the. stories that shaped the week on r.t. edward snowden is seen by the wider public for the first time since receiving asylum in russia there's video emerges of him receiving an award from the us government whistleblowers. hungry for change hundreds of cities across the globe see protests against genetically modified food in the company seen as the face of the industry. and as washington faces up the looming threat of a national default we look at how the government shutdown has become a matter of life and death for those outside the political arena.

so i welcome you watching the weekly here on art. now edward snowden has broken months of radio silence after being granted temporary asylum in russia the n.s.a. leaker received an award for integrity in intelligence from a group of fellow american whistleblowers and the video from the ceremony became the first public view of him speaking since july shortly after snowden's father arrived in moscow to see him. and of met him at the airport. i cannot speak for my son and really the legal issues i'm a father and i don't want to really share my opinions at this point in time i'm simply thankful that my son is safe and free i'm going to follow mr q. train as advice and if the opportunity presented itself i certainly hope that i'll have an opportunity to see my son another negotiate

a is the same warner who's been consulting and representing edward snowden in russia he promised the two would meet the next day and so they did at an undisclosed location one of the precautions many journalists have already gotten used to throughout the story but it wasn't only his father that the former n.s.a. contractor got to meet with this week a group of other former u.s. security service officials turned whistle blowers also flew into moscow to award him with the sam adams prize for intelligence and integrity the emmy whistleblower awards. you know if you think of where we have an executive for just this one last. night. live to. long for this. cell phone call that. edward snowden arrived in the transit zone or should i mean it's about airport in moscow in june after leaving thousands of documents with

details of how u.s. security services spy on officials and ordinary people all across the world washington has been calling for his extradition and using him of espionage but russia granted snowden temporary asylum and that of course means snowden's dad may not be the only family member heading over to visit particularly because it's unclear whether edward will ever be able to return to the u.s. again you want this going off moscow public. well for former us government officials turned whistleblowers came to moscow to hand the sam adams of board for integrity in intelligence to edward snowden they also made it to the r.t. studio this week and told my colleague kevin own how snowden is adjusting to his new life and why they think he deserves praise for what he did doing remarkably well and the circumstances in which he came here we're obviously going to find out personally how was the you know what it looked like these days. i thought he looked great he seemed very centered and and. brilliant smart funny

very engaged. i thought he looked very well considering the amount of pressure. do you think that's taking any toll and psychological toll i think it would in ordinary circumstances but this is an extraordinary person he's made his peace with what he did he's convinced that he put he did was right he has no regrets and he's willing to face whatever the future holds for him is that the person you saw in front of you kohli yes actually we discuss this intel integrity and intelligence issue quite extensively and we talked about prior examples of great people in history that had themselves been under this type of pressure and he's remarkably centered just that you yourself were whistleblowers so you would have you ever had regrets put to you first of all have you ever regretted what you did no never never and i do in fact have cited to dedicate my career at the government accountability

project to representing whistleblowers and helping whistleblowers i never thought they would end up being criminally prosecuted much less for espionage but i believe in what i did i would do it over again and that was actually the exact answer that edward gave us but it's not the same for the rest of you three guys as well are you do you feel it's a way or if you have a quietly in some quiet moments that he any second thought could use all of you is again just remind our viewers about what you'll story was well i disclosed high crimes and misdemeanors by the us government at the national security agency that involved both secret surveillance and massive fraud waste and abuse no regrets at all in blowing the whistle recognizing that i paid a very high price fortunately. it's not just for yourself of course it's your family and friends that are on the president yes and that's that's part of the price that you pay i found that continuing pattern the more secret the us became and the more. we grew into a surveillance state the more people who were willing to just do their job and tell

