limited time. more optimistic. the theater where the ingenious opened their hearts to the rest of us. are real limits. on. the stories that shaped the week here on our t.v. is violence in syria shows no sign of abating a year after it began the methods being used in another damaging battle are exposed but this time targeting people's minds. more volunteers more excuses the u.s. is making profuse apologies for the latest deaths of civilians in afghanistan but experts warn that washington will have to brace itself for impact lash. and israel actively makes the case for going it alone against iran what is a greater potential strike would put a serious which in its relations with the us. with

a look back at the last seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly on. syria the first anniversary of its crisis this week violence is spiraling out of control in the middle eastern country but there's also another battle raging on fought by media spin doctors working to shape public opinion on the turmoil reference had been held by unconfirmed reports and footage from the combat zone that difficult to verify. takes a closer look at the methods of syria's conflict. clashes in the streets of syria have been raging for a year now but behind the scenes there is a media war that's just as damaging as the one taking israeli lives rafi cloth

freelance investigative journalist from damascus says he's found what he thinks is proof of media manipulation of the conflict in syria and this video from the syrian town of phones the camera focuses on the cities all the refinery the shooting begins seven hours before media viewers around the world see a pipeline explosion allegedly caused by assad's army bombardment you can clearly see that something is slowly burning in the distance when the smoke has thickened english speakers correct their cameras positioned for a better shot of what's going on they shake it to make it look like amateur video. it is only old as the receiver it's clear it's not an explosion and people are reporting it the way they need to see it. in another video from a house of his own homes someone behind camera talks to a doctor and the corner we see a little not. if your job good will punish you and talk

about his wife. again after some thirty minutes awaiting the crew starts to get nervous and it's cool a little girl or maybe you can read no we need al-jazeera while life on al-jazeera eventually the girl will forget some details. on issue but short and your children in this footage we see danny holmes activist known for his exclusive reports from the very epicenter of the conflict is preparing to go live on c.n.n. he's relaxed and calm. and there is no shooting until he asks for it was the digital easy target. no worries just do it. live. there are the. solution i see the whole deal. tell them there are some buildings collapsed and we're taking buildings why. there

could be a miniature under a get good job in the last hour or two. or two hundred dead enough reality. we got the big deal for you. to become journalists trying to make a shape as soon as possible. to produce. but not everyone is happy about it the politics of the channel were changing that the word. on high. leftist and progressive voices such as mine were not going to be this welcomed news not anymore obviously the ataris excited to cheat a picture of the news a little more than we used to know that's always a mistake. well known what questions and russian used to report for al-jazeera from the world's conflict hot spots but syria has become the rubicon cross he mentioned on the groups fighting against assad's army his bosses and doha felt he needed

medication he has just resigned because of biased coverage he says somewhere like you know promoting. syria. egypt tunisia whatever but i don't think for example that the revolution i'm behind on saudi arabia and this is just a proxy it's a proxy used by by its there by fellow factions by certain a government by us to fuel this war. with more and more proof and merge in all of the international media is involved in the arab spring revolutions the question remains open to what extent they influence events and how much responsibility they therefore share for what follows. see beirut lebanon. the masters is preparing to host a u.n. technical team to discuss a plan for international monitors in syria the group is part of special envoy kofi annan peace mission aimed at establishing

a cease fire and giving talks on the way between the government and the opposition russia gave a strong support to the efforts and warned against any attempts to derail them. i hope this mission won't be ruined we have a feeling that every time we manage to achieve some positive change in the stance of damascus there's an immediately counterweight reaction and any steps toward are dismissed i hope this won't be the case of how countries in the middle east and some western states treat the mission of quote you know it was very strange that two days after his first visit to damascus the opposition syrian national council claim the mission had already failed we were standing definite signals to damascus to cooperate with mr nobbs and we hope that other members of the security council also demand the opposition does not provoke the escalation of violence and cooperate with mr nonce mission. which has papadopoulos some analysts from the only one magazine politics first says and man's mission or should be hailed for its

