of direction, but again, you probably don't wanna watch it because it might just change the way the, the headlines on, on the us is on the war path yet again. yelman's capital is on the file. just our software or un security council emergency meeting off fridays, initial attack. soon with an easier a module solar diety with palestine mocking nearly $100.00 days of the war and gaza . protests, kick off the world wide, minding israel and the violence. also in the program, the us, the public confirmed the death of a to lay in american john list in ukraine for the man's father says he was tortured to death in prison for his criticism of presidents, the landscape and the poles have closed and counting is on the way in taiwan and what could prove to be a vital vote as over 90 percent of the ballots have been counted. the routing party

candidate does type a commanding leaks the taiwan yemen gods, or that's just the name a few. it's a fully loaded program, right? now we're not to answer. i'm breaking news from yemen full this. our s washington has confirmed its military conducted another strike on the nation's capital city. the strike was conducted by the us us carney, he's in tomahawk lunch, attacked me, solves, and was a follow on action on a specific meal to target associated with strikes taken on january 12th, designed to degrade the who, the stability to attract maritime vessels, including commercial vessels, in the nightstand nuclear has conducted at edis that ica own center at both id. let me a base, an order phillips, and i mean,

we headed the lot of the explosion assume that a to the one had been there yesterday. and as the united states, as the declared they would, they say that they have actually target to induce a, they say resign at a does instead of defense this exactly what the united states has been doing throughout history. many has make it clear that the retaliation against the united states it will come and it will come on. they will actually had a united states, i knew ok, and they should not expect attack on. but the zip ice, i think after this 2nd the attack on the m, and you have any folders as they wouldn't do before. maybe they will be starting to get in united states and you as the commode associated because yeah, my now is on that, i thought for them the united states is the united states actually, who would support in a is it, i, in the genocide against the policy and i knew him, i need the month on the request is to allow food and medicine and to lift the relocate against the guys that they are going to do. so this will get the money out

of his book, but does it have they just said they that i talked, i guess is that any hit? is it a link table, any ship that headed toward? is it a enclosed or related? is it i by anyway, they will still continue and they will come on that as a is the 1st round of western strikes on dozens of military sites across the u. m. and even launched early friday. and they arrive from both the us carrier strike group and land base u. k will plains in the region. the british prime minister called the strikes self defense. that's in response to recent attacks by who the 5 is on commercial shipping lights. now it comes as the groups that it's read, see a tax or a show of solidarity with the palestinians will only stop when israel allows the entry of 8 into gaza. the strikes by the western coalition reportedly killed 5 and wounded 6 and the u. k defended the attack saying it took place to get this quote, the for the tensions. all right, and sorry, claire,

it's to de escalate tensions and to restore stability to the region. and that's why allies, over the past few weeks have issued several statements of combination of what's happening, courting on the duties to desist that the so called us debility might prove elusive their arkansas into a might see for the escalations. since who the leaders have promised to washington and london? not only a swift response, they keep saying they're not intimidated. no. are they afraid? i'll give them a law, the criminal aggression against our, you know, many people will not go unanswered and unpunished. this brutal aggression will not to turn them in from its support if position with the wrong to palestinian people in the southern a round of strikes came just hours after a un security council emergency meeting. it was cold by moscow. the russian advice that a claim, the tax was a new phase of western military aggression against the middle east and the fact so

a clear violation of international the zillow is easiest to so the white house has stated that it resolves the rides, the resume, military action, should it perceive any new threat, you don't need to be a clairvoyant to understand that the us will perceive these threats and determine its response to them. i would try really without the slight disregard for international law. the rights of self defense cannot be invoked in order to ensure freedom of navigation. our american colleagues are well aware of this. this is yet more military aggression by the collective west, the latest and a long line of raids on the suffering middle east. the pseudo legal justification give them by the white house does not stand up to any criticism. while the un security council, the 15 member body that leads the united nations net to discuss the recent us attack on yeah, the united kingdom also invite. busy in that attack and at the meeting of the united kingdom and the united states said that their action was justified because they had to protect the red sea. they had to stop the blockade that has been

