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revolt. and calls for a dialogue with iran are struggling to be heard a. little hill with the military strikes still firmly on the agenda critics say outlawing any contacts with tehran could mean normal relations in the future. we talked to chris hedges an author and war veteran also a us war correspondent he tells us all about washington's upcoming foreign policy and the possible conflicts about it. chris hedges is an american author journalist former war correspondent and respected expert on middle east politics the pulitzer prize winner is also a man who is suing the us president and secretary of defense will be talking about that and a range of other issues as mr hedges joins me now for

a one on one interview thank you very much for sitting down with r.t. sure we have seen a lot of violence and instability over the past couple of years the arab spring foreign intervention in libya uncontrollable debt problems and riots in the u.s. and throughout europe threats of global recession how do you think these political and economic crises feed off of one another and keep the momentum going well it's all the same crisis which is the collapse of globalization it doesn't work anymore and it manifests itself through the rise of commodity prices forty seven million americans live in poverty they're not spending half of their income on food but they're now spending about thirty five percent. when you see a rise in gasoline prices. which are going up words in the united states and in oil projections will continue to rise up words above four dollars a gallon maybe five dollars a gallon so. we have created

a kind of global oligarchy elite which is super national it owes no loyalty to any particular country it has reduced the working class within the united states within the developing world. to a level of almost subsistence existence it tells workers that they have to be competitive on a global marketplace which means they have to be competitive with sweatshop workers in bangladesh or prison labor in china so we are it's a reconfiguration by corporations of a global economy where the working and and. beleaguered middle class are increasingly caught in a vise. in which there is no escape the system of globalization of unfettered unregulated corporate capitalism doesn't work for the ordinary citizen and that if we are seen ignite popular protest and i think that's the main reason why

occupy wall street began in new york emplaced not just the nation but the world what does the occupy movement lack to become a real politic factor in the us and throughout the world i mean the other thing about the occupy movement is that it had the right target which is wall street at this point washington is an appendage of wall street well street is where power lies both economic and political and so it it it was a powerful movement because it articulated these two truths. you know the idea of the one percent the economic inequality coupled with a targeting of where actual power lies the occupy movement has now. felt the full wrath of the state they've been their encampments have been physically eradicated. without question they have been heavily infiltrated the power of the occupy movement was that it spoke for the mainstream and the state's goal is to

sever the occupy movement from the mainstream so the occupy movement has got to build walls it's got to develop a kind of self-discipline it's got to set standards which do not allow internal movements within the occupy. organization to sever itself from the mainstream of the threat of the occupy movement in zuccotti park and you were there was that on weekends you had mothers from new jersey with their kids with strollers this terrified so the occupy movement they have to form agreements by which they can operate and the second thing is that they have to begin to organize around very specific issues i think if the occupy movement organizes around raising the minimum wage from seven dollars twenty five cents an hour which is the federal minimum wage to ten dollars an hour. it can galvanize around an issue seventy percent of americans by the way support a rise of the minimum wage in order to keep labor with it it has to latch on to

issues such as the raising the minimum wage that will bring labor out into the street and keep the main stream keep it as the kind of vanguard movement of the mainstream whether it can do that or not i don't know we'll have to see what role do you see for u.s. banks and u.s. corporations how else if not through them can the economy get. overcovered well the the not only are we not in a recovery i mean the the the banks are playing some very dirty game the fact that we've not regulated the banks the fact that we bailed out firms like goldman sachs and are in essence lending them free money what's the big zero one percent interest for something means they're all back to the speculative games and that's what they are games they don't produce anything they bet against things i mean one of the reasons the price of petrol is rising is because they're buying up futures and hoarding which is what they do with commodity prices you know basic staples of

food rice and everything else and we are headed for another implosion and some of our most respected financial reporters gretchen morgenson and others at the new york times hours walking around saying this we've done nothing to curb them we have permitted the largest transference of wealth upwards in american history the looting of the u.s. treasury or the tragedy is that the government when the banks were on its knees didn't step in instead of for instance creating taking ten billion dollars. or one hundred billion dollars in creating regional banks capitalizing those banks leveraging them ten to one loaning you know refinancing mortgages i mean there were all sorts of ways we could use this kind of money constructively we handed it off to a criminal class and speaking of government where in the u.s. currently in an election year republican candidates are now battling one another for the opportunity to oppose barack obama come november however

skeptics view both parties as more similar than different because we've seen military invasions corporate bailouts and breaks for the wealthiest under both democrats and republicans how can a new political force start to grow in america if it's sort of that the same type of cycle every four years well that's the problem and it's gotten worse because after citizens united in two thousand and ten with the creation of these super pacs and obama broke a campaign promise by. reaching out to a super pac of his own i mean in a way he has no choice because this money rules and it has a pernicious effect not only on elections but on the process of legislation because if you are an elected official and you do anything. that angers corporate lobbyists and corporate power then you know that the weight of that super pac will

