intelligence agencies agreed there is no evidence tehran is building nuclear weapons israeli chris is the pressure with the new threats of a military strike. and you are saying tightens its belt greece is safe on the brink of collapse the cost of a massive new wave of cuts by students in spain lash out against their own lack of funding. into our weekly news review welcome to the program but first today millions of people across syria are expected to have their say on the country's new draft constitution the referendum which promises a multi-party system comes amid ongoing violence with most opposition groups are vowing to boycott the ballot but as r.t. griffin national reports from damascus some hope the vote could bring about an end to the conflict. ballots instead of bullets mass demonstrations and violent

protests have been rolling across syria for almost a year by. the syrian government desire calling for the people to shape their future together by taking part in a referendum on the country's new constitution fulfill its pledge to reform. feels very excited that he'll be able to decide his own tomorrow. it's a completely new era is good for everybody even opposition can take part it's for all the amendments to the country's number one law have been among the key demands of the opposition since the uprising began and the draft seems to cover the most pressing issues. it starts with eliminating both parties supremacy which have ruled the country for the last fifty years introduces a multi-party system and sets a two term limit on any future president however even these reforms

a cause in controversy jihad that his friend odin flower shop in damascus he says this new document draws a line between him and his muslim business partner. there is a big contradiction article thirty three says all equal regularly number three says every muslim can be a president so what about the other term percent we're not here temporarily we've been living together for ages we want to be counted. now maybe ten ten percent of the people they speak about this ok but maybe if we was removing this article from the new constitution the ninety percent would said well why you take this article out public debate on the draft constitution have been organized to bring the people and the authors of the new documents together they don't trust. their own sources and the settlers are specific to each other you work

for financing a family that was syria's government says becoming one but some say the reste a long way to go to that new syria and they don't believe the government will follow through with the reforms i'm afraid if i were a goes the constitution somebody will in the world will shoot me clashes and protests almost every day but some hope that the referendum will not only breed and you constitution it might even be able to stop the bloodshed. god there are people who want to improve and develop but also others who want to divide syria is a city we shouldn't help them we should go and vote for a future of. the draft of syria's new constitution has been made public ten days before the national referendum forging new and forty seven amended articles are all here with comments and details the baser also on t.v. and the internet never in the country's modern history for its residents so close

to policy making which many here on the ground fear that the ongoing violence could marry any hope of reform. r.t. damascus syria. but as syrians vote on their future the so-called friends of syria have already made their position clear on friday the group of states led by washington recognize the credibility of the syrian opposition insisting that assad must go because papadopoulos an analyst from britain's the politics first online magazine says encouraging the rebels could push the country into further chaos political dialogue it's the only solution to the conflict in syria any conflict in the middle east has the potential to turn the entire region into a vast firestorm and the fact that the american and british government are implicitly encouraging the syrian opposition is only making things worse in syria

and it's only groups all to more casualties and more tragedies the brain which western media is portraying the conflict in syria could this could be mistakenly taken for a hollywood film where by good versus evil in the real world however we know that it is a black and white and what we're seeing is a concerted effort by western governments and western media to bring down president assad and what we need to bear in mind is that this is not the first time we've seen this happen but the way the western media portrayed conflicts in the past clearly establishes a relationship between western governments and western major they work very closely together we saw this in the wars in the former yugoslavia we saw this leading up to the invasion of iraq and we also saw it last year in libya. well washington could start supplying arms to the syrian rebels despite previously shying away from further militarizing the conflict the us administration says if

a political solution to the crisis is not found it might consider other options this need warnings out america's n.t.'s stance sees them some of them with the fight as well he's going to just kind of falls. amid bloodshed in syria more extremists are penetrating the country to help bring down a sot that's according to u.s. intelligence which says all cardiff eliade fighters were responsible for a series of deadly suicide bombings in damascus and aleppo targeted at syrian military and intelligence facilities be seen evidence of. extremist sunni extremists can't label them specifically as al qaida but similar ilk who are infiltrating the opposition's groups. while fighting in syria continues the violence in neighboring iraq has dropped in

