except this time it was local residents out to protect their communities from looters after several days of disorder vandalism and the british public has decided it's time to fight back with or without the police. reports. good bizarre call jury a warning to looters if you come out to enfield tonight you'd better be in disguise at the first sign of trouble this is what happens. around five hundred mainly young men chased down the road after police ready to drive troublemakers out of town. despite the mob atmosphere a large crowd of young men are out for justice there's been no trouble so far most are ordinary people out to protect their communities a lot of people are here to help there obviously are some people that i can to day the opposite effect begin to get that everywhere very much started taking our stories up with young children not so well but children on the streets for the

decide if there's not enough police they move help them and just give everyone a wage the cost to the shops and just push them away basically we don't want to go off to anyone or root cause any trouble we just one of my sure that no one comes into question no shops open. and it's not just in enfield in other parts of town seeks have banded together to protect their livelihoods and property sons and daughters come together with us and so i think that solves the problems without one to violence and forcing distress to target which then takes it on. causing further violence in the streets. this is the current face of communities across england many of which felt under siege from looters and said in their darkest hour the police were nowhere to be seen police have not been anywhere where the police if the police were hit if in all that would've been maybe the. this is what david cameron means when he talks

constantly about the big society handing power and responsibility back to local communities and i think the scenes we all saw our television screens last night of communities coming together to try and stop violence taking place was a model of how these things should be done that despite the fact that three young asian men were killed in birmingham early on wednesday trying to protect local businesses looters allegedly rammed them with a car the tragedy ignited anger in the asian community a vigilante band attracts all sorts and ben tell us he doesn't just rear its head in looters position huge number of police officers on the streets of england at the moment which many find reassuring but groups like the enfield army prove that communities still feel police are unable to protect them and with budget cuts for front line officers still on the table on the beat could get fewer and further

between while the local vigilante group could take up the slack you're an it r.t. . meantime as politicians brand most of the rioters as educated jobless youth some of them turn out to be quite the opposite among the looters was a millionaire's daughter an aspiring ballet dancer a young musician social policy expert says that the role of parents has been so i wonder mind it drives youngsters to crime. if we don't have a storage city then how can you expect young people to learn that they need to adopt certain standards to accept that adults are going to challenge them and question their behavior or their ideas and argue with them and get them to be socialized into being mature adults we're sending a message in our society can't be trusted there are those voices of authority and that young people's voice needs to be paid more attention to that message is a very dangerous missions to send out because these are completely upset in the

normal balance of things where i'd also responsible for nurturing young people putting them under pressure challenging them to achieve the best they possibly can and basically where necessary giving them a hard time about where they where they're not fully coming up to the mark and i think this is a much broader problem of which in some respects these instances of riots and criminality are just one more obvious visible expression. should be no surprise in our society that young people think that they can wander around and you know not show respect for other people when we when we've been through this process i think we actually need to look much deeper at this problem. you with us you live from moscow a u.s. court has ruled that two american contractors who work for a private security firm in iraq can sue donald rumsfeld over their alleged illegal imprisonment and torture if proven guilty the former pentagon chief would be held

personally accountable while in iraq the two men made claims that this was engaged in corruption it's believed that they were then detained for nine months at a military facility before being released without explanation or charge a lawsuit against rumsfeld had been rejected by prosecutors until now and he will activist brian becker says the case opens the floodgates to other officials being held to account for. what we have to recognize is that by stripping rumsfeld of immunity for the acts of torture against american citizens this opens wide the door not only for rumsfeld but for dick cheney for bush for all of those who advocated or put into place policies like the policy of torture which they call enhanced interrogation techniques euphemistically and very thinly euphemistically disguising torture which is illegal then that means all of these people could be in the dock if you try to hold pentagon officials in this case the head of the

pentagon donald rumsfeld accountable for torture or other illegal acts that somehow shackles the hands of the u.s. military but ironically it suggests that the united states government needs to demands to and is engaging in illegal acts and that if anyone holds them accountable that will be quote shackling in their effort to carry out war it's partly demagogy but by virtue of the nature of the argument it also reveals that they in fact have institutionalized torture otherwise they would not be afraid of the allegation against it. well the pentagon doesn't seem to be too worried about money splashes the cash in a bid to convince young americans to sign up for the army alongside financial uncertainty and unemployment hollywood and the video video games industry are helping to turn a military service into an attractive option. and now reports on how the future is playing out for would be soldiers. a hunt for american youth. to hunt

