well for more on this let's now cross live to richard spencer he's a us based journalist joining us there on his web cam in the usa thanks so much for being with us well we've been getting conflicting reports from the rebels over the situation there in tripoli for almost two days now how credible is the anti gadhafi coalition do you think. i think it's incredible i think would be us as accomplish is to establish a coming civil war in libya which we have financed we will be and we will have trained a number of the people who will be killing one another actually what i've heard reports that in the months since the united states going to vault in march that actually some of the rebels were calling in air strikes on one another so clearly they are preparing themselves for power among them and you know there are obviously some bigger things that play with what the united states might want from this but it's very clear i think we shouldn't be naive children and think that these rebels are these nice little folks who want democracy and freedom and mcdonald's this is clearly a chance for them to

and that was brian becker national coordinator for the answer coalition as well as richard spencer executive director at the national policy institute. well according to the united nations more than twenty two hundred people have been killed in syria in the last six months largely a result of the recent crackdown on anti-government protesters the president there ashara five says his regime is not in danger at all that syria is doing just fine so our view correspondent reassign otieno went there to find out how safe it really is. during the first part of our journey the road looked quite normal surprisingly so for a war torn country the way to hama goes through forms the city where activists have been reporting dozens of civilians last over the last few months of violence. the closer we get to the street the more dramatic history becomes checkpoints appear along the highway. and while later our carcasses are with the military conquering the troops apparently returning to a nearby base after the invasion in homs officially over they stop but not for long . at the entrance to hama all the cars.

do that i've got national coordinator for the answer coalition brian becker here in studio and richard spencer the executive director at the national policy institute who's in whitefish montana and brian let's talk let's start with you here first so much to talk about when we think about winners and losers but just with intervention and i know president obama said time and time again this was in in the name of human rights were human rights protected as a result of nato intervention you know this is the grossest violation of human rights i mean whenever the united states or britain or france the colonizers been in slavers of africa intervene in africa or the middle east or anywhere they assign their mission a noble cause to protect freedom to protect democracy to protect civilians in the case of resolution one hundred seventy three but this is a longstanding policy of the u.s. government to overthrow the government of libya the country that possesses as you've said before the largest oil reserves in all of africa it has nothing to do with human rights and in fact when you bomb was triply when

they are attacking the town of that's just west of tripoli with missiles and tanks journalist richard spencer says that even if the rebels do take control of the country civil war is imminent i think would be us as accomplish is to establish a coming civil war in libya which we have financed we will be here we will have trained number of the people who will be killing one another we shouldn't be naive children and think that these rebels are these nice little folks who want democracy and freedom and mcdonald's this is clearly a chance for them to keep our enemy in action revenge against north enemy but mainly for them to be in control and they're going to be fighting with each other for control after the next months in years. and on our website we are asking what you think a way to live you have if the rebels do assume power that's right now most of you think it will be nothing more than an oil rich colony for nato members around a fifth fear the country will be torn apart by a power struggle fifteen percent think that little will change with one dictatorship or another and only four percent

turn away as richard spencer says there's another war raging in libya mounts between the rebels over hold be in charge after the gadhafi regime falls i think would be us as accomplish is to establish a calming civil war in libya which we have financed we will be and we will have trained number of the people who will be killing one another. children and think that these rebels are these nice little folks who want democracy and freedom and mcdonald's this is clearly a chance for them to gain power and maybe get some revenge against north enemy but mainly for them to be in control and they're going to be fighting with each other. for the next months and years. coming up on r t we are on storm watch the city that never sleeps braves tropical storm i. as it sweeps up the u.s. east coast swing through the big apple. the russian government has ordered a major shake up of the country's space agency after the loss of yet another unmanned mission a progress resupply craft failed to reach the international space station and burned up in the earth's atmosphere but six crew members aboard the aye

journalist richard spencer says there's another war raging in leaving and that's between the rebels are that will be in charge after the khadafi regime falls i think would be us as accomplish is to establish a coming civil war in libya which we have financed we will be a trained number of the people who will be cheering one another we shouldn't be. children and think that these rebels are these nice little folks who want democracy and freedom and mcdonald's this is clearly a chance for them to gain power and maybe get in action revenge against all the enemy but mainly for them to be in control and they're going to be fighting with each other. for the next months in yours. coming up in a little while we'll storm watch that never lying low as a tropical storm irene so we thought the u.s. east coast turning streets of the big apple and many other places into everybody's . prime minister vladimir putin has ordered every view and improvements to russia's space industry after yet another unmanned spacecraft crashed on wednesday the progress has blasted all with cargo for the crew of the inter

