and u.k. could use force to influence what's happening in the country even means him good luck as protestors to monta kentucky step down. british p.r. firms under fire for helping to drive wash some of the world's most unpopular regimes including moammar gadhafi. it's not easy being to spaceman a crew of six sit down for a stellar exam in the moscow region to prove they've got the right stuff to lead the next mission to the i assets. news around the clock from around the world four pm in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on our t.v. the u.s. and u.k. are becoming more isolated as they refused to rule out intervention in libya germany has joined international voices opposing foreign military action washington massing its forces off the libyan coast claimed it's keeping all options on the table that are ready to step in if the crisis deepens archies policy or has more. plans ending here on the border crossing between china sea and libya every year and it certainly is a growing se

and u.k. are becoming more isolated as they refuse to rule out intervention in libya germany has joined international voices opposing any foreign military action washington bassinets forces off the libyan coast claims it's keeping all options open to others ready to step in if the crisis deepens he's paula slip reports. but i'm standing here on the border crossing between two nazir and libya. and it certainly is a growing sense here that as the situation in libya deteriorates so too does the possibility for foreign intervention grow now the u.s. president barack obama in his strongest words so far against the libyan leader moammar gadhafi said that gadhafi had lost all legitimacy to rule and mask it down he also said that he had approved the use of american military equipment to assist in the evacuation of egyptian and other refugees from libya the latest word from washington is that they are not ruling out a no fly zone this is in contrast to what the pentagon chief said short time ago he sai

i mean i know that in the u.k. and u.s. u.k. and has been really well received i mean they're sort of seen as doing these more direct actions but in a way that's really sort of approachable and fun and playful and creative in a way this is us on the bank of america yeah so i think here i mean i think it's just in the beginning stages i mean there are definitely witnessed a lot of really strong anger at the banks with special operations yeah and greenpeace or the green i think here i mean it's still kind of evolving i think that you know what happened with cons then hopefully will you know we'll see how that sort of plays out with us and i was at an event in the u.k. that you know did a video skype conference call with people in wisconsin to kind of get that connection going that's one that's pretty erica thanks so much for having me here jim great to be here they are speaking with a. half million people protesting seems like a big news story doesn't especially since whenever the tea party sends a few thousand people washington d

and u.k. could use force to influence what's happening the country remains in deadlock as protesters to monta gadhafi step down. as on the rest of the middle east and north africa brings tarnished reputations out in the open it's the absolute power of british spin doctors being counted on to whitewash government image. and all set for an out of this world journey. the next guy says who is undergoing final examinations in gratian for their flight to the international space station on the fiftieth anniversary of the first manned flight into space more details just ahead. two pm in moscow i matter as a good to have you with us here on r t our top story there is increasing speculation the u.s. and u.k. could intervene in libya with use of force president obama says he's keeping all options open and ready to act if the crisis deepens washington is already increased its military presence in the region are his policy or has more. well i'm standing here on the border crossing between china sea and lib

there is certainly a fear here in the u.k. that this is just the beginning of this intervention and again there will be an antiwar demonstration here in london outside downing street on sunday afternoon so people are certainly coming out and saying that they're worried about this all right argues laura and live for us in london thanks for that report. moscow has called on coalition forces to refrain from using indiscriminate force in libya we've got more on the reaction from moscow from marcie's peter all of her live outside the foreign ministry. hello peter so tell us more about this statement from the foreign ministry. well the latest statement it's be released by the russian foreign ministry the ministry says that it's unacceptable for military force to be used for anything other than the protection of civilians in libya they also called them what they see is the indiscriminate use of force by coalition we can now hear part of the statements. we strongly call on the relevant states to stop the indiscriminate use of force we

in the u.k. the u.k. and movement is getting a lot of news coverage in the major media particularly b.b.c. but here in the u.s. . it seems to me from just watching the news what your biggest challenge is that the corporations who run the big t.v. networks they don't want to pay taxes anymore and bank of america does and are you having a tough time cutting through this well you know that's our job you know that's what we're here to do we've got to penetrate public awareness and make sure that people hear the facts because you know americans are pretty smart and when they hear the facts on this one everybody agrees it's a magnetic message you tell people you know bank of america made four point four billion dollars i paid less in taxes than you have in your pocket everybody gets that that's wrong but that's cheating and it's immoral well they did it with one hundred thirteen offshore. fifteen tax havens around the world you know and they say i mean that investor conference and they say we make the majority

