nothing except what it may not just be british tactics bahrain's using but weapons to government figures show the u.k. sold over one million pounds worth the rifles and artillery equipment to bahrain from july to september last year long after blood was spilled that's despite insisting all licenses had been revoked and as for yates his contract runs until april by which time he hopes to put in place concrete reforms on this evidence that seems a long way off on the bennett r t london our website r.t. dot com is the place to find on the latest news and analysis let's see what else we've got lined up for you right russian language silence in latvia as the majority of voters in the baltic states reject a proposal to give official status to the language used by a third of its population also. it's been a week since powered by can whitney houston passed away but some music companies have already made a fortune from the singer's death find out more on our team dot com.

the chinese vice president has received a warm welcome in washington during his tour of america however the u.s. media has been less positive promoting a menacing image of the communist country which holds more than a trillion dollars of american debt but for the white house business comes before public opinion as art can reports. what a better way to celebrate valentine's day than with a partner who lends you money nonstop provides you with cheap labor and host thousands of your factory to the remarkable development of china u.s. relations america's love for china would be boundless if not for the growing fear of it these guys around for us and the end of it but instead looking for ways to have. to work to harness i want to be china i want to go to war with china and make america the most attractive place in the world to do business menacing and

vilifying china are typical for political campaigns in america these days like these that delegate. us their debt to our fortune and that is how our great empire grows again. it's not too late to stop this nightmare it's on r.g.p. and children story made in china in short that it's anything get a good no sweetie the chinese aren't going to get. they're still billion other than the economy is getting there with it this is it take now to do they're going to be good and they make it. with china being the biggest foreign creditor for the us the economic interdependency between the two is raising red flags in the minds of many americans china can very easily just bankrupt america overnight what we've got to do is just dump dollars and trade stories switch to euros radio the courts that's

him never work except experts agree china would never do that because beijing is just as interested in preserving the value of their u.s. treasury holdings as well as the rich market for their manufactured goods but this it could all make interdependency becomes a headache for washington when china demonstrates policies independent from america's will and the white house has to stifle this content be. find full on smiles china blocking the u.s. backed resolution on syria is one example russia came under fire from washington for opposing forceful regime change in syria while the u.s. criticism for china was far more muted for taking the same position but the reality is that china and the west have to treat with much more with kid gloves because of the integral relationship in terms of the way that the chinese economy now is so totally woven in with the western one neither country is capable of commentating

the other and neither country is going to win a cold war type situation as china's influence grows president obama has pledged to strengthen us positions in the pacific going as far as the ploy in extra troops to the region this is made some wonder whether the u.s. can reconcile with the situation when it's not dominating. announced disappeared at the pentagon by the way the pivoting from that middle east to asia this means more u.s. interest is cellcept in the sauce china sea military station the starting in norse in australia but may be in contacts with the philippines singapore and thailand specially very close allies of us here in southeast asia so the chinese they look at this in a big circle washington's treatment of this or that country depends on its interest there is nothing surprising about that but it seems with the arena america may find itself off the list of those in place in a situation where you cannot simply dictate its policies in the meantime beijing's

economic clout is growing feeling americans fear i'm going to check our reporting from washing our. hands some of today's news making headlines around the globe this hour eighteen people have been killed in baghdad after an explosion struck a crowd of recruits outside a police academy over a dozen who were wounded in the blast a source at the scene said several a nearby cars were set ablaze by the explosion now group has yet claimed responsibility for the bombing. you're looking at live pictures as tens of thousands of people are actually marching in madrid angry at the government's labor reforms spanish trade unions have organized rallies in fifty seven cities across the country you can see crowds here chanting slogans and brandishing banners saying that changes were unfair to workers and would destroy jobs last week similar rallies turned violent as demonstrators were blocked by police on their way to the parliament spain's unemployment tripled since two thousand and seven and almost

half of people under twenty five are out of work. fire has swept through street markets in the capital of honduras injuring eleven people and destroying hundreds of stalls several struts whirring gulf in flames sending fick plumes of black smoke over the city it comes as funerals were held following one of the worst prison fires for a century which left three hundred fifty people dead many victims were burned alive in their cells. candidates standing in the fast approaching russian presidential election are doing all they can to woo the electorate news channels are airing intense debates on controversial t.v. adverts artie's diary push poll that has taken a closer look at the tools contenders are using to win support. we watched this is the video that schools would most uproar so far in the presidential campaigns underway in russia in it one of the candidates version of famously his showmanship

