is the ultimate goal for washington and for more particularly for the very powerful interests in the anglo-american oil multinationals who have used oil since world war two not only diffuse the industry but as a lever of political control geopolitical control if you will this is the theme of the book myths lies and oil wars that i just released and for them chaos in the middle east would open the door for huge new discoveries that they're sitting on top of in the caribbean in pruett obey and alaska which they've not talked openly about but. competent geologists of told me that enormous resources there that are on top b.p. and the exxon mobil and so are simply sitting on these until the opportunity is right but to do that they'd have to have a far higher oil price and of course chaos in the middle east sort of set purpose so i don't think it's as simple as that i think there are a multiplicity of things going on but as henry kissinger said in

a recent interview what is going on is not a fight for democracy and human rights inside syria it's a war of within religion within islam between sunni but not only sunni there was a bite salafi branch of sunni the dominate saudi arabia not the version of sunni that is endemic in turkey since a time of ataturk which is a very secular non-state involved until the government so if you have a war a sunni versus shia within islam you have the potential to blow up the ruston who are refineries in saudi arabia for all the workers all the skilled workers in the refineries are shia muslim and not sunni only the saudi royal family and a minority and saudi or not a minority but. so they depend on outside labor so you have the potential to blow up the heart of the oil production of the world. me what would that do to

europe western europe that would be devastated i don't think that that would benefit the united states economy in any way shape or form i think these are political interests who stand above government above state and use the instrumentalities of state the state department the pentagon and so forth to pursue their own private agenda i think the scheme is utterly mad i think the whole bush plan from from two thousand and three for the greater middle east project which this is an extension of the whole arab spring is an extension of that state department project. to break open these these state regimes these monarchies in the middle east open them to privatization of the oil and other things and literally create the kind of chaos that was created in many countries in eastern europe after nine hundred ninety with the collapse of the soviet system so we're dealing with an instability that has the potential i think to get out of control of anyone so you saying that there's the shadowy figure of big business behind the crisis in syria

not big business i'm talking about big oil but there are only four companies in the world who call the shots on this and they're intimately interwoven like the british east india company in the seventeen eighteen hundreds there are intimately interwoven with the instrumentalities of state whether it's the british government or the case of b.p. in tony blair or it's the u.s. government in the case of exxon mobil. chevron lisa rice was a board member of chevron before she became national security advisor to bush and later secretary of state and the interplay between u.s. intelligence services and big oil is almost seemless take the case of dick dick cheney's. stint at halliburton the world's largest geophysical services company oil services company at the same time they're the largest constructor of military bases and equipment around the world so i mean i think that epitomizes that big oil and the military industrial complex are seamlessly interwoven into a powerful leader. are. for certain interest groups private and i think to

a lesser extent the interests of the american people in fact quite against the interests of the american people a lot's been said about russian opposition to foreign military intervention but china also opposes that why is china taking not side i think for the chinese they recognize the. devastating flooding mistake that they made in letting the libyan intervention take place i mean there's a this was a destruction of a country that was at war with no one but they realized that if syria falls then you're going to have literally a series of dominoes this time in the next to fall would would likely be iran iran plays a vital role in the chinese energy national security they already have lost south sudan or or threatened with the loss of south sudan and they've lost libya for the chinese had an active oil involvement in some of the richest oil fields in africa and they're fighting to keep their told in africa so if iran then

the iranian supply of crude oil to the chinese economy were then jeopardized by chaos inside iran china will be the ultimate loser and i think they realize that in fact i know they do because i've spoken with leading chinese strategists in beijing late last year when my book misapplies in all wars was released in chinese and they do realize this this is this is ultimately directed against the rising economic presence on the world stage of china well it's the focus away from syria now when look at wiki leaks and the case of julian assigns now you have some theories on what's going on that don't you well i think the whole wiki leaks if we go back to the original story of this private barry manning. bradley manning excuse me. sitting there listening sensibly to lady gaga c.d.'s on his m p three in baghdad and doll loading what is it one hundred two hundred thousand pages of classified state department cables from all over the world i think the likelihood that that

