a scandal in scandinavia now sweden's revealed to be in on the spying game helping the n.s.a. snoop on the russian leadership. of the christian community. religious officials plead for action to protect syria's christians where a group of nuns is still being held by rebel forces plus. should be no doubt where the united states stands on. america weighs in on ukraine's ongoing crisis supporting the opposition is protesters give present an ultimatum i am ready to pick up any keep going and

start shooting and r.t. looks at ukraine's hardline nationalist groups and their claims they are hijacking the country's pro e.u. demonstrations. and i welcome you watching r.t. international coming to you live from moscow now sweden's been helping america's n.s.a. to spy on russian leaders and provided washington with a list of high profile targets swedish state t.v. site documents leaked by whistleblower edward snowden the program which revealed the claims is called mission investigate and its chief editor told us what they found at. we have revealed that. the very close relationship between the swedish defense radio authority f.r.a.

and american counterpart n.s.a. and according to the documents. f.r.a. have spied spying on the russian leadership and they are passing this information on to n.s.a. we got access to these documents thanks to edward snowden so for we have don't have any details more than the documents are mentioning. they're talking about unique intelligence they're talking about classic intelligence and they're also mentioning cables the spokesman of f.r.a. didn't give any comments but. when axed asked about being. seen as a leading partner that's the way they spell it in these documents for a is the leading partner to n.s.a. then he says ok that's flattering he ses so that's the only comment we have

received so far while the swedish foreign minister has since commented on the allegations saying they won't affect his country's relationship with russia all correspondent in europe peter all of a also has looked into what else has been emerging. we tried to contact both the f.r.a. and president putin's spokesperson both of them saying they don't comment on these type of matters now they separate document that was released was or was to address two n.s.a. personnel that were working with the swedes and i told them that they should thank sweden for the continued work on the russian target know all of this coming out showing that sweden is just a nother part of the system of this this widespread global n.s.a. spying program that seems to be to looking into many other countries and has many of the countries working as partners with it and this information of course comes out on the same day as it's been revealed that the n.s.a.

tracks the mobile phone records of five billion people per day those mobile phone records of course would allow you to know where somebody was moving around the world so it seems that months after we first heard from the leaks of edward snowden revelations continue to come out this time showing that sweden was helping the n.s.a. to spy on russia so you might ask why sweden well eighty percent of russia's international internet traffic goes through the country and of course russia is not alone in being subject to the allegations of high profile snooping by the n.s.a. needs to speak on magazine revealed earlier this year that the agency targeted chancellor angela merkel also reportedly on washington's radar brazil's president dilma rousseff as well as the russian prime minister and former leader dmitri medvedev he was spied on at the g twenty summit in london back in two thousand and nine with some help from britain's g c h q let's go live now to duncan campbell

he's an investigative journalist and forensic expert from the u.k. thank you very much for coming on to the program has mean much official comment say far but do you think they'll be a lot more official reaction to these leaks or do you think this issue will try and blow itself out. no i don't think we'll be any more rational comment. what swedish t.v. is said to use in a san su this was a little less than what i said to the european parliament and september that sweden was the largest collaborative in europe with the internet tapping program run by the privatized group of being we speaking countries. and so it does so because of its fact access to cables to the baltic and as you just said need to map behind me shows the biggest pipes of the internet out of moscow in russia run straight through stockroom and into the hands of the our way so it's no surprise that you see it's q.

and a saying with one back as well as everything else you can take from. what would be the most if this weighed in hey why would it want needed to be n.s.a. . when i went to god it was that if you work it's crass expiring. sweden always had a lot of a covert intelligence relationship with them last year in the years of the cold war and they've been tempted secretly in to the club of the big spies in which they are for the goodies to give to their prime minister in return for betraying the legacy and security of all all of the neighbors and money of five own citizens it's a deal that the secret listening alliance of the five ice of off with two countries around the world. i spoke to the editor of the t.v. show that is broadcasting these allegations and he said that they will continue to investigate m g think there's much more to unveil yes for sweden is concerned what

