this is see here you headlines on caesar's weapons aboard a ship within its own waters the cargo was said to be destined for syria's opposition fighters about such explosions in damascus and deal another blow to the u.n. sponsored peace plan. reaffirms his pledge to drastically cut immigration after losing the first round of the french presidential ballot to socialist candidate francois it's the national front far right votes that are now up for grabs during the may sixth runoff. a series of blasts rocked the eastern

ukrainian city of sanaa appropriate that happened on friday leaving twenty nine injured the suspected terror attacks also stoked fear abroad as the country prepares to host the euro two thousand and twelve football tournament. and online ready to boil over as a new cyber security bill could allow the u.s. government to obtain people's private information from internet companies the pact has passed the u.s. house of representatives but is now threatening to be vetoed by president obama. a former u.s. army colonel whether america and israel could strike iran as early as this summer despite no definite proof it's building a nuclear weapon you're watching out. we're sitting down with douglas macgregor a retired army colonel who fought in the gulf war and was referred to by some

officials as the best fighter the u.s. army has got mr macgregor 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 at least in the places that count at 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 just 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 it's based really on i think the american israeli public affairs committee and it's a subordinate elements are 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 brave

leadership see 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 no what do you think about that window of opportunity for as well well if you were to launch a strike in the summer this would cause a dramatic downturn in the economy 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 aramco the saudi arabian oil corporation 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 don't think that these are a live issue this summer as a window of opportunity though 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 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 the 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 you're 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 us 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 we have a very needy a will sony 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 do 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 that if for instance 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 were 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 ministration it's 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 is 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 their 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 see another was don't look at if they wanted to change for the better look at the future look at what is driving iran what is what is iran's principle interest internal modernization economic development what do its people want israel to focus of everyone's hatred in iran absolutely not 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. when you force spring overseas for migration re birds will come home to roost. bush when their massive and hungry. empathy gives way to other commotions. towards those who live on the current.

the week's top headlines on r.t. eleven on it seizes weapons of board a ship within his waters a cargo was said to be destined for syria's opposition fighters explosions in damascus deal another blow to the u.n. sponsored peace plan. suckles the reaffirms his pledge to drastically cut immigration after losing the first round of the friend. presidential ballot two socialist candidate francois hollande it's the national front so far right voters that are now up for grabs during the may the sixth running. a series of blasts of the eastern ukrainian city of the appropriate happening on this had happened on

friday twenty nine people were injured in these suspected terror attacks also stoked fear abroad the country prepares to host the euro twenty twelve football tournament. and online ready to boil over a new cyber security bill could allow the u.s. government to obtain people's private information from internet companies the package has passed the u.s. house of representatives but is now threatening to be vetoed by president obama. all right time for the sports now with. hello there welcome to the sport was an eight hour champions again coming up this in petersburg side b. denominate two one for a time in the russian primarily crime. chirac sets up another fine with top seed has a ring to it in germany. and the points of victory chicago beat philadelphia in the

n.b.a. playoffs but the man derrick rose to injury. but first any coach leach on its ability has failed his place character after claiming a second rushing premier league crime in a row they go to one in simply to secure the title with three games to go things could have not have started better if is there any they scored first after half an hour. in setting up room i should of course there then five minutes later that it may be strong and a penalty for the home side and top score alexander if you could you call made no mistakes in the spot but alexandru at moody and then headed home from a corner to pull one back for the nama still in the first half and ten minutes after the break then it had constantine that the on off sent off for a second book ability fence but they hung on to their lee she won that state and the celebration started fans saluted their team's thirdly title in five seasons and

as the champagne flowed split he said he's played triumph was a combination of skill and mental toughness over a long eighteen month season midfielder romantical of even got place to sign his own shirt in memory of their event their achievement while fans made sure they didn't go home empty handed. elsewhere to scarlett for example back into third after beating there are tribals two one in the moscow darby spot like saudi was guilty of an all white own goal midway through the first half the brazilian failing to clear a free kick. but the red white made amends. before the interval. lashing in an equalizer here however birthday boy toss each found the winner curling free kick for the army men and spartacus fight was effectively sealed by dimitri combat of the center for a second book build a fence light on site you want to finish. well they somehow double from some you see so angie lokomotiv three want to catch him had a terrible start with terrorists putting him there after twenty five minutes

however just seven minutes later the railway men were level thanks to denny's. but to turn the tables on my single handedly after the break cameron striker first making the most of a defensive highlight made way through the second half. and then he settled matters with a dancing injury time go angie go fish into the europa league prices i just dive site following the five k. street. it's off to some new. types of finishing in the europa league places with dented after they had to come from behind to draw one one at home to get banned marcus bizarrely breaking the deadlock and almost the next there are twenty minutes before big brass nacho converted a penalty in the closing stages to snatch a point to be the seventh in the tight. while in the english premier

