starseeds exclusive interview little athletics president of the islamic republic of iran. president mahmoud ahmadinejad 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'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 that's been orchestrated from abroad over to use 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 have the ability to reach their goals and objectives so it's important to take note of 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 planes to libya they should have sent mediation groups in order to prepare for free elections under the auspices of the u.n. who ever 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 because 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 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 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 i'm thinking 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 and 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 around us everywhere. around us 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 long line rand 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. 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 the current nuclear arsenals there are no 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 this is only inhuman where 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. nuclear bombs or nuclear weapons and could they win in iraq and afghanistan could the nuclear weapons help the israelis to gain victory. could

nuclear weapons help the former soviet union from collapse. nuclear weapon the weapons of the previous. goal in the country and the goal of our people is peace for all nuclear energy for nuclear weapons for none all nuclear activities in iran are monitored by. the that there will be no documents against iran from the agency it's just a claim by the us that we are all. do you ever consider it possible that the united states or israel could make a strike against you could launch military action against your country does it worry you or not is they want to do it but they know. they know that we would give them a very decisive response sorry to ask you again this when you say a decisive response what do you mean what you talking. 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 why should they attack us on this 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 would you have. the case of the zionist regime is different that is created with a purpose of threats and aggression it was created to secure the interests of the west if the zionist regime didn't. 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 that any way they can look at the world. and our history and geopolitics was pushing nuclear power plant which has been in development for a long time is a country must be very much looking forward to that coming on stream to give you nuclear power you know when the launch date will be know the operational date when

it feeds the grid they need it will be operational they say before the end of the year there is no problem of course it's part. 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 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. we have a two way relationship. and they enjoy centuries old civilizations and consciousness we've always maintained friendly ties and today we have identical. for the common denominator in our relationship based on justice 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 are your 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 to be friends and we must remain friends we must be in a position to make use of these resources our 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 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 mean university professor i have preserved his joy of question and i'll continue to serve the nation anywhere and at the university there'll be no problem. the job would you most enjoyed about the job but myself. ok. president. thank you so much for taking the time to be with r.t. international preciousness very much appreciated. 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 reported to the press that on that day the old nine to release him from the best occasion by instructs you including you know and there are strongly suggest however that the nine were executed by the army and then dressed in military fatigues. to 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 bodies 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 u.s. aid continued to flow.

takes fifteen to twenty million years for the planet to recover from 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 before there was even islamic fundamentalist terrorist in this country when the 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 him as terrorists someone destroys property. with absolutely zero intention of harming a single human being. in my mind is not fair and real people who work 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. team that is. signed.

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in the headlines this week senior politicians and police take a swipe at each other over the handling of mass riots in the u.k. and while they play a war of words local communities mobilize themselves to keep order on the streets of london. after a week of rogue coast trading the world bank chief warns that global markets have entered a new danger zone as investors lose confidence in the economic leadership of several key countries. three years on the south three years old i should say santa set a remembers the victims of a shirt all of a short but bloody conflict one georgia had launched an offensive to reclaim it all to tell the truth countries died in the ensuing five day war and the republic is still trying to recover. as the headlines now for the latest happenings in the world of sport let's go to kate.

hello thank you for joining me for this post in the midst of the truth is. a step too far as an economist the chance to join chased out the top on to help one one draw at home ground the russian premier league. walk into the champions manchester united star their title defense with a late winner west brom chelsea towards started in the english premier league. out on a roll pace is the only account to six six when of the season in the czech republic to tighten his grip on the g.p. standings. but first of all for alison it's a missed the chance to join tesco at the top of the russian premier league after coming back to draw a woman's home to him car and force league win in a row would have put the defending champions level on points with the all the men i meet in the column it served put our car ahead with

a long range stunner midway through the first half thank our last ridge then missed a penalty for zero eight right before the break if you can fly over the bar i don't know much said he staying at them despite previous from the move to enjoy a well at exam that did to their level six minutes after the break a joint top of the league's scorers list one zero is how it stayed in china spread his men the two points off the top. while i was well thought that told you it is your cubs debut for an injury and the moscow club cruised past the biggest downside three no there is no theory no brazilian striker are you regroups to find a list that you don't put up with thirty five minutes gone he then turned to provide that nine minutes later me to come out of netted from close range at first like an elbow into is another surprise go spots are applied as much pressure off to the recent not that it's in the pros love to me a third most of the last of the day after seventy three minutes. well look at what

you 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 you boys vulgar need to see george as all good leave the place is to break the deadlock loco strike i've seen each of them from the side. but elsewhere i'm playing above your structure of proved to be the late winner spotting side clear so that all of them want to want that capitol. hill and they want every team to start chasing plaistow to salvage a last gasp equaliser in the warm one draw repeat on saturday the heavy side pulled ahead just before half time the best nescio scored from the spot after the referee who found both however the tide looked to have turned in the second half. sent off the second group of defense that's the case you can shave it lost it high. golf is over the moon and it seemed he would be once again after the final whistle but in

