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the libyan leader finds himself in double trouble if the international criminal court issues the warrant for his arrest for crimes against humanity on the hundred day of negros bombing libya more details just ahead. israel promises to intercept if the teller bound for gaza while backing away from your rates to punish journalists. also this it's confirmed fifteen people in the japan's fukushima nuclear plant showed signs of radiation exposure last month as the nation's government. and skepticism. business russia's biggest airline airport is said for privatization the government will sell a number of assets to preach it to raise up to twenty five billion dollars we'll have more on that and other stories in our business bulletin but in the.

international news and comment live from moscow this is twenty four hours a day good to have you with us this it appears that libyan leader moammar gadhafi is not only being targeted by nato jets but the international criminal court also has him in its sights two judges in the hague of issued an arrest warrant for gadhafi and his closest allies on charges of crimes against humanity correspondent was more namely he's being accused of purposefully targeting his civilians of killing civilians here in the dispersal of the protest in february of this year the court's decision and the request for the arrest of moammar gadhafi his son and also his intelligence minister has been issued by one of the prosecutors of the international criminal court and this is only the second time in the court's nine year history that such a warrant has been issued for an incumbent head of state the first such occurrence happened in. in two thousand and nine and the man that they wanted or were after was the sudanese president over that decision has yet to be implemented in reality

and the libyan authorities have already said that they will not comply with the decision in this case they actually questioned its legitimacy and have reminded that libya is not a signatory to the rome treaty which has actually set up the international criminal court we have yet to find out how exactly they will go about arresting more market the the i.c.c. did say that the libyan people themselves will arrest gadhafi but of course gadhafi and he is called words remain defiant and say they will continue to fight to the very end and they basically said they don't particularly care for this particular decision as a matter of fact there were reports of intensified bombing off tripoli just this morning there were reports that blast have been heard very close to gadhafi compound this was supposed to be an enforcement of a no fly zone in libya and yet already we're talking about. according to libyan

government we're talking about hundreds of civilians being killed as a result of the nato airstrikes of course need to officials have until not so long denied being at fault at this point it's kind of a situation which is just hanging in the air and whether this particular latest decision from the i.c.c. whether that will have any effect on the situation in libya remains to be seen are they going to go there and constantine cause which of us the chairman of the state duma foreign affairs committee explain to all to you why the arrest warrants can be applied to the libyan leader. the decision of the international criminal court. is not legally binding for libya for the simple reason libya is not a member state of the court and there's long as mr stace on libya's territory and this decision cannot be fulfilled in case the decision of the court stays in

power that will mean that mr qaddafi inevitably will try to stay in power as long as he can and that contradicts the intentions on the international community the way they are worked out by the security council member states russia included and frankfurt based or some research of women in dallas told me that there are others more deserving of justice in the hague when it comes to civilian deaths in libya the whole thing is upside down the call by the i.c.c. i think the nato high command including the united states commander of nato ought to be tried for crimes against humanity given the fact that they've been bombing civilians in libya for more than a hundred days i mean this entire libyan intervention by nato is absurd from beginning to end. it's just unbelievable what's going on nato can decide on the

basis of responsibility to protect a completely vague sham. doctrine of international law that's been promoted by certain very politicized n.g.o.s in washington and elsewhere this responsibility to protect overrides national sovereignty so i think the i.c.c. is way off so i think it's a propaganda attempt to prop up the sense of justice behind this a very flimsy one at that and you know it's politically motivated. we're talking to be a little early here on r t well still to come on the program this hour democracy with a catch the u.s. has new programs to help opposition movements across the globe some suggest it's just a convenient way to overthrow governments. in the center of moscow court twenty five years in prison to a top intelligence officer who fled russia after exposing a group of u.s. based russian agents including anna chapman.

