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you know me very. russia says it will go ahead and deliver air defense systems to syria calling it a counterbalance to foreign arms supplies to the rebels there are expected to surge when the arms embargo expires on friday. britain's home secretary seeks more surveillance powers for m i five after it's confirmed intelligence agency had enough information to prevent slaughter of a british soldier. brutal vigilante executions are spreading in a gypped security worsens citizens are being encouraged to turn over alleged criminals but mobs are dishing out on thier own deadly justice.
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it is my family mosque area watching r.t.m. arena joshie and welcome to the program now the doors to european weapon sales to the syrian rebels will open on friday when the e.u. arms embargo on the country expires a push led by britain and france mance the union to fail to agree on extending the sanctions some european countries are now sounding the alarm over the prospect of weapons falling into the hands of islamic extremists as a renegotiation now reports. you can say that it was the win for france and the u.k. have been pushing for a lifting of the arms embargo on syria all along you have to know that at the same time all other sanctions particularly the economic ones remain in place and that means that every individual european state will have to decide whether or not they want to proceed with the shipments of arms to syria will have a hague over it he said the lifting of the arms embargo is the only way to end the
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crisis which has been gripping syria hard for more than two years at this point having said that we have to remember that even the most of the e.u. countries there's a strong disagreement on whether or not it is actually a good idea to lift the arms embargo of countries like sweden netherlands in the czech republic belief that allowing weapons shipments to syria to the syrian rebels will only intensify the bloodshed in the country certainly concerned about where exactly those arms going to end up then are they actually going to be in the arms of the so-called moderate opposition or will those weapons end up in the hands of some of the rebel groups who are being supported by al qaida terrorists or known to operate in syria ironically well while the e.u. foreign ministers were meeting in brussels the russian foreign minister as well as to get secretary of state were meeting here in paris and their efforts were directed at a peaceful resolution of the conflict john kerry and sergey lavrov have agreed that they will exert pressure on different sides of the conflict that is moscow will work with the syrian government whereas the u.s.
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will try and make sure that the syrian opposition also attends the geneva peace conference which is due to take place sometime next month course even though the peace conference efforts are continuing we have to understand that this lifting up the ban on arms embargo to syria is opening an entirely new phase in the syrian conflict it could be spelling out a potential disaster which will only intensify further bloodshed in syria russia has slammed the e.u. decision to drop the syria arms embargo as counterproductive towards finding a diplomatic solution moscow says it will continue to supply air defense missiles to damascus calling it a balance designed to deter foreign intervention in syria are to sean thomas explain the details to me earlier. the first thing you have to understand is that these are all the existing contracts that were signed before the syrian conflict even began so in some ways russia is obligated to fulfill these contracts so that's
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the one way of looking at it but it is interesting the timing today in the wake of the e.u. allowing this arms embargo to expire this paves the way for different countries to individually start arming the rebels so the foreign ministry and the russian president's office they have expressed their disappointment in this to senators saying that it undermines the international peace process something that they've been working very hard for in fact this week lavrov and kerry meeting to try and get something going on that side of things we know that peace conference will be taking place later indeed and what russia is saying is that this move by the e.u. is a double standard policy which directly affects the prospect of having an international peace conference on the topic of syria so the timing is very interesting but the bottom line is that these are all contracts existing contracts for a defensive weapon for the assad regime ok now another question here is can russia is defense systems be used to influence events on the ground in syria the short
