so cause photo in the big old. corinthian escape plan this medicine this is wrong kim pinsky we could switch it to look you talk of skin on skin. now sort of. the week's top stories here on r.t. america's most wanted terrorist is killed by u.s. troops bringing a cheering crowd onto the streets but leaving some puzzled by inconsistency is in the united states with version of events. nato members look at siphoning support for the libyan rebels with gadhafi has frozen assets but russia warns the alliance's involvement is getting dangerously close to a ground invasion. troops tanks and arrests in syria with no sign of an end to the fighting in washington and the e.u. deploys sanctions to force the regime to end its violent crackdown on its citizens

. why does not give a person to roll out the big guns for the annual victory day parade party looks at why some people in the former soviet states are siding with hitler instead. we are running down the week's top stories here on out say welcome to the program of course the week's been dominated by the death of the world's most notorious terrorist after ten years on the run. some of the largest reason he was eventually tracked down in an affluent pakistan suburb and shot dead was artie's and he said now reports the world's militants will seek out a new torchbearer for terrorism. the man wanted dead or alive for a decade is gone but the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden for some it was a moment of victory years caring for others

a moment of embarrassment. is in fact there was a u.s. eyes i'm sorry but there's one thing analysts say should not be overlooked osama bin laden may be dead but the threat of terror is very much alive frankly doesn't make much of a difference the bin laden is dead people here working in still a long line at least for the last two years to be very convinced that the al qaeda figures or people in this region who by the way cannot number more than one hundred are incapable of carrying out any major attacks it's been years since the not and has claimed responsibility for an attack instead it's russia now kind of linked terrorists that have made the most recent remarks moscow's metro blast an airport bombing two of the latest global attacks were masterminded by domestic chechen turned leader doku umarov you for years has been trying to use third in montreaux as the face of international terrorism the al qaeda leader's demise is expected to

remain a significant symbol of having little or no in fact in the fight against terrorism it could create waves elsewhere in two thousand and one right. george bush's approval rating was around fifty percent twenty four hours he shot up to eighty percent so watch for. a new poll shows obama is up more than ten percent since bin laden was killed and now of course an opening has been made for the new face of evil. first it was a start you know it was the russian federation and even some of the hussein are these days of course we have more. parallels have been made this week with how the u.s. armed groups that later evolved into loctite and the taliban what they're doing now in libya the new public enemy number one is just beginning his journey this time.

and he's now a are. but meantime the pentagon has released five home videos of osama bin laden they were along with serials seized from the pakistani compound where he was found and killed the videos offer a glimpse of bin laden's life as a fugitive in hiding one tape shows the al qaeda leader preparing a message to the u.s. believed to be produced late last year in another video bin laden is seen of watching a programme about himself arabic television. meantime has been criticized for failing to deliver proof that the president blocked the release of photos of al qaeda leaders party citing national security risks and the exact circumstances of his death remain unclear and have raised questions about the legality of the killing investigative journalist wayne madsen says the u.s. is pursuing its own interests right keeping the truth under wraps. a lot of people are going to use this incident to push their agenda as mentioning the the russian

made rifles and you know it's not known whether these were actually these a k forty seven that were made in russia because north korea china burma number of countries produces weapons but you know there's a lot of people with their agendas they want to push there's also a group that wants to use this to blame pakistan for being complicit with bin laden so we see a lot of these special interests now trying to go lama on to this whole incident to push forth or their agendas and i think we're seeing that with the all these contradictory statements as well well the obama administration has shown no interest in being open as a matter of fact it's probably one of the most secretive administration since its predecessor george w. bush and richard nixon so they seem to be very arrogant they are putting forth information that's not true about well the. bin ladin see was because it was an islamic tradition when the fact is he died on land the requirement is to bury him

on land and not i don't think it's they buried him at sea because of saudi arabia's rich maritime history. pakistan has claimed its sovereignty was violated by the u.s. secret mission to eliminate some of the washington but was trying to establish whether its ally was sheltering terribly. or if national reports heaping more pressure on the already strained relationship. some of bin laden's death couldn't have candidate better time u.s. and pakistani relations are going through their worst period since nine eleven reasons behind it predator drones and private contractors when a cia agent shows do pakistanis tad in broad daylight earlier this year officials in islamabad said it was the final straw and demanded all american operatives leave the country immediately we have to be doubly sure rather their presence border being then brought up by start of a guest in the interest of. pressure why not western pakistan just one week

