very rarely. three british casualties confirmed dead in the algeria hostage crisis that killed at least twenty three captives this as france urges for more help for their mali campaign which triggered the desert standoff. the u.s. dropped charges against online freedom activists and swartz who committed suicide last week meanwhile there are mounting claims that prosecutors played a part in his death. and israelis head to the polls this coming tuesday with prime minister benjamin netanyahu finding his support linda lee among more radical voters.

a warm welcome to the weekly this sunday here in archie with me nice to now way we begin in algeria where three british citizens have been confirmed dead following a four day hostage rescue operation in the country at least twenty three captives in all thirty two militants involved were killed in the standoff at a gas plant in the desert and the libyan militant group behind the attack claimed they were avenging french intervention in neighboring mali as artie's polly boyko reports many see france's military campaign in west africa as a hunt for natural resources. we don't always but it's terrorism was about to overwhelm the friendly country the terrorism that threatens not just all of west africa but also the entire world. he's vowed that france won't stop its

intervention in mali until islamic extremism in the country is stamped out the military has announced that it's going to be sending more troops but the total set to exceed two hundred thousand a stated goal to help the government in bamako drive out his list insurgents before the francoise alarms talk of freedom and democracy critics say the french government you see as a for the military offensive could be linked to other elements u.a.d. of these fronts. and many people say a huge cost is a huge factor in its economy and it's something that not only mali but specifically niger and other neighboring parts where the tourist people reside. sits on top of almost every single light bulb in france runs on electricity generated by nuclear power power relies on a steady flow of pure rainy i'm so you don't have to be a nuclear physicist to figure out that to keep all these bright lights on the

french government depends on a steady flow of the precious natural resource but money says mr alarmed it's not about power or money so that you know security this is nothing to do with any political issue from a different time if we are defending a government or business interests which government which business. some have their suspicions nationally supported approach energy company. is about to finish the second largest ukrainian mining plant in the world next to mali every year the cars to have exactly this year is going to be very cheap there's a third world very cheap. predators play a very dangerous game and after the french military offensive reportedly sparked a deadly hostage crisis in algeria light bulbs are beginning to go off in the heads of ordinary citizens to pour out almost. i'm for intervention if it is to fight

terrorism but it's got to be for good reasons not of it's for raw materials that are in mali gas oil diamonds and gold already when there is a crowd it is not. they don't think about democracy well we have made paris a huge target and from such a target for terrorism. at least but with the prospect of untapped natural resources needed to keep fronts illuminated political analysts say that france promised to stop play projects of former colonies is it going to be fulfilled anytime soon playboy k c paris. well france is continuing to increase its military presence in mali with two thousand troops now on the ground the final total could now top the originally planned twenty five hundred according to the country's defense minister paris has meanwhile urged west

african leaders to increase their commitment to fighting islamist militants in mali at their meeting in the ivory coast foreign minister the ranch maybe a stress that the country is the current i should say french campaign was never intended as a substitute for an african led contingent deployed under a u.n. security council resolution france has also asked for more than just tickle assistance from the u.n. in the ongoing conflict former pentagon official michael maloof says france could be drawn into a lengthy afghanistan like scenario this demonstrates how the. in the maghreb and islamic magreb basically are coordinating their activities and this is part of an over our overall. plan to basically take that. northern part of africa as a stepping stone into europe itself and there's been threats in paris already by mali ns and and what's really tragic is the fact that the united states trained a lot of these. now terrorists who basically defected from the government and and

know with many of our activities and know how we operate from a special forces standpoint and can use them against us these troops are very well trained they were involved not only in libya but also but also in mali and and they basically turned they were toreadors and now they've joined forces with the a.q.i.m. which is al qaeda in the islamic magreb so this is a very very dicey situation and and it also represents it also represents a potential long term afghanistan like effect for france itself and and inadvertently it could suck the united states back into yet another war it's larger than mali pursue a and it could affect the entire north africa and into europe and i think that is perhaps the concern from a geo strategic and political standpoint. now the hostage crisis in algeria house

calls the british prime minister to postpone a much anticipated speech on the u.k.'s member said union preview revealed david cameron's warning that the u.k. may leave the block and europe may sail for analysis in a few minutes. the u.s. justice department has dropped charges against the internet freedom activist aaron swartz who committed suicide last week he faced decades behind bars over accusations he illegally downloaded academic documents for public use but the department's decision came after the sources family said prosecutors were complicit in his death and tens of thousands of internet users expressed support for the claim and a sincere chirped in the reports the crime downloading millions of academic papers in the public domain from a paid subscription database and the believe that they should be free. to essentially rocking out too many books in the library the punishment facing thirty