sort of global spying is concerned the very important revelations from mr small world mr snowden the news corroborate those mr greenwald the most part to us i am confident will kill will continue to make very big headlines for many months to come and as far sweden is concerned yes this is the beginning and not the end of the story here and you think this swedish t.v. station might expect a similar clampdown by its government as the guardian newspaper in britain experienced no i don't think sweden is a bit better on its democratic standards. i've been over since we don't why start saying all the things that have been said in public. and i've talked at length through mist of our limits three of the agency concerned he's not telling me anything that you haven't. he's not admitting anything different but they do try to

be a little bit open and more flexible towards that you know it's them the heavy handed mediæval approach of the british government and into. sorry and in terms of political ramifications i mean sweden's foreign minister has come back and said that the revelations went affect relations with russia do you share his optimism where it's a russian to say whether it's affecting relationships but you know russia has an enormous and national intelligence operators food even if it can't quite compete this is not any surprise to anyone in moscow intelligence circles i have no doubt. they get used to it. president putin is probably not surprised that the target chancellor merkel was. not merely surprised but furious. i think the more serious parts from the uk don't concern russia we may remember

friendly countries in the works where. the tensions are not structures to justify spying the political leadership and it's ok thank you we do have to leave it there but thank you very much for giving us your thoughts as duncan campbell investigative journalist and forensic expert thank you. but we will closely follow this developing story with more expert analysis online and of course on the air and do you log on to our website at r.t. dot com for more. calls are mounting for a broad international effort to secure the release of twelve month reportedly held by radical islamist rebels in syria the women were seized from him on a street during an opposition assault on a predominantly christian tannen is poor asli reports it's the latest in a series of attacks on religious targets in the country. twelve nines and three of they hope those who belong to the orthodox monastery of moola are believed to have

been moved to brood now according to syrian opposition activists the women will move for their own safety but earlier religious officials said that the women were abducted by members of the al nusra front which is affiliated to al qaida the syrian observatory for human rights says that the women were taken after several days of intensive fighting during which the almost refined fighters eventually managed to capture the old quarter of moola and various reports point to the fact that these are mr fund fighters entered the orthodox monastery in the same tone of my don't know where these women were while there's a lot of concern particularly amongst christians living in syria as the attacks against their communities seemingly escalate we have heard from the pope who has recited a prayer for the safety of these women and earlier we at r.t.

spoke with the international christian concern who said that they were extremely worried and extremely troubled by this incident in particular they have called on rebel forces to ensure the safety of these women and also make sure that all lines of communication with them remain open there are several muslim clerics who have also condemned the abduction in the strongest terms we did. confirm that terrorism is a savage monster which wants to do with our all religious and humanitarian values they came to cuba and kidnapped a few muslim in moms and christian priests in our job of ships and the like they kidnap priests and priestesses and events in dangerous conspiracy to do. the church in syria which they want to grab to the stone age yes or to run for into the country many christians have left they're now living as refugees elsewhere and. mascots because they're so fearful of the situation the last time that i was in

syria i visited the city of homes where both the syrian army as well as people who are returning to the christian quarter showed me around atlanta churches and spoke about the fear that they to have as attacks on the christian community inside syria schoolies and his video allegedly showing another rebel attack on a christian site in syria this is an ancient orthodox mourners tree near damascus the opposition justified. claims that government troops were using it as a firing position so the rebels unleashed a barrage on the site and several people were reportedly been moved in the attack parties kevin owen spoke with an anglican priest from syria who says christians are being used as cannon fodder in the conflict. thousands and thousands hundreds of thousands of christians where this place from their homes and a lot of christians were killed we still have two bishops missing from from

aleppo we don't know anything about them and now another attack on the on the christian community in syria and the world is watching it because the christians in syria big specifically targeted will just sit there getting caught up in a wider conflict what's the picture i think they are being used by both sides. as a political card because the regime wants also to free to to show that they are protecting the minorities specially the christians and they are begging for for the international community to interfere to release the nuns wear the the rebels they are turning the blind eyes to the al qaida and the islamists to target specifically christians there is a systematic attack on the christian community in syria and hundreds

