put someone in. the room. you have no right bush feet moves to end 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 the most but he's even appealed us cool rulings which give detainees some royds two years on the prison still open for business. all

washington street guilty of criminal. crimes against humanity sociopaths ministration and so is your plan for participating and supporting these that executives from bush down no fear going abroad of the foreigners food lawsuits over . when the world america's doing said bush's advisor we will all be ashamed the new bush braman. the outgoing commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan general david petraeus is set to become the new cia chief the u.s. looks to be moving away from his heavy approach to war as washington stands firm on a mass troop pullout from of data stand by the generals sounds to his new role behind the wheel of global covert operations raises doubts that he can be impartial scale and ford has more. things he's been called the rock star for star

he is without question one of the finest officers and military minds of his generation the architect of modern counterinsurgency a mass 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 i have 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 patris is better at navigating the media in 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 betray us 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 in continuity but that same continuity means betrayers will be in charge of assessing his own success in iraq and afghanistan and ford r.t. washington d.c. . as a general slides over to the cia the nature of war seems to be shifting with him the u.s. president says the troop pullout from of ghana steel was possible because the taliban's momentum has waned that's despite calls from top military brass for a more gradual drawdown a former cia officer jack rice says washington's confused it's anime's in the country. i think that 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 al qaeda were separate organizations from the beginning and just simply characterize them as the bad guys as all the same guy was one of the

biggest mistakes that the united states ever met i think you are going to see more instability when i talk to people in other parts of the country they look at 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 have no into with democracy and you put it in people's hands 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 it and still have for you in the program of world beating technique to cure heart disease find out how russia cardiologists are treating a regular hard beats using electric shocks and. also the hottest years abroad leaders of to the south are nations to the world's coldest continent all the details in just a few minutes. it's cheap effective and highly

toxic and ourselves and is a pesticide banned in most countries but still widely embraced by farmers in india however its use carries a grave consequences what a whole generation of children suffering devastating health problems and while the government claims there is no affordable alternative to the chemical ordinary families are paying the price and i find some of the images in prius readers report disturbing. this girl's body is the size of a baby but in reality she's five years old in her short life syria has endured an operation to reduce the size of her abnormally large head and she's not the only one suffering like this the doctors who have to put it through to her 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 first some parents that prospect is too much choosing abortion sometimes disturbingly late my daughter was alterations own in the eighth months of the pregnancy until recently india was the only country in the world which allowed the youth of endosulfan the agricultural ministry said there with them pulling no other cheap alternative to the powerful past that died but after mounting pressure at home and abroad the supreme court voted on an eight week ban of the past is that which is thought to expire in mid july while studies show that endosulfan causes severe developmental in reproductive problems in both humans and animals proponents of the past aside say their rivals are the ones pushing this ban these two cities only. goes the e.u.

. but the families of the sick feel that they've been forgotten for long enough. 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. 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 now let's

check out other international stories for you this hour the u.s. secretary of state has warned of an escalation of risk after reports that syrian forces raided a village near the turkish border hillary clinton said it could do can the conflict have worsened the plight of refugees troops using snipers and tanks were seen on the syrian side of the border on thursday forcing more people to flee or turkey over ten thousand have sheltered in 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 what was over a looming bankruptcy and debt the country could gain vile bailout funds once parliament passes fresh measures next week if the greek government go through a further twenty billion euros in budget cuts over five years these are passed to get another twelve billion euro in cash as part of the current rescue package for

euro zone countries and the i.m.f. . to huge earthquakes have hit in the pacific ocean near alaska's aleutian islands there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries 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 at security forces tried to disperse the crowds with water cannon over twenty people were detained according to local media demonstrations demanding and demanding an increase in public education funding started three weeks ago students teachers and school managers to the streets. it's the latest medical breakthrough or using electric shocks to cure of normal heartbeats moscow center for cardiac disease is to just forty minutes to carry out the life changing

procedure doctors hope the innovation will soon be implemented all over the world alice had watched the surgery take place. clay nearing the work being carried out sort of back to the heads of the colony about skilless during minimally invasive hybrid centuries been carried out to correct a halt or reform it was irregular heartbeats and what's new is that this surgery falls into two stages probably to those of the patient to wed things of the nice things of mapping a system which is literally a belt placed around the patient with some two hundred forty electrodes attached to it which allows this to look at the hoskin for three d. or to read any pinpoint the exact location all theoretical hall thinks of that by the time the patient comes to surgery and i'm to go to the operation that we just

witnessed the cage should and all the hall will know and the time spent in place will be far less than the aforesaid minutes and it's hoped that the accuracy and success of the operation wouldn't fall higher it's also true that the recovery period will quiet its fall on this surgical approach here's the results close to one hundred percent success. interation will approach gives you samadhi approximately sixty percent we know that for the patient is difficult to go for the open heart surgery when is the possibility could be pretty great cats a new goals per cup of deliberation two or three or four times and then the results become better but the same time could damage a chair becoming bigger and bigger so we would be fired surgery at this place would be species. made it very sharp and safe

from bleeding in saved from a blow and the reason why surgeons are trying so hard to develop this new technology. is because to risk me is all increasingly being recognized as a big bold move nor saying the he would across the world they can cause a decline in both the length and quality of one's life the poem is still still working it seems strokes. maybe as in the way if you don't like a stroke. this is a success formal patients false russia will be able to make you sold this nuisance mapping system. which takes the list and he proved to be full more. reporting there and if you missed any of our on air stories you can always find them on our website r.t. dot com plus there's always more news and video wind up for you there here's

