mr. assange denies that the relationships were not consentual. his defense lawyer says rape cases in sweden are routinely held in secret. public opinion is hostile. there is a risk of flagrant a mile of justice. the defense also questioned the most efficient of this woman, the swedish prosecutor who issued the european arrest warrant. a retired swedish judge said she appeared to have a bias against men. she was so preoccupied with the plight of battered women that she had lost balance. under cross-examination, the same witness said she did not know ms. hye and had based her opinion on television and radio. julian assange is the polarizing figure of the times. to his supporters, a champion of free speech. to many in america, a dangerous threat to national security. his defense team believe the swedish prosecution is connected to a malicious and politically- motivated attempt to destroy his reputation by them -- by branding him a rapist. >> for the past 5.5 months, we have been in a condition where a black box has been applied to my life. on the ou

mr. assange would get a fair trial even though some of it might take place in private. he criticized the process as a rubber stamping exercise which did not consider the merits of the case. >> why is it that i am subject, a non profit, free-speech activists to a $360,000 bail? why is it i am kept under electronic house arrest? i have not even been charged in any country. >> his legal team set little during this case, that the u.s. might engineer his prosecution for publishing lake. but protesters believe the legal process as politically motivated. >> what has been declared today is a miscarriage of justice. >> and so the bumpy legal right continues, possibly all the way to the european court of human rights. >> the united nations peacekeeping mission in the united coast says the fighting has erupted between the armies of the incoming president and forces of the former no. rebels. a u.n. spokesperson says this could escalate the in -- could escalate things. a saudi arabian national has been arrested and charged in the united states in connection with a suspected bombing

mr. assange wouldn't get a fair trial. the judge said it was highly unlikely that anything that's been said so far about julian but outside court, julian assange laid into the system of european arrest warrants. >> what we saw today at belmarsh was a rubber stamping process that comes as no surprise but is nonetheless wrong. there was no consideration during this entire process as to the merits of the allegations made against me. >> reporter: julian assange denies those allegations. he's on bail while he prepares to go to the high court to appeal against this extradition and in his words being dragged off to an uncertain destiny. >> sreenivasan: the u.s. government is still investigating whether to file criminal charges against assange over the leaks of thousands of secret documents. a new military offensive has begun in somalia against militants linked to al-qaeda. the new campaign involves 17,000 african union and somali troops based in mogadishu. there's also been fighting along the border with ethiopia. somali officials

he's hit out of the british justice system saying that julian assange extradition is quote legalized. what mr science tries does illustrates the fundamental problems with the european restaurant which i've been talking about now if it was introduced in two thousand and four he's an australian citizen they want to actually go out to sweden but this effects every british citizen and anyone who is a guest in our country and what it does it removes the fundamental rights of the english courts to protect its own citizens and guests in our country because they are not simply not allowed to look at the prime of facie evidence in a case like this and take into account it's what the lawyer called today to what justice and i would now so i've been saying now for some time that extradition which is now called judicial surrender has been reduced to a bureaucratic formality and now i'm saying that it's actually nothing better than legalized kidnap alison going on that's been going on for months and i haven't figured out what the charges are you an interest if i can say about what's going to happen in suit

mr. bush pulled out after learning that wikileaks founder, julian assange, had also been invited to attendle "discovery" docks with the international space station for the final time this afternoon. the crew is delivering supplies and the first humanoid robot to fly in space. >>> and finally, the store that aspires to be the walmart of weed opens in sacramento, california today. the superstar sells supplies to help medical marijuana patients to grow pot. it will open up outlets in three other states. that's a quick look at the headlines. >>> now, to jackie meretsky and the weather. >> thanks a lot, ron. we have pictures coming out of nevada city, california. north and east of sacramento. 6 to 12 inches of snow fell. and this isn't way up in the mountains. this is a low-elevation town. the big story in california is, of course, the bitterly cold temperatures, as well as the low-elevation snow. it's not going to snow in downtown l.a. you don't need a parka if you're going to be on the red carpet for the oscars. but you will get showers and thunderstorms on saturday. and the storm is working

assange. set up some red for some analysts say assigned and wiki leaks have been effectively neutralized consumed by litigation rather than leaks i think with the american government wants as they have mr assad in custody so that ultimately he can be extradited to the united states to face charges for the release of those documents court ruled that julian assange should be extradited to sweden but his attorneys say the next stop for the thirty nine year old computer programmer could be here in the united states where science could face espionage charges and even the death penalty as a sound basis jail time the future of wiki leaks hangs in the balance and its ability to be a place for whistleblowers and it beacon of transparency in fort artsy washington d.c. . the london court's decision to extradite joined us to sweden has sparked criticism of the british judicial and european arrest warrant systems with a country granting asylum to many high profile fugitives wanted on even more serious charges some claim the case exposes hypocrisy on the part of the u.k. authorities and basic tradition relating to asylum is that anybody can come here provided they are loaded provided they've got lot