could go undetected for so many months is less than zero but once you have the cables released to wiki leaks. what's rather bizarre is that giuliana songe. gives those cables to the trust of the guardian in london the spiegel in germany and to the new york times to select what they think are the most important leaks to publish in their newspapers so as brzezinski who's certainly one of the most knowledgeable people on this because he's done this over the decades as national security advisor zbigniew brzezinski pointed out at the time in an interview. this is a perfect opportunity for one or another intelligence service to amid all of the actual cables that are released that are real cables some of them mildly embarrassing to washington but very few of them that i've seen. you can spike you

can put little pinpointed to bits of this information in and claim that that's part of the cables with the songs set to spend his seeable future inside the ecuadorian embassy where you see things ending for him i have no idea. the what's bizarre is the charges on which this extradition process is being prosecuted in terms of the swedish government or plausible rape of two women that that he had relations with there were some kind of relationships we're told what that did i think was to create a little ation in the media about this fellow a songe such that he became an attraction just like a certain group in moscow that has created in incredible total asian in the world media since they had their trial recently they just alluded to the pussy riot trial

in russia that to say that there was somebody manipulating them in their actions. i think there's no doubt to was managed by somebody and i think the somebody is the same somebody who has been trying through the volley in various other so-called dissidents most of them have a record of involvement with agencies or n.g.o.s connected with the us state department in the case of all the openly has been documented taking money from the national endowment for democracy and u.s. government financed in geo that conveniently appears in all the countries where there is a color of revolution in preparation by washington. and i think the so-called pussy right first of all is not a punk band it's not a musical group it's a political provocation provocation collective what's clear to me is that the of course when you name a group with an outlandish name like that and then do the kinds of stunts i won't mention them on the air but what's been documented and in visible youtube's that

one can find on the internet with little difficulty are things of such obscenity and violation of the decency of of womanhood and human decency that it almost comes under the name satanism. and they've done this repeatedly throughout the past months and years before this desecration inside the russian orthodox church in moscow now you mention satan is in there but the women themselves said that this wasn't aimed at offending the church that they were just making a political statement and i think freedom of speech does not permit people to make while they were making sexual gestures in tights and so forth and with masks on and you can argue these are only old believers who were there and so forth that's their right to worship in the way they want to unhindered and uninterrupted and that's a desecration if that were done in a synagogue in new york city or tell of the i can assure you that the people who

would do such a disruption would be spending. much longer term or in the u.k. that i think in the u.k. the the limit the maximum in jail is fourteen years not seven as it is in russia do you think that the media outrage over this was because it was happening in russia yes no no no question in my mind why russia well i think the point is to put russia on the defensive internationally especially putin who is a hard ball player and washington was very. displeased when putin came back as a presidential candidate after after a hiatus with video of. i think the point is that. defends russian national interests in a very active way in a very determined way. and that's something washington doesn't want to have right now they don't want to have strong leaders who draw lines in the sand in syria like this they want pliant people who will play ball the way they want to play ball with

the crooked rules that often they write thank you very much thank you for talking. the legacy no one should be proud. of scrap metal littering pristine arctic landscape building stilton over their foundation pipes spilling black smoke over the snow covered peaks the traces of the soviet industrial activity on the spitzbergen archipelago don't make a pretty picture the guiding principle here is the worse the better locals like to tell the story that back in soviet times when norwegians were visiting barons were they also in the express lanes when it was and how prosperous the settlement was well times have obviously a change when they saw it lags say it's still attracting the region tourists or

barons work and without commerce watch native cash that's why when business bad they're ruining our goal is common as was uncovered here a few days ago instead of throwing it away the local administration decided to paint a venue and put it at variance work central square that can do nine hundred eighty s. there was a burgeoning mining community the soviet union was determined to maintain its own costs. are located halfway between north america and western europe in an archipelago is part of norway but a special status that allows other countries to set up industrial bases here in the middle of the cold war it's. served as the useless hours westernmost outpost now it's one of the soviet union's last preserved relics. is essentially a picture of what would have happened to the soviet union if it was cut off from any financial support for two decades it's a curious site for western tourists and i think it could be even more appealing for

