considine reports and confusion coming from libya with the public unsure of what is happening meanwhile dozens of people have been children fish fighting and hundreds more injured join me for an update in a few moments from the libyan border and. egypt adjusts to life after revolution officials say the shadow cast by the unrest is costing the country millions every month in lost dollars. dictator or revered leader fifty eight years after his death joseph stalin still

divides opinion hard he takes a look at one of history's most controversial figures. broadcasting live from our studios in central moscow this is our t.v. we're certainly glad to have you with us in libya opposition forces are locked in battle with government forces in zawiya a strategic city close to the capital tripoli reports say at least seventy people have been killed and around three hundred wounded in colonel khadafi attempt to regain control of the rebel stronghold or he's palace leader filed this report. on saturday the libyan leader moammar gadhafi launched a fresh military offensive he's trying to retake some of the towns he's lost in the past eighteen days of fighting there were some seventy people killed those are the latest reports we're receiving and more than three hundred people injured with

reports of strikes and live ammunition and growing fears that libya is descending into civil war most of the fighting is in the key towns of libya such as we are which is something the kilometers from the capital tripoli and the oil rich port of north. has reportedly suggest that rebel leaders are in control slowly making their way towards the capital city of tripoli in zawiya itself at drawn the gadhafi forces launched an attack they fired mortar shells they used machine guns and throughout most of saturday heavy fighting happened there the latest word we have from the rebel leaders themselves of that they remain in control inside of the town and we're hearing from government forces that they're in control around the perimeter now this is an important town because it is so close to the capital and if the rebels are able to maintain a presence there they will have a better chance of attacking tripoli it is interesting though that some of the pictures we're showing you here on our t.v. have actually been distributed by the gadhafi regime it's really trying hard to

present its version of events it's using these pictures as proof that its forces are in control in most of these towns in the east it's very difficult to tell from these pictures and who is in control on the ground but it certainly is indicative that in addition to the fighting on the ground is certainly is a fight in the media and information war in terms of who is in control of what now many of the media in europe and in the united states has been supporting the rebels there have been editorials in major american and european newspapers actually calling on the west to support the rebels and at tech gadhafi the latest word we hearing is that the western media is trying to portray gadhafi is. also as as losing and the opposition forces as winning but as you can see from these pictures it certainly is not clear who has the upper hand there also analysts who are putting forward the opinion that the western media is so empty gadhafi because he has taken such

a strong stand in the past against western interference in developing countries relations word from the british government is that it is confirming that it is considering and is on standby to deploy its forces within twenty four hours it says of these forces will be used for humanitarian and evacuation purposes and not for any kind of military intervention the latest word we have from the u.s. is that its two warships have a lift crease and according to a statement they issued they are part of the military buildup around libya and we also know that two american planes have landed in tunisia they are reportedly here for humanitarian efforts we also know that france to the united kingdom are putting pressure on the united nations security council to make a decision on a no fly zone that certain is something that libyans here do not support as i found out when i spoke to people around the border this is the road out of libya but it's also the road that lines the pockets of hundreds of libyans who make their living

selling fuel in tunisia fourteen times the price they paid back. the libyan good after your work. on libya gadhafi let him stay in power for life. and as much as some may support other libyans despise the united states for the moment. the us will not enter libya what rights they have they don't have a good the aphid is libyan for days he's been trying to get a reduction is inside the border to check up on his family who on the other side you know some of them have been injured the answer he says is not with foreign intervention. in libya people they don't care was. another. carbury i mean like so much in libya but foreign nations seem to be giving little concern to what libyans themselves actually want to debate for no fly zone is continuing and u.s. warships are sailing not far from the libyan coast already come help libya not sure

if you base help libya for the road was over this is probably if the u.s. mission and other countries case involved it was time that scenes like this i used just by agent the people here are against foreign involvement they know well the price that is often paid for so-called humanitarian assistance. history has shown it many to mean aid in any war zone is more often than not thinly disguised military aid during the war in bosnia it was discovered to take you in trucks delivering aid when in fact transporting military equipment in afghanistan the very weapons america gave to the taliban in the early eighty's came back to haunt the u.s. army following its two thousand and one afghan invasion so it's no wonder libyans whether they support gadhafi or not are united on one issue they want the world and america in particular to stay on something with is policy r

