the eyes to the right two hundred seventy two the nose to the left at two hundred eighty five yeah our british government's a war cry is silenced as prime minister david cameron's calls for military intervention in syria. president obama struggling for international support to with his plan for a limited military strike against syria over its alleged use of chemical weapons. and. also emergency crews in russia's fought used to work around the clock trying to flood watches at bay and evacuated residents as the word delusion in a century takes.

its eleven am in the russian capital you're watching are to live with me. as u.s. forces are poised for a possible military strike on syria washington's a key ally has withdrawn its support british lawmakers have defeated a motion by david cameron's government effectively ruling out the country's involvement in any assault intervention was rejected by a margin of thirteen with thirty members of cameron's own party turning against him column and refuses to sanction british involvement in syria even if you inspectors conclude that damascus was indeed responsible for the use of chemical weapons early in august and attack of that reportedly killed hundreds of civilians in the eyes of lawmakers cameron was unable to make a sufficiently convincing case against it when pressed by m.p.'s to explain why the syrian regime could possibly want to provoke a foreign action or the primary admitted that british intelligence could not

pinpoint a motive cameron the urge lawmakers to make their own judgment against them and act on their convictions didn't win over parliament creating an embarrassing situation for downing street let's cross our live now to sara further in london for the details sara so paul little clearly this doesn't look good for david cameron doesn't. no you just seated and she merely ate it that's how the prime minister is being portrayed today after that major political blow of parliament voting against military action it means that the prime minister's decision essentially to recall parliament to bring this nation against possible military action in syria has backfired spectacularly many of the prime ministers a party members turning against him labor today calling his leadership reckless and cavalier it's not going to sit comfortably with the prime minister this issue of

foreign policy and it was a major issue that he really stamped his name of paul is one that the prime minister is the country usually leads on and you heard when the results of that vote was announced last night in the house of commons those cries for the prime minister to resign now questions they feel whether his leadership is really going to be under threat it's thought that's quite unlikely at this point but certainly he stands in a much we can position today and as he said that defeat really not putting him in a comfortable position tools how big of a blow is all of this for washington's case also warned syria. well look party politics aside and many m.p.'s have been very eager to make this point today is that this was really about what was best for syrian interests what would be best for syria and very many people feeling that the vote reflected the lack of

public appetite for any military action certainly with the evidence that was on the table of course all eyes will now be on the u.s. and what course of action they'll take they've lost a major ally in britain voting against military action the indicators coming from the u.s. is that they'll be willing regardless to go it alone in terms of a timeline you've got the u.n. inspectors coming out the country on saturday in presenting their preliminary findings and everyone going to be looking very closely at that of course they're not expected to make any assertions as to who's to blame but it is thought that they'll be presenting some form of narrative based on the evidence they've collected so all eyes will be closely on that and then the actions that follow but as we said certainly the prime minister today have both internationally and here at home standing a little less tall today i think for as they giving us our reactions and data on

the syrian reaction live from london by the scores of leading military experts across the globe are warning against intervention in syria british admiral sir alan west told r.t. that weakening the assad regime would provide aid to extremist forces who would then turn against the west. all my experience of wars and i've been in them and in the lead up to them and i've been running them and things is to find that you have a lot of unintended consequences you think you're just going to do one little thing but actually things then happen and expand the nations like the u.s. and the u.k. and france and turkey need to be very very careful about what action they take we need to be very clear what is it we actually want to achieve what is the end state we want we need to have in place mechanisms militarily to ensure that things don't go beyond a certain degree but i'm not at all convinced that an attack would actually help the condition of the people within within syria we've seen what happened in iraq you know we've seen what's happened in afghanistan i have no doubt that the al

qaeda group and there are a very large group i'm afraid in the opposition funded by people who haven't thought through what this really means would be delighted if america and britain and turkey and france attacked they would be delighted by it but that doesn't mean they like us and they want to actually have they oppose us and would like to do is farm but in a temporary basis that would suit them so we need to be very very careful how we actually act. u.n. inspectors in syria said to present their findings on the use of chemical weapons over the weekend a former commander of the british military's chemical defense regiment told r.t. the sketchy evidence on the attack leaves room to suspect that radical rebels were behind it go to piece together all the intelligence available or i'm very much in the favor that the permanent five perhaps should form a team of experts not just chemical but military as well you could look at all the evidence that's on the ground in syria and also the intelligence it's been gathered

