of colonel gadhafi without fighting well more insight into what's happening in libya and our interview is coming up next. i'm joined by rosemary hall is the professor of middle east policy studies at city university in london rosemary thanks for speaking to r.t. so how well has the international community handled the libyan crisis will you make a distinction between the nato members some of whom are extremely proud of what's been achieved so far in libya and the broader international community who are adjusting to developments in libya and deciding to be on the side of the future though not every government around the world has yet recognized and accepted the national transitional council as the government so did they do the right thing to begin with i think the u.n. responded to an emergency the arab league made a plea for some sort of intervention to save the citizens of benghazi from massacre

. but only over the last several months have we all realized the extent to which britain and france in particular nato in general basically entered the war determined to get off the side when there seems to be an assumption that the new government of libya will be automatically pro western the old all contracts will just be renewed but is that really going to be the case do you think i'm not so sure that. the new libyan government will be pro-west there are three or four signals so far that they're very firmly nationalist for example they said they're not extraditing any libyan including abdel baset arm of god he who was convicted of the lockerbie bombing and the americans wanted. he's now close to death and living in tripoli and the national transitional council says that's where he stays the

other signals are that they're talking about yes it would be nice to have u.n. help preparing for elections but no we don't want international observers there drawing the line where they think it should be drawn between what's their business and what international help is useful for this is a good thing to think i think it's essential for the survival of the next new libyan government that they be seem to be more libyan than a tool of the west to the west realize that you think it how dangerous is this kind of scramble for influence it's a good question do western players realize that they are a kind of liability i think only with difficulty they realize this they assume that they've got the best interests of not only themselves but libyans to heart and can be an amicable mutually beneficial understanding reached what yeah they talk about democracy in a way that suggests they can only see the western version the british government

certainly has been very keen to stress that this will not be another iraq and that they've learned those lessons but do you think that's really the case have they really learned those lessons it seems that every political generation every generation of politicians thinks that they can achieve things that the previous one didn't until they try. they won't say any different so cameron and tacos he took on a massive gamble that they could pull something off in libya that would. contrast with the disaster that was the intervention in iraq and you know have president sarkozy talking as though this is a template for future interventions. maybe but the cost in resources in manpower in struggle that is to come i mean there will have to be massive support in humanitarian terms in the near term there will be more fighting

it is taking casualties and there's a lot of rebuilding to do and reconciliation between the factions and therefore it's not over and done with in terms of commitment of western manpower time energy and resources how much potential is there for this to turn into another iraq is it on the right course now of course it's a cliche to say it but you know the comparisons can only be taken so far with iraq libya is a very different place and some calculations had to do with the fact that it seemed simpler to intervene in libya it was a smaller population spread out mostly along the coast with long exposed roads in between the main towns and cities that presented targets that nato aerial intervention looked capable of exploiting to good effect on the ground . how to say. what we hear about. various people

from the m i six type sector but certainly special forces s.a.'s and so on operating on the ground. this is very much. a kind of proxy war which must be extremely exciting and exhilarating at some level to be involved in so it's more likely it seems to me that in that sense the appetite. further interventions will exist as opposed to this is the template for. the triumph of humanitarianism over. warfare what about the national transitional council they've promised that within eighteen months they'll have a new constitution and elections is that possible well the lesson for all. the other revolutions in the region and egypt is that there's good reasons to

delay elections if you think you can organize sensible heroine and different contrast with competing political parties if you have more time so it rather depends were people are going to vote as they did in iraq in the initial elections on name recognition or on sectarian loyalties in this case possibly in libya on tribal loyalties all rural urban divide. name recognition rather than choosing between different party platforms but an inclusive assembly to devise and choose and approve a constitution may not be such a bad thing the u.k. government is already sending at is that they've run frozen but is that a little bit naive given what happened in iraq with a lot of money going missing i think it's essential if you've invested in the national transitional council you certainly have to hand over the money to them you

can't then say but we don't trust you to spend it correctly because then you are verging on doing what the americans did in iraq which is saying we can do we can organize iraq better than the iraqis do you trust them to think you make a point of doing it i think there's going to be retribution i think there's going to be continued conflict in neighborhoods in. out lying regions of the country i think it's going to take a long time for the libyans to find their way to. clearly different path you look at duffy invented was a very peculiar system it was supposed to be democracy for the masses with grassroots assemblies making the decisions it was nothing of the kind it was a dictatorship and those around the colonel operated out of fear as much as green trying to suck up to him lots of people were implicated where do you draw the line who was too bad to be forgiven who needs

prosecuting and will it be victor's justice or will it be the kind of magnanimous justice that is about inclusiveness and building together now the libyans need to work all of that out in the meantime they've got to pay salaries to get the basic tasks of life including policing and the court system operating if during that period they are challenge to sign contracts with international companies and have to make decisions which end up reinforcing the role of the state in the commercial sector in the economy and include inducements from those companies to secure the contracts against the competition then we're back into the danger zone that this will not be a wholly transparent and run corrupt regime. the jury's out

