for. me three is free. to free. download free broadcast video for your media project a free video god r.t. dot com. time magazine names abroad to bomb a person of the year calling the architects of a new america but critics say they need action not words from the president on issues like gun control. also later in the day will bring you a son just christmas address as the ed so we can leaks mach six months of asylum in the ecuadorian embassy and. my depression is set for a grilling by the media in his fast marathon question and answer session has since returned as president.

this is a live from moscow hello and welcome to the program u.s. president barack obama has become time magazine's person of the get for a second time gaining the award for being this symbol and the august house over new america but the publications are for the president is not shared by all many were made unconvinced by obama's actions on such topics as gun control his gun at a check on our ports. they're choosing president obama as the person of the year second time the first time they gave him the title right after the two thousand and eight election as to someone who had the most influence on global affairs although at that time he hadn't had the time to exercise all that influence but then president obama also received the nobel peace prize in two thousand and nine ers shortly after his election although i guess at that point he hadn't made much peace

in the world the award was seen as much more of an advance credit than and knowledge meant of actual achievements on the peace front later president obama went on to spend credit sending more troops to afghanistan and carrying out regime change in libya under the arguable banner war for the sake of peace as far as his person of the year title critics argue president obama was timed choice by default there shortlists this year also included the egyptian leader mohamed morsi and the pakistani girl malala yousafzai who was shot by the taliban for advocating for women's education president obama may be the person of the year for the time magazine but for advocates of gun control in the u.s. he still has to earn that title to president obama had a news conference where he was asked why no meaningful action has been taken on the gun control in the last four years of his presidency although one of his campaign

pledges was a ban on assault weapons he basically said he had lots of other things to do including waging two wars and quote it's not like i've been on vacation he said those in the u.s. who suffered in numerous incidents of gun violence would probably not be satisfied with such an answer but the president pledged to finally take more active steps in the coming months he says the administration will come up with a more definitive proposal on gun control but people have heard those words before and nothing happened getting a semiautomatic weapon is not a problem in the u.s. adam lanza who killed twenty small children and. six adults at an elementary school last week fired from a semi-automatic bushmaster rifle it's a military style rifle a powerful weapon and its sales are on the rise in the u.s. in the last four years the market for such guns grew thirty percent and journalists and activists don't dubon says the actions and policies of the us president speak

louder than they was a time magazine and. time magazine's editors giving you giving him the award can only be you can only guess impute whatever motive they have to them in terms of what he's actually done we have to look at his policies in terms of workers getting jobs nothing in terms of giving people who are in foreclosure relief not much in terms of peace making who started more wars than george bush and so you know we have to look at his policy rather than what magazine who may be going to the f.c.c. or some other regulatory agency for relief for the many t.v. stations the time inc owns rather than now we need to look at his policies well go back to two thousand and eight when he was given supposedly because of the influence he had on international affairs and within four weeks of receiving that said he had no comment about israel's war on you guys or that ended up killing fifteen hundred civilians it's pretty meaningless and the thing that's most

revealing is they themselves pulled an electoral college over a popular vote scam when they said it's the editor's choice and not the people but the people voting for the president of north korea over the president of the united states. they had to stay awake in leaks julian assange just said to make his christmas speciations says de knocking six months since he knocked on the door of the ecuadorian embassy in london that dress has already sparked speculation about what kind of message the world's top whistleblower is to deliver oh yes he's laura smith now for. later on thursday julian assange she is doing something which is usually reserved for heads of state queens the pope people like that he's giving a christmas message from the balcony of the ecuadorian embassy where he's been holed up for the last six months and in fact this speech will mark his six month anniversary inside the ecuadorian embassy now the last time judy and i saw it appeared in public it was back in august and he had to organize a kind of

a rally around the embassy so speeches by politicians and other supporters as a kind of a cannibal atmosphere was balloons and all that kind of thing and then he came on and made his speech and he made a couple of important points one of which was to urge the u.s. to end what he calls the witch hunt against wiki leaks and he also called for the release of bradley manning who is of course being held. on trial in the u.s. accused of leaking classified documents to wiki leaks so those are two things that he may mention again when he talks later on thursday he also may talk about his most recent bid to run for the senate in the two thousand and thirteen australian federal elections he's made that announcement and he's said that wiki leaks is setting up a political party for which plans are significantly advanced and they have received

significant support from notable australians he says that party is designed to promote openness in government and politics and also to combat growing intrusions on individual privacy one of the things i learnt during the interview that he gave me a couple of weeks ago was that uniform is increasingly unwilling to talk about his personal situation he prefers to stick to the wider issues and so that is why one of the things he may talk about would be the continuing blockade of wiki leaks by visa master card and pay pal that's a case that's ongoing at the moment and also a possible further leak that he mentioned to me they're talking about leaking more documents in the new year watch this space he said. and as a son's remains looked more than adequate it was a diplomatic mission washington hasn't stopped its prosecution of the whistleblower says wiki leaks parks man kristinn hrafnsson. well we know about the ongoing.

