breaking news this hour syria formally agrees to russia's proposal to hound dog its chemical weapons to the potentially push in washington by night from its friends to launch military strike. sources suggest start see the rebels in syria are planning to launch a chemical attack on israel designed to look like it was carried out by a assad government for about one. hundred norway and anti immigration party is set to join the new coalition government two years after a four member unders break killed dozens in a crusade against multiculturalism look at europe's shift to the right.

international news and comment line from moscow this is r.t. with me thanks for joining us and breaking news story syria has formally agreed to hand over its chemical weapons stockpiles to the wire and it could force u.s. president obama further away from his plans to launch military strikes the idea was put forward by russia after an offhand remark by the u.s. secretary of state other nations are getting behind that idea true with silence wanting a resolution on it at the u.n. . this may be a face saving moment for the obama administration because its arguments for a military action against syria have been falling apart both in the international community and in the u.s. congress congress jumped on this russian proposal because they're being bombarded every day by their constituents who demand that they vote no to strikes against syria within hours after syria confirmed its willingness to get rid of chemical

weapons the senate delayed the vote on strikes that was scheduled for later this week the president knowing that the house of representatives would most likely vote no on attacking syria was very vague about the prospects of the vote he said this i don't anticipate that you you would see a succession of votes this week or. any time. you know in the immediate future and so i think there will be time during the course of the debates here in the united states for the international community the russians and the syrians to work with us to see is there a way to resolve this the obama administration's rhetoric has been confusing and has raised lots of questions that is as it was building the case for strikes the u.s. wanted the support of the you when but would refuse to take classified evidence that washington supposedly has against the syrian leader to the u.n. security council also to u.s. lawmakers secretary of state john kerry would make arguments like if congress does

not support strikes in syria u.s. ally saudi arabia and carter according to john kerry who would certainly fund the more extremist elements of the syrian opposition of course many asked to what kind of an argument is that why are they even your allies if you admit that they're willing to fund terrorists we're almost used to this one day president obama says he has made his final decision on strikes the next day he says he has not made his final decision at a time when he has confused virtually everybody in the international community and among the american people and nobody knows where he's standing right now the president is still expected to try and sell the strikes against syria to the american people in his tuesday night address. so even though they has backed off its red line on chemical weapons obama says it's still important to keep pressure on syria the white house argues that any proposals being looked at right now wouldn't even have made it to the table if it wasn't for the threat of a u.s. strike but america's president is trying to avoid the mistake of his predecessor

attacked iraq without u.n. approval under a false pretext that according to one of the architects of russia's foreign policy and it's a push. there is if not panic definitely tension in washington concerning this decision statements that promote acting on them are followed by new statements the u.s. seems to be having major trouble figuring out the policies that will be accepted by the international community america's own allies and global public opinion as well as that inside the us obama has found himself in a very difficult situation he is desperately trying to not become a copycat of his predecessor george w. bush he campaigned on promises to be bush's opposite and now he's walking down the very same road bush attacked iraq with the u.n. sanctions and obama isn't likely to get them and he is deeply troubled by that

because he campaigned that he would be a president of peace that's why he's desperate to get any legitimization for his actions. and over the past few days we've been showing new public opinion polls from the u.s. which indicates that more than half of those who took part in them do not support a military strike in syria and that sentiment is reflected in obama's sliding approval ratings and right now forty four percent of americans are happy with the job but their leader is doing well nearly hard aren't this means that his current ratings much. two years ago that's almost every vaster from housings or back in june you can see more people approve of obama's efforts bank than and on top of that his foreign policy rating has now been was and is at forty percent and has experienced a steady it's line since the start of this year journalist and broadcaster neil clark says obama has struck stop trying to cater

