the. transitional government in the country. international media. activists. but human rights campaign is still unhappy as we investigate why there hasn't been able to stop the protests almost. a recession. in the north east of the country the financial.

news from moscow this is. welcome to the program international efforts to bring about an end to the syrian conflict being stepped up. the latest diplomatic push is now being focused. the syrian deputy foreign minister is in town meeting with russia's chief diplomat we don't know that many details at the moment as the meeting is being held behind closed doors however we do know that the international on syria lakhdar brahimi has been trying to get both sides of the conflict to put their weapons down he met with president. and just recently from the said that. agreed on forming this transitional government which could include the opposition

and would be good be active till the next. elections in the country now we don't know whether the opposition or the rebels. for this deal this is right he also said that he had a positive feeling and that something good was going on moscow has a good chance of mediating this since it's keeping contact with the syrian. opposition while most western states have denounced this as the official. but not giving their full support strictly to the rabble so concerning this meeting with the syrian diplomats in moscow on thursday we will get a soon as we get any details of course will be. mr right to me is expected in the russian capital himself on saturday. reporting right now as the fighting in syria rages on the rebels and government and i'll trading fresh accusations of atrocities as civilians and the media are also increasingly being caught up in the crossfire of the twenty one month conflict our middle east correspondent has this

report. there is growing concern as to the fate of a ukrainian journalist. who was taken captive by syrian rebels two months ago in october now a second deadline has a hospital out the ransom being paid what the rebel group holding has also been called is some fifty million dollars then accusing her of being a russian and a syrian spy and they've already released some two youtube videos in which she does appear it was an earlier deadline that was extended to wayne's day but as i say this has pos we are hearing from the ukrainian foreign ministry that it's on involved in talks for her release but that they're not releasing any kind of information we do know that ukrainian journalists have directly been appealing and talking to the syrian opposition to release her and if not from these to at least keep her safe until they do so now of course the rebels almost strangers to kidnapping foreigners there are two russians who are currently being held captive

they were taken out last week and moscow is trying to secure their release and then of course it was the n.b.c. crew that also managed to escape the rebel captives they were held held for several days and they were also threatened with execution it's not just kidnappings that the rebels have increased but certainly they have increased the kind of wind and activities they've been conducting there's been a flurry of videos appearing on you tube in which we've witnessed the rebels executing various people and some of the videos that prisoners are flying full good we've seen videos of them behaving people and this is despite the efforts by the rebels to blame the government forces for carrying out executions certainly what we witnessing is that the rebels themselves on not innocent in fact they're terribly guilty as a lot of these as of yet unconfirmed videos so if you do suggest. well now let's shift gears to that of bahrain which has actually cut prison sentences for dozens of pro-reform demonstrators that of course took part in mass rallies last year however the move has failed to satisfy human rights groups who are calling on the

country to free all jailed activists of the gulf states been cracking down on anti regime protesters for nearly two years killing dozens and arresting thousands rights organizations demanding nations stop the use of tear gas and torture interrogations campaigners say bahrain's on a slippery slope to a sunni dictatorship having a closer look at the struggle now between the government and those demonstrating that of are to select. when it came to supporting calls for democracy in middle eastern and north african states while denouncing government sponsored violence leaders of the west were vocally critical from our going after he has lost legitimacy to lead and he must leave one no matter how long it takes that will be a day of reckoning for this dreadful regime but when scenes of violent clashes between riot police and reform campaign restrain from bahrain the definition of democracy shifted and there was a suspiciously muted. in the summer of the us state department came up with

a statement expressing its concerns over the human rights situation and alleged torture in bahrain this was only several months after washington had restarted weapons sales to this gulf state. it is claimed that the weaponry is defensive but hardly anyone in the opposition believes that dissenters in bahrain have been directing anger at their government for months now stop arming the killers is a message they are more often sending out to the west so more of the in bahrain blood is worthless and the libyan blood is more important it's just a book critical stand so here you see four from travels to europe to direct attention to what he believes to be brutal repression in his country he and others like him have managed to alert. human rights organizations but that's as far as it goes down month ago clinton made a statement about bahrain about the human rights situation in bahrain and this.

