divided they stand a cash job griese begs for breathing space leaving e.u. leaders deeply split on whether to show mercy. border disorder syria's neighbors feel the heat from the country's civil war with deadly clashes and a growing flow of refugees. and how the deadly trend of afghan forces turning their weapons against nato troops helping to train them is adding yet more challenges to the country's dreams of peace. hello and welcome to our team this thursday i am karen terror broadcasting to live from our studio in moscow while long considered to taboo to even mention leniency towards greece is not something that's openly being discussed by europe's main

leaders battered and bruised by austerity athens has begged the e.u. for breathing space and today the leaders of france and germany will meet to discuss whether to grant it but as archie's peter all over reports it really is a divisive issue. well over the next few weeks greece could find out its fate in the country's future as a part of the euro that's certainly going to be something that's all for discussion when france well and the french president arrives here in berlin for chats with chancellor angela merkel now the two have differing opinions over how the debt crisis in greece should be dealt with as well as across the eurozone in general the chancellor merkel very very big on wanting to see cuts she said that greece must stick to a very rigid plan in order to find eleven over eleven billion euros worth of cuts before the next round of bailout money which is to shortly france will land in france saying this well they're

a little bit more flexible when it comes to greece now this meeting is going to take place here is really to try and make sure that they're both singing from the same song sheet when it comes to what to do with athens it comes of course shortly before the greek prime minister heads to paris for talks with all and hopefully there will be a consensus between germany and france over what to do before then as far as the greeks a concerned they're looking for this next round of bailout money which is worth over thirty billion euros without which well greece is pretty much guaranteed to default and be kicked out of the euro zone all of this up for discussion as it stands at the moment which will be talked about here in berlin what is interesting is over the last few weeks we've seen greece really drop out of the headlines but the the bare facts are that well things haven't improved and it's not being jew two to good news economically that greece hasn't been making headlines things have

continued as as badly as ever really with unemployment still on the rise the country is still in recession and turning over negative growth so the problems in greece haven't gone away the story may have disappeared from the headlines shortly but the problem still there. and that's what's going to be discussed when the french president meets with the german chancellor here in berlin regardless of whether greece is given more time its tactic to fight debt will remain the same aggressive austerity privatization and cuts however andrew gavin marshall from the center of research on globalization thinks those reforms will do much more harm than good. but you actually look at the situation what some heiress is complaining about is that he needs more time to implement reforms but what are the reforms there's three words which are use most commonly used austerity adjustment and croaks if you simply take the rhetoric follow the policies and look at the facts you can actually translate the language into what it actually means so austerity

means impoverishment adjustment means exploitation and growth means it profits they undermine labor they cut pensions cut social security cut health care spending cut all social spending in general to fire more people from the public sector privatized the economy privatizing infrastructure privatized the water the electricity something foreign corporations can come in and buy everything up for cheap and this is also that they can get a bailout which the money simply goes to pay the banks just the interest on the loans to the banks so it's this massive scam and it's illegitimate for him to be saying that we simply need more time to impoverish our population and for those with a fancy for a financial scandals still ahead for you as our cause a report later this hour today's r t's a relentless corruption hunting do all they target america's crisis fighting measures or lack of them. imagine the cow has

a tube attach from its utter into its mouth that's the ben bernanke is economic strategy is the sell feeding cal getting bigger and bigger so the quantitative easing is working the fat cats the fat cows on wall street they're getting fatter of course the fat cow generates more detritus through the theory of the cow which in this case is not fertilizing the economy it is burying the economy in layer after layer after layer of. waste. syria's neighbors are sounding below. arm as the country's protracted civil war pours over the borders and threatens to spiral into a full scale regional conflict jordan has lashed out at the syrian government following a cross border attack that wounded a child and sparked panic in a nearby village that is adding of course to an increasing influx of refugees to

the country are she's polis lior is there. i'm standing at the zaatari refugee camp on the syrian jordanian border which is the first legal camp that has been established by the jordanian authorities in the desert what happens is that the refugees come to the border they are picked up there by the jordanian police and both here to zaatari camp now depending on the levels of fighting in syria anywhere between a thousand and three thousand people are fleeing across into jordan each day the current figures stand at some one hundred and fifty thousand refugees who are currently in this country now the united nations refugee agency is preparing itself for the long haul and to this end has begun building wells in jordan where water scarcity is a huge problem the condition in the camps is alarming we're hearing from human rights groups they're talking about a crisis in the making we know that the camp is overcrowded people here are complaining about extreme weather conditions about does it storms and we've also heard

