two years for the russian punk band pussy riot. in the united states the occupy protest has taken to a new level. and even with its multibillion dollar defense budget nato troops still. cheap homemade explosives.

it's a pleasure to have you with us here on our today. live in moscow the. russian punk band pussy riot who performed a protest stunt in russia's main cathedral. polarized reaction from the russian public. and you. doing well certainly divided opinions of the two year jail sentence handed down to the trio for hooliganism motivated by religious hatred drew crowds of people outside the court rallying both in support hand against the bond more than fifty have been arrested from both sides of the fence for violating public order the pads also backed by supporters outside of russia and some followed was taking to extreme measures foreign governments also had the say with us calling on the the authorities to ultimately review the case of

these more important i reports from new york. there's 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 eve are 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 on fair portion and 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 this. proportionate a similar sentiment has also been at code by germany's foreign minister so clearly this story taking place in russia has ignited a wave of reaction around the globe well meantime a u.s. base just don't devolve says washington should alternately tidy up its own offense before charging out as. the united states has other double standards that bear on this case to 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 the united states does exactly this leave that to 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 i just think it that has no credibility around the world and i think it's shameful. well in response to the criticism from abroad over the pussy riot case russia's foreign ministry has highlighted the fact that in countries like austria and germany similar stunts inside a church would land an even bigger jail another mock prayer the pussy riot has

performed in the christ the savior cathedral in february it wasn't the first time the group of try to court controversy as part of the art of group of which translates from russian as war tolokonnikova participated in one of the group performances all in the moscow's biology museum just four days before she gave birth and you can somewhat of it is said to be the woman seen in this video performing a sex act with an chicken in a supermarket a modern mccauley a russian specialist at the university of london believes it's a first for publicity and not political motives they did something very very daring it all but produced at the wanted to make themselves famous if you like and are therefore therefore decided to go into the main cathedral. and they achieved their goal of being becoming really world famous by doing what they did when

president putin or prime minister goes abroad the first question will be when are the pushy three going to be released you know why or why you put them in prison. and when they are released. they will in fact travel the world become famous goal they're really world famous. well i understand we've been getting a mountain of feedback from all around the world while we've been covering the pussy riot case here on r.t. public opinion to the story has been diverse to say the least here are some examples of the views we've received at. this ridiculous case makes me think of the middle ages what would the banishment have been had this happened in saudi arabia i'm sure it would have been a call for death. actually agree with russia take this joke of abandon the much longer what they do is immoral and unacceptable christianity disgusting and here i

was thinking russia was getting more progressive this has put a big dent in my respect for russian. went to russia. why didn't she use her time to free young. if she's so concerned justice system in russia i think the us should get even with arresting justin bieber. these are the images. of canada. well the us has a series of protests as well against criminal proceedings of their own at least six people were arrested as a hundred strong group of war veterans and activists to occupy barack obama's campaign office in oakland.

when i see that the demonstrators were marching through the office chanting slogans in support of bradley manning a soldier jail for allegedly leaking classified information to wiki leaks a pretrial hearings are currently underway and if found guilty the private could face the death penalty fees from one account over. several arrests happened there in oakland there were actually several arrests in portland as well as a group of supporters conducted several protests up and down the west coast now in oakland where dozens of people showed up supporters a man there were trying to deliver a couple of demands to president obama first of all they want president obama to apologize to bradley manning remember last year president obama during a fundraiser said that. many had committed a crime now in the eyes of many of his supporters this really creates an environment where bradley manning won't be able to get

a fair trial given the fact that the commander in chief has already pretty much rendered him guilty in this trial saying he has committed a crime and second of all the supporters of bradley manning also want president obama to step in and to him to guarantee that many another u.s. soldiers are not punished before they go to trial now there's been a lot of world rights worldwide criticism over the treatment of bradley manning while incarceration by the u.s. government in fact the u.n. torture chief called his degrading so definitely still a lot of anger over the way that manning is being treated so far and these protests are a new sign that bradley manning supporters are really stepping up their pressure on the obama administration but definitely this coincides with the asylum granted to julian assange now a lot of. supporters are bradley manning believe that the. work of. even even though there is no proof so far that bradley manning was in fact the

person who leaked these documents to wiki leaks they know that the principle of free speech and the fact that all these secrets were exposed about the iraq war about the afghanistan war i mean they definitely think that there is a coordinated attack about against both the leaks and in the prosecution of bradley manning that this is an assault on free speech and really an assault on peace. while a while julian assange remains are trapped in the ecuadorian embassy in london seems to be some progress in the diplomatic impossible surrounding the situation ecuador and the u.k. ever portably agreed to resume talks over the whistleblowers fate a breakthrough following a bitter row over britain's earlier threat to enter the embassy and take a stance by force foreign ministers from across south america and the u.s. to meet next friday to discuss the standoff between the two nations and the u.s. was one of three members to oppose the gathering saying the concept of diplomatic

asylum is not recognized as a matter of international more in washington saunters legal team clearly disagrees with a we can expose one saying britain doesn't grant safe passage to the political refugee it will go to the international court of justice. that the the british government. the only right seems. to be. giving. the legal team of julian. but. all of just. to give. you that this is. really cold. so strongly actually it's basically a lot of american countries. be on my list in the way the.

