nato low and behold it is busier than ever. to counter perceived threats from the soviet union the north atlantic treaty organization has plowed ahead without an enemy after the end of the cold war. so the fact that the alliance lost its reason to exist instead what happened in fact and in violation of even the accords and the agreements at that time was nato aggressively expanded. and a larger alliance it once promised and instead pledged bombed in troops to afghanistan going on a decade. and in its latest endeavor thought airstrikes into libya but uniting a new church egypt goes back in november libya has launched allies to dischord some countries don't want to actually you know shoot ground targets. just to hit air targets which are night. amid the infighting it's unclear what motives are really behind the plane flying in the name of nato over the african country is it the personal aspiration of a leader a friend for you to do is it a friend for you or is it a sarkozy. do it i've tried to do to convince the world that he's t

from nato air cover. nato has defended benghazi. but no further breakthrough. it looks as though nato is trying to deliver a hammer blow to try and break this stalemate, but what we saw this evening soon after the strike was many people come out onto the streets showing their defiance. so it is hard to say whether or not nato will achieve its objective. >> thank you very much for that update. andrew north in tripoli. just confirming that there have been reports of nato airstrikes and explosions, some 20 explosions reported within a very short space of time. some 30 minutes, at this heavy bombardment on the capital of tripoli itself. and the government spokesman we have been quoting to you from a number of news agencies - - and he said three people have been killed during the latest nato air strikes and he has come out and said that 150 have been wounded. andrew north just told us it is hard to cooperate and that information from the government spokesman. we do not know whether those figures are correct. that is the latest situation on the nato airstrikes in tri

yeah nato lauren lyster r.t. washington d.c. . now president obama met with nato general secretary anders fogh rasmussen today a libyan rebel leader was also here in washington. met with u.s. national security advisor tom donilon asking for up to one hundred eighty million dollars in caracas frozen assets to fund the rebels campaign as well as lethal weapons and a recognition of the opposition body as the quote sole legitimate interlocutor of the libyan people something france italy gambia and there are have already done pleas to the u.s. once again show this hierarchical structure of nato so if they don't agree what does that mean for the rebel forces and will the other nato countries be willing to foot the bill and discuss this with me is matthew zeller former u.s. army captain matthew thanks so much for joining us tonight my pleasure so. rebel leader apparently today was meeting with tom donilon but what do you think is going to happen first of all if the u.s. decides that he doesn't want to recognize you know the rebel forces

nato is enforcing a u.n. resolution to protect libyans following the uprising against the libyan leader's rule. >> explosions light of the night sky over tripoli. around 20 nato air strikes hit the libyan capital in the space of half an hour. these appear to be the largest air strikes since nato began bombing in march. casualties were rushed to local hospitals. doctors worked through the night to treat those hurt in the attack. >> the injured have been taken to two different hospitals. this is one of them. some of them were treated and have gone home already. they experienced light injuries. some have more serious injuries. that is what you have seen. >> these strikes, as britain and france are expected to deploy attack helicopters. president obama visits europe on a trip likely to be dominated by libya. after weeks of stalemate, nato appears to be stepping up the pressure in an effort to break the deadlock. >> correspondent andrew north is in the capital. he gives us more details about what happened. >> thes

craft that launched the attack but it was nato were part of nato and it was ill advised i personally think when you do something ill advised you should acknowledge it and apologize for it and instead nato is just plowing ahead and saying well that was a legitimate target and we did nothing wrong they did do something rotten and we shouldn't do it again and my preference would be that we actually acknowledge the mistake. different perspective when you turn things around and look at it from a different side that was alan cooperman professor at the university of texas in austin author of the limits of humanitarian intervention genocide in rwanda meanwhile voters in the united kingdom are about to vote on a referendum that could change the way they elect members of parliament electoral reform is expected to fail in the u.k. this time the prospect of reform has at least been raised so is it time to look at changing the u.s. electoral system critics of the electoral college which the u.s. uses to elect president argue for one that it makes it not a national election but rather fifty state

