an important point you know when he goes to sweden if and when he would have if he had gone to sweden they have no bail in sweden for pretrial he would have been put in prison right away then the u.s. would have filed its extradition during the songe would never get out of prison and would wind up in the united states and we can talk about what would happen to him here and he wouldn't have had any chance to apply for political asylum which my view is that as a as a persecuted person because of his political actions. which is to say revealing. really on his publisher's website hundreds of thousands of documents on the iraq war on the afghan war the collateral murder video and all the statement state department cables that he would have been he would have he he would have faced really incredible incredible repression in the united states which we can talk about well and let's talk about that but first the just the step from the embassy out of the u.k. china had a famous dissident a few weeks ago they they let him get you know he sought asylum in the u.s. embassy and he said ok fine you

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has two choices were to basically be arrested and taken to sweden by july seventh and then in sweden is he as you said he was facing allegations of sexual abuse and rape under under swedish law but that you know i don't think that was his worry at all i don't think that would have been sufficient for him to make what was a very difficult choice to go into the ecuadorian embassy see if they give him asylum and if they give him asylum then how does he get out of the embassy without a safe passage which is not guaranteed so his choices were difficult and the reason they were so difficult is because once he gets to sweden and of this i'm convinced that even if those charges go away or even if they don't it's not going to be a huge sentence in sweden if he's convicted if any and it's very likely as well that it could go away after they hear a story we just don't know but that certainly is nothing compared to the threat of the united states grabbing him when he's in sweden so let's say for example he was allowed to walk out of that court because the charges are dismissed or whatever he's f

(laughter) let's make operation artificial swedener a success. (laughter) for now, as they say in sweden, we'll be right back. pretty much everyone there speaks english. we'll be right back. (cheers and applause) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: my guest tonight is a mcarthur genius fellow with a new book called "good food revolution." great, i'd say it's about time we took up arms against good food. please welcome will allen. (cheers and applause)r mr. allen, thank you so much for coming on. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> stephen: all right, you are an urban farmer now. you have been a professional basketball player, an executive at k.f.c. and procter & gamble, now you are farming in cities. what led you... you actually are the son of a sharecropper, correct? >> right. >> stephen: what led you back to a farm after all of these high positions? >> well, when i left the farm at 18 i said "never will i do this hard work again." you know, all my friends weren't farming and i was kind of stuck on the farm me and my brother joe and tommy we w

come on, sweden! we'll be right back. ( cheers and applause ) ( cheers and applause ). >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. my guest tonight is a cosmologist whose new to be is about why there is something instead of nothing. i'm guessing because his publisher gave him a deadline. please welcome lawrence kraut. ( cheers and applause ) thank you for coming on. let's get the c.v. out here. it is not unimpressive. you are a cosmologist. >> not a cos moatologist. >> stephen:moatologist.>> stepho ask you for a manny-pedy. the new book is called, "a universe from nothing: why there is something rather than nothing." a book about the ultimate question. >> uh-huh. >> stephen: okay, doctor, sweep away thousands of years of mystery and a awe at creation tt let the greet minds in civilizations all over the world to lead to one point-- a single divine loving creator. destroy it. why is there something instead of nothing? >> it's really easy, because nothing is unstable. in fact, there's no evidence for anyidatey.

he's in prison in sweden the next thing that happens is whatever happens in sweden the u.s. assuming there's an indictment lodges an extradition warrant in sweden very whatever fight there is he's in prison at that time eventually the u.s. gets his hands on him they stick him in a prison in the united states where we know what they did to bradley manning the private who allegedly did the original whistle blowing on these various documents put into an underground prison stripped tortured no communication with the outside world we know what would have happened to julian assange in the united states what will happen and then we know that he would be facing forty years if not the death penalty certainly life for claims of espionage by the united states so what his action did was he was given really not many choices here it was either wind up in that awful scenario or wind up in the embassy but if indeed if indeed as you are suggesting and many a ferry that washington wants him so badly then why hasn't washington just just drummed up some of his own charges just to get him extrad

