three. three. three. three. three blog video for your media project free media r.t. dot com. the u.s. defense secretary says forces are on standby to unleash cruise missiles against syria while reports suggest the first strikes could take place assume this thursday . washington waves away comparisons with iraq are the facials insisting that past mistakes won't be repeated but as we report such promises can be hard to keep . as floodwaters in russia's far east showed no signs of receding one of the region's main cities pins its hopes on its manmade downs.

and a clash of cultures and the u.k. as tensions ratchet up between a vocal muslim groups and those question the place of his law and britain. as two pm in the russian capital you're watching r t with me marina joshing now an american military offensive against syria could start as soon as thursday and missiles are already pointed at around fifty sides according to u.s. media reports citing senior officials the nod from president obama is all that's needed for the bombing campaign to start r.t. shaun thomas has the details. momentum is gathering toward an intervention in syria after the u.s. is trying to figure out how to respond to the alleged chemical attacks in the area of good which is east of damascus last week now we're hearing reports that military

commanders have sealed an agreement on the scope of attacks with allies and with syrian opposition on the ground that could look like three days of cruise missile strikes aimed at sending a message to assad not at toppling the government or the regime or crippling the military now we're expecting to hear from the u.s. secretary of state john kerry at some point on wednesday so that he can present a more evidence why the united states believes that it was the assad regime that carried out this chemical weapons attack so far they have not been able to present any convincing argument but they say they have no doubt that it was the assad regime one reason that may be aside from the videos that everybody's been able to see on you tube and pictures and witness accounts the web site foreign policy is reporting that there were calls that were intercepted between the syrian defense ministry and a commander on the ground in charge of

a chemical weapons unit and the defense minister was trying to figure out what had happened and demanding answers as to what was happening this was in the immediate aftermath of this alleged attack russia in the face of the possible intervention the military intervention that could happen as early as thursday they have evacuated all of their citizens from syria as that specter of violence looms sergey lavrov had a phone call with the u.n. special envoy lakhdar brahimi in that phone call he said attempts at a forcible solution in syria will only result in further the start of stabilization in the country and in the region in general now he's concerned about the diplomatic and political solution he says that that is the only way forward and he's disappointed. worried about the failure of what have become known as the geneva two talks these are talks that were orchestrated between russia and the united states jointly to try and find a diplomatic solution and russia has always been urging that the world community

should wait until the u.n. investigation on the ground is complete. well iran is warning that adding a tap on its ally president assad will spark an immediate retaliate or restrike against israel both the syrian government and iran accuse israel of supporting the rebel forces in the ongoing civil war as for moscow's position political analyst miter bobbish tells us there will be no military response to the intervention russia has already made it clear that it's not going to stop the western intervention military where north in nineteen sixty seven when russia stopped they israeli offensive against syria by a threat of use of force but russia should leave both tried to stop the intervention diplomatically and i would say more in there because it's quite clear to anyone watching even western television that the western leaders on north

completely sincere. in their statements about these chemical attacks the british prime minister or john kerry don't sound very convincing when they say that they were so devastated by these pictures all fours and children in fact television food and western television has been showing pictures of children killed or maimed by western interventions for years and these people were never devastated by these images so it's a kind of selective empathy that is not very convincing. and britain has drafted a resolution on international military action against syria prime minister david cameron has sat on his twitter feed that the motion will be put forward ad the u.n. security council later today are his laura smith reports from london. prime minister david cameron is making some very carefully weighed statements on the one hand he says no decision has yet been taken whether to get involved but on the other hand he says it's very clear that it is the assad regime that is to blame for

