and syria accuses the u.s. of interfering of the arab league observer mission that's designed to end the violence in the country something washington said last this is not complying with the arab peace plan and it's sending an envoy for talks with any. other developments in egypt and elsewhere in the arab world come into sharper focus next as we talk to middle east politics professor jeremy salt. thank you jeremy for joining us here on r.t. my pleasure as well as call put it when it comes to the middle east there west talks idealistically and acts brutally if it's true if you agree with this what should be done what can be done to prevent syria from falling into these patterns look at what's been happening in the middle east and the policies the western governments of followed since the beginning of this year they have always had the the noble motive we're doing this for this very very good reason but we don't have

to be terribly skeptical or cynical to understand that actually behind the noble motive is self-interest if we look at what happened in egypt the west backed mubarak right to the very last and there was no longer possible to back him when it was indefensible they dumped him and with him with the president of tunisia and then they moved very very quickly on libya what was happening in libya that was absolutely terrible in many cases in the name of human rights they kind of attacked libya same with syria you know it's kind of it's a it's a protest movement it's democratic change and reform which are very worthwhile motives to support but there is another agenda here which has to do with broader global and regional strategies what has the libyan scenario failed in syria will the western powers change their tactics i think that libya was the template for syria kind of went to the u.n. they got the no fly zone was lucian and that opened up libya to aerial attack and i

think therefore that they could repeat this in syria but it didn't prove to be possible largely because of russia actually because russia made it plain that it would not support another no fly and no fly zone of a solution in the security council so this left the government of britain france and the u.s. in particular with you know they had to work out what policy they were going to pursue or still think they would like to. in three in syria but they realize it's not sign of the love thing as libya is a different situation altogether thanks so much for the risks are much greater the dangers are much greater because intervention in syria how would you describe it whether you're talking about a buffer zone or you talk american military humanitarian causal as the french foreign minister does it still at the same thing the invasion of another country and syria would resist that iran will get involved actively get involved it's hard to take the fall back position i think is to support. certain activities inside

syria which calculates the downfall of the assad government and its replacement by . government will be formed presumably from the exiles from the agitating against assad regime would take take over in your book the unmaking of the middle east you chronicled alone in a bloody history of western invasions in arab lands with all the efforts by the u.n. and arab league bid in a row of arab league is the threat of foreign military invasion for syria is in the past right now or not yet of course is still a possibility of course as to the possibility of the party rather do because it's so risky for intervention would be so risky however it was done would be to kind of maintain the support for what's happening inside syria on the side of the opposition and their calculation would be that sooner or later these precious if they maintained will result in the collapse of the assad government well as compare

syria with the levy and iraq to what extent the syrian national council similar to leave his national transitional council or iraqi national congress rocky national congress was almost a fiction the leader of no support inside iraq whatsoever he lived outside iraq for a long long time and he was pumped up because they wanted to create this exiled body called the iraqi national congress so there was an iraqi voice in the propaganda war against saddam hussein the libyan situation the leaders of the libyan transitional council as you know basically were defectors from the governing tripoli they jump ship when it got too hot and they took it really for me with the benghazi and then the transitional national council formed of whom we didn't know we knew someone from all the places we can't can't say the syrian national council is largely composed of what's a mixture of people who have their roots who are inside syria but the dominant i

think by exiles abroad hungover you know has been in paris for a long time like read one. who's based in washington and has very very close ties with the state department you know now what kind of clout what kind of hold are these people have inside syria i would say not much. so there are similarities between these councils and of course you know that the transitional national council or national transitional council in libya. recognize the syrian national council as a legitimate representative the syrian people it's not this simple as that so it's kind of part of the campaign against syria of which that that that now the lead part is now the libyan government is now part elections at various levels are currently on to go in in syria with more had so what do you think will bashar al assad remain in power as a result and we have a very very dangerous situation in syria which could have exploded into a very very nasty. proto breakdown inside the country and could lead to

a regional war so in this context let's see if this is given a few months and see how the process works for bash are does have. a base of popular support so i don't think you could say that the party would be doomed the moment they call free elections that could do well why do you think human rights watch talks and for media neglects the damage done by militant groups in syria it's somewhat of a mystery to me it's a mystery and the city has made some pretty. provocative claims in with regard to syria one of them is that i think it was military people dressing up as doctors in homs hospital because any verification of that you know it's a claim made on the basis of online people. and similar claims have been made by other human rights organizations human rights watch the. u.n. human rights council it's committee is all one way it's all about what the

