important for russia's energy projects in the region and also an integral part of an ambitious nato missile shield military project all this political gathering diplomacy and the center of intensive diplomatic negotiations to tell us about the results of negotiations in moscow and also to explain bulgaria's point of view on burning international issues on the show is both gary as foreign minister has an effect. russia and nato have failed to come to terms on the project missile defense shield in europe who's confused about who the alliance believes is a potential enemy placing its warhead so close to russia borders bulgaria is all the european countries feel safe on the nature protection and supports the shield if you just strongly believes the proliferation of ballistic technology will make such protection vitally necessary. it was a little welcome to the show a very good speaker thank you very much for being with us it's a pleasure and an order well first of all i wanted to ask you about your meeting move your recent meeting with mr lavrov the russian foreign minister where you sa

of a new phase new level of cooperation between russia and nato however there is one thing between russia and nato russia and all the nato countries which is still growing misunderstanding concerning this nuclear umbrella nuclear shields is this american analysis of nato nato progress program of installing the anti-missile defense. russia wants proof show us why we shouldn't be afraid nature says we'll just take it for granted book do you think that nato the west has to to to show so to give some proof to russia. russia will not be not be worried anymore losing russia moscow i think political class players for first of all i think it's very important to remind all bad was the relationship between russia in nato in the summer of two thousand and eight with the war in georgia and i think that's really the turning point and says since about time we had some positive evolution as certainly a change of stance in russian leadership probably due to the crisis and the impact of the crisis and also the research approach promoted by president obama and since that time definitely we can obser

minister to find out why the country is considering hosting elements of nato's missile defense shield. hello again and welcome to spotlight the interview show on r.t. i maldonado and slay my guest is it will identify. the area as well as an important hub for russia's energy projects in the region and also an integral part of an ambitious nato missile shield military project all this political gathering diplomacy in the center of intensive diplomatic negotiations to tell us about the results in moscow and also to explain vogue arius point of view on burning international issues our guest on the show is bogus foreign ministers of. russia and nato have failed to come to terms with the project the cell defense shield in europe confused about who the alliance believes is a potential enemy placing its warhead so close to russian borders bulgaria's other european countries people see on the data protection and supports the shield suffuse strongly believes the proliferation of ballistic technology makes such protection vitally necessary. oh it was good of welcome to the show very good

with the news makers. from the russian capital. libyans in the capital rage at the nato bombing campaign which they say is robbing them of both their safety and their fuel supply airstrikes have led to a sharp petrol shortage in tripoli but thousands of civilians are bearing the brunt of the war. human rights groups nothing's changing for the better in egypt as the country's military rulers announce they've arrested seven thousand people since february revolution. where members of the shanghai cooperation organization including russia are getting together to review ten years of collaboration and draw up a blueprint for the future. about more news in less than ten minutes from now in the meantime nato steps up its strikes on the libyan capital is and the former u.s. congresswoman and presidential candidate cynthia mckinney is in the country to see for herself libyans are coping with the onslaught she expressed doubts about whether nato is forming international law her interview with r.t. is next. former congresswoman and u.s. presidential candidate cynthia mckinney has been in li

the capital rage at the nato bombing campaign which they say is robbing them of both safety and fuel supply constant. petrol shortage in tripoli thousands of civilians are bearing the brunt of the. israel's a gas a lifeline from egypt. as cairo probes allegations the supply deal set up by president mubarak was a shady scam egypt reportedly considering raising gas prices to israel just plugging the. suicide rates among young people in russia difference towards the problems of teens the number taking their own lives is one of the highest in the world. as nato steps up its strikes on the libyan capital former u.s. congresswoman and one time presidential candidate cynthia mckinney is in the country to see for herself how libyans are coping with the onslaught she expressed doubts about whether nato is following international law and that conversation is coming your way right now. former congresswoman and u.s. presidential candidate. has been in libya working with a non-governmental fact finding mission for ten days already she's here at private expense as all the other members of her team

