in a statement today, he emphasized that the aims of nato are threefold. first of all, to stop t attacks on civilians in libya. secondly, the troops of colonel gaddafi must return to their bases. thirdly, the regime must allow humanitarian aid into the country. >> and thought it was significantt that he didot say that one of these specific elements was to r rove gadhafi from power. three weeks ago, when the resolution was passed, the military alliance thought that a no-fly zone over libya and the bombing of colonel gaddafi's weaponry from the air would give the rebels an advantage, and military advantage, and that they would be able to unseat gaddafi. they haven't been able to do that in three weeks. everybody today has been talking about the fact that there is no military solution to this conflict. thereas to be a political one. so the of this is has changed. the differences within the coalition are the people on the one hand who said, like france and britain, that there needs to be a military intensity against the the dockery regime and on the e otheside

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has made a mistake and they gave the military operation in libya to nato. having spent half a billion dollars finally their humanitarian bombing a leave their enter the second phase after the united states transferred its command and control of its operation odyssey dawn to its ear appeal nato allies their grave weekend worriers from brussels just proved yet again have to ever get a state that nobody eps aleut when nobody can count on their the united states there were repeated the same mistake which they did in two thousand and five in afghanistan when they transferred that command and control in southern part of the kountry to its nato allies as a result it was up to the united states marines to save their courageous british in kandahar and helmand province is now the european side of nato has demonstrated to the whole world that within one week they can accomplish two big time friendly fire air assault on the rebel forces the pentagon chief robert gates who has nothing to lose on his way to final retirement should admit it loud and clear the first lesson

>> speaking as a nato commander i hold this as a nato commander, yes, sir. it's clear with the north of land council has tasked me with. >> in use in your comfortable -- >> i am comfortable with that mission. >> the fact that there's not get an exit strategy isn't troubling to you? >> it's early in the process and i'm confident one will develop and even in london today may give us an indication. >> okay. general kehler, you've made reference or were asked about the phase of that approach. can you tell us -- well, let me ask you, do you support this fazed at its approach? i'm not sure you're point blank answer that question. >> yes i do. >> and why? >> missile defense for the united states has been based on two major objectives. objective number one has been to make sure that the homeland, our homeland is protected against a limited ballistic missile attack from north korea and to extend that if the even warrant and iran develops a similar capacity. at the same time, objective number two that has emerged has been to make sure that we are responding to the reg

and nato began and forcing a no fly. as in libya three weeks ago and it was accidental this isn't the first on the part of nato if it comes after another last week killed thirteen bubbles archies own igor piece that office on the ground in benghazi and reports a change of tune among rebels once hailing nato as their savior now protesting in outrage here's a firsthand account. veteran of the libyan army moved to serve his country all the way to retirement but now he's fighting for the revolution and is among the few rebels the brunt would military training and experience. their forces are not even though we are ready to fight to the death but with these weapons we don't stand a chance against gadhafi since nato who control the north winds on operation it's going to mean more than one thousand sorties in committee including four hundred attack missions the un's queens around the bird of that at least forces have now been destroyed it is quite a help from the stains on the ground for the rebels are still taking a pounding.

mihm ever since the united states handed over command of the military operations here in libya to nato the u.s. has been decreasing the number of combat missions it carries out here we are hearing from top american military officials that they are also going to begin withdrawing the fighter jets this submarines and the missile ships now this does come across does come against the background of the stalemate in terms of fighting on the ground between those pro and thank you forces around the city of brega in the east of the country it also comes against the backdrop of increasing criticism from within the american president barack obama's own administration over questions in terms of the representation and the capability of those opposition fighters as far as the tripoli government goes that they continue to pull those a quote a crusader route they say that these actions are illegal and immoral and they are not voicing movie concerns that in the future they will be the supplying of weapons to these rebel fighters this will soon be followed by training and ultimately end in the deploymen

