all these are referred to as the latest for us now from the syrian capital damascus . a sense really from moscow that this decision to hold the mission was going to inflame an already very volatile situation and unfortunately as seems to be exactly what we've seen happening here now foreign minister sergei lavrov was speaking today on his tour of the age of pacific countries and he said that he didn't understand why such a useful tool had been treated in this way we've seen the observer mission start and eventually grounds to hold they never really recovered after that decision last week so the goal stays when they withdrew their monitors now their decision they said was because they felt the mission had failed to hold the syrian government to its pledge to end the violence and it was a surprising decision that's how the foreign minister described it because at exactly the same time that the gulf states made that decision the decision would also be made to extend the mission so just at a very very crucial time with the situation in the country rather than making this

mission stronger rather than trying to make it more effective if you have the gold states withdrawing them on it is now he said that that aroused questions we've got the meeting coming up on cheese day where the arab league against three presenting . the findings essentially briefing the u.n. and most is maimed remains very very adamant that is not going to back any plan that's going to leave the door open to foreign military intervention in fact again their response to western calls now that has said that it's impossible to hold dialogue with the regime here the foreign minister called very irresponsible and indeed unforgivable as i think there's a real sense that this arab league with the want to china tea ready to piss you are good resolution to dialogue and to try and calm is extremely volatile situation it's shocking really to see how much the situation is escalating day by day when a you've really seen this conflict creeping towards the capital people in damascus

who weighed. not to the sound of gunfire fans thought that this ad league mission essentially has turned out to be a dance club and the little people have saying what was the point and having that manifest play for if they were going to be made strengthened if they were going to try was. always essentially we're going to lead to un action anyway. well political analyst steve lemon believes it's not a coincidence that the arab league froze its mission just as western powers up the calls for foreign involvement oh my goodness it sounds like a no fly zone and different language it was an open sesame to direct intervention meeting war the observers who were sitting into syria you know they picked the wrong man to lead the mission because sudanese generals they thought they had the air man in charge who were deliver the goods against the side believing him for

everything going on what a general who he said was sorry is cooperating it's exactly the opposite of what the last one they wanted a precarious just step up whatever they have in mind which is some kind of you to action the best solution is the worst syria's civil it's all going to see you as a legitimate opposition in syria syria is authoritarian to a reporter in the when the guardian reported we get to go to a national poll that apparently go some credibility so that the. syrians back aside for america and britain and the arab league and there's to intervene in syria years and so years and to have an arrogant resolution saying and all the power to it we are unique in two weeks where assad absolutely should in diplomatic way which charlies people to go it. well if syria is locked in a spiral of violence libya isn't far behind coming up on our t.v.

a little later months after the fall of gadhafi respected ngo doctors without borders suspends its mission to the bureau after being forced to treat the torture victims then sent straight back to that temptation more and that a little later here on t.v. . u.n. nuclear inspectors have started a three day mission to examine iran's atomic activities tehran says the talks with the international atomic energy agency the first of more than three years will prove its nuclear program is purely peaceful the visit comes as tensions between iran and the west are near crisis level on monday even ations adopted an unprecedented set of sanctions against the islamic republic may include a complete embargo on oil supplies from iran and are expected to come into force in july well for more. now michelle chossudovsky easier for the book towards a world war three scenario the dangers of nuclear war michele just how effective can a three day union inspect u.n.

inspectors visit be in verifying what exactly is going on with iran's nuclear program. well i don't want to comment on. that over because so it's. get it which i think of course of all if we go back a few weeks that lay all. the states. quite categorically almost all the. talk show does. they have nuclear weapons and he also was a categorical go he said go they go they don't constitute a threat. all this. state but the fact that he. said it was a threat to israeli security and. capabilities. and then subsequently on the monday we see that you're here you're good with with

the sideshows regime which is directed also gives the central bank freezing its assets as well as several financial institutions all of this language for public gain or we have caused this what is what is here the peacock's of justification of a lot of the fall reaching political statements i think what we are witnessing here is is a build up towards the ability to really call for inflation besides sions. constitute in some regards the staging of all of a military agenda and i should mention that we have a mass at the flavors of u.s. military hardware troops going into israel to be stationed at israel also going to put weights. you know naval naval forces in the.

