Skip to main content

tv   Headline News  RT  September 28, 2013 2:00pm-2:30pm EDT

2:00 pm
top stories smarty attempt here moscow time the latest diplomatic marathon over syria results of unilateral approval of a resolution at the u.n. security council out of the country's next moves on chemical disarmament. claims of state slavery of qatar as the football community teams up with rights activists over doa building its world cup dream of a lethal costs to immigrant workers. also headlining the noose tightens the road to greece's extreme right golden dawn party as police arrested leaders and supporters it's the first crackdown of its kind since the one nine hundred seventy. and faced with the war averse public the u.k. eyes are man drones expendable mercenaries and propaganda now to fire up the
2:01 pm
national spirit. for grieving for me kevin owen if you just joined this we appreciate your company our top story tonight hague based watchdog says the syrian government should destroy all chemical weapons facilities by november it's also giving damascus until the middle of next year to get rid of the poisonous substances it's already developed itself for the u.n. security council unanimously back to resolution requiring syria to eliminate its arsenal and as moscow insisted the document does not authorize the immediate use of force if it doesn't comply the details now new york correspondent reporting. this breakthrough marks the first time united nations security council has agreed on a binding document concerning syria the resolution unanimously adopted by the council requires that verification and destruction are syria's chemical weapons
2:02 pm
stockpiles however while it doesn't mention chapter seven. towards the end of the document it does not indicate that immediate use of force would be allowed this is something that russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov explained in detail while addressing the security council in europe with but the with. the resolution does not fall under chapter seven of the un charter and does not allow for the automatic use of force with the agreement that the russian american meeting in geneva regarding violations of the use of chemical weapons by anyone will have to be carefully investigated by the security council of the united nations. the council will stand ready to take action under chapter seven of the un charter any incident which is considered to be a violation of the resolution would have to be proved one hundred percent yours is defo any action taken but still. the resolution also calls for the
2:03 pm
convening of the geneva two peace talks which un secretary-general ban ki moon says could happen as soon as november geneva two is where the syrian government and opposition are supposed to come to the table together to negotiate a peaceful path towards their future and an ultimate end to the two and a half year civil war taking place in that country russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov says that the syrian opposition as well as the government is up lives to comply with all measures in the security council resolution do you still desirable knew that it is the responsibility for implementing this resolution lies not only by the government of syria as opposed to the demands of the u.n. security council the syrian opposition will have to cooperate with the u.n. experts to do that. in the meantime u.s. secretary of state john kerry said the precedent setting resolution shows that powerful diplomacy can peacefully disarm the worst weapons however during his
2:04 pm
address to the security council secretary kerry reminded members that the use of force against syria is an option that u.s. president barack obama continues to keep on the table reporting from new york marina porter r.t. . well speaking at the u.n. general assembly before the vote for mr lavrov said the world's no multi-polar there's no place for unilateral action against other states without collective approval. from the president obama's theory of u.s. exceptionalism which he defended on the same stage just a few days before i spoke to a political analyst eric draitser he told me it's a month resulting from america's declining image essentially what we should understand is that the language that obama is using is not only just to make the case that somehow the united states is above other countries that the united states is above international law that the united states is above the very institutions that the united nations represents that it is above everything that has happened since world war two in other words it is the might make makes right principle and
2:05 pm
you know you don't want to reduce it down to such a simplistic concept but unfortunately that is the reality of international relations when it comes to the united states and of course their anger with the russians their anger with putin is his and russia's inability to accept this principle and we're seeing a tectonic shift i think in global geopolitics as countries who even ten years ago would never even dare question the notion of american exceptionalism and america's ability and albeit right to assert its military authority around the world now this is being question and this is of course a combination of many different factors not the least of which is america's global pristine in decline. we spoke to syria's foreign minister on the sidelines of the un general assembly to he told us damascus is willing to comply with the chemical disarmament roadmap but is worried about possible provocation from rebel forces. we
2:06 pm
call that chemical. but we are worried. the terrorist group also has chemical weapons and they want to use it. to show the west that syria is not committed to its commitments you see the entire interview with syria's top diplomat on our website r.t. dot com. the capital of qatar is growing in leaps and bounds gearing up for the twenty twenty two world cup but it's coming at the tragic cost of dozens of lives the football community and rights groups accuse the government of treating migrant construction workers like slaves forcing them to work in humiliating and inhumane conditions well arty's polly met some british fans to get their thoughts on. the choice of cast for the twenty twenty two world cup has raised more than just a few eyebrows while football fans wonder how they'll avoid alcohol restrictions if
2:07 pm
