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flaring around the sex related scandal involving a senator questions are being raised about whether news outlets are telling him to . international news and comment live from our studios here in central moscow this is . a highly toxic radioactive material has been detected in groundwater and seawater samples near the fukushima nuclear facility in japan in the instruction has been found in concentrations two hundred times over the safety limit and can cause bone cancer and leukemia. health and labor ministry says the number of workers exposed to dangerous levels of radiation has risen to eight r.t. shaun thomas has been at pushing a city to measure radiation levels and here's what he's discovered. here we're. going to this area. many many places in many instances. they

are really close because if you look at 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. but it in from the winds are bringing that radiation in to fukushima city and the rain and the wind is blowing the radiation in this direction so 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 that we are working with today from different universities are working together on projects to try and figure out ways to use a simple methods to actually clean that radiation up these guys actually. are working at the can be contaminated soil right now. and the two gentlemen aren't

wearing any protective clothing clothing for the scientists are so one of the concerns is that you can actually have one spot which is only thirty times of reaction after normal levels and then you go to another spot which is just a metre 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 concerned filter for nuclear. material and. draw into grassy places when they go to those areas they could actually be absorbing one radiation from the grasses well. 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 or at least hotspots within the city should be or back and waited because of the hot spot if you will where the radiation is just charles. sean thomas reporting there with more on this let's not cross live to on

all goodness and he's and if you guys are fairly associates is a corporation specializing in environmental and nuclear safety thanks very much indeed for joining us here on r.t. well we've just been hearing about dangerous levels of the toxic radioactive material strontium what exactly is it and just how serious are the risks. well strontium as i enter call to calcium in your bones in your cheek calcium so wherever your body is using calcium it's going to shine and it's radioactive so when it gets into your bones it can cause the team or the cancers to this is one of the nastiest of all it doesn't come as a surprise to you that high levels of that have now been found there in the area. you know it doesn't come as a surprise it's in the water that's in all those basements onsite and i've been saying all along to my guess is there is leaks in those basements and so it's going to be going into the ground were along with

a lot of other isotopes. we're also getting reports of the possibility of contaminated cars being exported to europe what do you make of that story. well i have no evidence to support that. i'm aware of air filters on cars engine air filters that are absorbing. cheesy. plutonium so unless the air filters are removed from those cars there's definitely going to be radiation in any engine compartment the same with the cabin air filters that are used in any air conditioner no more where that they're becoming contaminated as well well our correspondent sean thomas he's in japan as you just saw there and he says that radiation levels outside the no entries own are rising steeply not from what you've seen and heard so far has the japanese government done everything possible to protect its people. you know i.

go on your show i was right we saw a movie evacuation zones out further especially for women and children and now we've got a playground sort of contaminated with school still in session and i don't think the japanese government reacted fast enough. nor did they react strongly enough and what about the accusations that they weren't telling the whole truth at the time and maybe still not telling the whole truth how do you think they're reacting to the situation at the moment. i think they were parsing out the information in little bits and so that. perhaps because they feared the public would understand but more likely they didn't want to induce the anik i don't think that's the way you handle an emergency the important information deserves to get out there right out at the beginning and the japanese government didn't do that another development we're hearing at the moment as well that the work is there for the sheema they're running out of storage facilities for contaminated water what

implications of that what sort of threat does that pose. well if. it works and it will contain the cesium in the strine shims but a lot also contain plutonium because now the nuclear core is lying open at the bottom of the containment and so whatever that water is in contact with it's going to be in it now there's a new french system designed to purify the water but that will rapidly become so radioactive it will be difficult for people to work on it and then the other question is where are they going to put the waste once they've taken it out of the water the waste is going to contain some thoughts on you know. you're an expert on the environmental aspects as well of of nuclear and radiation effects will those people who live in that area ever be able to return home will ever be safe again. well i think it's going to take more than

