based shia group has just published a statement calling on the united nations to intervene according to our sources and see. thousands of shia muslims are in danger of massacred by the free syrian army and groups affiliated with them she writes watch has learned from many shia muslims living in the area that the free syrian army has threatened to massacre all the shia in the area unless they flee yet not everybody is scary the way. a sunni syrian and an m a share iraqi have been neighbors and friends for seven years ever since the killing of animals has been forced here to leave iraq they say we want freedom what freedom do you want in syria mosques you have girls with their heads covered and girls with their heads uncovered you have christians sunni's and shiites and they say they want freedom but is this the way to treat your country when you want freedom but iraqis know better than anyone else how relentless and how damaging the foreign quest for freedom would be some of our t.v. reporting from damascus in syria. still to come for you here in the program on r t catching a glimpse

bush decided to bomb sunni iraq not shia iran giving shia ahmadinejad a heck of a lot more influence in the middle east and taking out sunni saddam hussein iran's biggest enemy against whom they fought a multi year war that cost them both billions of dollars and killed over a million people so some people are saying that the ten million dollar gift to rove is payback from shia iran for all the great things rove and bush did for them against the sunni muslims in addition some people are saying that the ten million dollar donation to karl rove has some strings attached that if romney wins or the republicans take the senate then all those sanctions president obama put on shia iran would immediately be lifted and we might even go after another sunni run country that iran doesn't like just like bush took out sunni run a rack and flipped it over to shia rule and some people are saying that all the aggressive bomb iran talk coming from mitt romney is just a show and the behind closed doors mitt and mahmoud are best friends here we have ten or even twenty million dollars anonymously handed o

has threatened to massacre all the shia in the area unless they flee yet not everybody is scary the way. a sunni syrian and an m a share iraqi have been neighbors and friends for seven years ever since the killing of animals has been forced here to leave iraq they say we want freedom what freedom do you want in syria mosques they have girls with their heads covered and girls with their heads uncovered you have christians sunni's in shiites they say they want freedom but is this the way to treat your country when you want freedom but iraqis know better than anyone else how relentless and how damaging the foreign quest for freedom would be on the boycott r.t. reporting from damascus in syria and it is coming to life in the heart of moscow still ahead for you in this hour of war for some show time for others. is something that you want to see some oh i know we too are in or we might not be present but there is an attraction to see the thing that actually occupies the media that we report why a vantage point on the israeli border with syria has now become a tourist attraction for many o

has threatened to massacre all the shia in the area unless they flee yet not everybody is scary the way. a sunni syrian and an m. a share. raqi have been neighbors and friends for seven years ever since the killing of animals has been forced here to leave iraq they say we want freedom what freedom do you want in syria you have mosques we have girls with their heads covered and girls with their heads uncovered we have christians sunni's in she ides they say they want freedom but is this the way to treat your country when you want freedom but iraqis know better than anyone else how relentless and how damaging the foreign quest for free there would be on the boycott r.t. reporting from damascus in syria. still ahead for you this hour war for some time for others it's really something that you want to see some. might not be preserved but there isn't a fraction to see the very factually. we report why a vantage point on the israeli border with syria has become a tourist attraction for money on camera. over in saudi arabia the royal family has stepped up its crackdown on protesters as rio

has threatened to massacre all the shia in the area unless they flee yet not everybody is scary the way. a sunni syrian and an m a share iraqi have been neighbors and friends for seventy. years ever since the killing of animals has been forced here to leave iraq they say we want freedom what freedom do you want in syria mosques they have girls with their heads covered and girls with their heads uncovered you have christians sunni's in shiites they say they want freedom but is this the way to treat your country when you want freedom but iraqis know better than anyone else how relentless and how damaging the foreign quest for freedom could be next on the boycott r t reporting from damascus in syria and we are coming to you live from the heart of moscow where still to come in the program catching a glimpse of the killing in syria. get back to occupies the media now it's like you feel you are in the center of stuff tourists flock to the israeli occupied golan heights to get a peek of the deadly action across the border those details coming your way just a just a few minutes on. plus a p

has threatened to massacre all the shia in the area unless they flee yet not everybody is scary the way. a sunni syrian and an m a share iraqi have been neighbors and friends for seven years ever since the killing of animals has been forced here to leave iraq they say we want freedom what freedom do you want in syria mosques we have girls with their heads covered and girls with their heads uncovered we have christians sunni's in shiites they say they want freedom but is this the way to treat your country when you want freedom but iraq is no better than anyone else how relentless and how damaging the foreign quest for freedom would be on the boycott r.t. reporting from damascus in syria. on friday saudi arabia unleashed its police on protesters who have been demanding reforms and and to discrimination activists say around fourteen demonstrators were injured after officers used tear gas and live ammunition a number of them also detained earlier this month the saudi government had to deploy troops to the country's oil rich eastern province which is mostly populated by shia muslims they

