. the u.s. army private believed responsible for supplying a trove of documents to whistle blowing web site great leaks has sat twenty two more charges brought against him well they include aiding the enemy which can carry the death penalty although prosecutors say they won't apply for it intelligence analyst private bradley manning is currently being held at a military jail in virginia he faces a hearing in may or june to determine whether there's enough evidence to try him.

although get ready for an adventure as are close a team prepares another exciting trip around russia. just three hundred kilometers north of moscow lies the millenia old town of yellow slobbered which prides itself on its rich history and breathtaking views well despite its considerable age the talent has managed to preserve many of its original buildings its treasures and monasteries now attracting thousands of tourists who want to absorb the spirit of ancient history as well it was amazing scenery also appeals to the cinema industry as artie's lindsay france found out. it is said that one thousand years ago at the place for the volga in a coach or so rivers meet prince yaroslav the wise killed a local sacred bear with his battle axe. and then founded the town of yaroslavl the

town and region its name for has been known for drama ever sence local filmmaker yuri vacs man gave me a tour to show me why walters is the part of the some fifteen to twenty historical films with short rushing the area where we're walking or even filmed at this location to recreate moscow in one hundred forty one with stalin being driven around in his car from the kremlin to the church of the property line to the embankment time has stopped in a frame of a camera what next they are some of the region so attractive to filmmakers is that the sets have been standing for centuries nearly perfectly preserved so in studio send out their location scout stuff i did great historical setting get a slob is ready for its cost. and so is its talent alexander petrov is in the business of setting scenes with paint and a heavy dose of romantic realism. here back to ernest hemingway's the old man and the sea into an animated film on twenty nine thousand painted plates of glass and

sned the one nine hundred ninety nine academy award for animated short film he showed me how he shot the frames with a custom made motion control imax camera system. i've made several films here here i've raised my pupils and now participate in the making of my films i hope that soon they're going to have their own ideas and will start working on their own projects so my dream has come true. other movers and shakers in the industry are generating pupils of their own but in a much more physical way roman courtesans hollywood and russian movie career has taken his stand schoolyard film to a whole new level that we need to get over the past five years we've. in training people mostly boys and men and want to master this profession they come from all over russia training for a four of times a week with complex stunts it's very intensive new talents a real struggle in a board here on this carpet but there are more ways to jump into the movies than

playing with fire in jaroslava just go get a bite to eat at one of the local cafes one of the most famous of all soviet films was even a bit silly bitch changes profession a spoof on ivan the terrible and at the moscow of the sixteenth century was played by the yaroslavl town a rough stuff and here at the iran this elaborate restaurant customers of thought cinematic experience this seemed of the film are set throughout the restaurant but if you'd like to sleep on it the attached hotel is what you'll fall for it caters to the movie mind it with its time honored blockbuster themed rooms even under seal of which being the most popular for his part yuri vaccines recent film hydraulically is packed with blockbuster action but his other local repertoire is not that of the theater you're going to move through the door from the city of jaroslav is the cradle of russian theater the finest theater founded by short of

all course was the first national theatre that opened in russia it reached the heights of creative and professional flooring in its time. that may be but as long as the one thousand year old city of yaroslavl is internationally protected as a historical site able forever be known as the silent ingenue gracing the background of thousands of cinema and television screens the world over in jaroslav of one of the france r.t. . i'll be back with the headlines shortly but first the business update with your after a short break. an. hello

and a very warm welcome to the business update our top story this solid global oil major total has agreed to buy a twelve percent stake and russia's independent gas producer not going to increase its share in the company to up to twenty percent in the next three years coachella has also acquired a one fifth stake and then dishes liquefied natural gas project on the young all. i'm now joined by alexander nazarov senior one and gas analyst i have seen much of all that has more on this milestone deal it's time to thank you very much for joining us so what will the two companies gain from this strategic alliance well i would say to them in that issue of that of course is not. nordic now has a stake in its equity or international rank its major moreover to tell is one of

the leaders one of the corporate leaders in an elegy global interest so basically portal has been our financial and technology with technology resources to. implement to get these sort of courtship to find out who really gets to know one of the two current ellen g. projects largest on supports and russia and. you know. be a leader around l. and g. globally to our historically didn't have anything to crush it although the company wanted to start the military since two thousand and six it was even clear i thought i. thought i was dreams come true or we already. can you tell us a bit more about the specifics of the project how important it is i know it has huge reserves well i would say he sure if you see if you glassed he was in russia

all by gazprom has a large resources of course but the point there is not the resources themselves or the point is that russia conflict has only one planet suckering and actually these supposed to be the second one and the largest one. it is planned to be fifty percent more than the car and secondly in the. plant there so basically it would be the largest russian hallamshire plant murrell would be unique in terms of geographic or. in terms of geography it would be the nor the most elegant in the world and i think the transportation logistics referred to from there would be one of the greatest challenges for the company it's ok i did something as ira thank you very much for your analysis that was a little hundred as arsenio hall and gas analyst i've seen thank you and we still have time to have a quick look at the markets asian stocks are higher many investors are bullish

after u.s. modest growth but the turmoil in the middle east down to the sergent well prices continue to temper demand a nikkei finished point nine percent higher shares are also on the rise both chinese and global banks advanced after positive u.s. employment data to chairs middle eastern unrest and higher prices even verses worried the russian markets are continuing their rise striking asian grains and prices of pushing up energy shares companies may also see some gains as surprise for the precious metal gets higher the r.t.s. prosper psychological benchmark of two thousand points during the fights ten minutes of thursday's trade it's now again to just under point eight percent under my six is gaining the same number of points. and perhaps not the busy. but watching joining me less than one is time for more business news here on archie.