russian travelers to keep its presence on spitsbergen russia still maintaining a coal mine here but in terms of profit is far behind local supernews shops so between mary bell it is a big hit the defunct aren't curtain still helps keep the money flowing guys it's all rushing through your words you can't buy the rubbles they're also. your local administration is increasingly under pressure to bring the infrastructure up to more than standards if these modernization efforts are not very popular with tourists if you come into a very authentic place like. it should stay the way it is that would be my wish i mean that's the part of the let you know authentic tradition here. i should not i would not like to have it in a shiny condition to be on as the time to change even for the better is not always good for business something that even

a local band has become attuned to when they try to add morning russian songs to die repertoire the audience called all they wanted to hear it was a song comfortably familiar. to much brighter than a few new moon bounce from phones to perdition. means friends don't talk t.v. don't. you know sometimes you see

a story and it seems so silly you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you thought you. are welcome is a big picture. this year in capitals rocked by twin towers blast targeting government buildings explosions that reportedly killed several people come just a day after rebels claimed responsibility for the bomb attacks that hit a security compound in damascus. an ongoing syrian violence dominates the u.n. gathering with calls for hossa to step down and threats to intervene intensify what harsh rhetoric fails to bring countries any closer to finding a solution to the crisis. pain in spain protesters are brutally beaten in madrid as police try to stop thousands from storming of the country's parliament in anger

over harsh. as we have learned here in our team sports next. hello there welcome to the sport and these are the top stories this hour with a bang to wrap of the battles past suffered over drinks the quarter finals of the pan pacific open. plus new home draw sharp in arsenal boss playing your praises his forgotten russian striker as the gunners prepare for the third round of the capital one cup. and in the army now city delphia flies goaltender he approves girl of get ready for his yes guard debut in the k h l. but we start with the tennis because after her scale yesterday maria sharapova has just booked a place in the quarter finals the pan pacific open in tokyo the world number two you struggle to beat britain's heather watson in the last round but it's just held off a spirited fight back by czech knew she suffered over winning the first set sixty

one then the second on a tie break sharapova will play some studies of her a place in the semi russian that your tribe or. the next after both goal when. champions in eight have moved into the last sixteen of the russian cup following a nervous two one victory at second t. baltica a record signing hold started in the opener after thirty minutes and then turned provider for portugal defender bruno alvarez who headed the second maxime proper. for the hosts but the visitors hung on for a victory elsewhere terex truck three times last night before the break to coast past but there was an upset the russian premier league side and car they lost the second tier and then two one after extra time. now in england there were a couple of shocks in the third round of the capital one cup match the city lost four two to aston villa while everton lost two one it championship side leeds and west ham when time to wigan four one no such problems to chelsea who thrashed

second six nil at stamford bridge sunderland southampton and. portugal wins to make it make it to the fourth round meanwhile you might have noticed earlier. asshole boss arsene wenger has backed his russian striker on the day i shove in ahead of their cup clash with coventry tonight and has barely featured for the going to say far this season and has also been dropped by its national side but he could be given game time in the capital one cup this evening with playing it quick to praise the commitment of the thirty one year old. person you're a great respect for under our serving because. sometimes some brawn ideas so clear to the bow teammate he doesn't. completely of your position he's a two hundred percent professional who works every day very hard in training and at the moment is a bit victim of. the high level of competition that exists for places

but i think there's a huge respect from everybody in the dressing room and specially from the staff and give you more score some condition than wins in. now let's turn to ice hockey and action from the k h l locomotive you are saddle came from behind for two one victory over ukrainian side on bass. in the score in a power play just two minutes into the second period terry virts on and sliming homilies three band there the home team responded with a goal from nicholas hardman five minutes into the third period but in the middle of that period alexander chinnock off lifted the locomotive to their third victory in a row donbass they bottom of the western conference while locke a mighty force in the west. elsewhere in the western conference outlander up to second after beating spartak five two with nicholai getting a brace his first plane being paid to level score one one in the second put his side for one up after a strike from him and while under the english capped off an easy win they sparred

