m.p.'s are under fire for all things being under the influence even while casting important votes. news in common broadcasting to live from the heart of moscow and karen taraji well the white house may be claiming it wants a diplomatic solution in syria but it seems it may not have faith in its own convictions the pentagon has been ordered to review its potential options according to officials these include the enforcement of the no fly zone and humanitarian airlifts but the foreign secretary leon panetta also warned that a long term sustained air campaign would pose a challenge because syria's air defenses are more sophisticated than libya but as artie's a marine. national reports growing foreign interference in the searing work is raising fears of an even bigger crisis. as the syrian conflict stretches out in time it has also spread geographically i case of the uprising belt far from the country's borders what's happening in syria is far greater. than what you've seen as the international

m.p.'s come under fire for drinking too much with allegations that important bolts are being cast while under the influence of. america day to you i'm karen tara thanks for being with us for clark here in moscow and to the top u.s. defense officials who have admitted that president obama asked the pentagon to set out military options on syria but defense secretary leon panetta and army general martin dempsey said a no fly zone similar to libya's a would be a challenge that's true the syrian army has higher competence and military capabilities u.s. lawmakers are also trying to push through up pressure bunch of financial sanctions against syria and are calling for president assad to be referred to the world crimes tribunal but experts inside syria believe the more foreign powers intervene the more violence the crisis becomes as maria the motion out reports from damascus . as the syrian conflict stretches down to time it has also spread geographically i case of the uprising belt far from the c

m.p.'s are on the path to being under the influence even cost an important votes. international news and comment twenty four hours a day watching r.t. the white house may be claiming it wants a diplomatic solution in syria but it seems it may not have faith in its own convictions the pentagon has been ordered to review its potential options one two officials these include the enforcement of a no fly zone and a military analysts and secretary leon panetta also warning to them term sustained in a challenge because syria's air defense is the most sophisticated in libya's. rufenacht reports growing. foreign interference in the syrian conflict is raising this crisis . as the syrian conflict stretches sounds fine it has also spread geographically i case of the uprising belt part of the country's borders what's happening in syria is heartbreaking. rages and what you've seen is the international community mobilize against the assad regime strategic analyst look to someone who says one thing is clea

m.p.'s are under fire for often being under the influence even costing important votes. will cost a lot from this is out. the white house may be claiming it wants a diplomatic solution in syria but it seems it may not have faith in its own convictions the pentagon has been ordered to review its potential options according to officials call sense of a no fly zone. and its defense secretary leon panetta also warned that a known term a sustained campaign would pose a challenge to serious defects most sophisticated in the. russian reports foreign interference in the syrian conflict is raising fears of an even bigger crisis. as the syrian conflict stretches down to time it has also spread geographically i case of the uprising belt of the country's borders what's happening in syria is heartbreaking. rages and what you've seen is the international community mobilize against the assad regime strategic analyst dr salinas says one thing is clear though it's certainly gone far beyond the words of symp

m.p.'s are on the path to being under the influence even casting important votes. you're watching a lot here very warm welcome to. now the white house may be claiming it wants a diplomatic solution in syria but it seems it may not have faith in its own convictions the pentagon has been ordered to review its potential options to officials he's all for sort of a no fly zone in the military and it's. also a long term sustained campaign and would pose a challenge because serious air defenses are sophisticated in libya's times when for national reports growing foreign interference in the syrian conflict is raising fears of an even bigger crisis. as the syrian conflict stress she sounds time has also spread geographically i case the prize it felt far from the country's borders what's happening in syria is heartbreaking. and what you've seen is the international community mobilize against the assad regime strategic analyst says one thing is clear though it's certainly gone far beyond the words of sympathy and the call to those on the ground in syria that mobilisation has

m.p.'s have been known to vote on matters of national and international importance under the influence of a member of parliament might go into the bar and have a few drinks instead of having dinner by one or two o'clock in the morning they thought it was a good idea to go into the house of commons and try to take part in the debate i see another least one time it was very funny but i'm not sure quite how professional it was given the parliamentary state there are nine separate bars for the use of the people who work here and their guests the most notorious among them is a stranger as far away unpeaceful rival parties often clash so much drunken revelry goes on that it's used to be a little arrow nailed about fifteen centimeters from the floor which indicated the exits to those who were crawling out on their hands and knees outside the rarefied atmosphere of westminster in towns and cities around the u.k. binge drinking is a huge problem inside it seems is no different last year sarah willis

