point five billion dollars in libyan assets to help deal with humanitarian needs the opposition continues to claim that tripoli is largely under its control while the national transitional council says it's moved from its stronghold of benghazi to the capital while there are reports of heavy resistance by khadafi forces when the colonel's whereabouts still. meanwhile khadafi air and another radio message blaming fighting on the frontline nato has denied previous reports that it's assisting the rebels in the hunt to find him investigative journalist webster tarpley says even though the war in libya is far from over a joke it soon shift its attention east works. it was supposed to fall in march he has essentially gummed up the works he has assumed the blocking position of be the nato subversion machine and he's kept them tied up for six or seven months if the resistance were to subside which i do not think will happen these military

assets that we presently see deployed in the central mediterranean will be moved to the eastern mediterranean and there has been and syria and ultimately iran had better watch out because they're also targets and remember this gets into iran and also russia because of that important naval station card to syria which is the base of the russian mediterranean squadron so if it's if it's calming down in libya that simply means that this war will move movies but i think right now we're looking at a very long war in libya let's compare gadhafi to well i don't want to compare him to the omar but you know that was ten years ago mullah omar is still operating with no problems. i think can go in one better so don't don't look for gadhafi to be rounded up any time and even if he is there's an extended family here. and there

is indeed an extended tribe the tribal organization in libya is ideal for conducting a resistance under these conditions. the pentagon says it's monitoring libyan science containing stockpiles of chemical weapons and is pledging to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands it's thought the arsenals include tons of mustard gas and raw uranium as r.t. as lauren reports that's causing concern of some rebel factions said to have been infiltrated by islamic extremists. tripoli a city in chaos there's constant gunfire both aggressive and celebration and on the outskirts of the capital stockpiles of chemical weapons south east of tripoli mustard gas and other chemical agents which can cause severe blistering and death and to the east hundreds of tons of rule uranium which can be processed and used in nuclear bombs nature you know very little about the people who might come to power

. tripoli so now if you've got these caches of weapons of mass destruction that again people really don't know what's there and if this is falling into the hands of certain people i mean the situation is potentially disastrous despite the heavy presence of rebels in tripoli the chemical stockpile appears still to be in the hands of what's left of gadhafi government that's both good and bad news following a series of meetings in two thousand and three muammar gadhafi agreed to allow weapons inspectors into libya the first step towards abandoning his w m d program in return for a normalizing of relations with the u.k. and u.s. they agree that he wouldn't use all move the material but now thanks in part to nato support of the rebels he's on the back foot and may feel he has nothing to lose by disregarding that agreement cry of victory or. well strike an

ominous note to those who know his weapons potential given the violations of the national territory of libya by nato led rebel forces i think that the idea that he would be beholden to these types of agreements would be off the table at this point and certainly he was quoted as saying in early july that he would be willing to strike out europe if tripoli was attacked so i think it's a fair assumption to say that if there is that capability that he would be looking at that option at this point it at any rate but the alternative rebel control of hundreds of tons of rule uranium and chemical weapons is arguably worse according to many some of the rebel factions have links to al qaida or of commentator abdel bari atwan says the west got itself into this trouble now it has to decide how it will figure it out and the options aren't attractive we know that the majority of the people who are fighting muslim extremists so how that the two is going to be

with those people often remove all of them and i believe there. will be more proper and i think that. if you're there are some indications nato is considering putting peacekeeping troops on the ground in libya regional experts warn that could be seen by parts of the free libya movement as an act of aggression but having supported the rebel movement nato must now deal with the consequences even if that. islamic extremists. well syria is also believed to possess massive stocks of chemical weapons going on the rest of the country coupled with international economic and political pressure is only fueling fears for global security let's factor from the center for nonproliferation studies says the weapons seen by president asad as a symbol of legitimacy have to be eliminated. with assad still in control of the country and his forces still intact with very few defections although we are seeing

some defections the items are safe although still in the hands of a very vicious dictator so for the moment i don't think we're seeing any loss of control but as this situation unfolds and as we may have the violence of the kind that we've seen in libya and different factions become armed and perhaps to take on the regime then the chance for chaos and for the loss of control i think will grow substantially what we have to imagine is perhaps a change of government that is that done peacefully under international pressure that assad steps aside when he observes the magnitude of the. demonstrations and the pressure that he's now receiving in terms of sanctions and other means and in that environment and then we can get an international team in from the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons where you would then have the orderly control and maybe eventual dismantling of these weapons they are illegitimate

