question is omar kotter who was captured at the age of fifteen in a firefight with u.s. forces in afghanistan and who has since been detained allegedly tortured and interrogated now carter who many deem should be considered a child soldier is being tried as a full fledged war criminal i military commission rather than an experienced federal court so does that set a precedent and what kind of legacy will all of that lead for obama the president vowed to close gitmo down on his very first day in office.

are brought into their custody and to help reintegrate them back into society now in the case of omar kotter of the united states hasn't upheld any of these standards and as fat and in fact since he was taken into custody he's been held with other adult soldiers a sense that he was very happy to do that i mean if they have these responsibility these obligations then how do they not fulfill this not because he's not an american citizen well unfortunately i think that's the story of guantanamo the story of guantanamo is really one of trying to avoid international obligations you know a lot of the policies especially that were derived under the bush administration the reason why guantanamo was opened was to create a black hole to avoid any type of legal of pluck ability and to avoid the jury jurisdiction of u.s. courts now that's presumably part of why the obama administration has made a commitment to close guantanamo but it's unfortunate that they're continuing to with these problematic military commissions especially in the case of an individual that was a minor at the time. that he allegedly

just fifteen years old is facing military trial for crimes he says he was tortured into admitting omar kotter now twenty three's accused of killing a u.s. soldier in afghanistan he's the first from the u.s. prison camp in cuba to be tried since barack obama took office. and a european union project aimed at tackling terrorism has angered civil liberties groups in the u.k. they say a plan to monitor airline passengers aboard planes is a step closer to a surveillance state brussels is funding research into detecting suspicious behavior to give air crews an early warning. time now for the kaiser report in this episode we take a look at the so-called robot traders and fraudulent software programs that are executing thousands of trades outside of business hours that's next here on our. imax guys are welcome to the kaiser report markets finance and scandals and robot trainers terrorizing wall street and the american and global economy let's bring in stacy herbert stacy herbert tell us more max kaiser well it is summer and summer is often the time of sequels so this brings me to the first headline d

youngest detainees at guantanamo bay prison is underway in cuba twenty three year old canadian born omar kotter was fifteen when he was captured on a battlefield in afghanistan cotter is accused of throwing a grenade back killed an american soldier in two thousand and two during a pretrial hearing on monday he pleaded not guilty to all charges including murder spying and assisting al-qaeda he claims he was tortured while detained at a u.s. military base in afghanistan before being moved to guantanamo the alleged violations of carter's human rights have been discussed by the united nations if convicted he faces a maximum life sentence lawyer eric montell though says the whole trial breaks american law. well i would just label the whole process is a travesty you know you know we've got a juvenile who by our own signing we've agreed not to prosecute juvenile offenders. so we're breaking our own law second issue it's about we have five alleged coconspirators in the line eleven conspiracy who within the last year offered to plead guilty in the commission system and they're still haven't been brought

allowing this evidence to be introduced there are also other problems with the charges against omar kotter and clued in the fact that one of the main charges against him that he killed a u.s. soldier is in fact not normally considered to be a violation of the laws of war it could be a violation of regular criminal law however isn't normally considered to be a violation of the laws of war to kill a soldier that's simply war human rights campaigners are outraged by the new e.u. project which would lead to the monitoring of everything the passengers do influence it's aimed at preventing terrorism but some believe it's a further erosion of the democratic right to privacy. all through a week in the sun but if the european union project goes ahead these people could have their conversations and movements monitored while they're flying the plan has a lawman civil liberties campaigners who fear further growth in the surveillance state but at passengers are divided yelling as bad this kid is like a private person or you wouldn't i don't know this i mean is a line and you keep pushing and pushing it

omar kotter now twenty three is accused of killing a u.s. serviceman in afghanistan he's the first from the u.s. prison camp in cuba to be tried since barack obama took office. the european union project aimed at tackling terrorism has angered civil libertarians in the u.k. they say a plan to monitor airline passengers on board planes is a step toward the surveillance state brussels is funding research into detecting suspicious behavior that gives air crews an early warning. next we travel to the caucasus to explore the beauty of the north has said he and national nature reserve is coming your way next in our special report stay with us. among the snowy peaks. of the great. touched. closely here. the rivers rushing to hundreds of streams. among the rocks and mountain tops up to four thousand. in spring time. is slowly coming to life. the first flowers to welcome the. us. is the reserves may. only just beginning to flood. in early spring people used to get to the rocky range.