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he is about to be extradited to sweden. sweden does not have bail. these are on allegations of sex charges. allegations, no charges. but despite that, he would have been in prison in sweden. at that point, our view is there was a substantial chance the u.s. would ask for his extradition to the u.s.. you have him walking the streets and london under a bill condition, going to a jail in sweden where he is in prison. the u.s. false extradition. whatever time it takes him to fight the extradition in sweden, he is taken to the u.s. there's no chance to make political asylum application any longer. and also, once it comes to the u.s., we hold that bradley manning as to what will happen to julian assange. underground cell, abuse, torture, no ability to communicate with anyone, facing certainly a good life sentence with the possibility of one of these charges in the death penalty charge. he was in an impossible situation. in my view, it is a situation of political persecution of gillian assange for his political activities. it fits in the asylum application

well first off sweden announced that once he came into sweden he'd be held in custody there pretrial detention procedures allow for people being held in custody during pretrial and so he could have been out of the public communication beginning we know from other leaks that published strat for leaks indicate that there is a. bit against sweden a secret indictment against me against in the united states and so the odds were good that that was the process of sweden as a client state and i say to be buy lots of weapons for that from them although airplanes use the libyan war came from sweden sweden is not what it used to be it's a very much part of the national security system of the us empire and so it's of a friendly state when it comes these kinds of issues so he's rights protected by european and international law then. i think is the right actually taken people to understand that asylum is not unusual thing there are many people in throughout history who've been involved in political asylum who was first recognised in the u.k. back in five hundred a.d. and recognised around the wor

top whistle blower sort of political asylum ecuador's embassy in london to stop his extradition to 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

sweden strictly regulates alcohol. the sta holds a monopoly o its le, which lets it decide when and where it is available. it is also a good source of revenue. the idea is for the state to protect society from the consequences of excessive alcohol consumption rather than leave it up to the individual. even so, alcoholism remains a problem in sweden. monitor, a physician, supervised a project designed to help alcoholics. anyone caught driving while of the influence c keep thei licens if the have a breathalyzer installed in their car. through her work, she has become a lobbyist for the alcohol lock in sweden and throughout the eu, but so far, without success. >> there is little interest in lowering alcohol consumption. on the contrary, producers would like to see it increase. we would like to introduce the breathalyzer for all road traffic in sweden, but the government rejected the idea, saying it is an import barrier for cars. the eu totally blocked it. >> any unilateral action by sweden to introduce a universal alcohol

from sweden but let's not ignore the facts sweden has covertly handed over people to the u.s. handed over asylum seekers to the cia those people were tortured and in the end it was a case of mistaken identity so swigs track record is not good a sounders place in australia he needs to be back here. well ecuador says before delivering its decision on a sunday they have to weigh up all the information and assess if his possible extradition to the us presents a threat to his life the latin american countries president or rafael correa is sympathetic to the cause of reeky leaks something he made clear during a recent interview for songes own show that as here on our team you can watch a rerun of that program on this very channel next. time julian assange. it is true for sure it will be expose the world secrets these jackets belong united states government being attacked by the united states strongly condemn this graphic on the wall illegally. five hundred days now i've been detained without charge. that doesn't stop the. day we're on a quest for relief. can change the world tomorro

what this was about was one gets extradited to sweden he's in prison in sweden the next thing that happens is the u.s. assuming there's an indictment largest extradition warrant in sweden eventually the u.s. gets his hands on him they stick him in a prison in the united states fears of what might await him across the atlantic may well have prompted his latest i think you'll end up actually the united states facing very serious charge probably life in prison if not the death penalty and it will be a stacked court against those who are seeing with the bradley manning case united states now has kangaroo courts rather than will courts these on time founded concerns as a long list of u.s. biggest. it's not only for songes incarceration even for his death this guy is a traitor treasonous and he has broken every law of the united states the guy ought to be and i'm not for the death penalty so i'm not for the death penalty want to do it illegally shoot the son of a and his why because of his work with wiki leaks this guy has made some powerful enemies you know the collateral murder video shows ame

tony do you think you could expect a fair trial there in sweden. no i don't think so i'm afraid because you know what we need to see and you're reporter earlier on made a very important point why can these swedish prosecutors not just simply come and interview julian either in the ecuadorian embassy and then acquit him of all charges if there is or else charge him if they think that's necessary or else maybe they should have done that when he was under house arrest this is quite clearly a tactic to really to re nobbles wiki leaks this is a very important and it's like that really to be helped not hindered in this appalling fashion if korea says yes do you think that he will be able to escape any capture as it were by the americans is to go there and in effect what is career getting out of it by having its arms going there what's the benefit for ecuador. well i think that nowadays i think what we need is we need to some statesmen around the world with some muscle i would like to see david cameron intervene here somebody to actually say what we need

