c.b.s. news in the week's top stories no withdrawal from wall street the anti-bank protesters harden their resolve those the movement grows nationwide. difficult for the government to ignore. the u.s. led war in afghanistan enters a decade two with the white house dashing hopes of a total pullout saying the cia and special forces may be there to stay. russia and china vetoed a u.n. resolution on syria calling for political dialogue and sort of tough sanctions on president assad regime. a slew of pressure credit rating in europe as being italy and british banks take a huge hit from

a creasing we concerned investor. am in moscow why not present good to have you with us here on r t as i bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news what began as a citizen standoff against big banks on wall street has grown into a nationwide rally in a couple of weeks heavy handed police tactics against protesters in manhattan catapulted into headlines and inspired more people in other cities to join as our he's a very important i reports campaigners are convinced that this is just the start. to voices of american dissent has manifested into a movement impossible to ignore occupy wall street began in the world's financial capital but this week protests have police dozens it's. cities nationwide.

in the big apple up to fifteen thousand americans flooded lower manhattan labor unions transport workers teachers nurses and u.s. veterans standing shoulder to shoulder with young activists spearheading a fight against us wealth inequality and corporate greed young people right now have no hope in our society i just want to see a more just society for young people coming up and all of the american people right now are suffering to these hard economic times this seems to be revolutionary to me and then the spirit of revolution is here and so i need to be a part of what you are not afraid to be arrested anymore the whole enjoy or control of the police state disappears when that happens there are credible possibilities that are open to us and certainly you can imagine a different world and you believe you can be an agent of change the occupy movement has gained such momentum even the president who promised change was forced to address the issue i think people are frustrated and. the protesters

are giving voice to a more broad based frustration about our financial system works the american people understand that not everybody has been following the rules. that wall street is an example of that these days a lot of folks who are doing the right thing aren't rewarded and a lot of folks are doing the right thing or while the u.s. has encouraged and supported democratic uprisings in the arab world the same events playing out at home have been met with protons pepper spray and the arrests of nearly eight hundred peaceful protesters on the brooklyn bridge a scene that reminded some of egypt's two if you're square you can follow me i believe brothers and sisters all over the world the hairspring in greece and spain we can see that it did send

a powerful message ordinary people are not going to stand for corporate greed anymore that we're giving up we're doing something about it three weeks into the wall street demonstrations the new york city police department has pumped two million dollars into overtime pay fines some critics say are being used to repress freedom two miles from the chaos of the united nations even financier and billionaire george soros weighed in on the populist uprising and i can understand this sentiment. eventually. because. this is. not to inject capital into the. banks but to effectively. relieve them of their bed. and then allow the. gave the banks. profits and allowed them to pay. bonuses as they see i

can i can sympathize with them since grievances spearheaded so loud and large that means free media outlets have been left with no other choice but to cover the protests in a matter of weeks occupy wall street the only mobilized in. so expensive not to believe this ongoing attack becomes turning point in iraq we're not it's a dark and since it's a war for the majority of the people. to demanding democracy from the very rigorous that. we're in operate our hearts in new york. one former u.s. intelligence officer tells our key washington should watch its back because if it doesn't listen to the people it could face a potentially violent revolution these are not stupid people they're very smart and they understand that at root this is about corruption in government and corruption

a wall street and until you have electoral reform you cannot restore the integrity of the u.s. government so yes there is a common cause but it's a bottom up movement and so that common cause is being foisted many different ways i think the united states right now is much more desperate and people realize we're at twenty two percent unemployment on our way to thirty percent we are at sixteen percent below the poverty line on our way to thirty percent there is no question in my mind that this is going to be a jerry dark winter in the united states and on less to government free stores its own integrity and starts paying attention to the public interests rather than to the special interests but i believe that we will have a form of revolution initially nonviolent but with the potential to become violent . stay with us here on r.t. up ahead there is no resting for greece world bankers the man more and more austerity from athens but outside our limits police turn on

a public that's. of cuts and tax hikes that have driven many into poverty. politically correct good history parents and teachers are crossing brand slash out at a new school books that revise historical accounts so they don't insult minorities . and the suppose of the syrian regime victim who is back from the dead after making global headlines raising questions about accuracy and agenda in the conflicts coverage in the west. but first america's war in afghanistan reached its second decade this week in the worldwide chorus calling for the occupation to end is growing louder a white house official has suggested it may be far from over saying cia and special forces could stay indefinitely as part of the global war on terror as a symbolic reports the evidence on the ground shows there's no rush to leave. if the united states isn't drawing its troops from afghanistan why is its largest base

