unlike at lisbon, nato's leaders will not hold a meeting of the nato russia council in chicago. president-elect putin and secretary-general rasmussen made a decision based on the timing of the event. the president obama continues to support our work to enhance nato russia cooperation going forward. he also supports nato having candid conversations in this forum on areas of disagreement with russia, such as our view that nato's door must remain open to new members, that nations must be free to choose their own alliances, and that we reject russia's recognition and continued occupation of the separatist region of georgia. we are not interested in outdated and zero-sum thinking with respect to each other's security, and we want use the nrc to further practical cooperation. finding common ground, for example, on missile defense is a worthy endeavor with great potential benefits for nato and for russia. the nato-russia council recently concluded missile defense exercise, the first that has taken place since 2008, was an important step forward. we have a lot more work to do on that fr

is holding its its summit in chicago it will be only the second nato summit ever held in the united states and the first how it outside of washington gets the city and it was clear that it's clear from our out in belgium yesterday that the world is already watching and the world is say and to the world only gives these margins to make north and to arbitrate military interventions and any sort of star wars in the foreseeable growth so i think it will be when it comes to when it comes to the military bloc that nato is certainly is a conversation that requires a lot more time than we have available for us today here at say red cross auto international affairs comment erica thanks for coming out of so we run out of time . so let's get some other international news for you in brief this hour with the oxy world update and me and a physician leader aung san suu kyi party claims to have won at least forty three out of the forty four parliamentary seats and by elections has to change the national league for democracy party. one the last time the country held multi-party elections in one nine

held jointly by russian and nato troops was it helpful in bringing us closer or not but i knew which in. the other was the final assessment is yet to be meet together with their u.s. counterparts but we mainly wanted to consider some realistic scenarios in see what impact missile defense system may him on them we considered three options the first with the missile defense systems of russia and nato operating independently not the soyuz second that it would the two systems using their own fuel vehicles but sharing the details and the third with sharing everything coming in a common missile shield. and you tested all three options here so we were in all three of the tests and naturally the first option produced the poorest results the second one was much more effective but the third one with the parties working hand in and proved to be the most effective option that's exactly what we're looking for only common shield would be a reliable and comprehensive way to achieve the goals that we have set for ourselves but we don't know yet what assessments and interpretations are u.s. counterpa

i think you are very well aware that since the war on gaza the nato and conjunction with. have laid siege practically on the eastern part of the mediterranean allegedly to prevent the smuggling of weapons to hamas so i do not understand or see how this could have all the surveillance video satellite. surveillance or amount of time surveillance by the u.s. navy or by the israeli navy there's just no way that this could have passed through the southern part of the eastern mediterranean without being detected by nato or at least israel so i'm pretty sure that the this represents an ongoing effort who knows how many shipments of weapons have a skate the action by the lebanese government and at the same time i would like to draw attention to the fact that nato is libya so who can actually prove such a shipment to be sent into syria without being detected in libya by nato or its intelligence officers so i think as the saying out on as you say the weapons that we were talking about here that were supposed to go to the syrian rebels came from one of five warehouses in libya legibl

states to be in nato. nato and the european union together have managed to make really relatively smooth the transition from the collapse of communism in central and eastern europe to the integration of those states into europe. >> thank you so much for coming in to speak today. your story is truly inspiring. i wanted to thank you also for your part in miss representation t documentary i had the opportunity to view a couple of weeks ago. and on those lines, what advice would you give young women in a time where even though enormous strides have been made, women are still severely underrepresented in media and in the government and in high ranking jobs. what would be the advise to give to women and what do you think it will take in this country to finally receive full equality for women in government? >> well, i believe that we are indeed going to achieve full equality. you knowsh it's going to happen 1 person at a time, one brick at a time. glass ceilings are going to be broken not by some announcement but

the lumber a spokesman for nato game over thank you for joining us live from brussels today. in these painful times of severe cuts and austerity in italy and the autonomous region of south to roll in the cradle of the alps stands as one of the country's few islands of prosperity with the italian debt burden biting hard that you can really catch over reports on how the wealth gap is leading to a rise in support for a breakaway from rome. lost in translation between the outs and the need to rein in a population of one million people and a lot of pain to become independent one day that soul to roll a probe in so northern eternity all these has never been italian says eva klotz is showing off her native town of boys she spent thirty years of her life fighting for independence see. the holy see where tear all their languages german were taken from the rest of to rule before so host a hundred years ago we have seen precious which has affected our language closed our school van gogh songs and now it changes the regional name into the adage he not the me ever quotes refers to how the

