if you're just joining r.t.m. karen terror got your top stories a top syrian official hints the president assad might be prepared to step down but only as a result of dialogue and if it's the will of the syrian people and some media outlets respond the story to suggest a solid resignation could be imminent this comes as activists report government tanks have stormed a damascus neighborhood killing at least eleven suspected brothels. u.s. attorneys say they're being banned from talking about torture and silenced at military tribunals kuantan of the prison that still running despite obama's policies to shut it down the issue of legal restrictions is set to be discussed at the pretrial hearings by the september eleventh terrorist suspects they were

scheduled to start today but were delayed until thursday due to a train crash in baltimore which disrupted the internet connection to guantanamo bay. and after months of protests over a failing economy we report on how spain's recession has hit not just its people but its animals too many of the country's horses are condemned to death by their owners who just can't afford to keep them. next it's today's interview with the head of a belgium based syrian friendship association of chris johnson he speaks to us are silly about regional tension in the middle east and why the connect in syria is now at the center of it. today we're joined by christiane sen he's an analyst specializing in the middle east particularly syria renia relations and he also founded be a syrian

a friendship association here in belgium about four years ago thanks very much i mr yassin for joining us today the first question i'd like to ask to establish the basis of your opinion you established this is so c.h.m. syrian friendship does that mean you are considered pro assad as you have been portrayed in the belgian media i'm considering me as pro syria pro syrian people i'm convinced that the only way to get out of this crisis out of this bloodshed is by following the path of forty four i'm not about to offer file ins so if i see i'm pro ready for him i don't see i'm pro sets. but if you look to the reality it's the syrian government who also is willing to follow this path or forum and you've written and said that the armed uprising in syria has been supported or started from be outside but do you also acknowledge the fact that the syrians from inside want change and what of what is the basis of your analysis on this i do

believe is that the violence what we are seeing you know this has nothing to do with the forum this has to do with destroying the people. i'm also convinced. i have a lot of testimonies from from people in syria that a lot of. what they call the rebels members of the syrian free army it's a matter of fact to a foreigner spy i mean this is not a forum in syrians who are not interested in this the syrian people are of very. peaceful peaceful people and they managed to live together for centuries since riis . without any problem so the violence we're seeing no it's not a syrian products i went to daraa. which. which was the bit the year before where the trouble started. also that it's

near to the jordanian border it's not a coincidence that the trouble started at the border there. at the border town because this underlines once again the influence from abroad i mean. if the situation in syria was really. a syrian. or a city and problem. trouble would have started from. our homes a lot of. outside forces and governments are interested in the to destroy syria why because you have to remember the city has a very strategic position in the area in the middle east in the region i think the main targets as a matter of fact is. because iran is such a powerhouse in the region it's so strong. they know that to take out iran first they have to take out syria and i'm quite convinced if they would succeed to

destroy syria the next order to get will be hezbollah in lebanon i wonder if these two allies are taken out. they will concentrate one hundred percent on the you know who are you referring to when you say they i mean to my opinion the united states and our allies because they have their strategic interests in that region. also to. a lot of people talk about oil but you have to know syria it's not rich in oil they have some oil but it's not rich but of course the real oil is in saudi arabia and syria can be a. transit country. you also have to know that or huge guess reserves in the former soviet union. the central asian states of the former soviet union so they're for huge gas reserves and i think you have to sit in this context how do

you confirm the identity of the rebel fighters that are coming from the outside they're foreigners how do we have proof of that because they found a lot of. proof of this like. when people die in homes. they find identity courts passports of foreign people. they captured people with a foreign accent who you really are from mercenaries or doing it for the money but you also have no al qaeda which is active in syria because they hope to be find a new you know a new base to to establish a new base over there let's just briefly look at turkey's role in all of this historically turkey and syria have had good relations what is the interest in turkey being rather aggressive now against syria what is the what lies in it for

them to see unrest in syria as a matter of fact we're already seeing this because at this moment. region in syria or the people in accordance region in syria. already got a lot of. government from the government in damascus and of course turkey is not happy with this evolution why this change of mind why are they so. anti syrian no i think there are different theories is it can be true would that be still have this. dream these aspirations to make of turkey again. powerhouse which it once was once was in the region. during the ottoman era. another factor is that. the factor of the muslim brotherhood they are not really anti western