getting bigger u.s. led forces overread to tell about it late two thousand and one bucket near field is little more than the flights already cracked roadway since then the former soviet base in the plains north of the afghan capital has grown into a small city it's up to over twenty five thousand full time personnel fleets and military hardware quick enough vehicles to cause traffic jams in the expansion is no way aided by scores of contractors u.s. military engineers are constructing new housing and storage facilities to make room for even more million workers work after sending an extra thirty thousand troops to afghanistan last year president obama started bringing them home this summer but with afghan forces struggling to stand alone it's likely that less will even planned and bases like this one are going to shrink anytime soon. at least there are plenty of home comforts for soldiers staying on for tough year long deployments they can shop for everything from flat screen t.v.'s to fine jewelry enjoy a cappuccino grab some takeout the new pizza hut franchise and if they're tired of

working out of the gym they're free to go to the salon for a haircut and such although some officials have tried to limit such amenities calling them a distraction from the war the troops are happy to have it leaders plainly for your life leave you to leave. them have a case have the right. local afghan merchants are also glad to have the extra business both inside and outside the wire without german a soldiers my business would be nothing we like having them here but not everyone agrees to tell it on rocket attacks or on the rise and as the base becomes more and more crowded and the threat to those living inside multiplies no matter how high its walls become every rock it's a close call you this can just get this much equipment personnel it's all into one tight spot get close it's going to destroy something or someone easy as it may be to forget at times this is still a war zone jason muckler in our front. washington's announcement of

a protracted stay in afghanistan came as little surprise to brian becker of the pro peace and serco militia and he says there's no way the u.s. put a bed in a region that's so strategically important if the us military were to leave afghanistan altogether or if it were to leave iraq altogether those governments would become independent self determining governments free of foreign interference or foreign occupation that's what would happen they would form their own natural alliances with their neighbors the united states does not want that this is the great prize this is a geo strategic resource rich part of the world united states is there for the long term and i think that's the real goal is to firmly afghanistan and the surrounding countries into an american spirit i think of cars like government really is an extension of american power which has a masquerade the fiction of a nato cover but really it's an american power cards and i of course probably

cannot survive without outside support after all the outsiders the occupiers put him into power i don't think he has any real legitimacy or credibility for his people but unintended consequence of the u.s. led operation in afghanistan has been the country's meteoric rise as the world's leading heroin producer exports to europe russia and asia have sparked a new i could epidemic but nato troops are doing little to stop it former chief of staff u.s. secretary of state colin powell says that's because the u.s. is less than eager to make more enemies. who benefits from this is who benefits from it in mexico and colombia and other places it's people who are heavily invested in the drug trade and i don't just necessarily mean those who are taking it clear is a connection and that connection is very simple it is that the troops don't want to attack those people who are raising drugs and not eating blatant overwhelming comprehensive way because that just adds to the enemy list that they have to fight

they are fighting all manner of taliban now different groups of taliban they're fighting people who are just pashtun and want them out of the country who may have been a five taliban they don't want to add to that enemies list all the people who are raising drugs in afghanistan and making a profit from that. in london's trafalgar square big crowds mark the decade in afghanistan with a defiant get out now message watch our reports from the heart of the british capital as well as our expert opinion and analysis our team dot com. just so. much the same the. europe's finances felt the chill of autumn this week with spain italy and british banks all having credit ratings chalked as the used crisis whirls around greece remains the centerpiece but the i.m.f. saw on boy the country giving it all to made them to wrap up the cuts or freeze

total collapse is dire outcomes in the face of a growing investor and market certainty that markets certainty that agree is now inevitable something and not help the earlier this week by admitting it's failed to reduce its deficit to the agreed level despite the relentless austerity drive that's the nation's economy in tatters sorry for reports the needs of the people are taking second place to beat back the man. once again. clashes between riot police here is protesting. back around here and. the right heel for larry in fact i'm extensions really be my thing as the police moved in to clear the crowds some shocking thing but one point the police chasing playtest is into the metro station many others hit and kicked by they supposed to be keeping control of the message being sent by the government as

one of three christian fear. scenes like this is raised serious questions about the level of being eased. to try it is a forty three year old journalist he's reported for many conflicts. but it was in his own country where he sustained his was. just remember thinking is this really happening to us to shelter in an enclosure just innocent and one policeman who i think was a commander in a very. taking pictures i told him i was a journalist but he gave an order. these are some pictures i took. place he'd taken shelter that amplified the sound of the flash bang causing almost take this injury which is called. after the attack i would call it and it was in the time my life's been like a small. investigation was launched into the incident the progress has been slow a finalist tells us the countless cases against heavy handed police tactics to

