each. year with r.t. as we are running down the top stories of the week now international pressure on colonel gadhafi to stop the crackdown on his people amounts with the u.n. imposing sanctions on him the confrontation between and see the program forces plunges the country deeper into bloodshed and. also in the week's top stories in europe fears turmoil in the arab world will lead to a surgeon uncontrolled immigration from the region but it's only the first to feel the effects of an influx of refugees. plus as a u.k.

court ruled that julian our son should must be extradited to sweden over sex crime allegations but the wiki leaks founder says it's a step towards his prosecution in the united states. and the three of a kind of a trio of characters are chosen as mascots for the sochi two thousand and fourteen winter olympics this coming after the results of a live t.v. vote all across russia. now with spiraling middle east and west to draining wars in afghanistan and iraq and an ongoing financial slump american policy makers are facing a glass of personal problems he took the time to speak with brant scowcroft a former u.s. national security advisor about the challenges of laying ahead for the country that's coming up next. mr scowcroft thank you very much for joining altie you belong to the school of

foreign policy realists that's what they say and your public come with a career stretching across five american next administration and 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 talking 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 or be a surprise to the united states. the instabilities in the region are of course obvious and have been for a long time the question is can they be handled can it be dealt with. in a thoughtful sensible way or does it have to involve.

unrest and violence and i think you know we have to wait and see so far the egyptian crisis has been managed i think quite well rejection army has 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. past some of the scenes so i think we need to be careful but i'm not committing 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 the policy in iraq president obama has started withdrawing troops from iraq once all the forces including

security person now 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 precarious state they're 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 britons failed in the nineteenth century in the soviet union just thirty 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 as a base from which to attack us you anybody else so yeah our our goal is much more limited and i think they're for. one can have more optimism than one did the

previous occupants of afghanistan you yourself i think have been saying that the term war on terror. was jeopardized or compromised it has indeed been compromised how does that marry with the you know with the terrorism threat that is not going anywhere on. terrorism threat is one thing but 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 relative 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 it 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 that's only really and 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'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 just rushed to do but there is also quite strong

mood within the government of israel and sort of you know they support and i stuck 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 that what is your assessment has the recent. and as why the about my 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 the warmth between the two and the progress for is made together with respect to iran for example and i think even on afghanistan there is a sense that we are we have a common problem there common of the export of export of harold one so on those things. are leading and i feel good about the reset now but i was disappointed and 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 more but now i feel very good about since you've already mentioned start what is its political impact on the u.s. russia relations i think what it really does is that it's continued

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 us there is no incentive. can use 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 still 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 goshi 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 you're very welcome.

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in the. headlines on r t and the international pressure on colonel gadhafi to stop the crackdown on his people amounts to the u.n. imposing sanctions on the confrontation between progress forces plunges the country deeper into bloodshed and chaos. also in this week's top stories europe fears home oil in the arab world will lead to a surge in uncontrolled immigration from the region with italy the first to feel the effects of an influx of refugees. plus a u.k. court rules are drilled in our songs and possibly extradited to sweden over sex crime allegations the wiki leaks founder says is

a step towards his prosecution in the united states. and three of a card a trio of characters are chosen as mascots for the sochi two thousand and fourteen a winter olympics this coming after the results of on live t.v. vote all across russia. now i drew with the latest in the world of sports. rory hedo i'm doing very well thanks to you but the latest here from the hockey playoffs are so good playoffs yeah the educational playoffs are underway again with sixteen things fighting for those quarterfinal places that plus warns of on the first for a while just after the. hello there thanks for watching the sporting this is what we've got coming up. playoffs bring skaar right into the concrete semifinals and make

a trial with the latest from today's action. plus the drive ends of only overweighs the first part and i read here off the beaten topsy was we have seen. model karma goals new number one after reaching the finals of the world much chance she. will stop the ice hockey day where they carry chelsea eastern conference playoffs have regime defending a gun cup champions at bars in action against betty's side already i think against the ratings we need to get something think they can place and passing psyching they need and the carried about a two one off the mag i would have been there is a win would lead them just needing one more victory for the conference semifinal spot and not only. take on my for that might be physical side each having one guy i want to try being played today in the western conference and service down the tsunami and in armorica all with a three one lead in the series would become the first thing the conference

semifinals this baby starts back dissipate is very exciting really up in the best of seven contests after some things are coming things like to win on saturday but then you. know never go away losses there's always sports talk started their best of seven series against ska meaning no other option for the rain and whites but we knew no home ice in the third game however it was the visitors get off to a better start on a night even the great caution helpless against mark yes means hunger is making it one nil here sparks are gearing up to well. mare's time to shine no for the other goalie radek stepanek stops even barranca first slap shot but the second one is even more powerful spark that equalizing just seconds from the first intermission one one scar was quick to restore their lead after the break and did in style. of