assange. up some red flags some analysts say assigned and wiki leaks have been effectively neutralized consumed by litigation rather than leaks i think what the american government wants is to have mr assad in custody so that ultimately he can be extradited to the united states to face charges for the release of those documents u.k. court ruled that julian assange should be extradited to sweden but his attorneys say the next stop for the thirty nine year old computer programmer could be here in the united states could face espionage charges and even the death penalty as a son faces jail time the future of wiki leaks hangs in the balance and its ability to be a place for whistleblowers and it beacon of transparency and ford artsy washington d.c. well i am happy for the u.k. the panel's party gerard biden has hit out of the british justice system saying join us on his extradition is a legalized kidnap. what was the sound you guys does illustrates the fundamental problems with the european restaurant which i've been talking about never since it was introduced in two thousand and four he's an australian citizen you want to actually go out to sweden but this effects every british citize

assange. set up some red flags some analysts say assigned and wiki leaks have been effectively neutralized consumed by litigation rather than leaks i think what the american government wants is to have mr songe in custody so that ultimately he can be extradited to the united states to face charges for the release of those documents you can't court rule that julian assange should be extradited to sweden but his attorneys say the next stop for the thirty nine year old computer programmer could be here in the united states where science could face espionage charges and even the death penalty as a songe faces jail time the future of wiki leaks hangs in the balance and its ability to be a place for whistleblowers and it beacon of transparency and ford r.t. washington d.c. . so how do we describe this last year in the life of chilean aside his catapult of fame perhaps infamy and as we watch on rest unfold across north africa and the middle east brutal regimes been taken down by their own people not the american government that's improv in them up we have to wonder where our priorities lie why one man has been. the biggest enemy of the state well here to discuss with me is kevin zeese executi

wants is they have mr assigned in custody so that ultimately he can be extradited to the united states to face charges for the release of those documents u.k. court ruled that julian assange should be extradited to sweden but his attorneys say even next stop for the thirty nine year old computer programmer could be here in the united states where science could pay for espionage charges and even the death penalty as a sound basis jail time the future of wiki leaks hangs in the balance and its ability to be a place for whistleblowers and it became of transparency here in fort r.t. but in fifty. a london court a move to extradite assange to a spot of criticism of the british judicial system the country known to grant asylum to many fugitive criminals some say the case is an example of the u.k.'s hypocrisy basic tradition relating to asylum is that anybody can come here provided they are loaded provided they've got lots of money we will let the mean because we want them in with their money and therefore it's not particularly that russian not minutes and only got so well compere out of shakes. who may have a jew be a criminal record as it were of torture yet they were allowed

through julian assange his extradition there is a provision in the supplemental treaty between sweden and the united states that's where you can create agree to quote temporarily transfer of mr a song to the u.s. to stand trial in the u.s. on u.s. charges and then at the conclusion of that per se being that he would be transferred by to sweden based upon neutral agreement of the parties my reading of that provision of the supplemental treaty is that the u.s. could hold on to a minister of songs if he is convicted in the u.s. so that the charges lodged against them that mr saunders does his jail time in the u.s. which could be significant jail time and then afterwards transfer back to sweden. still ahead this hour a bottle of epic proportions all in the name of sports russians vote for their favorite and needed characters to be a mascot for the twenty fourteen winter olympics all the details on the candidates and their bite at the top in a couple of minutes. first though anti-government protesters in egypt show no sign of you giving up after two weeks of on arrest aimed at removing president hosni mubarak from power the country's new cabinet held its first meeting as thousand

wants us to have mr assigned in custody so that ultimately he can be extradited to the united states to face charges for the release of those documents or u.k. court ruled that julian assange should be extradited to sweden but his attorneys say the next stop for the thirty nine year old computer programmer could be here in the united states where science could face as we know is charges and even the death penalty as a standard places jail time the future of wiki leaks hangs in the balance and its ability to be a place for whistleblowers and it became of transparency and for an artsy washington d.c. well i mean pay for the u.k. independence party gerard batten has hit out of the british justice system he says that julian assange extradition is quote legalized. what was the sound guys does this illustrates the fundamental problems with the european restaurant which i've been talking about nobody since i was introduced in two thousand and four he's an australian citizen they want to actually go to sweden but this affects every british citizen and anyone who's a guest in our country and what it does it removes the fundamental rights of the english courts to protect its own cit

wants is to have mr assigned in custody so that ultimately he can be extradited to the united states to face charges for the release of those documents or u.k. court ruled that julian assange should be extradited to sweden but his attorneys say the next stop for the thirty nine year old computer programmer could be here in the united states where science could face as you know charges and even the death penalty as a stanch basis jail time the future of wiki leaks hangs in the balance and its ability to be a place for whistleblowers and it beacon of transparency and ford r.t. washington d.c. . well company to share an award claims that sweden and the u.s. have conspired together to silence and silence wiki leaks. we think that this is more like a school in charge are holding charge to get them into sweden which has been known to be quite complicit and helping people back to the us it's happened in egypt for example to addictions in the past so we do believe that this is actually is still in charge and we're much more concerned about what's going to happen with the u.s. so we're very concerned that if he goes sweden he will then be rendered to the u.s. and wiki leaks has emb

