this is the weekly on r t with me kevin o. into night and our top stories them for the last seven days it is decision day today for syrian people as they take to the polls to vote on a new constitution the move would bring an end to the ruling party's fifty year monopoly polling closes in half an hour's time. thousands of people have joined hands in a massive flash mob for fair elections here in russia the activist made the sixteen kilometer of ring around moscow's city center just a week before the country chooses its next president. he owns atomic agency is

struggling to reach a conclusion about iran's nuclear weapons but u.s. intelligence agencies agree there's no evidence that iran is building a bomb but it's not stopping israel from threatening a military attack on iran's nuclear sites. and thousands of students and teachers again march in anger at education cuts in spain as the euro crisis tightens its grip around the med but greece is breathing a sigh of relief after e.u. leaders finally approved an eleventh hour bailout to stave off default. a serious vote on their future than america's continuing to pressure the assad regime american veteran politician and former presidential advisor pat buchanan now tells us why he thinks washington should stay away. i'm sitting down with patrick buchanan senior adviser to presidents which mixing gerald ford and ronald reagan he ran for the presidency three times he wrote many

books and some of his books have really manage seeing titles his latest book is called suicide of a superpower a will america survive to twenty twenty five very pessimistic sir first of all thank you very much for joining me thank you with regards to foreign policy you're saying one of the ways to prevent that suicide from happening is to dismantle the empire first of all what do you mean by empire or you might call it the american imperium or the american empire. the united states has military bases dating back to the cold war in europe and asia the middle east africa all over the world and we're running a deficit of ten percent of our gross national product and quite frankly we can't afford any longer in my judgment to continue to carry this enormous burden of defending forty or fifty countries around the world and so i think we're going to have to dismantle these bases we're going to have to return back from asia come

back from up the middle east and south asia and i think we'll have to bring the troops home from europe you were writing and speaking out extensively about the bush era in iraq crusade under the banner of ending terror name in the world do you think that crusade is still long or the idea that we're going to end tyranny in the world is utterly utopian we never are we've had tyrants from time immemorial and what the united states should do in my judgment in its foreign policies is build a defense establishment strong enough to protect our vital interest and our vital allies and when problems arise whether it's in zimbabwe or somewhere else the people there have got to deal with their own problems. there's no doubt about it that throughout history tyrants have arisen and seized power in one place or another and as long as they don't threaten our vital interests or threaten and kill our people the fact that they rule and or misrule certain countries is none of our

business while some of bin laden successor said he supports the war against syria and al-qaeda was reportedly behind the four suicide bombings which killed scores of syrian officials and soldiers seen damascus and aleppo aleppo doesn't it seem strange that the us is on the same side with the whole kiting syria row it did it does indeed listen the the outside government has been has been ruthless and brutal and suppressing the uprising and the insurgency against it not as brutal as this father was tough as all assad who slaughtered twenty thousand people in hama in one nine hundred eighty two when they rose up and it would probably be a good thing if he departed and they had a more democratic government but your point is well taken the united states should ask itself not only what is the character of this regime but the first question

should be do we have a vital interest in who rule syria my answer to that is no secondly if the incumbent government is overthrown who comes to power and syria you have the muslim brotherhood is trying to overthrow assad you have al-qaeda apparently which is moving in trying to overthrow assad so we've got to ask ourselves is the devil we know preferable to the devil we don't know but in the syrian situation i think the very fact that al qaida has been involved apparently indeed for suicide attacks should tell us that we ought to be wary about overthrowing or. participating in a movement to overthrow assad before we know what's going to replace him as you said it's very hard to tell what's going to happen to syria if more radical forces seize power do you think the u.s.

foreign policy might be helping terrorists indirectly i think the united states. american strategists would have to be fools not to see what al qaeda is doing not to ask the question if it's good for al qaeda can it be good for us and not to look at saddam say he may be a ruthless dictator and what he's doing but what comes after him when he falls i think al qaeda does its best work or it works best when it finds a country that is fundamentally a failed state in yemen somalia afghanistan under the taliban and i think in those conditions that's where al qaida can plan and recruit far better than it can when you have a a regime which is a hard line regime running the situation whether it's secular or whether syria torn apart by civil war and that that's that seems like

a good environment for that i think i think that seriously. syria is really a potential disaster in that we could have there a proxy war between the sunni and shia all over that region there already have sunni coming in from iraq they already have al qaida in there apparently. you could have also a conflict ethnic conflict with the druze in there and the kurds in there as well as arabs in there i think this is why i'm against plunge putting weapons in and aiding the anti assad resistance because an all out war there could be a disaster which leaves a failed state in syria so what about the strategy that the u.s. is now pursuing putting pressure on assad alone. and not addressing the armed groups to fighting armed groups among the opposition as well well i think that's basically the united states has taken sides in this war we've taken sides

