it is a dangerous person for example national security stream is the. u.s. whistleblower bradley manning's conviction on charges ranging from espionage to computer fraud invoke a wave of international criticism with lawmakers in europe urging the obama administration to release the army private. meanwhile the sentencing phase of u.s. trials beginning with manning facing decades in prison despite being acquitted of aiding the enemy. and the u.s. secretary of state heads to islamabad hoping to ease tensions with the new government there over america's conversational drone strikes on pakistani soil.

this is already coming to you live from the russian capital word six pm at the moment i'm marina joshie welcome to the program bradley manning has been found not guilty of one of the most grievous offenses under american law aiding the enemy but is still staring at the prospect of life behind bars the sentencing of the twenty five year old army private responsible for the largest leak of classified documents in the country's history is now beginning but it's just the start of a process that could drag on for several weeks the trials already caused a strong reaction around the world well let's get more on it from our. i know what is the latest you're hearing on manning. well moreno the sentencing phase of the court martial is expected to last a month during which the judge will decide how long bradley manning will remain in confinement many could spend the rest of his life in prison if the judge imposes

the maximum sentence of one hundred thirty six years he was found guilty on nineteen counts his defense will now be working to reduce this maximum possible sentence following sentencing supporters will appeal to major general to use his ability as convening authority of these proceedings to reduce any sentence handed down by this military judge by judge lane additionally a campaign to urge president obama to pardon bradley manning will follow but it's highly unlikely that the president will part pardon bradley manning considering this administration's crackdown on whistleblowers well let's not talk about the wider implications of this case and the u.s. war on whistleblowers. the supporters the way that the supporters received this verdict was they were happy that the judge did not find. bradley manning guilty of aiding the enemy because

they felt like this would this kind of indirectly accuse them of being the enemy and also the journalists for that matter who published who spoke about bradley manning's revelations we have to the reaction of human rights organizations that have criticized the verdict amnesty international said the government's priorities and i quote here the government's priorities are upside down the u.s. government has refused to investigate credible allegations of torture and other crimes under international law despite overwhelming evidence yet they decided to prosecute manning who it seems was trying trying to do the right thing revealed credible evidence of on lawful behavior by the government so that was from amnesty international julian assange choose website has published manning's revelations also commented on the verdict here's what he said. this is the first ever espionage conviction against a whistle blow in the united states it is a dangerous precedent and an example of national security experience them is

a shortsighted judgment that cannot be tolerated and it must be reversed it can never be that conveying truth mation to the public is espionage. bradley manning said he leaked the documents to wiki leaks to expose the u.s. military's quote blood loss then disregard for human life and what he considered american diplomatic duplicity he said he chose information he believed would not harm the united states and he wanted to start a debate on military and foreign policy the defense portrayed manning as as quote a young naive and good intentioned soldier much of the media though together with the government have all but convicted bradley manning even before any trial took place we've seen protests throughout the country in support of bradley manning and more importantly for the public's right to know but we also have to recognize that many supporters are in the minority polls show that the majority of americans

consider him a traitor to a certain extent that's because he has exposed the u.s. government's wrongdoings abroad to americans generally tend to care more about their rights their liberties and perhaps not not so much about what their government is doing to other countries that could explain why the majority of americans are more sympathetic to edward snowden because he showed that americans rights were being violated also another factor bradley manning is wearing a uniform americans have this all of the military and the fact that their military has committed all these crimes is a very bitter pill to swallow and many prefer not to swallow that pill so they conveniently label manning a traitor we're going to thanks very much for bringing us this update and of course the sentencing has already started and expected to be a lengthy one so do keep an eye on this for us for now sink you for bringing us this update and bradley manning was convicted on all but two of the twenty two charges against him so let's now take a closer look at them so aiding the enemy was most serious charge and it carries