george osborne u.k. finance minister underlined wednesday what he described as a pro growth budget extensive tax rises now we would call those tax increases the iss british newspaper extensive tax rises and spending cuts announced last year had brought economic stability said but the package unveiled in the annual budget was fiscally neutral with tax rises for banks oil companies and electricity generators offset by tax cuts for other companies or smokes the small companies motorists and middle income households in the u.k. has jacked the taxes up on the rich people the banks the oil companies and here were saying oh you know exxon mobil paid nothing in taxes nothing in taxes was profitable corporation has for the world and you wonder why us uncut is starting to get a little upset i think personally that this wouldn't have happened if you uncut had been out there good on them. there is no more glaring example of the steal from the poor give to the rich scheme the republican reverse robin hood's been push

the u.k. as recently the pentagon said the move would be seen as military intervention all season so another cover from selling person to major cases the locals here are saying that they have seen unusual activity around the two minutes or bases that are located here on the island of cyprus they're saying that a large number of planes have been lending rosalie bringing military forces through the islands in order to be on standby to be sent to libya however that information has not been confirmed by any of the nationals we do know however that so far q. your worship's have already passed through the suez canal we also do know that some four hundred u.s. marines were dispatched to u.s. base on the greek island of crete some major countries saying about that song to close an air embargo over libya but in order to do that they would have to have a clear mandate from the u.n. security council and russia in that respect has a reach to right russia has already spoken against such a decision and we d

the financial services authority in the u.k. yeah it's an amazing amount of corruption in iceland and u.k. exceeded only by the banking corruption in ireland and it's also one didn't as these guys topple the tyrants are looking at some guys in the middle east in their midst are running wild these bankers looting all the world and using london as a safe harbor you know they're totally blind to the looters amongst them there and you know it's not just a river in egypt. here's another headline don't get mad get even so this is in wisconsin the whole coke brother scott walker story labor vows to recall wisconsin g.o.p. lawmakers fight anti-union building court so governor scott walker republican of wisconsin and his republican allies in the state senate took nearly everyone by surprise and pushed through a standalone bill stripping public employees of their collective bargaining rights and you know to the media they always say it's the public sector unions they keep on talking about that we're just getting rid of these unfair advant

and u.k. could use force to influence what's happening in the country even means in good luck as protesters demands gadhafi step down. three times british p.r. firms come under fire for advising some of the world's most controversial regimes that are taking advantage of a vulnerable climate in the arab world. that sleezy biggest placement a group of six sit down for a stellar examine the moscow region to prove they've got the right stuff to be the next mission to the i said this. this is the r.t. news channel it's nine pm friday night here in moscow welcome if you just joined us my name is kevin know and our top story fierce battles that reportedly rage across libya tonight between opposition and duffy forces on the so-called day of rage thousands are said to have been killed in the fighting the reuters news agency is reporting that the protesters are known control of the airport in the largest oil rich forth ruslan of moving towards the capital in tripoli meantime place have used tear gas and

u.k. citizens wary of the upcoming nationwide census and its protection to a foreign army manufacturer sparking calls for a boycott to avoid personal data falling into the wrong hands. four pm in moscow i'm not sure as i bring you today's top stories in a look back at the week's news here on r t we start out in libya where there are reports that british soldiers have been seized by anti could often forces as more western warships and planes move closer to the country the special air force officers were said to be involved said to be involved with the eastern part of the country escorting a diplomat who was supposed to negotiate with the rebels the protesters say they were outraged by the incident seeing it as foreign intervention in libya's internal affairs this comes as the country slips locoed closer to civil war with fighting intensifying and reports of airstrikes and heavy weaponry archy's policy or has more. on saturday the libyan leader moammar gadhafi launched a fresh military offen

and the u.k. were in a gathering forces across the red sea for possible possible intervention our people used but coming from libya reacting to the news of what have i got to say about the . they certainly don't welcome it i was also speaking today to a lot of libyans who actually work and some of them live on the side of the border without fail they are all against any kind of foreign intervention some of them a supporters of gadhafi but as one man told me as much as he might support khadafi but he certainly hates the united states and mousavi is being said for some kind of possible foreign intervention to american warships have now landed in crete there the british and american forces had been massing for days just yesterday four hundred american marines arrived there also hearing from the local greek media that a torpedo and an american submarine have also been dispatched to the area now the debate that's happening in the obama administration it's a public debate is over the merits of launching

