on the. the week's top stories on our team here's a foreign intervention in violence torn libya where a group of british special forces soldiers have reportedly been seized by protesters. think we did in iraq if their major export there was broccoli experts say it's not concern for libya's people but interest in oil that's fueling some western reactions to the rest with the 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 broad but as a growing number of people turning to other countries news outlets to get a fresh new one world events. that russia's militia consigned to history as

a major overhaul of the country's law enforcement starts with rebranding many question however whether the much trumpeted reform will go beyond paperwork and cosmetics. seven pm in moscow i'm not trying to bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on r t we begin in libya where there are reports that british soldiers have been seized by anti coffee 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 as quoting a diplomat who was supposed to negotiate with the rebels the protesters said they were outraged by the incident seeing it as a foreign intervention into libya's internal affairs is as the country slips closer to civil war with fighting intensify and reports of air strikes and heavy weaponry

party's policy or has more. 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 its 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 west to support the rebels and attack gadhafi the latest word we hearing is that the western media is trying to portray gadhafi 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 of the western media is so anti gadhafi because he has taken such a strong stand in the past against western interference in developing countries the

latest 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 and says that 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 now 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. or war activist carol turner tells r.t. a possible intervention could leave libya into an even more disastrous position. i'm extremely worried it could be a foreign intervention led by 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 and installing a pro western regime or if on the other hand they think feel that oil interests and other cheers interests are in some way threatened then i think holds them at least they won't hold back and particularly concerns about the no fly policy that spain discuss the comparison will be what happens in iraq in the ninety ninth his at the end of the gulf war of one nine hundred ninety one the united states and britain and so on and no fly zone the net result is 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 to cause a humanitarian crisis and it doesn't take a great leap of imagination to see that sort of situation unfolding with the 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 a degree in politics to work that out some to understand what's being said of course it wasn't north america or britain back in where you host steve in london since washington's intention is clear. the libyan people i must say they are a lot more savvy than americans are because they know what you wish intervention mean us they know what humanitarian means when america says we need to do this for you it has nothing to do with humanitarian aid nothing to do with democracy nothing to do with people is to colonize them exploited to steal your resources. will call interested country by one means or another even to be rid of the patient iraqis have. already set up

a puppet go to be controls and colonize a better way but it's too it's too late libya. france forecaster gerald celente says it's not support for the libyan people but interest in the country's oil fields that's driving us rhetoric and action. the only reason they're interested with libya is back to you oil we hear anybody screaming and yelling about all those people last week they were killed in the ivory coast or the sudan and i guess cocoa was that that you know as much of a national priority they don't try anything but we already heard hillary clinton say that they're willing to do anything for anybody in libya that needs aid so they're putting it out there already they're talking about no fly zones and they have pockets of sea is just beyond belief i mean for example they did has anybody called for a war criminal trials against mubarak as they all are for the you know in all of the the world is the western world of calling for his head but the other heads in

bahrain and in yemen and in egypt you know they're ok tunisia leave them alone but they're calling for gadhafi said why because it's so loyal yet think we'd be in iraq if that major acts were right there was broccoli. as the arab world continues to sink into chaos the cost of oil is jumping to new heights experts claim that skyrocketing prices in the u.s. are threatening the country's economic recovery as are his lower enlisted reports the hike in energy costs could see the administration come under fire in. tunisia. egypt. the hurricane. algeria. and libya protest in country seeming to fuel one another unrest spreading like wildfire

through the middle east and north africa only raging in or near the oil rich countries that helped fuel the world's use of more than eighty four million barrels of crude a day. uncertainty over production has set prices soaring mean a shock waves from the middle east turmoil are being felt worldwide now the mideast crisis is hitting home for outrage americans or oil prices have skyrocketed so too have the prices people paper 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 end to the recovery there's no more a reality peak oil expert michael c. rupert's thing is happening it boil hits one hundred fifty dollars a barrel which he believes is inevitable this year others 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 asked some predict there would be a high political price to pay for the obama administration you know yes or in price and go out and march and for a very long period. of your. your political impact here there is no denying the u.s. 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 in 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 and 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 waiting back up trying to push their back against an avalanche and i don't think we're going to hear a lot of success that may not something us from trying to take control some observers believe the u.s. may intervene militarily in libya or oil reserves are massive under false pretenses of helping protesting people has nothing to do with it because. it has everything to do with the interest of the u.s. corporate oil corporations the military corporations and super profits the 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 coming lauren mr r.t.

