actually result in more bloodshed and a foreign military intervention at the u.n. security council resolution on syria is under consideration russia rejected the latest draft put forward by e.u. an arab states calling for regime change in the country and allowing quote further action if the mask doesn't comply what a lot of us even lemon believes it's not a coincidence that the arab league froze its mission just as western powers up the calls for foreign involvement. well my goodness that sounds like a no fly zone to different language it was an open sesame to direct intervention meeting war the observers were saying into syria they gave the wrong man to lead the mission the sudanese general the they thought the air management your eyes well with deliver the goods against the side believing him for everything going oh i'm cool what a general we do what he said assad is cooperating it's exactly the opposite of what

the last one they wanted a pretext to step up whatever they have in mind which is some kind of you to action based solution is the way syria's civil it's going to see it is usually general opposition in syria syria is an authoritarian state a reporter in the when they got a young group or did we get to go to a national poll that apparently go some credibility he said good bye giora he all syrians back aside for america and britain and the arab league to intervene in syria years and three years and to have an arrogant resolution saying and all the way do it yet be unique in two weeks well assad absolutely should in diplomatic way which told these people to to go. well around one hundred observers are still in syria awaiting further instruction but gulf nations are not taking part they withdrew their monitors saying the mission had found to hold the syrian government

to its pledge to end violence but artie's sara firth reports weakening the fact finding team leave syrians on the ground preparing for the worst. saying they get by and heading home it's said it's from the gulf states leave the airport then mission incomplete 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 write from the word gay the missions prefer problematic the opposition accused the monitors it being too closely aligned with the government the government's now accused of being part of a foreign conspiracy and there were logistical complaints to the observers seemed illiquid on the ground and there were 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 assad cede power to a deputy and form a unity government was interesting that these countries is very interested in democracy and to have nothing this is the most interesting this is something pani will talk about. or will have a new constitution we are going to more democratic country multi-party it was about what about to do about the west's talk about syria which would be changed and leave. damascus says rejection was no surprise both sides of the conflict of shame 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 road to damascus yet another remind the spiraling situation. of the

observers at such a crucial may even to the country's crisis is seen as controversial the arab league essentially has no credibility on the arab street. what the arab league mission is trying to accomplish is good enough everything is concrete everything about human rights abuses on the part of the are so very easy to then take to the un. the evidence will be so strong that even russia and china who 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 than they did. at the beginning and so it all looks like you know we're going back to square one as the death toll rises the 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 would but for now those plans to be interest on hold in fact much of the substance of the report being graded 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. waving goodbye to that gulf state colleagues some observers remain but it's small consolation syria didn't close the doors in for the arab league i think. it's diplomacy would give anyone to help the syrian but the last decision in the hands of the syrian people not in the hands not the obliqueness could come soon it's a gloomy outlook for the country with little regional or international agreements or 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. well also coping with an arrest is egypt coming up on r t a year after the uprising is back to the rear as hundreds of thousands rally against the absolute power of the ruling military john and it's

reluctance to step down. u.n. nuclear inspectors have started a three day mission to examine iran's atomic activities to iran says it's certain the talks the first in more than three years will prove its programs purpose is purely peaceful the i.a.e.a. visit comes at a time when tensions between iran and the west are approaching crisis level on monday even nations adopted an unprecedented set of sanctions against the islamic republic which include a complete embargo on oil supplies from iran that comes into force in july but experts say the imposed band will hit the struggling european economy much more than iranian this is not in favor of european interests what we are doing with this stupid senseless and also wrong embargo and what we clearly see is that this happens upon washington's wishes so we have a few countries greece far from with twenty five percent of its overall oil imports

in two thousand and ten the coming from iran but then we have thirteen spain with ten percent in this regard we do have a lot of european mostly homemade problems now in addition to that we have problems with this oil embargo and as we see on the other hand i just spoke to some of your renewed friends iran will do quite well even under the embargo meanwhile to iran is preparing a response to the e.u. embargo renia lawmakers are considering an immediate halt of oil sales to europe syringe and activists from the campaign against sanctions and military intervention in iran says the measures shows tehran is powerful enough not to succumb the economic pressure. the grace period that the vision for six months for does go to take place may actually not be that graceful so iran is taking matters into his own hands and the other issue is that it shows

a complex city of feeling in the midst of politics and the power that the iranian parliament holds and that is accountable to its people and it's not going to just sit back and watch what's going to happen to the national sovereignty off the wrong here issues really an excuse for deepening the confrontation between iran and the list actually as the same time that is imposing does involve those on the wrong if you see that some european countries are selling more to the countries to the arab countries of the persian gulf so they are benefiting from this is iran the phobia of the star creating in the region so why solve the problem with negotiations by some countries are cashing in we continue to keep a close eye on the iranian oil and nuclear song go on there am a line for you how to our website are to dot com for more analysis and updates on the latest developments.

