israel. on syria despite the shop straining relations. have been experiencing in recent years. meanwhile is syria's military reports. directly from. the u.s. with. george zimmerman.

good morning. just after ten am on monday with me roll received a straight breaking news for you this hour for the first time since the outbreak of the syrian conflict israel has used turkish military bases for its strikes against syria this is according to our sources a moment ago i spoke to a middle east correspondent for the latest. r.t. sources tell us that israel used turkish military bases to launch attacks inside syria now these allegations refer to one of the israeli attacks but the latest attack was carried out in early july when there was a pre-dawn strike on the syrian city of latakia that allegedly targeted russian made anti ship missiles u.s. officials speaking on condition of anonymity say that this attack on the weapons of the pope was in all likelihood and israeli airstrike it happened not far from

a russian base and there is suspicion from many quarters that israeli fighter jets were responsible a number of syrian troops were killed and wounded in those explosions no one has officially come to say it was in came to spice ability for the attack r.t. requested a reaction from the israeli government about the government declined to comment what is important is that the attack from the reports we have from our sources here in r.t. originated on the turkish side of the border our sources telling us that is lazy saying lift illicitly base inside to a key and approach the taqiyya from the sea to make sure that they stayed out of the syrian airspace so that they could not become a legitimate target for the syrian air force this if true is yet a mother graze an israeli attack on a foreign country without any declaration of war as well in turkey have not been the best of friends in recent years we have the futility incident back in two

thousand and ten in which nine people were killed that was condemned internationally and although there were conflicting reports as to exactly what happened israel never stepped forward with an apology and told march and when israel did apologize turkey accepted the apology there was a lot of fanfare and international coverage made over that but it was really surprising because the two countries were really at odds at the time turkey recorded some bassa to it suspended ties. with israel and what we see now is a sudden change of heart in tokyo towards israel this is a very unusual regional development because you have both regional powers who looked at odds with each other and then we have this recent information about compilation of an attack inside syria now what might be a real surprise for many of our viewers how deeply embedded israel and turkey at one stage were the two countries had very close relations in the one nine hundred ninety s. particularly military cooperation all of that deteriorated after the flotilla

incident they can now be legitimate questions asked about the sincere motivation for the apology that israel gave over that flotilla incident questions need to be asked how and why an islamic country like turkey is allowing its arch enemy israel to use turkish bases to bomb a nother muslim nation and no doubt there is going to be massive fallout for turkey because of this corporation with israel so if this month's latakia strike proves to be an israeli defense force operation it could become the country's fourth attack against syria in six months as paula was just saying let's take a look back now at some of the previous air raids a military compound just outside damascus was born from the air on january thirty first twenty thirteen a second similar operation reportedly happened on may third that's when a rocket struck a warehouse at damascus international airport allegedly containing surface to air

missiles just two days later massive blast that were described as earthquake like the same military base that was targeted in january and all occasions the attacks were justified as operations to wipe out iranian missiles bound for hezbollah but middle east expert historian tariq ali says israelis are looking to get square with hezbollah by putting a choke hold on the syrian regime. it's rose motivation as always to show the arabs both inside and through an outside look this is how tough we are we can hit any don't get in the middle east that we want to no one can do anything about it this is a country which is above the law considers itself the law as its united states musters and its european friends will do nothing to stop i have very little doubt these release informed the united states that we are going to attack an attack yet. is like

a red bull to the israel. the israelis haven't been able to wipe it out though they've tried many years they're now hoping that they can do it by completely weakening or destroying the syrian regime the syrian state could break up oh all be completely destroyed so they are not unaware of of what is happening in that country and in directly i would say yes they are providing help to the rebels. now turkey and israel have been at loggerheads since the twenty ten commando raid on a turkish humanitarian aid flotilla which certainly sparked fury from ankara at the time the turkish prime minister said of the one accused israel of carrying out a massacre saying tel aviv would not be able to wash the blood off its hands now turkish outrage was echoed by a un human rights council report slamming israeli troops for breaching international law and using an unacceptable level of brutality well in two thousand

and twelve a trial in absentia began of four former israeli commandos on charges of inciting murder through cruelty and torture however on march twenty second this year all legal action came to an unexpected and abrupt halt after benjamin netanyahu and out of the one spoke on the phone the israeli prime minister expressing regret for the loss of turkish life. turkey's of course been a key player in the syrian conflict over the past two years once strong allies ankara and damascus fell out when the syrian unrest began as turkey sided with the opposition and called on president assad to step down and maintains what's been described as an open door policy towards its arab neighbor now around four hundred thousand refugees have fled across the border into turkey most of them settling down in what's become known as a buffer zone and meanwhile ankara has been facilitating the transfer of weapons

