you teach reason why you should care about humans in. this is why you should care what your only. drums of war be bladder in syria's rebel friendly power spearheaded by the us step up your military threat or against kerry tactics against damascus. mass murderer under his brother get sentenced to twenty one years behind bars as a judge declared he was mentally sound when executing dozens of people in cold blood. britain abandons its threat to storm the ecuadorian mission take join us on by force a day after both americans rose up in support of quito. it is not i am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me marina joshie they will take a look at the top stories of the week and other chunk of intimidation coupled with

warmongering statements were piled on the embattled syrian government this week the u.s. and its allies are once again talking up the possibility of assad's regime using its chemical arsenal while at the same time dishing out threats to engage in its internal conflict morea board now has more on what damascus had to say on that. as the violence in syria continues increasing western countries may be inching closer and closer towards military intervention this past week the u.s. britain and france all separately signaled when or why they would take direct action u.s. president barack obama said that washington would intervene if the syrian government deployed chemical or biological weapons against civilians britain echoed america's sentiments while france called for the consideration of a partial no fly zone to be imposed over syria's airspace and that is

a suggestion that u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton previously made now the syrian deputy prime minister who was visiting moscow this week for talks has accused western countries of reaching for any reason that would lead to direct intervention he also said that president obama's threats are linked directly to the u.s. elections damascus also drew parallels between western focus on syria's chemical weapons and the invasion of iraq where the existence of suspected chemical weapons were never confirmed now this uptick uptick in talk and threats over military intervention into syria comes as the u.n. security council is scheduled to have a ministerial meeting on syria on aug thirtieth that meeting was called for and will be chaired by france reporting from new york. r.t.

workers spawn of the conus to eric margolis believes washington is being pushed into action by election politics in the us. united states has no strategic interests in syria what this is all about and ron and the fact that the us is in a very sensitive election year where there's pressure on the obama administration to do something the republicans are screaming do something in so let's hope that these threats and verbal i'm still hoping that there will be a diplomatic solution but chances are receding as political pressure grows in the united states and behind us let's remember that these really pushing very hard to do something that. overthrowing the government and even supports for us syria may be breaking up into little cantons fighting one another along with religious ethnic and tribal lines that are just as

a living on was in the one nine hundred seventy s. this is a very frightening prospect and we have to work hard to make sure it does not happen opposition activists claim saturday was the deadliest day since the start of the rest with more than three hundred people killed in fighting between pro and anti regime supporters across syria the lion's share of the deaths were reported in the suburbs of damascus which have been witness to fierce battles of light but the war hasn't yet swallowed up the whole country on a boycott now reports. people hire a phrase syrians use for someone who loves life and a good description of this nation's character even during a time of war some syrians do preserve their home or joviality. the jobs way there is one of the few communities in syria still largely unaffected by violence don't want to live in man with amex life is usually here people come to the park with their families every night nothing has changed. it to strike in

contrast to the rest of the country just fifty kilometers west lies daraa the city where the syrian uprising began and we're going out to buy bread is sometimes a major risk but for the residents of suede that is no coincidence populated primarily by the jews a religious group that incorporate elements of all major faiths sway that has so far proved syria's most successful peace laboratory the locals say it's because their culture breeds tolerance. in the list to be different there's a basic right guaranteed by humanity in psuedo we have people of different political opinions we all respect and accept each other as human beings that's why sweden hasn't witnessed any confrontation we can differ politically we still want to preserve our homeland we have people who are against the government but they're also against the violence then no army checkpoint on the streets and no fear of

rebel snipers on the rooftops business is smaller than usual but the outlook is a big these opened its doors just two weeks ago its general manager is convinced that tolerance both political and religious always pays off. have to continue. people have to. have to. accept each other. which you have to accept. so. i think it's. this while the rest of syria gathers funerals and sway that weddings are still the most common public event many i'm sure know more among about a dozen couples trying the knot on that particular day higher than the number in hotels where used to seeing very different people and we'll learn how to accept

everybody that's what syria needs both sides need to stop killing and start talking to some in the west it may come across as ignorance and disregard for those who are suffering but it's actually the opposite the syrians always valued the beauty of the simple life and they won't give it up easily human at gunpoint. but what about. the economy where the killing right now that you're selling that makes it that. maybe you never hear that from a company. morning we. may bring turkey has also seen an upsurge in violence recently nine people most half of them children were killed in a car bombing close to the syrian border on monday no group has claimed responsibility for the attack the turkish politicians were quick to point fingers at the syrian uprising ankara however says the unrest across the border has nothing

