pussy riot and their global fan club foreign governments and media hit out at the two year jail sentence given to the members of the russian female punk band. breaching the president veterans and protesters take over barack obama's election office in oakland calling for the release of jailed whistleblower bradley manning. plus an occupation in flames nato and international troops on alert as afghan forces deemed friendly increasingly turn their guns on their mentor. it is a day out in the russian capital you're watching r t a marina joshing the jailing

of three members of russian punk band pussy riot has attracted criticism from across the world and seen protests protests in support of the women they received a two year sentence on charges of holding isn't motivated by religious hatred for their mock prayer in russia's main orthodox cathedral foreign governments also have their say on russia's internal matter in the u.s. even calling on the authorities to review the case not retorts from new york. there has been both political and public reaction over the pussy riot verdict now around the globe and there has been several protests on friday in support of the three russian band members that were convicted of hooliganism paris brussels london and tell of the valar among the cities where demonstrators gathered to denounce the trial and the two year sentencing those that are in support of these three women and members of the pussy riot say that the decision that was made by moscow's court

was emblematic of russia's intolerance of dissent on a more political front the u.s. embassy in russia has called the verdict unfair. there was also reaction coming from amnesty international which said that the decision was a bitter blow to freedom of expression in russia also political figures in europe have begun to weigh in on this developing story we heard from the high representative of the european union catherine ashton who has said she's deeply disappointed by this verdict calling it disproportionate a similar sentiment has also been echoed by germany's foreign minister so clearly this story taking place in russia has ignited a wave of reaction around the globe. now reporting there u.s. based journalist don de bar says washington should look closer to home and tidy up its own affairs before judging others. the united states has other double standards

that bear on this case too first let's look at the one nine hundred eighty nine case of st patrick's cathedral where act up members came into the church about forty five of them were arrested before they could really voice their own protests and numerous times since the beginning of the iraq war around the united states people have tried to go into churches to speak to the congregations i know nick modern for example an activist in the united states has done it about thirty times to try to say look your religious beliefs are so and so what's happening violates them please join us and they've been threatened with arrest arrested and worse so what's happening is the united states for some reason that will become apparent later is stirring this up to make russia work as if it were a repressive lawless state while the united states which has more incarcerated people than the next three countries on the planet and that's only in absolute terms in terms of relative terms more than any other country on the planet the

united states has all these people in jail and it's going to lecture other countries about how their legal process should work. the coverage of the pussy riot trial was hyped by foreign media and that's the opinion of larry jacobs managing director of the world congress of families. i don't really expect the media to this is a really. nice report truthfully in the u.s. and in western europe we have seen some of the same issues so it's politicized the issue that made it about objection to putin in about supposedly a political statement but again. you know we have plenty of opportunity to make political statements and that we need to be responsible for our actions and there's no question that they were that they were guilty of any group is free to protest. if it's again on

a place where they. know they're not violating someone else's rights in this case they certainly violated the rights of the church they trust other vandalised and so you have to expect the consequences. while there's more on of the ride story online check out our tease you to stream for more videos from inside and outside a courtroom where the russian female rockers received their sentence you can see the moment when you finally discovered their fate. these are the images. from the streets of canada. showing up for a shelter over. to the u.s. now where police were called in and the rest were made after protesters occupy barack obama's campaign office in oakland the group made up of veterans and activists was

part of a hundred strong march in support of bradley manning. the demonstrators marched on the office chanting free bradley manning he's accused of leaking classified information to weaken the found guilty let's face the death penalty protesters demanded that president obama release the whistleblower scott olsen iraq war veteran and one of the protesters says the government's making an example. of the matter so. if you're. a little off on that one do you get mad and.

