the broadcasting board of governors here in the u.s. so they need more money to combat the efforts of america's enemies and on that list of enemies they included r t we're going to give you guys more on that coming up just ahead. seven thirty am in moscow good to have you with us here on our team using your headlines the thai government set to discuss the fate of alleged russian arms smuggler victor boot who is facing extradition to the u.s. this comes after a bangkok court dismissed charges against the businessman effectively removing the main obstacle to his extradition who is wanted in the u.s. on charges of terrorism and money laundering if convicted he could face life in prison. we can't allow ourselves to be out communicated by our enemies the vanguard of u.s. international broadcasting calls for more the battle rising media voices around the world according to the broadcasting board of governors america's voice is being drowned down by independent foreign media its head has come under criticism for what's being labeled as a cold

board of governors was under even more scrutiny when reports came out about the white house influence on the b.b.c. reporting after iranian presidential election and some experts say american broadcasters that once used to be a powerful voice in the international media are now facing a crisis the problem that they are facing is that the messages they have of how the world is supposed to work is not resonating it's not getting traction it seems washington they still getting used to the increasing volume from media voices giving fresh perspective on world issues going to shit on our t. washington d.c. . who want to bring us up to take a moment with a look at telling stories about eight minutes from now in the meantime altie talks to the american author and journalist and june's about the decade old war in afghanistan that interview is coming away next on our team. r.t. is sitting down with journalist and author ann jones her most recent book is called war is not over when it's over and thank you very much for sitting down to speak with art it's my pleasure i'd like to be in by asking yo

board of governors was under even more scrutiny when reports came out about the white house influence on the b.b.c. reporting after the iranian presidential election and some experts say american broadcasters that once used to be a powerful voice in the international media are now facing a crisis the problem that they are facing is that the messages they have of how the world is supposed to work is not resonating it's not. getting traction it seems washington is still getting used to the increasing volume for media voices giving a fresh perspective on world issues kind of chicken or t. washington d.c. the commonwealth games has provided new delhi with a platform to showcase its rising wealth but behind broad billboards lies the poverty of shantytowns residents there say the money that went on keeping up appearances could have been better spent on improving the city's squalid slums our correspondent kerrison charan singh has more on the story. across the boards showcasing the commonwealth games have sprung up trying to hide the city's poverty but these haven't been entirely successful

board of governors was under even more scrutiny when reports came out about the white house influence on the b.b.c. reporting after iranian presidential election and some experts say american broadcasters that once used to be a powerful voice in the international media are now facing a crisis the problem that they are facing is that the messages they have of how the world is supposed to work is not resonating it's not getting traction it seems washington they still getting used to the increasing volume from media voices giving fresh perspective on world issues going to check on our t. washington d.c. . the leader of the controversial freedom party in the netherlands get builders' stood trial this week over charges of inciting hatred against muslims it comes as his far right party agreed to support the new minority government in exchange for concessions on immigration bill this is on trial over comments where he compared islam to knott's ism and called for the qur'an to be the child's face delays as he exercises right to remain silent and his lawyer accused the judge of bias faces to f

board of governors was under even more scrutiny when reports came out about the white house influence on the b.b.c. reporting after the iranian presidential election and some experts say american broadcasters that once used to be a powerful voice in the international media are now facing a crisis the problem that they are facing is that the messages they have of how the world are supposed to work is not resonating it's not. getting traction it seems washington they still getting used to the increasing volume for media voices giving fresh perspective on world issues kind of chicken r.t. washington d.c. . a simulation of schoolchildren being blown up in front of their classmates may seem an unusual way of trying to convince people to reduce pollution but that's exactly what british campaign is did in order to promote the global eco day called ten ten and the producer of a four weddings and a funeral made a short film to spur people into reducing their carbon emissions by ten percent but is controversial screen killings generated anger rather than awareness it was pulled from cinemas jus