league arsenal have consolidated third spot where they grabbed a one one draw with stoke while rivals newcastle were thrashed four nil by wigan to my card remaining for four points behind the counters while we can speak three moves them three clear of the drop saying they are level of points of the aston villa who try out a new mill draw with west brom bolton stay in the bottom three despite attempts to draw at sunderland followed ready relegated to score a full four draws one zero and luis suarez scored a hat trick their liverpool. everton crushed full of four nails. and a bit like today chose. see how struggling q.p.r. while sliding rivals tottenham face relegation threatened black. now over in france leon have won their first trophy in four years they beat part timers quit villi one nil to lift the french cup play in the french third division and it wasn't surprising they found themselves under pressure from the start venturing conceding what turned out to be the winner after half an hour of standard lopez getting on the end of like is that his cross here that proved to be enough to give leon their

first silverware since their league and cut up cup double in two thousand and eight . nine ten a spiritual wrap of the rich hoping to make it third time lucky today she's already lost to into finals to world number one victoria as a ranking this season but has a chance for revenge of the porsche grand prix in stuttgart cheer up of a setting up the showdown with a straight sets win over petrak of the czech did save matchpoint in the second set to force a tie break but wrap of a sail through that seven three for the match and she will face a tough task though against as a ranker the better russian had an easy win over glee to go to advance during her semi and is the favorite after victories over the russian. and indian wells. well men's world number two rafael nadal will play fellow spaniard david ferrer in the final of the barcelona open but now with a straight sets win over fernando verdasco in the semi and looking to his second

title on clay this year after winning the monte carlo masters for an eighth time in a row earlier this month. the n.b.a. playoffs have got underway with top seeds the chicago bulls enjoying one hundred three ninety one victory over philadelphia in the postseason however the victory was overshadowed by a serious injury to the bone and then being paid derrick rose the top scored on the night with twenty three points and nine assists late three pointer opening up a twenty point lead in the fourth but late in that final frame he crumbled to the ground tearing and need ligament which will put him out of the playoffs news which took the shine off a comfortable win for the bulls in the eastern conference. finals where the defending champions the dallas mavericks lost by one point to the home of ninety nine ninety eight miami heat have the early series lead against new york knicks after bron james hit thirty two points and orlando magic beat the indiana pacers there eighty one seventy seven. now the failing to win in one hundred sixty three

starts golfer jason dufner is on the verge of ending his title drought the american leads the jury classic in new orleans while englishman who looks set to regain the world number one spot duff now has been runner up twice in the p.g.a. tour but is now two shots clear of the field in new orleans with a round left to play he hit a five under sixty seven on the penultimate day graeme delights. seen here coming up is just behind him while luke donald needs to finish seventh return to the top of the world rankings he's currently in a shot behind steve stricker. the one man who finally knows what it is like to win his burnt weissberg or he got his maiden title in the european tour with a five shot victory at the ballantine championship in south korea the twenty six year old holding off a late challenge from scotland's richie ramsay. i

had the free press wrongs of my life last three days and. i tried not to make. a pretty. small sum and limit boxing in japanese challenge and noble hero ishita says he plans to knock out the middleweight champion to me when the two square off against each other in moscow the fight is on changed a russian public holiday here and the shooter has held an open training session here in the capital saying that he is wary of a points decision which could swing in the favor of the local holders so a knock out result would be putting the whole back beyond doubt for him but the thirty one year old peril has a record of nineteen wins including fifteen and no ross is the dan has more. one of the brightest books and jones russia has two or four and probably the most gifted. middleweight champion me to your all first game to global prominence in

twenty two when he entered the mandalay bay because in the ring in las vegas as an underdog and stand by knocking out american daniel jacobs capturing the champions belt in the process. i knew the only way to win was to knock him out but it's a very hard way to fight especially for me so i just decided to box as well as i could and enjoy it feeling that atmosphere of a packed town to rina for the first time also spurred me on. says them heroic has defended his crown twice a world professional record his perfect nineteen wins in nineteen boats but it's not he startles in full the stats which. is his style. when i was young i was pretty small and light my boxing technique was. all about speed and throwing lots of punches with just forty eight kilos then but suddenly i

started growing toward a very fast that changed me a lot i suddenly couldn't act the same way in the ring i was only seventeen when i had to adjust to the changes and i started taking on board some new things but kept all that i learned before that made me a very well rounded boxer at the same time i was seeking my own unique style i watched tons of fights all of my friends provided me with different videos i couldn't get enough of what i wanted to improve my left hook when i watched the whole year's all trinidad's fights and studied the way they did it all concentrated on mayweather is defense to fine tune mine that's how my style is developed the rock star his voice career was yes but aged just eight. goals for haunches twenty three years later it's safe to label him as one of the smartest wires blank history to date though he makes sure to salute he's producers.

in the eighty's the middleweight division was brilliant with four magnificent fighters at the top of it sugar ray leonard hearns duran and hagler then it was my favorite among those legends and the very intelligent fighter maybe it's because my first coach used to say boys your boxing must be smart it shouldn't be a brawl it should be spectacular and artful. my current coach is never good in invicta told me a lot about the art of defense but so-called old school boxing. is getting less sophisticated now and there are just a few fighters who can do it but it's not just about great footwork and peekaboo defense but a protection that naturally prepares you to attack immediately that's what i'm trying to improve on to with just a little of you with it brock has already become the special one among russian boxing enthusiastic now it's time to take it to the next level be them in a lower america. with one to watch that's. a bit later on.

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