this is the weekly here in r.t. and the headlines now. cracks appear between politicians and police riots in the u.k. we'll handle on insta david cameron turns to us experienced for health wealth at our local communities turned to vigilante. us regulators declare war on the ratings agencies after america's known transient that score gets the job something world markets into a chaotic. and three years on south ossetia remembers the victims of a short but bloody conflict in georgia launched an offensive to claim its own

territory hundreds died in the ensuing five day war and the republic is still trying to recover. and these are the top stories from the past week up next elsie's exclusive interview with mahmoud ahmadinejad's the president of the islamic republic of iran. president 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 you in get your latest thoughts on domestic issues and international issues 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 and 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 this people can straighten from abroad over three years or so little and we

will 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 country and they have the ability to reach their goals and objectives it's important to take note of the interference of nato in the region nato has interfered in the affairs of libya and 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 of the security council hastily issued a resolution and it has complicated the situation but has led to the killings and the massacre of people and destruction of infrastructure in a country that. 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 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 are beating people in the streets do you think that the dissenting voices in your country of which there are some are listening to you give any heed to what they have to say to you. i think we have more freedom in iran than other countries and the voices are heard more than in other countries i am among the people and i am in close contact with the. media we have a free 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 and bahrain yemen lebanon iraq. some of those countries have been complaining you'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 did we do do you call it interference who is using military force in both rein probably 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 as british forces american forces nato forces there are around us everywhere there's a real nigga around 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 centrifuges to make better higher quality. the question is why i know you've said all the long line

does not want nuclear weapons run 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 that if 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. many do clear arsenals in belgium and germany and other european countries. so let me just get this straight are you saying that it's 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 human we're not with our religion says it is prohibited and we are religious people have nuclear weapons have no capability to 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 so 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 of lebanon of gaza could nuclear weapons help the former soviet union from collapse. nuclear weapons of 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 not all nuclear activities in iran are monitored by the. arab you know documents against iran from the agency it's just a claim by the us that we are all technically aware thoughts. do you ever consider it possible that the in. states israel could make air strike against you could launch military action against your country does it worry you. know they want to do it but they know what they know that we would give them a very decisive response i'm sorry to ask you again this when you say

a decisive response would you make is that 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 or i hope it 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 strike a preemptive strike against would you have a. case of a zionist regime is different it is created with a purpose of threats and aggression it was created to secure the interest of the west if the zionist regime didn't terrorize occupy or threatened 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 and any way they can look at the world they can see it rather 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 the coming on stream to give you nuclear power you know when the launch date will be no the operational date when it feeds the grid they really 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 on nuclear power plants a. lot of focus on china a 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 what with all the talk we have a two way relationship. and they enjoy a 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 based on justice for all. but also his 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 but 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 on 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 relationships with 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 to buy nation they have the right to freely elect anybody they wish and i will help them i mean university professor i have preserved his job and profession and i'll continue to serve the nation anyway and at the university will be no problem. but i ask you know what you will most miss about the job what you most enjoyed about the job well myself. ok. president of iran thank you so much for taking the time to be with r.t. international and preciousness very much appreciated.

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film these are the images go forward and seeing from the streets of chatted as true for a change hope for a shelter on the day. in the headlines this week cracks appeared between politicians and police over how riots in the u.k. were handled prime minister david cameron turns to u.s. experience for help while local communities turn to vigilantes. u.s. regulators declare war on the ratings agencies after america's long treasured that score gets the chop sending world markets into a chaotic tumble. three years on the surface or to remember the victims of a short but bloody conflicts going ga launched an offensive to reclaim its own territory hundreds died in the ensuing five day war and the republic is still trying to recover. and i'll be back with more on those stories in less than fifteen

minutes from now the meantime the latest happenings in the world of sports with kate. and i thank you for joining me for this course in this little chilly. step to fascinate missed the chance to join chased out the top on the back held one long view i phone from the russian premier league. walked into the champions manchester united start their title defense with a late winning west brom chelsea through and started in the english premier league . out on the road pay system a campus of six win of the season in the czech republic to tighten his grip on the g.p. standings. but first a thoughtful answer is missed the chance to join cisco at the top of the russian premier league of the coming back to

a woman's home to one car and force league win in a row the defending champions level on points with the all the men i meet in the column it says put our car ahead of a long range start midway through the first off thank our last ridge and then miss the penalty phase each right before the break if something followed the bar when nothing much said he's thinking it's and to start previous from the move to managing well i think on that because you got did to that level six minutes after the break joint one of the league's scorers missed one zero is how it's played in china spread his men at two points off the top. but i was well thought that all due to your calls debut for injury and lost a cruised past the biggest downsides we know there isn't a theory no brazilian striker our you regroup stuff i have a list but you don't let with thirty five minutes gone he then turned to provide that nine minutes later me to come out of net it from close range at first like an elbow in either is not a surprise goal spots are applied as much pressure off to the restart it's on that