board of governors was under even more scrutiny when reports came out about the white house influence on the b.b.c. reporting after the iranian presidential election and some experts say american broadcasters that once used to be a powerful voice in the international media are now facing a crisis the problem that they are facing is that the messages they have. how the world is supposed to work is not resonating it's not getting traction it seems washington is still getting used to the increasing volume for media voices giving a fresh perspective on world issues kind of chicken or t. washington d.c. . prison dmitri medvedev has hit out at his better russian counterpart for trying to make an enemy out of moscow in his video blog with that if said xander look at stepping up his own two russian rhetoric the russian leader things that's all to do with the upcoming presidential election and whether it's well if he's hoping to stay in poa the bed of says that by the russian leaders trying to distract voters from domestic problems a political union between moscow and minsk came into effect in

board of governors was under even more scrutiny when reports came out about the white house influence on the b.b.c. reporting after iranian presidential election and some experts say american broadcasters that once used to be a powerful voice in the international media are now facing a crisis the problem that they are facing is that the messages they have of how the world are supposed to work is not resonating it's not getting traction it seems washington is still getting used to the increasing volume for media voices giving a fresh perspective on world issues going to shut down our t. washington d.c. . russia is in talks with iran over the return of payment for an advanced missile defense system that will no longer be supplied because of un restrictions the total value of the contract is around eight hundred million dollars the ban on the supplies of the long range missiles has been confirmed by president dmitry medvedev iran's defense minister called the move a breach of contract but said negotiations with moscow are still ongoing he added the islamic republic plans to design its ow

board of governors was under even more scrutiny when reports came out about the white house influence on the b.b.c. reporting after iranian presidential election and some experts say american broadcasters that once used to be a powerful voice in the international media are now facing a crisis the problem that they are facing is that the messages they have. called the world are supposed to work is not resonating it's not getting traction it seems washington they still getting used to the increasing volume from media voices giving fresh perspective on world issues kind of chicken or t. washington d.c. . arky dot com has a lot more in store for you and here's some of what you'll find online right now exploring the markets frozen expands on a chunk of floating ice russia's scientists meet in the middle of the ocean to share breakthroughs on their country's claims to the polar treasury. and needle obvious superhero with us now to the paid man has vowed to clean up every piece of rubbish that blighting the country's force right now more at r.t. dot com. now to some international news in bri

board of governors was under even more scrutiny when reports came out about the white house influence on the b.b.c. reporting after iranian presidential election and some experts say american broadcasters that once used to be a powerful voice in the international media are now facing a crisis the problem that they are facing is that the messages they have. called the world are supposed to work is not resonating it's not. getting traction it seems washington is still getting used to the increasing volume for media voices giving a fresh perspective on world issues going to shut down our t. washington d.c. . r.t. dot com has a lot more in store for you twenty four hours a day but here's a taste of what someone. catches a man will now have to pay thirty five thousand dollars if they want to snatch a bribe players not only can damage the age old tradition but draw up a punishment including a fine and jail sentence for anyone that carries it out. can it sir no ordinary bikes these russian students are taking out for spare to race to space as a ten year science for a vehicle that can be padd

board of governors was under even more scrutiny when reports came out about the white house influence on the b.b.c. reporting after the iranian presidential election and some experts say american broadcasters that once used to be a powerful voice in the international media are now facing a crisis the problem that they are facing is that the messages they have. called the world are supposed to work is not resonating it's not getting traction as people say in the media their message simply is not working as well as he used to and they don't really have a very good explanation of why that is the case walter isaacson readily admits the important diplomatic role that international broadcasters are playing but how diplomatic is it to hang an enemy attack on a country that your president is calling a partner who is in the case of china your main data holder he's completely in conflict with the obama administration which is trying to make better relations with russia and china and now he's calling russia and china an enemy this from a diplomatic standpoint was very very foolish in how do you

board of governors was under even more scrutiny when reports came out about the white house influence on the b.b.c. reporting after iranian presidential election and some experts say american broadcasters that once used to be a powerful voice in the international media are now facing a crisis the problem that they are facing is that the messages they have. called the world are supposed to work is not resonating it's not. getting traction it seems washington is still getting used to the increasing volume for media voices giving a fresh perspective on world issues kind of chicken or t. washington d.c. . now don't forget to log on to our web site. that's where you'll find many of the stories we're covering and much much more and here are some of what's out there right now that might. president dmitri medvedev is visiting cyprus the mediterranean island has a warm welcome to head of state the first ever official for a russian leader to get more insight into his historic trip to the politics section of our website r.t. dot com. and if you plan on spending this winter in europe stock up on