forces all forces from nato countries which are on the ground and by seeing their you know advising their foot soldiers so that you can have a cease fire called by the international so-called international community when the members of the international community are in fact involved in the conflict so with need to directly involved in the conflict then nato should be should be. approached and say by them yes you you calling the shots on this conflict tell the free syrian army to start you know stop shooting at civilians because as i as we both know as we both know i'm sorry to interrupt you but this peace plan calls for both sides to withdraw their military forces from the streets and a lot of the the so-called friends of syria group are looking at assad and saying well he's not he's not complying he's not withdrawing its forces from the street are you saying that would be impossible for him to do so because of nato kosovo. forces already controlling the ground swelling well i think the opposition forces are retreating and it would be very hard and wise for the syrian armed forces

. >> nato reaffirms its commitment to afghanistan, but another soldier photo scandal shakes up trust on all sides. the german cabinet approves increased powers for german soldiers fighting pirates in the horn of africa, and t minus 100 days until the summer olympics, and london says everything is on >> the "los angeles times" newspaper has released a photograph showing u.s. serviceman posing with the bodies of dead afghan suicide bombers. heavy criticism. >> they overshadow a nato meeting in brussels designed to map out what role the alliance will play in afghanistan once foreign troops are gone. we will have more analysis from brussels and washington in a moment, but our coverage begins with what came out of the meeting in brussels. >> speaking to media at the meeting, the nato secretary general was quite clear on this point -- nato will remain committed to afghanistan beyond 2014, not as a fighting force, but to train and assist. >> it is in the interest of the whole international community to see strong and highly capable afghan security forces take full responsibility for securit

military command of nato we're not sure that our reintegration into the military command has had the expected results above all what we regret is that there has been no strong initiative of france in favor of a genuine european defense system for five years we do not believe today that european defense and protection of the broader strategic interests of europe and the european union can be supported only by nato we consider it necessary to develop autonomous structures that's why we insist on developing a european defense we will evaluate the benefits and drawbacks involved with a return to the integrated military command of nato and on earth as you said in connection with our allies so as not to destabilize nato in afghanistan we will withdraw our troops from afghanistan before the end of twenty twelve. ok you want to reassess that francis. and fast or large ones cooperation other european their defense system however pulling out troops in afghanistan earlier than planned that sour relationships with germany for example who are investing a lot in that effort. i think our analysis i

for regarding nato we want to evaluate the decisions made by nicolas sarkozy to rejoin the integrated military command of nato we're not sure that our reintegration into the military command has had the expected results above all what we regret is that there has been no strong initiative of france in favor of a genuine european defense system for five years we do not believe today that european defense and protection of the broader strategic interests of europe and the european union can be supported only by nato we consider it necessary to develop autonomous structures that's why we insist on developing a european defense we will evaluate the benefits and drawbacks involved with the return of the integrated military commander of nato and as you said in connection with our allies so as not to destabilize nato in afghanistan we will withdraw our troops from afghanistan before the end of twenty twelve. ok you want to reassess their francis and fast or large ones cooperation on this european their defense system however while pulling out troops in afghanistan earlier than planned that so

and its nato allies counter entirely on the side of one of which runs against the other hand you know a wage bombing campaign you know the north korean. acts of aggression go as far as the servant problem to bring up. the berbers well. but certainly i mean like i said thousands were killed you obviously think that but nato used it as a pretext for their strategic interests there but if we focus on the people that were being killed then again the millions displaced what else could have been done . you know again this is a good question a standing offer problem before it develops rather than you know the oil on the frames and then once it reaches a crisis point demand that somebody intervene but even if we want to watch for the one nine hundred ninety five or the situation or the dark and for all there are other ways of resolving an internal civil conflict brain has dominated military walking. to again unilaterally on one side of living wage war against one of the boardrooms on behalf of the other this is not for any of these this is solving the civil war it's time for another country l

a series of explosions gunfire and rockets say the afghan capital with foreign embassies and nato bases being the focus of a large scale taliban attack. the two main challengers for the french presidency rallied last minute support ahead of next sunday's ballot where many politicians are using immigration and terrorism fears to sway voters. and it's the biggest holiday for millions of orthodox christians who are celebrating easter sunday the day they believe marks the resurrection of jesus christ. you're watching our see live from moscow where it's four pm and so now a with our weekly program this sunday but lots of news happening these are some of the world's top stories reports of more violence and shelling coming out of syria head of the arrival of the first group of u.n. monitors there it follows the u.n. security council's first resolution on the conflict which allows observers in to oversee the shaky truce that came into force on thursday which is reported i has more from new york. according to russian ambassador to the un batali churkin one russian officer will be part of the gro

