over one hundred times since two thousand and eleven in fact they call it the prominent the idea of the israeli fighters just own syrian air space and let fire on emily's and do whatever they want there to whether this is come to an end as of yesterday. is that victory is this an escalation or is it sending a very strong signal and what is russia's role in this because there is some kind of debate here. and one of them is that damascus has had enough considering what mark just said there that they are going to start reacting here or is it the russians in the radiance whispering in assad's ear i tend to think the the the the syrians are saying enough is enough they will strike back when the syrian civil war start to two thousand and eleven in there and then spread to other regions of syria with the support of the west with the support of the united states is that no and these are the only additional sure that the opposition would win and that assad would lose he would he would go and then pro-american he would. come in in that

mosque us and some conflict would be just right here to go to iraq and so for years is it ok. islamic for me sions in syria this is not that she can't even newspapers like her rats have written about islamic fighters being taken to reveal her sources i sort of oh yes indeed they and other groups too and. and now in the last few years after russia tearing to tie it in syria and it is now obvious to everyone in the field that assad is going to he's not going to go no matter how many you pronounce and that they're going to be made up by parents but tillerson or anyone else for that matter israel is now faced with a very different situation so israel now understands that contrary to what you expected during. influence in syria is now going to decrease and somebody who is

going to increase in oil and israel now wants a stake in the future of syria again in the end that's why the u.s. is staying there because they want to stake in the future like even before we go to the greatest moment let me just look at it from another angle i mean they keep talking about israel's security well before the syrian war the golan hates was the quiet backwater always israel to lose groups want to take a guy who had no idea the syrian territory so you agree occupy do anything by israel by talking about israel's security tourists were taken there it was the safest delegation in israel no it's a war zone why because of the israeli government together with western governments decided to do some regime change in syria i don't know they're crying that iran is split in its influence you know mr netanyahu comes to what's called to negotiate that russians will somehow pressure iran not to spread into that area they kind of themselves to blame for starting that war if there is any kind of judgment here

gentlemen here and we're going to go to a short break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on some real news stay with us. to. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see you there. in america a college degree requires a great deal. paying a decade's long debt. studying so hard it requires trust to. go through humiliation to enter an elite society. and paci dead

sometimes quite literally. want other true colors of universities in the u.s. . welcome across the uk where all things considered i'm peter lavelle to remind you we're discussing some real news. you can argue before going to the break you want to finish up but we have and i would seriously in syria this is the whole situation is escalating so quickly we've had at least one israeli jet shot down right it most recent hours we've had israeli syrian pro syrian government arab tribes in east syria attacked by the united states and over one hundred of them killed there's rumors about whether russian security contractors were killed as well that's that's unconfirmed as of yet we had

. one or possibly two turkish helicopter shot down over africa. by the kurdish forces that are resisting the turkish invasion of syria there and we have a russian fighter that was shot down by a manpad this follows a multiple drone swarm attacks on russian military bases the syrian conflict is at a point of escalation and crisis that we haven't even seen before the low hanging but you know we didn't really know that if you were watching and cable networks as it would be in israel and the u.s. really show is that if there is anyone that has a right of self-defense it is syria against israel the united states to. riki saudi arabia and so there is another very short point to it another reason for this escalation on march eighteenth they're going to be presidential elections in the russian it is when you are already well known the eight in the united states and other western capitals and one of the things they're trying to do these these is to discredit the russian position as much as they can before the elections so in the

next month month and they have we will see more of this more of these attempts to propaganda information war attacks on the russian interests around the world not just this year everything is possible. no i just can say that don't forget about russian madden in the u.s. elections where you see direct u.s. mandan in russian ok. well we'll probably. later in the week we'll go back to a member memo gate and there's going to be more memos coming up but i want to talk about some diplomacy and optics mark the opening of the olympic games. who's the winner and who's the loser from an optics point if you go ahead peace peace the winner is the winner the site of the two koreas the north korean delegation entering south korea and marching together the end lympics under a unified unification flag with the other is what you're about there without the border this was incredible and there's one point person on the scene who was