by those intelligence services and put it together that only the chance to come up with a. guarantee you know. who is responsible but at the moment the level of confirmation is is probably only in the seventy's. cliff aeration of chemical weapons or biological weapons to syria and terrorist groups this is the worst case scenario there have been reports on corroborated that some terrorist groups have gained some of these stocks. of the syrian stockpile yet to be confirmed but that of course is is a possibility in future the u.s. president could go ahead with a limited strike against syria despite their withdrawal of support from washington's closest ally barack obama is now struggling to put together an international coalition of willing to launch action against the middle east and say let's take a look at that now the pentagon is a moving its naval forces closer to syria in position for immediate strikes if the

order is given for destroyers are currently deployed in the mediterranean and a fifth is reportedly on its way all of them on dozens of tomahawk cruise missiles there's also a nato toss horses in the area consisting of more ships all of that in addition to the vast a military presence of the u.s. and its allies on the territories of nearby countries are just more in a part and i reports on the ongoing developments. socials have warned that president obama has not made of final decisions but all signs are suggesting that a strike could occur as soon as united nations inspectors who are currently investigating last week's alleged chemical attack in syria leave the country they are scheduled to depart from damascus on saturday and that's when the u.n. experts are expected to brief the u.n. security council on their findings now the white house is expected to present its

case for military action against syria to congressional leaders that may have already happened during a conference call thursday evening and ministration officials say that they have intelligence that shows the forces loyal to president bashar al assad carried out last week's alleged chemical weapons attack in the suburbs of damascus however critics say that the intelligence that the obama administration does have does not directly tie assad to the alleged chemical weapons attack president obama is reportedly basing his case military action in two ways on two points he says first and foremost he believes the u.s. needs to safeguard international standards against the use of chemical weapons we all remember how he made his statement of chemical weapons use that red line that can't be crossed and he also says that the use of chemical weapons is a threat to america's national interests and need now he believes that syria

directly is threat to america's national interests now we should keep in mind that if president obama does order a military strike on syria he would be doing so without congressional approval and lacking approval from the united nations security council resolution which is required according to international law so if the u.s. moves in unilaterally without approval from the. the international community from the united nations it would be acting in violation of the u.n. charter but by all reports by all accounts by everything that seems to be coming out it seems as though the u.s. president is going to move ahead with his plan even if he has to move ahead on his own as opposed to how he previously planned to move ahead with some european partners and while president obama is inching closer towards international military action against syria u.s. citizens have taken to the streets in new york washington d.c.

and several other cities around the country to protest airstrikes against the syrian people according to recent polls only nine percent of americans support a war in syria protesters that came out into the streets say that just like with weapons of mass destruction in iraq false information they believe is being told now about syria to justify another war us media reports have pointed to the likely source of the u.s. is relying on for its claim that the syrian government used chemical weapons against civilians the proof is said to be based on intercepted phone conversations evidence that was also used by washington a decade ago to justify the iraq war. and the specializing in u.s. national security policy says you bomb and ministration doesn't seem to be clear on its own objectives. it is so so difficult to figure out what the administration

really thinks that it's doing and seriously though you know it is sometimes stated that we have to do it for humanitarian purposes and sometimes because of international law both of which are highly debatable to say the least in terms of recent history as well as a previous history of u.s. policy and you know it begins to look like the there's a small coterie of people within the administration who have gotten the idea that they want to do something and they have somehow prevailed on the president to do something that he apparently didn't want to do and that presents a real mystery of major proportions. meanwhile syria's neighbors and other regional powers are closing ranks against a possible intervention let's take a look at jordan where the u.s. has an air base or says that they will not let them use their territories as a launch pad for any military action against syria and iraq says it will refuse to

provide its air space for any attacks on its neighbors and egypt has issued a strong warning against foreign intervention in syria lebanon foreign minister has spoken out against military action saying its air space will not be available either hizbollah which backs us armed forces has also made it clear that it opposes any intervention and would not stand idle if syria is attacked by u.s. and its nato allies now it is volunteer is in beirut with the details streeters angry apprehensive and fearful the mood in the region is that the winds of war are blowing in so we're both sides are vowing to fight for the country many are afraid that if america launches military intervention this will only result in a bloodbath here in lebanon hizbullah has said it will not stand idly by if assad is fired on this is the clearest indication from the military group that it plans to get involved and any kind of his bill involvement will see rockets fired at

israel already in israel thousands of residents have been going to post offices to collect gas masks the country is in a state of high alert and army reserve soldiers have been called up there is clearly the sense that something big is on the cards policy r t beirut and would like to know what you think about the situation in syria log on to our website our dot com to vote in our latest web poll here's what we're asking you today if washington goes ahead with unilateral military action in syria what will the end game look like a so far thirty nine percent of you think that a catastrophic. gulf in the entire region including israel and iran could happen a fifth of those who voted did not believe that a washington actually tag syria on its own soil some foreseen libya like scenario with the years old and his surgeon see and six percent of you say that