balance in syria put could be undermined by those seeking regime change in the country. well i think first of all kofi annan mission in syria needs to be applauded by the international community for having approached the situation in syria with impartiality in that he's spoken so you members of the syrian government including president assad and also members of the syrian opposition the same cannot be said about the american british and french governments who have made regime change their policy from the very beginning because what will come out of the time that the united nations when kofi annan relates the findings of his mission i suspect it's going to strengthen it's going to add credence to the five point peace plan put together by russia and the arab league about a week or so ago however the stumbling block really is going to be the permanent members of the western permanent members on the security council who have made it very clear that president assad has to go from power so i think whatever kofi

announce findings will be it's going to be limited by the western response here with r.t. we're live here in moscow this is the weekly still ahead in the program hopes dashed to the ground as thousands of illegal immigrants come to the u.k. to escape a life of poverty they find themselves in the smaller of the streets. lost with western nations quick to point the finger at others who don't share their same ideals it leaves some to wonder if it's democracy they preach all the hypocrisy. and stories to come first this week the u.s. named it the soldier accused of killing sixteen civilians in afghanistan last sunday so isn't robert bales is now in a military detention center in kansas following the latest deadly incident involving american troops it sparked outrage among the afghan people and another round of apologies from u.s. officials there's always going to reports afghans are not convinced by the excuses

. i think that. the. sixteen innocent afghan villagers slaughtered in cold blood nine of them children u.s. officials are going out of their way to present the american surgeon who apparently committed the massacre as just one bad apple. this incident is tragic and shocking and just not represent the exceptional character of our military and the respect of the united states has for the people of afghanistan this is not who we are in no way does he represent the. ethics and morality of the american servicemen and servicewomen and i think afghans understand that but afghans don't seem to be buying that at all. the rage and humiliation felt by afghan people appear to be way beyond what apologies can make up for they've heard them all before in the last few months all too often and each one very similar to the next

just weeks ago the white house apologized for the burning of the copies of the koran by u.s. troops an incident that triggered a surge of violence this was a deeply unfortunate incident that does not reflect the great respect our military has for the religious practices of the afghan people and weeks before that in january apologies again over footage showing u.s. marines urinating on dead afghans these actions do not represent the values of the vast majority of coalition forces who serve the nation's honorably contrary to what u.s. officials say some analysts believe that those incidents are symptomatic of how the military operation in afghanistan works it is increasingly the case that this is looking like. a brutal occupation which is killing a large number of afghans were afghans to win so i was humiliated insulted and what instance like this will be regarded as a symbolic of exactly what is wrong with the american occupation it is an

absolutely cynical operation to say that they don't think in afghanistan for another free how many more people will die how many more instances like this the only solution to this is to bring the troops out and then for these for these governments just opens of a name in countries where they have absolutely no rights and copious apologies handed out by the administration don't seem to. to appease war critics back home let alone the afghan people but what about the whole idea of in aiding a country and occupying a country and disturbing their country creating hundreds of thousands of refugees and suffering this it ever get to a point where apologizing about the qur'an is rather minor to some of the other problems that we have to have created the taliban has vowed it will take revenge and analysts expect a fresh surge of violence children shot in the head women slaughtered it's incidents like the latest soldier's rampage in afghanistan that extremists of all

kinds used to a new people to their ranks those new recruits go out to kill not even the most heartfelt apologies can change the minds of people on revenge it becomes a vicious circle that breeds even more danger spreading far beyond the borders of afghanistan i'm going to check our reporting from washington archy. translator as it's an assistant editor and she would book comes as u.s. soldiers have a history of avoiding punishment for their crimes. it's likely that the u.s. will prevent such an investigation such a trial because of all of the other incidents where they have let off easy. u.s. soldiers they commit murder i mean the guy had these a massacre in iraq. where nine u.s. soldiers killed twenty four akhi men women and children. none of them were convicted except for one who was merely demoted to the rank of private and he will

