the you are supposed to be a step closer to on the training see when rebels with a building meld within congress despite the u.n. suspicions that opposition fighters have resorted to chemical weapons. on base of the top u.s. diplomat has arrived in russia but is seen as unlikely to convince small scope that militarization of the conflict will bear positive fruits. also this hour the holy land dispute shifts east towards the strange palestinian and israeli leaders rush to carry china's favor with beijing rolling out the red carpet for a bus and million dollar deals for netanyahu. and a blast targeting an election counters in pakistan kills at least sixteen people and wounds more than thirty it's the latest in a string of violent attacks which have forced major contenders into the shadows.

and welcome to our c twenty following news live from moscow my name is you tom and storing up a bill allowing the u.s. to provide arms and training to see when rebel functionals is circulating in congress the motion is based on the negations the leadership in damascus has resulted to chemical weapons in the country's long lasting civil war despite your own claims if the rebels who may have deployed illegal agents and not the government further details from his correspondent in washington to have their trick . washington is inching closer to arming the rebels this monday the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee introduced a bill that would provide weapons to quote some varied groups of syrian rebels the

bill would also give the u.s. government the power to sanction any individual who sells or transfers military equipment weapons or oriel to the syrian government the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee also said the u.s. must act to tip the scales in favor of the opposition so we see washington trying to decide the outcome of the civil war in syria the idea or i mean the rebels has been floating in washington for a while now last week the u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel said the administration was rethinking its opposition to arming the rebels if the bill comes to the president's desk he may actually sign it into law critics in the meantime say flooding syria with more weapons could only lead to more bloodshed this monday the white house is basically brushed off the latest findings of the u.n. human rights commission wish that the syrian rebels may have used the deadly sarin nerve gas here is a leading u.n. investigators saying she was quote stupefied by the evidence chemical weapons were

used in particular. in what was. what appear on. to our investigation that was used by openings by the rebels and we have no no indication at toul the government authority of the syrian government has used chemical weapons but i was happy to be stupefied that. first the first indication we got they were about the use of never been gassed by the opening to that the white house said we find it highly likely that chemical weapons if they were in fact used in syria and they are certainly evidence that they were the our side was. civil end of quote so it seems that the white house is dismissive of evidence that could suggest the use of chemical weapons by the rebels by the way after this statement by the un human

rights investigator make headlines all over the world the commission issued a cautious press release saying it has not reached conclusive findings us to the use of chemical weapons in syria by any parties to the conflict it left many wondering whether the commission was trying to walk back on their own statements on their own findings due to the political sensitivity of the issue and joseph occasional the national secretary of the u.s. socialist equality policy believes lawmakers from both sides at the time and to push through the motion which would see see when rebels do that. within the political establishment here in the united states the democrats or republicans are basically united on. an escalation there perhaps divided on how that may be carried out the particular pretext that may be employed but i think it's quite likely that they are going ahead with this and of course united states as well that you know they officially criticize the some of the islamic fundamentalists and syria have in

fact been arming them through their allies through the arabia and qatar this is under conditions in which you have these revelations from the united nations that the central pretext upon which they're basing this school ation was for the use of chemical weapons by the syrian government and then really exploded. meanwhile tension is escalating on syria's western border after israeli warplanes bombed targets inside the well told state last week damascus has reportedly given the go ahead for police seen in groups to carry out his radio shows on the golan heights missile batteries are also said to have been deployed to the region ready for imminent retaliation in case of a nice try media reports suggest special see what lebanese units have been created to fight israeli aggression beriah author and historian gerald horne believes the israeli attacks have plays the whole region on the brink of a full scale war that. their calculation is that turmoil

they have unleashed in syria alternately will we get in palestinian resistance of one of the fact that damascus has been a prime supporter of palestinian resistance and allowing attacks on to is really true tori from the golan heights is a small price to pay in that context i'm afraid that we are on the threshold of a regional war keep in mind that hezbollah was leadership announced just a few days ago that they would not allow the regime to fall in damascus keep in mind as well that both hezbollah and the iranians have issued very strong warnings to the rebels not to desecrate shia shrines in syria and apparently that is what has happened in the last forty eight to seventy two hours i think that there is a diabolical plot to stoke sectarian conflict as a cover for destabilizing syria and then moving on to try to destroy hezbollah law