and occasional fist fights with helos voluntary and claims mcgann other times when russia's symbol was a traditional troika with three day horses and jingle bells these little mantra donkey has become a symbol of our country the whole country has come to a standstill like percent of us with less than a month to go the five counties have plastered the streets with election posters and desolate views with t.v. promos heated discussions on television and radio and the internet have become part of everyday life. i don't course in the race billionaire businessman mikhail prokhorov promises their arrival of a new russia with a new president known for his height riches and playboy past he's the only new face on russia's political scene formally and a tourist party animal his reputation was once dented by an international sex scandal which has come back to haunt him on the web we are vegeta help here where the lower body and soul as for the elections will win them anyway you can buy

anything so you can buy your victory to the remaining candidates are a familiar crowd to the voters the unchanging leader of the communist party good ideas are going to present a fresh image with a campaign featuring a mix of faces from the past as well as the present while his rival from the just russia party gave it on the streets trying to attract the older generation the only clear favorite in the race prime minister vladimir putin has refrained from getting involved in the campaign directly he has controversially refused to take part in any t.v. debates sending his representatives instead and his promos never show his face. on this three politics there are only talk i have a big meeting. either prop or tin or against porter so if you when he doesn't go to television when he's part of st politics when he's a part of television coverage oh he's job as prime minister he is there is

the only one let's say the only kind that with so many resources so much media attention i think that he wants to show that he's the only real candidate precisely by not going there and according to the latest opinion polls the level of support keeps on growing across the country despite the wave of opposition protests i think that process tend to mobilize his core electorate because when. people like right wing politic politician brought her up are saying that you know the social benefits from the cut that factories that are inefficient because that stage would not interfere so much i think that the message that people get across russia is that like we should keep election day may only be around the corner but this still plenty of time for the other four would be presidents to try and chip away at this current lead and while some voters rely on traditional t.v.

campaigning others are turning to the internet for some comic relief. and then calling himself believe john paul bonhomme of supposedly. has recently become an online sensation with a song praising the virtues of the prime minister all the pete by putin's initials . by ls and while the jury's out on whether it's propaganda or clever hoax aimed at discrediting putin the electoral campaign rolls on with more surprises likely along the way kerry pushed over party. now recap of today's news on the week's top stories in just a few moments. thanks

for being with us half past the hour here's a quick recap of your headlines the un ramps up the pressure on the syrian regime as the general assembly adopts a non-binding resolution calling on president assad to step down but russia calls for talks to break the stalemate while damascus promises reforms. and greek anger spills out onto the streets once again as lawmakers clear more cuts to secure vital rescue cash which could now be cleared on monday but the rage of

a beleaguered population is still at the forefront of greek society. iran looks to boost its nuclear program in the face of u.s. and e.u. condemnation reports suggest new centrifuges are going to be installed at a forty five underground enrichment facility while israel calls for more sanctions accusing top ramen of attacking israeli diplomats. for some insight into what may be behind the pressure heaped on iran we spoke to brian becker a member of the answer antiwar coalition that interview is up next. thank you for joining us on r.t. thank you but does the united states want from tightening the sanctions i mean. even beyond tightening the sanctions now indeed it is the united states government has created an artificial crisis that's first and foremost it's

a manufactured crisis iran is complying with the. iran does not have a nuclear weapon iran is not threatening its neighbors iran has not started a war with any of its neighbors israel on the other hand has hundreds of nuclear weapons and unlike iran refuses to sign a nuclear nonproliferation treaty does not allow. inspectors into its country so there's not really a nuclear menace or a nuclear danger from iran and so what is the cause what's the cause of the crisis of the artificial crisis the real goal is the united states government has embarked on a course of extreme economic aggression against iran with the hope that by creating economic suffering economic isolation economic misery that part of the population will rise up or become disenfranchised with the government so that the u.s. can do as it has in history carry out regime change they deny that the us denied