has threatened to massacre all the shia in the area unless they flee yet not everybody is scary the way. a sunni syrian and an m a share iraqi have been neighbors and friends for seven years ever since the killing of animals has been forced here to leave iraq. it is never said who love each other like sisters and i will remain in syria no matter what in this country there are mosques in nightclubs there are sunni and shia there are christians in bombay leavers everybody is free to choose for themselves and it should stay like that but iraqis know better than anyone else how relentless and how damaging the foreign quest for freedom would be on the boycott r.t. reporting from damascus in syria. the situation in syria and whether it's now at a tipping point is the focus of today's cross talk coming up later today here on r.t. and here's a quick look at what's ahead. syria threatens no one syria. or in country which is going on is not an uprising it's not a revolution it's not a civil war the i.c.r.c. was paid eight million dollars by washington. to laurie is your lie change internation

has threatened to massacre all the shia in the area unless they flee yet not everybody is scary the way. a sunni syrian and an m a share iraqi have been neighbors and friends for seven years ever since the killing of animals has been forced here to leave iraq they say we want freedom what freedom do you want in syria mosques they have girls with their heads covered and girls with their heads uncovered you have christians sunni's in shiite and they say they want freedom but is this the way to treat your country when you want freedom but iraqis know better than anyone else how relentless and how damaging the foreign quest for freedom would be. on the boycott r.t. reporting from damascus in syria syria's opposition says thousands of government troops have been moved to the country's commercial hub of aleppo the city has been plagued by fierce street battles for almost a week now since the rebels moved in from the outskirts of whose money is to catch up by phone with a reporter who is currently in the city. from the many police centers in the city by the opposition members of. syrian fr

based shia group has just published a statement calling on the united nations to intervene according to our sources in . thousands of shia muslims are in danger of massacred by the free syrian army and groups affiliated with them she rights watch has learned from many shia muslims living in the area that the free syrian army has threatened to massacre all the shia in the area unless they flee yet not everybody is scary the way. a sunni syrian and a share iraqi have been neighbors and friends for seven years ever since the killing of animals has been forced here to leave iraq. the seven percent who love each other like sisters and i will remain in syria no matter what in this country there are mosques in nightclubs there are sunni and shia there are christians and nonbelievers everybody is free to choose for themselves and she stayed like that but iraqis know better than anyone else how relentless and how damaging the foreign quest for freedom would be on the boycott r.t. reporting from damascus in syria. well the situation in syria and whether it's now at a tipping point is the focus

the christian community in syria thousands of christians were driven out of their towns and villages shia muslims a minority in the country they make up thirteen percent also targeted by armed sunni radicals who represent a majority of the armed opposition minorities are killed as we saw in houla and driven out there is a town in syria called home market right now it is controlled by militants and there are basically no local residents left in hama they have either been killed or fled the city and in this situation the so-called friends of syria and hillary clinton tell us that the armed opposition is fighting for democracy the armed opposition is not fighting for democracy they are fighting for dictatorship and it will be a dictatorship of the forces that they are trying to bring to power to replace assad it's clear by now that it has nothing to do with democracy we can draw this conclusion from the way this armed opposition is acting they don't want any negotiations that will they don't want to comply with the amount plan they don't want to create a transitional government they don't wa

deterrent against an attack on iran is the great fear that the shia populations especially across the region will rise up and will attack western interests in the region and now we see in bahrain and saudi arabia attacks on the shia population there so this and this is why the army has been. in my view this is trying to prevent the shear from being in any position to to weaken the shear to bring them in a position to respond effectively and so they're to with a run in the event of an attack on that country. coming up in a few minutes credit to wiki leaks with a win over funding. to preemptively cut off the finances of a company that has not been found guilty of any crime i think is a very very bad and my whistle blower triumph in its first battle against us credit card giants which blocks public donations to the website. and detainees problems with mind bending drugs the pentagon report shows inmates in secret foreign prisons were interrogated while under the influence of chemical. campaign groups funded from abroad will face tougher scrutiny in russia other countries the lower house

population because a real deterrent against an attack on iran is the great fear that the shia populations especially across the region will rise up and will attack western interests in the region and now we see in bahrain and saudi arabia attacks on the shia population there so this this is why the army's but in my view this is trying to prevent the shear from being in any position to to weaken the shear to provide a position to respond effectively in solidarity with the run in the event of an attack on that country. because we are in a few minutes here on our credit to wiki leaks with a win over funding. to preemptively cut off the finances of a company that has not been found guilty of any crime i think is a very very bad. p.r. my whistleblower triumph in its first battle against the u.s. credit card which public donations. campaign groups from funded i should say from abroad will face tougher scrutiny in russia as part of the mint has given the green light to a bill forcing such organizations to register as foreign agents. following the story in the state duma you bore was there much d

