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expedition to the bottom of the earth on our t.v. . new radiation leaks exceeding legal limits are detected in seawater near japan's crippled fukushima plant as the country's nuclear crisis continues. nato plans to expand its airstrikes to leave his northwest while colonel gadhafi used a high profile game chess to rate his reluctance to leave the country plus. we enter it we are here we do it is this new. media hype over the scandalous case of an american senator getting racy picture is self sparse concerns that the u.s. is letting gossip overshadow the real news.

this is our team coming to you live from the russian capital moscow marina joshie welcome to the program a radioactive substance has been detected in seawater around japan's fukushima plant with concentration levels two hundred forty times more than the safe limit scientists warned of the strong element is highly dangerous for humans as it can accumulate and bones and is believed to cost cancer. thomases and focus human city and he joins us now chloe xan so far as i know you're outside the official thirty kilometers exclusion zone so tell us how safe is it there now. well. we are actually eighty kilometers from the number one plant which is the epicenter of that exclusion zone that you just mentioned we were there yesterday we'll talk about more that know more about that in a second but here we're away and the radiation levels in this area in many many

places and many in the. or are we closer because if you look. a map of where fukushima city is in relation to the actual nuclear facility that's plant number one where a lot of that radiation is and when a thing from the winds are bringing that radiation in to have shima city and the rain in the wind is blowing the radiation in this direction so earlier today we were in that spot where i could i could really confuse you with a lot of numbers about point micro seaver is and what have you but really in simplest terms we were at a spot where the radiation levels were one thousand times what is considered to be a safe dosage so. very very dangerous levels and so scientists so that we are working with today from different universities are working together on projects to try to figure out ways to use a simple methods to actually clean that radiation up and that's what they're doing

in fact i'm going to determine just a little bit more right now and see some of that happening behind and me and us right now where the contamination levels were about five hundred times what they should actually safely be so one of the concerns is that you can actually have a one spot which is only thirty times in the accepted normal levels and then you go to another spot which is just a meter away and it can jump to five hundred to a thousand times depending on where rain water and mud have collected one of the concerns of course is that grass is a concern to the filter for nuclear ready active material and are drawn to grassy places when they go to those areas they could actually be absorbing more radiation from the grasses well so what's interesting is this area that we're in right now is considered a safe area it is not considered a mandatory evacuation area but authorities are looking into to see whether it

should be considered evacuation area where at least hot spots within the city should be evacuated because of these very very high micro places. these small all hot spots if you will where the radiation is just off the charts well china far as i understand you continue nation war just go nonstop the air you mentioned briefly earlier in that you went to the know andrew area yesterday with scientists now tell us what you saw there yesterday. well yesterday it was a very interesting and very taxing day both emotionally and physically because emotionally you know you're dealing with is seeing the devastation from the actual earthquake and the tsunami itself so you go into this area right on the coast where buildings are destroyed and they had all of this this impact from the actual physical earthquake and tsunami but they also were dealing with the radiation levels now in the city of milwaukee where we were was about twenty five kilometers from reactor number one we spent most of the day there with scientists who are

working with on cheers to clean up the area but we also went to the actual exclusions of the zone itself now initially we were just going to go to the border to check and see what ready ition levels were very close to that area in that area just about a hundred times what the actual accepted safe levels should be so much less than here believe it or not and what we found was a very rich lush green valley which kind of shows this dangerous side of this radiation because while it looks peaceful it looks clean it looks like it was a beautiful day the breeze was blowing bubbles but the radiation levels in the air were much more dangerous and then you should actually put you subject yourself to now interestingly enough when you actually get to that twenty mile exclusion zone we were turned away by police because it is forbidden by law to go into that area we turned the car and accidentally we went to a parking lot where we thought it was we were outside the exclusion zone turns out we were a couple of miles inside that bend area and we were met by

a police officer and eventually a tepco official came out to talk to us and told us where we could go to safely film our stand ups and where we could safely be now i use the terms to. lightly because again you know with the amount of radiation in the air there is still even though it's less that here is still considered to be dangerous. all right sean thanks very much indeed for bringing us the some data and telling us how the rescue teams work there fighting the invisible enemy the radiation that has shown thomas reporting from focusing on japan. and later in the program we report on how radiation is being exported from japan to report on the illegal network bringing contaminated cars into the streets of european cities. meantime nato plans to expand the target area of its military strikes in libya and hit khadafi forces in the northwestern part of the country meanwhile colonel gadhafi said he's not going to leave the country despite the heavy pressure he

