and the u.k. that permits the u.k. to get him out of custody and never bother to do so so we've had to sue them in the united kingdom courts in haiti as corpus to tell them you have to get this prisoner back he never should have been so on top of iraq he was rendered on lawfully in violation of the geneva conventions and you have a responsibility to him he's your prisoner when we first started to go see the prisoners there shortly after the supreme court allowed prisoners to go in we had heard all kinds of stories of people being roughed up and it is at this moment the clients i go and see there are going on ten years in detention they've lost almost a decade of their lives and there's no prospect of a trial no prospect of release and congress is going on saying we need to have gone forever so that's the real me that they go through at this point uncertain future no prospect of leaving i think is one of the saddest parts of the whole war on terror story the way various european nations for the kind of witting or unwitt

and the u.k. that permits the u.k. to get him out of custody and never bothered to do so so we've had to sue them in the united kingdom courts in haiti as corpus to tell them you have to get this prisoner back he never should have been sent out of iraq he was rendered on lawfully in violation of the geneva conventions and you have a responsibility to him he's your prisoner. and it's not only britain and the u.s. that have a deal detaining terror suspects hundreds claimed to have been tortured and held without trial throughout the e.u. or he's daniel bushell met one of the alleged victims. murat kurnaz was arrested on the streets and sent to guantanamo for torture after five years america released him without charge to this day the u.s. has given no explanation all said story couldn't as is suing george bush's lawyer alberto gonzalez for ruling torture is legal interrogators from the land of the free are free to cause quote simulated drowning rape instrumentality impairment of bodily function organ failure and even deat

and the u.k. that permits the u.k. to get him out of custody and never bothered to do so so we've had to sue them in the united kingdom courts in haiti.

and the u.k. that permits the u.k. to get him out of custody and never bothered to do so so we've had to sue them in the united kingdom courts in haiti as corpus to tell them you have to get this prisoner back he never should have been sent out of iraq he was rendered unlawfully in violation of the geneva conventions and you have a responsibility to him he's your prisoner.

is in much worse shape u.k. total debt one point four trillion dollars us oh we're just fourteen point four trillion dollars so when you break that down that means that per person is about twenty three thousand seven hundred ninety one for a british person and we're almost fifty thousand dollars per person in the u.s. so obviously our problem is much worse than britain's that problem why are they the ones that are acting like this is an emergency and they have to do something about it right away and our politicians are speaking on capitol hill i'm not sure what the stats are in terms of how they break it down but in general if you were to take the aggregate debt that's not held by the government you know in the us for instance a lot of it's actually held by school security and so therefore you know that number would drop significantly i think they're very comparable in terms of the numbers really goes to the the philosophy of the two governments you have this conservative government the u.k. versus a more progre

similar problems for the u.k. where around three quarters of a million teachers and civil servants are staging a mass protest to prevent their pensions from being slashed. retiring u.s. secretary of defense robert gates leaves three wars to deal with and for his successor many question whether the incoming cia chief will turn the pentagon's course around . and our top story in business gets from announces a priest dividends and made both investment to a record level journey for more of this happens as paula zahn in about twenty minutes from now. international news and comment twenty four hours a day they say saute greece is picking up the pieces from the latest spots of civil unrest thousands of angry protesters flooded the streets soft apartments gave the green light to tough cuts in order to secure a further financial lifeline from the e.u. well we're joined by a financial journalist if we treat kofi anan so we hope i can you actually have coffee in this audience i can hear you i can hear you that's fantastic wa

look the u.k. braces itself for mass destruction as hundreds of thousands of public sector workers begin industrial action in response to product changes to their pensions and. thousands of teachers civil servants and border control officers are staying at the plant meaning the words of the reduced bench in this as the first industrial protest against the government's austerity measures is taking over london. expose us double standards at the un over the organization's hard line position on syria with moscow calling for a strictly diplomatic solution. the foreign minister sergei lavrov says the u.n. security council shouldn't be contemplating taking action against syria while stakes during what he calls a civil law taking place in yemen are more not so good later on look. from says it's boosting its investment program and raising dividends to record levels find out more what came out of the a.g.m. of the company business world. just after ten pm in the russian capital you're watching r t thanks for