other trying to make an example out of them their own people. or soldiers but it was. getting over and that's why he went through that issue and why he was well received if you know. you know we're not going to be going. here trying. well fear is the grass is desperate to lay its hands on jewel in a sauna man behind the wiki leaks website are playing on the minds of diplomats to declassify documents from the australian embassy in washington reveal concerning the might end up on trial in the states a sound just currently stuck in ecuador's london embassy but britain vowing to prevent him taking asylum in latin america but we can make spokesman christan happens and believes the matter may go to the international court of justice. let's

hope that the the british government it will come to its senses and give him safe passage so a country it's the only rights seem to believe they're on to is in this hard line position which is going to be assured of giving this to them so this is. the end of the legal team or julian when we get. these failures but also go forward as indicated that he will take the measure before the international court of justice. and force the government to give their seats you know you say that it's written by the u.k. authorities and to go short of really have called for a. strong reaction especially in light of the american countries. to be on my list and the way the stuff of william hague will take extremes to their specially when the negotiations were ongoing according to that we're using to. between two countries and this should include doing what you nations all over the

world and i'm pretty sure that the student must be. very secure in solitary areas getting effective that all government is ready to violated the convention on the twenty two. instead it. will be leading. now coming up later in the program permission to pray in the holy land or else standing is denying palestinians access to mosques during the holy month of ramadan . and harassing those allowed through. we were for it on the new five military contractors and during the market to clean up blackwater sell it image guns for hire. now the un has officially named lidar brahimi the former all german foreign minister as its new and voip to syria kofi annan successor is a veteran diplomat with experience and still volatile iraq afghanistan some have to question which is off the table because of the jordanian royalty his daughter

a former reporter at c.n.n. is married to one of the king's sons jordan has allegedly been providing support for rebel forces in syria that are bringing me has received wide backing from the international community but arab x. for its warn against excessive optimism. the mission. is going to go for a while and can be easily attributed to the. security council really from. you and beating or. are you saying there will continue to be you or i want to go to but i mean he seems to be a bit discouraged or even from the stir he was trying to record but not really all or successful mission. aside from roadside explosives and taliban and al qaeda fighters nato forces in afghanistan are increasingly under attack by any foe friendly afghan forces two more u.s.

troops were shot yesterday in an insider shooting episode bringing the total to a dozen soldiers in just over a week and as archie's gonna check out now reports this is a problem that multibillion dollar the fans projects just can't solve. the ads for military hardware in the u.s. look like hollywood blockbuster trailers whether it's for a tactical armed drone which can fit into a backpack. or for a special robot like clothing for soldiers a sense for the user wants to do where the user wants to go and then explosion we want to call these men tom an assistant but many ask why with all the high tech gear the u.s. can't win against man of simple means from some remote afghan villages a u.s. marine general estimated that eighty percent of his troops casualties in afghanistan were caused by homemade bombs components of which often cost no more than a few dollars. jake dilla better served in afghanistan at the beginning of the war

the camera and the armored humvees are cost millions of dollars and they're destroyed by something that costs the price of a pizza we don't have any effective weapons to combat that animosity that rage against american presence there's no such thing it's sort of like if the chinese moved into you know wyoming or you somehow that why oh why oh why it's going to be happy now not at all there's no way that they just simply want them to leave the us invests in military gear more than the world's ten other biggest military spenders combined the pentagon resists cuts in their gigantic budget arguing that they need to fight terrorists in other places we continue to face three seek serious security challenges in the world of today we are still at war in afghanistan we still confront terrorism even though there's been significant damage to the leadership of

al qaida the reality is we confront terrorism in somalia and yemen in north africa . the u.s. is extensively using drones to go after who they identify as terrorists. but will there ever be enough weapons to kill terrorists in this look at anwar a lockie before he was assassinated by a drone did we stop al qaeda on the arabian peninsula we stop this march on yemen no we did not we actually in many ways made it worse by the fact that others besides a walkie were targeted and killed in that same campaign civilians we invest in the military hardware destruction which obviously is perpetuates the cycle of killing kill five ten come back you've got to have more hardware to kill that ten. retired lieutenant colonel anthony shaffer says the pentagon's obsession with military resources hasn't changed since the time when their enemy was the soviet