deterrent against an attack on iran is the great fear that the shia populations especially across the region will rise up and will attack western interests in the region and now we see in bahrain and saudi arabia attacks on the shia population there so this and this is why the army's pick my view this is trying to prevent the shear from being in any position to to weaken the shear to provide a position to respond effectively and so there are two with a run in the event of an attack on that country. coming up in a few minutes credit to weaken leaks for the winner of the funding. to them to really cut off. of a company who has not been found guilty of any crime i think is a very very bad of. the online whistleblower triumphs and it's fronts the battle against the u.s. credit card giants which blocked public donations to the web site. also later today and rivaling paraguayan scoop the country's deposed leader tells us he left her void he's people's blood should stay with us for the president's first major interview since his ouster. thousands of british troops are being drafted in to fil

cleric a shia minority claims it's being persecuted in saudi arabia something riyadh denies it so the first time there have been deaths at protests in the country and many activists are thrown behind bars political analyst professor ibrahim says we are this far from the ideology it's trying to preach well so that rabia is not on the supplying arms it's also financing the western backed insurgency and syria and it has its long arm playing games in other places including lebanon and several countries in the gulf as well so so the policy and. as extremely supportive of western aims especially in the games in the arab homeland i think it's really funny of that they said speak about is so-called dictatorship in syria when you know if we apply the same measures to so that. the elections or having the front political parties or a free press or you name up we find that so that. far behind syria and many other countries and that aids and. a series of taliban bombing and shooting attacks across afghanistan is killed over three dozen people including children and the past two days on sunday six

population because a real deterrent against an attack on iran is the great fear that the shia populations especially across the region will rise up and will attack western interests in the region and now we see in bahrain and saudi arabia attacks on the shia population there so this this is why the army's big concern in my view this is trying to prevent the sheer from being in any position to to weaken the sheer to bring them in a position to respond effectively in solidarity with the run in the event of an attack on that country. this is coming up in a few moments credit to weaken links with a win over funding. to preemptively cut off the finances of a company who has not been found guilty of any crime i think is a very very bad omen the online whistleblower triumphs in its files the banks were going to do us credit card drivers which blocked public donations to the website. rabbiting current widescreen the country's deposits leader tells r.t. to avoid his people's bloodshed president's first major interview since his ousting is here at ten thirty am g.m.t. . thousands of british troops

also in terms of kind of repressing and keeping down and disempowering the shia population because a real deterrent against an attack on iran is the great fear that the shia populations especially across the region will rise up and will attack western interests in the region and now we see in bahrain and saudi arabia attacks on the shia population there so this this is why the army's been been sent in in my view this is trying to prevent the shear from being in any position to to weaken the shear to prevent and be in a position to respond effectively and so they're to with a run in the event of an attack on that country. coming up in a few minutes credit to wiki leaks that was the winner of the funding. to preemptively cart off but. of a company that has not been found guilty of any crime i think is a very very bad omen. the online whistleblower triumphs and it's found in boston against the u.s. credit card china's which blocked public donations to the web site. also an unraveling paraguayan screw the country's proceeded turns out he allowed to avoid his people's blog the president's

they're military police, shias, ordinary people. but essentially al qaeda says it is coming back. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: the world got a look today at the man who allegedly gunned down scores of people in aurora, colorado, on friday. he appeared at his initial court hearing as police pieced together what led up to the assault in a movie theater. >> please be seatedded. ifill: it was the first time he had been seen publicly since friday's shootings, and james holmes cut a bizarre figure. his hair dyed bright orange, his eyes

arabia with more protests planned after two activists were killed at a rally over the around other shia minority cleric. un peace envoy to syria kofi annan wants security council to take a tougher stance and warns both the government and the opposition of consequences if there is no ceasefire as the people suffer from the law plus more. live from our studios in central moscow you're watching r t with me and he said now it's good to have you with us four pm here in the russian capital now in his first major interview since he was ousted paraguay's former president fernando lugo has told r.t. he was forced out after the opposition threatened widespread violence if you didn't go several trade groups have suspended the country's membership following lugo's impeachment isolating south american nation and each account reports. many describe what happened in pair of wires a quick and quiet revolution the country's democratically elected president was voted out of office by the parliament in a trial which lasted a few hours for poor performance as the opposition said paraguayans neighbors in la

festival -- celebrate a shia festival. a state press agency reports long-range missiles -- coinciding with the beginning of an eu oil embargo aimed at putting pressure on iraq over its nuclear program. australia and indonesia have agreed to work together on combating people smuggling. the australian prime minister met with the indonesian president in darwin. in the past two weeks, around 100 people drowned when two boats carrying suspected asylum seekers sunk. chinese authorities have agreed to halt the construction of a copper plant following protests over its environmental impact. photographs on the internet appear to show tens of thousands of people demonstrating against the plant in sichuan province. media reports in hong kong say it turned violent after protesters clashed with anti- riot police. joining me from beijing is the bbc's martin patien. nce. social networking seemed to play a key part in this protests. >> is certainly played a key part in the fact that we know about it. we've seen hundreds of these types of