that it's trying to carry out there was a change in iran right i mean we have to take it with a very very big grain of salt because we know that since one nine hundred seventy nine the united states refuses to have relations with the islamic republic of iran why is it because iran is a dictatorship well it's actually a democratic government it has democratic features far beyond some of america's most foremost their allies in the middle east such as saudi arabia for instance since one thousand seventy nine iran became an independent government before that between one nine hundred fifty three and one thousand nine hundred seventy nine when the shah was there. the shah basically is a proxy or a puppet or a client of the american power and so the u.s. says they're not carrying out regime change but in fact everyone who is watching know is that indeed is the u.s. policy to create pressure on iran carry out overt operate covert operations economic sanctions and now these new sanctions are not really even like the old

saying they are saying to the rest of the world if you dare do business with iran central bank if you buy iranian oil which constitutes half of iran's g.n.p. if you have any business with iran whatsoever you will not have access to american banks to american corporations to the american market this is in fact a blockade something like an economic blockade of iran and by international law in economic blockade is an act of war and so we should understand it just like that so what do you think iran's response is going to be well iran so far has been very prudent even though they said that they would consider closing the strait of hormuz that six mile stretch of the persian arabian gulf where twenty five percent of the world's oil supply goes through. and even though much was made of that in the western media in fact iran has not done anything to give the u.s.

. pretext an excuse a provocation so to speak that would allow the united states or israel to trigger a set of military actions iran i think is also telling its people that we are not panicked the iranian government are not panicked that they're trying to show that they have a serenity and a calmness and a confidence and that they will weather the storm but in fact economic sanctions are taking a bite on the iranian economy right now there is a lot to see about this israeli possible attack specially israeli. possible attack well a street journal says that the u.s. is planning a plan b. should israel attack i think the israelis try to pretend that iran constitutes an existential threat to israel i don't think that that in fact is the case even though iran's military has the capability to do great damage to israel in the event

of a war even though israel is a nuclear power i think that the israeli government has a pattern and a practice of invasion and bombing of its neighbors in the middle east it carried out the bombing of iraq's nuclear facility in one thousand nine hundred one even though that was permitted by international law and subject to spec sions in other words a nuclear program for civilian energy purposes israel came and bombed it they did the same to syria in the last few years and they would like to carry out military strikes against the iranian government the americans don't want there right now even though they are happy to be have iran in a state of tension they don't really want israel to become the main protagonist with the iranian government by carrying out an unprovoked military strike i mean i'm talking about the main sectors in the american establishment because that would then present the crisis struggle between the islamic republic of iran on one side

and the israeli's regime on the other and in that case iran will be able to mobilize mass support throughout the middle east for it the united states has a different tack they want to keep israel sort of in the background lou mean danger in threatening iran in one way keeping iran in the state of tension perhaps militarily but have the economic sanctions do the bulk of the work by carrying out economic and financial isolation against the iranian government they think in the long term that's the easier way the better way or the more effective way to carry out regime. change the u.s. has puzzled over israel's intentions so what if israel does decide to strike iran and this is a u.s. official says it's hard to know what's a bluster and what's not with the israelis well i think a lot of this is baloney and nonsense the israelis are the recipient benefactor of three billion dollars a year in u.s.

military aid if they do something that's completely contrary to what washington wants they will be on the very short end of the stick the israelis are not dominating in dictating u.s. policy in this geo strategically they're not or they are not they have a big influence in washington they have a strong lobby but when it comes to iran or when it comes to iraq the israelis do not tell united states what to do its vice versa if israel strikes no if the conflict is presented that way between the islamic republic and israel the people of the middle east will really to the side of iran the assassination of the iranian scientist which rick santorum called half a measure. of. the former u.s. ambassador to the united nations the sanctions that tightening up the sanctions the . coalition that the u.s. is trying to building in what is iran going to do to face all of this pressure well

iran has certain allies to iran has russia and it has china increasingly it has a venezuela and cuba another words those governments in the world in addition of course to syria which has its own problems right now but the countries in the world don't want the entire world to be dominated by one power the united states of america they recognize that the existence of iran as an independent government is something that is positive meaning that if the united states were were were to be successful in carrying out regime change in iran. they would be emboldened to carry out further destabilizing efforts against other powers including russia and china by the way even though there are great powers. so i think that iran has allies and i think iran is trying to show that they can weather the storm and also that they can rally their population in spite of the fact the divisions that were revealed in two