a flotilla of humanitarian aid ships carrying supplies to gaza depart from greece it's reportedly made up of ten vessels with some five hundred activists on board israel warns that its military is gearing up to intercept the eight armada but has dropped earlier threats against journalists that they could be banned or deported for covering the events. has the latest now forced from. israeli government says it is rethinking how it plans to handle foreign journalists that are on boil board that freedom for its attitude as its exiles from european waters and heads towards god that later this week what we do know is that earlier the israeli government personnel for said that any journalists on board would face arrest would face detention and would also face a band of up to ten years they would not be able to return to israel for at least a decade we are now hearing that the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu first heard of this only this morning monday on the news and he is said to have

said it is problematic he has urged his cabinet to rethink it and he's also said that the way journalists are dealt with is different to the way so-called infiltrators are handled this doesn't know how to answer the question as if and when the israeli government indeed finds the second for tenet to be in violation of international law which is of course what it found the first to tell a guilty of how they and will journalists on board be dealt with the security cabinet held an emergency meeting today off to that meeting it issued a statement in which the government ministers say they were determined to prevent the tele from reaching gaza which as usual friction as possible we're talking about ten ships some five hundred passengers on board representing some twenty two countries also if you know one wants repeat of what happened last year and news radio currencies are at pains to try and make sure that all they ducks on the road to prevent the same kind of incident occurring that first attempt happened on may the thirty first there were six ships involved they had six from thirteen and the

largest of those ships known as the mother. came in conflict with israeli commandos who were lowered into the ship via helicopters from helicopters there was fighting that ensued both sides blaming the other questions starting the conflict but the fact is that nine turkish activists who were on board with killed now the israeli government has said again and again that it will not allow any ships where this fits into a tame to another one to actually. each gone the israeli authorities saying that they insist on actually soltan through all the goods on board to make sure that there are no weapons no ammunition there and that once feel satisfied that there isn't they will be personally responsible for transferring early goods to gaza it is important to note that the reason why the activists are telling all the second for to let in as many years in two years is that they do believe that the blockade on gaza is facilitating a humanitarian disaster we are hearing reports of increasing shortages in food supplies in medical supplies in basic items that people need to keep on living and

so this is the second attempt by activists around the world to draw attention to gaza. by the way you can find footage of last year's israeli aid flotilla assault on our website at r.t. dot com also plenty of other stories waiting for in addition to what you see here on screen including the latest news politics and culture blogs and expert analysis here's what's on there at the moment if you're a vampire a goblin or an elf and put your rights are under represented one group is aiming to defend your cause and find out about russia's growing youth movement put in human rights. to having their rights protected you can find out about the story of a monument to a dog that's raised thousands of dollars to help stray animals across russia and. the japanese government is starting radiation checks on millions of people living near the stricken for cosima nuclear plant it's been revealed that fifteen people living over forty kilometers from the facility showed signs of internal radiation exposure when examined last month and as r.t.

shaun thomas found out many no longer trust the safety warnings. in a culture that is generally non-confrontational and obedient when thousands take to the streets of tokyo against nuclear energy it is a serious sign of discontent after this crisis it is true that the people are more conscious and we need to take advantage of it this is the first time since the second world war that the japanese people have no trust in the government the walking city devastated by the earthquake the tsunami and on the edge of the radiation exclusion zone is starting on the long road to recovery but the people living here see the government just isn't doing enough from the thirty whole city they said different things like they said different things in the government they said different things. they're not together or part of the country. they are a part but some believe it is too early to tell what the real dangers of the

situation or scientists know that large doses of radiation given in one blast is a significant health threat but they say there isn't enough information about long term exposure to lower doses of radiation and the types of damage it can do if you check it here. at ideation level and then you check debriefs and when you take water you always feel half different values because it's so close and it's so changing so you can hardly say but it's really exceed what a normal person would have by a year one of the frightening things about this entire incident is that there are no concrete boundaries that can clearly guarantee your safety one example is this looks like a beautiful lush green valley behind me but in fact this is the very edge of the twenty kilometer exclusion zone that the government has set up in fact we're trying to get a little bit closer but were escorted out by a police officer and a couple of personal now although this is supposed to be a safe area the radiation levels here are still between seven and ten times higher

than normal weather for misinformation or mis understanding the people who live in the affected areas don't always take the proper precautions here a volunteer works to clean up toxic radioactive hot spots with hardly any protection at all a problem that some say is compounded by government propaganda accentuating the benefits while neglecting to inform about the dangers of nuclear waste. the first thing the government should do is let the citizens know the real cost of nuclear energy until now the priority has been to profit from energy the p.r. machine of the government has been emphasising the benefit of nuclear energy and the citizens have been brainwashed to believe it now in the wake of an international crisis and there are allegations that the government and the power companies have worked out a deal to help each other and that the me. has been bought off the t.v. channels need the money from advertisement and the nuclear energy companies pay a lot with at this money they cannot survive and for that reason i have to shut up

