war which is the focus is iran context all of this in the war of syria against the hizbollah in lebanon and against iran that is the context i think we have to see this in all right sue concho journalist and peace activist live from london always a pleasure to have you on r.t. thanks karen. responsibility for the video that inflame the arab world reportedly rests with los angeles filmmaker nakoula basseley nakoula a coptic christian american and convicted fraudster some of the actors claim all the insults to islam and the video for added later by the film's producers some american bloggers claim that a form of the might not even exist at all what is sure though is the video has left us policy across the arab world facing a deadly blowback. explains. oh. anger is rising rage is spreading and american flags are burning throughout the arab world this isn't exactly the type of relationship washington envisioned after barack obama became president i've come here to cairo to seek a new beginning between the united states and muslims around the world the new u.s. leader promised to turn the pa

arming of hizbollah by iran and syria and the leader of his well himself said syria was crucial in thetwo thousand and six victory against israel so the west is determined to keep this war going to destabilize syria to make sure there cannot any longer play the role that it has been playing in supporting the palestinians and preventing an israeli attack successful israeli attack on the palestinians on lebanon and on iran once syria falls the hope is for the west. that they will then have a free hand to be able to implement and go ahead and roll out their program of a final solution for the palestinians destruction of southern lebanon destruction of iran syria is the kind of lynchpin that so far they don't want to peaceful solution does washington now pledging forty five million dollars worth of extra support to the rebels how much longer can the opposition keep up the fight without direct foreign intervention. i think we have to we have to get over the idea that there is no foreign direct intervention there is there is direct current intervention already now and it has been for many ma

demonstration is peaceful if one is a demonstration on monday in which more than a hundred thousand hizbollah supporters took to the southern suburbs of beirut now and that's one that has called for staggered protests throughout this week we understand that the next protests will be on a friday in the east and lebanese city of baalbeck but at the same time we are hearing reports of an american food chain kate if seen that for the second time has been attacked in lebanon now this comes on wednesday as clashes erupted here between palestinian protesters and israeli security forces at least twenty people were injured when the clashes erupted near a border crossing in east jerusalem the protesters threw firebombs as well as stones at the security forces they responded with tear gas and rubber bullets we're also seeing again protests in the pakistani city of karachi hero hundreds of protesters have stormed a barricade around the u.s. consulate building we're seeing the same kind of banners the same kind of anti american rhetoric most of it focusing on calls for the american ambassador to pakistan

about what is planned if a strike on iran because we're likely to see a response from both hamas and hizbollah with hundreds if not thousands of rockets raining down on israel could israel withstand battles on various fronts i believe so we do have. back to our. rocket attacks from lebanon same with the gaza strip and i believe that it's always better much to have them but this is not as problematic as they runyon is having nuclear capability better at the same time a strike could ignite a wider regional war if not a world war with major powers like the united states being born in is that a risk that israel is prepared to take i don't know i believe that this risk is one of the considerations i don't know where there is a resume to the willing to take it what about syria and its reported chemical and biological weapons could the fall of bashar assad not see those weapons forming into the wrong hands and also being further spread throughout the region i don't know i know that today they are quite well protected by the army of. bashar assad. in the future it depends of the new if there will be i

protests are happening in the eastern lebanese city of rome big as i say they are being organized by hizbollah but later today friday they will be in another protest organized by sunni clerics there hasn't been any violence in lebanon but no doubt tensions are running high all french schools in lebanon as well as the ambassador's residence has been closed today lebanese security on high alert the protests so much more than just as they really are calling up. against the united states that many say has been simmering below the surface for quite some time so what we're witnessing is really now the spark to the fire that is seen tens of thousands of people take to the streets in all these cities to really hold the united states responsible for what they say is the worst attack ever on islam. all asleep well let's cross live now to beirut and political show me no one is covering the middle east for the huffington post evening to the still energy of these protests from what we're seeing as well with hezbollah leaders stoking things by calling it the worst attack on islam ever without all in mind ho