support any kind of results we witness for ourselves the lack of discrimination when the police lash out when journalist flung with his camera to the ground the rise in the level of aggression seen by police and the more extreme groups the protest is causing serious concern with the government continuing to implement surveyor's thirty measures in a bid to receive cash pensions looks set to keep escalating i think we are forced. to explain in. the first reaction. of the. impact of the financial crisis is being played out play by play with some tightness where there are now fears that the financial crisis turn into an economic

recession could bring entire usa not just the greek people to any third party. investment advisor patrick young says the lack of direction at a top of the you was a major factor in the spread of the pain that threatens to destroy the currency. european union are trying to cheat fiscal control of greece because they think that's the only way they can actually control the crisis essentially what is being fought at the moment is a battle for the sovereignty of greece the european union is too slow to there's too little leadership and there is a pig headed intransigence particularly amongst the finance ministers but this specially amongst the leaders of the european union ations in terms of understanding that they needed to move a lot faster on this crisis they still need to move much faster and ultimately time is running out because greece is leading the contingent that is going to kill the

euro by the end of the year if we don't see positive and rapid action realistically action means that greece needs to leave the euro because the problem is we cannot leave citizens of the european union to starve to death because it suits the troika of international lenders. doesn't a british bank saw their credit ratings drop this week moody's credit agency decision came after the government said it's unlikely to bellow giants like lloyds and r.b.s. if they get into trouble again. just a days later fairchild other one of the big three credit rating firm escaped a thumbs down to italy and took spain scored down two notches british economist mark littlewood says it's a wake up call for the spoiled banks. what we've got to get away from in the united kingdom and actually right across the western world more generally is this idea that every single bank is copper bottomed because if they get into trouble the

taxpayer will clear all them out and one of the key things that the u.k. government is struggling with is how do we allow our pain to go through the wall and to fail without actually destroying the wider economy and i think that these these downgrades of our banks actually reflect the fact we are beginning to move away from what was a hopeless and helpless situation in which basically every bank you could if you crashed then the taxpayer and the government would come to their right so it's a grim warning but in the same body as you would wish to have an only statoil most just from your doctor about your state of health i think it is a welcome warning. remember you can get a grip on the world's financial fallout with our expert opinions and analysis plus blogs and more authority dot com if you click over there right now we're also tackling some monster myths is the big foot busted we joined a group of russian it ye ologist who believe they've been on earth they believe that may have sheltered supersize snowman for a year it's a. felony violence terrorism the eternal troubles of every major metropolis

but new york's mayor michael bloomberg has come to the now has the ultimate crime you're a really big guy i mean really big check out the details at r.t. dot com. the syrian security forces reportedly opened fire on thousands of mourners at the funeral of a kurdish opposition leader in the northeast of the country killing five wounding several others since the uprisings against president assad began in march an estimated twenty nine hundred people have died syria's defense ministry stated that terrorist groups are active they are targeting military officials scientists and intellectuals he also says those calling for foreign intervention in syria want to ruin the country of its principles and the media race to rout the regime forced many into a surprising u. turn this week as are these i for that it explains. she was hailed as the flower of syria a symbol of the suffering under president. brutal regime at least that's what much

of the western media said after the apparent put cheering and zeinab al hosni we have pictures of what was done to corpses and they are simply too gruesome to air several western media outlets who puts a report salvos these gruesome death apparently the first woman killed in government custody but now it appears she's miraculously back from the date even being interviewed on syrian t.v. . i came to the police station to see the truth this what i say to those lines channels i'm now still alive not dead human rights. it's like amnesty international jumped on the bandwagon to reporting out hosni was tortured murdered and mutilated it even claimed a mother found the body in a morgue last month all assertions is now being forced to backtrack on this we will endeavor to be more cautious and phrase things a little bit more nuanced the state broadcaster says the interviews to dispel what

it labels fabrications by foreign media to serve western interests in stories like this that have been used to prop up calls from the u.s. britain and france the u.n. sanctions to be slapped on syria but their foundations are now looking shakier than ever his footage allegedly shows unarmed civilians being targeted by gun toting rebels say perhaps not the peaceful opposition they're often made out to be by the west that only seems to look one way this notion that you has is now part of the crowd a marker receipt regime is ridiculous but they're jumping on that banner where it is an opportunity to. create this deceptive appearance well at the same time there's according the dictatorships that are aligned with them and the united nations and it's part of their empire russia and china vetoed a u.n. resolution for syria seeing through it as a potential cover for another libyan style intervention sim a not beginning all this time but there's always an ulterior motive and its

