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more news today violence has once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations rule the day. and she american fury flaring across the muslim world for a second friday in a row as casualties mount and protests raged across the region. also angry georgian crowds keep up the pressure over the prison abuse scandal for the man who leaked the footage of the jail guards brutality speaks to r.t. . and grafting in greece police investigate dozens of politicians for embezzlement in the tax evasion crowd while the country braces for the latest verdict on its load.
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watching r.t. live at nine pm from moscow my name's kevin our first this friday evening the day of prayer in the muslim world once again been dominated by anti-american anger over the film which marks the main flashpoint pakistan their deadly clashes between police and protesters who are trying to reach the american embassy in islamabad at least fifteen people reportedly been killed and more than one hundred wounded across the country security officers using tear gas and firing warning shots to disperse violent mobs the chaos comes despite the government clearing friday a public holiday and encouraging people to protest peacefully washington's promoting a video on pakistani t.v. two in which obama and hillary clinton denounce the film his artie's terry what he did with more from islamabad. as the sending here around one hundred few meters from the diplomatic area where the american embassy and the french and british
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embassies will stand there these professors are determined to exist in restrictions i head that they were in that area where the security forces actually has a very tight security army and the ranger morse's are the following that they have here some for this ours are burning they had american flags as well as their burning tires when we would lie would be able to break and i would show you how anger these are tires that the band american flags here and there are people here and i think i guess the american was. i guess that america is the only way to be as american as they have the big majors p.m.t. of measures and i guess this propaganda and they have medic and government has one . big your advertisements on t.v.
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and care on the open was seventy thousand dollars. was the day to day that. the anger. runs like this and if it is true the local channels before the rallies are also taking place across the muslim world out east paula slee is more of the root causes of the implications of this fury. we're keeping a watchful eye on lebanon where tens of thousands of people are gathering in heat of a call by the his milliliter husain and this trial are now those protests are happening in the eastern eleven is the city of rome big as i say they are being organized by hizbollah but later today friday they will be in another protest organized by sunni clerics there hasn't been any violence in lebanon but no doubt tensions are running high all french schools in lebanon as well as the ambassador's residence has been closed today eleven the security on high alert the protests on much more than just
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as they really are calling up. against the united states that many say has been a simmering below the surface for quite some time so what we're witnessing is really now the spark to the fire that is seen tens of thousands of people take to the streets in all these cities to really hold the united states responsible for what they say is the worst attack ever on is. a middle east correspondent there will be world as a global politics online think he says the u.s. made film was simply a catalyst for a violent reaction that was long in the making. the cause of what we're seeing here today is many decades of foreign policy. interventionist type of occupation in countries around the world the middle east is just another region that has been destabilized as the us really play the role as the front line international spread of democracy on behalf of western intel the us has built you know over nine hundred
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bases one hundred forty five countries around the world spreading democracy at the end of a gun barrel or with drones flying overhead forcing citizens that never asked for the for the us invitation to come to the envoys to come into the into their countries to democratize them is what is causing these conflicts are you seeing today this crisis is warranted because of us foreign policy in the interventionist style the tactics that are in order to occupy these nations and create chaos out of which centralization is the desired goal. the georgian government struggling to save face tonight as public protests continue in reaction to the prison abuse scandal fury fled after a leaked video showed inmates being tortured and raped by guards at one of the country's jails the authorities have already arrested several suspects including the head of the facility georgia's interior minister and the corrections minister of both stepped down over the scandal prison guards across the country i've also been replaced with police officers some georgians comparing the jail to america's
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notorious a terror suspects held and abused. can offer ports. stories. here in georgia. started all this the former staff member of the group who released the shocking footage. didn't know what was going to. this is not the case at all saakashvili was fully aware of what was going on when i was appointed minister in two thousand and five. was very far from european standards then saakashvili appointed ally a minister and that started taking very tough steps he would send security forces to prison he would break into prisons and beat up in me it's even the color himself would often be there with a camera filming everything and then i think he would shoot those videos to