union it was all about the numbers it was all very accountable regarding hardware hardware purchases how much how many missiles can you have how many can you defeat it was all very binary this or that this or that it was always a match force on force and the current today's war it's not like that there's no force on force equation there's no way of measuring the number of tanks that will take care of the taliban because the taliban doesn't use tanks they don't need them and so this is for our current paradigm the u.s. paradigm on war it's completely outdated all those fancy weapons certainly project power but in real warfare in afghanistan for example all that advanced gadgetry still hasn't delivered victory some argue is because while spending tremendous amounts of money on military gear the u.s. has failed to fully understand their enemy and what motivates them to fight i'm

going to check on in washington our team. the u.s. labor department has released alarming data suggesting unemployment has surged again in almost every state later today artie's financial gurus max kaiser and state her report no punches about those they believe are responsible for economic hardships the full show is coming your way next our. g.d.p. is not calculate anything having to do what a sustainable economy and life affirming qualities the only thing that contribute to g.d.p. in the u.k. in the u.s. in the g twenty countries is suicide if you commit suicide fast like they do in india the farmers are committing thousands of suicide a month because a month's out joe that's considered a growth story the emerging market it's a happening contrary they're committing suicide really fast there's the u.k. people are committing suicide at a more leisurely british pace like oh darling i think helped out by so ok that's considered g.d.p. but not quite as aggressive as in the united states oh yeah well in their case it's

more homicidal suicidal so you get those massive shootings and then you've got people killing themselves ordinarily so it's a combo play. was the end of the holy month of ramadan drawing to a close muslims around the world are flocking to vaska to celebrate but in palestine often means standing for hours at security checkpoints only to midnight from mission to pray fall asleep reports. people hear when to pray but soldiers stand in a way it's a painful game of control and every day it is played out in checkpoints throughout the palestinian we spend at this time of year during the holy month of ramadan it's at its most brutal and the threat is like dogs and. most fun of the morning announced twelve thirty seven hours i'm here and they won't let me cross with the knowledge of the haid or the wave of an arm and he's ready soldier says he can play

and who cannot it is a distressing thing. for those who wait palestinian worshippers desperate to get to jerusalem have been standing pushing and shoving here for hours many have already been through several checkpoints it does of course then in order to retain order order is very important. control over the palestinians is important because that's how you can. take control over their lives the alex a mosque is the third holiest place in islam on fridays the holy day hundreds of thousands of worshippers from across the west bank in east jerusalem make their way here human rights groups say the checkpoints have eased up this year but in the past his radio soldiers would ride on horseback into the crowds and use tear gas on fasting worshipers. we have found that people who are considered dangerous during the rest of the year are suddenly allowed to cross during ramadan because they're

about four years old it means they still being a terrorist for a short while it's absolute and it shows there is no security problem but israel says its checkpoints are here for just that the army says it wants to avoid trouble by making sure men between the ages of twelve and forty don't pass unless they have special permission that sometimes takes weeks to organize the influx of hundreds of thousands of palestinians into most of them since an unmistakable message to the israelis and that is that your wisdom is no easy matter. for grand mufti of jerusalem accuses israel of having and i'll tarry a motive when it comes to the aqsa compound at the. radical jewish groups say they want to demolish and take control of what they claim it is a part of israel and if not the mosque itself then the yards they want to show our mouth's proving once again there is no democracy in israel. for those who make it through the israeli barriers it's a small victory the other store just show me past. suspect that the i'm going

without to give a shit i think gets me from behind. is that the bad things about why what you do do that you must with. that the child let me go because i have that mission so i just said no we have to trick you i said the subject me you don't have the. fuel you don't have to get those who don't make it through simply by all the hits in korea and find and defiance they know another degrading struggle next week. remember you can always check out more reports from our middle east correspondent at r.t. dot com and here's a taste of what else is there for you bahrain's crackdown on the opposition triggers anger from international human rights words after a prominent protest leader gets a three year sentence plus a modern day robin who'd tough a stare it cuts drive

