of the allies of the government of bahrain such as the united states especially if we hold the fifth fleet at the moment and the united states is no actual stands and especially that they want us out of their fifth fleet and what i mean and their security in the region but they're not giving any and your eye on the human rights violations committed them but in the but only going to be backed up by the they are lies they are backed up by international or double double standards of video with the pain of alienation. more unrest in the gulf state now too as human rights groups claim the bahraini police have arrested twenty opposition activists in the run up to next week's formula one grand prix authorities deny the allegations but the organization says the people were detained without a warrant after the homes were raided by night by mass police although the arrests reportedly happened in towns near the country's f one circuit as authorities try to calm tensions ahead of the international motor racing event coming up. at r.t. dot com right now costly q. is find out how u.s. pharmaceutical gia

fifth fleet in the persian gulf so washington has been quite selective as far as who's opposition it supports in washington i'm going to check out. some other international news i'm brave or reported wrong because that's not how strong the effort and the of concision of jalalabad there is reportedly home to launch a u.s. military base and dogs as a major hub for helicopters and drones the how the no reports of casualties yet situated near the border with pakistan jalalabad is gaining a reputation as a whole spot in the insurgency growing across afghanistan. a wave of targeted killings has continued in pakistan as they can only cover so kharaj in was twelve more deaths in less than two days and the traffic wardens in the city were among the dead most were shot by gunmen on motorbikes and drive by shootings that standing in elections planned for next month was gunned down also today by men both atomic bomb. hundreds of people have turned out in the berlin to protect to protest against day of action of a sick sixty seven year old woman who later died in a homeless shelter mourners laid

protesters say the state is on the path to becoming a soon dictatorship arraign is home to the us is fifth fleet and he's racked by almost daily violence where even doctors are arrested for helping injured protesters let's take a closer look at some of the figures put out by amnesty international since twenty eleven clashes between authorities and demonstrators have seen seventy two people killed on both sides the number of arrests made last year of those participating in rallies top one thousand and on top of that at least eighty children under eighteen are being held in adult prisons that tory's for their torture interrogations yet the bahraini government labors hard to improve its image it recently spent over thirty two million dollars on public relations. and it is impossible to talk about bahrain's protest movement without mentioning. he who he was the nation's leading human rights defender his work as an activist cost him a lengthy prison sentence last year for participating in illegal gatherings the term was later reduced but the verdict intense criticism both from bahrain's western allie

it's all part of washington's strategy to keep asia on its toes a further twenty percent of their fifth fleet all factions involved playing a dangerous gain high stakes game of brinkmanship slightly fewer think that. desire to build a strong powerhouse at home could be behind the tensions and just a fraction say it's all part of an effort by pyongyang to demand aid from south korea any way you can change those numbers or you have to do is put your votes on the r.t. dot com. one in three persons are in serious danger of losing the roof over their heads the u.k.'s leading homelessness charity shelter says that's the number of people who don't have enough money to keep their houses for more than a month if they lose their job some families with children most at risk expects. the statistics laid out here. a worrying picture about so many britons who have either little or absolutely no savings for a rainy day and of course the very worrying and dangerous implication here is the potential increase in homelessness that this could result in we've seen over rosters mean welfare cuts come in this april

fifth fleet in the persian gulf so washington has been quite selective as far as who's opposition it supports in washington i'm going to check out. to bring it up to date for the moment i'll be out of the news team inhofe an hour from now in the meantime we visit the city and russia's urals region that was stunned earlier this year when it was hit by a massive that full report coming your way after the break. with oil pipes bursting in arkansas people cross the usa start to realize that they are moving towards what the atlantic calls the infrastructure cliff in short america's infrastructure start to get a bit old and according to infrastructure org the u.s. needs about three point six trillion dollars of infrastructure spending by twenty twenty to turn things around the site sponsored by the american society of civil engineers gave all aspects of american infrastructure like bridges and drinking water in schools several some pretty bad grades except for solid waste removal for some reason in their opinion everything in the us is going to crap except for america's ability to throw so

