marketing weapons. at the united nations security council america holds one permanent seat but when it comes to weapons the world's largest arms exporter is often seen as sitting on two chairs they say there isn't an international embargo on arms preventing them from doing that that is a fact but that doesn't change the immorality of supplying a dictatorial regime that is killing its people in massive numbers every day and we are are deeply concerned about that as u.s. officials continue publicly scolding countries over relations with syria critics say the accusations are being thrown from a tremendous glasshouse the us is a hugely difficult in this regard because they've long been the largest arms dealer and most of those weapons the us sold historically more than four hundred billion dollars worth of since the one nine hundred sixty s. have gone to the middle east and you can't argue. seriously that it's made that

region any more stable in the past few years nearly fifty percent of u.s. weapons exports have been flowing to the middle east many countries with the biggest appetite for american weapons have also made headlines for carrying out brutal crackdowns against dissidents and opposition groups if you are you're ok friends they're thugs you're not i mean this is for all of us who have been overseas the duplicity and. of american foreign policy is painfully. evident according to congressional figures america has sold one point four billion dollars worth of weapons to bahrain since two thousand and america struck its single biggest arms deal when saudi arabia ordered sixty billion dollars worth of arms the us has long subsidize the israeli military and recently supplied them with bunker buster bombs at. say district teacher car maker of middle eastern countries is

aimed at iran and extending u.s. dominance in the region who. is going on the war. against your own it's not a. you know you remember why. it's all about some geopolitical f.b.i. whistle blowers sibel edmonds has accused america of playing particularly dirty while leading a campaign for regime change in syria this not some kind of. simultaneously op rising situation where people are a ballet and then suddenly they are mysteriously arms and mysteriously arms are being smuggled into syria from cherokee well who who is providing this arms nobody is asking in the us media while these are u.s. arms shipped to turkey this as the us military complex flush with record revenue continues to lobby its interests on capitol hill arms manufacturers are some of the

biggest companies in america they're some of the most powerful lockheed martin not only do they make an so for the defense department around the world they're a federal contractor and many other levels there you can evolve in elections this statue outside the u.n. headquarters is a symbol of global peace and nonviolence but critics say the idea has been twisted by the us which goes around advocating peace arming countless conflicts all for the sake of profit marina point ny r.t. new york. based on international human rights as a syrian solution must come from within and that foreign interference with the of the state. in syria i think it is a matter of there are some very legitimate interest in the country of people who would like to be able to participate more in their government and i think the government has made some effort to respond they think it needs to make more of an effort but i don't think that comes through foreign intervention it comes through

indigenous processes of the people in the country if you look at any foreign intervention over the last several years you see that after the foreign intervention many more people died then could have possibly died through any type of indigenous process even one involving violence and i think that moscow and some of its allies on this matter are very wise in seen the pitfalls of foreign intervention and as the u.n. charter makes it very clear that the use of force should only be the last possible means of trying to deal with the conflict. the catch is to have an international human rights lawyer talking to us from geneva that. agree cabinet has unanimously approved belt tightening measures being demanded in return for a bailout athens needs a hundred and thirty billion euro lifeline from the troika of the e.u.

the international monetary fund and the european central bank to keep the nation afloat a troubled bill agreeing to cuts to the country's parliament only after fees debate and cabinet from which six minutes this quit there was violence on the streets sea with protesters furious over the impact of a stereo while it sued a strike group the country to a standstill and financial journalist metric athena's says the greek leadership's actions have nothing to do with people's wealth. the government's not doing what's in the people's best interests it's just doing what's in its own interests and the people don't trust the government the government had an option we could have just said no we're not going to accept these measures and will go to default and by the way there's no reason that a default has to equal an exit from the euro zone i don't see that that connection other people have made that point and that's used to intimidate the population in greece to scare them to say well if you don't exceed accept these measures that are going to default i'm going to be part of the chaos of all the drachma hyperinflation disaster and you know these are scare tactics because the people that are in power are bent benefit from

