tv [untitled] September 19, 2012 12:30pm-1:00pm EDT
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wealthy british soil holds a spot on. markets why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy in cars report on. going to r.t.m. karen thompson with their top stories a massive protest unfolds in lebannon put thousands of demonstrators joining has a long time american rally to crying a group like you do insulting to the strong. and the french prime minister defines the publishing of provocative prophet muhammad cartoons as freedom of expression all explicit photos of the british for all to see are taken off the shelf. also
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moscow banisters the u.s. agency for international development saying it was channeling money to influence russia's internal politics. plus the super rich and france threatened to pack their bags as the government considers taking seventy five percent of their earnings and turns to men to the national budget. we now speak to carol grayson a human rights activist who is finding the lethal on monday drone strikes in pakistan. unmanned drones are lethal and seemingly indiscriminate increasingly used by the u.s. in pakistan as part of the so-called war on terror the pakistani authorities released a test in two thousand and nine alone drones killed seven hundred innocent civilians today i'm talking to carol grayson she's a human rights activist and campaigner he's about to go to
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a start in northwestern pakistan which is one of the most volatile and dangerous places on earth to continue her battle against drones carol thank you for coming to talk to us before you go tell me are you afraid i'm not afraid because i feel will be very well supported i mean i've been overwhelmed by the messages of support you know some really looking forward to going and i'm not afraid at all what effect does the use of drones have on the morale of people who are living in these. they've got absolutely no security every day is an uncertainty. you know the child may go to school and not come home i mean for example i've had a video sent to me from a little girl called she keira who is now in the u.s. undergoing a whole series of operations because she was burnt in a drone strike she was actually left for dead and found by an ngo. and she's lost a whole family can even trace her family. i mean i was talking to
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a man who was telling me about his young brother who is nine years old who'd he'd been harmed in a drone strike and he said that his brother was seriously disturbed enough after this incident and part part of the debris from the drone to actually hit their family home and now the little boy won't even go out and play he's free to go outside his own home and of course the effect on children could have repercussions through the generations i mean do you think that that actually destroy or create more terror. yes well i think without doubt they radicalize people i mean when i've spoken to victims. i mean they want they want justice but because they can't get justice because their voices aren't they become very angry they don't even understand why why they're being targeted i mean most of these people don't know very much about america they're just getting on with their day to day lives and they have no idea why they're being targeted the time their bomber ministration
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defense these are trained in part because they would use the rest to us soldiers of course people don't have to go in on the ground they make it easier to engage in this sporadic warfare over long distances is that is that a good defense in your opinion no because the people they're targeting are alleged insurgents and are clarified alleged now i was brought up to believe that somebody was innocent until proven guilty these are people that have not gone through any judicial system and afterwards the americans themselves often don't know who they've hit and there's huge discrepancy over the figures. we found find out that a lot more civilians have been killed but these are the people that the americans don't tell you about and then they actually class these people over. so it's completely completely distance from the damaged. they also say the americans that are holding themselves to rigorous standards and a process of review have you seen evidence of that you know and they so secretive
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that when we ask them questions about the process you know we get very little from them. and they're not accountable you know who are they accountable to and no state should be above the law no state should be able to just go in and take out someone i mean they breaching sovereignty are going into the new this stage and you know they're killing innocent people and they must be held to account for that do you think on the part of the u.s. the use of drones is a sign of strength or a sign of weakness i mean what does it tell us about this war on terror well i believe it's a sign of weakness i think they don't they don't understand the culture they don't understand the people. i mean they say they're looking for peaceful solutions i've not seen one person from from the american administration. ask has anything about the peace march or even champion
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a peace march i mean i really feel at the moment that america is actually agitating to create a full scale civil war in pakistan is this being done with the agreement of the pakistani government i think it's a very difficult situation because basically the pakistani government is tied in to receiving aid from the u.s. and it seems that although publicly saying it you know it condemns drone strikes at the same time it's in a sense it's bribery from from the u.s. because. i assume this is the stronger talk about taking action against u.s. drones then immediately america threatening sanctions so it's a very difficult situation and when you talk about a peace march tell us tell us what you mean well this. b. the first times will be historic because basically human rights activists journalists lawyers coming from all over the world and going into with zero stand
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and people haven't been into that region for many many years so this estimated we're hoping to get about one hundred thousand people and we'll be following imran khan and we're going to interview drone victims because people don't see the impact of drones on the lives of people in the tribal areas people children suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder homes destroyed businesses destroyed what do you hope this march will achieve i hope it will educate people and also with regard to our country because we now have a drone program here and we're investing billions so we want to know where our drones are going we know that the strike in afghanistan we don't know much about pakistan we want the victims to be heard you know we want to find out the impact on their lives. i mean imran khan is the only politician so far that is really highlighted this. you know it's his initiative this this peace march so bringing