about the situation the newspapers have this problem as well a move that if true keeps the important information hidden from the people saving face for those in charge in japan showing thomas. the u.s. state department's plans for spreading democracy around the world have been greeted with speculation that washington is planning a program of foreign regime change and to provide finance and technology to opposition groups but the attach strings could be used to steer other states where america wants them result he's got to check on the reports. the u.s. state department now generously hands out cash and technology to dissidents throughout the world it's bureau of democracy human rights and labor has announced the request for proposals on how to foster change in a number of countries in the middle east and north africa as well as cuba the u.s. claims the best of intentions saying it wants to strengthen independent civil society groups in those countries it's just in really another form of provoking

regime change they're just trying to do it under a different guise under a different facade saying that somehow and with the best of intentions they're promoting democracy but in reality it's just promoting us agenda among other things the state department is financing the creation of stealth wireless networks that would enable activists to communicate outside the reach of governments in countries like iran syria and libya according to participate in the projects other programs include a so-called internet in a suitcase a powerful portable wireless transmitter that activists king used to set up their own networks in order to circumvent state control but at the same time american companies provide authorities in bahrain saudi arabia and kuwait with the technology to effectively block websites those double standards. and everybody should be fully aware of things and understand the. us or united states government and austrian regime change that's were essentially the revolutions our

technology is not all the us provides to instigate change in certain countries some opposition movements get a direct cash supply for it. sample wiki leaks cables show that the state department has for years secretly funded syrian anti-government groups it's done in general to create a world that is more aligned more specifically more control will be aligned with the views of the united states i'm now looking at the state department website that promotes grants for those willing to bring about change in communist cuba and here is one of the requirements i'm going to read this it is preferable for these personnel to speak spanish fluently possess a solid understanding of the cultural context and have prior experience on the island in order to maximize their effectiveness in this unique operating environment and of quote sounds very much like recruiting agents but instead of

doing it the traditional secretive way the u.s. does they're right out in the open on their website help most often comes with strings attached many say opposition leaders in libya who now get financial and political support from washington are sure to get instructions on how to return the favor essentially their eight years in the system with. agents of the u.s. government even if they don't necessarily. get a check on r.t.e. washington d.c. . change isn't always good it certainly isn't welcome by the so-called garbage people of egypt still reeling after the former regime was overthrown more coming up in ten minutes from now a special report on those who say globalization is stripping them of their only means of survival. i was just thinking about my future before the foreign companies came i dreamed of

owning a can cutting factory. but we have less garbage now. some has it or sue come here make fun of me. figure out garbage boy i'm not bad like people think. i'm a good person. it's just that people don't see me. but i feel that with time people like me. i feel people will start to appreciate us. that special report coming your way very shortly here on r.t. the man who blew the cover of a group of russian agents in the u.s. last year has been found guilty in absentia of treason and desertion by a moscow court intelligence colonel alexander party have fled the country before

the scandal last june which saw ten agents including anna chapman arrested but his government is are of a has been following proceedings. this very high profile case has been deemed top secret and classified so most of the proceedings that took place in moscow's military court were held behind closed doors and every shred of evidence and witness statement that was submitted throughout the course of the trial was also classified and top secret but we do know that alex other has been stripped of all of his military ranks and achievements and found guilty of treason and sentenced to twenty five years in prison of course at the moment that really doesn't affect his life that much because of course he's not in russia courting to the court he's most likely hiding somewhere in the united states and he left for the united states just a little over a year ago and according to information voiced in the courtroom that was

a complete surprise to everybody including his wife she found out that her husband had deserted her her family and her country from a text message which he sent to her saying mary i'm sorry i hope you find a way to forgive me this isn't for a while this is for and for the party it has been working with us intelligence officers for at least a decade out of those people whose cover he blew and chapman perhaps one of the most famous and media. liked characters she picked him out of a photo lineup saying that this is in fact the man that she met with in the united states according to her statement she felt somewhat uncomfortable after her meeting with him and contacted her superiors in moscow which then confirmed her suspicions but of course by then it was too late and ten people were sent out of the united states being found guilty of being unregistered agents of a foreign government. have been reporting the will of the stories making headlines

