diplomatic talks with sweden. the woodsy socialist utopia that is pretty much scandinavia's scan da or scandananada. well, last tuesday night i reported that the country's official twitter account at sweden is handed off to a new swede every week. i believe that is also how the universal health-care system shares the country's one thermometer. now i, of course, wanted to have my turn as sweden's tweet wheel. i can certainly tweet for sweden. i will prove it. >> -- its was all part of a our top secret twitter takever project operation artificial swedener. and you in the colbert nation heeded my call to arms with your thumb. and unleashed a devastating tweet barrage of support. well, guess what, nation, the country of sweden has responded. sweden's official spokes swede sergio-- released a statement quote people who are not swedish, citizens, cannot take over the account not yet anyway. we have a very long list already. colbert will have to wait. i done know what that is in swed-- swedish. >> excuse me, sweden, i do not do patience. i've been thrown out of half a dozen performances of wa

. regular viewers of this show know that as sweden, the entire country's twitter feed has been turned over to a new swede every week to drum up interest in sweden. but by handing it to every tom, dick, and pored vote, it has embroiled the country in controversy because so far the official tweeting swedes-- or tweeds -- have discussed masturbation and asked what's the fuzz with jews? i can answer that one. the fuzz is called pez. so last week i stepped up and graciously offered t to be the voice of sweden, but monday, sweden respond, "colbert will have to wait." ( laughter ) no one tells me to be patient! that makes me so mad! calm down, colbert. count to 10. one. to claim what's rightfully mine i have launched operation artificial swedener, urging you, members of the colbert nation, to bombard the swedes on twitter until they give it to me, and you unleashed a twit-skrieg, and according to the latest report from the local dot-com, swedish's premiere local online news source, to sweden to reveal colbert twitter news next week. we are so close nation. i have swedish fever. i've got stockholm

embassy in london out of the reach of british police who are trying to extradite him to sweden in sweden a son has been accused of sexual assault though he has not been formally charged with that crime and songe fears if he's extradited to sweden he'll then be handed over to authorities in the united states who are apparently building a case against him alleging that he's guilty of espionage and treason crimes punishable by death fearing for his life a son who's waiting a decision from ecuador as to whether or not they will. grant him political asylum and then give him safe passage out of the u.k. and into ecuador so far as far as we know no decision has been made yet by the ecuadorian government that julian assad were to leave the ecuadorian embassy he'd be arrested immediately by british authorities clearly the ongoing trials and tribulations of the wiki leaks founder have entered a new phase joining me now to discuss what exactly is going on in london and the role the united states plays in all of this is michael ratner a lawyer for joining us anjan president emeritus of the ce

in a last-ditch bid to avoid extradition to sweden over sex crime accusations. earlier today police in london announced assange is now subject to arrest because his decision to spend the night at the ecuadorian embassy violated the conditions of his bail. assange is seeking asylum because he fears extradition to sweden may lead to his transfer to the united states or he could potentially face charges relating to wikileaks. we'll have more later in the broadcast. syrian forces continue to shell the besieged city of homs despite pleas to allow the free exit of trapped civilians. speaking at the united nations, the assistant secretary general urged the regime of bashar al- assad to stop attacks on civilian areas like homs. >> the situation in homs is particularly alarming. the tragic human suffering resulting from the as the lead in conflict calls for urgent and concerted efforts to avoid a full-scale civil war. time is running out. the secretary general has repeatedly underscored the government of syria bears the prime responsibility to change course and fully implement the six-point

country to avoid extradition to sweden sarah firth is at the embassy while our reporter laura smith is near scotland yard both in london and i talked with them just a little bit earlier. over hind these closed doors and julian assange is taking refuge at the moment you can see some of his supporters have gathered outside here this morning now still a clear indication of exactly what the decision is going to be of course a huge amount of speculation at the moment now a little earlier on investigative journalist government body and from city university had come out of the building and he had spoken to some of the reporters here and said that the atmosphere inside was warm and that there would be a statement later on today so we'll let speculating at the moment of course the embassy here. evaluating his request it wasn't going to be long before julian assange was going to have to present himself to the british authorities and then he faced extradition to sweden where of course he faces questioning the sexual assault allegations that he's never actually been charged in all at the end of la

enthralled by sweden's new campaign to promote tourism. the country's national twitter account--@sweden-- honest to god, is being handed over to a new swede every week. that's right, every week one person speaks for the entire culture. (laughter) i believe it's modeled on the g.o.p. primaries. (laughter) now, the first sweder tweeter, jack werner, set a very high bar responding to a question about how he survived sweden's long winters. he tweeted "i guess i'm drinking a lot of coffee, lighting my face up with my laptop and hanging out with my friends. oh, and you know, masturbation." (cheers and applause) little twitter hint. just because you have 140 characters doesn't mean you have to use all of them. (laughter) this week's official twit-plomat sonja abrahamsson wrote a charming question "what's the fuzz with jews? you can't even see if a person is a jew unless you see their penises and even if you do you can't be sure." (audience reacts) turns out, an aryan looking woman asking how to identify jews caused quite the fuzz. (laughter) but i think this is a great system, folks. i want co

