in the practices they are imposing a set of standards on our intelligence communities in terms of interrogating prisoners that our people think will be ineffective in a de classified memo gonzales did warn us gods it was legally safer to perform torture on foreign soil ministers in the european union were glad to oblige the e.u. agreed to help arrest and transport people to countries where they could be tortured in a meeting here at nato headquarters in two thousand and one detainees may or may not have been guilty since they never received a real trial we just can't know for sure. barack obama was elected on the promise to short term tomorrow but he's even appealed u.s. court rulings which give detainees some royds two years on the prison still open for business. all washington street guilty of criminal. crimes against humanity sociopath this region still is your plea for participating

and support these that executives from bush down no fear going abroad after foreigners fold lawsuits over torture when the world learns what's america's doing said bush's advisor we will all be ashamed the new bush will r.t. braman. yeah going to matter of u.s. forces i'm gonna send gen david petraeus set to become the new cia cheap the u.s. looks to be moving away from his heavy approach to war as washington stands firm on a master pullout from of get a stamp of the generals x. and to his new sound rather to his new role behind the wheel of global covert operations reza raises doubts that he can be impartial artist kalen ford has more. since he's been called the rock star four star he is without question one of the finest officers and military minds of his generation the architect of modern

counterinsurgency i'm asked quite often those are all of those what do you think should happen in afghanistan and my first response is well whatever general petraeus says that's the direction in which we ought to go that's the kind of respect for you general david petraeus. for trains was on capitol hill to be confirmed as the next director of the central intelligence agency in truth my goal in uniform has always been to convey the most forthright and accurate picture possible i have to be sure offered more positive assessments than the intelligence community did but although he's been lauded as the man responsible for america's strategy in iraq former c.n.n. pentagon correspondent jamie mcintyre says he has his detractors a lot of people see him as very ambitious very calculating playing the system telling the american people what they want to hear. and a lot of people also some critics also think that the success that the u.s. is touting in iraq is vastly overstated and despite his star power some in the

military say petraeus is better at navigating the media and washington than a battlefield it's called the green zone hero. these are your senior officers who never actually saw any action who have never themselves been under direct fire and have never pulled the trigger and killed anyone in combat although president obama called him a quote lifelong consumer of intelligence others are skeptical that the trance will fit in at the cia their evaluation of iraq their evaluation of afghanistan have been generally diametrically opposed to what betray us has said his characterization of conditions on the ground in that country bears no resemblance to what people in the central intelligence agency or say general petraeus spent thirty seven years in uniform but will hang it up to leave the cia as a civilian senate republican leaders praise president obama's decision for quote choosing competence and continuity but that same continuity means petraeus will be in charge of assessing his own success in iraq and afghanistan he leaned forward r.t. washington d.c.

as a general slide over to the cia the nature of war seems to be shifting with him the u.s. president says the poor out of troops from afghanistan was possible because the taliban's momentum has been turned and that's despite calls from top military brass for a more gradual drawdown a former cia officer jack rice says washington's confused its enemies in the country. i think the department of defense and the white house are probably mischaracterizing how this is successful if you will one of the problems is that somehow the u.s. has broken the taliban or separated the taliban from al qaeda well the fact is is that the taliban and other kind of were separate organizations from the beginning and to simply characterize them as the bad guys as all the same guy was one of the biggest mistakes that the united states ever met and i think you are going to see more instability i mean when i talk to people they look at cars i president karzai as a crook they see him as somebody who's doing nothing but protecting himself and his

own democracy is not there but you know what at the same time anybody who thinks that the u.s. or the or the europeans can roll into a country and simply say we have decided we're going to we're going to do with democracy you put it in equals and i can't imagine any country in the world where a foreign army would walk in and say we're going to give you something who is going to accept that well so i have for you in the program a world beating technique to cure heart disease find out how russian cardiologists are treating irregular heartbeats in the last forty minutes using electric shocks. also hot issues that broad leaders of to southern nations to the world coldest continent all the details in just a few minutes here in our team. it's cheap effective and highly toxic and a cell phone as a pesticide banned in most countries but still widely embraced by farmers in india however its use carries grave consequences with

