tv [untitled] June 11, 2011 5:00am-5:30am PDT
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in tokyo thousands demonstrate for clean energy three months after an earthquake triggered the focus shima nuclear crisis which there is still no end in sight. activists in switzerland tried to breach the wall of silence surrounding one of the world's most secretive and influential gatherings demanding the builder per group come clean on what they're up to. but along with the twenty fourteen winter olympics so she's preparing to host the paralympic games we follow the major construction of her name for make the city of more hospital place hospitable place i should say for people with disabilities.
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but from our headquarters in central moscow you're watching r t with me and he said now it's four pm here in the russian capital nine pm in tokyo and three months on japan is struggling to recover from its toughest crisis since the second world war when a nine magnitude earthquake sense and merciless toonami which left thousands dead and missing the natural disaster triggered a major radiation leak at the fukushima nuclear facility and it's still on the verge of a full scale nuclear catastrophe our correspondents and promises in tokyo were anger over the situation is spilling onto the streets. this is three months after the devastating earthquake and tsunami which rocked japan and devastated the fukushima region of course creating the nuclear disaster at the tepco daiichi power plant where we now know that three reactors have melted down and possibly melted
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throughout today is a very interesting day at the tepco headquarters in central tokyo thousands of people have gathered some in support of your queer power believe it or not and thousands more who are walking the streets in organized protests carrying signs and banners and shouting out slogans through loudspeakers against nuclear power saying that there needs to be alternative sources of energy of all this of course in front of the headquarters the company responsible for the guy power plant one of the reasons why this is important is that within the past week new information has come out saying that tepco at the initial phases of the disaster lied about the amount of radiation that was coming in and tried to downplay the situation saying that the radiation levels were not as bad that there could possibly be a meltdown then of course this past week it was revealed that. couples numbers and a half in fact. the government is not providing proper information and people young and old want to know the truth of the. situation with the radioactive emissions has
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not changed in the last three months nothing has changed since the very beginning the communities devastated the people have no homes there is no place to walk everything is destroyed also coming to life is the nuclear fuel not only melted down but possibly melted in or containment vessels and into the outer seam are still linings which is a much much more serious problem one thing that people are worried about is the amount of radioactive water that is in the area this is the beginning of the rainy season and people are worried that with more rain that radioactive water will then still out in flood in the area causing more contamination also people are very angry about the children their schools which are contaminated is. well right now kids are exposed to higher levels of radiation that there have been in the past and they have to stay inside in sealed buildings without the ability to play outside it's also very hot and impossible to get very very angry about the surprise one person from the prime minister has are to really say that he will not subject his
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grandchildren to see a change it is a cardinals this is a researcher with the entrepreneur to judge themselves to these higher levels of radiation of course our goal is in archie crews to go into the fukushima zone and we're going to go in with some clean up crews in see how that process is going right now but from tokyo john thomas are three. coming up for you the president goes fishing for opinion on the recent hacking attacks on giant companies like sony and mastercard. politically speaking they are heroes because they can sort. everything they are they are from the front all of the security systems this one from last positive takes on behalf of their motives coming up in a few minutes also. there are a lot of different legends and myths around this area in the past locals try to avoid going to the city of dallas they say anyone who dares to get in will never
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get out alive. find out how russia close up she even dice with that to bring you this report from a mystical part of the country's deep south. but first a number of u.s. congress men have received a letter apparently written by colonel gadhafi saying he was ready to negotiate a cease fire and asking for humanitarian aid got into city of the letter has not been confirmed meanwhile nato is continuing to step up its airstrikes on the capital tripoli that's just by a fresh lawsuit by colonel gadhafi is daughter against the french president she's doing it and nato for killing four members of her family during an airstrike in april meanwhile the turkish prime minister has offered colonel gadhafi safe passage to his country it is yet to receive a reply professor mark almond of oxford university says the libyan leader's position is not as weak as the west is making up. he's obviously under pressure is
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a little bit warmer nature but he also. in the u.s. congress a resolution was passed highly critical i will watch president obama has done since the going started. and so i think there is a division in washington and perhaps in the west in general and sort of measure it's very difficult for the u.s. and its major allies britain and france to accept any kind of success. because they have repeatedly said that so one can only recall who is leaving office maybe. the other one that we have signs that it is perhaps their action also when gadhafi and the rebels some of the rebel leaders who were in. discussions with the day to leave as well as first week of so that they also talked with authorities some i'm sure you have a. who is in charge of the politics on the ground in libya going through we decided not necessarily. looters would like. on our web site r.t. dot com we want to know how do you think libya's deadlock can be resolved so far
