i. learned. that. video claiming to show a chemical attack to assad is fake saying washington threatened to strike syria in case of a toxic incident complication campaign. red faced after the videos apparently reveal the attitudes of some of its employees towards the channel's russia related and. completely impartial but its coverage of this war seventeen confederations cup.

it's six o'clock am in moscow and you're watching international live from our studios here with me today welcome to the weekly. the russian foreign ministry spokeswoman has slammed video to show the often mass of a chemical attack in syria saying there are fakes produced as part of an anti assad propaganda campaign. the social media smear campaign under the banner assad used chemical weapons has now started just as we predicted you'll see more of this fake videos over the following days the complain this plan to be on a grand scale it is purporting to show victims of an assad ordered chemical attack flooded social media on saturday that's after the white house accused the syrian government of preparing

a toxic strike syrian journalist into him says it would make no sense for damascus to do anything of the sort the survey that came out of the sarong issued a statement denying any use of chemical weapons saying that this actually is a well known tactic used by terrorist groups according to the statement of the syrian army when these groups feel that they are on the fallback they try to stage chemical attacks to stop them from advancing we're going to discuss the circumstances surrounding these attacks and it doesn't make a lot of sense for the syrian government when swimming militarily in achieving actually substantial most regains a more than one from that it would do something that would enable the rebels to benefit from international support which would actually force the army to bring its operations into a complete halt when washington was asked to back up it solid cations that damascus was preparing a chemical attack it failed to provide any evidence but as daniel bushell explains the u.s. doesn't seem to need much proof when it comes to accusing assad. but sure i'll

assume that he has one really bad habits and that's how it is and he only does this when he's winning he ruins everything but doing something really stupid for no reason at. take me now they crushing islamic states liberating valse swathes of syria and belts of the blue comes this. the united states has identified potential preparations for another chemical weapons attack by the saddam regime that said knows the pro-ball consequences of a chemical attack it's the only thing really right now who could ruin him by giving his enemies pretext to attack him why would he do it because he's evil the murderous syrian dictator bashar assad has been a brutal dictator bashar assad's a murderous regime in syria assad is the worst kind of brutal war criminal

a classic super villain both stupid and evil beyond any logic the coined a villain but man would go off and america is batman. if mr assad conducts another mass murder attack using chemical weapons he and his military will pay a heavy price britain is already on board if it does something really dumb for no reason again the u.k. will join the us in punishing him we think it's absolutely right if we can to prevent the use of chemical weapons and we will fully support any u.s. action and if you've been following events in syria recently you'll know they'll hitting the united states has attacked as i said five times and what they say is self defense. problem is justifying the prolonged conflict isn't easy western voters don't want another gung ho i mean campaign they learned their lesson

after the first few times the international community sick of reckless interventions the only thing left is to wait for asset to give them a cools and since he's a comic book supervillain that's just part of the script. yeah oberg director of the trans national foundation for peace and future research says the western media campaign to demonize assad is verging on one so-called mainstream media the large media that are influencing the western decision making process and the citizens opinion about is you take the case for instance of the totally black picture that is painted of of the brochure allows that now nobody can be as evil as he's been made in the western world it is very important that we are aware that knowledge good analysis is is all put in the background these days in international politics. now for a t.v.

channel video cameras have been giving c.n.n. a fair few headaches this week several undercover clips were posted online allegedly exposing attitudes at the channel towards russia related stories. the more it seems particularly away. from. this regime's. reserve it will rain because so you know. it's just like. this right now we don't have. giant. proof what would you think is going to happen this week to russia. that's going to be really i . you just saw a c.n.n. producer and one of the political commentators the last bond jones responded to the undercover video saying his words had been taken out of context and that he did not think there was nothing to claims team trying to put the russia and tried to cover