an automatic life sentence and in some cases capital punishment manning was acquitted of that but convicted on fifteen counts of espionage and saft of government property. he was also found guilty of computer fraud along with related infractions committed while he was serving in the military all those crimes together mean a maximum sentence of one hundred thirty six years behind bars and according to the general counsel at the national whistle blowing sand the u.s. government is more determined than ever to crack down on information leaks. over reaction to the bradley manning case has been just to clamp down on or all types of whistle blowing and that that's unfortunate there have been some advance ments in the law in the non national security or intelligence area but that's being divorced by the overreaction to this and also there's been an attack on the media

not just in the intelligence community but all government agencies have been faced with a crackdown on whistleblowers because the obama administration sent out a warning to all agencies to be on the lookout for leakers and to identify the leakers before they happen in response to the manning case while the case has alarmed many e.u. lawmakers some of whom have called on the u.s. government to free bradley manning i am a piece from france sweden spain portugal carraige island germany sign a letter to president obama and the u.s. defense secretary they say that manning is not a traitor and had the vast interests of his contrary at heart lawmakers also expressed their concern over the u.s. war on whistleblowers saying it undermines democracy on both sides of the atlantic manning has suffered too much the letter says in spending over three years behind

bars including ten months in solitary confinement and the macit is manning should be freed as soon as possible well that view is shared by plenty of americans as marina port nine a fine zob. union square has been something of a stomping ground for bradley manning supporters in new york city you see over the years many rallies have been held here in honor of the army private first class intelligence analyst now manning has been found guilty of downloading and releasing confidential u.s. documents that subsequently disclosed illegal activity and crimes on the part of washington manning faces up to one hundred thirty six years in prison instead of telling you how the public is reacting to this news we're handing our microphone directly over to the citizens gradually manning didn't commit any crimes would be like as if you shot me and the camera man said hey i've got this footage of this crime and he. you know put it out there for justice and instead of trying you they

try him and it doesn't make any sense it whether it's mr manning or snowden. i think they're doing a good thing because the american people are basically enslaved and they're you know they're told what to do by the media and they follow orders it would appear to me that the manning verdict would be sending a message to edward snowden i'm sure he's listening to news in better hands in russia doesn't matter you see there. abide by whatever we do i want to just salute bradley manning we would support to you if you look at the apache helicopter video which probably the most famous one. it's important for the american public at least you know what is actually going on the wall i think something needs to be done is far from a legal standpoint needs to be changed because like the american public needs to know about things like that now although manning has been acquitted of aiding the

enemy charges he may be punished for the rest of his life for presenting the american public with the truth reporting from new york for an up or nine our take. historian and filmmaker tariq ali believes the verdict against bradley manning was designed to intimidate and discourage whistleblowers around the world. the fact that he didn't get the maximum penalty is a psychological ploy it's all for us so they want to keep bradley manning in prison for a long long time and the amos very clear to the whistle blows i mean they could be no other possible to him except to restrict the flow for information in what is hoped alternately a free society but it is closing down very rapidly so i think lead to terror will not work because many young people come to these things fresh they don't claim should we do it because x.

was from issue think should we do it because what we are witnessing is utterly obscene and should be made known to american citizens and the world at large so make sure you stay tuned to our team and we'll have all the very latest from those proceedings at fort meade maryland taking place right now coming out war talks like no agreement deep rooted feuds between israelis and palestinians looks set to remain unresolved at least until next april when the signs of hope to come up with a final status deal. but almost talking about language at all but i will only react to situations i have read the reports for. it is a no i will leave that to the state department to comment on your latter point them . to carry out a car is on the docket. thank you no more weasel or.

