the. western powers seek to syria with more economic sanctions after russia and china vetoed a u.n. resolution aimed at increasing pressure on the assad regime. meanwhile ahead of a visit to damascus russia's foreign minister slammed the west reaction to the double veto as indecent and hysterical. plus ensuring greater political involvement for the people through the internet prime minister putin laying out plans to upgrade russia's democracy a day after massive pro and anti-government rallies in the country. and greece announces thousands of civil service job cuts amid mounting international pressure to agree austerity measures are needed to secure

a new. what i am in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story the e.u. and u.s. want further toughening sanctions on syria in a bid to crank up pressure on the country's regime the decision came after russia and china vetoed the latest draft u.n. resolution on syria moscow and beijing say the wording took sides in the conflict as it solely blame the government for violence without mentioning armed extremist groups in syria opposition leaders claim at least fifty people have been killed in a fresh wave of attacks by the army on the city of homes the government denies the assault a mature footage showing the alleged shelling can't be verified as are reports an absence of credibility and video evidence from the country raises questions to exactly what's go. there was

a warning you may find some of the images in this report disturbing. ichi video and social networking sites have for the past ten months being one of the activists he means of offering the world glimpses of the violence that's torn three syria activist groups report how we got the brick through and we've just seen pictures which the b.b.c. called verify to say many differing numbers and reports getting to the ball some of what's really going on is a major challenge even from inside the country. the everybody thinks. it was a. head of the un security council showdown this weekend and the violence in syria seemed to reach fever pitch with activists reporting a massacre in homs that was all over the headlines and watched with horror by people worldwide initially the death toll that night was put over two hundred you

see there could be as many as two hundred just in the last hour or two that was later significantly downgraded strict access policies they have made it difficult for many foreign networks to get their correspondents into the country to collect evidence at the end of last year i leveled this criticism at the foreign minister's spokesman we've never been in the media by the way. because. we've been filtering you how can you justify for instance you on the people relying on you tube and broadcasting one side even though or even on you tube you have also atrocity committed by the elements it's true that to a large extent mainstream coverage of the trade of the canned has been pretty sparse this graphic video appears to show every sheen supporter being hanged with a clear picture. exactly what's happening in syria right now to know what the

western allies that the u.n. basing their sessions own which is not really about genuine human rights and democracy this is all about region change dissatisfied with the wedding at the resolution especially in china v tahj the latest proposal many felt it contained disturbing a case of libya pressuring china believes to do rape in the foreign military intervention as a conflict between the two sides as the crisis in syria is becoming increasingly internationalized but a miss is in place slim a bold to try to put an end to the violence the going to have to be very careful not to make the same mistakes made in libya. backing one so i think creeping me looking like civil war. are not. indecent and hysterical doubts are russia's foreign minister said minister describe the criticism by some western countries of the russia china veto certainly lavrov was

speaking ahead of his upcoming visit to damascus where he's scheduled to meet with syrian authorities tuesday or he's peter all over house for. this was continuing on from that decision by china and russia to veto the recent un resolution on syria from moscow sergey lavrov saying that russia had asked the u.n. security council to delay the vote for several days in order to allow mr lovett off to complete his trip to damascus now they were that request were turned down by the u.n. security council so he left off heading to damascus on tuesday bearing with him a message from president dmitry medvedev a message that's believed to request the assad government make strong democratic changes in the country now the foreign ministry very unhappy about this the russian government very unhappy in fact going as far as to call it disrespectful to allow the not allow the vote to be delayed until. it completed that trip now.

