you were secretary of state john kerry during his visit to kyra that's as they heba criticism on the states for meddling in the country's affairs by siding with the slimmest government. recommending pleads guilty to releasing classified information to wiki leaks while the military prosecution pushes the to prove the whistleblowers actually has aided terrorists. and the british are brain drain the more and more young professionals are packing their bags and leaving the u.k. in search of a better life elsewhere we'll look at why the best and brightest leave and the damage it could do to the country. twenty four hours a day seven days a week this is our to you with me to bomb with

a. america's top diplomats first visit to cairo open the flood gate of criticism from the country's anti-government groups opposition leaders accuse washington of sticking its all into the egyptian political affairs and refused to even meet with john kerry they claim america is siding with the ruling islam as muslim brotherhood despite the shah political divisions within the country policy looks at one john kerry's intentions could be in the troubled north african state. he says that the purpose of his visit is essentially to discuss regional and international issues have a wide spectrum of egyptian leadership that is refusing to meet with him the criticism is coming from liberal and secular leaders they accuse kerry and the united states of siding with the muslim brotherhood and they accuse its leader mohamed morsi of essentially stepping into the same role as the ousted dictator hosni mubarak now it is true that the united states has maintained close ties with morsi but the

criticism is that he is failing to implement reforms and at the same time he is turning the country into a more religiously conservative ruling system at least two opposition figures have refused invitations from kerry to sit down and hold talks with him and this follows this week a call by the united states for the main opposition group and that is known as the national salvation front to reverse its decision to boycott parliamentary elections that are due to begin next month john kerry was in turkey on friday telling the turks that they need to improve their relationship with israel the turkish prime minister recently made the comment that zionism was a crime against humanity and response to those kerry said that the colonies were objectionable this comment could indeed frustrate kerry's attempts to try and create an improvement in a strange israeli turkish relations that has hit an all time low what we essentially see through kerry's visit is an attempt by the united states to try and

appease countries in this region israel he wants to sensually ensure a television security but the problem really is that the positions of both israel and the united states in this region are at an all time low they are under threat and in no small part due to the actions of washington and tel aviv and solves the situation in syria has only made things worse you have the rise of islamic extremism across the region following the arab spring and this is something that the united. state directly supported at the same time what we're really seeing is that washington is having to deal with problems that it created and this is essentially the core or at least part of the core of kerry's first visit to this region after taking office. khaled el sammy editor of the london based the arabic newspaper al quds our arabic claims america's top diplomat is visiting her at the worst possible moment john kerry arrived in egypt in a very critical. time. in front of the

u.s. embassy today. why. it is really ironic that the united states has been the safety net or for more. for the gates is being seen as the main support of the new emerging fascist rule in egypt by many egyptians that's why they don't get to the street where this thing against john kerry's visit is a very difficult time and the united states again very unpopular in streets of egypt. still ahead this hour thousands rally in russia's camp but still they're demanding that officers adopted a broader better protected shortly we report on what pushed people to take to the streets in protest. the u.s.

is pushing forward with a full court martial against army whistleblower bradley manning prosecutors plan to call over one hundred forty witnesses to prove he's guilty of serious offenses including aiding the enemy they can see jailed for life or even executed the government says al qaeda benefited from the information made available by many of the young soldier denies this and admits only to providing secret data with the aim of revealing the true cost of the americas andrew blake was at the hearing. see manning finished reading his thirty five page statement he turned his microphone off he was done testifying and a handful of members of the press gallery actually journalists began applauding it was something that people had waited for a long time there he was speaking very truthfully and with power about what he did and why he did it and i think that resonated with a lot of people a big small man only five foot two you know of a hundred and some odd pounds sitting very calm very collectively very cool right

in front of the judge and read it thirty five page statement pretty much owning up to every single fact that the government has accused him of for the last three years and it was people expected him to go ahead and plead guilty but the way in which he actually honored what he did himself in the way that he actually took still to this day is ok with with releasing information and is aware of the significance i think really shows this was someone who had committed to doing something it was aware aware of the repercussions and is ok with that. private manning has already spent a thousand days behind bars just awaiting trial his defense team argues that such harsh detention conditions violated his constitutional rights the charges against him should be dropped as a result. is following the case it sure has been a rough ride since bradley manning was arrested in may two thousand and ten for the first ten months of his incarceration the former army intelligence analyst was held