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saakashvili in order to show him what kind of prison he had built it was going to be look as he is now in belgium is that for political asylum when he claims that georgian authorities are still looking for him while he says that for anyone who wants to work in the security services be for the jail system in georgia no criticism of president saakashvili is allowed he just did it for entertainment or if an inmate had something to do with politics if he was saakashvili as an enemy he would pick him this is them is extremely politicized if you work in the prison system or in the police you must be loyal to the psychos feeley regime no criticism is a right you should either leave or they will get to enjoy torturing home helpless people who are in fear of hounds one c.t.v. to prison your new body you have new dignity this is why these videos caused such an outrage in georgia this is why all those young people are protesting because
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also says that president saakashvili is purely an american project and the washington will do everything for him to remain in power here in georgia the crowd himself says that he decided to show this footage to the world for everyone to see how the georgian leader really treats his citizens well we're following developments in georgia closely for you to stay with us for the full interview with the man who released the videos of torture in george's goldarn the prison itself on air again next hour here on r.t. . politicians are elected to make tough decisions but in britain they're increasingly
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needing help it seems while the rest of the country runs itself injuring recession westminster's fun especially when the league volleys is to help drive policy and this probably explains next there are some pretty bizarre roles being created. zaz the russian empire had twenty six of them but it looks like the british government suppose that number a long time ago here in the u.k. a policy is an individual appointed by the government to find solutions in typical terry as a public policy and according to their research about to be released by king's college london the coalition of government has appointed ninety of them over the past two years as celebrities like mary porthos his famous for homemaker of a television show she was charged with making i've read the u.k. high street over the past few years the u.k. governments have appointed zaz on everything from and surprise digital communication and even housing but most of them are from the television there are
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so many of them that they could almost form their own celebrity in many cabinet serious questions about exactly why these people are being appointed to these rows indeed this government is going to people who. rose as they call them. and he was very famous for political analysts say that worried about the increasing number of policy advisers amid the coalition governments pledge to cut public spending isn't just best swelling number that's worrying it's a question of competence this year that britain. government back to work sorry no businesswoman emma harrison who was appointed to help problem families find sure was forced to stand down from her role and made concerns over fraud within her company critics say the increasing number of gods within the u.k. government points to a deeper question about how the country is run and where the civil servants lack
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the expertise necessary to do their job properly while more from the wildly world westminster to come tonight as well including the deputy prime minister's discovering that saying sorry and see if it's. nick clegg may be slumping in the polls of broken promises but the p.m.'s number two could put. apology video to make over here is not to see more of it get more of the story right after this break which. if you're passing through rushes to do region you really can. get thousands of
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kilometers of unspoiled countryside make up an area where it's still possible to live off the learned and enterprising locals so the fruits of the forest by the side of nearly every road. such spectacular scenery makes it a paradise for fisherman and provides a business opportunity for hunters. you know he has been hunting for more than thirty years and works for a company providing expeditions for tourists this season ducks are on the menu. the two things are successful. at a silence which means that i need to be very quiet i'm not going to write in the. office. but when you've been in the business as long as he has the birds don't stand much chance. there are defined hunting seasons in russia but lax enforcement means many animals are killed out of the allotted times which can leave
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young animals orphaned and unable to survive but environmentalists are fighting back the heart of just us forest provides a sanctuary for the most famous beast in russia it's home to a group who rescue often bear cubs and raise them when they're old enough to fend for themselves the cubs a target taken to a remote location and released back into the wild but it's not just bears who find a haven here this is wolf island here wolf pups have been captured by hunters or bought from zoos have a second chance at life and conservationists have a unique opportunity to observe them these walls are all around four months old and they'll stay in this area for up to three years then most will go back to the wild for good just viewing them from the car was an experience in itself but then after a bit of a bumpy ride came an opportunity i just couldn't pass up. and
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this is what i was hoping for when i heard i was coming to a place called wolf island a chance to get up close and personal with the locals and it's these guys are going to act as foster parents for the next generation will come here. using the old awards as surrogate parents has already proved a successful technique. every year i place infant wolves with one year old wolf cubs his parental instinct is totally shaped and they take them as their own cubs it's an important part of the world's development and a major factor in the success of a project which has seen more than twenty generations of cubs grow up here it's going to continue to take time and money to rehabilitate the reputation in russia. but the keepers here hope their research and dedication mean that wolf island remains a place where visitors can truly understand the call of the wild. hello