gulf in the arabian sea. and in other words i think what the united states wants. including its allies is i'm going to look green light which will give a human face to all the whole point all that be sculpted iran has said that it will prove that its nuclear development is for peaceful purposes only it's simply got to cooperate on this three day visit has not to fall into one of questions and that will undermine all those intentions you've just been talking about that the west has. well i think that all these players get out to colorado galway is made up of inspectors they don't necessarily control politically but i think what the united states walls is some kind of a state but you know which there you balance on balance weights you have to sort of leads to the next stage and what we're talking about is escalation that was already started there's there's all the role of the. special forces inside iran there's no

there's no i will i would describe as by the actual wall. if we all want to evaluate. nuclear threats we have to recall that like the whole state of. israel has nukes and threats united states is the red cross of nuclear threat but there are other countries which we never mention belsen all and it's a great job of the no nuclear states which have us no clear weapons respected because there is their respective military bases. and they talk to the republic of all of iran so that. the issue of nuclear weapons. of iran's nuclear weapons is a red herring but it is a red herring which could lead to well as we said all right so you paint a very very pessimistic complete picture of the consequences of what could happen

so let me bearing in mind the instability we're seeing in syria now you're talking about potential conflict against iran i mean you really absolutely serious that the walled would let this happen that there we could actually see a world war three scenario. well watts i think we have to understand that first of all this build up has the place for the last six or seven years since a box of valves that fly. the planes to wage a wall of iran. egypt lee in the wake of the two thousand and three invasion and occupation all of iraq and in fact we conducted war games that what the wall paper called iran that was that was back in two thousand and three that would build this it already knows you know what i could say is that this has been on the military agenda at least since ninety ninety five or according to the classified u.s.

central command documents that be they're building up that military capabilities using economic sanctions and there's something rational this is a very very briefly we're out of time just very briefly wellbore three scenarios what's the outcome who benefits from all of that what's the often off just briefly well outcome is on its own think of all the it's it's a war which it extends from the eastern mediterranean right to the chinese smaller it could possibly have all the countries including russia and china they have the world well at least arguably the you know they'd be preparing it but i don't think suggesting that it. was the moment think it is so in full and so we are right this ability but you know we could fact find ourselves in a very critical crossroads ok michel ok well anybody anybody about to pursue the

reasonings behind your theory here of course can pick up your book towards a world war three scenario the dangers all of nuclear conflict you know of nuclear war that's a touch of your book so many people will probably be very interested to hear what you have to say and find out more about your thought. it's behind the scenario so thanks very much indeed for your thoughts for the moment here on r.t. . program thank you well we're keeping a close eye on the iranian oil and nuclear site on air and online for the moment you can head to our website r.t. dot com for more analysis and updates on the latest developments. the u.s. occupy movement protesters once again turned violent in oakland california police fired tear gas and some two thousand demonstrators several hundred were arrested as they attempted to occupy a vacant convention center before storming into city hall parties report not. it

began around saturday afternoon when roughly two hundred fifty occupy occupy optimists in oakland california began demonstrating in the streets and it was hours past the crowd grew stronger and stronger up to crossly twenty two thousand people strong culture milling what the goal was for this demonstration is for protesters to take over empty abandoned building where they wanted to create their new headquarters because as our viewers may remember crossed the country in the united states just a few months ago police departments are removed activists from their camps and this was an attempt for oakland optimiser to set up a new headquarters but as the crowd grew stronger and larger and thankfully the police in oakland began firing tear gas and flash means god the occupy atlanta this

morning to the police they say members of the crowd began throwing things at times at the officers and that is what ultimately triggered this clash between police officers came to occupy an optimist but it was not as we know this is not the first time we've seen a fierce clash between officers and activists in oakland california doc in october there was a least three hundred people arrested and a former u.s. marine by the name scott olsen was left in critical condition right with a head injury from being struck in the had by police tear gas canister canister and this is something odd that put a lot of criticism on the police department in oakland california they've been criticized for being very harsh with occupy optimus despite increasing violence and arrest sara flounders from the international action center to talk a little earlier now to the future of the occupy movement is still very bright.