. -- to do security forces is important for everyone, not just nato. i suspect a lot of people within afghanistan will feel whether weary and wary of what comes next. >> very briefly, this is happening before there is to be in nato leaders meeting coming up. that is right >> . the heads of state will meet in chicago. -- >> that is right. it is a political meeting ahead of the heads of state meeting. by then they want this all work out. where did it happen and what happens after combat troops leave? and how does it work? >> thank you. a reminder of our top story here on gmt. lawyers representing a libyan commander in tripoli allegedly authorizing his rendition into the hands of muammar gaddafi security officials. that is all for this edition of gmt. . news at bbc.com/news. -- york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and shell. >> this is kim, about to feel one of his favorite sensations. efficient fuels in countries efficiently. let's go. presented by kcet los angeles.

the real problem, i think in nato now is whether nato europe is going to actually ever implement any of the current strategy in terms of its more limited power projection capabilities and what coherent structure will exist there? the afghan war is not the test of nato. europe is. the case of pakistan, i think, we need to be realistic. without getting into it, i think that the agency's study of pakistan probably is realistic. pakistan today is what pakistan will be in 2014. it is not quite a failed state, but it is a failed government. and its attitudes on the afghan war are not ones we can change through negotiation. it will be a major problem, and the sanctuaries will remain. in terms of the whole problem of top-down engagement and the rest, the fact is, i think when we talk about military diplomacy and civil diplomacy, what i see in the u.s. and pakistani teams are actually very good mixes of civil and military diplomacy, but whatever you do in negotiation, you can't do more than the people you negotiate with will allow you to do. and the problem isn't that we had the wrong strateg

and develop into missile defense system as our opinions diverged later on we saw nato adopt the phased adaptive approach which is a four stage plan to create a missile defense network capable of intercepting ballistic missiles including i.c.b.m.'s by two thousand and twenty with what not and that can significantly undermine russia's nuclear capability that is our concern that we have voiced that every level of negotiation but we advocated a joint missile defense network and proposed a number of modalities in which nato found an acceptable for some reason and we saw that while professing its interest in comp aeration nato is working strictly according to its northeast plan what's more a need to build a missile. defense exercise earlier in april which proved their existing missile defense capabilities efficient and nato's forthcoming summit in chicago is expected to come up with a statement of initial operational capability this part of faced one so we see that they're going ahead with their plan accordingly we have to take steps to secure our nation against this threat and this is exact

military commander of nato we're not sure that our reintegration into the military command has had the expected results above all what we regret is that there has been no strong initiative of france in favor of a genuine european defense system for five years we do not believe today that european defense and protection of the broader strategic interests of europe and the european union can be supported only by nato. we consider it necessary to develop autonomous structures that's why we insist on developing a european defense we will evaluate the benefits and drawbacks involved with a return to the integrated military commander of nato and as you said in connection with our allies so as not to destabilize nato in afghanistan we will withdraw our troops from afghanistan before the end of twenty twelve. ok you want to reassess their francis separatism and fast or large ones cooperation on this new european their defense system however by pulling out troops in afghanistan earlier than planned that the sour relationships with britain or germany for example who are investing a lot in that e

pakistani is protesting the nato supply lines last tuesday, sayd captured on camera speaking out. >> pakistani people are not willing to allow the resumption of nato supplies and they will not allow it in the future. >> reporter: the administration now faces questions over whether taxpayer dollars should be used to

talk about nato and air france's. campaigns in various countries are far far larger wants to withdraw more troops in afghanistan earlier than planned however he doesn't want to withdraw pull out france completely from nato but. may regarding nato we want to evaluate the decisions made by nicolas sarkozy to rejoin the integrated military commander of nato we're not sure that our reintegration into the military command has had the expected results above all what we regret is that there has been no strong initiative of france in favor of a genuine european defense system for five years we do not believe today that european defense and protection of the broader strategic interests of europe and european union can be supported only by nato. we consider it necessary to develop autonomous structures that's why we insist on developing a european defense we will evaluate the benefits and drawbacks involved with a return to the integrated military commander of nato and as you said in connection with our allies so as not to dest