his fifth fleet and is run by almost daily violence where even doctors are arrested for helping injured protesters. let's take a closer look at some of the figures put out by amnesty international since twenty eleven clashes between authorities and demonstrators have seen seventy two people killed on both sides the number of arrests made last year of those participating in rallies top one thousand and top of that at least eighty children under eighteen are being held in adult prisons that are notorious for their torture interrogations yet the bahraini government labors hard to improve its image it recently spent over thirty two million dollars on public relations firms. bahrain's leading human rights defender is not being of a job he was imprisoned in two thousand and twelve three year is calling for participating in illegal gatherings but later how the sentence reduced the verdict really intense criticism both from bahrain's western allies as well as many human rights groups inability jobs being and i've spoken supporter of the demonstrations that began two years ago calling on the cou

fifth fleet in the persian gulf so washington has been quite selective as far as who's opposition it supports in washington i'm going to check out. i know just a moment here on r.t.l. special report chelyabinsk skyfall. you know i always try to stay clear of falling into the trap of fake outrage on this program people love to come on t.v. and be angry over this and angry over that just to fill air time but trust me sing obama signing into law with that wacky lobster like way he has of writing the bill marked the month santo protection act well it does not put a smile on my face that's for sure not only does this bill effectively bar federal courts from being able to halt the sale or planting of g.m.o. seeds and crops no matter what the health concerns are according to ib times but the bill was also written by senator roy blunt who's gotten sixty four thousand dollars for his political campaign pain from the g o giant monsanto itself so that's what it costs to allow companies to possibly poison millions if not all americans with risky and proven g.m.o. technology sixty four thousand d

moment and the united states is no actual stance on this special that they want to skewer their fifth fleet and what i mean and their security in the region but they're not giving any and i on the human rights violations committed them but i mean just a few days ago as well the british. related to the appears and in the ministry of. england he has started to talk on twitter talking about violations and to his answers are actually just backing up about any government but of religion is created and that's where the but any going to be backed up by the they are lies they are backed up by the international double double standards of behavior the between evolution. or a reference to time i thought i heard there from the european by radio organization for human rights on the line with us. when we come back up to martin we'll be looking at why coverage of margaret thatcher's death spinet glossing over some of the darker details of the i lady's legacy is on that program. he became a symbol of the nine hundred ninety s. he personified the russian mafia in the kremlin. he was a twentieth century arre

fifth fleet in the persian gulf so washington has been quite selective as far as who is opposition it supports in washington. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry has said that talks with north korea are possible only if the country agrees to end its nuclear weapons program by joining a visit to the south korean capital he reiterated that america will not accept the north as a nuclear power pentagon intelligence report suggesting pyongyang may already be able to fire a nuclear weapon was published mistakenly and quickly downplayed by the white house meanwhile has warned japan could become a prime target shoots down any of its test missiles tokyo warned it will intercept any rockets heading in its direction former pentagon official michael maloof believes a full scale war is actually a real possibility unless the provocations come to an end. japan and like not like the others like south korea in the united states should be keeping a very low profile keep their powder dry but not make any provocations. and i think that. as long as there are provocations underway such as those continue

fifth fleet in the persian gulf so washington has been quite selective as far as whose opposition it supports in washington i'm going to check out. and now to some international news in brief away with tons of remains has continued in other styles economic capital karate with twelve more deaths in less than two days. traffic wardens in the se she were among the dead most were shot by gunmen on motorbikes in drive by shootings a cons that standing in elections planned for next month was gunned down on thursday by members of the taliban. hundreds of people have turned out in berlin to protest against the eviction of a six over sick sixty seven year old woman who later died in a homeless shelter mourners laid flowers and leaves candles in her memory rapidly rising rents in the capital have forced a number of long term residents from their homes to places on the outskirts of the city will cost such. as southern mexico teachers have joined forces with vigilante groups to protest upcoming education reforms the teachers say they fear the prophesies ational lady cation system with buttons an

the monica is on the path to becoming a sunni dictatorship the state which is home to the us is fifth fleet is ranked by almost daily clashes and violence even doctors at the arrested for helping to protest this. now one of bahrain's best known human rights defend this is an appeal to jab he was imprisoned in twenty twelve three years for calling for participating in illegal gatherings but later how the sentence reduced the verdict very intense criticism both from bahrain's western allies as well as many human rights groups and we can now get more on this from him from the gulf center for human rights who work closely with the job thank you very much for joining us now with the world's eyes from the formula one race this weekend could it prove to be a flashpoint you think for protesters and have authorities been preparing for well . the protesters are going to continue to protest the mob in there of a human on the right the government. more so when a new willingness to listen. and we'll go. oh i think the latest is going to continue for a while. but we have a clip. in an interview with the