it's very much achieving its goals in terms of waking up the youth in the us waking up working people in the us to the reality the reality that poor and working people are losing more and more and that one percent actually one thousands of one percent is gaining a normal new wealth so that they're very successful in drawing attention to that despite a shutdown by the media and by the police and that movement is very determined to continue and to find new tactics well those occupy protests america come against a background of the race for the white house we've brought prism to do list as it seeks reelection that's coming from an examiner to find out the key details of the state of the union speech with our expert analysis. it's been a turbulent week for poland which saw thousands of people protesting against the

anti where piracy pact countries signed up to along with twenty one other european states activists say the multinational deal which still needs to be ratified by the european parliament allows firms to censor the internet. reports from warsaw. at first thousands across poland directed their anger squarely at the notorious anti counterfeit trade agreement the idea of funding. for publishing the. material is somehow illogical to me it's like punishing the corporation that produces knifes for. being used to kill somebody but with every passing rally the protest grew more political the crowds put prime minister to six government under fire for signing the agreement on thursday most governmental websites were hijacked by the anonymous hacker group i think they are trying to maximize us with. the promise is that there would be

a sudden closer touch to the documents that says that we have arrived. to. the right for our own interpretation of looking but that's not possible knows a lot from our government technically active should be a good thing protecting intellectual property ranging from music to design your bags but the global online community fears corporations will use it to police the web and take regular users offline for harmless internet behavior it certainly has a striking resemblance to the much debated sopa bill in the united states which sent even online giants like google and wikipedia to take direct action but the law was only meant to work locally across the atlantic while act would be applied more globally. groups and in some countries it needs to be ratified by parliament but not in every country so we have another. actor is still an option for many many

countries it was too much for one french e.u. deputy he quit calling act charade then came the twitter twist the micro-blogging site saying it can now censor tweets country by country pride is active protests in . war so we're expected to gather up to forty thousand people but a sudden big freeze kept many away nevertheless the intends to rally for several more weeks hoping to urge warsaw's ruling circles to take a step back twenty one other issue member states along with poland signed actor but it's only here but the decision has caused so much controversy and public dissent the document is yet to be ratified by the country spahr laments which certainly leaves the possibility of more protests everywhere across the european continent let's. see reporting from poland. but odds are correspond mentioned the microblogging firm twitter is in a flap over a censorship scandal of its own accord more analysis on that when a website r.t.

dot com including consequence of the move will ultimately be found governments. make it very clear that their users are government censoring a. huge step in pressuring people the share of the stuff that was censored but also pressuring governments to change their policies. what's the full conversation with internet liberty campaign aaron swartz on t.v. dot com also online at the moment. the internet's most famous whistleblower is getting ready to reveal even more on t.v. stars is launching his own talk show on this channel r.t. all the details on our website. deadly clashes between fighters belonging to libya's interim government and soldiers loyal to the slain colonel gadhafi and bani walid this week spot fears of

a new civil war the national transitional council reportedly began amassing forces including truck mounted anti aircraft weapons near the former stronghold of the gadhafi regime the build up came after government troops before start of the restive town. a growing frustration. many people accuse the m.t.c. of incompetence amid violent power struggles between former rebels chandan a spokesman for bridges the prince of peace in libya explains why the council is failing to unite the country. the gadhafi regime could control the whole of libya could find peace amongst all the tribes the new regime cannot even control something in one town or one area i mean they turn libya into a war and of the hunting of black skins they have they're selling off their oil and natural resources and sovereignty to nato and now the thieves that is the rebels they're all falling out with each other so really this is the chief of freedom and democracy by nato it's all become very clear people of syria and the people of lebanon and the people of the global south have to see about what's happening in

