the international airport in the very heart of moscow. gone tunnel clashes gone find normally four rounds of prisoners are resisting at times to move them to solitary cells to bring back to break the ongoing hunger strike. list follett's a major foreign relations as mentioned underneath the names of russians it labeled as human rights violators sparking a symmetrical backlash from moscow. starting afresh in venezuela as the nation heads to the polls on sunday to elect a new president after the death of the country's charismatic longtime leader charges. plus the u.s. says it may scale down its forces in asia if north korea abandon its nuclear weapons program in apparent attempts to encourage china to put pressure on people.

and sign for us extends financial quarantine that's why a ton of billions and save is mighty as you're a cross rushed through an emergency bailouts to rescue its teetering economy. the latest news on the week's top stories we're watching the weekly here on our c welcome to the program inmates at the gun tunnel bay prison have clashed with guards during an attempt to end a two month long hunger strike that officers try to forcibly remove detainees from a communal living quarters and isolate them in individual cells known lethal rounds were fired at the prisoners as they resisted with improvised weapons going to chicago rings as the details. this was apparently a pre-dawn operation that took place hours after the delegates of the international

committee of the red cross left the island left guantanamo a statement released by the u.s. military says the guards at guantanamo of fired four rounds at prisoners from non-lethal weapons they say the detainees covered surveillance cameras windows and partitions to prevent the guards from observing them during the ongoing hunger strike the guards allegedly clashed with the detainees which military officials say led them to move the captives from communal to single cells the military says the detainees used improvised weapons to resist the transfer they say that's when the guards started shooting at the captives one tunnel prisoners have been starving for more than two months now trying to bring public attention to their plight because they sense did mr would rather forget about them the state department closed the office that was working to transfer the remaining captives half of them have been cleared for release their attorneys are saying that the president has been doing all possible to stop the hunger strike they've been force feeding the strikers there were claims that they brought down the temperature in the cells to make it

harder to endure the strike and now we hear that they put them in solitary confinement and shots of being fired and cindy lou is the one of the detainees in hunger strike and she says measures like so to treat confinement only aggravates the problem that could be at least partially solved by simply respecting the prisoners returns michael counsel who represents a buy and i dared to cheat visited just a few days ago i want to. camp six as looking like a village which had been decimated by some sort of attack with men just walking around very feebly very weak very unequal to have any energy to even communicate with each other it's a very very sad difficult situation and the reaction of the us is the opposite of what it should be this strike the protests could have been resolved with not violence but by simply agree to allow the men to return the qur'an says the u.s.

government to surrender them so that they did not have to watch them continue to be desecrated and searched. under his commanders from come delta who appeared on the radar screens of russian authorities which found a list of american human rights violators and some today the man named fall and travel and economic sanctions the this comes in direct response to washington's publication of a list of russians it's banned from entering the united states again due to what it calls to be a human rights retreat is so mourned as from. now. what we're witnessing now is really game of political pingpong first washington published a part of its so-called kill list eighteen russian official suspected there of being connected to human rights violations they have been subjected to various economic and travel sanctions including the ban for them to enter the united states and shortly after this list was bubblicious a symmetric reaction came from moscow which published

a part of its blacklist of eighteen american officials linked to human rights violations at the guantanamo bay detention center and the violations of the rights of russian citizens outside the center but since both lists have been published only partially we may expect more names to be put on the character was by american lawmakers at the end of last year and was named after city you might need to be an employee of the hermitage capital investment fund he was suspected of fraud he got himself a claim that he had uncovered a massive corruption scheme but he died in prison in two thousand and nine before a court could make a decision on his case moscow has been accusing washington of using his unfortunate death as a political tool to apply pressure on russia or the foreign ministry's called the mike needs to act on unfriendly use of four week a lot we've heard from prime minister dmitry medvedev saying that u.s. authorities have the full right to deny entry visas to anyone without even having to explain why not to mention passing any controversial wars or black lists and

many or most russian lawmakers believe that the magnitsky act harms america's own interests is like shooting oneself in the leg so i don't really see the rational for this from the point of your bum administration which claims to be an administrator that is paying attention to multilateralism to international partnerships it was definitely a blow to the relations between moscow and washington and now all this is happening amid a head of a visit by a senior international or us advisor to moscow on monday for talks and while it's pretty clear that these lists are definitely not going to make his job any easier. and stephen cohen a professor of russian studies and his trade new york university feels that president obama has become a hostage to his own lawmakers when it comes to the russian drive in the u.s.