the dying seconds stoppage time ago it sprang a miracle just that side the boks to square it one all with the final attack of the match. a lot off the pitch was when a champions remain have signed a par going strike and nelson valdes the twenty seven year old joins from spanish side it's a nice twenty three year deal now this was instrumental in paragraph one to the quarter finals at last year's world cup his national side also finished runners up to your wife at last month's corporate america. meanwhile ironing and ashley young struck the eighty first minute winner is matched 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 debutant shane long levelled off the thirty seven minutes to visit his new goal for us every day at di di with a goal young save his blushes the wages later that went into the final stephen we need to be united victory however. there was no winning start to the manager and

david ashwell rest of his chelsea side dreams nil nil strike and i tore a started out front instead of didier drogba and blues with forty points and still be defending it's one of the three and also feels ten down. all they want on saturday and for the first time in english premier league history it wasn't a single place on the day of the season promoted side queens park rangers were thrashed four nil it home to bolton while wolves were somewhat white were in france where it's like if you give you a percent off the lates all in his arsenal debut has the guts to know that you can also sunderland bounce back to take a point at liverpool norwich drop wigan form and aston villa up also share their spoils and sort of against hesitance they spend most of the rise in the wind in the week. though to sports now and casey stoner has extended his lead over reigning mota g.p. champion hold a lorenzo after the australian triumph in the czech republic to claim his sixth win of the season start as repsol honda teammate dani pedrosa started from pole but crashed not early in the race and stoner never looked back after class to finish

just six and a half seconds ahead of another teammate and that is zero so fast improving marco simoncelli claimed his maiden podium place just over a second for the back runs i have to settle for fourth and i trailed leaders started by thirty two points in the overall standings. we managed to to maybe gap after any pressure so i think bernie would have been extremely competitive today has been a weekend 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 my show you know i stayed not consistent pulled away bit by bit and you know the black body in the race was fantastic so we just got on. and in the meantime britain's top cyclist mark cavendish has won the test event ahead of next summer's london olympics the monks missile sprinted to victory in a road race over almost one hundred forty kilometers which is nearly hope as long as the projected. graves the twenty six year old train the green points josie

that's the sort of fonts last month it was once again talking that supports the finish line a bathroom promise that is training and olympic gold will still be a tall order. to see the movie rights to the you will get a raise the girl makes you go today. she just you are. not interested in the middle of the segment on the business of getting it was whether to go through with this is incidental great is. going to leave for being me . and finally the sport of course that was a russian ice hockey star who was listen to the n.h.l. for almost two decades thirty seven year old auto asenath his defenseman said again chad is a stunning and five time all star and he spoke to us about his favorite players training regimes and his future in the game. are. not skating i do some work on pretty much fanfare i mean our barbara starr

we're going to start getting next week. and then you know more cost wise i just try to use my you know body weight more and 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 where you carry your. workout. i would love to play i mean. it's posts that have our winter olympics in russia i'm sure i mean it seems like the. country government you know they're doing everything to make sure you know everything is going to be first 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 playground to watch the games. over.

here was a cause for mine coal or i think the year. before he went to north america and i had a chance to work with him during the world cup. so all i know him i know him comment on our style of his fortune so i think way he's a one of those guys who. you know wants to win and i'm very level that he's working . hard. i don't think that the. as anybody close to be here on that's not a skinner mark in all trouble child seems like girls rise above everybody else and them they are and we have so much talent. since like that. i mean there is a few good players but i don't think there are as good as can the average general culture. or.

sims like who the league is progressing over the years last couple years the games there are getting more competitive and i think the quality of hockey getting better so and i was there still talking to people my friends were going theorems saying the same thing so ok show i think moving in the right direction and just my they'd be easier to start from scratch in on build a new league and seems like you're doing the right thing to move it forward. over. the top with fewer russian players look around them i play for you kirk as a placeholder they want to championship larry plus here was a captain for the team and then talk to him i talked to andrea once in a while i'm sure you are going to probably call him next few days. and yeah. i keep in touch with those guys and they tell me what's going on. the. record. as long as i feel how say going on there is no need injuries so i'd like to

continue playing at the lakers i mean i still want to play i had a surgery a couple years ago on my shoulder and i most missed almost a year and i was like i was great to spend time with your family because for my career i've been traveling a lot from you know spend a lot of time away from the family but you know in the same time i felt like very sterilized so i will want to play and you know i'll still continue playing somewhere. and that's all the sports news. we'll. bring you the latest in science and technology from around russia. we've got the future covered. wealthy british style.

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