serve no jail time these types of things happen all the time the diplomatic cable that was released by wiki leaks revealed in two thousand and six in iraq. men women and children including three infants were executed by american soldiers not a single american soldier was prosecuted that i can go on and on like course these things happen in the u.s. to prevents actual accountability for the perpetrators it's almost as if murder is a lesser crime if it's done by someone in a u.s. uniform. and about twenty minutes from now artie's so fishermen are talks to afghanistan's finance minister on the cost of war and both economic and social we did after and do not want the international forces to be in afghanistan fighting for us even in our longer india needed the war has cost the nation a lot it's not i don't think you can put a dollar figure on this. if you think

a hundred billion two hundred billion three hundred billion is still here and while the deficient of thought was beyond you cannot make it diversity is the public public often mission it give us teeth the state institutions putting growth to bear that. is not easy. and if you can we were in about twenty minutes from now president obama warned iran this week that the window for dealing with its nuclear program through diplomatic channels is shrinking but he stressed again that washington still prefers to use diplomacy to get to iran to abandon its autonomy plans this israel is actively building the case for striking iran without american support a move that as an artist reports could put television ties with its closest ally in the firing line. there's a growing chorus of anger in israel but the government refuses to listen there's no

logic in attacking iran but we have a government that bans illogical things and that's really frightening and while most experts agree israel is hot on having the capability to attack iran is really officials keep hinting a striking could be imminent the million dollar question like now is whether or not israel would go it alone it could call on its closest ally the united states for hope but washington's making a lot of noise not to strike i don't think there's a possibility. we. ferment of america before we strike and the best i would say. we build the green light and we can say it was probably a little. fallacious between israeli and american he does not change the demanding

in the loose talk of war coming out of this you know his government i'm not buying it. you know. given. his rough start. the u.s. government. cannot accept the idea that he is really. you know what. you know war and while no israeli official has gone so fast to confirm an attack on iran the implications are clear the consequences of such political moves have been very very. important namely. closing the straits of. stopping the flow of oil from the gulf. we are not going to reopen. the flow of oil. a striking

iran. in spite of american explicit objection would certainly. relations with the united states might. even break them all together and in the long run that might be a gamble even more dangerous than taking on event. tell of it. well it's not just the u.s. that israel may see a seismic shift in relations with in the near future the recently elected egyptian lower house of parliament this week claimed television is the country's number one enemy they call for karo to revise all relations and agreements with israel and a protest against its attacks on gaza. a journalist for the jerusalem post says the situation between the two countries is only set to get worse. the more islamists take power in egypt the worse relations will get between the two countries because islamists have never had an interest in peace and through full cooperation with

israel they've only been interested in damaging israel and actually seeking its destruction it in their overall ideology the sudden lifting of the old governments and the sudden. if it's fiction of these governments in societies like egypt where the islamists have been preparing for decades to seize power will more or less guarantee the fact that islam is the dangerous elements will seize seize power and i think that israel views this development with a great amount of concern for the near future. the latest developments in the middle east are on our web site l.t. dot com as they happen and some of the stories and sophie that are the moment john demjanjuk a nazi war criminal convicted only last year of killing twenty eight thousand jews in the suburb of death camp has died on the retirement home at the age of ninety one you can find out about his trial by simply. called.

plus from an eerie beloved red lake to incredible side very landscapes stunning satellite photos from the most amazing sights around the world check out more of those a light and i'll tell you don't call. debt ridden greece has had to get its first portion of the bailout package on monday almost six billion euros will keep the country afloat when it continues to reform its economy because of the massive greek debt and the e.u. crisis still remain as europe's east for help however result of silly reports that the assistance will come at a price with china's three trillion plus dollars in foreign currency reserves it

was only a matter of time before debt lead and europe came knocking on its store from chinese side of the leaders always say ok they are willing. to meet. its record not putting in practice may be the wrong kind of a deal for me well it's not even a maybe china's call is clearly on the rise and so is its confidence this time around china has no qualms letting the e.u. know that it is well aware of its trump card and that any help will come at a price top of its list of demands gaining the status of a full fledged market economy and lifting the nine hundred eighty nine back on its purchase of military weapons from the e.u. . and for the first time china has openly used its potential cash card to lash out at the e.u. for recent anti subsidy and anti dumping investigations into imports of chinese made steel products it does would emerge superpower as. you