the allies of of the government of bahrain such as the united states especially that we hold the fifth fleet at the moment and the united states is no actual stance on this special that they want us to if we can but i mean and their security in the region but they're not giving any any i on the human rights violations committed them but i think the what any going to be backed up by the they are lies they are backed up by the international double double standards the big deal with the pain of my own nation. cover stories you might want to check out on our website tonight are costly killers you can find out from us how u.s. pharmaceutical giants have made over seven hundred billion dollars over the past decade by overcharging senior citizens stories online from a bus to mega upload to kim dotcom is now demanding apology from the new zealand government find out what subset the hacker to billionaire called as well. shortly people about his cross to a gas will be discussing if the likes of a rat in north korea really pose the biggest threat to the world the western antagonists we try to get some

navy's fifth fleet which serves to place strategic u.s. military pressure against countries like iran u.s. support of the regime is the root of american double standards when it comes to addressing human rights abuses and another tragically overlooked story that continues to unfold is the persecution of rohingya muslims in burma since the second massacre took place last october the world has continued to ignore what more and more officials are referring to as a genocidal ethnic cleansing conservative estimates suggest that over one hundred twenty thousand people remain homeless after buddhist extremists caused mass arson violence in a string of massacres that resulted in at least two hundred rohingya muslims needlessly slaughtered unfortunately a media blackout in the country is helping the world to ignore the plight of a people who've been acquired by the un is the most persecuted minority group in the world. independent journalist assad begg i recently interviewed from the ground in rangoon mainland sharm sorry in rangoon burma recently

navy's fifth fleet which serves to play strategic u.s. military pressure against countries like iran u.s. support of the brutal regime is the root of american double standards when it comes to addressing human rights abuses and another tragically overlooked story that continues to unfold is the persecution of rohingya muslims in burma since a second massacre took place last october the world has continued to ignore what more and more officials are referring to as a genocidal ethnic cleansing conservative estimates suggest that over one hundred twenty thousand people remain homeless after buddhist extremist. caused mass arson violence and a string of massacres that resulted in at least two hundred rohingya muslims needlessly slaughtered unfortunately a media blackout in the country is helping the world to ignore the plight of a people who've been acquired by the un is the most persecuted minority group in the world. independent journalist assad begg my recently interviewed from the ground in rangoon i'm sorry in rangoon burma recently wrot

the allies of of the government of bahrain such as the united states especially that we hold the fifth fleet at the moment and the united states has no actual. but they want us to do if we can but i mean and their security in the region but they're not hearing any and your eye on the human rights violations committed them but i ain't never had any going to be decked out by the they are lies they are backed up by the international double double standard that did you would have been royally should. check out our web site r t dog call they're now costly cures find out how us pharmaceutical giants of made over seven hundred billion dollars over the past decade by over charging senior citizens people. and mega upload founder kim dotcom is demanding an apology from the new zealand government find out what subset the hackers billionaire on our website as well. greece is struggling to meet the tough conditions set by international lenders the cash strapped countries hoping to get a long delayed tranche of a crucial bailout package this month e.u. and i.m.f. inspectors and i was sensing athens progre

we don't have to have our fifth fleet. we don't have to our people there. we have an option now to leave. the one million and seven hundred barrels that we get out of the 17 million can be replaced by other places. >> critics say you are in for yourself and get washington to act. >> give me details. where is it that i will make money? >> that's what they say. >> that's what they say and they don't give details. i am a patriotic more than and i know how to fix it. am i in energy? of course i am. that's all i have known. i got out of school in '51 and a geoologist. been in the industry almost a hundred years. >> you haven't had any movement on a energy bill. now is there motivation to do this and getting to the tipping point that maybe now is the time? >> you never have had an energy plan in america ever. we never have had a plan. we are the largest user of energy in the world and we have no plan . we have had president after president and democrats and republicans all say elect me and we'll be energy independent. they elected them and they never had a energy

