it is if you. believe the issue here if you do this is to. provide protest flare up right across the us as disgruntled activists target boards and trade hubs in defiance of a relentless police crackdown. taking the plunge again russia's third richest man announces his second attempt to enter politics by running for president. and as bravo obama celebrates the end of the iraq occupation of iraq his point to the devastated infrastructure and unstable government american troops are leaving behind. coming up in the business both him leave that to get the only boris's

targeting the corporate computer system buddies helping twenty minute. nanny out of the russian capital you're watching r t with marina joshie welcome to the program now some of the largest yet occupy protests have erupted across america paralyzing its west coast from the block port of oakland to the shipping hob of seattle thousands upon thousands of disenchanted occupy movement activists have taken to the streets and defiance of a police crackdown a corresponding guide to count as more from washington d.c. . seattle police used flash bang percussion grenades to disperse protesters who blocked an entrance to an order yeah adult facility police said multiple people have been arrested they did not specify how many of those those protests were part

of a national effort to block the west west calls for trying to take thousands took to to go on boards from california to alaska to do this to disrupt what they describe as an economic machine that benefits the wealthiest individuals and corporations and that's pretty much that's been the occupiers message from the very beginning they marched on boards in san diego los angeles o'loghlin portland seattle tacoma anchorage in alaska the protesters cared for in need managed to disrupt the work of those major ports on the west coast in oakland the port there was almost entirely shut down same in portland in l.a. the effectively blocked trucks from approaching the board by doing that the occupiers to keep the message of the movement alive as they say saved their targeting corporate greed and government complicity now

a bit about why court the court has to say they want to cling to the profits of goldman sachs goldman sachs owns have one of the world's largest transportation and shipping out for the occupiers it's a way to make a point to get back at those few bank which has very much contributed to the financial crisis in new york occupier serve marched in solidarity with their fellow protesters on the west coast they took their message to goldman sachs directly marching around the banks a little lower manhattan had foreigners almost two dozen people got arrested during you know what looked like a peaceful demonstration there in houston same solidarity demonstrations twenty people arrested so far as already said being. i successfully cracking down on those peaceful protesters across the united states this man doing their camps a big thing demonstrators around five thousand more than five thousand peaceful protesters have been arrested in the last three months those arrests though don't

mean me you can be home like that anymore that's what it seems like it seems to be good to have become business as usual dozens of demonstrators who get arrested every week over the weekend seventy people were arrested in san francisco now as occupiers are being forced out of their occupy the locations in parks and plazas all across america members of the movement want to make sure that their message doesn't manage together with those ten is there. a reporting there from washington d.c. any can follow the latest updates on what's happening across the west coast right now. is on twitter and she's tweeting constantly about what she's seen well these latest protests have come as a surprise to many who predicted that was that a minus of occupy tan townson movements would fall away but sleep in the cia journalists who's been covering the group but the police crackdown has been a trial by fire and passed with flying colors. after an incubation period

with the occupy movement really messaging and getting the message out across the country following the media blackout they began ridiculing it they could not be ignored the police cracking down on the organiser the effort across the country. and what's been happening for example and other across the country is that people are taking action into their own hands and they're really sending a message to the system through the power brokers in the country of business as usual mark and today will be another mass showing of power and solidarity by the occupy movement. unfold across the west coast and coming up later in the program europe's financial crisis drags on the british prime minister a splendid treaty veto to parliament as greenies goes cap in hand to austerity

inspectors once more. also hope springs eternal ukraine's former prime minister tries to avoid a seven year sentence for abuse of power at the country's highest appeal court and that report she's in very bad health. the race for the presidency in russia has taken a new twist the country's third richest man says he's running for the country stop job in march businessman ousted from the leadership of the right wing right cause party have the recent parliamentary poll is optimistic about his second attempt and make politics i despair for us has more. well mikhail prokhorov calling his decision to join the race for the presidency perhaps the most important of his life now is an unexpected me for the russian billionaire he's known for making his money in finance and metals and perhaps is the better known in the past the owning a basketball team and also for his exploits as russia's most eligible bachelor in