what president obama proposes that today. show it and shop and really aimed at teaching syria a lesson it's not a bad idea so if you want to have your say. still to come in the program those infuriating cold of color they may be a familia annoyance and people in britain but now it's a prison inmates on the end of the line of selling insurance contracts will tell you more about the bizarre development right after this break. in the middle east further ablaze with little or even no hard evidence surrounding the alleged use of chemical weapons in syria the obama administration appears determined to enter this conflict obama says the arc of the moral universe may be justice but it does not bend on its own because american intervention in syria really wants justice. in cuba is not

a failure of the cuban people it's just failure of sidel castro to come. in the sunshine nation. shows both hostility and suspicion encouraged by the government these are. known to be attorney general of the united . defendants intelligence arms how do infiltrate to resist. freedom fighters terrorists. who who is. well the real terrorists least end up on our cheek. i. love are those are from moscow this is our team this isn't sales calls can give people a rude interruption from the daily routines but now there's

a fresh twist in the u.k. and it's more than an issue of me inconvenience or his political explains foreign rings you pick up and it's a person politely trying to flog you something be it telemarketing or insurance sales you're talking to a stranger it's called cold calling but few homeowners would suspect that the person on the other end of the line is a prison inmate. to staff or to prisons a piloting the unusual news team dre call and h.m.p. oakwood and inmates are being paid twenty pounds a week to do the cold calling they reportedly start out by asking would you like to save some money before going on to quiz homeowners about any potential valuables that are worth insuring in their homes they also asked for the name of the person they're talking to as well as the postcode of the address in question and i think i feel too comfortable because they were her friends on the outside. couldn't pass on

the information so it into the most reliable people to actually be doing that sort of job personally i think this is more we could think back and see what you disagree you know i wouldn't feel comfortable storming find out. because you've been a personal information about yourself you have to read from suspect the woman i wouldn't feel comfortable with anyone asking me that question why no. cold calling offering if you had valuables in your head. and saying the news has sparked concerns that inmates could go on to use the information they've acquired for criminal means but the ministry of justice says that offend doesn't allow to deviate from their marketing scripts which means that they pose no threat they also say that the work provides a valuable experience and allows offenders to be more employers will in future prisoners placed in call centers or risk assessed and the work subject to stringent

security measures would call supervised and recorded. it is crucial that offenders do not sit idle in their cells ensuring prisoners learn new skills their work opportunities makes them more employable in the future that means a lower risk of reoffending lower crime and fewer victims even so the news has rattled some brits who say there's no cool for inmates cold calling. aussie london. now you may have thought the us are alive only learn to travel beyond the earth's atmosphere in the twentieth century but on our website we've got some intriguing evidence of space travel dating back billions of years that includes a suggestion that humans could actually have martian roots. also online to find out how the lives of mcdonald's and wendy's are said to be pulling all the blood sweat tears and money out of this stuff in america and check out what the employees of the force we giants are doing about it at our dot com.

well just over twenty dollars you can get into one of the world's largest education events which is now in full swing just outside moscow for three days max twenty thirteen was all about big business but on friday opened its doors to the public let's now go live to the friends of for more lizzie can you tell us more about the max. yes tabby the gates are open and the public is already flooding onto the fields here at the airfield the plane has planes have already taken to the skies as well not only is this a huge exhibition of civil and military engineering might if you will in the aviation sector it's also something to see in the skies there's three days of long flight programs going on today from just a couple of minutes ago all the way to five o'clock pm jet teams from russia france

china ukraine lad. many other places around the world will be taking to the skies right now we've got some antique airplanes also flying through and later there will be jets such as the chief fifty. and it's really something that is a family event there are people who have been coming here for the last twenty years for the family to make a picnic on the fields and watch the skies with those the roar of the jets come through it's really something to see these maneuvers so it's day one of these sort of open to the public side of things here at max twenty thirteen with two more days to come and we will keep be keeping our eyes to the sky and the aviation extravaganza there with lindsey friends out there. if they should share. the knowledge of the very latest illegal from of the fugitive american whistleblower edward snowden

