screwed syria big the new libya europe and the u.s. consider sanctions response to a call of an often deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters. prime minister vladimir putin hits the use of force in conflict all nations saying politicians are not practicing what they preach. protection or violation the french government puts all the soldiers on the streets to protest against terrorism but some members of the public say they feel targeted and spied on. and on to focus is on the north caucuses to find out why it's become a hot spot for terrorists using is an attempt to turn young muslims into extremists . planned business out these speaks exclusively to the president of. get up about the company's plans to develop the arctic shelf in russia so missed the interview to around twenty two minutes time. international news live from our studios here in central moscow this is artsy where it's just past nine pm in the russian capital and the syrian army is sending in more tanks and reinforcements as part of a crackdown against antigovernme

interest in syria's future. well according to syria i think the european union and most specifically the united states already interested in to achieving group with peace process that it would transform into a series of peace treaties between israel and its growth environment and that is why i think the united states has understood and still understand that for example when it comes to syria and sharon less that seems a better alive in any other agenda because we had in the recent past that struck some in direct negotiations between the syrians and the israelis so if we move to another scenario and if we had to talk all at the whole of or about being sorry the british are less tense regime the problem we. did i dream that you could be a radical after next year and in business i'm not sure the united states and its western allies and i could be able to come to a global peace process did with both or turn into a resolution of these rainy placed in concrete and the creation of what experienced the. middle east expe

arch nemesis israel syria syria isn't the same as libya geopolitically we've always realized that syria is iran's springboard in its fight against israel this is why it will eventually make a powerful sunni jesica impact on iran's positions this brings us back to the question what country will follow syria it events in syria progress according to the libyan scenario we will probably see a similar developments in iran unfortunately patti's iran will repeat the syrian scenario. iranian ships have dropped anchor in syrian poor its enormous proximity to tel aviv with damascus crippled by crisis iran me lose its footing in the region this is again a continuation of the idea that you use the international machinery to achieve your national objectives under the pretext that you are actually trying to protect human rights should the u.s. allies decide to go through with a habit of meddling in aiding revolutionary forces in the region the result may be catastrophic if there is foreign intervention in syria yes iran's intervention in response that is a definite and very real possibility just as m

could syria be the new libya europe and the u.s. consider sanctions in response to a violent and often deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters. prime minister vladimir putin heads out of the use of force in conflicts all nations saying politicians are not practicing what they preach. and protection violations the french government puts on soldiers on the streets to protect against terrorism but some members of the public say they feel targeted and spied on. international news live from our studios here in central moscow this is r.t. we're just past eleven pm in the russian capital in the syrian army is sending in more tanks and reinforcements as part of a crackdown against anti-government protesters in the south among the u.n. is urging an investigation into the government violence washington is pushing for sanctions somebody the west may be gearing up for yet another intervention as. has been finding out. but what if human rights groups at least four hundred civilians have been killed in the last month of violence in the cou

-- between religions in syria. >> churches in syria cancel the traditional easter procession. they prefer to keep a low profile. there is no sign of hostilities from the muslim majority but there is nervousness nonetheless. they can find other examples of persecution in the region. >> there are signs of hostility from iraq and egypt. i do believe that this phenomena exist elsewhere in the arab world. >> some in the german syrian community hope for a respite -- hope for a revolution. they have a sense of anxiety for their loved ones back home. >> that has been our "in depth," report thank you for watching.

you know internal peace in syria but having said that . i think we need to say there were also countries that were more as vocal supporters of action against the syrian government as those enthusiastic nations and i think the united states was actually part of their group and then russia was part of the group that said there's no clear danger there's no be a threat to national security so we need not to intervene in this particular situation so i don't think there was a reason to see any deep divisions among u.n. security council members or certainly seems as one council members are not as united as they were when it came to the issue of libya but right now you know they're trying to pass an official condemnation against syria if and when that eventually does get past if it is passed could be the next step to implementing another u.n. resolution like the one nine seven three for the no fly zone that ultimately ended up with nato and western a military intervention could we see that in syria. well at this stage i think it's very doubtful th

