these were pre-emptive attack to protect norwegian society. i asked idea acquitted. >> for over an hour, he presented us with his world view -- as a white christian norwegian, he's no more a terrorist than indigenous people fighting occupation. these were not innocent children he told the court of the teenagers he killed at the labour party summer camp. they were actively working to uphold multi-cultural values. yes, i would have done it again. this is what he would have done again. some norwegians are angry that a man who has admitted to these crimes is now being given a platform to express his views. but a survivor from island massacre his studies in liverpool disagrees. >> some people have questioned even holding this trial. >> i think it's very interesting and important for the survivors who have to live on with this to hear the reason why this happened. we have gotten to know a lot about that today. >> did anders breivik also get what he wanted today? as the cameras focused their lenses, there was a smile. a killer relished his moment. >>

these were pre-emptive attacks to protect norwegian society. i asked that i be acquitted. for over an hour, he presented us with his world view. a white, christian norwegian, he is no more a terrorist that indigenous peoples fighting occupation. these were not innocent children. they were actively working to uphold multi-cultural values. yes, he would do it again. some norwegians are angry that a man who has admitted his crimes is giving a platform to express his views. >> some people have questioned even holding this trial. >> is very interesting for the survivors to have to live on with this to hear the reason why it happened. and we have gotten to know a lot about him today. >> but he also get what he wanted today? the cameras focused their lenses and there was a smile. the killer relished his moment. dodge the radical muslim preacher was back in custody as they make a new attempt to deport him to face terrorism charges. he appeared before the commission on tuesday. he was blocked in january, said that evidence might be used against him. >> it was early afternoon when t

these were pre-emptive attacks to protect norwegian society. i ask the idea acquited. for over and over, he presented us with his world view. his belief that as a white christian norwegian, and he is no more a terrorist than indigenous peoples fighting occupation. these were not innocent children, he told the court. they were actively working to uphold multi-cultural ism -- multi-cultural and values. yes, i would have done it again. this is what he would have done again. some norwegians are angry that a man who has admitted to these crimes is now being given a platform to express his views. but a survivor from the island massacre disagrees. >> some people have questioned even holding this trial. >> it is important for the survivors to live on it and to hear the reason why it happened. we've gotten to know a lot about that today. >> did anders breivik also gets what he wanted today? there was a smile. a killer relished his moment. >> the radical muslim preacher is back in custody. the british government makes a new attempt to deport him to jordan to face terrorism charg

the song is called children of the rainbow and the words that the norwegian people saying today. are this a sky full of stars blues sea as far as you can see and earth where flowers grow can you wish for more together shall we live every sister. every brother young children of the rainbow a fertile land. as that was the song very simple very straightforward it's like a we society rather than give in to the fear that we americans gave into after nine eleven when george bush dick cheney told us to cower in fear and go go shopping instead of going to the place of death with a bullhorn all full of bluster and bravado and was dotted around the norwegian people sang a song to remind themselves of who they are of their nation's values they remind of themselves that they belong to a wee society. one which as the song says together show we live every sister every brother regardless of race or religion that song reminds them that they're not a vengeful society and they're not afraid and their communities are much stronger and the damage that terrorists in haters like brother could inflict

born norwegian version of a pete seeger song called my rainbow race.e singled out that song as particularly offensive to him, today 40,000 people turned out in oslo to serenade him with that song. 5,000 people rsvp that they would turn up. they said the crowd was 8 times that number. they were gathered in a square right next to the first building that he bombed, right near the courthouse where he is on trial. they stood in the rain carrying roses and setting him that children's song that he hates so much. ♪ ♪ [ applause ] >> what you heard at the very end, norwegian, that was the singer who popularized this peace seekers signed a guy.

holden, for the information of the norwegian broadcasting corporation, do parts of films show breivik placing the bomb? or is it the film in its entirety that may not be broadcasted? our impression is that it's the animated. the first part may be played. and so then we would have a break, so that those who would leave the room can then leave the room and they will have a possibility to make their own necessary changes. is that possible? thank you. >> we're listening to animation of the part of oslo where anders breivik planted, where he planted the bomb. you can see there his vehicle. there were, i think, the prosecutor said four cameras so they have a very, very good picture of exactly what went on, and the time in fact was something like 15:25, 3:25 in the afternoon when this was happening. so a minute worth of this animation to show what exactly happened before the explosion took place. they are in fact going to show the actual footage, along with other broadcasters, we may well not show for obvious reasons. so that was the reconvening of the court case this afternoon. we've seen a

