as civilians flee the u.s. led coalition as strikes and i'm still militant from the ambassador rocky city of tal afar humanitarian organizations one that people there that's faced the same devastation witnessed in mosul. r.t. travels to the hometown of the a mom who suspected of radicalizing the group of men who carried out the recent spain attacks it's here understood to have attended prayers led by a. sufi spin accused of being the ringmaster behind this terrorist cell.

midwife giving social divisions the us mainstream media pushes the i did it it's big business that's the country's new moral compass we quiz new yorkers whether they want to be inspired by corporations. or there is to turn three pm here in the russian capital and you know what international with me becky aaron good to have you with us. well the u.s. blocked coalition forces advancing against islamic state in the iraqi city of tel afar thousands of civilians are being displaced they say they're being forced to flee from both coalition bombs and stuff threat posed by the terrorists. we ran from the shelling from the coalition we left and the people from islamic

state. and. our children a sick we're stranded here without aid there is no fresh water anymore some of the aid workers have been here but very few of them this is my son he is suffering we have no electricity and. telephone is the latest objective in the u.s. backed war on islamic states it comes after the recapture of mosul following a nine month campaign that left much of the city in ruins however the operation to liberate tele fall which has been under eisel control for three years has done little to ease the suffering of civilians there. explains downtown mosul or what's left of it and now drive west of here is.

the new ground zero in iraq and there a huge iraqi army backed by u.s. led coalition air power is facing off against isis which has been entrenched for three long years and both sides are throwing everything they've got to each other trapped in the middle of thirty thousand civilians who think they're stark choice still and risk being killed in a coalition air strike. being used as human shields by isis or make a run for it and pray you aren't in the crossfire but you do make it through the desert and the merciless heat. isn't an easy choice. we are hungry we need clothes we need food and water yesterday we get contaminated water even the animals one drink it we're living in terrible conditions the u.n.

fears for civilians trapped in the deadly danger and the suffering that they and jewel getting out of thought a far you're getting away from isis may be the first step there's plenty of all particles to go if you travel throughout iraq it's very heavily militarized. numerous checkpoints on magic transport routes to get through those checkpoints you need documentation if you don't have this or if you have the wrong kind of documentation you prevented from moving further on the people who fled tell us we understand it being prevented from going into east mosul and settling then and also coming into the could. fail and other places in this town without displacement camps on top of all of that there's a sense of paranoia here imagine you're a soldier manning the checkpoint and you see a hundred people approaching you how are you going to tell the real refugees from

isis infiltrators or indeed suicide bomb was just trying to get close to their vests so the security precautions are absolutely necessary but they will make the lives of refugees in the easier the operation to liberate is only just begun but we can hope it doesn't like lease like mosul city in ruins thousands dead or missing and buried under the rubble and with nobody to hold accountable. according to the u.n. up to thirty thousand civilians remain trapped in the city basic necessities including food and medicine are scarce while thousands have been forced to flee and more are expected to leave as the operation intensifies earlier my colleague daniel hawkins got an update on the situation from unicef's representative in the iraqi city of bill mollett water. but we know so far of. the operation that's

happening in. about thirty thousand people have all the flood and between twenty to forty thousand people still remain with dire humanitarian situation nobody actually knows exactly how many people are inside what will we know the condition of the people that are living in there is not something that is considered good both food and water and other necessities running short unicef and protection partners together had been addressing the issues of accompanied and separated children ten percent or close to ten percent of those are children that our company and i come and it means they're coming to the mustering going son comes with no buttons and with them nor one with them. does the operation to liberate telephonic intensifies many have spotted striking similarities with the

mosul campaign that left thousands dead indeed both cities were strongholds proceeds by u.s. banks coalition forces who just want telefon now thousands of civilians were trapped inside mosul and a barge of bombs on those trying to flee will cause in the crossfire and those remaining has no access to humanitarian aid with food water and basic necessities fast running out we spoke to start the car race in the red cross who says telefon may well stace the devastation witnessed in mosul. and the operations have been moving forward of course we see that there are a lot of others to be have been and that is of course that he. will need similar consequence to what the political nothing very fun loving to comply with your furnace doesn't he's the man who is going to get more and the people who are

really into careers to lehman you know grand plan nine while being shot at. the u.n. has called for a humanitarian pause in syria's city of raka where the u.s. led coalition is currently carrying out an offensive against islamic state terrorists earlier the organization raised the alarm over dozens of civilians reportedly got killed in airstrikes according to the u.n. nearly twenty five thousand locals remain trapped in the city very need to do whatever is possible to make it possible for people to escape. you know on the you're afraid to say must not be attacked people that come out. and not risk every when they come and where they come. meanwhile amnesty international is reporting that hundreds of civilians have been killed

