we've long video for your media project c.e.o. don carty dot com. coming up on our team in afghanistan the u.s. has announced plans to hold peace talks with the taliban to pull international coalition and u.s. forces will start withdrawing from the country what's the future for afghanistan will try to answer that question and more straight ahead. it turns out the f.b.i. is also watching u.s. citizens from the sky that admission came from the head of the f.b.i. while testifying before congress will have a look at this program and the lack of transparency and strict guidelines. another day of mass protests in brazil one of the reasons most people are on the streets that they're upset over a new sports stadium being built with taxpayer money the same thing is happening here in the u.s. so why are there no protests look at this issue later in the show. well

it's wednesday june nineteenth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm margaret how well you're watching our t.v. . we start in afghanistan where after nearly twelve years of war in the country the u.s. and taliban say that they will begin talks about ending this war afghan president hamid karzai is not so keen on peace talks and announced today that he will not participate unless the process is afghan led the u.s. and taliban meetings are planned for this week at the tele band's new office in doha qatar which saw a lavish opening this week the news came just hours after tuesday's ceremony in kabul celebrated the handover of afghanistan's security control from the u.s. and allied forces to the afghan army and police this marks the final stage of the international coalitions troop withdrawal then the beacon completed and twenty fourteen well taliban spokesperson mohammad name said that they would use legal

means to end what they called the occupation of afghanistan but did not say what immediately cease fire fighting would end the jihad continues to end the occupation and establish an islamic emirates to achieve this goal we will follow every legal means the emirate of the taliban with its military effort has a strategic goal related to the future of afghanistan the movement is not intending to harm any other parties and will not allow anybody to use afghan territory to threaten other countries but the fighting continues will defense official say that for u.s. troops were killed in a deadly ambush on tuesday at or near by air a base in afghanistan so when will the fighting end and what's next for afghanistan i was doing earlier by michael o'brien author of america's failure in iraq he discussed the murder of the four troops and what this says about the current state of security and stability in afghanistan. well you know the thing is that

if troops are being killed you know it's all it's all relative you know what it what is what is peace what is what is withdrawal. if troops our troops are being killed while these announcements are going on and all the sermons are going on that we were just talking about as you said there's still oil of there's still still violence going on in afghanistan and the sad thing about it is is i i have to hearken back to the to the past you know the beginning of the segment what is it thirteen years now that we've been there and things were going so well all all those years ago before the bush administration went into iraq so it all it all comes back goes starts the earth it comes back to the president all the stuff that's going on right now and here we are entering talks with the taliban that the very entity that we had up against the ropes they were down for the count they were gone we had overthrown the taliban regime everything was going great and then we

just dropped the ball when we went into iraq and here we are all these years later . going into new into peace talks with them in in doha per you know which is where the u.s. used to have its have its base so it's it's just very ironic certainly. to say the race michael so i want to talk about defense contractors and there were all they played a very controversial role in both iraq and afghanistan what's their role going to be a coming up when the troops leave afghanistan well my contention is and i talked about this at length in my book and i've mentioned it in many interviews since is the fact that we are employing mercenaries there are about one hundred eighty thousand contractors in iraq right in afghanistan right now about fifty or sixty thousand. military forces mostly u.s. . yes there are which are going to be drawn down and it's really kind of

interesting because he can almost equate it to the u.s. government here in the states you know we we lower the number of federal employees and we replace them with two or three contractors and all we talk about is the government's the size of the government is shrinking but the cost is going through the roof but we never talk about that same thing is happening with the u.s. military all anybody talks about media or anybody talks about is soldiers in uniform but under the radar are contractors wearing civilian clothes you know the baseball caps you know the go t. like i got on the and the sideburns and the tats ole over in the cargo pants and they're all they're all former military or former policeman here in the states they're most an aries and we're employing a d o d n state and everybody is employing civilian mercenaries ok michael so if we if we go on what you're saying are we really withdrawing if we leave these

contractors in place depends on who you ask yes i'm asking you are we are we withdrawing american citizens no way they're going up through the roof it is it is it is a contractors market and i was a contractor in iraq for fourteen months companies that are employing contractors of every stripe mercenaries truck drivers cooks whatever the companies are making a killing because if you pay a mercenary a hundred grand you're paying the company that employs the mercenary three fifty ok you know so americans soldiers going down americans going up is two different things i want to take you now it's you that's how about it's my understanding that the u.s. met with the taliban secretly in two thousand and eleven and now we're meeting with them formally openly letting the world see it what do you make of this and how do you think these talks are going to play out well let's just leave all. is drugs here in america it's the same time i mean you know they're legalizing pot in