now let's talk to the norwegian channel correspondent. now you wanted to televise that, wouldn't that have led to this turning into a circus? >> yes. but in the jeans of journalists who want it most open. but it's understood that as long as he said this is going to be his stage to preach his message to all over the world, it's understandable that a decision like that has been taken. and that has been an ethical debate among journalists all the time, how can we cover this without being a loud speaker for his propaganda? >> do you think that will be it? because he's talked about multiculturalism and the quotes i was giving, how he thinks south korea and japan are the model societies where women play a skecked dare role? because won't those hearing his views get another understanding? >> well, the more he speaks, the more he speaks, the fewer his followers will be happy with him, maybe he is it's his own anti-prop demandist. >> do you think he has many followers? maybe not in terms of the violence perpetrated but in the views expressed? >> e

. ♪ >> on the second day of his trial in oslo, the norwegian mass murderer anders behring breivik hasd the court he would do it again. he set off a car bomb in the center of the norwegian capital last july before going on a shooting spree at a youth camp organized by the governing labor party, killing 77 people and wounding many more. >> avoid of emotion, he told the court room i have carried out the most sophisticated and spectacular political attack committed in europe since the second world war. >> anders behring breivik's lawyers warn the shocking statements. on the second day of his trial, the man admitted to killing 77 people and said he still considers himself innocent. breivik claimed he acted in self-defense to protect his country from multi-cultural some. he added that he would do it again if given the chance. that testimony had been delayed by controversy that caused one of the five judges to be taken off the case. the late judge admitted to writing and internet comic the day after the massacre, calling for the perpetrator to receive the death penalty. that is despite the f

norwegian version of the song, which is about living together in harmony, was specifically targeted by breivik last week. protesters also marched on the courthouse in oslo and lined walkways with red and white flowers. >> ♪ who could ask for more ♪ >> those are some of the headlines. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. >> welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. as the obama administration paves the way for a radical expansion of how it carries out drone strikes inside yemen, a major conference in washington, dc this weekend will highlight the human costs of this tsa's clandestine drone attacks. the drone summit, jointly organized by a group of human rights and advocacy organizations, aims to educate the american people on the exponential and lethal rise in the number of drone strikes during obama's presidency. the conference will also examine the rise in the use of drones for domestic surveillance. earlier this week, "washington post" reported president obama has gran

13 norwegians who were aboard the titanic, many traveling third class. and they said, look, we often get distract by the big names of guggenheim and astor, strauss, those big international names, the lives that were lost famously. but they're here to tribute those norwegians. >> john, thank you very much. that's our correspondent on board the cruise ship. egypt's muslim brotherhood has warned of renewed turmoil if the country's former spy chief succeeds in a bid to become president. omar suleiman submitted his bid just before deadline on sunday. the muslim brotherhood candidate describes it as an insult to the egyptian people. >> an impassed appeal. official election campaigning for the new president hasn't started yet, but you wouldn't know it from scenes like this. as the top candidates have been to register at egypt's election headquarters, their supporters have turned out in crushing numbers. the muslim brotherhood is offering up one of its leaders after previously saying it wouldn't compete for the top job. however, strict election laws could still

to cut off the head of the former norwegian prime minister, who was due to be there. is it the right thing that he has this forum to express his views? >> it is important to remember that this is a court case. this is about him and his right to say why he did what he did. even though it is so hard to. for some many people. >> tomorrow, his lawyers say there is worse to come. >> very complicated court of justice. you are watching "bbc world news america." going to extremes in france, days before voters go to the polls, the presidential candidate on the far right and left are the ones starring passion. -- stirring passion. meetings between president and their constituents are common, but when one woman -- approached ahmadinejad, it provided an unusual moment. the president was touring the streets last week. are tehran correspondent has the story. >> it runs president ahmadinejad has always made a point of this approach ability. he wants -- even he may be surprised by what happened here on a recent tour of the southern city. a crowd surrounds his car. many reach for his

correspondent for the norwegian broadcasting corporation. mr. tvegard, welcome. thank you for joining us. first of all, here you have a defendant who has admitted what he did and has said it was justified. so what is it exactly that this five-judge panel that's ruling on this case, hearing and ruling on the case, is to decide? >> the killer, he claims self defense. he says he would have done this again if he had the chance. he shows no remorse. the question here is whether he should be judged sane or insane. that's one of the biggest questions of this trial. >> warner: so those psychiatrists that are in the courtroom are there to advise the judges on this? >> well, they have already made a report. actually two reports. one concluded that he is insane. the other group concluded that he is sane but he has serious mental disturbances. now it is up to the court to decide whether he should be judged or not, meaning that if he's insane, then he will be getting psychiatrical help. if he is sane, he will get criminal... he will be sent to prison. 21 years in prison. >> w