since the u.s. led coalition began its operation in iraq in tune and minutes kerry campaign was never authorized by the syrian government. but i'm now joined by david swanson of the u.n. office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs mr swanson thank you for joining us on aussie international now twenty five thousand people lost their will start to be trucked in rocca how bad is the situation inside the city thank you very much and the humanitarian situation or the up to twenty five thousand civilian and still trapped in iraq a city is nothing short of dire access to safe drinking water food and other basic services are at an all time low with many residents rely one food they had stored up earlier on to survive on equally disturbing is the fact that health access is very very or there are very few doctors on the ground there is currently only one functioning ospital and her unit in the ice of control art of the city now the

battle for control of the city is raging throughout the day and throughout the night says it even possible to get the necessary aid into the city it's particularly difficult as you know that it is pretty much impossible for humanitarian partners and the u.n. to reach the city so it is extremely difficult the only way we can provide assistance to those people who have fled and as you are well aware more than seventy five thousand people have committed the city since the offensive began in june of this year is when they reach the outside in the areas in which they are just ways to that is the only way we can reach people at the moment is the un able to cope with the heat the issue of all we're looking at a potential humanitarian disaster. well at the moment it is that extremely challenging work environment for all of us but at the moment the humanitarian community is providing assistance to i.d.p.'s as well as host communities in at

least forty nine sites locations in areas of high i.d.p. concentration not just in iraq or gov but surrounding governor it's as well in the first half of this month alone close to one hundred seventy thousand people will have bided some form assistance mostly food in the first two weeks of this month. and that's it does your office have any clearer information on the exact number of civilian casualties in iraq are at this point know as you're well aware this isn't a stream the fluid situation on the ground and in fact it's an active war zone i did see the amnesty international report today but at the moment we're not able to confirm any papers at this point how does one sponsibility would you say it is for providing basic needs for those who have already fled the terror terrorist control of the areas. well the u.n. has along with the broader humanitarian community have the detail the operational plan in place which team used to be updated and developed as the situation of balls

as you're well aware the situation is is very fluid on the situation on the ground and additionally the situation becomes more challenging as the time goes on as i mentioned we currently are providing assistance to you know tens of thousands of people in at least forty nine sites areas and locations of high i.d.p. concentration not just in iraq a governor but in surrounding governor in areas where people have fled to ok mr david swanson from the united nations office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs and thank you for joining us on the programs that. thank you. there is a marriage bell general thora he has contacted their spanish counterparts last year amid concerns the mom who's suspected of masterminding last week's twin atrocities in spain may have had terror links is claimed spanish police at the time denied the a man had any connection to terrorism or the main focus of attention is now on the

small spanish town of recall it's where the a mom in question preached at the local mosque it's also where all the members of the terrorist cell grow work last week they carried out twin roaming attacks in barcelona the resort of cam brill's leaving fifteen dead it came just a day after what was believed to be their bomb making factory and al canal was destroyed in an explosion artie's piece all of a travel to report or find the homes of the suspects and speak to locals who had known them since childhood. radicalizing force that equalized by a moroccan born in the police now believe the ripple was at the center of the plot . this small spanish town took away in the foothills of the pyrenees is hardly what you think of as a hotbed of islamic terrorism but it was here in the fall that the terrorist cell which attacked barcelona recruited were indoctrinated and radicalized eventually

going on to carry out their deadly mission. was. but it was here that the terrorists that rammed his truck into crowds of people and boss alone lived. the twenty two year old moroccan was gunned down on monday following eight four day manhunt by authorities. why they were. local people here say they can't believe he lived within their community. they play football together on the beach nearby with other kids from the neighborhood they were brought up here. but. of course if. they were behind what happened round here can believe it the seem to be very nice people who will be.

roaming around but it's just that i always have to salute a whole slew of things that the sale melted into full society attending the local high school and being a fixture on local football fields so how did say seemingly quiet group of quiet teenage is quiet town and is part of the jihad to sell. the answers to that many are looking towards the mosque that they attended it's here that they're understood to have attended prayers led by our society who's been accused of being the real. the master behind this terrorist cell the authorities pointed the finger at him and now that's being reiterated by some of those accused of being part of the cell have appeared in court but who is.

what do we know about the thirty year old moroccan national we know that he had a criminal past in front back in twenty ten he was sent to prison here in spain for his part in a drug smuggling operation and it's in jail where he's understood to have become radicalized in fact he's believed to have spent time with those who plotted and carried out the madrid bombings we also know that back in twenty sixteen he spent time in belgium around the time of the bombings on the metro on the airports in brussels. he is believed to have been killed it was announced by authorities that his d.n.a. was found at the site of a bomb making factory did exploded in at the moment the authorities are writing that off as that his own potential weapons of death course him out in the end.

as the investigation continues arrests continue to be made including that of the owner of an internet cafe that suspected members of the terrorist cell and no into a frequent it begs the question just how many of a small tranquil communities like this could potentially be harboring fatal terrorist cells peter all of a. new york has he they think has the moral lead in the u.s. these days find out after the break. the feeling of. every the world experience. and you get it on the old the old. the old according to josh.