obama did not want to make new this year it was imposed on him by the american congress a congress one that included its own political party the democratic party it changed and poison the atmosphere it's going to make it harder for example. president obama to make concession to let's say mr the french president. cause there is this added to russia doesn't deserve any concession and i'm guessing president putin would like to modify his position on european missile defense and i mention that because it's on the table at the moment it's important that there will be forces in the russian political class who owns this problem just. so it's not a sideshow. and of course it's your opinion who are always interested and so today at dot com we ask about the fallout of the war of the lists between moscow and washington so you can go to our online poll and cost you about that and so far the

majority of those who participated in the side vote saying the spot will lead to more mine a taste for tough measures on both sides and around a fifth of the believe it will not affect the country's corporation as sure actually other opinions have split between two less optimistic options some say the relations will be severely hit while others saying the right now is the death knell for the u.s. russia reset so do submit here about online or use our common section if you have more souls on the story. this is all she and still ahead for you this hour a nation in turmoil a decade on since the fall of saddam hussein iraq from else is in the throes of terror and uncertainty while the sconce love behind by years of occupation are passed on to a new generation. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in china on the latest leg of his emergency tour

to try and diffuse tension around north korea's nuclear threats in a news conference he suggested america could remove its newly bolstered missile defense in the region if people young abandons its nuclear weapons program so it's believed that others might encourage china to put pressure on north korea something it's been reluctant to do so far and earlier this week a pentagon report released by mistake claims the north already have the capability to launch a nuclear missile the white house however quickly dismissed those findings as premature but nevertheless america japan and south korea have continued to build up defenses with saul saying is brace for the north missile test any time so russia has warned again there's collation of the crisis as always and it's here chefs reports now. the city with a population of around seven hundred thousand people is the closest russian big city to the border with north korea literally two hundred kilometers away is the

place where the russian the chinese and the north koreans meet at the same place of course the escalation of tensions on the korean peninsula has led to some serious not only in the far east of course but in moscow as well because should anything happen between the two koreas especially if nuclear weapons would be involved russia would be one of the first countries affected by the possible. consequences of nuclear war if we remember the fukushima several years ago traces of radiation were felt. which is also just a stone's throw away from here so all the latest developments in the north korean conflict in the escalating tensions has led to serious. concern from the russian president. and for the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. because we are neighbors and if something happens there it will make the. children. but of course not only russia is concerned with the current

situation on the korean peninsula the u.s. state secretary john kerry said that it. stopped. and if it decides to hold. this would signify that it no longer wants to listen to the international community the most interesting day here clearly will be monday when. the birthday of the late korean leader. north korea. some reports are suggesting that it's. actually conduct. and japan has. been any missile heading in its direction responded by saying such action would make japan its immediate target however. north korea pushed into making threats. what north korea wants is a peaceful united states peace treaty what's your thinking of sanctions the lifting

the military threat and all these other things we're talking about a threat of retaliation not a not a threat our son so if you look at any oakley north korean statements they are conditional they say if we are attacked we will counter attack there's a preemptive nuclear strike story came about because the north koreans said if you attackers with conventional weapons and since we are we the only thing we can do is to attack with nuclear weapons it is conditional it is a response to american american actions and the weeks and the days in the stories coming up after the short break.

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the international airport in the very heart of moscow. this is the wiki on r.c. welcome back but as well is bracing itself for the first election fourteen years without its flamboyant leader hugo chavez whose death last month led the country at the crossroads and although the less mature appears to be a frontrunner the god between him and the opposition is slim he's ten saucily is following developments for us in caracas. the polls are about to open here in venezuela fifteen million citizens are expected to cast their ballots and choose their next president. about a month ago now as expected really the legacy of. these elections it's as much about the past as it is about the future of this country whether to remain a top candidates are running for the opposition you have on the one hand. he is

running on a platform of continuing everything this has put in place in this country especially when it comes to the social mission is really the cornerstone of his popularity among the masses and the poor people are also says that he wants to tackle crime government inefficiencies and the rocker sea and the basically though he wants to keep in place everything that's already set this country on the other hand you have in season one who is running on a platform of change and innovation he says he wants to introduce a more free market economy in the country more pro-business policies at the same time maintaining those social spending close these two men have very different views on where they want to take this difference really can also be felt on the ground when you talk to the citizens on who they're going to vote for in these elections. crime and violence the biggest challenge is to convince the population. that everyone has the opportunity to succeed.

