i think the agenda that comes through in so much so-called mainstream journalism is something that we can do without now the and the internet is certainly subverted that you have had a very long career in journalism do you think the world is a better place now than it was when you started yes look things. improve progress is made. in spite of. the. the imposition of unaccountable power on our lives i think socially in the way that people leave their lives and make their own arrangements in my lifetime. there's been an enormous amount of progress that there is also an enormous amount of regression we live in an imperial age again. i mean that's quite extraordinary we have

a technological version of what it was in the nineteenth century with great powers vying for strategic place in the world resources in the world we live in an age of what they call in washington perpetual war and i'm quoting general petraeus permanent war i mean that's not progress that's regression and that we have to deal with and staying on that point what do you think is the best and most painless way for the u.s. and its allies to get out of iraq and afghanistan as so many critics have been calling for get out just get out. i mean this this announcement by obama. to be the end of the combat mission next year is nonsense and that's another example of the of the

media simply taking a face for something that told once already in fact there's going to be something like ninety four bases left and sixty thousand troops and the surge so-called that is an increase in the number of mercenaries they call them contractors so far from getting out it's consolidating its position in iraq and that's what people really should understand. there's a great expression by a great irish investigative journalist called claude coburn never believe anything until it's officially denied we should apply that to all statements like that and what about the time since barack obama's been in power do you think that there has been a paradigm shift in america's foreign policy since the bush administration no. absolutely not there's been. i think we can put aside the word paradigm the paradigm hasn't

changed since nine hundred forty five american foreign policy runs in a straight line goes up goes to the sideways goes down a little bit but basically that line runs that trajectory runs in honoring les in one direction and what the bombers stop is simply pick up the policies of bush and pursue them i mean for example for the first time in u.s. presidential history and hasn't happened before a president has taken the entire defense department. bureaucracy and the secretary of state for defense from a previous administration discredited so we have basically robert gates the same generals. running american foreign policy with a lot of help from people of like mind. another war has

really begun in pakistan. also in yemen and somalia without interests in africa. bombers in has has accelerated bush's policies is the american foreign policy hasn't really changed since nine hundred forty five you were already reporting during the vietnam war what's the difference between the wars in vietnam in afghanistan in principle there is no difference they're both guerrilla wars. they're both resistances opposing an invasion. both becoming they but one became the viet nam vietnam became a disaster for the vietnamese people two to three million of them perished and a smaller disaster but a considerable disaster for the united states the same thing is happening in

afghanistan the same thing happened in iraq. i would have thought the closest analogy and your readers from your viewers would appreciate this as with the. the soviet invasion of afghanistan in one nine hundred seventy nine because the enemy is pretty much the same the so-called enemy the resistance is the side. and. you know that. the world's other superpower could not. subdue afghanistan in ten years. surely the most in can doesn't lessen for the holes. surviving superpower which is trying to do the same thing talk to me about america's increasingly complicated relationship with iran that are now they've refused to rule out sanctions and that's talk of minute checks and what do you think this is

a nation to iran's nuclear program iran. doesn't threaten anybody it doesn't have a nuclear bomb if you look through all the international atomic agency reports of the last seven years is they saying basically the same thing you constantly go with iran in the mid in the in the midst of this iran wrote to the iranian government wrote to the american administration and put a series of proposals they didn't even get a reply. a wrong was. under the shah iran was a pillar of the american network the american empire if you like in the middle east that was swept away in nine hundred seventy nine when there was an islamic revolution and it has been american foreign policy to get that back. now at the same time israel which is part of the american. israeli and american

base as a part of american foreign policy. has tried to provoke the united states into attacking iran it has absolutely nothing to do with so-called nuclear weapons the the the the nuclear power in the middle east is the force biggest military power in the world and that's israel that has something like five hundred thermo nuclear warheads it's never discussed what about the israel palestine conflicts can any more be done to result from the outside i don't see it as a conflict actually i think the truth about that is that it's a military occupation and first of all international law has to be respected and the israelis have to get out of the west bank and and the blockade in gaza it's ending that military occupation suggesting it's a conflict suggests

a kind of war between two factions. it's international morris on the side squarely on the side of resolving this matter. and it's about again it's about a negotiation this would have ended a long time ago or would have been resolved a long time ago had the most influential player the united states been out on a spread. attempted to take. an impartial position. and brought to bear its great influence on israel that hasn't happened and that's why it goes on and on and finally how would you assess this reset that we've seen recently in u.s. russia relations us russian relations are very interesting. it must be amused people in russia. to be told that they're being threatened by

missiles from iran. that absurdity is justifying the placement of missiles around russia even though obama made some spectacle of withdraw some of these people they were was reposition. russia has its own sphere of influence following the demise of the soviet union. i think that when great powers start doing deals together at the expense of smaller countries then we have a problem and. i mean if if if russia. there is a place in the world for a powerful nation a culturally powerful nation. diplomatically powerful nation or

a source rich nation to stand up for the rights of small nations it seems that role is almost begging russia. to accept it i don't think it has accepted it but it's there thank you very much you're welcome. and the. first tree removal called clear cut. second explosives are used to blast a detour in the clear. the remains are returning machinery. finally easy someone who is deep in valley feed.