military commander of nato we're not sure that our reintegration into the military command has had the expected results and above all what we regret is that there has been no strong initiative of france in favor of a genuine european defense system for five years we do not believe today that european defense and protection of the broader strategic interests of europe and the european union can be supported only by nato we consider it necessary to develop autonomous structures and that's why we insist on developing a european events we will evaluate the benefits and drawbacks involved with the return to the integrated military commander of nato and as you said in connection with our allies so as not to destabilize nato in afghanistan we will withdraw our troops from afghanistan before the end of twenty twelve when the ok you want to reassess the francis participation and fast or large ones cooperation of the european defense system however pulling out troops in afghanistan earlier than planned wouldn't that solve our relationships with britain or germany for example who are investing a

talk about nato and francis participation in campaigns in various countries launder wants to withdraw more troops in afghanistan earlier than planned however he doesn't want to row with drop all our friends completely from nato. but. for regarding nato we want to evaluate the decisions made by nicolas sarkozy to rejoin the integrated military commander of nato we're not sure that our reintegration into the military command has had the expected results above all what we regret is that there has been no strong initiative of france in favor of a genuine european defense system for five years we do not believe today that european defense and protection of the broader strategic interests of europe and the european union can be supported only by nato we consider it necessary to develop autonomous structures that's why we insist on developing a european defense we will evaluate the benefits and drawbacks involved with a return to the integrated military command of nato and as you said in connection with our allies so as not to destabilize nato in afghanistan we will withdraw our troops from

nato u.s. missile defense shield is not a russia or live in brussels thank you. activists a gathering near a moscow court today in support of a feminist punk band whose members were arrested on hooliganism charges back in february or the court will consider whether to extend custody which expires and now in less than one week the group rushed to the altar of russia's christ the savior cathedral in moscow and performed what prosecutors claim was a blasphemous song of the five women who took part three were arrested and charged in our face up to seven years in prison performances drawing huge public response and a wave of criticism from russia's orthodox church. a twenty two million dollar fine that's the latest punishment dished out to america's perhaps most controversial financial giant goldman sachs and the penalty came after revelations the bank gave inside information to us preferred clients allowing them an unfair advantage over other investors and as always our very own kaiser report coming up next hour here on r.t. has the lowdown on that. it makes sense th

and this comes against the backdrop of a series of scandals involving nato and us fighters of including the road the mercenaries in iraq and the americans posing with. a desperate. measures become too much to take one european museum turns to desperate measures to make the government. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at. nato is getting more help from russia in the afghan war at a ministerial meeting in brussels the size discussed expanding the vital transit of military cargo to afghanistan via russian territory and afghanistan is as bad as ever and as the alliance prepares to withdraw troops it finds itself in the midst of a string of scandals. in brussels to bring us up to date just how important do you think is russia's role in assisting nato troops in afghanistan. well if you were to put a number on it currently russia actually helps to a ship about half of nonlethal supplies to forces in afghanistan so this is a very crucial the partnership between russia and nato everybody in no disagreement over its importance and now russia will be providing more territory indeed f

ok let's talk about nato and air france's participation campaigns in various countries launder wants to with the graw more troops in afghanistan earlier than planned however he doesn't want to withdraw france completely from nato but. may regarding nato we want to evaluate the decisions made by nicolas sarkozy to rejoin the integrated military command of nato we're not sure that our reintegration into the military command has had the expected results above all what we regret is that there has been no strong initiative of france in favor of a genuine european defense system for five years we do not believe today that european defense and protection of the broader strategic interests of europe and the european union can be supported only by need to. we consider it necessary to develop autonomous structures that's why we insist on developing a european defense we will evaluate the benefits and drawbacks involved with a return to the integrated military command of nato and as you said in connection with our allies so as not to destabilize nato in afghanistan we will withdraw our troops f