one protester was killed you know and show you that there is no impact on the ground we are a victim and behind because we live in a country they condemn the violence committed by the. reversible decision made decades ago despite a growing anti-american mood among some of bahrain's neighbors anything happens the bush era plan or any of the other plans that there are allegations of a nuclear weapon being built we are very close to all of those sites and we have to make the right decision in preventing any kind of catastrophe coming here we are or are not capable of doing that and that's why we turn to our friends and allies and officials firmly deny that washington plays a decisive role in preventing any revolution happening in bahrain but even the

bahraini government's information minister suggests the us main fact be playing a double game. i think the iranian opposition is a key ally of the us leader of the opposition and the terrorist members of the opposition have close ties with foreign embassies in bahrain we can leak some of the old many documents proving that if this is true then washington sitting comfortably it can quickly switch sides if for instance my mom refuses to accommodate the american fleet any further but for now the opposition in bahrain is left to wonder as to why it calls to support democracy from some are less worthy of attention than others. like see russia skee r.t. reporting from the kingdom of bahrain. so now we're just turning ten minutes past the hour here in the russian capital and after stepping on the road to recovery of the u.k. is preparing to begin the new year recession free however in the northeast part of the country one of britain's poorest areas the financial downturn and widespread

unemployment has had a potentially devastating effect on people's mental health and now according to a recent report the region has almost three times the rate of self harm and attempted suicide as that of london. reports as he'll saying interesting days it's no it's a bit of light in some of the nation's other major cities recessions hit the case hard it's been in the northeast but it's been felt particularly acutely. that is right. here i mean you know the very people who are living on the poverty line trade union leaders furious with the government's decision to close sunderland's rent a factory it's a government venture that began back in the nine hundred forty s. to provide employment the people with disabilities two weeks before christmas the

government going to close. in factories and leave the very. stuff was laid off from another rempel a factory back in april and accuses the government of forcing people out of paid jobs and on to a life of welfare we were told in the week before we left the factory. or get jobs. yeah in fact just four people from his old factory found a job it's not the first time the northern workers have felt the firm hand of a conservative government back in the one nine hundred eighty s. and the miners' strike under margaret thatcher became a symbol of a divided nation this mining village in the living museum in the north east gives us a snapshot of the past nearly three decades since margaret thatcher and her conservative government crushed the miners' unions the impact that her policies had on the north

east was extreme and long felt and even today there are many people who still have a deep mistrust of the conservative government the conservatives reputation up here is one that's hard to shake and it makes it hard for them to get a fair hearing on any plans to regenerate to find out more we decided it was time to pay a visit to number ten i was shocked at the level of understanding on the conservative benches of how people who live in. the northeast. very often and i think they have a completely different view of how people's lives of the government are accused of not understanding the north but isn't that your job to represent the things to be a fair bit of bickering that goes on among northern and. well i mean having an accent in the house of commons you know i've got quite happy ducks and but that

sort of you get sneers when you have an accent and you speak in the commons from the government benches so that in itself is just an example of how the mismatch between the two sides of the government insists it's treating grace in the area seriously and his earmarks money for infrastructure projects targeting the northeast in particular but a legacy of letdowns has left many northerners less than an seized. this is this is. a complete shambles so all in it together all the nation divided one thing seems that with many predicting an increase in unemployment and a triple dip recession for the ek the challenge of the year ahead looks to be testing times for everyone surface. of the

comet just ahead for you in the program here and we do continue with our end of year review today our looking back at the much of the exclusive interview program hosted by the world's most wanted with of course the one and only julia. you can tell. in the blink of an. anthropologist in those days. different food. different animals. but what about. my journey began in two men but the big city was all shiny. scrapers and shopping much like any other prosperous. so i decided to. a small town just outside.

dumplings came from here to dominate the russian cuisine but only in siberia. with cabbage and jam making sure you can have many as a starter main dish. although it may draw. most people in siberia see nothing wrong with hunting only if you decide to participate. when you look upon mountain. like the muck as in the middle of a swamp only accessible by transport in the summer months and when a clip that. it's inhabited by siberian

a large muslim minority that migrated head before the russians. and this. israel siberia maybe not the stuff of stories approaches but distinctive enough to show that the oldies yaz siberia still not quite like anywhere else.

thanks for joining us here are to you today i'm already sushi the french embassy in the central african republic has been attacked by protesters urging paris to intervene to stop a rebel advance and surgeons reportedly control vast parts of the country and are now approximately seventy five kilometers away from the capital now the u.n.