it was drunk democracy m.p.'s come under fire for breaking too much but other geisha is that important votes are being cast while under the influence. but from moscow at nine pm you're watching r.t. with me kevin oh in a warm welcome to your top story the top u.s. defense officials have admitted that president obama asked the pentagon to set military options on syria but defense secretary leon panetta and army general martin dempsey said a no fly zone similar to libya's would be a challenge perhaps because of the syrian army's higher competence and military capabilities u.s. lawmakers are also trying to push through a fresh bunch of financial sanctions against syria and a calling for president assad to be referred to the war crimes tribunal but experts inside syria believe the more foreign powers intervene the more violent the crisis becomes as artie's mir for national discovers in damascus. as the syrian conflict stretches down sometimes it has also spread geographically. i case of the uprising i felt far from t

binge drinking is a huge problem inside it seems is no different last year sarah will is still an m.p. and m.d.c. said some parliamentarians are too drunk to stand up in debates and have no idea what they're voting for tory m.p. mark reckless admits he was too drunk to vote on the two thousand and ten budget and insists he doesn't remember pulling over and m.p. . pull farrelly admitted wrestling a newspaper seller near a parliament bar although he maintains he wasn't drunk mitri simply m.p. eric joyce has been charged with assault following a late night punch up in a parliament bar and all that boozing is subsidized by the taxpayer subsidized under a nine thousand pounds per employee and it's it's a work of about stripping quid for a steak and chips every member of the public or seven we watched probably be subsidising the nitrogen vulture m.p.'s defend the culture is part of the job high pressure long stretches away from home the hours along people spend a lot of time together on the building is old fashioned that doesn't mean you have to drink a lot but i guess that was part of the

inside westminster m.p.'s reportedly banged the table in jubilation when the reports passed outside the bell tolled for free health care. london. time not to take a look at the world of business with marina and there's a new economic report on russia we understand yes that's right there and it was made by the world bank of russia actually received a satisfactory grade the report notes that the russian economy has stabilized in the last twelve months employment's is rather inequality and i'm freighters quite strong but there is a cat march of this york by high energy prices want to discuss this further i'm joined by caspar brooke there is the world the economist and constance struck a chord nadir for us on this earth the thank you very much for joining us now can you tell us if the benefits from the high oil prices how well is there was an economy performing. well so what we've seen the recent performance of the russian economy has been really quite good we've seen that growth is solid in two thousand and elev

and m.p. . paul farrelly admitted wrestling a newspaper seller near a parliament bar although he maintains he wasn't drunk most recently and he eric joyce has been charged with assault following a late night punch up in a parliament bar and all that thing is subsidized by the taxpayer the subs he works out of nine thousand pounds per employee it's it's more careful about speaking quid for a spoken chips if you're a member of the public or. the wash and probably be subsidising the. culture m.p.'s defend the culture as part of the job high pressure long stretches away from home the hours along people spend a lot of time together and the building is old fashioned that doesn't mean you have to drink a lot but i guess that was part of the club atmosphere and probably still is. all of which nice the tax payer wondering whether this is an appeal for calm or atrix request norris made party not. i but later in the program report on why america's pain could be beijing's gain strict domestic regulations pr

profit says not to do with go inside westminster m.p.'s reportedly bangs the table in jubilation when the reforms passed outside the bell tolls the free health care law as smith wanted. and in the u.s. president obama's own health reforms have reached the supreme court protesters for and against the bill have gathered outside as judges review the proposed overhaul the main argument is whether or not medical insurance should be made mandatory with those who refuse to pay facing a penalty that's been a key issue in this year's presidential campaign with republican hopefuls promising to abolish the reforms in their plans a decision is expected in june. so a bit has a severed ties with the u.n. human rights panel saying it will bar the body from investigating israeli settlements and most bank the country has accused the council of being hypocritical and biased calling its focus towards the palestinians disproportionate a planned un investigation was proposed by a palestinian authority which wants the territory occupied by israeli settlements

