a car bomb rocks a suburb of damascus killing civilians as rebels continue to call for a no fly zone over syria. host a presentation of a plan created in the west for a syria without its sides drafted by those for whom his exit is already set in stone. britain's cracking down on illegal immigration after authorities were left red faced by the disappearance of one hundred and fifty thousand people living in the u.k. without permission. and america's longtime ally egypt is taking a step towards the east as the country's new president travels to china seeking economic assistance.

worldwide news live from moscow this is r t with me rule received a welcome to the program a group representing the free syrian army has called on washington to immediately stop a no fly zone over syria the measure has been strongly opposed by moscow which says it would destabilize the situation even further syrian state t.v. meantime reported a terrorist attack was ripped through the capital damascus with a car bomb killing at least twelve people and injuring dozens more meanwhile the opposition claims assad's forces have intensified airstrikes on rebel held areas a broader foreign media criticism against the syrian government also a doctor of recent report of mass killings in a damascus suburb but the release of related footage has painted a very different picture. reports on the by. it was being waged on our screens

while syrians are dying in the streets. thousands of people dead and the conflict between anti assad fighters and government forces seems nowhere near close this becomes all the more obvious as horrifying images like these continue to surface this is a syrian television report featuring gruesome footage from a damascus suburb slaughtered civilians men women teenagers and children. killing women and children. entire families slaughtered bodies burned witnesses and the injured left in shock i didn't know who did this to me i know nothing about the whereabouts of my husband and my children and my husband works for the security forces i have two boys and a girl terrorists spread among survivors seek help us get rid of these gangsters speak you'll be destroyed everything we are unable to do nothing i don't know

anything about my family please help us who they are those behind this massacre of yet another group of civilians in syria remains unclear now a tradition in the syrian conflict both sides point fingers at each other as armed groups claim the assad regime is behind the slaughter the assad army says it was on a mission to hunt down armed rebels in the affected area throughout the syrian bloodshed numerous human rights reports say civilians have been used as human shields by armed opposition groups something largely ignored by the western media waging a war of its own often eager to blame the assad government as part of their push for regime change on august thirtieth the you want security council is scheduled to hold a ministerial meeting on the crisis at a time when the whole world is puzzled about what to do about syria the incident in dariush or to play into the hands of those who are trying to increase support for the fight against assad and. moscow. now syrian opposition

activists have drafted a political roadmap for the country's development after the fall of president assad which they now claim is inevitable and the project was initiated by two think tanks based in washington and berlin artie's a peter all of the reports from the german capital where the details are being announced. well the road map that's been put forward here in berlin by syrian opposition activists contains many positive aspects including a transitional period which would see dialogue across ethnic and sectarian boundaries the armed forces being stood down and sent back to the job of patrolling and securing syria's borders also the repatch tree ation of refugees and the rebuilding of homes that have been destroyed during the conflict and an arms clean up to get guns out of the hands of civilians but the helping questions raised over just who this group are it's made up of fifty syrians they've been helped by both

organizations from the united states and here in germany and who are these people why were they picked also there are a few problems that there's no mention of the assad government in this roadmap only to say that it would be for the day after assad was toppled in fact it's not only really mentioned that in terms of him not being in power the roadmap says that that's an outcome that no longer in doubt what would happen to those involved with the current government now there's been support from the international community for the formation of this interim government we've heard from swallow london paris saying that yes he's for the setting up of an interim government immediately however that's not really being echoed from washington in the united states they're saying that this is really a little too premature to be doing it right now however the united states remains committed to international military intervention in syria should chemical weapons

being used that was named as a red line by president obama that if it was crossed would result. in our seeing is a triumvirate. it states france and germany being the main western powers giving their support to the opposition in syria and it's quite reminiscent of what we saw in libya where the three were made up of the united states france and the united kingdom of course russia's issue with that is that russia has always said that they don't want the same situation we have now in libya to happen in syria the chaos that now reigns in the north african country has been something that moscow is being desperate to avoid happening in syria's future. and for the meantime every get the niece a director of the french center for intelligence studies says the paris at this point has still not learned from the mistakes of its past even if the political leaders are changed you know a few months ago most of the policy at the same and most of the diplomatic teams

are of the same it's never learned from the mistakes and from the past we have to remember that the intervention in libya has been created countless in western africa and we obviously share responsibility about that with the other countries involved but we don't take any lesson from this we don't truly foreign policy for the time being i mean the mainstream in paris is emotion everything is about emotion we are absolutely under the disinformation of the movies by c.n.n. right now and people are reacting only with emotion we don't doubt the nice good reflection about geopolitics and the bad the mood we have to flee in the middle east i don't think they're going to be military action or it will be a very localized i mean special operation very limited series not clear but with the new french policy for some years it looks like a frenzy is now the new luxury of the u.s. flag that you can as always been this is where the operation is good between u.k. and france because we are doing their policy. you're watching r.t.

