long time leader hugo chavez may be. the opposition. he doesn't show up. for help to defend itself from the conflict next door. here in russia speculation he's come to receive russian passports. from.

around the world. this is a twenty four hours a day live from moscow that is what has president hugo chavez who's currently battling cancer may be too ill to attend his own swearing in ceremony on thursday the opposition is demanding a new election if he doesn't show up for his inauguration for a third term that the national assembly but the government claims he could be sworn in later before the supreme court well let's discuss this with geo political analyst eric draitser joining me in new york. to take advantage of his poor health . yes absolutely and in fact not only are they trying to take advantage of his poor health they're trying to foist what amounts to mountain of lies upon the people of venezuela and people around the world we saw recently i guess in the last twenty

four hours or so the venezuelan government coming out and denouncing what they call psychological warfare which is being launched against the venezuelan people not only by the private corporate media inside of venezuela but also by international media institutions around the world who are trying to convince the people in that country that chavez is either already dead or that somehow the government is being untruthful about what is actually going on so this is part of a broader campaign that is being waged not only to destroy the base of support but also their emotional connection to chavez and to the bowl of aryan revolution this is. the opposition. in the most recent elections where twenty out of twenty three of the this is party so

if i think that rather what is important is the fact that the opposition is using this as a political mechanism by which they can try to deal with jim eyes the government in venezuela remember that in two thousand and two when the united states and spain and other powers around the world collaborated in conspired to oust chavez in an illegal coup we saw what the significance of chavez was that he had a base of support on the streets in that country that could not be shaken by and

be new elections were that is what the opposition is trying to create something they're not explicit they're trying to make it explicit but it does say in that constitution that if he doesn't turn out for the inauguration a new election could well be held within thirty days so the opposition does have the right to demand election if. they certainly do have the right to demand whatever they would like but again they're trying to claim that this needs to happen immediately whereas in the constitution it says that it be delayed there are alternative arrangements that can be made the swearing in can take place in a different location and also it says that the new elections can only be called if and only if the elected president is permanently unable to serve there is no

indication that chavez won't recover from where he is now so to say that he's permanently incapacitated is not one hundred percent true or it can just quickly speculate let's say that if he isn't able to continue in office what we see for the future of venezuela where we see chavez legacy continue and the policies continue or will we see a big change in the country just looking ahead. well the ball of aryan revolution would hopefully continue but. in the opposition party b m u d who did not perform as well as they hoped in the most recent elections they will certainly have a groundswell of support i think there will be people who are east as chavez supporters who will be uneasy about the new generation however we have seen that nicolas maduro and some of the other leadership inside of chavez's faction is very much capable so the ball of aryan revolution the strides they have made for the poor for the working class for indigenous people this could continue if and only if the people of venezuela recognize the assault that is being foisted upon them by

international forces and those inside the country attending to reestablish their aristocratic control of the government eric great to talk to you thank you very much and if your thoughts on this geopolitical analysts eric draitser joining me live there in new york thank you. has begun deploying surface to air missiles on turkey's border with syria the announce approve the reinforcements last month off to ankara requested support nato claims the move is to help defend its member from the conflict in syria but political analyst patrick henningsen i spoke to a little earlier he believes there are alterian motives at work. patriot missiles that they're deploying right now in turkey. have nothing to do with any threat from syria i believe that these missile batteries are being parked in turkish territory to prepare for the possibility of a nato airstrike further down the timeline. as we anyone with any military

knowledge or any geopolitical. knowledge knows that syria is absolutely zero military threat to turkey and they have no motivation to attack them it all depends on what's the matter of strategy the west shoes right now option one has failed they tried to do a libyan style regime change by getting some foreign fighters and paying people then having a no fly zone no fly zone is not going to happen it's sending a message to the government of syria that nato is making plans whether they push the button or not is another matter but what i think that the western states can't go in on a legitimate basis to what the one of their second option is to gen up the chemical weapons situation and they've done that in the past on many continents with many invasions the other option is the west has to drag the smallest states into the conflict and use that as