wants is to have mr assigned in custody so that ultimately he can be extradited to the united states to face charges for the release of those documents or u.k. court ruled that julian assange should be extradited to sweden but his attorneys say the next stop for the thirty nine year old computer programmer could be here in the united states. as charges and even the death penalty as a stanch places jail time the future of wiki leaks pains in the balance and its ability to be a place for whistleblowers and it beacon of transparency in ford r.t. washington d.c. well the extradition decision has drawn criticism towards the u.k. justice system and not only from the sounds of supporters foreign policy expert william spring says the controversial verdict has exposed the country see parker see when dealing with requests to hand over citizens to foreign governments. the basic tradition relating to asylum is that anybody can come here provided they are loaded provided they've got lots of money we will let them in because we want them in with their money and therefore it's not particularly russian magnets and all the gods are welcome here. shakes. who may have a jew be a criminal rec

government wants us to have mr science in custody so that ultimately he can be extradited to the united states to face charges for the release of those documents court ruled that julian assange to be extradited to sweden but his attorneys say the next stop for the thirty nine year old computer programmer could be here in the united states where science could pay for espionage charges and even the death penalty as the sun chases jail time the future of wiki leaks hangs in the balance and its ability to be a place for whistleblowers and it beacon of transparency and ford r t washington d.c. . america's longest serving space shuttle discovery has lifted off for the last time this week after a quarter of a century in service the spacecraft will be put into retirement on saturday the shuttle dock to the international space station delivering cargo and scientific equipment upon his return to earth it will be it for it off to a museum where it will soon be joined by its sister ships and over and atlantis the furtively manned u.s. space flight within the with the new craft a decade away but these are things going to confound isn't sitting too well with many americans. by the end of

wants is to have mr assigned in custody so that ultimately he can be extradited to the united states to face charges for the release of those documents u.k. court ruled that julian assange should be extradited to sweden but his attorneys say the next stop for the thirty nine year old computer programmer could be here in the united states where science could pay for espionage charges and even the death penalty as the sun chases jail time the future of wiki leaks hangs in the balance and its ability to be a place for whistleblowers and it became of transparency and ford artsy washington d.c. . june the source blames the european arrest warrant system for london's verdict with international terrorists living in the u.k. some are starting to question great britain's extradition policies care a button an m.e.p. for the united kingdom independence party says london's decision shows a flawed system. what mr sounds crazed does illustrates the fundamental problems with the european restaurant which i've been talking about no because it was introduced in two thousand and four he's an australian citizen they want to actually go to sweden but this affects every british citizen and

wants is to have mr science in custody so that ultimately he can be extradited to the united states to face charges for the release of those documents or u.k. court ruled that julian assange should be extradited to sweden but if attorneys say the next chapter the thirty nine year old computer programmer could be here in the united states where science could face as the united charges and even the death penalty as a sound basis jail time the future of wiki leaks hangs in the balance and its ability to be a place for whistleblowers and it beacon of transparency and ford r.t. washington d.c. . before the business news with kareena let me just remind you of our breaking news story this hour there's been an attack on and first be security services building in the republic of comedy. the president of the republicans dismissed reports that thousands were injured and some killed insists that only one police officer was wounded in the attack russian authorities are on the hunt for the culprits who are thought to be up to four groups of militants this comes just days after three tours were killed in the same region after militants attacked a minibus heading to a ski resort well of

wants is to have mr assad in custody so that ultimately he can be extradited to the united states to face charges for the release of those documents or u.k. court ruled that julian assange should be extradited to sweden but his attorneys say the next stop for the thirty nine year old computer programmer could be here in the united states. as charges and even the death penalty as the sun spaces jail time the future of wiki leaks hangs in the balance and its ability to be a place for whistleblowers and it beacon of transparency and ford artsy busing to d.c. and we've got more on the story on our web site r t v dot com there is also plenty of other news and features let's have a look at what's online right now. an ambitious project to find out what the price tag is on the plan upgrade of the russian army as a budget for the next ten years he's unveiled plus. we'll ok our why nato continues to function twenty years after its initial enemy cease to exist . america's longest serving space shuttle discovery has docked at the international space station it's said to be the ship's last trip to space as the u.s. retires it's quarter of a decade old fleet the shuttle deliver ten t

wants us to have mr science in custody so that ultimately he can be extradited to the united states to face charges for the release of those documents or u.k. court ruled that julian assange should be extradited to sweden but his attorneys say the next stop for the thirty nine year old computer programmer could be here in the united states where science could face as long as charges and even the death penalty as the sun spaces jail time the future of wiki leaks hangs in the balance and its ability to be a place for whistleblowers and it became of transparency in fort artsy washington d.c. . the russian army will get a make over in the next ten years the government has announced that it will allocate six hundred fifty billion dollars to upgrade its equipment and i'm precious plan which fits in with russian president dmitry medvedev its long term modernization goals was the surface no reports of huge amounts of money these are the large scale spending plans that have been done by the defense ministry and so we needed a main focus of the spending that's going to take this up to twenty twenty five is going to be the development it has to teach it nuclear weapons and now among