at two thirty pm on scale time these are the top stories from our team massive austerity cuts on the government's budget policies are blamed for losing control on the streets after four nights of riots in the u.k. hundreds of people have been arrested and been confirmed for have been killed in the violence. trying to get top of the list of the world's strongest economies pushing the u.s. all of its century old seat within five years as the eurozone economies economies

circles the train of news that france is next in line for a downgrade. and activists in russia are taking matters into their own hands when it comes to catching pedophiles who escape justice current sex crimes laws are slammed from being inadequate and keeping the pressure on the playground. as more civilians die in nato air strikes in libya as serious questions are being asked over the legality of the alliances intervention argy spoke to the former editor of the british newspaper the sun and says that libya was a good p.r. stunt for the british government and he shares his insights into the conflict that interview is next here on r.t. . today i'm talking to kelvin mackenzie former editor of the sun newspaper columnist he's spoken out against the military intervention in libya saying that libya is not worth an ounce of british blogs help mackenzie that's

a very strong position to take i mean the government reckons that strikes prevented a massacre in benghazi so he that's worth a few british bombs and saltines well first of all we don't know whether there was going to be a massacre a big ol city or this is the whole this was the government push this was cameron's personal speech. in the end of the day that this is libyans fighting libyans and who are we to say who should be running their country i thought when i last looked i didn't notice any of the libyans interfere when the cavaliers and the roundheads took place and revolution or the as far as i could see there was nobody from tripoli wondering where in the french revolution this is a revolution quite normal the other side of got guns mysteriously they seem to have rocket propelled grenades they seem to have the aircraft fire ability these are not

people sitting there with the spotted gun leaning over a friend saying your did a fairly sophisticated if you take the other aspect is that the rebels themselves who i wish well with oh i feel very unsure about what our relationship with libya is going to be at the end of all this we have al qaeda. how do we know that at the end of the day that they don't end up where they were their own country we don't know anything about us there is a justification for us doing much more than for no fly zones there is a justification when they blew up a passenger. over lockerbie killing our people on the ground and killing people for america there was a justification to do what i suspect russia might have done under the same circumstances which you said right we're coming in we're taking you out we're bombing the hell out of the place and then there will be a change of regime and that will be more justifiable than this but libyan rebels

did get off the cuff to intervene they also may say it's meant to be injury not therefore have a duty to go in and help the maps that we don't want you to do we owe it to a saw aides in a revolution who is trying to grab power to decide what the outcome of that war is going to be i say we have no duty while we are out there wondering around the desert there was a justification it was lockerbie there's no justification i prefer the russian position i prefer the chinese position i prefer the german position all of which is the same as we wish you well and we're not thought any guns away not sending in any planes what now that means you're with lucian that we put out an evening pins to what could essentially be a bloody civil war it is a bloody civil war that's what happens in civil wars it isn't the point the reason that you have the word war involved in civil war is it's not called civil negotiation it is

a fight and in the end i expect the rebels they will win but they don't need to win riskier blubber now money what if now that the it's national community has irreparably fallen out with him he actually states in power and well first of all i don't care about the international community and certainly they haven't that you know they don't like him but there's lots of people they don't like i mean why are they. actually why don't they go in while you were in libya just go down the road a bit to congo where literally under a thousand people have been wiped out why haven't we gone there why don't we go and protect the minority tribe in a zimbabwe why are actually there's a lot of injustice in the world there may be injustice even in this country right who knows but the issue is that there is nothing that can be done the international community is a big factor very and what happens to the politicians is that they look around at themselves they look at this their ratings in the polls and they sorry you know what i'm not doing very well here the people who voted for me think i'm going to do