and nato began enforcing a no fly zone in libya three weeks ago and it was accidental by nato this isn't the first time it comes after another last week killed thirteen rebels larches own piece going off is on the ground in benghazi and reports a change of tune among rebels once hailing nato as their savior now protesting in outrage as a first hand account from the rebels. a veteran of the libyan army moved to gunning serve his country all the way to retirement but now he's fighting for the revolution and is among the few rebels that branch wouldn't military training and experience. their forces are not evil we are ready to fight to the death but with these weapons we don't stand a chance against gadhafi since need to control the north winds on that region it's going to mean more than one thousand sorties in committee including four hundred attack missions new york and queens their own version of that at least forces have now been destroyed with the way to help from the skies on the ground to the rebels are still taking a pounding. lead to a failed her civilians on the start of the daily

gaddafi is obliterating everything inside, and nato is allowing him to do that. >> has nato struck anyf the tanks there? >> they have hit some tanks, but the fighters in misrata have destroyed more tanks and equipment than nato has done. they have hit very little. as we speak, there are as many as 30 tanks hidden in misrata. >> carry as many as 200 mike grants, a boat has capsized. the italian coast guard are searching for around 130 people. more than 40 were rescued. 20 bodies have been found. a depeen which makes a super bug resistant to the most powerful antibiotics has been found in the water supplies outside new delhi. the gene has spread to germs that cause cholera and dysentery. it is thought it could take years to develop new drugs to counter the threat. it has been more65 years since world war ii dame to an end. but now the holocaust music is using technology to find children who survived the war. here is the story of this special search. >> these are the faces of some of the millions of children who found themselves alone and homeless in the aftermath of world war ii. the pho

ambassador to nato. he's now a senior fellow at the john hop kin's school of advanced international studies. welcome to "bbc news." thank you for joining us. this libyan crisis seems to be more of a conflict within nato members. now when there's a clear legal mandate? >> there's a mandate to protect civilians and to deliver humanitarian assistance. where nations differ is where the mandate extends to regime change. the u.k., france, seem to be making the argument that the only way truly to protect civilians and have a stable long-term outcome to this is to see that the gaddafi regime is moved. you have other members within nato who do not sign on for changing the government in libya and don't want to see their forces participate in that. >> the wording is ambiguous. what sort of trading will be going on right now? >> i think you're seeing some countries urging more. you have this letter that's now being distributed on the internet. it will be published in newspapers tomorrow where the u.s., u.k., and fra

libyan rebels claimed their forces had been hit by a nato air strike reportedly killing thirteen it's fueled a local anger over the alliance's tactics which are resulting in a growing number of casualties. as the new crew arrives at the international space station a century since my first flight into orbit we look at the first space projects. business the. joint the so-called third energy package under the new regulation of gas and i will have to give up control of pop up in twenty minutes for more. with r.t. live from moscow where it's now or just after three pm. priest in finland is being accused of inciting religious hatred after describe one of the world's most wanted men as a terrorist police have questioned the pastor after he gave an interview to our t.v. in which he discussed the doc. the man behind the moscow metro and. was the one who carried out that interview. ah so you hummel are is being prosecuted for inciting readers hatred and for publicly criticizing what the finnish authorities describe as illegally operating organization that is because central russian political ca

and nato's operations? and to what extent have gadhafi's ground forces, armored and unarmored, been degraded? >> his air defenses have been essentially completely taken out. he does have some portable air defense systems that are still out there, although few in number but still with potential. his command and controls have been significantly degraded. we have -- the ratio right now roughly on the ground is about ten to one with respect to his ground forces, his ground capability. he's got a lot more tanks, a lot more personnel carriers, a lot more artillery, those kinds of systems than the much more lightly armed resistance or opposition forces. so that's the most significant part of what he has left. and that is of great concern. >> admiral was just in front of us as well. and i asked him how the nato forces would interpret the rules of engagement. and now i understand nato has warned rebel forces against attacking civilian targets. i'd like to ask you directly, given that the nato mission is to protect c

controller some nato gave permission for the mig 23 to take off? >> yes. >> reporter: what was the mission of the mig? what was it supposed to do in >> to shoot qaddafi forces there. >> reporter: the colonel says he fired 128 rounds and hit a fuel truck and two other vehicles carrying qaddafi's force, but nato disputes his account, telling cbs news it did not give the pilot permission to fly. it says an awacs plane detected the mig when it took off and called in two fighter planes, which forced the mig to return to base. nato is sensitive to criticism it is only enforcing the no-fly zone against qaddafi's forces. it claims this is the first interception it had to make. but it is difficult to reconcile this pilot's account with nato's version of events. allen pizzey, cbs news, behghazi. >> mitchell: just ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news," potholes aplenty on america's roads. do cities have what it takes to fix them? >> mitchell: along with the weather troubles we told you about earlier, the arrival of spring means the blooming of potholes across

