casualties mount as the battle rages on between regime and rebel fighters in syria's a key city of aleppo with accusations flying between the opposing force that's. reports that saudi arabian forces have fired live rounds and tear gas at anti-government protesters as the kingdom escalates its clampdown on dissent. and the first medals are handed out in london but the olympics have already been marred by over one hundred arrests and accusations corporate births are overshadowing this morning. and welcome to our tea with me karen tara she where we broadcast to you live twenty four hours a day seven days a week welfare's finding continues in the syrian city of aleppo between government forces and rebels but heavy casualties reported on both sides the opposition is

urging international action as they claim army tanks attack helicopters are bombarding areas in the city which is just kilometers from the turkish border syrian officials say the rebels are now trying to turn on the ball into a base for terrorism having failed in damascus together with qatar and saudi arabia has reportedly set up a secret base to funnel weapons and equipment to the syrian rebels but the u.s. also allegedly involved dr ali mohamad editor in chief of the syria tribe you know so is turkey and the gulf states are acting far beyond to trash a lot. the u.s. seems to have finally understood that it will not have a clean clean clear success in syria. if it decides to intervene it will ruin the whole country on the way and that's why it's leaving the dirty work to to its local proxies so. turkey seem to to like the idea of middle

east controlled by the muslim brotherhood which they can control easily thinking that this is their battle it seems gives them the the the privileged. that's what they think nothing allows them to do so this is against international law this is against every concept of neighboring countries so they think it's ok for them and they think they will get away with it and that's why they act this way and the question is are they going to get away with it. the ongoing conflict in syria has seen thousands of people displaced and for a large number of them it's not the first time they've been forced to flee many iraqis who escaped the violence in their homeland took shelter in neighboring syria but now they're returning home archies oxana boy to reports from damascus they fled their home countries in search of peace only to be ambushed by war in the place they thought was safe syria has long been counted among the most welcoming

countries in the region for refugees with almost one hundred thousand of them registered here permanently it was before the while and broke out in syria the residents of the nap neighborhood were all well familiar with the ugly realities of war or the past decade d.c. area has become what thousands of war refugees from somalia afghanistan pakistan but the largest community here iraqis who sought to escape the us waged war in that country and now have to flee yet again at this bus station iraqi destinations have never been in such high demand as now after several dozen residents of this area were shot or beheaded in the past few weeks many are scrambling to leave i don't know how many were right here because family in two thousand and three is also packing i've never come across such securities in syria and such a government is in syria it's a good state a good nation but the rebels come here with weapons to destroy our homes and we

have no idea why the residents accuse the rebels of terrorizing their community extorting money or kidnapping for ransom while their regions of the gangs are unknown many here believe it's a fighting alongside the free syrian army. the usa is not an independent nation because its government does not hear what its people are saying because whichever country to invades it destroys america invaded iraq libya egypt and yemen. and has not brought peace to any of them now after nine years iraq still can't produce enough electricity for a whole day and only for an hour or two. they say it is enough is one of the most important share shrines as it is believed to hold the relics of prophet muhammad's granddaughter just a year ago it was inundated with bill grams but after several worshippers lost their lives in a suicide bombing that is now closed some believe the attacks against iraqis in

syria may also be driven by sick terror and division most iraqis a shia mosque travels a sunni a year's base shia group has just published a statement calling on the united nations to intervene according to our sources in c. . thousands of shia muslims are in danger of massacred by the free syrian army and groups affiliated with them she rights watch has learned from many shia muslims living in the area that the free syrian army has threatened to massacre all the shia in the area unless they flee yet not everybody is scary the way. a sunni syrian and an m a share iraqi have been neighbors and friends for seven years ever since the killing of animals has been forced here to leave iraq they say we want freedom what freedom do you want in syria mosques they have girls with their heads covered and girls with their heads uncovered you have christians sunni's in shiites they say they want freedom but is this the way to treat your country when you want

freedom but iraqis know better than anyone else how relentless and how damaging the foreign quest for free there would be on the boycott r.t. reporting from damascus in syria. so i had for you this hour or for some show time for others. it's really something that you want to see. but there isn't a threat to see. that actually. we were why a vantage point on the israeli border with syria has become a tourist attraction for many armed with cameras. over in saudi arabia the royal family and has stepped up its crackdown on protesters as riot police reportedly fired live rounds and tear gas at crowds where this is says several people were injured and a number of activists have been arrested in. the country's oil rich eastern province also populated by sure muslims have been venting their anger at what they

