part of the population will rise up or become disenfranchised with the government so that the u.s. can do as it has in history carry out regime change in iran was the main issue discussed by american and israeli military officials when they met friday with washington opposing any unilateral israeli action against nuclear sites but as polar sleeper reports it's not only around that fear is a military strike people in israel are also on a much. from this rather spartan recording studio in jerusalem one israeli jew has been reaching out to people in iran for fifty two years ties between tel aviv in tehran off a bit in but it's never stopped menasha amir from reading the news in farsi every night and hosting a weekly show for listeners in the persian world to share the views he thinks around a million rain ians tune in and the topic they most want to talk about the possibility of a foreign attack on iran and they are very much afraid that the iranian nuclear installations

will be bombed by foreign powers where they're israel or the united states or any other country but it's not only be rainy and her suspicious of israel or america taking action people here in israel since something's in the air you can see signs of wink and nod from israeli officials when talking about it israel is signaling to the world. if the world doesn't do anything if the wall doesn't call for more fierce actions or more crippling sanctions quoting the secretary of state clinton then israel would take the initiative and strike along some wonder if israel hasn't already declared an unofficial one to rent but suspicions raced further after the assassination of another iranian nuclear scientist earlier this month while on his way to work putting everything together it is clear that whoever it is but if someone or somebody or some agency is very successful in infiltrating understanding last subaltern the iranian nuclear project the attack is

the latest in a series of mysterious accidents linked to iran's nuclear program two aircraft accidents in the space of three years scientists disappearing equipment damaged and computer viruses unleashed and the fingers pointing at israel. and the united states this is a very respectable grammar notion but. iran has many memories. is as good as mine and it's not beyond imagination adding fuel to the fire the plan for israel and the united states to conduct their biggest joint military drill before the end of the year it would see thousands of american troops deployed in israel for a ran it's the most blatant sign that an attacks coming but no one in israel will come on record and say there is a covert war on iran all talk of an israeli strike is limited to the airwaves

policy r.t. jerusalem. relations with the u.k. have been further strain this week over london's decision to take iranian english language news channel press t.v. off british air iran called the move a clear example of censorship british officials say the channel broke broadcasting rules of editorial control and failed to pay a fine imposed last year but press t.v. believes it's being silenced for dissenting views. u.k. based author and media analyst believes the channel is another victim of an ongoing campaign against iran thanks so much. to if this had been separated from geopolitics you know this would not have happened some kind of sanction would have been would have been made and the deal would have been struck so i think the press t.v. has been viewed through geopolitical terms of that is the breakdown of relations between britain and iran at the end of the day i think that most of the criticisms

of press t.v. ad been due to its coverage because you know it sees the middle east very differently for example than the mainstream media in britain this repeatedly comes up pro israeli groups repeatedly complain about it we know very well that the british government at the very highest level was discussing with the american ambassador here how to limit press t.v.'s output in britain so now what we've got is we've got a real limiting of dialogue in the me in the british media and i think that's a tragedy and certainly a tragedy at a time when british relations are at their lowest ebb for a long long period. well across the atlantic a freedom of speech battle of a different kind for sunday way the u.s. congress buckled to pressure and recalled to anti-piracy bills this week after a massive internet blackout and hacker attacks on government websites millions of net users and web giants such as wikipedia and google joined together to stand against the proposed legislation if passed the sopa and people laws would have

allowed top media conglomerates and copyright holders to shut down large portions of the web without involving the courts at the same time the anonymous hafter group retaliated against the shutdown of the file sharing site make up upload claiming to have brought down the f.b.i. and white house websites barrett brown who's worked with anonymous on various operations believes the mega upload shutdown shows the government will take action even without new laws in place. the problem is that the track record of the us and all governments is such that giving them power to do one thing is almost always interpreted by themselves as a means of power many other things so and the way that you know this if they don't megaupload cards in this opens it shows that even without so-called already in place they are already arresting and resting the owners of megaupload and shutting

it down and in the future. there will be a number of other groups that will pop up. more military. situation it's worse in the grass and smells of war and the notable civil war in the us. now let's take a look at what else is making news around the world this hour yemen's president only. left his nation after a farewell speech in which he apologized for his mistakes and said it's time to hand over power he's leaving the country to have medical treatment in the u.s. after which he is expected to return as head of the general people's congress party yemen's parliament recently approved immunity from parts prosecution for saleh who's been accused of suppressing protests and ordering the killing of demonstrators. another bombing on saturday night in the north nigerian state of she has killed eleven people including several police and army personnel patrolling a check point two churches in the area were also attacked meanwhile the death toll

