the us through its legal team now has thirty days to appeal the latest decision the so-called merchant of death denies accusations of terrorism and supplying arms to colombian rebels he was arrested in a u.s. led sting operation in march two thousand and eight in bangkok earlier r.t. spoke to former un this trial u.n. arms trafficking expert brian johnson thomas for his views on the case. i have concerns about it's watched a bit too will be going back to based on the news a person who in recent times has been convicted on a sting operation involving the fox the colombian rebels is among the coal mines of all counsel who was unarmed as the the who strangely also was assistance to the americans on many occasions and when his lawyer sought to bring that into the cools he wasn't allowed to do so so i think that's all not presidents the lawyers in the states if it got up would not be able to bring which is assistance of the pentagon then to the court example. i think it's unlikely that people will want to do that brutally to anyone but i think home is sometimes done as part of the process but what p

the sting operation of some he didn't do quite clearly just think operation and he's not the merchant of death which the media portray him as well i would agree he's a merchants of some death. the u.s. might claim to be a pioneer of freedom of speech however it seems that tolerance ends when it comes to news from iran venezuela china or russia to use a gun you can reports on whether america's international broadcaster is going on an information crusade. it's a common belief on capitol hill that the best way to raise money from congress is to scare them walter isaacson the head of a government agency that manages u.s. international broadcasting apparently wants a lot of money the cause to fight america's enemies in the media which he identifies as he ran venezuela russia and china we can't allow ourselves to be out communicated by our enemies there's that freedom house report that reveals that today's autocratic leaders are investing billions of dollars in media resources to influence the global opinion you've got russia today iran's press t.v. venezuela's telos and of course china as a launchi

but the sting operation of some he didn't do quite clear existing operation and he's not the merchant of death which the media portray him as well i would agree he's a merchants of some death. and still to come here on our space odyssey. you know i was working in derry we were twelve years old for probably the last year of the last job we really had that we work together we meet two brothers who said goodbye on the launch pad but who will reunite in orbit in just a few months. the queen of the netherlands this week the head of the liberal party to form a new government backed by the party of an anti islamist the minority cabinet will have the support of head of hilda's who will remain outside government but the builders who is known for his radical ideas went on trial on monday for inciting hatred it stems from a speech he made where he compared islam to knott's ism and called for the qur'an to be banned however the court fail to move forward with the case builders exercised his right not to answer questions his lawyer also accused the judge of bias and requested that he be replaced if convict

sting operation of some he didn't do quite clearly just think operation and he's not of the merchant of death which the media portray him as well i would agree he's a merchant of some death. well russia's foreign minister has been speaking to the thai prime minister about viktor boots case while in brussels to get over of says that russia won't interfere in the course work in thailand. russia does not intend to negotiate with the united states over the fate of victor boot. moscow expects the u.s. not to interfere in the thai courts processes on boots case the idea that the u.s. and russia have to agree between themselves upon boots case is outside the legal field. the u.k.'s ministry of defense is admitted that electronic records of its soldiers day to day activities in afghanistan a routinely wiped from computers one lawyers already said it smacks of a cover up the disclosures were made at the public inquiry into the death of an iraqi hotel receptionist who said died from multiple injuries while in custody of british soldiers in two thousand and three and the investigations were made harder

sting operation is something he didn't do quite clearly existing operation and he's not the merchant of death which the media portray him as well i would agree he's a merchants of some death. europeans who are deeply angry over getting their welfare benefits cut while taxes are hiked are making their voices heard with loud protests across the continent they say they don't want to pay for the mistakes of politicians and bankers the latest demonstrations thousands of romanian teachers protesting bucharest demanding better wages and investment in education it's another country desperate to cut its budget deficit and is trying to do it by slashing public sector wages by twenty five percent but on the other side of the atlantic americans facing similar struggles are showing the same passion and shiri looks at why europeans are doing better and trying to protect their pockets. it's october two thousand and ten and while things aren't looking too good americans and europeans have reacted to the tough times very differently about this story unfortunately you can't tell from this but only with mass st

