courtesy trade agreement which has been signed by poland and many other countries other countries in fact including the united states. new zealand and others is the reason why tens of thousands of people are taking to the streets in poland is the reason why most of the governmental web sites in this country have been hijacked by the hacker groups including the anonymous hacker group which is well known across the world basically this agreement is all about protecting the intellectual property including movies books pharmaceuticals designer clothes and things like that but ordinary people fear that the big corporations will use it to police the web and to take regular users offline so we've seen lots of protests in poland as i mentioned in the last several days we are also seeing protests being held today in the cities of juba and those in central poland we are expecting more protests tomorrow on friday more so the problem about this document is not it was worked out in complete secrecy bypassing all governments and the general public had no access

to it so that's why the regular users are afraid that this document would be used against them i'll just give you a simple example for instance you create a website and you put the links to your favorite movies on this website and big corporations can in fact start a criminal case against you saying that you violate the agreement so nobody knows to what extent the corporations can go in using this document in fact misusing this document as the protesters here in poland and everywhere they protest against it certainly has some resemblance to the american soap bill which is also being discussed in the united states but the difference is that the so-called bill is a moral american local thing the act is definitely international and it will concern all countries which sign it in we are certainly in possibly for more protests across the european continent. porting right out of the act. we'll has

parallels with america's anti piracy plans they were shelved last week after a massive backlash including protests from internet giants like wikipedia which went on a twenty four hour blackout one tootle freedom activist who is the founder of sweden's pirate party says the laws are sure that governments are deep into the pockets of corporations i think it's an excellent example of the agreed just abuse of power by the corporate industry this legislation about putting people in jail was negotiated by corporations and our lawmakers just caught it in their laughter that is not how democratic society should work quite regardless of what this law says now what it does say of course it's all corporate interests so there's no hard yes there really if you look at how the net operates there's activists all over the place that give people back their rights the corporations take away from them and

they are sort of our last hope at this point regrettably. we can really influence lawmaking what people are discovering which people discovered through force with the so far and see for in the united states was that millions of people literally millions contacted congress and said we don't want this this is not what we stand for congress heard them and realize that if they follow the corporations rather than the voters then they lose their job and that's what changes policy in the end . we've got to go to turn our attention of out of syria now where a syrian troops are storming a heavily populated damascus suburb where government forces pulled out earlier this week after clashes with opposition fighters the u.n. security council could vote in the next few days on a resolution aimed at stemming the escalating conflict the draft calls on the syrian regime to comply with an arab league proposal of president assad to leave

and pave the way for a unity government russia has made it clear that it will veto any u.n. resolution that allows for foreign intervention or sanctions its origin in syria itself the arab league monitoring mission has reviewed for the first time in a week because of violence that's after the source gulf countries pull out call on the u.n. . saying they get by and heading home it's said this from the gulf states leave the airport their mission in complete leaving behind a country in a deepening crisis is never going to be easy so you want the arab league monitors to stay i don't want to stay right from the word go the missions prove problematic the opposition accused the monitors of being too closely aligned with the government the government's now accused of being part of a foreign conspiracy and they will it just tickle complains to the observers seem

to liquid on the ground there are concerns that they were simply too few numbers to undertake such a major task but if things were bad at the beginning now they seem even worse following in saudi arabia's footsteps all the gulf states withdrew their observers after damascus rejected their recent proposal that included president cede power to a deputy and form a unity government was interesting that these countries is very interested in democracy and they have nothing and this is the most and through. this is something pani will talk about. what you will have a new constitution we are going to more democratic country multi parties was about what about to do it and the west talked about syria which would be changed and leave saudi arabia as it is to math says rejection was a surprise they sides of the conflict it showed equal willingness to soften their

stance even when the daily death toll in the country continually rising the killing of the head of the syrian arab red crescent was on the way to damascus yes you know they remind the spiraling situation. of the observers that such a creature of a bid to the country's crisis is seen as clinching the arab league essentially has no credibility on the arab street what the arab league mission is trying to accomplish he's got enough evidence concrete everything some human rights abuses on the part of the are so very seen to then take to the u.n. and the evidence will be so strong that even russia and china would feel compelled to work but as of now one month after this mission started they seem to know the monitors things and i know more about what's going on the ground and they think. at the beginning and so it all looks like you know we're going back to square one as the death toll rises earlier proposal being floated to increase the number of

