please. politics by the people no force regime change that's what international powers now see as the remedy to syria's bloody war. also syrian rebel groups go on the hunt for anyone with pro you and according to reports not even children. italy and spain shout breakthrough after coercing germany's angela merkel into accepting a bank bailout scheme forcing her on the defensive but her. and whistleblower julian assange has defied the police request in london to turn up and be extradited he says he'll stay safe inside ecuador's embassy so the decision is made on his asylum request.

moscow this is arts he is we highlight the top stories of the week and of today i'm wrong. the transitional governing body is the latest solution to put forward to serious a bloody internal conflict the idea was agreed upon at an emergency international meeting in geneva the new plan neither lays down a political process nor contains demands for regime change or for allowing syrians to decide their own fate. going off was following the geneva talks and joined me in the studio just a bit. it's been a diplomatic roller coaster from the start it's been going through ups and downs and even before this conference in geneva when russia's foreign minister said. clinton in st petersburg after that meeting he said she changed her position but

then she wasn't we were at the media conference following that meeting. meeting to confirm that so it wasn't really clear then the conference in geneva much longer than. initially expected. nobody really knew. what was going to come out of it but in the end they did end up signing this document so at least some progress appears to be made here but we know that the conflict in syria approximately sixteen months in the making now the violence continues as we speak russia when it comes to the u.n. security council russia has been steadfast in its opposition to any type of military outside military intervention in syria now experts are saying this final document is essentially a victory for russian diplomacy what do you think exactly sixteen months so very long time and since the beginning russia has been saying this is an internal matter for syria no outsiders could order no solution to the situation there.

it's a mystery why it took so long for the international community to agree because now it's reflected in this final document it took all these vetoes and discussions it's just unclear really why it took these sixteen months and certainly on the heels of that we have a comment here from the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. we can see to it the utmost importance that this document does not seek to dictate to the syrian sides how the transitional process should happen politically how exactly this process will take place is up to the syrian people this document is very precise. so the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov saying there that this document is very precise however there does seem to be some fine print as well the inside of this what exactly does this new plan entails well the idea of the sporran is that syrian people and that's the most important part syria well established this transition governmental body which will include all sides of the conflict with the

authorities and all groups within the opposition including the rebels then. they will have a new constitution and democratic elections everything will be monitored by the united nations and specifically by. you a special envoy kofi annan is awful planning to visit syria and for talks with both sides now certainly for the past number of months so when it comes to the members of the u.n. addressing the ongoing issue in syria the united states has been quite eager indeed to have president assad step down now in the past twenty four hours and washington seems to have changed its mind saying that perhaps assad can stay but with the transitional government still though what do you think the fate of assad will be well it's an interesting question actually coffee on himself was asked this question at the media conference following the meeting in geneva and let's listen to what he had to say this.

i guess you can't really put it better than this are on him so the bottom line right now is that the international community was able to reach this understanding it's vital for this unity to be sustained and even if some new interpretations do appear then it's all inked in this document he got a persona for speaking to him just a bit earlier in the program though some of syria's opposition groups have already rejected the road map they describe it as a waste of time and impossible to implement them or if an option or is inside the country and has more on the reaction to the international diplomacy. the people we have been able to speak to here in the syrian capital have actually divided on how to concede to this document this meeting in geneva some of them indeed call this a breakthrough as a light at the end of the tunnel and they say it could indeed be

a solution to this sixteen month long crisis but the crisis here in syria with all of it is very scrap to call they say it takes two to tango and it's absolutely clear soufan how the dialogue is possible while one of this size a police doesn't want to talk with friend here we have before from the opposition from the syrian opposition both from internal opposition and. foreign based opposition but they will not accept any transitional government and they will not accept any peace plan if a site is still in power almost every day we're hearing about dozens of people killed there were more injured everywhere in the country would be obviously news that if one children are being involved in this crisis here's my report on that. the place for these kids boys and girls is at the playground and someone dressed them in a military uniform hung them with real guns to teach them what to say and put in

