that affect so many more people and behavior of sad but sexier sensational stories that sell lauren lyster r. t. washington d.c. . and that does it for now we'll see you right back here at five o'clock. this street still keeps its secrets a time to reveal that the soviet files on the odyssey. are in here broadcasting live from washington d.c. coming up today on the big picture. central moscow moscow's regional k.g.b. headquarters. early morning of august the nineteenth one nine hundred ninety one. this is the officer and. the events of the day the could have reversed the country's history. it was an attempt to depose president mikhail gorbachev put his reforms on hold. tanks and other hardware putting moved into moscow. the city's key points have been taken over. the. borders the nineteenth one nine hundred ninety one monday only in the morning teacher tatiana yakovlev a switch her t.v. on was sort of following picture instead of the usual programming every channel was broadcasting tchaikovsky's famous ballot. i thought of which i turned the t.v. on to check the latest news and i was so surpris

which makes you wonder if the ratings agencies themselves deserve a downgrade lauren lyster r. t. washington d.c. . we got a lot from moscow and all of our news stories and features are available for you twenty four seven on our website politics dot com well here's a quick look at some of the items available for you there right now and stories over the past hour british spies pulled. feminized by smuggling estrogen into us from another bizarre plant from the u.k. intelligence services. on the record with. almost two hundred people from a free falling giant right above the region flying straight into the guinness book of records these and other impressive pictures on t.v. . right now twelve minutes past the hour here in moscow british prime minister david cameron is promising a zero tolerance approach to keep england's rioters at bay the country's worst on rest in decades resulted in over two thousand arrests almost eight hundred charges but a political activist in joint research says it won't be long before more just as arrests alone can solve the fundamental cause. this isn't som

which makes you wonder if the ratings agencies themselves deserve a downgrade lauren lyster r. t. washington d.c. or british prime minister david cameron has reiterated the zero tolerance approach to keep england's rushes the bay courts have been working through the night to do with with almost one hundred people challenge for taking part in britain's worst on rest in decades. reeses it won't be long before more disorder erupts his arrest and loan console the deeper fundamental causes. this isn't something that can simply be . the streets with water cannon and plastic bullets it isn't something that can be and it isn't something that will be going posing in prison so that it would seem one teenage boy jailed for six months for stealing a one pound fifty bottle of water in the united kingdom that was there is greater inequality any point for the last two hundred year shot is going to have to go back to the days of the slave trade to find such a disparity between the rich and of course we want to you expect if you show people repeatedly the most expensive consumer goods tell them th

were a d or and which makes you wonder if the ratings agencies themselves deserve a downgrade lauren lyster r. t. washington d.c. . this week the world witnessed the second appearance of former egyptian president hosni mubarak in court mubarak and his interior minister of corruption and ordering the killing of. rising monday's session was accompanied by clashes. the court building between pro and anti mubarak protesters who threw rocks at each other as he sits on a boy because some people who for a long time you're square for democratic reform you know feel trapped saying the interim manager rulers are no better than the old regime. to go to bold yet old enough to die for his country this war was just seventeen wanted to kill him on the tuckers where last winter they were trees are dunes one of the central thoroughfares there's even talk of naming his street in his name what makes someone and more it's here and in our very well in egypt right now if the date of those gone down prior to mubarak's resignation of celebrating this truth. with the rider future of their country those killed i think is

were a d or an f which makes you wonder if the ratings agencies themselves deserve a downgrade lauren lyster r. t. washington d.c. . royal dutch shell has admitted that more than two hundred tons of crude oil have leaked into the sea just off the coast of scotland in just five days the spill said by a government spokesman to be very serious and described as the worst the country has seen for more than a decade wasn't knowledge by the oil giant for at least two days out and ramsey event manager of the people and planet student organization has told me earlier that the government has simply been complicit in oil industry cover ups. i think the people who are used to dealing with show wouldn't be surprised at all about the lack of communication it's worth remembering that it was only a few days ago that they admitted after years of lies and cover up their role in the enormous spills across nigeria this company has never let the truth or in fact people's lives or the environment get in the way of getting the way of their profit margin so so i think we certainly don't know for sure how bad it is but w