some areas by as much as fifty percent in the last few months this as an al qaeda leader iman al-zawahiri as called on his supporters around the world to back the uprising in syria. he said these men who call themselves the mujahideen say they're on their way to fight a holy war against our song. in washington senators asked the head of america's intelligence james clapper you think what happens if assad falls here long are we prepared for the situation of a possible failed state were enjoys a safe harbor and refuge and from which to coordinate attacks his response bears no optimism there would be kind of a vacuum i think that. would lend itself to. mixed. operating in syria which is particularly troublesome some asking different question is the u.s. on the same side as al qaida in syria and whether its policies are indirectly

aiding the terrorists american strategists would have to be fools not to see what al qaeda is doing not to ask the question if it's good for al qaeda can it be good for us and not to look at say he may be a ruthless dictator and what he's doing on but what comes after him when he falls i think al qaeda does its best work or it works best when it finds a country that is fundamentally a failed state this is why i'm against putting weapons in and aiding the anti assad resistance because an all out war there could be a disaster which leaves a failed state and syria even for many of those syrians who are not supportive of their president the fear of the alternative is far greater why are they sitting on the fence or why they are not in the streets with that if that is supporting the

movement and they are often too fierce is that one is that pushed aside they'd be this. and pushed aside that would be the cat was the opposition in syria is very fractured they don't seem to be under anybody's control this spite concerns voiced by top u.s. intelligence officials about anti extremists washington has failed to widen its calls to include armed opposition and therefore basically ignoring the fears of a huge part of the syrian population who don't want radicals gaining momentum and directing the country into chaos i'm going to check our reporting from washington our team. the u.s. intelligence community has dealt a fresh lead to washington's claims that iran is pursuing nuclear weapons and assessments by america's sixteen spy agencies suggest there is no evidence that iran has decided to build a nuclear bomb. you wait and see says tehran has expanded its uranium enrichment work as the i.a.e.a. also criticized iran for not allowing its inspectors into

a key military site and she's facing tough u.s. and sanctions and threats of an attack from israel its nuclear program which it insists is peaceful. columnist for foreign policy in focus magazine says the presidents are unlikely to sway the u.s. and israel from their course. there has really really been a kind of a drumbeat over the past month or so not simply on iran creating a nuclear weapon but the senate now has a bill before it which would urge the obama administration to consider military action against iran if iran created the capacity to build a nuclear weapon know a lot of countries have the capacity to build a nuclear weapon argentina brazil south africa taiwan japan under a lot of countries that have that capacity and that would move the goal posts a lot closer to military intervention and you also have the u.s.

election coming up and the republican candidates are saying that the moment ministration is weak on iran that it should take military action against iran that it should draw red lights in the same and it should follow up on them except i think there's a very hawkish kind of a viewpoint out there it's unclear exactly what the israelis will do to try and pressure the environment ministration or whether they're keeping better lection in mourning. well israel has repeatedly threatened to attack iran's nuclear sites saying that western sanctions aren't working coupled with accusations that iran is behind attacks on its diplomats abroad israel could already be committed to military action as artie's only condition and reports. israel's leaders are actively drumming up the military rhetoric. iran is the biggest terror exporter in the world the israeli government and its security forces will continue to act forcefully systematically and calmly against international terrorism eating from

iran. a potential israeli rug clash looks more likely than ever there is speculation a preemptive strike against iran's nuclear sites could happen as early as spring or summer although that's not causing undue concern in israel i think possibly people you know they make their plans for a vacation you know pass or a vacation summer vacation possibly people are beginning to wonder well is there going to be a war is something going to mess it up or i think they're probably going ahead with it with sort of a thought we're back tomorrow it would be nice if we could get a flight that we could cancel you know you know it's that sort of thing israel has previous experience when it comes to putting an end to you kim bishan swish pose a potential threat in one thousand nine hundred one is just wiped out reactors in iraq they struck again in two thousand and seven hitting sites in syria but with iran's nuclear program things may not be so simple if israel attacks iran it will

