but you know so toby a german photos or video killed their ability to return under mark thompson in serbia loosies available in moscow and hundreds we can see they are going to. go back here with our team here is a look at the top stories so of the week as well as the latest news international pressure in colonel gadhafi to discard the crackdown on his people mounds with the u.n. imposing sanctions on him the confrontation between enter and pro regime forces plunges the country deeper into bloodshed and chaos. also in this week's top stories here with fears turmoil in the arab world will lead to a surge in uncontrolled immigration from the region that usually the first to feel the effects of an influx of refugees some. plus as a u.k.

courts and rules and julian assange must be extradited to sweden over sex crime elevations but we can leaks founder says it's a step towards peace prosecution in the u.s. . and three of a kind a trio of characters are chosen as mass gods four of the sochi twenty fourteen winter olympics after the results of a live t.v. vote across russia. now with spiraling middle east unrest to draining wars in afghanistan and iraq and ongoing financial slump american policymakers are facing a glut of pressing problems r.t. spoke to brant scowcroft former u.s. national security advisor about the challenges ahead for the country. mr scowcroft thank you very much for joining all t.

you belong to the school of foreign policy realists that's what they say that they say and you're republican and with a career stretching across five american next administrations so i would like to discuss several foreign policy issues with you in your view what are the consequences for the u.s. middle east policy after the toppling of mubarak in egypt and ben ali in tunisia you know one is always caught off guard by revolutions. because there are a surprise if there were a surprise to president ben ali and to president mubarak it's hardly unusual it would be a surprise to the united states. and the instabilities in the region are of course obvious and have been for a long time the question is can maybe handle it can it be dealt with. in a thoughtful sensible way or does it have to involve.

unrest and violence and i think. we have to wait and see so far the egyptian crisis has been managed i think right route to train armies behaved i think very well neither repressing the demonstrations nor encouraging. its changes coming to the region but that was that was inevitable as the old leaders. passenger seems so i think we need to be careful put up the misting fundamentally fundamentally our policy should change in our policy is the development of open societies cooperativeness and progressive development for all the countries of the region and it's always been part of iraq president obama has started withdrawing troops from iraq once all the forces including security person our leave the country in your view is there

a danger of iraq slipping back into the civil war i think iraq is in or is in a producer a precarious state there still in fact forming a government months after an election to do so there are sharp divisions inside the country. and it's hard to say exactly how they will develop i would be more comfortable. with a somewhat longer american presence so that they would be more inclined to solve their problems by discourse rather than strength but we'll have to wait and see but you don't think that. the danger is there oh i think the danger is there i think there are still still many forces tending to pull the country aside indeed one of the reasons for the strength of the

dictatorship was to hold the country together but i am hopeful that the people will see the benefits of compromising their differences rather than insist upon them and destroying the state do you think that the nato mission in afghanistan is doomed just like the british field in the nineteenth century in the soviet union just think it's years ago no i don't think so because i think we are the united states is there for a different reason which is not to control afghanistan but to make sure that al-qaeda or other terrorist bad don't use afghanistan's president base from which to attack us you anybody else so yeah who are our goal is much more limited and i think they're for. one can have more optimism and one of the

previous occupants of afghanistan you yourself i think have been saying that the term war on terror. was compromised it has indeed been compromised how does that marry with the you know with the terrorism threat is not going anywhere on the terrorism threat is one thing a war is another and terrorism is a technique of combat it is not and you can't make war on a technique so. i think war on carers was designed to motivate the people for a maximum effort care or is something that we all have to deal with and are going to have to for a long period of time it's in part a product of the modern age like television like radio people are now politicized

by issues that they didn't care about before because they didn't know about and so i think it's a long term struggle against extremists who want to destroy a civilization that they can't cope with it seems that there is no progress in stopping the iranian nuclear program in your view what are the chances that the united states may resort to the military option i think there is still the possibility to avoid a confrontation. i think iran is the case that's relevant to related to the reason that i'm here and that is cooperation between the united states and russia are not whole nuclear fuel cycle. iran has every right. to have nuclear power does not have the right

to build nuclear weapons and i think. the extent to which we can cooperate to induce iran to take the opportunities that are available and that is nuclear fuel for russia return the nuclear fuel not insist on enriching its own uranium or doing things like that. and i wouldn't rule out that. that we would be successful how much is you know is this the opinion shared in the united states i don't think i'm alone i don't i'm not sure but i don't think there's any eagerness. to deal with iran by force and i think the extent the increasing degree of cooperation between the united states and russia on this issue will have a big impact. on iran and what it decides to do but there is also quite strong

