in the thing. so this is a game and there it was military aid to egypt reaches one point three billion dollars annually has been very serious there has been a week to condemn this car one in the days of blank checks are over or they condemned mubarak tons of times but at the end of the day the continued on flowing that the provide the support also continued on flowing. or in washington's so-called support for democracy here in the middle east and washington wants to step in always the situation as much as possible in order to get on to its interests they don't care about democracy meanwhile even those on the streets protesting against car share the council's concerns about the engineer's motives the usa has had a hand in chips policymaking for years but the whole n.t. and your campaign has become the first serious disagreement between america and the countries your story takes cairo wanted to send washington and message that it's no longer the silent dog it was under mubarak but an independent state which will last

so the right any outside interference some doubts though they really minute the end to military movement growing have a bigger you can see it over there this is in council of the armed forces or scaf now running egypt is in a very vulnerable position and this nationalistic pronouncement may just be and nationalist show put on to calm the people down and to win back a shred of credibility here if you know. cairo. remember we always have more stories news and comment on our website r.t. dot com and right there at the moment should you log on be a tourist anonymous group clinton city officials publishes their personal data online in retaliation for what he calls the violent crackdown on occupy protests. also on the web site of mine we caught in a cold snap ukraine enjoys its harshest winter in recent history with over one hundred people dead because of drastically subzero temperatures correspondence

account from freezing kiev is online feed right now at r.t. dot com. in a recent report london based independent news agency the bureau of investigate journalism uncovered countless deadly drone strikes carried out by the u.s. in pakistan it also highlighted several quotes from president barack obama claiming the strikes only target terrorists and not civilians however the report found hundreds of civilians have in fact been killed by these cia led aerial attacks to compile the report thinks it won't be long before the legality of using unmanned drones in that way is tested in court. the cia has been saying for some time that it hasn't killed a civilian in pakistan. isn't every news agency. every credible news organization that's looked at this is not the case we know that civilians are being killed pakistan is clearly very unhappy with. an interview in

a british newspaper the. pakistan high commissioner to london describing the drone strikes was in effect extra due to actual execution state sanctioned executions seem to be an indication that these drone strikes are happening at this point what not because of what pakistan wants united states court has ever looked at the legality of these drone strikes and there's a reason for that every time a case has been brought in the united states that has attempted to look at work that these. strikes are legal or not the united states is claiming something called state secrets privilege but that's where they say actually this is a covert operation and we can't discuss it really does need to be an accounting here and an examination by the u.s. courts about the legality of these drone strikes and the various additional legal questions that they raise and that time i suspect is coming quite close given the pressure in the us right now. special interview we speak with the former israeli

ambassador eikenberry to discuss the position his country occupies on today's worldwide political states that's next. what we are have is radio. who recently resigned from the government on grounds of principle he said he could no longer serve in a government whose policies he did not agree with ambassador thank you very much for joining us here in our team you resigned after more than thirty years of

service what was the final score. to greet the stuff of the foreign minister ministry of foreign and the banner of all banners for him was who. desires peace needs to be careful. and i thought that was very telling. of the psyche that. exists behind his political weight and i thought i could not see. a minister with this kind of statement is it a statement supported by the majority of israelis i think we israelis yes we. we grew up. with you that. we need to be on alert.

to any more most israelis live a life that is quite. and you can of the environment and planted in the u.s. or you know. europe western europe and you will find the israelis quite. easily integrating into society into requirements in place and so on so it's not any more the regiment it's a society of my childhood. a little tired at any given point in time but it is true that israelis are not naive and they believe that we can survive here in the middle east. only if we are ready to fight when you resigned you sent a message to all the staff of the foreign ministry explaining the resignation what was the action and what is the general mood like among israeli public servants concerning the policies that will have to the friend i have no illusions some of us

were frustrated by my letter. because. it is outside of the code of conduct that you just drop out because you don't like the message the messenger has no view over the message that it is because of conduct and it's quite legitimate to think in that way how many messengers agree with the message and how many don't in the foreign ministry in my view. large majority don't care there are professionals and whatever message comes for them to deliver they will do. there is. a solid minority ministry that is politically motivated to promote. and. in its. rather. hawkish.

