everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm trying hard not to but the big picture. crowd out to europe's energy future president putin to means e.u. leaders on his first trip to brussels since retiring to the ground and. also time playing time out on trade routes were pulled from the drone campaign divide in yemen and one of the country's leadership seems to be quiet about said. wiki leaks has already over a million dollar commands being paid to be released and julian assange promises during real secrets concerning every government in the world as he lays out his plan so plan for twenty four christmas address for his embassy cried out in

a. new song russia and around the wall this is all she was me hello and welcome to the. pan continental energy issues are said to gather steam with president putin in brussels for talks with european union leaders russia's the largest oil and natural gas exporter the twenty seven nation bloc but such a big partnership iran it comes without hurdles as an excess explains. the media and the analysts are expecting a very interesting russia e.u. summit in brussels with the russian president attending it personally obviously the talks between. we will focus on the energy issues we know that russia has built already built several gas pipelines which will deliver the russian gas to the european continent but still there are some contradictions remaining between.

brussels with the latter of course accusing gas of breaking the rules of the market and now the very interesting part of the summit will probably be dedicated to the accusations from the european union of human rights violations in russia in particular. case and the recent magnitsky law which was adopted in the united states and of course the law which was adopted in russia just recently just a couple of days ago as a starting response to the magnitsky law in the united states what is particularly interesting about this summit from the economic point of view is that it's happening i mean a financial crisis in the eurozone and some analysts the media have already been speculating whether this summit may eventually show if europe wants to see russia as a strategic partner in the very dark times it is going through right now or it wants to stick to rather difficult and difficult position on many issues with russia as we are as well as the media and the analysts are expecting that putin will

reconfirm russia's stance on the syrian conflict that it must be resolved at the negotiation table in full accordance with the international law this is something that has already touched upon during his annual press conference in moscow on thursday. we're not concerned about the fate of assad's regime we understand what's going on there the family has been in power for forty years in undoubtedly there's a demand for change. but we're concerned about what happens next in the country we just don't want ongoing strife between today's opposition if it takes power in the current government if they become the opposition it can't go on forever obviously will be in for a very long and interesting day and will be bringing obviates and all the latest information as we get it here in brussels the never ending a civil standoff in syria and possible ways to end the violence there were raised by russia's foreign minister an exclusive interview with r c sergei lavrov warns

that they refuse of the western states to condemn violence carried out by the rebels could lead to dangerous fallout and he also said that russia will never support their push for regime change in syria we also asked the foreign minister why a nation was so eager to deploy patriot missiles on take his border with syria and whether iran was the actual target here's what i have to say. well that's what that's what some people say. the configuration as it is being presented in the media. really looks like it could be used against the room. and you can watch his full interview with sergey lavrov here on monday. given as you are president has assumed control of the country's ballistic missile also after purging the military of rivals to his leadership it was feared that the

army would refuse to go along with the move off shoring in more turmoil in a country called between uprisings and draw strikes and al qaida going to trickle down both at stake and yemen. as washington continues to make a moral case for its covert wars on terror yemen is presented as a place that is full of terrorists getting ready to attack america but very few think of yemen as a chokepoint of vast economic interests yemen is the poorest country in the middle east but it's sitting on one of the most important trade routes in the wall the bubble mendip straight most people have heard about the southwest canal well worth we almost broke out over the canal right that's how important it is but bob amanda doesn't instantly ring a bell although it's basically an extension of this west canal and is a similar strategic importance almost all of europe's trade with china japan india and the rest of asia passes through babel meant every day that's how

important it is some argue that washington sees terrorism in yemen as a problem in a says that it could have an adverse impact on economic interests at stake the united states wouldn't be engaged in such a conflict in yemen if it didn't hold a very specific geo political and strategic necessity for the us i think most importantly of course is access to the strait which is one of the highest trafficked waterways in the world. the u.s. already has a vast military presence in the persian gulf to secure a key oil shipping lanes under the banner of chasing terrorists the us is setting up new drone bases on the arabian peninsula including one in djibouti which is on the other side of the strait of babel and that the arrangement of the united states government has with the yemeni government is basically one of bribery we bribe them with money and weapons and in exchange we get to bomb their country with impunity. but it may be

a dangerous proposition for the yemeni government because of the uproar this crisis of caused among the population. an american plane bombed this place and killed seventeen people they were innocent they did not deserve to die we wanted so late to go we were protesting a year for it to happen he left what we have now americans are coming to our land to kill us the journalist who shot these images of a two thousand and nine drone strike in yemen that killed fourteen women and twenty one children is now in jail abdullah hyder shy and was accused of aiding terrorists it was about to be with me but the yemeni government reverse this decision after a call from the white house. because of the secrecy surrounding the program there was no way of knowing when the administration is out of target and some fear washington might continue the bombings to maintain control in the region the challenge here is something similar to what happened in. former yugoslavia when