on a. more freely as the small seem to be retreating where there are still hundreds of places to put out and thousands of volunteers are helping fight the flames provide vital supplies to those affected. stops wheat exports to ensure his domestic needs are met off the wildfires and drought prompted a jump in global grain prices meanwhile india is losing tons of soap was to poor storage as people in the country go hungry. it is

a big comeback the terrorist group is reportedly on a recruiting spree spurred on by the planned u.s. troop withdrawal from iraq. for the sports now with dmitri. know they're welcome to the sports it's very good to have a company again let's take a quick look at what's making this boxing headlines around the world. is david game in charge to cover costs men are preparing to play their first met since one nil defeat in slovenia. kill a male move to the eastern conference the boston celtics officially introduce their latest acquisition. and becomes a free agent again after an independent arbitrator rejects his deal with the devils

. but let's get started with football where a number of international friendlies will be played on wednesday russia have. a first game in charge. of reports. the friendly match against bulgaria was originally scheduled to take place in moscow but due to heavy smog in the russian capital it was moved up north to st petersburg this shift though could be a blessing in disguise for dick advocaat who spent some of the best years of his career in st petersburg all faces are familiar in the current roster with all russian internationals present joining the team from england are on duty at a shop in rome on publishing called you to cough and be there and they had a shove in could mr wednesday's match however as he's still recovering from an injury to take care of the player. there's no sense to break. players of. if you choose that you can play forty five minutes you can play forty five minutes

advocaat invited twenty players for this match with say scott moscow is a need st petersburg players dominating the roster although the russians are yet to play any official matches under dick advocaat he's already being criticised for not introducing any fresh blood to the national team. but according to the coaching self he's forced to work with what he has and at the moment he doesn't see any new stars on the horizon. unfortunately so floyd didn't. believe me if i have to change to. lose russia's opponent bulgaria is far from that scene that condition fourth place at the nine hundred ninety four world cup but although it now lacks the stars of crystal storage go scout for the relatively young age of today's players indicates that this is it with a long term plan looking to reestablish itself as a major european football force so russia face their first test of strength against bulgaria on wednesday with three weeks to go before the start of the euro it's what

it's all the qualification campaign. has very little time left in the lives and create a winning squad but again it could be first time lucky for the dutch specialist as his first game takes place right here at the petrofsky stadium which is of course the whole ball of sydney st petersburg with whom because one day you wait the title and the russian side will want to call for a forty in st petersburg in the meantime england will take to the pitch for the first time since their full one loss to germany in south africa the three lions face hunger at wembley. still in charge and knows he needs to learn the lessons from a disappointing world cup run. five so. there's a good but. not the same level to play because you look at what. i think when you play a. world cup competition you have to arrive at

a really good physical situation. so for a show like the game to be played before another brings really. a mind of. the mind of. the ingenious for every frame. of. the game which is a game. but it's still against all and all and i understand more of the mind of the players or their import. a lot of meanwhile are preparing to entertain without their manager giovanni trapattoni the veteran a talent is in a stable condition in hospital after suffering from. a likely tank. while the irish captain robert kane is looking forward to winning his one hundredth cap. well i mean he's obviously i think probably the best in the war at the moment there's no question. the things you can do or footballers. believe in is.

the closest thing we've ever seen to you know problem maradona you know in the way place of doing to play against players that. you know we could for we could for. you could see forced and you know good really isn't. two hundred to have a little of our players in a team. can just do as good as the jobs of. staying with football where chelsea and portugal feel the deco has finally returned to his native brazil after thirteen years of european club football the thirty two year old was unveiled as a new signing and is expected to make an immediate impact for the side counter top of the brazilian championship deca himself said he's looking forward to new challenges. as you put it i like challenges and that's why i returned to brazil i

