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from the russian capital twenty four hours a day top stories now the president medvedev ordered an immediate investigation into a car bomb turner attack in southern russia which is injured up to twenty three people near a bustling city center catherine. as the popularity of plastic surgery grows here

in russia so does the number of disfigured victims being caught up in legal disputes with qualified doctors. russia has promised a visa free regime for the duration of the twenty eighteen or twenty twenty two world cup finals if it's awarded by the tournament specters are currently in moscow scrutinizing the bid which pledges state of the art football stadium and. country. private security companies in afghanistan to be in order to end operations within four months the president's decision is expected to be met with resistance from nato which relies on them for many every day duties. with another update for less than fifteen minutes from now on the mean time despite all the progress we are returning to an imperial society with the hunger for power and resources driving the agendas of major world powers and the current us invasion of afghanistan no different than the vietnam war well those thoughts in our exclusive interview next

with veteran journalist john pilger that's here on. today i'm in london speaking to jonah hill just veteran journalist and a documentary writer who started his career during the vietnam war john pilger thanks very much for talking to now let's talk about more media in general first if you don't mind recently the website wiki leaks published tens of thousands of documents relating to the afghanistan war what do you think that is the biggest impacts that modern technology has had owned journalism well i think the wiki leaks expose is. look like they might change journalism altogether if not change of wake it up. because what we should leaks is dong is what journalists should have done. you know here here is this dreadful litany of years

of all of disaster and killing in afghanistan and i'm in a wrong. and i don't think we've gotten a sense they've got a sense of the disaster but i don't think we've got a sense of the real. the the political disaster the the behind the the human disaster in afghanistan that's what we call leaks is has given us. i think it says to journalists. separate us separate your souls from the word of authority and start becoming independent it's an extraordinary moment and what about the internet in general do you think in terms of names that subclassing more traditional media like newspapers and documentaries yes i do and i mean it shouldn't subvert them but it is and is doing that which

it really should compliment them. because you know into my own journalistic habits change radically i used to get up in the morning and read all the newspapers now i go to my computer and log on. because that's where the that's where this truth telling that kind of journalism. i think the agenda that comes through in so much so-called mainstream journalism is something that we can do without now and 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's 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 by authorities 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 in

a thing 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 has been changed since nine hundred forty five american foreign policy runs in a straight line goes up goes to sideways goes down a little bit but basically that line runs that trajectory runs in honoring les in one direction and what are bombers is simply pick up all 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 in the same generals. running american foreign policy with a lot of help from people of like mind. another wars really began in pakistan. also in yemen and somalia with other interests in africa. bombers in has has accelerated bush's policies is the american foreign policy hasn't really changed since one nine hundred forty five you were already reporting during the vietnam war what's the difference between the wars in vietnam and afghanistan in principle there is no difference they're both guerrilla wars. they're both

resistances opposing an invasion. they're both becoming they but one became. the vietnam 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 of the resistance is the side. and. you know that. the world's other superpower could not. subdue afghanistan and in ten years. is surely the most in kind

there's a lesson for for the walls. surviving superpower which is trying to do the same thing talk to me about america's increasingly complicated relationship with iran that are now that 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 are wrong. doesn't threaten anybody it doesn't have a nuclear bomb if you look through all the international atomic agency reports of the last seventy is they saying basically the same thing constantly should 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 the same time israel which is part of the american. israeli and american base is a part of american foreign policy. has tried to provoke the united states into attacking iran it has absolutely nothing to do with circle 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 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. russian relations u.s. russian relations are very interesting. it must be news 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 or 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. too except that i don't think it has except a bit but it's the temple to thank you very much you're welcome. to

. brighton if you move the song from fans to. start on t.v. dot com hungry for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. top stories this hour naughty present video of ordered an immediate investigation into a car bomb terror attack in southern russia which is injured up to twenty three people near possibly the city center cafe. private security companies in afghanistan have been ordered to end operations within four months presence decision is expected to be met with resistance from nato which relies on them for many everyday duties. as

the popularity of plastic surgery grows in russia such as the number of disfigured victims being caught up in legal disputes with qualified doctors. and also reporting all to russia has promised a visa free regime for the duration of the twenty eighteen or twenty twenty two world cup finals if it's awarded the tournament inspectors a card the in moscow scrutinizing the bit which pledges a state of the art football stadia and a sporting country. or talking sports that's next they just in the world of sports would you can stay with us for that. good to have you with us this is sports today i mean these are headlines football for you for a world cup officials in london russia to examine how the country shipping up in its quest to host either the twentieth or twenty twenty two finals.