causing fresh doubts over the coalition's true motives in libya the government rebels are calling on nato to do more to help them a regained ground. and while the i assess crew prepares to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the first trip to the final frontier those standing on earth share their own boldest space aspirations. and the european central bank has increased its key benchmark rate for the first time in almost three years could this be the first of the series find out it's not business with us in the round twenty minutes time. just after five pm here in moscow and in london this is not see now a finnish priest is charged with inciting a racial hatred after speaking out against russia's number one terrorist a lot of on his internet mouthpiece all of this during an interview to us here. the pastor also claims that he's been receiving constant death threats from the leader of the chechen militants however finland insists that the priest is the real criminal and saudis are reports. postell you holler is being prosecuted for inciting really just hatred and for publicly criticizing

agrees to support nato during airstrikes on monday the death toll across the country continues to mount artie's correspondent paula sleazier brings us more from tripoli. the fighting here on the ground seems to be located in chu primary cities in the east of the country it's around the city of brega but that frontline keets shifting and at the moment it's actually not clear he is in control in the last six weeks that city has changed control six times in the west of the country most of the fighting is happening in and around the town of misrata and there we are hearing that the government has stepped up efforts to eliminate and he could have his supporters now we do know that a turkish military and ship has taken two hundred and fifty patients civilian casualties to the city of benghazi some doctors on board that ship will say that the injuries are incredibly severe and that the civilian death count is likely to climb we certainly have witnessed an increase in diplomatic activity on behalf of the gadhafi regime in the most recent attempt a former libyan prime minister has headed a libya

costing a fresh doubt over the coalition's true motives in libya government rebels are calling on nato to do more to help them a week gaining ground. as the new crew arrives at the international space station to mark a century since man's first flight into orbit to look at the latest space projects . a very warm welcome to you this is our seed live from the sky now a finnish priest is accused of inciting racial hatred after speaking out against russia's number one terrorist. and his internet mouthpiece all of this during an interview. pasta also claims he's been receiving constant death threats from the leader of the chechen militants however finland insists the priest is the real criminal that's what he's in trouble reports. ah so you hamil are is being prosecuted for inciting really just hatred and for publicly criticizing what the finnish authorities describe as a legally overpraising organization that is the cop car centric russian full because the center of a lot of all the years i don't know what the organization is all about this is a media outlets and internet what decides whic

you have nato. you have the united nations all expressing the view that action needed to be taken against this guy, and i think that this is an area where the united state is now reseeding creeding to a supporting role, and i think that comports with our interests. >> i would only add, ma'am, that from the military perspective, it's not up to me or those of us in the military to define our national interests. it is up to us to defend them. that's really what we do. >> i would not necessarily get into a what if game, but i also want you to, if you could respond, to the possibility that colonel gadhafi could comply with u.n. demands. i'm wondering whether the administration would want to accept the continued existence of his regime. >> i think that the political future in libya needs ultimately to be decided by the libyans themselves. the circumstances under which he would be allow ed to remain are hard for me to imagine, but there are conditions that the president has put down in terms of a cease fir

is not going to be nato is not going to go nato is going to send troops the spokesman for an eight spokesperson for nato says you want to send troops the military commander of nato says we're going to send the stabilization mission big they can't be trusted i have if you want this is our client to contradict themselves just explain quickly why many people be thinking well why are you saying this after all this effort and energy that nato been putting into this and of course with help from the u.s. why would they want this to be a prolonged conflict in libya and not remove gadhafi as soon as possible it doesn't make sense is it. it does i'm glad you asked this people have a right to know they are prolonging the conflict because it's the longer this conflict takes the more entrenched the transitional council will be in their services the transit what they've been doing is they've been teeter teeter totter they've been helping the rebels then ceasing help helping the rebels and then reducing help they like to divide the country and we can this is why i'm saying this is an insidious process that's

