the. mind. or a sense feed now in the palm of your. comb . the top stories on our t.v. here's a point intervention in libya where group of british special forces soldiers are reportedly been seized by protesters on sunday. think we'd be in iraq if the major export there was broccoli experts say it's not concern for live music people but interest in oil about fueling some western reactions to the unrest with u.s. economy already suffering from soaring prices at the pump. we are in an information war and we are losing that war hillary clinton asked for extra funds to spread u.s. media propaganda abroad as a growing number of people turn to other countries news outlets to get a fresh new on world events. and u.k.

citizens are wary of the upcoming nationwide census and its connection to a foreign armies manufacture this program calls for a boycott will boycott personal data calling into the wrong hands. it's five pm in moscow time that treasure bring you today's top stories and a lot back at the week's news here on our t.v. our top story begins in libya where those reports of greater soldiers have been seized by anti kadafi forces as more western warships and planes move closer to the country the eight special air service officers said to be involved were in the eastern part of the country escorting a diplomat who was supposed to negotiate with the rebels the protesters said they were outraged by the incident see it as foreign intervention into libya's internal affairs this as the country slips closer to civil war with fighting intensifying with reports of airstrikes and heavy weaponry party's policy or have more.

unscented a 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 it strikes and live ammunition and growing fears that libya is descending into civil war 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 waist to support the rebels and attack gadhafi the latest word we hearing is that the western media is trying to portray it duffy's forces 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 pushing forward the opinion that the western media is so anti 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 not 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. after war activists carol turner tells are possible intervention could lead libya to an even more disastrous position. i'm extremely rare it could be a foreign intervention led by the united states and britain i think it's very difficult for them but on the other hand if they feel that there's any opportunity of toppling southie and installing

a pro western regime or if they think feel that oil interests and other cheers interests are in some way threatened then i think hold some at least i won't hold back i'm particularly concerned about the no fly policy that's been dispels for comparison would be what happens in iraq in the ninety ninth is at the ends of the gulf war of ninety nine he war on the united states and britain and so on a star pushed a no fly zone the net result was that hundreds of thousands of iraqis were killed the infrastructure of the country was probably see nets results of a no fly zone was not to prevent the cause the humanitarian crisis and it doesn't take a great leap of imagination to see that sort of situation unfolding in libya population across the region has made pretty clear in my opinion that although it wants to

change regimes it doesn't want foreign intervention you don't need to but the green politics to work that out for them to understand what's being said of course america and britain back in. radio host stephen linemen things washington's intention is clear. the libyan people i must say are a lot more savvy than americans are because they know what you wish in addition minas lino what humanitarian means when america says we need to do this for you it is nothing to do with humanitarian aid nothing to do with democracy nothing to do with hoping that people used to call and exploited to steal your resources brutalized they'd be equal coleridge the country by one means you really know that even to do a should i read he's. already set up a public good woman who controls it call it going to be out of the way but it's too

late in libya. however already military intervention in libya might seem for the obama administration it's the us that will suffer if they use a military strike that's the view of russian senator and middle east expert. his interview coming up in the next hour here's a sneak peek. today when america is and while the very difficult wars in islamic world are going to iraq. the decision to get into another war in spite of either it is short or long will be serious damage for the in the president obama i don't think for him for domestic consumption so to speak which will be a wise decision. trends forecaster gerald celente says it's not support for the libyan people but interest in their country's vast oil fields that's driving us rhetoric and action. the only reason

they're interested in libya is back to you oil we hear anybody screaming and yelling about all those people last week that were killed in the ivory coast. and i guess code was that that you know much of a national priority they'll try anything but we already heard hillary clinton say that they're willing to do anything for anybody in libya that needs aid so there are pretty good out there already they talking about no fly zones and they have cockers see is just beyond the belief i mean for example they did has anybody called for a war criminal trials against mubarak as they are for the you know in all of the world is the the western world of calling for his head but the other heads in bahrain and in yamin and in egypt they are are you know they're ok leave them alone what they're calling for could be

said why because it's the oil you think we'd be in iraq if that major export there was broccoli. as their world continues to sink in to cast the cost of oil is dropping to new heights experts claim skyrocketing prices in the u.s. are threatening the country's economic recovery as are his lauren lyster reports the hike in energy costs could see the obama administration come under fire. tunisia. egypt. the hurricane. algeria. and libya protest in countries seeming to fuel one another unrest spreading like wildfire through the middle east and north africa oh raging in or near for your rich countries that helped fuel the world's use of more than eighty four million barrels of crude

a day. uncertainty over production has sent prices soaring meaning a shockwave through the middle east turmoil are being felt worldwide now the mideast crisis is hitting home for hours americans as oil prices have skyrocketed so too have the prices people pay for gasoline and now the price americans pay at the pump is threatening to derail the u.s. economic recovery a surge in oil. prices will be the end of the u.s. economy not just an andrew the recovery there's no more a reality peak oil expert michael c. rupert's is happening it or oil hits one hundred fifty dollars a barrel which he believes is inevitable this year there's predicted going to two hundred twenty dollars it's so devastating because oil. fuels more than just cars. it fuels the entire global economy. though there's no doubt that if gas goes to

