we're on our way to visit syrian activists who fled into exile.me do not want their faces shown for fear of retribution. >> we get videos from syria on memory cards like these. people risk their lives to shoot this footage and then smuggled over the border. >> the activists do their best to verify the authenticity of the film's often through personal contacts back and syria. >> the syrian regime persistently lies and they manipulate the state media. that is why we are demanding that they let independent media into the country. >> this is a veteran activist. in 2006, he served time for defamation of the state. he was in deraa when the protests erupted in march and had to flee to jordan. despite pressure on his family in syria, he says he wants to make -- wants to remain active in the democracy movement. >> they kept accusing us of being armed, this is our weapon, cameras in our mobile phones. that is what we used to fight the regime. our revolution is peaceful. the picture quality is that the it is although we have. >> we meet other activists inclu

the anarchists are both israeli and international activists they call themselves peace a peace activist they have nothing to do. but occupation is a very bad war i mean of course they use this word because it's it's a very extreme terminology we're not your parents were not your parents. just. for. so. that. i. let. you know i. was going to let. the current be as we speak i'm facing six indictments and i've faced the more before i don't know if i love a little bit you know i dare i get acquitted or i get convicted i dare stay free or i spend some time in jail. one day. but it's part of. in spite of reality. that. you want to sit at home and i'll do anything that's understandable. but if you want to get out and i think for one to leave. you have to get out and do something about what you see in the world around you. then here and now this is what we have . my concern is whether something is moral or. whether something fits within my my more baron's or whether something is right or wrong. and i think would have a very important thing to understand for us. as a people who have done a very

activists in the country say that at leastwoeople were killed. united nations estimate is that 2200 people have been elected dead since march. afghan authorities said they have recovered the bodies of two germans that went missing, one of them by hiking trip two weeks ago. the bodies have been taken to the u.s. air base, where the bill be handed over to german authorities. the prime minister said that the identification process had not yet been completed. they believe that the germans were murdere. in germany the parliament has begun to debate the 2012 budget. it calls for less borrowing and higher tax revenues. this against the backdrop of the roseau debt crisis, confirming the global economic slowdown. >> german leaders are anxiously waiting for wednesday to find out if the country's top court will rule that the euro zone bailouts were unconstitutional. if so, this cou put a stop to german help for countries in trouble. when the euros on financial crisis came up, it was a big issue on the first day of the debate for 2012. the government says th

the view of workers activists on the home office ban on marching is clear. in this country through september in six areas of london anyone marching like these people did last winter is liable to be arrested and fined or even imprisoned. the ban was prompted by plans by the anti muslim english defense league seen here in luton in february to march through tower hamlets the area with the highest concentration of muslims in the country but instead of banning one march on one day the home office banned all marches in six baros for an entire month activist richard seymour sees a wider motive. doesn't necessarily mean to say that march isn't going to happen it just means that the police more powers and that's part of the wider problem but if you're restricted to a static demonstration the police have a right to. arrest very. small princes or non-offensive these people behind me are amongst the lucky few they still can march just by pure accident of geography we're hitting lumbers which is not one of the six baros affected by the ban but if as many fear the governm

up next part two of our special report as we follow two israeli activists struggling for peace in the middle east are challenging the views of their countrymen stay with us. i think breaking the silence is all about telling the story of the occupation through neighborhoods. we're here to tell you how you conduct an occupation. if the palestinians will be afraid of the i.d.f. is all the time easier to be afraid of acceptance. so what do you do together this year you make your presence felt just going to hold that's i would say sixty to seventy percent of what i did as a combat soldier now actually by territories was to do with deterrence with you know doing what we call making our presence. we go out. shoot some boys who they are not can see doors run to the other corner invade another house. just to get the fellows to me and feel that we control the city we are the bosses we know what's going on we are everywhere all the time. when you're just charge you understand. this is the way to. do occupy civil society civilians. not talking of doubts guarding the borders of israel i joined the

to follow in the footsteps of two israeli activists brave enough to challenge their country's political establishment as they strive for a peaceful middle east. i think breaking the silence all about telling the story of the occupation through night without you. we're here to tell you how you conduct an occupation. if the palestinians will be afraid that the i.d.f. is all the time where they'll be afraid of attacks. so what do you do to give them this year you make your presence felt. i would say sixty to seventy percent of what i did as a combat soldier in the occupied territories was to do with deterrence you know doing what we call making our presence felt. you go out. should somebody so they hear a knock on some doors run to the other corner invade another house. just to let the palestinians feel that we control the city we are the bosses we know what's going on we are everywhere all the time. when you just charge you understand. this is the way to. to occupy civil society civilians. not talking about. guarding the borders of israel and i joined on the and when do you know to protec