down the next american enemy the war incorporated a robust business machine is operating at full capacity in the us the strength to change. from televised ads to hollywood blockbusters. to video games to american presidents dubbing soldiers the real patriots each of them adds honor to what it means to be a soldier sailor airman marine and coast guardsman the image of the american warrior is portrayed as that of the invincible hero times square one of the number one entertainment spots in the big apple attracts millions from around the world and across the u.s. apart from the flashy lights and the billboards there is a recruitment center right here one of hundreds just a new york the mesmerizing techniques luring young americans into serving our more sophisticated than ever before sponsoring a video game tournaments ball tournaments and then going up to these young kids to

perform well and see if the u.s. military needs to see your skills at this video game of course to fifteen or sixteen or seventeen year old this is something that's very basic it's a cruel and deceptive. type of recruitment they want to use all the hippest tools they can to make being in the military has cool as possible now as cinematographer edward pages dedicated ten years to being a u.s. soldier he thought it was the honorable thing to do if they presented the military for what it was i don't think anyone. with joy. but they do join having played one computer game and seen one war movie too many there's no second chance when you're actually out there and your life is at risk for something that most of these young men have no idea really the true reason why they're even out there by the time some of these reasons are realized the military. reasons for all that are. limited to us it is often too late the problem is that

a lot of these kids don't know once they get in it's hard to get out the first some the way out is suicide a military report says eighty percent of soldiers in afghanistan have seen a friend killed or injured yet nothing stops the military propaganda campaign a direct hit home also comes in handy for the pentagon there's a joke in the military that the best recruiter is an economic downturn and that recruiter is raging on what happened they have to two thousand and eight that solve their problem was the desperation of millions of americans we had an economic crisis we've had on employment zoom up no matter the times the power of the pentagon seems eternal meaning luring in more young americans into more wars with no happy end or game over in sight and our new york. still ahead for you here this hour on our when more homes it means that more attention is really said to build thousands of new settlements in occupied land

just weeks before palestinians are expected to ask the un for statehood recognition . journalists are forced to keep quiet if they want to keep their jobs as a new media over the curbing press freedom. after a choppy week for europe's stocks for eurozone countries have resorted to methods unseen since the two thousand and eight crisis to try and calm the markets france italy spain and belgium have decided to ban short selling on the shares of banks and other financial companies the practice sees investors selling borrowed stocks that are expected to fall in price before buying them back and keeping the difference short selling is being blamed for increasing recent market volatility meanwhile france has been battling speculation it was going to lose its aaa school which was finally reaffirmed by ratings giants on wednesday investors however remain unconvinced the country's finances are solid enough recent figures show

stagnation in growth for the banking sector has been battling health remains. from the european school of management and technology says it's the banks that are once again offered protection. part of these rescue managed measures have been taken to to rescue the banking system. especially with the banks in southern europe and i think this needs to be addressed but overall we also have this kind of political situation where it has been very convenient for governments to increase debt levels to avoid bringing tough measures to their constituencies and i think this is something that has to end markets have indicated that they are not willing anymore to finance these large debt levels my fear is that we see some short term improvement in the share prices i think overall we will see a continued downward trend so overall i think these measures will not have a long lasting effect france also has a debt problem the overall. it level is very high and now that the u.s. government debt has been downgraded there's obvious fear of who will be next in the

game and we've seen the problems with spain in italy recently and i think it's quite natural that the markets at this stage are concerned about france as well so i think that the french government is under some strong pressure to act requires some political will to implement these changes and i think that is the big if so if france is able to convince the market that it will implement these tough measures then i think we could see some stabilization in the markets. although seemingly endless global recession has sent investors looking for safer bets for their money and it's gold that's emerged as the most popular commodity its value has almost doubled in the last two years and precious metal prices have broken all records this week alone steven wright a p s asia business editor says that gold's short supply means it will always hold its value. it's definitely a sawing of fear and and anxiety markets gyrating

wildly people want to take money away from risky yes it's like stocks and gold is a natural haven for investors want you to do that the amount of gold that is being produced since humans started taking it out of the ground is actually less than the amount of steel that the world produces every day so gold has a rarity value and people see this is holding its value in times of financial. market volatility they see it as as a relatively stable and safe investment. and because it's in such short supply when demand explodes for those commodity of course the price starts to skyrocket as we have seen in recent days. all right you with r t live from moscow it's now a quarter past the hour russia's committees say they've killed the chief of a major terrorist cell in the southern republic of dagestan he was among six

