there's been a new spate of rioting in belfast arrests and injuries as the seven week old under arrest in belfast turns violent again reports of protestants attacking churches and even the homes of catholics more for you in a few minutes from now. the first front says it will significantly boost its intervention force to mali with the total number of troops deployed to the conflict zone expected to reach two and a half thousand an hour paris is carrying out attacks against islamic insurgents in its former african colonies only from the air but despite almost five days of intensive air strikes aimed at helping his government but it's of managed to grab more territory raises fears that the fight against islamist will not be as swift as france initially planned the u.s. and britain are among those who assist the combat mission in world powers is also seeking arab backing will mourn and some are joined live by lawrence freeman he's the desk at the executive intelligence review magazine why do you think lawrence that the u.s. is appearing to be reluctant to take a bigger role in this paris

at least twenty nine police officers were injured on saturday in belfast as violent loyalist clashes in northern ireland now reach into a sixth week of the unrest was triggered by the belfast city council's decision to fly the union flag above city hall now for only eighteen days a year and the latest clashes broke out after about a thousand unionists marching on city hall were attacked by locals in a catholic area and police were forced to use water cannons and plastic bullets to disperse the angry mob artie's sarah ferguson following the protests right at the same. clashes breaking out once again on the streets of belfast you can see the police are just trying to push back the crowds a. huge number of police rather sadly sites like this becoming all too common knowledge isn't going to have been helped by the fact that many feel inflammatory political language has helped to whip up the tensions here on the straight. recreational rioting that's what some people are calling it. you can see the fate. of rocks the police responding with the worst economy when the sun. had been about rig

this is r t tonight loyalist clashes shake northern ireland yet again after belfast council's decision to fly the union flag from city hall for only eighteen days a year. mali government forces chase militants sort of a key city with the help of french military air strikes after president francois stated intervention in the area will continue for as long as necessary. and washington says it will reassign its afghan mission to assisting local forces from the spring sparking speculation that it might be planning to keep up its military muscle in that chaotic country. and here at the r t new center tonight it's ten pm moscow time now top story at least four police officers have been injured in the latest outbreak of loyalist clashes in northern ireland tensions been running high for more than a month after belfast council decided to fly the union flag above city hall for only eighteen days a year of further is in the province for us looks into what else is fueling the unrest. recreational rioting that's what some people are calling it. has been taking place all across the past in the past

hundreds of protesters in belfast have thrown bricks and bottles at police in the fourth consecutive night of protests over a decision to fly the british flag on city hall only on designated days northern and has been witnessing lawless violence for more than two months now well we hope to get more on this a little later by analyst and founding editor of one of northern ireland's leading political blogs like a fool and i understand now that we can talk to him make feel to you there please but a great moment for a moment we thought we'd lost you now tell us this dispute is it just over a flag or is there more behind all of this well yeah there's always more behind. a fly is a symbol and it symbolizes in a way the kind of clash of national interest between the irish minority in northern ireland and the british majority. demographic shifts in belfast recently we have this census just before christmas and told us that forty eight percent of the population were catholic or slightly smaller percentage. and so so the. some extent the ticking done of the flag symbolically was a cat what was

on to the streets of belfast it's a far cry. of northern ireland's complex that doesn't make it any less troubling. france has stepped up security in the country amid fears of islamist attacks during its ongoing operation in mali it comes off to paris helped the government drive out al qaeda linked militants from the key town of kona a french helicopter pilot was killed along with more than one hundred militants and at least ten civilians including three children a west african force is now set to join the efforts for the first troops to arrive in the country today the u.k. has also agreed to help transport foreign troops without sending any soldiers of its own the african contingent is expected to draw around five hundred soldiers. or french president francois hollande said on saturday military support will quote go for as long as necessary. independent journalist robert believes france's foreign policy is contradictory. i think that as long as the french people aren't too bothered by the consequences of this sort of interventi

at least twenty nine police officers were injured on saturday in belfast as clashes in northern ireland reach into a six week the unrest was triggered by belfast city council's decision to fly the union flag above city hall for only eighteen days a year the latest clashes broke out after about a thousand unionists marching on city hall. in a catholic area police were forced to use water cannons and plastic bullets to disperse the angry mob. has been one of the protests at the scene. breaking out once again. becoming. helped by the fact that many feel inflammatory political language has helped to whip up the tensions here on the straight. recreational rioting that's what some people are calling it. you can see the face at the back just say the back roads of police responding with the worst economies on the surface and these protests have been about the flag but the scale and intensity of the decision that really this is about much much more than just bad luck easton's the director of the east belfast mission creep is working with young protesters to try to calm the tensions some kids are