with regards to the comments that have been made from around the world following that decision by china and russia to veto the u.n. resolution with a condemnation from the united states from france from great britain the foreign secretary in great britain going as far as to say that this meant there was blood on the hands of those that had vetoed it well so very unhappy about these comments he was speaking at a press conference alongside the partner in a foreign minister he said that he was scathing in his response to those comments made from abroad some western comments on the outcome of the u.n. security council syrian resolution vote sounded decent and almost hysterical in this connection as i recall the old saying that those who are angry are really right why these are still recall statements attempts are being made to blur what is really happening in syria and what's really happening is that there are several sources of violence in syria not just one it seems that the resolution cool authors

who rushed the vote despite the odds are more interested in simply finding somebody to blame drawing attention away from the arms group. there are receiving weapons and other kinds of encouragement from abroad but with regards to why russia vetoed that resolution over the weekend twelve russia's position on syria has always been the same they condemn both sides both the assad kill them and the the opposition talk and want them both sides to put down their weapons and come to the table for talks now as far as russia will come soon the resolution was on the table only focused on the government forces and didn't make any requests from the the opposition to lay down their arms and as far as russia concerned that's not acceptable when it comes to a u.n. resolution on syria but there are in a shabby a lecture at the lebanese american university of beirut says moscow and beijing don't support the crackdown on the opposition but wish to end the conflict in syria by peaceful means. the russian position and the chinese position was not to

support the syrian regime or to support the. heart of is that are coming from syria on the contrary quite the opposite it was to stop this bloodshed and in the view of russia and china to stop this bloodshed is to stick to the un charter and the principles of the un charter and to stick to the united nations as an organization that works for peace and therefore that encourages dialogue and that with that i think is the position of russia and by actually is saying that there should be more time to actually for the attempts the russian attempts to model minister lavrov is going to be in in syria he will is tempted to bring the parties together as closer together to actually sit down on a table and solve things in peaceful ways if there are some of the forms to be done

on the part of the regime but also there are obligations on the part of the civilians to give up their weapons that they are using against the syrian army this is i think they should be more time and this is why the russian position was so firm and so clear and confident because they believe that there should be more time and then opportunity for a peaceful settlement because as minister lavrov said there are there is not one side using violence there are several sides. stay with us here on our case still ahead this hour a whistleblower nominated for the nobel peace prize a u.s. soldier accused of releasing secret files to wiki leaks now on the list of candidates for the prestigious award we'll talk with one of the people behind his nomination. but first the political system in russia needs to adjust for the needs of a civil society this from prime minister and presidential hopeful vladimir putin as he continues laying out his

a letter of program before next month's presidential vote. for all the main idea of the sort of civil society in russia has grown and developed and become much more active most importantly compared to say ten years ago and what comes to the state well it's a lagging behind at the moment people do want to be more active and have more influence on the political life and one of the mechanisms providing them with these opportunities is the internet and this is not only about the tens of thousands of people who now take to the streets for this or that rally is about millions of internet users in russia who over the past few years have become very active. stores of blogs and forums videos of all internet lures between political movements and all of them are going on on what the prime minister wants to see the role of the internet and its influence increase more user friendly government websites to provide proper basis for public discussion and not only on initiatives put forward

by the states any person any internet user has to be able to put forward their own draft law and if it gains say one hundred thousand approval signatures from other users it has to be reviewed by the parliament the internet also gives another opportunity to evaluate civil servants for example if locals of a district of any city are not satisfied with the way the head of the local police department works or a judge or even a principal of a local school they have to be. able to voice their concerns on the web be heard by the authorities so that these civil servants. but let's move the web aside for a bit and focus on all the initiatives like reintroducing the elections of local governors was initially put forward by the president and supported by the prime minister now another initiative in this sphere is easing the rules for registering new political parties which should make way for more competition now this brings us

to another problem of corruption and the prime minister is proposing to increase the salaries of civil servants in exchange for their complete transparency and put together a list of the most corrupt jobs and it's in the ninety's many people wanted to become all the guards now there a need for civil servants because these positions are often viewed as possibilities to make easy money quick and according to the prime minister. it's time for that to change as well. he missed any of our stories you can find the latest news on live at our team dot com including this scientists said revealed twenty million year old secrets as they finish their plans to get to the bottom of the antarctica lake if you will for kilometer ice cross plus. u.s. battleships carrying out military exercises off the country's east coast ahead of their deployment to the persian gulf it's the drill not depicts a country resembling a war on you can find out more by clicking on our team dot com.