put up by the who the forces in yeah, the attacks by hutus on vessels and the red sea must stop. we have made this clear to the who cheese and we call on them to de escalate. the united kingdom is committed to continue working with the international community and this counsel to come back this international threat. the strikes were necessary and they were pushing it, as you just heard from my u. k. colleagues. they were consistent with the international law and an extra size of the united states. inherent right to self defense, as reflected by article 51 of the un charter. and they were taken only after non military options, proved inadequate to address the threat. still,

any strikes of this nature is a decision. the united states does not take lightly, as she said, she didn't take the decision lightly. but it's been pointed out that from the beginning the united states was threatening, military force was not offering to negotiate with the forces, etc. those days have been saying that all they are asking in exchange for this, you know, opening up with the red sea is the israel stop bombing garza. but that is something that despite the global prize for a ceasefire, the united states is simply not open to even discussing that. there was a resolution passed by the un security council that russia of the day on voting for as did mozambique. and china, 11 countries voted for it. they simply come down to what that these were doing and defended freedom of navigation during the maritime trade route. never gave any authorization to the united states and the united kingdom to carry out strikes. but it was that resolution that the usa and the united kingdom used to say,

gave them legal justification for carrying out these strikes. now they also invoke to the right of self defense under the un charter. but as the russian and basset are pointed out, that right of self defense applies to an attack on one's country, not simply the blocking of trade routes or maritime trade routes. freedom of navigation, meanwhile, not far from caleb, right? that much right is in new york blocking 1st avenue. it's right next to the un plaza . and they show their support for the victims of that joint american and british attack on human demonic, an immediate stoppage to the strikes. now, i'm going to get these pictures over that you have any capital that's a real demonstration for you. protest as voice and the fury and courting for an immediate end to so called western aggression against the country of the cities across the nation. also witnessing a norm as protests, locals, claiming the strikes have only re if um, that commitment to palestine or you raise yourself a debate with the former us republican state senator richard block. now,

according to him, he believes the current policies coming out of the white house will only see the middle east to grow more hostile to the collective west. surprise, surprise. and i think it's very important to understand that the divided ministration has been remarkably blood thirsty and the narrow against and everything they've done across the globe. there is no threat to us except the one coming across to the southern border from mexico. mexico is our greatest strength is not china. it's not roger, it is mexico of all things. and, and yet the body administration won't defend the border with mexico is, is quite bizarre. and i think americans are very frustrated. they, the government that we have now is, you know, it's the, the most incompetent one of my entire life. and i've seen some dues is, i mean,

i've said some governments that you, you, you were not brag much about, but this one, this one really sets a new standard for low, low sixties, around the world are gearing out for demonstrations of solidarity with palestine. that's the war and gone. so can you imagine it's entering nearly it's $100.00 with the day, the engine easy and capital up. the cost of crowds already taken to the streets and our correspondent isn't the rich to see the wired out policy. those are the master says that the protest this keep on saying during the pro power plant. this saturday morning inc, florida thousands of for testers have gathered in front of the american app since 530 this morning. they show solidarity and ford for the 1st time in 2020 as they can see, they are raising the our carry,

these my are preventive. actually the also we're black and white and the traditional rather than the sisterhood from, you know, this is part of the action. marketing the 100 or between the interest people fire per minute. this is for humanity and for my consciousness because palestine remains under occupation by israel. this doesn't sit well with me because the palestinians are muslims. after all, it has already been a 100 days. when will this end? the victims are not only mothers, but also children, even toddlers. nobody's safe. we cannot accept this. i came with my 2

children. i want to teach them the meaning of humanity by showing solidarity with 5 as 9 pulsate because the biggest victims in this one of the children and i carry that feeling with me. this is a very painful feeling that the children we love care of. allison raised full victims to the bomb parity of these radio occupation delivered or the and palace site as well as the warner on the data on the sofa leaves and do so to calls for now