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nearly two thirds think nato should withdraw admitting that it daffy has run fifty percent say thanks and continue as they are until the conflict eventually ends a lead and percent think only ground forces will stop the situation the same amount field the un should send in peacekeepers and split libya into drops of wine tells what you think artsy. it's a gathering of political and financial elite and its veil of secrecy isn't forced by an army of security guards it's all bankrolled by swiss taxpayers even as europe tightens its belt and forces through brutal austerity cuts the bills are bird conferences attended by royalty to top news outlets see it was and is also under and now traditional media blackout and reports. opposition to the build up or group meeting here in switzerland has brought together parties and special interest groups from across the spectrum of political beliefs and it's not just the swiss
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people who come from further afield germany austria the u.k. and even the u.s. to try to report on or just to object in person to this group of powerful people meeting in secret we've also heard reports of alternative media journalists being threatened with deportation by police and other low level harassment among the protesters is switzerland's youngest member of parliament for the people's party he came up here to fight for transparency here's what he told me people are for right to know what's happening in the super. meeting people want to know. what is fair for plans for the future. i'm here for more transparency the agenda of the building remained secret until long after the meetings over got builder birdwatchers make an educated guess about what's being discussed this year it's saving the euro build
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a bird invention deciding the new head of the international monetary funds to replace their infamous colleague. and of course the events of the arab spring which notable building work watches accuse the group of exacerbating into a bloody war to try and hike up the oil price some accuse the builder berger's of nafta minding the financial crisis and given the dire economic fate of the last to build about host countries greece and spain some fear for the future independence norn e.u. member switzerland and we think that there is a danger because. we want to get rid of the last stumbling block in this whole european union you know it's like an island which is. you know that we have to. that we are not in the union we're not in and maybe we are afraid that they're trying to destroy this pressure is mounting on the builder by
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a group of saturday as the swiss people's party the young socialists and other activists descend on the resort's house to try and draw the world's attention to what they see as nefarious undemocratic meddling in the face of the world's institutions. will be keeping you updated with anything we find about the building meeting on archie's twitter feed or a tweet but so far our crew is the only international news channel in sun maurits as the mainstream media seems to be ignoring we have bent our t. underscore card to stay on top of developments at the secret gathering in switzerland. and an indomitable spirit a man with physical disabilities makes an eleven thousand kilometer trip from russia's far east to moscow all in an electric mobility scooter alexander caution began his epic journey from the pacific city of stock in the middle of april since then his grave several injuries and a fever but remained on course towards. the hardships alexander says he's happy to
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have made new friends raising awareness about disability issues possible the goal set by the paralympic games to be held on twenty fourteen in sochi and starts as the new school of secure reports the city have begun preparing a welcome for disabled athletes from around the world. is it easy for a man in a wheelchair to travel to sochi a tough question for the mayor and his aides as the city's preparing to host the two thousand and fourteen winter paralympics the past rushes to the olympic champion mikkel today in chief to inspect sorties newly built airport. i actually like the police as one of the few airports in russia that has lived a device that helps to seal passengers can board the plane through the city however there is user required attention and i'm sure they'll be dealt with. all newly built ice rink steady and ski pistons are equipped in accordance with strict paralympic standards but in the city itself with its aging infrastructure still
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a lot has to be done to comply sochi sidewalks shops and restaurants are also undergoing massive construction to comply with strict standards so that nowhere is off limits and even though competitions such as iceland hockey and alpine skiing will be healthy far from the city center thanks to the games she will be more accessible for people with disabilities living in less than legacy for locals and visitors alike russia's paralympic squad topped overall standings at the vancouver two thousand and ten winter games with thirty eight medals twelve gold silver and sixteen bronze we spoke with russia's paralympic champion. as he was preparing for the three week training in sochi. first of all we're proud russia will be hosting the paralympics it's good when the games are being held at home other hand it's a great responsibility we just can't move. the first paralympic test events an open skiing and biathlon will be held as early as next year drawing and president of
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international attention to the small russian town so for most people here it's a chance to show their hospitality to the special guests creating a comfortable barrier free environment the first of its kind in russia and also a great opportunity to see the russian paralympic team in action does the world ski r g sochi. for more on any of the stories we're covering here for you on r t you can take a look on our web site and of course there's more features and news for you at our team. or right ultra-orthodox jews that you once believe in and to the state of israel is the only solution of the conflict in the middle east. also it's raised colonel sentence for kidnapping and killing a chechen teenager is word in moscow to find out why he became right now as far as i can and who might be behind his death.
