this destructive cycle of intervention to. come to an end we will also expand authority for american armed forces donald trump does a total u. turn on his campaign pledge to quits afghanistan now vowing to expunge the military operation with no deadline for withdrawal. the president also makes another attempt to hail the u.s. political divide amid claims both sides are now trying to exploit it for political gain. the u.n. warns of a massive civilian exodus in iraq people deprived of basic immediate cease fire as

government forces launch a launch scale offensive on the eisel held city of tal afar. although there is two pm here in the russian capital and you're watching r.t. international with me mickey aaron all toked top story this hour a total disaster that's how donald trump describes the u.s. military campaign in afghanistan during the election with a pledge that his pull america out but now he's announced a complete reversal of those plans and instead of getting out he's expounding on what's already there. this destructive cycle of. chaos must finally folks come to an end we will also expand authority for american armed

forces to target the terrorist and criminal networks trump had previously been hugely critical of obama as approach to afghanistan even calling him stupid in the past he welcomed and even insisted on a speedy withdrawal saying it was time for american soldiers to come home trump was adamant that a bomb as financial support for afghanistan was wrong branding it a waste of money but that was all before he was elected president now he's in the oval office it's a very different picture american troops might now be stuck there indefinitely with the commander in chief giving no deadlines for any withdrawal when it came to additional troops numbers trump referred to keep it a secret although his administration had already hinted at a boost he also wants nato allies to throw more troops and money into the pockets.

we will ask our nato allies and global portman's to support our new strategy with additional troop and funding increases in line with our room we are confident they will science mohammad marandi from the university of toronto believes that no matter what trump says his policy in afghanistan will be just does that and his predecessors. trump has flip flopped on so many different issues that it's really nothing new to say that he's flip flopped here now whether trapes changed his mind or he's been forced to change his mind. i don't know but i think he is now pursuing a policy that the obama administration was pursuing there's no real difference he's trying to make it look a bit different but what is clear is that under the trump regime the united states

will have a permanent presence in afghanistan it will remain there it will increase its presence in the country and it will not do it in the name of nation building he will do it in the name of striking out at terrorists but it's really the same thing the major change in u.s. military strategy in afghanistan comes amid a shakeup in donald trump's in a circle his controversial chief strategist steve bannon was the latest to head through the exit doors and the scale of more pain reports the president's foreign policy decisions with his new team might now surprise the very people who voted him into the oval office. so you want to be an american president what gets you elected is it pledges of more wars or the opposite we've been moving from one reckless intervention to another kinda libya syria iraq iran this destructive cycle bad decisions we cannot be the policeman of the world polls show that

promises of peace were key for trump voters more than half of americans said that they would prefer that the next president curb u.s. involvement in military conflicts and trump isn't the only president to have gotten the job of writing hopes of peace but as we confront a vicious adversary that abides by no rules. i believe the united states of america must remain a standard bear in the conduct of war. that is what makes us different from those whom we fight you got it they even gave obama the nobel peace prize preemptively but by the time he left office he had droned bombed and intervened even more than his predecessor many hoped that the donald would make a difference however it looks like he may be set on a similar track with words of love being replaced by war and i don't know ordered a targeted new jersey strike or if you can see who we are sending

an armada very powerful we have submarines very powerful we have many options for venezuela including a possible military option north korea best not make it work threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury. like the world has never see but thinking out of policy is pretty far from a one man job here are some of the people who help think out and develop trump strategy you know the one that got him elected well they're all gone except for one meanwhile the white house routinely invites people who have a pretty clear interest for wars to go on people voted for trump because they knew hillary clinton was a warmonger and that she had wanted to destabilize the middle east as she did with libya the people in charge of the white house are now jared questionnaire of trump gary gary cohen h.r. mcmaster paul these are all very pro-war people and those are close

advisors i think that most people who support trump hope they keep to his promises but they do recognize that all of his closest advisors are now opposed to the agenda that got trampled elected yes the new team trump isn't exactly made up of peace mongers and it's pretty far from the vision that americans voted for caleb oppen r.t. new york. critics claim trump's also used his major policy speech on afghanistan as damage control for his previous remarks about deadly violence in charlottesville last week and he's issued a call for unity after he came under fire for his alleged reluctance to single out the role of white supremacists in the clashes divisions in us society resulted in confrontations over the weekend between groups on the right and on the left her face. was.

one of the sides has upped the ante by launching a petition on the white house website calling for anti fire to be declared a terrorist organization more than two hundred thousand people have signed in five days and now the administration has to issue a response r.t. stockland ruger looks at how the opposing sides have turned divisions into a toll for political gain. political tensions are reaching new heights in america and both sides of the divide the left and the right are trying to paint the other's most radical violent elements as being the true face of their whole movement.

