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opposition under its wing. contradictory statements from the israeli leadership on the iranian nuclear issue have made clear just how tension on the subject has soared next year on r t we discuss the situation with retired u.s. colonel douglas macgregor don't mess it. we're sitting down with douglas macgregor every tired army colonel who fought in the gulf war and was referred to by some officials as the best fighter the us army has got this mcgregor thank you very much for joining me good to be here president obama has put forward an ultimatum for iran either make progress with negotiators or face consequences consequences meaning war some say a strike may happen within the next few months in your opinion how realistic is that should we expect the war in summer topical question right now in washington

d.c. i think the answer right at the moment is no president obama is not remotely interested in waging war against iran so let's be clear about that no one at the top of the united states military establishment is interested in waging war against iran and the intelligence community has made it abundantly clear that iran is nowhere near the development of a nuclear warhead or the capacity to deliver one so we had those things up it's very very obvious that it least in the places that count the white house the department of defense there is no interest in waging a war on iran and let me say something that's so great there is a great push from israeli influence groups not president obama to back a potential strike and as you said they had ministration says the iranians haven't even decided to build a bomb so all this war talk is based on what is based really on i think the

american israeli public affairs committee and it's a subordinate elements or affiliated elements they represent enormous quantities of money that over many years have cultivated enormous influence and power in congress and you simply are talking is just to appease the lobbyists well i think you've got a lot of people on the hill who fall into two categories one category that is interested in money and wants to be reelected and they don't want to run the risk of the various lobbies that are that are pushing. military action against iran to contribute money to their opponents colonel macgregor some say these trade leadership sees this summer as that window of opportunity that they don't want to miss for two reasons one iran has very few friends in the wage and syria its closest ally is a mess right now and second presidential elections coming up in the u.s. some say israel is going to use their leverage over president obama and it's going

to be very hard for him to say you know what do you think about that window of opportunity for israel well if you were to launch a strike in the summer this would cause a dramatic downturn in your county just consider that we had a rumor that supposedly iranian commandos had destroyed a pipeline in saudi arabia other fanciful nonsense and eventually it was denied by remco the saudi arabian oil corporations. but in that short period of time or oil skyrocketed on the market up beyond one hundred fifteen dollars a barrel but the point is just the rumor of action was enough to send the oil through the roof so we had a foretaste there of the dramatic economic consequences for the world if we move ahead and support israel in its desire to strike iran that's why i don't think president obama is remotely interested so they you don't think that the israeli leadership sees this summer as a window of opportunity the they may but look don't count out the israeli population let's not assume that everyone in israel is anxious to see iran

destroyed i think that's misleading there's more division of opinion in israel than we think so again how long can mr netanyahu and mr barak play this game of the century trying to bully president obama and push him into an action that he would otherwise choose not to take did ministration is basically saying all they need is evidence that iran has acquired a nuclear weapons capability and here's what i want to ask you about this capability issue because it's a very vague i mean it means being capable of doing something but not necessarily doing it yes how do you see it was deliberately vague it's deliberately ambiguous so that various people can define it as they like what is a capability to do something in terms of weapons nuclear weapons development well how much rich geranium are we talking about is it just enriching uranium does it involve packaging the enriched uranium does it involve

a test of some type no one has been very specific and i think that's purposeful because you could if you're sitting in the white house right now and you're sitting at the cia n.s.a. or in the pentagon you can always say well we said capability we don't see it yet so is the purpose of that to to keep the u.s. way at least in this in vagueness well president obama is preeminent concern is to get reelected. and that's a very dangerous proposition right now for him depending upon what the israelis do if they launch a strike but a say on their own without consulting us independent of us entirely and they do it say late october shortly before the election obama then can say well you know we're obligated we have to help our israeli friends and he looks good if they do it earlier then the consequences could be very profound for him because it would certainly tank our economy we would be in severe difficulty here in the united

states this select we have a very needy a will so only an interventionist elite inside washington that operates independently of the american people that thinks of itself as being morally superior and justified in taking action anywhere against anyone that it deems appropriate that's the problem and the iranians are justifiably concerned about that but they have not reached the point where they can weaponize anything they don't have that capability and we do have the ability to detect that know it and respond to it they know those things what we need to do is move beyond this ridiculous confrontational setting that both of us are trapped in and that's very hard to do in an election year when everyone is pandering to various elements of the electorate for money and votes colonel let's say world powers p five plus one negotiate something but the results don't satisfy as well and the west and they