come along for the ride. the current situation is that there's concerns on the part of the four arab countries egypt saudi arabia emirates the bahrain as relates to policies of qatar that have to be addressed have had a very adverse impact on national security and the case of material evidence exists in the face of policies that have been adversely impacted has created and has caused a loss of life in egypt this is an intolerable situation. welcome back with critics claiming america's moral compass has lost direction on the donald trump the u.s. mainstream media is repeatedly pushing the idea it's big business leaders who now

offer the best guidance people in new york whether they show that you. with so much chaos and confusion these days many americans are looking for a new source of moral guidance so who should be giving that stuff i think the founding fathers had a lot of inspiration there donald trump is the moral compass the u.n. secretary general antonio terrorists jimmy carter you like jimmy carter yes a lot of mainstream media outlets have another voice in mind the top dogs of corporate america. that's right the big boys in the boardrooms are now standing up for justice and fighting the power after charlottesville they just can't hold back any longer hate should be condemned and has no place in

a country that draws its strength from our diversity and humanity prism draw missed a critical open to unity to help bring a country to give them the most clarifying voice has been the voice of business these chief executives have taken the risk to speak truth to power yes truth to power and these men are just known for their good deeds j.p. morgan got caught overcharging thousands of military families for their mortgages and had predatory lending practices that specifically targeted black and hispanic people walmart is known to get their clothes from sweat shops in bangladesh where the workers get paid fourteen cents an hour oh and over here they've been caught paying out millions of dollars in bribes in order to get building permits and they're in walker's pepsi co they've been caught with discrimination in hiring practices and been forced to pay out millions of dollars in settlements and who can forget their oh so classy advertisement featuring police brutality protests of pepsi are they a good moral company. or not i mean personally i don't think their products more

heidi i don't think feeding sugar to you know americans in the quantities nestling miller. overall they're dependent on their products that are maybe not good for. not good for your house. no no you want to do you think j.p. morgan the banking firm is a good moral compass for america i don't really trust any banking institutions don't think that a corporation could be morally reprehensible what about wal-mart do you think they're a good moral compass for america probably too big or too big of a monopoly when you hear people's experience it will not be twenty inside it doesn't seem so they employ a lot of people minimum wage laws are what they are perhaps it isn't just a burning cash in for social justice in the wall street suites but rather that they discovered that social justice is a great marketing strategy caleb oppen art see new york. we spoke to economist

christopher greene he doesn't believe the moral ideals of wall street and big quakes make them a good fit for the role. they're taking the moral high road is because they're being pressured by the system that doesn't support trump you see the entire system the establishment media the establishment elites are against donald trump he wasn't supposed to win the election so they've got to take him out right so they're incentivized by money and what they're trying to do is create this fiction divide the american people keep us focused on each other this is a very effective strategy it's definitely incentivized with a profit motive that's that's number one for these companies these companies have zero moral high ground. in charlottesville virginia a controversial monument to the confederate general has been covered in a black shroud it was carried out as part of the mourning for a woman killed in the recent mayhem that erupted over at that particular stop ching the violence broke out almost two weeks ago when

a rally in support of the monument faced a counter protest since then a war on the confederate heritage has been for claimed in different parts of the country with several monuments already demolished although sometimes the targets up close to the usual. health care system george washington statue or thomas jefferson statue or robert is that they fall into combat.

e.s.p.n. executives have decided that play by play announcer robert levy will not be in the broadcast booth for next saturday's college football season opener because of the similarity between his name and the confederate. this is a perfect example of what kind of lunacy our country is going through connally's

rice said it beautifully these are among these this is our history right and what the left is engaging is a storable revisionism this is the reality for better or for worse of what the us was in its most of our founding fathers were slave owners right they were participating in the evil of slavery so exactly we have tear them down so we take washington off the one dollar bill it's a teachable moment you walk in with your kids themselves and you see your mine at the jefferson davis or whoever it might be it's a moment to sit with your child reflect on what was and how we do from it i think we're heading to a very dark place and it scares me quite a bit and it seems the war on monuments is now crossing oceans a journalist for a major u.k. newspaper is calling for nelson's column in london to be toppled we also go and least much debate in the media some readers defends the author's claims that the country's naval hero was a defender of slavery but many completely opposed the idea of taking down the key

london landmark well people in london where the admiral nelson should be given his marching orders. there's been an argument me saying that in this day and age you would be perceived as a white supremacist. rubbish everybody as you see everybody seems to enjoy and i don't think it should be removed i don't think it's going to do any harm trying to get rid of yeah i know why well you can get rid of the stand. to show. that you can get rid of. the australians are getting on the outs to singling out one of their own monuments to brand as controversial and rubbing their hands as it's a potential eviction a statue of captain kirk in sydney's hyde park is now the focus of some people's wrath especially for its plaque that proclaims he discovered this territory critics say the monuments are offensive to indigenous australians who never waited for anyone to quote discover them. back in about thirty minutes with

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