extremely upset by this and had to give his protest against peace and that was the u.s. president mike pence. vice president sorry. friday and so they could go to going to be ok mark new to morrow you think he refused to stand up for the for the host south korea because it was a joint unification team he refused to shake hands with any of the north koreans out of it's he had this look on his face and actually the the side i that kim jong un sr who is leading the north korean delegate delegation sitting behind mike pence gave him that's that's gone viral over the internet shows i think you know for once the world with north korea side on this showing discussed at the u.s. . throwing a tantrum on even the prospect that some peace just tears are being made in the koreas he's got. the. north korean leader otherwise known by

some people as rocket man is turning into to be quite. adroit diplomat and you say i'm not sure of the right to pull out those somebody who has been for years by. himself by i think himself there's a deal maker in the writing a book it's a great deal well what. for the past year almost every the twitter speech is writings and so forth that a lot more of the general assembly yes exam. speech in front of the general assembly locked and loaded ready to attack. exactly almost every single day and daily basis and essentially of his administration kept seeing that the united states will not negotiate with north korea and then last year and yank it gets rid of its nuclear program and so forth the only young has not has not

compromised when the single negotiating issue not a single one and what has happened it has been able to negotiate with south korea due to coming to the olympics as a single team the whole team going to have a visit exactly he has just invited the new south korean president to north korea historic visit if it happens and what has this happened that mean these in this that both south and north korea they do not want a war or there's a huge holy move that they you know the real national interest yes they are. brother. you must give this question nationally this is not to kill hundreds of thousands or millions of people of koreans or the north or the south well i think we should at least mention on this program there are no russian flags where a lot at these ceremony that the russian team actually to march us olympic athletes from russia in neutral quotes and i think that new play here there was

that because i think it's a good development because there were many people in russia who did not receive the message from the west you know who said that the russian television is exaggerating they're not so hostile ok you have got sanctions. the criminalist your world threats or war now if you didn't get that look at the already pic fleet you know in your truck called the russian flag being banned and if you don't take it you don't you don't make conclusions out of that story you are just blind one should give up and before that just days before the olympic games started the. sports courts international sports course and yes in the us in. switzerland i quit the media eight twenty two the russian actually it's us and them the international olympic committee said still even though they can't be in a period they're not going to let them go so this has got to be healed to the same court that to say doing this we scored it was worse than what your collective

punishment for something which is going to take them and court said after i receive threaten that the court said no no yes no maybe get the click on the can come up with a good nobody's a court so there is no evidence that these twenty eight russian athletes did you know any doping they were involved in any way and still the international olympic committee does still clearly dominated by western political machinations here denied them coming simply because the russian the you know the humorous think is that the court said there is no evidence that these russians he was doping but there is no evidence that i was you will spot short of that so they can call this is also. yes but you know i think where i think it's still a good development sports is not life sports is about imitating life preparing yourself for difficult yes so if russians don't get the message no then we are simply not watched all of that of that book to me because i mean it just responses to strewing the tradition ok i mean you can criticize you know it's all about money

and it's about sponsors you know and all the big sports franchise you know but at the end of the day it's about individuals competing against others in the later. being peeled away it's the only demise in addition i have to wonder you know it's taken us twenty yes twenty. but you know how one how are the athletes when they when they conduct their games is it could be in the back of their head it's like well you know the best person in this field is not on the field right now and it cheapens every single if your medal you are right it is this is one this is the most horrible thing you know that. advocated a total ban on the russian team at the rio games the same voices of all these games you know the problem is the problem is north korea did not compromise on anything and their team is in south korea their primary care providers not everything we

said that we're going to clear up our. you know that you know they anti-doping agency in russia we made every corporate minus with the international olympic committee what did we get there you might compromise you lose you lose it is come in and they look at it as if he lives in. a common it once more and they will take the money or they will take it regardless of this i mean the u.s. may have won a temporary petty political victory here but regardless russia still has the third largest contingent at these olympics whether it is the men or what is the medals but maybe you guys already know what is the medals chart look like i mean south korea norway and then. how do they get in there rather than writing russia russia they're writing olympic athletes from russia you know everyone knows who those medals belong to and at the end of this olympics according to the agreements that have been made if russia abides by all of this bad thing of their flag and their