horrifically, he planned to behead the former norwegian prime minister, who was due to be there. on july 22, he woke up thinking, "today is the day i will die." he set off the vehicle bomb. "i had gone to that scenario at least 20 times. i acted instinctively." it killed eight. he wanted 12 dead. the aim was to get attention. media coverage is linked to the shock effect of the attack. the attacks were devastating. there are still repairing the damage here in central oslo. for everyone in court today, his testimony was especially chilling and difficult to listen to. he was cold and calculating, and it appears there is absolutely no doubt in his mind that what he did on july 22 was absolutely morally acceptable. is it still the right thing that he has this forum in which to express his views? >> it is important to remember that this is a court case. this is also about him and his right to say why he did what he did. >> and tomorrow his lawyers say there is worse to come. matthew price, bbc news, oslo. >> the strange course of justice in that trial. still to come on this program --

tens of thousands of norwegians gathered cross the country to sing a children's song in a protest directedagainst us murderer and this brave it in his testimony last week said the one hundred seventy seven children of the rainbow is being used to brainwash the nation's youth the song is a norwegian version of american folk to rainbow race graphics lack of remorse for killing seventy seven people in the bomb and gun attack last july brought leaders together in defiance of his actions. dropping a class without it affecting your academic record is music to college students is so much a new piano drop is held that massachusetts institute of technology to celebrate and get it prime deadline i should say to ditch a subject. this year the musical mash up featured a second piano line for arizona key note says that only other traditionally instance tremendously grand students raced to grab a piece of it with a souvenir. and one hundred seventy. the controversial cyber security act in an assist but is now a step closer to becoming law for the u.s. congress approval process now heads to the senate al

this is coming your way later in the program called blondest confessions arifin revealed in norwegian emasculate three weeks trial has sent shivers down the spines of the international community. not a blow to the controversial policing proposal as its chances of being passed by e.u. lawmakers to head towards. show premiered on our t.v. this week the media reaction was global from praise to hysteria the response was anything that includes friend she's going to check out has been gauging opinion across the atlantic. for most american media julianna sons is guilty without charge reckless traitor and a threat to our national security interests sleazeball named julian assange who is bent on damaging america how did this guy just land his own t.v. show the implication is a sergeant is a russian agent whose anti-american mission is now out in the open for all to see and the accusations kept flying as the whistleblowers very own show premiered on tuesday but i saw it coming this through a. combatant a traitor getting into bed with. terrible radicals. i think that's a sort of it's a pretty tr

i was shooting rampage at a youth camp carried out in july last year for more on this let's not norwegians let's say who joins us live also state. eight hundred journalists from around the world are covering this case has openly referred to this trial as a quote unique opportunity to showcase his far right has he got what he wanted. well that's the big paradox concerning this case is that. because at the outset made this is planned it's a he wrote a manifesto published it outlined his plan in this plan was to do an outrageous criminal act and then use the court proceedings later to advocate this around the world and in that sense. one might say that he has succeeded in that he himself hasn't taken the stand yet that starts first tomorrow and there's been of course a lot of debate about that here in norway in to what extent he should be allowed to do that. well we have you know the principle of due process here in norway and he is entitled to do so what the court has done is they have curbed the amount of press coverage that is allowed from his own statements so from tomorrow when he enters

as our norwegian killer this is something that we've seen across the european union. in germany and in france in the united kingdom as well as in norway he's just he was particularly successful but i think he's one of. many maybe too strong but he is certainly not unique in amy's whatsoever and these groups are actually working together to promote these kind of lone wolves to endure any census follow the same pattern as the some of the muslim fundamentalists. this is r.t. why from moscow on the right for you the filipino fury as a war. angry crowds outside the us embassy in manila against your country's controversial workings in china backyard. first the belorussian president has released two political prisoners one of which is the former presidential candidate alexander lukashenko unexpected move follows pressure from the e.u. that's been highly critical of the regime after a harsh crackdown on the opposition ten years ago let's hear a sense of the house the details. few if any had expected such move from the man often described as europe's last dictator alexander th