the truth and obey ethics rules were getting in trouble so while i suffered i was under criminal investigation and put on the no fly list things like that i thought were very draconian i could never have imagined in a million years that president obama would begin indicting and prosecuting people like thomas drake and edward snowden and bradley manning and john kiriakou and a number of other people under the espionage act which is the most serious charge you could level against an american what was the reaction from snowden last night when you told him that he'd won this festival with what he already knew because we awarded to two months ago the problem was getting it to him and it is our tradition starting with colin that we physically present this it's sort of like an emmy or an oscar what it is is a candlestick holder for someone who has shone bright light into the dark corners

so he knew what he was he didn't know about the candlestick holder he knew that he had cheated the award and you know we were coming you know and the reception we got was just so for the warming it was a person who now realizes that he has very senior people alumni you know some of his size senior people who speak for a lot of people still within these organizations that admired greatly what it would snowden has done and hopefully will summon the courage to follow his example what was thoughts about the future did he speak to you or anyone else around the table here about what he thinks is going to happen anytime soon well i think it's most what he has done is starting the conversation the discussion not just the united states but around the world in terms of the direct threat to the sovereignty of individual citizens people need to realize that there's a greater issue of human rights that is brought up by asylum and the fact that a number. people involved in his case like sarah harrison glenn greenwald laura

portress people are having trouble even moving around and getting where they're going i can speak personally and say we were worried about coming into your country we are worried about getting back into our own country and and that should not be there already the already the united states is a bit of a rule of law that's one change it's all for it's for your own constitution the mechanism by which we govern ourselves so when you when you ask him as a rule of law and use a secret law interpretations of law were to hold the ball gets pandora's box. while edward snowden and the n.s.a. spy scandal were among the topics r.t. exclusively discussed with the world's most renowned whistleblower julian assange the full interview is available on our website at r.t. dot com. now dozens of activists across dozens of countries held rallies to call for the permanent boycott of genetically modified food with

biotech giant monsanto the main target of their anger hundreds of cities across the world from a stranger to europe were involved demonstrators claim crops produced by the company could be harmful to humans and even result in death some of the biggest rallies took place in the u.s. where people are also accuse the multi-national company of aggressive lobbying and suppressing food safety research and he said now he is in washington for ati. many cities across the u.s. took part in this second organize march against the agricultural giant monsanto protesters rallying against the company's use of genetically modified organisms and trying to raise awareness about its corporate practices some protesters told us that even though the government is shutdown months onto a lobbyist are hard at work here in washington many pouncers by actually came up to activists what we were standing there holding anti g.m.o. signs and asked what is the g.m.o. so awareness is very low in terms of what exactly genetically modified foods are

let alone the dangers they cause in the capital the protests began with activists going into large grocery stores and retailers trying to ways raise awareness about controversal insecticides which affect the nervous system and have been repeatedly linked to death while the demonstration then made its way to the white house all sorts of activists students even young children our gannett farmers caterers chefs the real wide range of people there are a lot of veterans actually showed up to talk about the dangers of g m o's just outside the white house they then began to march made their way to the i.m.f. world bank and eventually to monsanto offices here in washington d.c. now other cities across the u.s. los angeles portland denver orlando just to name a few how similar demonstrations also up in canada and vancouver british columbia there was quite a large turnout for their march against monsanto organizers say this is just the

beginning that momentum is going to pick up and they will continue their fight against the g.m.o. giant monsanto reporting from washington and you say no way arts. well the company itself insists it's playing a key role in feeding the world's rapidly growing population on sounds i will also maintains that many people already consume g.m. food with no ill effects but jeffrey smith he's written extensively about the dangers of g.m. themed thanks to death when you look at be edible feeding studies are genetically engineered foods the american academy of environmental medicine they said there's gastrointestinal problems immune system problems like celebrated aging organ damage reproductive disorders there's massive infant mortality multiple massive tumors early death there are so many things that are all going wrong with the animals that are being fed g m o's and now we're seeing those things rising in the u.s.

