resisting at times to move them to a smaller tree sounds to breakdown going hunger strike. list for lived a major thorn in relations of washington releases the names of russians it's 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 county's most signal time leader hugo chavez. blood the u.s. says it may scale down its forces in asia if north korea abandon it abandons its nuclear weapons program in an apparent attempt to encourage china to put pressure on pyongyang. cyprus extends a financial quarantine that's why billions and save us money as your grants rush for an emergency bailouts to rescue is teetering economy.

the latest news on the week's top stories we're watching the weekly on all she with me you are welcome to the program. to inmates at the gone time of a prison to have clashed with the gods during an attempt to end a two month long hunger strike that officers try to forcibly remove detainees from communal living quarters and isolate them in individual cells normally four rounds were fired at the prisoners as they resisted with improvised weapons get an extra count brings us 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 have 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 the administration 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 i was in two of one of the detainees on hunger strike and she sent us a measure is like solutrean confinement only aggravates the problem that could be

at least partially sold by simply respecting the prison as returns. michael counsel who represents your bio derek poteat visited him just two days ago at guantanamo and obeidallah described 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 barely any will to have any energy to even communicate with each other it's a very very sad difficult situation and the reaction of the u.s. is the opposite of what it should be this strike the protests as 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 and it is commanders from camp delta who appeared on the radar screens of russian authorities which filed

a list of american human rights violators on saturday the man named now thorn in the travel and economic sanctions and it 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 claims to be human rights breaches and more on this now from all of. what we're witnessing now is really a game of political pingpong first washington published a part of its so-called magnitsky a 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 published 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 morning to be put on them while the american is

character was by american lawmakers at the end of last year and was named after city magnitsky 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 an unfriendly use of four week a law 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 laws 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 being attention to multilateralism to international partnerships it was definitely a blow to the relations between moscow and washington and now this is happening ahead of a visit by a senior u.s. foreign advisor to moscow on monday for talks and these lists are definitely not going to make his job any easier. and stephen cohen a professor of russian studies and history at new york university feels that president obama has become a whole such to his own lawmakers when it comes to this until russian drive in the u.s. obama did not want the magnitsky act it was imposed on him by the american congress and a congress that included is own political party the democratic party it's changed and poison the atmosphere it's going to make it harder for example. president obama to make concession on let's say missile the french president because there is this

adage russia doesn't deserve any concessions and i'm guessing that your president would like to modify his position on european missile defense and i mention that because it's on the table moment it's an important issue that there will be forces in the russian political class the world owes those compromises to the united states so it's not a sarge. and as always it's your opinion we want to know and interested and so today we ask about the fall out of the war between moscow and washington and that's now have a look at our online poll so the majority of you of those who took part actually in the side saying these parts will lead to more minus the four top measures on both sides around a fifth of the believe it will not affect the country's corporation actual and other hump pinions between two less optimistic options and some say they were nations will be severely hit while others saying be raw is the death knell for the

u.s. russia reset so you can go and vote online or use our common sections if you have more thoughts on the issue and still ahead for your own at a nation in turmoil a decade on since the fall of saddam hussein. iraq convulses ilse worries over terror and uncertainty while this cars left behind by deer's of occupation are passed on to a new trying to break. the death of controversial former british pm law great such has provoked scandal and they do ask the song dean don't be witches dad rockets up the music charts as part of the population of show their anger at hope political legacy that's coming up later. 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 and in a news conference he suggested america could remove its newly bolstered missile defense in the region if pyongyang abandons its nuclear weapons program so it's believed that also might encourage china to put pressure on north korea something it has been reluctant to do so far and earlier this week a pentagon report released by mistake claims that north already had the capability to launch a nuclear missile so the white house how it quickly dismissed those findings as premature nevertheless america japan and south korea have continued to build up defenses with seoul saying it's brace for the north's missile test any time russia in the meantime has warned against the escalation of the crisis as are. reports. the city with a population of around seven hundred thousand people is the closest. to the border with north korea literally two hundred kilometers the place where the russian the

chinese and the north koreans meet at the same. korean peninsula has led to some serious. 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 a nuclear war if we remember the. traces of radiation were felt. all the way from here so all the latest developments in the north korean conflict in the escalating tension. serious. 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. . if it decides to hold. to the international community the most interesting day here clearly will be monday when. north korea. some reports are suggesting that it's. actually conduct. and japan has warned it will should down any missile heading in its direction pyongyang responded by saying should that happen japan will become its first time get it twisted it is begin and a former the plea and an expert in asian affairs believes the greatest danger is that in the current atmosphere of escalation any accident can spark a conflict. we've seen

a number of instances over the last few years where they've been trashed particularly around there was a limit line at sea between north and sox and in the current climate i'm going to clash like that could very easily escalate i don't think either side actually intends to start a military conflict the dangerous of these things can happen by accident to the north koreans generally see the u.s. as being the north koreans are mostly now asking for bilateral talks between between the united states and you know you know washington and pyongyang rather than salt because they see if you want washington actually calling the shots you know ultimately so we've got to a situation we've probably not seen in terms of the dangers for several decades at least so i don't think you can get much worse and you start getting better as soon as possible. so we can leaks whistle blowing website for the internet with the biggest documentary nice add that i think cultured called the kissinger table reveals the last of that era and marty supporting some of the world's bloodiest

regimes like pinochet's in chile and they jump to increase. euro zone panic attack ad hoc spark an unprecedented plunge of the online currency bitcoin while the bank has defended as the only true alternative to manipulate governments and greedy banks so a look now at the future of the virtual currency is still ahead for you the south.