finishing his teammates effort here however as they say it's not over till it's over stefan the school has to bring the one crawled back to wife to two nevertheless still were still in control and promptly took the lead again and hopefully through anton boot three two and it turned out to be the decider with looks and again a netting twice more in the third period to serve the final score five to three new in the series leading scorer just one win away from the western conference semifinals. actually sports are didn't even make a show old we've got scars still have to improve we have some aspects of the game which need to be fine changes we can surely do even better results and. not over yet we shouldn't think forward until the job is done we have just talked about it with my team mates 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 archie school and other news rushes there's a banner rio has won a thirst tellus title in over a year beating the world number one problem was in straight sets the clay macau open in doha i wasn't as he was heavily favored against the second seed is of ontario after making a final without leaving a set while the russian was pushed hard in the quarter and semi final she stepped up and banged against the bank taking the first set six ball and took the second by the same scoreline this point to perfection to set match point. a lovely deft touch in the end from the russian. that he couldn't hold back great power for on his own of the overthrew at this match eleven title of her career i thought here you know it was definitely thought most we played so many times against each other we always have top counters 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 shots really happy that i was able to win this one in the men's world number two roger federer is yet to beat novak djokovic. beating the striding open on to winning the grand slam unbeaten again in straight sets to claim the dubai championship for a third time djokovic delighted with that and with his own performance. it's a fantastic when. i raised up to 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 just just really happy to win a third one. and english premier league leaders manchester united have gone four points clear of arsenal after their four win a win over weekend on saturday

a price for makes can have a hand as helping them to all three points elsewhere wolves also defeated blackpool by all close to nil to climb out of the bottom three four past me table along with everton sunderland the new castle and bolton drew one one later today the place man city could go within eight points if united at the top if they can defeat for the mideast and basement side west ham face a tough task against an in-form liverpool. second place arsenal meanwhile have claimed that silverware in six years they face birmingham in sunday's carling cup final. going to coach being here says he's confident with his side unbeaten in the last seventeen matches although they will be without their injured captain says fabregas and theo walcott birmingham meanwhile are after death since nine hundred sixty three when they last won the. gulf as a new number one german not in climate takes over from lee westwood at the top

after reaching the final of the world match play championship in arizona or will face england's luke donald on sunday for the championship are aging past american bubba watson why single sure donald meanwhile had a commanding semifinal win over another american match the match was all over the fourteenth of the englishman winning five and four so that means will be a battle the treaty ryder cup team mates and celebrates trial which will be played eighteen holes. elsewhere on the p.g.a. tour johnson wagner takes a one shot lead into the final round of the my cult classic carting a sixty five on the can automate day chris stroud the second in this fairway wood from him in the thirty five right big green but it was a rare highlight as he could only muster a third round of seventy. action from the n.b.a. now where detroit have posted their highest points tally of the season beating needs are one hundred twenty three one hundred sixteen for their first win in

twelve attempts over the jazz detroit had fans behind the early on new boy devin harris finding on the recurring preferred. but the pistons turned the tables in the second quarter with rodney stuckey finding for all the top scored with twenty eight points helping his side with fifty eight fifty three the halfway mark a topsy turvy match though this one that just fought back and it went into the lead went for a length of found three points that of troy would place the win in the final minutes up one hundred sixty to one hundred twelve their defense came up big stuff picking off a pass by yourself and feed. gould. and his thoughts. finally large hills and even bigger thrills at the downhill world cup and the limp gold medalist in the discipline lindsey vonn returning to form american increasing her lead at the top of the downhill standings and putting pressure on overall leader maria rice saying a maze that catapulted herself to the top of the standings beyond setting merely

pace with a great run slovenian registering her best finish in a world cup race this season a scary fanatic a man who tripped over a safety net during her run this whiskey reportedly didn't see any serious injuries but i'm sure she's. been battling concussion issues a self while trying to regain some form of the twenty six year old showed no signs of recent woes by grabbing the top spot. in a rice based. look at the men's crystal ball for me modest playing ultimate never say die attitude to grind out a win in the last super combined event of the season italian off to a slow start finishing on eleven. contests and a great power saw the twenty six year old win by one one hundredth of a second felix having to settle for second while french and thomas. rounding

out the podium. but the sport among kate is he was more sporty for the rest of the day that's it for me i'm back tomorrow and whether he's next. you know. was.

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