of the muslim brotherhood who went militant. some of the members of that group, which are obviously a terrific in using violence have since actually said they made a big mistake in assassinating him because they thought he was far more tolerant than mubarak. so it is interesting they have had a change of heart. but that particular group is no longer a major force and never really was a major force but they asserted themselves and very ugly ways, including the assassination of on moore's about. host: our next call is from hollywood, florida. caller: i am speaking as an egyptian american. i have lived in both countries and i see both sides of the story. one of the things i wanted to point out is egypt has suffered 60 years of for my lack of education. most people there have been pushed not to think of politics, but what they're going to have for dinner. on the other side, egyptian -- egypt is very important to the states, but the problem i see is it's another like of education, not in terms of illiteracy, but in terms of how the m

and they say it's the muslim brotherhood takes over andins statutes their law, many christians will have to leave their homeland in egypt. >> burned with nobody being arrested or tried. we've had people with their ears cut and mutilated by muslim finish -- fenatics. we've had homes destroyed. >> a number of christians have come out in support in order to try to help with the security situation. he has promised to continue to secure the christians' future here in egypt. on the other side, virtually every one ever the young secular revolutionaries we talked to in egypt has said if he is elected next month they will return to the square because they say the revolution they started is dead, it is creating a very dangerous situation in egypt where you have the potential for at revolution on one end and an islamic state with the muslim brotherhood controlling the presidency and the parliament on the other. back to you. >> not what many in that square expected. leyland streaming live from cairo. keep us posted. ♪ ♪. >> it is the weekend of honor and remembrance. this memorial day also marks the

in egypt the muslim brotherhood's candidate claims the lead in the presidential race setting the stage for a potential runoff showdown with the bard's last prime minister. detention for seven hundred students and mass arrests in canada's increasingly furious rallies over these but the demonstrators refused to stop. the russian markets finished out the week on a negative night despite my deigning as investors is your main focus on the sovereign debt crisis in europe i mean about things many times the business management with the big. seven pm in moscow i met good to have you with us here on r t our top story syrian opposition groups claim at least two people have been killed after government forces opened fire on protesters demanding president assad's resignation the violence follows the head of the u.n. saying kofi annan peace plan is syria's only hope despite its new report accusing both sides of gross human rights abuses the document says fighting is becoming increasingly militarized despite a shaky six week cease fire and puts most of the blame for the abuses on the syrian army but

then we are looking to the muslim brotherhood. the establishment has been there for 60 years. the muslim brothers have been there for 80 years. the same thing we talk about liberals, i am not trying to make it complicated, it is the case. we have to see the woods, not just the trees. we talk about liberals, it is a problem raised many, many times. they think it is people coming on television, they are talking about women's rights. they do not believe in god. the liberals have been there for 150 years. whatever we see civilization, the modernization of the world, egypt is the outcome of those people. it is not like somebody came out, came back from golf with some money and said, those people are the ones who are ruining egypt. it is not the case. that is why i am telling you, it is the whole idea of who is going to win. both of them, the revolutionaries are saying, it is a bad choice in two cases. is lessgoing for what that of an the other. not what is better than the other, what is less worse than the other. >> one last question. >> for many reasons. and number one, 54% of the

outcome that would not be this binary choice that oppose the mubarak -- hosni mubarak of the muslim brotherhood brega >> the so- called revolutionary votes for most the divided among the candidates who plays third and fourth in the elections. the dark horse candidacies. abdel moneim aboul fotouh garnered 20%. many expected the brotherhood to do well by virtue of the group's vast grassroots network. this is an assistant professor at the university. >> on one hand, the muslim brotherhood has to mistreated the real ability to mobilize its home base. -- has shown its ability to mobilize its home base. >> what came as more of a shock was the success of ahmed shafik and the elections. as mubarak's last prime minister, his forces out of office by popular protests just three weeks after mubarak step down. in his race for the presidency, his campaign on a law-and-order platform, vowing to use brutal force to restore order within a month and says he will act as a bulwark against islamists and government did this is a researcher for human rights watch. >> he speaks the language of mubarak's regime. what t