observers on the ground and provide them with u.n. training could be a life saving one but for now those plans have been pissed on hold in fact much of the substance of the report pieces on both sides seems to have been lost in the flurry of diplomatic activity now france and britain have joined forces at the united nations to try to end president assad's rule waving goodbye to the gulf state colleagues some observers remain a bit small consolation syria didn't close the doors in four there are a bleak and. i think. it's diplomacy will give anyone to help but the last decision in the hands of the syrian people not in the hands not arab league screwed council so a national dialogue through these reforms despite damascus and the mission to be extended for another month and the if that is officially saying that they can continue with that behind the scenes and the sentiment is much less optimistic.

it's a gloomy outlook for the country with little regional or international agreement on what action should be taken to stop the violence and putting an end to the crisis seem to be slipping further and further as a very. artsy damascus syria with aleksey it's good to have you with us today still to come in the program davos versus the crisis. ball political and economic leaders meet here at the world economic forum to tackle the eurozone crisis and also the arab spring meanwhile those who protested activist they want their voices heard remain locked out. of fuel and a few surprises as a russian rocket heads to the international space station for the first time this year taking some of the crew cannot do without. ten minutes past the hour the top job in the world's largest country is a highly prized position so beating your contenders requires some creative thinking

those are for the russian president so you're using every avenue available to get the message out that you couldn't get a job has been looking at the campaign's voter attracting tactics. by the right doesn't want is that you were right is that was that it was gray suits and ties and slogans cold out from the poor d m r the traditional election season fair but they're no longer considered politically. today's complaining has gone online in a hot new trend in russia. with programming bloggers making fun of the opposition portraying them in prayer outside the u.s. embassy on sundays claiming they are connected to the u.s. state department and the opposition filming funny cartoons about politicians made out of lego. getting information out there is becoming

easier all the time but the internet is a very different medium to television while on t.v. it's enough to just look into the camera like this to viewers attention not so although that too may he were police video reach millions of the excite line it's not about it just. it also has to be provoked to brazen and sometimes project a whole different image. it's no surprise then that as a character from harry porter became an overnight hit. doing this you will. see what i see you stuck with something yes that ready to go you'll make. sure that the work is work when you're part of the world you. are a part of the what it was just made them. but of them comfortable. apart from catching images memorable catch phrases are used against those in the corridors of

power opposition blogger alex enough while me was the first upload his shop which is trying online a year ago he labeled the ruling united russia party of the evil. and scoundrels the insulting phrase it first appeared on the net but quickly migrated to almost every magical media in russia and beyond a year after the party won in the parliamentary elections and reworked the catchphrase felicity's a vote for the party of thieves and scoundrels for ten years of economic growth with the party of these in scoundrels united russia. the mastermind behind that video and state duma deputy robert proved his party can also fight its wars online broke out superpowers the use of being able to my aim was to provoke her to preen reality darker than that is often i don't agree with such statements in my videos but they do work but i see these putin and russia without putin would rise

why not give away your country your beautiful girlfriend to some foreign guys what will happen to the caucasus nothing less just give it away to you respond in your technical videos me to very professionally you can see that a highly paid specialist it appeals to primitive responses but works one hundred percent first thought is that there is indeed no future without put but videos from the opposition are just as blatant. and out of whole a trend of this election season eavesdropping on politicians and posting recordings online or those taking part in a massive opposition rally in december were surprised to find out that one of their inspirations boris himself described them in a phone as the other person. here for me it's either a problem of property or your property or to your comfort or. it's naive to expect from any side when we are living in an election year there are no holds

barred in this war not even interfering in someone's private life. a lack of privacy for today's politicians is already a modern day reality and with fifteen min. russians going online should be about forty percent of the adult population if you churn is predicted to be should build with online political avatars pushing the boundaries of a virtual world without borders exceeding the grandchildren r t. and another election battlefront has opened up in the united states our website r.t. dot com is the place to find updates and opinions on that online right now union in a state of promises of prosperity and a quality fail to fight off the disillusionment with obama's first term felt by many americans but one opinion this voice online. also threatened with an oil embargo if you want to but we'll turn off the tap first iran is considering