importance is as a geopolitical factor right next to israel a country which obviously america and britain and the other western powers strongly support so that would be the altar into a political narrative the vetoes of followed by a security council walkout from america over remarks during the syrian envoy speech but the u.s. promised to be back with another resolution and undoubtedly more dramatic evidence to drive the point home either bennett r.t. london. russia says there's a better way to solve serious problems than name posing more tough sanctions president medvedev says it's not up to the united nations or nato to decide a country's political course our partners in the u.n. security council did not rule out a replay of the libyan scenario although they said more than once that they clearly understood syria is very different to libya russia will continue resisting attempts to legitimize unilateral sanctions through the u.n. security council did aim to overthrow political regimes the u.s.

was not created for the hot seat the libyan revolutionary forces claim they've seized parts of a convention center that served as a key base for gadhafi loyalists in his hometown of sirte for more than two days now libya's interim rulers have been waging one of the biggest assaults yet on the most important remaining stronghold revolutionary forces say they now control most of the town but face fierce resistance from loyalist fighters thousands of people have left but many remain there as meaning there is a high risk of civilian casualties but for peace campaigners the fact that nato was protecting civilians by shelling search shows the alliance is approach is selective . the whole idea of the call me was that it was meant to protect the civilians in panko saying how why does anybody side up to the. main killing civilians in another city in there and that's exactly what's happening the soul mate was very selective about works billions it supports it doesn't support those civilians who might

oppose it really took place was supposedly wanted and of course we know you want this whole. it's a palace it was lavishing trying to get rid of gadhafi if they could test the skeletons. if not. much was actually happening so little they can tell the killings in so i'm sure and really this is a response on this is something wrong let me on. wiki leaks controversial founder julian assange is tells r.t. that it's a warning for everyone that the libyan intervention was solely about the us and europe taking over the country. to listen fully below is that there are only two superpowers in the world was speaking why one those are the noted states and europe. should get up to take over the country regional just

a nation or a no fly zone over libya has been completely of use it shows that there is no effective rule of. nations is going to. be a listen to us every time a small mandate is given. military and intelligence powers. that be it is a slippery slope leads to the takeover of countries or understand. unfriends the power of political correctness seems to be teaching a serious lesson for school kids parents and teachers are angry at new textbooks that carry revised to storage all accounts to avoid insulting minority pupils as are these daniel bushell reports many french fear their identity may soon be consigned to history as well. twenty pages on the history of black slavery and just six on the time of the polian shown here sitting on the toilet france's new history school books are inbreeding parents and teachers who call it's

political correctness gone mad this author's bestseller on the band because of frumps words of four lives ahead. and minorities the history of their adopted country they don't feel french we are already seeing riots in our streets the crusades are called insulting to muslims the thunking louis the fourteenth to imperial and the. as the colonel gadhafi of his day focus is now on the previously little known king ken kumu thought of thirteenth century west africa. the purge even extends to broad to study the world including les miserables look all the victim hugo france is already breaking up things professor casale because it's young people have no sense of identity parents are concerned we have to study even the worth of our history because if you can't understand that what happens now in

france you could not understand the history. they want to understand and to avoid properly legal action seen as the only way to stop the removal of national history . schools now give ten percent of their share the old to the medieval african moline point i've studied it and what exactly is it contribution to world development. thousands of signed a petition of the french revolution lessons were replaced by the african kingdom of more than waterpark which many say they've never heard of the ministry of education refused to be interviewed but gave us this statement. where a change in the school curriculum to reflect globalisation one of the town is being taught because it's important to have a view. another world cultures such as egypt china and india a new european parliament report backed compulsory school lessons on the benefits of the e.u. from quote a very young age critics want kids are learning less and less about their own

country states which stop teaching the polls they say consigned themselves to history. the new push to altie paris. hit back charlie with a recap of our top stories stay with us.

it was created to serve public interests to inform and to entertain. these days there's nothing easier than opening a new media outlet but there is nothing harder than revoking its license in case of corruption on. one just the. san antonio ways came from out of the problem you can end up in a community where you have one large corporation controlling the daily newspapers radio stations television stations a cable outlet or you tell me that that sounds like democracy public opinion versus f.c.c. broadcast blues marching wealthy british style sun.