today's news on the week's top stories in belfast fury have a clashes in northern ireland leave at least twenty nine hundred i mean anger over the city council's decision to remove the british flag for most of the year. bottom of mali paris held the government drive out al qaeda linked to rebels from the key town with west africa also pledging reinforcement. on the brother of the news the un president any good china denies roots believed days in a coma and made mounting concerns how the government will fare without its charismatic leader. the latest news and the week's top stories this is the way cleone are see with me thanks for joining us these spiraling protests over the flying of the union chalk in northern ireland once again ended in a street battle between loyalists and nationalists on friday twenty nine police officers were injured struggling to keep the two sides apart it's been almost six weeks since belfast city council voted to reduce the number of days the british flag is displayed sparking the fury of the loyalist aussies a staff reports now from belfast. clashes breaking ou

heavy clashes in belfast leave at least sixteen policemen injured with the unrest triggered by the municipal council decision to reduce the days of the union flag flies over city all. french troops deployed in mali help government forces wrestled back control over the key city of qana after launching a series of aerial bombardments. and washington says its forces will shift to a support role in afghanistan sparking fears the u.s. military might linger beyond the withdrawal date. and broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is r.t. certainly glad to have you with us here at your top stories at least sixteen of police officers have been injured in the latest outbreak of loyalist clashes in northern ireland was triggered more than a month ago following the belfast council's decision to lower the union flag from the city hall except for eighteen days a year for a who is in the province reports on what's behind the tension. recreational rioting that's what some people are calling it. has been taking place all across the us in the past weeks many of them peaceful but in pockets violence b

today's news on the way stop stories belfast fury have a clashes in northern ireland leave at least twenty nine please indra i need anger over this city council's decision to remove the british flag for most of the here. person is on alert and fronts are made fears of possible islamist retribution after paris launched as trikes an al qaeda linked insurgency in mali. also the brother of venezuelan president hugo chavez denies rumors the media is in a coma i made mounting concern was how the government will have without its charismatic leader. the latest news on the week's top stories this is the weekly one l.t. with me here our thanks for joining us. these are linked so were the flying of the union truck in northern ireland once again ended in a street battle between loyalists and nationalists yesterday it's been almost six weeks since about four city council voted to reduce the number of days they were displayed sparking the fury of loyalists twenty nine release officers were injured in saturday's sick town of quantifiers violence broke out as about a thousand to unionists marching on belf

jon kyl runs a medical surgery in east belfast. he knows the area well and has has seen effects of the violence firsthand. what upsets you most about this. >> when we talk about the riots, we need to understand the people live in areas of severe social deprivation in terms of employment, education, health, hygiene. there are real issues in difficulties and those areas where people's life opportunities are so restricts, culture becomes really important and when we begin to attack the culture or undermine the culture or restrict the culture, they take it very personally. and this flag issue has been the latest of a series of situations where they have had to concede. and accept restrictions upon express of their culture and this caused real problems for them. >> move seem to agree these nights of violence aren't to return to the troubles of old but this being northern ireland, the potential for new sectarian conflict sauls there, on the long and imperfect road towards peace and reconciliation. al jazeera, belfast. >> still to come on

today's news in the week's top stories clashes across northern ireland head for a six week after belfast decision to fly the union flag over city hall but just eighteen days a year. the global hacktivists. internet freedom. family blames the u.s. criminal justice system for pushing him over the edge. the french president orders tougher security at home following the country's intervention in mali where fighting in strikes have left eleven civilians dead. and also yes we can't record bombs pledged to shut down guantanamo bay still rings hollow with more than one hundred sixty people held. without charge. back in the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly. at least twenty nine police officers were injured on saturday in belfast as violent loyalist clashes in northern ireland reach into a six week was triggered by belfast city council's decision to fly the union flag above the city hall for only eighteen days a year the latest clashes broke out after about a thousand unionists marching on city hall were tapped by locals and a catholic area police were for