investigation and the secret grand jury in alessandro and their junior there is. an ongoing attempt to find an angle to bring charges against julian and possibly all those working for weeklies is a very serious matter of course very shameful for the obama administration not to stop that for the man who was right even taken four years ago to increase transparency and what we have seen is totally the opposite witch hunt against whistleblowers. that has no first place in history it will continue to work as we have done despite the difficult situation that jr has been in in the ecuador embassy now for six months but problems with the house arrest that hasn't stopped us we have continued to work. the economic blockade has not stopped us either even though we are getting into a dire situation financially but that's a battle that we have decided to turn into all out war and i'm sure we have

a victory there as well in the new year and to our timelines in a period when is said to address the most pressing issues brought forward by the media at an end of year q. and a session will be grilled by more than the finals and journalists in moscow on some tracks ranging from politics and beyond is going off it's one of the conference for. among the things i do and fortune is known to enjoy our extended media conferences two three four hours four hours and forty minutes to be exact that's his personal record from two thousand and eight and there are all the reasons to expect another media. as the first a large press conference the president is holding since returning to office over twelve hundred journalists have registered to attended this time from all parts of the country and from abroad that's the biggest number so far according to the spokesman. no questions have been prepared in advance last week.

during the president's address to the federal assembly spoke more slowly about domestic issues like the economy corruption and so on so this time he adds he'll be able to evaluate more on that but i think it's very likely that international issues will be touched upon as well we'll see how it goes is set to start at around noon moscow time eight and g.m.t. of course we'll bring you all the updates as it goes on throughout the day. still ahead for you this hour worldwide to appease the united nations council. new settlement construction. to build more homes in the palestinian territories. is rising in the european union where almost citizens could soon find themselves below the poverty line drawn to the breaking. the stunning beauty of reindeer gracefully dancing across the arctic tundra more

than just a scenic image it is a way of life for some traditionally the nets people are nomadic reindeer herders and though in many ways they lead a simple and rustic life they are also highly skilled and organized in their trade . another weekend will be preparing for a living around me respond to some rule is depending. on the day we found this particularly camp they were settled near the coast of the see here for families work together to manage nearly a thousand reindeer herding reindeer is not just a job for the people in fact they say it's a part of their entire culture heritage and way of life and back they say that they can use almost every single part of the reindeer to help them survive. a deer is a means of transportation. equipment and clothes for the outside and.

the life in the tundra is harsh and so before winter hits many of the children are helicoptered to the center of the district and not even marked for boarding school . students learn different languages utilize modern technologies through specialized grant programs and even more arts skills all within a protected environment the school was founded. and then it's. scientist who wanted a better way of life for his people but even with the most progressive ideas and education many that say they don't want to trade the modern life for their beloved tundra. i have returned to the tundra and i actually like it here if you're outside there's fresh air fresh water looks at the site you can see deer it's a joyful sight a sentiment that hopefully ensures that russia's northern reindeer will have caretakers for generations to come.

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i. welcome back this is all see the u.n. security council has criticized israel for pushing on with that settlement plans and pursing the two state peace talks at risk earlier prime minister netanyahu referred to jerusalem as a jewish capital and vowed to press ahead israeli settlements in occupied palestinian lands as seen as illegal under international rule policy and now reports. israeli officials say that they're pricing on with plans to build six thousand homes this defines criticism from western powers who fear that the move will hamper an already famed hopes for a peace deal between israelis and palestinians you'll remember that it was just

last month after the de facto recognition of palestinian sovereignty at the united nations that israel made its new announcement in terms of settlement building it said that it would expand settlements in the occupied west bank as well as in east jerusalem and at that time there was international and quiet the point needs to be made that israel continues to build in utter defiance of international law and as well as of united nations resolutions so many critics are pointing up it is also certain this with settlements is part of the reason why it's becoming increasingly isolated by its partners primarily in europe but that's not to say that washington is also not losing patience the united states has said that it is deeply disappointed by israeli construction plans in an unpredictably sharp reaction the obama administration has sharpened its criticism of israel saying that these construction plans run counter to peace the point also needs to be made that makes