out come of this strike, and so there is a hesitantcy. >> does that mean that the nato mission, natontil gadhafi is eliminated? >> clearly the ultimate goal is to get rid of gadhafi himself, otherwise you will see continuing killing. we are dealing with a barbaric and brutal regime. and he has a lot of american and british blood on his hands as well. he has backed a number of terrorists organizations in the past, and what we are seeing now, the nato taking direct action against the man responsible for the killing of thousands of libyan men, women and children over the course of the past two months. >> i want to ask you, what happens post gadhafi? is there a natural path of succession, or would that country be placed into more turmoil? >> i think gadhafi's days are numbered, and we have to do what we can to build-up viable opposition who can takeover once gadhafi leaves power. >> for the latest on the situation unfolding right now, you can head over to the website website@msnbc.c website@msnbc.cwebsite at msnbc.com. >>> and then we believe the launch is going to happen on tuesday, and

nato lauren lyster r.t. washington d.c. believe in government claims a nato air strike has killed eleven muslim clerics in the city of braga the coalition's as a facility of bond was being used to coordinate attacks on civilians and so nato activists are things the alliance is intimidating the entire world where the libyan campaign we're talking about. the story for us and you know very little bit with the promise earlier preserving. years ago they've. both been forty fifty sixty days and they want to stop until they will change their life it's from the other nations around the world have received to this it was you know a movie versions of the united states britain france germany sweden. were ones you can do the same. for often supervillains the on the this is what you are threatening me with this is working for you we don't believe all of this. and your political terms this is a dangerous organization that is we are promising the world through world community needs to go certain strongly support this work out of the unite

allies by the boatload of refugees as nato is leader comes to us shores the nato secretary general meets here with the keeper of the keys in washington president barack obama now though the united states has seemingly stepped back from libya he was the number one contributor to nato and therefore many would see the u.s. really as being nato now this comes at a time when the conflict in libya on the ground more and more people are calling a stalemate and it's like infighting as well as rising costs in every sense that same question people have been asking for decades comes to mind at the end of the. nato lauren lyster artsy washington d.c. . and still ahead here on our team we will have our report looking into solitary confinement in the united states but our reporter found dunn you. know sometimes you see a story and it seems. you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else or see some other part of it and realized everything you saw. i'm sorry this is. what drives the world the fear mongering used by politicians who makes decisions to break through thirty three may who c

resolution why is it we have to ask the british and nato particularly you know this is a nato initiative decided they want to intervene so heavily in the civil war. don't come of how they want the politics in the country to be in the future now britain's defense secretary says nato is prepared for a lengthy campaign in libya do you think russia's efforts can bring both regime and the rebels to a real cease fire or nato tries to bar one side into submission i mean before he has said that he wants a cease fire that it turns out it doesn't happen so do you think this next step in russia can work. well i do hope. the idea that they are prepared for a long campaign i think that's actually what they want and nato has shown in other campaigns around the world that it starts off with this sort of pretense that they want to have a short sharp war and what it happens is it turns into a long protracted. war where actually who doesn't want out of this the military industrial complex these massive military companies who are supplying all this weaponry tonight are the people who do best out of any fac

and nato experience and lessons learned during the balkan campaign against the serbs and nato claims that the target could dasi or his family totally can predict their actions and completely deprives the nato alliance any claims for moral superiority and in fact equalizes them completely leave those criminals or perpetrators or terrorists they claim they are fighting against. clashes continue in syria with a number of dead has already sort of hundred it's increased speculation it's set to become the next target of foreign intervention. from london says any further nato action would have far reaching consequences. it is notable that former way six a journalistic group has been quoted here in this country as saying that the reports from on the ground in syria to match what our agencies are saying as to what's happening in syria of course illegal with syria would result. in so much disastrous. consequences i mean the straits of hormuz palestinian groups of people in egypt would probably rise up against it because syria is such a linchpin of. everything that is against us at your money e