has ordered that staff to evacuate the country due to the unrest and lawrence freeman of the executive intelligence review magazine believes that france will only worsen matters if indeed it gets involved these developments do not occur overnight this is been brewing for years the french are playing a very bad role and if they get become militarily again in the central african republic that's not going to be healthy for african countries are going to have to move in and saudi's brown i think the french have a right to your embassy but beyond that if they become military you it's not going to be helpful to the central african republic or any of the neighboring countries of the c.l.r. what's going on there is what's been going on in most of the countries in the region which is that you have very unstable governments these countries have never become sovereign because only your powers france and to be regrown in power britain have kept their finger on the resources of these countries and they basically have

never allowed these countries to develop for government went and they would develop the country for the people who economically. all right into the day we go starting with egypt's president who has a claimed new constitution as a new dawn for his country in his address to the nation after signing the charter into law. also claimed it guarantees social freedom and pave the way for democracy critics of the constitution say it imposes elements of law while ignoring the rights of women and minorities the islamist backed draft was approved by some sixty three percent of egyptians in a referendum which the opposition claims massive fraud. and lisa los angeles claim a guy a gun buying back event in the city saw about sixteen hundred firearms handed in on wednesday as people formed long queues to trade their weapons for free grocery coupons the annual event this year was supported by las mayor who has echoed the

president calling for a ban on assault weapons america's long running debate on gun control has been reignited by the newtown elementary school massacre that left twenty six people dead earlier this month. and as people across the globe enjoy the holiday season the jolly mood has now gone into space just a bit earlier the crew of the international space station got the chance to video conference with their families and russia's frost and despite the tight show jewel of space walks and experiments the team is off duty for christmas and the new year holidays given them a little time to start. now the afghan finance ministry says the country has lost more than seventeen million dollars in taxes as foreign companies linked to nato or avoiding paying their dues it was last week that president karzai slammed the firm's accusing them of widespread corruption in the country but political analyst and former afghan. he says the government is

equally to blame. what was going on in two thousand and one two thousand and two when the interim authority came to existence in this country they signed deals exempting some of these companies we were dealing with need to and i say and then. many other companies came and started. carpetbagging backpacking in illegitimate gains and they never paid taxes this is not new and this government will never have the guts to collect taxes from those broke companies just in egypt. there are dozens and dozens of companies who are bringing passengers and cargo to this country and who are bringing other goods and they have never paid any taxes they were never paid even landing fees in some cases. or flight fees this is just aviation and you can imagine other fields of commerce in. fuel

and transportation and logistics and security in other arenas in all arenas there are hundreds of millions of dollars every year there are scaping and this government also sometimes gives them some reprieve reducing their taxes and exchange for bribes. if you were to take a moment now on the web site on t.v. dot com you'll see some pretty interesting stories including this one where our prestige doesn't necessarily mean safe russian family files a two million dollar lawsuit against bentley claiming the luxury carmaker for the death of a relative due to a faulty bad back. bus washington plans to hold the whip hand over east asian skies by deploying squadrons of stealth planes to the region almost details and more to dot com. and with the end of the year approaching zero we do continue to look back at the most significant events of two thousand and twelve today our team recounts

the launch of a groundbreaking exclusive show. hosted by the world's top whistleblower julian assange now the program was recorded while the wiki leaks founder was under house arrest in britain did manage though to give voice to some of the most prominent public figures typically shunned by the mainstream media. was right on the new year's eve when i went to london to see june and to discuss the new show. time drew in the sun. it is true he wakes exposed the world secret police documents. high profile child strong with a lot of aids as a boxer so we created this web page with big video player and video feeds

containing trailers teasers sneak peeks most shows tend to have a spike and then go down to both mars it's online and you with your keep climbing it and quite a lot of study about it i think it will be viewed in historical terms this was quite an important t.v. series the julian assange show gains over a one million visits and views online and believe me or i'm intrigued show it's kind of an achievement never before we had anything like that on t.v. when one person sitting around the house the rapture would give voice to quiet quite a few people around the world whose position of the world doesn't fit in the mainstream media picture.

all right so still to come for you here just after the break when i see it see the motion tearing through the headline news has leaving the mainstream media far behind a break in the set just a second. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. mission free accreditation free transport judges free arrangement free risk free studio types free.

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a. radio guy and minutes from a click. i want to watch what we're about to do because you've never seen anything like this i'm told. come on guys i'm abby martin i can do a very special edition of breaking the set the show's a crusade against the mainstream media because i think it's important to rethink the establishment narrative unfortunately i'm not the only one oscar winning director all over stone has been on this very same mission for quite some time check out the functional media everyone talks about that saying the news of the day and all the subconscious really important stuff that's going on is being neglect for you to distract us from what you and i should care about because they're profit driven industry that sells a sensationalistic garbage he calls it breaking news. so without further ado here

to talk about their new showtime series and book i'll be joined by oliver stone and later his co-author peter cousin dick so let's break that set. up. another block that we're about to do is have you ever seen anything like i'm drunk . this week marks the twenty fifth anniversary of the movie wall street a film that explores the greed and corruption that drives the gears of america's free market check it out if you're not. you're outside the discussion. there is no nobility in poverty anymore. is good. with what makes you take the fear of being cool so it's all going to change. the catch me express. my guest today is the director of that movie he's also a three time academy award winner whose films have been now.