with iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad with a lot of very interesting things to say that's next. president mahmoud ahmadinejad thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy sched jewel to be on r.t. and to answer a number of questions that i'd like to put to you and get your latest thoughts on domestic issues and international issues and i'll start if i may with the story that made all the news headlines for the past six months that's unfolded in north africa in the middle east that's been dubbed the arab spring what are your views on the arab spring and we've spoken about it before but i just wanted to hear your latest thoughts do you think it's a popular uprising for the better to bring democracy or you think it's something maybe there's been orchestrated from abroad over three years or so we've seen very important developments in our region and in north africa it's not only about the people in the region today justice and dignity are among the requirements of all

human beings africa has the same aspirations and i think our region has the ability to run our own countries and they have the ability to reach their goals and objectives it's important to take note on the interference of nato in the region nato has interfered in the affairs of libya the security council has made a mistake instead of sending bombs and planes to libya they should have sent mediation groups in order to prepare for free elections under the auspices of the un and whoever won the elections would be acceptable for the people but the security council hastily issued a resolution and it has complicated the situation that has led to the killings and the massacre of people and destruction of infrastructure in the country. do you think iran needs to liberalize do you think you should introduce more political reforms to maybe head off something similar happening in this country as well at some point in the future does it worry you at all. i think the entire world needs more freedom and more than everybody else in the world the europeans and the

americans need freedom in europe is their freedom really is the real freedom. in the united states they are beating people in the streets do you think of the dissenting voices in your country of which there are some are listening to you do you give any heed to what they have to say to you. i think we have more freedom in iran than other countries on the voices are heard more than in other countries i am among the people and i am in close contact with the people we have mass media we have preferred the press and they criticize the government but if you think i'm going to say we have an ideal situation where in the world can you find a fully ideal country iran is among the best countries in the world in this respect we've never said we are perfect should be a comparison let's look now at your neighbors new relationship with some of your nearest neighbors i'm thinking bahrain yemen lebanon iraq palestine some of those countries have been complaining we're meddling in their internal affairs do they

have a point. have we done a bad thing that we said that people should not be killed in bahrain what bad thing did we do do you call it interference who is using military force in brooklyn are we doing that who is interfering in the internal affairs of the region show me one place or one location in the world where iranian military forces are present there is no such place the british forces american forces nato forces there are around us everywhere there surrounding iran and those same forces say iran is interfering in the internal affairs of the region what could we say to that. only recently iran announced that you've stepped up production of new centrifuges faster better sense if you choose to make better higher quality raynier the question mark is why i know you've said all the world long the line around does not want nuclear weapons ran is a peaceful country but of course a lot of people in the west don't believe that they do feel that there's not enough

transparency do you think this country you should be doing more to make it more transparent. we don't like that some countries have nuclear weapons if we're going to be against nuclear weapons we must rise in opposition to current nuclear arsenals there are many nuclear arsenals in belgium in germany and other european countries. so let me just get this straight. that in some point in the future you may want to acquire a nuclear deterrent a nuclear weapon. never never we do not want nuclear weapons we do not seek nuclear weapons this is an inhuman weapon our religion says it is prohibited and we are religious people nuclear weapons have no capability today if any country tries to build a nuclear bomb in fact they waste their money and resources and they create great danger for themselves the international equations are not determined by nuclear arsenals today the americans have nuclear bombs and nuclear weapons and could they

win in iraq and afghanistan could the nuclear weapons help the israelis to gain victory in lebanon and gaza could nuclear weapons help the former soviet union from collapse. nuclear weapons or other weapons of the previous century our goal in the country and the goal of our people is peace for all nuclear energy for nuclear weapons for. all nuclear activities in iran are monitored by the i.a.e.a. there will be no documents against iran from the agency it's just a claim by the us that we are after nuclear weapons. do you ever consider it possible that the united states could make strike against you could launch military action against your country does it worry you. they want to do it but they know. they know that we would give them a very decisive response. when you say a decisive response which. we would give them a crushing response that's a normal reaction we have a saying if someone throws

a small stone you reply with a bigger one we will defend ourselves to our full capability. but i hope that will never come there's no reason for war why should they attack us. the same regards israel as well then yes there's no reason ever to go to war with them there's no reason to make a first strike a preemptive strike against them would you ever see that. the case of the zionist regime is different it was created for the purpose of threats and aggression it was created to secure the interests of the west if the zionist regime didn't terrorize occupy or threaten it wouldn't exist they've been created solely for that purpose and in the past sixty years they've always done the same thing they've always behaved the same way but anyway they can look at the world map they can see iran there and our history and our geo politics. nuclear power plant which has been in development for a long time obviously is a country must be very much looking forward to that coming on stream to give you