a justification for an airstrike by nato i'm talking about dragging in lebannon or perhaps israel to the south that would give the justification to move in and claim it's a regional conflict that needs to be contained. president mahmoud abbas has officially changed the name of the palestinian the ministration to the state of palestine but despite this and a recent study by the un the nation still remains united. the report thousands of families are torn into buying israeli borders. this is the areas crossing one of five land crossings between israel and gaza getting through here is tough you need the right permission and papers but this crossing does not just separate israel from gaza it also divides families who are trapped on either side of the border these are the tears of a boy who hasn't seen his father in three years mohammed left gaza in search of a better life for his family but what he found on the other side of the border was

loneliness and despair and what he left behind destress and fear. i miss my father a lot and i want to see him i'm afraid a lot my father must come back here we must go and live with him but he can't come and we can't go. all they have now to remind him of him are photographs and the occasional phone call. loved me i can't live like this anymore i'm sick i'm having a nervous breakdown this happens when a man is very sad and when he has a lot of pressure on his soul and heart this family is just one of thousands torn apart by israel's separation policy that makes it almost impossible to move between the west bank and gaza it was only after mohamed had moved that he found out his family could not follow because while he and one of his children have west bank identity papers his wife and four other children don't for reasons unknown to them

. it was a big surprise for me they told me there is a possibility of changing it so i sent the papers up until now they have the file but they refused to give permission for them to come i can't give up on my kids but i also want to give them a future. israel says the west bank is a closed military zone and it has the right to prevent people from entering it even those from gaza but palestinians have extensive family ties in both areas and the policy affects just about everyone and there are a number of policies that explicitly say that family separation is not a justification for being allowed to enter the west bank so even if there's no serious security claim against an individual even if there's no question that that mother is separated from her child that's not enough to justify a travel international law protects freedom of movement and israel itself has recognized gaza in the west bank as

a single territorial unit but that's not enough to guarantee something people in the rest of the world take for granted a couple from different cities wanting to get married or a father looking for work. the children miss you so much they hold these pictures and cry when they speak with him on the phone this is that it's not coming back and he says i can't i want to bring it all to the west bank who want to go and live with him it would be safer for the children and they have a better life. that it's a choice no father should have to make to be separated from his family so he can provide for them or join him and together face a bleak future policy r.t. israel gaza. french movie star. is apparently a step closer to becoming a russian is iran in the black sea resort of sochi waiting for fun to be perceived as new possible after getting home in a text route for that story for you just ahead this hour also. we have

a wave of political correctness has turned american into a hyper sensitive nation leaving many more prone to biting that tongue those stories and all this shortly. something. law is beneath. thousands of meters of the ice drop.

that is a for many. but dangerous even to those who keep it to distance. the french movie star gerard depardieu has arrived in the russian black sea resort of sochi he's apparently traveled there to pick up his new russian passport after he was granted citizenship it comes after he turned his back on his native france in a row over escalating taxes on his media culture never has the details. according to russian president's press secretary dmitry peskov crain sees it as a preview is on

a personal trip to some achieve and there is a possibility that he might attend an informal meeting with the president flies middle portion and very he might be given his brand new russian passport meanwhile gerard depardieu has already been granted russian citizenship and before that he really now needs his french to design ship and move to balance room where reportedly he has some real estate now this news comes as french president francois juan is trying to push forward a law that will see french citizens who earn more than one million euro piece seventy five percent of their earnings to taxes meanwhile in another french legendary movie i can brigitte bardot is also think of following the footsteps azar just for you however firmly is that by completely in reason you know she's also a veteran anymore writes complainer and she has threatened to apply for russian

citizenship if authorities use an ice age peer office a callous bones at a zoo in new home now explaining why she thought of russia she said that she believed that president was human food and has done more to protect animals the than all the french presidents all together and she also said the average time she asked for something as the animal rights to complain or he always helped her she also called him the president all her heart after he banned the hunting of young seals and indeed president vladimir putin has burned a reputation of a true anymore lover during the years of his presidency and when he was the prime minister. in europe it spanish locksmiths to say they now hold the key to the they refused to cooperate any longer to get. a change of law. and in a fight on the crime rate in mexico local authorities destroyed thousands of toys

