but last month the u.s. media did temporarily turn their attention toward the other war and the scandalous mudslinging politics surrounding let's let's stick with spelling of course bill for a moment he has apologized for the comments that he made general mcchrystal has been ordered home to the white house to answer questions about his comments in this article in a rolling stone article in which america's top commander in afghanistan publicly ridiculed the obama administration the four star general his resignation according to the pew research center mcchrystal drama filled twenty five percent of the u.s. mainstream news cycle how can the president let him get away with this the second most talked about story in june third was the rocky u.s. economy. while ironically the war costing america more than seven billion dollars each month yielded minimum coverage. leaving those like responsible for drawing a spotlight on party that run deep seven years and counting. r t. u.s. president barack obama has signed into law w

traditional mechanism that is trying to also help shape and influence media and does that also of course affect perceptions and reporting on the u.s. and international relations as well. ? yes, no one is denying the fact there is still influence of the states in the chinese media. both in the state media and also those who are not so called state owned. however, i have to say, something that political sensitivity of a story usually is being regarded as a taboo if you know, political sensitivity label is being put on that story. but, i see more and more chinese journalists, many of my colleagues included take it as an opportunity to investigate even further into the stories. because eventually as a journalist, we need to be well informed and understand what these stories are about. we do not want to complain because it really doesn't work. we don't want to you know just using -- excusing for us not to work hard enough. we can well use that ifor not working hard enough and still being a honor roll journalist. and i do not want to sound like propaganda here, but i really need to provide the other side of the story. here we have this

kidnap confusion the u.s. media claims that an iranian scientist says he was abducted by american secret services was spying for washing. and drying up record high temperatures in russia causing widespread crop failure forcing desperate farmers to seek state support.

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in that confusion the u.s. media claims that an iranian scientist who says he was abducted by american secret services was spying for washington. drying up record high temperatures in russia are causing widespread crop failure forcing desperate farmers to seek state support. and actually take a look at the world sports with don't go away. you're with sports news on r t hello welcome of yours i had lines no red carpets or hard courts during the next three weeks for syria no williams. while in football tyrian retrains with his new club the new york red bulls for the first time. and jorge around so will start first all the grade for the fourth straight time at sunday's german ground. but we kick off with russian premier league football was in its in pittsburgh on all nine points clear of the top off. beat. or the trustee stadium nicholas small berths and on should all call for the goals there too late games and moscow is nama held off the visiting our stall three two and sparta titleholders sort of being to move up to s

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kidnap confusion the u.s. media claims that an iranian scientist as soon as he was abducted by american secret services was spying for washington. drawing our record high temperatures in russia.

kidnap confusion the u.s. media claims that in their rainy and scientists to assess he was abducted by american secret services was spying for washington. drying up record high temperatures in russia causing widespread crop.

kidnap confusion the u.s. media claims that an iranian scientist just as he was abducted by american secret services was spying for washington. drying record high temperatures in russia are causing widespread fraud failure forcing desperate farmers to seek state support. time now to look take a look at what's happening and sports entertainment now. close again here and now a formula one grand prix this weekend but there's a good spectacle in moscow this happening for fans so what's all that everybody can stand the heat a russian formula one driver of the tally petrol will be racing around the kremlin against jenson button in an exhibition of bent in a couple of hours time thousands will be out to watch that probably with them brothers to protect themselves from a baking sun more on that in a my. hello there welcome to the sports on these are the headlines so far this sunday still on greetings any record when number ten to stay seven points clear at the top of the russian premier league. clubs and you name looks like

have written about him especially in the u.s. mediaand been very critical and tried to just like the white house is dismissing these reports tried to dismiss manning and talk about his psychological health and i think it's an important note and it's the strategy i think that people take to not really examine what's going on whether it's examining this large week of information about afghanistan or are dismissing if if it is indeed bradley manning by saying oh he was psychologically unstable i think a lot of soldiers get to kind of a crisis in conscience where either they're forced to kind of stop asking questions and just go along with the line and unfortunately that leads to you know the things you see you a computer vs the and suicide i think that is. kind of that contributes to that or you get to a point to something like what manning is accused of doing of saying that what's going on is wrong and i'm actually going to try and do something about that and that's something that veterans have done in the past and that i've tried to do