has some friends within the regime in libya and syria has some supporters within syria some supporters within the region and certainly i think the intervention of the west in syria if it's going to go down the same line as it has started in libya i think that would be very disadvantageous to the west and to the security of the region i think it will be a hindrance rather than a help even though everybody is claiming that they are stopping the killing but if you if we go down the line of following what we've done in libya i know fly zone and the rest of the measures and indeed if we begin to resistance within these countries this is literally just having more trouble in the region rather than resolving it more trouble in the region are you perhaps implying that this unrest could spread to iran that iran could be drawn into this particularly if we see the instability occurring in syria well certainly the region is full of sports and dictators whether they are. kings all of the presidents or republics everybody there is total absence of freedom in the. middle of. the west then really the

washington is now claiming that iran is helping syria oppress protesters what's different about syria about the protest music in both cases really know for a fact there. are states government was supporting opposition groups and so it's only those two countries where they are to has an interest in intervening t.v. ron has been a longstanding alliance with syria in this strategically important region right next to iran's arch nemesis israel. syria isn't the same as libya geopolitically we've always belies that syria is iran's springboard in its fight against israel this is why it will eventually make a powerful sunni jesica impact on iran's positions but this brings us back to the question what country will follow syria if it vents in syria progress according to the libyan scenario we will probably see a similar developments in iran unfortunately that is iran will repeat the syrian scenario iranian ships have dropped anchor in syrian ports in numerous books and take to tel aviv but the mask is crippled by a crisis iran may lose its footing in the region this is again a continuation of

has some supporters within syria. the region and certainly i think the intervention of the west in syria if it's going to go down the same line has started in libya i think that would be very disadvantageous to the west and to the security of the region i think it will be a hindrance rather than a help even though everybody is claiming that they're stopping the killing but if you if we go down the line of following what we've done in libya i fly zone and the rest of the measures and indeed if we begin to resistance within these countries this is literally just planting more trouble in the region resolving the west is gunning for iran and for other regimes and the region in particular syria and i think the next one is going to be also. america's push for democracy in the arab states could see events by a lot of washington's control groups with radical islamic lanes are lining up to fill the power vacuums which are emerging as artie's policy reports the ramifications for america's closest middle east i could be huge. th

in syria. and i have to jump in here i have to jump in here if i want to change had all the oil of the saudi kingdom of course the people who would have a better quality of life in syria i mean this is nothing. you know and the fact actually if you look at the real figures of the saudi kingdom the fact that you have poverty in the saudi kingdom the spiders are you would always wealth if there's a lot about the kind of regime that you have there all right you know and this is that i mean by any standard if you take the women standard which also has been used by western countries i guide states as a pretext in iraq or afghanistan or anything like that well what about the saudi kingdom which is one of the most appalling situation for women in the most of polling probably gone have vanished on earth and when you compare iran to the saudi kingdom here on the then suddenly look as a beacon of democracy ok gentlemen i want to jump in here and i want to change gears here but him i want to go to you wha

of view in syria we're going to work. swapping one dictator for what could be worse if and when radicals come to power they're likely to direct the arms at israel people will be very conscious of the fact that syria is not libya and the fact that if you do decide to intervene in syria you will have knock on effects across the region in iraq and lebanon. there is israel palestine whatever new through it israel might face from an even more hostile arab world emerging from the present instability some experts believe the security of the jewish state is not under any grave threat israel has never been an unsafe place and one of the greatest lies and mother and father of all lies as it relates to the israeli palace own conflict is that israel has been in danger of a violation i detail in the three volumes of my book it is a complete israel's existence is never ever in danger from any combination of arab military force and that is unlikely to change in any foreseeable future. but the fighters on the ground aren't giving up hope

fails to agree on condemning syria's crackdown on anti-government. no decision at the security council as russia warned said should could lead to even more while he calls on cd to find and punish all those responsible for civilian deaths all the details coming up. as the u.s. rushes in with cash and aid for the arab spring it's washington's main ally israel which could feel the impact if the radical islamists worm their way into power. america's economic brain is coming to a close as the world's top financial body predicts china will snatch the lead in just five years. investors are again attracted to gold as the dollar continues to weaken but for this story and moment around twenty minutes time. a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow. the u.n. has failed to agree on the e.u. proposed statement to condemn syria's brutal crackdown on anti-government protest as russia says the syria situation did not constitute a threat to international peace saying the decision could only provoke more violence. that's going off is following the devel

