satellite bugging fake internet cafe's in a blanket surveillance of diplomats are exposed by new leaked showing even former russian president medvedev was targeted by american and british agents. israelis in new york golan heights the right for a massive military escalation on their doorstep has around reportedly pledges troops to help present a sad and american move to arm the syrian rebels. in syria pushes money matters into the background as world leaders gather fifty eight summit in northern ireland shielded from protests by colossal ring of steel.

a good morning good to have you company watching r.t. coming to you live from moscow with me andrew farmer now global leaders and even close allies were all spied on by british and american intelligence according to n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden he's leaked new documents showing the g twenty summit in two thousand and nine was a surveillance playground with u.k. and u.s. agents attempting to bug senior figures like the russian president at the time dimitri medvedev r.t. contributor afshin rattansi says he's not surprised. i think that kind of blanket surveillance we're talking about fake internet cafe's are julie being set up blackberries routinely monitored that surveillance is being used and of course with their on the rage and presuming they were trying to make those talks amenable to washington and british interests these kinds of revelations show that when governments such as britain and the united states come close to worrying they will

use this to try and persuade different officials of different governments to sway them for many years written knew or some british people realised that the national security agency was basically using the united kingdom and the largest spying outfit of the united states is here in britain but who runs the spying who or where is the sovereignty perhaps british people will realize that they are living in a state where their media and all institutions surrounding them all industrial aspects to civic society are under a kind of surveillance state that is not being covered in the news the problem is the mainstream media will try and prove this and say everyone knows this everyone know it everyone knew this all world leaders and all delegates at that summit in twenty nine know that they are being surveilled then why do the british or american authorities do this here in london. mark hong kong has launched an official investigation into the extent of united states cyber attacks against its citizens

alleged to number in the thousands in the u.s. dozens of lawsuits are being filed against the government surveillance practices they washington is trying to downplay their reach when it comes to telephone calls . nobody is listening to your adult. that's not what this program's about filmmakers themselves though of contradicting president obama it was earlier alleged that thousands of n.s.a. analysts could listen to any phone call with them to war and but other government sources say official authorized nation is required is also emerged that the scope of the surveillance operation and the help it received may have been underestimated a washington correspondent get each again as this report. what edward snowden revealed could be just the tip of the iceberg we're learning that in addition to internet giants thousands of u.s. technology finance and manufacturing companies that include software and hardware

producers banks internet security providers satellite telecommunications companies thousands are working closely with u.s. national security agencies according to the people familiar with the exchange the cooperation of some of the company says helped the u.s. government infiltrate computers worldwide so this certainly adds to edward snowden's account noted said he believed that the n.s.a. has carried out more than one thousand hacking operations globally snowden said he was releasing the information to demonstrate quote the posse of the u.s. government when it claims that it does not target civilian infrastructure unlike its adversaries he also said quote we hack network backbones like huge internet routers basically that give us access to the communications of hundreds of thousands. of people computers without having to hack every single one in these sources who speak on the condition of anonymity say u.s.

companies help intelligence agencies do exactly that and they say it's not subject to any oversight now it's all done of course on the national security but there's some very obvious discrepancies here robert muller director of the f.b.i. for example he said the massive surveillance program that the u.s. has now could have prevented nine eleven then what about the fort hood. shooting in two thousand and nine the perpetrator of that one needle molly kos on had been exchanging e-mails with our we're all locky for a period of time or time alonso are now i have multiple warnings over several years radical content on his you tube web page. one may ask the question then why this massive collection of information when all of that was missed well the unquestioning support of many us for the government surveillance program is raising questions among experts in the public having pieced together the comments from officials on this. explains the benefits which assist the assistance.

