interview with iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad's a with us. president not going to thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy show 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 unfolded in north africa in the middle east that's been 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 that's been orchestrated from abroad over to you. 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 there freedom really is there real freedom in the united states they're beating people in the streets do you think 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 in 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 messed 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. 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 bahrain 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 can we say to that. only recently iran announced that you've stepped up production of new centrifuges faster better centrifuges to make better higher quality. the question mark is why i know you said all the. does not want nuclear weapons ran as 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 their own oil many nuclear arsenals in belgium in germany and other european countries. let me just get this straight are you saying that at 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 only 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 rules and nuclear weapons for non all nuclear activities in iran are monitored by the i.a.e.a. there will be no document against iran from the agency it's just a claim by the us that we are after nuclear weapons. did you ever consider it possible that we in. states could make a 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 what do you mean what you're talking about there. 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 that. regards israel as well then yes there's no reason ever to go to war then there's no reason to make a first strike a preemptive strike against would you have. 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 design is crazy and 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 around there and our history and our geopolitics. 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 and of course that can be seen by the world community and the entire international community watches how russians are building our nuclear power plant. light 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 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 but 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 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 by law. relations in 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 to preserve this job and profession and i'll continue to serve the nation anywhere and at the university they'll be no problem. let me ask you know what you will most miss about the job would you most enjoyed about the job . myself. ok. friends the movement image of the run thank you so much for taking the time to be without the international you know you times precious and it's very much appreciated. this is a cable from the u.s. embassy in colombo to talk about here an apparent june seventh incident of

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a major extinction event but the planet has time we don't. it's been going on for months twenty twenty five years and since it's been eco terrorists before there was even islamic fundamentalist terrorist in this country when a nine eleven happened the bush administration could not find any terrorists because the feds couldn't find any real terrorists they decided to take these young people who are accused of property sabotage and label them as terrorists someone you destroy property. with absolutely zero intention of harming a single human being. in my mind it's not fair it's real people who are green in this country are the housewives who recycle. and the children who play trees on the weekend with their cub scout troops that's the.

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well i was called on this action packed sunday and the news of the story i didn't have. a summit any time gives away the time drama caught it going to stop the russian plane. walk into the champions manchester united kick starts the title defense of west brom after chelsea joined spoke in english premier league. on the whole casey stoney counters he's six the winner of the season in the czech republic tighten his grip on the bench a g.p. standings. the first of football and the need to have the chance to join at the top of the russian premier league this sunday a fourth league win in a row this time. would be enough to put the defending champions level on points with the army bad however this is quite some things in a totally struggling as they all want it down as. i've done back in the mid seventy's left in time and space to finish it off we go to the first ball well elsewhere the sunday night new boys balls of the table salt still scoreless just

minutes to go later on spot on moscow just losing should do you really should cause davies for the visitors because the down side to me is that. so every team is still chasing to sky who salvaged a last gasp equaliser in a one one draw on saturday the heavy side pulled ahead just before half time we just now feel school to sponsor the referee early for hung bull however the tide looked to have turned in the second. the central were being their second of the friends and said get your share of it blasted high water being keeper said go to tickle is over the moon and it seemed he would be once again off to the final whistle but in the dying seconds of stoppage time islands are going have sprung america from just outside the box to square it to one old. it was the final attack of the match. was the place that i must tell you about with a vengeance following last week's a promise we will defeat to provide you with one question that it was

a six to one home turf business from chechnya grant only need to add some but it was the number after that first equaliser so they got on it right now. then six minutes later they took the lead becoming company. asked two more goals either side of the break would make threats drop even harder shots across it's the it's a tomato soup often demands for that you will soon show off by bryce. comics and that's a better drive in the last nail injury time go make it six two two do have a. well meanwhile sponsor now to climb off the bottom following a two know when it's f.c. told the visitors finally took leave fifteen minutes from the time that he'd seen fine let beautifully on the turn however a contender for miss of the season would see follow us an official firing over much easier to school but that he said as they would make amends in stoppage time