or and makes you wonder if the ratings agencies themselves deserve a downgrade lauren lyster r. t. washington d.c. . and you can go to a few dot com for the news you want to watch when you want to watch it plus check anything you've missed on air it's all online as well for you now here's a quick look at a couple of stories there at the moment should you log on close to collision astronomers warning a comet will hit the earth later this year the research of whether it's worth preparing for doomsday. and look back at how the course of the soviet union took a major turn twenty years ago after an attempt to overthrow the reforming government was staged on the streets of moscow. the morning when the t.v. news this followed my boy. for a. while that the streets of the kept. on turning point in russia's history. wasn't justified move forward. remembering the news since the battle for democracy on our key this week pressure is being nothing again on the syrian leader bashar al assad the u.s. and european leaders called for him to step down but russia refused to support the motion saying a

or an hour which makes you wonder if the ratings agencies themselves deserve a downgrade lauren lyster r. t. washington d.c. . and they're returning now to our top story. developments in egypt and for more analysis there in the country i'm joined from caro bardach sultan he's the director of the center. political and strategic studies thank you very much doctor for joining us live. we talk about mubarak's trial just like to ask you how you think the situation around the country is going to change after the promised upcoming elections and will it be an outcome that the west will welcome. well it's a big question mark one million. because there are there is a concern about the rise of islamic forces and differently in the midst. of the worst i think there are some in the west who are concerned about the rise of the islamic world means the challenge that we are all facing now with. a new political reality because there is some political forces who are never been in politics before now they are already political actors i'm not talking here about the muslim brotherhood but also talking about the

i'm lauren lyster your botching r t well hurricane irene came and went five million people lost power tragically twenty nine people died and seven billion dollars of damage has reportedly been done but. despite all that was it worth all of the hype and wall to wall coverage twenty four seven on the mainstream media cable news network over the weekend for what in new england did not amount to a hurricane but a tropical storm did not produce devastating floods in new york city and here in washington d.c. for much nonevent one columnist asked if a category five intensity debate was swirling around a category one storm it's a question we have as we look at these highlights from the media storm now to the debate on whether this storm measured up to all of the coverage of this has the makings of just the hurricane of our lifestyle expected to gain that much more power oh crazy powerful than. the call. my wife maybe good for the emergency kit with her and yes i'll admit i've been a little bit of a bad boy didn't pay attention but for getting worse every single minute even the past twenty min

i'm lauren lyster and your watching r t well fighting rages on in libya and amid stick the united nations is urging all sides to avoid acts of violence u.s. officials are saying there is no place in a new libya for revenge attacks and reply reprisal meanwhile british tornado jets are firing cruise missiles at colonel qaddafi's compound in his hometown this even though nato claimed it would not help rebels gadhafi down now if the tide continues to turn in libya our chief correspondent reopen ocean has the latest from tripoli take a listen. duffy still remains the go number one for the rebels and since the beginning of the aeration here in the libyan capital tripoli we've been hearing numerous reports and we've been hearing numerous statements by the rebels by the leaders of the rebels that they know could up his whereabouts first as you remember they've announced that they've catch captured. his son and then it turns out that he actually hasn't been captured he hasn't been detained or at least has been released so we cannot say for sure what's happened was it turned out to be you know not

i'm lauren lyster and your watching r t o's rebels claim to control the libyan capital of tripoli after a weekend filled with nato bombing the u.s. mainstream media is championing it as an apparent nato victory over moammar gadhafi if you have lines. six months of a war has ended the four decade reign of terror of moammar gadhafi history unfolds in libya with the all but certain end of forty two years of dictatorship let me ask you about the rebel success is something we can be proud of as a nation how much. was it worth it so does nato strategy vindicate president obama's patience. lots of celebration were them showing them on the streets of tripoli as well as celebrating a possible nato victory according to the pundits what we're asking where are the big headlines about the possible thirteen hundred deaths and five thousand injuries over the weekend of nato airstrikes we see those scenes of celebration but what about all of the civilians nato forces were supposed to protect it's not a simple story and it gets more complicated when you talk to more sides and more people on the ground e