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answer is no but obviously it's a little bit more complicated to them that the ask three hundred is an air defensive weapon and it is it cannot be used in ground to ground combat it can't be used against the the rebel forces if you will it's a specifically designed for air combat now russia is using this as an opportunity to reiterate that point something that they've been saying all along now the controversy of course is the international community looks at this as russia is siding with the assad regime they're arming assad this is not the case as we mentioned before this is these are old contract yes that i carry on they have to carry out but the thing of it is is that these are defensive weapons and russia says that this is specifically even a stabilizing factor because what it does is it profound its hothead regimes other countries foreign forces from getting involved. well fears of an al break of killings in syria once fresh arms supplies reach the rebels are based on what's been happening in the conflict zone in the past two years syrian activists to have
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been monitoring surges in violence and time and again they've been tied to an influx of arms from abroad well according to these figures which are aired earlier this month casualties rose sharply after the first shipments from qatar reportedly arrived in twenty twelve and that sharpest increase came when more advanced arms were allegedly delivered a few months later well let's now cross life to the british journalist and broadcaster neil clark for more on the situation there thank you for joining us here on our every day well all diplomatic afterwards to bring peace to syria have failed so far now the question is what arming them actually arming the rebels help them take down damascus and and the conflict eventually. the should be seen by britain france to sort of aggressively push the e.u. twenty songs a book i mean more death and destruction in syria it's really quite understand you
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u.k. and the u.s. and france they don't want peace with solution to this conflict they're hell bent on one thing i'm walking alone and i need the overthrow of president assad from the bottom and syria they don't want peace we've had ample opportunity for the last two years and every time rebel groups have stated they might want to negotiate the us will have them back so it's very important to understand that what they want is regime change they don't want peace while as you can see there are different positions on this i mean on the one hand we have russia and the u.s. that will be holding a peace conference later and on the other there's britain and france but the u.s. has been reluctant to arm the rebels because they've got a tip you have incidents when that weapons sent to afghanistan and libya were eventually turned on westerners now shouldn't france and britain be worried about those prospects but i absolutely i mean you should do you. doesn't want to do on the requisite have been indirectly through proxies recut is like turkey for example they're the country that have been sending the weapons through and i think there
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will be a massive blow back probably because there's no doubt it's hundred percent schul britain france said more weapons into the syrian army will end up in the hands of groups like. al qaeda. and these will come back to be used against british citizens in britain perhaps and across the world and so you know we've we've got a real problem can we go to british neo conservative government that's actually lining up on the same side as al qaeda and islamic extremists in syria just a few days after they repeat terror attack in london when a british soldier was killed in radical islamists and so people ought to wake up to the fact that the british government is actually siding with these radical groups operating and now speaking of the e.u. is move we have an interesting situation here i mean on the one hand the e.u. as officials stressing wants an arms to syria until at least august but on the other rebels won them now so why is this delay when i think we got a look at the yesterday we had just two countries just two countries britain france who wanted this embargo to be lifted we had twenty five who did not and you are the
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u.k. and france accord to pull their way through the e.u. and so we've got this kind of a problem our situation whereby because this is a stay of execution if you like till august and i think what will happen is that britain and france are helping as i say on sending more arms into this conflict and then they are obsessed about overthrowing a crisis that no matter how many syrians are killed my how much much it is caused by this and the rest of the european countries are taking a more sensible line at the austria in particular has denounced the british move on this and i think it's it's up now for other countries in europe to stand up a bit more to the bully boys of britain france on this issue. ok well we of course have the peace conference next month big conference in syria but the rebels still haven't agreed to attend this conference so without preconditions so what can we even expect from this gathering but i'm not going to stick to say the least because you know for this to work it would mean people going to continue to try to honestly peacefully solve these cars and i'm afraid the western powers the u.s. u.k.