we watch and probably be subsidizing the drinking age m.p.'s defend the culture as part of the job high pressure long stretches away from home i was a long people spend a lot of time together and the building is old fashioned doesn't mean you have to drink a lot but i guess that was part of the club atmosphere and it probably still is. all of which leads the taxpayer wondering whether this is an appeal for calm the retreats request nor a smith r.t. . when a few minutes on the programme the hacker by. the nonmembers movement takes out the website of an internet security giant after the community suffers a betrayal by one of its own. iran is warning that any talks on its nuclear program will fail the west continues to head it with sanctions international leaders have agreed to restart the international negotiations which have stalled for over a year as well as the charts to iran's agreeing to let u.n. inspectors inside a military facility that suspected of atomic weapons work and efforts to prove its nuclear program is peaceful and u.s. presiden

profit says not to do with go inside westminster m.p.'s reportedly banned the table in jubilation when the reforms passed outside the bell tolls to free health care laura smith forty. got a couple of other top stories from around the world to. its ties with the u.n. human rights panel say they are ready for us to go to the israeli settlements in the west bank countries accuse the council of being hypocritical and biased when it's israeli policy towards the students that israel has had an easy relations with europe for decades in its approach towards the. french quarter place the former international monetary fund. and the formal investigation they both institutional. let's me he was released on. bail. resigned from the i.m.f. last may be arrested by police actions of sexual assault charges for the support. we have more analysis of the world of finance from max keiser later. in the us continue it seems the victims are getting younger coming up at eight thirty g.m.t. kinds of reports on the next generation becoming a slave to debt trapped b

and m.p.'s who voted yes to opening up health care to competition and stand to gain from the results there may be more the research isn't finished yet and now that the bill has passed its detractors are powerless to stop private companies stepping in and making health care about profits not healing investigation show a number of westminster m.p.'s and a quarter of britain's house of lords have links with private health care provider . it is through investment patronage or board membership and the parties in power the conservatives and liberal democrats have received substantial funding from various private health care interests following the legislation those companies are circling already starting to see a number of private health interests starting to look very seriously cherry picking some of the best most profitable parts of the national health service they were just waiting for this legislation to go through parliament and of course now ready to pounce the changes have been highly controve

representing the british people in parliament can be thirsty work and it seems some m.p.'s are enjoying the perks of the commons a bit too much but the late night brawl just one of a number of alcohol induced episodes our london correspondent laura smith book said why the word order is more likely to be heard in the bar than in the chamber. answers yes i behavior by members of parliament now not an uncommon sight on our t.v.'s ever since the late eighty's when cameras were allowed inside but are they trying on power well simply truck you have heard about the stories of three physically carried through the voting lobbies which. mind boggles me what if i mean any other. job where you could get that drunk work not the sax thirteen year parliamentary veteran lembit you pick has seen the seedier underbelly of life in the house of commons where m.p.'s have a known to vote on matters of national and international importance under the influence a member of parliament might go into the bar and have a few drinks instead of having dinner by one or two o'clock in the morning they thou

profit says not to do with go inside westminster m.p.'s reportedly banged the table in jubilation when the reforms passed outside the bell told the free health care. and in the u.s. president obama's own health reforms have reached the supreme court protesters for and against the bill gather outsiders judges review the proposed terrible reynald winters with no medical insurance should be made mandatory those who refused to pay its new penalty it's been a key issue in this year's presidential campaign committee promising to abolish the reforms in the past decisions expected dream. toys u.n. human rights panel saying it will be for investigators very settlements in the west bank the country is accused of being critical and biased in its focus towards the palestinians disproportionate. u.n. investigation which has passed in a family which once literature occupied by israeli settlements in independent states. i start to take a look at the world of business with very high care all this hour taking a closer look at all because it's trading clos

inside westminster m.p.'s reportedly banned the table in jubilation when the reforms passed outside the bell tolls for free health care. top stories from around the world television has severed its ties with u.n. human rights panel. the country's accuse the council. passed its disproportionate israel on the easy relations with for decades. french court has placed the international. investigation of alleged involvement in the institution. questioning was released on you. resigned from the i.m.f. last night you know being arrested but at least there was a mediation of central souls and charges and. ok time now to check in with the business this very hikari ball goes to the markets the asian markets are the only ones trading right now and they're on the rise and that's following gains on wall street i'll tell you a little bit about later on but let's stick to the asian markets a weaker yen is supporting japanese exporters carmaker holland is actually up to three percent and stronger metal features growth among a

