in the. people. from desperation to liberation hope for syrians india resorts the army works to repel islamic state from the city party has exclusive video. also to come this hour washington's policy mixed messages over the careen crisis are confusing its allies in the region and the head of the libyan national army talks exclusively to r.t. about which nations are helping and which are hindering in his shattered country's drawn out conflict. italy's dealing with transporting arms. but unfortunately some libyan parties get these arms this is supporting terrorism

instead of fighting. hello there you're watching international now after three years or three years isolated from the outside world there's no hope for syrians india is or is the army battles three take it from islamic state artie's filmed exclusive video from the besieged city. nor does it cover the. pain of. the. well as you can see the conditions inside the city

a dire after years of terrorist oppression basic necessities including food is scarce and the un's humanitarian agency is concerned that vital medical help is not getting through in fact right now the only way to get emergency supplies to civilians is three drops. as more. it's not the mariana trench or an active volcano but still one of the least accessible places on our planet syria's dear resort a city that's been completely encircled by islamic state for some three years thanks. although it almost seems impossible but the only way to get into the city is by plane but it means risking your life one r.t. contributor did just that getting exclusive access to the neighborhood of besieged a resort right here just hundreds of meters from the front line at first glance

these exclusive pictures seem they could be from any middle east city but that's far from that here's what locals have gotten used to they are going to start out of the job that there was. a lot of. support coming to. any of them are going mortars left shelling craters rubble blood on the ground you can find scenes like this all over war torn syria but here in des resorts the disaster is totally and it's capable the city completely cut off there's been times which have been very dire but has said local support has been key especially to the tribes in the division they have been key to holding out and at the moment it's very similar and drops are happening and

people forget that the siege has been very difficult for the deescalation zone and has helped the situation in their resume as well see these parachutes that's food in essential is being delivered today resorts basically the only way possible you don't have to be you an expert to realize how bad things are when it comes to the. water and food situation here when you're inside the city the camera doesn't lie about the consequences of the siege the u.n. estimated some ninety thousand people remain trapped in their resort today we can't tell how many are left but they're still there hoping to forget what it's like to have islamic state as their only neighbors. now donald trump says that north korea made a very wise and well reasoned decision in not striking the u.s. island territory of that any attack would have been catastrophic and unacceptable the u.s. president's comments come just a day after pyongyang in fact said it would hold off on strikes the north

newsagency claim that kim jong un will quote watch a little more foolish and stupid conduct of the yankees it did however say that military action is still a very real possibility meanwhile the united states approach to the crisis has left its allies in seoul a bit bewildered is. now expects. before donald trump even taken office he already laid out a clear strategy for dealing with threats to america we are totally predictable we tell everything we're sending troops we tell them we're sending something else we have a news conference we have to be predictable well south korea washington's key partner in asia didn't bank on the tactic also being used on them we think that now with the american government has moved from strategic patience of obama administration into strategic confusion well here's where that confusion might be coming from

let's see if we can follow the trump team's statements over the course of about a week they will be met with fire and fury and i think the american sleep well tonight no concerns about this. rhetoric over the last few days frankly the people who were question think that statement was too tough maybe it wasn't tough enough this president will no longer put up with a piece of what he loves a peaceful solution better than president trump that i can tell you we continue to be interested in finding the word to those of you following these mixed messages from washington the unpredictable has certainly happened the tensions have now got p.r. yang in seoul somewhat agreeing with each other the u.s. should first show through actions if they wish to ease tensions on the korean peninsula and prevent a dangerous military clash. a government will put everything on the line to prevent another war on the korean peninsula and when it comes to the question of whether or

not the united states wants to resolve the korean nuclear issue peacefully seoul says that it is on the same team as washington the south korean government and the u.s. government don't have a different position on the peaceful resolution of the crisis but can south korea really be sure given that it's rather unclear what exactly trump really wants this is because there is no policy. this is because trump doesn't sit down with his cabinet and say ok let's strategize. for the contingencies that we've guy and then once we've got this this policy then we our way to that policy and our public our public statements reflect that that doesn't go on i mean the president makes his statement and he doesn't consult anybody does more than anybody and then you do catch up. with the secretary of