call discrimination by the country's sunni rulers and mass arrests of political activists opposition voices have also been silenced a grain and the united arab emirates political analyst omar shall be says it's pure hypocrisy for gulf states to support rebellions elsewhere while there is dire need of reform at home. in all the other countries i believe the twenty two nations there are some legitimate democratic reforms that are necessary and asked for by the people and there are some limitations on basic freedoms there are so there is a lack of a system of accountability there are some basic demands in all these countries and therefore one would expect people to come out and take to the streets and call for these reforms and this is completely illegitimate however when when things go out of violence comes in and nothing happens as is the case in syria and that's what

we're witnessing in syria today and i believe that's what we witnessed earlier in other countries and it's very difficult and problematic to rebuild after everything has been destroyed. the ironic thing is that some gulf countries and saudi arabia support the violence in syria and that's a clear double standard when one calls for democratic reform in syria and one does not apply these democratic reform back home that's a serious concern with credibility of the whole region all the arab countries and as i said in the beginning i require and need a democratic reform and more freedoms and applies to all the other countries that will require fast movement on the part of the regime to have an open dialogue with the opposition groups however you cannot have an open dialogue when you have an atmosphere of tension and killing and violence and countries sending in weapons and guns into the country where there are opposition groups coming up on our stock in

an economic downturn. spain is warned it needs more reforms as people are already struggling to make ends meet under ever deepening cuts. police investigate a horror find foetuses in a russian forest sparking suspicions of illegal medical research. here's a preparation have finally paid off in london as the two thousand and twelve summer olympic games opened in the u.k. capital a first gold medals have already been won but the opening ceremony didn't pass without incident with action outside the stadium over one hundred cyclists were arrested when they allegedly tried to push through a security quarter officers reported leaving papper spray or scuffles broke out police say they wanted to keep the cyclists from blocking guests from attending the opening ceremony activists protesting against the corporate aspect of the olympics

leapt to their defense and as arches laura smith now reports many londoners agree the event isn't all fun and games. it's been seven years in the making and the greatest show on earth is finally. in london but no everyone's please this circus has come to town in fact according to research by currency exchange firm travelex londoners are fleeing their city in droves people are saying specifically they want to avoid the lympics you know they look at the streets and they look at congestion and they look at the charges in particular on the internet so they have taken the decision to go a third of people traveling this summer will head off during the games but for those who stay behind it will be a television only affair millions ended up disappointed in the public lottery to get tickets and it's recently been revealed that hundreds of thousands of tickets

returned by foreign olympic committees are being privately sold to corporate sponsors it's provoked outrage but not surprised have gone to not only the corporate sponsors but big corporate. backers in general is an inevitable result of the way the goings of done primarily for the interests of the rich and the olympics i'm afraid are just the epitome of some of the worst things in the world the removal of resources from poor people and giving it to rich people carol strapped states and they can be no doubt what's going on the whole place is branded london twenty twelve i'm also surrounded by massive billboards on every building there's an advertisement for one of the main corporate sponsors b.m.w. lloyds t.s.b. but over here is the strap that always was struck. it's full of independent traders who have come up against the big corporate sponsors unlike rich corporates local stallholders aren't allowed to capitalize on this world class event in their

hometown edict from the brand police mean they can't even use words like a limb pick some or all gold in their advertising any games related. merchandise must be official and according to still hold it down that's not easy it's too much of a risk we really small businesses we call open the can't reach huge company that's when x. amount of says well. you know it's a really small business i would love so but. it's created an uneasy relationship between locals and the games or the corporate monster is that it's people are sort of negativity to the games itself which is just so lots of local people a bit upset and not particularly positive to look a is really see structure will be covered and coated with. corporate sponsorship so from that point of view i don't like it despite the much

vaunted olympic spirit it turns out the great is show isn't for everyone while the fat cats sit back and watch the olympics cash raised in the london as the streets seize up because of special olympic traffic lanes and their commuter trains grinds to a halt as they route the day the games picked their city the first thing i did. was send an e-mail to one of my good friends in paris saying congratulations laura smith r.t. . and while londoners may not be too thrilled it's medals and the olympic records that are on the minds of the athletes competing in london now let's cross our sports desk for all the results from the first day of games paul so tell us who is actually celebrating now well russia certainly are they playing their first gold medal on the first day of competition i asked them and winning gold in the men's