and we can be islamic republic of iran. the latest lethal violence in syria comes as the top u.s. diplomat has arrived to the russian capital with moscow and washington deeply polarized on any peace plan for the singer and standoff the mission of secretary john kerry may become more than challenging offseason exceed has more now for. u.s. state secretary john kerry. in moscow to seek russia's support in resolving the syrian conflict but experts are at a dismay as to exactly how he is going to get that support given that the positions of moscow and washington on the syrian conflict have been fundamentally different just twenty four hours before john kerry landed in moscow all the spokesperson on the russian foreign ministry alexander said that russia has been concerned with the militarization of the syrian rebels by the western countries the us have been expressing their regret all along that the syrian conflict has been going on for more than two years now with so many people dead at the same time the initiatives

are which are now existing in washington wolf arming the syrian rebels and providing them with military training are creating something of a double standard situation now that particular point which will be discussed is the alleged use of chemical weapons by the government troops this is something of course russia is concerned yet again because from the russian standpoint it looks like the fact of the chemical weapons use it was not approved and it may be used as a pretext for a possible use of force in syria by the western forces by the u.s. in particular even despite that the investigation by the independent u.n. commission to just that that the chemical weapons were in fact used by the syrian rebels that this report is being ignored and this is causing serious concerns also the latest reports of israeli strikes into the syrian territory are creating tensions as well especially given the fact that israel does not want to comment on exactly why it's performing strikes into the syrian territory and we are also expecting that john kerry will be discussing this with and lavrov will certainly

deliver russia's stance on that on that issue to his u.s. counterpart. at the same time israel is wagering another offensive although this time a charm offensive in china prime minister benjamin netanyahu is likely to secure a lucrative trade deals and will be looking to convince the giant to cool its multibillion dollar relations with iran but beijing's political favors vested fully with israel's arch rival palestine its leader mahmoud abbas was given full state owners and china support as a visitor just a day before meeting in the capital president xi jinping went on to offer a four point peace plan calling for an answer to the gaza blockade and the restoration of palestinian rights. of reports now on the rush to the east. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the palestinian president mahmoud abbas are currently in china they're there on a week long business trip but obviously they won't just be talking business they'll

be talking politics and they'll be trying to further cooperate and entrenched relations in the fields of economy trade and science and also develop political trust for some time we have witnessed a whole china is trying to influence the middle east and play a bigger role in this part of the world if you look at israeli chinese relations in one thousand nine hundred two the two countries began and established diplomatic relations and since then they have developed increasingly close commercial military and strategic links trade between the two countries currently stands at around ten billion dollars a year their investments in israel are at the beginning or i believe they have a number of reasons why the inverse. i think this think also in large political terms they think is really simple country they want to have a foothold here. but we also noticed that china else china

has always supported the arab side in the conflict at least verbally. but you notice that in the last in the recent past they have become a maybe a little bit more hesitant. maybe they want to get something back from the arab side what is particularly interesting when we look at the relationship between israel and china is that it seems to be coming on the back of a cooling of the relationship between israel and the united states there's no secret that the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the american president barack obama do not like each other and obviously netanyahu is going to look around in the search for new partners one of whom could easily become china if you take note of how china is getting more and more powerful of how the world is becoming more multi-polar when it is clear that there is no room for ignoring a world power such as china if you look at the euro crisis where did countries go

in terms of asking for help china if you look at the north korea crisis where did countries go they ask china for help now netanyahu is in china at a particularly sensitive time in terms of israeli syrian relations many people are asking why he did not cancel his trip to go there and in fact what role the recent syrian israeli fear will have in terms of the agenda that is being addressed there china has always had a firm position toward syria and it has always been on the side of negotiations never did it support the bloodshed from either side of the conflict so it will be interesting to see what comes out of if anything israeli chinese discussions over the situation in syria although china's offered to host a meeting between netanyahu and abbas and neither side has expressed any willingness to attend but for now let's get more perspective on the job visit and what it says of china's role in the middle east with professor joseph chang from