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nato lauren lister r.t. washington d.c. the libyan government claims a nato air strike has killed eleven muslim clerics in the city of bragg the coalition says the facility it bombed was being used to coordinate attacks on civilians and i nato activist rick ross of saying c alliances intimidating the entire world with campaign. you're talking about where there is. no global story and there are you know world it was very smooth it was four years. ago was last year for seventy years ago a bomb would go through the forty three piece of stage he was struck. from the other nations around the world in recent years. the british in the united states britain france germany and sweden where we're going to resume. our principal abuse going on and this is what you are through with this is working for you if you don't believe all of this. and your political terms this is a dangerous organization minutes in the world. needs to know certain strong response went down to the united nations and the military was in georgia resolving ground wo

is still trying to answer why nato. and solitary confinement in the u.s. a form of invisible torture save for the very worst of the worst criminals or so you would think will unlock the truth behind who is really forced to live in those tiny cells. that evening it's friday may thirteenth i'm lauren lesser coming to you from here in washington d.c. and you are watching our t.v. while ron paul made it official today he announced he will be running for president in two thousand and twelve and the news was everywhere as a very different tenor than back in two thousand and eight when he was considered a candidate of the libertarian fringe now he's going after the republican nomination but he is a well known libertarian congressman who ran for the republican nomination back in two thousand and eight and ran as a libertarian twenty years earlier so could the for a ron paul candidate be a sign of a desire for a true third party candidate. well before we get to that archie senior broadcast journalist megan lopez takes a look bac

is probably the most prominent member of nato but this is a nato operation and overnight nato issued statement saying it was "aware of unfirmed reports that members of the gadhafi family were killed." it's really the same thing they're saying in benghazi, we need to see some proof this has happened. we are aware that's what the libyans are saying last night they targeted military areas in tripoli. what's been going on, of course, for the last many days now is they are targeting command and control, communications, if you will, of compounds and targets in tripoli, but these are targets that have multiple areas in them, and have been known to be areas where gadhafi and his family frequent and gadhafi and his family know that these areas are targeted for their military utility. i think it still remains to be seen, number one, is this man dead, and the three grandchildren, and did the nato war planes hit precisely the target they were aiming at, on that compound? they say, of course, again, they do not target individuals, that they were only targeting a military compound, if you will. t.

the united states is nato, is nato. so the british and the french-- god bless them and others-- they don't have the assets. they are running out of some of their munitions. we need to get back in the fight. we applaud the predator being added into, but the worse... into the fight. but the worst outcome... a very bad outcome here would be a stalemate, which would then open the door to al qaeda. >> schieffer: what do you want the president to do? >> say that the united states' air assets-- and i am opposed and we should not use ground troops. the united states' air assets and many other assets should be brought into the fight. we should recognize the transition national council, thereby freeing up money so that they can start financing their operations and providing people with the things they need. humanitarian efforts, communications capability, facilitate the movement of weapons in-- not the united states army but facilitate as we did during the afghan war. communications, kick qaddafi off television. you know, when pe

as fresh nato air strikes have been heard in the libyan capital over the night there is little sign of progress for any side in the conflict intensifying talk among nato members about a possible land operation the alliance of spokesmen admits there is the need for a new u.n. resolution to send in troops but already daniel bushell reports the move threatens to massively escalate the violence already going on. aerial bombardments of libya has reached a dead in according to nato libya's leader colonel gadhafi has dug in defensive positions meanwhile civilian casualties from allied bombing continue to mount it's a video conference with russian students and nato spokesman review this solution send in ground troops. the u.n. security council should adopt a new resolution will be a resolution one thousand seven hundred three there's not invisible line operations we need a new resolution. wisdom forces plonk that all along says a leading us law professor clearly what we're seeing unfold in libya is a pre existing war plan by nato by the british by the french might be americans who are moving e

airstrikes in libya seemingly getting in nato nowhere with the possibility of a ground attack looming ever more but experts say this was the alliance's plan all along. and the lacks the latest legislation and authorities in decisive actions against pedophiles in russia means many parents resort to adopting a vigilante justice. and in business the u.s. government is the kids limit by early august they need to roll over half a kilo and sleep the country's fiscal stability in serious doubt join us for that and more in a business bulletin for. a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow. now the symbolic reason for the u.s. presence in afghanistan has gone with the fall of osama bin laden the question is whether america is going to stick to its war plan this summer the u.s. forces are due to start pulling out from the country but there are fears that the recent milestone may put the brakes on the withdrawal and as artie's marina portnoy reports people are already asking if a bin laden's death was indeed a victory. nine and a half years on the war in afghanistan has grown visi