the month january is where we'll be holding quantum interim elections which is why many all suggesting that these anonymous by the prime minister netanyahu are a means of trying to garner domestic support as well as change the reality on the ground one of the options is that. in like minded people. creating a situation world by the number of servers we've really such a significant one eventually the solution will be more or less let us get the big to the sixty seven borders and let the third loose remain there are the palestinians to rather than evacuate them taught new areas which would be annexed to israel most of the international community see the settlement construction by television as illegal certainly the palestinians see it as a real obstacle to creating a viable capital in east jerusalem the r.t.e.

television. now website for you right now russian lawmakers backlash against washington's magnitsky bill splits russian society with many is saying innocent children should be left out of political bickering more details for you on. k. please lay down the law on cyber bullying outlining how far comments on social networks can go before our trucks in that township. almost a quarter of the population of the european union are a tricycle sliding below the poverty line that's according to the blocks made statistics agency and while some e.u. citizens are tired of being suffocated by austerity others grow weary of having to stretch out a helping hand piece on of our takes a closer look at the unsettled region. around one hundred and twenty million e.u. citizens all right risk from falling below the poverty line now in response to the

the measures that are being taken to try and halt the european union and the euro zone in particular as economic downturn we've seen violent demonstrations in countries like greece where we're seeing clashes with police and also strikes across the country also in spain and as well elsewhere across the union now these on what we have seen though is these aren't just students so activists that are being demonstrating against the cuts that have been implemented upon them but people from all across society as not just the people have started to show that they're dissatisfied with the way things are going the politicians have already started the finger pointing of just who is to blame silvio berlusconi in italy saying that well he's going to run against to be the leader of the country and he's pointed a finger squarely towards germany where i am right now saying that it's up to berlin to recognize the european central bank as

a real central bank in his words otherwise well countries like italy are going to have to pull out of the euro zone in fact well there are those here in germany that would say that it's well germany that has to pull out of the year or so of this going on as we look towards twenty thirteen and that difficult task of trying to solve the eurozone and the european union's crippling financial problems. and it has financial troubles that have increased the calls from spain's wealthiest region catalonia to break away from central government madrid however has stressed it has the legal power to stop it from even holding a referendum on independence the warning came hours before the region's pro separatist parliamentary majority signed an agreement according for a public vote on self-determination to be held in twenty fourteen and an article the european partnership for independence says ca to lenny's ready to the onus off . that's come from the determination of civil society from

a from the fifty cents of cuts i don't know which from two thousand and nine to two thousand and eleven shown davis in a should buy out to organize popular referendum the whole principality of press and only i like more than five hundred fifty what they both yes got something at that allowed for a post piece of scenario and then allowed to tap debates about stuff have been a sion and human rights are universal rights you know cuts alone i told her aloud to explain to people about economical facts and about all the benefits that i was i mean depth of the snow nina they were better feed dogs so at this a scenario just created the verbalise of open majority for indefinite and that the has been showing in the last official recent polls and actually us was in last elections was now in the parliament effect and on the a we do have a majority or five members of the parliament which are four in that band and they

are willing to call for the youth referendum. syrian rebels have reportedly taken control over at least six times in the central hama province north of damascus fighting is intensifying as insurgents battled their way to close in on the capital city were and government forces are resisting that advance and claim the country is being seized by terrorists supported from abroad meanwhile the yuan has launched what it calls its largest short term humanitarian appeal ever for one and a how billion dollars worth of aid to help millions of syrians suffering because of the war there when i was the number of refugees could rise to up to one million next year. in egypt a top election official overseeing the board of the highly disputed draft constitution has quit due to health problems his resignation is seen as another blow to the legitimacy of the referendum the first round of which saw widespread accusations of electro hold ground to take place this saturday the chartres bought

by egypt's islam its president and his supporters while being strongly contested by the opposition which has held mass rallies and protest. supporters of russian champion football team as any to st petersburg say they don't want any african or latin american players in the squad but claim it has nothing to do with the races their dress the club's management in a written manifesto where it's also stressed no gay team members would be tolerated our sports correspondent richard one paul flayed has a story. i don't want any african players black players or latin american players and to be honest i'm going that's an absolute joke i mean. i think again probably the best player was born and then his whaler which is latin america danny is probably the best rush limbaugh has come into play in the russian premier league over the last ten years or so and france is a bear manifesto was correct. to be submitted. for this player i mean they