sweep you out of office and not only that but that when you are under attack you won't have a super pac to appeal to so it is essentially destroyed i mean it's all political theater i mean look at what the republican debate is what's it about colonies supporting the newt gingrich and when thirteen thousand people live on the moon they can apply to be a state you know. the fact is the personal narratives and personal pinions of political candidates do not matter there is no way to vote in this country against the interests of goldman sachs obama is a more appealing political candidate because he's sane but our i mean look the obama administration has carried out the policies of the george w. bush administration whether in terms of wall street imperial projects a failure to address the suffering of the working class. address the long term unemployment crisis we have cities now filing for bankruptcy states that are

talking about filing for bankruptcy in the federal government is doing nothing except squandering four trillion dollars on wars that we're going to lose we're losing and handing money over to a class on wall street that is complicitous in a centrally hollowing the country out from the inside you are plaintiffs in the case are suing us president barack obama and secretary of defense leon panetta over the national defense authorization act from what i read. in other activists have now joined you in that lawsuit you're scheduled to appear in court at the end of this month what do you what do you realistically aiming for well the laws clearly unconstitutional i mean i don't think you need to be a legal scholar figured out you don't but it was still signed into law yes it was and. at the. lower level there are certainly judges unfortunately we may not have been handed one but there are judges that i think would would find the courage to

rule that the problem is that if it got to the supreme court given the composition of the court it seems very likely that we would not win. however i think it does raise public consciousness it creates an awareness of this law. it gives us a focal point by which we can carry out public demonstrations to oppose the law so it's an effort but i don't think we're naive about about the corruption within the judiciary the u.s. claims to promote democracy within america and throughout the world when it comes to syria the u.s. is calling essentially for regime change sovereign state the u.s. says that syrians deserve democratic transition but when you mention countries like iraq afghanistan and libya shouldn't the u.s. and in some ways learn some lessons before trying to teach more countries about

well let's imagine how this sells in the middle east where we were mubarak's great supporter. you know i don't think anyone in the muslim world thinks that we care much about human rights or democracy we have since the first gulf war planted military base some the size of small cities i think there is at this point absolutely no credibility i'm talking about within the middle east when the united states claims that it would like to bring liberty or democracy to syria. that said the assad regime and was there under saddam or is a pretty repugnant and horrible regime my feeling on syria and i'm not on the ground and as a reporter you know i i think that finally for one to make those kinds of judgments have to be on the ground but my feeling. is that everything should be pushed through to create some kind of a cease fire because in cities like cities like homes at this point aside from the

murderous showing and everything else you really have a situation where it will can't eat there's no water and and so rather then pass a resolution that calls for assad removal or resolution. that you know calls for intervention or anything else i would rather see them work more incrementally if that doesn't happen do you think there's any chance of european military intervention i don't think so i think the u.s. is so overextended and i think that the situation in syria is so messy there is you know there's no real formal opposition. you know it's a sort of a mess and they just went through this in libya months and months of hard time believing they do it again in syria we'll have to leave it right there mr hedges thank you for your time and for speaking with r.t. thanks. i've.

thank you very much laurie welcome to the sports headlines here's what's coming up on his way reports claim russian manager dick out with cots is to walk away from the role at the end of this summer's european football championships after two years in charge of the national side. net gain maria sharapova big number one victoria azarenka on the stoop all clay to claim her first title of the game. the waiting game in this drama at the way in his russian middleweight champion to me to put all the players to put his w.b. crown on the line on choose day night. the first football and it appears as if

russia manager dick advocaat is to stand down from the role after this summer's european championships the sixty four year old has been quoted in russian media saying the tournament in ukraine and poland will mark the end of his two year spell in charge of the national side he's an option for a further two years but has decided not to take up the offer the dutchman replaced compadre guus hiddink in may two thousand and ten and guided russia to qualification for the euros despite starting the campaign with a home defeat to slovakia russia are in a group with greece host poland and the czech republic. meanwhile another national side appear to be on the brink of naming a new manager england set to announce west bromwich albion boss roy hodgson as the man to make them into euro two thousand and twelve option is having talks with football association bosses on monday with an announcement expected within the next forty eight hours to sixty four year old has previous international experience as manager of finland and switzerland it was widely expected that the job would be

offered to tottenham boss harry redknapp is so far the only man approached by the f.a. . meanwhile manchester city and manchester united. go head to head later on monday in the biggest game of the season in england the darby match will go a long way to deciding who will be crowned premier league champions a fascinating encounter awaits so alex ferguson's men counting right three points ahead of their rivals but should about it mancini's men when they're more impressive goal difference could prove crucial in the title run in the city welcome back to find the maker richards missed their last win over boys with a knee injury while apart from long time outs and things united have a fully fit squad to choose from. if we can happen but. as the saying i think that. more than i was because of. and after they should play against newcastle it would be

