poll still rising artie's test reports from damascus. the protests the government crackdowns and violence that continue to plague parts of syria the capital damascus is still largely sheltered from but beneath the calm many will remind you that in syria walls most certainly have ears the more but at the country's intelligence service has political clout in syria that's hardly state secret and says the unrest began in march protestors have accused them of violent interrogations for before i was chased and arrested by security forces in a very tiny cell they beat me severely damaging my back and me be electrocuted and make use the soul of receiving money for taking to the streets they said were agents of america and israel after forty eight hours of detention and torture it took all my money and belongings and threw me out into the street. didn't cooley is a lawyer who deals with detention cases she says the influence of the security police extends even into the courtroom that mohamed we have three authorities in

the country the legal authority the legislative and the executive but it is the security police who make the real decisions the court judge for their decision and i feel sorry for the judge because he is not independent. and good he believes this constant state of fear is thanks to decades of living under the emergency law in place since one thousand nine hundred sixty three in two thousand and eleven assad repealed it to a peace after regime protesters this man who's worked for the more but not for twenty seven years sustained gunshot wounds in what he says was an ambush by a group of terrorists and he asked him about people's fear of the mob but not accusations that they are behind the violence detentions and torture. this is the wrong idea that we're protecting all people for the terrorists shoot civilians who shoot us and then accuse security forces of doing such things accusations that we. are also wrong if this person has political activity without any. tension of

harming the country and he is free to do this. if he has links with terrorists and works against the country naturally justice we pose the same questions to the deputy foreign minister you know depends on the people who talk to if you ask me. to do a different view i have never ever been asked by the security or anybody for something which i do those who fear. people who. illegal activities or carry arms or put themselves in suspicious waves well this right here is a very open and colorful slice of syria when it comes to talking about security services like anywhere by entry but here their presence is so widely felt that it's not possible to determine just what local feel is normal and what is if. and when twenty percent of the population is rumored to be in the intelligence service it's no wonder many prefer to keep their voices down in the light of day but within

a crowd that's here is temporarily forgot. yes i'll take to the streets again and again i'll raise my voice and i'll fear nothing and no one one freedom of expression but we get nothing only bashar al assad is security enjoy it as for us we are not. i. r t. well really are we discuss the situation in syria with beirut based political analysts comment. echoes assad's opinion that the country is on arrest as part of a foreign plot to topple syria's government. i think it's a conspiracy by the regional power they wanted to change the regime of bashar al assad they want it at different regime different government with different had and that's why you can see that regional power hasn't been friendly to the situation taking place in syria actually some of the country has been funneling weapons

and money than i to topple the regime of president assad the president of syria acknowledges there is opposition in that country and he will extend his hand too but it comes away then the his country for those people who are asking for change and that is why today they have a constitutional reform but there is a sudden external power or what they say in opposition an exile those are backed by the western powers some persian gulf country. and staying with this theme historian and author of william engdahl thinks the west interference in the uprisings in the middle east and north africa has left post revolution countries in tatters that full interview coming your way in the next hour. far worse shape libya had the highest living standard in old africa before the bombing of nato today the country is in ruins because of those bombings not because of could offer

you. the economy of egypt is in dire straits the military remains in control they were in the military high command of egypt was sitting in the pentagon when the revolts kicked off and waited for a signal from the pentagon when to return and take control of those events. palestine has for the first time gotten recognition by a u.n. body its cultural arm except it is a fully fledged member but the decision comes at a price for unesco with the u.s. cutting its funding to the organization which represents almost a quarter of the group's budget artie's guy has more from washington. there certainly was a lot of jubilation in paris cheers went up in the assembly hall where the final tally was announced but the vote comes at a price welcoming palestine to the united nations educational scientific and cultural organization means saying goodbye to as much as twenty two percent of the