a small group of politicians who want war but also to others who don't. position is very incoherent isn't it because we're having different things so that different times of the day yesterday we had john kerry saying that if syria gave up its chemical weapons that could stop the war then they would do that and then there was a sort of backtracking saying it was a rhetorical argument now we're hearing from president obama that it would make a difference and that plans could be put on hold of course the washington elite is very divided that's why there is this incoherence because you've got on one hand the more cautious elements in washington of the two are really worried about the consequences of attacking syria and on the other hand you've got these fanatical crazed neo con hawks who are desperate at all costs whatever the cost even of risking world war three to provoke war with syria so a barber you know one one minute he's sort of siding with the hawks the other minute he's siding with a more cautious voices and that and i think the incoherence stems from the fact that the elites are divided in washington as to what to do next really it's been

a slow global awakening as to the neocon agenda people have woken up after war after war after war people across the world are finally saying no no boer war and the elites in washington but this problem they would love to bring about regime change that. because they really want that the only thing that could have been better about this war for the public are seventy percent against war so they've got this big problem now the elites across the west the world really. and online for you right now will respond reporting that some international experts believe that images and video showing victims of an alleged chemical attack in syria aren't real the full story is waiting for you on r.t. dot com. with america blaming the syrian regime for chemical at times the you asked national security adviser susan rice expressed concern that could also be at risk the use of chemical weapons also directly threatens our closest ally in the region israel where people once again have readied gas masks.

she's also named chemicals could easily fall into the hands of terrorists also she has received information from a number of sources that rebels actually been syria all planning to launch a chemical attack on israel it would be it would be used as a provocation against the syrian government and our correspondent point to slee has more now from tel aviv i've spoken to both the israeli foreign ministry as well as the army spokespersons universe and i was asking them for they reaction to the reports we have that there is an imminent threat being planned by syrian rebels originating in territory in syria that is controlled by the syrian government against israel now the reaction was to quote one of the spokespeople for off aged the other response was simply a refusal to comment as of yet no reaction in the israeli press it's difficult to say whether or not we expect such a reaction because very often this country is reluctant to comment publicly and certainly the officials don't want to go on record giving any kind of statements of

what is happening inside syria but the information we are getting and this is from sources that are close to what is happening on the ground in syria is that as i say this attack would have originate in said hole controlled territory but it will be carried out by the rebels the result of this is that the blame will be for me put on the shoulders of the assad regime now at the same time the important point to make is that there has been a report that has just been released by the leading israeli counterterrorist think tank and this report does talk about the possibility of unconventional weapons forming into the hands of terrorist groups inside syria israelis are concerned that chemical stockpiles of all for into quote the wrong hands are needed for israelis this really is the hands of hezbollah and although israeli officials have not in the past gone on record admitting this it's widely understood that israel has carried out at least four strikes inside syria at weapon delivery supplies to be militants into the hizbollah. organization of course is well would rather prefer

a side stay in power there's no love lost between the two countries but it's almost like that old saying back to the devil you know than the devil you don't know from the israeli side i want to also bring you attention to the information we're receiving from a belgian of a search who was recently released from the head and being held captive by syrian rebels inside that country and he was held by them for five months and he has saved that he denying that the syrian president was responsible for this notorious and gas attack that took place on a village near damascus in which more than a thousand civilians when they took in gas today. dominica and i have a moral duty to say that it's not the bash on assad government that you sorry nor any other gas in the damascus suburb of ghouta we're certain of that after a conversation we had the hood even though it cost me to say so because i've supported the free syrian army passionately and it's fair fight for democracy did.

now in this folder national says it has this information because he overheard a conversation between his captors in which they said as much and that is that they were responsible for this attack of course will stay on top of the situation waiting to see if there's any kind of his radio official reaction to these reports all of a potential whipple's strike against this country. no way joins europe's lurch to the right the contras governing coalition is said to include in on team a gratian posse push extrude missed. break was once a member all live reaction on this story coming up. new york london. the whole world is. the future of the original one a further one down the end. of the court's ruling at the end of the street another