retreat from the compound was topical and promised a fight to the death activist and journalist richard spencer says that even if rebels take control of the country civil war is imminent i think with the us as accomplices to a stout worship coming civil war in libya which we have financed we will be and we will have trained number of the people who will be cheering one another who shouldn't be naive children and think that these rebels are these nice little folks who want democracy and freedom and mcdonald's this is clearly a chance for them to keep our in the media in action revenge against north enemy but mainly for them to be in control and they're going to be fighting with each other for control up for the next months and years meantime the pentagon says it's one of the insights known to contain its stockpiles of colonel gadhafi chemical weapons including uranium dust approach embassy spokesman also says its agents are ready to secure their depots but james corporate a member of the center for research on globalization questions why libya's new government is being sidelined in the rush. per

suggesting they're attacking the town of marjah lot west of tripoli missiles attainments journalist richard spencer says that even if the rebels take control of the contrary civil war is imminent i think would be us as accomplish is to establish a coming civil war in libya which we have financed we will be we will have trained a number of the people who will be killing one another. children and think that these rebels are these nice little folks who want democracy and freedom and mcdonald's this is clearly a chance for them to gain power but then maybe get. revenge against nor the enemy but mainly for them to be in control and they're going to be fighting with each other for control for the next months in yours. on our website r t dot com we're asking what you think awaits levy if the rebels assume power let's take a look inside both now well as we can see most of our viewers think it will be nothing more than just an oil rich colony for a nato members around a fifth of the country will be torn apart by a power struggle sixty percent think that little will change with one dictatorship swath four an

month ago about his resistance against nato is defending syria and iran as well and journalist richard spencer has told me that the other war going on in libya is between rebels fighting for power when gadhafi is gone. but i think would be us as accomplish is to establish a coming civil war in libya which we help finance we will be a trained number of the people who will be killing one another. children and think that these rebels who. want democracy and freedom and mcdonalds this is clearly. our. nor the enemy but mean we put them to be in control and they're going to be fighting with each other. for the next months and years in other developments the u.k. is reportedly authorized to clamp to start operation to aid the assault on tripoli covert intelligence agents were allegedly inserted into libya to coordinate rebels actions during the push and more u.k. military personnel are said to be on the standby in the mediterranean bennett has more on this in london it seems the british did have a big hand in all of this than it originally let on the press here today reporting that a whole team of i

meanwhile journalist richard spencer says that there is a nother war going on in libya and that's between the rebels who is going to be in charge after the gadhafi regime falls i think would be us as accomplish is to establish a calming civil war in libya which we have financed we will be and we will have trained a number of the people who will be killing one another. children and think that these rebels are these nice little folks who want democracy and and freedom. mcdonald's this is clearly a chance for them to gain power that they may be dead in acts of revenge against an old enemy but mainly for them to be in control and they're going to be fighting with each other for control for the next months in yours. foreign forces may have played a bigger role in the rebels' assault on triple even just support from the air u.k. intelligence agency and security services were reportedly secretly inserted into libya to coordinate rebel action during the push more u.k. military personnel are said to be on standby in the mediterranean. bennett has more . it seems the british did have a bigger hand

month ago about his resistance against nato is defending syria and iran as well and journalist richard spencer tells me that the other war going on in libya is between rebels fighting for power when gadhafi is gone. i'm sorry about that clearly we have lost the sound on that we'll try and bring you that had a little later meanwhile the u.k. is reportedly authorized a clandestine operation to aid the assault on tripoli covert intelligence agents were allegedly inserted into libya to coordinate rebels actions during the push and more u.k. military personnel are said to be on standby in the mediterranean bennett has more on this. well again i'm sorry we seem to be having a few sound problems at the moment. we will again try to bring vats from all over ben a little bit later but i do apologize let's continue now with the events in tripoli there may still be fighting there at the moment but the new government is wasting little time in setting up its future cash flow european oil giants given the go ahead by rebel officials are already begun moving in with italian company any which had close ties to