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france they want regime change they will be saying we struck john kerry somebody said the syrians can have and he governs the likes of us present a psychical. condition of the fact that president assad has sizeable supporting syria if not majority so actually you can't say that i have the syrian people should decide who their government is but then i am saying what is wrong you know they can't have president assad in the past you know there has to be acknowledgement that president assad has to support these and that you know we shouldn't go with preconditions saying that he's got to go talk to the syrian people the syrian people can vote in elections who their government should be nice not to britain or america or say who and who should be the leader of syria and briefly neal before we let you go one more question can russian air defense systems that really help prevent foreign intervention in syria i think they can i'm very pleased about this news today because i think that we already had his radio attacks on syria to bombing attacks from the original to syria and having these edifices
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it's very important to deter aggression from nato powers to bomb syria we've seen the nato powers on libya yugoslavia of course we sort of attack and destroy iraq and i think the russian right is a good route to priest their defensive weapons and not attack weapons and there are many people to be concerned about these weapons being deployed to those people who want to attack syria all right neil clark journalist and broadcaster joining us live from oxford thanks very much indeed sir for your views here on r.t. xperia all of us. what are you live from moscow an r.t.s. got the latest updates on syria both on air and online our website has more stories and analysis of the conflict including how and another journalist has been killed while reporting from the front lines of a prominent correspondent was gunned down by sniper while covering clashes near the lebanese border the details are online r.t. dot com.
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hundreds of far right protesters rallied in the london on monday after a cold blooded murder of a soldier last week ten people have been arrested in connection with the case and a new task force has been set up to focus on radical preachers meanwhile the home secretary is demanding extra powers for law enforcement agencies the details now from r.t.s. bullyboy go. the first time the home secretary to reason may propose the data and communications bill it came under so much criticism from civil liberties groups and even the deputy prime minister that the government had to scrap plans for its implementation but after the killing of an off duty soldier in south london last
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wednesday it looks like the so-called snoopers charsadda is back in the spotlight to paint secretary theresa may says it's essential that police are granted the power as access data communications in order to tackle terrorism that means being able to view citizens skype histories web browsing and e-mail histories whether or not such a law would have prevented the killing of lee rigby is up for debate both suspects were already known to intelligence agencies for their extremist views but would both deemed safe enough to continue their activities one of the suspects michael audible large reportedly handed out extremist literature on the streets of london and was even arrested in kenya back in two thousand and ten for trying to travel to somalia in order to train as a terrorist and at the same time the home secretary to reason may says that police needs to be given the tools they need in order to fight terrorism but considering that british intelligence had all that information about the willage suspects
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already many here are questioning why the home office didn't just use the tools they were he had. seen london. reports say one of the suspects in the brutal killing was considered a low risk by am i five despite numerous warning signs dating back as far as two thousand and three investigative journalist tony gosselin says these revelations raise only more questions about the efficiency of british intelligence. how did these guys who were right at the very top of the terror watch list their x l maturing people how on earth did they not get spotted preparing for some kind of terror act or what was the car bug for example this is one question that hasn't been answered m i five are gone very quiet on all these kinds of topics they've got something like four thousand staff m i five and if they can't keep an eye on the people who are very top of the watch list then there needs to be a real shake up and heads need to roll there the oversaw the security services really needs to be looked at there isn't any proper oversight and what these
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intelligence services seem to do every time is to hide behind the veil of national security we can't tell you what's going on even the inquiry that's been instituted into the failures of what happened last wednesday is going to be kept entirely secret and i'm afraid it's time for them to come out from under their shells and get a proper looking at so that this kind of thing really can't happen again and they're not going to play this game sure you of saying we need more money we need more power and we need more surveillance of the general population because that all of the laws they needed to stop these people doing what they did last wednesday you don't need any more power whatsoever. and preparations are in full swing as the clock counts down for the latest space launch from the steps down the next mission to the international space station will be bound for the orbiting complex and tonight. in a few minutes plus we'll bring you the launch live later on here on r.g.p. . also today we're report on the alarming rise of lynch mobs and