are happening in the eastern eleven is the city of baalbeck as i say they are being organized by hizbollah but later today friday they will be in another protest organized by sunni clerics there hasn't been any violence in lebanon but no doubt tensions are running high all french schools in lebanon as well as the ambassador's residence has been closed today lebanese security on high alert the protests on much more than just as they really are calling up anger against the united states that many say has been simmering below the surface for quite some time so what we're witnessing is really now the spock to the fire that is seen tens of thousands of people take to the streets in all these cities to really hold the united states responsible for what they say is the worst attack ever on islam. let's get some reaction and analysis from anthony while had all the think tank web site the daily dot com anthony thanks for joining our team today we've seen ten days of protests already with dozens killed across the muslim world how could all of this have been caused by a short amateur clip on you tube

hundred thousand protesters turned out in the southern suburbs of beirut off the call went out by the hizbollah leader hassan nasrallah for people to show their rage over this form that mocks the prophet mohammed and we're also keeping tabs today on the europe where a french newspaper has reportedly published caricatures of the prophet mohammed and if this indeed is true it will. need. and you appear in cities as well as across the arab world north africa middle eastern australia and likely just to see the anger continue to grow. and i would tempers boiling across the muslim world afghanistan is becoming a hotter issue with fears the insurgency could feed on the widespread anger of british m.p. george galloway who's just tabled a motion in parliament demanding u.k. troops be home by christmas sends a victory in afghanistan is now impossible for the alliance the reality is the afghanistan cannot be successfully occupied the people of afghanistan will have to find a way of organizing their own society without foreign interference and occupation we have a right to be concerned if afghanistan is ha

happening in the east and live in these the city of rome big as i say they are being organized by hizbollah but later today friday they will be in another protest organized by sunni clerics there hasn't been any violence in lebanon but no doubt tensions are running high all french schools in lebanon as well as the ambassador's residence has been closed today lebanese security on high alert now we're ten days into the protests and the fury still rages across the muslim world what is driving the marlins. while the main reason for this violence is of course this fourteen minute trailer that appeared on you tube it is cool to the innocence of muslims and it depicts the proper. mohammed in a very crude way there was also this recent publication of these caricature of the prophet in this french magazine called shyly him door so this is for that info inflamed tensions both in north africa the middle east as far field as sydney australia and several european cities but the protests are much more than just this they really are calling up and go against the united states that many say has been a simm

are happening in the eastern eleven is the city of rome big as i say they are being organized by hizbollah but later today friday they will be in another protest organized by sunni clerics there hasn't been any violence in lebanon but no doubt tensions are running high all french schools in lebanon as well as the ambassador's residence has been closed today eleven the security on high alert the protests on much more than just as they really are calling up. against the united states that many say has been a simmering below the surface for quite some time so what we're witnessing is really now the spark to the fire that is seen tens of thousands of people take to the streets in all these cities to really hold the united states responsible for what they say is the worst attack ever on is. a middle east correspondent there will be world as a global politics online think he says the u.s. made film was simply a catalyst for a violent reaction that was long in the making. the cause of what we're seeing here today is many decades of foreign policy. interventionist type of occupation in countries a

it was significant because you have nasrallah and hizbollah entering the fray on this film now.er that even though nasrallah is coming out and calling for more demonstrationsg th ith te inhe muslim world to defend the dignity of the prophet, also, this only happened in the southern suburbs of bedwit. it took place in a shiite stronghold. hezbollah stronghold in beirut and was orderly. that is quite significant. this is not close to any embassies, western embassies or any symbols of america. and yesterday when this rally was called for, hezbollah was insisting that this needed to be peaceful. brooke? >> i want to just play, mohamed, a little bit of his speech. not translated, just a heads up to all of you watching. we want to hear the force behind his words and the crowd's reaction. so take a listen. >> what is being said there? >> reporter: well, brooke, this is nasrallah rallying the crowd. he is saying, if i may paraphrase, oh, prophet of god, he's having the crowd repeat after him, that we will gladly sacrifice ourselves for you, our parents, our children, our blood. he's say