hitting home with the top sides defense once again all it seemed to help the final score in siberia. one elsewhere could on a six after rita last up to one on the road to brazilian defenders yell out of school for the first the combine after twenty three minutes getting home and set piece. of cloth their way back into the match early in the second half with a header of their own signing expo but i want a sporting his second goal in as many games but mark may need at least six minutes to get in front again which rescues men to position we prevent ourselves into the top half of the table. i mean one off the pitch interval and cameron strike at samuel ex who says he might not now sign for russian gallantry all through the thirty year old says may go. ations are ongoing with the club but that he could stay it into or play for a side in england and we are reported to have offered him a pay packets of more than twenty million dollars a year. are not the only club making high profile acquisitions as twice former

champions remain have signed paragraph striker. valdés twenty seven year old drawings from spanish and if you do this is instrumental in paraguayans run to the quarter finals at last year's world cup national side who also finished one is up two year old wife at last month's america. meanwhile everything goes there is no winning start to the season for new manager and his chelsea side drew milner at stoke mandatory started up front instead of da drugs and the former champions with forty one gets defensive display by the home side there remain unbeaten in five visits to the britannia stadium when we wanted around ten minutes defending champions manchester united will begin the defense of their title and start their search for the top flight crowd number twenty i was but we shall be and so alex ferguson aside one only five times on the road last year must draw with the other side to take any points off united at old trafford that's off to boosting

their side with new signings actually undervalued and phil jones the red devils remain favorites to retain their side. for me while the first time an english premier league history there wasn't a single home with only opening day of the season on saturday he provided his side queens park rangers with thrashed four nil time to bolton to become the early league leaders for the wolves who want to bang been trying to give the no we sent off late on in his arsenal debut as the gunners drew nil nil at newcastle elsewhere sunderland bounced back to say the point at liverpool nor each true reagan full of stability shared the spoils and so on and against everton was postponed because of the lights in england in the week. it's now in case the star now has extended his lead over reigning moto g.p. champion lorenzo after the australian triumphed in the checked. to six when the season start as repsol from the team started to joseph started from pole but crashed out early in the race and stoner never looked back after the months to

finish just over a six and a half seconds add another teammate but that is ios a fast improving with us so when charlie came to his maiden podium place just seconds at the back the runs i've had to settle for false trails lead a study up by thirty two points in the overall standings. and finally aussie sports has caught up with a russian ice hockey star who has lit up the n.h.l. for almost two decades so the seven year old ought to a senator's defense once again cho is a stunner a cup winner and five time all star and he told us all about his favorite players training regimes and his future in the game. i'm not skating this summer on pretty much until i mean our barbara starr we're going to start getting next week. then you know the more card wise i just try to use my you know body weight more and the weights just different i don't think you

know there is really something special about it you know what your body needs and you know how much time you need to get ready so it's pretty much the program that you kind of. figure out through career. i would love to play i mean. that's closer to have a winter olympics in russia i'm sure i mean it seems like the. country government you know they're doing everything to make sure they're all everything's going to be first class and i'm looking really looking forward to it so i hope i'll play very well they're not going to play on the phone when i watch the games. ever. he was a course 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'm in

an old style he's a fortune so i think wait he's one of those guys who. you know wants to win and i'm really level that he's working. with. i don't think that there is anybody close to be here on that stuff generation are marking no culture seems like those various above everybody else and they are they have so much talent. seems like they've. i mean there are so you good players but i think there are some good as well can irish general culture. seems like who is progressing over the years last couple years a game so they're getting more competitive from i think quality of hockey getting better so and i will swear i 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 i'm just not as easy to surface scratching on building a new league and that seems like moving rates trying to move it forward. because. i talk with fewer some players look around them i play for the placeholder they want to championship larry last year was a captain for the team i mean i talked to him i talked on three once in a while i'm not sure where you are going to probably call him next few days. and you know. i keep in touch with those guys and they telling me what's going on. with. as long as i fill. in on there is no need injuries so i'd like to continue crying out for ole car i mean i still want to play i had a surgery a couple years ago on my shoulder and i most miss for almost

a year i was late i was great to spend time with your family because my career i've been trouble when allowed to come and spend a lot of time away from the family but you know on the same time i felt like very sterilized want to where i am going to hold still continue playing somewhere. all the spoils of this policy is more in just under two hours please join me so. the phone.

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