so keep blasts in syria over skirmishes between government forces on rebels on its border with the turkish pm threatening of possible nato response that he says quote would have been impact not to think about. the u.k.'s prime minister follows in washington's footsteps seeking to increase his country's military presence in asia through a weapons deal with japan and a possible deployment of a royal submarine. the accused in a case seen by many as a flagrant a miscarriage of us justice talks exclusively to r.t. . jamal gives his first t.v.

interview after being taken off death row. and two years after the polish president's fatal plane crash in russia which impacted the turbulent relations between both countries commemorations are held at the site of the tragedy as well as in warsaw. it's good to have you with us here on our team today i'm wrong re sushi i live in moscow so he says it's considering a tough response following skirmishes between syrian forces and rebels across its border peace envoy kofi annan now in turkey visiting refugee camps and refugee camps are full of victims there and syria's foreign minister has just been visiting moscow to discuss the realities of implementing a un peace plan as the deadline passes with this report is r.t. is pretty hot. well the two foreign ministers meeting here just behind me at the

pharmacy headquarters here in central moscow so he a lover of the russian foreign minister praised some of the progress that's being made by the assad government towards implementing kofi annan six point peace plan for the for syria now he did praise that but he also said that syria could have been more proactive in their efforts. for we have information that syria's government is starting to fill the steps laid out and announced plans by withdrawing troops and military hardware from cities i will be honest with you and we have shared our concerns with our syrian colleagues they could be more active and decisive in following the plan of the minister lavrov went on to say that those nations that support the rebels in syria must put pressure on them to adhere to the cease fire when it comes into effect. initiatives have been ignored by some if not

majority of opposition groups including the syrian national council following skirmishes on the border between syria and turkey the turkish prime minister has accused syria of violating international law and said that he would be filing an official complaint with the syrian all sorts he's now to the reaction it's come from the skirmishes we've heard from mr erekat go on the prime minister of turkey saying that his country was considering all options including knows that they don't even want to think it out so in terms of international reaction the united states's says turkey should bring this issue up with their nato allies turkey a member of the alliance and of course one of the fundamental principles of may so is that if one member of the alliance is attacked all of the other members of the alliance stepped in to defend that nation well of course that would lead to a whole new reality in syria and could dramatically change. what's happening in the

country right now. you know the whole situation in syria still extremely complex we've seen support for the rebels increase around the world also funding coming into them from groups like the friends of syria under sara first no reports are seeing them syrian rebels used turkey as a safe haven from which to launch attacks against syrian troops syrian kali troops walking a fine line tens of thousands of refugees have crossed the syrian border into turkey keeping the peace here has not been easy and now the violence is still dave are saying gunfire reaching across the border and into a refugee camp government forces has ceased fleeing members of the free syrian army take he started talking of setting up a buffer zone to ensure the security of its southern border and to take civilians fleeing from the violence in syria is also very serious concerns that that could undermine diplomatic efforts to end the conflict by setting the stage for three

fledge foreign military intervention well serious questions will be raised about just what a refugee camp was located say close to a conflict area even louder voices want to know why the rebels are being allowed to use the camp as a safe haven before turning back into syria to continue their fight walking toward across the border i walk again maybe. the army or turkish army. along with some people come back you know because people walk. beside the border crossing the turkish border to syria i understand. and of the many of the free syrian army people here there are people here and they're operating there inside you know turkish government turkish let him go on back to fort as well as the civilian refugee camps taking his. the military army defectors and

the man considered the head of the f.s.a. in the country the camp with a state closely guarded and the turkish authorities make it extremely hard to access information here but we managed to speak to one member of the free syrian army about what they're wanting from the turkish government. it's not just the f.s.a. the turkey supporting it recently played host to the friends of syria conference where many countries including called states qatar and saudi arabia agree to contribute millions to funding the free syrian army is a miss some countries soars undermining. to put an end to the violence in the country peacefully and these latest incidents are just the latest in a long line of setbacks these efforts to be realize the syrian refugees skeptical that a solution is close at hand thousands of people have made the journey across the