all according to plan nato hints of a possible transition from strikes to a ground operation in libya but experts say it was always part of the program. and some russian parents demand more decisive laws against predatory paedophiles while others resort to vigilante justice often losing faith in the authorities. and then business news new stress tests carried out by the central bank so banks are still suffering from the aftermath of the economic crisis will have more than what analysts think of all the problems in our business update it's. international news live from moscow this is r.t. with you twenty four hours a day well now that the symbolic reason for the u.s. presence in afghanistan has gone with the fall of bin laden the question is whether america is going to stick to its war plan this summer u.s. forces are due to start pulling out the recent anti terror milestone and they prompt the white house to prolong its mission as aussies murdered portal reports a possible u. turn would do little to improve life in the water and country. nine and a half years on the war in afghanistan

a real bombardments of libya's reached it did in according to nato libya's leader colonel gadhafi is dug in defensive positions meanwhile civilian casualties from allied bombing continue to mount so it's a video conference with russian students nato spokesman review this solution send in ground troops. u.n. security council should adopt a new resolution and we're resolution one thousand seven hundred three there's not invisible man operations we need a new resolution. and forces plonked there all along says a leading u.s. law professor early what we're seeing our own fault here in libya is a pre existing war plan by nato by the british by the french by the americans who care moved everything now is following a point in the way in which is why i believe since they have failed to do polls could be with the steps so far the next stage will be moving into a ground invasion nato powers have to pass the international community into supporting war and that's one of them protecting civilians was the claim but driving the country's resources is the real goal this is one of the most the. reaso

lo and behold reality is that nato is busier than ever. set up to counter perceived threats from the soviet union the north atlantic treaty organization has plowed ahead without an enemy after the end of the cold war. some faith that the alliance lost its reason to exist instead what happened in fact and in violation of even the accords and the agreements at the time was nato aggressively expanded. and a larger alliance that once promised peace has instead pledged bombs in troops to afghanistan going on a decade. and in its latest endeavor the largest air strikes into libya despite uniting a new strategic goals back in november libya has launched the allies aided dischord some countries don't want to actually. shoot ground targets some. air targets which are in. amidst the in-fighting it's unclear what motives are really behind the planes flying in the name of nato over the african country is that the personal aspirations of a leader france was among the first to push for intervention france wants to get in on what i call the imperial cond

nato lauren lyster r.t. washington d.c. the libyan government claims a nato air strike has killed eleven muslim clerics in the city of bragg a coalition says the facility of bomb was being used to coordinate attacks on civilians and so nato activists of things the alliances and simulating the entire world with its libyan campaign we're talking about a. global force and. very smooth it will. serve as longer for seventy years ago if. it was. from the other nations around the world to receive to go see the movie versions in the united states britain france germany sweden the war. just going on that this is what you are through with this is working. if you don't believe all of it was. in geopolitical terms this is a dangerous organization the brawlers of the world through world needs to certain strongly. united nations and military in georgia resort in the world. in syria security forces opened fire on thousands of protesters killing at least six people on friday soldiers tried to had off demonstrations by occupying mosques and

and strikes in libya seemingly getting nato nowhere but the possibility of a ground attack looming ever more but experts say this was the alliance plan all along. that lacks legislation i don't already use and decisive actions against pedophiles in russia means that many parents resort to adopting a vigilante justice. and from our business desk these stress tests conducted by central banks so banks in the us are still suffering from the after they cannot the crisis left more and what alice think about the problem out there is not the. worldwide news live from moscow this is artsy but now the symbolic reason for the u.s. presence in afghanistan has gone with the fall of osama bin laden the question is whether america is going to stick to its ongoing war plan the summer u.s. forces aren't you just are pulling out but the recent anti terror milestone the white house to prolong its mission that. point nine reports a possible u. turn would do little to improve life in the water on country. nine and a half years on the war in afghanistan has grown visibly worse while u.s. rhetoric surrounding