state trying to settle nerves and of course the defense department gets jealous and the state department this is what happens when nobody's in control you have to wonder if south korea isn't starting to get just a little bit annoyed after all their lives hang in the balance as the white house wordgames continue to look mop and r.t. new york well despite tensions easing slightly in recent days the u.k. based think tank has warned that britain should be prepared for potential war between the u.s. and north korea with more on that haze ruler smee. it's an independent defense and security think tank very well regarded and they've written this report which is urging civil servants to start preparing rice away for the possible declaration of war between the u.s. and north korea here's the essence of what the report says and you korean war is now a real possibility if war did begin the president would be on the form to turn down

in st within an hour asking for support what hole needs to be preparing now for a range of possible scenarios that could unfold in the coming months what led receipts to produce this report was the opinion of its author that says that north korean technical advances combined with what it calls the volatile and impulsive personality of president trump are a dangerous combination and although experts say that a north korean missile could potentially reach london there isn't really a palpable sense of panic in the media or in the street but that is in direct contrast to what we're seeing elsewhere in the u.s. we're hearing from companies that make bomb shelters they say that they're seeing an uptick in the number of orders particularly from japan but also domestically in the u.s. where families are burying bomb shelters in their garden in preparation for what could be a nuclear attack meanwhile in the u.s.

territory of which of course has been the target of the recent aggressive rhetoric from north korea they had a terrible shock wave and i when radio stations accidentally broadcast an emergency warning residents to come to facebook to express that just in the emergency alert system on the deed that we were expecting to be launched on a week is a perfect way to koos most hysteria why would you test a civil danger warning on the day we are expecting to get bombed and not indicate that it's a tast this is freaking me out. but here in london they re see is warning that if the worst. it's happened the prime minister would have a maximum of a few hours to decide what position it would be or not and what kind of support she can offer and that particular worry is of course many senior civil servants conduit to a matter much closer to home. when in fact that could come from further away who

are smith there were earlier we spoke to a former pentagon official michael maloof and he thinks that joint military efforts between washington and seoul will further the situation on the peninsula. there is going to be an impending south korean u.s. military exercise within the next week or so south korea if south korea is sincere maybe they should postpone as a signal to north korea that they are sincere about. tensions on the peninsula i haven't heard that yet and and what i'm concerned about is if they proceed with that those military exercises there will be yet another catalyst for kim jong un to start rattling the sabers again. the commander in charge of the libyan national army has been explaining the help and hindrance of foreign states in the conflict that's plaguing his country general has been more sco and spoke

exclusively with r.t. . russia is a friendly state to us we have long term historical relations we have fully and in detail describe to russia what is going on in our country we trust each other and conceal nothing we've given full information concerning our political and military spheres i think we have coherence on all issues russia has never refused as its political support it has influence on the international arena that's why we asked them to promote the softening of unjust resolution dollars which were adopted regarding the embargo on supplying arms to libya. italy created a barrier outside its territorial waters to send migrants back to the libyan coast but this is absolutely wrong they want to concentrate all migrants on the libyan coastline this is after all migration and we shouldn't turn it into colonize ation it would be better to tackle the root of the problem technical capabilities and

borders need to be developed with help from other countries the europeans have to be responsible and participate in meeting the challenge of adequately equipping libyan border guards if they want to prevent illegal migration they should reduce weapons import constraints italy's dealing with transporting arms via tunisia and l.g. area but unfortunately some libyan parties get these arms of course this is part of increasing pressure on the libyans and this is supporting terrorism instead of fighting it. we conduct business transparently with state to take the initiative france took the initiative to mediate rebuilding our state and to help establish peace and we will work with france using everything we have let italy take the initiative and then we will work with italy we're not biased towards anyone we're not seeking to create problems instead we have conflict in our country and then looking to solve it we also should be able to decisively face aggression against us some may think that libya is weak in that you can slice off a piece of libya yes we're not strong but we won't give an inch of our national

