top story that just after one am. development of the boston bombings investigation as you've just heard u.s. law enforcement officials say russia warned the f.b.i. two years ago that one of the suspects was a follower of radical islam more on this than from artie's honest to see a church near boston. on saturday information has emerged quoting to local law enforcement officials who say that in fact the foreign government that had requested the united states questioned the older brother. was according to them the russian government saying that this older brother should be looked into in terms of his any possible links with extremist groups and from what we know the f.b.i. did in fact question him they took him in for questioning they were in fact tracking his social networking sites for quite some time but as we found out and discovered obviously the f.b.i. did not necessary at the time to keep following this young man because they did not find anything suspicious in his behavior back in two thousand and eleven we

certainly know that obviously the arrest of the younger brother took place they're going to try to find out more about this exactly how soon and what exactly kind of connections the older and the younger brother might have had to extremist groups possibly outside the united states so we do know that the older brother twenty six year old to milan did in fact travel to the north caucuses back in january two thousand and twelve and he stayed there for about six months and there are certain suspicions that that could have been the time where all kind of his behavior changed and maybe his links to certain extremist groups increased the younger brother remains in a hospital in the boston area he is being treated last night we heard when he was arrested that he had suffered serious injuries there were certain rumors possibly that he had suffered some kind of spinal injury in the standoff between police that lasted for about two hours and we do know that he's in hospital right now and that

all the legal proceedings will in fact kick off as soon as he gets all the medical treatment that's necessary for him to be able to function in this investigation. that it was some of the most dramatic and memorable pictures from friday's mine. boston are available on our web site r t dot com we've got the news of the terror suspects capture we've sent a wave of public euphoria through the boston area and the pictures too dramatic images in our special photos section there you can also see how the standoff unfolded. while in an exclusive interview the mother of the two alleged bombers spoke to me she told me that her sons had been hounded by the f.b.i. for several years but that there is no way she told me either of the brothers could have been involved in any terrorist attack or he's been to the question of a travel to dagestan to themselves russia where the mother lives to find out more than by the family's back story. the investigation into the background of this have knives brothers has brought us here to this part of the capital of dagestan now

this is the house where their parents live however as we tried to reach them this morning it turned out that they fled to the neighboring region of chain to their relatives to avoid all the attention meanwhile this morning i managed to speak to the mother of the two brothers and she told me how devastated she is and that she still can't believe that her son may have been involved in the bombings in our house nobody talked about the terrorism my son. got involved in the. you know. i really do believe that. he was told by a b i like fly by he knew that they knew what my. what action what. he was going how could this happen how could they were conjoined we. never ever had this is not my two sons are in and

those neighbors we spoke to our shocks they said that i was a very nice and very quiet family. i know the brothers very well from the childhood we used to live in chechnya together i was the neighbor then we moved here i know they couldn't have carried out the attack and they couldn't have been involved in it they spent most of the in the u.s. study. they didn't have any links with another militant. the youngest brother jihad on his space have the social network back to mansion at this school number one in the high school and one of those places where he used to study however here very few people remember this out of knives brothers. family came to darkest on in september two thousand and one with the boys. then they apparently managed to get a paper. believed i could stay on the left in less than a year but they didn't spend a long time here and they didn't grow up in the first and third the school together

with their two sisters back in two thousand and one however for a very short period of time in two thousand and two they left to the united states . where moscow was against classing terrorism or z. the domestic or foreign right after the murders of the alleged bombers of links to russia's north caucasus region and new york's former mayor rudy giuliani had something to say about it too he's already admitted that the u.s. has for a long time turned a blind eye to terrorism in the north caucasus western media's tended before to patrol the armed groups in the mountainous region as freedom fighters news lexy picks up that side of the story for us next them. when news broke of an unexpected north caucasus traced to the boston bombings literally every global media outlet was quick to put the word into their headlines told a source that they fled the russian caucus to chechnya he is an ethnic chechen brothers are said to be ethnic chechens lived in kurdistan and dagestan before coming to the u.s.