western leaders have stressed to the rebels the need to avoid revenge attacks and the need for tolerance yet they've also said that nato airstrikes will continue for as long as gadhafi is a threat mixed messages well i know from my experience of. conversations with arabs in different parts of the arab world over many years that they never take the statements of the west at face value they always assume there's a hidden agenda and they positively. i expect. double standards so on this particular occasion it suits the rebels as well as the nato powers to fudge the truth about who's on the side of right and who's doing all the killing and what the consequences are but will this lead to revenge attacks already within the rebels rounding up sub-saharan black africans accusing them of being mercenaries that is appalling and there will be questions for the future of the

economy how much i tender and labor do they need even the egyptians who were working for the libyans before the revolution have had rough treatment and have gone home painted us people from east asia who've been in the same bind and you're seeing a version of racism and prejudice coming out against anybody who's black on suspicion that gadhafi recruited mercenaries from sub-saharan africa but. the truth is a mixture of things yes some mercenaries how witting how understanding they were of what they got involved in one doesn't know but that a lot of innocents are getting caught up in this absolutely but that is the nature of war and so despite what sarkozy and cameron and anybody else may wish to do to dress this up as a glorious rescue of the ordinary people against

a vicious dictator in fact it's war and bad things happen in war thank you. for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on. the worldwide manhunt for him lasted for a fifteen year it's. a one million new mobile or it was promised first come.

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serves the interests of european companies rather than those of the syrian people. spain prepares for a fresh wave of protests ahead of a crucial senate vote on capping the budget deficit is a move that many fear will lead to social cuts the european central bank calls for greater financial integration within the euro zone as the only solution to the crisis. and the pioneers of rallies against social injustice forty years ago joined the recent protests against the same issue members of the black panthers movement say they are frustrated the problems of israel have only gotten worse. now the sports update review that i hear it's nail biting time for russia football fans what's happening is a nervy time it's euro twenty twelve qualifying tonight in russia verses are nobody wants to lose this one test all. the rest of the sport.

thanks for joining us this is sport we have got plenty ahead this tuesday afternoon here in central moscow including. tass russia by the way in which would all but ensure a dick up the cats charges on automatic qualifying spots at next year's european football championships. court dates on the sea of public makes it into only her second ever grand slam quarter final meeting with serena williams now wait in new york. and causing a splash russian are chilling claims the highest score in competition history on the way to winning the final world series cliff diving events this season. let's start with football where a crowd of seventy thousand fans are set to watch russia on the republic of ireland

go for broke in moscow tonight a victory for the home side would go a large way to ensuring russia qualify for their third straight european championships a few notable absentees though from dick advocaat squad first choice goalkeeper. misses the clash after picking up an injury in a recent club game the side central midfielder rock. he's also i threw suspension but a plethora of big names are on board including former chelsea man you reach your cough arsenal's andre are shot when russia currently set two points ahead of art and. it doesn't matter who is clue for ireland even when they run into under twenty one thousand. two hundred percent always difficult to play against but we have to. try to do what we did there as well. and the hope you can do you know i'm going as well meanwhile the irish are coming off an ill draw against slovakia at the weekend visitors anticipating

a tough in contrast allusion to the stadium where defeat could bring their qualifying hopes to an end are lined with a fully fit squad to choose from although spartak moscow mounted mcgeady is still struggling with an ankle injury. elsewhere in group b. slovakia could move to joint top of the table when they host armenia and she lina the armenians themselves though haven't given up on the playoff roots while macedonia host pointless and dora. r t also caught up with arlene dangerman mcgeady we asked the winger if he was looking forward to adding an international cup in russia on the same pitch where the former celtic manager applies this trade of course especially there was no one can say so i gave it a bit of a haven for. of course with the group but not the way to get through. because russia was the very very good team if you know international spalls and you know every once in a four four staff it would put it off the park so. we have

a. course in what foreplay. tennis now where the quarterfinals of this year's u.s. open will feature a pair of russians. with zero isn't one of them after being stood by world number one car line was an iraqi because now it's over looked to be midway through the clash set all leading for one in the second but was the aki is in the world's best for nothing the dane who had suffered back to back opening round defeats in toronto on cincinatti right before the event showing her mettle not to mention fitness to take a second all the time break and then. six. but the odds weren't in alice to see a public chunk of a favor when she took on francesca schiavone in the last sixteen the russian losing to the italian veteran in their previous three grand slam meetings the twenty year old opening in that right on a five seven six three six four scoreline so. probably not the sole russian levy's

