and the. stories that shake the week here on our diplomacy versus the a years since the uprising began in syria remains a. piece of kurds they are being challenged by war propaganda and terror attacks and. a loving father called in a tragedy the media's take on the u.s. soldier accused of turning a sleeping on can village into a bloodbath with washington once again apologizing for their actions well that's a military. kind of earth story or as for occupy wall street protesters as yet more heavy handed policing leaves reading wondering if once or nations practice the democracy they prefer.

using common broadcasting to live from the heart of moscow on charon three people have reportedly been killed when a car bomb exploded in a residential area in the syrian city of that bill there were similar attacks on saturday in the capital damascus which killed twenty seven people and injured over one hundred others our middle east correspondent paula slayer can tell us more paula tell me syria is not only succumbing to civil war and its cities are increasingly terrorist targets what exactly happens are they in aleppo. well the explosion happened at one o'clock local time in the second largest city of aleppo in a residential area there now throughout the day state television has been showing pictures of destroyed vehicles of damaged buildings and shattered glass and it's

termed the attack a terrorist bombing we are hearing from the opposition that the attack happened not far from a security building although officials say that it hit between two razor that residential buildings behind a post office now are eyewitnesses on the scene say that there were bodies lying everywhere they also say that they heard a massive explosions and gunfire immediately after what we understand was a car bombing now we understand this to be security officers who were firing in the air immediately following this blast and also cordoned off the area to try and prevent people from coming closer and now the blast comes just one day after twenty blocks on saturday killed some twenty seven people in the syrian capital of damascus and it is the latest in a string of suicide bombings that have been happening in syria over the past few weeks on the tenth of february last month in the same city as sunday's the last the city of aleppo in the north of the country twenty eight people were killed in twin

blasts not far from a security office now the syrian pris is blaming saudi arabia and qatar for sunday's bombings they say that they have been calling for the arming of the opposition and that this is merely fueling the situation on the ground and intensifying the violence earlier on sunday also demonstrators gathered at the site of saturday's blast in damascus and this gathering comes just a few days after the one year anniversary of the uprising against the syrian president bashar assad now parallel to all of this seemingly growing violence on the ground there is a different type of warfare on the go. what is the information war and hero international broadcasters are increasingly being accused of following their own agenda in reporting the syrian story and as such are merely contribution to the violence and fueling the fight on the ground as my colleague reports.

clashes in the streets of syria has been raging for a year now but behind the scenes there is a media war that's just as damaging as the one taking the syrian lives rafi claude's freelance investigative journalist from damascus says he's found what he thinks is proof of media manipulation of the conflict in syria in this video from the syrian town of holmes the camera focuses on the city's 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 the cameras position for a better shot of what's going on they shake it to make it look like amateur video. it's clear it's not an explosion because. we dream you can see. in another video

from a hospital in holmes someone behind camera talks to a doctor in the corner we see a little not ham. when you are you should tell bashar good will punish you invent talk about his wife ok let's are his will again after some thirty minutes of waiting the crew starts to get nervous and let's go a little a beer maybe for how long can we wait no we need al-jazeera wildlife and eventually the girl will forget some details i could punish you bashar and your children in this footage we see danny holmes activist known for his exclusive reports from the very epicenter of the conflict his fifth airing to go live on c.n.n. he's relaxed and calm. and there is no shooting until he asks for it was so did you choose a target. no where is just it was i. am

the. solution i see the whole dia. tell them there are some buildings collapsed and we're taking buildings away. he could hear me a few hundred get their help in the last hour of the seventh two hundred deadlock reality the finale of the. finale how they got the big deal you see activity become journalists trying to make a chaise as hard as possible the more blood and death the higher the price but not everyone is happy about it politics of the channel we're changing the wording. on high. leftist and progressive voices such as mine we're not going to be is welcomed anymore obviously the qataris are decided can't shake the culture of the news a little more than we used to that's always a mistake. well known walk correspondent elise husham used to report to al-jazeera

from the world's conflicts hot spots but syria has become the rubicon he couldn't cross he mentioned armed groups fighting against assad's army and his bosses and the heart felt he needed avocation he has just resigned because of biased coverage he says assad were like you know for. example gerber revolution and saudi arabia is just a proxy it's a proxy used by it's the right. government. to fuel this war. with more and more proof emerge 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 do they therefore share for what follows. r t beirut lebanon anyone team is due to

visit damascus to discuss the point international monitors to syria that's part of our special envoy kofi annan peace mission which pushes for a cease fire and dialogue between the assad government and the opposition they were based political analyst dr martin a sharpie says the terror attacks in damascus and aleppo are aimed at the railing those efforts. the objectives of these explosions that are coming with include these two explosions in the capital and this explosion today in the second largest city in syria this shows that there is an intent to actually. troye or create obstacles initiative by the former secretary general of the united nations kofi annan who is acting on behalf of the united nations and on behalf of the arab league and would receive the support. of support from the russian foreign ministry now these explosions actually showed the need for