know. it can but europe has and thrown in the towel just yet it still has the power to grant china's wishes and as the country's second biggest trade partner the fall of one is the fault of both the e.u. also has its own demands for one backing on syria and iran part of the political game. politics game played is very much. in. for resources but behind the gates of cash rich china it's fighting its own battle trying to sell the idea to its people chinese internet forums were a buzz with annoyance at what they see as poor ordinary chinese pay for rich europeans so that's why they're trying to prime minister. try to persuade its people and they people and. colleagues in the government the thing that are.

helping the european union is also helping ourselves not all the chinese are convinced but if business must go on one local commentator wrote don't hand over a dime without asking for the world in return. the r.t. brussels. taking a look at what else is making news around the world this world update five people have been found dead aboard a migrant ship off the southern coast of italy fifty two others were rescued safely from the boat which the quarter from libya italian coast guard says many on board the ship were dehydrated or suffering from hypothermia according to the u.n. around sixty thousand migrants landed in italy last year most of whom were africans who fled their countries when the conflict in libya began last year. brazilian prosecutors plan to charge seventeen oil executives from u.s. bases chevron and drilling contract to trans ocean after another spill chevron has

suspended production of the coast of brazil after the recently was discovered last week who's facing charges on the amount to leave the country in chile investigation is complete and unique because in the same area where i may just spill occurred last november. protesters in new york city will not put police on the six month anniversary of occupy wall street when activists try to reoccupy zuccotti park where the movement began and have been arrested according to reports and hundreds took part in the loft through manhattan's financial district the focal point of efforts for asians during the last six months the majority of arrests occurred when protesters put up a tent which violates park rules. and the occupy movement along with other protests have highlighted certain constitutional rights in the u.s. and elsewhere the western nations have been quick to criticize countries who don't share the same democratic views they're not necessarily leading by example when it

comes to human rights as reported or explains the strong arm of the lord is leading some to wonder if they're preaching hypocrisy instead of democracy. the u.s. and its european allies have many things in common security politics and a familiar practice outsiders about the pillars of democracy iranian people have a universal right to assembly and free speech and this is the increasing suppression human rights from office it is a big step backwards for democracy rule of law human rights these are all values and we believe these must be respected by the egyptian authorities in russia we've seen crackdowns on civil society groups as western leaders wag their finger around the world. wouldn't the times include of course have been used to help public protest at home. white

police handcuffs and iron fists i've repeatedly been used against unarmed demonstrators in greece spain and london where thousands flood the streets to protest against austerity measures and unemployment they should focus on getting their own house in order and practice what they preach rather than nosing about in other countries and trying to you know grandstand on an international scale rather than deal with you know they are there are very serious democratic deficit on the other side of the atlantic uprisings against economic inequality and corporate greed have left countless occupy wall street activists covered in blood temporarily blinded. and behind bars the movement is currently planning to draw tens of thousands of demonstrators to the upcoming g eight and nato summit in may. but this week the u.s. military is unveiling its latest non-lethal weapon to members of the press. it felt

like opening up and of indoor almost next minute from about my sternum to my. new active denial system. can repel crowds using an invisible electromagnetic beam that delivers a blast of intense heat up to one kilometers away without a sound a smell or even a warning the weapon promises to disperse crowds and reinforce security while the military weapon isn't currently intended to be used by police critics say ray guns like water cannons could eventually be rolled out in the land of the free we are seeing an intensification of repression because people are challenging the system and challenging it in europe the challenge again in the united states and it's easy for our readers the point the finger somewhere else rather than take responsibility here in america to do anything differently lecturing others on democracy and human

rights has become of the land of western foreign policy i discoursed that claims to be based on the highest of standards but as recent years has shown it's a lot easier to scold others when everything is like a maze protesters in old or injured students in europe might suggest that their leaders do a bit more homework before i tempting to be a teacher from ocracy. artsy new york. a reminder of all our top stories the headlines coming your way in three minutes from now this is all to. thank you ali.

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