-- continues between rebel forces and the troops who remain loyal to. tonight, reports of renewed nato bombing attacks on tripoli, while in misratah, there are calls for more support. >> we are with libya as rebels, just a mile away from colonel gaddafi's forces. that is them behind the barricade, defending the road to tripoli. the rebel fighters here have broken out of the city of misratah, but now, they are struggling to advance much further. we are right on the new front lines. rebels have been making some progress, but it is very slow and utterly dependent on nato air support. the trouble is that air support the rebels say is not coming fast that. meanwhile, gaddafi's forces are continuing to attack this position. is nato doing enough to help you advance? >> nato do not seem to strike very often here. that rocket motor has been pounding us since early this morning. we are sure nato can see it, but what we cannot understand is why did it take us out. in the past few days, the fighting here has been tense and for the rebels, costly. they are still be seized in this corner of western

video. among. the week's top stories from our team nato launches its heaviest most polishing is strikes in the libyan capital killing dozens as the rebels complain the lines is ignoring the real frontline meanwhile the chorus of international condemnation over syria. comes the boiling green says the government moved to make deeper cuts in public spending an exchange for another bailout in germany footing the bill saying they're getting tired of paying. us guided missile warship sailed into the black sea naval exercises with ukraine but the move provoked moscow's anger claims it's a problem for the nato controversial field program. next hour interview with nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen an interview he gave to us this week he defended the alliances actions in libya and insisted the organization has no plans to act in syria. thank you very much for joining us here in our t.v. it's much appreciated i want to get straight to our first question the u.k. and france want a u.n. security council resolution condemning the syrian government and your opinion are we heading fo

listen to. question our t.v. live from moscow the week's top stories nato launches and heaviest and most punishing air strikes on the libyan capital killing thousands of the rebels from brain the alliance is ignoring the real front line meanwhile the course of international condemnation over syria every louder. anger cons to a boil in greece as the government moves to make deeper cuts in public spending in exchange for another new balance out in germany those footing the bills say they're getting tired of paying others down. and russia will resume imports of a new tax to build as soon as there are guarantees there in france and free as was one of the outcome for the high level summit where nato is missing on the front lines and moscow's w p l accession what sort of stuff. next up is our interview with nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen an interview he gave me this week he defended the alliance actions in libya and insisted the organization has no plans to act in syria. thank you very much for joining us here on r t it's much appreciated i want to get straight to our first

nato as missile shield stay with us here at r.t. . hello again and welcome to spotlight the interview show on r.t. i maldonado and today my guest is. the area that is both an important hub for russia's and that you projects in the region and also and then part and then this. missile shield military project all this political gathering diplomacy and the center of intensive diplomatic negotiations to tell us about the results in moscow and also to explain vogue arius point of view on burning issues on the show is a bogey areas foreign minister. russia and nato have failed to come to terms of the project missile defense shield in europe. confused about who the alliance believes is a potential enemy placing its warhead so close to russian border bill garrett as other european countries feel safe on the nature protection and supports the shield if you strongly believes the proliferation of ballistic technology makes such protection vitally necessary. it was the dentist welcome to the show very good to be here thank you very much for being with us thank you it's a pleasure and an

qaddafi faces an international arrest warrant. but after 100 days of nato air strikes, his victory any closer? shrouded in secrecy, two weeks after undergoing an operation in cuba, venezuela's president hugo chavez remains out of sight, sparking the speculation. and the changing face of california. as the economy struggles to recover, some are not ready to give on the american dream just yet. >> every 20, 30 years it gets into a slump and looks like the world will fall apart and we get paranoid and pest mystic and then the country fights back. this is america. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. the pressure against libya's leader muammar qaddafi intensified today as the international criminal cord issued arrest warrants. for him and two of his closest allies. wanted for alleged crimes against humanity, qaddafi remains defiant and his justice minister said libya's does not accept the court's decisions. 100 days after air strikes began, rebel forces claim they're making advances in the rest of the country and say they're within 50 miles of the capital.

series because of the tragedy the. claims of more civilian victims in libya are all to fresh nato for me at least fifteen reportedly dead including children from an airstrike west of tripoli it comes just a day off from the riots admitted to killing civilians while blaming a weapons malfunction. on the prime minister of greece is of placing a crucial confidence in his recently government the outcome could determine whether he will be able to push through an austerity package to secure another much needed injection of cash from. the next to look into the issues surrounding russia nato discussed program. hello again the world going through the spotlight they insincerity on our team i'll bring all of them today my guest on the program is the trauma. the french president nicolas sarkozy looked very content added g eight summit and goodwill russia announced it is ready to buy helicopters carriers from from the longing to separated but contradictory feel that pride president clinton emitted in the bargain will cost russia more than the full year zero but it is likely to improve moscow's rel