weapons and the international community is our eyes and they need to be eliminated as fast as possible and hopefully at the new government that might come in would not look to them as symbols of legitimacy the way assad has had to do up to now. watching r.t. coming to live from moscow still had for you this hour program for the experts trying to establish the cause of russia's unmanned spacecraft crash well look into how it will affect the crew at the international space station waiting vital supplies and cover how people on a central russian region are taking the initiative back into their own hands to change their communities for the better. of their coming to later in the program before that though their riches sector of french society are pledging another three percent of their annual income to help a country battle its deepening debt crisis that's as the french prime minister announced some twelve billion euro worth of cuts alongside

a gloomy forecast for growth but as daniel bushell explains the move could be too little to wait with fear social unrest could follow. from enjoys a triple a credit rating for now one of the points debts ratios among the world's top rated states many investors but follow the u.s. and be downgraded just repaying interest only this year has overtaken education and defense as the government's biggest spend. causes presided over the biggest jump in debt levels in our history books that carry too much water. france is going to the. prime minister. spending cuts this week but economists fear things. those cuts go nowhere near enough. people saying we're going to buy

a. porsche and they call the. doctors board for old seats huge debts burden is bringing of drink in schools and hospitals. in. computers. and old fashioned. the situations explosive say experts and friends could be next to witness ruin it's like those in britain with deprived regions the lloyd the inner part of cities and the suburbs. are certainly segregated to very high extent far more so than in the u.k. or in germany so yes unroasted come from the suburbs and spread through. because these flying is full from france as he turned over budget they taze pacific island

of new caledonia with students climbing street protests over the cuts he's left the job of presenting a bill to his prime minister he'll let them take the flak for it and hopefully unions students retirees can march directly and protest against the ministers while he's bathing in the sun because these absence in this time of crisis rights leading newspaper le figaro may be clip of politically but his failure to tackle the country's troubles now could be creating even greater problems for the future of the new bush you'll see paris in the caucuses republic of a posse as electing a new leader following the recent death of its president sergey bug option after cancer treatment it comes as a country faces a number of challenges in the wake of its long fight for independence from neighboring georgia barden is in the republic's capital so home. people are going to polling stations across the capital so who manned across the the tiny republic

of abkhazia the central election commission here in so hooman has predicted a seventy percent turnout the reason for this election is the death of surrogate gaps the previous president quite suddenly on may the twenty ninth leaving a vacuum of power at the top and three contenders now want to try and lead the country in place the first alexander is the vice president he says he's very grateful for russia's recognition of cars ears and independence in two thousand and eight and he thinks though that should not be in vain this tiny and young republic should try and stand on its own two feet roughly the same message from surrogates shown by the prime minister he says he's also grateful for that recognition and now that they have protection from russia because it can really focus on building up its own economy many international observers have come

to try and look at this election to see if it's fair and how it's been conducted from the region from europe and from further abroad and i was invited to. have. a very quick reaction from georgia who says oh no don't go to her but my impression is good i can exactly you support what you're doing here you know because you're fighting for your silver into your turn to be independent democracy appreciates of the context of this country now is that the people are fighting for the freedom this election comes on an important day for abkhazia as it was this day three years ago when russian president dmitri medvedev recognized independence from georgia the primary reason for that was the georgia had attacked south of setia that another tiny caucasus republic in august of two thousand and eight and it. on the back of that some fears that there may also be violence here that comes at the end of

a very long and a very bloody struggle for independence for a cause you're really starting after the collapse of the soviet union in one thousand nine hundred war two this area was a battlefield for a long time and the result of all that fighting is the immense damage to the infrastructure of the small republic because we need the new president whoever he may be to try and bolster that and make sure this country doesn't just rely on the fact that it's. a struggle for independence. and reporting there are you watching i think coming to life from moscow we're here for you twenty four hours a day and remember can watch the news you want when you want it on our website that's r.t. dot com here's a quick look at what we've got for you there right now to your police and the cia are slammed for racial profiling and discrimination as it emerges they collected intelligence on muslims in undercover operations. as superstar signing camera.

