you're watching our it seems the stories that shape this week coming up right now western nations are inching closer to military intervention in syria plans to set up a no fly zone and then read to all boys and strike on the country when all the conflict schools further beyond its borders some that doesn't killed in assume some clashes between pro and anti as a product is eleven and. now we can kill a brave that is declared slain as a judge sentenced him to a maximum of twenty one years in prison that's his case and inspiring even more where he called himself cos you're right. and britain has abandoned its tragedies

don't let the dorrian embassy in the resume in a fun easy tensions in the diplomatic standoff between the two nations it comes just a day off to a block of solid and north american nations express their support of the. next it's our in-depth interview r.t. talks to the head of a belgian based syrian friendship association chris young saying the main theme regional tension in the middle east and why the current conflict in syria is now at the center of. today we're joined by christiane sen he's an adult lister specializing in the middle east particularly syria renia relations and he also founded the assyrian a friendship association here in belgium about four years ago thanks very much travis for us for joining us today the first question i'd like to ask you establish the basis of your opinion you established this is that we see a sham syrian friendship does that mean you are considered pro assad as you had

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 pretty for a lot to offer firelands so if i see 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 mint 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 are not interested in this is syrian people out of very. peaceful peaceful people who managed to live together for centuries since. we don't have 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 town because this underlines once again the influence from abroad i mean. if the

cuban 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 gas reserves in the former soviet union i mean 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 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 courts passports of foreign people. they captured people with a foreign accent or you really are from mercenaries or doing it for the money but you also have no out which is active in syria because they hope to 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 to be sure region in syria or the people in accordance region in syria a already got

a lot of. governments 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 syria and no i think there are different theories is can be true would that be still have this. dream these aspirations to make of turkey again a. power. house which it once was once was in the region. during the autumn an 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 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 the purpose is to destroy the iranian regime in binyan of the western awards it's a hostile regime hostile to. western waltz i don't

think this is true because i see that 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 too good to not only bomb or a nuclear weapon and then they told me why should we. need not be a weapon i mean even if we managed to make one nuclear 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 its. 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 it 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 even a broader picture of the western world to europa in the united states. they're not really aware they don't know what really the 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 in the bad guys and even amazed that a lot of people don't really even realize. she goes through 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's the origin of the bathtub or city 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 all the christian orthodox christian because of the matter i need. we are living together for hundreds of your very peacefully. but most people here in realized chris thanks very much for your time it was

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those stories the shakers of this was in a sense that inching closer to military intervention in syria was planned set up a no fly zone and threats to the wise and such like on the country meanwhile the home things bills for the beyond its borders with those adults and the series of questions to go whenever he asked such fighters in lebanon. under his brain from instinct led to the same as a judge sentences him to the maximum of twenty one years in prison then says his tales inspiring even more radical groups plus new roads. and bridges has abandoned this thread to stall the ecuadorian embassy and arrest joining us on easing tensions in the diplomatic standoff between the two nations it

comes just a day off to the south and north american nations expressed live support each other . except the sport updates with. hello welcome to the sports and here are the headlines looking up to go forth with a three nil win over clearly as the very top samuel eto lake grace helps beat the kid will debut in the russian premier league. while all those even champions manchester city twice come from behind to draw two two at liverpool drop snow again finished goalless up stowed in the top flight. and checkmate dani pedrosa edges motor g.p. lead full day wednesday to win his second straight broad pre narrow the gap to the top. but first

a football and to go up to fourth off to trancing creosote off three nil in the russian premier league alexander sound of what the home side ahead catching clearly a goalkeeper gave them caught unawares from long range after only six minutes then it was all until she added a second just before the interval and say good for providing for this one. and with the five minutes left after made the rocky two moussaka latched on to a mock consequence of cross to that his first goal of the season so the army men wrapped up their third win in a row to go forth with just a point now separate from the top five slipped to eleven. and in the late game samuel xers scored a laser braces angie went six with a pull to win at home to promoted more tovia. mounted an impressive fight back to rally from two goals down to draw two two at home to cross that off all the goals coming in the first tof that is fine though it left much to be desired as you

would out most as young as five debray sweep in five minutes to get the distance and apparently come to believe. the media striker has now scored six goals. as in as many matches then if you took the stuff he pulled one back out. to a. level of matters and two to do with how would state. while on saturday twice former champions rubin came from behind to win two one it is the need to inflict a first defeat of the season on the defending champions watched on by russian manager fabio capello that defies didn't put the home side ahead not in a beast of costly twenty five minutes but seven minutes after the break alexander has done so it was filed in the area for the visitors the press not sure level from the penalty spot for the israelis six goal in as many games and on the hour the man at the helm and cat netted from long range what proved to be beings without wrapping up the perfect present for coach could have been video of who turned sixty