follow in the footsteps of two israeli activists who continue to struggle for peace in the middle east by challenging the view of israel. if you break into some sort of bill telling the story of your education. we're here to tell you no you conduct an occupation. if the palestinians will be afraid that the i.d.f. is all the time is it rare to be afraid of acceptance. so what do you do together this year you make your presence felt. i would say sixty to seventy percent of what i did as a combat soldier in the occupied territories was to do with deterrence as you know doing what we call making our presence felt. to go out. should someone so they are not going to be doors run to the other corner and they don't know the house. just a little close to me and feel that we control the city we are the bosses we know what's going on we are everywhere all the time. when you're just charge you understand. this is the way to. do occupy civil society civilians. not talking about. guarding the borders of israel i joined the army and went you know to protect my country starting about protecting five h

north attorney for defendant luis medina now fifteen activists faced a criminal trial this morning for staging a peaceful protest to expose the school of the americas now called the western hemisphere institute for security studies that aside one of the defendants reports all charges against the activist arrested in the white house were dropped but our fee scale in florida shows you more of the background about why you should care about their arrest and also what they were protesting. on the day one of the intangibles pocketwatch a man hero and never seen a tampon the entire twenty seven activists laid down were used. to stand up to the u.s. army school of the american sometimes you just have to put your body where your strong police concerns are facing criminal charges fifteen activists came to court in washington to put the school on trial instead. of confounded during the cold war the school of the americas with design to teach latin american soldiers how to fight communism that's what its graduates did with their quote counterinsurgency training made them infamous for murdering jes

he called himself peace a peace activist them nothing to do with the. they are a bunch and it didn't. stop by the beijing is a very bad war i mean of course they use this word because it's it's a very extreme terminology were not your parents were not your parents. thanks. stephanie. oh. yeah. i. was. i was i i. was i was current clear as we speak there are i'm facing six indictments and i've faced the more before. you know even the little bit you know i fear i guess we did already get convicted i daresay for you i spent some friends of c o o o but it's part of the once part of reality. that. you want to sit at home you know the anything that's understandable. but if you want to get out and i think. for one to live. you have to get out and do something about what you see in the world around you. are very here and now this is what we have. my concern is whether something is moral or. whether something fits with l. and i my moral boundaries are whether something is right or wrong. and i think we'll have a very important thing to understand for us. as a pe

twenty seven activists lay down. to stand up to the u.s. army school of the america sometimes you just have to put your body where you are strong beliefs of concerns are facing criminal charges fifteen activists came to court in washington to put the school on trial instead. founded during the cold war the school of the americas was designed to teach latin american soldiers how to fight communism. what its graduates did with their quote counterinsurgency training maybe infamous for murdering jesuit priests and massacring a thousand villagers in el salvador the torturing dissidents in colombia overthrowing democratically elected governments in chile argentina and hundred. if you insurgency tactics being those that are thought to like an american military to go back and or press their own people in the interests largely of u.s. corporations and oligarchies these u.s. corporations support sixty nine congressmen recently sent a letter asking president barack obama to close the school permanently saying the pentagon's refusal to disclose the nam

this activist if you believe. that sit. back to. beijing is a very bad war i mean of course they use this word because it's a it's a very extreme terminology we're not occupancy we're not your friends. just. for. us. and say. stuff. i look. i. i i i i i i. i i. i i are unclear as we speak there are i'm facing six indictments and i've faced the more before there is no more love i'm going to you know i fear i get acquitted or i get convicted i dare say for your i spend some friends are close. i think it's part of the it's part of reality. you want to sit at home you know do anything that's understandable. but if you want to get out and i think. for wanting to live. you have to get out and do something about what you see in the world around you. are very here and now this is what we have. my concern is whether something is moral or. whether something fits with that and i am a more a baron's or whether something is right or wrong. and i think we'll have a very important thing to understand for us. as a people who have done very very bad

he was an active activist in the tenderloin. he brought the cadillac hotel, which many of us are familiar with and was of the first individuals to invest in the single room occupancy buildings, to give people a second chance in san francisco. when many people were convicted that depended on the source of housing, as low-income housing, the cadillac hotel is now considered a landmark in the city of san francisco. every second friday, if you have not gone, they have jazz bands that play during lunch time. leroy was a leader and a visionary and an activist, believing in bringing the communities together, and he fought for the tenderloin to preserve low-income housing, when many other people were not on the boat yet. he did this by purchasing the cap -- cadillac hotel and proving that this could be done. soon after he successfully renovated this into the most prized property in the building, he began to host an annual party, and he felt the tenderloin needed the of -- the support and attention of the city and other activists. he val

