as we talk to middle east politics professor jeremy salt. thank you jeremy for joining us here on out. as well as call put it when it comes to the middle east the west talks i gently sickly and acts brutally if it's true if you agree with this what should be done what can be done to prevent syria from fallen into these patterns look at what's been happening in the middle east and the policies the western governments of followed since the beginning of this year they have always had the noble motive we're doing this for this very very good reason but we don't have to be terribly scared.

as we talk to professor of middle east politics jeremy salt. thank you jeremy for joining us here on r.t. as well as call put it when it comes to the middle east the west talks idealistically and acts brutally if it's true if you agree with this what should be done what can be done to prevent syria from fallen into these patterns look at what's been happening in the middle east and the policies the western governments of followed since the beginning of this year they have always had the the noble motive we're doing this for this very very good reason but we don't have to be terribly skeptical or cynical to understand that actually behind the noble motive is self-interest if we look at what happened in egypt the west backed mubarak right to the very last and there was no longer possible to back him when it was indefensible they dumped him. and with him with the president of tunisia and then they moved very very quickly on libya what was happening in libya that was actually terrible in many cases in the name of human rights they kind of attacked l

again drawn international focus towards its impact on the middle east regional politics expert dr jeremy salt gives archie his outlook for twenty twelve. thank you jeremy for joining us here on a pleasure as well as call put it when it comes to the middle east the west talks only sixty and access to the if it's true if you agree with this what should be done what can be done to prevent syria from folding into these pots and really look at what's been happening in the middle east and the policies the western governments have followed since the beginning of this year they have always had the the noble most you know we're doing this for this very very good reason but we don't have to be terribly skeptical cynical to understand that actually behind the noble motives is self-interest if we look at what happened in egypt the west.

the army and antigovernment protesters continues well next our middle eastern politics expert dr jeremy salt says there's tunnelvision come to deciding just who is doing the killing and what's ahead. in the report. the human rights council report here four thousand but there is no information on that where they go now if you know it's late or nothing pillai who's the u.n. human rights commissioner he thought up a few security council and if i thought. well and could the figure echoes around the world and i think it lodges in the popular imagination this is five thousand people being killed by the syrian government security forces by the neutral whatever whereas in fact i don't think it's any doubt at all that a large number of military of civilians have been killed by armed gangs about it but by this so what we actually need to do is to aggregate these figures. curbing gang violence is now one of the top priorities for britain's leaders but for some of the efforts will be in vain and best the government tackles an underlying culture of fear as laura smith reports now from london. the dark un

fall so i think america is in danger of a slippery slope when next middle east politics expert dr jeremy salt explains why he thinks there is tunnel vision when it comes to deciding just who is doing the killing in syria here's what's ahead. in the report. the human rights council reports four thousand but there was no explanation of that figure where they go. a few days later. who's the u.n. human rights commissioner she stood up the security council and said five thousand . well and if you get echoes around the world and i think it lodges in the popular imagination it's five thousand people being killed by the syrian government security forces by the neutral whatever whereas in fact i don't think it's any doubt at all a large number of military of civilians have been killed by armed gangs about it but this so what we actually need to do is to aggregate these figures. there's a night in the new year resolution which is giving us a it is a hangover at the start of twenty twelve greece's prime minister is threatening to quit the euro more cuts on to implement it needed to secure a bailout of o

the likes of the muslim brotherhood step into power we caught up with regional politics expert jeremy salt we've got his outlook on the developments in the arab world coming up next hour in our latest interview. brimley look at what's been happening in the middle east policies the western governments of followed since the beginning of this year they have always had the noble motive we're doing this for this very very good reason but we don't have to be terribly skeptical or cynical to understand that actually behind the noble motive is self-interest if we look at what happened in egypt the west backed mubarak right to the very last and there was no longer possible to back him when it was indefensible they dumped him. greece has announced that it could ditch the euro an exit the euro zone in as little as three months that is unless the e.u. and the i.m.f. fund it with a second one hundred thirty billion euro bailout talks over the cash lifeline of stall for months now over the poor performance of a sturdy measures and fears for the future bulge a business journalist your mo novell's believe

spoke extensively about syria with professor of middle east politics dr jeremy salt he says the scale of the opposition movement may be seriously overblown the full version of the interview is coming your way next hour but here's a preview. the very very dangerous situation in syria which could have exploded into a very very nasty. proto breakdown inside the country and could lead to a regional war. in this complex let's see if this you give me a few months and see how the process works for russia does have. a base of support so. i don't think you can say that the party would be doomed the moment they call free elections that could well. protests have marked ten years since the first prisoners were sent to america's most controversial prison guantanamo bay cuba barack obama's promise on his first day in office to close it remains unfulfilled and never ring more hollow than last month when he signed a new law allowing indefinite detention of terror suspects artist laura smith reports. one zero zero one zero zero zero abdullah i am absolutely today is probably just another day for the i

parties also explored this issue in more depth with a professor of middle east politics jeremy salt and he believes the death toll figures in the conflict may have been exaggerated and that not all the fault of the regime you can watch the full interview in the next hour but before that here's a quick preview for you. the human rights council report said four thousand but there was no explanation of that figure where they go. a few days later. the u.n. human rights commission. the security council and so forth. and i think it echoes around the world and i think it lodges in the popular imagination five thousand people being killed by the syrian government security forces by the north or whatever whereas in fact i don't think it's any thought at all but a large number of military of civilians have been killed by armed gangs about it but this so what we actually need to do is to aggregate these figures. the chorus of critics is growing in israel against the so-called boycott it punishes anyone who speaks out against the country's settlement construction in the west bank human rights activ