in egypt the muslim brotherhood candidate claims the lead in the presidential race setting the stage for a potential runoff showdown with mubarak's last prime minister. and detention for seven hundred students mass arrests in calibers increasingly few rallies the college feeds of the demonstrators refuse to stop the live report on that coming up . a low eleven pm right now here in moscow this is our. top story syrian opposition groups claim at least two people have been killed after government forces opened fire on protesters demanding president assad's resignation the violence follows the head of the u.n. saying coffin and peace plan is syria's only hope despite its new report accusing both sides of gross human rights abuses the document says fighting is becoming increasingly militarized despite a shaky six week ceasefire a push most of the blame for the abuses on the syrian army but it also filed cases of rebels torturing and executing captured soldiers and pro assad supporters as well as abducting civilians result is exam the boy who found the opposition's you becoming screwed in

we are giving mon tote muslim brotherhood. i don't understand this administration.y are not going to allow us to do ourion, we are going to create artificial timelines and we are not going to win, pull them out now. who wants to be the last person dying in a war that we are not committed to winning? daw district attorney agree or disagree? >> i agree. peace is the result of victory. it is not something that can be easily negotiated n. green room, sean, i was reading an email from my niece who is in afghanistan today, talking about the ramp services that are held for those who have fallen. what i see the president claiming credit, both as he did with the killing of osama bin laden and he said he wasn't going to be gloating and he wants to make a victory lap with ti think it's distasteful when the real heroes are doing their job quietly? >> i wouldn't negotiate with the taliban. president obama was dead wrong on the muslim brotherhood. i was right. he was wrong. he said that democracy was going to take place. none of this is happening now shirria law will be implement

the most dramatic political turnarounds in history after all it wasn't that long ago that the muslim brotherhood was outlawed and it's members imprisoned now it's mubarak in the dock and the brotherhood almost in the presidency but there's been nothing about this election that's been predictable and until a new constitution is approved it's still not clear what powers the new president will have but whoever wins his hands will be full of problems here run deep and economic and political frustrations are not that far from spilling over into different protests what is the r t cairo. a former israeli ambassador to egypt told r.t. that in an islamic leader would cause more regional instability. we have still a lot of time in two and a half weeks until the second round and we might see offers counteroffers deals statements the commemorations whatever the basic line is that who of these two contenders is moving to we if is going to. do one who was the prime minister during that time i think that he will be dedicated more for the domestic affairs and the domestic problems because there are huge that wo

the most dramatic political turnarounds in history after all it wasn't that long ago that the muslim brotherhood was outlawed and it's members imprisoned now it's mubarak in the dock and the brotherhood almost in the presidency but there's been nothing about this election that's been predictable and until a new constitution is approved it's still not clear what powers the new president will have but whoever wins his hands will be full of problems here run deep and economic and political frustrations are not that far from spilling over into french politics what is the r t cairo. traces of high level enrich uranium found at a site in iran where due to a technical error according to tehran's envoy to the un's nuclear watchdog experts say the particles discovered by international inspectors at an underground facility was too far from what's needed to create a nuclear device and the say tehran's version is plausible however the revelation plays into the hands of those convinced that iran is seeking nuclear weapons this week's two day summit in baghdad failed to put in bad tehran rejected a new packag

that is according to the muslim brotherhood. official results are not expected until early next week. >> they have gathered in the millions to shape their country's future for the first time ever, but this is a scenario many egyptians have dreaded. a runoff between the last prime minister and the moslem brotherhood candidate. for a nation that was unified in its euphoria when mubarak was ousted, it will be highly polarized when they go back to choose his successor. >> it was a surprise. everyone was expecting it to be other moderate candidate. only mohammed mursi was supported by the moslem brotherhood bloc. >> apart from the mass of following the party have come up some boaters argued that egypt needs a stronger party would -- and voters argued that egypt and a stronger party with political cloud. the muslim brotherhood will have control of parliament, the presidency, and the government. >> i support mohammed mursi, of course. we do not want to return to the time of the old regime. there will be no protest from now on and did m