a meeting between the nato chief and the american president prompts questions as to what their real motives are behind their so-called humanitarian intervention in a complicated country. and one thousand days to go the countdown is on to the twenty fourteen winter olympic games in sochi and russians are marking the occasion with a bed so cross the country. asakusa closeups he heads to the hometown of europe's largest hydroelectric station and find out how locals are trying to repair decades of damage to the rhythms and fishing industry of volgograd a. very warm welcome to you this is nazi live from moscow where it's now a just after three p m. well the libyan rebels have failed to gain official recognition from the us government but top rebel official was even denied a meeting with barack obama in washington on friday mahmoud jibril the first senior member of libya's national transitional council to meet the u.s. after meeting with american officials he comes to say his comments following the meeting word that the rebels are having trouble getting washington to release frozen assets the adm

law professor clearly what we're seeing unfold here in libya is a pre existing war plan by nato by the british by the french by the americans who are care moved everything now is going according to plan which is why i believe that since they have failed to are the polls could darkly little steps are so far the next stage will be moving into a ground invasion and nato powers have jupiters the international community into supporting the war and those one or the protecting civilians was the claim but grabbing the country's resources is the real goal this is one of the most the. reason transgressions of the rights of nation national sovereignty and international law that we've seen in the post-war period in the west the u.s. and france and britain have been called virtually according to the evidence that's leaking out covertly arming the opposition to gadhafi in hopes of grabbing control of the oil and the different parts of libya the libyan government promise is still for nato if it sends in ground troops some agree such a war may be tougher than expected we will see increased computing n

many are asking if the nato campaign is faltering. >> as his campaign enters its third month, nato is its sights on at the navy of libya, trying to loosen the grip of colonel gaddafi on power. they are launching 19 raids on three ports, including one here in the aaa. this was the same ship in daylight -- tripoli. this is the same ship in daylight, it has been punctured. at least five ships have been destroyed by a fairly accurate strikes. what is not clear is how these ships are being used, and what a threat they are posing. nato says these ships were used to lay mines and are threats to its own vessels and civilians. libyan officials who took us to the scene say most of the ship's nato hit were coast guard patrol boats. when were the four smaller ships hit last june last out of port, and what were they used for? when was the largest ship out of port? the ship have not been out to sea since late march. he says these are documents to prove it. but could it be that nato is running out of targets to keep the pressure on colonel gaddafi? he may be outgunned by nato, but he is not out face

strikes in libya seemingly getting nato nowhere but the possibility of a ground attack a looming ever more experts say this was the alliances plan all along. and alexa legislation and also argues in decisive actions against pedophiles and russia means many parents resort to adopting a vigilante justice. it with live from moscow welcome to the program now that the symbolic reason for the u.s. presence in afghanistan has gone with the fall of osama bin laden the question is whether america is going to stick to its congo and war plan this summer u.s. forces are due to start pulling out from the country there are fears the recent milestone may put the brakes on withdrawal and it's obvious marina pornographer wants people are already asking if bin laden's death was indeed i think to. nine and a half years on the war in afghanistan has grown visibly worse while u.s. rhetoric surrounding it has consistently spun in circles we are making progress that is what is unable to make the progress that we have made i think it's possible that by the end of this year you will have. since two thousand a

or nato countries may be. the one who. bombing from thirty thousand feet coalition soldiers feel fairly safe but then she was activists want putting troops on the ground risks not just more civilian killing but nato deaths as well and the further away they get from high tech and the nearer they get to low tech and the greater the danger of casualties on both sides turkey china and russia have all criticize the bombardments of libya for minister sergey lavrov thinks nato has already gone far beyond the first u.n. resolution to maintain a no fly zone and hints a second resolution to move in ground troops may not come as easy now several nations feel tricked. if anybody wants to ask for this money it will come to the u.n. security council we will discuss trying to understand what was planned because the aggressions from the money that we're seeing now are enough to learn lessons with international opposition on the rois states some open tosk to make the case for more war britain's prime minister will dealt sending ground troo

