fires cries in tear gas speil another night of violence in the turkish capital with protesters blaring heavy handed police and an aloof prime minister. as private bradley manning his trial opens prosecutors betray him is notorious and treacherous his defense insists exposing alleged u.s. war trustees that meant he simply wanted to make the world a better place. journalist brace for washington's latest manhunt this for the informant to expose the unparalleled surveillance network that is spying on the lives of hundreds of millions in america alone. keep your tweets sweet british police urged twitter users to tone it down after a series of arrests for abusive online message.

hello and a very good evening she just joined us just after eleven pm now here in moscow you're watching artie's roundup of the top stories of the week with me kevin now in how we start in turkey where protesters and police clashed in running battles for a ninth night tear gas water cannon were again deployed as tens of thousands of demonstrators defied a call by the prime minister for immediate end to the unrest in the capital ankara a witness to the specially harsh crackdown with squads of riot police hunting protesters down alleyways after breaking apart the main rally crowds of thousands also demonstrated in istanbul with record numbers now being reported campaigners nationwide refused to back down from their demands a promise to everyone to quit accusing him of being authoritarian attempting to islam is the government when it has been following the week of turmoil and. reports

from istanbul. government i felt that i was hit so i put my hand on the took it away there was blood gushing down my hands everywhere i saw my friends and asked them to get me out of the so he put me in a taxi i don't remember what happened next because i passed out i woke up in hospital where i stayed for the next day and photo journalist ahmed sheikh was there when a peaceful protest spiraled into an all out standoff between the police and protesters in taksim square more than forty seven hundred people are said to have been injured during clashes with police over the past week with amnesty international calling for an investigation into how the turkish police handled the protest rallies spread to squares and parks all over the country by then the message was no longer just about the trees. i will go on trial they change their plans about the park and give us our freedoms. ergo i think that the.

prime minister knew exactly who he wanted to blame for the ever growing protest movement there is a problem called twitter right now and you can find every kind of lived there the thing that is called social media is the biggest trouble for society right now according to everyone the thousands and give the park our leaders an alcoholic's being spurred on by foreign spies who infiltrated crowds of demonstrators to spread dissent among the turks reportedly fifteen foreigners were arrested for their alleged role in the protests. i know what he's thinking when he says what he does he wants to show that he's still got power to those who support him but he doesn't know what to do with the protest as large as they were for the first couple of days the demonstrations went ignored by the turkish media. from c.n.n. international. you get the poll is the people and then you take c.n.n. turk there was a documentary. it's

a compliment actually it's the pressure of the prime minister that is reflected on the media and we think it's unfair other channels international channels sharing this information and we have to find out about it on the internet and also it's unfair to the people at this point the protests are so huge they're impossible to ignore pretty much just like the barricades that people continue to build a lot over the city to keep the police out and gets everyone insists that the destruction of the park will continue to go on as planned and that leaves one to wonder what exactly is in the future for the turkish prime minister with his seeming disregard to the opinion of hundreds of thousands of people in istanbul it in a party. well thousands of supporters. outside the capital ankara to welcome promise to read you i'm waving banners and chanting slogans the people there say they want to counterbalance the anti-government protests at a rally beef. supporters everyone announce a six hundred police had been injured during clashes with protesters at the same

time we also warn that his patience with the demonstrators was not quote without its limits international relations professor mark colvin from turkey's build kenya diversity told me that bluster could end up being a two and downfall. this is a problem for one as well as his or trump card he's playing on the cult of personality and anybody who lives in turkey with all these demonstrations will see that in flight magazines as well as political programs and so on and posters emphasize the need for a small role with a promise to he's the man behind all the success this has been going to hold because it dangerous for him decisively because the opponents will say he must resign the prime minister is the problem and may mean that people in his party who are perhaps chafing under his very heavy handed and dominant personality may perhaps begin to feel they could pull the rug from underneath him he would for all that the party itself would not or the e.u. has been among those demanding a federal probe into the use of excessive force to crush the m.t.a.