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spanish police have arrested three men believed to be involved in carrying out cyber attacks on governments and companies including sony and master card the suspects have been identified as members of the world one group anonymous but this week the president takes to the streets of new york to gauge people's attitude to hackers. so many intend out even the f.b.i. it seems like no one is safe from hackers these days are these cyberpunks heroes or belittle this week let's talk about that. they are heroes because. everything they are they are. security systems so what if a robber a bank robber is technically. proficient enough to get into
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a bank does that make him my hero to. the police department goes into certain things and the government goes into certain things probably i would put that on the same level as i would someone who goes in and hacks into a site they're not supposed to be on their heart which are five things kind of a logical point because we're just doing illegal activities. just to make. careers and it's done really to open the lens to things that should be i don't have that much of a problem is that it's so subjective though why are we in trusting thieves essentially making that kind of a judgment call. these that's a strong word holder going in and taking people's him information good or bad for the good or bad if you're if you're going on in your taking a lot of credit card numbers and credit card accounts and doing that type of thing you're using that information again hurt. i don't think that's
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a good thing have you ever had your personal information had i have actually you know and i felt. so violated in trying to control the information that's. it's awful feeling oh i think it's going to get worse much worse because i have five daughters ranging from twenty three down to twelve years old and they're you know they don't think anything's ever going to happen to them and they're out there with all of it in even though the warnings from here. it's there in the next generation so if you caught them putting stuff out there you're like don't put that out there and your ass is still phone numbers yeah whether you think hackers are villains or heroes the bottom line is if you have information in a database someplace consider yourself a potential target. but take a look at some world news in grief for you this hour first to afghanistan where roadside
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bomb blasts killed sixteen people including eight children vault four others were injured explosion in kandahar followed another attack in the east of the country when a suicide bomber killed a local police commander and three others this latest wave of violence comes as the un confirm may was the deadliest month for civilians in the country since two thousand and seven. the syrian army has retaken control of the northern city of jos are all of which is the scene was the scene of a major rebellion last week government sources say troops have captured what they described as two armed terrorist groups which were operating in the region last week's rebellion claimed the wives of these one hundred twenty members of the security force. and at least fifty people have been killed in massive floods ravaging central and southern china the disaster is also just place tens of thousands of people sweeping away homes and taking out power and phone lines across
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the region among the stranded were children trapped in a school surrounded by water. or russia close up series is next as our team explores mysterious places in north the sets. christian churches agricultural prosperity and a magnificent ancient court always known as the city of baghdad today we look into one of the most mysterious sites in southern iraq in the southern russian village of guard of but it's not the areas dark legacy that's driving locals away as our troops within a question of are discovered. we continue our acceleration of the north the stars here republic and this time with visit a unique historical area the village of god gods or ask the locals call it hammer the city of the duds the cemetery has almost one hundred patients don't cripps people they used to live bury their loved ones along with their belongings this
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valley stretches for over seventeen kilometers and there's a real open air museum for assassins they say that this place has them imagine live down here in this area four hundred years ago meanwhile day to day life continues along size this images of the past. three hours drive through a dangerous sneaking road here in the mountains and tough troops but it's worth it there are a lot of different legends and myths around this area in the past locals try to avoid going to the city of dance they say anyone who dares to get in will never get out alive and even know there are hardly any tourists around this place which might be more to the difficulty of getting here rather than any deaths curse. in the times of the plague many people with no one left to grieve them would come