it they're going to charge me you know i'll tell you what i'll do what i want to around north africa wonder around the middle east why don't we go into saudi arabia where they've banned march is the king as announce they will be severe repercussions for demonstrations and in the east they started firing everybody what are we going to b.m. in why don't we go in everywhere what's your answer to all these questions why don't we go and see them and why don't we get into syria because it's nothing to do with us we have neither the power the thought the panel nor the will nor as we learned from iraq where one hundred and eighty of. good people died and probably forty billion forty or fifty billion went out of our coffers which we could possibly even for that profit was up with the guy but it. has nothing to do with us things take time and yet we have still going into libya which by you know take oath it has nothing to do that is because we could have been open about gadhafi you know really is we're worrying nation trying to relive the old days of the empire with

cameron keep on shouting out where of all the pink bits gone you know strolling around the middle east you know without a second out without an exit plan we know how to go into these places we have no idea how to get out u.k. institutions played a big role in rehabilitating the iraqi regime not they don't look out and say that's where they go said. in the play but media now that the media has. turned on him again how important is it for legitimizing an intervention like this and indeed regime change would be i think we should divide it up into two points first of all the governments whoever they are in this been going on there for forty odd years we have been licking garfield's backside now for for decades whether we supply arms to them or we embrace them like that discussed in place they were blair put actually these people that you know the second time politicians move either way so one of

we're kissing could off his backside and now we're trying to kick it it's ridiculous so the media do have a role and the role of the media. is to expose that we are trading with dictators now so what does the government say they say we have to be you with the reality of political reality we have to we have to trade with these people and then somebody wakes up whatever to do and so trading when will this problem is that. it is pathetic absolutely pathetic but at the same time it every so often the government changes power and when the government changes sprout their view changes power so there's no consistency to my mind actually the media have been pretty good they've been pretty good the problem we face now is we're now at war with people and we don't want so we actually have to support our troops we don't have to support idiots like cameron got nothing else to do decide whether we should be wandering around all spittle in the u.k.

or should we wander around the battlefields of of the middle east but we have to have to support our troops or the media gets caught in a difficult position its troops are its readers and are the center of our world. the government they're idiots and the libyan regime a disgusting so the media gets caught in a very difficult area you were be made notorious that it's out of the u.k. to make an interest tabloid very kind of you to put it on the rates that so that it with tabloid culture is that he that made was like this easy it said sell and popularized by the british public. eye except the first bit and i accept that the sun did spectacularly undermine excellent editorship i think though that they didn't actually make any difference to government policy i mean you know. the issue about the media is it's like the sea it's always with us you

simply got to put up with it if you are a policymaker and all right there will be a lot of aggravation about libya now i mean it started off right we thought we were going to blow it blow them all out the water we'd all be home for having having a cup of tea at the ritz pass for so the nightmare is still to be faced in my view but i don't think it's fair to blame the media for it i mean i'm personally massively hostile to the libyan impression mainly because i saw wire up and in iraq these things take peculiar turns which you can't really work out intellectually nor guess. nevertheless. you know i'm very much in favor of our soldiers and so. will i but the media was stronger i think you're right about that but the media stronger because of what happened in iraq you know the trouble was that a million people marched against the iraq war blair blair was not telling his cabinet

and the things will be revealed now because he was scared they were going to leak so basically they were deciding it as though you and i were having a nice chat so another glass of so in your room there said oh yes we're going to do what you think given the was is a bit of a go further yes good idea someone and then they went to write so the million were ignored people will say that's the government's various governments not nothing from i think iraq and afghanistan but do you think what in fact what will learn how to sell another military intervention no absolutely the issue is quite clear. we didn't want iraq it was lumbered on us by a vainglorious prime minister. cameron is now wandering around in the desert of to brook trying to work out how to get out he will look an idiot at the end of all this but the but the underlying issue is with libya. there have been no deaths on our side just wait it rally cops it crashed and god forbid we lose ten

people all all by the way to use those heat seeking missiles which you can basically just walk in and according to today's papers. if that happened we side being blown out of the sky don't even think about it so the issue is we haven't dropped any blood yet we've dropped tens of millions of pounds which we haven't got but not one single one of our people has as died where that happens the grain and the p.r. game were very politically what does someone like david cameron gain from waging a war in africa a military a war came and saw what was in it for him or for a country he's a pro for he hears unfortunately a professional bleeding heart and so he is one of those guys who will rush around mentally he's a total political animal by the way rush around endlessly saying something must be done the answer is something mustn't be done it's like when you about to send off a really stinking knees in battle on the night before to your boss right don't send