when they were looking for targets to bomb in serbia prior to the dayton accords and the military. planners came to to richard holbrooke and they said well you know honestly we've run out of targets we've bombed everything and he's in holbrooke so we have to keep this bombing up and they said well before we've already hit the store you said bomb them again find secondary targets because they needed to keep up the pressure now my fear is that in order to keep up the pressure on al qaeda or its associated organization the united states will explain you know its definition of who is a legitimate target washington is helping the current yemeni government in order for it not to fail and to be friendly to the us friendly enough to allow the u.s. to bomb them of washington sees fit and friendly enough not to mess with this vital trade route but historically that kind of a prop by the united states has often led to alienating much of the local population that sooner or later gets the sense that their government is serving its

own interests and the interests of those thousands of miles away in washington i'm going to check in. version as sounding they retreat as the costs of conflict become too much to bear and a few minutes for four from the u.k. life support its troops from afghanistan because the bill's group is indefensible on their own front. tromped but unbowed we collected so driven our sounds says his whistle blowing web site is ready to reveal more game changing data next year address his supporters and the media had gathered outside the ecuadorian embassy in london where his been and const for six months or so for us the world's media and a lot of supporters have come out for him this evening also holding a candlelight vigil he called the crowd when he came out a sight for sore eyes and then he mocked his six month in the embassy by talking about it saying that he entered the building and it's become his home and he of it

right to the principles i could dorian's as he will that you have taken him in and then he said that he is able to communicate to the people here unlike two hundred thirty two journalists who are currently in jail all over the world he named a few of them and he also spoke of bradley manning who have put is accused of leaking documents to wiki leaks and he said he saluted journalists and others to stand up to repression let's listen in to what he's got to say people often ask what can i do. the answer is not so difficult to learn how the world works challenge the statements and intentions of those who seek to control us behind a first. of democracy and more nikki unite in common purpose and common principle to design build document finance and. learn trial and act now two thousand and twelve has been a busy year for wiki leaks he has written a book he's also made a show for r.t.

and wiki leaks has continued to release documents but it seems that two thousand and thirteen will be no less busy a team have prepared a million documents which they promise to release with information that he says relates to every single government around the world and he also reiterated his plans to run for the australian senate so the message here is he might be cooked cooped up inside the at the door and embassy but he's certainly not resting on his laurels germany is learning a hard lesson of the literally per hour around seven million people are struggling with basic reading and writing some of those who don't get to share the country's success. this is day starts at five am even earlier in the winter tending to his flock of story hundred sheep in the mountains and plains of. thirty five years old it wasn't

the life he dreamt of having studied accounting but he dition. dictated that he would take on the care of these animals after his father has just made camp at their winter found stage setting up his ute judicial to xenia around tent made of diskin. back amongst his family as his job is a lonely one and tough going out in the weather is braving streams of plus to minus forty degrees celsius. to start with them there are certain difficulties there's not enough time for everything i'm almost alone my sister works with my mother my mother is seventy five she's very old and i miss mountains when i'm in town and i spend a lot of time here right now probably so on the survey i simply carrying out the work that his father did and his father before him nothing has changed over many many centuries and that's half the problem it's hard work and many people don't want to come into the in street now and it's really fit there could die out

altogether. then you think it's difficult to manage everything alone i used to have people who helped me but they were no good they didn't take care of the sheep with all their hearts they hurt the cats or dogs going on with new people leaving them coming to the countryside the region's government is having to act making the life of a herd and more attractive than promising largest. and livestock and organizing cooperatives for the sale of day put out to ensure the hoda get the highest fair price i asked sympathizes with those youngsters leaving for an easier more profitable life they in their publics capital because ill but he no longer wishes to join them he enjoys his pastoral way of life and looking for a helper who shares his enthusiasm with more time on his hands he says matter of fact we can start to look for a new wife. choose

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i. i am this is also a welcome back afghanistan is proving to be a problem britain can ill afford with the government revealing a seventeen billion pound bill for the wall so funny or makes it even tougher to sell it home though is the massive austerity regime that's under way and leaders cutting costs wherever they can point to boycott has a story for us. seventeen billion pounds the british government has just revealed that that's been the cost of the so far eleven year war in afghanistan now it was a very deal that the same time as a clear timetable was announced for troop withdrawal from the region we're going to have u.k. troops slashed by about a half by the end of next year down to five thousand two hundred and then another large chunks of troops will be leaving by the end of twenty fourteen but it's those seventeen billion pounds that are being spent that have been spent on it for the

war on top of the existing defense budget which means the estimates for the final price tag for the afghan war might be something around twenty billion pounds and of course the u.k. is going to keep sending money to afghanistan after twenty fourteen they're going to be sending something like seventeen million pounds for aid towards the afghan national security forces after twenty fourteen and this is all at the same time as the government announcing prolonged or sarah here at home that's going to continue until at least twenty seven hundred twenty eighteen along with cuts in every single other government department now i'm joined by john hillery the executive director of anti property charity more on want seventeen billion pounds down the line about money have been better spent elsewhere you could hardly really think of any worse way of spending the money as you say if you pointed out here in britain we're seeing an enormous cuts to government spending into the world for budgets about