from the community. i know it's a gaza where it's really bombardments continued throughout the night, getting dozens of civilians all across this enclave. the ssl has to be in the main focus of the latest operations of video, basically showing mass destruction of an area that not long ago is relative called a safe zone. can you imagine more than 2000000 displace palestinians and i'll just simply struggling to survive in a place like this. now, back in october, the us, vito, the un security council resolution on humanitarian pauses the blood shed. so it continued until the end of november when a truce between israel that hamas come into force, almost $2500.00 palestinians were killed and more than $4000.00 wounded during that period. and let's look at bit further. a civilian casualties skyrocketed in december. this off of the seats far ended and another un resolution of surprised surprise is blocked again by washington. the 2nd period, which is ongoing, has so far claimed more than $6000.00 lives and wounded mouldings. 13000. well,

that's a quarter of the total death pulling gaza that could've even been easily avoided if indeed it wasn't for the american vito's. the decisions led to the depths of just over $6000.00 women and children. but you and reporting that around 70 percent of all the depths and goals are folded into those 2 categories. and the un under secretary general, modern griffith has raised concern over this over the cold and unfolding situation . a staggering 85 percent of the total population traumatized and forced to see again and again as the bones of the messiah straighten. down on the faces of residents. we are as close, deeply loved by recent statements as rainy ministers regarding fountains drink, coverage to mass transfers, civilians and guys out to a certain countries these statements res, great concerns about the possible possible mass transfer of deportation of the

palestinian population from the gaza strip. something that would be strictly prohibited, of course, on the international. we can't allow this to met test eyes filled up. the consequences of provide the configuration as if this is not bad enough would be unimaginable. but us as a development has confirmed the death of a chill in american john lifting ukraine. gonzalo later was 55 and his father claims his son was tortured to death in prison for simply criticizing the ukrainian president. so let's i cannot accept the way my son has died. he was tortured extorted incommunicado for 8 months, and 11 days, and the us embassy did nothing to help my son. the responsibility of this strategy is the dictator zalinski with the concurrence of a c. now american president joe biden, i mean, when i wake up to the news,

um, i was obviously shocked and most people weren't necessarily surprised because, but there is what been following the war in ukraine. if they've been active on twitter, people will know the name of console and they're up for those who don't. can you just give us a quick introduction? who is this deceased john les blog active as almost yeah. well, gonzalo was a very colorful character, very outspoken, and he had a very distinct style. and i just say anybody following on pretty big twitter following most of the uh, the dissenting sites on social media, twitter, youtube tell around, would know the name comes out of there. and he was almost unique and that he was on the last dissenting voices. certainly foreign voices in that ukraine. saskia, i mean despite, obviously claims from western political needs on the media that ukraine is. a nation that likes to you us a embraces the freedom of speech. we've seen indications and the long time in the

making the thought is not the case. so what is it specifically that thoughts uh t as a bit wound up. why was near a high boss? yeah. well essentially i think it was because he was based in the car called a predominantly russian city at quite eastwards it in ukraine. and he continued to broadcast from within calls. even threatened, of course, but he had persisted and his content to become ever more critical of the frame and the less all the a propaganda. i said that the, you those only see the hero, winston churchill figure, you know, and i can't resume or just change orders and stuff like that. know the boss or fibers the temperature. i'm telling you right now in the aftermath of this and the few ad ukrainian, the secret service, if you like, with a very fear some reputation day came calling it gonzalez address. they found out where he was, they arrested him. he, uh,

it was here. he faced the fly of days. now it was during this period of house arrest if you liked that, he was informed that the outcome of this may not go the way. he thought that the americans weren't going to help him. that this american citizenship, which he may have thought not easily, was going to protect him in your brain on his high profile as well. a lot of people following him, but that wasn't the case. he was informed. so we decided to try to get out of you fine. he made a break for the home, jerry and border. unfortunately, he was detained, but you'd finance. and this is where his troubles really began. he was done imprisoned and it was from the prison that he began to give these revelations of extortion and terribly brutal uh treatment. he also wrote a letter about his decreasing health and his difficulties regarding accessing health care from within the prison. i've had double pneumonia, but as long as, as well as name a taurus and a very severe case of a dma swelling of the body. all this started in mid october,