thousand and nine after the elections the presidential elections the iranian people as a whole i don't believe they should be sanctioned the iranian people believe that they have as they do the right to develop nuclear power for peaceful civilian purposes and i think right now the iranian government is trying to weather the storm they're also making it clear that they do options that they have they have limited options they have limited options and that's the big issue here i think is the. in america right now in the united states nobody feels this issue they don't feel there's a war looming they don't feel the problem of economic sanctions it's the iranians who are feeling it it's the tension the pressure of the economic problems are all one sided this is like a great power the seven hundred pound gorilla who decides to sit wherever it wants to sit and it can create immense tension and pressure and economic suffering somewhere else without having to endure any political price so that it's the big

problem and as a peace activist and as someone who believes in human rights and i think will do will see this more and more in the united states we are starting to concentrate our efforts to expose the fact that the united states government is carrying out through a different set of tactics the same thing that they did in iraq they carried out regime change in iraq not to make iraq more democratic more human rights oriented but to dominate iraq and i think they they want to do that in iran and we need to have people outside of iran stand up and say iran should not be alone on this does not presidential elections have anything and what's going on in real and what's going to happen with iran and tens of washington. i think the presidential elections in the united states definitely play a role in u.s. policy towards iran that by the way has been the case ever since the iranian revolution iran has factored into american politics in this case the republican

candidates are sort of baiting obama and suggesting that if obama is reelected we will have a nuclear armed iran someday soon well i do something just to counter their statements because it's an election year i don't think so i think that it's not out of the question that obama could opportunistically up the ante or even escalate tensions or even allow some sort of limited military attack against iran in order to show how tough he is and how well. he's not a liberal or something like them but i don't think so this is a very big project for the pentagon for the cia for the us establishment i think it goes beyond electoral politics and i think the obama administration and the pentagon are having a carefully calibrated approach that won't again with regime change the republicans and democrats share the same objective one is more demagogic lee militant against iran they both share the same objective which is to bring iran back into an

americans fear of influence and i think the republicans can't move obama that much because obama actually has the backing of the pentagon in terms of this particular approach the pentagon is bogged down in afghanistan they really were pushed out of iraq they have a lot of a lot of military problems a major full scale war right now which could happen even if they don't intend it by people climb the escalation ladder. resistance is not a politics but a culture. this could. it's own.

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wealthy british style holds a spot on the title for. the. markets why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy cause a report on r.g.p. . made us news in the week's top stories on our team of the u.n. ramps up the pressure on the syrian regime as the general assembly adopts a non-binding resolution calling on president assad to step. down but russia calls for top still break the stalemate walls of moscow's promises reforms. and greek anger spilled out onto the streets once again as lawmakers clear more cuts to secure vital rescue kalish which put an l. be cleared on monday but the rage of a beleaguered population is still at the forefront of a free society. iran looks to boost its nuclear program in the face of the u.s.

and e.u. condemnation reports suggest new centrifuges are going to be installed at a fortified underground at richmond facility while israel calls on for more sanctions of husing tough problem of attacking israel demands. time now for sport with dimitri. another sport an art to good to have a company again and in this sport. boxing brawl breaks david haye and chisora square up that fight press conference. call retains his w.b.c. away title. put through their paces to city first training session since becoming manager of russia's big spending. and dutch defeat nicolas divident to loses to roger federer in three sets in the

semifinals of the world tennis tournament in rotterdam. so let's start with boxing where heavy weight world champion vitali klitschko points victory over british challenge gerrard zorra has been overshadowed by a brawl at the post fight press conference call what celebrating retaining his w.b.c. title with a unanimous points victory over choose zora when the press conference was interrupted by another former heavyweight world david haye a war of words that living this stage and confronting a wild eyed big news political watched on his or acclaimed there was glass and then said he would shoot his competitor it at one stage i swung at tripod is trainer adam booth was left with a large it face in the last few moments john police have confirmed they detained at minot airport for.