a so-called black budget has been disclosed in the washington post article indicating the colossal scale of surveillance spending according to classified documents obtained from snowden of the u.s. especially the fifty two billion dollars on intelligence gathering in fiscal year twenty thirteen this is black budget exceeds the total sum received by the departments of the interior and calmness and combined that the report suggests that despite the have to be cost of the intelligence community has remained unable to provide critical information to the u.s. president on a range on national security threats snowden's revelations have warned him international flame and respect he has recently been awarded the twenty thirteen whistleblower points by a coalition of n.g.o.s the whistleblower himself come be present at the award ceremony today in berlin but we'll be there for you. some other international news in greenfield for you the new clashes of broken out between riot police and protesters in colombia amid a continuing their form

a strike at these four people were arrested. over two dozen injured when masai youths old iraqi security forces he fought back with tear gas the clashes occurred after president santos opened torture with the protesters and choose day to address the concerns of farmers are demanding cheaper fuel and fertilizer as well as more government subsidies. wildfires in california are spreading further into your sim into the national park of the fire which is now thirty percent contained is threatening a san francisco's water supply jew the ash falling onto a major reservoir the blaze that began to weeks ago has left no casualties behind but has destroyed more than one hundred buildings and campsites. and at least ten people have died from the stands largest city kharaj the fever has now spread to six regions of the country and health officials say over eight hundred

cases have been confirmed in the south are in sync province authorities claim the situation is under control and that measures are being swiftly implemented to curb the spread no vaccine exists i gave the mosquito borne virus which has become the world's fastest spreading tropical disease. in northern afghanistan police say twelve people including a district chief have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on a mosque around twenty others are said to be wounded no groups have so far claimed responsibility but suspicions have fallen on the taliban there is and reportedly occurred during the funeral of a tribal leader died of the day before north afghanistan has been the country's least volatile area in recent years but has seen a surge in attacks ahead of the twenty fourteen need to withdraw. ride with the damage of from the flaws in russia's far reaching almost a billion dollars present good is been urging local officials to step up their

response the disaster has seen many thousands evacuated farmland and homes destroyed an entire town devastated artie's paul scott has more this man is one of thousands in russia's far east waiting nervously his garden submerged and soon his ground floor could also be taken over by the animal rivers rising levels the consequences of which are unthinkable. after this flood i'll be made homeless what would do with the houses entirely submerged this is the village of lenin square in the jewish autonomous region in russia's far east the other may drive the school bus during term time but for now he's found a scorching rushes emergency services around the devastated area his next move is unknown. after this disaster i'm afraid i'll be sacked who knows what will happen this village is typical of many here rescue crews and local volunteers

combining day and night trying to keep the water at bay volunteers like catarina. we do everything ourselves people help us we're not going to drown we're going to live here the situation is really bad but we will not give up. well the severity of the situation is clear to see we are just thirty yards away from a number of residential blocks here in the city of how about ask and all that separates us on those houses is a hastily erected man made in the hope is that it will stand for in the face of ever increasing water levels the fear now is that the water is going to recede by wind making homes uninhabitable social housing and compensation will be available. we have decided to provide additional aid to people in the disaster area financial aid to those who were hit and compensation for the loss of property one of the top priorities was to provide accommodation for families who will unfortunately have to

live through the winter without a home it's a challenge for now it's a race to lay thousands of sandbags and dig kilometers of draining trenches to keep the water from claiming more towns and villages as for the fifty thousand plus who've enjoyed weeks of up evil it's a painful waiting game as to when the ammo river will let them see what's left of their homes postcards r.t. how about ask. i'll be bringing you the news headlines in about half an hour from now up next they it's put in the balance with. so the historic and for many americans tragic ruling in the bradley manning case just got a lot weirder because he has declared that he wants to live the rest of his life as

a woman named chelsea well i'm glad his lawyer got him to keep this revelation to himself until the end of the trial but sadly he really should have pushed for him to keep quiet about this just a bit longer why you ask because if there is one thing i know about the mainstream media is that the second sex is involved everything else instantly becomes a distant second case in point what is the legacy of bill clinton is that the job murderer who are sure to nafta no is it a violent foreign policy throughout the world somewhat similar to bush's and obama's in locations like haiti somalia in the balkans etc no his legacy is based on the least important sin he committed as a president cheating on his wife for the years couldn't wasn't office the lewinsky scandal just smothered everything else i am pretty sure that if i know the mainstream media they are going to use manning as gender confusion to overshadow and drown out everything else involved in the case but that's just my opinion.

hello and welcome to crossfire all things are considered i'm peter lavelle setting the middle east further ablaze with little or even no hard evidence surrounding the alleged use of chemical weapons in syria the obama administration appears determined to enter this conflict with no clear purpose or aim obama says the arc of the moral universe may bend towards justice.