also doubts over the euro zone's ability to tackle its debt grows as nine nations get a credit rating cut france losing its top state the downgrade prompted a drop in the markets from germany faster reforms among some council members. well next on r.t. the author of dictatorship to democracy jean shops a book is described by some as the blueprint for nonviolent revolutions going to church you can ask whether his concept is really a stick. i'm sitting down with gene sharp his book from dictatorship to democracy is seen by many as a guide on how to carry out a revolution through nonviolent means it's often referred to as the bible of color revolutions dr sharp looking at how revolutions and forward in the arab world do you see it as transition from dictatorship to democracy i see

a first step in. the sense of bringing down the old system the old dictatorial system and it doesn't seem to you that people there are trading one form of oppression for another they're often happens. that happens and it's a good set to bring down a person. this isn't so they have to be very careful but it seems the egyptians weren't very careful what they have now is their military brutally cracking down on protesters we hear about all kinds of abuses islamists are gaining power in the country my question is this what kind of democracy could the current state of affairs in egypt possibly create. removes made a mistake because it never did mubarak condition give the parliament to the army and then i'll resign never stoops. because that's it i mean it's been the agent

of repression in egypt for decades and they're going to change overnight it's unclear. as i don't know i don't have the to the nation what their pricing is and all. that it's a different kind of situation than the pretty. well we did start out as a largely nonviolent popular uprising but we see what it turned into could it be that your concept of nonviolent uprisings is kind of over do you in this day and age i mean look at the arab world it's a bloody mess you get bloody mess is going you get people standing up and saying we want a change because. they don't like to be told we don't love you anymore your right to veto the second your go and they will use whatever means of controlling repression and killing and intimidation they can muster and went you know be

surprised that so uprisings like that can't be nonviolent in principle they can if they go to many many more would die. divines is not the solution to people dying many people couldn't run for presidency and civil wars and international military intervention. in syria for example when the minute. they go into a civil war for an intervention in syria many many many more will die it's pretty clear that the syrian opposition absolutely refuses to talk to the government don't you think it deepens the crisis adds to the violence what they're doing there in refusing to negotiate because negotiations are. the pressure government use to get the resistors not to resist but do you go

with the ship you have to go through it but that situation basically rules out nonviolent struggle that you were talking about it provokes while it is causing the regime. use well i don't see maybe. so people should be dying in the name of revolution is that what you're saying and you seem to have. some sense only of a means. to the country and no i just see a bloody mess instead of the idea makes nonviolence surge that you are writing about in the book let me ask you this the us nato have set a precedent with the military intervention in libya could it do you think it creates a situation in syria where radical elements among the syrian opposition are more inclined to provoke these sorties in order to invite an intervention i think. military intervention is very dangerous and will. be and and

some syrians have been doing that that's very unfortunate because that will not help that we're not being a democracy that will be a victory by the outside forces. assuming you get rid of the old regime. heavily influenced by the powers that intervene us and france or whoever it is so that they will have a major say in her government happens and that's the power of the syrian people but your weight i think should be is that what happened in libya yes in your opinion what's in it for the u.s. when it decides to meddle in foreign revolutions in foreign affairs you know as. i do you know. the response a wire let's talk about it being is u.s. government should not be intervening in military in the name of service in the market because if it doesn't work in

a conservative objective what about nonmilitary means it seems they're using all kinds of means their means of service should be news number of the us government but the people of the country to get rid of. a lot of people are getting the sense that washington is more into establishing friendly regimes rather than democracies if we take libya for example people there are afraid to speak up right now i mean we have reporters on the ground and they have to blur people's faces all the time because people are afraid of being seen the leadership there is about to introduce sharia law as the basis for their new laws which is pretty much incompatible with democratic values so we have pretty much looks like an example of how instead of a supposed transition to democracy people are getting pretty much the opposite so i think the b. is a different case because that's a case where the. changes in the.