well as are you u.s. occupy movement protests once again turned violent in oakland california police fired tear gas and beanbag rounds at some two thousand demonstrators several hundred were arrested as they attempted to occupy a vacant convention center before storming into city hall parties were in a poor nyah house more it began around saturday afternoon when roughly two hundred fifty. occupy optimists in oakland california began demonstrating in the streets and hours past the crowd grew stronger and stronger up to crossly twenty two thousand people strong ultimately what the goal was for this demonstration is for protesters to take over an empty abandoned building where they wanted to

create their or new headquarters because as our viewers may remember crossed the country in the united states just a few months ago police departments are removed activists from their camps of this was an attempt for oakland optimist to set up a new headquarters but as the crowd grew stronger and larger of the intially the police in oakland began firing tear gas and flash grenades at the occupy atlanta this morning to the police they say members of the crowd began throwing things at not the officers and that is what ultimately triggered this clash between police officers and occupy optimist but it was as we know this is not the first time we've seen a fierce clash between officers and activists in oakland california got in october there was a least three. people arrested and a former u.s. marine by the name scott olsen was left in critical condition with

a head injury from being struck in the head by a police tear gas canister canister and this is something odd that put a lot of criticism on the police department in oakland california they've been criticized for being very harsh with occupy optimus. well those occupy protests in america come against the background of the race for the white house military might or coping with the crisis find out what president obama's administration is putting top of it's to do this our expert evaluates the leaders state of the union street. relax taste and grips we take a look at how politicians are making a push for power on the internet. but first it's been a turbulent week for poland which saw thousands of people protesting against the anti web piracy pact their countries signed up to along with twenty one other

european states activists say the multinational deal would still needs to be ratified by the european parliament allows firms to censor the internet like syria says he reports now from warsaw. at first thousands across poland directed squarely at the notorious anti counterfeit trade agreement the idea of funding. for publishing the. material somehow illogical to me it's like punishing the corporation that produces knifes for knives being used to kill somebody but with every passing rally the protest grew more political the crowds put prime minister government on the fire for signing the agreement on thursday most governmental websites were hijacked by the anonymous hacker group i think they were trying to maximize us with. the promise is that there would be a sudden closer touch to the documents. that we have rights. to. the rights for

our own interpretation of the can but that's not possible knows a lot from our government technically active should be a good thing protecting intellectual property ranging from music to design your bags but the global online community fears corporations will use it to police the web and take regular users offline for high. this internet behavior it certainly has a striking resemblance to the much debated sopa bill in the united states which sent even online giants like google and wikipedia to take direct action but the law was only meant to work locally across the atlantic while act would be applied more globally the act of. racial groups and in some countries it needs to be ratified by probably a man but not in every country so we have another. actor is still an option for many many countries it was too much for one french e.u.

deputy quit calling act charade then came the twitter twist the micro-blogging site saying it can now censor tweets country by country. to protests in war so we're expected to gather up to forty thousand people but a sudden big freeze kept many away nevertheless the intends to rally for several more weeks hoping to urge war sos ruling circles to take a step back twenty one other e.u. member states along with poland signed but it's only here that the decision has caused so much controversy and public dissent the document is yet to be ratified by the country spar limits which certainly leaves the possibility of more protests everywhere across the european continent let's. see reporting from poland. well as our correspondent mentioned the microblogging from twitter is enough. scandal on its own and got more analysis on that in our website r.t. dot com including one suggestion that the move will ultimately backfire on the

government. make it very clear that your government is censoring you. step in pressuring people to show the stuff that was censored but also pressuring governments to change their policies. with the internet liberty campaign or. also online. these are not the most famous whistleblower is getting ready to reveal even more on t.v. doing a song just launching his very own talk show here on our t.v. all the details on our website. well this week egyptians marks a year since the beginning of the country's uprising hundreds of thousands flooded into tahrir square the iconic birthplace of the revolution and today the polls have opened for the elections to the upper house of parliament this after islamist

parties claimed an overwhelming majority in the lower house the new government is currently trying to develop a new constitution but above all egyptians want the dissolution of the military council which inherited absolute power from deposed president hosni mubarak but political analyst. told r.t. the military knows it's time is running out most egyptians are still weary but. the supreme council for those. who don't choose to be. the symbols of. the general. feeling of frustration. from the all these even some members of the supreme council. for a position that's people just have a general lack of trust. i believe that the sooner.