a whole generation of children suffering devastating health problems and while the government claims there is no affordable turn a deaf to the chemical ordinary families are paying the price and they find some of the images in preschoolers report disturbing. this girl's body is the size of a baby but in reality she's five years old in her short life who made off syria has endured an operation to reduce the size of her abnormally large head and she's not the only one suffering like this you know the doctor said that we have to put it to bring to our child's hand otherwise there would be complications. and serious mother thinks she knows what's caused it here in the cashew plantations in india southern state of carola the government sprayed a highly controversial pesticide endosulfan on the crops during the ninety's that the people here say is causing a generation of deformed children victims groups believe there are around nine thousand children like syria with swollen heads and developing at only half the

rate they should for some parents that prospect is too much choosing abortion sometimes disturbingly late my daughter was also right his own in the eighth months of the pregnancy until recently india was the only country in the world which allowed the use of endosulfan the agricultural ministry said there with employing no other cheap alternative to the powerful path aside but after mounting pressure at home and abroad the supreme court voted on an eight week ban of the past the third which is set to expire in mid july while studies show the endosulfan causes severe developmental and reproductive problems in both humans and animals proponents of the past aside say their rivals are the ones pushing this ban. the only. goal of. millions. but the families of the sick feel that they've been forgotten for long enough. oh

my there is no value for human life it's all about the money people don't care about each other these days people who have money are categorized as high caste and the poor people are counted as low caste and nobody cares whether we're dead or alive the families are drained emotionally and financially their life savings wiped out to care for their severely disabled children. i feel very sad when i see my child like this though it's disturbing we have to tolerate it. there's little point waiting for government relief repeated requests fall on deaf ears in the capital all these families can do is make the most of the short lives their disfigured children will have most will die before their twentieth birthday preassure either r.t. carola india. out other international news we have for you today the secretary general warned of an escalation risk after reports that syrian forces raided

a village near the turkish border hillary clinton said a coup deep in the conflict and worse in the quiet of refugees troops using snipers and tanks were seen on the syrian side of the border on thursday forcing more people to flee to turkey over ten thousand have shelter in the camps and almost fifteen hundred have been killed since a crackdown on anti-government protesters started in march. the e.u. has pledged to help greece with its woes over a looming bankruptcy and dat the country could gain vile bailout funds once parliament passes freshest charity measures next week the greek government has to approve a further twenty billion euros in budget cuts over five years if these are passed and greece could get another twelve billion euros in cash as part of the current bailout package from euro zone countries and the i.m.f. . huge earthquakes have hit in the pacific ocean near alaska's aleutian islands

and there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries at tsunami warning issued for coastal areas off the american state was later cancelled the quake struck one thousand miles west of the major alaskan city of anchorage. thousands of students clashed with police in the chilean capital santiago rioters threw stones as security forces try to disperse the crowds with water cannon over twenty people were detained according to local media demonstrations demanding an increase in public education funding started three weeks ago students teachers and school managers stoop to the streets. it's the latest medical breakthrough using electric shocks to cure of normal heartbeats moscow center for car to just forty minutes to carry out the life changing procedure doctors hope the innovation will soon be implemented all over the world as hibbard watched the surgery take place. nearing the work being carried out so deep back into the tent the colony vascular

surgery minimally invasive hybrid surgery is being carried out to correct a heart or wrist and it will be a regular heartbeat and what's new is that this surgery falls into two stages probably to those of the patient to read the piece of the new surface of mounting a system which is literally a belt placed around the patient with some two hundred forty electrodes attached to it which allow us to see to look at the heart in for three d. or to really pinpoint the exact location all of the regular hopping suit that by the time the patient comes to surgery and i'm to go to the operation that we just witnessed the location of the hobbit will be known and the time spent in place will be far less than the a forty minutes and it's hoped that the accuracy and success of the operation will be fall high and it's also true that the recovery period will quiet is full on this surgical approach here's the results close to one hundred

percent success. interation no control which gives you samadhi approximately sixty percent we know that for the patient it's difficult to go for the open heart surgery when is the possibility could be critical because the new goal is to park at the door abrasion two or three or four times and then the results become better but the same time the damage of a chair becoming bigger and bigger so we would be fired surgery at this place would be species and made it very sharp and safe from bleeding in saved from a book and the reason why they're trying so hard to develop this new technology. is the cause to risk me is all increasingly being recognized as the big. he would