a plan that would leave the euro high and dry even before the new e.u. sanctions come into force all that and so much more right to your fingertips that our two daughters. it is the second day for business decision makers and top brass politicians in switzerland efforts to keep global finance of float not forgetting to make a profit along the way fall out from the arab uprisings is inevitably a major concern of the world economic forum so is finding a way to breathe life back into the struggling eurozone lauren list. today we heard from david cameron u.k. prime minister who had a apply different message than what we heard from angela merkel yesterday when she opened up davos so david cameron came out and said that number of things that he believes the euro zone needs he said they need a quick speedy resolution degrees of debt issuance is and fiscal transfers and order to deal with imbalances so sounds to me like he's calling for some kind of

euro bond said that there needs to be a firewall big enough and said you know really right now the euro zone has none of these things now this is in contrast to angela merkel yesterday who said we're not going to pledge more bailout money even though maybe the investment community wants it we're promising you that we believe this fiscal integration will solve the problem along with structural reforms geared towards things like creating jobs so different message from u.k. prime minister today but a couple things i thought were really interesting so he was asked about what all this means for the future of free market capitalism which is a debate going on here at davos and the emergence and rise of state capitalism and david cameron continue to tout free market capitalism and the european model as the best for freedom and democracy but one thing that came to mind is what we've seen with the technocrats installed that are now running the governments of italy and greece and pushing through these reforms that were very much dictated or influenced by germany and what germany wanted today we see the focus shift to the arab spring

which obviously is a political geopolitical issue but was very much has economic ramifications as we see reports that davos investors are questioning what is the prospect of the change in the arab spring nations and what the prospects for investment are we've seen economic impacts of the geopolitical changes we've seen yields in egypt for example surged bahrain cost be very high there so i think people are looking for answers to that and we have a number of events today that are geared towards discussing that very issue with some prominent leaders from tunisia and egypt here at the forum this year we've seen the occupy movement gather such steam and. and really of course they would be expected to be at davos at the world economic forum the irony is that as i was reading one analysis they were saying it sounds a little like klaus schwab the founder of the world economic forum is channeling occupy and his rhetoric about the problems of capitalism the irony of course is the occupy protesters and activists are part of the conversation here at the forum. to

reporting from davos ok let's go to the world for some of the international headlines a brief of the central iraq now an explosion that hurts killed ten members of a single family as they slept two police officers their wives on six children died as the house was destroyed when insurgents planted bombs all around it three people killed in a separate building these are the latest in a string of attacks in the country since the u.s. military withdrew in december. the u.n. says it is concerned about the conditions in which some eight thousand five hundred people are being held in libya's detention centers several people have reportedly died after being tortured by the militias or denied medical most of them were accused of supporting the top old regime. and attempting to mutiny in new guinea is. up to twenty soldiers put the defense chief under house arrest and demanded the reinstatement of

a prime minister who was in use when he went for medical treatment abroad the man who replaced him said the crisis is making the country a joke among the international community is the latest incident in a power struggle between the two men claiming the south pacific nations top job. to high rise buildings have collapsed in the center of rio de janeiro three people have died at least twenty one is still missing emergency teams are working on the scene as we speak searching for survivors of months of rubble i wouldn't say spoke of a strong smell of gas on that explosion just before the buildings collapsed. well the first a space mission over the year is well underway and it's got more than a few essentials on board a russian cargo space ship is now on its way to the international space station having launched earlier in the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan the progress ship is expected to reach its destination in two days it's carrying two and a half tons of food on the footman going to prison for the crew from that base

there connelly six people on board. and conducting scientific experiments. well on the phone with all of rural america produce about forty percent of the world's corn every year but not all of it ends up on dinner tables instead of feeding the hungry almost half of the u.s. corn harvest goes to making ethanol to power american cars he's a christina reports many are now asking what's more important food or fuel. it is a process that comes. with a price down the way the american way not just from farm to food. but from farm to fuel and this is where it all starts where the thieves are planted and the corn grows it is the most simple part of a process that has become anything but simple the production and use of ethanol one largely considered an environmental one has become very political being blamed for

everything from the power of the state of iowa to world hunger fifteen percent right now of the food increases in this country that you've seen in the last year are directly associated with this policy that policy a subsidy paid by the u.s. government to encourage the production and use of corn ethanol it lasted thirty three years and cost more than twenty billion dollars oklahoma senator tom coburn led the charge to do away with the subsidy and won but the government mandate requiring oil companies to use ethanol is still in place so just about anywhere you go ten percent of what you put into your car is ethanol. even if your car is a race car. nascar's partnership with ethanol