them a mile go to bed wake up in the morning reread it and decide whether it was a good idea or not cameron hasn't got that ability basically i think he's gone mad it's bay's gone mad very early he's only been in power a year now but only is he going to be the last as long as blair blair was thirty five at the end of it. but aren't my suspicion is that the pressure is just driven in kelvin mackenzie thank you very much. lose the flu.

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back with more details on all those stories in fifteen minutes with the latest sport on our city. thanks and he's so welcome to this board thanks a lot in our stand here the headline is love on russia coach stick out because says he will stand aside paul it's nice friendly with say a bank here in the russian capital. r t catches up with. my d.d. has the irish midfielder recovers from an ankle injury. planned in more for goal england's friendly with the netherlands as well but he's called off because of the riots in london. so russia coach take out the cats as he will pick his best eleven call wednesday's friendly against serbia as saying there's no time to experiment ahead of the fast approaching european qualifiers however the dutchman will have to

deal with that field that picked up an injury during saturday's two male victory at table. meanwhile serbia are missing two top players but on the slough evanovich of chelsea have. but despite that advocates aldrich of all fulfil it is still a strong team and russia will need to play well to prepare for september's european qualifiers against macedonia and group b. jointly does islands and that starts at seven pm moscow time. the other tells from the proposal. to go for the final matches. of play is this a showdown. so if you know what you're going to serve your national teams play i mean you know you must you know you're a very good sign defensively point. we are still. allowed to play england it's a go said the sos so if you gave it a good look we have a good relationship was down so. it was your everything deliberately because it's

a misnomer time for experimentation is it really just trying to solidify your songs you never be playing it's going to. lose. the play was a baseline of engineers something. for some progress since i clearly. we don't know that they can do is now in the first group but also for the games who are coming up so soon going back to say this is the most you can very confident i'm still in a very good position going into these last four games we're here while we all we have everything around the world and so we've got now three home games as well so we have to do that because the fact that i have the feeling there over a quarter of a page you can see we were the better side so now we have to continue in the fun for good for the question of. the greats and friend of mine just recently thoughts that something you'd be able to provide tonight and how do you split in russia's inability to win very much as of last year or so i was happy to be on as was the last minute and against the you know i was three obviously it was

a very good game who is to the players who are not normally direct but they need to really well. for starters there's a show that they can do it as well. and while russia plans ahead for next qualifier against ireland it's been a tough couple of months for irish midfielder aiden mcgeady that's when a five year old has missed almost moscow's clashes they scared due to an ankle injury after being widely regarded as the club's player of the season mcgeady spoke to our own irishman here in neil. i'm joined here today by republic of ireland and spartak moscow when you're eighty eighty eighty thanks so much for taking the time to speak to us first things first how is your injury progressing the skin so it would be of. about history and obviously bones of a boy who people who were not up for it name once. shouldn't have a home study course. just the skin. and just the whole the good by playing with another two or three weeks now you've been in russia just about a year now i believe the start of august you came last last year how's your russian

experience been so far but always been good overjoyed. i've enjoyed the sort of way of life or what you're obviously pixel but again you're still but. i've enjoyed it so far and obviously the football was the main thing that it was really going reasonably well. you know what she always a bit of good partisans so i'm forgetting the way for years in the language but i'm getting a little bit about as well but i was going to say are you taking lessons oh i had one where it is going off the market in a surprise i'm well one and a half but i just know it's good because on i don't obviously good dear what's your typical day here at spartak moscow quesadillas you may think they want to. come on for ten o'clock in the morning normally and then you should have bought it with you for produce bought season where your shoe and mylar why and how your body is actually in all of them and. after all you know you'll. be