position government. is pursuing. i think we do also have the lefties. leftovers from the past. but i think they're a minority your last overseas hosting was as ambassador to south africa what's your experience in south africa she seems as far as the christian nation is all is concerned. i think that israel is. in a danger zone to slide. by default. into. money for stations of apartheid if we don't take it. and i'm afraid we don't take care and there's going to come pain in the united states as far as israeli policies on iran and palestine does how close is the rift between the united states and israel or is it merely another quarrel i'm surprised to realize how deep the

americans care for israel is when it comes to the conversation the political conversation in the us. i also can see how. the aftermath of the war in iraq and in afghanistan. and the american cities of the middle east. could work badly for the image is present in the u.s. in the political discourse in the us. in the context of american interests god forbid that the u.s. will be more reluctant. to reach out for israel because our predicament now is like a result of a policy pursued by this kind of government in a way that i think is tragically wrong. that we lean to the american

congress a single source of strength in our diplomatic fabric and that is a very dangerous. who can it's all the lie on in the region considering that in the aftermath of the arab spring the middle east has become more radicalized i don't think israel is looking for allies i think israel is looking for. partners. of convenience. one is jordan. whose survivability in the way in the form we know it is a house in my kingdom. so we entertain. a lot of common interests egypt is consumed by its own revolution and as long as it doesn't pose a threat to us i think israel is taking a very careful distance and turkey. a catastrophic

foreign policy towards one of the emerging powers in the middle drain you and that's what a lot of our thank you very much for joining us here on r.t. . sometimes you see a story. you think you understand it and then something else you hear sees some other part of it and realize everything you. are welcome is a big. issue for. could you take three. free.

free. free. free. free books videos for your media projects a free media. here in the russian capital. rush. to the bloodshed in syria will only be found in both government and opposition forces laid on the. western gulf countries keep up the regime change rhetoric and recall their ambassadors from damascus. fury in the u.k. as a tourist terror suspect up al qaeda spiritual leader in europe is. back onto the streets of london after the european court of human rights group says deportation. and the first signs of a rift between the u.s.

imposed egypt says washington's threats to hold it won't change its position. on western. former stories in less than half an hour from now in the meantime takes to the skies to look at how hot air ballooning is becoming increasingly popular here in russia that's our special report next. people couldn't fly for a long time i don't think because they didn't think it was possible we can learn how to do that without machines anywhere if we want to. destroy your arm while people here are remand ticks but they have generous souls a lot sunni's do something out of this world and in time to experience disease of the skies would brings these people together they come here from all over russia and the world are. always people stick together because of both the love of

ballooning and that none of them will be able to do it single handed each person is a zone of responsibility those on the ground are responsible for the ones in the sky together they are a close knit team. it all started in the late eighteenth century a balloon with two passengers in the basket was launched from a paris suburb one pm and fifty four minutes on november the twenty first seventeen eighty three was piloted by collateral. and marquis de long after flying across the french capital they landed safely in another suburb twenty minutes later the king of france for stowed them the title of count being the first humans to fly in the air and granted them the right to hand it down to successive generations of balloonists. since then

anyone going up in a balloon for the first time has to pass an initiation ritual to be awarded the title of count by the pilots. that she was killed which elements do you know. he was in really earth water fire. what else. the air. was gone through all of them to. earth and flew in the air. and in the air and of course taken off without flying. fire is the main driving force of any hot air balloons the first timers have their hair ends burnt as a sign of respect for fire champagne then comes into play as a symbol of water that is used to extinguish the flaming has finally the initiated tell the head sprinkled with earth as

a good luck charm for future flights. the first balloon launch in russia came exactly twenty years after the french debut in eighteen zero three a balloon just from paris flew a russian balloon passenger over moscow according to one theory emperor alexander the first but ordered the launch he wanted to know what such aircraft putting those designed for warfare were capable of doing in the mid twentieth century ballooning was no longer popular in russia almost no military balloons have been in use after world war two yet ballooning today remains a recreational activity for hundreds of thousands of people around the world.

p.s.e. gorse russia's oldest spa resort today it is popular among both russian and foreign balloonists you find both mountains and lowlands the city is just over one thousand five hundred kilometers south of moscow mt elbrus europe's highest point is only seventy kilometers away the mountain stands nearly five thousand five hundred meters above sea level. the first ballooning competitions in the caucasus were held here russia's southernmost region that was in the mid one nine hundred ninety s. a pilot had to be a professional to stay. balloon and keep it at the right altitude you can never tell how the air currents are going to behave. only nine pilots turned up for the inaugural event thirteen years ago nowadays it is an international festival that attracts both russian and foreign balloonists the aim is to restore the to ghost's

former glory. vitale. is a former air force pilot on the first balloonist in the caucasus the crew holds him in high respect he was the first russian take the risk of launching a balloon in the antarctic. were made a sectional bosco's and a balloon that featured the colors of the russian flag for most k. we went to paris. from there on to santiago. finally reached eldest a nation prince terrace in chile with the world's southernmost city with. the usual polish it was on the cell phone as hosts a number of stations belonging to the united states but very many people in high places outside our country from the presence of russian blueness they're extremely objectionable and we paid up before we arrived in chile most of us were able to fly