this story certainly raises more questions than it answers as my colleague reported earlier we know now that thousands of companies have been sharing sensitive information with the u.s. government in exchange for various benefits now this raises concerns about the extent of the private sector collaboration with the u.s. government not to mention questions about what exactly those benefits were now the details may be murky at this point but let's go over exactly what information we have now companies who did hand over data to the government got a big thank you that's according to michael hayden who used to head the cia as well as the national security agency which runs of course the prism program and mr hayden told bloomberg this if i were the director and had a relationship with a company who was doing things that were not just directed by law but were also valuable to the defense of the republic i would go out of my way to thank them and give them a sense as to why this is necessary and useful all right well what kind of thank

you exactly are we talking about here well again not a lot of details but anonymous sources did tell bloomberg that leaders of the companies who handed over data to the government were showered with attention and information by government agencies in fact in some instances that meant quick warnings about the threats that could affect their bottom line for example serious internet attacks and who's behind them of course this exchange of information is supposed to be voluntary and while at this point we don't exactly have evidence that this is not the case but well most of the companies seem to have participated simply because the government asking for help one former c.e.o. paints a slightly different picture in two thousand and one when some telecom giants allegedly were asked to participate in an n.s.a. information sharing program one company qwest initially refused to play ball and according to court documents filed by its then c.e.o. joseph nacho as a result of that decision the company was denied lucrative n.s.a.

contracts he believed to be worth fifty to one hundred million dollars retaliation he says for refusing to partake in the government's spy program. so to sum it up companies that share data earned government goodwill information about threats possible classified information and of course there's concern that those who did not play along could could have been left out of lucrative government contracts course we don't have more information on this but that's person i see the point the lack of transparency about this data swap is a major concern now it's done in the name of security but at what cost and to whom this account for not reporting for our team in moscow coming up for you germany's fleeing for choose the country's homegrown entrepreneurs are turning their back on europe's largest economy being hostile to healthy businesses. around is reportedly gearing up to send thousands of troops to syria to beef up

government forces against the rebels and also went as far as proposing a new military frontier in the israeli occupied golan heights and coupled with american intentions to arm the syrian opposition israelis living in the area fear they were in for some big trouble. reports iran just got that much closer amid reports that tehran is sending some four thousand duwayne revolutionary guard to help with syrian president bashar assad israelis living here in the golan heights are worried because now for the first time at least officially iran is on the border the renewal won't war. in reunion warn the finisher. him to do it. he makes syria this is an israeli bunker on the israeli syrian border less than a kilometer from here is connecticut that has been the scene of fierce fighting between assad's forces and rebel fighters with the american decision recently to

arm the rebels one of the groups that will be most directly affected are israelis living here in the golan heights any increase in hostilities in the area will impact on their lives you know to bring jewish. troi understand the virtue. you need to fight for your place in the last few minutes i've heard three explosions the united nations chief ban ki moon is warning of that the ongoing military activities in this area have the potential to escalate tensions between israel and syria and jeopardize the longstanding peace treaty between both countries and this is one of the questions that israelis who are asking if assad was to be overthrown would the forces that were placed in be interested in maintaining the cease fire israel and fortunately seeing. arms and weapons that are going to be used again

and as a threat from iran. in this board needs to be friendly to save these bunkers have been here for years but for decades there's been a sense of tranquility and predictability now all of that in situ change with america's decision to arm the rebels. probably it's good for them it's good for america otherwise they wouldn't do it maybe it's for the purpose of helping themselves and it's not about if it's good for israel or not there is fear we are afraid the rockets will hit us and it's already happening this is a fight that attracts tourists but many fear it will soon attract folgers and become active once again policy r.t. on the israeli syrian border. while the syrian army has been advancing in recent weeks while the leader of the rebel free syrian army says it's in urgent need of weapons so let's have

a closer look now at the balance of power at this stage amid reports that iranian troops are seeking to join assad's forces it's lebanon's hezbollah which openly admits being engaged on the government side of the rebels are backed by al-qaeda linked jihadists searches. for possibly mercenaries from the gulf states the opposition enjoys widespread diplomatic support in the west and the promise of little surprise from the u.s. and some european allies despite warnings of dire consequences. even the most optimistic analysis of the rebels would have to admit there are a variety of people not only fighting assad but also fighting each other the whole idea that we can be confident that the weapons we supply even if we give them to people we train will stay in those hands of those homes were turned against ours it seems to me to be extremely naive in practice i'm afraid the risk that the sort of people who actually break use of these weapons may initially be probably against assad but we've seen from afghanistan over the last thirty years to the present day