a system where they can cooperate with the euro kratz in brussels i don't believe anyone within their right mind would think that they'd be able to to to pay though those debts back clearly there's an interest for the banks that are on the hook the european central bank is obviously bought a lot of that debt so they stand to lose but at the same time if they just keep rolling it over they're going to lose anyway i think part of this is just a function of the of the system and people just trying to you hear that expression all the time kick the can count down the road because some people do all the time in their daily lives and they certainly do it in politics they just they don't want to do all the problem now and they just would rather progress made and push it along and i think in many many cases that explains a lot of what you see here. meanwhile ratings agency standard and poor's has added north fuel to the european debt five by downgrading about through all of these fleeced all bonds thirty four out of thirty seven institutions have been a hit and creating massive buying such as you to credit and intends to some talo it's another blow off for the agency because it has

a sovereign rating last month by two notches as part of a modest downgrade of ninety euro zone countries standard and poor's explains the move saying with a today's economy heading into recession the banks may become unable to pay all of their wholesale debts and more check out our website available to you twenty four seventh's unlike the web page of the central intelligence agency in the you was so nobody else you don't call to find out why the atoning was enormous hocks of it is having found out the only u.s. official web sites with the cia becoming the latest target. in the hungry for power at the muslim brotherhood demand egypt's military rulers signed the appointed prime minister and replaced him with that own account that. is.

the official anti obligation. on called talk. on the. video on demand. old girl. and. now an apology want. dot com. people of russia becoming more and more involved in the political structure in their country and ahead of next month's presidential election a group of journalists bloggers and pro accept figures have created a league of voters and a bit to make the upcoming vote fast and transparent. it

doesn't take long to find videos of alleged violations during the recent parliamentary vote in russia just a couple of clicks is enough since years of these files have flooded the internet and even though most of the allegations are still to be proven in courts tens of thousands of people have been taking to the streets demanding fair elections with marches presidential votes just around the corner events are unfolding quickly with . people want to vote responsibly and to know where their villages go they want political competition independent courts and media forming voters league is not our achievement the idea was floating in the air the voters league was officially founded in january by a group of journalists and bloggers activists artists writers and other public figures and statements way g.d.s. clegg t.v. host and now activist. that riteish asked or the head of

a charity fund and blogger he was idea to be also known as dr lisa. or other school martha borden a tour of the blue buckets movement fighting for equal rights on roads for everyone was moving as our league is an opportunity to gather people who are not indifferent to what's happening to more people with a similar position there are better ways to move the league's main goal is to ensure fair elections it's published a list of initiatives on the web divided into groups that everyone can be a part of public discussions and online votes are the key instruments and letters have been sent to all presidential candidates asking them to cooperate. with a week and even though the project is less than a month old everyone has so far agreed including pledging little to another candidate businessman mikhail prokhorov has already struck a deal with the leak you have to go on willing to authorize one hundred fifty thousand league observers was also arranged to put together

a unified database to keep track of the election principles according to its founders around ten thousand observers are needed to ensure a fair election in moscow alone. it's great that the civil society wants to be more active but it's clearly important not to cross the line and observers not only are positioned it is serious so if the mutations not to take sides in the political process. the leads founders say they'll shut the organisation down if it ever starts turning into a political movement claiming there are keen to work with all candidates equally there's no doubt society has changed more people want to have more influence on russia's political life perhaps that's why it took less than one month for the voters league to establish ties with both the authorities and the opposition and with the help promise from candidates the league just may secure enough access to effectively monitor the vote in march as long as it avoids taking sides and