so senior libyan opposition fighters are reported killed in a nato airstrike a major you control the oil field has also been destroyed by the coalition is calling the true motives of the alliance into question. while the i assess crew prepares to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of her first trip to the final frontier those staying on earth to share their own boldest space aspirations. worldwide news from the center of moscow this is r.t. now a finnish priest is charged with inciting a racial hatred after speaking out against russia's number one terrorist a lot of news internet propaganda all of this during an interview to us here at r.t. the pastor also claims he's been receiving a constant death threats from the leader of the chechen militants however finland authorities insist that the priest is the real criminal here to use it because the reports. say you from a liar is being prosecuted for inside seeing really just hatred and for publicly criticizing what the finnish authorities describe as illegally all praising organizing that is because central russian political dissidents

-nato mission has essentially failed to accomplish what it set out to do? >> i think it's too early to say that yet. i think we're in fair long haul here. air power alone cannot do this. the advisors that the italians and french and british have sent that will have some effect on improving, probably, communications amongst the-- and organization and so on. >> lehrer: but that's not considered "boots on the ground. of. >> it will help but it's not going to have a help like tomorrow or the next few days. it might over a few weeks have some effect. i don't want to overstate that." and certainly these are not combat troops. as the great crying, boots on the ground. so i think that's a big challenge ahead. i think the nato air campaign has prevented moammar qaddafi from taking over the whole country again, so i think one should authorize for the moment. but there does appear to be a stalemate, and it's hard to see right now how we're going to move things forward on the ground towards the west. >> lehrer: what else do you think could and should be done beyond unm

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and that the civilian death count is likely to climb now over the weekend there was a request from nato to the united states to extend its participation in these airstrikes for another forty eight hour was elected on expires today monday with the u.s. increasingly saying that it wants to withdraw from the operations as the president barack obama comes under increasing criticism from within his own administration the sense on the ground though more and more is that there is a stalemate being reached which is why people here are looking for some kind of political solution to get him out of this or we said they have witnessed an increase in diplomatic activity on behalf of the gadhafi regime in the most recent attempt a former libyan prime minister has headed a libyan envoy to the greek city of athens and there he's been holding talks to try and seek a way out of this crisis we know that this week that envoy will be traveling to motor and to turkey what we are hearing is that could not be my feet open to some kind of settlement plan but that plan would see someone from his inner circle tak

and nato's operations? and to what extent have gadhafi's ground forces, armored and unarmored, been degraded? >> his air defenses have been essentially completely taken out. he does have some portable air defense systems that are still out there, although few in number but still with potential. his command and controls have been significantly degraded. we have -- the ratio right now roughly on the ground is about ten to one with respect to his ground forces, his ground capability. he's got a lot more tanks, a lot more personnel carriers, a lot more artillery, those kinds of systems than the much more lightly armed resistance or opposition forces. so that's the most significant part of what he has left. and that is of great concern. >> admiral was just in front of us as well. and i asked him how the nato forces would interpret the rules of engagement. and now i understand nato has warned rebel forces against attacking civilian targets. i'd like to ask you directly, given that the nato mission is to protect c

nato forces also see their support for after an ill fated air strike killed several antigovernment fighters the alliance has so far refused to apologize. plus every situation for prince harry and the british royal and his charity expedition get stranded in the arctic after a crack on an ice runway scuppered their return home. and it george's attempts to project a democratic a very tarnished by the state of its legal system or even lawyers are getting persecuted. and b.p.'s up as yet another setback in his bid to join ross neptune explore the arctic shelf in russia as the so-called knowledge ration tribunal holds its blocking of the deal find out more in our business update in twenty minutes. with r.t. live from moscow where it's now are just after five pm here and three pm and paris now nato says it's conducted more than a thousand combat flights in libya since the alliance took full command of the military campaign and the u.s. cutting back its involvement in the strikes mission has become shoes dependent on french jets results he's a ten year old bushel reports the longer the campaign las