of thousands of christians were displaced. a senior american diplomat has waded into ukraine's unrest encouraging the opposition and ongoing probably a mass protest. this is ukraine's moment to meet the aspirations of its people or to disappoint them and risk descending into chaos and violence there should be no doubt where the united states stands on all of this . assistant secretary of state victoria nuland was speaking there at a pre-planned regional security summit in kiev meanwhile the opposition in ukraine has delivered an ultimatum to the president threatening to set up around the clock blockade of government institutions unless an early election is held but is a really good reports the nature of the protests is shifting. oh no no no lori to crane glory to the heroes is the fischel slogan of the hardline nationalist

movement known as the ukrainian insurgent army and the chant heard among the crowds in key of these days here is just a couple of these protesters cheerleaders mr elect hardly bork founder of the nationalist party and the man inspired by the actions of the u.i. is wartime militias they took up machine guns and fought the russians the germans and the jews those who quote wanted to take away our ukrainian land and this is. another far right activist from the radical nationalist but movement so we need war that's the main thing an organization like cars can't exist without war. is one of those suspected of arranging the bulldozer action give over the weekend both men will present the ultra nationalist sentiment that is popular in western ukraine which has traditionally gravitated towards europe rather than moscow many hope we will fight for the european union until the end and even if they bring your tanks

we will win. i'm ready to pick up any keep forty seven and start shooting up to a thousand people go to kiev every day and our motto is together to the end our resisting . forces consist of afghanistan war veterans and former security service officials recent polls show the country's sharply divided on the issue with more than seventy percent of those living in western ukraine favoring the deal with the european union but that drops to less than thirty percent in the east in kiev what began as a campaign over trade ties with europe is now it is the ending into a rallying cry for ukrainian nationalism good enough you know what that's when these people are being passed off as innocent kids who suffered during the peaceful protests i'm sorry i've seen others there who clearly were non militant and then there were others with knives in their pockets why would anyone do that one going to a peaceful protest. yet it seems to be escaping some of europe and america's political

heavyweights that there is a rowdy right wing driving force taking root in a ghost go r t. f it's my being willing ukraine right now but in a few minutes we hear about the struggle in keeping its current citizens of poverty . plus the cradle of yemen's military has been devastated by one of the bloodiest terrorist rights the country's seen in recent years all the details from a local correspondent just ahead. i.

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yemen's defense ministry complex in the heart of the capital has been shaken by a car bomb more than two as of intense gunfighting officials say twenty nine have died including foreign medical stuff the managing editor of the yemen times gave us the details of how the tragic events in sana'a unfolded. one of our reporters at the we did at the hospital morgue he personally counted the bodies i mean dead bodies at the place the gunfire started following the explosion at the western gate of the ministry of defense and it was like that. the second car we armed men we'd get any military uniform they entered the compound and started shooting and started chasing soldiers

yemeni soldiers and it was. a total chaotic situation i would say it was. country asli even more than two hours after the first explosion there is a hospital or the hospital or the and they usually he's going to used for for a high ranking military men a yemeni and those people armed men entered the place they started shooting at the . medical staff and by now we have a report about at least two foreign medical staff are among the dead at this point we can't say that the been the they were just targeting high ranking people but the place ricci's kind of the yemen at the heart of yemen's security and defense. ministry i think the they just target the big just wanted to

target anyone at the place medical the staff soldiers high ranking military men all together. james corbett for me on my new source the colbert report believes the roots of yemen's violence are more complex than they fish to pay. this attack is quite unusual including not only the fact that it was not just a suicide bombing but as you say there were militants that stormed the defense ministry afterwards and engaged in a firefight with with members of the security forces and these gunmen were apparently according to reports dressed in military fatigues so this is quite an interesting and coordinated attack that's just it concludes and the former forces associated with silly in the former the former ruling party in yemen tends to blame these attacks on al qaeda militants because that helps to ensure u.s. military aid and and financial aid to the two yemeni government but i think we have to understand that this is part of