government is doing and making very very extreme claims the government's response to the death of two hundred fifty six children for example. four thousand five thousand of dart there is no desegregation which is what the critical reader would want you know you see these figures were they coming from doesn't even know how many people have been killed in syria so far in its report. the human rights council report said four thousand but there was no expression of that figure where they go. a few days later lovely people are usually un human rights commissioner of the security council and so far for. the figure it goes around the world and i think it lodges in the popular imagination is five thousand people being killed by the syrian government but security forces by and for whatever whereas in fact i don't think is any doubt at all that a large number of military of civilians have been killed by armed gangs about of

it but by the fact this so what we actually need to do is to aggregate these figures like how many people have been killed by the syrian army how many of them were innocent entirely innocent how many of them were men who picked up arms. how many civilians have been killed by gangs so forth and so on you need to break the whole thing down but these figures are not broken down since we are in turkey let's talk about turkey a little bit turkey definitely wants to be associated with the changes in this region to be seen as a leading play in this movement so may turkey use this moment to its advantage turkey before the policy for the last seven years of creating zero problems on the borders. and that meant kind of dealing with iran doing with syria and turkey and syria had

a rather complicated relationship over many many years. and so these problems were resolved and they did lead to a very good stable balanced relationship with syria and with iran in particular and all sudden the policy was was reversed instantly but turkey did a sharp right hand i think the turkish government seemed to think that the syrian government for the protest movement of government money and i think the calculated it's only question of time before the syrian government goes and therefore i think it want to put it want to be riding a wave ok put itself on the crest of the wave the quest of the wave of reform and change in the middle a sin to be seen as the leader of this movement so. make decisions but the fact is that the theory as as i was offered. this is not media if anyone interferes with us like across the borders to cause an earthquake in this region so the stakes for everyone including turkey in this situation a very very high but turkey made his decision that i think that as

a boy go therefore we support the opposition therefore we support the syrian national council but of space in istanbul therefore we support free syrian army do you think that was a wrong decision in doing so they have antagonize iran the event agonized iraq because now iraq is come out quite strongly in support of syria and of course the lebanese government by his book has also been very very critical of turkey so the change in foreign policy has kind of that dump a zero problem policy and what they've done act is create problems now if if if our side goes ok then so what us but if it if if if he doesn't somehow manage to ride this out. well there are those it's going to be a go on someone's face and they'll have to pull back from a position that you had to clear it actually is not really terrible any longer you've got to deal with this government here like it or not is turkey being sincere

in its intentions saying it wants stability in syria instability in the region the line with with qatar with saudi arabia with the united states with britain and france but that's where it is that's where it stands and so the rhetoric about humanitarian intervention a buffer zone humanitarian strip has been a kind of simple thing in discussion about syria over the last six months until he's gone along with that but they know the dangers they do of course they know the dangers that if there was a move across the border if turkey somehow we're talking to taking the lead. it would open up a pandora's box. all problems you know and i. you know took itself with it no there's no question of invention but it seems to me it is definitely a big difference over this issue that somehow still bit however it might be carried out.

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it's all just a fold. of sports to sell next to the underfoot. hello there welcome to the sport and these are the headlines title setback manchester united suffer a shock three nil defeat to newcastle in the english premier league. plus federal wins his nineteenth match in a row with the top seeds make the quarter finals of the cattle open and double vision world road race champion mark cavendish set his sights on glory at the tour de france and then lympics in twenty twelve. the first month united hopes of retaining their premier league title have suffered another setback after losing three nil to newcastle demba bar for the night magpies ahead with his fifteenth goal of the season last night and that was followed by shriver complier before

a late own goal from the phil jones gave the home side the win and united their second consecutive defeat they remain three points behind leaders manchester city and in the other gang bolton moved off the bottom of the table after covering from a goal down to win c. one everton goalkeeper tim howard scored the first with a freak long clearance before david and gold and gary cahill got the others so this is how it effects the table united missing the chance to go level on points with city they're at the top one new castle state but in the point behind liverpool. while the other end bolton move off the bottom and are a point from say the but it is very congested down there blackburn prop up the table under just behind we're going to with only three points separating the bottom five teams. now over the last couple of years the russian premier league has attracted a growing number of foreign place in the monk them a spot at moscow's aiden mcgeady he settled into a new way of life since his move from scotland and is part of our look back at

twenty eleven here's how he was getting on at the start of this season. you've been in russia just about a year now believe the start of august you came last last year how's your russian experience being so far now over always been good i've enjoyed. i've enjoyed the sawdust and way of life for your obvious it takes a lot by getting your stuff but. i've enjoyed it so far and obviously the football was the main thing the football has been going reasonably well with. us what she always said the difficult part is so i'm to get into the way for here in the language what i'm getting slightly better about as well that's it is going to say are you taking lessons oh i had one wish and a couple days ago enough that my but in this for well one and a half but i was just as good because i'm out and obviously good there what's your typical day here at spartak moscow quesada estimated to be honest so you come in for ten o'clock in the morning normally and then you see the doctor you get with

