a crackdown on protesters in his home country and. next up we explore the connection between big bucks and the revolutionary drive across the globe as we talk to author and war correspondent chris hedges. 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 throughout 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 right 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 wall 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 bed against 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 are 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 a republican candidates are now battling one another for the opportunity to oppose for iraq 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 base 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 power 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 and 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 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. 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 i was there under saddam 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 ceasefire because in cities like cities like homes at this point aside from the murderous showing and everything else you really have a situation where who can eat and there's no water and and so rather then pass a resolution that calls for assad's 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.

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protestors of the road smoke grenades and fireworks and clashes with riot police in moscow after the anti-government rally with a number of opposition leaders arrested after apparently inciting the crowds to defer police orders to kill the. incumbent nicolas sarkozy and rival france while months of a song from friends presidential election the end of a bitter battle that could redefine the country's role on the world stage. a leading the line talk to us from bahrain as arrested days before are to use to air his interview with the song and which he spoke of the crackdown on protesters in his home country. will bring you the latest action from the world of sports up next.

hello welcome to the top of the top stories. the europhiles ten man spots are running on the needs parade as the moscow side wins three two with the russian champions to go second while the number draw to say was look the teeth in the final bottles for european football. looking up not just a city have one hundred on the trophy often waiting to kneel at newcastle while one just united lead swanzy they crushed a premier league. mean of red machine russia norway for two in stockholm to make it to inspire to the ice hockey world championships. but first let's kick off with the russian premier league football where ten months spartak moscow spoiled the celebrations of newly crowned champions an ace after they won three to incent petersburg to go second and into the last champions league spots wells and look to finish their home campaign in some style when i was on the

clothes you go with them in front up to twenty three minutes before a strike that knocks you down to the end of the medical pushing the cross to not talking is one hundred i really go but the game turned on its head in the final twenty minutes first to me i'll be the most level for spot tackle it was the russian midfielders first goal for the red white since joining the levity in the contest then isn't it true the penalty even said this amount just the goalkeeper to make it to one but just two minutes later on on monday emmanuel had many a spot at level again. and then immediately saw a controversial red card what the right for we wound was an obscene gesture at. the other despite that loss rafael. spawn top twenty in the eighty ninth minute to ensure they need them to stop into second at least to choose to meet the league trophy. liberated title defects.

while seven am i must have missed the chance to go second despite snatching a last gasp choo-choo draw a time to look at what see if maksim belly i have opened the locker off to twenty seven minutes the twenty year old letting his maiden premier league go out kevin granny level straight after the interval a cracking overhead kick the german striker out of the new ten minutes to go that he's been shut off headed home to meet your top in space cross to put the visitors back in front. but eight long range strike from him form this event in the last minute showed it ended to all drama now travel for a place to stand by a point but have only one game have to play all the army men have to. run in the meantime he came from behind to beat remains three won and will play in the europa league next season while at the bottom ten x. defeated by the same scoreline dust off edge ten month old got one milt to step it up for all the relegation play offs sunday bens were sent off after sixty six

minutes and the killer change that netted the win up ten minutes later. while over in england leaders manchester city have moved one step closer to their first top flight crown since nine hundred sixty eight after winning two millenia costal in the premier league ja toy scored twice in the last twenty minutes to ensure the title is city's to lose with one game left to go man should not go will stay level on points with safety but with an inferior goal difference if they wrap a victory against one z. and elsewhere ten montauk the missed the chance to go third after coming back to draw one more than struggling aston villa substitute will see save beauty kewpie all survival hopes for the eighty ninth minute winner against stoke bolton's chances of avoiding the drop was dented off the west brom came from two goals down to draw two two late on his dempsey scored his twenty's a goal this season this fall and beat sunderland two one and already clearly gave wall street nil nil points in for that. well meanwhile chelsea captain john terry says his team deserved to lift the f.a.

cup for the seventh time after they beat liverpool to one of the final at wembley on saturday remember as i opened to the blues after eleven minutes beating goalkeeper pepe reina at his native post and then early in the second on didier drogba schools we played at wembley made it to no however andy carroll came off the bench for the reds and pulled the goal back in the sixty fourth minute and then seven minutes from the time the strike i thought he headed liverpool levelled the goal wasn't given his replay showing the ball didn't fully cross the line and chelsea hung on to pinch their first piece of silverware the two years if you don't like difference to so for those that are going to me it was when i became morning it was more it was it's cool to be a great side actually to keep him out for a full four months because i'm afraid we don't even deserve to win however the job is only half done as far as chelsea are concerned in a fortnight's travel to buy in munich for the champions league final now in the hope of winning a unique double. true crucial week for us we won the first time.

