the u.n. security council is due to debate a resolution to enforce the chemical to solomon of syria but the u.s. military remains in position ready to strike as washington's discussion. with all the civil war shows no signs of dying down our correspondent accompanies the syrian army on a daily operation in the battle to mask this. latest revelation courtesy of edward snowden is that the national security agency has been trolling through private financial transactions both foreign and domestic.

this time i am here in the russian capital you live with us on r.t. you with me to say to our top story now. later on monday the united nations will present the results of its probe into last month's alleged deadly chemical attack in syria finally some are expected to assign blame but could shed light on the original of the toxins which reportedly killed hundreds of civilians this comes as the u.n. security council prepares to hammer out a resolution to enforce a deal on syria reached by russia and the united states the plan requires the assad government to disclose of full details on its chemical weapons within a week and allow the stockpiles to be destroyed by the middle of next year but as you u.s. military forces remain in position to strike syria if damascus fails to comply with france or backing up washington's threat meanwhile of british defense study has revealed that islamic extremism made up the score of the syrian opposition now

jane has pulled the total numbers of rebel fighters around a hundred thousand and says is split into hundreds of different factions about ten thousand of those fighters are in fact your heart is with the links to al qaeda at thirty five thousand others are radical islamists who broadly share arkwright is fuse meanwhile the study puts the number of moderate islamists at around thirty thousand meaning that circular and nationalist opposition forces are vastly outnumbered and while there is a desperate groups of push back to syrian government troops. and limits the action . now in derek just a few kilometers from the central damascus it used to be a nice and beautiful very picturesque town where the population of up to three hundred thousand people but it's been torn by clashes between the governmental forces and the rebels rebels two years now the result you can see everything is ruined the residents left the only people we can meet here either the army all the

militants. fighting against i guess i can hear it all now we're going with the army to one of the operations. cells of the capital response of a powerful militant belt around damascus known as eastern ghouta the scene of recent fierce clashes it is also where a chemical attack last month brought international resonance in its wake all weapons smuggled to syria through jordan in the south come through here providing local militants with a secure supply line for. this is what the syrian war looks like today urban battlefield provides dense cover and a network of underground tunnels also shields the militants there is no defined

front line and you don't know when your enemies watching. the syrian army soldiers say they could be snipers there and they fall to curtains like this one just to protect to prevent star players from seeing what's going on here. the simple system helps save many lives every day where it doesn't work soldiers just strong. in a full two minutes with travel from one district to another we fall the army as you can see through the buildings through the holes in the walls like thinks one whole face when they're everywhere. i know because of the time that you think problems of having to. carry a new suit is here in the mornings he needs nothing. to support

life. in this war snipers are from both sides of the frontline. is what they do most of the time waiting for the enemy. in the woods in the dead of an office assures me the map they update every day this is where we are the militants are in this big building the army liberates the town street by street building by building very slowly and very carefully has always just addressed militants to surrender their arms promising it will be safe sometimes they leave their weapons and try to skate but sometimes they refuse and we have no other choice but the fight them of. the soldiers shows me where he was injured player has three bullets haven't down. i'm on or to defend my country to defend the syrian people even if the us attacks us with its aircraft and tanks and everything we will make our land their cemetery an american strike seems to be

on the back burner at least for now but syrian civil war goes on and on. damascus suburbs syria. and to maria sharing firsthand reports on the military operations around damascus on her twitter feed you can find out the latest i following her online. right from the scene. first for you and i think you're. on our reporter's twitter. and i i am. on my i. military and intelligence experts around the globe have warned that a u.s.