colorado it's the same thing if you can't beat them hold hands with them we can't beat the taliban because we just like vietnam we're making a conscious decision not to win so we might as we'll you know sing kumbaya with them and that's what we're doing with the taliban there right now we're running out of time michael i want to get to this next question quickly if the attacks can ten year and they go she actions with these islamic radicals from the taliban take place can you say that the campaign in afghanistan was a victory no just no way forward no no the can because what did we go there for we went there after nine eleven that's where al qaida was at the as the welcome guest of the taliban we were going to take out al qaida out of afghanistan and take out the taliban regime out of afghanistan that was our goal with going near where are we today taliban still in power and if they're in power al qaida is probably

waiting to come through the back door so of course it's a failure if it would be of success if the taliban regime didn't exist anymore and if cow al qaida was not in afghanistan and was all for all practical purposes did and neither of them has occurred so it's a failure i'm telling great to see you michael we have to leave it there that was michael o'brien author of america's failure in iraq president obama spoke at berlin's brandenburg gate earlier today calling for quote more efforts to limit the spread of nuclear weapons the president said he was confident that the america strategic nuclear weapons program could be reduced by one third while still maintaining u.s. security obama also said that we would seek to renew negotiations with russia to end what he referred to as a cold war a nuclear posture as artie's peter oliver has more on obama's speech and were led. one of the major points though that was made by the u.s. president this keynote speech in front of the historic brandenburg gate was that he

wants to see a further one third reduction in u.s. nuclear weapons now he said he would be contacting the leaders leaders in russia to try and coordinate some for the plan and there he did praise the the work that's being done with the new start treaty saying that that would limit the amount of nuclear weapons in the world to two nine hundred fifty s. levels however he said he wanted to make that go further and wanted to try and push it on a little bit more by one third and be speaking to the russian leadership about that now fred thank you very much for talking to us just what type of reaction has. received from people here in berlin i think people were disappointed as you already mentioned five years ago there were two hundred thousand people listening to obama understand there were like four thousand handpicked people most likely american that's just like two percent of what he could gather as

a senator people are disappointed with obama being a president a lot of people from the left because obama will clean up the. presidencies of george bush two when you're. bringing in more transparency into government actually the opposite happened were consumed with the n.s.a. prison scandal. probably one of the biggest intrusions of people's privacy not only in the u.s. but also in europe between demonstrators here on the streets of berlin claiming at the n.s.a. our stance the two point zero i mean feelings pretty strong isn't it oh it's very strong especially in berlin it's the come it's the fifty's anniversary of j.f.k.'s speech in a. divided balloon and it's just now accompanied by this scandal actually freaking out that the n.s.a. is much more effective from spying than the starving stars you could ever dream to fredrick road from european students to liberty thanks very much for. talking to me that's all we've got time for that was our tease peter over the head of the f.b.i.

was back before congress today made a surprising admission robert mueller told congress that his agency has in fact used domestic drones for surveillance on u.s. citizens the latest admission comes amid a month of scandals for the intelligence community including that revelation that the n.s.a. has been snooping through e-mails and phone records artie's macca locus explains take a moment today and look up at the sky above chances are that you will see birds and planes and clouds but something else is flying high above that likely won't catch your eye drones and those unmanned vehicles are being used to spy on u.s. citizens outgoing f.b.i. director robert mueller acknowledged as much at a senate judiciary hearing today with this explanation does the f.b.i. are huge drones for surveillance on u.s. sure yes. i want to go on to a question that a well let me just put it in context and there are very very minimal way and very

seldom so there you have it it was the first time an f.b.i. official has gone on the record to acknowledge the use of u.a.e. vs an american airspace but it didn't come out of the clear blue with respect them using drones not so much it was reported that they use drones in the hostage situation here in alabama from the n.s.a. surveillance scandal to robert mueller as testimony on capitol hill today we now know that the government not only can monitor americans using cyberspace but also using american airspace now the f.b.i. claims that it only has a few obviously way views in its possession but given the advancements in drone technology these machines can fly at very high speeds to cover huge distances and then hover for hours so a few drones might be all it takes to keep an eye on an entire nation but something surprising did come out of the hearing today the facts that the f.b.i. has not yet set up a way to regulate you a.v.'s so instead of asking

a question i think i can assume sense you do use drones that the f.b.i. has developed a set of policies procedures and operational limits on the use or drones and whether or not any privacy impact on american citizens where we are in the initial stages of doing that i will tell you that our foot foot book footprint is very small so the f.b.i. and other government agencies are using drones without having a policy to protect the public and that has the electronic frontier foundation and other privacy advocates very concerned it's a very kind of learning technology to use particularly first the braille it's become their stand that we also understand that there are potential goodhue says for those the hearing was likely the last time robert mueller will testify in front of the senate his term is set to expire in september and. president obama is expected to nominate former bush administration official james komi to take over