a number of incidents of sexual harassment in addition to this the jordanian police are investigating the first case of a person dying in the camp when a fire broke out now jordan is in a very difficult situation and finds itself between a rock and a hard place on the one hand it is providing assistance to these refugees but it has its own very limited resources it has a fragile economy and as i mentioned earlier it has a basic lack of water jordan also does not want to upset its bilateral relations with neighboring damascus and that is why to this end it does face a problem of thousands of refugees coming into this country hating the syrian president bashar assad in addition to this some of the violence in syria has spread across the border that is why residents of northern towns here in jordan have asked the jordanian officials to look after them particularly in light of a number of shells that recently landed in some of these towns injuring a number of people. at this atari refugee camp on the jordanian syrian border

lebanon has reportedly unthinkable. combat units to its northern city of tripoli the area has seen a series of armed clashes between pro and anti assad supporters which claimed around twelve lives although lebanese authorities have declared a cease fire there a situation remains found a top political analyst and lawyer dr franklin lamb was currently in lovenox capital beirut says there is an overwhelming fear among its population the concierge of my building who is syrian sometimes hides in my apartment they've been round up of syrian national news here in beirut insult beirut even though it's a great deal of fear people are saying not since the civil war have things been so likely to ignite or that people are feeling so insecure as you know the very root hoods in tripoli the most certain for the the.

alleyways and the garble to bomb is section right down the middle ironically is the name of the big street called syria street and that really tells the tale out there but we have seen in beirut and other parts of the country a similar division things are very much on the edge and it's not only the spillover of fact it's the fact that lebanon itself is so fragile and not quite a state in terms of that having a real central government that can enforce the laws and how they're going to compromise our me hearties spoke to syria's deputy prime minister for economic affairs who's warned some outside powers against carrying out threats of intervention here's a quick look at the full interview it's coming your way next hour. little you yeah it might seem that military force can get you farther than anything else would but in reality it we've all seen that warfare doesn't get you anywhere politically

to see a situation in syria which is very volatile or that any instance of armed combat will only escalate the most delegates of all is that what we need is a similar taney as a ceasefire the more that would be in line with the kofi annan plan or by the geneva arrange a mother who is stance of our friends and the attitude of the syrian government as the which is published a resolution calling for national reconciliation what when you burn your. attempt at finding stability in afghanistan have suffered a setback after a wave of attacks on western troops by afghan soldiers around a dozen nato servicemen have been killed in the last couple of weeks alone afflicting further damage hopes for postwar peace parties unless the scituate get out looks into the reasons behind the deadly trend. the u.s. war in afghanistan is known as the longest military conflict in american history and as u.s. officials hope for a successful exit strategy by the year twenty fourteen an alarming new trend is

spiking on the ground indicating that this may not happen so easily u.s. troops have been dying at record rates in so-called insider attacks at the hands of their afghan allies at least ten u.s. troops have been killed in these attacks in the last two weeks alone this makes up for over thirty percent of u.s. military deaths in august of last year there have been at least forty such deaths in so-called green on blue attacks where members of afghan forces turning against western troops sixty nine people were wounded and one of many attempts to tackle the increasing problem a top u.s. general flew to afghanistan this week to address the issue only to have his plane become the target of a rocket attack experts say it's yet another sign of growing discontent in the war torn country as u.s. president barack obama says more needs to be done to protect u.s. troops from attacks by afghans thought of as partners the question of how exactly this should be done remains an answer afghan officials have been attempting to spy

on their own recruits to prevent these incidents but reports are growing that members of the afghan security forces are increasingly switching sides defecting to support the taliban in one recent incident for afghan army officials were charged with supplying arms to the militants some experts explain the increased insider killings trend as a result of frustration with the length of the war others point to the fact that this comes after several scandals involving the conduct of u.s. troops on the ground from koran burnings to desecrating afghan bodies by you were needing on them and shocking videos that made headlines around the world the afghan wars and its eleventh year and the fact that this year has seen more deaths from insider attacks than ever before seen as a worrying trend for several reasons the attacks have highlighted the disconnect between the u.s. to exit strategy. to transfer most of the fighting power to afghan forces by twenty fourteen but the fact that the situation on the ground continues to be a lot more complicated that some u.s.

