i did eye. a . one day february seventeen find him in washington dc. i know you're addicted to watching our team era. we begin today with the news and an attorney who represents former government contractor edward stand and said she was detained and questioned by heathrow airport border force and monday and on going through customs tussle and may act was traveling along with former nsa whistleblower thomas straight to me when julian assigned at the ecuadorian and missy yesterday rain actually did after her experience and i'm

fine he throws border force was just trying to intimidate me who was at what's known in the milk and where is that the nanny. since her about what happened exactly as wind earlier. i just won re back herself from one end and a first astronauts to me about what that experience was like i don't mean everyone has to go through customs i get that then usually you get the same questions about where are you going where are you staying how many days will you be here and sort of thing that i was directed to a specific group act on what is called the border force. from that which is i guess in a new use for customs at heathrow on and i was initially asked why i was there and i said to see friends. he said. oh and i fed well. the people and sam adams associate town which is an american organization of

which is usually the kind of answer that i care for the last uk team international trips i've been on and then they wanted a new rule is in that group. so he names names. and in they did at one point he did look at the passport enough to be that i had to rush and beans as in there and then one day to know why. aia guide to run sat twice in that house reminds me i said that i have explained there. on the enhanced through it and i said that it was edwards said in an. this is where a guy really we are even weirder i should change the city who is edwards then and that is all very strange and one adult the bell and whistle blower and an entirely from the extremely peculiar know i mean a lot. yes a very peculiar on the planet doesn't know who interested in as fact. i mean my

interest is very factual he is a whistleblower and he's an entirely on. and then after that a pass me and i represented bradley manning they brought out these names not need the answer but represented riley manning and then i said no and amy did that change may kill your christ and who is bradley meaning. and i had. a whistleblower. which legally he hands on and abandoning them and ask where is bradley manning. as if he didn't know tom and i said in jail. he said yes he's a crime and all are some things that affect emailing it to me feel like ok these people are not with the words and their current roles. i am and i was very apt he'll find me and said look i'm a human rights attorney. tom and i was allowed to eventually get through for you is just a

very strange line of questioning and completely inappropriate to be asking about. privileged attorney client relationships. it is that a and one of the attorneys representing tom sneddon. however normally the fact of representation is something that can only be revealed with the client's permission said the fact that he's asking about her move my clientele is and about my specific attorney client privilege. what matters is an inappropriate time. and although i maintain a calm demeanor. during the questioning as soon as i laughed at him shaking and i cried and it's just a wee is extremely intimidating and i knew there if you act rolls on twitter saying it should be intimidating to answer a few questions but believe me when you're in a prolonged on a situation like that man my goal is trying to get

into a country where i'm going to be delivering the award along with others to bradley manning that happens to be the same awarded bits and atoms associates for integrity and intelligence to warrant that tom drake and ray mcgovern and myself in calling rally delivered last year to edward today. you know i didn't want to be belligerent or talk back or be smart or clever or sth. he'll be a arguing any kind of way can become dependent upon this person to lead me into the country. but again tom. i feel like this there's a pattern that's developing of interrogating journalists and lawyers at borders and that is unacceptable. i'm just the inner cnn and nsa whistleblower thomas break was traveling we knew and was also going to add to the meeting of ecuadorian and if he is he wasn't exactly question in the way the eu were any sense as to why you were singled out there. i have no idea i mean de amigo

it seems like it. i mean because of the questions i was asked in one of my time was not singled out. based on the questions that it was they can only surmise that is because i am not represented at the legal advisor to the gorge near them. and the understanding you were on something called are you found out later you on something called inhibited persons list. kenya's top somewhere and that designation came from. how do you think you ended up on that list. i don't know that i don't even know for sure that i am in the maintenance one of these things jen robinson and other human rights attorney was told that she was on the list but she was facing difficulty leaving the country. they do have this inhibited persons the left but a i don't doubt that this means that kind of like it did in america or the equivalent of. on being on what team portion of the no fly list which i also have been for a number of