there just like we've taken sides in libya what should or what should not the u.s. to hear in syria. my policy would be if i were and if i were in the white house would be by and large you know hands off syria in one of your articles you argue that the obama administration doesn't want to war with you and the pentagon u.s. intelligence community they're saying iran does not have a nuclear bomb and hasn't decided whether or not to build a nuclear bomb iran is obviously getting nothing from a war if nobody wants it then why the drums of war why are they so loud there are people that want to war. i mean i do not think no one wants a war you don't have wars unless someone wants it and quite clearly the israeli government would like to see the united states smash iran's nuclear program which they think is creating the conditions where iran could with one leap forward

to get a bomb the israeli lobby in the united states would like to see a war they support is really the neoconservatives do many republicans do there are many americans who genuinely believe that if iran they believe iran is moving toward a weapon and if it is they would favor military action to prevent it there are a number of people that want a war and if there are really vital threat coming from you i don't you see i don't know i don't look iran is not iraq i mean during the cold war with due respect soviet union had thousands of weapons they could have destroyed us in an afternoon and we could have done the same thing i was around during the cuban missile crisis that was genuinely term fine but iran doesn't frighten me and i don't think it should frighten the american people they don't have a bomb they don't have they haven't made a decision to bill one didn't have the means to deliver one and the israelis have

three hundred atomic bombs i mean who presents the existential threat to whom. they would was i visited one of my doctors and we were talking about i hope we don't have a war in iran but now they're talking about an intervention in syria and he said thank god for the russians they've got some ships out there and the americans won't fool around with the russian ships so the russians are keeping us out and that's wonderful. that's one of my doctors but do you think that's that's what the american public thinks at the state leaves us out of the out of this kind is a lot i don't think the americans that i don't think any american wants to intervene in syria they don't understand. anything about it iran though they got the ayatollah and they got him out in the job and he will always help out the hawks with some insane statement every couple of months he's going to destroy somebody or other and then the americans say we have to get him what is the danger of such

rhetoric the danger of such rhetoric is that it leads to another war in the middle east which i think would be a disaster for my country and i think it would be a disaster for the world economy and i think it be a disaster for the world you know i opposed desert storm back in one nine hundred ninety one i opposed even going in and clean and said i'm hussein out of kuwait because i said this will only be the first arab american war and i was right i mean if you talk about islamic wars you had the war desert storm you had the war against afghanistan they got the war in iraq the war in libya now they're talking about syria now they're talking about iran. of what benefit has this been to the united states when you see where we were in one thousand nine hundred and where we are today and where china was in one thousand nine hundred and where china is today then going into any of these countries haven't invaded anybody and they're moving upward as brazil and as our india and what do we do one and all these places i

don't think we can you can't replicate the middle west in the middle east. thank you thank you. the. world to the. teeth of peace to the looking glass at what will be the homes of the future where the walls might just be smarter than the residence every day trash protects you from the elements outside and the whole system works to save you money to shine the spotlight on the latest building projects all around russia technology i'm doing here on r.g.p. we've got the center. we have a lot of war lords located in the notes we have

a lot of illegal call groups of the called citizens who says all our views in the home or right enough to my mouth it was like many at that marriage that wasn't forced marriage and spoke with maddy when i was fifteen yes so you can liberate other women and you certainly can't do it through the barrel of a gun only effective social changes can be the afghans themselves ask dan men and women we believe going to spawn not to a cross party without a fish on its chemical position and that a construction of that stuff people in the obama administration talking about how much they care about the women of afghanistan it's not true they don't care about the women of afghanistan.

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decision day for the syrian people as they take to the polls to vote on a new constitution the move would bring an end to the ruling party's fifty year monopoly voting closes in fifteen minutes. thousands of people have joined hands of a massive flash mob for fair elections in russia the activists made a sixteen kilometer ring around moscow city center just a week before the country chooses its next president. and the un's of tommy gage and see it struggling to reach a conclusion about iran's nuclear weapons but u.s. intelligence agencies agree there's no evidence that building a bomb that's not stopping israel though from threatening a military attack on iran's nuclear sites. but also headlining for us thousands of

students and teachers again march in anger and education cuts in spades as the euro crisis tightens its grip around the mediterranean but greece is breathing a sigh of relief after e.u. leaders finally approved the never found a bailout to stave off default and. more news for me kevin i mean in full in fifteen minutes time here on this channel you are watching. follow the sports analogy good company again this hour coming up in the program. playoff victory american angela. p.j. singapore about to clinch the title of her career. at heart a measure the last of poland wins a title cost

a straight sets win over. in dubai. super serious nine hundred seventy two one of the greatest rivalries in the history of the sport forty years old. but let's start with boxing w.b. a heavyweight world champion aleksandr privette admits he may have underestimated opponent marco after returning his title with a narrow point victory in germany the judge's decision in favor after twelve grueling round the russian had to work very hard and was even on the road on the ropes in round four and seven but the w.p. cruiserweight world champion failed to lead the not tough decision was greeted with bruised by fans ringside with. boards didn't take the fight seriously enough it's the second successful defense of the title in august last year. football match

the city have strengthened their lead at the top of the english premier league to five points after a three nil home win again struggling black burn goals from. and in victory chelsea went forth in the standings following a confident free male win over bolton reign as wolves manager again with a tall draw at newcastle russia striker bible. next cold. enough matter much as one one will ask if they are doing and that's that brace in west brom's for an oil thrashing or something that but as for the current leak really this belief is growing that they can win that first title in forty four yet it's. a belief that we can go into football matches and we're going to. because that's what we've done all season for two thirds of the season it's it's what we've done and that's what's got us where we are we have to show a consistency for the final third of the season and if you do so then we'll be.