but don't expect a new face to embrace the drone program as the technology progresses as they become cheaper as different technology can be added they'll be used more so the next time you look up in the sky smile big brother just might be watching in washington meghan lopez artie associated press had gary pruitt spoke today about the department of justice and their seizure of the news organizations phone records artist liz wallace on hand to hear mr pruitt's take on that investigation and its effects on journalism take a listen. but the administration has come under fire lately for its secrecy and lack of transparency from revelations that the n.s.a. has widespread surveillance program to snooping on journalists we have seen scandal after scandal today associated press gary pruitt spoke at the national press club about the chilling effect all of this has had on the media some of our longtime trusted sources have become nervous and anxious about talking to us even on stories

that aren't about national security and in some cases government employees that we once checked in with regularly will no longer speak to us by phone and some are reluctant to meet in person now the government may love this i suspect they do . but be aware the government loves secrecy too much proas says the justice department violated its own rules in obtaining subpoenas according to the justice department's own rules are supposed to make these searches narrowly drawn and they're supposed to notify news organizations before obtaining or seizing their records says neither of these things happened in this case so this was an unprecedented intrusion into a piece of news gathering records we had never seen anything like this before and it was an intrusion by government officials that was so broad so overreaching so

secretive that it violated the protected zone that the first amendment provides journalists in the united states the justice department has described the leak in this case as very serious and possibly pose a threat to national security this is among if not the most serious it is within the top two or three most serious leaks that i've ever seen that put the american people at risk and that is not hyperbole the a.p. maintains that they did not or they held off on publishing this story until they were sure it did not pose a threat and the a.p. is not alone the justice department tracked in obtaining e-mails from fox news reporter james rosen a c.b.s. reporter recently came out saying that there was proof that her computer was compromised now the obama administration is giving attorney general eric holder until july twelfth to come up with improvements on this process of obtaining information from the press in washington live wall. one year ago today wiki leaks

founder julian assange sought refuge in the ecuadorian embassy in london he's been granted asylum in ecuador but u.k. officials will not allow him safe passage out of their country the standoff between a sponge and u.k. authorities could leave him trapped inside that embassy for years to come and it's costing the british taxpayer millions are césar first has more from london. well it's been one year since julian the sons. of the ecuadorian embassy here in knightsbridge in london now the wiki leaks founder had sought asylum after the u.k. supreme court refused to really pin his appeal against extradition to sweden where he's wanted for questioning over allegations by two women of sexual offenses allegations which he denies being one year but is the end any nearer in sight and does do you live in the sun still is being worth it when you very rarely get a glimpse exactly what goes on behind and we've been able to speak to two minutes

on himself to find out how he's feeling one year old. every day that we are principles we truly. considered this when i was in solitary confinement in prison here in london for about half an hour and my conclusion was of. course it is worth it one mustn't of course. throw away your ability to act it's very important to keep your ability to act in various ways and i have kept my ability to work to the organization preserve its ability to act. after these struggles but i'm very comfortable and happy with what will become place and i'm sure history. and used to mean very very well with. all the other day and feeling the song about when day by the balcony behind me with those foreign minister he's been visiting

him ahead of this meeting with his view take counterpart william hague you know it's a well that's the press conference held by acquittals foreign minister immediately afterwards the ecuadorian government will continue to ensure that julian assange keeps receiving the protection we're giving him under asylum in our country protecting his life his personal integrity and particularly his freedom of expression. his confinement continues but the wiki leaks founder hasn't still he's made numerous appearances throughout the world's media and of course continue to make sure that his messages support for whistle blows continue to be in fact see them providing inspiration for some of the most recent high profile whistleblower in fact speaking recently about the n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden today in a song's cool ten. indeed many to describe to the innocent himself. closer to sara first reporter. well thousands of brazilians took to the streets for

the second day in what's been dubbed a brazilian spring to demonstrate alcide the national stadium in the capital brasilia many are outraged the country is spending millions on a new stadium for the world cup and the olympics take a look. there are. no ok. across the country police have used tear gas pepper spray and rubber bullets to break up demonstrators the crowds are voicing their concerns about how brazil is spending money on stadiums and not on much needed social programs well here in the states taxpayer funding is doled out support of stadiums too but where's the outrage here in the us political commentator sam sacks takes

a look at that issue. it is sponsibility to organize the thoughts the cup in two thousand and fourteen do it in continent there as if that was six years ago an announcement that the world's biggest soccer tournament would be coming home to brazil for the first time since one thousand nine hundred fifty but with one year to go until the tournament kicks off this is what's happening in brazil this week. at least two hundred thousand brazilians have taken to the streets all around the country with massive demonstrations in major cities like sell paolo in rio de janeiro cities which are also currently spending huge amounts of public money on sports stadiums and security in preparation for the global soccer tournament next year and then the olympics in two thousand and sixteen and demonstrators want to know why billions of dollars in public money is being funneled to build extravagant sports stadiums while schools hospitals roads and