there were demonstrations promised a rebuke that said the protests of it have been treated much more harshly in the european state videos and images of emerged on the internet though through the week showing riot police firing tear gas using pepper spray and beating campaigners it's also been reported that turkey bought six hundred twenty eight tons of tear gas in just over a decade mostly imported from america increasing its stock fifty fold its cost turkish taxpayers around twenty one million dollars so it is diplomat columnist and m.p. told us why so many of joined in the protests. this demonstration has turned into all the battles individual freedom about how we live i think this is this is a moment. by those people who have felt for so many years now since the government came into power. who have felt felt that in every way right now the government's so-called majority will propaganda and slogan has turned into not only an insult on

people which has been going on for so many years but we turned into a violence on others which doesn't think like the majority. of on the road to getting the turkish capital for tense not developed you'll find the images and photos from our crew in istanbul that are closely following you know we want you to browse the footage of the invasion section. next to betraying his nation that's one of the accusations bradley manning was hit with during his trial this last week manning who leaked secret documents revealing the u.s. army could be responsible hundreds if not thousands of civilian death to iraqi and afghan counties faces nearly two dozen charges and possibly life in prison because

video watching right now shows an american helicopter crew hitting a group of civilians in baghdad including one just new stuff is more important as more america's apparent fondness of secrecy over transparency why. the military court martial against private first class bradley manning begins at a complicated time for the obama administration u.s. journalists have been spied on an unprecedented number of whistleblowers have been in prison and access to the truth many say grows increasingly harder by the day we have a severe problem with transparency and secrecy in this country that's for sure our problem is a cult of secrecy extreme levels of dystopian secrecy washington classified ninety two million documents in the year two thousand and eleven that's the last count we have to put things in perspective what bradley manning leaked is less than one percent of that manning pleaded guilty to ten of the twenty two charges he faces

the twenty five year old said he wanted the public to know how the u.s. military campaigns in iraq and afghanistan had little regard for human life it should be clear to anybody paying attention that bradley manning. thought of himself at the time of the whistleblower that he did what he did because he thought he was making the world a better place he's in no way a time american has never expressed any american sentiments in any way in fact he's always said that he is and was driven. by. prosecutors however are pursuing a court martial on the remaining charges including the espionage act and aiding the enemy which carries a life sentence in prison in an interview with democracy now julian assange addressed washington's allegations that manning aided the enemy by going to wiki leaks if that president is allowed to be erected it will do two things firstly it means it's a potential death penalty for any person who military speaking to

a journalist about a sensitive matter but secondly it also remember oils the journalist and the publication sharing of communication they would sell it to the enemy and therefore making them susceptible as well to the espionage act which also has capital offenses and that is part of the. us but latter part is part of the us attack. including ourselves broadly we hope this letter finds you healthy and strong daniel ellsberg known as the original whistleblower who leaked seven thousand government documents to the press in one nine hundred seventy one revealing the truth about the vietnam war more than here for decades later he says the u.s. government is going to even greater lengths to keep the public in the dark call it a war on truth telling truth telling specifically about truth the government

doesn't want to hold. truth above government crimes or lie but the public needs to know. if military prosecutors successfully prove that whistleblowing is aiding the enemy then bradley manning could spend the rest of his life in prison a verdict handed down under president promised to usher in an era of transparency when he stepped into the white house according to new york marina porter not r.t.d. . and u.s. spy tewson out hunting for another whistleblower this time the one who leaked the existence of a mega surveillance network that unparalleled in scope details of the seven year old prison system of slowly emerged through the weekend of a vote outrage at home and abroad phone call records internet browsing history and even the credit card transaction of almost all the us population is reportedly being tracked and logged in real time and suspected that hundreds of millions of

others worldwide too are also having very information intercepted by washington and president obama's adamant saying previous e should be sacrificed in return for security but law lecturer a doctor says he finds it strange though some officials have gone about defending the surveillance network. the very curious remarks that have been made by some of the senators one of them senator chambliss for example is no one has made a complaint about what is being done but obviously people have not made complaints because they've absolutely no idea that the material that they're putting forth through service through social media for example actually being tapped into by the analysts say the national security agency and the officials of the administration claimed quite different from the bush administration but what george bush jr did was essentially a case of warrantless surveillance so there was no warrant it was subpoenaed and stake in on the house and then what do you about an administration has done this

taken it affectively to another level to example using such access to protect america act two thousand and seven and the fisa amendments act two thousand nates we're talking about extensive surveillance. across the atlantic details of the surveillance not cause shock with the officials demanding clarity over what they call the monstrous allegations of total monitoring brussels has long been suspicious of american internet giants which were believed to be too flippant with regards to previously some government figures leave no call for a boycott of some corporations and britain's also been implicated with sources say its intelligence service is a direct access to prism a fact that human rights lawyer. sees as dangerous and a warning to people around the world. i would say no wakeup call for all europeans and everybody living in other countries as long as we are using us based company we are not read from surveillance on the contrary we have to assume that we are going to read that and not because we are suspects not because we are given anything just

because the us is running a war on terror if you talk about surveillance oh well internet communication like e-mails likewise we share information we exchange our lives it's a lot of information about me those of people and the billy deal properties on that base that was that really deal guessing our next move controlling our behavior is huge it's really they did or will described in his books and we have to be aware of this weeks more than ever. after later she was drone strike killed seven in pakistan and washington still silent about who exactly was targeted that in a few minutes tonight we look at the collateral damage and meet some of the civilians caught up in what's supposed to be a war on terror. the civilized world produces more food than it needs. well people die of hunger in other countries. millions of victims every year. where