strike against syria could spark a catastrophic region wide conflict but as r.t. as lizzie france now reports war talk is music to the ears of some american firms. raytheon is the manufacturer of the b g m one o nine better known as the tomahawk missile individual units sell for around one million dollars it's been the weapon of choice for the u.s. military and has been used in each of america's conflicts over the past twenty years raytheon is the largest manufacturer of guided missiles in the world statistics from the wall street journal show the company raked in more than twenty billion dollars in arms sales in two thousand and ten it's already delivered two hundred fifty two missiles this fiscal year and engagement in syria would likely mean a future increase in tomahawk orders and profits for raytheon its share prices when talk of a four re in syria intensified reflect that between april and august this year stocks surged by a third another big shot in the world of weapons lockheed martin the biggest arms

maker in the world in two thousand and ten it grossed just under three billion dollars think advanced combat missile rocket manned and unmanned systems as well as aeronautics in two thousand and twelve a real trim the us budget sequestration and fiscal cliff just before the last presidential elections lockheed threaten to lay off vast amounts of its one hundred twenty three thousand employees the white house intervened and lockheed martin back down again a stock surge with the beat of war drums then there is boeing it's not only concerned with passenger aircraft like the seven forty seven or the dreamliner just under half of the company's total sales in two thousand and ten came from strategic missile systems g.p.s. and electro optical systems all potentially used in syrian conflict should washington decide to act and to tie it all nicely together it pays to look at the top three contributors to federal candidates parties and outside groups boeing

lockheed martin and raytheon all shelling out nearly three million dollars each in the two thousand and ten election cycle to people who may. or break us foreign policy the numbers can't be ignored the more conflict america gauges in the more money can flow into these companies coffers the talk may be about saving the world from tyrants but the actions and the figures also point to big money and coming up in cross talk with peter lavelle experts debate how the syrian crisis has influenced the us position in the middle east. obama knows not only isolated himself internationally and destroyed whatever was left of his public diplomacy capabilities as a result of coming to power with a slogan of change but also in addition to its leading himself. cross the world he has isolated himself in the united states as well not only is the u.s.

public opinion deeply against the war but also the senate and congress they have been forced to think twice about endorsing aggression against the syrian people and i think that we can his position significant me while on the other hand the iranian position has been strengthened right now just over the last few days we see that the iranian president has met both the russian president as well as the chinese president and the relations have warmed as a result of american actions of. the u.s. national security agency is facing more unwelcome attention the german magazine der spiegel has published a report detailing the n.s.a.'s or practices of tracking private financial transactions all over the world was already public knowledge that the us national security agency has been tapping the phone conversations of countless unsuspecting

people around the globe the n.s.a. was also called collecting and storing private use information and meta data from all over the world wide web and what the latest reports indicated that people's financial transactions and bank operations are under scrutiny as well it seems almost most aspects of human interaction are under surveillance my colleague is john thomas attorney gerald horn explains how access to such information can be abused for personal gain. first of all there's the question of privacy that is to say the n.s.a. is well known for not vetting and investigating to contract tours that they hire they can get access to the personal data of various individuals and that can lead to identity theft that can lead to various kinds of fraud but the other aspect of the der spiegel story i think is more fascinating you may recall that der spiegel has also reported that s f t which is the interbank entity based in brussels

belgium also was penetrated by n.s.a. that smells like espionage on the economic level that is to say that the n.s.a. can gain details of what a german bank may be doing what a russian bank may be doing what a chinese bank may be doing and pass that on to their u.s. competitors thereby giving the u.s. competitor an advantage in the financial market how will this affect us using our credit cards and regular banking services on a daily basis if in the us a is able to penetrate he says that raises the question of what other agencies and entities are able to penetrate visa and that opens up a pandora's box that can lead to all manner of fraud. coming up later in the program reining in the special interest groups the ukase attempts to regulate lobbying many to frustrate all parties involved and i don't mind the work of

charities in the details and a couple of minutes here on our team. plus a sponsor hopes for an economic recovery is growing increasingly dependent on cad from the east find out he's been helping to keep the country's business is afloat just ahead. syria and the neighborhood is washington stumbles its way through the syrian crisis there are those who see this horrific conflict as a perfect opportunity to topple assad then move on to turn around at the same time to iran in the u.s. are said to engage in direct talks so what's ahead more conflict or the start of pragmatism compromise. unexplored and talk to go what is it in this icy expanse that attracts the people who come here. to the moment when now i only go to the duchess. and enter into.