sweden. egypt's convicted former leader hosni mubarak is reported to be clinically dead after a stroke the country is in limbo at the moment after the presidential runoff vote as protests rage over the military's relentless hold on power. and the mainstream media goes all out against those opposing intervention in syria with hyped up reports warning of imminent war games to be held in the country involving thousands of warships jets and tanks. it's good to have you with us here on ars he today i'm wrong receive should live in moscow straight to our breaking news for you this hour scotland yard says the world's top whistleblower is a liable to arrest for breaching bail conditions the warning comes after julian assange is took refuge in the ecuadorian embassy in london seeking political asylum in the latin american state to avoid extradition to sweden shortly here on r.t. will be crossing live to our correspondent sara firstly standing by in london but for now let's get some more now on assad as a last ditch attempt to avoid extradition to sweden let's cross live to australian bor

had a drink, say authorities in sweden. >> he has to take a breathalyzer test before she can start the car. she gets the green light, and an all clear from the instructor. >> i think it is a good thing. there is no risk of someone driving with alcohol in the bloodstream. >> she's taking driving lessons, and the breath test has been standard right from the start. earlier this year, sweden's national association of driving schools decided that all training vehicles must be equipped with alcohol locks. the idea was to accustom the future drivers to it from the beginning. many instructors think it would be good for all cars to be fitted with the weiser's -- breathalyzers. >> i think so, and it would be good if car makers would include them in standard equipment. that would make it cheaper. >> right now, it cost about 1300 euros to connect a breathalyzer to the ignition. rather expensive. in their car voluntarily. sweden strictly regulates alcohol. the state holds a monopoly on its sale, which lets it decide when and where it is available. it is also a good source of revenue. the idea i

authorities are waiting to arrest him in extradite him to sweden it's a tense standoff where the week wiki leaks founder we'll bring you the latest. plus ticking toward increased interest rates american students might be coughing up more money on their student loans in the near future if congress doesn't act fast but could the answer to student debt problems be found outside the u.s. border well explore. there may be as many as thirty thousand drones flying in u.s. twenty twenty which is a huge number basically you know one every town searching for a booming business to invest in just look up drone programs are flying high and so are the profits of the companies making them will take it to california the land of surveillance screens as well as the silver screen. it's thursday june twenty first four pm here in washington d.c. washington d.c. i'm liz wahl and you're watching r t well he is the world's most famous whistleblower and he's seeking asylum now at an ecuadorian embassy it's another twist in the case of wiki leaks founder julian assange that has captured international attention

amnesty seeking asylum to avoid extradition to sweden which could eventually see him falling into u.s. hands british police are also on alert to arrest him for breaching bail conditions while sara for us has more. held under house arrest and oppressed by the government in an effort to silence a pro-democracy message to the public but we're not talking about famous political dissident song suchi she's now free and being warmly welcomed by the british government we're talking about a western explain and a freedom of speech the charges of ever being voted against julian assange yet he still spent more than five hundred days under house arrest fighting extradition to sweden and possibly the u.s. now he's desperately hoping ecuador in the safe haven see the latest dramatic twist in the case of julian assange is once again called the eyes of the world's media behind the ecuadorian embassy those julian assange takes refuge but away from the height and his supporters say that this is a dark a tale of a man who has been abandoned by his own country persecuted by the u.s. and failed by the u.k.

cables he applied for refuge as he faces extradition from britain to sweden which could eventually see him transferred across the atlantic how to use that cell for it in london for us. plea escape avoid these the words you're going to hear in the media at the moment relating to his decision what he said is that this is not about avoiding the sexual assault allegations against him in sweden far from that is that he felt really this was never about sweden it was the fear of what would happen to him once he was in sweden and the involvement of the u.s. . the very serious it. was made by discreet. british government that i would be detained without charge. because the dishes very hard before you took part. from. europe or the right. to. carry the process or you can run this point for the. procedure. or to explain it in any manner whatsoever to the court retract. while the united states. if you came. to the u.s. is maintaining that a grand jury deciding whether there would be charges brought against him in the u.s. remember that in the u.s. as the knowledge and the legs a secret carries the

