crash fire finds a breakout of grandson libya as the company spiraled somewhat civil incumbents are more market down the brownouts of non-certified incidents fears of a mounting threat. the u.s. is amassing its naval sea systems and closer to libya as international voices continue to raise concerns as a foreign intervention. we are in an information war and we are losing that war the u.s. state department says it needs billions of dollars to fight off the onslaught of the liberal media leading our city. and in our rush

a close up series we'll take you to the ancient city of dallas troubled with historic tastes drop. very welcome to this is our t.v. live from the libyan town of brega turns into a bloody battleground world position finds a government sheaves class for the second day in a row reports suggest colonel gadhafi has ordered air strikes over the oil rich town all the countries that witnessing the most deadly of all the arab revolts with over two thousand reported killed during more than a fortnight a fight to international community has condemned the harsh methods used to crack down on the opposition this comes as the u.s. the boys. troops of the two warships already approaching libyan shore was

a move that is raised fears of foreign intervention meanwhile the un has warned of the growing humanitarian crisis on the stand this he and water where hundreds of thousands are stranded after fleeing libya. reports from tunis is the capital struggles to cope with the huge influx of refugees. some one hundred eighty thousand people have fled libya with seventy five thousand of them already reaching here interim is yet another thirty thousand are waiting at the border to follow through now throughout the day tuesday resumed writing between government troops loyal to leader moammar gadhafi as well as opposition forces according to residents and eyewitness reports they were need air strikes in the town of brega where just yesterday fourteen people were killed and now the chant was briefly taken over by government forces before not we here it is firmly back in the hands of the rebels it is not nearly two weeks of violence and one of the guthrie is losing control

over the eastern half of his country but he has vowed to stay in power and continue fighting against this backdrop it is becoming increasingly imaginable that there could be some kind of foreign intervention in libya the u.s. has already sent warships that have reached the mediterranean and are making a great reward to libya we are hearing that four hundred u.s. soldiers are in the mediterranean right now really to board these will ships at the same time the british prime minister david cameron continues to put a no fly zone there are many of the international community who are against this including the arab league as well as russia they say that it's creates a scenario where you have to have some kind of short term solution been put on the table but no long term prognosis in terms of how this will play out we are hearing the same from locals here there are against any kind of international intervention with opposition leaders saying as much when they say that it will spread the conflict it will undermine the democratic movement

a nigga same time we're hearing that a no fly zone will involve military attacks on libya's air defenses now this was done in other countries such as iraq and then it proved that it is unlikely to halt the regime's helicopter and ground operations of anything it runs the risk of expanding the violence here as gadhafi will then have the justification he needs to merely step up his fighting and his campaigns against people who oppose him. r.t. to his ear. phyllis bennis director of the institute for policy studies and these foreign powers are not seeking intervention but all are trying to use the crisis to establish bonds with the rising leadership. this is an old story in washington where humanitarian intervention is the excuse of the day i don't think we're going to see the possibility of troop deployments or even necessarily ship involvement i

think this is partly a show of force to intimidate the duffy and to make nice as it were to the new leadership that will be rising in libya to create a new government when gadhafi is overthrown there is no doubt that people in washington and london and elsewhere are scurrying around desperate to figure out ways of ensuring that they get in on the ground floor with these new these new governments that are going to be in power there are oil companies that it chevron and b.p. rather than russian or chinese or other oil companies the people of libya face an even harder challenge than then the people of egypt and tunisia and other countries that have existing governmental institutions in place that they can take over and use as the base in libya there are no such institutions there is no parliament there is no constitution all of this is being created whole cloth it's an incredibly exciting moment for people in libya but they're paying a huge price in blood to make that possible the democratic revolution that is