when you need a direct question the prepared for a change when you are huge be ready for a. freedom of speech little doubt the freedom to watch. rightly. first street. and i think the tree. on our reporters were very. welcome back this is our new line from moscow the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is set to visit pakistan hoping to strengthen

dialogue with the country's new government topping the agenda are the cia's deadly drone strikes on pakistani soil the issues become all the more controversial since classified documents were leaked showing every fifth victim of the attacks is a civilian us foreign policy analyst fred brafman earlier discussed the upcoming visit with my colleague having our own. key him so just two years ago when he was the head of the senate foreign relations committee correctly the afghanistan is a sideshow into the main of which is pakistan so he understands the importance of having good relations with pakistan and the first step to doing that is to end the drone strikes mediately because they've turned eighty percent of the population against the united states they strengthen the pakistan taliban they've made it impossible for the us to cooperate with the pakistani government and safe and it's nuclear weapons so we did touch on it just now i just want you to elaborate on it

a bit more you said how much the population i guess naturally are against it more and more than i guess it's driving a maybe into the hands of terrorists the pakistani taliban that were far weaker in two thousand and three than they are today as a result of our drone strikes of we've put tens of thousands of people into the pakistani taliban and strengthen them and the pakistani government has not shown it so that you would be capable of controlling them several dozen u.s. national security experts have said been very clear terms that these drone strikes are not harming the pakistani taliban but actually helping them recruit members this is the strategic catastrophe without parallel in american history of. the quick look at what we've been covering online al qaida has pledged to spare no effort in freeing prisoners from guantanamo bay and we've got all the details in doubt at r.t. dot com. and recently who flies besides planes and his own custom made

jap you can watch that video and others on our website. but after a three year hiatus peace talks between israel and palestine are now starting to get back on track but the only results so far as be. in an agreement to hold further talks they go shaders aim to iron out their keenest feuds over the next nine months was the next meeting planned for mid august washington which is hosting the negotiation says the aim is to reach a final status agreement but there is no compromise on the horizon so far the goal is a two state solution which would see israel coexist peacefully alongside a new palestinian state but the two sides will first need to tackle a number of burning issues israeli settlement expansion the status of jerusalem and the fate of refugees the palestinians also want israel to return land it seems in nine hundred sixty seven parties falsely or has

a story of one arabic speaking minority fighting for equal rights in israel. each weekend is reduced flock to this truce village on the top of mount carmel the shops a busy the restaurant's food and the lofts flow as freely as the wine degrees very good restaurants here in the area it's very welcoming you like to give you a lot of food out of the drinks you know i think it's great that they make you feel really comfortable to twelve thousand inhabitants of a sphere village have opened their doors to tourists it's a way of bringing in cash while preserving the traditional druze lifestyle. kamel above owns a popular cafe that would not be out of place in tel aviv or any other israeli jewish city. the people who come here usually look for something with center something they can only find within the community what they don't look for and don't see is something just as authentic a community floundering on to a lack of basic necessities the drews are an arabic speaking people who follow an

offshoot of islam they hold a distinct place in israeli society as the only major non jewish community whose majority of members are drafted into the israeli army. has lived here for twenty years his home still has no electricity and only three years ago did he get running water i served in the army my kids will serve as well will live in israel but we don't receive what the israelis are getting i don't know why we don't ask for special privileges just electricity crews and arab villages have always received less funding than jewish areas resulting in poor quality of education in arab schools and weak infrastructure and social services. our relationship with the jewish communities around us is perfectly fine no problem but our relationship with israel establishment is different for the trees people are not with the druze people we have difficulties on many levels first of all getting budgets approved for planning and then the planning itself. most of these raids who visit here.

and even those who know prefer to look the other way i haven't heard on this i myself don't know about it i read that there was some problems regarding some of the just the whining but i don't know if israel government really tried to do a lot yeah i heard about it i know the problem. a lot of problem and through words and. trouble building because limited space and building but it's not only about turning the other cheek and choosing not to see there are israelis i've spoken to who feel nothing about acting racist slurs about arabs and then eating and they restaurants but getting them to admit it on camera is almost impossible. the problem is not from my sight i know the language but they don't understand mine i served in the military i understand them but they sometimes come with certain prejudices about the druze and we surprise them behave like we