i'm lauren lyster and your watching r t now in the u.k. riots have gone into a fifth day and they continue to spread throughout london as seen here on the map behind me riots are going on in manchester liverpool gurning ham in addition to london where reports are now saying that a crowd of kong prevails and all more than eleven hundred people have been arrested all over the country britain is bitterly divided though on the reasons behind these arrests and behind these riots some blame the unrest on opportunistic criminality others say that austerity measures and social inequality are really to blame now meanwhile law enforcement has tripled its number of police officers to sixteen thousand and it seems their leaders are taking what they can get in the meantime but before this is under control their hands. taking whatever they get their hands on setting fire to buildings now along with rioters there is also a different type of bomb popping up those cleaning it up but analysts and citizens say what is really in need of confronting is what's

ok it's friday and it's time for happy hour so joining me this evening is r t correspondent lauren lyster and derek thompson senior editor at the atlantic thanks for joining me guy you ok so we were just talking about the g.o.p. debate from last night all the presidential candidates maybe rick perry is going to join in the race sarah pailin nobody really knows at this point of course her bus made a convenient stop in iowa this weekend but she has released a new ad out there about her bus tour and. take a look. writer in sermons we grow good people in our small towns. near the line to do some of the hard work in america. all right it's not like there are good people that come from small towns and do some of the hardest work in america they only come from small towns like you but live in cities are good people we don't do hard work they're just not the ones i would be attracted to her bus to or anything having to do with sarah palin this isn't to make in the republican party and even when rick perry came out today with his i think there's a preview of the speech he's going to make the upcom

ok guys it's time for happy hour this evening and joining me tonight is r t correspondent lauren lyster and mike riggs associate editor at reason magazine and reason dot com ok guys so yesterday on the show we played a clip with matt damon with a reason reporter talking about teachers and how much you love your. and we spoke about that yesterday lawrence o'donnell that decided to do with thing about it on his show last night and you know i think it's totally fine if you have your opinions on of course the teacher unions and where you stand but then he made a direct attack about reason where the reporter worked on the right wing organization and then went on to say this. is never once as republican world said hey maybe we should look into how police officers are carrying out their solemn public responsibility to serve and protect. you know right wing website in america is investigating or will investigate how well police officers do their jobs. lawrence. ok so like i said i fully believe that he has the right to say whatever he wants about that interview between my team and between the r

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good evening it's friday august twelfth i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. and you're watching r t well the g.o.p. hopefuls last night bay stopped in iowa in a debate for the most part it was a sea of hawkish conservative foreign policy talking points you'd expect from a g.o.p. debate the threats of nukes in iran and why military spending should not be cut were widespread views that were expressed but on the stage a very different voice emerged to ron paul's and he got a lot of airtime to make his points on mainstream t.v. rick santorum even complained about it so what does this mean are we seeing a new era of politically thought of political thought we'll get to that first what's that's wrong paul apart from the pack. he is a force to be reckoned with a three time presidential candidate congressman from texas o.b.-g.y.n. doctor and leader of a revolution. ron paul is now in iowa why is the added again campaigning for two thousand and twelve the booms and busts comes from a failed monetary system problem. and once again his fans have come from all corners of the country to hear his

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lauren lyster r.t. washington d.c. . here with r.t. and all of our news stories and features are available for your website that's an r t don't call them here's a quick look at what's available for. the stories of the past british spies plotted to feminize had not quite so. easter gen into his food and other bizarre plans from the u.k. intelligence services. watch and there's a private return to the norwegian island where he went on the rampage and shot dead sixty nine people that's on you tube page and also check out other social networks to share your views and opinions. but recent matchups the number of kiev will be remembered not only for goals but also for the brutal nazi influence violence which flared up in the stadium this latest incident has added to fears that racists and hooligans may spoil the european football championship that ukraine next year was artie's alexi had a chance you found in kiev near narcism has deep roots in the country's football fan culture. the beautiful game turned ugly in the second half of the knowledge you first discovered partly for several dozen fans brutally attacked just to word he was trying to