but we need to continue pursuing his policies. and we will see the difference but the venezuelans i've been speaking to tell me that one of their main concerns is crime they want to see whatever is empowered to tackle this to bring the crime that level down the country they want more security they also mention problems of inflation the economy and of job security but at the end of the day it really boils down to two things for those who are supporting it is out of loyalty to this policy is the so-called socialist revolution they want to see this continue. it's all about they're just part of the current state of the country and they want to see something different very soon with the world is going to see that new face who is going to be. after fourteen years this. is the home says that change may not be something the south american nation is an urgent need. well i would challenge the notion that there are massive amounts of

problems i mean if you go to the us well actually you know our infrastructure is doing quite well in my opinion i go there almost every year are sometimes twice a year and if you're out in the comparison really the relevant comparison is to our premier preach of his era it has an enormous amount of reserves and it has actually made tremendous achievements in terms of reducing poverty by more than half during which i was presidency and to reducing inequality i'm going to start going from of the one of the most income in equal countries and in america to one of the most equal ones in the past fourteen years and that's something that you certainly can't say about any of the other oil producing countries. campaign and again venezuela chooses a new president chavez choice runs against a free market poster boy possible that is where they choose after coming down days down self-styled socialism or free market model venezuela votes fourteenth on our take. a decade on since the u.s.

led overthrow of saddam hussein bombings bloody power struggles and uncertainty now haunt every day iraqi life from a resurgent al qaida to six hereon rivalries even in the highest halls of government it's all taking a terrible toll on the people with more than a thousand casualties last month alone and as this accountant reports for many feel delayed dictator has been replaced by the horror of them most. but. the iraq war is supposed to be over but these pictures tell a different story chaos and confusion the aftermath of yet another deadly blast here into your kook. this oil rich city has been described as a raucous a symbol of the country's most intractable escalating violence the conflict among ethnic and religious groups and the fight over iraq's resources roadblocks and

concrete barriers to find the new iraq checkpoints like this one are a dominant feature of life and they are everywhere aside from the house they're also frequent target of attacks for us it was a blatant visual reminder of a country still very much at war. but it has been a flashpoint for years now and in the city center it's clear that life doesn't stop just because of the threats we were expecting empty streets but people continued to go about their business as normal vendors seemed busy families did their shopping beneath the surface there are scars today kirkuk continues to be an incredibly dangerous place shortly after the city without the help of a military escort residents here say that a toxic happen at any time in any place in fact it's not really safe to stay here for too long so let's get inside. we need car want to his family there kurds who say they're happy that saddam is gone but their fear of political repression has

been replaced by fear of the unknown. you know. we don't know who the enemy is or when the next bomb will go off but it's a daily fears we've got used to it i do small things to feel safer like driving with all the car windows down that way if there's a blast at least the glass won't hurt us. such precautions didn't help sixty year old follow mahmoud who says that a decade of war has ruined iraq he happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time a bomb blast went off injuring his leg for him daily life has become a painful struggle just about the only. benefit did the war bring democracy only explosions shootings and kidnappings people should feel free to go out and come back safely where is that i can leave but there's no guarantee i'll come back a lot of the soldiers you know it's not about the sectarian differences unfortunately it's book the black the oil in behind this is the hidden interests of

politicians pawns in a political game playing with their livelihoods and lives for conflicts not of their own making the iraqis we met didn't hate their neighbors or care about who controls the oil just like fall they simply want the peace of mind of knowing they can go out and return to their loved ones alive. r.t. iraq. though there was maybe over the destruction is it wrought is now reaping have a convert country's most vulnerable and literally its future birth defects in iraq today stand at higher levels than the world war two atomically bombed cities of hiroshima and nagasaki and the blame is being put squarely on the us which leveled depleted uranium and chemical arsenal is to tumble a nationalist surge a sea shells laden with spend iranian pure white phosphorous bombs and internationally condemned cluster bomb munitions were all dropped on some of the

rockies most populous cities so horrifying birth defects and are commonplace in cities like fallujah and according to dr. c. they will last long into the future and you may find some of the following images disturbing. it's clear that though the u.s. folk of their help provided to iraq after the invasion notably reconstruction education and investments their so-called help resulted in the use of weapons banned by article fifty three of the geneva convention it prohibits any kind of weapon which if used where there is war can affect the areas environment climate and water resources things that occurred in one thousand nine hundred one and then in two thousand and three are true catastrophe and all types of munitions were used of including dispenser weapons boss prism munitions depleted uranium and chemical weapons all these types of weapons were used intentionally and on a mass scale in iraq this testing out of weapons had disastrous effects in terms of