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again this is art international it's kevin owen here this bring you up to date on some world news in brief first israel claims a failed infiltration attempt led to a shootout on the border with egypt that killed at least three militants and one soldier gunmen opened fire at israeli troops standing guard at a point where the border fence is under construction there the sun a peninsula remains highly volatile and ambushed back in august by islamist militants killed sixteen or gyptian soldiers at a military outpost. a mass grave twenty five bodies has been discovered in the syrian capital the victims showed signs of torture have been allegedly abducted and killed by the rebels meanwhile fighting continues on the country's border with turkey where opposition fighters seized crossing on wednesday responded by deploying military personnel to the area. turkey's also dealing with problems of its own three hundred thirty military officer officers be found guilty of plotting a coup back in two thousand and three three generals have been sentenced to life
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and thirty four others acquitted they're all accused of orchestrating the eventual army takeover through blowing up a storage mosques in the capital and sparking conflict in greece but they deny the charges to your trial was being closely watched as to whether it encroaches on turkish secular principles of which the military's seen as the main force. thirty three thousand american troops have been recalled from afghanistan according to u.s. defense secretary leon panetta he stressed that the soldiers had succeeded in their essential mission of boosting the capability of afghan security pulls of the sixty eight thousand u.s. troops still remain in afghanistan with all foreign military set to leave the country now by the end of twenty fourteen. while greece's leaders finalized the detail to convince global lenders to release them or cash to them police are investigating thirty two politicians were embezzled money it's part of the government's tax evasion crackdown to raise vital funds social and political philosophy lecture upon a goddess
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a tourist believes the new initiative will do little that help the country's economy though. but later large parts of the political class here in greece are in very strong ties with the business elites most of the media lit and the business elites so i'm not i'm not there is sort of that this is the crackdown on corruption will bring back some confidence in most. citizens to the ability or governments to deal with care and problems i see most of the plants on from that part of the gravel government to deal with the problem with increased taxation on people who are actually paying taxes ladies. and that has been most of the most of the year in tax reforms made in place i think they will also raise taxes on the professional classes that means not source lawyers etc but the very big problem of legitimate science or reduce taxation for big business for example for the sitting industry in
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greece will remain in place or over the current problem with public revenues in greece has much more to do with the recession rather than with actually there's a. britain's beleaguered deputy prime minister faces a tough crowd this weekend he's own angry party it's the little democrats annual gathering of the not at all happy at getting voter victory all over tearing up key pledges and easily submitting to the conservatives in the coalition government nick clegg try to reputation rescue remedy with a video apology but it's opening up to what ridicule sarah first got a story this in close he might still be able to hear the echoes of love in the hallowed halls of westminster in the week that thing nick clegg apology video a remake gave viral the chief whip in the thought that the public and local councillor get arrested taken to stay for media to discuss the fact that funny things to be going on in government.
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the video certainly got a lot of loss but the so-called apology just didn't save the rise in tuition fees it's just the latest in a long line of broken promises and government he turns and it's losing the government credibility another apology came today from the government chief whip angie mitchell he's held in cells these offices and in another twist tory bryan coleman has been arrested for alleged assault on a member of the public so it's not looking good for the government this is the apologies come thick and fast people are finding it harder to exert some season city quezon are struggling to get employment cleaning toilets and as many of being quick to point out it's not just didn't he was struggling in the midst of a double dip recession everyone's feeling the pain with things looking a little bleak in britain right now or perhaps why is that you asians wary of your
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cry but underpinning the humor and there's a serious point being made now that the coalition government starting to look like a bit of a joke it's not a very funny one therapy r.t. london. mayor prominent dissidents and democracy icon cheez become the latest star supporter of the jailed russian punk band pussy riot calling for immediate release situ joins the raft of global celebrities with backing the group including madonna sting the red all chili peppers and yoko ono russia stressing the decision of the court should be respected the band members adjourned for two years for hooliganism motivated by religious hatred after they pulled an anti putin stunt in the country's main cathedral the president recently told r.t. he's aware of the case but won't interfere with his sentence. was followed by a wave of anti religious vandalism ranging from cutting down crosses to throwing in crude icons in the same cathedral. by business no people
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takes a big step to securing its presence in russia don't know that our business story. yeah feared being forced out of the country of course but b.p. has now agreed to toil was russian oil for rosneft our correspondent richard venkat reports. the head of russia's largest oil company rosneft a good surgeon has confirmed today that b.p. is very much interested in boosting its stake in ross never and he says welcomes this initiative very much now this could be done through the sale of b.p.'s stake in the russian british joint venture t n k b p now this could be an extremely important deal for both companies but notably for b.p. whose expansion progress has somewhat altered over the past couple of years especially given that its previous deal with ross never to develop the arctic shelf was blocked by the russian part this. piece so b.p. for a long time has been wanting to get out of this joint venture now ross never would pay for this stake free market mechanism mostly with cash and with its own shares