resistance from nato, from the state department, resistance from ice land. we wasted $1 billion while i was trying to get him out of ice land. everyone agrees that you need change and nobody wants to change. i mean, i cancelled the crusader artilly piece, and the outcry was unbelievable. on capitol hill, in the army. can you imagine at the beginning of the war a worse name for a weapons system than crusader? it took two of our largest cargo airplanes to move the thing anywhere with its ammunition and its crew. today you ask, i don't know a single, even an artillery person. we put most of of the money into precision weapons. i don't know an artillery person who doesn't agree. bit for 24 month savage calls, who does he think he is. thank god i did it. >> mr. ford. >> a lot of people would argue that the american way of war, we found great success from the war of 1812, world war ii, and i think that we defeated the soviet union because we were prepared for total war. on the other hand we saw a lot of problems, had struggles with limited war. was there a concern

nato troops have to do three things. battle the taliban, reduce their own numbers, and trained afghan as -- and train afghans. >> for more on the u.s. mission in afghanistan, we spoke with the former u.s. army officer and senior fellow at the center for the new american security. thank you very much. we just heard about the challenges that remain in afghanistan. how damaging are those photographs to that mission? >> they are not as damaging as we might have thought. one of the things we have learned is that first off, in terms of the images, they are not likely to offend the afghans. most afghans will not see these. most afghans do not have electricity or access to the television or the internet. one of the things we discovered from the urination incident is that a lot of afghans do not care what happens to what we do or don't do it to the body of a suicide bomber. unlike the koran burning it surprised us that the afghans were as angry as they were. it did not have an effect in the way the afghans treated the americans.

one month before a nato summit on plans for u.s. and nato forces to withdraw from afghanistan into 2014. >> brown: earlier this evening, past midnight in kabul, i spoke with patrick quinn, bureau chief for the associated press. patrick quinn, welcome. so what's the situation there now? have things quieted down or is the city still on edge? >> well, good morning from kabul. things have quiet down. they've managed to kill the last insurgents who were holed up in a couple of buildings in downtown. the city, of course, is still on edge. u.s. forces here, diplomats, non-governmental organizations, are all in a state of lockdown. the population is a bit jittery. this attack didn't accomplish much but it did scare the afghan population here in the capital. >> brown: in terms of who did it, who carried this out, we heard secretary panetta refer to the haqqani network. but also today i saw a taliban spokesman saying that his group had rehearsed this, planned this for several months. what is known? >> well, let's not confuse the two. the tali

on the it seems like a nato plan or indirect nato plan for regime change the end also designed i think to undermine the coffee anon six point plan and first the american said we've got to have a cease fire we've got to have a cease fire they want to do ceasefire be give the rebels the opposition time to get armed to get funded to get organized now they know a lot of ceasefire and they're thwarting this plan while you were in a way to see you and ratio of the fianna and six stage peace plan also the u.n. bolstering its observer mission going on there in syria but certainly at all saying with nato being aware of this weapons shipment trying to get its way to syria lebanon intercepts some experts argue that the u.s. and its allies are seeking to remove assad as you were saying a moment ago only in order really to weaken serious key ally of iran how much to read into that oh oh absolutely when you consider the resistance stance alliance the friendship between iran and syria and hamas and hizbollah this is just another aspect of the regime change project to weaken and to break the syrian ir

one month before a nato summit on plans for u.s. and nato forces to withdraw from afghanistan into 2014. >> brown: earlier this evening, past midnight in kabul, i spoke with patrick quinn, bureau chief for the associated press. patrick quinn, welcome. so what's the situation there now? have things quieted down or is the city still on edge? >> wl, gdorngfrom kul. things have quiet down. they've managed to kill the last insurgents who were holed up in a couple of buildings in downtown. the city, of course, is still on edge. u.s. forces here, diplomats, non-governmental organizations, are all in a state of lockdown. the population is a bit jittery. this attack didn't accomplish much but it did scare the afghan population here in the capital. >> brown: in terms of who did it, who carried this out, we hed secrary netta refer o the haqqani network. but also today i saw a taliban spokesman saying that his group had rehearsed this, planned this for several months. what is known? >> well, let's not confuse the two. the taliban and the haqqan