population since g. of those were introduced the current generation of g m o's has nothing to offer feeding the hungry world or about it in poverty so this is just been a public relations fish and they spent two hundred fifty million dollars over five years trying to convince americans that they needed to accept it because it would feed the world i ask farmers all the time what do you think about santa even those farmers that use monsanto seeds often hate monsanto or fear my exit. so that's why monsanto has been continuously voted as the most evil company on the planet year after year with stiff competition. that still ahead this hour surviving the government shutdown. not a matter of when or louis i mean it's a please listen to the people and know that it's affecting so many. looks at the sick americans who have had access to life saving treatments. to political

squabbling over the budget in washington plus u.s. car giants have poised to pounce on a runway report on the thames to move into the country's automobile industry by passing tough sanctions that after the break. right to. search for. and i think the true. colors. may disagree. but i believe america is exceptional. just weeks. we can.

tell. that. she's a. little. kid. i'm talking about edward snowden and you know that some americans believe he's a hero i'll believe he's a criminal what do i believe is a hero of my belief he's coming directly from his heart that he feels some goodness that he wants to be truthful to the american people that he believes in and loves his country america so strongly and i wish that somebody in the same situation i hope that i have the courage to do the same thing.

welcome back now with less than four days until the u.s. runs money senate leaders from rival parties still can't find a way out of the budget that most of the government has been shut down for two weeks and. portnoy reports politicians are accused of ignoring the effect on everyday americans. u.s. president barack obama's signature health care legislation is supposed to provide millions of americans with the medical coverage they desperately need but the political debate over obamacare has also ironically created

a life or death situation for hundreds of citizens for each week the shutdown continues roughly two hundred patients cannot be accepted for clinical treatment at the national institutes of health that's nearly four hundred sick americans desperately in need of medical treatment and the and i says among the patients being turned away includes roughly thirty people with cancer and many of them being children about seventy five percent of and i choose employees thousands of people have reportedly been furloughed because of washington's self-inflicted shutdown as a result michelle langbehn who is battling sir coma a rare form of cancer was supposed to begin receiving medical treatments at the beginning of this month until the october first shutdown forced and i to temporarily turn her away langbehn a new mothers started an online petition to put pressure on congress to reopen the government the movement has garnered more than one hundred thousand signatures in

an interview with r.t. langbehn says she's been able to restart her treatments after receiving financial donations but says hundreds of other people in her position have been denied a chance to live because of washington's political partisanship it's a matter of life or death it's not a matter of inconvenience or just an irritation for us i have heard a couple of instances where they find that this is just the game between them and it's a matter of winning and i'd like to say that it's not a matter of when or lose i mean it's a please listen to the people and know that it's affecting so many u.s. leaders who have the power to change this situation have so far failed to agree on a budget a political deadlock leaving the lives of cancer stricken. adults and children in them reporting from new york marina port not artsy. well we're not in the american political commentator and i'm chomsky tells us he believes u.s. politics is to an inherently corrupt deal with the budget deadlock subscription

and it's true for women true democracy it's interesting to see what's hot but. there have been significant economic changes in the past generation where the economy struck. going through but one of the surface of the street groups specifically in the liberal programs and they're having the same kind of effect they have everywhere they. direct wealth to very narrow sectors the increase in inequality it has an immediate effect on politics you know the american democracy is higher because it's more concentrated political power at those as well so right now elections are almost boy it's so plutocracy. both political parties are

to the right. one party state the business forty. while politicians are blocking the opening of the government truck is blocked the strengths. are in pittsburgh. marsian age up. later this hour we report on just one of the attempts to force the government to deal with the deadlock and then. get out of. fighting. it's no good saying it's all up to you melissa. expect some of the toughest training. for the press to the front up to. see. the olympic torch is on its epic journey to structure.