continental clash there's a champions league place at stake for is in meet later on tuesday the russian league leaders take on tour in their first leg feels. almost their new zealand arrive in south africa and knowing a win would secure the all blacks a stunning fifth try a nation's title in six years. it's the greatest show on earth it could be coming to russia and either twenty attain or four years after that that's the hope of the country's top football officials after a fee for world cup delegation began a tour of the nation's prospective host cities this week six inspectors in all going sightseeing in st petersburg before heading south to moscow to inspect the luzhniki stadium they'll then make their way to the well as twenty eight fourteen winter olympics a soft cheek total of thirteen russian cities are aspiring to take part the big decision will be announced by faith on the same bird the second england australia

and be united states and joint pains from spain and portugal belgium the netherlands are the competition. but you let me teach them we were very eager to invite the two thousand and eighteen world cup to russia and we're confident in our bid we will do our best to provide the inspection commission with as much information as possible regarding our bid so they can gauge the readiness of our potential host to the us senate simpy just berghaus their own mission ahead tonight and that's to qualify for the champions league proper the premier league table toppers host auxerre are in their first leg playoff. it's all been going swimmingly for this man alex by letting his side domestically over halfway through now need to hold a hefty seven point advantage up the league summit but in europe's top club competition they really want to make their mark strengthened by recent signing portuguese international defender throughout out of days the need to haven't lost a game all season and will enter the game favorites they also enter the match

injury free. old zero also finished third last season and their early fronts hold higher rating than russia they only need to get through qualifying run russia to playing in russia hasn't always been the most pleasurable for observer their most recent experience was. in the two thousand and four you have a cup hole in form of being locked in a certain quad the burgundy club draw in their opening two games of the league one season. for board games all for consideration on choose the evening with the pick of them probably i axes visit kiev bottle of the goal scorers this week. for the dutch giants. will lead from the front for the hosts early favorites tottenham take on young boys of burn. copenhagen meet.

the first leg ties. or at manchester united have kicked off their english premier league season with a win the reds easing to a three no victory over a newly relegated newcastle to much harder to offset the no thirty three minutes was followed. by another close range from. ryan giggs will he then roll back the years five minutes from time the welshman playing in his nineteenth season at old trafford volleying style so united moved top alongside champions chelsea blackpool aston villa and wolves all points after the opening weekend. the scandal which engulfed the french national team of the twenty ten world cup in south africa isn't done with just yet the presumed culprits of the team's strike against then coach grimm and dominic have been summoned to a disciplinary hearing by the country's football association but treece evra

nicolas anelka frank river ian journey to alarm the man called up the entire team refused to train at one stage while anelka was sent home after a perfunctory written tirade against dominate every it was then seen arguing with their fitness coach the side began to implode prior to a friendly with norway last week new manager long long suspended the entire squad all the f.f.f. have already withheld world cup advertising bonuses which were to be paid to the players. we'll keep you updated on that one let's move to golf where it would have been almost unthinkable a year ago but tiger woods has not yet made the u.s. ryder cup squad the world over one finished tied for twenty eighth at last weekend's u.s. p.g.a. major meaning he must now rely on the country's captain to hunt him one of the four wildcard spots for a tour which event his number one player in the world and that's

a pretty good pretty good pro. you know obviously concerning him highly. no doubt about it. you know he's playing better. i think we've all seen that he wants to play he wants to be part of the team. but it's going to be my judgment you know whether i pick him or not. i don't think there's any columns. that brings us to rugby union where new zealand sitch a point away from securing their fifth tri nations title in half a dozen years on the all blacks can make that happen on saturday against south africa both teams have been training in janice berg ahead of the big clash new zealand are coming off a thirteen game winning streak including their latest hard earned victory over st well the springboks in contrast house are for three straight losses and cannot successfully defend their title with two games to go sunday's match you ever will see eight hundred thousand mainly south african crowd attempt to see if the hosts

can at least regain a semblance of pride over to the hardwood where things are going to plan so far for team usa head of the twenty ten feet world championships in turkey the americans annihilating france in an exhibition game in new york with a century the u.s. is d.t.b. asserting their status of early favorites the americans missing the n.b.a.'s top stars for this one with more young talent filling in one of the mean young talents of the game kevin durant's with the flush their team usa began to find the rhythm after a slow start to runs considered to be the go to guy in the u.s. team and had fourteen points it rebalance the hosts on cruise control from their own with a modest and square garden tried cheering on even six fifty five when the current thirteen month squad will travel to europe where one more cuts will be made before the tournament starts. an exciting twenty eleven moto g.p. season lies ahead for team to katty after nine time world champion valentino rossi

announced he's going to be moving to his native tally in stable next year rossi leaving yamaha in his words an influx of world class riders. so from next year i receive from the country for the next two years and great that i am a. very cool and very motivated for these new talents i think would be very interesting. retains a lot to young to have incident of this edition from the from two thousand and four . maybe the best images of the yamaha event ever great the great that i. didn't need to be any more. ok let's finish by moving back to football on by taking a look at the pic of the strikes which were banged in over the weekend in the russian premier league by the end of them all it still is a neat some petersburg they sit pretty with a big big lead at the top. that's

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