but was ignored by the present. there need admitted i had pneumonia at a december. the 22nd hearing i'm about to have a procedure to reduce the agreement pressure in my lungs, which is causing extreme shortness of breath to the point of pulsing out off the minimal activity. or even just talking for 2 minutes. in addition to this, uh, uh, quite detailed descriptions. gonzalo talked about the brutal treatment portrait that he'd received in ukrainian prison. i've taken a beating in my time, so i show it hot like health, but it was manageable. but then at 1.2 folks held my head and used it to speak to scratch the whites of my left eye while asking me if i could still read. if i had just one, go to crack rabid my 1st cell, but it wasn't too bad. the west stretch was it my fault? so from 1 pm on june, the 21st until 7 pm, the next day 30, i was always beaten and sleep deprived my alms, twisted the wrong way around at the shoulders and germany beaten pretty bad. as luck would have it 2 days later, when the bruising was in full bloom, c,

the god came to give me a wellness check. this is likely because of the chilean embassies efforts by cyprus . he called me 3 times, but gave me nothing but support and the bromide tyler was a quite capable communicator. even in the midst of his troubles, he was still able to portray the real situation of ukraine. and that's why he was a still in an issue for the key version. well, i'm going to ask a know you have a question. now shay is the us outraged at the desk of one of its own citizens in ukrainian costs? i mean, i'm presuming that it is shouting from the poll pets about the oppression of john less than the beacon of democracy. you crate. well, quite the opposite. and it's important that the viewers understand that comes out of layers. a polite had been highlighted to the us state department on many occasions. they were well aware of what has happened. she had previously said that

it was highly unlikely that the united states would exchange and that she's actually 7 victoria newland the hated his guts. and that it was a fancy full of to suggest that he would be rescued or exchange in exchange for a i know the detainee on the, on the russian slash the for any inside that it was all likely to happen. now we know that as far back in august the 23 that matthew miller, the state department spokesman, was well aware of this. i used to feel for the exchange when he's asked of as long as i live in some questions, to put 3 by grades on report or the him cause grades about the whole situation regarding comes out of there. we learned last night through a series of tweets by him that he had been tortured in the print in prison. and he was now on a motorcycle with a broken rib trying to flee the gary and border. and so i'm wondering, you know, if this is true, given the state department knew of his arrest and his detention, how has this been allowed to occur? we haven't us citizen being arrest being detained and perhaps tortured in the

prison of one of our strongest allies. well you, you lost me with the perhaps, and if this is true, i think i'd want to verify those reports before i commented on alex, go ahead to problems. whereas the state about caustic, i think i just want to verify anything before i come and go head out. there has been some reaction from russia. let's have a look at that now. let's we're deeply outraged to learn of the death of the united states. generalist comes all the later and ukrainian custody according to the information available, he was in prison and tortured. we're also not surprised to learn that the usa did not make any efforts to release of citizen. moreover, we assure that these champions of freedom of speech with double standards of morality will try to hush up the journalist's death. in some ways, more questions than answers, you know, what it goes out of state and it calls in the midst of this a brutal track down on free speech. and you find gonzalo was very brave and some would say no, easily, still challenging the regime. and it seems he's taking a big risk and maybe pay the price for the well,

we were talking with independent journalist and mike jaren start. he says that gonzalez, death should be a warning to old at the west. so cold freedom of speech, it's an illusion. or sadly, this is a huge failure by us administration, blinking was made aware of gonzalez, case eagle musk even reached out on social media. it's question ukrainian will far to use for citizens of the us and indeed the u. k. it's a stock morning to jen list in particular, the fact that the us administration allowed mister lira to languish. and as his father called the did they dictate, as lensky is prison, goes out in there himself was very critical of this lensky regime. the fact that they know any language and to languish without help, as is claimed, but also to his desk, should serve as a very,

very start wanting that the freedom of speech and democracy in the west is nothing but lip service is nothing but an illusion. they will not deliberate, they will not assist you if you go against the narrative that regime before drawing out a guest of 97 percent of the votes have now being counted. and ty, ones, presidential and legislative elections. according to the most recent reports, the ruling party candid hasn't, has a 7 point lead that will likely take him into power. and while the polls close earlier in the island territory is awaiting the final results, supporters of the ruling party gathering right there in the capital of typeface. now it's uh, it comes as within dropbox, the birthday, i guess the past 30 minutes so. so the opposition policy on behalf of its pro mainland chinese candidates has conceded defeat. well, let's take this further now with all taken care of it. a call. john is not joining us live here on, on the international call. great to see thanks so much for jumping. on very quickly