because of the origin of the muslim brotherhood. they are what we call rick and. so they are interested in free trade with europe with the united states with the western world i mean we see now in egypt the muslim brotherhood we know with that thirty governments also the president is also pro muslim brotherhood and maybe they are hoping to establish a new government in syria also pro muslim brotherhoods for economical economical reasons and also political reasons of course because you cannot really split this and you said that the ultimate target in this geopolitical story is iran what is and this is not the first time that this opinion has been voiced or what is your analysis on this where iran is concerned it's fairly clear to me not only to me to

a lot of people that purpose is to destroy the iranian regime in binyan of the western awards it's hostile regime hostile to the. western world i don't think this is true because i feel cheated also many times you run and i can assure you that the ukrainian government is a very rational government spirit and government always stated a nuclear program. is a civilian program. while in the west they say no. birth person is to get more of a nuclear weapon and then they thought. why should we need to not be a weapon i mean even if we manage to make one appear a weapon. there is a difference between having a nuclear weapon and to be capable to deliver its so there is a big technical step between these two places and they see even if we have one

nuclear weapon and they think we're going to use it's. the american government and their allies they will almost to the middle ages so they have no interest in going to being destroyed it's so they are much more rational than most people here in the west think now all the opinions you voiced today it's contrary to the general verity that we find in a lot of the press lot of the analysis here in belgium or in western europe how is your work and your opinions received in this part of the world unfortunately. most people. here in belgium but i can also. see maybe a broader picture of the western world to your dope in the united states. they're not really aware they don't know we really do seem to wish in the middle east what they know about it's based on cliche is you know like

a very black white picture you know the good guys in the bad guys and even amazed that a lot of people don't even realize. at the chicken location of it and for them it's somewhere over there in the middle east and the same with syria i mean a lot of people don't know that the origin of the bathtub or street it was socially sporty a lot of people say ok the president bashar al assad and his family dollar we force this can't be true but this is not. how can i say this is not the main factor in syrian politics the main factor is the origin of the baath party the socialist party where all religions lift together and city as one of the few. maybe the only country in the middle east where you have all these denominations christian but also get only christian orthodox christian creek orthodox might on its. own you

share in their living together for hundreds of your verdict peacefully. but most people here don't realize this for them chris answered thanks very much for your time it was a pleasure. magine as much. foam watches show every single mom. and waiting for you to stumble. i saw a man with a video camera so i moved over and he followed me somewhat up to him but we realized there were following everyone from early in the morning with us wasn't. the only chance to get rid of him. just to reveal him.

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a top syrian official hence that president assad might be prepared to step down but only as a result of dialogue and of course if it still will of the syrian people some media outlets however spawn the story to suggest assaults resignation would be eminent this comes as deadly battles are raging in the country and spilling across the border into lebanon and. u.s. attorneys say they're being banned from talking about torture and silence that military tribunals autonomous the prison that still running despite obama's promises to shut it down the issue of legal restrictions is set to be discussed at the pretrial hearings of five nine eleven terror suspects they were scheduled to start today but were delayed until thursday due to. a train crash in baltimore which just wrapped up the internet connection to guantanamo bay. and after months of protests over

a failing economy report on how spain's recession has had not just its people but its animals too many of the country's horses are condemned to death by their owners who just can't afford to keep them. as were the headlines unit is here now with the sport and as the transfer deadline day approaches the footballing rumor mill seems to be in overdrive it's in top gear of the moment i think you could say yeah at the moment we're waiting to hear whether one of the world's best footballers she currently plays for months yes she noted might be as way to st petersburg and more than that intriguing stuff in just a sec. thanks for joining us this is sport today and we have got plenty ahead for you including the fall of the. capital gains spartak moscow beat fenerbahce two one at home in the opening leg of their champions league qualification tie. courted adjourned

double grand slam champions for tomic it's over is set to miss next week's u.s. open the russian continues her recovery from a knee injury. on take your pick we wrap up the best of the strikes that mattered last weekend in the russian premier league. but first its advantage spartak moscow in their champions league qualification tie would turkey's fenerbahce the red and white swimming to on on home turf and choose this first leg spartak hard to fall in the final qualifying stage of the competition for the past two years but the trend moved towards being booked when that money will emanate k. netted right before the hour mark but the spine dominating the game the hosts all the scoreline levelled through former liverpool. just half a dozen minutes later portico were to have the final see to me to come borrow volleying home aiden mcgeady pin point corner. the russian side just head next