new york. and still at this hour the man who changed the course of history for the u.s.s.r. . the good and beautiful but. i don't agree with people to the perestroika you failed it didn't fail it was disruptive to the loss of the legacy of the soviet union's first and only president mikhail gorbachev who celebrated his eightieth birthday this week. and we'll explore why the british are wary of an upcoming nationwide census over fears their personal info might end up in the hands of u.s. authorities. first hundreds of people thought of the streets of afghanistan's capital to protest the deaths of nine children killed in a nato airstrike last week protestors direct their anger at the u.s. occupation and afghan government he added the demonstration is called the country's president hamid karzai cut a nation of the killings protests are continuing despite u.s. media and military officials apologies for the incident so the entire world sees

are sensitive issues in afghanistan where over one hundred innocent afghans have been killed in nato military operations in recent weeks political activist daoud sultanzoy explains why the alliance kept hope with its antiserum janda making matters worse for afghans. 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 me terrorists who come with two side bombings and with indiscriminate 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 the players they need financial 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 now understand 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 internet's community are held responsible in their eyes and and in the eyes of the people of hope on islam. civilian deaths are escalating in afghanistan another weapon terrorize people around the world claiming countless innocent lives every year the history of the car bomb export an arson special report coming up later this hour here's a look. at

larry klayman says the u.s. is losing an information war to foreign media outlets including our t.v. this week the secretary of state called on congress for more cash to step up u.s. efforts to get its message across or she's got a chance young has more 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 u.s. mainstream 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 and the b.b.c. is cutting back some five years ago western media outlets including the v.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 can into 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 or 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 archy's constantly growing audience is already an indication to many that the days of media monopoly are over and people demanded more people are approach to news you know there is no real commitment to the kind of freedom of the universe speech that we really need if we're going to be a democracy at home and in a you know a community of nations overseas and now the administration is seeking more funding to step up u.s. propaganda efforts abroad 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 last year the head of the agency that manages the us 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 the 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 your combined probably money alone can't provide global media clouds walter isaacson's speech last year sent quite a hostile message to foreign media exposing shortcomings in the us mainstream but secretary clinton statement made it official the u.s. is fighting a global information war and it's closing i'm going to check our reporting from washington our team. member you can have your set all the stories we're covering so log on to our share as you share your views with us.

the soviet union's ally's leader mikhail gorbachev celebrated his eightieth birthday this week you know as a diehard advocate of peace is name has become synonymous with the end of the cold war president dmitry medvedev markhor but child's play about awarding him one of russia's highest honor it's seeking to create a more open and prosperous u.s.s.r. his initiatives range from introducing free speech to a massive overhaul of the state's economy is also famed for his leading role in scrapping the berlin wall and the reunification of germany in one nine hundred ninety his efforts were rewarded with a nobel peace prize barely a year later the soviet union collapsed some critics blame his unfinished reforms for the disorder and turmoil that plagued russia in the ninety's where others resent him for the throwing what they say is the powerhouse that was the u.s.s.r. but despite the criticism the former leader says russia was in desperate need of change. before i don't agree with people to the pedestal like you failed it didn't fail it was disrupted the rails stopped but still perestroika achieved

a lot people realized they had finally got some freedom an opportunity to act inside russia we had democracy free elections freedom of conscience private property freedom to travel abroad everything in foreign affairs we put an end to the cold war we normalized our relationship with the u.s. we reunited germany we didn't send our tanks or troops there all our units in eastern europe stayed where they were it wasn't always easy and many things did not work out the way we planned but at 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-confident. you can catch the full interview with mikhail gorbachev. many others twenty four hours a day on our website are. prepping for a nationwide census to take place later this month the government says it will help provide the services and resources people need but involvement in the culture or

