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with. syria. today i'm talking to abdel bari atwan who's the editor of a london based newspaper. we last met around about six months ago when of course we were talking about libya but today we're meeting to talk about a different conflict again syria thanks very much for talking to me now let's start first by sort of comparing and contrasting those two situations where do you think the main differences lie between syria and libya there is

a huge difference between what happened in libya is happening in syria. and libya actually there was a u.n. security council resolution as one seven one nine seven three which actually allowing. or international community to protect civilians by all means in the view so. when you look at it in syria i believe because of the. trainees intervention tool supports an interview. because actually it is normal in syria we can see that community is completely paralyzed and scared. couldn't actually. believe in syria and also. from the military point of view could be extremely costly for them to intervene in syria is very strong country has

a very strong army and all saw very. recent or modern weaponry so the clues it was easy to write in syria and libya but they couldn't in syria here in the u.k. the operation in libya has been heralded as a success do you agree with that assessment and do you feel that it's creating more of a site for intervention in the region in general we have to remember that actually when. occupied iraq president bush said you know job accomplished and they were very happy with the sec says there. after nine years the worst there was the. american administration lost more than that there and they gave iraq in a golden plate to iran or so that the same thing happened in afghanistan and they claimed that the invasion of august and was a huge success after ten years actually they are talking to. him in power again so

. the same thing in libya immediately they said it was easy and i actually didn't lose a single soldier he was caught wilbur and evolutionary are there so but is it going to be the same in a year's time in two years time in five years time already lead libya is i failed state. three thousand. you know missiles surface to air missiles fall to the hands of groups that there is a civil war now the central government is very weak and there is a suspension movement. could be partitioned. into three states maybe six states god knows the future is not the really really. comfortable for many people in syria though you say is different there is no oil as we've discussed the opposition is very fragmented as well there is do you think the main reason is that

the west doesn't seem as keen to intervene but actually the west wouldn't. in the arab was to change the genes twice first in iraq and two thousand and three second and leave the. two thousand and eleven. why there have been in these two countries because there are all reserves there but when we look at syria there is no overt reserve so there are statue nutz. i don't believe there was you know for we are going to stash and that's the art that i'm looking for it is the war for oil that's that's what's happening in the middle east so i think. that west their losses if they're there are involved actually in a war in syria ok in iraq there are hundred forty six billion in lead there are forty billion better look the reserves there but what's there in

syria for there is nothing so and at the same time i think the russian and the chinese the feel they were deceived and libya they were actually. you know cheated by that america and by there were some powers when they said you know we are there for human reason and the thought put a civilian and they used the un security council to change their game which wasn't actually the case so i think the same deception couldn't happen or repeated in syria again and that's why actually we are. the situation is continue as it is so what we've got at least for now is the accepted think that local powers should take charge of this conflict that's come in the form of the arab league how do you think i did what i believe the league but i think clearly because they're actually administration of the crisis was actually. for. classes was actually scandalous in order that russia and china is completely and they feel that they can go to united nation and be can. be u.n.

security council has a new center and lead or to impose sanctions on syria but actually the miscalculated now that russian and the chinese that have been look stand here. you know you cannot intervene without without even saying good sort of solutions and there are so i think the arab league miserably and they are running out of options and now some of them are but in their. this. group of armed opposition but this kind of arming the opposition. actually. face approval from many many regional powers and from the international partners so it is there good luck now and syrian people are paying a price for that the arab league strategy has been to isolate the assad regime from the rest of the world what do you think the consequences of that could bring national arab league yes they managed to isolate syria first and the arab world see

the region is via a very very isolated now and it is essential imposed on the syrian. by governments in the north of that country is actually close their embassies in damascus so i'll be more actually going to be taken in the coming future and the same thing syria is facing a huge isolation on the international community when you can see maybe they have russia and they have. the have the chinese on board but when we look at about that beyond that actually you can see that a gene is isolated and sanctions started to bite and you can see the standard of living is that if you really think a lot of comedies are not available for the people. the local currency lost more than fifty percent of its value i think this is very very big situation for the syrian people and also for the syrian government all the signs point to a positive response from assets to. a u.n.