to king george island but only after two failed attempts. to get in the end with winds of eighty meters a second we did manage to launch a balloon but not before everything that could be broken was broken. and will continue. as far as i know only four men in the world including myself have ever launched balloons in the antarctic. vitaly was trained by alex some of one of the first balloonists in the former soviet union has been chief referee at every balloon competition in russia found he. and to the country's first balloon manufacturing company russia has a total of forty professional balloonists that make frequent flights. about yours each exercise is performed within

a radius of two hundred fifty meters other balloons start trailing behind the hair a minute later. before each launch the referee tells contestants what they're supposed to do just like with passenger aircraft balloons a check for any technical folks profit taking off alexander's wife vera shares his passion for flying she was six years old when she first saw a balloon since then her cherished dream must been to pilot one. dress leaves you mean come on everyone can participate is a critically gifted week no matter how old you are or better and how welcome to come here with children very many men bring their wives along their money but they don't come here is simply to look around and go far right they help a lot. now there are a lot of a monitor's the building in competitions she recalls them a new verse wind speeds and alternative flight paths and schools them accordingly. the admission the first balloon to go up for stubber pole it is

a heads up as soon as it touches down the pilot will allow to cross and the ground the job of other pilots is to keep in mark as precisely as possible. the first building to go up is called the herring balloonist lingo it is piloted by the judge then the other contestants need to mimic kids maneuvers by approaching it all moving away. only few pilots can cope with such difficult competition the professionalism of the talan also has earned the couple the title of aero good. of russia but alone us founded russia's first company manufactures balloons aleksandr to launch off made his first balloon in the late one nine hundred eighty s. it's lining born inscription saying the first soviet made mungo feel.

possible. ballooning has gained enormous popularity in russia in the past two years this can be seen from the growing number of orders for balloons placed with our company. and so i don't think the shape of balloons or even the wicker baskets is going to change the balloons of the future will offer a more comfort to in-flight pilots for the. things like better navigation smoother knobs and delicate thin cords instead of course ropes tools void getting entangled . knots that sensors will give way to radio signals reporting temperatures inside the envelope with dust and all that will be mainly intended for the spectators at the balloons are most likely to look like the ones built by the brothers montgolfier for a long time to come. all i had was a basket and a burner. one

tank costs full two minutes after that it should be changed i mean you should be two tanks at all times one of them an active duty and the other as a backup. to just wind up with this right here is where the baskets are born these tubs are filled with water and about the liquid is used to soak willow. canes are here. but we're using rattan pam to make of this particular basket today on the gumball dream i call fused to give school children physical education classes he was

a teacher by calling and dre even held a scientific degree for fun one day he decided to weave a small wicker basket today he's head of a company which makes much larger baskets. in the old days we used to make balloon baskets in russia today the firm storks of the tropical rattan poly used it's more popular because it's more practical it's imported from europe and southeast asia. because so king process takes three or four hours the material is not put to any particular test to see whether it is ready for processing but then i don't need any i just bend it to see whether breaks or not. it's a simple as that if you've just ok your bullets get down to work with your work is a handy craft with a long history it was all the rage in nineteenth century russia where there was used to make all sorts of things from furniture prams and suitcases to hunt bags

and toys the traditional craft somewhat faded in the twentieth century but it is being revived today although this is a slow process only a few workshops can handle major deals involving work a work. family but a human nowadays basket wickerwork barely differs from its french origins yet the same technique has been used for hundreds of years i have seen how they do it in the czech republic and in germany which their methods are very much alike. andrei shares his team's motto there is no place for an important things in aviation bus gets a made in strict conformity with blueprints the job takes three days on average every small detail is important from the ropes to the framework few women and found in this trade men's hands are stronger. than last week

our products retain the warmth of our hands. the. i'm sure but if you are in a good mood while waving a basket the result is a good product. in the. culture is that so much the same thing which of course you might find it comes in here in a facebook submission the barbering is being called a very big deal and many hope the i.p.o. will lift the entire tech sector but is the.

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a computer model of the believe numbered once the blueprint is finished they use it to cut out a pocket of material these are used to make parts to believe. elaina cooper yoga is a seamstress by trade twenty years ago she worked as a tailors making dresses and overcoats when ballooning got a new lease of life she switched to the ambitious task of making balloon envelopes elaina's bloom several times including flights aboard balloons of her own making. zenith all those lost balloons during a festival in the. it was a very long time ago i even flew over the kremlin and it was so much fun will do such fine some bands but back in one thousand nine hundred one or one thousand nine hundred two. it was amazing.