not but the involvement of a controversial u.s. defense corporation has many people fearing their privacy could be violated or his or. its 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 manufacturer a lot martin and campaigners ranging from religious groups to peace activists to data protection lobbyists are really against it on ethical grounds they are a number of oppressive regimes they also. are us heavily 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 vowed 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 of kuantan it may pay 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 but national statistics which in gauge lockheed martin maintains it's taken measures to make sure u.s. authorities can't access the data. all dance of processing will be carried out in the u.k. dance will leave will be held at any point outside the u.k. no lockheed martin staff will have access to any personal census data or dances the property of the and only u.k.e. you owned companies will have any access to personal census data 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. that any use by the security intelligence services for national security purposes any use for the pursuit of crime any use in pursuit of an e u community obligation so any e.u. rules that information can be passed over so it's essentially any government use whatsoever the confidentiality is being a polished 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 secrets terror related documents was left on a train more recently been national health service lost their medical records of tens of thousands of people thanks to lockheed martin the involvement in the census it would be hard for the u.s.

authorities to lay their hands on that information if they wanted data from the said says it is used by the government to award grants to local councils and recognize new groups in society a census run by lockheed martin raises grave concerns in britain about ethics and international security if a lot of people boycott that says it'll make it ineffective and a waste of money for the two hundred forty million dollar contracts amounts will go into looking at martins pocket anyway your emmett's r.t. loved it. to some other stories making headlines across the globe several people have been injured africa. washes between police and students in the capital of bangladesh law enforcement arm with tear gas and the tongs charged angry crowds that they began smashing the vehicles the unrest started over the death of a twenty five year old student at a road accident. after years of claiming presidential immunity former french president jacques chirac is finally facing court action he stands accused of

masterminding a scheme in which the city of paris footed the bill for the work benefiting his party conviction could carry a ten year jail term experts say any prison time is highly unlikely. depends foreign minister has resigned after opposition an uproar over a political donation he got from a foreign national stage admitted accepting about six hundred dollars from a south korean citizen resident in japan this summer as the sun is small but japanese law bans politicians make setting any money from outsiders to protect the country from foreign influence his resignation strikes a blow to current prime minister naoto caught up with as a potential successor. russian law enforcement is has been given a much needed make over this week with public trust in the forest singing to an all time low it's hoped new reforms and in name change will return it to credibility but as artie's caterina's are reports there's a lot riding on the overall paperwork and cosmetics. a change of title and

hopefully a change in attitudes these law enforcement officers are abandoning their soviet era name of meat fair in favor of the world the recognizable police and the government it's a first step down a long road towards modernizing the service and arresting a sharp decline in public perception. people stressed to the boys in blue has been built a huge blow in recent years it's led to any society amongst officers and outrage from knows they're supposed to protect incidents like the supermarket rampage by officer who opened fire an innocent shoppers killing two and wounding seven. it was the final straw that fueled calls for reform but can changing their name bring about a change in behavior while some insist that any change as long overdue for others it's purely cosmetic of the earth fact that there were so many accidents with police offices behaving illegally in russia during the previous

years. this very fact is not going to be changed by the change of the law because these illegal practices were contrary to the previous legislation as well as called group of the current work the big question is whether there is the political will to really. think that under control and police themselves though are preparing for the changes to come up with a huge part of our ratings will depend on the people of this country how do you value each outperformance this colonel is already grasping the essence of modernizing the force her students seem eager to absorb as much information before their upcoming exams so that it was worth it everyone will be tested physical ability knowledge of new civic duties all those are included in the exams they will be no in jordan says for anyone either passed the test relieved or force other changes are a mixed blessing there'll be a twenty percent cut in personnel but the remaining officers will get

a pay rise there will be better screening of new recruits with every detail of an applicant's background put under the microscope but until all that takes effect officers have to knuckle down to the job in hand restoring honor to russia's police is a tough task and the public are no pushover judges a force is determined to turn that around re-examining redesigning the uniforms all those changes or a lot of time before we are one of the first things that change or we signs like these which soon will feature internationally recognizable policing. kashmir's r t moscow stay with us here on r.g.p. i'll be back in a few moments with the headlines. home .

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