libyan rebels lash out of nato as anger was the alliances tactics in the country grows together with a number of civilian casualties. as a new crew arrives at the international space station to mark half a century since nouns first wired into orbit we will look at the latest ambitious space projects. watching r.t. live from moscow with me marina joshie welcomed a priest in finland is being accused of inciting religious hatred after he described one of the world's most wanted man as a terrorist police have questioned the pastor after he gave an interview to r.t. and which he discussed. the man behind the mosque a man for an airport bombing so we know across life. who carried out that if you will because we know what exactly is the man accused on a bus tour you homo laurie is accused of inciting really just hatred for publicly criticizing what the british authorities describe as a legally open rating organization because of course central focus is russian folded corpuses over those of all viewers who don't know do not know what these organization is abolished this is a media outlets an

the nato led warfare in afghanistan has been going on for ten years already but seeing little success some of it some moralist allies like the former british foreign secretary david miliband are criticizing that they no longer believe in a military solution and say it's now time the diplomats should step in but is it possible to deal with taliban terrorists in a language other than against the russians should now the answer they tried everything. my guess is the presidential special envoy for afghanistan said you have a couple. nato neutral operation in afghanistan has been going on even longer now than the saw this campaign there in the eighty's but the law says in just three years it will hand over to afghan forces in several areas of the country however security and stability are still rare in many regions of afghanistan the wave of violence is now its highest since the taliban regime was toppled ten years ago this makes some military experts say the withdrawal of needed troops is premature and the warfare must continue. home. thank you for joining us on the show so well first of a

on friday the nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen expressed deep are great for nato is strike that targeted opposition fighters early at nato said it was not going to issue an apology at that stage it said it might have mistaken me hit the rebel fighters but we are hearing from doctors on the ground that five people were killed and more than twenty two people were injured and what we think might have happened is the rebel fighters were trying to make some kind of surprise attack on gadhafi is men they were equipped with heavy armor and we they were using tanks and this is what we're now hearing from reading from nato that they did not receive any information before that the rebel fire. because we're actually using tanks and it's becoming increasingly more difficult for pilots from the skies to be able to tell the difference between rebel fighters and libyan soldiers because more and more they using the same tactics and the same weaponry the feeling on the ground among those level fighters towards nato is go is growing from the sunnis a mentor to anger what we know i think from

according to some reports nato did attack accidentally a number of the rebel fighters and their tanks around twenty kilometers away from the oil rich town of bragg are currently under control. troops and doctors say that thirteen people were killed in this attack however we do also hear these reports from the witnesses all of what happened there today earlier and they say that it killed thirteen at least forty or forty five rebels the checkpoints well for the rebels so forces right near the were attacked and basically sent the rebels running in can us retreating once again and one of our teams was actually filming there at the time they see that they didn't hear any planes they didn't hear anything in the east just so all of a sudden various explosions going on right in their area so everybody get in there of course and to just back to wait from that place including the rebels and he will be so the army being evacuated buses filled with soldiers going faster than the world at the time and they say it was really chaos they actually one of the rebels actually jumped into their car just

nato planes a bomb a rebel tank position with multiple casualties reported and a major khadafi controlled oil field is said to have been destroyed by the coalition calling the true motives of the alliance into question in libya. and the crew of the international space station prepare to celebrate fifty years since the government's first flight into all this event that inspired it generations to reach for the stars. and a news just in a seven point four earthquake hits northeast japan leading stocks worldwide to shrug off an aftershock and russia's market and first they said one percent down more than that since twenty minutes time in our business for those of. you with r.t. live from moscow now a finnish priest is charged with inciting a racial hatred after speaking out against russia's number one terrorist talk will not off and his internet propaganda all of this during an interview so out see the pastor also claims he's been receiving a constant death threats from the leader of the chechen militants however in finland the creased is being seen as the real criminal. reports plus a view f

rebel disillusionment with nato actions in libya and the anger and violence general visas to apologize for print the strikes killed. and us more makers scraped together an agreement billions in strange and cuts just an hour before the first government shutdown as we've gone ahead. here with world news twenty four hours a day back on the program well russia and poland coming together to remember a common tragedy on sunday it will be exactly a year since a polish plane crash near the russian city of slovyansk ninety six people are on board including the polish president his wife and a knowledge part of the country's political elite grief united the two nations both presidents rejection of the investigation has threatened to divide the. country is in question for us now where commemoration ceremonies are due to begin the country and here at the site itself describe the scene that. well a year on there is only three stumps of the sites where the polish to one fifty four crashed causing a fire the plane was carrying polish president lech kaczynski his wife maria ninety four others other pol