we can just see from the chaos in libya were american diplomats and have been killed british attacked it's very on what is to think we really do control these people on the ground the rising he's iran syria has grabbed the attention of world leaders gathering for the g. eight summit in northern ireland after the u.s. approved arms supplies to the rebels the question is whether its european allies will follow suit artie's polly boyko looks at what is that stake that's the at the high level gathering. host david cameron had planned to discuss issues such as global tax avoidance and sustainable economic growth but it looks like rising tensions over the escalating crisis in syria are going to eclipse that formal and jen and i'm going to be dominating the talks last week the usa france and the u.k. claimed that the syrian government had used chemical weapons in the usa has now pledged military support to the syrian opposition the u.k.

hasn't gone that far yet but speaking off the talks with blood admit putin in downing street yesterday prime minister david cameron reiterated his schools for bashar al assad to step down and said that the u.k. would be continuing to provide normally so late and training to more direct elements of the syrian opposition now the russian government has questioned claims that the syrian government has used chemical weapons environments and yesterday spoke about how dangerous he thinks it might be to arm the syrian opposition at the same time both leaders stressed that they have a common goal and that is a diplomatic peaceful resolution to the syrian crisis they say that they're going to push g. eight leaders at the summit to try and edge closer towards organizing a peace summit for both sides of the syrian conflict in order to get them around the negotiating table to hammer out a pause to peace but the anti's opt so much over the past week it looks like it's

going to be tough talking in northern ireland the summit is going to be held at the very remote. goal for zot where a fifteen million pound ring of steel has been a wreck did in order to god against protesters and to provide security for the likes of us. russian president vladimir putin and the host david timer and now extra police have also been drafted in from the u.k. mainland to help bolster security that this is one of the biggest security operations that northern ireland has ever seen. well outside the exclusion zone surrounding the g eight summit some familiar faces loomed larger these protesters who don't join headmaster outside belfast city hall called on the world's richest nations to address global hunger and poverty for them it's the world's poorest countries who desperately need leaders attention artie's kitty pilgrim looks at what's cooking at the meeting and whether any wish list will get answered. the

flies against all still zones is excel or a say the host of the da eight event david cameron insists it is a means of helping the poor and writing injustice then air is editor in chief of business new europe magazine if this is where list. because it means you have to coordinate and at least the entire world think about the system is necessary international that means any country one tiny little country who chooses not to abide by this and continue offers. as i say convenience services for people trying to hide money. means that the whole thing becomes a mockery there's no way of controlling it so you can work towards it you can it will take time and probably it's a good idea you've got several countries like cyprus obvious example but luxembourg

still switzerland for who are offering these services as a business it becomes a big part of their economy and it's very difficult for a small country to tell them they can't do it because they have no other way of making money so it sounds like mr cameron and his fellow supporters have a tough task ahead convince in these tax haven countries to give up their economic mail tickets. plenty more stories online for you including how a british man took a knife into a mosque in northern england stabbing four people one of them a police officer before being bundled into a police vehicle. in the u.s. where a gun makers reporting record sales and deadly shootings americans react to the president's push for stricter weapons control that's a dot com. more

news today. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. operations rule the day. a steady flow of immigrants from crisis wrecked countries like greece and spain is something germany has been witnessing for several years but its own citizens especially successful entrepreneurs are heading for the exit leaving europe's largest economy to capitalize on their business opportunities as peter all of a explains. packing up for a new life elsewhere yes and his family are joining a growing number of germans seeking a future away from home. for germany's a nice place right now the future looks really dark so we're getting out and that's why his software business and plan tire company off the sale and he setting up