years. on a because i myself have been a whistleblower i've done my stand on end to the open carry a swatch of plants and on in the past year was because i was. think i really take umbrage at that because my relationships with my clan supreme privilege and journalists who were being stopped at the borders of their relationships with their sources are privileged and desperate behavior coming in the western hemisphere from so called democracy is on is a complete honor to read to add free and open press as well as eight and li jian and a justice system. absolutely and very active on experience to go through in detail. i just under a deck really appreciate you coming on national security and human rights director at the government accountability project a deal. and we're no good deeds and at the winter olympics in sochi russia this year's olympics marks along this winter games in history. the composition bus

twenty eight hundred athletes from eighty eight countries take a quick look at them at this point. cheyenne the us topped the medal count with the team netherlands is next with seventeen and or wayne kennedy cannot seize me are up next with fifty medals followed by germany sweden and switzerland. and for more on the games let's cut our tea correspondent paul scott was in sochi. well russia have added a gold and a bronze medal to that tally on the date and in the two men both slave and i was undeserved told mx the void of underwood doberman from start to finish they even set a track record in the first round was the first time the russian one night of sleep gold since the four of the soviet union on for thirty nine year old's of calls to complete a fairytale an ounce of gold medals a silver he won in turin in two thousand and six and the browns he picked up in time to vote for using killer in fact often as winter olympics in vancouver he

announced his retirement from the sport for the opportunity to reform the hunt and the gang was too much for him to tie down they coaxed him out of retirement and that now looks like an inspired decision. elsewhere have brushes bronze medal painting the figure skating ice dogs competition it or they can cut some locals doing enough to secure a place on the podium that gold medal actually went to the american she wrote davis and white who happen to be coached by russian in the rain is a way back. elsewhere. in the triathlon women's twelve and hoff canaan not stop there. the gold medal went to bring about a rush and dottie until maturity that i was her third gold medal of these games and secure not gold she's become the first female by athlete to win three individual gold medals at a single winter olympics whether thing in our oblast on the stock did take place however the men's event was perspiring for secondary as was the men's snowboard cross the street is a fold in the mountains of trash not pollyanna many people thought there would be the mild temperatures and melting snow and causing problems however

it was the fault lies with the venues and events have been rescheduled for tuesday that the folk now beginning to make. that was a report from our cheese on scott. and of course one of the big events over the weekend was the us russia hockey match the us one in a shoot out by the two teams could face each other again before the olympics wrap up rt spoke with at russian hockey legend about playing for his home country to the left. buddhism with russian consumers the last regime has been buddies and wouldn't do well no but that still allows its use to play with different levels. the content fresh matt was acting legend tom elbow day. adam west and to maintain the u s officials allow russian positions access to a russian national is serving a twenty year sentence in a us prison in a statement the foreign ministry said a russian doctor should examine constantine yarrow shame

though because according to larry his house has been worsening our teeth on the stasi a turkmen as the story. in twenty ten isn't a new light beer and a sting operation brought onto the wet soil in twenty oh one and sentenced to twenty years behind bars for conspiring to internationally smuggle drugs the case of russian pilot consent senior center co starring relations between moscow and washington returns to the headlines yet again after the pilots numerous cries for medical help remain unanswered in the west. his lawyer after visiting the man in jail. grayson all i'm saying his client needs urgent medical care. the key is to live singer shannon cole seems to be on the brink of a heart attack. your chantilly did the piercing to me his face was red. he visibly have shortness of breath with a pause in our conversation. so on. compose himself. he was confused and generally appeared to be in having difficulty remembering dates and

the chronology of the different events that the plays this week. prison officials say they will now look into his help with an emergency check up at a hospital but moscow is demanding that the russian citizen being held in a new jersey prison meal at a proper visit from russian diplomats as well as russian and american doctors for a full examination of his health and a proper professional health assessment will go to purdue nobody is confirm the shake is experiencing problems with his health. although there's any problem with access to medical treatment for ava. it was claimed he had not requested any medical help or two the military. constantine requested medical assistance a number of times to look up with no previous criminal background anywhere in the world someone was never even stepped foot on us soil prior to his being snatched up by us officials. their single became the first russian citizen to be sentenced in the last for an intent to participate in a crime that was built by special agents posing as drug dealers abreast and in a