and now nato which was formed to. resist a possible soviet invasion of western europe who is now fighting in a war africa. so i think the united states did succeed in turning nato into an edge of cold. and i believe the american drought for hegemony. which israel feels threatened by the chinese presence in their view and they're not happy that china is acquiring engine needs for its developing economy you may be aware of the recent report from the international monetary fund that the chinese economy will have surpassed that of the economy of the states within five years so if washington deprive. oriel resources and make clear industrialisation slower and more difficult if it can and deprive russia of a naval presence and a merger alien then the drive for general. can continue and with fewer obstacles and so all right they let me just quickly ask you this dr continuing we've talked about libya we've talked about tensions with china and russia perhaps you haven't mentioned iran is that the next target you think as well

to nato. we will be back in a moment. >> let's meet a top winner from this year's student can competition. today, we go to racine, wisconsin, and talk to the second prize winner. a seventh grader at mckinley middle school. hello. what is lead? >> leadership in energy and environmental design. it was started in 1998 by the u.s. green building council. it is designed to promote energy in the architecture. >> why did you pick this? >> one of the crewmembers father's works for a company that is strongly involved in energy-efficient buildings. this has been a rising topic, so we were very serious and wanted to learn more about it. >> to discuss renewable resources in home building. how the policies encourage this? >> [inaudible] >> how do you conserve energy? >> i tried to take shorter showers, turn off the lights when i leave a room, and not years as much water. we have energy efficient appliances in our home. >> how does your community conserve energy? >> we have the energy efficiency programs. t

you have nato. you have the united nations all expressing the view that action needed to be taken against this guy, and i think that this is an area where the united state is now reseeding creeding to a supporting role, and i think that comports with our interests. >> i would only add, ma'am, that from the military perspective, it's not up to me or those of us in the military to define our national interests. it is up to us to defend them. that's really what we do. >> i would not necessarily get into a what if game, but i also want you to, if you could respond, to the possibility that colonel gadhafi could comply with u.n. demands. i'm wondering whether the administration would want to accept the continued existence of his regime. >> i think that the political future in libya needs ultimately to be decided by the libyans themselves. the circumstances under which he would be allow ed to remain are hard for me to imagine, but there are conditions that the president has put down in terms of a cease fir

you have nato. you have the united nations all expressing the view that action needed to be taken against this guy, and i think that this is an area where the united state is now reseeding creeding to a supporting role, and i think that comports with our interests. >> i would only add, ma'am, that from the military perspective, it's not up to me or those of us in the military to dene our national interests. it is up to us to defend them. that's really what we do. >> i would not necsarily get into a what if gam but i also want you to, if you could respond, to the possibility that colonel gadhafi could comply with u.n. demands. i'm wonderinghether the administration would want to accept the continued existence of his regime. >> i think that the political future in libya needs ultimately to be decid by the libyans themselves. the circumstances under which he would be allow ed to remain are hard for me to imagine, but there are conditions that the president has put down in terms of a cease fire, that wo

and i think the result would probably be a very easy partition of libya rebel disillusionment with nato his actions in libya turns to anger. general he says to apologize to the so-called friendly fire and strikes which killed opposition funds. and us nor makers scrape together an agreement on billions in spending cuts just an hour before the first government shutdown and it's really going to head. here watching on t.v. broadcasting live from moscow on kerry just the top story now russia and probably in the coming together to remember a common tragedy on sunday it will be exactly a year since a polish plane crashed near the russian city of slovyansk killing the polish president and ninety five others. in the struggle and recommend aeration ceremonies taking place so you can't really the tragedy clearly united people but it's still hard for some of polish politicians it seems to overcome this suspicions of russia what's the general mood. from poland to russia on the state over one hundred people have a right there now caring of the size of this catastrophe took place almost a year ago now