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you're watching r.t. coming to live from moscow welcome back i thought here let's turn to immigration party who once boasted mass murder and as brave as a member looks set to play a key role in norway's new parliament the right wing progress party as likely to be invited to form an alliance with the conservatives they say come from the first days now why norway's joining a steady trend across europe. two years ago norway suffered the worst massacre since world war two a brutal assault unleashed against a summer camp for young people claiming seventy seven lives the perpetrator was extreme rightist anders breivik who claimed to have political motivation for his atrocities at his trial he said he wanted to punish the ruling labor party for its liberal immigration policies and to start a so-called conservative revolution he was a member of the progress party in his youth before he lost faith in it and in

democracy and adopted the radical and muslim views that underpinned his act of terror the n.t.a. immigration progress party saw support crumble in the aftermath of the attack but as norwegians headed to the polls monday for the first parliamentary election since the tragedy the tables appear to have turned and the progress party is poised to enter government for the first time the party has since softened its radical image and tried to distance itself from braving it it's campaigned for tougher immigration and asylum policies and wants to reduce the number of immigrants from outside the e.u. in the face of economic uncertainty and voters in some european countries have rallied behind a far right nationalist ideas a few of the parties that have emerged have grown more popular others much less so or not at all well since the financial crisis several e.u. countries including major european economies have seen a substantial rise of populist radical right electoral support let's take a closer look now in one of the biggest economies france after years of electoral

decline marine le pen led the country's national front to its best ever results in the election of two thousand and twelve now some have claimed that zena phobia is still one of the country's party's trademarks although she has tried to soften the party's image since the more radical program of the one nine hundred ninety s. moving on to austria the freedom party of austria has focused on anti immigration anti islam and euro skeptic issues is even called for a withdrawal from the euro zone. and moving on to the true finns in finland they may share populist rhetoric with other nordic parties its supporters to are opposed to the e.u. and to glow globalism now the party leader hundreds sieved the highest number of personal votes for any candidate in the party has one thousand percent of the seats in parliament well the movement for a better hungry entered parliament for the first time three years ago now the group describes itself as a radically patriotic christian party but it's described in

a local pressed as neo fascist and in the far right national alliance brings together a coalition of conservatives ethno nationalists and economic liberals with fourteen seats in the legislature it's the country's fourth largest political party now at the same time some of the countries which do have notable far right parties there is a fairly even split between those that have seen an increase in support and those which haven't and as you can see right here support for right wing movements has gone down now in some ways the growth of right wing parties has been cyclical in europe some tend to gain power during economic downturns and fade during periods of growth but with economic stagnation continuing on the continent it remains to be seen what will happen to these political groups who see r t moscow. so let's not discount the outcome of norway's election with collison he's a political scientist that also university mr calls and welcome to r.t. it's good to have you with us so why at have people in norway lurch to the right.

well they have they have not really left to the went to the right it's old it's mostly due to the government being in parties in government been in government for eight years now so they are it's been down to the week in to the government fatigue of the government parties so that's why the conservative party's. gained so much this year. the media's made knowledge about the progress parties. links to and does break he used to be a member of it are you surprised voters won't put off by this particular fact. again it's difficult here of course the media has been talking about the progress party has links to and is brave eg. he used to be a member of that party are you surprised by it as well we're told by this. you know

that he was a member of the youth organization wants when he was young and the progress party there. they're trying to distance themselves from breivik and all the other parties and all of we all know we actually don't say that breivik is part of the progress party but of course the progress party didn't do that well this year at this year's election they went down six prone almost seven percentage points from from the last election so so it's not it's not regional actor seven are gone to the progress party these years they have gone to the conservatives so it's not a victory for the progress party at all. by the way asked about immigrant beggars in all those streets the progress poncy leader replied put them on a. last and caught them so how will the group affect immigration policy. well you know the progress polis know the policy of the new government will be.