but it's just important to concentrate on our own game through. well on sun's image tonight it closed the gap on the latest back to two point as they warn that inform norwich two one ryan giggs celebrated his one hundred appearances for the nutrients for the winning gold polls polls also on the scoreboard for alex ferguson's men in the mean time fifth place are still claimed a comeback victory against third place in the north london to finish and play with the guys in the late game of the day are hosting. the final resort is about to go. well also on sunday liverpool captain steven gerrard is up against his cousin. as they take on championship side cardiff in the league cup final it's currently one nil to the house their game is half time remember the reds are aiming to win

their first trophy in six years. in turn a significant advance call will move to a career high of fifty in the world rankings that's after winning the dubai tennis championships with a straight sets victory over germany. but came into the final as favorite despite the fact opponent had beaten world number four colin was not in the semifinals but it looked like got the better of the seeded german one to advance broke in the first game of the match eventually taking the opening seven five shouldn't also claimed the second six four to win eight time of her career. i. understood very very happy that you know our first of all that i can play my best tennis from the beginning of the year and you know i do i was playing great tennis today so i'm just very happy that you know i could close this matter.

in one hundred seventy two the world of ice hockey witnessed the beginning of what will become one of the greatest rivalries in the history of the sport this summer series was a number of matches between the soviet union and canada and forty years later generations of ice hockey stars gathered in moscow to celebrate the anniversary is robert ford and. it used to be no less than war in the ice in one thousand nine hundred seventy two well today it's more of a celebration of the game itself four years after the peak of soviet. days the best comedian proves he was something serious the old time cream of the crop from both sides one must kill one red square to share their evergreen skills with some youngsters and bring back some good old memories it's probably the most fun for the foot or so or the sun there were very good samples of all of the fire but now you

are. not a soccer star. and i thought she was still light on. the day but they. like it or you're. going to give it back again. if. you like that. the first time was one of the greatest soviet players of all time but it sounded a yoko show recalled a conversation with canadian idol feel as busy that took place after one of the games in one thousand nine hundred seventy two for that matter as positano told me i couldn't much bigger money in the n.h.l. but i said look felt i have a better offer for you come over to the soviet league you'll play for one of moscow's clubs and they'll give you a one bedroom apartment in the capital it's really worth it i wonder why you didn't come here. to celebrate sion of the summit series and the verse three continued in

settling with the real game that peak of soviet and russian stars including two heroes from those nine hundred seventy two games. of two can a barely less degraded all stars team with the greatest busy coaching from the bench the stars of the past may have got older and lost their speed. they sure their skills are still there is there is forward dave mcelwain opening in stan was going to be together we were one nil down after the first period and quite a serious conversation in the locker room with you mike so we made some changes in the line and this gave the team a future bush to come on the good game as a result it was goes google for russia at the start of the second period i but the visitors were and giving out that easily i. although this individual piece of genius by the desert i now had three by the

russian rocket red rapped on the final score of seven five the russian. urgency of boromir me where you see everybody still in shape even those who played in one hundred seventy two new york has shifted to where they still have the skills to showcase that's impressive it was really worth this by four years back and seems that how soon days after nine hundred seventy two u. turn can't diminish the stars of this summit series. or threaten their own party mr . staying with went to sports where martin's took has claimed gold at the wall championships cutting competition and like plas said the reigning world champion dominance of the competition for all four hates to the final temple the second and a half advantage of the chase and said that the pressure could have prevented us from winning the trophy but that didn't happen as that last fank complex had the run in fifty four point six seconds back on the losing to seconds to the one of the

out of band sound five of his completed the porto. now into one to show off canada has won the last big competition of the twenty two world snowboard by claiming his first career international victory on home snow the twenty one year old scored the most number of points with actually just placing real in both the defending champ and i in them finished in second while another canadian policy was that victory lifted too short to fulfill the final break at stone age. and follow golf where american angela stanford has won the l.p.g. singapore event in style dramatic playoff round against three other opponents saw her clinching the thief title of career alongside koreans jenny shayne and.

choice that was a chinese player. to compete against the american in the playoffs stanford became the only one to vote serious mistake in that final round to shoot a short on the third extra how and subtle for a bogey the american both only needed to execute. shots properly at the same how the job was well done at the end of the day when admitted everyone had equal chances to win but. i felt for because you know we've all been in that position and you know i i didn't think i would be there either i say park quite a bit today and i was kind of all over the map so you know i when we started i said you know i'm happy to be here too so then just played from there. well you have to do it now more sports news from around the globe time here on our weather is next stay with us.

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