the sting operation of some he didn't do quite clearly just think operation he's not of the merchant of death which the media portray him as well i would agree he's a merchant so some death to many of us is losing its status as land of the free known for being open to all races and religions a spike in and say muslims hate crimes and protest against a mosque at ground zero show not everyone is welcome marina fortnight explores the reasons for this growing xenophobia. america is supposed to be a nation of tolerance. but bleeding through her stars and stripes. and ugliness incapable of masking protests against the construction of new mosques illegal immigration and economic reform point to a fear and frustration. an emotional climate experts say where many americans are swapping patriotism for nationalism definitely is a phobia it's a fear of the other zina phobia is defined as an unknown reasonable fear or hatred of the unfamiliar especially people of other race or religion muslim associated with bill that's everybody knows there's no fly in these there's ninety nine names most of them sorry s

the sting operation assuming he didn't do quite clearly just think operation and he's not the merchant of death which the media portray him as well i would agree he's a merchants of some death the russian security journalist says that if the thai leadership cares about its international relationships they won't extradite vick to boot national defense magazine editor in chief if you go question curl simply means that the u.s. has played dirty by using media manipulation before now is doing the same for boot . but it's i think that if mr boot were just stand trial in a u.s. court this case would be used to discredit russian arms exports in general we know that the u.s. competes with russia on the global weapons market and we know the competition isn't always fair we all remember the sanctions that were introduced against russian companies and then revoked as being unjustified in other words we know the u.s. is prone to manipulate information and i think the blue case would give the u.s. an opportunity to resort to those methods yet again which knows a lot since he was well connected as the owner

the sting operation of some he didn't do quite clearly just think operation and he's not the merchant of death which the media portray him as well i would agree he's a versions of some of the. russian president dmitry medvedev has slammed the bell russian leader for calling moscow it's anime in his video blog devoted said president bush and statements made during his reelection campaign were not only undiplomatic but downright indecent it follows the bill of russian leaders accusations that russian politicians are trying to tarnish his image and sponsor the opposition but if it is suggested look at shankar focuses on domestic problems such as the disappearances of many belorussian citizens russia's president stressed the current tension must not affect the country's peoples and their partnership. the queen of the national once this week asked the head of the liberal party to form a new government backed by the party of n and his lamas a minority cabinet will have the support of. who will remain outside government but wilderness was known for his radical ideas went on trial on monday in the hag

his handover following and august rule confirming he was to be sent to the us the so-called merchant of death denies it positions of terrorism and supplying arms to colombian rebels he was arrested in an american led sting operation in march two thousand and eight in bangkok a former u.n. arms trafficking expert says buddha's extradited a u.s. court might not allow all the evidence to be examined. i have concerns about what's the big two will be going back to based on the news a person who in recent times has been convicted on a sting operation involving the fox the colombian rebels there's a man called monster all counsel who was an arms dealer who strangely also was assistance to the americans on many occasions and when his lawyer sought to bring that into the courts he wasn't allowed to do so or not president i think it's of life clear that he was depends teen will be able to bring into evidence the fact that the house on occasion been to assistance to the pentagon to us and nato countries in providing acra. i think it's unlikely that people who want the university to harm anyone but i thi

sting operation of some he didn't do quite clearly just think operation that he's not of the merchant of death which the media portray him as well i would agree he's a virgin so some of this. russian president dmitry medvedev has slammed the bell russian leader for calling moscow it's out of the in his video blog medvedev said president lukashenko statements made during his reelection campaign were not only undiplomatic but down right and decent follows the bell russian leaders accusations the russian politicians are trying to tarnish his image and sponsor the opposition but if it is suggested focuses on domestic problems such as the disappearances of many bell russian citizens russia's president stressed the current tension must not affect the country's people and their partnership. r t two has a lot more in store for you and here's some of what you'll find online right now. exploring the arctic frozen expanse on a chunk of floating ice russia's scientists meet in the middle of the ocean to share breakthroughs on their country's going to the polar treasury. and meet lobby a superhero with us

after a thai court cleared the way for the handover the family of the so-called merchant of death fear for his wife and say he may be forced to confession. is a euro on the brink of collapse and should the strong countries of the eurozone to ditch the weaker ones are his lorianne it puts these questions and war to the well known british euro skeptic roger helmer that interviews coming right up. i'm talking to roger helmer who's a you're a skeptic member of the european parliament he's very eminent he opposed to further integration with the european union and also supports renegotiating many of the e.u. case treaties with the right to have that thank you very much for talking to r.t. first of all how would you characterize the u.k.'s relationship with the e.u. there's a big question we have always been reluctant members of the european union when we joined it we were told that it was merely a trading operation we had a referendum i voted in favor if i had known then what i know now i would have voted against. but we have this unfortunate feeling that on the one hand we don't like it ver