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people from other countries showing the press another side of his serious stand because there's also very positive side that people are very warm very welcoming. sharing information with this far as they can. trying to give us a picture of what the situation is there we talk a lot about drone strikes by the u.s. but not really a told by the u.k. why is that. initially the drone operators from britain were going over and operating out of the u.s. recently they were relocated to a lincolnshire air base the program again is secretive this questions being asked of our government at the moment but we don't know where you know where the drone strikes are going we don't know necessarily who's been killed and it's also. some people think it's a positive to have the drone industry here in terms of go create jobs but creating for jobs creating jobs for sume and destroying the lives of others you've also made
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a film about so-called collateral damage in iraq which you acknowledge was made possible by wiki leaks and its release of furtive an apache helicopter killing and wounding civilians in two thousand and seven it was bradley manning who is the soldier accused of releasing that first you said he deserves the nobel peace prize how do you feel about what's happening to julian ourselves at the moment. quite disgusted at the way julian has been treated and i'm sure a lot of that is because of what he was released after close contact with wiki leaks are fully support the organization i think that any campaign that speaks out on controversial issues is a high tall good. target for. discrediting not person. i mean i understand the swedish government given all the options of how to do with the situation but i think there's a big effort to to basically get to get julian extradited to america and i believe
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this is very strongly related to what he's been doing in terms of releasing the cables you had a vigorous and successful history of campaigning tell us a bit about that and how you came to take on drains as your latest cause basically my husband was born with a condition called hemophilia where his blood clot and is part of his so-called treatment he was given blood from american prisons and i researched this area and what i found out was that prisoners were actually being injected with deadly viruses for reduction of their prison sentences because they were seen as the lowest of the low then key american pharmaceutical companies actually bought blood and exported it around the world. in it was used in n.h.s. hospitals as treatment so my husband was infected with hiv hepatitis b. hepatitis c. and later exposed to variant c.j.d.
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so my my brother in law died when he was twenty eight died a horrific death and i had this very long fight against the state and basically what i've come up with over these years is government trashing documents withholding information so you've discovered cover ups all through the system basically and you want to draw well basically i came into contact with an investigative journalist in pakistan called saline shazad and russian and socio political issues and one of the issues who rushing in with drones and i realized very quickly that these people also collateral damage and i fell in empathy because i knew what it was like to try and take on a state and you know the how difficult it is to be heard and unfortunately a lot of the press very very rarely see an interview with a drone victim so there's nowhere for people to have their voice heard so i thought
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it was really important to stand in solidarity and go out there and just just you know so we could both share experiences and learn from each other grace and good luck and thank you thank you very much thanks. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. mission and free accreditation free zones for charges free
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and massive protests unfolds in a not anonymous thousands of demonstrators joining a. timer rally to film didn't insulting to islam. and the french prime minister defends the publishing of provocative prophet muhammad cartoons and his freedom of expression all explicit photos of the british royalty on taken off the shelf and. also moscow banishes the u.s. agency for international development saying it was traveling money to influence russia's internal politics. does the super rich and friends threaten to pack their
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backs as the government considers taking seventy five percent of their earnings in . the national budget. and that brings you the latest sports. hello welcome to the latest boards and here's what's coming up. yes we can sponsor most every says the right to watch can upset spanish media's false alarm knocked out the new cap. while shocking start explains an eight hour stretch three mil buy in for mali got in spades in the right wing group c. match in the champions league. and the great comeback alexander ovechkin returns to his former club now moscow and could soon face the new york couple as russia starts coming home during the n.h.l. lockout its. first a football a spot that moscow coach you know i am marie will be looking to beat barcelona for
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the first time in thirteen attempts as the former. boss is braced for a tough test in his side's opening group g. game in the champions league. we've come with an idea that is to win we know that barcelona are the favorite team in the group but we also want to make our own way in the group and we will not waste any opportunity to achieve that tomorrow we start in what is possibly the most difficult stadium of this fourteen group that comprises six games but our mentality is to win against barcelona. and erratic spots like our seventh in the russian premier me informed also that there are talk of let me go after winning all four games so far although boss all wary of the russian side owns the spanish coach. for some reason or other one of you as a coach he's brave and is always put us under pressure i think you'll do the same with spot talk as you did when he coached the lens so this is a new team and he has known the players that long in the champions league you don't
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usually know your opponents very well but this isn't the case with so the surprise factor doesn't account for this part of our game. well meanwhile chelsea stole the defense of their title with a home tie against italian giants eventis the blues a can you top of the english premier league of all their opponents are on an incredible forty two game unbeaten run in syria and chelsea manager about the details believes you they are one of the best sides in the competition. and to run through. some quality within that experience young players play is. probably one of the most difficult pictures that you could have picked will be drawn against this champions league. manchester united has turkish side got a tassel writing group age fullback patrice evra could be fit if united were often recovering from a minor knock while striker robin van persie set to make his champions league debut