regime in syria that that is going to present an extremely difficult factor for the country syria has never pursued. beyond a rhetorical aggression toward israel a provocative stance as some people who believe they certainly are not of. a mind the. government in syria damascus to launch any any kind of military provocations and israel so. to have a muslim brotherhood as a new regime combined with a similar thing in egypt padds an element which i think some people in washington are mad enough to want to play with an element of destabilization that will sweep from morocco all the way to afghanistan and pakistan and throughout the islamic world in order to create is complete evil in the region number one to control the oil resources that flow both to try and also western europe germany italy and other countries and number two to. take one of the wealthiest regions in the world the center of much of the known world wealth and bring that ultimately under the hands of privatized western companies mainly british and american oil multinational companies and goals and stick training made it cl

and not really extremely optimistic about the scenario in syria. so it's not it's not that easy because precisely as i said there's a basic difference between countries like egypt and tunisia and countries like libya and syria the ruling families in the gulf where the all the state actually and if ever you can imagine anything you know stopping them from crushing the most bloody man or the mass uprising. broad split in the purpose and something leading to some forms of civil war as we have seen in libya and could happen in syria actually if the movement could carry on so i wouldn't be. this is the most the scream this is this is a smokescreen regime wants you to believe beyond the scale that if the if none of us girls know there is no it's six thirty and civil war. on the world is not the end i want to do i want to go to larry i want to go to larry but i mean if if if if we buy that then we get this boiling pot and then we get chaos anyway i mean it's always once it started it was a process that started you really not going to be able to turn it of

no threat to israel from syria and threats in the region is israel remember that the president of syria was involved in peace talks with israel that the united states government didn't like at all so the united states government tried to shut down these peace talks the government of syria although they've been very responsible in terms of human rights in the last few years and very much of it then yes take control which makes it possible for american oil companies can even oil companies for example they also have been an independent voice trying to establish as an outside the world.

the centrality of syria, the importance and stability of syria and so so forth. if you open you'll see it used continually. the question that i pose is really how central is syria? and if it is so central to the region, what is the region going to do with regard to syria? there are two large players in the region beside outside parties. namely the turks and iranians. i would be very -- i'm sure the audience would be interested in the reflections on how the present dynamic may draw them in, what the calculations are, so forth. let me start from one particular situation now. and that is the situation in daraa. over the past few -- that's where it began. and that's where the regime seems to think it could end it. now daraa is -- it's not a village, but it's only 75,000 people. it's not that far from damascus, but it's not -- it's on the border. it's not in the heartland of syria. why is this taken on so much importance and why have they decided to bring in tanks to deal with -- i mean it's horrible enough that when they are shooting people with rifles and machines g

same for me off ruling family for libya and syria actually. i mean you have. these elites if one could call them like they're being i mean only the state. you can hardly hardly see see them leaving the scene you know and leaving behind something very optimistic about the future is going to be potentially has more violence my dream what do you think about that i mean if we have assad and people like this have they learned from the. mistakes would save their fellow good caterers in the region. well i agree with what you've said of course but the other side of this coin is that what's happening in all these countries is one single phenomenon caused by the fall of an idea the idea that a family a dictator a. sort of a dynasty can rule a country using security services and the army and basically. raising any political life and the country. that's redundant and that's what's causing all of that to collapse one after one after the other so so what's different is the circumstances but but the phenomena is more or less the same and in fact before we li

in syria going back. to know what are. you is intervention in syria. was. recruiting u.s. recruiting. i think you're always free across syria. oh it's so course the syrian regime which is not a free regime. regime but even if you don't think is very likely so the response the syrian government response has been very robust this year the city of chicago the risk for its own history would be just as robust right sure has the chicago police with us thrown in can be just as militant just brutal is what's going on by the syrian government to the role people across the country. ok let's look again so let's go back to this theory we're putting forward earlier on about maybe targeting iran i mean if there is the target here how far do you think washington will push its. well i think iran is the end target and the game may be to the link the countries in her hands all of it you've got a sort of core mission amongst syria has a lot who are no running the lebanese government i'm not saying. it's not it's just a unity of sorts we need to wait to see how many police are oh i just well