territory. we'd rather die than live in humiliation on our map and general have to bear is that powerful figure in libya's ongoing conflict the long time military veteran took part in the coup that brought gadhafi to power but also played a crucial role in toppling him back in twenty eleven. car now explains how the general forty's way back into libya's political arena after decades of brute. a pivotal figure in shaping the future of libya is a military strongman and previous backer of colonel gadhafi although in two thousand and eleven khalifa star returned from exile to lead rebel forces against national libyan army has the support of some international heavyweights including france a country open to talks with the rival government cars the. western leaders initially celebrated his fall from power and even promised a brighter future for libya. you would get rid of him you would choose freedom.

thank you. the united states is committed to the libyan people you have won your revolution we came we saw very few died and. what they didn't foresee however was the instability and chaos that continues to plague the country. there are currently three governments simultaneously trying to pull libya but that isn't counting tribal leaders and various islamist groups setting up their own to fact the laws of the land it's been six years since made his intervention to oust colonel gadhafi but now it's another military commander emerging as a key player on the political scene the intervention in libya has been an unmitigated disaster a state of confusion and failed state

status which live beyond. all power comes out of the battle over gun. has a lot of guns. in his fight against the extreme islamist elements well able to use it we have after all this blood the hope for someone like him to take the reins of power and rebuild their lives. the end state it's come full circle so libya could be about to go full circle with the possibility of a military man once again taking the reins. an israeli police raided a hospital in jerusalem has led to the death of the patient we've got the details witness accounts to after this break.

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very. seriously send us an e-mail. again on the charm offensive at the moment to reduce the spread of u.s. skepticism across the block it is spending nearly three million euros on eighty four projects and the money being spent is several member states with more than half a million going to ten projects in britain. alone and that's despite their choosing to quit the more than a year ago will it might be money down the drain if the recent poll is anything to go by because it does suggest that over two thirds of people in the u.k. now want to leave while only twenty two percent want the government to ignore the breaks result and that is a stronger vote than before. making deal accuses the e.u. of using taxpayers' money to try to indoctrinate citizens. they just see it as this shirish wave of an educated populace and they're the clever and intelligent ones

and they know better well that kind of attitude is just going to get them deeper and deeper into trouble this is an opportunity for them to wake up in this and they're not taking it they're trying to reeducate into trying to use our money to indoctrinators into thinking or feeling differently it's not going so well i think the twenty third of june twenty sixth scene was an opportunity that was a wake up call for the european union for them to sit up and for them to answer what do our citizens really want what do they expect from these institutions and how come in change to make them feel more like like this is a democratic institution as time goes by we're going to see more and more. distrust and more more problems within the european union a lot of it will be of their own making. video has been released of israeli police raiding a hospital in east jerusalem they were apparently trying to arrest

a palestinian man who had been critically wounded yeah action in fact prevented him from undergoing an operation a medical staff they say that that resulted in his death witnesses described events . i got a call from security informing me that the police had entered the surgical ward i went up there and said in english you can't be here this is a sterile ward one of them told me there's a wounded man here we want to see. her eagerly wounded man who is brought into the dark illegally could been hit by bullets he was bleeding have really doctors decide to take the man to the operating room on distracting floor. there is a mutual pushing and shoving between the young man and the op. were assaulting people under charm and admissions.