front of camera now this little girl four maybe five years old and she's almost crying as people behind the camera pushed her and other kids to chant and slogans out of nineteen kids half remain silent. this footage is just one in a series of clips posted online showing the ugly face of war unfolding in the country recent u.n. report says both sides in the syrian conflict the rebels from the free syrian army and the government are using children in their fight. to look and see children a month through a son demonstrators four year old or young as praising his motherland and this is a microphone. the kid's karine not a kalashnikov. early on his father couldn't imagine that his youngest son's participation in apache arctic rally would put all his family in danger and lead to the murder of his other two children and

they threatened us many times once the road on the house as well that the time has come then they sent me a symbolic loop then they put the picture of reality on facebook promising five hundred thousand syrian pounds to those who bring him to them we couldn't imagine they'll come to our home and out the living and i mean in my years in wanted to prepare for exams and went to sleep in the living room which and this is where they smash first they were shootings and they cried a lot barked at and i hid under the bed. and i was crying because they killed us them i miss him a lot i managed to me is eldest son was shot dead on the way to hospital as he was trying to get help to his injured brother little rayyan escaped death only because that night he stayed with his grandparents in the last of the bombing they wanted to kill us all like houla and then see this is the government officially valinor this is their freedom if you are not with them. the funerals of the two teenagers

had an on a guard this is what they do here in syria the family says when someone dies as a martyr no one is through not losing a thing that's enough we lost a lot not ready to lose any more thing suddenly. your man has three more brothers snatched he has something to lose in this cemetery we found at least eight fresh graves small ones but in the rubble kids are becoming victims of grown up games in this conflict they've been used as human shields they've been forced to take up arms and they've been killed for a purpose they barely understand and no one can say for sure how many more will die until always found to stop the violence. r.t. reporting from syria. and a former pentagon official michael maloof says forcing regime change in syria will simply open the door to

a flow of extremists. unfortunately where if the opposition is this. confused and and fractured and they try to attempt to get into office it's just going to be an open invitation for more extreme elements to take over and then what you have before you before you know it if assad were to leave voluntarily is a country that it becomes another base for extremists and i don't think that any country in the region really would welcome that and we're already beginning to see some spillover effect here in beirut where i am right now and i think that this is this problem has got to be resolved i don't see removing assad is the answer at this point he has been a balance for the most part he's got to defend the country and if people are shooting the government forces they have to defend themselves. as syria looks for ways to end the violence a revolutionary fever is spreading well beyond the arab world later this hour here

on r.t. we explore the negative effect that foreign military engagement can have on the wider region and nato involvement in libya last year is blamed for sparking conflict at this time in mali. but putting on a welcoming face obama congratulates egypt's new islamist president despite strong indications of a troubled relationship to come. now this week german chancellor angela merkel dubbed europe's of nine was seen to taste defeat for the first time in years it was decided at an e.u. summit to give brussels the power to pump e.u. taxpayer money into failing banks we'll all without having any say from the governments something that fiscally conservative germany had staunchly opposed but was forced to relent over the leaders of spain and italy were especially happy proclaiming a quote breakthrough this week also saw the ratification of europe's new bailout cash pool and deficit laws economic analyst michael moore of says the decision will

only end up costing germany. this will make the eurozone by no ways we have a very big global problem a very huge problem and it is not solved as well as a matter of fact i call it unconditional surrender of germany which we witnessed in brussels the southern countries with the new euro zone finally got the credit card that they're always wanted a credit card for whom the german pick taxpayer has to pay and very interested in the question how long germany will do this the tax burden in the future will become very very high and i know already of people who are keeping the country because they fear that the tax will become higher and higher and to germany has to pay at the end of the day the whole bill as long as you don't solve the problems which we don't we only insert some opium some drac's into the system to come it mean if the

drug is gone the problem is there and it will be even bigger. well regardless of merkel's ambitions for the european union in her home and burgeoning opposition to the country's bailout policies for those who believe germany's financial fortunes are down to good luck are the people driving the economy have a very different message as r.t. talks on a boycott reports it's a job interview with geopolitical implications and jess his family has been running these greek restaurant for almost three decades ever since they immigrated to germany hard work and self-reliance made it a success but now they are under increasing pressure to share the fruits of their labor. the problem is that in greece that. they come here and like the money in the street but we're also working very hard. working from the morning till night every day they get a dozen of calls from their greek can patcher it with requests for money jobs of