live from moscow are still ahead for you in this hour a lot of firepower fears the asks how the world should react to a huge arms of supplies from the u.s. after the country tripled its sales to a new record high. and we have a story of daring palestinian women who defy the stereotypes to drive their way into a male dominated world time for pedal to the net. now as thousands of illegal immigrants continue to breach u.k. borders every year britain once again announces a crackdown the home secretary has declared war on sham marriages with new rules also expected to stop those illegally in the country from claiming government benefits but as sarah further reports britain to find the very people it wants to deport. the black hole of the u.k. immigration system easy to guess in that no one's been properly tracking who should

be is going out last month chief inspector john vine revealed just how bad things that the border agency were guessing when he discovered more than one hundred fifty thousand migrants that have been refused the right to remain in the k. had simply disappeared some people may have left the country some of them most still be here i think the key fact was that the agency had no idea how many were actually still in the country and how many are left and the u.k. immigration rules migrants who have been refused the right to remain for twenty eight days to leave the country but it's a long running problem with enforcing these rules has left the border agency struggling in the wake of the revelations the government began talking tough immigration minister damian green said warning sent to immigrants would reduce the number who are overstaying their visa in a statement to us he said we're also working closely with other government departments to create a hostile environment which makes it much harder to migrants to live in the u.k.

illegally the government's made a lot of noise about its efforts to cut immigration but at the total seven hundred billion pound government spending budget just one point nine billion is allocated to the u.k. border agency that's just a third of one percent it's an incredibly small amount and historically underfunded and still cripplingly under-resourced the u.k. border agency is now under pressure and the latest revelations that more than one hundred fifty thousand migrants the missing could just be the tip of the iceberg experiment about one hundred fifty thousand figure came from the couch where people have applied to extend. being refused and they. are it's hard for different people try to come up with different results. millions sounds about what normal people are here. which. in london immigration lawyer mears eighty tells us this is the border agencies to have any hope of reducing the number

of missing migrants they need to radically change their approach i think you need two percent stop promoting a very tough line because the people who absorb the top flight in the media or of course the markets and sells and they don't come forward if the u.k. promote a transparent and fair lines they will take every case individually as they want to go with these individual groups can stay those people would come forward this hundred fifty nine would go down instantly and then applications could be processed properly instead it seems it'll be a need database that will be depended upon to track down those staying in britain illegally expected to launch next month amongst the companies bidding for the tender is g four s. g four s. the company that created a high profile controlled the city recently when its third to deliver enough stuff for the olympic games they're seeking their multi-million pound contract it's a place to aid the cleanup of a catalogue of disasters and mismanagement in the u.k. immigration system so if there are three london. it's so good to have you with us

here on r.t. today a leading muslim scholar and spiritual leader has been killed in a terror attack in russia's caucasus republic of dagestan local police say a female suicide bomber blew ourself up in the home of seventy four year old shaikh saeed fundie artie's tom barton following developments for an hour joins us live on the program tom or do you bring us up to date what more do you know at this point seventy four year old shaikh side of fundy was a leading muslim scholar a spiritual leader and an all for in dagestan in russia's north caucasus he had thousands of followers there was a previous attempt on his life in two thousand and seven which was foiled however this time a female suicide bomber reportedly dressed as a pilgrim entered his house and detonated a bomb belts around her waist killing him and at least five others investigations are ongoing and what do you know what do you know about the history of all this are

attacks like this common in russia earlier this month in the russian city of khazan in central russia the region's religious head it's more fifty was wounded and his deputy was killed in bomb attacks they were both moderate muslim preachers who had spoken out against extremism investigators say that may have been the reason that they were targeted the government is adamant that attacks such as this shouldn't drive a wedge between russia's religious communities. and there with the latest on this suicide bombing in dagestan thank you. now egypt's president mohamed morsi is visiting china to seek investment to revive his country's economy and to pussy what he calls a balanced state of foreign policy he came to power in june of course after the ousting of hosni mubarak a loyal ally to the u.s. for decades the beijing motor city will travel to iran for a summit of the so-called aligned movement a gathering of over one hundred nations which don't consider themselves in union