a new generation of polar explorers is coming. we have a new group of specialists here now all of them are young how are they going to get along with each other and i don't know. do. i used to be a bureaucrat. seriously. what adventures await in this mysterious land where do they live want to the east and what are they actually doing it on top to go. to. war is probably the most complex and difficult human to. look look. look look look look look look in the phenomenon of friendly fire probably extends back to the invention of gunpowder.

the bunch of people who don't think their families are really us people. are reading. this something shoots my brother in the leg not intentional because it is because it was night time i'm sure in the morning even the best given the bash shoulders. are going to make mistakes does this whole idea of brotherhood an author. and camaraderie in this set that was in this context that has absolutely no place. dramas that can be ignored. to the. stories others refuse to notice. the faces changing the world lights now.

so picture to taste. from around the globe. to. thanks for staying with us here on our t.v. the british government has moved to preempt a new scandal by tightening regulations on special interest groups over the proposals have been roundly condemned by both noble and the opponents. explains why . they know being in the u.k. and people think. it began in one nine hundred ninety four with cash for questions a newspaper claimed a parliament had brought two conservative m.p.'s into asking questions in parliament then last year that was cast for cameron when a conservative party treasurer was filmed apparently offering dinner with david

cameron and the chance to influence government policy snit just two hundred fifty thousand pounds and most recently three lords and an m.p. are accused of apparently offering to do polling meant to work in exchange for cash in the sunday times sting so david cameron's had enough in a bid to prevent yet a novice scandal his party's introduced a bill to regulate lobbying but the proposals are third week that anti-doping campaign is and themselves are united in their opposition to what the ridge does is that it provides transparency it doesn't stop politicians behaving badly we have nothing to fear from such a rush of lobbyists in fact we've been calling for it and that's why we're so disappointed with the government because the definition of lobbyist has produced and it's going to cover less than is already on the existing public. being registered on the register as proposed would exclude around eighty percent of

lobbyists and lobbying activity and that's only the half of it the second part of the bill puts charities and voluntary organizations in the spotlight applying it can to their spending in an election year just raising awareness of a public policy issue could fall into that category in a damning indictment of the bill the government's own election regulator the electoral commission says it will have a downplaying effects on public debates the bill's already had its second reading and industry insiders are worried it will be rushed through it would prevent more scandals they say but when the next one does happen the government will be for. forced to hit back with something far more draconian. there's a rule has never confirmed or denied being a nuclear power but a recent american reporter with the veil of secrecy got the details for you online and on t.v. dot com. and madrid faces off with the law now off the pitch of this

time as the spanish government take steps to prevent that the lumia from becoming an independent nation read more on what. i do while you're of this once called commies krom boy it's time now that's picking up the pieces the country emerged as one of the world's top three investors last year and a significant share of like has benefited europeans firms some ease days and are becoming increasingly dependent on beijing artists explains. burgundy and gold

though including won't shut. so iconic french brand in holding resorts while now and so parisian fashion brand sonia rykiel eighty percent sold the home going best or the tip of the iceberg as far as chinese money in french firms is concerned but if you want french president francois long and his army of trade ministers and business execs there's always room for more especially as recent green and us real outlook figures cast doubts over paris is cooling of the economic recovery. france accounts for a tiny portion of china's foreign trade just one point three percent versus germany's five percent and france buys more from china than itself so much so that there is a twenty six million euro trade deficit with the asian giant in the short run i think that. probably we need more charter china is where francis core industries are concerned another one of those with increasing chinese

a variant in the billions is the nuclear energy sector france is expertise as they did a crucial position within the st johns are never leading the pack bot and gaining access to china's massive market and investment dollars france finds itself straddling a delicate balance of opening up its wealth of knowledge and protecting its relevance which means once the know how it was passed what's stopping china from going it alone should we stay outside or do we have to invest in showing the caruso's carrillo yet not i don't know but to be able to do that they the country counterparty and it's called about this is a. technology transfer a consequence that's already raised fears of compromising france's national interests prompting the finance ministry to launch an investigation earlier this year and maybe they think oh so many chinese people are very we like it before we