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for the red devils you know i should have lifted europe's top club try p three times but were eliminated at the group stage last season and manager sir alex ferguson has to field a strong side. to prevent an early shock. you don't want to be as clear as you are why should you. think. all the past. has been. a problem for those who are given opportunity for what we do is probably more trouble. well last year's runners up by munich get their european challenge on the way with a home game against balance if you're paying his men have reached the final twice in the past three seasons and on top of the bundesliga following a three game winning start to their domestic campaign the bavarian side all the favorites to make the knockout stage with new and better russian side but a completing group s. one on tuesday is a need coach which honest plenty says he takes full responsibility for his side
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shocks renal defeat at malaga the starring russian champions of fifty fourth in the domestic eight and what without fifty million dollars signing axelrod saw in spain by two goals in the first thirty minutes from disco and probably a sorry old us gave them a mountain to find its go grab the second with fifteen minutes left to wrap up a convincing victory. in the other group c. game against unlike finnish goannas leaves the need to bottom of the table while in madrid christiane although he's a last minute winner israel came from two one down in the last three minutes to get a thrilling three two win over manchester city and go top of group d. watt months almost missed a penalty but robert leavened often struck late on a one one one time to us yet despite great all european success as a marine who criticized his team for being top enough. real madrid can lose matches like tonight one hundred can lose matches fighting like animals to the last minute
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like like they did with matches. in matches like the match in. interviewer i think the first half we didn't play well. and she wonderfully played well the score too was going to want to. should pay more attention you can't concede. only because you're too deep. you should do. something when a sport i scored a goal is to win to know that croatian champions do not was all that wealthy parisa triumph or want to talk to you not a star signing something even him a bitch and can go silva scoring the first change within the first half an hour. i was rooting. for the reserves thank you for. a performance like tonight he's good for the last call for both.
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really happy for this. obviously parties and japan are a very good team and it's true today they are probably the best team against which we could play it is true that in a we did not sure our capabilities not being very successful but i would say that it's on the set pieces this scored the first three goals. and finally in a group they are small tame from behind to win so you want to misfiring french champions with all the goals coming in the first eighteen minutes you know spent hundreds penalty behavior side ahead only a quick strike from lukas podolski intervene yes to get also a victory in the top spot in the group with charter clash on once a line that in the sixtieth minute went out then missed a penalty the genocide's two one victory that's a live beyond us. now and why stop here and alexander ovechkin has become the latest n.h.l. superstar to come back to play in russia as the lockout continues in north america the washington capitals frontman has signed a deal with reigning picture of champions did imo moscow choosing his former club
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over city rather tesco the twenty seven year old is a two time world champion and has also twice been made the eggshells most valuable player however after seven seasons in america he has yet to lay his hands on the stanley cup so they go in cup on home ice could sweeten not guilt. could face russia teammate in a couple choke on sunday after the new jersey devils win got joint scots in petersburg but only nine year old has also been named the team's captain n.h.l. stars to return home. and start again on the rules each team is allowed to sign up to straight players from the north american league. is looking forward to the new experience. for the terms of the main reason for choosing star was to get pleasure from hockey to play in a wonderful atmosphere and to play in a team that fights for the top places and the fact the team is located near my home town is also very good as my children now have an opportunity to spend time with
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their grand marquis of leopard. and find a way to boxing which may soon gain a new weight loss that's according to me called in a self the vice president of the world boxing council with all his rivals for the new. the world boxing console or w.b.c. champion startle there is no word in professional boxing a fire could one more with the most all time greats reaching their pinnacle with this belt around their waist the w.b.c. is one of the full most prestigious organizations in the business and here is why. something in the world boxing council has brought together around one hundred seventy national federations the w.b.c. president jose suleman really revolutionized professional boxing twelve rounds instead of fifteen pensions for retard fighters medical insurance and so on all the innovations which were adopted in the sport are associated with the name of suliman
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and so is our organization that's why the w.b.c. champions title is the most prestigious. however russia has only had three w.b.c. champion so for with plenty of talent in the country the successors to u.t. are by chuck of course to do and the let must are yet to come and according to russian w.b.c. vice president mikhail denise of the problem is about experience as it takes both an excellent fire and excellent promotion to it him to the summit professional boxing is a big game and all the players have already established themselves in the business and been there for a long time russian boxing needs to develop to really make it simpler to reach the high stakes game we have a great deal of gifted up and comers but we need to learn how to promote them on home soil first build up their names and careers here in russia which takes a big team of professionals infrastructure and excellent management and then them abroad there is no improvement without change and professional boxing is no
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different and it might be a new weight class at this point that helps us board grow he says there are some fighters who are somewhere in between the cruiserweight and heavyweight classes of the w.b.c. w b o and i.v.'s. are negotiating over establishing a new wage category and it could help that kind of fighter bring out their full potential meanwhile mixed martial arts has already been fighting for the right to exist in the common sports business for a long time and keeps gaining popularity both in europe and overseas though denise it was sure that people's passion for boxing will never end oh good boxing has always had a huge audience and fan base and it always will it's a classy sport and a great spectacles watchable for kids women and of course men i don't think it's under threat of getting less popular or even extinction it will never happen one never. so with a background of up and coming players and may bring passion for boxing and the
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