least fifteen more civilians killed as nato bombers miss a tom daschle aide but instead hit the birthday party of his four year old grandson prompting the libyans to question the intervention tasked with protecting them. and showdown in the greek parliament the pm faces a no confidence vote on whether to pass out its new austerity cuts in return for an e.u. cash lifeline or become the first euro zone nation to default on its debt. next we look into the issues surrounding russia nato just trust in. hello again the world complete spotlight the incidence challenged on our t.v. i'll bring all those today my guest on the program is trauma. french president nicolas sarkozy looked very content added g eight summit and goodwill russia announced it is ready to buy two helicopters carriers from france along implicit faded but contradictory deals that pride president clinton emitted in the bargain will cost russia more than a billion euro but it is likely to improve moscow's with progress as probably with dress suit would be the first step in rejecting xin remaining distrust between russia

pressure on damascus in response to this crackdown on protesters. nato challenges its members to be more active in the aerial bombardment of colonel gadhafi forces russia which is trying to mediate a ceasefire between the libyan leader and the rebels both sides is not a military way out. earlier nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen spoke to my colleague and he said out way and up next is that interview in full where he insists that the alliance has no plans to act in syria and defends the actions being taken in libya. thank you very much for joining us here in r t it's much appreciated i want to get straight to our first question the u.k. and france want a u.n. security council resolution condemning the syrian government and your opinion are we heading for libya two point zero here though i would like to stress that nato has no intention whatsoever to intervene in syria at the same time lots of critics expect that that could be the case if we see a resolution russell saying that the fact that it's even being debated is going to cause more violence in syria there there might be so

the nato controversial field program. next hour interview with nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen an interview he gave to us this week he defended the alliances actions in libya and insisted the organization has no plans to act in syria. thank you very much for joining us here on r t it's much appreciated i want to get straight to our first question but u.k. and france want a u.n. security council resolution condemning the syrian government and your opinion are we having for libya two point zero here no i would like to stress that nato has no intention whatsoever to intervene in syria at the same time lots of critics expect that that could be the case if we see a resolution russell saying that the fact that it's even being debated is going to cause more violence in syria. there might be some kind of intervention do you think not if the u.n. goes had it goes ahead rather and approves that resolution once again let me stress we have no intention to intervene in syria having said that. the international condemnation of the brutal attacks against the civilian population syri

nato embarks on its most intense bombing raids so far while there's been heavy fighting as rebels renew attacks on the oil port city of zawiya in syria tension is rising as the government is continuing its severe crackdown on opposition security forces have now retaken the northern town of jews are all sure reportedly following heavy fighting. in greece anger at the introduction of a new wave of austerity measures spilled onto the streets of new cuts are the power to secure the second stage of the e.u. bailout but the problems remain as germany and european central bankers argue over how to get private investors to contribute. to a u.s. navy vessel in the black sea sparks outrage from moscow and claims it's a prelude to the planned nato missile defense shield for europe u.s. us moderate docked in odessa at a joint military exercises in the. next hour interview with nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen in an interview he gave this week he defended the alliances actions in libya and insisted the organization has no plans to act in syria is coming your way stay with us. thank you v

our top stories now as nato fights to strip colonel gadhafi of vital oil libya is on the brink of its worst ever fuel crisis people on the ground can play in the battle against libyan leaders harming innocent civilians the. israels and clover the cheap gas is drying up with egypt pushing for a rethink on a key energy deal sealed under the previous regime shake up was prompted by allegations the agreement only benefits the jewish state and the mubarak. excessive amounts of highly toxic strong links with cancer around leukemia we take detected rather in waters around japan's fukushima nuclear plant scientists also warn that levels of contamination are even in the higher than those reported following the china mobile catastrophe. well as nato attacks continue in libya former u.s. congresswoman and a presidential candidate cynthia mckinney is in the country to see how tripoli copes with the onslaught she expressed doubts about nato as methods and her interview is coming up right now. former congresswoman and u.s. presidential candidates sooth them a key has been in libya working with