a spanish mayor to mastermind robberies and give money away to the poor. private military firms are now as big a part of modern war as death and destruction and they operate in an industry whose image has been destroyed by the alleged crimes of blackwater in iraq so martin went to meet some new players in the field who are on a p.r. offensive. fighting for profit the trade is as old as warfare itself but modern private military contracting is a growing market and russian companies want in on the action to move this training is to hone the skills of the staff and it is military training not just security they don't want to be here in this forest outside moscow they want to be working in

places like iraq and afghanistan. question security systems or r.s.b. is a private military company founded by former russian soldiers they are for convoy and guard duties around the world they use selling point they say they are more careful than other firms about what they do. we know that there is no state no high ranking official to back us we work on our own a russian company must respect all the rules and laws of the country of residence as well as its lifestyle and mentality with. guns for hire so what's the difference between military contractors and mercenaries that's the tag that some american firms have been labelled with after killings where they were based for guards from u.s. based military contractor blackwater which has since changed its name of facing fresh indictments for allegedly opening fire at

a baghdad road junction in two thousand and seven killing seventeen iraqis the discrediting of blackwater has opened up the market for russian firms says r s b but in this business there will always be a tension between morals and money. the purpose of creating a private military company is to make profit and as a rule the biggest profits come from clandestine operations so that is tempting for the company and for individual operators should not be permitted he would call them what you will the market is there for a reason the private sector is supplying services that overstretched state forces either can't or won't provide such as in the treacherous waters off somalia commander in york our crew did everything in their capacity to fix the engine as quickly as possible but i remember my heart throbbing because we knew there were pirate ships in the vicinity them who could assault us at any moment to get them while pirates bandits or others could strike it seems governments and companies are

prepared to accept the controversy and pay for the likes of dimitri and his kind tom barton artie. now take a look at some other stories from around the world south africa's president has ordered the probe into the shooting death of thirty four striking mine workers by police jacob zuma called the events shocking and unacceptable police opened fire a crowd of protesting miners armed with machetes who were commanding the better working conditions one of the worst incidents since the end of apartheid and nine hundred ninety four. nasa curiosity rover is preparing to make its first big lead by is dropping a rock on mars with a laser and is just want to tantalize it has available to help study the red planet and its ability to support life back on earth laurie harnessed when to find out whether average new yorkers are excited about curiosity's adventures. about it i

really don't. human technology is on mars so what this week let's talk about that i hope will find some other kind of fly fish there and i think it can help to understand that we are not alone in the universe do you think that we will shift our perception of how to be if we learn man. i hope so i hope so maybe you will become a bit more. i hope so it's for you to say that because i'm friends with her not at all but i think we need to understand that we're not alone yes i don't think as many people are into it that should be i posted something on my face we're going to haven't had one comment or one like at all and that was a couple days ago so that's kind of a little bit of a little bit of a disappointment why is that you would think reaching another planet deller i feel like maybe the olympics shadowed it you know and kind of eclipse the moment

but i tend to think there's more pressing issues here on earth and i'd rather see the money invested in. environment and. global food issues and that kind of thing but could we possibly find other solutions if we look outward. possibly i think it's great too i feel like we've lost that spirit of exploration largely well done it's underfunded a lot of people have it but we don't we don't commit enough to education either at school in our government or in our living room or in our solar system. maybe they'll find some oh worm holes or something of carbon you know carbon based or some of that but no martians no martians what if they did find martian there i don't think they'll want to come to earth and if they're getting our television they won't be want to be coming though they'll be seen hard live for dash and said

no i don't know whether or not you think it's a big deal that humans have technology on mars the bottom line is it kind of is the big deal. or at least it's a massive accomplishment no matter what we learn from man's. valuable shorly with headlines to go away.

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