water facilities around the country are crumbling a sentiment summed up in this now viral you tube video so world cup is going to add up to about thirty eight billions of dollars that's more than the last three world cups at a together they add it up to about twenty five billions now tell me in a country where illiteracy can reach twenty one percent on average than herself a country that ranks eighty five in the human development in the next a country where thirteen million of people are under fed every day and where many many other people die waiting for medical treatment those that country need more stadiums to make matters worse to raise even more revenue the public services in brazil have been cut and bus fares have been increased a move that sparked the demonstrations around the country last week and the nation's poorest have suffered the most as favelas are bulldozed to make room for new tourist destinations as many as one point five million families are expected to be forced out of their homes before the world cup kicks off meanwhile private real

. state developers construction companies and multinational sponsors are doing very well securing huge contracts and preparing for a profit bonanza when the world flocks to brazil next summer but what happens to the broader brazilian economy after the games are over in two thousand and ten south africa host of the world cup and the country was only able to recruit a tenth of the nearly five billion dollars spent to prepare for the games meanwhile fifa the international soccer governing body made its money off south africa's hospitality collecting billions in television and marketing rights so it's no wonder why brazilian taxpayers feel like they're getting a raw deal but this is a debate that should also be very familiar to americans since every single year a new cash strapped city decides to divert public funds away from essential services and toward corporate sports owners who want to build

a new stadium in detroit the n.h.l. is red wings are seeking millions from the state to build a new arena meanwhile the city itself is under the control of a financial manager who's desperately slashing spending on public services like education in atlanta the falcons want to construct a new billion dollar stadium and they want taxpayers to put up two hundred million dollars for construction and then even more than that over the next forty years to maintain the stadium and in chicago where fifty public schools will be closed mayor rahm emanuel wants hundreds of millions of dollars to be diverted to a new sports stadium for de paul university a private school so crony capitalism and corporate welfare for sports owners isn't just taking place in the developing world it's a booming industry right here in the united states too only there aren't hundreds of thousands of people protesting in the streets of detroit or chicago demanding better use of public funding and more accountability and while government officials

in corporate sponsors in brazil and the united states think that building mega. state of the art sports complexes a sign of progress that will benefit the economy you have to wonder what good are these stadiums if they're building cities that can educate their kids can provide health care to their sick and where the citizens don't even seem to want them in washington same sex are to in one nine hundred sixty six the miranda of the arrows on a supreme court decision had a profound effect on our legal system this court decision created a new protection for americans placed under rust what's not commonly known as miranda rights must be read by law enforcement before an arrest is made helping to protect the arrested person from self incrimination but there are going to samples of this right thing weekend or even ignored and now the supreme court has a new interpretation of how much more random rights can protect for more and how limited a right can be the residence for her finest. the

right to remain silent anything you say ok and will be used against you in a court of law those are part of your miranda rights american they are there to protect your fifth amendment right to refuse to answer incriminating question. this week the supreme court crumpled up the spirit of your fifth amendment right and throw it into the trash with a five to four ruling they held the murder conviction of genevieve salinas from texas here's the story salinas was convicted of a murder in one thousand nine hundred two before he had been arrested the police

informally questioned him salinas answered a few questions but when the police asked him a shotgun he had access to would match up with the murder weapon he didn't answer he chose to remain silent to not incriminate himself. prosecutors in the case admitted his silence into court as evidence of his guilt and he was found guilty the leanest appealed saying that his fifth amendment right to stay silent should have kept the prosecutor from using his silence against him but the supreme court upheld the decision of the court that found him guilty according to justice alito the miranda decision only covers suspects who are held in custody and they're not free to leave according to this decision if you are not being held formally cuts don't have to read you your rights if you want to remain silent under the fast in this case you must invoke that right you must literally say i plead the fifth or

i'm exercising my fifth amendment right to not incriminate myself or some other verbal declaration if you don't and a cop is just informally asking you some questions your silence can be used against you in a court of law under this new ruling. so now that that crazy president has been said it's quite possible that cops will now take their time arresting and formally detainees someone so that they know that if the person remains violent they can totally use that against the person in court and it's probable that most people won't realize their silence can indeed. being used against them if they haven't been formally detained or arrested. not only does this new ruling drastically limit the scope of your miranda rights american dad that made your fifth amendment right to not incriminate yourself by introducing a technicality if you're having to declare you have this right it's

a pretty crazy ruling and one we should definitely not remain silent about tonight let's talk about that by following me on twitter at the red. that does it for mail for more on the stories we covered go to youtube dot com slash our team america for even more stories check out our website at r.t. dot com slash usa you can also follow me on twitter at m underscore a j underscore how will from everyone here have a great night. technology innovation all the developments around russia. the future covered.

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