with the muslim brotherhood not potentially coming to power there is much for to be worried about. what you have to understand that the military council is nothing but an extension of the regime and they've been in close contact if not embed with israeli government for over thirty years now it could be a theatrical in order to take over and tighten the grip over the government if if a military action on israel's part is a virtual wall taking place not a real war so that they can put round all the activists throw them in prison and say egypt is in our economies in being threatened our our borders are being threatened we need to more or less assume power and position this is quite likely that the military council has been flying through the rain the whole democratic progress of egypt since day one and as we all know mubarak was in close contact with until the day he was arrested so all sorts of scenarios being put forth to derail the progress of egypt this is likely bought to launch a war against egypt this is highly remotely unlikely because they failed in two thousand and six again

on one side is the candidate for the muslim brotherhood. he is trying to put himself forward as the candidate of the revolution. but there are many egyptians particularly opposed -- opposed to the islamic staying power. on the other side this ahmed shafiq. he says he will not try to recreate the old regime. he does promise to restore law and order after egypt's last turbulent years. as for the young egyptians who led the revolution in tahrir square, and have no obvious candidate to support. in more than a year since the fall of president mubarak, have still not pull together in a credible political movement. despite the long lines on polling days, the electoral commission has announced that turn out is only around 46%. with three weeks until the second round, the remaining candidates face the challenge of persuading egyptians there is something positive to go out and vote for. >> the un envoy kofi annan has spoken at the massacre of more than 100 people in the syrian city, including dozens of children. they are blaming the violence on the r

election results revealed that he would contest a runoff against muhammed mercy of the muslim brotherhood. this was the scene a few hours ago. the square was at the center of protest during the fall of hosni mubarak last year. hundreds remain in the square protesting against the results saying that they neither want to return to the old regime nor the religious rule of the matt -- of the muslim brotherhood. >> much earlier in the day i was here at tahrir square talking to people just passing by on the pavement. many of them had voted for ahmed shafiq and others for clomid -- mohamad mursi. people here and really do feel this is their last chance to have their voices heard. it remains to see what will happen in the hours ahead, but certainly analyst i have spoken to since the election results renounced said that it has become clear that the candidates have to reach out to these young people, the liberals, the people who took part in the revolution, to reassure them that they are not going to have some kind of agenda for the country that will exclude them. to show people here that they must

the muslim brotherhood says its candidate, mursi is in the lead. the official results are expected early next week per it -- next week. >> gathered in millions to shape their country's future for the first time ever. this is a scenario many egyptians have dreaded, a runoff between mubarak's last prime minister and mursi. for a country unified in joint when mubarak was ousted, they are divided. >> only mursi was supported by the muslim brotherhood. unlike fotoh. >> he is backed by the freedom and justice party, the muslim brotherhood's political arm. apart from the massive following, some voters argue that egypt needs a strong party. if he wins, it means the muslim brotherhood will have control over parliament, the presidency, and the government. a scenario egypt's liberal and secular activists say will change the identity of the country for it -- the identity of the country. >> we do not want to return to the time of the old regime, to the time of rule by the state security forces. there will be no protests from now on. instead, many things that go

i support the muslim brotherhood because it has long said that islam is the solution, he says. not everyone agrees. the campaign has been vigorous. mass rallies, televised debates. in the overwhelmingly muslim country, islamic candidates have a big advantage, the pulpit. at a recent campaign event, a cleric rallies the crowd. they cheer, the people want islamic law. that could mean big changes across the middle east. the muslim brotherhood disagrees with u.s. policies here and has threatened to change or even tear up egypt's peace treaty with israel, forged three decades ago by president jimmy carter. but carter, here as an observer, is optimistic. >> they know peace for egypt and israel is crucial for their people and to the future. they gave me the assurance that the peace agreement with israel would remain in tact. >>ige egypt is at a cross roads as people here for the first time choose their own future. voting continues tomorrow. no candidate is expected to win an outright majority, so there will likely be a run off next month. brian. >> richard engle, back in cairo for us,

then we are looking to the muslim brotherhood. the establishment has been there for 60 years. e muslim brothers have been there for 80 years. the same thing we talk about liberals, i am not trying to make it complicated, it is the case. we have to see the woods, not just the trees. we talk about liberals, it is a problem raised many, many times. they think it is