him you think all these boxes in her your shoe and mine are wise and how your body is on the trail of it and. after that you know you're told to stay at the base tosser tell you where you can go. most football is a good life obviously do you believe the team can finally fulfil what they've been trying to do for years now and win a championship i'm going to start the season that was of the ones in. you know that the way we started the the chairmanship was really really well but i mean who's to say no because going out on and of unbeaten games you know the spot which i'm sure up to christmas and then be certain you know second talk or second place is getting a little princess and saying think this always has a very very young squad we have. you know i think overall of we have the poorest of the just to put into practice you could have really gone to your pick of clubs why did you choose russia in the first place for me it was the chance to go. to complain about all the. troy took it over to tom bowman to say. so to show you

because i think it was time for me to to so i move on was best for everyone i thought do you miss the old firm you're the thrill of the the huge game in glasgow of course some things are a must the game you know when i see on t.v. and i want to call me you know you're the best thing in football. for no for me it was probably you know a sunny afternoon at parkhead i saw there often a pocket. and it doesn't get much better now but i just finally. on a lighter note is there anything you miss the bites about scotland and home you know they're the deep fried mars bars are they i am very proud or state of the bars of the branch other big five miles well yeah of course as well as those home comforts. i think the main thing that you'd nice is it's been a we're just not going this year period show friends but. that's always a part of life that must you know the odds it's a fashion show up since the four go which are over here and the russian cuisine is

a great for me thanks so much for your time appreciate all the points or all right yes. spotted aiden mcgeady settling into life in moscow now tennis and defending champion roger federer has become the latest top seed to advance into the quarterfinals of the season opening event in cattle the world number three has knocked out russia's new high level janko in the first round and face levine in qualifying. the swiss master rarely ever troubled both by his lesser known opponent is federer dominated left right and center to win in our flat sixty six three the final score and the italy will try and put an end to as it is nineteen match winning streak in the quarter finals. also through to the last stage is top seed rafael nadal the spaniard sharking off his somewhat slow start to the tournament a blitz german qualifier dennys could have. saved the so breakpoint he faced on route twenty six to sixty when standing in the way next his russian seventh saying we kill you because part. of.

while it was a hard day's work and two frenchmen joe were free to stronger and gael monfils number three seed to tsonga was up against its least flavio to poland and salvaged a couple of step points in the first set before taking it on a closely contested tie break i just kept piling on the pressure though early in the second set of world number six held firm courtesy and build off the match for the next match seven six six three the way it finished next is spanish. he received a walk over after rushing away from a long beach. fees you see the fourth in cat are needed almost two and a half hours to muster germany's best bet is ranked outside the top three hundred in the world but stray small feast to the limit in this gruelling encounter the german battling back from a set down to force a decider which eventually he lost seven five three places like detroit city in the

quarter fire. i basketball now more misery has been hate on the russian no new jersey nets ne n.b.a. they skidded to their six consecutive defeat in seven games so far this season it was a close first half at the boston celtics t.d. garden stadium with the visiting nets taking a one point lead before the big intermission rookie marcion brooks once again there you go to man is he already in a team high seventeen points but the home side pull off a sterling third quarter scoring twenty nine for new jersey could only manage twelve paul pierce inflicting the biggest damage would finish the game with a leading twenty four is the celtics held on to an eighty nine points to seventeen victories their often arrived after losing the three matches of the season. another news pretty cyclist mark cavendish believes he can succeed at both this year's tour

de france and the olympics which will be held just six days later the reigning world road race champion was enjoying a photo shoot with his new team sky just named their twenty three man squad for the twenty twelve season also in it is that of the star rider bradley wiggins who is sitting on the right there in the sprint is green jersey last year's tour de france and hopes to repeat that success but also things you have something left in the tank for the lympics road race in london which is being held less than a week after the tour has ended. it is impossible why there will be room you know or figure it's going to be taught it's going to take some real structured training some real structure. everything is going after work absolutely perfect. for its physical bottom of why we tend to do it and finally there is a familiar face back at the top of the standings in the dark car rally is the ninth time when it had a handful reclaim the overall lead after the fourth day of the two week race in

south america the frenchman clocked the fastest time on the day as the. negotiated the challenge is on the wife and one to. his nearest rival really is south africa my six minutes form a champion division is hanging depending on the day behind local boy orlando pet or no while on the bike spain's defending champion marco may gang some ground on overall leader soon to spray a france lead the way to finish just by to finish by just over two minutes ahead of the still trials by eight minutes in the general classification by friday is aiming for their fourth title while that crash that involved receiving. his title hopes. so that the sport for the moment the weather is coming up next and then kerry will have that.

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