four thirty pm in moscow we're taking a look back at the week's top stories here on tens of thousands rally peacefully in the russian capital demanding a revote of the parliamentary elections while president dmitry medvedev bold reforms promising to overhaul the country's political system and. international pressure mounting on the syrian regime to end its crackdown on protesters as violence intensifies across the country with the people struggling under a heavy set of western sanctions international penalties aimed against damascus seem to be backfiring on some civilians. and the end of any year alone north korea mourns the death of its ruler kim jong il his youngest son steps into power

hailed as the new supreme leader news of his passing with the secretive states neighbors on high alert amid mounting fears of uncertainty in the region. up next a former head of the u.n. nuclear watchdog speaks with r.t. about how kim jong il's death might disturb the region's already shaky balance stay with us. well i'm joined by mr hans blix from stockholm mr blix chaired the international atomic agency for energy agency for sixteen years and was the head of the u.n. inspections team in iraq prior to the second iraqi war mr blix it's great to have you with us now i'd like to start with i say latest news came young male who during

who seventeen year old rule north korea has emerged as a nuclear state has died of a heart failure now his son is the next national leader what do we know about him are things going to stay pretty much the same or race where general security under threat how vigorously will he have push for nuclear weapons. well we are generally rather good dinner and about the. architecture of the power building new in north korea. but the change has been underway for some time but of course with kim jung un. group figure is. there is always a risk to in such a structure that can be changes. i think it is important to do you are outside the world. does not make the murderous because they will feel themselves in a situation of weakness and then the threats from the outside lives of notes

and provocative for the last few years iran was number one nuclear energy for the united states do you expect maybe a shift of interest from iran to north korea or does a country need to have oil as well to justify that much attention from the west. no i think both cases are of great importance in the north korean situation first of all we know that within artillery range for all of north korea so even without nuclear weapons the situation there would be a risky one and if north korea were provoked at here. there could be a risk also of encouraging. forces in japan. i don't see that now. but that would be a risk in the case of iran. on the other hand we see that already. they

work in iran to develop a capacity. has increased threat. and we hear. the states saying that they should bomb iran others say that they are all the nuclear installations are and that it is meaningless. to the presidential candidates that he thinks for a regime change but i don't think he explained whether he would like the a regime change to be the half. or the iraq. but also. it's very similar similar to what happened in iraq. could we be seeing an iraqi scenario unfolding here as far as iran goes well there are some

similarities in the. escalation of the language and the threats. that we had in the case of iraq and now having case of iran on the other hand we must remember that in case of iraq they talked about. weapons that in fact did not exists today they are talking about iranian intentions of may or may or may not exist. but the difference is that iran certainly has a lot of nuclear installations iraq did not have that but in your own opinion is iran of any imminent threat to any nation at this point i don't think so really. it is good true that you are merely dogs. come out in that area very bad language about israel wiping israel off the map of the world.

but i think most people with me think that he is really talking to the arab streets he has wanted to destabilize arab states that have supported the united states. iraq iran does not have a track record of aggression in fact there was iraq that attacked iran so i don't see an immediate threat from iran but i can understand that israelis are nervous but the u.s. and israel maintain the latest i ate a report provides very strong evidence that iran seeking any clear weapon. here's the question do you think iran has a nuclear weapon no i think in nobody really thinks they have a nuclear weapon and i think one must read that report rather carefully. what they say is that they see some evidence that could explain could be explained if

they were dealing with a weapon or a mere weapon and that there seems on the other evidence that is very hard to explain unless they were working towards a weapon but they have not said that they established that iraq or actually intends to do it so they might stop short of the weapon well judging from your experience how shit this intelligence be treated and how far can actually i a go in checking the credibility of such intelligence well they do it on not the average sit here in the iran and the it's a big country and then it places can be hidden so i think there are limits to what they can find out but that doesn't really affect what the outside world should do in my view they must continue to talk to iran and to persuade iran that they will not need any nuclear weapon nor do they and need any enrichment capability and

if some european says the u.k. and france and germany started such talks and they have been expanded to also russia and china and the united states are participants in it and i think that is the wise road to go they have offered iran some good things and i think they could offer more things there is also on the way to a big conference about a nuclear weapon free zone in the middle east which will take place in helsinki next year. and all originally the idea was to get the israel to do away with this nuclear weapons but i think if this if the conference were to try those to do away with israeli nuclear weapons and the uranium enrichment capability and get the other states in the middle east to come along then there might be a more hopeful future you know many believe that iran actually may be willing to