porter with us on why we need to get out of nato in libya not so crazy this for mamma did a job the new police s.o.b on cover of the worst u.s. cities for speechcraft john dennis explains our ron paul will win iowa and i'll explain why i have reason to wear a shoe on my head and mud wrestle the co-producer of out of versus the man. here's a little cite the cia's web site was down yesterday and they took credit with a tweet that said tango down cia. for the loans a group also sort of a telephone hotline for public requests on who or what they should attack in the future but when called an answer machine so the phone could not be answered by an actual person because the group was busy raping your internet so why am i wearing a shoe on my head because when a little bit cops of the alona show right here on our t.v. try to get an interview with them they said only if you were a shoe on your head the whole time and then they tweeted at be alone or show and you and the producer have to moderate us all while singing the love boat in russian the ill hash tag entirely serious well you heard us an

it's four thirty pm you're watching r t with me and the somali russia and nato have opened have opened an open channel rather for talks but there are still fundamental points in which i have trouble seeing eye to eye on how to handle libya and syria through to missile defense the hurdles are very clear to see if that might change any time soon we're joined live by nato secretary general mr anders fogh rasmussen thank you very much for joining us here on r.t.e. it's much appreciated i want to get straight to our first question the u.k. and france want a u.n. security council resolution condemning the syrian government and your opinion are we heading for libya two point zero here. you know i would like to stress that nato has no intention whatsoever to intervene in syria. at the same time lots of critics expect that that could be the case if we see a resolution russell saying that the fact that it's even being debated is going to cause more violence in syria. there might be some kind of intervention do you think not if the u.n. goes had it goes ahead rather and approves that resol

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come cintra hotel mccaughan. the week's top stories on our team nato walters' its heaviest and most punishing air strikes in the libyan capital killing dozens as the rebels complain the alliance is ignoring the real frontline meanwhile the chorus of international condemnation over syria gets ever greater. an american warship docked in the southern ukraine to take part in the the war games something the russian foreign ministry is completely not happy about join me for all the details in just a few minutes. also this hour anger comes to a boil in greece as the government moves to make deeper concent public spending in exchange for another new balance out in germany those footing the bill say they're getting tired of paying others debts. and it's the day that marks the birth of modern russia celebrating the country's declaration of sovereignty and its first free elections which led to the historic fall of the soviet union. you're watching live from moscow we have the latest news and a wrap up of the week's top stories for you this sunday we begin in libya where rebel fighters on the m

nato continues its from marvin's in support of the libyan uprising . president obama unveils plans to begin the withdrawal of u.s. forces from afghanistan but there are concerns that while troops may leave american drone attacks will continue. view leaders the bay greece's second bailout as a greek pm battles the past new public finance cuts in parliament as public and a stare and hysteria anger grows. you're watching r.c. coming to you live from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program a growing number of civilian casualties in libya raises serious misgivings about nato intervention even among supporters of the campaign but it's not only nato bombs that pose a threat to b.b.'s the rebels stand accused of committing atrocities against their own people and often has a story. this family hasn't had a walk wasn't peaceful like this one for months they've escaped through the libyan rebel stronghold of benghazi to hide in this refugee camp in the west of the country after a life in their native town became a nightmare. it's not safe there anymore it's become dangerous and it's not o

of nato. then your calls and comments on "washington journal." on sunday, challenging the new health care law. the 11th circuit court of appeals in atlanta hears arguments on the department of health and human services brought by 2k6 states which oppose the law. they argue that the state is infrin -- that it's infridging on states' rights. we'll have that on sunday at 10:30 eastern time on c-span. nato members failed to increase defense spending and their commitment to military operations. he stressed the u.s. is shouldering most of the costs of nato missions in libya and said it would be increasingly difficult to support the transatlantic alliance without its allies. this is about 20 minutes. [applause] >> thank you mr. secretary general and for the opportunity to speak here today. this is day 11 of the 11-day international trip. so you can understand why i am very much looking forward to getting home. but i'm glad at this time and in this venue to share some thoughts with you this morning about the transatlantic security relationship in what will be my last policy speech as

now, "bbc world news." >> nato's round the clock bombardment of tripoli reaches new heights. will they agree to increase output? opec energy ministers meet for the first time since the uprising began. pressure builds for a u.n. security council vote to condemn syria's handling of anti-government protests. welcome to "bbc world news." i'm david eades. also coming up in the program -- china acknowledges it is building an aircraft carrier, but says its neighbors don't have to worry. and 500 days since this sri lankan journalist disappeared, apparently abducted, one among many who vanished. >> thanks for joining us. nato carried out more attacks on tripoli. explosions were haurd during the night after a day of intensified bombing through tuesday. these are pictures from overnight. in all, around about 10 blasts seen and heard, most around the presidential compound of colonel gaddafi. now, he gave a broadcast in audio only on libyan television. he wasn't in vision himself. he said he would be staying in tripoli, as he put it, dead or alive. our correspondent, wyrie davis, is in the lib