t lives on the chin is the libyan border as the threat of u.s. intervention in libya looms closer some experts believe foreign action is now virtually in a radio host stephen when thanks washington is directing the crisis with so-called color. position force lose i believe these are individuals groups where are they listed by america and listed. they listed maybe by friends who know what is two nations primarily do you where's secondarily written to post one of the expletives to go to no one in this phrase and the libyan people i must say are a lot more savvy than americans because they know what you wish to lynch and meaningless they know what humanitarian means when america says we're coming to do this for you which has nothing to do with humanitarian aid nothing to do with

democracy and nothing to do with. it is the color is so exploited to steal your resources brutalized the people color is the country by one means or another even if you regard the patient who. cares anymore. for sarah palin who controls it coalesces we are way two weeks away in libya. if you want to know more about the crisis gripping libya and the entire region stay tuned for some opinions from the streets of the big apple of all places coming your way as in a few minutes. we'll be cheese was going to remove market off in the sky it was just a matter of time before these dictators were. things she's people wanted change people were hurt people hurt we moved to action the people were aimed very moved to action i believe it's more about power and the unfair distribution of power than it

is about real democracy. meanwhile in egypt crowds are calling for the death penalty to be handed to to their former interior minister as he stands trial for corruption in cairo the country one of the first to erupt in popular protest is still reeling from the uprising after president hosni mubarak was forced to step down in february and as artie's oxana point though reports life for many egyptians may be even harder than before. loading on freedom after decades of protest abstinence education is a tasting day newly found liberties still unable to get enough of with. even the resignation of hosni mubarak's close associate as prime minister one of the key demands of the opposition didn't take the steam out of their three squares rally in fact the number of tents each of residents seems to be getting even higher

now he has been camping on this square for three weeks formerly a special needs educator she quit her job to be here and so far has no intention of looking for a new one or are going to stay here until all the demands have been met the demands are being met one by one but it's still the process is taking longer than expected the revolution is not yet over but it's already becoming a brand street vendors who paddled. barracks portraits just two months ago had else reached to the revolution in more a billionaire. a lot of people love revolution everyone wants to be a part of the plugs of selling world. means liberation in arabic i think the need for a square has become a focal point in countering mubarak's autocratic rule yet a few profiteering vendors notwithstanding the egyptian revolution comes at a high cost to clear squares back to protesters again only now instead of resignation demands they're chanting celebrator slogans the peace the revolutionary

intoxication about totally natural is costing in millions of dollars every day branded as a symbol of free egypt square stands in a stark contrast to another egyptian attraction the slave build pyramids the rowing crowds have scary their way visitors but lost revenues already exceeding one billion dollars usually it is beauty are really pretty before is a problem is good business after problem. many people here don't believe that kyra protests will significantly alter their life prospects for them freedom comes with their ability to feed their families that for now remains far from certain the business is growing very slow at the moment we have amassed like five four seven percent of the clients and most of them are coming from middle east none coming from europe it's not that they don't

support their revolution they're just the first to discover it's bittersweet taste and to realize that revolutionary intoxication is almost always followed by a headache. artsy cairo as the wave of anti-government revolt rock of the arab world it's unclear how and when the uprisings will end across the ocean and our own resident in new york got a snapshot of opinion on the ongoing protests. you know the insurrections revolutions and uprisings in the middle east catch you off guard this week let's talk about that are you surprised i'm not surprised. i'm going ramallah i will say seven weeks ago by the. war the political situation in the middle east was very very unstable.

one week off to the whole. in tunisia and egypt you know change was coming we all knew cheese was going to come. off this guy who it was just a matter of time before these dictators were you know things shay's people want change people were hurt people hurt we moved to action the people were avery they moved to action do you think that the world leaders are caught off guard by those. i think they're caught off guard in knowing what how to react because they i believe they know the world is going to be more unstable but they have to support the idea of freedom so it's a mix a mixed blessing but you think all these are going to lead to more i'm raster more instability yes i believe it's more about power and the unfair distribution of power than it is about real democracy oh i think it's you know does the time make