third country. the time of his sentencing the case was dubbed an historic undercover opetion byhesecuti and a provocation by the defense. the russian man reptedly pl guilty in this case and claimed he was beaten and tortured following his detention. his wife victoria says he and no health problems prior to that and that's a month ago he and wife tina and can get out and i asked him to get him off. us non able to walk off to prison to the magical block places we have huge rally. this is the constant coughing he was keeping his nominee for weight and that when the compost onto him something needs to be hopping mad about his problems cutting up his detention in africa when he was beaten severely me dying by the people detained him one constant in your cycle was a rest and russian officials were not duly notified in moscow side of the breach of international law and diplomatic misconduct the russian foreign ministry has been urging washington to properly intervene in this case a handful of times so far to no avail. archie has

reached out to the us state department's out the department of justice as well as organizations like the aclu human rights watch and amnesty international might we have not received any comments so far. the nose and a nonchalant surrounding this case in the us was that apart from the early stages u s officials said they didn't let russian know about bringing its citizens to us soil because of pressing the wrong button on a fax machine notifying romanian consider brush. as this intricate and rt meal. u s and european officials and growing concerns that the security vacuum in syria is supporting a training ground for foreign nationals looking to wreak havoc on their home countries. so according to information provided by the director of national intelligence james clap or below. we estimate at this point in excess of seven thousand from foreign fighters have detracted from some fifty countries many of them and in europe in

the mideast. and this is of great concern not only to us but to those countries. of course is not the only the us casting peers british intelligence are now expressing concern that some citizens to join the opposition and syria have returned home and now pose a serious threat of terrorism rtc are protests more this was a key skills that i can both be as secure. this is the police have said that they'd made a number of the wrexham and loathing situation place. jack has old its sixty no exit the race of people having the time back the irony here of course that it is that he added i'm hoping it happens is that the state the transition. our baby is crying all week relates to the bedrooms. i think technically they are obviously was not as hot as

some of my testing the effect is seen in this life is given to it that is next sunday will insist that at fifty five ten if the fee hike its capital is not a good fit for the city two innings at ease the real what is it the beefy lost that fight with them. again the skills i've had it coming until today when i read the bill why is that once the fight in this area that despite that i've taken the time frame and then to target to pick on at these systems. matt was archie sarah for can we turn to for now where a verdict was reached and trial of michael dunn forty seven year old who shot and killed a teenager jordan davis on saturday the jury in jacksonville found michael dunn guilty of attempted second degree murder for opening fire on pre teens who were in the same suv is four and a vest. however they could not come to a consensus on whether to convict or acquit done on the most serious of charges first degree murder in two thousand of killing. prosecutors argued that don recklessly shot at the teens after complaining about the volume of their music and a convenience store parking lot

three had his ten shots struck again as one of encoding to his liver along and has a door knob. however dunn testified that his actions were all in self defense that gave this trend him and that he's not he's on guns sticking out of the vehicle that held davis and his friends. gun was found guilty on four of the five pounds he was part with it now faces up to sixty years behind bars. this causes more i was going to earlier by r t smith was owed on a man who was in florida and has been following this trial very closely. the press asked him to break down the charges that gun was found guilty of. it's for al to five pro most important thing here is a mall. he was found guilty. all of the ball the jury couldn't decide on not so much and said sometimes cuz that's not the man takes too much on explain that later but more in moral social even the legal times the first degree murder charge for killing seventeen year old jordan davis was mis trial jurors is simply couldn't