in solitary confinement for twenty three hours a day in a six by eight foot cell windowless cell forced to sleep naked without bed sheets and kept on suicide watch during that time hundreds of scholars experts human rights advocates as well were signing petitions and letters to have him released from what was dubbed draconian conditions essentially called torture many critics would argue that manning was essentially forced into pleading guilty ten charges because of the conditions he has been held in by the u.s. government but at the end of the day when manning stood up and owned up to what he did and from what i've been told and read about his manos apologies for his behavior for his actions among the items lead to by manning that had the most impact was the so-called collateral murder video.

showing a u.s. helicopter attack in baghdad in two thousand and seven that resulted in civilian casualties eleven people were gunned down and had to turn in a fire and two of the victims were going to stand unless we can see. that video right now where the akasha helicopter opened fire at of them that arrived at the scene two children who were inside was seriously injured in court a man in compared this to a childhood torturing and with a magnifying glass from a m i five agent any machine says the revelations help the relatives also victims to see to justice. the families of playing victim why florida's journalist and twenty rocky hyundai's pushed the pentagon to find out what had happened in that attack and can light years saying that there was nobody outside agent know what is happened so by exposing this bradley manning. close piece it all says to these

traumatized families that's been lied to and i think it's also interesting that one other aspect or ours is that you try to get some national team up and mainstream media outlets to begin with the washington post the new york times and the political web site and he was dismissed and in fact the washington post said that if this was if they were going to follow it sufficiently to be able to see you know that all right. so what we see is the old model do not respond to this push towards transparency to inform the american people what is done in their name it's amazing though isn't it that the the people who actually committed those war crimes in collateral murder video have never been arrested have never been charged have been court martialed is the person who exposes war crimes who is court martialed and this happens time and time again with whistleblowers you shoot the messenger but you protect the people committing the crimes. still ahead for you no longer the land of hope and glory after the break we explore

how the brightest and bridge and the moving up wards sparking fears of what it could mean for the country's future. there are twelve cities in the united states in which half of the people with hiv aids lives within a year of a diagnosis of. over sixty two percent. are diagnosed with aids this is a problem that frankly is substantially preventable it was like the big elephant in the room and nobody wanted to talk about there were really good public health campaigns if people were really focused on this problem you certainly should be able to have a lot less h i feel a lot less human suffering. because powell was the envy of emperor as. he had good reason to trust no one. his body was found on the floor of his huge empty house. but did he die of natural causes.

the mystery of stalin still want to see. science technology innovation all the news developments from around russia we've got the future covered. you're watching r.t. it's good to have you with us thousands have turned out in central moscow on saturday to demand better protection for russian afghans the rally was prompted by the recent death of three year old max includes min who was adopted by u.s. parents from russia. reports on why so many felt the need to join the demonstration at least twelve thousand people gathered in central moscow to march for the better

protection of children many said they went to the streets at the call of their heart their child at slogans or friends need mothers not graves russia definitely has some six hundred seventy thousand orphans and finding a home for them in russia has been difficult for many that's meant going abroad for a new family although the government now wants that to change the death of maxine cause mean in texas has brought this into sharp focus again just weeks after the law came into force restricting foreign adoptions specifically americans taking on russian orphans the u.s. district attorney ruled that the three year old died in january accidentally the final autopsy showed that the bruises on his body were self-inflicted and a behavioral disorder meant to maxime was likely to harm himself russian authorities are still not convinced and one full access to all the files of the investigation it's worth mentioning that killed seems younger brother was also adopted by the same family from the same orphanage and is still living with them although the mother now has only restricted access so it's said it is really in

moscow demonstrators called forgiveable to be brought home to russia and that all those involved in finding homes for the countries or france need to work much harder in protecting societies most vulnerable children what seems cases definitely far from over both russia and the united states will continue the investigations into his death and we will tell you what they find. packing their bags and getting out a growing number of britain's young professionals are departing the country to live and work abroad policymakers stand accused of not doing enough to keep the brightest and most talented people in the u.k. and that's despite government plans to cut the top rate of income tax in april and reform examines what's driving many to greener pastures elsewhere. jesse off in search of a new life abroad that is what three and a half million britons have done over the last decade but it isn't just pensioners seeking a retirement in the sun latest figures show that actually two thirds of them are

