ministry the secretary of state defense was in kuwait lauding is thirteen thousand troops in kuwait for some time invasion against iran. i can tell you here in britain for instance where everyone tries and sucks up to the suburbs family regardless of whether they imprison people. and russia. before tweeting. anything against these rules as you say i should it's not the first time in kuwait an activist being targeted them for tweets against the rulers do you think it's high time now that human rights groups weighed in well the human rights groups themselves are in a sense a different subject because some of them are being knobbled by u.s. authorities but in fairness than been some human rights groups that have campaigned for the horrible human rights situation suffered by the elements the we do people under a thousand of those stateless in kuwait and anyone really trying to look for greater freedoms in kuwait and sort of forgotten country in terms of the arab spring and in fact kuwait is hosting at the end of this month a whole conference about syria and about humanitarian help for syria

no social networking in kuwait has landed two men in jail or court has given each of them a two year sentence claiming they defamed the emmy with the tweets the uprising in the countries about the market second anniversary with a government accused of resorting to any means necessary to gag dissenting voices or through a journalist i should return as he told me kuwait city another us back to pay to ship. it's obvious that the united states nato countries desire to keep their thousands of troops in kuwait and as we've seen of course there's been demonstrations in bahrain and of course saudi arabia which are not being covered on any corporate media it's very difficult to cover the brutal suppression of human rights in these nato and u.s. backed dictatorships rangers themselves or in the sense of a different subject because some of them are being knobbled by u.s. authorities but in fairness there and been some human rights groups that have campaigned for the horrible human rights situation suffered by the elements the we do people under a thousand of those stateless in kuwait and anyone

a gag but xander kuwait or three sure activists in jail for tweeting i games are the enemy of even though you want boys didn't even mention the ruler. and the divide and rule the british parliament brings the axe down on welfare spending with low income workers sent to be hit hardest. you're watching our live from moscow with me to say it's good to have you with us this evening the bloody conflict in syria which has been dragging on for almost two years and claimed more than sixty thousand lives has now entered the realm of internet gaming called end game syria players get the chance to find on the side of the rebels exploring various options to conclude the war aren't easy to go a piece of took a look at the game and showed his impressions with me. amazing graphics stunning three d. action not really it's more about an online game which simulates the situation the standoff between syrian government forces and the rebels so you've got two sides the regime and the rebels you can only play for the rebels the computer generates what the regime has to offer in terms of combat you can see thos

told me kuwait is just another us back to the ship. it's obvious that the united states nato countries desire to keep their thousands of troops in kuwait and as you see because there's been demonstrations in bahrain and of course saudi arabia which are not being covered on any corporate media it's very difficult to cover the brutal suppression of human rights in these nato and u.s. backed dictatorships the rangers themselves are different subject because some of them are being knobbled by u.s. authorities but in fairness than been some human rights groups that have campaigned for the horrible human rights situation suffered by the. elements the we do people under a thousand of those stateless in kuwait and anyone really trying to look for greater freedoms in kuwait in sort of forgotten country in terms of the arab spring and in fact it is hosting at the end of this month a whole conference about syria and about humanitarian help for syria so it has love to say about humanitarian things in syria but it imprisons people that tweet anythi

and a gag for the said kuwait throws to activists in jail for tweeting against the enemy even though one post didn't even mention the country's leader. other thanks for being without international it's kevin and it's a night in moscow just after eleven pm now a top story the bloody conflict in syria which has been dragging on for almost two years and has claimed well than sixty thousand lives is now into the realm of internet gaming called endgame syria players get the chance to fight on the side of the rebels exploring various options to conclude the war has gone off to look at the game shared his impressions with me. well i wouldn't miss this game for the world it's breathtaking action three d. graphics not really it's more about an online card game you can see it there basically has two sides were obviously the regime on one side and the computer plays for that and the rebels which the game are placed for their side basically you choose what sort of in syria or other methods you want to use against the regime and put it up against its weapons then you've got chopper the infantry s

now two years behind bars for a twitter message that's the verdict for two opposition activists in kuwait who criticize the country's rulers on the web that oil rich arab state has intensified its crackdown on the opposition with protests going on there for almost two years now author and journalist have seen were tons the points to striking similarities with other u.s. allied states in the region which have seen the so-called for god and revolutions. it's obvious that the united states and nato countries desire to keep their thousands of troops in kuwait and as we've seen of course there's been demonstrations in bahrain and of course saudi arabia which are not being covered on any corporate media it's very difficult to cover the brutal suppression of human rights in these nato and u.s. backed dictatorships human rights groups themselves are in a sense a different subject because some of them are being knobbled by u.s. authorities but in fairness there have been some human rights groups that have campaigned for the horrible human rights situation suffered by the elements the we do and peo