foreign forces combine into a civil war were down the gadhafi regime that's an example of the government to sort of all on a slightly different note occupy wall street a very peaceful movement by all standards do you find them effective you know. you know. people. are annoyed with. the stream limited political control they have. the extreme this distribution of. some the people making the expression of their opinions. symbolism does not change the distribution of wealth in a country so you're saying no change is possible through that kind of nonviolent action yes or. change opinions maybe but this is not sufficient let's get back to the arab world people there seem to be getting more and more convinced that

nonviolence doesn't get them anywhere either do you think change can be brought about only through revolution. can be both ways but what kind of change exactly i'm glad you brought that up because it seems the way it is now is people take to the streets with genuine aspirations but those who take advantage of those uprisings end up stepping on people's rights as well as they are pretty assessors had change can be from day to nude. many many years ago. i mean it's inevitable but no means the kind of action that you choose to use determine what kind of results you get this is very clear that the records extreme care and extreme good judgment and clear thinking and. to

prevent that from happening i see a contradiction between this idealist view of a nonviolent revolution and a reality you know someone said and i don't remember who it was but it goes any revolution is started by idealists carried out by fanatics and taken advantage of by bastards around the world. but not in the revolution somewhere different in your work can you outline the steps that would make a revolution happen but what i think was overlooked is life after a revolution and in most cases it is a set tale you should be concerned about. because in concluding pages. it warns about.

it's sort of a solution to what to do that correctly but it warns about but that warning of yours is being largely ignored don't you think i believe that it's a problem that's why we've got more work going on thank you very much for the interview but it's been a pleasure. if they shoot something inappropriate from the public they can easily be shown to accept casualties of war ok. i wish he would have never happened but it has happened. in a war a t.v. camera becomes an unnecessary what does their own safety all foreign nationals including journalists and inspectors should leave around. and it's clear what happens with such witnesses i got him on my site. one for. many.

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. the stories that shaped this week tensions between iran and the u.s. intensified with tehran blaming the west for the killing of nuclear scientists washington is threatening action that iran blocks of vital aldrete over pending sanctions. qatar becomes the first arab league member to corporate troops to be sent into syria to tackle the ongoing violence there the proposal is being labeled people critical coming from want to keep preaching regime change elsewhere. also save the euro zone's ability to tackle its debt grows as nine nations get a credit rating cut in france losing its top slot status downgrade prompting the

drop in the markets and the call from germany for positive reforms among single currency members. for the sports news next hour with richard. well and welcome to sports have a great to have you with us it's always with the headlines. on zob paul scholes opens on the retail league returns munchkinland to be bold and free will to go join talk of the premier league could only july. thanks but no things hitting the bulls ensemble should return home the national coach rejects a consultancy role the spending bill has gone. and on your marks for my champion money a shopper has to be about something you're straining over towards all the world's top ranking in melbourne first grand slam of the year gets underway on monday.

but will stop before paul scholes has made a dream league return from which time and scoring be open as much tonight at one of three know at home to struggling bolton to go level on points with managed a city of a top of the english premier league when rooney how to close off one of the save the thirty seven year old scholes popped up to score on the stroke of half time h.f.s. from danny welbeck michael carrick secured united's victory at them level on points where the leaders managed to sit see everton and aston villa share the points and then. moved out of the relegation zone optimism for them three one. trying to have chelsea a one zero victory over sunderland and steve morrison grabbed a late winner or a triumph to one of west brom however spurs missed the chance to go off as well as they were held and to move on and john kerry right now believes the side is still in the title race. you know i've never city anybody that we're going to win the

league i only answered the question. is it possible to of course it's possible it's possible for liverpool still to win the league if they were a runner won twelve possible but it's unlikely unless all i ever said about tottenham is pot isn't possible you know but it's main city man united will be right up for us to win the league but if we had a fantastic run in the second half like we've had in the first half of the season it could happen but it's very difficult to to achieve that but it's not impossible . i'm staying with a woman russia's former national coach who is sitting on the job of technical director of the mega rich russian premier league side energy march go on but don't churn was quoted as saying gee over contradicted his football philosophy sixty five year old want to survive scoring for new stars and foster home grown talent is denied access to the club's you've team getting led russia to the semifinals of the

euro two thousand championships but failed to steer the country to the world cup finals two years later and has since resigned as head coach of turkey. meanwhile cohen shawty enjoyed a winning strong to his reign as for head coach and big spending probably signs roma family leaders need to lose three one thousand eight hundred seemed to be goalkeeper or some other short but deflection opting to use price for the second half probably across story double pierced easily well taken efforts in the second go. ten minutes. past the offender in keeping the ball corner clews got one bike but it wasn't enough points not frontrunners around p.s.g. three points clear at the top of the table. well moving on to tennis now the first grand slam of the season the australian open is just two days away from starting in melbourne former champion maria sharapova is hoping to repeat her two thousand and