(laughter) let's make operation artificial swedener a success. (laughter) for now, as they say in sweden, we'll be right back. pretty much everyone there speaks english. we'll be right back. her cup of coffee? how long is this one going to last? forty-five minutes? an hour? well... listen. 5-hour energy lasts a whole lot of hours. take one in the afternoon, and you'll feel alert and energized 'til the cows come home. it's packed with b-vitamins and nutrients to make it last. so what's it going to be, partner? 5-hour energy. wise choice. 5-hour energy. hours and hours of energy. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: my guest tonight is a mcarthur genius fellow with a new book called "good food revolution." great, i'd say it's about time we took up arms against good food. please welcome will allen. (cheers and applause)r mr. allen, thank you so much for coming on. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> stephen: all right, you are an urban farmer now. you have been a professional basketball player, an executive at k.f.c. and procter & gamble, now you a

from sweden but let's not ignore the facts sweden has covertly handed over people to the u.s. handed over to the cia those people were tortured and in the end. it was a case of mistaken identity so swigs track record is not good we have a lot more faith in the u.k. legal system and in due process being followed in the u.k. but a sounders place is in a strange way he mixed be back here yet the final question to you mary is the plan before us and in the event that the aquittal assailant bid fails. this bid to go into the door. is the disparate act someone who has no other options are i to thank you very much the that is a sydney based journalist ameri corps they keep us talking to us from a sydney. now under house arrest record of a series of interviews shows that a right here on our team has spoken to high profile and controversial guessing shooting politicians activism intellectuals among the interviews was one with ecuador's president rafael correa and that's coming your way next hour. fifteen of the world's largest banks have been rocked by a credit score downgrades with rat

so it will be easier to get to the us from sweden but let's not ignore the facts sweden has covertly handed over people to the us handed over asylum seekers to the cia those people were tortured and in the end it was a case of mistaken identity so swings track record is not good a sound has a place in a strain yet he needs to be back here. the man who will decide to. quit or end president rafael correa is in fact of the most recent guest on the whistleblowers talk show which airs weekly right here on our to catch the next program on tuesday at eleven thirty g.m.t. and you can also watch all of the previous episodes online at r.t. dot com and while you're there also check out the other stories we've got lined up for you as well. as sky high and a vis the china marks two technological milestone one in the earth's orbit and another at the bottom of the marianna trench. and get this world record has been set in russia's republican as fifteen thousand people join for the largest circle dance ever how. both moscow and washington have stressed event of the syrian people should be able to ch

supreme court a decision bringing the world's most famous was a blow or one 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 th

to him once he was in sweden and the involvement of the us. or the very serious. to an announcement was made by discreetly that i would be detained without charge if. i meet with your next edition if you get one free for you to come u.k. party or a three month proof point for that procedure. to explain or know what we were to court retract. while the united states prepared to complete so sense really that always leads to the u.s. he's maintained that a grand jury deciding at the moment whether there would be charges brought against him in the us remember that in the us as being arjun stealing state secrets carries the death penalty still remember wiki leaks released huge amounts of information at the u.s. diplomatic cables that were released in two thousand and ten worst huge embarrassment to the u.s. government so i mean there is no mistaking the fact that julian assange is a man he certainly from his actions and from what he said is very fearful of what would happen to him in the u.s. official for his license acts. very now every forty eight

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you know there's no case still been lodged against him in sweden. he was only going there for for questioning on this case and he's always been prepared to talk to the swedish prosecutors in england they could have come to england they could have interviewed him then at least there would have been a case. to answer laid against him which there still isn't he would be a brave man that would get on a plane to sweetly knowing that swedes are very friendly with the americans and as you as he's pointed out many times there is still the best death penalty for what he's being charged with in the us we've now had confirmation from the ecuadorian embassy that they have offered him asylum what do you think will be the reaction from here well i think it's going to make us look over a showing that there's going to be a lot of british politicians wringing their hands and saying you know we couldn't do anything for him but i'm personally in our party's. very pleased dorian's are taking a much more sensible stance on this than we are and you know we offer asylum t