years behind bars and a million dollar fine you're looking at a crime that essentially amounts to download the p.d.f. to a hard drive. no person was harmed. there was no financial benefit murder received was punishment the result twenty six year old web wizard aaron swartz takes his own life the idea that he was facing decades in jail is is just disgusting absolutely appalling and and now we've lost a tremendously valuable and talented human being while the plea bargain deal for only several months behind bars was reportedly a possible outcome the internet freedom crusader refused to be seen as a felon his family and supporters blame the prosecution's aggressive attempts to put swartz behind bars for his suicide this man a young man and his family were literally. terrorized by the prosecutors and the

judicial discretion that let this case go forward and not stop while authorities dubbed him a criminal supporter say he was a robin hood in the fight for freedom of information aaron swartz was a prodigy at fourteen he helped write the are assessed specific ation an online syndication system that allows users to consolidate feeds from numerous blog sites automatically instead of having to check each website individually the program is now part of the common vocabulary of the internet and is used on a daily basis for publishing news stories from all over the world critics say u.s. officials wanted aaron sent down to set an example he was going up against policy and he knew it but but he thought he would be in the clear in the law because he was only spreading public domain documents instead swartz's case has made an example of how seriously the internet is regulated in the us the laws under which he was indicted did back to nine hundred eighty four many believe they're long outdated the prison sentences needed to be relaxed especially for supposed crimes

like this where there was no economic motive where there was no way for him to profit even if they said even if he did all the things that he did so they said new legislation dubbed aarons law has been proposed in the u.s. congress it's still unclear whether there will be any real change but what is clear is that it once again took a tragedy to galvanize national debate and party new york. pakistani mass protests add to the fury over widespread corruption thousands and didn't after a deal is reached to dissolve parliament before elections in a few minutes r.t. talks to the cleric behind the rallies. and not tough enough israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu loses right wing support as an election looms those stories coming up for you later this hour.

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giant corporations are old today. i i. question are live from moscow on friday pakistan's government reached a deal with the muslim cleric to halt mass protests in the capital islamabad tens of thousands of to hear qadri supporters and it just suited after he convinced authorities to dissolve parliament before elections in march voting can now take place within ninety days they've also agreed to discuss electoral reforms over qadri is demand that the army be consulted on the structure of the interim administration was rejected political chaos in the country and growing fury over widespread corruption has also deepened after the government clashed with the country's top court its order to arrest the prime minister over a corruption case has been rejected so khan am highly journalists and

a former officer of the pakistani air force says a change of power may not be far away. people are likening it to the square and so many other things but my personal feeling is that in all those uprisings there was not one single leader around whom people could rally but over here they have in the shape of a llama the whole cadre but there have been actually two or three different theories about the background of this man some say that because of his canadian nationality and because of his longer stay in the west he may have been one motivated as well as funded by the west there is another theory with it he may be a stooge of the military the fact is that whoever has launched this particular person has done his homework because if the man has captured the spirit and imagination of a people. the feeling that they were down drugged and they were neglected and they were driven against of all because of bad governance because of the terror

situation because of lack of energy lack of food and lack of jobs people are joining him in flocks and even those who are double minded are now trying to make sure that it matters if history has to change of this country. a mass rally staged by the influential cleric in pakistan had only an attachment certainty in the country seeking like. our uncle around the country has called for a revolution and he talked exclusively to the protest leader who told us exactly what he means by that. when i say revolution we should keep in your mind in egypt in tunis in libya and all these countries there were military dictatorship for years and years for a long time. and the people stood up against that in iran there was one eric here rule of shan shah the people stood up against that party stanek is bit different

there is no one else rude neither monadic elul nor needed a dictatorship here is electoral authority did it with. electoral dictatorship true democracy does not exist in this society neither in political field nor in social field nor in economic field not democracy so this is a law lessness total chaos and anarchy in this country government is totally dysfunctional. saw this is the single nation a single country in the whole muslim world having nuclear capability and if the same situation continues there could be a very big disaster if we could come to the level of collapse so out of this martin movement is anti corruption to educate our society from corruption and this is need of the whole muslim world and old third world and developing muslim countries the have to get rid of corruption and corrupt leaders.