twenty five billion pounds in total which actually it's almost the same it's been spent in the war in afghanistan defense spending can be just after this is seventeen billion pounds over and above the british defense but you know it's a completely unpopular war people in britain want to the troops are people in afghanistan also want the troops out and now we're being faced with these massive cuts on top of the people who are really angry about the fact that the waters continue already the defense secretary has said that parts of afghanistan won't be under government control and so about means a lot more questions from the british taxpayers about the eleven years spent fighting the war and the twenty billion pound price tag for it. two of greece's largest bonds could be in line for reporting huge losses this year together they'll need about thirteen billion euros worth of loans to stay afloat and this is just days after the country's credit rating was raised six noches from selective default to be mine it is the e.u.

which has been arguing greek citizens to tighten the belt has already issued eighteen billion euros to keep the country's lenders afloat in its second bailout package. that is resurgent this time for the country's top prosecutor was his resignation talant it brought him pressure the judges and not to release prosecutors or protesters opposed to president morsi has faded and i'll be decided by the justice minister egypt's preparing for a second round of voting on a controversial draft constitution which has split the country into its opponents think it's hasty and aimed at creating an islamist state. lighters are still battling a massive fire on the outskirts of the nigerian capital after an oil pipeline exploded on monday it's thought a saves trying to siphon all fuel costs but lost the head of the nigerian national petroleum corporation which was the pipe said the recent rise in theft could

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europe show millions of adults are being left behind because they have trouble reading and writing and he's also used to all of a fourth. germany and engineering giant a footballing colossus a nation at the very forefront of modern european civilization and this but when i was younger and my friends asked if i wanted to play football i was avoiding it even though i wanted to i was afraid that i might have to read something and that would reveal my problem that i couldn't read or write properly statistics from the ministry of education suggest around seven and a half million germans are functionally illiterate and that means that they can read or write single sentences but nothing more complex than that tim taylor fellner left school without the skills needed to get by in the world he turned to adult education and now works to help others. on the toughest part he says is

getting people to confront their illiteracy it cloud there are plenty of people who realize that they have problems you notice that in yourself when you try to hide it many are in denial they think they're ok and are able to keep it covered up always making excuses not come out of the closet or tim says large class sizes coupled with parents too busy at work to spend time reading at home has allowed some kids to slip through the cracks also under the radar as an estimated three hundred thousand adults who cannot read or write at all the government is running programs to try and tackle this but the numbers in rolling in courses is a drop in the ocean compared to the millions affected. and no one should leave school without the minimum required skills to function as a member of society this is a major issue and something we hope not only able to make sure doesn't happen in the future but to also help those who have problems now one program that is looking

to help functionally illiterate adults in and around the city of cologne has got employers involved. from small local businesses to huge manufacturing giants they have. to give staff with literacy problems flexible working hours so they can attend classes that get us on plots it has been a very successful way of getting education to people who perhaps don't have the time to attend regular classes it benefits the employers as well they get to contribute to the local community and in return receive employees with more skills but i've heard it is. despite the good work being done by programs like this one out of the estimated seven point five million functionally illiterate people in germany. only five percent are receiving any kind of education these are all over r.t. germany and in a few minutes crosstalk decides the world's biggest issues hail an aussie from moscow.

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leave me. alone and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle death by gunshot with the heart wrenching murder of twenty children six adults in newtown connecticut there appears to be a change of mood in the u.s. about its gun laws and culture of violence well this tragedy be a catalyst for change or merely a blip in america's love affair with guns. to cross the guns in america i'm joined by roger pale in washington he is the founder

and director of cato center for constitutional studies in san francisco we have scott blakeman he is a political comedian and commentator and in paris we cross to rachel martin she's a political communications strategist and a syndicated columnist right cross talk rules in effect or that's the very delicate subject and it's really. taking the attention of the american people here we heard president obama talking about it that something has to change scott in san francisco do you think that's possible is the mood change enough to change a culture of violence in america absolutely i think the horrific shooting in newtown connecticut really is the tipping point and things have already changed first of all the national rifle association which for forty years has been more concerned about protecting the profits of gun manufacturers they're protecting innocent men women and children they're starting to speak differently formally pro-gun senators both democrats and republicans are already showing willingness to

change the media here in the united states it's shifting so this this is different politically president obama who didn't do much in his first four years about gun control seems very committed he says you know there's no excuse not to take action so we need to reinstate the federal assault weapons ban but this time do it with very few exceptions or no exceptions hopefully and now is the time to really and act tough gun legislation roger do you support that noticed that scott has already begun by vilifying the national rifle association and painting this as a good guys and bad guys issue it is not that tall here in the united states under the second amendment the supreme court has ruled that individuals have the right to own guns for self-defense and for other purposes this is.