with the u.s. or u.n. he'll be the first egyptian leader to visit tehran in over three decades which is seen by many as a major foreign policy shift for egypt professor lawrence davidson a middle east expert at west chester university believes cairo wants to distance itself from the west. what the egyptians are trying to do is. their sources assistance particularly economic assistance if they can find financial and other sources. of resources outside of the united states then they're going to do it and that was it's certainly leaning towards not only china. but on so maybe russia and also saudi arabia and the gulf morsi is catering to that area because of financial need i would think that gyptian policy or chip egyptian actions are going to essentially

all line to their economic needs. and this is you can always a reader all of these stories and so much more on our website on. a quick look right now and see what else is standing by there at the moment for example desperate miners barricade themselves in italy's only coal mine four hundred meters on the ground but demanding guarantees that they won't lose their jobs. going up plans for an elevator to the moon are unveiled with american firms saying they've had a breakthrough that could revolutionize space travel. straight into the day we go will start with an israeli court that has ruled the country's military was not responsible for the death of u.s. activist rachel corrie she was crushed by an army bulldozer back in two thousand and three the judge said it was an accident the twenty three year old was taking part in a demonstration trying to stop palestinian homes from being destroyed in gaza her

parents have been seeking justice for years after the initial military investigation found her death to be accidental an aid ship trying to breach israel's blockade of gaza in two thousand and ten was named after rachel corrie. riots have swept through kenya's coastal city of mombasa leaving at least two people dead as the unrest entered a second day sparked by the assassination of a prominent muslim cleric accused of links to al qaida by the u.s. and u.n. people took to the streets during the riots a police truck was attacked with a grenade killing one officer and wounding thirteen others human rights groups have a queue of kenya's police of carrying out extra judicial killings and forced disappearances. american troops have escaped criminal charges over the burning of copies of the koran in afghanistan earlier this year they received administrative punishment after the investigation revealed that over one hundred holy books were destroyed in

a separate incident marines caught on film urinating on the dead body. taliban insurgents were also reprimanded by both scandals triggered widespread protests and calls from afghan president hamid karzai to punish those responsible. for tropical storm isaac has delayed a key republican meeting in florida as it rages towards the u.s. gulf coast some critics say it could be a bad omen for the party in two thousand and eight senator john mccain was forced to postpone a convention because of a hurricane before later losing to obama however severe conditions didn't stop demonstrators from voicing their views on american politics with about a thousand of them gathering for a peaceful rally in tampa. but later here what are we speak to an author and scholar at a major washington think tank that of andrew levine he thinks the upcoming election offers american voters very little choice. it's sort of like.

coke and pepsi and the level of antagonism and out of we exist in the places where those things are manufactured and marketed at the level of underlying political vision or underlying political orientation there isn't that much difference and romney would probably be perfectly happy doing what obama does we have a media which is so thoroughly controlled. all the institutions that manufacture opinion are so pervasive and our electoral system has become basically like an advertising it's become a sales promotion's there are brands and there are people trying to sell different products that's a pressure that most people or most people aren't even aware that there is an alternative. and you can watch that interview in full in about an hour and twelve minutes from now. now the top global

player in sales the united states tripled its weapons exports to a record high of a sixty six billion dollars last year. from the tasca force on national and homeland security believe such a huge arms supplies will not help to make the world a safer place we have a huge military industrial complex with ayers all sorts of care and feeding but that's part of the deal frankly as we start to look at mission military operations in iraq and afghanistan the brutal truth is this we have an industry which is looking for new markets i mean we're talking about the u.s. ten times larger and it's exporting of weapons right now than the russians with that said no one believes for a minute expand the markets are going to help make things more peaceful obviously the more greater and looks at these weapons and to any country especially some of those middle east which are greatly unstable i think will go very far to continue

to see further just new stabilization middle east as we go. nearly time for the major with the business stuff and i'll go to feel free at least for a few minutes that's what a group of palestinian women a striving for when they get behind the wheel of a car and i life in the occupied territories remains tough but that hasn't stopped these women from a well should we say shoving the pedal to the metal. house the story. fast fashionable and philistine yet this is the middle east first all female racing team they have got style and panache and they're out to smash speed records and stereotypes in the conservative arab world they were calling. the home that they saw with the boys and they should be. cleaning something like the five palestinian women come from different walks of life they share this.