spiral out of control and we spoke exclusively about syria with professor of middle east politics dr jeremy salt he says the scale of the opposition movement may be seriously overblown and full version of the interview are coming your way next hour here on r.t. but for now a preview. we had a very very dangerous situation in syria which could have exploded into a very very nasty. proto breakdown in the country and could lead to regional war in this country let's see if you give me a few months and see how the prices work for. a base of support. i don't think you can say that the party would be doomed the moment they call free elections. this is arts he protests have marked ten years since the first prisoners were sent to america's most controversial person. barack obama's promise on his first day in office was to close it and the promise remains unfulfilled that it never rang more hollow than just last month when he signed a new law allowing to be indefinite detention of terrorist suspects more details on this artist laura smith reports one zero zero one zero zero zero i don't know i am not free

army and an anti government protesters continues when i start middle eastern politics expert dr jeremy salt says there's tunnel vision when it comes to deciding just who is doing the killing here's what's ahead. you report. the human rights council report four thousand but there is no information on that where they go now if you don't later nothing pillai who's the un human rights commissioner he thought up a few security council and if i thought. well. it goes around the world and i think it lodges in the popular imagination five thousand people being killed by the syrian government security forces or whatever whereas in fact i don't think it's any doubt at all that a large number. of civilians have been killed by armed gangs about it so what we actually need to do is to aggregate these figures. curbing gang of violence is now one of the top priorities for britain's leaders but for some the effort will be in vain unless the government tackles an underlying culture of fear. reports from london. and often also. the dark underbelly of life in britain in a city's gang culture dramatized here f

the likes of the muslim brotherhood step into power we caught up with regional politics expert dr jeremy salt his outlook on developments in the arab world is coming up next hour in our interview program. what's been happening in the middle east and the policies the wish from governments of followed since the beginning of this year they have always had the the noble most you know we're doing this for this very very good reason but we don't have to be to be skeptical cynical to understand that actually behind the noble motive is so for interest if you look at what definitely egypt the west backed mubarak right to the very last and there was no longer possible to back him what it was indefensible they dumped him. greece has announced that it couldn't ditch the euro and exit the euro zone in as little as three months unless the e.u. and i.m.f. fund it with a second one hundred thirty billion euro bailout well talks over the cash lifeline have stalled for months over the poor performance of austerity measures and fears for the future to discuss these latest developments are now joined by belgium

has also explored this issue in more depth with a professor of middle east politics that of jeremy salt he believes the death toll figures in the conflict may have been exaggerated and that they're not all the fault of the regime i do watch the full interview coming your way in about twenty minutes time but for now a preview. of the human rights council report four thousand but there was no explanation of that figure where they go now a few days later. who's the u.n. human rights commissioner she threw up the security council and said five thousand . well i think it echoes around the world and i think it lodges in the popular imagination is five thousand people being killed by the syrian government but security forces by the military whatever were in fact i don't think is any doubt at all that a large number of military of civilians have been killed by gangs about it but the fact is so what we actually need to do is to aggregate these. watching our t.v. it's good to have you with us the world's most controversial prison has now turned ten years old the anniversary of guantanamo bay was

marty is also explore this issue in more depth with a professor of middle east politics jeremy salt he believes that the death toll figures in the conflict may have been exaggerated and the not of all the fault of the regime you can watch that full interview that will be next hour here on our t.v. for now a quick preview. human rights council reports four thousand but there was no explanation of that figure where they go. a few days later. who's the u.n. human rights commissioner she stood at the security council and said five thousand and could the figure echoes around the world and i think it lodges in the popular imagination is five thousand people being killed by the syrian government but security forces by the military whatever whereas in fact i don't think it's any doubt at all that a large number of military of civilians have been killed by armed gangs and part of it is so what we actually need to do is to aggregate these figures. are he has come to you live from moscow yet another scandal is erupting for u.s. forces in afghanistan this time in the form of a you tube video which

explored this issue in more depth with a professor of middle eastern politics that of professor jeremy salt he believes the death toll figures in the conflict may have been exaggerated and that they're not all the fault of the regime you can watch that full interview next hour here on our t.v. but for now a quick preview of. the human rights council report four thousand but there was no explanation of that where they go now a few days later. who's the u.n. human rights commissioner he threw up the security council and said five thousand. well and if we get echoes around the world and i think it lodges in the popular imagination it's five thousand people being killed by the syrian government security forces by an order whatever whereas in fact i don't think it's any doubt at all that a large number of military of civilians have been killed by armed gangs about it but by this so what we actually need to do is to aggregate these figures. now or nearly twenty minutes past the hour here in moscow the chorus of critics is growing in israel against the so-called boycott law it punishes anyone who

salt and people wounds. thank you. >> good morning, commissioners. my name is jeremy. i am also from gabriel architecture. i have been the person who has actually gone in to deal with the representatives regarding extending the permits. y have had to make chips down to the offices three times because i have received 3 separate phone calls on what dbi is requiring. the first time they wanted an extra set of plans. we said fine, we dropped off the addendum. then they said they needed extra copies of the site permits and applications. i asked why. they said because it had the word canceled stamp on every single signature on the front and back of the plan applications. i said fine, but that is a little weird. the next time, later that day, i got a phone call saying that they needed two copies of each set of plans. so, in one job it is another 100 sets of large drawings. 100 sheets of large drawings. it is a huge waste of paper. even with the delay of the procedures, it will have expired in another month. if there was a way of simply marking canceled on the plans, as opposed to writing all over it and complete