board of governors was under even more scrutiny when reports came out about the white house influence on the b.b.c. reporting after ukrainian presidential election and some experts say american broadcasters that once used to be a powerful voice in the international media are now facing a crisis the problem that they are facing is that the messages they have. called the world are supposed to work it's not resonating it's. getting traction it seems washington they still getting used to the increasing volume for media voices giving fresh perspective on world issues going to shut down our t. washington d.c. . and later in the program here in r t a journalist murderer still. four years after she was gunned down activists demand russian police do more to find the killer of holocaust. and russia's new high tech so use rocket is ready to blast off into orbit find out how cosmos are preparing for a flight to the ice that's. jazz days ahead of parliamentary elections a fresh wave of violence this layered in kyrgyzstan a mob stormed the have quarters of the ruling political party in the capital

board of governors was under even more scrutiny when reports came out about the white house influence on the b.b.c. reporting after the iranian presidential election and some experts say american broadcasters that once used to be a powerful voice in the international media are now facing a crisis the problem that they are facing is that the messages they have. how the world is supposed to work is not resonating it's not getting traction it seems washington is still getting used to the increasing volume for media voices giving a fresh perspective on world issues kind of chicken or t. washington d.c. . well now to some other world news in brief for you at least eight people have been killed in suspected u.s. missile strikes in northwest pakistan the drone targeted a tribal area in north waziristan believed to be dominated by a militant group blamed for attacks on foreign troops in afghanistan the u.s. has often been criticized for the strikes which last week killed two pakistani soldiers islamabad reacted by closing a key border used as a nato supply route the border was reopened on fri

there goes that that mr walter isaacson is having is called broadcasting board of governors it includes radio stations voice of america one of them and a fairly unpopular middle eastern t.v. channel on all this the board spends more than seven hundred fifty million dollars and it's way more than the budget of r t iran's press t.v. and as well as their list or combined so maybe money does not really make for global media clout mr isaacson says that it's truthfulness that will make the difference and in the and the truth is on our side and if that's the man that raised the alert with some freedom of speech advocates somebody who says that truth is always on the united states side is a propagandist and not a. journalist and i think that's bad it's a bad example for other countries when that when they say that because obviously other countries have their perspectives many times u.s. media is slanted toward the united states even the private media and the credibility of the broadcasting board of governors was under even more scrutiny when reports came out about the white house influence on t

board of governors was under even more scrutiny when reports came out about the white house influence on the b.b.c. reporting after iranian presidential election and some experts say american broadcasters that once used to be a powerful voice in the international media are now facing a crisis the problem that they are facing is that the messages they have. called the world are supposed to work or it's not resonating it's not. getting traction it seems washington they still getting used to the increasing volume for media voices giving fresh perspective on world issues kind of chicken or t. washington d.c. . and coming up later in the program here in r t a journalist's murder phil anselmo four years after she was gunned down after his demand russian police do more to find the killer of a holocaust gone. just days ahead of parliamentary elections a fresh wave of violence has flared in kerry stana mob stormed a half waters of a leading political party in the capital discounted followed a protest staged by relatives of those killed in riots that rocked the central asian country in april an

board of governors was under even more scrutiny when reports came out about the white house influence on the b.b.c. reporting after iranian presidential election and some experts say american broadcasters that once used to be a powerful voice in the international media are now facing a crisis the problem that they are facing is that the messages they have. called the world are supposed to war is not resonating it's not. getting traction it seems washington is still getting used to the increasing volume for media voices giving a fresh perspective on world issues kind of chicken or t. washington d.c. . the israeli army once again stands accused of disregarding the basic human rights of palestinians and follows a video being uploaded on you tube showing an i.d.f. soldier humiliating a blindfolded palestinian woman now to talk more about this we're joined live by a bundle sugaree by daughter news from the public committee against torture in israel hello to you so netanyahu says that this tarnish is the reputation of the i.d.f. which he called one of the most moral armies in the world do y