inside westminster m.p.'s reportedly bans the table in jubilation when the reforms passed outside the bell tolls for free health care laura smith forty. and in the u.s. president obama's own health reforms have reached the supreme court justice for and against the bill gathered outside. the proposed terrible mentors whether a medical insurance should be made mandatory used to pay it's a new penalty. this presidential come in with republican promising to bolster forms of. seasons expected. to tory's with the un human rights part of. the body for the best thing israeli settlements and the country's accuse the council of being biased. towards the palestinians disproportionate. re-investigation was. once the territory occupied by israeli settlements from the state. let's take a look at the world of business now with marina and well how is the trading session going so far today. carrie so far so good but we might see there are some markets and so negative territory very simple i'll have more of that later let's st

watch the probably be subsidising the drinking culture m.p.'s defend the culture as part of the job high pressure long stretches away from home the i was a long people spend a lot of time together on the building's old fashioned doesn't mean you have to drink a lot but i guess that was part of the club atmosphere and the probably still is. all of which leaves the taxpayer wondering whether this is an appeal for calm or atrix require your assessment altie. he watches he live from moscow still ahead in the program washington's pay is beijing's again strict domestic regulations pave the way for chinese firms to cash in on america's crumbling infrastructure. first cyber crackdown reports on the response to the political arrests of online because they had to do this out. iran has warned that upcoming nuclear talks with world powers will fail if the west continues to apply pressure islamic republic says the policy of piling up sanctions is not the way to win concessions of its nuclear activities which is still insists are entirely peaceful remarks ca

inside westminster m.p.'s reportedly banged the table in jubilation when the reforms passed out cite the bell tolls for free health care. r.t.e. . in the us. health reforms the supreme court justice for and against the bill without some way. proposed. mandatory fused penalty when a key issue in this year's presidential campaign. polished the reform passed. severed its ties with the u.n. human rights panel saying her brother's body from the first gate an israeli settlements in the west bank and countries accuse the counsellor being hypocritical biased co-ordinates focus on israeli policy towards the palestinians disproportionate israel has had an easy relations with anyone for decades believing its approach is pro palestinian. in the u.s. continue it seems the victims are getting younger. max keiser says an extra ration of becoming slaves to get trapped by what he calls banks to. understanding them to the front line in afghanistan or iraq you could own one of these products there are now conscripted there in t

inside westminster m.p.'s reportedly banned the table in jubilation when the reforms passed outside the bell tolls the free health care. coming up later today our team's financial guru max kaiser has another story of powers profiting from the people. is that are sending them to the front line in afghanistan or iraq you put them in one of these products they're now conscripted they're in this bind where they're giving their life essentially for the glory of the banks or the cultural revolution is it the bankers are glorious let us let us revel in the glory of the banks first you too can give away your life gets sucked into it when they sell these products out of the same kind of pretense you know byproduct is we're going to fight al qaeda by advertising dollar college you know that's total nonsense it's immoral it's illegal this poor person is now going to be facing a lifetime of onerous debts but it's all for the glory of the glorious pranksters as part of the cultural revolution. in the. plan to see what's h

inside westminster m.p.'s reportedly banned the table in jubilation when the reforms passed outside the bell told the free health care law as smith wanted. as for business now to take a trip down wall street well not quite wall street. daniels there is a. any joy for the markets. i'm afraid we'll have the latest because a little top story this hour a world bank report says russia's economy stabilized in the last twelve months is up inequality is down and trade is strong but there is a catch watch of it's being fueled by high oil prices because from the world is not making the most of those benefits. when you look at the last four five years from the rebound of the crisis we see that the russia actually has rebounded slower than say its own rebound compared to the ninety eight crisis and it also has rebound slower compared to many other emerging economies after the two thousand and eight. so what's making the recovery so slow given that high oil prices really have helped the recovery we think that a key factor

inside westminster m.p.'s reportedly banged the table in jubilation when the reforms passed outside the bell tolled for free health care smith london. from forty five here moscow time less take money lead now catch up with the business task either in a growth on world markets this bring us up to date. and we'll have the latest figures a little later growth top story this hour. the report saying russia's economy stabilized in the last twelve months employment is up wage inequality is down and trade is strong but there is a catch watch of it's being driven by high energy prices because barista from the world told of course is not making the most of those benefits. when you look at the last four five years from the rebound of the crisis we see that russia actually has rebounded slower then say its own rebound compared to the ninety eight crisis and it also has rebound slower compared to the many other emerging economies after the two thousand and eight prices so what's making the recovery so slow given that high

