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for the full story we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. from the russian capital. libyans in the capital rage at the nato bombing campaign which they say is robbing them of both their safety and their fuel supply airstrikes have led to a sharp petrol shortage in tripoli but thousands of civilians are bearing the brunt of the war. human rights groups nothing's changing for the better in egypt as the country's military rulers announce they've arrested seven thousand people since february revolution. where members of the shanghai cooperation organization including russia are getting together to review ten years of collaboration and draw up a blueprint for the future. about more news in less than ten minutes from now in the

meantime nato steps up its strikes on the libyan capital is and the former u.s. congresswoman and presidential candidate cynthia mckinney is in the country to see for herself libyans are coping with the onslaught she expressed doubts about whether nato is forming international law her interview with r.t. is next. former congresswoman and u.s. presidential candidate cynthia mckinney has been in libya working with a non-governmental fact finding mission for ten days already she's here at private expense as are the other members of her team to establish real evidence based facts on the reality of life in tripoli and made mates of bombardments and civil war she joins me now thank you very much cynthia thank you for having me well why is five

finding necessary in tripoli i can't remember who it was that said that truth is the first casualty of war but we in the united states are very well aware that the our country went to war against iraq and encouraged the entire world to go to war with it against iraq nine hundred thirty five times the bush administration lied to the american people in the international community about the reasons for going into iraq and then after the deed was done we had our deputy secretary of defense say well you know we were in a room and we were just trying to figure out which law of the american people would buy so we settled upon weapons of mass destruction and just like that the international community was drawn into a war that has completely decimated destroyed an entire country the country of iraq

so now when our government says that they have a responsibility to bomb people in order to save them i think it's important for the american people to understand what the truth is you've mentioned iraq so you do think liebig could be like second iraq. what i think is libya could become somalia one in the reaction of the people to. the possibility of foreign ground troops here i don't think that is going to be anything that is welcome by anything anyone other than the libyan nato allies who are called the rebels who have been here for a while already so what have you seen what concerns me is that we have reports that depleted uranium is being used we know that there are the missiles

that are coming down the bunker buster bombs that are being used depleted uranium is being used here been everything that we see in brief is contaminated what are these reports come from actually a member of parliament in the united kingdom was the first person who mentioned the possible nato use of depleted uranium that i am aware of and at since that time i have spoken with some experts scientists scientists who are familiar with the telltale signs of depleted uranium use one is how the particulate matter tastes in your mouth if there is a metallic taste and of course since i've been here in the been a lot lot of bombings i have asked around about the metallic

taste one of the persons that i brought with me is an attorney and i asked him he specifically said yes. he had a metallic taste in his mouth i have not spoken to libyan scientists who have officially confirmed that but of course if we look at nato and their choice of weaponry we know that nato is used to play. raney aware in eastern europe they've used it in afghanistan they're probably using it in pakistan and why would they not use it here what conclusions. my conclusions will be merely the truth as i see it and of course i just have spoken with the dean of political science at the university also known as nasser university where two water tory m.p.'s were bombed now while he is nato bombing universities why of

a bombing compounds where people gather to express their joy and love and concern for their leader i don't know why nato is choosing these targets but these are civilian targets and when civilian targets are bombed we have criminal activity . in tripoli yes we've also been to. spittle and there we were able to speak with people and see their wounds now i was able to see the wounds of the people and they looked very similar to the wounds of the. experience dime weapons that's a dis inner metallic. weapon that was used in gaza now we've heard this massive bombardment from a distance but what kind of a fact i'll be having on the civilian population this is another aspect of the nato operation and mad like to stress this idea of collective punishment because of

course we've heard of collective punishment in the context of israel and its treatment of the palestinians but what we are seeing here is a kind of collective punishment as well where nato is preventing. shipments of fuel and food and medicine to come in. there have been efforts to actually get medicine into the country that have been denied by nato of course you it is impossible to go on any street and miss the huge queues of sometimes three and four d. of cars that go on for and on and on and on as they queue up to get gasoline from the service station this is a nato policy and this is also a policy of collective punishment this is targeting the civilian population and

whenever you target a civilian population you're committing a crime to been able to speak to people like us yes i have spoken to people and the one question that they ask me over and over and over again is why that is the question why and so when i go back to the states i'm going to try and ask that question why why is this happening certainly it is not for humanitarian reasons because what is being caused by nato is a humanitarian catastrophe what could be the goal of a strategy do you think what we have to do if we really want to understand the motivations of u.s. policy we have to go back to what ray mcgovern who is a former cia analyst had to say and he described u.s.