organization's budget washington as being the agency's biggest contributor so far and the state department has confirmed that they will stop sponsoring the organization on what grounds a u.s. law passed the ninety nine obliges washington to cut off funding to unesco if it is made for palestine but nonetheless this u.n. body facing huge budget cuts voted one hundred seven four and fourteen nations against the admission of palestine a very sensitive and jubilant moment for the palestinians and it's sour point for the israelis than for the united states it seems they've been doing everything possible to do rail to vote but to no avail although the u.n. body in question deals with science education and culture the vote is being seen as very much political as a first step as a reminder of the popularity of the palestinian bid for full u.n. membership. application is now pending before the u.n. security council where the united states is threatening to use its veto power most

of the international community is for palestine becoming a full member of the u.n. and the u.s. position on this is considered to be very much by its. we'd like to know your take on our top stories today we got on the line what the admission of palestine to unesco means just under forty percent don't think the move will change anything for palestinians a third think it clears the way for the country's statehood the rest about evenly divided between two options whether unesco will have difficulties no putting its bills or the admission of palestine would speak in the pillow future rejection by the u.n. bardon have your say i. will stay with this topic ramsey bruited editor of palestine chronicle dot com thanks washington's movers unfair but says you know sco will continue. it's an act of courage up to punishment that's what exactly what it is and the sad thing is that you have many members and the congress is starting to

give you any outlaws and other conservative republican and democratic members who have been pushing for the u.s. to use its iron fist as far as willing to punish to do any organization that either they recognize this palestine as a state or giving membership and that international body will be doing all this is really a membership it seeks it any given organization anywhere it seeks to get bad and who is going to suffer not just the palestinians alone but in you know various countries that didn't exist from the mazing programs do that you're just like minded little how they use their islam but there's one important jim i'm going to out of here and that is president reagan at one point cut funding to get this one pulled out and you know what you this will survive and it will survive this time as well and keeping with this topic dr sabry side ahmed advisor the palestinian president thinks a recognition that you know sco increases international pressure on the u.s. and allies to follow suit. you kind of get the united states of america celebrating

the arab spring going into the square in egypt and shaking the hands of demonstrators seeking democracy while banning palestinians from having their own democracy on their own independence that's your last act and that's totally unacceptable what's also to this is the fact that the united states of america has in the past but it's not in the palestinian authority that it would cut aid now we have our foreign secretary secretary clinton is calling upon congress to reconsider this position i certainly hope that the american administration would reconsider and that the issue of full financial for that will not be off and the palestinian and the international intervention will consolidate palestinian independence will not be subjected in order. to hold a bias or to share thoughts if anything that has to be total indorsement now there is an international voice added to the palestinian voice and i think this voice ought to be addressed and addressed carefully. and still to come here on r t tough

tactics as accusations of police brutality against and wall street protesters now we talked with witnesses of the u.s. crackdown. as likely to be a new round of bullets child trading around the world as the session comes russian . prime minister george. but the country will hold a referendum on the last minute bailout deal to try to contain the books that mountain more in business in ten minutes. wealthy british.

market. why don't what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger no holds barred look at the global financial headlines. thanks for staying with us here on r.t. twelve minutes past the hour in moscow this hollowing the f.b.i. decided to share some of their own ghost stories that's the code name given to the operation that saw ten russian agents uncovered in the country last year the agency released surveillance videos including those featuring famous. chad men out there

request of an information request or to use peter all for has more on this from moscow. perhaps spookiest over all is that this footage doesn't contain any actual spooks there was no charges of espionage leveled against the ten people who were arrested in the united states in june of last year instead they pled guilty to conspiracy to act as agents of the foreign governments now this these videos are to be released coping skill reese post released on halloween something which did raise a few eyebrows however the f.b.i. . this is just purely coincidental now the footage shows members of this alleged spy ring. doing such things as shopping in macy's and using laptops in popular branches of book stores the f.b.i. saying that operation. a clear message to any florida wanting to operate in the