and the u.k. that permits the u.k. to get him out of custody and never bother to do so so we've had to sue them in the united kingdom courts in haiti as corpus to tell them you have to get this prisoner back he never should have been some type of rock he was rendered on lawfully in violation of the geneva conventions and you have a responsibility to him he's your prisoner well tell you why up until now you were it was willingly sent prisoners to the states. i think it's i think it's one of the saddest parts of the whole war on terror story the way various european nations for the kind of witting or unwitting handmaidens of us torture practices we know about cia secret prisons in poland romania lithuania the u.k. is us his closest ally let's be clear and we saw time and again in the war on terror the u.k. getting just a little bit too close to the illegality of george bush and his cronies record kreider things for much of the for europeans here in the sonority legal director of the reprieve charity. the outgoing command

as the u.k. graces itself for more than half a million teachers and civil servants voicing their anger against the government's massive complex. where the new head of the pentagon and the wars that flourished for the outgoing secretary defense robert gates. and on line twenty four hours a day welcome to r.t. our top story now greece has erupted into more civil unrest with thousands of angry protesters flooding the streets that's after parliament's again the largest tough new cuts in order to secure a further a natural life line in the e.u. and european officials welcome the greeks could not have been less happy with the pentagon's thirty think rather than the same two reference on the second day of the general strike protests the police smashed windows and set property police responded with tear gas and stun grenades and the clashes continue to overnight dozens of police in the testers were injured many demonstrators were detained greeks now face twenty billion euro worth of cuts and tax rises a

and the u.k. that permits the u.k. to get him out of custody it never bothered to do so so we've had them in the united kingdom courts in haiti as corpus to tell them you have to get this prisoner back you never should have been sent out of iraq he was rendered unlawfully in violation of the geneva conventions and you have a responsibility to him he's your prisoner. kory pryor there now meanwhile a similar scandal has engulfed the european union back in two thousand and one e.u. leaders gave america the green light to go ahead with its vision of battling terror and since then hundreds have gone through torture without trial argues daniel bushell has been following one such story. was arrested on the streets and sent to guantanamo for torture after five years america released him without charge to this day the u.s. has given no explanation all said story couldn't as he's suing george bush's lawyer alberto gonzalez for ruling tool sure is legal interrogators from the land of the free are free to cause quote simulated dro

remains the more the u.k. allows itself big queues to pull chrissy pledging support for the middle east and for a democracy movement while simultaneously bringing to the oh great great see your avatar take on the. well there's plenty more still to come on the program here's a quick taste of what's ahead why some euro skeptics things that european currency has no future and have decided to bury it quietly literally. plus look at what it takes to work and survive in antarctica one of the most dangerous environments on the planet. after conquering the world of business one of russia's richest man may help rob her of his sat aside on politics has been elected the leader of the right cause political party known to be and today was the country's business elite a billion or says he's go with to take second place in the samaras parliamentary elections after the ruling united russia party probs future fortune is estimated at eighteen billion dollars he's thirty second on the forbes list oh yes and the jersey nets baske

but my wife is in the u.k. that we've seen this so far has cost us a quarter of a million pounds and that was the figure reported this week by the government we seen the heads of the military in the u.k. saying that they believe that the length of time it's taking in libya is seriously weakening the capacity of british forces around the world to motherhood the british government and its involvement in libya you voted against u.k. involvement in the nato intervention in libya seeing how the events are unfolding what advice could you give to your government now. well look i do not believe that we should be effectively acting as the air arm for the rebel forces in libya gadhafi is is an extremely horrible regime it's not a regime that any of us would wish to support but that does not cloud the fact that britain has no role getting involved in one side of the civil war and pursuing this in the way that they have the role that was set out by the united nations resolution one nine hundred seventy three was very clear

more strikes hit another path that u.k. braces itself for three quarters of a million teachers and civil servants voicing their anger against the government's massive cut backs. plus we look at whether the new head of the pentagon and the wars that flourished for the outgoing secretary defense robert gates. question equity markets open higher with energy and banking stocks among the main gate is germany for the details and markets in about twenty minutes from now. on there and online twenty four hours a day welcome to what greece has erupted into more civil unrest with thousands of angry protesters flooding the streets after parliament gave the green light to tough new cuts in order to secure a further financial lifeline from the e.u. european officials welcome the greeks could have been less happy with the pending a stair to gather in the center of athens in the second day which. like. threw stones at police and set fire to these for sponsible. she's continued the night when dozens of police and protesters were injured whi