on saturday. and that's defeat for you chano selectees meant meant a win for spots i get informed to write and see the most their side go top and they took me to argentina and every time i'm inside out from a corner after sixty seven minutes. with ten minutes to go igor never drank a level four to write this wonderful. right to speak to us and the camp was once again left in stoppage time brazilian defender antonio forrest snatched the winner i resigned we won that thing up there so did winning home games to me for a spot act and though i never point it suits us while over in england carlos tevez capitalized on a defensive howler to help champions manchester city it's not a late two two draw in a stroller at liverpool to deny brendan rodgers a first victory as red manager the reds let through martin head after thirty four

minutes but city levels are just off to the out when ya toure eight and on the defensive mistake then the home side immediately regained the leave thanks to lewis white's free kick but with ten minutes to go. intercepted all that passed to ensure it finished two two while earlier also failed to score for the second straight league game off the selling top scorer robin van persie to manchester united as they drew in miller stoke which followed last week's goalless open up against sunderland. defensively and as long as we didn't score and you know they were happy was a point you could see about. and. easy to point. to do or. i would. just to go. on. but it's maybe a good point because it's different for everybody to. tennis now and patrick fitz about has clinched her second title this month by beating maria kirilenko in

a hard fought battle to win the new haven open in the final warm up the last grand slam of the season the us open last year's wimbledon champion was pushed hard by the russian with each player dropping serve three times in the first. two to eleven in the toy break for lanka then went a break up in the second but creative fought back to try the seven six seven five out into the montreal title she won you know against your lanka has risen to a career high twelfth in the world rankings while critical is seeded fifth that the u.s. open started in the nuts off setting up. while roger federer spearheads the men's half of the draw at the world number one is the man to catch after beating reigning u.s. open champion now about djokovic in the final at the cincinnati masters last week and this recession called right to kickstart his quest for a record six title at flushing meadows the thirty one year old winning streak between two thousand and four and two thousand and eight might be a small point be held by g. recognizant pete sampras etc by that formal much. time there's no doubt

about that however just move on right. now for them. teenagers are those times are. just. around to reach my goal for the coming world i want to. get a good amount of space and so it's been incredible i do have this one for me this year where you want to do well. if you want to be returning here's one i want to. supersize that is a major j.p. where danny pearl drives the edge standings made a whole grain arends i had to clinch his second straight victory at the check call pre the runs i had started from pole ahead of pedrosa and it was a tight jewel between the two throughout the racing burn i bought the drugs that crept ahead on the final corner to eventually win by less than two seconds cal crutchlow came in search to give britain that podium finish in twelve years while

pedrosa cut the gap to find it lorenzo just thirteen points at the top of the standings with six races to go champion casey stoner remains in third spot despite missing a check from three because if. he did i do it it breaks and we were. into the corner but i could get my line and win this race so it was it was amazing and i'm just just so hot. and meanwhile in cycling laws armstrong says he's unfazed by his latest korea threatening scandal the texan came second in a mountain race in colorado just hours after being stripped of his seven tour de france titles the american anti doping agency also banned him some life after the forty year old refused to continue his legal battle over doping allegations but also strong says he has more important things to keep him busy. so i don't have anything we're going to throw good. bye great kids i've got a great lady everyone for your wonderful foundation it's going to be unaffected

right i mean. you know always out there and we're going to continue our job. and finally there's only one boat in the world which sails under the europeans. he hasn't. unbeaten since its launch in two thousand and ten however its latest victory in the palace and the two monte carlo regatta was probably the hardest. on explains. this boat is a says the best europe has still for the most of the first and probably the fastest moxy yacht with a motivational dream team on board all together as well and promoting the idea of european unity as a mature but two has never tasted if it since it first took to the water in twenty tell smashing records as a matter for teens and on june the fourteenth at the draw up these image be the previous record by over three hours with experts calling it the best ever sailing

performance in the move to raney and. now the brylin blend of europeans has gained some russian flavor with gates making his debut these images in the political two multi-cultural race over the last weekend but it's the latter assume it's a great honor for me to be russia's representative on such an outstanding both shoulder to shoulder with the likes of yacc and schumann and one viola who are sailing screen with a crop this is a great chance for all of us to bring our skills together and reach the top in cheshire. the first race for the russian was expected to be a real challenge for the health team as the weather conditions was far from perfect and portugal expect hard light breeze when the big question will be going west of sittin there cause a go all going on these are going for the medal so there are a lot of strategic options and are always the point where our thoughts the race proved to be one of the harris tests these i'm a team had ever had escaping out of debt comes. tried

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