professionals age twenty two to forty four and it's feared the outflow of talent is actually hurting the nation's economy clearly a lot of these people are trained professionals who are seeking to build a life elsewhere and i think that that's something policymakers should be very concerned about so what are the reasons for the exodus chiropractic feet treats dozens of high end london kind suffering from stress every week britain's high rate of tax he says makes many consider emigrating but that's only half the story the weather is a big factor in this country it's one thing to want to bet a lifestyle basically they i know from my my point of view and when i was younger in south africa for example at the weekend we could go you know maybe water skiing we could go out of a bit of a lifestyle and this is what they're seeing they're seeing it in places like florida or in the states they're seeing that some countries in europe that there's this sort of heat it's the lifestyle really it's the things people want and the quick straw poll on the street seems to confirm what he's saying but consider

emigrating i definitely yes why where they are trying their finances just a nice if it works where can i so yeah i straight is like would you ever consider emigrating yeah why. just look. up with lots of lovely countries in the world and it would be nice to experience living in one of them so britain has a lot to compete with it can't change the weather but from next month the top rate of income tax will come down to forty five p. in the pound although nick the bois know his government needs to do more at the moment and understandably government and commentators are entirely focused on austerity but we need to send a signal about the future the twenty five year olds the thirty year olds are thinking long to. not in the immediate future and we need to try and explain to them that it's this country is the place to be that you will be able to keep more of your income that you are and that there is the place for aspiration and for

growth it's here in britain despite the outflow of talent net migration into the e.u. k. is still around two hundred thousand people a year and independent think tank migration what she claims that acts as a counterbalance although exactly how much is also being debated the reality is in there there are in a number of talented people coming to the country but there's also as we well know there's a large migration from issues of asylum where they've come from very troubled and and difficult backgrounds through three economic migration where people are just trying to improve their lives that are not necessary replacing the level of skill that we're using so it's not a straight match for match whatever the true picture it is clear easily using its homegrown talent on average at a rate of four hundred people per day flying away from britain's economic troubles on a one way ticket is becoming an increasingly popular option andrew farmer our london

. from the haves a to the have nots say is america's food aid called program getting to those who really deserve it. do you just just that people are going to abuse the system i think everybody abuses a system one way or another where in new york led taxpayers are concerned that food stamps are going towards the greedy and not to the needy. israel could become the first ever nation to enjoy the official status of america's may just a teaching ally the proposed legislation will be among the issues discussed on sunday when the american israeli public affairs committee gathering kicks off in washington however for the first time in seven years together and will not be attended by the u.s. president all of these when the prime minute step your political analyst patrick henningsen says this is not the only sign the israeli lobby is losing influence we know the u.s. and some noises coming out of washington there is quite a little contingent within the united states that is looking to perhaps get into

the talk about it because they're short run and not be talking a brace of the as they have in previous years and israel has entered the fray the israeli lobby is really putting pressure on those politicians in america to take a more israeli line which is a more hardcore like that is to do with perhaps an flame war with or around the big change here that we're looking at is a shift there is a shift away from this kind of like allegiance to israel that is on capitol hill in washington d.c. americans are realizing that it's not in their best interest it's not in american interest to follow israel's agenda so therefore aipac is not it's not beneficial for aipac to be running the government or want it anymore as for the past thirty years. where can this friendship lead. the

apac congress this sunday i'll take. the presidents of russia and the u.s. are seeking ways to avoid further set backs in relations between their countries that was the main theme of a phone conversation between vladimir putin and barack obama the leaders have pledged to seek new ways of ending the conflict in syria an issue they don't see eye to eye both have instructed their diplomats to push harder for a political transition to end the violence on friday moscow criticize western plans to send aid to the rebels saying it would only encourage them to seize power by force who didn't and obama has said they are also willing to work closer on global security issues including missile defense and concerns over iran and north korea's nuclear programs. let's now take a look at some other world news in briefs the same people have been arrested after

scuffles broke out in manchester city center during an end to islamic protest staged by a far right wing about seven hundred in english defense league activists attended the rally with about three hundred fifty people mounting a counter protest smoke bombs and bottles were thrown as police kept both sets of marchers apart the english defense league was formed in two thousand and nine in response to what they see as the rise in islamic land and mentalism in the u.k. . in macedonia at least twenty two people have been injured during a second day of violence as bar by the appointment of an ethnic albanian as defense minister police detained riders who were torching buses and attacking shops at. stage a counter-rally in response which led to more clashes the appointment was dogged a controversy because the new defense minister was a guerrilla fight in two thousand and one albanian insurgency.