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that you have to live the. real life stories from. nineteen forty five don't. welcome back here's a quick recap of the top stories we're covering all you want is warning of a humanitarian crisis as the uprising in libya sees at least one hundred eighty thousand refugees fleeing across the border to tunisia and most of them are for neighbors. that's colonel gadhafi once again refuses to be cries for power in libya is threatening more violence if u.s. or nato forces its movie. out america's losing the information wants a war and media like al-jazeera trying to censor t.v. and are to meet all the replanted voice the concern as she asked congress for extra

passed through both the u.s. agenda. all that stuff for national group boxcars or talks about the smell of freedom in north africa and the middle east and how some are seeking to turn gadhafi into a figure of fun that's coming up next. all right welcome to the kaiser report imax kaiser we're here in beirut lebanon to get a taste of freedom as it sweeps the region freedom fighters are everywhere all across north africa the middle east and even madison wisconsin it's a global insurrection against the banker occupation with its own tunes and songs

like. this new hit from. gadhafi stacy herbert welcome back to the kaiser report max first let's play a little clip from this viral hit remakes of moammar gadhafi he's brilliant speech to the nation here we go. that's a fantastic hit sweeping the globe the population the youth the arab youth the thing they love so much about gadhafi speech is that they for forty years have known he's a totally bonkers and sane dude but the west is prancing around the world stage of various i.m.f. and those sort of meetings the west gave him legitimacy so they love how embarrassing his speech was because it was mostly embarrassing for the likes of

tony blair and george bush who's no longer in office but obama now well i mean where is tony blair is he kind of square in london things then goes into what was last year eight i mean is he as insane as gadhafi they all insane as bush in saying is dick cheney as in saying they. birds of a feather flock together i guess i would imagine these guys are all the logically insane just to get off he seems to have a more extravagant wardrobe there is also a downside has emerged from libya which is the benghazi dance oh they're going faster this is more of a trance music apparently other crowd is all waving their hands and they've slowed it down really slow so everybody does the benghazi downs. stick it's freedom i can smell. but i bring up benghazi and i wanted to show you this little screen grab i took from the television while we were watching here and it was you know the crowds in benghazi and this sign in particular this placard really stood out for me no

autocracy no despotism no nepotism no cronyism and that is universal and that is what you are calling the global insurrection against banker occupation it's the same thing it's a desk but despotic running our banking system or despots running the middle east oil you know those are for chief races all tied into one placard in the crowd these four key concepts are the push back against the corruption that's within every fiber of the lobel occupation of bankers you know we have just as much in the west but there's very little resistance i mean one of the common phrase in britain used to be tony's cronies we have the cronyism we have all of the military industrial complex we have all of the friends of george bush we have all the friends of obama and we have that partisanship that allows it to happen in in the middle east and the arab world they've been able to divide people by sectarianism by whether they're sunni or shia they cause

a split like this but in america it'll be like you know the red states get really angry and call on socialists and nazi and hitler and all this stuff for obama when he gives his buddies like rahm emanuel jobs but when george bush did it. they don't care and the same vice versa right here in beirut people talk you know that sunni shia shia sunni and in the states between red state blue state blue state red state and the powers that be like to push that that conflict which is an artificial construct really just to get people fighting with each other and not giving them any kind of basic services yet and also to allow the looting by the autocrats and the death squads they're only allowed to operate in a situation where there's huge sectarianism wherever you divide it and this brings me to this past weekend we went to a protest here in beirut secular activist planned protest and bid to topple sectarian regime so demonstrators out the street on sunday calling for the toppling

of the sectarian regime they were saying that the possibility of achieving change in a country where sectarian and partisan affiliations often defeat mass action so anytime there's a mass movements and mass anger gets quickly divided into sectarian groups that so change never comes because you pick off the opposition quickly through sectarianism right a sectarian regime so the leaders they create a bit of a cage fight where they put these competing factions into the ring and they just have a battle it out and they're charging tickets to the gym to watch the spectacle you know they're basically entertainment promoters and the other thing i've heard quite a lot by young de rubies is this concern for the arab revolutions in that they believe they had a genuine one here a few years ago until it became the cedar revolution i mean you know with the logo

and branding by the u.s. state department they came in and turned it into a sectarian right they came in and branded it in such a way as to create their interests and to ignore the interest on the ground here for those who are trying to escape this artificial conflict and construct but the u.s. . course is very concerned about only the oil price and you can see that in the cartoons here they depict cartoons of a giant big uncle sam america only concerned about the price of oil rising rising rising and behind them there are dead libyan freedom fighters and they don't care about the dead people they don't care about the torture going on because of course the cronyism in the west they have their oil deals that tony blair signed with b.p. and exxon right well being here in beirut lebanon watching global media and watching c.n.n. b.b.c. it's amazing because they look at the price of gas and then on one chart and then they have a dead people racking up in various regions and another chart.