recent times we see him playing the political field in the summer he agreed to lead right calls which is a new political movement aimed at intellectuals and businessmen and i he's going to be running for the presidency and much as an independent candidates and against the backdrop of the tens of thousands of people we saw taking to the streets on the weekend he said he's going to be aiming his presidential candidacy at the cool middle cause now who's why evasive about his political plans and we do know that the official registration for his candidacy is expected later on this week there's been some skepticism among analysts and again and indeed from the protesters themselves about a woman brokaw's political ambitions actually are but although they're not fully convinced at the moment he's certainly talking the talk he talks about this new political movement about society waking up saying that political forces that don't

engage in discussions with society again to be swept away but russia's third richest man looks set to join in the presidential race in march for a supporting their progress chances of victory are uncertain but some analysts say at the very least he'll bring some fresh blood into the presidential race. it makes it more interesting because he's a very good mother tissues of finance here he's a businessman he's a sports personality he's internationalist so therefore he's a name that people will recognize and he would bring. vigor if you like to the proceedings one would expect him to articulate some views from a purely economic point of view you haven't much experience of politics but you could argue about finance you can argue about the way ahead for russia he may in fact attract the new class of the young professionals the under thirty five's and

so on they want to voice. mail for that but of course being an extremely rich man he's not going to attract the poorest population so i would say it was really going for the new middle class young professionals of the people who would like to be like. now don't hesitate to log on to our website r t dot com if you missed something we're covering it's the best place to get all the comments and alison here's a quick look at what can be found there at the moment. find out how. her life to make sure local and. their winter payments despite being shot by raiders. also secret no more iran says it will design a new spy craft based on a brand new american stealth drone it shot down over the country earlier this month .

the war in iraq is coming to an end says barack obama was the withdrawal of u.s. troops set to conclude within weeks and he was speaking at a joint news conference where the rocks prime minister who's on an official visit to washington obama says the troops are leaving a sovereign and self-reliant iraq but iraqis say after almost a decade of occupation their country simply cast adrift as artie's schon thomas reports. as two thousand and eleven draws to an end and historical chapter for iraq and the u.s. is finishing as well the occupation is over the feet feet i'm glad that the americans are leaving who are still concerned because if they do troops leave who do not know what will happen next meanwhile despite all the efforts by the us there is doubt that anything significant has been accomplished in implementing a new form of democratic government but i think that's why they're not.

destroy said on. the old system is that the people and they spoke they have hope then they have nothing to loose the state which is more down from said down syndrome that's for generations iraq has been plagued by sectarian violence now moving forward there is concern whether different parties can agree to work together for the benefit of the country and the problem of the with the us and horses but i know. for sure that the from the profits. from the book know the problem and the fight to determine that voted. for this in their view and this is what we are something and now there is a fear that an ineffective government will leave the country vulnerable to outside influences get out of the sun city having to be doing that if you take the american people i think was a bit of an idle non-theist if. you put it like is

loyal and i didn't get i don't know. i didn't on the phone. but there is no doubt one of the problems here in iraq is that the infrastructure it was already crumbling but as the conflict progressed it was all but destroyed now the people living here say there's a lot of rhetoric about rebuilding but the political infighting and corruption is blocking any real progress on the military is something very big. again i can but in this is done we will not see yet i don't know projects going people you know and if it is a people say the security just detailed just like that about it it's going to take over and beyond the political challenges there has been an exodus of critical thinkers and educated talent in the country a much needed resource for any developing nation we need for the people working and made this a work better education. for everything so we need you still believe i'm ready

to go on where you're going through this story because i think. you'll know nor what what what the way to work a shore ok we will leave but you will come to me and i don't leaving iraqis in a position of continued reliance on american resources in baghdad sean thomas by two. the souter of the future of freedom foundation take up harm verger told r.t. that iraq is will never put up with a regime brought into power by invaders and this nine year war and occupation has been an absolute disaster you killed countless number of people with this invasion occupation you've got us regime that is dictatorial in every sense of the word there incarcerating people without trial holding that man definitely i mean it's

part of a dictatorship that just happens to be democratically elected and there's people there that are never going to accept a regime that came into existence compliments of foreign empire that went in there invaded it without any cause and then what happens with it if iraq decides to go totally independent and oppose the u.s. government then what happens with all those arm is just another recipe for a giant mess. well r.t. has spoken to a former indian ambassador to iraq a thinks the u.s. withdrawing troops from the country does not mean a and to washington's presence a full interview is coming up for you next hour but here's a preview. i don't see this. is actually i think it's just full of the cards so as to speak because the american not going very far they're just going to mexico and you can always come back because the bases will be kept intact and as i mentioned with a twenty thousand strong u.s. embassy most of that stuff except for that always be there and secondly they have