live from moscow this is our team now files relating to the trial of norwegian mass killer anders breivik will be classified for sixty years and judges say the documents could be harmful to the public and will be kept secret until two thousand and seven cling to the decision came off the graphics televised trial it was a view to across the world he's admitted to killing seventy seven people in a bomb and gun attack last year but it actually denies criminal guilt claiming he was protecting no way from being taken over by muslims he also gave a step by step account of exactly how he massacred his victims claiming he had to dehumanised him self to become a mass killer if found guilty brave it could face a maximum twenty one year prison sentence but if the judges decide he's insane he'll be sent for indefinite psychiatric treatment norwegian journalist says the graphic is partly succeeded in using his trial to promote extremism the big paradox concerning this case is that. because at the outset made this is planned he wrote. published it outlined his plan in this plan was to do an outrageous

propaganda video he also gave her an account of how each of his victims died norwegian journalist stein says that graphic is partly succeeded in using his trial to promote extremism. the big paradox concerning this case is that. because the outset made this is planned he wrote manifesto and published it outlined his plan and his plan was to do an outrageous criminal act and then use the court proceedings later to advocate this around the world and in that sense. one might say that he has succeeded in the court case he has a monster this called an witnesses extremist witnesses both from the extremist right side and islamic extremists to sort of. build under this notion that he has that there is a war a clash of civilizations and there's been a debate and some of that this is i've been called and have actually refused to go and because they don't want to be part of this propaganda that he is using the court case to promote. all right starting with kendra let's get to the answer you all got it for you close to ninety people have been arrested in a month trio all following the second day of

authorities have decided to keep materials relating to the trial of norwegian mass murderer anders breivik private for sixty years or until two thousand and seventy three the judges believe the documents ordeal and video hearings could be harmful to the public has admitted killing seventy seven people in a bomb and gun attack last year and in about ten minutes time here a lot of people of l's going to be looking at the rhetoric surrounding very big skilling's spree. take on those extremists so yes we accept. minority of all i'm saying is that there is a minority if you want to see the minority there is a minority of people who exist within the muslim community who. extremists who don't believe in the democratic values who don't believe in cleaves full coexistence and cauldrons and what we must not do is tanisha whole faith system all the communities based on the actions over a small number of minority extremes that exist in all countries which are here i'm reading what is there rachel here is let her go off air time air time ari by the rachael go ahead. isn't that exactly what we're trying

it in self-defense and was protecting the country from being overrun by muslims the first day of norwegian mass murder trial has wrapped up and also a. pole position for russian all john ross neff there's a teams up with america's exxon mobile to top the treasures of the arctic sea it also gives access to exxon's projects in north america and it's no one developing parts recovered. so the next wiki leaks founder julian talks to us ahead of his new shows deb you here in the next twenty four hours explains why he chose r t and who is guess. why did you decide to do your own shadow. well there's two reasons first of all being on the house arrest for sort of long it's nice to have an occasional visit from friends or to learn more about the world and given the conversations we've been having a great interesting number of people got to go that's one reason the second reason is that as someone who's given a lot of maintenance before and it's been on the receiving end of a very great scene if i didn't start this i found that i wasn't getting much writing. pretty quickly and wouldn't interest keeps

the trial of self-confessed norwegian killer anders breivik is underway in oslo but just so far seen him perform a right wing salute market survivors in court and weep at his own propaganda video . well the government admits killing seventy seven people in a bomb attack on a government building and a shooting rampage at a youth camp last summer but it's a nice criminal guilt insisting it was self-defense to protect norway from being taken over by muslims here where his court case has been recorded under way in oslo it's expected to take ten weeks because of the seventy seven victims seventy seven separate cases really part of the parts of the trial are being broadcast as you can see by his testimony will not be so graphic heard the names of the dead read out. of them guide he could be locked up for the rest of his life if considered a danger to society but norwegian journalist stein says rather counts partly succeeded in using his trial to promote extremism. the big paradox concerning this case is that. because the outset made this is planned he wrote manifest and published it outlin

next no regrets all repentance from norwegian mass killer brevik who says he would have done it all again his testimony comes on day two of his trial but his evidence has been published instead of being broadcast this time like the rest of the hearing rev admits last summer's bomb and gun attacks in oslo which killed seventy seven people who pleads not guilty saying it was in self-defense to protect more way from islam tuesday's hearing was delayed after a judge was dismissed for commenting on facebook shortly after the tragedy the private deserve the death sentence a penalty that's banned in norway now the judge's views may be disallowed but breivik still publicly hailing his massacre is the most spectacular and sophisticated attack on europe since world war two as talk about an empty lot of a new slogan the line now from brussels. flew to could see you know always got something to learn early downs i guess isn't it at the moment on the one hand we've got this cold blooded massacre and on the other the country's liberal justice system is not always something of a hostage to its own princ