actually intervene in syria next. and from foe to friend of washington how does this happen well it could all start with a one stop shop make over on k. street. and as russia rockets into space the u.s. chooses the home front over the final frontier we'll take a look at what happened then and the consequences we're seeing now. good afternoon it's tuesday april fifth at four pm here in washington d.c. i'm lauren lyster and you're watching our t.v. get straight to the stories with the announcement yesterday that the obama administration will bring alleged nine eleven plodder collene shaikh mohammed to trial in a military commission at guantanamo bay it is a total about face from last year's announcement that k.s. them would be tried in civilian court in new york city not only a reminder that obama's campaign promise to close get no standalone broken but a defeat for the president who made that case that federal courts are really the best place to try to ease terror suspects now my next guest argues the president caved t

mentions of you ran syria is obviously a strategic ally for iran in the in the region and without syria iran loses there and they're a bridge their language to lebanon and their hit has fallen forces so of course hezbollah would suffer if the syrian regime with the fall and that would be stabilizing iran and weaken its power in the region which would be an obvious benefits in the end all american forces some expert even believe that this stabilize ation is part of the strategy of the west proceeding the region you're seeing with a strategy which includes amongst other points the generalized weakening of the sovereign nation states and sovereign genes in the arab world in order to try to isolate iran even with very few perhaps no friendly countries in the region and that will then leave iraq pretty much alone at least in the arab world and will facilitate further turmoil inside iran although the u.s. secretary of state has ruled out america's involvement in syria for now the country's defense secretary card for the syrian army to quote empower arab revolution and follow the example of eg

also ather councilembe we understand is quite relucta toack syria because syria has a big influence on leban. it's not goingo beasy getting a statent reaction to the violence. and sancons uld be much more difficult >> hundreds ofeoplare trying to fleeisrata. thbrith government has warned sugglin libya is kelyo be a long hall. >> preparing for t fro lines, rebels in ashabia today, some getting to grips with tir gs. nato ipavi the way but here in easternibyathey're not gettg fa natoas de ok, hassan told but we need more to finish colonel gaddafi's foes. but at's not the ndat nato here to prote civilians not to fht t rebel's battles. in the past mohato acraf have flo 464uthorities. of these,606 have been attack missio. targethaveot been hit every ti. but enty of colonel gadda's hardre has been destred lting his advance towd rebels. this was the easpart the tanks and arred rsonnel were clearly visibles th were destroyed early o so f airtrikes he done ougho beat the army but no ougho get him out of offi. thiss the latest footage o e r.f. in action. in rent days it's been hiing targets near

would intervene next in syria. and from libya to the trial of khalid shaikh mohammad a former us gov reads between the lines to expose secrets the government doesn't want you to know it will be juicy as r.t. speaks with jesse ventura. from fota friend of washington how does this not been easy it may involve a bun stop shop make over on k. street. meaning it's tuesday april fifth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm lauren lyster and you're watching our t.v. now he's the former wrestler and minnesota governor author now of sixty three documents the government doesn't want you to read a new book and self-proclaimed scores of the mainstream media accusing m.s.m. d.c. of keeping his show off the airwaves because of his views on the iraq war and he's also a rumored possible two thousand and twelve vice presidential contender to run alongside ron paul the most recently perhaps jesse ventura sat down with our very own anastasio for a one on one interview earlier i spoke anastasio she told me about her interview with the former

is said to be meeting this friday to discuss sanctions on syria and the u.s. is reportedly pursuing its own same plan as well but nowhere have we heard that assad must go for that limited humanitarian intervention is on the table quite the opposite of white house press secretary jay carney only announce that every country is to frank and different indeed but is that in action toward syria once again prove that there is no such thing as an overarching ideology for human rights and democracy and the duty to protect but only when political conditions favor joining me to discuss it is robert farley assistant professor at the university of kentucky patterson school and blogger lawyers guns and money robert thanks so much for joining us tonight now clearly every situation is different nobody can deny that but if you look at syria where upwards of four hundred protesters have been killed now according to human rights organizations where the violent or the government is clamping down violently and where the protestors are rebels where they have no arms how can you loo