across the world they can cause a decline in both the length and quality of one's life a poem in the work you. drove. away for you don't like a strokes of the. patients false russia will be able to make you still this new so it's not consistent. which takes less time and will take to prove to be more. well if you missed any of our on air stories just go r.t. dot com they are all online plus there's always more news and video wind up just for you there here's a taste. a dutch court clears far right politician of hate charges against muslims saying his comments were within the scope of acceptable public debate. and president medvedev launches a new documentary channel as

a new vision of russia gets round the clock global reach in see the new addition to the r.t. family at r t v dot partying dot com. she has an obstinate and. and predictable nature be ready for that if you ever go to

antarctica no favor to anyone as i see an inhospitable land treat all visitors equally from tourists to top officials i do santarus as witness the world's coldest continent playing house two not one but two national presidents. as a military c one thirty approaches a gravel airstrip the people on land prepare for celebration and official ceremony . the presidents of both chile and ecuador are making an official visit to their respective research stations in antarctica when are we but on a four hour basis it is a very important visit but it is also important for our people as we hear about the gateway to the rest of antarctica and for chile it is very important to support the antarctic treaty you see and think it's. important thing. for president sebastian pinera his visit has the potential to be a political hot point as chile holds

a territorial claim over the antarctic peninsula clear down to the south pole but on this particular trip controversies were put aside in favor of a more international message that has been and should always be a continent of peace of friendship and it has to be very friendly with nature and the environment it is very much committed with that and i'm sure that the russian people share these feelings so to get there we have to say that because because it is a continent of the future of peace and also science and technology. and while ecuador holds no boundary claim on the continent. is it does hold some national significance of this is a very interesting you know the first. piece here in seoul is very very exciting it's very important for us. hosting not one but two presidents is a tricky business especially in antarctica when much of the planning can be changed

at a moment's notice depending on the constantly changing and unpredictable weather we if we have a saying about antarctica not only she knows who can and cannot visit her in fact last year both presidents beneath the try to visit but could not land because the weather shifted and it was too dangerous. to organizing a presidential visit a delegation of this size it's quite difficult logistically they were able to fit in a little bit of russian culture with a visit to the trinity church. traveling with the president a delegation of both chile and ecuador's top military brass as well as minister of energy. and while there were photo opportunities and press conferences i don't hear the main message from these heads of state was one of international cooperation. and. an example of union power money we can work together.

in order to. improve. and as their presidential flight leaves the continent after a successful visit those who stay behind to continue their research to ensure that idea of unity is realized in antarctica sean thomas r t. well remember you can always get extra radios and to read more about shards of banter is in all corners of the world on his blog visit our website arts. more than a month. one of the most extreme environments on the planet this is antarctica and people have to be aware that they're far away from civilization. so special and attractive for many the wildlife in antarctica. and the frontal. expedition to the bottom of the earth. well you can love him or

you can hate him but he can deny lennon's unique role and russian history a little later in the program we explore the life of the man known as the father of the revolution. the ball street need to change the course of the straits of starting off the red square next to the magnificent moscow kremlin johnny moss and i'm bruce as we take a look at his epic journey and visit various landmarks associated with his life and . god is here in about an hour of by before that we'll take a look what's happening and business with dmitri.

well in a warm welcome to business r.t. oil prices dropped almost five percent on thursday after the international energy agency made a surprise announcement sixty million barrels of oil will be released from city to reserves half of this will come from the united states with other major economies providing the rest of the period it's only the first time in history that the sanction the release of reserves move is intended to offset the loss of production from libya which is currently engulfed in civil war meanwhile some opec members want of possible counter measures to prop up your price nick parsons head of research at national australia bank explains why he thinks the i take in this

unusual step. is two reasons the first of these relates to the global economy and bear in mind the central banks around the world central banks and governments alike but fairly alarmed at the prospect of rising inflation and oil prices are a major contributor a factor here they certainly don't want to drive their economies back into recession. by overtightening interest rates in order to deal with inflation so working directly at the root cause of these price increases i think is a very very shrewd move so the first reason is because they're concerned with inflation i think the second reason is also to show that the balance of power across the world doesn't lie entirely with opec and i think the opec decision fifteen days ago that was taken not to increase production i think did actually upset many people around the world so partly it's about power it's all. so about