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to the crypt and wait for the damn priest mansion about the city of the da at the beginning of the fourteenth century the ancestors of the stanchions century down on the five mountain. bridges with the land was so expansive they were forced to choose the windiest and most unserviceable place to build a cemetery these days the area now provides a huge opportunity for archaeologists items found out the cemetery had been treated both professionals and local amateurs for example few people knew that the bodies were buried in actual balts a wide considering none of the rivers here were in navigable will now it's believed as such and start in order to get to haven't they sold the departed had to cross the river these days the surrounding area may once again be alive with agriculture and opportunity but it's been deserted by people in search of a different lifestyle. for lucullus our shot of vodka dance this is
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a devastating fact he has to build his own hydro power plants that provide him and his family with our tricity but he doesn't know who will inherit his legacy. if with the idea was born over ten years ago but it took me several years to build it from scratch i used everything i could possibly find i call my bench in a freeflow wheel but what i see now is that people are leaving half of our village left in less than ten years. shot believes the only thing that can reverse the situation is the creation of the necessary infrastructure new roads new jobs and new opportunities to stop people leaving young people may be attracted to the bright lights of the cities that the locals see they are leaving behind a truly unique corridor fresh up the land up north and south here if they're rounded by mountains and health and while driving along with no one can firmly run
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into a turret or a small mark go out and then enter the theory of father do you want a gay who loved his so cruel life to live hand stands that this ministry of the highest situated in russia connects the past and the present the church was only build some six years ago but it stands in the entire word the dates back to the sixteenth century during the if it is celebrations of a ten thousand people come here for local christians this place is unique maybe because of its location nobody knows after spending several hours here it really feels like as mountainous area marries the past with the present and if you listen hard enough you can almost chant the forefathers of a society and singing their songs by the fire to talk more on the biggest story of the importance of this area for us as he is now joined by someone study of the out of the going to find this is here with this as yet thank you very much. rejoining us so why do you think the locals still consider this place as
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a special area well garcia is not a village located high up in them on the scene the border just value. is a set of. it's known for it's probably a c. or c. of that is recalled and what it is is a sort of groups where people used to go with me in case they were contaminated was something fictious disease like black or brick walls and you know their relatives would bring them food and you can still see the will small plates there and actually there are bones of the dead and dressed in medieval rolls and the house so these signs important diminished for the people well i can't speak for everyone else here but every time i visit there i get a lot of feelings and. one of the main feelings is that. i
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really have to keep myself from church so to speak and bring down the values that i did i carry on that they left me all those values are like dignity on the steve modesty all those other. good qualities over here being all right thank you very much was that see more time we have he had of the guarantee fund which is based here in the north or south sudan and meanwhile our team continues to bring you the latest pictures of live down here in russia's north caucasus in the republic of north the south sea and. coming up in this weekend's moscow program the russian capital is safer than many think and if you're caught in an emergency the team has a guide to whom to call and where to go for. forget line by line or by both want to give russia the number given here is zero zero one. one hundred and fifty five stations in the capital this one opening night in seventy eight and half
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a century guys were up on their ships they have six five trucks that are constantly on call a trickle as a quick and back to the fifty meters. from. the. you can wash moscow out here on r t in under ten minutes we're going to take a short break and i'll be back with a recap of our top stories. in the.
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a substantial degree and one form or another socialism has spread the shadow of human regimentation over most of the nations of the earth and the shadow is a protein. in the early twenty first century military bases a network of military bases all around the forms. that the united states is trying to build it's astonishing most americans have no idea there are more than a quarter of a million more than two hundred fifty thousand u.s. troops stationed on these bases all around the. bases of america we. how many british base we don't have any korean base we don't have any french bases or you know we just all american bases in in in the last album bases a fine of the noises our noise and doesn't bother us at all because they're our
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