you can find out why. the former french president nicolas sarkozy allegedly received over fifty million euros in illegal campaign money from the late libyan leader moammar gadhafi a lebanese born businessman who's facing corruption charges says he will provide evidence in a french court similar claims to be made by other witnesses christopher who is chief editor of weekly magazine l'express says if these allegations prove to be true they could uncover a deeper trend of corruption. it's true that libya under gadhafi must

have generated lots of dirty money with a system in place and poured cash into western countries look at this alleged contribution to sarkozy's campaign the genius for maximum presidential campaign expenditure and now that is twenty three and fifty million that's more than double the service left over from the second to be going through her campaign but instead ended up in someone's pockets the tangible proof is needed and as of now there's only a statement by one man on trial who's trying to blame someone else the shifting tension one from russia which carries an illegally through the. coming your way later in the program this online hacktivist keep us out olds. i want the government i don't appreciate people hacking us social justice is real big and so something has to be done if you like we have the means to do it then we should do it. president people in new york their feelings on a prominent group of hackers you've got to be very active in twenty thirty let's

just ahead for you. for some other stories making headlines around the world this hour a standoff between police and a gunman in colorado has resulted in four deaths the assailant barricaded himself and four hostages inside a house in the town of aurora was later shot dead by the authorities off to aliza failed negotiations three cap has reportedly killed before police arrived one person inside the home was able to escape the same time as the scene of a mass shooting in july last year when a gunman burst into a cinema killing twelve and injuring fifty eight. water cannon to disperse angry crowds around one hundred loyalists attacked offices in the northern capital of belfast police are also investigating reports that shots were fired during the clashes today's violence follows a string of rotting in different parts of the city. has been sparked by a decision to end

a century old tradition of flying the british union flag over city hall. freedom of expression has been one of the pillars of america since it was founded but the modern phenomenon of political correctness means one person's freedom of speech could be someone else's insult. examines how can it expression is turned into a touchy subject. america is a country that pioneers freedom of expression but is the rising tide of political correctness reigning in the right to say what you think. is there you have this sort of a code sometimes you want to call a spade a spade and sometimes you want to. pull the majority of citizens think the us is overdosing on p.c. turning the land of the free into a nation of. thank you. were even corn chips can cause mass controversy in this add

a priest constituted to read zero for the eucharist the body of christ. the commercial was created for a possible super bowl broadcast but after an uproar among catholics frito lay apologized and pulled the plug on the satirical spot during a commercial being pulled is a classic example of americans freaking out about something insulting to do with religion i understand why the catholic league might flip out that's their job however be able to laugh at yourself folks. the price of humor can end up costing big maybe captain owen honors intrusted with a nuclear powered aircraft carrier worth half a billion dollars was fired over racy morale boosting videos created years ago having survived eighty five combat missions oh it was shot down by for tuesday style gestures and comments as for the man who wrote nineteenth century classics not even mark twain is protected from present day p.c.

two of tweens books are being republished with the word sleeve replacing the n. word it's about laziness it's not about liberal guilt to not want to do offend or conservatives want to want to sanitize or plain vanilla is history and art it's really about laziness we don't we don't want to trust people to look and examine to look at something and then go beyond that so what does it mean what were those times like what is the author trying to say when film critic roger ebert took to twitter to criticize the censorship he was criticized for simply writing the n word a federal jury will soon decide if a white people can use the n. word at work this as a white t.v. reporter is suing a fox news affiliate in philadelphia after being fired for using the n. word during a staff meeting white house chief of staff rahm emanuel has apologized he's apologized and of course the r word can also. make you a glorified villain as was the case when former chief of staff rahm emanuel