so quite frankly these young democracy at -- activist how that money would be used. none of this is easy pc so another activist to came to new york to hold a private meeting with human rights activists a couple of years ago with the obama administration complained about the fact that they quietly and secretly close down a democracy fund that the bush administration had paid into to vary greatly help democracy activists to further their cause and according to the s and according to him obama had done this knowing full well what he had done as the new barack regime to say it is a new dawn, so let's start claim. it is not a matter democrats versus republicans. they both had made their mistakes. both in many ways very self-serving. but what i would suggest is going to egypt or libya, but a very close eye on where the money is going to in the spirit of anti-corruption which is precisely the spirit of arab spring has happened in any way. to me, it could go hand in hand. >> not a question of right versus left after all. >> please stand up. i am sorry. i have been ignoring.

i wanted to thank my past staffers, a great community housing activist. i also want to thank my stuff for the tremendous work with the rec and park community. there is a great planning visionary who will be spending time fought in toronto. i have learned a great deal from them. thank you. supervisor kim: thank you. i also wanted to add my words recognizing the life and work of eric for the city of san francisco. i want to thank my colleagues for recognizing him. due to a lot of the parallel work he was doing in the mission for decades, we interactive a lot. just to ed, the impact eric had it on the committee i am part of -- he was an important mentor and role model for so many people i work with. his voice has been really important in the city of san francisco. it is not just that he fought gentrification. he always asked who this benefits and how it benefits the people who live there and what it means for the community. even in our work, that question is important for us to continue asking. he has been important in building upon the work we try to contin

well the natori is activist group known as anonymous did not let this violent reaction by the police go on funnest yesterday the group published a picture of this officer identified as anthony billowed not her but on a i'm not sure exactly how he pronounces it along with his phone number his address his past legal troubles and disturbingly the names of his family members those was accompanied by a message reading you know who the innocent women were now they will have a chance to know who you are before you commit atrocities against innocent people think twice we are watching expect us now certainly the actions of the police over the weekend against demonstrators raise a lot of questions about the tactics used by law enforcement and the troubling consequences of the rise of this relatively paranoid national security state america is publishing the names of family members of one rogue cop appropriate for more on this i'm joined by joshua holland senior writer and editor at alter net dot org joshua welcome back to the program. thanks for having me tom you write in your article that act

but it's been widely believed that bam-bam are going to court started activists are going to be told that we're facing criminal charges then a lot of them are probably hadn't been returned in my case my pa. and my mother is there and i want to go live with her she will parag and i had to apply to the prosecutor to have my back or they let me have it for one month and i had to return it when i got back and so that there will be that i'm definitely still a target of this eight and we believe that it's really just a question of how many people and when we're going to be things. i will keep looking at it here jacki thanks so much there for joining us tonight. thank you no but i. now we come back they are hungry german couple thinking fame i cried when it's that i had an happy hour his telling and all of pat robertson finally lost it plus the japanese love for robots strikes again that innocent. interlude only military mechanisms do not work out to bring justice for accountability. i have every right to know what my government should do if you want to know why i pay taxes. but i would cha

well i would certainly side with the many activists who think that that was an appropriate you have a leaderless movement these are you know people there's no hierarchy here so there's no real decision making tree i think that whatever one of the many you know one of the many nerds of anonymous decides it's a good idea they do it so no i would not say that that that's an appropriate thing but i would go back to the context and say it's really inappropriate for a police officer who's been accused of these types of things in the past to be employed in that situation before he says has been litigated josh we just have a half a minute left what's the state of the protests on wall street and the spread of this across the united states. well it's it's it's not isolated to wall street or occupy chicago started recently the anonymous collective is calling for a so-called day of rage in the end of this month so i think we're seeing a a real a real the beginnings of a real movement even if some criticism about its messaging is valid i think you're right joshua thanks so much for being with us a

banning one march on one day the home office banned all marches in six bars for an entire month activist richard seymour sees a wider motive once again as pastors in a certain so that martyrs and it just means that the police more powers and that's part of the wider problem that if you're a static demonstration the police are right to pen you in. a restroom very. small doses or not of these people behind me or amongst the lucky few they still can march just by pure accident of geography we're here in lumberton which is not one of the six bars affected by the crime but if as many fear the government extends and widen the plan to take in more parts of london the scenes that you see behind me both small and large marches through london and many other cities across the country could be a thing of the past the ban comes hot on the heels of widespread rioting in many english cities in august it also coincides with the introduction of government austerity measures which some say amounts to the dismantling of the entire welfare state many say public fear of civil unrest is being manipulated to p