elements the we do and people under a thousand of those stateless in kuwait and anyone really trying to look for greater freedoms in kuwait in sort of forgotten country in terms of the arab spring in fact it is hosting at the end of this month a whole conference about syria and about humanitarian help for syria so as love to say about humanitarian things in syria but it imprisons people that tweet anything against them even though it is one of the most democratic places in the persian gulf arab countries read more on the crackdown on the opposition at r.t. dot com including similar cases of over driven another gulf state by rain and wind present activists they are losing hope for early release. it was meant to be a bit of fun but it ended in a fatality giant inflated rubber ball commonly known as a evolved caring to thrill seekers has rolled out of control and plunged off a cliff at a ski resort in southern russia one of the men died yabber was severely injured the tragedy was caught on camera. come on come on. how much is it ten dollars where would it go else in a minute cool isn't

watching the conference going on inside kuwait city raising money. let's look at where the money might be going if they can get it together. it will go toward refugees in camps like this. we are watching the situation there. tell us what kind of living conditions they are facing. >> very difficult and precarious living conditions, to be quite frank. the initial plan was not to keep this as a tented arrangement. it is not very convenient, whether it is summer and really hot or in the winter when it is really cold. they were supposed to replace all of the tents with prefabricated units, but unfortunately they were not able to do that across all of the camp because the prefab units are very expensive. only sections have been able to get prefabricated units instead of these tents. two weeks ago, we came under a very heavy snowstorm here. many of the tents, according to the refugees, were drowning in water and rain. a lot of people complained they had to replace their tents. now in trying to keep themselves dry and their tents dry, they are creating a san

>> guest: no. >> host: what are the current relationships between iraq and kuwait? >> guest: well, i understand the question, there's still issues between iraq and kuwait, but iraq's military lacks the capacity to to anything like that at this point in time. they can do internal security. iraq is no air force. that's one reason it's so easy for them to fly to the territory. we took our air force left. we are selling them f-16. but iraq, you know, there was an operation in 2008 that ma he commanded called charge of the night. basically if the united states military hadn't provided a lot of enablers like air sport, intelligence, and whatnot, he probably would have failed. so i also don't think that he has any point to focus on kuwait. the focus at this time is syria. he's worried that the fall of assad will em bolden sunnies within syria and kurds within syria and in turn sunnies and kurds within iraq and the correlation of forces will turn against him. that's his occupation. >> host: let's go to thomas from saint james, florida. on the independent line. >> caller: go

elements the we do and people hundred thousand of those stateless in kuwait and anyone really trying to look for greater freedoms in kuwait in sort of forgotten country in terms of the arab spring in fact it is hosting at the end of this month a whole conference about syria and about humanitarian help for syria so as love to say about humanitarian things in syria but it imprisons people that tweet anything against them even though it is one of the most democratic places in the persian gulf arab countries. clashes between turkish troops and could rebels in southeast turkey have left thirteen people dead three decade long conflict over self rule has already claimed tens of thousands of lives now turkey is also facing the mergence of any independent kurdish enclave in neighboring war torn syria and as irina going to school reports by seeking regime change in damascus uncorrupt could be further inflaming violence at home. that's turkey's prime minister may have shot himself in the food by openly supporting the syrian opposition the country's leader may have overlooked the fact syria's po

, my friend in kuwait goes to one of the blind schools over there. is there a possibility that iraq might actually reconveyed any time soon? >> guest: no. >> host: what are the current relationships between iraq and kuwait? >> guest: i anderson and the question because there are still issues between iraq and kuwait, but the military lacks the capacity to do anything like that at this point in time to read the can do some -- that is one reason is for the armenians to fly through their sharon treat. we took our air force out on our flight. iraq's it was in operation 2008 in basra that maliki commanded the name of the charge and a nice, and basically if the united states military hadn't provided a whole lot of enablers like the garre support logistics advisers, intelligence and what not, she probably would have failed. so i also don't think that maliki has any particular reason to focus on kuwait. maliki's big concern at this point in time is syria. he is worried that the fall of al-assad weld engoulvent sunnis within syria and kurds within syria and th

are on their way to afghanistan and kuwait. governor pat quinn helping with the send-off at the thompson center. the non- profit pizzas-4-patriots teaming with d-h-l express to deliver the pizzas. everyone thanking donors for their generosity. the letters and e-mail's and donations we got. this past weekend we were hit really big from all across the country and that is why we can't be here today. the sponsors make it possible but also of the american people who love our troops. since 2008, pizzas-4-patriots and d-h-l express officials report sending more than 125,000 pizzas in support of u.s. military personnel overseas. that's over a million slices. coming up: the sweet, sweet deal that could return twinkies to the shelves. but will they be back before our stockpiles run out? he's known for performing death defying feats. now a tight rope walker is at it again, taking his act 180 feet