before al qaeda as leader was killed and then tell us jones and stray shin united hundreds of protesters here is that another twenty five people were killed in a strike in the total number of civilian tasks into the hundreds i thank you karim had lost his son and a brother in a two thousand and nine attack the drone operator and miles away from here pushed the button when it was night in pakistan and dreams how family was sleeping thank you were a real may or may of may and may or meant. or. tear this paper or gore go left. a good account with many people sharing this opinion pakistani officials are warning the us is fueling insurgency rather than cooling it they harm more than they help because of the. damage is there danger because of the civilians in the area america's reaction has

been varied the white house first accused pakistan of not doing enough to counter terror in for the us changed its tactics finally addressing pakistan's calls to axes america's drone technology but despite signs of a peace offering and general and sentiment has continued rising u.s. plans to extend its military presence in pakistan and ensure its dominance in the region after its troops withdrew from a guy stand seem to have collapsed the u.s. about bin laden's demise just like u.s. drones came out of the blue delivering a direct hit on you ask critics it's race and erika's victory will hardly change the life of ordinary people here in a country that's been in the mails to fact by the global war on terror since region in pakistan was the first to be complete all the time and i think that this can

make it if you have to take it to put these abilities to me that population if place really quite tranquil as you can see people that are going about their daily lives back with the afghan war that that's the kind of corner of the way from here and with mountains all around fifty's it's very fragile market already. going on media the country's army has always been alert but now more than ever. many fear the death of a summit in london will spark a backlash and the injured pieces. cheap refinishing r t pakistan. the fight against al qaeda inspired terrorism continues here in russia eight militants were killed on sunday in an ongoing operation in the north caucuses one policeman did die during the raid earlier this week a senior al qaeda operative was killed in the southern republic of chechnya the

turkish border militant known as abdul a kurd is believed to have been that he finance the end organizer of terrorist cells in the region of code is also said to have played a leading role in major attacks in russia as well as assaults on police he had only recently assumed a leading role after his predecessor was killed by security forces authorities say two deaths have a broken foot which is the main links with the international terrorist organization . all coming up here on r.t. how the cost of conflict means a feeling the pinch on the home front that's france involved itself in foreign skirmishes its own citizens bear the financial grunt plus. sixty six years on russia's getting ready to celebrate victory over nazi germany would have more than nothing but later in the program. i start to out of libya now where the rebels have backtracked on claims they'll be sold weapons by italy a rebel official had said on saturday that they were expecting a shipment of arms very soon denied the claims but said it would provide equipment

for self defense supplied weapons to libya is banned by a u.n. embargo by the ongoing civil war there has reached a stalemate with over two thousand nato coalition air strikes having so far failed a couple colonel gadhafi on thursday the international contact group agreed to set up a catch fund for the rebels but russia's foreign minister said this demonstrates how far the coalition's straying from the u.n. resolution on. this it's going to regroup the contact group was established itself and now is today it was once a build seafood lean to the two communities policy tools libya should be. and not only libya we're hearing voices calling for this group to decide what to do in other states in the region we believe that all sides should be focusing on the peaceful resolution of the situation and not supporting one side in an internal armed conflict what is essentially a civil war now the coalition is also moving to release billions of dollars of

carpet aphids frozen assets and then handed over to the rebels. who is an expert on the arab world says that will only do more that much. of that money belongs to the libyan people and there's a civil war going on in libya and it may not be fair to distribute money to one side or the other in a civil war what will go to preserve that money so when the war is over and the country needs to be rebuilt they can go under him to benefit will not to some of them it will certainly escalate the conflict as we remember from the united states financing the middle of doing in afghanistan against the soviets simply raise the stakes and increase the numbers of casualties i think give it to the transitional national council in who are fighting a war against gadhafi surely there are going to go international or much more troops and ultimately on the black market in buy weapons there calling for regime change and turning it over turning the country over to this rapidly creating t.n.c. which. is composed of a lot of ex regime members and clearly saw the wind blow in the other way and want

to be on the winning side in their commitment to democracy historically has been absolutely nil. from libya to syria. security forces have reportedly moved into the central city of homs. making arrests all along the way comes a day after at least six people were killed as a syrian troops swept through a coastal city crossing and demonstrators officials are blaming terrorist groups for the rest say they want an end to decades of oppression and corruption one human rights eight hundred people killed since the uprising began almost three months and on the back of u.s. sanctions as agreed to a freeze on assets and a travel ban for tops over an official's war correspondent says there's definitely western funding somewhere behind these protests in syria. there's great excitement in washington prospect of overthrowing the syrian government that's been on the