privately called a group of liberals retards rahm emanuel and i think he has some indecent and insensitive ways of being sarah palin is a great talk at e.s.p.n. sensitivity surrounding sex has become a touchy subject announcer ron franklin was fired for allegedly calling a female reporter sweet baby when you say political correctness has neutered the american language creating a super sensitive society incapable of wapping things on a p.c. employer that a lot more people biting their tongues for fear that freedom of expression may be more trouble than it's worth more important artsy new york. it's the news which will breathe fear into companies and governments worldwide the prominent hacking organization anonymous has vowed that in twenty thirty it will stir things up more than ever before with a wave of fresh cyber attacks when aussies very own new york resident want to find

out if the underground group still has the support of the people it claims to be fighting for. the hacking collective anonymous issued a statement warning the world to expect them in two thousand and thirteen is that a good thing this week let's talk about that it is an all course of business that they interfere with they can write their congressman they can vote. i work for the government i don't appreciate people hacking us we've got people's personal information that has to be protected that these people they decided hey i want to take that i might get him and now that's their information because they've decided to take the law into their own hands this is ok yes definitely keep on going why are they important in the world today well because to bring a certain information to the public. because of the activity is social justice is

real thing and so something has to be done if you like if we have the means to do it then we should do it what about the fact that they do it anonymously they don't show their face or their name do you think that they have to because what they're doing is illegal or do you think they should show their names and faces well i think showing their names and faces would just block them out blacklist them and stamp them out so i think that's the reason why they have to be anonymous i think they're meddling kids legally should not be doing what they're doing definitely but so do we just let governments and corporations do whatever they want unchecked no not unchecked but do it legally through the law and follow the guidelines that are set before us for example with the united states were built on the constitution and that's how we have to follow the law through that i'm against anything illegal just because i like to follow rules and i don't want to be a put in jail or i wouldn't want to be put in jail even if it does mean sticking out for other people i think it's

a good thing they should continue to do what they're doing what about the people who say that just meddling kids. well i think a lot of people or ignorant to the reason that they're protesting. i think what they say makes a lot of sense and i think people need to do more research to understand exactly what the true purpose is love them or hate them anonymous has promised to put on a good show for twenty thirteen we'll just have to wait to see if they live up to that promise. well that's it for me and the news team for the moment we'll be back with more for you in thirty five minutes from now in the meantime we had to our washington studios for breaking the set with abby martin that'll be off to this short break stay with us and.

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for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds a report. on. morning news today violence is once again flared up the film these are the images for world has been seeing from the streets of canada. the giant corporations are the day. you live on one hundred thirty three bucks a month for food i should try it because you know how fabulous i had lunch i got so many i mean the town i know that i'm sitting on the ceiling really messed up. in the all original personally apologized and said. worst we're going to go

lie down stripped of a. radio guy in fort lauderdale minestrone off the. cloak we're about to give you never seen anything like this i'm told. the guys i'm having martin this is breaking the sides there's some interesting news that broke yesterday that you may have missed her and the former president of france nicolas sarkozy has received over sixty five million dollars in funding from former libyan dictator moammar gadhafi this is all courting to a businessman who has been implicated in some of france's biggest international arms scandals because it is proof that sarkozy received the money during his two thousand and seven presidential campaign as well as during his presidency but it seems like even the outrageous sum of sixty five million dollars still wasn't enough to prevent france from spearheading nato bombing campaign in libya. the

ousting of gadhafi in two thousand and eleven i guess money can't buy loyalty not that it ever should maybe that's the takeaway from this greed driven failure but enough of that let's break the set. all right so every day i keep asking you guys to write me and let me know you think about the show well yesterday after my segment on paranoia damaging the truth movement i've been getting a lot of hate mail may explain one point that may have gotten lost in what i said i'm not trying to call anyone's beliefs crazy i'm trying to make a smarter and more critical thinkers on a side note i think alex jones and in four wars have done a lot of great crucial work that has woken up a ton of people for years and years however there seems to be a movement of people who immediately see.