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download the official application yourself choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television well it just doesn't matter how would your mobile device you can watch your t.v. anytime anywhere. what about you watching r t coming to life from moscow mobs killing alleged criminals are spreading across egypt fueled by unemployment and a chronic security vacuum although officials ask citizens to upper hand lawbreakers and hand them over angry crowds are instead taking matters into their own hands beltre examines the country's surging crime rate. angry crowds viciously drug a young man through
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a street sets his corpse on fire and strings that are video clips like these have become boringly frequent in brule egypt since the revolution two years ago as citizens increasingly take justice into their own hands. on mr a thirty one year old civil servant from the nile delta is one such victim he was brutally murdered and hung from a tree in broad daylight. the crowd thought that he was a thief because he's mentally ill the first blow came from behind on the back of his head and then part of his skull was hacked off the second here it was to his chest and they caught him open arms sabriye story is not unique since the two thousand and eleven revolution have been at least seventeen similar lynchings in this region alone the most high profile victim who was killed last week was the son of a leading member of the missing brotherhood's political party security forces for their part say they aren't able to control the situation particularly when entire
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villages are involved in these bitter lanty mobs rights advocates like karim and nora say they lynchings which are on the rise are symptomatic of the state's continued failure to provide security and justice these entries in case you mention in any community by picking just isn't on hand but always a very visible sign of just increasing lack of face into. his level face into the criminal justice system and obviously people in egypt have always had a negative inviting relationship with the police and. not a very good relationship with as they should be but that has even become worse after the revolution officials from the ruling freedom and justice party and the police admit that the authorities are reluctant to confront suspected mcinnis to fear of backlash however local party leader ahmed shah hearts who personally knew one of the victims main. security is improving post revolution one of the egypt has experienced one of the best revolutions in history the country's being healed very
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quickly we're almost in a stable situation there will be security we have a plan for the economy and security of egypt this is little consolation for the families of victims like i'm some three who have seen no justice. the local security chief said just give me one the rest in twenty four hours now was to offer has been dead for fifty days and security director has done nothing. against the backdrop of a skating civil unrest off the revolution many fear that this violence is hates to stay and that the worst could be yet to come true for our team show came. on line right now a senior u.n. figure or says the guantanamo prison brings all kinds of contempt its human rights chief goes on record saying the detention center is an ideal recruitment tool for terrorists as a hunger strike there anders it's one hundred eleventh day. plus the crane that can
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take the strain watched footage of the walking escape for the residents in these apartments and all you tube channel. are you are running out of skilled engineers and some of the continent's leading manufacturers say that's forcing them to move their research and development to asia they say it's one of manny ramifications from the long lasting economic crisis which is only set to deepen in the coming years as our sylvia has a story. e.u. manufacturers and industrialists have been voicing their concerns sounding the alarm over what they say is a locker shortage of skilled talent here in europe now this does add another layer to the story of employment or lack thereof here in the bois as the economic crisis continues and then in an interview would be a financial times the c.e.o. of siemens europe's largest engineering group had said of this problem is
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particularly acute in countries like germany and in turn and this affects their competitiveness which forces them to move substantial parts of their research and development to countries like china and india and all of this is being said as the block is facing record unemployment or we spoke with a research fellow from the eggman institute to give us a bit more insight into what is happening here in europe. where i think it's it has soul to do with the current crisis is the fact that. the industry in europe is receding but it is a long term trend in terms of losing market shares in many countries so just to confirm that the almost twenty seven million if i'm not mistaken unemployed in europe it's still hard to find at least five hundred thousand engineers that they're saying now and i think the skill mismatch as we can call it is a concern but it's only a very a part of the problems in southern europe you also have the the cost and price competitiveness of countries you have the question of the mix of what you produce