frontline either. these people have gathered in the west of tripoli to bury those killed in nato airstrike he called in to leave and government officials a bomb landed on the private compound and flattened the road killing fifty people including three kids we have been calling for peace and negotiation for months and no one wants to listen to us now we have to pay a very heavy price of. casualties civilian casualties and also military casualties i think the time has come for the world to understand that this conflict has to come to an end immediately which is very unlikely to happen any time soon the new dog ground in this symmetry is still fresh while nato has already claimed that the operation to protect civilians must go on with clashes containing and benghazi and nato intensifying its bombardment of tripoli but is eastern and western parts of the country are perilous to say and people are dying on both sides of the frontline many on the ground fear that when the democracy the west talks about will finally come here there won't be enough people left to experience it were origi

symmetry still fresh while nato has already claimed that the operation to protect civilians must go on with clashes containing and benghazi and nato intensifying its bombardment of tripoli both eastern and western parts of the country are perilous to say and people are dying on both sides of the frontline many on the ground fear that when the democracy the west talks about will finally come here they'll last me enough people left to experience it. were originally. reporting from western libya criminals and barbarians is how colonel gadhafi called nato states following a recent estimate that killed civilians the alliance has said that it regrets the deaths but investigative journalist michelle collins who only just returned from the water on country just a few days ago he told us here at r.t. that innocent lives mean nothing to the coalition that's in libya for simple financial gains they are skilled mall civilians that the losses from the initials problems their fuel is more civilians than lives or bombings so the real id is not protect civilians the rio de is to achieve the economic a

week's top stories on our t.v. nato launches its heaviest the most punishing is strikes on the libyan capital killing dozens as the rebels complain the alliance is ignoring the real front meanwhile the chorus of international condemnation over syria. an american warship docked in the south in ukraine to take part in the the war games something the russian foreign ministry is completely not happy about. that even just austerity measures are exchanged to continue. the day that marks the birth of modern russia celebrating the country's declaration of sovereignty and its first free election which led to the historic form of this something. this is r.t. it's ten pm now here in moscow when i was kevin in with our news review of the week for you and first libyan rebel fighters on the mediterranean front line of trying to retake the major oil port of zawiya not far from the capital tripoli at least one hundred members of gadhafi forces and fifty rebels have reportedly been killed in fierce fighting near the offensive marks a breakthrough for the opposition from the port by artillery fi

or canada whose nato general is leading operations while canada's second largest corporation has major oil operations in libya. might i have a additional 15 seconds? miss smith: an additional 15 seconds. miss -- ms. kaptur: the son of colonel gaddafi warned that in the event of a civil war, lya's oilt wealth would be burned. -- oil wealth would be burned. one can see why global powers took note. history will judge whether these resource wars and selected dictator disposals are stifiable, but the answer for america is to invest here at home and to restore america's energy independence. and to extricate ourselves from all these foreign oil involvements. i yield back the balance of my time. the eaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the gentleman from florida. mr. rooney: i yield two minutes to my friend and colleague, the chairman of the subcommittee on strategic foes, the gentleman from ohio, mr. turner. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized for two minutes. mr. turner: thank you, mr. rooney. i appreciate the time and also your advancing thi

borrowing limits must be raised. >> nato launches french attacks -- fresh attacks on tripoli. taiwan's increasing prosperity comes at a price. we spoke exclusively with the president. >> during the course of economic of rigid economic development, the gap will widen. >> it is 11:00 a.m. here in singapore. >> it is 4:00 a.m. here in london. this is the news. >> the united nations has accused the sudanese garment of carrying out an intensive bombing campaign in the north- south border. tens of thousands of people have fled their homes and they have urged the government nearby to let them in. the south was due to become independent next month. >> homeless and help us, these are some of the tens of thousands of people displaced by the latest fighting in sudan. the had taken shelter outside of local united nations headquarters. the un is handing of food and other supplies. aid workers say they're being denied access to areas of heaviest fighting. >> whether by road or by air, the security situation is very difficult and hampers significantly. militiamen who are armed have set up r