front burner in washington or since the bush administration the wiki leaks papers have shown that the u.s. has been funding. the bush administration been funding our militant groups in syria along with saudi arabia and israel. overthrowing the regime. this will intensify it we're seeing new broadcasts coming from washington purporting to be syrian liberation front. e-mails and now this new machine this liberation she might want to call it is being turned against syria so i think the fuse has been lit. syrian government and there's a diplomatic coalition forming against syria so that it is very very nerve wracking for the syrians right now they're quite isolated and even the saudis are. trying to. it's surprising that europe has decided to get people involved france in

particular because they used to be the colonial ruler of the area seems to be a hankering to. only loosely what we're seeing is a supergirl counter-revolution we're the cure bieber hours maybe the united states would seize the earlier revolution to try and bend it to their will and they're using humanitarian intervention as a new reason for sending troops in however humanitarian aid to get should usually lies to place resources or strategic geography. you are with r.t. live from moscow as we run down the top stories of the week now wiki leaks founder julian assange on charges laid into online social networks for helping the united states collect information and spying on citizens and during an interview with our team he said the likes of facebook and google played a significant roles in the arab uprisings. facebook in particular is the most appalling spying machine that has ever been into facebook google

yahoo always made us we're going to go and have it will be in good faith and for you with an totals everyone should understand that. when they. work they are doing free work for united states intelligence agencies in the building was part of it. and i know you can hear more of what julian assange has to say when we bring you our tease the full interview that's coming your way in the next hour right here on r.t. . or france's leading role in a nato campaign in libya as well as other military for its a broad is pushing its defense budget to the breaking point meanwhile it's the french people who are paying the price for president sarkozy's war ambitions twenty bushong now reports on how it's leaving us some of france's most of honorable on the breadline. heat or eat that's the choice faced by murder kids so

instead of supporting the elderly frauds the government is accused of using that money for war. francaise it doesn't have enough time and attention is must tighten their belts but it now spends over thirty billion euros a year on defense france has more than twenty thousand soldiers currently on foreign soil in lebanon kosovo a new military base in the united arab emirates is fighting wars in libya ivory coast and afghanistan each french have a missile costs hundreds of thousands of euros so just five months into twenty eleven the forces of broke even with madame kiddo's pension it's pretty much an up the fence operational quote here military excess snaps france's reputation as a careful spender investors now plan to scrap the country's troy's aaa credit rating which lets it borrow on the cheap course if you have

a country which is very rich. it can afford it but france has been named as possibly losing its aaa status so so everyone can you shoot is closer to losing a steeds france should have stuck to the un peacekeeping dream it's in the ivory coast and libya wants express mia dominique de villepin down in pays the price of gunning for regime change and for each. for integration support and to follow strict principles the one of the international community treatment of the united nations costs are reportedly hidden from the public if this military advisors back from libya he says for months france has set soldiers on the ground there contrary to its claims. i think by your we're. we had. already

called popes for two to find the dog and someone it was not a good kid so says she worked all her life for a decent retirement no politician or good if she wanted the money spent on campaigns abroad cost of war pensioners forced to cover up because they can't afford the heating they ask all the military campaigns worth it if the government can't take care of people that time when a bushel party paris. and for most europeans may be eight marks one nazi germany surrendered sixty six. solemn remembrance ceremonies supreme held several capitals the sun is also. grander celebrations from what. russia has marked on the night with a traditional military parade right through the heart of red square the head of the country's political elite later research the unknown soldier run by the kremlin

meanwhile everything is set for monday's parade as artie's reports it's a hugely important day with the probable exception of new year's eve it's the biggest celebration in the russian calendar now just behind me you can see same puzzles just behind that of course red square now that's closed off at the moment i have however been sneaking a little peek at what's going on through there soldiers from all strata of the russian armed forces looking resplendent in their dress uniforms going through their paces ahead of what should be a fantastic parade as usual on monday now monday they celebrate the the ninth of may victory day victory over over nazi germany victory in here in world war two. now this is a huge day a huge day of celebration in russia at day where it's also a day of remembrance as well remember those who laid down their lives so that we

can enjoy the freedoms that we do today now all those preparations going ahead right now to make sure that on monday we see a fantastic display of pomp and circumstance well the reason it is celebrated in the ninth on the ninth of may in russia is the eighth of may in western europe and in america is due to the fact that the surrender of nazi germany was signed at a time on the eighth of may in germany which meant that it was actually the ninth here in russia and that's why. celebrated on the night however in some of the countries closest neighbors in fact those countries they were liberated by soviet troops during world war two the red army troops are viewed as an occupying force in fact so nationalists in russia's closest neighbors actually force alongside the nazis as a legacy of a chef you know reports ukraine is divided once again over its quarterly history a bitter scandal has erupted in the west of the country over the soviet red banner an exact replica of the one which flew about the reichstag in may nine hundred