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boosting b.p. stake the twelve and a half percent in gross never which would make it the second most important shareholder in boss now and the russian oil giant has always strived to reduce the state's stake in the company so it's in the mutual benefit but we will have to wait until the seventeenth of october to hear any kind of confirmation on a deal being signed because until that day the russian partners in the have a priority in purchasing b.p.'s stake in the traders didn't news rosena shares closed down here in moscow despite the mostly positive market and the high oil price today is expected to sell six million new i phone five zero in the world by monday sent the tech heavy nasdaq up the dollar has slipped to almost one point three on the euro but after a pretty awful run the ruble has the friday feeling with a good into the week europe today we'll have more for you in just under an hour's
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time. country with a sniper the way you hear it out if you just joined us i can let you know more money talk on the way with lower list his company can't shortly. well that is true science technology innovation all believes developments from around russia we've got the future covered. which is slow often enough and knows that to ride a horse you've got to catch it first. for him it's a daily routine that just software's of course breed are on the island of
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a horn at the heart of bike all his life on an isolated farm is about blue sky green grass and his horses work there sometimes it gets lonely here but horses have become part of me now i've fallen off so many times sometimes they'd bite as well it's part of my every day life. i'll holmes been home to it now brats like me just laugh for centuries most still live off the land of cattle and fish every evening local villagers place their nets and in the morning the catch is always good. we always have enough here. if by coal is often called the pearl of siberia and horn is said to be the pearl of by call it's all end of fake forests. and
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vast staps. it's also a place of ash and traditions respected by locals and travelers alike. an economist turned adventurer has crisscrossed by called shores and learned its customs well. you see. to have supernatural powers every traveler who comes here asks the spirits to make the journey easier give them strength and dearest wishes virtually undiscovered by tourists until some twenty years ago i was quickly becoming a magnet for nature lovers and you will see cars but those used to five star pampering may be in for a surprise the island's infrastructure has yet to catch up with the growing demand here quite some way from civilization here accommodation on the island is very basic so you can forget about a t.v.
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or even run in water for most people tent is the only real option but for those who come here it's exactly what they're looking for. a journey to buy coal can be unique trip of a lifetime and the locals say once you've seen it you'll be coming back again and again. good afternoon and welcome to capital account on warrantless here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for september twentieth two thousand and twelve euro zone manufacturing p.m.i. points to recession according to market economics spain has what touted as a successful bond auction is europe on
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a choose your own disaster track headed toward bad or worse or will it pull through we will hear from both jim records and john mauldin and while we deride the bad for launching q e three chip. than his lunch queue week eight they've been at it for more than a decade so we'll talk again plus if the u.s. is on the japan track does it still have a long way to go until the national debt becomes a crisis or is reducing budget deficits top of the priority list heading into the november elections plus. comes out of nowhere what or where is the economic pride or no one has their eyes on we'll hear from our guests let's get to today's capital account.
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all right we'll get to q. we central bank easing the eurozone china japan the u.s. debt all of that shortly but first and far more exciting allow me to introduce our guest co-host today he will be with us the whole show you know jim rickards senior managing director at tangent capital partners and author of the bestselling book currency wars the making of the next global crisis so jim rickards thank you so much for joining us again today as my guest co-host which is such an honor for me thank you guys great to be here thanks for inviting me yeah absolutely and our viewers love it now before we get to q we end currency wars and central banks i want to ask this because yesterday we had alan simpson on the show the former
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senator one part of the simpson bowles deficit commission and he was on talking about the u.s. debt how it needs to be tackled the simpson bowles proposal to do it and one part of that equation of kind of getting the u.s. house in order is not in that proposal that has to do with a healthy banking system in the u.s. economy really can't function without one so there's this question of if that can exist a healthy banking system without some kind of glass steagall act coming back and you argue it can't right why is that will i will always have the guts to go can come back and should come back to start going to because of the political opposition but i agree with you on we're not going to have a healthy economy and a healthy bank banking system until we fix three things you've got to break up the big banks and derivatives and put back some congress to go no where we have this problem the one nine hundred twenty s. where banks originated garber securities and sold them to their customers in the market crash the congress looked at it said well this is simple from now on you can either take deposits and make loans and.

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