this is a new generation putting on to the streets of belfast it's a far cry. the night it's complex that doesn't make it any less. so. the relatives of internet activist and programmer have a said his death was a product of the failed u.s. justice system the twenty six year old co-founder of social news website reddit committed suicide facing criminal hacking charges of decades in prison for allegedly stealing and publishing scientific documents online my colleague spoke to a representative of the pirate party from the berlin parliament fabio reinhardt who says the potential punishment for schwartz was far too harsh but u.s. attorney's office pursued a spread of charges possibly leading to over thirty years in prison and a million dollar fine this alternately for downloading and redistributing mit academic papers do you think the punishment is justified. no i definitely don't think this plan is the same as mine was justified it is completely ridiculous people are being charged with fifty thousand dollars fines for just are not into music from the internet or i

in december, belfast decided to do the same. that was the result of a compromise between unionists counselors who wanted the flag to continue flying and nationalists who wanted it taken down altogether. the move caused anger in the unionist community. some see it as an attack on their cultural identity. security forces have struggled to control the by it -- control the rioting that has ensued in parts of the city. the police have accused unionist militants groups of orchestrating the violence. at least 60 officers have been wounded in the rioting. the unrest is reawakening memories of the troubles -- three decades of violence between protestant and catholic extremists that claimed almost 4000 lives before a peace deal was signed in 1998. >> just a few days ago, north korea announced it is planning to open up its economy to foreign investment with the help of german business experts. the news came after its leader announced plans to overhaul the nation's economy. >> in a sign of just how fast events in the north are now moving, t

in december, belfast decided to do the same. that was the result of a compromise between unionists counselors who wanted the flag to continue flying and nationalists who wanted it taken down altogether. the move caused anger in the unionist community. some see it as an attack on their cultural identity. security forces have struggled to control the by it -- control the rioting that has ensued in parts of the city. the police have accused unionist militants groups of orchestrating the violence. at least 60 officers have been wounded in the rioting. the unrest is reawakening memories of the troubles -- three decades of violence between protestant and catholic extremists that claimed almost 4000 lives before a peace deal was signed in 1998. >> just a few days ago, north korea announced it is planning to open up its economy to foreign investment with the help of german business experts. the news came after its leader announced plans to overhaul the nation's economy. >> in a sign of just how fast events in the north are now moving, t

tonight, those totals are rising. >> belfast not looking like it has for years. you are watching bbc world news america. still to come, on strike in china. newspaper workers walked out under charges of censorship. more than 100 people a still missing three days after wildfires swept across the australian state of tasmania. our correspondent has sent us the latest. >> this is the last you will see. >> a volunteer firefighter is the voice behind the camera. >> real bad day./ >> i am really sorry. i could not get there. there was fog everywhere. i could not get down the road. i am really sorry. >> the brothers grew up here and cannot believe what has happened to their community. it makes me feel helpless about the whole thing. >> the bush fires have destroyed 20,000 hectares. hi winds within the flames across the landscape. -- high winds whipping across the landscape. at least 100 homes destroyed, several businesses, and this school. >> we are thinking of you in these moments of grief and despair. we will be working with you in the days to come. >> dozens of people

and loyalist clashes a northern ireland yet again the after belfast council's decision to fly the union flag from city hall for only eighteen days a yeah. it's seven pm here in moscow it's a pleasure to have you with us on our d. i'm to bomb with a first america is to leave local forces in charge of combat operations in afghanistan and switch to a support role this spring the announcement came from u.s. president barack obama after a round of talks with his afghan counterpart on what's being hailed as the last chapter of the u.s. afghan mission but as gannett she can reports american involvement in the country. during his election campaign president obama may have sounded very resolute to leave afghanistan in two thousand and fourteen but the white house is now negotiating terms to stay there the president said if u.s. forces stayed their role will be different but critics argue it's an attempt to rebrand a military presence which both the majority of americans and afghans oppose take a listen to what president obama said about the mission after twenty fourteen i think. you know althoug