united states over critics have suggested this the release of these documents is something of a publicity stunt it it was leveled at this group that they really didn't send any sensitive information it didn't send any information really of note in fact some security analysts said that the information that was passed they were accused of passing between the united states and russia they could have gleaned from reading the new york times on the morning. or on the story as well as all the news we're covering available twenty four seven a click away at r.t. dot com there's lots online for you right now. you hate doing your ironing it sure doesn't well why not spray on your clothes a spanish designer showcasing dresses made of non woven fabric for those who want their outfits to literally feel like a second skin. but for some people even that is too much as a naked taxi driver went on a rampage and damaging dozens of cars in moscow and claiming he did it all in the

name of love. the growing occupy wall street movement in the us drawing more jobless and dissatisfied college kids into its ranks the record cost of national student loans and high unemployment putting it unbearable burden on the backs of many young people our teams lose wall spoke with some of those already facing a future in debt. they call it the american dream because you have to be asleep to believe a student debt is crushing the american dream for millions of students and college graduates it's this thing that eventually you'll have to kind of face but until then you kind of pretend it doesn't exist because if you did then it's it's a bit daunting vast majority of youth are unable to pay these pay for college unless you have rich birds for the first time in the u.s.

total student debt has surpassed one trillion dollars now more than the nation's credit card debt this as unemployment amongst college graduates is at an all time high president obama recently announced his plan to ease student loan debt we're going to make it easier for you to have one payment. at a better interest rate and this will cost it will cost taxpayers a dime but it will save you money and it will save your child but his plan won't help millions of americans already drowning in debt and it excludes private loans which is where many students run into trouble due to their high interest rates move on dot org launched a petition to eliminate student debt which has garnered over six hundred forty seven thousand signatures if you put more money into the people they're going to spend and that will create demand it will create economic growth and it will create jobs robert applebaum says bailing out students rather than banks will stimulate

the economy i put in more cash in the pockets of the educated middle class they're not starting to. they're not buying cars they're not buy houses they're not starting families not the children in other developed countries getting a financial education isn't such a financial burden you have free tuition in france denmark and sweden finland they don't pay anything a public universities and when they do pay the price tag isn't as shocking as it is in the u.s. twenty one countries in europe for which we have data. there's only four who have to issue more than twelve hundred dollars compare that to an average of over eight thousand for public and over twenty eight thousand dollars for private u.s. colleges many cost much more the average schools are charging thirty five to forty five thousand dollars a year and we myself personally i work at two universities and i net about. twenty eight thousand dollars

a year and it's not getting any better over the past two decades to action has skyrocketed over four hundred percent this year alone the cost of college shot up over eight percent occupy wall street protesters camped out here and across the nation say this is yet another example of rising inequality with millions shackled to college debt for years and in many cases decades in washington. course it's not only students who have been standing defiant on u.s. streets as part of the ongoing anti wall street protests but the movement that has attracted thousands of people from all walks of life demanding economic justice i recently seen a police crackdown around a hundred protesters arrested nationwide in the last three days for refusing to leave their house in denver officers in riot gear use pepper spray rubber bullets to disperse the crowds i would miss is accused police of using brutal force and say authorities are manipulating evidence to discredit activists. who showed up kind of

ready for you know for the chance one out at all totally armed to the. and ready for war so to speak and they would move very quickly we do know that one protestor though in fact the german army showed a picture was shot for climbing the tree and those actually we found out afterwards were the pepper balls they're calling them they're like bowls filled with a chemical. agent not i'm seeing a few videos one arrestee in particular where an officer drove his motorcycle into the crowd this one was tweeted out by the right wing saying look at this guy pushy a couple of his bike how we did a second by second analysis you know it's those people and you can clearly tell that the officer is the gentleman you see was probably propelled backwards then seems to injure his right foot because he jumps back on to his left foot and then in frustration he gives the fender a show at which point the officer comes to a controlled stop hops off the bike just some down and oscar. our u.s.