libya is coming to them if they're not able to defend themselves and stop this rolling western aggression against other countries of the global south libya's interim leadership also came under fire from the u.n. this week over a failure to stop the torture of thousands of prisoners to international organizations medicine us all from here and and just international say detainees have been tortured and killed in recent months they also point to widespread abuse of former gadhafi supporters result of an ocean reports hopes are fading that the nato backed government can actually offer a new beginning. doctors without borders known for going do their job in the most dangerous and notorious places around the globe but in n.t.s.c. run libya the group has encountered a formidable obstacle they couldn't overcome burns through electric shocks and cigarettes heavy bruising and renal failure all this evidence of the continued torture of prisoners say the doctors and now after two inmates died from beatings

the international group has stopped its mission in protest. patients were brought to us in the middle of interrogation for medical care in order to make them fit for further interrogation this is an acceptable our rule is to provide medical care to war casualties and sick detainees not to repeatedly treat the same patients between torture sessions the news comes amidst rising anger with libya's interim government demonstrations in benghazi last week ended with the resignation of a high ranking member of the n.t. see it started with the very beginning of the rebellion very beginning of the insurrection the second day of the rebellion on eighteenth of february the african migrants were rounded up locked in a detention center and burnt to death and then peace expressed support for this time and this is part of the strategy of the west you know divide and rule and that was given the green light of the torture and execution that we're seeing now so this is a clear recipe for civil war meanwhile the nato operation that brought the empty

seat of power is by itself raising questions. a high profile international team of human rights activists has been to leave here to investigate some of the two that it presented to of were with. the friends. and there were guiding the air raids and they addicting them and court again meeting them. if you are mandated. protectively view that. it is very very accurate in a way that i myself saw the killing of so many people in front of more my eyes i saw the killing go fifty one people in front of my eyes was fifteen years old and while all sides in the libyan conflict are to blame for violence and violations the human rights activists claim not all of them have been held responsible for their

wrongdoings investigating what happened during labor is seven months civil war and the nato campaign to protect civilians this fact finding mission discovered again crimes against humanity but the goal was not to jog but to shed light on what happened and not to repeat the mistakes in recent united nations report has reviewed that up to eight thousand supporters have been held by militia groups in libya right now and with numerous accuse ations of torture and revenge killings throughout the country hopes of a new beginning for libya are fading quickly. r.t. . this week egyptians multi years since the beginning of the country's uprising with hundreds of thousands flooding town here square the iconic birthplace of the revolution polls of the upper house of parliament weeks after islams parties claimed overwhelmed georgie in the us a new government is also tossed with

developing the country's constitution if you choose today demanding the dissolution of the military council which inherited absolute power from deposed president hosni mubarak matter who's in control egyptian or through and filmmaker believes that change will be held to a minimum. i don't see it as being that big of a shift i mean we lived under military rule for thirty years and that gave the government their storage had to do just about what they wanted to me it's just a formal matter and that they they lift emergency law while we live under the rule of our military jointer since the military took over general twenty eighth over fifteen thousand civilians that we know of have faced military courts and have received trials of anywhere between six months to fifteen years and they've tasted power they have massive economic interests in the country again everything that's happened in egypt really needs to be looked at from an economic perspective in that there is a group of cronies of man barked and his government that were in power they've been

moved out of power and there's a new group of cronies that are in place and they will not just let go and hand over power like that without having guarantees that their interests will be secured . you're watching it weekly we're here live in moscow on r t twenty four hours a day i'll be back with a recap of our top stories in about three minutes from that lead stay with us live here in. all.

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would be so much brighter if you know about someone from fans to pressure you. start on t.v. dot com. time to update you on this week's top stories here on r.t. in the weekly the league's beleaguered mission the arab nations hold their observers work in syria have reports of an upsurge in violence russia says that could make things worse. talks between iran and un nuclear inspectors resume amid international tension to rot is considering stopping fuel supplies to the e.u.

within days as a response to sanctions. also u.s. surgical protests feel the full force of the lord opened again with officers resorting to tear gas and flash grenades to disperse demonstrators and arrest hundreds. multinational proposals to stop web piracy spark mass protests in poland activists say their government is supporting internet censorship not copyright protection. that's it for me today my colleague you dish up with one of us should be with you in thirty minutes we know there's a news continues in the meantime more than david and goliath battle as we report on her cultural johnson trying to eliminate old fashioned farmers that's our special report next.