now the big story today the first day of the trial of self-confessed norwegian killer and his brother and perform a right wing salute smirk at survivors in court and we put his own propaganda video and he admits killing seventy seven people in that bomb attack on a government building and benefit page at a youth camp last summer but he did neither criminality insisting it was self-defense to protect norway from muslims well let's get a perspective on that now and talk to held a little rossi's from the we institute of international affairs joining us on the violin feed from oslo. thank you ever so much for being with us the story bit so deep didn't it in your country. once his public trial to broadcast his radical right wing ideas after what the world witnessed today do you think you should be allowed to rally support for his cause like this. i don't think we have much choice in this country it's a principle accused is actually able to get his story to explain his. actions and why did it on the serves as a basis for the something so they don't really have a choice as long as you are fo

he did it in self-defense and was protecting the country from being overrun by muslims the first norwegian mass murderer and his graphics trial is backed up in oslo. but his pole position for a russian oil giant russ neff does it with america's exxon mobil's of the treasures of the arctic sea it also gives ross net access to exxon's projects in north america and its know about developing art recovery reserves. next the wiki leaks founder julian assange talks to us ahead of his new shows debut here on choose day tomorrow he explains why he chose r.t. who was guess as said to be. why did you decide to do your own show and become a t.v. host. has two reasons. first of all being under house arrest for sort of long it's nice to have an occasional visit them and they want to learn more about the world and given the conversations we were having a quite interesting one i don't want to throw out of people what's going on that's one reason the second reason is that as someone who's given to what happened to me before and it's been receiving it on a very aggressive new styles i found that i wasn't ev

of maximum twenty one year sentence once again these are live pictures from the trial of the norwegian mass. to continue watching the proceedings. to our web site at r.t. dot com. mali's interim president says he's ready to open talks with the rebels and isn't ists in the north of the country and insisted on must leave the ship and consider a federation of game body growth of the new state the world leaders have rejected that body has been divided into since rebels declared an independent homeland a small and fairly trick the rising was staged by soldiers who claim the government had not provided enough weapons to fight the insurgency. and the east timorese voting for a new president in a final round of the election is now between two needles for them played key roles in the country's bloody struggle for freedom but twenty years of damage on financial east timor broke away from the carter march ninety nine he was against it by the united nations for three years finally became independent in two thousand and two a presidential vote comes ahead of the withdrawal of un peacekeepers planne

nine months ago, a norwegian man set off a car bomb in the capital of norway killing eight people.to an island where kids were on a labor camp teen camping trip. he killed 69 more people there, most of them teenagers, he killed them in a cold-blooded massacre that lasted an hour and a half. now andrew bravic says he should not object be -- specifically, bravic testifieded last week that he believes norwegian school children are being brainwashed by a children's song that's popular in norway. it's called my rainbow race. after bravic singled out that song as particularly offensive to him. today, 40,000 people turned out in oslow to serenade him with that song. police say the crowd was 40,000 norwegian people gathered in a square right next to the first billing where bravic bombed. they stood in the rain, carrying roses and they sang him that children's song that he hates so much. ♪ >> what you heard at the very end there, that was the singer who popularized this pete sieger song. what he said at the very end, translates in into it's we who win, genius, peaceful beautiful serenade to

news team for the moment more news stories in half an hour from now in the meantime the trial of norwegian mass killer and his brave it currently underway in oslo has inevitably brought back memories of last year's shocking attack but have any lessons been learned. asks this question both crosstalk. can. start. to. flow in welcome across the concrete a little insane or a murderous frightening fanatic this is what a norwegian court must determine in the wake of last year's massacre of seventy seven people and his bravery clearly holds extremist ideas and is a narcissist but when one strips away his extremism much of what he has to say can be found in conservative media all through the western world when it comes to multiculturalism what is really on trial here. the case. to cross out the case in norway i'm joined by rachel martin in paris she's a political communications strategist and syndicated columnist in oxford we go to roger griffin he is a professor of political theorist at oxford brookes university and in manchester we have mohammad saffi kyi is the chief executive in founding membe