a clear image of iraq after a. twenty day taxi trip through the country. roads. clear evidence from north to south. the route of iraqi tragedy. after the war waiting for peace. talks on r.t. . this is the week you an aussie welcome bach but as well as bracing itself for the first election fourteen years without a flamboyant leader charged is his death last month left the country at a crossroads and although he's an eclipse maduro appears to be

a frontrunner the gap between him and the opposition is slim on his toes southsea 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. now as expected really the legacy of this is. in these elections it's as much about the past as it is about the future of this country to remain a top candidates are running for the top position you have on the one hand. he is running on a continuing everything that has put in place in this country especially when it comes to social mission is really the cornerstone of his popularity among the masses and people. also says that he wants to tackle crime and government inefficiency. and that basically though he wants to keep in place everything already set this country on the other hand you have. 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 so 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. the biggest challenge is to convince the population. that everyone has the opportunity to succeed. and no one. but we need to continue pursuing his policies are strong if you follow his policies to the end we will see the difference in 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 climate level down of the country they want more security they also mention the problems of inflation the b. economy and of job security but at the end of the day 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 for those supporting it's all about they're just part of the current state of the country and they want to see something different very soon of the world is going to see that new face who is going to be at the helm of venezuela after fourteen years of this. venezuelan analysis dot com says that change my no based something this south american nation is an urgent need of. 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 still going from of 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 april fourteenth on r.t. . a decade on says the u.s. led overthrow of saddam hussein bombings bloody polish troubles and uncertainty now and every day iraq in life from a resurgent al qaeda to secretarial rivalries even in the highest tolls of government it's all taking a terrible toll on the people with more than a thousand casualties last month alone and as his lissa conference reports now for

many fear of the late dictator has been replaced by the horror of the unknown. 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 in kirkuk. this oil rich city has been described as a long line 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 kirkuk has been a flashpoint for years now and in the city's 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 women next. but it's a daily fears we've got used to it you know i do small things to feel safer like driving with the car windows down that way if there's a blast at least the glass was heard. such precautions didn't help sixty year old mood who says that

a decade of war has ruined iraq he happened to be in the wrong place at the long time. a bomb blast went off injuring his leg for him daily life has become a painful struggle just about the only problem i have is what benefit did the work bring democracy only explosions shootings and kidnappings people should feel free to go out and come back safely where is that a job i can leave but there's no guarantee i'll come back alive but sergeant you. know it's not about the sectarian differences unfortunately it's book the black the oil and behind this oil 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 lucie county r.t.

iraq. and michael prysner take part in the invasion as a u.s. soldier prepared to fight and die defending his country but they were ality what he experienced brought about a drastic change of heart as he explained. witnessing all of the lies told by the bush administration really crumble in front of our faces and the main thing being interactions with the iraqi people who we were told we were liberating and seeing what was being done to them and how they opposed our presence there and also realizing that the people that we were told were our enemies were exactly like my friends and family and neighbors here at home and that i had so much in common with them yet i was being told by the multimillionaire politicians that we were the enemy and that we had to fight them and interrogations that i witnessed and took part in were truly terrifying and humiliating experiences for the iraqis who

were detained on my experience working in interrogations is that ninety nine percent of the people that we anteroom gated and terrorized and humiliated in those cells had done absolutely nothing wrong were picked up at random and did not deserve to be and jailed the greatest atrocity of the modern era i mean over a million people dead and millions millions more whose lives were destroyed. it's been a week of intense fire fighting for the eurozone with the single currency blocks ministers approving get another bailout of the secret economy from collapse but the flames on doubt yet with it now emerging nicosia is going to need a lot more money than i originally thought a ten billion euros lifeline has now been greenlighted for cyprus his request for even more money was flatly rejected fast you can see in our needs to come out with a ten billion here a small we should all try to amass by training to be fine accounts of savers at

separate banks the very idea of rating deposits is still funding tremors through the eurozone despite your crowd assurances that back accounts are safe but professor of political economy track crossness thanks otherwise. what you're going to see is a severe depression in cyprus as government raises taxes cut spending sells off assets what are you going on the private side you're going to see and we're already seeing major money hoarding demand for cash balances money cost of these bustling and as they get their money out there you're going to see capital flight so the situation is so greece is going to get much worse you're going to have you will be ill and even more people of those over one hundred hundred thousand euros were asked 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 you know 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 super eight crisis is also being partly blamed for online calamity the collapse of the virtual currency bitcoin so acts that say spruiked american russian and super investors rush to convert their years into their online equivalent to disastrous effects so the currency blushed a fifth of its value in just days so peter all of our spoke actually to those who nevertheless bitcoins which they say are on corrupted and free of government's control. these germans are sold on the idea because 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 you actually decide for supporting the existing financial system with its claws for yet another day created four years

ago by an anonymous computer hacker these lines of letters and numbers can be traded to allow instantaneous global purchases without being tied to the rules of existing and discredited financial institutions there is no organization no institution who is able to control or manipulate the whole financial system of bitcoin in all 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 stop after the botched bailout of cyprus people want their money where governments can't touch it and i think the you did a really good job to raise awareness when they seized the bank accounts in cyprus

since then i mean there has been the rule of a con craze going 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 come 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 as simple as point click and your electronic cash to do something very real indeed. now more than ever people want to make sure. good day 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 back that can be punched into your online account but i think that's that it's a good door for 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 the sign showing people are open for business peter all over r.c. . school small of the week's on the day's news stories coming up after this break.

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