five dollars a gallon for americans as some predict there would be a high political price to pay for the obama administration and you know yeah sareen price and. and much i for a very long period. of me or. your political impact here there is no denying the us has played a role in the events that have transpired in the middle east every time u.s. president barack obama went to the podium calling for this that there must be reform political social and economic reforms that meet the aspirations of the egyptian people and calling for egyptian president hosni mubarak's resignation he was calling for an end to the status quo which means a rise in uncertainty in only rich region so did leaders weigh the toll it could take on their own economy some argue they don't have the power to kind of waning back up trying to push their back against an avalanche and i don't think we're

going to hear a lot of success and that may not something us from trying to take control some observers believe the u.s. may intervene militarily in libya or all reserves are massive under false pretenses of helping protesting people has nothing to do with anything else. it has everything to do with the interest of the u.s. corporate oil. military for profit either way analysts say the price of fuel going up will simply fuel public rage and the government is largely helpless the american people are going for a very nasty ride and there's no way out of it now but i can tell you the government understands that it's time lauren mr r.t. new york. still ahead this hour the man who changed the course of history for the u.s.s.r. . to begin with. i don't agree with people see the perestroika

fails it didn't fail it was disrupted r.t. looks into the legacy of the soviet union's first and only president mikhail gorbachev who celebrated his eighty fifth birthday this week plus. what his lens approaches russia celebrating must really be a little late to us but i know what it's all about. her so hundreds of people thought of the streets of afghanistan's capital to protest the deaths of nine children killed in a nato air raid last week protesters directed their anger at the u.s. occupation and afghan government demonstrations follow the country's president hamid karzai as kind of a nation of killings protests are continuing despite the u.s. leader and military officials apologies are you considering civilian casualties are a sensitive issue in afghanistan where more than one hundred innocent afghans were killed in nato military operations in recent weeks political activist daoud sultanzoy explains why the alliance can't cope with their anti terror agenda making matters worse for the afghan it's. very difficult to translate these apologies

into into really meaningful. things to victims' families these are casualties that have been happening for too many years and there are too many civilian casualties the people of afghanistan civilians are the victims of both the nato civilian casualties and the terrorists who come with bombings and with. the targeting of civilian areas and the people of afghanistan are tired of both the hearts of the people of afghanistan or in the hands of two incompetent players one player is they in international community and one player is the afghan government and both players are incompetent and ignorant about the true meaning of hearts and minds the intention of this war was to fight terror but. the people know if i just have become the victim of terror the united states and coalition forces have to do much better and they have to also hold the afghan side also at

a higher standard in this case both the afghan government and the international community are held responsible in their eyes and and then in the eyes of the people of iraq on this but. also vidalia deaths are escalating in afghanistan another weapon terrorizes people around the world claiming countless innocent lives every year history of a car bomb exploded an arche special report here's a peak. hillary clinton says the u.s.

is losing an information war to foreign media outlets including our t.v. this week the secretary of state as congress for more cash to step up america's efforts to get its national message across or he's got a shaky reports from washington war declared the u.s. is now officially in an information battle with foreign media which provide alternative views on world news views which often running contrast to the coverage of events by the us means free media 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 we are cutting back the b.b.c. is cutting back some five years ago western media outlets including b.b.c. and c.n.n. had a near monopoly in the coverage of world news things have changed since then more

and more viewers across the world tuning in to various foreign media to get a fresh take on events clearly the united states feels on the defensive in part because it can no longer monopolize not only the terms of you know the soroti in these countries but also the terms of the there is other information out there there are other points of view and those points of view are profoundly damaging to a country that believes that its point of view is the only point of view who should be the only point of view r.t. presence on you tube is one example almost three hundred million views as opposed to c.n.n. that has around three million art he's constantly growing audience he's already an indication khamenei that the days of media monopoly are over and people demand a multi-polar approach to news into the real commitment to the kind of freedom of the you versed speech that we really need if we're going to be have a democracy at home and in a you know

a community of nations overseas and now the administration is seeking more funding to step out u.s. propaganda efforts of grog during the cold war we did a great job in getting america's message out after the berlin wall fell we said ok and enough of that you know we've done it we're done and unfortunately we are paying a big price for it last year that had of the agency that manages the u.s. government who are an international broadcasting asked for more money for his department we care allow ourselves to be out communicated by. anime's the list of enemies included question china iran and venezuela walter isaacson the head of the agency which runs with american mungo other media outlets later backtracked on this statement isaacson's page for more funding seemed even more unconvincing considering his agency has a budget of seven hundred fifty million dollars and it's way more than the budget of r t iran's press t.v. and venezuela's tell us you are combining probably money alone can't provide global

media clout walter isaacson's speech last year sent quite a hostile message to foreign media exposing the shortcomings in the us mainstream but secretary clinton statement made it a push on the us is fighting a global information war and it's mostly i'm going to shut our reporting from washington or to. remember you can have your say on all the stories we're covering so log on to our king dot com and share your take on the media war debate. the last leader of the soviet union my pal gorbachev celebrated his eightieth birthday this week when as a diehard advocate for peace his name became symbolic with the end of the cold war president dmitry medvedev mark charles day about awarding him one of russia's highest honors seeking to create a more open and prosperous u.s.s.r.