it's not the muslim brotherhood, an offshoot of the muslim brotherhood that was militant.nd they -- in fact, some of the members of that group which obviously horrific in using violence not just against that but in egypt itself, has since actually said they've made a big mistake in assassinating sadat because in retrospect, they thought he was far more encompassing and tolerant than mubarak so it's very interesting that they've had a change of heart. but that particular group is no longer a major force in egypt. never really was a major force in egypt but at least it asserted in very ugly ways including the assassination of sadat. that may have been a turning point in contemporary egyptian history. host: our next call is from hollywood, florida. good morning to you. caller: good morning. guest: good morning. caller: yes, i'm speaking as an egyptian-american so i've lived in both countries. and i kind of see both sides of the story. and one of the things that i wanted to point out is that , you know, egypt has suffered from lack of education. most of the people there have b

the idea of a muslim brotherhood president who would have run very loud alarm bells. should still raise concerns of an islamic takeover of the arab spring? >> they have already established a challenge for the brotherhood. the leadership of the muslim brotherhood has reassured the commitment to the commitment to their region and their commitment to israel and also the commitment to free-market economics. they have been basically talking to the islamists. i think the reality is that the islamists are here to stay. it will take ownership to morocco and jordan and libya as well. >> is this what democracy in the middle east will look like? >> remember, the example is not iran. iran is seen as a failed model, the theocracy that exists. turkey serves as an inspiration. the reason why turkey serves as an example, as lamas in egypt and other places, they have been able to marry western-style democracy with authenticity. and also, turkey is one of the most important economies in the world. islamists seem to be traveling a similar journey, and that is why more and more policy opi

but both liberal activists and the muslim brotherhood distressed him.friday prayers, people expressed hope that egypt would become more religious it the muslim brotherhood's candidate wins. many count on the brotherhood to clean up the cronyism of the mubarak era. >> shafiq has already said we should stop demonstrating immediately, said this man. he will act against the will of the people, but we want a new beginning. >> but the muslim brotherhood's candidate, mohammed mursi, has problems, too. christians and moderate women are fiercely opposed to him. egyptians will face a tough choice if it comes to a runoff between these two polarizing candidates, another challenge for the fledgling democracy. >> french president francois hollande made an unannounced trip to afghanistan on friday to visit some of the french troops that he wants to pull out later this year. >> he told french troops and its counterpart president hamid karzai that he was pressing ahead with a campaign to ending the french military presence in the country. >> french president francois ho

>>chris: what if it is a muslim brotherhood president and a muslim brotherhood parliament. >>guest: that could be, that could have a serious consequence but i would also point out that there are different gradients of the muslim brotherhood. they were once the only opposition to mubarak in egypt. mubarak was going to go and anyone who thinks he wasn't does not recognize history. we have to work with that new regime. i am very worried, mainly about their economy which is they are running out of the hard currency and facing extreme economic difficulties and we have to accept that election if it is free and fair and work with whoever is one ir. right now, i would say it is a strong possibility of a polarization of generation society no matter who wins. >>chris: and now, afghanistan, we talk about american soldiers in harm's way and we still have 90,000 troops and well get down to 60,000 by the end the summer and the president has a timeline to get all of the forces out in 2 1/2 years and you and other credit ins of the president say you should not have the timeline. we need mo

the most dramatic political turnarounds in history after all it wasn't that long ago that the muslim brotherhood was outlawed and it's members imprisoned now it's mubarak in the dock and the brotherhood almost in the presidency but there's been nothing about this election that's been predictable and until a new constitution is approved it's still not clear what powers the new president will have but whoever wins his hands will be full of problems here run deep and economic and political frustrations are not that far from spilling over into the fray to protest what is the art scene cairo. all the time line of the turmoils available on our website r.t. dot com if you want to refresh yourself with everything that's going on there also online some other stories tonight texas tracking its school kids there re step forth in the recovery microchip i.d. cards it's online from. hundred twenty five million viewers six russian. one massive eurovision song contest but we have bush because of the second if you didn't want to find out. talks this week between iran and the u.n. nuclear watchdog in baghdad. fai