and what the world doesn't know about syria is that. for many years under this present president's father. it's actually cooperated with israel. it was actually times and israeli pop it in the sixty seven war i tell the full story of this in my book there was a secret understanding between syria and israel before the sixty seven war so syria plays its cards very very surprised in this region it's much too early to rise with the regime. what about the regime in iran some are saying that the entire point of this entire goal the stars the western powers are concerned is to isolate iran and that by force the regime change do you agree with their i do the more the outside pressure comes on iran the more i think it is going to unite the people of iran you see there is this ridiculous story that you run wants to develop nuclear weapons there is absolutely no evidence whatsoever that the regime wants to develop nuclear weapons i mean they categorically say they don't know i can see that the revolutionary guards maybe same to the ayatollah as lo

here's a look at the top stories for you and fails to agree on you proposed statement to condemn syria's crackdown on protesters with russia saying it could worsen the violence meanwhile the u.s. support of the arab spring to backfire in washington's made ally israel if radical islam is man assume the uprisings. the international monetary fund predicts america's reign as the world's largest economy will be over in just five years forecasts say will be overtaken by china as early as twenty sixteen. and neighboring india is seeing its new middle class grow rapidly and their spending power and salary business is booming and global brands are flocking to get in on the game. we had lunch here at r.t. for more insight into the ongoing unrest in syria r t spoke to a veteran middle east reporter hard says the country's president who wants to out of himself as a reformer is most likely a prisoner to the will of his security forces. i'm talking to alan hots he's a veteran middle east journalist who's been involved with the region for forty years as both a reporter and a conflicts resolved but alan

actually wants syria or expecting syria to be part of the peace process, i don't think syria would be interested in peace for a very obvious reason for me. i don't know if you agree with me, but i think conflict is very important in protecting the regime and maintaining the regime. the syrian regime survives on conflict. because of conflict, it allows the regime to arrest people and create a state of fear where everyone is not allowed to have freedom of speech because of the state of emergency which is based on conflict. and that's why they support hezbollah and hamas and they support the iranians because they support conflicts. i don't think they are interested in peace. this is something that everyone should reconsider whether syria is key or not. it is key to iran. it is key to hezbollah and ham ause and it is important as an ally. they either want a major role in the region and they have at this time, but they aren't playing a major role now. hezbollah is playing a major role in the region. they are there to assist them and keep some bargaining chips to negotiate. and that's it. a

the culture that they used about syria, this was a reasonable way to send a message to syria. the ambassador has been lectured by the prime minister's about what we think about their policy. the rest of this is that this is dismissive to the syrians. >> that is all for this week. from all of us, could buy. -- goodbye. >> hello, and welcome. >> get the top stories from across the globe. go to bbc.com/news to see the reporting of bbc world news online. >> funding is made possible by the freeman foundation of stowe vermont. the newman's own foundation. the mccarthur foundation and union bank. ♪ >> union bank has put its financial strength to a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> bbc newsnight presented by kcet, los angeles.

international divisions over syria as nations try to end the bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters russia insists intervention will only lead to more violence. washington support for opposition movements in the middle east and north africa could be backfiring on its biggest ally israel faces actually boosting radical islamists. arrested in liberia and scooped up on to u.s. soil russian pilots constantine or shankar is found guilty of conspiring to internationally small boat tons of cocaine we bring you all the latest from new york just ahead on the program. compulsory third stanza trick on russia writes down on trucks with new measures aimed at more secret exist to keep the habit of how will they do sales on these in just a few moments. and in business this hour petrol prices may jump up to seven percent after oil producers claim they current fuel prices are not covering their costs join me for this story and more very shortly. international news live from our studios here in central moscow this is our teachers past ten pm here in the russian capital. russians blocked un plans to c