both some like a small attack is just walking in a restaurant owner himself he lost his business last year and ever since has been out of permanent work like about twenty two percent of greeks there is the second world war and destroy. our country from troops so they'll be me on the people is the german. not to help but to play while references to the countries nats of past have appeared more than once in the great coverage of the bailout germans remain and swayed in their position to pay for somebody else's debts polls consistently show that the majority of germans are stronger against financing increases for spain's bailout is one customer of this restaurant put it before placing an order one should check not only the menu but also his wallet some say displayed of opinions between the power and the public

represents a test of germany's democratic system democracy begins at home begins and begins in. spain with a national parliament and. it. is a common currency this is taking. decisions in terms of money in terms of budget it's a violation of democracy. and very certain now. is destroying democracy they said peace to be a hard one. but in the case if europe's most productive country seems just never stopped coming in the way cards see reporting from germany. so i could have you with us here on the program today still to come for you russians are more across the atlantic washington pushes for

a blacklist of russian officials suspect super human rights abuses moscow says it will more tolerate such interference. wiki leaks editor julian assange remains holed up in the ecuadorian embassy in london with a deadline passing this week for his extradition he ignored a police someones to turn up and be sent to sweden saying he will stay put until the latin american nation decides on his asylum plea ecuador's president says he's in no rush to consider the request and will review all possible consequences of show shouldering the muscle blow a soldier's main fear is that if he goes to sweden he will be handed over to america where he could face the death penalty under the espionage act for publishing leaked american files meanwhile ecuadorian embassy is all around the world receive thousands of messages calling on the country to approve a saunters asylum sibel edmonds or the founder of the national security whistleblowers coalition says that the u.s. is ready to pull any strings necessary to prevent

a saunters escape. mostly what's happening right now is the political side and you have to realize that they may be and this is the. old letters that the titians activists around the world but on the other hand they are also getting a list of also made them sent troops from the united states so the rest assured they right now as we speak the state department is in the door planning to think about by showing what kind of consequences they will be facing whether it's the economic or whether it's political and so this is the reason they are taking this long and beyond hoping that their decision will be yes. they would have the silent to giuliana son but considering their weight the united states carries also considering that he's three or five nation in terms of the measures they take to put pressure on their governments it will remain to be seen. and i

forget that i julian assange has its very own interview program exclusively here on r.t. the latest edition is on air this tuesday but if you've missed any of the previous ones there are available for you anytime you like online at. www dot com. it is through the expose the world secrets these documents belong the united states government been attacked by the united states strongly condemn the question. illegally should. hundred days being detained without charge. doesn't stop the. day. the revolutionary ideas can change the world tomorrow. live from moscow this is art after eight turbulent divisive election islamists mohamed morsi has been sworn in as egypt's

new president among the first to congratulate him was u.s. president barack obama who expressed hope that america's alliance with egypt would continue but if not he is more important i reports islamists in power are bound to cause headaches in washington. egypt's revolution began with tens of thousands into here square and it became a success shortly after washington sided with the anti-government opposition by stepping down responding to the egyptian peoples' hunger for change america's indorsement of change has paved the way for the muslim brotherhood to become egypt's strongest political force the international organization is considered to be one of the world's largest islamised movements and mohamed morsi has reportedly called for a constitution that is based on the koran and sharia law in the case of egypt we're taking a piece of the board that was one of our pieces this is why it was one of the strongest american assets in the middle east and for many years we've removed that piece and

brought in some people who i do not think will be friendly to us. in this video film last month and egyptian cleric rally support for the brotherhood's presidential candidate so that there can. and we know yet that he is the last. ah. is that i. said. the muslim brotherhood has many different factions many different elements they are a political organization but they also have ties to terrorism they're also directly intertwined with what's going on in syria according to the new york times cia officers secretly stationed in turkey are currently working with syria's muslim brotherhood to smuggle automatic rifles grenades and ammunition into the country i didn't work out you know don't use. me you know it would be.

you know sort of. origin of the syrian opposition scene here waving al-qaeda flanks has received a public support from the terrorist network and created what some call a defacto alliance between america and its number one enemy. critic saying america's campaign for regime change comes with the consequence of empowering more radical and extreme leaders in the arab world let's not forget that assad and his government is a secular government just as gadhafi is government was a secular government if you get rid of that and you create the power vacuum or another force that is as organized and as strong will take its place continued political instability in cairo has raised questions about the so-called success attributed to the arab spring governments in egypt and libya were toppled with a u.s.

