paul r.t. france becomes the first state to recognize libya's rebels as the country's government takes a closer look at them and who they are and whether they have of the goal rights of power. says it's ready to send troops into libya in the face of a global proposition to be done you bushelful the details. of the situation each new six is good because it's fresh it's just because the team to defeat in the field is do we need a few that believe. and libya inevitably two on the agenda as

america's vice president meets the russian leadership and the opposition here in moscow. believing that for moscow this is r.t. it's now eight pm on kevin zero in on the top story this thursday night france says it's recognizing libya's opposition as the quote legitimate representatives of the people and it plans to exchange ambassadors the move is fueling fears of the country may soon see foreign military intervention at a meeting of nato defense ministers just now the alliance has changed as member countries are united in their starts artie's done a bushel of crosses and join the live evening so what was the official response from the nato chief to the situation in libya. and this fog resinous and says that nato is ready to act finally is the most explicit comments so far from nato that it

is waiting to send troops into libya but the fact is it's backed into a corner because of course it keeps making more explicit as i say commitments to send troops into libya at the same time there's a growing international backlash which the head of nato has been forced to recognize the secretary general says that he understands the concerns here did that there must be proof and demonstrably commitment from the rebels that they want to see. troops backing them because of course the fear of the rebels is that once nato comes in the libyan population will turn against them let's listen to what reza aslan had to say exactly. it has been decided to increase the presence of. nature maritime assets in the central midrange in these ships will improve nato she to ational awareness all measured stradella is nato is united nato

is vigilant nature is ready to act ok daniel we hear what. you're saying there but how does that fit in with the news today from france that it's recognized the rebel government are they all talking is what is their backing for their. absolutely at the media conference afterwards he was exactly asked that question how can he say that nato is united when you've got so many different polar views within nato itself let alone the global community as you've mentioned france has come out as the first major power to officially recognize libya's red rebels as the legitimate rulers of that country then you've got several powers like u.s. and u.k. making very aggressive comments about going into libya and that gadhafi must go and then on the other side you have countries like italy which is at the sharp end if you like of this whole situation just across the mediterranean from libya receiving

thousands of disparate refuse g.'s from that country and of course an increasing humanitarian crisis and the last thing it wants to see italy of course a nato member itself is an even greater flood of refugees as a result of any so italy has called for every diplomatic route to be exhausted before military action is taken let's listen to what russia's envoy to nato had to say i spoke to him earlier. there's a real danger in using the science against libyan editors to deprive could not be his advantage as the legal had of state then there will be the terms to legitimize the rebels to make it seem to the outside the power has passed from khadafi to the rebels. which are of their russia's envoy to nato so as you see there is a wide range of views within nato which will make it increasingly difficult to work

to take action in libya the international community really looking towards the disastrous american led invasion of afghanistan and iraq and saying perhaps foreign military intervention will disturb a hornet's nest in libya role didn't create a superior a better situation or i don't know bush our europe correspondent on the line from brussels tonight thanks for your take on what's going on there over the past few well of thoughts too about the developments there from cord money came from the european strategic intelligence and security center telling us that by recognizing libyan rebels france is now playing a dangerous game. on with his dong president nicolas sarkozy's poker player but you clearly going to be. in danger with them even if we disagree with we try as we see what is. in the way. today that's where your reason to just shift domination collision. with your position

especially because we don't know really and it's considered a lot of course everyone knows the faces of one of the guys but we don't know the exact composition of the comes in we don't know if there are. tribal leaders just. people we thought in political but grown people really special interest in business . so in. we don't know who the good of the day when so it's i think it's dangerous to do to do this and it's difficult to understand why from studies and we've got more on the situation in libya in just a few moments in fact and here's what else is ahead for you this hour two or three . people really angry anxious this to because the burden for that i shoulda is an american congresswoman who once courted the muslim votes

in office is now accused of organizing a witch or we've got the story plus. moscow is the world's wealthiest capital with seventy nine of russia's hundred one billionaires living here the details on this year's rich list of business connected in just a tad. the international pressure against libya's growing following a controversial decision by france to recognize the rebels claim to power alongside which russia is imposing sanctions against colonel gadhafi his regime banning the export of weapons of military equipment out in support of sleaze in the capital tripoli to find out what people there think of that. the reaction of people here in libya. said she recognizes the opposition as the legitimate libya is one of shock and anger people. that this. nation find it because they see beneath it was. health. and weak.