u.k. people think about being involved in another car like. what we heard before this started and what has actually happened now there's quite a big difference both in what's actually happened and in in the perception of a no fly zone sounds to your mind on the street like a relatively low key thing it just sounds like people won't be allowed to take take off planes but of course i think what people didn't fully understand was that in order to stop it after these planes taking off when we actually have to shoot them down and certainly what we've seen so far in this military intervention and we should remember this is only just the beginning is over one hundred cruise missiles fired at the u.s. it dropped forty three french in all bombs on libya the u.k. alone they have fired missiles launched from submarines which are currently stationed off the coast of libya and we've also seen bombing from the sky from tornado jets which were flown all the way from the u.k. people are saying on the stre

it dropped forty conventional bombs on libya the u.k. alone they have fired missiles launched from submarines which are currently stationed off the coast of libya and we've also seen bombing from the sky from tornado jets which were flown all the way from the u.k. people are staying on the street why are we going to libya when we're not going to other places that is seeing large scale civilian casualties caused by governments and civil war we're seeing a lot of casualties thousands of casualties in the ivory coast where of course the main export is not spoiled but in fact cocoa and there are there's also been an extremely serious situation going on in some years in somalia and the situation continues that's very volatile again no intervention from from the u.k. or from the u.s. and of course given the general economic backdrop that we see here people are talking a lot about the cost of war they have their government saying repeatedly over a series of months we have got no money we've got no money for pensions we've got no money for publi

it's senses time in the u.k. when every household in the country is asked to provide detailed information about their lives to the government so they can keep track of what's going on and who will be in charge of this sensitive data. yes it's controversial u.s. arms manufacturer a lot martin and campaigners ranging from religious groups to peace activists to data protection lobbyists are really against it on ethical grounds play on a number of oppressive regimes they also. the us heavily in the wars they fought in iraq and afghanistan opposed by the majority of people ember and even if supported by the british government hill vowed to boycott the census despite the risk of prosecution he says he won't be alone look he'd makes land mines on nuclear weapons and contracts out interrogation at guantanamo bay although it will be the u.k. arm that carries out the survey there's still a worry that the information could fall under the auspices of the us patriot act which compels personal data held by any company on syste

and u.k. could intervene in libya with the use of force president obama said he's keeping all options open and just ready to act if the crisis deepens while washington has already increased its benefit presence in the region sending warships on rings he's promised korea has more on the situation. the u.s. has already sent will ship sent have reached the mediterranean and are making their way towards libya we're hearing that four hundred u.s. soldiers are in the mediterranean right now really to board these warships at the same time the bush is prime minister david cameron calling for a no fly zone there are many of the international community who are against this including the arab league as well as russia they say that it creates an area where you have to have some kind of short term solution being put on the table but no long term prognosis in terms of how this will play out we are hearing the same from locals here they are against any kind of international intervention with opposition leade

and u.k. citizens are wary of the upcoming nationwide census and its connection to a foreign armies manufacture this program calls for a boycott will boycott personal data calling into the wrong hands. it's five pm in moscow time that treasure bring you today's top stories and a lot back at the week's news here on our t.v. our top story begins in libya where those reports of greater soldiers have been seized by anti kadafi forces as more western warships and planes move closer to the country the eight special air service officers said to be involved were in the eastern part of the country escorting a diplomat who was supposed to negotiate with the rebels the protesters said they were outraged by the incident see it as foreign intervention into libya's internal affairs this as the country slips closer to civil war with fighting intensifying with reports of airstrikes and heavy weaponry party's policy or have more. unscented a the libyan leader moammar gadhafi launched a fresh military offensive

and the u.k. go ahead there anyway i think most unlikely most of likely it will be a big job and we are already pretty heavily involved both and we we've got a lot on our plate with afghanistan the americans are popping off on their plate with iraq and afghanistan i think it's most likely you can never completely rule is the exact but i don't see it and let's talk a bit about that because relationship directly with the u.k. we have this a lot of libya's oil wealth is invested through london there's a sense of not being friends and but could they be used as a bargaining chip with gadhafi i suspect from what i've heard so far that it's a blunt instrument and i'm one of the things i'm unhappy about is that although as i said at the beginning i'm glad that we were to security council and i think it was the right thing to do a man who thought this you know this decision for the security council i think when you start to look at the small print of the decision making straight from not very helpful for e