intervention and nato as you know has refused any public or independent evaluation of its tactics in libya so that's the first thing secondly i think it's extraordinary to say that in bahrain there were reforms conducted and that these were in a sense taken up by the people is genuine you know just this last month there has been a series of protests about the formula one rally and in this month there have been people who have been killed in saudi arabia the state used military force against the population the man who set up the facebook site for a day is a reach was assassinated outside his house so it's not the case that these more lucky's conducted some reforms and you know the people are satisfied with the use transfer payments turning over some oil money to bribe people in the short term but certainly at the same time they used brutal techniques including in yemen where the united states has just pledged one point two billion dollars to the yemenis to help them put down for the uprisings in the country of yemen so i don't see you know i don't have. a saying wind approach to some

nato is due to discuss long-term aid for afghanistan at a meeting in the united states next month. but many members of the alliance face financial difficulties of their own. for them, the afghan mission looks increasingly hard. said amir akbari, nhk world, kabul. >>> afghan president hamid karzai is now calling for a faster transfer of security authority from nato-led international forces to afghanistan. he says only this will prevent a recurrence of what he calls painful experiences. such as those revealed in the recently released photos. karzai has denounced the conduct of the u.s. soldiers describing it as inhumane and provocative. he says the only way to prevent such acts from being repeated by foreign forces in afghanistan is an accelerated and full transition of security responsibilities to afghan forces. >>> newly released video purportedly shows taliban fighters just before they launch a series of coordinated attacks on kabul earlier this week. speaking to the camera, the militants say attackers are retaliation for recent attacks by -- acts by u.s. soldiers in afghanistan.

to justify an intervention by nato without passing through the united and council and this is how we can understand for example the visit of the syrian and minister of foreign affairs to russia now a little madeline ism and moscow because i believe we are facing a new rising tension regarding the city in case and i believe that the west is not backing off its plan to talk of the syrian regime by one way or another and this is a not down to. take over the whole middle east in order to block both what we call eurasia means russia china and iran to block them inside asia and block them from any axis to the warm waters whether it's the mediterranean the indian ocean or the pacific so let me just see if i can just understand what you're saying here and put into layman's terms that the kofi annan six stage peace plan is a smokescreen and that nato the u.n. and america they are playing politics here and they just want to take over the region definitely and what with them occasionally why this is how we can understand . well because the american plan there is an alliance between what we call

marines urinating on afghan bodies and these new a picture the pictures emerge as nato ministers meet in brussels to discuss the future of afghanistan after international troops leave let's talk further about this with the older sultanzoy a political analyst and former afghan m.p. good to see you thank you for joining us on our team today these incidents involving u.s. troops what do you think makes them behave in this way. i think this shows on one hand the for tea in its worst kind of behavior of rogue elements and so-called the mightiest military in the world and also it shows a lack of discipline and lack of proper oversight and proper coordination of the disciplinary process and army of for that that this magnitude of these scandals obviously ties between the u.s. and afghanistan but what kind of long lasting legacy will they leave behind when nato troops leave do you think. biggest legacy that it would leave if it doesn't address the problems that it will be left behind would be that we will think of the west the europeans and the americans as the softer generation who are looki

plus what drove the peace activists to try and storm nato headquarters a move met with a heavy handed police response which ended in hundreds of arrests. of the peace efforts for syria the international envoy to the country kofi annan has briefed the u.n. security council on the progress of this mission ortiz report has more for us from new york so what was said during that briefing. well during the closed door briefing a lot was discussed between mr kofi annan the u.n. envoy to syria and the security council members what we do know so far is that mr anon says that there's been no progress on the ground in syria so far as to implementing a cease fire he also suggested the security council to consider creating a cease fire monitor mission but the biggest news so far is that according to mr anon syria has agreed to an april tenth deadline for a partial implementation of is six point peace plan and according to what is said syria has agreed to stop all acts of violence within forty eight hours of that april tenth deadline mr kofi annan urged the security council to support for that april

intervention and nato as you know has refused any public or independent evaluation of its tactics in libya so that's the first thing secondly i think it's extraordinary to say that in bahrain there were reforms conducted and that these were in a sense taken up by the people is genuine you know just this last month there's been a series of protests about the formula one rally and in this month there have been people who have been killed in saudi arabia the state used military force against the population the man who set up the facebook site for the days of rage was assassinated outside his house so it's not the case that these more lucky's conducted some reforms and you know the people who are satisfied with them they used transfer payments turning over some oil money to bribe people in the short term but certainly at the same time they used brutal techniques including in yemen where the united states has just pledged one point two billion dollars to the yemenis to help them put down for the uprisings in the country of yemen so i don't see you know i don't have. a saying wind approach