politicians are happy to pour gasoline on the flames as well trump has made it clear with ban and gore can the white house and the klan in the streets it is now the white supremacists house. that vitriol from the left has spurred threats amount action without story but violent extremism within political groups is far from a new thing for the u.s. except earlier they didn't appear as tools in a political debate take timothy mcveigh a white supremacist who actually blew up a federal building twenty two years ago killing one hundred sixty eight people at the time politicians draw a line between his political leanings and his actions motives to me of course is irrelevant no political motive is worth the life of a child or an innocent human being so this appears to be a domestic terrorist act but that sentiment of motive being irrelevant is suddenly

no more nowadays after the recent near enough the attack in virginia both motive and blame were place at the feet of president trump by the mayor of charlottesville he should look in the mirror and he made a choice in his presidential campaign the folks around with them to you know go right to the gutter to play on our worst prejudices and i think you are seeing a direct line from what happened here this weekend to those choices the same goes for the other side in one thousand nine hundred nine some forty thousand anti-globalization the city of seattle into a battleground or protesting a world trade organization conference. right by what some may today branded as the left were exactly used by the right to make a political statement this was the reaction and we really never saw an. it was going on in the streets and i think frankly much of the media focused. on what was going on on the streets from that most of the serious meetings were going on behind

closed doors a similar left leaning crowd wreaked havoc in berkeley earlier this year and scale it failed to match samples events and the political outrage had a very clear target with the president timing and as well. if you see the does not allow free speech impressions this violence on innocent people with a different point of view no federal funds this is been kind of an evolution of things throughout the past i'd say two or three presidencies where it's easier to divide people and make them feel like everyone again is against them on the opposite party so when you start playing with identity politics you start looping in hate groups with that identity politics game it's not going to go away and it's not something that started with trump it's not something sadly that i think will end with trump this tablet or it might tell you politically motivated violence is something new but it's not maybe the bigger picture is it's just now being exploited for political gain. r.t. washington d.c. . divisions in american society somewhat shunted to the sidelines on monday as

millions of onlookers turn their eyes to the skies for coast to coast so let clips but for some politics still the celestial spectacular. the bit. to her the bottom of. the.

end. of the un has expressed deep concern over reports that at least forty civilians have been killed in a u.s. led bombing raid on the eisel held syrian city of raka we've got more on that under the stories after this short break. it's. called the feeling of. every the world should experience. and you get it on the open road. but according to just.

come along for the ride. what politicians do you sometimes need to. put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president. some want to be that's. what you going to be this is what before three of the more people. i'm interested always in the why. should.

i welcome back the u.n. has expressed deep concern over reports at least forty civilians have been killed in a u.s. led bombing raid in the ice will held syrian city of raka yawn a gallon who's an adviser to the u.n. special envoy for syria told us the loss of civilian life is comin in urban warfare . go which is a heavily dense densely populated town that has been now been barred from the coalition for a very long time inside the islamic state by this. whole thing as civilians as human shields it is very hard for people to escape. from the remaining enclaves and graca we know that there are casualties of very many. now thursday's terrorist attack in barcelona the main suspect in that incident has

been shot dead by police outside the city the man was wearing a fake explosive belt at the time you know it was believed to have been the driver of a van the plowed into more than one hundred people along a major pedestrian on a street in the city just a part of it looks back at how the story of volved yunus cooper who's twenty two of moroccan origin has been shot dead in the suburb of soviet out's which is about twenty eight miles about forty five kilometers west of barcelona last thursday eunice abuja coop was one of twelve managed appears in this terrorist cell that police are now saying has been in some ways neutralized in other ways they have been detained but there still is an ongoing investigation looking for any other accomplices they performed what were several incidents over the course of nine hours first driving in a van that went along la rambla right in the heart of barcelona hitting at pedestrians nothing them down there searching people died and over one hundred twenty were injured he then fled on foot through korea which is the main famous

market just awful around and police have been hunting him ever since meanwhile later in the evening there was also an attack in countability which is a coastal town not far from barcelona about one hundred twenty miles away where several men were in a car that rammed into pedestrians on the promo not where a woman was lasik died meantime the police then five of the. as men were shot by police they were also wearing what used to be explosive belts relating to the falls also a day before that been an explosion in a house in calcutta which is also one of the coastal towns where they've been an explosion and several men died there too and they're also believed to be part of this terrorist cell and also there is a belief by police and in the reports coming out that a gas explosion a bigger explosion was meant to be say can place in the meantime what happened what unfolded in barcelona in campbells was when the men subsequently took more actions into their own hands. ok we're returning to an earlier story now how the un has

expressed deep concern over reports that at least forty civilians have been killed in a u.s. led bombing raid in the i still held syrian city of rockets to get more on this story i'm joined by our correspondent. more add it to fear what do we know so far about this reported as strike on the city. well just to bring everyone up to speed draco was once considered the capital of isis in syria and the united states led coalition and the allies local allies in syria have besieged raca for months now and not a week goes by without without reports of mass civilian casualties and this last week has been no exception there's been a report that the united states led coalition has killed forty civilians in an airstrike in raca and that's a conservative estimate there are more people believed to be still buried under the rubble we've we've contacted the united states led coalition asked them to comment

and they said they take the matter very seriously and that they're investigating more than that if confirmed we can we can probably predict the reaction official reaction from the united states led coalition will be regrets apologies condolences and more as strikes not a lot will change. of course syria's neighbor iraq where you are now concerns are also being raised of the safety of civilians that is a new military operation is now under way what can you tallis about what's happening there right now. ok we seem to have lost connection with our correspondent in iraq we will try to get back to him to continue our story that but for now let's move on to our next story an ad campaign for a smoothie in austria has cost control the sea after its developers decided to add