nuclear power to know when the launch date will be know the operational date when it feeds the grid. it will be operational they say before the end of the year there is no problem of course it's part of the relationship between us and russia but of course that can be seen by the world community and the entire international community watches how russians are building our nuclear power plant. what focus on china fast developing country actively promoting itself here in iran at the moment how do you see iranian development both ways do you think you'll be selling more of your energy to china in the future. we have a two way relationship with iran and china are two important and large countries and they enjoy centuries old civilizations and consciousness we've always maintained friendly ties and today we have identical views on international development for the common denominator in our relationship is based on justice and security for all. relationship with russia has always been very good

but it was a little shaky when for the first time russia decided to go with the. sanctions imposed here you said that was inadmissible last year and acceptable what i relations with russia now. iran and russia are two neighbors geographically we should always remain neighbors we cannot change that reality because we cannot move our land we must be friends and we must remain friends we must be in a position to make use of these resources and common views earlier i had very good talks with mr putin and also very useful discussions with president medvedev i hope will be able to expand our bilateral relations especially with regard to the present global economic and political changes iran and russia can offer common solutions to the current international troubles and the two sides must develop their ties and contacts and hopefully we'll be able to increase the level of those bilateral relations twenty thirteen you'll be coming to the end of your a second and final presidential term you've been extremely busy for the last eight

years what are you going to do then what does a president then become what are you looking forward to doing and what will you miss about the job we have free elections in our country whoever is elected by the people will be the right one and this is the right of our nation they have the right to freely elect anybody they wish and i will help them i'm a university professor and have preserved this job and profession and i'll continue to serve the nation anywhere and at the university they'll be no problem. but i ask you know what you will most miss about the job what you most enjoyed about the job . myself. ok. president image of the run thank you so much for taking the time to be with out to international you know you times preciousness very much appreciate it and. this is a cable from the u.s.

embassy in colombo to talk about here an apparent june seventh incident of extrajudicial executions the military according to the press that on that day the children are going to release him from the best addition by instructs you including you know and their strongly suggest however that the nine were executed by the army and then dressed in military fatigues. explain how you know this kind of phenomenon where bodies are dressed up as guerrillas and presented as killed in action and this and this idea that you need to produce these actually encouraged paramilitary collaboration this is a cia document central intelligence agency they knew about these activities they knew they were happening they knew about links to paramilitary groups and yet. usaid continue to.

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in the headlines this week here on r.t. cracks up here between politicians and police over how riots in the u.k. were handled prime minister david cameron now turns to a us experience for help while fed up local communities are turned sort of vigilant . three years on south ossetia remembers the victims of a short but bloody war party meets the people trying to rebuild their republic and their lives. u.s. regulators declare war on the ratings agencies after america's long treasury debt school gets the chop some of the world markets into a state of chaos. all at a time now for the sports. hello welcome to the sport on this busy sunday and these are the top stories i'm the summit's the needs talkers are winners humdrum contra joined at the top of the

russian premier league. while into the champions manchester united kick starts their title defense at west brom while chelsea go to study in the english premier league. on local heroes little known american steel and duff net lead the way going into the final day at the us p.g.a. championship. first of all and then each have a chance to join tesco at the top of the russian premier league this sunday offis league win in a row this time at home to one car would be enough to put the defending champions level on points with the all men however. he insists. the match won't be easy i'm gonna have a better record on the road than at home i have still only won five games so far this season so need a still without injured meant for that said go to mac and cheese midfielder danny is a down's i'm card don't have any injury problems but history isn't on their side the last time maybe it's a need in the top flight for six years ago. while also other sunday night new boys

vulgar welcome it table looking motif spartak moscow host and g in what should be your debut for the visitors cousin dot plate bottoms likely as a bit of. so every team chasing to skivvy salvaged a last gasp equaliser in a one one draw to repeat on saturday the home side pulled ahead just before half time because natural sport and spot the referee play for handball when the tide looked to have turned in the second half. we sent off through the in for a second look at the fence. that they gave us a vision loss to try living keeper so get it off was kind of the moon and it seemed he would be once again after the final whistle but in the dying seconds of stoppage time adams ago it sprang a miracle from just outside the box to square it at one zero in what was the final attack of the match. while they placed it on my moscow about with a vengeance after last week's three one defeat to cuba and the blue and white crushing target grozny six two on home turf resisting chechnya grabs the early lead

through everton but it was after that first equalizing through anything run in half an hour. six minutes later he took the lead through kevin kanye. and two well goals i decided the break make the next drop even harder short or cross it doesn't matter to are two of your soup or four times and i was full. of that because some shelf had to brace. alexander said better drive in the last nail with an injury time goal to make it six two two deneuve i. was. that knowledge meanwhile have climbed off the bottom falling a to know when away to see two of the visitors taking leave fifteen minutes from time takes them back and it's in finding that beautifully and that's intended for miss of the season though as we follow the us a call for firing over when it looked much easier to score. so that they could make amends off the full time hitting home topsides defense once again poor say to mail the funds for siberia.