it up both videos were released by investigative journalism group project. that found it's already facing a million dollar lawsuit over an undercover video sting against democratic organizations and activists we asked americans what they think about the media's coverage of session with russia related stories are you tired of hearing about trump and russia oh yes actually i guess that's all i hear about. it's just getting a little tiring we're all exhausted however however it has to be it has to get through those to come out and the truth is that there was interference in the american electorate system but by the sentiment you feel like this is what the american people want to see on t.v. is they want to hear about trump allegedly working with russia. not me not any of my friends i think they would but that's something you know if there is something secret about something people want to know even more so if you just bring it out in

the open if there is something you'll come out if it's not going to just go away and you feel like the media should be reporting on this more or less and less i'd like to hear where these sources are coming from or who's saying it spars i know it could be my next door neighbor they don't have proof they need to drop it. we also people behind the video want the russia thing refers to. the entire video out there i mean people can judge for themselves sometimes you have to infer things from the conversation but that's certainly my interpretation and i think that's the way the mainstream media is from first reading it that's what the way the drug war as a guideline ok it strikes again in the president of the united states just to the radios i was ursule instagram's you know so i'm assuming you're users well it's not just c.n.n. i want to make this very clear if you were in the mainstream media in america you know you are telling lies you're getting people you were keeping stories you're keeping them a little or none of them through you're on our list after the break we'll be going

live to st petersburg last football is confederations cup final is just a few hours away. in case you're new to the game this is how it works in the economy is built around quite recent operations from washington to washington controls the media the media . the voters elected to run this country business because. you must it's not business as usual it's business like it's never been done before .

it's called the feeling of freedom for. everyone in the world to experience for me and you get on the open road. the old according to just. welcome to my world come along for the ride. welcome back to the weekly it's the last day of the confederations cup twenty seventeen and the hour is a ticking down to the final between chile and germany you know harvey and stan collymore are in st petersburg and have been closely watching the closing stages of the tournament so let's hand over to them now for our special coverage.

just as beautiful as it has been for the last two weeks look at little carriages going around we still did for a ride yet we got a more alongside me in the lobby were less than three hours away from the final of the confederations cup it's going to germany chile we're very excited don't we start. but let's tell them about some action so far today it was the third fourth place match the loser's game as i call it portugal mexico take us through it i'm sure the portugal and should want to thank you for that portugal but i want thank you for that absolutely it was the third place play off portugal could afford to miss very early on great said bojo that was most of the marchers luis net so that puts into the back of the zone there just the ball drugs across and she can read so for me a bunch of shit i did and that's how at the near post the portuguese the champions of europe came back into it really good goal boy you don't say that very often captain for the day we know cristiano ronaldo and our dream and silver wrapped

things up for the champions of europe maybe take the bronze medal in the two thousand and seventeen confederations cup so we've had goals already we're hoping for more in the final the sun is out everyone is excited it's all teed up beautifully let's go see the stadium in st petersburg where the where the match was about no we can't begin to come with off the connection instead let's go to kate partridge our correspondent who's been given. close to chilly phones today kate how excited are they. all nilo stan they are very excited indeed and they've come up with some amazing predictions as well where we are at the moment we're actually right behind the corinthia hotel which is on nevsky prospect which is where the team has been staying and it seems like a million chilly fans have been behind them we've been completely overlaid by everybody all the fans they've sort of swept us up in the euphoria but now the fans of headed off towards the stadium we're just waiting for the team to arrive and that should be live television should say to us for the team to appear but they

haven't been there running late so hopefully they don't get caught up in the traffic for the meantime i had a chat to some of the fans and they were coming up with some time tested predictions for the match one optimistic chile fan so that it was going to be seven one to chile well let's have a listen to some of the animals if we can about some of their predictions i mean is it naked the polar bear was a bit more uncertain sort of went to two bowls and then eventually one it up towards germany then picked the german football and then also forgot to achilles the cats i mean he was you know there's no doubt there whatsoever he was totally in favor of germany he went into the kendall whatever it is and he was going for germany but that hasn't dissuaded any of the chile fans here they're totally thrilled they really are predicting anything from a tight match to one narrow victory after extra time as i said to that seven one romping so let's see how it pans out in the meantime let's hope that the team makes an appearance very soon in the team bus behind me. very much we are chilean functoid here in the studio with us all went to get them in the square there we're going to go full throttle for right or wrong.

