i am. closes r.t. from moscow our top story tonight new york police get tough on thousands of occupy wall street activists furious at the tax is being used to prop up corporate america testers and stage the biggest rally in three weeks up to be joined by unions and. peers on foreigners chiefs of the health banks that may suffer a blow from greece's burgeoning debt crisis this is athens is seeing violent protests erupting against a mysterious imagine. and

a syrian woman seen as the symbol of the regime's brutality against his own people reappears alive and well after reportedly being beheaded it's forced several media into backtracking after giving a supposed death saturation coverage. and the situation in syria does remain tense with continuing reports of bloodshed next tonight we made a former british ambassador to the country but at least words who gives us his take on events there either. today i'm talking to basil eastwood's he's a former u.k. ambassador to syria he was serving in damascus between ninety ninety six and two thousand the situation's changed a lot since then and we're going to talk about what the situation on the ground is like now mr eastwood thank you very much for talking to us today now russia believes that assets deserves at least some credit for trying to instigate some kind of reform do you agree well if he was seriously trying he tried to little and

too late and his efforts have been totally undermined by the. violence that has been used on the peaceful demonstrations so that for every. death it becomes that much more difficult to conceive of any solution which leaves him and his country in power so from here you don't think there's any way back west that i think no frankly. the best one can hope for is some sort of negotiated transition. might give him a way out. but it's very difficult to see how he can stay in power in the long run in the short run yes by increasing repression he can stay there. but in the longer run it's not a viable transition to him that i mean if assad does go is that a genuine opposition that could feasibly take control in any kind of threats or writing that is the major problem the nature of the opposition

is or the demonstrations is that they have been so largely spontaneous that there is no very coherent leadership and the various attempts to bring together a leadership behind a unified proposal for an interim affair if they have so far failed but it's becoming clearer and clearer i think to the matter of street name. so that they've got to have a good alternative proposition if regime change is to be. not only credible but to happen without massive bloodshed and destruction so that the pressure is on the various. aspects of the opposition to come together and form all terms of proposition so you think that the opposition in syria is less organized in case he said that it is a navy or it's much more complicated certainly. because whereas in libya

you have an opposition that is has come together to fight a military campaign in syria where you have an opposition group has come together behind calls for peaceful demonstrations with the sole aim of now of. removing the regime but that has not require the same sort of coordination that the opposition has had to acquire in in libya and what do you think of me down from the outside sanctions specifically we've already seen a u.n. paste oil embargo case on syria with threats of further action as a situation doesn't have grave what form do you think they sanctions can take in and who they think they'll affect their mates depends what the sanctions are i would hope that the sanctions will be rather carefully targeted at particular individuals. and that's the course that has been followed so far except for the

oil sanctions basically as the net is expanded to capture more of the the big businessmen who have worked alongside the regime and who have probably tacitly supported it in the past. so the tendency will be will be increasing pressure on them. too to ditch the regime and find some other way of securing their interests and what about the ordinary man in the streets is there a way to avoid sanctions affecting him the problem for the ordinary person is that the whole syrian economy. is going to be more and more affected by the disruption and the insecurity and total collapse of the tourism industry for example which is increasingly important in syria. so it is those things that are going to harm the ordinary man in the street rather than targeted sanctions how

likely do you think it is that syria could tell until another maybe a tight situation i sincerely hope that it won't what is remarkable so far is the extent to which the opposition has remained nonviolent there has been at the center of the violence. which is understandable in a country well it's quite a lot of weaponry around and violence is being used against the people. but so far it is green largely nonviolent and there are increasing calls amongst the opponents of the regime saying you know we've got to use violence i sincerely hope they will with those calls of the resistance so i don't think it's going to turn into that soldiers. civil war type confrontation i also think it's inconceivable that any outside powers would want to intervene militarily in

a situation which is so complicated on the ground it's very difficult to see how any sort of outside intervention would help indeed it would probably him because it's the one thing that might bring all the syrians together in opposition to outside intervention so i just don't see that happening i think that's well realized amongst those who are most loved in condemnation of the syrian regime's activities how do you think this whole situation is going. prouty for what kind of timeframe for example very good question and i have to say i don't know the answer . the. short. i think the regime will probably survive. through increased repression and shown itself willing to do whatever it takes and so far there are no signs of the the core of the regime crumbling. but as the economy deteriorates as the big business which has supported the regime seems that its people

cannot live up way i think you're going to see more. defections from the regime and there will come a point i would think within months rather than years. when things quite rapidly fall apart. if the opposition can get its act together. then. firstly it may happen slightly more rapidly as people see that there isn't a trend and secondly when it does happen it may stand a better chance of being relatively peaceful rolls and bloody chaos when we talk about opposition in syria what kind of people are we talking about what sort of point. it's very difficult because the the activists who have. led if that is the word the demonstrations on the streets are largely unknown

people. with. tremendous courage. and determination but their political views more positive way as to what should happen to syria a largely are no. but i think you can assume that it will not be. sectarian it will. have a. a role in it for the muslim brotherhood. but the syrian muslim brotherhood are relatively modern minded and will be i think prepared to play along with coalition politics. he. will i think. be a regime which. is why i put it. mainly concerned

with its internal problems it is not going to be a regime which indulges in adventurism because of the israel or anyone else. but it will be a regime that is finding its way under very difficult circumstances if you thought that big business supporting the regime in syria we all say some support coming from the outside particularly from iran how do you think that will play out in such an unstable region well it's one of the things that i think has been spoilt inspired e.g. the saudi is to come out in criticism of the regime that. they many of the governments in the middle east are profoundly worried about iran. and don't like the extent to which what is happening in syria might increase iranian influence but i have to say that. the iranian government itself does not like to be seen.

as being the principal supporter of a secular regime that is using violence in this way and there have been signs of a ring in embarrassment. so. i don't know quite how this one's going to play out but i don't think it's a clear cut situation then leaving emerging market economy personal russia india china south africa they all oppose the rest approach to what's going on in amazement do you think that the arab spring in general will result in division between the old and the new economic powerhouse many of the states in the united nations representation of the u.n. . feel i'm happy about the way in which. the resolution of the security council which authorized all necessary measures in relation to libya. was

used by nato particularly france of you. with american support as justification for. activity and support which has in fact led to regime change and i think a number of other governments feel that this is a worrying. precedent. but it does not mean to say that they in any way favor. i could offer this regime in libya or what i said i was doing in syria. thank you very much the top pleasure.