the state is on the path to becoming a sing me to take the ship already in his home to the us is fifth fleet and is wracked by almost daily violence where even doctors are arrested for helping injured protesters let's take a quick look at some of the figures put out by amnesty international. since the since twenty eleven we can see there are a thousand people have been arrested for taking part in protests twenty twelve seventy two people have been killed in clashes with police since february twenty leaven and eighty children under the age of eighteen are being held in adult prisons for participating in protests. the bahraini government is desperate to improve its own image he recently spent over thirty two million dollars on public relations firms and he's part impossible to talk of bahrain's protest movement without mentioning nobody with a job who is the nation's leading human rights defender his work as an activist cost him a lengthy prison sentence last year it is a pace in in the legal gatherings that was later reduced but the verdict dream intense criticism both from bahrain's western

it will be mounted to the fan tail of the uss ponte and sent out to the fifth fleet region in the persianwhere iran operates small surveillance drones and is known for swarming and harassing u.s. navy ships with small armored speed boats. one of its major advantages is its relatively low cost to operate. after an initial investment of $32 million. >> around this directed energy that comes out of this laser is a little under a dollar. a little under 1 u.s. dollar. that's effectiveness and that's affordability. >> compare that to a tomahawk missile which cost the taxpayer $1 million each time it is fired. when the air force tried to mount a laser on the tip of an airplane, those lasers cost nearly $1.5 billion apiece. the pentagon cancelled this costly airborne laser program two years ago. u.s. navy officials are concerned that the new laser technology won't work in poor weather conditions and for now it's not clear the ship mounted laser can bring down faster moving threats such as incoming fighter jets or missiles. >> the navy says its ship mounted laser is 12 for 12 in the testing phase.

it will be mounted to the fan tail and sent out to the fifth fleet region which includes the persianl surveillance drones and known for swarming and harassing u.s. navy ships with small armored speed boats and one of the major advantages, the navy says, it's relatively low cost to operate. it costs just $1 to fire a laser compared that to a tomahawk missile which costs the tape a cool 1 million dollars each time it's fired at a target. they tried to mount it on the tip of the airplane recently and too costly forcing them to cancel. they cost nearly 1.5 billion apiece. it's unclear if this laser can effectively take down fast are moving objects like fighter jets, but successful in striking drones and also, going after, they think they could go after these much slower swarming ships in the persian gulf. megyn. >> megyn: thank you. thinking about taking a trip? a new report at the 14 largest u.s. airlines. who is hot and who is not coming up. [ kate ] many women may not be absorbing the calcium they take as well as they could because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maxi

about the decatur that i wanted to press you on was, as i understand it, it was en route from the fifth fleet aor to its homeport. is it then being held up for this mission you just described? or does it just happen to be passing through? >> it's arrived at a predetermined location in the western pacific to perform a missile defense mission. i would note that there was some reporting yesterday that our missile-guided -- our guided missile destroyers would be stationed off the north korean coast. let me make it clear that that's incorrect, but these ships are in the western pacific. >> so was that a yes to my question? i mean, is it -- is it just -- it's being -- being remissioned then or -- it's not being -- it's being held within that aor to perform this mission instead of going home? >> it's going to be -- it's going to be at this location in the western pacific to perform a missile defense mission as assigned by our combatant commander. justin? >> and just to follow on that, neither of those are part of foal eagle, correct? >> that's correct. >> okay. and how far can you say are they off t

when you get away from opec you don't need to have the fifth fleet in the persian gulf., that's all doable. that's not a dream or silly idea. so here you are -- your question was is that what do i want washington to do? >> yes. it seems like business around the country is rejuvenating. we are seeing so many great signs of recovery. it's almost like they are kind of ignoring washington now. they are doing it despite what people are not doing in washington. >> they are doing it with cheap energy. >> right. >> which is one -- okay. you got the cheapest energy in the world. cheaper on oil and 75% cheaper on natural gas and half the price on gasoline. those are ballpark numbers. but it's -- here you are with the cheapest energy and you can adjust your energy is so cheap you can adjust labor costs that could be lower someplace else and ours higher or something and energy carries the day for you. it's incredible but i never see anything out of washington that even indicates they know what the hell you're talking about. >> who -- wow. where is the hope in washington in your esti