the reaction of the libyan government. official statement which is that this is dangerous interfere with it in libya and is basically just push on the. front of a state its naval forces. of the oil which. we are hearing reports that has. been set and that this has been finding. and can't ground it into a song. and. the russian. final on a. fail from russia to libya that the initial getting the military equipment as well as. the russian government is it safe to say that even though banning that if we get this in any way to. see a no fly zone that this will be easy to cover and concealment which could be

case something that he could duffy vision is going to be able to solve a case that if he has a game that he insists here would find foreign is launched the focus of an. old oil field that he says that the incoming interim indication of the. best fire my colleagues would get to see from a different take on the mission take a look at the face if we can we just become very much of these clashes. the ration chance the rattle of kalashnikovs is the most common sound in the ghazi ever since ravel seized weapons depots in eastern libya rifles became the ultimate symbol of masculinity that every young man in the city once one thing in common between more market are free and they force the struggling chancy team is

a fascination with the arms believe in leader i developed a liking for kalashnikov rifle so much so that he even had an eight k. forty seven munition plant built here in libya the rounds the sun produced an hour telling all across eastern libya on the frontlines and beyond young man with rifles have become a fixture on the streets of benghazi they're eager to show them off and often slap happy in their handling of the arms can a soldier from the been there as a garrison who joined our freising says many of his fellow rebels don't have any experience with arms which he says is made out by their passionate determination of the will who will fight until the last to the last drop of blood god is on. this you've been ghazi is still living off of the revolutionary fever from dusk till dawn people congregate on the city's main square calling for gadhafi to go

most of the factories are closed the only people still working a shop owners there is good. many people know people and catholic servants like these traffic police officers despite the loss of control over is to leave here because the government continues to pay salaries to those employed by the state doesn't have the years i received my last paycheck about ten days ago but there is nothing to thank duffy for myself it is just two hundred fifty of you knowledge with. my family agitation and uncertainty of the last few weeks are already exerting their toll and. public health in gaza psychiatric hospital is now flooded with patients because preexisting conditions were exacerbated by the unrest nowadays because the people uprising lots of people suffering from the so-called panic disorders. some of our patients old

surviving relapses from their previous mental problems now because of the. uprising because of the shooting. but hated and ridiculed get doubtingly been the most valuable asset for the opposition movement as that hatred pulls people together for the time being if united's those who spent years serving in his government and victims or face persecution yet their chance for free leave it to be augmented by a clear vision of how to achieve it it is very hard to try to determine who could be the real charismatic leader with a real strong structure that could come in on the ground they could say well i am well known by the league you have a program of some horizons and i will be able to achieve or to be the alternative again or that will help achieve a better perspectives and

a better horizon in regular people in bin ghazi are now living of their savings sharing whatever little they have most of them are confident that once you get out that leaves the bright future will dawn on them but if past revolutions are anything to go by they're bundles of arms and hordes of idly roaming man could mean exactly the opposite. side of michael artsy in garvey libya. where for more on the ongoing unrest in libya and international response that we've had a we're joined by jim logan washington bureau chief for me interpreting this but also being with this france as we were mentioning in the program it said it recognizes the rebel government who exactly though. is this opposition and what unites them apart from violence to topple gadhafi. well it seems it's precisely that that unites them that is totally opposed to khadafi and i think also now increasing fear of the consequences of having tried to rebel against them

would definitely unite them although i suspect there could be. to spite against various antics is. a fairly canny politician is working very hard to to provide them particularly along tribal lines some of these people have jumped ship from gadhafi side. right and they probably won't be easily forgiven and so they have to fight all the harder and presumably either that or if things really get bad in the sense that khadafi moves toward bengazi they may have to leave the country but i think the issue now particularly here in washington is what is washington and other countries going to do about that are the french move would appear to suggest that the french and any of them possibly encourage the british and the americans one to safeguard benghazi. i think it's very possible that you may see the establishment