underway in libya are indigenous home grown revolutionary processes and they don't need us government forces to teach them about democracy they are claiming it on their own and that needs to be respected. again law says that history has shown that imposing western style democracy in the arab world simply doesn't work. we had several cases several examples of so to speak w d p words demonstrate the practice of imposing democracy in our world by france and european union for example in ages in algeria when free and fair elections are led to the victory of a really cool islamists and army had to take to take the power we all saw the results are were free and fair transparent elections in palestine were hamas won and everybody was very unhappy in the west so if you're just going with the with

the more with the motor with the cliche here but to an undeveloped our society our of the arab world today you will not see the results which you want to sing so i think that of course there will be a lot of advisors that will be many consultants who will be trying to educate. you or bleeders about western modals. i think that the arab world will produce its own image of the world democracy very soon. but they missed the full interview with me and i get off coming up in just around twenty minutes time here our team. now the libyan crisis is showing no signs of dying down and is now being felt far beyond its borders the price of oil has skyrocketed as a result with thousands that have a grand thing to neighboring countries artie's any collusion i think the racial.

let's look at the implications of the ongoing unrest in the northern african region and what it means for the rest of the world geographically libya tunisia egypt iran and these are just some of the countries affected by the civil unrest there just across the sea from europe and this to me that hundred forty thousand people have already fled unrest in libya into neighboring tunisia and egypt but the likelihood the actually still there is rather slim italy has already received as many as ten thousand refugees who continue to pour into the country france greece and spain and may just be next in line even before. the prospect of massive immigration has always been europe's wars. in real terms it has never been substantial and we have always been below thirty thousand. possible entries every year. clearly the overthrow of the government supporters

a whole different set of issues in what europe will be able to do. it depends on the ability of actually coordinating among some of the governments most affected i mean imagine if time coral gadhafi is not overthrown i mean business cannot proceed as usual after something will have to be done if i look on the map of libya in terms of oil production facilities will see that eighty percent of all 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 summer analysts say is just the beginning or prices have a knock on effect. the cost of of most most items because of course you need

energy to. make products and deliver them to shops 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 coming is the islamists already call islamists coming into power one all over the region you know these revolutions in egypt in syria in tunisia all of the arab speeds they have been islamic yet if you'll see thirty million radical islamist parties that have been suppressed by previous regimes muslim brotherhood in egypt for instance. in libya you know is there is strong in libya actually

libyan department is one of the strongest of the maybe the second strongest part of the people one of the greatest dangers is that i'll. try to get use of the situation so they're highly volatile situation in this northern african region really very significant not just believe. but really for the rest of the world if you recall the party. coming up in just a couple of moments and spring rush is great to see. the sun all plays out do you visit central russian city of yaroslavl stay with us to find out why the city is falling like. bring the skies a russian fighter jet flight test with flying colors because it is here on r.t. . the u.s. is losing an information war to alternative media outlets including our t.v.

that's the message from hillary clinton to congress members who are questioning the state department's forty seven billion dollars budget request for next year. can reports the u.s. secretary of state says washington needs to step up its propaganda efforts clinton mostly finding her department budget in congress she says a major reason the state department needs why he is because the u.s. is losing the information war and among those media who are winning that war hillary clinton named our clique 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 when one says she's leading an effort to spread u.s. propaganda through new media with twitter feeds in arabic and farsi but on global stage the u.s. prevailed when it comes to television basically said the u.s.

should step up propaganda efforts and get back quote in the game of doing what we do best here is more 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 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 in bikini's because the only t.v. ever saw it 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 in 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 three hundred million views c.n.n. something like three million al-jazeera the coverage of the unrest in the middle east and north africa has outdone the u.s. presentation of events while many are happy to see this emerging media variety the head of the u.s. agency that manages the country's government run international broadcasting is basically called those who are media enemies this was this character of state hillary clinton basically confirmed it saying that the us is at war at an information war with foreign media. the us is being left behind in the global media race because the country isn't committed to freedom of speech that wouldn't invest journalist danny schechter. the united states feels on the defensive in part because it can no longer monopolize not only the terms of you know the sarti