repeated his defines during a meeting with the president of the world chess federation there were reports that the rebels seized the city of zawiya just thirty kilometers off the capital tripoli but the claims were later denied by the libyan government yes radio host and peace activist says that the west has hijacked the uprising in libya to serve its own interests. the united states is spending two million dollars a day in a billion and a half dollars just been handed to these so-called rebels usually the leadership of these rebels. his star as a twenty year operative the central intelligence agency the cia and the. hijack this uprising initially against gadhafi and it is a complete subordinate. position is a group now that is being funded and armed by the nato powers and the united states their objective is to carve a living into several countries in the season twenty four point two billion barrels

of oil reserves that's what the objective is it's the sixty imperial war that obama is waging in the region and it is a genocidal war and all its features target is the population at large not merely because if you rich. is syria president asif forces have reportedly taken over the rebel held town of g.'s they're all sure meanwhile pressure is mounting on syria where britain and france are pushing a draft u.n. resolution but russia and china who oppose any of hams to intervene in the syrian conflict have said they won't back the move however arab world observer at the incident he believes the west is using the u.n. to benefit from the country's civil conflict that. the united nations. is is merely an international organization working to promote the interests of its most powerful members notably the united states britain and sort of the western world is concerned also from so in other countries and the european union because

just as they are considering cracking down on the syrian government they have not considered cracking down on the governments of bahrain or other or each of the point in time when there was also and for what is happening in syria and simultaneously in almost all countries of the middle east and in north africa. we flexed internal problems all countries have internal problems no doubt about it and there is a genuine desire on the part of many people in syria no doubt to get rid of its very fossilised government but there is also external interference notably from the united states and from britain and from france to take advantage of these internal problems. sounds have been out on the streets of athens in protest against the second round of the sturdy measures debated in the greek parliament people don't want new taxes or wage cuts but without them the country will not receive international bailout money the surfer's is in athens. we're here on

syntagma square and you can see just how many people that turned out to the protests by the main parliament building you can see again here are certain measures that have been put paid by the government that would be speaking to people here in this anger is really been building for a year they've already had the implication very three thirty measures they say that the government has really achieved anything by that and so with. a lot of attention almost straight some in a. great laugh and then they can raise some income by raising that type of people simply they think that the way forward but it certainly seems that that might be the case let me that package of a very few measures will have to be implemented if greece wants to continue this thing the international bailout money now this comes on the back and they get the relief last week they say that sixty percent of the bulls are out of the job i

still think forty three percent to fifteen to twenty four year olds out there what they can to some of the younger people here they say they're sending out is that really i think they're right but what we should put the blame is on. the voting system. but the people of the dozens of doing things. but situation the look on the game and that's why we came here to tell them that they are incapable of saving us and we want to. go our way may cover elections now and to make a new government that we shall pass people to improve on the bad. well maybe saying is that we're paying the price is. the price a. child i know price and you can sleep.

well aren't you sarah firth continues to track the developments in greece for you check out our twitter feed. and her latest tweet she says a general strike is planned for wednesday and that the protesters she spoke with tell her they are determined to gather a huge crowd so follow us at r.t. underscore calm. there's growing and israeli feeling in europe was calls an e.u. and us governments to stop ignoring the occupation of palestinian land and the

politicians remain silent activists to rally to draw attention to the plight of the palestinian people daniel bushell has more from brussels. a day of rage against israel thousands call for the boycott of israeli goods over its continued expansion on palestinian land a jewish demonstrator says enough is enough. american leaders do nothing that the e.u. does nothing the repeated un resolutions have ruled israeli settlements illegal and activists will be european union to halt the main exports of the occupied territories and fruits they fall to human barricades it's a use a ploy depose stoping goods getting through look at israel's carmel brand market settlement produce a profit but point forces moving their citizens are committing war crimes under the