victor boot has certainly created a name for himself some call him the merchant of death or even the lord of war but to sygate boot lickers brother he's seen simply as a great business mind just a couple of course he had the drive in quite an outstanding talent to organize and run business that's why it was great working with him. but was arrested in two thousand and eight in bangkok thailand during a sting operation and accused of trying to sell weapons to colombian fark militants the u.s. has been trying to extradite bird ever since he claims he's innocent and has only operated as an international businessman providing logistics for shipping that his brother doesn't understand what is driving the american push against him charles pistol and if we're making a monster out of him if you think about it a dictator has been out of the business for over ten years let's sort of secret information can he possibly possess he has not been out of the country and he hasn't talked to any of his gardeners for the past ten years he was out of the business he didn't work any more because everywhere

questions what certainly is that america is desperate to get its hands on the man they call the merchant of death but many question the reasons behind the intense pressure some believe influential officials in washington want him in jail to justify the millions of dollars of taxpayers' money that went into seven years of the tributes che's hand and to the seemingly elaborate sting operation that landed the russian businessman in a thai courtroom woops lawyer a lot can you throughout the week who receive the part of his education in america has previously spoken about the injustice that would occur if the extradition takes place everything i was taught about justice many years ago in new york seems to be totally forgotten by the american side in this case i believe that victor boot has no chance of a fair trial in the united states said the lawyer in an interview last year and fabricated evan. this is also a major concern for those unconvinced that america would conduct a fair hearing. but it's i think that if mr boot were to stand trial in a u.s. court this case would be used to discredit russian

michael could determine the so-called merchant of death extradited to the u.s. . for moscow's landfills are turning into mountains of trash a million tons of waste has produced i mean the capital in a small portion of it is recycled. up next on the sports news with. have you with us this is sports today on twenty four hour r t i mean you know me headline welsh wonder team europe would use a stunning performance to recapture the ryder cup beating the united states on the final call. another season trophy eight in a row russian basketball champions moscow kick off the new season with victory and the. king of kuala lumpur mikhail youzhny wraps up his second a.t.p. title of the season but the malaysian. europe are again on top of the gulf in the world the hosts doing what they had to and then up to belcher of a final at ryder cup brand on monday in south wheels it really does not get any more tense than this momentum shifting from the continent to continent as the day went on court the hosts entered monday on top with that three point lead but as the final singles matc

after a thai court cleared the way for a handover the family of the so-called merchant of death his life he may be forced into a confession. tipping the balance of journalism the international news networks of russia china and iran are a threat to the u.s. that's according to the chairman of the broadcasting board of governors the organization overseeing u.s. media directed at foreign audiences. the european parliament's divided over washington's demands to provide more personal data of citizens so it says it could potentially terrorists traveling to the u.s. requirements include fingerprints d.n.a. samples and cross border pay. while some are asking is the euro on the brink of collapse and should the strong countries of the eurozone ditch the weaker ones. puts these questions to a member of the european parliament that is coming up next. i'm talking to roger helmer who's a you're a skeptic member of the european parliament he's very eminent he opposes to further integration with the european union and also supports renegotiating many of the e.u. case treaties with the right to have a th

the sting operation of some he didn't do quite clearly as a sting operation and he's not the merchant of death which to be to portray him as well i would agree he's a witness of some death am i correct in understanding that you believe that victor boot is innocent. i don't know whether he's innocent because he's never been tried or then use the allegations which relates to things he may have done in the middle east in previous times i don't think the way to deal with people are is part of the elaborate sting operation which the drug enforcement administration launched against our would be happy to see a picture arraigned on charges that he was involved in up. and elsewhere in supplying weapons to people who worked on the committee with rights abuses with the thousand happened now after both been appearing in court wearing a bulletproof vest because the time government fears an attempt to assassinate him what grounds are there if for that if any do you think. i don't know i think that the trouble is that it's a murky world this whole lot of trafficking business and i think that if. people who m

accused of terrorism and supplying arms to colombian rebels allegations he denies the so-called merchant of death was arrested in march two thousand and eight in bangkok in an american led sting obviousness now we spoke to former u.n. arms trafficking expert brian jumpseat traumas for his views on big to build safety if you send to the u.s. . oh i have concerns about what the victor will be going back to based on the only other person who in recent times has been competitive on a sting operation involving the part of the colombian levels is a man called monsoreau. who was an arms dealer strangely also was assistance to the americans on many occasions and when his lawyer sought to bring that into the courts he wasn't allowed to do so so i think that's on the president which is lawyers in the states if he got there would not be able to bring pictures assistance of the pentagon into the court example the people close to boot including his wife fear for his life assuming the u.s. will use every possible effort to force any can fasten i'd like to hear do you think that's why i claim i just don't know