a compromise between all the four parties which now only go shared for a new government platform and i think that it's not it's an open question still if the progress party will be part of the new government they might just they might just be your support to party for a conservative government with just a conservative party but nevertheless a. smaller part is in this opposition coalition which now seems to form they are very much. different much from the progress party on on the issue of immigration so what exactly what policy will end up it is an open question really. right we're in a political scientist at the universe day mr carlson thank you very much indeed for sharing your views that thank you. now to some other new stories and brave this hour in iran nearly fifty were killed in a fatal collision just outside the capital to buses have each other and burst into

flames the accident is being blamed on a bus tire which forced one of the vehicles into oncoming traffic according to unicef twenty eight thousand to rainy and die every year in road traffic accidents . in india format have been convicted for the fatal gang rape of a of a med student back in december they now face the death penalty after briefly assaulting a twenty three year old woman on a bus and later died on her injuries. because demanded they be hanged a few months ago tough new measures were introduced after the crime sparked. and out of control wildfires threshing homes near train is biggest sydney hundreds of residents have been evacuated in the midst of fifty nine fires all raging in close proximity to have already injured several firefighters so far five hundred

rescues have been mobilized as high temperatures and strong winds started the flames. a u.s. federal court has imposed a gagging journalist barrett brown is facing more than one hundred years in prison over his walker related to exposing online surveillance is being seen as the latest example of a campaign targeting investigative journalism and whistle blowing by the obama administration have been melting takes a closer look at breaking this at such a fifteen hundred g.m.t. analyse. this is journalist bear brown has been in prison for nearly for shedding light on the dark underbelly of the private intelligence world and now he can't even talk about it federal court order just imposed a gag order on brown is the fence team that prevents them from discussing the details of the case with anyone from the media brown faces up to one hundred five years behind bars for a number of charges including posting

a link to information already available on the internet and threatening a federal agent in a you tube video well guess who was the only testifying witness of the gag order hearing none other than robert smith the same f.b.i. agent who raided brown's home last year and brown is charged with threatening definitely a guy with an unbiased opinion on the legality of a gag order now according to the court's decision a gag order is meant to protect brown's right to a fair trial because there's just so much media coverage about the case you know between c.n.n. is miley cyrus twerking updates and amazon receives pounding at the syrian war drums government has been all over their brown look it's obvious why they don't want this case to generate attention but i better stop talking before they impose a gag order on me so let's go break the set. and online are called would go out whole host of stories lined up for your viewing

pleasure and this one has a lot of viewing us clicking on it the prying eyes and ears of the n.s.a. and al victims of their own tactics germany sent a helicopter on a spying mission over the u.s. consulate in libya more details of that i'm. not such a born i b t the u.s. agriculture department to meet inspection program allows contaminated meat and chunks of faeces to slip into the food train the full story is on our website. right to see. her story. and i think the true. on our reporters. and.

they social countdown is on it's just a one hundred and fifty days before the olympic flame is lit for the first ever one to olympics held in russia with excitement growing the milestone will be celebrated in many cities across the country so with the clock ticking a growing army of volunteers are doing their best to add the final features to the venue's before the cabinet raises in february twenty fourth seen as the biggest price tag in a little big history and the black sea resort is the warmest venue ever to host the winter games with temperatures in the city expected to be around ten degrees celsius at the time of the event. and up next to my surprise is a new york to expose the latest stock of blunders by those with that being a war let's.

fans of the shock to your football club and kind of gonda kazakhstan believe that a certain special ritual help them achieve victory against the world famous scottish team celtic this ritual was sacrificing his sheep at the stadium as someone who lived in kazakhstan for two years i know there's a real meat eating country with deeply rooted traditions in livestock racing so this news is unusual but maybe it's not completely bizarre for the culture of course defenders of animal rights who don't seem to realize that the sheep would be turned into people of the next few days anyways demanded that you a full officials punish the shock to a club for the actions of individual fans this is the same logic as if someone wearing a sexy tim kirby t. shirt went around robbing liquor stores i am not responsible for the actions of people like this program and it's not like i'd ever advocate robbing liquor stores and i doubt the shocked your management secretly arranged for fans to slaughter the

sheep at the stadium where the slaughter of animals is acceptable to you or not well that's one thing but we don't need to regulate the morality of individuals in other countries via soccer especially if that regulation means punishing the football clubs who aren't responsible for the actions of individuals but that's just my opinion.

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