i. series opposition coalition says yes to attending next week's peace talks in switzerland but can't confirm which delegates will be there it comes amid further doubt to over a chemical attack near damascus last year. these rockets could have never been fired from government controlled territory experts from mit call into question america's claims that the sads forces were behind the assault reinvestigate this hour also the shills from moscow visit guantanamo bay prison seeking to negotiate the release of a russian national who's been held for years without charge just like the majority of other detainee. and yes they can continue with sweeping surveillance president obama's anticipated plans to reform the n.s.a.'s activities i dismissed as a limited.

i want to know and this is not international it's now eleven pm here in moscow first then the opposition syrian national coalition has announced it will attend next week's peace talks in geneva but it's still no clear exactly which members of the group will take part in talks aimed at ending syria's bloody civil war artist miniport reports. amid mounting international pressure syria's opposition has decided to take part in next week's geneva two peace talks the group which faces its own internal divisions announced its decision saturday following a meeting in is stamboul now hearts of the syrian opposition were previously critical of taking part in peace negotiations that could help syrian president bashar al assad they say stay in power the syrian national council

a main opposition bloc even threatened to pull out of the coalition if the general assembly voted in favor of attending the geneva two it seems though however that mounting pressure from the u.s. and western countries cause concessions to be made the conference will be held under the auspices of the un and it's co-sponsored by russia and the u.s. it's scheduled to begin on tuesday january twenty second it is aimed at finding a way to install a transitional government that will subsequently pave the way for to ending the nearly three year old civil war which has reportedly claimed the lives of some one hundred thirty thousand people. the u.s. conclusion that a chemical attack damascus in august was carried out by the government is being challenged by a team of highly respected experts washington immediately blamed president bush a new report for the mustard too since institute of technology for the rocket

couldn't have been fired from government controlled areas. we went through two to three months worth of study to determine the types of rockets. the weight the size the propellant and we determine that the range is on the order of two kilometers i like to make a note that the u.n. also had come up with a range of approximately two kilometers so this is very confusing to us in our studies and we're trying to understand exactly what the white house map means because right now as it stands these rockets could have never been fired from government controlled territory they would be fired more from a rebel type of territory or a border of a contested territory so it appears something in america's official conclusions does not. look close to that into this mit study. this latest report is trying to answer one question whether the missiles carrying sarin gas in august

twenty thirteen were really fired from the parts of damascus controlled by the syrian government now we reproduced exactly the same map which the u.s. intelligence used when they voiced their concerns that the attack was carried out by the syrian government and this is the part of damascus controlled by the syrian government at that time in august twenty third scene this is the part controlled by the opposition those blinking yellow spots they mark the places where the attack happened in particular this western most point of those attacks where the biggest number of casualties happened and this red line here it shows where the missiles could could have gone if they were fired from the from the governmental territories in damascus the maximum range of those missiles is two kilometers now of this eastern the most point of the of the attack is about four kilometers from the essentials point of the governmental control and the territories controlled by the

government and if we talk about the heart of the of the territory controlled by the government that's something which was specified by us states john kerry that's where the rockets were fired from this is about nine kilometers from the this point here this report basically does not lay blame on any side and does not say whether there were those were the rebels who performed these attacks using chemicals but what it does though it seriously puts under doubt that the quality of intelligence and as to why the u.s. authorities used what seems to be incomplete or even flawed intelligence data to voice their concerns and if we remember what u.s. state secretary john kerry said back then the claims were quite solid high confidence this is common sense this is evidence these are facts also this report speculates at one point that it could have this. wrong data could have been used in a similar fashion as the attack on iraq when wrong information was used as

a pretext to launch a military operation official washington hasn't yet responded to this latest report by the mit research is. skill as the violence rages on in syria the country is turning to major drug producer to both rebels and army soldiers reportedly taking amphetamines to keep up their energy and they go ensuring battles are examined more death just ahead. but next after a decade long efforts to secure permission an official delegation from moscow's finally visited guantanamo bay america's most tori's detention center the matter russian national who is being held at the prison despite never having been charged with a crime efforts to secure his release with the priority of the visit and consultations were held with the pentagon as well as ground animal facials the group was also given a limited tour of the facility we spoke exclusively to the head of russia's delegation foreign ministry constantine don't go mr dog of you met the russian national held

