the problem here and it being god is that some reporters became not only part of the story but it's the main driving force of our correspondent levy discovers how journalists there are throwing oil on the fire stoking the conflict just to get strike headlines. as good office for in cash goes on there are a lot in key experts warn of the legacy of using frozen assets as a long term political tool. and young people in italy look to inject fresh blood into the country's leadership but some theories that mean leaning to the nationalistic far right.

watching r.t. coming to life from moscow the russian capital i'm marina joshua welcome to the program fightings intensified in several key cities in libya as procrit off the forces strive to regain control reports say dozens of people have been killed in numerous attacks on the rebel held areas as the government forces are thought to have held out against the onslaught and intangible bans on tripoli and while a mass rally has been held in the capital in support of the regime with thousands chanting broke it off slogans international media say the country is at civil war and the number of victims is heading into thousands but as our teams of some avoid the reports foreign journalists are being accused of exaggerating the reality. of war in comprehensible as it sounds it's present in any conflict just days ago these parents feared for their children's law. lives today they're taking their

pictures in front of the tanks the desire to be captured laughing in the face of danger is even stronger in the journalists and the conflict in libya is providing a perfect setting for a moment gadhafi is striking back there we're hearing reports of warplanes bombing opposition camps in eastern libya forces loyal to libyan leader moammar gadhafi appeared to be advancing east into areas held by his opponents on t.v. screens he may look like the center of the rebel resistance but in reality it's more like a seaside resort than a conflict zone or to the fully booked with journalists and residents go about their daily lives here boys are looking for new things to play with toy guns are in ample supply some reports sent from been ghazi referred to fitri sion in is generally beer as war not a conflict zone where rebels are engaged in sporadic and are slated peach battles

with progress at the forces but an all out war no i don't have any fear life is going on as usual it's ok you know was one of the first reporters to arrive in ghazi for several days she's been traveling with the rebels about two hundred kilometers west of the city at some point the pro-government forces opened fire at her crew a focal point of her report and there is a war going on where the real like it or not there is a frontline you know and there are people with guns and there are two sides fighting hughes channels know the gunfire and explosions snake for strong t.v. but they also can help to blow things out of proportion as with journalists and need people to report freely from tripoli and all the gadhafi controlled parts of libya son can find themselves stuck in the rebel side of the story their goals are just opening up to journalists just love them and. just whenever they take one city we go with them and then we go into into the other. city but reporters need rebels

to hear in the opposition's press center in ghazi internet access isn't restrictive and the coffee available twenty four hours the message is on the wall and sometimes finds its way into reports of the people the cries of each from the stairs so we are really in the. mood because we don't trust the driver so we have to be within the horsemeat circle so you as a human being you tell me how could you be i mean it's just stupid here is human rights with rebels professing their readiness to fight gadhafi is regime to the bitter end no wonder news reports a caring predictions of in an uncivil war yet as the rebels inability to mount a fully fledged defensive becomes more apparent so is the imbalance nature of the coverage media me call good after delusional but in their assessment of the events and leaving they don't show

a full grasp of the street either. many people think that being one correspondent takes over courage and hard work but actually a fun it's much easier and quicker more enjoyable than routine journalistic assignments especially when they were sitting sideways so accommodating the problem hearing and being got the is that some reporters became not only part of the story but in its main driving force and instead of hoping that full blown confrontation and block showed their courage it almost calling for it ok sort of like an artsy ghazi libya. american radio host even the white house is using the country's media to put a spin on events in libya. the people passion used very genuine these people want something different they realize that they have a different situation in egypt and the algerians of the two aeons they

realize if the worst thing they can happen to them because west symbion invention if the west gets control of a country and especially america it will be much much worse they are very wise to what cans off from america and from the west elitist government of good in america despite surprise some of your viewers the lead instrument is the new york times and i literally call the new york times the closest thing in america to an official state ministry of information and probably it has put out this race the reports about what he's going on it would be what did go wanted egypt didn't say very much you know it's what about egypt now and you really you. know who we are reporting on the. world affairs expert steven cohen says what's happening in libya will necessarily bring about democracy and here's some of what we'll hear next hour