eight success as she spearheads a strong russian contingent the thirty four year old is leaving for play argentina is just. in a rope in a shop that is also in wind a hundred spectrometers and solving the ball for and potentially bit as one of the all over in the quarterfinals over all the forty russians and women straw sharapova say is history and open with perfect place to gauge your own form and dance with your opponents. and this is the start of year for us who are coming off a little better than. seasonally training on the things of maybe we feel we needed to improve and it just kind of gives us time to settle down and get away from. the tour life for a little bit and this is just where it begins and i think it's not just for you or anyone in this room but for me too it's called to see how everyone comes out of where they are and how they're playing and where their level is. more trouble be

facing tough competition in the guise of defending champion kim clijsters the five time winner soaring a williams five injury scares from the warm up events but recovered in time for the big tournaments serenus is against austria's time in a passion in the first round. while twenty eight year old mother cloisters of sexual charge for a second time later this year could start charging the fans again for portuguese qualifier marie. a down to her chances of a second straight trophy. so you want to maliki kind of get that positive five again but that obviously doesn't mean that it will go easy and smooth you know the next year so. you know i something that i did at the u.s. open as well as just take one match at a time just make sure that i keep having my same routines and i'm just trying to be in the best shape that i can be every day and you know see how it goes. all of the

men's side world number one never joke of age was really going to retain his crown the serbian is drawn against italian all origins in the opening round and he could face andy roddick in the fourth and potentially in form david forever in the last spiny of coming up clinching the spurs title of the old ball djokovic has to play a much each of us here and knows from brilliance of last season it's going to be a tough act to follow. two thousand and eleven has been the best year so far in my career and. it's going to be very difficult to repeat what i've done. but look. you know why not staying optimistic in imposing to about the whole season you know it's a start obviously. thinking too far away from australia. focus is directed to this tournament and i want to start of the year well. among governments and was the last australian to win his home grand slam by seventy six

but the local crime does have a homegrown player to pin the hopes on nineteen year old the tent is full full story an open on the back of his maiden professional win as the america's top man molly fish in the final of an exhibition tolan's in melbourne and. it's for him down the line. image. back involved much six four three six seven five. talking abuse from a teenager. is grand slam campaign spends the best. that's going to stand a valley at the top of the russian professional basketball league up for a strong fourth quarter all the employer out of mind he won seventy nine victory of a sponsor x. in petersburg consumption but top of reports thanks surprisingly spartak have never wanted to discuss and where you get to in their first day were old week three

against the army man after defeating the country's basketball powerhouse at home in their last three encounters and it was a special match for and a kid in america who had started his career at the st petersburg side to discuss santa and then of course teach missed the game due to us but that exam that count before and so we play at both ends of the court as the red and blues may take weeks start taking a two digit lead in the opening quarter however the visitors got back into the game in the second and managed to equalise three minutes before the main intermission and this see saw game continue to scour forge ahead but every time spartak levelled matters and even put their noses in front seventy two seventy one eight minutes before the final buzzer however thirty year old kirilenko organized the game ending assault so you can several important shots as the army man landed eighteen points to split x. three in the final twelve minutes and this time the visitors couldn't find the strength to and so there so it says go one by twelve point nine he won seventy nine

and kirilenko his nicknamed a k forty seven was key to that success with a game high twenty three points was yeah there are reporters here who drink some magical elixir for the final run i'm kidding with the really matches in mind it was a good chance to show that we are in good shape and can boost ourselves even when we're tired we didn't give up and scored more than fifteen points in the last five minutes against of the. restrain science they're pretty good. players and i play hard a new plato. i don't think we played our best basketball you did. start to get a little rhythm at the end there and he did lead get bigger once we got a rhythm victory keeps on top of the russian basketball league while spire not sleep one please two feet and we mean we missed at the rhythm blues arena because name by that of bertie. finding the organizers of russia's first ever winter

olympics promise to impress the world by pulling off a record of torch relay ahead of a such a games in two thousand and fourteen dmitri china shanker presidents of the games organizing committee to flame relay an all girl youth winter olympics by got underway in austria and friday there fishel seemed happy with his prestigious task like his companions to share the limp experience in the run up to the senior games which will take place in the black sea resort of sochi in two years' time. it will be the longest ever in terms of the duration the one two three one hundred twenty three days relay which will cover of the territory of the biggest con three in the vault all nine time zones and we will cover the ninety five per cent of the biggest territory in the distance will be bigger than it what the whole of the year more than forty five thousand kilometers but we will give the unique opportunity for all

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three. two three. three blog. for your media project free media. the week's top stories on our take the strain between iran and the u.s. . the west killing a nuclear scientist. becomes the first arab league troops to be sent into syria is a key. driver change. crisis grows as nine nations get their credit rating for france losing its top notch status.