arrives in russia to join the study side our jeanne but a hefty salary to boot all the details are available on our website r.t. dot com. emergency crews have so far failed to find the wreckage of the unmanned russian spacecraft that crashed on wednesday experts say parts of the progress vessel could have burned in the atmosphere while falling down the space ship was carrying supplies to the international space station when it malfunctioned shortly after a launch it crashed in southern siberia triggering fears it's toxic fuel could be dangerous for locals and the environment well so far there are no reports of any such damage investigators and x. birds are now looking into what could have caused the incident the government ordered a tougher control of space ships after in the second rocket failure in russia in less than a week. well arty's sean thomas now takes

a closer look at what exactly happens with a progress spacecraft and the implications of the crash for the isis crew. here you can see video of that rocket falling from the sky and right now there are crews which are flying over southern siberia looking for that rocket what we do know is that there was a sensor failure in the second stage of that rocket and the third stage failed to ignite which gave it the inability to make it to orbit the first two stages usually launch of the exact same time in fact they always launch at the same time and then they communicate with that third stage and it's that third stage which propels the progress craft up out of the earth's atmosphere so that it can then be in orbit and then synchronize with the international space station in terms of what does this mean for the international space station and the crew on board we should note that there is no routine to space flight there's always an inherent danger but there is no immediate threat to the crew on board right now because they have enough

supplies right now we are told that they have about three months of regular supplies left as well as an additional emergency thirty day supply of food and water and necessary items for every crew member on board john thomas there now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world the pants prime minister has announced his resignation clearing the way for the country's sixth premier in five years now took on has been under fire for his response to the massive earthquake and tsunami earlier this year and the radiation crisis that followed among the potential successors are the current foreign finance and trade ministers and the player will face a number of challenges including rebuilding from the devastation and problems caused by the strong hand which is holding back economic recovery. a state of emergency has been declared. many parts of america's east coast where hurricane

irene has now struck the worries in new york have ordered evacuations from low lying districts while in north carolina around two hundred thousand people have already fled earlier in the week the hurricane battered the bahamas and the caribbean causing huge destruction as well as flooding and power cuts. and attack on a casino in northern mexico has left at least fifty three people dead and twelve injured our man broke into the building in the city of monterrey and doused the facilities with a flammable liquid witnesses said he heard three explosions before the fire started it was one of mexico's deadliest attacks since president calderon launched his offensive against drug cartels five years ago. the son of an assassinate of pakistani governor has been kidnapped in the eastern city of lahore witnesses say it happened when he was in his car after being stopped by for a man on motorbikes his father a governor of punjab province was killed by u.s.

bodyguard for his opposition to a controversial blasphemy law earlier this year all the family says the since received threats from the taliban and extremist groups you're watching live from moscow time now for the latest in our close up series where we explore undiscovered parts of russia. and today we are in the kirov region it's famous for its natural beauty and stunning countryside as we explore the region artie's eager overawed that explains how people there are taking matters into their own hands as they tackle local problems. logical surveys regularly show that russians are more concerned with practical problems with social issues that are with abstract freedoms in a region such as the care of region one of the poorer regions in russia want to get

subsidies from moscow these practical problems are particularly pressing problems of infrastructure problems of providing services so here with a limited budget they've come up with an innovative way of solving the most pressing issues they got what they asked for two slides a certain bank and it be child might not seem like much but for a small community in the kunar of region they've become a leisure hotspot there used to be no one here it was abandoned now when the sun is out you can get a place. this type of project only cost five thousand dollars but it was no money in the local budget to build safe access to the lake and still the regional government introduced a local initiative scheme when they heard of it the village club together and applied for a grown from a special fund with the beach was laid. off if a brick if people who were consulted over those was our decision to build it and i think as a result people look after this property properly. day of micro projects it was

thought of jointly by the world bank and the cure of administration they provide about two thirds of the money while local citizens have to fund the rest often go round houses to collect the cash nearly two hundred micro projects will be built in this region by the end of the year. we want to change people's attitudes instead of expecting things done for them we want them to take initiative we are giving power to the people this might look like a women's institute meeting in a village hall in fact the participants are thrashing out the details of a new road there is heated debate about the quality of the works and whether the builders are falling behind. unlike other projects the financing of the road is completely transparent we know where every rouble has gone. village of kind of shaky as just over a thousand residents several hundred of them petty criminals serving their time in a labor colony that has one poorly stuck shop and for every road it builds turns

