a thousand strong protests welcomes nato leaders in chicago but police give it a heavy handed response wielding their batons on activists. the group of eight industrialized nations expressed hope greece can stay put in the eurozone but experts paint a very different picture of what's happening behind the scenes. the u.s. opens its all sort of weapons to bahrain's king is a mass uprising in the state threatens to see the pro western monarchy of top stories this hour.

with a look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly. nato summit in chicago is being greeted by crowds of activists pouring into the city streets to protest against the blocs costly and deadly wars saturday saw clashes with police and further arrests with the protesters pledging their numbers will swell over the next two days it is a start the chicken is in chicago and started yesterday's rally was met with a strong police response what's going on today. well bill today's actions are just getting started we have been seeing out thousands of people thousands of protesters swelling into grant park where we are right now this is the heart of chicago a very big park about two miles away from the convention center. course all of these protesters are being kept quiet far away from when the leave from where the leaders are meeting we are seeing thousands of people here now we are expecting a big march that some are estimated estimating might attract as many as ten

thousand people to kick off very shortly there were in fact clashes with police taking place last night we were really in the in the in the mix of this action bringing that to our viewers we saw. bicycles to try to scare away protesters and make them move away we saw one female protester with her entire face bleeding there have we're not sure about the numbers of arrests we know that ugly over ten people have been arrested here throughout the last several days of auctions of course groups of activists have been meeting here. throughout those days this day here today is expected to turn really an action of all of these people gathered here and interesting really it's not just the occupy wall street movement that's flooded here from all across the united states it's people of all walks of life we're seeing women with children we're seeing seniors we're seeing even a disabled people here and it's really a. cry of what to expect today and of course certainly will be here to bring our

viewers all the latest as events in a row we can just tell you a lot of the in chicago anastacia check in a thanks very much indeed well the nato summit which will see more talks on the fate of its afghan mission today some of the blocks key member states such as france australia are preparing to make its u.s. based antiwar activists live bolger says it's time for nato members to stop dancing to washington's tunes. and there's probably all kinds of pressure that we don't see overtly you know economic and political pressure to do what led to the u.s. wants my feeling is that should be dissolved and i applaud france for removing its troops from this illegal war of u.s. and imperial aggression i wish all nato troops would refuse to do the bidding of the united states in our in our foreign policy so. you know the summit i

understand the focus of this summit is to talk about afghanistan. wrongly hope that that that nato will come to realize that they are being used as as puppets of the american government that they are being used to do our dirty work . well for more on what's driving the protest movement in chicago i'm joined by kevin zeese he's an antiwar campaigner he's taking part in those protests now you're a member of the movement which is staging these demonstrations there in chicago what sort of support are you getting who exactly is taking part in these demonstrations with you. i say it's a pretty broad range of people you have a wide range of ages from college and college up to oak by senior citizens you have a diversity of color race so i think it's a nice mix of people and the people here are basically concerned that we're continuing the war in afghanistan that president obama just signed agreement with

the president. when i saw him look since the accident of twenty four teams out. here right sore about this kevin little frustration frustrating. looks if we've lost that contact with you we could just try once again you were talking about nato you tell us more about your concerns about nato as an organization and what has been up here recently. well nato seems to be the group that is the dirty work of the us empire when they can't get the un to go along you saw it in libya you see in afghanistan it's another military arm of the united states and the and the us empire and its client state so because we want to see nato and the fact veterans for peace which is a u.s. veterans group try to deliver a letter you say to nato nato officials refuse to even accept it and they're calling for the disbandment of nato nato was a relic of the past is no longer needed it's causing more division than unity among

nations and it's time first move beyond military solutions way from an empire and start to become a community of nations when after its campaign in afghanistan what would the role of nato be what would its future be would that perhaps be the end of nato that's what you'd like to say well i think you know you saw afghanistan and you saw a libya and i think that's the real deal hopes a play in the future i hope that that ends you know we don't need to be seeing militaristically vision between countries we need instead we see countries working together to solve the incredible common problems that we're facing from climate change and poverty an equal distribution of wealth these are all issues that the faces we work together to solve them rather than we were spending resources on wars and military divisions nevertheless nato says it is planning to pull out of afghanistan by two thousand and twelve but some u.s. troops will be staying on there for at least another ten years at what will lend that presence be any different from nato its current military mission that was

going happen while you know we don't really know yet all they have done is sign agreements as was stated twenty twenty four. we are not the means who would be involved will never stand a bad will some you know countries they involve we don't know the answer is that you're going to residual force in the tens of thousands there's also talk of lots of money for the afghan military the truth is the current afghan government would not stand without u.s. support and that's right because i signed this agreement you know that without u.s. backing we'll see we'll see all different government in afghanistan when not certainly we united states kevin zeese thanks very much thanks for coping there with the pretty poor communication there between moscow and chicago but we had everything you pretty much had to say thank you and kevin zeese thank you. and r.t. will continue pretty new coverage of that nato summit and how it's echoing on the streets of chicago throughout today sunday and monday.