essentially of two regimes in libya and military steps to ensure the security that because the regime does the french. foreign intervention is one step closer military invasion i'm thinking about. well i don't think invasion is anything anyone in certainly in the united states wants to see. i think there are a range of ups and options which have been raised both in the congress and certainly within the administration among them no fly zone and large shipments and protective shipments of humanitarian and other aid possibly even some military support i would assume that would be of a nonlethal nature. at least initially and then perhaps a defensive nature i don't think they want to be seen as fueling the conflict but i do think that politically they'll want to be seen as having made an effort to

protect those in the east who have risen up against gadhafi jimmy just. as divided it was a rather more vague though about the question over of france's move today but do you think we could see other countries following france's starts over the next couple of days or week. i think so i think a lot depends. not only what results from the nato meeting today. though there is division there may be a preponderance of views whereby some countries will be encouraged to stick to seek stronger action together but also i think the arab league's meeting in saturday will be very important in determining the western response the african union is also supposed to meet and that too will be important to washington that is the

obama administration has stressed repeatedly over the last several days that it is looking both to the african union and to the arab league for some help in terms of policy guidance and policy support. both of journalists in washington bureau of the interpreting service those fuel views on the programs appreciated. talk of international involvement in libya is being tough to avoid for the u.s. vice president who's movie said with the russian leadership joe biden's on day two of his visit here the moscow. has got the details about. there's been speculation of course the internet has been rife with sources claiming that joe biden has indeed tried to guarantee russia's support should the u.s. decide to go ahead with its military intervention in libya we do know that several foreign nations of course including the united states have not ruled out the possibility of bringing their troops to libya in order to resolve the conflict

while others including russia have so far chosen to stand back libya and settle the matter for themselves well this of course is the second day of joe biden's visit to moscow and the jury in those two days he had a quite a busy agenda of course meeting with the russian leaders both the russian president dmitry medvedev and of the prime minister. of the focus was mostly on trade talks joe biden who of course heralded the current a reset in ties between moscow and washington underlined the necessity of that reset continuing in his meeting with lead singer clinton saying that the previous administration did not choose to maximize on the strategic potential that exists in the relationship between moscow and washington d.c. and the current administration is of course very much interested in that joe biden also took the time to meet not only with the russian leaders but also with

nongovernmental parties and members of the opposition and human rights support groups all of that was on his agenda as well as a trip to the russian analog of silicon valley skolkovo where joe biden spent a lot of time being shown around and told about the potential prospects and of course of various american businesses willing to participate in this new venture. that is katrina czar over there in all the stories of course we're talking about also one lying to a chance to have your say on the news stories that are hitting the headlines today also there as well tonight as our team called the u.s. city of some from cisco is locked in a battle right now about male circumcision as jewish groups rally against a proposal which could see the practice prevent. billionaire's row in the center of moscow there is some some excellent property just five meters from the kremlin but other cost boyo if you're prepared to pay thirteen thousand euros per square meter

fine if you can afford it i guess find out all about the tenth most expensive residential street in the world at r.t. dot com. a series of u.s. government hearings into the radicalization of american muslims are underway in washington they're being led by homeland security chairman peter king who says the issue threatens the country results is going to put my phone king's views on the muslim community of being less than consistent. on friday. a familiar sound of worship echoes from the islamic center of long island. oh it's a place of prayer education and community service for many of long island's seventy thousand muslims it's also a place where u.s. congressman peter king spent years building bridges with american voters. supporters who today remain shocked that king labeled their mosque

a hotbed for extremism that should be put under surveillance to have attended a lot of weddings all saw and we have been to his office many times what about to be needed of it how deep ahmed is chairman of the long island center that sits just outside the boundaries of king's third congressional district. amid fears the man he once fundraise for may currently be the strongest force fueling the flames of islamophobia in america safety and security of my community is my biggest concern and trying to create trouble that is more trouble to me why i have been doing these things during his early days as congressman king was often seen at the islamic center on long island giving lectures holding book signings even serving as the main guest of honor when the fair officially open officials say since september eleventh two thousand and one the u.s.

