you're watching the weekly the stories that shaped this week live here on our top stories now western nations are inching closer to minute interference in the syrian conflict with plans to set up a no fly zone and threats to authorize a strike on the country. because declared sane and gets twenty one years in jail and. even more radical groups. a scandal that unites muslims and jews in anger after a german rabbi was charged. despite a recent controversial court ban on the practice. and britain withdraws

its threat to go to the ecuadorian embassy in a rescue force after a block of self a north american nation side with tito in the diplomatic round. promises. talks to the head of a belgium based syrian friendship association chris johnson and the main thing regional tension in the middle east and why the current conflict in syria is now at the center of it. today we're joined by chris said he's an avid listener 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 levasseur 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 free forum not the ball to offer so if i say i'm ready for him i don't see i'm pro sets. but if you look to the reality in the city and go from the men's 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 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. and also means. 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 they are foreigners i mean this is not a forum in syria and so not interested in this is syrian people out of very. peaceful peaceful people and they managed to live together for four centuries since . we don't any problem. so the violence we're seeing no it's not a syrian products i went to daraa. which. which was the bets 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. because this underlines once again the influence from abroad i mean. if you're in

the situation in syria what's really. a syrian. or a city and problem. trouble would have started from. our homes a lot of. outside forces and governments are interested to be 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 on the one beat 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 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 i mean the central asian states of the former soviet union so therefore huge i guess reserves and i think you have to see it in this context how do you confirm the identity of the rebel fighters as you claim that they 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 cards passports of foreign people. they captured people with a foreign accent you really are from mercenaries or doing it for the money but you also have now out qaeda which is active in syria because they hope to be find a new you know a new base 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 the kurdish region in syria or the people in accordance region in syria very already got a lot of. government from the government in damascus and of course turkey is not

happy with this evolution this change of mind why are they so. and this. i know i think there are different theories is can be true would that be still have this. dream this other man aspirations to make of thirty again a. powerhouse which it once 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 turkish government 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 because of being in the western awards it's a hostile regime hostile to the. western world i don't

think this is true because i feel stupid also many times to run and i can assure you that the ukrainian government is a very rational government spirit and cover. i always say to the nuclear program. is a civilian program. while in the west they say no. birth buses to get to now tell me more of a nuclear weapon and then they told me why should we need to in that period a weapon i mean even if we managed to make one the prettier 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 phases 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 there will be 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 narrative 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 opinion is 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 open in the united states. they're not really aware they don't know we really did situation 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 and the bad guys and even amazed that a lot of people don't even realize. she goes through the chicken location of here. 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 study it was socially sporty a lot of people. president bashar al assad and his family to allow we course this can 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 the only christian orthodox christian clique orthodox mud on it's. their living together for hundreds tough year verdict peacefully. but most people here don't trivialize these christians so thanks very much for your time it was a pleasure.

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and in the meantime is next with your sport update. hello welcome to the sports update on this action back sunday and here's what's coming up looking up to sky go forth with a three nil win over clearly is a tough one angie host a thriller with more gold you know about should probably. while seeing red champions manchester city are in a battle royal at liverpool the odds to draw millet stoke in the english top flight . checkmates dani pedrosa edges over a lead of pool gala renzo to end his second straight grand prix and narrow the gap to the top. but first a football in tesco must go up to force after trancing previous to that of three nil in the russian premier league alexander the sound output the home side ahead

catching a clear goal keep it so i get better unawares problem range after a six minutes. and then. added a second just before the interval and then so i go of providing for this one. and with five minutes left off match the rockets move latched on to a mark gonzalez cross to net his first goal of the season so the only one wrapped up their third win in a row to go fourth just a point now separating the top five korea they slipped to eleven. and in the late game the last game of the day algy are looking to go six as they entertain promoted more diver and star striker samuel eto has just given custody side eight three to lead with the last minutes there. told me while in the early kick off i am calm mounted an impressive first half fight back to come back from two goals down to drop to two hundred girls no doubt that even though will not let

a lot to be desired as you are most is your own back to grace within five minutes to give the visit is a comfortable lead. before the heart found mark the striker has now scored six goals in his many matches and the key to the stops was the poor one back for i am. sure we are bookable and get levelled matters still in the first tof two two and that's how it started. well on saturday twice former champions robin came from behind to into on incentives to inflict a first defeat of the season on the defending champions watched on by russia manager fabio capello victor five zero in the home side ahead not being in the midst of cross after twenty five minutes apart seven minutes after the break alexander is one service found in the area for the visitors last not joe levelled from the penalty spot the israeli six goal in as many games then only our one man at the open can't netty from long range what proved to be remains when wrapping up

the perfect present for coach go to bed with the who turned sixty on saturday. and that defeat the only john as well as his man meant a win for spot jacket in form to record see the moscow side go top as they took the lead through argentinian de vito on fire instead are they from a corner after sixty seven minutes but with ten minutes to go igor level for terror as his thunderbolt balance of the post right into the spectacular. keeper and three the can was once again left fuming in stoppage time brazilian defender i'm told there for a rest match the winner for the home side two one direct you can up the third winning full going to leapfrog spar tack and go level on points with his elite. while in the last game of the day yan goal and that posted a hat trick is ten man rostov came back from a goal down to win three wanted time to align your neck up opened with a visit just in the first minute the brazilian striker chalking up his sixth goal