when the new york examine talks dorothy. street has intervened militarily and so many countries in my lifetime very were as it worked out from american intervention. discredits you know her to the tyranny of its being overthrown because it appears the pirate was overthrown with the backing of the united states and the forces in favor of domestic. abuse and they're going to do what we're witnessing and it will be here. it's not clear that this report democracy movements here these are. despotic movements that want to get rid of a dictator getting rid of a dictator and we're going to be coming from doesn't necessarily true democracy that's a process. i believe in government is reportedly running out of money with the accounts of colonel gadhafi and his inner circle

being frozen around the world the u.n. security council has unanimously ordered the travel and assets ban on the leave your leaders regime archies lauren lyster looks at how those resources abroad might be used. well as violence continues in libya the u.s. sends warships and more troops in that direction fueling speculation of a military intervention and meanwhile western countries may have already launched a war against colonel moammar gadhafi as north african regime countries consider. freezing over. of. the weapons here the foreign assets of either libya the country or could off he and his family that some estimate to be almost one hundred billion dollars it's believed to be spread across the globe or you all money invested through the country's sovereign wealth fund everything from

a stake in the company that owns the financial times newspaper to land near the spanish resort town of moore being developed into homes and a golf course to the oil company of your annex and billions of dollars of cash in vehicles throughout europe and the u.s. the question now is what happens to all this money especially the thirty billion dollars the united states has frozen the most ever in the history of this country and this type of situation and essentially cut libby off from the entire u.s. banking system for now it stays put while the situation is still uncertain but what is certain the president of the united states is now in control of this money which gives him a powerful tool. deal. so this money. out of the forward whatever the. port is trying to accomplish.

the things it's all a belt control and profit. an empire empire where the greatest profits come from the military contracts and the oil contracts. they will work overtime those corporations apparent interest to enact these sanctions the u.s. president declared the situation in libya quote an unusual and extraordinary threat to u.s. national security and foreign policy that's not typical considering there is not a clear aggressive action libya has taken against the u.s. as for libya's financial interests analysts say you could look at the history of countries such as iran their assets were frozen in the wake of the one nine hundred seventy nine hostage crisis their money that was seized from iran back in making the seventy nine there's still you know nothing good returns to the iranians so it's a pretty sickly time for a plunger play you know if we can take it away from them we will the money is used

most often to pay for the settlements of lawsuits against a leader or a government or to recoup losses khadafi can likely cause the money could buy we took their nuclear capacity away made promises but even live up to them claim that was a great victory for peace and now we're in a situation where it's clear that oil is at stake the future of the massive sums of money reaped from libyan oil is now as uncertain as the divided country it came from lauren lyster r.t. new york. so the guy on the program here in our t.v. the name of the now i'm a muscular guy called throws a party titled after russia's prime minister but the report is not exactly flattering at being the face of events also. to moscow's rooftop to see what one of the city's highest flying women is up to. it looks like it was decision makers need to watch their backs with more italians shifting their support to find new people

to kick start their country but that could mean a worrying lurch to the far right as matthew stevens reports from wrong. italy's dolce veto is turning bitter but employment is a near record high and analysts believe much needed economic growth might still be years away and more of a fresh scandals engulfing prime minister berlusconi are being reported on a daily basis fueling italians traditional distrust of politicians bad news yes but not for everyone grassroots political movements rather than parties cashing in on this grim state of affairs among them neo fascist ones this is italy's cause a pound our plan to take everything this is this queen of water the multicultural multiethnic parts of a bustling community of asian middle east and north african residents living side