anthem and everything at the end of the olympics russia with its medals intact will be able to march under the russian flag is actually another the whole what it is called i think i'm going to go and there's some speculation that at the last minute there's anybody else. this is about sports so it's not going to have a lot of beer it's not always what about the wisdom of the geopolitics not always about that at least since the last forty years has not been a ball sports it was about politics let's face it and i think you know the stupidity of the american side i think mark is not quite right about the i'm getting a victory they wanted people in russia to create porton because they are with leah's did not go to. the german flag ok what they want is russian people k. didn't see and the united states i mean not only the states but they released for doing all of these ugly things store our fleet that's the complete opposite of what we're almost out of time for this segment here gentlemen i want to go back to the the possible reproach mol of the two koreas because what is the next i mean. i

started out this part by time of the optics of the what's the next step to really gain on these optics the most important step for a south korean for north korean this is to get the united states out of these negotiations fire and they're not going to be out completely of course especially considering the american influence the influence that washington exercises in south korea in seoul but to get the u.s. as far out of these negotiations as possible and the further the u.s. is out of there the more chance there is to meet agreements both in the q.b. in the human experience fear in the military is fear and one of their issues and other issues family. issues and the less chance there is for armed conflict on the pin of one in five seconds as with the situation in israel palestine north korea south korea the biggest obstacle to a genuine successful peace process is u.s.

interference u.s. pursued over germany using this divide and conquer war in both places it is in u.s. interests dramatic interest to keep both conflicts going and conquer the ongoing. ok gentlemen many thanks to my guests here in moscow and thanks to our viewers for watching us here at r.t. this is the end of our broadcast segment stay with us for the extended version on our you tube channel see you next time and remember.

the. hey everybody i'm stephen bob taft hollywood guy you know suspect every proud american first of all i'm just george washington and r.v.'s to suggest this is my buddy max famous financial guru well just a little bit different i'm not a abraham lincoln there are no windows up with all the drama happening in our country i'm shooting the road have fun meet everyday americans more. closely start to bridge the gap this is the great american people. elliston is getting international recognition with the help of israel at least in the world of zoos remember wolf it was dismissive to do it like you know. this

isn't my cup of tea is going to have local study hall meetings. held john without a telescope or they should be the only palestinians who gets the most help from its jerusalem counterparts i don't think there's some of those who in the world under the oak vision not only could give this. book and the earth is a laugh at that it's got this lady in the muscle that you had i not going to continue muslims you know do more commitments also don't put this off. in the. fields i think of living in a communal hook up above a movie if it was it you have to see if you feel secure the shots in i think he

needs a little to get me some sleep. the battle. to get the degree which will get them that dream job young americans no longer hesitate to put their health at stake is the first day of term on the columbia campus one of the most prestigious universities in the world more than eighty nobel prize winners have either studied to torture him he just says in many other ivy league american schools some students take drugs to boost their academic results thanks to unfit to mean divot if they could study through the night without showing any signs of tiredness if you do my friend say just. break we're going to be here and there are hours to. be. in the united states the study drugs have become a public health issue more than

a third of american students take them regularly. go to columbia thanks to an exam she took under the influence of infection. to avoid a disciplinary action she will hide her identity i didn't have any expectations of getting in the essay i wrote was an autobiography five pages i ended up taking a ph d. medicine it just it puts you. in a mental space where you can focus entirely why not take a pill if everyone else is doing it to give you that competitive advantage that you haven't heard the helping hand that she got told off very easily. a friend of mine a prescription for concern and he gave it to us for free i'm probably down like a dozen times or so. and you will see how these pills are almost sold us over the counter drugs on campus. we walk through the streets around new york university

with a hidden camera. after a twenty minute. of searching become across this student we'll call him josh. seriously. and. you know it. just doesn't seem to be shocked we ask him if he can soldiers out all my. friends. like one or two people like. you the student got to three scription from a fairly unobservant doctor. many millions using leap an elite athlete lose so josh deals the twenty five milligrams that he doesn't use excel just after a few minutes of negotiation he lets us buy one of his pills ten dollars for thirty milligrams of amphetamines you can't go in so they do hear you

release the release. ten percent of students who take drugs become addicted. island is very familiar with this phenomena of journalists at the new york times he was one of the first people to raise the alarm. but i have to succeed i have to get an a i have to get into the best law school i have to be in the in the cream of the problem if average is no longer acceptable we're all in very big trouble among the most fragile students these pills can cause violence pollution nations and suicidal thoughts. despite the risks a real traffic of these drugs has developed over the internet. this classified ad site well known by americans has dozens of office full study trucks. to attract students these miracle pills have even been renamed study aids. in order to get