using chemical weapons according to him he reckons that he's got clear evidence that it that it was the regime the government that used chemical weapons so in response to that he has convened a meeting of the national security council here in london on wednesday they're going to talk about the information that they've already received from the un inspectors obviously not the final report because that won't be available for another few days and then they're also going to talk about whether to push ahead with a military strike following that on thursday and he's will meet in parliament they've been recalled from their summer holiday and they will be given a chance to vote to discuss and to vote on what they think should be done also downing street is saying that the u.s. and the u.k. won't necessarily be bound by what the u.n. inspectors are saying and also britain's made clear that it would consider going ahead without a u.n. resolution foreign minister william hague says that the use of chemical weapons contravenes international law and its own account say that is reason enough to go

into syria downing street has confirmed that british forces all ramping up in preparation for a possible military strike in line with that we've heard reports from cyprus which has a u.k. base that's about one hundred miles from the coast of syria so very close ideally positioned people there are saying that war planes and military transporters have started to arrive well interestingly we haven't heard anything from the european union as a whole but for on hold for a reaction of force against the use of chemical weapons and said that the u.n. security council could be bypassed under certain circumstances turkey obviously a key regional player agrees with that the rest of the european countries slightly less gung ho about it germany says that intervention is needed if the use of chemical weapons is. but it isn't going to go ahead without a u.n. mandate similarly it's only in norway would not be keen to go ahead without a u.n. mandate but in the region the arab league thinks that it was made this attack

that it's not happy to to intervene in any way but it remains to be seen how much this effort can be led by britain the u.s. and france and it looks like it's seriously ramping up the u.s. is insisting that this time around will be nothing like iraq or serbia or libya washington is confident that when it comes to syria the evidence is unquestionable just like it was once saddam was accused of hiding weapons of mass destruction here's our he's going to count on america's record of missteps military. before every thing to mention in the last fifteen years there was a hype of lies misinformation and discrepancies but every time washington would present its case for war as the ultimate truth leading people to believe that waging war was the only way to peace as the us is preparing an attack on syria striking similarities can be found in how washington makes its case for

intervention material i will present you comes from a variety of sources some are u.s. sources and some of those of other countries we have additional information about this attack and that information is being compiled and reviewed together with our partners and we will provide that information in the days ahead some of the sources are technical such as intercepted telephone conversations and photos taken by satellites what have we learned about the actual proof the white house claims it has on syria's use of chemical weapons it will for u.s. official is telling me that there is intelligence assessment contains forensic evidence that actual chemical attack took place as well as some intercepted communications among syrian forces that suggest the regime was responsible a separate sources also telling c.n.n.'s john king that the report contains some satellite images of activity at potentially chemical weapons depots back in two

thousand and three in the run up to the iraq war the media also diligently repeated what the white house said we know that iraq and al qaeda have had high level contacts that go back a decade we've learned that iraq has trained al qaeda members in bomb making. and poisonous. and deadly gases before the u.s. stepping came washington's claims that the government which was about to be attacked did not cooperate thus this crediting any u.n. investigation that was underway saddam hussein and his regime are busy doing. we possibly can to ensure that instructors. finding absolutely nothing. well they found nothing because there was nothing but it was an argument that couldn't be heard through the deafening sound of war drums iraq is not the only example when the u.s. effectively rendered a diplomatic solution obsolete. the serbian leaders on the other hand refused even

to discuss key elements of the peace agreement before the us started a two month long bombing campaign of the former yugoslavia the us love government had accepted proposals for the near independence of kosovo within the republic of serbia as well as an international peacekeeping force in kosovo but the agreement that nato put forward had a clause that they could not accept in the words of former secretary of state henry kissinger the rambling text which called on serbia to admit need to troops throughout yugoslavia was a provocation an excuse to start bombing runway is not a don't mean that an angelic could have accepted years later we see diplomacy brushed off again in syria even as the un team is working on the ground at every turn the syrian regime has failed to cooperate with the un investigation washington has bypassed the u.n. both in the case of the former yugoslavia and that of iraq in libya the us and its