greece has caved into mounting international pressure and announced an additional fifteen thousand civil service job cuts meanwhile a key meeting on austerity measures has been put off till later on tuesday this is pressure mounts on athens with the european commission a spokesman saying the deadline is already passed the country must now accept even more painful cuts if it's to get one hundred thirty billion euro second lifeline from international creditors if a deal falls through greece is expected to default by the end of march next craik as an economic analyst an international lawyer says the greek people may not accept the new measures. there is actually very little choice for greece at the moment both options on the table are very bad you either accept draconian measures from international lenders or you head for the dollar and you default calamitously and

it's a chaotic eurozone exit but i must reiterate these for the international audience it's not exactly a technocratic government it's actually a kid so you can government under a technocrat prime minister it's the three political leaders that will actually call the shots and even if they agree they still have to persuade all of the parliamentary did peavey's in that body to actually pass this through parliament now what greeks can do this then can cope with. these structural reforms most critics understand that there was a need for the not particularly happy about the fire sale privatization because that really offends people what they have hit the limit with these tax increases and with more cuts to pensions and especially private sector wages. the name of private bradley manning a u.s. soldier accused of passing classified material to whistle blowing web site wiki leaks has occasionally made it into the headlines mostly in connection with his trial that his name's out of different lists that of more than two hundred nominees

for the nobel peace prize brigitta yon's daughter a member of the icelandic parliament from the parliamentary group called the movement that put forward bad examinations and told me earlier why she thinks he deserves to win bradley manning is on there because he's been criminalized or lonely whistle on war crimes it is not a criminal act to blow the whistle on war crimes or to blow the whistle on any crime and we feel that. by these leaks for example the video collateral murder. the wall. and begin to peak the people that have. put their name to the war in afghanistan in iraq through their governments need to know why this meeting going on there and by knowing what is going on there and we see this in can apply more pressure on our governments to be accountable for the

crimes that have been put out in our names we do not. let the bradley manning case be because of his in just treatment being a chorus of silencing all the people the courageous people who want to do their civic duty by reporting on crimes who are it's state or military. president barack obama has ordered new sanctions against the iranian central bank giving us agencies the power to freeze assets linked to tehran meanwhile u.s. battleships are running naval drills off the country's east coast with a war game scenario reportedly depicting a potential conflict with iran sure and sure fire from the school of oriental and african studies says the u.s. approach to iran undermines efforts of. iran has never actually threatened the us this is. policy has been always defensive but in terms of threats coming from the

u.s. specially this resistance is sanctions against iran central bank i think that they're mostly. directed. at the mystic consumption in the united states as we get closer to the presidential elections in the u.s. we see that each side trying to see as being more as being tough the views of iran and this is another move by president obama to satisfy. his rivals or supporters of his campaign that he's actually taking a tough stand this is sad to see that the u.s. is undermining the work that. fantastic work that the i.a.e.a. is doing with iran and iran itself is trying very hard to keep the environment. in the face of the recent assassination of the reigning scientists really. was a big blow to the relationship between iran and the. take a look now at some other stories making headlines across the globe romania's

president has nominated the country's intelligence chief is the new prime minister this after the country's premier stepped down and dissolved government saying he wants to preserve social and economic stability there this follows weeks of protests over austerity measures introduced in two thousand and ten to secure financial aid from the e.u. and i.m.f. . anders breivik the notorious norwegian who admitted killing seventy seven people last july told the court he deserves a medal of honor for the murders he extremist also demanded his release survivors and relatives of his victims sat in on the last preliminary hearing before a full trial starts in april rebuke said the attack was against traitors who he claims are embracing the economic check that in bracing immigration to promote quote an islamic colonization of norway. palestine's two rival factions islamised hamas and secular fatah have reached a deal to form a joint interim government ava agreed it will be led by palestinian president

mahmoud abbas before the general parliamentary and presidential votes the deal brokered by kateri is seen as a major step toward reconciliation between opposing groups after more than four years of separate governments in the west bank and gaza israel's prime minister slammed the agreement saying palestine has abandoned the path to peace. and in the wake of suggestions that military action against iran is a growing possibility we speak of the former chief of israel's intelligence service for an inside view the interview coming up.