the successful mission so to come in a few minutes a grieving mother and. i mean with the fruit leaking to the police into silence. information as to convicted metro bombers are executed in belo room relatives as well as human rights groups say their trial was too quick to be fair. and just like now like sanctions piled on iran begin to backfire with spike in oil prices europe may be forced to rely on emergency stockpiles. short on money emotionally traumatized and a down on his luck father of two all part of the media's profile of an american soldier accused of carrying out a massacre in southern afghanistan sergeant robert bales has now been flown back to the states by the u.s. military and make calls for him to face trial in afghanistan and as energy can

reports in his wake come yet more apologies. sixteen innocent afghan villagers slaughtered in called launch nine of them children u.s. officials are going out of their way to present the american surgeon to apparently committed the massacre is just one bad apple. this incident is tragic and shocking and does not represent the exceptional character of our military and the respect that 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 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 reason actions do not represent the values of the vast majority of coalition forces. nations on ripley 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 film selves humiliated insulted and when instances like this will be regarded as symbolic of exactly what is wrong with the american occupation it is an absolutely cynical operation to say that they can't

keep the place. 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 the stoppings of painting in countries where they have absolutely no rights when the copious apologies handed out by the administration don't seem in. when to appease war critics back home let alone the afghan people. know why do you mean aiding a country in occupying a country and disturbing their country creating hundreds of thousands of refugees and suffering this it ever get to a point where the whole judging 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 it new people through their ranks those new recruits go out to kill not even the most heartfelt of apologies can change the minds of people dead set on revenge it becomes a vicious circle that breeds even more danger spreading far beyond the borders of afghanistan i'm going to shift our reporting from washington marking. the fall out so far has been extreme like the taliban terminating peace talks with the u.s. and already launching at least one revenge attack after. a sultanzoy believes there is now absolutely no benefit to america's presence in the country. poverty corruption rule of law and to top it off even the international community that is here to save us is is not able to control its own psychopaths in the cause then people say well what is in it for us this is a question that everybody will as what is in this for us the big government on one hand corruption on the other hand lack of rule of law the only good thing that can

happen in my opinion from just disaster is for the united states to go to the people of this country that just this is west just this is immediate wherever it may go this is really whitewash for you this will be a slap on the wrist there should be a decisive and severe punishment coming up on in the program of the illegal immigrants travelling to the u.k. in search of a better life. they're often finding themselves sleeping on the streets with no jobs or money stuck in a legal no man's land. rationale position activists around the capital's t.v. headquarters and demonstrating against the broadcast of a davis and also of documentary. convicted of last year's deadly metro bombing in the belorussian capital have reportedly been executed there's no official confirmation except state media

reports and a court letter sent to one of the men's mothers she believes her son was scapegoated by the authorities. they thought they could intimidate the police interest silence but my son said they fulfil his confession exposing that who planted the investigation in trial otherwise they could have executed him long he said revenge on him and me. from the very beginning of human rights observers have questioned whether or not the men were given fair trial this is just the last straw in the already strained relations with the invalid rosé and the european union in fact a lot of the human rights organizations are the servers along with the chairman off the european parliament have said requests to the bill or should president alexander lukashenko to grounds clemency to the two convicted men by those requests were disregarded in fact a lot of the european out of the european human rights observers and officials have long been looking in belarus and questioning the officials approach it to human

rights freedom of speech and their treatment off the opposition this has in fact still led to a diplomatic route stribild was pulled out it's a basters from several of the european countries and in retaliation the european union has also recalled all of their ambassadors from belo rose and the european union foreign affairs chief catherine ashton already said that she strongly condemns the executions and she was seconded by the chairman of the european parliament martin shultz here also said that she is horrified at the news and this is just about it to worsen the situation and the relations between bellers and the european union even further artie's are in english to reporting their. dozens of people have got arrested in new york and scores of protesters marched to mark arkansas wall street six month anniversary police swept through the birthplace of the movement in zuccotti park as hundreds of demonstrators began to erect turnouts over the past six months occupy rallies nationwide have endured tough

policing and tear gas and peaceful protests but the actions at home are in stark contrast to washington's words and condemning other nations which joe manchin its idea of a marker see that's as marina portnoy explains. the u.s. and its european allies have many things in common security politics and a familiar practice of scolding outsiders about the lives of democracy the iranian people have a universal right to assembly and free speech this is the precincts approach in human rights around the world. this is a big step towards democracy rule of law human rights these are our 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 be times in google force have been

used to public protest at home. right police handcuffs and iron fists have 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 noticing about you know 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. he 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. like opening up an open door almost. from about my sternum to my. new active denial system can repel crowds using an electromagnetic beam that delivers a glassed 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 is encouraged the 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 a challenge to get in the united states and it's easy for our leaders the point the senior somewhere else rather to take responsibility here in america to do anything