by side but here in this six story building says the headquarters this is most prominent the fast growing radical right because the power. named after us spurred as a pound and unwavering support of more sunnis fascist regime this building is home to seventy of the movement's members the walls are covered with the names and posters of their heroes including some surprisingly taken from the leftist media such as che guevara because of pan support has grown alongside the unemployment rate a staggering twenty nine percent of his hand in youth currently without a job he was young well italy is a country of all people it is hard for the young to find a job or make their voices heard we're not only a generation prior to right future but also of our present. because abounds present with its brand of revamped third millennium fascism as its members shamelessly put it is one of rapid growth and direct contrast to the country's economy. through its

intense agenda of discussion forums is splitting rock concerts and squat actions the movement is on the up and on. a recent membership campaign gathered over two thousand five hundred paying supporters on just its first day. this is an association of free men and women of every social class and age we believe that fascism was a grand period in italy's cost of cultural and artistic splendor we can't label ourselves as fascists we are witnessing the end of the political parties rule movements such as this one will prevail against them. members also claim there are an anti racist anti discrimination movement where they just play in the political correctness game some fear this might be the case. because the pound is a dangerous phenomenon i received threats over the phone when i opposed public funding to a concert they organized here in rome they sang me some intimidating lyrics of one of their band songs then hung up the movements members deny any wrongdoing and came

the media and left as politicians are misrepresenting the disconnect between lawmakers in the electorate in italy is growing with an opposition virtually dominated by anti business going to rhetoric and a shattered ruling coalition seemingly more focused on its leaders legal issues but on the country's fate for some here even mussolini a dead dictator seems to be more appealing matthew stevens rome for r.t. i'll get more on our story there are three dot com with plenty lined out for your online but a fee and traditional way of saying the buy winter russian star learn about the muslim holy week. and discover the slavic version of a gay man it's a grandmother who works are evil on misbehaving children now the frightening fairy tale is heading for the big screen read more in the art section at r.t. dot com.

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a van to draw in crowds of young people politicians names don't usually top the list however a moscow nightclub is hosting a successful potent party for the prime minister's office is less than happy about it even though the club's owners say it was the customer's choice of tribute artists or first went along. by all that. is exactly this type of. the possibility of legal. mr prime minister himself and all of us working with him we are trying to be very careful about not letting his name being used in proper proper sense. he himself is favoring the cases where his name is used for the promotion of

a healthier way of living for promotion let's say eight children for promoting whatever useful but certainly i mean using his name for promoting in party and in private in my opinion is a proper. theme of the party which was. the name of the prime minister was chosen by the public surpassing the names of trigger. this is not a commercial about we knew that it might be controversial but we decided to throw it anyway. they're only saying that they think that that's. the night has nothing do with the prime minister oh i think it's a really good idea. i think if you go back to washington. or something over having a bob and i never got this attention to make money but if there

is something that i think a lot of. strong. countries i had thought that the guy the great guy. the body i want the private is. kind of put. through when i talk to paul it's good because it is the private. good that is ready a lot of it had said. now some more of the world's main news this hour here in r t law is once again spewing from one of the world's most active volcanoes mons kill why in hawaii has fired molten rock nine hundred meters into the air scientists say the hiden activity was spotted shortly after a crater floor collapsed no homes are under threat the volcano has been in constant

eruptions since nine hundred eighty three. northern chile has been struck by a six point two magnitude earthquake sending shoghi among local residents although no injuries are being reported. and there was in a rural area near the border with her roof and emergency crews say damage is minimal and the areas endured frequent tremors the country's also still a towering from twenty tans massive earthquake that killed well over five hundred people. the discovery shuttle is about to start her final journey home after almost three decades of space service the crew have said their goodbyes to those on board the international space station and are now preparing to undock discovery will then orbit the earth for the last time taking a few pictures along the way before landing on wednesday. now it's the season for one group of people to head up high and get dirty for the