tax for the feat you know right. now today in that mind set to make a scale de be the philadelphia flyers keeper is expected to feature for his new side scar when they travel to trackball but his preparations haven't been easy as for poor feet now reports. in hockey fans around russia are reveling in the fact but stars from the n.h.l. return home to block out of north america it has caused some problems for the players and mind go a point you don't just some of the difficulties we're facing anyway you prepare for the plane over the seas you know. we we knew it's going to be a lark. everybody still have like lost you know for the. might be season going to be going right now. when you really everybody is moving here i have a family who works days and fewer right now and i have to find

a school for my kids and i have to find a nice apartment for my family where you can leave. problems or have to face it right now. the hockey by the hockey it's a main reason then a rest of the problems have to put on their side and when all they have some free time i got to tell your team mate it hasn't played club hockey in russia for over a decade in the last n.h.l. lockout he stayed in north america even though he's separated from his family for the time being he says but hockey comes first as part of his profession and said it's a wonderful opportunity to join a club like serious car. it's nice to hear from the legendary team like radar me. it's a great opportunity for me to be gone if you're going to jersey a red army if you remember if you know how many great. game from like. red army hockey school and how many big names play for the team you know like many

means olympic champions world champions. there's a big honor from him because. he was his first game when serious come of age to beat up and got almost by a goal to zero didn't take to be ice himself the first two year old expects to play him first team but he says he's not here for a holiday and will be giving everything to help his new club get as far in the playoffs as possible not just spending with them play by play hard to compete for my team you know and i'm the best what i got it's obviously a distraction from his goal of to be without his family for the moment but hopes to get the situation resolved shortly and being a world class hit might be sure to give his new club serious a massive boost this season richard doxie moscow. and another russian n.h.l. star has returned to play at home until the end of the lockout with alexander human grabbing the headlines by joining his local club for free because he asked native

has signed for siberian side so call in the second t v h l it's a surprisingly for the washington couple star after many of his teammates have predicted the chosen the top right cage shall be human says he's happy his friends and relatives can come to see him play. meanwhile a hot new slogan has been unveiled for the such elan picks as the black sea we're still marks five hundred days to go before russia's first ever winter games in two thousand and fourteen the motto reads hot cool yours and festivities well held across the country to celebrate the milestone with volunteers forming giant pictograms which stand for the. two winter sports organizers say the construction work is now more than seventy percent complete as they hope to record audiences to watch what they say will be the most innovative games ever more than twenty test events are due to be held this season which include a stop on the ski jumping world cup and the final of the figure skating grand prix in december. it's

a crucial model milestone. for us. only for forgiveness or it's critical exam for us to pause sort of the importance of this event which is forthcoming for the next winter season removal. of the prison we will absolutely new infrastructure both in the moment and in the course for the cricket twenty twenty world cup pakistan or the last seen through to the super eight stage crushing bangladesh by eight wickets to book their place bangladesh had to win the game by thirty six runs or more to progress themselves and they started well enough focused i mean. a fool put on thirty four. eventually went eighty forwards bangladesh racked up one hundred seventy five runs for six wickets in their twenty overs but then replied pakistan put on one hundred twenty four for the first wicket with him and as their hitting the fastest half century of the

tournament off just twenty five balls not that pakistan on their way as they reached one hundred seventy eight to victory. tiger woods is determined to help the usa regain the ryder cup in chicago this weekend with the world number two saying he is to blame for his country's poor record in recent years the teams have been practicing up in the thing in a course in chicago where the tournament tees off on friday and woods is hoping to end his ryder cup he's only been on the winning side once and six attempts although he's optimistic this time he does shoulder blame for past disappointments. and i'm responsible for that because i didn't earn the points that i was put out there for . i believe i was out there about five sessions each time i didn't go far but on our side. a part of this is part of being a team i need to go get my points. for my team and i didn't do that so. you know

hopefully you know i can do that this week and hopefully go because you can do the same you know we can get this thing rolling looking forward so that's a small for the moment i'm back into ash. courageous and creative. elegant and full and public speaking. to. a few european bodybuilders against millions of weak immigrants. this may not seem so serious now. but this could be a real threat to. european extremists.

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from overseas to lead the army i have to really take my time to prepare myself to get it right i know. the bloody battle near moscow is going to start over . james brown will reveal the victor the soldiers are back to do it all again. but you know version twenty swells of our teeth.