syphilitic going. to believing the legacy of atrocity. to stay or not to stay that is the question facing greece's political instability catapult it towards an exit from the euro zone however the leaders of some of the world's most powerful economies who gather for talks in the u.s. publicly declaring it should stay put behind the smalls and handshakes analysts saw concern and a desire to see greece and he said now it is the g eight summit. camp david was invaded by the europeans over the weekend or at least it seemed that way with almost all of the g eight talk touching the euro zone zone and there were new faces all focus was on a not so new an ever growing crisis and the million dollar question of could greece

be corrupt loose and leave the euro zone practically every financial analyst thinks that greece will leave it has to be an orderly withdrawal from the euro anything else would be disaster the official mantra from a new door to fear with most do everything so the greeks are able to stay in the euro zone. to me and that was once again the united stance of this camp david summit wrapped up but plan b. is already in place officials in brussels have a back up just in case and germany has been hinting a referendum on a euro exit could be greece's best bet to believe the smiles and handshakes are just damage control i think this is just trying to predict put a pretty face on it does hope to ms or so when the markets open monday they can have some good news to report but some media are more concerned with who was not a camp david then what was president putin says he's busy with his cabinet this

weekend others think he's steamed over the street protests lots of speculation as to why putin skipped this g. eight but very little based on logic president putin couldn't really contribute anything to a solution he could say right you have to solve your debt problem germany perhaps should in fact extend more danger to other weak members of the european union and so on but basically he'd be a bystander not the case for obama who in an election year can't afford to let euro zone fall out worsen the u.s. economy russia sees this summit as a stop on the way to june g. twenty where putin and obama. well sitting down for talks with the g. twenty it focuses on a wider range of issues much more pressing to countries like russia and china who seem to have greater expectations from the broader format especially when it comes to financial turmoil and making sure all global issues make the cut reporting from

the g. eight at camp david and he said now a hearty sincere or not the once deafening chorus calling for greece to stay is no mere chant but marcus kerber professor of political economy economics at the berlin institute of technology says but now even a greek exit won't be enough to save the euro the unconditional. euro savers as they are now prisoners of their own misjudgments their errors of judgment turn out to be fatal because the crisis about the euro is on far more than just a currency it's about the future integration of europe and we have come to a point where we can no longer solve the euro crisis by simply urging or pushing or requesting greece to opt out and to leave the eurozone because the problems are far beyond that we could have some two years ago when the crisis was a very beginning so the discussion is no longer about greece the discussion is no

longer about whether germany is profiting or benefiting less or more from the you from the eurozone the question is how we can get the problem solved as quickly as possible without damaging the european integration process. this is the weekly here on r.t. we will be to twenty four hours a day still to come this hour blame game in syria a series of deadly blast ripped through the conflict torn country raising concerns that foreign powers are playing an increasing part in it. and learning the hard way we bring you more on what's left of egypt's security in the wake of the uprising and help people are surviving amid the chaos on the streets. the awning kingdom of bahrain is now off america's weapons export blacklist with gun sales about to resume now despite an often bloody government crackdown on a popular uprising against the ruling monarchy and that is going to can suggests

that in keeping with washington selective approach to just who deserves freedom. that was the image bahrain's persistent crackdown on protesters journalists and human rights activists that washington welcomes bahrain's crown prince abdullah has brought to the united states. and pledges to resume arms supplies to a key ally in the gulf. the u.s. had suspended weapons sales to bahrain in the light of massive human rights violations by these sorties there but now the state department has issued a statement saying that american weapons will soon be heading to bahrain again. we've made this decision i want to emphasize on national security grounds we've made this decision mindful of the fact that there remain a number of serious unresolved human rights issues in bahrain which we expect the government of bahrain to address bahrain host the u.s.