. yeah. wow, it's a great story. this before i get into who is waiting, what party this, what number this i just want to get to the not some bolts call geopolitically speaking on the geo, political chessboard. a lot of people are watching of these elections in taiwan as particularly america, if i think america is going to be sending a delegation that in the next 24 hours or so. but look, taiwan is a tiny island in the western pacific is about a 160 kilometers from china, south east coast, about a 100 miles away from china. what is the big deal with taiwan particularly? why is washington so interested in this selection? well this is because the general mc douglas macarthur was referred by one as america on a single board near passelberry or in the pacific. and you just part very convenient for me on the coast of china. this is washed, united states cannot afford to give up by one that says clients, they use asia because it is largely justifies us military presence,

east asia to contain the right side of china. this is why you were seeing a lot of coverage of time when you election right now in the english language media . even though most of the americans can't even find, tie one a map, try to get some pretty fast statement, frankly, or bring a, bring us to the polling. but it's now called the, the routing pa he basically taking a firm lead in the ballot counts. what is the significance of the result? if lightning t takes power? well, why should the looks like use the issue in to when he is the ruling party candidates advocacy has been produced, right? and um, for a uh, for independence as in a lease retired fully. but just before the election, he has, um, kind of sidetracked a little bit. and he said, well, we try one does not need to declare independence because we're already the republic of china, of high lines is already in a, in the back independent already so,

so i don't think here's the election will fundamentally change the equation. basically, we're going to have the same ruling party that rule tied one for the last 8 years, and they're going to continue the same policy of being the fly in us foxy in east asia. this is why the us politicians are, are, are visiting by one frequently. so i don't expect much of the equation. it is gonna change because let's face it right now. it's 40 percent of the voters voted for him, which means 60 percent of the voter actually did that voting for him, but unfortunately the opposition boat is divided between the 2 other opposition candidates. so they're, if they had a combined ticket that could happen well without it being, but unfortunately, the way it is is going to continue to rule. uh, the d p. p. party will continue to will tie one. and the question,

the question on the mentally has not changed from the previous 8 years. okay. okay . well, i hear you the call, i appreciate you spelling that out. why the, why do you think china is president g called best selection of vote for a war or vote for peace as well? i mean it, it, it should even pain has been, is just re add a rating position of the chinese government, which does not recognize the legitimacy of the election. i'll try one because china seas tie one as a renegade products and, and china is committed to peaceful you re unification waste by one. so regardless of the results of the election, i mean essentially the, the, the, all 3 parties of participation election, there are essentially all status for parts. all of them are for status qual until you know, until yeah, infinity and beyond. so no them are really crow unification parts. so i for,

for china's point of view, the tie one issue is really an issue between china and united states. i mean the, the local election on say why is mostly still about bread and butter issues on the ground. i mean, most of the time when use today, they're facing with high inflation, stagnant wages, you know, all the problems that you would think most of the development world are facing. and then those are the things that book their most mostly concerned about. i mean, most people are not actually concerned about a invasion from the mainland china any time soon because, you know, they're kind of used to the pain should the existing between across the title industry for the last 70 years is it is astonishing that when you think about the approach sent me to you, taiwan, to, to se china. we're talking to a 100 miles away from the truth. china is coaching it as united states, as far as a ways it could possibly be, but still meddling in that part of the world. and speaking of meddling is quickly

call them already hearing accusations of chinese meddling and interference in this election. any comments on that as well? there's always claim of child abuse. interference. you like sions phones, especially among the u. s. client states and uh, over the world we dear that in australia we hear that you, okay, now we hear your data and they're all part of the us. you know, us lead angle 5 alliance. so this is a wild play book to play the fear play up to bureau china was climbing down on the domain of domestic descent because united space right now is forming a trying to for my and key china co payment strategy. and is trying to prevent silence all the voices, it's back. so states that an advocate for closer conversely, what time is fine because most people just want to do business. but you know,

just like.