a star so you know you can go. yes it was a good life obviously you believe the team can finally fulfil what they've been trying to do for years now and when championship going to start the season that was of the ones in. in order to be started before spot the championship was really really well but i mean who's to say no because not only of unbeaten games you know last night which i'm sure the class missed and then be certain you know second thoughts second place. and think it's over so it's a very very young squad we have. you know i think overall with we are the first to put into practice you kind of really gone see your pick of clubs why did you choose russia in the first place for me it was a chance to go. they complain a bit of a. ploy to get an opportunity for tom bowman to see no specifics only because often keeps things so a movie one is best for everyone but do you miss the all from your the thrill of

the cute again the law school or some things are a must for game you know what i see on t.v. and i want to talk or me you know you the best thing in football. for most for me was probably you know a sunny afternoon at parkhead sawgrass in a park at. night doesn't get much better not just finally. on a lighter note is there anything you miss about it's about scotland and home you know they're pretty fried mars bars are they i am free the pride. of people as above watch out of it five miles well yeah of course of those last one conference in russia it's just i think the main thing that even i says is plenty we're just not going this year period show for. us that's always a part of life. we must you know they are safe russian ships and stuff was will go much over here and the russian can see as a quote from me he wouldn't thanks so much for your time up pretty well i saw it all it's yours. i say with a glad the england school held training session on tuesday only to find out later

that their friendly with the netherlands was called off because of the lawn and riots it seems were due to play each other at their worldly stadium on wednesday the publicity station sounds the decision these regrets of all but had to be made into talking to the police as the f.a. cannot guarantee the safety of even the fans for the players' strike or wayne rooney has even appealed for calm on switzerland saying quote this is embarrassing for the country star please. meanwhile italy is friendly with world champions spain is due to kick off as scheduled later today as well as brazil's match with germany instead get this will be brazil's first official game since a shock obama record defeated paraguayan the quarterfinals lucas levi is suspended while the good louis has a need three in their absence all eyes will be on the youngsters neymar and gals are both sound as players of the track to be interest of a number of europe's top clubs recently nineteen year old dane are hoping his team could do better tonight to leave because the disappointing find. it was

a very difficult called america tournament and unfortunately we're not quite know we must take the good experiences we have made it with us try to develop things further in the upcoming games and i have to devote myself to. the good with over in tennis and amar is out of the rogers cup and moral after losing to south african kevin anderson in his opening second round match on tuesday ariz last howel the opponent knocking out the two time defending champion in straights and stopping just a game in the second six three six one it's mari's third consecutive opening round loss in american hard court masters this year following the surprise defeat in the indian wells and miami in the spring. so slow. going so for. me already once. you know i was trying really hard to get ready for him but i've always put a very well you. can go and go i store both.

and going for. elsewhere we shall get skis safely through to the second stage on to the beach in germany gloria moir but i don't see the frenchman claiming a six three six two victory to progress into the last thirty two waves will face brazil in terms of the. top golfers like hearing up. for this week's p.g.a. championship including former world best tiger woods a arrived in atlanta on tuesday the four time winner warmed up the driving range with fourteen off with friend are you at tiger hasn't won a major tournaments and the two thousand and eight years so now with a very open field this year is going to be tough for the thirty five year old who previously topped the rankings for six hundred twenty three weeks however many believe their eyes is better for the sport than one man to a nation including australian adam scored one last week's bridgestone invitational

in ohio held by woods for a long time katie steve williams. the competition is strong at the moment luke donald played amazingly westwood playing amazing and tiger you know healthy again so this is going to be interesting for everyone to watch because we're also interested in in what he does and how he plays such a big factor on the game so. you know i think it's a very interesting place we go for it now. and then some robin news new zealand prime minister john key hinted the all blacks kept on reaching a cork would get a knighthood if his team win their home world cup this year is to keep adding that the final against their neighbors the wall of is is a dream scenario but cornwall is expected to leave the world's top ranked robin nation to their first trophy in twenty four years the thirty year old well that's following the footsteps of england where you live woodward who was knighted after

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