fifth fleet it's around forty ships two aircraft carriers sixteen thousand personnel a major force in the gulf region clyde prestowitz a top economist in the reagan and clinton administrations argues the u.s. has traded principles for military bases we've sided with the ruling sunni. regime because of the base of this of the sicily. in the gulf. and so yeah i mean i think we compromised in the same statement announcing the resumption of arms supplies to bahrain washington calls for the country's opposition to show restraint. we concerned by what has now become almost daily street violence and we are in this context bahrain's political opposition to call for an end to the violence against police that's a stark difference from the u.s. approach towards other countries in the region engulfed in anti-government protests where the u.s. has tacitly or openly encouraged violence against government forces and libya the

united states was openly supporting it was open openly supporting the libyan rebels and their acts against the state even though this was. an art in the situation that now was doing proper board and and then syria similarly there has been no and there were all or or restrain from violence by the opposition forces there so it's a little bit are you there's only in bahrain it's a highly asymmetrical about a situation it's not a case in which. in which there's enormous violence abroad by the protesters against the police forces it's clearly by the bahraini state against the civilians the general perception is that the u.s. doesn't want to rock the boat in bahrain because of its fifth fleet there so it's a case of eyes wide shot at human rights violations it might seem like a normal trade off in the world of politics but critics say it makes

a mockery of america claiming the high moral ground in other countries in the arab world where political unrest wages and benefits reporting from washington r.t. . this is the weekly live here in moscow more heavy this hour including memorial day yvonne and says israelis and palestinians clustering around a to remember those who lost their homes in the conflicts we meet a woman who crossed from one opposing side to the other. still to come because a series of blasts took place in syria over the past week killing at least sixty four people and causing widespread damage they were carried out by suicide bombers targeting security a military facilities is in the midst militants from al qaida have been blamed for the attacks and the sarah first reports there's a growing suspicion in syria that third parties a fueling the conflict. it was a little known terror group the al nusra front they claimed responsibility for last week's massive bombing in syria the blast carried out in a busy residential area designed to cause maximum damage damascus which for so long

had been through and they sheltered from the conflict throughout the rest of the country has in recent months found itself the target of an increased bombing campaign this latest explosion considered the largest one and you can just see the devastation that is schools. at the scene angry crowds to quite them terrorist acts shouting blame at saudi arabia and . it's plain that many analysts think these countries actions are undermining the peace process if you. stopped supporting of united states of america. supporting. everything will be finished within. but if they want to continue supporting them they want to. trading amongst the rubble as people show us the ruins.

and what is one of damascus is poorest neighborhoods is a real sense of a revolution. was there is uprising began as a peaceful pro-democracy movement that has splintered into a confusing mix in various groups political a nonpolitical. and the continued instability here left the country wide open to attacks like this taking place. it's a plot problem. that. provided the chance for everyone to in the world to interfere and this. either by providing arms or providing funds providing fighters and soldiers and terrorists as people are left to bury their dead and with the hospitals full syrian people are once again trying to rebuild their homes. and the

focus has once again turned the peace which is looking more and more. of a wall is now in place around the blast site stuck with mind that terror has only as yet another barrier to peace here. police and opposition protesters in moscow played a game of cat and mouse with illegal encampments popping up in the city center this week only to be evicted later a city court on tuesday ruled in support of a lawsuit from local residents who wanted activists removed from a central square because of noise and littering police went in after protesters refused to leave several people were detained another set up new sites and different occasions before being forced to move on again the camps to become the opposition movements latest protest tactic in moscow following the inauguration as president on may seventh almost one hundred activists a pledge to continue their sit in campaigns indefinitely. by the way don't hesitate

to log on to our website hottie dot com for the stories you may have missed here on screen as well as the latest news and videos here's a taste of what's there for you right now not so holy activity in a very holy place an online leak of internal documents from the vatican exposes back door dealings and corruption in what's supposed to be a secret kingdom class. facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg updates his relationship status to married after a surprise wedding ceremony follow up more on that at r.t. dot com. egyptians vote next week in the country's first presidential election since former leader hosni mubarak was ousted but they'll cast their ballots amid accusations by human rights watch that the military has been torturing hundreds of protesters arrested early this month. has more on the security nightmare left after the revolution. it's not just protests the disruptive peace on the streets of cairo

just ask taxi driver. it was calm before the revolution one hundred percent where in a total mess now i used to drive anywhere wherever they want us came from never refused a gust now i park my car in the garage at six pm when we go home i did a special security system on it so it would be harder to steal. robberies car thefts all have become part of a daily life in large cities like carville and alexandria since after the revolution many people say the police at times simply choose to turn away when a crime is being committed in the mayhem that followed the uprising of january two thousand and eleven many believe thousands of convicts escaped from unguarded prisons a crime wave has followed with egyptian media reporting more than twenty five hundred murders and some two thousand abductions since their revolution yet the police are accused of doing little. the police