environmental contamination not to be compared even with hiroshima this is by no means an exaggeration this is not my opinion you can look up human rights watch in world health organization reports on the internet radiological monitoring held on the international level your points a radioactive contamination of southern central in the northern areas of iraq and despite repeated calls in all the reports published by iraqi scientists the us turned a blind eye on the issue. now it's been a week of intense fire fighting for the euro zone now with the single currency blocks ministers approving yet another bailout to keep the secret economy from collapse but the flames and out here with it now emerging nicosia is going to need a lot more money than originally sought a turnbull a year a lifeline and has now been green lighted for cyrus his request for even more money

was flatly rejected you can see it now needs to come up with setting billion euros more or she will try to amass by a draining the bank accounts of savers at cypriot banks so the very idea of raising deposits is still sending tremont street the euro zone despite your acquired assurances that bank accounts a safe but professor of political economy class most thanks otherwise. what you're going to see is a severe depression in cyprus as government raises taxes cut spending sells off assets but are even on the private side you're going to see and we're already seeing major money hoarding demand for cash balances money caution is bustling and as they get their money out there you're going to see capital flight so the situation in cyprus is going to get much worse you're going to have you will bail and even more people of those over one hundred hundred thousand euros will have to play more or maybe now they're going to have to start going after those with less

than one hundred thousand that's not only happening in europe there was a leaking a report last december and it showed that both the u.s. and the u.k. are now considering maybe making depositors pay so this thing is a reflection of the growing banking instability and the secret crisis also being partly blamed for an online calamity the collapse of the current seabed coin so i suspect say spruiked american a russian and secret investors rush to convert they euros into that online equivalent to disastrous effect so the currency plunged to a fifth of its value in just days and piece on of actually spoke to those who nevertheless a bach bitcoins which they say are corrupted and free of government's control. these germans are sold on the idea that callings of the new gold and if you're not involved you'll be left behind every day you decide not to use

a free and decentralized currency like bitcoin to actually decide for supporting the existing financial system with its flaws for yet another day created four years ago by an anonymous computer these lines of letters and numbers can be traded to allow instantaneous global purchases without being tied to the rules of existing on discredited financial institutions there is no organization no institution who is able to control or manipulate the whole financial system of bitcoin no banks no central banks. no credit card corporation that means that nobody is charging you any fees nobody can stop you sending money from a to b. like if you would donate one would want to make donations to wiki leaks you can still do that in bitcoin following growing mistrust of a stoppage currency after the botched bailout of cyprus people want their money

where governments can't touch it but i think the big huge did a really good job to raise awareness when they seized the bank accounts in cyprus since then i mean there has been the root of it con craze going on but coins are secure nobody can seize it nobody can freeze an account to get involved you have to download an application called a wallet that you can start to buy them at this bar digital currency exchange a group once a month to trade their electronic cash and the establishment is happy to take coins as legal tender for any purchase but once you get all set up with the big calling software it becomes a simple as point click and your electronic. to is into something very real indeed. now more than ever people want to make sure they cash is cared for using an online wallet is still a very new concept how safe is it some of them have been hacked some of them have

turned out to be fraudulent but i think over time the operators who survive providing these kind of services are going to be very diligent about about their security and they're going to have to be very diligent also about maintaining their reputation and if you're a little apprehensive about a currency you can't hold in your hand there's physical callings with an individual code on the bank that can be plunged into your online account but i think that's that it's a good door over a good starter for people for people to know what bitcoin is if you present them with one of those because people like to talk. if you would want to give your nephew or a relative a present for for the next ten years one big card with probably the best in a physical form however you buy them with increased skepticism over established currencies we can expect to see more of these sign showing people are open for the big business peter all of a. and after the break part two of us he's

a white knight reporter looks at the lives of palestinian women who have to seek work in israel just to feed their family. you know i always try to stay clear of falling into the trap of fake outrage on this program people love to come on t.v. and be angry over this angry over that just to fill air time but trust me saying obama signing into law with that wacky lobster like way he has of writing the bill marked the month santo protection act well it does not put a smile on my face that's for sure not only does this bill effectively bar federal courts from being able to halt the sale or planting of g.m.o. seeds and cry.