get to a point when it's able to produce a nuclear weapon but doesn't actually do it unless its security establishment is that a likely strategy it is possible we know from the case of israel that they do not admit that they have nuclear weapons they say that they will not be the first to introduce nuclear weapons in the middle east maybe one day the iranians will say that we also will not be the first to introduce nuclear weapons in the middle east and maintain the situation ambiguity but i think it would be better if all the parties came to the conclusion that they should have neither nuclear weapons nor a richmond capability and israelis would be in were secure there would be a warning now that say saudi arabia and egypt might also go for a response and iran certainly should be nervous that is just might bomb them

just as israel did iraq in the 1980's syria in two thousand and seven what is the likelihood actually that israel may be at this point now that it has isolated itself from turkey also from egypt it has disappointed sarkozy it has disappointed obama very strong rhetoric going on back and forth between iran and israel what is the likelihood that it has become more dangerous and maybe it will actually show for the first time that it us has it does have nuclear arsenal and use it probably to bomb iran. well it's hard to judge i mean some people think that this kind of language and threats by the areas individuals in israel and also by hawks in the night that it was the iranians from their present course however i am somewhat doubtful that one. way from. i think that carrots are better. that they can gain quite

a lot by staying away from. saying there will be a point where i will be convincing israel not to use nuclear arsenal i think these are very well aware of the. weapons and even when they talk about bombing iran there is nothing to suggest that they will use nuclear weapons for it and i do hope very much that if anything came to a war that no nuclear weapons would be used and it would also be very bad if they attacked the civilian nuclear reactors that iran has. but any kind of attack i think is. in the middle east. not sitting in. their sons they will have a counter attack of course. in the united states in the war so it's

a terrible fire that they are playing with. and one last question why do you think iran is so reluctant to accept all the incentives offered to them by the international community is it just not simply enough. well it may be a question of pride also i think that the western states that i've talked to them some sometimes have sounded rather high handed they have said that if you will suspend your to richmond we may be willing to sit down with you and that is a fairly sort of neo colonialists neo colonialist toll of proud people many others are and i think that the. they will have to talk to them say important partner put important states state that they are and discuss with them what would they gain by abandoning enrichment they can gain

a lot and i do not see that they have much advantage on the richmond because they can import the fuel they need from russia or from other places. they have to look up our reactors this conscious way below where i'm standing now we have ten and we imported rich. so i don't see iran would loose a very much by doing away with it maybe a lot of pride in this mr blix thank you very much for this interview. this was the plant that was responsible for causing the world's worst industrial disaster and now it had been abandoned in a condition where it had become a source of pollution and the most recent study that was done shows that this water

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the week's top stories on our t.v. tens of thousands rallied peacefully in the russian capital demanding a rerun of the parliamentary vote while president dmitry medvedev values bold reforms promising an overhaul of the country's political system. international pressure mounting on the syrian regime to end its crackdown on protesters as violence intensifies across the country with people struggling under a set of western sanctions soaring prices and food shortages have already hit the impoverished people. at the end of an arrow while north korea mourns the death of its ruler kim jong il his youngest son steps into power a hailed as the new supreme leader the news of his passing but the secretive states neighbor is on high alert amid mounting fears of uncertainty in the region. and

romans up next with a sports update stay with us. long walk into a sport on r t coming to you from the russian capital would meet rim on call for a first as always the headlines. the rink dreams are russia's junior ice hockey team goes to canada to defend the world side hold one in buffalo. reaching for the stars long jump phenomenon daria collegian aims to make a huge debut at the london olympics. new york the giants run al it's called but it wears over local rivals jets to get the big apple bragging rights and a chance for an end see peace crown. but we'll start with ice hockey where eight games have been scheduled in the kontinental hockey league on sunday three early

matches to sell you about first wear off some of these look to be well in their way to their nine straight defeats as they are hosting tonight on moscow over in all my school with the school right now one two one and i will moscow in the third period now depending the garden cup winners of your life are up against more words and goals were scored by the hosts in the first spirit and now its three want to sell about you live in the third period now trucks are scored soo second period goals against the visiting carpet and usually no good the score in that one is still two zero now five more games will start in the next ten minutes or so word got winners august bars are welcoming c.b.d. cage shells and bad boys. are hosting album garden if he make amends local business will be looking for victories after respective losses in the previous round severstal are up against you growl while spartak moscow will be playing against the mental monkeys of wars in the russian capital. meanwhile on saturday struggling put

out and impressed. fights against all clients in a losing effort the most courageous men escaping slovakia with an overtime win thanks to a clutch effort by patrick zach chris and sky for the final score as love have now lost three straight and sit nineteenth in the table on the other hand have extended their win streak to four games and are ranked third overall league leaders meanwhile have lost three nothing against the top fight scenes in a men's in itself road outing in bella ruse second string goalies for both teams in that one. and stay with ice hockey where the russian national junior team are preparing to defend the world crown they captured a year ago that's one of twelve championships get underway in calgary canada on monday and robert byrd the neon has the preview. the young victorious lending at home in blaze of glory to live the world youth champions get up in front of their adoring fans the russian youth hockey team claw the trophy out