not stop iran forever from getting nuclear weapons the only postpone it for a relatively brief amount of time the. installations are too diverse and far flung to destroy practically israel does not have us poor white house secretary advisor was in israel warning against a move on iran saying it was better to wait for tougher sanctions to take effect in the coming months but mines. may already be made up i think one of the things that create this aura of inevitability is to shut them up to shut up opposition at home and of course to convince the united states and europe that this is an inevitability it's going to happen don't oppose it in fact why don't you help us out there is a question mark however over whether israel has what it takes to carry out the mission i doubt whether we have the capability. of creating damage is to

the extent of the mediating the program and even if israel's military prowess will allow it to carry out a strike on underground facilities in iran chances are it won't and there are as you know saddam hussein and bashar assad by the time they knew what was happening was over and could just you know grumble without having to fight back you imagine iran sitting still you know all day day after day day after day what israel is really critical back i think any any sane person realizes that there will almost guarantee be missiles falling on israel and considering iran for one of the twentieth century's longest wars against iraq in the one nine hundred eighty s. the consequences could be far reaching and destructive. israel has been suffering some bad weather as of late but it's likely that even the strongest winds will blow the country's foreign policy off its course and when it comes to israel's forecast for iran the storm clouds seem to be growing ever darker in tel aviv r.t.

but so i had a few days. in the western spotlight as russia is a presidential election approaches interesting a candidate that's not it reaches fever pitch over seats. and two weeks after he was nominated for a new book peace prize bradley manning appears at his first court hearing a suspected case just a few minutes. cash strapped spanish students and teachers have packed the streets of valencia angry at the government's education cuts but also accused police of heavy handed tactics at previous rallies but protesters were charged down and beat where several were hurt and more than forty arrested some of the miners on her first reports from valencia. it's been dumped in the landfill in spring and you can see thousands upon thousands of people that have fanned out. in the fray to. take education i. have.

been telling us that a problem at all. because of the job of. a live. boy. now living summing up. some cold phrases like even basic. the phrase that. i can't believe. some of the braves have. long a love. love love. regional . love love. doesn't get

a lot of the public. loved. by. the sun to live and even to miss it. was the best. thing that was. told. the population. of the one. even though we. live in the country. read the polls say. well anger at the massive budget cuts is still dominating greece which avoided the painful default this week you lead. this had left athens hanging on for months as they pound the new conditions before finally clearing the one hundred thirty billion euro bailout but the cost of the rescue is weighing heavily on the greek people who paid the price with huge cuts

and job losses economist on the shakespeare says the whole system needs to be completely overhauled the plain fact of the matter is these are manipulations to justify the banking occupation of greece the greece people revolt because they are being smashed into the ground they're suffering t. is being destroyed their property. assets are being sold off they're being put into poverty and debt peonage not just for the rest of their lives but for their children and their grandchildren's lives the whole thing is a fraud all that they need in fact is a new policy that policy must start by controlling the banks which create money out of nothing put it at compound interest and do not put it into the real economy and in particular to the spreading of the real economy unless you're but then you open up an interest free supply from your own national bank but to do that greece must

get out of the euro and take its own destiny forward in the same way as iceland is now doing and doing very successfully. now next sunday russians will choose their president for next six years while the media is abuzz with other candidates promise the front runner has kept a relatively low profile but it's a different story of broadway interest and coverage surrounding his personality is growing for smith reports now from the. russians a used to seeing blood putin in all manner of surroundings not only in top level meetings also out in the wilderness and even singing to a hollywood a list crowd. but there are always new heights to scale and he'll currently find him looming large on a london icon the double decker bus tootin is coming it proclaims some may

find the wording of the slightly sinister but it's all to do with a new book which analyzes putin the man not the politician the books the results of a six year collaboration between a british author and russian journalist alexander caught up put in is probably the most interesting political from in the world at the moment and yes the right people who feel and be violent towards putin the rebels who love him or those who do but the most important thing is that sort of more would you can see that they don't. although as it turned out that wasn't quite true you know it's about it might be desperate or russia. but those are probably a person who's opposing the russia. i don't know. the prime minister of russia but you got it the authors say friday's book release isn't connected to

next month's election in russia but it does come hot on the heels of two separate british documentaries involving putin one a look at. controversial political youth group nationally and the other a critically acclaimed full part counter through relations with the west during his twelve years at the top there will be the world's attention on him and people want to know is this a man we've seen before is he changing will he change can he face the new challenges and how does the recent protest movement affect his politics and his outlook having his face. helping to prepare to go to the polls but love him a little bit person's reputation as russia's strongman has captured the imagination of documentary make his and also in the u.k. and elsewhere whether it's infamy is an open question.