the two suspects were branded as coming from a russian region close to chechnya indeed many may need reminding of the name and location of republic of the gestapo where the two supposedly came from but the word certainly rings bells probably because of the media headlines in the one thousand nine hundred and at the beginning of the new millennium that's when russia had a military operation in the north caucasus. russian troops deployed in the republic can finally be drawn bevels fighting for independence or go i've been trying to get reduced it scores the churchill fight for independence could no become the ultimate you can't that conflict often went beyond the borders of the chechen republic let's remember apartment buildings bombed in moscow a theater siege in the russian capital and a school takeover in russia's north thousands of civilians were killed but the man who had blood on their hands were often described as freedom fighters and rebels by the western media at times it even sounded like a romantic image the reality is that in the north caucasus russia has been fighting

the same war which america embarked upon after the twin towers were brought down against global terrorism mosco never made a secret that those fighting on the side of the chechen militants were closely tied to al qaeda and were financed from abroad by terrorist organizations worldwide but it's only after nine eleven the transport bombings in madrid and london that understanding the notion that terrorism has no nationality has started to appear in the global media from freedom fighters to armed dangerous terrorists most wanted man in america years have passed media labels have changed the question is whether it change in attitude towards a common enemy will follow in due course. i spoke to glen carlie's a retired cia agent he says the access to bomb making techniques is widely available on the web and doesn't prove the suspects of links to a terrorist group it's it is known that this kind of. privately made improvised explosive device is described on an al

qaeda web site in english. here's what i do know that the terrorists in boston may have learned but this is widely available kind of technique to kill her so that doesn't prove that they would have direct associations with asians or terrorist. sympathizers with a certain cause and. techniques from this kind of clear. direct association may actually be secondary importance in any event because the fact is. czech republic's become somewhat unwillingly undeservedly become tangled up in the boston terrorist attack two after the internet lit up with confusion over where exactly what chechnya was the small north caucuses probably headed up being widely mistaken for the czech republic a member of the european union and nato and a close ally of the united states will twitter and facebook have been

a awash with angry posts about the czech republic's role in the boston bombing say it's just a couple of the infighting got so bad at one point the czech government was forced to step in to clear up the confusion the country's ambassador to the united states released a statement condemning the boston attacks and offering condolences to the victims' families but making it quite clear that the czech republic should not be confused with chechnya. national security is something the united states has been pouring billions of dollars into since nine eleven but after two young men with let's face it crude homemade bombs managed to cause such devastation at a public event in boston that investment's now being questioned when report examines that side of the story. in a post nine eleven america washington has taken wide reaching measures and defense friend spending has hit unprecedented levels because officials say that's what was needed to keep america safe the department of homeland security was created along

with many other law enforcement agencies the patriot act was passed sent up a very complex and far reaching surveillance system which includes c.c.t.v. cameras in major cities facial recognition iris scanning cyber surveillance and officials say this was all to keep americans safe as was the passage of the national defense authorization act in addition to all the measures that have been taken domestically over the past twelve years america has waged two wars overseas that have cost the country more than two trillion dollars but after the events that unfolded at the bar of boston marathon bombings many critics believe that washington has spent a large amount of money and wasted a lot of resources and at the end of the day it has not kept americans any safer this illusion that technology is going to save us that filling our skies with drains and covering our buildings with surveillance cameras and treating every

airline passenger as a potential terrorist is going to save us is to use an incredible delusion the idea that we're going to continue on the course we're on in these terms and then save ourselves through technology is an incredibly misguided delusion earlier this week u.s. secretary of state john kerry insisted that that america's investment in foreign policy is national security insurance but as this past week has shown the cost of pressure cookers does not amount to a lot of money and washington's investment wasn't enough to prevent a deadly terrorist attack in boston that claimed the lives of three people and hospitalized more than one hundred seventy reporting from new york. r.t. . yeah and still so many unanswered questions as well tell us how you think this is all going to pan out the boston bombing investigation where you think is going to

go r.t. dot com is a place you can tell us is a web vote there now ok sixty percent this vision you see there more than half of you think the truth is never going to be revealed as the second suspect you think will die in hospital seventy percent think it investigators will prove the brothers were guilty and acted on their own twelve percent there believe investigators have yet to find the real mastermind behind the blast eleven percent of this so if you're expecting that a third suspect is going to surface somewhere along the line soon taking the investigation done a whole new path but in terms of your say otty dot com. life we are to new center kevin i am with you thank you for your company i'll be back in just after this break. wealthy british.