the idea of a muslim brotherhood president would have run very loud -- -- rung very loud alarm bells. >> the americans have already established a channel to the muslim brotherhood, the most powerful political party in the arab world. the leadership of the muslim brotherhood has reassured the american and western leaders that the commitment to stability in egypt on the region, the commitment to the camp david peace treaty with israel, and the commitment to free-market economics. the americans and the french and the brits have been talking to the islamists in egypt and morocco and other places. the reality is that the islamists are here to stay. the reality is the islamists will take ownership of this seat of power from egypt to morocco and jordan. >> is this what democracy in the new middle east will look like? >> remember, the inspiration and the example is not iran. iran is seen as a failed model. the theocracy that exists in iran. turkey served as an inspiration and as an example. the reason is because turkey has been able to marry western-style democracy with authenticity, which is

we the muslim brotherhood have been doing the can three since the parliamentary elections last november and since then we will have seen that the muslim brotherhood are completely flawed from was they expected them to be they became more you know speaking about things that don't really relate to the people so i think they voted against them by selecting and i think this what will happen is that i'm off as well. it's been a year since georgian riot police broke up five days of opposition demonstrations demanding the resignation of president saakashvili two people were killed in clashes with what a kind of rubber bullets used to disperse rallies dozens were severely injured and hundreds arrested as police try to clear the way for the states in the pendants day celebrations twelve months on critics say boy she's all things he took to the streets of tbilisi being silenced by the country's state controlled media outlets for national polls. close. to one of georgia's main television channels. it's slogan proclaims the news is made here from the country's journalists charter complains that som

the most dramatic political turnarounds in history after all it wasn't that long ago that the muslim brotherhoodas outlawed and it's members imprisoned now it's mubarak in the dock and the brotherhood almost in the presidency but there's been nothing about this election that's been predictable and until a new constitution is approved it's still not clear what powers the new president will have but whoever wins his hands will be full of problems here run deep and economic and political frustrations are not that far from spilling over into different protests what is reality cairo. and when you're not near t.v. said head to our dot com to get the latest scope of all the news from russia and around the world and there you'll find it amid a major scandals involving u.s. servicemen in war zones and nato forces in southwestern afghanistan banned from taking personal photos plus. on a quiz in britain the don't want to reach tour as they once civil war as the london olympics draw nearer those flying the black flag are going full gold in step towards tempted to no more head to our t.v. dot com. welcome ba

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along with the muslim brotherhood control i think 73% of the parliament. i could be wrong by 3 or 4% but that's good enough for government work. what does that mean? you've got -- you have i'm going to guess, 60%, 70% of the men under 40 are probably unemployed in that country. all of us we see a revolution like that and you can't help but think isn't that fabulous. wonderful. ese people who have been denied. they don't have the free political and economic systems where this have jobs and opportunities and the ability to do things. you look at what happened and who is in charge. it wasn't a bunch of young people looking for jobs. you have 73% are on the extreme side. in the parliament. what's the single most valuable thing right now i will submit is the u.s. military to military relationship with the egyptian military. that's not what you're going to read in the newspaper. but i would submit that decades long interaction between our professional military, civilian control, talented, capable. when i went -- i was at nasser's funeral. isn't that amazing. i w

and since then we will have seen a muslim brotherhood are completely far from was they expected them to be they became more you know speaking about things that don't really relate to the people so i think they voted against them by selecting and i think this what will happen is that i'm off as well. it's been a year since georgian roman police broke up five days of opposition demonstrations demanding the resignation of president saakashvili two people were killed in the clashes and dozens injured what a kind and rubber bullets used to disperse rallies twelve months on the critics say the voices of those who took to the streets of tbilisi are being silenced by the country's state controlled media international ports. to stop one of georgia's main television channels its slogan proclaims news is made here. that you see yourself put just doesn't that what the rules that you are up for the day for the ads from the country's journalists charter complains that sometimes it's literally so and works equally for all georgian major broadcasters i mean they do not cover news they make it in the