has lost me most of the last of the day after seventy three minutes. well look at what it must have yet to taste defeat since the arrival of new coach jersey crucero last month even though they failed to score for a second straight game the railway men were held to another goalless draw this time was vulgar week you see george is arguably the closest to break the deadlock strikers in each of that frost side. what else where somebody ought to stop but grew to be the late winner it's gotten so clear so that i've learned to want a class a little. beyond me while every team is still chasing face down to salvage a last gasp equaliser in room one to be the start of a heavy side pulled ahead just before half time it was necessary strong the responsible for the referee on board however the tie look turned in the second half and sent off in the second group about offense that's the kicker shaving blasted i

think it was that the visual was over the moon and it seemed he would be once again after the final whistle but in the dying seconds stoppage time ago sprang a miracle just that side the box to square it one all i don't attack the match. while off the pitch because when the champions are green have signed by strike and well there is the twenty seven year old joins from the spanish side through some of the three year deal now there's instrumental in paragraph one to the quarter finals after his. his national side in the second run as europe by last month's corporate america. we were all over in england actually young struck the eighty first minute winner as manchester united made a winning starts to the defense of their premier league title with a two one victory west bromwich albion united lead after thirteen minutes through a wayne rooney strike in every song shane long levelled off the thirty seven minutes of the visitors and go through just that with the fire glides over the ball

but young saved his life just when his late at the twenty's and steve agreed it was like a victory however. there was no winning start a new manager and they've lost the last of his chelsea side three nil nil at stoke and i know tara started out front instead of video drug use with all of us and still be defending it's quite happy to be mostly heels turned down. all they want on saturday and for the first time in english premier league is great because of its single place on the admin day of the season promoted side queens park rangers were thrashed for military to bolton while wolves were somewhat right when that's what it's like if you get the sense of the late owner in his arsenal debut as regards to milner you call saw some long bounce back to take a point at middle fork in origin drop we can phone them and ask them for that also share the spoils incitement against hesitant play space is of the y.c. once they get in the way. though to sports now and casey stoner has extended his lead over reigning mostly g.p.

champion jorge lorenzo after the australian triumph in the czech republic to claim his sixth win of the season start as repsol honda teammates dani pedrosa started from pole with crash but early in the race and never looked back after the last of just a six and a half seconds ahead of another teammate and rather the zero so fast improving marker symmetry claimed his maiden podium place just over a second for the back runs i had to settle for fourth and i trailed leader stone by thirteen points in the overall standings. he managed to to maybe go out after any pressure so i think he would have been extremely competitive today has been away again but unfortunately you know fortunately for us they gave us the opportunity to make a break and i want to we had you know i just kept a lot of times up make sure you are straight not consistent pulled away bit by bit and you know the black body in the race is fantastic so we just moved on. and in the meantime britain's top cyclist mark cavendish has won the test event ahead next

summer's london olympics the monks miss our sprinting to victory in a road race over almost hundred forty kilometers which is nearly hope as long as the project you are. graves them to secure all trains between points josie that's the sort of france last month it was once again talking supposed to finish my make up and i'm proud as i was training and then pick goals will still be a tall order. a civil rights that he will get to be the reason the main street is gone today and she's out of these changes are. not interested in neighbor the sentiment on it is that getting it will be done. is that it's a good way to. leave you better than everybody else. and on the sport of course that was a russian stock it was the list of the n.h.l. for almost two decades thirty seven year old daughter was some of his defense when said a gunshot is a star make out went on and on time all star and he spoke to us about his favorite

players training regimes and his future in the game. not skating at the summer time pretty much and there were middle of all of us are probably going to start getting next week. and then you know work hard wires i just try to use my you know body weight more down and off weights or even 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 very much the fulcrum that you're kind of car to girl three three year. old wants to play i mean. that's close to her winter olympics in russia i'm sure i'm in some sort of. country government you know doing everything to make sure you know everything is going to be first law school and i'm looking really looking

forward for it's all hope well play there but if i'm not going to play on the playground i was against. because. it was a cause of mine for i think a year. before for women here in 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 of his fortune so i think wait he's one of those guys who. are you know once there when i really have all that he's working. on. because. i don't think that there is anybody close to be there on that side of the nation or malkin of trouble charleston's like those guys above everybody else and they are they have so much talent from since i get to come in there is you a good player but i think there are spirit as well can the irish you know the older

. group of. sims like who the league is progressing over the years let's go for years the games that are getting more competitive from i think for quality of hockey getting better stuff and i was there still talking very few of my friends were going to be saying the same thing sort of a show i think moving in the right direction i'm just not easy to start from scratch in on building new league and seems like i'm doing great things and then moving forward. ok. let's talk put fewer some players look around them i prayed for you to cover up ways hold cause they want to championship larry last year was a captain for the team and then i called to him i talked on very once in a while i'm not sure you are going to probably call them next few days. and you.

keep in touch with those guys some day telling me what's going on. as long as i feel how say i'm going on there is no arm injuries so like oh continue my i have to go away car i mean i still want to play i had a surgery a couple years ago my shoulder and i must miss for almost a year a miles away from missouri to spam from a good family because for my career i've been traveling a lot from going on around a lot of time away from the family but you know in the same time i filed my various stories sold one off way and in arkansas still renting a plane somewhere. and that's all this post. will. bring you the latest in science and technology from around the russian.

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