from a series of bombings in canada on friday now exceeds one hundred seventy and continues to rise islamic sect boko haram has claimed responsibility for the majority of the violence that's plagued northern nigeria since christmas. beijing rings in the chinese new year in spectacular fashion from a bell tower in an ancient part of the capital it's traditional to sound the bell one hundred eight times to herald the start of the lunar calendar year the night sky was also lit up by fireworks displays across the country as more than a billion people celebrated beginning the year of the water track. this week russia has seen al build up of political debate ahead of the march presidential election rival camps and candidates are lining up with bloody miniport in setting out his vision for the country and some members of the public increasing

their efforts to ensure a transparent ballot. has more. but just under fifty days before the march presidential election and major campaign was still simmering in the candidates headquarters mr putin decided to unleash his powers of persuasion on the electorate and nonpublic speaker for a change he's decided to be more scholarly picking up the pen for the first in a series of articles outlining his vision for the future of russia what he's calling for its new economy to get built. the gravitation away from dependence on oil high standing welcoming political dialogue and the strengthening of civil society in russia bush and however said people should concentrate on just what candidates are promising to do rather than the theater of personalities we need extended dialogue about priorities about long term choices national perspective and development this article is an invitation to such dialogue

it's important to say that prime minister has never denied the possibility of establishing such a dialogue and i just pray come from his rather than us and this is what is making people take the initiative into their own hands this week some of the most prominent participants december's post-election protest pulled together to form delivery of constituents so they all know where she's been and the new public mood has blossomed people are showing a desire to make an educated vote to know where their votes are going the other stumbling block the country needs competitive politics those behind the new group are quick to point out they're not going to turn into a political party but due to become a major support group for anyone wanting to make a difference with their vote i didn't have the elliptical activists are nothing without this type of newly found public support there to help boost them are the key to public support is good news here and that's recruiting found he spoke to a record low criticizing one of russia's most popular radio stations and called

moscow something to protester in its coverage. the prime minister's. chief. since you don't get mad when you come to me with liquid crap from. the government. all seem to realize they have to think fast and act quickly in order to get the ball rolling with the presidential elections just around the corner. which some say lasted for years the political life in russia and roaring in. our teeth. i'll be back with a recap of this week's main headlines in just a few moments. wealthy

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. thanks for being with us three thirty here in moscow. in a round up of the week's top stories in today's headlines the arab league calls on syrian president bashar al assad to surrender some of his powers to his vice president and form a national unity government with the opposition this comes as the league extends its observer mission despite a lack of progress and doing almost a year of violence. early results show her way she has voted in favor of joining the european union has come as yet another member of the financially stricken union

romania rises up against its governments and sturdy measures. and other stories that shape this week tension over iran's nuclear program reaches new highs as the e.u. debates and oil embargo and the u.s. ups its military presence in the region. and the power of the internet inaction a massive online backlash over u.s. plans to expand websense search it leads to the suspension of pending anti-piracy logs. up next as a special report from nigeria they are multinational corporations instigate tribal tensions as a smokescreen smokescreen to manipulate the country's vast natural resources state with our team. but the best is yet to be seen but lost in the brush just a few meters away. obasanjo

the former president of nigeria in march two thousand and one promise that if i got a manager it was a beaut. oil and gas research institute to be here to fund. me and our walk was supposed to commence the following day in much well that's respect this is the only institute in the us. i listen to this the truth this is the oil and gas research institute in nigeria yeah that's a really good resource joe you can come out to do research if you want to come here you really see a lot just. inside you do your research this is and this was led by the president not an artist and not a minister president of the for the republican idea. that is what we have been. but it would not give up the.

port harcourt three million inhabitants the principal city of the delta and growing exponentially expansion it's like the nigerians who work on the platforms often live here when they're ashore. we're in the car of patrick and we met on the f.p.s. . he said of the control room a major post two weeks at sea two weeks ashore he suggested that we stop to visit his home just now patrick is off to fetch his children from school. normally would gone out for a drive but you don't know it's actually difficult for you to throw somebody here because it was of hugs a lot of stories there but. to pull you employed. or drive your house needs they could live with could not nor that they. will for

a fair a struct in one the other school everyone tries to parks close as possible maximum security cars even drive into the playground patrick actually goes into each classroom to fetch his three children one by one initially when he started it was that it was the it was the espace that he could not by the taking but after these no more of the b.s. spotted about fire and they had a good outcome when they shone and had an exclusive body and one thing as an all a that's so you'll have to. prove your kind and the how you try to provide security for itself. just as a very careful one to see how you can take care of yourself i'll find it i don't go this way and it is known as this trick. don't go out of the. he just needs to know . it's a look around the people of the bar and you are no that's. not it this was just