nato troops have to do three things, battle the taliban, reduce ordinance, and train afghans. the soldiers only have to do one thing, and that is fight. >> the u.s. secret service has ordered three agents to leave their jobs following an alleged incident with prostitutes in colombia. other aides are on administrative leave. an official -- >> this was a mixed group of secret service agents and uniformed u.s. military personnel who had gone to cartagena in the days leading up to barack obama's visit there. he arrived last friday night for the summit of the americas which took place last weekend. it is lead set a week ago, these men went out to strip clubs and then went back to the hotel with then at the secure perimeter, the american area, the hotel where many government officials were staying. it is alleged they went back to that hotel with around 20 women who were said to be prostitutes. one of them telling her story to the new york times, an unnamed 24-year-old escort is said she got into a route with one of the americans who had agreed to pay her for her services, then tried

one month before a nato summit on plans for u.s. and nato forces to withdraw from afghanistan into 2014. >> brown: earlier this evening, past midnight in kabul, i spoke with patrick quinn, bureau chief for the associated press. patrick quinn, welcome. so what's the situation there now? have things quieted down or is the city still on edge? >> well, good morning from kabul. things have quiet down. they've managed to kill the last insurgts whoere hled up in a couple of buildings in downtown. the city, of course, is still on edge. u.s. forces here, diplomats, non-governmental organizations, are all in a state of lockdown. the population is a bit jittery. this attack didn't accomplish much but it did scare the afghan population here in the capital. >> brown: in terms of who did it, who carried this out, we heard secretary panetta refer to the haqqani network. but also today i saw a taliban spokesman saying tt his oup d rehearsed this, planned this for several months. what is known? >> well, let's not confuse the two. the taliban and the

and nato saying again it's not directed at russia. or australia reporting still ahead for you in the program here on our two year old hatreds die hard sunday roughly independent south sudan straight back to the brink of war as the thirst for oil and violent border disputes erupt into fully fledged fighting. just on a quarter past the hour here in moscow where the controversial anti counterfeiting trade agreement or act has been dealt a heavy blow a vote on it is jew this summer but david martin the n.d.p. responsible for monitoring its progress has already said it should be rejected speaking to us just a bit earlier here on r t he said while aiming high it's a loose wording and shady signing process of outweighed any potential benefits. in terms of what i was trying to achieve and quite happy with i think it's important you know it does protect us and to lecture property but had a number of unintended side consequences one was it would have put a duty on internet service providers the fact that we act as the european police force of t

regained control on the taliban's massive coordinated assault on the parliament i'm certain embassies and nato headquarters plus. well it was resist to high profile political prisoners following pressure from washington and the e.u. to ease up on the opposition join me for all the details in just a few minutes. live from our headquarters in central moscow you're watching r t with me and he said now it's good to have you with us two pm here in the russian capital one pm in damascus and the how did the u.n. is calling for maximum restraint from the syrian government as its first batch of the bodies observers begin working to oversee a cease fire damascus says it can't guarantee their safety unless the monitors coordinate every step with the authorities it comes as opposition activists claim they're still under attack while the government vows to act against what it calls terrorists acts on a boycott is in the syrian capital property. the call waiting to be reborn for serious orthodox christians the meaning of easter was all the more poignant this year as they contemplated the separate forces of

russia will give nato extra help in the afghan war and knowing more supplies through its territory and c n n sees its troops caught up in a wave of violence and scandal in the was on the top stories this hour. on the screen online around the world this is r.t. life here in moscow oh it is the latest picture with a use debt crisis i direct from an italian museum is burning work from around the world in protest of the government's harsh austerity measures with the permission of the artists he's promised to destroy three pieces a week until the government listens to what he has to say i'll tease tessa celia has more from brussels. well the museum director has started burning artwork he's calling this the art of war basically it's a symbolic protest against the way that the economic crisis the european debt crisis is being handled until this point also says that over a thousand artworks are already doomed to be destroyed anyway because of the government's indifference to their situation subsidies have been cut to the cultural institutions and again this just brings about the message that a