and us work on a sixth of the meeting got stuff to want on the road brazilian defender gel out of school to the first the cuban heading home from a set piece dressed up crude their way back into the match though with a header of their own to sign picked over the month a second goal missed many games but they need at least six minutes to put could run in front again and told them to just use meant to propel themselves into the top half of the table. well maybe one of the bridge into milan and cameroon strike at samuel eto says he might not now sign for russian and she often ruled the search here also as negotiations are ongoing with the club but added he could stay it into all play for a side in england and she are reported to have offered him a pay packet of more than twenty million dollars if you're. currently are not the only club making high profile acquisitions as twice former champions were being signed to power by strike at nelson hyderabad as the twenty seven year old joins

from spanish side in tunis on a three year deal out as was instrumental in our guys going to the quarterfinals at last year's safer world cup also finishing growing up to require at least once corporate america. we want to bring in defending champions manchester united begin the defense of their title and going search of a top flight number twenty a west bromwich albion while chelsea go to stoke strikes ferguson side what i mean five times on the road last season and west brom were the only side to take any points off united old trafford that's after boosting the. side with the signings actually young and phil jones the red devils remain favorites to retain their title well meanwhile a new manager and regular wallace has taken his chelsea side to the britannia stadium where they are yet to meet in four visits by stoke has needed fenders matthew upson turns jonathan woodgate and maybe shop off the plane to the regular games still mill that. funny while for the first time in english premier league

history there wasn't a single home win on the opening day of the season on saturday newly promoted side queens park rangers were thrashed four nil at home to bolton who are the early leaders along with wolves who want to blackburn on strike and given you no dissent of late on his asshole debut as the gunners true neil neil at newcastle elsewhere sunderland bounced back to take point at liverpool norwich that we can follow and aston villa share the spoils totally against everton was postponed because of the riots in england earlier in the week. now too little known americans are leading the way it goes final major of the year brendan sterile and jason dufner are shot ahead of keegan bradley at the p.g.a. championship still has only finished in the top ten one so far this season and that was when he won the texas i've been so he's proving here where he shot a sixty six and suffered a has taken many by surprise still seven under par only two along with another unexpected nine deafness also keeping up his great fall back to back birdies on the

fifteenth and sixty dollars gave him a share of the lead another american p.g.a. to ricky keegan bradley is just a shot back in the us hope that their first winner in six majors short of the day though that he might not have meant it went to northern ireland's rory mcilroy finding the wall nicely to loft his back onto the green cap to small even a full two shots a feat is now unstable. and finally we've caught up with another russian ice hockey star from the n.h.l. and said again cha is a stanley cup winner and five time. and he told us all about his favorite players training regimes and of course he's featured in the game so. i'm not skating of the summer time pretty much until i mean our barbara starr we're going to start getting next week. and then you know work out why it is so i just

try to use my you know body weight more of them weights or just different i don't think you know there is really something special about it you know what your body needs them you know how much time you need to get ready so it's pretty much the program that you kind of. figure out through your career. i would love to play i mean that's posts that have a winter olympics in russia i'm sure i mean seems like the. country government you know they're doing everything to make sure they're all everything's going to be for us plus all and i'm looking really looking forward to it so all hope well play very well that i'm not going to play on the phone when i watch the games. because. he was a cause of mine for i think a year. before he went to north america and i had

a chance to work with him during the world cup. so i know him i know him i mean i know style he's a fortune so i think like he's one of those guys who. you know wants to win and i'm very level that he's working for. the record. i don't think that there is anybody close to be here on that star citation or malcolm know kabul child since i go is very symbolic of everybody else and him beyond we have so much talent. seems like the. i mean there is a few good players but i think there are some good as malcolm muggeridge kind of culture. seems like who league is progressing over the years last couple years the games are getting more competitive from i think the quality of hockey getting better so and i will swear still talking to people my friends who are going theorems be saying the

same thing so ok cho i think moving in the right direction just now they'd be easy to circumscribe cheer on building a new league and that seems like you're doing great things and then moving forward . i talk with fewer some players look around them i play for a placeholder they want to championship larry last year was a captain for the team and then talk to him i talked to him very once in a while i'm not sure where you are going to probably call him next few days. and you. keep in touch with those guys and they telling me what's going on. record. as long as i feel how say you know there is no need injuries so i'd like to continue playing at the lakers has to want to play i had a surgery

a couple years ago on my shoulder and i most missed for almost a year i was right i was great to spend time with your family because my career i've been trouble in a lot from you know spent a lot of time away from the family but you know on the same time i felt like there is still i still want to play and you know i'll still continue playing somewhere. and that's always pushes always back yeah but that doesn't just under two asked for . we'll. bring you the latest in science and technology from around russia. we've got the future covered.

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