and kuwait. we did not take a position. the border was on define. we should have added to that statement that we would oppose any support of either party. the message would have gotten across. it was ambiguous. >> i agree. i will sound dovish. i worry about a dynamic over unimportant states. it may not count like belgium or france or south korea or kuwait. they are unappointed. they are not clear that the law of the sea treaty would get importance to development of underwater resources to the owner. there is ambiguity. they are uninhabited. it is the kind of example that you mentioned. it has been to in the news. if there was a dispute over these, i do not believe greatest concern should be if the -- we have to worry about security dynamics. we need to make it clear to china there would be a strong response but not reconnect ourselves to a military response. if china attacks japan, that would be different. they are not japan and neither are most of the eyelids in the south china sea. look at ways

position on kuwait we don't take a position on the territorial dispute between iraq and kuwait. what was wrong in that position it happens to be true. we didn't take a position and the border was -- we should have added to that unhelpful statement. we would oppose strongly any use of force either party kuwait or iraq, i think the message would have gotten across instead it was an ambiguous invitational. >> i'm going sound a little more doug issue, i think the spirit of your bock i worry about the i did dynamic unimportant. -- we're not clear that the law of the sea treaty would give any importance for development of underwater resources to the owner of the islands. there's ambiguity on the point since they run inhabited. so i think we're the chinese to make -- i'm juicing this as an example. i think it's the kind of example you mentioned also it has been in the news and dick messages to do. if there were a dispute over these i don't believe that the greatest concern should be the perception of american irresoluteness. we have to worry about action reaction dynamic and security i

role but definitely speaking specifically, the fact that there was this fellow called ahmed from kuwait surfaced in a number of the early coercive interrogations. at the time the interrogators and the c.i.a. didn't know who that was in particular so i would have to say the most important piece of information and i don't know how we obtained it exactly was connecting that from kuwait to a real person ahmed. that was really the key. so i think those who argue that the hunt for bin laden really gained traction when we attach that name to a person can argue i think fairly that from that point and including that point there was no torture involved. but the fact that we were interested in this ahmed came from a number of interviews that are actually fairly notorious. >> rose: peter same question. >> well look the senate intelligence committee has spent three years investigating this question. they've written a 6,000 page report which unfortunately has not been made public yet and they basically say that's not the case at all what mark bowden has just said. they said the critical information d

police in kuwait have used tear gas and stun grenades to break up an anti-government protest. this appears to show security forces dispersed a crowd of about 300 people. police reportedly arrested 20 people. protests against the new parliament and slow reforms have increased over the past year. 13 suspected criminals in the philippines have been killed in a shootout, including at least three police officers. security officials a gunman opened fire on more than 50 police at a checkpoint. police discovered at least three of the dead were fellow officers. some australian states are bracing for more bushfires as the heat wave continues. prime minister gillard has warned of catastrophic conditions. she has visited communities in tasmania. australian media says most of the hundred people have been accounted for. no deaths or serious injuries have been reported so far. andrew thomas has just found this of date from tasmania. -- this update from tasmania. >> they have moved on from relatively populated areas, so at the moment there are no people at risk. police are taking advantage of

. >>> la sargento martÍnez estuvo en irak y kuwait manejando camiones, trabajo que logrÓ combinar con ojos la decisiÓn, y aconseja que trabajen duro. >>> tienen que tener la fuerza para hacerlo, no es fÁcil, en el principio para un hombre aceptarlas. >>> algunos pex tos dicen que encontraron resistencia de sus colegas por el hecho de tenerlas tan cerca peleando en la lÍnea de guerra. >>> el lugar donde tiene que estar cubiertos horas sin moverse puede que haya algÚn problema, pero al fin y al cabo se va a superar. >>> las cosas estÁn cambiando. >>> se calcula que en los Últimos 11 aÑos 300 mil mujeres fueron enviatas a zonas de guerra, pero hasta el momento no les permitieron combatir, tampoco tuvieron acceso a los entrenamientos, y serÁn miles las nuevas oportunidades de empleo que se aabrirÁn. >>> lo importante es que se le pague igual. >>> y tengan el mismo entrenamiento. >>> sonrisas, enojos, hubo de todo en la comparecencia de hillary clinton, sobre el ataque a argelia, y dijo que hubo definiencias, pero defendiÓ con firmeza la labor del departamento de estado, y se mostrÓ conmov