know. but not enough and like it seems to stop them living in very different worlds put a c.r.t. is feel a village in northern israel. and now is equal to some other stories from around the world in iraq new deadly blasts have ripped through two mosques in baghdad killing at least nine people this comes after an al qaeda linked group claimed responsibility for a series of bombings which left sixteen dad across iraq on monday the government says the country is now facing a full on a war against terror an extremist who killed five hundred people in july alone. in london and around a thousand people have taken part in a rally against the government's plans to slash legal aid budget it's the latest in a string of protests triggered by a controversial proposal to slice over two hundred million pounds from public spending on assistance in criminal cases the demonstrators claim the cutbacks will

put just as out of reach for the poor and vulnerable leaving them unable to afford legal defense. you know is highest court is hearing silvio berlusconi's challenge again as a tax fraud conviction a lower court earlier sentence the billionaire a former prime minister to four years behind bars but lawyers say is unlikely to serve actual jail time berlusconi insists the charges against him as well as a separate case on hiring an underage prostitute are politically motivated if the latest appeal is overturned he will face a long term ban from public office potentially plunging the governing coalition into crisis. now the collapse of. the world's biggest fertilizer cartel has sent shock waves through industry pushing down shares in part producers worldwide by around a quarter panic has been spreading on the global stock market the russian giant or

all carly decided to pull out of a joint venture with its bellerose based partner so explain to us why this is such a big deal here's our business correspondent. good to have you in the studio as always so do tell us why this is causing such a shock i mean it could be like an equivalent to say for example of saudi arabia dropping out of opec for example exactly that's what people are saying is exactly that marina so all of this occurred potentially result in lower food prices because farmers will pay less for their first eliza's. these store their pay less in the first rise is to grow their crops and also those discounts on to the consumer at the checkout all this could mean an increase in the size of crops that people will get to enjoy a biggest soybean for less bought for potage producers a potential price war could have a catastrophic effect on the global industry meaning smaller companies would be

forced to squeeze their prices to compete in just a couple of hours after the season was made global post has companies lost billions of dollars now the reason why this has triggered such a huge reaction on the stock market is because together these two companies set the price for about a third of the world's supply and this is spread through the u.s. canada and germany where rival companies took a nosedive amid fears over a new era of low free trade prices but while the purchase companies are set to lose billions in profits and thousands of miners could lose their jobs the winners would be farmers around the world who spend billions on first lies every year and now stand to benefit. it's from a small they'll say when is in these is you shouldn't only answer all those who are huge the list but thanks for explaining this to us in some detail.

and while most of the e.u. is still in the grip of recession it's the smallest banks that are taking the biggest hit artie's pure all over travel to a small german village to find out how one banker managed to stay afloat. it's not all big city banks with bailouts bonuses and big shots in rural germany this small town has all its financial needs taken care of by just one man constantly and wants a new war here we only concentrate on people from gams failed if you live ten kilometers away sorry you can't be a customer in fact the furthest away one of our customers lives is about seven hundred meters. with only nine hundred customers peter believes he can offer something that big banks can't go out and he has to personally people get a personal service here i know everyone who comes in of course i do or they're my neighbors this means there is a big trust the aren't just a number or part of

a money making machine when our t. stopped by at this one month bank we found that the man in charge wasn't alone the regulators were going through the books like they do in every other european bank people have to a once a year someone counts for four weeks i think it's a bit too long but hey that's the way it is even as we live more and more of our daily lives online in small towns like this one still a place for the face to face because of bunk sometimes i need to go to the city banks are all run by machines don't even get me started on the internet it becomes that we have here we are all members not customers. it's hardly the most modern of operations opened at the end of the nineteenth century some of the equipment looks like it isn't much younger now wouldn't mind forking out my predecessor had a quite specific grip you can see here over forty years he wore the pain away all

the modern stuff doesn't look right here if it works why buy new. so how that all or. even the youngest in town a case of four having their own individual money boxes to make sure they aren't sheepish about saving they even gets a lesson every now and again to make sure that they know that not everybody should be trusted not see it ok who wants to count your teacher's money. leave me. right now with twenty sure. you got me. right everyone gets a lollipop. due to the cost of running them small rural banks of all but disappeared for most of germany but the people of the town of. want to hang on to this for many more years to come peter all of the south west germany. and up

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