they attend the tournament and players raise concerns over the desert heat an investigation by britain's guardian newspaper has uncovered an altogether more serious control of the city for the twenty twenty two host nation according to the publication nepalese migrants working on major infrastructure projects for the world cup have been subjected to forced labor they've been denied of water in extreme heat and they were trying to raise of almost one a day joining the summer after football fans in london the news merely adds insult to injury often pray to spread to host the twenty eighteen world cup which rejects it so i've come to london so where football fans regularly flood the pub to find out what they think. forty four people died in two months you know that's a higher ratio than had almost of a dam you know back in the what it was the twenty's and thirty's the night job was first world war standard you know there was a lot of people dying and it sounds like there's not a great deal of governance going on if that's what's happening john who was brought
2:08 pm
round the great campbell china having been the olympics. was that they could be encouraged to feel that it's only the same because it will go so wrong we're going to the world. the only way to really make it global is to bring questionable countries into the fold in terms of highlighting to the world be atrocities that are going on trying to turn those are real and they don't think it's a good thing because you could hardly think since the poster child twenty twenty two c.p.m. committee which is responsible for the organization of the tournament there has said that is deeply concerned by the allegations and has vowed to investigate them but the next police ambassador to canada has already said that abuse of migrant laborers that is so entrenched in the emirates. it might be called an open jail so for those watching from the sidelines here in london or indeed from pubs like these
2:09 pm
it raises questions over whether or not cattle should be afforded the privilege of hosting the international tournament reporting from london. or thoughts about it too from the gulf research and human rights watch who told us that qatar has a long history of neglected workers' rights the government's job to respond to the allegations and these are the geishas are very credible no everyone knows what the problem is this is not rocket science this is not a question of money it's a question of forcing the good laws getting rid of the bylaws. for prosecuting offenders and the car can do that it's just a question of whether it's willing to go the extra mile into the car our lives are in the region where we are you know my coworkers rate is a real serious issue it has been for a very long time so there is going purity but employees many of them most of them are out of the i'm not results in the critical rhetoric abuses which have been reviewed again coming up on
2:10 pm
a story phone call but no guarantees the presidents of the u.s. and around speak directly for the first time in over thirty years but later we hear how this long awaited foreign relations could be drowned out there by the loud voices of america's anti iran allies. greek authorities are conducting a sweeping crackdown on the extreme right golden dawn party arresting its leader and doesn't senior officials members to it stems from the murder of a prominent a fascist two weeks ago allegedly by a member of golden dawn the party has become greece's third largest and is best known for terrorizing immigrants and attacking political rivals but dr alexander. cousin is a bit ironic he's a specialist in greek politics he says it won't be that easy. it is clear that there are ties between golden dawn and certain parts of the greek state operators and these have been going on for decades they did not just take place recently it is clear for example that golden dawn have had close ties with the greek police
2:11 pm
there have been arrests of two prominent policeman so far but also members of golden dawn in the greek security services the greek. security service official who knew he was in charge or were monitoring the movements of the party turned out to be in fact that cousin of an m.p. of the party and most probably an informant of the party inside the greek intelligence so far they are not battling golden dawn because they want to avoid a situation whereby the movement or the the organization rather goes underground and becomes a more frightening force in greek politics at the same time however they're arresting its members and they're going for something like a defacto ban without a proper legal battle. the first time in over thirty years the leaders of iran and the united states have spoken to each other directly following the red phone conversation barack obama said he hoped the stalemate over to run its nuclear
2:12 pm
ambitions could be solved soon but he said there is no guarantee of success and there are still some serious obstacles to be overcome and there because top ally israel remains skeptical about the softer approach iran's voice to the u.n. general assembly promising label of a smokescreen instead to run can't be trusted analysts believe the toughest hurdle to a solution is the strong anti around lobby within the us author and historian gerald horn told r.t. their influence on the president could prove decisive. united states needs iran to help it pull out successfully from afghanistan in two thousand and fourteen recall that in two thousand and one the iranians were very helpful to then u.s. president george w. bush in terms of helping to dislodge the taliban from power around can also be helpful with regard to the crisis in iraq with bombings at a level not seen since two thousand and six and two thousand and seven the problem is that the israeli lobby in the united states is very powerful not least in mr
2:13 pm
obama's own democratic party coalition and it is no secret that mr netanyahu the prime minister of israel is itching to launch military strikes against ron's nuclear facilities given such pressures it's unclear how these diplomatic talks will turn out. the story of phone calls coast to sign around a some public support he was greeted by hardline protesters and a rival in to run some even threw eggs and shoes at his car angered by the parents softening of the president's stance on washington. coming up all this child of mine who's got billions in the bank hates the euro but is a fan of the death penalty meet frank strong looks set to wages way to wall street is parliament on the back of a surge of euro skepticism on to talk to him just a bit later in the program in fact. and firing up the flame of the games will almost watch the rehearsal for the olympic torch lighting ceremony from the
2:14 pm
birthplace of the legendary sporting event. economic down in the final. deal and the rest. will be. speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on all t.v. reporting from the world talks about six of the r.p. interviews intriguing stories for you to. try.