one hundred twenty three days. through two thousand nine hundred two cities of russia. relayed by fourteen thousand people or sixty five thousand kilometers. in a record setting trip by land air and sea and others face. a limpid torch relay. m r t r c dot com. a little rights. to the. floor. paint for the young girls cam all for the future hunter. between two and three hundred million guns united states so you can act like they're not here and keep kids away from them. the plaza sound is

a larder. you know i mean this teaches them a lot of response ability this is the candidate through the eyes of children if we can't do it for our children for our future what is the country will say. iran will sit down with american negotiators and five other world powers for a fresh round of nuclear talks on tuesday and made a recent thaw in relations the move could lead to a process of lifting the economic restraints on taran despite israel demanding even more or put in place sanctions have hit around all sector particularly hard but there is one industry that's been performing very well despite restrictions one

point six million cars are produced in iran every year placed in the country as the world's thirteenth largest automobile manufacturer in the industry counts for ten percent of the country's g.d.p. despite a ban on shipping parts some of the most popular persia models are still made in iran and the country produces its own cars based on french designs despite official business not being allowed between the u.s. and iran until sanctions are lifted american companies such as general motors are already said to be moving in to secure their positions and juries georges malbrunot all believes the u.s. is just waiting for the right time. i think already there of been. secret contacts between u.s. firms and iranian counterparts in order to to prepare or to anticipate a political deal between iran and the united states mainly these contacts of kurds

in the automobile sector and fortunately for us in france we are the brother the last one in europe to try to to to go to iran because for the last the last years france was extremely active in the fighting against iran from and is exerting a lot of pressure you know for the last twenty years the us where outside from iran and the the french businessmen i do quite good position in iran to. know in the autumn automobile sector and now they're afraid that these all these years of the force will be cleaned by the new deal which will happen between us and iran for sure that the european companies will be most probably losers in this kind of agreement. well our world news update begins with iran's neighbor at least fourteen people were killed in a thirty injured when a car blew up in iraq's northern city of simyra the attack was on

a crowded street as people shopped in preparation for a muslim holiday iraq has been struggling with a record spike in violence that's claimed over six thousand lives since the start of this year. to spain now where thousands held a rally in barcelona against independence for catalonia timed to coincide with the country's national day marches chanted slogans for unity and against separation from madrid despite overwhelming support for separation among the cattle and population other demonstrations by far right parties were challenged by a left wing a pro. and anti fascist demonstrate an anti fascist demonstration has been held in the german city of stood to counter a march will denies by supporters of the far right clashes were reported between police and youth groups who tried to breach barriers separating the two sides police say several officers were injured in scuffles. powerful sideline

phailin that's been battering eastern india has now claimed seven lives hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee their homes winds in excess of one hundred twenty miles per hour have triggered severe landslides disrupting communications forcing road and rail closures rescue workers say the full extent of the damage is still not clear. now tempers continue to run high in egypt this week as the country witnessed one of the bloodiest day since the army took power in july with about sixty killed there have been sporadic clashes between followers of the ousted president mohamed morsi and those who support the military with protesters remaining on the streets of cairo political activists are made in a good says the muslim brotherhood is portraying itself as the victim to win sympathy at home and abroad. it's a knuckle breaking situation it's a bottleneck both sides are trying to put

a lot of pressure on the other until the other reaches a certain point of concessions that more or less puts the other party in a much stronger position now the muslim brotherhood are giving more and more into the scenario of victimizing themselves they're going on the streets although they haven't recently used violence but violence has been. imposed on them and they have a lot of victims in the past couple of days and in the past month or two they want to gain more sympathy locally and abroad coming up china uses its growing economic might to penetrate the ailing markets. our british companies are not competitive across the globe we investigate how beijing's investment activity has affected the pride of board of one of london's most iconic symbol.

but before that we've got all the latest economic news from around the world in venture capital with caterpillar. made it out of. the real fighting game. it's no good saying it's all up to you melissa and you can expect some of the toughest writing. for the rest of the film. choose your language calling the killer though in federal court today still some of the. truth is that the consensus here can. choose the opinions that invigorated to. choose the stories that entire life

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