of the hands of their canadian peers in buffalo us in a dramatic benaud last year. now the reigning champions are readying to take on the even tougher challenge in the homeland of hockey canada they hope to hold on to the crown they cantered a year ago. of course when el facing an even tougher task we won the title and now we need to defend it and our opponents are going to see us in a different way with much more respect and with the aspiration to beat us we'll see how we can handle that coloration of these men probably more than anyone else in the team holds the outcome in his hands one of the most gifted russian players of the new generation of guinea because it's off the nineteen year old forward played an essential role in his team's brilliant performance last year and. that you have

minced native just kept on shining taking part in the kid all star game in twenty eleven and also making his debut with the national senior team but he's back for his third world year's championship which gets norway on monday and he's looking forward to settling some old scores. i enjoy playing against canadians it gives me a kind of a special drive recalling last year's finals in buffalo even when they took the three no lead and the whole arena started singing our team got inspired to even more so when we scored the winner and a home crowd walked out a whole minute earlier it was unbelievable. it's a safe bet violated dragons men will give their all to get the feeling once again. it really does take much more than one great turns to cheer them to see three of says that russian fans have every reason to expect some new up and comers. in the

big showdown with each one of our squad can be a leader all for one and one for all that's the way we play it doesn't matter if it's meals or slaughter goals or any of my teammates. will the golden boy is a russian nice hokie will please their first test in the group stage begins switzerland. r.t. school region. one of the world's the brightest up and coming along john stars is hoping to make the upcoming a long one his fall and takes her shining moment zaria collation eye has been training right here in the russian capital after a string a world class performance says into wednesday eleven that collation have won gold at the under twenty three european championships and the european indoor championships this year at twenty year old also owns the second best mark among juniors ever after she broke the seven metre barrier aged nineteen condition are becoming a popular figure securing

a lead seven divorcement deals thanks to her looks and achievements. in the long jumper and he's already focus and taken the next step to have a chance at standing at the podium in london this summer. think this is over snail we say that her dream is something that is unrealistic and a long way from reality so for me the olympics are not a dream a target something that i mean for and focusing on in just over a year's time i hope i can be at military first an impi games and i will be targets and success i just hope things go well and that i can perform to the best of my ability and become a champion. moving to the national football league now where talk turns out to be cheap for the jets coach rex ryan the new york giants coming out confidence twenty nine fourteen winners over gang grain after plenty of media barbs from both sides laying it leading up to the kalash giants quarterback eli manning finding in big sur crews despite being pinned inside his own end zone and that's what

a five year old show is blazing speed by making a huge mike's nine yards touchdown run the giants going up ten seven late in the second quarter after a that's amazing effort by their breakout star ahmad broncho also a big contributor for the g. men as he gassed the jets defense for suits us down the giants does sitting up and and of see a subtle showdown with the dallas cowboys in the final week. that denver broncos quarterback team t.-bo has been known for his late combat heroics but he was the exact opposite against buffalo denver was up seven three before they already smoked kelvin turned the sides during the often overlooked special teams plates and eighty yard punts return putting buffalo up by three for their first lead of the games green zebo meanwhile couldn't bring his team back to late this interception return score by jerry is byrd was followed by another one from spencer johnson fourteen

fourteen in the final the broncos fall back into its side for the a.f.c. west. daveed meanwhile has begun the tedious process of recovery from a broken leg he sustained earlier this month during the club world cup the barcelona star hoping to see his wounds heal so he can help spain defend their continental sides all the year olds went to twelve thirty year old checked out of a barcelona hospital after undergoing surgery on monday the doctors say the villa will likely be out for around four or five months that means that he can technically aids and make the year old ones as well thirteen months which starts in june one. villa himself is focused on recovery rather than any club or international competition. the goal is not to be able to play in any final or competition and there's still many months ahead before that happens and to think that far ahead is not my style i'd rather concentrate on a day to day basis and i can tell you i will do everything i can to be back soon

not only for the champions league in euro two thousand and twelve but rather to be able to be back as soon as possible on a football field if my leg allows me to do that. that's all for now but more support will be coming your way in less than a couple of hours meanwhile our use of chattel at our sporting use is always available for your comments so head there when you get a chance thanks for watching three. witnesses. to history in the making of. testimony. ten stories that shapes two thousand and eleven on our t.v. .

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