pepe escobar there are many more of the week's top stories still to come this hour including the launch of iran's first nuclear power plant the one will be shifted to the really working at forty percent of its capacity and it said to go full speed ahead by the end of the year we got more details on that one for you. and with europe's during a second recession in the face criticism same degree sell its inability to stick to deadlines to keep the bailout money flowing. next though the u.k. and russia looks to put differences aside with a visit to the kremlin by british prime minister david cameron this week the leaders of both countries agreed unresolved issues shouldn't stand in the way of progress it was the first official visit to russia by a british prime minister in six years relations between the two nations soured over the murder of former f.s.b. officer alexander litvinenko in london in two thousand and six but david cameron and dmitri medvedev agreed the case should not hold back their partnership dr patrick fuller was good to extensively in science and technology projects betwee

and here now to talk about what this all could mean for the brics is pepe escobar correspondent at ages five type have a fear is good to see good of rio ok so why would the brics want to help with a bailout for the euro zone no it's more complicated than that. last week the brazilian finance minister google months ago he launched that bomb shell we're going to discuss today in washington how we're going to help european solve the situation put effect what the brics want is more participation at the i.m.f. so some numbers are essential europe is still the largest economy in the world the real twenty four percent of global g.d.p. in the brics they are at twenty one percent and reiss. but in terms of the i.m.f. quotes two pricks have eleven percent and western europe have slowly two percent so if europe once some help from the i.m.f. and if the brics have a more say and larger quotas out at the i.m.f. you we can see for instance china brazil or india putting more money in the i.m.f. they are more stakeholders at the i.m.f. and then this the i.m.f. distributors to snelling to european count

guy and pointed out and now syria so what's the truth behind the action asia times correspondent pepe escobar isn't found hala brazil and joins me now to talk about this pepper in a report i talked about washington throwing its support behind it revolution makers what do you make of this statement. well it's the. very young twenty first century of course if you are. shiite majority country and you have a military base you need a country but obviously no intervention if you have a dictator that it's been relatively friendly with the west but not. independence and he has loads of oil and he sits in the strategic northern africa name the country libya then you get nato intervention if you have a country in the middle east that israel you know has a russian military base in it if they really name the country syria you're next so this is this is how it works you could pencil did agree of independence of the dictator if you're one of our bastards but if you buster that we can rely on that was not the case with khadafi. and if everything is geared towards the pentagon's full spectrum dominance doctr

missile defense and europe on numerous occasions brazil based a journalist pepe escobar says moscow has every right to be worried some of the best strategists military strategists in the world are in russia and they know that first of all they don't have the cap ability to attack iran even if they wanted to number two they may be a very hard core regime but they're not suicidal so this excuse against ahmadinejad or against how many from the part of the u.s. is absolutely ridiculous and they know it's basically the shield is against russia and eventually i guess china as well as if china or russia would have any interest in trying to undermine the european union which are excellent markets for bowls and where they sell most of their products in the case of china i would say a measured reaction would be the best saying first of all because nobody knows if the missile shield works like i like i said before every gas that they run is an absolute disaster and it will keep on doing so i say go for the next few weeks until two thousand and nineteen when you're going to have the first three the

better will be basically against the rough per se ok thank you for taking some time to be with us pepe escobar wanted for asia times online thanks for joining us thank you. russia's third richest man has sensationally quit as leader of the party he's founded and headed for just three months billionaire mikhail prokhorov stunned right cause party members meeting in moscow saying he was out while criticizing russian politics but he's cut that he not going to reports from moscow. the ambitions plan of the right course party which was to gain some fifteen percent of the vote clashed over some far more modest political for costs and reality is now the broker of has left the party will hardly make it into dumont but we all have to understand that program has very good p.r. himself in dealing with john lewis and this is what we witnessed today we all remember that he's not afraid to be are we remember how he made it to they had lines international headlines in two thousand and seven when he was arrested by french police in coeur chevelle on suspicion that he arranged prostitutes for russia's border g

times correspondent pepe escobar says the shield is in danger of keeping iran in check because it poses no threat to the u.s. . some of the best strategy is military strategists in the world already russia and they know that iran first of all they don't have the capital it's just to attack iran even if they wanted to number two they may be a very hard core regime but they're not suicidal so this excuse against ahmadinejad or against it how many from a part of the u.s. is absolutely ridiculous do you know it's basically the shield is against russia and it's eventually i guess china as well as if china or russia would have any interest in trying to undermine the european union which are excellent markets for bowls and where they sell most of their products in the case of china. many more of the week's top stories still to come this hour including the launch of iran's first nuclear power plant. built by russia it is the first operational nuclear power station in the region developing working at forty percent capacity. and a clash of the tycoon t.v. debate gets to russian billionaires hot u

building a joint shield instead but the suggestion that nathan's declined a few times correspondent pepe escobar told us the shield isn't danger keeping iran in check because it poses no threat to the u.s. some of the best strategists military strategists in the world very russia and they know that iran first of all they don't have the capabilities to attack europe even if he wanted to number two the me the a very hard core regime but they're not suicidal psaltis excuse against them or it is that. part of the us is absolutely ridiculous do you know it's the zyklon the sure is against russia. eventually i guess china as well as if china or russia will have any interest in trying to undermine the european union which are excellent the markets for balls and where they sell most of what their products in the case of china. coming up this hour the middle east first nuclear power plant rounds russians. ready working a forty percent capacity and set to go full speed ahead by the end of the year got more about them coming up. while italy pulled a major budget cuts one rural community fed up with the nat