policy is being driven by all i and l. now once all i am l. o. for oil i for israel ellis for logistics and so he described the logistics as those logistics that were needed by the neo cons to carry out. they're policies on behalf of israel and if we look at the behavior of the nato allies in libya the so-called rebels what we see is they open up a central bank so that means that of course the banking system that is independent here in tripoli in being ghazi that banking system will be tied to the international banking system they also have concluded agreements with israel now one of those agreements one of those agreements is to provide

a base for israel in libya to nato secretary general rasmussen told us just a while ago there are only hitting targets of military value do you accept that no absolutely not a university military you certainly the murder of. these son and grand babies is not of military value i went to that house i saw the swing set whose ball said that to the journalists there and there was nothing of military value there is just. innocent people does that mean rest mrs military people. i think there's nothing of the truth what we're seeing here seems a bit personal now will make you know my watch i can only repeat what the nato leaders have said and they have said that. the colonel gadhafi is

a legitimate target this murder and i don't think that there's anywhere that murder is permitted this is targeted assassination this is extrajudicial killing. this goes against international law international humanitarian law international human rights law every aspect. of the law and so now has nato become a murder missing in a targeted assassination this could off you know that how that saying well i don't know what he knows. he probably knows far more than you and i. and i plan to meet him. well that if that were to be made available to me i would probably take advantage of that and my last question if gadhafi leaves and it looks like he will have to you no matter what what will he leave behind well i think

that's a question that is more appropriate for the people of libya i know that i am here on a fact finding mission and soley to understand the truth to transmit the truth . as i see it because the. international press largely are not telling the international community the truth thank you very much. for being with us. one stream cascading from mom. but this beauty brings debt at a speed of more than two hundred kilometers. critic

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top stories this hour libyans in the capital rage at the nato bombing campaign which they say is robbing them of both safety and their fuel supply. shortage in tripoli where thousands of civilians a bearing the brunt of the. human rights groups fear nothing is changing for the better in egypt as the country's military rulers announce they've arrested seven thousand people since february revolution. members of the shanghai cooperation organization including russia are getting together to review ten years of collaboration and draw a blueprint for the future. we've got more news for in less than fifteen minutes from now in the meantime kate is here with the latest sports update on what is proved a key night for a former chelsea manager. hello

welcome to the sport is what's coming up a. rude awakening when it is scientists terek manager after watching his side concede a late own goal in one little defeat at one car while talkback elitist a skull post second place angie on a crunch night in the russian premier league. and fighting back serena williams wins her first competitive match after a year long injury layoff actually prepared to defend her wimbledon crown. who will first though andrew thomas has been fired as coach of chechen side track after his charges last their latest game with a last minute own goal is on car this tuesday night's saga of a young child who is the guilty man in what was the worst case scenario for the dutch trainer who was given an ultimatum to either win this game or go for it serve less than five months out of his eighteen month deal with the club and failed to impress the bosses during the stint after winning just three out of thirteen league

games in charge the forty eight year old is now leaving after the top posted on their web site on monday but anything but a win would send it packing bottles where there's a full program of matches taking place this tuesday a top of the table bankroll is underway just outside moscow as tesco and george negus and cheap but still goalless between the band and bottoms likely is that while elsewhere for different players from target the champions in each republic there are still from time to alan get the gods to like goals gave managers luck in the t.v. three one win against visiting spot technology twice a former champions repeatable and detained in our moscow was a dark place full that the late the colts. well earlier in the day spartak moscow were held to a disappointing one will draw at home soon but broke away from tom's defense that sparked talk in charge of the twenty minutes and they look to have won the game before communiqué blasted in the last gasp because. to give one side their share of

the spoils a blow for spotlight coach the lake up in the city's young side back to experience . well in the meantime top substitute danny didn't score in the go fast but the feel of the game is a piece big side didn't show their record signing will stay on for another four years the portugal midfielder pen to paper to extend his initial deal which set the champions back a staggering thirty million euros three years ago well it's a need to danny has been proud of the champion on the side of the way for the super cup the russian cup and the russian see pick up. and meanwhile russia football captain andrea shaaban admits his national team have not been playing well but he insists they still have a great chance of qualifying for next summer's european championships they also midfielder was speaking at a charity event in siberia following russia's recent goldstraw with cameroon in a friendly. fixed everyone wants to qualify for europe twenty twelve first all the players do and of course i will stand because ukraine in poland a close to russia and who work hard to achieve this but let's wait until september

and october frankly we're not playing at our best at the moment but we're still among the leaders of the group tough questions with messi the only island and slope where gary head and the fate of a place at the european finals will be decided in these matches. now by the end of this month we'll learn a former russian coach because hiddink will after over ten to english premier league side chelsea the russian and london club has been managed just that second column last month but the blues are racing to appoint a new boss with the summer transfer window wide open era and former acting coach hiddink is touted as the front runner for the job the team's chief executive running goalie saying the time to announce the new coach is nice as far as the manager is concerned. the process is going well. but no relation of the type to talk. to me to call me or the next minute he was going to trade. with all those things in the usual way. but next we're going to be in position to