the better for them you know. much a little and so far. as. to the letter president obama vowed to reform tax and five poverty while helping america's military during his annual state of the union address much of the focus in this here is a speech was dedicated to the country struggling economy and the pressing problem of inequality in body by the occupy movement obama also praised army advances abroad and the assassination of us some of the loddon speech is regarded as a pre-election chance for obama to sell his campaign to the public school professor paul sheldon foot from california state university believes the address clearly demonstrates the policy priorities chosen by obama's administration. he used the cute little code phrase that we're going to have an enduring relationship with

death in a stand which means we're going to have bases in that country and stay there for ever whether they want to serve. likewise he said regional gadhafi syria's next day and if iran doesn't behave there the after that so. it is totally contradictory to say that he's going to be able to pay down the american debt and expand government spending programs domestically with savings from bringing in soldiers older mors when in fact he has plans to expand while he didn't mention china by day me also said that we have a pacific strategy and the world will know that we are number one. that was a thinly veiled threat against china even i mean how insane can you be china's holding more than a trillion dollars of our debt we've got tens of thousands of factories there we're highly coordinated doing depended on them now and he's threatening them to.

actually campaigning in russia it's when weapons that are on the front of the battle line now i do the katherina going to televise been looking at the cutting edge tactics being used to win hearts and minds. i said i doesn't want is that you were right is that was that it was very suits and ties and slogans called out from the poor d m r the traditional election season fair but they're no longer considered politically in vogue. today's complaining has gone online in a whole 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 attract viewers attention not so although that to me you are police video reach millions of the excite line it's not enough to just cut the message 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 potter became an overnight hit it's an industry doing this you will. see what i see you stuck with something yes the ready to go you'll make. sure that the word is work when you're put in the wood you. put a gun there but it was just beat 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 shot which is tongues online a year ago he labeled the ruling united russia party the. and scoundrels insulting phrase it first appeared on the net but quickly migrated to almost every magical media in russia and beyond a year after party won in the parliamentary elections and reworked the catchphrase felicity's a vote for the party of scoundrels for ten years of economic growth with the party fees 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 supreme reality darker than that is often i don't agree with such statements in my videos but they do work

but i see disputing that 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. respond in a war technically this video has made a very professional you can see that a highly paid. it appeals to primitive responses but works one hundred percent first thought is that there is indeed no the true 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 from each user of government property or for 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 but. a lack of privacy for today's politicians is already a modern day reality and with fifteen. million russians going on lunch today about forty percent of the adult population future is predicted to be sure deals with them online political other tars pushing the boundaries of a virtual world without borders exceeding the gradual r t. well all candidates are busy storming the web those demanding a fair vote have got behind the wheel to protest hundreds of cars find the color white as a symbol for free polar circling of center of moscow is the latest rally following the parliamentary elections in december are seen as come off as more. scores of drivers are taking part in this run across most going support of their lectures it's called the white looing and it's taking place on the gordon ring which is one

of the main transport arteries of the city the rules are simple anyone could take water as long as they have a vehicle and fix any white object on to it be a white ribbon. or whatever this is the water of a series of protests rallies which have been taking place in moscow and across the country since the parliamentary election in december tens of thousands of protesters gathered for the two biggest and rallies moscow is seen since the collapse of the u.s. the story is one for the fourth of february. but while the opposition is bracing itself for a february rally thousands gathered in the city of kathleen birth to support the ruling party hopeful the dream of clinton this is the second mass rally for his candidacy this week. well look now at some other news from around the world this hour several taliban negotiators have begun to talk to us and after the two sides

are thought to be discussing trust building measures including a prisoner transfer afghan authorities are reportedly also planning to move forward with peace talks the taliban has previously refused to recognize the government of afghan president hamid karzai. greece has rejected plans for an e.u. budget commissioner to take power of it's taxes and spending under the german proposal athens would have to pay its debt before spending any more money greece and its investors are now nearing a deal that could see a second eurozone bailout an agreement must be reached within a few days before the next round of money can be paid. we're going to take a short break here in our insane i'll be back with a recap of our top stories. we

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soon which brightened if you move from phones to print these. stunts on t.v. don't come. live from moscow the week's top stories the leaks beleaguered mission arab nations hold their observers working in syria oh reports of an upsurge in violence damascus says that could make things worse. talks between iran a new a new paris factors resume amid international tension tehran is considering stopping fuel supplies to the e.u.

within days as a response to sanctions. although u.s. anti corporate protests feel the full force of the law in oakland again with officers resorting to tear gas and flash grenades to disperse demonstrators and arrest hundreds. and most are now so proposals to stop web piracy sparked a mass protest in poland activists say their governments are supporting internet censorship not copyright protection. up next to modern david and goliath battle as we report on how our cultural giants are trying to eliminate old fashioned farmers . then why are i was where my wall why why why why why why why i.