in these countries but also the terms of the debate there's other information out there there are other points of view and those points of view are profoundly damaging to a country that believes that it's point of view is the only point of view who should be the only point of view so hillary clinton one day is the founding the internet the next day the administration is proposing all kinds of regulations and ways to cross the internet if possible you know there's no real commitment to the kind of freedom of the u. verse speech there we really need it for going to be a democracy at home and you know a community of nations overseas we can't dictate what people believe anymore. the international headlines this hour and a suicide bomber has blown up a bank in northern iraq killing at least eight people eight others were wounded in the blast in the town of had over court say the attack targeted people queuing at

the bank to collect their salaries security personnel was that the among the words to be the first major attack. the nine five were killed in a suicide attack. three hundred christians to the streets to start a protest against the nation of the country's minority minister should be with killed of wednesday when it millicent gunned down. this assassination two months of a high profile of pain in the country's streets plants minerals meanwhile elsewhere in the country a powerful explosion targeting police in northwestern pakistan killed at least three offices and for civilians. is even of corrigan's they've given up hope of finding any more survivors. last week's devastating earthquake hit the city of christ church officials say they have transitioned from a rescue or recovery operation will now look for the remains of feet since the

death toll currently six hundred sixty one but police estimate a final figure maybe as high as two hundred forty most multi-story buildings which came crashing down leaving a way for the rescue operation will allow the team to use heavy machinery all come out stronger. german officials say the suspects in the slaying of two american servicemen are frank who has confessed targeting the u.s. military it's ok he said he acted alone was identified as a twenty one year old class very rational working out the act and a parent he began shooting following around with the military brass now he boarded the balsam was caught by police while trying to flee the scene prosecutors believe the shooting was motivated by islamic extremism. and now it's time to sit back relax and enjoy a brand new tour around russia can't see our close up seeing. travels

in three hundred kilometers north of moscow to the city of yaroslav or would have gazans years of history and breathtaking views the attraction for tourists cheer is obvious locals take great pride in their commitment to preserving the city's all because actually with that was leveled the home of brushes old this is a result in the bronx is going to find out history instead of all kinds of huns in this cultural hub. it is said that one thousand years ago at a place where the volga and the coach are so rivers meet prince yaroslav the wise killed a local sacred bear with his battleaxe 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. the thoughts of what some fifteen to twenty historical films

were short rushing the area where we're walking or even filmed at this location to recreate moscow in nineteen forty one in style and being driven around in this car from the kremlin to the church of the prophet elijah to the embankment time has stopped in the frame of a camera what makes the asaba region so attractive to filmmakers is that the sets have been standing for centuries nearly perfectly preserved so in studios send out their location scouts to fight a great historical setting get all slava is ready for its close. and so is its talent alexander petrov is in the business of setting scenes with paint and a heavy dose of romantic realism. here dab to ernest hemingway's the old man and the sea into an animated film on twenty nine thousand painted plates of glass and snag the nineteen 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 for. other movers and shakers in the industry are generating pupils of their own but in a much more physical way roman kurtz in hollywood and russian movie career has taken his stand schoolyard film to a whole new level you need to get over the past five years we've been training p. mostly boys and men who want to master this profession they come from all over russia training for a four of times a week with conflict starts its very intensive new talents and real start men aboard here on this carpet but there are more ways to jump into the movies than playing with fire in jaroslav all 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 which changes profession a screw and ivan the terrible in it the mask of the sixteenth century was played by the yaroslavl town of rough stuff and even this elaborate restaurant customers at the thought cinematic experience this scenes 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 minded with its time honored blockbuster themed rooms evander seeley bitch being the most popular for his part yuri vacs men's recent film hydraulic is packed with blockbuster action but his other local repertoire is not it's that of the theater. and the city of yaroslav all is the cradle of russian theatre the finest theatre founded here by short of all of was the first national theatre that opened in russia and it reached the heights of creative and professional force and its charm. well that may be but as long as the one thousand