similar problems for the u.k. where around three quarters of a million teachers and civil servants are staging a mass protest to prevent their pensions mean slashed. retiring u.s. secretary of defense robert gates leaves three wars to deal with for his successor and the question of whether the incoming cia chief will turn the pentagon's course around. and our top story business gas from announces it would please dividends and made both investments so record levels join me for more on this business bulletin in about twenty minutes from now. international news and comment twenty four hours a day this is r.t. greece is picking up the pieces from the latest spot of civil unrest thousands of angry protesters flooded the streets so after parliament gave the green light to tough cuts in order to secure a further financial lifeline from the e.u. we're joined by financial journalist. we hope. can you actually hear us mr kofi in this are you there at the moment i can hear yes that's fantastic let me just ask you what's the

similar problems for the u.k. where around three quarters of a million teachers and civil servants are staging a mass protest to take their pensions from being slashed. first retiring u.s. secretary of defense robert gates and leaves three wars to deal with his successor many question whether in the coming cia chief to turn the president's course around . where you're watching our team your world needs twenty four hours a day on kerry just now greece has erupted into more civil unrest with thousands of angry protesters flooding the streets south of parliament gave a green light to tough new cuts in order to secure a further financial lifeline from the e.u. european officials welcome the move greeks could not have been less happy with the ending or static as a cavity in the center of athens on the second day of a general strike but this is threw stones at least smashed windows and set fire to probably police responded with tear gas and stun grenades clashes continued in the night with dozens of police in protests w

similar problems for the u.k. where around three quarters of a million teachers and civil servants are staging a strike to prevent their pension from being slashed. retiring u.s. secretary of defense robert gates leaves three wars to deal with for his successor but many question whether the incoming cia chief will turn the pentagon's course on round. by from our headquarters in central moscow here watching with me and he said now it's two pm here in the russian capital one pm in athens where greece is pay. king up the pieces from the latest bout of civil unrest when thousands of angry protesters flooded the streets that's after part of the men gave the green light to tough new cots in order to secure a further financial why fine from the e.u. demonstrators clashed with police in the capital on the second day of a general strike financial journalists. witnessed the under arrest you can still. smell the chemicals that were sprayed when i walked into the hotel my eyes started to tear up again and they haven't dropped

the u.k. used of double standards for providing safe haven to egypt's former finance minister who was convicted of corruption and despite london publicly supporting the pro-democracy movement. for i am in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story one of russia's richest men has set his sights on politics after conquering the world of business but how progress has been elected leader of the right cause party that plans to run in december's parliamentary elections. spoke exclusively to the billionaire. because it is not known as a successful politician but he is known as a very successful businessman and when it comes to brought up and to write cause they have quite ambitious goals as well which are not only to get into the state duma to the next election but also to become the second most powerful political force in the country right there next to the united russia party and even though. political career is just starting he's already aiming for the senior levels off

the u.k. and so i mean what you're seeing evidence of regional rep or questions here from the allied intervention whether you call it a humanitarian mission or a military campaign lower we're just getting a report here regarding libya the u.k. prime minister says time is on nato. operations in libya of course of course it was president obama weeks ago who said it's an open timetable in libya the intervention continues the. floor at live in london thank you. well other news now let's get to some worldwide headlines now a suicide car bomber has struck in northeast afghanistan near a governor's building killing seven including police officers the taliban's admitted the attack which targeted targeted the french ambassador and a military convoy a separate attack occurred at almost the same time just south of the capital when a rocket was fired on the police training center the vice president and interior minister with there but there are no reported injuries. syria is calling on refugees who fled t

war strikes hit another part of the u.k. braces itself for more than half a million teachers and civil servants voicing their anger against the government's massive cutbacks. plus a farewell to arms in a cup whether the new head of the pentagon will end the wars that flourished for the outgoing secretary of defense robert gates. for costing live from the russian capital twenty four seven this is out. greece has erupted into more civil unrest with thousands of angry protesters flooding the streets. that's after parliament gave the green light to tough new cuts in order to secure a further financial lifeline from the e.u. european officials welcomed the move but greeks could not have been less happy with the pending austerity as they gathered in the center of athens on the second day of the general strike protesters threw stones at police smashed windows and set fire to property police responded with tear gas and stun grenades the clashes continued overnight dozens of police and protesters were injured many demonstrators were