a new business in canada away from what they see is shortsighted policies by german and european politicians. all they're doing is taking the debt higher and higher and by breaking their own rules it's something the family has been planning for a long time after one and a half years their paperwork is now in the final stages as well as his family yes is also moving almost two million euros worth of business to canada people of always move to new countries in search of opportunities but last year saw over one hundred thirty thousand jet off from germany the most in a generation an increasing number of making the move to to concerns over where the country's economic. among the most popular destinations were switzerland the united states australia and canada away from the e.u. and the bureaucracy of brussels. does the feeling. we are going to see intrapreneur as leave europe it's one hundred times easier to shut down

a business here than create one it's too easy to block you the laws here aren't on the side of the job creators. dr roth is a lawyer in bavaria heading to new zealand he sees the current system in europe is almost comical the team get bored look at the ten commandments there are probably around five hundred notes here then look at the regulations on something small like production candy that you know it's over ten thousand words most of the nonsense this will leave europe like a banana republic with so many laurels no one can follow them. with dissatisfaction in the e.u. on the rise germany runs the risk of seeing more and more of its job creators taking off to find new opportunities elsewhere please roll over r.t. . now at the stories this hour dozens of activists on the orange jumpsuits in a flash mob in northern ireland to call on the u.s.

to close guantanamo bay human rights group amnesty will denies the stand head of the g eight summit in belfast saying keeping the prison open is clearly a breach of international law more than one hundred guantanamo inmates are on hunger strike over their indefinite detention over forty of which are being painfully force fed in a push a procedure that has been labeled as tall. turkish riot police are struggling to keep the soundboards tanks in square clear of protesters with another night of street skirmishes two of the country's major unions have also called a one day nationwide strike against the government crackdown on demonstrators on sunday prime minister tens of thousands of supporters in central east in a show of strength even as the central square was being played. and wiki leaks edited julian the sound has met ecuador's foreign minister the head of the diplomats meeting with british foreign secretary william hague on monday where they are expected to discuss the whistleblowers fate sound was granted asylum at the

ecuadorian embassy in london in june last year but britain said it won't let him leave the country and violence has erupted for a second day in the brazilian capital is police rounded on protesters calling for more government spending on health transport and education they say too much money is being wasted on sporting events with football's world cup to be held in brazil next year offices pide to gas to disperse the six hundred strong crowd that had gathered in front of the national football stadium in brasilia. coming up next spying the top. and assassinations all done in the name of national security it is discussed in painful avails crosstalk that's next.

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and welcome to cross talk where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle in the national security state is given an inch would always take much more than a mile for years we were we keenly told the government does not spying on citizens now we know this is not true we are spied upon in an unbelievably massive way and it's not just surveillance oversight of the intelligence community has been shown to be cavalier this is also true of torture kidnapping detention assassination by drones and death squads do we need a supercomputer to keep track of the many ways we have to see.

to cross out the national security state i'm joined by catherine marr in washington she is director of strategy and engagement at the digital rights organization access and a fellow at the truman national security project in new york we have michael kelly he is a defense reporter for business insider and in philadelphia we cross to dave lindorff he is an investigative reporter author of the book the case for impeachment and a founding editor of the online newspaper this can't be happening dot net all right crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want katherine if i go to you first in washington d.c. when we look at the size of the national security state now is it manageable and is there any way we can reign it in over considering all the things we have heard of the last few weeks and months. i mean i think that it's really evident that the national security state has grown tremendously in size if you look at reports from the washington post and twenty ten of it so the depth and expansion of that state

and sort of the understanding that the deity itself doesn't even understand really what the contractor has millions of contractors doing around around the world globally i think their recent reports about the fact that they couldn't even identify the function of those contractors in afghanistan for quite a number of them it seems clear to me that the national security state as a whole is actually well be on the scope of efficient management i mean in terms of what we can do to rein it in i think that the number one problem that we see is over classification and secrecy the discussions that we're having today are very much around the fact that we have secret courts issuing secret opinions that are not public to the that are not available to the american public and we've heard from from numerous senators including senators wyden it all that this is part of the problem in that there's a clear miss clear gap in understanding between what sort of these interpretations are and what the american public actually understands them to be you know david let me go to you in philadelphia i mean this classification thing gives the national security state power ok we have information you don't ok and they like it that way .