showing. you some numbers that we arrive at the house a super secure is a little fortress but outside and inside. is a sieve for so from you know you guys see look through this issue is that we decide if anything is going on you are yet to see all those he already does i was here with a new. life. more here with the orb lie still so good. so. so then i looked it out minds because of a wish would oprah for body guess of anything to be there for security purposes difficult for them to get to you is really so you call the police are you. patrick

and his wife so you get used to it all that the state of alert becomes second nature when patrick quits the tension of his high risk job he confronts another tension ashore. the eye ito family is very well off. they leave the country during the vacations to take a rest i've heard people say that. it was not. but it was a curse on the journey of who. is the other what is there now. because of what is happening so people now see it as close because of the militancy the kidnapping and they say. they're taking this. and. it's just the government isn't here is themselves that's why it was is this labor costs are not sublists. this is what mrs i told is talking about militants from men movement for the emancipation of the niger delta.

groups of highly armed guerrillas who attack all sides blow up pipelines and kidnap oil workers. they hide and train in the mangroves their chiefs are in the big cities or abroad. acquiring their revenues from arms sales oil smuggling and ransom demand from foreign companies and they confront the forces of law and order directly in exchanges which end in death some both sides. after endless bargaining during our various trips we were able to make contact with the mend militants. they agreed to talk at a secret location where we were taken eyes blindfolded during the journey. in a room behind closed windows and doors we met the men who terrorize the oil companies workers and who by their attacks managed to reduce production and it's the

man who's going to talk to us calls himself commander rambo here. for the course when the angel was in lake it's a slip for the buzz says clear seven years. just given forgiveness a position of language that i will settle for my suppression of those in the read you. are just. destroying your color noise and. there's the using the same tactic is brought in a different way but the sword they're doing in the schoolyard is they were doing divide a room and they were. like my pop it's. almost the same thing the fact is the sentence because this oil company is that and give money to one look for one government official and he suppresses the cries

the rights of the people so it's nuclear. we have to do this to force their hand to saunter not just calmly with the government of course if we destroy production it's a phrase the government of. mr so though it is sit of and or destroyed are you able to go far offshore to a good forum for example if you're in that close of. a man the militants are able to travel far in their fast and powerful boats. aboard the m.p.'s so they're waiting for them but with our name when they might come the price of a ransom for an expatriate fifty thousand dollars thirty thousand euros the hostages are always returned in good condition to go was from his office patrick is in contact with the offices on shore several times a day his reports are like

a poem with figures. twenty two mismatch from. twelve point three was due to doesn't support. our production gas was the point one five million not into kewl. we injected five point. four day. with c. to the top of the explant was. a good new shot for the so. what injection was done this and. there is a plan for a gradual plan one tonight. of most of the major point positions on the earth to soak in the gym and megyn and we have all the shows on by this year

so. it's possible but i think that would be seized. it to be would look here to be if it's it does happen. i would think maybe it would be in the next fifteen or twenty years because. the fact is we have to lie all the. technology from the outside we don't have the local technology. contrary to what patrick thinks they do have the technology but not the same means. a little trip continues along the delta for a sequence that nobody has ever yet managed to filter. through said time from a village whose name the inhabitants also is not to mention because their revenues don't exactly derives from the declared economy. the journey through the

mangrove and the countless arms of the delta is scary. because huge areas were spread. thick layer of black oil that covers the entire surface of the water below which all life has totally disappeared. kilometer after kilometer of mangrove are affected and yet no scientific mission has ever yet come into these territories . the six black smoke is rising over the mangroves. we've arrived at last. as we approach the men flee. as well those in our boat call to them reassuring upward.

a refinery. an illegal refinery under the open sky. here men distill crude oil barefoot they're handed a means to steal a talk on the risks of explosion. men who've welded together a few cameras to make stills. and to feed the fire by tossing bowls of oil onto it . it's an apocalyptic scene under the dying palm trees. the men live here detail. sleep here and die here and tot up from the inside.

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a defined with each new team that would. be all on all pointy with. quantity which by the way i do wish good old. what can you say it's dirty it's dangerous. in a corner of a dying man grow fisherman turn borders of crude oil are just trying to get by. a nightmare no. more of a parallel economy which learn the basics of refining from oil company technicians . where does the crude come from and where does the refined products go. and. then the. goods but this is look. did you also know what the concrete were known to lie not anything everybody's

trouble nice although still we go to find a less safe d.c. t.h.o. . lies i will only. have. a stills an hour poor thing up boiling refined oil the residues on the under still tas will be thrown into a hole dug in the ground to fuel another operation. opposite the refinery canoes foetal the gunnels with oil await their turn. the boat is used in confined could. probably use. them as a group or. the result was sort of using convened a good. like a truck like short like a truck like a truck like a truck because of these crude oil is getting from somewhere far away from here.