yeah nato lauren lyster artsy washington d.c. . now the libyan government says a nato air strike has killed eleven muslim clerics in the east and porter i got a coalition of claims facility as it. was being used to coordinate attacks on civilians power antenatal activists rick ross off size the alliance is intimidating me and so i world with its campaign in libya. working with. google groups and. it will. serve. your conservatives. as though it would be a good thing for some states and they won't start until they've achieved their kids from the other nations around the world to receive this occasion to bring peace to the united states britain france germany sweden. or warplanes of the same. sense of purpose and since were threatened with this is working for you if you don't going forward for your portable terms this is a dangerous organization the world. means to. a strong response working out of the united nations and not the us word military board is in georgia resort. now you stay with us here on r.t. and still to come for this

not confirmed by nato. senator graham, perhaps as a member of the senate armed services committee you can confirm or not something in that regard. any case, someone who called on president obama to take out gaddafi, your reaction? >> this is a good move by nato to go after the source of the problem. if you want to protect the libyan people, go after his inner circle. do two things, support the rebels, give them better air cover. get american aircraft back in the game to diminish gaddafi's military and also put pressure in tripoli. in my view, wherever gaddafi goes, he is the command leader. he t way to get to this to end is go after the people around him and support network. it support what nato is doing. it'd like to have a pour it on approach to get this over with. >> chris: i know it's against the law to target and assassinate foreign leaders. this doesn't fall under that? >> in my view he is not a foreign leader. he's a murderer. he is killing his own people, acts outside of international law, bombing c

about protecting civilians it's very difficult for the nato leaders to protect. the breathing space for any kind of remaining in office but on the other hand going through with a whole hearted war and the kind of loss of life and might be necessary to dislodge him from tripoli is really going to make a mockery of the idea of protecting sort of a life for a million civilians who will be reflected in the west of course is clearly putting its faith in the rebels there to the west be so sure that the opposition won't lurch into radicalism if this goes on. well i think that's it only wanted to the people who used to say that the afghan groups would produce a kind of tolerant form of islam not like iran in the isolationists are still around to tell us that we can be confident that libya will become some kind of multi-party multi-faith democracy and the risk is that people who grow up under a dictatorship actually the politicians the activists really they want to replace a dictator with themselves they may use the slogan to democracy and all of us who once they are in p

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mandate where nato could send in ground forces?> not really, because to do that would simply confirm conspiratorial suggestions that, in fact, the intention is to simply get rid of colonel gaddafi. officially, that cannot be the mission. it is not the u.n. mandate. people talk in terms of nothing good being able to come of the rebel offensive unless colonel gaddafi steps aside, but that is fractionally sort -- short of saying we ought to get them. ground troops would change the whole dynamic in the cause a lot of said. no, that is not going to happen. >> can you tell us what is likely to happen in rome on thursday? >> in the absence of any serious suggestions of sending in ground troops, the discussions will be about ways of financing the rebels. unless they get better finance, better access to weapons and training, then they cannot do their part to protect civilians by attacking the libyan regime. so the talks will be all about that. and also, all about looking at whether there is a chance of a diplomatic outcome to this now. beca

and as a world leader and world leaders rather gather to talk about libya's future is nato going above and beyond its original mission if ground troops move in where there will there be hell to pay some experts say so. and the united states is the country for the people by the people of the people but when it comes to voting for the president does the electoral college system get in the way. that afternoon it's thursday may fifth at four pm here in washington d.c. i'm lauren lyster you're watching r t well u.s. president barack obama visited ground zero today in the wake of osama bin laden's death elsewhere though conspiracy theories are floor showing in the wake of the white house's bungled p.r. message over his killing yesterday obama ruled out releasing the photographs of the dead bin laden now administration officials are saying they'll give no details on the raid on his compound in pakistan but is the p.r. fumbling and now clamp down just adding fuel to the brewing conspiracy fire marty's marine important reports on. the week began with an international news bombshell proudly drop