well you can see the full interview with tom here card three at twelve g.m.t. here on our team and it's also available for you on our website there's a little of what else is lined up for you at our team today tim dot com appears on our web site the founder of the mega upload site has now opened a new project called simply mega on the anniversary of his arrest and the sundown of his file sharing site. also online today is there life outside our planet some scientists now say yes after a fossilized algae is discovered inside us for a long meteor right. now ahead of the twenty second of january election many israelis who used to support prime minister benjamin netanyahu are changing their minds he's now viewed by many as not being radical enough although still expected to return to office netanyahu is likely to

lose votes to his former right wing allies as artie's fall asleep now reports he's the surprise success story in campaign one twin millionaire who says a palestinian state would be suicide for israel enough to be bennett used to work for prime minister netanyahu but now he's working at taking supporters away from him like this man who used to be a diehard supporter of netanyahu so he could party until these elections rolled around the likud is. a bus full of right wing members of knesset with a left wing person driving the bus as far as being i mean you know and i think that even though i am opposed to the state as it is i would say most members of the likud obviously i'm in a thorough is for it the irony is that while the world sees netanyahu as we want to leader at home he's reason face among supporters for not being enough this is part

of the right wing campaign he's up against there are some things we all know one member. the sopranos will never return for another season remy climbs the line with a marker on our pro and a peace agreement with the palestinians will not happen promises like this have been a jewish home party in food position it's poised to take more than twelve percent of parliamentary seats analysts say netanyahu while still expected to serve another term is running scared he's up his refrain i say in the most clear of terms the western wall is not occupied territory i don't care what the un says because we will build in jerusalem because it's our right not on your hands we could list has grown even more right wing with ready cars like this woman high up in the pecking order. but then all the league would be taken apart it is a party with values the state of israel is a state of the jews prison eternal capital the general celeb.

but what will be the implications of such rhetoric after the elections many israelis are asking themselves about the day after will netanyahu become more right wing and risk drawing israel into conflicts with its neighbors or will he back down and risk losing face among his supporters speaker is hoping for the latter that netanyahu will listen to world opinion and reach a compromise with the palestinians he knows all too well what the current cycle of violence can bring speakers daughter was killed in a suicide bombing seventeen years ago and. we don't have unfortunately in the center and the left a leader who is significantly charismatic to lead this country and give its people hope and the left is also divided but i do think netanyahu will find a way to compromise because of world pressure but that compromise won't come easy enough to be bennett solution to the israeli palestinian conflict is to annex most of the west bank while allowing palestinians limited self-will in the wrist and

while that might not seem a possible idea to most of the international community it's exactly what his constituency wants to hear a fact and it on yahoo is acutely aware of the r.t. television. well israel's election is only two days away and r.t. will be following it closely providing you with in-depth coverage. how will change with duran develop will settle to expand just isolate john there be peace with gaza what's next in relations with america will letting you know who survive his snap election on january twenty second. israel decides on arts in. the u.k. a good drift towards exiting the european union that's the warning of the prime minister david cameron revealed an extract of his delayed speech on britain's status within the bloc he also claimed europe is in need of fundamental change and may fail if it doesn't deal with people's frustration in the austerity measures slashing their living standards at home cameras been urged to fulfil his pledge to bring powers

back from brussels to london over some e.u. leaders have already warned their britain make unreasonable demands and that individual renegotiation is out of the question conservative party m.p. steve baker says brussels is graphic but the consequences are worse for the than they are for the united kingdom if we leave because i think we would become even more inward looking and really what's required is a change of heart within the nations of europe to be more outward looking and to believe more in dispersed political power it's quite likely that the european union will say you know our way or exit i think all sorts of horror stories will be told to try and keep us in but in the end the british public of got to have confidence in ourselves the european union's a relatively new innovation we were a great outward looking trading nation and hugely prosperous long before the european union we don't need all this petty forty four being regulation we certainly don't need to surrender the sovereignty of the people so i think people

need to just be considered and think carefully about what kind of future they want . with a euro skeptic mood on the rise in britain and many other countries other you countries i should say it's now gaining support in the blocs powerhouse germany thousands have signed a petition against the so-called european stability mechanism which would allow the block to directly a trouble states as artie's peter our reports germans are becoming increasingly disappointed with process deciding on their money. there's a rising feeling here in germany that it's not the germans who are really in charge of their country. the government has taken the sovereign rights of the german people and given them away to bureaucrats in brussels specifically with regards to currency this is a painful injury to the sovereignty of germany the issue is said to be fought out in the second tightest court this group calling themselves the civil coalition movement want to stop germany's this school future being decided by the european