of the campaign but it was all crossed off after that go into scoring twice within two minutes to put. they're in the driver's seat right before the break all the host sort of get us does not ask the sent off soon after the restart but that's didn't want to go in there off banging home his third of the night the checks heroics helping with our stuff move off the bottom of the table at the expense of the number. handed out to finish the day back at the foot of the table despite earlier winning three two at last what even a thrilling waskow davi alexander courted open for the away side's twelve minutes in. a neat by brazilian maicon called loch own level ten minutes later. but then in the second half three go goals followed within nine minutes on the i did i'm a went ahead once walker to abolish huge i can then dominate in doing this with me headed home to equalize for the second time. however a resurgent playing to the local bragging rights when questioned about our grants

the winner history to it finished all over england brendan rodgers liverpool are looking for their first win of the season but are playing host to champions manchester city well off their feet no opening defeats west brom the reds bounce back to take the lead against city's three martin scuttle after thirty four minutes but city levels talk to ya turi comes from a defensive mistake yet liverpool were soon ahead once again thanks to luis suarez those qualities as equalized against the city where in the fourth richest stoppage time at anfield it's still two to one of the means and also failed to score for the second straight time off to selling top scorer robin van persie to manchester united as they drew milner let stoke which followed last week's goalless so that's against sunderland a good strong team defensively and as long as we didn't score north and you know they will have to use a point. and. easy to point. to drop. i would say. just to drop down on the good but you just made

a good point because it's difficult for everybody to take pointed store on to tennis our patrick president has changed to a second title this month by beating maria kirilenko in a hard fought battle to win the new haven open in the final warm up for the us open the final grand slam of the season last year's wimbledon champion was pushed hard by the russian with each player dropping serve three times in the first set before the czech eleven nine in the time break here like it then went a break up in the second but put up fought back to triumph seven six seven five in two hours and eight minutes adding to the montreal title she want to earlier this august kirilenko has risen to a career high twelfth in the world rankings while could to is seated fifth at flushing meadows and opens again hello to pets all from slovenia. while roger federer spearheads the men's half of the draw or the well the one is the man to catch after beating writing u.s. open champion novak djokovic in the final of the cincinnati mark as last week and the swiss says he can't wait to kick start his quest for

a record six title at flushing meadows with thirty one year old winning streak between two thousand and four and two thousand and eight tie the previous mark jointly held by jimmy connors and pete sampras etc i don't feel. i'll take much. time there's no doubt about that oh never ever underestimate never again i did you know one of the teenagers of those times are gone but i'm just trying to reach my goal for the coming world i want to. get to getting a medal switzerland so it's been incredible but i do have this one for me this year where really you want to do well. if you want to be returning here is what i want to. super size. now want to merge a g.p. where dani pedrosa edge standings lead a whole gallery enzo to clinch his second straight victory at the czech grand prix the runs are. and started from paul the head of the dry sand and it was a tight jewel between two throughout the race in bono botsford drives that crept

ahead on the final corner to eventually win by less than two seconds calcutta came in third to give britain their first how do you finish in twelve years while the dr succumbed they got two fellows running the reigns over just thirteen points at the top of the standings with six races to go champion face in stone no remains in third spot despite missing the check wrong point because of the fact that. my. team he did i do lose a brace and we were. head to head into the corner but i could get my line in and win this race so it was it was amazing and i'm just just so hard. and finally the sister dition of the w five fighter kickboxing tournament was held here in moscow on friday night with two ukrainian up and comers fighting his hat the night robert ferdinand reports b w five for there is a new russian martial arts tournament and still far from the biggest fighting stage twice the kind of emerged that up and coming keep books need to build up their

names among my you it is one of ukraine's biggest hopes and on friday night the twenty year old face and not just on his quest to reach the summit there were some old scores to settle with the russian new slaughter to go that you first met last may and it was the ukrainian thunder who own the bell in the extra room and the stern out letting go was standing in his way once again and out for revenge. for and. lushington nickname desboro always bringing emotions into the ring and my love seeking his chance with patience it was the ukrainian proved to have the better skills with thunder why no striking seconds from time this impressive left uppercut getting my look at def again when the main event of the not to have heard so much coach signal from the corner there were just seconds left before the

end of the fight i knew i was losing it on points so i had to open up an attack and i missed that punch it wasn't too hard it was just very accurate and well timed. thank you i'm glad this time i wanted fair and square with no split decisions or extra rounds in our first fight i made some mistakes chased a knockout it was just a brawl tonight i thought smart sticking to the game plan making it miss and lose confidence you for being the other big fight of the night so my left young compadre . taken. from belgium the seventeen year old ukrainian face probably the toughest test of his life with his opponent having an impressive record of forty four i wince at a fifty one professional keep boxing fights and look simply bigger and stronger or ever enough not to be intimidated and claimed in the undisputed victory the fourth in his fledgling career. i've checked a number of his fights on the internet but then he's won so many by knockouts here

that you know what i think he didn't face with the opponent he's a big strong guy and it seems like the others were scared but i was i was much far stuff and he could do nothing about it since courage rather than fortune favors the brave. party must go absolute zero. emission free cretaceous free transport charges free. range month free. free. to try free. download free blood cancer plug in video for your media projects and free media oh god r t dot com you.

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