from moscow welcome if you just joined us this hour it's nine pm moscow time the top story from us nato says it's investigating reports of at least thirteen libyan rebels killed in a coalition air strike some sources suggest that the strike came after a pro good half a fighter joined the group and opened fire at allied planes meanwhile the country's governments rejected rebel calls for a cease fire paula slee has got the latest for you from tripoli. spokesperson here in tripoli said it would be mad to expect libyan soldiers to withdraw from cities where there was still fighting and this is almost ironic because it wasn't so long ago that tripoli itself made to cease fire offers and at that time the rebels said that these offers were insincere and could not be trusted so certainly a lot of mistrust between both sides neither willing to be the first to lay down arms but on the diplomatic front a slightly different picture is emerging we are hearing on the country from a prime minister mr. baby that the lines of communication has been opened and that they're hoping to intensify them they s

libyan rebels lash out at nato anger with the alliances tactics of the country grow together with a number of civilian casualties. as the new crew arrives at the international space station to mark half century since man's first wife and orbit will carry out the latest ambitious space project. telling out in the russian capital you're watching r t with me rita joshua welcome to the program a priest in finland is being accused of inciting religious hatred after he described one of the world's most wanted man as a terrorist police have questioned the pastor after he gave an interview to r.t. in which he discussed the man behind the moscow metro an airport bombing so with now across life parties going to the trouble carried out that interview good morning to you covering all you travelers of finland i'm personally talked to the man so what exactly is he accused off now mary we should understand there are two parallel processes now going on in finland in the first place this is the lutheran church john mollari easy christo lutheran christan the church is now considering developing him wiring h

wished their chief spokespeople anyway have been calling for more nato activity to deter. these government forces from making advances in the east you know eastern part of the country so this is a this is getting to be very convoluted about good guys bad guys and nato although nato which was originally constructed to protect the north atlantic here we are seeing it and northern africa i mean exactly mo thank you for being on the program good to get your insight on this as you live from paris to thanks. well using brief known as suicide bombers killed at least ten in an attack on tribal elders in eastern afghanistan a close ally of president karzai was killed in the blast the attacker approached the elders after a meeting before detonating explosives strapped to his body the taliban has denied responsibility for the attack claiming that the victims had quote their own enemies . opposed to gyptian leader as the barbaric in his two sons would be placed under detention for fifteen days and move as part of a police investigation into corruption and abuse allegations that barak

leaders are headed to libya to try and ease the conflict between the government and rebels meanwhile nato draws even more fire over blunders in its military operation. and the top dogs from economics finance and academia have gathered to discuss the future of the global economy and the growing power of emerging countries. broadcasting live twenty four hours a day from moscow where our headquarters are located this is r.t. glad to have you with us it has been a year since the polish president lech kaczynski and ninety five other v.i.p.'s died in a plane crash in western russia russian officials and relatives of the victims have been taking part in memorial services at the side of the disaster outside small the outside the presidential jet went down when like kaczynski his wife and many of the nation's elite were on their way to mark the anniversary of the nine hundred forty nine massacre carried out by stalin's a secret police. reports from the crash. it was a day to remember solemnly here in smiley and at a location of over one hundred people mostly relatives of the victims of the catastr

paris wants to see more of the same from nato. the foreign minister says it is imperative to stop the forces from attacking this besieged city. >> nato has to play its role in full. nato wanted to take military command of the operation that we have accepted it. they have to play their role in stopping muammar gaddafi from bombing the population. >> in the a spokesperson has rejected the proposition. they said they have done a good job removing the threat posed by the forces. >> when you look at what we have done over the last few days, taking out numerous tanks, armored personnel carriers, destroying ammunition storage as, i think we're doing a great job with the assets we have. >> on the front line in libya, rebel forces need all the help they can get. they're using makeshift weapons to defend the western gates of this city. forces loyal to muammar gaddafi are just a few hundred meters outside the town. >> until now, nato has been almost totally united on its approach to libya. what has cost the division and why is it coming at t

their leaders want an explanation from nato. and on the ground gadhafi's troops took full advantage advancing and everyone was soon on the run. rebel forces firing missiles as they left. whatever has prompted this, the rebel arm senow fleeing in retreat, skurring along the desert road >> hundreds of civilians escaped the fighting after a day of huge setbacks for gadhafi's opponents and the relationship with their nato allies. >> a spokesman for an organization which calls itself the libyan freedom group spoke to me to describe the latest situation in that city. >> we don't hear or see any bombing. >> as far as the fighting in and around is concerned, who are the rebels fighting against gadhafi's troops? are they military people or normal citizens with guns? >> normal citizens with guns. most of them are doctors and engineers. they are just equipped with guns. they have been able to take it from gadhafi forces and using them against the gadhafi forces. >> and as far as this aid shipment that arrived, how easy is it to distribute