a leader does the leader make the times that's always like an ongoing question when it comes to separate this and i think we have to wait and see if this is going to be a good test for everyone in power right now to see how they come out yes what do you think the effect is going to be around the world what i think it's really not going to make much difference. is that when different people come into power that they'll say you know they'll start treating our people right and everybody in this world we will have the united states want to be a police country anymore all the social networking that's. you can no longer hold their people and beat on the propaganda that they used to do you think this is something that could happen here or in europe or in other places. that's scary you . know. you're prepared for it but i think. it's a little scary to know that pete anyone can have so much influence now i don't want that leader giving me brother get up but it's a little unnerving to know that anyone with

a computer can have that kind of. power. you have to respond enough to know what to listen to and what to ignore whether or not you think anyone has any idea of what's to come next the bottom line is that there's no denying this is a time of change. and a little later in the program argues close up team shows you a different side to one of the oldest cities in russia. find out how people spice things up in the winter and how sports jaroslav on the map as one of the top tourist destinations in the country we have all the details in a few minutes. fifty eight years after his death soviet leader joseph stalin remains one of the most controversial political figures in history adored in idolized by son he's despised and scorned by others stalin led the country to victory in world war two but through the heroes who helped him do it into labor

camps. reports on his legacy and also hitler and benito mussolini joseph stalin some of history's most notorious dictators who for years were adored by the people of their countries the cult of personality phenomenon has intrigued historians and psychologists alike. a simple sounding question of how one person exact situ influence over millions still does not have a simple answer is something that remind me of the stockholm syndrome in a way where. after you have been killing the processes by some bad person you start loving you. the law is not a cruel lot but it's a way to save yourself to keep your balance ok

the so-called people's father ruled the country with an iron fist and despite the carer's persecutions and executions he was almost worshiped. by the term the soviet union entered the second world war stalin's personality cult was at an all time high men and women all across the country were willing to lay down their lives for only believing that bravery and ultimately victory them stalin's approval live there was twenty three when he returned home from the battlefields having survived dozens of attacks partisan missions and months in captivity he was proud to be coming back alive proud to have accomplished what comrade stalin had asked of him. i remember being marched for a small lottery into the local women were all standing on the street throwing things that are spinning and show theme stalin's bandits that's what they called

reporters him and i remember feeling that sort of pride because being all leaders mended some hope worse close to him and we all wanted that but i had that feeling for a long time until i said things straight. and then you pretty if near there was accused of being a traitor and sentenced to twenty five years in a labor camp the charge was simple he survived captivity which to stan's mind that he had sold out his country for his life no proof was necessary after three months of torture there was ready to sign any document whatsoever. with you i refused to sign this so-called confessions even after all the torture they put me through but then they said if you don't sign will bring your parents here and i comply then go for the us so i agree a few months later i was on my way to the polar region to the rules labor camp. eight years later the effort turned home and the new secretary general of the soviet union denounced alan's personality called the man who had twice been named

time magazine's person of the year had all his carefully sculpted glory taken away . to this day style and evokes mixed emotions with his actions still being debated ensuring in some respect his personality cult still survives. catching on as our r.t. moscow and i was take a look at some other news making headlines around the globe. at least twenty five people have died and twenty injured when a tour bus and a lumber truck collided head on in the southern brazilian state of science a cut enough according to officials of the truck driver lost control of his vehicle on a bend and slammed into the bus which was carrying forty seven passengers twenty seven people died in similar accidents on the same stretch of road in two thousand and seven. israeli soldiers have used tear gas and smoke grenades against a female palestinian protesters in an attempt to disperse them dozens of women

along with international activists demonstrated in the northern jerusalem calling for an end to the israeli occupation of the west bank the activists say they were inspired by calls for democracy toppled autocratic leaders in egypt and tunisia. the italian prime minister silvio berlusconi is back on trial facing collection charges prosecutors claim that mr berlusconi's media empire purchased television rights using offshore companies as part of a tax dodge this is one of four trials that you tell your leader is currently linked to including allegations he paid under age girl for sex and abuse of power he denies all the allegations. and amateur video has emerged showing the brutality of the continuing political standoff in the ivory coast seven women were shot dead while many others were wounded thursday pro-government forces opened fire at a rally against the incumbent president laurent gbagbo who is refusing to step down

after november's election results the u.n. says at least a few hundred sixty five people have died since november. members of the main and a backup crews to the international space station have been cleared for the next orbital mission six space men have excelled in their final exams at russia's cosmonauts training center in star city they are next scheduled to blast off from the baikonur launch pad kazakhstan at the end of march the mission will be. devoted to the fiftieth anniversary of the first man in space yuri gagarin the crew will spend one hundred seventy days on the eye of sas and will meet two u.s. shuttles and three russian cargo ships a spacewalk is also plans during the mission. the latest in our special series of travels across russia is heading your way next and this time the focus is in the historic city of.