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his military chief of staff reportedly resigned after thirty one people died after protests to storm the military base in benghazi it's not clear which side sustained most casualties in the attack the crowds demanded the government sanctioned armed groups be immediately disbanded let's skip speed a bit more on this africa affairs expert io johnson joining us now hi there thanks to take the time to be with us and what do we make in the army chief resignation is a sign that indeed they have got a handle on the situation absolutely on the militias seem to be controlling the ground they are dictating the pace of reforms on and of course they look like excessive pressure on the government to clearly have relied on the militia some of them at least to provoke their ranks and actually to shore up their positions so this just shows that the militias are not trusted by the people or people who want to claim back their land they want to claim back their own democracy. they seem to

turn on the militia who only a few years ago where the militia who were seen as the the good guys the guys that meant to be in peace following. the overthrow of gadhafi absolutely and you know why did those militias this time around fire live rounds at the protest as if those protests is really pose that much of a danger to them now is one of the wild west you have a militia as soon as the militias it's all of them a proper by the government others are not who for instance purposes manage the economy they manage what's going on the ground not the government and for that reason they want to show that they control that we recently we've seen them. and apply pressure on parliament just to change laws that that actually pushed former members of the gadhafi out of politics full stop so they can do this and they tend to do it on with the their stance this time around shows that they're frustrated with the people they don't getting the support they would have wished and then they

don't seem to like to be on the back or in very much of our population that's really changed on that burnam i have he just said does the public have real reason therefore to fear these militia groups more and more well they feel and they don't trust them the concern about their job is that last year they tried to demonstrate a revolt against some of them to move out of they could be tease out these militias clear go nowhere they pass fast they can understanding they control the land they to an extent the control some of the government officials because the government officials rely on them to determine and maintain their own existence so are i'm afraid it's all much more of the same us to keep on going once and days ahead ok thanks for thoughts african affairs specialist johnson joining us on the line which preceded. next think twice before you tweet that's a vice from police and media experts in the wake of a number of recent arrests in the u.k. for posting offensive messages on twitter a london correspondent sara firth reports on how british police are playing catch

up when it comes to laying down the law and how to counter abusive online comments . we trust our officers with a baton we trust some of the c.i. sprit and yet for some reason we can't trust some of the twitter account in the wake of the recent will it murder a number of arrests were made across the country after police responded to tweets it was the latest clear sign that police are in placing seychelle media in a way they never have before twitter might be new police territory but their actions tread a fine line already some unfamiliar with the legal ramifications of their tweets felt the full force of the law was one notable example came after a tweet to footballer james mcclean joining in online anger at the footballers decision not to wear a remembrance day poppy katie aiden lucky tweeted he deserves to be shot dead alongside a picture of bullets two weeks later and he was arrested by manchester police do

you feel like you crossed the line looking back on their. time i think i ought. to consequences they katie's case has since been dropped it's easy to see the cyber threats can cause real fear and often is deserving of punishment but other cases have ranged from the confusing to the downright ludicrous and figures obtained by r t show a steadily rising number of prosecutions in person under the communications act two thousand and three including phone calls emails and social media posts within the police service and another public sectors but really is more about leadership than technology you know the technology needs to change absolutely fundamentally one needs to change is the attitude that leaders have towards social media many see as

a huge risk what they feel to recognise is the fantastic opportunities and to really display the great skills great problem solving skills. on a great level of service new guidelines set to be made final by the criminal prosecution service in the coming weeks but with the explosion of seychelle media even british little fighting to catch up many in the legal profession a warning that say sure media eases now need to tread very carefully i mean it is very deep you can say anything legal perspective and i guess it would be interesting to see your advice to people that actually even though it's a case of states and anything good things when it comes to the station media that it is thank you they say well i'm afraid that twitter simply isn't open for. me there is face book and your activities. like never before so. the advice is be extremely tough for. sarah. in london.