border from syria. like this one in. some cases they just miles from their homes the struggle on the left unable to. serve are they perhaps a province on the turkish border. but he's going to live from moscow britain is seeking to follow in america's footsteps by heading east and beefing up its military presence in asia the prime ministers of japan and the u.k. a massive arms deal when possible deployment of a royal navy submarine in a region dominated by china. reports on us from london. well for britain it hopes to gain two things really from these talks firstly it's big business because when it comes to defense japan is a completely untapped market because of its self-imposed ban really on taking part in the on strait since the second world war so britain will obviously be very keen to explore that but secondly this is

a chance for britain it hopes to exert its influence on the region and war is already a highly competitive area and one of the that is traditionally and certainly geographically china's the main really because one thing that britain hopes that will come out of these talks in this agreement is for the more regular deployment of british submarines in the area and these are hunter killer submarines one ones that stalk missiles with ranges of up to two thousand kilometers even and this kind of activity really mir is america's recent activity in the area also seeking to exert its influence in the asia pacific region recently the u.s. deployed two hundred marines in australia and deployment to china actually saw as an incursion on its fear of influence and in its own backyard even more certainly north korea will be one of the main talking points here with britain seeking to allay japan's fee is because tensions already very high in the area north korea

planning a rocket launch later this week it says it's nearly launching a satellite into orbit but japan south korea north korea's neighbors both fearing it something much worse they're saying it's a provocation a theory could be a test of a long range missile and threaten to shoot down any falls on their territory and now there's talk of britain and america adding a physical presence to these regional issues it will certainly add to the tensions even more. out of more analysis on this now let's talk to james corbett the editor of the independent news website the corbett reporter thank you for joining us on our team today the u.k. and the u.s. both increasing their presence in the region but is it a coincidence this is happening do you think in china's backyard. well not only is this not a coincidence i think this must be a perfectly predictable result of the shifting of the focus of american attention and the attention of much of the world to the asia pacific region as secretary of

state hillary clinton was saying last year at the apec conference that asia pacific was going to be increasingly the focus of the world's attention in the twenty first century as china obviously continues to be an economic powerhouse and and even india and other countries in the region for him to actually become more economically dominant i think with that comes the attendant attention from the militaries of the u.s. and the u.k. and other countries that i think are obviously looking to get through some form of economic war games here but if i may north korea as we although it's poised to carry out a highly criticized a rocket launch with its immediate neighbors expressing grave concern perhaps an increased u.k. and u.s. presence is needed in the region. well that's a matter of perspective but but i think it at once again i think absolutely the perfectly predictable result of north korean aggression and the way that they're the really threatening people in the region with the satellite launch and it is

something that would seem to necessitate some sort of response but but whether military response is really necessary well that would only come into play if north korea was really doing some sort of suicidal attack where they were actually going to use this as some sort of cover for launching a surprise attack on south korea or something ridiculous like that which would obviously be suicide for the regime so i couldn't imagine that that would be the case that there would be the only situation developing from this that i could think would involve some sort of massive military intervention or a need for military presence in the region where you talk about you talk about some conspiratorial idea about you know north korea perhaps a very down to south korea we know that the u.s. is planning to deploy over two thousand troops to australia it's also constructing a new naval base in south korea with china being the biggest holder of u.s. debt in the world their economies are intertwined it could you see some form of intimidation going on here if indeed the west is increasing its military presence in the asia pacific well that's that's what's happening at a surface level but as you say the intertwining of the economies is an interesting

feature of our list it makes the the idea of great military confrontation i think less likely and to a certain extent perhaps this type of military aggression is played up as a way of milking more money out of the american taxpayers for example in order to fund the american military machine and to justify a new type of battle front when i think the actual danger of great military confrontation again remains quite low in most china was to do something again quite major like trying to rethink taiwan or something like that which would obviously upset some power equate greatly so so again we can see these kind of build up happening but whether that will actually boil over into into a real military confrontation really it's quite unlikely at this point it so well as we are probably. the camera now in japan are talked of this possible massive exchange of military hardware going on are obviously u.k. looking to benefit from that talk the u.k. may deploy a royal submarine to the asia pacific waters and as you probably know in recent