his initiatives ranged from introducing free speech to a massive overhaul of the state economy he's also fayne for a leading role in scrapping the berlin wall and the reunification of germany in the ninety's his efforts were awarded with the nobel peace prize barely a year later the soviet union collapsed some critics claim his unfinished reforms for the disorder and turmoil that plagued russia in the ninety's were as resent him for destroying what they say is the powerhouse that was the u.s.s.r. but despite the criticism former leader says russia was in desperate need of change . is what we realized from experience that it was dangerous to wait much longer but we had to take a risk because we couldn't lose we needed changes people realized they had finally got some freedom an opportunity to act inside russia we had democracy free elections and freedom of conscience private property freedom to travel abroad everything would be in foreign affairs we put an end to the cold war we normalized our relationship with the u.s.

we reunited germany and we didn't send our tanks or troops there all our units in eastern europe states where they were it wasn't always easy and many things did not work out the way we'd planned but that's the beginning when we made our first mistakes we didn't really explain to people what was going on and didn't get them involved in all those processes we were self-confidence. you can go to forward to do with mcleod orbit travel along with many others twenty four hours a day arts in the dark. u.k. is preparing for a nationwide census to take place later this month the government says it will help provide the services and resources people need but the involvement of a controversial u.s. defense firm leaves many fearing their privacy could be violated or his laura has more from. census time in the u.k. when every household in the country is asked to provide detailed information about their lives to the government so they can keep track of what's going on and who

will be in charge of this sensitive data. yes it's controversial u.s. arms manufacture a lot he'd martin and campaigners ranging from religious groups to peace activists to data protection lobbyists are really against it on ethical grounds they are no longer of oppressive regimes but also. the us early in the wars they fought in iraq and afghanistan opposed by the majority of people in britain even if supported by the british government hill vows to boycott the census despite the risk of prosecution he says he won't be alone look he makes land mines and nuclear weapons and contracts out interrogation to kuantan of a bay although it will be the u.k. arm that carries out the survey there's still a worry that the information could fall under the auspices of the us patriot act which compels personal data held by any company on systems in the us to be made

available to government intelligence the office for national statistics which in gauged lockheed martin maintains it's taken measures to make sure u.s. authorities can't access the data. well dancer process will be carried out in the u.k. dance will leave will be held at any point outside the u.k. had martin staff will have access to any personal sense of. all dancers the property of the and only u.k. e.u. owned companies will have any access. but it's that last point that's raise red flags for data protection lobbyists who say that all the private information collected during the census will be available to practically any organization that requests it any use under any statute. any use by the security or intelligence services for national security purposes any use for the

pursuit is croyde any use in pursuit of a new community or placation so any e.u. rules that information can be passed over so it's essentially any government use whatsoever the computer of his being a polish and u.k. government agencies don't exactly have a great track record when it comes to safeguarding information three years ago a file containing secret terror related documents was left on a train more recently the national health service lost the medical records of tens of thousands of people thanks to lockheed martin's involvement in the census it would be hard for the u.s. authorities to lay their hands on that information if they wanted a tip in this that says is used by the government towards grants to local councils and recognize new groups in society a sense is run by lockheed martin raises grave concerns in britain about ethics and international security if a lot of people boycott this that says it will make it ineffective and

a waste of money but the two hundred fourteen million dollar contracts amount will go into looking at martins pocket any way your emmett's artsy young did. in other stories making headlines across the globe several people have been injured after quite a few. police and students in the capital of bangladesh law enforcement arm with tear gas in bhutan charge the angry crowds after they began to see the eagles and arrest started over the death of a twenty five year old student in a road accident. after years of claiming presidential immunity former french president jacques chirac is finally facing a court trial he stands accused of masterminding a scheme in which the city of paris footed the bill for a work benefiting his party conviction could carry a ten year jail term experts say any prison time is highly unlikely. but this weekend russian people are reducing the winter to ashes literally archy's peter all over takes up the story. it's one of the most celebrated offensive began here in

russia months need so marks the stance of lent me over the tradition of the holiday itself as a huge concrete christmas russia. in. the final days of bends culminating the burning of lady mustn't it's that now this is the symbolize the burning away of winter and the arrival of spring even if there is still rather a lot of snow around this year. no food plays they keep costs in any must needs a celebration and the key food stuff this consume calculating all pancakes now these will be in their hundreds and thousands with a variety of toppings both sweet and savory mellow the believing represented treats before the the lenten fasting that takes place in the doxy now this takes place for seven weeks where no animal products are allowed to eat no eggs no meat no milk so the believe me and other food stores there to show to the directors and bass that little treats before seven weeks of harvesting. muscle aches is

a religious festival but it's also a time of great celebration here in russia replacing something to try out the fall of the coffee story. back with a recap of our headlines in a few minutes stay with us for our. they

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