to do with the plan weighing blamed on occurring this rebel group instead international relations professor mark almond believes the turkish government has freed a vulnerability inside its own state. one of the reasons why i had been so supporter of bashar assad was that his very close the border going in creation of the very very intense turks of course a very long border and what we're now seeing of course news the border between turkey and syria is open to incorporation into syria rebels and also our concern so far as well and some of these of course are being gone through. and will border problem as you know. all the time a blind eye to the border into syria was always a risk of course. a good deal more still in store for you this hour including how the deadly trend of vatican forces turning their weapons against the nato troops helping to train down this is adding yet more challenges to the

country's dreams of peace. and an average of three months for every person he killed a court this week handed a twenty one year prison term to mass murder under his brevik for the massacre of seventy seven people last july it's the maximum sentence possible in norway but it can be prolonged if the killer is still deemed a menace to the society once the terms complete the prosecution had demanded brevik should have been placed in a secure psychiatric unit saying he was insane but the judge ruled he was mentally sound the killer who never showed any remorse for his actions during the whole trial said he was satisfied with such a decision the cell brevik will be locked up and has sparked a wave of condemnation as man to believe it's more like a hotel and as artie's alex here shifts to reports his example has encouraged others to take up arms. and off weaponry and explosives to kill dozens of people

that was the discovery of the czech police when they raided at twenty nine year old man's apartment in the city of a strong man was reported by his neighbors to have some mental problems that's why the police decided to take action and later they arrested this man he was carrying a remote detonator for an explosive device on him when he was detained but it's also been revealed by the czech police that an explosive device made of an aircraft bomb was found in his apartment and they said it could have killed dozens of people it was believed to be a very powerful explosive device of several kilograms of explosives in it the police are now does not reveal and does not know what this man's intentions were but it already has all the reasons to believe that the man was a sympathizer of the killer from norway and that is brady sources within the interior ministry of the czech republic report that this man used

a brave as he is on the internet in different forums and different social networks for now the police is trying to determine whether there have been any connection between the detained man and himself now with know little about this man for now a few pictures had been released by the czech media this man detained cuffs on him being put in a police car but for now the police are trying to keep all the information secret regarding this man so that he won't have any more followers and they're trying to determine whether he actually had any more followers or he was planning to act alone and he says have secured one in their load and international consultant and former deputy speaker for the belgian parliament believes the idea of integrating and assimilating migrants into europe was doomed from the start. there is more and more radical opinion giving voice to for right views now i think probably of cause there if we can all deny there are problems with immigrants they are already being forced to integrate and it's the problem that

this process of integration in the functioning that it is a basic problem but the thing is first of all multiculturalism first of all has always been i mean something that was used in a political context and secondly i do not believe that this was a key policy of the european union european union is an economic project and that is that was the key policy what is the big what is the real problem in society i do believe that there is a problem with immigration in europe i also believe that there is a much bigger problem with the economic reconstruction of europe and this for a moment which is causing all this social frustration still have for this hour no time out for athens european here is remain on swayed by greek p.r. blitz asking for more time to implement cuts and probably its crumbling economy. britain has backed off a threat to raid ecuadorian embassy in london according to

a statement from kiddo's foreign ministry that withdrawal comes just a day after the organization of american states sided with ecuador in a blow to britain the thirty five nations that make up the new world declared embassies inviolable territory it also means jewel in the south is the man at the center of the storm a safe for the moment inside the quad or in mission laura smith the letter with more on the decision by the americas. it was a meeting that lasted five hours but eventually ecuador got what it wanted out of the meeting essentially the foreign minister made a speech in which he condemned britain for what he called an assault on your sovereignty and eventually what happened was that these thirty four countries signed this resolution which rejects any attempts to put at risk the inviolability of diplomatic premises anywhere in the world and and expressed solidarity and support for ecuador in their offering of asylum to julian assange but also to