2:15 pm
to find out more visit. mercenaries drones and cyber warfare may be the only way forward for the u.k. military according to a study was from put together for the country's ministry of defense in terms of the moment she was a worry that the british public just will be sold on war anymore other wars so they're looking at how to reinvigorate the warrior spirit. how to sell a war to a british public that's not buying that's the topic of the latest study by the
2:16 pm
ministry of defense reacting to what the paper calls a wrong assumption that the british people has become risk averse in a nutshell the paper says it's not the people don't want war it's that they don't understand how it will benefit them so in an effort to explain war better the think tank makes them recommendations first make a large investment into drones suggesting that if people in foreign countries they killed at arms length the british public won't mind so much second use more contract aka must and raise rather than british soldiers to lessen worries about casualties. and use more special forces soldiers because apparently the last of elite soldiers doesn't have such an impact on the public because their role is perceived as inherently more risky and full something military families are already calling disgraceful reduce the profile of repatriation ceremonies for sessions of
2:17 pm
hearses carrying coffins straight to the union jack. but a war weary british public isn't keen on having its opinions swayed and is particularly adamant about keeping repatriation the ceremonies in the public i think there should be respected for what they've done and we should be aware that it was just more just. published. i think basically because. it's really trying to avoid war rather than try to make it sound it makes an interesting way the paper appears prescient as it was written before the british parliament. involved in syria under the immense weight of public opinion but it seems unlikely that the public will be manipulated into supporting conflict quite
2:18 pm
as easily as even the ministry of defense admits that the current to bust into war is the result of a people that's better informed and an opposition that's more sophisticated. drones could be an idea for britain the civilian aircraft fall asleep mid flight like more than half of the u.k.'s pilots who. would offer the joystick at least once more on but on a website they also said a couple of colleagues. also the. u.s. christian group wants the kansas education board in court for teaching children about evolution and global warming. religious freedom genesis that stories on our website. right the sea. search tree. and i think that you're.
2:19 pm
on a reporter's. instrument. the end. the dress rehearsal for lighting of the sochi twenty forty winter olympics torch is taking place in greece's agent and then pier it's the final preparation before the actual ceremony on sunday that drew farmer was there. actually watching the school for some of the ceremonies here after limpia the birthplace of the lympics two and a half thousand years ago and this ancient cycle actually herald the start of the next dylan pics and that's because the loop explain the twenty four team and it will get you that you can see here practicing what they would do on sunday in this marriage law if you two should the first torchbearer who likes addition is always the greek and he will then have nancy the russian torch bearer if you on this
2:20 pm
occasion will be ice hockey star alexander ovechkin he would say gently has been released by the washington capitals the ones we can barely see carrying out the sauna actually watch then go on a seven day tour of greece before ending up in ashton's next weekend it would then be taken to moscow for the russian leg to relate. the highlights of the olympic torch marathon across russia will include the bottom of lake by car also the highest peak of europe and then outer space in the right the torch is set to fly the ice s. next week could be taken out for a space walk in a spectacular out of this world show you can be sure we'll be tracking it for you we'll bring you the good pictures. you. when austrians vote in their parliamentary election on sunday it'll be an unusual ballot for europe because they're doing it while enjoying
2:21 pm
a fairly robust economy even so the euro skeptic parties are polling strongly and could get a third of the vote peter all of our caught up with the flamboyant billionaire leader of one of the groups. the latest polling information ahead of sunday's election here in austria suggests that the country will see a return of the so-called grand coalition between the social democrats and the conservative people's party however this election has seen a rise in the amount of people turning towards euro skeptic parties now to talk a little bit more about that i'm joined by the founder of one of those here a skeptic parties mr frank thanks very much for talking to me why has your skepticism caught the imagination in austria we are nuts get this i mean. i'm very much for european unity and so on which is always thought that come with currency doesn't make sense it's economically viable and all the science at that doesn't work now do you think that brussels currently has too much say over the sovereignty of nations like austria while
2:22 pm
a candid. because each country has a certain culture for hundreds and thousands of. and each country must govern down destiny on the other hand the european unity would be that people can move freely around and products could be moved around freely but again the currency just doesn't work now how important to the rest of the e.u. is they selection taking place in austria well. i don't think we will get a majority to stand but we have set principles and were p. tax reforms and parliamentary reforms and parliamentary reform so we hope to reduce the power of politicians and. citizens representatives will have more say in government thank you very much for talking to