washington spends billions of tax dollars each year to provide food aid to those who needed the most but it seems the food stamp program is ripe for abuse with one seven americans participating laurie half of us asked whether taxpayers think their money is being well spent. according to the u.s. government more than forty seven million people now use the food stamp program are americans abusing the system this week let's talk about that one of the largest consumers of food stamps is actually wal-mart as they underpay their employees so we're concerned about people getting food stamps we should probably look in the direction of companies like wal-mart et cetera who refuse to pay a living wage says it's clear i don't know but it sounds like they or does that

bother you know why not well it should probably bother me because i'm a taxpayer right yeah ok but it doesn't not really no why do you just assume that people are going to abuse the system i think everybody abuses a system one way or another so how do you abuse that oh you're trying to throw this back at me or you said everyone to take the fifth on the stock exchange the abuse and everybody's every use and everything so it doesn't bother you that the numbers are increasing. you know it just shows you that the there are more poor people that's what it shows you that poverty is increasing in this country amidst all this wealth well i think it's a social situation so i think that we as taxpayers have to realize that people do need help and we need to as a country support our own people it's good to be american because you can depend on the government so i mean i guess society is kind of you know hinting at that but

that's ok it isn't the american way to make it on your own and not depend on the government or others for you think that is true but it's a case by case basis whether or not you think people are abusing the food stamp system the bottom line is that you're american you're buying groceries for a lot more people than just your family. and now let's take a look at how music can really unite people no matter the distance astronauts have been teaming up with musicians on earth director from the international space station so let's cross over to ground control for more from marty's major tom button. welcome to the google i ready to play a little music indeed welcome to the international song station.

bhansali. turn. by astronaut chris hadfield there with fellow canadian and singer ed robertson the band a kid ladies and their specially composed cosmic choral duet back on earth chris told us why it's so special to him and music is an important part of being human and to have the chance to play and sing and write music in that new place for humanity i think is also and says yes it's still pretty novel but a little further examination reveals quite a back catalogue from earth's loftiest recording studio. here cathy coleman plays the i assess his first duet with one of the music idols ian anderson band jethro tull had a two hundred year old irish and also

a ten and then that and then once you get up there you want to share this as with most things that though they can't be just ordinary instruments. to make their life a little brighter a guitar was a range for them getting it on board was a royal old hassle that they had to relax the strings and i did foam rubber to prevent vibration i use it is all about sharing as chris hadfield found out the first time that played in space with the crew of the russian space station mir back in one thousand nine hundred five. and it's a great way of sharing the emotions of the space crews some of them out of this world. others more down to work such as ron garan disappointment on finding out his return to earth was delayed by two months. that those two station but i. don't

know what i'm going to do. just got a call on the phone. to say we're going to hold. some cool pop the fleet duets of the cosmic blues they've got it all here on the international song station i'm tom bottom for aussie your host on the orbits our stay tuned planet earth i. get back soon. well i'll be back in about thirty minutes with a full update of our top stories taken through to then our team looks at why harmful the aids hiv infections in the united states i think only thirteen percent of the population.

there's an old urban legend that says that the u.s. army stopped using search or targets for rifle practice because the soldiers would be hesitant to shoot people on the battlefield the logic is that if you practice shooting something that looks like an enemy soldier you'll be desensitized about killing real enemy soldiers so again the logic is practice shooting at what you want to kill so you won't hesitate and speaking of not hesitating the law enforcement targets incorporated has created a special line of paper targets for police called new more hesitation so it's on these targets well maybe mexican drug cartel members or l.a. street gangs nope children and pregnant women.