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in double trouble as the international criminal court issued the warrant for his arrest for crimes against humanity on the hundredth day of nato is bombing of libya more details just ahead israel promises to him to six of her tell a bound for gaza while backing away from rates to punish journalists. also it's confirmed fifteen people near japan's fukushima nuclear plant showed signs of radiation exposure last month the latest government checks and met with anger and skepticism. international news and comment live from moscow this is a twenty four hours a day 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 a correspondent in a going to has more. namely he's being accused of purposefully targeting his civilians of killing civilians during 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 accords a nine year history that such a warrant has been issued for an incumbent head of state the first such occurrence happened 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 the the i.c.c. did say that the libyan people themselves will arrest because off the 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 blasts have been heard very close to gadhafi compound this was supposed to be 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 you officials have until not so long ago denied that. 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. and in english can their concert in kasich off he's chairman of the state duma's foreign affairs committee in moscow explain to r.t. why the arrest warrants cannot 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. on libya still retore this decision cannot be fulfilled in case the decision of the court stays in power or. it 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 of the way they are worked out by the security council member states russia included the new song get after his neck is so tight that he has no option other than to fight to the very end says patrick hayes a london based reporter for online magazine spiked. it does mean that he can no longer decide to go off to a different country just kind of hide away there and arrange escape plans it means now he's literally in a place of death where he can't escape so and so yes i think the conflict could be prolonged as a result of this but i mean i think fundamentally the thing i find very striking is you know this is the hundredth day of the libyan conflict now william hague is making these claims today the foreign secretary of the u.k. saying that the i.c.c. warrant through why did i feel has lost all of just a machine should basically give up immediately and the idea that the i c c's arrest

warrant actually removes any kind of legitimacy from gadhafi i really find to be a corinth really it should be always put a libyan people to the sides of a good that gadhafi is legitimate or not it shouldn't be for an international court of law to meet our justice to get out the international criminal court is the place where the west judge is the rest patrick hayes talking a little earlier in r.t. will still to come on the program democracy where they catch us a new program opposition movements across the globe some suggest it's just a convenient way to overthrow governments. if the tenor of humanitarian aid ships carrying supplies to gaza is set to depart 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 aid armada but was dropped earlier threats against journalists that they could be banned or the

ported for covering the events ortiz porter has the latest now for us from. the israeli government says it is rethinking how it plans to handle foreign journalists that are on boy board that freedom for two exits from european waters and heads towards gaza makes it this week what we do know is that earlier the israeli government press office said that any journalist on board would face arrest would face detention and would also face a battle of up to ten years that 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 all 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 then 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 well certainly no one wants a repeat of what happened last year and news radio parties 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 turkey and the largest of those ships known as the mother mama came in conflict with israeli commandos who were lowered into the ship via helicopters from helicopters they was fighting that ensued both sides blaming the other staunch in 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 in or attempt to another one to actually. beachgoers that is radio quality saying that they insist on actually salting 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 out the second to tell it 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 teachers 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. and you can find footage of last year's israeli aid flotilla assault on our web site r.t. dot com there are also plenty of other stories waiting for you in addition to what you see here on screen including the latest news politics and culture blogs and expert analysis if you log on now here's what's on one of the moment

a couple of examples of some stories if you're a vampire or a goblin or an elf and feel your rights are under represented one group is aiming to defend your cause find out about russia's growing youth movement for human rights. battles are having their rights protected to find the story of a monument to a dog that's raised thousands of dollars to help animals across russia and. the japanese government is starting radiation checks on millions of people living near the stricken fukushima 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 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 if 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 the japanese people have no trust in the government he was a coastal 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 say the government just isn't doing enough from the city hall or like iraq city they said different things like perfect or they said different things and the government they said different things. they end up 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 who 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 or ideation level and then you check debriefs and when you take water

you always feel have 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 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 taco if they're still 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 me. understanding that 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 media 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 shan thomas. however it's not nuclear energy but should be equipment to blame in fukushima that's the view of john rich he's