correspondents have been keeping their eye on developments in the protests since they started in september all the latest updates from them as well as comments videos available on our twitter feed so log on to the web page more about what's going on in the streets. it's going to. turn now to some other stories making headlines across the globe china successfully washers and unmanned spacecraft in the gobi desert in the country's northwest the shen zero eight is due to join another module within days and what would be the first chinese docking with a spacecraft already orbiting the earth exercise part of the country's plans to

build its own space station by to. twenty china started its space flight program in the one nine hundred ninety becoming the third country to send men into space after russia and the us. protests flared in the thai capital over the government's handling of its flood crisis with many of bangkok's rural areas affected residents accuse the government of sacrificing their neighborhoods to save the inner commercial district and have been suffering from food and water shortages panic spreads i mean the ongoing fight with floodwaters thailand's heavy monsoons have killed nearly four hundred people since july with severe conditions expected to continue for some time. if you join us for a walk through the wild nature of russia's remote city of a hot square iceberg survive through the summer and september season's first snow is coming your way in our special report later here's a preview. of discovery's.

becomes. nature can give you. the. business next but he will stay with us. thanks matt a very warm welcome to the business update as likely to be a new round of volatile trading around the world doesn't certainty comes rushing back off to christmas prime minister george pop andro unexpectedly called to hold a referendum on the last minute bailout deal to try to contain the block's debt mountain last week leaders agreed to hand athens the one hundred thirty billion euro bailout and a fifty percent write down on its enormous debt and this

a new vote by austerity wary greeks could lead to the end of the country's membership in the eurozone and trigger a default on the referendum could be held as soon as next january and could become the country's first in almost forty years. let's have a look at the markets for the reaction oil prices are in the right on fresh worries about euro's debt crisis lies we're just waiting at around ninety two dollars per barrel while branches hovering at one hundred sixty eight dollars and of course asian stocks are decreasing for a second day as china's man of that dream grew at a slower pace the nikkei and the hang seng up both losing almost two percent exporters are among the main retreat as in japan with toyota down one and a half percent in the cent over two percent in the red where the honda is screening around point eight percent it has closer to a fifth just six percent of profit drop which now less broadly matched analysts

from the costs and banking stocks are under pressure in hong kong with bank of china down two percent. and the russian markets are heading down with the r.t.s. losing over two percent to clients in the my six which is losing under one percent this is led by mining shares let's have a look at some of the individual share moves here on the my six most energy majors a down on cheaper crude with gazprom losing one percent. thank you stuart so no exception to step on down one point eight percent and trying to rush this telecommunications major all stellar come the company has approved a buyback program worth half a billion dollars. russia's direct investment fund is going to strike five billion dollars worth of deals by the end of the here that's according to the founder of the fund. who says they are now considering around twenty investment projects stephen gaga from school foundation believes it's the right time for russia to

attract cash from a brought what's happened since two thousand and eight and the subsequent issues that are now occurring in europe as well as the situation in the american economy i believe american investors are taking a fresh look at russia because they realize that there are problems in emerging economies there are problems in developed economies or like them so russia with very low debt load and a very strong economy is more attractive than it perhaps was two years ago simply because other parts of the world have developed significant problems in the meantime. that perhaps up the business program join me for another business someday it in less than one us time for you here on r t.

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a last ditch attempt to end bloodshed in syria demanding president assad speak with the opposition and mirth draw his tanks from the streets violent clashes between anti-reform protesters and security forces have claimed some three thousand lives since on the rest started in march. washington halts funding of unesco hours after the u.n. cultural arm grants palestinians full membership by a majority vote the mood seen by many as a sign of growing international support for palestine spending the un statehood bit . hollow intreat mainstream media resurrecting a russian spy ring case code named ghost stories as the f.b.i. releasing footage featuring sleeper agents uncovered in the u.s. last year including fatah and chapman. coming up max keiser and stacy herbert tell us why speculators may be tearing apart the world economy leaving every day savers to pick up the tab when everything goes wrong kaiser report coming up.