arab league envoy proposals which of course included and immediately lateral cease fire safe passage for humanitarian aid those kinds of things what kind of dialogue do you think assad is ready for actually. was bolstered by coffee and because coffee and said you know we should be only our political solutions to the conflict in syria and also he said to reach this political scene. we should be i'd be a little between the opposition groups and this is actually what i said would like to see because he was scared of military intervention to say to him they will be a political solution it means it means you know. and pack. will be the president of syria because the. opposition and this is a recognition. you know the old sort. of his reforms are now we're.

actually more pressure for more reforms and that's why i said coffee and i missed it the second thing also you know he accepted that these kind of five five points which the outcome of the talks between the syrian foreign minister and the arab foreign ministers when they thought it was very very important simply because for the first time the arab league admitted that there should be a cease fire between all sides this is a reference to coop's which. referred to all the time saying look around five armed groups are not five hundred people so i think that's why now more relaxed after about the mission of coffee and also after that five points. of the arab league foreign ministers and. russian foreign minister is that the way forward i mean the opposition is so fragmented and seems very are willing to enter into negotiations

despite this relatively successful mission this is a. position where when we started to see cracks in the syrian national council recently three prominent leaders actually defected and there were very fierce criticism of the leader of the syrian national council saying that he is exactly like. definitely. yes i would be extremely happy with this fictions he would be extremely happy with there are divisions on the opposition's and there because you know the opposition is supposed to present itself as i'll turn it of pedagogy but when you have these seven factions now under our working without any coordination between each other so this definitely will will give. a chance to breathe again and to constantly explore more and more on the understanding of does fall do you think that will make it easier for western superpowers to deal

with iran actually i think it is i have a feeling that. you cannot isolate syria from this as a full definitely it will be easier for the western caribbean and iran because it means they managed to secure the front of his base really the neutralize you know tens of thousands of syrian messiahs syrian warplanes which actually could part to be participate in any war against iran so. in order to do that you have to invade syria to invade syria is very very complicated adventure would be very costly i have a feeling that the west is not intervening in syria because they are we think to determine what they are going to do with any nuclear programs are they going to bomb iran if they have decided to bomb i think they will bomb iran and syria together and hezbollah i think they will you know aipac is war and i believe

personally that is the war will take place the question is when that's that's you know i believe. that american doom i believe there will be a war. you know that the. timing of this war could be either before the american president or after bad days or really want to before the american presidential election that americans would like to wait until. they finished this election so who is going to win i don't know if it's very very good. so we have to wait and see and i believe that's why the west is actually now calling that their pressure on the syrian regime and i believe that's why actually the west is we think you know not intervening by military means in syria because they are waiting to decide what they are going to do with it in russian abdel-bari atwan thank you very much.

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coal. thank you very much rory welcome to the world of sport here is what's coming up. logical next see the argentine maestro and his the record books by becoming the top scorer in barcelona is historic. court sure it's inexcusable the first game in the best of five series against cross a line up in basketball heuer league playoffs. and looking for influence ferrari hope for a back to display at this weekend's malaysian grand prix following a poor showing in australia. on messi has once again entered the record books the twenty four year old argentine sensation is now the top scorer in the history of

course alone a football club he scored a hat trick in the council on side's five freeway in over grenada on shoes day nights to take his tally to an incredible two hundred thirty four goals in official competition he's eclipses our rodriguez's sixty year old record of two hundred thirty two goals it also means he's found the net fifty four times this season itself a new spanish league record. meanwhile basso could be about adds to their list of global superstar spanish radio is claiming that the european champions have agreed to sign high resilience to neymar from sun toss the twenty year old will apparently arrive at the new count after the world cup in twenty fourteen is reportedly worth around fifty eight million euros. now the twenty eight hundred football world cup might still be six years away but planning and preparation for the event here in russia is well underway thirteen candidates cities in fifteen stadiums hope to make