a political transition that's taking place right now and there's a great degree of instability so if we have to understand that there is some intense political rivalries that are happening right now. morocco's got high hopes for marijuana as we report online it's looking to legalize the cultivation of cannabis but insists it's for medical reasons even though the rift is that farmers could be the city of drug barons and on r.t. you tube channel what as an army of argentinean villains and vandals make the most of a strike by police. now even while the e.u. keeps the welcome mat down for potential new members it could be setting itself up for trouble ahead one of the impending threats is widespread poverty which some say the bloc just won't be able to handle over twenty percent of europe's population is now at risk of poverty bulgaria is one of the e.u.'s most impoverished countries

with nearly half its population living close to the breadline remain e.u. there is in second place not far behind where four out of ten find it hard to make ends meet and in bailed out greece slightly over thirty percent of the population are struggling to meet financial demands and among the other major economies there we have italy and spain they have roughly the same proportion of people under pressure from harsh or stare at the measures more than a quarter your piece can off is it a food bank in rome where essential provisions are handed out to the city's poorest . marco used to work as a pizza your many italians used to call it the golden skill which would always get you work in rome but it didn't hold true for marco one day he was sacked and has not been hired since he's been living on the street for about four years now and says at forty six he sees little chance of fixing his life he asked us not to reveal his identity. when you live on the street survival is what takes up most of

your time simply getting a shower is a challenge it takes so much time to take care of yourself like a normal person you reach the end of the day and you're exhausted and depressed. in economy going through its longest recession since the second world war over twelve percent of adults are unemployed while four out of ten young people don't have a job there are no official figures on the homeless we have any type of food that you can get for free from somewhere more italians are beginning to turn to charity and humanitarian aid for help two years ago we had about fifty five percent were foreign minister and the forty five percent there we have about sixty five percent valiant thirty five percent of those computer. everything on the shelves is free given in exchange for points allocated to low income families by the global charity network. most of the food is near its expiration date except for

special we were able to aid it's real similar to an ordinary supermarket you've got bread fast dairy meat products vegetables and sort of the one thing which really stands out are these packages with signs saying not for sale this is humanitarian aid from the european union and altogether these products make up around a third of all the stuff here. caritas is now raising the alarm saying around one third of all italian children are at risk of poverty and are lacking basic essential such as protein rich foods heating and clothes you've got the skin off our t. rom what's more an international red cross survey says europe is experiencing its worst humanitarian crisis for decades millions are unable to afford a roof over their heads with a seventy five percent increase in people relying on food aid across the continent the organizations you're a pain director told us that the number of people having to turn to charity is

beyond their worst expectations. what we have seen since we did our first survey in two thousand and nine and until two thousand and thirteen is that the crisis are really taking root at community level at individual level and that household level to a different degree because people today has used all their savings there's nothing left we are seeing a rapid decrease in what we call the middle class people the british red cross what they are doing right now and what they launched more than a month ago is is the biggest food distribution campaign since the second world war it is serious even for the ones of us working in this business on a daily basis we were shocked when we saw their cumulated data across europe you're watching r t international up next is breaking the set with abby martin.

we often see the middle east as a place of constant turmoil and revolution but people in thailand seem to be very fired up as well masses of protesters are force a government ministries to shut down by storming them with human waves one such ministry is the thai equivalent of the american f.b.i. which has been accused of killing around ninety people in a crackdown on those who support ousted prime minister taksin shinawatra who is the brother of the current leader wow people are crying out for democracy with accusations of violence against protesters so where is barack obama john kerry the mainstream media i mean whatever some group of rebels protestors are i mean freedom fighters rise up for democracy are we supposed to arm them like in syria and or bomb their country back into the stone age like in libya serbia iraq some protest explode across the mainstream media with calls for intervention and others are

almost totally silent like thailand and bulgaria where there have also been strong links of buildings less than a month ago i might be a conspiracy theorist but the selective coverage and selective concern for some humans rights and off the rights of others well it smells a bit fishy to me but that's just my opinion. everyone welcome to breaking the set of surveillance footage using their arrest of internet prodigy aaron swartz was just released to the public today shows him entering an mit electrical closet in an attempt to download millions of academic articles for the online service j. story prosecutors use this to charge em computer and wire fraud threatening him with thirty five years in prison sadly aaron committed suicide in what many see as the result of a two. just the system that's profit over the freedom of information and that's why

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