by jim fallows, who is the chair in u.s. media at the university of sydney, a national correspondent for the atlantic monthly, has been an editor of "u.s. news and world report" and recently spent three years, was it, in beijing. so he has recent experience living there. we'll begin with miss tian. >> thank you very much, ambassador roy. i see you have got all our information on hand. it's a very heart-warming feeling coming back to washington. i remember last time i waved good-bye to this city, there was a sense of vulnerability in the air. it was seven years ago, right after the war in iraq, and now coming back, even though there is still the impact of the financial crisis being felt here, but i see, at least i sense over the past few days staying here, growing sense of confidence in the air, so on that, i feel so happy for my friends here in the united states. seven years have passed, many years have passed over the past few years, but many things happened. china has grown. the u.s. has changed, yet the two countries have reali

could not confusion the u.s. media claims that in the rain in scientists who says he was abducted by american secret services was spying for washington. drawing all record high temperatures in the roster of calls and why it's.

u.s. corporate media that line will be promulgated time and time again today and tomorrow and in the coming days but i don't think the american people will believe that is what i want to know the truth is really mall as you think of this theory been hearing today that maybe just maybe the american military could themselves be on this lead to further the military expansion into pakistan for instance. well we know in the antiwar movement that we're getting more and more support from people within the u.s. military of course mainly from enlisted people who know that the war is a lie they don't read the newspaper and learn about the war they're learning that day in and day out they know about the deaths of civilians they know about the fact that the country has turned against the nato u.s. occupation they know it's the mere presence of these troops that are the catalyst for a growing insurgency and so many of them are turning against the war could it be people from within the military undoubtedly just as happened during vietnam the military of the united states is split many you know that it's

u.s. main media has been one of the most cherished cia asset eighty eight of the top drug kingpin all across the country for taliban funny and would be doing hit much for this mujahideen troika they know for sure for almost ninety years. old god is like brothers for the u.s. government so if the top u.s. intelligence assets well known for the whole world for almost nine years and nobody tried to harm them why the united states should be so concerned about the third grade informants somewhere in the countryside so the u.s. decision makers will be well advised to stop playing this server cd expressing their crocodile tears about the threat to the lives of u.s. informants in afghanistan and instead they should start thinking real hard how to arrest the narco terrorist threat that comes under their watch from afghanistan to russia and to european union. now take a look at some other stories from around the world and greece is set to mobilize military vehicles to restore fuel supplies hit by a truck driver strike protesters vowed to taking action despite the government's emergency order to return

u.s. main media has been one of the most cherished cia asset eighty eight of the top drug kingpin all across the country for taliban hakani and would be doing here. for this mujahideen troika they know for sure for almost nine years that all caught his eye brothers work for the u.s. government so if the top u.s. intelligence assets well known for the whole world for almost nine years and nobody tried to harm them why the united states should be so concerned about the third rate informants somewhere in the countryside. for years into ethnic tensions have been high in the former soviet republic of kyrgyzstan it stems back to when joseph stalin dropped the region's borders throwing part of what was considered neighboring into his territory the most violent clashes between the two groups took place in april this year well you can find out more in our special report coming away in the next hour here on r.t. . the state which provided citizens with. its own. celtic. when the government should take. a break. right. up to the killing and. well now let's have a quick look at other stories making head

u.s. main media has been one of the most cherished cia asset a key a of a top drug kingpin oh across the country for the taliban i mean and would be doing his much for this mujahedeen troika they know for sure for almost ninety years the whole crowd is like brothers war for the u.s. government so if the top u.s. intelligence assets are well known for the whole world for almost nine years and nobody tried to harm them why the united states should be so concerned about the third grade informants somewhere in the countryside. well let's have a quick look at other stories making headlines around the world in our world updating you speak of the day the death toll from the worst floods in pakistan for eight decades has reached eight hundred one million people have been affected by the waters triggered by monsoon rains with some four hundred thousand stranded in remote villages they lose roads and damaged bridge says bridges have hampered rescue efforts a state of emergency has been declared with torrential rains expected to continue over the weekend. an earthquake has rocked itself eastern iran a day

u.s. main media has been one of the most cherished c.i.a.'s is a key a the top drug kingpin all across the country for the taliban high pony and would begin his much for this mujahideen troika they know for sure for almost nine years that old guard is my brother's work for the u.s. government so if they talk u.s. intelligence assets are well known for the whole world for almost nine years and nobody tried to harm them why the united states should be so concerned about this third rate informant sound where in the country second so the u.s. decision makers will be well advised to stop playing the server city expressing their crocodile tears about the threat to the lives of u.s. informants in afghanistan and instead they should start thinking real hard how to arrest the narco terrorist threat that comes under their watch from afghanistan to russia and to european union. now some of the stories from around the world and in pakistan over four hundred have been killed in the past three days the floods triggered by months and rains hundreds of thous