from sweden but let's not ignore the fact sweden has covertly handed over people to the u.s. handed over sobs it is to the cia those people were tortured and in the end. it was a case of mistaken identity so swigs track record is not good we have a lot more faith in the u.k. legal system and in due process being followed in the u.k. a sounders place in a strange way he needs to be back here. under house arrest recorded a series of interview shows that iraqi on our team he's spoken to high profile and controversial guests including politicians activists and intellectuals among the interviews was one with a ecuador's president or a file korea and that's coming your way later this hour. reports of russian warships headed for syria the massive joint military exercises and let me read of putin's a sudden changes of hard regard in the assad regime they all stories flying in the mainstream media over the past week but which have been raising eyebrows in moscow artie's lower smith explores what's behind the speculation. that syria may be on the brink of civil war but it's already the

for him being scared of getting to sweden. and of course we always welcome your opinion on the stories we covered today at our website we're asking what you think the future holds for joining us. and here is where your views stand at the moment the majority of you over a third believe assad will safely get to ecuador and run wiki leaks from there just under a third however think the whistleblower will have to spend the rest of his life on the run a little less about a quarter reckon a songe will be handed over to the u.s. and be sent to guantanamo bay and finally ten percent say he will spend years in the ecuadorian embassy in london but it's not what you think. while the euro two thousand and twelve football championship is approaching its finals fans are becoming more excited and drunk this sunday seizing land playing its quarterfinal match and with the country's pubs set to be packed the emergency services are already on standby for a surge and those who might need a little help sobering up reports. i. the days that the tic

for him being scared of getting to sweden. and of course we always welcome your opinion on the stories we cover today at our website we're asking what they do you think oh it's julian assange here's where you stand at the moment the majority of you over to believe our sons will safely get a epidural in one week two weeks from the just under a third however i think there was a little we'll have to spend the rest of his life on the run a little less a quarter reckon our son will be handed over to the u.s. and be sent to guantanamo bay and finally ten percent say he will spend again in the ecuadorian embassy in london let us know what you think get out. from the pitch to the pub the excitement over the euro two thousand and twelve football championship is reaching its peak and so is the drinking this weekend season england play its second round match and with the country's bozza set to be packed emergency services are taking all the proper precautions as artists are for it found. it is leave england the days without tickets they'

and sweden deliberately slowed down his case to allow the u.s. time to drop charges against him for leaking hundreds of thousands of secret u.s. documents while ecuador might hope to be seen as a defender of these are the end ideas by accepting the world's number one whistleblower as a political refugee it could be made to suffer for its actions for example it's been suggested that ecuador is trade with the united states and consequently thousands of jobs my suffer immensely if the latin american countries shelters are signs obviously there's a lot more to this than meets the eye we have to wait and see how does a seemingly never ending saga plays out. swedish writer oscar sward says it isn't a scientist fear of prosecution in stockholm that pushed him to take the drastic step of seeking political asylum. in this week's issue is that he's afraid of getting them convicted for sex crimes i think that's much too simplistic even if he would be convicted in sweden he would be immediately released because he has been serving so much time in england so

assange has extradition now going ahead and he could be under extradition go ahead on a 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 reacti

we're not so worried about him going to sweden actually. that's just small business what we're most worried about is him getting extradited to the united states and it's being orchestrated by the department of justice and most of the mainstream media doesn't seem to know about it because no one is allowed in and this is been going on simultaneously as bradley manning's trial i would say it's a fifty fifty chance either it does or doesn't i pulling for it sounds like this is a very good option so that julian can continue to do the great work he has been doing for journalism ecuador would be a very good choice i think the likelihood of an extradition from ecuador is a lot less than it would be from sweden or the u.k. it sounds kind of virtual interview show airs right here in our talking to pakistan opposition leader and in the latest edition he says that it was only for a week in weeks that his country learned about corruption in the your ship. related to the back to. the wiki leaks made not just. the middle of the world but in. the with the

for him being scared of getting to sweden. of course we always welcome your opinion on the stories we covered today on our website we're asking what you think the future holds for julian assange here's where the votes stack up at the moment the majority more than a third think assad will safely get to ecuador and run wiki leaks from there less than a third however think it was a blowout to spend the rest of his life on the run a little less a quarter reckon assad will be handed over to the u.s. and be sent to guantanamo bay finally ten percent say he will spend years in the ecuadorian embassy in london what do you think. and castro. dozens out tens of thousands of egyptians have again filled tahrir square to protest against the military which is accused of staging our brutal power grab results of the presidential runoff will be announced sunday four days later than expected meanwhile the standoff between the ruling generals and the muslim brotherhood continues many fear the military could use the delay to alter the outcome or