continue talks between ecuador and britain to try and sort out their diplomatic problems the usa and canada are members of this organization and they were very much against this meeting from the very beginning and they all say that expressed reservations about the resolution that was passed in the end but it goes to show that particularly in its own region ecuador is not acting alone and it's now got huge international backing across the americas but we've seen no movement in britain stance so far they still remain committed to arresting julian assange to fulfilling this court order which says that he must be extradited to sweden whatever happens and in fact we've seen further proof in recent days that britain is not going to abandon its plans to arrest him we had a policeman photographed outside the ecuadorian embassy one of the many policemen who is guarding the embassy twenty four seven holding this piece of paper a piece of restricted information that says that doing that science should be

arrested essentially at all costs whatever it takes even if he emerges in some way in a diplomatic car even if as some have posited he emerges in some kind of diplomatic crate or bag that is not going to put the british police off arresting him really very intent on arresting him and fulfilling this court order so that it's a position that hasn't changed in the last few days and i see no reason that it will change as a as a direct result of this but as i say the international pressure is growing meanwhile of course still in the ecuadorian embassy in london still very unclear how he will get out. reporting there commenting on the united nations from the americas attorney or to spanish hosts have a golland as only continued pressure can force the u.k. to let assad go the pressure is very important to continue to try to sort of whittle away. position is stubbornness that england has taken in this specific case

and also to show each time that these types of meetings take place and that the resolutions happen and we see the u.s. position in particular is showing that the united states government is behind all of this and is behind the persecution of the sides and so it's really important that comes out and people understand that governments understand that and that eventually hopefully the british government will back down we'll have to wait and see. it's been a hectic few weeks in the saga of julia's sons but we've got the timeline of his predicament and for analysis on our website so they are can also find it with dorian president rafael correa is interview with r.t. and he's thoughts on how the story will unfold all that is available on our. now agrees says week long pitch for leniency on bail conditions has fallen on deaf ears with its touring pm and thomas the morris told to show his achievements first the prime minister met this week with various european leaders to fund the second

degree bailout is trying to win concessions from them to extend a stare the deadlines and shore up his the greek economy but both the leaders of france and germany were look warm at best saying any leniency will depend on the rating of the athens hysteria for the next month and her gavin marshall from the center of research in mobilization says more time won't save greece. if you actually look at the situation what some heiress is complaining about is that he needs more time to implement reforms what are the reforms there's three words which are use most commonly used austerity adjustment and croaks if you simply take the rhetoric follow the policies look at the facts you can actually translate the language into what it actually means so austerity impoverishment adjustment means exploitation and growth means the private profits they undermine labor they cut pensions cut social security cut health care spending cut all social spending in

general far more people from the public sector privatized the economy privatizing infrastructure privatized the water the electricity something foreign corporations can come in and buy everything up and this is all so that they can get a bailout which the money simply goes to the banks just the interest on the loans to the banks so it's this massive scam and it's illegitimate for him to be saying that we simply need more time to impoverish our population. the german catholic church has pressed charges against a group of pussy riot copycats who disrupted a service and colognes cathedral to a man and a woman who were shouting and carrying a banner demanding freedom for the members of the russian female punk band were thrown out of the building immediately they could now face up to three years in jail a potential punishment even greater than they are inspiring received a court of moscow sentence that was the right trio to two years in jail for their mock prayer in russia's main orthodox cathedral and germany face of the lamb and

now being among the states which rush to condemn the spirit. of more details in the pussy riot case don't hesitate to log on to our website r t dot com including anti-church hysteria that's been sparked by the trial of an orthodox cross chopped down by feminist group any great encourages cava gadson russia to unleash their anger on religious symbols. also university of the wild west why a colorado students can now pad guns as well as books in their school back. it's the latest manifestation of afghan and girl with occupation as proving one of the deadliest for coalition troops to date at least a dozen u.s. soldiers have died in so-called green on blue attacks in the last few weeks alone

as i began security forces increasingly turn their guns on their american mentors i guess is he a target and now reports on the sinister trend. the u.s. war in afghanistan is known as the longest military conflict in american history and as u.s. officials hope for a successful exit strategy by the year twenty fourteen an alarming new trend is spiking on the ground indicating that this may not happen so easily u.s. troops have been dying at record rates in so-called insider attacks at the hands of their afghan allies at least ten u.s. troops have been killed in these attacks in the last two weeks alone this makes up for over thirty percent of u.s. military deaths in august of last year there have been at least forty such deaths in so-called green on blue attacks where members of afghan forces turning against western troops sixty nine people were wounded and one of many attempts to tackle the increasing problem a top u.s. general flew to afghanistan this week to address the issue only to have his plane