differently lecturing others on democracy and human rights has become a brand of western foreign policy that just force that claims to be based on the highest of standards but as we sit here it's a lot easier to scold others when everything is why. these protesters it. or injured students in europe might suggest that their leaders do a bit more before attempting to be a teacher of democracy or not artsy new york. this week the world wide banking communication network a swift current links with iran as part of tough economic. employed by the u.s. and its allies the standoff over czech runs nuclear program is driving oil prices up and may force america and britain to dip into domestic reserves but as archie sarah for it explains not every country can rely on such a safety net. spain is among the biggest importers iranian oil and all that

sayings when the sanctions come into force in july spain has until then survival courses of crude supply but a bad all around posing a real risk to the country that intel route has been fueled by rainy and oil. prices are on the rise and there are fears that they're about to be even higher with the iranian oil embargo looming the e.u. in case ban comes as the west's been making waves if you are runs nuclear program is getting around while revenues bring the country to the bargaining table was countries like france and britain and fortini a very small percentage of iranian oil and said who said the band is the country struggling the west economically right now spain greece and italy but again to feel the effects of the sanctions the most things we can't refuse to pressure the u.s.

. foreign minister actually said if you check. your sophistic. even if. you could you're a. big force making decisions once you get in a healthy economic situation a rise in oil prices might be problematic coming at a time when spain is on the brink of a second recession is proving a nightmare for the population. it's terrible that we should pay for decisions taken in brussels is not known to conform and certainly not from simple residence. should trigger a rise in prices we should follow viewed sample of the us to tighten our belt and keep the issue of nuclear weapons a punch to revive our economy. can fears about a rise in prices have been made saudi arabia says it's good enough oil to make up for the loss of around supplies when the in bug. false she's like saying we'll

still be paying the price of lost trade with iran and the cost of replacing those oil contracts ironically spain's imports of oil from iran had increased since the e.u. backed libyan war now the prospect of a still of peace with iran is causing huge concern. while this new war prices collusions jujitsu engines can be corrected the problems will come if. you consider . now countries like spain elect at the mercy of a volatile situation no one wants to see ignite. r.t. . opposition protesters and russia launched a new rally on sunday over a recently aired t.v. documentary criticizing their motives and funding but today it turned out just a few hundred people are going to school office there. several hundred people have gathered in front of the t.v. center in moscow this is the headquarters of the channels and this is

a protest rally against a film recently released by one of these channels in which questions. funding the opposition movement this rally was not authorized by the authorities and the police keep on asking the protesters to free the entrance to the compound but since there's pretty much nor going to all this around you the crowd keeps on moving throughout this territory ending up either blocking the entrance to the territory or the room to the territory once again this road was not authorized through. several doesn't really say at the moment exactly how many several opposition leaders like and said you were detained as well it's fair to see that judging by the latest opposition figures the numbers of those people willing to seek revenge are dropping since we're talking about hundreds now and not tens of thousands.

which we have seen some of the previous opposition rallies in moscow before the presidential election it's clear that the opposition needs a new face it needs concrete and constructive demands and it's rallies like this which really show the lack of organization. reporting from the t.v. center help keep us up to date on the protests. illegal immigrants traveling to the u.k. in search of a better life are finding it may not be the land of plenty they'd hoped for some spend all their money to get there before finding themselves homeless and stuck in a complex legal system and able to work on able to return home as our planet found out. it looks like nothing more than a dumping ground the squalor plain to see harder to spot the signs of life this is what forty illegal immigrants call home under

a motorway bridge in london's outskirts penniless and without sanitation the place is infested with drugs disease and destitution they probably are looking for a better life they've been told in fact they've been told the fact that if you come to the u.k. . it's like the streets are going to be paved with gold many risk their entire family's fortune to get here dreaming of the riches that await this man paid traffickers in india over fifteen thousand dollars to smuggle him to britain in the back of a lorry like most he destroyed his passport when he got here to make deportation more difficult but it means he now can't escape even though he wants to he was promised he'd find plenty of work money and accommodation but he's now trapped in poverty worse than he left behind oh i have been annoyed i don't think the law. is

. all it where do you sleep we only have a look at all it's been. in. with no official identity men like locked in a stuck in a bureaucratic no man's land britain won't deport them unless they can prove who they are and where they came from. each case has to be dealt with individually and some can be complex with many not having trouble documents or not wishing to comply with the documentation process nearly thirteen thousand illegal immigrants left the u.k. voluntarily last year a courtroom pulling in numbers over just six years such is the desperation to leave this is where the man waits looking for work every morning hoping to be picked up and paid for a day's labor the day though like most days they wait isn't this all their guys worried india or thinking about doing learned you know money of your own. money to

do much when you go to bed or know what happened here it was the real reality is that if we doing labor work as we didn't you know do in india you know we had dinner from a good family the men are expected to send money back to their families in india no wonder most were reluctant to appear on camera after bennett. london coming up on us surprising last sunday on how to save thousands on household bills although you may want to hold your breath that's after recap of our top stories.

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