protects its neutrality is going off r t moscow. just some other stories from around the globe un chief ban ki moon has called on argentina and the u.k. to avoid an escalation in tensions over the disputed falkland islands in the run up to the thirtieth anniversary of the war of in team its foreign minister had set him on has made an official complaint about the u.k.'s with our ization in this south atlantic saying it threatened all of south america and has also accused britain of deploying nuclear weapons near the evil than the islands which london describes as absurd. ms pac-man has pleaded guilty in the u.s. courts to plotting to kill president barack obama twenty two year old will back good deal of those charged with possessing a gun and providing material support to terrorists and could face search for years of jail and he was arrested in july twenty levon after he bought an automatic weapon from an undercover u.s. agent. journal sororities have rearrested and the alleged leader of

a radical islamist sect of vocal harrar in the east of the country has capes last month from police custody accused of masterminding the violent christmas day bombing that killed at least forty four people the militants who say it is to establish sharia law when they killed one hundred eighty people in a series of attacks in the city of cairo last month. stuff planned in egypt and not again since the fall of fall of president hosni mubarak activists are also to demonstrate against the ruling military council which they say has saluted the revolution the boric ruled the country for over thirty years before being toppled demonstrators are once praised the military of one bracing their revolution say it's failed to provide political transparency and is seeking to retain power. going up in just a few seconds all she's moscow team takes off to explore winter wonders of the outskirts of the russian capital.

well some people embrace the winter and all the frost fill dates for teas that come with it others like to hide and was staying in from the dark nights and zero temperatures. sleep and relaxation just like various animals some hibernate is an escape for many yes but still outside life carries on however cold the weather gets away from noisy traffic and the chaos of city center living reality checks can be a good thing. is fresh air. in texas sucks that we need to skate the city wrap up warm and venture outside. hello martin here now it seems every day that i get invited to various parties a lot of events by different organizations and people but i have to admit it just gets tiring after a while so i thought what a trial. outside in certain sense i come face to face with explore the true.

life white scapes the science of snow just a james and breathtaking nature frozen in time just take a look at these beautiful sights. as the largest country in the world to see in magnificent scenery people flock to this country each year to enjoy the interactivity supposed to by fun loving and spits a precious. muscovites deal with months of freezing temperatures have learned to make the best of the season they celebrate and cherish what ever the weather brings. to fishing region as many areas where you can i special a popular sports here the fishing season generally last from december until march it's my first time trying this out first to take the huge ice screwdriver all the

alga as it's called pressure and strength is needed and eventually you break to race i guess you can see the water ice fishing is about patience the short ride in the small tracks the fish. wait. i see something i think. well. look at the parts more it's a success. the reasons why russians are so passionate about fishing on various leisure the chance to pick their skills against nature and to spend time in the open at food like minded people ice fishing can be enjoyed as part of a stay in a nearby holiday resorts district presents a variety of entertainment programs by the children and for grownups and the company also prides themselves in being good for the environment. the thought of

war style is a what is eco friendly and it situated in pollution free area off the moscow region one of the main attractions of the place is its location on the banks of the easter want to reserve or surrounded by beautiful untouched nature all the cottages here are built of natural materials like northern pine woods. of course in moscow and the surrounding region there are various winter sports one can enjoy such as snowboarding cross-country skiing or ice skating but this week's show myself and the production team are going to try and bring you something a little more creative follow me. i'm here to try to have a ski dog sledding and straight off it's into the sled and. you can either sit or stand and there's a break at the back which controls like a friends at the front. siberian husky is a medium size dense coach working don't breed the comes in different colors there's

always our club is called. to alaska with all of the it was founded in one thousand nine hundred eighty and is located at the park in moscow we have ten siberian huskies our club offers various p. matic riding experiences in sled pulled by the dogs and there are excursions around the park masterclasses in managing the sleds and extreme night riding and also a special family trip to russian santas mansion is very popular among the visitors joined by the only team we frantically slide through the forest in other words they love the snow job just standing guard and tacit. sliding over the hills and through the forest this is an excellent attraction anyone can enjoy. what an alternative way of travelling in the woods about the show this is great five dogs are just beautiful the so well. and then he will commit to