a lot of respect a lot of. the tools that they use to work with like the weapons. of the different people for that this. has been treating my. this police is not looking to us we are the police and that's wrong in my opinion the minister charged with enforcing the law has a very different view saying the situation is under control. walters said. you told the members of the people's council look at the results we managed to achieve in record time i'm sure that no one could have done as much we had a total collapse of everything stability was nonexistent i don't have it all numbers regarding organized crime groups robberies and thefts they were committing and the achievements we've made. in the meantime until camera turns to egypt

ibrahim and others will continue to close up shop early in his room before sunset fearful not only for their property and possessions but for their safety and lives in cairo it is a ghost go. now to some other news making headlines around the world at twenty three minutes past the russian capital strong aftershocks hit northern italy causing more damage and more buildings to collapse it comes after a powerful earthquake killed at least six people and cause serious damage to buildings in several towns terrified residents were forced onto the streets in the early morning as walls and roofs collapsed in two thousand and nine a devastating quake killed more than three hundred people in the central italian city of. the man convicted of the nine hundred eighty eight lockerbie bombing which killed two hundred seventy people died at his home in libya. he was found guilty of blowing up a pan am flight over scotland in two thousand and one he was released from prison in scotland in two thousand and nine on health grounds and return to libya where he

received a hero's welcome the former libyan intelligence officer had always denied responsibility . polling stations in serbia are just closed after a presidential runoff. choose already served two terms in office is up against nationalist thomas love nichelle if the election is key for service e.u. membership plans and will determine its policy towards reconciliation with the neighbors including cause over the first run of the ballot on may the sixth was marred by allegations by the nationalists about rigging or vote for monitors declared the results for. palestinian demonstrators clashed with israeli forces this week during the annual night but day march in the west bank translated as catastrophe the day remembers the hundreds of thousands displaced after the creation of the state of israel in one hundred forty eight paula slim met one jewish woman who survived an even earlier conflict and ended up with an arab family . for seven decades hid her secret only now has this muslim

mother of seven and grandmother of twenty nine revealed to her family the full truth about her past i need that i didn't want my children to be afraid for me and be part of my grief we're here all the time in a war between jew and arab so why tell them about another war that other war was in one nine hundred forty two parents were among the millions of jews rounded up across europe and sent to auschwitz did camp by the nazis layla's mother was eight months pregnant with her at the time all our pleasure richey again i was born in auschwitz i was a jew i spent three years in auschwitz and i survived only because a christian doctor in the camp hit me and my two brothers under the floor in his house my mother and father worked for him and at night they would crawl in with us and give us dry bread soaked in hot water with salt when they are members and make a. list of fields fear when she hears

a loud knocking at the door and i think they're coming to kill me i remember the bones the bodies legs hands the people this barbed wire fence i remember terrible beatings in the camp i cry a lot when i cry my heart is calm. after she was freed from the camp or immigrated to israel when she was sixteen she met her husband a local arab man. i was working in a neighbour's house and she brought me something to drink. decided to get married it did not matter to me that she was jewish. but had matter to his family her father didn't speak to her for a year and most of her israeli jewish cousins have disowned a young couple moved here to. an arab village in northern israel layla converted to islam she says so that whole children would not have to serve in the israeli army and to now they knew their mother had. through it but they didn't know subpoena

holocaust survivor have their law i did not betray the jewish people are really only converted from my children i feel completely accepted here if i hear someone say they hate jews i answer them and say you receive right from this country why hate the people who give them to you. now after seventy years his secret has finally come out clearly went to collect her pension money and the clark made the connection and that that's what we were shocked we didn't know what to say but it was so difficult to hear that we opened our mouths and nothing came out of i think god she survived. his jewish name is leah shockey but she hasn't really or since all those years ago when she was writing as well as a refugee just months before the state of israel was declared him a nine hundred forty eight a date is really celebrate that one let palestinians mourn is the nakba or catastrophe the displacement of hundreds of thousands of their ancestors led them

should i'm not happy or sad on this day i understand how israelis feel and i understand how arabs feel and i feel both a lot of people have died for nothing the jewish mother and the muslim mother feel the same painting policia r.t. omar for home israel. so i'll be back with a recap of this week's main stories on the latest developments in just a couple of minutes from now this is after you live in moscow with the weekly.

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