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she has an obstinate and predictable nature they are ready for that if you ever go to antarctica shows no favor tanny won the icy and inhospitable land treats all visitors equally from tourists to top officials artists on thomas witnessed the world's coldest continent playing hells to 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 where we follow a base it is

a very important visit but it is also important for our people as we hear the gateway to the reception talk to and for chile it is very important to support the antarctic treaty. and think it's. important. 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. at the peak of friendship and 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 country 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 impressive you know their first. piece here in antarctica so very very exciting is 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 been here and korea 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 presidents 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 the main message from these heads of state was one of international cooperation. and. an example of you know harmony we can work together. in order to. 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. and you can always get extra videos and read more about sans adventures in all corners of the world on his blog that's on our website at. more than a mile in. one of the most extreme environments on the planet this is antarctica

and people have to be aware that they are far away from civilization sean combs discovers flood makes it so special and attractive for many the wildlife in antarctica is. in the flood zone. expedition to the bottom of the earth. well you can love him or hate him or you can deny lennon's unique role and russian history a little later in the program we'll explore the life of the man known as the father of the revolution. or street lead to change the course of history of starting off the red square next to the magnificent moscow kremlin join me most of them roots as we take a look at his epic journey and visit various landmarks associated with his life.

and you watching our team must go out us here and about an hour before that we'll take a look at what's happening in the world of business with dimitri stay with us. and i was you watching business and more oil prices dropped almost five percent on thursday after the international energy agency made a surprise announcement that sixty million barrels of oil will be released from strategic reserves now half of this will come from the united states with other major economies providing the rest over thirty day period only the fir time in

history has sanctioned the release of reserves the move is intended to offset the loss of production from libya this kind of thing in the civil war meanwhile some opec members warned of possible counter measures to prop up the world price nick parsons head of research at national australia bank explains why he thinks the i.a.e.a. has taken this unusual step. buying these two reasons the first of these relates to the global economy and bear in mind that central banks around the world central banks and governments are like a fairly alarmed at the prospect of rising inflation and the 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 the balance of power across the world doesn't lie entirely with opec and i think the opec decision 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 a. also inflation. so good at the markets now while prices edged to back up after plunging on the international energy agency's release of crude reserves light sweet is trading at around ninety two dollars per barrel while brant is just under one hundred eight dollars but the. asian shares are trading higher on renewed confidence over help to greece and japan exporters are among the main advances toyota into schieber some of the main gauges this hour however oil sector is of course weaker impacts is down around two percent hong kong's hang seng and of the

session one point seven percent higher. in russia the session on friday started on a positive note with the r.t.s. up point eight percent my six point nine percent almost now this is on the back of a rebound in crude prices we take a look at these stocks the gas problem is in the lead it's up one point seven percent banks are also stronger to prevent one point eight percent but we're seeing some of the retail stocks going down this. warning lights on europe's debt crisis are flashing red that's the verdict of the president of european central bank wrong coach we shaped his analysis might be a little behind the curve according to a number of commentators who 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 does integration. 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 to 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 but 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 the top end the russian government is going to hold his considerable struggle to manage to keep the economy going but hopefully they'll be able to pull through. i will be back with more stories on them dates of the stock market for guns in fifteen minutes time adds up .

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the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. are with our team coming to live from moscow a reminder of the top stories britain has revealed it neglected to protect prisoners from abuse as part of its role in the u.s. rendition 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 betray us is set to become the next cia director but opponents question if the new chief spy will object to really assess the progress of american conflicts. and families in india accuse the government of allowing the use of a controversial pesticide which they say killing their children victim groups claim

applying the chemicals is causing a generation of deformed children who don't live to see their twenty's. so we have lines here and he'll be back with the top stories in about thirty minutes time before they are just peter with al and his guests debate why president obama's announcement to withdraw thirty three thousand u.s. troops from afghanistan wasn't welcomed by either anti-war activist or military officials. and. welcome to cross talk and peter lavelle exit strategy obama's long awaited plan to start drawing down troops levels in afghanistan is in play but is it a real drawdown or just a reduction of the so-called surge of eighteen months ago did obama capitulate to public opinion over military needs and will american and nato troops ever

completely leave afghanistan to afghans. cross-talk u.s. afghan strategy i'm joined by gareth porter in washington he's an investigative historian and journalist also in washington we have sam side by he is senior director of iran programs at nonviolence international and in london we crossed the alexis crow she's a research fellow in the international security program at chapman house all right folks this is cross talk and that means crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want gareth i'd like to go to you first in washington details of obama's pullback from afghanistan are becoming more and more clear are you satisfied that it's legitimate or is it just all about domestic politics the united states obama is trying to satisfy public opinion without alienating the military all that much because there's still open ended even what we have heard about these plans american and nato true.