u.s. main media has been one of the most cherished cia asset a key a the top drug kingpin oh across the country for the taliban. and would be doing hit much for these mujahedeen troika they know for sure for almost ninety years. old god is like brothers for the u.s. government so if the top u.s. intelligence assets was well known for the whole world for almost nine years and nobody tried to harm them why the united states should be so concerned about the third grade informants somewhere in the countryside so the u.s. decision makers will be well advised to stop playing the circuit city expressing their crocodile tears about the threat to the lives of u.s. informants in afghanistan and instead they should start thinking real hard how to arrest the narco terrorist threat that comes under their watch from afghanistan to russia and to european union. we are approaching the quarter minute mark of the hour here in moscow you are with our let's check out some other stories now making headlines all around the world and the death toll from the worst floods in pakistan for eight decades has reached eight

u.s. main media has been one of the most cherished cia asset eighty eight of the top drug kingpin all across the country for taliban hi connie and would be doing hit much out for this mujahideen troika they know for sure for almost nine years that all caught his eye brothers work for the u.s. government so if the top u.s. intelligence assets well known for the whole world for almost nine years and nobody tried to harm them why the united states should be so concerned about the third rate informants somewhere in the countryside so the u.s. decision makers will be well advised to stuff playing this circuit city expressing their crocodile tears about the threat to the lives of u.s. informants in afghanistan and instead they should start thinking real hard how to arrest the narco terrorist threat that comes under their watch from afghanistan to russia and to european union. live from moscow this is r t it's good to have your company today now four years into ethnic tensions have been high in the former soviet republic of kyrgyzstan it stems back to when joseph stalin drew up the region's borders

u.s. corporate media that line will be promulgated time and time again today and tomorrow and in the coming days but i don't think the american people will believe that they want to know the truth jim brann from the stop the war coalition in london spoke to us about why u.s. authorities have been muted in their criticism of the leak and who he thinks was responsible for the disclosure. i think they can't deny it if there are ninety one thousand authentic documents. that it's very difficult for them to deny the information in them also i think the more it draws attention to this then the more credibility it gives i think they're in a trap and they have to be very careful we have to assure him in the first place we have to assure him that this is some individual who doesn't agree with united states afghan policy probably wants to expose what has gone on because we know how many wedding parties for example have been blown up over the years it's also possible that this is something that the some official within the united states armed forces has leaked that is the question of claiming that paki

u.s. corporate media that line will be promulgated time and time again today and tomorrow and in the coming days but i don't think the american people will believe that they want to know the truth. political analyst christopher hole still says the u.s. is using really don't do this to accuse pakistan of playing a double game. ninety one thousand documents coming out of we could say it's very clear that without some kind of test account tested ok from u.s. institutions leagues would not have been able to publish anything and what we see here and what we have to make of this is what the new york times writes pakistan aids insurgency in afghanistan reports a surge that is what on page a one the new york times carries this morning and they use the whole week you leaks information to accuse pakistan of a double game and the dreadful and on and on for ten pages with new york times with axes ations of double game against pakistan and what i accuse the new york times and what i think use the american institutions of lying all the time in the in that they draw pakistan into that and i don't know how

both hollywood and the media have been gripped by spy sagas this year hot on the heels of anna chapman and the other a model hari was arrested in the u.s. with thousands worth of hunting guns by going to education reports the lobby and born american citizen has fallen prey to the media's james bond fever. it seems the u.s. can't goob without a hot spy story this summer the banished then a chapman now another and there has. also in her twenty's this time are of a smuggler than a spy. and if i'm on a vote was arrested in new york for trying to smuggle several state of the art night gunsight devices into russia she says she bought them online for her husband and his friends who happen to be friends of hunting there is no connection whatsoever between anna and. the folks that were reported back on july tenth and ne she's not a spy the government's not even saying that she's a spy this is just this is just the press trying to us and say show a lot as the story but to most american media she's yet another twenty something russian agent. in light of this season spy hype every russian woman in the u.s. seems to exude mystery. young maybe a sch