militants confirmed dead in the security raid in the region's capital. is believed to have been behind the first terrorist attacks on police officers in pakistan is also thought to have helped to train a suicide bomber who blew himself up at a military camp in the republic last year that killed over fifty people but he said the militant and his associates were preparing more assaults in the region when they were killed dagestan remains one of russia's most of volatile regions facing near daily violence. some of the headlines from around the world the syrian security forces have renewed their clampdown on the regime protestors following friday's prayers when mass riots erupted across the country in the city of homes at least one was killed in the east and the army fired shots tens of thousands gathered against president assad's rule at this point no injuries reported it all comes after the american secretary of state hillary clinton called for wider

international sanctions on syria. a pakistani court has sentenced a paramilitary soldier to death over the killing of a young unarmed man in june the incident that occurred in the city of karachi was caught on videotape and broadcast on national television six other men also accused in the teenager's death there were handed life in prison the killing provoked public. complaints over the brutality of pakistan's security forces. student protests have exploded into violence in the capital santiago protesters demanding government funded education were seen hitting police cars with sticks and throwing rocks at officers the mass demonstrations started two months ago when president pinera announced plans to cut spending on education he rebuffed demands by students telling them quote. nothing is free in this life someone has to pay. israel has approved the building of thousands of new settlements in east jerusalem

on the land that palestinians consider to be theirs this comes just a week ahead of an expected move by the palestinian administration to have their state recognized within the established nine hundred sixty seven borders the u.n. security council peace talks between the two sides have been deadlocked since last year after the construction of jewish homes in the west bank. baskin it says the latest announcement is yet another step away from a compromise and this is not a time when it seems likely that israelis and palestinians will be moving toward the peace talks and that the americans will be leading the way the main issue that has blocked a return to negotiations is the continued settlement building by the government of israel this is not going to help the situation. that the government of israel feels pretty immune to any criticism around the world right there on this issue everyone is busy with the global financial crisis the united states as well those involved there are some twenty percent of the u.s. congress visiting israel this week and we all know that mr netanyahu has

a lot more support in the american congress than he does even in his own parliament so this will just be another is really building more settlements within neighborhoods refused to resign without anyone really blinking and it's not going to help the situation it's not going to hurt it much more than it's already hurting . you with r.t. and of course more news comment and eye catching videos are always available for you twenty four seven on our website here's a taste of what else is online right now there are two dot com shots fired on the korean peninsula in russia tensions between the north and south with analysts predicting the souls of two thousand and twelve elections will bring in big changes in relations. and alien abduction is more likely than sensible congressman least according to the majority of americans who are rapidly losing trust in their normal because of more of that and so many other items so i head over to r.c. dot com. the government in hungary has adopted

a controversial new media control more critics say represents a full scale assault on the freedom of press and will result in hundreds of journalists being sacked but it's also used sarah fourth reports despite figures opposition many have been forced into silence over fears of job security. in the weevils see no evil speak no evil at least not if it's about the hung gary in government opinions of hungary's new media low claim their journalists are being silenced. it's about hiding things and hiding the truth and not covering controversy or issues. of the government that's the whole message of this. covering broadcast print and online content the controversial new law also established any media authority the days when working for the media regulate all

chastened by the ruling party and were loyal supporters being selected public service broadcasting is completely by the government there have been some measure of the office and they put. people loyal to the government into key positions that public public t.v. and media channels journalists he voice. criticism should feel the wrath of the new wealth or say they were journalists of the public radio and. when the media was introduced they have one minute silence in the national radio. they were right of a suspended and then one of them left the radio. in effect he was dismissed and the other one was fired hundreds of others have suffered the same fate with a wave of layoffs across the industry this is contributed to an uneasy situation in

the media here want to keep their jobs. of line so murky the shakeups a good thing and that the layoffs in hungary's reinflated public media sector have been long. this government has not only talking and been talking about it but they have laid the people off because they saw that it is unsustainable. so i think. this debate has become. very politicized it's more about politics than about professional commerce. if something is unsustainable you have to cut costs that the day has been strongly contested and many talented journalists have found themselves out of the job. is not. recent firings an uncertainty about the implications of the new law just some of

the recent events to look cool zing serious concern about hungary's democratic future everything more critic government needs an independent media so if this government thinks that it can oversee the whole media it can influence the whole mediate can regulate the media it's very. very bad ground but heavy criticism from both within the country and internationally the government is sticking by the new media laws and the changes they could bring could be start to radically transform the face of the congress media serve a bit of past. now summer time in moscow is perfect for outdoor activities and i. know exactly how to keep fit and stay cool in the moscow summer heat.