the center and try the south across one thousand roubles that's around thirty dollars for a twenty minute ride. talk setting as a means of transportation and snowy climates is relatively updated thanks to the snowmobile dock standing still remains popular in certain circles such as remote areas of russia. today in moscow and in other code the city's rather well dog sledding is most often seen as a competition sports and of course such amazing dogs a popular as pets. the most popular one sport has to be either snowboarding or skiing including downhill or cross country there are several places where you can enjoy such sports in the capital and surrounding areas outside the city there are various resorts such as volunteer. and they venture park. although please take note research well when it comes to prices as in the peak season deposits real charges ski high and refreshments make a day trip

a weekend very very expensive. because while there is no deterrent to many tourists who visit mr joining cold months they want to see russia in full each week to glory we need to delay the end so we face in a few adventurous you can bridge to eventually to the russian region in search of terry taylor images and usual tractions inflatables enhanced cheeping as it's called is extremely popular here an alternative to a sledge to grip the handles and slide down a snow covered hills purposely built track and field so it would be nice to get charles to discuss any fear we'll push down the route. we go. just like a roller coaster we plummet down the slope fortunately we have lots of space in the frozen river to stop what's fun. terrified. yes amazingly it was it was good for and it was scary to start with but

it was a really really enjoyable experience tell me it's the middle of the frozen russian winter why must you come here to moscow and i we wanted to experience something totally different and we thought why not come to moscow when it's going to be really cold and see it for exactly what it is and it has been amazing if you're wrapped you're absolutely fine because in the u.k. when it's what. the temperature is you know in the winter it feels different it does i don't think people dress properly in the u.k. for the cold weather but here you kind of wear xor tights long johns big hat gloves and you're absolutely fine we went ice skating yesterday in gorky park and it was the most fantastic experience but we really was. amid the tree lights on it was really lovely i don't think people realise how exciting it is here it's absolutely

fantastic and we've just had the best time i recommend anyone coming. i know for the first time we go he park i was rubbish but it was good it's amazing people here just embrace this this weather the seasons and they just you know they're passionate about it and celebrated in the u.k. but it's not everyone just. starving. everything's closed and you know. yeah but here it's just you know people just get on with life and. live you know live and work how they have to and i think it's great that everyone certainly embraces the russian winter whatever the weather i'm from minus thirty plus thirty would you recommend anybody to come here to moscow definitely definitely tell my friends to just. lots of ok there's so much to do here just. brilliant so cultural. and yeah i'd love to come back.

well it was great to meet you and i wish you luck in your next crazy sporting event thank you for. saving the best for last that screws up the frozen lives and drive of a deep blanket some gleaming snow on snowmobile speeding through the rushing countryside under a soft sky is a fantastic and gentle and filled way of exploring the moscow region. insulated snowsuit so clothes are needed and gloves boots and crushed helmets all provide just a few if you how you really feel the wind on your face and feel the true speed racing across the state we feel the frozen river atop a snowmobile is a great way to see the region's breathtaking scenery just look at these wonderful winter images. wow. that was fantastic was the high. although strides

here on the frozen lake and with the first thing is. winter is a dynamic time in the fashion capital and the mr region offering unique possibilities for travel is to experience russian culture traditions and sporting activities and as my restaurant my cousin party invites regime of my return to the capital maybe it's time to spend time money on other she pops activities besides going to exercise and coming face to face with nature is only good thing for the soul russia rocks in the winter and a trip to moscow region with all its incredible winter activities is something not to be missed. wow what a day absolutely brilliant although we really did just highlight a few of the winter sports available here i'm definitely coming. it's the moscow

region again next week although i think these new hobbies might be a little difficult for my balance well fortunately that's all the time we have left on this program for me and the must go out production crew here bye bye for now. mom dad it's me do you think you can let me some more money have some new skis i want to buy. wealthy british style. markets why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy

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