reach of their takes on that but all to often the judge is a mistrial on that one charge would affect the rest of the charges the judge let them know that that wasn't the case of the rest of the charges. one could simply be taught as normal and then the jurors preceded conclusion. michael dunn was found guilty on three charges of attempted second degree the death of opening fire on three other teams that we will remember where in the same suv is jordan davis he was also found guilty of one count of shootings throw into the mix hours to shoot in. in the red dogs to rent a car in edible that means that there was a dead cell phone on the murder charge against him in the jordan davis' case i was at the wanaka what you're saying and in this trial the jury couldn't come to a decision on that i know they deliberated for a very long time while in the points of contention in this case that the jury with the hand away. a very long time indeed offsets the sea hours of deliberation the jury

couldn't decide that mark was done was guilty or innocent of that first degree murder they was all the sleeve notes of discussion they work very very hot thirty i was as as we say and had to take into consideration many many facts but once again the basic question here is how can a jew or a another human being will note that when an individual feels for his life. lol fails in his life this is actually threaten their full if the defendant comes up with what we can say a more or less credible story of the book to my knees. he's the only one that knows the effect of his life was an immediate threat to the other personnel to sleep. they steal they are to tell their side if the story in some cases. what we can see how a defendant says that he mistakes a candy bar oak on about steve for weapon. ollie can just simply say that he stole something but you cannot go on a haven of peace was on the stand your ground paste. the jurors of words talked about this goal and they could've just weeks to

the conclusion that unit. if the goal says that when some respect and he can simply just use that to be false then they could just reach the conclusion of my book done. did the right thing according to that all right well let's talk about some of the reaction after the verdict was read you think people who were seeking justice for jordan davis percent satisfied with this outcome. hope all this lead as the mole an enormous reaction to this case and the mistrial. we haven't seen that the outrage that followed is imminent trial but the truth is that george cinnamon rolls away and that michael dunn was naughty convicted of the eu's three charges of attempted second degree murder but he could still face a retrial of that first degree murder charge so that joe jordan davis' mother for instance it that she was happy that there was some sort of closure but others would boom awesome pictures from straight to know that michael dunn will not pay for the moment so that the focal

wall they think is a clear case of first degree murder we have seen a very strong online support group demanded justice for the jordan davis we now know that ms also website and a facebook page to monday just as the model done so once again. a simple been the commander of a young african american is thought to be polarized both sides of the story. obesity wolves to simply represent two very different ways of looking at the justice system here in america. i was one snacks at this point for michael dunn there's a trial but in the coming when no one actually happened. what's a very good question the first thing we have to do is the internet's top of what we do know this can happen said no reason to spend real milne time in prison that special beach attempted second degree murder conviction carries a minimum sentence of at least twenty years that's sixty is also the band will we still don't know the busy bee will eventually been in every

place in a new trial for the month of jordan davis in a fine ending. he is convicted for that charging that the lpc spend life in prison without parole. as i say we still don't exactly know that if and when that second trial would that happen all the prosecution's have already said that it's a very very possible so hard on trial will have to wait and see if he is indeed convicted on that last murder charge pursue your reporting nineties nickel so donovan and us foreign policy circles are complaining about the record number of big donors to president obama on that are getting on postings and a season on the world all the practice of placing big presidential campaign donors and posts abroad is common in the united states the obama administration is clean and pack is into use now more than ever. according to the american foreign service association obama's number of political appointees serving ambassador steps has broken all records at thirty seven percent. and so far to reach for his

second term is even greater now standing at fifty three percent. but it's not just staggering numbers are calling attention to the issue. it's the obama appointees themselves in a recent hearing senators have the chance to ask some of obama nominee is some very simple question still up barbara i take it you've been to iceland. sourav not i've not had the privilege and i reporters have you been to norway. i guess and fidelity than two hundred yes and i have this room have you been to argentina. center i haven't had the opportunity yet to be there and traveled pretty extensively around the world of miami had a chance said i am no expert on china. and some of those nominees are big donors and dean robert c barbara nominee for iceland. read more than one point six million dollars for obama in twenty twelve colleen del nominated as ambassador to hungary contributed about a hundred