allies have effectively carried out a regime change although the un mandate was to protect civilians we came we saw he died. because we acted quickly a humanitarian catastrophe has been avoided but for many libyans a humanitarian catastrophe has just started as the nation plunges deeper into chaos and tear like in iraq where the intervention was followed by a decade of care for those wondering what awaits american politicians found to have light no weapons over there. should be under here. to check on r.t.e. washington d.c. . while the u.s. gears up for a military campaign against syria newly declassified data has revealed that twenty five years ago washington actually encouraged iraqi dictator saddam hussein to use chemical weapons in his war against iran syrian political analyst amar will call values that what it comes to washington stands on his country chemical weapons are

just a side issue. they are definitely benefiting from the level of ambiguity that surrounds the perpetrator who did this they're trying to say well the syrian army has the capability the syrian state has. the material that is needed and everybody is keeping their mouths shut about the opposition also having the material possessing the material and possessing the capability they're trying to frame desperately the syrian government and the mandate that was apparently given to the u.n. inspectors near damascus is to establish whether chemical weapons were used not to specify who the perpetrator was well america always looks for in a patootie to intervene and enlarge their sphere of influence basically i don't think they are really interested in who kills who bombs who will use chemical weapons against whom we know that they supported saddam hussein in the in the

eighty's in this war against iraq we know that they benefited from mistakes that were taken that took place during that year to freeze over a public opinion against him when the invasion of kuwait took place in nineteen ninety and so on or so forth so it's just about their interest and their company in the region nothing more. and relentless terrorist violence continues to shatter lives in iraq the country's just seen yet another wave of coordinate a bomb attacks a wave of blasts has killed at least fifty eight people and injured dozens more in the capital baghdad attacks targeted restaurants markets and parking lots and predominantly shia areas a district in the northwest of the city were. was worse hit at least ten people died and twenty seven were injured there extremists have been stepping up to carry in violence across the country since the start of the year july was rocks deadliest month since two thousand and eight with about a sawzall people killed. but

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until now it had been the remote rural areas that had been was to affected by these flood waters but as you can see now the waters are beginning to encroach on to the city of how about a lost canal just twenty yards behind the camera is a residential area and some residents are being evacuated as we speak in deciding to go to the temporary accommodation centers that have been set up with the first thing you notice about the city actually is the amount of hills that are off meaning that is communities in streets in the lowlands but the most at risk of being worst affected communities and areas like this one and there's a surprising number of residents although many are going to the accommodation centers in their hundreds there are still those who are resolutely staying with their properties and deciding not to leave now. my family is going to vacuum waiting for my home but i decided to stay today the electric power supply has your pump still working and there's no water in the stairwell any more water evaporates

in the pavements become visible so we're still living here those that stay on those that go basically those who have their properties ruined attention is slowly turning to the future and what happens when this water subsides when it receives and the extent of the damage is revealed when the authorities have said that they will give compensation of up to one hundred thousand rubles people whose properties have been damaged the compensation will range from fifty to one hundred thousand rubles depending on the severity of the damage. our reporting from the midst of the worst flood to hit the region in more than a century. and and the reason to choose your friends with care a credit agency has admitted to checking out the loan history of people you are close to on facebook for deciding whether to lend you money go online to find out if it affects you. and. blowing in the wind the tropical storm lashes the mexican east coast forcing residents inside their homes and schools to close to

find a video on our website arteaga. in the u.k. police have launched a probe into who is responsible for sending a cd with pornographic images and pictures of the prophet muhammad just several mosques and one that is just the latest in a chain of provocative acts that have heightened tensions between muslims and other parts of british society are just as are so you went to find out what it will take to bridge the religious divide. my name is gavin baby and i'm the lawyer behind on freedom foundation we still. that is we help local neighborhoods resist planning applications for mosques and we went that's now sixteen