didn't want to the americans this is the but. you know we can. movement over the story of the world read it is by the possibility of our technologies to make every day every more over a year new products new t.v. but we will be competitive again an uphill battle for a country an internal german man will describe europe's biggest problem child image it will have to clean up if it wants the chinese to keep heading its way just are still here are to paris. it's been raining cats and dogs in the russian capital for most of the past week however so we can down poll also found out to deter ten thousand athletes from taking part in moscow first official marathon passing right in front of the kremlin wall so check out our report on how the russian capital joined the malformed club in our weekly sports roundup just as it to us.

a police station in russia's republic of chechnya has been hit by a car bomb attack three officers were killed and five others injured when a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle packed with explosives in the building the blast also right the surrounding cars and blew out windows in the area the motive for the assault and who was behind it remains unclear at this point. i don't to some other international news in our world up to now iraq has been hit by a dozen car bombings over the past twenty four hours killing at least fifty eight people most of those attacks are targeted shia populated neighborhoods that iraqi

branch of al qaida has recently been stepping up its efforts to undermine the authority of shia led government the war torn nation is now witnessing its most of via bloodshed since two thousand and eight. turkish police fired rubber bullets and water cannon to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters on the state's night of undress an estimable the clashes broke out when demonstrators build barricades us set fire to them and throw bottles at police the demonstrations began after the death of a twenty two year old student involved in the sit in that is a construction project affecting his university and. south korean workers have returned to their case only industrial park in north korea for the first time in five months it's the only remaining joint project between the countries and involves over one hundred companies from the south employing more than fifty thousand workers from the communist north operations were frozen following

a political crisis between kong and seoul in the wake of a nuclear test by north korea in their free to relaunch of the case on complex two months of tough leadership. we got to rancho rains across the u.s. state of colorado has claimed at least six lives around five hundred people are unaccounted for and up to a thousand a waiting to be evacuated but the storms and sunday prevented rescue helicopters from residents behind walls of debris from the water suffering its worst flooding in three days. and i'll be back with more news in about half an hour but before that it's cross talk with peter lavelle today's debate looks at where the situation in syria is heading and the potential fallout for the entire region.

we talked before about people getting in trouble throughout the usa just for gardening in fact according to the christian science monitor a couple in florida has been fined five hundred dollars a day until they dig up their vegetable garden which is on their own property and mediately people who write these articles drug comparisons to communist russia where people weren't allowed to grow their own food on last night's state allowed it yes the revolutionary period in russia forced agriculture to change rapidly and often against the will of many of those involved and this did lead to starvation revolution isn't fun but what about after that well stalin and khrushchev gave out a lot of documents which are private summer houses where people guard and also there were markets in the soviet union where people could bring the food they grew to sell to see all these pictures behind me these are people in the soviet union selling food they produced privately and legally but there were some moments in soviet history when there were some taxes placed on the sale of your personal goods

from your personal labor which according to russian website history of taxes was around ten percent whether you love or hate communism more than anything doesn't matter this half truth about shooting soviet gardeners burns like wildfire on the american side of the internet the real truth is that in fact when the u.s. government for every reason in various forms clamps down on private gardens it isn't the same as communism but it's actually technically worse than communism for the majority of its life span where you could guard it up as you like excluding the brutal revolutionary period but that's just my opinion. live. live. live.

live. live please liz liz .

hello and welcome to. your considered. syria in the neighborhood as washington stumbles its way through the syrian crisis there are those who see this horrific as a perfect opportunity to topple assad then to move on to turn around at the same time i read in the u.s. are said to engage in direct talks for the first time in thirty years so what's ahead. for the start of pragmatism and compromise. to cross something iran angle to the syrian crisis i'm joined by mohammad marandi and he is a professor at the university of tehran.