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now the libyan government says that a nato airstrike killed muslim clerics and eastern part of. the coalition claims the facility was being used to coordinate attacks on civilians well unseen nato activist records office says that the alliance is intimidating b entire world with its campaign in libya. we're talking about workers. or global or a strike force and you know the world it was phrase will be all of those things serbia presumably years ago they were but you know now with the growth of info you can some states and they want to stop until they will change their objectives from the other nations around the world can receive to the cities you too can own the bridges in your writing states britain france germany sweden. to work winds and do the same with friends who are often suburbans three hundred and some who are two or three with this is working for you if you don't play ball with a story you know in the in geopolitical terms this is a dangerous organization that is we have always been the world community through world needs to certain a strong reason for us working out

and nato are training rebels there and it was the u.s. the naris groups that then became al qaida and the taliban back in the one nine hundred eighty s. during the soviet can for. or for moribund lovers demise what it could mean for the world let's talk to christophe horsetail the political business consultant joining us on the line from berlin so still very very big yes we can see. good to see you thanks for being with out see this but a lot of criticism of the way the u.s. has another sort of some of been the death of a very little evidence. i'm afraid i'm now being told we don't actually have any connection to mr hall still there was a good trouble trying to get back to a little bit later present the same questions to get his thoughts on what's going on right let's continue to take a look at some other news before we go back to the to libya the bodies of gadhafi son and three grandchildren reportedly killed in a nato air strike could be shown on state t.v. nato says they intercepted military communications from the targeted site before

now as fresh nato air strikes are being heard in the libyan capital overnight there's still the sign of progress for any side in the conflict that's intensifying talk among nato members about a possible land operation the alliance is a spokesman has admitted there's a need for a new u.n. resolution to send it troops but it's not easy daniel bush in our reports the move threatens to massively escalate the violence that's already there. aerial bombardments of libya's reached it did in according to nato libya's leader colonel gadhafi has dug in defensive positions meanwhile civilian casualties from allied bombing continue to mount it's a video conference with russian students and nato spokesman review this solution send in ground troops. the u.n. security council should adopt a new resolution on libya was also one nine hundred seventy three there's not invisible man operations we need a new resolution. and forces plan all along says a leading u.s. law professor only what we're seeing unfold in libya is a pre existing war ploy by nato by the british by the french by the americans with ca

is the number one contributor to nato and therefore many would see the us really as being nato now this comes at a time when the conflict in libya on the ground more and more people are calling a stalemate and it's the allied infighting as well as rising costs in every sense that same question people have been asking for decades comes to mind to deal with. what nato lauren lyster artsy washington d.c. and still ahead for you this hour until the well runs dry. outside of the glamour of india as the bollywood capital moved by thousands are caught in a daily battle for clean drinking water. and we'll take you to a russian city on the banks of europe's longest river to explore how the waterways brings vitality both to the region's folk tales and its economy that's coming up. high hopes and officially competitive streak have united millions of russians for their one thousand big countdown to the sochi two thousand and fourteen winter olympic games to impress and to shine is everyone's dream in three years time but for now it's a chance to party. as you can see it's colder narron raining a lo

while back in washington nato and the u.s. called time on could off his rule as they pushed forward with the start of the air campaign but. remains defiant. under starters orders russia prepares for the biggest sporting event since moscow hosted the summer olympics in one nine hundred eighty. plus a. very important milestone on. the olympic torch. in such a way that she'd find out more. broadcasting live from the direct center of moscow this is r.t. certainly glad you're with us now on voice representing libya's opposition council are in paris seeking humanitarian and financial aid earlier the u.s. denied them diplomatic status during the first official visit to the white house. movement rebel representative mahmoud jabril says they are in desperate need of food and medical supplies in the besieged city of benghazi but they are having trouble getting washington to release colonel gadhafi has frozen assets and u.s. had promised to hand over some of the multibillion dollar funds anti-war activist john reese says any revolution i

on the call as fresh nato air strikes have been heard in the libyan capital over night. the little sign of progress for either side of the conflict as intensifying talk among nato members about a possible land operation the alliance of spokesmen admits there is a need for a new u.n. resolution to send in troops but as artie's daniel bushell reports the move threatens to massively escalate the violence that's already there. a real bombardments of libya's reach to did in according to nato libya's leader colonel gadhafi is still getting defensive positions we will civilian casualties from continue to mount it's a video conference with russian students and nato spokesman review this solution cindy ground troops. the u.n. security council should adopt a new resolution on libya was aleutian one nine hundred seventy three there's not invisible line operations we need a new resolution western forces plan that's all along says a leading u.s. law professor clearly what we're seeing unfold in libya is a pre existing war play out by nato by the british by the french by the americans