forty five as the nazi regime collapsed when the ukrainian parliament passed a law to allow the soviet red flags fly on victory day this year along with the country's national flag it sparked outrage for among some who view the soviet era as a time of oppression replacing. those who initiated the slaughter are against our country and must handle it passports and live to the places where the sun. is a symbol of good grief because the bill was eventually passed and on monday when the former soviet union marks the not to defeat most of ukrainian cities will be adorned with both the state and red victory flags most but not in the western ukrainian city of a divorce situated in a region where some nationalist elements collaborated with the invading nazis the words local council says it would not obey the new parliamentary law and intends not to celebrate major night at all there has been a furious response from anti-fascist groups who say the council should be warned

out for failing to commemorate the nazi defeat is. the which states that took it q do you still pretty an improvement across ukraine you would be is even a nation of the constitution which. constable gluten free. it really can really. see if you can. moreover a decision over divorce court has banned any marches on may the ninth make it even harder for the twenty five thousand strong contingent of red army veterans here to hold their own victory day commemorations the western ukrainian capital city of evolve has its very own monuments to the red army soldiers every year veterans of the great passion of the quare come here to lay flowers and commemorate those who died liberating the land from the fascists however ever since the collapse of the soviet union every trip here turns into a risky adventure this is better and says he is frightened to put on his medals on

victory day for fear of being attacked by nationalists the former artillery man fought in a force liberation from fascism but now feels disillusioned. we three it's painful because we can't walk in a victory march and it's too cold to him across six city it's painful we're not given the right to remember. is this a ukraine i was fighting for definitely not. these were the scenes last year when ross nationalists wipe their feet on the red banner a sacred symbol for those who fought against the nazis. because of these people's approval their lines with hitler it is suvi union was the right thing to do but it's slow on the must be stopped. all those years destroyed symmetries of the soldiers in. the many people in the west of ukraine do not celebrate may the ninth with some they're claiming soviet rule was as bad as nazi occupation. has spilled

into the streets over the issue in the past despite the local government and court vans and victory day marches this year activists from the crimea are plotting a rather better march through the streets up in the hall what is a day of glory and so in commemoration for millions elsewhere is still a source of division in a place where the scars of war seem not to have for healed let's see russia ski artsy reporting from both. ukraine. the price of freedom from the most precious regime in history. those who fought to win that stand proud. against the tide of history being rewritten. sixty six years of victory on our cheek. and of course i thought come has plenty of victory day coverage and

memories that's all moving fast accounts of living through the second world war plus what used to make the most of celebrating the freedom that we now enjoy or for example these very own mixologist shows us how to raise a glass to the defeat of the nazi. plus two russian billionaires make it to the top three of the british and you will ritualised find out who they are and how they got their hearts and don't come it's. just for. kicks. it's a russian nationalist was sentenced to life in prison this week for murdering a human rights lawyer and a journalist two years ago a jury found that intolerance and hatred with the main motives for the killing of lawyer stanislav might have you had angered far right groups by supporting the girl's corps and his killers nikita and his accomplice that you're going to. link

to an al gore al true national news group was jailed for life well i think it was given eighteen years they were also found guilty of murdering journalist anastasio about what about who was with michael off at the time of crimes of outrage in russia and. now let's check out some other stories now making headlines around the world on this sunday egypt's fragile interim leadership has been tested with sectarian clashes overnight that killed at least twelve and injured over two hundred the violence erupted when muslims attacked a church to release a christian woman who they say was being held against her will because you wanted to convert to islam one hundred ninety people who were arrested will now face a military trial simmering religious tensions been growing ever since egypt's military rulers assumed control following the ousting of president. and attempted revolt inmates turned into a gun battle inside

a high security prison and got about leaving at least seventy six of those killed worked for. a government official said the detainees all linked to al qaeda being moved to another building when they tried to overpower the guards and it seems a weapons. street fighting in kandahar in southern afghanistan has continued into a second day following the taliban attack on the governor's compound for the shooting broke out after security forces began targeting militants holed up in a hotel in the city center the afghan interior ministry said three civilians and twenty three militants have been killed dozens of others. i'll be back with a recap of the week's top stories in just a few moments. to

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