million people without power along the u.s. eastern seaboard as a slot sent to new york bringing high winds and heavy downpours. well italy has been one of the major players in the nato led military interventions including in afghanistan and libya and next r.t. talks to the editor in chief of italy's prominent news magazine about the country's role in these conflicts he says economic interests are a big factor with italian politicians. allegations of italian forces paying bribes to the taliban first appeared in the media in t. thousand and nine claims that were furiously denied by rain but now u.s. diplomatic cables uncovered by telling us press a magazine reveal that concerns over the alleged payments reached the highest levels of the us administration we're joined now by the editor of the magazine generally good thank you very much for joining us say you like

a scene uncovered these diplomatic cables. these cables go. down so what was going on in afghanistan we have. sought to make an intelligence about this and been made by the government done ninety nine. do we can. leave as a confirmation because according to these files bush personally president bush was asking berlusconi or for as minister to stop the man in afghanistan when the. publisher of some allegation all of the ten out of these of the member of the government of the defense minister. some own deny that they said the was not by meant why we can excuse laws now or give us the evidence that the government was paying some tribes and the taliban's in afghanistan ok so let's talk

a bit more about what happened in two thousand and nine when these allegations first came out the response from the italian government are true there was no response you have to feel that every finger about afghanistan he need is a. question because of the we never say that italian troops are in afghanistan for war we always said to the parliament that the. it's a peace mission and so everything about afghanistan is covered by a secret state secret military secret and most of all this information all the evidence about what italian troops do every day in afghanistan fighting. what all the troops do in afghanistan in italy is the night of the eleventh why did the italian forces take this approach towards easing. it's a traditional way i mean all the forces are doing it. the proof of

british forces paying some tribes in. cash there was an incident in two thousand and five or. the c. one hundred eighty from the breed from the regular four. hour from afghanistan mantis was full of money there was this man a bearing with the cash money dollar left and they were used to try. to. many sources including these files. secret service who were just some sort of quiet saying ok italian troops are going to stay here for six months we don't care what they are going in the to do in the future we just want to six safe months and this is the prize we

are going to pay for let's talk about. it in libya the name in. public opinion in libya is a different question because libya is. is a big economic call affair for italy. traditionally leaned over to italy for. us for nature or for the interest of. all the big italian factories in libya. the libyan government. of ukraine which is the biggest bank a in the past they all have even today they only a small amount of share it's. very important for our economy and so that's a different question when we we have we have the side the telegram and the side of the bell seen in bankruptcy because there was

a bigger canonical interest in it and they can sense now that we could possibly see a very disorganized group of rebels coming in and maybe a similar situation to be seen in iraq that this organization plays out this is a big. speech really because of the actually the people are sol does not be made by forces coming from the east or the false is. more link at the really thailand government but the forces coming from the west which seems more link at the with british government i mean you need to have a similar. situation in libya even with even now as like a big chess between italy and france. to reach. of all the fields on the gas fields in libya libya is

a big question we. we fall to that french the great retain or use the red belts to. c.l. italian assets in libya that's was the biggest fear of it and i think that's the case i don't know we would see at the end of the game actually the game is going on and saw. it. government mostly the. get an education and he was going strong leaving see the county envoy has got there he is. for an affair. mental which is very very strong. and he was playing good in the last secret the libyan war but we will see at the end which seemed both secretly and what was growing in. the.

game or trias between different tribes different group of rebels different of the former gadhafi government now we have some very important members of the government who use to withdraw the use to talk who free. it is an italian economical groups but we don't know if these people are still. good links with the tribes and with the groups who made the rebellion and so we don't know which tribes which group which government is going to start in the next future most of all we don't know. really tall the. gas lines. pipelines this is the most important question for you to describe what's happening live is

a chess game if issue reasons the nato mission in libya was humanitarian reasons i mean realistically i mean how much of it does come down to political games on monetary and the libyan mission as in when a day in question is a nonsense because the reason of their mission was to protect. the population and. when yesterday there was the red bell back to me while the nato mission got to do to stop the rabbits. people living in tripoli i mean new money study on a mission was just a diplomatic cold of a mission full of different things that just. i don't think it was and in my time. you have just made me up and all that one. is keeping the from me down so refugee