for fifteen in fifteen days we have another one of our good turns to win on zero two two of the most important europe. and we are all looking forward to play this game now into ice hockey and russia have outclassed norway for two to make it two wins from two at the world championships install co pavel datsyuk open for the red machine early in the second period and the nice nice suit doubled then leave once the northmen twice pulled themselves to within a goal in a pressure packed second frame for example but a shell game netted russia's fourth and last on point after the second break and before that match reigning champions in cohost finland. one nil in helsinki. as a boxing and floyd mayweather jr has kept his unbeaten record intact but only just following one of the toughest fights of his career against miguel cotto in las vegas it was billed as the fight of the year and may. when i had to work hard for a school he said over a week tree holding up a timeless call to me looking in twelve rounds to kind of light middleweight belts

the judges made him the clear winner with a unanimous points decision after it's mayweather was full of respect for his opponent he was also a massive payday for the thirty five year old who picks up a thirty two million dollars before starting history month jail sentence what a mess because. there's a competitor i knew i had dedicate most of. this was going to easy fight i don't look to look into going to satisfy i expected a easy fight like i said before to me. was an undefeated fighter he fought one guy . he fought another guy who was cheating the sport he brought his best maybe by down a fight or well the match up that everyone can't wait to see is mayweather taking on money how can the filipino congressman comes arrived in america preparing to defend his w b o welterweight title against lesser known opponent timothy bradley there's a month to go before the to square off in las vegas there's

a certain three year old champion who's already deep in preparation to take on the man who is five years his junior. but i have great hard input with the three d. in the pocket of fire because i'm fighting with. younger guys hungry by doing. descending mo to g.p. champion casey stonehouse claimed his second straight victory by winning the portuguese grown prix to go top of the overall standings the australian started on pole and stormed to a find to flag victory as he held off the challenge of former champion hold a renzo to win by over a second in estoril start his honda teammate down a good head of the yamaha but i had the physio so cal crutchlow now leads the standings by a single point from the end zone but american colleen edwards is set to undergo surgery on monday off to fracturing his left corner by fall. we didn't feel good i didn't feel confident to push i was trying a lot of different match on the bike to try and get the bike working

a little better on the exit so we didn't try to say much and you know i found a certain way to ride i found a little bit different way to ride so ten laps i started feeling a little better with the bike so now i'm a little less chatter and then for those last few laps we try to push a little bit more now and have also a ball and defending n.b.a. champions the dallas mavericks to be knocked out of the playoffs in the first round they were swept for the all by oklahoma city rallied for a one hundred three points ninety seven victory in dallas where the los angeles clippers all two one up in their best of seven series against memphis for a single point victory on inside has now needed just one more win against utah for their one hundred ninety two ninety victories but that is three nil up over old indiana also on the brink of progressing off the edge in orlando to go three one of the contest on topsy turvy. very very proud of our guys. showing a great deal of resiliency in the face of a furious comeback by the magic obviously give credit to. all their players and

coaching staff for just really fighting down the stretch and making it a heck of a basketball game. a lot of fun out there good good end up on the plus side of the game like that. now let's turn to go for a local man webb simpson has reclaimed the lead at the wells fargo championship the world number two rory mcilroy produced the most eye catching performance of the third round here's a twenty three year old on the far right in a bunker after the fifth the northern irishman could return to the top of the world rankings this week if he produces a top seven finish quail follow on to target a fine pronouncement round of sixty six to put in two shots off the lead tied in third along with american nick watney but simpson who is out in front of his round of sixty nine sent him back to the top of the leaderboard and a shot ahead of points and brian will. how else where sprint can you say in bold

has posted the fastest time of the season in the one hundred meters to stroll down the gauntlet at this summer's london olympics the world and olympic champion was running for the first time this year in his native jamaica to do well a full stance from his competitors but the twenty five year old kept his cool to blow away the field in nine point eight two seconds a stunning effort but still slower than his own world record of nine point five eight seconds however bolt has said he is targeting an amazing nine point four in london so you watch this space. but also begin at the right time is new zhang he was the one hundred ten metres hurdles junkanoo for the two thousand and ten or lympics enough and the chinese star eased to victory in japan and his eye on the top gong in london especially after failing to deliver in his native beijing four years ago. and that's all the sport for this person by.

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run ago opposition activists hijack a peaceful anti-government rally in moscow leading to clashes with police and injuries on board signs find out more from me in just a few moments. incumbent nicolas sarkozy and rival francois oman face off in france this presidential election the end of a bitter battle back put to redefine the country's role on the world stage. and a leading human rights on to this from bob graham is arrested days before r.t.d. is to air his interview to me in a song in which he spoke of the violent crackdown on protesters in his home country .