more that need to be repaired. the micro project will not solve its problems but it is a start now the government can't just rely on its citizens to come up with a solution for every single infrastructural problem that faces russia but in a place where a major decisions are often made with little consultation for the foreseeable future this program is a good idea. the person next to me is. a local journalist so you should be well aware of the main issues the main problems in this region we've just seen some of the social issues and problems they tackle but in your view what are the most serious what are the most pressing issues that face the kind of region oh well in my opinion the problems of young people are really serious in our region because young people can't find and i mean interrupt with a good salary for example according to my own experience it was very difficult for

me to find a good job and of course that's why people have been your schools and try to maybe begin a better life they moved to another seat just in moscow to simply just go on. to big cities. they think it would be better for them so they said you work as a journalist is the dream job in your region. different your abs i work as a way to as a promoter i solve different things but now i work as a journalist and they can save it it's my choice and it does work for me and i think. one of the best parents for me to work here because there are no good jobs here for young people. at least looks like a. few lucky elsewhere in the world difficult to make your region but to but you're coping thank you you thank. and reporting there well that brings us up today here

on our team member for more you can always turn to our web site r t v dot com plenty more coming your way before that we'll take a look at what's happening in the world of business. hello and a very warm welcome to the program while zero hour is approaching for ben bernanke if you don't mind his vision of how to save the u.s. from slipping back into recession the markets will be really watching the federal reserve meeting in jackson hole they'll be looking for hints that the money printing press will once again be start it how with the two mccutcheon from a vocal gold believes the fed has fired at some the nation and all it's got left blank. all of the money has already been printed there's already massive cash reserves both outside of the us on a corporate level as well as at the federal reserve bank. and their own balance sheet when they bought up all of the mortgages and everything else back in two thousand and eight so no matter what they do they're really sort of a rock and a hard place if economic activity picks up in the u.s.

then velocity picks up money starts moving more and more and there's a lot more money than there was three years ago that's inflationary if the economic doesn't pick up then they have to print more and more money to cover the budget deficit shortfalls they have which again is inflationary so they really don't have much choice the only thing they can do is raise rates but if they do that they're going to kill all the homeowners in the u.s. who are underwater on their mortgages so there's really not much more bernanke you can say frankly on friday than was already been so. ok let's have a quick look at the markets oil prices are down despite fears that hurricane irene could disrupt refinery production on the east coast of the u.s. and after a steep sell off in the gold market the precious metal is once again climbing monday it's reached a record high of one thousand eight hundred dollars per ounce this was followed by a three day correction so shattering on to half a percent this hour. and across asia starts trading in a tight range investors seem to be unwilling to make strong moves ahead of the hugh asked a reserve conference some backs were under pressure with dial securities down to

two percent in tokyo and in hong kong strong. industrial and commercial bank of china of the three percent. and a three day european stock rally and on thursday much like it began with a sudden turn the negative momentum is continuing on friday with many investors sidelined ahead of the state and purchased similar picture here in russia both in the my six in the red off to seeing some gains in the first minutes of trading let's now have a look at some of the individual movers on the might six most oil may. ages are under pressure with losing almost one percent still make it is also a dollar the company posted thirteen million dollars net profit in the second quarter will be here well below expectations and another still major sever star is also down after posting a sixteen percent rise in second quarter profits has also been asked.

to bottom assumed the world's top aluminum makers saw want to sell the stake to a third tycoon other shows smart of according to russian daily veteran mr vecsey benteke and. setting a sixteen percent stake worth around to four point seven billion dollars the daily says mayne oh not a has the right of first refusal to buy the stick next. quarter in a conflict between roussel and real cynical over management. in which was saul owns fifteen percent well. in other news russia is having some success in attracting foreign truck makers to assemble vehicles in the country south africa's bell equipment is launching a new plant in the year olds the company will use facilities of the local plant to produce up to two hundred more trucks while the price of the vehicles that is up

half a million dollars a truck make a plan stream cruise the portion of locally produced by sixty percent in the future to take advantage of government tax rates. ok that's the business news for now for more stories you can log on to our website or to dot com slash business where you can find more analysis and another update in about forty minutes.

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welcome back here with r.t. here is a look at the top stories the un calls for restraint in libya amid reports of abuses and alleged summary killings by both rebels and gadhafi forces there's also concern the country's chemical weapons could fall into the wrong hands in the bloody civil war. france struggles to balance the books as stagnating growth and surging dad bring about government cuts their fears public outrage could soon spill out into the streets. and the caucuses republican the posse is electing a new leader and a vote triggered by the death of its president a lot is at stake for the new hat of state as a country still recovering from its long and violent struggle for independence from georgia. next hour moscow.