don't go to war in summer as some predict what kind of immediate backlash should they expect iran struck a chord is subversion. the ability to subvert so the retaliation would be in the form of terrorism it would be in the form of what i would call asymmetric attacks in other words high payoff low investment in other words use what you can beyond your borders in populations friendly to you to attack the other person's interests now we shouldn't underestimate how much damage that could involve and remember we know the difference since hizbollah as well as other as iranian elements are here in the united states so we know that we would sustain losses here at home there would be damage here in the united states how many bombs would you have to explode in public malls to do enough damage to awaken everybody to what's going on my point is you know those are the kinds of things that i would expect but a direct military confrontation would be a losing proposition for them they might be able to inflict damage on our forces

and our naval forces but not on the scale that would make any difference to the outcome they they would sustain enormous damage and enormous losses what about long term the fact some say even if you weigh and haven't decided to build a bomb they sure will if attacked well i was something more important that we talk about what they will do if they are attacked i think we should look at the rest of the world what will the rest of the world do if israel attacks iran remember this is an unprovoked assault. the israelis can claim otherwise and insist otherwise and paint this picture of enormous danger represented to israel but the truth is no one buys that my view has always been that if you do this if israel does this that iran will very definitely have nuclear weapons they won't have to build them they'll get them people will provide those to them they will have more help than they know what to do with any iran will grow more hostile and more bitter and more angry and more

dangerous than it has ever been i want to ask you about syria the obama administration has kind of ruled out a military intervention saying it's too complicated what in your opinion. keeps the u.s. from attacking syria there are several things first of all there is a quiet recognition behind closed doors that if assad is removed however much people do not like hoffa's or assad that the government that succeeds in will be a radical islamist sunni muslim government hostile to israel hostile to the west hostile to shia islam in other words. not a good development from the standpoint of the united states or europe. so i think that's understood secondly there's an understanding that syria actually has despite the fact it's much smaller than iran what twenty to twenty three million people i think very good armed forces it does have an integrated air defense structure that

would take some time to dismantle but its ground force is actually very good and it's of the arab forces i would describe the syrians as probably being among the best if not the best best disciplined best officer what would be the main argument that you would suggest for the u.s. not to attack iran right now we see iran through one lens in one way we see this as a unchanging theocracy that is very of the american anti western incurable if you will know the words it's fatally stricken with this theocratic disease of religious fanaticism i don't i think it will change and i think if we can back away from this iran will evolve differently over the next ten years and we don't have to have this hostile relationship or confrontation that would be i mean are you that's one of my organs you know was don't look at you want to change for the better you look at the future look at what is driving iran what

is what is iran's principal interest internal modernization economic development what do its people want israel to focus of everyone's hatred in iran absolutely no most iranians could care less about it in fact most iranians are not very friendly towards arabs so the bottom line is why are we doing what we're doing we're looking at things as though they will not change my point is that nixon had the foresight to understand china was at the beginning of a long period of change my point is that we're going to discover in the next few years that iran too is at the beginning of a long period of change thank you very much thank you.

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thank you for joining me for the latest sports here the top stories. heroes come home k h l champions not allowed to touch down in moscow with a good hour income coming back from the brink to win the series all three unguarded . while singing the blues during ringo have chelsea beat by in munich to win the champions league final after the german giants not tacky as well madrid sign in a dramatic penalty shootout outnumbered about. back in the world number one big tour as our anchor kick starts her clay court season in stuttgart having got the new ones in the year so far. but first to ice hockey and garden cup winners deny moscow have enjoyed a jubilant homecoming after claiming the title for the first time hundreds of fans turned out to greet the team here in the russian capital after their triumph over on god in siberia well their plane touched down at the neugebauer airport just

hours after they won the title decider one nil to claim the best of seven series four games to three it's the first time in the competitions four year history dinara have been crowned champions and the moscow side clinched it in a thrilling fashion two after coming back from the brink of elimination at three one down in the series well then i'm up for duty but yanker who scored once during the finals was thrown in the air by the fans and revealed a picture drawn by his young daughter had helped inspire the team to victory. sharing a lot of friends gave us great support but the most important game from my girls my princess was when we were losing that series three one one of them to me this picture it was with me for the rest of the series i showed it to my teammates and told them that the most important thing is not our families believe in us antero think is possible. well hours before the teams lined up in arms for the winner takes all clash album god fans had packed their teams arena but despite

outnumbering the blue white supporters and winning on their team very little could separate the sides and it wasn't until seven minutes before the final buzzer that developed and grabbed the winner preparation beating the goalkeeper carrier out of unguarded went for x. try and find an equalizer and replace their keep up with an extra forward in the final throw of the dice but they couldn't find a way through and their numbers were crowned champions. i doubt you're going to cop it so unbelievable feeling at the elbow to say it's the toughest rabbit. hole season we had the best this year but there's still a rebel about the goal your goal is most important in your career there's nothing much. but it all became a really good pass over there points out the first shot wasn't good but now they're going to rebound and know you know where i'm on that up internet. but in the