months the u.k. has been making massive slashes to its military budget do you think it can truly afford to dispatch one of its most powerful submarines all the way to the asia pacific. well that question implies that dispatching a submarine tunisia because of it would be would be a drain on the reserves is rather than a way of trying to in a way put it puts some sort of commercial some sort of advertisement out there for the royal navy and the need to to expand these so it might be a ploy on the governments we have to try to show that there is some sort of need to perpetuate the rule you need to increase the funding for it well so i should know their budgets and so i mean it in a certain sense it might be a token pure operation but of course we'll have to see how that really plays out and whether or not they even decide to commit that summary james corbett editor of the independent news website the corporate report thanks for coming on r.t. . once a death row inmate now is spending life behind bars for shooting and killing a police officer the case of former journalist and black panther. detention

worldwide he says he's innocent and for decades supporters of rallied behind him and what they see is a quest for justice and we are the first t.v. channel in the world to speak to abu jamal since he was taken off death row and give an exclusive interview to our very own anastasio here are her impressions. a revolutionary journalist and activist an honorary citizen in over twenty cities with a street named after him in france a case is said to be one of the most debated in modern legal history accused of killing a police officer in the one nine hundred eighty s. lumia has spent almost thirty years on death row this january he was taken off death row and is now serving life behind bars without parole and for the first time since his transfer he spoke to us here at r t he gave us an exclusive interview and one of the first things i asked to mia was what is it like to be on death row for

that long. in my lifetime. so. wait. it might or might find it if not it's back to haunt there are countless of his supporters all over the world who need a good year model has really come to represent a symbol of a flawed justice system in the united states and in our interview we talked about whether media thinks and has anything left that the justice system in america can still be free and fair this is what he had to say there are more than three hundred thousand prisoners in california alone you could literally talk about of people being operated by a person who talks to accomplish because then we're going to show. bad level of baton rouge at the end of the pack and effect already our careers meet ok sure we're from generation having been part of the black panther movement to me i would

your ma was actually watched by the f.b.i. since he was fourteen years old and i asked him when the laws such as the n.d.a. which allows officials to watch the teen and hold people in the united states whether the media thinks that big brother has officially shown his face in america take a listen to what he had to say the so-called patriot act it's made everything that we should be equal back to the mighty sixty's and nineteen fifties and ninety seven . big. big real big legalize the very thing that f.b.i. agents did it ministry was criminal back then that means we could look at radio they tap your phone they do all what we're going to create a national security state with big brother is. going to lie rationalize jamal's take on occupy wall street the us elections as was his dreams and much more in our exclusive interview with him here. and more. revelations are coming up in

his first t.v. interview since his death penalty was commuted to life in prison that will be next here on what's. answer and prize winner. convicted of controversial. after thirty years on death row. i'll do just speaks to our team. and we've been following the whole story you can track it all on our web site on dot com but of course are plenty more for you there including getting cross with the cross bosses of one of the world's biggest football clubs real madrid have decided to remove a tiny cross from atop the team's badge in order to attract more friends in the muslim world. plus rising expenses and britain's most costly military project ever makes london to reconsider its pricey partnership with the u.s. . it's two years since polish president lech

kaczynski died in a plane crash near the russian city of somalia scan both countries are holding memorial services now parties alexia's have ski brings us more on the commemorations and the tragic background. commemoration events are taking place at the site of the awful tragedy which happened two years ago in western russia nearby the city of the plane crash which killed most of poland's political leader along with the country's president lech kaczynski and his wife almost two hundred relatives of those who were killed in a plane crash lay flowers in greece at the site of the awful tragedy soon also be going to the katyn memorial just twenty kilometers from here also the site of a very tragic moment in the polish history now also certainly hundreds of thousands will be mourning the dead in poland just as it was happening two years ago i was there in warsaw in a crock of observing with my own eyes the grief and the emotions of the polish nation when this tragedy happened now certainly two years on

a lot has changed the investigation separate investigations by both russia and poland have been held blaming bad weather and actions of the flight crew for this tragic plane crash now still emotions are running high among some of the politicians in poland which are using this grief still to write to power now in my report we can have a look at the events of the last two years and the current state of affairs in this regard it was destined to become a new era in turbulent ties between moscow and warsaw a high profile polish delegation was flying to western russia to commemorate twenty thousand polish officers killed by soviet troops at katyn village in one nine hundred forty but it never reached its destination. the plane crash killed all ninety six passengers onboard including the president and first lady and most of the country's political elite separate investigations by