chicago slices of home were shipped from the windy city to thousands of service men and women in kuwait and after gap stan. they teamed up to send the troops a massive order of deep dish pizza scheduled to arrive just in siem for super bowl sunday. >>> and a special delivery in afghanistan. serviceman andrew wall shipped his four-legged friend after finding him on the streets. wall returns home at the end of february. that's a ducky dog. >>> turning to sports. new allegations again a-rod. major league baseball is investigating reports that alex rodriguez bought human growth hormones from a clinic in florida. the miami times said four other major league players appear in records of the clinics. a spokesman said quote, any documents released in the story at least as they relate to alex rodriguez are not legitimate. >>> baltimore ravens linebacker ray lewis who will retire after the super bowl also denied using a substance for a torn acl in october. >>> randy moss of the san francisco 49ers said he is the best wide receiver to ever play in the national football league. not true but good fo

kuwait. does everyone remember whether standing. is hanging from the top and watching your m.b.o. position. with. you know bringing your hanging and watching. be able bring us the end of everything is ok or it is a problem the oxygen turns it's up to you. first who chaired the suit now we're going to put in the soap solution. and here is the first step we're going to put in. all right now i'm going to put on the pants. and they're very thick and very disgusting. i'm going to pull them up. now this. is just. so hard to breathe impossible. natalia is going to be here in ten minutes. and jay do you have any hex key wrenches with you. know i'm having some trouble here. you know reporters are that was laying on the top not laying on the bottom that didn't help mine was on the table totally frozen well yeah i know it will defrost in the water these conditions are extreme we know that. you'll freeze without a hat. which is why is a huge thing was king today oh. well everyone ready. on tuesday to imagine that you're like a night on a quest. you. couldn't call me up. couldn't call me. what

. >> a great story. 21,000 chicago style pizzas are going to go to soldiers in afghanistan and kuwait. employees from dhl express in chicago loaded up the boxes of ready to make pizzas on tuesday. organizers working with the military to make sure it is delivered fresh. >> that's great. it will be welcomed taste of home. several parts of the country are on storm watch right now. this is a look at photographs of damage in east texas where heavy been clipped over traders and ripped roofs off buildings. at least one person was taken to hospital with minor injuries. as we look at the weather here, totally opposite situation. you broke out the sleeveless today, jacqui. >> i did, but it's still winter material. even though there's a reverse right now of the nasty weather in texas, the storm system is headed this way. we could have nasty weather tonight. this prediction center put us in the slight risk category that some of the storms tonight could be severe. we are starting out very mild and comfortable. 54 degrees right now at reagan national, 59 at dulles, 57 in gaithersburg, 45 in frederi

role but definitely speaking specifically, the fact that there was this fellow called ahmed from kuwait surfaced in a number of the early coercive interrogations. at the time the interrogators and the c.i.a. didn't know who that was in particular so i would have to say the most important piece of information, and i don't know how we obtained it exactly was connecting that from kuwait to a real person ahmed. that was really the key. so i think those who argue that the hunt for bin laden really gained traction when we attach that name to a person can argue i think fairly that from that point and including that point there was no torture involved. but the fact that we were interested in this ahmed came from a number of interviews that are actually fairly notorious. >> rose: peter same question. >> well look, the senate intelligence committee has spent three years investigating this question. they've written a 6,000 page report which unfortunately has not been made public yet and they basically say that's not the case at all what mark bowden has just said. they said the critical information

position on kuwait was we don't take a position on the territorial dispute between iraq and kuwait. and what was wrong in that position, it happened to be true. the border was ill-defined. but we should've added to that unhealthful statement, but we would oppose strongly in use of force by either party, kuwait or iraq. i think the message would have gotten across. instead it was a very ambiguous invitation almost. >> i'm going to sound a little more selfish than these two gentlemen. i think sort of the spirit of your book actually, although you can't correct me if i'm wrong, i worry also about a dynamic where over unimportant state. because like belgium or france or south korea or kuwait, they are unimportant in fact we are not even clear that the law of the sea treaty would give any importance for development of underwater resources to the owner of -- is mvpd on that point because they are uninhabited. and so i think we are the chinese to make -- i'm using this as an example but i think it's the kind of example that you mention also, and that has been in the news and as dick mentio