thousand dollars to obama's re election and no one writes an unnamed potential investor to argentina raise more than five hundred thousand dollars for obama's real action to look more into obama political picks for investors aisle explained earlier by rt political commentators and zack's in communion we can assess and what you thought about the situation. with all the news stations have done this and usually pass and assertions of somewhere around thirty percent of their investor shares have gone to political allies the obama administration the first the first term to something like thirty eight percent second term insert off its fifty three percent so it looks like this the administration is doing it more than previous ones but there is a sort of quid pro quo here. if you help me get elected albeit a pretty nice big for you down the road and faster ships are usually pretty nice tops. i mean jay carney said well it's just because they're so much turnover right now and a second term but at the bus to go down south as a response

at that mean we saw from all of those sad those appointees add those nominees responded that they can. in our hands are simple question to answer that they haven't been to the countries on that they're going to be appointments you are not problematic at all it's probably a little problematic who were not new to putting the whole world will people in important positions. i mean this limitation of the past administration. it's been a good one on a lot of diseases and let you know the one and larry summers who was to basically was on top of the many legal and derivatives and that it doesn't a collapse of my associates in the morning the chairman of the reserve on the packet. it's cut and torn zimmerman is head of the nw cp atlanta. the dna were the only man in charge of undergrad security. it's like the week. what's more people in important positions

at best is going downhill granted. meet a whole lot of sense that somehow wanted and after really know about the country they're going to camp. where is located on the map form of government no ideally ideally the assorted things the language they speak there with the ruling party the ideals of the ruling party and it seems like these nominees don't have that basic knowledge in the state dep dog doesn't have the guidelines on what the master should know apparently there to relieve some of the end of this month but up until now they haven't had a need we be the winner chosen as an investor you go to and after school. her fur everything's okay as long as they got up and down so her school to learn. just like window dressing that the real things that need to be done with these countries being done with my economic hit man in military and stuff. no these are pretty similar jobs in the ambassador to the bahamas or an investor and in this case norway. a few screws up and if he doesn't know that much about the country is not so much damage you can do but when you start singing ambassadors to china who don't know anything about china quarter

hungary or so. a small country here were talking about a problem due to content for which we have very bad strategic ties to sell me what you think the implications of this are you having all these ambassadors all around the world. on that you'll not know all about the country's there and don't think it'll change things much to give like i was saying i think important things in france the scarier things are done in other levels of them. by adding you know it and it didn't affect our country that we have a of the cowboy you can ride a horse and then the cheerleader folk oh boy did that the mountains and in the value we place presidential candidate who could win something she read so when is the master does not mean you haven't been to the country is and what role are best response to play you might remember when we to its release the that the state department cables ambassadors and diplomats were encouraged to spy on the countries that the toothpick like information about foreign diplomats. so maybe it's not career of foreign service people but you want

the people you can do these covert operative. and you think now that the administration is getting some flack for this event you know. i mean it i guess initiation said that this uptick is an anomaly and to maybe the next few are master chefs are open are going to go to korea people rather than political allies but i don't see this has been much of a change and as i said it considered auspicious to the bahamas and maybe that's where political ally should be in on a career foreign service we need the people there that the big things right or decorative jobs for the most part all seems like a steak i may not be a very patient with fact. but the mountainous region going forward. sensex political commentator and we can or need and thank you so much and it seems some new yorkers made great use of their snow day after when her store and hit the northeast last week. of course i'm talking about the central park's no structure that takes the form and mail intended to kill yet yet secured a plain old school and are overrated these days not perhaps most interesting

is the fact that this particular cell creation was constructed in east green the screen as one of eight designated quiet zones in central park which means that many passers by and most likely have the opportunity to sign a week. look at the art and perhaps even reflect on its phallic symbol is on. and that does it for now from our midst other stories we covered the youtube dot com such rt america. second our website our t dot com sites usa and follow me on twitter and irritated the eye. i did shea. i know. it's a nice

line it's cheesy better a team and captain comanche and telltale benders of the united nations panel have released the results of the year long investigation into abuses in north korea there was as authorities had committed systematic a wind spread and growth violations of human rights. they say no other country has committed such a wide range of crimes against humanity. the panel members heard testimony from two hundred and forty witnesses including north korean