the fifth straight night of rioting in belfast flags of the social and political divide in northern ireland as police shoes non-lethal force on loyalists angered by those restrictions and displaying the union flag. over a good morning to you if you just joined us here at the new center just after midnight moscow time now first a pacifist accused of being anti israeli in charge of the military and an apparent supporter of harsh interrogation methods in charge of intelligence they president obama's picks to run the pentagon and the cia a washington correspondent got a teacher can profiles the nominees. by appointing chuck hagel as defense secretary president obama is arguably trying to change the perception that he has embraced bush administration national security policies because after four years of militaristic foreign policy that's his people see it chuck hagel former senator from nebraska vietnam war veteran as being one of the very very few u.s. politicians who opposed u.s. military expansion and who dared to question and dissent from washington orthodoxies on foreign policy one of them

an overturned tractor-trailer right now that has shut down the northbound lanes at belfast road. stick with york road as your alternate route. and in howard county, we have more problems a car crashed into a pole right in ellicott city. it's right near mount hebron high school. old frederick road now closed at bracken drive. stick with interstate 70 as the alternate route and that will in fact be clear from columbia pike over to 695. here's just north of 195. everything moving along no problems from elkridge do town town baltimore and 695 the west side starting to pick up a bit. but no significant delays whatsoever. it's going to take you eight minutes on that outer loop from 795 all the way down to 95. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> a day care worker is accused of beating a 2-year-old boy. 19-year-old jonathan cummings has been charged with child abuse and assault. police say cummings worked as a caregiver at the unlicensed day care inside a home in pg county. we're told a witness recorded a video of cummings beating that boy and immediately called police. >> the video show

the flag is already flown on special days only why should belfast be any different . world obviously the. very important to the u.k. and it's full of many buildings here in england over unfortunately we also have the european union flag flying on sundays as well obviously to the people of northern the flag is particularly important. to see because they see that as a sign of their their whole identity really and obviously there's a lot of trouble out there at the moment as a result. now while anger from certain groups might be expected police say paramilitary groups and even some does ignited terrorists are orchestrating the protests isn't this getting a little bit out of hand. well i think it is getting out of hand and the reports that there are sort of quasi fascist groups and far right elements who are now directing this this protest is very worrying indeed i think the decision taken by belfast council to lower the flag or only allow the flag to fly in certain days was a wrong decision i hope it is overturned but as i say i condemn the violence was wrong and this sh

today's news on the week's top stories belfast here you have a clashes in northern ireland leave at least twenty nine p.c. injured i meet and go over the city council's decision to remove the british want for most of the. securities and highlighted fronts amid fears of possible islamist retribution after parish launched an ad strikes on al qaida links insurgents and money. the brother of venezuelan president hugo chavez denies rumors spin these days in a coma made mounting concerns how the government will sat without its charismatic leader. and arrested development the notorious gone tunnel bay prison camp marks its eleventh front of us three president obama has failed to keep his promise to shut the facility prompting an outcry from human rights very. latest news and the week's top stories this is the weekly with me you know. c hello and welcome to the program. they starting projects over the flying of the union jack in northern ireland once again and in a street battle between loyalists and nationalists yesterday it's been almost six weeks since the city council voted to reduce the numb

this is a new generation pulling back on to the streets of belfast it's a far cry. complex that doesn't make it any less. so. but from moscow this is artsy a rebel spokesman in mali says french aircraft of bombs targets into central towns of the country at least eleven civilians including three children have been killed in airstrikes on fighting since the french intervention was made public that was just on friday and the first french casualty in mali came on saturday when the pilot of a helicopter shot down by islamist rebels was killed on the first task of troops in mali was to help the government regain control of the key central town of kona the neighbors of the west african state are also sending troops to help battle militants and francois hollande said the military operation in mali will continue quote for as long as necessary and france based independent journalist robert hollis says the country's foreign policy ultimately contradicts itself. i think as long as the french people aren't too bothered by the consequences of this sort of intervention they genera

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belfast. germans for the christian science monitor told me that the unrest is being flared up by the changing demographics. ship despite the protests have no such as the ulster people's form no one is entirely sure exactly what it is that the protesters want northern ireland in general and belfast in particular have traditionally been protestant unionist loyalist or if you like to areas the recent census results should be northern ireland no longer has a unionist one it's more sort of fifty fifty situation i mean what can city hall do is got itself into a real rock and a hard place isn't it if they overturn the decision it's going to look like more brawls take it over the potentially cause a flare up on the other side this stuff going to get over this counter they certainly can't undo the decision. first or it's deep highly unlikely that irish nationalists concerts would vote to raise the flag and second of all even if they could be convinced to do so in the name of public order i think it wou