made sure that there is nor the air force so they don't control the space. very very. which means that you can be false whenever you want oh you. know it's a crucial day for the former ukrainian premier you're with us on tuesday it's her last chance to escape seventy years of prison as a country's highest appeal court is set to hear her tam to over turn a conviction for abuse of power are just like here chefs explains why the iron lady of ukrainian politics is hoping for. experts are speculating how long it may take for the ukraine appeal court to deliver its decision on the appeal against the verdict of yulia tymoshenko ukraine's former prime minister in fact it is unclear whether it may take several days but we do understand that the essential part of

the hearings is starting today on tuesday experts are also speculating what their verdict what the decision by the appeal court would be and most likely they say the court will deny the appeal against verdict i'd like to remind our viewers that on october the eleventh the country's former prime minister was sentenced to seven years in prison for abusing her power during signing gas deals with russia back in two thousand and nine the move which infuriated both the european union and russia which said that all those laws were all those agreements were signed in full accordance with the countries with the two countries legislation and the european union said that unless you are freed there will be no agreement on the association between the european union and ukraine signed any time soon now experts are also speculating whether they could be other reasons for you to be freed from the detention center where she has been for the last four and a half months for poor health may be one of the reasons for the authorities to make

such a decision it is understood it is believed that has a very serious diseases. spinal hemorrhage and also possibly some. sources report of blood disease. and that's why she's feeling bad she can't even walk as some sources say she has to be carried by armed guards when other she's been taken out of her cell in the detention center now the sentence for abuse of power which she has already received is not the only accusation towards the country's former prime minister we also know of other. cases against her including. the tax evasion case including the unlawful use of money a receipt by ukraine from the signing of the kyoto protocol and also several cases have been launched against connection with her business of fifteen years ago when she ran the united energy systems of ukraine company and struck deals with the

russian defense ministry in one of the latest moves the party in the ukrainian parliament said that they would even agree to sign laws which contradict their policies aligning themselves with the ruling party the party of regions only for you to be released so far with statements from the authorities that case has to be conducted in full accordance with the country's legislation and that's how they trying to run this case for the moment. i suggest you're boring they're still coming up in the program and internet spy scandal all maps for is a bird's eye view of a top secret u.s. military base and citing a storm of accusations that the company is compromising national security. and when says five thousand people have now died in syria's uprising crackdown forcing international leaders worldwide to increase the pressure on damascus.

british prime minister david cameron has taken a stand in parliament to defend his firm no to a new european union treaty he said the changes were not of the country's interest and a lack sufficient financial say guards in southern europe debt ridden greece answered a round of meetings with international stary inspect there is seeking any new tranche of a dad bailout story an advisor in news for the latest rescue attempts the euro zone is just heading further into crisis. what the austerity is doing is driving us deeper into a depression and we've now entered what is in effect the second great depression and just as happened in the nineteenth thirty's europe's leaders are repeating the mistakes that deepened the depression in the thirty's which is to deflate in a crisis in a crisis you have to do the opposite if you do you if you impose austerity if you reduce demand you will drive the european economy deeper into deeper into mass unemployment dooper intimacy and that's the road which they're moving. is

about removing any kind of democratic accountability and putting in place a system whereby there will be sanctions imposed on states that exceed their budgets that don't reduce their deficits that don't pay off their debts in other words the unelected e.u. officials will be overriding the democracy of all the working people in europe in order to drive through the austerity cuts to. public services pensions benefits wages. and more economic forecasts coming up on the kaiser report seven thirty am g.m.t. is a time for a banking bigshots to take cover here's a quick taster. mark fall for dr doom he was on bloomberg this week and he was asked about this whole euro zone crisis and what he's doing and basically it's going to fall apart he believes that the presenter asked him do you

own dollars then instead of euros and look at his response. i have a very special stock keeping for you. the same police g. d r you know what i prefer to hold with bloody finally jumped on my bandwagon you know since two thousand and three i've been ninety percent gold and silver that's what we've been telling people to do it's worked out with this past decade it will work the same with the next decade. google is at the center of a spy scandal the internet giant is accused of compromising u.s. national security and that's because one of its maps application shows a classified airbase used for testing top secret military drones investigative journalist ross baker are saying this case exposes washington's hypocrisy. what the