board of governors was under even more scrutiny when reports came out about the white house influence on the b.b.c. reporting after iranian presidential election and some experts say american broadcasters that once used to be a powerful voice in the international media are now facing a crisis the problem that they are facing is that the messages they have of how the world is supposed to work is not resonating it's not getting traction it seems washington is still getting used to the increasing volume for media voices giving a fresh perspective on world issues kind of chicken or t. washington d.c. . coming up later in the program a journalist murderer still unsolved four years after she was gunned down after his demand russian police do more to find a killer on a pile of cops. and brushes a new high tech so his rocket is ready to blast off into orbit find out how cars minutes are preparing for flight to be i assess that on your way. jazz days i had a parliamentary elections a fresh wave of violence has flared in kurdistan a mob stormed a half quarters of a leading political party in th

board of governors was under even more scrutiny when reports came out about the white house influence on the b.b.c. reporting after the iranian presidential election and some experts say american broadcasters that once used to be a powerful voice in the international media are now facing a crisis the problem that they are facing is that the messages they have of how the world is supposed to work is not resonating it's not getting traction it seems washington they still getting used to the increasing volume from media voices giving fresh perspective on world issues kind of chicken or t. washington d.c. but by the way don't forget to log onto our web site it's all a t don't. always more stories for you there of course and here is some that might catch your eye at the moment if you do not on president dmitri medvedev this is the cyprus in the mediterranean on into warmly welcomed the head of state the first of an official visit for a russian leader and to get more insight into this historic trip you can log on to the politics section that's on the web site on t.v. dot com. and if you pla

the broadcasting board of governors r t this station is the enemy that's the view of the b.b. g.'s chairman walter isaacson when it comes to international broadcasting oh and by the way be paid for by taxpayer dollars like my taxpayer dollars so i'm going to speak with foreign policies josh rogin to find out why isaacson is picking on international news outlets like ours and we'll introduce you to role d. as pena in venezuela he's considered a dangerous terrorist that somehow he's now living in miami as a political prisoner our correspondent john happy's will explain this bizarre turn of events and how it is that being a got involved in the first place but now let's move on to our top story. what would you think if you received an e-mail that said the following we see two main scenarios i fairly bad one in which the economy grows at a one and a half percent to two percent rate for the middle of next year and the unemployment rate rises moderately to ten percent and then a very bad scenario in which the economy returns to an outright recession that doesn't give you much hope fo

that's according to the chairman of the broadcasting board of governors the organization overseeing u.s. media directed at foreign audiences. the european parliament's divided over washington's demands to provide more personal data of citizens so it says it could potentially terrorists traveling to the u.s. requirements include fingerprints d.n.a. samples and cross border pay. while some are asking is the euro on the brink of collapse and should the strong countries of the eurozone ditch the weaker ones. puts these questions to a member of the european parliament that is coming up next. i'm talking to roger helmer who's a you're a skeptic member of the european parliament he's very eminent he opposes to further integration with the european union and also supports renegotiating many of the e.u. case treaties with the right to have a thank you very much for talking to r.t. first of all how would you characterize the u.k.'s relationship with the e.u. there's a big question we have always been reluctant members of the european union when we joined it we were told that it was merely a tradi

board of governors was under even more scrutiny when reports came out about the white house influence on the b.b.c. reporting after iranian presidential election and some experts say american broadcasters that once used to be a powerful voice in the international media are now facing a crisis the problem that they are facing is that the messages they have. how the world is supposed to work is not resonating it's not getting traction it seems washington is still getting used to the increasing volume for media voices giving a fresh perspective on world issues kind of chicken or t. washington d.c. . up to date for the moment business is next with you here that's coming your way off the short break stay with us. hungry for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. in indonesia oh jeez available in hotels come in dollar resort and spa. resort and spa boni. remote have been turned on sentry and the resulting spawn sunday a beach hotel the wisdom result use of doing something made bunny suffer tell some in the past in the resort

board of governors was under even more scrutiny when reports came out about the white house influence on the b.b.c. reporting after the iranian presidential election and some experts say american broadcasters that once used to be a powerful voice in the international media are now facing a crisis the problem that they are facing is that the messages they have. called the world are supposed to work is not resonating it's not getting traction it seems washington is still getting used to the increasing volume for media voices giving fresh perspective on world issues going to shut down our t. washington d.c. well be back with a look at our main stories in about nine minutes from now in the meantime you have been hit with the business news that's coming next in just a few minutes from now so stay with us here on altie. hungry for the full story we've gone to. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. in some petersburg she's available in hotels a story and a little ambassador school to kowtow to triple this hotel the true story hotel. and see if. you visit. he