don't feel that what i was doing was challenging me any more i'm now looking forward to proving myself all over again put in a lot of dedication in football you have to try to be happy with what you are doing i didn't feel that way anymore so that only. tennis now where tom was better got off to winning start in the wrong to. get to hof ski in his second round game bed each had a bite to the second round in toronto and was too good for his unseeded ukrainian opponent winning in straight sets six two six for the seventh seed czech as good form on hard courts reaching the quarterfinals of the washington classic last week and the final in miami earlier this year is now looking forward to the final grand slam of the season the soap and played on hard courts which begins to fall just i do couple of. weeks off after wimbledon and just you know get back there in some practice and just right now getting back for

the hard court season somewhere in the states and yeah i feel quite fresh you know but still these two to really stronger and islands are kind of like small preparation you know which leads me to the u.s. open where i just want to be a hundred and then just play my best tennis. meanwhile david nalbandian not a tenth seed david ferrer out in the first round argentine made three sets to play in a seven five three six six three victory the bend in who is on his way back from injury when the legg mason classic in washington on sunday while he was still brain topside the world's top one hundred this victory argentina back in the top fifty i know the boston celtics have officially introduced their latest acquisition chip killer nail who left the cleveland carroll. is that certain the was given that he will make around three million u.s. dollars in total the thirty eight year old former n.b.a.

champion weighs one hundred fifty six kilograms and will be. sent to behind kevin garnett's. were drawn the rules all moves are going. to be you wouldn't. know it was do you remember. when i saw a kid after much of his back on the free agent market the russian international has seen his seventeen year contract with the new jersey devils followed it off to an arbitration ruling the controversial one hundred two million dollars deal was initially rejected by the n.h.l. who said it would violate the league's salary cap rules chip would have been forty full blooded sign of a contract run out the front loaded him at significant the lowest salary of his last five years the n.h.l. players' association filed a grievance following the dispute an independent arbitrator to the n.h.l. sides on the matter the league's leading scorer since two thousand and one is set

to be talking to the devils again los angeles. and. since it is also been told to sign the start of the age of superior back in july. third it's now and you saying bolt has announced he's putting an end to the twenty ten season due to ongoing back pains a decision that jamaican super sprints and made off to consulting with his medical team on tuesday it means bolts will may stop coming to emulate meetings and brussels saying it is official statement he wants to concentrate on the next few seasons instead statists almost sold himself their second career a defeat in the one hundred meters at the hands of american tyson gay who sprinted the jamaican by one tenth of a second to win gold in the. ok up to date. now almost all sounds from around the globe. whether sex.

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to know what you know. in serbia multi-user very little in the hyatt regency. as moscow breeze freely for the first time in weeks hundreds of wildfires continue to rage across russia dedication thousands of volunteers help fight the flames on provide vital supplies to those affected. and a helping hand from across borders he meets a retired british five five who has written to vladimir putin offering to go to the front line of russia's places. russia stops and rejects polls to

ensure its domestic needs are met off the wildfires in drought it's prompted a jump in global brain process meanwhile india is losing tons of supple spoke to paul storage the country go hungry. and al qaida is big comeback the terrorist group is reportedly on a recruiting spree strode on by the planned u.s. troop withdrawal from iraq. this is our team welcome to the program moscow is finally enjoying sunshine after overnight rain washed away the dense small gun noxious fumes that have been tormenting the russian capital for days officials say some wild fires are now under control but many are still raging because of the record breaking heat wave artes and he said now is in the badly hit region of resign that's about two hundred

kilometers southeast of moscow. well we've been trying to show you how much destruction these fires have caused across russia but where we are much of the forests here are still engulfed we're at the makeshift headquarters of the local emergency services who have been working around the clock day and night here for three weeks trying to contain these blazes and they don't look like there's any sign of letting up the situation here is very critical and in fact that's why on tuesday prime minister vladimir putin chose to come to resign region to get his hands dirty and do what he can and give some time to help try to contain the blazes there is a little bit of optimism in the air there is rain in the forecast we did feel a couple of drops this morning so mergence the workers here are certainly hoping that this might be the beginning of the end obviously all the ministries and authorities are trying to do the best they can to contain the blazes but ordinary people are stepping in and trying to help as well many volunteers have stepped up

just ordinary people in ordinary clothes with these blazes of obviously it's quite dangerous those who can't come out and physically help fight the fires are doing the best they can from afar to help those who have lost everything and just sort of reconnaissance mission for me build my car up with everything they could i'm going to seek out families need. to find them look at what the people brought us a story that is valuable to me we only got one small bag of things that we could you know really have enough things we need now and medicines would and can be there not just russians are trying to help people from around the world have been writing sending stuff sending their condolences about this crisis in fact artie's laura emmett in the u.k. went to meet a formal fireman who wants to come to russia and step in this is a man who sense of duty knows no national borders a retired firefighter daniel coleus all the reports of the florist blazes raging.