week to istanbul with the two wanted vantage knowing anything other than the feat will see them into the champions league proper elsewhere genomic here. take all the their respective feet into the group stages after securing away with the swell f.c. copenhagen age little one nil in the danish capital. thing with footballers needs in petersburg could be said to bolster their line up in a big way the club stating they have been negotiating with manchester united to try and portuguese international nami his asking price believed to be close to forty million dollars now he's form suffered a dip towards the end of last season. but is still regarded as a world class player the twenty five year old was negotiating a four year deal to stay at old trafford but club management up so far resisted his wage demands though they stressed the want the winger to stay joined united in two thousand and seven scoring twenty five times in a hundred twenty five appearances russian champions and eight throwing their hat in the ring with monitor. to do

a deal before the country september tenth transferred. to moscow who are surprisingly dead last domestically will have a chance of a fresh start in europe former manager dumper tress q taking over the reins for the blue and whites for the first time for their battle with stuttgart in the europa league playoffs tonight. never been relegated from the russian premier league but find themselves at the bottom of the table five losses in as many matches german team captain kevin peraino hopes to open his school tally for the season against the start gar team honed his skills from two thousand and one tool five well patristic you admitted he enjoys football crisis management and hopes to get off the right foot in europe in his latest challenge to turn to nama. in tennis russian two time grand slam champion. has pulled out of next week's u.s. open the final major of the year the twenty seven year old who won the tournament in two thousand and four missed several weeks of the w t a tour with

a knee injury because the it's also seeing flushing meadows ranks among her favorite tennis tournaments but the continuing recovery is more pressing than playing. and flavia pennetta also withdrawn from the competition. tennis stock is on an all time high after beating roger federer to win gold at the london olympic games over rafael the dollops and for next week's us open to grand slam winners from times gone by i have penciled a skull in to claim his first ever major in new york andy murray is my favorite. i think he proved something to himself and to the other guys winning the olympics at wimbledon i think that he's. he's becoming a better player all the time physically he hits the ball a little bit better i think a forehand side especially these ready. with the rough probably go to of. wimbledon. so if he be too awful for.

plays well. then we need to. london's relationship with america's most popular sport is set to move up a gear american football franchise the jacksonville jaguars announcing they're to play one home game at wembley stadium in each of the four seasons from twenty thirteen the historic london grand has already hosted one n.f.l. game annually since two thousand and seven but now the fans will get a chance to form a more personal bond while jacksonville is conquering novel territories under new ownership term the team have been struggling to win fill seats back in florida the site of missed the playoffs in ten of the past dozen seasons while their top star merissa jones drew looks set to leave a contract this. while the n.b.a. is also no stranger to showcasing its talents overseas the league's reaming champion in london olympic gold medalist bron james making his seventh trip to

china this week the twenty seven year old silence critics by winning his first ever bryant trophy along with finals m.v.p. hardware this summer and chinese fans will get to witness the reigning king in action soon enough with the miami heat playing two pre-season games in beijing and shanghai. cyclist bradley wiggins is most certainly having a summer to remember the thirty two year old followed up july's tour de france win with his fourth olympics in london and first gold came back in two thousand and four the prince's winning at his home games is what gets him recognised in the street. this is more fulfilling picks in an obvious one of many murders before and . it. always come home recognized really even though a successful olympics in the past and. always sunny it seems like this one is just really attracted the attention of everybody in the country really latched onto it for a few weeks and i think it exceeded everybody's expectations for the athletes anyway

as to how people are going to react to it. it's not just wiggins who's basking in the afterglow of the games russia synchronized swimming gold medal winners natalia shank are. also getting used to life as a limp dick chelsea. player that implied that it was the first time in recent competitions when our margin of victory was that big but we really wanted to demonstrate a brilliant performance along with winning the gold medals and we think we managed to do that. ok let's return to football where game week five in the russian premier league offered up plenty of net bursting action for a look back at the pick of them here's our weekly featurette goals go lower. plenty

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