director general of the world nuclear association and he's been speaking to r.t. so if you have an answer about the safety of atomic energy in his interview is coming up next hour but here's a preview for you. the great irony of what happened at fukushima is that it was the failure of non-nuclear support systems to be available after the shutdown that resulted in this meltdown every nuclear regulatory authority in the world needs to go back and ask the question are all of the reactors under my supervision protected against worst case natural catastrophes like floods like tsunamis like earthquakes like plane crashes and that those questions are being asked right now i think they will result in some changes i don't think the changes are going to be terribly expensive i don't think they're going to take a long time to implement and i think that the the good of this is that with the world will have drawn a lesson from fukushima nuclear safety will be even a stronger. 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 it'll provide finance and technology to opposition groups but the attach strings could be used to steer other states where america wants them is actually going to teach gun reports. the u.s. state department now generously hands out cash and technology to dissidents throughout the world its 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 can use 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 austrian regime change that's what essentially a revolution is our technology is not all the us provides to instigate change in certain countries some opposition movements get a direct cash supply for example week it 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 controlled be aligned with the. use 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 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 us does their 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. the us government even if they don't necessarily. get this check n r t washington d.c. . independent research and historian jeffries and thinks the claims of democratic motivation is simply a cover for america's quest for dominance. it's not about democracy at all i mean there is one thing that i've learned is that the united states foreign policy. and power alone the idea that somehow there is benevolence see that there is a caring grandfather figure here in the united states who wants to help. foreign countries become better it is. what they hope to get in return is to establish a greater empire. i think you know i'm not being overly cynical when i say that

there's there's nothing but military power and force at work here and if they don't like somebody in particular country then they're going to rid of them one way or the other and this is just a new technique of how to do it. the idea of bombing somebody into submission is kind of old hat. members of syria's opposition and human rights movements have arrived in moscow for talks with russian officials to discuss ways to stop the bloodshed back and the situation in syria remains tense with an estimated one thousand four hundred people killed in the crackdown on anti-government protests over the last three months widespread political reform put forward in a bid to calm the opposition includes a possible change of constitution the ruling party could also have its monopoly on power strips and one delegate who's in moscow told r.t. that change in syria can only be imposed from within. we came here to thank

moscow for its efforts to stop the bloodshed and violence that's sweeping syria we would like to stress that we will continue to maintain friendly strategic relations with russia the matter who is going to be in power in syria we as well as all the other political forces in syria reaffirm our friendly relations with moscow and call in the russian authorities to denounce violence in syria at the un security council all of position forces both inside and outside the country are against foreign intervention in syria we are united in only one thing only the syrian people have the right to resolve the country's domestic problems we are also convinced that russia and the world community must plea a vital role in achieving peace and stability now 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 well coming up later in the program 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 cabin factory. but we have less garbage now. somebody that are soo come here make fun of me. 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 in the next hour. now let's turn our attention to some other stories making headlines around the world in our world update have been forced from

their homes in the u.s. state of north dakota after a river burst its banks and the agency services and volunteers scramble to build dams a makeshift levees with mixed results and major fear now is the contamination of drinking water people being urged to boil before drinking the water still not receding 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 and the 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. or 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 the 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 to say ok let's be friendly we'll keep you all this money will bail you out you'll be 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 at international bodies such as the world bank then you you should listen to our case the chinese have huge international reserves in the 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 up but they're extra old their international situation and about lots of liquidity and can do whatever they want twenty three minutes past the hour here in russian capital let's check out the nation's business news now with kareena. hello and welcome to business here in r.t. thanks for joining me 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 energy sectors the source that would mean. the steeple decrease its role in companies and give way to private investments but government is going to sold most of its shares and enterprises in the next three to five years this really to deploy national energy telecom and transport sectors.

and russia's biggest airline air flight is the latest company shadow for privatization according to russia's finance minister the sale will take place within the next three to five years the state owns around half the company and the size of the stake to be privatized is yet unclear the government has to sell a number of assets in the future to raise up to twenty five billion dollars. crude oil futures declined on lingering concerns about oversupply this comes after the international energy agency decided to release some teachers serves on the market. range to between eighty and one hundred dollars per bet it is reasonable. and produces and there's a number of the prize reasonably wouldn't be being dismissed there is no need for anybody to panic there is plenty of oil. that's been deployed in the ground is capacity available it's limited to insufficient to madrid the market into the really really difficult to. light sweet is currently trading at around ninety

dollars a barrel its lowest for about a year while brant is hovering at around one hundred five dollars. stocks in europe and flat on monday as investors awaited greece's crucial vote this week of austerity measures banking stocks among the losers across europe shares of coma's bank slumped five percent while deutsche bank fell one point four percent upside telecom equipment. rose three point four percent. of maker nokia at two point eight percent and here in russia stock exchanges closed in the red on monday on negative sentiment over greek debt minus six and it came off a percent lower than the articles on their side and now let's have a look at some individual shanmugam isaacs oil majors were among the main news following the downturn in crude and in the red well look call it a slightly higher banking stocks are also under pressure would spread by increasing the size. of business news for now but don't forget you can always find most

stories on our website www dot com. culture is that so much of the taxpayers' money i mean even exist in the real mysterious my dear old and it's meeting with destiny the greek government survives a vote of confidence as its crushing debt ordeal continues unabated.

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