what is ready police to deny the claims of using excessive force saying they were under attack by local residents in the concrete blocks were thrown at them r.t. has requested a further comment from israeli police since the video came to light although when we hear back we'll let you know what they say meanwhile amnesty international has condemned the israeli police raids as a ruthless display of force and violence palestinian human rights campaigners francis says that such actions are illegal but have become more frequent this royal as a state is not respecting international humanitarian law this is not the fairest. of me is attacking the whole spittles and in tearing the divorce but those last two years of the. hospital in hebrew on in order to address someone today

unfortunately the international community are not taking these fail ations seriously so the reaction to such a relation should be more serious by the international community especially the e.u. and agencies and the international criminal court to open an immediate investigation to find is that oil accountability because as i said it's not the first time and never ever the international community took any measures in order to enforce its royal to avoid to international low and to stop such practices. now crossing the line from free speech to causing offense has rarely been more fiercely debated than it is today especially in the united states in fact any words with historical connotations that might offend are currently in the firing line. political correctness has long been driving people mad people don't want political correctness they're tired of it today talking points which i've been poll tested

and focus group tested and that's what you're saying rather than what's really going on i don't agree that you when you become students at colleges have to be coddled and protected from different points of view and it's cases like this that are giving p.c. a bad name schools in oregon have dropped the word lynch from their names claiming it made some people feel very uncomfortable we have children of color in other cultures and we want to make sure that they're able to cross the threshold of those three smalls and be comfortable within their surroundings but the schools many have nothing to do with the most murderous in america they were named after patrick lynch farmer who donated land for building schools now that his name has been removed perhaps these two should also consider rebranding but it's far from the only case of political correctness running amok in the u.s. the city of bloomington in indiana has renamed two holidays one for fear of

offending one christians the other to keep native americans happy and the north carolina state university teacher reduced students' grades for using words that she deemed sexist like the word man time no wonder then that some are getting fed up with p.c. this petition gentility cool's own restaurant chain cracker barrel to change its name to cook asian brown so as not to offend people it's gone it's fifteen thousand signatures so for some at least political correctness is not mad but a barrel of laughs. without a she's coming up to you a half past four in the afternoon here in moscow i'm back in about thirty five minutes time.

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i'm after transit we're going underground on the day of the sched jewel release of u.s. whistleblower chelsea manning coming up in the show was manning tortured by the obama administration for revealing american lawlessness we speak to former cia officer ray mcgovern about u.s. violations of international law plus wiki leaks joseph hourlong the united states designing software that was responsible for the cyber attack on britain's national public health told us of all coming up at today's going on the ground but first while french president macro is on the record for supporting and strikes on syria you don't hear much about syria in the u.k. general election campaign nothing about u.n. special envoy for syria stefan de mistura saying in the past seventy two hours that russian backed. geneva peace talks are to work in tandem and certainly nothing like this from british prime minister tourism a back in october we need

a political solution a political long term solution which sees a syria without assad could one reason she doesn't say that anymore b. that her own defense secretary has been caught out partying with president assad of syria i suppose if you judge people by that you spend time with the question has to be you know what do you remember where you were on the twenty seventh of may two thousand and seven. going to tell me yes i am so you are in syria and you were celebrating as a reception the reelection of president assad with a ninety nine percent percent of the vote in fairness so michael fallon who has accused russia of helping donald trump being elected u.s. president and who says that saudi arabia is defending its security by bombing yemen did not remember any policy i don't recall any party surround member fact finding visit to syria that. happened every year with m.p.'s carrying that but the difference of equally sad when you were that i did meet a surgeon to shake his hand and did i miss that abrasive history of ten years on this sort of but he was that was not the reception was for us to celebrate his

re-election and since it's arguably difficult for juries a man a minister acknowledged pos aport for president assad of syria because policy changed not only on syria but also in libya when the prospect of nato nations support for isis day became a reality as revealed by wiki leaks for example how the disastrous absolutely disastrous intervention in libya the struction of the gadhafi government which made to the patient by system large segments of the country weapons flows going to syria have been crushed by the recruiting into i'm just in syria including isis there in those emails but while it sounds remains an arbitrary detention by the british government according to the un whistleblower convicted of giving his wiki leaks organization information is shared will be released today private chelsea manning revealed the collateral murder video has.