in guantanamo what did he have to say about his ordeal it was the first. meeting with him we have been trying to organize such a meeting for quite some time for several years he told us that equate a number of very serious incidents which happened with some other detainees people whom he personally knows did he give you any detail but he himself witnessed the aftermath of the use of methods which are not compatible with the international norms and regulations if you feel you could talk freely to you. well it's difficult to say this man has been under duress for almost twelve years so it's difficult to expect that suddenly he started speaking completely freely the most important probably. element of his that was to convey that message to the

american representatives of americans say that we insist. he's read and legitimate interests are adequately taken care of this is. the principle position of the russian government. each and every russian citizen abroad when an official statement after is it talk of also said the basic international standards of the rule of law are not being upheld at guantanamo our correspondent. there is more from washington. the visit securing the release of the only russian nationals held at the detention center for over twelve years without charge revealed. the human rights commissioner reiterated russia's position on the detention center in guantanamo bay in his meetings with officials from the defense department and from the department of state he said that russia's position is that

this detention center be closed down as soon as possible this detention the mere existence he said of this detention center is in violation of human rights and international law back in two thousand and eight barack obama the us president promised to shut down the detention center multiple times he said that he wasn't able to fulfill his promise because of the congress which. a number of occasions has vast laws to make it harder and harder for the u.s. administration to either transparent. detainees to other countries or to bring them back to the u.s. and try them on u.s. soil which has left the u.s. administration really in political limbo because this detention center has has seen the image and reputation of the u.s. human rights advocates a claim you would number one destroy because doubled in the past month now stands at thirty three however the blue truth which is refusing to release any new figures at this point authorities said the release of information about hunger strike is

quote due trucks of the more important issues about the welfare of detainees and indeed the safety of troops as well to close stuff at smithy's a lawyer for several guantanamo detainees he's witnessed himself some of the most brutal tactics used by the military. if a prisoner are from camp six which is the least bad camp goes on hunger strike they automatically get transferred not just count five but you can't fight back which really has been the most abuse took place in all of our own town of bay prisoners are held in all steel cell and denied the most basic human rights just as a punishment for going on strike the force feeding techniques are very much an action unfortunately again it's the very abusive force feeding techniques i mean casting aside the question of whether it's that the culture coarsely to tourne the world medical association says it's not you know unfortunately the techniques they using ground tunnel aren't gratuitously kind of so for example and i've witnessed

some of those that they used to leave but the prisoners noses to hurt so much they're still pulling those tubes out every single time twice a day forcing them back up each time there's still forcing far too much food too quickly into the prisoner making prison said if you're sick they just carry on doing it it really is horrendous. china leaving latvia the baltic nation watches thousands of skilled professionals head for the exit door to. drive away.

with. from. washington will not dismantle its global spying network the announcement of a major overhaul of the national security agency outlined by president obama failed

to provide any details of when the collection of data will be stopped or indeed whether it will be stopped at all the critics say the plan for reform is nothing more than a facelift here some sex explains now. after nearly seven months of n.s.a. disclosures president obama finally came forward with reforms to the spy agency acknowledging that the current capabilities of the n.s.a. do leave open the possibility of abuse given the unique power of the state it is not enough for leaders to say trust us we want to be used the data we collect for history has too many examples when that trust has been breached. our such a system of government is built on the premise that our liberty cannot depend on the good intentions of those in power the president address the n.s.a.'s most controversial program section two fifteen bulk telephone metadata collection basically the president no longer wants the government to be in control of these massive metadata databases but that doesn't mean the president wants to get rid of

bulk collection in fact the bulk collection of virtually every american's metadata will continue indefinitely and the new restrictions announced by the president requiring the n.s.a. to obtain fi's a court approval before searching all that metadata doesn't satisfy privacy advocates who argue the pfizer court has acted and will continue to act as a rubber stamp nothing in obama's speech put any rain rain dan this collected all approach and yesterday that there was a big revelation of i called this fire program that just fire program was collecting all tax calls literally hundreds of thousands of text calls every day are going into the n.s.a.'s vacuum it's gigantic gani coober regarding spying on foreign leaders the president said he's put an end to surveillance on friends and allies but did not say the n.s.a. will stop spying on diplomats nothing about the n.s.a. breaking encryption standards and ports that the n.s.a.