also say that they want to give preference to home grown players russian based players watching every team in the world would want to do that because it would be much cheaper but the fact is. russia don't produce enough good players i mean even brazil even top mentions like argentina but you have to import players it's common knowledge and mentioned i did real madrid they don't have players from just one man just or madrid they import players because this is a way of a football has grown and has developed i think what the problem is is a group of around one hundred two hundred hard calls in it and spoke fans who are racist and you get this around the world you'll get this in the u.k. you get this in italy you get this in germany you just can't change them for education for whatever they will say the same the problem is you have a few thousand teenagers who go into the matches and they don't know what they're doing so they copy what these. races fans are doing and what the club needs to do is try to educate these teenagers. the clubs the russian premier league the russian football union they need to get special players involved because teenagers will

look up to these players and try and get. campaigns going. and it will bring you more world news in about forty minutes time up next after a very short break as i did not sit and breaking the set. the sun rises over what seems like and most forest here in the new directions quite hundred kilometers north of light of all stop as much of the world it's disappearing at a catastrophic rate. markers both illegal and those finding ways to outsmart the system for filing down the forests of the region for them profit goes well beyond the future of our planet and the result could be an ecological crisis the world wildlife fund for nature makes

regular trips to help local rangers do what little they can to stop the logging but it's not easy lager set up trucks making them hard to reach in an already rough terrain and have mastered ways to jump through legal loopholes this is a nature reserve were only sanitary logging of disease trees is allowed cording to law and not a single berry can be picked but loggers like this use their sanitary logging permit to cut down absolutely healthy trees and sell the profitable timber over the border in china we are on the hunt for illegal loggers and it's not going to be easy to forests. and our chances are slim now for now we can stay in our dreams but as soon as we find solid tracks we'll have to drop our wheels and get out silently in order not to scare the loggers off alexander some more you go has been a ranger for over twenty five years he can spend weeks at a time tracking

a single group of loggers easier to work when snow falls in autumn it's impossible to find human tracks and even transport tracks are hard to see after hours of driving we get sent in the right direction by word of mouth you can see that the ground is soft here which means that there's twelve the tractor trails are very fresh which in fact means that we need to be quiet in order to not scare them off as we get closer. this team says they're illegal but have no documents now xander can now call the police to take over his work here is done he is overwhelmingly outnumbered there are too few rangers working in the promote the region. and the w w f says the government isn't doing enough to stop it i guess the government now as i started here for more whole forest legislation saw the polls and so on and you forest and according to. the guys in waltham in the in the forest through the still these so called steel doesn't just

do what should we do with there's no one tries to stop them in just five years the force will be gone they'll sell it all to china what will the people who live afterwards do like it's a question more and more people are aware of today climate change in the safety of our environment as a whole are being discussed around the world and perhaps it's those small steps that might be a start to people living in harmony with nature. to live on one hundred thirty three bucks a month for food i should try it because you know how fabulous bad luck i got so many i mean. i know that i will be really messed up. and we're all very personally apologize if that have. worse if you're going to go

right out to the day the radio guy in fort lauderdale minutes from a click. away call for a budget because you've never seen anything like this i'm told. look up guys i'm having martin and this is breaking this set you know this morning started off really great and i saw this that's right obama time magazine's person of the your this is the first time that he also took the title after well. in the election in two thousand and eight but as bad as it already sounds the rationale behind it is even worse take a look at what time magazine's richard stengel had to say about why he was chosen. for democrat to actually win two consecutive terms with over fifty percent of the vote that something we haven't seen since franklin delano roosevelt and he's

basically the beneficiary of the offer of a kind of new america a new demographic a new cultural america that he is now the symbol of so let me get this straight simply because obama was reelected he deserves to be person of the year you see this is just a giant political charade being pushed by mainstream publication one that's chosen to revel in the fact that obama is just a mere symbol he made history as the nation's first black president than to evaluate him and his horrendous human rights record and complete disregard of the rule of law continuation of bush administration policies you see by ignoring obama's policies you know in a moral drone an assassination program authorizing the indefinite detention of american citizens and in our right crusade against a whistleblowers the media simply condones it so rest assured that this new title probably sit right alongside another well deserved one that good old nobel peace prize now if you find this is disturbing as i do let's break the set.