a sign that the pressure on the corn supply will continue forty percent of last year's corn crop. went to ethanol now leaves the other sixty percent to go toward food for people and animals and with the price per bushel more than doubling in the last five years it's no wonder food prices are going up when demand goes up for. farmers or. then they can't. research scholar tim searching or says that leads to the shortage and increased prices of other crops and it's not just this country in other countries where people rely on corn meal as one of the only meals for their family. price hike has been devastated. ethanol farmers and plant workers argue that the claims are exaggerated since leftovers are actually used to make high protein animal feed everything else from the fiber from the protein. and fat though the corn oil is left over that is what

over and ready to put animal feed and still it doesn't change the fact that one sixth of the world's corn supply is burned in american cars that is enough corn to feed three hundred fifty million people for an entire year. raising the question of fairness in the increasing competition between fuel and food. in iowa christine for south r t. let's turn over to dmitri now with the. welcome to the program good to have your company now the world economic forum may be about big ideas but it's the contacts and negotiations done on the fringes that are the attraction for many delegates. are on of is in the alps he saw squid developing the russian capital as

a global financial center and says davos provides actual opportunities for much. it's very very important because that was the unique place where more than three thousand global leaders from business from governments and national organization come together to discuss. different issues and it's the place where most core must be exhibited and to promote itself as a potentially interesting for all those people are going to. businesses and countries. financial business. markets are suffering the biggest capital outflows since two thousand ice in the past four months it reached two and three quarter trillion dollars with russia seeing record losses however the situation may not be as bad as the figures suggest says the c.e.o.

of financial holding or nation's group explain. interesting and not relative but not recorded on a relative basis a record in absolute terms or they're not going to look we have to be close relative to the size of the sophist or secondly we're at that stage of the cycle where russian norm isn't doing very well i won't be told surprised if we see a big pickup and fabric in this ship or be surprised if we see that capital outflow situation for if someone a sentiment towards russia picks up russia is a high growth economy fundamentals a very a check the from the club standpoint and then the third issue is there are there are serious policy issues there's political risk so you know that will continue to a while when there's a there's a four story one just. so you get the markets where the us the bad reserves we kept the interest rates at record lows to let least another for at least another two years till the end of twenty fourth seed is supported by the u.s. economy and therefore this is boosting oil demand and we're seeing light sweet up

almost two dollars at one hundred one dollars eleven cents to move over to the stock markets now in europe it's all our dates following that the fed reserve decision now markets in europe expect the potential strength of the u.s. economy to benefit close across the ocean a foot sea and the dax up around one hundred percent this hour move over to russia markets are continuing to climb the r.t.s. is that fifteen hundred seventy points its highest mark since last november all more around two and a half percent and the my six is also up around one percent circular good what's moving the my sex abuse of metals is pushing mine as high as sevastopol has lost some ground but it's still up almost three percent norilsk nickel is also strong up two percent and among banks which are also a strong second tier stock was that was did is up almost ten percent this hour move

over to currencies and the ruble is. continuing to strengthen against the greenback around one of the hospice said stronger but it's lost some positions versus the euro which is stronger versus little as you can see them the global market. and other news russian tycoon victor vex a bit of has once again postponed the i.p.o. there's gold assets he now says the listing of come chapter gold will happen no sooner than next year as the company's yet to finalize plans to improve production the i.p.o. is expected to take place in hong kong headlines are next with rory. old

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news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images cold world has been seeing from the streets of canada. trying to call for a shelter on the day. if you're just joining us a very warm welcome to you live from. poland the country signed up to a global. internet piracy that covers everything from movies and music. but it's fear the deal will give big corporations too much power to take web users offline. syria troops.

after a confrontation with opposition fighters last week the un security council could vote in the next few days on a resolution. with creative thinking the new weapon in the arsenal of politics. videos are fast becoming more powerful tools than conventional t.v. debates. talk to the british author on the middle east expert who actually predicted the revolution long before the spring erupted do stay with us for that discussion. i'm talking to john bradley he's a foreign correspondent he's does a case of his life pricing about the middle east publications all around the world in the wake of the arab spring he says fall from the.