has been breaking into the data links on google and yahoo servers while some specific reforms were introduced how exactly they will be implemented moving forward remains to be seen especially since the same government agencies that have overseen the massive growth of the surveillance state are now the ones tasked with reining it in in washington d.c. same sex party. obama's speech on the n.s.a. was met with criticism in some of the country spied on of course germany's justice minister said a written agreement is needed to stop it he was supported to by a brazilian lawmaker who believes the u.s. has little respect for international partners one european and paid to believes washington was just paying lip service to make everyone feel better i support the president of the national whistleblower center who told me the government's trying to distract public attention here with a well planned p.r. move. the real thing that the american people are looking for is what are you going to do when you have a whistleblower like mr snowden who has critical information that the american

people have a right to know he did not address that issue it's being swept under the rug instead i think in a fair view of what's going on it is merely window dressing covering up the abuses that have been identified who's to say there are a lot more abuses that have occurred that haven't been identified because there's no channel for the n.s.a. whistleblower to make their allegations public or known in any way so at best it's window dressing it's punts a lot to congress to try to fix the problem and it addresses in no way how the american people have a right to understand the abuses of our government all along from a song called think twice the next time you decide to like somebody on facebook why well especially when it's someone you fold the pot or at same to banks nothing to do with you because one day they might get you arrested because interesting story and just the very same subject also to still think about bought

a ticket to the imminent sochi winter olympics well this might change one of those beautiful pictures comes in motion section got a dazzling view of the city to help make their mind up to go. right to the sea. first trip. and i would think that you're. on a reporter's. instrument. to be in the. fighters on both sides of the syrian civil war are turning to drugs as both a source of funding and staying power in battle the recent media investigations revealed the soaring export of illegal infective indices turned syrians were major drug is out is very financial. with syria about to entering its fourth devastating

year of war the lack of law and structure has allowed one dark industry to flourish the country has become the number one producer of a drug known as caps and gone its absence synthetic stimulants was first manufactured in the one nine hundred sixty s. and it was at that time used as a medicine to treat hyperactivity and depression but it's too addictive and this is why it was banned in most countries so here in the middle east it's still very popular it's cheap and it's easier to get but today syria not only produces more than any other country in the region but it's also kept a goes main consumers believe that five terrorists are taking the pills to maintain vigorous energy levels your eleven c. battles because it helps you keep awaken for hours and hours but there are also reports that ordinary citizens those who've been living in depression and in this

war and carriers for almost three years now are also coding to the drug for these capers to four rare aid gives them and it's lucrative it's between fifteen and twenty doors appeal and the right hundreds of millions of them taking all trafficked and there is evidence that the revenue raised is buying weapons from both sides of the syrian conflict the un office on drugs and crime. has been reporting that syria which is located at a crossroads here in the region has for a long time been a transit point for the drug going from europe to turkey and lebanon but since the war began captagon trades guns are mastic and factories are appearing these days all across syria and production has increased and sales and booming here elaborate on the authorities seized around two hundred million dollars worth of

tabla. lost here mostly hidden in the tracks go in through the syrian lebanese border from here with the lebanese force from where they're shipped to its final destination including the gulf countries some of the most ardent supporters of the syrian opposition and saudi arabia where around a billion dollars worth of the drug was seized just last year with authorities saying this is nothing but just ten percent of the real turnover of the drug in the kingdom. russia's national counter-terror committee says seven militants have been killed in the southern republican drug stand security forces have been negotiating with the militants in a house with a hold up of the armed gunmen opened fire it's believed some of the militants were responsible for a grenade attack on a restaurant on friday followed by twin blasts that injured at least sixty one of the militants killed was the leader of a local gang while another was the friend of a female suicide bomber who carried out the terrorist sold on a bus in volgograd last october a woman was also said to be preparing for

a suicide attack and was wanted by russian forces. other news in brief riot police of fire water cannons scuffle protesters in the turkish city of istanbul demonstrators flooded the streets to express his contender the new draft bill that would restrict access to the internet the government to keep records of online activity and fan sites for alleged violations of privacy without the need for a court order is passed internet service providers will be required to join an internet union under central control also headlining a taliban suicide bombers killed twenty one people at restaurant popular legs parts and officials in the afghan capital a russian citizen three u.n. workers and representative of the international monetary fund remain with the guards killed two government who tried to storm the venue. activists clash with police in famous capital madrid they gathered in solidarity with people protesting a road project in the country's north which they say will displace the poor and

drain public funds to boot solidarity rallies across spain of already for the suspension of the project. type protesters were created the police headquarters known bankole just a day after a bomb injured twenty eight demonstrators at least eight people have died since unrest and that forcing the government to step down started in november but the prime minister insists the only solution still to the crisis will be a snap election planned for february. see here from india a stampede at the funeral of a revered spiritual leader of mumbai's killed at least eighteen authorities said the turnout was greater than they expected admitted that they failed to control the flow flow of mourners instance like this sadly relatively common even last october more than one hundred were killed when there was a stampede of a hindu temple. in latvia may be europe's fastest growing economy these days but it's also the youngest and poorest members still and the sharp bends on