give us a song really gung ho not are aware of it oh there we're. two little to do better to do. one more of them over the road. oh well. there yeah. yeah. and you know whatever the result today you can tell that the fans having a great time of course to be disappointed you know the chilly guys but they've come to the great hall that i see a long way to come you have to enjoy whatever the result of the story of this confederations cup from the funds perspective is chilling i mean they brought three thousand to every guy meant to give you an idea in the premier league in england where fans travel freely around the country bigger why followings the premier

league pretty much kept the stadium for a wife fans for three five years and three thousand have come all fly around the world to support their team and i think it's important for them because i don't think that will win the world cup next year and with the greatest respect of the brazil germany italy spy maybe even france will probably take that toy so on the back of two zonal tournament's the comma bowl champions of you said the america this was the warm this was their world cold and they've certainly come out here in huge numbers we have them in the studio we've got some in the square as a name and i walked around there at the corinthia outside was the team will come out to rapturous reception so would imagine in the stadium today we're going to say lots of red white and blue but the germans travel as well we haven't seen so many here today in the square as world champions i guarantee they'll probably be ten

fifteen beds and german fans keep your eye out for their flags roy across germany and beyond should be a fantastic atmosphere i was always going to disagree with you because i think if you go to maine just superstars like chile have been a team that's been at its peak for several years they just timing it nicely for the world cup two nil to germany you hear here first well let's let's hear now from you know neil he's down by the think peter's big stadium is awaiting the final and i believe the scale of the big big name v.-i peak at. i happened to hello neal hello styling we're here at the same petersburg studio blisteringly hot day in st petersburg and i'm joined by a v.i.p. guest double olympic pole vault champion yelena isinbayeva joins me live now a chance for a few questions you know great to have you on the program thank you first of all your thoughts on how russia has welcomed the world for the twenty seventeen confederations cup well i think the hosts everyone on their very high level and they really hold out all funds. and believe all come to keep those. till

the next year and they will surprise them more and for the whole time principally you're actually impostor for your home so there's a lot of excitement there for the world cup is there a lot of work to be done as your a lot of preparation still yes of course me as a number there i must separate sent my c.t. every of there and they explained what to do there and for now they've built a very nice and beautiful stage you this stadium reminds me of the norden this in between and it's really interesting of course riyadh thinking a lot to bond funds owns because we would like to make our seat see a very interesting photo reached and to everyone who will come. in our seats to the end of course we'd like. provide the best molten subsidy ever before in the confederations cup you have a lot of funds here of course going home to their friends and family what would you like to be telling them about russia but the experience here at the confederations cup well of course you'll expect the devil seen you come new russia beautiful

respect if in all eras and maybe in some time. wonderful and because our country you have a huge but then show for development and the country everything is possible so i hope i want to tehran know about that and maybe they will. keep some thoughts until dream about something once they will be in the rush these two still come through so . you've gone through what one of the things going into the tournament there were a lot of scare stories would russia be able to host a tournament of this size the press a lot of the western pressure seeing russia has welcomed the world people are writing great stories about it be how satisfied are you with the reaction from the press not just the fans here well of course sobbing leg tractions from the press because it's important day to wards of what who we are and what we are doing here

and when they speak in a would do they bought us for us at the big and of course have a few hundred. dollars minutes to ever sing and everyone in the country and every year look forward to provide the best. time to and ships are two thousand one hundred and just a word about the legacy what russia leaves behind here when it comes to confederations on the world cup how import we're looking at a beautiful stadium here lots of new buildings infrastructure the importance of the legacy importance of what russia lease behind after these events well of course. they will temper chips to give us the huge boost for development says we will develop football in our country more than it was before because now we have a parts you need to have such a beautiful stadium as you mentioned before of course you will grow up our football players throw from young so we create new football schools the didn't have. to be