hong kong city university professor chang welcome to the program china's foreign policy is generally seen as being economically not politically driven so why the support for palestine than rather naser zero with which beijing has much more trade . well the region obviously is of increasing strategic importance to china as the major power or as china seeks to enhance his major power state to influence you certainly wants to play a certain role in the region to contact is you konami interests which are of strategic importance to china as well from the strategic point of view of china certainly doesn't want to see the united states dominating the region china and the stance that is influence is still limited it has no direct military projection capabilities but it has the lead to however in the united nations

security council it has substance or any trade and investment activities in the region and potentially you can serve. to the region as well and quickly china is of course now a major global economic force and doesn't mean its political influence now following suit yes as i have just mentioned china's goals are limited time to certainly hopes to be able to play a kind of facilitator role to improve the prospects of the negotiation process in this case its role will be praised and appreciated by the international community you've also served to reveal who's the american influence in the region and in directly how time now to expand and the vote is. you cannot be right and hopefully even technological ties with the region right the palestinian

and the palestinian and israeli leaders are both visiting at the same time is beijing demonstrating impartiality that likeness on yahoo was invited to china after abbas do you think there's a message that probably. well timeless certainly wants to appear to be impartial although it doesn't want to exert too much pressure on israel. into contact self-supporting the general position of the arab world traditionally china supports the arab countries demands because it's kind of the be all holds the iraq tical position that they are really well has been exploited by the western world but it certainly doesn't want to exert pressure on israel is so to me doesn't want to cons trying to unite the stays in the region it will be a kind of diplomatic support and a kind of facilitate a role offering an option to the regional powers who want to reduce the dependence

on one single superpower america's efforts to resolve these or a plaything in peace process seem to have failed do you think china could do better here china's influence is limited and china understand stis but at least china will be able to play a certain role to maintain a kind of in direct dialogue among the countries concerned and of course is in a position to use this role it's me to power in the view united nations security council hopefully to exert a bit of pressure for negotiations through the seat professor of china from hong kong sitting in of us to thank you very much indeed thank you. they've gone time of a hunger strike a transonic into a ninety five day coming up later that we hear from lawyers for the inmates about the failing health of the prisoners and why that clients feel they have no choice

but to put their very lives on the line that's like. the zero social use of the disappearing newbie's along with the civilian you. know your job you. do you lose what do you know you do you think you know who it was or you forced to. live.

just as i'll see welcome back less than a week before the waar by many of these attacks and it is believed that it is intimidating the awami national party candidates they're having to pull in their horns and go only to the safest places and that makes it harder to reach out to the kind of hands on very tactile. contact with voters tends to get you elected and a place like pakistan but the most interesting thing about the attack is that it is directed by the pakistani taliban against one of the most vociferously islamised

parties which might suggest the revolution is so-called eating its own yard but the taliban have justified this attack on their job to get out. of the slum rally because they particular care they had once upon a time you know wired with general musharraf who was of course by the yad a bigger enemy of the taleban and. arguably helped incite. a former german finance minister and key figure behind the introduction of the euro stakes out saying the currency leaving beacon the continent into disaster and calling for it to be ditched before germany is dragged into the economic doldrums find out why don't i see the. same faces same plays at different times thousands gather in a key protest square for the russian opposition as they mark

a year since nine in clashes between police and the anti-government movement all the details for you on. they'll be a time to watch on britain's new clothes stores in the future after it emerged dozens of radioactive materials have gone missing over the last decade top industries schools and even reactors have all those causes stocks substances that according to a list as he received from the health authority volatile enough to be sold by terrorists. has been following this council. we've received the freedom of information request that was put in to the health and safety executive here in the u.k. and we have that with us now and you can see as he goes down the list is your rainy and plutonium cesium one three seven it's a roll call of extremely dangerous radioactive substances and unbelievably these have all gone missing more than thirty incidents in the last decade where these

radioactive materials have been lost or misplaced say really quite disturbing indeed and of course if you go down the list there are actually some big name companies only here dating back to eighty thousand and three got cell going down the list as early as last year you got incidents that are still under investigation so they still haven't been resolved we've had sellafield plants in cumbria we've had the roof we hospital in london all of these have been implicated in these various incidents from industry insiders are the most they can see about this it's the sort of carelessness the surrounding these incredibly volatile dangerous substance this is really causing a lot of concern now the health and safety executive said that the teaching of care in the u.k. is on those handling the materials and of course once there are problems that a rise then the regulator will step in but of course i would a lot of people are now calling for is a real crackdown on this regulation because