deliberately being slowed down by sweden and the u.k. to give the u.s. time to drop charges against. moody's and slaps the world's biggest banks with a credit rating downgrade adding more uncertainty to the ailing global economy. you're watching already live from moscow with me tom would say two turkish fighter jets have reportedly been detected over syria it's understood one of them has been shot down while other reports indicate it might have crash landed let's get the details from our tease i'm a real national she joins us live on the phone from damascus maria what else do we know about this reported incident. well we're hearing from local media here in damascus that indeed two foreign jats allegedly turkish have been detected in the skies over the syrian mediterranean port of latakia but although we've been receiving conflicting reports on exactly what happened to them some reports claim that one of the jazz was indeed dowell are this reports that one of the airplanes just made an emergency landing the second plane is thought to escape this is all we have and again we are hearing that fr

crime allegations for which he's wanted for questioning in sweden and it's exactly those claims of political nature of the case that are being parley looked into here in ecuador where there is still no sign that of the season is on the way now president rafael correa says ecuadorian authorities are assessing if there's a real threat to a songes life the latin american leader has stressed that ecuador rejected the penalty so if he finds there are strong grounds to songes fears of being ultimately extradited to the united states he might decide the whistleblower needs protection if you are pretty you know in war we have to see if there's any death threats against julian assange we have to analyze his reasons for requesting asylum if he's had due process here in ecuador is a country that rejects persecution for ideological motives regulars' the sergeant lost his extradition appeal to the u.k. supreme court either we could accept it there is ultimately handed over to sweden his likely to be detained immediately that's what assad said himself in his first public comments since he took r

extradition to sweden claiming it's legit at the end were doing to be in london. agents convict a former leader hosni mubarak is reported to be clinically dead after a stroke the country is in a limbo after the presidential runoff vote as protests rage over the military's relentless hole in power. the mainstream media goes all out against those opposing intervention in syria with hyped up reports warning of women of more games to be held in the country involving sow's of warships jets and tanks. one pm and the russian capital you're watching r t on marina joshie welcome to the program are dramatic new turn in the case of the world's top whistleblower joined us on just pleading for political asylum an outdoors embassy in london after the u.k. supreme court gave the go ahead for his extradition to sweden to sex assault allegations has repeatedly claimed the case is politically motivated them being driven by washington as artists are for us now explains. of course we've seen him take this dramatic step handing himself over to the ecuadorian embassy seeking asylum now when he when he entered

step closer to being sent to sweden. egypt highest court orders the dissolution of the country's islamist dominated parliament after ruling a third of m.p.'s were elected illegally. but the suicide car bomb explosion injures ten in damascus with syrian officials saying terror tactics are being stepped on pave the way for foreign military intervention. it's nine pm here in moscow this is archie coming to you live from new so now it with our top story this hour and britain supreme court has rejected a request to reopen the extradition case of wiki leaks editor julian the song it brings him one step closer to being sent to sweden where he's wanted for questioning on sex crime allegations now a saudi denies all accusations against him saying they're politically motivated there are fears his extradition could eventually see him handed over to the u.s. our team sara firth has the latest from london. legal team haven't confirmed yet what their next step will be but of course that is the big question now just what comes next the case supreme calls for ject id that appeal to reopen the ca

claiming his case is deliberately being slowed down by sweden and the u.k. to give the us time to drop charges against. moody's as loves the world the biggest banks with a credit rating downgrade to adding more uncertainty to the ailing playbook economy . and what's in a word as the cia is said to be assisting with the transfer of weapons to the syrian rebels who take a look at what might be behind the media campaign accusing russia of bonds deals with president assad. twenty four hours a day seven days a week that this is our team julian assange has broken his silence over the first time since taking refuge in the ecuadorian embassy in london where he still awaits a decision on his request for political asylum in his interview the week elise editors said that even if his plea is unsuccessful his dramatic move has drawn the world's attention to what he describes as a conspiracy against him orchestrated by the us parties as sarah for the brings us more from london. escape a voice this is the words you're going to hear in the media at the moment relating to a soldier's decision what

stop his extradition to sweden. egypt's convicted of former leader hosni mubarak reportedly in a coma after a stroke the country's meantime in limbo after the presidential runoff vote as protests rage over the military's relentless hold on power. and the mainstream media goes all out against those opposing intervention in syria with hyped up reports warning of imminent war games to be held in that country involving thousands of warships jets and tanks. global news live from moscow with me rory sushi and welcome to the program fears that he would be sent to the u.s. off the extradition to sweden have driven julian songs to seek political asylum from ecuador at the country's embassy in london for the latest implications are let's have a look at this now we're joined by our correspondents in london and laura smith. good to see you both thanks for coming on today laura first to you were so far what's been if any official reaction in london. where the official reaction has been really that good enough is now liable to arrest if he does leave the confines of the ecuadorian embassy we unders