extremes to this falsely when the negotiations go on. or using the period between two countries and this could offset it with the nations all over the world to be sure that the. very secure in all its holy areas. so that all government is ready to violate the convention on the twenty two. while the legal. costs are you always are welcome to share your opinion on what's next for julian assange have your say in our poll dedicated to the issue at dot com. now just because you don't spend a lot doesn't mean you don't get a lot it's a lesson the u.s. military is learning the hard way even with multi-billion dollar high tech weapons

american troops in afghanistan are still falling victim to homemade bombs built for a fraction of the price he's got a chicken reports. 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 that the user wants to do where the user wants to go in the next move would like to call these men tom an assistant but many ask why with all the high tech gear the u.s. can't win against a man of simple means from some of the remote afghan villages a u.s. marine general estimated that eighty percent if his troops casualties in afghanistan were caused by homemade bombs components of which often cost no more than a few dollars. jake villa 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 and we don't have any effective weapons to combat that animosity that rage against american presidents but i'm just 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 u.s. investment 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 very sleek 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 qaeda 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 lockey 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 so we invest in the military hardware destruction which obviously is to perpetuate 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 it was a match force on force. in 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 it's 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 down in washington our team. still to come a bit later in the program here on our hope and a prayer the whole host of. palestinian worshippers during ramadan step into

a living hell trying to cross the border into jerusalem as they face what they call invasive and degrading security checks. are you watching r t britain may not use the single currency without doesn't stop it feeling the shockwave so if the eurozone debt crisis and now one city in the u.k. has decided to distance itself from the trouble that euro even more by launching its own currency in bristol pound is said to be launched in september and local businesses are already queuing up to join the scheme thousands of also being offered the chance to have their salaries paid in bristol it's just another symptom of the u.k.'s wide a struggle to overcome tough times as my scars from stacey hope would reveal next hour or not. one thousand suicides linked to hard economic times in britain the only thing that contributes to g.d.p. in the u.k. in the us in the g twenty countries is suicide if you commit suicide like they do

in india the farmers are committing suicide a month because a month ago 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 and are legally. oh darling up there got up i fell. nearly twenty minutes past the hour moscow time with the holy month of ramadan drawing to a close muslims around the world are flocking to mosques to celebrate but in palestine that often means standing for hours or security checkpoints only to be denied permission to pray at his policy reports. people here want to pray but soldiers stand in a way it's a painful game of control and every day it is played out at checkpoints throughout the palestinian west bank at this time of year during the holy month of ramadan

it's at its most crucial. the thread is like dogs been here since half past five in the morning announced twelve thirty seven hours i'm here and they won't let me cross with a nod of the head or the wave of an arm and israeli soldier says he can pray and who cannot it is a distressing scene 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 or those 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 forty 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 jerusalem sends an unmistakable message to the israelis and that is that your wisdom is no easy matter. the grand mufti of jerusalem accuses israel of having and i'll tarry a motive when it comes to the al aqsa compound. the. radical jewish groups say they want to demolish and take control of our laksa they claim it is

a part of israel and if not the mosque itself and 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 pass this suspect that i'm going without gets me from behind and is that the talk bad things about why what you do do that you must quit i started to shout let me go because i have that mission so i just said no we have to take you i said that the other subject me you don't have that. you're going to have to trick me again those who don't make it through simply bow their heads in clear and silent defiance they know another degrading struggle lies ahead next week oh paul if the r.t. . well i do remember you can always check out many more reports from our middle

east correspondents. dot com and plenty of other stories lined up for you there as well including a kind hearted woman in philadelphia could be slapped with a penalty after just giving food to children. plus a modern day robin hood tough austerity cuts drive one spanish mayor to turn to order to put food on the table of those who need it. thanks for joining us here on our to today let's go straight into the world update now will start in pakistan where at least five militants have been killed in a u.s. drone attack a small town near the afghan border was fired on while local muslims held a festival marking the end of ramadan the number of attacks in pakistan by american unmanned aircraft drastically increased this year certain regions are considered to

be supported by al qaeda and the taliban are the stripes the criticizer throughout the republic for violating the country's sovereignty. by nasa's curiosity rover has begun work on planet mars preparing now to zap of small rock with a laser to examine its chemical composition a car sized vehicle has ten different tools to study the red planet one of which was developed right here in russia party's a lawyer half a list i went out to find whether the average new yorker could be excited by curiosity about it. human technology is on mars so what this week let's talk about that i hope we'll find some other kind of fly fish there and i think it can help to understand that we're 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. but i hope so and it's funny 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 feller 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 for that possibly i think it's great too i feel like we've lost that spirit

of exploration largely well so and 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. that maybe they'll find some oh worm holes or something of carbon you know carbon based or some of that but you know martians know martians what if they did find martian there i don't think they'll want to come to earth if they're getting our television they won't be want to be coming though they'll be seen hard live for dashing something like you 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 learned from man's. far back in just a moment with our top stories a for this hour here on our two you will see you in a second.

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