those who. follow us where christiane are now though says he's staying at rail madrid and the speculation of a big money transfer to manchester city the portugal win the twenty spanish radio station i am not going i give you my word today i would sign for another ten years with wale madrid however when asked that's tomorrow the twenty six year old was more non-committal adding that no one knows a players feature last season without i saw a spanish me record by scoring forty goals israel finished second to barcelona press third straight year. well meanwhile red bull's formula one champion sebastian vettel has been training with another red bull team this time the new york soccer side including their former austin boss then starting area andre his team. currently top of the major eastern conference this is in no small thanks to an re he's been banging in the goals meeting seven in eleven matches but despite his

magic touch the french more still delighted that was out on the training pitch rebels f one stopped him after coming second in sunday's canadian grand prix and only battles appearance will inspire the players to win some silverware. that's all you want you want to win and i was a junior we didn't win anything yet so you know having him around him is going to bring us a bit of luck to win something and for so you know we're far from being successful . we're trying to follow the example it's nice to see you come over here and see what they do is the first time i actually you know had. an idea with professional players and on the field and it's amazing you know it's small things that you probably don't see from the outside but how they move and how quick they are and you know we didn't want to step compared to me obviously just to hold the football player. that is now and with women starting next week former world number one serena williams has successfully return to action after almost

a year out and she came from behind to spare tire pressure on in the first round at the grass court of entities born it didn't look like a winning come up for serene or at first as the american could only take one game in the first set but she was able to turn things round to seal it one six six three six four next up the serena is russia's world number three viewed as one over beat local teenager heather watson six three six three. while there was a major part of the unicef open in the netherlands reigning us under strain and open champion kim clijsters went crashing out of the second round straight sets at the hands of italian qualifier i mean operandi. now i talkie and the stanley cup finals will go right down to the wire after boston beat vancouver five two on monday to tie the best of seven series that's really a piece that means wednesday's game in vancouver will be a dramatic winner takes all contest the comics are looking for their first championship title or the bruins are going to end a thirty nine year title drat. you know this is it's

a great feeling we battled hard tonight we came to play and it's coming down to one game and this is what we dream of and you know our kids playing street hockey and. you know you're in game seven so we're going to go up there and and we're going to lay down the line like they are it happened. there's nothing we can do about it we've already turned the page on that and we're going back home and we've got this great opportunity in front of our fans behind us and we're going to make the best of it now after finishing fourth of the cheering winter olympics in two thousand and six russia slipped through the low point of thirteenth in the winter sport rankings after a disappointing display at last year's vancouver games though according to russia's sports minister of italy would call the situation is heading for years when the ses and russia's winter sports have already had a major overhaul since those games in canada and in the run up to the next olympics in their own resort of sochi in twenty fourteen last year eight out of eleven heads

of various sporting federations were let go and if the country doesn't improve their medal tally of next year more heads will roll but hopes the measures now in place should ensure russia will become one of the leading countries this option but . our immediate goals are very clear and we have in place a very comprehensive preparation program next year we have to rise to least six place in the world winter sports rankings if that doesn't happen it will be a cause for alarm if the system doesn't work this year it will mean that the problems are rooted even more deeply than we thought. and finally russia's first of a formula one race may be set to grace the olympic city of sochi in three years time but lots of high octane action is always on offer here in moscow a spectacular drifting event was the latest to entertain the adrenaline junkies in the city and has more on the drive us who skate to their cars around and in a city track. as is seen in one of the fast and furious films. appropriately

subtitled tokyo drift the small to sport is big in japan but the whole world is now a cheer in a tone and moscow is no exception the russian capital provide an all it takes for good reason spectacle of side sleeps and smoke and wheels this event being just one of the five stops on the calendar for the russian three serious and eventual winner yaga's to pronounce loves it down to the last. like the track very much it's a demanding one because it's rather narrow and this makes it risky an interesting especially when it comes to tandem drifting and you can drive both ways which allows for many different configurations while drifting so the track is good and then again it is in moscow. wells to put on is a muscovite and could be somewhat prejudiced but it was a side for sore eyes watching him steal his car in the final jewel of nissan's elect topic was about a silver for his rubber burnet effort bronze went to further abuse of the only

driver who trusted his fate to locally manufactured cars though even the made in japan tag didn't have windows to pin down and his nissan from plenty of trouble. it was a very hard fought victory on the opening day i broke my gearbox and my third transmission came unstuck we didn't sleep all night changing the game boats and adjusting the car and also broke the new one joining the morning practice and so i had to complete the race without any third transmission so it was tough. with his domestic appetite satisfied at least for now stepan and now plans to show off his skills in a race in england and then he should be back to russia for two more drifted sessions incent put his book unorganised and then is back to moscow a month later. r t. that's all for me.

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