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live in the rubble some turned down reported offer by moammar gadhafi to negotiate the power transfer as they prepare a final autopsy on the colonel's hometown. there's a big shakeup in the russian space agency after the loss of another mission and scientists are now rushing to resupply the international space station and prevent a disaster. north korean leader kim jong il rolls through top of russia by train for a meeting with president medvedev. wants a resumption of international talks that would bring peace to the peninsula. optical store my release over three hundred million people without power along the u.s. eastern seaboard as it slams into new york winds and heavy downpours amid a trail of destruction it's also claimed at least the lives. of more news for you

in less than fifteen minutes time but first here's the top of the latest sports news. poll welcome to the latest fortune archie and here are the top stories athletic sensation you saying bald is eliminated from the one hundred meters final for a full stop fellow jamaican young player so when the world championship gold. in a while by lady born. and like in the like you claims the silver and russia's medals. and also sébastien detail is closing in on a second straight full metal long time to winning his seventh race this year while lewis hamilton crashed out on left numbers could see. let's begin with the biggest upset of the world the flooding in south korea you're saying ball disqualified from

day one how did meet this final for a few. all stalled and one of the tournaments most highly anticipated events on sunday that's allowed the rest of the content is to battle for the top spot with bells jamaican teammate yohan blake adding everyone a nine point nine nine hundred two seconds american wall to dick still into the silver and veteran came calling steve the brawns they frustrated bald men while he could fly back in the two hundred meters and also in the pool by one hundred meters relay his two remaining bounce and the sears world finals. regardless of what's up with the museum or oh my god he's not sure if i know we have been working together our season to get this job done. right now and when they are considering vice a versa for you that we want to see for starting was just traumatizing for me and feel sorry for course i didn't hear in the media for jamaica you have to get the job done. and early russia and its first medals following a want to finish in the mound. while the same event at the world finals in berlin

lived up to his billing by taking hits another gold rush in completing the distance and one hour nineteen minutes and fifty six seconds that stacy won seconds ahead of compadre king louis fernald the lot of us of the lawmaking said. to the media at the start of it it was very important for me to compete in the world championships but it was also very tough when it first won the gold medal at the two thousand and eight olympics i was not very well known and not considered the favorite but now after winning the gold medal at the world championships in berlin i'm a good under scrutiny and everybody wants to be be so it was very tough for me. elsewhere ambien c.r. floyd oscar pistorius has made a successful debut at the top level the south africa nicknamed the blade draw that progress ing into the four hundred metres semifinals with a time of forty five point nine seconds on sunday. night in.

the center of it is. going into the. very strict exactly what you're doing you have to analyze the race continues to be put to good school too so if you're going to. do with it it's all yours. now as the boss of a delegate from start to finish to play means seven formula one race weight of the season and extend the overall lead in the process the german helping red bull to a one to finish with mark webber close behind in second mclaren's just involved in the group from thirteenth still said denying fernando alonso if the indian finish well lose hamilton crashed out early on despite starting from second russians without a bit off was ninth and batel now leads who have a bias ninety six points overall increasing his title chances. now football and sunday's premier league games here in russia the pick of the weekend's action is the most between spartak and so the skull which is still on the

way at the luzhniki stadium while it's unnecessary in the first. part i confront but don't be all leveled after the break them to this guy had a minicon made to all with his beautiful strike and in the final minutes there is still to all elsewhere are being housed previous ideas of because one side i want to love then look at my c.v. travel to face combine a bit late sam and enough i had no problems against spartak knowledge of the eating them to suniel. the day's other highlights in the threshed cross in the dark thanks to have tripped on my legs on the ticket shop called his bus to king within six minutes in the middle of the first half. then seventy nine minutes since the need and the panel to keep following a fall in the box and the same man could have made no mistake from the spontaneous that goal in front of the home crowd at the beach or ski arena but that wasn't enough was the nature of dani added one each to complete the five mill showdown

meaning to put his backside when top of the table at least for shit. in the meantime munched the city went up of the english standings following a confident victory at spurs the sky blues winning five want to overtake liverpool at the summit jekyl with an amazing full goals to his name in this one city rivals manchester united will join them at the top of their we just a few minutes as their leading also by an unbelievable seven goals to two as we speak english to have trained by wayne rooney elsewhere for them staying winless off to going down to want a way to newcastle and still. to west brom. that is now and well no one caroline was knocking has become the first player in nine years to win the new haven open title for a fourth consecutive time that's just days before the start of the u.s. open check back to richard had a great story you couldn't doubt much the day plenty of exhausting rallies in the