the final shortlist of hosts which will be completed by september five stadiums under construction at the moment while moscow st petersburg sochi and cars than will host the confetti confederations cup in the run up to the event a temporary logan has been unveiled to promote the world's biggest sporting spectacle and goalkeeper a go i can fail as also become the first ambassador for the event and not is the one it's a great honor for me our cities will host events properly and that will boost infrastructure development and i'm proud to be russian and proud hosting the world cup and. now in england both manager in korea has given an update on the health authorities rwanda the twenty three year old midfielder collapsed after a cardiac arrest on the pitch against tottenham at the weekend medics a had a comfortable night and is now breathing on his own but corps says there's still a long way to go but this is still intensive care facilities with tickets for years the highs the strict little bit of political. advice to get to see for yourself so

it's because of course for what it was a part of the. conversation if you will the streets of caracas are not really private just the start which is a great saying more serious still very much period for serious so the hard work now where in basketball you're only have begun their playoff series against past. with the defeat the twenty seven champions of last game won by twelve points going down seventy eight sixty six in spain the catalans a good start with a twenty two fourteen advantage at the end of the first quarter they continue to dominate in the second increase in their advantage to twelve points by half time to nixing to come to life in the third period as they cut the deficit back to nine but in the final quarter the spaniards restored their twelve point advantage to eventually claim a confidence seventy eight sixty six victory people who were a season high twenty two points and grabbed seven rebounds for the win as barcelona

will also host going to of the best of five series on thursday. meanwhile a legal battle is brewing over the n.b.a.'s new or sensation jeremy lin the new york knicks guard has rocketed in popularity in recent weeks since making his debut and becoming the first asian star in the league's history however his mandarin name linked to how has been registered eighteen months ago by a chinese businesswoman you may g.'s application was approved in august last year while lynn was still at university started producing costly balls using lynn's name but insists she's done nothing wrong. so i don't worry about it because i actually abided by the relevant chinese law when i registered the trademark so i'm not worried at all. so you are not afraid of being sued. or worse if i registered the trademark following the guidelines of our law

furthermore you are still starting at harvard university when i registered the trademarks you. now staying in the n.b.a. and lynn's new york knicks have claimed their fourth straight victory on the interim coach mike woodson they defeated the toronto raptors one hundred six eighty seven and lost stoudemire lead the host from twenty points including this layout in the second quarter to make it forty six thirty six he also had twelve rebounds on the night the next eventually one all full fare how to get more points than their opponents in the fourth quarter to extend their lead to nineteen by the final puzzle. now in the n.f.l. the denver broncos have secured the signing of quarterback peyton manning on a five year ninety six million dollars contract the four time m.v.p. has been presented to the media as a pro player for the first time in the thirty five year old says he can't wait to get away. i'm very sorry to begin the next chapter of my playing career for the democratic years starting mr pole but i can tell this organization is committed to

winning the broad clothes they do very credible friends that work this team and this truly is a special football environment and i'm glad to be a part of it. now in ice hockey and in the k h l playoffs regular season with a structure on the brink of making it into the semifinals that's after taking a healthy three one lead in the best of seven series against a double google and cup champions at bars which are you having steam train there and three two away victory is because i'm in for elsewhere i haven't gotten a free one lead in marin county i guess metal is my belief of course the hawks registered a five three win on the road berman seven for the doubles for the visitors. in the mean time in the west scores and pieces could advance into the semi's if they please atlanta later on wednesday in game five nothing is yet clear when the encounter between the another moscow and h.c. talk as the series goes back to nice enough good order perfectly poised to move.

now in formula one ferrari looking for improvements in this weekend's malaysian grand prix that's after a poor showing in the season opener in australia last weekend former world champion fernando alonso could only manage a fifth place finish at albert park while his teammate philippe massa struggle to keep up with the pace before bowing out after forty six laps despite a disappointing start of the season and saying on making major changes to the car ahead of this weekend due to the quick turnaround. i think. the situation is the same or so for the for our to the riders they know that we are struggling and they are pushing naturally with everyone else in the team with something better to play to give feedback and suggestions as much as they can obviously they have different characters so they're in a different way push a fairly pretty is reconstruct good motive than what the is this that i would be testing. and we have to react all together in the are aware of these. and finally

let's remind ourselves of what happened in the russian premier league this week and it's as you were at the top with the top two both winning there were sixteen goals in total so i sit back and enjoy all of them and those galore. live live

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