u.s.. he blames the media for the forced resignation of shirley sherrod last week but admitted his administration was at fault for condemning statements before viewing the speech on race relation autos a lot of people overreacted and when it comes to race, let's acknowledge of course there is still tensions out there and there are inequalities out there and discrimination out there but we've made progress. >> the president insisted the government will recover all $60 billion in taxpayer money used to wail out the u.s. auto industry last year and expressed confidence in the economic recovery. >> if we get our mojo back over several months then i am absolutely confident that we're going to be doing terrific. >> mr. obama reveal whitd comes to twitter he has a designated tweeter. >> do you tweet? >> i don't tweet. i don't tweet on a regular basis. no. i think there is a official president's tweet. some 20-year-old is doing a lot of the tweeting. >> and the president says he won't be a guest at chelsea clinton's wedding this weekend, he says he wasn't invited thinking two presidents would be too much

military documents to be internet revealing major cover ups over the war in afghanistan is the biggest media u.s. military history which discloses unsupported civilian deaths and the suspicion that pakistan was supporting that's all of the. war veteran groups in the u.s. or up in arms over what they say are broken government promises big. blame the country they served as let them down and left many homeless. a space to call home it's ten years since the international space station first became habitable what a russian module with life support systems docked with the orbiter many space experts worldwide see the project as the pinnacle of international cooperation. back to the old yana show now and the sensitive so.

u.s. this time with a bag full of bad rifle sights but the lawyer of the twenty four year old a lot the inboard american citizen says the media have simply gone james bond crazy here's going at it. it seems the u.s. can't good without a hot spy story this summer they banished any chapman now another and has entered the stage also in her twenty's this time more of a smuggler than a spine and if i'm on of it was arrested in new york for trying to smuggle several state of the art night gunsight devices into russia. she says she bought them online for her husband and his friends who happen to be fans of hunting there is no connection whatsoever between anna and. the folks that were reported back on july tenth and ne she's not a spy the government's not even saying that she's a spy this is just this is just the press trying to us and say she a lot is the story but to most american media she's yet another twenty something russian agent. in light of this season's spy hike every russian woman in the u.s. seems to exude mystery. young maybe a schoolteacher and maybe a reporter doesn't matter what you do but the allure of a russian spi

u.s. could swap him for three americans held in iran on charges of espionage washington denies this american media meanwhile reported that a merely had been a u.s. spy for years before the election. but his distance was our looks into because. the looming question in this case how did the iranian scientists sure amiri get to the united states one person has already answered that question sure amiri himself but his answers completely contradict one another in this video a man who says he. says he's in tucson arizona and was kidnapped by agents from the cia and saudi arabian intelligence agency he claims he was tortured a few hours later though this video is released a man who looks the same and also says he is sure amiri claims he is here to further his education the u.s. state. department seems to agree with that statement he is here of his own volition and he has chosen to return to iran of his own volition that is how we do things here in the united states we didn't we didn't seize him and bring him here they were not preventing him from returning to iraq this building is pakistani embassies off

meanwhile, south korean media is reporting the u.s. plans to freeze some 100 overseas bank accounts believed to be used by kim jong-il to run his north korean regime. >>> according to a government report, northwest airlines passengers were put at risk due to the airlines' cozy relationship with the federal aviation administration. the report backs claims made by an faa whistleblower that northwest repeatedly failed to follow federal safety regulations but was not held accountable by the faa. >>> pope benedict xvi has defrocked ohio priest thomas krumm. krumm was removed from his ministry last year after reportedly admitting he abused a teenage boy more than 30 years ago. >>> and a 100-year-old crate of whiskey is giving new meaning to the term "scotch on the rocks." new zealand museum officials are slowly thawing a crate of scotch that was discovered in the antarctic hut of an english explorer who abandoned the stash about 100 years ago. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street's going to kick off the day. the dow opens at 1

the media got to see it in action as u.s. and south korean warships and helicopters practiced anti-submarine maneuvers. both militaries are preparing in defense just in case north korea were to attack. the u.s. may be on the verge of military action against iran. a former cia director says it seems more likely because no matter what the u.s. does diplomatically, tie raehran kee pushing ahead with their nuclear program. he predicts iran will be close to having an actual weapon soon and u.s. leaders said that military action, of course, is an option because sanctions don't seem to work. >>> check out the surveillance video, very close call. seven people were on board that boat that you see right there at the bullfrog marina when it exploded. amazingly most of the people were able to jump into the water for safety. five people were taken to the hospital for minor burns. not yet known what caused that explosion, but the marina manager says the people on the boat had just filled the gas tank. >>> more outrage is expected outside o