the road to prosperity of provence to much them for thousands of the professionals who are leaving are these poor scott met one who says government negligence is to blame. survey gay is one of thousands of workers who will leave latvia this year but his destination is perhaps surprising he'll be leaving this state to work in azerbaijan so this is the. life is always hard but in this country it's harder as the government is much more concerned by politics not economics and the life of the common man like survey isn't the only one the world bank says levy is population is shrinking by almost sixty thousand people per year i feel i'm not alone the government are squeezing everybody wants and more and more from us for less money between two thousand and nine and two thousand and twelve not because population fell by around ten percent in a country of only two million people this decline is sharply felt especially since those leaving a mostly of working age the major work force males from twenty to forty go in find

jobs abroad and then move their families over this leave just older people this demographic shift poses significant economic challenges which the government says it's keen to try and tackle. there is a government program to return people to that view but it doesn't work they pay for people to return but there's still no work for them the only way out is to create new jobs and a suitable atmosphere for investment but it isn't happening and over the next twenty years the population will decrease another food so its leader is desperately trying to arrest the worrying trend the message from at least one of those with banks part for a better life elsewhere is simple but it's going to see the government has to stop its aggressive social policies and lower taxes so that people can live and not simply survive. who's got cloete latvia. about what is about thirty minutes time for now though of the break much and stacey next discussing how the

world's getting ready for a currency revolution and if when it happens who's going to be heading. the majority of congress are now millionaires for the first time in history according to the center for responsive politics which sounds pretty insulting when the average american is not doing so well financially this seems bad like a bunch of rich guys rule the country which they kind of do but one could argue that congress isn't rich enough first off due to inflation a billion dollars is not as much as it used to be especially the cost of a campaign to get in a congress costs around one million six hundred thousand dollars so a million dollars of net worth may sound pretty rich to you or me but the expensive

game of us politics these guys can't even afford the costs related to getting the work electoral campaigns are a big money affair so it is no surprise that people like you or me can't get into the law making business without selling at least a little piece of our souls to someone who has very deep pockets so they get the. isn't that congressmen are wealthy it is that many of them have to get constant financing in order to maintain their positions and as you average folks know once you're in debt they've got you by the throat well that's just my opinion. welcome to the kaiser report i'm max kaiser robots are increasingly able to do menial labor from flipping hamburgers putting what is making cars to mating with

the consequently vascular demand but there is a media or of technology heading our way right now that will finally make extinct are corrupt too big to fail banks and finance dinosaurs yes the bitcoin media your is going to smash the fire sector finance insurance real estate all these middlemen gone like the dodo the t.-rex extinct by you all stacy kaiser we're in twenty fourteen and twenty fourteen is going to show the true power of the block sheen that is where all of the energy of this meteor called because is bitcoin two point zero explained colored coins versus mass a coin versus open transactions versus proto shares these are just some of the many things that could ride on top of the blotching kind of like that guy writing on the missile go to take out the you know you know in the dr strangelove that famous saying at the end the bomb down think i was sam's or somebody like that

still because it's phil simms he runs a suit store. it was it was it was mom's maybelline no that wasn't her either well this is from kyle topi and he is writing on yahoo and he's looking at some of the things in twenty fourteen that are going to be more than just the currency app that is big question and a lot of people focus on the currency app application of bitcoin because many people only heard about bitcoin in two thousand and thirteen so he says at its core between is a new technology that allows everyone of them around the world to come to a consensus on who owns what without the use of a centralized third party. there are many different applications that could be built on top of this technology in between is only the first of many apps to come when you forget about big and just look at the technology there are a large number of new possibilities that jump out at you for example if you can have a decentralized ledger that explains who owns which asset then why do we need centralized stock exchanges why do we need

a domain name registries why do we need all of this could be on the decentralized that's the the technology aspect of it he's looking at in particular that first section right absolutely it's decentralized trust anything that requires trust lawyers bankers domain name registration stockbrokers they can all be put onto the block chain and get rid of all the middleman and the price plunge toward zero the ace of pot a core curve to zero and this of course is amazing because most pundits in america like the paul krugman is of the new york times they can barely wrap their mind around big coin one point understood of joeys of dollars business insider is still struggling i'm not sure what big point is yet meanwhile bitcoin two point zero is now ready to go ready to launch and set another stage another chapter in this incredible encroaching technology tsunami that is just blasting away all these high priced middlemen and scoundrels banks.