passion for breakneck speed they compete against the men and more often than not they win well some of them they don't like a girl beat and they feel jealous. because sometimes they're between them all sort of a girl betty you know but slowly they're winning over the male drivers who are now trying to recruit them in the first beginning when i heard a little girl. they were not good to be like somehow funny but they were driving the. maras a whole cope with the palestinian women's champ for two years running and often comes in the top ten the first time behind the wheel was in the early teens she used to steal the family car for joy rides near her refugee camp jimmy lucky for her both her parents were driving instructors they recognized her talent and channeled it. my parents are behind me and support what i'm

doing we are facing a patriarchal society so it is not easy and at first we had some problems with our neighbors but my family support helps me go on. but between the donuts the handbrake turns and a lot of disapproval there is also the reality of israel's military occupation of the west bank. but my because of the occupation because of the checkpoints we are always my. so we have to speed to be on time when i'm driving i feel freedom from their occupation as well as being a professional race at macy's also in charge of managing the girls and getting sponsors to help them continue racing it's a challenge for an all girl team and love it know that these women are determined to forge a future in the occupied fast lane happen quite beat the speed and freedom of a fast car in some small way using the power at their fingertips these drivers are challenging the way women are and treated in this part of the middle east honestly

. jericho. and as promised off to the beach where you go for the ali business update so dimitri another nation looking to jump on the bandwagon to explore russia's arctic shell for india this time that's right well it's rich and resources and could generate huge returns on investment so basically india is joining now us so oil major exxon mobil it's always stats oil to join to join them in the arctic shelf exploration as well to use for your shoes or false. india is eager to grab its own piece of the arctic shelves energy rich pie india's. is looking to have a stake in one of three joint ventures russia's roast has planned with the americas act on mobile italy's norway's stat oil under the deal each of the non russian partners would have

a thirty three percent stake in one of the projects with ro snapped and pay for all the initial exploration cause india's oh n.g.c. wants rosenau to let it buy into one of the three projects but if that doesn't happen it says it's willing to look into one of twelve future projects russia has plans in that reach it it also says that if it can't get its hands on a thirty three percent stake it's willing to settle for much less at around eight per cent there is a lot at stake here the u.s. geological survey says that thirty percent of the world's undiscovered natural gas and thirteen percent of the world's undiscovered oil can be found in this region while india still has one of the largest economies in the world it has faced a sharp slowdown in the past year with limited growth in the country's i t and call center industries european stagnation has also impacted the indian

economy which exports a lot to the eurozone countries so india is really looking for new development projects and believes that tapping in to the natural resources in the arctic shelf could be a potential answer to its economic problems. right now let's move over to the with the united states where consumer confidence and or the expected to get to sixty point six points that was a bit of a shock for the dow jones was down for most of the session. most almost. equal to the closing value of a monday as you can see there but the housing market on the other hand is recovering we have prices for home sales up two point three percent in the past month which is the biggest monthly jump in the past decade. to over to europe where a prominent politician alex dobra and has said from germany is said that greece is

your exit is basically inevitable and this has been driving the markets for most of the day also spain's g.d.p. figures were not helping that point four percent on the previous quarter and that's worse than expected. on the currencies market the euro is gaining against the dollar as the e.c.b. is fighting to ease the liquidity requirements for banks and therefore facilitates its rescue programs and the russian ruble as you can see the last in line with the trend lost a lot of value to the euro almost one percent on the russian markets the closing picture is also flat you can see there and mixed with m i six again in point one percent driven by financial shares notably for bank which was up one point eight percent. poverty is back in europe according to consumer goods joining unilever the owner of the personal and lipton brands says that they now tree the e.u. as an emerging market selling washing powder and mayonnaise in small packs and

creating low cost brands for t.v. and all of world companies european head adds if a consumer and plane spends just seventy years on shopping i can't sell them washing powder for the for just half the budget. so really things are going from bad to worse apparently as a knowledge by huge companies like you don't leave it to me too many thanks but they will see you soon. all right to the headlines in just a moment and then we'll be a stepping outside the box keyser on another mission of a global economic warfare we'll see you in just a moment. it

is easy to. believe. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture.

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