raided the homes of anti-war activists across the country five minneapolis homes to homes in chicago as well as the office of the antiwar committee were raided and according to the f.b.i. the warrants they had were seeking evidence in support of an ongoing joint terrorism task force investigation and activities concerning the material support of terrorism now today twenty four activists have been targeted all were asked to appear a grand jury in chicago and all refused but has the f.b.i. droplet case not quite most are actually still waiting to see was going to happen to them all their personal belongings that were taken in those raids including their passports haven't been returned so how do they see it well joining me to discuss it is just an anti-war activist whose home was raided and a member of the committee to stop f.b.i. repression jess i want to thank you so much for joining us tonight and i guess if we can start by going back to almost a year ago on september twenty fourth tell us what happened when your home was raided. well we hit bottom in the morning i was actually below

haven't been returned so how do they see it well joining me to discuss it is jeff sundin anti-war activist whose home was raided and a member of the committee to stop f.b.i. repression jess i want to thank you so much for joining us tonight and i guess if we can start by going back to almost a year ago on september twenty fourth tell us what happened when your home was raided. well we can at that one in the morning i was actually still of stairs in bed and my part of my daughter that was scared we all heard a loud banging at the out that door by the time i came down the stairs my partner and daughter had opened the door and about eight f.b.i. agents had burst through the door and it began organizing them so they go through every rumor. they were here for about five hours and that is that they went through everything they would take a bio folder and look through everything will pay it that was in the bio we're going to see if there was anything of interest to them it was in my daughter's seven sheet with six years old at the time it was where her room it was my grandfather's belongings have

the deadly crackdown in syria continues and over the past two days alone, human rights activists say nearly 50 people have been killed. that adds to the more than 2,700 which the u.n. estimates have died since the violence began earlier this year. yet it's a story which has been hard to tell with foreign journalists largely banned from the country. however, now our correspondent has gained rare access inside syria. today, she was taken by the government under armed escort to the town where the protests began in march and she filed this exclusive report. >> troops now guard the entrance where syria's uprising began and the violent crackdown to end it. neither has stopped. it's rare for foreign journalists to come here. we are given permission to visit and police and intelligence agents joined us. we can't show you, but they're here. our first stop, the former studios of syrian state television that now lie in ruins. the government says this was the work of armed gangs. the station director shows me the bullet holes to prove it. inside what used to be his office, he told me terrorists

the anarchists are bold israeli and international activists he called himself. to say it is nothing to do we need to go. back to. the patient is a very bad word i mean of course they use this word because it's a it's a very extreme terminology we're not occupants we're not your friends. nobody. i. i. look at. the current fear as we speak there are i'm facing six indictments and i've faced the more before i don't know if i love a little bit i fear i get acquitted or i get convicted i dare say for you i spend some time i'm sure. but it's part of the once part of reality. you want to do with home you know where anything that's understandable. but if you want to get out and i think. for one to live. you have to get out and do something about what you see and the world around you. are then here and now this is what we have. my concern is whether something is moral or. whether something fits within my my moral grounds or whether something is right or wrong. and i think we'll have a very important thing to understand for us. as a people who have done very very bad thin

of the data deals with the windisch of suspects to libya for interrogation but a european peace activist told r.t. that it's not unusual for the west to turn against us and to secure its interests. you have politics of by western powers i mean they played a game but we cannot forget that the biggest american enemy or. been allowed to enter was the beginning their ground. war against the sort that union in galleys and yes of course that we even eagerly take the light now to libya under eighteen if not for that i think now they will so that they can control the islamic groups who live very much in the sea and they gave. for. they gave them the money and everything is all waiting now. western powers. to be fair to do or die there we go. and also receive a good sign that you know that they will have and they can be useful for you because not a government even people who want to deal. western powers. during the summit in russia's foreign minister also spoke out over nato is missile defense shield in europe which the us is actively developing sergey lavrov says there's no indication of washing

of the data deals with the rendition of suspects to libya for interrogation but a european peace activist told r.t. that it's not unusual for the west to turn against his allies to secure its interests. you have bullet except by your waist that powers i mean they played a game we cannot forget that the biggest american enemy are . being allowed to enter wars like the beginning their brand. war against the soviet union in now galleys donna and yes of course that we even eagerly they like not only be angry jim it's not her i think now they told us that they can't control islamic groups who live very much in the sea and they gave military support. they gave them the money and everything. western powers. to be fair to door aside there we do is let me groups and also racist to group sure you know do have a better be useful. because not a government didn't want to deal. to western powers. during the summit into russia's foreign minister also spoke out however nato has missile defense shield in europe which the us is actively developing. says there's no indication of washington's willingness to