that all of the members of nato are the g.g. to defend past members now this all comes after syrian rebels have continued to use two key is a safe haven from which to launch attacks against syrian government troops syrian the syrian army people fleeing back across the border into turkey and the relative safety there mark almond visiting professor of international relations from del kant university in turkey says foreign skepticism over the syrian peace plays well into the rebels' hands the syrian rebels main strategy is to draw in printer and show it because neither protests on the streets. has undermined the control room or the south. and so on who are trained used to are going to hire. you know you heard it or not in a board member of nato so if you can provoke. might work we have substantial turkish power much easier to meet to discuss the deployment of. the opening for the signal country if you see any country with a large army through the border in syria will be forgotten we do have international politics going on here esse

up to two thousand people have joined an anti nato rally here in central russia to protest against a planned a transit hub for the alliance in the city of the protesters chanting slogans such as no to nato on russian soil some of the nazi transit routes to afghanistan go through russia and a new deal would see nato using. pull to move normal military cargo from a physician claims that would threaten russia's security despite the government's assurances that no nato personnel would be station at one prominent opposition activists the leader of the left front movement said he would also offer is now under investigation after claims he attacked a female journalist during the. well some more world news for you this hour here on r.t. in a world update in a rocket twenty rocked a northern baghdad killing four people and injuring a dozen the first bomb exploded inside a minibus in the sure neighborhood seconds later a roadside bomb blew up a few meters away hitting another car two days ago al qaeda linked militants carried out a series of assaults across the capital leaving thirty people de

belgian police have arrested almost five hundred peace activists outside nato headquarters in brussels and has attempted to storm the building but met with a heavy handed response from hundreds of officers demonstration was organized by building and he nato group action for peace campaigners and they were speaking out against the military interventions in afghanistan and libya and the announces nuclear missile shield plans across the world well you know we spoke to hans limerence a spokesman for nato game over who took part in the protest and he says they were trying to stop a global warming chain. the fact that through europe peace activist doesn't mean we have to stay specifically sides we didn't use violence but actively trying to get them to stop the preparation of war policies by nato so we say in the nato headquarters what happens there is appropriation of war i walk crimes and if our governments don't stop it it's the only target citizens reach or to show that they want to stop it they think it's not for ten years enough to understand and i don't see a lot of success in the liby

turkey or as we heard it or not in a border country with a member of nato so if you can provoke. might work then we have. some sort of fishbowl of the week to discuss the deployment of course and so we are going to see not one turkey is the only country with a large army the border in syria will be a good thing we do have international politics going on here essentially nato countries france in particular. are said they want to go so it's very important for their own prestige but ultimately cyber who are friends of those who are we. and i will have more analysis on the developments in and around syria throughout the day here and also the latest facts and opinions boys are always available twenty four seven a click away on our website r.t. dot com. the u.k. and japan have both agreed to develop defense weapons together as britain seeks to boost its military presence in asia part of that cooperation can see a possible royal navy submarine deployment in the region the u.k. is joining the american buildup in asia pacific a strategy critics say is aimed at challenging beijing's growin

intervention and nato as you know has refused any public or independent evaluation of its tactics in libya so that's the first thing secondly i think it's extraordinary to say that in bahrain there were reforms conducted and that these were in a sense taken up by the people is genuine you know just this last month there has been a series of protests about the formula one rally and in this month there have been people who have been killed in saudi arabia the state used military force against the population the man who set up the facebook site for a day is a rage was assassinated outside his house so it's not the case that these more lucky's conducted some reforms and you know the people are satisfied with them they used transfer payments turning over some oil money to bribe people in the short term but certainly at the same time they used brutal techniques including in yemen where the united states has just pledged one point two billion dollars to the mini's to help them put down for the uprisings in the country of yemen so i don't see you know i don't have. a saying wind approach to

intervention and nato as you know has refused any public or independent evaluation of its tactics in libya so that's the first thing secondly i think it's extraordinary to say that in bahrain there were reforms conducted and that these were in a sense taken up by the people is genuine you know just this last month there has been a series of protests about the formula one rally and in this month there have been people who have been killed in saudi arabia the state used military force against the population the man who set up the facebook site for a day is a rage was assassinated outside his house so it's not the case that these more lucky's conducted some reforms and you know the people who are satisfied with them they used transfer payments turning over some oil money to bribe people in the short term but certainly at the same time they used brutal techniques including in yemen where the united states is just pledged one point two billion dollars to the yemenis to help them put down for the uprisings in the country of yemen so i don't see you know i don't have. a saying wind approach