well ahead of the elections that image putin has been publishing a series of articles outlining key international and domestic issues you can find on our website dot com latest statements on syria international pressure on iran patience with washington over missile defense also online people. shop to villages in brazil witness what they think is a u.f.o. fifty kilogram of metal ball falls from the sky from unsuspecting residents the unearthly story called. two u.s. military advisers were killed in the interior ministry in kabul as anti-american protests continued into a fifth day in afghanistan violence was sparked by the burning of copies of the koran that a nato air base went into has withdrawn all of its press know from afghan ministries to avoid further attacks dozens of people have been killed and wounded in clashes

june week protest has also set fire to a u.n. office in the northwestern city. stand a bombing they took fishelson of apologize for the incident saying the suppression was unintentional but often met her she director of a political think tank of neighboring pakistan says the u.s. that alliance would be hard pressed to restore its reputation. in the decade that the u.s. military has been enough but it's time for the first time even to do smaller places in provinces in towns where ever there is a u.s. presence ordinary afghans are laying siege to these places until now the americans were facing the resurgence of resistance from the afghan taliban but now after this incident here see the ordinary of gossip first pitched against the u.s. will be present but also u.s. trained listening and he was trained soldiers know when ordinary american working you know what is done today doesn't know whether he should expect a bullet from afghan taliban or front and. afghan policeman or not gun soldier than

he might have treated earlier even after ten years it seems americans don't know who they're dealing with they don't know the i'll get on very well the us military are increasingly treated into what i would call anti islamism and they're constantly sort of indoctrinated into into into treating islam disrespectfully i fail to see how the u.s. military personnel and the of the east end of gun or army personnel would be able to restore the level of trust that existed there let's say five days or six days ago or some other world news headlines in brief for you now senate both the president. seeking reelection for a third term sunday he defied opposition efforts to block him from taking part in the vote six people attending antiwar protests have already died in clashes ahead of the polls demonstrators say his candidacy is it legal to terms fictions of the

constitution president he's the limits were both enough and he started his first period in power so that applied to him. pakistan has begun demolishing osama bin laden's hideout with a knife to her years before his assassination the compound was located not far from the country's elite military academy in the northwest town of about officials had warned there was concern the house could become a shrine to supporters of the deceased al qaida leader bin laden was shot dead last name u.s. special forces. north korea has ordered troops to launch or toiletry strike against the south if provoked the statement comes as south korean and u.s. forces prepared to start joint military exercises. in twenty ten pyongyang responded to drills for its neighbor to it that killed four people raising fears of a wider conflict. and two soldiers have been killed after the

explosion set fire to brazil's antarctic research station forty four survivors were evacuated by helicopter to a nearby chilean base the blaze broke out in a machine that houses electrical generators the complex has reportedly been completely destroyed after efforts to fight the fire were suspended due to bad weather. now bradley manning who is accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of secret military files to wiki leaks has deferred his plea at the first court hearing on thursday it's already spent nineteen months of custody without being formally charged manning is facing life in prison if found guilty of aiding the enemy many americans consider him a hero. been nominated for mobile peace prize but there are doubts that he will get a fair trial after. growing more terms if kishore from the socialist equality party says that manning is merely bait to get wiki leaks founder songe one thing

a thorn in the u.s. administration side. the treatment of manning as are all the. brutal inhumane according to amnesty international amounting to torture according to many us legal scholars i mean there are many reasons behind this but i think the u.s. government certainly sees the treatment of manning from the beginning both as an example to anyone who would seek to expose the crimes of american militarism abroad as well as a fairly transparent attempt to get out as far as the founder of wiki leaks. you know the u.s. government is seeking to eventually extradite assange arms and they're certainly trying to trying to go after wiki leaks for the release of the documents really must be stressed that this is really devastating explosion of the obama administration the treatment of this young man for all the talk of democratic rights to create them abroad this is how the united states treats opposition here

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