stamp of approval but with new regimes leaning towards extreme islam many believe america could eventually find itself in a circumstance that hardly ever wanted her an important i.r.t. new york just a moment of the world updated her though the government of mali has appealed to the united nations to take action after al qaeda. extremists destroyed holy sites in the city of timbuktu but the west african nation has seen constant attacks since it was taken by a military junta in march middle east expert by me as a kiwi blames the nato backed revolution in neighboring libya the violence in mali all of this of course is related to a war that was waged against libya last year during two thousand and eleven which brought about the displacement of many of the two iraq forces who had been settled in libya for many many years they were well armed and of course with them entering the situation inside of northern mali is further destabilizing polarize the

situation inside the north of the country and of course affected the capital up of mochel as well if the u.s. is not intervene in libya last year we would not happy current situation that we have right now in mali. but the libyan revolution has so far failed to bring peace almost fifty people killed as a result of tribal warfare in just the last several days alone ethnic groups in the south of the country have been locked in bitter conflict reportedly to control smuggling in the saharan district of cool for now both sides are using heavy weapons including armored vehicles libya's interim government has deployed its forces to the area as a buffer between the conflicting camps. all throughout the world update japan has restarted its first nuclear reactor since the fukushima disaster protesters have gathered across the country to demonstrate against the move japan's prime minister yoshihiko noda ordered the restart last month saying the current living standards

could not be maintained without atomic energy the country shut down all of its nuclear plants for safety checks after the deadly seville which was triggered by last year's tsunami and earthquake. violent storms have swept across southeast america killing at least thirteen and leaving three million are without power the region is currently in the midst of a heat wave with temperatures topping one hundred degrees fahrenheit a state of emergency has been declared in five states the storm began in the midwest before passing over the mountains and hitting the southeast. high tech battleships and missiles are on standby to protect london during the upcoming olympics some there were concerned it looks more like war games than that of a sporting event as artie's laura smith explains heavy weaponry may not be enough to tackle the real threat. london two thousand and twelve is almost upon us and with

just one month to go it's not just the athletes who will be warming up a massive security operation is also getting into gear we've got battleships on the river thames with missiles we've got pilotless drones with laser guided bombs. batteries dotted around the city personnel with untold numbers of firearms are you got to question the proper proportionality of this london two thousand and twelve is actually starting to look more like a security event. not a sporting event. a security event with a little bit of incidental sport on the pier lympics is the u.k.'s biggest peacetime security operation and the numbers of personnel are staggering on the ground during the games they'll be twelve and a half thousand police officers supported for the occasion by the state of the whole thousand soldiers but insiders are saying basic security here at the olympic park is seriously lacking investigative journalist li hazeldean is under cover with

g four s. the security firm that won the four hundred fifty million dollars contract for the games he's posing as a trainee and says rule recruits vetting and training are substandard i was asked during the training exercises to be a would be terrorist i was given a knife a real gun and a fake i.e.d. the gun was in my bag the x. ray operator didn't see it it is a good several times he still didn't find it he got behind one and it didn't go he hadn't turned on police says he's raised his concerns with g four s. but was told to mind his own business no one from the company was available to comment for this report meanwhile the organizing committee remains resolute about safety security is absolutely the top priority for us you know we want the people you know come to visit london in twenty twelve to be absolutely confident that they're going to be safe and secure and you'll go through security and an x.

ray machine to look at anything you bring him with you and that way you can check that anybody coming into the park isn't bringing anything with them that could do anybody any damage that's not lose experience of the operation and he's pessimistic about. the safety of visitors to the olympic park i took a huge knife in there you know there's one right if i mean it gets through by one person and fifty people go through different pierre sees that's fifty rounds of ammunition in the olympics and that's a massacre right then and there if a terrorist or a terrorist organization is intent on getting into the olympics all they have to do at the moment is queue up with a month to go the head of m i five says his organization can't guarantee the security of the games what's that and people are asking is the point of the heavy artillery if the park itself is left wide open. london. a lot more to come for you next hour here on our including the cost of helping

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