detainees in guantanamo to determine the outcome of those cases i really think that we can understand omar kotter escape as attack this case for what will happen to the high value detainees and their prosecution it remains to be seen whether any of the high value detainees will be brought into the united states or a federal trial. at this point that looks unlikely therefore the military commission seems to be president obama's best option to prosecute the a legit mastermind of the nine eleven attacks human rights campaigners are outraged by a new e.u. project which would lead to the monitoring of everything our passengers do in flight is aimed at preventing terrorism and somebody eve it's a further erosion of the democratic right to privacy. off for a week in the sun but if the european union project goes ahead these people could have their conversations and movements monitored while they're flying the plan has a live event surveillance on planes is mainly limited to a c.c.t.v. camera near the cockpit britons are the most watched people in the world with more c.c.t.v. cameras per capita than any

about some of these statements were obtained there are also other problems with the charges against omar kotter and quoting the fact that one of the main charges against him that he killed a u.s. soldier is in fact not normally considered to be a violation of the laws of war it could be a violation of regular criminal law indicating that a trial before a regular criminal court would be appropriate however isn't normally considered to be a violation of the laws of war to kill a soldier that's simply war not necessarily and not traditionally considered to be a war crime so there are lots of concerns with the fact that these commissions are trying crimes that really weren't considered to be war crimes at the time that the conduct of our alleged conduct was committed just a follow up question for the obama administration has actually stalled on the closure of guantanamo bay prison why do you think it's taken so long and do you think it eventually will be closed down just briefly. well certainly the administration continues to assert that it is committed to closing the facility and they continue to

detainees in guantanamo to determine the outcome of those cases i really think that we can understand omar kotter case at the time best case for what will happen to the high value detainees and their prosecution it remains to be seen whether any of the high value detainees will be brought into the united states for a federal trial at this point that looks unlikely there for a military commission seem to be president obama's best option to prosecute the a legit mastermind of the nine eleven attacks not to bring up state for the moment when all of the business news is coming up shortly with kareena and i'll be back with a recap on top stories after that. hello and welcome to our business program good to have you with us russia losses due to the forests and peat fires still raging across the country could reach fifteen billion dollars according to early estimates that record temperatures this summer may cost at least one percent of g.d.p. growth most of the money will be spent on restoring houses and compensation the first official figures are expected next week as a part of the federal statistics s

detained at just fifteen is facing military trial for crimes he says he was tortured into admitting omar kotter now twenty three's use of killing a u.s. soldier in afghanistan he's the first from the u.s. prison camp in cuba to be tried since barack obama took office. a european union project aimed at tackling terrorism has angered civil liberties groups in the u.k. they say a plan to monitor airline passengers on board planes is a step closer to surveillance state brussels is funding research into detecting suspicious behavior to give air crews an early warning. and you're up to date with our top stories up next it's time for peter lavelle and the crosstalk team to bring you more hot debate on the issues that matter stay with us. and you can. still. follow and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle hard realities or convenient lines the world will be watching closely the u.s. senate as it debates new climate change laws are these laws based on real science are hyped up myths and if scientists can't agree what are the rest of us the same. topic. to discuss the political climate of global warmi

and just fifteen is facing military trial for his crimes he says he was tortured into admitting omar kotter now twenty three is that fugitive killing a u.s. soldier in afghanistan he's the first from the u.s. prison camp in cuba to be tried since barack obama took office. a european union project aimed at tackling terrorism has angered civil libertarians in the u.k. they say a plan to monitor airline passengers on board planes is a step closer to a surveillance state brussels is funding research into detecting suspicious behavior to give air crews an early warning. now you're up to date with the main stories next artie's interview program spotlight this time host al gore and of talks with nobel peace prize winner muhammad yunus he championed through his bank a scheme to give loans to people too poor to qualify for traditional bank lending that's coming your way next. talk about bad for the poor. the terrible. economy he came up with an idea of a. peep. that a very small. from. established and create his own business. much better today. has millions of. all around the world in different coun

again as you know military commissions for guantanamo detainees have begun and we spoke of the omar kotter case the man who was only fifteen when first detained and who many consider a child soldier well it's obviously bad legacy step number one but i also want to bring up the case of ibrahim a cosi look cook of osama bin laden for some reason this is considered a revealed catch for the u.s. the cook was as close as we could actually get to the nine eleven mastermind and a military commission has now sentenced this man to fourteen years in prison keep in mind this is after we've already been detaining him for the last eight but aside from all the obvious problems here with the get no let me tell you about the detail that really got me apparently cosies sentencing hit a snag because according to the judge the u.s. military ignored orders to develop a plan specifying how prisoners would serve their sentences after the conviction of the guantanamo tribunals as in where they would go are they kidding me i mean listen i understand that the obama administration is trying to clean up the mess tha