to my currency into the mix. once again i'm calling for a boycott of true fruits i think that's very very wrong for big profits they're ready to promote the product by all means principle what's that. i think this is politically incorrect here in australia unfortunately seventy five percent of austrians associate the color of brown with good luck the extreme right. cannot find anything bad in this shit most busiest and. some of you worried or annoyed probably out of ignorance and or simple stupidity we

could have turned to the right other come from the right and celebrate our campaign for wrong reasons and or from stupidity you could have just said ok that was a bad idea robin of the campaign and fired the p.r. agency but no you go on. as if it isn't just say this billboard does not have any impact on me it does not look nice at all i've seen it in the newspaper but i don't have any feelings about it it's new ok nice but that's it. in times like those we have today when they're poor i see sure between people is getting stronger and when we have so many problems with people from different nations i don't think the slogan should be put on a billboard. now the outspoken russian fair to direct a corrosive or brainy cold has been arrested in the investigation of

a huge and best cement case for trying kate joins me now live with the details the illiad the case has being surrounded in control with the in russia hasn't it well can you tell us. nagy hi well first we heard about the arrest of carol survivor and a call from his lawyer and then shortly after that came an official statement from the investigative committee that looks into high profile criminal cases in russia kirill surrender nichol is suspected of them best selling more than one million u.s. dollars of government funds that were allocated for production at his theater it is called the golden center and it has been a magnet for contemporary art fans in moscow since mr through a burning call to charge back in two thousand and twelve while now he's going to appear in court where he could face up to ten years behind bars mr through everything gov has received multiple awards and prizes both at home and abroad for

his theater works and also for filmmaking and there has been a perception that carroll server in a call is an outspoken critic of the kremlin from the messages he sent through his works of art and in his interviews which led to a different perception by the critics of this case the case that we are going to see right now the trial that it could be politicized well let's just wait and see what happens in court what kind of evidence will get from the prosecutors and what his lawyers will have to say he says that to date on what comes out of that that's not easy if a trying to thanks very much. black clients not an activist has come up with a solution to racial inequality in the u.s. so now helmed the movement's organizer in kentucky wrote an article making ten suggestions for white people the first says they should leave that property to

minorities if they don't have any descendants list of his readers to record people who make racist comments in the what place and get them find his way off tell me about the initiative and also invited comments from political activist jeffrey klein. one of the later numbers of the ten suggestions was to essentially seek out nazis in the workplace and get them fired and the word nazi has been so watered down lately that i don't think anybody really knows what it means anymore let's remember where the word nazi even comes from it comes from german added people who were who proclaim to like have the superior race that's what white supremacy is that's what white supremacy is in the us we are talking about a systemic economic barrier that prevents black and brown people black and brown people who are already on this land from even up painting the land in various different rays the main issue we're talking about here is there's black people who

have never been slaves asking for money from white people who've never owned slaves and so it's difficult for me to be able to wrap my brain around owing somebody something when i clearly don't owe them anything and the notion that the that the list of ten things wasn't racist when it's when all it's doing is talking about race the list is essentially implying that black and brown people are incapable of achieving economic growth and as a result white people need to give them economic advantages i think it's very racist against black and brown people to essentially tell them they're not capable of this i think that is dangerous in the sense to say that what i wrote was they was was a racist or dangerous because it wasn't in the least none of what i wrote was dangerous and i think was dangerous is the backlash that i am personally receiving from it in one of the points you even say something to effect of you have hands colin use them very much harkening back to this overused phrase right now about

punching nazis and we talk about nazis and plenty of nazis we are talking about white supremacy white supremacy did deal some of the most deadliest types of genocide that our world has. things that i we're not talking about something that's just in a ten a list of things i want to talk about using your hands because nazis are violent against perpetuating a lot of this racial tension it's furthering the divide between races which i think if anything we should be trying to come together and it is encouraging some level of violence and it's very naive to act like you don't think it. odd about with more news in about thirty minutes in the meantime to get in touch and share your thoughts on the day's stories by following us on facebook and on twitter. and when else shows seem wrong. why don't we just don't all. let me.

get to shape out these days comes out to. and in detroit equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. well you could you know what i'm told i just noticed i noticed by the morning and one million people that. he killed people even. now no one's going to wait a few bodies around him and that's. so

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i'm not surprised or this is the kaiser reports. so if you're wanting to talk about the confederacy all around us you know we're in north carolina and they're in the headlines because all this and take a better received stuff going on it turns out this is a quite important state to the confederacy and you do see this you do learn this when you move here i didn't really realize how important it was to the confederacy until i moved here and you drive around and there's just signs of it everywhere but first i want to talk about global these trade deals all being renegotiated and trade wars being started because we are markets finance scandal we are the kaiser report i want to talk about that while the rest of the world is mired in the chaos that is trump. the headline here reads trump signs measure on chinese trade practices says.