the sting operation of some he didn't do quite clearly just think operation and he's not the merchant of death which the media portray him as well i would agree he's a merchants of some death. coming up for you here on r.t. promotion gone wrong graphic and shocking video to encourage people to save the environment is criticized as going too far showing climate change deniers being blown up. president dmitri medvedev has hit how it is bella russian counterpart for trying to make an enemy out of moscow in his video blog said alexander lukashenko is stepping up his anti russian rhetoric the russian leader thinks it's all to do with the upcoming presidential election in bello where look at shanghai is hoping to stay in power. says the russian leaders trying to distract voters from domestic problems moscow and minsk sealed a political union in one thousand nine hundred nine but have since seen a steady decline in relations with the current tension should not affect the brotherly times of the russian belorussian people. while the u.s. might claim to be a champion of freedom of speech but not it seem

sting operation is something he didn't do quite clearly just think operation he's not of the merchant of death which the media portray him as well i would agree he's a merchant of some death and coming out for you this hour here on r.t. poverty behind the publicist he find out in my residence of new delhi are skeptical about the ongoing commonwealth games. president dmitri medvedev has hit out at his bell a russian counterpart for trying to make an enemy out of moscow in his video blog said alexandra look at shanker is stepping up his anti russian rhetoric the russian leader thinks it's all to do with the upcoming presidential election in bello rules where a look at is hoping to stay in power says the russian leaders trying to distract voters from domestic problems moscow and minsk signed a political union in one thousand nine hundred nine would have since seen a steady decline in relations. added that the current tension should not affect the quote brotherly ties of the russian belorussian people. while the u.s. might claim to be a champion of freedom of speech but not it seems if it's coming

the sting operation of some he didn't do quite clearly just think operation and he's not the merchant of death which the media portray him as well i would agree he's a merchants of some death. president dmitri medvedev has his house that is barely a russian counterpart for trying to make an enemy out of moscow and here's a video blog. alexander look at shrink oh we're stepping up his anti russian rhetoric the russian leader thinks it's all to do with the upcoming presidential election in belarus where the show was hoping to stay in power but via the says the russian leaders trying to distract voters from domestic problems moscow and i mean see all the political union in one thousand nine hundred ninety nine but have since seen a steady decline in relations but here there added that the current tension should not affect the brotherly time of the russian delegation. the u.s. might claim to be a champion of freedom of speech but not it seems if it's coming from russia iran venezuela or china the head of the media organization which oversees america's international broadcasting says that it must u

. >> he is a merchant of death. he does trade in arms and he has dollars and diamonds. frankly, that sort of activity needs to be stopped and people like jimmy to be put away for the rest of their lives. >> but he denies the charges. backed by moscow, he has opposed american extradition for two years. legal loopholes have kept him here, but his wife admitted the fight should now move to the u.s. >> he is said to be the biggest arms dealer in the world. >> this is all country. the u.s. government has spent 10 years to create this an inch. >> with every legal at any rate -- legal avenue closed, he faces extradition to the u.s. in the next few days. his only hope lies with the thai government. at this stage, that seems unlikely. >> you are watching "bbc world news." china every rights of the world -- the rules of international development in africa. a metal pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle a rhino horn through manchester airport has been sentenced to 12 months in prison. he headed in a bronze sculpture as he tried to board a flight to china. >> there are eight top --

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after a time for cleared the way for the handover the family of the so cold a merchant of death fear for his life and say you may be forced into a confession. european parliament's divided over washington's demands to provide more personal data of citizens so they can root out potential terrorists traveling to the u.s. for requirements including fingerprints and d.n.a. samples and cross border payments. and the u.s. sees a spike in islam a full week rather rican hate crimes as american society prostrated bike anomic hardships is also split by racial tensions many fear of the country previously known as the biggest feature of tolerance in the world is now swapping patriotism for nationalism. so we have lines here in our team is continues at the top of the hour time now though for our special report where we meet those getting back to basics find out why people are turning their backs on the bright lights of the city to be of one with nature. out in the countryside every day hard work is far more valuable than creature comforts here the people have no use for the latest high tech handhe

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