a lot of these incidents while there have been some like the world we hospital case that have been prosecuted a lot of them have simply received little more than a written warning and so industry insiders are saying that it's you know simply not enough and very nice to be a real crackdown on this type of carelessness in the u.k. the g.t. can and should be restricted so it's a sort of quail to grave process where everything should be very carefully monitored and if you can see from the freedom of information requests that that we have in front of us here you know just say many of the sheer volume of these in. then says if what's really going to call concern and of course that type of carelessness that kind of flatness around security could certainly have implications if there were people who wanted to get hold of these types of materials if they fell and for their own hands then of course that would be deemed incredibly serious indeed and so i think really right now what the industry insiders want say is that the regulators take responsibility for this and that this

situation is looked at sort of week a similar carelessness happening again in the future. it's a day ninety one of the gone tunnel of a hunger strike with more than one hundred inmates refusing food in protest of their treatment at the hands of the u.s. military to dozen are being force fed a procedure that lawyers have described as plain brutal david roberts who represents some seventeen grand total inmates told us of their motivation and what it's costing them. to force out energy and as you would imagine the others who are. on our we find it difficult to. manage but it's difficult all of us want to considerable on our. twenty forty five pounds and sixty pounds and it's really a horrifying situation and they shouldn't have to do this to get and kind of the american public and they shouldn't have to do this in order to cry out for their

release the commander of the joint detention group he's effectively the warden of the. prison for the detainees has refused to talk to them until they stop their hunger strike i have to say that it's sort of a macho pose on his parts he's just not going to blink first he could have solved his hunger strike within three or four days if he had sat down with them and talked with them about their concerns and found a pragmatic solution that's what his practice that's true yet after three months he has not been willing to discuss the matter better after all this raid i'm afraid that some men may dodge it because the military just isn't paying attention what it's trying to do is break the hunger strike by any means possible however for a little. he's been following this strike from the outset and will go the full time

line on our website for you that you can also find out just how much taxpayers are shelling out to keep going tunnel running and here why this scandal ridden facility is still in business. to some international news in brief now for you a friend or one of the boston marathon bombing suspects who's accused of lying to f.b.i. investigators has been released on bail nineteen year old about felipe was will have to wear a special electronic tracking tide and is confined to his home the u.s. authorities accuse him and two other teenagers of trying to hinder the investigation into the bombings that killed three and injured more than two hundred fifty. a u.s. official has said north korea has removed two medium range missiles from its launch by parts easing tensions on the peninsula pyongyang has repeatedly been a thrashing to hit south korea japan and america's regional bases its warnings had come warnings had come after a new washington set of sanctions was imposed on north korea by the yuan.

and boys from forty one countries have gathered in bahrain for the start of large scale naval exercises led by the u.s. the maritime trolls which will run until the end of the month will begin on land and later move into the persian gulf for minesweeping and search and seizure operations military analysts say a show of force is aimed at sending a warning to iran. coming up after the break also he takes a closer look at how all that is being used at a hospital in st petersburg to help people who have mental health problems.

and yet another step along the pointless anti gender crusade activists in sweden are pushing to promote a new gender neutral pronoun these activists want the term hen to replace the pronouns han and han which mean he and she respectively i think the logic of these bizarre gender neutral movements in the e.u. is that they really feel that it's awful to force someone into a role that doesn't fit them you know i can kind of see this i remember back to when i was a boy in school and with me there was a kid what kind of only female friends and i certainly wasn't a sports a toy trucks kind of kid if you understand what i mean you know i could see this guy having all those male stereotypes shoved down his throat you know made his life at school really unpleasant but the whacko liberal answer to some tiny amount of people being pushed into gender roles they don't like is to force everyone else into a genderless world they don't like fantastic i guess gender neutrality advocates can speak swedish how they like and they're free to use this word hen but don't force everyone in the country to do things your way the overwhelming majority of the world is very happy with its gender thank you very much but that's just my

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