a decade twenty thirty years before people will be able to return home and i think between cleaning up a nuclear reactor there's and cleaning up the surrounding towns it can easily go over two hundred billion dollars u.s. so at the moment it's very difficult to know we seem to get conflicting messages from people just how serious the situation is i spoke to you when the story first broke as you just mentioned a little earlier we spoke about a couple months ago and you said that this could be chernobyl on steroids do you still stand by that and if so what are the consequences not just going to the area but indeed beyond that the sea the air and for those who live thousands of miles away. well we're already seeing articles in tokyo particle means a radioactive particle really small thinner than an under your hair in tokyo and all throughout the fukushima prefecture and interestingly we're also seeing them on the west coast of the united states so airborne radiation lodges in your longs for

your g.i. tract is certainly in japan and on the west coast the the oceans are still becoming more or contaminated not less and i think over the next year or so you'll see the big fish that truly are in the salmon. because this will work its way up the food chain i think you'll see more and more radiation being detected in the top of the food chain fish as well as the woods hole prior research institute has said that the pacific ocean now is ten times more contaminated then was the the ocean and they were the seas near chernobyl at the peak of the accident so the oceans are worse now than after channel so just to confirm you stand by your statement that this really could and is indeed proving to be worse than just briefly and finally. yes a few but you know there are seven nuclear reactor core astri operating in unison stored fuel pools and they're all open to the environment this is worse until all

yes i'll go to some energy advisor fairwind associates a corporation specializing in environmental and nuclear safety thank you for joining us live there from the states. well the focus nuclear crisis as we've just been talking there with some has been sending shock waves through the japanese motor industry and speculation that contaminated vehicles could be heading out to the world's car market and potential buyers in our thinking twice before making their way to japanese auto show rooms and we have a report on this from parties alexy going to have ski reporting from ukraine. i'll has been contemplating a change of her car for months a fan of japanese vehicles she wanted to upgrade her off roader to when you were model but her car dealing friend said it was not the right time but the also you know i was told privately that all new japanese cars are radioactive because of the fukushima disaster the shipment was supposedly blocked by the authorities at harbor

but unofficial dealers bribe them and cut those cars on to the streets officials at the poor left of our question whether there have been any contaminated cars here after the japanese fallout these off roaders worship in before the fukushima disaster in japan and even they were checked for radiation or for reduced crime there's absolutely no chance of contaminated we both making their way onto the territory these cars arrive to us transiting through greek and turkish ports if anything was wrong it would have been spotted there in the first place which was to double check all vehicles for any biological threat. however ecologists say these checks may not be enough to determine radiation. radioactive particles are very small and can disperse all around the vehicle they can be found in filters radiators inside small parts that's why it's very difficult to detect them with regular geiger counters of the disposal of the customs units experts say the sale

of contaminated steel is not something new for ukraine these shorts were filmed inside the church of marble exclusion zone several years ago scavengers stealing contaminated radiators from the girls town of one costs around twenty dollars on the black market tens of thousands have been removed from the zone. these contaminated metal can be recycled and used for a new thing from rails to vehicles without losing its radioactivity but usually it's used for making industrial pipes and ukraine is known as. one of the leaders in plate production radioactive particles may be small but are still gravely dangerous a person subjected to them for a lengthy period can experience various long diseases and even chance or so yes the temptation to buy a new japanese car is too hard to resist experts advise turning to professionals to check whether it is safe alexy rachelle ski and see reporting from just and each of

us in ukraine. the chernobyl nuclear power plant in ukraine was the scene of the world's worst nuclear accident but many fear that the crisis but as we've just been hearing a little earlier we soon supported well you can check out the ones prosperous circuit city of the infamous atomic facility to find out how it looks now a special report from mark in the twenty fifth anniversary of the chernobyl disaster is available on our website it's r.t. dot com in the documentary section. europe is seeing a surge in anti israeli sentiment with a growing clamor for governments to stop turning a blind eye to the occupation of palestinian land or to say they want actions not words and demanding an embargo on exports from illegal settlements but as daniel bushell now reports politicians are many tight lipped on the issue. rage against israel thousands call for the boycott of his really good over its continued expansion on palestinian land