and equipment to syrian rebels with arms allegedly coming in from u.s. allies all across the region rebel fighters and mercenaries have also been granted safe passage both ways across the border and turkey has given key syrian political and military figures a platform for plotting their strategy against the syrian government across the border tension has seen several exchanges of mortar and artillery fire one of the sharpest escalations came when syria shot down a turkish reconnaissance plane just a year ago i do stay with r.t. for more updates on this breaking news story throughout the day. for the meantime on the program syrian state television has announced that the army has discovered a rebel operated chemical laboratory packed with toxic substances of the military claims they were destined to be packed into mortars and used to attack government forces in damascus it comes a week after the army found over two hundred eighty barrels of hazardous chemicals at a rebel hideout in a different city the syrian u.n.

ambassador claimed it was potentially enough to destroy the whole city if not the whole country allegations of chemical weapons being used by both sides have been a crucial issue in the international dispute on how to handle the conflict in syria and defense consultant where we are wolf said it's now vitally important to find out exactly where the rebels are getting the chemicals from. and he went to the military that syrian military. of the day should know. that then we should know what your region the chemical. or. always iraq you lebanese. are. and. well you know like iraq it will be it going after one man and destroying the nation like the old will be

a meat to react. not react to each riot it when it was iraq so i'm sure we want to know. that it's ten minutes past the hour moscow time still to come here on r.t. they gave it away now they want it back presidents in a london bar fight legal battles with your thorazine who are trying to take back their social housing simply because well they can't afford it and that's coming up shortly. i mean time here on r.t. several u.s. cities have been gripped by protests against the controversial acquittal of george zimmerman he was cleared of murder charges after shooting dead an unarmed black teenager a demonstrations turned violent in l.a. where police fired rubber bullets at the crowds and in new york several protesters were arrested as thousands block streets in the city center artie's marina portnoy or as the latest. los angeles now the rally has gotten some would say quite

violent violent because some of the protesters that meeting in the in the justice for trayvon are rally were shot at by rubber bill bullets those bullets were fired by police officers in los angeles me arrogant receiving reports that some protesters have been transferred to local hospitals to be treated for their injuries we don't know how extreme the injuries are streets are clearly still full with lots of protesters that are have been walking hour by hour all through the streets of manhattan it started out in union square in the procession of people just grew larger and louder i caught up with the crowd it out was probably in its thousands on twenty third street and at that point the crowd was so large that cars could not pass through the streets according to what we know there have been at least five arrests that number is and you know we're being more cautious but that

number according to reports that number is quite quite higher now what has brought all these people on to the streets of new york city in los angeles and boston elsewhere is clearly there for a stray should an aggravation that millions of americans have with the verdict that came down for george zimmerman george zimmerman as you mentioned was found not guilty in acquitted on the charges of second degree murder zimmerman a neighborhood watch volunteer shot and killed seventeen year old trayvon martin he was in self-defense now that was his claim and that's what the jury of how millions of americans believe that this is not just a matter of stand your ground or or self-defense this is a matter of a man that was a community watch person that was armed with a gun and we spoke with some of those participating in the in the rallies here's what they had to say this verdict makes it very clear and gives a green light to anyone that wants to shoot and kill a youth of color you know and you can get off the rock and go on and live your life

and it's ok. i do have a daughter and it's terrifying that i now have to go and have this conversation with her about being profiled and keeping her saying and helping her understand what she has to do to keep herself as safe against other people and the police department. now overnight protests from saturday to sunday did get quite heated particularly in oakland california where we saw video of the windows of police cars in the windows of buildings being smashed by some of those that were participating in rallies meantime the u.s. justice department has announced that it will be investigating and looking into whether or not a civil rights prosecution should be raised against george zimmerman. we'll bring you the very latest updates on those protests in america and you can always have to our website to get much more on the story including the

dramatic images from the scenes of the demonstration. also ahead through the program. as edward snowden remains holed up in moscow. we take a closer look at the scope of his revelations in just a couple of minutes. on the program we turn to egypt which is forming a new government made a freeze on. protests demanding the reinstatement of the ousted president. all the middle classes from the traditional rich to emerging economies feel the pain of the global financial crisis and governments to be more accountable and have strategies to meet rising expectations the failure to do so has led to protest and political people is the world prepared for a globalized middle. east speak your language.

programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here. from the will talks about six of the interviews intriguing stories for you to. see in troy. visit. he with me will receive edward snowden's fate could finally see some clarity as the

whistleblower has reportedly reapplied for refuge from moscow meanwhile glenn greenwald the guardian journalist who is set to hold all of snowden's future revelations claims the next leak could be the american government's worst nightmare . takes a closer look at just exactly what's been revealed today. well not only are civilians from all over the world being monitored but so are governments that are closely allied to the united states according to newspaper reports thirty eight separate missions and embassies have been surveilled the countries believed to have been spied on are in green that starts in the asia pacific region south korean authorities to reinforce anti bugging measures after their missions were allegedly spied upon japan also fell foul to u.s. surveillance now moving it to the middle east iran's nuclear facilities of course a long time cause of contention were apparently targeted by a computer virus created by the u.s. and israel in two thousand and nine it's claimed the n.s.a.

got their hands on top secret communications between russian president dmitri medvedev and his delegation during the g. twenty in london if we move to europe french president francois hollande said negotiations over a huge pending trade deal between the u.s. and the shouldn't go ahead into washington halted any surveillance activity on a new allies moving to latin america where oil and military purchases were monitored in venezuela there were also telephone and e-mail intercepts in colombia a close military ally of washington while brazil has expressed its deep concern about revelations that its citizens were spied on in an industrial scale now these are just some examples of the thirty eight countries missions and embassies the u.s. thought to have spied on a many of these nations remember a friendly to washington one such country is germany which was particularly stung by snowden's revelations europe's strongest economy is it seems being closely watched by the united states with around five hundred million data intercepts each

month these include mehta data on emails telephone calls s.m.s. text instant messages meanwhile in china of course the country that allowed snowden to slip through the net when he fled hong kong leaks revealed that of every chinese computer that is hacked thirty three percent of these attacks originate from in america. can i pay addressed and it's not just civilians being monitored hospitals and universities are also being targeted when you look at the scale and the scope of america's global surveillance program and the fact that allied governments have also been bugged in recent is it makes it increasingly difficult for washington to get continue using national security as a justification for simply appears to be mass espionage. and a much more news for you online right now for this hour including russia staging its largest military drills since soviet times we're talking about one hundred sixty thousand servicemen thousand times one hundred thirty planes all taking part

in the war games for the full story and the very impressive footage at r.t. dot com are now. taking to the skies a canadian engineer has created the world's first human powered helicopter dot com you can watch the video of this machine if you will the only other pilots. on the program here with egypt's new government is slowly taking shape amid continuing protests by supporters of the deposed president mohamed morsy a senior u.s. official is expected to talk to the country's new leaders later on monday with mass demonstrations on the horizon and the climb down on islamists for the prosecution freezing assets of fourteen of the brotherhood's leaders in a nod to washington the government pick two of the most western leading diplomats for top posts in the interim government a key opposition figure and former chief of the u.n. nuclear watchdog mohamed el baradei he's become vice president of foreign affairs

or former ambassador to the u.s. and me became the nation's foreign minister a middle east journalist says if indeed the islamists are not included egypt will only face further chaos. the big question is well what power will they really have the civilians i mean it's really the. mood. terry are running egypt they run the country since one thousand nine hundred fifty two and to say that they are now somehow going to lead the muslim brotherhood back in to the political game i think that's that's the big question morsi being much more open than he was to the opposition not trying to get a monopoly on power as he did i mean morsi played a very stupid game and in effect shot himself down and. in he shot his own party down at the same time and he's he's as much response was anyone true creating the mess that egypt is in right now if that the muslim brotherhood now is frozen out

the future political system in egypt there is nothing but trouble ahead. with egypt on into the world we go where the political crisis is over the notorious sinai peninsula. on the rise in the rest of area with militants firing a missile at a bus killing three people and wounding seventeen more security officials say the vehicle was carrying workers going to a local cement factory in another incident militants blew up a police station that was under construction leaving one person seriously injured in the mayhem in egypt has led to concerns over security in sinai which borders israel as the region is flooded with weapons smuggled in from libya. and the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is again raising his anti iranian rhetoric interview with america's c.b.s. he called iran's incoming president. a wolf in sheep's clothing and yahoo also wants are ratcheting up of sanctions on tehran and is prepared for military