south there before it was nothing to beat steve's to pull. down cruised boss to flagging to the second to claim it six one and seal a seventeenth. at the store. and it through. meantime i'll do a practice at the rain so fierce open closed early on south as it has the season's final grand slam hopes to start as scheduled on monday despite the arrival of hurricane irene in the men's stall defending champion rabaul adult could meet world number one and his main rival of the season noble chalk a bitch in the final wild five time winner federer is now a bit of an outsider having turned thirty three weeks ago. chances are going to go on but in terms of his friends. he's playing. a role here. for we will see. from best year to year.

are doing. although. probably. when it comes to. stretching. the long term is around some time. since. seven years ago. that's for. many more years ago. golf nala dustin johnson has won the barclays by two shots off to the new jersey to the mental is reduced to just three rounds because of the hurricane the twenty seven year old made up for a bogey on the third hole with this excellent eagle out of the bar on the fourth his card of the day included a total of five birdies have been in the hand for the top spot as well before the defending champions five birdies were marred by consecutive. johnson apparently more consistent on the day with

a six on the ball sixty five winning the first but it's cup playoffs he's now top of the fed at standings as the pool tournament trees begins for the ten million dollar prize. on boxing and alexander by kate remains on defeated in twenty two fights off the guy for the bacon w.b. heavyweight title on saturday night's the two thousand and four olympic champion to the bouts on a unanimous decision and is now the mandatory challenger to bludgeon that approach called the younger of the klitschko brothers but key to his belt following his victory over david haye in the unification bout but the thirty five year old gave it up as it would have been years before he could defend that title however but it could and should could have his day in the ring against the ukrainian by beating in all the former w.b.c. champion on saturday. and finally went to sportsmen are preparing for the new season already including plans of one of the most popular games here in russia and in scandinavia bandy as liked as it may be it is still overshadowed by some more

established sports as responsible for triples now. if you ask anyone outside of russia or scandinavia what is bandy the vast majority wouldn't have a clue however the game is very simple it's just like field hockey played on ice that may not be as big as football and ice hockey the bandys still has a strong following in russia and sweden and one of the biggest stars around this mikhail sufficient of has a household name in both these nations has been a big week for the russian canton as he rejoined his beloved denominate sco calling a spell in the swedish league. and i believe it is more fun to watch bandy in russia as the game is a lot quicker and there is more emphasis on attack in sweden the game is more tactically based and is more defensively orientated though they are very good at this is big business in russia where the sport is played professionally crowds for international matches can be upwards of thirty thousand players can expect to earn

over one hundred thousand dollars a year whereas in sweden a monthly salary is in the region of just two to three thousand euros meaning many of the players have to take up second jobs. the standard of bandy is increasing all the time being crease in salaries also helps but there are a number of other factors which are making the sport better and more and more popular in the likes of russia in sweden there are a number of factors limiting the development of bandy firstly it's not the olympic sport which means it difficult for associations in countries where sport isn't as popular to get state funding also of it's a very fast and exciting game to watch when in the stands the sheer speed of the game isn't suit t.v. the ball can be difficult to see as can sometimes be the case and field hockey. we need to try to spread the game more globally and play tournament's in countries where the game isn't as developed over the big championships take place in russia

and sweden we should try to play more in countries like finland norway and even in north america people read about the game in magazines. however it is only when they see burned on t.v. that they can understand what the sport is all about because it's going to ice palace is one of the top funny stadiums around the world and watching indoors can be of great benefit in the winter when temperatures outdoors dropped as well as minus thirty however for hard fans of sports in russia and sweden not even such a cold is able to put them all fear favorite past time. don't see moscow. from the cells for for now station for the weather update coming up shortly.

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so different but the illegal. moscow. libyan rebels have turned out to put it off for a bad one margaret often it's a negotiator the power transfer as they put their final autopsy on the colonel's hometown. the rebels say it's treason not talks that's had to pull them back to leave their fellow join the reflection of from tripoli in just a moment. there's a big shakeup in the russian space agency after the loss of another un mission but scientists now rushing to resupply the international space station and to prevent a disaster. north korean leader kim jong il rolls through top of russia by train for a meeting with president medvedev sitting up here beyond whilst of assumption of international talks that will bring a peace to the peninsula. and.