satellite bugging fake internet cafe's and blanket surveillance of diplomats are exposed by new leaks showing even former russian president would be at it was targeted by american and british agents. really in the occupied golan heights of fear a dramatic military escalation on their doorstep as america moves to arm the syrian rebels and iran reportedly pledges troops to help president assad. syria pushes money matters into the background as world leaders gather for the g eight summit in northern ireland shielded from protests by a colossal ring of steel. and the german entrepreneurs turning their back on europe's largest economy for being hostile to healthy business since.

i'm broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is r t i'm sean thomas good to have you with us. 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 has leaked a new documents showing that 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 russian president at the time of dmitri medvedev that's now talk to go to peace can off who is with us and has more on this now ego in most countries they actually indulge in some sort of espionage but these revelations come at a very inopportune time don't they well the importance of the timing of this report really can't be underestimated because the new g eight summit is taking place again in the u.k.

and while this latest report is definitely going to qui some interesting discussions the questions which are high. will need to be answered it all happened back in two thousand and nine illegibly according to the former agent of the cia who claims that least delegations from at least three countries we could see the leaders of these countries at the time on this picture there on the screen right now and well these delegations according to this man were under the complete surveillance including the president of russia at the time due to the video of his phone conversations e-mails and even communications via the embassy so basically the lot now the surveillance methods themselves they're being described as groundbreaking how broad were they exactly well a really nice skill of operation does impress we're talking about alleged fake internet cafes which were allegedly built for the delegates to use where

computers were already tapped for this information to be sent directly to huge data analysis centers in the u.s. almost in real time and allegedly this data was then used during the same negotiations at the same summit in the g eight summit and the operation was allegedly conducted by the national security agency of the u.s. and its british analog and well we're also looking at ways to tap blackberry phones. set again communications going even via embassies so this could have been very much classified information which was leaked or stolen and analyzed and then used sort of during these talks and also we are talking about the leaders of the g. eight leaders to the question of what about ordinary citizens if the leaders are

under this huge surveillance umbrella then what's the situation with the. americans. british citizens how much surveillance are they under indeed and you know the g eight is happening right now so the timing is kind of strange what kind of a shadow does this cast on the events going on right now in northern ireland well right now as the delegations are there again meeting each other it's definitely creating a strange atmosphere this time especially in terms of trust between the countries taking part this also leads to the to the issue of future meetings between the heads of states or future summits in fact the coming meeting between the u.s. president and the german leader and perhaps this could lead to a whole chain of operations on the each other which is definitely going to help improve trust between these countries and between the leaders of these countries

and actually we've already heard from one of the lawmakers in russia who said that since this allegedly happened in two thousand and nine if it's true then this could actually harm the relations between russia and the u.s. since this was when basically the whole restart again and if the russian president's phone was tapped at the time it's really raising a lot of questions to what should the russian now believe one bark obama promises something talking about this is a new restart of relations indeed it's an interesting case. going off keeping track of the situation these n.s.a. developing thank you for being with us here on r.t. . now when it comes to the g twenty snooping r.t. contributor. told us that britain has served as a surveillance platform for the u.s. for decades. i think that kind of blanket surveillance we're talking about fake internet cafes eventually 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 realized 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 and perhaps british people will realise 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 if everyone knew this and if all world leaders and all delegates at that summit in

twenty nine knows that they are being surveilled then why do the british or american authorities do this here in london 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 but washington is trying to downplay their reach when it comes to telephone calls nobody is listening to your telephone calls. that's not what this program's about lawmakers themselves though are contradicting president obama it was earlier alleged that thousands of n.s.a. analysts could listen to any phone call without a warrant but other government sources say official authorization isn't required it has also emerged that the scope of the surveillance operation and the help it received may have been underestimated here's our washington correspondent going to

the can with more. 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 note and said he believes that the n.s.a. has carried out more than one thousand hacking operations globally snowden said he was leasing 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 cost son had been exchanging e-mails with anwar 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. the honor of

wavering support of many u.s. companies to the government's surveillance program is raising questions among experts and of the public he's losing caffeine of looks at what might be in it for the firms. 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 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 while 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 are into 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 is reporting for our team in moscow. bug bear of the west mahmoud ahmadinejad is about to hand over the iranian presidency. head to r t all of the

peaks and troughs of his time at the helm from standing firm to get nuclear energy for the country being ultimately mired in the throes of an economic crisis. trigger happy in the us where a gun maker is reporting record sales during a year of deadly shootings as americans react to the president's push for stricter weapon controls. four years germany has seen a steady flow of immigrants from crisis right to countries like greece and spain 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 oliver 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 is here germany is

a nice place right now the future looks really dark so we're getting out that's why his software business and plan tie a 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 there's 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. are 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 it's almost comical he didn't get bored look at the ten commandments there are probably around five hundred no let's hear them at the regulations on something small like production can i mean that you know it's over ten thousand words most of the nonsense this will leave you are a bit like your non-republican so many laws 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 be sure all of us r.t. seven. world leaders are set to discuss fixing the world economy and the g eight

summit in northern ireland which is securely walled off from any protests. but some campaigners are still cooking up a storm and there are such as these activists getting a head start trying to attract the summit's attention to global hunger and poverty that story coming up shortly after break.