2:23 pm
me frank stronach there the founder of teen stronach party running in this year's austrian elections. well ostrom outbreak of a. financial turmoil these days but as you'll see next on the kinds report the shocks keep on jolting the global business. ben moshe c.e.o. of. the insurance giant which took eighty five billion bailout money from the american taxpayer said that congressional outrage at the ensuing bonuses paid to these executives in a failed fraudulent phony financial products unit was quote just as bad as the deep south lynching. that cracker on wall street sees a kinship with the way blacks were lynched you know here's what i think black america should do in light of this revelation they should demand reparations
2:24 pm
for having built the united states of america they are owed by some calculations that this was an issue a few years ago five to seven trillion dollars in cash right now black america this cracker thinks you're not worth his suffering of taking billions in bonus money is equivalent to you building into our culture that he now profits from i'm a victim i was the first of billions of dollars of buddhism you have a victim i can't stand it. some world news in brief angry crowds in bahrain and clashed with security forces in protest of the arrest of a problem of opposition figure the former m.p. khaled marzouk was taken into custody charged with inciting terrorism police used tear gas water cannons to disperse the thousands who tried to get into pearl square the cradle of bahrain's long running on rest the opposition's demanding human rights reforms recuses the government are conducting a ferocious crackdown. security forces and sit down have opened fire on
2:25 pm
demonstrators killing another four people in protests which rage the young rest is rooted in the cutting fuel subsidies approved last week by president bashir rights groups believe a total of fifty four people have been shot dead driving anger over the police's increasingly lethal crime was a growing by shooting ranges almost a quarter of a century and. got some great programs lined up as usual for you tonight of next to five breaking the set on whether the doing of america's vast surveillance lies in his very own senate it's mixed. the macmillan family in canada has decided to defy time itself and keep their
2:26 pm
family trapped in one thousand nine hundred six sort of like new age only for one year and not their whole lives so to live in one thousand nine hundred the family forbids the use of any technology developed after the mid eighty's they want their children to experience the world they grew up in when you had to read books and if you're outside no one could call you and there were no tablet computers to stupefy children at a moment's notice as a paradigm some sympathy with this idea because i like all of you have seen that technology is dumbing us down a lot i mean how often do you have to memorize a phone number nowadays and we've all seen bad parents just sit their kids in front of the technology and ignore them to chat on facebook about what they saw on netflix but on the other hand for the first time in human history you have the power of knowledge at your fingertips there is an instructional video to do anything you want on you tube and getting basic information on any scientific or historical topic is one click away if you find the idea of the self-made man romantic the now is your time because anyone who has the will to learn can learn
2:27 pm
you know i don't come from money without the internet i would definitely not have this job and i'd probably be worshipping at the feet of rush limbaugh deluded by the mainstream media modern technology can make your mind with information or break it with cat videos and dumb trendiness but that's up to you and this is just my opinion. hey guys i'm a martin and this is breaking the sat you know despite the revelations concerning the scope of n.s.a. spying there's been a little political action reform the shady practices of the secretive. agency but earlier this week a small group of politicians introduced a bill to how in the end it saves lack of oversight the charge led by senator ron wyden rosa's an overhaul the agency and a ban of the bulk collection of americans phone and e-mail records but it's not
2:28 pm
just about gathering data the bill would also introduce a constitutional advocate to argue on behalf of the civil liberties community at the fight as a court now of course there's strong opposition to the legislation mainly from dianne feinstein who chairs the intelligence committee yeah by the same seems just like the n.s.a. just the way it is and it's all encompassing glory and so if you care about your privacy too and want to see this bill pass then join me and let's break the set. the butler look it was terrible and they are looking very hard to take a little while to get along well have you ever had sex with the target they're looking. for the police.
2:29 pm
the to please. please. please. please please please. please. please. yesterday aired my interview with robert the child's name communications professor and author of the book dollar ocracy about the money and media elections complex and how it profits off the erosion of democracy but i also had the chance to talk to him about this other book digital disconnect which explores the effect technology has on our lives and the relationship between capitalism and public participation in it he talks about the initial development of a neutral internet and how drastically it's changed since its inception i asked him how this evolution occurred and why it's so destructive to the principles of a democracy. it was.

39 Views

info Stream Only

Uploaded by TV Archive on