news organizations that that spotted this saw and have published is a photo that very clearly shows what seems to be a drone the super secret drone on a secret air base near yucca lake in nevada and of course this is the type of technology that the united states government is desperately trying to keep away from prying eyes we know with this recent development with iran having commandeered and then taken down a drone and now they're reverse engineering it and learning about all the parts that then governments are under pressure like never before how are they going to keep their secrets governments themselves are extremely hypocritical they want to know everything about us and of course those drones are doing the exact same thing that the google satellites are doing there zooming all the way in and they can actually seen people be equals and who's doing what you're taking pictures of

everything so they want to be able to essentially prying into everyone's lives and have no one brought into what they're doing. now take a look at some other stories from around the world canada's pulling out of the landmark nine hundred ninety seven kyoto climate change agreement the agreement committed nations to curb greenhouse gas emissions to reduce the rate of global warming canada's government justify that was drawled by saying the deal hinders its ability to grow the move is a major blow to environmental groups who are accused of protecting polluters rather than people. not a nation say around says around five thousand people have now died as a result of syria's crackdown on protests un human rights. a once syrian leaders to face trial at the international criminal court but the mask is called the allegations by saying they're based only on the testimonies of rebels rania masri

a professor at the university of lebanon says the credibility of numbers given by the u.n. should be. well there are definite questions on the credibility of the syrian human rights observatory particularly when it comes to the number of victims that they are victims of the government atrocities many a time anyone who dies in syria they claim that these are victims of the syrian government atrocities you could say we have in the several different function factions here working you have the united states and france and turkey and certain members of the league of arab states that of course working very strongly to push for an allied government in syria a government that would do its wishing as a government that may be more akin to the jordanian government more it came to what mubarak was in egypt prior to his downfall so i government that that was not to not support resistance against israel a government that would work towards a peace agreement with israel a government that would open up its economies fully for the united states well that

brings us up to date here on r.t. katie is next with a business news. overall welcome to the business program only viruses are the scourge of the online weald many users worldwide have seen that puzzle data wiped out by a single piece of malware but what also is of course is now increasingly targeting corporate level computer systems as artie's correspondent michael craft the polls. now a virus is used to be created by disgruntled teenagers or so-called hacktivists the level of virus we're seeing nowadays definitely carries of distinct level of sophistication so many alone post it with twenty eleven losses a port of one hundred seventy million dollars thanks to viruses companies like labs here also predict the future where companies resort to closed systems in order to

stave off fifty or file corruption now another thing hampering the industry is the emergence of free antivirus software which chips a lot of consumers into thinking they can protect themselves next to nothing it's like kaspersky himself said if you want to go to work you can book it's free but it'll take you ten times longer than if you spent some cash and caught the bus port of call now and finally there's some bad news for you mac users out there you think that you world is virus free think again. because just simply have not the time to take a live mate any kind of virus for apple users but with popularity growing for apple and macs we can be guaranteed that in the future because we'll find a new can of worms which will be tailor made for apple's. let's have a look at them off all the. previous session. at around two weeks

sounds about the years and prospects and is trying to get out about one hundred seven dollars per hour while the dog is that. fit. japanese exporters were among the minds of kind with thirty says don't forget nearly three percent and. that's the one hour now ahead of the end bell here most of us markets finished monday session on a negative note. thank you all just on the my six last three sounds. like you had two days trades a leg saw from capital says there will be no surprises as investors are staying away from the rest ahead of the christmas holidays and the market rules remain range arranged around we're nearing christmas all the adult in this race will worsen the shuffler performers either before or after christmas holidays were

entering year and obviously there are no reasons for year and relevance of a certain and at the same time there's a lot of uncertainty mainly stemming out of europe and so i think the range where it is what we'll see for out this week and the next and probably toward servian of years well given the level of uncertainty to does look like a challenging year again it will press remain elevated that's poz for russian budget that's positive for for the oil and gas sector there will be providing have to have cash flows in the coming years. russian standard is mixing a wine vodka business can't tell cognizant newspaper says the owner of the well known vodka brand is buying italian alcohol. but is worth at least one hundred fifty million dollars and he is now you know that is the fault why brand it was in sixty countries including ports in finland russians found it has a long struggle to overseas his business and earlier try to acquire voice could produce certain them off for three hundred million dollars however the deal filed

due to shareholder conflict in the ukrainian company was it for me for now i'll be back in about fifty five minutes for your next business bulletin.