geneva convention public pressure is bearing fruit it's a lease biggest grocer co-ops food grown in the occupied territories the world's load. security firm g four s. has stopped work with these really check points on the west bank admitting it breached human rights shareholders forced belgium's dicksee a bank to sell its israel arm over a million euro loans to settlements activists next target is the rail links between certain months and jerusalem e.u. transport giant veolia protesters are also seeking to file charges on the international law against israel over its construction of settlements which the authorities are investigating belgian police will pass these complaints on to the courts judges must rule if firms who buy food from occupied palestinian land are complicit in war crimes irish m.e.p. paul murphy will join girls of fla tiller the biggest yet to raise awareness of the

situation knowing activists were killed by israeli commandos when a similar operation was stopped in international waters last year murphy feel things have got so bad he's ready to risk his life hopefully people aren't killed this time as they were last time by the israeli military forces. that it brings the world's attention to this issue such moves say experts false politicians and business to act to public opinion change your mind before they were thinking that israel was grabbed by the police today. really capacity to challenge and international institution the european station and the un and also . the last time such a campaign was mobilized internationally was against the south african apartheid regime israel may have powerful allies but opposition in europe to its policies is

growing to the new bush or brussels israel's blockade of gaza. damaging not only to the area but to israel itself says the e.u. high representative for foreign affairs argues exclusive interview was baroness catherine ashton is coming your way in fifteen minutes time but first here's a preview. we're very consistent in saying what needs to happen is that the israelis need to open the borders with guards or the love people and goods to move freely now i recognize the importance of the security situation for israel we've always done that but it seems to me a position that's not tenable you have the inability to get the economy moving in gaza and one of the things i've been saying to the israelis for some time is it's in their interest to see economic growth and development today also lots of small businesses you know that could really do well lots of people who want jobs eighty

percent of people in gaza receive food aid so many young people who don't have a future and part of the answer to that part of making sure that we have security is giving them that future and that means allowing in and out the products the goods were girls that could actually sell and support its own economy. police in the u.s. of close investigation to the so-called sexting case that's dominated national headlines for over two weeks a senator tweeting a teenager with a racy photo has overshadowed world news with some media putting the story ahead of the war in libya and raging violence in syria are his gun and she can look where the american media is priorities lie but he doesn't know we the american media can't get enough of anthony we nursed crotch shot the married u.s. congressman had sent this lewd photo to a young woman via twitter and the story made it perfectly sex again with a shameless cover up this is a twitter hopes a prank that was done i'm

a victim of this poor girls the victim of a subsequent embarrassing come fashion last friday night i tweeted a photograph of myself that i intended to send as a direct message as part of a joke to a woman in seattle. once i realized i posted to twitter i panicked i took it down and said that i had been hacked and of course it careful apology i'm deeply sorry for the pain this is caused by wife. and our family it seemed anthony weiner's indiscretion overshadowed all other news in america winners winner and we are the winner is this you that we dated for a few months like almost ten years ago to the point when even comedians for whom the congressman's crotch shot has become a bottomless source of inspiration point how it's cracked it american news media can be i think your stories. and your stories. that have been blocked by this recent scandal on

a more serious note many people think the only way to get ratings this is to lead and constantly churn and cover these types of lascivious stories that really don't have any bearing on people's lives whether or not it's a private issue that has affected nobody but the people involved the media pressure is so high that it has become a trend in america to make deeply personal apologies on camera and everybody who has been hurt. you know that the sorrow i feel. the same goes for celebrities like tiger woods extramarital affairs made headlines for months i am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior i engaged in the apologies seem to fuel the gossip in the street even more when politicians stage and i do use this word stage these apology kind of sessions they are very likely responding to their public relations. visors their lawyers etc

etc i mean and the networks american media companies love it because again it generates even more scandal american television lives off don't take charlie sheen lead cielo hand with our analyst miles courts and now we're at the least this endless and all these scandals have to do with private matters but they feel they knew same bar i mean it's such an extent that many hands by the same as were placed actually means in america i'm going to check our reporting from washington r.t. . and i'll wait as news feature is an analysis all available for you in our website or at sea dot com nationalist i can if you were to die off will be laid to rest in moscow on terra t. dot com to find out more about the controversy surrounding the disgraced colonel all the coverage along with expert opinion is available online right now plus. four in the know russia's foreign ministry is

