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run the city to. treat. towards america. to find a solution. while washington. criticizes the u.s. could jeopardize. a polish probe of knowledge is pilot. last year's presidential plane crash in western russia amid concerns politics played a pivotal role in the. arab spring turns into an israeli summer tens of thousands flood streets and squares in major israeli cities . undertakes economic reforms.

are you watching our weekly news review welcome to the program there's still no consensus between us lawmakers on tackling the country's debt crisis as the senate fails to agree on a deal proposed by the democratic party on friday a proposal to raise the debt ceiling was passed in the house of representatives but the senate killed it later the u.s. capitol remains in deadlock try to avoid default ahead of tuesday's deadline washington observer. says the government needs to act fast to avoid an exodus. obama and the democrats in congress just want to keep on spending. and so they would like to see the debt ceiling raised so that they can continue to give rewards to their supporters among the labor unions and the various political

organizations that are sympathetic to the democratic party's cause the u.s. is able to keep raising its debt ceiling because people investors around the world have confidence in the united states they believe that the u.s. government will honor its outstanding obligations and so as long as people have faith in the investors have faith in the u.s. government in its credit worthiness then the u.s. could keep raising its debt ceiling the problem right now is that the debt is so high that that in itself is starting to become a negative factor that could lead to a credit rating downgrade of the united states government and u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton rushed to reassure asian leaders this week at the debt debates will be set a long time beijing as america's biggest creditor seems to be using patience washington's financial mess basement peter schiff says china could even dump the

dollar as its main reserve currency. we can't afford bad relations with china beijing holds the cards you know we're dancing to the tune that they play the real problem for china is that there's no way that america can pay back the money to the chinese are very low interest politically it's just not going to happen is specially when interest rates rise i'm surprised it's taken the chinese so long to figure out that they've been throwing a lot of good money after bad i don't think we're going to default i think we're going to inflate which is just as bad but you know we're going to raise the debt ceiling the problem is the debt not the ceiling the sooner the chinese start to stop enabling this phony economy that we have the sooner we as americans can begin to repair the damage and what's going to happen is where the dollar collapses americans are going to see a big reduction in our standards of living. and then they turn a program we take a closer look at the struggling economies who the next to forty spaniards to day

government takes action france can someone who its economy can suffer to. die to believes in the midwives separatist movement suntanning the mental imbalance and it's walking fans of a chain reaction across the whole of europe. or so refuses to shoulder full responsibility for the post presidential plane crash in western russia saying russian that traffic controllers also contributed to the aviation disaster the crash that killed the late president elect kaczynski and dozens of the country's ruling elite last spring was artie's an axiom since he reports many in poland unhappy that the national tragedy has become a political weapon. another day another blame game poland's very own probe into last year's presidential plane crash and smolensk all but confirmed the findings of russia's investigation that the crew was almost solely responsible for

the tragedy. at this point there is an obstacle a tree that the aircraft collides with a fragment of the left wing is detached the aircraft begins their attention but let me emphasize it's not that the tree was too high the aircraft had simply been at a location where it shouldn't have been it seems the very things that got in the way of the plane are now getting in the way of warsaw taking full responsibility and trees are not the only thing rooted in poland failing to see eye to eye with moscow. here's where the approach controller two thousand metres away should have told the crew to stop descending the horizon command should have been issued exactly at this moment this shows that the landing zone controller was performing his duty in an incorrect way on tuesday such statements come as little surprise to experts with some of them saying an acceptance of total responsibility would be impossible for the polish society they've been given the truth and the truth is unbearable they can't take it now i don't think that the polish investigators

think they can pin the blame on anybody else but i do think that they are looking to pin some of the blame on somebody else aviation experts echo this opinion calling the swipes against the russian side unsubstantial some of the claims concerning the airport or controllers they have nothing to do with the crash i've been a pilot for over thirty years and i know a simple rule if you don't see the runway or its likes of the decision height you have no other choice than to raise the landing gear and go to your reserve airport the initial russian led investigation was greeted by a novel launch of criticism from some movements in poland they expressed doubts about the reliability of the report often based on anti russian sentiment and some experts say it is not pure emotion driving this but well thought tactics. but if you. i think we're now witnessing some political games to shift the blame from the