longtime ally syrian president bashar assad to endorse the opposition in syria why. are you sweden. or stand with the. sea but in syria we are. clearly told everybody will not interfere in the syrian dilemma. we stand with the be will inside. syria and also we know this kind of government or. bashar said we are. many. many supports. the he stand with us hold the prime we respect. too much you say you don't interfere but recently the hamas prime minister ismail haniya publicly supported what he called the heroic people in syria who were striving for democracy freedom and reform it sounds like interference i would think so because when you stand with the be looking for democratic or their rights in syria this is the same language was with the government told the people we are for we stand with all of the people. with. you see democratic saudi looking for. to clear it's iran supports assad could your position not affect future relations between hamas and your principal percolator rand are don't think so because the relation between syria and iran or iran with other countries. should b

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from britain to sweden which could eventually see him transferred across the atlantic parties etc for it in london for us. escape avoids these the words you're going to hear in the media at the moment relating to a soldier's decision what he said though is that this is not about avoiding the sexual assault allegations against him in sweden far from that is that he felt really this was never about sweden it was the fear of what would happen to him while he was in sweden and the involvement of the. not a very serious. and the announcement was made by discreetly. reduce government but i would be detained without charge if. i meet with your next edition they tried to pull before. you took part. from. the european court order to the right to the point of. the u.k. the part that you can run. by for the. procedure. or to explain it in any manner whatsoever to the court kept me tracked united while the united states prepared to meet. to the us is maintaining that a grand jury deciding whether there would be charges brought against him in the us remember that in the us as the knowledge and

political asylum claiming his case is deliberately being slowed down by sweden and the u.k. to give the u.s. time to drop charges against him. moody's and slaps the world's biggest banks with a credit rating downgrade adding more uncertainty to the ailing global economy. and what's in a word as the cia is said to be assisting with the transfer of weapons to the syrian rebels we take a look at what might be behind the media campaign accusing russia of on steel's with president assad. you're watching already live from moscow i'm to bomb would say julian assange has broken his silence of for the first time since taking refuge in the ecuadorian embassy in london where he still awaits a decision on his request for political asylum and his interview in the weekly leaks editor said that even if his peers unsuccessful his dramatic move has a draw in the world's attention to what he describes as a conspiracy against his orchestrated by the u.s. our jesus our furthur brings us more from london. escape avoids these the words you're going to hear in the media at the moment relating to his songes decisi

attempting to avoid extradition to sweden over alleged sex crimes that could or is considering a saunters request but it's not said when a decision will be made during the songes protected inside the embassy british police say they'll arrest him for breaching bail conditions once he steps outside the world's most famous whistleblower says he sought asylum from the ecuadorans because this is pathetic he struggles but also because he fears eventual transcript from sweden to the u.s. he says he could face the death penalty for his more. held under house arrest and oppressed by the government in an effort to silence the pro-democracy men. to the public but we're not talking about famous political dissident suchi she's now free and being warmly welcomed by the british government we're talking about the western explain and freedom of speech the charges of of imported ganz julian assange lunch yet he still spent more than five hundred days under house arrest fighting extradition to sweden and possibly the u.s. now he's desperately hoping ecuador in the safe haven see the latest dramatic

country's london embassy after his final appeal against extradition to sweden was denied claims that should he be deported to sweden he would subsequently be extradited to the u.s. and charged for his whistleblowing work. held under house arrest and oppressed by the government in an effort to silence a pro-democracy message to the public but we're not talking about famous political dissident song suchi she's now free and being warmly welcomed by the british government we're talking about a western exponents of freedom of speech the charges of of imported get julian assange yet he still spent more than five hundred days under house arrest fighting extradition to sweden and possibly the u.s. now he's desperately hoping ecuador in the safe haven he seeks the latest dramatic twist in the case of julian assange she is once again called the eyes of the world's media behind the ecuadorian embassy in a style and takes it away from the height and his supporters say that this is a dark a tale of a man who has been abandoned by his own country persecuted by the u.s. and failed by the u.k.'

plane back to sweden within ten days he does end up going back to sweden there he'll face questioning over these sexual assault allegations now of course it's important to remember that julian assange has never actually been charged he's just facing questioning there in sweden it's always been something the legal team has been very eager to point out and to clarify we've seen a real shift in the coverage surrounding the trial surrounding the man himself of course very controversial stories coming out as a wiki leaks we've seen governments around the world especially the u.s. government absolutely furious as some of the revelations week he leaks was able to reveal and a lot of his supporters saying that this is a mounting to nothing more than a smear campaign an ad campaign to silence not just putin a staunch but also we can leaks itself we're going to see as we said this very long legal battle that is already being three continuing now as we wait to see what that next crucial steps going to be. for reaction now obviously case from jurors a member of the european parliament. joining us