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first election since u.s. combat troops pulled out over a year ago has been overshadowed by attacks reports of blasts and water polling stations amounting to the end of a campaign that's seen a spike in violence in recent weeks with more than a dozen candidates assassinated and sectarian tensions rising it doesn't look like the new beginning many had hoped for reports now from baghdad. there's been about a dozen small explosions in northern cities in iraq in three different areas as well as several rounds of mortar fire that have landed in several cities polling stations targeting polling stations south of baghdad we're hearing that there have been injuries but no casualties confirmed as of yet now this comes amid incredibly tight security restrictions here all across iraq even getting to the studios here

in baghdad we have to pass multiple checkpoints and what these attacks indicate is that despite these security restrictions determined insurgents are still able to carry out waves of violence and of course this comes on the heels on the heels of numerous attacks that have rocked iraq in recent months and weeks now what we're hearing from voters here is that the corruption is really the number one concern they feel that of corruption was addressed in these kinds of attacks wouldn't really be taking place so much well most of them happened on the insurgency the revived insurgency of al qaeda in iraq there are it's clear by talking to voters that there are plenty of other parties and political interests that are vested in this wave of violence that we do know that elections have been postponed in a third of iraq's provinces including the controversial ambar province where large scale demonstrations have been taking place over the past three months against this government we here at r.t.

had a chance to get into a very difficult journey despite the roadblocks despite a ban on journalists to actually enter the area but we want to find out what the people there have to say about these elections and about the situation in iraq today and let's play you that report right now this is rather a dangerous area for me that's why i'm dressed like this i'm trying to not attract as much attention foreign journalists have been banned from covering these protests from entering the anbar province altogether and al qaeda elements are still here in fact among the crowds you'll see from black flags later on when we go into to the crowd. which have been associated with al qaeda groups the protesters have been demanding more equality they feel like they've been discriminated by the shiite led government of nouri al maliki they want a change in power in politics they want more rights they want more quality they also want a different political system now the amber province course has been the heart of the insurgency and the war now it's the heart of the anti-government protest

perhaps a fault line of sorts that threatens to divide iraq let's go and talk to some of the people. who don't believe in this election we don't believe in it because it's sectarian sectarian sectarian. the government system is unjust which is why we are promising here we are demanding change to the constitution and this government these people will not be turning out to vote for saturday's provincial elections the first election since americans have left from the country in december of one to eleven the government has postponed elections and several sunni provinces the anbar province where we're located right now as well as in invade province the government says this is because of security and indeed attacks have been escalating over the past weeks and months but most of the iraqis that you speak to here say that this is not the case it's politically motivated of course the recent weeks have proven just that

a bloody backdrop to the elections numerous attacks all across the country have killed scores of civilians there's been political assassinations of candidates running for office political gatherings have been targeted on thursday a car bomb took place in baghdad in a largely sunni area in a cafe internet shop where a lot of young people tended to go out it's a situation that's reflective of the state of iraq today a country that has been torn apart by war but doesn't seem to be any closer to healing the wounds in the divisions that have been on least during that occupation . well as you take a closer look at what life in iraq has been like since the american troops left revelations from across the spectrum the program we got lined up called baghdad taxi for you it's coming your way a little over an hour's time in fact tonight. as sunday's formula one grand prix in bahrain heads for the start line the

pro-democracy protests have been revving up to tens of thousands of turned out in recent days accusing the event of racing on their blood they blocked roads with burning tires and hold petrol bombs at riot police who responded with tear gas the bahraini regime is also getting tough on foreign journalists trying to cover the crackdown of british t.v. crews the latest to be deported from the country a bit more than two years of protests in bahrain often ending in violence with more than seventy people killed on both sides the country's most famous human rights act is now the red jumping times serving a jail sentence for posting anti-government messages on twitter i spoke to activist mohammed all sufi told me about why a protest is so furious about the formula one race being hosted by. this government their. grand prix this is they were and have been all. this systematic torture and they have this discrimination against people below a majority of the people so this really interesting sanctions that should not be

awarded events that the gram agree or any other and they talk about using it to get rid of what's happening now is not building bridges what's happening now is bringing that asked me syria this market force where we're now living again in this region just because. they want to prove that. they don't make mistakes by doing more mr imprisoning or peaceful activists like you know which it will all be good to get that creation rustam free. and you can head to our website r.t. dot com to see our special section on bahrain with all the latest in the run up to the grand prix or because they were the two for full coverage over the weekend as vents unfold. monarchy fueling flames of all the rest and activists to position gridlocked globalization was involved with a great deal to be seen to be credible. when the bureaus are busy with a formula for controversy burning rubber on the streets of bahrain checkered flag

ship weekend on r t. the us secretary of state's expected to announce one hundred thirty million dollars a non-lethal aid to the syrian rebels the ongoing friends of syria meeting in istanbul of eleven allied states potentially a turning point then for the rebels who expect their international backers to turn promises into action they want their western arab allies to provide the arms they need to topple the regime of bashar assad but the meeting comes against the backdrop of mounting concerns over extremist groups within the rebel ranks as briffa national explains now. the meeting in turkey comes when the situation around syria is heating up dramatically and the countries will decide to go are losing patience and while the gender is unclear the right indicators of a military solution could be discussed in istanbul just ahead of the seventeen nation group conference britain and france informed the un but they have credible evidence that syria used chemical weapons at least once while the u.n.