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what you can export but certainly yes. skill mismatch is still so rightly pointed out thank you very much for that well if you just look at the industrial production numbers are right now in the e.u. with still more than that via ten percent below its pre-crisis high in two thousand and eight but again europe's competitiveness comes to the forefront even more as leaders are still struggling to find a sustainable growth a process out of this economic crisis that are in reporting from brussels on tesser cilia. well a round up of other world news now here in our team and terrorism has taken more lives in the iraqi capital at least four people have died and many more been wounded when a car bomb exploded in a shia district in eastern baghdad it's a day after a series of similar attacks across the city killed more than seventy people highlighting iraq's interior raiding security were deadly bombings happen almost daily terror and violence has been on the rise since we were as withdrew troops in
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late two thousand and eleven. world health organisation has suspended its only a a vaccination campaign in pakistan's northwest and city of peshawar is after one health worker was killed and another all left critically ill after they were shot while vaccinating people taliban is long opposed the un bad anti polio drive in pakistan calling it a western plods to sterilize muslims pakistan is one of only three countries were only a remains and. emergency crews are struggling to contain a fast moving wildfire in southern california the flames broke out on monday afternoon and have quickly spread to over four hundred have to reserve land with winds of up to thirty two kilometers per hour thousands of people have been evacuated from the area including dozens of residents whose homes are under threat by the blaze. now it's almost time for the next scheduled crew swap
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at the international space station and a few hours or so use rocket will blast off from baikonur in cattle stand taking with it international team who are now making their final preparations are is there . we're not that far off from the russian soyuz of blasting a traditional three man crew up to the i assess you to be led by the russian commander your chief of backed up by the american ash. a second time to the i assess but new come a look up part of autonomy in the european space agency is first time to the orbiting space lab but he's got at least two spacewalks to do one to try and repair a camera on japan's keep but also to try and repair the i assess for the hopeful soon arrival of russians and the multi-purpose laboratory module as well now a karen nyberg the american astronaut her second time to the i assess to spend six months so away from her husband and a little three year old boy as well not to worry they'll be having what they call
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daily internet protocol phone calls as you can chat with the family and once we do a live video conference call as well so the blast off is twenty thirty g.m.t. on tuesday that will actually be a two thirty am launch on the wednesday from baikonur with a dock sky the late night launch it should be a backdrop for such a launch indeed and only full orbits after launch for orbits around than a six hour flight to the i assess to meet the remaining three members of expedition thirty six to be on the i assess the quite some time at a height of three hundred twenty feet long and as above our heads a speed of nearly twenty eight thousand kilometers per hour it's going to be a wild ride an incredible view as well do join us here or not see the live broadcast with me rule re sushi at twenty thirty g.m.t. on tuesday reporting here from black in all kazakhstan i hope to see you. and that's next as they see compare the tales of america's war on drugs to those told in the media by the country's federal reserve bank.
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a u.s. senate committee has passed a bill that if signed by obama will love the u.s. to put a lot of weapons into the hands of syrian rebels this seems rather odd because many of the factions that are revolting seem like bad people to be arming in fact one rebel faction al nasra which according to the guardian is an islamist organization with links to al qaeda is quickly becoming the most powerful rebel faction of all of them the b.b.c. even declared that al nasra has been designated as a terrorist organization by the u.s. government itself as it started something like a bad idea to ship weapons into syria on american taxpayers' dollars yet let's just
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pretend that somehow all these weapons will magically not fall into the hands of al nasra well the free syrian army is that much better they seem perfectly happy to use rape and beheadings and genocide against christian l. white minorities with great glee to get what they want arming radical groups always has blowback if you remember back to just the one nine hundred eighty s. the u.s. funded and armed the taliban and those mujahedeen fighter guys and look how that turned out the u.s. government seems way too eager to arm radical foreigners and disarm average americans when they should be doing the exact opposite but that's just my opinion.
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hi i'm max kaiser welcome to the kaiser report you know if wishes were commissions would all be set is it any wonder then that america is the fattest nation on earth where hope is so old like a pharmaceutical final solution to the despair of all those old wishes granted now gone flabby and bad like a day old commish from the crack babies who lead not to a community that takes care of each other but to a president duster a complex bigger and more brutal than the gulag archipelago to the deregulation of wall street which led not to a thriving economy lifting all boats but to a hollowed out debt addicted fraudulent conveyed high frequency trading flash crash bank of wealth distribution a system where almost all are losers stacey. that was very good thank you so of well you.
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