i wonder if we have anything like this, if you're an m.p., second lieu lute and looking to enjoy the intelligence organization, and one day in algeria he goes to a camp and he makes his rounds looking to enforce various regulations and this camp is nondescript. it's a fabulous mess hall and the food is head and above any other u.s. army food. >> what's going on here? why is this so good? this unit has a french chef. they do not have -- he says how do i join? >> he says do know the french country size side and it turned, this is the spring summer of 1966. the, on the ss is dropping people into europe and bumby is given a pretty stark choice. you can either go on the next mission which is a really exciting mission called region etoile and it would drop in the south of france and we don't have to send you to jump school and a pare chutist before you go. do you want to jump for the first time in your life into combat and the other choice is well, you can wait, take the training and something will show up later on. lisa's no, no, i'll go now. so he gets on this mission and he has one conc

appeared in a british tabloid the morning of russia's presidential poll long before it finished the m.p. accusing putin of reversing russia's reforms because of vested interests and sort of claim some experts say typifies the perception here of putin and russia one of the big criticisms i've had for a long time is that the coverage has been very stereotyped so that when bad things happen in russia then they get huge coverage and then when good things are progress like genuine economic progress that tends not to get reported david miliband may not be in government now but he's widely expected to feature again should labor return to power should that happen he'll face a tough job repairing relations with russia after such a venomous attack talk about getting off on the wrong foot as miliband asserts that to a vital partners when it comes to foreign policy security and economic issues david cameron's reaction to putin's elections been far more measured until now the prime minister's haven't exactly been close didn't even make it on to cameron's extensive christmas card list last year but w

and coming up next artie's sat down with british m.p. john baron who believes that sanctions and threats of military action don't work when it comes to solving the iranian nuclear dispute. i'm joined by john baron a british member of parliament and the only member of the conservative party to vote against taking military action in libya john thanks as being to our saying you know you recently put forward a motion to the house of parliament urging the government to rule out military action in iran and you say that move would be counterproductive why is that but i think it would be it's not only naive but it's illogical it's naive because the policy of force has clearly failed policy of saber rattling and sanctions has not worked they are yesterday's promises iran is not going to be deterred from pursuing its nuclear program but it's also illogical because we're keeping an option on the table which clearly inflames the situation people know that it's would be a disaster if we pursued that option of force it's not working the reunions have

and severe punishment i wish we had more time for this but we'd dulled our sultanzoy former afghan m.p. and live in a couple thank you. well coming up here on the program on our cold war talk in the u.s. it is sixty five years since president harry truman defined america's far reaching foreign goals and some politicians still resort of bashing the bogeyman to score political points. has flared up in spain once again as thousands flooded streets to protest against tough government cuts and the recently passed you know labor laws but spanish unions staged mass rallies in sixty cities they say the labor reform designed to revitalize the economy will actually undermine workers and cut their rights the new laws were cleared by parliament last week and will make firing employees easier and cheaper spain's jobless rate is the highest in the eurozone with almost half of its young population unemployed however while the government struggles to stay in the single currency there is a town that's already going back to the good old days. through feeling that yearly feeds at the moment so it's no su

the m.p.'s said the health service in england should not go as far as that in wales, which offers replacement surgery free of charge. the health minister said the prospect of two operations was difficult and distressing for women, but it was a founding principle of the n.h.s. that people did not pay for treatment. >> more people from the ethnic minorities in the u.k. need to join the justice system to stop the public from losing confidence in it, that's the finding of a new report from the house of lords. recruitment should still object merit, and they don't want to introduce targets on diversity. the duchess of cornwall got very special treatment during her visit to denmark this visit. a self-confessed addict of the show "the killing," she was taken to the set, where she met the actress. >> you're watching "bbc world news." top stories this hour -- an american man has been given a new face, teeth, tongue and jaw in the most extensive facial transplant ever performed. and the syrian president i