polish side of i was an expert in this commission and i was surprised to learn to the crew was chosen immediately before the flight such a poor preparation for such a high profile flight publication of this report had been delayed for several months and was very much anticipated in poland it was meant to put paid to all speculation regarding the plane crash but instead it could once again be used as a political tool experts say the timing of the publication is not coincidental this could be exploited also in the political electoral campaign because this should be known that in two months to be. interactions this report and all that issue but if your tablet will be. even easier than the electoral campaign and the twin brother of the late president kaczynski was quick to prove this suggestion with a sharp round about the report to the prime minister to school has no courage to

take up the responsibility for the plane crash and has shuffled it off under his staff nevertheless he is responsible for all the games he played with the russians he's responsible that the polls were not conducting or even participating in the investigation he's responsible for not defending polish interests and at the international forum which will get to the bottom of this case as this is what we owe to those who died while the police society is still deciding whether to admit the painful responsibility which comes with a report experts are speculating whether this is a fair and objective investigation or an attempt to please all the players in the long lasting blame game. r.t. reporting from warsaw in poland. israel has become the latest middle east country to see nationwide anti-government protests the tens of thousands of demonstrators taking to the streets in major cities protests to say they'll demand that the prime minister benjamin netanyahu steps down undertake sweeping economic reforms.

following the developments in tel aviv and the biggest rally took place. well these easily a hundred and fifty thousand people here with the most popular chanting we demand a social justice a whole new way of speakers have been taking to the stage they've been calling on unity and message coming across very strongly is one by one people here can bring change a lot of criticism being leveled at israeli prime minister bibi netanyahu in fact every time his name is mentioned he is booed why are you here tonight i'm here because it's just becoming possible to live in this country anymore we work we give and we give and we keep on giving and there's no end to this is though this is our only hope we have to change those because we don't have any other choice which is a people who have been inspired by the demonstrations taking place in their full of us or what is your sign saying forever or do they go home like the gaza leaders on earth why do you want him to go home. to go on because of the fullest and how much

of these demonstrations green inspired by the protests we saw taking place in arab world well i think there's a lot of influence of what happened in the ground and now syria lebanon iran and what you see in libya also there's a lot of words of boasting that's when people understand are they have the power that they can they can organize by them does it don't need any more the government to tell them what to do they can start throwing the government what they want. to do you know they can they can start deciding for themselves take the power back to you so they sent is the spirit of revolution here a number of israeli populace son singers have also been taking to the stage and one song that was sung you have the chorus and i'm translating this is the new middle east we created the storm the future it's up to us. paula slayer there well coming up in a few minutes outsourcing the war america's wars in iraq and afghanistan passed

into the hands of mercenaries seen by many as trigger in the on the wall. street disaster continues to claim lives months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami triggered the fukushima nuclear disaster different waves gripping the country one of depression and suicide. credit rating agency moody's has put spain on review for a possible downgrade it's threatening to take the country's borrowing status down a notch as it struggles with recession and mass unemployment but there is growing public anger that spain's future will be domestic decision one made by brussels and the i.m.f. . has been in madrid. the cash in spain is going mainly down the drain at least that's the opinion of thousands of people who have rallied across the country because the feeling the government is controlled by their pen

bank and math w.t. they don't care about the people. so the people decided it's time to voice their concerns loud and clear before they lose more than just the shirt off their back spain has one of the highest unemployment rates in the eurozone so while the european leaders have been occasionally meeting and comfortable quarters to talk about the future of the euro and the european union itself people in the country have been demonstrating on an almost weekly basis demanding the government shape up stop talking and do something about the situation this is not just about higher wages and better pension plans with more than forty percent of young people in spain unemployed simply getting a job is a priority for those gathered in the trades central square the big bark of the responsibilities from the governor. because the government first of all people not to create the conditions at the beginning of two crises to fight against the crisis

it reacts very late. and on the other hand once the government. what to do. the government the small doing their job properly look at what in the note obama who are the people to wake up otherwise we'll just become slaves to the system who want to be treated as humans and they believe they can make a difference. the government has to change things because they don't have a choice. with greece in shambles and neighboring portugal trashed by the rating agencies spain is facing not just a financial but a deepening social crisis members of the so-called indignant marches say they want their. dignity preserved but whether their calls will be heard is another issue even though squire to madrid. and france has also been warned by the international monetary fund that it needs more cuts to avoid becoming the next victim of the debt