hold of them a simple phone call will do. one. of. the police have been looking at these new internet dealers for quite some time . oktober two thousand and twelve operation dot com led to the arrest of twenty one new yorkers who were operating on this site. among them a student at n.y.u. . the aim of the authorities is to break up any traffic where doctors may be involved. on campus the addresses of these specialists are being exchanged illicitly we went to interview one of them. and it was not the psychiatrist you know what is it you know before i take a test or something and i pretend to be a student who is having difficulties over the years would trigger that said exactly here in other words. no no health scan no verification of my student

status instead of any medical examination he just hands me a sheet. of red with a. distance do you have problems organizing yourself or concentrating do you have memory problems that you know that this questionnaire put together by the world health organization helps diagnose attention deficit disorders among adults. age also works as a medical guarantee for this doctor is that you will be able to text with say read your report but is there so that we would take a break and return to a large intestine yeah exactly this is what those who are you know. to protect himself from any possible prosecution the psychiatry is made to sign a disclaimer this should reduce the floor for ok doctors there to call it was

a question. in two thousand and nine almost six million. prescriptions like this were issued to young americans every month in four years this figure has more than double the to succeed other students hedge their bets on another system of co-working which has stood the test of time. back at the university of kentucky. these great victorian like buildings are home to the famous fraternity house on the front of each building week letters identified. ronald reagan george w. bush steven spielberg mark zuckerberg all of them have been through these exclusively male secret brotherhoods. although they encourage support loyalty and integration as a code of conduct many americans consider them as violent and sectarian. after a few weeks of negotiations some of them allowed us to film them. it's rush week

the week for selecting new members and tonight it's operation charm at the sigma alpha epsilon house. so the owners can see. the aim to find future flatmates for this brand new house located in the heart of campus inside there's a fireplace a club armchair paintings of the former alumni you could almost forget their students live here from where it was so these are of any real chance of that. tonight the fraternity will only be create the university's best pedigrees. graham has been an essay member since two thousand and ten he knows the selection ritual well. for the house events are rules and event. which there are a short history. the atmosphere is rather relaxed

everybody is trying to make a good impression you're going to. the house g.o.p. goes together you. good for their candidates the first visit is only the beginning of a long process selection pacing initiations to get a place here they will have to get through what are sometimes violent challenges but not tonight discouraging the contenders is out of the question their attack is still focused on the competing for eternity the farmhouse right down the street they're building this new house it's going to feel like one hundred square feet here in ars just to be bigger than ours but they're doing it like a two million dollar west budgets are struggling here to fraternities operate with huge budgets entry for the sposi students cost between one thousand to three thousand euros a year. the wealth of these fraternities is mainly gifted to them by former members it's you know kind of like a suite almost for two people but. benefactors who will become sponsors of these

students once graduated this is a fraternities main strength building a professional network to get re going door to a little bit bizarre presence around it's kind of his role model. these fraternities are mainly hope to young white anglo-saxon americans. it's a great way of continuing a system of the elite and privileges spencer the town the area where you say hey you know if. this student in the red shirt gets a slightly warmer welcome spencer is a different kind of candidate to the athletes. now i mean you know that i mean this idea of being head. you know. you know it's. right there at the s.a.e. house spencer is already a little at home. his place in the house is reserved it's a family heirloom. i don't know if you're serious. here

it's yours. so you prefer. their preferences. or its characteristics. at the university of kentucky twenty five fraternities shared the campus and the pick of the students quite apart from their parent teaches him they also indulge in fierce competition in terms of pot and alcohol. what's up both. for and this is what gives a fraternity its reputation these nights of heavy drinking at the end of the afternoon and upon a campus delta sigma fi house has already started to party and we need more pitchers. delta saying this is a new channel twenty two he's organizing the feeling he's in charge of the fraternity social life his mission for the days to motivate those who are choosing

the new members and they begin by going over the classics. a very great joy. it is it was a good bet it was made it is better says i i knew that it was there was a little booklet for turning it gets a rally and we chant this song and yeah we all rushed in for an l o. yeah but it's welcome like well well you know it's good. for these much obituaries have only one objective tonight the process for life you and i would close the night. he was it up by a good five guys in my even though of course he would do the same. aside from the camaraderie the fraternities also have another cup.