around the world thousands of homes in the state of north dakota off to a river burst its banks. services and volunteers scramble to build dams and makeshift levees with mixed results and major financial is the contamination of drinking water with people being urged to boil before drinking the water still not receding and the worst could be yet to come. greek lawmakers are discussing deeply unpopular spending cuts and tax hikes today the measures are a prerequisite for a new multibillion bailout from the european union in a last ditch effort to avoid default the vote is being seen as crucial to the future of the whole euro but the austerity plan has angered the public because of its severity and cost to future generations. and china is offering to help europe with its economy the chinese prime minister on a tour of the e.u. has offered to buy debt from struggling nations it's seen as a move to secure support in europe as well as to curb inflation well that's

a view of jim rogers he's an american financial investor and author. if they become the savior if they become the largest creditor for europe then they're going to have a very major seat at the table it's going to improve their position in the i.m.f. it's going to produce improved their position with the world bank it's going to improve their position at the u.n. because you know the europeans are going to have to be more and more friendly to china because china saving america not cannot save them russia cannot save them so europe is going to be more china friendly than it has been in the past they're going to the europeans and say ok let's be friendly we'll keep you all this money will bail you out you now friendly and supportive of us instead of being so supportive instead of listening to washington so much you know you call us first and if we want more representation in the international body such as the world bank venue you should listen to our case the chinese have huge international reserves

that are largest international credit in the world they have over three trillion u.s. dollars and very various currencies internally yes they've had too much inflation and they're trying to cool that inflation zero but they're extra on their international situation got lots of liquidity and can do whatever they want well coming up parties special report on the garbage people in the car on how for them change is something to be afraid of. is next with the latest business. hello welcome to business i'm coming to militant russia needs to diversify its

economy as oil production is not expected to grow in the next decade finance minister says the key challenge is to create an environment to develop non energy sectors the source of the steep crease its role in companies and give way to private investment the government is going to so most of its shares and enterprises in the next three to five years this relates to financial energy telecom and transport sectors. or the stopping for the with a stronger dollar and worries about global demand. it declined sharply at the end of last week following a decision by the international energy agency to release to teach a quick service on the market. the range of between eighty and one hundred dollars per but it is reasonable both for consumers and producers and as long as the price keeps it reasonably within this limit there is no need for anybody to panic there is plenty of oil. there's plenty of oil in the ground zero so there's capacity

available it's limited but it's sufficient to moderate the market in case the real difficulties. could is now trading at around ninety dollars a barrel its lowest for about a year and brand is hovering at around one hundred five dollars a barrel. your stocks are high on monday bouncing back from three days of declines up to the government reported consumer spending was unchanged in may she has a bank of america among the leaders gaining two point seven percent after analyst said its shares would rise as earnings over come costs tied to troubled mortgages and you. then a tight range as best as a way to greece is crucial both this week measures as a. noble and. profit warning to the chemical giant b.s.f. also lost ground even after the. french equities rose boy by strong gains telecom equipment. came in russia's stock exchanges close in the red on

monday on negative sentiment over greek debt. nearly half. under. now let's have a look at some individuals. who are among the main loses the down time crude. in the red. slightly higher ranking stocks were also on the pressure was closing. mark. the day. russia started off on the green given you know a bit of a positive outlook towards the greek problems and deal surly plan that is supposed to come through in the through the week but then the focus has been shifted also to italy and they all their peaks so people are just wondering whether this is going to be enough or it's going to carry on through tightening banks and how that's going to affect actually the russian market to us and how that's going to have a global impact in russia specifically you see the old price coming off and then russia actually has been there lagging

a bit in the last few days just because of that impact and also the dollar has been stronger and that has also hit commodities and then you have feel or you know metals and mining names also coming off a bit in the last few days. russia's biggest airline air flight is the latest company to be shuttled for privatization the announcement finance minister and the renesas capital investment forum on monday he says the sale will take place within the next three to five years and the state owns around the company the size of the states be privatized it's unclear the government is going to sell a number of the near future to raise up to twenty five. and that's a business out there for this hour but i'll be back with more in about forty five minutes from now stay with us for headline news up.

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