meantime i missed him he's got that i haven't even got players have received russia call ups but won't be starring in the czech games facing off this thursday night the tournament is part of the four nation euro hockey tour russia as a whole this undertaking are reigning world champions finland in their open are false we leave the standings up against hosts the czechs. moving on to football now and real madrid coach jersey marino wants chelsea to be by in munich in the champions league final after the german side beat his rail madrid team in a thrilling penalty shootout. in the second leg of their semifinal at the bernabeu well the german team had held a two one advantage from the first leg but that was overturned in the first fifteen minutes in madrid christiane arnaldo scoring from the penalty spot early on. right now in the driving seat by half time to the time i was all square again when i had problems themselves scored a spot to make the tight three three and i don't get out that's how it remains so penalties were needed times when. i lost it is. trying to get converted but buy

into the final which will be played at the right i mean you know against chelsea and i don't find coach paul white. every now hopes his coolness like chelsea will take on his. mind. the drama today was at the highest levels but that's what makes football interesting there are wonderful players goals tension to the very end extra time penalty shoot outs you know throughout my career i've seen many games but when i think about the fact that we can play a final in our own stadium this is something to go absolutely crazy about it's such a great objective that we have achieved and this will be something unique. of course i want to lose too but of respect for the reds. i just want to. show as he was they were heroes to the. people

that. are most of the game. at chelsea the same way in the last two years ago but there's no nothing. well despite leading chelsea to the champions league and f.a. cup finals blues caretaker manager roberto di matteo won't know if he's been given the job full time until the end of the season since taking over as interim coach after the sacking of. before which else the midfielder has won ten of his fifteen games in charge and lost only once to won a title chase as manchester city last month however chief executive ronan gourlay has ruled out and early appointment. when in the meantime the europa league takes center stage this thursday night where unlike the champions league there will be at least one spanish side in the final as you go madrid to travel to fellow balance here and have a healthy four two advantage from the first leg yet despite athletic of being the

favorites away goals from younus and league other costs that have given balance here. obviously we need to win and by two goals but we have to take into account the potential the madrid have we need to take into account the abilities of both the team as a whole and the individuals. and for there to be an all spanish final athletic bilbao will have to overturn a two one deficit is sporting lisbon the portuguese home side welcome back midfielder spend and there's after a two game ban but will be missing midfield that they now though and center back are birth order to get through injury sporting are the favorites to make the final in bucharest but are playing down their chances. but it's a moment or no the truth is that a thirty can really good it's true that against honestly didn't do a great job but we're lucky to have been scoring a lot recently with seeing their games and allows them so this is a moment of pressure for us we need to stay focused so they can't do us any harm.

now moving on to tennis and women's world number one victoria azarenka is facing unseeded german and their pet give it in her first play called match of the season in guard well this encounter will also be there in his first since suffering her only defeat of the season at the hands of marion bartoli last month however the two won't be repeating their meeting in the quarterfinals after the frenchman was surprisingly beaten a straight sets by local wildcard mana bar tell me what also is true is patrick this over wimbledon champion making light work of former french open winner francesca schiavone and she could play a former world number one caroline wozniacki should the day overcome the challenges and treat. for me well back here in moscow russia's best martial artists have been honored at a prestigious awards ceremony the men's best athlete of the year award was given to a twenty year old world super bantamweight and featherweight kickboxing sensation u.t. the on off the women's best athlete of the year title went to spec guy young and

eight time sambo world champion the event was organized by the russian martial arts union with some of the fighter saying it was more nerve wracking getting into the ring. it was a harrowing experience to have to get up on stage in front of so many distinguished guests it's easier to get in the ring than up there and despite my young age and small frame i think the union simply looked at how successful i was this past year . it was a big surprise for me to win this award not only for the union picked me but also that i was able to achieve it i've always given everything towards improving their way in as a sport so that's a grows and continues to be a staple part of our country. and finally they've just taken a bunch of lucky teenagers on an expedition to the north pole but russian travellers are already mapping out another trip to the opposite extreme the south pole next year well the father and son team of the me three and they shot all are

behind these getting enterprises in fact it was the fifth time they'd organized a skiing quest to the north pole earlier this month and with the backing of the influential russian geographical society more than just a few for those that heart. welcome back to the brave new arctic travelers i think it's about time we created a youth section in the country's association for polar explorers. i've got a feeling that more and more people in this country have faith in us and understand exactly what we are doing more and more people are willing to help us so i don't think it will be too difficult organize an expedition to the softball and would be proud to do it. and that's all sports these next two hours until then bison. wealthy british scientists are. sometimes biased.

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