measures if indeed they don't. and to iraq where a wave of blasts have killed more than forty people on sunday alone in one incident three bombs exploded near the shiite party headquarters in the city of claiming at least eight lives the death toll has now surpassed three hundred in the month of july as iraq is swept by sectarian violence that's continued to escalate despite the ramadan. the residents of the district of london could soon be out on the streets authorities say people living in social housing blocks need to be relocated because the council can't afford to keep them. gauging reaction. it is said to be his castle but nowadays living in social housing here in the london borough of lumber of fighting a fierce legal battle to save their homes if you. have a cease fire an old negotiate a treaty which. sort of recognize julian and his neighbors live in what's been

dubbed short life housing they used to be thousands of such chains in lamberth now there are just seventy five short life housing came about some thirty years ago when the councils who couldn't afford to maintain these properties gave people who needed than the opportunity to live here for little or no rent on the basis that they maintained now though with house prices having skyrocketed the council wants them back those who took part in the short life of arrangement invested large amounts of time and often money to bring the properties up to a habitable standard. so. front. the flooring that needs replacing now or maybe but this wouldn't flooring with all. on today's property market in these times you know

what is substantial and with council budgets being cut to the land it needs the money in a statement to be. the coalition government has instigated a wanted program of cuts financial constraints in local government and as a result extremely short of the capital necessary to upgrade its social housing stock needs to raise capital to fund works resolving the short life properties offers a way for generating part of the capital we require i feel very strongly that we need to keep affordable housing in the long run we need to keep prices down that it's wrong to be selling them off for short term profit when actually these people could be given tendencies and pay rent to lambaste but the homes should stay in affordable social housing for people who can't afford to buy. but has offered to be house of residence but often the opposite the house is far from the community many

have spent the past few decades and the homes they've invested in and love the pound signs in their eyes they're just interested in steamrolling it through they're not looking at the social values of the human costs at all by looking at the bottom line and i understand michael forces have to look at the bottom line but you know this is no way to be raising funds off the back of people's lives the move by the council is being protested all across the borough of various events including a flash mob. but those who live in short life housing anxiously await the outcome of their legal cases many feel that land labor council that the co-operative council is in fact. oh. i see. why we're coming to live from moscow a recap now of our breaking news story for you on this monday morning information

from our sources that claiming that israel used turkish military bases to launch one of its attacks on syria and the latest alleged israeli strike on the war torn country hit the key port of the tukey earlier this month and its claim to have targeted a stockpile of russian made and the ship missiles if indeed the attack proves to be an israeli defense force operation it could become tel of the fourth attack against syria in six months we'll bring you more on that in our next bullets and in just over half an hour's time. why in the meantime though it's time for me to step aside for people of el cross talk in just a second. or remember those old wacky communist countries who constantly boost their numbers to

make themselves feel better or who cares if stores aren't the end this piece of paper a one hundred thousand tons of potatoes that is good enough for me well now we are in a new age of technology but the same lying to make yourself feel good is still going strong it just moved over to the capitals world the u.s. state department's bureau of international information programs has spent six hundred thirty thousand dollars on facebook advertising campaigns to get fans and such of the government is out there to buy likes oh what a fantastic use tax dollars but wait maybe i'm being too pessimistic perhaps it worked and really helped spread the message of the us state department effectively wellness victor general's report says that since the advertising campaign started twenty eleven there has been a dramatic increase in users liking state department sites but the problem is that only two percent of them actually use the sites so you go. you get what you pay for a big bag of likes but few hardcore fans probably the most shocking example is a vision of america group in farsi made for rain yes which has gotten over four hundred twenty thousand members but only one percent of them is actually in iran

where facebook advertising doesn't even exist that's a fact. getting lots of likes doesn't mean you are actually reaching people instead of paying for them why not you know get them naturally bar by providing interesting honest content on a regular basis oh wait that takes effort and honesty yeah you know what just keep wasting our tax dollars but that's just. me. alone and welcome to crossfire we're all things are considered i'm peter all about writing in protesting middle classes all across the world middle classes from the traditional rich to emerging economies feel the pain of the global financial crisis

with newly earned wealth and better education millions to man governments to be more accountable and have strategies to meet rising expectations the failure to do so has led to mass protests and political people is the world prepared for a globalized middle class. cross-talk the globalization of middle classes i'm joined by richard wolffe in new york he's a visiting professor at the new school and in washington we cross to mark levine he's a senior fellow with the truman national security project in a radio host all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect it means you can jump in anytime you want richard if i go to you first let's look at middle classes in the traditional rich countries and the emerging markets similarities differences. well the problem for the middle classes in the rich countries of north america europe and japan is that they've been on a thirty year slide and there's no end in sight.