shortage of weapons as supplied by sympathetic nations opposition fighters are also appealing for more nato airstrikes this by the earlier claims that the bombings are killing a growing number of civilians. and british officials are preparing to evict one of its largest travelers communities which will route around a thousand people and cost millions they insist they drive to stay on the land and out are prepared to fight to stay. the same they have lines coming up next al gore now spotlight focuses on whether it's time to swap military maneuvers for a diplomatic dialogue and afghanistan. for the full stop we've got lead from the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. we'll. bring you the latest in science stream technology from around. we've got the future covered. hello again a welcome to spotlight the injury show on heartache i'll bring our own today my guest on the show is called will. let me tell that warfare in afghanistan has been going on for ten years already but seeing little success some of it's a loyalist allies like the former british foreign secret

libyan rebels lash out at nato as anger over the audience's tactics in the country grows together with a number of civilian casualties. there as the new crew arrives at the international space station to mark capps and man's first flight into orbit we walk out of the latest mission space projects. it watching our team coming to you live from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program a priest in finland is being accused of inciting religious hatred after he described one of the world's most wanted man as a terrorist police have questioned the pastor after he gave an interview to r.t. in which he discussed the kumar the man behind the moscow metro an airport bombings across now two that were charged but to fill in and talk to the man so carteret tell us what exactly is he accused our. own boss so you have all are is being prosecuted for inciting really just hatred and for public people it is sizing what the british authorities describe as a legally operating organization that is the capo center of russian political persistent above those of all viewers who may not know what the org

neutrality or nato some say the ground time sweden makes a choice critics claim there's so much have gone through port for the alliance of the nordic nation might as well join the club officially and give mark on the line status. and he's now i r t come from group sweden. and you all with r.t. and i still have for you this hour going books and bridges coffees and military control assesses the impact of the u.s. faces in afghanistan after an american christian pastor torched the crowd. plus count out of blast off but we're on standby on the launch pad as three cosmonauts prepare for an historic space journey. a russian partners accused by the u.s. of international drug trafficking is facing trial in a new york court constantino your shankar was arrested last year in liberia and brought to the states illegally according to his lawyers and reports some see a tendency of america snatching people and trying them on its own soil. a legit tons of cocaine a pilot snatched up and brought to a foreign prison and a wrong fax number this is a case of constantine your shango a russian pilot in hi

the rebels say it was nato. for the second time in less than a week, nato fighter jets appeared to have accidentally hit the wrong site. at least four were killed and a dozen wounded. nato made no comment saying they had to investigate the incident. it took place right outside of the oil town brega. word quickly spread east. five minutes ago, this checkpoint was quiet. now they have heard word that their tanks, rebel tanks have been bombed by nato planes. we have seen a steady stream of ambulances going out and heavy arms going in. the fighters already angry nato wasn't doing enough to help them. now this. they're dogs, this man cries. they're all dogs. back in washington, the general who led the u.s. operation in libya before handing control over to nato acknowledged the battle is looking more and more like a stalemate. >> i would like to know if you think a stalemate is an acceptable outcome of the conflict in libya? >> my personal opinion, that is not the preferred solution. >> reporter: in eastern libya, no

libya and i think the result probably be a very you see politician of libya rebel disillusionment with nato saxon's in libya turns to anger after the winds general refuses to apologize for so-called friendly fire air strikes which killed opposition fighters. and u.s. lawmakers scraped together an agreement on billions in spending cuts just an hour before the first government shutdown in fifteen years would have gone up at. my from our headquarters in central moscow here watching our team with me and used to now way it's two pm here in the russian capital twelve noon in warsaw and russia and poland are coming together to remember a common tragedy on sunday it will be exactly a year since a polish plane crashed near the russian city of smiley and killing the polish president and ninety five others artie's company in the small and screeches where commemoration ceremonies are taking place as we speak you consider you know the tragedy united people but it's still hard for some polish politicians to overcome their suspicion of russia what's the mood there in small towns this afternoon. it's very