officials try to down with chaos on the ground the question of whether the u.s. involvement deadline is feasible looms large as the. mosque u.s. based activist and blogger david swanson says washington has created a permanent state of war in afghanistan this is a war that the united states taxpayers are paying for both sides we are they not just going to stand but we are paying the taliban in afghanistan for safe passage down routes that you know it is number one source of income when you're paying for both sides at war a war without end a war that is ruane and generating hostility toward your country you know and the stand you know to look for logic is well this is that this is the moment to look at the military machine that eisenhower warned us about fifty one years ago and it shows no sign of looting not we have plenty more lined up for you on the program

including trials silence. kuantan a mode detainees repairing at court are forbidden from mentioning how they were tortured a tactic aimed at protecting the cia's highly classified interrogation techniques. plus a peaceful way to transform military heritage as an abandoned soviet top secret base gets a new life but they need on the wild side. now satisfied with its missile shield in europe and washington has announced plans for a similar weapon system in asia a pentagon official pointed at a perceived threat from north korea as the main justification political activist and head of the new patriotic alliance for not says that's a paper thin excuse. clearly that your head is being exaggerated by the united states but we can see beyond the rhetorical that the real target here is china and the u.s.

wants to justify rebalancing most of its troops towards the region the so-called threats emanating from china are highly suspicious questionable and are in fact just the u.s. can justify sending more troops and ships here in in this region only intended to provide more just occasion for the permanent an expanded new military presence in our region that's another concern of ours. missile shield. to fall on arms freeze in the region or to countries like china and north korea in the evening at the her stands in competing with the united states in the growing more war machines. throughout the show in the that happens the bigger threat to peace over at our website are to doubt calm you can find any stories you may have missed on the air here's a taste of some other stories that are on line right now out. of a rebirth of protests on the streets of montreal which are packed with

demonstrators once again ahead of elections. plus russia's popular southern resort region as battered by another deadly flood after high waters killed almost two hundred people last month. now both julian assange has legal team and ecuador are likely to take britain to the international court of justice a top body for disputes between states but it's only one option being looked at to secure the whistleblower safe passage to ecuador which the u.k. has vowed to prevent speaking exclusively to spanish channel ecuador's foreign minister reiterated his country support for a sign which. all feeling good they would believe that great britain will realize how important it is to give the chance for a person to be saved from the so that he will be living for years in an embassy not in trust that nations government we also believe that london will accept ecuador's sovereign decision if that doesn't happen that us will find

a way out with perhaps the only thing will be left with is going to the international court of justice in the hague so that we can grant freedom to the sons washington and the us is not our father or teacher to punish us if we have the same rights as they do julian a son is an example a symbol of freedom of speech but there are some countries which try to influence things and limit his freedom and even the press him so that he stops doing what he's doing who want to make them understand that we are protecting freedom of speech as well as a right to life and personal integrity. but that the united states has taken the protection of military secrets to a whole new level at guantanamo bay there are lawyers defending detainees are outraged after being told they can't discuss torture it's apparently part of efforts to protect highly classified cia interrogation techniques used on inmates the lawyers though plan to challenge the bag as soon as pretrial hearings begin for

five men charged over nine eleven one lawyer who waited almost three years to even be allowed to see his clients says the military is trying to hide what's happening at its detention centers. i think that the united states is worried about disclosure of how bad their conduct was in guantanamo. a sort of a. words describing a grave basically they think that that's a very harmful thing to the united states but that is a cost of trying these people you know you need to clear the error with the truth to get a foreign you know i don't think it looks good in it jeopardy. as is the credibility of these trials that the united states tries to do them to march in secret it's part of the mistake of even trying these people before military commissions these people should be tried in federal courts which have credibility around the world and have their procedures for protecting security but also being open and giving

fair trials this is a mistake. time now for a look at some other international news in brief or a this hour nearly fifty people mostly women and children have died in a massacre in southeast kenya after hundreds of farmers attacked a village the bloodshed comes in an escalation of ongoing clashes between two rival communities over land and water resources it's the worst outbreak of violence since the post-election fighting began four years ago. that's as curiosity rover is preparing for the ultimate road trip on mars to determine whether life ever existed on the red planet this comes after the agency reported a successful test drive of the probe the rovers eventual destination will be the planet's mount sharp at the end of the year. next year when many a will host nato's newest base in eastern europe part of washington's expansive