mood within the government of israel and sort of you know they support and it's high on iran well israel has what it considers an existential problem with iran but i think if we can deal with the nuclear problem. then israel will be reassured by that what is your assessment has the recent. and asked by the obama administration two years ago brought any serious results if not what could be the reasons i was a little disappointed for a year or so i am now encouraged i think now that we're beginning on a much more positive course. both sides have ratified the new start treaty and that is. a major step forward in terms of renewing a co-operative sense the. nuclear cooperation agreement the one twenty three

agreement as we call it is now in force and i think the the warmth between the two and the progress report made together with respect to iran for example and i think even on afghanistan there is a sense that we we have a common problem there common of the export of export of harold on so on those things. are leading and i feel good about the reset button now plywood disappointed then did you feel that those two little happening yes yes i thought that i thought the language of reset was good but but there didn't seem to be much follow through for a time and now it just took time to catch on but now i feel very good about it since i've already mentioned start what is its political impact on the u.s. russia relations i think what it really does is that is continue

the framework that we've built up really over fifty years of how to talk and how to deal. with the military nuclear issue that if it continues that process and now we can look at ways we still possess over ninety percent of the world's nuclear weapons so we need to work together to ensure that those weapons are never never need to be used and that is to increase the stability of the nuclear bombs so whatever the problem between a story is no incentive. he used them and i think now the way it's clear for us to sit down and have that kind of discussion there's still there's so many nuclear weapons out there but it's not just a matter of numbers it's doing the kinds of things that ensure that those weapons are never going to be used and that take that'll take a lot more discussion to go she ation thoughtfulness on both sides but i'm sure we

can make progress now that we've laid the groundwork mr scowcroft thank you very much for this interview they are very welcome.

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a kind of trio of characters are chosen as mascots for the sochi twenty fourteen winter olympics after the results of live t.v. vote across russia. under joins us now with sports a day before that when you think of those mascots aren't they cute they are going on out there where they come to life these days and sort of animation in the old days if you see some of your fluffy toy didn't and that's what you got so what's your favorite i like them oh own more sure i mean we've had bears and tigers before they we've seen them before in the limpets the my favorite of all time much it was the one used at the munich games the summer games nine hundred seventy was it was a monkey colored substance so i don't think it could be like any other a number that we've got the sport coming up in a much. hello there welcome to the sport and these are the headlines. the drug finally ends all

know the older winter part of the year off to be told sleepless in. the k h l semifinals back in the scar after another win over sparta. madi time is going to be number one after reaching the finals of the world match play championship. first the russians did it have only your behinds won a first title in over a year beating world number one power and i was the out speak in straight sets to play macarthur open in doha wozniacki was heavily favored against second seed to go into your but after making the final without leaving a set amount of the russian was pushed hard in the quarter and semifinals she stepped up her game against the dane taking the first set six ball if you take the second by the same score on this point play to perfection to set up match point. a lovely deft touch in the end from the russian. i was nasty couldn't hold

down great power from the videos on of the over all the way through this match the eleventh title of career i thought you know it was definitely a tough race we played so many times against each other we always have tough encounters so you know i was just trying to fight for every point concentrate and i think i kept my focus very very well i just was trying to go for my strads really happy that i was able to win this one world number two roger federer is yet to beat novak djokovic. beat him in a strange open on ring to winning the grand slam and beating again in straight sets the plane by counting sheep with the time djokovic delighted with that and his own performance. it's a fantastic when. i raised up to caijing and. played a fantastic match from the start to the end you know yesterday i wasn't happy with

my semifinal performance but today was it was absolutely different story from the first to the last point i played great it was a big challenge against roger as it isn't always easy i'm. just really happy to win a third will. be kontinental hockey league playoffs where the western conference postseason battles are heating up and scar i just a winner way from making the semifinals after going three nil up in a series against watching the latest victory at the dang it. no never a loss is there's a whisper tuck started their best of seven series again ska meaning no other option for the whites like winning a home ice in the third game however it was the visitors get off to a better start and night even the great the many caution helpless against much the s.v.n. handle is making it one nil here squire that gearing up to all matters time to shine no for the other goalie one it stops even barranca first slap shot but the