download the official publication so choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television or it just doesn't work so now with your mobile device you can watch on t.v. anytime anywhere. and your with our t.v. glad to have you back with us iran is. reportedly gearing up to send thousands of troops to syria to be from government forces against of 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 are living in the area of fear they are in for some big trouble as artie's policy or reports iran it just got that much closer amid reports that tehran is sending some four thousand a rainy and revolutionary guard to help the 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 there when you want war. and the iranian warn the finisher. him to do it. like 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 be. jewish. to understand virtue. you need to fight for your place in the last few minutes i've heard three explosions the united nations chief banking 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 israelis and fortunately seeing. arms and weapons they're going to be used against him as as a threat from iran. in this board needs to be friendly

with 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. kind of in the heart of i mean you know probably it's good for them and 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 happened this is the fight that attracts to it but many fear it will soon attract folgers and become active once again. on the israeli syrian border syrian troops have been advancing in recent weeks while the leader of the opposition's free syrian army says it's in urgent need of weapons let's have a closer look now at the balance of power at this stage amid reports that iranian squads could join president assad's forces it's

a lebanon's hezbollah which openly admits being engaged on the government side rebels are reportedly being backed by mercenaries from the gulf states and al-qaeda linked a jihad ists such as the nusra front the opposition enjoys widespread of diplomatic support in the west and at the prospect of lethal arms supplies from the u.s. and to 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. but. the whole idea that we can be confident that we supply even if we give them to people we train will stay in those hands and those hands will turn against us it seems to me speech tonight in practice i'm afraid the risk that the sort of people who actually break use these weapons may initially be primary against assad but we've seen from afghanistan over the last thirty years to the present day. too from the chaos in libya american diplomats and . it's very nice to think we really do control these people on the ground.

the looming escalation of the conflict in 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. now on what is at stake at the high level gathering as 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 clips that formal and gender and 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 he told hasn't gone that far yet but speaking of. his stand in downing street yesterday prime minister david cameron

said his. to step down and said that the u.k. would continuing to provide normally slayed and training to moderate elements of the syrian opposition now the russian government has western claims that the syrian government has used chemical weapons in the adamant. 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 and 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 path to peace but the ante upped so much over the past week it looks like it's going to be tough talking in northern ireland and some it's going to be held at the

very remote. resort where a fifteen million pound ring of steel has been a wreck did in order to guard against protesters and to provide security for the likes of u.s. president barack obama russian president vladimir putin and the host david cameron now extra police have also been drafted in from the u.k. main around to help bolster security that this is one of the biggest security operations that northern ireland has ever been. reporting for us there now outside the exclusion zone surrounding the g eight summit some familiar faces loomed large . the protesters who don't join her side belfast city hall called on the world's richest nations to address global hunger poverty for them it's the planet supports countries who desperately need leaders attention argues kitty pilgrim looks at whether any wish lists will give. the fight against all shills owns

excel or a say the host of the g. eight event david cameron insists it is a means of helping the poor and writing injustice. in chief of business new europe magazine if this is realistic. to coordinate and police the entire world the thing about the financial system is necessarily international and that means any country one tiny little country who chooses not to abide by this and can do you know offer is. as i say convenient 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 but you've got several countries like you know cyprus obvious example but luxembourg still switzerland before who are offering their services as a business it becomes a big part of their economy and it's very difficult for

a small country like luxembourg 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 supposes have a tough task ahead convincing these tax haven countries to give out their economic mail tickets. now look at some world news for you this hour dozens of activists dawned on jumpsuits in belfast calling on the u.s. to close guantanamo bay human rights group amnesty organized the stunt ahead of the g eight summit in northern ireland saying keeping the prison open is clearly a breach of international law more than one hundred one tunnel and mates are on hunger strike over their indefinite detention over forty which of which are being painfully force fed in a procedure that has been labeled as torture by the international community. turkish riot police have taken down barricades in taksim square opening it up again for public access five labor unions say they will march there during a day of nationwide strikes over the government crackdown on demonstrators as after

a nineteenth night of straight street skirmishes in istanbul on sunday prime minister erdogan rallied the tens of thousands of supporters in central east on ball in a show of strength even as the central square was being cleared. up next we set foot in some of the world's coldest reaches to find out just how people there get by from day to day. you know what's worse than a crop bureaucrat a corporate crash who sucks at being corrupt a scumbag bureaucrat in veronese russia just couldn't help himself and puts a very hefty charges for services contracts for road repair and construction in just three years hughes able to take enough of a percentage off of these contracts though investigators raided his house he had

the equivalent of over three million dollars in russian money all over his home news not mail dot ru claims he had entire laundry hampers and twenty five kilogram sugar sex filled to the brim with blocks first off when someone is this flagrant. that means that he felt rather comfortable and not getting caught so there are plenty more of these guys out there but second this is an absolute slap in the face to russia taxpayers who are hungry for new roads i think for instance it's a flagrant in your face obvious crush corruption russia might need to reconsider that moratorium on the death penalty but that's just i mean. this isn't your ordinary cino this car is being specially modified it's about to undergo one of the toughest journeys in russia and everything needs to be perfect. this car is in you kusa one of the most extreme places on the planet you don't want

to break down the bad out here but this whole jack is used to hoist the car up with . a shovel without one they went by you compete in the race because the conditions can be pretty extreme. you'll probably need it. and once the new times are on and the motor is fine the two. is off to the races. ladies and gentlemen. your. home to the mammoth driving club and when these boys and girls get together they get a rather special sendoff. maybe the size of india but it's below freezing here for

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