nature can give you. more. than the. week's top stories here on archie british special forces soldiers released by libyan opposition as fears grow of imminent foreign military intervention in the country. yet think we'd be in iraq if their major export there was promptly experts say the calls for military action in libya are being driven by skyrocketing fuel prices in the us. we are getting information war and we are losing that war winning the hearts and minds of broad hillary clinton asks for more funding to spread the u.s. message overseas as more people turn to alternative sources for news. and russian law enforcement gets a make over in

a bid to regain public trust in major reforms see the floors renamed and officers retrain. broadcasting live from our studios in central moscow this is r t bringing you a recap of the week's top stories first to libya where british soldiers were released after being seized by anti can often forces as more western warships and planes move closer to the country at least six special air service soldiers were in the eastern part of the country escorting a diplomat who was supposed to negotiate with the rebels the opposition leadership said that they were outraged by the incident seeing it as foreign intervention into libya's internal affairs this comes as the country slips closer to civil war with fighting intensifying with reports of airstrikes and heavy weaponry. as well. 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 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 sac gadhafi the latest word we hearing is that the western media is trying to portray gadhafi forces as a 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

relations well 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 of those 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 it's two warships have a lift crease and according to a statement they issued they are part of the military buildup around libya now they also know that france of the united kingdom are putting pressure on the united nations security council to make a decision on a no fly zone countries who might intervene in the situation in libya want to show themselves in a better light according to john loughlin the director of the institute for democracy and cooperation in paris. i certainly think military intervention is on the cards we know it's on the cards because the government leaders have said they're not ruling it out libya is an important state and the west does want to try

to establish some sort of control over the situation it's because it wants to recuperate the situation it wants to muscle in and appropriate to itself developments which it did but which it did and did not initiate it's a way as i repeat to the west and muscling in on the situation and trying to present itself in a virtuous light by bringing crimes or other prosecutions against the libyan leadership. based peace activist dr yens of things western leaders who supported gadhafi in recent years should be brought to justice the new liberal agenda that has been followed by many countries and which has led in the end to a kind of civil war or war situation the new liberal agenda means selling resources to foreign investors and basically. cutting down the spending on any kind of social program that's all part of the logic of all the element of globalization.

and to your liberal agenda all should happen next words. be nice to see some western leaders who have been close alliance with colonel gadhafi for the last ten years or at least be brought to trial trends of forecaster gerald solenn says it's not support for the libyan people but interest in the country's vast oil fields that's driving us rhetoric and action. the only reason they're interested in with libya is about that you oil we hear anybody screaming and yelling about all those people last week that were killed in the ivory coast or the sudan and i guess cocoa was that that you know much of a national priority they will try anything but we already heard hillary clinton say that they're willing to do anything to anybody in libya that needs aid so they're putting it out there already talking about no fly zones and they have hockey recy 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 the world is the western world of calling for his head but the other heads in bahrain and in yamin and in egypt are you know they're ok tunisia leave them alone what they're calling for gadhafi said why because it's the oil yeah i think we'd be in iraq if their major acts or if 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 economy and as our he's learned lyster discovered the hike in energy costs could see the obama administration come under fire. tunisia was going to egypt to. buy her

a new. algeria. libya protest in countries seeming to skew one another unrest spreading like wildfire through the middle east north africa only raging all year 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 said 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 as oil prices have skyrocketed so too have the prices people pay for gasoline and now the price americans paid upon 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 in and for the recovery there's no more bailouts like a reality peak oil expert michael c.

rupert sees happening at oriel 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. if you use 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's you know gasoline prices go up and march and for a very long period it could be your or. your political impact if 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 economic reforms that meet the aspirations of the

egyptian people and calling for egyptian president hosni mubarak's resignation it 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 the reserves are massive under false pretenses of helping protesting people has nothing to do with interest. it has everything to do with the interest of the u.s. corporate oil. military. profit even weight 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 ongar stands that it's not laura mr r.t. new york. and still ahead for you this hour the man who changed the course of history for us i thought. it was a good look at it. i don't agree with people see the destroyed you failed they didn't fail it was destructive party looks into the legacy of the soviet union's first and only president mikhail gorbachev who celebrated his eightieth birthday this year. and we explore why the british are wary of an upcoming nationwide census over fears their personal information might end up in the hands of u.s. authorities. hundreds of people flooded the streets of afghanistan's capital to protest over the deaths of nine children killed in a nato air raid last week protesters directing their anger at the u.s. occupation and afghan government the demonstrations follow the country's president

hamid karzai as condemnation of the claims protests are continuing despite apologies from president obama and military officials civilian casualties are a sensitive issue in afghanistan where over one hundred innocent afghans have been killed and we don't know terry operations in recent weeks political activist daoud sultanzoy explains why the alliance can't cope with its anti terror agenda making matters worse. it's very difficult to translate these apologies. 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 nato civilian casualties and the terrorists a problem with suicide bombings and what and discriminant the targeting of civilian areas and the people of afghanistan are tired of both the hearts of the people of