judo sixty kilogram category will review how all the russian athletes got on on saturday possible preview of sunday's action all that coming up in the world of sport there at half an hour's time. well on the other hand financial rain clouds over us. spain show no sign of clearing madrid is in the grip of an unprecedented double dip recession what is more unemployment figures only going further downhill almost one in every four are out of work with nearly half of the young people one able to make a living revealing the figures of the international monetary fund war in spain moves more perform despite previous cuts hitting the public card that protest movement has taken root in the country which has faced a violent response. demonstrations have reflected public anger at the government for imposing austerity can return for an e.u. bank rescue financial advisor marco pietro betty says helping banks instead of the people is ruining the prospects for recovery. situation is deteriorating they have

this massive property bubble which is biased. massive amount of austerity measures and the whole economy has cause imploded and you've got very very high levels of unemployment and people who take their anger out on the street is easy to guess because the more that they receive a long range the more the back detracts from external investment more but. that means that companies hold back making investment decisions and decisions about the future. is it unfair that the banks are being assisted went out of business is not yes it is. even many ways that the problem that we have in terms of implementing. our own economies and implementing austerity is that there seems to be i mean equal balance in the economy where banks have been helped massively but the rest of the economy. and to some extent as things stand the market has

already priced in. that spain is all. bankrupt will need a bailout and i don't think there's anything that can can stop that. more stories online at r.t. dot com here's a sample of what's lined up for you this hour forewarned and for arm to find out why the u.s. department of homeland security has ordered mass quantities of riot gear equipment and what their intended for. and what. time is government balance to public pressure abandoning unpopular industrial waste pipeline after mass protest all the details that are common. place are investigating whether illegal medical research is behind a gruesome discovery and forests in central russia hundreds of human fetuses were found dumped in barrels possibly taken from a local medical university by

a former employee however some doctors even believe the material could be the product of cloning and you may find some of the images enchant thomas' report. a picturesque meadow in russia's urals at first seemingly serene but an unfortunate encounter for one outdoorsman reveals a scene far more disturbing i discovered the birds while i was you know went to get some food for the campfire which i found the barrels and i thought i would take them home but when i looked inside i saw many little babies medical waste in total two hundred forty eight fetuses each around half the size of an adult human hand so i'm tied with surnames and identification numbers discarded in a remote ravine around seventy kilometers north of the katherina berg in some cases the remains spilled onto the ground. inspecting the scene we found a total of four barrels fifty to seventy leeches each filled with human fetuses police will investigate this incident the materials found will be examined at the

lab the mystery of the discovery in the woods and how it got there has sent a shockwave around the world but one main focus for investigators is where the fetus was came from in the first place in russia abortion is. isn't legal only up until the twelve week mark and early evidence in this case shows that these fetuses were terminated between twenty two and twenty six weeks russian law states that women can only have an abortion during this time period for medical emergency reasons now investigators must find out why there were so many late term abortions in such a relatively small area was there something deeply sinister going on such as an illegal abortion operation and why were they discarded so carelessly human tissue is classified as hazardous waste and as such it should be incinerated when disposed of properly the group responsible for this in this area says they don't use the types of containers that were found skeptics say it is unlikely the fetuses were

used for research as they were found in for mountain hide rendering them useless for scientists and now new theories are starting to emerge that almost play out like a science fiction thriller. it may sound a bit fantastical but these fetuses could have been the productive cloning despite its universal ban and that's why they were thrown out like that these were not future human beings but half human half artificial creatures it's a very daring theory if you just as could have been thrown out and purpose to create scandal and tracked attention maybe attract attention to the ban on cloning humans or to abortions people with the sight of these fetuses but skeptics say this scenario is unlikely considering the fetuses were found in formaldehyde rendering them useless for this type of research now the health ministry has requested information from all clinics within one hundred kilometer radius hoping to find answers to a story that has left a community perplexed sean thomas r.t. . coming up in

a few minutes do you believe your personal information on social networks is safe think again. it's more of more than just invasion of privacy it's about destroying the concept of privacy online some networking sites are giving away most users as personal data to the u.s. government and there's no way of preventing them as we report in a few minutes. and all manned russian cargo spacecraft dopped with the international space station marking a successful test of an all new digital docking system that's after a failed attempt five days ago the progress separated from the i assess earlier this week to try and reconnect with the station with the help of the new equipment but a technical glitch developed and the docking was aborted the problems were fixed on the second attempt while on smoothly the new digital docking system will be installed on cargo ships as well as on the mantis so used base craft. time now for