a jewish demonstrator says enough is enough when american leaders do nothing the e.u. does nothing the repeated un resolutions have ruled israeli settlements illegal. activists want the european union to call the main exports of the occupied territories flowers and fruits they formed human barricades it's a use a ploy depose stopping goods getting through awful from like israel's carmel brand market settlement produce and pockets to profit but all the pine forces who are moving their citizens are committing war crimes on a geneva convention public pressure is bearing fruit italy's biggest grossing corpse and food grown in the occupied territories the world's largest security firm g four s. has stopped work with these really checkpoints on the west bank. breached human rights shareholders' fourth belgium's dexia bank to sell its israel on over

a million euro loans to settlements activists next target is the ruling's between thirteen 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 police for parties 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 calls of flu tiller the biggest yet to braise awareness of the situation knowing activists were killed by israeli commandos when a similar operation was stopped in international waters last. do you feel things have got so bad he's ready to risk his life hopefully people and kills this time as they were last time by his rating military forces. that 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 or. public opinion never really capacity to challenge and international institution europe institution 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 a position in europe to its policies is growing to. see process. and israel's continued blockade of gaza is not only damaging to palestinians but also disastrous for israel itself that's according to the e.u. high representative for foreign affairs what is exclusive interview with ernest catherine ashton coming your way in the next hour but here's

a brief preview. we're very consistent in saying what needs to happen is that israelis need to open the borders for the guards there and allow 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 where you have the inability to get the economy moving in gaza and one of the things i've been saying to the israeli is for some time is it's in their interest to see economic growth and development darter lots of small businesses you know that could really do well lots of people who want jobs eighty percent of people in gaza received today and 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 having a lot future and that means allowing in and out the products the goods were girls or could actually sell and support its own economy.

police in the u.s. and close an investigation into these so-called sixteen cases that's dominated national headlines for over two weeks america tweeted a receipt photo of himself triggering a media rush that overshadowed world news including the war in libya and violence in syria and he's got to look at where priorities lie in the american media but he doesn't know we the american media can't get enough of anthony we nursed crotch shot married u.s. congressman it sent this lewd photo to a young woman via twitter a story made a perfect sex scandal with a shameless cover up this is a twitter hopes a prank that was done on a victim of poor girls the victim of a subsequent embarrassing confession 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 realize i posted to twitter i panicked i took it down

and said that i had been hacked and of course it careful apology and deeply sorry for the pain this is caused by white film. and our family it seemed anthony weiner's indiscretion overshadowed all of the news in america when as we enter it we are the winner is this you that we dated for a few months like almost ten years ago to cry twenty even comedians for whom the congressman's quite sure has become a bottomless source of inspiration point the sprocket 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 rid exist is to lead and constantly churn and cover these types of will serve us our stories that really don't have any bearing on people's lives whether or not it's a private a shoe that as a fact nobody for the people involved the media pressure is so high that it has

become a trend in america to make deeply personal apologies on camera but everybody who has been hurt. you know. the same goes for celebrities like tiger woods' extramarital affairs made headlines for months i'm deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior i engaged in the apologies seem to huel the gossip industry 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. advisors their lawyers etc etc i mean the networks american media companies love it because they get it generates even more scandal american calibration and don't take charge we feel ok and with our analyst miles course in a hurry now the list is endless and all of these handles have to do with private