he told m.p.'s that his behavior had fallen below what was required. mr. joyce has been fined 3,000 pounds and been given a 12-month community order. >> this is news on the bbc. i'm in singapore. >> i'm in lone door. the headlines this hour. president obama has called the shooting of 16 afghan civilians by an american soldier heartbreaking and said u.s. troop withdrawal plans won't change. >> more bloodshed in syria. 47 women and children have been killed in homes. global representatives said the u.n. failed to agree on a way forward. >> well, let's get more on our main story and the consequences of the latest violence in afghanistan. this is a political commentator and writer for the blog afghanistan analysis. he joins me now from our washington studio. welcome and thank you very much for joining us on bbc news. i just wanted to get your reaction to the comments made by barack obama within the last few hours saying that they will not be hurried into troop withdrawal from afghanistan. do you believe that sentiment can stay as he has intended it to? >> i th

keen to keep this option of military action with iran on the table i think that the vast majority of m.p.'s here don't want to make the same mistake twice but. i personally think that they are wrong for the view that you keep an option on the table which in my view only heightens the tensions and is having no effect whatsoever and i think that what should happen that all because we need to look forward and it is noble just taking an option on the table i think that's the solution i think what we need to do is what . the u.s. did in the sixty's and seventy's with china in the one nine hundred sixty years of u.s. influence in asia was on the brain china was beginning to flex her muscles and president nixon did not deny the reality of chinese power in gauge the visit took everybody by surprise but it was the right decision at the time it was at the finding of movement and what the u.s. must do it was put behind it and that is the towards iran which sort of. but defines this crisis. try to better engage and realize and offer implicit recognition of iran's status as a regional super power and

including why the country's politicians need some looking out for themselves some british m.p.'s seem to be drunk not only on power but this as alcohol related scandals in westminster become greater for complex in the top like. us russia's president a lax and renowned sports lover vladimir putin joins us to meet him it's a different silvio berlusconi check out one of the most difficult part of the tracks as it venue for the next winter olympics after trying his luck and buy her from. athens has clinched a critical bond swap deal with private creditors allowing greece to narrowly escaped a fault but opens the door for a thirty five billion euro bailout injection euro zone members were quick to rejoice what they called a major step to rescuing that rated country but the person who provides little optimism for the greeks and financial woes continue to freefall this time barton reports. brucey threatens to throw herself from her office window in downtown africa she and her husband have had their salaries cut debts and a mortgage they can't pay and now they've just learned the jobs a

catskill interview with british m.p. john baron and hours time here on our city. clowes described israel as its enemy number one saying it will revise all relations and agreements with salivate and a protest against israel's attacks on gaza gyptian m.p.'s have also voted to expel the country's ambassador and start gas exports a former israeli envoy to egypt blames the vote on the arab country being in a state of flux since the revolution their first let us start with president mubarak he kept egypt as a stable country in the last and this is very very important now that when you see that there is no stability almost a disaster for the country if a parliament of a great country like egypt is through such a statement something is wrong in this parliament you see because if we are going. to be easy suffer in the next thousand years i mean something is really wrong and we hope to do once the transitional period be finished will be elected a new president everything would be changed in relations to come to the right road the right way because israel is no conflict with

catch the full interview with british m.p. john baron in about fifteen minutes time here nazi. if egypt has described israel as its enemy number one say it will revise all relations and agreements or tell it in a protest against israel's attacks on gaza egyptian m.p.'s are also waiting to expel the country's ambassador and stop gas exports for but as we're waiting each it blames the votes on the our country being in a state of flux since revolution that first let us start with president mubarak he kept egypt as a stable country in the last thirty days and this is very very important now that when you see that there is no stability and was a disaster for the country if a parliament of a great country like egypt is through such a statement something is wrong in this parliament you see because if we are the main and if egypt is really suffered the next thousand years i mean something is really wrong and we hope that once the transitional period will be finished there will be elected a new president everything would be changed relations will come to the right road the right way bec

the same can be said of britain according to the electoral reform society two thirds of m.p.'s elected in two thousand and ten lacked a clear majority thanks to the ballot method of first past the post is russia's electoral system perfect no it's not but the no electoral system in the world is perfect so let's not forget in britain no british prime minister ever achieves anywhere near fifty percent of the votes the protest movement against putin's return to the presidency is certainly loud but according to official election results to war by those in favor putin received almost sixty four percent of the vote miliband predicts that support won't last for long but while it does britain will have to like it or lump it if it wants to do business i've been it's r t. in contrast your sentiments by the west russian authorities say their recent election was the most transparent in the country's history to support this claim there were a record number of international action observers against some two hundred two hundred thousand web cameras installed at polling station. well later thi