year old city of yaroslav will is internationally protected as a historical site it will forever be known as the silent arjen knew gracing the background of thousands of cinema and television screens the world over. now the second spritz type of russia's jet program has successfully completed its test flight this plane was up in the air for almost an hour the jet said to be equipped and some of the most involved aviation equipment on the planet it's capabilities include being able to mount on long legs and fly in the most challenging weather conditions the fifth generation on deserts making and the rupture in twenty fifteen apprise tank is estimated at about one hundred million dollars. for the top stories blogs that videos and not sward you log on to all of sites all to you dot com here's a taste for some life you right now brush up on the recent dead long wait for the

jews of the mistral call ships' in a deal where always a billion euros is abortion but seems sides of clashed over the profits. in jude law kevin spacey and make a giant i'll be bound for being talked about in better exam for officials that's a blunt place to say famous things around media outlets find out why on long. island president medvedev marks one hundred fifty years since announcing ation reform in russia during his trip to st petersburg discover the history of slavery in the country and the role of the liberators all that and more i saw you don't hold. the nation's business deals in the way now with the mutual.

well welcome to business are so good to have your company global oil major total has agreed to buy a twelve percent stake in russians and gas reducer an overtrick designed to increase its share in the company to up to twenty percent in the next three years now to tell is also quite a one fifth stake in the ambitious liquefied natural gas project on the potential of r.t. correspondent that it was the details the deal will benefit both companies to tell will become the first and the main international investor in the to participate in the development of vast gas resources of the american insua while the novel tag will benefit from the investment and experience of the international world giant never takes cheers have grown thirty percent in the past three months only raising the value of the stake to four point seven billion dollars adds today's prices

which is obviously more than in two thousand and four however the c.e.o. of the of french company christopher demar jury said that the tile is paying around four billion dollars for the twelve percent stake which they hope to increase to fifteen percent within a year and to nineteen percent within a nineteen point four percent within three years pressure is a very attractive country for investors which is even more obvious to the instability that we're currently facing. now the amal ellen g. aims to start production of the ellen g. in two thousand and sixteen and is designed to produce around fifteen million tonnes of gas per year the project needs twenty eight billion dollars of investment and the c.e.o. of the another tag me his son says that they will suit stores soon start looking for other participants in the project. we are considering bringing in

several other foreign partners into the project they will be able to get up to forty nine percent we're now negotiating with a number of possible partners and we expect to make a final decision by the end of the year however towel will stay as the majority shareholder in the project the analysts say that it is good that a tile was picked as it is it will only compliment the implementation of the project and this new production deal between total and overtake opens new heights for the global energy industry. i've seen much of what. currently russia has only one large oil and she plotted circling and to tell will be is planned to be able fifty percent larger than cyclists so it will be the largest legit plant in russia moreover it will be the most northern. line in the world so basically it will help other companies to create a technology is a political for probably all the contras. look at the markets now start with europe

european stocks higher frequency and adding around one point three percent of the hypos and wall street crime in oil prices avoid sentiment that's coupled with the european central banks decisions and leave interest rates unchanged at one percent of earn a real terms there are some of the biggest gainers in london there are more than two point two percent. there is optimism is also seen in russia the r.t.s. across the psychological benchmark of two thousand points then is now gaining one point eight percent a nice six up point nine percent a little more detail some of the stocks in over tech shares did shoot up more than four percent in morning trading on the back of news that france is going to stake in the company however quick profit taking as early gains now actually musing point three percent oil prices are backing investor interest in energy shares lukoil is up more than two percent is a percent higher on the my six point seven percent. that's after news that russia's

biggest steelmaker agreed to sell three of its five u.s. based on profitable single plants to brant crude group versus also largely ignored the company's fourth quarter twenty loss of more than three hundred fifty million dollars so let's tell also says the growing demand in both home and overseas markets would boost sales and production in twenty eleven. so for now i will be back next hour with an update headlines are next with stay with us.

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