voiced concern at the shield may upset europe's delicate military balance investigative journalist pepe escobar thinks moscow has a right to be worried. some of the best strategists military strategists in the world are in russia and they know that iran first of all they don't have the cap abilities to attack iran even if they wanted to number two they may be a very hard core regime but they're not suicidal so this excuse again is to ahmadinejad or against that ayatollah how many from the part of the u.s. is absolutely ridiculous and they know it's basically the shield is against russia and eventually i guess china as well as if china or russia will to have any interest in trying to undermine the european union which are excellent markets for bowls and where they sell most of their products in the case of china. stay with us here on r t still to come the historic launch of iran's first nuclear power plant the russian built care facility has successfully wired up to iran's national grid to deal with and with a deal to send spent fuel abroad so it can't be used to make atomic weapons plus. so str

although no joint initiative is planned they've agreed to do what they can asia times correspondent pepe escobar says the blocks seizing an opportunity to gain a political full hold within the international monetary fund and what the brics want is more participation at the i.m.f. . some numbers are essential. europe is still the largest economy in the world around twenty four percent of global g.d.p. and the greeks they are at twenty one percent in rice but in terms of the i.m.f. gloats greeks have eleven percent in western europe have slowly two percent so if europe wants some help from the i.m.f. and if the brics several more see the larger holders of the i.m.f. you can see for instance china brazil or india putting more money where they are more or stakeholders at the i.m.f. and then does the i.m.f. distribute this dismally to european countries that this is not going to happen to morrow or even next year even. this or a reform of the i.m.f. which is before. guess what the europeans and the americans. have a scar there as well for further analysis of the global economic outlook let's cross to

proposed building a joint children scare and suggestion that nato declined asia times correspondent pepe escobar says the shield isn't aimed at keeping iran in check because it poses no threat to. some of the best strategists military strategists in the world very russia and they know that he run first of all they don't have to catholic religious to attack iran even if he wanted to number two he may be a very hard core region but they're not suicidal so this excuse a guest. or a gives their family from a part of the west is absolutely ridiculous and do you know it's these if the shoe is against russia. eventually i guess china as well as if china or russia would have any interest in trying to undermine the european union which are excellent markets for poles and what they saw most of their products in the case of china. many more of the week's top stories still to come this hour including the launch of iran's first nuclear power plant. built by russia it is the first operational nuclear power station in the region and is already working in forty percent of capacity. and. tired of the public spen

proposed building a joint a shield instead a suggestion nato declined asia times correspondent pepe escobar says the shield isn't doing that keeping iran in check because it poses no threat to the u.s. . some of the best strategists military strategists in the world every russia and they know that iran sure struggles they don't have the capital villages to attack iran even if they wanted to number two they may be a very hard core region but they're not sure which side will see this excuse against it or against it how many from a part of the us is absolutely ridiculous do you know it's basically to show. use against russia and eventually i guess china as well as if china or russia need to have any interest in trying to undermine the european union leaders are excellent markets for bowls and where they sell most of their products in the case of china. and there's a lot more to come for you this hour including the middle east first nuclear power plant iran's russian build their facility it's already working at a point eight percent of capacity and set to go full speed ahead by the end of the y

joint initiative has been planned they have agreed to do what they can educate as correspondent pepe escobar says but blocks seizing an opportunity to gain a political foothold within the international monetary fund what the brics want is more participation at the i.m.f. . some numbers are essential. europe is still the largest economy in the world around twenty four percent of global g.d.p. and the brics they are at really want percent in rice but in terms of the i.m.f. thoughts two greeks have eleven percent in western europe have thirty two percent so if europe wants some help from the i.m.f. and if the brics have to work more see the logic alters the i.m.f. you can see for instance china and brazil or india police more money be i.m.f. the other more holders are the i.m.f. and then there's the i.m.f. distributors just money to european countries but this is not going to happen tomorrow or even next year even though the imply of visceral reform of the i.m.f. which is before but i guess what the europeans and the americans part of your father analysis of the analysis rather of the global ec

the truth behind the action to get some perspective on this i spoke to asia times correspondent pepe escobar as the u.s. continues to throw its support behind revolution makers i asked him to give me his take on at the current state of foreign affairs here's what he had to say. well it's the hypocrisy of the very young twenty first century of course if you are. shiites much of your it because it's free and you have a military base and then the country by ray alternately no intervention if you have a dictator that it's been relatively friendly to the west but not to independence and he has loads of oil and he sits in the strategic northern africa then the country libya then you get nato intervention if you have a country in the middle east that opals with israel and has a russian military base in the mediterranean name the country syria your next so this is this is how it works it depends on the degree of independence of the dictator if it's one of our bastards but if it's a bastard that we can rely on that was not the case with gaddafi and if everything is geared towards the pentagon's full