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artsy belfast. still ahead for you this hour putting weapons ahead a welfare with a part of the introduction these are all approaching the question big government's priorities as the country splashes the couch hosting another large scale war game but ignores demands for economic change. and germany is said to persuade the greek opposition to better start needs some say bolivians making approaches towards what it believes will be the future leader of the troubled. john says the u.s. and britain are providing support foot's military intervention in mali french troops have been fighting in the african nations says friday to help the government regain the north of from the rebels they seized barrett nine months ago but political rights have barry lund believes a western nation is dealing with the fallout of they can paint in another african nation libya and the current operation or not it will be a long one and it's also part of young france's tradition has its colonial past or its great past him again

on in northern ireland with close to thirty policemen injured in heavy loyalist clashes sparked by belfast council's decision to remove the union flag from city hall for most of the year. the world community mourns the death of a prominent defender of internet freedom with his relatives blaming the u.s. criminal justice system for. france gains ground in its a campaign to push out islamist extremists from northern mali while additional international support is confirmed from the united states britain and other european countries. and yes we can't barack obama's promise to close the guantanamo bay prison continues to go on with the detention facility having its eleventh anniversary with over one hundred sixty captive still being held without charge. and broadcasting live from our studios in central moscow this is r.t. certainly glad to have you with us now a fierce clashes in belfast between loyalists and nationalist on saturday once again ended in street battles leaving twenty nine policemen injured the outrage was sparked six weeks ago by belfast council's decision to reduce the number of

today's news and the week's top stories in belfast fury clashes in northern ireland illegal at least twenty nine police injured i mean to go over the city council's decision to remove the british one for most of the get. the securities and i learned from some it appears of possible islamist retribution up to paris launched as trikes an al-qaeda linked insurgency in mali. the brother of venezuelan president hugo chavez denies rumors the leader is in a coma and made mounting concerns how the government will somehow without its charismatic leader. direct the development of the notorious gone tunnel by prison camp marks a eleventh anniversary president obama has failed to keep his promise to the facility prompting an outcry from human rights groups. the latest news and the week's top stories this is the weekly with me you don't. see it thanks for joining us. these parting projects over the flying of the union jack in northern ireland once again and in the street battle between loyalists and nationalists yesterday it's been almost six weeks since about fall city council voted to reduce th

belfast. still ahead for you this hour pushing weapons ahead a well with a pile of ensure that these are all approach people question the government's priorities of the country splashes the house hosting and not in large scale war game but ignores demands for economic change. germany's said to persuade the greek opposition that austerity plans need some say berlin is making approaches towards what it believes will be the future leader of the troubled euro zone meant that. the french foreign minister says his country's military campaign against islamist in mali will be a short one more than four hundred french troops are fighting in the african nation to help the government regain the north from well armed rebels who seized control of the area nine months ago but political writer and journalist barry loaned believes paris will be stuck in the operation for longer that it expects. i think it's also part of you know france's tradition has its colonial past or its great past in degree in west afri

on 83 we have a crash northbound at belfast road. but everything nice and clear on to the jfx and head into the city. just 11 minutes to travel from the beltway all the way down to fayette street. 695 free of delays all the way around. on the west side going to take you eight minutes to travel the outer loop from 795 down to 70. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> two minutes after 5:00 right now. this is going to make you mad. one day into the legislative session and already lawmakers are discussing raising the price of tax. some say it's necessary to pay for transportation but most of you would say find another way. abc2 news sherrie johnson is live this morning and this isn't the first time they've been talking about a gas tax. >> reporter: you're right. we're actually live here in towson on joppa road across the street from a gas station here. in the past the governor and lawmakers have tried to extend the sales tax of gasoline but didn't quite make it. yesterday governor o'malley suggested the idea of adding a penny to the state