are typing in the town of agile that just west of tripoli with missiles and tanks journalist richard spencer says that even if the rebels do take control of the country civil war is and i think would be us as accomplices to a stud worse shape coming civil war in libya which we have financed we will be as we will have trained our number of people who will be cheering one another who shouldn't be naive children and think that these rebels are these nice little folks who want democracy and freedom and mcdonald's this is clearly a chance for them to keep our in the media in action rigid and she can snore the enemy that mean we put them to be in control and they're going to be fighting with each other. after the next months in yours. on our website we're asking what you think awaits libya if the rebels do assume power you know the numbers are right now here on r t most of you think there will be nothing more than just oil rich colonies going to nato members around a fifth fear the country will be torn apart by a power struggle fifteen percent think that little will change whatever but one that di

suggesting you're attacking the tattles aijalon west of tripoli was missiles and tanks girdles richard spencer says that even use the rebel state control of the country civil war is imminent. i think would be us as accomplish is to establish a coming civil war in libya which we have financed we will be and we will have trained number of people who will be killing one another. children and think that these rebels are these nice little folks who want democracy and freedom and. this is clearly a chance for them to gain power but maybe get it in action revenge against an old enemy and we put them to be in control and they're going to be fighting with each other for control of the next months in yours. well we are conducting a poll on our website and asking our viewers what you think a waste if the rebels assume power let's take a look at the cycle there well most of the viewers think so far it will be nothing more than just an oil rich colony for nato members around to face the fear of the country will be torn apart by a power struggle sixteen percent think that little will change with one dictato

suggesting they're attacking the town of aijalon west of tripoli with missiles and tanks journalist richard spencer says that even if the rebels take control of the country civil war is imminent i think would be us has accomplished is to establish a coming civil war in libya which we have financed we will be we will have trained a number of the people who will be killing one another. children and think these rebels are these nice little folks who want democracy and freedom and. this is clearly a chance for them to keep our butt and maybe get it in action revenge against an old enemy but mean we could them to be in control and they're going to be fighting with each other for control of the next months and years. and there on our website r t the dot com we are conducting a poll and asking what you think of weight if the rebels powerless now take a look at the side. well most of you think it will be nothing more than just and will reach colony for a needle members around to face the country will be torn apart by a power struggle sixteen percent think that little will change with blind dictatorship swa

claims his retreat from the compound was tactical and promised to fight to the death journalist richard spencer says that even if the rebels take control of the country civil war is imminent i think would be us as accomplish is to establish a coming civil war in libya which we have financed we will be here we will have trained a number of the people who will be killing one another we shouldn't be naive children and think that these rebels are these nice little folks who want democracy and freedom and mcdonald's this is clearly a chance for them to gain our bit and maybe that in fact some revenge against north enemy but mainly for them to be in control and they're going to be fighting with each other for control for the next months in yours. meantime the pentagon says it's monitoring sites known to contain stockpiles of colonel gadhafi chemical weapons it's feared terrorist cells and militants could raid the arsenals which allegedly include tonnes of uranium dust more of this and are joined by james corbett a member of the center for research on globalization a lie from osaka japan a thank you f

suggesting they're attacking the town of large lot west of tripoli with missiles and tanks journalist richard spencer says that even if the rebels take in troll the country civil war is imminent i think would be us accomplish is to establish a coming civil war in libya which we have financed we will be as we will have trained a number of the people who will be cheering one another. children and these rebels are these nice little folks who want democracy and freedom and donald this is clearly a chance for them to gain our bit and maybe get it in action revenge against all the enemy and we put them to be in control and they're going to be fighting with each other. next months and years on our website we're asking why you think the way sleeve if the rebels assume power let's take a look at the site build their most of our viewers think it will be nothing more than just an oil rich colony for the you know members around this fear of the country will be torn apart by a power struggle sixteen percent think that little will change with one defeat or shift swaps for another and only four percent think that t

spencer. as i was beginning to look at the process that created us, i reread richard dawkins's selfish gene and reread darwin and began to despair that perhaps we were selfish, shortsighted, ruthless entities forged by and a moral and utterly cool process but this man here gave me hope that that may not be the case. alfred russel wallace live the full life guy get the age of 90. at the age of 80 he was still riding and his most important work was published in 1904. that is the title page, man's place in the universe. a study of the result of scientific research in relation to the plurality of world's. very strange title indeed. what this book really is is a summary of his understanding of what the evolutionary mechanisms created. he wasn't like darwin. he wasn't interested in the reduction of science ever more finely in terms of understanding the evolution -- he had done that in 1858. he wanted to know what created and being a holistic thinker his field of endeavor was the entire planet. this book is the foundation of astrobiology. he says this planet is the only living planet. the others where