central bank particularly how much german cash goes to the eurozone countries and set the pressure to democracy because it's no longer the governments who have to make a policy but is the european central central bank deciding which policy is paid for over five thousand people back their petition as they look to challenge one of the most common pieces of perceived wisdom in europe that germany is the success story in the eurozone there were no other countries which had so little benefits out of the euro if you come to look to the numbers according to their legal team those numbers showed germany being forced to pay for the euro zone countries despite this not being part of the deal when the single currency was created finance isn't the only place where germans feel a grip is slipping one former german foreign minister gave different reasons why

they may be issues with sovereignty. suggesting that they have their root in the memory of the country's past but sometimes we shy back from our responsibility as a sovereign states this is the problem not that we are pressed from the outside the defense is also a concern for those who believe germany is losing control of its sovereignty the country is still home to nato bases over twenty years after the end of the cold war germany today faces no major military threats nor does any european state and that's why this gigantic military machine that the americans have built up is completely intact christic there appear to be historical cultural and economic reasons why some germans feel less sovereignty is disappearing and for a group of lawyers getting ready for their legal battle with the european central plank twenty thirteen look set to be an important year and what they see is the

fight to return german rule to the german people these are all of a r.t. belin. plus i'll take a look at some world news in brief for you this hour first of all gary aware a man has tried to shoot the leader of bulgaria's ethnic turkish party during a televised conference the attacker take a look at this amazing really was arrested at the scene after this move he climbed the podium put a gun to the head of the victim and double misfired a further investigation showed that the attacker was of turkish descent and used in fact a non-lethal gas pistol the motors of the incident remain unknown but the assailant was a drug addict and was additionally carrying two nights. in greece thousands have marched through the capital athens parading a coffin of a pakistani immigrant who was stabbed to death earlier this week the country has seen a surge in anti immigrant anger and racist attacks since the start of the economic crisis three years ago demonstrators accuse the right wing party golden dawn of

racism and exploiting public discontent during financial difficulties to gain popularity. and barack obama is due to be sworn in for a second term as u.s. president at a private ceremony in the white house as it falls on a sunday he will repeat the inauguration on monday in a public ceremony on a much larger scale during his speech obama is expected to lay out the country's political course for the next four years gun control immigration reform and energy policy are likely to be top priorities in his second term. that wraps up our main news block after a break we continue our look at america's most notorious gang stay with r.t. .

congress' approval rating has hit an all time low never has american recorded history been so disappointed with the lawmaking body the united states even former arkansas governor mike huckabee said that their approval ratings are just barely above a pedophile so i guess that's good news for the disgusting pedophiles out there soon you won't be the most hated group in america anymore but i don't think this statistic reflects the quality of government but so much the quality of the governed in some small country with a hard to pronounce name if the government became that unpopular the country would simply collapse but no matter how many wars congress gets involved in and no matter how many jobs are shipped overseas or no matter how much the american dream gets stamped out everyone still relish round obama and votes democrat and republican this popularity rating doesn't show how effective the government is it shows how arrogant they are because they seem to have no fear whatsoever of getting reelected or being punished in any way for their bad behavior so you know congress i have to

save us keep up the good work go for one percent popularity and maybe someone will actually do something about you but that's just my opinion. i would rather work on this. six in the morning and who got him is going to school so you got there what's up a signal of this world be a backyard in a morning just you know i'm saying to do some like that. we've been burying i want to offer a while congress and we've ashu out at the funeral when another one of our weight gets killed at the funeral and then.

so as we live amongst each other there might be one street it might be one gas station the service two with three different gangs when i get to the gas station i have to find out what are your intentions with me while i'm pumping gas so i cannot turn my back and allow you to shoot me or hit me in the back of it to look you in your eyes and see your intentions and when i look you in your eyes i'm looking to see if you would feel wolf and i'm a wolf then we need to come to some sort of agreement so we can both get out of here peacefully. and if your porch up i'm happy to be gone get my guestbook up i appreciate your opinion when i was in the communities talking to guys in the game see and lots of content and with that so many of these particularly the younger guys had never seen the pacific ocean in a gang infested community there are situations where people will not believe a given ten block radius for years.