artie's closeup team journey to some three hundred kilometers northeast of moscow to the old city of jaroslava it's day three of our exploration there we have already seen its historic architecture and culture but one thing we didn't talk about is its fascination with sports when the french went to check out how the region's landscapes are not just great to look after but to ride on as below. everyone's going crazy for sports in the jaroslav all region of russia just ask the roster of professional athletes speeding through the international ski federation's cross country world cup at terminal a center of winter sport and leisure situated on the prestigious banks of the volga river poland's olympic gold medalist just snuck past the other women in the first day of the races this is. the conditionals logistical for the classic.

split what's next was the men's phrase where valentino over herself the first female cosmonaut was blocking the finishers. in the third year it's a great event of course i want their women steam to be even better than a tease but they did perform well we are very glad for russia with over four hundred children enrolled here there are no offers the average middle class russian a chance to realize their dreams as a sportsman and offers the foreigner a chance to see this place what it really is. locals wanted to be the new winter destination one that will fill the surrounding restaurants and hotels this particular school this is a front desk of the city thousands of people come and spend their time here every year and we're sure to expand opportunities because this will inevitably affect the number of people who go in for sports in general and being for winter sports in particular. not far away and the historic merchants city of new pledge festivities

are just getting underway to celebrate the winter during a season when most cities are pretty quiet these people are making a party of it was one year of the whole year i've been i swimming for thirty years i love it there is no need for any of the home full habits that are widespread nowadays. a massive down on the volga river powered moscow with electricity throughout world war two a collection of churches greet tourist boats on their first stop from moscow from the church of john the baptist to the church of prince dimitri on blood built in commemoration of young prince dimitris gruesome death in fifty ninety one the place is steeped in tradition but it has a way of breaking out of it shout back at them and now between the skiing and the snowmobiling which they were kind enough to teach me they're waiting for a good burn at the end of the world cup races a frightful windstorm this summer of two thousand and ten knocked down ninety

percent of the surrounding forest locals retaliated by stacking the fallen wood twenty two meters high then registering it in the guinness book of world records they'll burn it into a massive bonfire after the final race now that is competitive sportsmanship in the jaroslava region lindsey france r t. you know as find out more stories online here's a taste of what's there for you right now. find out. find out what drove one american to sing the russian anthem in russian. and if you two want to sing in russian or want to learn more about the country you can visit our recent pedia page at our t.v. dot com. now a nato service member has been killed in a bomb attack in afghanistan it brings the total number of alliance personnel

killed since january to seventy bogged down in a grueling war with the taliban the coalition is losing more and more troops each year and as afghanistan's drug production spirals out of control the u.s. is also feeling the impact on home soil the american naval academy's been hit hard by a drug abuse scandal and eight cadet expelled as part of an ongoing investigation archy's military contributor thinks the u.s. could be secretly cashing in on the afghan drug trade. well it's been almost a year since their high seas has acquired a totally new connotation for the u.s. navy in march two thousand and ten it was the beginning of the corruption of the u.s. naval academy at annapolis by sea to drugs since then dozens of that made me chipman has been separated or expelled from day care to me unfortunately it was not an exception neither for the u.s. navy north for other branches of the us armed forces so in their way the

latest drug abuse investigation is only in the tip of the iceberg of the pertinacious and negative influence of the american involvement in afghanistan indeed what could motivate future u.s. navy leaders to buy and tourists. sale the drugs among their peers there it could be several reasons for such a reckless and criminal action and most of this is that the u.s. navy are jealous of the u.s. marines who are enjoying their poppy fields in helmand and kandahar and as a result they just fall back on the artificial stuff he jewish and all of that organic murray who want to however he did legitimize old kinds of criminal activity he also legitimize the cult of intimidating and profiteering and that is probably the hidden agenda of the us open ended commitment to afghanistan.

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