second one is even more powerful spark that people rising just seconds from the first intermission one one skull was quick to restore their lead after the break ended in style. of finishing his teammates effort here however as they say it's not over till it's over stephanie discourse to bring the uncalled bets wife to two nevertheless still we're still in control and promptly to believe again on power play on tom boot creek two. and it turned out to be the decider and again if nothing twice more in the third period of the final score forty three series meaning scar just one win away from the western conference semifinals. actually sports are didn't even make a show all they've got scars still have to improve we have some aspects of the game which need to be fine show and we can surely do even better. not

over yet we shouldn't think forward until the job is done we have just talked about it with my teammates we need to win one more game to decide the serious and we'll do our best to make it happen as soon as possible give up their own whites have never been that tight. roberts well known r.t. . now another quarter tied in the western conference played atlanta to one of the net best of luck in my cheeks. hardly the forming of the postseason radius that they are the western conference top dogs now down to one in their series against the seventh rank the nominee into nama riga demolished their namesakes from the russian capital in latvia that see the stands it seems one is well all these sides will play again on sunday scarred with the chance then to be the first team into the semi's of the conference playoffs now actually eastern conference regimes today also at bars and sound about the two no series lead over

by the seems to be respectively what remains all square in the contest between you grab a mess of those mighty good course. to put one hand in the english premier league leaders manchester united have gone four points clear of arsenal after their four no win i will wait till saturday upgrades to make skin have a hand as healthy manager or three points elsewhere wolves also defeated blackpool by full goal still to climb out of the bottom three four past blackburn to go mid table along with everton complete sunderland for newcastle gotten drew one one. today to place a man city could go within eight points of united at the top of data and defeat for them at eastlands place in the side west ham place a tough task against any informed liverpool. while arsenal who are second meanwhile have the chance to claim that first bit of silverware in six years they face birmingham in sunday's carling cup final gunners coach here venga says he's confident with his side unbeaten in the last seventeen matches although they will

be without the injured captain says barbara gas and the overall call burma meanwhile are after death the nine hundred sixty three when they last won the league cup. golf has a new number one german marking climate takes over from lee westwood at the top after reaching the final of the world match play championship in arizona i can or will face england's luke donald on sunday for the championship at the ageing past american bubba watson by a single foul don't mean well how to. mending semifinal win over another american and the match was all over at the fourteenth the englishman winning five and four so that means that we have a battle between the three ryder cup tonight and sunday sprints will be prayed over eighty. three more on the p.g.a. tour fields involved in a take a one shot lead into the final round of the mike golf classic cutting a sixty five on the can automate day. chris stranded second this their way wood

from him on the spot right in the grain but was a rare highlight as he could only muster the brand of seventy. action from the n.b.a. now where detroit has posted their highest points tally of the season beating need to one hundred twenty to one hundred sixteen for their first win in twelve attempts over the jazz detroit had found themselves behind early on a new toy harris finding andre curling. pistons turned the tables in the second quarter with rodney stucky finding for the top schools with twenty eight points helping his side to a fifty eight fifty three lead at the halfway mark well though this was a a topsy turvy game throughout the jazz fought back and went into the lead when for lanka and harris for three pointer but detroit would place the win in the final minute seven hundred sixteen to one hundred twelve their defense came up big stuff picking off a pass by millsap and feeding ben gordon found in his. seal. large

hills an even bigger thrills at the downhill world cup in the olympic gold medalist in a discipline lindsay on returning to for me american increasing her lead at the top of the daniel standings and putting pressure on overall leader maria rice tina maze catapult pocket herself to the top of the standings early on setting early pace with a year simpered run here the slovenian registering the best finish in a world cup race this season. but it was a scary day and night here came a tripped over a safety net during her around. it's very nasty but we can say that the swiss reportedly didn't suffer any serious injuries. has been battling compression issues while trying to regain her fall but the twenty six year old kid no signs of recent scrubbing spots in the second bryce. and finished off in hope this. never say die attitude to grind out

a win in the last super combined event of the season italian off to a slight finish nine eleven in the slalom portion of the contest a great secret effort so the twenty six year old take the overall win by zero one hundred for the second german felix having to settle for second while frenchman thomas no braun rounding out the podium. brings you up to date starts in just over an hour's time she will have the latest on that in our next political expert. we'll. bring you the latest in science and technology from a realm for sure. we've got the future coverage. of

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