video of muddy mess as tsunami waves swallow homes villages in japan
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follow latest updates at http:twittercomrt_com and http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews japan039s nhk broadcast dramatic amateur video that captured the moment that friday039s tsunami ripped through residential areas across miyagi prefecture residents of the minami-sanriku town took to elevated ground after a tsunami warning they watched in horror as an enormous tidal wave swept through their town uprooting trees houses and carrying everything in its path many shouted and cried as the wave continued to advance flattening homes and swelling into a mass of water

video of japan town wiped out by monster quake-tsunami
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follow latest updates at http:twittercomrt_com and http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews rescuers on monday dug through rubble in rikuzentakata a port city of over 20-thousand people in iwate prefecture which was virtually wiped out by friday039s earthquake and tsunami local media estimates that almost three-quarters of the city was swept away by the tsunami which surged over an eight-metre 26 feet high dike footage also shows emergency workers searching through the wreckage for survivors in the town of iwanuma in miyagi prefecture

baton vs camera: police open hunt for citizen journalists
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as the consolidated corporate media machine fails in its function as the fourth estate citizen journalists and independent press outlets are there to pick up the slack but this important task is becoming increasingly threatened by the harsh treatment at the hands of the police force citizen based media is often targeted by police for reporting unfiltered truths or they are lumped together with activistsprotesters and beaten or arrested as more and more americans choose alternative news sources to find out what is really happening in their country harassing those providing first hand reports muzzles the free flow of information and poses a threat to democracy abby martin explores the subject for rtlike us andor follow us:http:twittercomrt_americahttp:wwwfacebookcomrtamerica

egypt seeks second revolution in tahrir square
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tens of thousands of protesters have gathered once again in tahrir square according to reports 33 people have been killed in the three day old protest in cairo the army and the police force have deployed tear gas on the crowds and are being criticized for being too heavy handed the people of egypt feel nothing has changed since the arab spring and are calling for the military council to give the power back to the people here is our report

bradley manning to face life in prison
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bradley manning has spent nearly two years in us custody for leaking classified information manning039s case is thought of as the biggest whistleblower case in us history and the private first class will be arraigned on thursday manning is facing a life sentence for his alleged crime of volunteering secret information to wikileaks so will the us make an example of manning and hopefully discourage others from doing the same chase madar author of the passion of bradley manning joins us for morelike us andor follow us:http:twittercomrt_americahttp:wwwfacebookcomrtamerica

will bradley manning have a fair trial
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private first class bradley manning was arraigned in a military court at fort meade maryland on thursday manning deferred his plea in the largest cast of leaking classified information in us history although he is being accused of aiding the enemy many see manning as a true patriot president obama has gone on record accusing the 24 year old of being a criminal so will manning have a fair trial kevin zeese the organizer of the october2011 movement joins us to discuss the whistleblower039s caselike us andor follow us:http:twittercomrt_americahttp:wwwfacebookcomrtamerica

police attack media at occupymn
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on saturday during a protest in minneapolis minnesota a police officer is caught on video shoving a kstp cameraman039s camera off his shoulder and proceeds to attack another camera man video courtesy of youtube user rubicondrawnlike us andor follow us:http:twittercomrt_americahttp:wwwfacebookcomrtamerica

no privacy due to cyberterrorism threat
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the looming threat of cyberterrorism is being ramped up by the day-from government officials to mainstream media pundits-who say that cyberterror will soon outweigh terrorism as the number one security threat facing the united states

romney pledges to expand military
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in a recent campaign speech mitt romney claimed that the world isn039t a safe place and the us must strengthen its military already america039s military budget is bigger than the next ten countries combined but the gop presidential hopeful feels it isn039t enough david swanson campaigner for roots action joins us with morelike us andor follow us:http:twittercomrt_americahttp:wwwfacebookcomrtamerica

sibel edmonds: us government needs to keep the fear factor alive
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the obama administration has the worst track record when it comes to prosecuting whistleblowers obama once claimed he039d work hard to have a transparent government but many have faced retaliation for revealing controversial government information sibel edmonds who is a whistleblower waited 340 days for fbi clearance of her memoir but finally released it on her own edmonds founder of the national security whistleblowers coalition joins us for morelike us andor follow us:http:twittercomrt_americahttp:wwwfacebookcomrtamerica

california battles banks over foreclosures
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millions of americans have had their homes foreclosed on in recent years but now one state is doing something about it california is the first state to crack down on foreclosures by making it difficult for big banks to prey on home owners the law would block lenders from foreclosing on the homeowner while they seek alternative means to save their homes and even allows them to file a lawsuit against the banks richard eskow senior fellow at campaign for america039s future joins us with morelike us andor follow us:http:twittercomrt_americahttp:wwwfacebookcomrtamerica

the julian assange show: noam chomsky amp tariq ali e10
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a surprise arab drive for freedom the west039s structural crisis and new hope coming from latin america that039s the modern world in the eyes of noam chomsky and tariq ali two prominent thinkers and this week039s guests on julian assange039s show on rtif you039ve missed the previous episodes you can always watch them online at http:assangertcomsubscribe to rt http:wwwyoutubecomsubscription_centeradd_user=russiatodaywatch rt live on our website http:rtcomon-airlike us on facebook http:wwwfacebookcomrtnewsfollow us on twitter http:twittercomrt_comfollow us on google http:plusgooglecomb102728491539958529040rt russia today is a global news network broadcasting from moscow and washington studios rt is the first news channel to break the 500 million youtube views benchmark

occupy wall street: three months in
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the occupy movement is now three months old the american campaign against corporate dominance has grown and police brutality against the peaceful protests has been in the spotlight many believe that the occupy movement must step up its message in order to make real change in america jesse lagreca writer and activist joins us to discuss the future of the movementfollow kristine on twitter at http:twittercomkristinefrazao

bradley manning the last american whistleblower
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description: bradley manning039s pre-trail hearings have been going on for five days manning is being accused of aiding the enemy for releasing thousands documents and a video exposing a us apache helicopter shooting and killing civilians and journalists in baghdad president obama has taken heavy criticism for being the president with having the most prosecutions for people who have been whistle blowers chase madar author of quotthe passion of bradley manningquot joins us to take a closer look at whistleblowersfollow liz on twitter at http:twittercomlizwahl

jack abramoff: quotshut the revolving door between public service and lobbyingquot
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in washington dc it is well known that lobbyists highly influence congress and according to a gallup poll lobbying was rated lower in public opinion than telemarketing and car sales jack abramoff former lobbyist author and one time considered the most powerful lobbyist found himself behind bars for fraud he now joins us and tells us what he learned from his time in prisonfollow kristine on twitter at http:twittercomkristinefrazao