board of governors was under even more scrutiny when reports came out about the white house influence on the b.b.c. reporting after the iranian presidential election and some experts say american broadcasters that once used to be a powerful voice in the international media are now facing a crisis the problem that they are facing is that the messages they have of how the world is supposed to work is not resonating it's not getting traction it seems washington is still getting used to the increasing volume for media voices giving fresh perspective on world issues going to shit on our t. washington d.c. . several hundred people gathered in moscow for a minute's silence to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the russian journalist anna politkovskaya was moda gunned down in her apartment block in two thousand and six cases being in the public's attention ever since well she's out of it hits was at the running. three minutes pulse for one that is of course the exact time that on the police called sky was brutally gunned down on the side hamas go home a blog a minute just silence was held

board of governors was under even more scrutiny when reports came out about the white house influence on the b.b.c. reporting after the iranian presidential election and some experts say american broadcasters that once used to be a powerful voice in the international media are now facing a crisis the problem that they are facing is that the messages they have. how the world is supposed to work is not resonating it's not. getting traction it seems washington is still getting used to the increasing volume for media voices giving a fresh perspective on world issues kind of chicken or t. washington d.c. . dot com has a lot more in store for you twenty four hours a day here's a taste of what's online right now tracing the sunshine. visiting cyprus mediterranean island has warmly welcomed the head of the russian state the first ever official visit of a russian leader for insight into this historic trip to the politics section of all web site r.t. dot com. and it's no ordinary bikes these russian students taking our first spin race into space as they test their designs for people. from all j

the chairman of the broadcasting board of governors the organization overseeing u.s. media directed at foreign audiences says his organization needs more money to fight its enemies and among those are iran's press t.v. china's c.c.t.v. and this channel for more on this now joined by r.t. is a political commentator and host of cross old peter lavelle so well some pretty blunt work. you would say with such combative claims coming from the broadcasting board of governors here how can they talk about fair and professional journalism freedom and information after this well i think you know we don't have enough time to talk to come back next hour the south a city in conflict c.n.n. took the side voice of america took the side of georgia. two thousand and three the drive to war i mean this is nothing to do with journalism it's about soft power and pushing the american foreign policy agenda and it looks like the chairman is a little worried that the world isn't believing him or his organizations any more catching ok but how do you react to the chair referring to russia as an

not to a few days ago the chairman of the broadcasting board of governors of the united states mr walter isaacson he had a statement about new media and in a lot of it is state media abroad let's listen to what he had to say. we can't allow ourselves to be out communicated by our enemies. there's that freedom house report that reveals that today's autocratic leaders are investing billions of dollars in media resources to influence the global economy you've got russia today iran's press t.v. venezuela's telescope and of course china is a watching international broadcasting twenty four hour news channels correspondents around the world. ok i asked mr isaacson to appear on this program and he didn't decline the invitation but he did his office did send a clarification on that and i want to be fair to him and not to have a one sided interpretation i think our viewers will have an interpretation but his interpretation of his words goes as following he wants to clarify his comment concerning enemies he meant to refer to enemies within afghanistan those that advocate terrorism he did not mean t

to the broadcasting board of governors america's voice is being drowned out by independent foreign media its head has come in for criticism for what's been labeled as cold war perspective. and anger in europe at fresh u.s. demands for data sharing critics say america is violating the personal privacy of innocent travelers washington is hoping to get access to fingerprints d.n.a. samples and banking members of the european parliament argue the measures won't help in the fight against terror. time now for our special report where we meet those who are going back to basics find out why people are turning their backs on the bright lights of the city to be home with nature stay with us. out in the countryside every day hard work is far more valuable than creature comforts here the people have no use for the latest high tech handheld devices consumer crazes. they build what they call ecological settlements to live in harmony with the natural environment so while they simply escaping big city life for a short break or are they fully rejecting modern civilisation ecological settlements a refuge