afghanistan or at the hands of two incompetent players one player is they in the international community and one player is the afghan government and both players are in comp. and ignorant about the true meaning of hearts and minds the intention of this war was to fight terror but the people of afghanistan 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 in the eyes of the people of up on the. political activist daoud sultanzoy and talk to r.t. earlier now hillary clinton says the u.s. is losing an information war in foreign media outlets including our team this week and the secretary of state asked congress for more cash to step up america's efforts to get its message across and she's going to check out reports 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 of the coverage of the events by the us needs 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 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 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'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 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 archy's constantly growing audience is already an indication to many that the days of media monopoly are over and people demand a multi-polar approach to news in the real commitment to the kind of freedom of the u. verse 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 through us propaganda efforts of broad 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 or an international broadcasting asked for more money for his department we can't allow ourselves to be out communicated by our enemies. the list of enemies included question china iran and venezuela walter isaacson the head of the agency which runs american mungo the media outlets later backtracked on this statement isaacson speech 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 or combined probably money alone can't provide global clout walter isaacson's speech last year says quite a hostile message to foreign media exposing shortcomings in the us but secretary

clinton statement made it will push the us is fighting a global information war and it's also. reporting from washington our. you can have your say on all the stories we're covering so why not log on to our team dot com share your view on the media world today and online for you right now as well. russians are celebrating the last day of the muslim. filling up before fasting for life. and to see russia's latest fighter jet put through its paces on its plate and apply. the last leader of the soviet union mikhail gorbachev celebrated his eightieth birthday this week known as a die hard advocate for peace his name has become symbolic with the end of the cold

war president. gorbachev day by awarding him one of russia's highest honors 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 of the berlin wall and of the reunification of germany in one thousand nine hundred his efforts were awarded with the. i'm surprised but barely a year later the soviet union collapsed some critics blamed his unfinished reforms for the disorder and turmoil that plagued russia in the one nine hundred ninety s. but others resent him for destroying the powerhouse that was the u.s.s.r. but despite the criticism of former leader still says russia was in desperate need of change. that i don't agree when people say the perestroika failed it didn't fail it was disrupt it derailed stopped but still perestroika achieved a lot of 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 our 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. of course you can cancel the full interview with me while go to charge along with many of our other exclusive interviews on our website and argue dot com the 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 involvement of

a controversial u.s. defense corporation leaves many fearing their privacy could be violated our reports . it's 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 well i think all grounds to play on a number of oppressive regimes but also. the us actually in the wars they fought in iraq and afghanistan are 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 a 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 gauged lockheed martin maintains its 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. will leave will be held at any point outside the u.k. and the lockheed martin staff will have access to any personal census data all dancers and property of the and only u.k.e. you owned companies will have any excess. is it 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 pay me use on the any statute. only 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 organisations so any e.u. rules that information can be passed over so it's essential any government use whatsoever of confidentiality is being abolished 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 been national health service lost the medical records of tens of thousands of people thanks to lockheed martin's involvement in the senses it would be hard for the u.s. authorities to lay their hands on that information if they wanted they said when

the census is used by the government grants to local councils and recognize new groups in society as sensors run by lockheed martin raises grave concerns and question 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 forty million dollar contracts amount will go into looking at martins pocket any way your emmett's r.t. . let's go ahead and take a look at some other major headlines from around the world several people have been injured after a plan. police and students in the capital of bangladesh officers armed with tear gas and it's han's charged three crowds after they began to smash vehicles don't rest began over the death of a twenty five year old student in a road accident. japan's foreign minister has resigned after opposition uproar over a political donation he got from a foreign national. admitted accepting almost two thousand five hundred dollars

from a south korean citizen or resident in japan because some is small but japanese law bans politicians from accepting money from outsiders to protect the country from foreign influence his resignation strikes a blow to the current prime minister. who saw mr mayor as successor. russian law enforcement was given a much needed make over this week with public trust in the force sinking to an all time low it's hoped new reforms and name change will return it to credibility and his art he's got that he knows are the reports there's a lot riding on the overhaul beyond paperwork and cosmetics. a change of title and hopefully a change in attitudes these line forcemeat officers are abandoning their soviet era name of meats they're in favor of the world the recognizable police for the government it's a first step down a long road towards modernizing the service and arresting

a sharp decline in public perception the people stressed of the boys in blue has been dealt a huge blow in recent years it's led to anxiety amongst officers and outrage from those they're supposed to protect incidents like the supermarket rampage by officer of who opened fire on 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 is long overdue for others it's purely cosmetic of the verbeck there were so many accidents with police officers behaving illegally in russia during the years. this very fact is not going to be changed by the change of the law because these illegal practices were a concret of the previous legislation as well as called it was a code word the big question is whether there is the political will to really. take

it under control the 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 they evaluate our performance 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 good everyone will be tested physical ability knowledge of new civic duties all those are included in the new exams it will be no indulgences for anyone either pass the test or leave the force other changes are a mixed blessing or. b. 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 but the force is determined to turn

that around reexamining staff redesigning the uniforms all those changes will take a lot of time to be fully implemented but one of the first things to change or resigns ladies which soon will feature internationally recognizable policing pashminas our moscow will be back with a recap of the week's headlines in just a few more.

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