representative has not stepped one foot inside this building the islamic center unanimously condemned the event but king cut ties with the institution after two officials were quoted in nine muslim involvement and linking israel to nine eleven . instead peter king recently appointed chairman of the powerful house homeland security committee has announced congressional hearings on a legit hit in radicalism among american muslims and mosques. a drastic turn that has brought fear to king's constituents he generalize. and realize in a very broad way in a way that will not serve. both the american will for even our side or for that states it has been very disturbing. especially when the formulation of muslim population in the long island community is growing

substantially they're looking for support. congressman king has said that most muslim leaders in this country aren't cooperating with authorities yet no member of this long island islamic center has ever been accused of terrorism. muslim americans in this community are appalled that their very own u.s. representative is targe. based on their religious beliefs there are extremists in every every community every religion i mean you you know why just islam what if he had. not been there may be something to gain in the palm if it's there is a lot of fear people are really angry anxious to because the burden falls on our shoulders to really explain extreme streak in a country of tolerance a new york community left feeling isolated and marginalized by the man they once

rallied behind the arena party and new york other international stories now briefly cousin of the afghan president hamid karzai has been killed by nato forces and is reportedly shot dead by coalition troops at his home in southern afghanistan during an overnight nato says they're investigating the incident that comes just days after because i started u.s. led forces for accidentally killing nine boards. from. silvio berlusconi's gone back to work for the first time since operational his face and jaw the italian prime minister was injured in milan in december two thousand and. three problems through a metal statue of him but it's only lost two teeth and had his nose broken in the attack the operation which took place three days ago lasted for four hours. paul said in twenty minutes before the former british ambassador to libya all of a miles talks to r.t. about the prospects of a no fly zone over the country but right now thursday night business from moscow

axed. well and welcome to business see the ruble suffers the sharpest today drop against the dollar this year trimming instrumentalists rally against the greenback declining oil prices spain's credit downgrade all caused the ruble to depreciate to twenty eight rubles forty six copecks for a dollar that's around one percent drop russian currency still seven point one percent stronger against the dollar this year showing the biggest gain among one hundred seventy three world currencies. while is down sharply lower investors still remain cautious over libya's unrest this is on the back of worries about global energy demand as china's traditionally export oriented economy has shown the biggest trade balance deficit in seven years u.s. trade deficit also expanded around fifteen percent in january to all time high of forty six billion dollars this is as the price of imported oil skyrocketed also

u.s. jobless claims added twenty six thousand last week this is hampering hopes of a steady recovery in the u.s. economy therefore the big drop on the dow and the nasdaq european stock markets also down at the close sharply after moody's credit rating on the spanish sovereign debt greece is also concerned with its downgrade and therefore calling on e.u. bodies to review the role of rating agencies finally to russia where would these stats and these worries russian stock see one of the biggest one day falls this year the r.d.s. a nice six declining around three percent each so if you look at some of the stocks energy and banking stocks most gazprom down three percent luke or well down two point nine percent this is also coupled with the us net profit spalling short of expectations. this perception. negative and is

hurting. markets for this shift for emerging markets strewed developed markets and thought hurting russia basically the high oil price will be very costly for russia and that's why russia has been the best performing emerging markets this here and i do not think that what we are seeing today is the beginning of a new trend where russia underperformed profound i think that's the correction i recognize of billionaires have joined the list of the world's richest not of over one hundred tycoons on the forbes list russia's but the middle east and holds fourteen of places the second year running the owner of one of the largest steel producers in the world has made a higher reaches of the list russian forbes deputy editor outlines the secret of his success. unlike other major listen is concentrating only ski business there is not a leap it's a city of one of the world's largest steel producers listen puts all his efforts

into his company's development and it's turned it into the most profitable and the most effective steel producer in the country this is so that's against a backdrop of growing demand from china and india which is boosting the steel price is so high a price and a rise in the capitalization listen to move to the top of the list. all right we'll be back at around fifty minutes time with an update the headlines are next with kevin do stay with that in. all.

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