a tough game and would be instead united would play against swansea and in that for them would be too easy game. now tennis where maria sharapova has lifted her first title of the year beijing world number one victoria azarenka to play in the fray the russian looking much sharper than in the previous two final she lost as a donkey this year your story you know an indian wells up with precise ground strokes aren't consistent on the german clay helping the twenty five year old set six one as a banker who had only lost once this season heading into the class room for one i think you can try and help the second drop of breaking the color russian before holding so for a six one six poor victory a great time for sure but for the second time of the year the french open again and at the end of next month. now in the n.b.a. hardware the spurs have formerly in the playoffs san antonio winning their first

playoff in four years to set the tone in the opening round encounter with the utah jazz we picked up late in the second with tony parker in the process of putting together his best playoff performance since two thousand and nine he finished with twenty eight points tim duncan also turning back the clock to the village performance seventeen points and eleven rebounds for the thirty six year old younger less experienced jazz kept getting close but ultimately couldn't find an answer to the top seeded scored in the western conference one hundred six ninety one the final score an eleventh consecutive win for the ten to take place in texas on wednesday night. by an untied the n.b.a. postseason record with ten block shots to help the lakers deny the nuggets while boston's rajon rondo i was projected propounding the referee is the celtics lost that playoff are going to atlanta the los angeles clippers status has come back things still win back from twenty seven down to big memphis. motorsport now

sebastian low base back to winning ways the eight time defending world champion winning the rally of argentina for the seventh straight year he said. career victory loeb silencing his newfound critics who saw a possible chink in his armor with the thirty eight year old rushing out to the rally of portugal the frenchman battling with stablemate mikail haven't until the team instructed drivers to hold position with in the lead much all scored would squeeze into the final podium spot behind the citric all done sort of crashed out of the holding third place right up until the final stage passes all but were six they now trail eighteen points in the overall standings. over to gold and jason dufner has won his first p.g.a. tour title the thirty five year old getting the better of any else in a playoff to secure the classic crown in new orleans charles how the third meanwhile will be content with stealing the highlights of the day the thirty two

year old hitting a hole in one to wrap up the front nine but would finish eleven strikes back despite this stunning effort. meanwhile was left to battle it out with playoff tough luck for the big easy though with misfiring on what should have been a birdie on the second extra hole. making the most out of the name by tapping in for an under par effort himself the thirty five year old left to celebrate his first title in one hundred sixty four p.g.a. tour starts. and finally to boxing where russian to me is putting his w.b.i. middleweight title on the line here in moscow on tuesday night there was a bit of pre-fight drama during the weigh in on monday made the cut but only just weighing in just under the middleweight limit of one hundred sixty pounds however his opponent has never hero ishida and nationally failed his way in posting one hundred sixty one pounds and putting the fight in jeopardy but it's a hater managed to sweat off three pounds in a given two hour time limit and set

a combination of time confusion and the use of his own scales before hand with a blade. there was a miscommunication i got the way in time confused i also used my own scales before but it's not a big problem. i sincerely hope the fight will be dynamic and spectacular simply because i've heard ishida is here to win and do everything to achieve this he's not going to duck all run so i'm looking forward to an exciting fight but which way it will go will see in the ring. still ahead of the big fight daniel managed to catch up with iraq in order to find out exactly what makes him tick. boxing's middleweight division the sweet sport of this board why there is move like light weights and points like heavier weights russia is number one in this class is me the bedrock the reigning w. bill chandler is styled combining fearsome punching power with old school

indulgence just one of the numerous reasons the jimmy took native has been thrilling audiences for years now. sometimes i do things to disturb my opponent in the ring to confuse him but i don't have a plan it happens spontaneously the crowd loves such things and of the same time my opponent loses confidence because he can't get me sometimes i try small boxing tricks like raising one hand and punching with the other professional boxing is not only a sport now it's a spectacle a performance which needs to be a great show too not just a boxing match. mentality getting one's head right is also an essential part of the game particularly at the apt in this regard both in and out of the ring . i prefer isolation ahead of a final i need to be on my own with my coaches without phone calls or any type of communication i focus on building up my energy even when i'm not training i'm

thinking of boxing rehearsing in my mind. i believe there should be anger inside of you some positive anger you're able to control or not driven by it and i never get driven by a crowd or going for a knockout when i feel the opponent is still dangerous the thirty one year old's attitude to boxing is no less than his skills there are class implicit in the chance to face the cream of his class that desire governed not by love fame or money but by the sport itself. there's nothing wrong with winning titles here. great reflects your achievements and skills it builds confidence but when you get a title you realize it's not the most important thing they come and go with it although some hold on to their titles just to earn more money i never worried about earning money through boxing i just enjoy it and because of that it will grow as a sportsman and as a person. with

a bone he can reach an ounce of this world level i really soon is becoming twice as good as he is now and terms of dedication and intensive training it's all up to him and he was going huge potential including great physical characteristics still plenty of room to develop in the ring in doing still need to get over his every chance to bowl in the footsteps of course to do the only russian to be crowned undisputed boxing champ band of the world it would take a brave person to bet against him. artie says well that is all the sport for now i'll have more for you in a little under two hours time to me that. well into the. science technology innovation all the latest developments from

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