matters but the bill. is such an extent that maybe happens but it got sick as were placed actually in america i'm going to check out reporting from washington r.t. . however some american officials are getting away with this conduct verging on the criminal he was a general in the russian city of lot of us talking seriously injured while allegedly drunk at the wheel ten years on the victim who was left permanently disabled is still waiting for justice more on that story a little later. maybe facepalm rebellion an increasingly destructive nato bombing campaign and worldwide condemnation coming to their feet has vowed he will stay in libya to the bitter end his remarks came over a game of chess with the visiting president of the world chess federation. and a chess master expresses shock at the skin destruction in the capital tripoli his comments came just hours before another longtime supporter of gadhafi affected to

britain there's also declared its intent to experiment a trooper ations in the country again after libyan government forces returned the. the port city of zawiya from the rebels us radio host and peace activist role showing feels the opposition's cause is being hijacked by the interests of a few concerned nations. the united states is spending a 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 how do you follow his stars a twenty year outweight of the central intelligence agency and cia. and say yes hijack this uprising initially against me and it is a complete subordinate. oppositionist group now that is being funded and armed by the nato powers and the united states their objective is to carve out of libya into several countries and diseases forty four point two billion barrels of oil reserves that's what the objective is to sixty imperial war that obama is waging in the

region and it is a genocidal war in all its features the target is the population at large not merely because both the regime. in syria government forces are said to reestablish control of the rebel hotbed town of sugar it comes amid continued calls by the british and french for a tough u.n. resolution against president assad and his government russia and china who believe any intervention in syria would only cause more bloodshed say they'll stand against any such move arab world observer agency will she believes that the un's most powerful members of the driving force behind the bodies he was as and to intervene only specific conflicts the united nations let's be very blunt about this is merely an international organization working to promote be interests of its most powerful members notably the united states britain and i saw as the worst of all the some sort of also from so and other countries in the european union because just as they are appropriate considering cracking down on the syrian government

they have not considered cracking down on the governments of barry or other or each of the point in time when there was also and for all strife what is happening in syria simultaneously in almost all countries in the middle east and in north africa . we flexed internal problems will 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. you can get more analysis on the latest news developments on to always paid scouts on t. polka music quick look at sports there for you now americans are hearing voices new radio studios for the voice of russia opening up in washington and new york also. the u.s. is creating an internet and cell phone networks inside of the country so you can

find out why. and also if any of the videos you can go to free radio dot com and download them from their. mission. critical three. three. three. three. three. three volunteers video for your media project st medio don carty dot com. despite being confined to a wheelchair for more than a decade that hasn't held back one of the talmud russian that is coming eleven thousand kilometers right across russia on a mobility scooter and he's drawing attention to the plight of disabled people. went to meeting. 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 edge of our stock eligibility 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 he was away scot free but i will keep on seeking justice. alexander tells me he's been fighting for compensation ever since to play for his specialist care and medical expenses so long after the original accident it's important to him to keep this case in the public eye he has just finished an american of american proportions writing his electric buggy eleven thousand kilometers from his home to moscow and it's been a journey of discovery of the usual i was most surprised by the decency and generosity of our people i never expected such help just imagine every set of

stairs demands for people to get me out that. despite all the obstacles he came to the heart of russia many people along the way asked to go to the kremlin tell them how we lived with alexander is not the complete inclined to strongly believes that no matter what the odds everyone's guess it is in their own hands the people he's mad have certainly heard his call well it's a battle in power in washington who really need to listen and act jerry bush r.t. and ask oh. well it's a quick look at some other headlines across the globe in our world updated because of their few days of voting italians into a plot for a ban on nuclear energy and water privatization that is also looks at the rejected bid by the current pm so what is going to retain immunity from prosecution after he steps down all of the vote so far held it were caught in favor of india. that we shall be government plans and what is seen as a major blow to but it's got a nice administration. suicide bombers kill themselves at least one other at

a bank in the pakistani capital and suddenly it is bomb when a security guard tried to search him suicide attacks are frequent across pakistan but it's the first time in a year and a half of the suicide bombers managed to hit a target in islamabad where security is tight. to raise up to date for the moment here not the i'll be back with a recap of our main news stories in just a few moments from now stay with us live here and ask.

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