at least twenty nine police officers were injured on saturday in belfast. northern ireland reach into a six week rest was triggered by the belfast municipal councils decision to fly the union flag above city hall for only eighteen days a year the latest clashes broke out after about a thousand unionists marching. in the area police were forced to use water cannons . the angry mob. has been following the protests of the. recreational. people calling it. they are saying where this is about much much more than just that look he students the director of the east belfast mission creep is working with young protesters to try to calm the tensions some kids are doing it for fun or doing it for more sinister motives in terms of control terms of par in terms of ego some are doing it because it's sexier than a playstation you know young girls are doing it because and young girls even with young children we've seen on the streets who i don't think a fully realized what their actions can result or what they're just right there in some ways having a laugh and yet there's

belfast. he is coming here live from moscow and some greeks are choosing pretty extreme ways of showing they're fed up with the government one man opens fire on the headquarters of the greek ruling party with an a k forty seven and no group has claimed responsibility for the shooting comes off the back of a wave of similar attacks. right now. also online a virus invades new york the state governor has declared a health emergency over the spread of flu epidemic is already five times the size of. israel has come in for international criticism after its paramilitary forces shut down a palestinian protest camp in the west bank all of this despite the country's supreme court forbidding it but also promised to build even more settlements in the area and one of the protesters told us the prime minister is just scoring points ahead of a looming election. when you have five hundred more than five hundred fully armed israeli soldiers. raiding villages with said before this is an armed resistance and tha

at least twenty nine police officers were injured on saturday in belfast as violent clashes in northern ireland reach into a six week rest was triggered by the belfast municipal councils decision to fly the union flag above city hall for only eighteen days a year and then clashes broke out after about a thousand. people were attacked by locals in the catholic area police were forced to use water cannons and plastic bullets to disperse the angry mob. he's been following the protests of the same. classes breaking out once again. trying. to crowd. sites like this becoming. helped by the fact that many feel inflammatory political language. tensions here on the street. recreational rioting some people are calling it. you can see the faith. in the sun. and intensity of. look he students the director of the east belfast mission creep is working with young protesters to try to calm the tensions some kids are doing it for fun or doing it for more sinister motives in terms of control terms of par in terms of ego . or doing it because it's sexier than the playstation you know young girls are doing

it is in the port areas of the city where there are explosive results. >> in belfast, things are bad. high unemployment. a since the politics are going against them. a sense that catholics are their rivals and doing well with the newer administration we have had going for seven or eight years. >> politicians have condemned the violence, mindful that it damages the international reputation as it struggles to attract investment. public disorder is a far cry from the dead the conflict that paralyzed northern ireland four decades. memories are fresh. most would rather the violence stayed in the past. al jazeera, northern ireland. >> still ahead on al jazeera, a show of support for hugo chavez. he is reelected to lead the national assembly. >> most of what was in stock is now destroyed. >> farmers have damaged crops and mounting debt in sri lanka. >> welcome back. if you have travel plans toward turkey, it will be extremely snowy the next several days. look at all the white encompassing most of turkey. that will be snow. especially to the north, we expect to see a mid-40's centimeters of s

has been taking place all across belfast in the past week many of them peaceful but in pockets violence breaking out in the craters on the other side many of them young their faces covered as police come under attack with rocks and petrol bombs mark easton's the director of the east belfast mission group is working with young protesters to try to calm the tensions some kids are doing it for fun or doing it for more sinister motives in terms of control terms of par in terms of ego. or doing it because it's sexier than the playstation you know young girls are doing a book and young girls even with young children we've seen on the streets i don't think a fully realized what their actions can result. they're just. and so we're striving along and you know it's not fun for me. on the circuit decision at the beginning of december to limit the number of days the union flag flies at city hall but in what's been the most sustained outbreak of violence since the one nine hundred ninety eight good friday it's clear that the problems run much deeper one of the protesters here asking. just a wonderfu

clashes breaking out once again on the streets of belfast you can see the police are just trying to push back the crowd of protesters that a huge number of police rather sadly sites like this becoming all too common now this isn't going to have been helped by the fact that many feel inflammatory political language has stopped to look at the tensions here on the street. recreational rioting that's what some people are calling it. you can see the protests in the background just right about the bronx the police responding with the worst economies on the surface and these protests have been about the right but the scale and the tensity of good fortune that really this is a much much more than just that he students the director of the east belfast mission group is working with young protesters to try to calm the tensions some kids are doing it for fun or doing it for more sinister motives in terms of to true terms of par in terms of ego. because it's sexier than the playstation you know young girls are doing it because girls even with young children we've seen on the streets. really realize w