both moscow and warsaw blamed for bad weather and dubious decisions by the crew they were warned of heavy fog and low visibility were told to choose a different runway but for whatever reason decided to land anyway. there was a very clear piece of guidance from traffic controllers that no conditions existed to lie and it seems to me that the pilot in command should have taken. the sensible position to divert to another field but of course we have the president on board we have. the head of the polish force on board. various of the dignitaries we're going to a specific event in small lands and area. you know an awful lot of pressure was groups on this guy's shoulders. such

a huge loss was hard to take as hundreds of thousands grieved across both ends but for some accepting the truth was even harder despite lots of evidence and eye witness accounts porting the investigation some political forces in poland have been pointing the finger at moscow kocinski east when brought they get also believes the crash was orchestrated. poland is subject to a process of force the needs are concerning the somalians going crash which increasingly looks like it here is to act if there were explosions on board if this catastrophe looks increasingly like it's a nation then this means there is a new development in international affairs. polish right wing parties try to use this millennium crash to score points in presidential and parliamentary complaints which followed the tragedy with their failure to win votes with russian rhetoric say experts proves warsaw's line wasn't in tune with the thinking of the polish people and that

a new page in relations has after all been turned despite it happening in the most tragic of ways the wreckage of the ball this presidential plane is still here just eighteen kilometers from the site of the katyn massacre and in many ways this is the reminder that the plane crash was a tragedy inside another tragedy and while the katyn massacre had scored the relation for many decades the events of two years ago have eventually brought brutal countries closer in both the common grief and in the it sounds to find the true. r.t. reporting from smolensk in western russia in a moment is to be true with the business but for now afghanistan kicks off the r.t. world after at least twenty two have been killed and dozens wounded in two suicide blasts across the country there's been a relatively peaceful though in the western province of her at until now there are car bomb around into a government building killing fourteen this occurred just as a local business men were gathering for

a meeting with officials just hours later in the more volatile south three suicide attackers targeted the governor's office two of the bombers were shot but one did manage to detonate explosives killing eight police officers. the president of a new york brokerage firm has pleaded guilty to a sixty six million dollars mortgage fraud scheme gerard community admitted creating mortgages that were never going to be repaid the charges against him carry a maximum penalty of thirty years behind bars but this this case comes in the wake of president obama's campaign against financial fraud that kicked off in two thousand and nine. illustrate observer meter in the business tesco good to see you again i understand the trade is in europe but from the long easter weekend how is that all looking well actually traders have come back to play a game of catch up really because four sessions of four days including two trading sessions is a long break really and we've had disappointing jobs results coming out in the

united states and that's obviously putting putting in the investor mood and also what we're seeing right now on the e.u. markets is basically spanish and italian bond yields are rising this is also dampening the mood of footsies down one percent back even more than that and therefore all these worries including the long break this is all creating of course selling. over here in russia it's looking more optimistic russia was trading all these days friday monday included and the r.t.s. and my stocks are looking positive this hour with a nice six up around half a percent that's despite global markets going down and commodities on a line moving the my sectors take a look at those stocks gazprom one of the few blue chips which is actually down point six percent of this hour now banks are feeling much better supermarket chain maglite is up more than two percent and that's on the back of its net profits

rising thirty four percent. is down one and a half percent there's a second look at that more detail now the world's largest titanium producer vs m.p.o. of this could be partly put on sale commissar daily newspaper says the miners main shareholders they corp russian technologies to sell forty five percent in the company for almost one billion dollars now analysts say russian technology shares in the titanium company on credit and is currently unable to feel good. now over the asian markets have closed and also in the red with nikkei down a notch after bank of japan left interest rates unchanged. and the hand sank is down on the basic new prospects of chinese economy increasing for a hard landing because imports and exports have been growing slowly due to low in the west and. in commodities we are seeing a continued negative movement this is a seven week low now but good good side of this story is that it's on optimism that

basically chances of a military conflict over in iraq are decreasing at least hopes are such that international efforts will lead to a decrease in diesel. and in currencies we are seeing be a euro declining slightly versus the dollar those high a bond yields and the russian ruble before are also declining both currencies given that there's no support from the markets. and that's the way the markets look at this hour and let me just remind you in fifty five minutes time marino will be here to bring up a rory many thanks indeed see you tomorrow. part of still to come here and i'll see the headlines and right after that the kaiser report it seems. to. me.

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