pakistan's newly sworn in prime minister has redoubled his call for u.s. drone strikes to stop after friday's attack that killed seven people in the tribal region of visitors stand now is sharif some of the american ambassador of the attack saying such breaches of sovereignty are an acceptable well the latest strike could add to a worrying tally of america's drone war in pakistan almost nine hundred civilians during the attacks would supposedly only target terrorists of those indeed nearly two hundred reported to have been children the number of strikes has risen sharply during barack obama's presidency six times more than under his predecessor who seek out for an hour for tea next looks at who exactly is getting caught in the line of fire. the locals call it death in the skies in pakistan's northwest tribal region an american drone as seen from the ground it's become the weapon of choice in the u.s. war on terror and this is the damage it can wreak under president obama more than

three hundred such strikes on pakistani soil against alleged al qaeda and taliban suspects. but ordinary civilians also pay a price this man is one of them i mean a lot was on his way to work at a mine near his village when a drone struck the area he lost his leg in the attack three other miners who were with them lost their lives we live in constant fear of another strike we are simple villagers who are stuck in a war that we didn't ask for or it's a hopeless feeling or to be death is above our heads all the time although the attack took place three years ago i mean a loss says the pain is still severe the sight of his injuries upsets his four children meanwhile depression anxiety and lingering fear have pushed him to take up tranquilizer pills and modify that even the fame arrogance should be able to tell an ordinary person from a television leader what i mean they should know who they're killing of what did we do to deserve this. this is my ex and he did it in their own arctic it's

a question echoed by now darren who lost part of his hearing a short term memory and nearly his foot when. the drone shockwave was so intense that it threw us outside far from the place where we were sleeping after several minutes there was another strike and it killed many more people in many ways the epicenter of the cia's highly classified drone program is a black hole on the map a region of pakistan off limits to outsiders especially westerners now evidence of the drone strikes is almost impossible to get but these were smuggled to islamize bought from the tribal areas they're believed to be fragments of actual hellfire missiles retrieved from a war zone most americans never get to see the fragments collected by norbert rom a local journalist who spent years documenting the civilian toll of drones especially on children disturbing images of the living and the dead for nor it's

personal. to me whenever my three year old daughter hears a plane she runs inside and won't sleep at night the children here have been traumatized by the drones the sound of a doorbell and shot is enough to terrify them all. and that fear can turn to anger a new generation radicalized by the war carrying no drone strikes killing innocent people who are not part of the conflict you just why did the conflict you're giving a reason to people who were not part of the conflict to become part of the complete . of course this is made me hate the americans we are angry and want revenge they've destroyed our lives my parents my wife my children we all see america as our worst enemy now while promising to reign in their use the white house says drones are both legal and effective. on. us.

when translated by defense that's cold comfort for the victims you see captain of pakistan. in a few minutes who are reporting on the starvation this still stalks africa while a lot of the aid being sent there is more to do with opportunity the old truism the next program. the school board in batavia illinois has decided to punish one teacher for his bad behavior by putting him on a strict probation play or what did he do to be deserve be part of this probation plan to do so like punch a student in the face or to go on some sort of horribly racist or sexist ranted for the class so he just reminded the students that as americans they have the right to

not incriminate themselves to put it more simply he told the students that they didn't have to answer a question will survey about drug and alcohol use and their emotional state since the data from this questionnaire would be sent back to the private company that created it this raises even more privacy issues than just the school knowing about the student's personal lives i would like to commend this teacher john dryden for actually going above and beyond and telling the children something they need to dull you know if you're going to live in a society based on individual rights it would help to actually teach children what those rights are but that's just my opinion.

according to the law usaid is allowed to park your up to seventy five percent american products and transport them only on american ships. and that means that the. shippers have a lot of interest in food aid policy and have been an incredibly effective lobby to fight for the status quo of sourcing in and shipping from the united states the u.s. government is the only government in the world that hasn't made substantial movements in the direction of enabling local procurement of food aid in developing countries in order to respond faster and more cheaply to food emergencies as they arise. so even today the food must first be bought then loaded on a ship in american harbor and then travel for several months in order to reach africa. that would be approximately four to six months from when it has been termed

that we want to participate in in a particular appeal and so when the food arrives. the g.a.o. where mr alito works issued a report which presented the problem to congress. president bush tried to change the system so that a portion of the food would be procured from local markets and arrive faster and cost less. they failed and they failed because of the lobbying efforts the highly successful and very sophisticated lobbying efforts of those who benefit from the status quo and u.s. food aid programs from the american taxpayers' money only forty percent goes for the purchase of food aid for the starving people in africa the remaining sixty percent goes to the shipping companies.