a long arm by american marines approaching the country's borders from the black sea the west meanwhile says it's necessary for a missile shield plan which russia opposes following the dispute by logging on to. the focus human. crisis and shock waves through the world's motor industry as rumors cause potential buyers to lose faith in japanese cars officials maintain that all vehicles are thoroughly checked for radiation before shipment but reports suggest that contaminated vehicles could still find their way into the market. has more. oh has been contemplating a change of hardcore for months a fan of japanese vehicles she wanted to upgrade her off roader when you were model but her car dealing friend said it was not the right time they're still here but

the us could also yeah i was told privately that all new japanese cars are radioactive because of the fukushima disaster the shipment was supposedly blocked. but unofficial dealers bribe them and got those cars onto the streets but she said if i want to have leave in the future i should abstain from buying a car like that now this board in southern ukraine receives eighty thousand new cars a month at least a third of them come from. these off roaders worship in before the fukushima disaster in japan and even they were checked for radiation or claim there's absolutely no chance of contaminated vehicles making their way onto the ukrainian territory officials at the ports left of our question whether there had been any contaminated course here after the japanese fallout from the people in these cars arrive to us transiting through greek and turkish if anything was wrong it would

have been spotted there in the first place it was to double check for any of my logical. however ecologists say these checks may not be enough to determine radiation drawing is a radioactive particles are very small and hundreds. they can be found in fields just radiators inside small and that's why it's very difficult to detect them with a regular guy get counters the disposal of the customs you know for me besides if everything was all right with these cars then why would car dealers both official and not firmly refused to comment on the allegations experts say this is because they are protecting their business and the sale of contaminated steel is not something new for ukraine. these shots were filmed inside the chernobyl exclusion zone several years ago scavengers stealing contaminated radiation is from the ghost town of. one costs around twenty dollars on the black market tens of thousands have

been removed from the. contaminated metal can be recycled and used to run anything from rails to a vehicle without losing its right to. usually it's used for making industrial pipes and ukraine is no it is one of the leaders and it's like a production fight so it's a multi-billion dollar business. radioactive particles may be small but are still gravely dangerous a person subjected to them for a lengthy period can experience various lung diseases and even cancer so use the temptation to buy a new japanese car is too hard to resist experts advise turning to professionals to check whether it is say let's see your shots to see it was you from just. in ukraine. now brief look at some other headlines across the globe in our world today in turkey rolling prime minister tayyip erdogan has won a third term in office of just fifty percent of the vote the ruling justice and

development party retains power but fails to gain the parliamentary seat required to ensure constitutional change. thousands cheer the victory across the country celebrations turned sour in a southwestern city asked police use water cannon and tear gas to disperse protesters. at eruption in chile has disrupted dozens of flights and strange new zealand cancelled due to an ash cloud leaving thousands of passengers stranded their fear is that the volcanic cloud can severely damage an airplane's engine ok as eruption started over a week ago and has already forced air traffic in several south american countries to come to a standstill. alexander caution has been and will chair bound for ten years. but he hasn't led sat holding back alexander drove eleven thousand kilometers across russia in his electric buggy to draw attention to the plight of disabled people art is there a protocol that met the man person. alexander's top speed is not much more than

walking pace it's been more than a decade since the accident which put him in a wheelchair driving the other car was america's consul general in the us stock eligible drunk and that's where the problems began as a diplomat american douglas can't could claim immunity officials back in washington refused to waive his rights so alexander had no chance of getting redress this recall that he walked away scot free but i will keep on seeking justice. alexander tells me he's been fighting for compensation ever since to pay for his specialist care and medical expenses so long after the original accident it's important to him to keep his case in the public eye he has just finished and marathon of marathon proportions riding his electric buggy eleven thousand kilometers from his home to moscow and it's been a journey of discovery the abortion you know i was most surprised by the decency

and generosity of our people i never expected such help that just imagine every set of stairs demands for people to get me out that when you're that despite all the obstacles here the way to the heart of russia many people along the way asked to go to the kremlin and tell them how we live but alexander is not the complete inclined to strongly believes that no matter what the odds are everyone's destiny is in their own hands the people he's met have certainly heard his call but it's the people in power in washington who really need to listen and act very pushed over r.t. moscow. or the brings us up to date here on our back or the headlines shortly stay with us.

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