crisis the i.m.f. a says the country is a credit rating could be at risk for starting measures are taken economics author patrick young these parents to put up these problems long ago the problem is look these aren't things that have just happened suddenly i mean the french budget deficit has been in a deficit the french budget since one thousand nine hundred seventy four this is typical of contagion we've been talking about it for weeks we have you know when you get some degree of illness and it goes through the body ultimately you have to decide when to amputate it and the truth is we should have amputated greece from the euro zone long ago we've got the situation at the moment where provincial libraries in northern germany are being closed because the money isn't there because it's being used to fund people in the mediterranean i think german voters are going to get very angry about that very very soon and i actually think the political will is not there amongst the people to endlessly keep bailing out their

saw their neighbors. belgium is a hotbed of international politics and representation wherever this prosperous country seems to be failing to resolve its own internal differences and reports the country's north-south power squabbles are sending a warning signal to other nations. some way to their divorce before planning their next marriage but not while lowly of the southern region of belgium become trees been with delta fictive government for a record fourteen months free speech in the self and flemish speaking floor in the north disagree on pretty much everything many analysts think the most likely outcome will see the country break into as soon as it splits with floor does complete the world will look to hook up with france for richer or poorer but mainly for richer. going it alone when you're a small region is clearly not appealing they say political clout is important the

main appeal is money. is part of france in everything but name but we have the same language we watch french t.v. no belgian but above all our economy is controlled by french crims. polls suggest that whole foods sixty percent of the french want to become one presidential front runner marine le pen last week said she would wear the southern half of belgium with president sarkozy's ruling party and the opposition are already in talks to tie the knot we have contacts with other parties with you m.p. and we have contacted the socialist it has been confirmed to us that's in case belgium would speed up then one would be welcome in france. the biggest party in the northern half want to split two experts say build gyms already divided people don't know any more about the other half of the country the flemish people don't know who are the popular singers or writers today in the french speaking part and

vice versa alberts fears bill jim's national day last week was its last he added the crisis threatens not just every belgian but european integration itself. the e.u. is scared that the divorce of belgium was quite of the rest of europe catalonia leaving to be scotland leaving a great and we're already seeing separatist marchers in mixed community towns here turned violent with guns getting you to take just one big clash from brussels to become. that conflict mass killing not suffered in europe since world war two neighbors turned on each other as you can slove a broke up and the determination of regional identity is not to be underestimated frige unionists say they have the flag and everything else worked out to become from. twenty eight region all that's left are the details the new bush will see

brussels. this week saw rising hopes of a revival for the story six party talks on north korea's nuclear disarmament on a two day meeting between washington and pyongyang representatives in new york both called discussion positive and productive u.s. boyce said that south korea and the participants in the six party talks must be consulted before any progress is made the talks involving both koreas the u.s. russia china and japan everything started in two thousand and three but the young withdrew after suffering sanctions for testimony long range missile now the. u.s. says north korea must dismantle its nuclear facilities before any deal can be reached. says that would be tough as the north has always viewed the u.s. as hostile. acts a little bit of desperation specially because when you look at the build clause which is you can dismantle it you nuclear program first and then we decide to talk

to you that's an absolute no no i was in north korea last year you know i confirmed from north korean officials directly that this state awfully is the same state of play as it was shifty eight years ago fifty eight and in verse three of the armistice that did not ended north korean war for that matter north korea south korea are still at war with each other and the war from the north korean point of view is a war against america is not south korea they do it as a bloc that government of the americas so over the last year start to really know this and basic difference is important it's absolutely impossible to even start talking. as the u.s. withdraws its troops from iraq and afghanistan and the four hundred a vast number of private military contractors critics of the so-called hired guns are demanding that mercenaries at the name of america held accountable the great