i have mistaken for him before we hade israeli intelligence agency side mr halevi thank you very much for joining us here on our team a nuclear iran war with iran is there with the. yes there is a third option the third option is a non-nuclear iran with. an agreement and understanding with uranium it will not become nuclear. and that they will be reintroduced into the family of nations from which they have been virtually expelled in recent months. under terms which will also take into account some of their interests and some of the. possible option i think is very possible because i think the international pressure which is

being building up in recent months is beginning to have. inside iran on the economic. moral side. and i think that the basic interest of the people in charge in iran. is to maintain the position to maintain power do you think iran poses an existential threat to israel. in the region. i'm on record as repeatedly saying that i don't think there is such a thing as an existential threat to israel. because i think israel is strong enough to protect it so to take care of itself and i think that ultimately it's not in the power of iran to destroy the state of israel someone who does these weighted leadership insist on presenting iran as this big danger i believe that the leadership believes that in order to arouse international public opinion and in order to mount pressure upon the iranians it's necessary to impress upon the world

that public opinion is a national public opinion this is a serious international threat does israel have a nuclear weapon. i don't know and if i knew i don't think this would be the opportunity for me to say something positive and definitive on that but i think that there is in the world an assumption there is in the world a feeling israel has something up its sleeve and i think that this is something which is important in the present situation because a part of the name of the game now is deterrence and i think it's very important to deter iran and if you run believes that israel has certain capabilities where it has it or not i think this is a. positive card in the hands of israel as far as the most scientists concerned would you define if coming to mission as preventing war weakening iran in the case that does happen i think that it is the mission of the mossad to do everything in.

its capability to make a. threat which has been posed to israel dormant what capabilities does the mossad have when it comes to iran where here again i don't think that it would be useful for me to list the whole list of capabilities i think leaves the capabilities which every intelligence organization has i think it's important to say that we have been involved in what we call a clandestine war for quite some time with iran and what's interesting about this war is of course that both sides. more or less prefer the details of this war the details of various events be not exposed to the public since you retired from the side you have been meeting with the reagans is a genuine interest among some leeway indians and some israelis to promote peace i have many rainier's in international fora not had private relations or private contacts with iranians there are many iranians the way i see it who would like the

present confrontation with israel and iran to gradually end and create a new situation the likes of which we had from forty eight to seventy because iran and israel basically do not have bones of contention we know the issues territorial issues between ourselves we don't have other kinds of issues between ourselves we have ideological issues between ourselves and i think it would be wrong for iran to enable ideology to be the main driver of its policies and the calls of serious drawbacks which it has been suffering in your opinion would it be good or bad for israel if assad's regime force. let me first say that israel has no way of influencing the results of present. events in syria i believe that assad is going to fall and i think that ultimately assad will fall in

a way which will cause a lot of bloodshed and i think that this bloodshed will have enormous effects on the history of syria and maybe of neighboring countries as well hamas is very likely to have a duty to soon how will this play into israeli palestinian reconciliation efforts if at all first of all i'm not sure how most will have a new leader. secondly i don't think the national has been the most extreme of the leaders of hamas he's also on record as saying that he's temporarily to accept a palestinian state in temporary borders which is something which moves in its significance to a first step in recognizing the fact that the state of israel is here to study a fine thank you very much for joining us here on our team thank you.

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