some other news in brief for you this hour the u.s. government suspects that israeli intelligence is spying on cia agents it comes after the most recent break in when a cia station chief discovered that his communication equipment was tampered with some experts believe that israel is a counterintelligence threat for the u.s. despite being a close ally in the middle east on saturday u.s. president barack obama signed the israeli security bill to strengthen u.s. israeli military ties. and that. spain has announced that its repatriating only of its aid workers from refugee camps in western ontario letter it has acted in response to fears over security in the country a growing al qaida presence in neighboring mali has brought instability to the region. militants on tajikistan's border with afghanistan have started to hand over. other weapons after

a major police operation which left at least thirty of them dead and over forty one rather just forty one captured seventeen soldiers happened killed forty have been injured the ongoing offensive was launched on tuesday in an attempt to track down a former warlord accused of killing a senior security officer authorities have sealed all border crossing points in the region but the only exception provided to nato supply trucks. the raging conflict in syria has been preoccupying world leaders and international media but in one country it's become an attraction for sightseers and israel thousands have been flocking to the border for what they're calling a must see event there's archies polis leader reports what's pain and heartache for syrians is little more than a photo opportunity for others. up close and personal you don't get a ringside seats in this this is the israeli syrian border and it's now also the

latest israeli tryst attraction feels good to be able to get close to it a little bit besides seeing only the items on television i was actually thrilled to come here today look into syria to realize that with only a few kilometers and that country unfortunately there are hundreds of people being killed every day it's the perfect spot it seems for war voices keno getting a glimpse of syrians killing each other from a safe vantage point the only hard way they carry binoculars and cameras you rely on our armed forces that they are aware of the situation and they take all the precautions and so i feel i feel very safe you see both his family to see where he fought against the syrians nearly fifty years ago the border areas which could erupt again as the free syrian army takes on assad forces. but for now it's good business and two guys are making a killing it's really something that you want to see some oh i know we two are in

or might not be present but there is an attraction to see the thing that actually occupies the media now it's like you feel you are in the center of stuff the fog was sparked when israeli defense minister who came to see for himself what was going on. here in the border with real fighting in syria and you can hear the mortar spalling here we are one kilometer from the board. cut and couldn't wait to get the jewish parents fled syria in the early fifty's for ruth this visit is a dream come true it's like the motion because my parents keep the air and they told me that they leave bury these. people and that's why we went. to some two groups are now thinking of income. on the list of must see exclusions they may be day trips now but disasters on the one is and should the fight to get closer until of it choose to get involved. on these weighty syrian border bones of people

now use social networks like facebook and twitter to share a lot with friends and family but what you might not know is that you could be giving away your personal data to governments and as i explained snow privacy settings can bar the authorities as prying eyes. in the land of social media users tweet tag friend upload and share information at any given moment in the land of the free what americans post online can and will be used against them. according to twitter of the nearly twelve hundred government requests for user data filed in the first half of this year nearly eighty percent came from the us government the micro message company says it complied with seventy five percent of user data washington requested social media in general twitter and facebook

being prime examples of that are a part of an ever increasingly invasive police state in the united states it's not just about surveillance and about tracking and monitoring this is the way in which they're consolidating control in the past year u.s. judges have forced twitter to turn over private or deleted data on users as part of investigations related to wiki leaks or occupy wall street. the ruling according to reports allows prosecutors access to tweets and additional information stored by twitter including the e-mail and i p address of a user it's more of more than just invasion of privacy it's about destroying the concept of privacy online at a recent conference called how cars on planet earth former national security agent william binney detailed. the demise of u.s. privacy protection which he says has been carried out by washington for more than a decade that most of the right to. work week if you were. to

decide to begin. with this mini spent thirty seven years working for the n.s.a. before resigning to blow the whistle on what he calls the creation of an orwellian state your vote for the military is. that we see everything is. true. at the height of his career then he served as technical director for n.s.a. s m group a branch that was reportedly responsible for eavesdropping on the world today he estimates that the n.s.a. has secretly compiled and stored more than twenty trillion files of e-mails phone calls and other data belonging to u.s. citizens when it comes to social media he says even users with the strictest security settings are not protected the reality of that is that that's not private at all if the companies don't have the government doesn't have it so either of them

have it where they share with the unobstructed sharing of information is what's made half of billion people flock to social media sites like twitter but missing from the terms of agreement is the monitoring that can be taking place as citizens are bursting their short messages into the virtual world arena porton i.r.t. new york thanks for joining our team for the weekly an update on the week's top stories in a few minutes. world

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