chimney sweeps of moscow it's a busy time what's more you can forget of the stereotypes of it only being manned with brooms on the city's skyline and some bargain reports it's not just guys doing the dirty work. it's snowy and cold up on this moscow roof but this team aren't here to remove snow they're interested in the chimney so that rather brian yeah this is a very old thing we don't even know if it's possible to install five paces here sometimes that beds clog up the chimneys. apart from a love of room cleaner is also unusual and being moscow's only female chimney sweep she runs the company the art of the chimney sweep cleaning city stacks all over the capitol including some rather special ones rearward. we want to inside the kremlin similar mansions in all chechens i love my profession because i get to see very interesting places others don't get three. whole male staff make covers for chimney

pots and consult billionaire on some of moscow's especially complicated flues they say they're full of respect for their boss. model for going to she does a great job managing the team and dealing with our heavy workload especially as this work is usually considered only for men thank clearly used to have a male business partner but he didn't like the technical nature of the job and left her years of experience now make her a specialist in her field and with humor more than men it is a hard physical work women are better even in a station and coming up with creative solutions everyone knows our brains work differently for example women can concentrate on many things at once. she's also very proud of her work establishing a guild with other chimney cleaning companies she even tells us some of the folklore surrounding chimney sweeps widely believed to be good luck. called out once and i manage ten very puzzled she had no fireplace or chimney she just wanted

to see in touch a real chimney sweeper good luck for some not what going to does is beneath them to others it goes right over her head for her when she's up here she's on top of the world for martin are three. next day with us for the latest business update with korea coming up in just a few months. welcome to business here in r.t. thanks for joining me the ruble has steadily strengthened in the past few weeks largely due to rising oil prices and from the city capital predicts russian currency could strengthen even further in the coming months. prices spike

due to all these. and we also should take into consideration that every ten bucks increase in oil translates into forty billion dollars. of the current across. the first quarter likely to be bullish for their own i think there will. at least until the end of march and probably through through april as well. take a look at how the markets are performing asian stocks are low on monday weighed by the strong oil price exporters the trading in the red in tokyo with a unit down almost three percent hong kong on energy shares a lot because of the best of concern over things and inflation here in russia the markets are closed for public holidays stocks finished their last trading session in the black most of the blue chips were higher last week with sperm bank and

b.c.b. up more than one point two percent. continued growth in oil prices and the strengthening google look to being the main drivers for us markets in the coming week crying from uni credit security says the ruble is giving room to boost the russian retail sector as well through we'll continue to strengthen you see that's going to prove very supportive for a lot of the russian consumer names and we're getting more optimistic about making need x five going forward the banks will benefit indirectly from the strengthening ruble still like sperm bank right now but of course i would expect for some of the steel producers to come under pressure being that they have to pay the majority of their fees locally here in rubles and the after for any of the importing prices will be would be dollar denominated. here rest in oil producing nations have left prices feeling the heat over the past few weeks bread code has had two years highs and is currently trading at around one hundred seventeen dollars

a barrel however i resemble gonski from a pretty bank says the justified price is significantly lower oil monitors are in many ways a perfect what is my concern the long term price of the term normal or the long so much unfortunately it's become the first time ever on the beach of dollars per barrel and probably world prices much higher for this although it is sort of a premium and better than the old pros from the fact that there is a lot of political stability around the world but fundamentally. the souls that so the battles about the rights of most of the particles in the world and that's the sort of where with respect to. the floating around the world. in two thousand and ten six international banks announced they want to cut back their presence in the russian banking sector morgan stanley sold its russian mortgage business last year barclays says it's pulling out spain sent on there has left the retail mortgage sector as well but analysts say the russian banking industry isn't coming war

competitor for international players states control banks have become more aggressive. in these more competitive much more competitive markets. of scale matters a lot. didn't have enough scale and could be said in and out of steel so. they decided to meet for a better reason but that does not mean that the russian market became an attractive stuber attractive but that's more competitive. and that's all for this hour but remember you can always buy most or is on our website r.t. dot com slash business.

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