didn't have before because of it never had there. for of course for development of football it's a huge. huge cheer. and now all the infrastructure will help us. and just finally today's game the confederation cup final the silver is a bar to be given oid you could germany. give us a prediction please well i think that you're going to mean. there you go you've heard it here first one of the greatest athletes the world has ever seen you in giving her a ok to chile back to you guys. many thanks she's been great to the interview and nice to know that i'm not alone in saying that she got a chance i've got a limp you're one of the greatest in history all my side now we've been very much trying to look at the fan experience while we've been undertaking this mission here son and i visited. moscow and of course yes i think his back is to the stadiums

where. the formula one track with. free style for pulling a shopping mall and we've even climbed a mountain and then when joy it's. going to take over. the last election of. last night. was. making stadium one of the most famous in the world rican say wait. for the race track over to. the beautiful city the kids. in the pools the fish. from the sky. the.

full full the long haul. he feels good because of been devoted to you it's been great fun but we really have to go. that was so much fun genuinely it's been an absolute pleasure for the trickier camaldoli more for you to make me. ok who is going to be celebrating life. in about five hours from now for me it's going to be germany and the reason why is

simple germany get to fall in the semifinals and win trophies a lot now your argument is the same they don't know about winning yet and i would agree with not peaked yet not played yet but you give of the manager of course he's the manager of the world champions he has the experience he will now it's a prepare a team a different guy and for chile you know they've won south american championships this is their big game and they've got some truly world class talents author of adele that plays his football in germany of course for by munich centuries the place is football in england but i just saw something in the germany mexico guy where point was young men wanting to make the spotlight their own they want to tell the world that they want to come back here next year to play for germany with the senior players like charlie cruz mesut ozil manuel neuer so i think that the carrot at the end of this it for me if you live in the dressing room aside there are places in the world cup squad for grabs next year and you can only call me was

confederations cup winners but we could defend our title successfully in europe which european teams traditionally day bases all very nice but what you're selling is a fairy tale i found to say something that might happen prince charming may ride in on ovals and save the princess it's a fantasy we having our one hundred rouble line sports let it go. the charity supports the charity of choice for its vocal moscow ok you're trying to get cats forget this is the real bilby want to buy this little boy is a reality now your children your junior team is going to take on grown men you said young and young men against grown mature adults experienced championship winners in south america yes now they have already played against your young guys yes they have more shots on goal they are more shots off goal yes and they didn't lose so why do you think that your kids are going to beat the grown man of chile over

another ninety minutes before those meet legs and gentlemen it's quite simple germany are world champions when and when and when they get to nil to germany what's your prediction please sir i'll say wong chile to win it how they function ok one hundred one place to a charity of our choice which we will proudly give after the. apologies gladly accepted to either by video. and acknowledgement but to be further it is fifty fiftieth's fever ranking for chile people ranking three germany they've already played they've already drawn so let's kind of this is paper thin the difference absolutely key players that i want to watch out for tonight i guess and gentlemen if you want in the game alexey sanchez the unmentioned goal score extraordinarily has been carrying an injury and for germany t.-mo verna destroys going to go on to be worth seventy eighty ninety million pounds in the next four or six years he currently plays for red bull and the pundits later leading scorer last

year he'll play for germany in the world cup next year leaving out on top he will be the world cup golden boy when the next year all name you'll hear at the end of the game it will be. put off surely goalkeeper that's all you need to know the next . here's what people have been saying about rejected in the senate it's full on awesome the only show i go out of my way to punch you know what it is that really packs a punch. is the john oliver of r t america is doing the same we are apparently better than blue. sea people you've never heard of love back to the night president of the world bank so take. me seriously send us an e-mail.

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