that was absolutely brilliant careful not to crush. well i just love the summer here in moscow. and i do stay with us i must go out here in about five minutes time i will be after the latest business news with to. thanks for you the russian markets also it's a close up for the second day in a row after a negative finish of six previous sessions the late rally has kept the r.t.s. a hair breadth above sixteen hundred points it's now just

a little below that you've got this going office at the stock exchange a mosque of business out. looks like on certainty and volatility remain the name of the game here in russia the last five days have now become the most a volatile trading week since two thousand and eight authorities in europe are trying to reinforce some calm on the markets by banning the short selling on banks france italy spain and belgium have banned bets which allow the investors to profit from the fall of the prices of the stocks but similar steps have been taken before in two thousand and eight by the u.k. and the u.s. and back then it is altered in a degree of artificial inflation in stock prices on the down side on friday r d a latest economic growth figures from france which is already under scrutiny from rating agencies due to its high debts and g.d.p. figures aren't helping the situation since they were showing the eurozone second

largest economy is stagnant currently there is a lot of talk on the margins of on the one that this volatility is part of a multi-stage downturn or means the market is near the bottom of analysts are saying now it's too wait to sell yet too early to buy so since it's impossible to predict the market's moves perhaps the best thing to do now a stool steer clear of the market. as we have from a correspondence number of european countries have imposed a ban on short selling on banks david jones a market strategist index believes this will only provide short term relief. that's helping the markets today we've got for example here in london barclays is one of the top prizes of the day so we are seeing strength in banks but it is like history repeating itself because similar levels of volatility we had three years ago in september two thousand and eight there was widespread short selling bans but over the next month financial markets still dropped another fifteen to twenty percent so

again traders in europe at least so far are back convinced the short selling bans are necessary to change anything. so what should the investor do in these troubled times called treasuries and cash are all traditional safe havens for those wishing to stay in equities to buy from a dive or capital markets recommend steering clear of companies exposed to the global economy. that's helping the markets today we've got for example here in london barclays is one of the top prizes in the dice so we are seeing strength in banks but it is like history repeat we apologize for that technical issue that was not the bias but now obviously let's move to the markets in the u.s. the markets make stuff to strong recovery on thursday as the data shows consumer confidence has fall sharply there for the dow jones is up point two percent nasdaq down a crucial percent. european markets did fall immediately after the opening but have

since been climbing they've lost a bit of their steam in the past hour the latest french economic growth figures are a cause for concern as they show the euro zone second biggest economy was stagnant in the second quarter footsies up two percent dax two point six percent. analysts take a look now what's happening in russia fifteen minutes before the close the still looking positive the r.t.s. is up two point three percent so really below that threshold of sixteen hundred points myself one and a half percent now what's moving the my six right now lukoil is up just half a percent there was up around two percent before three point four percent as. oil prices are recovering well look at that in the second nover tech is up point six percent it's supported by net profits rising one hundred twenty percent in the second quarter. while prices are positive as we mentioned before the limits gains are limited rather with many fearing a market volatility will slow down economic recovery is up seventy two cents in

brant is up thirty one cents this out and when it comes to precious metals they are in the red gold is catching as graf after breaking a new record on first day it's losing two percent this hour silver however is flat or almost going back to yesterday's closing for. business artie will be back in fifty five minutes time with an update next.

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welcome back you're with us live from moscow the headlines now hundreds of british of vigilantes move to protect their streets from trouble because communities across england accuse the police of doing too little too late during the recent destructive way under. a court rules the two americans can see. to the former u.s. defense secretary donald rumsfeld over there. propaganda machine to entice more guns. and journalists are hungry. silence critics of the government. press freedom and the very notion of the. next hour shows you the best places to take a break during the summer heat on the outskirts of the capital.