inflation. let's take a look at the current world prices and edging bad cop after plunging on the international energy agency is release of crude reserves light sweet is a one dollar and a quarter more than one thousand two dollars a barrel worth brant is one hundred days in the heart of the. asian shares are trading higher in renewed confidence over help to greece in japan and exporters are among the main advances were to go to a point seven percent to three percent in the black however it will sector weaker with impacts down around two percent meanwhile hong kong's hang seng is up one and a half percent almost with china gaining more than five percent. here in russia one more hour to go before the opening of friday's session on thursday session so both be all tears and my six nosedive two point six and two percent respectively this was on the back of we could crude prices. looking ahead to the trading session from

b.c.b. capital says russian markets are likely to consolidate at current levels the most rational. course of events is going to be. a little bit more of risk aversion in europe in the u.s. with regards to russia i think where more likely to see consolidation on current levels and obviously no risk taking is going to be on until the greek austerity measure vote takes place i think of the best bet is blue chip stocks the ones there are liquid because obviously we've seen a complete drain out of the crease out the second tier space so it's the oil and gas is probably the best bet in russia right now warning lights on europe's debt crisis are flashing red that's the verdict of the president of the european central bank to shape his analysis might be a little behind the according to a number of commentators we think it's only a matter of time before the single currency collapses patrick young editor of the gathering storm describes the possible consequences of your disintegration. there's

a credible possibility i mean if the euro actually is going to collapse then there is a very very significant process because after all the euro is the second most important currency on the planet i mean roughly one third of all the world's reserves are in u.s. dollars something like twenty five percent are held in euro's if the eurozone goes into a debt spiral that causes a huge problem it causes a fundamental crisis of confidence in the money that people hold in their pockets at the same time it quite possibly gives russia an incredible opportunity because in fact it may well be that other currencies such as even the ruble male timidly be regarded as being safer havens for investors and to that end the russian government is going to hold considerable struggle to manage to keep the economy going but hopefully they'll be able to pull through. this is all tease back in fifteen minutes with an update marine's next will have lots to say it was.

more than a month. in one of the most extreme environments on the planet this is and charge it up and people have to be aware that they're far away from civilization sean thomas discovers flight makes antarctica so special and attractive for many the wildlife in antarctica is the both of you and the friends of.

expedition to the bottom of the earth are to. move to the. information cluster in the center of siberia one city has revolutionary ideas for the automotive industry your local bandages did some of the infection straight out of software to make free to gobble streets and the building blocks from russia's first nationwide four g. network tomes going top twenty three country up to. leave the future covered. soumitra brighton if you move from phones to pressure.

these friends don't on t.v. don't come. welcome back you're watching from moscow reminder with top stories britain has revealed it neglected to protect prisoners from abuse as part of its role in the u.s. when dishan program this comes as american officials face lawsuits from foreign detainees who claim they were tortured in overseas prisons. the top u.s. commander in afghanistan general petraeus is set to become the next cia director but opponents question if the new chief speil will object it will you assess the progress of american conflicts. and families in india accuse the government of allowing the use of the controversial pesticide which they say is killing their children victim groups claim applying the chemicals is causing you know a generation of the form children don't live to see their twenty's. as we had last

year in our next we'll bring you all the latest high tech gadgets and state of the our developments in the russian science stay with us for technology update on our team. welcome to technology update and welcome to tomes a city carved over four centuries ago out of the endless forests and swamps of siberia already an established center for some of russia's whiz kid students and their smart ideas today toast is transforming itself into an incubator for an expanding cluster of innovative businesses since our last episode. two thousand and eleven forum it's fourteen to any will gathering of business research and

administration innovators this year drawing some three thousand participants from nineteen countries and forty seven russian regions. and by thousands more the event featured brainstorming sessions with tom specialists and market makers consciously forward looking hot topics like revamping nuclear technology revitalizing cities and russia's regional economies and educating new generations to keep up in the knowledge base global environment of course the top tech firms were on hand to show off their skill set to potential investors and partners while the forum functions as a good attention grabber for guests from other parts of russia and beyond the brand new tome special economic zone is a place where the push for new high tech sector development is underway year round . two hundred seventy hectares are divided into two campuses one in jason to the well established university center. the other by the massive petrochemical plant complex in its turn or the zone has a specific mandate to attract innovative.