and u.k. are becoming more isolated as they refused to rule out intervention in libya artie's paula slayer is on the choosing libyan border with more. i am on the libyan she has the on board of ems throughout the course of the day around two thousand refugees made their way through here they come in with stories of intimidation on the other side of the border they've been telling us that gadhafi forces an opposition they're preventing people from traveling through the articles of the day in libya a lot of violence some violent clashes between gadhafi supporters and anti-government rebel groups and also that fighting happening in the oil rich portion of rust not roofs we've been told that rebels have taken over this town they're in control of the airport and they now say that they making the way to the capital city tripoli in tripoli itself after midday prayers today friday there were demonstrations there was a live ammunition fired and there was also a lot of tear gas dozens of people injured

the u.k. is preparing for a nationwide census to take place later this month the government says it will help provide the services and resources people need and involvement of a controversial u.s. defense corporation leaves many fearing their privacy could be violated what is your and it's as this report it said this time in the u.k. when every household in the country is asked to provide detailed information about their lives to the government they can keep track of what's going on and who will be in charge of this sensitive data. yes it's controversial u.s. arms manufacture a lot eat tomorrow. and campaigners ranging from religious groups to peace activists to data protection lobbyists are really against it on ethical grounds play on a number of oppressive regimes they also are on the us heavily in the wars they fought in iraq and afghanistan opposed by the majority of people in britain even if supported by the british government hill vows to boycott the census despite the risk of prosecutio

is the u.k. actively trying to engage with the rebels well i hope so i mean don't ask me too much about that it is they're calling it is rather embarrassing i don't think we british diplomacy at its best to be frank i'm sure that the british media as well but yes we should be talking to the rebels i think it's. it's a difficult thing to do it's not unique to be plenty of situations indeed but that's in a way paolo the situation in afghanistan which we should be talking to people we're fighting against libya we are not fighting it's anybody but we should be talking to the different parties we are talking to get off his people william hague said the other day that he personally would on the telephone commercial can show the libyan foreign minister i just want one of get out of could have his closest supporters. and i think we've also got to reach out to the others just didn't think through firstly because tripoli won't want us to do it of course a little bit will put a spoke in with a town and seco

some will be carried out in the u.k. leave will be held at any point outside the u.k. we're not had martin staff will have access to any personal census data. and only u.k. e.u. owned companies will have any access. but it's that last point that's raise red flags for data protection lobbyists who say that all the private information collected during the census will be available to practically any organization that requests it only use it on the only statute. only use by the security or intelligence services for national security purposes any use for the pursuit of crime they may use in pursuit of an e.u. community organization so any e.u. rules that information can be passed over so it's essentially any government use whatsoever of competent rouses being a polished and u.k. government agencies don't exactly have a great track record when it comes to safeguarding information three years ago a file containing secrets terror related documents was left on a train more recently the national health service lost the medical records of tens of thousands of people thanks to loc

new links between the u.k. and libya's government revealed several u.k. universities under fire for engaging with vicki doc the regime through receiving controversial cash donations. six pm in moscow good to have you with us here on r t our top story libya's opposition has told colonel moammar gadhafi that if he leaves the country now they won't put him on trial libyan state television has broadcast denials that could aki offered to quit if his family was allowed to safely leave the country violence continues meanwhile in parts of libya more than three weeks after the protests first erupted artie's policy has more from the capital tripoli. on the one hand be hearing from opposition groups that he is in talks with him they say that he's asking for an opportunity to a state. of parliament to a transition period to pave the way for him to meet these opposition groups also saying that he wants immunity from criminal prosecution and a mission to take the country at large amounts of cash now all of these reports have been rejected by the gap he has denied these

as the u.k. gets ready to collect information for its latest nationwide census a few britons are becoming concerned after word got out that you has a defense contractor lockheed martin would be collecting the sensitive data about brits some people started to fear that people are going to be too discouraged to participate so could a threat for privacy keep this upcoming census from being affected archies lore and it has more. it's census time in the u.k. when every household in the country is asked to provide detailed information about their lives to the government so they can keep track of what's going on and who will be in charge of this sensitive data. yes it's controversial u.s. arms manufacture a lot he departed and campaigners ranging from religious groups to peace activists to data protection lobbyists really against it on ethical grounds they are going under of oppressive regimes they also. are us heavily in the wars they fought in iraq and afghanistan opposed by the majority of people in