with a chance to take the title. of us next hurdle serina williams is looking very very good on the event of a chinese able to stay in the game against the overall favorite losing six three six four twenty nine year old soft public in three sets in their previously only career meet. novak djokovic. sort of a child made grand slam history by setting up a clash with one another it is the first time in the open era to serbs will face off in the quarterfinals of a nature djokovic briefly caught off guard in the opening set of his last sixteen in country against the on orthodox style of alexander will pull off the world number one recruit however and it was smooth sailing from the second set on a seven six six four six two out of the top twenty four year old holds a two zero lead over upcoming food to the start of each in head to head meeting this. roger federer will be sleeping in this morning out. his motto won minako

only started at midnight new york time the fed express in no mood to wait around dominating the argentine six one six two six games to love. jewell for its own good meanwhile halted surging local fun favorite mardy fish in an epic five setter the twenty six will seizing the initiative early on by saving three points in the opener which took the next two set speed for a frantic rally by the frenchman celio. to a top six four six seven three six six four six two. russia have finished top of their group out the european basketball championships in lithuania the two thousand and seven winners making it five from five in the preliminary stage their latest success of one point win over previously unbeaten slovenia on monday david plotz men starting their sixty five sixty four victory courtesy of a certain money is shots right at the buzzer door through to the second stage.

all right let's talk golf or webb simpson completed on the amazing rally to take the second event of the p.g.a. fed ex cup playoffs the championship the american securing his second win on the p.g.a. tour by edging revie in a two hole play off a windy day in boston but did not stop simpson from enjoying some smooth sailing in run for this birdie only it didn't firing up the twenty six year old had a bogey resulting in the extra hole would spoil it again but meant the move back to the seventeenth. misfired on a birdie putts simpson to close out the tournaments and pocketing some one point four million dollars bill to become his number one in the fed ex cup stop giving him a clear shot it's ten million dollars ninety. to a clever x. where the russian national team of arrived back home from their most successful world championships ever those same competitors though already looking towards the

future with the contents of the twenty thirteen were. the finals which will take place in moscow no underway the russian off leitz with plenty of odds on luggage coming back from asia having to go for silver and six bronze medals vauxhall good enough to and second place behind the united states to finish with a dozen goals. are i finally the cliff diving season has ended with the red bull world series ground finale taking place in ukraine russia's arch and wrapping up his campaign in some style notching up his soul stage victory of the year with the highest score ever in the sport's history. of this world fillings that's why the sport's most prestigious competition the red blue world series keeps traveling all across the planet to discover new locations

to hose their breathtaking events for the final stage of the season thirteen high flyers made their way to the swallows nest castle one of ukraine's main places of interest in the crimean sure of the black sea. the following pair englishman barry hunt entered the event as the new. four stage wins in a row seeing the briton retain his world title two weeks ago in boston and the men who sit second in the overall standings russia we've done over there don't see who was looking to claim their first event when it was put to the lead up to the first three rounds of the condition flawless execution putting the earnest native ahead of front and then to the fun's the top six now left to do battle in the shadow of the castle grill and return to once again the space in the back the so-called

triple quad although. it was still the show. it's sunday's event demonstrating one of the hardest dives the sport has ever seen it become stand with blinds and treat the russian entering the water with his head held high the outcome clear before the judges had even showed their scores at first till placed podium finish of the season with a twenty seven year old and force of his career however it turned out to be more than just a win suit claiming the highest total score they can petition has ever seen fit to achieve the most it's not my first win but it's definitely the most precious one for me i'm second in the overall standings but here i've proved to be the past it's a very happy moment for me while i was. preparing for my dive so it was kind of strange knowing that the pressure of the series was off everyone else is

fighting for places and i was just taken as an individual competition after winning the first two stages this year nine time world champion or longer the kid was forced to leave the conclusion due to injury but he's now recovered meaning the twenty twelve season is gearing up to be one of the most thrilling on the record. the world cleat diving series twenty eleven have just come to an end with all the best efforts of the sport having taken their owners but the point is that each of those who take part in this and this will rise in competition can be safely called an outstanding sportsman robert r.t. ukraine. and a fascinating shots there a lot is the sport for now. is back in two hours' time with more and i'll say goodbye.

the official location on the phone called touch from the. video on demand. and. now with the palm of your. machine on the dot com. to follow such crimes of horrific critics also one of the e.u. is putting profits above syria lloyds the e.u. is under fire as it emerges its latest sanctions against the syrian regime won't

come into force for another two months. spain prepares for a fresh wave of protests as that summit needs to discuss capping the budget deficit head of wednesday's crucial vote a move many fear will lead to huge social cuts. also in turkey suspends trade the military ties with israel as a jewish state they also apologize for last year's killing of nine turks in the gaza flotilla. and as ukraine attempts to renegotiate gas prices with moscow russia has started building the dream on the scene pipeline which will eventually bypass transit countries and deliver guest directly to european consumers more on that some twenty minutes in business on. three pm here and there.