number of reported human rights abuses and civilian deaths in the conflict torn countries that's all it is going to chicken reports the u.s. is in the rush to regulate private military muscle this iraqi men son nine year old allie khilnani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago his brain fell to the ground between my feet and on the same day dozens of other innocent iraqis were shot by trigger happy u.s. professional killers they shot like they were trying to kill everyone they can see no one at blackwater the firm for whom the hired guns work has been punished for the massacre two other private american security companies were contracted to carry out interrogations at the notorious abu ghraib prison in iraq a name synonymous now with horrific human rights violations including torture rape and murder the us supreme court recently threw out a lawsuit alleging abuse of prisoners by the contractors. in afghanistan

it's reported that human rights violations and even killings are committed by security firms on a regular basis to an extent set to undermine coalition forces counterinsurgency efforts they'll start firing at anything that moves they'll injure or kill innocent afghans and they'll destroy property we're getting fairly consistent complaints about them everybody knows somebody who's been shot by the contract. the lack of accountability has forced the united nations working group on mercenaries to push for specific international measures to regulate their activities especially now as u.s. military forces withdraw from iraq and afghanistan the number of contractors is set to grow dramatically you know as. so many. functions to these security companies they are not regulated and they're not

control and this is what we're extremely concerned that washington is reluctant to lead an international body regulate their activities saying it will find ways to hold contractors accountable but so far the u.s. justice system has largely failed to do so we're seeing around the world cases of kidnapping rape murder. and we see very very only very rare cases in which there's actually a criminal investigation or prosecution or sing out of. what experts say further privatization of war is convenient for the american government because among other reasons it doesn't have to justify the deaths of troops at home the president whoever the president may be can get us involved in conflicts only using uniform forces to do the official fighting and then thousands and thousands of contractors to do the unofficial fighting that's under the radar screen that isn't

covered by the media now here's a quote we cannot win a fight for hearts and minds when we outsource critical missions took on accountable contractors and of quote that's what senator obama said before he became president but apparently as a president now he thinks differently with the contractors role in america's wars down to increase and with the victims of their crime still begging for justice i'm going to check our reporting from washington our team. ten people are believed to have drowned after a private charter boat collided with a more barge and sank in the moscow river close to the city center seven bodies have been recovered so far witnesses say the boat was rocking from side to side simply out of control moments before the barge the seventeen men in order. to finance the actions six people were rescued from the river swimming to the shore the press said the boat was hired to national men's magazine for corporate party it

comes just weeks after the ship sank in central russia killing hundred twenty two people. the earthquake that devastated japan may have happened in much of the country's death toll is still rising suicide rates have increased since the radiation crisis unfolded following a massive tsunami the government fearing a depression epidemic could emerge sean thomas has been to japan to find out why so many people there are taking their own lives. a triple disaster on a scale the world has never known causing damage and destruction and uncertainty forcing tens of thousands of japanese refugees to leave their lives behind and seek shelter anywhere they can some people do. but the problem is they are a minority they be they have been accused. classmates

or you know of course by or. causing. people. not. primarily a move towards self-preservation this idea of desertion is defined by many as characteristically japanese and has earned those who have evacuated the dishonorable title of traitor. of course it's hard to hear that we have family members we think about our health but in other words we ran away with gay because we're scared of radiation but there is no example in the world of something similar and the consequences are still ongoing. while those who have moved to shelters here in tokyo are facing that guilt and the pressure to move back home there are others who have lost everything cannot handle the overwhelming change and they are facing even darker demons japan already has one of the highest suicide rates in the world and following the disaster in march the government has issued a warning about

a possible nationwide epidemic of depression here. organic farm us committed suicide because you know before nick. is everything they know each other a good soil for after many hours of hard work and just contaminated one night to go so. far so i'm very sad to hear the news and many other farmers are also very much depressed a recent national survey in japan performed by dr hiroshi and his team shows that suicide rates in japan have been found increased in the months since the disaster compared to the same time frame in the previous two years but the demographics are not what you might expect. to date increase. note. but if you're areas

because cyber struggling to you costs are rife and they have not had to make suicide this disaster has certainly taken its toll on japan's economy and such constant reminders of an intense topic can harm the collective psyche of the people who live here as well because of the. tsunami disaster plus nuclear disaster many people actually lost their jobs or their working on the show house crushed. so. yeah they have a so many good reasons to commit suicide causing japan's death toll to keep rising even though the initial disaster has subsided months before in japan sean thomas or t.v. . back with a rod of the headlines in a couple minutes take us here now to. the

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