become the target of a rocket attack experts say it's yet another sign of growing discontent in the war torn country as u.s. president barack obama says more needs to be done to protect u.s. troops from attacks by afghans thought of as partners the question of how exactly this should be done remains an answer afghan officials have been attempting to spy on their own recruits to prevent these incidents but reports are growing that members of the afghan security forces are increasingly switching sides defecting to support the taliban in one recent incident for afghan army officials were charged with flying arms to the militants some experts explain the increased insider killings trend as a result of frustration with the length of the war others point to the fact that this comes after several scandals involving the conduct of u.s. troops on the ground from koran burnings to desecrating afghan bodies by you were needing on them and shocking videos that made headlines around the world the afghan

wars and its eleventh year and the fact that this year has seen more deaths from insider attacks than ever before seen as a worrying trend for several reasons the attacks have highlighted the disconnect between the u.s. to exit strategy. to transfer most of the fighting power to afghan forces by twenty fourteen but the fact that the situation on the ground continues to be a lot more complicated that some u.s. officials try to downplay with chaos on the ground the question of whether the u.s. involvement deadline is feasible looms large and hearty mosque jarrah i'm a marine corps veteran turned anti-war activists believe and sire attacks show just how angry afghans have grown against a long and aimless occupation you expect from afghans after ten years of enduring bombings and rape and mass murder in the hands of under u.s. occupation the violence is not going to stop after ten years of american rule the

afghan civil society has been destroyed i mean it did the infrastructure we have a puppet government in kabul that increasingly becoming authoritarian and it's not going to stop and it's a sad thing the fact of the matter is the united states does not have a goal or purpose in mind and occupying afghanistan and and we're there just so we would we are sending american troops there to pacify a country that doesn't want to be pacified under u.s. rule and they are responding to that by writing resisting american imperialism so the fact that i guess it's very site it's a vicious cycle that's not going to end just because the u.s. wants it to em. well it's our take a look at some other stories from around the world right here germany had to use tear gas and water cannons to disperse a violent crowd of use annual street festival several hundred people started

a bonfire and the first stones involve the police when they arrived at the festival has earned a bad reputation having been marred by violence in previous years. almost forty people have been killed and more than eighty injured after an explosion rocked venezuela's biggest oil refinery blast that was caused by a gas leak comes after repeated outages on installations of run by a state oil company and the country's president which obviously has already declared a three day long mourning period and this is the worst accidental to have ever hit the nation's industry. thirty six people have been killed in northern china as a fuel tanker collided with a pad boss engulfing both in flames only say most of the passengers were sleeping at the time of the crash and only three of them managed to survive. the accident the state media suggest over sixty thousand people died on the country's roads last

year alone. neil armstrong the man who once made one giant leap for the mankind stepping for the first time in human history on the mood as passed away at the age of eighty two his condition deteriorated after recent heart surgery to clear a blog arteries an estimated half a billion people watched armstrong on t.v. as he stepped into the lunar surface on the twentieth of july nineteen sixteen. or forward. on the threshold of the first anniversary of the fall of tripoli libya seems to be marking events with violence and chaos and the latest in a series of recent attacks and the shrines selfie islamists are blamed for blowing up and bulldozing a fifteenth century sanctuary from existence meanwhile ethnic. clashes not far from the capital left at least twelve people killed and dozens injured after the warring sides reportedly used and aircraft guns against each other this follows last week's

violence one of the gyptian diplomats car was blown up in the city of benghazi after the deadly twin bomb attack in the capital political analyst and consultant peter air things like only the stand further on to the pit of chaos. libya is following the same trend or so the other countries where there was a force regime we have the same scenario in iraq we have the same situation in afghanistan we've got the situation in libya which was again a force regime and as you would expect there will be breakaway groups because at the end of the day although gadhafi was a fraudster in many ways he brought that country from the doldrums into great prosperity and the wrong government got in and so the military is still trying to pull the strings saying and of course that's failing very fast and i think we will see a natural rebellion occur like is ongoing in iraq like is ongoing in syria and egypt. fighting back with the headlines in just

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