investigation over the issue is told two major european powers have stated that soil samples witness interviews and opposition sources prove nerve agents were used in and around the cities of aleppo homs and damascus it hasn't been specified which site did it but president obama had earlier made it clear no matter who's going to utilize chemical weapons once it happens it'll be a red line and while u.s. officials have stressed the deterrent effect of such remarks many have taken it as a clear signal of possible military intervention the mission in turkey also comes just days after america's defense secretary said around two hundred u.s. troops will be sense of jordan's border with syria to bolster jordan's training and defense capabilities as one jordanian minister later commented they have also been confirmed reports that the u.s. agreed to deploy to pace with missile batteries at the border he responds to then in authorities and syrian opposition requests in another significant twist the judge has a looser front the most effective force fighting to topple assad recently confirmed

it had links to al qaida something america claimed months before blacklist in the group as a terrorist organization but even after these revelations the head of the syrian national coalition them rela uniting political and military opposition groups and recognized by the majority of the friends of syria group referred to in nasr as brothers russia has warned the meeting in istanbul could have a negative effect in promoting dollars between the sides of the conflict and in its hopes common sense will prevail written or snotty from middle east one twenty fourth news a brief powerful. measuring six point six in magnitude struck china's work from such one province as left over one hundred fifty dead thousands of others are injured no was ten thousand homes destroyed or units have been deployed to the stricken area to search for survivors. hundreds of people in uganda you protesting after a five year old girl was allegedly raped tortured kept in captivity for nearly forty

hours face the rest of the man of attack girls in a stable condition but medics say they face she will need surgery because of a severe injury that we've months of angry protests over the mistreatment of women in india since the fatal gang rape of a young woman on the bus the capital last december. but the stars former leader pervez musharraf will remain in judicial custody for two weeks after being arrested on friday it's unclear whether he'll be placed under house arrest police custody or in jail until his next court appearance on may the fourth the sheriff's accused of illegally detaining judges and suspending the constitution of imposing emergency rule back in two thousand and seven. up ahead the latest kaiser report tells us how a basic spreadsheet could cost us all a pretty penny right after this break them thanks for being with us.

i reckon cardiologist dr omar our claims that the war in iraq destroyed iraq's environment even worse than dropping the bomb on hiroshima did dr al kooper easy puts the data that the number of breast cancer cases has grown in the country from fifteen to thirty times cases of congenital heart disease have become fifteen times more frequent case of leukemia have increased thirty fold the doctor puts the blame on the weapons used in the one nine hundred eighty one in two thousand and three in visions of a. rock it which nato forces used white phosphorus depleted uranium rounds and other toxic gases and poison of substances human rights watch and the world health organization have measured radiation levels in iraq and consider many places in iraq even some very far from the fighting to be contaminated naturally radiation is not racist and foreign soldiers in iraq are not immune usa today even published

research results that found that depleted uranium was indeed in the lungs and other organs of navy vets who filed for health compensation claims yeah you know saddam hussein seemed like a pretty bad guy but there are always ways to get around the confines of a dictatorship but there is no way to escape from radiation it is truly omnipresent so when the invasions of iraq good for the iraqis well it doesn't seem to be doing too good for their physical health but that's just my opinion.

well the kaiser report imax kaiser this ever get the feeling that nobody actually know what they're talking about that politicians central bankers and unelected bureaucrats are just talking out of the bottle it appears you're right they've just been making it all stays. max when you look out across the world and we've had this financial collapse one thing you notice the response that unifies all our western nations is austerity make the people pay for their sovereign debt crimes that were not sovereign debt crimes first but were financial debt crimes sector first of all so there's been a big little loops this week reinhart and rogoff yes we made a microsoft excel blunder in our debt study and it makes a notable difference so this is kind reinhart and ken rogoff and they wrote

a book which is now basically the policy template before there was a cyprus template there was the reinhart and rogoff template the book is called this time is different and they said that any time sovereign debt gets up to ninety percent of g.d.p. it causes basically economic disaster do low growth rate well there's a there's a lot of different things you can say in response to this you know my primary response to this would be that you've got some academics guys who are not in the market who don't have real jobs who are poring over data who are looking at textbooks and come up with a theory that they have a predisposition toward proving and they're willing to overlook actual facts to get to the goal line of proving a theory that turns out that the facts.