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c.s. deeming the rules invalid. as a demoted to a second sanction which just in comply with the world the filtering agency code word was suspended for twenty one months after feeling a drugs test in october twenty ten by the time the london games begin the four hundred meter limping champion will have completed his. place here klitschko will be putting it all on the line before the end of the year the thirty five year old books are set to defend his job will be a i b f w b o heavyweight belts against former cruiserweight champion mark mormeck on december tenth. the police once held a jubilee b.c. and they'll be a unified world cruiserweight felt but it will be over a year since for next to last fight by the time the frenchman steps into the ring with klitschko up the ukrainian themselves loans a full fifteen centimeters taller than the man whose swan all is headed we have

thoughts since leaving operate in zero nine to school law sport in july this year beating david haye the younger of the klitschko brothers seeking to make it when number fifty seven from sixty five it's interesting. to pass the ball worship kill o'neill is the latest player to express concern over the own going lockhart in the n.b.a. but recently retired seven footer who spent nineteen seasons playing stateside saying it's the supporters who will suffer most of all. yes. you know. i was a part of the. story. for. us

well it is one club benefiting enormously from the n.b.a. lockout three time n.b.a. champion tony parker he will sit out for the legal team a club of which he owns twenty percent of the twenty nine year old will make just two thought isn't euro a month the minimum required by the french league's labor code the goal for parker to put the spotlight on boss the pole and his home country and get some playing time as well. i'm helping my team i invest. a lot of money time and oh my you know with the team and i want to. try to help french basketball to have a better place in france they are as illness on the whole schools on the milwaukee brewers in baseball as m.l. the playoffs the diamondbacks winning two straight in phoenix to insure the side in game five in the national league division series the home side pleasing the comeback trail at chase field after pulling into a zero series pool eighty one victory on tuesday though followed by another high

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game of the state. or the goal for tiger woods will be back on the competitive greens for the first time in eight weeks a little later on thursday the former world number one set to take part in the friday's don't call him open in california woods hasn't played on the bench since missing the cut at the p.g.a. championship only the third time he's ever gone home early on a major. it's always easy to come back from a well formed to really know what to do. it's very simple. i've done it before i'm done bunch of times. implementing and new golf swing. it or do you have to get the graphs and i haven't got the reps i'm. supposed to do that were feels natural. done that now which is a good. career goal funds were able to enjoy showing from one of our country's

best today twice winner y. e young karting a sixty seven to emerge tied for the lead after the opening round of the korea open remarkably high be moving along swimmingly before carving a bogey and then a job to start the back nine but birdies on the twelfth fourteen would have raised the bad memories of the northern irishman losing to a share of second. locals least zoom in hong soon sign joining the twenty two year old there are two thousand and nine p.g.a. champion a y young doing one better than the three one of his half a dozen already going on the second tier is sixty seven overall enough to share the lead with the american himself enjoying a great day rickie fowler that is what consecutive early birdies on the third floor . and finally rushes only professional women's call for maria for children to get to grips with the teasin scythe create this weekend's before that's our correspondent constantine the top find out

a little more about the moscow natives colorful life. it's arguably one of the biggest commercial attractions in women's golf so should professional in two thousand and six kick the twenty five year old muscular it remains the first and only russian plane full time in the lead easier of insured following an impressive criminal career that included victories in the russian austrian led field and slovenian championships. as a girl i got on tour and i was the only russian player and i was there all the girls were half of them were english british and. i was quite tough to get myself like good mates and you know in the end of their playing as me the chairman we showed great improvement in her second year on the tour with her career best finished tied for the fleece and spins and force of victory a little round of sixty six and by as a result which almost finished fifty feet in the jaw rankings in two thousand and

eight to have been placing some four and despite having some injury problems just too ambitious and his lots of goals to achieve with her new coach there play out play for five years because in my back i don't i don't know how my dad will give me a chance to play golf but there we set out some goals when he ran so well eighty and hopefully get. down there with a major you know. professional golfer who spend most of their time travelling from one tournament to know that we can do the hardest part of the job however well in search of success on the ladies european tour and many funny stories have a reason this is the lake area i don't mind to stay a few days in a chipotle and i put my pajamas on i went. to bathroom came back and my room was completely locked go inside so he had to go because it was going away out so i went outside and the guys were like cory go through this now.

despite bringing mortars to results a little last two years. the trauma stays optimistic and focused on golf however the one hundred sixty old brunette directs a lot of attention not only with her performances on the prayer ways but obviously also because of her appearance i'm not trying to attract my attention i'm trying to bring something more in go and that the girls who are low played females that live here. is getting better and better now so only those attractive girls beautiful girls get into girl joinery isn't the pioneer in a sport which is widely considered to be a hobby for wealthy people in her homeland and there is still a long way to go before being accepted as a mainstream sport in russia but with the likes of virtue and our country couldn't ask for a better ambassador to lead the way. of going to cheat. and that wraps up the sport for this hour world weather is up next in just that sixty's.

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