wins out of eighteen cases a controversial them somewhere further to the mosque buster objections raised by locals pertaining to mosques and cooed traffic congestion on the general noise and disturbance which does concern people on the first one was the loss of a retail facility all of which are legal objections but he says his motivation is deeper than that islamic doctrine is a wrong doctrine now exactly is contrary to ring the shore if a company was passing death sentences if a synagogue was blessing armies to commit acts of war all you would immediately say that has to be stopped when you have a man who he soon ideologically opposed knows little about islamic faith or even if you want to he is suggesting that he doesn't give credence to some of those views really in terms of traffic congestion impacting the local area if people have those objections would really genuinely feel that it's going to create an impact raise

them but the gruesome murder of a british soldier by self-confessed islamic fanatics fueled anti muslim sentiment on the muslim myself and and and speaking to muslims across print and across london people are feeling vulnerable because they do feel as if the muslim community is being picked on we have had instances where a local mosque had sausages thrown into it last year after a decade of dispute the new council rejected an application for a so-called mega mosque the site of which is just down the road over here it would have accommodated up to ten thousand worshippers the group that had campaigned against it called themselves mega mosque. no thanks and some muslim groups have also opposed the project but beyond just the construction of mosques the polarized opinions but the spotlight once again on why this is happening in the first place the polarization of opinion we see i think is poor little to the failure within

multiculturalism people become invested in a very particular notion that britain is car to rise by first of all a white christian dominant culture which historically is certainly true but may be less the case today most simply become the symbol i think for this greater things on the table a recent you gov poll compared answers given by respondents in event by two thousand and twelve and may twenty thirteen and showed an increase in the number of people who agree that there will be a clash of civilizations between british muslims and native white britons we really need a more frank and open and and detailed discussion about what islam is about what britishness is and about how we manage social change and evolution in recent times a growing number of voices have stated that multiculturalism has failed as a concept in britain which is a controversial way to put it but what's certain ignoring this issue both make

a clash of cultures and less likely just or so you are to london. leaving playmakers are gathering just outside moscow for one of the world's top air shows max twenty thirteen and here's one of the highlights of the exhibition of a t fifty fire jet exceptional speed and agility have made it a focus of interest ever since it was unveiled at the last mac's show in twenty eleven the jets development was closely watched by enthusiastic all over the world despite most of that work being kept under wraps while it's capable of reaching twice the speed of sound in avoiding radar detection and requires only a short runway for takeoff how. for teens fifty doesn't come cheap at a current price tag of fifty million dollars and there is plenty more to see at the show whether around eight thousand firms from more than forty countries participating and it's not just the latest in military technology civilian aircraft

builders are also showing off their crowning achievement in terms of both speed and passenger comfort while there is even a prototype space ship on display the organizers hope to beat the max twenty eleven record were ten billion dollars worth of contracts were signed and when most of the deals have been struck the air show will open to the general public with some breathtaking performances by aerobatics teams from russia and abroad well art he's there for you throughout the week to keep you posted on the max air show. i . time now for the world update and japan has raised the threat

rating at the crippled fukushima nuclear power plant to three out of seven blasting it as a serious incident the decision was taken after consultations with the u.n. nuclear watchdog the main danger comes from a massive leak of contaminated water three hundred tons some of which may have reached the pacific and it's the greatest warning about fukushima since the two thousand and eleven earthquake and tsunami that caused the meltdown of three reactors. in northwest spain hundreds of people have been forced to flee their homes as fire crews battle the massive forest fires that have been raging for several days about three quarters of the country are at the extreme risk of fire breaks due to high temperatures strong winds and dry vegetation last year wildfires devastated more than one hundred fifty thousand hectares of land across spain. two people have reportedly been shot dead in egypt as military forces dispersed eeprom morsi rally south of the capital eight more were injured

when soldiers broke up a brawl between supporters of the deposed president mohamed morsi and some local residents and front of a mosque military officials insist that no protesters were fired at but medical sources reported that all of the dad and injured died of gunshot wounds egypt has been under a state of emergency for a month now after hundreds were killed in fighting following the ousting of president morsi and the protests to follow. watching r.t. has to stay with us as we continue the true story of cuban spying and intrigue in miami that's coming up next in our documentary called the real terrorist please stand out.

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