>> translator: we want to use what we learned in preparing for a kuwait and we want to get that information to other people, too. >> reporter: studies previous disasters, a new generation learns how to cope with the next one. a lesson that will save lives. saguya, nhk world, wakayama. >>> government officials in japan have spent a lot of time and money trying to bring down the country's suicide rate. now they're seeing some results. the number of people who killed themselves in 2012 fell below 30,000 for the first time in 15 years. national police agency spokespersons say 27,766 people committed suicide last year. that's down more than 2,800 from the previous year or 9.4%. annual suicides had exceeded 30,000 since 1998. they peaked at more than 34,000 in 2003. of last year's total more than 19,000 were men and about 8,500 were women. 18% were in their 60s, the highest of any age bracket. people in their 40s and 50s each account for 17%. 14% were in their 30s. national police agency representatives say most suicides were because of health problems. other reasons included financial or family

. >> representatives from nearly 60 countries met in kuwait to examine how to help with the millions of people who have fled the fighting within syria and the 700,000 who are refugees in neighboring countries. the french military advance against islamist fighters in northern mali continues to make rapid progress. emma the troops have taken control of the airport over the weekend. virtually unopposed, the -- two other cities of the weekend. the french are now negotiating with tuareg rebels, who say they have control. >> onto economic news, and financial markets have been on the rise these past few weeks as hopes have grown that the worst of the year of crisis has passed. today in spain, there's a reminder that things are very bad still for millions of people. revenue figures show spain sank even deeper into recession in the final quarter of last year with the economy contracting faster than ever. more than one in four spaniards are already out of a job, and new figures suggest that unemployment could get even worse. >> people in spain have been tightening their belts for months now, b

will make the request for aid after the donor conference in kuwait. he says the civil war has damaged infrastructure such as water, electricity and roads. he noticed people are in desperate need for food and medical supplies. he said relief goods are not reaching people who have fled to northern syria. ging demanded syrian leaders allow u.n. officials to enter the country from turkey. >>> emergency crews are on the ground in southern kazakhstan following a plane crash. russia's interfax news agency says the aircraft with about 20 people on board came down outside almaty, the country's largest city. the plane was reportedly flying from the north. interfax reports there were blizzards around the almaty airport and visibility was poor. they say pilots repeatedly tried to land the plane before the crash. the airline s.c.a.t. operated the aircraft. >>> members of the japanese cabinet have approved the biggest budget on record for fiscal 2013. it totals over $1 trillion. the draft budget reflects shinzo abe's plan to stimulate japanese government by expandi

further shares are held by kuwait and other strategic investors. in light of this investment structure, the chinese state fund could buy up shares in the market relatively easily. share prices have already begun to rise in the market. a regular occurrence when rumors of buying plans are floating. analysts say such action would be a good thing for daimler. >> in current -- in comparison to other german car brand in china, daimler has fallen behind somewhat. with an entry by the chinese, it could gain a lot of potential. >> in other words, the state fund could open the door to the chinese market. whatever they have planned, the necessary cash is there. the state's coffers are flush. the fund invests a portion of chinese enormous currency reserves. with that alone, it earned as much in one year as the entire market value of the daimler company. >> germany's second-biggest airline, air berlin, has announced a surprise change at the top tier the ceo has stepped down -- at the top. the ceo has stepped down and been replaced. >> the resignation comes afte

will make the request for aid after the donor conference in kuwait. he says the civil war has damaged infrastructure such as water, electricity and roads. he noticed people are in desperate need for food and medical supplies. he said relief goods are not reaching people who have fled to northern syria. ging demanded syrian leaders allow u.n. officials to enter the country from turkey. >>> myanmar's leader is on a visit to south korea. they met with the first woman to be elected president of south korea, park. the two female politicians encourage to do what they can for their respective countries. our seoul bureau chief reports. >> reporter: last year, aung san suu kyi traveled after a long period of house arrest. now since being elected to parliament she's asking her korean colleagues to support myanmar's democratization and the country is still in its infancy. >> we shall be in a better position to help other peoples every where. when we talk about peace and prosperity in our country we're not talking about just for our people, built for human beings

further shares are held by kuwait and other strategic investors. in light of this investment structure, the chinese state fund could buy up shares in the market relatively easily. share prices have already begun to rise in the market. a regular occurrence when rumors of buying plans are floating. analysts say such action would be a good thing for daimler. >> in current -- in comparison to other german car brand in china, daimler has fallen behind somewhat. with an entry by the chinese, it could gain a lot of potential. >> in other words, the state fund could open the door to the chinese market. whatever they have planned, the necessary cash is there. the state's coffers are flush. the fund invests a portion of chinese enormous currency reserves. with that alone, it earned as much in one year as the entire market value of the daimler company. >> germany's second-biggest airline, air berlin, has announced a surprise change at the top tier the ceo has stepped down -- at the top. the ceo has stepped down and been replaced. >> the resignation comes afte