plans in the region the alliance is to revamp a deserted soviet facility to meet its needs but they're not the only ones doing this and busiest elsewhere have rebuilt these former bases for totally different uses parties i think said a ship ski explains. beyond the walls of this abandoned stop secret soviet facility in ukraine's republic of crimea it's a totally different world today to cold war times. a local entrepreneur has found a much more peaceful way to use thirty six hectic as of when you space but. this used to be veery of the facility which was top secret here says lies intelligence was gathered installed and powerful computers but they were now days the scenario is a children's zoo there are many zebras and many ponies here as well as parrots and the monkeys. bought this abandoned base six years ago and turned it into huge safari park unique for eastern europe his animals occupy buildings which were once

used by servicemen edger off now lives in what used to be a boiler room for the entire base while former top notch facilities have more exotic inhabitants. this for instance used to be soldiers living quarters there were sleeping rooms here now they're occupied by monkeys and parents take a look at people. who cook is not ashamed to capitalize on the widespread fascination for relics of the soviet era a former red army officer himself he knows that those bases were built to last and this concept certainly sells well that's why his safari park is not only about enjoying a wild nature experience but also providing more quaint means of entertainment but . if you would remind of what exactly used to be here is this nuclear bomb shelter two sets of amadou was this is the first and this is the second week of civil suit

hundred fifty killers on the run this still in great condition i reserve command point was located here where it was a military base and we have removed into a karaoke room you can see here until dawn and nobody will hear from behind these walls. but clearly the. park's main attraction is a large collection of african lions enjoying themselves in a record struct at savannah aleck took us for a rather thrilling walk inside but. i thought that a lion safari park would work very well in the crimean environment and it did and today we have fifty four lines living in our park thirteen with twenty four cages it gives a great opportunity for scientific studies of never before have we had such exclusive access to loans in this part of the world we have many difficulties but we are fighting the sunni all first year the park has been open three months now where by the way there is the impact on are still lurking behind you that. while former

soviet bases are taking over by nato to become once again militarily operational zuckoff is now thinking of turning an other abandoned facility in crimea into an animal theme park and despite having already opened several zoos across the peninsula he says he's not in it for the profit but. this has become my lifestyle you know i guess you've got to have a military background and be a little bit crazy to take a little bit like this and of course to love animals you know my main aim is to learn to communicate with the animals and it seems to be working just fine. we are of one blood you and me on twee. reporting from crimea ukraine. town seems people have been feeling it all over the world freakish global weather putting harvests out risks what is a story of the united states now in drought and grain exports or russia just cut its harvest off the more flash floods we report on fears of oil and in the

developing world as food prices spiral out of control. every year my weekly food stand is growing and much faster than my salary but there are fears that these here the price of food will increase sharply and not only because of a poor crop harvest in russia but also a bad drought in the united states who are in prices have already this kind of rockets at sixty percent in the past two months but why should we care that's because most corn is used to feed livestock and that means that very soon meat and poultry could also become more expensive as well as many foreign based snacks and cereals global food prices jumped six percent in july alone the biggest monthly hike in three years and may not make you laugh if you live in europe all of the united states as people there have more disposable income but in the developing world where people spend up to eighty percent of their budgets on food something

more and that the spikes in the cost of basic products could even call the riots and social on the rest as we saw in a similar scenario back in two thousand and eight zero exposed when the worst is yet to come even though prices for several foods already at record highs. you could see maybe another twenty five to thirty percent to the upside the way it feels we could see it soybeans at twenty dollars we can see quorn well over ten dollars it's very difficult for traders when we start to see the market breaking out and getting into a parabolic move to look for a a high but you know what i could see another twenty five to thirty percent just based off of the. the opinion of the farm community here in the states and again when you couple that with what's going on around the rest of the world and hear what the glencore is of the world are saying then i think we have to accept that as maybe fact this is because of easing in britain's help the rich is five percent most says the bank of england while the young. the euro's extending gains to the

greenback as the fed holds off more bond purchases for now heading for three months high as brain toil grows ninety since this sport china's economic slowdown acquisitions of u.s. businesses also ring the report finds over seven billion dollars in chinese takeovers this year walking the slogan global market china's economy still growing at eight percent compared to america's one point five in the world sure paradise is low via the baltic states slushes from next year it cuts rates and screw ups dividends tax to get global firms to set up the russian firms are expected to shift some of their cash from current favorite sobers europe to the u.s. in interviews on the web so i can all right thanks a lot day i'll just add r t's financial guru max kaiser and his co-host stacy herbert pull no punches on shady deals among banking overeats be back at the headlines to stay with us.

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